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The rolling hills of Loudon and West Knox Counties played host to the annual Calhouns Ten-Miler, staged and managed by the Knoxville Track Club. |
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The gun sounded promptly at 8:00 am, sending runners into a furious frenzy of pounding feet and burning lungs. |
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The front pack rocketed away at a blazing pace. |
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Three hundred runners contested the ten-mile distance. |
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Soon the large crowd thundered off into the distance. |
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Fast runners from Team Runners Market and EBS Team Racing led the way. |
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At the nine-mile mark, former UT teammates Ben Lukowski and Andy Baksa crested the monster hill, dueling for the victory. |
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Both men checked their watches and prepared for the final decisive mile. |
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They pushed hard up the final grade and Lukowski (yellow singlet) held off Baksa to claim the title. |
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Stewart Ellington ran hard to take third place overall. |
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Jon Lawler was the best men's masters runner. |
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Bob Barber was tops in the grandmasters division. |
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Taylor Poling sped away from her competitors to earn the prize for top overall female. |
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Andee Cranford, winner of the 2006 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, claimed honors as female runner-up. |
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Jasmin Keller ran a very strong final mile to outrun two competitors and was third overall female. |
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First place female masters runner was Marsha Morton. |
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Please join the Knoxville Track Club next year
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photos by Pete Garza, Michael deLisle, and
Dani Huff
webpage layout and text by Michael deLisle
webpage layout and text by Michael deLisle