Sandra Griffin finishes first in the Fall Four

The race in Quitman, Georgia on Saturday morning, 19 November 2016, was Sandra Griffin's first Four Seasons Four Mile. Being a newcomer was no handicap, though, as Griffin won the Fall Four Mile in 29:05--the fastest time yet by a woman in the Four Seasons series. Quitman master runner David Monds was the overall male winner in 29:18, his third men's title at a Four Seasons race. 25 athletes finished the four mile course.


It was the fourth Four Seasons race for David Monds, who has run every race in the series. That was also the case for Thomasville, Georgia's Gareth Pyle. Pyle was third overall in the Fall Four Mile, at 29:39 the second male finisher. Boston, Georgia master runner Wendy Owens was the women's runner-up and fourth overall in 31:38. The next two places went to two more master runners, with Warren Williford of Grove Town, Georgia fifth in 33:57 and Scott Routsong of Valdosta, Georgia sixth in 34:03. Lauren Will of Tallahassee, Florida took the third women's spot, placing seventh overall in 36:09. Will was the women's champ at the preceding race in the series, the Summer Four Mile.


A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services. The Four Seasons Four Mile series is scheduled to be back in 2017, starting with the Winter Four Mile on Saturday morning, 25 February 2017.


Top Ten Women, 2016 Four Seasons Fall Four Mile

1. 29:04.2, Sandra Griffin (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
2. 31:37.4, Wendy Owens (F, 46) Boston, GA
3. 36:08.7, Lauren Will (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
4. 36:39.1, Lisa Graves (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
5. 37:02.7, Amy Reese (F, 41) Valdosta, GA
6. 38:26.1, Heather Myers (F, 24) Tallahassee, GA
7. 41:36.0, Julia Will (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
8. 43:36.8, Arlene Hart (F, 45) Lakeland, GA
9. 49:07.9, Christian Payne (F, 36) ,
10. 57:33.1, Courtney Bateman (F, 25) Valdosta, GA

Top Nine Men, 2016 Four Seasons Fall Four Mile

1. 29:17.8, David Monds (M, 54) Quitman, GA
2. 29:38.3, Gareth Pyle (M, 37) Thomasville, GA
3. 33:56.3, Warren Williford (M, 47) Grove Town, GA
4. 34:02.9, Scott Routsong (M, 50) Valdosta, GA
5. 38:40.4, Ben Graham (M, 33) Morven, GA
6. 42:45.3, Cage Owens (M, 12) Boston, GA
7. 43:35.8, Ronnie Metts (M, 72) Hahira, GA
8. 43:50.5, Chad Rados (M, ) Quitman, GA
9. 46:04.1, George Yeomans (M, 41) Hahira, GA

Quitman Four Season Four Mile winners
Year	Date	Race	Male Winner	Female Winner	Finishers
2016	27 February	Winter	29:07, David Monds	37:52, Lisa Graves	36
	14 May	Spring	26:40, David Monds	35:32, Bridget Rourk	31
	6 August	Summer	24:57, Dan Butzin	34:32, Lauren Will	27
	19 November	Fall	29:18, David Monds	29:05, Sandra Griffin	25
2017	25 February	Winter
		Spring
		Summer
		Fall

Links

• Complete results of Quitman, Georgia' 2016 Four Seasons Fall Four Mile
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E7Kw5-NPj578YpEfWP9wm5UDF6nYgteR1xlPzpsPZfI/pubhtml
  
  
• The 2016 Four Seasons Four Mile series
  
  • Winter: “Monds and Graves win Quitman's first Winter Four”
    https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/quitman-winter-four-2016.html
    
    
  • Spring: “Monds and Rourk first in the Four Seasons Spring Four Mile”
    https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/05/quitman-spring-four-2016.html
    
    
  • Summer: “Summertime is Butzin's and Will's time”
    https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/08/quitman-summer-four-2016.html
    
    
  • Fall: “Sandra Griffin finishes first in the Fall Four”
    https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/11/quitman-fall-four.html
    
  
  
• In any season, find upcoming runs on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1845

Monds and Rourk first in the Four Seasons Spring Four Mile

The inaugural year of Quitman, Georgia's Four Season Running Series continued on Saturday morning, 14 May 2016, with the Spring Four-Miler. It was the second race of the circuit, and the second series win for Quitman master runner David Monds, who followed up his Winter Four-Miler victory with a 26:40 title run in the Spring event. Bridget Rourk of Valdosta, Georgia was the first woman in the Spring Four Mile, placing eighth overall in 35:32--more than six minutes faster than she had run in the Winter race.


Corey Monds of Quitman finished runner-up in 27:15, and Thomasville, Georgia's Gareth Pyle was third in 30:14. Yet another Monds--master runner Calvin Monds of Jacksonville, Florida--took fourth in 31:22.


Valdosta's Amy Reese was the top woman master in the race, placing second in the women's standings and ninth overall in 36:50. Valdosta master runner Lisa Graves was the third female finisher and tenth overall in 37:24. Graves had won the women's title in the Winter Four Mile, the opening event in the Four Seasons series.


