Ryan Kelly and Alexandra Sayre were racing fast at Racing Mason

In the United States, indoor track season is in the winter. Outdoor track season is during the spring. Cross-country season comes in the fall. But every day of the year is running season. So even though Georgia's high school cross-country season had ended two weeks earlier with the GHSA State Championship Meet, On Saturday morning, 17 November 2018, there were more than a few cross-country runners racing on the streets of Valdosta, Georgia at the inaugural Racing Mason 5K. Valdosta High cross-country coach Ryan Kelly won the race by more than 400 meters, covering the 3.1-mile course in 18:29. Alexandra Sayre, a junior on the Lowndes High cross-country team, took the women's title, placing fifth overall in 22:47. 52 athletes finished the first-year race.


Mason Thompson, a sophomore harrier at Valdosta High, finished runner-up in the 5K with a 20:13. A Lowndes High harrier, senior Micahel Kelly, placed third in 20:20. Austin Bruhl, another senior on the Lowndes High squad, took fourth in 22:30. Rick Mazurkiewicz was the fastest master runner in the race, placing fifth in the men's standings and sixth overall in 22:48. Mazurkiewicz is a community coach for the Lowndes High cross-country team.


Tracy Cole was the second woman in the race and tenth overall in 24:11. Casie Ward was the third woman and sixteenth overall in 27:04. Lowndes High frosh Bianca Anderson placed fourth on the women's side and eighteenth overall in 27:21. Nicole Anderson was the top woman master and fifth female finisher, nineteenth overall in 28:00.


Proceeds of the Racing Mason 5K and one-mile fun run are earmarked for new playground equipment for Mason Elementary School in Valdosta.


Top Ten Men, 2018 Racing Mason 5K

1. 18:29, Ryan Kelly (M, 39)
2. 20:13, Mason Thompson (M, 16)
3. 20:20, Michael Kelly (M, 17)
4. 22:30, Austin Bruhl (M, 15)
5. 22:48, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 51)
6. 23:13, Alan Johnson (M, 58)
7. 23:26, Gary Cox (M, 49)
8. 24:08, William Gerber (M, 14)
9. 25:55, Kevin Moore (M, 34)
10. 26:21, Trent Schillinger (M, 15)

Top Ten Women, 2018 Racing Mason 5K

1. 22:47, Alexandra Sayre (F, 17)
2. 24:11, Tracey Cole (F, 39)
3. 27:04, Casie Ward (F, 26)
4. 27:21, Bianca Anderson (F, 14)
5. 28:00, Nicole Anderson (F, 46)
6. 31:05, Sharon Borg (F, 55)
7. 32:00, Famia Braaf (F, 27)
8. 33:11, Jessica Perron (F, 31)
9. 33:12, Beth Norman (F, 35)
10. 33:37, Rebecca Chesser (F, 24)

Links

• Complete results of the 2018 Racing Mason 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTBs6AMUChlH0jGjdqecsRXplPjdiKLvkVFm5R9qQpkxxQw75rQABFBxYuhIZSCF8UteA0F5aoGBFTW/pubhtml
  
  
• Find miles and miles of upcoming races on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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