More distance at Encounter 316 means more wins for Guyas and Johnson

Tallahassee athlete Paul Guyas won the Encounter 316 five-mile run on Saturday morning, 18 June 2016. Guyas covered the five miles through the streets of Thomasville, Georgia in 31:25. Beverly Johnson was the first woman in the race, finishing fourth overall in 40:05.


I don't have a large enough sample size to state a statistically significant conclusion, but my gut feeling is that there is a trend of races adding longer distance events to their program. For example, fixtures that have gotten by with a 5K and a one-mile fun run for years are including a 10K on the menu. Other races are suddenly offering a half marathon option. This is just a casual observation that I don't intend to explore any farther, so if you want to crunch some numbers and get a scholarly paper out of it then feel free.


Encounter 316 fueled my suspicions by starting out in 2015 as a 5K race, then adding the five mile event in 2016. Guyas took advantage of the longer run, as did Thomasville's Chad Johnson. Johnson was the fastest master runner in the five mile, finishing second overall in 34:47. Lance Parker took third in 36:55.


Polyanna Bass was the first woman master in the race, placing second in the women's standings behind Beverly Johnson. Bass was sixth overall in 45:31. Lori Richardson was the third female finisher, coming in tenth overall in 47:16.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Encounter 316 Five Mile

1. 31:25 ~ Paul Guyas (M, 38)
2. 34:47 ~ Chad Johnson (M, 45)
3. 36:55 ~ Lance Parker (M, 34)
4. 42:35 ~ Tony Gilbert (M, 61)
5. 46:09 ~ Todd Bennett (M, 51)
6. 46:57 ~ Jeremy Emmett (M, 37)
7. 47:06 ~ Frank Hachmuth (M, 51)
8. 47:49 ~ Jeffrey Drawdy (M, 38)
9. 60:45 ~ Abhilash Parepally (M, 27)
10. 64:23 ~ Divya Prabhat Gundepa (M, 27)

Top Ten Women, 2016 Encounter 316 Five Mile

1. 40:05 ~ Beverly Johnson (F, 38)
2. 45:31 ~ Pollyanna Bass (F, 42)
3. 47:16 ~ Lori Richardson (F, 30)
4. 50:20 ~ Robin Cartright (F, 38)
5. 50:49 ~ Susan Bennett (F, 45)
6. 57:08 ~ Kathy Payne (F, 36)
7. 61:14 ~ Hart Arlene (F, 45)
8. 66:07 ~ Jean Krier (F, 54)
9. 66:09 ~ Jane Krier (F, 54)
10. 66:51 ~ Kasi Ross (F, 28)

The five mile didn't replace the 5K at Encounter 316; it supplemented it. The 3.1-mile race was still on the Encounter 316 schedule and Chris Holt of Thomasville won in 22:27. Tallahassee's Martha Guyas took the women's title, coming in second overall in 23:18.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Encounter 316 5K

1. 22:26.49 ~ Chris Holt (M, 34)
2. 23:33.74 ~ Christopher Warren (M, 33)
3. 24:06.09 ~ Jacob Smith (M, 35)
4. 24:11.55 ~ Austin Willis (M, 11)
5. 25:51.97 ~ Matthew Huddleston (M, 52)
6. 26:16.81 ~ Tyler Fulton (M, 17)
7. 26:19.79 ~ Devin Moss (M, 29)
8. 26:38.16 ~ Alan Matthews (M, 52)
9. 27:09.60 ~ Will Bundrick (M, 36)
10. 28:42.09 ~ Allen Corbin (M, 51)

Top Ten Women, 2016 Encounter 316 5K

1. 23:17.03 ~ Martha Guyas (F, 31)
2. 24:37.14 ~ Anna James (F, 13)
3. 25:15.03 ~ Wendy Owens (F, 45)
4. 25:43.78 ~ Nancy Herring (F, 61)
5. 27:39.75 ~ Melinda Owens (F, 36)
6. 29:20.33 ~ Miff Hendriksen (F, 61)
7. 29:30.84 ~ Tina Carson (F, 41)
8. 29:53.18 ~ Alison Parker (F, 33)
9. 31:21.26 ~ Abigail Clark (F, 21)
10. 31:31.51 ~ Eleanor Hall (F, 53)

