Amy Berkman (3:25:02) of Hillsborough was the women’s winner at 35th Uwharrie Mountain Run 20 Miler in Ophir. Benjamin Godfres (2:48:54) of Morrisville was first male. There were 158 finishers, compared to 171 last year, for the single track trail run, one three races that day. The races sold out last fall.
Local age group award winners: Laurel Silliman, Chapel Hill, first 19&U, 5:16:25; Kathryn Nelson, Chapel Hill, third 40-49, 5:13:21; Monica Calhoun, Pittsboro, first 50-59, 4:13:53; Cindy Weeks, Carrboro, first 60-69, 4:52:04; Andrei Tong, Chapel Hill, first 20-29, 4:03:46; Courtney Mandeville, Hillsborough, third 30-39, 3:16:54; Jim Malone, Efland, second 60-69, 4:14:56, Kevn Weeks, Carrboro, third, 4:34:40; Bill Vanca, Pittsboro, second 70-79, 5:35:27.
Maeve Gualtieri-Reed (1:21:01) of Chapel Hill was second female and Lisa Dunn (1:24:32) of Carrboro third in the 8 Miler (154 finishers, down from 168 in 2025). Winners were Neal Mesca of Durham and Sarah Swentfleger of Greensboro.
Award winners from Chapel Hill included Jennifer Thomas, Hillsborough, first 40-49, 1:36:57, Cari Reisdorf, second, 1:38:34; Liz Gualtieri, first 50-59, 1:33:51, Amy Hird, second, 1:52:21; Laura DeWald, Carrboro, first 60-69, 1:50:52; Matt Mesca first 20-29, 1:16:43; Erik Macintosh, Mebane, first 30-39, 1:15:56, Evan Calabrese,, third, 1:20:44; Neal deJong, Carrboro, third 40-49, 1:21:35; David Morgan, Carrboro, first 60-69, 1:40:09, Brian Gyro Beatty, Hillsborough, second; Eric Teagarden, second 70-79, 2:03:58.
Cliff Simpson of Carrboro was first 50-59, 9:53:01 and Brian Lapham, Hillsborough, second, 10:08:57, in the 40 Miler. The winner was Ethan Slesman (6:51:44) of Durham (69 finishers, up from 25 last year).