Alec Munger rides again at Valdosta's Run For Missions Four Mile

Ryan Kelly had won Valdosta, Georgia's Run For Missions three times, taking first place in the annual four-mile road race in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Alec Munger had one Run For Missions title after winning in 2018. Munger is catching up, though. On Saturday morning, 26 January 2019, at the eighth annual Run For Missions, Munger outran Kelly 23:34 to 23:43 to pick up his second title in the four-mile race. Valdosta master runner Sandra Griffin was the first woman in the race, placing ninth overall in 29:03.

Alec Munger

Alec Munger is a sophomore on the cross-country team at Lowndes High, while Kelly is a cross-country coach at Lowndes' rival, Valdosta High. Kelly's runner-up finish made him the top master runner in the race. Parker Reid Jackson, a frosh on Kelly's team at Valdosta High, placed third in 24:52. Valdosta master runner Rick Mazurkiewicz, a Lowndes High cross-country coach, was fourth in 26:32.


From just over the state line in Pinetta, Florida, Tracey Cole took the runner-up spot in the women's standings, placing fifteenth overall in 31:14. Martha Mazurkiewicz of Valdosta was the top woman master in the race, finishing third in the women's division and 21st overall in 32:22.


91 athletes finished the 2019 Run For Missions Four-Mile. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Run 4 Missions

1. 23:33.1, Alec Munger (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
2. 23:43.0, Ryan Kelly (M, 40) Lake Park, GA
3. 24:51.4, Parker Reid Jackson (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
4. 26:31.7, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
5. 27:19.4, Carl Hook (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
6. 27:46.9, John Hall (M, 48) Tifton, GA
7. 27:52.5, Michael Kelly (M, 17) Dasher, GA
8. 28:21.2, Andrew Marzen (M, 48) Tifton, GA
9. 29:38.4, Mark McCarra (M, 53) Alford, FL
10. 30:22.6, Landon Jackson (M, 16) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 Run 4 Missions

1. 29:02.2, Sandra Griffin (F, 51) Valdosta, GA
2. 31:13.1, Tracey Cole (F, 39) Pinetta, FL
3. 32:21.7, Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 51) Valdosta, GA
4. 33:00.4, Kim Munger (F, 47) Valdosta, GA
5. 33:29.0, Hilary Willis (F, 27) Valdosta, GA
6. 34:12.8, Chelsea Holcombe (F, 29) Valdosta, GA
7. 34:50.2, Jacinta Howell (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
8. 35:13.8, Megan Morris (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
9. 35:33.0, Kaibeh Alcon (F, 25) Valdosta, GA
10. 36:03.4, Karina Amandson (F, 49) Valdosta, GA

Valdosta BCM Run 4 Missions Four-Mile Road Race champions, 2012 - 2019
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
21 January 2012	22:50, Parker Childree	28:10, Alice Smoot	140
19 January 2013	23:48, Ryan Kelly	31:08, Audrey Williams	100
18 January 2014	23:32, Ryan Kelly	28:49, Mackenzie Morse	86
24 January 2015	23:19, Ryan Kelly	26:48, Makenzee Page	116
23 January 2016	25:43, Rick Mazurkiewicz	28:44, Debbie Green	109
21 January 2017	26:46, John Lewis	29:32, Melanie Ellis	128
20 January 2018	24:35, Alec Munger	28:46, Alice Smoot	93
26 January 2019	23:34, Alec Munger	29:03, Sandra Griffin	91

Links

• Complete results of the 2018 Run 4 Missions four-mile road race
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQIjq_s4MDwoQX4GSSuIL1OXdBZtRObSN_D0YslRm3268Fth-KcOb-NljHf5x6O0AIh78U40GDy_YdZ/pubhtml
  
  
• 2018 story, “Alec Munger and Alice Smoot were at the fore in the Run For Missions Four”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/01/missions-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Four fast for Lewis and Ellis at Miles For Missions”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/01/missions-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Four-mile wins in Valdosta for master runners Mazurkiewicz and Green”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/01/missions-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “A third win for Kelly and record run for Page at Run 4 Missions”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/01/missions-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Kelly and Morse take four”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/01/missions-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Mission accomplished for Ryan Kelly and Audrey Williams”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/01/missions-2013.html
  
  
• USATF course-certification map GA18031WC for the 2019 Run For Missions
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA18031WC
  
  
• Find your next Valdosta road race on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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