On Sports and $

In the span of less than 6 hours I have seen much regarding edurance events, the sporting world in general and the effect of money on it. To be honest I'm not really sure where I am going with this or what points I am trying to make here. Maybe as I go I will figure that out.
Here are the primary things I will discuss moving from local to global.
1. Maggie Valley Moonlight Run Discontinued
2. Bear Wallow Beast Discontinued
3.Beach to Battleship Iron and half Iron Distance races Sold to "Ironman"
4. Jose Mourinho "stepping down" at Chelsea

Locally, two very popular WNC races have been discontinued for 2016. The running community is grumbling of course. The Maggie Valley Moonlight race was a great event with a long history. At one point it had as many as 2200 running in it I believe. Back in the 80's races were far and few between in the area. Over the last 15 years the number of races, running races especially, has grown to the point of absurdity to be honest.  From the standpoint of an event timer, you would think this is a good thing, but in many ways it is not. Charitable Organizations make money from putting on LARGE events that draw lots of people in. The more people who participate the more attractive it is for a sponsor and those sponsors are willing to give more goods services or money to get themselves in front of the participants.  As the size of the event grows it becomes more efficient at generating money, The Promoting organizations see that and start reinvesting to make the event grow larger and larger.  As a race grows everyone in the community takes note and just like in a giant feeding frenzy everyone comes in to take a little bite out of the giant chum ball of money.  Meanwhile race officials have more and more responsibility to the sponsors of the race.  The really big races honestly have as much if not more obligation to the sponsors in terms of time and attention than the actual course logistics. Supporting the massive promotional juggernaut that in turn provides bells and whistles for participants can become a huge job in terms of man hours.  Making a big race bigger and also viable for the people who produce it and the charities it promotes is sometimes a very thin line to walk.  In this new era of all sorts of charities putting on all sorts of races, the market for a runners interest is overly competitive.
This thin line is being looked at harder and harder by charitable organizations who are trying to raise money for their cause. Often, they see that they could simply do something else and get more bang for the buck.
This is nothing new, The Asheville Citizen Times decided to stop the tradition of it's half marathon and 5k. In 2013 they decided to add and promote a full marathon... and in Asheville, lets face it, that is silly. Running 26.2 is hard enough, never mind throwing all of our hills into it. Apparently is was such a poor decision that in 2014 they threw out the perfectly good 5k and half marathon because it was not generating the amount of charitable income it needed to be a viable use of time going forward.
The Bele Chere 5k was of course the victim of the discontinuation of the Bele Chere Festival. One of those silly color runs swooped in to replace a run on that date. Those and "spartan runs" are an entirely different thing that could be discussed at some point... but that is for another post on another day.
    Also in 2013, the residents of the Ramble decided that they did not want the Hoi Polloi running through their lovely gated community and that fine event fell by the wayside as well.
At any rate, each of these large events became in one way or another victims of financially motivated decisions.

