The only game in town this weekend was the 40th running the of the Monte Sano Road Races in Huntsville, Alabama. This difficult 10k-5k combination is run on a 5k course with several cone turn arounds, a gravel road section on the out and back and rolling hills. The old saying is that if your 10k personal best is on this course, you haven't run many 10ks! The 10k race starts at 8:00 am and the 5k starts just 90 minutes later. The 10k was also the Alabama State Championship this year.
Brad Schroeder lead the men, taking 2nd place in 35:33, followed by
Eric Charette who was 3rd in 35:42. On the women's side, it was a 1-2-3 sweep with
Candace Jacobs,
Katie Maehlmann and
Kathy Youngren running 38:45, 43:19 and 43:54 respectively.
Official Results
2 Brad Schroeder - 35:33 5:44
3 Eric Charette - 35:42 5:45
9 Candace Jacobs - 38:45 6:15
10 Eric Patterson - 39:09 6:18
11 David Purinton - 39:24 6:21
13 Timothy Pitt - 40:07 6:28
14 Randy McFarland - 40:44 6:34
15 Rick Maehlmann - 40:55 6:36
20 Katie Maehlmann - 43:19 6:59
22 Kathy Youngren - 43:54 7:04
24 James Falcon - 44:51 7:13
34 Lynn Curry - 46:00 7:25
76 David Rawlings - 51:02 8:13
89 Lisa Rawlings - 52:13 8:25
90 Christy Scott - 52:13 8:25
104 Eric Fritz - 53:11 8:34
142 Linda Scavarda - 56:28 9:06
In the men's 5k, the top 3 finishers were the same as in the 10k! Brad Schroeder was 2nd in 17:57 and Eric Charette was 3rd in 18:16.
James Falcon finished 6th and was the top men's master with a 19:02.
Official Results
2 Brad Schroeder - 17:57 5:47
3 Eric Charette - 18:16 5:53
6 James Falcon - 19:02 6:08
8 Timothy Pitt - 19:46 6:22
11 David Purinton - 20:08 6:29
14 Eric Patterson - 20:29 6:36
17 David Rawlings - 21:09 6:49
50 Eric Fritz - 24:01 7:44
In the women's 5k, Candace Jacobs doubled up the victories with a 19:45, followed by Kathy Youngren in 2nd, running a 21:50.
Official Results
1 Candace Jacobs - 19:45 6:22
2 Kathy Youngren - 21:50 7:02
4 Lisa Rawlings - 23:06 7:26
30 Linda Scavarda - 27:23 8:49
43 Christy Scott - 29:38 9:33