In Dasher, Greg George and Maggie Weber win the Hospice Half-Mary

Dasher isn't the biggest city in Lowndes County, Georgia. It's a don't-blink-or-you'll-miss-it town along US 41. But if you manage to avoid blinking as you speed along the highway, you'll notice that there's a two-lane track around the city hall and other municipal buildings. Between that and the city's name, you might conclude that Dasher is a place that loves running. You'd have been even more convinced of that affection if you happened to be in Dasher on Saturday morning, 19 February 2022, when the little city was hosting the eleventh annual Hospice Half Marathon. Greg George of Valdosta, Georgia won the 13.1-mile race by more than a mile, running 1:28:18. Bluffton, South Carolina master runner Maggie Weber was the first woman across the finish line, placing fifth overall in 1:38:11.


Jared Hammond of Bonaire, Georgia was the first master runner in the race as well as the overall runner-up, running 1:36:03. At 1:36:58, Jose Trejo, a master runner from Fitzgerald, Georgia, placed third overall.


Master runer Terri Prange of Good Thunder, Minnesota took second in the women's standings and twelfth overall in 1:56:06. Valdosta master runner Jennifer Varilek was the third woman, thirteenth overall in 1:57:14.


Every athlete in the Hospice Half Marathon was certain that they were going a full 13.1 miles, because the course is USATF certified (GA18003WC). 45 people finished the race. A Course/Line, LLC of Valdsota, Georgia timed and scored the event.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:28:17.6, Greg George (M, 33) Valdosta, GA
2. 1:36:02.8, Jared Hammond (M, 41) Bonaire, GA
3. 1:36:57.2, Jose Trejo (M, 43) Fitzgerald, GA
4. 1:37:10.6, Aaron Farris (M, 35) Hahira, GA
5. 1:40:53.9, Bryant Alonso (M, 30) Valdosta, GA
6. 1:44:13.9, Thomas Megow (M, 22) Hahira, GA
7. 1:49:30.2, Stone Moye (M, 21) Rome, GA
8. 1:51:32.0, Tom Possley (M, 63) Plain City, OH
9. 1:52:20.0, Steve Jones (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
10. 1:52:28.1, Clyde Foster Jr (M, 28) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2022 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:38:10.2, Maggie Weber (F, 41) Bluffton, SC
2. 1:56:05.2, Terri Prange (F, 63) Good Thunder, MN
3. 1:57:13.5, Jennifer Varilek (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
4. 2:05:02.9, Kelly Canlas (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
5. 2:05:41.2, Meggan Brooks (F, 41) Madison, FL
6. 2:06:49.3, Terry Cooper (F, 64) Hahira, GA
7. 2:06:53.6, Emily Decesare (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
8. 2:09:31.0, Rebecca McCray (F, 32) Live Oak, FL
9. 2:09:56.5, Laura Solomon (F, 40) Nashville, GA
10. 2:12:33.8, Sarah Ray (F, 35) Nashville, GA

Hospice Half Marathon champions, 2011 - 2022
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
19 February 2011	1:25:36, Masked Avenger	1:43:03, Brandi Faircloth	72
17 February 2012	1:23:09, Stan Darsh	1:37:58, Amy Sharon	76
16 February 2013	1:20:45, Ryan Kelly	1:32:23, Beth Sweeny	107
15 February 2014	1:21:44, Ryan Kelly	1:30:28, Beth Sweeny	84
27 February 2016	1:17:14, Roger Schmidt	1:32:31, Anna Busby	56
25 February 2017	1:35:07, Ariel Godwin	1:50:45, Brandy Van Jura	56
17 February 2018	1:25:21, Kevin Sweeny	1:42:28, Jenny Early	45
9 February 2019	1:26:37, Colin Prinsloo	1:36:27, Carsen Pastirik	72
8 February 2020	1:30:29, Fanxiu Zhu	1:39:05, Tara Atchley	55
20 February 2021	1:23:14, Conner Shelton	1:39:27, Ashley Casano	48
19 February 2022	1:28:18, Greg George	1:38:11, Maggie Weber	45
The race was not held in 2015.

Links

• Complete results of the 2022 Hospice Half Marathon, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTvpfTye7zxxOG_-XUWiBGJrSXkkviEA8ptv3nV00Hfe8y_Nd0wkJEK259NTO78JTh9p_-XrCLtpt52/pubhtml
  
  
• 2020 story, “Master runners Fanxiu Zhu and Tara Atchley lead the pack at Dasher's Hospice Half Marathon”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/02/hospice-half-2020.html
  
  
• 2019 story, “In Dasher, Colin Prinsloo and Carsen Pastirik lead the Hospice Half Marathon”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/02/hospice-half-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Kevin Sweeny and Jenny Early leave Dasher with Hospice Half titles”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/02/hospice-half-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Godwin and Van Jura go the distance in the Hospice Half”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/hospice-half-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Schmidt and Busby take the Hospice Half titles home to Tallahassee”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/hospice-half-2016.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Ryan and Sweeny repeat at Dasher half marathon”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/hospice-half-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly and Sweeny set records in third annual Hospice Half”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/hospice-half-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Avenger, Faircloth dash through Dasher to Hospice Half victories”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/02/hospice-half-2011.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map GA18003WC for the 2018 Hospice Half Marathon
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA18003WC
  
  
• If there's another new half marathon, you'll find it on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2810

Master runners Fanxiu Zhu and Tara Atchley lead the pack at Dasher's Hospice Half Marathon

Leading a field of 55 long-distance runners, Fanxiu Zhu won the ninth annual Hospice Half Marathon in Dasher, Georgia on Saturday morning, 8 February 2020. The Tallahassee, Florida master runner covered the 13.1-mile course in 1:30:29. Another Sunshine State master runner, Tara Atchley of Hudson, Florida, was the first woman in the half-marathon, placing fourth overall in 1:39:05.


Master runner Camilo Ordonez took second in the race with a 1:33:10. Just six days earlier, Ordonez had run the Tallahassee Marathon, finishing the 26.2 miles in 4:53:58. Valdosta, Georgia master runner Rick Mazurkiewicz was third in 1:33:56, slightly faster than the 1:34:52 that had earned him a fourth-place showing in the 2018 Hospice Half.


Valdosta master runner Sandra Griffin nabbed the runner-up spot in the women's standings, placing sixth overall in 1:44:01. Tracey Cole, a Pinetta, Florida master runner, was the third woman and eigth overall in 1:45:47. Greta Mikell of Tallahassee was the fourth female finisher and tenth overall in 1:49:51. Earlier in the week on 2 February 2020, Mikell had run 1:51:28 in the Tallahassee Half-Marathon.


