More Flash 12K wins for Hawthorne Hay and Fiona Bayly

Gulf Winds Track Club's 38th annual Flash 12K was in Saint Marks, Florida on Saturday morning, 15 February 2025. So how far is twelve kilometers?


Step out onto a high school track. It's probably standard size, 400 meters. So if you go 30 laps, that's 12,000 meters--twelve kilometers. If you're a vintage athlete, you remember when that same track was a little bit longer, a quarter mile around. 30 of those laps would be seven-and-a-half miles.


That's the distance that 22-year-old Hawthorne Hay covered in 43:17 when he won the 2025 Flash 12K, finishing almost 800 meters ahead of the next runner. Master runner Fiona Bayly was the first woman in the race, placing fourth overall in 47:33.


Behind Hay, Mike Tercyak of Crawfordville, Florida was the first master runner in the Flash, coming in second overall in 46:18. Perry, Florida master runner Michael Rhodes took third, running 47:28.


It was Hawthorne Hay's second Flash 12K win; he had also taken first in 2023. For Fiona Bayly, though, it was the third Flash 12K women's title in a row. The New York master runner had also recorded wins in 2023 (46:51) and 2024 (also 46:51). Finishing runner-up to Bayly in the 2025 women's standings was master runner Megan Noonan of Tallahassee. Noonan was eighth overall in 50:31. Another Tallahassee master runner, Signe Ulsamer was the third woman and twelfth overall in 56:55.


53 athletes finished the 2025 Flash 12K.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Flash 12K

1. 43:17, Hawthorne Hay (M, 22) Tallahassee, FL
2. 46:18, Mike Tercyak (M, 42) Crawfordville, FL
3. 47:28, Michael Rhodes (M, 56) Perry, FL
4. 48:58, Gregory Noonan (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
5. 49:40, Hans Hassell (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
6. 50:27, Will Hanley (M, 50) Tallahassee, FL
7. 54:37, William Mrazek (M, 40) Tallahassee, FL
8. 56:07, Michael Weyant (M, 59) Tallahassee, FL
9. 56:22, Michael Mecham (M, 22) Crawfordville, FL
10. 57:09, Ian Fitton (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Flash 12K

1. 47:33, Fiona Bayly (F, 57) New York, NY
2. 50:31, Megan Noonan (F, 41) Tallahassee, FL
3. 56:55, Signe Ulsamer (F, 47) Tallahassee, FL
4. 62:31, Kelsey Mezzina (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
5. 64:23, Nancy Stedman (F, 63) Tallahassee, FL
6. 65:32, Kim Sims (F, 45) Tallahassee, FL
7. 66:18, Kirsten Kinsley (F, 53) Tallahassee, FL
8. 67:57, Alexandra Norman (F, 35) Fleming Island, FL
9. 72:01, Diane Morris (F, 48) Tallahassee, FL
10. 74:21, Michelle Comeaux (F, 52) Tallahassee, FL

Since 2009, the Flash 12K has been accompanied by a junior race, the Flash 6K. How far is six kilometers? Half as far as twelve kilometers.


Tallahassee master runner Nate Kaiser took first in the 2025 Flash 6K, the seventeenth running of the event, going the distance in 21:24. Master runner Ryan Kunz of Tallahassee took second, running 22:09. Tallahassee meteorologist Ryan Truchelut placed third in 22:27.


Stephanie Liles-Weyant, a Tallahassee maaster runner and triathlete, was the first woman in the 6K, coming in sixth overall in 23:44. Liles-Weyant was a former Flash 12K women's champion, having won the title in 2008--one of six years that the race was run in Woodville, Florida. Acadia Hassell, a sixth-grader on the Montford Middle School cross-country team, was second in the women's division, placing ninth overall in 24:34. The 2022 Flash 6K women's champ, Charlotte Sikes, was third in the 2025 women's standings, finishing twelfth overall in 25:21. Sikes is an eighth-grader on the Swift Creek Middle School cross-country team.


