Greg Crowther, Devon Crosby-Helms Win JFK50

This just in:

Greg Crowther won the JFK50 today in 5:50:13, just 45 seconds ahead of 2nd place Michael Arnstein. Both get a slot to Western States as part of their prize! Devon Crosby-Helms set a new Women's course record of 6:29:21 for her win (1oth overall), while the indefatigable Meghan Arbogast got 2nd (6:56:05). You can get the rest of the results here:

1, Gregory Crowther 36M		5:50:13
2, Michael Arnstein 32M		5:50:58
3, Matt Woods 30M		5:54:10
4, Hal Koerner 33M		6:05:02
5, Chad Ricklefs 42M		6:06:51
6, Matthew Lavine 35M		6:08:17
7, Oz Pearlman 37M		6:09:39
8, Ben Ingram 32M		6:21:45
9, Jon Lawler 46M		6:24:20
10, Devon Crosby-Helms 27F		6:29:21
11, Scott Jurek 36M		6:31:12
12, Josh Brimhall 34M		6:32:13
13, Andrew Mason 37M		6:34:36
14, David James 31M		6:36:00
15, Timothy Smith 38M		6:44:08
16, Kyle Cashin 39M		6:44:55
17, Vladimir Banas 40M		6:46:22
18, Jeffry Buechler 35M		6:47:40
19, Ian Torrence 37M		6:48:14
20, Bradley Adams 31M		6:49:40
21, Mark Cucuzzella 43M		6:54:06
22, Lucas Marsak 30M		6:54:55
23, Meghan Arbogast 48F		6:56:05
24, Mike Vance 46M		6:59:10
25, Annette Bednosky 42F		7:02:52

Good Luck JFK Runners!


Good luck to the 1,000+ entrants tackling the JFK50 today. We'll be rooting for you!

Sounds like a packed elite field, according to this great article from the Herald-Mail. Devon Crosby-Helms and Meghan Arbogast will take on Annette Bednosky, while the Men's field is ridiculous:

*Hal Koerner, 2x Western States winner.

* Scott Jurek, 7x Western States winner.

*Bob Adams, 29, of Knoxville, Tenn.

*Michael Arnstein, 32, of New York City

*Josh Brimhall, 34, of Henderson, Nev.

*Jason Bryant, 37, of Elkin, N.C.

*Greg Crowther, 36, of Seattle

*Wynn Davis, 28, of River Falls, Wis.

*David James, 31, of Somers, N.Y.

*Matt Lavine, 35, of Crystal Lake, Ill.

*Chad Ricklefs, 42, of Boulder, Colo.

*Jim Sweeney, 28, of Albany, N.Y.

*Ian Torrence, 37, of Ashland, Ore.

The Herald-Mail also did a wonderful six-part series interviewing runners from various walks of life tackling the JFK50. It's a great read, and includes some fun photos and video clips with the interviewees:

Part 1 - Couple to finish 3rd JFK together
Part 2 - For Kitchen, JFK is grueling and special
Part 3 - Midshipman to compete in her first ultra at JFK
Part 4 - Greencastle man goes for finish #5
Part 5 - Rhoderick takes JFK in stride
Part 6 - JFK is a family affair for the Louderbacks

Be sure to leave a comment on their great pre-coverage of the event. I would love to see more. You can also check out Tom Sperduto's blog for some awesome pictures (it's always nice to have professional photographers running the event; the photo above is from his blog). Have a great run, everyone!

- SD