 The Bearwallow Beast was my favorite event to time. From it's beginning I happily worked with CMLC to get this event off the ground and time it for them. It was a grueling 5k with an unbelievable mountain top finish complete with a fantastic little party row of tents with food, fine local beverages  and live music by Brushfire Stankgrass. (A fun and talented local band, I highly recommend that you go see them if you can ;-)  )  The Beast never had more than 250 people and that fact rather blew my mind. In my opinion it was the coolest race in Western North Carolina.  It was like my beloved Shut in ridge trail run only far shorter, thus less brutal and there was a legit party on the top of it!!! I mean how can you beat that? Sadly because it did not grow, it simply didn't make sense for them to continue it.  Most events start and end in rather boring places and follow fairly mundane routes.  This one did not, so it is sad to see it go.
  Moving to the region, today an event that I helped to get off the ground did not "go away" but instead was sold to another company.  Back in 2008 I still worked as a franchise of Set Up Events. One of my roles for the company that year was to be my good friend Jeremey Davis's right hand man for the inaugural Beach to Battleship Iron Distance race.  We worked well together and the communities of Wrightsville Beach and Wilmington really got behind us. That first year was an adventure and it was really fun to put out fires on the fly so that the participants had a seamless and great day out on the course.  That race was Jeremey's baby for sure and I was glad to have helped him start it up.  Today it was made public that the event had been sold to the Iron Man Corporation.  Many local triathletes have screamed bloody murder and shouts of "sell out!" have filled cyber space... Once again it's just a financial decision as with all of these other events.  Set up Events grew a partnership with the Wilmington Community to the point that they would allow an amazing event to be produced in the area. The Charities involved want to keep making more money and to do that they brought in the folks that own the name of the event distance to take over production of what was, in my opinion, the best non "IDOT" event in the world. The world wide race series funnels it's winners to the grand-daddy of them all (The IM Kona in Hawaii) which is the world championship of long distance triathlon.  The Average Triathlete actually prefers to race in "IDOT" events because they *think* they have a chance to qualify for Hawaii. In truth, nearly 95% of the people who sign up simply don't have a prayer of earning one of these spots at any given race regardless of how hard they train. BUT the atmosphere around one of these official races is quite a scene. The scene and the sheer size of IDOT races is worth the extra money you pay to do these things I suppose... But it terms of doing them in order to qualify... well IDOT and IDIOT only differ by an I... (tee hee hee i just thought that one up)  Concluding my thoughts on Beach to Battleship, Just like any wildly successful small tech start up business, the big brother company came in and bought up a valuable asset. It's just capitalism. Money at work on money at play.  Don't think for an instant that just because doing endurance events is "cool" and "for charities" that the bottom line is not still fully in play.
  Going out to the global stage. Jose Mourinho was basically Fired today at Chelsea FC. 
 " His three league titles, FA Cup, Community Shield and three League Cup wins over two spells make him the most successful manager in our 110-year history. " 
That is the official statement from the Chelsea organization. To be sure, this season has been
Disastrous for Chelsea but there is just too much money on the roster, and he is being paid too much for this team to be one point away from relegation.  With all these decisions that have been made about things I have just discussed, the phrase "What have you done for me lately?" is obsolete.  The only thing that matters really is, "What are you doing for me right now and what is your plan to do more in the future?"
   This means that races will come and go, things will change, (duh) So what can you as a Runner/Triathlete do? Not much really in the face of much larger concerns such as those just discussed.   All you really can do is figure out what matters to you and support that.  Is "going local" important? Then look at the charity being supported, the company producing it and the folks timing it.  See if that money is staying in the community.  Do you LOVE a race and want it to continue? Hype the thing on social media, get your fellow athletes in on it!  When a race is out there on face book or other social media constantly posting and in effect "bugging you to come play" it is annoying at best, and can sound desperate. But that is what the situation is really, they really need you to come run or the race dies.  A race can hit you over and over again with race updates and things like that but it does little to sway a person. You as an athlete can motivate your friends to participate in a particular event so get out there and spread the word about an event if you want to see it live and grow.
  There have been plenty of examples of big money coming into towns and trying to put on large events that fall flat on their faces because the locals refuse to get behind it. You the participant do actually have a voice especially when you combine yours with others.
 So, that is all for now. Have fun creating your 2016 training plans and race schedules! See you at the races!
Doug.

2015 Laurens Reindeer Run Age Group Results

All AGE GROUP RESULTS

2015 Laurens YMCA Reindeer Run 5k Laurens, SC 12/12/2015 9:15 am Sunny 45 degrees. Directed by: Laurens YMCA, Timed By Right on Time Productions

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TOP 2 MALES

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Austin Waldrop             24 LAURENS SC             1932   17:43  5:42
   2. GRIFFIN SPONENBERG         16 GREENWOOD SC           1887   17:58  5:47

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TOP 2 FEMALES

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Susi Smith                 56 GREENVILLE SC          1857   20:27  6:35
   2. Louisa Henry               30 TAYLORS SC             1161   21:57  7:04

