Posted on 17 April 2011. Tags: 2011 boston marathon, Bart Yasso, boston, boston marathon, chris estes, dallas smith, josh hite, marathon monday, photos, results, running, ryan hall
Here is a compilation of photos from the 2011 Boston Marathon (and expo). The Marathon takes place on April 18, 2011.
Most of the photos below were sent in to us by Run It Fast contributor Chris ‘The Beast’ Estes. Chris is running his first Boston Marathon. He qualified in just his third marathon, the Tupelo Marathon in Tupelo, Mississippi.
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Posted on 22 November 2010. Tags: 2010 flying monkey marathon, ben schneider, catie caldwell, chuck engle, flying monkey marathon, josh hite, marathon, meredith smith, photos, poster, running, traci falbo
Ben Schneider pulled off the Monkey-3-peat by winning the 2010 Flying Monkey Marathon for the third consecutive year with a time of 2:38:27. Schneider holds the course record of 2:36:25, set in 2008. He has now won the race in 2008, 2009, and 2010.
‘Marathonjunkie’ Chuck Engle came in a distant 2nd at 2:54:43 with Josh Hite on his heels, and in Engle’s dust, with a time of 2:55:40.
Engle won the 2007 Flying Monkey by setting a then record of 2:45:35. It was the second consecutive third place finish for Hite on Sunday.
Traci Falbo was the fastest female with at time of 3:21:20. Catie Caldwell came in a close second at 3:23:50 with Meredith Smith claiming third place honors with a time of 3:26:52.
The marathon is considered one of the toughest in the United States with over 3,500 feet of climbs.
The Flying Monkey Marathon (website) is located within Percy Warner Park in the Harpeth Hills on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee.
2010 Flying Monkey Marathon Official Poster
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Posted on 22 November 2010. Tags: 2010, angela ivory, benjamin schneider, catie caldwell, chris estes, chuck engle, dallas smith, flying monkey marathon, gary krugger, harpeth hills, josh hite, joshua holmes, meredith smith, michael henze, morgan cummings, naresh kumar, samantha green, scott stader, traci falbo, trent rosenbloom
Photos from the 2010 Flying Monkey Marathon in Nashville’s Harpeth Hills.
Ben Schneider won the race with a time of 2:38:27 (Full Story).
Traci Falbo was the fastest female finishing at 3:21:20 (Full Story).
Many elite and freak runners were at the Monkey this year, in addition to Ben and Traci, including Dallas Smith, Chuck Engle, Josh Hite, Michael Henze, Naresh Kumar, Angela Ivory, Gary Krugger, Morgan Cummings, Catie Caldwell, Chris Estes, Meredith Smith, and Samantha Green among many others.
(Check back later for more photos…maybe)
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Posted on 03 October 2010. Tags: bling, chris estes, josh hite, marathon, medal, rebecca murray, southern tennessee plunge marathon, tn, winchester
2010 Southern Tennessee Plunge Marathon Finisher's Medal
Here is the official finisher’s medal for the 2010 Southern Tennessee Plunge Marathon that took place in Winchester, Tennessee on October 2, 2010.
2010 was the first year for the marathon, but as you can see, the bling for this inaugural race was top notch.
The race was won by Josh Hite in a time of 3:00:30. Rebecca Murray took second place with Chris Estes taking the bronze (More Results).
Southern Tennessee Plunge Marathon Website
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Posted on 03 October 2010. Tags: chris estes, drew randolph, josh hite, joshua holmes, marathon results, mohamed hassanein, rebecca murray, results, rodney walker, southern tennessee plunge marathon, tn, winchester
Josh Hite, Rebecca Murray, and Chris Estes
Here is a look at the Top 20 Results from the Inaugural 2010 Southern Tennessee Plunge Marathon in Winchester, Tennessee (Event Website):
|
Name |
City |
Time |
| 1. |
Josh Hite |
Cookeville, TN |
3:00:30 |
| 2. |
Rebecca Murray |
Franklin, TN |
3:15:27 |
| 3. |
Chris Estes |
Murfreesboro, TN |
3:23:04 |
| 4. |
Drew Randolph |
Chattanooga, TN |
3:25:45 |
| 5. |
Rodney Walker |
Ooltewah, TN |
3:26:17 |
| 6. |
Robby Callahan |
Prattville, AL |
3:30:16 |
| 7. |
Mohamed Hassanein |
Madison, TN |
3:31:39 |
| 8. |
Joshua Holmes |
Jackson, TN |
3:34:56 |
| 9. |
Mark Pierett |
Franklin, TN |
3:35:38 |
| 10. |
Ryan Taylor |
Murfreesboro, TN |
3:39:18 |
| 11. |
John Thompson |
Birmingham, AL |
3:46:46 |
| 12. |
Tony King |
Athens, AL |
3:48:50 |
| 13. |
Stan Mullins |
Athens, GA |
3:50:14 |
| 14. |
Nathan Meek |
Hendersonville, TN |
3:51:51 |
| 15. |
Byron Haitas |
Nashville, TN |
3:53:05 |
| 16. |
Mircea Basaraba |
Winchester, TN |
3:53:36 |
| 17. |
Lance Jones |
Pearl, MS |
4:02:32 |
| 18. |
Robert Knies |
Winchester, TN |
4:04:38 |
| 19. |
Danny Staggs |
Livingston |
4:05:14 |
| 20. |
Robert Raydor |
Collierville, TN |
4:06:07 |
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Posted on 29 August 2010. Tags: angela ivory, anoine moore, bill baker, blister in the sun, cane creek park, chris estes, cookeville, dallas smith, diane taylor, gary krugger, jeff matlock, josh hite, joshua holmes, marathon, mikki trujilo, naresh kumar, thomas holt, tn, trent rosenbloom
The inaugural ‘Blister In The Sun’ Marathon took place on August 8, 2010 on a very hot day in Cookeville, TN. The race consisted of 5 hilly laps through Cane Creek Park.
The race was one by race director Josh Hite with a time of 3:32:07.
The first female to cross the line was Anoine Moore with a time of 4:04:38.
Full Results from ‘Blister’:
Name Age Gender City Time
1 Josh Hite 32 M Cookeville 3:32:07
2 Chris Estes 38 M Murfreesboro 3:43:44
3 Gary Krugger 25 M Edinboro, PA 3:54:36
4 Jeff Matlock 45 M Ashland City 3:57:21
5 Anoine Moore 43 F Pleasant View 4:04:38
6 Joshua Holmes 32 M Jackson 4:09:24
7 Dallas Smith 70 M Cookeville 4:32:11
8 Thomas Holt 33 M Cookeville 4:43:55
9 Naresh Kumar 27 M Chennai, India 5:33:46
10 Mikki Trujillo 34 F Cookeville 6:31:23
11 Angela Ivory 42 F Nashville 7:42:03
12 Diane Taylor 53 F Nashville 8:33:58
13 Bill Baker 59 M Nashville DNF
14 Trent Rosenbloom 40 M Nashville DNF
Plans are already underway for the 2011 Blister In The Sun marathon.
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