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The Oak Barrel Half Marathon packed Lynchburg on what was an unusually warm April morning this past Saturday, with over 1,700 participants taking the morning gun.

Josh Whitehead of Madison, Ala., was the first to break the tape, finishing in a blistering 1:15:08 just three seconds ahead of second place finisher Christian Thompson of Ooltewah. Tay Cavett of Huntsville, Ala., was the top female finisher, placing sixth overall with a time of 1:27:07.

As for local finishers, Lane Horton of Tullahoma came in 32^nd with a time of 1:39:02 while Jason Woodall of Winchester finished in 1:39:47. Grant Mizell of Tullahoma finished 81^st with a time of 1:48:28. While Matthew Neuharth of Tullahoma did it in 1:51:07 and Thomas Ruch of Winchester right behind him with a 1:51:23 time.