Evan Beauchamp makes it three in a row at the Swine Time 5K

Tallahassee master runner Michael Martinez is accustomed to scouting the field of local road races in the minutes before the event. He reported his findings to me just before the Swine Time 5K on Saturday morning, 28 November 2015, in Climax, Georgia.


"The Bainbridge High folks say that they've got a sub-16:00 guy who never ran cross country until this year," said Martinez. "He was an 800-meter runner."


He amended his report later. "It just got interesting. Myles Gibson is here."


The Bainbridge High runner, Poncherella Leonard, wasn't present at Swine Time, but Donalsonville, Georgia, master runner Myles Gibson certainly was. And so was two-time Swine Time winner Evan Beauchamp of the Atlanta Track Club Elite Team. It was Beauchamp who beat Martinez to the finish line, 17:50 to 17:53, to win his third straight Swine Time 5K title. Columbus State University distance runner Amber Braswell was the women's champ, placing seventh overall in 20:24. 97 athletes finished the 3.1-mile race.


The athletes were called to the starting line for instructions at 8:15, but their out-and-back journey over the course didn't start till 8:30. Evan Beauchamp, the defending champion, took the lead soon after the runners set out from the Swine Time Fairgrounds. Myles Gibson and Michael Martinez shared the second position back and forth till the second mile, when Martinez took it for himself. Meanwhile, Beauchamp had built up a 70-meter lead.


Twelve seconds behind Beauchamp with a mile to go, Martinez started to narrow the gap. Beauchamp was too far ahead, though, and made it home with the win in 17:50. Martinez was second in 17:53. Gibson took third in 18:24, while Bainbridge master runner Greg Waddell was fourth in 1933. Bleckley County High senior cross country runner Clay Blanton finished fifth in 19:41.


"It was fun," said Beauchamp. "Sorta."


"I'm coming off a pretty bad injury," said Beauchamp, referring to a torn tendon. "I was in a boot for four months and I've been running again for two months. I'm just happy to be running again."


The men's race had been close, but Amber Braswell didn't have to look over her shoulder in the women's competition. The Columbus State Cougar finished well over 400 meters ahead of her nearest competitor, winning the women's title in 20:24. Chelsey Beauchamp was the women's runner-up for the second year in a row, improving on her 2014 time by nearly two minutes to finish eleventh overall in 22:47. Mallie McRae was the third female finisher, fifteenth overall in 23:40. Donica Williams was fourth in the women's standings, 21st overall in 25:18. Anda Lucia Ariail was the top woman master and fifth female finisher, 22nd overall in 25:25.


"This is my second Swine Time Run," said Braswell. "I first ran it a few years back."


Braswell and three-time champion Evan Beauchamp aren't the only ones to return to Swine Time year after year. If you glance back at the results of past Swine Time races, you'll see many of the same names turning up repeatedly. The record, though, has to be held by Bainbridge Post-Searchlight sports editor Joe Crine. Crine may not have run the race even once, but he has been at every Swine Time since the festival was established in 1975. There's something about Climax and its porkers that keeps bringing people back to this corner of Southwest Georgia, at least for one Saturday each November--the Saturday of Swine Time.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Swine Time 5K

1. 17:50 ~ Evan Beauchamp (M, 25-29)
2. 17:53 ~ Michael Martinez (M, 40-49)
3. 18:24 ~ Myles Gibson (M, 40-49)
4. 19:33 ~ Greg Waddell (M, 40-49)
5. 19:41 ~ Clay Blanton (M, 14-19)
6. 20:15 ~ Luke Allegood (M, 14-19)
7. 20:28 ~ Joe White (M, 30-39)
8. 21:53 ~ Perry Waddell (M, 14-19)
9. 22:05 ~ David Allegood (M, 40-49)
10. 22:50 ~ Jay Herring (M, 50-59)

Top Ten Women, 2015 Swine Time 5K

1. 20:24 ~ Amber Braswell (F, 20-24)
2. 22:47 ~ Chelsey Beauchamp (F, 20-29)
3. 23:40 ~ Mallie McRae (F, 00-13)
4. 25:18 ~ Donica Williams (F, 30-39)
5. 25:25 ~ Anda Lucia Ariail (F, 40-49)
6. 25:34 ~ Meg Jokmen (F, 30-39)
7. 25:44 ~ Suzanne Angell (F, 40-49)
8. 25:59 ~ Caitlin Shephard (F, 14-19)
9. 26:22 ~ Rachel White (F, 30-39)
10. 26:27 ~ Andrea Weckherlin (F, 40-49)

