Cody Pezent and Constance Thomas win big at Little River

Georgia's Reed Bingham State Park isn't in any town. It's far enough off the beaten path that it's on the border separating Colquitt County and Cook County. But Reed Bingham is closest to Adel, Georgia. And in the park on Saturday morning, 20 April 2019, it was an athlete from Adel, Cody Pezent, who won the Little River Run 5K. Runner-up in the 2018 edition of the annual race, Pezent ran 19:42 to take first in 2019. Nashville, Georgia master runner Constance Thomas was the first woman in the race, placing eleventh overall in 27:01.


Aidan Evans, an eight-grader and cross-country runner for Tift Middle Schools, finished second in the 5K, running 22:35. Tom Thomas of Nashville, Georgia was third in 22:56. Karl Brown of Valdosta, Georgia was the first master runner in the race, placing fourth overall in 24:20.


Adel master runner Angela Pezent placed second in the women's standings and twelfth overall in 27:21. Catherine Jones, a master runner from Thomasville, Georgia, was the third woman and thirteenth overall in 27:58.


29 athletes finished the 2019 Little River Run 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Little River Run 5K

1. 19:41.4, Cody Pezent (M, 18) Adel, GA
2. 22:34.9, Aidan Evans (M, 13) Tifton, GA
3. 22:55.3, Tom Thomas (M, 22) Nashville, GA
4. 24:19.6, Karl Brown (M, 43) Valdosta, GA
5. 24:24.5, Joseph Pezent (M, 15) Adel, GA
6. 24:47.1, Caleb Pezent (M, 12) Adel, GA
7. 24:58.4, Jim Tully (M, 72) Lamont, GA
8. 25:58.4, John Thomas (M, 18) Nashville, GA
9. 26:50.4, Jack Ring (M, 59) Adel, GA
10. 26:52.7, Hayes Perry (M, 13) Nashville, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 Little River Run 5K

1. 27:00.4, Constance Thomas (F, 50) Nashville, GA
2. 27:30.3, Angela Pezent (F, 45) Adel, GA
3. 27:58.0, Catherine Jones (F, 59) Thomasville, GA
4. 29:38.2, Reomona Thomas (F, 30) Valdosta, GA
5. 39:26.5, Sarah Williamson (F, 22) Hartsfield, GA
6. 39:46.3, Lisa Wagner (F, 50) Valdosta, GA
7. 40:27.5, Deborah McDonald (F, 61) Valdosta, GA
8. 41:49.5, Kayla Boyd (F, 31) Valdosta, GA
9. 42:26.0, Shelley Smith (F, 50) Ray City, GA
10. 42:26.7, Leigh Hendley (F, 44) Ray City, GA

Recent Road Kill Run 5K winners, 2012 - 2019
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
19 May 2012	18:34, Masked Avenger	24:24, Christy Cherry	71
18 May 2013	18:43, Chance Roe	22:28, Eryn Wilkey	65
22 February 2014	18:51, Ryan Kelly	21:25, Makenzee Page	33
25 April 2015	17:59, Ryan Kelly	25:26, Anne Price	54
23 April 2016	18:10, Dan Butzin	25:57, Traci Newton	50
22 April 2017	18:59, Dan Butzin	20:56, Annie Price	31
21 April 2018	20:25, Cavan Fulp	25:48, Melanie Lohr	40
20 April 2019	19:42, Cody Pezent	27:01, Constance Thomas	29
Prior to 2012, the Road Kill Run was a 10K and a 5K held on the trails in Reed Bingham State Park. In 2012 the Road Kill Run became a 5K held on the park's roads on USATF certified course #GA11076WC.

Links

• Complete results of the 2019 Road Kill Run 5K, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSLbd6BpaHRXQ351pFfACRk-d7_NQCVDPZv6vxg1-vj4xHiC8VzNatw29D_gEZyohNpsmbaiEIJDaNl/pubhtml
  
  
• 2018 story, “Fulp and Lohr race through two counties to win the Little River 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/04/road-kill-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Butzin and Price repeat in Reed Bingham”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/04/road-kill-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Butzin and Newton are champion Road Killers”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/04/road-kill-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Kelly and Price were too quick for the buzzards in the Road Kill 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/04/road-kill-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Kelly and Page winners in Buzzard Day 5K at Reed Bingham State Park”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/road-kill-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Roe and Wilkey make their rivals look like buzzard bait”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/05/road-kill-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Avenger and Cherry leave 'em behind for the buzzards”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/05/road-kill-2012.html
  
  
• Road Kill Run 5K course certification map (USATF #GA11076WC)
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA11076WC
  
  
• Reed Bingham State Park
  http://www.gastateparks.org/ReedBingham
  
  
• Look for an upcoming race with a more charismatic mascot on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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