Run More? Rick Mazurkiewicz and Tracey Cole run fast in Valdosta

Over a hundred athletes met at Convenant Bapist Church in Valdosta, Georgia on Saturday morning, 23 March 2019, for the church's "Run More, One Less" 5K. First in that field was Valdosta master runner Rick Mazurkiewicz, who covered the 3.1-mile course in a winning 20:19. Tracey Cole of Pinetta, Florida was the first woman in the race, finishing fifth overall in 23:13.


Runner-up in the 5K was Ethan Grenat, an eighth-grader at Valdosta's Open Bible Christian School. William Garcia, a sophomore on the Lowndes High cross-country team, took third in 22:43.


Hahira, Georgia's Dawn Durkin was the first woman master and the second female finisher in the 5K, placing fourteenth overall in 26:12. Sara Taylor of Valdosta was third in the women's standings and seventeenth overall in 26:45.


114 athletes finished Covenant Baptist Church's 2019 "Run More, One Less" 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 "Run More, One Less" 5K

1. 20:18.5, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 52) Valdosta, GA
2. 21:53.3, Ethan Grenat (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
3. 22:42.3, William Garcia (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
4. 23:06.8, Benjamin McLeod (M, 32) Hahira, GA
5. 24:01.4, Billy Carson Taylor (M, 70) Valdosta, GA
6. 24:02.3, Tito Ontiveros-Garcia (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
7. 24:16.4, Robert Cummings (M, 34) Valdosta, GA
8. 24:33.0, Dustin Gibbs (M, 13) Valdosta, GA
9. 24:36.4, Jeremy Colson (M, 43) Hahira, GA
10. 24:53.6, Karl Brown (M, 43) Alapaha, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 "Run More, One Less" 5K

1. 23:13.0, Tracey Cole (F, 39) Pinetta, FL
2. 26:11.2, Dawn Durkin (F, 40) Hahira, GA
3. 26:44.8, Sara Taylor (F, 24) Valdosta, GA
4. 27:09.8, Karina Amundson (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
5. 27:37.3, Meshea Hardeman (F, 29) Valdosta, GA
6. 29:31.6, Sherri Welch (F, 53) Hahira, GA
7. 29:32.4, Jeni McLeod (F, 29) Hahira, GA
8. 29:41.3, Jennifer Caruana (F, 41) Valdosta, GA
9. 30:29.9, Grace Woods (F, 28) Valdosta, GA
10. 30:30.3, Erin Dodson (F, 38) Hahira, GA

Links

• Complete results of the 2019 "Run More, One Less" 5K courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRiysknztKRrZY77ckGjLVtPExw0IKfaifI3TtQsG-Vvd1MLcl6tsK_xyN1IGU11CSOonO3ZUgn0cQS/pubhtml
  
  
• Find upcoming races in the Tallahassee region on the "Trouble Afoot!" calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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Four-mile wins in Valdosta for master runners Mazurkiewicz and Green

Saturday, 23 January 2016, was a day for the master runners at the Four-Mile Run For Missions in Valdosta, Georgia. Master runner Rick Mazurkiewicz won the fifth edition of the Baptist Campus Ministry's annual race by over 200 meters, running 25:43. Another Valdosta master runner, Debbie Green, took the women's title, placing ninth overall in 28:44. 109 athletes finished the race.


Ben Phillips of Leesburg, Georgia, was second in the race, running 26:37. The four miles was double the distance that Phillips was accustomed to racing for his cross country team at Lee County Middle School. Valdosta's James Marino took third in the Run For Missions with a 27:22.


Lauren Bewley of Valdosta was second in the women's standings, placing sixteenth overall in 30:25. Valdosta master runner Martha Mazurkiewicz was the third female finisher, 21st overall in 31:03.


Timing and finish line services for the fifth annual Run For Missions were provided by A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Run 4 Missions

1. 25:42.7 ~ Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 48) Valdosta, GA
2. 26:36.8 ~ Ben Phillips (M, 13) Leesburg, GA
3. 27:21.5 ~ James Marino (M, 37) Valdosta, GA
4. 27:31.7 ~ Chris Phillips (M, 36) Leesburg, GA
5. 27:40.0 ~ John Eager (M, 18) Valdosta, GA
6. 27:40.3 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 36) Valdosta, GA
7. 28:09.6 ~ Wesley Heruska (M, 39) Hahira, GA
8. 28:31.3 ~ Tyler Thurman (M, 20) Valdosta, GA
9. 29:20.1 ~ Randal Maples (M, 47) Valdosta, GA
10. 29:28.5 ~ Garrett Stout (M, 22) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2016 Run 4 Missions

1. 28:43.5 ~ Debbie Green (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
2. 30:34.6 ~ Lauren Bewley (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
3. 31:02.4 ~ Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
4. 31:30.2 ~ Karen McNalley (F, 51) Albany, GA
5. 32:06.0 ~ Kelly Davis (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
6. 32:23.6 ~ Pollyanna Bass (F, 43) Pavo, GA
7. 33:53.4 ~ Katie Presler (F, 24) Valdosta, GA
8. 35:11.1 ~ Lisa Graves (F, 48) Valdosta, GA
9. 35:52.1 ~ Shannon Emanuel (F, 28) Ray City, GA
10. 36:47.5 ~ Gina Purvis (F, 56) Tifton, GA

Valdosta BCM Run 4 Mission champions, 2012 - 2016
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
21 January 2012	22:50, Parker Childree	28:10, Alice Smoot	140
19 January 2013	23:48, Ryan Kelly	31:08, Audrey Williams	100
18 January 2014	23:32, Ryan Kelly	28:49, Mackenzie Morse	86
24 January 2015	23:19, Ryan Kelly	26:48, Makenzee Page	116
23 January 2016	25:43, Rick Mazurkiewicz	28:44, Debbie Green	109

Links

• Complete results of the 2016 Run 4 Missions four-mile road race
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nGtAwfuCJglsWCu-SbFhbg4o0-Fjb-7b-Cp0HKVsTjc/pubhtml
  
  
• 2015 story, “A third win for Kelly and record run for Page at Run 4 Missions”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/01/missions-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Kelly and Morse take four”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/01/missions-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Mission accomplished for Ryan Kelly and Audrey Williams”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/01/missions-2013.html
  
  
• Find your next Valdosta road race on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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