Hermine can't halt Butzin or Green

Very early on Friday morning, 2 September 2016, Hurricane Hermine made landfall along the coast of the Florida Panhandle. A few hours the storm went by Valdosta, Georgia. The center didn't blow right up Hill Avenue, but it was close. Over two days nearly five inches of rain were recorded in the city.


Several road races and cross country meets scheduled in the area for that Labor Day Weekend were canceled. But in Valdosta, the eighth annual Labor Day 5K went on as planned on Monday morning, 4 September 2016. Dan Butzin won the post-Hermine race through the streets of Valdosta in 18:03, while master runner Debbie Green took the women's title in 21:44, placing eleventh overall.


Half a minute behind Butzin, Deshon Taylor, a junior on the Valdosta High cross country team, was runner-up in 18:33. Nicholas Rosatti of Hahira, Georgia placed third in 18:54. John Bolmer of Nashville, Georgia was the first master runner in the race, placing ninth overall in 21:08.


Debbie Green was just ahead of the next runner in the women's standings, Elizabeth Smith of Valdosta. The second woman across the finish line, Smith was twelfth overall in 21:48.


Alden Lisse, a junior at Highland Christian Academy, edged Kelly Davis of Valdosta for third in the women's standings, 23:02 to 23:06. Lisse and Davis were eighteenth and nineteenth overall.


106 athletes finished Valdosta's eighth annual Labor Day 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Valdosta Labor Day 5K

1. 18:02.7 ~ Dan Butzin (M, 31) Valdosta, GA
2. 18:32.1 ~ Deshon Taylor (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
3. 18:53.6 ~ Nicholas Rosatti (M, 19) Hahira, GA
4. 19:28.6 ~ Morgan Bolmer (M, 14) Nashville, GA
5. 19:46.5 ~ Brandon Vigil (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
6. 20:24.0 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 36) Valdosta, GA
7. 20:26.7 ~ William Danner (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
8. 20:44.8 ~ Ashanti Wiseman (M, 23) Valdosta, GA
9. 21:07.8 ~ John Bolmer (M, 40) Nashville, GA
10. 21:23.6 ~ Ryland Shipman (M, 25) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women 2016 Valdosta Labor Day 5K

1. 21:43.1 ~ Debbie Green (F, 50) Valdosta, GA
2. 21:47.1 ~ Elizabeth Smith (F, 38) Valdosta, GA
3. 23:01.8 ~ Alden Lisse (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
4. 23:05.8 ~ Kelly Davis (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
5. 23:58.2 ~ Brandy Van Jura (F, 37) Hahira, GA
6. 24:44.7 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
7. 24:48.7 ~ Pollyanna Bass (F, 44) Pavo, GA
8. 24:58.2 ~ Lauren Marshburn (F, 13) Valdosta, GA
9. 25:42.4 ~ Cathy Jones (F, 57) Thomasville, GA
10. 25:44.1 ~ Maggie Gregory (F, 12) Quitman, GA

Valdosta Labor Day 5K winners, 2009 - 2016
Date	Men	Women	Finshers
7 September 2009	18:19, Drew Dunbar	20:28, Ashley McGee	122
6 September 2010	16:18, Chris Rice	20:27, Jordanne Helton	290
5 September 2011	17:55, Masked Avenger	20:59, Mary Alice Smoot	108
3 September 2012	17:44, James Marino	22:27, Taylor Harrington	93
2 September 2013	18:15, Matthew Baun	19:48, Mary Alice Smoot	89
1 September 2014	17:07, Matthew Baun	21:58, Alice Smoot	65
7 September 2015	18:56, Ryan Kelly	22:38, Darien Andreu	87
5 September 2016	18:03, Dan Butzin	21:44, Debbie Green	106

Links:

• Complete results of the 2016 Valdosta Labor Day 5K courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19fGJBr0txVPqMgssYuuhj8QflekCFP5d-YdxmiFzVwU/pubhtml
  
  
• 2015 story, “Kelly and Andreu work the Valdosta roads on Labor Day”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/09/valdosta-labor-day-5k-2015.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Mary Alice Smoot's 19:48 is a new mark in the Valdosta Labor Day 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/09/valdosta-labor-day-5k-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Rain can't spoil Valdosta's Labor Day picnic on the roads”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/09/valdosta-labor-day-5k-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Valdosta Labor Day 5K, Valdosta, Georgia, 6 September 2010”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/09/valdosta-labor-day-5k-2010.html
  
  
• Find your next holiday road race in the region using the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1785

Green and Green pour on some flour power at Bun Run

On Saturday morning, 23 July 2016, 63 athletes left the Gornto Road YMCA in Valdosta, Georgia, ran a 3.1-mile circuit of Wood Valley, and returned. The first one back was Jackson Green, winning Valdosta First Presbyterian Church's seventh annual Break Bread Bun Run 5K. Green, a runner on the Valdosta State University cross country team, finished the course in 18:58. It was Jackson Green's first Bun Run, but it was the fifth in the last five years for Valdosta master runner Debbie Green. It was also her fastest Bun Run yet, as she went 23:10 to win the women's title and place ninth overall.


It was a close race up front with Jackson Green edging Ryan Kelly 18:58 to 19:04 for the win. Kelly, the Valdosta High cross country coach, had won the Bun Run twice previously, in 2013 and 2014. A little further back, Valdosta's Dan Butzin was third in 19:13. Valdosta athlete David Jones was fourth in 19:33 and Nick Rosatti of Hahira took fifth in 19:39. John Bolmer of Nashville, Georgia was the first master runner in the race and eighth overall in 22:58.


Behind women's champ Debbie Green, master runner Elisabeth Diamond of Bell, Florida was the women's runner-up, finishing tenth overall in 24:08. Kelly Davis of Valdosta was third in the women's standings and thirteenth overall in 24:56.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Break Bread Bun Run 5K

1. 18:57.1 ~ Jackson Green (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
2. 19:03.3 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 37) Valdosta, GA
3. 19:12.1 ~ Dan Butzin (M, 31) Valdosta, GA
4. 19:32.4 ~ David Jones (M, 21) Valdosta, GA
5. 19:38.9 ~ Nick Rosatti (M, 19) Hahira, GA
6. 21:19.7 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 36) Valdosta, GA
7. 21:31.8 ~ Morgan Bolmer (M, 14) Nashville, GA
8. 22:57.7 ~ John Bolmer (M, 40) Nashville, GA
9. 24:42.0 ~ Dusty Dorminey (M, 42) Lake Park, GA
10. 24:43.5 ~ Tim Pate (M, 34) Quitman, GA

Top Ten Women, 2016 Break Bread Bun Run 5K

1. 23:09.3 ~ Debbie Green (F, 50) Valdosta, GA
2. 24:07.7 ~ Elisabeth Diamond (F, 56) Bell, FL
3. 24:55.3 ~ Kelly Davis (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
4. 25:39.0 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
5. 27:17.8 ~ Pollyanna Bass (F, 44) Pavo, GA
6. 27:24.0 ~ Lauren Will (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
7. 28:01.2 ~ Amy Bradshaw (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
8. 28:30.1 ~ Rhonda D. Barrett (F, 44) Valdosta, GA
9. 29:30.1 ~ Barbara Bradshaw (F, 58) Lawrenceville, GA
10. 29:45.6 ~ Lisa Graves (F, 48) Valdosta, GA

