Race Report from Oct. 7 & 8

Lydia Odell (pictured above) finished 2nd overall Female at the New River 50k in a time of 4:23.

Justin Tebockhorst won the Bethel 1/2 Marathon on Sat. in 1:13. Dennis Duffy ran 1:54:51 and he was 14 out of 21 in his Age Group. Albert Noah ran 1:55:20, 13 minutes off of last years time on the same course. Tera Pruett ran 2:04:56 (almost 8 minutes better than last year).

Karen Ostergaard was 3rd female at the Dig the Du Duathlon.

Kate Seng was 12th in her age group in the Anderson, SC Olympic Distance Triathlon and was 42nd overall for women.

Dawson Hunter, 82 of Black Mountain established a new Tennessee State record for 82 year olds in the 4 mile run as he cruised to a 3rd place age group finish in the Apple festival Races held in Erwin Tennessee on Saturday. Dawson's time of 45:12 easily eclipsed the former record by nearly one-half minute.
In other action, Don McMahill, 75 also from Black Mountain finished 6th overall in the accompanying 2 Mile Race Walk clocking 22:31 over an undulating course.

Cross Country Series Race #9 Jackson Park Thurs., Oct. 13th 6:30pm

Come to Jackson Park (directions below) on Thursday, Oct. 13th for the 9th race of the 2011 Cross Country Series. Registration will start at 5:30pm in the parking area near the brick house by the tennis courts. The course distance is 6k. Cost is $15 for adults & $10 for students (checks payable to Aaron Saft).

E-mail aaron@footrx.com with questions

The 2011 Cross Country Series Application are available on our home page www.footrxasheville.com

Directions to Jackson Park (Hendersonville):

801 Glover St.
Hendersonville, NC

When driving towards Flat Rock (South) on Main St. in Hendersonville, turn left (East) onto 4th Ave and continue into the Park. The Brick House will be on the left 1/4 mile after entering the park.

If driving on 64 West (towards Hendersonville off I-26), turn left on Harris St. (small sign for Jackson Park) & conitinue to Glover St. Make a left on Glover St, & enter the Park. Brick House will be 1/4 mile on the left.

Cross Country Series Race #8 Results

The Asheville School 6k Race #8 Oct. 6, 2011

Males
1. Curtis Rowe 25:34
2. Michael Anderson 27:24
3. Rob Fields 28:38
4. Duncan Sharitts 29:48
5. Paul Fitzpatrick 31:44
6. Albert Noah 34:59
7. Ralph VanPraag 36:20
8. Jim Semon 38:46
9. Rick Cochran 39:06
10. Hank Caplan 40:52
11. Michael Cope 45:00


Females
1. Amanda Chase 27:37
2. Chris Pruitt 33:41
3. Terry Etterman 35:39
4. Mishele Fields 36:21
5. Sarah Hendricks 41:04
6. Debbie Ford 43:26
7. Patricia Cowan 44:46
8. Keila Cochran 44:46
9. Donna Cope 45:00
10. Kathy Pressley 50:02

Next Race, Oct. 13th @ Jackson Park 6k

Awesome Trail Run & Montrail Shoe Demo

Come Oct. 4th to the Trace Ridge Trailhead (directions below) for an awesome Trail Run & Montrail Shoe Demo! We'll meet at 6:30pm.

We'll have various distances & directions for you to run! Bring a friend or group of friends to run with!

While you're out there, Montrail will bring The Rogue Racer & Fairhaven Demo shoes for you to run in & try out without any obligation to buy. Foot Rx Running Asheville will provide a coupon for you to purchase the shoes at the store if you enjoy them on your run. Montrail will provide some free swag & raffle items, so come out & enjoy some sweet shoes & trails!

Questions, please e-mail aaron@footrx.com

DIRECTIONS:
Take N. Mills River Road off Hwy 280 (1st right after Brevard Rd/Hwy 191 when heading towards Brevard). Drive 5 miles into Mills River Recreation Area & make a right onto Wash Creek Road, which is now paved for the first 1/4 mile or so. Follow this for several miles; this is FR 479 although a sign at the beginning used to say "5000". Turn left onto the first un-gated gravel road which has a concrete low-water bridge, and follow this 0.5 mile to the Trace Ridge trailhead and parking lot.

