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QuickTake:
Ideal weather conditions led to fast times at the Eugene Marathon and Half Marathon. Including the 5K, there were 10,724 finishers between all three race distances, a record.
Conditions were perfect for running Sunday at the Eugene Marathon: overcast skies, little wind, 48 degrees at the start.
For after the marathon? It was a little chilly.
Anna Kenig-Zeisler can attest to that.
Kenig-Zeisler, 25, of Seattle, was the women’s marathon winner, in 2 hours, 36 minutes and 54 seconds — a personal best time for her by about two and a half minutes, she told Lookout Eugene-Springfield. She averaged 5:59 minutes per mile, and her time ranks No. 4 on the Eugene Marathon women’s record list.
But as she stood waiting for the awards ceremony to begin, Kenig-Zeisler was shivering.
The top three in the men’s and women’s divisions received trophies, giant bags of pancake mix from race sponsor Krusteaz (pronounced crust-ees), along with $1,000 for first place, $500 for second, and $250 for third.
Sarah Jackson, 36, of Austin, Texas, was second in 2:38:04, and Hiruni Wijayaratne, 34, of Miami, was third in 2:42:25.
On the men’s side, Bradley Hodkinson of Seattle won in 2:19:43.
Springfield local Logan Auxier screams with excitement after finishing second in the male’s marathon event of the Eugene Marathon with a final time of 2:20:27 (2 hours, 20 minutes, 27 seconds) on April 27, 2025. 
From left to right, half marathon finalists Hannah Benoit Bucher, Katie Watson and Hannah Calvert receive their third, second and first place trophies respectively and sponsored bags of pancake mix after competing in the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Bradley Hodkinson takes first place in the male’s marathon event of the Eugene Marathon with a final time of 2:19:44 (2 hours, 19 minutes, 44 seconds) on April 27, 2025. 
From left to right, men’s marathon finalists Bradley Hodkinson, Logan Auxier and Bradley Taylor receive their trophies in Hayward Field after finishing in the top three of the male’s marathon event in the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Runners cross the starting line in front of Hayward Field for the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Runners competing in the half marathon event cross the finish line in Hayward Field on April 27, 2025. 
Bradley Hodkinson of Seattle stands in Hayward Field after finishing first in the male’s marathon event of the Eugene Marathon with a final time of 2:19:44 (2 hours, 19 minutes, 44 seconds) on April 27, 2025. 
A competitor wearing a banana costume reaches the finish line in Hayward Field after running in the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Thousands of fans gather in Hayward Field to watch competitors in the Eugene Marathon cross the finish line on April 27, 2025. 
Thousands of runners take off past Hayward Field after crossing the starting line of the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Exhausted runners cross the finish line after competing in the half marathon event of the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Competitors in the Eugene Marathon gesture and yell to spectators and cameras after starting their race in the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Men’s half marathon first place finisher Jackson Mestler (right) and second place Brian Masterson (left) receive their trophies and sponsored bags of pancake mix after competing in the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Thousands of runners begin their race in the 2025 Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Runner Hannah Calvert takes first place in the female half marathon event with a finishing time of 1:16:44 (1 hour, 16 minutes, 44 seconds) in the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
From left to right, Anna Kenig-Ziesler, Sarah Jackson and Hiruni Wijayaratne receive their first, second and third place trophies respectively as well a bag of pancake mix from an event sponsor after competing in the female marathon event of the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Anna Kenig-Ziesler crosses the finish line in Hayward Field and takes first in the female marathon event of the Eugene Marathon with a final time of 2:36:54 (2 hours, 36 minutes, 54 seconds) on April 27, 2025. 
Competitors in the Eugene Marathon wave and smile after starting their race on April 27, 2025. 
Exhausted runners cross the finish line after completing the half marathon event in the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Thousands of runners competing in the Eugene Marathon and Half Marathon run up a hill on East 19th Avenue in Eugene on April 27, 2025. Credit: Payton Bruni / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Less than a minute later, the first local resident crossed the line: Logan Auxier, 23, of Springfield, who ran for Lane Community College, finished in 2:20:27. It was Auxier’s first time completing the marathon distance.
“That was such a good race,” said Auxier, who remembers running around the Eugene half marathon course as a child to cheer on his mother, Jessica Auxier, who was running. “I had the idea of a 2:20 marathon for my debut, if everything goes right, that could happen. But I couldn’t have dreamed of getting second.”
Bradley Taylor, 37, of Johnstown, Colorado, was third in 2:21:04.
Jackson Mestler, 27, of Eugene, won the half marathon in 1:05:05. Mestler is a graduate of Sheldon High School and the University of Oregon who specializes in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and competed in the event at the 2024 Olympic Trials at Hayward Field.
The half marathon is seven times the distance of Mestler’s usual race distance — although he did not have to hurdle barriers or negotiate any water jumps on the roads of Eugene and Springfield.
A spectator holds their sign up as runners competing in the Eugene Marathon pass by along their route through the campus area of Eugene on April 27, 2025. 
Lyndsay Rushing holds up a sign as runners pass by during the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Spectators watch and hold signs as competitors in the Eugene Marathon run by on April 27, 2025. 
Spectators watch and wave a sign as thousands of runners competing in the Eugene Marathon pass by on April 27, 2025. 
A spectator holds a sign out for their dog as runners jog past during the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Spectators watch as runners pass by during the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
A spectator holds up a sign that reads “toenails are overrated” as competitors in the Eugene Marathon run by on April 27, 2025. 
Spectators line up along East 19th Avenue to cheer on runners during the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Spectators hold signs and cheer on runners during the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Fans cheer and wave signs as runners pass by them during the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
A spectator holds up a sign as competitors in the Eugene Marathon run by on April 27, 2025. 
Spectators holding up signs as runners pass by during the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Spectators line up along the side of the road as competitors run through campus area during the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. 
Spectators cheer on competitors as they run by during the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025.
On the women’s side, Hannah Calvert, 29, of Tacoma, Washington, was the winner in 1:16:43.
As of 3 p.m. on race day, results showed 3,817 marathon finishers, 4,592 in the half marathon, and 2,315 for the 5K, April 26. The 10,724 runners far exceed last year’s total of 8,856 from the three races.
Race organizers had no updates on the condition of a man who collapsed earlier in the day after the half marathon. They issued a statement at 3:20 p.m. that read:
“A half marathon runner collapsed just after crossing the finish line of the Eugene Marathon this morning. He received immediate medical attention on the track from both the Eugene Marathon medical team and Eugene-Springfield Fire before being transported to a nearby hospital.”
