"I crashed," said Sung Ho Choi.
At the start of the last lap Toska was well ahead, and Sung Ho Choi was about half a minute ahead of Dave Carver. Toska looked unbeatable, but Sung Ho Choi's bunny ears looked a lot perkier than the man wearing them. With two miles to go, Carver started to move up on Sung Ho Choi. Close to the 49-mile mark of the 50-mile race, Canadian Carver passed Sung Ho Choi to move into second. Ferit Toska cruised across the finish line first in 6:34:53, with Dave Carver finishing runner-up in 6:36:28. Sung Ho Choi held on to finish third in 6:39:39. At 8:16:09 the first Tallahassee runner and first woman, Chrissy Coutts, finished the 50 miles, placing fifth overall.
Long before the athletes in the 50 mile had started finishing, the first 50K runners were completing their 31-mile odyssey. Tampa's John Robida won the event by more than two miles--his final lead was longer than most people are prepared to run. Robida's time was 3:44:50. Second place went to Geb Kiros of Tallahassee in 4:02:44. In third place at 4:09:08, Jacksonville runner Ruth Levy was the first female finisher.
There was a ten-hour time limit, so the ultrarunners were all off the course by 5:00 pm, finished or not.. For now the manatees are still at Wakulla Springs, but the ultrarunners are gone and won't be back till next December.
50 Mile
6:34:53 ~ Ferit Toska (M, 33) Gainesville, FL
- 6:36:28 ~ Dave Carver (M, 51) London, ONT
- 6:39:39 ~ Sung Ho Choi (M, 36) Jacksonville, FL
- 8:08:48 ~ Jason Matherne (M, 38) Thibodaux, LA
- 8:16:09 ~ Chrissy Coutts (F, 41) Tallahassee, FL
- 8:22:55 ~ Mike Baker (M, 43) Tallahassee, FL
- 8:40:15 ~ Robert Pepper (M, 47) Dunedin, FL
- 8:43:15 ~ Mike Johnston (M, 22) Oak Harbor, WA
- 9:22:27 ~ Birgit Maier-Katkin (F, 50) Tallahassee, FL
- 9:24:43 ~ Darlene Baltimore (F, 39) College Park, GA
- 9:34:36 ~ Mary Scott (F, 34) Jacksonville, FL
- 9:37:27 ~ Leigh Ceci (F, 48) Tallahassee, FL
- 9:37:27 ~ Beth Miller (F, 48) Mobile, AL
- 9:41:17 ~ James Austin (M, 62) Northville, MI
- 9:41:17 ~ Elaine Stypula (F, 47) Farmington Hills, MI
- 9:43:47 ~ Chuck Knight (M, 51) Albany, GA
- 9:43:47 ~ Terri Lyn Morton (F, 39) Leesburg, GA
- 9:49:40 ~ Heather Shoemaker (F, 27) Alpharetta, GA
Wheelchair 50 Mile
- 5:36:16 ~ James Heath (M, 37) Kingsland, GA
50 Kilometer
3:44:50 ~ John Robida (M, 32) Tampa, FL
- 4:02:44 ~ Geb Kiros (M, 46) Tallahassee, FL
- 4:09:08 ~ Ruth Levy (F, 24) Jacksonville, FL
- 4:11:45 ~ Cole Tessier (M, 29) Tallahassee, FL
- 4:14:35 ~ Andy Roberts (M, 45) Tallahassee, FL
- 4:39:21 ~ Camilo Ordoñez (M, 33) Tallahassee, FL
- 4:39:21 ~ Juan Ordoñez (M, 38) Tallahassee, FL
- 4:40:46 ~ Ettore Aldrovandi (M, 51) Tallahassee, FL
- 4:45:00 ~ Kelsey Kilinski (F, 26) St. Marks, FL
- 4:52:50 ~ Brian Molen (M, 36) Tallahassee, FL
5:00:01 ~ Mauricio Endara (M, 41) Tallahassee, FL
- 5:06:13 ~ Matt Minno (M, 53) Tallahassee, FL
- 5:06:15 ~ Bill Hillison (M, 68) Tallahassee, FL
- 5:06:48 ~ Bess Anderson (F, 57) Tampa, FL
- 5:14:35 ~ Jennifer Shafer (F, 44) Tallahassee, FL
- 5:15:43 ~ Pat Judd (M, 62) Pensacola, FL
- 5:18:01 ~ Nathan Adams (M, 29) Tallahassee, FL
- 5:18:18 ~ Ramon Ferrer (M, 32) New York, NY
- 5:18:22 ~ George Lockhart (M, 50) Sugar Hill, GA
- 5:19:29 ~ John Hingst (M, 49) Callahan, FL
- 5:20:24 ~ John Leighton (M, 52) Newark, OH
- 5:21:02 ~ Scott James (M, 47) Thomasville, GA
- 5:26:26 ~ Mason Vance (M, 41) Tallahassee, FL
- 5:26:48 ~ Bill Hoffman (M, 57) Tampa, FL
- 5:29:55 ~ Donna Pepper (F, 40) Dunedin, FL
- 5:34:03 ~ James O'Donnell (M, 24) Sarasota, FL
- 5:38:40 ~ Cory DeLamater (F, 40) Athens, GA
- 5:38:55 ~ Mike Burns (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL
- 5:43:33 ~ Ithel Jones (M, 58) Tallahassee, FL
