We’re still catching our breath after a weird wild wacky weekend, which the TVO Roundup will show is jammed with everything from 100-milers to local 5Ks.
Holy cow, what a kickoff to spring! First, we had several 100-mile events over in Georgia and North Carolina. Very cool, and props to those buckle-chasers. We saw some awesome finishes recently at the Heron Hundreds. Others were chasing 50K success in Tennessee and Birmingham, and marathon props in Arkansas. We had the very cool Oak Barrel Half-Marathon in Lynchburg, with a horde of runners overtaking the popular town for a day.
On top of that, a bevy of fun 5Ks and other races around here including the Bridge Street Underground Half. If you haven’t seen that one yet, check it out here. TL; DR — major storm, race moved to the parking garage, lots of smiles and fun. Major kudos to the Running Lane team for getting it done, and props to the almost 500 finishers.
With all that going on, Mother Nature decided to blow up the air conditioner last weekend before the storms and cool temps arrived. Saturday was Hacche Ohhh Teee hot hot hot for the first weekend of April. The heat and humidity zapped a lot of folks. Some mustered through, others raised the white flag. There’s no shame in that when the churnin’ bubble gut and cramps start working on you.
This weekend is even more slammed, according to our brimming TVO Calendar. Be sure to check it out here and find your fun event to get into soon.
Quick Notes!
Some quick notes and upcoming events:
— The new Dueling Banjos 10k and 5k trail run challenge is Saturday morning on the trails above McMullen Cove in Hampton Cove. It pair is an extremely hard uphill 5K trail race with a net-negative downhill 10K trail race. Register here— If you’re feeling more endurance-y this weekend, jump into the Devil’s Race Track Backyard Ultra at Wade Mountain Preserve in Huntsville. Check out all the details and registration info here: get signed up
— Saturday night at 7 in Owens Cross Roads is the second annual Owens Cross Roads Police Department Reserve Units 5K and Fun Run. Nice fundraiser, flat course, fun event. Register here
— The annual Salmon Run 5K is at Big Spring Park Saturday morning, a fundraiser for the Russell Hill Cancer Foundation and HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Register here
Bootlegger 100-Mile
FLOVILLA, Ga. — Lindsey Shady of Huntsville recorded the fourth-best women’s time in The Bootlegger 100-mile endurance run on April 5.
Shady, 44, gutted it out in 26:41:06 and was 14th of the 69 who completed the course. Another 63 were DNF, as the unseasonable heat approached 90 degrees in central Georgia.
This was the third year for the Bootlegger 100. Shady was one of seven women recording Top-10 times. Seven men also recorded T-10 finishes, including overall winner Jeff Browning, 53, of Flagstaff, Ariz. He finished in 17:22:26.
See all of the results here.
Umstead 100-Mile
RALEIGH, N.C. — Josh Cornett of Madison ground out the 30th annual Umstead 100-mile endurance run April 5-6 at Umstead State Park.
Cornett, 31, finished in 22:21:06 and was 30th overall. He was one of 128 finishers.
Runners had a 30-hour cutoff. The course was a 12.5-mile lap in the park that runners repeated eight times to reach 100 miles. Brian Zickefoose of North Carolina won in 15:28:22.
See all of the results here.
Run Bentonville Half Marathon
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Daniel Cooper of Athens completed the Run Bentonville Half Marathon on April 5.
Cooper, 29, finished in 2:03:33. He was one of four runners from Alabama in the field.
Peighton Cox, 20, of Knoxville, was among a handful of Tennessee runners to complete the race. Cox finished in 2:47:14.
See all of the results here.
Savage Gulf Marathon
COALMONT, Tenn. — Dan Rose of Chattanooga won the 14th Savage Gulf Marathon on March 29.
Rose, 44, finished in 4:56:17 for the win. Michael Mason, 38, of Sewannee, was second in 5:09.
Lanier Greenhaw, 54, of Athens, finished in 7:43:49. Kris Strope, 52, of Harvest, was right there with him in 7:43:51.