Break Bread Bun Run 5K champions, 2010 - 2016
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
24 July 2010	18:28, Scott Gardner	24:16, Nicole Kump	49
23 July 2011	18:47, Masked Avenger	23:07, Minerva Arreguin	78
21 July 2012	18:21, Mark McLeod	21:11, Alice Smoot	56
20 July 2013	18:54, Ryan Kelly	22:30, Alison Peters	71
12 July 2014	18:19, Ryan Kelly	21:20, Makenzee Page	49
11 July 2015	17:49, Matthew Baun	21:10, Erica Schloemer	38
23 July 2016	18:58, Jackson Green	23:10, Debbie Green	65

Links:

• Complete results of the 2016 Break Bread Bun Run 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QT1s-R64PyGymLtvzPgM4E84Y-_6eIuIjSuzEerxZLk/pubhtml
  
  
• 2015 story, “Baun and Schloemer bake some fresh records in the Bun Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/07/bun-run-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Kelly and Page rise to the occasion at Bun Run”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/07/bun-run-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly and Peters break away at Break Bread Bun Run”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/07/bun-run-2013-.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “McLeod and Smoot kick some buns in Valdosta's Wood Valley”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/07/bun-run-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Avenger and Arreguin emerge from the Wood Valley Hills as Bun Run Champs”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/07/bun-run-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Gardner conquers Valdosta's Wood Valley hills to win the Bun Run 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/07/break-bread-2010.html
  
  
• Course map, 2014 Break Bread Bun Run 5K
  https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWbQx-8lcduHrQ0AlVIWv4XDZzP0KQefM318SP7ZiEsngdpznhok3cLbZ0j849hPqfHR5cZgUO3HkgXwY0TXfjTMdwittEOVq3pCJq1myNw9pC0rGim-6ypdkbmGDIwnAv6uJ5pNLf4M/s1600/Break+Bread+Bun+Run+5K+map+20140712.jpg
  
  
• Find another baked good race on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1738

Kelly and Green lead the march through Barnes Healthcare's second century

Barnes Healthcare in Valdosta, Georgia has been around for over a hundred years. As Southern institutions go that's not as old as Coca-Cola, but it's still pretty old. You'll be able to tell when the business reaches 200, because that will be about the time that you hear word of the 101st running of the Barnes Healthcare 5K. The race may still be run in downtown Valdosta at that far future date, although the title probably won't be decided by another duel between Valdosta-area runners Dan Butzin and Ryan Kelly. The race did come down to such a duel during the last two years. Butzin got the decision over Kelly in 2015, beating the Valdosta High coach 18:12 to 18:24. At the eighth annual race, though, on Saturday morning, 16 July 2016, Kelly was victorious, outrunning Butzin 18:29 to 18:33. It was Kelly's second Barnes Healthcare 5K title; he had also won the race in 2013.


While Kelly and Butzin were fighting for the top spot, Nick Rosatti and Daniel Swilley were in their own battle for third. Hahira, Georgia's Rosatti crossed the finish line just ahead of Daniel Swilley, 19:14 to 19:15. Swilley, a senior on the Lowndes High cross country team, could take comfort in the fact that he finished ahead of Quin McGlamery, a junior on rival Valdosta High's cross country squad. McGlamery was fifth in 19:25. David Monds of Quitman, Georgia was the first master runner in the race, placing sixth overall in 20:42.


Valdosta master runner Debbie Green took the women's title in the 5K, coming in coming in eleventh overall in 23:04. Kelly Davis of Valdosta was second in the women's standings and fifteenth overall in 24:13. Hahira master runner Jodi Van Jura (16th, 24:19), just ahead of the fourth woman, Brandy Heruska Van Jura (17th, 24:22) of Hahira.


96 athletes finished the 2016 Barnes Healthcare 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Barnes 100 Years 5K

1. 18:28.7 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 37) Lake Park, GA
2. 18:32.4 ~ Dan Butzin (M, 31) Valdosta, GA
3. 19:13.7 ~ Nick Rosatti (M, 19) Hahira, GA
4. 19:14.6 ~ Daniel Swilley (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
5. 19:24.3 ~ Quin McGlamery (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
6. 20:41.1 ~ David Monds (M, 53) Quitman, GA
7. 20:56.0 ~ Morgan Bolmer (M, 14) Nashville, GA
8. 21:19.1 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 36) Valdosta, GA
9. 22:19.0 ~ John Bolmer (M, 40) Nashville, GA
10. 22:54.4 ~ Rob Sheridan (M, 55) Bartow, GA

Top Ten Women, 2016 Barnes 100 Years 5K

1. 23:04.0 ~ Debbie Sizemore Green (F, 50) Valdosta, GA
2. 24:12.5 ~ Kelly Davis (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
3. 24:18.7 ~ Jodi Van Jura (F, 42) Hahira, GA
4. 24:22.0 ~ Brandy Heruska Van Jura (F, 37) Hahira, GA
5. 25:25.3 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
6. 26:23.7 ~ Marie Jesweak (F, 35) Bogart, GA
7. 26:28.1 ~ Pollyanna Bass (F, 44) Pavo, GA
8. 26:43.9 ~ Nicole Henschel (F, 23) Brookhaven, GA
9. 26:57.5 ~ Courtney Thompson (F, 34) Elizabethtown, GA
10. 28:18.0 ~ Lisa Graves (F, 48) Valdosta, GA

Barnes 100 Years 5K Champions, 2009 - 2016
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
18 July 2009	19:05, Masked Avenger	20:18, Angelina Horne	96
17 July 2010	16:45, Daniel Broadhead	20:31, Angelina Horne	119
16 July 2011	18:02, Masked Avenger	20:54, Alice Smoot	67
14 July 2012	18:29, Nathan Norton	23:23, Lauren Tosky	80
13 July 2013	18:13, Ryan Kelly	20:12, Mary Alice Smoot	72
19 July 2014	18:04, Andrew Elam	20:12, Mackenzie Morse	74
18 July 2015	18:12, Dan Butzin	21:54, Alice Smoot	88
16 July 2016	18:29, Ryan Kelly	23:04, Debbie Green	96

Links

• Complete results of the 2016 Barnes 100 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BJGrKe5A6PNvjCoBf1KyN65yWNIXf2YK4jR6s-3Gqhs/pubhtml
  
  
• 2015 story, “Butzin and Smoot headline another year of Barnes 5K history”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/07/barnes-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Elam and Morse warm-up for cross country with Barnes 5K wins”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/07/barnes-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly leads the way and Smoot sets record at the fifth Barnes 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/07/barnes-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Norton and Toskey beat 'em all at Barnes”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/07/barnes-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “No settling for second for Avenger and Smoot at 2011 Barnes 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/07/barnes-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Broadhead breaks record and Horne builds streak at Barnes 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/07/barnes-5k-2010.html
  
  
• Find another centennial race in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1740

Baun and Green are swift in the streets on Memorial Day

On the streets of Valdosta, Georgia, Matthew Baun won the eighth annual Memorial Day 5K, running 18:05. Valdosta master runner Debbie Green won the women's title for the second year in a row and the third time in four years, placing sixteenth overall in 22:25. 99 athletes finished the 3.1-mile race.


Close behind Baun, 2015 Memorial Day 5K champion Ryan Kelly battled with Dan Butzin of Valdosta for second place, with Kelly getting the decision 18:12 to 18:13. David Monds of Quitman, Georgia took the top master spot, finishing eighth overall in 20:14.


Brianna Prinsloo of Hahira, Georgia was second to Green in the women's standings and eighth overall in 20:14. Valdosta's Lauren Bewley edged Katie Lancaster, another Valdosta runner, for third in the women's division, 24:35 to 24:40.


