Michael Rhodes and Lydia McRae were the fastest ever at Perry's Great Race

Since 2013, The Great Race 5K has been an annual event in Perry, Florida. Of the four race from 2015 to 2018, Lydia McRae ran three of them, and won each of those three. She was on the starting line again on Saturday morning, 26 October 2019, for the seventh annual running of The Great Race. This time, though, Perry master runner Michael Rhodes was first across the finish line, winning the race in an event record 16:46. McRae was the first woman and the overall runner-up in 17:13.


Master runner William Carter was second in men's standings and third overall in 20:23. James Rodney King was the third male runner and fourth overall in 21:07.


McRae's 17:13 was her fastest time yet at The Great Race, and the best mark by a woman in the seven-year history of the event. Loranne Ausley of Tallahassee, Florida was the first woman master in the 5K and the second female finisher, fourteenth overall in 25:05. Master runner Charlie Johns was the third woman and sixteenth overall in 26:49.


72 athletes finished the 2019 running of The Great Race 5K. PRS Race Timing, LLC of Jacksonville Beach, Florida timed and scored the race.


Top Ten Men, Perry's 2019 Great Race 5K

1. 16:45.47, Michael Rhodes (M, 50-54)
2. 20:22.37, William Carter (M, 55-59)
3. 21:06.66, James Rodney King (M, 35-39)
4. 21:19.94, Bryce Hamlin (M, 15-19)
5. 21:22.66, Timothy Walker (M, 20-24)
6. 21:27.26, Cade Johnson (M, 15-19)
7. 21:33.25, Joshua Agner (M, 10-14)
8. 23:02.23, Justin Freeman (M, 15-19)
9. 23:10.19, Tae Yu (M, 45-49)
10. 24:06.22, Nathan Nawlin (M, 25-29)

Top Ten Women, Perry's 2019 Great Race 5K

1. 17:12.38, Lydia McRae (F, 35-39)
2. 25:04.93, Loranne Ausley (F, 55-59)
3. 26:48.99, Charlie Johns (F, 45-49)
4. 27:16.80, Mary Carter (F, 45-49)
5. 27:51.38, Tina Tucker (F, 45-49)
6. 28:04.17, Andrea White (F, 40-44)
7. 28:37.59, Marilee Giles (F, 45-49)
8. 29:04.00, Becky Buhler (F, 10-14)
9. 29:47.68, Tasha Towles (F, 35-39)
10. 30:18.27, Steph Holmes (F, 35-39)

Winners of The Great Race, 2013 - 2019
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
26 October 2013	17:55, James Taylor	26:02, Shanin Frost
25 October 2014	18:10, Gatlin Nennstiel	21:34, Connie Lewis	137
24 October 2015	18:26, Paul McRae	17:49, Lydia Veal-McRae	105
22 October 2016	18:57, Michael Rhodes	25:59, Ellie Webb	69
28 October 2017	17:55, Michael Rhodes	17:28, Lydia McRae	73
27 October 2018	18:23, Ethan Carter	17:40, Lydia McRae	69
26 October 2019	16:46, Michael Rhodes	17:13, Lydia McRae	72

Links

• 2019 results of The Great Race 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRKE_nGcz28MA2EI857uWSJnLdS934neA483sKpGR_f2gKy2tBDmkeXtJfoaFDNFsqyROLCbuvhF8i-/pubhtml
  
  
• 2018 story, “Lydia McRae's 17:40 outraces everyone at The Great Race 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/10/great-race-2018.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Rhodes and Webb keep Perry's Great Race titles in Perry”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/10/great-race-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “McRae and McRae have great runs at The Great Race”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/10/great-race-2015.html
  
  
• Upcoming races great and good on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2633

Rhodes and Hernandez lead the pack at the Wolf Dash

In 2013 Chiles High School first hosted a 5K run at their Bradfordville, Florida campus to benefit the March of Dimes. March of Dimes races were held more or less annually after that, sometimes less than twelve months apart, sometimes more. Then, on Saturday morning, 3 February 2018, the Chiles High School Foundation staged a sixth March of Dimes 5K.


They called it the first annual Wolf Dash.


Well, it was the first of the races called the Wolf Dash.


First annual or sixth annual, Perry, Florida master runner Michael Rhodes edged Kurt Dietrich of Tallahassee, Florida for the win, 18:30 to 18:34. Owen Franklin, a seventh-grader on the Montford Middle School cross-country team, was third in 21:34.


