COLEMAN WINS THIRD IN A ROW CAMP PARTLOW DUATHLON

Thirty-nine year old Peter Coleman is getting older and he's getting better. For the third year in a row and the fourth time in five years Peter Coleman, of the famous "Demopolis Mafia," takes first place in a small but enthusiastic field of participants at the Camp Partlow Trail and Road Duathlon held at Camp Partlow in Coker on March 20th.

Peter Coleman, once know only as one of the area's premier local runners, is now showing his prowess with a bicycle. The 7th Annual Camp Partlow Trail and Road Duathlon, a joint venture of the Druid City Bicycle Club and the Tuscaloosa Track Club, combines both running and cycling. A difficult 2-mile trail is followed by a 17-mile bike ride through the hills of the Mount Olive-Lake Lurleen area. After the bicycle ride the racers again run the 2-mile trail to complete the course. Coleman has improved his finishing time each of the last three years, setting a course record each time. His overall time 1:11:47 bettering last year's time by 20 seconds. Last year Coleman completed the ride course in 46:45. He clearly made up time this year by completing the ride in 46:11. Dave Casebeer did provide Coleman a challenge as his team of Nelson /Casebeer were the first to leave in the bicycle. The Guy Nelson / Dave Casebeer team finished close behind Coleman in a time of 1:11:53 for the first place Male team finish.

Wanda Kennedy was the first Overall Female in a time of 1:35:01. The husband-wife team of Rob and Christina Hope were first in the Co-Ed divison with a time of 1:17:08.

Monies raised from this event go back into the improvements for the camp, which serves people who live at the William D. Partlow Developmental Center. Sponsors for the event were CyclePath, The Richard and Patricia Snow Foundation, Elk Corporation of Alabama, Julie and Eric Wilson, Michael Moore and Security Storage, Mercedes-Benz US International, and Harrison and Paulette Packard.

Finishers and their times are as follows,

1 Peter Coleman 1:11:47 First Overall Male

2 Guy Nelson/ Dave Casebeer 1:11:53 First-Male Team

3 Ben Weaver/ Paul Weaver 1:16:01 Second-Male Team

4 Tim McCauley 1:16:34 Second Overall Male

5 Christina Hope/Rob Hope 1:17:08 First-Co-ed Team

6 Austin Haskew/ Tim Haskew 1:18:22 Third Overall Male Team

7 Eric Wilson 1:18:36 Third-Overall Male

8 Andrew Cargile 1:18:54 First 30-34 Division Male

9 Brent Tucker 1:21:14 First 35-39 Division Male

10 Michael Moore 1:23:46 Second 30-34 Division Male

11 Matthew Collier/Stephanie Wilkins 1:34:10 Second Place Co-ed Team

12 Jim Arrington 1:24:29 Second place 35-39 Male

13 Matt Kerlin 1:24:35 Third Place 35-39 Male

14 Bruce Petit/ Christy Copeland 1:29:39 Third-Place Co-ed Team

15 Hiroshi Smith 1:24:58 First 45-49 Male

16 Emry Kennedy 1:25:43 First 55-59 Male

17 Chip Magner 1:26:49 First 40-44

18 Tomoki Tao 1:16:49 First 20-24 Male

19 Richard Snow 1:26:59 Second 55-59 Male

20 Logan Haskew/Buddy Dawson 1:27:19

21 David Phans 1:27:29 Second 45-49 Male

22 Steve Madden 1:27:38

23 Mike Shelton 1:27:56 Third 30-34 Male

24 Mike Bryan 1:28:26 First 50-54 Male

25 Will Peveler 1:29:07

26 Timmy Farish 1:31:21 First 15-19 Male

27 Daniel Dejarnette/Jill First 1:32:01

28 Ian Underwood 1:34:35 Second 20-24 Male

29 Wanda Kennedy 1:35:01 First Overall Female

30 Angela Prewitt 1:36:12 Second Overall Female

31 Mike Heitman 1:36:19

32 James Joiner 1:36:49 First-60 and over Male

33 Georgia walker 1:39:03 Third Overall Female

34 Bobby Renfrow 1:39:31 Third 45-49 Male

35 Leigh Ann Hillman 1:39:44 first 30-34 Female

36 Gary Falls 1:39:52 Second 50-54 Male

37 Dwight Lammon 1:40:06

38 Marshal Maddox 1:43:42 Second 40-44 Male

39 Tracy Cargile 1:44:25 First 40-44 Female

40 David Graves 1:48:47

41 Hanna Johnson 1:48:48 First 15-19 Female

42 Danny Hancock 1:54:39

43 Myma Hancock 1:57:58 First 45-49 Female

44 Patricia Falls 1:59:22 First 50 And Over Female

45 Wiley Collins 2:00:30 Third 50-54 Male

46 Lisa Geyer 2:00:48 Second 45-49 Female

47 Billy Ezell 2:01:06 Third 55-59 Male

48 Alan Nipp/Paul Junkin 2:03:40 and 2:25:09 First Place Combined Team

49 Lisa Atkins 2:06:49 Second 40-44 Female

50 Chris Ennis 2:08:19 Second 15-19 Male

51 Scott Stokes 2:09:51

52 Jim McCann 2:12: 35