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Sunday, February 5, 2017

McGhin and Thornhill notch wins in the 10K at Jog With The Generals

5th annual Jog With The GeneralsOn Saturday morning, 4 February 2017, it was the fifth annual Jog With The Generals, and it was the third time that the 10K had been contested at the Dasher, Georgia event. Rob McGhin of Valddosta, Georgia won that 6.2-mile race on the roads around Dasher, running 42:17. Another Valdosta athlete, Ali Thornhill, won the women's title, placing fourth overall in 48:36. 26 athletes finished the 10K.


Valdosta's Steve Plymale was the top master runner in the 10K, placing second overall in 44:07. Sam Warren of Valdosta was third in the race with a 45:28.


Gina Purvis of Tifton, Georgia was the first woman master and second female finisher, placing tenth overall in 53:25. Valdosta's Brooke Byrd was third in the women's standings and fourteenth overall in 56:39.


Top Ten Men, 2017 Jog With The Generals 10K
  1. 42:16.7, Rob McGhin (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
  2. 44:06.4, Steve Plymale (M, 67) Valdosta, GA
  3. 45:27.2, Sam Warren (M, 35) Valdosta, GA
  4. 48:36.9, Wesley Heruska (M, 40) Hahira, GA
  5. 50:37.2, Karl Brown (M, 41) Alapaha, GA
  6. 50:50.4, Andrew Marzen (M, 46) Tifton, GA
  7. 51:00.1, Chad Smith (M, 29) Valdosta, GA
  8. 51:04.7, Wayne Kountis (M, 57) Tifton, GA
  9. 53:24.8, Darren McCall (M, 33) Valdosta, GA
  10. 54:12.7, Bob Moon (M, 62) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2017 Jog With The Generals 10K
  1. 48:35.8, Ali Thornhill (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
  2. 53:24.3, Gina Purvis (F, 57) Tifton, GA
  3. 56:38.2, Brooke Byrd (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
  4. 57:21.5, Amy Reese (F, 42) Valdosta, GA
  5. 59:07.3, Traci Ferris (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
  6. 66:56, Sandra Di Pietro (F, 51) Valdosta, GA
  7. 69:54, Amber Drew (F, 13) Quitman, GA
  8. 70:04, Shannon Fernandez (F, 46) Valdosta, GA
  9. 71:32, Holly Browning (F, 36) Lakeland, GA
  10. 75:04, Deborah McDonald (F, 54) Valdosta, GA

26 athletes finished the 10K at the 2017 Jog With The Generals, while another 83 completed a 5K race. First among those in the shorter race was Jonathan Miller of Quitman, Georgia. Seventeen-year-old Miller ran 19:53 in the 5K, winning the race by almost 300 meters. Bryce Jackson, a sophomore on the Valdosta High cross-country team, took second in 21:06. Parker Jackson, the ace of the Valdosta Middle School cross-country squad, placed third in 21:33.


Alicia Parker of Valdosta took the women's title in the 5K, placing thirteenth overall in 27:13. Tessa Carder of Dasher was second in the women's standings and eighteenth overall in 27:55. Hahira, Georgia's Emily Heruska was the third female finisher and nineteenth overall in 28:05.


A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the races and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2017 Jog With The Generals 5K
  1. 19:53.0, Jonathan Miller (M, 17) Quitman, GA
  2. 21:05.3, Bryce Jackson (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
  3. 21:33.0, Parker Jackson (M, 12) Valdosta, GA
  4. 22:08.3, Lukas Smidtas (M, 16) Naylor, GA
  5. 23:36.7, Justin Naylor (M, 43) Hahira, GA
  6. 23:53.4, Renaldas Smidtas (M, 52) Naylor, GA
  7. 24:50.6, Rowan Lawson (M, 9) Valdosta, GA
  8. 25:49.3, Reagan Lawson (M, 11) Valdosta, GA
  9. 26:20.6, Gene Murphy (M, 35) Hahira, GA
  10. 26:29.3, Andy Griffin (M, 25) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2017 Jog With The Generals 5K
  1. 27:12.3, Alicia Parker (F, 32) Valdosta, GA
  2. 27:31.9, Melissa Norris (F, 33) Hahira, GA
  3. 27:54.8, Tessa Carder (F, 35) Dasher, GA
  4. 28:04.8, Emily Heruska (F, 38) Hahira, GA
  5. 28:13.1, Jocelyn Zhuno (F, 24) Valdosta, GA
  6. 28:17.9, Ashley Greene (F, 37) Hahira, GA
  7. 28:45.0, Elizabeth Greene (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
  8. 28:55.8, Lina Smidt (F, 52) Naylor, GA
  9. 30:48.9, Jamie Brown (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
  10. 31:22.8, Katya Jackson (F, 10) Valdosta, GA