55 athletes finished the 2020 Hospice Half Marathon. The race was run in cool, clear conditions on roads through the countryside south of Valdosta on USATF-certified course GA18003WC. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2020 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:30:28.2, Fanxiu Zhu (M, 51) Tallahassee, FL
2. 1:33:09.7, Camilo Ordonez (M, 41) Tallahassee, FL
3. 1:33:55.1, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 52) Valdosta, GA
4. 1:43:14.8, Mike Mason (M, 40) Valdosta, GA
5. 1:44:40.8, Renaldas Smidtas (M, 55) Jasper, FL
6. 1:46:13.0, Eric Castor (M, 46) Valdosta, GA
7. 1:51:52.9, Tyler Carver (M, 18) Tallahassee, FL
8. 1:54:03.2, Billy Carson Taylor (M, 71) Valdosta, GA
9. 1:54:31.5, Daniel Zenobia (M, 37) Valdosta, GA
10. 1:58:05.9, Steve Jones (M, 49) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2020 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:39:04.2, Tara Atchley (F, 41) Hudson, FL
2. 1:44:00.1, Sandra Griffin (F, 52) Valdosta, GA
3. 1:45:46.8, Tracey Cole (F, 40) Pinetta, FL
4. 1:49:50.6, Greta Mikell (F, 23) Tallahassee, FL
5. 1:57:55.4, Terri Prange (F, 61) Good Thunder, MN
6. 1:57:58.6, Karisa Zickos (F, 41) Valdosta, GA
7. 1:58:25.1, Shannon Emanuel (F, 32) Ray City, GA
8. 2:00:26.6, Hilary Willis (F, 28) Valdosta, GA
9. 2:01:06.9, Sophie Gentry (F, 46) Hahira, GA
10. 2:02:43.8, Rebecca Schilling (F, 29) Valdosta, GA

Hospice Half Marathon champions, 2011 - 2020
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
19 February 2011	1:25:36, Masked Avenger	1:43:03, Brandi Faircloth	72
17 February 2012	1:23:09, Stan Darsh	1:37:58, Amy Sharon	76
16 February 2013	1:20:45, Ryan Kelly	1:32:23, Beth Sweeny	107
15 February 2014	1:21:44, Ryan Kelly	1:30:28, Beth Sweeny	84
27 February 2016	1:17:14, Roger Schmidt	1:32:31, Anna Busby	56
25 February 2017	1:35:07, Ariel Godwin	1:50:45, Brandy Van Jura	56
17 February 2018	1:25:21, Kevin Sweeny	1:42:28, Jenny Early	45
9 February 2019	1:26:37, Colin Prinsloo	1:36:27, Carsen Pastirik	72
8 February 2020	1:30:29, Fanxiu Zhu	1:39:05, Tara Atchley	55
The race was not held in 2015.

Links

• Complete results of the 2020 Hospice Half Marathon, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQAS_tBXk_GEBbMi9Q-mphGnKeCqUvWmpt9zGJjRkrqI7eLFRQ9lgkITzKL8cyNwM1w8ZwVDuHNuLuN/pubhtml
  
  
• 2019 story, “In Dasher, Colin Prinsloo and Carsen Pastirik lead the Hospice Half Marathon”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/02/hospice-half-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Kevin Sweeny and Jenny Early leave Dasher with Hospice Half titles”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/02/hospice-half-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Godwin and Van Jura go the distance in the Hospice Half”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/hospice-half-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Schmidt and Busby take the Hospice Half titles home to Tallahassee”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/hospice-half-2016.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Ryan and Sweeny repeat at Dasher half marathon”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/hospice-half-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly and Sweeny set records in third annual Hospice Half”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/hospice-half-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Avenger, Faircloth dash through Dasher to Hospice Half victories”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/02/hospice-half-2011.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map GA18003WC for the 2018 Hospice Half Marathon
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA18003WC
  
  
• If there's another new half marathon, you'll find it on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2679

In Dasher, Colin Prinsloo and Carsen Pastirik lead the Hospice Half Marathon

In 2014 Colin Prinsloo from Valdosta, Georgia a few miles south to Dasher, where he ran the fourth annual Hospice Half-Marathon. Prinsloo placed seventh, running 1:41:36. It was a respectable showing, but Prinsloo might have been discouraged because he didn't return to the race till 2018. On that outing he lowered his time to 1:30:15, finishing third. Prinsloo was back in Dasher again on Saturday morning, 9 February 2019. This time he took first in the eighth annual Hospice Half, improving his mark to 1:26:37. Carsen Pastirik won the women's title, placing seventh overall in 1:36:27--more than five minutes faster than she had run last October at another South Georgia half marathon, the Boston Mini Marathon.


Matthew Gibbs of Cochran, Georgia was the fastest master runner in the 2019 Hospice Half-Marathon, finishing runner-up to Prinsloo in 1:29:00. Lyons, Georgia athlete Derek Park was third in 1:31:43, and Valdosta master runner Rick Mazurkiewicz was fourth in 1:34:52.


Brianna Prinsloo of Hahira, Georgia was runner-up on the women's side, placing tenth overall in 1:39:56. Valdosta's Emily Singletary placed third in the women's standings and eleventh overall in 1:43:20. Sixty-year-old Terri Prange of Good Thunder, Minnesota was the first woman master and tenth female finisher, 25th overall in 2:00:32.


72 athletes finished the 2019 Hospice Half Marathon. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:26:36.5, Colin Prinsloo (M, 32) Hahira, GA
2. 1:29:00.0, Matthew Gibbs (M, 43) Cochran, GA
3. 1:31:42.2, Derek Park (M, 36) Lyons, GA
4. 1:34:51.5, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
5. 1:35:16.8, Dan Hobby (M, 35) Tifton, GA
6. 1:35:21.8, Chris Zorn (M, 39) Vidalia, GA
7. 1:36:34.1, Deon Prinsloo (M, 54) Peachtree City, GA
8. 1:39:35.9, Jonathan Miller (M, 31) Valdosta, GA
9. 1:46:39.0, Rich Kingery (M, 37) Valdosta, GA
10. 1:48:40.6, Joseph Astello (M, 29) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:36:26.6, Carsen Pastirik (F, 23) Decatur, GA
2. 1:39:55.1, Brianna Prinsloo (F, 31) Hahira, GA
3. 1:43:19.7, Emily Singletary (F, 23) Valdosta, GA
4. 1:50:52.8, Tracey Cole (F, 39) Pinetta, FL
5. 1:52:28.4, Jonna Wittwer (F, 21) Thomasville, GA
6. 1:53:58.9, Belinda Bell (F, 22) Valdosta, GA
7. 1:56:47.2, Dawn Floyd (F, 37) Tifton, GA
8. 1:56:52.9, Lacey Marchant (F, 32) Tifton, GA
9. 1:57:47.5, Greta Mikell (F, 21) Lakeland, GA
10. 2:00:31.8, Terri Prange (F, 60) Good Thunder, MN

Hospice Half Marathon champions, 2011 - 2019
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
19 February 2011	1:25:36, Masked Avenger	1:43:03, Brandi Faircloth	72
17 February 2012	1:23:09, Stan Darsh	1:37:58, Amy Sharon	76
16 February 2013	1:20:45, Ryan Kelly	1:32:23, Beth Sweeny	107
15 February 2014	1:21:44, Ryan Kelly	1:30:28, Beth Sweeny	84
27 February 2016	1:17:14, Roger Schmidt	1:32:31, Anna Busby	56
25 February 2017	1:35:07, Ariel Godwin	1:50:45, Brandy Van Jura	56
17 February 2018	1:25:21, Kevin Sweeny	1:42:28, Jenny Early	45
9 February 2019	1:26:37, Colin Prinsloo	1:36:27, Carsen Pastirik	72
The race was not held in 2015.

