This morning, nearly 200 people took part in the first annual Troy Odyssey Half Marathon and 10K.

Both courses began in front of Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium and took the runners all throughout the University’s campus and city of Troy before coming back to the stadium and ending on the 50-yard line.

All the proceeds raised from the races will all go tot he Pike Region Child Advocacy Center (PRCAC) as well as to local food banks.

Kristy Person took the 10K, as she raced the 6.2 miles in 52 minutes and 10 seconds.

Dr. Michael Green was the first half marathon runner to cross the finish line around 14 minutes later, with a time of 1:06.06.

“It was a bit of a challenge,” Green said after completing the 13.1 mile course.

Green, who is a faculty member in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion in the area of Exercise Science at the University, said he is a pretty serious runner.

“I hurt [when I run] as much as the next guy but it is something I love to do,” he said.

The Troy resident said he even went a little of course during the race – but not on purpose.

“I actually ran a block more than I should have,” Green said. “I live in this city and I kin of got lost – I’ll never let myself live that one down.”

“I just hope no one followed me,” he laughed.

Mackey Tyendall traveled from Panama City to be a part of the half marathon as well, however completed it differently than most.

Tyendall was shifting gears in his wheel chair rather than shifting his legs back and fourth.

“This was a challenging course,” he said. “A lot of technical turns and hills, it slowed me down a little bit.”

Tyendall finished with a time of 108:34, which was second best overall for the half marathon, and after completing the race, he said he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to be a part of something like this that was so close to him.

“I try and do as many marathons as I can,” he said.

He has already done half a dozen this year, including the Los Angeles Marathon and the New York Marathon.

“I think today went pretty well,” he said. “It was a lot of fun.”

Both courses began in front of Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium and took the runners all throughout the University’s campus and city of Troy before coming back to the stadium and ending on the 50-yard line.

All the proceeds raised from the races will all go tot he Pike Region Child Advocacy Center (PRCAC) as well as to local food banks.

Kristy Person took the 10K, as she raced the 6.2 miles in 52 minutes and 10 seconds.

Dr. Michael Green was the first half marathon runner to cross the finish line around 14 minutes later, with a time of 1:06.06.

“It was a bit of a challenge,” Green said after completing the 13.1 mile course.

Green, who is a faculty member in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion in the area of Exercise Science at the University, said he is a pretty serious runner.

“I hurt [when I run] as much as the next guy but it is something I love to do,” he said.

The Troy resident said he even went a little of course during the race – but not on purpose.

“I actually ran a block more than I should have,” Green said. “I live in this city and I kin of got lost – I’ll never let myself live that one down.”

“I just hope no one followed me,” he laughed.

Mackey Tyendall traveled from Panama City to be a part of the half marathon as well, however completed it differently than most.

Tyendall was shifting gears in his wheel chair rather than shifting his legs back and fourth.

“This was a challenging course,” he said. “A lot of technical turns and hills, it slowed me down a little bit.”

Tyendall finished with a time of 108:34, which was second best overall for the half marathon, and after completing the race, he said he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to be a part of something like this that was so close to him.

“I try and do as many marathons as I can,” he said.

He has already done half a dozen this year, including the Los Angeles Marathon and the New York Marathon.

“I think today went pretty well,” he said. “It was a lot of fun.”