Saturday, February 8, 2020

Master runners Fanxiu Zhu and Tara Atchley lead the pack at Dasher's Hospice Half Marathon

2020 Hospice Half MarathonLeading a field of 55 long-distance runners, Fanxiu Zhu won the ninth annual Hospice Half Marathon in Dasher, Georgia on Saturday morning, 8 February 2020. The Tallahassee, Florida master runner covered the 13.1-mile course in 1:30:29. Another Sunshine State master runner, Tara Atchley of Hudson, Florida, was the first woman in the half-marathon, placing fourth overall in 1:39:05.


Master runner Camilo Ordonez took second in the race with a 1:33:10. Just six days earlier, Ordonez had run the Tallahassee Marathon, finishing the 26.2 miles in 4:53:58. Valdosta, Georgia master runner Rick Mazurkiewicz was third in 1:33:56, slightly faster than the 1:34:52 that had earned him a fourth-place showing in the 2018 Hospice Half.


Valdosta master runner Sandra Griffin nabbed the runner-up spot in the women's standings, placing sixth overall in 1:44:01. Tracey Cole, a Pinetta, Florida master runner, was the third woman and eigth overall in 1:45:47. Greta Mikell of Tallahassee was the fourth female finisher and tenth overall in 1:49:51. Earlier in the week on 2 February 2020, Mikell had run 1:51:28 in the Tallahassee Half-Marathon.


55 athletes finished the 2020 Hospice Half Marathon. The race was run in cool, clear conditions on roads through the countryside south of Valdosta on USATF-certified course GA18003WC. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2020 Hospice Half Marathon
  1. 1:30:28.2, Fanxiu Zhu (M, 51) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 1:33:09.7, Camilo Ordonez (M, 41) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 1:33:55.1, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 52) Valdosta, GA
  4. 1:43:14.8, Mike Mason (M, 40) Valdosta, GA
  5. 1:44:40.8, Renaldas Smidtas (M, 55) Jasper, FL
  6. 1:46:13.0, Eric Castor (M, 46) Valdosta, GA
  7. 1:51:52.9, Tyler Carver (M, 18) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 1:54:03.2, Billy Carson Taylor (M, 71) Valdosta, GA
  9. 1:54:31.5, Daniel Zenobia (M, 37) Valdosta, GA
  10. 1:58:05.9, Steve Jones (M, 49) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2020 Hospice Half Marathon
  1. 1:39:04.2, Tara Atchley (F, 41) Hudson, FL
  2. 1:44:00.1, Sandra Griffin (F, 52) Valdosta, GA
  3. 1:45:46.8, Tracey Cole (F, 40) Pinetta, FL
  4. 1:49:50.6, Greta Mikell (F, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 1:57:55.4, Terri Prange (F, 61) Good Thunder, MN
  6. 1:57:58.6, Karisa Zickos (F, 41) Valdosta, GA
  7. 1:58:25.1, Shannon Emanuel (F, 32) Ray City, GA
  8. 2:00:26.6, Hilary Willis (F, 28) Valdosta, GA
  9. 2:01:06.9, Sophie Gentry (F, 46) Hahira, GA
  10. 2:02:43.8, Rebecca Schilling (F, 29) Valdosta, GA

Hospice Half Marathon champions, 2011 - 2020
DateMenWomenFinishers
19 February 20111:25:36, Masked Avenger1:43:03, Brandi Faircloth72
17 February 20121:23:09, Stan Darsh1:37:58, Amy Sharon76
16 February 20131:20:45, Ryan Kelly1:32:23, Beth Sweeny107
15 February 20141:21:44, Ryan Kelly1:30:28, Beth Sweeny84
27 February 20161:17:14, Roger Schmidt1:32:31, Anna Busby56
25 February 20171:35:07, Ariel Godwin1:50:45, Brandy Van Jura56
17 February 20181:25:21, Kevin Sweeny1:42:28, Jenny Early45
9 February 20191:26:37, Colin Prinsloo1:36:27, Carsen Pastirik72
8 February 20201:30:29, Fanxiu Zhu1:39:05, Tara Atchley55
The race was not held in 2015.


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