The inaugural Black Diamond 40 Miler + Relay took place on Black Friday – November 23, 2012 in Jackson, Tennessee. The race took runners from Jackson to Milan to Humboldt and back to the finish in Jackson over the course of 40.50 miles.
Jonathan Harrison left the field two miles into the race and set a blistering pace as the rest of the field couldn’t keep up. One of the more amazing things about Harrison’s run is that it was his first time to go beyond a 50K. He even set a PR marathon split along the way.
He led the entire race until around mile 29 when Joshua Holmes caught up to him in Humboldt. The two continued to push each other from Humboldt, down Windy City Road, back to the finish at All Saints Anglican Church.
Holmes finished in 6:22:48 with Harrison coming in a close second in 6:31:27.
Brad Box ran strong throughout the day and finished in third place with a time of 6:42:18.
On the women’s side the win went to Jennifer Whitley in 7:27:57 with Diane Bolton, like Harrison running for the first time beyond a 50K, coming in second place with a time of 7:37:19.
Mikki Trujillo, running her first 40 Miler, came in third place in 8:14:53.
Black Diamond 40 Miler Results
Joshua Holmes (Jackson, TN) – 6:22:48 (9:27/pace)
Jonathan Harrison (Henderson, TN) – 6:31:27 (9:39)
Brad Box (Jackson, TN) – 6:42:18 (9:56)
Danny Staggs (Livingston, TN) – 7:01:35 (10:24)
Anthony Ohrey (Henderson, TN) – 7:23:29 (10:57)
Jennifer Whitley (Murfreesboro, TN) – 7:27:57 (11:03) – 1st Female
Diane Bolton (Nashville, TN) – 7:37:19 (11:17)
James Krenis (Jackson, TN) – 8:07:53 (12:02)
Mike Youngblood (Shelbyville, TN) – 8:14:44 (12:13)
Congrats to Harrison, Box, Staggs, Ohrey, Bolton, Trujillo, Trice, Oglesby, and Cannon who all set Personal Longs!
The Black Diamond Relay was competitive as the Just A Blur team anchored by a blistering final leg by Steven Reagan came from behind to beat the Diamond-Dolls by nearly six minutes.
Third place relay team went to -Y Racing which broke 6 hours as well.
Black Diamond 40 Miler Relay Results
Just A Blur (Steven Reagan, Marj Mitchell, Mark Finton, Michael Banks) – 5:36:09 (8:18/pace)
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Storified by Joshua Holmes · Thu, Nov 22 2012 09:34:30
@runitfast Black Diamond 40 Miler in Tennessee!! #runitfast http://pic.twitter.com/Qy7BKmUnJoshua Holmes
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RIF #159 Diane Bolton has raced her way into 2nd place in the Run It Fast – Club Extreme Racer standings! The women are slowly but surely gaining on the men as they now hold 6 of the top 10 spots on the Leaderboard. The men better step up!
RIF #194 Steve Hughes extended his lead even further during the month of October to keep his commanding lead (1832.4 points) in the standings. RIF #159 Diane Bolton is in 2nd place (1322.71 points), and RIF #190 John Kent Leighton is now in 3rd (1304.58 points).
The Men’s Leaderboard is the same as the Overall Leaderboard for the first two spots with RIF #1 Joshua Holmes in 3rd (1286.8 points) to round out the top 3.
Diane is leading the women and she is followed by RIF #124 Michelle Walker in 2nd (618.1 points) and RIF #44 Heather Shoemaker in 3rd (544.4 points).
The race for places 2-4 is pretty close so check back next month to see what happens! In the meantime, here is the complete standings through October 2012: