Travis Boltjes and Keegan Welch were blazing at Chipley's Hot Trot

When athletes talk about the annual Panhandle Watermelon Festival Hot Trot 5K in Chipley, Florida, they don't usually mention that the course is absolutely flat. I've never heard anyone talk up the fact that the runners only have to negotiate six turns during the whole 3.1 miles of the race. There are compliments. "It wasn't as hot this year," is typical.


But neither heat nor humidity were barriers to Travis Boltjes at the 43rd annual Hot Trot on Saturday morning, 25 June 2022. A Panama City, Florida master runner, Boltjes won the 5000-meter race by nearly 900 meters, running 16:56. Keegan Welch, a harrier on the Chipola College cross-country team, was the first woman in the race, edging Mallory Corbin for that top spot 26:42 to 26:43.


Behind Boltjes, Allen Miller took second at 21:40. Alexander Maric came in third in 21:50.


When Keegan Welch and Mallory Corbin finished their 26:42-26:43 duel for the women's title, they had placed fourteenth and fifteenth overall. Valerie Hein was the third female finisher, sixteenth overall in 28:33.


55 athletes finished the 2022 Hot Trot 5K. The race is the opening event of the Saturday festivities of the North Florida Watermelon Festival.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Hot Trot 5K

1. 16:56, Travis Boltjes
2. 21:40, Allen Miller
3. 21:50, Alexander Maric
4. 22:08, Jimmy Russell
5. 22:50, Dale Thomas
6. 23:03, Robby Shores
7. 23:23, Alex Parker
8. 23:31, Kevin Barton
9. 24:22, Joseph Cloutier
10. 25:07, Bill Kiever

Top Ten Women, 2022 Hot Trot 5K

1. 26:42, Keegan Welch
2. 26:43, Mallory Corbin
3. 28:33, Valerie Hein
4. 30:07, Toby Murray
5. 30:40, Lori Barton
6. 30:41, Jordan Peaden
7. 31:40, Merri Forman
8. 32:10, Samantha Witaker
9. 33:28, Lara Fleener
10. 33:46, Sandra Binford

Winners of the Chipley, Florida, Hot Trot, 1979 - 2022
Date	Men	Women
23 June 1979	Freddy Carly
21 June 1980	32:34, Lee Fidler	39:10, Dolly Jill Harrison
20 June 1981	31:24, Carlton Law	38:55, Laura Ledbetter
19 June 1982	15:46, Keith Lee	17:51, Judy Stokely
18 June 1983	15:23, David Parker	19:49, Donna Duty
30 June 1984	15:31, David Parker	19:32, Donna Duty
29 June 1985	15:10, Paul Buchanan	21:11, Lisa Weldon
28 June 1986	15:50, David Parker	20:00, Donna Duty
27 June 1987	15:20, James Frazier	20:02, Lisa Kutschera
25 June 1988	15:36, Paul Buchanan	21:19, Marty Kirkland
24 June 1989	14:52, Matt Parker	20:25, Marty Kirkland
23 June 1990	15:53, Matt Dobson	19:52, Donna Duty
29 June 1991	15:36, Matt Dobson	18:45, Angela Crook
27 June 1992	15:23, Matt Dobson	20:33, Lou Ellen Eaddy
26 June 1993	16:34, Sam Graves	19:51, Lou Ellen Eaddy
25 June 1994	16:25, Sam Graves	21:03, Donna Duty
24 June 1995	16:11, Matt Parker	21:46, Lou Ellen Eaddy Jayroe
29 June 1996	16:03, Paul Hough	21:00, Lou Ellen Jayroe
28 June 1997	15:54, Myles Gibson	17:52, Sarah Kramer
27 June 1998	16:25, Tracy Burch	22:23, Marty Kirkland
26 June 1999	15:48, Matt Dobson	20:52, Virginia Hayden
24 June 2000	16:22, Matt Dobson	21:48, Terri Gray
23 June 2001	15:28, Matt Dobson	22:20, Lou Ellen Jayroe
29 June 2002	15:38, Matt Dobson	20:22, Tricia Snyder
28 June 2003	15:25, Matt Dobson	21:52, Teresa Lafleur
26 June 2004	15:49, Matt Dobson	22:22, Piper Stockman
25 June 2005	17:57, Sam Fernandez	21:37, Debbie Wittmer
24 June 2006	15:56, Matt Dobson	22:03, Lauren Eschbach
23 June 2007	16:25, Matt Dobson	22:32, Sara Jackson
28 June 2008	16:22, Matt Dobson	21:48, Terri Gray
27 June 2009	16:38, Matt Dobson	22:08, Katrina Bokenfohr
26 June 2010	18:41, Chris Neal	19:42, Masie Stromenger
25 June 2011	16:37, Matt Dobson	22:52, Kristina Bennett
24 June 2012	17:21, Jordan Green	21:02, Brittny Johnson
29 June 2013	16:36, David Seymour	21:01, Alex Dixon
28 June 2014	16:20, Hunter Potts	23:31, Victoria Taylor
27 June 2015	17:16, Ethan Mines	22:39, Kristi Johnson
25 June 2016	18:29, Ethan Dych	23:58, Kimberly Floyd
24 June 2017
23 June 2018	18:27, Ethan Dych	24:50, Amber Hayghe
29 June 2019	16:10, Tyler Goatley	23:27, Jessica Ludwig
26 June 2021
25 June 2022	16:56, Travis Boltjes	26:42, Keegan Welch
From 1979 to 1981 the Hot Trot was a 10K race. From 1982 onward it was a 5K. A huge thank you to Larry Dykes for delving into the archives of the Dothan Runners to find the names and times of the Hot Trot champions from 1980 to 2010.

Links

• Complete results of the 2022 Hot Trot 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ5coIS9LWS1k-luOi4r_6paDDHsVf2ACBWoFb8AW-xxRQnI-pObHE2vT7BeRBZjUr_jM6vsrCla-Q4/pubhtml
  
  
• 2019 story, “Tyler Goatley beats Ethan Mines 16:10 to 16:11 in a hot race at the Hot Trot”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/06/hot-trot-2019.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Ethan Dych comes all the way from Kentucky to win the Hot Trot 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/06/hot-trot-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Cool wins for Mines and Johnson at Chipley's Hot Trot”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/06/hot-trot-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Blazing! Potts and Taylor winners at Hot Trot”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/06/hot-trot-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Seymour and Dixon heat the streets at 35th Hot Trot 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/07/hot-trot-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Green and Johnson cross Georgia to win Chipley's Hot Trot 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/06/hot-trot-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Dobson and Bennett turn the heat on the competition at the Hot Trot”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/06/hot-trot-2011.html
  
  
• Map of Chipley's 2015 Hot Trot 5K course
  http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/104231371
  
  
• Melons, peanuts, corn, cucumbers--if there's a run for it, you'll find it here
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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