July 14, 2018 (Album1, Album2) - Runners braved the Texas heat to run/walk and raise money for the Shelby County Cancer Fund on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the 7th Annual What-A-Melon Run 5K and Walk.
Blake Collard, age 7, won first place in the fun run while top awards for the 5K went to Antonio Chavez and Cori Lawson. Chavez was the top male finisher with a time of 16:57 and Cori Lawson was the top female finisher with a time of 25:48.
This is the third consecutive year for Chavez to clinch the overall top place. His previous times were 18:45 in 2016 and his fastest time of 15:51 was in 2017.
In comparison to Chavez being an experienced runner, this 5K was Lawson's first 5K and she won the top female runner prize at age 9. With this great accomplishment, the 5K race crew and fellow racers can't wait to see what her future in running brings.
During an interview with Jon Walk, a runner who traveled from Spring, Texas to participate in the run, he said, "This is racing in my 79th different Texas county and 149th different Texas city or town. You know, when you're not faster and not going to win anything, it's a great way to get out and see the state and it's also a great way to get out and meet people. It's a people thing and this is what the sport really is, it's a people sport. This is just a way to get out and support local economy, a local charity, and just get out and have a good time."
Jon Walker
He spoke about Mary Kaplan who has run all 254 counties in Texas and she is 78 years old, "One of her criteria's is she has to be first in her age group or it doesn't count." Kaplan ran in the 1st What-A-Melon 5K in 2012 with a time of 35:29 and won 1st place in her 70+ age division.
From left: Mary Kaplan and Denise Merriman
The complete race results by age category of the 5K are below followed by the overall time results:
Overall Male Runners
1st place - Bib #133 Antonio Chavez 00:16:57.12
2nd place - Bib #137 Cj Goings 00:23:26.44
3rd place - Bib #138 William Small 00:24:26.36
Overall Female Runners
1st place - Bib #125 Cori Lawson 00:25:48.84
2nd place - Bib #107 Sunshine Haley 00:25:50.35
3rd place - Bib #117 Deborah Chadwick 00:25:54.23
Female 0 - 15
1st place - Bib #125 Cori Lawson 00:25:48.84
2nd place - Bib #126 Kate Lawson 00:26:23.56
Male 16 - 19
1st place - Bib #133 Antonio Chavez 00:16:57.12
Male 20 - 29
1st place - Bib #119 Jose Gonzalez 00:29:01.44
Female 20 - 29
1st place - Bib #128 Emily Koonce 00:33:15.39
2nd place - Bib #129 Gina Jones 00:35:49.81
3rd place - Bib #118 Lorena Gonsalez 00:36:34.26
Male 30 - 39
1st place - Bib #137 CJ Goings 00:23:26.44
Female 30 - 39
1st place - Bib #105 Amanda Campaniello 00:45:47.08
2nd place - Bib #131 Shatresa Bates 00:55:32.68
3rd place - Bib #122 Trese Boyd 00:55:32.88
Male 40 - 49
1st place - Bib #116 David Jacobs 00:59:58.20
Female 40 - 49
1st place - Bib #107 Sunshine Haley 00:25:50.35
2nd place - Bib #127 Andrea Mcelroy 00:35:32.09
3rd place - Bib #109 Benita Collard 00:37:10.58
Male 50 - 59
1st place - Bib #138 William Small 00:24:26.36
2nd place - Bib #130 Jon Walk 00:32:18.71
3rd place - Bib #108 Randy Collard 00:32:54.33