Jog With The Generals champions, 2013 - 2017
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
9 February 20135K17:48, Steven Cary22:57, Makenzee Page161
8 February 20145K18:51, Scott Gordon21:02, Makenzee Page126
7 February 201510K36:53, Ryan Kelly51:43, Lauren Bewley24
5K18:42, Brian Rohrbach26:13, Sonja Reed91
6 February 201610K38:37, Ryan Kelly49:06, Lauren Bewley23
5K20:39, Parker Reid Jackson25:43, Alison Thornhill68
4 February 201710K42:17, Rob McGhin48:36, Alison Thornhill26
5K19:53, Jonathan Miller27:13, Alicia Parker83
No 10K race was contested at the Jog With The Generals until 2015.


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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Butzin wins by a ton, Thornhill by ounces at the James Eunice 5K

If Dan Butzin didn't experience "the loneliness of the long-distance runner" during the fifth annual James Eunice Legacy 5K, it wasn't for lack of solitude. There may have been 77 runners in the race, but Butzin had no company at all during his Saturday morning, 9 April 2016, run through the streets of Valdosta, Georgia. Winning the race in 18:43, Butzin finished 400 meters ahead of the next runner. The women's competition may not have been companionable, but it was close--Alison Thornhill edged Alice Smoot for the title, 21:23 to 21:26.


Rick Mazurkiewicz of Valdosta was the top master runner in the race, finishing runner-up in 20:21. Another Valdosta athlete, Rob McGhin, was third in 20:47.


The top two women, Thornhill and Smoot, were fourth and fifth overall. Debbie Green, a Valdosta master runner, was third in the women's standings and seventh overall in 22:42.


77 athletes finished the race. Finish line and timing services were provided by A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia.


Top Ten Men, 2016 James Eunice Legacy 5K
  1. 18:42.8 ~ Dan Butzin (M, 30) Valdosta, GA
  2. 20:20.6 ~ Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 49) Valdosta, GA
  3. 20:46.5 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 36) Valdosta, GA
  4. 22:08.1 ~ William Danner (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
  5. 22:46.2 ~ Billy Taylor (M, 67) Valdosta, GA
  6. 23:07.8 ~ Jim Dawkins (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
  7. 23:21.3 ~ Dusty Dorminey (M, 41) Lake Park, GA
  8. 23:37.0 ~ Ashley Tye (M, 40) Valdosta, GA
  9. 23:40.0 ~ Justin Naylor (M, 42) Hahira, GA
  10. 23:59.7 ~ Jay Prince (M, 44) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2016 James Eunice Legacy 5K
  1. 21:22.8 ~ Alison Thornhill (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
  2. 21:25.5 ~ Alice Smoot (F, 58) Valdosta, GA
  3. 22:41.2 ~ Debbie Green (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
  4. 23:16.0 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
  5. 23:18.9 ~ Brandy Van Jura (F, 36) Hahira, GA
  6. 23:29.7 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
  7. 23:31.4 ~ Valentina Vivas (F, 17) Valdosta, GA
  8. 24:07.4 ~ Maggie-Laine Powell (F, 21) Valdosta, GA
  9. 25:24.8 ~ Pollyanna Bass (F, 44) Pavo, GA
  10. 27:54.0 ~ Crystal McGhin (F, 33) Valdosta, GA

James Eunice Legacy 5K winners, 2012 - 2016
DateMenWomenFinishers
14 April 201216:04, Parker Childree20:30, Gretchen Bielmyer92
13 April 201321:25, Josh Perry23:33, Angie Bruhl93
12 April 201417:40, Andrew Elam21:41, Makenzee Page51
11 April 201517:54, Nathan Crews21:23, Kelsey Morse64
9 April 201618:43, Dan Butzin21:23, Alison Thornhill77
There was also a Jogging For James 5K race on 25 June 2011. Stephen
Robbins (17:55) and Mary Alice Smoot (21:55) were the winners of that
earlier event, which had 145 finishers.


