As a name for a 5K road race, "St. Patrick's Day Pirate Prowl" evokes some odd images. Buccaneers dressed in kelly green? Leprechauns wielding cutlasses? But the race was held on March 12, which was the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day. And proceeds went to Sneads High School's Project Graduation, and the Sneads High mascot is a pirate. Furthermore, St. Patrick only ended up in Ireland because as a boy he was kidnapped by Irish pirates. So the name makes perfect sense, right?Whatever the title of the race, master runner Mark McCarra was the class of the race. McCarra, a personal trainer from Marianna, ran 21:06 on the roads around Sneads, winning by 70 meters. Finishing runner-up to McCarra was Jantzen Pelt of Marianna at 21:25. Trent McDaniel, a distance runner at Snead High School, placed third in 22:19. Kacie Rogers was the first woman finisher, placing ninth overall in 24:34. Marty Kirkland finished immediately after Rogers in 25:28, taking the top master woman's spot. A few steps behind Kirkland, Marianna's Ashley Merritt (11th, 25:32) was the third woman in, followed another 30 meters back by Cathy Akerson (12th, 25:41).
102 runners finished the race, which was run from Sneads Park on the southwest shore of Lake Seminole.
Results, 2011 St. Patrick's Day Pirate Prowl
- 21:06, Mark McCarra
- 21:25, Jantzen Pelt
- 22:19, Trent McDaniel
- 22:33, Steve Young
- 22:47, John Bryan
- 22:48, Maury Campbell
- 22:48, Jim Dean
- 24:31, Byron Bennett
- 24:34, Kacie Rogers
- 25:28, Marty Kirkland
- 25:32, Ashley Merritt
- 25:41, Cathy Akerson
- 26:08, Lane Edwards
- 26:10, Kyle Edwards
- 26:23, Jaren Bannerman
- 27:34, Dante Sonaglia
- 27:49, James Efurp
- 28:08, Plod Therrapong
- 28:08, Sharlyn Smith
- 28:31, Caden Akerson
- 28:31, Mark Akerson
- 28:48, Kevin McNeil
- 28:49, Annie Braxton
- 28:55, Brandon Edwards
- 30:02, Shann Cooper
- 30:13, Nicky Lovett
- 30:13, Laurence Pender
- 30:23, Mindy Howell
- 31:14, Olivia Atkins
- 31:18, Chris Atkins
- 31:58, Larry Watts
- 32:37, Taylor Logan
- 32:37, Christa Robison
- 32:42, Kelly Edwards
- 33:11, Kerrianne Edwards
- 33:31, Heidi Stone
- 33:32, Todd Woodall
- 33:39, Chris Gilmore
- 34:08, Doug Stone
- 34:15, Meghan Myhill
- 34:41, Harold Dunham
- 34:50, Alexa Zampieri
- 34:51, Judy Weeks
- 34:57, Melinda Baxter
- 35:29, Marissa Baxter
- 35:59, Corey Akerson
- 36:21, Ashley Rogers
- 37:23, Genice Moneyham
- 38:00, Sierra McNeil
- 38:02, Stephanie McNeil
- 51:00, Bryan Henry
- 38:18, Brad Watson
- 38:41, Linda McDaniel
- 38:44, Olivia Thompson
- 38:45, Courtney Rogers
- 39:14, Cynthia Dunaway
- 39:15, Brandi Perkins
- 39:31, Amber Wilson
- 39:39, Amber Weeks
- 39:56, Jackie Watts
- 39:56, Rhianna Dowling
- 40:01, Amanda Sneads
- 40:01, Cheree Edwards
- 41:29, April Stewart
- 41:32, Lorie Nable
- 42:17, Jennifer Thompson
- 42:18, Savannah Thompson
- 42:33, Sydney Stone
- 43:28, Jeffrey Barth
- 44:02, Millard Hines
- 44:49, Karen Redmond
- 45:08, Mallory Myhill
- 45:08, Caitlin Chason
- 46:08, Ruth Barth
- 46:33, Shirley Catalfamo
- 46:35, Hope Campbell
- 48:22, Joy Bradley
- 48:29, MaKaelin Sneads
- 49:04, Jenny Parmer
- 49:32, Kayla Cobart
- 49:37, Jana Collins
- 49:41, Tom Bradley
- 50:29, Starr Young
- 50:31, Karen Hall
- 50:47, Missy Tye
- 50:48, Robin Mercer
- 51:27, Kathy Capra
- 51:46, Lisa Orlando
- 51:47, Sharmon Daniels
- 51:50, Debra Stone
- 51:51, Kimberly Johnson
- 52:04, Homer Hirt
- 53:33, Stephanie Stillinger
- 53:46, Beverly Hines
- 53:46, Tim Owens
- 55:11, Chasity Hines
- 56:06, Christina Wingfield
- 59:33, Gabriel Turnage
- 60:00, Alita Alexander
- 65:00, Shannon Turnage
- 65:00, Liz Vidal
- 65:00, Jessica Hasty
Links:
- "Race Results for St. Patrick's Day Pirate Prowl 5K Run/Walk," Edna Alford
http://runningmoms.org/Races/Race-Results-for-St.-Patrick-s-Day-Pirate-Prowl-5K-Run/Walk.html - More St. Pat's Day racing: " No 'Luck of the Irish' needed for either Kaus or Rosen at Shamrock Scurry"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/03/shamrock-scurry-2011.html - Don't miss the next race in Sneads or anywhere else in the Tallahassee region!
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I think a race officially entitled "Erin Go Arrgh!" might attract some attention -- especially with a race T-shirt based on a green jolly roger.
ReplyDeleteI think you'd need something like that to distinguish yourself from the horde of St. Patrick's Day road races already in existence. There are almost as many of them as there are Turkey Trot road races.
ReplyDeleteHerb.