Encounter 316 winners, 2015 - 2016
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
27 June 2015	5 km	18:35, Daniel Anthony	21:26, Ashley Saba	130
18 June 2016	5 mi	31:25, Paul Guyas	40:05, Beverly Johnson	20
	5 km	22:27, Chris Holt	23:18, Martha Guyas	46

Links

• Complete results of the 2016 Encounter 316 Run at gulfwinds.org
  http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2016/Encounter%20316%202016.asp
  
  
• 2015 story, “Anthony and Saba fastest at Thomasville's first Encounter 316 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/06/316-2015.html
  
  
• Upcoming races, chapter and verse, on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1722

No rust on Martinez or Hamilton at the Cast Iron 5K

Michael Martinez isn't at every road race in the region. It just seems that way.


Wherever you do spot the Tallahassee master runner though, he's sure to be near the front. In the first ten months of 2015, Martinez logged wins in Blountstown, Live Oak, Bainbridge, and even his hometown, Tallahassee. On 10 October 2015 Martinez was on the Gulf Coast, logging a second place finish in the Apalachicola, Florida, Brat' Trot 5K. Exactly one week later on another Saturday morning, he was far inland in Quitman, Georgia, home of the annual Brooks County Skillet Festival. There, Martinez won the Cast Iron 5K, running 18:17. Thomasville, Georgia, distance runner Beverly Hamilton was the top woman in the race, placing fifth overall in 22:25.


Directly behind Martinez, Thomasville master runner Chad Johnson took second in 20:35. At 21:56, third place went to another master runner, Rob Sheridan of Valdosta, Georgia.


Valdosta, Georgia, athlete Debbie Green was the first woman master and the second female finisher, coming in eighth overall in 22:54. Twelve-year-old Brenna Clark of Valdosta was third in the women's standings, placing ninth overall in 23:04.


74 athletes finished the fifth annual Cast Iron 5K. Timing and finish line services were provided by A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Cast Iron 5K

1. 18:16.3 ~ Michael Martinez (M, 49) Tallahassee, FL
2. 20:34.3 ~ Chad Johnson (M, 44) Thomasville, GA
3. 21:55.6 ~ Rob Sheridan (M, 54) Valdosta, GA
4. 22:00.1 ~ Billy Taylor (M, 66) Valdosta, GA
5. 22:34.5 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 35) Valdosta, GA
6. 22:50.0 ~ Jacob Dukes (M, 15) Quitman, GA
7. 23:05.9 ~ Darren McCall (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
8. 23:58.7 ~ Russ Henry (M, 45) Valdosta, GA
9. 24:08.8 ~ Rodney Elam (M, 52) Valdosta, GA
10. 24:32.4 ~ Bob Moon (M, 60) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2015 Cast Iron 5K

1. 22:24.7 ~ Beverly Hamilton (F, 37) Thomasville, GA
2. 22:53.8 ~ Debbie Green (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
3. 23:03.5 ~ Brenna Clark (F, 12) Valdosta, GA
4. 23:23.7 ~ Amber Elam (F, 26) Montgomery, AL
5. 25:13.3 ~ Jessie Wortman (F, 12) Dixie, GA
6. 25:18.8 ~ Leanna Pledger (F, 29) Quitman, GA
7. 25:29.0 ~ Pollyanna Bass (F, 43) Pavo, GA
8. 26:18.6 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
9. 28:10.3 ~ Jessie Burton (F, 34) Barney, GA
10. 29:14.6 ~ Lexi Metts (F, 12) Hahira, GA

