Runners and walkers hit downtown for annual race
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A field of 66 runners and 88 walkers took on the three-mile course, which stretched from Court Square to the Civic Center area and back.
Ben Myers claimed the top prize in the run, finishing first with a time of 20 minutes, 18 seconds. Nancy Golden was the top female finisher, completing the course in 24:02.
In the walk, Thomas Locke and Ben Davis were the top male finishers at 42:08, while Katy Campen was the fastest female competitor, finishing in 42:11.
Top finishers in each age divisions were awarded prizes in both the run and the walk. Winners in the run included:
13-under: Megan Gibson.
14-19: Men, Will Parker, Patrick Gipson and Craig Hollis; Women, Holly Vaughn and Lindsi Mayfield.
20-29: Men, Myers, Fernando Green and Mickey Ralph; Women, Elizabeth Moffat, Anne Hunter Myers and Mary Fran Stanley.
30-39: Men, Tommy Kell, Terry Conner and Bobby Kirby; Women, Golden, Jackie Steakley and Terry Stubblefield.
40-49: Men, Corey Gipson, Fred Hoover and James Zahn; Women, Betty Troop and Gerane Todd.
50-59: Men, Richard Evans, Sammy Nunley and Tom Minor.
60-69: Men, Ray Troop and Mike Galligan.
In the walk, winners included:
13-under: Men, Locke and Davis; Women, Campen and Lauren Durham.
14-19: Men, Caleb Swaim and Jack Swaim; Women, Julie Cantrell, Holly Denton and Andrea Wright.
20-29: Men, Clint Gribble, Arrin Zadeh and Andrew Evans; Women, Jacqueline Hitchcock, Syd Prater and Teresa Barrett.
30-39: Men, Art Larson, Jeff Barnes and Donald Arms; Women, Ann Durham, Sheila Younglove and Teresa Miller.
40-49: Men, Ed Hitchcock, William Stewart and Bill Davis; Women, Connie Hitchcock, Donna Dunlap and Betsy Bryant.
50-59: Men, Ronnie Brown, Calvin McCaleb and Haskell Greer; Women, Pat Zechman, Mary Greer and Jean Marsh.
60-69: Men, Lester Cowell, Larry Prater and Wally Bigbee; Women, Mary Collette, Pat Bigbee and Jean Judkins.
70-over: Men, Cecil Prater.