Valdosta, Georgia, Rotary's annual Racing With Rotary 5K got a new home and a new winner this year. After four years in Kinderlou Forest, the Rotary staged the 10 May 2014 edition of the race from McKey Park. Lowndes High sophomore Andrew Elam and two-time defending champ Ryan Kelly ran together for nearly three miles, then Elam rushed ahead of Kelly to get the win, 17:52 to 17:55. Valdosta's Rick Mazurkiewicz was the next runner over the finish line, third overall in 20:52. Marzurkiewicz was the top master runner in the race. Valdosta High cross-country alumnus Milo Mirate placed fourth in 21:16.Makenzee Page of Ray City, Georgia, was fifth overall in 21:51, winning the women's title at yet another south Georgia race. It was almost exactly two minutes faster than Page had run a year earlier in the 2013 Racing With Rotary 5K. Valdosta master runner Debbie Green was second in the women's standings, coming in ninth overall in 23:53.
35 athletes finished the 2014 Racing With Rotary 5K. Proceeds from the race benefit the Georgia Rotary Student Program and other local Rotary charities.
Top Ten Men, 2014 Racing With Rotary 5K
- 17:51.5 ~ Andrew Elam (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
- 17:54.2 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 35) Lake Park, GA
- 20:51.2 ~ Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 47) Valdosta, GA
- 21:15.6 ~ Milo Mirate (M, 18) Valdosta, GA
- 21:52.2 ~ Thom Amiot (M, 26) Valdosta, GA
- 22:27.8 ~ Wesley Heruska (M, 38) Hahira, GA
- 23:20.5 ~ Rusty Jones (M, 61) Valdosta, GA
- 24:28.4 ~ Lars Leader (M, 61) Valdosta, GA
- 24:48.1 ~ Rob Sheridan (M, 53) Valdosta, GA
- 26:14.9 ~ Jim Hall (M, 64) Valdosta, GA
Top Ten Women, 2014 Racing With Rotary 5K
- 21:50.3 ~ Makenzee Page (F, 14) Ray City, GA
- 23:52.3 ~ Debbie Green (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
- 25:40.8 ~ Heather Kelly (F, 35) Lake Park, GA
- 25:48.5 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 46) Valdosta, GA
- 25:56.0 ~ Jazz Garmon (F, 21) Tifton, GA
- 28:20.3 ~ Tammy Hatton (F, 41) Lakeland, GA
- 29:46.7 ~ Haley Jernigan (F, 17) Alapaha, GA
- 29:51.2 ~ Maggie Harper (F, 14) Nashville, GA
- 30:09.0 ~ Julee Lincoln (F, 31) Valdosta, GA
- 30:41.0 ~ Pollyanna Bass (F, 42) Pavo, GA
| Racing With Rotary 5K champions, 2009-2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 May 2014 | 17:52, Andrew Elam | 21:51, Makenzee Page | 35 |
| The 2009 Racing With Rotary 5K was staged on the VSU campus. The 2010-2013 races were run in Kinderlou Forest. The 2014 race was run from McKey Park. | |||
Links
- Complete results of the 2014 Racing With Rotary 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18mujE-PJ6eAoipMy2mbQh3_TuKC9B2iCYeSCPxERBDo/pubhtml
- 2013 story, "Kelly and Morse speed through the Kinderlou hills at sunrise"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/05/sunrise-rotary-2013.html
- 2010 story, "McDonald and Smoot win 5K in Kinderlou Forest"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/05/sunrise-rotary-2010.html
- Future races in the Tallahassee region
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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