Ben Schneider pulled off the Monkey-3-peat by winning the 2010 Flying Monkey Marathon for the third consecutive year with a time of 2:38:27. Schneider holds the course record of 2:36:25, set in 2008. He has now won the race in 2008, 2009, and 2010.
‘Marathonjunkie’ Chuck Engle came in a distant 2nd at 2:54:43 with Josh Hite on his heels, and in Engle’s dust, with a time of 2:55:40.
Engle won the 2007 Flying Monkey by setting a then record of 2:45:35. It was the second consecutive third place finish for Hite on Sunday.
Traci Falbo was the fastest female with at time of 3:21:20. Catie Caldwell came in a close second at 3:23:50 with Meredith Smith claiming third place honors with a time of 3:26:52.
The marathon is considered one of the toughest in the United States with over 3,500 feet of climbs.
The Flying Monkey Marathon (website) is located within Percy Warner Park in the Harpeth Hills on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee.
2010 Flying Monkey Marathon Official Poster
Flying Monkey Marathon Photos
Time Oall SG AG Bib Last First Sx Age City State ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2:38:27 1 1 1 447 Schneider Ben M 27 Minneapolis MN 2:54:42 2 2 1 13 Engle Chuck M 39 Raymore MO 2:55:37 3 3 1 393 Hite Josh M 32 Cookeville TN 3:00:04 4 4 2 722 Boswell Feb M 34 Memphis TN 3:02:49 5 5 2 17 Ramsay John M 26 Nashville TN 3:07:50 6 6 1 637 Mires Jeff M 47 Greenvlle IN 3:17:16 7 7 1 165.7 Henze Michael M 41 Neenah WI 3:17:59 8 8 3 603 Chidester Jason M 33 Sandy Springs GA 3:21:18 9 9 2 849 Martindale Philip M 35 Nashville TN 3:21:43 10 1 1 656 Falbo Traci F 39 Charlestown IN 3:23:51 11 2 1 634 Caldwell Catie F 33 franklin TN 3:24:26 12 10 3 863 Kendig Jordan M 28 Nashville TN 3:25:15 13 11 4 836 McKinney Ryan M 33 Nashville TN 3:26:52 14 3 2 632 Smith Meredith F 39 Ashland City TN 3:27:25 15 12 4 420 Ramsay James M 28 Nashville TN 3:30:23 16 13 3 932 Boomer Doug M 36 Hendersonville TN 3:33:18 17 14 4 68 Albert Dan M 39 Nashville TN 3:33:46 18 4 1 803 Saupe Theresa F 48 Murfreesboro TN 3:35:23 19 15 5 878 Meredith Michael M 31 Sheffield GBR 3:35:31 20 16 2 508 Shouse Todd M 45 Hopkinsville KY 3:35:36 21 17 1 824 Smith Dallas M 70 Cookeville TN 3:37:39 22 18 5 415 Apigian Charles M 37 Murfreesboro TN 3:39:03 23 19 2 69 Lopez Robert M 44 Seattle WA 3:43:34 24 20 6 852 Holmes Joshua M 32 Jackson TN 3:44:04 25 5 2 879 Hobbs Ellen F 47 Nashville TN 3:44:25 26 21 3 885 Hubbard Jason M 40 Brentwood TN 3:45:23 27 22 7 707 Taylor Ryan M 31 Murfreesboro TN 3:45:42 28 23 4 280 Kowalski Kurtis M 40 Clarksville TN 3:45:56 29 24 5 674 Rutherford Keith M 42 Trussville AL 3:46:38 30 25 3 544 Belcher Rick M 48 Brentwood TN 3:47:30 31 26 1 867 Dolan Thomas M 51 Hendersonville TN 3:51:25 