A great day at the Great Race for Marcus Giles and Jamie Peake

On Saturday morning, 26 October 2024, seven days after turning a 19:18 for his school's team at the New World Fall Spectacular Cross-Country Meet, Marcus Giles was racing on the streets of Perry, Florida. That's where the Saint John Country Day School frosh won The Great Race 5K, running 18:14 and finishing a hundred meters ahead of the next runner. Perry master runner Jamie Peake was the first woman in the race, placing thirteenth overall in 26:10.


Michael Rhodes of Perry was the first master runner in the race and the overall runner-up, covering the course in 18:39. Rhodes was a three-time Great Race champion, with wins in 2016, 2017, and 2019. At 21:31 Fleming Island, Florida master runner Terry Giles came in third overall.


Andrea White, a Greenville, Florida master runner, was second in the women's standings. White was fourteenth overall in 27:50. Thirteen-year-old Karly Nawlin was third in the women's division and fifteenth overall in 29:08.


48 athletes finished the 2024 running of The Great Race 5K.


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

1. 18:13.85, Marcus Giles (M, 15) Fleming Island, FL
2. 18:38.48, Michael Rhodes (M, 55) Perry, FL
3. 21:30.68, Terry Giles (M, 45) Fleming Island, FL
4. 21:41.35, Nolan Amman (M, 15) Perry, FL
5. 22:32.22, William Carter (M, 60) Perry, FL
6. 23:36.96, Timothy Fraser (M, 46) Tallahassee, FL
7. 24:13.30, Nathan Nawlin (M, 34) Perry, FL
8. 24:15.65, Ralph Blackman (M, 54) Milton, FL
9. 24:48.56, Benjamin "Trey" Blue (M, 34) Perry, FL
10. 24:58.80, David Sunderland (M, 48) Jacksonville, FL

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

1. 26:09.47, Jamie Peake (F, 40) Perry, FL
2. 27:49.25, Andrea White (F, 46) Greenville, FL
3. 29:07.48, Karly Nawlin (F, 13) Perry, FL
4. 29:43.49, Marilee Giles (F, 53) Fleming Island, FL
5. 31:19.24, Cera Blue (F, 35) Perry, FL
6. 34:46.05, Tierney Declercq (F, 37) Perry, FL
7. 34:52.46, Sabrina Bethea (F, 42) PerryPerry, FL
8. 35:16.25, Delaney Loyed (F, 19) Perry, FL
9. 35:26.64, Kaylee Nawlin (F, 32) Perry, FL
10. 37:24.34, Marielvi Blanco (F, 16) Perry, FL

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
22 October 2022	17:31, Casey Frock	17:43, Lydia McRae	60
26 October 2024	18:14, Marcus Giles	26:10, Jamie Peake	48

Links

• 2024 results of The Great Race 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTCiTbkOzuQrJqFu9sLBuPVavB8ULrUj2pIGN0eej_wgeMJVtoYahdYN0F0-Oe2VAfle6UL45Vr0FvT/pubhtml
  
  
• 2019 story, “Michael Rhodes and Lydia McRae were the fastest ever at Perry's Great Race”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/10/great-race-2019.html
  
  
• 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
  
  

#3107

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

Lydia McRae's 17:40 outraces everyone at The Great Race 5K

At the sixth annual running of The Great Race in Perry, Florida, Lydia McRae didn't run quite as fast as she had the previous year. Still, just like in 2017 and 2015, McRae ran faster than anyone else in the race. So on Saturday morning, 27 October 2018, McRae ran a winning 17:40 for five kilometers in the streets of Perry, notching her third victory in The Great Race 5K. Ethan Carter, a sophomore on the Lowndes High cross-country team, was first in the men's standings, placing second overall in 18:23.


Second in the men's division went to another schoolboy athlete, Joshua Agner, who was third overall in 21:41. Timothy Walker was the third man and fourth overall in 21:53. The top master runner in the race was Tae Yu, seventh in the men's standings and eighth overall in 23:21.


Andrea White was the first woman master and second female finisher, fourteenth overall in 25:45. Master runner Cheryl Moore was the third female finisher and sixteenth overall in 26:14.


