Mission accomplished in Cairo for Harris and Chalmers

On Saturday morning, 18 May 2013, three weeks after closing out his freshman track season with the Berry College team, Kyle Harris was winning the seventh annual Missionette 10K in Cairo, Georgia. The Bainbridge, Georgia native ran the 6.2 miles through the Cairo countryside in 36:33, finishing over 600 meters ahead of the runner-up, Will White, a rising senior at Thomasville High School. White's time was 38:41. Tallahassee's Geb Kiros was the fastest master in the field, placing third in 39:57.


Tallahassee runner Juanita Chalmers topped the women's competition, finishing seventh overall in 45:07. The women's runner-up was Sarah Dugas of Tallahassee, 12th overall in 48:50. Another Tallahassee athlete, Paula O' Neill, was the third female finisher and first master woman, running 49:10 for 14th overall.


Top Ten Males, 2013 Missionette 10K

1. 36:32.1 ~ Kyle Harris (M, 14-19) Bainbridge, GA
2. 38:40.7 ~ Will White (M, 14-19) Thomasville, GA
3. 39:56.7 ~ Geb Kiros (M, 41-50) Tallahassee, FL
4. 41:47.1 ~ Michael Kennett (M, 31-40) Tallahassee, FL
5. 45:00.3 ~ Mark Trombrink (M, 20-30) Tallahassee, FL
6. 45:02.7 ~ John Stafford (M, 31-40) Cairo, GA
7. 45:09.6 ~ Gareth Pyle (M, 31-40) Thomasville, GA
8. 46:26.4 ~ Jerry Searcy (M, 41-50) Pavo, GA
9. 48:04.8 ~ Gary Galvez (M, 20-30) Tallahassee, FL
10. 48:35.1 ~ Eric Dueno (M, 41-50) Havana, FL

Top Ten Females, 2013 Missionette 10K

1. 45:06.4 ~ Juanita Chalmers (F, 20-30) Tallahassee, FL
2. 48:49.7 ~ Sarah Dugas (F, 31-40) Tallahassee, FL
3. 49:09.4 ~ Paula O'Neill (F, 51-60) Tallahassee, FL
4. 50:58.3 ~ Michelle Perry (F, 20-30) Tallahassee, FL
5. 52:58.7 ~ Shena Schafer (F, 31-40)
6. 55:46.6 ~ Sondra Lee (F, 41-50) Tallahassee, FL
7. 56:58.4 ~ Leigh Dalzell (F, 41-50) Monticello, FL
8. 58:02.1 ~ Mary Kimball Vereen (F, 14-19) Thomasville, GA
9. 58:03.6 ~ Joy Knop (F, 41-50) Cairo, GA
10. 58:06.0 ~ Anne Vereen (F, 41-50) Thomasville, GA

65 competitors finished the 10K, while another 130 completed a concurrently run 5K event. Bainbridge High School sophomore Chase Harris won the shorter race, covering the 3.1-mile course in 16:55. Another Bainbridge High runner, Dre Banks, finished runner-up in 18:29. Greg Waddell took top master runner honors in the 5K back to Bainbridge, finishing fourth overall in 19:23. Bowen Hudson of Thomasville, Georgia was the first female finisher in the 5K; her 24:54 was good for 19th overall. Julie Harris of Bainbridge was the first female master in the race, taking 24th overall in 26:34.


Both races were run on USATF certified courses.


Top Ten Males, 2013 Missionette 5K

1. 16:54.8 ~ Chase Harris (M, 14-19) Bainbridge, GA
2. 18:28.5 ~ Dre Banks (M, 14-19) Bainbridge, GA
3. 19:14.8 ~ Anthony Kuchera (M, 25-29) Tallahassee, FL
4. 19:22.8 ~ Greg Waddell (M, 45-49) Bainbridge, GA
5. 19:47.7 ~ Phillip Wilbourn (M, 30-34) Blakely, GA
6. 20:25.3 ~ Caleb Harris (M, 00-13) Bainbridge, GA
7. 21:01.2 ~ Grayson Graham (M, 14-19) Bainbridge, GA
8. 21:02.4 ~ Omar Morales (M, 30-34) Thomasville, GA
9. 21:13.3 ~ Ryan Waldrep (M, 14-19) Cairo, GA
10. 21:20.6 ~ Daniel Graham (M, 40-44) Bainbridge, GA

Top Ten Females, 2013 Missionette 5K

1. 24:53.8 ~ Bowen Hudson (F, 30-34) Thomasville, GA
2. 26:13.3 ~ Cindy Lewis (F, 35-39) Thomasville, GA
3. 26:33.9 ~ Julie Harris (F, 45-49) Bainbridge, GA
4. 26:45.5 ~ Caitlyn Stroh (F, 14-19) Thomasville, GA
5. 27:04.8 ~ Lilly Vereen (F, 00-13) Thomasville, GA
6. 27:56.1 ~ Lacie Heard (F, 30-34) Pelham, GA
7. 28:13.1 ~ Jami Porter (F, 40-44) Cairo, GA
8. 28:14.6 ~ Augusta Bostick (F, 45-49) Havana, FL
9. 29:41.6 ~ Ingrid Bearden (F, 30-34)
10. 29:56.9 ~ Kate Porter (F, 00-13) Cairo, GA

Winners of the Missionette Extraordinary Runs, 2007-2013
Date	Race	Men	Women
10 March 2007	10K
	5K
15 March 2008	10K
	5K
16 May 2009	10K	36:13, Jessie Close	57:09, Jennie Mason
	5K	20:38, Nick Thrower	21:20, Kim Walters
17 May 2010	10K	46:40, Chris Holt	43:17, Angelina Horne
	5K	18:10, Kyle Harris	24:45, Julie Harris
	10K
	5K
12 May 2012	10K	42:56, Michael Kennett	47:45, Tracy Morrison
	5K	20:38, Caleb Harris	25:37, Julie Harris
18 May 2013	10K	36:33, Kyle Harris	45:07, Juanita Chalmers
	5K	16:55, Chase Harris	24:54, Bowen Hudson

Links

• Complete results of the 2013 Missionette 10K / 5K
  
  • 10K: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuBsYKIIn3TCdGd6ejNyZ25sdGpObEh0LVh6ZVEtT0E
  • 5K: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuBsYKIIn3TCdGd6ejNyZ25sdGpObEh0LVh6ZVEtT0E&gid=1
  
  
• 2010 story, "Extraordinary runs at fourth annual Missionette 5K and 10K"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/05/missionette-2010.html
  
  
• USATF certification map of the Missionette 10K course
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA09001WC
  
  
• USATF certification map of the Missionette 5K course
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA09002WC
  
  
• The next race in Cairo, Georgia will be listed on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1