Just 13 hours after and 40 miles north of his Friday night victory in a Lake Park, Georgia, 5K race, Ryan Kelly was competing on Saturday morning in the streets of Adel, Georgia. It was a successful double for the Valdosta High cross country coach as he won the sixth annual Daylily City 5K in 17:50, breaking his own 2014 course record of 17:58. On the women's side, Amber Elam took the women's title in 21:29, just missing Alice Smoot's event record of 21:28, set in the 2011 race.Rick Mazurkiewicz was the top master runner in the race, finishing second overall in 19:31. Cody Pezent placed third in 21:08. Elam's top women's time of 21:29 placed her fourth overall. Debbie Green of Valdosta was the women's runner-up and the top woman master in the race; Green came in sixth overall in 22:28. Houston, Texas, master runner Judy Alexander was third in the women's standings, finishing ninth overall in 23:45.
Timing and finish line service for Adel's 2015 Daylily City 5K were provided by A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia.
Top Ten Men, 2015 Daylily City 5K
- 17:49.7 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 36) Lake Park, GA
- 19:30.5 ~ Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 48) Valdosta, GA
- 21:07.2 ~ Cody Pezent (M, 14) Adel, GA
- 21:52.2 ~ Billy Taylor (M, 66) Valdosta, GA
- 23:18.8 ~ Blake Beverly (M, 34) Adel, GA
- 23:38.3 ~ Rodney Elam (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
- 23:51.8 ~ Will Gates (M, 25) Barney, GA
- 24:13.2 ~ Matthew Conyers (M, 33) Adel, GA
- 26:45.9 ~ Will O'Quinn (M, 11) Adel, GA
- 27:27.3 ~ Alan O'Quinn (M, 42) Adel, GA
Top Ten Women, 2015 Daylily City 5K
- 21:28.3 ~ Amber Elam (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
- 22:27.9 ~ Debbie Green (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
- 23:44.2 ~ Judy Alexander (F, 53) Cypress, TX
- 23:56.2 ~ Nancy Elam (F, 51) Valdosta, GA
- 24:00.8 ~ Josie Mazurkiewicz (F, 19) Valdosta, GA
- 24:19.9 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
- 24:53.4 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 47) Valdosta, GA
- 25:20.4 ~ Angela Pezent (F, 41) Adel, GA
- 26:51.3 ~ Shonna O'Quinn (F, 40) Adel, GA
- 28:05.4 ~ Whitney Bardales (F, 24) Carrollton, TX
| Adel Daylily Festival 5K champions, 2010 - 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women |
| 5 June 2010 | 18:58, John Seppala | 25:34, Becky Thompson |
| 4 June 2011 | 18:18, Masked Avenger | 21:28, Alice Smoot |
| 2 June 2012 | 18:33, Masked Avenger | 21:54, Jacki Pinkerton |
| 17 May 2013 | 18:19, Ryan Kelly | 26:03, Heather Kelly |
| 17 May 2014 | 17:58, Ryan Kelly | 24:04, Shonna O'Quinn |
| 16 May 2015 | 17:50, Ryan Kelly | 21:29, Amber Elam |
| Prior to the first 5K race in 2010, there was a 10K Blossom Trot in 2009. | ||
Links
- Complete results of the 2015 Daylily City 5K (Courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19E_918zUEdNLC1IVFkwAfFHOQ50aUS95prfLJFX0aSA/pubhtml
- 2013 story, “No toiling, no spinning, just running for Kelly and Kelly”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/05/adelily-2013.html
- 2012 story, “Avenger and Pinkerton win a bloomin' 5K”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/06/adelily-2012.html
- 2010 story, “Seppala and Thompson win at Adel”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/06/adelily-2010.html
- If there's a race in the region for your favorite flower, then you'll find it here
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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