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The Mississippi
Marathon run/walk, 10K run and 5K walk was held on Saturday,
January 15 2005 at the Natchez
Trace Parkway at Clinton, Mississippi.
Dennis Bisnette, Randy Saxon, and I left Laurel at 5:00 a.m.
and picked up Iva Lightsey in Taylorsville before proceeding
to the marathon. This was the warmest temperature that we
have had in the last six years that I have gone to this
event. The temp was about 34 when the race started at 8:00
and a little cooler when the race walkers and a few runners
started at 7:00. After a few instructions from race
director, Jack Ward, we were all off. Leonard Vergunst came
up from the coast to win the marathon. Being from the coast,
Leonard didn't know that we normally wear shirts when it is
this cold, but he warmed up fast enough. Jim George, running
with a stress fracture, slowed down, but still took second
and won the Masters award. Larry Lichnovsky traveled from
Arlington, Texas to win the Grand Masters. Kimberly Whitman
was the first female finisher, Rebecca Wright was the
Masters winner, and Moselle's own Doris Burns won the Grand
Masters. Nathan Tarver and Carly Dessauer were the male and
female winners in the 10K run. Retired English Professor
Nancy Dykes was the first race walker to finish the 5K walk.
Of our quartet from the Pine Belt, Randy Saxon and Iva
Lightsey both placed in their age groups. I don't have many
pictures because I gave my camera to someone before the race
and asked that person to take as many pictures as possible
of the start of the race and of finishers, but that didn't
happen. After the race we had pizza, fruit, soft drinks, and
water. Much thanks to all of the MTC people who worked so
hard to make this marathon a success. See
Complete results
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