Josh Fix and Ann Centner repeat at the Ramble

Trail running is kind of the crazy uncle of cross-country. Trail runners are happiest when the footing is treacherous, the temperatures are extreme, ticks and mosquitoes are abundant, there's a possibility of wild animal attack, and the very vegetation is an obstacle. It has to be difficult. If you can't get hurt, it's not fun.


Keeping in mind that the Flint River Ramble Four-Mile Trail Race in Albany, Georgia already had most of those boxes checked, what simple change did Wild Side Running make to improve their annual race in 2018?


They made it longer.


So the fourth annual Flint River Ramble Trail Race on Saturday morning, 16 June 2018, was a ten-miler. That didn't change the faces up front, though. Master runner Josh Fix, who had won the race in 2014 and 2017 when it was a four-mile event, won the longer Ramble in 2018, covering the ten miles in 56:32. Ann Centner, the women's champ and overall runner-up in the four-mile in 2017, was the women's champ and overall runner-up in the ten-mile in 2018.


Henry Plowden, a rising junior on the Westover High cross-country team, finished second in the men's standings and third overall in 60:46. Scott Knowles was the third man and fourth overall in 62:26.


Kim Moorman was the first woman master and second female finisher, seventeenth overall in 85:00. Ashley Woodall was third in the women's standings, seventeenth overall in 85:00.


Top Ten Men, 2018 Flint River Ramble Ten-Mile Trail Race

1. 56:31.9, Josh Fix (M, 40-49)
2. 60:46.0, Henry Plowden (M, 15-19)
3. 62:25.5, Scott Knowles (M, 30-39)
4. 62:51.8, Noah Metheny (M, 15-19)
5. 63:17.3, Gordon West (M, 30-39)
6. 68:24.0, Dan Hobby (M, 30-39)
7. 68:25.7, Donnie Ellis (M, 40-49)
8. 71:13.8, Joshua Ohienmhen (M, 20-29)
9. 73:23.5, Ashton Danahub (M, 15-19)
10. 78:01.9, Biyank Shah (M, 30-39)

Top Seven Women, 2018 Flint River Ramble Ten-Mile Trail Race

1. 0:57:54.3, Ann Centner (F, 20-29)
2. 1:25:00.0, Kim Moorman (F, 40-49)
3. 1:33:19.7, Ashley Woodall (F, 30-39)
4. 1:54:06.6, Christa Clemons (F, 40-49)
5. 1:54:16.1, Jamie Mccullough (F, 30-39)
6. 1:54:18.3, Melissa Ellis (F, 30-39)
7. 1:56:41.8, Jessica Fordham (F, 30-39)

Even though there was a ten-mile race at the 2018 Flint River Ramble, there was still also a four-mile. So while 23 athletes finished the new longer race, another 44 completed the four mile. High school cross-country runners swept the shorter race, with Lee County High risting junior Ben Phillips taking the top male spot, and Southland Academy rising junior Ryleigh Bell taking top women's honors. Phillips ran 40:39, while Bell was seventh overall in 49:34.


Garrison Slaughter, a seventh-grader on the Deerfield-Windsor cross-country team, was second in the four mile at 43:00. Bryce Stevens, a rising sophomore at Social Circle High, placed third in 44:23. Chad Bell was the first master runner, coming in fifth overall in 47:28.


Karen McNally was the first woman master and second female finisher, placing ninth overall in 51:57. Master runner Maryann Plowden edged Eady Hall for third in the women's standings, 53:03 to 53:05. Plowden and Hall were twelfth and thirteenth overall.


