Leonardo Canete ran historically fast at Valdosta's historic Barnes 5K

Charles Barnes, Sr., started Barnes Drug Store in Valdosta, Georgia in 1909. Perhaps he dreamed that one day his fledgling business would sponsor a footrace on the streets of Valdosta. If so, it would take a century to realize that dream. The company hosted the first Barnes 100 Years Five-Kilometer Road Race in 2009. By then, Barnes Drug Store had accumulated quite a bit of history, becoming Barnes Healthcare and establishing offices throughout the surrounding region.


Since 2009, the annual Barnes 5K has itself acquired some history. The fastest time at the race remains the 16:45 posted by Daniel Broadhead in 2010. The second-fastest Barnes 5K was run at the fourteenth annual race on Saturday, 15 July 2023. That morning, Tallahassee master runner Leonardo Canete won in 17:38. Kendall Folsom of Valdosta was the first woman, placing ninth overall in 24:13.

2010 winner Broadhead and 2023 winner Canete are the only two athletes to break 18:00 at the Barnes 5K. Patrick Wallace, the 2023 runner-up, just missed being the third. A junior on the cross-country team at Valdosta High, Wallace took third in 18:01--the third fastest performance ever at the Barnes 5K 6. Jacob Howington, a rising senior on the Highland Christian High cross-country team, finished third in 18:31. Quitman, Georgia's Chad Northcutt, the 2022 Barnes 5K champion, was fourth in 19:37.


Tamara Martin of Valdosta was the first woman master and the second female finisher, placing tenth overall in 24:42. Another Valdosta athlete, Katie Lancaster, placed third in the women's standings and fourteenth overall in 26:05.


76 athletes finished the 2023 Barnes Healthcare 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services. Look for the fifteenth Barnes 5K in July 2024.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Barnes 100 Years 5K

1. 17:37.8, Leonardo Canete (M, 44) Tallahassee, FL
2. 18:00.5, Patrick Wallace (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
3. 18:30.5, Jacob Howington (M, 16) Hahira, GA
4. 19:36.7, Chad Northcutt (M, 39) Quitman, GA
5. 21:37.7, Christopher Wallace (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
6. 22:26.2, Rashad Gillard (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
7. 23:26.1, Jake Matheny (M, 12) Valdosta, GA
8. 23:54.1, Michael Lestock (M, 49) Lake City, FL
9. 25:23.4, Keegan Boyd (M, 35) Hahira, GA
10. 25:42.5, Ladravious Davis (M, 14) Thomasville, GA

Top Ten Women, 2023 Barnes 100 Years 5K

1. 24:12.7, Kendall Folsom (F, 19) Valdosta, GA
2. 24:41.3, Tamara Martin (F, 45) Valdosta, GA
3. 26:04.4, Katie Lancaster (F, 21) Valdosta, GA
4. 26:20.9, Gaylen Griner (F, 18) Nashville, GA
5. 26:32.3, Faye Brooks (F, 15) Jacksonville, FL
6. 26:34.2, Melissa Lutey (F, 27) Valdosta, GA
7. 26:48.2, Ansley Topchik (F, 21) Tallahassee, FL
8. 26:54.3, Jamie Brown (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
9. 28:59.7, Megghan Brooks (F, 43) Jacksonville, FL
10. 30:17.5, Nanci Scheet (F, 74) Madison, FL

Barnes 100 Years 5K Champions, 2009 - 2023
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
18 July 2009	19:05, Masked Avenger	20:18, Angelina Horne	96
17 July 2010	16:45, Daniel Broadhead	20:31, Angelina Horne	119
16 July 2011	18:02, Masked Avenger	20:54, Alice Smoot	67
14 July 2012	18:29, Nathan Norton	23:23, Lauren Tosky	80
13 July 2013	18:13, Ryan Kelly	20:12, Mary Alice Smoot	72
19 July 2014	18:04, Andrew Elam	20:12, Mackenzie Morse	74
18 July 2015	18:12, Dan Butzin	21:54, Alice Smoot	88
16 July 2016	18:29, Ryan Kelly	23:04, Debbie Green	96
15 July 2017	19:44, Courtland Buntin	21:44, Vanessa Spry	65
14 July 2018	18:21, Ryan Kelly	21:30, Kelly Lunceford	115
13 July 2019	18:50, Ryan Kelly	21:19, Allie Brown	118
10 July 2021	20:53, Grant Herring	21:36, Kyleigh Rice	70
16 July 2022	19:59, Chad Northcutt	23:42, Kelly Lunceford	66
15 July 2023	17:38, Leonardo Canete	24:13, Kendall Folsom	76
Due to COVID-19, there was no Barnes 5K in 2020.

Links

• Complete results of the 2023 Barnes 100 Years 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTrXMghjTLCllw1Mqn4puVRjeKAGD_e--qmaWfKydnFYlC--8MAGmTi_KsyisuKEun6gmrTUt-y9gph/pubhtml
  
  
• 2022 story, “At the Barnes HealthCare 5K, winning was the prescription for Chad Northcutt and Kelly Lunceford”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2022/07/barnes-2022.html
  
  
• 2021 story, “Grant Herring and Kyleigh Rice beat 'em all at Barnes”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/07/barnes-2021.html
  
  
• 2019 story, “Winning is the prescription for Ryan Kelly and Allie Brown at the Barnes 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/07/barnes-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Ryan Kelly and Kelly Lunceford take first in the tenth Barnes 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/07/barnes-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “The battle at Barnes goes to Buntin and Spry”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/07/barnes-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Kelly and Green lead the march through Barnes Healthcare's second century”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/07/barnes-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Butzin and Smoot headline another year of Barnes 5K history”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/07/barnes-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Elam and Morse warm-up for cross country with Barnes 5K wins”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/07/barnes-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly leads the way and Smoot sets record at the fifth Barnes 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/07/barnes-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Norton and Toskey beat 'em all at Barnes”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/07/barnes-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “No settling for second for Avenger and Smoot at 2011 Barnes 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/07/barnes-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Broadhead breaks record and Horne builds streak at Barnes 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/07/barnes-5k-2010.html
  
  
• Find another centennial race in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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