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Saturday, February 6, 2016

Kelly and Bewley each add a second star at Jog With The Generals

The featured race belonged to the defending champions at the fourth annual Jog With The Generals in Dasher, Georgia, on Saturday morning, 6 February 2016. Valdosta High cross-country coach Ryan Kelly won the 10K for the second year in a row, covering the 6.2-mile course in 38:37 and finishing more than a mile ahead of the next runner. Lauren Bewley, the women's winner, did Kelly one better, though. Bewley not only successfully defended her 2015 Jog With The Generals women's title, but she also set a women's course record of 49:06, placing fourth overall. Bewley had set the previous record, 51:43, during her 2015 win.


Valdosta, Georgia's John Brinkley was the fastest master runner in the race, finishing second to Kelly in 46:23. Naylor, Georgia master runner Renaldas Smidtas was third overall in the 10K with a 47:29.


Coming in fifth overall, Heather Hall of Waycross, Georgia ran the race in 50:09, faster than Lauren Bewley's 2015 course record. However, Bewley beat Hall to the finish line, so Hall had to settle for the runner-up spot in the women's standings and the woman master's title. Hahira, Georgia master runner Penny Bell was the third female finisher, seventh overall in 53:26.


Top Nine Men, 2016 Jog With The Generals 10K
  1. 38:36.3 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 37) Lake Park, GA
  2. 46:22.8 ~ John Brinkley (M, 49) Valdosta, GA
  3. 47:28.1 ~ Renaldas Smidtas (M, 51) Naylor, GA
  4. 51:26.4 ~ Ashley Tye (M, 40) Valdosta, GA
  5. 54:15.3 ~ Jim Hall (M, 65) Valdosta, GA
  6. 1:03:17 ~ Jammie Metts (M, 39) Hahira, GA
  7. 1:04:10 ~ Rodney Elam (M, 52) Valdosta, GA
  8. 1:07:18 ~ Ronnie Metts (M, 71) Hahira, GA
  9. 1:10:21 ~ Calvin Barrett (M, 14) Lake Park, GA

Top Ten Women, 2016 Jog With The Generals 10K
  1. 49:05.7 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
  2. 50:08.5 ~ Heather Hall (F, 40) Waycross, GA
  3. 53:25.2 ~ Penny Bell (F, 42) Hahira, GA
  4. 55:12.3 ~ Amy Cozart (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
  5. 55:31.8 ~ Gina Colson (F, 54) Valdosta, GA
  6. 57:48.2 ~ Lisa Graves (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
  7. 58:11.4 ~ Melissa Norris (F, 32) Hahira, GA
  8. 58:21.5 ~ Rhonda Barrett (F, 44) Valdosta, GA
  9. 1:03:14 ~ Robin Cobb (F, 57) Valdosta, GA
  10. 1:03:41 ~ Lina Smidt (F, 51) Naylor, GA

Parker Jackson, a sixth-grader and member of the cross country team at Valdosta Middle School, won the Jog With The Generals 5K in 20:39. Another cross country runner, Valdosta High sophomore Bryce Jackson, was second in 21:43. John Hall of Tifton, Georgia, was the top master runner in the 3.1-mile race, finishing third overall in 22:58.


Alison Thornhill of Valdosta, Georgia took the women's title in the Jog With The Generals 5K; Thornhill was fifth overall in 25:43. Valdosta's Michelle Iturralde was the first woman master, seventh overall in 27:14. Eleven-year-old Valdosta runner Katie Moss was third in the women's standings, tenth overall in 28:20.


