Certainly, any spectators would have seen Tallahassee's Chris Lake dominating the race. Two weeks after a win at the Springtime 10K, the University of Florida medical student ran virtually unchallenged. Lake ran 72:43 for the 13.1-mile distance, finishing around a mile and a half ahead of runner-up Pauncho Hufstetler (2nd, 81:51). Bainbridge schoolboy Kyle Harris was the third runner across the line with a 85:44, followed by Jonathan Chesser (4th, 89:13). The fastest master runner in the race was Greg Waddell, who placed fifth overall in 89:46. Thomasville marathoner Melissa Thompson was the first woman across the finish line, running 1:41:01 to place 16th. Another marathon runner, Debbie Wittmer of Blakely, Georgia, was the second woman overall and the first woman master, finishing 18th in 1:41:24.
Top Ten Men, 2012 Bainbridge Half Marathon
- 1:12:42.3 ~ Chris Lake (M, 24)
- 1:21:50.5 ~ Pauncho Hufstetler (M, 37)
- 1:25:43.8 ~ Kyle Harris (M, 17)
- 1:29:12.7 ~ Jonathan Chesser (M, 24)
- 1:29:45.9 ~ Greg Waddell (M, 46)
- 1:31:48.3 ~ Ridge Harper (M, 34)
- 1:32:25.1 ~ Richard Wilson (M, 44)
- 1:32:57.0 ~ Jeff Dasinger (M, 39)
- 1:33:18.5 ~ Rodriquez Williams (M, 38)
- 1:34:39.5 ~ Russell Simmons (M, 32)
Top Ten Women, 2012 Bainbridge Half Marathon
- 1:41:00.8 ~ Melissa Thompson (F, 27)
- 1:41:24.0 ~ Deborah Wittmer (F, 48)
- 1:41:44.6 ~ Laura McDermott (F, 32)
- 1:45:56.4 ~ Tiffany Nunnally (F, 33)
- 1:46:18.2 ~ Erica Blake (F, 23)
- 1:46:58.3 ~ Kristi Wilhelm (F, 41)
- 1:52:41.0 ~ Laurel Waldrop (F, 32)
- 1:52:49.9 ~ Karima Anderson (F, 24)
- 1:54:12.4 ~ Davelyne Hines (F, 28)
- 1:54:46.4 ~ Jessica Wynn (F, 32)
Links
- Complete results of the 2012 Bainbridge (GA) Half-Marathon at active.com
http://results.active.com/pages/displayNonGru.jsp?pubID=3&rsID=126336 - Joe Crine, "Florida Man Wins Half Marathon"
http://www.thepostsearchlight.com/2012/04/17/florida-man-wins-half-marathon/ - USATF course certification map, Bainbridge (Georgia) Half-Marathon (GA12032WC)
http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA12032WC - Bainbridge Half Marathon
http://www.bainbridgehalfmarathon.com/
So glad you posted the link to this blog again, Herb! It's great! I can't believe Chris was a mile & a half ahead of the next finisher...whoa.
ReplyDeleteLove the tie-in with Pine Run/Bainbridge...wouldn't have ever thought of that angle.
Nice "SouthWood Office" pic, too!
Thanks for sharing, as always,
judy
Thanks, Judy!
ReplyDeleteLake's lead was just short of a mile and a half. If this had been a race on a standard 400-meter track, he would have lapped the field five times and been on his way to six when he crossed the finish line.
Lake and Hufstetler also went one-two at the 2011 Rose City 10K. Perhaps they'll meet again tomorrow (28 April 2012) at the 35th annual Rose City 10K, where Lake will be going for his third straight Rose City win.
Herb.