A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, Valdosta's 2016 Memorial Day 5K

1. 18:04.8 ~ Matthew Baun (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
2. 18:11.3 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 37) Lake Park, GA
3. 18:12.2 ~ Dan Butzin (M, 31) Valdosta, GA
4. 18:44.5 ~ Tyler Thorne (M, 18) Moody AFB, GA
5. 18:54.5 ~ Brian Rohrbach (M, 39) Valdosta, GA
6. 19:15.3 ~ Quin McGlamery (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
7. 20:00.7 ~ DeShon Taylor (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
8. 20:13.3 ~ David Monds (M, 53) Quitman, GA
9. 20:28.9 ~ Johnathan Miller (M, 16) Quitman, GA
10. 20:48.9 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 36) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, Valdosta's 2016 Memorial Day 5K

1. 22:25.0 ~ Debbie Green (F, 50) Valdosta, GA
2. 22:36.3 ~ Brianna Prinsloo (F, 29) Hahira, GA
3. 24:34.4 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
4. 24:39.8 ~ Katie Lancaster (F, 13) Valdosta, GA
5. 25:14.9 ~ Pollyanna Bass (F, 44) Pavo, GA
6. 25:30.0 ~ Jade Smith (F, 25) Valdosta, GA
7. 25:51.2 ~ Patience Lawson (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
8. 26:15.0 ~ Emily Phillips (F, 12) Leesburg, GA
9. 26:57.6 ~ Michelle Iturralde (F, 42) Valdosta, GA
10. 27:44.8 ~ Lisa Graves (F, 48) Valdosta, GA

Valdosta Memorial Day 5K Champions, 2009 - 2016
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
25 May 2009	16:34, Chris Rice	20:47, Ashley McGee	86
31 May 2010	16:50, Chris Rice	21:38, Jordan Helton	79
30 May 2011	17:10, Chris Rice	21:06, Alice Smoot	102
28 May 2012	18:33, Masked Avenger	21:38, Alison Peters	53
27 May 2013	18:05, Ryan Kelly	23:21, Debbie Green	87
26 May 2014	17:26, Dylan Rogers	22:01, Makenzee Page	92
25 May 2015	17:54, Ryan Kelly	22:44, Debbie Green	73
30 May 2016	18:05, Matthew Baun	22:25, Debbie Green	99

Links

• Complete results of Valdosta's 2016 Memorial Day 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BFxvjaFV0EysnJI6hHHcLte_2E3ngP2-PBXVCSD0L7Q/pubhtml
  
  
• 2015 story, “Kelly and Green deserve decoration at Valdosta's Memorial Day 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/05/valdosta-memorial-day-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Rogers and Page rule the roads in Valdosta on Memorial Day”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/05/valdosta-memorial-day-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly and Green lead the charge at Valdosta's Memorial Day 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/06/valdosta-memorial-day-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Avenger and Peters mark Memorial Day with wins”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/05/valdosta-memorial-day-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Memorial Day three-peat for Rice in Valdosta”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/05/valdosta-memorial-day-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Blazers Rice and Helton race to victory in Valdosta”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/06/valdosta-memorial-day-5k-2010.html
  
  
• Upcoming races in Valdosta and other cities in the Trouble Afoot! region
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1709

Butzin and Green ace the Adel Kiwanis 5K

Valdosta, Georgia runners swept the top spots in the annual Kiwanis 5K in Adel, Georgia on Saturday morning, 5 March 2016. A half-hour drive north of the Azalea City, Valdosta's Dan Butzin won the 3.1-mile race through the streets of Adel, running 18:34. On the women's side, Valdosta master runner Debbie Green took top honors, finishing eighth overall in 22:21.


Behind Butzin, Nick Rosatti of Hahira, Georgia ran 19:20 to finish runner-up for the second year in a row. Rosatti had won the Kiwanis 5K in 2014. Rick Mazurkiewicz of Valdosta was the fastest master runner in the race, placing third overall in 20:04.


Lauren Bewley of Valdosta was second in the women's standings, coming in tenth overall in 23:39. Valdosta master runner Martha Mazurkiewicz was the third female finisher, 14th overall in 25:00.


51 athletes finished the 2016 Adel Kiwanis 5K. Proceeds of the race benefit a Kiwanis Club scholarship fun for Cook High School seniors. Finish line and timing services were provided by A Course / Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Adel Kiwanis 5K

1. 18:33.9 ~ Dan Butzin (M, 30) Valdosta, GA
2. 19:19.9 ~ Nick Rosatti (M, 19) Hahira, GA
3. 20:03.7 ~ Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 49) Valdosta, GA
4. 21:08.0 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 36) Valdosta, GA
5. 21:55.1 ~ Steven Crowley (M, 24) Adel, GA
6. 22:03.5 ~ Jonathan McDaniel (M, 34) Adel, GA
7. 22:09.2 ~ Charlie Adkins (M, 20) Valdosta, GA
8. 23:21.1 ~ Billy Taylor (M, 67) Valdosta, GA
9. 23:45.2 ~ Joseph Pittman (M, 36) Ray City, GA
10. 24:00.0 ~ Jim Dawkins (M, 51) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2016 Adel Kiwanis 5K

1. 22:20.3 ~ Debbie Green (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
2. 23:38.9 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
3. 25:00.0 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
4. 26:22.5 ~ Maddie Harper (F, 16) Sparks, GA
5. 27:54.8 ~ Lisa Graves (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
6. 28:06.1 ~ Shannon Emanuel (F, 28) Ray City, GA
7. 31:23.0 ~ Traci Ferris (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
8. 31:41.4 ~ Tammy Hatton (F, 43) Lakeland, GA
9. 31:50.0 ~ Crystal McGhin (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
10. 32:08.6 ~ Heather Kelly (F, 37) Lake Park, GA

Known winners of the Adel, Georgia, Kiwanis 5K, 2006 - 2016
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
16 March 2006
20 March 2010
5 March 2011	20:31, Keegan Boyd	22:20, Lisa Eppes	72
3 March 2012
2 March 2013	19:57, Samuel Goberdhan	23:12, Kayla Hobbs	73
1 March 2014	18:59, Nick Rosatti	23:37, Mackenzie Rogers	49
7 March 2015	17:44, Brian Rohrbach	23:01, Maddie Harper	75
5 March 2016	18:34, Dan Butzin	22:21, Debbie Green	51
Any leads toward filling in the gaps 2006-2010 and 2012 would be appreciated!

Links

• Complete results of the 2016 Adel Kiwanis 5K, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gy_U0yWb6hleOO2vyyIuiVafmgXTDvr7JFjLCB4KqQk/pubhtml
  
  
• 2015 story, “Rohrbach and Harper excel in Adel”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/03/adel-kiwanis-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Rosatti and Rogers race well in Adel”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/03/adel-kiwanis-2014.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Some run more well than others at Adel Kiwanis Wellness 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/03/adel-kiwanis-2011.html
  
  
• Kiwanis holds races everywhere! Find one near you in the region on the Trouble Afoot! race calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1632

Four-mile wins in Valdosta for master runners Mazurkiewicz and Green

Saturday, 23 January 2016, was a day for the master runners at the Four-Mile Run For Missions in Valdosta, Georgia. Master runner Rick Mazurkiewicz won the fifth edition of the Baptist Campus Ministry's annual race by over 200 meters, running 25:43. Another Valdosta master runner, Debbie Green, took the women's title, placing ninth overall in 28:44. 109 athletes finished the race.


Ben Phillips of Leesburg, Georgia, was second in the race, running 26:37. The four miles was double the distance that Phillips was accustomed to racing for his cross country team at Lee County Middle School. Valdosta's James Marino took third in the Run For Missions with a 27:22.


Lauren Bewley of Valdosta was second in the women's standings, placing sixteenth overall in 30:25. Valdosta master runner Martha Mazurkiewicz was the third female finisher, 21st overall in 31:03.


