Results of the Point Lookout Lightning 5k – October 29, 2011 – Old Fort, NC

Dennis Duffy | October 29, 2011 | Race Results | 1 Comment

It was a beautiful setting for this race in Old Fort. Just a few miles off Interstate 40, Point Lookout Trail is a nice, wide uphill asphalt trail that’s more than 3.5 miles long with a great view from the top. For future reference: it’s a great place for an uphill training run.

I didn’t see too many of the usual faces from the Asheville-area running scene. Just a handful (Ken, Sherry, Ron and Mike). And Paul who was doing the timing.

The race was quite well-organized. We road a school bus to the top and we passed a runner doing an uphill workout during our ride to the top. The good news for us: we’re running downhill. I was impressed that they had cleared the leaves from the asphalt trail. Leaves would have been treacherous since there was moisture on the ground and a covering of wet leaves would have made downhill footing dicey.

I couldn’t get a satellite connection on my Garmin (although other runners did) so I was running without a sense of time or distance. It’s a swift downhill, with a few short semi-flat stretches. With all the curves you can rarely see more than 100 yards ahead. But their are some great views along sections of the course.

I’m sure many people achieved a PR on this race. My former PR was 21:52, and I finished in 20:58 today.

Runners: it was a blast. Word is they might have a 10k next year: 5 up/5 down.

Overall results are below, courtesy of Lee Timing. Here are Age Group Results. Congratulations to Allison Peters as the first female and to Matt Kirk as the first male. Also a personal congratulations to Sherry for winning her age group and for Mike for winning his age group.