Recent winners of the Climax, Georgia, Swine Time 5K
Date	Men	Women
25 November 1978	31:17, Bret Watzka (10K)	42:59, Nancy Smith (10K)
28 November 1981	(10K)
29 November 1986	(10K, rainy)
28 November 1987	(10K, cloudy)
28 November 1992	(5K)
25 November 2000	17:43, Greg Waddell	22:55, Judy Alexander
26 November 2005
25 November 2006
24 November 2007
29 November 2008	17:27, Caleb Alte	22:46, Mandi O'Mara
28 November 2009	18:11, Isaiah Douglas	McRae Mayfield
27 November 2010	19:15, Caleb Alte	28:26, Annie Beauchamp Gargasz
26 November 2011	17:55, Michael Martinez	24:30, Dana Martin
24 November 2012	17:04, Chase Harris	20:21, Dionis Gauvin
30 November 2013	19:54, Evan Beauchamp	23:36, Julie Genovar
29 November 2014	17:40, Evan Beauchamp	23:48, Julie Genovar
28 November 2015	17:50, Evan Beauchamp	20:24, Amber Braswell

Links:

• Complete results of the 2015 Swine Time 5K at gulfwinds.org
  http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2015/Swine%20Time%202015.asp
  
  
• More photos of the 2015 Swine Time 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10106945954677993.1073742155.5215641&type=1&l=b5a95c25df
  
  
• 2014 story, “Beauchamp and Genovar repeat at Swine Time”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/11/swine-time-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “No hogwash--Beauchamp and Genovar win at Swine Time”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/11/swine-time-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Martinez and Martin go whole hog at Swine Time”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/11/swine-time-2011.html
  
  
• Upcoming races in Florida's Big Bend, southwest Georgia, and southeast Alabama
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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Beauchamp and Genovar repeat at Swine Time

Evan Beauchamp lives in Smyrna, but he is a son of Bainbridge, Georgia. He's also a marathon runner. As a marathoner, he spent much of November running long distances. On Nov. 7 he ran 2:45:46 in the Savannah Rock and Roll Marathon, finishing seventh and qualifying for the Boston Marathon. On Nov. 27 was in Tallahassee for the Turkey Trot, but he ran a little farther than the prescribed 15K.


"Me and a guy I was running with went about half a mile off course," explained Beauchamp.


The regulation 9.3 miles just wasn't far enough for a marathoner. Even with the detour, Beauchamp finished tenth in 57:17. Two days later Beauchamp was back on the roads, this time in Climax, Georgia, just east of his old home town of Bainbridge. He was there for the annual Climax Swine Time 5K. It may have only been 3.1 miles, but Beauchamp won the race for the second year in a row, running 17:40.


The race started at 8:30 AM near the Swine Time Fairgrounds in Climax. Justin Nunamaker was the early leader, but Atlanta West Stride's Evan Beauchamp was right with him. After half a mile the runners were out of town, headed north on the Salem Church Road. On that quiet stretch of highway, Beauchamp ran away from Nunamaker. When the athletes turned around at the halfway point, starting the return to the fairgrounds, Beauchamp was already 100 meters ahead of Nunamaker. Beauchamp continued to widen the gap on the way back to the finish line. Meanwhile, University of West Georgia cross-country runner Dre Banks was starting to close on Nunamaker.


When Beauchamp crossed the finish line first in 17:40, Banks was just a few steps behind Nunamaker with a little more than 200 meters left to race. Banks stepped on the gas after the final turn with less than 100 meters to go. His kick was enough to give him second place over Nunamaker, 18:34 to 18:37. Former Swine Time champion Greg Waddell was the fastest master runner in the field, placing sixth in 21:30.


The women's competition also had a repeat winner as 2013 champion Julie Genovar of Bainbridge returned to run 23:48, placing 14th overall and taking the women's title. Genovar led the women's field from the start, finishing nearly 200 meters ahead of runner up Chelsey Beauchamp's 24:39. Paige Hildebrand was third in the women's standings with a 25:37. Sandra Canada of Woodville, Florida, was the first woman master in the race and fourth woman overall, running 26:10.


The Swine Time 5K isn’t an enormous race, but it draws more than its share of out-of-town runners. With so much of the world being outside of Climax, Georgia, this shouldn’t be surprising. You can make a similar argument for the hills on the course.



“I didn’t think Climax would be so hilly,” remarked a couple of visiting runners.