Cast Iron 5K winners, 2011 - 2015
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
17 September 2011	17:51, Masked Avenger	22:08, Gretchen Bielmyer	101
15 September 2012	18:30, Masked Avenger	24:22, Rebecca Meindl	55
19 October 2013	20:48, Gareth Pyle	22:18, Makenzee Page	86
18 October 2014	20:16, Gareth Pyle	21:36, Elizabeth Smith	59
17 October 2015	18:17, Michael Martinez	22:25, Beverly Hamilton	74
The historic predecessor of the Cast Iron 5K was an 8K race that was held annually in Quitman from 2007 to 2010.

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Quitman, Georgia, Cast Iron 5K, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yahKM2OJmg17o2D-dru29WdmE1Xvyh-QfNAlkIMyVtM/pubhtml
  
  
• 2014 story, “Pyle, Smith prove no flash-in-the-pan at Skillet Festival's Cast Iron 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/10/cast-iron-2014.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Avenger and Bielmyer show their mettle at Cast-Iron Man 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/09/cast-iron-2011.html
  
  
• Find more ferrous races on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1524

Butzin and Galambos hit the road to rule the streets in Moultrie

They came from miles away to win the 13th annual Race of the South 10K. Daniel Butzin traveled from Valdosta, Georgia, to get to the Moultrie, Georgia, race on Saturday morning, 19 September 2015. Butzin posted a winning 39:01 for the 6.2-mile road run, finishing nearly 400 meters ahead of the next runner. Mary Galambos came from even more distant Jacksonville, Florida, and won the women's division, placing twelfth overall in 52:52.


Adel, Georgia, master runner Sean McConnell finished runner-up behind Butzin, running 40:32. Moultrie's Tyler Johnston was the first local finisher, coming in third overall in 41:00.


Another local finisher was Heather Grantham. Grantham was second in the women's standings, placing 16th overall in 54:22. Winston, Georgia, athlete Jill Walk was the third woman finisher, 17th overall in 55:21. Racquel Reed of Sylvester, Georgia, was the top woman master and fourth female finisher, 23rd overall in 66:11.


32 athletes finished the Moultrie YMCA's 2015 Race of the South 10K.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Race of the South 10K

1. 39:01 ~ Daniel Butzin (M, 30) Valdosta, GA
2. 40:32 ~ Sean McConnell (M, 44) Adel, GA
3. 41:00 ~ Tyler Johnston (M, 23) Moultrie, GA
4. 47:43 ~ Michael Crook (M, 48) Valdosta, GA
5. 48:05 ~ Steven Johnson (M, 38) Norman Park, GA
6. 48:22 ~ Joey Bozeman (M, 36) Moultrie, GA
7. 48:32 ~ Margarita Moctezuma (M, 47) Moultrie, GA
8. 48:38 ~ James Hawk (M, 48) Sylvester, GA
9. 49:18 ~ Patrick Bius (M, 41) Moultrie, GA
10. 51:00 ~ Lorenzo Gomez (M, 28) Omega, GA

Top Ten Women, 2015 Race of the South 10K

1. 52:52 ~ Mary Galambos (F, 38) Jacksonville, FL
2. 54:22 ~ Heather Grantham (F, 28) Moultrie, GA
3. 55:21 ~ Jill Walk (F, 31) Winston, GA
4. 66:11 ~ Racquel Reed (F, 44) Sylvester, GA
5. 70:01 ~ Samantha Polson (F, 23) Orland Park, IL
6. 70:59 ~ Robin Bullard (F, 52) Thomasville, GA
7. 71:04 ~ Larissa Carpenter (F, 45) Thomasville, GA
8. 73:07 ~ Savannah Smith (F, 22) Fitzgerald, GA
9. 73:56 ~ Lisa-Jan Bailey (F, 57) Thomasville, GA
10. 74:16 ~ Liz Greene (F, 36) Moultrie, GA

The theme of the 2015 Race of the South 5K was repeat winners. Running 18:40, Steven Johnson, Jr., of Norman Park, Georgia, won the race for the fourth time in five years, pushing his current winning streak to three years. 2014 women's champ, Beverly Hamilton of Thomasville, Georgia, also repeated, taking the top woman's spot and placing fifth overall in 22:44 to successfully defend her title.