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MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. GARRETT SPONENBERG         14 GREENWOOD SC           1886   21:01  6:46
   2. Johnathan Baker            12 CLINTON SC              290   22:45  7:20
   3. Noah Moore                 14 LAURENS SC             1343   22:59  7:24
   4. Carter Cape                10 ANDERSON SC             381   23:02  7:25
   5. Riley Whitehead            13 LAURENS SC             1915   23:38  7:37
   6. Wyatt McWatters            12 CLINTON SC             1321   23:59  7:44
   7. Benjamin02/26/ Orcutt      13 LAURENS SC             1393   25:38  8:15
   8. Jackson Edwards            12 LAURENS SC              756   25:39  8:16
   9. Murphy Rush                12 LAURENS SC             1634   25:41  8:16
  10. James Rawl                 11 LAURENS SC             1935   25:50  8:19
  11. Collin Harlan              12 LAURENS SC              999   25:56  8:21
  12. Will Adams                 14 LAURENS SC              135   26:31  8:33
  13. Bennett Edwards             9 LAURENS SC              676   27:27  8:50
  14. Price Turner                8 LAURENS SC             1905   28:38  9:13
  15. Campbell Atkinson          12 CLINTON SC              247   29:16  9:26
  16. Zek Bailey                 10 WARE SHOALS SC          278   29:45  9:35
  17. Brock Franklin              8 LAURENS SC              858   32:04 10:20
  18. Bates Turner                8 LAURENS SC             1902   32:28 10:27
  19. Elijah Bailey               7 WARE SHOALS SC          259   34:10 11:00
  20. Connor Donley              11 CLINTON SC              461   39:30 12:43
  21. Austin Lominick            14 POMARIA SC             1279   45:35 14:41
  22. Austin McCall               7 LAURENS SC             1285   49:08 15:49
  23. Colton McGee               11 LAURENS SC             1293   50:01 16:06
  24. James Yarbrough             8 SIMPSONVILLE SC        2458   57:59 18:40

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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 14 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Maren Vondergeest          13 CLINTON SC             1909   24:50  8:00
   2. Julia Kennedy               9 LAURENS SC             1243   39:08 12:36
   3. Erin Donley                 9 CLINTON SC              544   40:23 13:00
   4. Katie Upchurch             14 GRAY COURT SC          1906   42:36 13:43
   5. Campbell Sherman            7 LAURENS SC             1835   50:02 16:07
   6. Madison Sherman            10 LAURENS SC             1845   51:37 16:37

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MALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Chandler Sprouse           17 CLINTON SC             1888   18:05  5:49
   2. Antwan Clark               17 HONEA PATH SC          1924   18:52  6:05
   3. Austin Nobles              19 CROSS HILL SC          1358   19:22  6:14
   4. Tykeenan Jones             17 SIMPSONVILLE SC        1232   20:51  6:43
   5. Orin Patterson             16 LAURENS SC             1538   22:20  7:12
   6. Caleb Foster               16 LAURENS SC              825   22:36  7:17
   7. Justin Nobles              15 CROSS HILL SC          1384   22:42  7:19
   8. Dalton Sward               19 LAURENS SC             1890   29:53  9:38
   9. Riley Berry                15 CLINTON SC              344   48:52 15:44

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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Ella Orcutt                16 LAURENS SC             1501   22:58  7:24
   2. Jessica Ackerman           18 GRAY COURT SC            93   26:18  8:28
   3. Olga Posada Iglesisas      16 LAURENS SC             1190   26:26  8:31
   4. Charlotte Davis            15 LAURENS SC              438   27:51  8:58
   5. Audrey Atkinson            17 CLINTON SC              188   29:49  9:36
   6. Delaney Atkinson           17 CLINTON SC              253   32:26 10:27
   7. Bailey Rush                17 LAURENS SC             1633   38:08 12:17
   8. Emily Terry                15 POMARIA SC             1897   45:35 14:41
   9. Hannah Stribling           15 ENOREE SC              1889   48:54 15:45
  10. Ashley Magda               15 LAURENS SC             1282   51:24 16:33
  11. Sarah Beth McCall          16 LAURENS SC             1292   51:25 16:33

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MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24 (** NONE **)

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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 24 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Eliza Abrams               24 LAURENS SC               74   31:24 10:07

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MALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Jeremy Hodges              29 GREENWOOD SC           1930   19:34  6:18
   2. Corey Ramey                26 EASLEY SC              1554   21:42  6:59
   3. Azriel Simmons             29 CLINTON SC             1846   48:49 15:43
   4. Quinton Conway             25 CLINTON SC              415   56:55 18:19

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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 - 29 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Melissa Callihan           28 GREENVILLE SC           375   28:18  9:07
   2. Carla Andrews              28 GRAY COURT SC           187   31:19 10:05
   3. Meg Massengill             28 HONEA PATH SC          1284   33:32 10:48
   4. Cara Harper                25 GREENVILLE SC          1002   33:57 10:56
   5. Andrea Fowler              26 GREENVILLE SC           835   34:10 11:00
   6. Kayla Waters               26 TAYLORS SC             1912   35:27 11:25
   7. Shannon Holmes             28 SIMPSONVILLE SC        1177   38:38 12:26
   8. Shatavis Johnson           26 CLINTON SC             1217   48:49 15:43
   9. Jade Foster                27 LAURENS SC              826   49:12 15:50
  10. Jazman Harris              29 CLINTON SC             1030   56:58 18:20

