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

George and Price celebrate in a hurry at the Blazer Dash's tenth anniversary

Childred go through a lot of changes in their first ten years of life, learning to feed themselves, walk, use language, and use the toilet. If you think that's dramatic, just wait for the next ten years.


Valdosta State University's Blazer Dash 5K has also had its share of changes in the last five years--different names, different runners, different courses. But it's still a 3.1-mile race on the school's Valdosta, Georgia, campus. 123 athletes showed up to finish the tenth running of the race on Saturday morning, 29 August 2015. The fastest was Greg George, who scooted over the finish line in 18:22, some 40 meters ahead of runner-up Dan Butzin. Butzin's time was 18:32. Former Lakeside High cross country runner Max Steele was third in 18:51. Pine Grove middle school eighth-grader Carson Locke was fourth in 20:16 and Valdosta's Matthew White was fifth in 20:19. Valdosta runner Randy Maples was the top master runner in the Blazer Dash, placing sixth overall in 21:21.


The men's race may have been close, but the women's was closer. Anne Price narrowly outkicked Alice Smoot for the women's title, 22:04 to 22:05. The two Valdosta athlete placed eighth and ninth overall. Smoot, the top female master in the race, had won the Blazer Dash women's title in 2013. Sugar Hill, Georgia, runner Abbi Edwards outkicked Jessica Locke of Valdosta for the third spot in the women's standings, both runners clocked in 24:34. Edwards and Locke were 14th and 15th overall.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Blazer Dash 5K

1. 18:21.8 ~ Greg George (M, 27) Valdosta, GA
2. 18:31.9 ~ Dan Butzin (M, 30) Valdosta, GA
3. 18:51.0 ~ Max Steele (M, 18) Decatur, GA
4. 20:16.0 ~ Carson Locke (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
5. 20:18.1 ~ Matthew White (M, 39) Valdosta, GA
6. 21:20.8 ~ Randy Maples (M, 46) Valdosta, GA
7. 21:25.2 ~ Shaundon Moore (M, 21) Valdosta, GA
8. 23:31.8 ~ Tim Knodel (M, 33) Valdosta, GA
9. 24:02.8 ~ Darren McCall (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
10. 24:17.9 ~ Mason Griffin (M, 13) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2015 Blazer Dash 5K

1. 22:03.3 ~ Anne Price (F, 33) Valdosta, GA
2. 22:04.2 ~ Alice Smoot (F, 58) Valdosta, GA
3. 24:33.2 ~ Abbi Edwards (F, 22) Sugar Hill, GA
4. 24:33.5 ~ Jessica Locke (F, 11) Valdosta, GA
5. 25:04.3 ~ Donielle White (F, 25) Valdosta, GA
6. 25:48.7 ~ Natasha Horn (F, 17) Hahira, GA
7. 26:42.7 ~ Jennifer Beal-Alvarez (F, 37) Valdosta, GA
8. 26:57.8 ~ Jorelyn Zhuino (F, 23) Valdosta, GA
9. 27:05.4 ~ Ansley Haskin (F, 26) Hahira, GA
10. 27:05.9 ~ Beth Knodel (F, 35) Valdosta, GA

Valdosta State University Community 5K champions, 2006 - 2015
Date	Men	Women
19 August 2006	16:54, Derek Storbeck	20:06, Melissa Daugherty
18 August 2007	16:58, John Seppala	20:12, Jana Grygarova
23 August 2008	17:17, Austin McDonald	20:12, Jordanne Helton
22 August 2009	16:15, Christopher Rice	20:03, Ashley McGee
21 August 2010	16:40, Christopher Rice	20:13, Sarah Turner
20 August 2011	17:03, Christopher Rice	20:23, Jordanne Helton
25 August 2012	16:33, Christopher Rice	20:22, Jessie Usry
24 August 2013	20:04, Colin Prinsloo	21:55, Alice Smoot
23 August 2014	20:13, Shaundon Moore	22:33, Carsen Pastirik
29 August 2015	18:22, Greg George	22:04, Anne Price

Links

• Complete results of the tenth annual VSU Community 5K, 29 August 2015
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-fTvqMEBS8nu6uUe4vh-yoGwPgXjBa0BSIg2x3dR3_g/pubhtml
  
  
• 2014 story, “Moore and Pastirik are the fastest Blazer Dashers in 2014”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/08/vsu-community-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Prinsloo and Smoot say 'Welcome to VSU!' in the Community 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/08/vsu-community-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Rice goes for three and Helton for two at VSU Community 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/08/vsu-community-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Rice and Turner victorious at VSU Community 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/09/vsu-community-2010.html
  
  
• Upcoming races on and off university campuses listed on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1499