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Duck & Run 2009 Awards

2009-09-20T16:13:00.000-07:00

I have no idea how to remove this song from the slideshow. I went back to slide.com and tried and tried and tried. I did NOT put it there in the first place and I can't figure out how to make it go away.
Oh well.....SWAK, I guess.

That's Lynne Hart, Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful's executive coordinator, presenting the awards in the photos.

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Duck & Run 2009 Finish Line Photos

2009-09-18T16:00:00.000-07:00

There are a few folks missing but I'll have those shots added soon.
Additional slide shows to come:
Award Photos & General Race Day Photos

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Duck & Run 5K AG Results

2009-09-14T14:30:00.000-07:00

Duck & Run 5K
Athens, Alabama
Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009

Overall winner:
Tyrone Harris, 29, Athens, 17:14

Overall female:
Tammy Hull, 35, Athens, 22:15

Masters Male:
Jon Elmore, 43, Decatur, 18:34

Masters Female:
Whitney Hollingsworth, 45, Elkmont, 22:23

10 and under Males
Jase Bell, 10, Madison, 21:12
Nile Foss, 10, Madison, 25:20
Guy Greenhaw, 7, Athens, 36:15

10 and under Females
Ashley Dickinson, 9, Madison, 27:11

11-14 Males
Tyler Helms, 13, Elkmont, 22:14
Jacob Dickinson, 11, Madison, 23:48
Nick Loggins, 14, Athens, 25:28
Mack van Wagnen, 12, Athens, 33:21
Isaac Bullington, 13, Athens, 33:30

11-14 Females
Katherine Nayman, 12, Meridianville, 24:16
Jensen Pugh, 14, Elkmont, 29:42
Brigett Dison, Elkmont, 32:32
Lillian Adell, 14, Elkmont, 33:16
Chloe Hollingsworth, Elkmont, 33:19
Ashley Craig, 14, Elkmont, 33:20

15-19 Males
Matthew Palazzolo, 15, Athens, 19:36
Joel Swanner, 16, Elkmont, 20:56
Tyler Mann, 16, Madison, 20:58
Tanner Coats, 16, Elkmont, 22:09
Lucas Bullington, 18, Athens, 24:12

15-19 Females
Note: Due to a finish line error, Imani Davis was not recognized in her rightful second-place slot during the post-race awards ceremony. We apologize for the error and are happy to say "Great job, Imani!"
Ashlin Bailey, 16, Athens, 27:49
Imani Davis, 15, Elkmont, 33:17
Charlotte Quinn, 16, Athens, 36:01
Mary Redding Witt, 15, Elkmont, 42:45

20-24 Males
None

20-24 Females
Paige Bridges, 24, Goodspring, TN, 30:13
Ashley Spry, 24, Athens, 31:04

25-29 Males
Matt Green, 26, Hillsboro, 28:52
Kerry Donaldson, Jr., 29, Athens, 30:38
Brandon Adair, 25, Woodville, 34:46
Shawn Pack, 29, Athens, 36:01

25-29 Females
Jennifer Pitts, 28, Tanner, 23:49
Marilu Mendoza, 29, Athens, 24:29
Kristi Johnston, 29, Huntsville, 27:16
Elizabeth Bailey, 29, Madison, 29:42
Rebecca Montgomery, 26, Athens, 29:58
Elizabeth Morrow, 27, Athens, 31:37
Jacquelynn Donaldson, 29, Athens, 33:17
Victoria Cumbow, 27, Huntsville, 42:33

30-34 Males
Matthew Davis, 34, Athens, 19:34
Shawn LaGrone, 34, Athens, 26:03

30-34 Females
Mariana Stempien, 34, Athens, 31:28
Kim Shores, 34, Elkmont, 33:19
Nancy Hardison, 30, Athens, 40:15
Wendy Jordan, 32, Athens, 43:19

35-39 Males
Lance Perry, 38, Athens, 24:23
William Driskell, 39, Athens, 24:35
Tim McNeill, 38, Athens, 24:59
Mike Norton, 39, Phil Campbell, 32:20
Lanier Greenhaw, 38, Athens, 36:15

35-39 Females
Jeania Norton, 38, Athens, 24:55
Jennifer Tharpe, 35, Athens, 25:40
Jill Covin, 39, Athens, 25:45
Keri Chalmers, 38, Athens, 28:15
Brooke Thompson, 35, Athens, 28:27
Alison Johnson, 39, Athens, 29:59
Kim Roberts, 36, Tanner, 31;01
Denice Hargrove, 36, Athens, 36:17
Carrie Smith, 36, Athens, 36:47
Genoa Perry, 36, Athens, 47:11

