Sunday, May 12, 2013

Kelly and Morse speed through the Kinderlou hills at sunrise

KinderlouWest of Valdosta, Georgia on the south slopes of the valley of the Withlacoochee River, Kinderlou Forest can be a challenging place to run. Nevertheless, that's where the Valdosta Sunrise Rotary has held their annual Racing With Rotary 5K since 2010. Lake Park's Ryan Kelly won the 11 May 2013 edition of the race, outdistancing the rest of the field of 58 runners while clocking 18:16 for the hilly 3.1-mile course. Nearly 200 meters back, Valdosta's James Marino, the defending champion, finished runner-up in 18:57. Schoolboys Chance Roe (19:45), Matthew Baun (19:49), and Tyler Thurman (20:53) took the next three places. Behind them, Tom Phillips outraced fellow master runner Randy Rathmann 21:03 to 21:13 for sixth place and top master runner honors.


Members of Valdosta's Vikings Runners Club swept the first three places in the female standings, with ten-year-old Kelsey Morse taking the top spot; Morse placed ninth overall in 22:03. Ten-year-old Eryn Wilkey (13th, 23:06) and 13-year-old Mackenzie Morse (17th, 23:21) were second and third, with fourth going to the fastest female master in the race, Valdosta's Martha Mazurkiewicz (18th, 23:26).


Top Ten Males, 2013 Racing With Rotary 5K
  1. 18:15.8 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 34) Lake Park, GA
  2. 18:56.3 ~ James Marino (M, 34) Valdosta, GA
  3. 19:44.7 ~ Chance Roe (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
  4. 19:48.6 ~ Matthew Baun (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
  5. 20:52.6 ~ Tyler Thurman (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
  6. 21:02.7 ~ Tom Phillips (M, 49) Valdosta, GA
  7. 21:12.5 ~ Randy Rathmann (M, 43) Valdosta, GA
  8. 21:39.2 ~ Jacob Bearrentine (M, 20) Valdosta, GA
  9. 22:31.8 ~ Milo Mirate (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
  10. 22:42.7 ~ Jerrod Morse (M, 39) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Females, 2013 Racing With Rotary 5K
  1. 22:02.4 ~ Kelsey Morse (F, 10) Valdosta, GA
  2. 23:05.6 ~ Eryn Wilkey (F, 10) Valdosta, GA
  3. 23:20.8 ~ Mackenzie Morse (F, 13) Valdosta, GA
  4. 23:25.7 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 45) Valdosta, GA
  5. 23:40.1 ~ Melissa Roe (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
  6. 23:50.3 ~ Makenzee Page (F, 13) Ray City, GA
  7. 23:53.3 ~ Debbie Green (F, 47) Valdosta, GA
  8. 24:40.5 ~ Mackenzie Rogers (F, 9) Valdosta, GA
  9. 24:53.5 ~ Destiny Roe (F, 13) Valdosta, GA
  10. 24:55.9 ~ Sylvia Ellis (F, 43) Valdosta, GA

Racing With Rotary 5K champions, 2009-2013
DateMenWomenFinishers
16 May 200918:41, Masked Avenger23:18, Kirsten Kielma57
15 May 201016:55, Austin McDonald21:05, Alice Smoot71
14 May 201118:30, Masked Avenger21:13, Alice Smoot40
12 May 201217:37, James Marino21:15, Amber Elam70
11 May 201318:16, Ryan Kelly22:03, Kelsey Morse58
The 2009 Racing With Rotary 5K was staged on the VSU campus.
The 2010-2013 races were run in Kinderlou Forest.


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