There's a disagreement about the Apalachee Regional Park Cross-Country Course. Some people say that ARPXC the best place to run cross-country in Florida. Others reject this claim. They say that it's the best place to run cross-country in the United States.One of the strengths of cross-country as a sport is that you can run anywhere. So you don't have to race at Apalachee Regional Park; you could race at, say, Ponce de Leon Springs State Park near Bonifay, Florida. You don't have to race during autumn, cross-country season, either. You could run in the spring, instead. Perhaps on Saturday morning, 9 March 2019.
That's exactly what nearly 50 athletes did at the second annual Trailblazer Trot 5K Cross-Country Race, an event sponsored by the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office. Reid Hatcher and Rory Claussen were the fastest athletes in the field, with Hatcher eking out the win over Claussen 19:36 to 19:37. Hatcher was the first overall male and Claussen the first overall female.
Steven Bratten took the runner-up spot in the men's standings, finishing third overall in 21:41 and taking first in the men's 15 to 25 age group. Donal Marsh was the third male finisher, placing fourth overall in 22:48. Marsh was the top finisher in the men's 36 to 45 age group.
Amy Jones was the second overall woman and first in the age group for women 15 to 25, placing fourteenth overall in 26:15. Michelle Huskey Smith was the top woman master and third female finisher, fifteenth overall in 26:31.
49 athletes endured the sand, narrow bridges, and other challenges of the Ponce de Leon Springs State Park paths to finish the 2019 Trailblazer Trot 5K Cross-Country Race.
Hats off to Joe Edgecombe for tracking down the results of the race for me. Thanks, Joe! Joe ran 26:04 in the race, placing twelfth overall and finishing just one spot out of the men's top ten.
Top Ten Men, 2019 Trailblazer Trot 5K Cross-Country Race
- 19:35.60, Reid Hatcher (M, 26-35)
- 21:40.03, Steven Bratten (M, 15-25)
- 22:47.30, Donal Marsh (M, 36-45)
- 23:06.54, Spencer Claussen (M, 00-14)
- 23:10.83, Neil Claussen (M)
- 23:51.09, Randy Jones (M, 56-99)
- 24:05.33, David Forrester (M)
- 24:30.70, Andrew Tatum (M, 46-55)
- 25:05.34, James Cantrell (M)
- 25:08.11, Richard Crites (M)
Top Ten Women, 2019 Trailblazer Trot 5K Cross-Country Race
- 19:36.67, Rory Claussen (F, 00-14)
- 26:14.29, Amy Jones (F, 15-25)
- 26:30.89, Michelle Huskey Smith (F, 46-55)
- 27:08.89, Sheila Shortland (F)
- 27:15.07, Traycie Jones (F, 26-35)
- 27:31.16, Susan Jones (F, 56-99)
- 28:16.83, Andrea Weckherlin (F)
- 29:47.80, Tia Glenn (F)
- 30:56.66, Angela Klopf (F, 36-45)
- 30:56.96, Lisa Tatum (F)
| Winners of the Trailblazer Trot 5K Cross-Country Race, 2018 - 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 10 March 2018 | 17:42, Nathan Harigel | 25:26, Amber Hundley | 61 |
| 8 March 2019 | 19:36, Reid Hatcher | 19:37, Rory Claussen | |
Links
- Complete results of the 2019 Trailblazer Trot 5K Cross-Country Race
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS2T47w1d4TTkVgJUrsxaz6JTVmsB57XI0eAwkJolslZFlMRulcAsd85s8TNAQ3J-fY6K7gddE9GhDF/pubhtml
- 2018 story, “Harigel and Hundley excelled in some spring cross-country at the Trailblazer Trot”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/03/bonifay-trailblazer-2018.html
- Ponce de Leon Springs State Park
https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Ponce-de-Leon-Springs
- Find a future race in a Florida state park on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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