40-44 Males
Drew Bell, 43, Madison, 19:42
Barry Pugh, 41, Elkmont, 22:42
Jerry Phillips, 43, Rogersville, 23:07
Stephen Armstrong, 40, Athens, 24:03
Brian Foss, 44, Madison, 25:21

40-44 Females
Anissa Greene, 40, Athens, 30:08
Denise Sweeney, 43, Athens, 30:21
Michelle Riddle, 41, Moulton, 30:45
Jessica Dunnavant, 44, Athens, 34:21
Cyndi Dison, 44, Elkmont, 37:26
Wendy Bramhall, 43, Huntsville, 43:11
Lisa Williams, 43, Elkmont, 43:13
Teresa Turner, 43, Florence, 43:13
Heather Kyle, 40, Athens, 48:58

45-49 Males
David DeZwaan, 49, Athens, 21:01
Glen King, 48, Athens, 21:23
Dale Miller, 46, Elkmont, 21:31
Auburn Wilson, 47, Killen, 23:27
Tim Fogg, 47, Athens, 23:36
Kevin Holland, 48, Athens, 26:30
Troy Connealy, 48, Athens, 26:36
Pete Franks, 48, Athens, 26:52

45-49 Females
Cathie Morris, 49, Athens, 28:49
Rose Birgan, 46, Decatur, 29:54
Sharon Connealy, 48, Athens, 34:32
Debbie Wilson, 48, Killen, 37:08
Tami McRaney, 48, Athens, 49:19

50-54 Males
Gary Grant, 53, Harvest, 20:20
Phillip Stewart, 53, Athens, 22:33
Randy Campbell, 50, Athens, 24:53
Jim Heisler, 52, Athens, 26:07
Gary van Wagnen, 53, Athens, 33:29

50-54 Females
Elizabeth Franks, 50, Athens, 27:03

55-59 Males
Wayne Heckler, 59, Decatur, 20:10
Eddy Burks, 56, Athens, 23:34
Joe Bogle, 58, Decatur, 25:49
Phillip Dean, 55, Athens, 27:37

60-64 Males
Bud Bowen, 60, Elkmont, 20:57
Edwin F. Jenkins, 61, Athens, 31:48

60-64 Females
Julie Thomason, 60, Ardmore, 27:32

65-69 Males
Wendell Sandlin, 66, Madison, 24:46

70 + Males
Samuel Graham, 74, Moulton, 30:17

Running of the Bulls 5K results

2009-09-05T13:43:00.001-07:00

The Running of the Bulls 5K took place Saturday, Aug. 29 in Hampton Cove with 270 finishers.
Nathan Lewis, 18, Hanceville, was overall winner in 16:09.
Palee Myrex, 17, Bremen, was first-place female in 20:20.
Donald Bowman, 41, Madison, was Male Master in 17:06.
Karen Dodds, 49, Madison was Female Master in 22:45.

Other finishers of note here include:

Joey Butler, 41, Madison, 20:52 second in AG
Ronnie Nelson, 47, Madison, 21:18 third in AG
Linda Scavarda, 25, Toney, 21:43 first in AG
Jennifer Pitts, 28, Tanner, 24:30 second in AG
Wendell Sandlin, 66, Madison, 25:19, third in AG
Mark York, 41, Athens, 25:23
Jania Johnson, 39, Athens, 26:22 second in AG
Elizabeth Franks, 50, Athens, 27:55 third in AG
Sherry Floyd, 34, Athens, 56:24

Senior-most finisher was Gene Simonson, 85, Huntsville, 43:23.
Junior-most finisher was Kaylie McFall, 6, Madison, 34:34.

For full AG results, click here.

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Brooke Hill 5K Results

2009-09-04T18:03:00.000-07:00

The Brooke Hill 5K took place Saturday, Aug. 29 in Decatur with 229 finishers.
James Elliot, 17, Somerville, took first place in 18:26
Tim Vinson, 45, Madison, was the Masters Male in 18:33.
Mandy Frye, 33, Decatur was first place female in 22:48
Angela Blankenship, 40, Madison was Masters Female in 24:31.

