After two decades of conducting its Heart-to-Heart Run as a road race on the streets of Douglas, Georgia, Coffee Regional Medical Center moved the event to General Coffee State Park in 2020, transforming it into a trail race. When it comes to trail racing, bet on a cross-country runner. Two cross-country runners demonstrated that on Saturday morning, 26 February 2022, taking top honors in the Heart-to-Heart 10K Trail Race. Dylan Dixon, a junior-year harrier on the Bacon County High team, won the race by almost 400 meters, running 43:30. Brayden Bailey, a Coffee High senior, won the women's division of the 10K for the second year in a row, placing third overall in 48:27.Miguel Rivas finished runner-up in the 6.1-mile race, going 45:16 on the trails. Vicente Guerrero was third in the men's standings and fourth overall in 51:57. John Harrison was the top master runner and seventh male finisher, coming in eighth overall in 57:03.
Tabetha Duncan placed second on the women's side and tenth overall in 58:46. Kristy Music was the first woman master and third female finisher, eleventh overall in 59:39.
26 athletes finished the 2022 Heart-to-Heart 10K.
Top Ten Men, 2022 Heart-to-Heart 10K
- 43:30, Dylan Dixon (M, 16)
- 45:16, Miguel Rivas (M, 37)
- 51:57, Vicente Guerrero (M, 29)
- 54:52, Johnathan Smith (M, 15)
- 56:35, Travis Lee (M, 34)
- 56:49, Quincy Kelly (M, 33)
- 57:03, John Harrison (M, 56)
- 57:46, Terry Arnold (M, 60)
- 60:55, Gavin Reynolds (M, 32)
- 61:38, Ron Crosby (M, 73)
Top Ten Women, 2022 Heart-to-Heart 10K
- 48:27, Brayden Bailey (F, 17)
- 58:46, Tabetha Duncan (F, 26)
- 59:39, Kristy Music (F, 40)
- 60:07, Stephanie Deas (F, 48)
- 60:46, Katy Jones (F, 57)
- 62:52, Amy Hightower (F, 45)
- 66:15, Emily Pridgen (F, 22)
- 66:51, Gina Purvis (F, 62)
- 74:06, Christy Manning (F, 40)
- 75:01, Claudia White (F, 41)
Twelve-year-old Mario Howard won the 5K at the 2022 Heart-to-Heart Run; his 25:44 was more than a minute and a half faster than the time he had posted in the 2021 race. Placing second overall in 26:22, Shawn Lee was the first master runner in the race, but only by a few steps. Right behind him at 26:26 was master runner Libby Dodd, the first woman in the 5K and third overall. Master runner Derrick Bailey was the third male finisher and fourth overall in 26:47.
Chloe Ferris, a seventh-grader on the cross-country team at Coffee Middle School, placed second in the women's division and seventh overall in 29:48. Brooke Floyd was the third female finisher and ninth overall in 29:58.
91 athletes finished the 2022 Heart-to-Heart 5K.
Top Ten Men, 2022 Heart-to-Heart 5K
- 25:44, Mario Howard (M, 12)
- 26:22, Shawn Lee (M, 48)
- 26:47, Derrick Bailey (M, 52)
- 28:09, Brayan Rodriguez (M, 24)
- 29:28, John Day (M, 46)
- 29:54, Patrick Ferris (M, 46)
- 31:21, Levi Robinson (M, 22)
- 31:36, Michael Sears (M, 33)
- 31:38, Bovarsky Fletcher (M, 38)
- 32:35, Craig Cardella (M, 69)
Top Ten Women, 2022 Heart-to-Heart 5K
- 26:26, Libby Dodd (F, 40)
- 29:48, Chloe Ferris (F, 12)
- 29:58, Brooke Floyd (F, 28)
- 30:10, Sarah Pedersen-Matlage (F, 31)
- 30:41, Maddie Bush (F, 11)
- 31:20, Lisa Miles (F, 46)
- 31:34, Beth Haynes (F, 48)
- 32:29, Lindsay Day (F, 43)
- 32:41, Katie Harrell (F, 38)
- 33:47, Ali Coleman (F, 31)
| Douglas, Georgia Heart-to-Heart Run winners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Distance | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 8 November 2008 | 5K | |||
| 14 November 2009 | 5K | 17:09, Benjamin Woodward | 23:14, Blaine Richards | 125 |
| 13 November 2010 | 5K | 15:54, Daniel Broadhead | 21:49, Hannah Moorman | 51 |
| 5 November 2011 | 5K | |||
| 23 February 2013 | 5K | 17:58, Ryan Kelly | 23:09, Michele McKinnon | 83 |
| 22 February 2014 | 5K | 18:10, Cody Reid | 23:55, Loretta Woodard | 98 |
| 21 February 2015 | 5K | 17:15, Cody Reid | 23:01, Hannah Moorman | 137 |
| 20 February 2016 | 5K | 17:02, Roberto Bonilla | 27:36, Loryn Brown | 115 |
| 18 February 2017 | 10K | 35:53, Cody Reid | 49:39, Ellie Perkins | 19 |
| 5K | 18:19, Cameron Watson | 20:36, Gracie Woods | 84 | |
| 17 February 2018 | 10K | 36:36, Caleb Watson | 46:47, Tashiba Peoples | 25 |
| 5K | 17:53, Cameron Watson | 21:08, Abbey Arnett | 83 | |
| 23 February 2019 | 5K | 18:04, Carter Young | 22:11, Kate Merritt | 81 |
| 29 February 2020 | 10K | 38:48, Ryan Kelly | 48:55, Kate Merritt | 36 |
| 5K | 19:00, Cameron Watson | 28:08, Ellie Perkins | 82 | |
| 6 March 2021 | 10K | 47:12, Daniel Vickers | 49:30. Brayden Bailey | 31 |
| 5K | 21:48, William Mancil | 25:22, Haley Howell | 80 | |
| 26 February 2022 | 10K | 43:30, Dylan Dixon | 48:27, Brayden Bailey | 26 |
| 5K | 25:44, Mario Howard | 26:26, Libby Dodd | 91 | |
Links
- Complete results of the 2022 Douglas, Georgia Heart-to-Heart Community 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSoeGtkGoWnWO_lw01UDJ87KiVowibHvZAKw57GTcZPtj23dgWYraKA-av2qlUuincn5XxGXdzTZu3y/pubhtml
- 2019 story, “Carter Young and Kate Merrit show that young hearts run fast at the Heart-To-Heart 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/02/douglas-heart-2019.html
- 2018 story, “Caleb Watson shows some heart on the streets of Douglas”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/02/douglas-heart-2018.html
- 2016 story, “Bonilla and Clemons are hard to beat at Heart-to-Heart”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/douglas-heart-2016.html
- 2015 story, “Coffee harriers Reid and Moorman repeat at Heart-to-Heart”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/02/douglas-heart-2015.html
- General Coffee State Park
https://gastateparks.org/GeneralCoffee
- Coffee Regional Medical Center
http://www.coffeeregional.org/
- Upcoming races in the region for other vital organs on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
