Dylan Dixon and Brayden Bailey were tough on the trails at Heart-to-Heart

After two decades of conducting its Heart-to-Heart Run as a road race on the streets of Douglas, Georgia, Coffee Regional Medical Center moved the event to General Coffee State Park in 2020, transforming it into a trail race. When it comes to trail racing, bet on a cross-country runner. Two cross-country runners demonstrated that on Saturday morning, 26 February 2022, taking top honors in the Heart-to-Heart 10K Trail Race. Dylan Dixon, a junior-year harrier on the Bacon County High team, won the race by almost 400 meters, running 43:30. Brayden Bailey, a Coffee High senior, won the women's division of the 10K for the second year in a row, placing third overall in 48:27.


Miguel Rivas finished runner-up in the 6.1-mile race, going 45:16 on the trails. Vicente Guerrero was third in the men's standings and fourth overall in 51:57. John Harrison was the top master runner and seventh male finisher, coming in eighth overall in 57:03.


Tabetha Duncan placed second on the women's side and tenth overall in 58:46. Kristy Music was the first woman master and third female finisher, eleventh overall in 59:39.


26 athletes finished the 2022 Heart-to-Heart 10K.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Heart-to-Heart 10K

1. 43:30, Dylan Dixon (M, 16)
2. 45:16, Miguel Rivas (M, 37)
3. 51:57, Vicente Guerrero (M, 29)
4. 54:52, Johnathan Smith (M, 15)
5. 56:35, Travis Lee (M, 34)
6. 56:49, Quincy Kelly (M, 33)
7. 57:03, John Harrison (M, 56)
8. 57:46, Terry Arnold (M, 60)
9. 60:55, Gavin Reynolds (M, 32)
10. 61:38, Ron Crosby (M, 73)

Top Ten Women, 2022 Heart-to-Heart 10K

1. 48:27, Brayden Bailey (F, 17)
2. 58:46, Tabetha Duncan (F, 26)
3. 59:39, Kristy Music (F, 40)
4. 60:07, Stephanie Deas (F, 48)
5. 60:46, Katy Jones (F, 57)
6. 62:52, Amy Hightower (F, 45)
7. 66:15, Emily Pridgen (F, 22)
8. 66:51, Gina Purvis (F, 62)
9. 74:06, Christy Manning (F, 40)
10. 75:01, Claudia White (F, 41)

Twelve-year-old Mario Howard won the 5K at the 2022 Heart-to-Heart Run; his 25:44 was more than a minute and a half faster than the time he had posted in the 2021 race. Placing second overall in 26:22, Shawn Lee was the first master runner in the race, but only by a few steps. Right behind him at 26:26 was master runner Libby Dodd, the first woman in the 5K and third overall. Master runner Derrick Bailey was the third male finisher and fourth overall in 26:47.


Chloe Ferris, a seventh-grader on the cross-country team at Coffee Middle School, placed second in the women's division and seventh overall in 29:48. Brooke Floyd was the third female finisher and ninth overall in 29:58.


91 athletes finished the 2022 Heart-to-Heart 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Heart-to-Heart 5K

1. 25:44, Mario Howard (M, 12)
2. 26:22, Shawn Lee (M, 48)
3. 26:47, Derrick Bailey (M, 52)
4. 28:09, Brayan Rodriguez (M, 24)
5. 29:28, John Day (M, 46)
6. 29:54, Patrick Ferris (M, 46)
7. 31:21, Levi Robinson (M, 22)
8. 31:36, Michael Sears (M, 33)
9. 31:38, Bovarsky Fletcher (M, 38)
10. 32:35, Craig Cardella (M, 69)

Top Ten Women, 2022 Heart-to-Heart 5K

1. 26:26, Libby Dodd (F, 40)
2. 29:48, Chloe Ferris (F, 12)
3. 29:58, Brooke Floyd (F, 28)
4. 30:10, Sarah Pedersen-Matlage (F, 31)
5. 30:41, Maddie Bush (F, 11)
6. 31:20, Lisa Miles (F, 46)
7. 31:34, Beth Haynes (F, 48)
8. 32:29, Lindsay Day (F, 43)
9. 32:41, Katie Harrell (F, 38)
10. 33:47, Ali Coleman (F, 31)

Douglas, Georgia Heart-to-Heart Run winners
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
8 November 2008	5K
14 November 2009	5K	17:09, Benjamin Woodward	23:14, Blaine Richards	125
13 November 2010	5K	15:54, Daniel Broadhead	21:49, Hannah Moorman	51
5 November 2011	5K
23 February 2013	5K	17:58, Ryan Kelly	23:09, Michele McKinnon	83
22 February 2014	5K	18:10, Cody Reid	23:55, Loretta Woodard	98
21 February 2015	5K	17:15, Cody Reid	23:01, Hannah Moorman	137
20 February 2016	5K	17:02, Roberto Bonilla	27:36, Loryn Brown	115
18 February 2017	10K	35:53, Cody Reid	49:39, Ellie Perkins	19
	5K	18:19, Cameron Watson	20:36, Gracie Woods	84
17 February 2018	10K	36:36, Caleb Watson	46:47, Tashiba Peoples	25
	5K	17:53, Cameron Watson	21:08, Abbey Arnett	83
23 February 2019	5K	18:04, Carter Young	22:11, Kate Merritt	81
29 February 2020	10K	38:48, Ryan Kelly	48:55, Kate Merritt	36
	5K	19:00, Cameron Watson	28:08, Ellie Perkins	82
6 March 2021	10K	47:12, Daniel Vickers	49:30. Brayden Bailey	31
	5K	21:48, William Mancil	25:22, Haley Howell	80
26 February 2022	10K	43:30, Dylan Dixon	48:27, Brayden Bailey	26
	5K	25:44, Mario Howard	26:26, Libby Dodd	91

Links

• Complete results of the 2022 Douglas, Georgia Heart-to-Heart Community 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSoeGtkGoWnWO_lw01UDJ87KiVowibHvZAKw57GTcZPtj23dgWYraKA-av2qlUuincn5XxGXdzTZu3y/pubhtml
  
  
• 2019 story, “Carter Young and Kate Merrit show that young hearts run fast at the Heart-To-Heart 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/02/douglas-heart-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Caleb Watson shows some heart on the streets of Douglas”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/02/douglas-heart-2018.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Bonilla and Clemons are hard to beat at Heart-to-Heart”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/douglas-heart-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Coffee harriers Reid and Moorman repeat at Heart-to-Heart”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/02/douglas-heart-2015.html
  
  
• General Coffee State Park
  https://gastateparks.org/GeneralCoffee
  
  
• Coffee Regional Medical Center
  http://www.coffeeregional.org/
  
  
• Upcoming races in the region for other vital organs on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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