Andrew Caruana and Sandra Griffin get their race on for the Racing Mason 5K

Mason Elementary School brought its road race, the Racing Mason 5K, back to the streets of Valdosta, Georgia for an encore on Saturday morning, 23 November 2019. Andrew Caruana, a junior on the Lowndes High cross-country team, won the second annual race with a 17:39. Master runner Sandra Griffin was the first woman in the 5K, placing ninth overall in 21:47.


Ryan Kelly, the Valdosta High cross-country coach, was the first master runner in the race, placing second overall in 18:15. Kelly's time was fourteen seconds faster than he had run to win the inaugural Racing Mason 5K in 2018, but not fast enough to catch Caruana. sophomore Parker Jackson took third in 18:48, and junior Colton Baldwin was fourth in 19:18.


Pinetta, Florida master runner Tracey Cole was runner-up in the women's standings, placing eleventh overall in 22:53. Martha Mazurkiewicz, a Valdosta master runner, was the third woman and thirteenth overall in 24:09. Bianca Anderson, a sophomore on the Lowndes High cross-country team, was the fourth female and fourteenth overall in 24:23.


42 athletes finished the 2019 Racing Mason 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Racing Mason 5K

1. 17:38.8, Andrew Caruana (M, 16)
2. 18:14.1, Ryan Kelly (M, 40)
3. 18:47.6, Parker Reid Jackson (M, 15)
4. 19:17.5, Colton Baldwin (M, 16)
5. 19:57.1, Nathan Crews (M, 22)
6. 20:00.3, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 52)
7. 20:12.6, William Garcia (M, 16)
8. 20:35.9, Jaramillo Blake (M, 15)
9. 22:29.1, John Lancianese (M, 23)
10. 24:05.4, Stephen Brace (M, 23)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Racing Mason 5K

1. 21:46.4, Sandra Griffin (F, 52)
2. 22:52.2, Tracey Cole (F, 40)
3. 24:08.1, Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 51)
4. 24:22.7, Bianca Anderson (F, 15)
5. 28:35.6, Megan Staron (F, 20)
6. 29:08.9, Dinah Casey (F, 62)
7. 30:18.3, Rebecca Chesser (F, 25)
8. 32:26.3, Laurn Rowe (F, 33)
9. 33:27.8, Anna Eidson (F, 30)
10. 34:19.3, Heather Kelly (F, 41)

Racing Mason 5K winners, 2018 - 2019
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
17 November 2018	18:29, Ryan Kelly	22:47, Alexandra Sayre	52
23 November 2019	17:39, Andrew Caruana	21:47, Sandra Griffin	42

Links

• Complete results of the 2019 Racing Mason 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTCGS0m-wa6YFBMh9QcH2ryX7MdVaMT2CW_iuwj9ib2NxOJOlrCfvvSmPKt8DRntFLWIEviVrXv51Wo/pubhtml
  
  
• 2018 story, “Ryan Kelly and Alexandra Sayre were racing fast at Racing Mason”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/11/mason-2018.html
  
  
• Find miles and miles of upcoming races on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2646

Alec Munger and Sandra Griffin take the cake at the Bun Run

For distance runners, the mantra in July is, "Get Ready For Cross-Country Season." On Saturday morning, 20 July 2019, Lowndes High rising junior Alec Munger showed that if he isn't ready for cross-country, he is well along in his preparations. That morning, Munger won the tenth annual Break Bread Bun Run 5K in Valdosta, Georgia by more than 300 meters, running 17:51. Valdosta master runner Sandra Griffin was the first woman in the race, placing thirteenth overall in 22:53.


It was Munger's second straight Bun Run win and nearly a minute faster than his winning time in the 2018 race. Fourteen-year-old Aaron Munger took the runner-up spot in the 5K, running 19:03. An incoming frosh at Lowndes High, Aaron will be joining his brother Alec on Viking cross-country team. A few steps behind the younger Munger, a pair of master runners battled for third, Myles Gibson and Ryan Kelly. Kelly, from Lake Park, Georgia, had won the Bun Run in 2013 and 2014, as well as finishing ahead of Gibson in the 2018 race. Kelly had also outrun Gibson a week earlier to win the eleventh annual Barnes 5K. This time out, though, Gibson won their duel. The Donalsonville, Georgia athlete went 19:0-8 to take third place and the top master spot with a 19:08. Kelly was fourth in 19:19.