Georgina Hernandez was the first woman in the race, placing twelfth overall in 26:05. Stacy Poage was the first woman master and second female finisher, fourteenth overall in 26:36. Renee Pharis edged nine-year-old Maddy Morris for the third spot in the women's standings, 28:11 to 28:14. Pharis and Morris finished nineteenth and twentieth overall.


57 athletes finished the 2018 Wolf Dash. Another 30 finished a one-mile fun run.


Top Ten Men, 2018 Wolf Dash 5K

1. 18:29.10, Michael Rhodes (M, 49)
2. 18:33.70, Kurt Dietrich (M, 26)
3. 21:33.40, Owen Franklin (M, 13)
4. 22:03.30, Michael Lackey (M, 42)
5. 22:47.80, Tyler Carver (M, 14)
6. 22:52.40, Tripp Ryon (M, 33)
7. 23:23.90, Jake Ryon (M, 12)
8. 23:27.10, Darren Whiddon (M, 45)
9. 24:35.60, Justin Mosley (M, 11)
10. 25:04.20, Jamie Carver (M, 45)

Top Ten Women, 2018 Wolf Dash 5K

1. 26:04.10, Georgina Hernandez (F, 27)
2. 26:35.80, Stacy Poage (F, 42)
3. 28:10.90, Renee Pharis (F, 24)
4. 28:13.80, Maddy Morris (F, 9)
5. 28:35.10, Amy Magnuson (F, 46)
6. 29:03.60, Ashley Murphy (F, 15)
7. 29:04.00, Brittany Murphy (F, 18)
8. 30:20.90, Liovani Nazario (F, 16)
9. 31:14.80, Paige Butler (F, 14)
10. 32:26.40, Erika Frisby (F, 16)

Chiles High School Foundation's Wolf Dash 5K winners, 2013 - 2018
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
9 March 2013	23:36, Patrick Rutkowski	21:43, Jessica Gillard	66
15 February 2014	19:02, Josh Cartwright	24:59, Jenna Kolby	85
14 March 2015	20:25, Joey Castagnaro	25:18, Mary Brosnan	42
21 November 2015	17:26, Gary Droze	22:01, Caitlin Wilkey	54
19 November 2016	19:57, Jason Graham	22:44, Lyssa Oberkreser	24
3 February 2018	18:30, Michael Rhodes	26:05, Georgina Hernandez	57

Links

• Complete results of the 2018 Wolf Dash 5K at gulfwinds.org
  http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2018/Wolf%20Dash%202018.asp
  
  
• 2015 (fall) story, “Droze and Wilkey take the March of Dimes 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/11/chs-dimes-2015.html
  
  
• 2015 (spring) story, “Castagnaro and Brosnan win Chiles High's March of Dimes 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/03/chs-dimes-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Cartwright and Kolby march to victory at Chiles”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/chs-dimes-2014.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map FL17041TY for the 2018 Wolf Dash 5K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL17041TY
  
  
• Upcoming races of every size on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2180

Triumph in Tallahassee's Midtown for Rhodes and O'Neill in the 5K at Fifth

10 June 2017 was a very good Saturday morning for master runners in the Midtown section of Tallahassee, Florida. Master runners Michael Rhodes and Duane Evans took the first two spots in the sixth annual 5K at Fifth, with Rhodes winning the race in 18:49 and Evans finishing runner-up in 19:53. The first two athletes in the women's standings were also master runners, with Paula O'Neill taking the women's title in 23:31 and Angela Dempsey right behind her in 24:21.

Michael Rhodes

The race started on Ingleside Drive at 8:00 AM, then almost immediately made a 90-degree turn to the right to head into Lafayette Park. Three more right-angle turns and a few hundred meters later, the field was out of the Park and headed east on Ingleside with fourteen-year-old Reed Turner leading. About a kilometer into the race the course turned north onto Crestview Avenue, heading downhill. Master runner Michael Rhodes had overtaken Reed Turner by the turn, and proceeded to leave him behind as the race circled Winthrop Park. When the runners returned up the Crestview hill, Rhodes was alone out front and Duane Evans had caught Turner. Rhodes was nearly 300 meters ahead when he crossed the finish line in a winning 18:49. Evans was second in 19:53 and Turner third in 20:48.

Paula O'Neill

Paula O'Neill was already setting the pace for the women's field by the end of the first kilometer. For the remaining four kilometers she just expanded her lead, ultimately winning the women's title and finishing sixth overall in 23:31. Women's runner-up Angela Dempsey was tenth overall in 24:21. Melanie Leitman was third in the women's standings and eleventh overall in 24:50.


