Ryan Kelly and Kelly Lunceford take first in the tenth Barnes 5K

When Charles W. Barnes opened his drug store in 1909, I don't know if his vision for the business included the dream that it would one day host an annual road race. If it did, his successors realized that dream in 2009 when they staged the first Barnes Healthcare 5K in Valdosta. Nine years later, on Saturday morning, 14 July 2018, Barnes Healthcare was hosting the race for the tenth time. Ryan Kelly picked up his third Barnes 5K title that morning, running a winning 18:21. Kelly Lunceford, the women's champ ten days earlier at the Valdosta Independence Day 5K, won the Barnes 5K women's title in 21:30, placing fifth overall.


Ryan Kelly, the Valdosta High cross-country coach, had been first in the Barnes 5K twice before. Coach Kelly had won the 2013 race by only eight seconds and the 2016 race by less than four seconds. The 2018 event was similarly close, with Kelly finishing not quite 30 meters ahead of runner-up Nick Rosatti, 18:21 to 18:28. Myles Gibson of Donalsonville, Georgia was the top master runner in the race, third overall in 19:07.


Behind Kelly Lunceford, Brenna Clark was second in the women's standings. Clark, a rising sophomore on the Valwood High cross-country team, placed eighth overall in 23:29. Another Valwood High cross-country runner, rising sophomore Jolie Green, took third in the women's standings and fourteenth overall in 25:33. Debbie Green of Valdosta was the first woman master and fifth female finisher, nineteenth overall in 26:59.


115 athletes finished the 2018 Barnes Healthcare 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2018 Barnes 100 Years 5K

1. 18:20.8, Ryan Kelly (M, 39) Lake Park, GA
2. 18:27.1, Nick Rosatti (M, 21) Valdosta, GA
3. 19:06.4, Myles Gibson (M, 52) Donalsonville, GA
4. 20:15.2, Kevius Shaw (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
5. 23:22.7, Deon Prinsloo (M, 54) Loudon County, VA
6. 23:23.5, Colin Prinsloo (M, 32) Hahira, GA
7. 24:07.7, Gareth Pyle (M, 39) Thomasville, GA
8. 24:30.8, Clayton Hattunen (M, 35) Roswell, GA
9. 24:54.3, Joseph Astello (M, 28) Valdosta, GA
10. 25:12.8, Alan Johnson (M, 58) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2018 Barnes 100 Years 5K

1. 21:30.0, Kelly Lunceford (F, 28) Valdosta, GA
2. 23:28.2, Brenna Clark (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
3. 25:33.0, Jolie Green (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
4. 26:11.9, Sarah Lashley (F, 32) Hahira, GA
5. 26:58.6, Debbie Green (F, 52) Valdosta, GA
6. 27:15.6, Traci Ferris (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
7. 27:28.2, Jordan Green (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
8. 28:02.8, Karina Amundson (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
9. 28:25.3, Cassie O'Neal (F, 29) Valdosta, GA
10. 28:42.4, Lauren Hattunen (F, 32) Roswell, GA

Barnes 100 Years 5K Champions, 2009 - 2018
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
18 July 2009	19:05, Masked Avenger	20:18, Angelina Horne	96
17 July 2010	16:45, Daniel Broadhead	20:31, Angelina Horne	119
16 July 2011	18:02, Masked Avenger	20:54, Alice Smoot	67
14 July 2012	18:29, Nathan Norton	23:23, Lauren Tosky	80
13 July 2013	18:13, Ryan Kelly	20:12, Mary Alice Smoot	72
19 July 2014	18:04, Andrew Elam	20:12, Mackenzie Morse	74
18 July 2015	18:12, Dan Butzin	21:54, Alice Smoot	88
16 July 2016	18:29, Ryan Kelly	23:04, Debbie Green	96
15 July 2017	19:44, Courtland Buntin	21:44, Vanessa Spry	65
14 July 2018	18:21, Ryan Kelly	21:30, Kelly Lunceford	115

Links

• Complete results of the 2018 Barnes 100 Years 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTJyTastyYG3eokvEvlphjTc5k6ucydFVnohT7H_hVIPvqBQ40AQcO0vBvpHwmiLHY5JCNV4RL0DNPw/pubhtml
  
  
• 2017 story, “The battle at Barnes goes to Buntin and Spry”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/07/barnes-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Kelly and Green lead the march through Barnes Healthcare's second century”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/07/barnes-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Butzin and Smoot headline another year of Barnes 5K history”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/07/barnes-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Elam and Morse warm-up for cross country with Barnes 5K wins”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/07/barnes-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly leads the way and Smoot sets record at the fifth Barnes 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/07/barnes-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Norton and Toskey beat 'em all at Barnes”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/07/barnes-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “No settling for second for Avenger and Smoot at 2011 Barnes 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/07/barnes-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Broadhead breaks record and Horne builds streak at Barnes 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/07/barnes-5k-2010.html
  
  
• Find another centennial race in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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