Chris Roth of Huntsville won the Georgia Jewel 35-mile trail race on Sept. 16, with James Ebert of Huntsville finishing fourth in the 100-mile event as a host of area runners fared well in four races.
The Georgia Jewel, based in Dalton, consists of 100-mile, 50-mile, 35-mile and 18-mile races on the Pinhoti Trail. It is Georgia’s “longest-standing 100-mile trail race.” For many runners the Jewel is their goal for the year. Others use it as a warmup of sorts for the Pinhoti 100 in November.
Roth, 39, won the 35-mile race in 6:09:51, finishing about eight minutes ahead of the runner-up. Nicholas Horvath, 38, of Chattanooga, was third in 6:33:29, and Rebekah Searels, 29, of Chattanooga, was second female and fifth overall in 6:44:21.
See all of the Georgia Jewel 35-mile results here.
Ebert, 36, was fourth in the 100-mile race in a fine time of 22 hours, 43 seconds. He was one of only seven competitors with a sub-24 finish. Skyler Baker, 29, of Chattanooga, was 13th in 26:22:57. Morgan Schaeffer, 29, of Dayton, Tenn., was 41st in 31:42.
See all the results of the Georgia Jewel 100-mile event here.
Justin Brown, 41, of Signal Mountain, Tenn., won the 50-mile race in 7:52:16. Nick Bianchini, 48, of Chattanooga, was seventh in 9:43 and Asher Johnson, 24, of Cleveland, Tenn., was 10th in 9:52:48. Those three were the only TVO-area runners in the top 10 overall.
Lindsey Shady, 42, of Huntsville, was 30th in 11:19:12.
See all the results of the Georgia Jewel 50-Mile race here.
