BALLWIN, MO — After missing Week #1, Caleb Bracket ran to overall victory in 25:05.0 on Week #2 of the Alpine Shop Summer Trail Run Series presented by Marmot.
Aimee DeGuire, a long-time series runner and top-3 finisher, finally broke into the top spot of the Women’s Open field with a 30:48.5 time for the 4-mile trail run.
Jack Wilkinson was 2nd in the Men’s Open field with a 26:15.3 and JP LaVenture was 3rd in 26:28.8. In her last Alpine Shop race as a 12-year-old, Savannah Lesher ran into the 2nd place spot in the Women’s Open field with a 31:54.9 run, besting 3rd place Margo Stienlage’s 33:01.5.
Renewing their rivalry from last week, Eric Buckley (28:01.0) finished ahead of Steven Worley (28:37.3) and Darryl Holman (30:26.2) in the Men’s Master’s 50+ division.
Cheryl Laux took home the top spot in Women’s Master’s 50+ division with a 41:38.7 finishing time. Bev Ofsthun was 2nd in 42:47.3 and Jean Goldsberry was 3rd in 43:39.1.
Spots still remain for Race #3, scheduled for Thursday, August 20th at Castlewood State Park. Click here to register. The course will be a 3.6-mile loop: climbing Mountain Ridge, playing on Roller Coaster, and descending via Fern Glen.
Overall results can be found here. (Unofficial)
Age Group results can be found here. (Unofficial)
Race photo album can be found here.