Alexandra Sayre, a rising senior on the Lowndes High cross-country team, took second in the women's standings and fifteenth overall in 23:14. Sayre had also been the women's runner-up in the 2018 Bun Run. Another rising senior, Valdosta High harrier Katelyn Lancaster, was the third woman and seventeenth overall in 24:43. Master runner Martha Mazurkiewicz, a Lowndes High cross-country coach, was the fourth female finisher and eighteenth overall in 25:00.


76 athletes finished the 2019 Break Bread Bun Run 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Break Bread Bun Run 5K

1. 17:50.5, Alec Munger (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
2. 19:02.8, Aaron Munger (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
3. 19:07.5, Myles Gibson (M, 53) Iron City, GA
4. 19:18.7, Ryan Kelly (M, 40) Lake Park, GA
5. 20:14.6, Michael Kelly (M, 18) Valdosta, GA
6. 20:46.8, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 52) Valdosta, GA
7. 20:47.1, Colton Baldwin (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
8. 21:16.1, Chad Northcutt (M, 35) Quitman, GA
9. 21:18.2, Matthew Herndon (M, 15) Lake Park, GA
10. 21:42.2, Isaac Chambers (M, 13) Hahira, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 Break Bread Bun Run 5K

1. 22:52.9, Sandra Griffin (F, 52) Valdosta, GA
2. 23:13.8, Alexandra Sayre (F, 17) Valdosta, GA
3. 24:42.5, Katie Lancaster (F, 17) Valdosta, GA
4. 24:59.2, Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 51) Valdosta, GA
5. 25:02.0, Traci Ferris (F, 36) Valdosta, GA
6. 26:21.8, Mary Sue Thompson (F, 36) Moultrie, GA
7. 27:01.1, Selena Curfman (F, 15) Hahira, GA
8. 27:13.3, Carragen Young (F, 17) Clyattville, GA
9. 29:44.7, Catherine Moody (F, 14) Valdosta, GA
10. 30:12.8, Jamie Brown (F, 35) Valdosta, GA

Break Bread Bun Run 5K champions, 2010 - 2019
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
24 July 2010	18:28, Scott Gardner	24:16, Nicole Kump	49
23 July 2011	18:47, Masked Avenger	23:07, Minerva Arreguin	78
21 July 2012	18:21, Mark McLeod	21:11, Alice Smoot	56
20 July 2013	18:54, Ryan Kelly	22:30, Alison Peters	71
12 July 2014	18:19, Ryan Kelly	21:20, Makenzee Page	49
11 July 2015	17:49, Matthew Baun	21:10, Erica Schloemer	38
23 July 2016	18:58, Jackson Green	23:10, Debbie Green	65
22 July 2017	18:55, Brishen House	22:58, Vanessa Spry	87
21 July 2018	18:45, Alec Munger	23:39, Brenna Clark	88
20 July 2019	17:51, Alec Munger	22:53, Sandra Griffin	76

Links

• Complete results of the 2019 Break Bread Bun Run 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTTSDn8UorpNx741uhHFy2tlngUGuTa8fuLGwcqbNxXdtETth2p9FDvdolr0gTj1bTVkW7rkGv_1cil/pubhtml
  
  
• 2018 story, “Alec Munger and Brenna Clark were on a roll at the Break Bread Bun Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/07/bun-run-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “House and Spry were the athletic upper crust of the Bun Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/07/bun-run-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Green and Green pour on some flour power at Bun Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/07/bun-run-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Baun and Schloemer bake some fresh records in the Bun Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/07/bun-run-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Kelly and Page rise to the occasion at Bun Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/07/bun-run-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly and Peters break away at Break Bread Bun Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/07/bun-run-2013-.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “McLeod and Smoot kick some buns in Valdosta's Wood Valley”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/07/bun-run-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Avenger and Arreguin emerge from the Wood Valley Hills as Bun Run Champs”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/07/bun-run-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Gardner conquers Valdosta's Wood Valley hills to win the Bun Run 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/07/break-bread-2010.html
  