However, Climax purportedly got it name from being the highest point on the railroad between Savannah and the Chattahoochee River. If you start at a height, the only place to go is down, as Swine Time 5K runners notice on their outbound trek on Salem Church Road. When you turn around to return, it’s time to climb back up to the highest point on the railroad.


In spite of the hills, runners have been coming to Climax for decades, attempting to win bottles of cane syrup. The syrup shows no sign of giving out, and neither does the race.


Top Ten Men, 2014 Swine Time 5K

1. 17:40 ~ Evan Beauchamp (M, 26) Smyrna, GA
2. 18:34 ~ Dre Banks (M, 18) Bainbridge, GA
3. 18:37 ~ Justin Nunamaker (M, 15) Redington Beach, FL
4. 21:09 ~ Perry Waddell (M, 17) Bainbridge, GA
5. 21:12 ~ Joe White (M, 34) Canton, GA
6. 21:30 ~ Greg Waddell (M, 48) Bainbridge, GA
7. 21:30 ~ Noah St. John (M, 34) Durham, NC
8. 21:54 ~ Michael Cipeiano
9. 21:59 ~ Michael Kennett (M, 41) Tallahassee, FL
10. 22:55 ~ Jay Herring (M, 56) Jacksonville, FL

Top Ten Women, 2014 Swine Time 5K

1. 23:48 ~ Julie Genovar (F, 29) Bainbridge, GA
2. 24:39 ~ Chelsey Beauchamp (F, 24) Smyrna, GA
3. 25:37 ~ Paige Hildebrand
4. 26:10 ~ Sandra Canada (F, 52) Woodville, FL
5. 27:12 ~ Anda Lucia Ariail (F, 40) Orlando, FL
6. 27:16 ~ Rachel White
7. 27:50 ~ Caitlin Shephard
8. 28:02 ~ Linda Wann
9. 28:22 ~ Cheyenne Brooks
10. 28:23 ~ Dorinda Cox
11. 28:30 ~ Sandy Baker

Recent winners of the Climax, Georgia, Swine Time 5K
Date	Men	Women
28 November 1981	(10K)
29 November 1986	(10K, rainy)
28 November 1987	(10K, cloudy)
28 November 1992	(5K)
25 November 2000	17:43, Greg Waddell	22:55, Judy Alexander
26 November 2005
25 November 2006
24 November 2007
29 November 2008	17:27, Caleb Alte	22:46, Mandi O'Mara
28 November 2009	18:11, Isaiah Douglas	McRae Mayfield
27 November 2010	19:15, Caleb Alte	28:26, Annie Beauchamp Gargasz
26 November 2011	17:55, Michael Martinez	24:30, Dana Martin
24 November 2012	17:04, Chase Harris	20:21, Dionis Gauvin
30 November 2013	19:54, Evan Beauchamp	23:36, Julie Genovar
29 November 2014	17:40, Evan Beauchamp	23:48, Julie Genovar

Links:

• Complete results of the 2014 Swine Time 5K
  Coming Soon?
  
  
• More photos of the 2014 Swine Time 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10105407993629263.1073742047.5215641&l=55331f03bc
  
  
• 2013 story, "No hogwash--Beauchamp and Genovar win at Swine Time"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/11/swine-time-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, "Martinez and Martin go whole hog at Swine Time"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/11/swine-time-2011.html
  
  
• Upcoming races in Florida's Big Bend, southwest Georgia, and southeast Alabama
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1254

No hogwash--Beauchamp and Genovar win at Swine Time

A stone monument at the Swine Time fairgrounds in Climax, Georgia proclaims that the Swine Time festival dates back to 1975. The annual Swine Time Run doesn't go back that far, either as the 5K that it is now or the 10K that it was before. But both the festival and the run were going strong on 30 November 2013. That morning Evan Beauchamp of Smyrna, Georgia, was the fastest of 133 finishers of the 2013 Swine Time 5K, edging Bainbridge's Chip Nix 19:54 to 19:59. Al Whately of Cairo, Georgia, was the first master runner in the 3.1-mile race, finishing fourth in 20:47. Bainbridge's Julie Genovar was the first woman across the finish line, placing 14th overall in 23:36. Nancy Palmer of Oviedo, Florida, was the top woman master, running 25:36.


