Robert Johnson hadn’t felt any pain in his hip before the Charlottesville Ten Miler, but almost as soon as he took off, it was there.

Charlie Hurt and Bob Thiele went toe-to-toe through the streets and over the hills of Charlottesville before Hurt (52:02) pulled away in the last half-mile for an 11-second victory at the 34th running of the Charlottesville Ten Miler.

After wrapping up a successful collegiate career at James Madison and completing a couple of years of training at JMU as a grad student, Shannon Saunders knew she needed a new challenge and a way to continue running competitively.