Liberty Mountain Trail Race Series kicks off with Candler’s Mountain 5K
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February 21, 2009 : By Sarah Funderburke
As 130-plus runners and walkers made their way around a thin trail on the edge of Lake Hydaway Saturday, spectators huddled around the finish line sipping coffee and trying to stay warm. Although many of the runners wore shorts and T-shirts, it was a very cold weather start to the first-ever race of the Liberty Mountain Trail Race Series.
The series is comprised of four races, with the first being a 5K that took place Saturday, Feb. 21 at Camp Hydaway on Candler’s Mountain. Liberty students, alumni and members of the Lynchburg area community took part in the event, which was sponsored by the Liberty University Student Activities office.
“This 5K course is very beginner friendly,” race coordinator Josh Yeoman said. “Most of the courses aren’t as technical as people might think.”
Race participant Tim Duggins, a Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary student who runs 5Ks, triathlons and other races in his free time, agreed.
“I’d say it was a moderate course,” Duggins said. “I thought it was a great race, especially for the first time, it was very well run.”
Jordan Whitlock came powering across the finish line with a time of 20:04. He was followed by runner-up Andrew Rigler at 20:43. The first female runner, Rachel Valliere, crossed the line in 23:47 and placed fourth overall in the race.
Abby May, a 12-year-old runner, said that the course was fun but presented a few challenges.
“It was good, but hard,” May said. “The hill at the beginning was tough. People were complaining you could twist an ankle on it.”
The next race in the Liberty Mountain Trail Race Series will be held in May and will further test the endurance of participants, as it will include a 10K course.
“I’m hoping to stage the 10K from the Snowflex parking lot,” Yeoman said. “All four races will be up on Candler’s Mountain, staged from different locations.”
The third and fourth races in the series, the Deep Hollow Half Marathon and the Valley View Five Miler, are planned for the fall.
All races in the Liberty Mountain Trail Race Series are open to the public. To register online for the upcoming races go to www.raceit.com. Liberty students receive a discount on their registration fee for any of the races if they mail their registration to the Student Activities office or bring it to the LaHaye Student Union. Those who register far enough in advance will receive a race T-shirt.
Race results for the Candler’s Mountain 5K are as follows:
FEMALE 5K RUN OVERALL AWARDS
Place Name Age City St Time Pace
1 Rachel Valliere 24 Lynchburg VA 23:47 7:40
2 Sarah Gahagan 24 Lynchburg VA 24:42 7:58
3 Sarah Kline 27 Lynchburg VA 28:14 9:06
MALE 5K RUN OVERALL AWARDS
1 Jordan Whitlock 21 Lynchburg VA 20:04 6:28
2 Andrew Rigler 17 Altavista VA 20:43 6:41
3 Joe Parker 22 Lynchburg VA 23:17 7:30
FEMALE MASTERS RUN OVERALL AWARDS
1 Ryn Morrison 44 South Boston VA 31:22 10:06
MALE MASTERS RUN OVERALL AWARDS
1 Darrell Wargo 40 Lynchburg VA 26:31 8:33
MALE AGE GROUP: 1 – 13
1 17 Peirce Saunders 12 Forest VA 26:27
2 36 Ben May 12 Forest VA 28:23
3 54 evin morrison 13 South Boston VA 31:03
4 137 Noah Waldo 10 Lynchburg VA 59:38
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 – 13
1 37 Abby May 12 Forest VA 28:23
2 127 Lucy Wooldridge 11 Evington VA 43:05
MALE AGE GROUP: 14 – 19
1 7 Matthias Dailey 18 Reston VA 24:36
2 11 David Cedillo 14 Forest VA 25:27
3 22 Jeff Thompson 18 Lynchburg VA 26:58
4 41 Bobby White 14 Lynchburg VA 29:14
5 46 Roy Francis 17 Brookneal VA 29:58
6 60 Woll Vardeman 18 Lynchburg VA 31:26
7 76 Toney Byrnside 19 Chosterfield VA 33:49
8 80 nathan France 18 Lynchburg VA 34:00
9 84 Chris Mason 18 Lynchburg VA 34:59
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 14 – 19
1 62 Emily Molloy 19 Lynchburg VA 32:14
2 71 Rebekah Turner 18 Col Heights VA 32:40
3 103 Mary Kaitlyn Boone 18 Hardy VA 37:12
4 109 Elise Mcintyre 19 Trumbull CT 38:01
5 111 Meredith Weber 19 Lincoln university PA 38:08
6 114 Christina Freyre 18 Evington VA 39:59
7 115 Katelyn Bowers 19 Lynchburg VA 39:59
8 138 Rachel Waldo 14 Lynchburg VA 59:40
MALE AGE GROUP: 20 – 29
1 5 Thomas Syre 22 Lynchburg VA 23:51
