Saturday, March 11, 2000 -- Williamson, WV
Tug Valley Road Runners Club 10K Run
Story and photos by Pam Anderson
[Details]
[Coverage]
[Overall Results]
[Pic Set 1]
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Getting things started in Williamson
Saturday March 11th dawned a cold, wet and cloudy day for the First
Annual Tug Valley Road Runners Club 10K in West Williamson, Mingo
County, the heart of the Hatfield and McCoy Feud country. The newly
formed Tug Valley Road Runners Club sponsored this race to raise
awareness of their club in the southern part of West Virginia and to
promote the fun and healthy benefits of running.
The carefully marked course wound its way through West Williamson down
by the railroad tracks to a finish in front of the West Williamson
Fieldhouse. Many of the runners stated that the course was a pleasant
level course with just a few inclines to put a little challenge in
their run.
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Mike Maynard strides to the finish
Taking the first place overall win was
Mike Maynard of Hardy,
WV. Mike finished the course with a time of 45:12. Not far behind
him were brothers
Phillip (46:05) and
Andrew (46:15)
Hoffman capturing the second and third place overall titles.
Phillip and Andrew, from Williamson, train with their father
Tom
Hoffman (58:06) and in the off season they enjoy keeping in shape
by playing basketball.
Katrina Blankenship (54:02) of Gilbert, WV, took first place
overall among the females with a comfortable lead on the second place
overall finisher Jeannie Rivard (58:17). Katrina, running
today with her brother Terry Hamrick (47:49), said this was the
first time they had run in this area and that it was a nice change in
scenery for her. Aileen Perry (59:14) took the third place
overall women's finish.
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Everyone wins in the TVRRC
Race director and club president
David Hatfield said that the
day's runners were all winners because they came out to enjoy a
morning of fun running. Along with the new Tug Valley Road Runners
Club, the City of Williamson and a group of students from Williamson
High School helped to make the race a great event.
Meghan and
Latasha (Williamson High School) took that extra step by coming
out at 7:30 in the morning to help with the registration. These young
ladies and their friends volunteered today to help gather community
service hours they are required to have for graduation. So great job
girls and yes, as these teenage helpers learned, there is a 7:30 in
the morning on a Saturday.