  
• Find another baked good race on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2558

Alec Munger rides again at Valdosta's Run For Missions Four Mile

Ryan Kelly had won Valdosta, Georgia's Run For Missions three times, taking first place in the annual four-mile road race in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Alec Munger had one Run For Missions title after winning in 2018. Munger is catching up, though. On Saturday morning, 26 January 2019, at the eighth annual Run For Missions, Munger outran Kelly 23:34 to 23:43 to pick up his second title in the four-mile race. Valdosta master runner Sandra Griffin was the first woman in the race, placing ninth overall in 29:03.

Alec Munger

Alec Munger is a sophomore on the cross-country team at Lowndes High, while Kelly is a cross-country coach at Lowndes' rival, Valdosta High. Kelly's runner-up finish made him the top master runner in the race. Parker Reid Jackson, a frosh on Kelly's team at Valdosta High, placed third in 24:52. Valdosta master runner Rick Mazurkiewicz, a Lowndes High cross-country coach, was fourth in 26:32.


From just over the state line in Pinetta, Florida, Tracey Cole took the runner-up spot in the women's standings, placing fifteenth overall in 31:14. Martha Mazurkiewicz of Valdosta was the top woman master in the race, finishing third in the women's division and 21st overall in 32:22.


91 athletes finished the 2019 Run For Missions Four-Mile. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Run 4 Missions

1. 23:33.1, Alec Munger (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
2. 23:43.0, Ryan Kelly (M, 40) Lake Park, GA
3. 24:51.4, Parker Reid Jackson (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
4. 26:31.7, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
5. 27:19.4, Carl Hook (M, 32) Valdosta, GA
6. 27:46.9, John Hall (M, 48) Tifton, GA
7. 27:52.5, Michael Kelly (M, 17) Dasher, GA
8. 28:21.2, Andrew Marzen (M, 48) Tifton, GA
9. 29:38.4, Mark McCarra (M, 53) Alford, FL
10. 30:22.6, Landon Jackson (M, 16) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2019 Run 4 Missions

1. 29:02.2, Sandra Griffin (F, 51) Valdosta, GA
2. 31:13.1, Tracey Cole (F, 39) Pinetta, FL
3. 32:21.7, Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 51) Valdosta, GA
4. 33:00.4, Kim Munger (F, 47) Valdosta, GA
5. 33:29.0, Hilary Willis (F, 27) Valdosta, GA
6. 34:12.8, Chelsea Holcombe (F, 29) Valdosta, GA
7. 34:50.2, Jacinta Howell (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
8. 35:13.8, Megan Morris (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
9. 35:33.0, Kaibeh Alcon (F, 25) Valdosta, GA
10. 36:03.4, Karina Amandson (F, 49) Valdosta, GA

Valdosta BCM Run 4 Missions Four-Mile Road Race champions, 2012 - 2019
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
21 January 2017	26:46, John Lewis	29:32, Melanie Ellis	128
20 January 2018	24:35, Alec Munger	28:46, Alice Smoot	93
26 January 2019	23:34, Alec Munger	29:03, Sandra Griffin	91

Links

• Complete results of the 2018 Run 4 Missions four-mile road race
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQIjq_s4MDwoQX4GSSuIL1OXdBZtRObSN_D0YslRm3268Fth-KcOb-NljHf5x6O0AIh78U40GDy_YdZ/pubhtml
  
  
• 2018 story, “Alec Munger and Alice Smoot were at the fore in the Run For Missions Four”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/01/missions-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Four fast for Lewis and Ellis at Miles For Missions”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/01/missions-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Four-mile wins in Valdosta for master runners Mazurkiewicz and Green”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/01/missions-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “A third win for Kelly and record run for Page at Run 4 Missions”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/01/missions-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Kelly and Morse take four”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/01/missions-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Mission accomplished for Ryan Kelly and Audrey Williams”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/01/missions-2013.html
  
  
• USATF course-certification map GA18031WC for the 2019 Run For Missions
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA18031WC
  
  
• Find your next Valdosta road race on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2413

Munger and Griffin each make a happy return to Valdosta's Memorial Day 5K

At Valdosta, Georgia's 2017 Memorial Day 5K, neither Alec Munger nor Sandra Griffin cracked the top twenty. Griffin finished the race 22nd and third in the women's standings with a 22:09, while Munger was 24th in 22:28. But at Valdosta's tenth annual Memorial Day 5K on Saturday morning, 28 May 2018, Munger and Griffin were through with middle-of-the-pack running. Munger won the race by well over a hundred meters, running 18:11, and Griffin took the women's title, placing eleventh overall in 21:51.


