On 16 August 2014, Donalsonville, Georgia, master runner Myles Gibson ran away from a field of of 190 athletes on Dothan's Westgate Park Trail, winning Love 2 Run's 5K Trail Race. Seven days later on 23 August 2014, Gibson was back in Alabama, winning the Dothan Runners 14th annual Life Is A Beach 5K. This time, Gibson ran the 3.1 miles on the Westgate Park Trail in 18:46, winning the race by nearly 700 meters. It was Gibson's third time as a Life Is A Beach 5K champion; he also won the race in 2003 and 2007. Dothan High sophomore cross-country runner Michael Houston took the runner-up spot with a 21:47. Master runner Eric Hudson was third in 22:17, just ahead of Florida master Mark McCarra (4th, 22:23).
Just as Georgia's Myles Gibson was the overall winner, the women's winner was also an out-of-state runner. Bonifay, Florida, master runner Val Lichner topped the women's standings, finishing ninth overall in 24:38. Lakin Turner, a junior-year cross-country runner at Troy's Charles Henderson High, was the women's runner-up, placing 22nd overall in 29:01.
46 athletes finished Dothan Runners' 14th annual Life Is A Beach 5K.
Top Ten Men, 2014 Life Is A Beach 5K
- 18:46 ~ Myles Gibson (M, 48) Donalsonville, GA
- 21:47 ~ Michael Houston (M, 15)
- 22:17 ~ Eric Hudson (M, 41)
- 22:23 ~ Mark McCarra (M, 49)
- 23:07 ~ Randy Jordan (M, 54)
- 23:29 ~ Nicholas Lewis (M, 29)
- 24:02 ~ Neil Guess (M, 41)
- 24:25 ~ David Nesson (M, 38)
- 24:52 ~ David Butler (M, 49)
- 25:29 ~ John McClung (M, 46)
Top Ten Women, 2014 Life Is A Beach 5K
- 24:38 ~ Val Lichner (F, 55) Bonifay, FL
- 29:01 ~ Lakin Turner (F, 16)
- 29:46 ~ Christie Weathers (F, 34)
- 29:57 ~ Malissa Jordan (F, 42)
- 32:21 ~ Sarah Houston (F, 12)
- 34:50 ~ Sandra Binford (F, 56)
- 35:03 ~ Nichole Hand (F, 43)
- 37:19 ~ Winnie Ward (F, 34)
- 38:31 ~ J.J. Senn (F, 47)
- 39:06 ~ Dusty Guess (F, 43)
Dothan Runners' Life is a Beach 5K Trail Run Champions | |||
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Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
11 August 2001 | 18:18, Matt Parker | 24:09, Piper Stockman | 68 |
18 August 2002 | 18:55, Shawn Latshaw | 22:05, Teresa Lafleur | 75 |
16 August 2003 | 18:04, Myles Gibson | 21:09, Sandy Ebanks | 71 |
14 August 2004 | 17:24, Nicholas Ireland | 23:18, Ali Keith | 74 |
13 August 2005 | 20:42, Dale Thomas | 24:40, Nancy Hein | 60 |
12 August 2006 | 18:15, Gabe Mitchell | 25:45, Cassie Logan | 72 |
11 August 2007 | 18:39, Myles Gibson | 24:18, Amelia Carter | 86 |
16 August 2008 | 17:54, Ryan Overstreet | 23:20, Lou Ellen Jayroe | 71 |
15 August 2009 | 20:37, Brian Hickey | 23:00, Kristina Bennett | 62 |
21 August 2010 | 17:52, Nicholas Ireland | 21:50, Katrina Bokenfohr | 113 |
27 August 2011 | 18:57, Sean Kent | 17:55, Casey McDermott | 82 |
25 August 2012 | 18:26, Sean Kent | 24:23, Val Lichner | 119 |
24 August 2013 | 20:26, Cliff Rogers | 22:29, Brooke Hoopert | 81 |
23 August 2014 | 18:46, Myles Gibson | 24:38, Val Lichner | 46 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2014 Life Is A Beach 5K Trail Run
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13CeAsJjn47SjCO4R62WOyYo7i4q4jzskMKgEyj5t59s/pubhtml
- 2013 story, "Rogers and Houppert win for Team RWB at Life Is A Beach 5K"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/08/dothan-beach-2013.html
- 2012 story, "No sand, no waves, but wins for Kent and Lichner"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/08/dothan-beach-2012.html
- 2011 story, "Coach McDermott crashes Dothan's beach party"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/08/dothan-beach-2011.html
- 2010 story, "Ireland and Bokenfohr winners at this beach party"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/08/dothan-beach-2010.html
- The Dothan Runners Club
http://www.dothanrunners.com
- Beach runs and sunny beach runs on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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