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MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Jody Thibodeau             34 LAURENS SC             1928   22:32  7:16
   2. Aaron Dasher               32 LAURENS SC              432   23:02  7:25
   3. Todd Douglas               34 LAURENS SC              546   26:59  8:41
   4. Benji Abrams               32 LAURENS SC               53   31:25 10:07
   5. Allan Burden               32 LAURENS SC              374   38:24 12:22
   6. David McCall               32 LAURENS SC             1288   49:11 15:50

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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Samantha Emily             32 GREENWOOD SC            811   24:05  7:45
   2. Rachel Ellison             33 LAURENS SC             1922   33:18 10:43
   3. Cara McFarlane             31 GREER SC               1934   40:04 12:54
   4. AMANDA HENDRIX             34 PROSPERITY SC          1056   40:31 13:03
   5. Stacey Walker              33 BOILING SPRINGS SC     1910   41:26 13:21
   6. ADRIANNE DUKES             34 LAURENS SC              663   42:45 13:46
   7. Danielle Eigner            30 CLINTON SC              788   58:24 18:48

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MALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Don Hendrix                35 PROSPERITY SC          1057   28:34  9:12
   2. Matthew Turner             37 LAURENS SC             1903   28:40  9:14
   3. Kevin Franklin             36 LAURENS SC              860   32:04 10:20
   4. William O'Meara            37 SIMPSONVILLE SC        1392   32:12 10:22
   5. Gary Bailey                39 WARE SHOALS SC          272   34:09 11:00
   6. Willie Pontoon             37 CLINTON SC             1542   54:06 17:25

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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 - 39 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Veronica Douglas           37 LAURENS SC              642   28:52  9:18
   2. Meg Turner                 37 LAURENS SC             1904   32:36 10:30
   3. Lindsey Hunter             35 MAULDIN SC             1187   32:53 10:35
   4. Amanda Donley              39 CLINTON SC              458   40:23 13:00
   5. Marianne Allmond           39 LAURENS SC              153   44:39 14:23
   6. Heather Sherman            37 LAURENS SC             1844   50:45 16:20
   7. Shannon McGee              35 LAURENS SC             1295   51:38 16:38

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MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Jesse Sward                44 LAURENS SC             1891   22:39  7:18
   2. Brian Donley               44 CLINTON SC              460   23:23  7:32
   3. David Bryant               44 CLINTON SC              373   25:56  8:21
   4. Chris Edwards              41 LAURENS SC              702   27:27  8:50
   5. Matthew Wiggins            41 CLINTON SC             1916   29:35  9:32
   6. James Yarbrough            42 GREENVILLE SC          1921   39:07 12:36
   7. Calvin Rice                41 CLINTON SC             1569   58:24 18:48

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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 44 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Angela Compton             44 LAURENS SC              412   22:45  7:20
   2. Emily Porter               40 LAURENS SC             1553   37:07 11:57
   3. Sallie Wiggins             40 CLINTON SC             1917   44:42 14:23
   4. Jennifer Long              43 POMARIA SC             1281   46:07 14:51
   5. Susan GROGAN               42 NINETY SIX SC           927   46:59 15:08
   6. Lee Alba                   41 LAURENS SC              140   50:56 16:24

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MALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Kirk Bragg                 47 SIMPSONVILLE SC         345   23:12  7:28
   2. Paul Wilkie                46 LAURENS SC             1931   26:12  8:26
   3. Lee Atkinson               47 CLINTON SC              256   26:15  8:27
   4. Richard Robertson          49 LAURENS SC             1625   26:44  8:37
   5. William Wiggins            49 NORTH AUGUSTA SC       1918   32:58 10:37
   6. Todd Rush                  46 LAURENS SC             1649   38:09 12:17
   7. Brent Langdale             46 GREER SC               1244   39:29 12:43
   8. Russell Harper             45 TAYLORS SC             1015   41:18 13:18
   9. Bobby Grogan               47 NINETY SIX SC           913   46:59 15:08