Links

• Complete results of the 2019 Hospice Half Marathon, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTg91fMzehTmnKhxQcpdiSqu-sjVUu9Vc2AghEk967ilMjWu95snAVtNgaiemxENn9aruzMjuU41CsX/pubhtml
  
  
• 2018 story, “Kevin Sweeny and Jenny Early leave Dasher with Hospice Half titles”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/02/hospice-half-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Godwin and Van Jura go the distance in the Hospice Half”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/hospice-half-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Schmidt and Busby take the Hospice Half titles home to Tallahassee”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/hospice-half-2016.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Ryan and Sweeny repeat at Dasher half marathon”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/hospice-half-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly and Sweeny set records in third annual Hospice Half”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/hospice-half-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Avenger, Faircloth dash through Dasher to Hospice Half victories”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/02/hospice-half-2011.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map GA18003WC for the 2018 Hospice Half Marathon
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA18003WC
  
  
• If there's another new half marathon, you'll find it on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2427

Kevin Sweeny and Jenny Early leave Dasher with Hospice Half titles

Before 2018, Kevin Sweeny had raced the Hospice Half Marathon twice, finishing runner-up in 2013 and 2014. On Saturday morning, 17 February 2018, Sweeny made a third trip to Dasher, Georgia to race in the seventh annual Hospice Half. This time the Saint Augustine, Florida master runner won the 13.1-mile race, running 1:25:21. Jenny Early of Tallahassee, Florida was the first woman in the race, placing sixth overall in 1:42:28.


At both of his earlier appearances at the Hospice Half Marathon, Sweeny had finished second to Ryan Kelly of Lake Park, Georgia. Kelly was in the race again in 2018, but in this rematch it was Kelly who came up second-best, taking the runner-up spot in 1:27:55. Colin Prinsloo of Hahira, Georgia was third in 1:30:15, and Valdosta, Georgia triathlete Dan Butzin took fourth in 1:35:18. Jacksonville, Florida master runner Bill Dorrian was fifth in 1:36:17.


Less than two weeks before her win in Dasher, Jenny Early had run 3:47:28 in the Tallahassee Marathon. Early had been seventh in the women's division that day, but no woman finished ahead of her at the Hospice Half. Anne Diaz of Valdosta was second in the women's standings of the Hospice Half, placing fifteenth overall in 2:02:12. Valdosta's Morgan Long (17th, 2:03:10) was the third woman finisher, just seconds ahead of Karisa Zickos (18th, 2:03:17) and Monika Miller (19th, 2:03:26), both Valdosta women. Penny Bell of Hahira, Georgia was the top woman master and eighth female finisher, 25th overall in 2:15:03.


For the first time in the seven-year history of the race, the course for the Hospice Half Marathon was USATF certified (course number GA18003WC), measured by Valdosta State University cross-country coach Todd Smoot. 45 athletes finished the 2018 Hospice Half. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2018 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:25:20.6, Kevin Sweeny (M, 48) Saint Augustine, FL
2. 1:27:54.1, Ryan Kelly (M, 39) Lake Park, GA
3. 1:30:14.1, Colin Prinsloo (M, 31) Hahira, GA
4. 1:35:17.6, Dan Butzin (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
5. 1:36:16.1, Bill Dorrian (M, 42) Jacksonville, FL
6. 1:44:17.2, Kerry Warren (M, 42) Hahira, GA
7. 1:45:36.4, Grant Herring (M, 28) Valdosta, GA
8. 1:46:43.7, Jerry Giacchino (M, 59) Saint Anne, IL
9. 1:56:54.6, Andrew Medford (M, 38) Valdosta, GA
10. 1:56:55.1, Rich Kingery (M, 36) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2018 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:42:27.8, Jenny Early (F, 34) Tallahassee, FL
2. 2:02:11.8, Anne Diaz (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
3. 2:03:09.2, Morgan Long (F, 23) Valdosta, GA
4. 2:03:16.5, Karisa Zickos (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
5. 2:03:25.2, Monika Miller (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
6. 2:05:23.2, Emily Singletary (F, 22) Valdosta, GA
7. 2:14:03.8, Audrey Williams (F, 27) Oakfield, GA
8. 2:15:02.5, Penny Bell (F, 44) Hahira, GA
9. 2:15:29.8, Ashley Norton (F, 29) Valdosta, GA
10. 2:15:39.4, Sherri Welch (F, 52) Hahira, GA

Hospice Half Marathon champions, 2011 - 2018
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
19 February 2011	1:25:36, Masked Avenger	1:43:03, Brandi Faircloth	72
17 February 2012	1:23:09, Stan Darsh	1:37:58, Amy Sharon	76
16 February 2013	1:20:45, Ryan Kelly	1:32:23, Beth Sweeny	107
15 February 2014	1:21:44, Ryan Kelly	1:30:28, Beth Sweeny	84
27 February 2016	1:17:14, Roger Schmidt	1:32:31, Anna Busby	56
25 February 2017	1:35:07, Ariel Godwin	1:50:45, Brandy Van Jura	56
17 February 2018	1:25:21, Kevin Sweeny	1:42:28, Jenny Early	45
The race was not held in 2015.

Links

• Complete results of the 2018 Hospice Half Marathon, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQsWR1dvf-kkigFgFKd7P2zDV-8mY9GKAaL-uAtG7Q_WXINSuVyUhGHjE4yzUBGQvaMKDXLEaY1Wll_/pubhtml
  
  
• 2017 story, “Godwin and Van Jura go the distance in the Hospice Half”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/hospice-half-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Schmidt and Busby take the Hospice Half titles home to Tallahassee”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/hospice-half-2016.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Ryan and Sweeny repeat at Dasher half marathon”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/hospice-half-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly and Sweeny set records in third annual Hospice Half”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/hospice-half-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Avenger, Faircloth dash through Dasher to Hospice Half victories”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/02/hospice-half-2011.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map GA18003WC for the 2018 Hospice Half Marathon
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA18003WC
  
  
• If there's another new half marathon, you'll find it on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2198

Kelly and Purvis win the Jog With The Generals

Some 900 people live in Dasher, Georgia--fewer than a thousand. Somehow, that tiny city hosts four races each year, a pair of 5K runs, a 10K, and a half marathon. Measured either my miles or by events, that's a lot of racing per capita. But if you drive past Dasher on US 41, you might notice that the center of town is marked by a two-lane running track. Running seems to be in the soul of Dasher.


