After 2016, the New Year's Eve 5K disappeared from the Valdosta, Georgia running scene, leaving the Valdosta-Lowndes Parks and Recreation Authority's Ugly Sweater 5K as the year's racing finale for the city. On Saturday morning, 14 December 2019, the fourth annual Ugly Sweater 5K brought another year of distance running competition to a close in the Azalea City. Lake Park, Georiga master runner Ryan Kelly won that curtain call event by over 300 meters, running 19:48. Tracey Cole, a Pinetta, Florida master runner, was the first woman in the race for the second straight year, coming in third overall in 23:47.Ruben Pule of Valdosta took the runner-up spot with a 21:17. Valdosta's Brennan Gallagher placed third in the men's standings and fifth overall in 25:04.
Kiley Matheson, a junior on the Lowndes High cross-country team, took second in the women's standings and fourth overall in 24:53. Hahira, Georgia master runner Libra Moses-Holland was the third woman and ninth overall in 26:55.
37 athletes finished VLPRA's 2019 Ugly Sweater 5K. A Course/Line, LLC of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services.
Top Ten Men, 2019 VLPRA Ugly Sweater 5K
- 19:47.5, Ryan Kelly (M, 41) Lake Park, GA
- 21:16.9, Ruben Pule (M, 24) Valdosta, GA
- 25:03.2, Brennan Gallagher (M, 31) Valdosta, GA
- 25:14.5, Michael Giuilmette (M, 57) Lake Park, GA
- 25:34.6, Harrison Whitman (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
- 26:30.0, Leland Thompson (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
- 27:54.4, Mark Ellis (M, 57) Valdosta, GA
- 30:27.7, Dennis Gatchell (M, 68) Cheyenne, WY
- 31:19.4, Colton Braswell (M, 8) Hahira, GA
- 38:23.9, Jeremy Kanapaux (M, 28) Valdosta, GA
Top Ten Women, 2019 VLPRA Ugly Sweater 5K
- 23:46.7, Tracey Cole (F, 40) Pinetta, FL
- 24:52.5, Kiley Matheson (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
- 26:54.5, Libra Moses-Holland (F, 43) Hahira, GA
- 28:44.1, Dinah Casey (F, 62) Jasper, GA
- 29:16.3, Lacy Lane (F, 21) Valdosta, GA
- 29:42.2, Reomona Thomas (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
- 30:34.7, Heather Kelly (F, 41) Lake Park, GA
- 30:53.2, Delleese Collins (F, 42) Valdosta, GA
- 31:33.5, Amy Braswell (F, 44) Hahira, GA
- 32:06.9, Carol Stojakovich (F, 59) Hahira, GA
| VLPRA Ugly Sweater 5K winners, 2016 - 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 24 December 2016 | 18:17, Caleb Watson | 21:46, Gracie Woods | 50 |
| 23 December 2017 | 17:49, Andrew Elam | 22:27, Tara McFarland | 96 |
| 15 December 2018 | 18:33, David Degon | 23:48, Tracey Cole | 42 |
| 14 December 2019 | 19:48. Ryan Kelly | 23:47, Tracey Cole | 37 |
Links
- Complete results of VLPRA's 2019 Ugly Sweater 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQVA_Msq6FdmrEMEqibF-bIBe22AzxRv6svPjSA_K0GEL0n4l5s3soa8fz22KfaWRJ_KMtzslkUHAGt/pubhtml
- 2018 story, “No gnarly knitwear for David Degon and Tracey Cole at the Ugly Sweater 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/12/vlpra-ugly-sweater-2018.html
- 2017 story, “Elam and McFarland run pretty races at the Ugly Sweater 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/12/vlpra-ugly-sweater-2017.html
- 2016 story, “Watson and Woods are faster than fashion faux pas at the Ugly Sweater 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/12/vlpra-ugly-sweater-2016.html
- Find upcoming apparel-themed events on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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