2001: A Race Odyssey Event

Please note our new web address:

The old surf.to address will still be on for a few months so we don't confuse any of our racers, but starting

Monday, February 5,

www.gsmtc.com will be your new connection to the Great Smoky Mountains Triathlon Club

 

July 1st Starting at 8am

$20 5k Run

$15 2 Mile Walk

Tee shirts will be included for pre registered people (before June 23) A $10.00 charge will be added for all late and day of race registrations.

Missionary Firecracker Fun Run & Walk

Regester on Line at Active.com

5k Runs & 2 Mile Walk

Awards for runners, Male and Female

Ribbons for walkers

Come and join us in our second annual Missionary Firecracker Fun Run & Walk

The Great Smoky Mountains Triathlon Club donates money to worthy causes each year from the races it puts on. This year we are giving all the money from this race to 3 local area high school students going on foreign mission trips. This money will be used to help pay for the the flight and their stay in the foreign country they are going to. So if you want to join us in the 10k, 5k or just come to the race site and walk 2 miles to help earn money for this cause, we invite you to come.

This years event will take place on the Dr.Enloe family farm, just 5 miles west of Franklin, NC. This site has been used for the past 5 years to host the NC High School Cross Country meets. Last fall was the first time I attended a race there andI fell in love with the site. It's a combination of open space trail and some wooded trails, all groomed for running. Any runners who like to get off the pavement and out in the fresh mountain air will really love doing this race.
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Franklin NC,(located on map with the tack) just 2 hours from Atlanta, 2.5 fromChattanooga&Knoxville & 1 hour from Asheville. It's always cooler here in the mountains, and with an 8am start, the race will be over before the days heat gets bad. Go to the front page and get driving directions by clicking on maps to Races to get driving directions to Franklin from all over the Southeast. (Franklin is located on the map below with a yellow dot on the map.) This is a race you'll enjoy and remember for a long time, and if your like everyone else that has come to the mountains to participate in our races, you'll come back and bring some friends.

Some of the winners from our April 15th Half Marathon and 10k race, 2000.

Missionary Firecracker 500
Final Results:

Half Marathon

First Place Overall

Men

Thomas Howell 1:18'18

Women

Erica Ryan 1:27'17


first name Last Name city state age sex final time
Erica Ryan Hayesville NC 21 f 1:27:17
Melissa Mullis Asheville NC 20 f 1:35:43
Andrea Psimer Greenville SC 18 f 1:37:20
Becky Stewart Hayesville NC 37 f 1:38:02
Sarah Dunn Canton Ga 39 f 1:42:37
Buffy Hamilton Canton Ga 28 f 1:46:01
Susan Sewell Acworth Ga 33 f 1:50:39
Laura Kile Clayton TN 34 f 1:54:10
Jen Meadows Fayetteville NC 28 f 1:56:57
Nancy Gibbs Black Mountain NC 52 f 2:00:27
Zoe Hammond Atlanta Ga 21 f 2:02:02
Sharon Johnson Hudson WI 38 f 2:09:12
Ashley Phillips Indialantic Fl 24 f N/T
Bonnie Williams Alpheretta Ga 53 f N/T
Chuck Francis Waynesville NC 44 m N/T
Thomas Howell Waynesville NC 30 m 1:18:18
Toby Lentz Decatur Ga 23 m 1:26:07
Jay Korff Nashville TN 31 m 1:28:07
Ken Sorrells Waynesville NC 47 m 1:29:13
David Bryant Blairsville Ga 48 m 1:30:17
Howe Lagarde Arden NC 62 m 1:30:23
Peter French Canton Ga 30 m 1:32:57
Ben Garbowski Corning NY 53 m 1:39:15
Dave Bracken Hayesville NC 47 m 1:41:54
Charles Pippin Marietta Ga 27 m 1:42:52
Michael Hamrick Bryson City NC 48 m 1:43:33
Matthew Meyer Woodstock Ga 23 m 1:43:45
Boris Brglez Raleigh NC 32 m 1:45:30
Steve Rogers Greenville SC 46 m 1:48:12
Michael Brock Fayetteville NC 26 m 1:56:58
Jay Forsberg Pinehurst NC 47 m 2:00:01
Phil Min Mt Olive Al 45 m 2:06:46
Kevin Kelsey Bryson City NC 41 m 2:08:01
Tom Barfield Rock Hill NC 44 m 2:08:06
Ricky Austin Piedmont Al 34 m N/T

10k Run

1st Place Overall

Men

James Lee 32'53

Women

Julie Dauphine 36'45


first name Last Name city state age sex final time
Julie Dauphine Bryson City NC 33 f 36:45:00
Brenda McGovern Murphy NC 41 f 38:23:00
Jan Hester Dawsonville Ga 41 f 41:43:00
Karen Gooch Murphy NC 34 f 43:09:00
Lisa Merwin Duluth Ga 34 f 44:49:00
Annette Dendall Hendersonville NC 56 f 47:52:00
Chasity Meyer Woodstock Ga 23 f 48:03:00
Donna Coggins Tuckasegee NC 55 f 52:10:00
Leah Blankensurg Asheville NC 20 f 52:32:00
Cecilia Pepera Asheville NC 38 f 57:39:00
Rebecca Thurston Frainlin IN 37 f 57:41:00
Stephanie Owen Tuckasegee NC 17 f N/T
James Lee Maggie Valley NC 44 m 32:53:00
Rob Spicnzza Fletcher NC 20 m 33:36:00
Chuck DeRosa Almond NC 28 m 36:45:00
Richard Pawlowski Dallas Ga 50 m 41:31:00
Rick Kilpatrick Cherryville NC 34 m 43:02:00
Darrell Meadows Asheville NC 30 m 43:10:00
Nolan Palmer Ft Gumaluska NC 53 m 46:00:00

5k Run

1st Place Overall

Men

T.J. Briston 21'55

Women

Dana Austin 24'39


first name Last Name city state age sex final time
Dana Austin Piedmont Al 31 f 24:39:00
Lori Bristle Waynesville NC 34 f 25:50:00
Shanah Nelson Hendersonville NC 25 f 26:39:00
Joanna Atkinson Hayesville NC 43 f 26:52:00
Toni Lovingood Marble NC 43 f 29:26:00
Sandra Ferguson Murphy NC 35 f 29:40:00
Kathy Harben Hayesville NC 55 f 33:23:00
Mary Martinson Blairsville Ga 50 f N/T
T.J. Bristle Waynesville NC 23 m 21:55
Clarence Hartley Young Harris Ga 71 m 22:10
Ken Lovingood Marble NC 47 m 23:05
Robert Steele Statesville NC 29 m 23:06
Michael Kelischek Brasstown NC 44 m 25:35:00
Jim Harben Hayesville NC 57 m 26:01:00
Jim Hamilton Cullowhee NC 77 m 26:01:00


Walkers

first name Last Name city state age sex final time
Tim Thurston Franklin IN 37 m 41:04:00
Grace Thurston Franklin IN 3 f 41:24:00
Lydia Thurston Franklin IN 6 f 40:54:00
Beverly Schwab Hayesville NC 63 f 41:24:00
Dianne Forsberg Pinehurst NC 52 f 32:30:00
Becca Kerr Clinton Tn 8 f 21:57
Lisa Brglez Raleigh NC 37 f 40:30:00
Thomas Kerr Clinton Tn 6 m 22:00
Budd Ryan Hayesville NC 54 m 41:48:00
Missy Ryan Hayesville NC 24 f 32:45:00
Pat Ryan Hayesville NC 48 f 30:02:00