Martinez and Wise highlight the launch of the Dueno Memorial Run

On Saturday morning, 9 September 2017, nearly all of Florida was anticipating the onslaught of Hurricane Irma. Just north of the state line, though, in Bainbridge, Georgia the weather was fair, the air was cool, and the Flint River was low. In short, conditions were excellent for the inaugural Dr. Eric Dueno Memorial 5K. 59 athletes took advantage of those conditions, including Tallahassee, Florida master runner Mike Martinez. Martinez won the race by close to 100 meters, running 19:58. Amber Wise of Bainbridge took the women's title, placing seventh overall in 21:55.


Bainbridge master runner Pauncho Hufstetler placed second overall, running 20:22. Filippo Aldrovandi-Reina, an eighth-grader on the Deerlake Middle School cross-country team in Tallahassee, was third in 20:27.


Laura Reina of Tallahassee was the first woman master and second female finisher, twelfth overall in 23:10. Paige Braswell placed third in the women's standings and sixteenth overall in 25:21.


The race was held in memory of Dr. Eric Dueno, a beloved runner and Bainbridge State College chemistry professor.


Top Ten Men, 2017 Dr. Eric Dueno Memorial 5K Run

1. 19:58, Mike Martinez (M, 51)
2. 20:22, Pauncho Hufstetler (M, 42)
3. 20:27, Filippo Aldrovandi-Reina (M, 12)
4. 21:30, Philip Sura (M, 46)
5. 21:41, Michael Savage (M, 60)
6. 21:50, Austin Lambert (M, 20)
7. 22:06, Ettore Aldrovandi (M, 55)
8. 22:29, Mark Tombrink (M, 29)
9. 22:29, Harold Allen (M, 36)
10. 23:05, Scott Whitener (M, 16)

Top Ten Women, 2017 Dr. Eric Dueno Memorial 5K Run

1. 21:55, Amber Wise (F, 22)
2. 23:10, Laura Reina (F, 53)
3. 25:21, Paige Braswell (F, 21)
4. 26:13, Julia Sura (F, 46)
5. 26:34, Darla Castoro (F, 53)
6. 28:50, Edna Reed (F, 43)
7. 29:28, Tina Richardson (F, 53)
8. 30:16, Rita Sekula (F, 33)
9. 31:25, Emilee Poppell (F, 18)
10. 31:54, Melissa Richardson (F, 42)

Links

• Complete resultes, 2017 Dr. Eric Dueno Memorial 5K Run
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRFuEieUR9-Y_bwjQ7idEJi2vEvH8V3kGxyUSEoD6OTe17l4SMMJE5v-oKT0IEE73R0PBgq7LH0iNIz/pubhtml
  
  
• Upcoming races in Bainbridge, Georgia and other cities in the Tallahassee region
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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