Two of those races, a 10K and a 5K, took place on Saturday morning, 3 February 2018, during Georgia Christian School's sixth annual Jog With The Generals. Lake Park, Georgia's Ryan Kelly won the 10K for the third time in four years, covering the 6.2 miles in 38:41. Tifton, Georgia master runner Gina Purvis won the women's title, placing ninth overall in 55:05.


Rick Mazurkiewicz of Valdosta, Georgia was the fastest master runner in the 10K as well as the overall runner-up, running 41:31. Alan Sanderson, another Valdosta master runner, took third in 46:52.


Before winning the women's division in the 2018 race, Purvis had been second in the women's standings in 2017. Naylor, Georgia master runner Lina Smidt had been the eighth woman in the Jog With The Generals 5K in 2017; in 2018 she moved up to the 10K where she was the second woman and eleventh overall in 58:04. Julia Florack of Valdosta was the third woman and twelfth overall in 58:15.


Top Ten Men, 2018 Jog With The Generals 10K

1. 38:40.4, Ryan Kelly (M, 39) Lake Park, GA
2. 41:30.2, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 50) Valdosta, GA
3. 46:51.4, Alan Sanderson (M, 43) Valdosta, GA
4. 49:24.9, Jim Tully (M, 71) Lamont, FL
5. 50:09.9, Johnathan Miller (M, 18) Quitman, GA
6. 50:58.2, Renaldas Smidtas (M, 53) Naylor, GA
7. 52:13.4, Lukas Smidtas (M, 17) Naylor, GA
8. 54:51.9, Carl Brown (M, 42) Alapha, GA
9. 56:21.6, Edward Florack (M, 34) Valdosta, GA
10. 58:32.6, Daniel Badillo (M, 28) Tifton, GA

Top Four Women, 2018 Jog With The Generals 10K

1. 55:04.4, Gina Purvis (F, 58) Tifton, GA
2. 58:03.7, Lina Smidt (F, 53) Naylor, GA
3. 58:15.0, Julia Florack (F, 31) Valdosta, GA
4. 62:25.0, Tammy Curran (F, 45) Tifton, GA

As an eleven-year-old, Parker Jackson had won the Jog With the Generals 5K in 2016. He finished third in the 2017 race, but in 2018 Jackson won again. An eighth-grader on the Valdosta Middle School cross-country team, this time Jackson ran 19:41, his best mark at the Jog With The Generals in four years. Bryce Jackson, a sophomore on the Valdosta High cross-country team, was just a few steps behind Parker Jackson, placing second in 19:44. Colton Baldwin, a frosh cross-country runner at Valdosta High, took third in 20:19.


Fourteen-year old Jacey Gaiss of Valdosta was the women's champ in the 5K, coming in twelfth overall in 27:37. Valdosta master runner Michelle Itturalde was the second woman and thirteenth overall in 27:53. Valdosta's thirteen-year-old Victoria Garcia was third in the women's division and fifteenth overall in 28:49.


Seventeen athletes finished the 2018 Jog With The Generals 10K and 64 finished the 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the races and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2018 Jog With The Generals 5K

1. 19:40.3, Parker Jackson (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
2. 19:43.2, Bryce Jackson (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
3. 20:19.0, Colton Baldwin (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
4. 22:37.7, Landon Jackson (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
5. 22:57.4, Mac Bowling (M, 10) Lake Park, GA
6. 24:31.0, Rowan Lawson (M, 10) Valdosta, GA
7. 24:40.0, Jett Guilliams (M, 11) Valdosta, GA
8. 25:45.6, William Garcia (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
9. 25:55.7, Reagan Lawson (M, 12) Valdosta, GA
10. 26:19.1, Miles Grimes (M, 16) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2018 Jog With The Generals 5K

1. 27:37.0, Jacey Gaiss (F, 14) Valdosta, GA
2. 27:52.5, Michelle Itturalde (F, 43) Valdosta, GA
3. 28:48.4, Victoria Garcia (F, 13) Valdosta, GA
4. 29:06.6, Kyla Watson (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
5. 31:29.0, Sharon Anderson (F, 60) Valdosta, GA
6. 33:29.0, Teresa Greene (F, 56) Valdosta, GA
7. 34:16.6, Brenda McCurdy (F, 54) Lake Park, GA
8. 35:24.0, Katie Moss (F, 13) Valdosta, GA
9. 35:24.4, Amber Drew (F, 14) Quitman, GA
10. 36:03.1, Maureen Gunsolus (F, 62) Lake Park, GA

Georgia Christian School Jog With The Generals champions, 2013 - 2018
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
9 February 2013	5K	17:48, Steven Cary	22:57, Makenzee Page	161
8 February 2014	5K	18:51, Scott Gordon	21:02, Makenzee Page	126
7 February 2015	10K	36:53, Ryan Kelly	51:43, Lauren Bewley	24
	5K	18:42, Brian Rohrbach	26:13, Sonja Reed	91
6 February 2016	10K	38:37, Ryan Kelly	49:06, Lauren Bewley	23
	5K	20:39, Parker Reid Jackson	25:43, Alison Thornhill	68
4 February 2017	10K	42:17, Rob McGhin	48:36, Alison Thornhill	26
	5K	19:53, Jonathan Miller	27:13, Alicia Parker	83
3 February 2018	10K	38:41, Ryan Kelly	55:05, Gina Purvis	17
	5K	19:41, Parker Jackson	27:37, Jacey Gaiss	64
No 10K race was contested at the Jog With The Generals until 2015.

Links

• Complete results of the 2018 Jog With The Generals 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTFpG0s8UxNLtXL21Wyy9v2uB4Pf18e5GYAHC9VKf1CI0R3h2lb8y2efA9MthKvXR6tA7dS06A-k_sw/pubhtml
  
  
• 2017 story, “McGhin and Thornhill notch wins in the 10K at Jog With The Generals”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/generals-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Kelly and Bewley each add a second star at Jog With The Generals”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/generals-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Kelly and Bewley earn stars at Jog With The Generals”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/02/generals-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Gordon and Page earn salutes at the Jog With The Generals”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/generals-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Cary and Page outrank the field at the Generals 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/generals-2013.html
  
  
• Find an upcoming commissioned or non-commissioned race in the region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2181

Godwin and Van Jura go the distance in the Hospice Half

For the sixth time since 2011, Dasher was the place to be in South Georgia for distance runners looking to race 13.1 miles on country roads. It was Saturday morning, 25 February 2017; it was the Hospice Half Marathon; it was Ariel Godwin of Valdosta, Georgia winning the race in 1:35:07. Hahira, Georgia's Brandy Van Jura took the women's title, placing seventh overall in 1:50:45. 56 athletes finished the half marathon.


