The Thomasville High Bulldog cross-country team took a break from the fields and forests on Saturday morning, 7 September 2019, to run a road race--the fourth annual Tutus & Tennis Shoes 5K in Thomsaville, Georgia. Bulldog junior Lawson Brinkley won the 3.1-mile race by close to 300 meters, running 20:06. Hope Eidson was the first woman in the race, coming in seventh overall in 24:01.Chris Holt of Thomasville finished runner-up to Brinkley at 21:23. Tallahasse, Florida athlete Michael Kennett was the first master runner in the race, placing third overall in 22:12--just a few steps ahead of twelve-year-old Chris O'Neal, who was fourth in 22:15.
Tiffany Nunnally was the first woman master and second female finisher, ninth overall in 24:34. Nunnally has also been the women's runner-up in the 2016 race, the very first Tutus & Tennis Shoes 5K. Hannah Gilliland squeaked by Melissa Bruhn and Mary Sue Thompson to take the third spot in the women's standings, all three athletes clocked in 26:21. Gilliland, Bruhn, and Thompson were sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth overall.
After two years of offering both a 10K and a 5K, the 2019 Tutus & Tennis Shoes only included a 5K option. 111 athletes finished the race, which was timed by Miles & Minutes, LLC of Tallahassee.
Top Ten Men, 2019 Tutus & Tennis Shoes 5K
- 20:05.99, Lawson Brinkley (M, 16)
- 21:22.58, Chris Holt (M, 37)
- 22:11.46, Michael Kennett (M, 44)
- 22:14.11, Chris O'Neal (M, 12)
- 23:44.53, Seth Stanaland (M, 35)
- 23:46.31, Bo Moore (M, 45)
- 24:10.09, Joshua May (M, 14)
- 24:43.65, Shelton Ansley (M, 67)
- 24:53.92, Samuel Bruhn (M, 18)
- 24:54.75, Donald Bruhn (M, 56)
Top Ten Women, 2019 Tutus & Tennis Shoes 5K
- 24:00.32, Hope Eidson (F, 33)
- 24:33.37, Tiffany Nunally (F, 40)
- 26:20.11, Hannah Gilliland (F, 25)
- 26:20.36, Melissa Bruhn (F, 52)
- 26:20.36, Mary Sue Thompson (F, 36)
- 26:39.86, Lori Rawlings (F, 51)
- 28:03.04, Debra Hawkins (F, 51)
- 28:20.39, Julianne Stowers (F, 40)
- 28:27.73, Morgan Leroux (F, 13)
- 28:42.87, Katina Stewart (F, 46)
| Tutus & Tennis Shoes winners, 2016 - 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Distance | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 10 September 2016 | 5K | 20:39, Daniel Oldham | 24:12, Katrina Hall | 83 |
| 9 September 2017 | 10K | 44:30, Daniel Oldham | 47:40, Pollyanna Bass | 19 |
| 5K | 20:54, Jack Saussy | 21:25, Anna James | 118 | |
| 8 September 2018 | 10K | 41:26, Myles Gibson | 43:59, Lori Sever | 14 |
| 5K | 19:19, Dustin Reynolds | 23:17, Anna James | 122 | |
| 7 September 2019 | 5K | 20:06, Lawson Brinkley | 24:01, Hope Eidson | 111 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2019 Tutus And Tennis Shoes 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT4C4TRkqmcAkWcO_Cnj-hg5vkPyxTk9SQgo1tRm7UYd9bZBtkey8trmdNUoqkbx4tg7-Zb7okj_y8q/pubhtml
- 2017 story, “Oldham and Bass excel at the new and lengthier Tutus & Tennis Shoes Run”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/09/south-georgia-ballet-2017.html
- 2016 story, “Oldham and Hall take the Tutus & Tennis Shoes 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/09/south-georgia-ballet-2016.html
- Find another race where you can wear your tutu on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
