Tuesday, August 13, 2019

No one will forget Elizabeth Funderburk at the Run To Remember

Sha MissionsOn Saturday morning, 10 August 2019, five miles into the Run To Remember 10K, Myles Gibson was leading the race. It wasn't the first time. Gibson was the course record holder of the Moultrie, Georgia event. He was also the defending champion, having won the 10K in 2018 as well as 2015 and 2016. But the Donalsonville, Georgia master runner wasn't going to collect his fourth Run To Remember title that day.


"Elizabeth Funderburk passed me in the last mile," reported Gibson. "And beat me by about 10 seconds."


After blowing by Gibson, Funderburk went on to finish the race in a winning 39:05, finishing first overall as well as collecting the women's crown. Gibson was the first male finisher, second overall in 39:16.


Like Gibson, Funderburk was no stranger to the Run To Remember, having won women's titles in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Those wins were in the 5K rather than the 10K, but Funderburk had been a schoolgirl in those years. Since then, she had won a Georgia High School State Championship in girls' cross-country, graduated Colquitt High, and in 2018 moved on to collegiate competition with the Seminoles of Florida State University. As a frosh, Funderburk had run varsity in both cross-country and track while pushing her personal bests down to 16:14.82 in the 5,000 meters and 33:31.05 in the 10,000. So it was not suprising that Funderburk was able to go 39:05 on the streets of Moultrie, her hometown--lowering the 10K record at the Run To Remember by more than ten minutes. Not surprising, but still impressive.


Behind Gibson, Mark Niday of Moultrie was second in the men's standings and third overall in 47:46. Camilla, Georgia master runner Bo Moore was the third man and fourth overall in 51:39.


Lindsay Colson finished the 10K as runner-up on the women's side and fifth overall in 53:14. Rhonda Barrett was the top woman master and third female finisher, twelfth overall in 63:20.

Elizabeth Funderburk
Elizabeth Funderburk at the 2014 Run To Remember

Top Ten Women, Sha Missions' 2019 Run To Remember 10K
  1. 39:05, Elizabeth Funderburk (F, 19) Moultrie, GA
  2. 53:14, Lindsay Colson (F, 34)
  3. 63:20, Rhonda Barrett (F, 47)
  4. 64:00, Patience Lawson (F, 39)
  5. 64:26, Davina Lee (F, 46)
  6. 74:56, Karina Amundson (F, 49)
  7. 84:17, Jordyn Grizzard (F, 14)
  8. 96:32, Faryn Hackett (F, 32)
  9. 96:33, Kennedy Hackett (F, 7)
  10. 1:40:22, Kathryn Blaylock (F, 51)

Top Ten Men, Sha Missions' 2019 Run To Remember 10K
  1. 39:16, Myles Gibson (M, 53) Iron City, GA
  2. 47:46, Mark Niday (M, 35) Moultrie, GA
  3. 51:39, Bo Moore (M, 45) Camilla, GA
  4. 53:55, Jody Jordan (M, 50) Omega, GA
  5. 54:51, Julian Strickland (M, 54)
  6. 55:40, Shane Smith (M, 51)
  7. 58:16, David Griner (M, 50)
  8. 59:15, Gw Jenkins (M, 33) Moultrie, GA
  9. 60:04, Bill Bootz (M, 51)
  10. 63:36, Marty Mathis (M, 50)

In the 2014 Run To Remember 5K, Elizabeth Funderburk posted a 20:12, finishing first overall. Since then, that had stood as the fastest time run on the course by anyone, woman or man. The fastest time, that is, until the 2019 race, when Will Brewster won the 5K in 18:09. Hayes Lightsey also went under Funderburk's mark, placing second overall in 19:46. Chad Northcutt was third in 20:48. Chris Stroh was the fastest master runner in the race, coming in fourth overall in 22:20.


Isabella Grayson, a senior on the cross-country team at Brookwood School, was the first woman in the 5K, placing eighth overall in 24:18. April Mathis was the first woman master and second female finisher, tenth overall in 25:18. Mary Sue Thompson of Moultrie was third in the women's standings and eleventh overall in 25:25.


23 athletes finished the 2019 Run To Remember 10K, with another 71 completing the 5K. Event Technical Services, Inc., of Sylvester, Georgia chip-timed both races.


Top Ten Men, Sha Missions' 2019 Run To Remember 5K
  1. 18:09, Will Brewster (M, 25)
  2. 19:46, Hayes Lightsey (M, 15)
  3. 20:48, Chad Northcutt (M, 35)
  4. 22:20, Chris Stroh (M, 49)
  5. 23:03, Luis Vargas (M, 24)
  6. 23:10, Cam Ook (M, 14)
  7. 23:54, Kent Grayson (M, 13)
  8. 25:04, Ed Norman (M, 39)
  9. 26:14, John Owens (M, 16)
  10. 26:21, Will Phillips (M, 32)

Top Ten Women, Sha Missions' 2019 Run To Remember 5K
  1. 24:18, Isabella Grayson (F, 17) Thomasville, GA
  2. 25:18, April Mathis (F, 50) Moultrie, GA
  3. 25:25, Mary Sue Thompson (F, 36) Moultrie, GA
  4. 25:28, Jodi Stuckey (F, 34) Moultrie, GA
  5. 27:59, Maggie Murphy (F, 34) Moultrie, GA
  6. 32:21, Sarah Gatzemeier (F, 33) Hahira, GA
  7. 29:47, Anna Hartley (F, 24)
  8. 30:07, Ashleigh Childs (F, 24)
  9. 31:07, Shana Murphy (F, 47)
  10. 31:04, Leah Brsnell (F, 34)

Run 2 Remember 5K winners, 2012 - 2019
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
4 August 201210K54:04, Dale Pate54:32, Lori Richardson34
5K20:30, Matt Collmar29:38, Christy Cherry178
17 August 201310K44:40, Jose Trejo50:26, Tiffany Powell Nunnally20
5K21:05, Lucas Trejo22:03, Elizabeth Funderburk81
2 August 201410K39:16, Dale Pate52:49, Jennifer Bendewish20
5K22:14, Baylen Young20:12, Elizabeth Funderburk59
8 August 201510K37:56, Myles Gibson55:06, Heather Grantham18
5K20:16, Colby Bearden20:51, Elizabeth Funderburk67
1 October 201610K38:19, Myles Gibson46:48, Amelia Chassevent20
5K23:39, Margarito Moctezuma25:45, Yasmin Moctezuma31
12 August 201710K46:44, Case Gregory53:41, Laura Solomon15
5K22:16, Austin Hunnicutt25:44, Jodi Stuckey48
4 August 201810K45:09, Myles Gibson52:52, Laura McMermott24
5K19:52, Case Gregory24:33, Jodi Beth Stuckey82
10 August 201910K39:16, Myles Gibson39:05, Elizabeth Funderburk23
5K18:09, Will Brewster24:18, Isabella Grayson71


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