2009 St. Jude Memphis Half Marathon

Went to Memphis for my first attempt at their Half Marathon race.  Nice set-up and temperature a brisk 32 degrees at race time but essentially no wind.  Begin in the first corral and out fast... too fast.  3 mile split of 18:31; 6 mile split of 37:30;  12 mile split of 1:17:03;  Break the line in 1:24:57.   Time is good for 30th place overall out of 3538 male runners and second in the Male age 40-44 group.  Beat the overall female runner by a whopping 20 seconds.  It was nip and tuck during the last 1.5 miles as I was finally able to pass her and hold on.

Male Overall Winners:  Half Marathon

1.  Matthew Albertson, 28, Clayton, MO  -------------------------1:13:12
2.  Christopher Winter, 27, Jackson, TN --------------------------1:13:29
3.  Daniel Roberts, 27, Monticello, KY   --------------------------1:14:34

Female Overall Winners:  Half Marathon

1.  Caroline Blatti, 35, Memphis, TN    ----------------------------1:25:17
2.  Angie Turner, 40, Hallsville, MO     ----------------------------1:26:33
3.  Candace Caveny, 39, Shilo, IL       ----------------------------1:27:14

Male Masters Winners:  (40 and Over)

1.  Jeff Haushalter, 42, Atlanta, GA      ----------------------------1:15:32
2.  Karl Lenser, 51, Conway, AR        ----------------------------1:19:02
3.  Mark Temme, 40, Memphis, TN    ----------------------------1:22:50

Cape Girardeau's Steve Schmittzehe finished the full marathon in 3:23 and qualified for the Boston Marathon.  Many, many other local runners ran in one of the three races held this weekend.  They had their choice of the 5K, half marathon or the full marathon.

---KHammes

29th Annual Turkey Run -15K/10K/5K Runs

Herrin, IL -- November 29, 2009

Results @ River to River Runers: (http://rrr.olm.net/results/tt09oar15.htm), (http://rrr.olm.net/results/tt09oar10.htm), (http://rrr.olm.net/results/tt09oar5.htm)

21 November, 2009 was the day of the 29th Annual Turkey Run in Herrin, Illinois.  The weather cooperated with lots of sun and a starting temperature of 48 degrees with a light breeze.  This course is a 5K loop around the town starting and ending near the Civic Center.  The gun went off with the 5K runners in front, 10K folks in the middle group and the 15K contestants in the back group. 

I felt good coming into this race and was using it as a last hard workout prior to the upcoming St. Jude half marathon.  All went well until the 6 mile mark of the race when I felt something "grab" along my right lower hamstring area.  As I was in third place overall at this point, I decided to shorten my stride and attempt to hold my position.  My 7th and 8th mile splits slowed considerably but I was able to pick it up during the last mile and finish with a respectable time.  My training partner Delbert Marriott ran a solid race and finished strong behind Carbondale's Brian Baillie.   ---KHammes

Top 5 Overall Male Winners:  15K

1. Brian Baillie, 27, Carbondale, Illinois               51:51
2. Delbert Marriott, 40, Sikeston, MO                59:36
3. Kevin Hammes, 44, Scott City, MO              1:00:04
4. Casey Prosise, 34, Nashville, Illinois              1:00:45
5. Ronnie Dunn, 48, Paducah, KY                     1:01:21

Top 5 Overall Female Winners:  15K

1. Jenna Griffith, 39, Marion, Ill                       1:04:10
2. Leah Schell, 29, Cape Girardeau, MO        1:11:14
3. Heidi Rasmussen, 34, Carbondale, Ill          1:12:34
4. Barbie Ambuehl, 45, Kinmundy, Ill              1:17:54
5. Julie Arendt, 37, Carbondale, Ill                  1:21:24

Top 5 Overall Winners:  10K

1. Austin Pryor, 15, Eldorado, Illinois               38:54
2. Arthur Waddle, 46, Dexter, MO                  39:05
3. Dylan Gibson, 14, Carbondale, Illinois          41:28
4. Mike Crouch, 47, Walnut Hill, Illinois           42:45
5. Lacy Colson, 17, Carbondale, Illinois           44:04

Top 5 Overall Female Winners:  10K

1. Lacy Colson, 17, Carbondale, Ill                44:04;  Impressive as she was top 5 OA in 10K
2. Samantha Thierry, 19, O'Fallon, Ill             49:32
3. Joanna Bean, 14, Carterville, Ill                  50:55
4. Puma Pattumma, 29, Carterville, Ill             56:17
5. Jennifer Miller-Louw, 30, Murphysboro      56:24

