15:55 isn't Zach Fenton's fastest performance at the Ronald McDonald House Firecracker 5K. In the 2021 edition of the Pensacola, Florida race, Fenton posted a winning time of 15:37. In the 2022 event, the University of West Florida cross-country runner took first with a fast 14:52. But on Saturday morning, 1 July 2023, 15:55 was good enough to earn Fenton his third straight Firecracker 5K win, putting him across the finish line well over 200 meters ahead of the next runner. Stephanie Rathburn of Milton, Florida was the first woman in the 33rd annual race, finishing thirteenth overall in 20:01.Zach Fenton came to Penascola from Sikesville, Maryland, where he had raced cross-country for the Century High Knights from 2015 to 2018. The man responsible for Fenton becoming a West Florida Argonaut was UWF coach Caleb Carmichael, who placed second to Fenton in the 2023 Firecracker 5K. Carmichael ran 16:41. 2023 Pace High grad Gavin Schulte was third in the race, running 17:12. Baton Rouge, Lousiana's Nicholas LaBarbera was the first master runner in the race and the thirteenth male finisher, coming in fourtheenth overall in 20:04.
Elyse Carmichael, the 2022 Firecracker 5K women's champ, took second in the women's division in 2023, placing sixteenth overall in 20:33. Carmichael is a rising junior on the Washington High cross-country team. Muriel Hyatt of Penasacola was the third woman in the race and 30th overall in 21:58. Another Pensacola athlete, Gabriela Garza, was the first woman master, placing fourth in the women's standings and 47th overall in 23:51.
601 athletes finished the 2023 Ronald McDonald House Firecracker 5K. Trinity Timing and Consulting timed the race.
Top Ten Men, 2023 Ronald McDonald House 5K
- 15:55, Zach Fenton (M, 22) Pensacola, FL
- 16:41, Caleb Carmichael (M, 38) Pensacola, FL
- 17:12, Gavin Schulte (M, 18) Milton, FL
- 17:32, Jackson Tyner (M, 19) Milton, FL
- 17:47, Brendan Delaney (M, 23) Pensacola, FL
- 18:26, Grant van Valkenburg (M, 22) Duvall, WA
- 18:56, Marshall Meyer (M, 18) Waverly, IA
- 18:56, Jeremiah Small (M, 17) Cantonment, FL
- 19:13, Jake Huston (M, 17) Pella, IA
- 19:37, Daniel Penley (M, 18) Pensacola, FL
Top Ten Women, 2023 Ronald McDonald House 5K
- 20:01, Stephanie Rathburn (F, 35) Milton, FL
- 20:33, Elyse Carmichael (F, 16) Pensacola, FL
- 21:58, Muriel Hyatt (F, 19) Pensacola, FL
- 23:51, Gabriela Garza (F, 53) Pensacola, FL
- 24:08, Addison Garrett (F, 14) Milton, FL
- 24:11, Alejandra Ryan (F, 43) Pensacola, FL
- 24:38, Victoria Gray (F, 33) Cantonment, FL
- 24:57, Lisa Howell (F, 43) Niceville, FL
- 25:22, Jennifer Guernsey (F, 39) Milton, FL
- 25:37, Maria Lopez (F, 34) Pensacola, FL
| Ronald McDonald House Firecracker 5K winners, 1990 - 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 4 July 1990 | 16:03, Kevin Kropp | 20:15, Tracey Parks | |
| 4 July 1991 | 15:05, Tim Barkdoll | 19:02, Tracey Parks | |
| 4 July 1992 | 14:58, Tim Barkdoll | 18:28, Susan Molloy | |
| 3 July 1993 | 15:18, Matthew Dobson | 17:58, Lori Eppara | |
| 2 July 1994 | 16:00, Wade Beroset | 18:00, Pam Williams | 513 |
| 4 July 1995 | 15:45, Everett Whiteside | 18:06, Sarah Kramer | 670 |
| 4 July 1996 | 15:35, Wade Beroset | 17:52, Jennifer McGranahan | |
| 4 July 1997 | 16:07, Wade Beroset | 17:41, Sarah Kramer | |
| 4 July 1998 | 15:54, Wade Beroset | 17:44, Ann McGranahan | |
| 3 July 1999 | 15:48, Timothy Jones | 18:35, Jenny Lindley | |
| 4 July 2000 | 16:05, Matthew Dobson | 19:23, Jennifer Hanley | |
| 4 July 2001 | 15:32, Matthew Dobson | 18:43, Sarah Kramer | |
| 4 July 2002 | 15:30, Matthew Dobson | 18:56, Idalisse Torres | |
| 4 July 2003 | 15:21, Matthew Dobson | 18:23, Brooke McDaniel | |
| 3 July 2004 | 15:44, Matthew Dobson | 18:46, Brooke McDaniel | |
| 4 July 2005 | 15:46, Matthew Dobson | 17:30, Ann McGranahan | |
| 4 July 2006 | 15:29, Michael Padilla | 18:58, Brooke Pruitt | 726 |
| 4 July 2007 | 15:45, Ryan Albertson | 18:50, Jennifer McGranahan | |
| 4 July 2008 | 15:45, Bud Galloway | 17:47, Mindy Kate Sullivan | 735 |
| 4 July 2009 | 14:59, Neil McDonagh | 17:46, Mindy Kate Sullivan | 702 |
| 3 July 2010 | 16:31, Derek Oskuris | 17:48, Lauren Goss | 762 |
| 2 July 2011 | 14:50, Eddie Pagan | 18:33, Jenny Albrecht | 860 |
| 20 June 2012 | 16:31, Brent Schneider | 19:49, Kaysi Roberts | 867 |
| 6 July 2013 | 17:07, Ryan Larson | 19:17, Rachel Kling | 830 |
| 28 June 2014 | 16:08, Alan Ash | 19:28, Livvy Jernagin | 615 |
| 4 July 2015 | 16:38, Tim Wenger | 19:05, Jennifer McGranahan | 784 |
| 2 July 2016 | 16:14, Alan Ash | 18:38, Val Curtis | 732 |
| 1 July 2017 | 16:16, Anthony Malatesta | 19:51, Lindsey Nathanson | 417 |
| 30 June 2018 | 16:02, Matthew Blunden | 19:56, Skylar Grant | 488 |
| 29 June 2019 | 16:52, Dewayne Riley | 19:47, Amelia Zwiener | 408 |
| 2020 | |||
| 26 June 2021 | 15:37, Zachary Fenton | 20:04, Yoko England | 371 |
| 2 July 2022 | 14:52, Zachary Fenton | 18:44, Elyse Carmichael | 410 |
| 1 July 2023 | 15:55, Zachary Fenton | 20:01, Stephanie Rathburn | 601 |
| Multiple wins by men: Matthew Dobson (7), Wade Beroset (4), Zachary Fenton (3), Tim Barkdoll (2), Alan Ash (2) Multiple wins by women: Sarah Kramer (3), Jennifer McGranahan (3), Tracey Parks (2), Ann McGranahan (2), Brooke McDaniel (2), Mindy Kate Sullivan (2) | |||
Links
- Complete results of the 2023 Ronald MacDonald House Firecracker 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTx-14RCqJavSean_5ZTxWknuF6ANvcO8atoKrVDMn9RzptRYp8VKz7Ya_NUmEIF8z7gVYdN1TVcL7c/pubhtml
- Course map, 2023 Ronald McDonald House Firecracker 5K
https://app.box.com/s/wdf517e8vrghx3ho7cz4q5ltlox5f73i
- Any size dog can find a race on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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