Oldham and Bass excel at the new and lengthier Tutus & Tennis Shoes Run

The South Georgia Ballet successfully debuted their Tutus & Tennis Shoes 5K road race on the streets of Thomasville, Georgia in 2016. On Saturday morning, 9 September 2017, the SGB not only brought the event back, making it annual, they also added a 10K. Daniel Oldham had won the inaugural 5K, but decided to go with the longer race in 2017. Doubling the distance didn't faze Oldham; the Thomasville athlete won the Tutus & Tennis Shoes 10K in 44:30. Pavo, Georgia master runner Pollyanna Bass was the first woman in the race, placing fourth overall in 47:40.


Duane Joiner was the first master runner in the 10K, finishing second overall in 45:07. Chris Holt was third overall in 47:37.


Master runner Lori Rawlings was second in the women's standings and fifth overall in 51:51. Izzy Grayson was the third female finisher, sixth overall in 53:15.


Top Five Men, 2017 Tutus & Tennis Shoes 10K

1. 44:29.31, Daniel Oldham (M, 39)
2. 45:06.46, Duane Joiner (M, 41)
3. 47:36.33, Chris Holt (M, 35)
4. 55:29.26, Kyle June (M, 36)
5. 57:30.49, Taylor Shiver (M, 33)

Top Five Women, 2017 Tutus & Tennis Shoes 10K

1. 47:39.13, Pollyanna Bass (F, 45)
2. 51:50.46, Lori Rawlings (F, 49)
3. 53:14.71, Izzy Grayson (F, )
4. 58:36.95, Carter Vann (F, 25)
5. 58:57.09, Debra Hawkins (F, 49)

The 10K was an addition to the 5K, not a replacement, so the shorter race was back for a second year. Jack Saussy, an eighth-grader on the Brookwood School cross-country team, won the shorter race in 20:54. Anna James, a frosh on the Thomas County Central High cross-country team, took the women's title, placing third overall in 21:25.


Wyatt Whitfield, another Brookwood cross-country runner, was the second male and second overall in 21:07. Brookwood eighth-grader Ben Parrott grabbed third in the men's standings, placing fifth overall in 23:51. Travis Miller was the fastest master runner in the race and the fourth male finisher, sixth overall in 23:53.


Olivia Miller placed second in the women's standings and fourth overall in 22:41. Jodi Stuckey was the third woman and eighth overall in 25:17. Melissa Bruhn was the top woman master and fifth female finisher, fifteenth overall in 27:45.


19 athletes finished the 10K while another 118 completed the 5K. Miles and Minutes, LLC, of Tallahassee, Florida timed the races.


Top Ten Men, 2017 Tutus & Tennis Shoes 5K

1. 20:53.12, Jack Saussy (M, 14)
2. 21:06.30, Wyatt Whitfield (M, 16)
3. 23:50.23, Ben Parrot (M, 14)
4. 23:52.73, Travis Miller (M, 47)
5. 23:55.42, Jacob Smith (M, 36)
6. 25:41.08, John Wheeler (M, 50)
7. 26:33.74, Morris Davis (M, 61)
8. 26:49.80, Chris Wright (M, 48)
9. 27:37.27, John Norman (M, 48)
10. 27:44.38, Don Bruhn (M, 54)

Top Ten Women, 2017 Tutus & Tennis Shoes 5K

1. 21:24.09, Anna James (F, 14)
2. 22:40.01, Olivia Miller (F, 16)
3. 25:16.19, Jodi Stuckey (F, 33)
4. 25:32.61, Mary Sue Thompson (F, 34)
5. 27:44.71, Melissa Bruhn (F, 50)
6. 27:50.21, Elise Mcpherson (F, 13)
7. 28:07.02, Lisa Grimes (F, 34)
8. 28:32.89, Katie Chastain (F, 36)
9. 29:35.35, Samantha Knight (F, )
10. 29:42.92, Avery Bentley (F, 9)

Links

• Complete results of the 2017 Tutus And Tennis Shoes 10K and 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQMGrag5NQEX4eu3zhciC5tGKgRhTyU5ZNja4dLzkfdHxg0FGvtKfqFMPdPg3xbdimkqe9t1icedsDc/pubhtml
  
  
• 2016 story, “Oldham and Hall take the Tutus & Tennis Shoes 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/09/south-georgia-ballet-2016.html
  
  
• Find another race where you can wear your tutu on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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