Mason Bennett has run quite a few five-kilometer races for the Arnold High cross country team. He'll be running quite a few more as a sophomore on the team during fall 2016. Six kilometers is a bit farther, but Bennett had no problem with the additional distance on Saturday morning, 4 June 2016, at the fifth annual Anchors Away 6K. The Arnold High harrier won that race by over half a kilometer, running 23:54 on the trails of Panama City Beach, Florida's Conservation Park. Harrogate, Tennessee master runner Deanna Jimison captured the women's crown, coming in seventh overall in 29:41. 105 athletes finished the race.Michael Shaw finished runner-up in 26:23 and Ken Rose took third in 27:35. Ross Clemons was the top master runner in the 6K, placing fourth overall in 27:37.
Norma McPherson was the second woman and tenth overall in 31:14. Master runner Lori Bakhouse was third in the women's standings, placing fifteenth overall in 32:26.
The Anchors Away 6K and associated one-mile family fun run were a fundraiser benefiting Anchorage Children's Home. Gulf Coast Race Timing timed the race.
Top Ten Men, 2016 Anchors Away 6K
- 23:53.60 ~ Mason Bennett (M, 15)
- 26:22.86 ~ Michael Shaw (M, 37)
- 27:34.46 ~ Ken Rose (M, 28)
- 27:36.06 ~ Ross Clemons (M, 51)
- 27:56.95 ~ Sean Blomquist (M, 40)
- 29:22.52 ~ Wes Wilmot (M, 15)
- 30:47.52 ~ Manon Conley (M, 55)
- 31:09.47 ~ Ben Bollinger (M, 45)
- 31:27.51 ~ Brandon Whited (M, 39)
- 31:29.03 ~ Brian Martin (M, 54)
Top Ten Women, 2016 Anchors Away 6K
- 29:40.46 ~ Deanna Jimison (F, 45)
- 31:13.74 ~ Norma McPherson (F, 33)
- 32:25.95 ~ Lori Bakhouse (F, 46)
- 32:55.05 ~ Debbie Chitwood (F, 49)
- 33:23.71 ~ Laura Liu (F, 36)
- 33:38.36 ~ Autumn Peters (F, 41)
- 34:20.04 ~ Allison Blomquist (F, 31)
- 34:40.86 ~ Reagin Boggs (F, 24)
- 35:14.12 ~ Monica Cosenzi (F, 36)
- 36:16.79 ~ Michelle Huskey Smith (F, 47)
| Anchors Away 6K winners, 2012 - 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 23 June 2012 | 22:15, Ryan Lutes | 27:12, Michaela Ashley | 109 |
| 22 June 2013 | 23:21, Sam Blackman | 29:58, Melissa Neild | 95 |
| 28 June 2014 | 22:56, Paul Stevenson | 26:50, Jessica Berschwinger | 76 |
| 27 June 2015 | 20:55, Sam Meredith | 29:00, Tracie Hough | 89 |
| 4 June 2016 | 23:54, Mason Bennett | 29:41, Deanna Jimison | 105 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2016 Anchors Away 6K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qZji8YITB-7kRiLDSUU427oWVNL_qCsnV0iSgNV0-mU/pubhtml
- 2015 story, “Meredith and Hough run away with Anchors Away”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/07/anchors-2015.html
- 2014 story, “Stevenson and Berschwinger sail through Gayle's Trails in the Anchors Away 6K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/07/anchors-2014.html
- Anchorage Children's Home
http://www.anchoragechildrenshome.org/
- More about the 6K: “Six kilometers, a tale of three races”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/03/six-km-2016.html
- Find the next nautically-themed race in the region using the Trouble Afoot! calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
