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2010 Gristmill Grinder Race Report

 

Babcock was Perfect! What an incredible day for the Grinder this year. We had ideal weather, 50 degrees and sunny with a breeze…. The driest trails ever for the race. A light rain the night before knocked the pollen down. New green on the trees and ground flowers. WOW! Add to that a RECORD turnout of runners and walkers and you have something special, huh? With folks coming from MI, IL, VA, OH, TN, NY, NC, IN, KY and a crowd of locals, man I am still reeling from it all! Can you sayEnthusiasm? Well there was plenty to go around I can assure you. From the beginning when we were lining up for the BIG PICTURE to the end of the run and walk, folks were enjoying a beautiful day at the beautiful park. I had to hustle to get to the Skyline Trail overlook to take some pictures and saw some amazing things there. people skipping, jumping up and down, stopping to pull out a camera and take a picture!? I am still laughing at it all- and I hope you are too.

I would like to send a big SHOUT OUT also to all our volunteers that pitched in to make it work smoothly… while it was a perfect day for running it was a bit chilly for standing around. We could not have done it without you. Thanks!!

Iplayoutside captured some of our fun and you can see it here

Join our group on Facebook! We have a ton of photos and posts and welcome your posts too… it is a fun group for sure-

So…Thanks for being such a great group of folks and coming out toCelebrate with us. I am already looking forward to next year and hope you are too. If you find yourself craving some “Babcock time” just drop us an email or post on FB…. We will meet you there! Until we meet again….

Happy Trails,

Donnie Hudspeth
Mountain Air Productions

For more information about the West Virginia Mountain Trail Runners organization and series got to www.wvmtr.org.

2010 Race Results

Place First Name Last Name Male/Female Age Time
1 Michael Bee M 33 1:31:34
2 Zachary Beckett M 27 1:36:09
3 Daniel McDowell M 42 1:37:07
4 Ryan Horsley M 25 1:38:23
5 Heather Parks F 35 1:40:46
6 Brian Menzies M 35 1:41:14
7 Adam Stumbo M 17 1:44:06
8 Chris Moore M 36 1:46:16
9 Larry Klein M 36 1:47:09
10 Christopher Bias M 29 1:47:52
11 Nathan Murray M 36 1:48:30
12 Greg Bridgewater M 53 1:48:38
13 Jamie Fields F 29 1:51:32
14 Dan Lehmann M 59 1:52:25
15 Gary Smith M 56 1:53:32
16 Tom Dannals M 51 1:54:00
17 Casey Wilson M 35 1:54:10
18 Mark Gunderson M 51 1:54:18
19 Gina Thomas F 30 1:54:36
20 Peter Daly M 43 1:56:38
21 Tim Daly M 47 1:56:39
22 Luke Gregory M 37 1:56:52
23 Michael Black M 36 1:56:59
24 Jon Daher M 26 1:57:54
25 Karin Sturgeon F 35 1:58:06
26 Gina DeGaetano F 23 1:59:51
27 Montgomery Jarecke M 25 2:00:01
28 Krista Birkelo F 31 2:00:11
29 Eileen Oneill F 30 2:00:32
30 Blake Temple M 38 2:01:41
31 Jonathan St John M 35 2:01:57
32 Jody Logar F 35 2:02:12
33 Scott Partlow M 45 2:02:19
34 Joe DeGaetano M 31 2:02:20
35 Kevin Frith M 40 2:02:36
36 Brian Duncan M 41 2:02:43
37 Kurt Blankenship M 30 2:02:48
38 Joni Adams F 54 2:03:58
39 Scott Cooper M 40 2:05:50
40 Craig Landis M 37 2:06:27
41 Lila Thomas F 31 2:06:35
42 Jamie Dolder M 37 2:08:50
43 Jeff King M 32 2:09:33
44 Zachary Bowers M 24 2:10:00
45 Randy Bowers M 53 2:10:01
46 Jason Cartwright M 37 2:10:14
47 Donald Jacks M 32 2:10:28
48 Greg Smith M 35 2:10:47
49 Brett Faulknier M 35 2:11:25
50 Adam Miller M 26 2:11:27
51 Chase Smith M 20 2:11:33
52 Josh Fangmeier M 25 2:12:19
53 Charles Belcher M 29 2:13:12
54 David Dickerson M 47 2:13:38
55 Jocelyn Gaujot F 32 2:14:29
56 Timothy Rowe M 46 2:15:10
57 Beth Wheatley F 39 2:15:20
58 Steve Clark M 47 2:15:29
59 Gail Leedy F 56 2:15:35
60 Eddie Simms M 63 2:15:38
61 Lorraine Moore F 46 2:17:40
62 Jason Raschka M 38 2:17:49
63 Jane Reynolds F 49 2:18:28
64 Beth Hudspeth F 46 2:19:06
65 Johnathan Baldwin M 30 2:20:50
66 Steven Fultz M 32 2:20:50
67 Robbie Dunn M 35 2:21:14
68 Randell Wilson M 34 2:21:32
69 Michael Smith M 38 2:22:19
70 David Lawson M 36 2:25:41
71 Patrick Vidrine M 25 2:26:16
72 Elizabeth Dannals F 55 2:28:06
73 Roy Isom M 40 2:28:57
74 Dave Simmons M 44 2:30:27
75 Jennifer Compton F 38 2:30:54
76 Mark Armstrong M 31 2:31:16
77 Darrell Wagner M 56 2:32:30
78 Justin Wagner M 27 2:34:31
79 Melanie Allender F 33 2:34:36
80 Sarah Rollins F 34 2:34:36
81 Dave Preston M 36 2:34:53
82 Kelly Kuhn M 52 2:36:58
83 Jim Wilson M 58 2:37:11
84 Carol Wristen F 37 2:37:21
85 Janice Cooper F 50 2:38:00
86 Susan Arborgast F 37 2:38:26
87 Thomas Ludden M 37 2:39:30
88 Lisa Westfall F 42 2:40:14
89 Cindy Hanner F 41 2:44:29
90 Ginger Danz F 41 2:44:30
91 Lori Leadmon F 51 2:44:30
92 Craig Ashley M 36 2:44:45
93 Brittany Bauer F 27 2:46:05
94 John Sheets Jr M 65 2:47:57
95 Kenny Compton M 40 2:52:23
96 Dennis Hamrick Jr M 52 2:53:53
97 Cindy Rawson F 55 2:58:35
98 Cristina Opdahl F 40 2:59:34
99 Kim Maxwell F 33 2:59:38
100 Paula Smith F 38 2:59:45
101 Thaddeus Skaggs M 20 3:01:54
102 Sean Wilmot M 21 3:01:54
103 Jerry Huxford M 60 3:06:14
104 Chuck Bucher M 68 3:06:18
105 Genevieve Corbiere F 29 3:06:19
106 Vic Ware M 74 3:10:28
107 Lori Nutter F 32 3:20:16
108 Eve Fingerett F 49 3:25:32
109 Michael Bevers M 52 3:25:33
110 Mindy Tyree F 35 3:46:38