On Saturday morning, 27 October 2018, the Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend held its annual Race For Readiness 5K for the fifth time. It was the second time that the race was run in Tallahassee, Florida's Tom Brown Park. And it was the first time that Nick Yaeger won the race. A Florida State University graduate student and former standout on the Simpson College cross-country team, Yaeger covered the 3.1-mile course in 18:21, finishing nearly 400 meters ahead of the next runner. Joi Savery was the first woman in the race, placing eighth overall in 24:35.Kurt Dietrich, who had come in sixth in the 2017 Race For Readiness 5K, took second in 2018, running 19:47. Daniel Petronio was third in 22:51. Ramsay Sims was the fastest master runner in the race, placing fourth overall in 23:21.
Brook Gerbrandt was the women's runner-up and eleventh overall in 25:32. Sol Pomeroy was the first woman master and third female finisher, sixteenth overall in 27:44.
119 athletes finished the 2018 Race For Readiness 5K. All proceeds of the race were devoted to disaster relief for the victims of Hurricane Michael in Florida's Big Bend region. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the races.
Top Ten Men, 2018 Race For Readiness 5K
- 18:21, Nick Yaeger (M, 24)
- 19:47, Kurt Dietrich (M, 27)
- 22:51, Daniel Petronio (M, 31)
- 23:21, Ramsay Sims (M, 49)
- 23:34, Andrew Bascom (M, 30)
- 23:43, Ben Graybar (M, 50)
- 24:28, Lester Hutt (M, 44)
- 24:55, Jake Shanahan (M, 35)
- 25:27, Tommy Kristian (M, 39)
- 25:40, Ben Ralys (M)
Top Ten Women, 2018 Race For Readiness 5K
- 24:35, Joi Savery (F, 37)
- 25:32, Brook Gerbrandt (F, 39)
- 27:44, Sol Pomeroy (F, 42)
- 29:39, Irina Pyshnova (F, 54)
- 29:51, Berinice Mercer Lewis (F, 58)
- 29:57, Camille Larson (F, 35)
- 30:36, Ali Wagnon (F, 40)
- 30:38, Whitney Nunn (F, 29)
- 31:00, Emily Sikes (F, 37)
- 31:05, Chisara Amanze (F, 14)
| Race For Readiness 5K winners, 2014 - 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 18 October 2014 | 18:12, Paul Guyas | 20:25, Dionis Gauvin | 177 |
| 31 October 2015 | 16:30, Joseph Garcia | 22:17, Layla Thompson | 199 |
| 1 October 2016 | 18:14, Mickey Moore | 23:43, Layla Thompson | 206 |
| 21 October 2017 | 18:57, Tristan Cravello | 21:52, Alyssa Terry | 171 |
| 27 October 2018 | 18:21, Nick Yaeger | 24:35, Joi Savery | 119 |
| The Race For Readiness 5K was run near Northwood Mall in 2014 and 2015. The race was run in Southwood in 2016. The race was run in Tom Brown Park in 2017 and 2018. | |||
Links
- Complete results of the 2018 Race For Readiness 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRuL9kjvWw4JBAKu8HklWOJnd4TAGIk3VYAPyPiMUe9x4eOtmUQ_rEdA76TkoGZ0D7tRLqLXqylG3PR/pubhtml
- 2017 story, “Cravello and Terry take the Race For Readiness 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/10/readiness-2017.html
- 2016 story, “Moore and Thompson were ready for anything at the Race For Readiness”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/10/readiness-2016.html
- 2015 story, “Garcia and Thompson were ready to race at the Race For Readiness”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/11/readiness-2015.html
- Ready to race? Find your next run on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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