Caldwell and Parris Victorious at Benson OctoberFast 5K

Alison Parris and Chris Caldwell.

ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Chris Caldwell and Alison Parris both ran to wins in the 8th Annual Benson OctoberFast Twilight 5K in Greer, SC. Caldwell took the lead early and ran just under 5-minute-per-mile pace to win the event with a time of 15:29. Parris was never challenged after a quick start and finished in 17:02, which is most likely the course record (pending further historical review). Both athletes took home cash awards in addition to the German flag awards representing the Octoberfest theme. 

GTC-ELITE is sponsored by ASICS, the 42-year old Greenville Track Club, Performance Therapy, Greenville Health System's North Greenville Hospital, ScanSource, Soleus Running Watches, Boston Bill Sunglasses, The TD Bank Foundation, The Kroc Center, Carolina Spine and Rehab, ElliptiGO, the Bare Minimum Track Club and generous individual contributors.