69 athletes finished the 2018 running of The Great Race 5K. Second Wind Race Timing of Coatesville, Pennsylvania timed and scored the race.


Top Ten Women, Perry's 2018 Great Race 5K

1. 17:39.10, Lydia McRae (F, 35-39)
2. 25:44.76, Andrea White (F, 40-44)
3. 26:13.99, Cheryl Moore (F, 50-54)
4. 26:19.98, Nancy Lewis (F, 50-54)
5. 26:56.96, Tasha Towles (F, 35-39)
6. 27:34.38, Tina Tucker (F, 45-49)
7. 27:59.06, Charlie Johns (F, 45-49)
8. 28:34.13, Mary Carter (F, 45-49)
9. 28:34.92, April Hill (F, 35-39)
10. 28:44.15, Laura Gray (F, 35-39)

Top Ten Men, Perry's 2018 Great Race 5K

1. 18:22.90, Ethan Carter (M, 15-19)
2. 21:40.89, Joshua Agner (M, 10-14)
3. 21:52.26, Timothy Walker (M, 20-24)
4. 22:26.03, Terry Giles (M, 35-39)
5. 22:50.60, Whiddon Trent (M, 15-19)
6. 22:53.38, James King (M, 35-39)
7. 23:20.08, Tae Yu (M, 40-44)
8. 24:51.01, Mark English (M, 55-59)
9. 24:51.13, Jeremy Gray (M, 35-39)
10. 25:11.17, Rich Cieslik (M, 45-49)

Winners of The Great Race, 2013 - 2018
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
28 October 2017	17:55, Michael Rhodes	17:28, Lydia McRae	73
27 October 2018	18:23, Ethan Carter	17:40, Lydia McRae	69

Links

• 2018 results of The Great Race 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSAHHkv-FrUrZqlGWBfZgd6cBmynvv1B1a8kkNdG2j6NTky74733b4x9c_WqsdsE7ZRXiigvS7vl8xC/pubhtml
  
  
• 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
  
  

#2364

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

Stephens and Carter conquer Warrior Creek

I have to admire the enthusiasm for cross-country running exhibited by the folks at the Taylor County Farm Bureau in Perry, Florida. After their first annual Warrior Creek 5K cross-country race at Perryland Farms on 9 May 2015, they just couldn't wait an entire year for the second annual event. Eleven months was the limit of their patience, and the second Warrior Creek 5K was 9 April 2016. Lake City, Florida master runner Shawn Stephens won the race that Saturday morning, covering the 3.1-mile cross-country course in 26:25. Todd Holmes took second in 28:18, and nine-year-old Conner Lavalle was third in 28:18.


Perry master runner Mary Carter was the first woman in the race, placing sixth overall in 30:29--almost two minutes faster than she ran in the 2015 Warrior Creek 5K. Master runner Anne-Marie Williams was second in the women's standings and eighth overall in 32:41. Cheryl Moore, another Perry master runner, was the third female finisher and tenth overall in 33:30.


37 athletes finished the 2016 Warrior Creek 5K. J7 Sports provided finish line and timing services. Any proceeds of the event went to support the educational programs of the Taylor County Farm Bureau.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Warrior Creek 5K

1. 26:24.343 ~ Shawn Stephens (M, 51)
2. 27:48.013 ~ Todd Holmes (M, 37)
3. 28:17.480 ~ Conner Lavalle (M, 9)
4. 28:32.450 ~ Alan Dodimead (M, 40)
5. 29:18.806 ~ Donny Johns (M, 51)
6. 31:06.880 ~ George Pridgeon (M, 32)
7. 33:27.746 ~ Carlos Ferrer (M, 46)
8. 34:56.570 ~ TJ Carlton (M, 11)
9. 42:37.926 ~ Chris Carlton (M, 37)
10. 43:34.850 ~ John Singer (M, 62)

