The 19th Tar Heel Ten Miler and related races last month marked the busiest day for running in Chapel Hill. There were 7,997 finishers, 181 more than last year, for the 10M/ 4M/Double Down.
Local runners dominated the leaderboards for the Double Down Challenge and 4 Miler, with an international runner winning the 10 Miler.
Here are the results:
Allen Baddour (1:25:00) and Hana Baskin (1:28:28), both of Chapel Hill, were the winners of the Double Down (14M, 1133 finishers, 514 women). Julien Isnard (1:26:40) of Chapel Hill was second and Miguel Beltre (1:28:13) of Carrboro third. Hallie Pike (1:34:43) of Carrboro was second female and Connie Mendoza Bruno (1:36:15) of Chapel Hill third. Neil Iyer, NYC, was first non binary, 2:12:41.
Age group award winners from Chapel Hill:
19&U, Toby Fleckenstein, second, 1:43:31; 20-24, Abbey McKee, first, 1:39:16; 25-29, Savannah Bright, Carrboro, third, 1:50:46; 30-34, Matthew Sutcliffe, Carrboro, first, 1:29:51, Kevin Minogue, second, 1:33:45; 35-39, Eric Macintosh. Mebane, second, 1:35:38; 40-44, Gunther Schuldt Filho, third, 1:326:35; 45-49, Terence Costello, second, 1:35:02; 45-49, Erin Watts, first, 1:57:58; 50-54, Thomas Sothy, second, 1:4438; 50-54, Kim Manturuk, second, 2:07:00; 55-59, Stephen Greetharn, third, 2:05:12; 55-59, Mary Mouw, second, 2:21:03, Keath Low, third, 2:22:17; 60-64, Sergi Mendoza Lattes, first, 2:14:06, Jeffrey Hasen, Hillsborough, second, 2:15:28; 65-69, Craig Helms, first, 2:02:48.
Ten Mile Results
Stanislas Babin (53:50) of Paris was first male in the Ten Miler (4725 finishers, 101 more than 2025, 2069 women). Andrew Carin (54:30) of Durham took second and Bradley Markus (54:37) of Mooresville third. Paige Hofstad (59:40) of Raleigh was first woman, Rory Kelly (1:00:48) of Durham second and Emma Astrike-Davis (1:05:16) of Durham third.
Page Ploeger (59:34) of Carrboro first non binary, Cal Stoke, Chapel Hill, second, 1:35:05, Cae Snow, Chapel Hill, third, 1;38:56.
Chapel Hill award winners:
19&U, Zeb Mathis, third, 59:37; 19&U, Raine Honeycutt, second, 1:09:52; 20-24, Kaleb Martin, Carrboro, 55:24; 20-24, Julia Rushing, first, 1:05:41; 25-29. Andrew Boyle, Carrboro, first, 56:23; 25-29, Nina Westcott, third, 1:08:34; 25-29NB, Genae Matthews, Hillsborough, second, 1:46:51; 30-34, Laura Bluth, Hillsborough, first, 1:06:25; 35-39, Erica Bunn, Pittsboro, 1:13:20, Jessica Alley, third, 1:13:41; 35-39NB, Spirit Elden, first, 2:17:08; 40-44, Heather Lunderman, second, 1:12:13; 45-49, Marc Jeuland, first, 59:43, Reid Draeger, third, 1:07:50; 45-49, Rachel Bell Kelley, first, 1:09:16, Natalie Bowman, second, 1:10:35, Ivy Pointer, third, 1:13:36; 50-54, Kimberly Holmes, Pittsboro, second, 1:20:05, Cory Moody, Carrboro, third, 1:29:09; 55-59, Tami Pfeifer, Hillsborough, third, 1:29:36; 60-64, Martin Clark, first, 1:16:19, Brian Halla, third, 1:18:37; 60-64, Molly Dempsey, first, 1:26:43; 65-69, Laura Dewald, Carrboro, second, 1:36:08; 70-74, Diana Knechtel, third, 1:57:08.
Laurel Hill Challenge
Can you conquer the hill? Corey Fairchild (5:30.2) of Chapel Hill took first in the Laurel Hill Challenge. It returned after a several year absence. Paige Hofstad (6:39.2) of Raleigh was the women’s leader (33rd). There’s a 163 foot elevation change between Laurel Hill below the Smith Center and the finish line. Nick Golebliouski (5:33.4) of Raleigh was second and Raferty Koontz (5:43.9) of Durham third.
4 Mile Results
Raleigh runners Eli Maskowitz (19:23) and Adalyn Fleming (23:06) were the leaders in the 4 Miler (2139 finishers, 1436 women, down 80 from last year). John Tatter, Chapel Hill, was second, 19:23, and Patrick Anderson, Chapel Hill, third, 23:06. Anne Amalong, Chapel Hill, was second, 26:09, and Mary Joy, Chapel Hill, third, 26:40.
In Non Binary, Katharine Sawoski, Durham, was first, 31:31, Madison Miller, Raleigh, second, 40:42, and Eggie Ng, Carrboro, third, 44:39.
Award winners from Chapel Hill: 19&U, Carter Glenn, first, 24:57; 20-24, John Paul Amalong, first, 21:10, Jonah Parker, second, 22:34; 20-24, Carinna Kinnaman, third, 30:34; 20-24NB, Naomi Benson, Carrboro, first, 54:13; 25-29NB, Mikayla Feldbauer, Carrboro, first, 41:27; 35-39, Jackson Cox, second, 26:51; 35-39, Owen McClellan, second, 29:41; 35-39, Ann Marie Kumfer, seconds, 28:39; 40-44, Michael King, first, 27:28, Robert Anderson, second, 29:47; 40-44, Kate Bleecher, second, 34:49; 45-49, Jeffrey Clough, third, 27:10; 50-54, Jason Kirk, third, 30:41; 55-59, Paul Shareshian, second, 30:16, Hideki Nikano, third, 32:31; 55-59, Elizabeth Heetderks, second, 34:48; 60-64, Frances Collichio, third, 36:19; 60-64NB, Suzanne Marrah, first, 55:13; 70-74, Ed Pettiss, first, 40:41, Pavelid Castaneda, third, 41:03; 70-74, Karen Franke, third, 51:48; 75+, Brant Wansley, Carrboro, third, 54:46.