Ukranian runners travel for days to reach Cincinnati for Flying Pig Marathon

Two men from Ukraine are in Cincinnati to run the Flying Pig Marathon. To them, this race is about more than just getting a fast time. “I served in the Ukrainian Armed Forces for about 10 years and then a sergeant of the paratroopers,” said Maksym Pasichnyk through a translator. He fought in Ukraine during the early days of the war against Russia. “No food, no water, no support,” he said. “For 12 days, we were surrounded by the enemy.”