Travis Redden returned to Jackson, Tennessee on December 21, 2013 with a heart full of desire to win the Trail of Fears. Last year, he had finished second to the ‘Last Man Standing’ Jonathan Harrison.
On Saturday, Redden did just that as he was the ‘Last Man Standing’ after Jackson native Karl Studtmann turned in half-way through the 12th loop and called it a day.
Shortly thereafter tornado sirens sounded and the heavens opened up to one of the nastiest rain and wind storms this side of Noah’s ark. Runners had waited and anticipated the nasty weather all day but instead were greeted with high temperatures laced with humidity. The bad weather could not hold off any longer on that 12th loop around 7 pm.
A mad scramble ensued to get all of the race gear off of the hill before it and we were all blown away. We also waited for Redden to finish that 12th loop (which was unnecessary since he had won the 11th loop). Sirens continued to blare, trees buckled and swayed, and everything in sight was soaked as Redden and his good friend Jim Donahue, who had backtracked a bit to find Redden, came off the hill.
Redden was soaked but thrilled to claim the ‘Last Man Standing’ buckle.
2013 Trail of Fears Results
- Travis Redden – 51.6 miles (12 loops)
- Karl Studtmann – 47.2 miles (11 loops)
- Joshua Holmes – 38.7 miles (9 loops)
- Rob Philip – 34.4 miles (8 loops)
- Nathan Judd – 34.4 miles (8 loops)
- Nathan Bass – 30.1 miles (7 loops)
- Billy Cannon – 25.8 miles (6 loops)
- Marc Gilbert – 25.8 miles (6 loops)
- Courtney Munson – 25.8 miles (6 loops) – Last Female
- James Donahue – 25.8 miles (6 loops)
- Mark Ogletree – 21.5 miles (5 loops)
- Brett Beckham – 17.2 miles (4 loops)
- Todd Shadburn – 17.2 miles (4 loops)
- Beth Hosick – 17.2 miles (4 loops)
- Arthur Priddy – 17.2 miles (4 loops)
- Bob Beasley – 17.2 miles (4 loops)
- Julie Montgomery – 17.2 miles (4 loops)
- Clark Bilbrey – 8.6 miles (2 loops)
Congrats to all of these runners, many of which set a new personal long.
Trail of Fears Tidbits:
- 34:00 – Fastest lap put down by Arthur Priddy
- 0:06 – Smallest amount of time left on successful lap by Jim Donahue
- 2 – Laps won by Priddy
- 7 – Laps won by Karl Studtmann
- 2 – Laps won by Travis Redden
- 1 – Laps won by Joshua Holmes
- Top 3 Laps: Studtmann (11), Holmes (8), Redden (8), Priddy (2), Rob Philip (1), Brett Beckham (1)
Thanks to Shannon Miller and Anthony Ohrey for their help in race directing and taking care of all of the runners.
