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A strikingly beautiful day greeted the participants in the Knoxville Track Club's annual Calhouns Ten-Miler. |
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The marina abutting Lenoir City Park was adjacent to Calhouns Restaurant, our generous sponsor once again for this year's event. |
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In the very early going, Eric Vandervort, as he always does, sprinted to the front, along with EBS teammate Orinthal Striggles. |
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But this Saturday found a huge contingent of very fast runners lurking just behind the frontrunners. |
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By the time the racers climbed the first major hill and approached the one-mile mark, Bill Kabasenche was beginning to put a gap on his pursuers. |
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Immediately behind were Bill's Runners Market teammates Alan Horton and Eric Bell, along with Vandervort and Keith Kimmons (blue shirt). Both Horton and Kimmons are past winners of this race. |
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It was an exciting race as viewed through my windshield, the top four blasting off down the rural roads. |
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Kabasenche continued to pour it on, building a large lead. |
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By the time he finished, he'd broken his own state record for ten miles, running a very swift 52:19. |
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Keith Kimmons ran strong to finish second in 53:06, the fourth fastest time in Calhouns history, and faster than his winning time from 2003. |
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Alan Horton also bettered his time from the year he won this race, clocking a fine 53:30. |
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Allen Etheridge was the fastest masters runner, turning in a time of 56:08. |
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Health Shoppe racer Bob Barber (#10) was the best grandmaster, covering the ten miles in a fine 1:07:48. |
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New Runners Market racer Tere Stouffer continued her winning ways, in the process also breaking the state record for ten miles. She outdistanced her competition by over seven minutes. |
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Melissa Dock of Nashville was women's runner-up. |
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Larry Brede (#24) was far and away the best Clydesdale racer, finishing 26th overall with a time that would have placed him 5th in 2004. |
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Angie Manis and Bob McLean teamed up for another outstanding effort, compiling the results rapidly and accurately. |
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As the participants headed back to their
homes, two geese were heard to remark, "Did you get a gander at that
Kabasenche fella? He can flat out fly!" See you next year at Calhouns! |