Top Ten Women, 2016 Warrior Creek 5K

1. 30:28.256 ~ Mary Carter (F, 43)
2. 32:40.030 ~ Anne-Marie Williams (F, 46)
3. 33:29.936 ~ Cheryl Moore (F, 48)
4. 33:30.670 ~ Joy Geiger (F, 33)
5. 35:03.920 ~ Stephanie Holmes (F, 34)
6. 35:49.126 ~ Shannon Metty (F, 31)
7. 36:11.213 ~ Ryan Perry (F, 44)
8. 36:32.950 ~ Abby Godwin (F, 24)
9. 37:08.256 ~ Martha Ferrer (F, 35)
10. 37:23.360 ~ Alice Geiger (F, 38)

Warrior Creek 5K winners, 2015 - 2016
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

Links

• Complete results of the 2016 Warrior Creek 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JQI6nWdgXqvR0jsc5Z4WRaUOxrV9ygQnQY2IwHoCIUg/pubhtml
  
  
• 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 2016 Warrior Creek 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.539379709577599.1073741835.381855055330066
  
  
• 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
  
  

#1676

McRae and McRae have great runs at The Great Race

On Saturday morning, 24 October 2015, in Perry, Florida, Lydia Veal-McRae of Jacksonville, Florida's PRSRC Racing Team won The Great Race 5K in a stunning 17:49. The team's coach, master runner Paul McRae, was second overall and the first male finisher, running 18:26. 105 athletes finished the third annual edition of the 3.1-mile race.


Thirteen-year-old Ethan Carter edged Orry Agner for the second spot in the men's standings, 21:32 to 21:33. Carter and Agner placed third and fourth overall respectively. In another close finish, master runner William Carter (5th, 21:50) made it across the finish line just ahead of Taylor County High freshmen Mason Mims (6th, 21:52) and Max Kallschmidt (7th, 21:52).


Taylor County High frosh cross country runner Haley Armstrong took the second women's spot, finishing tenth overall in 23:10. Nancy Lewis was the top woman master and third female finisher, 16th overall in 24:11. The 2014 women's champion of The Great Race 5K, Wakulla High senior Connie Lewis finished 17th overall, close enough behind Nancy Lewis to have the same 24:11 time.


The Great Race 5K is part of Perry's annual Florida Forest Festival. The original Great Race started off in the early 1970s as a half marathon, then became an annual 10K. Over the years the event faded, became a 5K, then disappeared completely. The race was revived about 1999, only to disappear again several years later. Big Bend Track Club (as Run For Your Life) revived the Great Race 5K again in 2013; the 2015 race is the third year of the current series.


Top Ten Women, Perry's 2015 Great Race 5K

1. 17:49 ~ Lydia Veal-McRae (F, 34)
2. 23:10 ~ Haley Armstrong (F, 14)
3. 24:11 ~ Nancy Lewis (F, 50)
4. 24:11 ~ Connie Lewis (F, 17)
5. 24:40 ~ April Ales (F, 43)
6. 25:47 ~ Beth Freeman (F, 35)
7. 25:53 ~ Heather McGuire (F, 34)
8. 26:11 ~ Donna Poole (F, 55)
9. 26:32 ~ Amy Schultz (F, 39)
10. 26:35 ~ Laura Gray (F, 36)

Top Ten Men, Perry's 2015 Great Race 5K

1. 18:26 ~ Paul McRae (M, 42)
2. 21:32 ~ Ethan Carter (M, 13)
3. 21:33 ~ Orry Agner (M, 29)
4. 21:50 ~ William Carter (M, 51)
5. 21:52 ~ Mason Mims (M, 14)
6. 21:52 ~ Max Kallschmidt (M, 14)
7. 22:03 ~ Evan Grambling (M, 19)
8. 22:03 ~ William Wright (M, 27)
9. 23:10 ~ James Burkett (M, 40)
10. 23:12 ~ Garrett Pritchett (M, 24)

Winners of The Great Race, 2013 - 2015
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

Links

• 2015 results of The Great Race 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z10U9k3Xy_JPD2c_xqbvvpKYXa5lEbeQPZowdUWu3Hk/pubhtml
  
  
• Upcoming races great and good on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1549

Taylor and Giddens victorious at the first battle of Warrior Creek

Cross-country season for American schools is in the autumn, with the big championships coming in November. In Europe, however, cross country is more of a winter affair, with the European championships coming in December and the World Championships run in March. In my own mind, I have some very specific dates in mind for the season for the best sport in the world--cross-country running begins on January 1 and it ends on December 31.


