Florida Endurance series #4 – Hialeah Hustle – Amelia Earhart park – Hialeah, Fl
Round four of the series landing at Amelia Earhart park for the annual Hialeah Hustle and the weather was great for this time of year (a little dry but other than that we can’t complain). The Amelia Trail crew had the trails in great shape and put together a fun and punchy 8 mile loop which the racers had the choice of doing four laps (sprint) or eight laps (marathon).
There was a close fought battle in the men’s marathon race amongst about five riders up until halfway point when eventual winner Bob McCarty put the hammer down and broke up the field a bit. There was also a shake up in the women’s marathon race just past halfway as Benjelene Southerland over took Annelly Oviedo to claim the women’s long distance win. The fastest lap of the day was just a shade under 32 minutes at 31:47:30 (Mario Riveron, sprint open winner) while Patrica Doring won the women’s sprint class. Many thanks to the Amelia trail crew and to all of the series sponsors and of course all of the racers!
Next round of the FLE series is the annual Hammer Head in Ocala on March 23rd.