There was a new top master runnner in the 2015 5K, however--Lorenzo Gomez of Omega, Georgia. Gomez was second overall in 19:30, while 2014's fastest master, Chad Johnson of Thomasville, placed third in 20:17.


49 athletes finished Moultrie's 2015 Race of the South 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Race of the South 5K

1. 18:40 ~ Steven Johnson, II (M, 19) Norman Park, GA
2. 19:30 ~ Lorenzo Gomez (M, 50) Omega, GA
3. 20:17 ~ Chad Johnson (M, 44) Thomasville, GA
4. 22:08 ~ Matt Marston (M, 31) Moultrie, GA
5. 23:09 ~ Bill Harrison (M, 34) Moultrie, GA
6. 23:25 ~ John Hall (M, 45) Tifton, GA
7. 25:02 ~ Andrew Pritchett (M, 31) Ocean Springs, MS
8. 25:46 ~ Bryce Mathis (M, 15) Moultrie, GA
9. 25:47 ~ Tanner Anderson (M, 10) Norman Park, GA
10. 26:56 ~ Zach Mims (M, 20) Norman Park, GA

Top Ten Women, 2015 Race of the South 5K

1. 22:44 ~ Beverly Hamilton (F, 37) Thomasville, GA
2. 24:46 ~ Rebecca Toman (F, 33) Moultrie, GA
3. 25:28 ~ Whitney Diers (F, 27) Moultrie, GA
4. 25:24 ~ Traci Newton (F, 39) Saint Simmons, GA
5. 27:22 ~ Searra Johnson (F, 20) Norman Park, GA
6. 29:01 ~ Judi Burnette (F, 45) Moultrie, GA
7. 30:36 ~ Yvonne Smith (F, 38) Meigs, GA
8. 31:02 ~ Hannah Wilder (F, 28) Moultrie, GA
9. 31:18 ~ Lauren Duncan (F, 28) Tifton, GA
10. 31:18 ~ Jennifer Howel (F, 37) Tifton, GA

Known winners of Moultrie's Race of the South
Date	Race	Men	Women	Finishers
22 March 1980	10K	32:33, Gary Slayton	45:25, Becky Grubbs	200+
1981	10K
20 March 1982	10K	34:58, Rusty Jones
16 April 1983	10K	31:32, Adam Pinkston	41:37, Diane Rivering
14 April 1984	10K	31:33, Rick Miller
13 April 1985	10K	31:59, Jeff Milliman
19 April 1986	10K	33:39, Danny Daniels	38:16, Janice Hochstein
11 April 1987	10K	31:26, Greg Thompson	38:39, Janice Hochstein
16 April 1988	10K	Jessie Close
15 April 1989	10K
21 April 1990	10K	Louis Floyd
20 April 1991	10K	Louis Floyd
18 April 1992	10K	35:08, Paul Wilder
10 April 1993	10K
16 April 1994	10K
22 April 1995	10K	James Lee
1996	10K	James Lee
No race held, 1997-2002
6 September 2003	10K	39:42, Imie Mark	45:26, Cindy Barkley	73
	5K
2004	10K	40:31, Imie Mark	44:23, Amy Sharon	45
	5K
17 September 2005	10K	39:37, Ian Cooper	50:08, Tracy McClure	37
	5K			20
16 September 2006	10K	37:58, Todd Smoot	48:37, Shelby Levy	57
	5K	21:45, Travis Walker
15 September 2007	10K	37:33, Todd Smoot	47:02, Judy Alexander	39
	5K	23:51, Donald Fairbanks	26:04, Charmaine Johnson	23
20 September 2008	10K	38:28, Heath Lamb	45:21, Kristen Kinsley
	5K	19:24, Craig Dabdoub	18:29, Amy Paine
19 September 2009	10K	John Seppala	Amy Hines
	5K	Jason Ewing	22:04, Allison Peters
18 September 2010	10K	41:29, Ben Hoover	50:07, Dawn Montooth	32
	5K	20:18, Landon Rehberg	23:12, Kim Luque	57
17 September 2011	10K	40:00, Mark McLeod	50:03, Thesdee Randon
	5K	18:59, Steven Johnson	22:31, Searra Johnson
15 September 2012	10K	39:44, Matt Kuhns	46:24, Laura Lofton Weldon	58
	5K	17:22, Jorge Villalobos	22:35, Elizabeth Funderburk	121
21 September 2013	10K	40:45, Paulino Cruz	50:00, Nancy Marto	50
	5K	19:07, Steven Johnson	25:19, Tiffany Smith	78
20 September 2014	10K	43:36, Paulino Cruz	42:48, Amy Hines	38
	5K	20:28, Steven Johnson	23:36, Beverly Hamilton	56
19 September 2015	10K	39:01, Daniel Butzin	52:52, Mary Galambos	32
	5K	18:40, Steven Johnson	22:44, Beverly Hamilton	49
Prior to its revival in 2003, the Race of the South was held annually from 1980 to 1996. I'd deeply appreciate results from any of the years missing from the above table!

