Van Orden, Bednosky USA Masters champions on challenging course
LAUREL SPRINGS, N.C. - (August 28, 2010) - Bobby Mack and Gina Lucrezi won their first national titles at the USA 10K Trail Championship hosted by the second Continental Divide Trail Race on Saturday morning. Over the challenging course, 2010 Team USA cross country team member Mack, 25, Raleigh, N.C. ran 41 minutes, 59 seconds to beat last year's national runner-up Ryan Woods by 32 seconds, while Lucrezi, 27, Southborough, Mass. also was a clear winner with her 52:04 over Molly Nunn's 53:30.
The USA Masters trail champions (40 and over) were Tim Van Orden, 42, in 45:25 and 2010 USA 100 Mile champion Annette Bednosky, 43, in 58:07; the pair also finished 5th and 4th overall respectively.
There were 134 hearty souls who traversed the roller coaster 6.2 mile course with four screaming downhill and uphill sections that included a 20-yard section affectionately known as "the rock climb" that required hands-on effort to scramble up. The event was held just off the famed Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.
2nd Continental Divide Trail Race: USA 10K Trail Championship
Laurel Springs, NC, Saturday, August 28, 2010
MEN
1) Bobby Mack (NC), 41:59, $700
2) Ryan Woods (NC), 42:31, $500
3) Ryan Moravec (PA), 44:22, $350
4) Jared Scott (AZ), 44:51, $200
5) Tim Van Orden, 42, VT, 45:25, $450
MASTERS Men (40+)
1) Van Orden, see above
2) Chad Newton, 40, NC, 45:45, $200
3) Andy Ames, 47, CO, 47:35, $100
WOMEN
1) Gina Lucrezi (MA), 52:04, $700
2) Molly Nunn (NC), 53:30, $500
3) Emily Potter (NC), 55:02, $350
4) Annette Bednosky, 43, NC, 58:07, $550
5) Erin Reddan (NC), 59:38, $100
MASTERS Women (40+)
1) Bednosky, see above
2) Alison Gracey, 48, NC, 1:04:01, $200
3) Elizabeth Kempter, 43, NC, 1:05:20, $100
Complete results and more at: www.continentaldividetrailrace.com.
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