Battling the mid summer heat, the Fleet Feet Racing Team of Huntsville, Alabama posted some very fast times this weekend.
At the Firecracker 5km, Rob Youngren and Kathy Youngren took top male and female honors at this inaugural event with a 17:26 and a 20:10, respectively. Blake Thompson rounded out the podium in 3rd place with an 18:05.
Official Results Here
1 Robert Youngren 17:26
3 Blake Thompson 18:05
4 Conrad Meyer 19:15
6 Dink Taylor 19:39
9 Kathy Youngren 20:10
20 Eric Fritz 22:19
38 Joey Butler 24:25
89 Linda Scavarda 31:18
In Atlanta at the Peach Tree Road Race hosted by the Atlanta Track Club, Jon Elmore and Marty Clarke posted great times with Marty just edging out Jon with a 37:47 to Jon's 37:52. Greg Reynolds ran 38:14 chip time and Tim Vinson proved that he is on the comeback trail post injury with a 39:43. There were 50,044 finishers this year!
Full Results Here
In Gladstone, Michigan, Eric Charette lined up against 300 other runners at the 28th annual Firecracker 5 Miler. Eric finished 4th overall with a 28:45 and was 3rd in his age division.
In Murray, Kentucky, Christy Scott ran a personal best 23:30 at the Freedom Fest 5km.
Results are still pending for the Peavine Falls run in Birmingham where a few team members competed.