Hog heaven for Gillette and Cody at Hog Wild

Marianna, Florida distance runner Cedric Gillette took early command at the Dothan, Alabama 30th annual Hog Wild Run on January 28, ultimately winning the 15K race in 58:41. Over 700 meters back, Chris Neal of Pace, Florida finished as the runner up and top master in 60:37. Dothan's Dana Cody took the women's title for the second straight year, placing eighth overall in 66:22. Michelle Underwood of Niceville was the second woman finisher and the first woman master, 13th in 66:58. Over 200 athletes completed the 9.3-mile race.


It was not quite hot enough on the road to fry bacon when the race began on Saturday afternoon, but it was warmer than you'd expect for January, even in south Alabama. The start was delayed beyond the scheduled time of 2:00pm, but eventually the command was given, and over 500 athletes in the 15K and the 5K set off from the front of the Wiregrass Museum of Art on Museum Avenue. Before the end of the first kilometer, Cedric Gillette was ahead of all of them. After five kilometers Gillette's lead was up to 200 meters and still growing. His nearest pursuers at that point were Chris Neal and Dothan Northview High distance runner Justin Cagle. Gillette ran away to win in 58:41, while Neal dropped Cagle to take second in 60:37. Bainbridge, Georgia master runner Greg Waddell caught Cagle to take third in 62:04, while Cagle hung on to place fourth in 63:46.


Dothan's Dana Cody successfully defended her 2011 Hog Wild 15K women's title with a 66:22, improving almost three minutes on her time in the 2011 race. However, Cody wasn't the only athlete in the women's competition to beat the 2011 winning time of 69:12. Not far back, runner-up Michelle Underwood crossed the line in 66:58, and third-place woman Megan Howell put up a 68:14, placing 16th overall.


Top Ten Men, 2012 Hog Wild 15K

1. 58:41 ~ Cedric Gillette (M, 30) Marianna, FL
2. 60:37 ~ Chris Neal (M, 58) Pace, FL
3. 62:04 ~ Greg Waddell (M, 45) Bainbridge, GA
4. 63:46 ~ Justin Cagle (M, 18) Dothan, AL
5. 65:23 ~ Nick Voss (M, 45) Dothan, AL
6. 65:59 ~ Phillip Wilbourne (M, 32) Blakely, GA
7. 66:12 ~ Jeff Dasinger (M, 39) Midland City, AL
8. 66:22 ~ Juan Ordonez (M, 38) Tallahassee, FL
9. 66:26 ~ Kerry Underwood (M, 48) Ty Ty, GA
10. 66:39 ~ Camilo Ordonez (M, 33) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, 2012 Hog Wild 15K

1. 66:22 ~ Dana Cody (F, 31) Dothan, AL
2. 66:58 ~ Michelle Underwood (F, 44) Niceville, FL
3. 68:14 ~ Megan Howell (F, 26) Daleville, AL
4. 74:55 ~ Margaret Winkler (F, 38) Blakely, GA
5. 75:17 ~ Brie Cornell (F, 36) Dothan, AL
6. 75:30 ~ Jessica Benak (F, 24) Dothan, AL
7. 77:14 ~ Katie Hartzog (F, 31) Headland, AL
8. 78:42 ~ Sandy Ebanks (F, 46) Pace, FL
9. 79:12 ~ Kristina Bennett (F, 39) Dothan, AL
10. 79:17 ~ Lori Westphal (F, 42) Tallahassee, FL

Hog Wild 15K winners, 2010-2012
Date	Men	Women
30 Jan 2010	59:41, Brian McMahon	58:54, Anna Hallex
29 Jan 2011	59:21, Sean Kent	69:12, Dana Cody
28 Jan 2012	58:41, Cedric Gillette	66:22, Dana Cody
From 1983 to 2009, the Hog Wild Run was a five-mile race.

Tallahassee master runner Brian Hickey edged out Dothan schoolboy Michael "M.J." Houston for the top spot in the 5K race at Hog Wild, 20:19 to 20:28. Regina Fritz of Ozark, Alabama enjoyed a larger margin of victory in the women's division, placing fourth overall in 20:51. The women's runner-up, master runner Missy Sexton, was over 200 meters back in 22:01.


Top Ten Men, 2012 Hog Wild 5K

1. 20:19 ~ Brian Hickey (M, 43) Tallahassee, FL
2. 20:28 ~ MJ Houston (M, 12) Dothan, AL
3. 20:32 ~ Joseph Fritz (M, 42) Ozark, AL
4. 20:57 ~ Andy Tucker (M, 25) Headland, AL
5. 21:01 ~ Caleb Harris (M, 11) Bainbridge, GA
6. 21:07 ~ Dale Eiriksson (M, 55) Valpariso, FL
7. 21:12 ~ Ben Loftin (M, 27) Dothan, AL
8. 21:19 ~ Dave Durbin (M, 52) Dothan, AL
9. 21:44 ~ Whitney Barron (M, 26) Dothan, AL
10. 21:50 ~ Gannon Underwood (M, 17) Ty Ty, GA

Top Ten Women, 2012 Hog Wild 5K

1. 20:51 ~ Regina Fritz (F, 33) Ozark, AL
2. 22:01 ~ Missy Sexton (F, 40) Dothan, AL
3. 23:46 ~ Erika Pemberton (F, 29) Dothan, AL
4. 24:04 ~ Ashley McInnis (F, 25) Dothan, AL
5. 24:10 ~ Mary Beth Odum (F, 10) Dothan, AL
6. 24:13 ~ Megan Rasmussen (F, 13) Headland, AL
7. 24:13 ~ Jill Wofsey (F, 48) Alford, FL
8. 24:28 ~ Lynn Masimore (F, 33) Dothan, AL
9. 24:40 ~ Kirsten Baggett (F, 45) Tallalhassee, FL
10. 24:44 ~ Marie Rasmussen (F, 10) Headland, AL

Links

• Complete results of the 2012 Hog Wild 15K at dothanrunners.com
  http://dothanrunners.com/2012hogwildresults.htm
  
  
• More photos of the 2012 Hog Wild 15K (Part 1)
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101498729610693.3283724.5215641&l=ba7579ac11
  
  
• More photos of the 2012 Hog Wild 15K (Part 2)
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101500497542743.3283971.5215641&l=573467d2a8
  
  
• 2011 Hog Wild 15K story, "Kent and Cody go whole hog in Dothan"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/02/hog-wild-2011.html
  
  
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