Finishers of North Alabama Runner note include:

Chip Patton, 47, Madison, 23:46
Shawn LaGrone, 34, Athens, 26:25
Julie Thomason, 60, Ardmore, 28:13 first in AG
Cathie Morris, 49, Athens, 29:45
Jonathan Smith, 37, Athens, 29:49
Jessica Barlow, 35, Harvest, 29:56
Edie Davies, 55, Tanner, 30:08 first in AG
Cindy Greene, 36, Toney, 30:22
Jim Bertels, 54, Athens, 32:32
Ashley Craig, 14, Athens, 33:15 third in AG
Jessica Dunnavant, 44, Athens, 35:08
Carole Davidson, 46, Athens, 35:21
Tom Davidson, 54, Athens, 35:22
Kimberly Hardiman, 34, Elkmont, 36:35
Emily Rogers, 22, Elkmont, 36:36

Senior-most finisher was Lyman Jackson, 77, Madison, 31:01 third in AG
Junior-most finishers were
John Reese Ham, 10, Decatur, 23:04 first in AG
Elizabeth McCutcheon, 10, Hartselle, 49:56.3
Callie Burks, 10, Hartselle, 49:56.6

Click here for full results.

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Cullman Midnight Run results

2009-08-29T17:09:00.000-07:00

The Cullman Midnight 5K took place the evening of Friday, Aug. 14, with 691 finishers.
North Alabama Runners of note include:

Bud Bowen, 61, Elkmont, 21:24 first in AG
Glenn King, 48, Athens,22:10 third in AG
Linda Scavarda, 25, Toney, 22:33 first in AG
Eric Farmer, 13, Toney, 22:51
Matt Payne, 19, Huntsville, 23:01
Barry Pugh, 41, Elkmont, 23:51
Tom Ridinger, 44, Athens, 24:33
David Farmer, 45, Toney, 25:42
Jason Farmer, 10, Toney, 25:49
Tyler Helms, 12, Elkmont, 25:59
Jonas Quillen, 42, Toney, 26:01
Dale Miller, 46, Elkmont, 26:01
Eric Schotz, 35, Decatur, 26:05
Kelly Elmore, 40, Decatur, 26:33
Jania Johnson, 35, Athens, 26:37
Mark York, 40, Athens, 26:37
Shawn Lagrone, 30, Athens, 28:13
John Farmer, 7, Toney, 29:29 first in AG
Cierci Sandlin, 15, Elkmont, 30:45
Leah Reid, 45, Athens, 31:10
Brooke Thompson, 35, Athens, 31:10
Edie Davies, 55, Tanner, 33:35
Jensen Pugh, 13, Elkmont, 33:47
Ashley Craig, 9, Athens, 34:28
Morgan Allison, 19, Toney, 39:25
Allyn Allison, 45, Toney, 39:30

Senior-most finisher was Herb Johnson, 84, Cullman, 36:33 second in AG
Junior-most finisher was Collin Quick, 4, Hanceville, 55:21 third in AG

Click here for complete AG results.

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Elkmont 10K Training Group

2009-08-25T05:31:00.001-07:00

Just got an e-mail from Whitney Hollingsworth, one of the organizers of the Elkmont Lions Club Rails to Trails 10K, inviting folks to participate in training group runs at 5:45 a.m. each Sunday Aug. 30, Sept. 6, Sept. 13 and Sept. 20. Everyone run at own pace. Meet at the trail in downtown Elkmont. Any questions? E-mail Whitney at cactus2@charter.net.

Saturday, Sept. 26 - Elkmont Lions Club Rails to Trails 10K - Elkmont - Contact Whitney Hollingsworth at cactus2@charter.net or Susan Pylant at 256-732-4493 for info.

To the races...

2009-08-24T14:03:00.000-07:00

There are quite a few good opportunities to race in and around North Alabama in the coming weeks.

Saturday, Aug. 29 - Brooke Hill 5K - Decatur

Saturday, Sept. 5 - Monte Sano 10K & 5K - Huntsville

Monday, Sept. 7 - Sacred Heart Labor Day 5K - Lawrenceburg, Tenn. Contact T. Scott Benefield at 931-766-3934 or target242@mac.com or Dr.Benefield@crockettkids.com for info.

Saturday, Sept. 12 - Duck & Run 5K - Athens

Saturday, Sept. 12 - Doc's Pump & Run 5K - Lexington

Saturday, Sept. 19 - Carlos Serrano Memorial PHP 5K - Scottsboro

Saturday, Sept. 19 - Power of Pink 5K - Tuscumbia

Saturday, Sept. 26 - Elkmont Lions Club Rails to Trails 10K - Elkmont - Contact Whitney Hollingsworth at cactus2@charter.net or Susan Pylant at 256-732-4493 for info.

