Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Leonard Canete and Carolina Manceaux pluck victories at Valdosta's Azalea Run

Azalea BlossomValdosta-Lowndes Country Park and Recreation Authority's annual Azalea Festival 5K came back to the streets of Valdosta, Georgia on Saturday morning, 11 March 2023. Blossoms on azalea bushes bloom in clusters, but the winner of the 2023 Azalea Road Race was all by himself. Leonardo Canete, a Tallahassee, Florida master runner, won the race in 16:32, finishing nearly 400 meters ahead of the next runner. Valdosta's Carolina Marie Manceaux was the first woman in the 5K, placing twelfth overall in 24:49.


Nathan Godsey finished runner-up to Canete in 17:46. A Fredricksburg, Virginia athlete, Godsey runs cross-country at Stafford High School, currently in the short break between indoor track season and outdoor track season. Aaron Farris of Hahira, Georgia took third, running 19:02--over a minute faster than his runner-up performance in the 2022 Azalea 5K.


Two ten-year-old Valdosta schoolgirls vied for the second spot in the women's standings--Bailey Hamilton and Hensley Wall. Both runners were clocked in 25:55, but Hamilton made it across the finish line inches ahead of Wall. Hamilton placed fifteenth overall and Wall sixteenth. Xiaoai Ren of Hahira was the first woman master and ninth female finisher in the 5K, 27th overall in 31:43.


63 athletes finished the 2023 Azalea Festival Road Race. The race was hosted by the Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Azalea Run
  1. 16:31.8, Leonardo Canete (M, 44) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 17:45.2, Nathan Godsey (M, 18) Fredericksburg, VA
  3. 19:01.7, Aaron C Farris (M, 36) Hahira, GA
  4. 19:19.0, River Thurston (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
  5. 19:49.3, Grant Herring (M, 33) Valdosta, GA
  6. 21:07.5, Angel Maldonado (M, 22) Moultrie, GA
  7. 21:39.2, Ashten Adams (M, 19) Lakeland, GA
  8. 22:34.6, William Seth Miller (M, 34) Hahira, GA
  9. 22:36.5, Matt Odom (M, 33) Hahira, GA
  10. 22:41.0, Pablo Manceaux (M, 29) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2023 Azalea Run
  1. 24:48.8, Carolina Marie Manceaux (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
  2. 25:54.3, Bailey Hamilton (F, 10) Valdosta, GA
  3. 25:54.6, Hensley Wall (F, 10) Valdosta, GA
  4. 26:03.1, Carmen Till Orwig (F, 25) Valdosta, GA
  5. 27:55.7, Rachel Rewis (F, 29) Valdosta, GA
  6. 28:01.5, Heather Pettus (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
  7. 28:52.7, Emily Pittman (F, 29) Hahira, GA
  8. 30:55.8, Angel Bates (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
  9. 31:42.4, Xiaoai Ren (F, 47) Hahira, GA
  10. 32:09.5, Phyllis Moore Johnson (F, 58) Valdosta, GA

Valdosta Azalea Festival Run champions, 2001 - 2023
DateMenWomenFinishers
17 March 2001
16 March 2002
15 March 2003
13 March 2004
12 March 2005
11 March 200616:51, Andrew Minnicks20:34, Susan Fischer123
10 March 200717:17, Todd Smoot19:33, Melissa Daugherty152
15 March 200816:56, John Seppala21:46, Brandi Faircloth143
14 March 200918:16, Chris Gaither20:40, Mary Anne Grayson155
13 March 201016:46, Brandon Skiles20:54, Brandi Faircloth126
12 March 201117:39, James Marino20:39, Alice Smoot131
10 March 201220:33, Toby Wilkey22:10, Christie Kingsbury109
9 March 201316:17, Jesse Prince20:10, Danielle Jarnagin125
8 March 201418:21, Ryan Kelly25:02, Lauren Bewley67
14 March 201519:22, Dan Butzin22:12, Angela Bruhl52
12 March 201619:15, Dan Butzin22:07, Alice Smoot52
11 March 201719:36, Gene Davila19:51, Anna Busby53
10 March 201820:22, Dan Butzin26:49, Krystina Pastrana40
9 March 201920:09, Erick Requadt22:17, Hannah Colligan77
14 March 2020Canceled
13 March 202119:06, Ryan Kelly23:47, Meshea Hardeman61
12 March 202219:47, David Jones27:43, Ana Freitas75
11 March 202316:32, Leonardo Canete24:49, Carolina Manceaux63


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