The Numbers
Here is my on going analysis of the fastest times posted at Mount Cheaha 50km. This year there were 2 more finishers under the 5-hour mark, making it a total of 47 in the 13-year history of this race. William Ansick's 4:48:20 was the 4th slowest winning time in race history, but the 7:34:15 was also the slowest average of all time.
Fastest Course Times (5 hours and under)
Overall winners for that year highlighted in bold.
01 - 4:00:25 Dane Mitchell, 2010
02 - 4:05:08 Darren Thomas, 2017
03 - 4:18:39 Darren Thomas, 2016
04 - 4:19:39 Darren Thomas, 2015
05 - 4:20:10 Rudy Rutemiller, 2014
06 - 4:22:25 Johnny Clemons, 2012
07 - 4:32:23 Jamie Dial, 2008
08 - 4:32:39 Leif Van Acker, 2017
09 - 4:32:40 Darren Thomas, 2014
10 - 4:35:09 Owen Bradley, 2011
11 - 4:36:00 DeWayne Satterfield, 2010
12 - 4:37:41 Caleb Denton, 2017
13 - 4:39:22 Alex Darth, 2010
14 - 4:40:17 Brandon Sullivan, 2015
15 - 4:40:31 Tim Vinson, 2010
16 - 4:41:42 Brandon Sullivan, 2017
17 - 4:42:48 Jason Hanlin, 2011
18 - 4:42:52 DeWayne Satterfield, 2008
19 - 4:43:04 Henry Wakley, 2012
20 - 4:44:24 Eric Gilbertson, 2010
21 - 4:44:45 Dink Taylor, 2013
22 - 4:46:14 William Ansick, 2015
23 - 4:48:20 William Ansick, 2018
24 - 4:48:49 Clay Hickman, 2013
25 - 4:50:24 William Ansick, 2014
26 - 4:50:25 Robert Pritchett, 2006
27 - 4:51:17 Dink Taylor, 2007
28 - 4:53:10 Mike Consentino, 2007
29 - 4:54:07 Eric Charette, 2010
30 - 4:54:14 John Lampley, 2016
31 - 4:54:45 DeWayne Satterfield, 2011
32 - 4:55:12 Vince Molosky, 2012
33 - 4:55:17 Robert Youngren, 2007
34 - 4:55:27 Ron Brooks, 2018
35 - 4:55:55 Dink Taylor, 2008
36 - 4:55:57 Vince Molosky, 2014
37 - 4:56:29 Thomas Boyd, 2008
38 - 4:56:53 Tim Pitt, 2016
39 - 4:57:17 Vince Molosky, 2013
40 - 4:57:47 Matt Sims, 2008
41 - 4:58:18 Dink Taylor, 2009
42 - 4:58:45 William Ansick, 2012
43 - 4:58:46 David Howe, 2010
44 - 4:58:47 Dink Taylor, 2006
45 - 4:59:29 Vince Molosky, 2015
46 - 4:59:47 Jason Hanlin, 2014
47 - 4:59:51 Marcus Farris, 2011
2006
2 finishers under 5 hours
69 total finishers
7:05:27 average time
2007
3 finishers under 5 hours
106 total finishers
7:01:55
2008
5 finishers under 5 hours
113 total finishers
6:49:53 average time
2009
2 finishers under 5 hours
124 total finishers
7:03:11 average time
2010
7 finishers under 5 hours
149 total finishers
7:01:08 average time
2011
4 finishers under 5 hours
182 total finishers
7:09:01 average time
2012
4 finishers under 5 hours
179 total finishers
7:05:03 average time
2013
3 finishers under 5 hours
197 total finishers
7:11:40 average time
2014
5 finishers under 5 hours
228 total finishers
7:24:10 average time
2015
4 finishers under 5 hours
213 total finishers
7:23:07 average time
2016
3 finishers under 5 hours
151 total finishers
7:20:07 average time
2017
4 finishers under 5 hours
230 total finishers
7:16:36 average time
2018
2 finishers under 5 hours
178 total finishers
7:34:15 average time
Totals for all 13 Years
47 finishers under 5 hours (2.22%)
7:11:12 average finish time
2119 total finishers