Links

• Complete results of the Moultrie YMCA's 2015 Race of the South
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yfYBqx8FZnodfFup3QxlaroX6P5eoeJpPD3UMbMq3IY/pubhtml
  
  
• Moultrie YMCA's photos of the 2015 Race of the South
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153360668328423.1073741909.114993683422
  
  
• 2013 story, “Cruz and Marto headline the Moultrie YMCA's 11th annual Race Of The South 10K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/09/race-of-south-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Runaway wins for Kuhns, Weldon at Race Of The South 10K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/10/race-of-south-2012.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Hoover and Montooth win the Race of the South 10K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/09/race-of-south-2010.html
  
  
• Upcoming races in Moultrie and elsewhere in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1494

A record for Kaus and a second title for Hamilton at the Patriot Run 6K

It's just a little over thirty miles from Tallahassee, Florida, to Thomasville, Georgia. Tallahassee athlete Peter Kaus made that short trip on Saturday morning, 12 September 2015, to win the third annual Patriot Run. Kaus finished the 6K cross country race in a course record 23:06, while another Tallahassee athlete, Geb Kiros, was the top master runner, placing second overall in 24:09. Thomasville's Beverly Hamilton won the women's title in 29:32, and Nancy Herring of Thomasville was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, coming in 22nd overall in 34:50. 96 athletes finished the 3.73-mile race.


A steady shower was falling on Thomasville the morning of the Patriot Run 6K. Now, if there is anything more fun than running cross country, it's running cross country in the rain. Some folks may not realize that, though, which would explain why participation in the race was down from the 2014 high water mark of 165 finishers. Still, nearly 100 athletes did show up to enjoy the weather and a run through Myrtlewood Plantation. Among those were the winner, Peter Kaus, and runner-up Geb Kiros. Dan Butzin came from Valdosta, Georgia, and finished third in 25:06. Master runner Chad Johnson was the first Thomasville finisher, placing fourth overall in 27:33.


Beverly Hamilton had won the Patriot Run women's title in 2013, setting the women's course record. Hamilton had to settle for second in the women's division in 2014, but at the 2015 race she regained the title, placing eighth overall in 29:32. Thomasville runners Cammie Hungerford (12th, 32:18) and Tiffany Nunnally (16th, 32:56) were second and third in the women's standings.


"It was muddy, it was raining, I wasn't in racing shape," said runner-up Geb Kiros. "But there was a lake and nature all around. I enjoyed it."


