Amanda An wins it all in the Jingle Bell Jog 10K

In Albany, Georgia the Phoebe Foundation hosted the 31st annual Jingle Bell Jog on Saturday morning, 14 December 2019. So it's not surprising that quite a few employees of Phoebe Health were out on the streets that morning running one of the two races, 10K or 5K. One Phoebe physician, Amanda An, won the 10K, finishing first overall in 41:47. Julio Perez was the top male finisher, placing second overall in 42:03.


A resident in family medicine, An had won the women's title in the 2018 Jingle Bell Jog 5K, coming in second overall. Stepping up to the longer race in 2019, she was second to no one this time around.


The first master runner in the 10K was Sean McConnell, second in the men's standings and third overall in 43:13. Albany master runner Herbert Fritz was the third male finisher and fourth overall in 43:35. Behind Fritz, Jaren Hill edged John Kilpatrick for the fourth men's spot, 43:39 to 43:41. Hill and Kilpatrick were fifth and sixth overall.


Phoebe Judge of Newton, Georgia was the women's runner-up, coming in thirteenth overall in 45:53. Caroline Taylor, a senior on the Lee County High cross-country team, was third in the women's division and 22nd overall in 47:44. Americus, Georgia athlete Amber DeBaise was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, 25th overall in 49:48.


148 athletes finished the 2019 Jingle Bell Jog 10K.


Top Ten Women, 2019 Jingle Bell Jog 10K

1. 41:47, Amanda An (F, 32) Albany, GA
2. 45:53, Phoebe Judge (F, 25) Newton, GA
3. 47:44, Caroline Taylor (F, 18) Leesburg, GA
4. 49:48, Amber DeBaise (F, 42) Americus, GA
5. 49:52, Christine Sandbach (F, 25) Newton, GA
6. 49:53, Sarah Carswell (F, 32) Albany, GA
7. 49:58, Karen McNally (F, 55) Albany, GA
8. 51:25, Amy Sliwinski (F, 28) Lakeland, FL
9. 52:10, Emily Phillips (F, 15)
10. 52:43, Melanie Hall (F, 46) Tifton, GA

Top Ten Men, 2019 Jingle Bell Jog 10K

1. 42:03, Julio Perez (M, 28)
2. 43:13, Sean McConnell (M, 48)
3. 43:35, Herbert Fritz (M, 40) Albany, GA
4. 43:39, Jaren Hill (M, 22)
5. 43:41, John Kilpatrick (M, 49) Leesburg, GA
6. 43:46, Priyank Shah (M, 35) Leesburg, GA
7. 43:49, Ridge Harper (M, 42) Tifton, GA
8. 43:55, William Fricks (M, 48)
9. 44:06, Joshua Grant (M, 29)
10. 45:07, Tommy Dorminy (M, 21)

Courtland Buntin of Albany was first in the 5K, going 18:24. Russell Coleman was the first master runner in that 3.1-mile race, placing second to Buntin in 18:54. Westover High junior-year cross-country runner Jaali Hart was third on the men's list and fourth overall in 20:06.


Brittney Skiles was the first woman in the Jingle Bell Jog 5K, placing third overall in 19:57. It was Skiles' eighth Jingle Bell Jog title; she had also won the race in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, and 2015. The 2018 champion, Amanda An, back on the road after her 10K win earlier in the morning, was second in the women's standings and sixth overall in 20:42. Allie Brown, a junior on the Crisp High girls' cross-country team, was third in the women's standings and eleventh overall in 22:08. Jo Beth Maxwell of Leesburg, Georgia was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, placing 25th overall in 24:22.


439 athletes finished the 2019 Jingle Bell Jog 5K. Orion Racing timed and scored the races.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Jingle Bell Jog 5K

1. 18:24, Courtland Buntin (M, 20) Albany, GA
2. 18:54, Russell Coleman (M, 42)
3. 20:06, Jaali Hart (M, 16) Albany, GA
4. 20:32, Jacob Beard (M, 16) Leesburg, GA
5. 21:03, Joshua Paustian (M, 15)
6. 21:05, Mark Hope (M, 46) Camilla, GA
7. 21:40, Tommy Dorminy (M, 21)
8. 21:51, Ashwin Sanjay (M, 13) Albany, GA
9. 22:20, Michael Burrows (M, 39) Leesburg, GA
10. 22:21, John Huffpauir (M, 12)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Jingle Bell Jog 5K

