Athletes of all ages run the annual Warrior Creek 5K cross-country race at Perryland Farms in Perry, Florida. For the first two years of the event, though, the overall champion was a master runner. And the third Warrior Creek 5K, on 8 April 2017? That was yet another victory for the 40-and-over crowd, as Perry master runner Michael Rhodes won the race in 22:28, a new event record. Karen James--a Mayo, Florida master runner--took the women's title, placing eighth overall in 30:10.Master runner William Carter grabbed the runner-up spot in the cross-country race, running 22:47. Thirteen-year-old Carter Perry of Mayo was third overall in 28:14. Perry had finished eighth in the inaugural Warrior Creek 5K in 2015.
Just behind women's champ Karen James, Mary Carter edged Sheila Perry 30:16 to 30:17 for the second spot in the women's standings. Carter and Perry placed tenth and eleventh overall.
45 athletes finished third annual Warrior Creek 5K.
Top Ten Men, 2017 Warrior Creek 5K
- 22:28, Michael Rhodes (M, 48)
- 22:47, William Carter (M, 52)
- 28:14, Carter Perry (M, 13)
- 28:19, Timothy Hamm (M, 60)
- 28:42, Todd Holmes (M, 38)
- 29:03, Ben Moody (M, 32)
- 30:03, Colin Perry (M, 13)
- 30:11, Conner LaValle (M, 10)
- 31:13, Carlos Ferrer (M, 47)
- 32:36, Ryan Perry (M, 45)
Top Ten Women, 2017 Warrior Creek 5K
- 30:10, Karen James (F, 41)
- 30:16, Mary Carter (F, 44)
- 30:17, Sheila Perry (F, 51)
- 32:20, Hannah Shiver (F, 11)
- 32:38, Charlie Johns (F, 44)
- 32:54, Cheryl Moore (F, 49)
- 33:25, Joy Geiger (F, 34)
- 33:51, Abby Godwin (F, 25)
- 37:28, Alice Geiger (F, 39)
- 37:55, Martha Ferrer (F, 36)
| Warrior Creek 5K winners, 2015 - 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 9 May 2015 | 22:54, James Taylor | 24:54, Meagan Giddens | 59 |
| 9 April 2016 | 26:25, Shawn Stephens | 30:29, Mary Carter | 37 |
| 8 April 2017 | 22:28, Michael Rhodes | 30:10, Karen James | 45 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2017 Warrior Creek 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gnqws01IR-eYk0ecrVxt8usmrw7RGKnQaXcjqcM0N5M/pubhtml
- 2016 story, “Stephens and Carter conquer Warrior Creek”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/04/warrior-creek-2016.html
- 2015 story, “Taylor and Giddens victorious at the first battle of Warrior Creek”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/05/warrior-creek-2015.html
- Photos of the 2017 Warrior Creek 5K
https://www.facebook.com/pg/warriorcreek5k/photos/?tab=album&album_id=708539559328279
- USATF course certification map FL15053EBM for the 2015 Warrior Creek 5K
http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL15053EBM
- Find upcoming cross country, road, and track races on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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