Cool wins for Mines and Johnson at Chipley's Hot Trot

On 23 April 2015 Ethan Mines was a high school junior running the 3200 for the Mosley Dolphins at the Region 1 track meet. On 5 September 2015 Mines will be a senior racing for Mosley in the Dolphin Dash cross-country meet. Between those two dates, on Saturday morning, 27 June 2015, Mines was in Chipley, Florida, winning the 37th annual Hot Trot 5K road race by more than 150 meters. Mines's time for the 3.1-mile run through the streets of Chipley was 17:16. Chris Keegan, a member of Fort Rucker's Army Ten-Mile team, finished runner-up in 17:49. Two other Fort Rucker athletes took the next two places, Alex Carpenter in 18:28 and John Janigian in 18:42. Baker, Florida, athlete was the top master runner in the race, placing fifth overall in 19:28.


Marianna, Florida, athlete Kristi Johnson was running fourth in the women's field early in the Hot Trot 5K, then moved up, taking the lead at about the halfway point. Chipley master runner Jennifer Strickland challenged Johnson for that lead twice during the last mile of the race, but Johnson held her off, winning the women's title in 22:39 and placing 14th overall. Strickland edged another Chipley runner, Toby Murray, for the second women's spot, 22:45 to 22:46. Strickland and Murray were 15th and 16th overall. 17th overall went to the fourth female finisher, Eden Keene of Enterprise, Alabama. Keene finished the race in 23:04.


106 athletes finished the 2015 Hot Trot 5K. The race was the opening event of the Saturday program of the Panhandle Watermelon Festival.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Hot Trot 5K

1. 17:16 ~ Ethan Mines (M, 17) Panama City, FL
2. 17:49 ~ Christopher Keegan (M, 31) Fort Rucker, AL
3. 18:28 ~ Alex Carpenter (M, 23) Fort Rucker, AL
4. 18:42 ~ John Janigian (M, 23) Fort Rucker, AL
5. 19:28 ~ Bob Walker (M, 44) Baker, FL
6. 20:14 ~ Mark Clements (M, 38) Alford, FL
7. 20:24 ~ Ivan Cortes (M, 34) Marianna, FL
8. 20:28 ~ Dale Thomas (M, 51) Taylor, AL
9. 20:51 ~ Eric Bernard (M, 35) Dothan, AL
10. 21:25 ~ Mark McCarra (M, 50) Grand Ridge, FL

Top Ten Women, 2015 Hot Trot 5K

1. 22:39 ~ Kristi Johnson (F, 37) Marianna, FL
2. 22:45 ~ Jennifer Strickland (F, 40) Chipley, FL
3. 22:46 ~ Toby Murray (F, 39) Chipley, FL
4. 23:04 ~ Eden Keene (F, 33) Enterprise, AL
5. 23:47 ~ Kelsey Bernard (F, 29) Dothan, AL
6. 24:42 ~ Nadine Finn (F, 33) Lake Worth, FL
7. 25:14 ~ Nina Korges (F, 56) Enterprise, AL
8. 25:26 ~ Sarah Earley (F, 13) DeFuniak Springs, FL
9. 25:27 ~ Kimberly Floyd (F, 36) Enterprise, AL
10. 26:06 ~ Andrea Crews (F, 27) Chipley, FL