A little over half a minute behind the winner, James Tracy of Valdosta finished runner-up in 1:35:42. The fastest master runner in the half marathon was Chad Bergren of Lakeview, Oregon, placing third overall in 1:4:24. Valdosta's Dan Butzin was fourth overall in 1:48:51.


Kendall Okuma was second in the women's standings and eighth overall in 1:55:01. Moultrie, Georgia's Whitney Pilgrim was the third woman and eleventh overall in 2:01:57. Valdosta athlete Rhonda Barrett was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, placing twelfth overall in 2:04:04.


A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the 2017 Hospice Half Marathon and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2017 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:35:07, Ariel Godwin (M, 36) Valdosta, GA
2. 1:35:42, James Tracy (M, 35) Valdosta, GA
3. 1:47:24, Chad Bergren (M, 40) Lakeview, OR
4. 1:48:51, Dan Butzin (M, 31) Valdosta, GA
5. 1:49:25, Richard Kingrey (M, 35) Valdosta, GA
6. 1:50:17, Michael Dueitt (M, 48) Blountstown, FL
7. 1:58:20, Douglas Swords (M, 37) Hahira, GA
8. 2:01:37, Bob Moon (M, 62) Valdosta, GA
9. 2:04:07, Frank Ryan (M, 48) Hahira, GA
10. 2:06:50, Christopher Hetrick (M, 38) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2017 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:50:45, Brandy Van Jura (F, 37) Hahira, GA
2. 1:55:01, Kendall Okuma (F, 25) Valdosta, GA
3. 2:01:57, Whitney Pilgrim (F, 28) Moultrie, GA
4. 2:04:04, Rhonda Barrett (F, 45) Valdosta, GA
5. 2:06:37, Katie Walden (F, 50) Hahira, GA
6. 2:07:27, Dianna Vallely (F, 53) Valdosta, GA
7. 2:09:14, Cindy Reese (F, 58) Macon, GA
8. 2:10:23, Melissa Cardwell (F, 35) Moultrie, GA
9. 2:12:18, Vanessa Spry (F, 31) Valdosta, GA
10. 2:12:32, Chevy Newham (F, 35) Valdosta, GA

Hospice Half Marathon champions, 2011 - 2017
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
19 February 2011	1:25:36, Masked Avenger	1:43:03, Brandi Faircloth	72
17 February 2012	1:23:09, Stan Darsh	1:37:58, Amy Sharon	76
16 February 2013	1:20:45, Ryan Kelly	1:32:23, Beth Sweeny	107
15 February 2014	1:21:44, Ryan Kelly	1:30:28, Beth Sweeny	84
27 February 2016	1:17:14, Roger Schmidt	1:32:31, Anna Busby	56
25 February 2017	1:35:07, Ariel Godwin	1:50:45, Brandy Van Jura	56
The race was not held in 2015.

Links

• Complete results of the 2017 Hospice Half Marathon, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KF77JcDf05jO9Ub7dHWEUTCa8EAKsbDXG2U2XjD97Jc/pubhtml
  
  
• 2016 story, “Schmidt and Busby take the Hospice Half titles home to Tallahassee”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/hospice-half-2016.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Ryan and Sweeny repeat at Dasher half marathon”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/hospice-half-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly and Sweeny set records in third annual Hospice Half”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/hospice-half-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Avenger, Faircloth dash through Dasher to Hospice Half victories”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/02/hospice-half-2011.html
  
  
• If there's another new half marathon, you'll find it on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1911

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

On 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
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
9 February 2013	5K	17:48, Steven Cary	22:57, Makenzee Page	161
8 February 2014	5K	18:51, Scott Gordon	21:02, Makenzee Page	126
7 February 2015	10K	36:53, Ryan Kelly	51:43, Lauren Bewley	24
	5K	18:42, Brian Rohrbach	26:13, Sonja Reed	91
6 February 2016	10K	38:37, Ryan Kelly	49:06, Lauren Bewley	23
	5K	20:39, Parker Reid Jackson	25:43, Alison Thornhill	68
4 February 2017	10K	42:17, Rob McGhin	48:36, Alison Thornhill	26
	5K	19:53, Jonathan Miller	27:13, Alicia Parker	83
No 10K race was contested at the Jog With The Generals until 2015.

Links

• Complete results of the 2017 Jog With The Generals 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tmcXePWxq151k0q_4ukFzeTI6_zJAngGww6aJgj2CYw/pubhtml
  
  
• 2016 story, “Kelly and Bewley each add a second star at Jog With The Generals”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/generals-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Kelly and Bewley earn stars at Jog With The Generals”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/02/generals-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Gordon and Page earn salutes at the Jog With The Generals”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/generals-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Cary and Page outrank the field at the Generals 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/generals-2013.html
  
  
• Find an upcoming commissioned or non-commissioned race in the region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1906

Schmidt and Busby take the Hospice Half titles home to Tallahassee

After a four-year run of annual races from 2011 to 2014, the Hospice Half Marathon was absent from the South Georgia racing calendar in 2015. But the race returned to Dasher, Georgia on Saturday morning, 27 February 2016, and Roger Schmidt of Capital City Runners starred in the comeback. The Tallahassee, Florida athlete took three-and-a-half minutes off the event record, winning the 13.1-mile race in 1:17:14. Making it a Tallahassee sweep, Anna Busby won the women's title, finishing tenth overall with a 1:32:31.


Roger Schmidt was the first athlete to break 80:00 at the Hospice Half Marathon, but less than three minutes after he crossed the finish line he was no longer the Dasher race's only sub-80:00 performer. Nick Graves, a Georgia Tech computer science student, ran 1:19:52, placing second. Another Atlanta-based runner, Georgia Tech student Gautam Sowda, took third in 1:21:00. Jeremy Storey of Valdosta, Georgia was the top master in the race, placing twelfth overall in 1:33:45.


Sarah Ecker was second in the women's standings, finishing eighteenth overall in 1:43:43, while Angela Rao was third on the women's side, ninteenth overall in 1:47:23. Valdosta's Martha Mazurkiewicz was the top woman master and fourth female finisher, coming in 24th overall in 1:51:17.