Saturday, Sept. 26 - Shoals Christian School 5K - Florence

Saturday, Oct. 3 - School House 5K - Huntsville

Saturday, Oct. 3 - Run for Ronald 5K - Florence - Contact TVAAadpi@hotmail.com for info.

Friday, Oct. 9 - Goats Gallop 5K - Lewisburg, Tenn.

Saturday, Oct. 17 - Liz Hurley Ribbon Run 5K - Huntsville - Contact Michele Savage at 256-265-9452 for info.

Saturday, Oct. 31 - UCP Life Without Limits Half-Marathon & 5K - Florence

Saturday, Nov. 14 - Huntsville Half-Marathon & Heroes Run 5K - Huntsville

Saturday, Nov. 21 - Dam-Bridge 10,000 Meter Race - Florence - Contact Todd Allen at 256-627-0658 or agameco@aol.com for info.

Thursday, Dec. 31 - Millennium Run 5K - Killen - Contact Frank Spires at 256-760-9502 or fspires@spiresandassociates.com for info.

Saturday, Dec. 12 - Rocket City Marathon - Huntsville

Killen 5K Results

2009-08-22T13:13:00.000-07:00

The Killen Founders Day 5K took place today, Saturday, Aug. 22 with 263 finishers.

Hirbo Hirbo, 23, of Russellville, was winner in 15:42.
Sandy Lynch, 40, of Florence was the top female in 19:58.

Masters and Grand-Masters winners were:
Donald Bowman, 41, Madison, 17:04
Whitney Hollingsworth, 45, Elkmont, 22:29
Steve Rogers, 56, Franklin, Tenn., 18:57
Kathy Pounders, 52, Killen, 28:52

Other finishers of note include:
Bud Bowen, 60, Elkmont, 20:27 first in AG
Lance Breedlove, 38, Athens, 22:51
Phillip Stewart, 53, Athens, 23:09 second in AG
Justin Beddingfield, 27, Athens, 24:09
Shawn LaGrone, 34, Athens, 26:58
Debi Crowley, 48, Elkmont, 27:14 second in AG
Denise Sweeney, 43, Athens, 31:32 third in AG
Christy Marchel, 40, Harvest, 31:51
Jessica Dunnavant, 44, Athens, 34:53
Mandy Beddingfield, 29, Athens, 39:06

Senior-most finisher was Ivy Evans, 77, Corinth, Miss., 39:11 third in AG
Junior-most finisher was Turner Collum, 9, Russellville, 32:50 second in AG
Click here for complete AG results.

Click here for results from the one-mile fun run.

Yes, I realize I still have quite a handful of results to catch up on and I'll still do that bit by bit in the next few days.
For now, though, I thought it best to not get any further behind!

Thanks for visiting North Alabama Runner!

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"Daddy's Little Girl"

2009-08-20T18:04:00.000-07:00

Click here for an update on the gender test for the female? runner previously mentioned in this post.

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Eurocross 2009 results

2009-08-20T14:08:00.000-07:00

Eurocross 5K
June 6, 2009
Huntsville
Eric Patterson, 37, Athens, 23:11 (4/9)
Lanier Greenhaw, 38, Athens 24:33 (5/9)
Joey Butler, 41, Madison, 25:26 (4/13)
Matt Parvin, 22, Athens, 27:29 (5/7)
Madelyn Patton, 46, Madison, 27:32 (1/5)
Chip Patton, 47, Madison, 27:37 (3/11)
Wendell Sandlin, 66, Madison, 29:16 (1/2)
Mark York, 41, Athens, 31:35 (9/13)
Chris Furno, 45, Athens, 32:52 9 (10/11)
Mark Smith, 45, Athens, 33:13 (11/11)
Kevin Smith, 39, Athens, 34:18 (8/9)
Ciera Sandlin, 14, Elkmont, 34:41 (8/12)
Angie Smith, 40, Athens, 36:51 (7/9)
Christy Marchel, 40, Harvest, 39:08 (8/9)
Jacob Davis, 8, Athens, 43:55 (3/3)
Matthew Davis, 34, Athens, 43:56 (13/14)

Eurocross 8K
Eric Patterson, 37, Athens, 36:55 (2/9)
Matthew Davis, 34, Athens, 38:43 (2/6)
Eric Miller, 21, Athens, 42:09 (3/6)
Joey Butler, 41, Madison, 42:57 (6/8)
Madelyn Patton, 46, Madison, 46:08 (1/1)
Chip Patton, 47, Madison, 46:10 (2/2)
Mark York, 41, Athens, 47:06 (7/8)

