The fourth annual Ellisville Fest 5K was held on Saturday, October 27 with a little over thirty people participating in the run. After a few instructions from Lee Mitchell, we were off and running. Leonard Vergunst drove up from Ocean Springs to take the overall first place for the second year in a row with a time of 17.10. Close behind him was Jeff Hathorn with a 17.17 to win the Masters male. Phillip Wedgeworth was the Grand Masters winner with a 20.05. The first female finisher was Ginny Dufrene with a 22.50. Delescia Clayton was the female Masters with a 25.31. Robbie Headrick was the female Grand Masters with a 25.35. The first two in the under 18 males were Clint Sasser at 25.30 and Bo Henderson with a 31.01. Justin Bynum was the fourth overall and the only 20-29 year old with a time of 18.43. Mike Boyd and Chad McElvan were the first two in the 30-39 with times of 23.03 and 25.46. Terry Lawhead the third overall finisher and Keith Barrett who was fifth overll were first and second in the 40-49 with times of 18.38 and 19.28. Frank Barrett got first in the 50-59 with a 32.33. In the 60+ age group, Kent Headrick and Thomas Williams were the winners at 27.52 and 32.34. For the females Kelly Marzoni was the 20-29 winner with a time of 31.48. In the 30-39 age females, Kelly Spiers at 23.18 and Ashley mcElvan at 29.25 were the winners. In the 40-49 age group, Delores O'Mary at 28.06 and Janice Cook at 34.42 were the winners. It is interesting to note that in the first six, three are over 50, and the first two are both over 50; and in the first six, only one is under 40. I guess that means that we need more fast young people or that old people are still fast. The one-mile run seemed to be a family affair. Steven Sasser and Ryne Sasser were the first two finishers, and Will Mitchell and John Mitchell were the third and fourth finishers. After the race we enjoyed plenty of fruit and drink. This is a well organized race and more people need to come out and support it next year. If any of the names are misspelled, it can be blamed on me or the person who actually wrote them down.  Thanks to all of the Rotary Club members who worked hard to organize this race. © Phillip Wedgeworth