Race Report from Oct. 1 & 2

USATF National 5K Race-Walk Championships,
Saturday, October 1, 2011, Kingsport, TN
71 total entries from 24 states, cool, 44 degrees, windy
Katherine Fincher - 26 Overall-F, 3 Age Group
Don McMahill - 36 Overall-M, 1 Age Group

Rebecca Mayernick ran the Twin Cities Marathon in 3:28:18 on Sunday.

Leah Nicholson was 2nd overall female & 7th out of every one in the race! Bart & Eve Smith ran the Dupont 50k on Sunday in 6:22 & negative spilt the 2 Loop course! Greg Walker finished with a pulled hamstring in 6:55.

Shawn Bagley ran the Hickory Mtn Trail 10k in 52:20. Dennis Duffy finished 1:00:46 & 4th in his Age Group. Then on Sunday he came back and won his Age Group at the Wiggly Butt 5k in Fletcher Park in 26:55. Raylene Morrow just wrote she finished the Hickory Mtn Trail 10k, which is an accomplishment in & of itself!

Melissa McCulloch ran the Run Way 5k at the Asheville Airport on Sat. in 29:23/ She was 200th out of 638 finishers. Dan Mason also finished the 5k and was very pleased with his performance. Lynn Ray finished, & that is all.

Cross Country Series Race #8 6k @ The Asheville School

Come to The Asheville School (directions below) on Thursday, Oct 6th for our 8th race of the 2011 Cross Country Series. Registration will start at 5:30pm by the track. Race will start at 6:30pm. The course distance is 6k. Cost is $15 for adults & $10 for students (checks payable to Aaron Saft).

Complete details on the series are available at www.footrxasheville.com

E-mail aaron@footrx.com with questions

Directions:

From the South and Asheville Regional Airport (served by major airlines and regional carriers): I-26 West to I-40 West toward Knoxville, Exit 44.

From the North: US 19-23 (new I-26) South to I-240 West to I-40 West, Exit 44.

From the East and West: I-40 to Exit 44.

At Exit 44, turn left at stoplight and proceed one mile straight ahead past the hotels and shopping centers. Follow Asheville School signs to the driveway on the right. Follow the signs on campus to the athletic field house. The track is just passed the field house.

The 2011 Cross Country Series Application are available on our home page www.footrxasheville.com



Dates are as follows:



Oct. 6th Event #8 - 6k @ The Asheville School



Oct. 13th Event #9 - 6k @ Jackson Park



Oct. 27th FINALE - 8k @ Montreat College



Awards Ceremony Nov. 5th @ Flat Rock Village Bakery 4pm





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Races will start at 6:30pm



Cost will be $15 for adults & $10 for students per race.



EVERYONE must complete 6 of 10 races to receive long sleeve technical shirt.



EVERYONE MUST RACE FINALE AT MONTREAT COLLEGE TO COUNT IN GRAND PRIX STANDINGS!





Prizes will go as follows:



1st-3rd Overall Male & Female



Los Jovenes Male & Female (Under 18 yrs) 1st Place ONLY



Master's Male & Female (50 yrs & up) 1st Place ONLY



Grand Master's Male & Female (70 yrs & up) 1st Place ONLY





Team Divisions - Must have 3 runners to score, 5 runner max on team roster. Winning team from each category will win prizes. All teams must have ATLEAST 2 Females on the roster, & at least ONE female must be included in scoring.



Mixed Under 18 yrs



Mixed Under 50 yrs



Mixed Master's (Over 50 yrs)



Mixed Grand Master's (Over 70 yrs)





Scoring:



Individuals - Your place against your competitors of your gender will be your points - Low score wins w/ your best finishes from 6 of the 10 races



Teams - Your team score will be tallied based on your individuals finishing place in your division - All team scores will be tallied from 6 of your teams' best team scores out of the 10 races



Awards will be products from: Ultimate Direction, Drymax Socks, Montrail Shoes, & Mountain Hard Wear Apparel

Tsali Frosty Foot Registration Delayed

Our sincerest apologies to those of you who tried to use active.com today for registration for the Tsali Frosty Foot!

Due to user error (Aaron Saft will take the blame on this one), Tsali Registration will open at 6:15pm EST on Sunday, Oct. 2nd.

Thank you for your patience! If technology were perfect, oh what a wonderful world it would be!