In a Friday evening 5K, fourteen-year-old Sullivan Adams won the fifth annual Viking Glow Run in Valdosta, Georgia's Kinderlou Forest community on 2 March 2018, running 21:22. Eleven-year-old Fiora Shen took the women's title, placing eleventh overall in 26:17.Michael Smith edged Mark Henderson for the runner-up spot, 22:02 to 22:05. Henderson was the first master runner in the race.
Eleven-year-old Elena Symon was second to Fiora Shen in the women's standings, finishing thirteenth overall in 26:26. Ten-year-old Olivia Shen was third in the women's division and fourteenth overall in 26:37. Kris Stites was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, seventeenth overall in 26:57.
100 athletes finished the 2018 Viking Glow Run. The event was hosted as a fundraiser by the Westside Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization.
Top Ten Men, 2018 Viking Glow Run
- 21:22, Sullivan Adams (M, 14)
- 22:02, Michael Smith (M, 36)
- 22:05, Mark Henderson (M, 43)
- 22:52, Gabe Sears (M, 11)
- 25:25, Michael Landon Frech (M, 9)
- 25:28, Andrew Hodum (M, 27)
- 25:37, William Garcia (M, 15)
- 25:40, Noah Henderson (M, 13)
- 25:45, Whit Clark (M, 7)
- 26:14, Marquis Fennell (M, 10)
Top Ten Women, 2018 Viking Glow Run
- 26:17, Fiora Shen (F, 11)
- 26:26, Elena Symon (F, 11)
- 26:37, Olivia Shen (F, 10)
- 26:57, Kris Stites (F, 40)
- 27:14, Victoria Garcia (F, 13)
- 27:26, Gina Arnold (F, 45)
- 27:42, Traci Ferris (F, 35)
- 29:00, Kaitlin Kerby (F, 21)
- 29:06, Lanell Shen (F, 40)
- 29:13, Catherine Odom (F, 10)
| Viking Glow Run 5K winners, 2014 - 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 7 March 2014 | 21:31, Jackson Green | 25:21, Ashlee Thompson | 345 |
| 6 March 2015 | 19:38, Jackson Green | 26:19, Leah Walker | 163 |
| 18 March 2016 | 21:54, Noah Hart | 26:20, Samantha DeMersseman | 189 |
| 17 March 2017 | 23:19, Brandon Fineout | 25:51, Meara Lesho | 138 |
| 2 March 2018 | 21:22, Sullivan Adams | 26:17, Fiora Shen | 100 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2018 Viking Glow Run 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTgNj2i10de3sI-TFdtfqQpgvs-O79toICuxcKoMqrfFKtcphn8HqW9GFEyjFzLIePa13LIqDopYCE_/pubhtml
- 2017 story, “Victories at the Viking Glow Run for Fineout and Lesho”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/03/viking-glow-2017.html
- Upcoming races in Valdosta and other cities in the Tallahassee region
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
