Outstanding performances highlight this week’s WKND Wrap, including a solid outing in the Leadville 100 mountain bike race and a longtime Alabama triathlon.
PNC Bank is the new title sponsor of the 50th Rocket City Marathon Race Weekend, which will help fund a new Kids Care Ambulance for specialized pediatric emergency transport in North Alabama.
Area athletes had some fine performances in the fifth annual In the Heat of the Night endurance races, including a 100K win by Emily Crispi of Huntsville.
The 50th Rocket City Marathon is this year’s RRCA Alabama Marathon Championship, which includes bonus opportunities for Alabama residents in the field.
Frank Kipruto of Huntsville won the 45th annual Publix Woodstock 5K by more than 20 seconds Saturday morning in downtown Anniston, pacing area runners in the latest WKND Wrap.
Mayor Tommy Battle led a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the latest addition to Huntsville’s network of greenways that completes a 17-mile loop in South Huntsville.