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More missed races - May

2009-08-20T13:53:00.000-07:00

Some more notables from May:
Heritage Hustle 5K
Mark York, 41, of Athens ran the Heritage Hustle 5K in Lawrenceburg, TN, on May 30, taking second in his age group in 24:19.
Gurley Library Challenge 5K - May 9
Note: Towns aren't listed as identifying info. These are the names I recognized:
Christy Marchel, 40, 31:07 second in AG
Janet Duncan, 53, 30:13 first in AG
Wendell Sandlin, 66, 24:45 first in AG
Gene Simonson, 85, 43:14 first in AG
2009 10th Annual LNM Run/Walk for Hope 5k Results
Note: I don't know the date of this race, nor AG results. Sorry.
Eric Charette, 17:28 overall winner
Bud Bowen, 20:54
Anne Park, 26:18

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Another record for Bolt: 200 in 19.19

2009-08-20T13:49:00.000-07:00

Bolt smashes world record in 200

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Running in the News

2009-08-19T16:00:00.000-07:00

From time to time we include here on North Alabama Runner national or international news articles about running.
I can think of no comment on the article found at the following link (on Fox Sports) other than

"Wow."

IAAF asks for gender test on runner

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Research Run & Steeplechase results

2009-08-19T03:38:00.000-07:00

A couple other North Alabama races held back in May include:
**Rocket City Research Run 5K, which took place on May 9 in Huntsville with 85 finishers. Click here for results.
Cities aren't listed but I did recognize the following names:
Luke Mould, 16, 20:54
Mark York, 41, 25:18
Phillip Dean, 55, 26:27
Hyun Sook Clark, 43, 27:21
Jessica Dunnavant, 44, 35:53
**Steeplechase 8K, also May 9, in Decatur.
Click here for results.
Runners of note include:
Madelyn Patton, 46, Madison, 36:28 Female Master
Thomas Calatrello, 14, Athens, 38:58 2nd in AG
Tom Ridinger, 44, Athens, 39:49
Brody Vail, 27, Athens, 40:01
Ronnie Dukes, 60, Decatur, 44:51
Steve Calatrello, 43, Athens, 45:50
Shawn LaGrone, 33, Athens, 47:33
Atina English, 32, Athens, 50:23
Christie Vail, 25, Athens, 50:53
Kevin Younkin, 38, Athens, 53:39
Jenny Jarrett, 32, Athens, 56:31
Becky Bentley, 38, Athens, 1:06:50
Staley Jackson, 28, Athens, 1:06:50
Nancy Hardison, 29, Athens, 1:11:45
Genoa Perry, 36, Athens, 1:15:45

Jesse Owens 10K 2009 Results

2009-08-18T13:14:00.000-07:00

The Jesse Owens 10K takes place in Moulton, Ala., each May.
This year's race was held on Saturday, May 16.
Top three finishers were:
Josh Whitehead, 30, Madison, 33:21
Hirbo Hirbo, 22, Russellville, 34:23 first in AG
Austen Shipley, 15, Madison, 35:49 first in AG
The Top three females were:
Whitney Montgomery, 21, Moulton, 42:02
Emily Rutherford, 22, Town Creek, 44:48 first in AG
Tonya Collum, 34, Russellville, 48:12 first in AG
Masters Winners were:
Donald Bowman, 41, Madison, 36:05
Vickie Montgomery, 50, Lacey's Spring, 49:20
Other finishers of note include:
Kimberly Stone, 19, Athens, 1:04:20
Jennifer Pitts, 28, Tanner, 51:18 first in AG
Jonathan Spry, 26, Elkmont, 42:18 third in AG
Eric Schotz, 37, Decatur, 46:23 third in AG
Barry Pugh, 41, Elkmont, 48:28
Mark Swanner, 40, Athens, 56:25 (no heat stroke this year)
Stacey Lemay, 46, Florence, 42:43
Ronnie Nelson, 47, Madison, 45:01
Glen King, 48, Athens, 45:02
Tim Fogg, 47, Athens, 50:07
Janet Duncan, 53, Huntsville, 1:02:36
Phillip Stewart, 53, Athens, 47:20
Ronnie Dukes, 60, Decatur, 55:55
Wendell Sandlin, 66, Madison, 50:46 first in AG
Senior-most finishers were:
Dewayne Morris, 77, Birmingham, 53:26 first in AG
Mac McCrady, 77, Brownsboro, 54:15 second in AG
Lyman Jackson, 77, Madison, 1:04:37 third in AG
Junior-most finisher was:
Brandy Muston, 10 Town Creek, 1:22:06

