It was a solid week for area runners and the TVO Roundup, with a handful of different events all the way to central Maine.
This week is the Rocket City Marathon in Huntsville. We’ll be busy with it, but have our eye on other events in the TVO footprint for next week’s roundup.
Running for Africa 5K
DECATUR — Caleb Hinson of Decatur blazed to the win in the Running for Africa 5K presented by Hyundai of Decatur on Dec. 7 at the Jack Allen Soccer Complex.
Hinson, 18, finished in 16:54, more than three minutes ahead of runner-up Matthew Kimmett of Deatur. Kimmett, 16, finished in 20:19.
Perla Nunez, 43, of Madison, was the women’s champ. She finished in 24:39 and was 8th overall.
Running for Africa 5K proceeds go to the non-profit Archangel Group International to benefit quality-of-life projects in Zambia. The organization was founded by Jonathan Macklin, a police officer for the City of Decatur.
See all of the results here.
Huntsville City FC Holiday 10K, 5K
Nathaniel Pierce of Huntsville cruised to the win in the Huntsville City FC Holiday 10K on Dec. 7 at Joe Davis Stadium.
Pierce, 38, finished in 34:53. Kolton Watts, 22, of Owens Cross Roads, was second in 36:35.
Claire Deaton, 20, of Madison, was the women’s champ and finished fifth overall. She finished in 42:33.
Luke Bogardus of Madison won the 5K in 18:02.
Bogardus, 15, held off runner-up Matt Fletcher, 26, of Apex, N.C., who finished in 18:38. Izadora Stone, 17, of Huntsville, won the women’s division in 20:37. She was 9th overall.
Runners finished the races on Wicks Family Field, home of the city’s soccer club.
See all of the results here for the 10K and for the 5K.
Cloudland Canyon
RISING FAWN, Ga. — Pierce Lehr of Huntsville completed the Cloudland Canyon 50-miler on Dec. 7 at Cloudland Canyon State Park.
Lehr, 42, finished in 13:02:24 and was 56th overall. The field had 95 finishers.
Tom Krajna, 66, of Huntsville, was 42nd in the half-marathon in 2:23:48. Tom Edgerton, 34, of Madison, was 54th in the half in 2:30:29. The half had 186 finishers.
The event included a 50K and 5-miler. See all of the results here.
Galaxy of Lights 5K
Nathaniel Pierce of Huntsville captured the nighttime Galaxy of Lights 5K on Dec. 2 at the Huntsville Botanical Garden.
Pierce, 38, finished in 16:44 and held off Bailey Heufurth, 26, of Hartselle, who crossed in 16:57.
Sarah Allison, 15, won the women’s division in 19:24. She was 21st overall.
Runners made their way through the garden’s Galaxy of Lights holiday extravaganza on the grounds. The event had 1,104 official finishers that started in two waves.
See all of the results here.
Millinocket Half-Marathon
MILLINOCKET, Maine — Jeff and Gerri Plain of Huntsville completed the 33rd Millinocket Half-Marathon on Dec. 7.
The event had 1,725 official finishers, including from Hawai’i, Alaska, Georgia, Texas, Florida and California. The event started after the small town’s paper mill shut down in 2008 as a way to raise money. It grew from there into an annual event today attracting more than 2,000 runners for the marathon and half-marathon. Runners do two loops and have a 5 1/2-hour cutoff.
The Plains crossed the finish line in 3:14:58. They organize the weekly Wednesday evening Huntsville Pub Run and Sunday morning Rise & Shine Run.
See all of the Millinocket half-marathon results here, and the marathon results here.
