I won't say that Bradley's Store Country Fun Days is the worst time to get a sausage dog, because I'm a member of the cult that believes that there isn't a bad time for a sausage dog. Let's just say that the Country Fun Days festival is the least convenient time to get a sausage dog. Instead of the usual core group of sausage dog lovers, thousands who ordinarily have no interest in smoked sausage descend on Bradley's Country Store during the festival. Since 2009, those hordes have included the athletes in the Marzuq Shrine's Bradley's Country Fun Days 5K.There were 83 in that group of runners on 19 November 2011, led by Tallahassee master runner Joel Piotrowski. Piotrowski crossed the finish line of the 3.1-mile race in 18:00, just a step or two ahead of the 18:03 posted by runner-up Hunter Scott of the Lincoln High School cross-country team. Cole Tessier, the defending champion in the race, was third in 19:03.
Eleven-year-old Grace Jackson, a middle-school cross-country runner at Cornerstone Learning Community, was the first female finisher in the 5K, placing 17th overall in 23:27. A few seconds back in 23:33, Sandra Canada was the second woman finisher and first woman master, taking 18th overall.
| Bradley's Country Fun Days 5K winners, 2009-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women |
| 21 NOV 2009 | 19:51, Garth Gumme | 26:04, Sarrah Troncoso |
| 20 NOV 2010 | 19:07, Cole Tessier | 19:15, Stephanie Liles-Weyant |
| 19 NOV 2011 | 18:00, Joel Piotrowski | 23:27, Grace Jackson |
Top Ten Men- 18:00 ~ Joel Piotrowski (M, 43) Tallahassee, FL
- 18:03 ~ Hunter Scott (M, 15)
- 19:03 ~ Cole Tessier (M, 28)
- 20:14 ~ Camilio Ordonez (M, 32)
- 20:17 ~ David Harrell (M, 26)
- 20:28 ~ Mike Shank (M, 43)
- 20:59 ~ Duane Evans (M, 44)
- 21:01 ~ Chuck Davis (M, 50)
- 21:39 ~ Rob McNeely (M, 52)
- 21:55 ~ Wayne Thumm (M, 39)
Top Ten Women
23:27 ~ Grace Jackson (F, 11)- 23:33 ~ Sandra Canada (F, 49)
- 24:48 ~ Kate McCabe (F, 26)
- 26:15 ~ Beth Alexander (F, 47)
- 26:32 ~ Jana Davis (F, 41)
- 26:33 ~ Lori Westphal (F, 41)
- 26:53 ~ Sarah Criser (F, 24)
- 27:15 ~ Janila Allen (F, ??)
- 27:27 ~ Melissa Zapata (F, 32)
- 28:09 ~ Allison Aubuchan (F, 29)
Links
- Complete results of the 2011 Bradley's Country Fun Days 5K at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2011/marzuq_bradleys_2011.html - Fred Deckert's photos of the 2011 Bradley's Country Fun Days 5K
https://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/MarzuqBradley11 - 2010 story, "Tessier, Liles-Weyant spoil everyone else's fun at Bradley's Country 5K"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/11/bradleys-2010.html - Upcoming races, fun and otherwise, in the Tallahassee region
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
Thanks Herb for the race summary. I really love the Bradley's area. It really is "old florida" up that way.
ReplyDeleteCole,
ReplyDeleteYou should have seen it before they paved the southern two miles of Old Centerville! The clay roads are disappearing, along with many of the landmarks that contributed to their character.
Herb.