There was much concern about the weather leading into this race. The forecast many days in advance called for cold rain all through the race. However, the runners really caught a break with the weather. There was light rain at the start which mostly gave way to cloudy skies and temperatures in the low to mid 50s, which is nearly ideal for running.
The overall win at this race stayed local to Madison County as Josh Whitehead of Madison ran a one minute negative split 2:37:25 to take the overall win. The women's winner was Justyne Mudy of Rome, GA, with a massive nearly 4 minute negative split and an impressive 2:46:34, over 5 minutes ahead of second place. The masters winner was Matt Pulle of Nashville, TN, in 2:40:36 and the women's masters winner was Kaye Anne Starosciak of Canton, GA, in 2:58:29.
Complete detailed results are here.
http://www.huntsvilletrackclub.org/results/RCM13/Detail.txt
Several Limestone runners made a strong showing at this historic running of the 37th Rocket City Marathon. Chris Ramsden of Athens broke the very difficult 3 hour barrier with an impressive near even split race in 2:59:35. Johnny Maplesden was granted a late entry due to the cancellation of the St. Jude Memphis Marathon, and ran a personal best 3:29:41. Eric Patterson led the 3:30 pace group to a 3:29:24 finish. Jonathan and Emily Spry teamed up to lead the 3:45 pace group to a 3:44:30 finish.
Just a few photos courtesy of Gregg Gelmis of We Run Huntsville.
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Chris Ramsden (Captain America) at Mile 7 (Photo by Gregg Gelmis) |
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Eric Patterson leading the 3:30 Pace Group at Mile 2 with Jordon Paul (left) (Photo by Gregg Gelmis) |
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Jonathan and Emily Spry finishing together (Photo by Gregg Gelmis) |
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Johnny Maplesden hanging tough at the finish (Photo by Gregg Gelmis) |
Limestone County finishers are listed below.
1. 2:59:35
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Chris
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Ramsden
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Athens
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AL
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2. 3:23:53
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Tony
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King
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Athens
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AL
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3. 3:29:24
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Eric
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Patterson
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Athens
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AL
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4. 3:29:41
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Johnny
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Maplesden
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Athens
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AL
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5. 3:44:30
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Emily
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Spry
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Elkmont
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AL
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6. 3:44:30
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Jonathan
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Spry
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Elkmont
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AL
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7. 3:49:22
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Jordan
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Paul
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Athens
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AL
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8. 4:13:02
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Jimmy
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Morrow
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Athens
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AL
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9. 4:33:17
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Eddy
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Burks
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Athens
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AL
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10. 5:03:10
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Rex
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Tucker Sr
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Athens
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AL
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11. 5:21:20
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Amy
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Morrow
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Athens
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AL
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12. 5:25:27
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William
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Murphy
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Athens
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AL
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