DECATUR, Ala. — Area runners tackled the Delano Park endurance runs Saturday morning, with Ran Crump and Stacy Gagne claiming top spots in the 50-mile solo event.
Crump won the overall, finishing the 50-miler in 8:44. Gagne was second in 9:07:59 and repeated as the women’s champ. Both are from Madison. Nine runners competed including three from Missouri, Florida and Utah. Runners compete to see who can finish 50 miles in the fastest time.
Mica Anderson and Wesley Ormond of Huntsville claimed top honors in the 12-hour event. Awards are given based on highest mileage. The run saw 104 finishers, from ages 5 to 76, with completed laps ranging from two to 77.
Ormond won the overall with 77 miles. Grant Benko of Madison and Kyle Wagner of Huntsville tied for second with 64. Rico Moore and Kevin Stegen of Huntsville, and Jermaine Wade of Hazel Green, were next with 62 each.
Anderson, of Huntsville, won the women’s title and was 8th overall with 59 miles. Amy Varga of Spring Hill, Tenn., was second (10th) with 57 miles, and Perla Nunez of Huntsville third (11th) with 56.
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Runners made multiple laps on the USATF-certified 1.00 mile path in Delano Park. The unpaved course is partially shaded by trees and has an elevation of less than 15 feet per lap. Cloudy skies with a little mist and nice temps greeted runners at the start but moved on during the day. Many use the event as a fun long-run training day for upcoming endurance events. The races are put on by the River City Runners.
See all the results here of the Delano Park 12-Hour run.
MAIN PHOTO: Runners on the Delano Park course during Saturday’s annual 50-solo and 12-hour endurance runs in Decatur, Ala. (Photo by Perla Nunez)
