In the United States, October is right in the middle of the high school cross-country season. Nevertheless, On Saturday morning, 17 October 2020, Jackson Welch took a break from racing for the Malone High cross-country team to compete on the roads of Marianna, Florida in the ninth annual Run Baby Run 5K. 56 other athletes may have been wishing he hadn't. Welch outkicked master runner Richard Fernandez, 18:46 to 18:48, to win the 3.1-mile road race. Holly Burnett was the first woman in the 5K, placing twentieth overall in 25:24.Welch, an eighth-grader, had raced for the Malone Tigers just seven days earlier in the boys' 5K at the Dolphin Dash Cross-Country Meet in Panama City, where he had placed 21st in 20:02. Four days after the Run Baby Run, he and the Tigers were scheduled to race again in Port Saint Joe, Florida.
Behind Welch and Fernandez, Donalsonaville, Georgia master runner Myles Gibson finished third in 18:59.
Edna Reed was the first woman master in the race and the second female finisher, coming in 24th overall in 28:17. Sydney Basford took third in the women's standings, placing 25th overall in 29:16.
57 athletes finished the 2020 Run Baby Run 5K. The Pregnancy Center of Marianna hosted the race.
Top Ten Men, 2020 Run Baby Run 5K
- 18:46, Jackson Welch (M, 14)
- 18:48, Richard Fernandez (M, 42)
- 18:59, Myles Gibson (M, 54)
- 19:15, Austen Walker (M, 28)
- 19:59, Hunter Shuler (M, 16)
- 21:28, Hunter Nolen (M, 42)
- 21:37, Mark Nichols (M, 46)
- 21:53, Connor Montfort (M, 25)
- 21:59, Michael Kennett (M, 47)
- 22:06, Cody Hill (M, 26)
Top Ten Women, 2020 Run Baby Run 5K
- 25:24, Holly Burnett (F, 32)
- 28:17, Edna Reed (F, 46)
- 29:16, Sydney Basford (F, 26)
- 29:46, Ashley Johnson (F, 38)
- 30:00, Cynthia Johnson (F, 36)
- 30:37, Genia Smith (F, 47)
- 32:02, Danielle Walker (F, 38)
- 33:28, Pam Stone (F, 50)
- 33:41, Melissa Saggars (F, 57)
- 34:09, Tamara Hudson (F, 49)
| Run Baby Run 5K Winners, 2011 - 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 3 December 2011 | |||
| 13 October 2012 | |||
| 11 October 2014 | |||
| 10 October 2015 | |||
| 8 October 2016 | |||
| 7 October 2017 | 18:55, Paul Hodge | 28:28, Ashley Johnson | 31 |
| 20 October 2018 | Canceled | ||
| 9 November 2019 | 23:19, William Carrel | 27:01, Laynie Smith | |
| 27 October 2020 | 18:46, Jackson Welch | 25:24, Holly Burnett | 57 |
Links
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Complete results of the 2020 Run Baby Run 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSr4dozWwZe42Q5iY176W04tJjqB2kZnkpcfuhC8ghyMdWMZo-AvWLfW9siJJR9xmWbCBou4JlOhoKd/pubhtml
- 2017 story, “Hodge leaves the crowd behind at Run Baby Run”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/10/marianna-baby-2017.html
- Upcoming races in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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