Munger is a rising sophomore on the Lowndes High cross-country team, with personal bests on the track of 4:51.54 in the 1600 and 10:29.81 in the 3200. Another high school cross-country runner, Berrien County rising junior Morgan Bolmer, took second in the Memorial Day 5K at 18:35.03. Hahira, Georgia athlete Nick Rosatti was third in 18:43. The next four places belonged to Lowndes High cross-country runners, with Gerardo Olivera fourth in 19:12, David Shrier fifth in 19:49, Andrew Caruana sixth in 20:27, and Caleb Starling seventh in 20:33. Rick Mazurkiewicz of Valdosta was the top master runner in the race, placing eighth overall in 20:38.


Sandra Griffin was not only the top woman in the race, the Valdosta runner was also the first woman master in the 5K for a second year in a row. Ali Thornhill of Valdosta was second in the women's standings and fourteenth overall in 22:55. Tallahassee, Florida master runner Paula O'Neill was the third woman and sixteenth overall in 23:50. O'Neill had been the fifth woman finisher in the 2017 Memorial Day 5K. Valdosta master runner Martha Mazurkiewicz was the fourth woman and 23rd overall in 25:11, while Tallahassee master runner Debbie Peters was the fifth woman and 27th overall in 25:58.


To the southwest, subtropical storm Alberto was churning in the Gulf of Mexico, but no rain fell on the runners. The race had a new title sponsor in 2018, United Country Real Estate, and a new race director, Rob McGhin. 83 athletes finished the 5K.


Top Ten Men, Valdosta's 2018 Memorial Day 5K

1. 18:10:47, Alec Munger (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
2. 18:35:03, Morgan Bolmer (M, 16) Nashville, GA
3. 18:42:56, Nick Rosatti (M, 21) Hahira, GA
4. 19:11:59, Gerardo Olivera (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
5. 19:48:06, David Shrier (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
6. 20:26:50, Andrew Caruana (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
7. 20:32:12, Caleb Starling (M, 16) Valdosta, GA
8. 20:37:03, Rick Mazurkiewicz (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
9. 20:49:31, Cavan Fulp (M, 16) Hahira, GA
10. 20:54:15, Daniel Carver (M, 33) Hahira, GA

Top Ten Women, Valdosta's 2018 Memorial Day 5K

1. 21:50:59, Sandra Griffin (F, 51) Valdosta, GA
2. 22:54:59, Ali Thornhill (F, 38) Valdosta, GA
3. 23:49:56, Paula O'Neill (F, 56) Tallahassee, FL
4. 25:10:59, Martha Mazurkiewicz (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
5. 25:57:50, Debbie Peters (F, 57) Tallahassee, FL
6. 26:03:50, Daun Caruana (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
7. 27:15:25, Carragen Young (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
8. 27:28:00, Lina Smidt (F, 54) Naylor, GA
9. 27:42:59, Terry Cooper (F, 60) Valdosta, GA
10. 24:40:59, Karina Amundson (F, 48) Valdosta, GA

Valdosta Memorial Day 5K Champions, 2009 - 2018
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
25 May 2009	16:34, Chris Rice	20:47, Ashley McGee	86
31 May 2010	16:50, Chris Rice	21:38, Jordan Helton	79
30 May 2011	17:10, Chris Rice	21:06, Alice Smoot	102
28 May 2012	18:33, Masked Avenger	21:38, Alison Peters	53
27 May 2013	18:05, Ryan Kelly	23:21, Debbie Green	87
26 May 2014	17:26, Dylan Rogers	22:01, Makenzee Page	92
25 May 2015	17:54, Ryan Kelly	22:44, Debbie Green	73
30 May 2016	18:05, Matthew Baun	22:25, Debbie Green	99
29 May 2017	17:31, Andrew Elam	20:23, Rebecca Chandler	136
28 May 2018	18:11, Alec Munger	21:51, Sandra Griffin	83

