North of Tallahassee, Florida, Killearn Lakes doesn't actually feature much in the way of lakes. There are a few ponds, and some of the houses are situated on a body of water large enough to be called a lake, Lake Iamonia. There isn't much open water in Lake Iamonia, though; it's so filled with weeds that if you flew overhead you'd think you were looking at a large prairie. During dry periods, the lake is a prairie. Real estate marketing being what it is, though, the community is still called "Killearn Lakes" and the major road is called "Deer Lake Road." There isn't a Deer Lake in the area, but there are plenty of white-tailed deer, enough deer that Deer Lake Road and Deerlake Middle School have names that are halfway appropriate. And enough deer that Deerlake Middle School's annual Deer Run 5K has an entirely appropriate name.Rik Pool, a recent alumnus of the Bishop Moore High cross-country team, won the 2014 Deer Run 5K on Saturday morning, November 1, covering the 3.1-mile course in 19:05. At 20:04 Duane Evans of Crawfordville, Florida, was the runner-up and first master runner. 14-year-old Tallahassee runner Logan Venclauskas was third in 20:40.
Nine-year-old Layla Thompson was the top runner in the women's standings, placing eighth overall in 22:01. Tallahassee master runner Paula O'Neill was the second female finisher, coming in ninth overall in 22:14. Deerlake Middle School cross-country runner Emily Molen was third on the women's side, finishing 10th overall in 23:20.
91 athletes finished Deerlake Middle School's 2014 Deer Run 5K, while another 69 ran a one-mile fun run.
Top Ten Men, 2014 Deer Run 5K
- 19:05 ~ Rik Pool (M, 19) Winter Park, FL
- 20:04 ~ Duane Evans (M, 47)
- 20:40 ~ Logan Venclauskas (M, 14)
- 20:50 ~ Mike Burns (M, 49)
- 20:54 ~ Michael Quiggins (M, 42)
- 21:41 ~ Sam Mountin (M, 14)
- 21:57 ~ Eric Mountin (M, 51)
- 24:02 ~ Caleb Thompson (M, 16)
- 24:03 ~ Davis Johnstone (M, 14)
- 24:04 ~ Clark Tyrrell (M, 15)
Top Ten Women, 2014 Deer Run 5K
- 22:01 ~ Layla Thompson (F, 9)
- 22:14 ~ Paula O' Neill (F, 53)
- 23:20 ~ Emily Molen (F, 12)
- 23:43 ~ Allison Carter (F, 37)
- 25:30 ~ Jane Jhanji (F, 45)
- 25:51 ~ Alva Striplin (F, 44)
- 26:06 ~ Cindi Goodson (F, 50)
- 26:26 ~ Ami Wheeler (F, 41)
- 26:54 ~ Lauren Cook (F, 11)
- 26:55 ~ Emma Rebman (F, 12)
| Deer Run 5K winners, 2010 - 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 6 November 2010 | 17:08, Jay Wallace | 19:36, Allison Eagen | 135 |
| 5 November 2011 | 18:21, Stephen Robbins | 20:59 ~ Claire Fruchtnicht | 168 |
| 3 November 2012 | 19:00, Luke Parsley | 23:36, Ana Wallace | 161 |
| 9 November 2013 | 15:52, Stanley Linton | 20:12, Micah Adriani | 202 |
| 1 November 2014 | 19:05, Rik Pool | 22:01, Layla Thompson | 91 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2014 Deer Run 5K at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2014/Deer%20Run%202014.asp
- 2013 story, "Linton and Adriani run like deer at the Deer Run"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/11/deer-run-2013.html
- 2011 story, "Robbins outraces Ross at 2011 Deer Run"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/11/deer-run-2011.html
- 2010 story, "Wallace and Eagen are champion Deer Runners"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/11/deer-run-2010.html
- USATF course certification map #FL13081EBM for the 2014 Deer Run 5K
http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL13081EBM
- You can run with deer, swine, 'possums, or other critters in the Tallahassee region
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