Venturing onto ground usually reserved for aircraft, over 200 runners stampeded over the 7,000-foot runway of Tallahassee Regional Airport on Saturday morning, 13 April 2013. By the time the runway was open to aviation again, Tallahassee master runner Michael Martinez had won the Race The Runway 5K, finishing the 3.1 miles in 18:36. Renee Cox of Tallahassee was the first female finisher, placing eighth overall in 21:03.
The race started and finished from the airport's North Ramp, from where the runners headed toward the north end of the runway. Jasen Fulghum went to the front, closely followed by Michael Martinez and Austin Todd, with the rest of the field stretched out behind the three leaders. By the end of the first mile, where the race reached the end of the runway, Fulghum had fallen off the pace, dropping out of contention. Martinez was in the lead now, with Todd in his wake. With their next 7,000 feet of running in clear view, Martinez and Todd started South.
Nearing the end of the long straightaway, Martinez opened a gap on Todd. By the time they reached the south end of the runway, Martinez was 12 seconds ahead and widening his lead as he headed back toward the north ramp and the finish line. In the end, the race was Martinez's, triumphing over Todd 18:36 to 19:06. Jasen Fulghum held on to third place, finishing in 19:25. Behind Fulghum, Gabe Hutchins and Reikan Lin had fought for position most of the race, but in the end it was Wakulla High's Hutchins who took fourth in 19:43, with Lin fifth in 20:08.
Renee Cox led the women's field the entire race, and her 21:03 put her almost 200 meters ahead of women's runner-up Shannon Colavecchio. Colavecchio finished the race 12th overall in 21:55. Beth Culley was the third woman finisher and first woman master, placing 15th overall in 22:53.
The Race The Runway 5K was put on by Honor Flight Tallahassee, a chapter of the Honor Flight Network. The organization's mission is to take every World War II veteran who is capable of going and has not seen it, to see the national World War II Memorial at no cost to the veteran.
Top Ten Males
- 18:36 ~ Michael Martinez (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:06 ~ Austin Todd (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:25 ~ Jasen Fulghum (M, 29) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:43 ~ Gabe Hutchins (M, 16) Crawfordville, FL
- 20:08 ~ Reikan Lin (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
- 20:28 ~ Alex Brickler (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
- 20:31 ~ Erik Wickstrum (M, 35) Tallahassee, FL
- 21:11 ~ Tom Pescatore (M, 46) Tallahassee, FL
- 21:49 ~ Chris Akin (M, 31)
- 21:55 ~ Eric Dueno (M, 45) Havana, FL
Top Ten Females
- 21:03 ~ Renee Cox (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL
- 21:55 ~ Shannon Colavecchio (F, 35) Tallahassee, FL
- 22:53 ~ Beth Culley (F, 48) Tallahassee, FL
- 23:03 ~ Sandy Holt (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
- 23:30 ~ Gemma Douglas (F, 24)
- 23:30 ~ Martha Bademan (F, 28) Tallahassee, FL
- 24:04 ~ Emily Culley (F, 12) Tallahassee, FL
- 24:23 ~ Shelby Augustniak (F, 37) Tallahassee, FL
- 24:45 ~ Megan Long (F, 26) Cottondale, FL
- 24:46 ~ Sandra Canada (F, 50) Woodville, FL
Links
- Complete results of the 2013 Race The Runway 5K at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2013/Race%20the%20Runway%202013.asp
- More photos of the 2013 Race The Runway 5K
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10102960460704863.1073741844.5215641&l=d73a24486d
- Fred Deckert's photos of the 2013 Race The Runway 5K
https://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Runway13
- Race The Runway's own candid photos on Facebook
- Part 1: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.363566287088729.1073741831.335352373243454
- Part 2: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.363577887087569.1073741834.335352373243454
- Part 3: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.363600513751973.1073741835.335352373243454
- Race The Runway 5K web site
http://www.racetherunway5k.com/
- Race The Runway 5K on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/RaceTheRunway5k
- Looking for an upcoming race in a unique venue? Look on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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