32 6 1 853 Moore Anoma F 43 Pleasant View TN 3:51:47 33 27 6 889 Moss Andy M 41 Nashville TN 3:52:15 34 28 7 854 Evans Mike M 40 East Troy WI 3:53:08 35 29 5 884 Zaid Harras M 26 Nashville TN 3:53:23 36 30 6 914 Gillum Greg M 37 Nashville TN 3:54:48 37 31 7 841 Estes Christopher M 38 Murfreesboro TN 3:54:48 38 32 8 900 Milligan John M 40 Pella IA 3:54:54 39 33 6 901 Krugger Gary M 25 Edinboro PA 3:56:00 40 34 8 711 Gustafson Todd M 30 Nashville TN 3:56:00 41 7 1 928 Malcolm Sara F 27 Seattle WA 3:56:42 42 35 1 72 Kezar Ed M 55 Birmingham AL 3:56:56 43 36 4 400 Presley Trey M 45 Nashville TN 3:57:09 44 37 7 456 Acton Jesse M 27 Nashville TN 3:57:31 45 8 2 443 Randall Rachel F 33 Cordova TN 3:57:47 46 38 5 76 Haugh Connor M 46 Nashville TN 3:57:49 47 39 9 804 Arnold William M 31 Nashville TN 3:58:22 48 9 1 832 Spurgat Stephanie F 23 Boerne TX 3:58:30 49 10 3 806 McKnight Rowanne F 39 Nashville TN 3:58:46 50 40 9 856 Smith Thomas M 44 Nashville TN 3:59:07 51 41 8 1007 Herzog Joshua M 35 Clarksville TN 3:59:44 52 42 10 699 Manaska Eric M 40 Murfreesboro TN 4:01:08 53 43 2 929 Taylor Charlie M 51 Gallatin TN 4:01:09 54 44 11 913 Willingham Don M 43 Germantown TN 4:01:21 55 11 2 891 Cunagin Betsy F 41 Nashville TN 4:03:07 56 45 6 930 Jordan Scott M 48 Cottontown TN 4:03:58 57 46 9 421 Raymont Doug M 38 Brentwood TN 4:04:02 58 47 10 432 Flatau George M 38 Nashville TN 4:04:04 59 48 10 624 Schaaf Matthew M 30 Nashville TN 4:04:33 60 12 3 687 White Jana F 44 Nashville TN 4:05:10 61 49 3 302 Bonatz Ekkehard M 54 Birmingham AL 4:05:14 62 50 12 887 Abbruscato Tom M 40 Amarillo TX 4:05:49 63 51 7 839 Lane Richard M 47 Mount Juliet TN 4:05:57 64 13 4 851 Skole Stacey F 41 New York NY 4:06:18 65 52 4 70 Branam Tony M 53 Jacksboro TN 4:06:34 66 53 11 0 Menees Bill M 39 Madison TN 4:08:35 67 54 11 547 Powell Thomas M 34 Louisville KY 4:08:38 68 55 12 837 Rice Patrick M 38 Germantown TN 4:12:03 69 56 12 812 Humphreys Rob M 30 Memphis TN 4:12:25 70 57 13 817 Hagen Matt M 39 Seattle WA 4:12:30 71 58 8 923 Lynch Jerry M 49 Akron OH 4:12:47 72 14 5 71 Zaccarelli Lisa F 41 Nashville TN 4:13:13 73 59 13 450 Springer Jarron M 33 Nashville TN 4:13:47 74 60 9 882 Sims Jr Wade M 47 Nashville TN 4:16:14 75 61 13 918 Hormberg Bo M 43 Germantown TN 4:17:57 76 62 14 101400 Clarkson J Dot M 37 Swannanoa NC 4:18:30 77 15 4 654 Phillips Brenda F 35 Nashville TN 4:18:34 78 63 1 66 Riser Tom M 60 Vestavia Hills AL 4:18:48 79 16 6 629 Matlock Melissa F 41 Ashland City TN 4:19:57 80 64 14 435 Wooden Brian M 33 Taylorsville KY 4:20:41 81 65 8 921 Johnson Nathan M 25 Murfreesboro TN 4:20:47 82 66 10 8 Simon Stephen M 47 Nashville TN 4:21:07 83 67 15 99 Poteralski Jeff M 34 Ringgold GA 4:21:14 84 68 11 237 Tietjen John M 49 Mount Juliet