Timing and finish line services for the fifth annual Run For Missions were provided by A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Run 4 Missions

1. 25:42.7 ~ Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 48) Valdosta, GA
2. 26:36.8 ~ Ben Phillips (M, 13) Leesburg, GA
3. 27:21.5 ~ James Marino (M, 37) Valdosta, GA
4. 27:31.7 ~ Chris Phillips (M, 36) Leesburg, GA
5. 27:40.0 ~ John Eager (M, 18) Valdosta, GA
6. 27:40.3 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 36) Valdosta, GA
7. 28:09.6 ~ Wesley Heruska (M, 39) Hahira, GA
8. 28:31.3 ~ Tyler Thurman (M, 20) Valdosta, GA
9. 29:20.1 ~ Randal Maples (M, 47) Valdosta, GA
10. 29:28.5 ~ Garrett Stout (M, 22) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2016 Run 4 Missions

1. 28:43.5 ~ Debbie Green (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
2. 30:34.6 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
3. 31:02.4 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
4. 31:30.2 ~ Karen McNalley (F, 51) Albany, GA
5. 32:06.0 ~ Kelly Davis (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
6. 32:23.6 ~ Pollyanna Bass (F, 43) Pavo, GA
7. 33:53.4 ~ Katie Presler (F, 24) Valdosta, GA
8. 35:11.1 ~ Lisa Graves (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
9. 35:52.1 ~ Shannon Emanuel (F, 28) Ray City, GA
10. 36:47.5 ~ Gina Purvis (F, 56) Tifton, GA

Valdosta BCM Run 4 Mission champions, 2012 - 2016
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
21 January 2012	22:50, Parker Childree	28:10, Alice Smoot	140
19 January 2013	23:48, Ryan Kelly	31:08, Audrey Williams	100
18 January 2014	23:32, Ryan Kelly	28:49, Mackenzie Morse	86
24 January 2015	23:19, Ryan Kelly	26:48, Makenzee Page	116
23 January 2016	25:43, Rick Mazurkiewicz	28:44, Debbie Green	109

Links

• Complete results of the 2016 Run 4 Missions four-mile road race
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nGtAwfuCJglsWCu-SbFhbg4o0-Fjb-7b-Cp0HKVsTjc/pubhtml
  
  
• 2015 story, “A third win for Kelly and record run for Page at Run 4 Missions”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/01/missions-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Kelly and Morse take four”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/01/missions-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Mission accomplished for Ryan Kelly and Audrey Williams”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/01/missions-2013.html
  
  
• Find your next Valdosta road race on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1600

Rosatti and Green soar to victory in Hahira

Hahira, Georgia, is mentioned in songs recorded by Ray Stevens. If you want to find the actual town of Hahira, though, your best bet is to take Interstate 75 to Exit 29 then head east. And you'll want to find Hahira if you want to run the Soaring Eagle 5K.


Hahira's own Nick Rosatti won the fifth annual Soaring Eagle 5K on Saturday morning, 16 January 2016. After finishing fifth in the race in 2014 and third in 2015, Rosatti ran 19:44 to finish first in 2016. Cody Pezent, a frosh runner on the Cook High cross country team, was second in 20:13. Rick Mazurkiewicz of Valdosta, Georgia, took the top master spot in the race, placing third overall in 20:31.


Valdosta master runner Debbie Green captured the women's crown at the 2016 Soaring Eagle 5K; Green finished sixth overall in 22:42. Another Valdosta master runner, Martha Mazurkiewicz, was runner-up in the women's standings, coming in eleventh overall in 24:06. Brandy Van Jura of Hahira was the third female finisher, twelfth overall in 24:59.


83 athletes finished the 3.1-mile race. Finish line and timing services were provided by A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia.



Top Ten Men, 2016 Soaring Eagle 5K

1. 19:43.8 ~ Nick Rosatti (M, 19) Hahira, GA
2. 20:12.7 ~ Cody Pezent (M, 15) Adel, GA
3. 20:30.3 ~ Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 48) Valdosta, GA
4. 22:15.8 ~ Wesley Heruska (M, 39) Hahira, GA
5. 22:55.9 ~ Tyler Quick (M, 21) Adel, GA
6. 23:18.7 ~ Billy Taylor (M, 67) Valdosta, GA
7. 23:56.4 ~ Casey Chesire (M, 31) Adel, GA
8. 23:58.3 ~ Darren McCall (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
9. 25:12.3 ~ Justin Naylor (M, 42) Hahira, GA
10. 25:25.5 ~ Jim Dawkins (M, 51) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2016 Soaring Eagle 5K

1. 22:41.7 ~ Debbie Green (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
2. 24:05.1 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
3. 24:58.1 ~ Brandy Van Jura (F, 36) Hahira, GA
4. 25:36.5 ~ Rachel Greneker (F, 25) Savannah, GA
5. 27:00.1 ~ Angela Pezent (F, 41) Adel, GA
6. 27:12.3 ~ Lisa Graves (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
7. 28:02.2 ~ Shannon Emanuel (F, 28) Ray City, GA
8. 29:03.4 ~ Jessie Burton (F, 34) Barney, GA
9. 30:44.5 ~ Lexi Metts (F, 12) Hahira, GA
10. 30:52.7 ~ Kala Hobbs (F, 30) Adel, GA

Soaring Eagle 5K champions, 2012 - 2016
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
14 January 2012	18:54, Masked Avenger	26:45, Kala Hobbs	51
26 January 2013	19:57, Sean McConnell	23:26, Erin Foote	46
25 January 2014	17:46, Ryan Kelly	20:30, Makenzee Page	61
17 January 2015	18:00, Ryan Kelly	20:55, Makenzee Page	86
16 January 2016	19:44, Nick Rosatti	22:42, Debbie Green	83

Links

• Complete results of the 2016 Soaring Eagle 5K, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bvVko5GIj8y7TSO3pihZQy7dBIWDv5z0OSJzfCqNQOQ/pubhtml
  
  
• 2015 story, “Another feather in the cap for Kelly and Page at Soaring Eagle 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/01/soaring-eagle-2015.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Wingfooted McConnell and Foote win at Soaring Eagle”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/soaring-eagle-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Avenger and Hobbs fly away with Soaring Eagle 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/01/soaring-eagle-2012.html
  
  
• Races dedicated to birds, mammals, insects, and reptiles on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1597

One last win in 2015 for Martinez and Green

Master runners Michael Martinez and Debbie Green wrapped up the old year with wins at the New Year's Eve 5K in Valdosta, Georgia, on Thursday evening, 31 December 2015. Tallahassee's Martinez was the overall winner in 18:01 while Valdosta's Green took the women's title, placing seventh overall in 22:59.


The fourth annual race took place at Lowndes High School, two laps around a loop of the campus. After the first lap Michael Martinez trailed Andrew Elam and Quin McGlamery. Elam was the 2014 champion of the race and the course record holder. McGlamery, a sophomore on the Valdosta High cross country team, had also run the New Year's Eve 5K the previous year, placing ninth. Martinez was running the race for the first time, but his lack of experience didn't show. On the second lap Martinez left Elam and McGlamery behind--almost 200 meters behind. Martinez won the race in 18:01, and Elam edged McGlamery 18:38 to 18:41 for second. Valdosta Master runner Rick Mazurkiewicz was fourth in 20:49.


Debbie Green has run all four of Valdosta's New Year's Eve 5K races, collecting a second place in the women's standings in 2012, a third place in 2013, and a fourth place in 2014. In 2015 she completed the set, finishing first on the women's side in 22:59. Lauren Bewley of Valdosta was the women's runner-up, placing twelfth overall in 23:47. Valdosta master runner Martha Mazurkiewicz was the third woman finisher, thirteenth overall in 24:40.


