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)
- Mikki Trujillo (Cookeville, TN) – 8:14:53 (12:13)
- Winston Trice (Hayes, VA) – 8:23:54 (12:26)
- David Oglesby (Jackson, TN) – 8:53:03 (13:09)
- Billy Cannon (Milan, TN) – 9:00:25 (13:20)
- Heather Shoemaker (Alpharetta, GA) – 9:34:14 (14:10)
- Scott Stader (Jackson, TN) – 9:34:14 (14:10)
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)
- Diamond-Dolls (Kristen Doyle, Angie Box, Leanne Dibrell, Nick Butter) – 5:42:04 (8:26)
- -Y Racing (Julie Montgomery, Lyndi Strange, Erin Gray, Melanie Kayal) – 5:51:14 (8:40)
- Fit4@5 (David Johnson, Stephanie Johnson, Scott Gatlin, Julanne Stone) – 6:11:14 (9:10)
- Run It For Fun (Jim Warmbrod, Ed Woodside, Amy West, Zach Hagen) – 6:23:12 (9:27)
- Thanksgiving Leftovers (Daniel Escue, Joey Kennedy) – 7:06:08 (10:31)
