![]() | A bright, sunny May morning greeted over a thousand participants who assembled in downtown Knoxville for the 32nd annual Tennessee Sports Medicine EXPO 10,000 and 5k Run/Walk. |
![]() | At 7:59, the streets were empty. But not for long... |
![]() | Moments later, two motorcycles powered up the hill. |
![]() | Seconds later, Ernest Kimeli and Ryan Woods, destined to finish one-two in this year's race, sped by in the wake of the lead bikes. |
![]() | Paul Thames and Michael Mentz were in hot pursuit. Mentz finished third overall. |
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First place female was Caroline Kiptoo. |
![]() | Kathy Wolski was third overall female. |
![]() | Chattanooga's Tim Ensign battled his way to top masters honors. |
![]() | Newly minted masters runner Keith Gemeinhart (red singlet) eked out a narrow victory of fellow masters competitor Jon Lawler (211) to claim 2nd masters. |
![]() | Valerie Bachman outran all female masters road racers to win the top spot. |
![]() | Marsha Morton claimed second place female masters. |
![]() | Greg Johnson ran strong to top all grandmasters runners. |
![]() | Jeff Colfer (78) finished as second grandmasters male. |
![]() | Malcolm Oliver was anointed top veterans runner. |
![]() | Ed Wright won the accompanying 5k Run/Walk. |
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![]() | Ken Childs and Jason Altman made sure chip timing functioned flawlessly for fast, accurate results. |
![]() | Marc Lambo was one of the many streakers who can still claim having finished each and every EXPO race. |
![]() | The big crowd stayed around to quaff beverages and replenish their empty tanks. |
![]() | Race Director and KTC Managing Director Kristy Altman did an awesome job leading her first EXPO. |
![]() | EXPO has always been a fine family affair and we all look forward to its 33rd running in the spring of 2010. Enjoy the summer! |