"The houses are competing for a spirit award," explained race director and Southern Scholarship Foundation president Mickey Moore. "First prize is a 55" television for the winning house."
Whatever the motivation of the cheering squads, the runners appreciated their presence that Saturday morning.
Master runner Paula O'Neill was leading the women near the end of the first mile, but Sarah Collie, another master runner, was only thirty yards back. Collie grabbed the lead from O'Neill during the second mile and never had to look back after that. Dominating the women's competition in the second half of the race, Collie crossed the finish line in 21:32, winning by over 160 yards. O'Neill finished runner-up in 22:12.
Top Ten Men, 2012 Education For Life 5K
18:05 ~ Arron DeSena (M, 18)
- 18:38 ~ Peter Kaus (M, 28)
- 18:46 ~ Mickey Moore (M, 42)
- 18:58 ~ Ben Wenger (M,
- 18:59 ~ Steven Firmin (M, 20)
- 19:40 ~ Camilo Ordonez (M, 33)
- 19:55 ~ Michael LaBossiere (M, 45)
- 20:01 ~ Andrew Smyth (M, 25)
- 20:53 ~ Volodymyr Zharkov (M, 47)
- 20:54 ~ Stanislav Abramenko (M, 21)
Top Ten Women, 2012 Education For Life 5K
21:32 ~ Sarah Collie (F, 44)
- 22:12 ~ Paula O'Neill (F,50)
- 22:54 ~ Michelle Tigue (F, 23)
- 23:08 ~ Jessica Parker (F, 29)
- 23:40 ~ Abby McClenahan (F, 21)
- 24:00 ~ Amanda Morden (F, 24)
- 24:06 ~ Raychel Gray (F, 17)
- 24:32 ~ Floridel Jimenez (F, 21)
- 25:09 ~ Elizabeth Squires (F, 32)
- 25:41 ~ Connie Clarke (F, 50)
Education For Life 5K champions, 2010-2012 | ||
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Date | Men | Women |
24 April 2010 | 18:18, Brian Corbin | 21:01, Maegan McCarthy |
10 April 2011 | 19:17, Ben Wenger | 21:57, Allison Williams |
21 April 2012 | 18:05, Aaron DeSena | 21:32, Sarah Collie |
Links
- Complete results of the 2012 Education For Life 5K at gulfwinds.org
http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2012/Education%20for%20Life%202012.asp - More photos of the 2012 Education For Life 5K
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101803670606493.3322408.5215641&l=db8ae06c04 - Fred Deckert's photos of the 2012 Education For Life 5K
https://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Education12 - Video: BPW House cheers the runners on during the race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ULyeCwmY3E - 2011 story, "Winger and Williams wallop the field at Education For Life 5K"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/04/education-for-life-2011.html - 2010 story, "Kudos for Corbin and McCarthy at 'Education For Life' 5K"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/04/education-for-life-2010.html - Upcoming races in the Tallahassee region, with and without cheerleaders
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