Monday, February 28, 2011

Avenger and Alice Smoot thrive in the 'Art of Surviving' 5K

For the third Saturday in a row the Masked Avenger was victorious on the roads, running a winning 18:14 at the second annual Art Of Surviving 5K in Hahira, Georgia on 26 February 2011. Valdosta's James Marino followed the Avenger across the finish line, placing second in 18:25. Third place and first master honors went to Brian Corbin of Tallahassee at 19:17, well ahead of the next master runner, Lake Park's Roger Horton (4th, 20:09). Behind Horton, Lowndes High School freshman cross-country runner Tyler Thurman finished fifth in 20:37.


Recalling their showdown in January at Tifton's ABAC Fitness 5K, Alice Smoot outraced Dr. Gretchen Bielmyer 21:13 to 21:24 for the women's title, placing seventh and eighth overall respectively. Smoot was also the top woman master in the race. The defending women's champion in the Art Of Surviving 5K, Hahira's own Maggie Powell, was the third woman in, placing 13th overall in 22:52. Powell is also a cross-country runner at Lowndes High.


The first two races in the Avenger's February winning streak were the Sweetheart 5K in Valdosta on February 12 and the Hospice Half Marathon around Dasher on February 19.


The Art Of Surviving 5K is held in honor of Hahira Elementary School art teacher Stephanie Summers, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. Proceed from the race go to breast cancer research. The race started and finished at Hahira Elementary School and was followed by a one-mile fun run. There were 273 recorded finishers in the 5K and another 60 in the one mile.


Top Ten Men
  1. Masked Avenger (M, 32) 18:14
  2. James Marino (M, 32) 18:25
  3. Brian Corbin (M, 43) 19:17
  4. Roger Horton (M, 51) 20:09
  5. Tyler Thurman (M, 15) 20:37
  6. Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 43) 21:01
  7. Eric Herzberg (M, 28) 21:36
  8. Toby Wilkey (M, 12) 22:19
  9. Langdon Attaway (M, 21) 22:21
  10. Frank Ryan (M, 42) 22:37
  11. Cody Pezent (M, 10) 23:41

Top Ten Women
  1. Alice Smoot (F, 53) 21:13
  2. Dr. Gretchen Bielmyer (F, 34) 21:24
  3. Maggie-Laine Powell (F, 16) 22:52
  4. Angel Godwin (F, 37) 23:47
  5. Kristina Ely (F, 25) 24:01
  6. Brittany Folsom (F, 25) 24:15
  7. Lauren Szydlo (F, 31) 24:49
  8. Riley Head (F, 13) 24:50
  9. Micaela Wood (F, 14) 24:55
  10. Nancy Elam (F, 47) 25:01

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