©2009 NPT PHOTO BY DAWN MORGAN

And they're off! The 12th Annual Moonshine Run
started and finished at Smoky Mountain Elementary School
last Saturday, October 17. Some 70 runners braved
the elements to participate.

COSBY-Mother Nature may not have been kind, but that didn't stop some 70 runners from hitting the course at the 12th Annual Moonshine Run to kick off Saturday festivities at the 'On Cosby Festival' this past Saturday, October 17.

"The weather kept our numbers down a bit," said race organizer John Jenkins. "But we were happy with the turnout. Of the 70 runners, 42 were pre-registered, and they all came. We also had 16 new runners this year, which is always a good sign."

This years' run also got a boost from the Knox Track Club.

"We got 11 entries from the Knox Track Club's web site," said Jenkins. "Two of the runners were from California and they found out about the run from the Track Club's web site."

Despite chilly and wet conditions, the times were competitive with Kevin Fitzgerald of Sevierville footing the 5K course with a time of 18:38. The first female to break the tape was Sandra Hogan of Sevierville with a time of 23:20. And, the first Newport runner to break the tape was Gary R. Carver, who finished fourth overall with a time of 22:11. And, the first Cosby runner to finish was Cory Valentine, who finished sixth overall with a time of 23:02.

Here's the official order of finish:

1. Kevin Fitzgerald, Sevierville, 18:38; 2. Kenneth Harrell, Morristown, 20:20; 3. Dean Hogan, Sevierville, 21:18; 4. Gary R. Carver, Newport, 22:11; 5. Douglas Myers, Morristown, 22:21; 6. Cory Valentine, Cosby, 23:02; 7. Sandra Hogan, Sevierville, 23:20; 8. Terry Loudin, Newcomb, 23:26; 9. Gary T. Carver, Newport, 23:26.5; 10. Matt Keegan, Sevierville, 23:47; 11. Cody Valentine, Cosby, 24:05.5; 12. Jason Moore, Sevierville, 24:16.5; 13. Tom Deaderick, Morristown, 24:20.5; 14. Jack Swanger, Newport, 24:53; 15. Emily Thompson, Knoxville, 24:57; 16. Johnny Costner, Cosby, 25:17; 17. Lindsey Myers, Sevierville, 25:26; 18. Charlie Seehorn, Newport, 25:53; 19. Lori Herndon, Knoxville, 25:54; 20. Stephanie Jackson, Weaverville, North Carolina, 26:01; 21. Doug Cameron, Rutledge, 26:18; 22. Hilary Hunter, Gatlinburg, 26:23; 23. Clint Hammonds, Newport, 26:29; 24. Stacy Cutshaw, Sevierville, 26:53; 25. Jason Night, Newport, 26:56; 26. Bobby Swanger, Newport, 27:01; 27. Nancy Hagood, Morristown, 27:32; 28. Jean Wright, Asheville, North Carolina, 27:35; 29. Suzanne Vreeland, Cosby, 28:28; 30. Richard Baughman, Bayville, New Jersey, 28:36; 31. Joseph Duckett, Atlanta, Georgia, 29:16; 32. Randy Corrado, Sevierville, 30:08; 33. Kimberly Morrow, Chattanooga, 31:41; 34. Steve Redwine, Knoxville, 31:47; 35. Gerald Mathis, Cosby, 32:08; 36. Logan Mathis, Cosby, 32:08.5; 37. Lynn Cartee, Gatlinburg, 32:16; 38. Eric Cooper, Newport, 32:20; 39. Olivia Carver, Newport, 32:20.5; 40. Phillip Beidelman, San Marino, California, 32:50; 43. Diane Cameron, Rutledge, 33:35; 44. Amy France, Newport, 33:45; 45. Rachel Mathers, Newport, 34:09; 46. Cathy Deaderick, Morristown, 34:30; 47. Bradley Brown, Jefferson City, 34:42; 48. Daniel Stinnett, Parrottsville, 35:10; 49. Jake Wylie, Newport, 35:55; 50. Tamara Carver, Cosby, 35:57; 51. George Clark, Newport, 36:33; 52. Clyde Loyd, White Pine, 36:52; 53. Jeremy Tallent, Newport, 37:17; 54. Maria Cutshaw, Sevierville, 37:24; 55. Jan Myers, Morristown, 37:30; 56. Misty Tallent, Newport, 37:34; 57. Claire Baughman, Newport, 38:31; 58. April Brown, Jefferson City, 39:12; 59. Misty Seagle, Pigeon Forge, 39:12.5; 60. Jennifer Kittredge, Gatlinburg, 40:08; 61. Amy Kiplinger, Knoxville, 40:08.5; 62. Christopher Sanchez, Newport, 41:16; 63. Jacqueline Carrell, Newport, 43:56; 64. Emma Haricharan, Sevierville, 52:13; 65. Karen Harricharan, Sevierville, 52:23; 66. Joshua Harricharan, Sevierville, 54:22; 67. Seth Cutshaw, Sevierville, 54:23; 68. Debbie Wylie, Newport, 55:58; 69. Jackie Wylie, Newport, 55:58.5; 70. Jennifer Young, White Pine, 55:58.7.

AWARDS-MALE

Open: Kevin Fitzgerald. Overall: Kenneth Harrell, Dean Hogan, Gary R. Carver. Masters: Douglas Myers. Grand Masters: Gary T. Carver. Veterans: Tom Dederick. 10-14: Cory Valentine, Cody Valentine, Logan Mathis. 20-24: Jake Wylie. 25-29: Matt Keegan, Jason Moore. 30-34: Clint Hammonds, Jason Knight, Joseph Duckett. 35-39: Terry Loudin, Johnny Costner, Stacy Cutshaw. 45-49: Steve Redwine. 50-54: Jack Swanger, Bobby Swanger. 55-59: Randy Corrado, Clyde Loyd. 65-69: Charlie Seehorn, Doug Cameron, Richard Baughman. 70-79: Fred Burchfield, George Clark.

AWARDS-FEMALE

Overall: Sandra Hogan, Emily Thompson, Lindsey Myers. Masters: Hilary Hunter. Grand Masters: Suzanne Vreeland. Veterans: Lynn Cartee. 1-9: Emma Harricharan. 20-24: Olivia Carver. 25-29: Lori Herndon, Maria Cutshaw. 30-34: Rachael Mathers, April Brown, Amy Keplinger. 35-39: Stephenie Jackson, Kimberly Morrow, diane Cameron. 40-44: Jean Wright, Amy France, Misty Seagle. 45-49: Nancy Hagood. 50-54: Cathy Deaderick, Jan Myers, Debbie Wylie. 60-64: Charlotte Beidelman, Claire Baughman.