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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 - 49 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Lisa Foster                47 LAURENS SC              827   54:44 17:37
   2. Shaw H5 Shaw Industries    48 CLINTON SC             1796   56:57 18:20

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MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Jim Davidson               52 CLINTON SC              434   21:32  6:56
   2. Robbie Templeton           53 GREENWOOD SC           1895   24:01  7:44
   3. Chip Bryant                50 GRANITEVILLE SC         372   26:23  8:30
   4. Brian Beasley              52 CLINTON SC              326   28:11  9:05
   5. John Crenshaw              52 WARE SHOALS SC          417   29:36  9:32
   6. Scott Foster               51 LAURENS SC              834   54:41 17:36

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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 54 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Lisa Harkins               52 CLINTON SC              937   24:43  7:58
   2. Kathy Beasley              52 CLINTON SC              332   28:11  9:05
   3. Lori Weston                54 LAURENS SC             1914   31:24 10:07
   4. Gina Ackerman              50 GRAY COURT SC            80   36:26 11:44
   5. Robin Templeton            51 GREENWOOD SC           1896   39:10 12:37
   6. Selena Anderson            54 GREENVILLE SC           156   50:34 16:17

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MALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. George Sykes               58 SPARTANBURG SC         1893   20:51  6:43
   2. Bill Childers              57 LAURENS SC             1933   30:37  9:52
   3. LARRY CLARK                57 CLINTON SC              402   42:57 13:50

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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 - 59 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Susan Johnson              59 LAURENS SC             1225   31:48 10:14
   2. Cheryl Miller              56 INMAN SC               1330   32:26 10:27
   3. Darlene W. Scogin          56 JOANNA SC              1684   45:47 14:45
   4. Carolyn Culbertson         55 GREER SC                423   54:24 17:31
   5. Joann Taylor               59 LAURENS SC             1894   58:18 18:46

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MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. George Owens               63 LAURENS SC             1929   22:54  7:23
   2. Ed Weston                  61 LAURENS SC             1913   24:30  7:53
   3. Sonny Hembree              64 LAURENS SC             1035   27:36  8:53
   4. Ed Cyrus                   60 LAURENS SC              426   33:36 10:49
   5. Bryan Hunter               60 MAULDIN SC             1186   37:48 12:10

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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 64 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Jill Cole                  62 SPARTANBURG SC          403   32:23 10:26
   2. Frances Heffner            60 CLINTON SC             1034   33:45 10:52
   3. Sonya Shepherd             60 GRAY COURT SC          1801   38:21 12:21

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MALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Mike Workman               68 WOODRUFF SC            1920   33:12 10:41
   2. Henry Sparrow              69 SPARTANBURG SC         1885   35:50 11:32
   3. Jerry Zajaczek             69 GRAY COURT SC          2481   48:23 15:35

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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 - 69 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Susan Phillips             66 WARE SHOALS SC         1927   35:54 11:34
   2. Maria Zajaczek             66 GRAY COURT SC          2498   48:51 15:44
   3. Faye Nelson                67 LAURENS SC             1352   51:16 16:30

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MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 98 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Dwight von Kolnitz         71 LYMAN SC               1908   44:37 14:22

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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 98 (200)

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Place First                     age CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Betty Jo Bell              70 LAURENS SC              343   44:47 14:25

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MALE no age given AGE GROUP: 99 - 99 (** NONE **)

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FEMALE no age given AGE GROUP: 99 - 99 (** NONE **)

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2015 Laurens Reindeer Run 5k Overall results

Overall Results

2015 Laurens YMCA Reindeer Run 5k Laurens, SC 12/12/2015 9:15 am Sunny 45 degrees. Directed by: Laurens YMCA, Timed By Right on Time Productions

