SGFD footrace-winning firefighters Jeff Werner (26:05) and Harlan Honeycutt (29:52) in front of the department's new $400,000 fire truck. Note the hymnbook emblem on the side of the truck. Singers Glen, the birthplace of southern gospel music, is the site where the oldest continually published hymnal was produced. Joseph Funk published his
Harmonica Sacra, a shape-note hymnal, in the first Mennonite printing house, which he established in Singers Glen. He also established a men's singing school here.
The Singers Glen Volunteer Fire Department sponsored this race, the Clay Sellers Memorial 5K (Sellers was a runner and fire fighter who died at age 29) to raise money to fund a college scholarship. This was their first attempt at sponsoring a race, but you'd never have guessed that from the race organization. SGFD volunteers had everything covered: someone at every turn, volunteers covering a half-way point water stop, photography, one of their own (a sheriff) closed the road for the start. This race started, of course, when the fire truck siren blew.
Runners gather near the start up awaiting the cue to line up on the road. Buffy, in orange on the right, has become my nemesis -- having beat me now in two races. As you can tell from the scenery, this was NOT a flat course! About half of it was also on a slippery gravel road; I wore my trail runners for traction and logged a 27:20 time -- an agonizingly slow 9:08 pace, perhaps my slowest yet this year. Other runners commented that course was a challenging one. I will be tallying the results for posting on the SGFD web site, and for the SVTC Club newsletter. A quick glance, however, tells me that most runners' paces were a tad bit slow, reflecting the difficulty of the course. Definitely one I hope to do again next year though: scenery, organization -- even the challenge -- made this another great race.
For more photos and race information, see the Clay Sellers Memorial 5K website at:
SGFD footrace-winning firefighters Jeff Werner (26:05) and Harlan Honeycutt (29:52) in front of the department's new $400,000 fire truck. Note the hymnbook emblem on the side of the truck. Singers Glen, the birthplace of southern gospel music, is the site where the oldest continually published hymnal was produced. Joseph Funk published his Harmonica Sacra, a shape-note hymnal, in the first Mennonite printing house, which he established in Singers Glen. He also established a men's singing school here.
The Singers Glen Volunteer Fire Department sponsored this race, the Clay Sellers Memorial 5K (Sellers was a runner and fire fighter who died at age 29) to raise money to fund a college scholarship. This was their first attempt at sponsoring a race, but you'd never have guessed that from the race organization. SGFD volunteers had everything covered: someone at every turn, volunteers covering a half-way point water stop, photography, one of their own (a sheriff) closed the road for the start. This race started, of course, when the fire truck siren blew. 
Runners gather near the start up awaiting the cue to line up on the road. Buffy, in orange on the right, has become my nemesis -- having beat me now in two races. As you can tell from the scenery, this was NOT a flat course! About half of it was also on a slippery gravel road; I wore my trail runners for traction and logged a 27:20 time -- an agonizingly slow 9:08 pace, perhaps my slowest yet this year. Other runners commented that course was a challenging one. I will be tallying the results for posting on the SGFD web site, and for the SVTC Club newsletter. A quick glance, however, tells me that most runners' paces were a tad bit slow, reflecting the difficulty of the course. Definitely one I hope to do again next year though: scenery, organization -- even the challenge -- made this another great race.
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