Fast times on the Flint for Ramirez and Pennymon

At Albany's sixth annual Riverfront 5K on Saturday morning, 5 October 2013, six of the first ten finishers were master runners. But at the very top, youth was triumphant, with under-twenty athletes taking the first three places. 18-year-old Angel Ramirez won the 3.1-mile event, posting a 19:20. 15-year-old Daniel Ledford took the runner-up spot in 19:44, and 17-year-old Fletcher White was third in 20:16. After that, Albany master runner Michael Gavre put an end to the parade of youth, finishing fourth in 20:28.


The master runners were fully triumphant on the women's side. 2012 champion Charlene Pennymon repeated as first woman; the Americus master runner was 19th overall in 23:10. Close behind Pennymon, Thomasville's Beverly Hamilton was runner-up in the women's standings, 21st overall in 23:18. Karla Spurlin (25th, 24:05) of Leesburg, Georgia, was the third female finisher, and ten-year-old Anna James (30th, 24:24) of Albany was the fourth.


201 athletes finished the race, which took them along the Flint River Greenway and though the Oxford Nature Trail. The annual event is presented by the Dougherty County Medical Society, and a portion of the proceeds go to the Darton College Foundation. Timing services were provided by Event Tech.


Top Ten Males, 2013 Albany, Georgia, Riverfront 5K

1. 19:19.12 ~ Angel Ramirez (M, 18) Albany, GA
2. 19:43.91 ~ Daniel Ledford (M, 15) Albany, GA
3. 20:15.34 ~ Fletcher White (M, 17) Albany, GA
4. 20:27.62 ~ Michael Gavre (M, 47) Albany, GA
5. 20:38.48 ~ Kerry Underwood (M, 50) Ty Ty, GA
6. 20:51.00 ~ Chad Johnson (M, 42) Thomasville, GA
7. 20:56.89 ~ Eddie McBride (M, 34) Albany, GA
8. 21:10.71 ~ Kurt Anthony (M, 48) Albany, GA
9. 21:25.03 ~ Wm Hancock (M, 50) Albany, GA
10. 21:26.46 ~ Dennis Fuchs (M, 44) Albany, GA

Top Ten Females, 2013 Albany, Georgia, Riverfront 5K

1. 23:09.27 ~ Charlene Pennymon (F, 48) Americus, GA
2. 23:17.82 ~ Beverly Hamilton (F, 35) Thomasville, GA
3. 23:56.99 ~ Karla Spurlin (F, 28) Leesburg, GA
4. 24:23.86 ~ Anna James (F, 10) Albany, GA
5. 24:45.30 ~ Madelyn Carter (F, 35) Albany, GA
6. 25:03.74 ~ Chelle Harrell-Ford (F, 32) Albany, GA
7. 25:12.21 ~ Spenser Wilkinson (F, 23) Albany, GA
8. 25:23.22 ~ Nicole Ranew (F, 45) Albany, GA
9. 25:23.57 ~ Melinda Greenfiel (F, 45) Albany, GA
10. 25:38.92 ~ Erin Byrd (F, 30) Albany, GA

Albany Riverfront 5K winners, 2008-2013
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
4 October 2008	17:10, Nathan Norton	21:48, Wendy Donnan	174
24 October 2009	16:40, Jacob Kennedy	19:32, Kaleigh Kurtz	236
30 October 2010	18:37, Mat Ortit	21:25, Brenna Thompson	254
22 October 2011	18:46, Dale Pate	22:32, Lauren Tosky	307
6 October 2012	17:50, Marcus Gouthro	22:59, Charlene Pennymon	244
5 October 2013	19:20, Angel Ramirez	23:10, Charlene Pennymon	201

Links

• Complete results of the 2013 Albany, Georgia, Riverfront 5K at active.com
  http://results.active.com/events/2013-riverfront-run-october-5-2013/
  
  
• RiverFront 5K
  http://www.riverfrontrun.com
  
  
• Flint River Greenway (Albany, Georgia)
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/04/flint-river-greenway-trail-albany.html
  
  
• Albany's oldest race?
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/07/herald-local-marathon.html
  
  
• Along a river or around a lake, find an upcoming race on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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