Weekend Results

It was a great weekend of running for the Nike Fleet Feet Racing Team of Huntsville!  Starting in Birmingham where Eric Charette lead the team to a 13th place finish in the 10th annual Mercedes Marathon with a time of 2:48:19.  Also breaking the 3 hour mark on this two loop course was Blake Thompson (2:55:34) and Rob Youngren (2:57:29).  Maybe the best performance on the hills was from Kathy Youngren who ran a 3:14:20 to finish 9th overall female and 1st in her age group.  Randy McFarland finished his 10th Mercedes and Joey Butler came in under 8:00 minute pace at 3:29:31.

Mercedes Marathon

13 - Eric Charette - 2:48:19 (2nd M35-39)

18 - Blake Thompson - 2:55:34 (3rd M25-29)

19 - Robert Youngren - 2:57:29 (3rd M35-39)

51 - Kathy Youngren - 3:14:20 (1st F35-39)
104 - Randy McFarland - 3:26:09 (10th M45-49)
121 - Joey Butler - 3:29:31 (17th M40-44)

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Locally in Huntsville, team member Linda Scavarda race directed the Winter Winds 2 and 4 mile races.  Donald Bowman captured 2nd place in both races with a 10:53 and 22:42.  Candace Jacobs and Caitlin Morris both set state age records in both races!  Candace ran 11:23 (11:57 old record) and 23:54 (25:54 old record) in the 2 & 4mile and Caitlin ran 11:54 (old record 12:17) and 25:07 (old record 26:10) in the 2 & 4 mile.  Linda mentioned that many team members were out there at Grissom High School to volunteer, including Dink and Suzanne Taylor, Marty Clarke, David Purinton, Rick & Katie Maehlmann, Carl Smith and many others.

Winter Winds 2 mile
2 - Donald Bowman - 10:53
3 - Candace Jacobs - 11:23
8 - Caitlin Morris - 11:54
10 - Greg Reynolds - 12:09
11 - Conrad Meyer - 12:29

Official Results

Winter Winds 4 mile
2 - Donald Bowman - 22:42
4 - Candace Jacobs - 23:54
6 - Kevin Betts - 24:13
7 - Greg Reynolds - 24:40
8 - Caitlin Morris - 25:07
15 - Conrad Meyer - 27:23

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In Louisville Kentucky, Josh Kennedy confirmed that Lovin' the Hilsl 50km was indeed one of the most difficult 50km races in the Southeastern USA.  He noted that it was either climbing or dropping the entire time and it was very muddy.

Louisville Lovin' The Hills 50km
16 - Josh Kennedy - 6:50:19

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