In 2018, Valwood School's fourth annual cross-country race was called the Homestretch 5K. When the Hahira, Georgia school hosted the fifth annual race on 11 May 2019, the name had changed to the Valiant 5K. The actual competition that Saturday morning came down to a homestretch struggle between Isaac Chambers and Timmy Evans, but Chambers proved the more valiant of the two--or at least the faster. The Hahira Middle School eighth-grader outkicked Evans for the win, 20:01 to 20:02. The women's competition wasn't nearly as close, with Pinetta, Florida master runner Tracey Cole winning by more than 250 meters, placing fifth overall in 24:15.Matthew Herndon, a frosh-year distance runner on the Valwood track team, took third in 21:26. Jim O'Connor of Hahira was the first master runner in the race, placing fourth overall in 24:00.
Jordan Green, a sophomore on the Valwood cross-country team, took second in the women's standings and tenth overall in 25:34. Two more of Valwood's sophomore harriers, Brenna Clark and Jolie Green, were the third and fourth female finishers, placing twelfth and thirteenth overall. Clark ran 25:46 with Green close behind in 25:51.
95 athletes finished the 2019 Valiant 5K and another 46 completed a one-mile fun run. A Course/Line, LLC of Valdosta, Georgia timed the races and provided finish line services.
Top Ten Men, 2019 Valiant 5K
- 20:00.8, Isaac Chambers (M, 13) Hahira, GA
- 20:01.1, Timmy Evans (M, 26) Valdosta, GA
- 21:26.0, Matthew Herndon (M, 15) Lake Park, GA
- 24:00.0, Jim O'Connor (M, 55) Hahira, GA
- 24:58.0, Karl Brown (M, 43) Valdosta, GA
- 24:59.2, Ethan Burnett (M, 11) Valdosta, GA
- 25:01.1, David Burnett (M, 43) Valdosta, GA
- 25:31.3, Yuta Bordes (M, 15) Hahira, GA
- 25:37.4, James Godbee (M, 12) Valdosta, GA
- 25:59.0, Eric Castor (M, 45) Valdosta, GA
Top Ten Women, 2019 Valiant 5K
- 24:14.2, Tracey Cole (F, 40) Pinetta, FL
- 25:33.9, Jordan Green (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
- 25:45.5, Brenna Clark (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
- 25:50.6, Jolie Green (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
- 26:18.0, Emma Burnett (F, 12) Valdosta, GA
- 26:47.3, Jen Henderson (F, 27) Valdosta, GA
- 27:29.5, Jamie Brown (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
- 28:54.5, Meshea Hardeman (F, 29) Hahira, GA
- 29:47.7, Melanie Coile (F, 37) Valdosta, GA
- 29:49.1, Ella Burnett (F, 12) Valdosta, GA
| Valiant 5K winners, 2015 - 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 2 May 2015 | 19:33, James Marino | 24:17, Madeline Castor | 36 |
| 7 May 2016 | 18:49, Ryan Kelly | 22:44, Amy Sharon | 51 |
| 6 May 2017 | 18:23, Cameron Watson | 22:07, Anne Price | 43 |
| 12 May 2018 | 21:11, David Burnett | 24:34, Kelly Lunceford | 61 |
| 11 May 2019 | 20:01, Isaac Chambers | 24:15, Tracey Cole | 95 |
| From 2015 to 2018 the race was known as the Julep Jog 5K. In 2018 the race was called the Homestretch 5K. In 2019 the name of the race changed to the Valiant 5K. | |||
Links
- Complete results of the 2019 Hahira, Georgia, Julep Jog 5K via A Course/Line, LLC
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSfAUygmqEHtR4Zy2XnUhAhI1HEPECBKEoR3AxaiBV-x4fvz9HvMMjpgBR0-lwPxd2CWZnFQgScpcLT/pubhtml
- 2017 story, “Watson and Price gallop to victory at the Julep Jog”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/05/julep-2017.html
- 2016 story, “Kelly and Sharon beat the odds at the Julep Jog”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/05/julep-2016.html
- 2015 story, “Marino and Castor make a trip to the Winner's Circle at the Julep Jog”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/05/julep-2015.html
- Upcoming races in Hahira and other South Georgia towns on the Trouble Afoot! race calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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