2008 Brunswick Rockin' Stewbilee

Debbie Yawn & Don Varnadore competed in the 5K Disco Race & Hustle at the Brunswick Rockin' Stewbilee on October 18th. Don's time was a 25:50. Debbie finished in 28:42 winning 2nd in her age group.

Tiffany Cochran qualifies for Boston!

Tiffany & her mom Phyllis flew to Chicago so Tiffany could run the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 12th. She not only finished with a great time - 3:38:47 - but she qualified for Boston! To top it off, the temp was a very warm 78 degrees! Way to go Tiffany!

2008 Riverfront Run 5K

New track club member Kimberley Spivey has only been running since April after the Swamp Run. She ran the 1 mile fun run with her daughter for Blackshear Elementary & was hooked. She's already running 5K's & training for her first half marathon. Her first 5K was the Gray Ribbon Run. On October 4th, she ran a 27:38 in Albany's Riverfront Run 5K. She also raced in the Jax Children's Way 5K on September 7th, finishing with a time of 26:09.

It's great to see the school competition in our Swamp Run 1 mile fun run is not only breeding very young runners, but is also changing the lives of their parents!

Mother & Daughter Triathletes!

Cheryl Monroe competed in the Atlantic Coast Triathlon Half-Ironman (Swim 1.2 Miles / Bike 56 Miles / Run 13.1 Miles), on Saturday, October 4th, at Amelia Island. She won 1st in her age group with a time of 5:50:18.

And Elizabeth is taking after her mom! She participated the same day in the AmeliaMan Olympic Distance Triathlon at Fernandina Beach, winning 2nd in age group! Way to go, Elizabeth!

Marine Corps Half Marathon & Freedom 5K

On October 4th, 12 track club members competed in the half marathon in Jacksonville, FL. Three members (all in one family) ran in the Freedom 5K. Race resulsts are as follows:

Marine Corps Half Marathon
LeighAnne Hersey 1:42
Matt Gourley 1:49
Russell Keaton 1:54
Shawn Howell 1:56
Mary Woodruff 1:57
Kelli Gourley 2:02
Christy Howell 2:05
Don Varnadore 2:17
Scott Bryant 2:22
Allen Smith 2:24
Debbie Yawn 2:31
Sharon Vickers 3:01

Freedom 5K
Zachary Ray 33:07
Bob Ray 33:43
Danielle Ray 36:08

Vidalia Onion Sprint Triathlon

On September 20th, Cheryl Monroe & Mary Woodruff competed in the Vidalia Onion Sprint Triathlon. Cheryl won Overall Femal Master (nice plague) with a total time of 1:14. Mary won her age group (and nice medal) with a total time of 1:45. As we all know, Vidalia is very hilly,
so it was a tough course but great weather. There were over 170 participants. The tri was a fundraiser for United Way.

Jesup Project 5K/Athletes for a Cure Tri

Janna Summerall-Smith raced in the "March of Dimes Jesup Project 5K Run" on September 13th. She finished with a time of 28:43.

Allen Smith participated in the "Athletes for a Cure Triathlon", Olympic distance (.9 mile swim, 25 mile bike, 10K run), at Disney on September 20th. His finishing time was 3:26 finish. The tri was a benefit for Prostrate Cancer research/org. Allen was particularly impressed with a young girl who did the whole thing with her Mom for her dad. "Winter Vinecki is a 9-year-old triathlete competing in the most important race of her life: honoring her dad’s fight against prostate cancer."

Run for Victory 5K - St. Simons Island

Track club member Kelli Gourley traveled to SSI on September 13th to participate in the American Cancer Society Run for Victory 5K. She finished with a time of 25:17. Kelli she said "there were several people there from other running clubs that went on and on about how wonderful the Swamp Run is every year." Thanks for representing the club at this race, Kelli!

Harvest Run 2008 - September 13th

From Kevin Barnes: Thank you for a great Harvest Run 2008. Thanks to you we will be able to give more to the Mary Street Mission this year. We had a total of 189 runners in the Fun Run and the 5K. Attached is the finishing order for the 5K along with the times. I apologize that we misplaced a few finishing cards. Please let me know if your name is at the bottom and you can remember your place/time. Thanks again for a great run and we hope to see you again next year.

Harvest Run 2008
First Baptist Church Waycross

OTC'ers Race Results:

Thomas Deane 19:16; Russell Keaton 21:33; Matt Gourley 22:34; Ron Crosby 22:38; Barry Barnes 23:32; David Book 23:52; Anna Champion 24:18 (Overall Female); Mary Woodruff 24:36; Kay Cook 25:53; Mike Porter 25:55; Allen Smith 26:36; Tracy Saussy 27:35; Janna Summerall 28:22; Don Varnadore 28:46; Billy Gillis 20:32; David Osburn 30:29; Nancy Porter 37:25; Andrea Osburn 43:12. Abby Osburn, David & Andrea's daughter, ran the 1 mile.

(There were numerous trophies won by our members!)

Carrabba’s Summer Beach Run 5 Miles-Jax

Carrabba’s Summer Beach Run 5 Miles took place in Jacksonville on September 6th with a total of 1151 runners. Four OTC members were ready to race the weekend before, but because of "Fay," the race had to be rescheduled. Running on the beach is hard enough so the wind & rain would have been especially difficult! The results are as follows:

Russell Keaton 43:25, 215th 35-39 Age Group
Debbie Yawn 54:39, 387th 55-59 Age Group
Debra Perkins 1:01:32, 403rd 50-54 Age Group
Sharon Vickers 1:09:38, 465th 55-59 Age Group

Photo: (L to R) Debbie Yawn, Russell Keaton, Debra Perkins, Sharon Vickers