Female 50 - 59
1st place - Bib #117 Deborah Chadwick 00:25:54.23
2nd place - Bib #101 Stephanie Elswick 00:45:46.73
3rd place - Bib #112 Barbara Harding 00:52:35.00
Male 60 - 120
1st place - Bib #124 John Black 00:30:51.00
2nd place - Bib #132 Jim Sawyer 00:31:59.21
3rd place - Bib #102 Mike Elswick 00:45:40.04
Female 60 - 120
1st place - Bib #113 Dottie West 00:52:35.55
2nd place - Bib #115 Colleen Doggett 00:55:05.26
3rd place - Bib #104 Doris Bennett 01:07:09.01
Results by Time
1st place - ANTONIO CHAVEZ, Bib #133, Time 00:16:57.13, Pace 05:27, Speed 11.0mph
2nd place - CJ GOINGS, Bib #137, Time 00:23:26.45, Pace 07:32, Speed 8.0mph
3rd place - WILLIAM SMALL, Bib #138, Time 00:24:26.37, Pace 07:51, Speed 7.6mph
4th place - CORI LAWSON, Bib #125, Time 00:25:48.85, Pace 08:18, Speed 7.2mph
5th place - SUNSHINE HALEY, Bib #107, Time 00:25:50.36, Pace 08:19, Speed 7.2mph
6th place - DEBORAH CHADWICK, Bib #117, Time 00:25:54.24, Pace 08:20, Speed 7.2mph
7th place - KATE LAWSON, Bib #126, Time 00:26:23.57, Pace 08:29, Speed 7.1mph
8th place - JOSE GONZALEZ, Bib #119, Time 00:29:01.45, Pace 09:20, Speed 6.4mph
9th place - JOHN BLACK, Bib #124, Time 00:30:51.01, Pace 09:55, Speed 6.0mph
10th place - JIM SAWYER, Bib #132, Time 00:31:59.22, Pace 10:17, Speed 5.8mph
11th place - JON WALK, Bib #130, Time 00:32:18.72, Pace 10:24, Speed 5.8mph
12th place - RANDY COLLARD, Bib #108, Time 00:32:54.34, Pace 10:35, Speed 5.7mph
13th place - EMILY KOONCE, Bib #128, Time 00:33:15.40, Pace 10:42, Speed 5.6mph
14th place - CAYETANO BATRIZ, Bib #123, Time 00:35:18.71, Pace 11:21, Speed 5.3mph
15th place - ANDREA MCELROY, Bib #127, Time 00:35:32.10, Pace 11:26, Speed 5.2mph
16th place - GINA JONES, Bib #129, Time 00:35:49.82, Pace 11:31, Speed 5.2mph
17th place - LORENA GONSALEZ, Bib #118, Time 00:36:34.27, Pace 11:46, Speed 5.1mph
18th place - BENITA COLLARD, Bib #109, Time 00:37:10.59, Pace 11:57, Speed 5.0mph
19th place - AMY STRAIN, Bib #103, Time 00:37:31.12, Pace 12:04, Speed 5.0mph
20th place - MIKE ELSWICK, Bib #102, Time 00:45:40.05, Pace 14:41, Speed 4.1mph
21st place - STEPHANIE ELSWICK, Bib #101, Time 00:45:46.74, Pace 14:44, Speed 4.1mph
22nd place - AMANDA CAMPANIELLO, Bib #105, Time 00:45:47.09, Pace 14:44, Speed 4.1mph
23rd place - BARBARA HARDING, Bib #112, Time 00:52:35.01, Pace 16:55, Speed 3.5mph
24th place - DOTTIE WEST, Bib #113, Time 00:52:35.56, Pace 16:55, Speed 3.5mph
25th place - JOE WEST, Bib #114, Time 00:52:36.13, Pace 16:55, Speed 3.5mph
26th place - COLLEEN DOGGETT, Bib #115, Time 00:55:05.27, Pace 17:43, Speed 3.4mph
27th place - SHATRESA BATES, Bib #131, Time 00:55:32.69, Pace 17:52, Speed 3.4mph
28th place - TRESE BOYD, Bib #122, Time 00:55:32.89, Pace 17:52, Speed 3.4mph
29th place - TINA VAUGHN, Bib #136, Time 00:55:53.46, Pace 17:59, Speed 3.3mph
30th place - NORMAN ISCH, Bib #135, Time 00:55:53.73, Pace 17:59, Speed 3.3mph
31st place - DAVID JACOBS, Bib #116, Time 00:59:58.21, Pace 19:18, Speed 3.1mph
32nd place - DORIS BENNETT, Bib #104, Time 01:07:09.02, Pace 21:36, Speed 2.8mph
33rd place - ZAUNDRA WHITTON, Bib #106, Time 01:07:09.36, Pace 21:36, Speed 2.8mph
