Halloween Weekend Marathon Results

The RMEC continues to add more fall marathons to our "done it" list. After this weekend the RMEC has completed the following fall marathons/ultras: Steamtown (PA), New River (VA), Medoc (NC), Spinx (SC), Ridge to Bridge (NC), and Marine Corps (DC).

Starting things off, we had three from the RMEC run the Marathon at the Spinx Run Fest on Saturday. This race is held in Greenville, South Carolina. The event has multiple races and is in it's sixth year. The marathon was just brought back this year and over 600 runners took on the challenge. Anthony Lucas ran a PR 3:40:51 and took 6th in his age group. His dad William Lucas came in seconds behind with a 3:40:56 also setting a new PR. Levi Moore also posted a PR with a 4:02:32.  Three runners, and three PRs. Would love to hear what you thought about the race guys.

Also racing on Saturday was Frank Lilley who took on the Ridge to Bridge Marathon. This small personal downhill marathon has become a favorite from people all over the U.S. An organized and personal race director is key to their success. Frank got a last minute spot off the wait list and took full advantage. He finished in 5:47:32. Great job Frank! For more pictures and a race report, check out Frank's Blog.

On Sunday, Dennis Crossen went back to DC for some redemption in the Marine Corps Marathon. Last year a fast start led to an early 'bonk' for Dennis. This year he planned a smart conservative evenly pace race, and it paid off. Dennis finished with a 3:27:03 placing him 1027th out of 21,886 finishers. That is top 5% for the stat nerds in our club! This was a 38 minute improvement over last year. Nice work Dennis!