The folks at the Taylor County Farm Bureau in Perry, Florida, seem to agree with me, because they scheduled their first Warrior Creek 5K for Saturday morning, 9 May 2015, outside the limits of the usual cross-country seasons. The event wasn't actually billed as a cross-country race, but read the description of the course at Perryland Farms:

Race will begin in one of the hay fields and trail runners into a large area of natural timber. On this beautiful and natural trail you will cross Warrior Creek in two locations. One of the crossing will be by floating bridge. Next, you will pass by Adams Cemetery that is located in the middle of the hayfield. This cemetery is rich in history and has head stones from the 1800s. Then you will come to a field with beautiful oak trees and pass by a pond. Finish line will be at the poultry barns and blueberry field. The race route might be muddy through the first part of the race if we have a rainy season this year.

Yep, that's cross country.


In a meeting of two Perry master runners, James Taylor edged William Carter for the Warrior Creek 5K title, 22:54 to 23:09. Another Perry master runner, Dan Anderson, was third in 23:39.


Taylor County High junior-year cross-country runner Meagan Giddens was the first female finisher, placing fourth overall in 24:54. Beth Freeman of Perry, Florida, was second in the women's standings, finishing eighth overall in 28:22. Fourteen-year-old Caroline Perry of Mayo, Florida, took third on the women's side; she was twelfth overall in 29:55.


59 athletes finished the 2015 Warrior Creek 5K. Finish line and timing services were provided by J7 Sports. Any proceeds of the event went to support the educational programs of the Taylor County Farm Bureau.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Warrior Creek 5K

1. 22:53.9 ~ James Taylor (M, 51) Perry, FL
2. 23:08.3 ~ William Carter (M, 50) Perry, FL
3. 23:38.7 ~ Dan Anderson (M, 52) Perry, FL
4. 24:57.3 ~ Lance Braswell (M, 37) Mayo, FL
5. 26:28.2 ~ Jeremy Gray (M, 36) Perry, FL
6. 27:36.2 ~ Tim Hamm (M, 58) Mayo, FL
7. 28:29.2 ~ Alan Dodimead (M, 39) Perry, FL
8. 28:41.6 ~ Carter Perry (M, 11) Mayo, FL
9. 28:45.4 ~ Bry Freeman (M, 39) Perry, FL
10. 31:35.1 ~ Aaron Fronek (M, 34) Perry, FL

Top Ten Women, 2015 Warrior Creek 5K

1. 24:53.6 ~ Meagan Giddens (F, 17) Perry, FL
2. 28:21.1 ~ Beth Freeman (F, 35) Perry, FL
3. 29:54.6 ~ Caroline Perry (F, 14) Mayo, FL
4. 30:19.7 ~ Charlie Johns (F, 42) Perry, FL
5. 30:52.0 ~ Tara Beauchamp (F, 29) Old Town, FL
6. 31:03.8 ~ Laura Gray (F, 36) Perry, FL
7. 31:21.4 ~ Joy Geiger (F, 32) Wellborn, FL
8. 31:42.6 ~ Lynsee Dicks (F, 34) Mcalpin, FL
9. 32:02.8 ~ Trina Stengel (F, 47) Perry, FL
10. 32:06.0 ~ Cheryl Moore (F, 47) Perry, FL

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Warrior Creek 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uH6PHs9zt27Y-gZGBlRAsYLow4-0u4BmzpnK42K0Kyg/pubhtml
  
  
• Photos of the 2015 Warrior Creek 5K from Hailey French
  https://www.facebook.com/hailey.french.549/media_set?set=a.457409224428409.100004780062348&type=3
  
  
• Photos of the 2015 Warrior Creek 5K from Annielynn Photos
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.410375279144710.1073741831.381855055330066
  
  
• 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
  
  
  

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