Saturday, June 3, 2000 -- Cairo - North Bend State Park, WV
22nd Annual North Bend Ridge Runner Races
Story and photos by Marty Lamp
[Details]
[Coverage]
[Overall Results]
[Results by Class]
Pictures:
[Set 1]
[Set 2]
[Set 3]
[Set 4]
[Set 5]
[Set 6]
[Set 7]
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Temperatures and weather conditions for the race this year were
pleasant and sunny, but if you were out pounding the pavement
searching for that 26th mile, you might argue that it was a little
warm. Regardless, with low humidity and not a cloud in the sky, it was
a great day for a run.
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Around mile 15, runners face 1 1/2 miles of steep climbing just before
getting on Victory Ridge Road, a gravel road that wears the feet down
to a level on par with already painful legs. All this, and the final
ten miles between Harrisville and North Bend State Park holds some of
the steepest ups and downs on the whole course. The shorter 10 mile
course proved just a shorter version of the marathon, with many of the
same hills and challenges.
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The fastest lady on the course this day was Cindy
Culley(3:51:20) of New Martinsville. Culley finished an impressive
21st overall, and was followed very closely by Lynne
Lescott(3:52:55) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Megan
Troy(3:53:35) of Washington DC. Lescott and Troy finished 23rd and
24th overall respectively, and a mere three minutes separated the
three leading ladies!
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Marlene Moore(1:23:12) of Charleston, West Virginia was the first woman to finish the short run, but it wasn't won easily as Kay Schmidt(1:23:45) of Alpine, Texas finished just some 30 seconds later! Moore and Schmidt finished 11th and 12th overall, and third place female finisher Kammy Woodward(1:29:22) finished 20th overall.
Thanks go out to Angel Adams, North Bend State Park, and all the volunteers who helped make this a fun and safe event for all.