2 6 David Howe 22 Utica NY 23:58
3 9 Nathan Carroll 21 Mechanicsville VA 25:21
4 12 Sam Dange 21 Lynchburg VA 25:28
5 13 Warrick Palmer 26 Forest VA 25:40
6 14 Walker Wright 29 Bedford VA 25:46
7 15 Joseph Alderson 27 Lynchburg VA 26:04
8 16 Robert Webster 20 Lynchburg VA 26:14
9 21 Matthew Bryant 20 Lynchburg VA 26:55
10 25 Christopher Miller 29 Lynchburg VA 27:14
11 26 Chris Montgomery 27 Wirtz VA 27:24
12 27 Tim Duggin 24 Lynchburg VA 27:45
13 34 Todd Hacker 29 Evington VA 28:11
14 42 Joshua Earls 27 Lynchburg VA 29:29
15 44 Ryan Earle 28 Lynchburg VA 29:45
16 45 Derek Bennion 24 Lynchburg VA 29:55
17 47 Jared Yeoman 27 Lynchburg VA 30:09
18 52 Tason Sims 22 Lynchburg VA 31:00
19 53 Daniel Field 20 Roanoke VA 31:03
20 56 Josiah Beal 20 Lynchburg VA 31:12
21 58 Russell Darnell 29 Lynchburg VA 31:18
22 67 Dennis Kinlan 26 Lynchburg VA 32:23
23 68 Steven Tuan 22 Forest VA 32:26
24 81 Emmanuel Kwarfo 28 Lynchburg VA 34:39
25 83 Joshua Austin 21 Forest VA 34:58
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 – 29
1 61 Christine Pettit 20 Lynchburg VA 31:26
2 63 Hannah Hinkson 24 Forest VA 32:15
3 65 Elise Girani 20 Wirtz VA 32:18
4 69 Annie Lively 23 Lynchburg VA 32:27
5 73 Julie Smith 21 Lynchburg VA 33:03
6 77 Breanne Nalipa 20 Lynchburg VA 33:49
7 87 Allison Misiano 25 Lynchburg VA 35:32
8 90 Heather Braddock 24 Lynchburg VA 35:45
9 91 Amber Dubberke 21 Lynchburg VA 35:47
10 94 Sarah Graley 20 Manassas VA 36:04
11 97 Jamie Cambell 29 Lynchburg VA 36:09
12 99 Ruthanne Cole 23 Raleigh NC 36:12
13 102 Stephen Barrick 24 Lynchburg VA 37:11
14 104 Erin Bromley 25 Lynchburg VA 37:25
15 105 Tracy Baker 20 Lynchburg VA 37:29
16 106 Katrina Williams 20 Lynchburg VA 37:34
17 108 Kelsy Mittauer 28 Lynchburg VA 37:54
18 116 Meagan Bell 21 Forest VA 40:16
19 118 Colleen Graley 21 Manassas VA 40:41
20 119 Emily Franks 22 Madison Heights VA 41:04
21 122 Dayna Shesko 26 Lynchburg VA 41:50
22 123 Glory Jaden 21 Lynchburg VA 42:16
23 124 Jane Thomas 25 Appomattox VA 42:46
24 126 Chelsea Davis 22 Lynchburg VA 43:02
25 129 Rachel McCullough 21 Lynchburg VA 43:55
MALE AGE GROUP: 30 – 39
1 10 Marcus Little 32 Lynchburg VA 25:26
2 20 Shawn Barber 38 Fayetteville TN 26:45
3 24 matt rawlins 34 Rustburg VA 27:09
4 38 Chad Duff 36 Lynchburg VA 28:24
5 39 Kevin Hansen 37 Monroe VA 28:55
6 40 Jay Parker 39 Lynchburg VA 29:05
7 48 Thomas Nolen 34 Concord VA 30:27
8 49 Jerrod Ruhl 33 Forest VA 30:36
9 51 Christopher Hansen 35 Forest VA 30:51
10 55 Josh Oppenheimer 34 Forest VA 31:09
11 57 Steve Smith 36 Lynchburg VA 31:15
12 66 Karl Miller 32 Lynchburg VA 32:20
13 82 David Beazley 33 Monroe VA 34:41
14 85 Bryan Carter 32 Lynchburg VA 35:18
15 86 Paul Burgess 37 Madison Heights VA 35:30
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 – 39
1 70 Jamie Smith 34 Lynchburg VA 32:37
2 74 Erin Elwell 32 Lynchburg VA 33:22
3 78 Kellie Hudson 35 Forest VA 33:50
4 92 Jessica Tilley 32 Lynchburg VA 35:55
5 93 Jennifer Walton 36 Pamplin VA 36:01
6 96 Emily Darnell 30 Lynchburg VA 36:05
7 98 Christy Howard 35 Lynchburg VA 36:11
8 100 Tara Eskey 33 Lynchburg VA 36:49
9 131 Lisa Drinkard 39 Forest VA 44:59
10 134 Heather Childress 37 Forest VA 48:15
MALE AGE GROUP: 40 – 49
1 19 Norris Welfare 49 Monroe VA 26:42
2 28 Brad Palmer 49 Forest VA 27:47
3 30 Lee Eagle 47 Danville VA 27:55
4 32 Paul Francis 45 Brookneal VA 28:09
5 43 Ted Allen 41 Forest VA 29:40
6 64 Steve Letterman 49 appomattox VA 32:18
7 72 Steve Hammer 43 Forest VA 32:40
8 107 Jerry Price 47 Lynchburg VA 37:43
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 – 49
1 120 Sharon Civis 47 Forest VA 41:39
2 125 Rhonda Cornwell 44 Forest VA 42:48
3 128 Kim Mullis 46 Forest VA 43:34
4 135 Suzanne Kuhn 40 Evington VA 54:11
MALE AGE GROUP: 50 – 59
1 23 Don Lucy 59 Lynchburg VA 27:03
2 31 Dave Civis 52 Forest VA 28:01
3 50 Mr. Pettit 57 Lynchburg VA 30:43
4 75 Stephen Hamilton 55 Lynchburg VA 33:26
5 79 Jeff Webster 50 Elon NC 33:53
FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 – 59
1 117 Nancy Blackwell 56 Lynchburg VA 40:18
2 121 Donna Nash 50 Lynchburg VA 41:42
3 132 Dianne Wright 53 Appomattox VA 45:32
MALE AGE GROUP: 60 – 99
1 29 Walte Allen 60 Lynchburg VA 27:51
2 33 Daniel Turner 61 Col Heights VA 28:10
3 101 Russ Daubert 63 Forest VA 37:04