Josh Cornelius of Chattanooga won the 25K in 2:41:09.
See all of the results here.
Mt. Charleston Marathon
LAS VEGAS — Nathaniel Pierce of Huntsville zipped to a seventh-place finish on April 5 at the Mt. Charleston Marathon.
Pierce, 38, crossed the line in 2:33:02 after cruising at a 5:50 pace. He was second in his age division.
The course begins 21 miles away near Mt. Charleston, far from the glitz and hubbub. Runners enjoy more than 20 miles of downhill at a 4 percent grade along with stunning views. The final five-ish miles are through town and end at the Thunderbird Family Sports Complex.
See all of the results here.
Oak Mountain 50K
PELHAM, Ala. — Ruth Warmack of Chattanooga took third place in the 25th Oak Mountain 50K on March 29 at Oak Mountain State Park.
Warmack, 20, finished in 5:19:29. She was the top finisher from the TVO area. She also was second in the women’s division, behind Becca Murray, 40, of Nashville. She took second overall in 5:17:48.
Both women now sit among the Top 10 best finishes in this storied 50K first held in 2000.
Brian Presley, 48, of Boaz finished 15th in 6:20:23.
In the 25K, Trent Presley, 24, of Boaz, finished seventh in 2:58:15. Connors Landwehr, 24, of Huntsville, finished ninth in 3:02:55.
See all of the results here.
Fall Creek Falls 50K
SPENCER, Tenn. — Shannon Wheeler DeBoef took top honors in the challenging Fall Creek Falls 50K on April 5 at Fall Creek Falls State Park.
DeBoef, 48, of Hixon, Tenn., finished in 5:16:27 and won by about 30 minutes.
See all of the results here.
Georgia Death Race
BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. — Kris Jones and Kyle Kalbus led TVO area finishers in the 74-mile Georgia Death Race on March 29.
Jones, of Oak Ridge, Tenn., was 12th in 16:11:02. Kalbus, of Chattanooga, was right behind him in 13th in 16:14:01.
See all of the results here.
Lifespring Community Health 5K
CHATTANOOGA — Ben Stocksdale of Red Bank took the top spot in the Lifespring Community Health 5K on March 29.
Stockdale, 25, finished in 17:48 to win by four seconds. Kenly Ayers, 31, of Chattanooga, was second in 17:52.
The race had 135 finishers from several states. See all of the results here.
Shamrock 5K
Adian Barton won the Shamrock 5K on April 5 at John Hunt Park, finishing in 19:45.
David Sanchez was second in 20:23, and Jonathan Falwell third in 20:54.
Karri Morton won the women’s division and was sixth overall. She finished in 23:07. Brooke Bogardas was the second female (7th overall) in 23:36, and Nevaeh Evans was third (16th) in 26:45.
See all of the results here.
Knoxville Marathon
KNOXVILLE — Alec Sandusky of Cincinnati won the Knoxville Marathon on April 6 by more than four minutes.
Sandusky, 27, finished in 2:22:31. Nick Regas, 25, of Nashville, finished in 2:26:17.
Joel Boyce, 38, of Madison, finished in 3:56:21. Trenton Powell, 25, of Owens Cross Roads crossed in 4:52:55, and Brittany Lovelady, 38, of Huntsville, finished in 4:53:31.
See all of the results here.
Singing River 10K, 5K
MOORESVILLE — Erin Hurlburt won the Singing River 10K and Levi Davies won the 5K by about eight minutes, with both races held on March 29 at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge.
Hurlburt, of Lacey’s Spring, finished in 47:55 to win by almost two minutes. Russell Parker, 50, of Athens, was second in 49:50. Courteney Hamilton, 30, of Lethbridge, Calif., was third in 52:31.
Davies, 27, won the 5K in 19:15. Grayson Bogue, 15, of Decatur, was second in 27:34, and Matt Copeland 52, of Athens, was third in 28:28.
See all of the 10K results here and the 5K results here.