109 athletes finished Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Flash 6K. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed both races.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Flash 6K

1. 21:24, Nate Kaiser (M, 45) Tallahassee, FL
2. 22:09, Ryan Kunz (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
3. 22:27, Ryan Truchelut (M, 39) Tallahassee, FL
4. 22:36, Hong-Guo Yu (M, 56) Tallahassee, FL
5. 22:46, Stephen Andrews (M, 39) Tallahassee, FL
6. 24:05, Tony Guillen (M, 56) Tallahassee, FL
7. 24:31, Mike Martinez (M, 59) Tallahassee, FL
8. 24:38, Fanxiu Zhu (M, 56) Tallahassee, FL
9. 25:19, Jackson Blay (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
10. 25:28, Paul Guyas (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Flash 6K

1. 23:44, Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 52) Tallahassee, FL
2. 24:34, Acadia Hassell (F, 12) Tallahassee, FL
3. 25:21, Charlotte Sikes (F, 14) Tallahassee, FL
4. 26:54, Anna Grace Depaolo (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
5. 27:25, Vicky Droze (F, 49) Tallahassee, FL
6. 28:20, Lily Swanbrow Becker (F, 41) Tallahassee, FL
7. 29:11, Angela Dempsey (F, 56) Tallahassee, FL
8. 30:38, Patch Nugent (F, 49) Miramar Beach, FL
9. 30:40, Martha Guyas (F, 40) Tallahassee, FL
10. 30:44, Kelley Coe El-Urfali (F, 61) Tallahassee, FL

Gulf Winds Track Club Flash 12K Champions, 1989 - 2025
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
28 January 1989	12K	39:44, John Devine	48:50, Barbara Balzer	155
17 February 1990	12K	44:10, David Rigby	54:40, Kathy Weiss	102
26 January 1991	12K	39:36, Jessie Close	50:24, Tina Davies	163
18 January 1992	12K	39:33, Jessie Close	45:24, Paula Johnson	132
23 January 1993	12K	42:40, Jonathan Bigg	45:43, Linda Nilges	134
15 January 1994	12K	38:02, Robin Rogers	45:34, Jane Johnson	91
21 January 1995	12K	40:49, Gary Droze	45:34, Jane Johnson	145
27 January 1996	12K	41:10, Gary Droze	44:27, Jane Johnson	132
11 January 1997	12K	39:25, Brian Erb	47:57, Sarah Williams	75
7 February 1998	12K	42:57, Clarence Calloway	45:12, Sarah Williams	164
20 February 1999	12K	44:40, Tim Simpkins	46:27, Sarah Williams	82
19 February 2000	12K	39:44, Michael Strickland	46:06, Sara Docter-Williams	107
17 February 2001	12K	43:56, Tim Unger	45:38, Sarah Docter-Williams	98
16 February 2002	12K	40:35, Gary Droze	47:17, Jane Johnson	148
1 February 2003	12K	42:52, Shawn Patterson	52:18, Lisa Whitworth	80
7 February 2004	12K	42:46, Tim Unger	52:49, Lisa Whitworth	89
5 February 2005	12K	42:05, Lee Willis	45:30, Sarah Docter-Williams	118
4 February 2006	12K	42:49, Vince Molosky	50:21, Lisa Johnson	89
17 February 2007	12K	44:58, Todd Smoot	52:22, Kim Likens	74
16 February 2008	12K	43:10, Tripp Southerland	50:57, Stephanie Liles	131
21 February 2009	12K	42:34, Jay Wallace	50:48, Jane Johnson	105
	6K	23:21, Brian Corbin	21:36, Jana Stolting	30
20 February 2010	12K	41:57, Daniel Lee	47:12, Sheryl Rosen	176
	6K	24:43, Ben Kail	31:35, Rachel Phipps	53
19 February 2011	12K	40:57, Thomas Kunish	49:23, Kelly Stevens	214
	6K	23:59, Caleb Harris	31:26, Ashton McMurray	73
18 February 2012	12K	41:23, Stephen Cox	49:52, Katie Showman	214
	6K	24:57, Duane Evans	27:39, Nancy Gribble	89
16 February 2013	12K	38:41, Kevin Sullivan	46:17, Sheryl Rosen	268
	6K	21:54, Michael Martinez	25:09, Jessica Gillard	70
15 February 2014	12K	39:39, Stanley Linton	45:20, Seeley Gutierrez	262
	6K	21:56, Jon Mason	28:15, Sarah Taff	85
21 February 2015	12K	42:03, Zach Deveau	47:33, Sheryl Rosen	207
	6K	23:30, Duane Evans	24:20, Katie Gorman	98
20 February 2016	12K	40:52, Roger Schmidt	50:43, Katie Sherron	213
	6K	23:17, Travis Parks	32:26, Leah Kiros	87
18 February 2017	12K	43:25, Vince Molosky	47:31, Katie Sherron	162
	6K	22:02, Geb Kiros	26:02, Katie Sack	128
17 February 2018	12K	44:20, Chris O'Kelley	48:20, Sheryl Rosen	168
	6K	22:53, Geb Kiros	27:05, Christina Linton	114
16 February 2019	12K	43:04, Charlie Kline	52:08, Amanda Sava	181
	6K	21:04, Gary Droze	28:51, Madison Sims	111
15 February 2020	12K	42:58, Chris O'Kelley	50:50, Jamila Allen	124
	6K	19:42, Trevor Sununu	24:41, Katie Sherron	177
13 February 2021	12K	43:40, Charlie Johnson	54:50, Jillian Heddaeus	48
	6K	23:45, Jonathan Kiros	28:57, Madison Sims	38
12 February 2022	12K	44:48, Leonardo Canete	53:11, Deanna McVay	118
	6K	21:42, Kent Grayson	27:20, Savannah Stanley	80
11 February 2023	12K	42:39, Hawthorne Hay	46:51, Fiona Bayly	97
	6K	23:16, Mike Martinez	25:01, Charlotte Sikes	35
17 February 2024	12K	43:16, Charlie Johnson	46:51, Fiona Bayly	42
	6K	20:53, Leonardo Canete	25:26, Alexis Mayfield	116
15 February 2025	12K	43:17, Hawthorne Hay	47:33, Fiona Bayly	53
	6K	21:24, Nate Kaiser	23:44, Stephanie Liles-Weyant	109
In 1989-2004 the race started and finished in Chaires. (FL88036BH and FL94001DL) In 2005-2010 the race started and finished at J. Lewis Hall Park in Woodville. (FL05007DL) In 2011-2025 the race started and finished at Fort San Marcos de Apalachee in St. Marks. (FL11133EBM and FL22010JK)

