During the School of Arts and Science's second annual Dragon Dash 5K on Saturday morning, 18 January 2014, the first thing that most of the competitors saw was Chris Rego way out front, steadily pulling away from them. Rego was also the last thing they saw before the finish; he was standing at the line getting their times. Rego, a math teacher at the School of Arts and Science, did double duty that morning as the champion of the 3.1-mile race through Maclay Gardens State Park and as its head timer. I have no word on who timed Rego's 16:40. I'm also waiting to hear who shaved the Spanish Barber.A kilometer into the race, while Chris Rego was running away from the field, master runners Mike Burns and Brian Hickey were leading the pursuit. Burns eventually shook Hickey, but was overtaken himself by another master runner, Chad Henry, with over a kilometer to go. Henry went on to take the runner-up spot in 21:06, finishing as first master. Burns was third in 21:22.
Brian Hickey ended up fifth in 23:07, because he was also passed by Kate Chunka. Chunka had finished third in the women's standings in the 2013 Dragon Dash, but this year she led the women's field from start to finish, posting a winning 21:59 and finishing fourth overall. Holly McClyman was the second woman finisher, placing ninth overall in 26:12. Third on the women's side belonged to Carmen Samarriba, 12th overall in 27:34. Joyce Edwards was the top master woman in the race, coming in 16th overall in 29:42.
Top Ten Men, 2014 Dragon Dash 5K
- 16:39.02 ~ Chris Rego (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
- 21:05.94 ~ Chad Henry (M, 44)
- 21:21.99 ~ Mike Burns (M, 48)
- 23:06.84 ~ Brian Hickey (M, 45)
- 24:29.68 ~ Mark Fuller (M, 49)
- 24:51.99 ~ Matsu Pfeiffer (M, 39)
- 25:42.45 ~ Tommy Ensley (M, 10)
- 26:11.69 ~ Todd Johnston (M, 46)
- 26:38.65 ~ Cody Williams (M, 33)
- 27:34.18 ~ Ken Shick (M, 47)
Top Ten Women, 2014 Dragon Dash 5K
- 21:58.20 ~ Kate Chunka (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
- 26:11.09 ~ Holly McClyman (F, 32)
- 27:33.50 ~ Carmen Samarriba (F, 23)
- 27:43.89 ~ Emily Webster (F, 34)
- 29:05.94 ~ Wendy Rude (F, 39)
- 29:41.05 ~ Joyce Edwards (F, 45)
- 29:48.89 ~ Carrie Eller (F, 32)
- 29:55.37 ~ Rachel Austin-Hickey (F, 36)
- 30:27.01 ~ Jess Bain (F, 26)
- 31:16.36 ~ Michelle Mullins (F, 42)
Links
- Complete results of the 2014 Dragon Dash 5K at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2014/Dragon%20Dash%202014.asp
- More photos of the 2014 Dragon Dash 5K
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10104087153413643.1073741943.5215641&l=b088b96281
- Find another upcoming race named after a mythical creature on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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