61 athletes finished the fourth annual New Year's Eve 5K, a production of A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia.


Top Ten Men, Valdosta's 2015 New Year's Eve 5K

1. 18:00.8 ~ Michael Martinez (M, 50) Tallahassee, FL
2. 18:37.7 ~ Andrew Elam (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
3. 18:40.7 ~ Quin McGlamery (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
4. 20:48.5 ~ Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 48) Valdosta, GA
5. 21:51.2 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 36) Valdosta, GA
6. 22:32.8 ~ Rob Sheridan (M, 55) Valdosta, GA
7. 23:06.3 ~ Darren McCall (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
8. 23:08.3 ~ Dusty Dorminey (M, 41) Lake Park, GA
9. 23:13.9 ~ John T Hall (M, 45) Tifton, GA
10. 23:36.4 ~ Nathan Storey (M, 16) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, Valdosta's 2015 New Year's Eve 5K

1. 22:58.6 ~ Debbie Green (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
2. 23:46.3 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
3. 24:39.8 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
4. 25:24.5 ~ Pollyanna Bass (F, 43) Pavo, GA
5. 25:46.0 ~ Traci Newton (F, 39) Saint Simons Island, GA
6. 26:37.3 ~ Gabrielle Sparks (F, 12) Easton, PA
7. 27:52.6 ~ Shannon Emanuel (F, 28) Ray City, GA
8. 28:10.2 ~ Lisa Graves (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
9. 29:36.2 ~ Lexi Metts (F, 12) Hahira, GA
10. 29:36.5 ~ Heather Williams (F, 24) Hahira, GA

Valdosta, Georgia, New Year's Eve 5K winners, 2012 - 2015
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
31 December 2012	17:58, Mark McLeod	24:56, Martha Mazurkiewicz	50
31 December 2013	18:04, Ryan Kelly	22:30, Makenzee Page	75
31 December 2014	16:59, Andrew Elam	20:52, Makenzee Page	69
31 December 2015	18:01, Michael Martinez	22:59, Debbie Green	61

Links

• Complete results of Valdosta's 2015 New Year's Eve 5K (Courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC)
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OXl9widO5KLL13uo2rIxbYRayC7s0PyEpXsg10IdUP8/pubhtml
  
  
• 2014 story, “New year, new records for Elam and Page”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/01/valdosta-nye-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly and Page headline a New Year's Runnin' Eve in Valdosta”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/01/valdosta-nye-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “In Valdosta, McLeod and Mazurkiewicz ring out the old year with new wins”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/01/valdosta-nye-2012.html
  
  
• Find upcoming races in the region during the new year using the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1585

Green and Green put the "fast" in "fast food" at Valdosta's Chik-Fil-A 5K

When the Chik-Fil-A race series came to Valdosta, Georgia, on Saturday morning, 19 January 2015, it was an alumnus of the Lowndes High cross country squad who won the 5K race. Former harrier Jackson Green posted a 19:07 for the 3.1-mile run on the north side of Valdosta, finishing more than 250 meters ahead of the next runner. Valodsta's Rick Mazurkiewicz was the top master runner in the race, placing second overall in 20:12. Peter MacDonough took third in 20:22.


Valdosta master runner Debbie Green was the first woman in the 5K, coming in fourteenth overall in 22:34. Coffee Middle School seventh-grader Gracie Woods was second in the women's standings, sixteenth overall in 23:33. 21sr overall in 24:15, Valdosta's Martha Mazurkiewicz was the third female finisher and second woman master.


137 athletes finished the 5K, which started and finished at Crossroads Baptist Church. The race was run on Valdosta's only USATF-certified course, assuring the runners that their times could be legitimately compared with performances on other certified courses. In days gone by, distances in road racing were treated rather casually. During the 1930s seven-time Boston Marathon winner Clarence Demar observed that a ten-mile road race might actually be anywhere from six to twelve miles long. Decades later Ted Corbitt formulated a procedure for measuring road-race courses; events that used his method could apply to have their courses certified. No method of measurement is perfect, and you can argue that a USATF-certified 10K course isn't actually ten kilometers long. However, such a course is the same length as any other ten-kilometer course measured by the same method, or at least close enough to allow comparison of performances.


Proceeds from the Chick-Fil-A Race Series Valdosta 5K benefited the Georgia Sheriffs' Boys Ranch. The Valdosta race was the last on the series schedule for 2015, which had included 32 events in eleven different states.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Chik-Fil-A Race Series Valdosta 5K

1. 19:07 ~ Jackson Green (M, 15-19)
2. 20:12 ~ Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 45-49)
3. 20:22 ~ Peter MacDonough (M, 30-34)
4. 20:31 ~ Matthew White (M, 40-44)
5. 21:09 ~ Oscar Norton (M, 30-34)
6. 21:11 ~ Mitchell Kallam (M, 10-14)
7. 21:53 ~ Kelly Barcol (M, 45-49)
8. 21:54 ~ David Smothers (M, 30-34)
9. 21:59 ~ Rob Sheridan (M, 55-59)
10. 22:01 ~ Leland Kent (M, 10-14)

Top Ten Women, 2015 Chik-Fil-A Race Series Valdosta 5K

1. 22:34 ~ Debbie Green (F, 45-49)
2. 23:33 ~ Gracie Woods (F, 10-14)
3. 24:15 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 45-49)
4. 25:03 ~ Kelly Yates (F, 40-44)
5. 25:06 ~ Shelby Joyner (F, 15-19)
6. 25:11 ~ Kelly Davis (F, 25-29)
7. 26:04 ~ Josie Mazurkiewicz (F, 20-24)
8. 26:27 ~ Amy Rogers (F, 30-34)
9. 26:49 ~ Rhonda Barrett (F, 40-44)
10. 27:04 ~ Meshea Hardeman (F, 25-29)

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Chik-Fil-A Race Series Valdosta 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PcDOVFTox7dTjwhG-dFrsvlj9y0snrYQlycRkGLE_AA/pubhtml
  
  
• USATF course certification map GA15099WC for the 2015 Chik-Fil-A Race Series Valdosta 5K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA15099WC
  
  
• Chik-Fil-A Race Series
  http://cfaraceseries.com/
  
  
• Find upcoming races associated with other fast food chains on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1579

Kelly and Green win one for Viking cross country

Ask anyone who has directed a road race, and they'll probably tell you that it's very near the bottom of the list of effective ways to raise money. Nevertheless, just about every weekend someone is holding a race--usually a 5K--to get money for their favorite cause. Whether it's corrective lenses for cross-eyed kittens, missions to Bolivia for the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, or helmet stickers for the Hazzard County High football team, there has probably been a benefit 5K for it. Sometimes, though, there's actually a race held by people who love running where the proceeds go to support the sport of running. Such an event was the Lowndes High School Cross Country's Fundraiser 5K, held Saturday morning, 12 December 2015, at Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Georgia.


Valdosta High cross country coach Ryan Kelly won the 3.1-mile race, covering the two-loop course around the Lowndes High campus in 18:39. Valdosta distance runner Jeremy Storey was the fastest master runner in the 5K, finishing second overall in 20:08. Nathan Storey, a sophomore on the Lowndes High cross country team, was third in 20:46.


Valdosta master runner Debbie Green took the women's title in the race, placing sixth overall in 22:28. Pavo master runner Polly Anna Bass was second in the women's standings, coming in sixteenth overall in 25:41. The third female finisher was Valdosta master runner Lisa Graves, eighteenth overall in 27:38.