Top 5 Overall Male Winners: 5K

1. Barry Parks, 18, Eldorado, Illinois               17:27
2. Jordan Jones, 19, Salem, Illinois                   17:33
3. Brad Blakey, 36, Herrin, Illinois                   17:38
4. Scott Gill, 45, Marion, Illinois                       19:23
5. Nathaniel Huffman, 19, Carbondale, Ill         20:19

Top 5 Overall Female Winners:  5K

1. Marla Rathjen, 48, Jacob, Ill                      21:37
2. Lisa Gibson, 45, Carbondale, Ill                22:32
3. Emily Bleyer, 14, Carbondale                    23:19
4. Sandy Tuttle, 46, Harrisburg, Ill                 23:27
5. Sue Kramer, 55, Creal Springs, Ill             23:28

Good race for 3-5 positions as only 9 seconds separated these women.  Some excellent master's runners.

-Submitted by KHammes

Kevin Hammes (11), Delbert Marriott (center), Brian Baillie (45).



City of Roses Half Marathon/5K

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
September 20, 2009

Good crowd for the 2009 running of Cape's longest distance event.  Warm day and it will probably take it's toll on the participants.  I run the first three miles of the course in 17:43 attempting to maintain pace with the two leaders;  This mistake makes the rest of the race uncomfortable.  However, end up placing second overall to Jon Williams of Miami, Florida and pick up the Master's title in 1:22:33.  This is my fastest half-marathon to-date so happy with the result.  Williams runs 1:18:00.2 for a 5:57/mile pace.  Jenna Griffith of Marion, Illinois wins the overall female title with a 1:34:42 and Rosie Laughlin of Springfield, MO takes the Female Master's crown with a 1:35:29.  The final 5K of this course is a challenge and they definitely saved the biggest hills for the end.    - KHammes

2009 Spring Classic Run

The 2009 Spring Classic Run began and finished in the north  part of Cape's West Park Mall parking area with Mid-America Rehab acting as a major sponsor for the race.  The morning started off rainy and in the low 40's temperature-wise.  Fortunately, the rain stopped just before lining up for the start of this 3.30 mile route.  This year's race included a nasty uphill run up Blattner Drive during the 2nd mile.  People going out a little fast in the first mile often "pay the price" and even the most seasoned, trained runners find this part of the course challenging.  The race concludes with a run around the perimeter of the mall and finishes near Mid-America Rehab.

Cape Roadrunners provided the timing for this race.  Post-race amenities included all-you-could-eat pulled-pork burgers.  They were tasty.

Overall female/male winners were Lora Coots in 25:16 and Kevin Hammes with an 18:59 finish time.

Age-group Leaders:
15 & Under:    Male:  William Zoughaib- 22:15
20-24:               Male:  Joshua Lester-20:33////////////Female:  Stacy Dohogne- 31:10
25-29:               Male:  ----                        ///////////////////Female:  Jennifer Maroscher- 27:16
30-34:               Male:  Taylor Vaughan-22:19/////////Female:  Rachel Zahner- 26:29
35-39:               Male:  ----                             ////////////////Female:  Chellie Jannin- 26:18
40-44:               Male:  Tomoaki Nomi- 22:02/////////Female:  ----
45-49:               Male:  Steve Schmittzehe-21:43//////Female:  Paula Castleman- 27:01
50-54:               Male:  Paul Mell- 21:32//////////////////Female:  Becky Myracle- 32:18
55-59:               Male:  Mitch Gerber- 34:39
60-64:               Male:  Hugh Hammond- 37:34
65-69:               Male:  Ron Ruminer- 33:43
70+:                  Male:  Peter Blums- 28:22

--KHammes

2006 President's Day 5K - 14 February

Wynn McClellan of Jackson, MO torched the field on a windy February day as he completed a training run for the upcoming track and field season.

Kathryn Wyman edged out Jennifer Maroscher by just over a half second to take the OA Women's title.

Top 16 Finishers

1. Wynn McClellan - 16:40.5
2. Kevin Hammes - 17:28.6
3. Delbert Marriott - 18:17.4
4. Cody Moore - 19:16.2
5. Steve Schmittzehe - 19:39
6. Ethan Seyer - 20:00.1
7. BJ Smith - 20:08.2
8. Tomoaki Nomi - 20:14.8
9. Jason Banderman - 20:38.6
10. Robert Neal - 21:04.7
11. Adam Raines - 21:26.6
12. Dave Deisher - 22:18.2
13. Mitchel Gerber - 22:35.1
14. Danny McCrites - 22:57.3
15. Kathryn Wyman - 23:16.26 
16. Jennifer Marascher - 23:16.86