It was stormy along the Georgia-Florida boundary on 2 December 2023, stormy enough to have an effect on the athletics events scheduled for that day. Some went ahead, such as the AAU Cross-Country National Championship Meet in Tallahassee, Florida. Some were canceled--better luck next year. Some were rescheduled, such as Valdosta, Georgia's Christmas Parade 5K. That race went ahead on a new date, Saturday, 16 December 2023, when Parker Jackson of Valdosta won by over 200 meters, running 17:01. Another Valdosta athlete, Kelly Lunceford, was the first woman in the 5K, placing nineteenth overall in 24:42.Patrick Wallace, a junior on the Valdosta High cross-country team, was runner-up to Jackson, running 17:48. Canaan Ponce, a harrier for the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Stallions, took third in 18:23. Valdosta High cross-country coach Ryan Kelly was the first master runner in the race, coming in eleventh overall in 19:41.
Sara Hamblin of Valdosta was second in the women's standings, placing 24th overall in 25:50. Laura Solomon of Nashville, Georgia was the first woman master and third female finisher, 26th overall in 26:36.
66 athletes finished Valdosta's 2023 Christmas Parade 5K. A Course/Line, LLC of Valdosta timed and scored the race.
Top Ten Men, 2023 Christmas Parade 5K
- 17:00.1, Parker Jackson (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
- 17:47.4, Patrick Wallace (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
- 18:22.8, Canaan Ponce (M, 18) Adel, GA
- 18:32.9, Brandon Reyes (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
- 19:03.8, Chad Northcutt (M, 39) Quitman, GA
- 19:14.4, Toshiya Bass (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
- 19:17.6, Maxwell Shelly (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
- 19:31.5, River Thurston (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
- 19:36.2, Gabriel Ponce (M, 24) Adel, GA
- 19:36.5, Oliver Horne (M, 16) Whigham, GA
Top Ten Women, 2023 Christmas Parade 5K
- 24:41.8, Kelly Lunceford (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
- 25:49.2, Sara Hamblin (F, 38) Valdosta, GA
- 26:35.6, Laura Solomon (F, 41) Nashville, GA
- 26:54.6, Heather Pettus (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
- 27:14.8, Jane Swayze (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
- 27:20.1, Kennedy Horne (F, 13) Pelham, GA
- 27:26.4, Jamie Brown (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
- 27:32.2, Mallory Moore (F, 14) Tifton, GA
- 27:32.9, Mollie Moore (F, 16) Tifton, GA
- 27:35.3, Yuka Bass (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
| Valdosta, Georgia Christmas Parade 5K winners, 2020 - 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 5 December 2020 | 16:37, Nick Flatt | 19:00, Angela Cipriani | 108 |
| 4 December 2021 | 17:31, Austen Sekowski | 18:22, Angela Cipriani | 64 |
| 3 December 2022 | 16:24, Adam Mastrobuono | 20:46, Kyleigh Rice | 52 |
| 16 December 2023 | 17:01, Parker Jackson | 24:42, Kelly Lunceford | 66 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2023 Christmas Parade 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQYRHe5fFe7eX7IFvDUmbXJrHBXzsnJLNz4CoJLEDU_KpddpMsOecHbUfhESq207wOLANYGjtAJ8IC-/pubhtml
- Find your next parade-related race in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
No comments:
Post a Comment