Blake started just after 6pm and ran the first ~40 miles overnight with Zach Koch and Dave Varoujean (shown below) in 15:10. Then after a 50+ minute break at Newfound Gap for breakfast, Blake finished out the last ~30 miles with Will Barnwell in 8:40. He noted his "official" time was 24:35 and wanted to thank his entire crew, including Sarah Bowden, on the logistics of making this happen.
Locally in Huntsville, Brandon York ran away with the overall victory at the Monte Sano Road Race 10km. Brandon was almost four and a half minutes ahead of second place. Eric Charette rounded out the podium with a 3rd place finish. Candace Jacobs was the overall female winner in 39:01. Numerous team volunteers were on site to make this race happen!
10km Official Results
1 Brandon York 27 - 32:32 5:15
3 Eric Charette 36 - 37:19 6:01
4 Gregory Reynolds 30 - 38:23 6:11
5 Candace Jacobs 32F - 39:01 6:17
6 Timothy Pitt 33 - 39:30 6:22
11 Eric Patterson 40 - 41:05 6:37
12 Randy McFarland 51 - 41:32 6:42
43 Dana Overton 37F - 46:54 7:33
63 Christy Scott 39F - 48:36 7:50
92 David Rawlings 40 - 50:59 8:13
Just an hour later, Brandon York also won the Monte Sano Road Race 5km men's race with a time of 16:18 and Eric Charette was 2nd.
5km Mens Official Results
1 Brandon York 27 - 16:18 5:15
2 Eric Charette 36 - 18:15 5:53
5 Gregory Reynolds 30 - 19:06 6:09
10 Robert Whitaker 53 - 19:39 6:20
11 Timothy Pitt 33 - 19:52 6:24
24 Eric Patterson 40 - 21:02 6:46
25 Tim Vinson 48 - 21:05 6:48
69 David Rawlings 40 - 24:56 8:02
Photo courtesy of Gregg Gelmis - We Run Huntsville
In the women's running of the Monte Sano Road Race 5km which started just minutes after the men's race, Dana Overton was 3rd place overall with a time of 23:36.
5km Womens Official Results
3 Dana Overton 37F - 23:26 7:33
6 Christy Scott 39F - 24:08 7:46
