Irvine, Bahm top 15th annual Milltown runners

Bogalusa Mayor Charles Mizell fires the shotgun to start
the annual Milltown Classic 5k walk/run at Cassidy Park
Saturday morning. The race is sponsored by the Bogalusa Rotary Club.
(Photo by John H. Walker)

Tim Irvine and Faith Bahm took top spots overall in the men's and women's divisions of the 15th annual Milltown Classic 5k Walk/Run at Cassidy Park. The Bogalusa Rotary Club-sponsored event drew a field of 38.

The 42-year-old Irvine won the overall crown in a tight, 11-second win over 18-year-old Paul Dauterine. Irvine finished in 17 minutes, 46 seconds while Dauterine crossed the finish line in 17:56.

Bahm, who was the top female competitor, finished ninth overall with a time of 27:58.

Saturday's Classic came out of the blocks about three months later than its normal MCCA parade day start. That, and the anticipated warm weather, raised some question in regards to the size of the field.

While race coordinator Brad Lewis said he didn't know if the weather would impact the field or not, he said the range of entrants in recent years had ranged from 30 to 60 — which placed Saturday's field of 38 in the normal range.

"It's about an average field," Lewis said.


Bogalusa Mayor Charles Mizell fired the shotgun to start the race. "It's good to see these folks, both our local residents as well as our out-of-town visitors, come to Bogalusa," he said.

Saturday's race results include:

Order of Finish (name, age, time)

1. Tim Irvine, 42, 17 minutes, 45 seconds
2. Paul Dauterine, 18, 17:56
3. Ru Oswald, 15, 20:05
4. 4. Julio Chicas, 36, 22:18
5. William J. Burris, 61, 22:32
6. Fred Oswald, 48, 23:25
7. Braxton Lee, 13, 24:15
8. Denver Young, 32, 24:45
9. Faith Bahm, 53, 27:58
10. Maximo Flores, 17, 28:11
11. Katie Breland, 24, 28:16
12. Joe Tosterud, 63, 28:50
13. Jennifer Pope, 38, 29:02
14. Clay Norwood, 33, 29:12
15. Gary Rushing, 64, 29:47
16. Michele Lyons, 32, 31:21
17. Cindy Allen, 48, 31:34
18. Mark Kellar, 44, 32:14
19. Mignon Kellar, 43, 32:51
20. Susie Pittman, 39, 34:34
21. Mitou LeMaire, 38, 34:99
22. Julie Miller, 43, 35:44
23. Cheryl Bergeron, 49, 36:48
24. Lisa Stewart, 33, 37:41
25. Madison Pope, 12, 37:46
26. John Clayton, 49, 41:24

Age group finishers

Overall

Male

1. Tim Irvine
2. Paul Dauterine
3. Ru Oswald

Female

1. Faith Bahm
2. Katie Breland
3. Jennifer Pope

Age 1-12

Female

1. Madison Pope

Age 13-18

Male

1. Braxton Lee
2. Maximo Flores

Age 30-34

Male

1. Denver Young
2. Clay Norwood

Female

1. Michele Lyons
2. Lisa Stewart

Age 35-39

Male

1. Julio Chicas

Female

1. Susie Pittman
2. Mitou LeMaire

Age 40-44

Male

1. Mark Kellar

Female

1. Mignon Kellar
2. Julie Miller

Age 45-49

Male

1. Fred Oswald
2. John Clayton

Female

1. Cindy Allen
2. Cheryl Bergeron

Age 60-69

Male

1. Judge William Burris
2. Joe Tosterud
3. Gary Rushing

Walkers

Male

1. Stephen Tosterud

Female

1. Linda Inabnitt
2. Melin Lester

Bogalusa dentist Dr. Mitou Lemaire, second from left, and friends
sign in and collect their T-shirts at Saturday's Milltown Classic.
(Photo by John H. Walker)

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Milltown Classic set for delayed run

(Updated Monday, May 23, 9:27 a.m.)

Without a doubt, Saturday's Milltown Classic scheduled for an 8 a.m. start on Willis Avenue in front of Cassidy Park, will be one of — if not the — warmest race on record.

That's because the 5k walk/run, sponsored by the Bogalusa Rotary Club, has been a start-of-the-day fixture for MCCA Saturday, getting things under way in either February or March, when the weather is much cooler than Memorial Day weekend.

Saturday's race forecast is for 70 degrees and high humidity following the forecast of rain on Friday. That's in contrast to 30 degrees a year ago but not far off from 64 degrees in 2008.

The norm for the race is about 60 entrants, and race coordinator Brad Lewis has high hopes for good weather and a good field of entrants.

Lewis said Monday morning he didn't expect the weather conditions to have a negative impact on the race, but still didn't have a feel for how big the field might be.

"Most years we have between 50 and 100 participants," he said.
Activities will get under way with registration at 6:30 a.m. with the race to follow at 8. The pre-race day registration deadline is Wednesday. For more information, contact Lewis at rbl@bradlewislaw.com or call 735-9003.

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