Twenty-first Sourwood 5K has record attendance
The 2009 Sourwood 5K saw a record 226 competitors, an increase of 22 over 2008, with 19 year-old Weaverville resident Josey Weaver emerging victorious with a time of 15:40. Weaver, a 2008 graduate of Madison High School who currently runs for Western Carolina University, was a three-time state champion in cross country, pole vault, and 3200 meters in high school. Sourwood 5K Photo Gallery
The race also featured the Cheshire Pump & Run, which allowed runners to lower their 5K time with bench presses before the race. Each bench press repetition would knock 20 seconds off of the competitor’s 5K time, with the amount to be determined by a percentage of the participant’s body weight.
Shanna Duvall, a 27-year-old from Asheville, was the overall winner with a time of 10:03.
With cross-country season rapidly approaching, several local high school students participated in the 5K to compare their times at the end of last season as well as challenge themselves against new competition.
“There is such diversity amongst the people running-all different age groups, genders, and fitness levels- so you really had to focus on running for yourself as opposed to beating the runners around you,” said Hannah Robinson, a 16-year-old rising junior at Owen High. “As any race is, pushing your body to perform as best as it can proves chall
enging.”
enging.”
No comments:
Post a Comment