Gibson and Houston are fit to win at Fit To Fight

Dothan, Alabama, must practically be a suburb of Donalsonville, Georgia. At least you'd think that was the case because of the number of Dothan races won by Donalsonville master runner Myles Gibson. Gibson added another Dothan title to his collection on Saturday, 2 May 2015, when he won the seventh annual Fit To Fight 10K. Running the ten-kilometer road race in 37:00, Gibson finished almost and entire kilometer ahead of the next runner. Dothan athlete Jason Teitloff finished runner-up, covering the 6.2 miles in 40:52. Steven Romo of Dothan was third in 41:42.


Dothan master runner Carolyn Houston grabbed the top spot in the women's standings, finishing ninth overall in 47:16. Kelsey Kilinski was the second female finisher, twelfth overall in 48:51. Kimberly Floyd was the third woman in the 10K, coming in 17th overall in 50:52.


49 athletes finished the 2015 Fit To Fight 10K, but there were another 81 finishers in the concurrent 5K race. Dothan High sophomore Michael Houston was the fastest in the short race, running the 3.1 miles in 18:44. Dale Thomas was the runner-up and top master, running 22:32. James Wells edged Ty Nemish for third, 22:46 to 22:50. Carmel Rogers was the first female finisher in the 5K, coming in fifth overall in 22:56. Second in the women's standings went to the top woman master in the 3.1-mile race, Heather Perry. Perry placed twelfth overall in 24:51.


The Fit To Fight races started in 2009 as a fundraiser for the Dothan Fire Department to buy exercise equipment for their firefighters. Couch potatoes don't make good firemen--you have to be fit to fight fire. The event continues to this day, with the races starting and finishing at Dothan's central Fire Station.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Fit To Fight 10K

1. 37:00 ~ Myles Gibson (M, 48)
2. 40:52 ~ Jason Teitloff (M, 33)
3. 41:42 ~ Steven Romo (M, 22)
4. 45:22 ~ Matt Pollard (M, 37)
5. 45:34 ~ Brooks Newell (M, 28)
6. 46:44 ~ Jeremy Geiger (M, 38)
7. 46:44 ~ Bo Thurman (M, 42)
8. 46:57 ~ Tony Gilbert (M, 60)
9. 48:36 ~ Randy Jordan (M, 54)
10. 48:48 ~ Christopher Patton (M, 27)

Top Ten Women, 2015 Fit To Fight 10K

1. 47:16 ~ Carolyn Houston (F, 43)
2. 48:51 ~ Kelsey Kilinski (F, 29)
3. 50:52 ~ Kimberly Floyd (F, 36)
4. 51:05 ~ Rachel David (F, 37)
5. 54:22 ~ Jamie Trawick (F, 37)
6. 56:10 ~ Valarie Sewell (F, 32)
7. 56:24 ~ Amy Chambers (F, 33)
8. 58:00 ~ Rosie Oates (F, 62)
9. 59:56 ~ Tana Whaley (F, 40)
10. 60:36 ~ Holly Sawyer (F, 37)

Top Ten Men, 2015 Fit To Fight 5K

1. 18:44 ~ Michael Houston Jr. (M, 15)
2. 22:32 ~ Dale Thomas (M, 51)
3. 22:46 ~ James Wells (M, 29)
4. 22:50 ~ Ty Nemish (M, 16)
5. 22:57 ~ Joey Harvey (M, 53)
6. 22:59 ~ Berry Swords (M, 33)
7. 23:05 ~ David Forrester (M, 36)
8. 24:24 ~ Chris Weldon (M, 33)
9. 24:28 ~ Brandon Dollar (M, 29)
10. 24:29 ~ Bruce Adkinson (M, 40)

Top Ten Women, 2015 Fit To Fight 5K

1. 22:56 ~ Carmel Rogers (F, 31)
2. 24:51 ~ Heather Perry (F, 42)
3. 27:38 ~ Jeanine Brock (F, 41)
4. 28:20 ~ Mariah Romo (F, 21)
5. 28:31 ~ Samantha Whittington (F, 36)
6. 28:53 ~ Candice Clemmons (F, 32)
7. 28:59 ~ Sibel Yilmaz (F, 38)
8. 29:58 ~ Carole Thompson (F, 68)
9. 30:04 ~ Lauren Weldon (F, 31)
10. 30:08 ~ Kacey Harper (F, 30)

Fit To Fight winners, 2009 - 2015
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
23 May 2009	10K	41:17, Shannon McCook	49:02, Vicki Graf	48
	5K	20:11, Michael Kiefer	26:39, Lisa Roberson	99
8 May 2010	10K	38:35, Brad Jones	47:41, Vicki Graf	61
	5K	18:46, Theron Carter	23:19, Kacie Rogers	110
14 May 2011	10K	39:43, Sean Kent	43:26, Dana Cody	40
	5K	21:25, Mike Houston	25:03, Jill Wofsey	19
5 May 2012	10K	38:11, Austin Fox	45:06, Dana Cody	48
	5K	18:29, Drew Ackles	21:52, Melissa Unrath	91
4 May 2013	10K	37:25, Myles Gibson	44:15, Debbie Wittmer	30
	5K	21:16, Justin Whiddon	24:12, Ami Heath	61
3 May 2014	10K	38:10, Myles Gibson	50:46, CJ Parrish	41
	5K	18:12, Ben McLain	23:39, Carolyn Houston	102
2 May 2015	10K	37:00, Myles Gibson	47:16, Carolyn Houston	49
	5K	18:44, Michael Houston Jr.	22:56, Carmel Rogers	81
Many,many thanks to Larry Dykes of the Dothan Runners Club for much of the information in this table.

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Fit To Fight 10K and 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1H04cZp-vV-RvcZ8o24PqXqmpH-KN5366k2nH2062tuA/pubhtml
  
  
• More races in Dothan and other cities within 100 miles of Tallahassee
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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