Monday, March 18, 2024

No luck needed for Chris Flores or Stacy Bush at the Lucky Leprechaun 5K

2024 Lucky Leprechaun 5K logoChris Flores was in Fort Walton Beach, Florida on Saturday morning, 16 March 2024, for the thirteenth annual Lucky Leprechaun 5K. He won the race. Of course, he had also won the Lucky Leprechaun 5K in 2023. So aside from being a year older, what was different? Flores was still an alum of the Fort Walton Beach High cross-country team, as well as a former Valdosta State University Blazer. That hadn't changed. But Flores ran faster in 2024, his winning time of 16:07 eclipsing his 2023 mark of 16:12. On the women's side, master runner Stacy Bush took top honors with a 22:27, placing 21st overall.


Steven Cornelius was the first master runner in the race, taking second overall with a 17:05. Phillip Bauer, another master runner, went 17:15 for third.


Shiloh Robertson was runner-up in the women's division, placing 27th overall in 23:18. Twelve-year-old Brooklyn Naylor was third in the women's standings and 30th overall in 23:48. Naylor is a seventh-grader at Liza Jackson Prep, where she competes on the track team.


The Lucky Leprechaun started as an annual five-kilometer race in 2012. The program included a 10K from 2013 to 2023, reverting to a stand-alone 5K in 2024. 350 athletes finished the 2024 5K.


For the Northwest Florida Track Club and the Fort Walton Beach area, the grandfather of all five-kilometer races remains the annual Billy Bowlegs 5K, which goes back to 1975. The fiftieth annual Bowlegs will be contested on Saturday morning, 1 June 2024.


Top Ten Men, 2024 Lucky Leprechaun 5K
  1. 16:07, Chris Flores (M, 21)
  2. 17:05, Steven Cornelius (M, 43)
  3. 17:15, Phillip Bauer (M, 42)
  4. 18:03, James Buchanan (M, 42)
  5. 18:04, Hunter Best (M, 29)
  6. 18:39, Marcus Budig (M, 34)
  7. 19:13, Andrew Westman (M, 42)
  8. 20:14, Christopher Salgado (M, 38)
  9. 20:28, Brian Looney (M, 32)
  10. 20:34, Joshua Swanson (M, 31)

Top Ten Women, 2024 Lucky Leprechaun 5K
  1. 22:27, Stacy Bush (F, 48)
  2. 23:18, Shiloh Robertson (F, 28)
  3. 23:48, Brooklyn Naylor (F, 12)
  4. 24:26, Nichole Hannan (F, 46)
  5. 24:45, Julie Harrington (F, 61)
  6. 25:03, Cadence Garza (F, 13)
  7. 25:10, Kaylene Giri (F, 43)
  8. 25:40, Liz LaParch (F, 23)
  9. 26:08, Patty Zamyslowski (F, 43)
  10. 26:24, Susan McKenzie (F, 58)

Fort Walton Beach, Florida Lucky Leprechaun winners, 2012 - 2024
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
17 March 20125K17:45, Anthony Stricker19:24, Lisa Lewis
16 March 201310K40:26, Bob Walker40:12, Juia Tobias
5K16:37, Mason Powers22:18, Cheryl Wolfe
15 March 201410K38:32, Ashley Armstrong37:21, Cheryl Held
5K16:41, Caden Ewing22:53, Cheryl Veltman
14 March 201510K42:32, Jason Strong41:43, Elizabeth Heering96
5K17:23, Jason Nodjomian21:06, Nicole Escoffier257
12 March 201610K40:08, Douglas Bustillo45:38, Paula Piazza93
5K17:55, Austin Zivney19:13, Line Lauritsen345
16 March 201710K37:59, Drew Bruner42:02, Anna Morelock82
5K16:20, Jake Fisk19:35, Line Lauritsen290
17 March 201810K37:49, Jonathan Campbell41:56, Karina Sterrett130
5K17:52, Jacob Knox18:54, Katja Blunden457
16 March 201910K35:29, Derek Sandblom41:58, Gina Kline142
5K16:20, Nathan Isaacs19:47, Rachel Staples356
14 March 202010K34:10, Timothy Richard47:21, Samantha Pinson88
5K16:39, Steven Cornelius20:07, Sarah Stolp322
13 March 202110K39:30, Marcus Budig42:29, Gabrielle Ghiloni116
5K15:25, Matthew Bevil16:32, Margaret Connelly315
12 March 202210K35:50, Timothy Richard43:26, Sarah Saris79
5K18:16, Cesar Adams22:19, Denise Arciniega219
11 March 202310K34:49, Nikolai Rhodes44:36, April Classick78
5K16:12, Chris Flores17:52, Val Curtis298
16 March 20245K
16:07, Chris Flores22:27, Stacy Bush350


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