David Altmaier was the first to finish Tallahassee's 13th annual Sundberg Memorial 5K, running 17:05 for the 3.1-mile race through Maclay Gardens State Park on Saturday, 22 October 2011. Runner-up and fastest master finisher Carl Nordhielm finished nearly 200 meters behind Altmaier in 17:47. The first female finisher was Tallahassee schoolteacher Lisa Johnson, who placed sixth overall in 18:49, just eleven seconds shy of the women's record for the Sundberg 5K. For the third year in a row, defending champion Nancy Stedman was the first woman master, this time placing 30th overall in 22:22.
Over the years there has been a proliferation of races on the Maclay Gardens course. This year alone, in addition to the Sundberg 5K, the Marzuq Shrine Mothers Day 5K was run in Maclay, as was the Fallen Heroes 5K and the running portion of the Red Hills Triathlon. The Halloween Hustle 5K is scheduled in the Gardens just seven days after the Sundberg on October 29. The Sundberg, though, is senior to all those races, having been run in Maclay since 1999--far enough back that the course had to be changed when the park entrance was re-aligned several years ago. And the race memorializes Alan C. Sundberg, who worked at Maclay Gardens State Park. Maclay is more than just a convenient venue for the Sundberg 5K.
As always, the race started in the Lake Hall recreation area. Altmaier dashed away from the lake ahead of the field, chased by Raa Middle School cross-country runners Evan Francis and James Dodson. A kilometer into the race, though, Francis and Dodson had fallen back. Master runners Carl Nordhielm, Tony Guillen, and Myles Gibson were leading the pursuit of Altmaier. Nordhielm and Guillen dropped Gibson on the trail section in the middle of the race. With a kilometer to go they were no threat to Altmaier but there were still master honors to fight over. While Altmaier went on to a 17:05 win, Nordhielm pulled away from Guillen to take the master title, 17:47 to 18:02. Gibson held on to fourth, holding off Cole Tessier 18:40 to 18:47.
Lisa Johnson led the women from wire to wire, running eleven seconds faster than her winning time seven days earlier in the Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm 5K. Women's runner-up Brandi Campbell was almost 400 meters back in 20:21. 2011 Sickle Cell 5K champion Tiffany Barz was the third woman finisher, placing 23rd in 21:09. After winning the women's division in 2010, Nancy Stedman was the fourth woman finisher in 22:22, and had to be content with finishing as the first woman master for the third straight year.184 athlete finished the 2011 Sundberg 5K. The race benefits the Florida Skin Cancer Foundation.
Top Ten Men, 2011 Sundberg Memorial 5K
17:05 ~ David Altmaier (M, 29) Tallahassee, FL- 17:47 ~ Carl Nordhielm (M, 49) Tallahassee, FL
- 18:02 ~ Tony Guillen (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
- 18:40 ~ Myles Gibson (M, 45) Donalsonville, GA
- 18:47 ~ Cole Tessier (M, 28) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:23 ~ Steve Griffin (M, 28)
- 19:27 ~ Juan Ordoñez (M, 37) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:29 ~ Mike LaBossiere (M, 45) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:38 ~ Evan Francis (M, 14) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:40 ~ Zach Weston (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
Top Ten Women, 2011 Sundberg Memorial 5K- 18:49 ~ Lisa Johnson (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
- 20:21 ~ Brandi Campbell (F, 36) Tallahassee, FL
- 21:09 ~ Tiffany Barz (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL
- 22:22 ~ Nancy Stedman (F, 49) Tallahassee, FL
- 22:57 ~ Abby Griffin (F, 28)
- 24:03 ~ Dolly Ubriani (F, 28) Tallahassee, FL
- 24:32 ~ Mary Gorham-Rowan (F, 45)
- 24:40 ~ Stephanie Lievense (F, 21)
- 24:50 ~ Sandra Canada (F, 48) Woodville, FL
- 25:26 ~ Marena Benoit (F, 12)
| Alan C. Sundberg Memorial 5K Champions, 1999 - 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women |
| 23 October 1999 | Dwayne Maddron (18:12) | Betty Lewis (21:33) |
| 2000 | ||
| 27 October 2001 | Wade Brett (16:21) | Angela Dempsey (20:45) |
| 19 October 2002 | Mike LaBossiere (19:40) | Angela Dempsey (20:54) |
| 25 October 2003 | Matt Ertl (18:12) | Seeley Lovett (19:53) |
| 30 October 2004 | Shawn Patterson (16:18) | Seeley Lovett (20:11) |
| 29 October 2005 | Jay Wallace (17:03) | Allison Eagen (20:01) |
| 28 October 2006 | Gary Droze (17:11) | Christina Woytalewicz (18:38) |
| 27 October 2007 | Joe Franklin (16:21) | Seeley Lovett (19:11) |
| 25 October 2008 | Chris Lake (16:02) | Angela Dempsey (21:22) |
| 24 October 2009 | Steve Mucchetti (16:57) | Kara Taylor (18:38) |
| 23 October 2010 | Jay Smith (20:02) | Nancy Stedman (22:13) |
| 22 October 2011 | David Altmaier (17:05) | Lisa Johnson (18:49) |
Links
- Complete results of the 2011 Sundberg Memorial 5K at gulfwinds.org
http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2011/Sundberg%202011.html
- More photos of the 2011 Sundberg Memorial 5K
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101102597702213.3225062.5215641&l=a207eb5b79
- Fred Deckert's photos of the 2011 Sundberg Memorial 5K
https://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Sundberg11
- 2010 story, "Jay Smith and Nancy Stedman take the 2010 Sundberg titles"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/10/sundberg-2010.html
- 2009 race story, "Mucchetti and Taylor grab wins at 2009 Sundberg 5K"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/10/mucchetti-and-taylor-grab-wins-at-2009.html
- Find your next race on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
Could the conditions have been any better? I don't think so. Great recap Herb enjoyed reading how the race unfolded as well as the races within the race; if that makes any sense.
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