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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Dobson and Bennett turn the heat on the competition at the Hot Trot

Challen Hyman and Matt DobsonA week later and a hundred miles west from the 2011 Monticello-Jefferson County Watermelon Festival and its Melon Run 5K, Chipley, Florida hosted the Panhandle Watermelon Festival and the 33rd annual Hot Trot 5K on June 25. The 2011 watermelon racing circuit continues.


Jay's Matt Dobson added another Hot Trot 5K title to his collection, winning the Chipley race in 16:37. Dobson was also the fastest master runner in the race. Kristina Bennett of Dothan, Alabama won top woman honors, finishing 26th overall in 22:52. The first woman master was Robin Walters (45th, 25:18) of Panama City, Florida.


Matt DobsonThe race started and finished in front of the Washington-Holmes Technical Center on the west side of Chipley. Almost as soon as the starter called "Go!" Dobson and Challen Hyman went to the front of the field. After a kilometer of racing Hyman and Dobson were still sharing the lead. Ten seconds behind them Lance Jordan, Hyman's cross-country teammate at Panama City Arnold High, was in third. Dobson broke away mid-race, ultimately gaining a margin of nearly 200 meters on Hyman. Hyman ran 17:18 to hang on to the runner-up spot; Jordan took third in 18:10.


Kristina BennettKristina Bennett was not the early leader in the women's competition, and she was no better than fourth when she started the second kilometer of the race. But Bennett moved up through field, and at the end of five kilometers, when it counts, she was in first with a final time of 22:52. The women's runner-up, Laura Pounds of Dothan, was over 100 meters back in 23:25. Rachel Seller (43rd, 25:02) was the third woman in, just ahead of fourth woman and top woman master Robin Walters (45th, 25:18).


In hopes of making the "Hot Trot" a little less hot, the race started at 7:30am CT, half an hour earlier than the starting time in recent years. If numbers are any indication, the runners found the earlier hour agreeable; the field was larger than usual with 132 athletes finishing the 5K. The race started in 1979 as a 10K held in conjunction with Chipley's annual Panhandle Watermelon Festival.


Top Ten Men, 2011 Panhandle Watermelon Festival "Hot Trot" 5K
  1. Lance Jordan16:36.50 Matt Dobson (M, 41) Jay, FL
  2. 17:17.80 Challen Hyman (M, 18) Panama City, FL
  3. 18:09.80 Lance Jordan (M, 14)
  4. 19:06.80 Paul Brannon (M, 46)
  5. 19:26.90 Mark Clemens (M, 34)
  6. 19:50.70 Jared Lance (M, 14)
  7. 19:59.70 Phillip Wilbourn (M, 31)
  8. 20:09.00 Al Goudzwaard (M, 55)
  9. 20:23.70 Eric Bernard (M, 31)
  10. 20:24.90 Dan Anderson (M, 47)

Top Ten Women, 2011 Panhandle Watermelon Festival "Hot Trot" 5K
  1. Lauren Pounds22:51.30 Kristina Bennett (F, 38) Dothan, AL
  2. 23:24.50 Lauren Pounds (F, 28) Dothan, AL
  3. 25:02.00 Rachel Seller (F, 22)
  4. 25:17.60 Robin Walters (F, 49)
  5. 25:25.30 Barbara Edwards (F, 28)
  6. 25:43.00 Florence Justice (F, 37)
  7. 25:47.10 Jill Wofsey (F, 48)
  8. 26:18.80 Gina Crowley (F, 31)
  9. 26:33.50 Ashley Merritt (F, 28)
  10. 27:09.00 Jamie Bass (F, 32)

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Dobson and Unrath rule the roads in the 33rd annual Winston Howell 10K

It sometimes seems like the Winston Howell 10,000-meter Road Race has been around Hartford, Alabama as long as Winston Howell himself, but the run is actually only about half the age of the runner. Still, the race goes back to 1979, making the 12 March 2011 running of the event the 33rd annual 10K.