Links

• Complete results of Valdosta's 2018 Memorial Day 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTNSYZ93Taydf69vJH6yAFOcLgx4gHM04njahwEBJPIMmVAGJLzLYx3nqUcwAwMx0IZYGMfg2CXBkA8/pubhtml
  
  
• 2017 story, “Elam, Chandler race to victory in Valdosta on Memorial Day”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/05/valdosta-memorial-day-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Baun and Green are swift in the streets on Memorial Day”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/05/valdosta-memorial-day-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Kelly and Green deserve decoration at Valdosta's Memorial Day 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/05/valdosta-memorial-day-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Rogers and Page rule the roads in Valdosta on Memorial Day”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/05/valdosta-memorial-day-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly and Green lead the charge at Valdosta's Memorial Day 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/06/valdosta-memorial-day-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Avenger and Peters mark Memorial Day with wins”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/05/valdosta-memorial-day-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Memorial Day three-peat for Rice in Valdosta”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/05/valdosta-memorial-day-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Blazers Rice and Helton race to victory in Valdosta”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/06/valdosta-memorial-day-5k-2010.html
  
  
• Upcoming races in Valdosta and other cities in the Trouble Afoot! region
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2277

Valdosta athletes venture Where The Wild Things Run

Go west of Valdosta, Georgia, past the ghosts of Troupville, across both the Withlacoochee River and the Little River, to a corner of Brooks County where little but miles of open highway lay between you and the distant town of Moultrie, and that's where you'll find the studios of WAFT radio. That's where the wild things run. Or at least it's where WAFT hosted their cross-country race, the "Where The Wild Things Run" 5K, on Saturday morning, 1 April 2017.


It was a new race on a new course, and Valdosta's Masked Avenger won it by more than half a kilometer, running 19:47. Rob McGhin of Valdosta took the runner-up spot with a 22:16. Quitman, Georgia's Kevin Faucette was the fastest master runner in the race, placing third overall in 23:34.


Valdosta master runner Sandra Griffin was the first woman and fourth overall, finishing close behind McGhin in 23:34. Kristin Cleveland of Hahira, Georgia was second in the women's standings and eighth overall in 27:40. Ansley Harrison of Valdosta was the third female finisher and twelfth overall in 31:22.


33 athletes finished WAFT's inaugural "Where The Wild Things Run" 5K cross-country race. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2017 "Where The Wild Things Run" 5K

1. 19:46.3, Masked Avenger (M, 38) Valdosta, GA
2. 22:15.8, Rob McGhin (M, 37) Valdosta, GA
3. 23:33.5, Kevin Faucette (M, 56) Quitman, GA
4. 24:11.1, Carl Brown (M, 41) Alapaha, GA
5. 26:58.2, Bryan Hinson (M, 13) Lee, FL
6. 27:13.8, Rodney Elam (M, 53) Valdosta, GA
7. 27:41.5, Jonathan Asbell (M, 47) Valdosta, GA
8. 30:32.2, Bill Snyder (M, 66) Tallahassee, FL
9. 31:32.2, Shane Amundson (M, 47) Valdosta, GA
10. 33:45.2, Steve Shaw (M, 60) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2017 "Where The Wild Things Run" 5K

1. 23:33.8, Sandra Griffin (F, 50) Valdosta, GA
2. 27:39.1, Kristin Cleveland (F, 38) Hahira, GA
3. 29:55.3, Ariele D'Emidio (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
4. 31:21.5, Ansley Harrison (F, 22) Valdosta, GA
5. 32:22.8, Karina Amundson (F, 47) Valdosta, GA
6. 33:07.6, Sarah Mathews (F, 24) Douglas, GA
7. 37:23.0, Sarah North (F, 21) Hahira, GA
8. 37:59.2, Markaysa Robinson (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
9. 38:13.1, Debby Harrison (F, 56) Valdosta, GA
10. 38:56.3, Gaylene Elaban (F, 55) Valdosta, GA

