Tyson Jouglet of Huntsville continued his strong start to 2022 with a win in the McKay Hollow Madness 25K on March 26 at Monte Sano State Park.
Jouglet, 34, was among the top 10 in the Mountain Mist 50K in January and won the new Huntsville Grand Slam. He had impressive finishes in the Mist, Recover from the Holidays 50K, Dizzy 50s and Rocket City Marathon. All those came less than a year after surgery to remove a benign brain tumor.
Jouglet crused to the McKay Hollow Madness win with a convincing time of 2:24:23. Andy Ladner of Owens Cross Roads was second in 2:31:21. Mark Porter of Colorado Springs, Col., was third in 2:32:33.
Katie Maehlmann of Madison was the first female (12th overall) in a solid time of 3:03:12.
See all of the 25K finishers here.
McKay Hollow Madness 12K
In the 12K event it was a battle of the youngsters, with 16-year-old John Murray of Harvest coming in at 1:17:46 to win. He clipped 17-year-old Nate Maehlmann of Madison, who crossed in 1:18:02. Brandon Fox, 45, of Huntsville was third in 1:24:02.
Ella Carter of Madison, age 14, was the first female (5th overall) in a time of 1:26:08.
See all of the 12K results here.
Rain a couple of days prior to the event turned portions of the course into a slog. Everyone had to ascend Death Trail to the finish line this year. That’s a change from prior events when only the 25K runners could enjoy that experience after making it through McKay Hollow.
The 25K had 68 finishers and the 12K had 66 finishers. The event usually is held in March or April at Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville.
(MAIN PHOTO — Ella Carter of Madison crosses the creek atop Death Trail on the way to the finish line. She was the first female and fifth overall in the 12K McKay Hollow Madness trail run. / Photo: Alan Clemons)
