Thirteen Alabama age-class records were broken Sunday, including two of the youngest and oldest ages, during the Winter Winds Road Races in Huntsville.
The 2- and 4-mile races are put on by the Huntsville Track Club. Both races are HTC Grand Prix events and certified for state age records.
Jean McCrady set the record for 89-year-olds in the 4-mile with a time of 1:01:56. McCrady has numerous state records and was honored by the HTC at its annual banquet in January. Kathy Harper, 72, established records in the 2- and 4-mile races with her times of 17:17 and 36:09. The latter carved almost 10 minutes off the previous record.
In the 2-mile race, 5-year-old Brooklyn Wood of Hazel Green destroyed the state age record with a time of 19:35. The previous mark was 20:53.
Here are the 2-mile age records set in the Winter Winds Road Races, with the runner’s time on Sunday followed by the previous record time:
— Hunter Nails, 24, Brownsboro, 9:49, 9:58
— Brandon York, 37, Madison, 9:26, 9:54
— Josh Whitehead, 44, Madison, 9:55, 10:10
— Brooklyn Wood, 5, Hazel Green, 19:35, 20:53
— Megan Allen, 38, Huntsville, 12:03, 12:36
— Kathy Harper, 72, Athens, 17:17, 18:29
York won the 2-mile race, clipping Nails and Whitehead, who won the Tick Ridge Trek 25K trail run on Saturday. Allan won the women’s title with her record time and was ninth overall. Clarissa Hell, 27, of Huntsville, was second (12th) in 12:14, and and Isabelle Allan, 13, of Huntsville, was third (14th) in 12:54.
Almost 300 runners finished the race. See all the results of the 2-mile race here.
Winter Winds 4-Mile
McCrady established the record for the 89-year-old division, while Harper added to her 72-year-old titles with the 4-mile record.
Other record-setters in the 4-mile event:
— Jack Shattuck, 14, Huntsville, 23:30, 23:33
— Brandon York, Madison, 37, 20:09, 20:57
— Josh Whitehead, Madison, 44, 20:37, 21:47
— Kevin Betts, 45, Lacey’s Spring, 22:23, 22:32
— Georgeanne Fayrweather, 44, Huntsville, 26:36, 28:08
— Kathy Harper, 72, Athens, 36:08, 46:04
— Jean McCrady, 89, Brownsboro, 1:01:56, —
York won the 4-mile race ahead of Whitehead and Hunter Nails, who finshed in 20:49. Fayrweather won the women’s title with her record time and was 15th overall. Tonia Betts of Lacey’s Spring was second (16th) in 26:55, and Megan Allan of Huntsville was third (20th) in 28:09.
See the entire list of results for the 4-mile run here.
The next HTC event will be the UAH Spring Road Race 8K on March 5.
PHOTO: Runners prepare to toe the line Sunday afternoon before the Winter Winds Road Races in Huntsville. More than a dozen state age-class records were set during the 2- and 4-mile runs. (Photo by Perla L. Núñez)
