Huntsville’s Blake Thompson won the 34th Strolling Jim 40 Miler on May 6, 2012 with a winning time of 5:17:29 for the 41.2 mile course.
Thompson’s time was the slowest winning time in race history according to Race Director Mike Melton. This was due in large part to the high temperatures and humidity that took a toll on all of the runners throughout the grueling hills of Wartrace, Tennessee.
Second place went to Strolling Jim veteran Dink Taylor (5:29:01) who has run 24+ Jims. Third place went to ‘Bruce’ Sung Ho Choi (5:33:21) of Jacksonville, Florida.
Top overall female went to Huntsville native Kathy Youngren with a time of 6:04:35.
Second place female was Beth McCurdy (6:33:01) with third place female going to Kim Nosenchuk-Brooks (6:46:57).
Top 34th Strolling Jim Finishers
- Blake Thompson – 5:17:29
- Dink Taylor – 5:29:01
- ‘Bruce’ Sung Ho Choi – 5:33:21
- David Jones – 5:36:22
- Tom Dolan – 5:48:59
- Andy Bruner – 5:56:33
- Kathy Youngren – 6:04:35 (F)
- Christopher Cadotte – 6:10:11
- Timothy Pitts – 6:11:19
- Dwayne Satterfield – 6:14:00
- Robert Youngren – 6:14:50
- Carl Laniak – 6:25:40
- Robby Callahan – 6:27:17
- Evan Dare – 6:31:34
- Beth McCurdy – 6:33:01 (F)
- Gary Dawkins – 6:35:39
- Hal McClure – 6:38:23
- Orlando Baez – 6:45:20
- Kim Nosenchuk-Brooks – 6:46:57 (F)
- George Menyhert – 6:46:58
- William Arnold – 6:51:34
- Dana MacCorquodale – 6:58:37
One of the scarier and heroic moments of the race happened during the last mile when Chris Estes, who was on a 6:30ish finishing pace, jumped over a guardrail to help save a fellow runner who had fallen over the guardrail (full story).
[photo via Dink: Kathy Youngren, Blake Thompson, Dink Taylor]