Place	Name	City	Bib No	Age	Gender	Age Group	Total Time	Pace
1	Matt Kirk	Marion NC	33	30	M	1 Open	15:12.6	4:53
2	Ben Humphries	Morganton NC	27	19	M	1 16-19	15:59.0	5:08
3	Dean Moore	Marion NC	62	41	M	1 40-49	16:17.1	5:14
4	Mike Darling	Sawmills NC	15	31	M	1 30-39	16:27.1	5:17
5	Allison Peters	Kernersville NC	45	31	F	1 Open	16:53.4	5:26
6	Chuck Brown	Marion NC	82	46	M	2 40-49	16:58.4	5:27
7	Travis Morgan	Marion NC	42	32	M	2 30-39	17:16.4	5:33
8	Keith Buff	Asheville NC	12	39	M	3 30-39	17:18.4	5:34
9	Patrick Walsh	Nebo NC	52	18	M	2 16-19	17:36.5	5:40
10	Patrick Bradshaw	Morganton NC	64	44	M	3 40-49	17:41.5	5:41
11	Steve Horton	Morganton NC	67	51	M	1 50-59	17:48.0	5:43
12	Macs Brown	Marion NC	10	15	M	1 1-15	18:07.7	5:50
13	Ron Grooms	New London NC	83	44	M	4 40-49	18:22.6	5:54
14	Ken Miller	Asheville NC	69	43	M	5 40-49	18:36.4	5:59
15	Sara Harmon	Kernersville NC	24	29	F	1 20-29	18:39.4	6:00
16	David Taylor	Asheville NC	77	26	M	1 20-29	18:45.4	6:02
17	Myrna Twitchen	Arden NC	68	37	F	1 30-39	18:52.8	6:04
18	Randy Moore	Montreat NC	41	53	M	2 50-59	19:05.2	6:08
19	Jennifer Owens	Marion NC	44	35	F	2 30-39	19:24.0	6:14
20	Ron Wyant	Burnsville NC	55	51	M	3 50-59	19:49.8	6:22
21	Chad Keyser	Arden NC	31	41	M	6 40-49	19:56.4	6:25
22	Den Cotton	Fletcher NC	72	38	M	4 30-39	20:28.6	6:35
23	James Kerzwick	Arden NC	30	45	M	7 40-49	20:40.1	6:39
24	Mike Tomkinson	Waynesville NC	78	63	M	1 60-69	20:48.2	6:41
25	Mike McDaniel	Marion NC	38	53	M	4 50-59	20:49.3	6:42
26	John Cole	Old Fort NC	13	62	M	2 60-69	20:57.4	6:44
27	Dennis Duffy	Asheville NC	17	53	M	5 50-59	20:58.4	6:45
28	Josh Jarrett	Marion NC	28	33	M	5 30-39	21:11.2	6:49
29	Lauren Brock	Arden NC	6	31	F	3 30-39	21:14.8	6:50
30	Jordonr Rhinehart	Marion NC	47	26	M	2 20-29	21:39.0	6:58
31	Paul Anderson	Lake Lure NC	74	46	M	8 40-49	21:48.0	7:01
32	Turner South	Morganton NC	80	47	M	9 40-49	22:16.6	7:10
33	Valarie Macleren	Marion NC	66	16	F	1 16-19	22:30.0	7:14
34	Stephen Lynch	Fletcher NC	37	53	M	6 50-59	22:30.2	7:14
35	Sherry Roane	Asheville NC	70	52	F	1 50-59	22:58.0	7:23
36	William Higgins	Marion NC	26	0	M	1 0- 0	23:22.3	7:31
37	Lily Kirk	Marion NC	32	29	F	2 20-29	23:34.0	7:35
38	Tony Branch	Morganton NC	63	56	M	7 50-59	23:39.2	7:36
39	Sherri Miller	Marion NC	40	41	F	1 40-49	23:54.0	7:41
40	Stephanie Goudreau	Marion NC	20	49	F	2 40-49	23:56.9	7:42
41	Vanessa Mowsden	Marion NC	43	44	F	3 40-49	24:16.2	7:48
42	Melissa Tate	Marion NC	50	40	F	4 40-49	24:21.3	7:50
43	Megan Varellas	Asheville NC	51	42	F	5 40-49	24:39.9	7:56
44	Molly Hamilton	Charlotte NC	23	28	F	3 20-29	25:03.9	8:03
45	Jane Dame	Candler NC	14	54	F	2 50-59	25:20.0	8:09
46	Angie Suddreth	Candler NC	49	39	F	4 30-39	25:20.0	8:09
47	Amber Ashley	Charlotte NC	1	52	F	3 50-59	25:34.5	8:13
48	Jennifer Brooks	Little Mountain SC	7	50	F	4 50-59	26:10.0	8:25
49	Roy Brooks	Little Mountain SC	8	56	M	8 50-59	26:10.6	8:25
50	Randall Bowman	Asheville NC	4	46	M	10 40-49	26:19.7	8:28
51	Charles Brown	Marion NC	9	72	M	1 70-74	26:26.7	8:30
52	Trudi Ziehr	Hickory NC	61	46	F	6 40-49	26:38.0	8:34
53	David Ziehr	Hickory NC	60	45	M	11 40-49	27:18.8	8:47
54	Eberhard Will	Morganton NC	65	75	M	1 75-99	27:22.6	8:48
55	Richard Bruington	Marion NC	11	48	M	12 40-49	27:24.9	8:49
56	Tracey Simmons	Marion NC	75	36	F	5 30-39	27:55.0	8:59
57	Erica Pool	Marion NC	76	33	F	6 30-39	27:55.1	8:59
58	Sean Simmons	Marion NC	48	30	M	6 30-39	29:49.9	9:35
59	Tracy Bleeker	Swannanoa NC	3	40	F	7 40-49	29:52.1	9:36
60	Clifford Weldon	Swannanoa NC	53	32	M	7 30-39	29:52.2	9:36
61	Elisabeth Henson	Morganton NC	25	28	F	4 20-29	30:16.6	9:44
62	Chris Laney	Candler, Nc NC	34	41	M	13 40-49	30:26.5	9:47
63	Mary Lu Watson	Morganton NC	81	49	F	8 40-49	31:02.5	9:59
64	Rhonda Jarrett	Marion NC	29	36	F	7 30-39	31:03.9	9:59
65	Allie South	Morganton NC	79	10	F	1 1-15	31:19.9	10:04
66	Cornell Yager	Fletcher NC	58	54	M	9 50-59	31:51.3	10:14
67	Teresa Sorbilli	Marion NC	71	34	F	8 30-39	32:32.5	10:28
68	Daniel Ellis	Marion NC	19	15	M	2 1-15	35:03.3	11:16
69	Christopher Bennett	Marion NC	2	14	M	3 1-15	35:13.5	11:19
70	Chayla Yager	Fletcher NC	57	15	F	2 1-15	37:17.4	11:59
71	Kevin Griffin	Marion NC	21	37	M	8 30-39	40:21.6	12:58
72	Tamara Griffin	Marion NC	22	40	F	9 40-49	40:21.7	12:58
73	Lisa Laney	Candler, Nc NC	35	40	F	10 40-49	42:20.7	13:37
74	Johanna Boyd	Old Fort NC	5	17	F	2 16-19	43:13.8	13:54

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Victor G. Dostrow MD October 29, 2011 Reply

Well done!

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