The long race at the Moultrie, Georgia Run For The Ranch is 10K, 10,000 meters. On Saturday morning, 21 April 2018, things were going well for Donalsonville master runner Myles Gibson in that long race. Or at least they were going well for the first 9,600 meters. With the finish line nearly in sight, Gibson was leading the race by almost 3,000 meters. Then things went wrong."My left calf pulled real sharp with 400 meters remaining," reported Gibson.
Nevertheless, Gibson made it to the end, winning the third annual Run For The Ranch 10K in 38:38. It was faster than the 38:42 he had clocked seven weeks earlier at the Bainbridge River Run 10K. It was also more than two minutes better than the previous Run For The Ranch 10K record, set in 2017 by Colin Prinsloo. Mary Sue Thompson of Moultrie was the top woman in the race, placing third overall in 53:43.
Moultrie's Jason Pittman was runner-up in the 10K, posting a 53:17. Valdosta, Georgia master runner Rodney Elam was the third male finisher and fifth overall in 57:21.
Just ahead of Elam, Laura Little of Doerun, Georgia was the second woman in the race, placing fourth overall in 57:18. Whitney Pilgrim of Moultrie took third in the women's standings and seventh overall in 58:55. Tammy Curran of Tifton, Georgia was the first woman master and fifth female finisher, ninth overall in 61:25.
Eleven athletes finished the 2018 Run For The Ranch 10K.
Top Five Men, 2018 Run For The Ranch 10K
- 38:38, Myles Gibson (M, 51) Donalsonville, GA
- 53:17, Jason Pittman (M, 35) Moultrie, GA
- 57:21, Rodney Elam (M, 54) Valdosta, GA
- 58:42, Patrick Bius (M, 44) Moultrie, GA
- 64:57, Marty Mathis (M, 48) Moultrie, GA
Top Five Women, 2018 Run For The Ranch 10K
- 53:43, Mary Sue Thompson (F, 35) Moultrie, GA
- 57:18, Laura Little (F, 27) Doerun, GA
- 58:55, Whitney Pilgrim (F, 29) Moultrie, GA
- 59:57, Sara Bass (F, 34) Moultrie, GA
- 61:25, Tammy Curran (F, 46) Tifton, GA
The 10K is the longest race at the Run For The Ranch, but the 5K is the oldest, going back to 2016, the first year of the event. Taylor Azar won the shorter race, running 21:59. Jodi Beth Stuckey was the women's champ, finishing second overall in 24:31. Stuckey had been the women's runner-up in the 2017 Run For The Ranch 5K.
Sixteen athletes finished the 2018 Run For The Ranch 5K.
Top Four Men, 2018 Run For The Ranch 5K
- 21:59, Taylor Azar (M, 15) Moultrie, GA
- 25:08, Harold Benton (M, 61) Leesburg, GA
- 27:26, Tucker Sewell (M, 7) Hahira, GA
- 33:51, Jake Medders (M, 9) Moultrie, GA
Top Five Women, 2018 Run For The Ranch 5K
- 24:31, Jodi Beth Stuckey (F, 33) Moultrie, GA
- 27:12, Maggie Murphy (F, 33) Moultrie, GA
- 28:06, Robin Cartright (F, 41) Thomasville, GA
- 28:42, April Mathis (F, 49) Moultrie, GA
- 28:53, Britt Demott (F, 30) Hartsfield, GA
| Run For The Ranch winners, 2016 - 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Distance | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 16 April 2016 | 5K | 20:54, Gregory Case | 24:23, Rebecca Toman | 42 |
| 15 April 2017 | 10K | 40:50, Colin Prinsloo | 47:32, Brianna Prinsloo | 28 |
| 5K | 21:28, Doug Yarbrough | 24:42, Rebecca Toman | 20 | |
| 21 April 2018 | 10K | 38:38, Myles Gibson | 53:43, Mary Sue Thompson | 11 |
| 5K | 21:59, Taylor Azar | 24:31, Jodi Beth Stuckey | 16 | |
Links
- Complete results of the 2018 Run For The Ranch 10K & 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTMxBdmlGoTZhf9if-2K-AFqmNeS9Njpqv733pJJdp1mVI6uI6f6l1ApOJbJs53731MB6Q5Db7tgpiF/pubhtml
- 2017 story, “Prinsloo and Prinsloo win at Moultrie's Run For The Ranch”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/04/moultrie-ranch-2017.html
- Titus Ranch
http://www.titusranch.org/
- Find upcoming races in Moultrie and other cities in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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