Two more races are scheduled on Quitman's 2016 Four Seasons series, the Summer Four Mile on 6 August 2016 and the Fall Four Mile on 19 November 2016. 31 athletes finished the Four Seasons Spring Four Mile. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Four Seasons Spring Four Mile

1. 26:39.6 ~ David Monds (M, 53) Quitman, GA
2. 27:14.6 ~ Corey Monds (M, 24) Quitman, GA
3. 30:13.7 ~ Gareth Pyle (M, 37) Thomasville, GA
4. 31:22.0 ~ Calvin Monds (M, 49) Jacksonville, FL
5. 32:53.5 ~ Warren Williford (M, 46) Grovetown, GA
6. 33:32.8 ~ Scott Routsong (M, 50) Valdosta, GA
7. 34:28.8 ~ Russ Henry (M, 45) Valdosta, GA
8. 43:08.1 ~ Ronnie Metts (M, 71) Hahira, GA
9. 43:41.3 ~ Chip Pledger (M, 28) Valdosta, GA
10. 43:44.2 ~ Chad Rados (Quitman, M) Quitman, GA

Top Ten Women, 2016 Four Seasons Spring Four Mile

1. 35:31.3 ~ Bridget Rourk (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
2. 36:49.3 ~ Amy Reese (F, 41) Valdosta, GA
3. 37:23.2 ~ Lisa Graves (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
4. 43:40.2 ~ LeAnna Pledger (F, 30) Valdosta, GA
5. 44:43.5 ~ Courtney Bateman (F, 24) Valdosta, GA
6. 44:57.6 ~ Desirae Gabriel (F, 29) Valdosta, GA
7. 47:15.5 ~ Arlene Hart (F, 45) Lakeland, GA
8. 47:52.8 ~ April Jowers (F, 36) Tifton, GA
9. 50:49.8 ~ Christian Payne (F, 35) Quitman, GA
10. 52:42.3 ~ Tajuana Seals (F, 41) Valdosta, GA

Links

• Complete results of the 2016 Four Seasons Spring Four Mile, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GLTg-r1RcJBGZ6_WNHoCkNx15TS0rRfzls9KPC9FBpM/pubhtml
  
  
• 2016 Four Seasons Winter Four Mile story, “Monds and Graves win Quitman's first Winter Four”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/quitman-winter-four-2016.html
  
  
• Find more quarterly races on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1696

Monds and Graves win Quitman's first Winter Four

Four-mile races aren't unheard of in distance running. In Valdosta, Georgia the annual Four-Mile Run For Missions goes back to 2012. In Tallahassee, Florida the first Springtime Road Race in 1976 was a four-mile run. Daytona Beach, Florida's annual Easter Beach Run has been a four miler since 1968, nearly half a century.


The Quitman, Georgia Four Seasons Four Mile tries to go those events one better by being a quarterly race--four times a year instead of one. It's all about the number four.


Quitman master runner David Monds won the first Four Seasons race on Saturday morning, 27 February 2016--the Winter Four Mile. Monds covered the 6437 meter course in 29:07, finishing more than 160 meters ahead of the next runner. Thomasville, Georgia's Gareth Pyle took second in 29:53. Master runner Warren Williford of Grovetown, Georgia was third in 33:19.


On the women's side, Valdosta master runner Lisa Graves took the top spot, finishing fifth overall in 37:52. Amy Reese, another Valdosta master runner, was second in the women's standings, placing eighth overall in 39:28. Quitman's LeAnna Pledger was the third female finisher, coming in ninth overall in 41:16.


36 athletes finished Quitman's first Four Seasons Four Mile. Many "first annual" races never see a second event, and quarterly races are iffy as well. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare started a quarterly series of 5K races in 2015, but ended up canceling the summer run. If all goes well for Quitman, though, the Spring Four Mile will be on 14 May 2016, the summer four mile on 6 August 2016, and the autumn four mile on 19 November 2016.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Four Seasons Winter Four Mile

1. 29:07.0 ~ David Monds (M, 53) Quitman, GA
2. 29:52.2 ~ Gareth Pyle (M, 37) Thomasville, GA
3. 33:18.2 ~ Warren Williford (M, 46) Grovetown, GA
4. 37:39.3 ~ Scott Routsong (M, 49) Valdosta, GA
5. 38:27.4 ~ Edward Hart (M, 46)
6. 39:18.8 ~ Kenny McDonald (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
7. 41:17.6 ~ Chip Pledger (M, 28)
8. 42:42.5 ~ Lane Weaver (M, 8) Quitman, GA
9. 42:43.5 ~ Mac Perry (M) Quitman, GA
10. 44:20.6 ~ Chad Rados (M, 40) Quitman, GA

Top Ten Women, 2016 Four Seasons Winter Four Mile

1. 37:51.4 ~ Lisa Graves (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
2. 39:28.0 ~ Amy Reese (F, 41) Valdosta, GA
3. 41:15.7 ~ LeAnna Pledger (F, 30) Quitman, GA
4. 42:02.5 ~ Bridget Rourk (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
5. 42:50.7 ~ Beth Rehberg (F, 35) Adel, GA
6. 43:41.1 ~ Desirae Gabriel (F, 28) Valdosta, GA
7. 45:38.5 ~ Courtney Bateman (F, 24) Valdosta, GA
8. 45:52.0 ~ Chassity Smith (F, 28) Valdosta, GA
9. 46:13.4 ~ Arlene Hart (F, 45) Lakeland, GA
10. 46:24.2 ~ Christian Payne (F, 35)

Links

• Complete results of the 2016 Four Seasons Winter Four Mile courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Am8F8JhF2qdp5TUEAf3qbSrzwztueIBZjeu8fVvWjXI/pubhtml
  
  
• Find more quarterly races on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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