Registrations have hit record numbers for this weekend’s 49th annual Rocket City Marathon, affiliated races and Fleet Feet Expo at the Von Braun Center South Hall.
On a dark Sunday morning, cool wind in their hair, a hearty field sped along the Aldridge Creek Greenway and by the Tennessee River in the Ditto Landing 10K.
Josh Whitehead won his 10th title, Nina Sillivant claimed top women’s honors and two speedsters tied for second Saturday at the 47th Huntsville Half Marathon.
The annual Rocket City Marathon, held in December, has again been voted No. 1 in Alabama by runners who appreciate the fun course and Huntsville scenery.
Multiple state and personal records were set Saturday in the 47th Fleet Feet Monte Sano 15K, one of Huntsville’s oldest races and the Road Runners Club of America state championship.
Tina Hicks of Owens Cross Roads highlights this week’s TVO Roundup, which includes area athletes competing in Tennessee and Colorado along with news about the Monte Sano 15K.
Proceeds from the Rocket City Marathon will benefit the Huntsville Hospital Pediatric Department in a new partnership between the Huntsville Track Club and Huntsville Hospital Foundation.
The first Saturday of summer welcomed a hearty field to the trails on Chapman Mountain, with Josh Cornett of Madison winning the Alabama A&M 5K with the fastest time in six years.