We could not have asked for better weather or for a more enthusiastic group of participants. One of the participants, Darrell Wargo,
said, “ We have all of these running races, but nothing like
this...It’s nice to have something different in this town.”
The event took place in downtown
Lynchburg, at Percival’s Island. Participants started the race by running
across the access bridge, up and down Blackwater
Creek Trail, and then on a trail course, until reaching the tubes at the
furthermost point of the island. They grabbed their tubes, paddle about a 1/3 mile
stretch up river, exited the water and then headed to the finish line.
The overall male winner was Victor
Ferguson with a time of 15:26 and the first female to make it across the line
was Olivia Deddens with a time of 17:55. The full
results are posted on our website.
JRA would like to thanks our Presenting
Sponsor, Anthem, as well as James River Float
Company, WSET ABC 13, Dominion Due Diligence Group, Ellwood Thompson’s Local Market, Estes, Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Health Diagnostic Laboratory
Inc., Smithfield, LuAnn Hunt
Photography, The Depot Grille, Coca-Cola, 93.7 KHF 106.9, Hot 103.9, The Planet 97.9, Lynchburg Radio
Group, Blue Ridge Outdoors and Areva.
Special Thanks to LuAnn
Hunt Photography for taking photos of this year’s event. You can view
them and purchase any you like at: luannhuntphotography.zenfolio.com. LuAnn will donate 20% of all purchases
to JRA.
This event would not have been possible
without the Lynchburg Splash & Dash Committee, a group of dedicated
volunteers from the Lynchburg area.
Special thanks also to Lynchburg Fire and Rescue for being on the land
and water for the event.
We hope that you will plan to join us
for our 2014 event!
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