Race Report From 5-26 to 5-27

White Squirrel 5k - Brevard, NC
Kimberly Sweetland - 20:30 - 1st Female Overall
Don McMahill - 41:19 - 2nd Age Group

 White Squirrel 10k
Gerri Grady - 1:12 (Pictured w/ members of the Cherokee Runners who finished either the 5k or 10k)

Assault on Mount Mitchel - May 21
 Debbie Ford - 8:54
Sarah Hendricks - 9:27

Big Little 5K in Kingsport at Ridgefield CC
Raylene Morrow - 1st Masters 4th female overall - 24:57


Jennifer Tyner ran the Diva 1/2 Marathon in Myrtle Beach w/ her 13 year old  daughter.

Rock 2 Rock - Camp Rockmont - Fri., May 25
1st Place - Shiloh Meilke
2nd Place - Matt Morse
12th Place - Shawn Bagley
 Molly Pritchard - Survived in 1:14


Karen Mason finished 2nd Female Overall in the French Broad Triathlon.


Bill Gatton Memorial 5k - Bristol VA/TN
Ron Wyant - 22:45

Race Report from 5-19 to 5-20

2 weeks after the New River Marathon, Rush Austin ran the Burnsville Fit Families 5k over 1 minute faster than last year finishing in 22:52 and 2nd in his Age Group (12th overall). Raylene Morrow finished 1 minute & 8 seconds faster than last year in 26:46 finishing 1st in her Age Group & 6th Overall. Ron Wyant won his Age Group.

Finisher's from the Biltmore 15k on Sunday:
Curtis Rowe - 1:00:18 - 4th Overall
Kim Sweetland - 1:04:22 - 2nd Female Overall
Bart Smith - 1:06:35 - 30th Overall & 1st Age Group
Eve Smith - 1:22:12 - 130th Overall & 2nd Age Group
Dennis Duffy - 1:22:28 - 12th Age Group
Kate Seng - 1:27:08
Melissa McCulloch - 1:32
Lynn Ray - 1:36
Liz Cyriac set a new PR
Lynn Marks finished 3rd in her Age Group

Gorges State Park (Just outside of Brevard) 4.5 Mile Trail Run:
Thomas Casson - 1st Place Overall
Andy McKenzie - 2nd Place Overall
Ed Carpenter ~ 43 minutes

Duncan Sharrits sent in the following:
" Ann-Marie & I ran the Fargo Marathon on 5/19/12. I ran 3:47 for my 24th states and only 2 minutes off my goal time. Ann-Marie rocked Fargo. She ran a PR by 15 minutes 4:20. Fargo is a great marathon well organized, flat course with cool shirts & medals."

Congrats to Don McMahill

Last week, Don McMahill (pictured) qualified for the State Sr. Games Finals scheduled for Raleigh next September. McMahill will enter both the 5K Race Walk and the 5K Run based on his finish times in the Smoky Mountain Sr. Games held in Jackson County, with times of 40:17 and 31:11 respectively. Congratulations Don!

Race Report from 5-12 to 5-13

Ramble Run 12k
Men's
Matt Morse - 1st Overall
Aaron Saft - 2nd Overall
Jake Bradler - 3rd Overall
David Workman - 4th Overall - 1st Master's
Scott Hickman - 3rd Age Group in 51:21
Randy Sain - 1:02
Albert Noah PR'd on the longer course & defended Foot Tag #4
Dennis Duffy - 12th Age Group - 1:05:47

Women's
Keelin Schneider - 2nd Overall
Katie Gwyther - 3rd Overall
Lydia Odell - 3rd Master's
Janet Casperson - 1:19:43
Lynn Ray - Finished in 1:22
Melissa McCulloch was 4th in her Age Group, but ran faster than last year!

Ramble Run 5k
Don McMahill - 3rd Age Group - 41:18

Andie McKenzie finished the Meals on Wheels Metric Ride.

Raylene Morrow ran the Hearts for Heros 5k & finished 2nd in her Age Group in 25:54 (42 seconds faster than last year).

Bill Sauber ran the Gothenburg 1/2 Marathon in Sweden finishing in 1:48 with 55,000 of his closest friends!

Christy Bare ran the Leader of the Pack 5k in Forest City and finished 2nd in her Age Group in 29:48.

Karen Masson (pictured above) sent in the following:

" Had a fantastic time in St. Croix for 1/2 ironman this past weekend. Race could have been a bit better for me- heat, humidity was brutal -although it could have been worse as it was overcast/drizzly all day. But I ended up 4th in my age group with a time of 5.30.24. Got run down in the last 1/2 mile and missed the podium by 30 sec.I look happier in this photo than I felt! But had a really fun race overall."

Race Report from May 5-6

Rebecca Mayernick ran the Mainz half marathon on Sunday in 1:38:14.  She was the 33rd woman out of over 2000 and 8th in her age group.

In the PB&J 5k at Rugby Middle School in Hendersonville, Dennis Duffy ran 23:20 & was 28th overall.

Lance Martin completed the White Lake Half Ironman on Sat. in Bladen County, NC.

Ron Wyant ran the Critter Crawl at Grandfather Mtn. on Thursday evening in 33:11 and was 27th overall. Saturday he ran the Animal Chase 5K on the Virginia Creeper Trail and was 1st in his Age Group.




Melissa McCulloch ran the YMCA Mini-Mud Run with 4 friends & finished 1st in her Age Group.


Shannon Wildes ran the New River 1/2 Marathon on Sat. in Todd, NC.

Sarah Hendricks won her Age Group in the May Day Biathlon in Morganton with a  5k time of 25:39 and 31k ride time of 1:07:39 for a total time of 1:33:18. 

Curtis Rowe was 2nd overall in the May Day 5k in 17:51.

In the Bearwallow Beast 5k Trail Run, Matt Morse was 1st, Shiloh Meilke 2nd, & Dave Workman was 3rd overall. Shawn Bagley was 5th overall in 28:53. The course climbs 1100 Feet in 3 miles.

Race report from Chris Pruitt:
"  I'm writing to tell you about my first marathon! Terry Etterman and I ran it together (literally) and both finished in 4:25. We were just hoping to walk across the line with no injuries, so we really exceeded our expectations by having such a fun time. The New River Marathon is in Boone, and it was very well put together, well-marked, and there were great volunteers at the aide stations--every two miles! The course was beautiful, and nicely varied--mostly pavement, a lot of flat, but some good hills as well. It was a great experience. Highly recommend it. I attached four photos my dad took of us. The best thing was sitting in the cold river right after the race. Perfect!! Oh, and by the way--notice the shirt I'm wearing! Someone on the sidelines saw it and said, "Go Foot Rx! Yay, Asheville!" 

Rush Austin also ran the New River Marathon, but had a tough outing finishing in 4:24. 

Ramble Run 5k/12k Needs Volunteers May 12

Ramble Run 12/5K is seeking volunteers!  They need course monitors and folks to help with water stations.  If you are not planning on running the race, please consider helping the club with this worthwhile and fun event.  You'll even earn Volunteer Credit Hours if you are an ATC member and be in the running to win special awards at the end of the year!  Email Kelly Allen directly if you can help.  Be sure to tell her your shirt size as well!  kellyallenasheville@gmail.com