Phillip will send you the official report and pictures for the "Pearl Day 5K".  I'm just going to make some additional comments.

We had a great time in the Pearl Day 5K. Since the race started at 7:30am, we
had nice conditions during the event, sunny sky and temperatures in the 70's.
The Pine Belt Pacers were represented by Phillip Wedgeworth, Ray Martin, Becky
and Hollie Ryder, Nestor Raul Anzola, and Larry Sykes. Everyone ran or walked
great and enjoyed eating watermelons, cookies, bananas, and Gatorade after the
race.

See complete results on the MSTC site. In the 5K run, Phillip placed first in his age category; Ray ran very well today, but he was in the toughest age group (45-49).  Becky got the trophy for the top GrandMasters.  Larry Sykes was the winner of the 5K walk in 31:01.  I finished second, 8 seconds behind Larry and got the award for first place in the Masters category. Hollie placed first in his age group in the 5K Walk. If the measure of the course was right, I got a new PR for the distance (31:10!) breaking the previous one for more than one minute (?). See you in the Watermelon Classic on July the Fourth! © Pijume Diwesi
 
The Pearl Day 5K run/walk was held on Saturday, June 25 with one of the smaller crowds for a Mississippi Track Club event; however, the fast guys showed up and ran well. This race started at 7:30 which made for cooler conditions than the usual 8:00 start. After a few instructions from race director, Jack Ward, we were off. Scott Pulliam took the early lead, but he couldn't hold it. The race came down to the last tenth of a mile when Lloyd Gray took control and won by eight seconds over forty-one year old Mike Thrailkill, who was the Masters winner. Yolanda Brown, who has improved greatly lately, was the female winner. Miriam Allred was the female Masters winner. Al Waddell and Becky Ryder took the Grand Masters honors. Larry Sykes and Donna Gonzales were the winners in the race walk. Nestor Anzola and Elizabeth Howard were the Masters winners in the race walk, and Jim Myrick and Martha Keenum were the Grand Masters winners. The Pine Belt Pacers were well represented. In addition to Nestor and Becky, Phillip Wedgeworth got first in his age group and Holly Ryder won his age group in the race walk. Ray Martin did well, but he ran in probably the toughest age group at this race. After the race everyone enjoyed watermelon, soft drinks, cookies, and fruit. The door prizes were also very good. Thanks to the MTC for putting on this quality race. The next MTC event is the Watermelon Classic on July 4. It is also a 7:30 start and usually about 700 people show up to run in the heat and hills. © Phillip Wedgeworth.


Overall Winners Yolanda Brown and Lloyd Gray


Phillip Wedgeworth was first in his age group


Grand Masters Winners Becky Ryder and Al Waddell


Masters Winners Miriam Allred and Mike Thrailkill


A group of seminude runners with their awards


Ray Martin ran well


Winning Race Walkers Donna Gonzales and Larry Sykes


Masters Winners in the Race Walk Elizabeth Howard and Nestor Anzola


Grand Masters Race Walkers Martha Keenum and Jim Myrick


Becky and Holly after the race


Nestor checks out future races


One Mile Winners