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Black Dome staying at the front…

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Black Dome Trail Running Team members Mark Ledyard and Jay Curwen duke it out in a soggy St. Patty’s Day 10k…

After local stud Brian St. Onge managed to take a wrong turn and follow the accompanying 5k, Curwen and Ledyard were left to decide first place between them. Mark took the lead near the crest of the Sunset Rd. climb before Curwen opened up a small lead that he would maintain until the finish downtown.

Results can be found at www.citizentimes.com 

The race was held to raise money for Asheville Catholic School.

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2008 Mount Mitchell Challenge and Black Mountain Marathon

Monday, February 25th, 2008

The 11th running of the BMM&MMC was again favored with some amazing weather!

The 7am start saw 40 degree clear skies…with the finish line sunny and warming into the high 50’s by mid-day! The Summit, however, was not as kind. Mitchell, the 6684 foot highest point in the East, is an unpredictable mountain and black clouds could be seen rolling in over the ridge line of the Black Mountain Range all day. The summit was socked in with howling winds and temperatures in the high 30s…Epic for sure!

The pre-race story revolved around a number of no-shows…both from the flu that has hit so many this season…as well as some runners trapped by snow in northeastern airports…In a sold-out race with 300 registrants…Race morning only saw 267 starters.

The men’s marathon was all Jared Crave…An Asheville resident, Jared comes from a serious road running background and took command early to win the marathon comfortably in 3:16:42. Former Challenge winner Annette Bednosky, recovering from a slight injury, stepped down to the shorter distance this year to win the marathon in 3:54:58. Master’s winners for the marathon were 11-time competitor Mike Beamon (3:41:51) and Caroline Veronee (4:12:46)

In the 40-mile Challenge, new faces dominated the men’s race. Jason Bryant from Elkin, NC, Kevin Lane from Swannanoa, NC and Frankie Adkins from Asheville all looked strong entering the single track on Mitchell after passing the marathon turnaround. Bryant topped out first after running a slightly longer route to the summit, but was caught by Adkins, an ultra rookie, on the descent. The lead was changed again when Adkins faltered slightly at the 4 hour mark, but the gap was only 2 minutes with 4 miles to go. In the end, experience beat raw foot speed as Jason Bryant was able to pad his lead in the closing miles for the win in 5:16:49…Adkins held on for a strong 5:22:12 in his first ultra. Kevin Lane and Matt Kirk came in arm and arm for 3rd and 4th(5:29:07), while perennial top finisher Drew Shelfer battled bronchitis to hang on to 5th in 5:33:00.

The women’s Challenge had no such drama. Asheville’s own multiple national champion and USATF ultra-runner of the year, Anne Lundblad, took control of the race from the gun and absolutely blistered the course, ripping close to 12 minutes from the course record. Her 5:38:55 was 30 minutes in front of second place Cynthia Arnold (6:08:16). Liz Bauer-Walker (7:14:35), Zsuzanna Carlson (7:39:51) and Erinna Wever (7:55:04) rounded out the top five open women. Master’s crowns this year went to Byron Backer (5:45:24) and Susan Donnelly (8:15:21)

Full results, newspaper article links and race photographs can be found at www.blackmountainmarathon.com.

On behalf of the sponsors – Black Dome Mountain Sports, Black Mountain Savings, the Town of Black Mountain, Mt. Mitchell State Park – Thank you! We are always pleased to host this event and are proud of the challenges and victories it presents.

The BMM&MMC is proud to say that among other charities, a portion of proceeds always goes to the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy - Protecting the lands we love to play in…

Congratulations again…And we hope to see you for 2009!

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Cataloochee run…

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Run in the Smokies

Chris Brown and I decided to find a “back way” into the Smokies this weekend. After staying the night at a family cabin in Maggie Valley, we drove up some of the new development roads west of the Cataloochee ski area…and hit a gate on an unmarked dirt road far below our goal…Not to be deterred, we parked and started running up in hopes of finding a connecting trail into the park…After about an hour, a few wrong turns and an extra 1500 feet of climbing, we found the park border and the Hemhill Bald Trail…The original plan was a long loop encompassing the Rough Fork Trail…But, with wives and kids waiting at home, we settled for a 3 hour out and back over Hemphill Bald and past Calswell Fork & McKee Branch…Fun day in the hills though…Click the pic for a short slideshow…

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One last race of the year!….

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

Black Dome team members Dwight Shuler and Drew Shelfer spent their valuable Christmas shopping time wisely this weekend…Tackling the Paris Mountain 20k in Greenville, SC.

This quad pounding beast has taken it’s toll on area runners for 35 years…and it was the final stop on the Blue Ridge Cup points series for Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine.

Dwight came away with a 1:26:54…good for 1st in the 40-44 age group for this South Carolina State Championship race…and Drew paced his wife Michelle to a 1:42:46…

Good enough for 3rd in the women’s 30-34 age group…Congrats!

For full results and story click here.

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The new owner of Shut-In

Monday, November 5th, 2007

“Dad, someday I’m gonna win this thing.”

That’s what 4 year old Shiloh Mielke (above) had to say in 1984, after watching the first of Shut-In legend, Adam Pinkston’s, many wins.

23 years later, Shiloh is the new owner of one of the nation’s most punishing trail races.

On Saturday, November 3rd, Mielke, a member of the Teva US mountain running team, faced off against Arron Saft, the newly crowned US trail marathon champion. It stacked up to be a battle royal with foot speed going to Saft and trail experience going to Mielke.

In the end, it was all Mielke, as he laid back, planning one big move in the closing miles of the course that parallels the Blue Ridge Parkway between Asheville and Mt. Pisgah. Knowing the final, grueling, 2-mile push up from Hwy 151 would be the deciding factor, Mielke wisely let Saft pull a few seconds ahead by halfway…before surging on the final climb for the win, his 2:16:59 ripping 4 minutes from his own course record. Saft finished in 2:19:31, also under the old record. Mielke’s win gives him 3 straight victories and a firm grasp of ownership on this classic race.

The ladies’ race proved equally entertaining as defending champion Meadow Tarves (at right) and newcomer Amber Moran stayed close together for most of the race…In the end, Moran’s superior speed told the tale as she took the win (2:54:06) in only her first attempt on the course. Tarves also broke 3 hours (2:58:34) for second while new mother of 4 months and Black Dome trail running team member, Karen Masson, showed she is returning to form with a 3rd place showing (3:16:16)

Other Black Dome athletes included Frankie Adkins (3rd 2:34), Jay Curwen (6th 2:47), Mark Ledyard (12th 2:52), Dwight Shuler (41st 3:17) and Clint Speigel (4:21)

Sponsors For the 28th annual Shut-In Trail Run included Black Dome Mountain Sports, Jus Running, the Blue Ridge Parkway and many others…

Visit www.shutinridgerun.com for more information including full results!

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