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Starting line.

Shawn Becker

Turning onto Kentucky Avenue near downtown Norton.

Running onto Kentucky Avenue.

Heading toward first mile marker.

Bob VanGundy.

Coeburn Boy Scout Troop No. 301 manning the aid stations.

Coeburn Boy Scout Troop No. 301

Finish line!

Finisher medals.

Overall awards.

Shawn Becker, Overall Male.

Allen Moore, Second Overall Male.

Bess Mathisen, Overall Female.

Randall Statzer, Third Overall Male.

Emily Wells, Second Overall Female, and Coby Addison.

Dale Riddle, Masters Male winner.

Brett Richards.

Mike Harding.

Dusty Cowden.

Donald Leech.

Justin Collins.

Seth Hall.

Eddie Hood.

Donnie Sorah.

Billy Mays.

Mitchell Bray.

Matt Close.

Andrew Hagy.

Scott Hall and Julie Scott.

Scott Hall and Julie Scott, Third Overall Female.

Emil Schenck

Jack Starnes.

Kelly Sorah.

Patricia Carter, Masters Female winner.

Anthony Cashio.

Jacob Peters.

Rebecca Iozzi.

Angela Dotson.

Chris Rude.

Phil Head and Jenna Head.

Charlie Hale.

Shane Kenyon.

Becky Lagow.

Wes Turner.

Kara VanDyke and John Scott.

Kimberly Pilkenton.

Jami Dotten.

Daniel and Jami Dotten.

Rick Colley.

Amanda Hughes.

Jen Adams.

Katherine Robinette.

Michael Hinkle.

Michael Doherty.

Michelle Cowden, Dorie Stidham, and Miranda Cashio.

Finish line fun.

Joe Coates.

Bob VanGundy.

Patty Bates and Bandit.

Robert Bates.

The Hellbender’s first canine finisher!

Katie and Chris Hummel.

Carol Caruso, Beverly Whitt, and Mark Carsuso.

Lakota Ison.

Family affair.

Nikki Osborne.

Christiana Robinette.

Amber Hall.

Overall winners included, from left, Julie Scott, third female, Patricia Carter, masters female, Dale Riddle, masters male, Emily Wells, second female, Bess Mathisen, overall female, Randall Statzer, third male, and Shawn Becker, overall male. Not pictured: Allen Moore, second male.

Overall male winner Nick Whited and overall female winner Rachael Sanchez. Congrats!

Dale Riddle (in red).

Daniel Shields.

Brett Richards.

Mike Harding.

Kelly Chandler.

Brad Andis.

Masters male winner Glenn Stratakes.

Benjamin Shields.

Third overall female Pam Schultz.

Andrew Shelton celebrates his second year finishing the Hellbender.

Second overall female Bess Mathisen.

Shawn Becker.

Third overall male Tim Miller crosses the finish line.

Women’s race winner Rachael Sanchez crosses the finish line.

Carol and Mark Caruso cross the finish line. The couple has walked the race both years.

Second overall male and last year’s winner Matt Clabaugh crosses the finish line.

Race winner Nick Whited crosses the finish line.

Walker Chris Hummel crosses the finish line.

Race volunteers Dawn Short (front) and Diana Withen at the finish line.

Race organizers Deidre Donahue (front), Wally Smith (center) and Katie Dunn (back, right) waiting at the finish line.

Boy Scout Troop No. 301 at the second aid station at Norton Reservoir.

A big thanks to Coeburn’s Boy Scout Troop No. 301 for braving the wind and rain to work the race’s three aid stations.

Let the climbing begin!

James Gentry

Hannah Walker.

Hellbender bling!

Shelley Richards.

Joe Coates.

Aimee Jones.

Helen Stratakes

Keisha Perry

Andrea Hicks.

Jack Starnes.

John Scott.

Checking out the High Knob observation tower.

Lisa Livingston.

Brad Shelton.

Dorie Stidham.

Joe Rupe.

Eddie Hood.

Mitchell Bray

Matthew Close.

Holly Gilliam.

Lisa Moyer.

The finish line.

Tim Lovern.

James Gentry.

Joe Rupe.

Mitchell Bray

Dorie Stidham.

Daniel Shields (front) and Dale Riddle.

Eddie Hood.

Helen Stratakes.

Keisha Perry.

Matthew Close.

Aimee Jones.

Kelly Chandler.

Brett Richards.

Brad Andis.

Glenn Stratakes.

Benjamin Shields.

Bess Mathisen placed second in the women’s race in 1:03:21.

Rachael Sanchez won the women’s race in 57:49.

Andrew Shelton.

Carol and Mark Caruso.

Joe Coates.

Keisha Perry, left, and Aimee Jones.

Brad Shelton.

Lisa Livingston.

Joe Rupe

Lisa Moyer, overall masters female winner.

Matthew Close runs along Kentucky Avenue during the first two miles of the race.

Glenn Stratakes, front, is followed by Kelly Chandler, Brett Richards and Dale Riddle. Stratakes was the overall masters male winner.

Pam Schultz runs along Kentucky Avenue. Schultz was the third place overall female.

Jack Starnes

Bess Mathisen, far left, Rachael Sanchez, center, and Shawn Becker run along Kentucky Avenue. Sanchez won the women’s race and Mathisen was the second overall woman.