Jason Teitloff and Dana Cody proved fittest at Fit To Fight

No one has won Dothan, Alabama's Fit to Fight 10K as many times as Myles Gibson. The Donalsonville, Georgia master runner was the first finisher in the race in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018. And on Saturday morning, 4 May 2019, Gibson was back in Dothan for the eleventh annual Fit to Fight 10K, ready to add another victory to his total. This time, though, Dothan's Jason Teitloff took the title, running the 6.2-mile course in a winning 37:45. Dana Cody was the first woman in the 10K, finishing more than a kilometer ahead of her nearest competitor in 44:35 and placing fourth overall.


"Jason jumped out to a pretty good lead early," reported Mark McCarra. "Then when I saw him and Myles with a mile and a half to go, Jason was 21 seconds ahead."


Teitloff had come in second to Gibson in the 2015 Fit To Fight, but this time it was Gibson finishing second to Teitloff in 37:45. Eric Barnard of Midland City, Alabama took third in 43:51. Master runner Mark McCarra was the fourth male runner and fifth overall in 47:52.


Women's champ Dana Cody had her own history at Fit To Fight, winning the women's title in 2011 and 2012 before returning to add another win in 2019. Adriana Aldalpe was the women's runner-up in the 2019 10K, placing ninth overall in 49:23. Libby Mills was third in the women's standings and eleventh overall in 50:35. Anna Haberzettl was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, thirteenth overall in 52:00.


48 athletes finished the 2019 Fit To Fight 10K.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Fit To Fight 10K

1. 37:45, Jason Teitloff (M, 37)
2. 39:07, Myles Gibson (M, 52)
3. 43:51, Eric Barnard (M, 39)
4. 47:52, Mark McCarra (M, 53)
5. 48:57, Erik Smith (M, 27)
6. 49:10, Lagan Gaster (M, 24)
7. 49:17, Kyle Shiphorst (M, 26)
8. 50:34, Robert Barker (M, 62)
9. 51:12, Mike Houston (M, 46)
10. 52:23, Kaleb Masters (M, 33)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Fit To Fight 10K

1. 44:35, Dana Cody (F, 39)
2. 49:23, Adriana Aldape (F, 38)
3. 50:35, Libby Mills (F, 34)
4. 52:00, Anna Haberzettl (F, 47)
5. 54:36, Courtney Helms (F, 37)
6. 55:55, Kristi Holland (F, 42)
7. 57:57, Samantha Braswell (F, 30)
8. 58:35, Wendy Jones (F, 50)
9. 59:22, Meg Lyons (F, 21)
10. 59:33, Karen Clenney (F, 41)

The Fit To Fight has always included a 5K race in addition to the 10K. In 2019, Taylor Johnson won the 3.1-mile event, running 20:02. Karrie Hart took top women's honors, coming in sixth overall in 22:23.


Northside Methodist cross-country alums Tanner Lotz and Blake Calhoun followed Johnson across the finish line, Lotz second in 20:29 and Calhoun third in 20:40. Dale Thomas, the champion of the 2018 Fit To Fight 5K, was the first master runner in the 2019 race, fourth overall in 20:58.


Sarah Lurie was the second woman in the 5K and tenth overall in 23:23. Ashley Dunn and Carolyn Houston were in a close race for third in the women's standings, with Dunn narrowly prevailing 24:00 to 24:02. Dunn was twelfth overall and Houston thirteenth. Houston, the Fit To Fight 5K women's champ in 2014 and 2018, was the first woman master in the 2019 race.


109 athletes finished the 2019 Fit To Fight 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Fit To Fight 5K

1. 20:02, Taylor Johnson (M, 31)
2. 20:29, Tanner Lotz (M, 18)
3. 20:40, Blake Calhoun (M, 18)
4. 20:58, Dale Thomas (M, 55)
5. 22:21, Brandon Harrell (M, 40)
6. 22:30, Scott Stewart (M, 34)
7. 22:43, Eli Butler (M, 11)
8. 23:06, Jeremy Geiger (M, 42)
9. 23:49, Matthew Jayroe (M, 18)
10. 24:39, Joey Harvey (M, 57)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Fit To Fight 5K

1. 22:23, Karrie Hart (F, 38)
2. 23:23, Sarah Lurie (F, 30)
3. 24:00, Ashley Dunn (F, 29)
4. 24:02, Carolyn Houston (F, 47)
5. 25:47, Alison Chavis (F, 41)
6. 26:42, Brooke Windham (F, 26)
7. 27:19, April Stewart (F, 47)
8. 27:32, Katie Barrentine (F, 34)
9. 27:35, Emily Odom (F, 14)
10. 27:46, Jessica Jetton (F, 32)

Fit To Fight winners, 2009 - 2019
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
23 May 2009	10K	41:17, Shannon McCook	49:02, Vicki Graf	48
	5K	20:11, Michael Kiefer	26:39, Lisa Roberson	99
8 May 2010	10K	38:35, Brad Jones	47:41, Vicki Graf	61
	5K	18:46, Theron Carter	23:19, Kacie Rogers	110
14 May 2011	10K	39:43, Sean Kent	43:26, Dana Cody	40
	5K	21:25, Mike Houston	25:03, Jill Wofsey	19
5 May 2012	10K	38:11, Austin Fox	45:06, Dana Cody	48
	5K	18:29, Drew Ackles	21:52, Melissa Unrath	91
4 May 2013	10K	37:25, Myles Gibson	44:15, Debbie Wittmer	30
	5K	21:16, Justin Whiddon	24:12, Ami Heath	61
3 May 2014	10K	38:10, Myles Gibson	50:46, CJ Parrish	41
	5K	18:12, Ben McLain	23:39, Carolyn Houston	102
2 May 2015	10K	37:00, Myles Gibson	47:16, Carolyn Houston	49
	5K	18:44, Michael Houston Jr.	22:56, Carmel Rogers	81
7 May 2016	10K
	5K
6 May 2017	10K	38:28, Myles Gibson	59:35, Amanda Pybus	28
	5K	18:41, Nevada Parker	24:17, Elizabeth Johnson	106
5 May 2018	10K	38:50, Myles Gibson	52:10, Rachel David	41
	5K	20:06, Dale Thomas	23:14, Carolyn Houston	128
4 May 2019	10K	37:45, Jason Teitloff	44:35, Dana Cody	48
	5K	20:02, Taylor Johnson	22:23, Karrie Hart	109
Many,many thanks to Larry Dykes of the Dothan Runners Club for much of the information in this table.

Links

• Complete results of the 2019 Fit To Fight
  
  • 10K: https://app.box.com/s/wwmyx723bsdrj0yhengtgqu9xk0rvg7d
    
  • 5K: https://app.box.com/s/jhlldzv0hj5ji2vk1502htgdsfhq2sow
    
  
  
• 2017 story, “No one puts up much of a fight against Gibson at Fit-To-Fight”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/05/fit-to-fight-2017.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Gibson and Houston are fit to win at Fit To Fight”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/05/fit-to-fight-2015.html
  
  
• More races in Dothan and other cities within 100 miles of Tallahassee
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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