Run to Rock - Chimney Rock 5k - Results - August 30, 2009

My Good Race Buddy Bob and I Courtesy of Melanie Goodwin

It was a great run starting in the town of Chimney Rock just a few hundred yards from the entrance to Chimney Rock Park.  The weather was warmer than I would have expected with temperatures in the mid 60s when I got out of my car.  Nice turnout (73 finishers) for such an ambitious race.  First thing I realized: I forgot my Garmin so I have no idea of my pace and distance.  Hmm.  Liberating.

The start is a gentle glide to the park entrance followed by a wood bridge crossing and a rude awakening.

 It’s all uphill.

I was so entertained by a runner who ran with his black lab (or lab mix?).  The beautiful dog was so excited and pulled the runner from the start and then got a nice drink at water station number one.  (NOTE: later on the dog splashed and had great fun in the kiddie pool at the top full of ice for creating cool head wraps for hot runners).

It was about a mile or so uphill to the open area (I guess for picnic opportunities).  The open area was a little hot.  Then we went back to attacking the mountain with many switchbacks, but fortunately protected by thick trees.  The final pull through the parking lot is a welcome end to a really challenging but fun race!  I’ll do it again next year.

Here are the results … 

Place	Name	City	State	Age	Time
1	Jarad Crave	Asheville	NC	34	0:20:59
2	Hector Sanchez	Canton	NC	35	0:21:30
3	Jay Curwen	Asheville	NC	42	0:22:27
4	Mike Darling	Granite Falls	NC	29	0:23:09
5	Shawn Bagley	Arden	NC	31	0:23:36
6	Jordan Reming Backus	Jefferson City	TN	23	0:24:37
7	Jacob Richards	Winter Park	FL	34	0:24:45
8	JT Sharpe		NC	27	0:25:49
9	Joe Houk	Old Fort	NC	31	0:26:24
10	Matt Dillon	Jacksonville	NC	29	0:26:50
11	Michael Owens	Rutherfordton	NC	29	0:27:26
12	Florindo Forero	Asheville	NC	58	0:27:45
13	Bradley Cook	albertville	AL	24	0:27:49
14	Matthew Bray	Fayetteville	NC	39	0:27:53
15	Lewis Bentley	Columbus	NC	41	0:28:08
16	Melissa Darling	Granite Falls	NC	29	0:28:09
17	David Crows	Charlotte	NC	32	0:29:08
18	don Conway	Asheville	NC	54	0:29:25
19	Dietrict Fabricius	Hendersonville	NC	58	0:29:35
20	Julia Phillips	Lake Lure	NC	27	0:29:40
21	Richard Bink	Bostic	NC	47	0:29:47
22	Tony Rouse	West End	NC	45	0:29:55
23	Chris Epps	Greensboro	NC	25	0:29:59
24	Lincoln Crosse	Asheville	NC	50	0:30:09
25	Dennis Duffy	Asheville	NC	50	0:30:15
26	Chad Bowman	Cherokee	NC	34	0:30:40
27	Kyle Winters-Geddis	Old Fort	NC	25	0:30:44
28	Patricia Cummings	Baltimore	MD	33	0:30:57
29	Michelle Crabtree	Columbia	NC	35	0:31:05
30	Frank Ellis	Gastonia	NC	61	0:31:17
31	Peter O’Leary	Chimney Rock	NC	50	0:31:20
32	Douglas Spanks	Hendersonville	NC	56	0:31:22
33	Robert Goodwin	Flat Rock	NC	57	0:31:25
34	Todd Mangum	Charlotte	NC	45	0:31:49
35	AJ O’Leary	Chimney Rock	NC	11	0:31:59
36	Skye Littledave	Cherokee	NC	27	0:32:35
37	Eric Kenyon	Powell	TN	24	0:33:08
38	Tom Kingsbury	Candler	NC	51	0:33:16
39	Claire O’Leary	Chimney Rock	NC	15	0:33:24
40	Sue Madagan	Hilton Head Is	SC	46	0:33:57
41	Cindy Conkis	alexander	NC	51	0:34:19
42	Greg Jackson	alexander	NC	47	0:34:36
43	Karen VanStick	Lake Lure	NC	41	0:35:21
44	Marshall Wilson Jr.	Rutherfordton	NC	21	0:35:33
45	John Malloy	Tryon	NC	44	0:35:42
46	Hilary Ross	Tazewell	TN	27	0:36:02
47	Madeline Richards	Tazewell	TN	24	0:36:10
48	Keith Horton	Fairview	NC	59	0:36:15
49	Sylvia Gonzalez	Hendersonville	NC	50	0:36:17
50	Rachel Haynes	Hendersonville	NC	23	0:37:22
51	Elnora Thompson	Cherokee	NC	61	0:37:50
52	Greg Moore	Rutherfordton	NC	29	0:38:08
53	Erin O’Leary	Chimney Rock	NC	13	0:38:16
54	William Long	HILTON HEAD	SC	61	0:38:29
55	Chloe McGlasson	Hendersonville	NC	23	0:38:35
56	Bill Redmond	Owens Cross Ro	AL	63	0:39:01
57	W Furlong	Asheville	NC	61	0:39:36
58	Kayla Berry	Arden	NC	15	0:39:52
59	Jennifer Woodson	Macon	GA	31	0:40:19
60	Reid Motter	Hendersonville	NC	12	0:40:31
61	Jessica Norris	Retn	NC	37	0:40:48
62	Sarah Merrisen	Chesnee	SC	26	0:41:03
63	Mary Navis	HILTON HEAD	SC	58	0:41:12
64	Deborah Heller	Pawleys Island	SC	56	0:41:15
65	Gerri Grady	Cherokee	NC	51	0:42:34
66	Eileen Mulligan	Hilton Head	SC	56	0:43:57
67	Charles Campbell	Asheville	NC	62	0:44:46
68	Matt Eiken	Simpsonville	SC	36	0:49:38
69	Janna Eiken	Simpsonville	SC	41	0:49:38
70	Natalie Whitlock	Kingsport	TN	37	0:52:31
71	Hank Brown	Kingsport	TN	54	0:52:31
72	Cindy McGahee	Nath Augusta	SC	57	0:52:31
73	Damon Woodson	Macon	GA	44	1:01:27

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