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Event information

North Central Trail Marathon

Nov 29, 2008

Organizer`s website

Where

Sparks, MD, United States

Start time

08:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

November 29, 2008 Saturday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 08:00

MarathonPoint to pointTrail Race

Race Results

Top 3

1. Doug Mock 02:41:52

2. Andrew Combs 02:44:01

3. Luke Merkel 02:49:11

Top 3 Women

1. Kristin Van Eron 03:17:55

2. Deirdre McCarthy Gallagher 03:26:29

3. Katie Schmitt 03:29:57

Top 3 Men

1. Doug Mock 02:41:52

2. Andrew Combs 02:44:01

3. Luke Merkel 02:49:11

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When you hear the name Uncle Ben's Rice you don't equate the sport of running. In the business there are a variety of opportunities and you cease them. The Baltimore's Road Runners Club partnered with Uncle Ben's to produce the first Northern Central Trail Marathon (NCTM) on Saturday, November 24, 1990 in Sparks, Maryland

General News

Dec 22, 2008