In the 2-mile event, finishers of note include:
Colby Sneed, 15, Athens, 15:44
Jennifer Pitts, 28, Tanner, 19:06
Jessica Dunnanvant, 44, Athens, 20:39
Carole Davidson, 46, Athens, 23:34
Tom Davidson, 53, Athens, 23:35

Cotton Row Run 2009

2009-08-17T11:42:00.000-07:00

This is a really, really big race!
Here's the link to the results page.
Rather than spend hours reviewing the results for Athens-Limestone names, I'm going to ask anyone who ran and wants their time posted here to please leave a comment with your name, age group, and whether you ran the 10K or the 5K. I'll be happy to look up your time for you!
Thanks so much!
---W.Q.

Caught in the Act - Phillip S. May 2009

2009-08-17T11:38:00.000-07:00

A review of Tanjie's photo files indicates that at least she had good intentions.
She pulled over and jumped out of the car just to snap this pic of Phillip one day back in May.
Anyway...
Thanks for visiting North Alabama Runner.
-- W.Q.

W.Q. is back on deck

2009-08-17T07:19:00.000-07:00

Hi, all.
W.Q. here.
First and foremost: Please accept my most sincere apology for the long gap in blog posts. As I believe someone has mentioned on facebook recently (it may have been Eric or Mark) I have been on an extended vacation on an isolated tropical island with no internet access. It was lovely and I got some much needed rest but upon my return -- and much to my dismay -- I discovered that my once-trusty and dependable Gal Friday, Tanjie Schrimsher, had lost all her trusty dependableness and hadn't updated North Alabama Runner in months! And during prime race season, no less!

Rest assured, she's been severely reprimanded and I intend to also serve up a stiff dose of public humiliation for her later on but for now, let's just get back to the business of offering kudos to those making strides in the North Alabama running community.

As mentioned in a previous post, Kathy Youngren ( a Decatur High School graduate and Madison resident ) participated in the Badwater Ultra Marathon in Death Valley back in July. Click here for a DecaturDaily article on her most admirable accomplishment.

It'll take a while, folks, but I intend to somehow catch up on the summer's missed races. Thanks for your patience.

See you again soon,
W.Q.

Kathy Youngren to run Badwater Ultra

2009-07-12T07:15:00.000-07:00

OK. So, I haven't updated this blog in way too long. I've missed pretty much all the spring races including the Big One for North Alabama, Cotton Row, as well as the big Run Across Alabama earlier this month to raise awareness of Tay Sachs, with which little Elliott Schotz has been diagnosed.
Eventually, I'll backtrack and get it all on here.

For now, though, we're going to follow Huntsvillian Kathy Youngren as she runs what is considered the toughest road race out there: The 135-mile Badwater Ultramarathon, a trek through California's Death Valley with temps commonly soaring up to about 130 degrees Farenheit.
The race starts Monday, July 13 with the first wave of runners taking off at 6 a.m (PDT).

Click here to access live web coverage via the official Badwater Ultramarathon website.

Swampers 5K Results

2009-04-29T08:19:00.001-07:00

The Swampers 5K took place in Muscle Shoals Saturday, April 25 with 381 finishers.
The Top 3 male finishers were:
Josh Whitehead, 30, Madiosn, 16:09
Hirbo Hirbo, 22, Russellville, 16:21
Robert Whitaker,50, Owens Crossroads, 18:44

The Top 3 females were:
Lilli Mook, 20, Florence, 20:30
Ari Stephenson, 17, Moulton, 22:29
Samantha Black, 14, Moulton, 22:45

Female Master was Pam Berry, 52, Hartselle, 24:51
Male Master was David McKinney, 50, Baldwyn, MS, 19:45
Female Grand Master was Jan Woods, 60, Savannah, TN, 26:02
Dewayne Key, 60, Moulton, 20:14

NAR finishers include:
Bert Gangl, 44, Madison, 20:19 first in AG
Joey Butler, 40, Madison, 20:30 second in AG
Bud Bowen, 59, Elkmont, 20:31 first in AG
Ronnie Nelson, 47, Madison, 20:38 second in AG
Glen King, 48, Athens, 21:15 third in AG
Auburn Wilson, 47, Killen, 23:04
James Cheek, 37, Hamilton, 26:11
Joy Harbin, 51, Muscle Shoals, 31:14 third in AG
Jessica Dunnavant, 43, Athens, 35:11
Phillip Jhin, 45, Muscle Shoals, 40:35
Tina Jhin, 39, Muscle Shoals, 46:04

Click here for complete AG results.

