In 2013, 2014, and 2016 Dothan, Alabama's Gut Run offered a 10K race. At the 18 March 2017 edition of the Gut Run, though, the longest event on the program was five kilometers. Of the athletes who chose to compete in the 5K that Saturday morning, Tanner Norman was the fastest. Norman, a junior on the cross-country team of Early County High in Blakely, Georgia, won the race by more than half a kilometer, running 19:24. Jo Johnson was first in the women's competition, placing eighth overall in 26:31. 41 athletes finished the race.Dale Thomas, the Gut Run 5K champion in 2013 and 2014, was the top master, placing second overall behind Norman in 21:40. Trevor Shaw, a frosh on the Dothan High cross-country squad, was third overall in 21:49.
Bheind Jo Johnson, Jana Sledge edged Susan Broyles for the second spot in the women's standings, 26:43 to 26:45. Sledge and Broyles placed ninth and tenth overall. Broyles was also the first woman master in the Gut Run.
Hosted by Digestive Health Specialists annually since 2012, the Gut Run's mission is to raise awareness and funds in the fight against colorectal cancer for the people in the Wiregrass region. Proceeds of the event benefit the American Cancer Society.
Top Ten Men, 2017 Gut Run 5K
- 19:24, Tanner Norman
- 21:40, Dale Thomas
- 21:49, Trevor Shaw
- 21:54, Al Goodeward
- 24:22, John Paul Boswell
- 24:30, David Forrester
- 25:08, Kevin Broyles
- 27:09, Ricky Chilton
- 27:55, Donald Bowling
- 28:35, Darrel Baxter
Top Ten Women, 2017 Gut Run 5K
- 26:31, Jo Johnson
- 26:43, Jana Sledge
- 26:45, Susan Broyles
- 31:18, Rachel Matthews
- 31:47, Beth Tew
- 31:47, Alaina Danner
- 32:53, Carole Thompson
- 35:00, Lindsey Buckhalter
- 35:31, Julia Moss
- 38:03, Shirley Leach
| Dothan, Alabama Gut Run winners, 2012 - 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Distance | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 17 March 2012 | 5K | 18:14, Sean Kent | 23:32, Alison Burns | + |
| 16 March 2013 | 10K | 40:46, Myles Gibson | 45:22, Abby Rogers | 24 |
| 5K | 21:26, Dale Thomas | 25:09, Liana Shapiro | 94 | |
| 15 March 2014 | 10K | 41:35, Tom Rainer | 44:28, Margaret Hawker | 51 |
| 5K | 19:53, Dale Thomas | 23:33, Liana Shapiro | 110 | |
| 12 March 2016 | 10K | 45:33, Michael Bailey | 47:09, Olga Elliott | 21 |
| 5K | 22:39, Travis Rutland | 23:18, Monica Gondim | 71 | |
| 18 March 2017 | 5K | 19:24, Tanner Norman | 26:31, Jo Johnson | 41 |
| There was no Gut Run in 2015. | ||||
Links
- Complete results of the 2017 Gut Run
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JTsZTAUWJssW6ncFJ61BW-fFMFJMGtLfwbQ_CLuS3I4/pubhtml
- 2013 story, “Intestinal fortitude on display at the Gut Run”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/03/gut-2013.html
- Find upcoming races named for internal organs on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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