Avenger and Arreguin take titles in Turner's Tifton 5K

If there is any reason that the Masked Avenger of Valdosta, Georgia dislikes about running two races in a day, it's that he'd prefer to run three. The Avenger had to settle for a successful double on Saturday, 17 September 2011, starting with a morning win at Quitman's Cast-Iron Man 5K and concluding with an evening victory at the Turner's Furniture 5K Run For Your Life in Tifton, Georgia. The Avenger ran 17:33 for the 3.1-mile race, putting him about 700 meters ahead of the next runner in, master runner Kevin Langley of Adel, Georgia, who posted a 20:27. Tifton's Mike Beeman placed third in 21:20, followed by the first woman finisher, South Georgia College cross-country runner Minerva Arreguin, fourth overall in 21:49. Tifton's Lynn Sosnoske (9th, 22:38) was the women's runner-up, and Tifton schoolgirl Ashlee Golden (13th, 25:00) was the third woman across the finish line. The top woman master was the fourth female finisher, Kelly Golden of Tifton, Georgia, who was 17th overall in 26:02.


Nearly 40 runners completed the race, a benefit for the Tifton Relay For Life. The race started and finished near the Tift County High School Northeast Campus.

Turner's 5K Run For Your Life Tift County HS Northeast Campus, Tifton, Georgia Saturday, 17 September 2011 PLACE ATHLETE S AGE CITY ST TIME ===== =========================== = === ================ == ======= 1. Masked Avenger M 32 Valdosta GA 17:33 2. Kevin Langley M 40 Adel GA 20:27 3. Mike Beeman M 55 Tifton GA 21:20 4. Minerva Arreguin F 19 Douglas GA 21:49 5. Jospeh Knoll M 33 Tifton GA 22:00 6. David Vann M 54 Tifton GA 22:20 7. Frank Ryan M 43 Hahira GA 22:29 8. Bret Wagonhorst M 48 Tifton GA 22:29 9. Lynn Sosnoske F 38 Tifton GA 22:38 10. Steven Haggard M 21 Mystic GA 24:37 11. Kurt Anthony M 46 Albany GA 24:51 12. Richard Golden M 45 Tifton GA 24:59 13. Ashlee Golden F 11 Tifton GA 25:00 14. Doug Hamblen M 43 Sylvester GA 25:06 15. Don Varnadore M 56 Waycross GA 25:19 16. Chuck Darsy M 56 Albany GA 25:38 17. Kelly Golden F 41 Tifton GA 26:02 18. Brandi Wood F 24 Tifton GA 26:11 19. Anna Sparrow F 22 Tifton GA 26:30 20. Angel Sumner F 29 Tifton GA 27:13 21. Kala Hobbs F 26 Adel GA 27:16 22. Kim Wade F 42 Douglas GA 27:32 23. Renata Elad F 46 Tifton GA 28:33 24. Jennifer Alexander F 31 Tifton GA 31:37 25. Molly Jones F 14 Chula GA 32:26 26. Tom Shoup M 53 Tifton GA 32:47 27. Sherri Canterbury F 49 Albany GA 33:13 28. Evelyn Taylor F 50 Sanford FL 36:58 29. Sherry Parker F 48 Albany GA 37:34 30. Graham Register M 8 Lake Park GA 38:35 31. Jean Oliver F 49 Lake Park GA 38:41 32. NO FINISH CARD 33. NO FINISH CARD 34. Lee Jones M 49 Chula GA 40:08 35. Katy Jones F 47 Chula GA 40:09 36. Carter Register M 13 Lake Park GA 49:18 37. Sara Barrett F 13 Lake Park GA 49:19 Results courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC

Links:

• Earlier that day, "Avenger and Bielmyer show their mettle at Cast-Iron Man 5K"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/09/cast-iron-2011.html
  
  
• More about the art of the double
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/07/double.html
  
  
• Watch this space for the next race in Tifton or any town within 100 miles of Tallahassee
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1