Timing and finish line services for the 2015 Stars and Stripes Patriot Run 6K were provided by A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Patriot Run 6K

1. 23:05.8 ~ Peter Kaus (M, 31) Tallahassee, FL
2. 24:08.2 ~ Geb Kiros (M, 49) Tallahassee, FL
3. 25:05.9 ~ Dan Butzin (M, 30) Valdosta, GA
4. 27:32.9 ~ Chad Johnson (M, 44) Thomasville, GA
5. 28:47.2 ~ Floyd White (M, 38) Thomasville, GA
6. 29:03.8 ~ Kevin Keffer (M, 34) Thomasville, GA
7. 29:04.1 ~ John Wheeler (M, 48) Boston, GA
8. 30:31.9 ~ Jason Stockstill (M, 16) Thomasville, GA
9. 30:42.4 ~ Tyler Bannister (M, 28) Thomasville, GA
10. 31:23.9 ~ Hobson Fulmer (M, 59) Apalachicola, FL

Top Ten Women, 2015 Patriot Run 6K

1. 29:31.6 ~ Beverly Hamilton (F, 37) Thomasville, GA
2. 32:17.4 ~ Cammie Hungerford (F, 23) Thomasville, GA
3. 32:55.3 ~ Tiffany Nunnally (F, 36) Thomasville, GA
4. 34:49.6 ~ Nancy Herring (F, 60) Thomasville, GA
5. 37:13.3 ~ Lisa Grimes (F, 32) Thomasville, GA
6. 38:12.4 ~ Abrie Sellers (F, 31) Thomasville, GA
7. 38:41.8 ~ Celeste Owens (F, 9) Boston, GA
8. 38:42.5 ~ Wendy Owens (F, 44) Boston, GA
9. 39:36.1 ~ Keri Johnson (F, 31) Coolidge, GA
10. 39:47.3 ~ Jeanna Mayhall (F, 49) Thomasville, GA

Stars & Stripes Patriot Run 6K winners, 2013 - 2015
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
14 September 2013	23:17, Will Carico	27:40, Beverly Hamilton	119
6 September 2014	23:38, Ryan Kelly	30:28, Caroline Filston	165
12 September 2015	23:06, Peter Kaus	29:32, Beverly Hamilton	96

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Stars & Stripes Patriot Run 6K, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d6keinmAKW0Ln36xke2eCYg71Pb2_9QZ4zt66MG7L2c/pubhtml
  
  
• 2013 story, “Carico and Balfour keep 'em flying at Stars and Stripes Patriot 6K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/09/stars-stripes-patriot-2013.html
  
  
• Myrtlewood Plantation
  http://www.myrtlewoodplantation.com/
  
  
• Find another cross-country race in the region in whatever units on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1485

Whitehead and Hamilton outrun everyone but the gnats in Camilla

Each year during the first weekend of May, the people of Camilla, Georgia, celebrates their gnats. They might as well celebrate, because there is nothing else to do about the pestilential clouds of tiny insects. Before Camilla was ever settled, the gnats were there. Should the settlement be abandoned some time in the far future, the gnats will still be there. There won't be anyone to celebrate the Gnat Days Festival, but I don't think the insects will mind.


Albany, Georgia, athlete Patrick Whitehead won the 28th annual edition of the Gnat Days 5K on Friday evening, 1 May 2015. The Darton College professor's time for the 3.1-mile course was 16:11, the fastest in over a decade. Jared Hammond of Bonaire, Georgia, finished runner-up in 17:55. The 2014 Gnat Days 5K champion, Arnoldo DeJesus of Albany, was third in 18:13. Baconton Charter School graduating senior Samuel Cornwell finished fourth in 19:18. Dennis Moore of Leesburg, Georgia, was the fastest master runner in the race, coming in fifth overall in 19:26.