Place First                     Ag Gen CITY/STATE              Bib GunTime  Pace
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   1. Austin Waldrop            24 M   LAURENS SC             1932   17:43  5:42
   2. GRIFFIN SPONENBERG        16 M   GREENWOOD SC           1887   17:58  5:47
   3. Chandler Sprouse          17 M   CLINTON SC             1888   18:05  5:49
   4. Antwan Clark              17 M   HONEA PATH SC          1924   18:52  6:05
   5. Austin Nobles             19 M   CROSS HILL SC          1358   19:22  6:14
   6. Jeremy Hodges             29 M   GREENWOOD SC           1930   19:34  6:18
   7. Susi Smith                56 F   GREENVILLE SC          1857   20:27  6:35
   8. George Sykes              58 M   SPARTANBURG SC         1893   20:51  6:43
   9. Tykeenan Jones            17 M   SIMPSONVILLE SC        1232   20:51  6:43
  10. GARRETT SPONENBERG        14 M   GREENWOOD SC           1886   21:01  6:46
  11. Jim Davidson              52 M   CLINTON SC              434   21:32  6:56
  12. Corey Ramey               26 M   EASLEY SC              1554   21:42  6:59
  13. Louisa Henry              30 F   TAYLORS SC             1161   21:57  7:04
  14. Orin Patterson            16 M   LAURENS SC             1538   22:20  7:12
  15. Jody Thibodeau            34 M   LAURENS SC             1928   22:32  7:16
  16. Caleb Foster              16 M   LAURENS SC              825   22:36  7:17
  17. Jesse Sward               44 M   LAURENS SC             1891   22:39  7:18
  18. Justin Nobles             15 M   CROSS HILL SC          1384   22:42  7:19
  19. Angela Compton            44 F   LAURENS SC              412   22:45  7:20
  20. Johnathan Baker           12 M   CLINTON SC              290   22:45  7:20
  21. George Owens              63 M   LAURENS SC             1929   22:54  7:23
  22. Ella Orcutt               16 F   LAURENS SC             1501   22:58  7:24
  23. Noah Moore                14 M   LAURENS SC             1343   22:59  7:24
  24. Aaron Dasher              32 M   LAURENS SC              432   23:02  7:25
  25. Carter Cape               10 M   ANDERSON SC             381   23:02  7:25
  26. Kirk Bragg                47 M   SIMPSONVILLE SC         345   23:12  7:28
  27. Brian Donley              44 M   CLINTON SC              460   23:23  7:32
  28. Riley Whitehead           13 M   LAURENS SC             1915   23:38  7:37
  29. Wyatt McWatters           12 M   CLINTON SC             1321   23:59  7:44
  30. Robbie Templeton          53 M   GREENWOOD SC           1895   24:01  7:44
  31. Samantha Emily            32 F   GREENWOOD SC            811   24:05  7:45
  32. Ed Weston                 61 M   LAURENS SC             1913   24:30  7:53
  33. Lisa Harkins              52 F   CLINTON SC              937   24:43  7:58
  34. Maren Vondergeest         13 F   CLINTON SC             1909   24:50  8:00
  35. Benjamin02/26/ Orcutt     13 M   LAURENS SC             1393   25:38  8:15
  36. Jackson Edwards           12 M   LAURENS SC              756   25:39  8:16
  37. Murphy Rush               12 M   LAURENS SC             1634   25:41  8:16
  38. James Rawl                11 M   LAURENS SC             1935   25:50  8:19
  39. Collin Harlan             12 M   LAURENS SC              999   25:56  8:21
  40. David Bryant              44 M   CLINTON SC              373   25:56  8:21
  41. Paul Wilkie               46 M   LAURENS SC             1931   26:12  8:26
  42. Lee Atkinson              47 M   CLINTON SC              256   26:15  8:27
  43. Jessica Ackerman          18 F   GRAY COURT SC            93   26:18  8:28
  44. Chip Bryant               50 M   GRANITEVILLE SC         372   26:23  8:30
  45. Olga Posada Iglesisas     16 F   LAURENS SC             1190   26:26  8:31
  46. Will Adams                14 M   LAURENS SC              135   26:31  8:33
  47. Richard Robertson         49 M   LAURENS SC             1625   26:44  8:37
  48. Todd Douglas              34 M   LAURENS SC              546   26:59  8:41
  49. Chris Edwards             41 M   LAURENS SC              702   27:27  8:50
  50. Bennett Edwards            9 M   LAURENS SC              676   27:27  8:50
  51. Sonny Hembree             64 M   LAURENS SC             1035   27:36  8:53
