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The Rivertrail 15K was started in 2003 by the Arkansas Running Klub in order to raise money to pay for
more water fountains along the Arkansas River Trail. John Pankey and Alice Stewart were the inaugural winners
in 51:59 and 1:05:16, respectively. Angie Herringer would break the female record in 2004, with a 1:02:45 clocking.
In 2005, Glen Mays became the first man to break 50 minutes on the course, running 49:13, while Therese Forsberg ran
59:42 to be the first female under an hour.
With race proceeds from the first three years,
the Arkansas Running Klub was able to raise enough funds for several new water fountains,
but the race ceased after the 2005 running due to venue scheduling conflicts.
In 2006, local runners from the Arkansas Running Klub, Cabot Country Cruisers and Little Rock Roadrunners Club
missed the race and grouped together to bring it back for the following year.
The 2007 RiverTrail 15K was held on February 17th on the same course along the scenic River Trail. The 2007 running was
noted for very windy conditions with Glen Mays and Sarah Olney the overall winners.
The 2008 race conditions were much calmer, with Glen Mays winning his third River Trail 15K title and Leah Thorvilson smashing the
course record with a 56:48 finish.
After the 2008 race, management of the 15K transferred from the Arkansas Running Klub to the Arkansas RRCA. In 2009,
rain started just before the race and continued in heavy downpour
throughout. No one seemed to mind too much, as 2009 marked the highest numbers of finishers with over 250. The rain didn't
seem to slow anyone either, as Hillary Kogo and Leah Thorvilson broke the overall course records, John Pankey the masters record,
Karl Lenser the Grand Masters mark, and Kaitlin Bounds took out the female junior record.
Course Records
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River Trail 15K Course Records:
- Male Overall: Hillary Kogo - 48:37 (2009)
- Female Overall: Leah Thorvilson - 54:18 (2009)
- Male Masters: John Pankey - 52:19 (2009)
- Female Masters: Angie Heringer - 1:02:45 (2004)
- Male Grand Masters: Karl Lenser - 55:49 (2010)
- Female Grand Masters: Barbie Hildebrand - 1:06:12 (2005)
- Male Seniors: David Williams - 1:00:07 (2010)
- Female Seniors: Joan Scarlata - 1:24:18 (2008)
- Male Juniors: Michael Weller - 55:57 (2004)
- Female Juniors: Kaitlin Bounds - 1:05:39 (2009)
- Check out our full Age Group Records
Past Race Results
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2009 |
2010
The Fab Five (individuals who have finished every River Trail 15K):
- Karl Lenser
- David H. Williams
- Kim Howard
- Bill Torrey
- Gary Keedy
Sub 60/Sub 70 Club
The Sub 60 Club is everyone who has broken 60 minutes at the River Trail 15K, while the Sub 70 Club is a list of all females to have broken 70 minutes. The number after the name indicates multi-year members. Special congrats to Karl "The Badger" Lenser, who has broken 60 minutes at every running of the 15K.
| Sub 60 Club | Sub 70 Club |
|---|---|
| Scott Anderson | June Barron |
| Neal Andrews | Kathy Boone |
| Tom Aspel | Kaitlin Bounds |
| Brian Bariola (2) | Sunnie Butcher-Keller (3) |
| Adam Bradbury | Michele Capella |
| James Bresette | Lisa Feldt (2) |
| Clint Daniels (2) | Chrissy Ferguson |
| Scott Eason | Therese Forsberg |
| Stephen Erickson | Angie Heringer |
| Therese Forsberg | Barbie Hildebrand (3) |
| Keith Francis | Hannah Howard |
| Billy Gaines | Ashley Inman (2) |
| John Gardner | Jenny Johnson (2) |
| Darren Gilpin (3) | Terri Johnson |
| Kevin Golden (2) | Lauren Karnitz |
| Tim Hampton | Ginny Lantz |
| Todd Hink (3) | Kristi LeBlanc |
| Josh Holt (2) | Mira Lelovic |
| Jake Johnson | Jennifer Majors |
| Kevin Kendrick (2) | Vivien Miller |
| Hillary Kogo | Kimberly Morton |
| Kevin Lemley | Laura Naill |
| Karl Lenser (7) | Krista Noechel |
| Wade Mann (2) | Wendy Noles |
| Donovan Marshbanks (2) | Sarah Olney (3) |
| Glen Mays (4) | Angie Orellano (2) |
| Caleb Mays (3) | Andrea Sieczkowski |
| Kyle McDaniel (2) | Amy Smith |
| Patrick McGowan | Alice Stewart |
| Billy Mills (3) | Melisha Thomas |
| Ethan Neyman (2) | Leah Thorvilson (3) |
| Steve Oury | |
| John Pankey (2) | |
| Terence Pippens (2) | |
| Luke Porter (2) | |
| Danny Powell | |
| Steven Preston | |
| Johnny Reed | |
| Chad Sanders | |
| Chris Shaw | |
| Brian Sieczkowski (5) | |
| Brandon Smith | |
| Alan Stone (2) | |
| Gary Taylor (3) | |
| Jimmy Thompson | |
| Bill Thornton | |
| Leah Thorvilson (3) | |
| Thom Trimble | |
| Michael Weller | |
| David Williams (4) | |
| Keith Willsey (3) | |
| Rob Wistrand | |
| Carter Witt | |
| Matt Wooldridge | |
| Steve Yanoviak (2) | |
| Peter Zargari |