Alabama native Daniel Ellis won the 2010 Rocket City Marathon on Saturday. The 27-year old ran the course in a time of 2:24:37. Ellis barely edged out Kameron Ulmer who finished just 13 seconds behind with at time of 2:24:50. Scott Wietecha claimed third crossing the line at 2:27:08.
Candace Jacobs, of Huntsville, Alabama, won her hometown marathon as she was the first woman to finish at 2:54:21. Second place was 37-year old Gina Krabbendam in 3:02:25. Lisa Tolley took third with a time of 3:02:54.
2010 Rocket City Finisher’s Medal
Place Overall No Name Age City State Time
********** MALE OVERALL RESULTS ***********
1 1 Daniel Ellis 27 Birmingham AL 2:24:37
2 2 Kameron Ulmer 23 Boise ID 2:24:50
3 3 Scott Wietecha 29 Goodlettsvil TN 2:27:08
4 4 David Riddle 29 Cincinnati OH 2:28:14
5 5 Michael Deren 23 Johnson City TN 2:29:40
********** FEMALE OVERALL RESULTS ***********
1 27 Candace Jacobs 30 Huntsville AL 2:54:21
2 42 Gina Krabbendam 37 Lookout Mtn TN 3:02:25
3 45 Lisa Tolley 43 Seneca SC 3:02:54
4 50 Kathy Wolski 44 Knoxville TN 3:05:01
5 56 Isabelle Ledroit 44 Montreal, Qc 3:06:54
Dink and Suzanne Taylor put on a great race. The shirt, medal, and finisher’s hat were all top notice. The pasta dinner was solid and Sarah Reinertsen, the guest speaker, told her inspirational story of being the first above-the-knee amputee to finish an Ironman.
