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2012 Marathon Race Results
2012 Half Marathon Race Results
2012 5K Race Results
The Sixteenth Annual Museum of Aviation Foundation Marathon, Half Marathon and
5K Run/Walk was held at the Museum of Aviation on Saturday, January 14, 2012. The event,
sponsored by the Museum of Aviation Foundation and the Robins Pacers Running/Walking Club, is one of
the largest marathon races held in Middle Georgia and is part of the 2012 Run & See Georgia Grand
Prix Series. Proceeds from the growing annual event benefit the Museum of Aviation, one of the
largest education-focused aviation museums in the country.
A total of 1,525 people from 29 U.S. states registered for the Museum of Aviation Foundation Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk – a new record. The temperature at the 8:00 am start of the Marathon and Half Marathon races was 27 degrees but the sky was clear and many runners ended up shedding layers, gloves and hats as the morning warmed up.
The fastest person in the longest race was 30-year-old Christopher Reis from Ludlow, Kentucky who completed the 26.2 mile Marathon in 2 hours, 37 minutes and 14 seconds. The fastest female marathoner was Michelle Didion, 43, from Laporte Indiana with a time of 3 hours,18 minutes and 21 seconds. The male and female first place winners in the half marathon were Jonathan Kinsey, a 27-year-old from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Grace Tinkey, 16, of Macon, Georgia. Kinsey did the half in 1 hour, 12 minutes and 35 seconds and Tinkey posted a time of 1 hour, 27 minutes and 5 seconds. Tinkey is one of the top high school runners in the United States.
The largest race pool was 664 runners and walkers registered for the 5K race which started at 8:15 am and took a different but scenic course around Robins Air Force Base. The winner of that race was Martin Bett, 34, from Decatur, Georgia who sprinted the 3.1 miles in 19 minutes and 14 seconds.
The 5K race attracted several families with a total of 36 young runners under the age of 10. The youngest entrants were 4 and 5-year-old sisters Margaret and Mary Woody from Atlanta, Georgia who were escorted around the course by a family member in 52 minutes and 46 seconds.
The elderly also came to test their meddle. A total of 29 men and women over the age of 70 competed in all three races. Seventy-six-year-old Eugene Defronzo came all the way from Cheshire, Connecticut to complete the marathon course in 7 hours, 6 minutes and 11 seconds. Defronzo has now run a total of 483 marathons – 8 in each of the U.S. states. The oldest person to complete a race was 81-year-old Bub Way from Hawkinsville, Georgia, who did the 5K in 53 minutes and 58 seconds.
The Seventeenth Annual Museum of Aviation Foundation Marathon, Half Marathon and
5K Run/Walk will be held at the Museum of Aviation on Saturday, January 19, 2012.
Cash prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place male and female finishers in
each race. First place gets $250, second place $150 and third place $100. Trophies are also awarded
to the overall top three male and female finishers in each race; the overall top three male and female masters in
each race; the top active duty military male and female in the marathon; and the top three finishers in fourteen
different age categories.
Chip timing will be used again this year. Each marathon and half-marathon runner will
receive a medallion with ribbon as they cross the finish line. Patriotic opening ceremonies will be held
in the Century of Flight Hangar and plenty of refreshments are available afterwards.
The start time for the marathon and half marathon is 8:00 am. The 5K Run/Walk will start at
8:15 am. Entry Fees are: 5K Run/Walk - $20; Half Marathon - $40 and Full Marathon - $50. A $5 surcharge
is assessed for registrations after January 7. Race packets may be picked up at the Museum of Aviation
Century of Flight Hangar on race day only between 6:30-7:30 a.m. A picture ID is required at
registration/check-in. Award ceremonies will be held in the Museum's Century of Flight Hangar at
9:30 a.m. for the 5K; 10:45 a.m. for the Half Marathon and 1:00 pm for the Marathon.
No switching races after 6:00 pm on Friday, January 18. For Museum and race information,
call June Lowe or Mary Lynn Harrison at (478) 923-6600 or email MaryLynn.Harrison@museumofaviation.org. Online detailed race
information can be found at http://robinspacers.org or www.museumofaviation.org. Runners can register online at http://active.com. To print a registration form, CLICK HERE. Race Director, John Hunter, can be contacted at (478) 335-3426 or email hunterjh@cox.net.
The Museum of Aviation, located 10 miles east of I-75 Exit 144 in Warner Robins, Georgia
has a collection of over 100 aircraft and missiles and is the home of the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. The
Museum is open every day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day and
after 1:00 pm on Christmas and New Years Eve. |
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