Peavine Falls Run

The Peavine Falls Run is an 8.2 mile footrace held each year on the Fourth of July at Oak Mountain State Park. The race was first organized by Rick Melanson in 1980 to absorb spillover from Atlanta's huge Peachtree Road Race 10K. It is now an official event of the Birmingham Track Club and averages about 350 mostly local runners each year.

The race begins at the upper picnic area on Terrace Drive at 7:00 AM and follows a course up to the Peavine Falls trailhead parking lot, and then back down with the final 1.2 miles on a mountain bike trail.

Winners

• 2007: Scott Strand, 43:20.7 and Mary Jo Schmalz, 55:11.1
• 2006: Dewayne Miner, 44:54.9 and Erica Braswell, 57:45.3
• 2005: Brian McCarthy, 47:53.2 and Alison Hulsey, 1:00:23.9
• 2004: Ty Stanfield, 45:54.4 and Joy Griffith, 54:04.7
• 2003: Ben Whitaker, 47:12.9 and Erica Braswell, 54:23.3
• 2002: Peter Kiprono, 46:31.8 and Deanna Frank, 53:26.8
• 2001: Jason Lackey, 48:11.7 and Alison Crook, 56:38.9
• 2000: Cris Picard, 47:37.4 and Mary Jo Schmalz, 56:45.0
• 1999: Jeff Terry, 48:25.5 and Erica Braswell, 55:49.2

References

• Hanson, Jeff (July 3, 2006) "Peavine run still in shade of Peachtree". Birmingham News.