If you were hoping that 2017 would be different from 2016 then you might be disheartened at the running news out of Albany, Georgia. On 1 January 2017, just like on 1 January 2016, Arnoldo DeJesus won Albany's Resolution Run 5K. This time around, DeJesus won the race in 20:38. Hope for change came in the women's competition, where master runner Sara Ostrander won for the first time in 22:35, placing fourth overall. 23 athletes braved wet streets to finish the Sunday morning race.400 meters behind DeJesus a battle brewed for second place. David Evans, Edward Ostrander, and Sara Ostrander were all clocked in 22:34.6. Evans got the nod for second, while Edward Ostrander, a seventh-grader on the Lee County Middle School cross-country team, was third.
Fourth went to the top woman, Sara Ostrander. Alisa Siminova was second in the women's standings and fifth overall in 22:50. The 2016 Resolution Run women's champ, Karen McNally, was the third female finisher and ninth overall in 26:26.
Top Ten Men, Albany, Georgia's 2017 Resolution Run 5K
- 20:37.6, Arnoldo DeJesus (M, 30)
- 22:34.6, David Evans (M, 23)
- 22:34.6, Edward Ostrander (M, 13)
- 23:13.9, Nick Shipley (M, 34)
- 23:32.1, Oscar Viquez (M, 47)
- 23:36.8, Budd Bramlett (M, 43)
- 26:27.2, William Hancock (M, 54)
- 27:17.9, Brian McCray (M, 14)
- 27:24.5, Darryn Ostrander (M, 48)
- 27:50.7, Warren Morris (M, 11)
Top Ten Women, Albany, Georgia's 2017 Resolution Run 5K
- 22:34.6, Sara Ostrander (F, 43)
- 22:49.2, Alisa Siminova (F, 19)
- 26:25.8, Karen McNally (F, 52)
- 28:00.6, Christina Rice (F, 38)
- 28:49.2, Amy Sliwinski (F, 25)
- 29:24.7, Kricia Morris (F, 32)
- 30:30.1, Karen Stewart (F, 51)
- 33:13.9, Abigail Rice (F, 10)
- 47:22.4, Erica Henderson (F, 26)
- 20:37.6, Arnoldo DeJesus (M, 30)
| Albany, Georgia, Resolution Run 5K winners, 2016 - 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 1 January 2016 | 19:03, Arnoldo DeJesus | 24:26, Karen McNally | 61 |
| 1 January 2017 | 20:38, Arnoldo DeJesus | 22:35, Sara Ostrander | 23 |
Links
- Complete results of Albany, Georgia's 2017 Resolution Run 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BYJaf4r0-sbP1NQQ2ppZjkT7nzS_zsxUTkXtcemPOqQ/pubhtml
- 2016 story, “De Jesus and McNally open 2016 with Resolution Run wins in Albany”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/01/albany-resolution-2016.html
- An Albany, Georgia race from an old year
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/07/herald-local-marathon.html
- Resolve to run one of these events on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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