56 athletes finished the 2016 Hospice Half Marathon. The race benefits the patients and families cared for by Hospice of South Georgia and the Langdale Hospice House. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia provided timing and finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:17:14 ~ Roger Schmidt (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
2. 1:19:52 ~ Nick Graves (M, 20) Atlanta, GA
3. 1:21:00 ~ Gautam Sowda (M, 19) Atlanta, GA
4. 1:22:14 ~ Parker Childree (M, 26) Valdosta, GA
5. 1:24:00 ~ Dan Butzin (M, 30) Valdosta, GA
6. 1:24:43 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 37) Lake Park, GA
7. 1:25:20 ~ Joshua Anderson (M, 23) Atlanta, GA
8. 1:25:27 ~ Florian Hauer (M, 29) Atlanta, GA
9. 1:27:10 ~ Christopher Tromp (M, 19) Atlanta, GA
10. 1:32:54 ~ François Desjardins (M, 23) Atlanta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2016 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:32:31 ~ Anna Busby (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL
2. 1:43:43 ~ Sarah Ecker (F, 22) Atlanta, GA
3. 1:47:23 ~ Angela Rao (F, 19) Atlanta, GA
4. 1:51:17 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
5. 1:52:05 ~ Uma Rajagopalan (F, 20) Atlanta, GA
6. 1:56:54 ~ Penny Bell (F, 42) Hahira, GA
7. 1:58:50 ~ Kristen Goldie (F, 19) Atlanta, GA
8. 1:59:25 ~ Nicole Lane (F, 24) Valdosta, GA
9. 1:59:30 ~ Katie Allen (F, 22) Gainesville, FL
10. 2:00:21 ~ Joanna Bryan (F, 36) Sparks, GA

Hospice Half Marathon champions, 2011 - 2016
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
19 February 2011	1:25:36, Masked Avenger	1:43:03, Brandi Faircloth	72
17 February 2012	1:23:09, Stan Darsh	1:37:58, Amy Sharon	76
16 February 2013	1:20:45, Ryan Kelly	1:32:23, Beth Sweeny	107
15 February 2014	1:21:44, Ryan Kelly	1:30:28, Beth Sweeny	84
27 February 2016	1:17:14, Roger Schmidt	1:32:31, Anna Busby	56
The race was not held in 2015.

Links

• Complete results of the 2016 Hospice Half Marathon, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WGGyLjBy7AcfPbPud3YJptjznyZ8fJEL4CHzyW04eBM/pubhtml
  
  
• 2014 story, “Ryan and Sweeny repeat at Dasher half marathon”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/hospice-half-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly and Sweeny set records in third annual Hospice Half”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/hospice-half-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Avenger, Faircloth dash through Dasher to Hospice Half victories”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/02/hospice-half-2011.html
  
  
• Sweeny and Sweeny's engagement race
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/04/2010-palace-saloon-5k.html
  
  
• Hospice Half Marathon web site
  http://www.hospicehalfanddash.com/
  
  
• If there's another new half marathon, you'll find it on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1625

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
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
9 February 2013	5K	17:48, Steven Cary	22:57, Makenzee Page	161
8 February 2014	5K	18:51, Scott Gordon	21:02, Makenzee Page	126
7 February 2015	10K	36:53, Ryan Kelly	51:43, Lauren Bewley	24
	5K	18:42, Brian Rohrbach	26:13, Sonja Reed	91
6 February 2016	10K	38:37, Ryan Kelly	49:06, Lauren Bewley	23
	5K	20:39, Parker Reid Jackson	25:43, Alison Thornhill	68
No 10K race was contested at the Jog With The Generals until 2015.

Links

• Complete results of the 2016 Jog With The Generals 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Nc0c9Fj9MYAPTMdkz-1El5VDOYAecH-th9qPEsLI6yw/pubhtml
  
  
• 2015 story, “Kelly and Bewley earn stars at Jog With The Generals”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/02/generals-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Gordon and Page earn salutes at the Jog With The Generals”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/generals-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Cary and Page outrank the field at the Generals 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/generals-2013.html
  
  
• Find an upcoming commissioned or non-commissioned race in the region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1610

Kelly and Bewley earn stars at Jog With The Generals

The Georgia Christian School of Dasher, Georgia, held their third annual Jog With The Generals road race on Saturday morning, 7 February 2015. "Jog" with the Generals? Apparently Valdosta High cross-country coach Ryan Kelly didn't get the memo about jogging. Kelly raced at an average pace of just under 6:00 minutes per mile, winning the 10K event in 36:53 and finishing two-and-a-half kilometers ahead of the next runner.


Some jog.


Lamont, Florida, master runner Jim Tully edged another master runner, Renaldas Smidtas of Jasper, Florida, for second place, 49:21 to 49:36. Fourth place belonged to the first woman finisher in the field, Lauren Bewley of Valdosta, Georgia. Bewley's time was 51:43. The women's runner-up and first woman master was Penny Bell of Hahira, Georgia; Bell finished sixth overall in 53:47.


115 athletes finished either the 10K or the 5K, not including additional runners who competed in a one-mile "dash". Finish line and timing services were provided by A Course / Line, LLC of Valdosta, Georgia.


Top Eight Men, 2015 Jog With The Generals 10K

1. 36:52.7 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 36) Lake Park, GA
2. 49:20.5 ~ Jim Tully (M, 68) Lamont, FL
3. 49:36.0 ~ Renaldas Smidtas (M, 50) Jasper, FL
4. 53:29.9 ~ Bob Moon (M, 60) Valdosta, GA
5. 55:20.9 ~ Calvin Barrett (M, 13) Lake Park, GA
6. 58:54.0 ~ Ryan Southern (M, 22) Lake Park, GA
7. 59:23.4 ~ Cam Alley (M, 49) Lake Park, GA
8. 73:25.4 ~ James Lee (M, 58) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2015 Jog With The Generals 10K

1. 51:42.6 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
2. 53:47.0 ~ Penny Bell (F, 41) Hahira, GA
3. 56:20.3 ~ Jennifer Hummel (F, 41) Valdosta, GA
4. 58:53.7 ~ Ashli Six (F, 26) Lake Park, GA
5. 59:39.8 ~ Gina Colson (F, 53) Valdosta, GA
6. 64:06.4 ~ Maddy McCann (F, 14) Quitman, GA
7. 64:10.1 ~ Catharine Kirk (F, 14) Lake Park, GA
8. 65:31.9 ~ Courtney Bateman (F, 23) Valdosta, GA
9. 68:24.3 ~ Ashley Beauchamp (F, 23) Valdosta, GA
10. 68:24.6 ~ Teylor Calrow (F, 24) Valdosta, GA

The 10K event was new this year; the longest race at the earlier versions of the Jog With The Generals had been a 5K. In fact, Ryan Kelly's only previous appearance at the Jog With The Generals had been in the 2013 5K, where he finished second to Steven Cary. Even though the 10K was added in 2015, there was still a 5K at the Jog With The Generals. Brian Rohrbach of Valdosta, Georgia, won that 3.1-mile race, running 18:42. The 2014 champion, Scott Gordon of Tallahassee, Florida, was second in 19:25. Valdosta's Jake Bearrentine, the fourth-place finisher in 2013, placed third in the 2015 race, running 21:39. Billy Taylor of Valdosta was the top master in the race, running 22:59 for fourth overall.


