St. Charles Trail Run – 2012 Results
By David Hanenburg on 10 Jul 2012 at 12:00 pm | Tagged as: race news
On June 16, over 240 runners played on the Spillway Bike Trail in Norco, Louisiana for the three mile St Charles Trail Run. Last year a September event. Now tucked into mid-June.
Photo: Copyright Jerry Neil, Jr. and nolarunning.com
This scamper is also the Louisiana Cross Country Championship!
Get your trail on! (Photo: Copyright Jerry Neil, Jr. and nolarunning.com)
Results
Let's play! (Photo: Copyright Ken Killian and nolarunning.com)
Men’s Race
Nick Accardo may be a year older but he isn’t any slower. Nick defended his 2011 win with a 5:44 average pace and shaved off over a minute from last year.
Brendan Minihan Jr. was flying through the finish a dozen strides back in second.
Brendan Minihan, Jr. leading Nick Accardo in the middle miles. (Photo: Copyright Jerry Neil, Jr. and nolarunning.com)
Top 5 male
- Nick Accardo – 17:14
- Brendan Minihan Jr – 17:25
- Brock Moreaux – 17:56
- Ian Carr – 17:57
- Chase Mullen – 20:14
Women’s Race
The women’s race saw 42 year old, Stacey Roberts, average a 7:29 pace to cross the line first in 22:28.
Stacey Roberts looking strong and relaxed! (Photo: Copyright Jerry Neil, Jr. and nolarunning.com)
Marcelle Rousseau earned runner-up honors.
Top 5 female
- Stacey Roberts – 22:28
- Marcelle Rousseau – 23:54
- Amanda Reaves – 24:28
- Lisa Wilkerson – 24:54
- Cathleen Kelly – 25:57
Race Reports
- I couldn’t find any race reports, feel free to share if you have one.
Run is good! (Photo: Copyright Jerry Neil, Jr. and nolarunning.com)
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Special thanks to Jerry Neil, Jr., Ken Killian, and Chuck at NOLA for the photos above.
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David Hanenburg is the passionate dirt-lovin' creator of Endurance Buzz and has been playing in the endurance sports world since 2000 after knockin' the dust off of his Trek 950 hardtail thanks to a friend asking to go ride some local dirt. In 2007 he ran his first ultra on the trails and fell in love with the sport and its people. For more information on David's endurance sports journey, check out the About page.
