On Saturday morning, 24 October 2015, in Perry, Florida, Lydia Veal-McRae of Jacksonville, Florida's PRSRC Racing Team won The Great Race 5K in a stunning 17:49. The team's coach, master runner Paul McRae, was second overall and the first male finisher, running 18:26. 105 athletes finished the third annual edition of the 3.1-mile race.Thirteen-year-old Ethan Carter edged Orry Agner for the second spot in the men's standings, 21:32 to 21:33. Carter and Agner placed third and fourth overall respectively. In another close finish, master runner William Carter (5th, 21:50) made it across the finish line just ahead of Taylor County High freshmen Mason Mims (6th, 21:52) and Max Kallschmidt (7th, 21:52).
Taylor County High frosh cross country runner Haley Armstrong took the second women's spot, finishing tenth overall in 23:10. Nancy Lewis was the top woman master and third female finisher, 16th overall in 24:11. The 2014 women's champion of The Great Race 5K, Wakulla High senior Connie Lewis finished 17th overall, close enough behind Nancy Lewis to have the same 24:11 time.
The Great Race 5K is part of Perry's annual Florida Forest Festival. The original Great Race started off in the early 1970s as a half marathon, then became an annual 10K. Over the years the event faded, became a 5K, then disappeared completely. The race was revived about 1999, only to disappear again several years later. Big Bend Track Club (as Run For Your Life) revived the Great Race 5K again in 2013; the 2015 race is the third year of the current series.
Top Ten Women, Perry's 2015 Great Race 5K
- 17:49 ~ Lydia Veal-McRae (F, 34)
- 23:10 ~ Haley Armstrong (F, 14)
- 24:11 ~ Nancy Lewis (F, 50)
- 24:11 ~ Connie Lewis (F, 17)
- 24:40 ~ April Ales (F, 43)
- 25:47 ~ Beth Freeman (F, 35)
- 25:53 ~ Heather McGuire (F, 34)
- 26:11 ~ Donna Poole (F, 55)
- 26:32 ~ Amy Schultz (F, 39)
- 26:35 ~ Laura Gray (F, 36)
Top Ten Men, Perry's 2015 Great Race 5K
- 18:26 ~ Paul McRae (M, 42)
- 21:32 ~ Ethan Carter (M, 13)
- 21:33 ~ Orry Agner (M, 29)
- 21:50 ~ William Carter (M, 51)
- 21:52 ~ Mason Mims (M, 14)
- 21:52 ~ Max Kallschmidt (M, 14)
- 22:03 ~ Evan Grambling (M, 19)
- 22:03 ~ William Wright (M, 27)
- 23:10 ~ James Burkett (M, 40)
- 23:12 ~ Garrett Pritchett (M, 24)
| Winners of The Great Race, 2013 - 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 26 October 2013 | 26:02, Shanin Frost | ||
| 25 October 2014 | 18:10, Gatlin Nennstiel | 21:34, Connie Lewis | 137 |
| 24 October 2015 | 18:26, Paul McRae | 17:49, Lydia Veal-McRae | 105 |
Links
- 2015 results of The Great Race 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z10U9k3Xy_JPD2c_xqbvvpKYXa5lEbeQPZowdUWu3Hk/pubhtml
- Upcoming races great and good on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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