Donalsonville, Georgia, master runner Myles Gibson is familiar with the Westgate Park trail in general and the Life Is A Beach 5K in particular. In addition to his other wins on the trail, Gibson won the Life Is A Beach race in 2003, 2007, and 2014. On Saturday morning, 22 August 2015, he won the race for a fourth time, running 18:40. Michael Bond was second in 19:34, and Jeremy Andrews third in 20:52.
Kimberly Floyd doesn't have quite as much experience on the Westgate Trail as Myles Gibson, but she did win the women's title at the Firecracker 5K on the trail on 4 July 2015. Floyd got her first Life Is A Beach 5K women's win in 2015 as well, running 23:49 and placing twelfth overall. Cassie Logan was the second female finisher and the top woman master, coming in 22nd overall in 27:42.
54 athletes finished the 15th annual Life Is A Beach 5K.
Top Ten Men, 2015 Life Is A Beach 5K
- 18:40 ~ Myles Gibson (M, 49)
- 19:34 ~ Michael Bond (M, 35)
- 20:52 ~ Jeremy Andrews (M, 28)
- 21:17 ~ Tony Spicer (M, 48)
- 21:28 ~ Brooks Newell (M, 29)
- 21:55 ~ Alex Wiley (M, 16)
- 22:22 ~ Al Goudzwaard (M, 59)
- 22:34 ~ Nicholas Lewis (M, 30)
- 23:05 ~ Michael Brennan (M, 30)
- 23:15 ~ Raul Negron (M, 37)
Top Ten Women, 2015 Life Is A Beach 5K
- 23:49 ~ Kimberly Floyd (F, 37)
- 27:42 ~ Cassie Logan (F, 52)
- 27:57 ~ Jill Wofsey (F, 52)
- 30:39 ~ Katie Barrentine (F, 31)
- 31:23 ~ Carole Thompson (F, 68)
- 33:00 ~ Carol Goguen (F, 53)
- 33:11 ~ Jennifer Duckwald (F, 32)
- 33:18 ~ Sara Beth Beals (F, 27)
- 35:57 ~ Sue Porlier (F, 66)
- 36:21 ~ Patty Porter (F, 41)
Dothan Runners' Life is a Beach 5K Trail Run Champions, 2001 - 2015 | |||
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Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
11 August 2001 | 18:18, Matt Parker | 24:09, Piper Stockman | 68 |
18 August 2002 | 18:55, Shawn Latshaw | 22:05, Teresa Lafleur | 75 |
16 August 2003 | 18:04, Myles Gibson | 21:09, Sandy Ebanks | 71 |
14 August 2004 | 17:24, Nicholas Ireland | 23:18, Ali Keith | 74 |
13 August 2005 | 20:42, Dale Thomas | 24:40, Nancy Hein | 60 |
12 August 2006 | 18:15, Gabe Mitchell | 25:45, Cassie Logan | 72 |
11 August 2007 | 18:39, Myles Gibson | 24:18, Amelia Carter | 86 |
16 August 2008 | 17:54, Ryan Overstreet | 23:20, Lou Ellen Jayroe | 71 |
15 August 2009 | 20:37, Brian Hickey | 23:00, Kristina Bennett | 62 |
21 August 2010 | 17:52, Nicholas Ireland | 21:50, Katrina Bokenfohr | 113 |
27 August 2011 | 18:57, Sean Kent | 17:55, Casey McDermott | 82 |
25 August 2012 | 18:26, Sean Kent | 24:23, Val Lichner | 119 |
24 August 2013 | 20:26, Cliff Rogers | 22:29, Brooke Hoopert | 81 |
23 August 2014 | 18:46, Myles Gibson | 24:38, Val Lichner | 46 |
22 August 2015 | 18:40, Myles Gibson | 23:49, Kimberly Floyd | 54 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2015 Life Is A Beach 5K Trail Run
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PMk9Gab-L86VKFalQdLagYGxdAvkos7jsK1V2CkxTB8/pubhtml
- 2014 story, “Nothing to beach about for either Gibson or Lichner”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/08/dothan-beach-2014.html
- 2013 story, “Rogers and Houppert win for Team RWB at Life Is A Beach 5K”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/08/dothan-beach-2013.html
- 2012 story, “No sand, no waves, but wins for Kent and Lichner”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/08/dothan-beach-2012.html
- 2011 story, "Coach McDermott crashes Dothan's beach party”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/08/dothan-beach-2011.html
- 2010 story, “Ireland and Bokenfohr winners at this beach party”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/08/dothan-beach-2010.html
- The Dothan Runners Club
http://www.dothanrunners.com
- Beach runs and sunny beach runs on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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