Emily Crispi posted the fourth-best women’s finish in seven years of the Wild Thangs Big Foot 10K trail run Saturday morning at Monte Sano State Park.
Crispi, of Huntsville, finished sixth in 52:47 to win the women’s title and throw her name on the record list. She was just 25 seconds off the third-best time, set in 2018 by Kayla Roberts in the inaugural event. Kelsey Lane of Huntsville was second (10th) in 54:34, which was good for 10th in the record list.
Philip Traylor, also of Huntsville, took overall honors with a zippy time of 47:54. Jacob Wierenga, 14, of Huntsville, was second in 48:15.
The field had 182 finishers from 10 states including Hawaii and Texas. It was a fine start to the four-event Wild Thangs series. All the events are at Monte Sano State Park, and have short- and long-course options. The 10K and 5K races last year also had record times.
See all of the 10K results here.
Big Foot 5K
Mark Wells of Phil Campbell claimed the 5K win in 24:23, holding off a hard-charging Kamren McGovern at the wire.
McGovern, of New Market, crossed the line in 24:40.
Ella Carter of Madison won the women’s title in 26:14. She was fifth overall. Her time was good enough for sixth on the event record list. It is only the fourth record set in the women’s 5K in the last five years.
Victoria Tkacs of Madison was second (10th) in 28:21.
The field had 259 finishers from at least six states including Kentucky and Indiana.
See all of the 5K results here.
