In Dasher, Colin Prinsloo and Carsen Pastirik lead the Hospice Half Marathon

In 2014 Colin Prinsloo from Valdosta, Georgia a few miles south to Dasher, where he ran the fourth annual Hospice Half-Marathon. Prinsloo placed seventh, running 1:41:36. It was a respectable showing, but Prinsloo might have been discouraged because he didn't return to the race till 2018. On that outing he lowered his time to 1:30:15, finishing third. Prinsloo was back in Dasher again on Saturday morning, 9 February 2019. This time he took first in the eighth annual Hospice Half, improving his mark to 1:26:37. Carsen Pastirik won the women's title, placing seventh overall in 1:36:27--more than five minutes faster than she had run last October at another South Georgia half marathon, the Boston Mini Marathon.


Matthew Gibbs of Cochran, Georgia was the fastest master runner in the 2019 Hospice Half-Marathon, finishing runner-up to Prinsloo in 1:29:00. Lyons, Georgia athlete Derek Park was third in 1:31:43, and Valdosta master runner Rick Mazurkiewicz was fourth in 1:34:52.


Brianna Prinsloo of Hahira, Georgia was runner-up on the women's side, placing tenth overall in 1:39:56. Valdosta's Emily Singletary placed third in the women's standings and eleventh overall in 1:43:20. Sixty-year-old Terri Prange of Good Thunder, Minnesota was the first woman master and tenth female finisher, 25th overall in 2:00:32.


72 athletes finished the 2019 Hospice Half Marathon. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:26:36.5, Colin Prinsloo (M, 32) Hahira, GA
2. 1:29:00.0, Matthew Gibbs (M, 43) Cochran, GA
3. 1:31:42.2, Derek Park (M, 36) Lyons, GA
4. 1:34:51.5, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
5. 1:35:16.8, Dan Hobby (M, 35) Tifton, GA
6. 1:35:21.8, Chris Zorn (M, 39) Vidalia, GA
7. 1:36:34.1, Deon Prinsloo (M, 54) Peachtree City, GA
8. 1:39:35.9, Jonathan Miller (M, 31) Valdosta, GA
9. 1:46:39.0, Rich Kingery (M, 37) Valdosta, GA
10. 1:48:40.6, Joseph Astello (M, 29) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:36:26.6, Carsen Pastirik (F, 23) Decatur, GA
2. 1:39:55.1, Brianna Prinsloo (F, 31) Hahira, GA
3. 1:43:19.7, Emily Singletary (F, 23) Valdosta, GA
4. 1:50:52.8, Tracey Cole (F, 39) Pinetta, FL
5. 1:52:28.4, Jonna Wittwer (F, 21) Thomasville, GA
6. 1:53:58.9, Belinda Bell (F, 22) Valdosta, GA
7. 1:56:47.2, Dawn Floyd (F, 37) Tifton, GA
8. 1:56:52.9, Lacey Marchant (F, 32) Tifton, GA
9. 1:57:47.5, Greta Mikell (F, 21) Lakeland, GA
10. 2:00:31.8, Terri Prange (F, 60) Good Thunder, MN

Hospice Half Marathon champions, 2011 - 2019
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
19 February 2011	1:25:36, Masked Avenger	1:43:03, Brandi Faircloth	72
17 February 2012	1:23:09, Stan Darsh	1:37:58, Amy Sharon	76
16 February 2013	1:20:45, Ryan Kelly	1:32:23, Beth Sweeny	107
15 February 2014	1:21:44, Ryan Kelly	1:30:28, Beth Sweeny	84
27 February 2016	1:17:14, Roger Schmidt	1:32:31, Anna Busby	56
25 February 2017	1:35:07, Ariel Godwin	1:50:45, Brandy Van Jura	56
17 February 2018	1:25:21, Kevin Sweeny	1:42:28, Jenny Early	45
9 February 2019	1:26:37, Colin Prinsloo	1:36:27, Carsen Pastirik	72
The race was not held in 2015.

Links

• Complete results of the 2019 Hospice Half Marathon, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTg91fMzehTmnKhxQcpdiSqu-sjVUu9Vc2AghEk967ilMjWu95snAVtNgaiemxENn9aruzMjuU41CsX/pubhtml
  
  
• 2018 story, “Kevin Sweeny and Jenny Early leave Dasher with Hospice Half titles”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/02/hospice-half-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Godwin and Van Jura go the distance in the Hospice Half”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/hospice-half-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Schmidt and Busby take the Hospice Half titles home to Tallahassee”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/hospice-half-2016.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Ryan and Sweeny repeat at Dasher half marathon”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/hospice-half-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly and Sweeny set records in third annual Hospice Half”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/hospice-half-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Avenger, Faircloth dash through Dasher to Hospice Half victories”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/02/hospice-half-2011.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map GA18003WC for the 2018 Hospice Half Marathon
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA18003WC
  
  
• If there's another new half marathon, you'll find it on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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