Monte Sano 10k and 5k

The 40th Annual Monte Sano 10k and 5k Road Races were Saturday, September 3, 2011. This is an annual Saturday before Labor Day tradition in Huntsville. The races start with a 10k at 8:00 AM and a 5k at 9:30. The 10k course is a double loop of the 5k course. It's a rolling and challenging course. The 10k was the RRCA 10k State Championship race for Alabama this year.

The overall winner was Josh Whitehead of Madison in 33:12. The female winner was Candace Jacobs of Huntsville in 38:45. The masters winner was Tim Horvath of Huntsville in 38:11. The female masters winner was Limestone County's own Whitney Hollingsworth of Elkmont in 46:26. Congratulations to these state champions! Overall results and Age Group results are available at the HTC website.

Limestone County 10k finishers are listed below.

1. Eric Patterson, Athens, 39:09
2. Whitney Hollingsworth, Elkmont, 46:26
3. Robert Kephart, Athens, 47:52
4. Glen King, Athens, 48:17
5. Dewey Richards, Athens, 49:48
6. Johnny Maplesden, Athens, 50:51
7. Jeremy McDougal, Athens, 51:01
8. Melissa Opman, Athens, 52:12
9. Corey Glover, Athens, 52:44
10. Charles Gray, Athens, 55:12
11. Phillip Stewart, Athens, 55:58
12. David Fanning, Athens, 56:34
13. William Murphy, Athens, 59:16
14. Jennifer Adair, Athens, 1:02:44
15. Mark York, Ardmore, 1:03:25
16. Jessica Durso, Athens, 1:03:50
17. Stacey Glover, Athens, 1:04:50
18. Laura Cary, Athens, 1:05:22
19. Stacy Louallen, Athens, 1:07:28
20. Brandon Adair, Athens, 1:08:43

For the 5k, the overall winner was Josh Whitehead in 16:17. The female winner was Candace Jacobs in 19:45. The masters winner was James Falcon in 19:02. The female masters winner was Roberta Hauck in 23:34. Men's results and women's results are at the HTC website.

Limestone County 5k finishers are below.

Men

1. Eric Patterson, Athens, 20:29
2. John Graves, Athens, 23:59
3. Jacob Graves, Athens, 24:33
4. Glen King, Athens, 24:52
5. Dewey Richards, Athens, 24:53
6. Brandon Joyce, Athens, 25:15
7. Jeremy McDougal, Athens, 25:24
8. Mitchell Shelly, Athens, 25:47
9. Aaron Moody, Elkmont, 25:51
10. Corey Glover, Athens, 26:36
11. Chris Freeman, Elkmont, 28:44
12. Keith Presson, Athens, 29:10
13. Joel Wayne Belew, Athens, 29:40
14. Phillip Stewart, Athens, 29:41
15. Brandon Adair, Athens, 36:23
16. Brian Presson, Athens, 39:01
17. Mark York, Ardmore, 43:00

Women

1. Jessica Durso, Athens, 32:26
2. Laura Cary, Athens, 35:18
3. Jennifer Adair, Athens, 35:22
4. Stacey Glover, Athens, 36:53
5. Tina Lee Boozer, Athens, 40:30
6. Rita Murphy, Athens, 43:49
7. Kaitlin Stutts, Athens, 49:07
8. Kathy Stutts, Athens, 49:16

Jimmie Dukes 7@7 7k

The first annual Jimmie Dukes 7k run was Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Point Mallard Park in Decatur. 7k is a very unusual distance, 4.36 miles. The course was flat and much of the course was run on the trail that goes along the river. This race had a beat the heat 7 AM start and had a good turnout for an inaugural event.

The overall winner was Limestone County runner Tyrone Harris of Athens in 25:31. It's reported that he hopped out of his car just a couple of minutes before race start time and still dominated the field. The masters winner and second overall was Tim Vinson of Madison in 28:04. The female winner was ultra runner extraordinaire Kathy Youngren of Huntsville in 30:13. The female masters winner was Tina Davis of Town Creek in 34:51. The overall results are at the River City Runners website.

Limestone County finishers are listed below.

1. Tyrone Harris, Athens, 25:31
2. Lance Perry, Athens, 30:44
3. Ginger Blackwell, Ardmore, 44:14
4. Phillip Dean, Athens, 44:42
5. Travis McElyea, Athens, 52:05
6. Kim Goins, Ardmore, 54:57
7. Daphne McElyea, Athens, 1:03:28