According to legend, Cebe Tate blundered into the Florida Panhandle's most notorious swamp, never to return to his home in Sumatra. Although Tate did make it out of the swamp near Carrabelle, Florida after much suffering, the effects of the ordeal proved fatal and he perished before he could make his way back home. You know the story is true, because the swamp is named after him: Tate's Hell.The athletes in Carrabelle's most notorious road race do Tate one better. They run into Tate's Hell swamp, but they also run back out again. Thus the name of the race--the Tate's Hell and Back 5K.
Master runner Mark Collins was the first to return from the swamp on Saturday morning, 22 April 2017, winning the second annual Tate's Hell And Back 5K in 22:33. Collins had been third in the inaugural race in 2016. Melissa Hooke was the first woman across the finish line, edging 2016 women's champ Sara Collins 22:37 to 22:43. Hooke was second overall and Sara Collins third overall.
68 athletes finished the 2017 Tate's Hell And Back 5K.
Top Twenty Athletes, 2017 Tate's Hell And Back 5K
- 22:33.0, Mark Collins
- 22:36.1, Melissa Hooke
- 22:42.5, Sara Collins
- 23:05.1, Paul Hoover
- 23:08.3, Ben Hall
- 23:16.7, Arden Olson
- 24:34.0, Chris Barney
- 25:39.4, Francisco Juan
- 26:11.2, Richard Metcalfe
- 26:32.0, Paul Russo
- 26:50.4, Austin Gray
- 26:51.8, Chelsea Marshall-Hirvela
- 27:00.1, Thad Minick
- 28:08.0, Kathy Esposito
- 29:09.9, Rob Powis
- 29:59.7, Mackenzie Wirick
- 30:20.9, James Morris
- 30:27.8, Sean Gray
- 30:36.9, Michael Mason
- 30:37.4, Joshua Bunn
| Tate's Hell And Back 5K winners, 2016 - 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 23 April 2016 | 16:47, Ryan Slyter | 22:27, Sara Collins | 104 |
| 22 April 2017 | 22:33, Mark Collins | 22:37, Melissa Hooke | 68 |
Links
- Complete results, 2017 Tate's Hell And Back 5K
http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2017/Tates%20Hell%202017.asp
- 2016 story, “Ryan Slyter leads over 100 athletes to Hell and back”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/04/tates-hell-and-back-2016.html
- Tate's Hell State Forest
http://www.freshfromflorida.com/Divisions-Offices/Florida-Forest-Service/Our-Forests/State-Forests/Tate-s-Hell-State-Forest
- Find an upcoming race in a legendary marsh using the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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