November 18 Great Smoky Mountains Mountain Gobbler Half Marathon and 5k

It was a cool day, but no rain and the half marathon and 5k got started on time. This was a new course for the half and most of the runners found it to be a good challenge. We did cover some of the same trail as our July Half, but the bulk of the run was on new ground. Carl Rundell came in from Birmingham Michigan to win with a time of 1:13:47. He was moving!! That's just a little over 5:30 per mile. The field was very close for all the runners. Our first women to finish was Carolyn Mathers from Morganton Ga, with a winning time of 1:43:44. Carolyn comes to a lot of the races here in the mountains and we are proud to see her here racing with us. Our 5k run was dominated by the youth with 15 year old Jordan Turner finishing in 18.23 and 12 year old Julie Stevenson in the blazing time of 24.01 Good job!! As cold as it was yesterday, I was glad to get it done. When I woke up this morning there was 2 inches of snow on the ground.

July Half Marathon Photo I'll be posting pictures of the Mountain Gobbler in a few days. Stay tuned!!

First Name Last Name City State Age Sex race Race # Finish Time Jordan Turner Canton Ga 15 m 5k 178 18:23 Dwight Moss Hayesville NC 54 m 5k 157 18:38 Lajos Toth Morganton Ga 32 m 5k 100 19:29 Ronnie Sain Vale NC 47 m 5k 197 22:47 Julie Stevenson Murphy NC 12 f 5k 160 24:01:00 Dan Goff Hayesville NC 50 m 5k 161 24:36:00 Jim Harben Hayesville NC 58 m 5k 163 24:45:00 Joanna Atkinson Hayesville NC 43 f 5k 263 24:51:00 michael Kelischek Brasstown NC 44 m 5k 162 26:45:00 Toni Lovingood Marble NC 43 f 5k 159 29:32:00 Ann McMicken       f 5k 151 33:20:00 Carolyn Smith       f 5k 274 33:54:00 Dori Butler Acworth Ga 36 f 5k 153 34:09:00 Carl Rundell Birmingham MI 32 m half 99 1:13:47 Davier Jimenez Decatur Ga 31 m half 156 1:19:19 Brian Shirk Atlanta Ga 17 m half 279 1:26:43 Gerald Eldridge Asheville NC 32 m half 182 1:26:59 Eric Albrecht Atlanta Ga 16 m half 278 1:27:22 Andrew Mullen Atlanta Ga 16 m half 97 1:29:07 Douglas Reed Asheville NC 40 f half 154 1:35:05 Philip Chipley Cullowhee NC 21 m half 276 1:35:56 John Turner Canton Ga 43 m half 177 1:36:19 Rob Lawson Walhalla SC 36 m half 261 1:37:15 Bill Baggett Asheville NC 27 m half 192 1:39:01 Fred Wood Waynesville NC 60 m half 127 1:40:21 Paul Keely Brasstown NC 52 m half 179 1:40:30 Mirko Fredrich     23 m half 277 1:40:50 Carolyn Mathers Morganton Ga 51 f half 267 1:43:44 michael Weihrauch Smyrna Ga 31 m half 269 1:44:30 Jennifer Petosz Whitltek NC 27 f half 281 1:45:26 Mark Fuell Kennesaw Ga 34 m half 194 1:48:27 Rebecca Stewart Hayesville NC 38 f half 158 1:48:50 Larry Boyer Horse Shoe NC 49 m half 96 1:50:48 David Coleman Brevard NC 38 m half 196 1:52:01 Travis Borg Atlanta Ga 15 m half 98 1:52:23 Kay Keys       f half 273 1:53:07 Sarah Dunn Canton Ga 39 f half 164 1:53:54 John Harrison Hendersonville NC 32 m half 169 1:57:16 Dave McMicken     51 m half 128 1:58:05 James Smith     38 m half 152 1:58:06 Klaus Sudan Smyrna Ga 44 m half 270 1:58:13 Gail Lynch Columbus Ga 32 f half 55 2:04:59 Kimberly Blanchard Marietta Ga 27 f half 271 2:10:04 Ray Rhodes Dawsonville Ga 39 m half 74 2:10:28 Lisa Hancock Clarkesville Ga 45 f half 259 2:10:42 Jim Hancock Clarkesville Ga 45 m half 258 2:10:43 Ellen Serritt Calhoun Ga 28 f half 155 2:12:21 Angie McGinnis Asheville NC 29 f half 155 2:12:21 Carol Lawson Walhalla SC 32 f half 262 2:24:52 Jennifer Pearson Cullowhee NC 22 f half 275 2:27:54 Tracey Stepheinson Bryson City NC 30 f half 280 2:31:55 Leigh Mahoney Bryson City NC 25 f half 57 2:31:58 Pamela Jolley Marion NC 42 f half 195 2:37:40 Pat Callahan Franklin NC 62 f half 193 2:37:41 Kelley Phillips Calhoun Ga 32 f half 266 n/s Frank Berger Marietta Ga 33 m half 272 n/s Dustin Barber Simpsonville SC 35 m half 260 n/s Tammie Brumlow Calhoun Ga 35 f half 265 n/s Becky Johnson Boone NC 36 f half 165 n/s Mellgwin Ramsey Marietta Ga 39 f half 198 n/s Steve Mathers Morganton Ga 57 m half 268 n/s