Links

• Complete results of the 2025 Flash 12K (and 6K)
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSNkRHPfzM_C9ix8OkzHuXJCmV6RpaisnZV0qNh3I8q4REBmBKU-82geu-L9ROVtYlIvfVBuGQSgPtt/pubhtml
  
  
• 2020 story, “Chris O'Kelley and Jamila Allen dazzle the competition at the Flash 12K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/02/flash-2020.html
  
  
• 2019 story, “Charlie Kline and Amanda Sava finish a dozen kilometers in a Flash”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/02/flash-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “O'Kelley, Rosen make a little Flash 12K history in Saint Marks”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/02/flash-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Not for the first time, Molosky and Sherron are first at the Flash”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/flash-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Schmidt and Sherron fly through the Flash”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/flash-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “DeVeau and Rosen first in the Flash”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/02/flash-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Linton and Gutierrez try, try again...and win, at the Flash 12K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/flash-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Flashy victories for Sullivan and Rosen”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/flash-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “A dozen fast for Cox and Showman at Flash 12K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/02/flash-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Kunish and Stevens are the fastest Flashers in St. Marks”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/02/flash-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Lee and Rosen Flash to the Front”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/02/flash-12k.html
  
  
• 2008 Flash 12K story
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2008/02/2008-flash-12k.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map (FL22010JK) for the Flash 12K
  certifiedroadraces.com/certificate/?type=m&id=1546
  
  
• USATF course certification map (FL16069TY) for the Flash 6K
  https://certifiedroadraces.com/certificate?type=l&id=FL16069TY
  
  
• 12K, 6K, or some other distance, find upcoming races on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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