  52. Charlotte Davis           15 F   LAURENS SC              438   27:51  8:58
  53. Kathy Beasley             52 F   CLINTON SC              332   28:11  9:05
  54. Brian Beasley             52 M   CLINTON SC              326   28:11  9:05
  55. Melissa Callihan          28 F   GREENVILLE SC           375   28:18  9:07
  56. Don Hendrix               35 M   PROSPERITY SC          1057   28:34  9:12
  57. Price Turner               8 M   LAURENS SC             1905   28:38  9:13
  58. Matthew Turner            37 M   LAURENS SC             1903   28:40  9:14
  59. Veronica Douglas          37 F   LAURENS SC              642   28:52  9:18
  60. Campbell Atkinson         12 M   CLINTON SC              247   29:16  9:26
  61. Matthew Wiggins           41 M   CLINTON SC             1916   29:35  9:32
  62. John Crenshaw             52 M   WARE SHOALS SC          417   29:36  9:32
  63. Zek Bailey                10 M   WARE SHOALS SC          278   29:45  9:35
  64. Audrey Atkinson           17 F   CLINTON SC              188   29:49  9:36
  65. Dalton Sward              19 M   LAURENS SC             1890   29:53  9:38
  66. Bill Childers             57 M   LAURENS SC             1933   30:37  9:52
  67. Carla Andrews             28 F   GRAY COURT SC           187   31:19 10:05
  68. Lori Weston               54 F   LAURENS SC             1914   31:24 10:07
  69. Eliza Abrams              24 F   LAURENS SC               74   31:24 10:07
  70. Benji Abrams              32 M   LAURENS SC               53   31:25 10:07
  71. Susan Johnson             59 F   LAURENS SC             1225   31:48 10:14
  72. Brock Franklin             8 M   LAURENS SC              858   32:04 10:20
  73. Kevin Franklin            36 M   LAURENS SC              860   32:04 10:20
  74. William O'Meara           37 M   SIMPSONVILLE SC        1392   32:12 10:22
  75. Jill Cole                 62 F   SPARTANBURG SC          403   32:23 10:26
  76. Delaney Atkinson          17 F   CLINTON SC              253   32:26 10:27
  77. Cheryl Miller             56 F   INMAN SC               1330   32:26 10:27
  78. Bates Turner               8 M   LAURENS SC             1902   32:28 10:27
  79. Meg Turner                37 F   LAURENS SC             1904   32:36 10:30
  80. Lindsey Hunter            35 F   MAULDIN SC             1187   32:53 10:35
  81. William Wiggins           49 M   NORTH AUGUSTA SC       1918   32:58 10:37
  82. Mike Workman              68 M   WOODRUFF SC            1920   33:12 10:41
  83. Rachel Ellison            33 F   LAURENS SC             1922   33:18 10:43
  84. Meg Massengill            28 F   HONEA PATH SC          1284   33:32 10:48
  85. Ed Cyrus                  60 M   LAURENS SC              426   33:36 10:49
  86. Frances Heffner           60 F   CLINTON SC             1034   33:45 10:52
  87. Cara Harper               25 F   GREENVILLE SC          1002   33:57 10:56
  88. Gary Bailey               39 M   WARE SHOALS SC          272   34:09 11:00
  89. Elijah Bailey              7 M   WARE SHOALS SC          259   34:10 11:00
  90. Andrea Fowler             26 F   GREENVILLE SC           835   34:10 11:00
  91. Kayla Waters              26 F   TAYLORS SC             1912   35:27 11:25
  92. Henry Sparrow             69 M   SPARTANBURG SC         1885   35:50 11:32
  93. Susan Phillips            66 F   WARE SHOALS SC         1927   35:54 11:34
  94. Gina Ackerman             50 F   GRAY COURT SC            80   36:26 11:44
  95. Emily Porter              40 F   LAURENS SC             1553   37:07 11:57
  96. Bryan Hunter              60 M   MAULDIN SC             1186   37:48 12:10
  97. Bailey Rush               17 F   LAURENS SC             1633   38:08 12:17
  98. Todd Rush                 46 M   LAURENS SC             1649   38:09 12:17
  99. Sonya Shepherd            60 F   GRAY COURT SC          1801   38:21 12:21
 100. Allan Burden              32 M   LAURENS SC              374   38:24 12:22
 101. Shannon Holmes            28 F   SIMPSONVILLE SC        1177   38:38 12:26
 102. James Yarbrough           42 M   GREENVILLE SC          1921   39:07 12:36
 103. Julia Kennedy              9 F   LAURENS SC             1243   39:08 12:36
