Brian Rowe and Maci Hanes grabbed top honors Sunday in the 10th annual Wade Mountain Marathon at Wade Mountain Nature Preserve.
Rowe, 31, of Hernando, Miss., finished in 4:49:53 and won by about 40 minutes. Shelby Solomon, 37, of Cantonment, Fla, was second in 5:31:04. Steve Knox, 60, of Niceville, Fla., was third in 6:03:32.
Hanes, 23, of Daleville, won the women’s title in 6:14:37. Morgan Mitchell, 41, of Cumming, Ga., was second (12th) in 7:07:15.
The races are put on by Running Lane Events and held at the Wade Mountain Nature Preserve. It’s part of the Land Trust of North Alabama. Marathon runners must make two loops on the challenging course, which some say is the toughest trail event in the area. Andrew Bustos took the win last year.
Half-Marathon
Austin Smith, 21, of Arab, won the half-marathon in 2:26:44.
Deanna Doane, 27, of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., was right behind him, finishing second in 2:28:40. Doane snagged the silver just a day after winning the Walking Tall 50K in Arkansas by about 25 minutes.
Paul Speicher, 41, of Huntsville, was third in 2:33.
10K
Drew Bell, 59, of Madison took top honors in the 10K with a time of 55:36. Jake Wilson, 44, of Owens Cross Roads, was second in 55:58.
Karen Kelly, 60, of Huntsville, won the women’s division. She finished in 1:12:25 and was 17th overall.
See all of the results for the marathon, half-marathon and 10K.
