GREY SUMMIT, Mo. – Officially, spring began last week. For the 403 runners who participated in the 2019 The North Face Shaw Bloom Trail 10k/20k on Saturday, March 23, spring definitely arrived with absolutely pristine conditions for a trail run at the Shaw Nature Reserve just west of St. Louis.
Sam Aufmuth of Washington, Mo., blitzed the field in the 10k, opening up a wide lead within the first mile of the new course and expanding that lead to more than five full minutes, finishing in 39:38.9. He was followed to the finish line by Kyle Steele (Rolla, Mo. – 44:37.2) and Adam Wurr (St. Louis, Mo. – 44:59.3).
In the women’s 10k field, Karli Green of St. Louis took home the win with a final time of 50:23.8. Megan Berg (St. Charles, Mo. – 51:03.4) and Rachel Mlsna (Oconomowoc, Wis. – 52:27.1) rounded out the top three.
For the 20k field, Ryan Winter of St. Louis was the overall winner in a time of 1:29.35.3. Ankur Patel (St. Louis – 1:32:03.8) and Jason Buck (Imperial, Mo. – 1:33.29.2) finished out the top three.
On the women’s side in the 20k, Shanna Brinker of Washington, Mo., took home top honors in the race with a time of 1:44:08.4. Courtney Sweetin (Brentwood, Mo. – 1:46:24.8) and Juliah Grunloh (St. Louis – 1:49:56.9) took home second and third, respectively.
Full results are available below.
RESULTS:
10k Overall | 10k Age Group | 20k Overall | 20k Age Group
PHOTOS:
By Dan Singer Photography