Thanksgiving & November Recap

The Big River Racing Team participated in many races on Thanksgiving Day:

At the Kirkwood Webster Turkey Day Run:

• 3 Mile Race:
  • Jon Petter ran 17:59 placing 2nd in his Age Group.
  • Katie Helbig ran 20:28 winning her Age Group, and placing 1st Female Masters.
  • John Kertz ran 21:44.
• 6 Mile Race:
  • Sadie Smith ran 37:59 placing 1st Female and 8th Overall.
  • Nick Loyal ran 40:41 placing 23rd Overall.
  • Maryam Tabatabaei ran 44:54.
  • Mike Flynn ran 47:36.

At the Turkey Trot STL Downtown:

• Mike Cochran ran 18:58 winning his Age Group and placing 5th Overall.
• Matt Bridwell ran 23:15.

At the Arnold Gobble Wobble 5k:

• Elvir Sarajlic won the race, running 15:53.
• Steve Moore ran 17:05 winning his Age Group and placing 6th Overall.
• Preston Jordan ran 18:45 placing 2nd in his Age Group and 16th Overall.
• Sophie Watterson ran 19:59 winning her Age Group, placing 3rd Female and 27th Overall.
• Nick Vollmer ran 20:35 placing 32nd Overall.

Denise Buehrer placed 2nd in her Age Group at the Parkville Turkey Trot 5k.

Luke O’Connor (26:56) placed 2nd Overall in the Turkey Trot Chicago 8k.

Many team members also ran races earlier in November.

On Saturday, November 6:

• Marcus Walton (16:09) won the Veteran’s Day 5k.
• Preston Jordan (19:00) placed 2nd Overall at the Hot Cider Hustle 5k.
• Nick Vollmer (21:28) placed 2nd Overall at the 5k 4 Soldiers.
• Maryam Tabatabaei (3:39:28) ran the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon.
• Payton Birkel ran the Be the Light 10k which was a new longest race distance.

On Sunday, November 7 at the St. Louis Track Club 5k:

• Elvir Sarajlic won the race, running 16:21.
• Cassie Zehenny (20:59) placed 3rd Female and 11th Overall.

Also on Sunday, November 7, Jacqueline McCormick (3:53:13) ran her marathon debut at the New York City Marathon.

On Saturday, November 13, John Kertz (49:08) placed 7th Overall at the Inaugural Bellefontaine Cemetery 10k.

Also on Saturday, November 13, Sadie Smith (2:55:35) won her Age Group at the Richmond Marathon.

On Sunday, November 14, Nick Loyal (2:53:44) placed 3rd in his Age Group at The SKIPPO 30k.

Also on Sunday, November 14, Rachel Ament (formerly Bromberg) ran a new Half Marathon PR (1:32:21), winning her Age Group, placing 3rd Female and 31st Overall at the Kansas Half Marathon.

On Saturday, November 20, Michelle Dillon ran the Philadelphia Half Marathon in 1:45:31, placing 5th in her Age Group, and then ran the Philadelphia 8k in 40:43 later that same day.

Congratulations to all the Big River Racing Team members on their accomplishments.