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