Homewood teens top finishers in half marathon

Homewood’s Pierce Jackson and Jacob Fitts, both 13, finished first and second in the Talladega Half Marathon this fall. Pierce finished at 20:12 with a pace of 6:31 and Fitts finished at 20:32 with a 6:38 pace.

The half marathon started and finished in the Talladega Superspeedway track, routing runners to the apron of the track, above the track, through the grandstands and outside on the grounds. All proceeds benefitted prostate cancer programs.