On Sunday, the team put on some great performances at Winter Winds 2/4 mile races. Brandon York lead the way in both races, taking 2nd in the 2-mile with a time of 9:29, just 3 seconds off of the win. Candace Jacobs was 8th overall and top female in 11:41. The team placed 8 of the top 10! There were also tons of the team out there to help volunteer for the race, including Caitlin Morris, James Falcon, Dink Taylor and Dana Overton.
Photo Courtesy of Gregg Gelmis
Photo Courtesy of Gregg Gelmis
2 Mile Results
2 Brandon York 26 - 9:29 4:45
4 Eric Charette 36 - 10:51 5:26
5 Donald Bowman 44 - 11:02 5:31
6 Marty Clarke 49 - 11:29 5:45
7 Robert Whitaker 53 - 11:34 5:47
8 Candace Jacobs 31F - 11:41 5:51
9 Rick Maehlmann 35 - 11:44 5:52
15 Randy McFarland 50 - 12:23 6:12
17 Eric Fritz 44 - 12:30 6:15
23 David Rawlings 40 - 12:53 6:27
Just 35 minutes after the start of the 2-mile race was the start of the 4-mile race. Brandon York lit it up again, taking 2nd in the 4-mile with a time of 20:04, just 7 seconds off of the win. Candace Jacobs was 6th overall and top female in 24:20. The team placed 7 of the top 10!
4 Mile Results
2 388 Brandon York 26 - 20:04 5:01
4 7 Eric Charette 36 - 23:15 5:49
5 1 Donald Bowman 44 - 23:32 5:53
6 9 Candace Jacobs 31F - 24:20 6:05
8 179 Robert Whitaker 53 - 24:54 6:14
9 4 Rick Maehlmann 35 - 24:58 6:15
10 297 Randy McFarland 50 - 25:50 6:28
27 288 David Rawlings 40 - 28:22 7:06
91 6 Marty Clarke 49 - 34:39 8:40
Also on Sunday, George Heeschen set a new personal best of 1:13:54 (7th overall) at the Mercedes Half Marathon in Birmingham, Alabama. Not far behind was Andrew Hodges 1:14:41 (11th overall), Blake Thompson 1:22:36 and Kathy Youngren 1:31:28 (21st overall, 3rd age group). In the full marathon, Rob Youngren ran 3:00:52 and finished 29th overall.
On Saturday, Eric Charette was the overall winner of the Arab Relay for Life Sweetheart 5km with a time of 16:51. Team mate Tim Pitt helped to organize the event in his home town.