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The finisher’s wood medal from the 2010 Harpeth Hills Flying Monkey Marathon in Nashville, Tennessee. The race takes place in November and is one of the most challenging marathons in North America.

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Harpeth Hills Flying Monkey Marathon Website

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.

View Complete 33rd Annual Rocket City Marathon Results

Rocket City Marathon Website

Marathon wild child Leah Thorvilson was the female winner at the 2010 St. Jude Marathon on Sunday in Memphis with a time of 2:40:20.

Second place female went to Firaya Sultanova-Zhda 2:52:09 and third to Muliye Gurmu in 2:54:05.

Thorvilson, who is an elite female marathoner, has already qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials. She holds several records including the course record at the Tupelo Marathon, a race she has won several times.

She currently resides in Little Rock, Arkansas.

The overall and male winner was Peter Kemboi of Kenya with a time of 2:26:29. In a bang, bang, bang finish Peter edged out Dereje Hailegiorgis 2:26:30 and Ronald Kurui 2:26:35.

The Half Marathon overall winner was Josh McAdams with a time of 1:08:01.  He also won the St. Jude half in 2008.

The first female to finish the Half Marathon was Rachel Best with a time of 1:28:36.

Complete St. Jude Marathon and Half Marathon Results

Money raised from the marathon benefits St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN.

Check Out the 2010 St. Jude Marathon Finisher’s Medal

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Ethiopian Gebre Gebrmariam won the 2010 ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 7, 2010 with a time of 2:0814.  He beat Kenyan Emmanuel Mutai, by over a minute, as Mutai finished in 2:09:18.

Kenyan Edna Kiplagat was the fastest woman winning with a time of 2:28:20, barely edging out American Shalane Flanagan by just 20 seconds (2:28:40).

Elite Men’s 2010 NYC Marathon Results

1. Gebre Gebrmariam (Ethiopia) – 2:08:14
2. Emmanuel Mutai (Kenya) – 2:09:18
3. Moses Kigen Kipkosgei (Kenya) – 2:10:39
4. Abderrahim Goumri (Morocco) – 2:10:51
5. James Kwambai (Kenya) – 2:11:31
6. Meb Keflezighi (USA) – 2:11:38
7. Marilson Gomes Dos Santos (Brazil) – 2:11:51
8. Dathan Ritzenhein (USA) – 2:12:33
9. Abel Kirui (Kenya) – 2:13:01
10. Abderrahime Bouramdane (Morroco) – 2:14:07

Elite Women’s 2010 NYC Marathon Results

1. Edna Kiplagat (Kenya) – 2:28:20
2. Shalane Flanagan (USA) – 2:28:40
3. Mary Keitany (Kenya) – 2:29:01
4. Inga Abitova (Russia) – 2:29:17
5. Kim Smith (USA) – 2:29:28
6. Christelle Daunay (France) – 2:29:29
7. Ludmila Petrova (Russia) – 2:29:41
8. Caroline Rotich (Kenya) – 2:29:46
9. Madai Perez (Mexico) – 2:29:53
10. Buzunesh Deba (USA) – 2:29:55

View Results of All 2010 ING New York City Marathon Finishers

Congrats to Subway’s Jared Fogle, Chilean miner Edison Pena, and everyone else who also ran the 2010 NYC Marathon

Micah Tirop, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, won The Middle Half Marathon this morning in Murfreesboro with a blistering time of 1:05:43.  He held off  Joseph Maina, from Richmond, Kentucky, by just 15 seconds.  Paul Michel rounded out the medal stand with an impressive 1:07:02

Men Top 9 Results (Sub 1:20)

1. Micah Tirop (Murfreesboro, TN) 27M – 1:05:43
2. Joseph Maina (Richmond, KY) 28M – 1:05:58
3. Paul Michel (Gunnison, CO) 27M – 1:07:02
4. Scott Wietecha (Goodlettsville, TN) 29M – 1:10:37
5. Bradley Chronister (Manchester, TN) 24M – 1:16:54
6. Cameron Aly (Bowling Green, KY) 21M – 1:17:15
7. John Thorpe (Nashville, TN) 36M – 1:18:35
8. Chad Hintz (Thompsons Station, TN) 25M – 1:19:43
9. Timothy O’Leary (Antioch, TN) 48M – 1:19:49

Janet Cherobon was the fastest female on the day. She finished the flat and fast course with a time of 1:17:12.  Sonja Freind-Uhl (1:19:00) and Jillian Mastroianni (1:24:12) were the 2nd and 3rd place female finishers respectively.

Women Top 7 Results (Sub 1:30)

1. Janet Cherobon (Rome, GA) 32F – 1:17:12
2. Sonja Friend-Uhl (Brentwood, TN) 39F – 1:19:00
3. Jillian Mastroianni (Nashville, TN) 28F – 1:24:12
4. Ashley Comstoct (Bare, ON) 24F – 1:26:22
5. Sue Ann Heins (Brentwood, TN) 43F – 1:28:42
6. Catie Caldwell (Franklin, TN) 32F – 1:29:05
7. Kristi Phillips (Murfreesboro, TN) 35F – 1:29:47

View All Results from The Middle Half

The Middle Half Website

Congrats to personal friends Kirk Catron, Scott Flowers, Gene Caballero, and Chris Estes who all had a great race today.

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):

View Full 2010 Southern TN Plunge Marathon Results