78 athletes finished the 2017 5K at Fifth. Proceeds of the race benefit the Tallahassee Memorial Cancer Center and the Leon High School volleyball team.


Top Ten Men, 2017 5K at Fifth

1. 18:48.52, Michael Rhodes (M, 48)
2. 19:52.61, Duane Evans (M, 49)
3. 20:47.39, Reed Turner (M, 14)
4. 21:56.48, Millard Rhodes Heath (M, 18)
5. 22:51.99, Craig Willis (M, 65)
6. 23:32.27, Mike LaBossiere (M, 51)
7. 23:42.43, Doug Gorton (M, 58)
8. 24:16.33, Jack Powell (M, 13)
9. 25:11.60, Philip Licquia (M, 10)
10. 25:14.56, Jim Tully (M, 70)

Top Ten Women, 2017 5K at Fifth

1. 23:30.08, Paula O'Neill (F, 55)
2. 24:20.22, Angela Dempsey (F, 48)
3. 24:49.15, Melanie Leitman (F, 33)
4. 25:45.06, Jordan Goracki (F, 17)
5. 25:59.68, Aydan Molthen (F, 16)
6. 27:41.96, Caroline Kirk (F, 18)
7. 28:08.47, Cathy Jones (F, 57)
8. 28:18.74, Madi Sims (F, 10)
9. 28:24.09, Laura Hansen (F, 32)
10. 29:02.17, Jennifer Tappen (F, 34)

5K at Fifth winners, 2012 - 2017
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
8 September 2012	, Peter Kaus	Unknown. Do you know?	???
14 September 2013	20:10, Tom Konrad	20:38, Renee Cox	116
14 June 2014	17:39, Bill Clift	20:21, Renee Cox	145
13 June 2015	18:39, Adam Greenstein	19:35, Sheryl Rosen	145
11 June 2016	18:40, Geb Kiros	24:30, Martha Guyas	102
10 June 2017	18:49, Michael Rhodes	23:31, Paula O'Neill	78

Links

• Complete results of the 2017 5K at Fifth at gulfwinds.org
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZpymRZa6C8G3EN2T9uihNkbkj68G1WV_5w7HRvL3Jgg/pubhtml
  
  
• More photos of the 2016 5K at Fifth
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10109940115251203.1073742281.5215641&type=1&l=4b432fa61b
  
  
• 2016 story, “Kiros and Guyas go to town in Midtown”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/06/fifth-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Greenstein and Rosen take the Fifth”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/06/fifth-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Clift and Cox are first in the third annual 5K at Fifth”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/06/fifth-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Konrad and Cox go to town in Midtown”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/09/fifth-2013.html
  
  
• Find an upcoming race on a numbered street or avenue using the Trouble Afoot! race calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2005

Rhodes and James win the third battle of Warrior Creek

Athletes of all ages run the annual Warrior Creek 5K cross-country race at Perryland Farms in Perry, Florida. For the first two years of the event, though, the overall champion was a master runner. And the third Warrior Creek 5K, on 8 April 2017? That was yet another victory for the 40-and-over crowd, as Perry master runner Michael Rhodes won the race in 22:28, a new event record. Karen James--a Mayo, Florida master runner--took the women's title, placing eighth overall in 30:10.


Master runner William Carter grabbed the runner-up spot in the cross-country race, running 22:47. Thirteen-year-old Carter Perry of Mayo was third overall in 28:14. Perry had finished eighth in the inaugural Warrior Creek 5K in 2015.


Just behind women's champ Karen James, Mary Carter edged Sheila Perry 30:16 to 30:17 for the second spot in the women's standings. Carter and Perry placed tenth and eleventh overall.


45 athletes finished third annual Warrior Creek 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2017 Warrior Creek 5K

1. 22:28, Michael Rhodes (M, 48)
2. 22:47, William Carter (M, 52)
3. 28:14, Carter Perry (M, 13)
4. 28:19, Timothy Hamm (M, 60)
5. 28:42, Todd Holmes (M, 38)
6. 29:03, Ben Moody (M, 32)
7. 30:03, Colin Perry (M, 13)
8. 30:11, Conner LaValle (M, 10)
9. 31:13, Carlos Ferrer (M, 47)
10. 32:36, Ryan Perry (M, 45)

