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30-year old David Riddle smashed Zach Gingerich’s year-old Land Between the Lakes 50 Mile course record on Saturday in Grand Rivers, Kentucky with a time of 5:53:22. He easily won the race over second place finisher Troy Shellhamer, who also ran a heck of a race in 6:25:10.

Gingerich’s old course record, set in 2011, was 6:22:57.

Riddle, from Cincinnati, Ohio, ran a 7:04 pace on the four-loop, rolling hills trail.

Amanda Lindsey was the female winner of the 50 mile trail race with a time of 8:11:20.  She finished an impressive 10th overall.

Top 10 Land Between the Lakes 50 Miler Results

1. David Riddle – 5:53:22
2. Troy Shellhamer – 6:25:10
3. Craig Wheeler – 7:49:20
4. Matthew Vest – 7:50:01
5. Jeff Mires – 7:54:21
6. Kai Keliikuli – 8:05:23
7. James Barnard – 8:08:07
8. Dylan Hammons – 8:08:41
9. Brad Wunderlich – 8:11:10
10. Amanda Lindsey – 8:11:20 (F)

Complete List of LBL 50 Mile Results

The beauty of the Land Between the Lakes is that, in addition to the 50 mile race, there is also a 60K (37 miles), marathon, 23k, and 10k.

The winner of the Land Between the Lakes 60K was Scott Breeden with a time of 4:32:28.

Second place and female winner was Melanie Peters in 4:57:44.

Top 10 Land Between the Lakes 60K Results

1. Scott Breeden – 4:32:28
2. Melanie Peters – 4:32:28 (F)
3. Michael Trahan – 5:19:14
4. Russ Goodman – 5:19:29
5. Tim Miller – 5:34:47
6. Derek Harris – 5:36:04
7. Shaye Moskowitz – 5:5:39:46
8. Jason Jones – 5:42:48
9. David Krekeler – 5:43:51
10. Brad Alsop – 5:50:30

Complete List of LBL 60K Results

The Land Between the Lakes Marathon winner was Jeremy Davis in a blazing time of 2:54:43.

Matt Parker and Shane Thread finished second and third respectively.

The female winner was Indiana native Traci Falbo with a time of 3:39:48. She finished an impressive 6th overall.

Top 10 Land Between the Lakes Marathon Results

1. Jeremy Davis – 2:54:43
2. Matt Parker – 3:08:09
3. Shane Thread – 3:17:07
4. Heath Fenton – 3:22:35
5. Kelly Hutchins – 3:27:21
6. Traci Falbo – 3:39:48 (F)
7. Jeff Meystrik – 3:41:54
8. Scott Moran – 3:43:16
9. Scott Schroeder – 3:43:53
10. Richard LoCicero – 3:49:25

Complete List of LBL Marathon Results

Blake Davenport won the Land Between the Lakes 23K with a time of 1:34:19.  He beat out Greg Fraze (1:41:51) and third place finisher Matthew Shoulta (1:42:28).

Top 10 Land Between the Lakes 23K Results

1. Blake Davenport – 1:34:19
2. Greg Fraze – 1:41:51
3. Matthew Shoulta – 1:42:28
4. Lewis Jackson – 1:42:52
5. Todd Jones – 1:43:21
6. Mark Ramsey – 1:43:29
7. Josh Poynter – 1:44:40
8. Charlie Shoulta – 1:48:18
9. Paul Schell – 1:48:27
10. Ryan Delaney – 1:48:56

Complete List of 2012 Land Between the Lakes 23K Results

Congrats to all of the finishers of the 2012 Land Between the Lakes races!

Rocket scientist David Riddle won a very muddy 2012 Mountain Mist 50K on Saturday in Huntsville, Alabama at Monte Sano State Park.  Riddle finished the 31 mile course in 3:45:58. Just three minutes behind his course record of 3:42:59 that he set last year.

He easily won the race in winning by nearly 23 minutes.

Daniel Mueller took second place with a time of 4:08:33.  Third place went to Brad Schroeder in 4:14:15.

Kathy Youngren, of Huntsville, was the female winner with a time of 5:09:20.

2012 Mt. Mist 50K Top 1o Results

1. David Riddle – 3:42:59
2. Daniel Mueller – 4:08:33
3. Brad Schroeder – 4:14:15
4. David Rindt – 4:16:00
5. Josh Whitehead – 4:22:51
6. DeWayne Satterfield – 4:25:41
7. Blake Thompson – 4:26:42
8. Tim Vinson – 4:33:10
9. Clay Warner – 4:33:26
10. Erik Debolt – 4:37:30

Full 2012 Mt. Mist 50K Results

Congrats to all who survived the 2012 Mt. Mist 50K.

Ohio native David Riddle smoked the JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon on Saturday in Maryland with a time of 5:40:45.  Virginia’s Michael Wardian finished nearly as fast in 2nd place in 5:43:24.

Cassie Scallon was the first female finisher in 6:31:22.

2011 JFK 50 Mile Results (Top 10)

1. David Riddle – 5:40:45 (6:49 pace)
2. Michael Wardian – 5:43:24
3. Jeffry Buechler – 5:53:25
4. Kalib Wilkinson – 6:05:05
5. Michael Arnstein – 6:07:54
6. Zach Bitter – 6:11:59
7. Jon Lawler – 6:13:50
8. Matthew Lavine – 6:15:22
9. Jake Reed – 6:16:39
10. Ethan Coffey – 6:21:55

Notable Friends of the Program

• Dink Taylor – 6:59:56
• Hideki Kino – 10:43:00

First and second place finishers gain automatic entry into the 2012 Western States 100.

View Full JFK 50 Results

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.

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