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Medical Leader News - Hatfield-McCoy Marathon: TAKE TWO - Engle wins for second straight yearHatfield-McCoy Marathon: TAKE TWO - Engle wins for second straight year
GOODY — It was deja vu for Chuck Engle.
Engle, a marathon enthusiast who runs between 20 and 25 marathons a year, won the ninth-annual Hatfield-McCoy Marathon and Half Marathon for the second consecutive year and the third time overall on June 14.
The Dublin, Ohio native finished at 2:55:15, a little slower than his 2:55:10 finish last year.
“Some days you have it, some days you don’t,” Engle said after the race. “At the top of the hill (Blackberry Mountain), my legs gave out. I looked up and noticed I had 18 miles to go.”
Engle, 37, said the 1.5-mile mountain is “one of many difficult obstacles in the course.”
Nearly 430 runners from 38 states, Canada and Great Britain participated in the marathon, whose 26-mile trek passes through the mountains and valleys of Pike and Mingo counties. The course goes through the communities of Goody, Hardy, Buskirk and Matewan, W.Va. (the finish line for the 13-mile half marathon) before finishing on Rt. 292 through Aflex and into Williamson, W.Va.
“The course is very scenic,” Engle said. “I love the challenges this course offers.”
Engle, who also won the marathon in 2004, said he has witnessed firsthand the growth of the marathon.
“It’s a combination of the organization of the event and the hospitality of the people of this region,” Engle added.
Kasten Brown, of Front Royal, Va. finished second at 2:57:16.
Ryan Lingor, of Berwyn, Ill. was third with a 2:58:22 finish.
Carmen Zimeri of Greenville, S.C. was the top female finisher at 3:36:06, followed by Maria Rhoden (3:38:37) and Lisa Bandiera (3:41:33).
Kyle Lewis, of St. Louis, Mo. won the half marathon with a time of 1:14:57. John Kelly was second at 1:29:09.
Chase Ratliff, 16, of Virgie, was third with a finish of 1:49:41, followed by Shelbiana native Jonathan Mullins, 14, at 1:34:40.
In the women’s division, Sue Baldwin, of Charleston, W.Va. finished atop the field at 1:45:04, followed by Betsy Shaak (1:46:33) and Colleen Chipper (1:49:41).
Dave Hatfield, the president of the Tug Valley Road Runners Club and event organizer, said the 428 participants was a record.
“I knew this event had the potential to grow,” he said. “We have been very fortunate to have a solid group of volunteers and supporters that have stepped up to the plate each year to help us manage this enormous growth.”
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