- 5:46:40 ~ Jessica McCaskill (F, 32) Palm Bay, FL
- 5:46:40 ~ Joan Meadows (F, 53) Malabar, FL
- 5:46:46 ~ Kim Nusbaum (F, 51) Navarre, FL
- 5:51:20 ~ Jeremy Kirch (M, 30) Jacksonville, FL
- 5:52:12 ~ Maria Matheu (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
- 5:58:22 ~ Gary Cato (M, 56) Bainbridge, GA
- 6:00:01 ~ Karima Anderson (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
- 6:04:13 ~ Jean-Philippe DeRycker (F, 47) Jacksonville, FL
- 6:07:41 ~ Susan Haag (F, 46) Jacksonville, FL
- 6:11:04 ~ Michael Oates (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
- 6:14:08 ~ Scott Blaser (M, 50) Oviedo, FL
- 6:17:06 ~ Bruce Hall (M, 44) Dothan, AL
- 6:17:30 ~ Sushma Manandhar (F, 41) Jacksonville, FL
- 6:20:30 ~ Pam Waller (F, 50) Tallahassee, FL
- 6:24:45 ~ Liz Brabston (F, 29) Jacksonville, FL
- 6:27:00 ~ Lisa Cox (F, 47) Tallahassee, FL
- 6:27:22 ~ Vicky Verano (F, 48) Tallahassee, FL
- 6:31:40 ~ Dana Stetson (M, 56) Tallahassee, FL
- 6:39:23 ~ Leisa Eastman (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
- 6:42:35 ~ Keith Berry (M, 56) Tallahassee, FL
- 6:43:06 ~ Carlos Zapata (M, 67) Tallahassee, FL
- 6:46:08 ~ Elizabeth Stupi (F, 28) Tallahassee, FL
- 6:50:13 ~ Michael Williams (M, 36) Orange Park, FL
- 6:51:28 ~ Jennifer Kissler (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
- 6:57:12 ~ Donald Vanoteghem (M, 58) Leesburg, GA
- 7:00:56 ~ Eric Dueno (M, 44) Havana, FL
- 7:01:05 ~ Tracy Kusmierz (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
- 7:01:24 ~ Gary Parsons (M, 54) Tallahassee, FL
- 7:02:45 ~ Natalie Radford (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
- 7:09:33 ~ Lisa McAnally (F, 50) Tallahassee, FL
- 7:11:40 ~ Mark Priddy (M, 57) Tallahassee, FL
- 7:12:12 ~ Marsha White (F, 65) Gainesville, FL
- 7:12:40 ~ Nicholas Mazza (M, 64) Tallahassee, FL
- 7:23:54 ~ Vicki Sue Merry (F, 55) Cantonment, FL
- 7:26:46 ~ Kathleen Wheeler (F, 51) St. Petersburg, FL
- 7:52:33 ~ Mellody Hughes (F, 49) DeFuniak Springs, FL
- 8:10:08 ~ Evelyn Smith (F, 52) Rockford, IL
Links
- Complete results of the 2012 Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2012/TUDC%202012.asp
- More photos of the 2011 Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic (Part 1)
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10102549881154573.3432289.5215641&l=e8602b3542
- More photos of the 2011 Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic (Part 2)
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10102552156734293.3432617.5215641&l=5cf03251b4
- Fred Deckert's photos of the 2012 Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic
https://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Ultra_12
- David Henry's photos of the 2012 Tallahassee Ultradistance Classic
https://plus.google.com/photos/106737819232127858315/albums/5819694568233043585
- 2011 story, "Testing limits at the 2011 Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/12/tudc-2011.html
- 2010 story, "The tradition of the long run goes on at the Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/12/tudc-2010.html
- Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic
http://www.tallahasseeultra.com/
- Find upcoming races at more civilized distances in the Tallahassee region
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
Epic! These are the races that will make you humble if a marathon doesn't.
ReplyDeletesay that again. Great race report. What an excellent day.
ReplyDeleteIt's always perfect weather for the Tallahassee Ultradistance Classic! Well, unless you count the time a few years ago when it was pouring rain and below 40 degrees, but then you'd just be nitpicking.
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