The new year has begun with some solid events throughout the region on the roads and trails, as our latest TVO Roundup will attest.
We’re already seeing half marathons and 5K events sprouting like spring daisies, with more to come. These two popular distances, along with the 10K, will be showing up in the coming months before summer arrives. Here are some results from area events in recent weeks.
Mardi Gras 5K
James Fletcher, 39, held off a spry 12-year-old Michael Cosgrove and Theophilis Goins at the finish to win the Blount Hospitality House Mardi Gras 5K in Huntsville on Feb. 3.
Fletcher won the race in 20:07, with Cosgrove nipping his heels in 20:30. Goins, 38, was third in 20:35.
Kaitlyn Powless, 14, won the women’s title in 22:26. She was ninth overall.
See the full results here.
Carnival Frolic Half, 5K
Stuart Lamp won the Carnival Frolic half-marathon on Feb. 10 in Decatur with a time of 1:19.
Lamp, of Decatur, won by about six minutes. Jack Rogers of Decatur was second in 1:25.
Angel Mobley of Huntsville was third overall and won the women’s title in 1:28. Samantha Meinkheim of Madison was second (4th overall) in 1:30.
See the full results here.
Jacob Wierenga of Huntsville won the 5K race in 19:47. Beth Payne of Decatur won the women’s title, and was fourth overall, in 25:44.
See the full results here for the 5K race.
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Railway Marathon, 50K, Half
FULTONDALE, Ala. — Hunter Hall of Nashville won the inaugural Railway Marathon on Feb. 3 in 2:47:55.
The event was created after a prior run weekend in Birmingham ended due to lack of police capability to provide safety. The Railway Marathon, Half and other events started at Black Creek Park in Fultondale on the Five Mile Creek Greenway. This rails-to-trail project is located 15 minutes north of Birmingham. Runners raced on through Fultondale, Gardendale and Brookside on a flat, fast and USATF-certified course.
Emily McEachern of Tuscaloosa won the marathon women’s title in 3:28 and was eighth overall.
Asher Podsednik, 14, of Owens Cross Roads was 20th in 3:54.
See the full marathon results here.
Gatlin Holland of Birmingham won the half-marathon in 1:13. Alex Tucker of Huntsville was fifth in 1:22.
See the half-marathon results here.
Will Sparks of Pelham won the 50K title by almost 40 minutes, finishing in 4:14. Alex Graham of Cincinnati was second in 4:52, and Martin Schneekloth of Huntsville was third in 4:54.
See all of the 50K results here.
Upcoming Events
Feb. 17: Strawberry Plains half-marathon and 10K, in Strawberry Plains, Tenn., Certified course. Register here
Feb. 18: McKee Southern 6K trail race, Collegedale, Tenn. Register here
Feb. 24: Paper Chase 5K, Huntsville, benefit for the Free 2 Teach program. Register here
Feb. 24-25: We Run This Beach, marathon, half-marathon, 5K and 10K, by Running Lane Events. Register here
March 2: Delano Park 50M Solo, 12 Hour Solo, 12 Hour Relay, in Decatur, certified 1-mile path for you to get your laps on. Register here
March 2: Lost Falls 50K, marathon, half trail runs, at DeSoto State Park, by Running Lane Events. Register here
March 3: UAH Spring 8K Road Race, at the UAH Fitness Center in Huntsville, by Huntsville Track Club. Register here
March 16: Rocket Run 10 Miler road race, in Mooresville, by Huntsville Track Club, certified course and eligible for state records. Register here
March 23: Race to the Cave, half-marathon and 10K, Cathedral Caverns State Park, by Running Lane Events. Register here
March 23: McKay Hollow Madness trail run 25K and 12K, Monte Sano State Park, by Huntsville Track Club. Register here
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