TN 4:21:30 85 69 16 727 Thomas Joshua M 34 Bowling Green KY 4:21:40 86 70 14 1333 Ellis Chris M 42 Murfreesboro TN 4:21:46 87 71 17 239 Zimmerman Phil M 32 Nashville TN 4:22:04 88 17 7 645 Schott Carolyn F 43 Nashville TN 4:23:46 89 72 18 504 Harris Drew M 32 Hilliard OH 4:23:47 90 73 15 680 Campbell Norm M 44 Carmel IN 4:23:55 91 74 19 927 Thiounn Rick M 31 Mount Vernon NY 4:24:21 92 75 5 73 Smith Dallas M 51 Mt. Juliet TN 4:24:22 93 18 3 823 Sause Cory F 32 Lake Oswego OR 4:24:24 94 76 6 111 Buchholz Bob M 54 Franklin TN 4:24:51 95 77 7 27 Lepore Jim M 51 Parkville MO 4:25:03 96 78 8 10 Mauer Joe M 51 Brick NJ 4:26:45 97 19 3 886 Johnson Robin F 45 Nashville TN 4:27:18 98 79 12 873 Giedt Jeff M 47 Franklin TN 4:28:29 99 80 16 528 Kersey Karl M 44 Nashville TN 4:28:37 100 81 15 833 Schneider Bill M 39 Muskego WI 4:28:46 101 82 20 689 Fredericksen Stephen M 34 Knoxville TN 4:29:15 102 83 2 44 Venable jeff M 55 Dallas TX 4:29:29 103 84 17 862 Mahoney Kelly M 41 Cookeville TN 4:29:32 104 20 1 650 Hartman Boonsom F 53 Oak Forest IL 4:29:41 105 21 4 861 Parrish Cheryl F 46 Nashville TN 4:29:41 106 22 5 19 Savory Tanya F 49 Nashville TN 4:29:44 107 ---unknown runner--- (contact me) 4:30:08 108 85 18 216 Manning Matt M 44 Raymore MO 4:31:34 109 23 5 908 Farrell Theresa F 39 Louisville KY 4:31:55 110 24 6 915 Rogers Betsy F 47 Seattle WA 4:31:58 111 86 19 916 Bathula Shashidhar M 40 Gastonia NC 4:32:54 112 25 7 820 Schultz Holly F 45 Miamisburg OH 4:33:49 113 26 2 2 Neeley Lynne F 54 Nashville TN 4:34:11 114 87 13 801 Hubbard Todd M 47 Gallatin TN 4:34:16 115 88 9 492 Friese Paul M 54 Mustang OK 4:38:45 116 89 16 290 McKee Mitchell M 39 Franklin TN 4:39:12 117 27 2 866 Blair Melanie F 27 Nashville TN 4:39:26 118 28 3 838 Edberg Bjorg F 27 Nashville TN 4:39:31 119 29 8 259 Hubbard Silke F 41 Greenbrier TN 4:39:48 120 30 4 641 Young Amy F 30 Nashville TN 4:40:08 121 90 2 33 Bilbrey William M 60 Dickson TN 4:40:26 122 31 5 830 Snellgrove Erin F 31 Murfreesboro TN 4:40:35 123 32 6 865 Coon Heather F 35 Decatur AL 4:40:44* 124 33 7 805 Aradi Jennifer F 35 Chicago IL 4:41:13 125 91 21 815 Kinoshita Hideki M 31 New York NY 4:41:31 126 92 20 -1 Rosenbloom Trent M 40 Deep Wells TN 4:41:49 127 34 9 840 Raske Tara F 41 Loveland CO 4:42:19 128 35 8 526 Albert Marla F 39 Nashville TN 4:42:29 129 93 22 816 Allison Matt M 30 Nashville TN 4:42:43 130 94 21 112262 Trumble Rob M 43 Franklin TN 4:42:44 131 95 14 909 Beaudry Michael M 49 Newtown CT 4:43:26 132 36 6 666 Sandoval Karin F 34 Edwardsville IL 4:44:16 133 37 10 251 Norman Shelly F 40 Goodlettsville TN 4:45:49 134 96 23 888 Holt Thomas M 34 Cookeville TN 4:46:08 135 97 3 i Talmon Jan M 62 Saint Odilienberg NLD 4:48:15 136 98 17 3 Burnstein Matthew M 39 Nashville