Race Report: Cowbell Challenge: Marathon, Saturday, June 20, 2009;
Kenda Cup East Cross Country, Sunday, June 21, 2009
With the heat index hovering in the 115 range, racers in the Cowbell
Challenge Marathon took off from downtown Davidson, NC, at 10 am. Six
and one-quarter miles of hard surface to get to the dirt and Fisher
Farm, and 6 laps of climbs, rock gardens and great single track.
Harlan Price (Independent Fabrication) took the top spot on the Men’s
Pro Open podium, and also posted the fastest lap on the 8-milecourse
at 37:52.389. Just one minute and 22 seconds behind him, Jaifer
Beizer (Jittery Joe's U25 p/b Kudzu.com) finished in second. Aaron
Oakes (Bulldog/Cycle Craft) finished in third. Nine men finished on
the lead lap.
On the Women’s Pro Open side, Carey Lowery (Outdoor Store/Specialized)
determined that “third time’s the charm,” took top honors from Rebecca
Rusch (Specialized/Red Bull), who finished strong but behind Carey by
sis minutes and 15 seconds. Carey also scored the fastest lap for the
field with a time of 44:26.151. Rebecca Tomaszewski (Niner
Bikes/Ergon) took third. Eight women in the 12-racer field completed
the full six laps in the punishing heat.
In Sunday’s Cross country events, Thomas Turner (Out
Spoken/Specialized) and Sam Koerber (Gary Fisher 29er Crew) battled in
a sprint to the finish, with Tom taking the win by just 2 seconds, and
both averaging lap times of just under 34 minutes for the 8 mile
course. Robert Marion (Kenda/KMC/Hayes) finished third, just under 11
seconds behind Sam. Travis Livermon took fourth, with Ryan Woodall
coming in fifth.
Jamie Dinkins(Motor Mile Racing) stood at the top of the podium for
the Women’s Pro, finishing 16 seconds ahead of Anina Aaron (Heart’s
Racing Club) came in second, followed by Johanna Kraus in third, Kylie
Krass (Independent Fabrications) in fourth and Philicia Marion
(Kenda/KMC/Hayes)in fifth place
Marathon Results:
http://www.mylaps.com/results/showrun.jsp?id=1187382&perclass=1
Cross Country Results: http://www.mylaps.com/results/showevent.jsp?id=436231
