After a two-year break since the first Steve Ellis Memorial 5K, the race was back for a second running on Saturday morning, 18 May 2013. This time around, Tallahassee master runner Gary Droze was the victor, running 17:22 over a 3.1-mile circuit of the Florida State University campus. Renee Cox was the top woman in the race, placing fifth overall in 20:47.
The race started right after 8:00 AM. From a point between Dick Howser Baseball Stadium and the FSU Circus, over a hundred athletes headed north on Chieftain Way. The Steve Ellis 5K defending champion, Brian Manry of Capital City Runners, went right to the front of the pack. Maclay School track coach Gary Droze went with him. Manry and Droze ran together for most of the first mile, but by the mile mark Droze had broken away. Not letting up, Droze added steadily to his lead on the way to the finish line, ending the race nearly 200 meters ahead of Manry. Manry came in runner-up at 18:05, followed by Michael Martinez in third at 18:56.
Gary Droze's 17:22 was faster than the 17:34 Brian Manry had run to win the Steve Ellis 5K in 2011. In the women's competition, Renee Cox also beat the standard set by the 2011 champion, a 21:11 run by Carly Thomas. Cox led the women's field from the start, running the entire race unchallenged on her way to a 20:47 win. Tallahassee master runner Lisa Rutledge was a distance second to Cox in the women's standings; Rutledge placed eleventh overall in 24:12. Behind Rutledge, Jennifer Shafer was the third woman finisher, coming in 14th overall with a 24:46.
For almost two decades Steve Ellis covered Florida State University sports for the Tallahassee Democrat. Ellis also ran cross country for Clemson University, so it was appropriate that both the 2011 and the 2013 Steve Ellis Memorial 5K were on the final day of a three-game series between the FSU and Clemson baseball teams. In 2011 FSU dropped the series two games to one. But the afternoon after the 2013 Steve Ellis 5K, FSU beat Clemson to take the series. Hey, this race keeps getting better.
Top Ten Men, 2012 Steve Ellis 5K
- 17:22 ~ Gary Droze (M, 51) Tallahassee, FL
- 18:05 ~ Brian Manry (M, 34) Tallahassee, FL
- 18:56 ~ Michael Martinez (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:49 ~ Tom Parker (M, 30)
- 21:00 ~ Michael LaBossiere (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL
- 23:13 ~ Matt Hohmeister (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL
- 23:25 ~ Caleb Van Wingerden (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
- 23:46 ~ Raymond Tarver (M, 51) Tallahassee, FL
- 23:58 ~ John Hunt (M, 45) Tallahassee, FL
- 24:21 ~ Arek Sarkissian (M, 33) Tallahassee
Top Ten Women, 2012 Steve Ellis 5K
- 20:47 ~ Renee Cox (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL
- 24:12 ~ Lisa Rutledge (F, 51) Tallahassee, FL
- 24:46 ~ Jennifer Shafer (F, 45) Tallahassee, FL
- 27:03 ~ Cindi Goodson (F, 49) Tallahassee, FL
- 27:04 ~ Katie Allison (F, 35) Tallahassee, FL
- 27:58 ~ Britany Thompson (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
- 28:07 ~ Leslie Carlson (F, 31) Tallahassee, FL
- 29:09 ~ Nell Wilhite (F, 11) Tallahassee, FL
- 29:10 ~ Mitzi Woods (F, 37) Tallahassee, FL
- 30:07 ~ Linda Shults (F, 56) Tallahassee, FL
| Steve Ellis Memorial 5K winners, 2011-2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 21 May 2011 | 17:34, Brian Manry | 21:11, Carly Thomas | 119 |
| 18 May 2013 | 17:22, Gary Droze | 20:47, Renee Cox | |
Links
- Complete results of the 2013 Steve Ellis Memorial Scholarship Fund 5K at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2013/Steve%20Ellis%20Memorial.asp
- More photos of the 2013 Steve Ellis Memorial Scholarship Fund 5K
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10103067102548753.1073741859.5215641&l=7346004e6a
- 2011 story, "Manry and Thomas are the first Steve Ellis 5K champions"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/05/ellis-2011.html
- The Steve Ellis 5K
http://www.ellis5k.com/
- Find more great races on the Trouble Afoot! calendar of upcoming events
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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