Master runner Matt Dobson of Jay, Florida won this time around, running 35:01. Dobson finished nearly 800 meters ahead of the defending champion, Tallahassee's Kevin Sweeny, a master runner who covered the course in 38:03. Melissa Unrath placed 8th overall in 44:44 as the first female and the first female master; the Fort Rucker, Alabama runner finished as the second woman and first woman master six weeks earlier at Dothan's Hog Wild 15K. 300 meters behind Unrath, Beth Sutkowy (9th, 46:08) was the women's runner-up.


The race was run on a USATF certifed course (AL96005JD) that started and finished near the National Guard Armory in Hartford, Alabama. The Hartford Civic Club sponsors the race, and all proceeds are benefit Hartford's Boys Scout Troop 32.


Results, 33rd annual Winston Howell 10,000-meter road race
  1. 35:01, Matt Dobson (M) Jay, FL
  2. 38:03, Kevin Sweeny (M, 40+) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 41:03, Jesse Blanton (M, 30-34)
  4. 41:55, Al Goudzwaard (M, 50+) Dothan, AL
  5. 42:44, Rick Kendust (M, 25-29)
  6. 44:23, Mike Simmons (M, 50-54)
  7. 44:26, Dale Nash (M, 60+) Dothan, AL
  8. 44:44, Melissa Unrath (F) Ft. Rucker, AL
  9. 46:08, Beth Sutkowy (F, 25-29)
  10. 46:36, Nicholas Lewis (M, 25, 29)
  11. 47:11, Ted Hampton (M, 45-49) Hartford, AL
  12. 47:37, Mike Houston (M, 35-39)
  13. 48:30, Jeff Beasley (M, 50-54) Dothan, AL
  14. 48:49, Farest Taylor (M, 50-54) Dothan, AL
  15. 49:20, Bill Odum (M, 55-59) Dothan, AL
  16. 49:35, Kimberly Tompkins (F, 20-24)
  17. 49:45, J. Stanley Owens (M, 55-59) Bonifay, FL
  18. 49:59, Troy Pounds (M, 25-29)
  19. 50:29, Nick Belvedres (M, 20-24)
  20. 50:37, Rozeallan Smith (M, 55-59) Dothan, AL
  21. 50:55, Derek Chadwell (M, 25-29)
  22. 51:09, Griffin Shirley (M, 30-34)
  23. 51:10, Roger Dobson (M, 60-64) Pensacola, FL
  24. 51:15, Ferrell McDougald (M, 70+) Samson, AL
  25. 52:37, Carolyn Houston (F, 35-39) Dothan, AL
  26. 53:06, Bruce Hall (M, 40-44) Dothan, AL
  27. 53:41, Jill Wofsey (F, 40+) Dothan, AL
  28. 53:56, Jennifer Antonivich (F, 40-44) Dothan, AL
  29. 58:23, Jill Nolan (F, 25-29) Montgomery, AL
  30. 59:40, John Whitted (M, 50-54)
  31. 61:41, Angel Harris (F, 35-39) DeFuniak Springs, FL
  32. 62:51, Winston Howell (M, 65-69) Hartford, AL
  33. 62:53, Jamie Bass (F, 30-34)
  34. 67:00, Bill Davenport (M, 55-59)
  35. 69:40, Sandy Kinman (F, 40-44) Hartford, AL
  36. 69:48, Fred Terrell (M, 45-49)
  37. 70:32, Sheila Landingham (F, 30-34)
  38. 70:38, Sue Porlier (F, 60+) Dothan, AL
  39. 73:50, Jim Bo Porlier (M, 55-59)
  40. 82:30, Chester Nolin (M, 55-59)
  41. 82:54, Cayla Keyr (F, 20-24)
  42. 83:45, Susan Mock (F, 30-34)
  43. 83:46, Jean Parrish (F) Dothan, AL
  44. 83:48, Jerry Parrish (M) Dothan, AL
  45. 84:01, Jake Stevens (M) Enterprise, AL
  46. 87:25, Janice Brown (F, 50+) Marianna, FL
  47. 87:26, Hannah Carroll (F) Hartford, AL
  48. 87:56, Kenneth Daniels (M)
  49. 87:57, Amanda Holland (F) Hartford, AL
  50. 88:01, Kim Carroll (F) Hartford, AL

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