On Saturday morning, 26 October 2024, seven days after turning a 19:18 for his school's team at the New World Fall Spectacular Cross-Country Meet, Marcus Giles was racing on the streets of Perry, Florida. That's where the Saint John Country Day School frosh won The Great Race 5K, running 18:14 and finishing a hundred meters ahead of the next runner. Perry master runner Jamie Peake was the first woman in the race, placing thirteenth overall in 26:10.Michael Rhodes of Perry was the first master runner in the race and the overall runner-up, covering the course in 18:39. Rhodes was a three-time Great Race champion, with wins in 2016, 2017, and 2019. At 21:31 Fleming Island, Florida master runner Terry Giles came in third overall.
Andrea White, a Greenville, Florida master runner, was second in the women's standings. White was fourteenth overall in 27:50. Thirteen-year-old Karly Nawlin was third in the women's division and fifteenth overall in 29:08.
48 athletes finished the 2024 running of The Great Race 5K.
Top Ten Men, Perry's 2019 Great Race 5K
- 18:13.85, Marcus Giles (M, 15) Fleming Island, FL
- 18:38.48, Michael Rhodes (M, 55) Perry, FL
- 21:30.68, Terry Giles (M, 45) Fleming Island, FL
- 21:41.35, Nolan Amman (M, 15) Perry, FL
- 22:32.22, William Carter (M, 60) Perry, FL
- 23:36.96, Timothy Fraser (M, 46) Tallahassee, FL
- 24:13.30, Nathan Nawlin (M, 34) Perry, FL
- 24:15.65, Ralph Blackman (M, 54) Milton, FL
- 24:48.56, Benjamin "Trey" Blue (M, 34) Perry, FL
- 24:58.80, David Sunderland (M, 48) Jacksonville, FL
Top Ten Women, Perry's 2019 Great Race 5K
- 26:09.47, Jamie Peake (F, 40) Perry, FL
- 27:49.25, Andrea White (F, 46) Greenville, FL
- 29:07.48, Karly Nawlin (F, 13) Perry, FL
- 29:43.49, Marilee Giles (F, 53) Fleming Island, FL
- 31:19.24, Cera Blue (F, 35) Perry, FL
- 34:46.05, Tierney Declercq (F, 37) Perry, FL
- 34:52.46, Sabrina Bethea (F, 42) PerryPerry, FL
- 35:16.25, Delaney Loyed (F, 19) Perry, FL
- 35:26.64, Kaylee Nawlin (F, 32) Perry, FL
- 37:24.34, Marielvi Blanco (F, 16) Perry, FL
| Winners of The Great Race, 2013 - 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 26 October 2013 | 17:55, James Taylor | 26:02, Shanin Frost | |
| 25 October 2014 | 18:10, Gatlin Nennstiel | 21:34, Connie Lewis | 137 |
| 24 October 2015 | 18:26, Paul McRae | 17:49, Lydia Veal-McRae | 105 |
| 22 October 2016 | 18:57, Michael Rhodes | 25:59, Ellie Webb | 69 |
| 28 October 2017 | 17:55, Michael Rhodes | 17:28, Lydia McRae | 73 |
| 27 October 2018 | 18:23, Ethan Carter | 17:40, Lydia McRae | 69 |
| 26 October 2019 | 16:46, Michael Rhodes | 17:13, Lydia McRae | 72 |
| 22 October 2022 | 17:31, Casey Frock | 17:43, Lydia McRae | 60 |
| 26 October 2024 | 18:14, Marcus Giles | 26:10, Jamie Peake | 48 |
Links
- 2024 results of The Great Race 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTCiTbkOzuQrJqFu9sLBuPVavB8ULrUj2pIGN0eej_wgeMJVtoYahdYN0F0-Oe2VAfle6UL45Vr0FvT/pubhtml
- 2019 story, “Michael Rhodes and Lydia McRae were the fastest ever at Perry's Great Race”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/10/great-race-2019.html
- 2018 story, “Lydia McRae's 17:40 outraces everyone at The Great Race 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/10/great-race-2018.html
- 2016 story, “Rhodes and Webb keep Perry's Great Race titles in Perry”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/10/great-race-2016.html
- 2015 story, “McRae and McRae have great runs at The Great Race”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/10/great-race-2015.html
- Upcoming races great and good on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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