Whooooo, what a busy couple of weeks for runners, racers, bikers and fun-seekers! Summer finally is here and our TVO Roundup is loaded with results from folks getting it done from the Left Coast to the Moist Coast.
Yes, we said moist, because humidity is real in the Southeast and up the Atlantic coast. Real dang high, that is. Moist Coast isn’t a bad name. We may copyright that one for posterity. We’re even approaching two-shower days, and maybe those days like when George Costanza woefully said, “Eh, it wouldn’t take … I’m a human heat pump!”
Kramer’s suggestion for cold showers is a good idea. They work after a hot, steamy run, walk or ride. Don’t knock it until. you try it! We don’t have a cattle trough for cold plunge ice baths, either, but that might become a thing. Moist Coast summers are real.
Be sure to check out the TVO Calendar for upcoming events, including the four-run Wild Thangs trail series at Monte Sano State Park. These long- and short-course runs put on by Running Lane are super fun. A number of other road events, triathlons and more are on tap, too.
On to the TVO Roundup!
Norwalk 5K
NORWALK, Calif. — Luis Duenas of Huntsville knocked off the Norwalk 5K last weekend, finishing in 20:37.
Duenas was 44th out of 1,210 runners and 40th out of 530 men. In the 40-49 age group, he was seventh out of 91.
Race to the Tower
ANNISTON — Noah Wollersheim of Irondale won the Race to the Tower 15K last weekend in a record time of 1:05:28.
He and the next four runners now own th etop four positions on the Top 10 record list for the three-year-old event.
Viridiana Frias-Villalobos of Gadsden won the women’s title, finishing seventh in 1:30:06. That’s now the No. 2 spot on the women’s T10 records.
See all of the 15K, 10K and 5K finishes here.
Eurocross 5K
Josh Whitehead, 45, of Madison, won the Eurocross 5K on June 1 at the University of Alabama-Huntsville in 22:42:91, holding off a hard-charging Jack Shattuck down the stretch.
Shattuck, 16, of Huntsville, finished in 23:15:73.
The 8K event was canceled this year due to construction on the course. The 5K event had 61 finishers.
See all of the Eurocross 5K results here.
Mohican 100
LOUDONVILLE, Ohio — Martin Schneekloth of Huntsville completed the Mohican 100 ultra on June 1, finishing in 30:55:46.
Schneekloth finished the race within six weeks of completing the Southern States 200 and Cocodona 250. It was the 17th state in which he has finished a 100-mile event.
See all of the results here.
Chattanooga Chase 8K
CHATTANOOGA — Eli Kaczinski won the Chattanooga Chase 8K on May 27 in 26:22.
Kathryn Vradenburgh won the women’s title in 32:19. She was 36th overall.
The event is one of the most popular in Chattanooga and had 736 participants.
See all of the Chattanooga Chase 8K results here.
River City Pride 5K
DECATUR — Elias Martinez of Harvest won the River City Pride 5K on June 1 with a time of 24:39.
Madelyn Patton of Huntsville was second in 25:07. Kristen Bergeson of Madison was third in 25:13.
See all of the River City Pride 5K results here.
Goose Pond Half Iron
SCOTTSBORO — Matthew Fletcher of Madison won the Goose Pond Island Half Iron on May 26 with a time of 4:53:26.
Fletcher had times of 33:20 for the swim, 2:29:12 for the bike and 1:48:19 for the run. He had transitions of 1:26 and 1:09, and won by about 24 minutes.
Jack West of Chattanooga was second and Hunter Bradford of Huntsville third.
Stephanie Cohen of Atlanta won the women’s title and finished 11th overall. She crossed the line in 6:11.
See all of the results here.
Secret City Sprint Tri
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Samuel Baden of Johnson City, Tenn., won the Secret City Sprint Tri in 1:09 on June 1.
Baden completed the swim in 9:42, the bike in 37:58 and the run in 19:24.
Lexi Hall of Knoxville won the women’s title and finished 16th overall. She put together times of 11:27, 44:59 and 23:06 for an overall of 1:30:08.
See all of the results here.
Poke Salat 5K
ARAB — Ryan Mawhirter of Arab won the Poke Salat 5K on May 18 by almost two minutes with a time of 19:56.
Jermaine Wade of Hazel Green was second in 21:51. Barry Ege of Hanceville was third in 22 minutes.
Megan Light of Arab was fourth, winning the women’s title in 22:56. Hannah Smith of Horton was second (7th) in 24:39, and Hannah Crumbley of Cullman was third (8th) in 24:46.
See all of the results here.
—— See the TVO Calendar for upcoming events ——
MAIN PHOTO: Luis Duenas (right) completed the Norwalk 5K in California on June 1. (Photo from Luis Duenas)
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