Saturday, November 22, 2014

Molosky still owns the Draggin' Tail Challenge

If there was a "Dragon Master" at the 20th annual Draggin' Tail 18-Mile Challenge, it would have to be Vince Molosky. Running 1:55:23, the Tallahassee distance runner won the race for the sixth year in a row on Saturday morning, 22 November 2014. By now Molosky has quite a collection of the dragon-effigy awards that go to the winners of the event. Other athletes have won the race, but that was so long ago that it's getting hard to remember them. The most recent champion before Molosky began his one-man dragon dynasty was Tallahassee master runner Jack McDermott. McDermott took the Draggin' Tail Challenge titles in 2005, 2006, and 2008, but in 2014 he ran 2:04:22 and finished second to Molosky.


Tallahassee realtor Nancy Stedman was the first woman as well as the first woman master in the 18-mile race, placing 14th overall in 2:35.39. Master runner Karen Meadows was second in the women's standings, finishing 18th overall in 2:41:51. Birgit Maier-Katkin edged Theresa Sullivan for the third women's spot, 2:53:04 to 2:53:05; the two runners were 23rd and 24th overall.


43 athletes finished the 18-mile out-and-back course through Sunny Hills, Florida, confronting bad pavement, lonely roads, and "sand mountain." Twelve relay teams also covered the course, and another 21 athletes completed the Draggin' Tail 5K fun run.


Top Ten Men, 2014 Draggin' Tail 18-Mile Challenge
  1. 1:55:23 ~ Vince Molosky (M, 35)
  2. 2:04:22 ~ Jack McDermott (M, 45)
  3. 2:20:33 ~ Mark Tombrink (M, 27)
  4. 2:22:04 ~ Cory Gardner (M, 28)
  5. 2:23:32 ~ Michael MacMullin (M, 54)
  6. 2:25:11 ~ Matt Pollard (M, 36)
  7. 2:26:39 ~ Eric Dueno (M, 46)
  8. 2:27:38 ~ Felix Chen (M, 31)
  9. 2:28:24 ~ Michael Kennett (M, 41)
  10. 2:29:43 ~ Jay Silvanima (M, 54)

Top Ten Women, 2014 Draggin' Tail 18-Mile Challenge
  1. 2:35:39 ~ Nancy Stedman (F, 52)
  2. 2:41:51 ~ Karen Meadows (F, 50)
  3. 2:53:04 ~ Birgit Maier-Katkin (F, 52)
  4. 2:53:05 ~ Theresa Sullivan (F, 54)
  5. 3:02:17 ~ Trish Sasser (F, 48)
  6. 3:06:02 ~ Kim Allan (F, 44)
  7. 3:07:56 ~ Diem Presley (F, 40)
  8. 3:07:58 ~ Susan Clancy (F, 34)
  9. 3:12:30 ~ Lynn Landis (F, 50)
  10. 3:19:24 ~ Lucy Holland (F, 47)

2014 Draggin' Tail 3 x 6-Mile Relay
  1. 2:17:40 ~ Bonifay
  2. 2:31:35 ~ Hearn Dogs
  3. 2:33:03 ~ AOC 4
  4. 2:43:22 ~ AOC 2
  5. 2:49:18 ~ AOC 3
  6. 2:53:44 ~ Trane
  7. 2:55:38 ~ Run for God
  8. 2:57:33 ~ AOC 1
  9. 3:04:40 ~ Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Society
  10. 3:09:51 ~ Holmes County
  11. 3:32:41 ~ Soul Sisters
  12. 3:35:59 ~ Tortoise

Recent Draggin' Tail Challenge winners, 2000 - 2014
DateMenWomen
22 November 20141:55:23, Vince Molosky2:35:39, Nancy Stedman
23 November 20131:56:52, Vince Molosky2:20:45, Jacquelyne Blackburn
17 November 20121:47:47, Vince Molosky2:27:38, Amy Mann
19 November 20111:48:35, Vince Molosky2:25:55, Michelle Patterson
18 November 20101:52:43, Vince Molosky2:06:10, Hadley Nyquist
21 November 20091:51:31, Vince Molosky2:07:43, Hadley Nyquist
22 November 20081:55:32, Jack McDermott2:20:45, Dana Black
17 November 20072:00:32, Michael Martinez2:21:27, Dana Black
18 November 20061:55:39, Jack McDermott2:23:50, Melinda Fountain
19 November 20051:55:19, Jack McDermott2:18:19, Lisa Purul
20 November 20041:59:57, Nathan Tarver2:31:57, Gloria Ramirez
22 November 20031:50:25, Mike Lilly2:20:08, Julie Clark
23 November 20021:46:42, Jessie Blanton1:57:44, Valerie Connaghton
17 November 20011:56:34, Rick Melendez2:30:11, Cheryl Lanke
18 November 20001:57:43, Alan Swigler2:14:38, Laurel Slyck



21 November 19981:49:22, Terry Williams2:23:48, Janet Register
1997Brian Corbin



25 November 1995

If anyone has the missing winners from 1995 to 1999, I would 
really,really like to include those names and times here! ~ HW


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