Asouzu and Brazell score wins at the opening year of the Highland Oaks Half Marathon

Saturday, 16 December 2017, was a day for half marathons along US 84, with 13.1-mile races scheduled in both Dothan, Alabama and Thomasville, Georgia. The Dothan race was a newcomer, the inaugural Running Highland Oaks Half Marathon at the Highland Oaks Golf Course. Charles Asouzu, a cross-country runner at Columbus State University, won the race by close to two miles, posting a winning time of 1:17:48. United States Military Academy alumna Taler Brazell was the women's champ, placing fifth overall in 1:44:01.


Kyle Litteral, an alumnus of the Dracut (Massachusetts) High cross-country team, took second in the half marathon, running 1:31:39. Evan Pugh was third in 1:32:18, and Northview High frosh cross-country runner Alan Flores was fourth in 1:38:12. Romy Requijo was the first master runner in the race and the sixth male finisher, placing seventh overall in 1:46:38.


Karen Wilson was the first woman master and runner-up in the women's standings, finishing tenth overall in 1:52:02. Libby Mills was the third female finisher and eleventh overall in 1:53:56.


46 athletes finished the 2017 Running Highland Oaks Half Marathon. Solid Rock Race Timing of Rogersville, Alabama timed the first-year race. Wiregrass Habitat for Humanity was the charity focus of the event.


Top Ten Men, 2017 Running Highland Oaks Half Marathon

1. 1:17:48, Charles Asouzu (M, 19)
2. 1:31:39, Kyle Litteral (M, 23)
3. 1:32:18, Evan Pugh (M, 28)
4. 1:38:12, Alan Flores (M, 14)
5. 1:44:59, Eric Bernard (M, 38)
6. 1:46:38, Romy Requijo (M, 53)
7. 1:47:09, Jay Wrenn (M, 53)
8. 1:47:23, Thomas Newell (M, 31)
9. 1:54:01, Michael Houston, Sr (M, 45)
10. 1:57:06, Levi Thomas (M, 14)

Top Ten Women, 2017 Running Highland Oaks Half Marathon

1. 1:44:01, Taler Brazell (F, 23)
2. 1:52:02, Karen Wilson (F, 50)
3. 1:53:56, Libby Mills (F, 33)
4. 2:07:43, Annie Sickles (F, 32)
5. 2:09:43, Nina Korges (F, 58)
6. 2:13:15, Emily Dean (F, 30)
7. 2:17:48, Adrianne Simmons (F, 37)
8. 2:20:50, Lane Hoover (F, 35)
9. 2:21:42, Sarah Johnson (F, 23)
10. 2:23:10, Brittany Lapointe (F, 24)

Links

• Complete results of the 2017 Running Highland Oaks Half Marathon
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSMB3lhtBC5V96P_5JbIxneAl3BojWY8q-2hp1JZtBQSY6A8RD7vpfSBait_WSsM6HIgPOBWDmyODcz/pubhtml
  
  
• USATF Course Certification Map AL17051JE for the 2017 Running Highland Oaks Half Marathon
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=AL17051JE
  
  
• Find upcoming races in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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Asouzu and Wandahl lead a constellation of stars recognizing America's fallen at Fort Rucker

Each year starting in 2012, Fort Rucker in Alabama has held a 5K race in honor of Gold Star Families and the fallen soldiers that they've lost. Runners are invited to wear a star pinned to their clothing during the race, each star carries the name of a fallen hero. Athletes may also personalize a star, adding the name of a particular soldier. The Fort Rucker Survivor Outreach Services program provides the stars.


"These stars are a visual reminder of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice," wrote the race organizers.


Fort Rucker hosted the sixth annual Survivors and Fallen Heroes 5K on Saturday morning, 3 June 2017. Columbus State University cross-country runner Charles Asouzu was the overall winner, outkicking Ted Heikkila 16:29 to 16:32 for the title. Evan Crawford, a rising sophomore on the Enterprise High cross-country team, took third in 16:46. James Spruel was the top master runner in the race, placing 23rd overall in 21:37.


Master runner Kristine Wandahl was the first woman in the race, Jill Fassl, a cross-country runner going into her junior year at Enterprise High, finished second in the women's standings and 32nd overall in 22:41. Morgan Greene was the third woman and 36th overall in 23:06; Svenja Adriance was fourth in the women's standings and 38th overall in 23:13.


Wearing a constellation of stars recognizing the fallen, 174 athletes finished the 2017 Survivors and Fallen Heroes 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2017 Survivors and Fallen Heroes 5K

1. 16:29.0, Charles Asouzu (M, 19)
2. 16:31.5, Ted Heikkila (M, 24)
3. 16:45.7, Evan Crawford (M, 16)
4. 18:01.3, Dan Prial (M, 27)
5. 18:18.9, Josue Perez (M, 19)
6. 18:49.4, Joshua Sproul (M, 15)
7. 18:56.9, David Stout (M, 23)
8. 19:02.4, Joshua Crawford (M, 16)
9. 19:06.8, Fawad Safi (M, 30)
10. 19:08.4, Joshua Campbell (M, 30)

Top Ten Women, 2017 Survivors and Fallen Heroes 5K

1. 22:02.1, Kristine Wandahl (F, 47)
2. 22:41.0, Jillian Fassl (F, 15)
3. 23:05.8, Morgan Greene (F, 26)
4. 23:12.4, Svenja Adriance (F, 17)
5. 23:23.9, Bayer Morgan (F, 23)
6. 23:33.5, Eden Keene (F, 35)
7. 24:17.6, Ashley Kelso (F, 28)
8. 24:56.6, Toni Norton (F, 27)
9. 25:27.3, Lani Lessard (F, 40)
10. 25:44.2, Nomia Ortiz (F, 29)

Fort Rucker Survivors and Fallen Heroes 5K winners
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
28 April 2012	18:19, David Seymour	21:13, Emily King
20 April 2013
5 April 2014
11 April 2015
21 May 2016	17:38, Jacen Lanclos	20:06, Ashlee Romani	286
3 June 2017	16:29, Charles Asouzu	22:03, Kristine Wandahl	174

Links

• Complete results of Fort Rucker's 2017 Survivors and Fallen Heroes 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FEbweMSkXdJLPLuIcrziwNMabBcCd1GLI0b-piteNx8/pubhtml
  
  
• Find upcoming races in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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