40 athletes finished Lowndes High School Cross Country's 2015 Fundraiser 5K. Timing and finish line services were provided by A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Lowndes High School Cross Country Fundraiser 5K

1. 18:38.5 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 37) Valdosta, GA
2. 20:07.9 ~ Jeremy Storey (M, 42) Valdosta, GA
3. 20:45.6 ~ Nathan Storey (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
4. 21:06.0 ~ Leland Kent (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
5. 21:28.5 ~ Milo Mirate (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
6. 23:41.1 ~ Mark Bassford (M, 31) Valdosta, GA
7. 23:53.6 ~ Taylor Storey (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
8. 24:04.5 ~ Ben Amiot (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
9. 24:08.1 ~ Adam Gatzemeier (M, 38) Valdosta, GA
10. 24:15.7 ~ Alan Johnson (M, 55) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2015 Lowndes High School Cross Country Fundraiser 5K

1. 22:27.6 ~ Debbie Green (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
2. 25:40.9 ~ PollyAnna Bass (F, 43) Pavo, GA
3. 27:37.6 ~ Lisa Graves (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
4. 30:06.8 ~ Linda Wood (F, 59) Valdosta, GA
5. 30:19.6 ~ Bianca Anderson (F, 11) Valdosta, GA
6. 30:36.2 ~ Amy Reese (F, 41) Valdosta, GA
7. 32:10.7 ~ Maya Storey (F, 38) Valdosta, GA
8. 32:21.3 ~ Kim Lewis (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
9. 33:10.6 ~ Kendall Snellgrove (F, 15) Hahira, GA
10. 34:23.4 ~ Sarah Allison (F, 22) Denver, GA

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Lowndes High School Cross Country Fundraiser 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ylmtmN59c1GKaw7Q6pZd-eCwv9rvMDJcgfYMJHvPyIU/pubhtml
  
  
• Find more upcoming races that support running on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1572

Tucker repeats and Green sets a record at Nashville's Rebel Run

Bryce Tucker won for a second year in a row and Debbie Green set a women's course record at Berrien Middle School's third annual Rebel Run 5K on Saturday afternoon, 14 November 2015, in Nashville, Georgia.


Tucker, a 2015 graduate of Berrien High School, won the 3.1-mile race in 17:56, finishing almost half a kilometer ahead of the next runner. Berrien High senior cross country runner Austin Clements placed second in 19:44. Mitchell Kallam, a Berrien Middle School eighth-grader and cross country runner, was third in 20:03.


Valdosta, Georgia, athlete Debbie Green was the first woman and the top master runner in the Rebel Run, coming in seventh overall in 22:06. Green's time was was the fastest ever recorded at the Rebel Run in the three-year history of the race, beating Emily Boyd's 2014 mark of 23:00. Berrien County Middle School cross country runner Natalie Nix was runner-up on the women's side, 13th overall in 23:42. Valdosta master runner Martha Mazurkiewicz was third in the women's standings, 14th overall in 23:51.


34 athletes finished the third annual Rebel Run 5K. Timing and finish line services were provided by A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia.


Top Ten Men, Berrien Middle School's 2015 Rebel Run 5K

1. 17:56.0 ~ Bryce Tucker (M, 18) Nashville, GA
2. 19:44.0 ~ Austin Clements (M, 17) Nashville, GA
3. 20:02.1 ~ Mitchell Kallam (M, 13) Nashville, GA
4. 20:54.1 ~ Eric Zimmerman (M, 19) Nashville, GA
5. 21:45.9 ~ Mason Sikes (M, 14) Nashville, GA
6. 21:51.0 ~ Nathan Nix (M, 11) Nashville, GA
7. 22:18.7 ~ Ezra Whitlock (M, 13) Nashville, GA
8. 22:27.9 ~ Aaron Montgomery (M, 13) Ray City, GA
9. 22:54.7 ~ Mitchell Watson (M, 16) Tifton, GA
10. 22:58.8 ~ Bruce Clisby (M, 42) Palm Harbor, FL

Top Ten Women, Berrien Middle School's 2015 Rebel Run 5K

1. 22:05.2 ~ Debbie Green (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
2. 23:41.7 ~ Natalie Nix (F, 13) Nashville, GA
3. 23:50.1 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
4. 24:17.5 ~ Harper Maddie (F, 12) Ray City, GA
5. 26:45.4 ~ Crystal Clisby (F, 36) Palm Harbor, FL
6. 27:41.2 ~ Shannon Emmanuel (F, 28) Ray City, GA
7. 28:06.3 ~ Lisa Graves (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
8. 28:20.0 ~ Cait Giddens (F, 24) Nashville, GA
9. 33:24.1 ~ Margo Mathis (F, 39) Nashville, GA
10. 34:09.5 ~ Arianna Hall (F, 12) Nashville, GA

Berrien Middle School Rebel Run 5K winners, 2013 - 2015
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
16 November 2013	17:51, Ryan Kelly	24:01, Devinity Jackson	84
15 November 2014	17:58, Bryce Tucker	23:00, Emily Boyd	45
14 November 2015	17:56, Bryce Tucker	22:06, Debbie Green	34

Links

• Complete results of Berrien Middle School's 2015 Rebel Run 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Rvff4JizgZgCOM4ZijT0j_8G7C6GY3DTIVxYjJeQjes/pubhtml
  
  
• Find your next race in the region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1553

Steele and Green treat themselves on Hallowe'en at the St John Road Race

Valdosta State University student Max Steele won the twelfth annual Saint John School Road Race in Valdosta, Georgia, on Saturday morning, 31 October 2015. Steele, a former Lakeside High cross country runner, covered the five-kilometer course in 18:27, outrunning a field of 213 runners. Valdosta master runner Debbie Green won the women's title for the second year in a row, placing twelfth overall in 22:20.


Mike Gallagher of Valdosta was the fastest master runner in the race, finishing second overall in 19:33. Pine Grove Middle School eighth-grader Carson Locke was third in 19:37. Two weeks earlier, Locke had placed ninth in the Georgia State Middle School Cross Country Championships.


Amber Elam of Montgomery, Alabama, was second in the women's standings, coming in sixteenth overall in 22:50. In a finish-line battle of Pine Grove Middle School cross country runners, seventh-grader Eryn Wilkey edged seventh-grader Jessica Locke for third on the women's side, 23:28 to 23:30. Wilkey was 23rd overall and Locke 25th.


Top Ten Men, 2015 St. John Road Race

1. 18:26.8 ~ Max Steele (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
2. 19:32.4 ~ Michael Gallagher (M, 40) Valdosta, GA
3. 19:36.3 ~ Carson Locke (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
4. 20:01.2 ~ Rick Mazurkiewiz (M, 48) Valdosta, GA
5. 20:29.8 ~ Mason Peters (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
6. 20:36.2 ~ Alex Harrison (M, 15) Hahira, GA
7. 21:24.8 ~ Dylan Guilmette (M, 19) lake park , GA
8. 21:30.8 ~ Ben Carlson (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
9. 21:59.0 ~ Ethan Carter (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
10. 22:17.8 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 35) Valdoata, GA

Top Ten Women, 2015 St. John Road Race

1. 22:19.4 ~ Debbie Green (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
2. 22:49.8 ~ Amber Elam (F, 26) Montgomery, AL
3. 23:27.1 ~ Eryn Wilkey (F, 12) Valdosta, GA
4. 23:29.3 ~ Jessica Locke (F, 12) Valdosta, GA
5. 23:52.9 ~ Martha Mazurkiewiz (F, 47) Valdosta, GA
6. 25:16.7 ~ Brianna Prinsloo (F, 28) Hahira, GA
7. 26:08.5 ~ Stacie Zimmerman-Staton (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
8. 26:17.7 ~ Novy Ann Gacho (F, 23) Honolulu, HI
9. 26:34.3 ~ Sasha Barrera (F, 11) Valdosta, GA
10. 26:43.2 ~ Jennifer Caruana (F, 37) Valdosta, GA

