M25-29 10K: Fatheree runs away with it in Huntsville

• Taylor Fatheree won the M25-29 group in 43:30 (7:00/mi), finishing nearly 2:45 ahead of runner-up Levi Davies.
• Davies held 2nd in 46:14, while Alex Murtha and John Weeden waged a tight battle for the final podium spot — separated by just 20 seconds (49:59 vs. 50:19).
• The M25-29 field spread across more than 23 minutes from first to last, with Dalton Scherer rounding out the 15-man group in 1:07:11.
• Ben Williams and Clay Peterson finished back-to-back in 59:12 and 59:14 — two seconds apart at 10th and 11th.

On a warm, breezy December morning in Huntsville — 70°F with 17 mph winds and thick humidity for a winter race — Taylor Fatheree made the M25-29 field look like a different race entirely. His 43:30 at 7:00/mi was a commanding performance, and by the time he crossed the line, second place was still nearly three minutes back. Fatheree, making the trip down from Knoxville, owned this one from the front.

Levi Davies was a clear and comfortable second in 46:14, the lone local Huntsvillian in the top two. Behind him, the real drama played out between Alex Murtha and John Weeden — both Madison, AL runners — who traded blows all the way to the finish. Murtha held on for 3rd in 49:59, with Weeden just 20 seconds back in 4th. Andy Allen completed the top five in 51:10, keeping it a relatively tight cluster from 3rd through 5th within about 70 seconds.

Further back, the race thinned out considerably. Elijah Schuette (54:08) and Peyton Kuhlers (55:55) held 6th and 7th, while the battle for 10th was decided by the slimmest of margins — Ben Williams edged Clay Peterson by two seconds, 59:12 to 59:14. At the back of the M25-29 group, Dalton Scherer of Sheridan, Arkansas, finished 15th in 1:07:11, completing a field that ranged from a sharp 7:00/mi to just under 11:00/mi across the board.