In 2015, Daylight Saving Time in the United States started on March 8, making sunset an hour later on the clock and giving the nation an extra hour of sunlight in the evening. Two weeks later, Americus, Georgia, took advantage of that extra hour by holding the fifth annual Shamrock Jog & Jam 5K at 7:30 on Saturday evening, 21 March 2015.For the third year in a row, Wright Calhoun won the 3.1-mile race. This time around the Southland Academy junior posted a winning time of 17:06, just one second off the event record that he had set the previous year. Albany, Georgia, athlete Arnoldo DeJesus finished second in 18:52. Another Albany runner, Kurt Anthony, took the top master spot in the race, placing third overall in 20:33.
Americus master runner Charlene Pennymon edged Keri Bunting for the women's title, 22:54 to 22:56. Pennymon and Bunting were eleventh and twelfth overall. Southland Academy cross-country runner Ryleigh Bell, 13, was third in the women's standings, placing thirteenth overall in 23:05.
162 athletes finished the 2015 Shamrock Jog & Jam 5K. Proceeds from the event benefit the Scott Law Foundation, which provides direct financial assistance to cancer patients in Sumter County, Georgia, and the surrounding counties.
Top Ten Men, 2015 Shamrock Jog & Jam 5K
- 17:05.8 ~ Wright Calhoun (M, 17)
- 18:52.0 ~ Arnoldo Dejesus (M, 29)
- 20:32.5 ~ Kurt Anthony (M, 49)
- 20:44.6 ~ Buddy Davis (M, 52)
- 20:54.5 ~ Travis Kelley (M, 32)
- 21:16.1 ~ Ellis Ivey (M, 17)
- 21:23.7 ~ Mitchell Sinyard (M, 54)
- 21:47.2 ~ Rupert Dyer Jr (M, 14) Leesburg
- 22:09.0 ~ Chris Phillips (M, 35)
- 22:48.5 ~ Stephen Moore (M, 22) Americus
Top Ten Women, 2015 Shamrock Jog & Jam 5K
- 22:53.1 ~ Charlene Pennymon (F, 50) Americus
- 22:55.5 ~ Keri Bunting (F, 31)
- 23:04.8 ~ Ryleigh Bell (F, 13) Americus
- 23:25.9 ~ Amber Hodor (F, 29)
- 24:10.6 ~ Ramsay Miller (F, 15)
- 24:27.9 ~ Willa Dyer (F, 12) Leesburg
- 24:30.4 ~ Emily Phillips (F, 10)
- 24:48.4 ~ Jessica Childers (F, 29) Leslie
- 26:01.5 ~ Leslie Crawford (F, 39) Smithville
- 26:02.0 ~ Maggie McGruther (F, 36)
| Shamrock Jog and Jam 5K winners, 2011 - 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 19 March 2011 | 17:56, Nathan Norton | 19:34, Angie Slappey | 165 |
| 10 March 2012 | 18:06, Cyrus Weigand | 19:15, Angie Slappey | 169 |
| 9 March 2013 | 17:26, Wright Calhoun | 21:35, Chris Shattles | 153 |
| 15 March 2014 | 17:05, Wright Calhoun | 22:31, Jessica Childers | 122 |
| 28 March 2015 | 17:06, Wright Calhoun | 22:54, Charlene Pennymon | 162 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2015 Americus, Georgia, Shamrock Jog & Jam 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gfKN3L2kKSKvjFB7eILrmvs4IxjZvGniPoQh_q_Kg9w/pubhtml
- Photos of the 2015 Shamrock Jog & Jam 5K
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.915797148472835.1073741830.156708504381707
- Shamrock Jog & Jam 5K on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shamrock-Jog-Jam-to-Benefit-The-Scott-Law-Foundation/156708504381707
- Find upcoming evening and morning races in the region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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