Winners of the St. John School 5K Road Race, 2004 - 2015
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
30 October 2004	16:17 John Seppala	20:26 Susan Fischer
29 October 2005	16:10 Andy Minnicks	18:32 Melissa Daugherty
28 October 2006	16:26 Brandon Young	19:27 Melissa Daugherty	329
27 October 2007	16:38 D. J. Smith	19:06 Jana Grygarova	328
25 October 2008	17:23 Corey Stejback	19:57 Ashley Rall-McGee	286
31 October 2009	17:55 Marc Kaiser	19:42 Ashley McGee	338
30 October 2010	16:09 Chris Rice	21:03 Brandi Faircloth	326
29 October 2011	17:44 Austin Wallace	21:27 Amy Sharon	296
27 October 2012	15:54 Jesse Prince	21:29 Kelsey Morse	288
26 October 2013	17:13, Joshua Hall	20:46, Mackenzie Morse	598
25 October 2014	21:02, George Powell	22:33, Debbie Green	150
31 October 2015	18:27, Max Steele	22:20, Debbie Green	213

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Saint John School 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lHuZUWGm0oO6PmlCJ553xy9H4GE8hdPViOgyqjA6f0E/pubhtml
  
  
• 2012 story, “Jesse Prince is the first to break 16:00 at the St. John 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/10/st-john-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Wallace takes a time out from trails to win St John 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/11/st-john-2011.html
  
  
• Saint John Road Race
  http://www.stjohnroadrace.org/
  
  
• Find an upcoming race to run in Valdosta or any other city within 100 miles of Tallahassee
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  
  

#1539

Bonilla and Green keep 'em flying in Valdosta

2015 marked the tenth straight year of Independence Day racing in the streets of Valdosta, Georgia. The first three years, 2006 through 2008, the morning of July 4 was the occasion for the Baytree 8K, reminiscent of the slightly longer and somewhat larger Peachtree 10K in Atlanta. Starting on 4 July 2009 the Baytree 8K was replaced by the Valdosta 5K, which athletes have raced annually ever since.


Jesup, Georgia, master runner Roberto Bonilla won Valdosta's seventh Independence Day 5K on Saturday morning, 4 July 2015, running a fast 16:36 and finishing nearly 100 meters ahead of his nearest challenger. Another master runner--Joseph Carnegie III of Ocala, Florida--took the runner-up spot with a 17:05. Two Lowndes High distance runner battled for third, with rising senior Chance Roe edging out rising junior Kaleb Wolfenden 17:20 to 17:22. Fifth went to Valdosta High sophomore Matthew Baun in 17:36. Lowndes High rising sophomore Elijah Boyd outfought Valdosta State University distance runner Josh Hall for sixth, 17:57 to 17:59.


Valdosta master runner Debbie Green took the women's title, crossing the finish line with a 350-meter lead over the rest of the women's field. Green was 21st overall with a time of 22:26. Amber Elam of Valdosta was second in the women's standings, coming in 25th overall in 24:09. Valdosta master runner Martha Mazurkiewicz captured the third women's spot, placing 26th overall in 24:27. Josie Mazurkiewicz, who performed the National Anthem before the race started, was the fourth female finisher, 36th overall in 25:19.


128 athletes finished the 2015 Valdosta Independence Day 5K. The race was produced, timed, and scored by A Course / Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Valdosta Independence Day 5K

1. 16:35.8 ~ Roberto Bonilla, Jr (M, 41) Jesup, GA
2. 17:04.8 ~ Joseph Carnegie, III (M, 49) Ocala, FL
3. 17:19.4 ~ Chance Roe (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
4. 17:21.6 ~ Kaleb Wolfenden (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
5. 17:36.0 ~ Matthew Baun (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
6. 17:56.9 ~ Elijah Boyd (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
7. 17:58.5 ~ Josh Hall (M, 21) Valdosta, GA
8. 18:00.9 ~ Dan Butzin (M, 30) Valdosta, GA
9. 18:18.0 ~ Quin McGlamery (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
10. 18:38.0 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 36) Lake Park, GA

Top Ten Females, 2015 Valdosta Independence Day 5K

1. 22:25.2 ~ Debbie Green (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
2. 24:08.9 ~ Amber Elam (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
3. 24:27.0 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 47) Valdosta, GA
4. 25:18.7 ~ Josie Mazurkiewicz (F, 19) Valdosta, GA
5. 25:19.9 ~ Erin Murphy (F, 34) Oxford, AL
6. 26:30.3 ~ Nancy Elam (F, 52) Valdosta, GA
7. 26:41.2 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
8. 26:48.4 ~ Jordanne Cary (F, 25) Milledgeville, GA
9. 27:02.9 ~ Michelle Iturralde (F, 41) Valdosta, GA
10. 27:35.3 ~ Ashli Southern (F, 26) Ray City, GA

Champions of the Valdosta Independence Day 5K, 2009 - 2015
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
4 July 2006*	32:33, Dave Bernacki	35:28, Susan Fischer	144
4 July 2007*	28:16, John Seppala	37:47, Beth DeLoach	181
4 July 2008*	28:42, John Seppala	33:15, Kelly Fleming	193
4 July 2009	16:38, Alan McGough	20:32, Ashley McGee	228
4 July 2010	16:32, Chris Rice	20:26, Angelina Horne	215
4 July 2011	16:15, Jeff Powers	20:16, Jordanne Helton	123
4 July 2012	16:57, Chris Rice	20:18, Christine Shattles	192
4 July 2013	17:28, Wright Calhoun	20:13, Mary Alice Smoot	163
4 July 2014	17:38, Chance Roe	21:04, Makenzee Page	124
4 July 2015	16:36, Roberto Bonilla, Jr	22:26, Debbie Green	128
* The predecessor of the Valdosta Independence Day 5K was the Baytree 8K, run in the streets of Valdosta on Independence Day from 2006 to 2008.

Links

• Complete results of Valdosta's 2015 Independence Day 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qZqh6OiFXt53njlxwWEmuwZmjozkQzks7aoS1GsoMYA/pubhtml
  
  
• More Independence Day 2015 racing coverage on Trouble Afoot!
  • Dothan AL: troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/07/dothan-firecracker-2015.html
  • Gainesville FL: http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/07/ftc-melon-2015.html
  • Jay FL: http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/07/jay-freedom-2015.html
  • Panama City Beach FL: http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/07/pcb-firecracker-2015.html
  • St George Island FL: http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/07/spritzer-2015.html
  • Tallahassee FL: http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/07/firecracker-2015.html
  
  
• 2013 story, "Calhoun wins and Smoot sets record on Independence Day in Valdosta"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/07/valdosta-independence-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, "Rice and Shattles celebrate America's birthday with Valdosta 5K wins"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/07/valdosta-independence-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, "Powers and Helton make the records fall in Valdosta"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/07/valdosta-independence-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, "2010 story, "Rice and Horne rock the Fourth in Valdosta"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/07/2010-valdosta-independence-day-5k.html
  
  
• Find a race to run on the next patriotic holiday using the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1426

Kelly and Green deserve decoration at Valdosta's Memorial Day 5K

Since 2009 the athletes of Valdosta, Georgia, have celebrated Memorial Day with a 5K road race. On a warm Monday morning, 25 May 2015, 73 runners turned out for the seventh-year, 3.1-mile celebration. Lake Park's Ryan Kelly, the Valdosta High cross country coach, won the race in 17:54. In a tight 18:08 to 18:10 race for second, Valdosta High frosh cross-country runner Quin McGlamery got the runner-up spot over Dan Butzin. Brian Rohrbach was fourth in 18:20, while Valdosta's Rick Mazurkiewicz was the top master runner in the race, placing fifth overall in 19:35.


