Butzin and Galambos hit the road to rule the streets in Moultrie

They came from miles away to win the 13th annual Race of the South 10K. Daniel Butzin traveled from Valdosta, Georgia, to get to the Moultrie, Georgia, race on Saturday morning, 19 September 2015. Butzin posted a winning 39:01 for the 6.2-mile road run, finishing nearly 400 meters ahead of the next runner. Mary Galambos came from even more distant Jacksonville, Florida, and won the women's division, placing twelfth overall in 52:52.


Adel, Georgia, master runner Sean McConnell finished runner-up behind Butzin, running 40:32. Moultrie's Tyler Johnston was the first local finisher, coming in third overall in 41:00.


Another local finisher was Heather Grantham. Grantham was second in the women's standings, placing 16th overall in 54:22. Winston, Georgia, athlete Jill Walk was the third woman finisher, 17th overall in 55:21. Racquel Reed of Sylvester, Georgia, was the top woman master and fourth female finisher, 23rd overall in 66:11.


32 athletes finished the Moultrie YMCA's 2015 Race of the South 10K.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Race of the South 10K

1. 39:01 ~ Daniel Butzin (M, 30) Valdosta, GA
2. 40:32 ~ Sean McConnell (M, 44) Adel, GA
3. 41:00 ~ Tyler Johnston (M, 23) Moultrie, GA
4. 47:43 ~ Michael Crook (M, 48) Valdosta, GA
5. 48:05 ~ Steven Johnson (M, 38) Norman Park, GA
6. 48:22 ~ Joey Bozeman (M, 36) Moultrie, GA
7. 48:32 ~ Margarita Moctezuma (M, 47) Moultrie, GA
8. 48:38 ~ James Hawk (M, 48) Sylvester, GA
9. 49:18 ~ Patrick Bius (M, 41) Moultrie, GA
10. 51:00 ~ Lorenzo Gomez (M, 28) Omega, GA

Top Ten Women, 2015 Race of the South 10K

1. 52:52 ~ Mary Galambos (F, 38) Jacksonville, FL
2. 54:22 ~ Heather Grantham (F, 28) Moultrie, GA
3. 55:21 ~ Jill Walk (F, 31) Winston, GA
4. 66:11 ~ Racquel Reed (F, 44) Sylvester, GA
5. 70:01 ~ Samantha Polson (F, 23) Orland Park, IL
6. 70:59 ~ Robin Bullard (F, 52) Thomasville, GA
7. 71:04 ~ Larissa Carpenter (F, 45) Thomasville, GA
8. 73:07 ~ Savannah Smith (F, 22) Fitzgerald, GA
9. 73:56 ~ Lisa-Jan Bailey (F, 57) Thomasville, GA
10. 74:16 ~ Liz Greene (F, 36) Moultrie, GA

The theme of the 2015 Race of the South 5K was repeat winners. Running 18:40, Steven Johnson, Jr., of Norman Park, Georgia, won the race for the fourth time in five years, pushing his current winning streak to three years. 2014 women's champ, Beverly Hamilton of Thomasville, Georgia, also repeated, taking the top woman's spot and placing fifth overall in 22:44 to successfully defend her title.


There was a new top master runnner in the 2015 5K, however--Lorenzo Gomez of Omega, Georgia. Gomez was second overall in 19:30, while 2014's fastest master, Chad Johnson of Thomasville, placed third in 20:17.


49 athletes finished Moultrie's 2015 Race of the South 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Race of the South 5K

1. 18:40 ~ Steven Johnson, II (M, 19) Norman Park, GA
2. 19:30 ~ Lorenzo Gomez (M, 50) Omega, GA
3. 20:17 ~ Chad Johnson (M, 44) Thomasville, GA
4. 22:08 ~ Matt Marston (M, 31) Moultrie, GA
5. 23:09 ~ Bill Harrison (M, 34) Moultrie, GA
6. 23:25 ~ John Hall (M, 45) Tifton, GA
7. 25:02 ~ Andrew Pritchett (M, 31) Ocean Springs, MS
8. 25:46 ~ Bryce Mathis (M, 15) Moultrie, GA
9. 25:47 ~ Tanner Anderson (M, 10) Norman Park, GA
10. 26:56 ~ Zach Mims (M, 20) Norman Park, GA

