Strong Finishes at Mountain Mist 50k

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February 04, 2008

Strong Finishes at Mountain Mist 50k

Several Rock/Creek Race Team members finished strong at last weekend's Mountain Mist 50k in Huntsville, AL. The women stole the show: Kris Whorton finished 1st in her age group, 3nd women's and 25th overall. Wendi Parker-Dial finished 2nd in her age group, 2nd women's and 16th overall. Congrats to Patricia Smith for winning the women's division and placing 14th overall. (Patricia actually has raced with Jim Farmer under the Rock/Creek banner in past adventure races). Jaclyn Greenhill finished 3rd in her age group, 5th female and 41st overall.

As for the men, Jamie Dial focused on pacing his wife Wendi but finished with a respectable 9th for his age group, 17th overall. Michael Green finished 11th in his age group, 23rd overall. Our friend Stephen Smith finished 3rd in his age group, 18th overall, in his first official ultra.

See the full results here.

We also have some good race reports coming in on the Boonies forum. Here's one from Larry "Snake" Lyda:

"This year was my first Mountain Mist Race. Having heard all the stories about it being Alabama’s Toughest Trail Run, I was at first not sure just what to expect. This year was the 14th running and the weather over the years has been very consistant—unpredictable. This year the weathermen had all got fired up using the 4 letter word, “snow” and winter storm advisory. Sitting at my sister’s house in Bridgeport, I was beginning to wonder if the race would be cancelled even if I could make it up Monte Sano Mountain. I had a 4 wheel drive but, no good on ice. Well, as it turned out, no ice on the roads but a fine mist on the mountain. No problems with the roads, only some slick rocks. Especially the ones on the sidewalk in front of the Park Lodge. The trees and small bushes on top of the mountain had a beautiful layer of ice formed on them in some places. The weather was not a factor, actually I found the cool temperatures beneficial." [Read the full report here...]

Great job guys! Sounds like a fun weekend.

[UPDATE 2/6: I was just made aware of the fact that Randy Whorton also received his 10-year finisher's jacket. Pretty sweet to have finished such a tough race 10 times! Congrats Randy.]

[UPDATE 2/5: I just found this great race report online.]