Thomasville, Georgia, athlete Beverly Hamilton took the women's title, placing 16th overall in 22:13. Westwood School cross-country runner Kaitlin Santiago was second in the women's standings, finishing 24th overall in 23:38. Third on the women's side went to Lee County High frosh Ramsay Miller, 25th overall in 23:32. Jennifer Bramlett of Albany, Georgia, was the top woman master runner and ninth woman finisher, coming in 43rd overall in 27:00.


124 athletes finished the 2015 Gnat Days 5K. Timing and scoring of the race was provided by RANREB Timing Services of Cordele, Georgia. Expect the next Gnat Days 5K on 6 May 2016. If the weather's fine, you can expect the gnats as well.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Gnat Days 5K

1. 16:10.35 ~ Patrick Whitehead (M, 29) Albany, GA
2. 17:54.48 ~ Jared Hammond (M, 34) Bonaire, GA
3. 18:12.78 ~ Arnoldo DeJesus (M, 29) Albany, GA
4. 19:17.87 ~ Samuel Cornwell (M, 18) Camilla, GA
5. 19:25.27 ~ Dennis Moore (M, 46) Leesburg, GA
6. 19:48.78 ~ Chad Johnson (M, 44) Thomasville, GA
7. 19:51.35 ~ Ben Phillips (M, 13) Leesburg, GA
8. 20:05.81 ~ Michael McGahee (M, 37) Camilla, GA
9. 20:13.43 ~ Phillip Morris (M, 49) Pelham, GA
10. 20:26.07 ~ Mitchell Sinyard (M, 54) Hawkinsville, GA

Top Ten Women, 2015 Gnat Days 5K

1. 22:12.43 ~ Beverly Hamilton (F, 37) Thomasville, GA
2. 23:37.85 ~ Caitlin Santiago (F, 13) Baconton, GA
3. 23:41.40 ~ Ramsay Miller (F, 15) Leesburg, GA
4. 24:12.25 ~ Donica Williams (F, 35) Cairo, GA
5. 24:17.68 ~ Jill Hope (F, 34) Camilla, GA
6. 25:04.42 ~ Blair Pollock (F, 10) Camilla, GA
7. 26:28.19 ~ Amelia Cornwell (F, 16) Camilla, GA
8. 26:32.03 ~ Holland Lee (F, 14) Camilla, GA
9. 26:59.11 ~ Jennifer Bramlett (F, 42) Albany, GA
10. 27:07.88 ~ Denise Butler (F, 42) Camilla, GA

Gnat Days 5K Champions, 2005 - 2015
Date	Men	Women
1 May 2015	16:11, Patrick Whitehead	22:13, Beverly Hamilton
2 May 2014	18:32, Arnoldo DeJesus	18:50, Elena Oslund
3 May 2013	19:06, James Taylor	24:33, Ashtin Banks
4 May 2012	17:51, Stephen Robbins	19:47, Mary Anne Grayson
6 May 2011	17:35,  Masked Avenger	23:53,  Jenna Willingham
30 April 2010	17:36,  Kyle Harris	19:59,  Mary Anne Grayson
1 May 2009	17:39,  Nathan Norton	19:51,  Mary Anne Grayson
2 May 2008	18:12,  Todd Smoot	22:35,  Diane Johnson
4 May 2007	16:59,  Todd Smoot	22:49,  Diane Johnson
5 May 2006	17:27,  Clint Watkins	22:02,  Lori Rawlings
6 May 2005	17:06,  Dr. Robert Feldman	21:12,  Debbie Wittmer
1 May 2004
3 May 2003
14 May 1994
12 June 1993
13 June 1992
8 June 1991	15:33, Louis Floyd	18:20,  Vikki Saga
9 June 1990
10 June 1989*
11 June 1988**	14:14.7, John Tuttle	16:28, Carla Borovicka

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Gnat Days 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18fs6n5I4mDp_mU5UNCLHUm9IZTtdjIDhdMdCiZRm8co/pubhtml
  
