"The course is marked," said Juan Gomez. "I'm not sure how much good that will do, though."
It wasn't a statement that inspired confidence!
The race started on the grass strip along College Road, from which the athletes headed north, starting a clockwise circuit of the campus. A group of three runners moved into the lead, with Caleb Harris setting the pace for Perry Waddell and Chip Nix. Back on the trails, though, Harris opened a gap, breaking contact by the end of the third kilometer. Over the final kilometer on the college's perimeter road, Harris only widened the margin, going on to win by over 200 meters. Behind Harris' 19:15, Perry Waddell was second in 20:09. John Bickley moved up to finish third in 21:06, and Joel Bass passed Chip Nix in the closing stages of the race to take fourth, 21:54 to 22:08.
The inaugural Purple Heart 5K was sponsored by the Bainbridge College chapter of the Student Veterans of America as a benefit for the Wounded Warrior Project.
Top Ten Males
19:15 ~ Caleb Harris (M, 12) Bainbridge, GA
- 20:09 ~ Perry Waddell (M, 15) Bainbridge, GA
- 21:06 ~ John Bickley (M, 36) Tallahassee, FL
- 21:54 ~ Joel Bass (M, 19) Cairo, GA
- 22:08 ~ Chip Nix (M, 36) Bainbridge, GA
- 22:51 ~ Robert Meredith (M, 37) Bainbridge, GA
- 23:04 ~ Stephen Rehberg (M, 23) Cairo, GA
- 23:39 ~ Mark Tombrink (M, 25) Tallahassee, FL
- 23:50 ~ Gary Cato (M, 56) Bainbridge, GA
- 24:23 ~ Blake Brown (M, )
Top Ten Females
25:13 ~ Julie Harris (F, 47) Bainbridge, GA
- 26:42 ~ Melanie Knight (F, 31) Whigham, GA
- 27:11 ~ Rachel McCullough (F, 24) Tallahassee, FL
- 27:51 ~ Emily Webster (F, 32) Tallahassee, FL
- 28:08 ~ Joy Knop (F, 40) Thomasville, GA
- 28:10 ~ Nathalie Smith (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
- ??:?? ~ Sandra Heard (F, 29) Bainbridge, GA
- ??:?? ~ Suzanne Angell (F, 47) Bainbridge, GA
- ??:?? ~ Ivey Manwaring (F, 30) Thomasville, GA
- ??:?? ~ Lisa Giencke (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
Links
- More photos of the 2013 Purple Heart 5K
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10102657568158953.3445751.5215641&l=d41fb776d8
- Upcoming races in Bainbridge and other cities within 100 miles of Tallahassee
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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