Kelly had also won the 2013 Valdosta Memorial Day 5K. Likewise, Valdosta master runner Debbie Green had won the women's title in 2013, and took it again in the 2015 race, coming in twelfth overall in 22:44. Melanie Ellis of Valdosta finished second in the women's standings, placing 17th overall in 23:58. Ali Thornhill (17th, 23:58) was the third female finisher and Nancy Elam (19th, 24:11) the fourth. Highland Christian Academy distance runner Alden Lisse (22nd, 25:01) took the fifth women's spot.


One thing about annual Memorial Day races is that there is never any mystery as to the date of next year's race. Valdosta's Memorial Day 5K is no exception. Mark your calendar for its return on Monday, 30 May 2016.


Top Ten Men, Valdosta's 2015 Memorial Day 5K

1. 17:53.2 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 36) Lake Park, GA
2. 18:07.8 ~ Quin McGlamery (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
3. 18:09.4 ~ Dan Butzin (M, 30) Valdosta, GA
4. 18:19.4 ~ Brian Rohrbach (M, 38) Valdosta, GA
5. 19:34.7 ~ Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 48) Valdosta, GA
6. 20:54.5 ~ Randy Rathmann (M, 45) Valdosta, GA
7. 21:19.2 ~ Dylan Guilmette (M, 19) Lake Park, GA
8. 22:11.6 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 35) Valdosta, GA
9. 22:15.8 ~ Case Gregory (M, 11) Norman Park, GA
10. 22:22.0 ~ Wesley Heruska (M, 39) Hahira, GA

Top Ten Women, Valdosta's 2015 Memorial Day 5K

1. 22:43.7 ~ Debbie Green (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
2. 23:19.6 ~ Melanie Ellis (F, 42) Valdosta, GA
3. 23:57.6 ~ Ali Thornhill (F, 35) Valdosta, GA
4. 24:10.9 ~ Nancy Elam (F, 51) Valdosta, GA
5. 25:00.6 ~ Alden Lisse (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
6. 25:13.8 ~ Josie Mazurkiewicz (F, 19) Valdosta, GA
7. 25:15.7 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
8. 25:21.6 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 47) Valdosta, GA
9. 25:36.1 ~ Amy Edwards (F, 28) Lakeland, GA
10. 25:42.7 ~ Mary Lisse (F, 45) Valdosta, GA

Valdosta Memorial Day 5K Champions, 2009 - 2015
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
25 May 2009	16:34, Chris Rice	20:47, Ashley McGee	86
31 May 2010	16:50, Chris Rice	21:38, Jordan Helton	79
30 May 2011	17:10, Chris Rice	21:06, Alice Smoot	102
28 May 2012	18:33, Masked Avenger	21:38, Alison Peters	53
27 May 2013	18:05, Ryan Kelly	23:21, Debbie Green	87
26 May 2014	17:26, Dylan Rogers	22:01, Makenzee Page	92
25 May 2015	17:54, Ryan Kelly	22:44, Debbie Green	73

Links

• Complete results of Valdosta's 2015 Memorial Day 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yQNIJduZu3WjqWjdKG1bfLChbzAtBkurrOlc8tnb-qk/pubhtml
  
  
• 2014 story, “Rogers and Page rule the roads in Valdosta on Memorial Day”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/05/valdosta-memorial-day-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly and Green lead the charge at Valdosta's Memorial Day 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/06/valdosta-memorial-day-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Avenger and Peters mark Memorial Day with wins”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/05/valdosta-memorial-day-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Memorial Day three-peat for Rice in Valdosta”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/05/valdosta-memorial-day-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Blazers Rice and Helton race to victory in Valdosta”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/06/valdosta-memorial-day-5k-2010.html
  
  
• Upcoming races in Valdosta and other cities in the Trouble Afoot! region
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1444 (38 x 38)

Kelly and Green lead the charge at Valdosta's Memorial Day 5K

Ryan Kelly ran 18:05 to finish first in a field of 87 athletes at Valdosta, Georgia's fifth annual Memorial Day 5K on 27 May 2013. It was just two days after Kelly's win in the Thank A Farmworker 5K, and his fourth road win since 11 May 2013. Behind Kelly, St John School distance runner Matthew Baun finished runner-up in 19:12. Lowndes High runner Chance Roe edged out Liam Bickerstaff for third, 19:47 to 19:51. Tom Phillips was the fastest master runner in the Memorial Day race, finishing fifth overall in 20:45.


Debbie Green of Valdosta, Georgia was the first female finisher as well as the first female master runner, coming in 18th overall in 23:21. In contrast to Kelly's big lead in the male competition, though, the next three women finished within half a minute of Green--'Dosta Dash 10K champion Melissa Roe (19th, 23:37), Valdosta master runner Angel Godwin (20th, 23:44), and Road Kill 5K winner Eryn Wilkey (21st, 23:51).


Unlike the previous year when tropical system Beryl was threatening the region, runners were greeted with clear skies and temperatures in the 70s. Improved weather no doubt helped lead to improved participation, as 87 runners finished this year's edition of the race.


Top Ten Men, Valdosta's 2013 Memorial Day 5K

1. 18:04.3 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 34)
2. 19:12.0 ~ Matthew Baun (M, 13)
3. 19:46.8 ~ Chance Roe (M, 15)
4. 19:50.1 ~ Liam Bickerstaff (M, 17)
5. 20:09.8 ~ OJ Kinsey (M, 37)
6. 20:44.3 ~ Tom Phillips (M, 49)
7. 21:01.9 ~ Derek Cummings (M, 34)
8. 21:06.5 ~ Tom Grant (M, 36)
9. 21:44.0 ~ Ernest Smith Jr. (M, 26)
10. 21:52.7 ~ Keegan Boyd (M, 25)

Top Ten Women, Valdosta's 2013 Memorial Day 5K

1. 23:20.7 ~ Debbie Green (F, 47)
2. 23:36.3 ~ Melissa Roe (F, 35)
3. 23:43.9 ~ Angel Godwin (F, 40)
4. 23:50.6 ~ Eryn Wilkey (F, 10)
5. 23:56.6 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 45)
6. 24:01.2 ~ Mackenzie Rogers (F, 9)
7. 24:12.7 ~ Alison Thornhill (F, 33)
8. 25:01.4 ~ Sylvia Ellis (F, 43)
9. 25:40.0 ~ Heather Kelly (F, 34)
10. 26:19.3 ~ Makenzee Page (F, 13)

Valdosta Memorial Day 5K Champions, 2009-2013
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
25 May 2009	16:34, Chris Rice	20:47, Ashley McGee	86
31 May 2010	16:50, Chris Rice	21:38, Jordan Helton	79
30 May 2011	17:10, Chris Rice	21:06, Alice Smoot	102
28 May 2012	18:33, Masked Avenger	21:38, Alison Peters	53
27 May 2013	18:05, Ryan Kelly	23:21, Debbie Green	87

Links

• Complete results of Valdosta's 2013 Memorial Day 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuBsYKIIn3TCdE56cnNoU2YtNWNERGNES3BxMDlpd1E
  
  
• 2012 story, "Avenger and Peters mark Memorial Day with wins"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/05/valdosta-memorial-day-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, "Memorial Day three-peat for Rice in Valdosta"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/05/valdosta-memorial-day-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, "Blazers Rice and Helton race to victory in Valdosta"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/06/valdosta-memorial-day-5k-2010.html
  
  
• Upcoming races in Valdosta and other cities in the Trouble Afoot! region
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1