THOMASVILLE — Conditions for the 33rd annual Rose City Run were cloudy with rain sprinkled in. They were just right for Chris Lake to cruise to an easy victory in Saturday’s race.

The Tallahassee, Fla., resident led from start to finish and won the 10K race in 32:51.

“I felt pretty good,” Lake said. “I went out too fast, but I tried to hold it. At the end, Heartbreak Hill really lived up to its reputation.”

Lake’s time was 1:13 ahead of Christopher Rice, who finished in 34:04. Daniel Lee finished third in 34:17.

Lake ran the first mile in 5:01 and reached the second-mile marker in 10:22. He never let up, even at mile 5 when his time was posted at 26:16. With the strong race, Lake did have help along the way.

“Probably around mile three was when it was getting real tough,” Lake said. “There was a guy on the bicycle that was just pulling me and pulling me through. I really appreciate his help. He was a big help in talking me and keeping me under control and giving me pointers about the course.”

The top female finisher was Tallahassee, Fla. resident Amy Vines, whose time of 37:42 was 1:18 faster than Sheryl Rosen’s second-place time. It was the first time Vines has participated in the Run and came away very impressed.

“The course was really well mapped. The volunteers are really nice,” Vines said. “They placed the entertainment well. Heartbreak Hill was really fun. It’s pretty amazing to have such a big scale race in a small town.

“I love it. I definitely will come back.”

Lisa Johnson finished third among the females with a time of 39:16.

Thomasville High senior David Daniel was the first competitor from Thomas County to finish. The long-distance runner on the Bulldogs track team finished in 36:21.

“I wanted to run in the 35 (minute-range) but 36 is fine with me,” Daniel said. “It felt good because the sun wasn’t on me and wasn’t keeping me hot. That first mile and a half was easy then that first hill just killed me and I slowed down big time.”

ONE MILE RUN: Because of Saturday’s inclement weather, the One Mile Run was cancelled.

Rose City Run top finishers





Male winners

Overall

1) Chris Lake        32:51

Masters (40-and-over)

1) Jay Wallace        34:48

Thomas County

1) David Daniel        36:24

Public Official

1) Drew Pope        47:07

13-and-under

1) Stephen Robbins    43:31

2) Will White        49:30

3) Zack Ambrose        53:58

14-18

1) David Daniel        36:24

2) Forrest Burks        37:39

3) Kevin Shepard        47:52

19-24

1) Christopher Rice    34:04

2) Daniel Lee        34:17

3) Steve Cary        35:17

25-29

1) Keith Howell        41:31

2) Kevin Cowart        44:34

3) Chris Holt        46:14

30-34

1) Vince Molosky        34:30

2) Daniel Oldham        43:31

3) Gordon Pyle        47:11

35-39

1) Pauncho Hufstetler    38:31

2) Michael Kennett    40:35

3) Rocky Hufstetler    43:06

40-44

1) Jack McDermott    39:39

2) Bing Xu        40:59

3) Tad David        41:55

45-49

1) Carl Nordhielm        38:03

2) Chuck Davis        42:52

3) Marty Sanders        45:34

50-54

1) Tim Unger        38:50

2) Reid Vannay        39:43

3) Felton Wright        40:18

55-59

1) Tony Mahoney        46:42

2) Clif Buell        47:17

3) Tim Clark        50:18

60-64

1) Tom Ratliffe        41:45

2) Chuck Speight        49:23

3) Michael Pace        51:48

65-69

1) Scott Palmer        55:44

2) Wayne Loper        56:33

3) David King        57:35

70-74

1) Ron Gressel        52:57

2) John Rakestraw    54:46

75-79

1) Bill Lindstrand        1:02:29

2) Bill DeGrummond    1:11:42

3) Dan Fields        1:14:42

80-and-over

1) Charles Yates        1:26:41

Casey Cason Award

(oldest male)

1) Charles Yates (age 85)    1:26:41



Female winners

Overall

1) Amy Hines        37:43

Masters (40-and-over)

1) Mary Ann Bullard Grayson 42:07

Thomas County

1) Mary Ann Bullard Grayson 42:07

14-18

1) Leigh Stauffer        52:26

2) Kara Meng        53:47

3) Autumn Wable        56:41

19-24

1) Lori Richardson    46:53

2) Megan Pritchett    50:56

3) Rebecca Strickland    53:11

25-29

1) Sheryl Rosen        39:06

2) Lisa Johnson        39:17

3) Angelia Horne        42:17

30-34

1) Brandi Faircloth    45:44

2) Laura McDermott    46:04

3) Lynn Masimore    48:54

35-39

1) Robin Borschell    50:06

2) Kimberly Peters    50:24

3) Kelly Garland        52:42

40-44

1) Julie Carico        42:44

2) Carrie Weyant        50:47

3) Tracy Cannon        52:18

45-49

1) Barbara Jarnigan    42:51

2) Nancy Stedman    46:14

3) Diana Vallely        50:24

50-54

1) Cindy Geeker        47:50

2) Ruth Ellen McCooks    53:02

3) Debbie Percell        62:52

55-59

1) Janice Hochestein    49:51

2) Susan Hutchinson    63:55

3) Claudia Moore        1:17

60-64

1) Peggy Simpson    49:51

2) Carolyn Mather    51:16

3) Nancy Widner        52:40

70-and-over

1) Margaretta Deckert    1:26:02

2) RJosephine Newton    1:26:10

One Mile Run awards

Joe Feinberg Award

Favor Christian Academy (Highest percentage of participation)

Craig Hasty Award

Favor Christian Academy (Most participants)