Sonja Reed of Lake Park, Georgia, was the first woman finisher, coming in twelfth overall in 26:13. The women's runner-up spot went to the top woman master, Polyanna Bass of Pavo, Georgia. Bass was 15th overall in 26:26.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Jog With The Generals 5K

1. 18:41.6 ~ Brian Rohrbach (M, 38) Valdosta, GA
2. 19:24.3 ~ Scott Gordon (M, 31) Tallahassee, FL
3. 21:38.7 ~ Jake Bearrentine (M, 22) Valdosta, GA
4. 22:58.2 ~ Billy Taylor (M, 66) Valdosta, GA
5. 23:23.7 ~ Cesar Araiza (M, 26) Valdosta, GA
6. 23:31.0 ~ Bryce Jackson (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
7. 23:48.6 ~ Parker Jackson (M, 10) Valdosta, GA
8. 23:53.7 ~ Kyle Watkins (M, 19) Lake Park, GA
9. 25:08.9 ~ Rodney Elam (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
10. 25:36.4 ~ William Slone (M, 68) Lake Park, GA

Top Ten Women, 2015 Jog With The Generals 5K

1. 26:12.9 ~ Sonja Reed (F, 30) Lake Park, GA
2. 26:25.2 ~ Pollyanna Bass (F, 42) Pavo, GA
3. 28:21.1 ~ Michelle Itturralde (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
4. 29:00.0 ~ Savannah Jerome (F, 10) Valdosta, GA
5. 29:17.6 ~ Jessica Roe (F, 28) Lake Park, GA
6. 29:40.9 ~ Ansley Hill (F, 13) Lake Park, GA
7. 31:12.3 ~ Greta Smidt (F, 22) Tallahassee, FL
8. 31:18.0 ~ Shannon White (F, 38) Naylor, GA
9. 31:28.3 ~ Katie Neal (F, 27) Lake Park, GA
10. 31:50.5 ~ Lindsay Colson (F, 29) Valdosta, GA

Jog With The Generals champions, 2013 - 2015
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
9 February 2013	5K	17:48, Steven Cary	22:57, Makenzee Page	161
8 February 2014	5K	18:51, Scott Gordon	21:02, Makenzee Page	126
7 February 2015	10K	36:53, Ryan Kelly	51:43, Lauren Bewley	91
	5K	18:42, Brian Rohrbach	26:13, Sonja Reed	24
No 10K race was contested at the Jog With The Generals until 2015.

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Jog With The Generals 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b-msD4S70zJEWblFdCnzs6y9G6HC6FP3wtJ5a5ZvIdU/pubhtml
  
  
• 2014 story, “Gordon and Page earn salutes at the Jog With The Generals”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/generals-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Cary and Page outrank the field at the Generals 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/generals-2013.html
  
  
• Find an upcoming commissioned or non-commissioned race in the region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1303

Ryan and Sweeny repeat at Dasher half marathon

At the fourth annual Hospice Half Marathon in Dasher, Georgia, on 15 February 2014, Ryan Kelly won the 13.1-mile race, just like in 2013. Kevin Sweeny was the runner-up and top master, just like in 2013. Beth Sweeny won the women's title and set a new women's record for the event, just like in 2013.


There were differences, of course. Ryan Kelly's time this year was 1:21:44. Kevin Sweeny ran a 1:22:32. Beth Sweeny's new record was 1:30:28.


And there was the train.


About 20 kilometers into the race, the course crossed a railroad track. The leaders arrived at the crossing about the same time as a freight train. Ryan Kelly made it across, but Sweeny was stuck waiting for the train to go by.


"Longest 51 seconds of my life," recalled Sweeny.


The tracks were clear by the time the rest of the field arrived. Scott Gordon, racing in Dasher for a second week in a row, finished third in 1:27:20. On the women's side, Lake Park's Alison Thornhill was runner-up behind Beth Sweeny, placing 11th overall in 1:47:48. Mercer University freshman cross-country runner Aubrey Suddarth was third in the women's standings, 13th overall in 1:51:04. The first woman master was Valdosta's April Scruggs, fourth for the women and 14th overall in 1:51:51.


The Hospice Half Marathon benefits the patients and families cared for by Hospice of South Georgia and the Langdale Hospice House. 84 athletes finished this year's race.


Top Ten Men, 2014 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:21:43.1 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 35) Lake Park, GA
2. 1:22:31.6 ~ Kevin Sweeny (M, 44) St Augustine, FL
3. 1:27:19.7 ~ Scott Gordon (M, 30) Tallahasee, FL
4. 1:30:58.4 ~ Aaron Williams (M, 29) Valdosta, GA
5. 1:31:24.7 ~ Paulino Cruz (M, 25) Moultrie, GA
6. 1:34:47.3 ~ Tyler Thurman (M, 18) Valdosta, GA
7. 1:41:35.5 ~ Colin Prinsloo (M, 27) Valdosta, GA
8. 1:44:57.3 ~ Deon Prinsloo (M, 49) Valdosta, GA
9. 1:46:32.5 ~ Kyle Baxter (M, 29) Valdosta, GA
10. 1:49:47.0 ~ Darren McCall (M, 30) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2014 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:30:27.6 ~ Beth Sweeny (F, 29) St Augustine, FL
2. 1:47:47.0 ~ Alison Thornhill (F, 33) Lake Park, GA
3. 1:51:03.9 ~ Aubrey Suddarth (F, 19) Valdosta, GA
4. 1:51:50.1 ~ April Scruggs (F, 45) valdosta, GA
5. 1:52:23.2 ~ Alesha Waller (F, 30) Lake City, FL
6. 1:53:12.4 ~ Jennifer Hummel (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
7. 1:55:24.8 ~ Hayley Belcher (F, 20) Smiths, AL
8. 1:57:08.0 ~ Brittany Folsom (F, 28) Hahira, GA
9. 1:57:16.6 ~ Melanie Ellis (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
10. 1:57:38.6 ~ Gina Purvis (F, 54) Valdosta, GA

Hospice Half Marathon champions, 2011-2014
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
19 February 2011	1:25:36, Masked Avenger	1:43:03, Brandi Faircloth	72
17 February 2012	1:23:09, Stan Darsh	1:37:58, Amy Sharon	76
16 February 2013	1:20:45, Ryan Kelly	1:32:23, Beth Sweeny	107
15 February 2014	1:21:44, Ryan Kelly	1:30:28, Beth Sweeny	84

Links

• Complete results of the 2014 Hospice Half Marathon, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuBsYKIIn3TCdG10RlFTR3RUcUVtcE5TMTNGaVZtZVE
  
  
• 2013 story, "Kelly and Sweeny set records in third annual Hospice Half"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/hospice-half-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, "Avenger, Faircloth dash through Dasher to Hospice Half victories"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/02/hospice-half-2011.html
  
  
• Sweeny and Sweeny's engagement race
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/04/2010-palace-saloon-5k.html
  
  
• Hospice Half Marathon web site
  http://www.hospicehalfanddash.com/
  
  
• If there's another new half marathon, you'll find it on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1086

Gordon and Page earn salutes at the Jog With The Generals

If you're and athlete driving through south Georgia on US 41, you might notice the small town of Dasher has a name related to running. But even if you miss that, you'll be certain to notice that the city offices are encircled by a running track--two lanes, green, and rubberized. There's even a 40-yard dash marked off on one of the straightaways. Dasher must be all about running.


