Victor Ornelas (1:15:54) of Chapel Hill was second male at 12th Bull City Race Fest HM in Durham. WTs were 1:14:14 and 1:26:05. There were 1,060 finishers (1,270 registered), down from 1,269 last year.
Eight area runners earned age group awards: Maddie Sparrow, Chapel Hill, third 19&U, 1:48:51; Neal Duncan, third 25-29, 1:21:02; Rachel Braun, third 30-34, 1:35:02; Megan Cooke, Hillsborough, first 40-44, 1:26:38; Cory Moody, Carrboro, second 45-49, 1:44:37; Fred Janskog, Chapel Hill, second 60-64, 1:55:37; Norm Rosen, second 70-74, 2:27:11, Richard Kenna, Pittsboro, third, 2:28:04.
Five Miler Results
Costen Irons (29:26) of Chapel Hill was the fastest Orange Co. finisher (fifth overall, first 40-44) in the Five Miler. WTs were 28:37 and 29:52, 1,179 finishers (699 women), compared to 1,358 in 2023. Emma Maras Ramassini of Chapel Hill was third woman, 34:18.
Award winners from Chapel Hill: William Lyerly, third 19&U, 36:47; Zachary Ramassini, third 25-29, 34:12; Colin Sandberg, Hillsborough, first 45-49, 31:03, Charlie Baxter, second, 31:15; Jungmei Shen, second 50-54, 39:37; Dan Wang, first 55-59, 39:54, Leah Cook, Cedar Grove, second, 41:27; Scottie Seawell, Carrboro, second 60-64, 50:09; Theresa Reece, third, 65-69, 49:24; David Montefiori, Hillsborough, first 70-74, 40:02.