23 athletes finished the 2016 Jog With The Generals 10K, with another 68 completing the 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta provided timing and finish line services for the races.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Jog With The Generals 5K
  1. 20:38.1 ~ Parker Reid Jackson (M, 11) Valdosta, GA
  2. 21:42.1 ~ Bryce Jackson (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
  3. 22:57.6 ~ John Hall (M, 45) Tifton, GA
  4. 24:32.2 ~ Adam Gatzemeier (M, 39) Valdosta, GA
  5. 26:49.0 ~ Russ Henry (M, 45) Valdosta, GA
  6. 28:11.0 ~ Landon Jackson (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
  7. 28:13.3 ~ Mac Bowling (M, 8) Lake Park, GA
  8. 28:19.8 ~ Jett Guilliams (M, 9) Valdosta, GA
  9. 28:28.3 ~ Westley Hazel (M, 38) Valdosta, GA
  10. 30:01.2 ~ Dennis Gatchell (M, 64) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2016 Jog With The Generals 5K
  1. 25:42.4 ~ Alison Thornhill (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
  2. 27:13.8 ~ Michelle Iturralde (F, 41) Valdosta, Ga
  3. 28:19.4 ~ Katie Moss (F, 11) Valdosta, GA
  4. 29:05.4 ~ Shelley Hazel (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
  5. 29:47.9 ~ Elizabeth Greene (F, 32) Valdosta, GA
  6. 29:59.4 ~ Amy Reese (F, 41) Valdosta, GA
  7. 30:19.9 ~ Ieva Smidt (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 30:27.2 ~ Lina Smidt (F, 51) Naylor, GA
  9. 31:25.1 ~ Summer Gernatt (F, 35) Woodstock, GA
  10. 31:44.8 ~ Christina Russell (F, 48) Valdosta, GA

Jog With The Generals champions, 2013 - 2016
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
9 February 20135K17:48, Steven Cary22:57, Makenzee Page161
8 February 20145K18:51, Scott Gordon21:02, Makenzee Page126
7 February 201510K36:53, Ryan Kelly51:43, Lauren Bewley24
5K18:42, Brian Rohrbach26:13, Sonja Reed91
6 February 201610K38:37, Ryan Kelly49:06, Lauren Bewley23
5K20:39, Parker Reid Jackson25:43, Alison Thornhill68
No 10K race was contested at the Jog With The Generals until 2015.


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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Kelly and Thornhill break the tape at 'Dosta Dash

In 2015, the annual 'Dosta Dash 10K moved on the calendar, becoming a February race. Change has been the only constant in the eleven-year history of the Valdosta, Georgia, event. Over the years, the 'Dosta Dash has also been a December race and a March race. It has been an untimed holiday run run, and a fiercely competitive 15K. One thing stayed constant this year, though. In 2014 Ryan Kelly won the 'Dosta Dash 10K. On 28 February 2015 the Lake Park, Georgia, athlete won the 6.2-mile race again, running 37:30.


Valdosta master runner Rick Mazurkiewicz finished runner-up with a 41:47. Randy Maples, another Valdosta master runner, was third in 45:06. Alison Thornhill took the 2015 'Dosta Dash 10K women's title, placing fourth overall in 46:01. Amber Elam was second in the women's standings, coming in fifth overall in 47:37. Kelly Yates of Valdosta was the top woman master and fifth woman finisher, placing tenth overall in 55:01.


Top Ten Males, 2015 'Dosta Dash 10K
  1. 37:29.3 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 36) Lake Park, GA
  2. 41:46.5 ~ Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 47) Valdosta, GA
  3. 45:06.0 ~ Randy Maples (M, 46) Valdosta, GA
  4. 53:08.3 ~ Rodney Elam (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
  5. 53:31.2 ~ Michael Guilmette (M, 52) Lake Park, GA
  6. 55:12.2 ~ Bob Moon (M, 60) Valdosta, GA
  7. 1:01:25 ~ Davy Register (M, 44) Valdosta, GA
  8. 1:03:04 ~ Marko Horn (M, 46) Hahira, GA
  9. 1:03:49 ~ Ronnie Metts (M, 70) Hahira, GA
  10. 1:10:11 ~ Michael Griggs (M, 30) Nashville, GA

Top Ten Females, 2015 'Dosta Dash 10K
  1. 46:00.8 ~ Alison Thornhill (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
  2. 47:36.6 ~ Amber Elam (F, 25) Valdosta, GA
  3. 53:05.0 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
  4. 54:21.9 ~ Hannah Moorman (F, 18) Douglas, GA
  5. 55:01.0 ~ Kelly Yates (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
  6. 57:36.7 ~ Beth Ford (F, 46) Valdosta, GA
  7. 58:06.2 ~ Pollyanna Bass (F, 42) Pavo, GA
  8. 58:49.0 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 47) Valdosta, GA
  9. 58:49.7 ~ Heather Kelly (F, 36) Lake Park, GA
  10. 59:08.2 ~ Jennifer Denham (F, 36) Valdosta, GA

