Southern Illinois 10K

April 2, 2011 was a great Spring morning for the running of the Southern Illinois 10K race.  This race is held in beautiful Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge located between Carbondale and Marion, Illinois in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  The route is familiar to many runners as it is the middle portion of the Fly with the Eagles Half Marathon course.  The course distance this year was just under 6.40 miles.

Kyle Monroe, a local ironman competitor, led this race from start to finish and gapped the second place finisher by over two minutes with his consistent splits.  This course consists of rolling hills and provides runners with a variety of running surfaces including blacktop, dirt trails and gravel roads.

Top 10 Overall Finishers:

1. Kyle Monroe, 27 Carbondale, Ill.  36:01
2. Kevin Hammes, 45 Scott City, MO 38:15
3. Blake Davenport, 23 39:05
4. Terry Okerson, 54 Metropolis, Ill  39:39
5. Austin Pryor, 17 Eldorado, Ill  39:39
6. Elijah McCormick, 15 Harrisburg, Ill  40:27
7. Gene Mesker, 52  40:43
8. Ethan Harris, 16    41:47
9. Jordan Craft, 29    41:49
10. Ron Moore, 42 Raleigh, Ill   42:11 

Overall Female Open Winners:

1. Karen Jackson, 22 Carbondale, Ill       44:08 and 13th overall finisher
2. Pamela Campbell, 52 Centralia, Ill       47:42 and 29th overall
3. Christine Reed, 25                               48:06 and 30th overall
4. Cheonae Kim, Murphysboro, Ill          49:14 and 32nd overall
5. Joanna Gilmore, 26 Carbondale, Ill      49:36 and 34th overall

Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge, IL -- April 2, 2011
(Results @ River to River Runners: http://rrr.olm.net/results/si10k11oa.htm )