  
• 2014 story, “De Jesus and Oslund flit through Gnat Days 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/05/gnat-days-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “No flies on Taylor or Banks in Camilla”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/05/gnat-days-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Robbins and Grayson beat the swarm in Camilla”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/05/gnat-days-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Avenger and Willingham in a cloud of...gnats”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/05/gnat-2011.html
  
  
• Find races not requiring insect repellent on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1376

Carico and Balfour keep 'em flying at Stars and Stripes Patriot 6K

Six kilometers may seem an unusual distance for a race, but it's actually the distance at which the women's world cross-country championships are contested. The NCAA women's cross-country title is also decided in a 6K race. A few open cross-country races in our region are 6K runs, such as the Tannenbaum Trail Run. Thomasville, Georgia added its own 6K cross-country race on Saturday morning, 14 September 2013--the Stars and Stripes 6K Patriot Run.


If you prefer traditional distances, call it 30 furlongs.


Will Carico won the six-kilometer Patriot Run by almost a kilometer. Carico, a sophomore on the cross-country team at Thomasville's Brookwood School, covered the course around Myrtlewood Plantation in 23:17. If you're looking for a point of reference, that's like running a 19:24 5K, then continuing on for another kilometer (or five furlongs) at the same pace. Thomasville runner Chris Holt was the runner-up, clocking 27:06. John Richards followed, third in 27:30. Beverly Hamilton of Thomasville was the first woman finisher, coming in fourth overall at 27:40. The fastest master runner in the race was John Wheeler, who placed ninth overall in 28:37. Hot on his heels in tenth was the top female master, Shannon Balfour of Thomasville, the women's runner-up in 28:41. Honey Balfour, another Brookwood School cross-country runners, was third in the female standings, 14th overall in 30:07. The Patriot Run was the second race on Brookwood's schedule for the 2013 cross-country season.


119 athletes finished the first-year event. Timing and finish line services were provided by A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia.


Top Ten Males

1. 23:16.6 ~ Will Carico (M, 15) Thomasville, GA
2. 27:05.4 ~ Chris Holt (M, 31) Thomasville, GA
3. 27:29.2 ~ John Richards (M, 24) Thomasville, GA
4. 27:48.9 ~ Lance Parker (M, 31) Thomasville, GA
5. 28:03.4 ~ Gareth Pyle (M, 34) Thomasville, GA
6. 28:05.7 ~ Hampton Worthey (M, 18) Thomasville, GA
7. 28:28.8 ~ Phillip Chason (M, 17) Cairo, GA
8. 28:36.3 ~ John Wheeler (M, 46)
9. 28:55.7 ~ Chad Johnson (M, 42) Thomasville, GA
10. 29:12.3 ~ A Whatley (M, 43)

Top Ten Females

1. 27:40.0 ~ Beverly Hamilton (F, 35) Thomasville, GA
2. 28:41.0 ~ Shannon Balfour (F, 49) Thomasville, GA
3. 30:06.2 ~ Honey Balfour (F, 14) Thomasville, GA
4. 30:43.4 ~ Olivia Adams (F, 18) Thomasville, GA
5. 30:45.0 ~ Nancy Herring (F, 58) Thomasville, GA
6. 30:47.7 ~ Leah Odom (F, 29) Thomasville, GA
7. 31:22.6 ~ Keri Johnson (F, 29) Pavo, GA
8. 31:41.5 ~ Melody Gunter (F, 50) Thomasville, GA
9. 32:05.2 ~ Mary C (F, 45) Cairo, GA
10. 32:14.7 ~ Haley Meeks (F, 26) Thomasville, GA

Links

• Complete results
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuBsYKIIn3TCdFVKZ2JJVE5xMUJvTHRhMENBR3k4clE
  
  
• Myrtlewood Plantation
  http://www.myrtlewoodplantation.com/
  
  
• Find another cross-country race in the region in whatever units on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1