Late Summer Race Results

I wanted to take a quick minute to share some race results from the end of summer. I am sure there are other races that I have missed, so please feel free to email me when you are racing, and I will do my best to get it on the blog.

Trail Run Challenge: The Forrester family decided to take advantage of a trail race during our summer vacation. The Trail Run Challenge was held at the US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte. The entire race took place on their mountain bike trails. Michael ran the 10k and took 2nd in his age group with a time of 47:00. Ursula paced Henry in the 5k to a 41:19. Caroline was not far behind finishing in 50:57 and taking 3rd in her age group. It was a fun race at a great venue.

Gold's Gym Waterpark 5k: This Greenville 5k is in it's 13 year and has a fast course when the summer heat backs off. Ashley Bass took full advantage and clocked an amazing 17:01 to win the race outright! You read that right. . . 52 year old Ashley ran a 17:01. Ashley edged out 55 year old Phillip Rowan of Greenville who set the state age group record during the race. Wayne Painter of the RMEC took 10th overall posting a 19:33 (6:17 pace). This was strong enough for second place in his age group. This really was a very impressive race with two of the top masters runners in the state on display. Great job everyone! Complete results are available online.

Greenville-Pitt County 8k: A new race on the calendar this year is the Greenville 8k. Derek Hurdle has been going through a tough summer training regiment as he prepares for the Blue Ridge Relay and the Steamtown Marathon. He decided to test the legs in the 8k and had a strong showing. His finishing time of 33:11 (6:41 pace) was strong enough for 12th overall and second in his age group. Well done Derek! Complete results are available online.