Austin Kelly of Havana, Florida, set the early pace. By the time the runners reached the unpaved section of Handville Road, though, 800 meters into the race, Chip Nix had taken the lead. Nix continued to hold the front spot as the race headed north on Salem Church Road toward the turnaround at the halfway point. When the runners started the trip back, Evan Beauchamp had moved into second. At three kilometers Beauchamp was just three seconds behind Nix. Over the next kilometer, Beauchamp closed that margin. With less than a kilometer to go, just after turning back onto Handville Road, Beauchamp passed Nix. Nix chased Beauchamp all the way back to the fairgrounds, but at the finish line it was Beauchamp over Nix, 19:54 to 19:59. Gareth Pyle of Thomasville, Georgia, was third in 20:41. The first master runner, Al Whately, was fourth in 20:47. Tallahassee journalist Arek Sarkissian took fifth in 21:35.


Former Thomasville High (c/o 2013) cross-country runner Rosalie White led the women at the turn from Handville Road onto Salem Church Road, one kilometer into the race. At that point, Julie Genovar trailed White by seven seconds. Half a kilometer later White's seven second lead was gone and Genovar was in front. Meanwhile, master runner Nancy Palmer had moved up into third. Genovar held the top woman's spot for the rest of the race, winning in 23:36. Palmer closed on White, but White hung on to take second in the women's standings, 24:17 to 24:22.


Top Ten Men, 2013 Swine Time 5K

1. 19:54 ~ Evan Beauchamp (M, 25) Smyrna, GA
2. 19:59 ~ Chip Nix (M, 37) Bainbridge, GA
3. 20:41 ~ Garreth Pyle (M, 34) Thomasville, GA
4. 20:47 ~ Al Whately (M, 43) Cairo, GA
5. 21:35 ~ Arek Sarkissian (M, 33) Tallahassee, FL
6. 21:58 ~ David Brock (M, 15) Bainbridge, GA
7. 22:04 ~ Austin Kelly (M, 29) Havana, FL
8. 22:15 ~ Jay Herring (M, 55) Jacksonville, FL
9. 22:35 ~ Joe White (M, 33) Canton, GA
10. 22:51 ~ Andrew Willette (M, 23) Bainbridge, GA

Top Ten Women, 2013 Swine Time 5K

1. 23:36 ~ Julie Genovar (F, 28) Bainbridge, GA
2. 24:17 ~ Rosalie White (F, 18) Thomasville, GA
3. 24:22 ~ Nancy Palmer (F, 58) Oviedo, FL
4. 25:36 ~ Sandra Canada (F, 51) Woodville, FL
5. 26:16 ~ Darla Castoro (F, ) Bainbridge, GA
6. 26:21 ~ Birgit Maier-Katkin (F, 51) Tallahassee, FL
7. 26:51 ~ Aubrie Provence (F, 21) Bainbridge, GA
8. 27:00 ~ Anda Ariail (F, 39) Orlando, FL
9. 27:12 ~ Rebecca-Jane White (F, ) Thomasville, GA
10. 27:31 ~ Linda Wann (F, 58) Bainbridge, GA

Recent winners of the Climax, Georgia, Swine Time 5K
Date	Men	Women
28 November 1981	(10K)
29 November 1986	(10K, rainy)
28 November 1987	(10K, cloudy)
28 November 1992	(5K)
25 November 2000	17:43, Greg Waddell	22:55, Judy Alexander
26 November 2005
25 November 2006
24 November 2007
29 November 2008	17:27, Caleb Alte	22:46, Mandi O'Mara
28 November 2009	18:11, Isaiah Douglas	McRae Mayfield
27 November 2010	19:15, Caleb Alte	28:26, Annie Beauchamp Gargasz
26 November 2011	17:55, Michael Martinez	24:30, Dana Martin
24 November 2012	17:04, Chase Harris	20:21, Dionis Gauvin
30 November 2013	19:54, Evan Beauchamp	23:36, Julie Genovar

Links:

• Complete results of the 2013 Swine Time 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuBsYKIIn3TCdHF0Q3VZSGdaV0p3ajZ6YTdMX29xOXc
  
  
• More photos of the 2013 Swine Time 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10103885310094273.1073741933.5215641&l=fb32db307a
  
  
• Powell Cobb, "Racers hit the trails in Swine Time 5K Race" at ThePostSearchlight.com
  http://www.thepostsearchlight.com/2013/12/03/racers-hit-the-trails-in-swine-time-5k-race/
  
  
• 2011 story, "Martinez and Martin go whole hog at Swine Time"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/11/swine-time-2011.html
  
  
• Upcoming races in Florida's Big Bend, southwest Georgia, and southeast Alabama
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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