Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Recent Results

At the  Big 5km starting from Bridge Street in Huntsville Robert Whitaker ran a fast 18:32 which earned him 2nd place overall in a field of 272 runners.

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Julia Clark was 4th overall and top female at the Strong Girls 5km with a 19:38, which was just 1 second away from top 3 overall!

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At the Morning side Baptist Firecracker 5km on the 4th of July, Tyrone Harris topped a very fast field with a 16:45.  Marty Clarke was top men's master with an 18:29.

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Also on the 4th of July, Jim Clemens ran the largest 10km race in the United States, Peach Tree 10km in Atlanta, Georgia.  Jim ran 37:17 and placed 265th overall and 6th in his age group (which had 3,300 people in it!)  Brandon York was 43rd overall in a stellar 31:09 for this difficult road course.



Eric Charette was 4th overall at the age graded Spirit of America 5-miler at Point Mallard in Decatur, Alabama.  Charette's 29:15 actual time was second fastest overall, trailing team mate Tyrone Harris who ran 28:23 (the fastest overall time of the day), but with with the age grading, placed Tyrone 5th overall.

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At the Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler in Fayetteville, TN on June 29, Dana Overton was top female and 7th overall with a 1:14:43.   Christy Scott was 2nd female and top female master with a 1:20:51.

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At Western States 100, Blake Thompson made a valiant effort but was unsuccessful in finishing the race, retiring early.