Presents the 16th Annual

Starkville, Mississippi
Saturday, January 20, 2001


Race-Day Pictures

Packet Pick-up
Candy Tranum, one of the many race volunteers, helps runners
with tee-shirts and bibs
Mark Goldentyer of Tupelo
demonstrates another way to stretch those hamstrings
Judy Barker of Starkville getting on board
The famous bus ride to Pheba (the locals say "feebe")
The starting line ......
runners getting ready with a few
making last-minute adjustments off-screen right
Along the course...the wheelchairs are off first
Randy Lavendar (Tupelo)
Keith Hopkins, the bloke to the left, would later
finish first in the 55-59 age bracket
Plenty of wide-open road and lookin' good
Elizabeth Krans on her way
Overall Male Winner
Isreal Melendez (Plantersville, MS)
crossed the finish line with a time of 1:18:45
Overall Female Winner
Melanie Ruth Rowton (West Monroe, LA)
enters finish chute with time of 1:35:50 followed by
Oldest Finisher
Malcolm Gilllis (Tony, AL)
19 and Way-Under Winner
Zach Covington (Saltillo, MS) crosses the finish line in 1:37:22
followed by his dad, Charles
Corey Martin (Starkville)
1st 25-29 Female and 2nd Female Overall
with a time of 1:38:40
Male Masters Winner
David McKinney (Baldwin, MS)
being presented trophy by Cindy Orrick, left, and Liz Watkins, right
Winning time 1:21:04
Female Masters Winner
Marcia White (Starkville, MS) pictured in center with family
Finished in 1:43:15