Monday, September 9, 2013

Flyers Seymour and MacGibbon head the herd at the Critter Run

HipposThe Fort Rucker Flyers Army Ten-Miler team has a field day at Dothan, Alabama's 28th annual Critter Run 5K on Saturday evening, 7 September 2013. Team captain SSG David Seymour won the 3.1-mile race in 17:23, with team members 2LT Mark Freeman and 2LT Matt Uderman taking the next two places in 18:43 and 19:17. Jennifer MacGibbon, one of the two women on the team, took the Critter Run women's title, placing tenth overall in 20:13. Another Flyer, Stephanie Rose, was third in the women's standings, finishing 17th overall in 21:51.


If the Flyers do as well at the Army Ten-Miler on 20 October 2013, look out.


Eric Bernard of Dothan was the first non-Flyer across the finish line in Westgate Park, finishing fourth in 19:23. Aaron Bradley of Niceville, Florida, was the fastest master runner in the race, coming in fifth overall at 19:28. On the women's side, Cheyenne Andrew finished second in the female standings after racing for the Pace (Florida) High School cross-country team that morning in Pensacola. Andrew ran 20:35 at the Critter Run, finishing 12th overall. Fourth place in the women's standings went to Paula O'Neill of Tallahassee, Florida, the top female master in the race. O'Neill, a cross-country coach at Griffin Middle School in Tallahassee, was 24th overall in 22:42.


It was the first time that the Critter Run had not been contested in July. The change in dates to a busier part of the calendar might explain the drop in participation to 169 finishers, exactly half as many as finished the year before. But many races only dream of having as many as 169 athletes competing. Certainly, the people who have come to love the Critter Run over the years were there--for instance, the runners who do "Malissa's Ride." Each year a group of athletes pedal their bicycles from Tallahassee to Dothan--nearly 100 miles--the morning before the Critter Run, and then run the race in the evening. Undeterred by the change in date, Malissa's Ride went on as always, with many of the riders cycling back to Tallahassee the next morning. You have to admire their enthusiasm (clinical psychologists may have another word for it).


And whatever the date, many people are always going to show up just to see what this year's critter is. Each year the Critter Run features a different animal on the race T-shirts and awards. In case you missed it, the 2013 critter was the hippopotamus.


Top Ten Men, 2013 Critter Run 5K
  1. 17:23 ~ David Seymour (M, 25) Enterprise, AL
  2. 18:43 ~ Mark Freeman (M, 24) Ft. Rucker, AL
  3. 19:17 ~ Matt Udermann (M, 22) Ft. Rucker, AL
  4. 19:23 ~ Eric Bernard (M, 33) Dothan, AL
  5. 19:28 ~ Aaron Bradley (M, 40) Niceville, FL
  6. 19:37 ~ Michael Bond (M, 33) Newton, AL
  7. 19:38 ~ Adam McPherson (M, 30) Ft. Rucker, AL
  8. 19:49 ~ Jon Nash (M, 33) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 20:09 ~ Caleb Bergen (M, 28) Ft. Rucker, AL
  10. 20:19 ~ Dale Thomas (M, 50) Dothan, AL

Top Ten Women, 2013 Critter Run 5K
  1. 20:13 ~ Jennifer MacGibbon (F, 23) Enterprise, AL
  2. 20:35 ~ Cheyenne Andrew (F, 16) Pace, FL
  3. 21:51 ~ Stephanie Rose (F, 36) Ft. Rucker, AL
  4. 22:42 ~ Paula O'Neill (F, 52) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 24:00 ~ Malissa Piersol (F, 56) Atlanta, GA
  6. 24:13 ~ Anna Bergmark (F, 32) Enterprise, AL
  7. 25:15 ~ Val Lichner (F, 54) Bonifay, FL
  8. 25:55 ~ Nina Korges (F, 54) Enterprise, AL
  9. 26:28 ~ Caroline Levesque (F, 52) Ft. Walton Beach, FL
  10. 26:30 ~ Jill Wofsey (F, 50) Alford, FL

Critter Run Champions and Critters, 1986-2013
DateMenWomenCritters
26 July 198615:49 Tom Graves18:00 Gail OgleMoose
25 July 198715:26 Tom Graves17:57 Carrie BoydPanda
30 July 198815:19 John DeVine18:27 Judy WeiselRaccoon
29 July 198916:02 Brad Sable19:17 Jill FaulknerBeaver
21 July 199015:08 David Keen18:56 Janice HochsteinGorilla
20 July 199115:54 Matt Parker18:40 Connie RobertsonAlligator
18 July 199216:50 Myles Gibson19:26 Cindy CobbRabbit
24 July 199315:50 Matthew Dobson20:17 Lou Ellen EaddyKoala
23 July 199416:34 Sam Graves20:06 Cindy CobbFox
22 July 199515:50 Gary Droze18:19 Sarah KramerIguana
20 July 199616:31 Clayton Tillery17:08 Suzanne RiggPelican
19 July 199715:58 John Detro18:57 Kelly WildAngus Bull
18 July 199816:45 Brandon Britton18:43 Connie RobertsonShark
24 July 199916:28 David Parker19:02 Anna PichrtovaArmadillo
22 July 200016:50 James Frazier21:05 Terri GrayKiller Whale
21 July 200115:57 Matthew Dobson22:22 Jeanne KenadyBull Frog
20 July 200216:15 James Frazier20:27 Karen KenneyTortoise
19 July 200316:31 Mike Lilly21:20 Taylor HeatonBarn Owl
24 July 200417:08 Ted Leblow20:01 Kelly WildZebra
16 July 200517:19 Sean O'Donnell21:13 Kim LikensMenagerie
22 July 200616:24 Matthew Dobson22:13 Kim LikensCheetah
21 July 200716:48 Andrew Norton21:30 Liesel SchmidtFlamingo
19 July 200816:05 James Uthmeier20:26 Liesel SchmidtPenguin
18 July 200917:13 Andrew Norton19:15 Kara TaylorElephant
24 July 201017:14 Thomas Heikkinen19:42 Shannon CoatesPolar Bear
23 July 201118:00 Challen Hyman19:05 Shannon CoatesOrangutan
28 July 201216:56 Caleb Carmichael22:46 Sandy HoltGiraffe
7 Sept 201317:23, David Seymour20:13, Jennifer MacGibbonHippo


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