Garcia and Johnson win south Alabama's second oldest 10K

2015 hasn't been a good year for Winston Howell.


At the Dothan, Alabama, High Noon 5K Trail Run in January, Howell took a spill on the course, suffering injuries including a cut to the head, concussion, and a fractured vertebra. After that he was on his way to the hospital rather than the finish line, and it looked like the 73-year-old running icon would be missing finish lines for some time to come. It seemed especially likely that Howell would miss his namesake race, the 37th annual Winston Howell 10K on 14 March 2015. However, the Hartford, Alabama, race did go on, and as a measure of Howell's determination, he made it through a new 5K race that was added to the event this year.


The main event, though, was the original race, the second oldest 10K in south Alabama. Taylor, Alabama, athlete Julio Garcia won that 6.2-mile run through the countryside around Hartford, running 44:14. At 47:13, the next finisher was the first master runner in the race, Mark McCarra. Placing third overall in 50:45, Kristi Johnson was the first woman in the race. Karen Wilson was the first woman master runner in the race and the third woman finisher, placing ninth overall in 55:51.


23 athletes finished the 10K at the 2015 Winston Howell Road Race, and another 51 completed the 5K. Bonifay, Florida, master runner Val Lichner was the fastest in the shorter event, covering the 3.1 miles in 24:14. Hartford's Joshua Bedsole, 14, was the runner-up and first overall male finisher, running 24:59. Winston Howell himself placed 51st, crossing the finish line in 50:25.


The Winston Howell Road Races are sponsored by the Hartford Civic Club; all proceeds benefit Hartford Boy Scout Troop 32.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Winston Howell 10K

1. 44:14.00 ~ Julio Garcia (M, 36) Taylor, AL
2. 47:12.19 ~ Mark McCarra (M, 49)
3. 51:33.63 ~ Chris Moody (M, 26)
4. 52:26.90 ~ Dale Nash (M, 64)
5. 53:25.47 ~ Ben McDuffie (M, 16)
6. 54:31.91 ~ Andy Hovey (M, 45)
7. 59:08.46 ~ Eric Walding (M, 21)
8. 59:26.34 ~ Danny Bowling (M, 61)
9. 59:28.05 ~ F. D. Coleman (M, 58)
10. 59:40.88 ~ Tony Gilbert (M, 60)

Top Six Women, 2015 Winston Howell 10K

1. 50:44.20 ~ Kristi Johnson (F, 37) Marianna, FL
2. 52:35.67 ~ Amy Schutz (F, 38)
3. 55:50.80 ~ Karen Wilson (F, 47)
4. 62:38.58 ~ Jamie McDuffie (F, 20)
5. 66:35.45 ~ Ashton Brawner (F, 26)
6. 84:18.33 ~ Bailey Pitman (F, 19)

Known winners of the Winston Howell 10K, 1979 - 2015
Date	Men	Women
29 March 1980	31:14, Ed Palmer	44:29, Elizabeth Rickel
28 March 1981	31:35, Ed Palmer	42:37, Elizabeth Rickel
27 March 1982	33:53, Mark Thomas	40:14, Elizabeth Rickel
3 March 1984	31:51, Tom Graves	40:02, Donna Duty
2 March 1985	32:28, Mike Plumb	39:54, Janice Hochstein
1 March 1986	33:52, James Nells	41:30, Donna Duty
7 March 1987	34:00, Allan Babcock	38:53, Patti Shull
4 March 1989
17 March 1990
2 March 1991
7 March 1992
6 March 1993
5 March 1994
4 March 1995
2 March 1996
1 March 1997
7 March 1998
6 March 1999
11 March 2000	36:24, Tim Unger	36:43, Anna Pictrova
3 March 2001	36:14, Brian Goddin	48:43, Piper Stockman
9 March 2002	39:40, Al Goudzwaard	44:50, Teresa LaFleur
1 March 2003	31:38, Scott Strand	50:09, Chris Fox
6 March 2004	41:26, Jerry Armstong	47:47, Patty Oelschlager
5 March 2005	39:02, Dave Robinson	44:40, Elizabeth Riess
11 March 2006	39:38, Gabe Mitchell	44:16, Sarah Joehl
10 March 2007	36:51, Myles Gibson	47:05, Lou Ellen Jayroe
8 March 2008	40:54, Gabe Mitchell	41:04, Penny Proctor
14 March 2009	~ Kevin Sweeny	~ Victoria Graf
13 March 2010	37:45, Kevin Sweeny	45:56, Masle Stormenger
12 March 2011	35:01, Matt Dobson	44:44, Melissa Unrath
10 March 2012	37:40, Sean Kent	42:57, Dana Cody
9 March 2013	32:35, Michael Green	49:49, Carolyn Houston
8 March 2014	43:20, Rick Kimberlin	52:44, Jill Wofsey
14 March 2015	44:14, Julio Garcia	50:45, Kristi Johnson

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Winston Howell Road Race
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ogzCRy6kFHLIy3AedRAwuf5Chd14JGzmnMSiUtUoxoY/pubhtml
  
  
• 2014 story, “Kimberlin and Wofsey leave Hartford with Winston Howell 10K titles”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/03/winston-howell-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Green and Houston lead the 35th Winston Howell 10K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/03/green-and-houston-lead-35th-winston.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Dobson and Unrath rule the roads in the 33rd annual Winston Howell 10K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/03/winston-howell-2011.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map AL96005JD for the Winston Howell 10K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=AL96005JD
  
  
• Find the region's upcoming races, old and new, on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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