Fix and Parra hit the trail in the Flint River Ramble

National Trails Day was 7 June 2014, just three days after National Running Day on 4 June 2014. Quite appropriately, Wild Side Running of Albany, Georgia, celebrated by staging a trail race, the Flint River Ramble Four Mile. After the floods of the 1990s, Albany retreated from banks of the Flint River. The formerly busy riverside has become parks, woods, and trails, making it possible to do a technical four-mile trail run right next to downtown Albany. 32 athletes took advantage of the opportunity.


Lee County High math teacher Josh Fix won the Ramble in 27:25. 2014 Gnat Days 5K winner Arnoldo De Jesus took the runner-up spot in 28:20. Leesburg master runner Dennis Moore was third in 30:54. Darton State College cross-country runner Victoria Parra placed first in the women's standings, finishing seventh overall in 34:57. Alisa Ivanina was second on the women's side, coming in eighth overall in 36:04.


In Albany, trail running isn't just a one-day-a-year event. The Darton State College Cross-Country Trail Run 15K, 5K, and one-mile is coming up on Saturday morning, 14 June 2014. For more details, check the Facebook page for the event. To keep up with races in the region, on trail and off, consult the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar.


Top Ten Men, 2014 Flint River Ramble Four-Mile Trail Race

1. 27:25 ~ Josh Fix
2. 28:20 ~ Arnoldo DeJesus
3. 30:54 ~ Dennis Moore
4. 33:03 ~ Doug Wyatt
5. 34:26 ~ Perry Ford
6. 34:39 ~ Clif Buell
7. 36:20 ~ Jim Haley
8. 37:06 ~ Tracy Taunton
9. 37:11 ~ Oscar Viquez
10. 38:34 ~ Billy Goodson

Top Ten Women, 2014 Flint River Ramble Four-Mile Trail Race

1. 35:47 ~ Victoria Farela Parra
2. 36:04 ~ Alisa Ivanina
3. 36:59 ~ Karen McNally
4. 37:53 ~ Amy Fix
5. 37:56 ~ Angela Gattie
6. 37:57 ~ Anna Champion
7. 38:27 ~ Jennifer Woodall
8. 40:20 ~ Heather Mayfield
9. 40:21 ~ Gina Purvis
10. 41:19 ~ Christie Jones

Links

• Complete results of the 2014 Flint River Ramble Four-Mile Trail Race
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuBsYKIIn3TCdG9LM1AyaVRkbXBZRFJsXzZjM3p5Q3c
  
  
• More Albany, Georgia, race coverage
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/Albany
  
  
• The first marathon in Albany, Georgia
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/07/herald-local-marathon.html
  
  
• Find an upcoming race in Albany, Georgia, or any other city within 100 miles of Tallahassee
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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