Winners of the Chipley, Florida, Hot Trot, 1979 - 2014
Date	Men	Women
23 June 1979	Freddy Carly
21 June 1980	32:34 ~ Lee Fidler	39:10 ~ Dolly Jill Harrison
20 June 1981	31:24 ~ Carlton Law	38:55 ~ Laura Ledbetter
19 June 1982	15:46 ~ Keith Lee	17:51 ~ Judy Stokely
18 June 1983	15:23 ~ David Parker	19:49 ~ Donna Duty
30 June 1984	15:31 ~ David Parker	19:32 ~ Donna Duty
29 June 1985	15:10 ~ Paul Buchanan	21:11 ~ Lisa Weldon
28 June 1986	15:50 ~ David Parker	20:00 ~ Donna Duty
27 June 1987	15:20 ~ James Frazier	20:02 ~ Lisa Kutschera
25 June 1988	15:36 ~ Paul Buchanan	21:19 ~ Marty Kirkland
24 June 1989	14:52 ~ Matt Parker	20:25 ~ Marty Kirkland
23 June 1990	15:53 ~ Matt Dobson	19:52 ~ Donna Duty
29 June 1991	15:36 ~ Matt Dobson	18:45 ~ Angela Crook
27 June 1992	15:23 ~ Matt Dobson	20:33 ~ Lou Ellen Eaddy
26 June 1993	16:34 ~ Sam Graves	19:51 ~ Lou Ellen Eaddy
25 June 1994	16:25 ~ Sam Graves	21:03 ~ Donna Duty
24 June 1995	16:11 ~ Matt Parker	21:46 ~ Lou Ellen Eaddy Jayroe
29 June 1996	16:03 ~ Paul Hough	21:00 ~ Lou Ellen Jayroe
28 June 1997	15:54 ~ Myles Gibson	17:52 ~ Sarah Kramer
27 June 1998	16:25 ~ Tracy Burch	22:23 ~ Marty Kirkland
26 June 1999	15:48 ~ Matt Dobson	20:52 ~ Virginia Hayden
24 June 2000	16:22 ~ Matt Dobson	21:48 ~ Terri Gray
23 June 2001	15:28 ~ Matt Dobson	22:20 ~ Lou Ellen Jayroe
29 June 2002	15:38 ~ Matt Dobson	20:22 ~ Tricia Snyder
28 June 2003	15:25 ~ Matt Dobson	21:52 ~ Teresa Lafleur
26 June 2004	15:49 ~ Matt Dobson	22:22 ~ Piper Stockman
25 June 2005	17:57 ~ Sam Fernandez	21:37 ~ Debbie Wittmer
24 June 2006	15:56 ~ Matt Dobson	22:03 ~ Lauren Eschbach
23 June 2007	16:25 ~ Matt Dobson	22:32 ~ Sara Jackson
28 June 2008	16:22 ~ Matt Dobson	21:48 ~ Terri Gray
27 June 2009	16:38 ~ Matt Dobson	22:08 ~ Katrina Bokenfohr
26 June 2010	18:41 ~ Chris Neal	19:42 ~ Masie Stromenger
25 June 2011	16:37 ~ Matt Dobson	22:52 ~ Kristina Bennett
24 June 2012	17:21 ~ Jordan Green	21:02 ~ Brittny Johnson
29 June 2013	16:36 ~ David Seymour	21:01 ~ Alex Dixon
28 June 2014	16:20 ~ Hunter Potts	23:31 ~ Victoria Taylor
27 June 2015	17:16 ~ Ethan Mines	22:39 ~ Kristi Johnson
From 1979 to 1981 the Hot Trot was a 10K race. From 1982 onward it was a 5K. A huge thank you to Larry Dykes for delving into the archives of the Dothan Runners to find the names and times of the Hot Trot champions from 1980 to 2010.

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Hot Trot 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OKbpn00vePyrjD40FKTujha7ZkWOjMqCVgpMHdsXiUM/pubhtml
  
  
• 2014 story, “Blazing! Potts and Taylor winners at Hot Trot”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/06/hot-trot-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Seymour and Dixon heat the streets at 35th Hot Trot 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/07/hot-trot-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Green and Johnson cross Georgia to win Chipley's Hot Trot 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/06/hot-trot-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Dobson and Bennett turn the heat on the competition at the Hot Trot”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/06/hot-trot-2011.html
  
  
• Map of Chipley's 2015 Hot Trot 5K course
  http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/104231371
  
  
• Melons, peanuts, corn, cucumbers--if there's a run for it, you'll find it here
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1

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