Or maybe not. But on Saturday morning, 8 February 2014, for the second year in a row Dasher was the site of Georgia Christian School's Jog With The Generals 5K. Conditions for this year's race were moistened by on-and-off light rains, but it wasn't damp enough to discourage 126 athletes from finishing the 3.1-mile run.


Scott Gordon of Tallahassee, Florida, won the second annual race by nearly 300 meters, covering the 3.1-mile course in 18:51. Lowndes High School senior Tyler Thurman, the previous year's third-place finisher, moved up to the runner-up spot this year with a 20:01.


Makenzee Page successfully defended her women's title in the race, finishing third overall and lowering her own course record to 21:02.


Renaldas Smidtas of Naylor, Georgia, was the first master runner in the race, placing sixth overall in 23:45. He was immediately followed across the finish line by the first master woman, Valdosta's Jennifer Hummel, who was seventh overall in 23:45.


Top Ten Men, 2014 Jog With The Generals 5K

1. 18:50.5 ~ Scott Gordon (M, 30) Tallahassee, FL
2. 20:00.1 ~ Tyler Thurman (M, 18) Valdosta, GA
3. 23:20.7 ~ Nick Carter (M, 13) Lake Park, GA
4. 23:25.4 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 34) Valdosta, GA
5. 23:39.1 ~ Renaldas Smidtas (M, 49) Naylor, GA
6. 24:13.6 ~ Davis Baldwin (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
7. 24:14.7 ~ Rob Hummel (M, 44) Dasher , GA
8. 24:46.9 ~ Bob Moon (M, 59) Valdosta, GA
9. 25:25.1 ~ Alan Sanderson (M, 39) Valdosta, GA
10. 25:33.8 ~ William Slone (M, 67) Lake Park, GA

Top Ten Women, 2014 Jog With The Generals 5K

1. 21:01.1 ~ Makenzee Page (F, 14) Ray City, GA
2. 23:44.6 ~ Jennifer Hummel (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
3. 23:45.9 ~ Cora Pyles (F, 16) Hahira, GA
4. 24:30.6 ~ Holly Campbell (F, 14) Lake Park, GA
5. 26:27.1 ~ Lindsay Colson (F, 28) Valdosta, GA
6. 27:56.8 ~ Carrie Mauldin (F, 16) Hahira, GA
7. 28:00.3 ~ Michelle Iturralde (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
8. 28:00.6 ~ Amy Cozart (F, 37) Valdosta, GA
9. 28:12.3 ~ Bailey Warren (F, 11) Lake Park, GA
10. 29:25.5 ~ Greta Smidt (F, 21) Tallahassee, FL

Jog With The Generals 5K champions, 2013-2014
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
9 February 2013	17:48, Steven Cary	22:57, Makenzee Page	161
8 February 2014	18:51, Scott Gordon	21:02, Makenzee Page	126

Links

• Complete results of the 2014 Jog With The Generals 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuBsYKIIn3TCdGc5UFQtRVVpMnVfZV9Ybll3UURHQnc
  
  
• 2013 story, "Cary and Page outrank the field at the Generals 5K"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/generals-2013.html
  
  
• The previous week, "Thatcher and Allen are the first champions of the Lowndes Middle 5K"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/lms-2014.html
  
  
• Find an upcoming commissioned or non-commissioned race in the region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1075

Cary and Page outrank the field at the Generals 5K

Dasher is a village in Lowndes county, Georgia, just south of Valdosta. Based on its name, you'd expect Dasher to be the site of a showcase 100-meter race, or perhaps a track meet solely devoted to sprints. Counter to those expectations Dasher was where 161 athletes completed a distance run on Saturday morning, 9 February 2013--the Jog With The Generals 5K. Once again, don't be fooled by names. Valdosta State University Blazer cross-country alumnus Steven Cary was moving quite a bit faster than a jog. Cary turned in a 17:48 for the 3.1-mile course, winning the first-year event. Behind Cary, Valdosta Middle School cross-country coach Ryan Kelly finished runner-up in 17:59. Tyler Thurman, a junior at Lowndes High School, took third with a 18:21. Jacob Bearrentine grabbed fourth in 19:58, and Valdosta master runner Rick Mazurkiewicz was fifth in 20:24.


Thirteen-year-old Makenzee Page of Valdosta's Viking Runners Club was the first female, running 22:57 to place ninth overall. Audrey Williams, a Valdosta State undergraduate, was the second female finisher, taking tenth overall in 23:08. Alycia Ussery (11th, 23:23), a freshman distance runner at Richmond Hill High School, was the third female and Valdosta's Jennifer Hummel (12th, 23:27) the fourth. The fifth female and top master woman was Valdosta's Martha Mazurkiewicz, 13th overall in 23:28.


The Jog With The Generals 5K was hosted by Georgia Christian School, a private school located in Dasher whose mascot is (you guessed it) the Generals.


Top Ten Males, 2013 Jog With The Generals 5K

1. 17:48.0 ~ Steven Cary (M, 25) Milledgeville, GA
2. 17:58.5 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 34) Lake Park, GA
3. 18:20.6 ~ Tyler Thurman (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
4. 19:57.3 ~ Jacob Bearrentine (M, 20) Valdosta, GA
5. 20:24.0 ~ Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 45) Valdosta, GA
6. 22:26.7 ~ Gene Murphy (M, 31) Valdosta, GA
7. 22:38.9 ~ Milo Mirate (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
8. 22:41.5 ~ Jacob Perry (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
9. 23:34.9 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 33) Valdosta, GA
10. 24:11.4 ~ Darren McCall (M, 29) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Females, 2013 Jog With The Generals 5K

1. 22:56.5 ~ Makenzee Page (F, 13) Ray City, GA
2. 23:07.7 ~ Audrey Williams (F, 22) Valdosta, GA
3. 23:22.2 ~ Alycia Ussery (F, 15) Richmond Hill, GA
4. 23:26.1 ~ Jennifer Hummel (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
5. 23:27.7 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 45) Valdosta, GA
6. 24:26.3 ~ Debbie Green  (F, 46) Valdosta, GA
7. 25:00.3 ~ Masha Bzenyuk (F, 24) Valdosta, GA
8. 25:22.3 ~ Nicole Parrish (F, 30) Valdosta, GA
9. 25:22.6 ~ Kala Hobbs (F, 28) Lenox, GA
10. 25:39.4 ~ Mary Cangelosi (F, 48) Valdosta, GA

Links

• Complete results of the 2013 Jogging With The Generals 5K, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuBsYKIIn3TCdGhvNEZHUlR4Tll3bEZmNzQ1dzdTdlE
  
  
• If there's another race coming up in Dasher, it will be listed on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1