No one could use the weather for an excuse on 11 December 2010, because it was all but perfect Saturday morning for running; cool, clear, and calm. St. Petersburg's Cameron Wheeler took advantage of the conditions and ran to a 3:28:17 win in the 50K. The 50K has to be quite a change of gears for 17-year-old Wheeler, who was running 5K high school cross-country races a month earlier. In 2009 Wheeler had led the 50K most of the way but ended up losing by 15 seconds; this year he won by over nine minutes over runner-up and first master, Thomas Dever (3:37:45). Tallahassee's Allison Eagen crossed the line third as the first woman in 3:39:53. Nancy Stedman was the first woman master to finish, placing sixth overall in 4:24:54.
15 athletes completed the 50-mile event and 48 finished the 50-kilometer run. Five of the 50K finishers were entries in the 50 mile who were game enough for 50 kilometers, but just didn't have 80.47 kilometers in them on Saturday. Maybe next year? The Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic will surely be back on the second Saturday in December in 2011. Mark your calendars.
5o Kilometer
Cameron Wheeler (M, 17) 3:28:17
- Thomas Dever (M, 53) 3:37:45
- Allison Eagen (F, 31) 3:39:53
- Joe Burgasser (M, 72) 4:19:59
- Cory Gerbrandt (M, 33) 4:22:22
- Nancy Stedman (F, 48) 4:24:54
- Matt Minno (M, 51) 4:32:13
- Doug Cassiday (M, 44) 4:39:13
- Eric Scott (M, 46) 4:41:00
- Nicholas D'Amico (M, 24) 4:41:57
- Stephanie Stout (F, 26) 4:41:58
- David Duey (M, 51) 4:42:17
- Steve Barraco (M, 55) 4:45:04
- Bud Fennema (M, 55) 5:00:44
- Robert Pope (M, 70) 5:05:28
- Mary Scott (F, 32) 5:10:53
- Joe Edgecombe (M, 61) 5:14:07
- Pat Judd (M, 60) 5:14:23
- Al Barker (M, 65) 5:14:37
- Scott Ludwig (M, 56) 5:14:37
- Jeanine Newcomb (F, 52) 5:18:27
- Jon Wilson (M, 65) 5:18:27
- Trey Brush (M, 39) 5:20:54
- Beth Alexander (F, 46) 5:24:20
- Ithel Jones (M, 56) 5:38:02
- Bess Anderson (F, 55) 5:38:20
- Bill Hoffman (M, 55) 5:38:23
- Anna Reschar (F, 48) 5:38:28
- Leigh Ceci (F, 46) 5:41:18
- Beth Miller (F, 46) 5:41:18
- Keith Berry (M, 54) 5:43:31
- Moraima Rodriguez (F, 47) 5:44:09
- Lisa Cox (F, 45) 5:55:18
- Gordon Cherr (M, 61) 6:02:10
- Gordon Hawkins (M, 61) 6:07:23
- Sandra Canada (F, 48) 6:09:23
- Dale Pearson (M, 47) 6:09:34
- Birgit Maier-Katkin (F, 48) 6:09:52
- Jim Emig (M, 64) 6:09:57
- Dana Stetson (M, 53) 6:11:13
- Steven Strait (M, 69) 6:17:03
- Ashley Sickles (F, 22) 6:43:14
- Tina Herring (F, 43) 6:54:13
- Valarie Fountain (F, 42) 6:54:17
- Kathleen Wheeler (F, 49) 7:02:49
- Jose Rodriguez (M, 40) 7:06:40
- Marsha White (F, 63) 7:06:40
- Melody Hughes (F, 47) 7:27:09
50 Mile
- Dann Fisher (M, 47) 6:26:07
- Joe Fejes (M, 44) 6:44:01
- Amy Costa (F, 46) 7:33:52
- Vince Molosky (M, 31) 7:36:06
- Susan Lance (F, 50) 7:53:42
- Keith Gates (M, 29) 8:03:36
- David Ashmore (M, 25) 8:10:05
- Scott Barloga (M, 42) 8:16:13
Desiree Sant (F, 31) 8:30:53
- Michael Melton (M, 53) 8:34:46
- Josh Morris (M, 23) 8:50:46
- Richard Westbrook (M, 63) 8:59:55
- Louis Pitts (M, 47) 9:08:41
- Mallory Harlow (F, 24) 9:17:56
- Elizabeth Stupi (F, 26) 9:30:54
Links:
- Photos of the 2010 Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3045334&id=5215641&l=e692205ee5 - Fred Deckert's photos of the 2010 Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic
http://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Ultra_10 - Cole Tessier's photos of the 2010 Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3045429&id=5217230&l=455406ec21 - Complete results of the 2010 Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2010/tudc_50_2010.htm - The Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic
http://www.tallahasseeultra.com/
Excellent writeup, Herb! You managed to fit in a lot of history in a few words...very enjoyable read!
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judy
Thank you! For anyone interested in the sometimes sordid history of the Victoria Very Long Distance runners, I can recommend Peter Lovesey's novel Wobble to Death. This is one of Lovesey's 'Sergeant Cribb' mysteries. Lovesey was an historian of athletics, and it shows in the background of this novel.
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Great recap! I dropped out at 36.4 miles but has a great time. Here's my personal recap: http://healthyashley.blogspot.com/2010/12/tallahassee-50-race-recap-or-364-miles.html
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing that, Ashley!
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I Did the 50 mile as my first Ultra, I had great time and loved the race. I look forward to doing this race again.
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