November road-racing in Valdosta, Georgia opened on Saturday morning, 7 November 2020 with the second annual "Run More, One Less" 5K. Master runner Ryan Kelly won the 3.1-mile event by 300 meters with a 19:14, and Ruth Holiday was the first woman in the race, placing eleventh overall in 28:25.Aiden Keen of Valdosta took the runner-up spot in 20:28. A ninth-grader at Highland Christian, Keen runs for his school's cross-country team. Samuel Newhart of Melrose, Florida ran 21:12 for third.
Thirteen-year-old Suanna Morris of Ray City, Georgia came in second in the women's standings with a 28:50, good for twelfth overall. Another Ray City athlete, Lauren Thomas, was the third woman and fourteenth overall in 29:11. Beth Ford of Valdosta was the first woman master and fifth female finisher, seventeenth overall in 30:58.
73 athletes finished Covenant Baptist Church's 2020 "Run More, One Less" 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.
Top Ten Men, 2020 "Run More, One Less" 5K
- 19:13.5, Ryan Kelly (M, 41) Lake Park, GA
- 20:28.0, Aiden Keen (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
- 21:11.6, Samuel Newhart (M, 31) Melrose, FL
- 24:30.0, Harrison Glas (M, 15) Nashville, GA
- 24:30.1, Jacob Howington (M, 14) Hahira, GA
- 25:32.0, Stephen McLeod (M, 32) Barney, GA
- 25:40.5, Ben Yeager (M, 48) Valdosta, GA
- 27:17.3, Craig Cardella (M, 68) Valdosta, GA
- 27:36.6, Wade Henry (M, 33) Valdosta, GA
- 28:20.9, Mitchell Yeager (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
Top Ten Women, 2020 "Run More, One Less" 5K
- 28:25.0, Ruth Holliday (F, 27) Valdosta, GA
- 28:50.0, Suanna Morris (F, 13) Ray City, GA
- 29:10.2, Lauren Thomas (F, 28) Ray City, GA
- 29:44.6, Jeni McLeod (F, 30) Hahira, GA
- 30:57.4, Beth Ford (F, 52) Valdosta, GA
- 32:12.4, Glennie Wicks (F, 28) Valdosta, GA
- 32:16.6, Beibei Lin (F, 32) Valdosta, GA
- 32:57.3, Melissa Morris (F, 42) Hahira, GA
- 33:00.2, Shelby Elder (F, 28) Hahira, GA
- 33:00.9, Rebecca Butler (F, 29) Kathleen, GA
| Run More, One Less 5K winners, 2019 - 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 23 March 2019 | 20:19, Rick Mazurkiewicz | 23:13, Tracey Cole | 114 |
| 7 November 2020 | 19:14, Ryan Kelly | 28:25, Ruth Holliday | 73 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2020 "Run More, One Less" 5K courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT-ZOP5KUcN4wLNUrtHut5pgk9AYLO2xrP3ZneevstVVXuYfqqE27l6uIVQRHrkzbYz0HCEQ1OO13NT/pubhtml
- 2019 story, “Run More? Rick Mazurkiewicz and Tracey Cole run fast in Valdosta”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/03/run-more-2019.html
- Find upcoming races in the Tallahassee region on the "Trouble Afoot!" calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