TN 4:48:29 137 38 4 814 Ham Millie F 28 Dickson TN 4:49:46 138 39 11 516 Fieser Laura F 41 Martin TN 4:50:10 139 40 7 5 Dexheimer Judith F 31 Nashville TN 4:50:15 140 99 18 843 Smith Shawn M 39 Decatur AL 4:50:16 141 100 19 809 Coon David M 36 Decatur AL 4:50:33 142 41 5 831 Fedor Elizabeth F 27 Nashville TN 4:51:13 143 101 20 902 Haberman David M 39 Brunswick OH 4:51:20 144 42 9 893 Cox Rachael F 37 Warner Robins GA 4:51:21 145 102 3 834 Smith Craig M 55 Springfield IL 4:51:51 146 103 10 134 Irvin Mark M 51 Wingo KY 4:53:08 147 104 22 704 Lomicka Edward M 41 Franklin TN 4:53:50 148 43 3 27 Wagner Rhonda F 52 Osceola IN 4:53:53 149 44 8 903 Bolton Diane F 49 Nashville TN 4:54:03 150 45 10 811 Gates Amy F 39 Murfreesboro TN 4:54:04 151 46 11 822 McClellan Kitty F 38 Murfreesboro TN 4:57:16 152 105 2 36 Pitt Larry M 70 Louisville KY 4:59:43 153 47 2 869 Hardison Layne F 21 Benton KY 5:01:29 154 48 6 549 Hutton Andrea F 28 Murfreesboro TN 5:02:10 155 49 1 41 Sizemore Phyllis F 64 Knoxville TN 5:04:23 156 50 12 910 Snellgroves Cristy F 44 Bradenton FL 5:04:23 157 106 15 810 Ouchark William M 46 Bradenton FL 5:07:28 158 107 23 906 Hickman John M 42 Nashville TN 5:07:57 159 108 16 505 Sames Frank M 45 Nolensville TN 5:08:25 160 109 17 701 Bell Dave M 48 Highlands Ranch CO 5:09:13 161 51 1 40 Johnson Cathie F 57 Red Boiling SpringTN 5:09:13 162 110 4 122 Johnson Troy M 63 Red Boiling SpringTN 5:10:37 163 111 9 712 Kumar Naresh M 28 Hermitage TN 5:11:36 164 112 21 899 Dean John M 35 Franklin TN 5:11:54 165 113 11 377 King Randy M 54 White Bluff TN 5:13:08 166 114 5 530 Werner David M 62 Lakeland TN 5:13:36 167 52 3 905 Cummings Morgan F 22 Houston TX 5:13:49 168 53 13 643 Urtuzuastegui Lara F 41 Alpharetta GA 5:15:06 169 115 24 467 Arnette Paul M 44 Christiana TN 5:15:06 170 116 12 483 Caffy Rick M 50 Murfreesboro TN 5:17:45 171 54 12 894 Overall Lisa F 39 Memphis TN 5:18:28 172 55 14 868 Howell Lisa F 42 Blacklick OH 5:18:49 173 117 25 877 Laurich Mike M 40 Olmsted Falls OH 5:20:49 174 56 4 684 Haralson Micki F 50 Birmingham AL 5:22:37 175 118 18 1204 Putnam Paul M 47 Hermitage TN 5:26:32 176 119 22 350 Case Todd M 39 Sellersburg IN 5:30:13 177 57 7 857 Miller Megan F 27 Decatur AL 5:32:00 178 58 15 850 Noble Keren F 44 Ontario CA 5:32:58 179 120 6 358 Albert Daniel M 64 Highland Park IL 5:34:05 180 121 13 178 Boyd Joe M 50 Nashville TN 5:34:27 181 59 2 67 Riser Margaret F 55 Vestavia Hills AL 5:35:41 182 60 8 845 Ullery Jody F 28 La Vergne TN 5:35:41 183 61 8 800 McGrath Colleen F 30 Mt. 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This crazy monkey ran a double Monkey in 8:51. **MA Denotes Monkey Attack, runner missing
(pictured above: Ben Schneider, Traci Falbo)
wow to a 2:36! Amazing!