Thomasville, Georgia: Stephen Robbins and the Goblet of Roses

Stephen ran in the Thomasville Rose City Run 10K (6.2 Miles) today. He finished first in the 13 and under age group with a time of 43:31. You can view the winners results online at the Thomasville Enterprise Newspaper or see the results of all the runners on the Gulfwinds website. That time was good enough to put him at 38th overall out of 410 runners. He received a Silver Goblet and a rose for winning his age group. The second place kid in his age group finished 98th overall with a time of 49:30 and the third place kid had a time of 53:58. Overall, this group of 13 and under was faster than last year when the winner posted a time of 54:00. Based on the results shown in the newspaper, he would have finished third in the 14-18 year old division.

I had a feeling he would finish between 42-48 minutes given how fast he has run in the 5K's. He is wearing Boy Scout pants. Probably not a runner's preferred pant, but they will certainly do in a pinch. Jacob snapped the following pictures while I videotaped the race in several different places on the route.

Also, check out this article about the race. You will notice that the article mentions a Jessie Close. Y'all may not recognize the name, but I bet most of our family remember who he is. Mr. Close is the black guy we always saw running down Centerville Road every morning on our way to school. He is apparently one of the most successful Rose City Run participants ever. Pretty cool huh.

Check out Jacob's pictures:

The State Farmer's Market was the first mile marker

This is Stephen Robbins and the Goblet of Roses