Racing Team Summer Recap

The summer months can be a slow season for racing, but the Big River crew had some impressive performances during these warm months:

Mara Horwitz ran a new marathon PR (3:39:09) at Revel Rockies on June 3^rd. On the same day, Stephanie Pruitt was the 4^th female and 1^st in her age group at the Run for BONIFEST 5k with a time of 21:01. A week later, Stephanie was the 1^st female finisher at the Route 66 10k (43:21), and a week after that, she was once again 1^st in her age group at the Glen Carbon Covered Bridge 5k (20:27). On the same day, Mara Horwitz set a PR at the Super Fast Half Marathon with a time of 1:42:35, and Sadie Smith took 2^nd overall/ 1^st female at the Zip Code Marathon with a time of 2:58:33.

On July 1^st, Connor Walters was the 2^nd overall finisher at the Cheyenne Firecracker 10k, coming in at 42:26. On July 4^th, Jacqueline McCormick ran the Boone City Independence Day 2 Mile Run in 13:55, earning her 1^st place in her age group. Connor Walters was 1^st in his age group at the Chesterfield Starts and Strips 5k (19:54.) Sadie Smith was the 1^st female in the Foot Traffic Flat Marathon with a time of 3:10:03. Later in the month, Rachel Ament won the Deerfield High School Alumni Cross Country Race.

On the last weekend in July, racing team members traveled to Oregon. Julie Lossos- Snow was the 2^nd female finisher in the Jack and Jill’s Downhill Marathon with a time of 3:01. The next day, Mara Horwitz ran a new PR of 3:29:03, and Mike Flynn ran a PR of 3:44:50 at the Sunday edition of the race. Closer to home, Gretchen Brune ran the Kimmswick 5k with a finish time of 23:39.

Connor Walters and Sadie Smith ran the Strides for Hope 5k on August 12^th; Connor came in 2^nd overall (19:25) and Sadie was 3^rd (19:26). On August 6^th, Stephanie Pruitt was the 1^st overall female at the Fleet Feet Flat Five with a time of 35:16. She was also the 1^st female at the St. Paul Strassenlauf 10k (43:36) on August 26^th.

On September 10^th, Zach Legenzoff ran a PR of 33:59 at the Plaza 10K. On the same day, Sadie Smith won the Sundance to Spearfish Marathon with a time of 2:54:32, and Alex Schenk ran a new PR of 3:00:41 at the Tunnel Light Marathon.

One week later, Matt Lima ran a new PR of 2:57 at the Air Force Marathon. Brandon Dimitri was 2^nd overall in the half with a new PR of 1:09, and Stephanie Pruitt was 1^st in her age group with a time of 1:35:48. On the same day, Matt and Luis Kruger won the Dogtown Doggy Dash in a time of 16:30. Elaine Sims was the first female to finish in a time of 23:41.

Gabe Sison had a fabulous showing at the Show Me State Games, taking gold in the 200, 1500, and 3000, silver in the 100, and bronze in the 4×100 relay.

On September 23^rd, Jim Yount completed the dual challenge at the Eagle Pride 5k and 1 mile. On September 24^th, Jenn Hannigan earned a huge PR of 4:36:24 at the IRONMAN 70.3 in Augusta. She was 2^nd in her age group, 5^th female amateur, and the 19^th female overall. On September 24^th in Germany, Sadie Smith completed the Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:58:50. Sarah Kruger finished in 3:30:03—one day after completing the inline skating marathon!