Blazing! Potts and Taylor winners at Hot Trot

Once again the Hot Trot 5K in Chipley, Florida, lived up to its name. On the morning of the 36th annual race, 28 June 2014, it was about 80 °F with 80% relative humidity and hardly a cloud in sight. But Chipola College student Hunter Potts shrugged off the steamy conditions and won the race in 16:20. Victoria Taylor of Dothan, Alabama, a runner on the Chipola College cross-country team, won the women's title in 23:31.


Hunter Potts bolted away from the field as soon as the race started in front of Washington-Holmes Technical Center. A kilometer into the race Potts already had a 75-meter lead and was still moving away. Three runners led the pursuit of Potts at that point, including Myles Gibson of Donalsonville, Georgia. During the second kilometer Gibson dropped the other two athletes. He went on to place second overall, finishing as the first master runner in the race.


The Hot Trot 5K was the opening event of the 58th annual Panhandle Watermelon Festival.


Top Ten Men, 2014 Hot Trot 5K

1. 16:49 ~ Hunter Potts (M, 19) Graceville, FL
2. 18:11 ~ Myles Gibson (M, 48) Donalsonville, GA
3. 18:51 ~ Thor Audiss (M, 16) Enterprise, AL
4. 19:29 ~ Trent McDaniel (M, 20) Sneads, FL
5. 20:04 ~ Dale Thomas (M, 50) Taylor, AL
6. 20:05 ~ Cameron Golden (M, 27) Graceville, FL
7. 20:30 ~ Richie Fernandez (M, 36) Dothan, AL
8. 21:03 ~ Mark McCarra (M, 49) Grand Ridge, FL
9. 21:25 ~ Corbin Gabriel (M, 14) Grain Valley, MO
10. 22:02 ~ Eric Hudson (M, 41) Bonifay, FL

Top Ten Women, 2014 Hot Trot 5K

1. 23:30 ~ Victoria Taylor (F, 19) Dothan, AL
2. 24:10 ~ Jill Wofsey (F, 51) Alford, FL
3. 24:16 ~ Val Lichner (F, 55) Bonifay, FL
4. 24:40 ~ Heather Lee (F, 29) Melrose, FL
5. 24:47 ~ Toby Murray (F, 38) Chipley, FL
6. 25:25 ~ Veronica Taylor (F, 19) Dothan, AL
7. 25:35 ~ Holly Burnett (F, 26) Cottondale, FL
8. 25:39 ~ Andrea Weckherlin (F, 42) Panama City, FL
9. 27:27 ~ Tara Whaley (F, 39) Dothan, AL
10. 27:58 ~ Marty Kirkland (F, 61) Southport, FL

Winners of the Chipley, Florida, Hot Trot, 1979 - 2014
Date	Men	Women
23 June 1979	Freddy Carly
21 June 1980	32:34 ~ Lee Fidler	39:10 ~ Dolly Jill Harrison
20 June 1981	31:24 ~ Carlton Law	38:55 ~ Laura Ledbetter
19 June 1982	15:46 ~ Keith Lee	17:51 ~ Judy Stokely
18 June 1983	15:23 ~ David Parker	19:49 ~ Donna Duty
30 June 1984	15:31 ~ David Parker	19:32 ~ Donna Duty
29 June 1985	15:10 ~ Paul Buchanan	21:11 ~ Lisa Weldon
28 June 1986	15:50 ~ David Parker	20:00 ~ Donna Duty
27 June 1987	15:20 ~ James Frazier	20:02 ~ Lisa Kutschera
25 June 1988	15:36 ~ Paul Buchanan	21:19 ~ Marty Kirkland
24 June 1989	14:52 ~ Matt Parker	20:25 ~ Marty Kirkland
23 June 1990	15:53 ~ Matt Dobson	19:52 ~ Donna Duty
29 June 1991	15:36 ~ Matt Dobson	18:45 ~ Angela Crook
27 June 1992	15:23 ~ Matt Dobson	20:33 ~ Lou Ellen Eaddy
26 June 1993	16:34 ~ Sam Graves	19:51 ~ Lou Ellen Eaddy
25 June 1994	16:25 ~ Sam Graves	21:03 ~ Donna Duty
24 June 1995	16:11 ~ Matt Parker	21:46 ~ Lou Ellen Eaddy Jayroe
29 June 1996	16:03 ~ Paul Hough	21:00 ~ Lou Ellen Jayroe
28 June 1997	15:54 ~ Myles Gibson	17:52 ~ Sarah Kramer
27 June 1998	16:25 ~ Tracy Burch	22:23 ~ Marty Kirkland
26 June 1999	15:48 ~ Matt Dobson	20:52 ~ Virginia Hayden
24 June 2000	16:22 ~ Matt Dobson	21:48 ~ Terri Gray
23 June 2001	15:28 ~ Matt Dobson	22:20 ~ Lou Ellen Jayroe
29 June 2002	15:38 ~ Matt Dobson	20:22 ~ Tricia Snyder
28 June 2003	15:25 ~ Matt Dobson	21:52 ~ Teresa Lafleur
26 June 2004	15:49 ~ Matt Dobson	22:22 ~ Piper Stockman
25 June 2005	17:57 ~ Sam Fernandez	21:37 ~ Debbie Wittmer
24 June 2006	15:56 ~ Matt Dobson	22:03 ~ Lauren Eschbach
23 June 2007	16:25 ~ Matt Dobson	22:32 ~ Sara Jackson
28 June 2008	16:22 ~ Matt Dobson	21:48 ~ Terri Gray
27 June 2009	16:38 ~ Matt Dobson	22:08 ~ Katrina Bokenfohr
26 June 2010	18:41 ~ Chris Neal	19:42 ~ Masie Stromenger
25 June 2011	16:37 ~ Matt Dobson	22:52 ~ Kristina Bennett
24 June 2012	17:21 ~ Jordan Green	21:02 ~ Brittny Johnson
29 June 2013	16:36 ~ David Seymour	21:01 ~ Alex Dixon
28 June 2014	16:20 ~ Hunter Potts	23:31 ~ Victoria Taylor
From 1979 to 1981 the Hot Trot was a 10K race. From 1982 onward it was a 5K. A huge thank you to Larry Dykes for delving into the archives of the Dothan Runners to find the names and times of the Hot Trot champions from 1980 to 2010.

Links

• Complete results of the 2014 Hot Trot 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1THRoh6G1NxDgNXERQ6AGnzSj4soRwEQ65yjgHTFZGn0/pubhtml
  
  
• Chipley Bugle, "Festival fun starts early with Hot Trot"
  http://chipleybugle.com/2014/06/29/festival-fun-starts-early-with-hot-trot/
  
  
• 2013 story, "Seymour and Dixon heat the streets at 35th Hot Trot 5K"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/07/hot-trot-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, "Green and Johnson cross Georgia to win Chipley's Hot Trot 5K"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/06/hot-trot-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, "Dobson and Bennett turn the heat on the competition at the Hot Trot"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/06/hot-trot-2011.html
  
  
• Map of Chipley's 2014 Hot Trot 5K course
  http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/104231371
  
  
• Melons, peanuts, corn, cucumbers--if there's a run for it, you'll find it here
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1

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