Top Ten Women, 2017 Warrior Creek 5K

1. 30:10, Karen James (F, 41)
2. 30:16, Mary Carter (F, 44)
3. 30:17, Sheila Perry (F, 51)
4. 32:20, Hannah Shiver (F, 11)
5. 32:38, Charlie Johns (F, 44)
6. 32:54, Cheryl Moore (F, 49)
7. 33:25, Joy Geiger (F, 34)
8. 33:51, Abby Godwin (F, 25)
9. 37:28, Alice Geiger (F, 39)
10. 37:55, Martha Ferrer (F, 36)

Warrior Creek 5K winners, 2015 - 2017
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
9 May 2015	22:54, James Taylor	24:54, Meagan Giddens	59
9 April 2016	26:25, Shawn Stephens	30:29, Mary Carter	37
8 April 2017	22:28, Michael Rhodes	30:10, Karen James	45

Links

• Complete results of the 2017 Warrior Creek 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gnqws01IR-eYk0ecrVxt8usmrw7RGKnQaXcjqcM0N5M/pubhtml
  
  
• 2016 story, “Stephens and Carter conquer Warrior Creek”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/04/warrior-creek-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Taylor and Giddens victorious at the first battle of Warrior Creek”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/05/warrior-creek-2015.html
  
  
• Photos of the 2017 Warrior Creek 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/pg/warriorcreek5k/photos/?tab=album&album_id=708539559328279
  
  
• USATF course certification map FL15053EBM for the 2015 Warrior Creek 5K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL15053EBM
  
  
• Find upcoming cross country, road, and track races on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1942

Rhodes and Webb keep Perry's Great Race titles in Perry

Buried deep in a story about the Florida Forest Festival, the Perry News-Herald printed in its 25 October 2013 edition: "...the festival's 'Great Race' 5K run returns after being absent for a number of years."


The Great Race has been back to Perry, Florida each year since then, most recently on Saturday morning, 22 October 2016. Perry master runner Michael Rhodes won the 3.1-mile event in 18:57. Ellie Webb, a Perry eighth-grader, took the women's title, placing eighteenth overall in 25:59.


Just behind Rhodes, Crawfordville master runner Duane Evans finished runner-up in 19:02. Kevin Hicks was third in 20:33 and Craig Willis was fourth in 20:56.


Ellie Webb wasn't the only eighth-grader to finish high in the women's standings. Another schoolgirl, Hannah Webb, was the second female finisher, edging Tasha Towles for that spot 26:11 to 26:12. Hannah Webb was nineteenth overall and Towles 21st overall. Mary Carter was the first woman master and fifth female finisher, placing 25th overall in 26:39.


Perry's 2016 Great Race 5K was hosted by Big Bend Track Track, inc. 69 athletes finished the race.


Top Ten Men, Perry's 2016 Great Race 5K

1. 18:57 ~ Michael Rhodes (M, 47)
2. 19:02 ~ Duane Evans (M, 49)
3. 20:33 ~ Kevin Hicks (M, 36)
4. 20:56 ~ Craig Willis (M, 65)
5. 21:07 ~ Michael Cipriano (M, 58)
6. 21:21 ~ Jayceson DuBose (M, 31)
7. 21:52 ~ Martin Moreno-Valencia (M, 25)
8. 22:26 ~ Mason Mims (M, 15)
9. 22:50 ~ Cade Johnson (M, 15)
10. 23:07 ~ Josh Agner (M, 10)

Top Ten Women, Perry's 2016 Great Race 5K

1. 25:59 ~ Ellie Webb (F, 13)
2. 26:11 ~ Hannah Webb (F, 13)
3. 26:12 ~ Tasha Towles (F, 36)
4. 26:25 ~ Andrea White (F, 38)
5. 26:39 ~ Mary Carter (F, 43)
6. 27:48 ~ Dale French (F, 31)
7. 28:47 ~ Haley Armstrong (F, 15)
8. 28:53 ~ Laura Gray (F, 37)
9. 28:54 ~ April Brown (F, 59)
10. 30:17 ~ Cheryl Moore (F, 49)

Winners of The Great Race, 2013 - 2016
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
26 October 2013		26:02, Shanin Frost
25 October 2014	18:10, Gatlin Nennstiel	21:34, Connie Lewis	137
24 October 2015	18:26, Paul McRae	17:49, Lydia Veal-McRae	105
22 October 2016	18:57, Michael Rhodes	25:59, Ellie Webb	69

Links

• 2016 results of The Great Race 5K at gulfwinds.org
  http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2016/Great%20Race%202016.asp
  
  
• 2015 story, “McRae and McRae have great runs at The Great Race”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/10/great-race-2015.html
  
  
• Upcoming races great and good on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1807