BALLWIN, MO. – A number of familiar names graced the leaderboard of the 2016 Marmot Trail Run Series which kicked off the first of four races Thursday night at Castlewood State Park. With temperatures in the mid 60s, runners had a gorgeous Cinco de Mayo on a combination of the Gropeter Trail and Mountain Connector trails.
Caleb Brackett, who won two series races last year, took the overall win in a time of 21:12.0 on the approximately 3.5 mile course. He was followed by Jack Wilkinson (a former winner himself) in a time of 21:40.7 and Josh Wright at 24:33.1.
The top female competitor was Sunny Gilbert (fourth place overall) with a time of 25:03.0. We’ll update this information later, but according to our information, Gilbert has never failed to win a Trail Run Series race that she entered with us. Katie O’Brien (25:54.7) and Julia Peiffer (26:48.4) were the next two top women.
Updated (05-06-16) Overall Results can be found here.
Updated (05-06-16) Age Group Results can be found here.
Photo Album can be found here.