1. 19:57, Brittney Skiles (F, 30)
2. 20:42, Amanda An (F, 32) Albany, GA
3. 22:08, Allie Brown (F, 16)
4. 22:20, Eesha Rangaraj (F, 11) Leesburg, GA
5. 24:22, Jo Beth Maxwell (F, 47) Leesburg, GA
6. 24:31, Gail Morris (F, 38)
7. 24:42, Amy Sliwinski (F, 28) Lakeland, FL
8. 25:00, Karla Spurlin (F, 35) Leesburg, GA
9. 25:11, Lily Kate Castle (F, 12)
10. 25:53, Becky Sanders (F, 49) Leesburg, GA

Winners of the Albany Jingle Bell Jog, 2004 - 2019
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
4 December 2004	10K
	5K	18:40, Warren Juster	20:37, Wendy Donnan	311
3 December 2005	10K	37:25, Robert Feldman	43:34, Ashley Elam	104
	5K	18:06, Cooper Browning	19:47, Brittney Skiles	236
2 December 2006	10K	37:42, Brandon Skiles	45:45, Wendy Donnan	155
	5K	16:43, Bruce Skiles	21:06, Kelly Conway	241
1 December 2007	10K	*26:00, Roman Drankin	*35:13, Jennifer Pollock	132
	5K	16:19, David Marley	19:22, Brittney Skiles	332
6 December 2008	10K	35:54, Josh Fix	46:14, Andrean Edwards	160
	5K	15:52, David Marley	20:11, Brittney Skiles	325
5 December 2009	10K	36:12, Adam Ross	47:03, Brenna Waack	149
	5K	16:59, Brandon Skiles	19:07, Brittney Skiles	242
4 December 2010	10K	35:51, Adam Ross	45:23, Karen Hamby	194
	5K	19:57, Will Howell	22:49, Katherine McGarr	351
3 December 2011	10K	36:24, Nathan Norton	43:50, Jane Spetoskey	229
	5K	17:06, Heath Lamb	21:28, Beth Young	485
1 December 2012	10K	37:28, Josh Fix	46:30, Anne Cheek	271
	5K	17:49, Wright Calhoun	23:00, Charlene Pennymon	616
7 December 2013	10K	41:22, Duncan Moore	47:15, Heidi Taylor	217
	5K	17:12, Austin Stewart	19:23, Brittney Skiles	590
6 December 2014	10K	34:35, Patrick Whitehead	46:35, Julia Rittenhouse	206
	5K	16:45, David Thornton	19:35, Brittney Skiles	452
5 December 2015	10K	36:15, Patrick Whitehead	45:52, Juia Rittenhouse	154
	5K	18:05, Ethan Merritt	19:48, Brittney Skiles	378
10 December 2016	10K	38:14, Jerome Scales	45:22, Jennifer Perkins	165
	5K	18:46, Henry Plowden	20:58, Camryn Bridges	355
9 December 2017	10K	38:51, Henry Plowden	39:50, Ann Centner	141
	5K	19:30, Arnoldo De Jesus	21:44, Sara Ostrander	372
9 December 2018	10K	37:44, Henry Plowden	39:13, Ann Centner	129
	5K	20:27, Edward Ostrander	20:48, Amanda An	386
14 December 2019	10K	42:03, Julio Perez	41:47, Amanda An	147
	5K	18:24, Courtland Buntin	19:57, Brittany Skiles	439

Links

• Complete results of Phoebe Foundation's 2019 Albany Jingle Bell Jog
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSyEuWi7qehQ1F7lm60tGOWw5yLdGX1TlcuHzmZYnLNjSn0mhH2g9NVJDy4MfZ7p2eLXP2oS6FJEmI8/pubhtml
  
  
• 2018 story, “Henry Plowden and Ann Centner both ring the bell a second time in the Jingle Bell Jog 10K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/12/albany-jingle-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Henry Plowden and Ann Centner lead Albany's Jingle Bell Jog”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/12/albany-jingle-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Scales and Perkins top the 10K at Albany's Jingle Bell Jog”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/12/albany-jingle-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Whitehead and Rittenhouse ring the bell a second time at the Jingle Bell Jog”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/12/albany-jingle-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Whitehead and Rittenhouse jingle all the way to victory”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/12/albany-jingle-2014.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Mathematician Fix adds a Jingle Bell Jog title to his resumé”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/12/albany-jingle-2012.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Ross and Hamby ring up wins at Albany's Jingle Bell 10K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/12/albany-jingle-2010.html
  
  
• USATF course certification maps for the 2018 Jingle Bell Jog
  
  • 10K: https://certifiedroadraces.com/certificate?type=l&id=GA16073WC
    
  • 5K: https://certifiedroadraces.com/certificate?type=l&id=GA16046WC
    
  
  
• Find more races in Albany or other cities within 100 miles of Tallahassee!
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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