The Swampers 1-miler boasted an astounding 304 finishers.

Top 3 Males were:
Jonah Casteel, 14, Muscle Shoals, 5:50.69
Slaton Zills, 15, Muscle Shoals, 5:55.44
Andrew Duff, 14, Florence, 5:59.51

Top 3 Females were:
Cassidy Russell, 9, Tuscumbia, 7:18.46
Victoria Schafer, 10, Florence, 7:22.66
Olivia Johnson, 15, Muscle Shoals, 7:51.08

NAR finishers in the 1-miler include:
Braden Jhin, 8, Muscle Shoals, 8:11.87
Kimberly West, 26, Athens, 8:19.95
Daylon Jhin, 10, Muscle Shoals, 11:28.52

Click here for complete 1-miler results.

Little Red School House 5K Results

2009-04-23T10:33:00.000-07:00

The Little Red School House 5K took place Saturday, April 18 in Florence with 52 finishers.
Josh Whitehead, 30, of Moulton took the overall win with a 16:28 finish.
Cheryl Self, 39, of Muscle Shoals was the women's winner in 22:51.
Click here for full AG results.
In this race, awards were presented to the top 3 overall male and female so rounding that out are
Males:
Nathan Graham, 35 Moulton, 19:26
Stacey Lemay, 46 Florence, 20:21
Females:
Jamie Bragwell, 46 Florence, 24:39
Cyndi Foster, 29, Athens, 26:40

NAR finishers include:

Gabriel Belue, 24, Athens, 20:26 (first in AG)
Andrew Bailey, 47, Harvest, 21:33 (male masters winner)
Justin Watson, 12, Athens, 22:19 (first in AG)
Auburn Wilson, 47, Killen, 22:58 (first in AG)
Jeff Webster, 42, Athens, 28:31
Rese Stevens, 27, Athens, 30:06
Jessica Dunnavant, 43, Athens,32:38 (first in AG)
Kellie Belue, 26, Anderson, 33:35
Jaci Burgess, 31, Anderson, 37:41 (first in AG)
Vanessa Freeman, 52, Anderson, 38:44 (first in AG)
Audrey Belue 24, Anderson, 39:14 (first in AG)

The event also featured a one-mile fun run with 41 finishers.

NAR finishers in the one-miler include:

Noah Watson, 11, Athens, 7:12.06
Mickey Watson, 14, Athens, 7:15.32
Mandy McConnell, 38, Anderson, 11:27.67
Georgia McConnell, 9, Anderson, 11:44.76
Diane Jackson, 63, Anderson, 14:35.07
Renae Smith, 26, Athens, 17:46.17
Robyn McElyea, 25, Elkmont, 17:46.44

Boston!

2009-04-20T12:16:00.000-07:00

Click here to go to the Boston Athletic Association results search page for the 2009 Boston Marathon, held Monday, April 20. You can find the 66 Alabama finishers by filling out only the "state" criteria. ALSO: Be sure to scroll to the bottom and change the results limit to at least 100 if you want to find all 66 state finishers.

North Alabama has quite a showing among Boston 2009 finishers!
Let's take a look:

Todd White, 44, Huntsville, 2:46:41
Dink Taylor, 43, Hampton Cove, 2:50:55
Zachary Koch, 23, Huntsville, 2:51:11
Eric Charette, 33, Huntsville, 2:56:17
Donald Bowman, 41, Madison, 2:58:11
Jim Clemens, 41, Madison, 2:58:42
Edward Blankenship, 44, Madison, 3:18:18
Sandy Lynch, 39, Florence, 3:18:56
John Aiken, 56, Florence, 3:28:51
Paige Dorr, 31, Decatur, 3:31:23
Emily Johnson, 29, Huntsville, 3:34:29
Kimberly Whitman, 38, Cullman, 3:44:10
Jeff Hager, 46, Madison, 3:53:14
Craig Kelly, 60, Huntsville, 3:54:12
Dorothy Holder, 38, Huntsville, 4:02:39
Melissa Booth, 38, Madison, 4:08:19
Wayne Manord, 60, Cullman, 4:09:44
Tom Smith, 55, Hampton Cove, 4:17:58

Woohoo! Applause, applause, applause, applause!