Top Ten Men, 2018 Flint River Ramble Four-Mile Trail Race

1. 40:38.4, Ben Phillips (M, 15-19)
2. 43:00.0, Garrison Slaughter (M, 10-14)
3. 44:22.6, Bryce Stevens (M, 15-19)
4. 46:59.1, Dustin Weeks (M, 30-39)
5. 47:27.4, Chad Bell (M, 40-49)
6. 48:42.5, Ben Schock-Phelps (M, 30-39)
7. 51:32.4, Matthew Phelps (M, 40-49)
8. 52:01.5, Shane Smith (M, 50-59)
9. 52:58.6, Scott Macey (M, 50-59)
10. 53:43.0, Paul Berna (M, 60-99)

Top Ten Women, 2018 Flint River Ramble Four-Mile Trail Race

1. 49:33.3, Ryleigh Bell (F, 15-19)
2. 51:56.3, Karen McNally (F, 50-59)
3. 53:02.6, Maryann Plowden (F, 40-49)
4. 53:04.7, Eady Hall (F, 10-14)
5. 53:30.0, Emily Phillips (F, 11-15)
6. 53:39.1, Wimberly Giardine (F, 30-39)
7. 53:40.6, Christina Aguilar (F, 30-39)
8. 54:33.2, Michele Stevens (F, 50-59)
9. 1:00:02.2, Caitlin Finney (F, 10-14)
10. 1:01:16.8, Kricia Morris (F, 30-39)

Flint River Ramble Four-Mile Trail Race Winners, 2014 - 2018
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
7 June 2014	4 mi	27:25, Josh Fix	35:47, Victoria Farela Parra	32
13 June 2015	4 mi	26:47, Patrick Whitehead	35:38, Janie Plowden	51
24 June 2017	4 mi	26:25, Josh Fix	28:32, Ann Centner	48
16 June 2018	10 mi	56:32, Josh Fix	57:55, Ann Centner	23
	4 mi	40:39, Ben Phillips	49:34, Ryleigh Bell	44

Links

• Complete results of the 2018 Flint River Ramble Four-Mile Trail Race
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSiK8o5m2kX-Yf8w0vEVKP4EJvDOHrlb12KDJF5foxrvO9IjcgKLL3JZh8Dj9ODc7le_rjEPSMeOSKB/pubhtml
  
  
• 2017 story, “Fix and Centner Ramble rapidly in Albany”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/06/flint-river-ramble-2017.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Whitehead and Plowden ramble to victory in Albany”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/06/flint-river-ramble-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Fix and Parra hit the trail in the Flint River Ramble”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/06/flint-river-ramble-2014.html
  
  
• More Albany, Georgia, race coverage
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• The first marathon in Albany, Georgia
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/07/herald-local-marathon.html
  
  
• Find an upcoming race in Albany, Georgia, or any other city within 100 miles of Tallahassee
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Whitehead and Cauthen reap victory at the Harvest Run

The Thanksgiving holiday in the United States is at least in part a harvest festival, so it was entirely appropriate to hold Leesburg, Georgia's second annual Harvest Run on Thanksgiving morning--Thursday, 26 November 2015. Darton State professor Patrick Whitehead won the Harvest Run 10K in 36:11, finishing the 6.2-mile race more than 600 meters ahead of the next runner. Allison Cauthen was the women's champ, placing tenth overall in 47:58. Westover Middle School eighth-grade cross country runner Henry Plowden won the 5K in 18:46. Another eighth grader, Southland Academy's Ryleigh Bell, took the women's title, finishing seventh overall in 22:09.


Behind Whitehead in the 10K, Dan Moffitt took second in 38:37. Dennis Moore was the fastest master runner, placing third overall in 41:12. On the women's side, Jennifer Romano was the top master runner and second female finisher, coming in twelfth overall in 48:14. Jody Hays was third in the women's standings, fifteenth overall in 50:41.


