Stroh and Smoot are the first winners of Moultrie's Pumpkin Patch 5K

Pumpkins used to show up on only a couple of days each year--on porches as jack o'lanterns during Hallowe'en, and on dinner tables as pies during Thanksgiving. Lately, though, pumpkins are are also appearing in beer and in latte, and not just during two holidays. The pumpkin is becoming the official squash of autumn, which could be why so many races during that season are now pumpkin-themed--for example, Colquitt Christian Academy's inaugural Pumpkin Patch 5K in Moultrie, Georgia on Saturday morning, 15 October 2016.


Thomasville, Georgia master runner Chris Stroh won the 2016 Pumpkin Patch 5K, running the 3.1 miles through the streets of Moultrie in 20:53. Moultrie athlete Lee McGill took second in 21:07, and Mark Niday of Moultrie was third in 21:11.


Valdosta, Georgia master runner Alice Smoot took the women's title in the first-year race, placing fifth overall in 22:15. Moultrie's Rebecca Toman was the second female finisher and eleventh overall in 24:44. Whitney Pilgrim of Moultrie took third in the women's standings, coming in thirteenth overall in 25:23.


104 athletes finished the 2016 Pumpkin Patch 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia provided timing and finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Pumpkin Patch 5K

1. 20:52.7 ~ Chris Stroh (M, 46) Thomasville, GA
2. 21:07.0 ~ Lee McGill (M, 38) Moultrie, GA
3. 21:10.8 ~ Mark Niday (M, 32) Moultrie, GA
4. 21:25.8 ~ Marston Matt (M, 33) Moultrie, GA
5. 22:37.5 ~ Jared Toman (M, 39) Moultrie, GA
6. 23:05.5 ~ Baker Justin (M, 37) Moultrie, GA
7. 23:16.2 ~ Matt Cannon (M, 26) Moultrie, GA
8. 23:46.7 ~ Enrique Soto (M, 52) Moultrie, GA
9. 23:53.7 ~ Sam Marion (M, 31) Moultrie, GA
10. 25:17.6 ~ Bryce Mathis (M, 16) Moultrie, GA

Top Ten Women, 2016 Pumpkin Patch 5K

1. 22:14.9 ~ Alice Smoot (F, 59) Valdosta, GA
2. 24:43.3 ~ Rebecca Toman (F, 34) Moultrie, GA
3. 25:22.7 ~ Whitney Pilgrim (F, 28) Moultrie, GA
4. 25:29.8 ~ Judith Burnette (F, 46) Moultrie, GA
5. 26:27.0 ~ Montezuma Yasmin (F, 18) Moultrie, GA
6. 26:33.7 ~ Melissa Cardwell (F, 34) Moultrie, GA
7. 27:40.5 ~ Bishop Meg (F, 41) Moultrie, GA
8. 27:56.7 ~ Mary Sue Thompson (F, 32) Moultrie, GA
9. 28:17.7 ~ Deborah Fountain (F, 34) Moultrie, GA
10. 28:24.3 ~ Kasey Griner (F, 30) Moultrie, GA

Links

• Complete results of the 2016 Pumpkin Patch 5K, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M0mig4Jizqs7NfXTvecjYMMUjksWX7XYbHYos0pfuK0/pubhtml
  
  
• Upcoming races celebrating gourds, vegetables, and fruits on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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