Gainesville, Florida master runner Joel Rich picked up a win in Live Oak, Florida at the inaugural Firecracker 5K road race on Saturday morning, 29 June 2103, part of Melody Church's Freedom Fest. Rich ran the 3.1-mile race in 17:49, finishing nearly 400 meters ahead of runner-up Joshua Curry. Curry, a rising sophomore at Tift County High School in Georgia, ran 19:23. Chris Fry was the first hometown finisher; the Live Oak master runner clocked in at 21:19.April Akins of Trenton, Florida was the first female finisher, placing eighth overall in 23:46. The women's runner-up and top woman master in the race was Marsha Walsh. Walsh finished 16th overall in 26:13.
50 athletes finished the first year event.
Top Ten Men, 2013 Freedom Fest Firecracker 5K
- 17:49 ~ Joel Rich (M, 43) Gainesville, FL
- 19:23 ~ Joshua Curry (M, 15) Tifton, GA
- 21:19 ~ Chris Fry (M, 55) Live Oak, FL
- 21:47 ~ Ray Thorp (M, 57) Lake City, FL
- 22:45 ~ Mike Fry (M, 49)
- 22:47 ~ Bill Sanders (M, 55)
- 23:03 ~ Russell Crew (M, 50) Sylvester, GA
- 23:06 ~ Josh Martin (M, 36)
- 23:52 ~ Richard Marler (M, 38)
- 23:54 ~ Michael Lestock (M, 39)
Top Ten Women, 2013 Freedom Fest Firecracker 5K
- 23:46 ~ April Akins (F, 30) Trenton, FL
- 26:13 ~ Marsha Walsh (F, 63)
- 26:36 ~ Lindsay Michal (F, 20)
- 26:47 ~ Jennifer Stevens (F, 31) Live Oak, FL
- 29:54 ~ Amy Byers (F, 42)
- 30:24 ~ Sue Palmer (F, 40) Sylvester, GA
- 32:53 ~ Cayti Welbers (F, 29)
- 33:22 ~ Mandy Specht (F, 36) Old Town, FL
- 36:19 ~ Misti Pridgeon (F, 32) Mayo, FL
- 36:43 ~ Paige Wells (F, 39) Greenville, FL
Links
- Complete results of the 2013 Freedom Fest Firecracker 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuBsYKIIn3TCdGNiejhUQndWV0taTTFTcWdlSjBSOGc
- Running on Independence Day 2011 in Live Oak:
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/07/god-country-2011.html
- Find more races in north Florida or anywhere else within a 100-mile drive of Tallahassee
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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