 104. Robin Templeton           51 F   GREENWOOD SC           1896   39:10 12:37
 105. Brent Langdale            46 M   GREER SC               1244   39:29 12:43
 106. Connor Donley             11 M   CLINTON SC              461   39:30 12:43
 107. Cara McFarlane            31 F   GREER SC               1934   40:04 12:54
 108. Amanda Donley             39 F   CLINTON SC              458   40:23 13:00
 109. Erin Donley                9 F   CLINTON SC              544   40:23 13:00
 110. AMANDA HENDRIX            34 F   PROSPERITY SC          1056   40:31 13:03
 111. Russell Harper            45 M   TAYLORS SC             1015   41:18 13:18
 112. Stacey Walker             33 F   BOILING SPRINGS SC     1910   41:26 13:21
 113. Katie Upchurch            14 F   GRAY COURT SC          1906   42:36 13:43
 114. ADRIANNE DUKES            34 F   LAURENS SC              663   42:45 13:46
 115. LARRY CLARK               57 M   CLINTON SC              402   42:57 13:50
 116. Dwight von Kolnitz        71 M   LYMAN SC               1908   44:37 14:22
 117. Marianne Allmond          39 F   LAURENS SC              153   44:39 14:23
 118. Sallie Wiggins            40 F   CLINTON SC             1917   44:42 14:23
 119. Betty Jo Bell             70 F   LAURENS SC              343   44:47 14:25
 120. Emily Terry               15 F   POMARIA SC             1897   45:35 14:41
 121. Austin Lominick           14 M   POMARIA SC             1279   45:35 14:41
 122. Darlene W. Scogin         56 F   JOANNA SC              1684   45:47 14:45
 123. Jennifer Long             43 F   POMARIA SC             1281   46:07 14:51
 124. Susan GROGAN              42 F   NINETY SIX SC           927   46:59 15:08
 125. Bobby Grogan              47 M   NINETY SIX SC           913   46:59 15:08
 126. Jerry Zajaczek            69 M   GRAY COURT SC          2481   48:23 15:35
 127. Azriel Simmons            29 M   CLINTON SC             1846   48:49 15:43
 128. Shatavis Johnson          26 F   CLINTON SC             1217   48:49 15:43
 129. Maria Zajaczek            66 F   GRAY COURT SC          2498   48:51 15:44
 130. Riley Berry               15 M   CLINTON SC              344   48:52 15:44
 131. Hannah Stribling          15 F   ENOREE SC              1889   48:54 15:45
 132. Austin McCall              7 M   LAURENS SC             1285   49:08 15:49
 133. David McCall              32 M   LAURENS SC             1288   49:11 15:50
 134. Jade Foster               27 F   LAURENS SC              826   49:12 15:50
 135. Colton McGee              11 M   LAURENS SC             1293   50:01 16:06
 136. Campbell Sherman           7 F   LAURENS SC             1835   50:02 16:07
 137. Selena Anderson           54 F   GREENVILLE SC           156   50:34 16:17
 138. Heather Sherman           37 F   LAURENS SC             1844   50:45 16:20
 139. Lee Alba                  41 F   LAURENS SC              140   50:56 16:24
 140. Faye Nelson               67 F   LAURENS SC             1352   51:16 16:30
 141. Ashley Magda              15 F   LAURENS SC             1282   51:24 16:33
 142. Sarah Beth McCall         16 F   LAURENS SC             1292   51:25 16:33
 143. Madison Sherman           10 F   LAURENS SC             1845   51:37 16:37
 144. Shannon McGee             35 F   LAURENS SC             1295   51:38 16:38
 145. Willie Pontoon            37 M   CLINTON SC             1542   54:06 17:25
 146. Carolyn Culbertson        55 F   GREER SC                423   54:24 17:31
 147. Scott Foster              51 M   LAURENS SC              834   54:41 17:36
 148. Lisa Foster               47 F   LAURENS SC              827   54:44 17:37
 149. Quinton Conway            25 M   CLINTON SC              415   56:55 18:19
 150. Shaw H5 Shaw Industries   48 F   CLINTON SC             1796   56:57 18:20
 151. Jazman Harris             29 F   CLINTON SC             1030   56:58 18:20
 152. James Yarbrough            8 M   SIMPSONVILLE SC        2458   57:59 18:40
 153. Joann Taylor              59 F   LAURENS SC             1894   58:18 18:46
 154. Calvin Rice               41 M   CLINTON SC             1569   58:24 18:48
 155. Danielle Eigner           30 F   CLINTON SC              788   58:24 18:48

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