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2011 Independence 5K
Omni Amelia Island Plantation, Saturday, July 2, 2011

Race start
The third annual Independence 5K gets under way at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation.

More than 200 runners and walkers got the Fourth of July weekend off to a flag-waving start at the Independence 5K at Omni Amelia Island Plantation, presented by Vida Fitness. The conditions were humid but the Plantation course was beautiful. Overall winners were Adam Melvin, 28, of Marietta, GA in 17:37, and Jamie Simmons, 33, of Abingdon, VA in 20:25. Here are the official results.

Adam Melvin
Men's overall winner Adam Melvin
Jamie Simmons
Women's overall winner Jamie Simmons

The race also saw a nice turnout of Amelia Island Runners! Here are pictures, with results below! (If you're an AIR member and we missed you in the results, please let us know!) And if you finished the 5K or kids' run, you can probably find yourself in our photo album.

Arnold Altman
Arnold Altman
Scott Berglund
Scott Berglund
David Daigle
David Daigle

Erica Daigle and Jill Staples
Erica Daigle and Jill Staples
Stephen Daigle
Stephen Daigle
James Harrelson
James Harrelson

Christina Hurtsellers
Christina Hurtsellers
James Hurtsellers
James Hurtsellers
Donna McElhaugh
Donna McElhaugh

Bianca Rosado
Bianca Rosado
Joseph McElhaugh
Joseph McElhaugh
Tom Tucker
Tom Tucker

Blain Wade
Blain Wade
Start of kids' fun run
Start of the kids' 1-mile fun run

AIR member results:
Arnold Altman, 62, 31:40, 2nd place age group
Scott Berglund, 38, 25:15
David Daigle, 39, 20:07, 1st place age group
Erica Daigle, 44, 28:07
Stephen Daigle, 14, 28:42
James Harrelson, 75, 36:00, 1st place age group
Christina Hurtsellers, 48, 31:35, 1st place age group
James Hurtsellers, 49, 21:50, 2nd place age group
Donna Mcelhaugh, 42, 26:49
Joseph Mcelhaugh, 46, 22:06
Bianca Rosado, 33, 28:38
Jill Staples, 59, 28:09, 1st place age group
Tom Tucker, 46, 22:04, 3rd place age group
Blain Wade, 40, 41:29