Top Ten Women, 2015 Race of the South 5K

1. 22:44 ~ Beverly Hamilton (F, 37) Thomasville, GA
2. 24:46 ~ Rebecca Toman (F, 33) Moultrie, GA
3. 25:28 ~ Whitney Diers (F, 27) Moultrie, GA
4. 25:24 ~ Traci Newton (F, 39) Saint Simmons, GA
5. 27:22 ~ Searra Johnson (F, 20) Norman Park, GA
6. 29:01 ~ Judi Burnette (F, 45) Moultrie, GA
7. 30:36 ~ Yvonne Smith (F, 38) Meigs, GA
8. 31:02 ~ Hannah Wilder (F, 28) Moultrie, GA
9. 31:18 ~ Lauren Duncan (F, 28) Tifton, GA
10. 31:18 ~ Jennifer Howel (F, 37) Tifton, GA

Known winners of Moultrie's Race of the South
Date	Race	Men	Women	Finishers
22 March 1980	10K	32:33, Gary Slayton	45:25, Becky Grubbs	200+
1981	10K
20 March 1982	10K	34:58, Rusty Jones
16 April 1983	10K	31:32, Adam Pinkston	41:37, Diane Rivering
14 April 1984	10K	31:33, Rick Miller
13 April 1985	10K	31:59, Jeff Milliman
19 April 1986	10K	33:39, Danny Daniels	38:16, Janice Hochstein
11 April 1987	10K	31:26, Greg Thompson	38:39, Janice Hochstein
16 April 1988	10K	Jessie Close
15 April 1989	10K
21 April 1990	10K	Louis Floyd
20 April 1991	10K	Louis Floyd
18 April 1992	10K	35:08, Paul Wilder
10 April 1993	10K
16 April 1994	10K
22 April 1995	10K	James Lee
1996	10K	James Lee
No race held, 1997-2002
6 September 2003	10K	39:42, Imie Mark	45:26, Cindy Barkley	73
	5K
2004	10K	40:31, Imie Mark	44:23, Amy Sharon	45
	5K
17 September 2005	10K	39:37, Ian Cooper	50:08, Tracy McClure	37
	5K			20
16 September 2006	10K	37:58, Todd Smoot	48:37, Shelby Levy	57
	5K	21:45, Travis Walker
15 September 2007	10K	37:33, Todd Smoot	47:02, Judy Alexander	39
	5K	23:51, Donald Fairbanks	26:04, Charmaine Johnson	23
20 September 2008	10K	38:28, Heath Lamb	45:21, Kristen Kinsley
	5K	19:24, Craig Dabdoub	18:29, Amy Paine
19 September 2009	10K	John Seppala	Amy Hines
	5K	Jason Ewing	22:04, Allison Peters
18 September 2010	10K	41:29, Ben Hoover	50:07, Dawn Montooth	32
	5K	20:18, Landon Rehberg	23:12, Kim Luque	57
17 September 2011	10K	40:00, Mark McLeod	50:03, Thesdee Randon
	5K	18:59, Steven Johnson	22:31, Searra Johnson
15 September 2012	10K	39:44, Matt Kuhns	46:24, Laura Lofton Weldon	58
	5K	17:22, Jorge Villalobos	22:35, Elizabeth Funderburk	121
21 September 2013	10K	40:45, Paulino Cruz	50:00, Nancy Marto	50
	5K	19:07, Steven Johnson	25:19, Tiffany Smith	78
20 September 2014	10K	43:36, Paulino Cruz	42:48, Amy Hines	38
	5K	20:28, Steven Johnson	23:36, Beverly Hamilton	56
19 September 2015	10K	39:01, Daniel Butzin	52:52, Mary Galambos	32
	5K	18:40, Steven Johnson	22:44, Beverly Hamilton	49
Prior to its revival in 2003, the Race of the South was held annually from 1980 to 1996. I'd deeply appreciate results from any of the years missing from the above table!

Links

• Complete results of the Moultrie YMCA's 2015 Race of the South
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yfYBqx8FZnodfFup3QxlaroX6P5eoeJpPD3UMbMq3IY/pubhtml
  
  
• Moultrie YMCA's photos of the 2015 Race of the South
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153360668328423.1073741909.114993683422
  
  
• 2013 story, “Cruz and Marto headline the Moultrie YMCA's 11th annual Race Of The South 10K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/09/race-of-south-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Runaway wins for Kuhns, Weldon at Race Of The South 10K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/10/race-of-south-2012.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Hoover and Montooth win the Race of the South 10K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/09/race-of-south-2010.html
  
  
• Upcoming races in Moultrie and elsewhere in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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