Vince Molosky posted a 27:18 on the streets of Southwood to win the 8K at the second annual Doggie Dash on Saturday morning, March 17. Molosky crossed the finish line about 100 yards ahead of the runner up, Nate Kaiser, who ran 27:38. Maclay School track coach Gary Droze was the first master runner, third overall in 28:09. The first female finisher was Katie Showman at 32:20, while a 33:19 earned the female master title for Mary Anne Grayson of Thomasville.
It was the Florida Department of Corrections Foundation's second year of hosting the Doggie Dash, but last year the race had been 5K. This time around the feature race was eight kilometers, just a sliver short of five miles. The runners lined up near Southwood's Central Park for a 9:00 am race, then waited till almost 9:20 for the command to start. Maybe the delay had made Molosky impatient, because he wasted no time in going to the front. Halfway through the first mile Molosky was already running well head of the field as the athletes ran west on Shumard Oaks Blvd. Before the runners had gone two miles Molosky was half a minute up on his nearest pursuers, Droze and Kaiser. Kaiser dropped Droze on the third mile to take sole possession of second place, but Molosky continued to pull away, building up a margin of nearly a minute. Kaiser began to close the gap on the last mile, but Molosky was too far ahead to catch. At the finish line back in the Central Park, it was Molosky over Kaiser, 27:18 to 27:38.
No one in the women's field was closing in on Katie Showman at the end of the race. Showman led the entire way, while Kelly Stevens and Mary Anne Grayson fought for the runner-up spot. Grayson led Stevens with half a mile to go, but only by five seconds. Showman ran 32:20 for the women's title, but Stevens caught Grayson to take the second spot, 33:12 to 33:19.Top Ten Men, 2012 Doggie Dash 8K
27:18 ~ Vince Molosky- 27:38 ~ Nate Kaiser
- 28:09 ~ Gary Droze
- 28:44 ~ Roger Schmidt
- 28:46 ~ Jay Wallace
- 29:28 ~ Tony Guillen
- 30:35 ~ Sean Hudson
- 30:36 ~ Michael Martinez
- 30:58 ~ Brian Molen
- 31:04 ~ Mickey Moore
Top Ten Women, 2012 Doggie Dash 5K
32:20 ~ Katie Showman- 33:12 ~ Kelly Stevens
- 33:19 ~ Mary Anne Grayson
- 34:35 ~ Kristine Cox
- 36:09 ~ Angela Wable
- 36:39 ~ Paula O' Neill
- 37:21 ~ Nancy Stedman
- 37:54 ~ Juanita Chalmers
- 38:07 ~ Kim Curran
- 38:36 ~ Jessica Parker
The 8K was an addition to the slate of races at the Doggie Dash rather than a replacement for the 5K. 272 runners finished the 8K while over 300 athletes contested the 5K. The entries in the shorter race were led by Brookwood School's Stephen Robbins, taking a break from the high school track season to post a 17:27 win. Close on Robbins' heels, FSU graduate student Lindsay Zeiler ran 17:32 to finish second overall and take the women's title. Defending women's champ Sheryl Rosen was third overall in 18:14.Top Ten Men, 2012 Doggie Dash 5K
17:27 ~ Stephen Robbins- 19:32 ~ Christopher Cobb
- 19:36 ~ Luke Liles
- 19:47 ~ Phillip Wilbourn
- 19:53 ~ James Dodson
- 20:11 ~ Jonathan Albright
- 20:16 ~ Mike Weyant
- 21:27 ~ Alan Pearson
- 21:27 ~ Wyatt Brooks
- 22:36 ~ Randall Kelley
Top Ten Women, 2012 Doggie Dash 5K
17:32 ~ Lindsay Zeiler- 18:14 ~ Sheryl Rosen
- 21:21 ~ Alicia York
- 21:51 ~ Ashley Daily
- 21:55 ~ Kaitlin Wallace
- 22:27 ~ Vicky Droze
- 23:03 ~ Alexandra Wallace
- 23:04 ~ Emily Molen
- 23:49 ~ Karen Jumonville
- 24:50 ~ Jennifer Shafer
Links
- Complete results of the 2012 Doggie Dash at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2012/Doggie%20Dash%202012.asp - More photos of the 2012 Doggie Dash (Part 1)
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101660850329473.3304592.5215641&l=362dc9ce5e - More photos of the 2012 Doggie Dash (Part 2)
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101663433647483.3305066.5215641&l=fcb3e80a77 - Fred Deckert's photos of the 2012 Doggie Dash
https://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Doggie12 - 2011 story, "Hudson and Rosen lose their way but not the race at Doggie Dash 5K"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/03/doggie-2011.html
Thanks for this write-up, Herb. I was sorry to miss the race! 20 minute delays are no fun for anyone but it was all for a good cause so hopefully everyone stayed in good spirits!!
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