In the 5K, Southland Academy alum Alex Arnold was second to Plowden, running 19:32. Jordan Jones was third in the shorter race at 20:41. Ken Parker was the top master, coming in sixth overall in 21:26. The women's runner-up in the 5K was Ansley Cain, a junior on the Lee County High cross country team. Cain was fourteenth overall in 24:04. Westover High junior Janie Plowden was third in the women's standings, sixteenth overall in 24:25. The top woman master and fourth female finisher was Guna Gunawan, 22nd overall in 25:04.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Leesburg, Georgia, Harvest Run 10K

1. 36:10.3 ~ Patrick Whitehead (M, 29)
2. 38:36.7 ~ Dan Moffit (M, 25)
3. 41:11.8 ~ Dennis Moore (M, 47)
4. 43:13.4 ~ Chris Phillips (M, 36)
5. 43:37.7 ~ Carl Plowden (M, 45)
6. 44:22.1 ~ Seth Tambrini (M, 39)
7. 47:11.8 ~ Case Gregory (M, 11)
8. 47:41.2 ~ Russel Crew (M, 53)
9. 47:52.1 ~ Trevor Cleveland (M, 15)
10. 48:11.5 ~ Tony Romano (M, 42)

Top Ten Women, 2015 Leesburg, Georgia, Harvest Run 10K

1. 47:57.1 ~ Allison Cauthen (F, 26)
2. 48:13.2 ~ Jennifer Romano (F, 41)
3. 50:40.5 ~ Jody Hays (F, 36)
4. 51:02.2 ~ Ramsay Miller (F, 15)
5. 51:07.2 ~ Amy Anderson (F, 39)
6. 52:32.1 ~ Anelise Cimino (F, 24)
7. 55:46.1 ~ Karen Stewart (F, 50)
8. 56:15.8 ~ Sue Palmer (F, 43)
9. 56:42.2 ~ Nena Chancy (F, 42)
10. 56:51.8 ~ Anna Spelts (F, 23)

Top Ten Men, 2015 Leesburg, Georgia, Harvest Run 5K

1. 18:45.5 ~ Henry Plowden (M, 13)
2. 19:31.7 ~ Alex Arnold (M, 18)
3. 20:40.9 ~ Jordan Jones (M, 27)
4. 20:48.4 ~ Ryan Luhrs (M, 33)
5. 21:22.2 ~ Jack Plowden (M, 18)
6. 21:25.1 ~ Ken Parker (M, 49)
7. 22:28.3 ~ John Hall (M, 45)
8. 22:32.1 ~ Ben Phillips (M, 13)
9. 22:40.8 ~ Zachary Parrish (M, 16)
10. 22:59.6 ~ Harrison Bell (M, 16)

Top Ten Women, 2015 Leesburg, Georgia, Harvest Run 5K

1. 22:08.7 ~ Ryleigh Bell (F, 13)
2. 24:03.1 ~ Ansley Cain (F, 16)
3. 24:24.5 ~ Janie Plowden (F, 16)
4. 24:48.3 ~ Traci Newton (F, 39)
5. 25:03.5 ~ Guna Gunawan (F, 43)
6. 25:29.2 ~ Maryann Plowden (F, 45)
7. 25:33.2 ~ Amy Cain (F, 45)
8. 25:48.0 ~ Jolie Grace (F, 44)
9. 25:48.6 ~ Emily Phillips (F, 11)
10. 26:21.7 ~ Taylor Luke (F, 16)

Winners of the Leesburg, Georgia, Harvest Run, 2014 - 2015
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
27 September 2014	10K	41:19, Dennis Moore	41:32, Jennifer Perkins	25
	5K	21:36, Carl Sagasser	25:01, Carmen Rodriguez	36
26 November 2015	10K	36:11, Patrick Whitehead	47:58, Allison Cauthen	46
	5K	18:46, Henry Plowden	22:09, Ryleigh Bell	96

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Leesburg, Georgia, Harvest Run
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dyv8evE6LsoNACQNcm7K4WTlXxQzh3A1GEKpWOHzN5Q/pubhtml
  
  
• Photos of the 2015 Leesburg, Georgia, Harvest Run
  
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• Leesburg, Georgia, Harvest Run
  https://www.facebook.com/Leesburgharvestrun
  
  
• Find other agriculturally-themed races on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
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