Links

• Complete results of WAFT's 2017 "Where The Wild Things Run" 5K courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iqPyjzkRTRWpKtamvFGLGHAibWvq30KlF1TuP-mQNCA/pubhtml
  
  
• Find upcoming runs in the wild on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1933

Sandra Griffin finishes first in the Fall Four

The race in Quitman, Georgia on Saturday morning, 19 November 2016, was Sandra Griffin's first Four Seasons Four Mile. Being a newcomer was no handicap, though, as Griffin won the Fall Four Mile in 29:05--the fastest time yet by a woman in the Four Seasons series. Quitman master runner David Monds was the overall male winner in 29:18, his third men's title at a Four Seasons race. 25 athletes finished the four mile course.


It was the fourth Four Seasons race for David Monds, who has run every race in the series. That was also the case for Thomasville, Georgia's Gareth Pyle. Pyle was third overall in the Fall Four Mile, at 29:39 the second male finisher. Boston, Georgia master runner Wendy Owens was the women's runner-up and fourth overall in 31:38. The next two places went to two more master runners, with Warren Williford of Grove Town, Georgia fifth in 33:57 and Scott Routsong of Valdosta, Georgia sixth in 34:03. Lauren Will of Tallahassee, Florida took the third women's spot, placing seventh overall in 36:09. Will was the women's champ at the preceding race in the series, the Summer Four Mile.


A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services. The Four Seasons Four Mile series is scheduled to be back in 2017, starting with the Winter Four Mile on Saturday morning, 25 February 2017.


Top Ten Women, 2016 Four Seasons Fall Four Mile

1. 29:04.2, Sandra Griffin (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
2. 31:37.4, Wendy Owens (F, 46) Boston, GA
3. 36:08.7, Lauren Will (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
4. 36:39.1, Lisa Graves (F, 49) Valdosta, GA
5. 37:02.7, Amy Reese (F, 41) Valdosta, GA
6. 38:26.1, Heather Myers (F, 24) Tallahassee, GA
7. 41:36.0, Julia Will (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
8. 43:36.8, Arlene Hart (F, 45) Lakeland, GA
9. 49:07.9, Christian Payne (F, 36) ,
10. 57:33.1, Courtney Bateman (F, 25) Valdosta, GA

Top Nine Men, 2016 Four Seasons Fall Four Mile

1. 29:17.8, David Monds (M, 54) Quitman, GA
2. 29:38.3, Gareth Pyle (M, 37) Thomasville, GA
3. 33:56.3, Warren Williford (M, 47) Grove Town, GA
4. 34:02.9, Scott Routsong (M, 50) Valdosta, GA
5. 38:40.4, Ben Graham (M, 33) Morven, GA
6. 42:45.3, Cage Owens (M, 12) Boston, GA
7. 43:35.8, Ronnie Metts (M, 72) Hahira, GA
8. 43:50.5, Chad Rados (M, ) Quitman, GA
9. 46:04.1, George Yeomans (M, 41) Hahira, GA

Quitman Four Season Four Mile winners
Year	Date	Race	Male Winner	Female Winner	Finishers
2016	27 February	Winter	29:07, David Monds	37:52, Lisa Graves	36
	14 May	Spring	26:40, David Monds	35:32, Bridget Rourk	31
	6 August	Summer	24:57, Dan Butzin	34:32, Lauren Will	27
	19 November	Fall	29:18, David Monds	29:05, Sandra Griffin	25
2017	25 February	Winter
		Spring
		Summer
		Fall

Links

• Complete results of Quitman, Georgia' 2016 Four Seasons Fall Four Mile
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E7Kw5-NPj578YpEfWP9wm5UDF6nYgteR1xlPzpsPZfI/pubhtml
  
  
• The 2016 Four Seasons Four Mile series
  
  • Winter: “Monds and Graves win Quitman's first Winter Four”
    https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/quitman-winter-four-2016.html
    
    
  • Spring: “Monds and Rourk first in the Four Seasons Spring Four Mile”
    https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/05/quitman-spring-four-2016.html
    
    
  • Summer: “Summertime is Butzin's and Will's time”
    https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/08/quitman-summer-four-2016.html
    
    
  • Fall: “Sandra Griffin finishes first in the Fall Four”
    https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/11/quitman-fall-four.html
    
  
  
• In any season, find upcoming runs on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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Kelly and Griffin Don't Run With Scissors; they just run fast

It's a tradition in the South that funding for public education has never been exactly munificent. Art education in particular is a low priority in the budget. With so little money available for equipment, it's a wonder that a typical art class doesn't consist of little more than shoving 30 or 40 students into a room and then solemnly instructing them, “Don't run with scissors.”


