Kelly and Morse speed through the Kinderlou hills at sunrise

West 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
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
16 May 2009	18:41, Masked Avenger	23:18, Kirsten Kielma	57
15 May 2010	16:55, Austin McDonald	21:05, Alice Smoot	71
14 May 2011	18:30, Masked Avenger	21:13, Alice Smoot	40
12 May 2012	17:37, James Marino	21:15, Amber Elam	70
11 May 2013	18:16, Ryan Kelly	22:03, Kelsey Morse	58
The 2009 Racing With Rotary 5K was staged on the VSU campus. The 2010-2013 races were run in Kinderlou Forest.

Links

• Complete results of the 2013 Racing With Rotary 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuBsYKIIn3TCdHFKd3BOOGdBLXlxdV9zeFdpYkd5Q2c
  
  
• Valdosta Sunrise Rotary Club's photos of the 2013 Racing With Rotary 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.569096983134685.1073741825.247687288608991
  
  
• 2010 story, "McDonald and Smoot win 5K in Kinderlou Forest"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/05/sunrise-rotary-2010.html
  
  
• Course map, 2013 Racing With Rotary 5K
  http://www.walkjogrun.net/routes/current_route.cfm?rid=891887C0-CF5B-BA84-4C269923F645F1CE
  
  
• Future races in the Tallahassee region
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1