Roe, Roe rule the race at 'Dosta Dash 10K

The Valdosta, Georgia Junior Service League has a different way of counting these things, but if you accept their tally this was the ninth annual 'Dosta Dash on Saturday morning, 23 March 2013. Since the VJSL got into the road race business in 2004, the race has been an untimed December fun run of indeterminate distance, a December 15K, and (for the last four years) a March 10K. Lowndes High School distance runner Chance Roe took time out from track season to win the latest 10K version of the race, turning a 36:45 for the 6.2 miles. James Taylor of Perry, Florida was the top master, finishing fourth overall in 40:28. Valdosta's Melissa Roe took the women's title, placing 13th overall in 48:20. The first master woman was Martha Mazurkiewicz of Valdosta, 22nd overall in 49:42.


Chance Roe led the race early, with Valdosta Middle School cross-country coach Ryan Kelly following in his wake. Roe relinquished the lead to Kelly briefly around the halfway point, but then surged ahead again for good--the gap between the two runners varied but never vanished. At the finish line it was Roe over Kelly, 36:45 to 37:02. Another Lowndes High distance man, junior Tyler Thurman, was third in 38:43. Master runner James Taylor took fourth in 40:51. In fifth just behind Taylor was another Perry master runner, Dan Anderson, running 40:51.


Almost twelve minutes after Chance Roe was the first runner across the Dosta Dash finish line, the first female finisher came across as well. That just happened to be Pine Grove Middle School's Viking Runners Club coach Melissa Roe, and Chance Roe just happened to be her son. Melissa Roe outran the second woman in the 10K, Heather Addington, 48:20 to 48:43. Viking Running Club member Katelin Stecz was the third female finisher, taking 17th overall in 49:06.


Top Ten Males, 2013 'Dosta Dash 10K

1. 36:44.4 ~ Chance Roe (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
2. 37:01.9 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 34) Lake Park, GA
3. 38:42.4 ~ Tyler Thurman (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
4. 40:28.0 ~ James Taylor (M, 49) Perry, FL
5. 40:51.0 ~ Dan Anderson (M, 49) Perry, FL
6. 41:07.0 ~ Adam Graham (M, 29) Dupont, GA
7. 42:23.9 ~ Tom Phillips (M, 49) Valdosta, GA
8. 42:28.4 ~ Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 45) Valdosta, GA
9. 44:45.9 ~ Kaleb Heminger (M, 24) Valdosta, GA
10. 44:57.8 ~ Tom Grant (M, 35) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Females, 2013 'Dosta Dash 10K

1. 48:19.4 ~ Melissa Roe (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
2. 48:42.1 ~ Heather Addington (F, 31) Valdosta, GA
3. 49:05.8 ~ Katelin Stecz (F, 13) Kalamazoo, MI
4. 49:15.6 ~ Elizabeth Smith (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
5. 49:23.6 ~ Eryn Wilkey (F, 10) Valdosta, GA
6. 49:41.4 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 45) Valdosta, GA
7. 49:58.0 ~ Angel Godwin (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
8. 50:20.5 ~ Debbie Green (F, 46) Valdosta, GA
9. 51:06.5 ~ Jennifer Hummel (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
10. 52:20.6 ~ Sarah Stover (F, 31) Valdosta, GA

In the concurrently run 5K race, Corey Stejback edged out Matthew Baun 18:36 to 18:41 for the overall title. Valdosta master runner Amy Sharon was the first woman finisher, placing fifth overall in 21:26. It was her second 'Dosta Dash 5K title; Sharon also won the women's division in 2010.


Top Ten Males, 2013 'Dosta Dash 5K

1. 18:35.4 ~ Corey Stejback (M, 22) Valdosta, GA
2. 18:40.2 ~ Matthew Baun (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
3. 20:34.3 ~ Colin Prinsloo (M, 27) Hahira, GA
4. 20:58.0 ~ Andrew Elam (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
5. 22:51.0 ~ Carter Sharon (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
6. 23:36.1 ~ Kevin Moore (M, 29) Valdosta, GA
7. 24:00.3 ~ Andy Frost (M, 26) Ray City, GA
8. 24:17.4 ~ Edwin Lundy (M, 40) Madison, FL
9. 25:38.6 ~ Charles LaHood (M, 59) Valdosta, GA
10. 26:12.7 ~ Rob Hummel (M, 43) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Females, 2013 'Dosta Dash 5K

1. 21:25.5 ~ Amy Sharon (F, 45) Valdosta, GA
2. 22:16.5 ~ Kelsey Morse (F, 10) Valdosta, GA
3. 24:48.8 ~ Ansley Childree (F, 23) Valdosta, GA
4. 25:18.2 ~ Alaina Lewis (F, 28) Lake Park, GA
5. 26:16.6 ~ Kathryn Bentley (F, 25) Hahira, GA
6. 26:58.9 ~ Allison Shenton (F, 34) Hahira, GA
7. 27:37.4 ~ Kate Patterson (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
8. 27:39.5 ~ Michelle Iturralde (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
9. 27:50.8 ~ Tori Holmes (F, 37) Lake Park, GA
10. 27:54.5 ~ Heather Furguson (F, 32) Hahira, GA

'Dosta Dash Champions, 2006-2013
Date	Race	Men	Women	Finishers
4 DEC 2004	-	-	-	-
3 DEC 2005	-	-	-	-
2 DEC 2006	15K	53:21, John Seppala	66:11, Susan Fischer	88
	5K	21:47, Sam Hogan	25:35, Ashley Powell	132
1 DEC 2007	15K	54:01, John Seppala	65:10, Alice Smoot	61
	5K	20:43, Austin Pruneda	20:53, Ashley Rall	194
6 DEC 2008	15K	55:24, John Seppala	64:28, Ashley McGee	59
	5K	20:15, Thomas Deane	20:06, Kelly Fleming	119
27 MAR 2010	10K	36:53, Austin McDonald	43:03, Angelina Horne	62
	5K	20:21, Jake Bearratine	21:45, Amy Sharon	71
26 MAR 2011	10K	36:15, Scot Gardner	44:05, Alice Smoot	97
	5K	17:03, Parker Childree	23:19, Mary Alice Smoot	115
24 MAR 2012	10K	38:07, James Marino	47:35, Lauren Hayes	80
	5K	19:51, Patrick Gruber	21:01, Alice Smoot	197
23 MAR 2013	10K	36:45, Chance Roe	48:20, Melissa Roe	89
	5K	18:36, Corey Stejback	21:26, Amy Sharon	93
In 2004 and 2005 the event was an untimed December fun run named the Jingle Bell Run. From 2006 to 2008 the event was called the Jingle Bell Classic. In 2010 the VJSL moved the race to March, renaming it the 'Dosta Dash.

Links

• Complete results of the 2013 VJSL 'Dosta Dash
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuBsYKIIn3TCdHIyRnQycG9qMmxhRjZjTUdSVzlMVGc
  
  
• VJSL's photos of the 2013 'Dosta Dash
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.527906600594492.1073741825.130779186973904
  
  
• 2011 story, "Gardner and Smoot dash rivals hopes at 'Dosta Dash"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/03/dosta-dash-2011.html
  
  
• Find upcoming races in the region using the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1