Master runners Jerome Gray and Stacey Parker rule Albany's Saint Patrick's Day 5K

Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March 2023, fell on a Friday. So in Albany, Georgia they didn't wait till Saturday for the third annual Saint Patrick's Day 5K. The race was actually on Saint Patrick's Day, starting from the Veteran's Park Amphitheater. Albany master runner Jerome Gray won the 3.1-mile race along the Flint River, posting a winning time of 24:05. Leesburg, Georgia master runner Stacey Parker was the first woman in the race, placing eighth overall in 29:30.


Another Leesburg master runner, Robert Lince, was the overall runner-up in 25:26. Robert Ford of Albany took third with a 25:56.


Emily Vincent of Leesburg nabbed second in the women's division, placing ninth overall in 30:18. Master runner Melissa Conyers was the third female finisher, tenth overall in 20:23.


30 athletes finished Albany, Georgia's 2023 Saint Patrick's Day 5K. Bud Light and the Flint River Entertainment Complex were the presenting sponsors. Hardy Race Timing Services of Perry, Georgia timed and scored the race.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Albany Saint Patrick's Day 5K

1. 24:04.03, Jerome Gray (M, 43) Albany, GA
2. 25:25.22, Robert Lince (M, 44) Leesburg, GA
3. 25:55.20, Perry Ford Jr (M, 36) Albany, GA
4. 26:14.20, Harry Day (M, 34) Leesburg, GA
5. 26:43.34, Josh Conyers (M, 44)
6. 27:15.12, Isaiah Smith (M, 17) Albany, GA
7. 29:16.96, Trey Parker (M, 43)
8. 30:56.23, Joey Williams (M, 17) Albany, GA
9. 31:19.70, Charlie Klughart (M, 45) Leesburg, GA
10. 33:13.84, Shane Smith (M, 55) Leesburg, GA

Top Ten Women, 2023 Albany Saint Patrick's Day 5K

1. 29:29.32, Stacey Parker (F, 41) Leesburg, GAf
2. 30:17.67, Emily Vincent (F, 23) Leesburg, GA
3. 30:28.72, Melissa Conyers (F, 44)
4. 33:56.04, L. Copeland (F, 11)
5. 34:59.26, Kayla Day (F, 33) Taylors, SC
6. 36:07.47, Laura Copeland (F, 38)
7. 36:08.23, B. Copeland (F, 9)
8. 36:20.63, Dera Harkins (F, 51) Camilla, GA
9. 38:58.79, Ernesse N. McFadden (F, 56) Fort Lauderdale, FL
10. 44:33.51, Sara Bass (F, 31) Leesburg, GA

Albany, Georgia Saint Patrick's Day 5K winners, 2021 - 2023
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
13 March 2021	18:48, Evan Beauchamp	23:39, Catherine Asams	87
12 March 2022
17 March 2023	24:05, Jerome Gray	29:30, Stacey Parker	30

Links

• Complete results of the 2023 Albany, Georgia Saint Patrick's Day 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRtyDjhopoctq1zv8gtYu3LcmFoys6EMWsZX4J9s8d5ixCh2DU5FY69tlnKs7_2hA_ZMDiFAseZyxgM/pubhtml
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! coverage of races in Albany, Georgia
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/Albany
  
  
• Find more races in the region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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