Wendell Grouby and Sharon Sason--they came to Westgate Park in Dothan, Alabama on Saturday morning, 30 November 2019. They came from Fort Rucker and the were the overall winner of the Dothan Runners' twentieth annual Pilgrim Chase 5K Cross-Country Race. Grouby was the first man in the race, placing first overall in 20:35. Sason was the first woman, coming in fifth overall in 23:26.
Grouby didn't go unchallenged in the 5K. Nathan Handley crossed the finish line a single second behind Grouby, placing second overall in 20:36. Handley had logged some racing time on the Westgate Park course back in 2014 as a senior on the Dothan High cross-country team. Fairhope, Alabama's Ray Hix outkicked Marc Peters of Southside, Alabama for the top master runner's spot in the race, 22:04 to 22:06. Hix and Peters were third and fourth overall.
The first woman master in the race was Kim Jones of Valparaiso, Florida, the second female and fifteenth overall in 27:33. Dothan master runner Kristi Holland placed third in the women's standings and sixteenth overall in 27:56.
51 athletes finished the 2019 Pilgrim Chase 5K. Look for the 21st annual Pilgrim Chase 5K to return to Westgate Park on 28 November 2020.
Top Ten Men, Dothan Runners' 2019 Pilgrim Chase 5K
- 20:35, Wendell Grouby (M, 33) Fort Rucker, AL
- 20:36, Nathan Handley (M, 23) Dothan, AL
- 22:04, Ray Hix, Jr. (M, 45) Fairhope, AL
- 22:06, Marc Peters (M, 46) Southside, AL
- 23:26, Jackson Barrett (M, 12) Newton, AL
- 23:37, Sean Wilson (M, 46) Donalsonville, GA
- 24:19, David Calhoun (M, 35) Dothan, AL
- 25:02, Mark McCarra (M, 54) Quitman, MS
- 25:03, Ronan Brackin (M, 16) Geneva, AL
- 25:20, Dale Eiriksson (M, 63) Valparaiso, FL
Top Ten Women, Dothan Runners' 2019 Pilgrim Chase 5K
- 23:26, Sharon Sason (F, 32) Fort Rucker, AL
- 27:33, Kim Jones (F, 56) Valparaiso, FL
- 27:56, Kristi Holland (F, 43) Dothan, AL
- 28:33, Cori Walters (F, 32) Fort Rucker, AL
- 29:27, Rita Pena (F, 24) Greenville, SC
- 29:36, Sarah Barrett (F, 13) Newton, AL
- 30:37, Olivia Abrego (F, 10) Slocomb, AL
- 30:51, Tamara Hudson (F, 48) Marianna, FL
- 31:20, Kara Whitehead (F, 16) Dothan, AL
- 31:41, Georgia Wilson (F, 51) Donalsonville, GA
Dothan Runners' Pilgrim Chase 5K Trail Race winners, 2000 - 2019 | |||
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Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
4 November 2000 | 18:22, Matt Parker | 24:00, Nancy Hein | 60 |
3 November 2001 | 18:23, David Robinson | 22:38, Karen Kenney | 68 |
23 November 2002 | 16:59, Ben Fish | 22:38, Rachel Zent | 56 |
22 November 2003 | 19:26, Al Goudzwaard | 22:17, Donna Dowd | 61 |
20 November 2004 | 19:14, Brian Hickey | 23:43, Lou Ellen Jayroe | 38 |
26 November 2005 | 19:44, Gabe Mitchell | 22:57, Lou Ellen Jayroe | 69 |
25 November 2006 | 17:36, Aubrey Darnell | 22:43, Lou Ellen Jayroe | 66 |
24 November 2007 | 18:24, Gabe Mitchell | 23:54, Lou Ellen Jayroe | 73 |
29 November 2008 | 19:01, Myles Gibson | 24:11, Lou Ellen Jayroe | 54 |
28 November 2009 | 18:05, Ashley Folkes | 21:58, Kayla Fox | 81 |
27 November 2010 | 16:24, Christopher Hough | 24:10, Emily Anne Latta | 73 |
26 November 2011 | 17:47, Sean Kent | 20:02, Ashlee Romani | 112 |
24 November 2012 | 17:10, David Seymour | 22:50, Kayla Fox | 127 |
30 November 2013 | 17:14, Austin Fox | 19:27, In-Mi Matsunaga | 96 |
29 November 2014 | 18:41, Adam McPherson | 23:07, Val Lichner | 97 |
28 November 2015 | 17:28, Austin Fox | 19:36, Ginna Reid | 78 |
26 November 2016 | 19:19, Rob Oates | 22:36, Ella Richards | 59 |
25 November 2017 | 17:47, Austin Fox | 20:53, Rory Claussen | 64 |
24 November 2018 | 18:47, James Middlebrooks | 21:57, Cori Harrell | 63 |
30 November 2019 | 20:35, Wendell Grouby | 23:26, Sharon Sason | + |
Links
- Complete results of the 2019 Pilgrim Chase 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRL7rOLq7bw17nfYs2lqGYt-_C1Xdn2NYlo1gmR0CbheD1IV4igO4NvadPGhmUTyoc660LIR_O15lRR/pubhtml
- 2018 story, “James Middlebrooks and Cori Harrell were in fast pursuit at the Pilgrim Chase”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/11/pilgrim-chase-2018.html
- 2017 story, “No one catches Fox or Claussen at the Pilgrim Chase”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/11/pilgrim-chase-2017.html
- 2016 story, “Oates and Richards win in Westgate at the Pilgrim Chase”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/11/pilgrim-chase-2016.html
- 2015 story, “Everyone ends up chasing Fox and Reid at the Pilgrim Chase”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/11/pilgrim-chase-2015.html
- 2014 story, “McPherson and Lichner are Dothan's paramount pilgrim pursuers”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/11/pilgrim-chase-2014.html
- 2013 story, “Veteran harriers Fox and Matsunaga win the Pilgrim Chase 5K”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/12/pilgrim-chase-2013.html
- 2011 story, “Kent and Romani catch titles at Pilgrim Chase 5K”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/12/pilgrim-chase-2011.html
- 2010 story, “73 athletes chase pilgrims; none catch Hough or Latta”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/11/pilgrim-chase-2010.html
- Find upcoming races near Dothan or any other city within 100 miles of Tallahassee
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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