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3rd Annual Middle Half Marathon—HUGE SUCCESS!

October 3, 2009

It was a brisk 59-degrees when Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg fired the shot that started the Third Annual Middle Half Marathon at 7:00 o’clock Saturday morning (10/3/09). Almost 2,000 runners started the 13.1 mile trek that took them on a historic journey downtown and around the courthouse where celebrations of the structure’s 150th anniversary were set to begin a half-hour later. The flat terrain attracted runners from as far away as Kenya, along with Colorado, Michigan, Illinois and other states. CLICK HERE for 2009 Middle Half Marathon Results

They’re Off

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There were two entries in the wheel chair race. About 5-minutes after they began, the runners left the starting line on Greenland Drive, next to the Dean Hayes Track and Field Stadium.

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(L-R below) Wendell Reed, John Mansfield, Roy Thompson and Shawn Chance get ready to run. Reed, Mansfield and Chance are all with the 45th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) Reserve Unit in Smyrna. The other photo is Jim Genet and Melinda Tate addressing the record attendance at the Third Annual Middle Half Marathon.

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(L-R below) Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg and Race Coordinator Melinda Tate go over the race rules with the runners. The mayor fired the shot that started the Third Annual Middle Half Marathon.  It was a casual race, as you can see. Is that a hot dog running? And yes, the woman behind him is on her cell phone. Plus the guy in front of that wiener is carrying a large soft drink. I wonder if anyone packed a picnic?

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The Kid’s Fun Run

The Kid’s Run started shortly afterwards in the Greenland Drive parking lot, in front of the Dean Hayes Track and Field Stadium (photo below).

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The children participating in the 1-mile run were ages 6 to 13. All participants received a cool T-shirt, an official race number, a finisher’s medal and refreshments. Plus, the first 250 kids to register also received a FREE ticket to the October 17 MTSU vs Mississippi State game, which is expected to be a sell-out at the Johnny “Red” Floyd Football Stadium. The Kid’s Fun Run ended on the MTSU track, just like the Middle Half Marathon (photo below).

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First To Cross The Finish Line

IMG_2803 Jacob Korir was almost a minute and a half ahead of the next runner. The 29-year old Kenyan who lives in Richmond, Kentucky finished in 1 hour, 7 minutes and 27 seconds.

2. Alan Horton age 29 (1:09:08) from Knoxville
3. Harry Larubi age 25 (1:11:12) from Mobile, Alabama
4. Jim Hurder age 23 (1:14:18) fromMurfreesboro
5. Alex Moore age 26 (1:16:05) from Nashville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMG_2806 (L-R) First and second to cross the finish line were Jacob Korir and Alan Horton. They paused here to get their breaths just seconds after cross the finish line at the Third Annual Middle Half Marathon.

 

 

 

 

CLICK HERE for 2009 Middle Half Marathon Results 

First Females To Cross Finish Line

IMG_2816 31-year old Janet Cherobon of Rome, Georgia was the first woman to cross the finish line at the Middle Half Marathon. She did it in 1 hour, 18 minutes and 19 seconds.

2. Melissa Begin age 33 (1:19:10) from Nashville
3. Jillian Mastroianni age 27 (1:19:54) from Nashville
4. Shannon Miller age 25 (1:24:22) from Jacksonville, Florida
5. Molly Brown-Boulay age 38 (1:25:01) from Franklin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLICK HERE for 2009 Middle Half Marathon Results

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Comments

5 Responses to “3rd Annual Middle Half Marathon—HUGE SUCCESS!”

  1. Don Wright on October 3rd, 2009 2:45 pm

    Amazing to watch people push their bodies. Next year, plan on coming out and cheering folks on, especially after the first 9 miles.

  2. watchinthem on October 3rd, 2009 2:55 pm

    The race was very well set up .Those who put this together did a fantastic job and made our city proud..thank you very much, it was so much fun to run in…see you next year

  3. Chip on October 4th, 2009 12:34 pm

    This was my 5th half marathon and the 2nd time that I have run the Middle Half. This is the most well put together race that I have ever run. Great support, great crowd…very well done. Great job to everyone involved in making this a success!

  4. Shannon on October 4th, 2009 10:50 pm

    Excellent race! The publicity and the communication were great. I really liked that you had several options of time and location to pick up the race packets. The only suggestion I have for improvement is for the water tables to be clearly marked with the liquid they passed out to the runners. The Snapple didn’t agree with me so I was trying to stick to water-only and had a little bit of trouble finding it. Not a deal-breaker, though, as I thought it was a neat course and well-organized. I loved the fact that they called out your name in the stadium!

  5. john on October 7th, 2009 3:39 pm

    This was my second half marathon this year. I will be running this one again next year. Great course layout and hats off to all the volunteers who came out. I agree with clearly marking the tables for next year and maybe spacing them out further. The tech shirts were much better than the Nashville Marathon. Everything was very well organized.

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