If we had a pair of scissors, that is. Maybe in next year's budget.


Rather than let it get to those straits, Sallas Malone Elementary School in Valdosta, Georgia, has held an annual road race since 2010 to raise funds for its art department--the Don't Run With Scissors 5K. Held near the Ides of March from 2010 to 2014, the sixth annual Run With Scissors 5K moved a month earlier on the calendar to Saturday morning, 14 February 2015.


After a one-year absence from the Run With The Scissors in 2014, Ryan Kelly returned to the race in 2015, running 18:24 and notching his third Scissors win in four years. Dan Butzin took the runner-up spot, clocking 19:35. Upper Marlboro, Maryland, athlete Sandra Griffin was the first woman as well as the fastest master runner in the 5K, placing third overall in 21:10. Randy Maples was the first male master in the race, fifth overall in 21:28.


Overall winners Ryan Kelly and Sandra Griffin each received $200 as an award. More than 200 athletes finished the race. Finish line and timing services were provided by A Course / Line, LLC, of Valdosta, Georgia.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Don't Run With Scissors 5K

1. 18:23.8 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 36) GA
2. 19:34.3 ~ Dan Butzin (M, 29) GA
3. 21:14.9 ~ Matthew Lee (M, 26) GA
4. 21:27.9 ~ Randy Maples (M, 46) GA
5. 21:43.9 ~ Bryce Jacskon (M, 13) GA
6. 22:28.1 ~ Rob McGhin (M, 35) GA
7. 22:47.1 ~ Parker Jacskon (M, 10) GA
8. 23:32.3 ~ Matt Prothro (M, 21) GA
9. 23:44.2 ~ Greg Morris (M, 46) GA
10. 23:45.0 ~ Padre-Pio Asola (M, 14) GA

Top Ten Women, 2015 Don't Run With Scissors 5K

1. 21:09.5 ~ Sandra Griffin (F, 47) MD
2. 22:18.2 ~ Christina Simpson (F, 33) FL
3. 22:27.7 ~ Melanie Ellis (F, 41) GA
4. 24:36.1 ~ Lisa Connelly (F, 22) GA
5. 25:13.2 ~ Misty Watkins (F, 32) GA
6. 25:44.4 ~ Victoria Harlow (F, 27) GA
7. 25:56.6 ~ Danielle Harmon (F, 28) GA
8. 26:11.9 ~ Sandy Leary (F, 46) GA
9. 26:23.2 ~ Penny Bell (F, 41) GA
10. 26:35.3 ~ Charlotte Brannon (F, 25) GA

Don't Run With Scissors 5K champions, 2010-2015
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
20 March 2010	17:33, Scott Gardner	20:56, Ashley Powell	247
12 March 2011	18:03, Masked Avenger	23:23, Angel Godwin	250
17 March 2012	18:29, Ryan Kelly	21:24, Alice Smoot	285
16 March 2013	18:09, Ryan Kelly	22:19, Kelsey Morse	279
15 March 2014	19:00, David Burnett	21:36, Makenzee Page	235
14 February 2015	18:24, Ryan Kelly	21:10, Sandra Griffin	219

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Don't Run With Scissors 5K, courtesy of A Course / Line, LLC of Valdosta
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gqPtV-UA88hqxu5-1VjDaiRlowSgVZX5572D8qVqO6g/pubhtml
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly and Morse flout safety for speed at Scissors 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/03/kelly-and-morse-flaunt-safety-for-speed.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Cut and Run--Avenger and Godwin win the 'Scissors' 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/03/scissors-2011.html
  
  
• Choose your next race in the region from the listings on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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