Cookie Dash 5K Results

2009-04-18T17:14:00.001-07:00

The Cookie Dash 5K (formerly the ReCreation 5K) took place in Huntsville Saturday, April 18 with 413 finishers. Click here for age-group results.
Overall winner was David Purinton, 41, of Huntsville, 17:22.
Overall female was Candace Jacobs, 28, of Huntsville, 18:48.
Marty Clark, 47, of Huntsville was male master in 17:48 and
Whitney Hollingsworth, 45, of Elkmont was female master in 21:25.

Limestone/NAR finishers included:

Eric Patterson, 36, of Athens, 19:26 (second in AG) click here for Eric's Cookie Dash blog entry
Bud Bowen, 59, of Elkmont, 20:34 (first in AG)
Linda Scavarda, 25, of Toney, 20:50 (first in AG)
Joey Butler, 40, of Madison, 20:51 (second in AG)
Glen King, 48, of Athens, 22:04
Phillip Stewart, 53, of Athens, 22:42
Tammy Hull, 35, of Athens, 22:48 (2nd in AG)
John Thacker, 30, of Athens, 23:17
Wendell Sandlin, 66, of Madison, 24:55 (1st in AG)
Jennifer Pitts, 28, of Tanner, 25:16
David Fanning, 45, of Athens, 25:57
Sara Shults, 22, of Athens, 26:30 (2nd in AG)
Elizabeth Scavarda, 23, of Toney, 27:50
Mike McCammon, 47, of Athens, 28:15
Bill Chubb, 77, of Harvest, 28:15 (2nd in AG)
Brian Merriweather, 38, of Huntsville, 28:19
Susan Sims, 34, of Athens, 30:24
Lyman Jackson, 77, of Madison, 30:40
Jonnie Johnson, 28, of Athens, 31:56
Laura Carey, 27, of Athens, 32:26
Christy Marchel, 40, of Harvest, 33:05
Amy Duncan, 32, of Harvest, 34:01
Sharon Connealy, 47, of Athens, 35:16
Lacey Miller, 21, of Athens, 41:32
Wendy Owens, 37, of Athens, 41:46
Denice Hargrove, 35, of Athens, 41:49

Senior-most finisher was Gene Simonson, 84, of Huntsville, 42:53
Junior-most finisher was Casey Whisenant 3, of Huntsville, 1:00:16

3M River City 10K Results

2009-04-15T15:45:00.000-07:00

The 3M River City 10K took place April 11 in Decatur with 248 finishers.

David Riddle, 27, of Huntsville, took first place in 32:04.8
Marty Clarke, 47, of Huntsville, took the male masters title in 36:50.7
Robert Whitaker, 50, of Hampton Cove, was male grand master in 38:49.0
Emily Hardin, 25, of Madison, was the first female in 37:36.0
Madelyn Patton, 46, of Madison, took the female master title in 44:57.7
Ovella Jesse, 51, of Hampton Cove was female grand master in 47:23.6

Click here for AG results.

North Alabama Runner finishers include:

Tyrone Harris, 29, of Athens, 33:30.4 (1st in AG; 3rd overall)
Eric Charette, 33, of Huntsville, 34:54.6 (2nd in AG; 5th overall)
Eric Patterson, 36, of Athens, 40:57.7 (2nd in AG; 24th overall)
Tim McNeill, 38, of Athens, 46:52.6
Tom Holt, 43, of Athens, 44:23.5
Barry Pugh, 41, of Elkmont, 45:20.4
David Quinn, 43, of Athens, 46:51.5
Mark Swanner, 40, of Athens, 48:12.4
Glen King, 48, of Athens, 44:06.2
John Ricci, 48, of Madison, 44:36.8
Chip Patton, 46, of Madison, 48:06.2
Tim Fogg, 47, of Athens, 49:37.2
Phillip Stewart, 53, of Athens, 46:49.4
Denny Thornton, 55, of Athens, 45:19.6 (3rd in AG; 59th overall)
Tom Smith, 55, of Hampton Cove, 47:59.4
Ronnie Dukes, 60, of Decatur, 55:48.0
Wendell Sandlin, 66, of Madison, 51:39.7 (1st in AG; 110 overall)

Senior-most finisher was Frank Key, 78, of Madison, 1:29:41.2
Junior-most finisher was Gavin Donald, 9, of Huntsville, 1:08:14.5