Another constant over the years at the Valdosta Junior Service League's 'Dosta Dash has been Alice Smoot. The Valdosta master runner has won a women's title at the 'Dosta Dash in five of the last eight years, 2007 to 2015. No one else has wins at each of the three different 'Dosta Dash distances; 5K, 10K, and 15K. At the 2015 event, Smoot added another 5K women's title to her collection, running 22:12 and finishing seventh overall. Valdosta High sophomore Matthew Baun was the overall winner in the 5K, however. The Wildcat cross-country runner finished more than 400 meters ahead of the next runner, posting a 17:34 for the 3.1-mile race. Valdosta athlete Brian Rohrbach was second in 18:50. Steve Plymale of Valdosta was the fastest master runner in the 5K, placing fifth overall in 21:27.


34 athletes finished the 2015 'Dosta Dash 10K, with another 41 completing the 5K. Timing and finish line services for the two races and the one-mile fun run were provided by A Course / Line, LLC of Valdosta.


Top Ten Males, 2015 'Dosta Dash 5K
  1. 17:33.1 ~ Matthew Baun (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
  2. 18:49.7 ~ Brian Rohrbach (M, 38) Valdosta, GA
  3. 19:08.4 ~ Dan Butzin (M, 29) valdosta, GA
  4. 20:24.5 ~ James Marino (M, 36) Valdosta, GA
  5. 21:27.0 ~ Steve Plymale (M, 65) Valdosta, GA
  6. 22:11.4 ~ Anthony Saeger (M, 14) Hahira, GA
  7. 22:19.2 ~ Coby Kent (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
  8. 22:41.8 ~ Parker Jackson (M, 10) Valdosta, GA
  9. 22:54.0 ~ Billy Taylor (M, 66) Valdosta, GA
  10. 23:33.8 ~ Josh Gernatt (M, 35) Woodstock, GA

Top Ten Females, 2015 'Dosta Dash 5K
  1. 22:11.9 ~ Alice Smoot (F, 57) Valdosta, GA
  2. 25:31.8 ~ Kate Patterson (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
  3. 31:44.2 ~ Shannon White (F, 38) Naylor, GA
  4. 32:46.2 ~ Katya Jackson (F, 8) Valdosta, GA
  5. 32:58.6 ~ Tamara Mack (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
  6. 33:14.5 ~ Kathy Hodges (F, 63) Valdosta, GA
  7. 34:37.8 ~ Arlene Hart (F, 44) Lakeland, GA
  8. 35:39.7 ~ Amanda Hadsock (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
  9. 36:01.5 ~ Logan Schunhoff (F, 22) Valdosta, GA
  10. 37:42.2 ~ Margaret Thomas (F, 13) Hahira, GA

'Dosta Dash Champions, 2006 - 2015
DateRaceMenWomenFinishers
4 December 2004----
3 December 2005----
2 December 200615K53:21, John Seppala66:11, Susan Fischer88
5K21:47, Sam Hogan25:35, Ashley Powell132
1 December 200715K54:01, John Seppala65:10, Alice Smoot61
5K20:43, Austin Pruneda20:53, Ashley Rall194
6 December 200815K55:24, John Seppala64:28, Ashley McGee59
5K20:15, Thomas Deane20:06, Kelly Fleming119
27 March 201010K36:53, Austin McDonald43:03, Angelina Horne62
5K20:21, Jake Bearratine21:45, Amy Sharon71
26 March 201110K36:15, Scot Gardner44:05, Alice Smoot97
5K17:03, Parker Childree23:19, Mary Alice Smoot115
24 March 201210K38:07, James Marino47:35, Lauren Hayes80
5K19:51, Patrick Gruber21:01, Alice Smoot197
23 March 201310K36:45, Chance Roe48:20, Melissa Roe89
5K18:36, Corey Stejback21:26, Amy Sharon93
22 March 201410K37:50, Ryan Kelly46:54, Alice Smoot45
5K22:44, Phil Wynen22:44, Sarah Lashley84
28 February 201510K37:30, Ryan Kelly46:01, Alison Thornhill34
5K17:34, Matthew Baun22:12, Alice Smoot41
In 2004 and 2005 the event was an untimed December fun run named the
Jingle Bell Run.
From 2006 to 2008 the event was called the Jingle Bell Classic.
In 2010 the VJSL moved the race to March, renaming it the 'Dosta Dash.


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