Wednesday, April 2, 2025

2 April 2025 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 2 April 2025. If that's more than a week ago, the latest schedule is always available via this link:


This is a listing of upcoming races within 100 miles of Tallahassee, Florida, roughly the region in the map below. If a race isn't listed, I probably haven't heard of it, so post a comment and let me know about it.
Races can be abruptly canceled or rescheduled, so if a race is farther
away than across the street, it is important to confirm that the event is
actually taking place. Be safe, and smooth trails!


5 April 2025 (Saturday)
  • Enterprise Junior Women’s Club's Rabbit Run 5K. 9:00 AM CT. Bates Memorial Stadium, East Watts Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36300. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
12 April 2025 (Saturday) 19 April 2025 (Saturday)
  • Rose46th annual Rose City Run 10K and one-mile kids' run. 8:00 AM ET 10K / 9:30 AM ET one mile. North Broad Street and Monroe Street, Thomasville, Georgia 31792. USATF certified course GA22060WC (10K). 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook.
  • 8th annual Run For The Ranch 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 9:15 AM ET 10K & 5K / 9:30 AM ET one mile. Central Avenue and 1st Avenue NW, Moultrie, Georgia. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. Event web page. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com. titus3800@windstream.net
  • Gee and Lee's Gadsden 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Corry Athletic Field, 1400 West King Street, Quincy, Florida 32351. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
26 April 2025 (Saturday)
  • 10th annual Nene Fest 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET one mile. Optimist Park, East Indianhead Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. USATF certified course FL17042TY. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
3 May 2025 (Saturday) 10 May 2025 (Saturday)
  • Mother Lover 5K and one-mile fun run. 10:00 AM ET 5K / 11:00 AM ET mile. The Market At Rutland Farms, 5641 Union Road, Tifton, Georgia 31794. Online registration at active.com.
17 May 2025 (Saturday)
  • Troopers For The Coopers 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Lowndes High School, 1606 Norman Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Online registration on RunSignUp.com.
24 May 2025 (Saturday)
31 May 2025 (Saturday)
  • 5th annual Jam On The Coast 5K. 9:30 AM CT. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32407. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
6 June 2025 (Friday)
  • 3rd annual Cole Borges Moon And Stars 5K and one-mile kids' fun run. 7:30 PM CT 5K / 8:30 PM CT mile. Mere Sports Complex, 3625 Caverns Road, Marianna, Florida 32446. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
7 June 2025 (Saturday) 14 June 2025 (Saturday)
  • 14th annual Break Bread Bun Run 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Valdosta YMCA, 2424 Gornto Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event page onFacebook Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp. First Presbyterian Church, fpcassistant@hotmail.com or 229-242-8376.
  • This We'll Defend 5K. 7:00 AM CT. Panama City, Florida 32401. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
21 June 2025 (Saturday)
28 June 2025 (Saturday)
  • Wakulla County Cross Country Boosters' 12th annual Paul Hoover Freedom 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 8:45 AM ET one mile. Wakulla Springs State Park, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida 32327. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. Event group on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at EventBrite.com.
4 July 2025 (Friday)
  • USA Flag26th annual Celebrate Freedom 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT 5K / 9:15 AM CT one mile. Jay's Bray-Hendricks City Park, 5259 Booker Lane, Jay, Florida 32565. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event profile on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Matt Dobson, rmdobson@liberty.edu
  • USA Flag6th annual Keystone Heights Freedom 5K. Keystone Heights City Hall, 555 Lawrence Boulevard, Keystone Heights, Florida 32656. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
5 July 2025 (Saturday)
12 July 2025 (Saturday)
19 July 2025 (Saturday) 26 July 2025 (Saturday)
2 August 2025 (Saturday)
9 August 2025 (Saturday)
  • Plate27th annual Gulf Winds Track Club Mile at the Breakfast On The Track. 7:45 AM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Bonnie Wright, bonniedwright@gmail.com or 850-386-3500.
16 August 2025 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's Miller Landing Madness 8K/5K/3K. 8:00 AM ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park (Gate B), 1775 Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. 8K course map. 5K course map. 3K course map. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019 or Bill Lott, 850-656-1273.
23 August 2025 (Saturday)
30 August 2025 (Saturday)
6 September 2025 (Saturday)
13 September 2025 (Saturday)
20 September 2025 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 43rd annual Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K women / 8:05 AM ET 5K men / 9:00 AM ET one mile. Optimist Park, East Indianhead Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certified course #FL17042TY. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Lisa Unger, unger4122@comcast.net or 850-544-4893.
27 September 2025 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 46th annual Salute to Prefontaine 5K Cross-Country Run. 8:30 AM ET. Wallwood Boy Scout Reservation, 23 Wallwood BSA Drive, Quincy, Florida 32351. 2023 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
4 October 2025 (Saturday)
  • beeHahira Honeybee Festival 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Hahira Community Center, 216 Randall Street, Hahira, Georgia 31632. 2023 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 10th annual Tate's Hell And Back 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Crooked River Grill at Saint James Bay Golf Club, 151 Laughing Gull Lane, Carrabelle, Florida 32322. 2023 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. BeLinda Wharton, bhwharton@gmail.com or 850-544-5410.
11 October 2025 (Saturday)
  • PineGulf Winds Track Club's 46th annual Pine Run at Tall Timbers 20K. 7:30 AM ET. Tall Timbers Research Station, 13093 Henry Beadel Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. GWTCpinerun@gmail.com or text Carter Hay (850-294-9388) or Jennifer Hay (850-294-9395).
18 October 2025 (Saturday)
  • Breast cancer ribbon18th annual Rejoice Run 5K and Mom's Mile (formerly Joyce's Jog). 7:30 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Historic Donalsonville Fire Station, 220 South Woolfork Avenue, Donalsonville, Georgia 39845. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2010 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
25 October 2025 (Saturday) 1 November 2025 (Saturday)
8 November 2025 (Saturday)
  • Catfish13th annual BFD Catfish Crawl 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. M and B Train Park, North Main Street and Railroad Avenue, Blountstown, Florida 32424. 2024 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. USATF certified course FL16045EBM (5K). Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com. Ben Hall, blountstownfire@gmail.com or 850-674-4988.
11 November 2025 (Tuesday) 15 November 2025 (Saturday)
22 November 2025 (Saturday)
27 November 2025 (Thursday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 49th annual Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K / 10K / 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. State Office Satellite Complex at SouthWood, Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida. 2023 story. 2019 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF-certified course FL16080TY (15K). USATF-certified course FL22045JK (10K). USATF certified course FL22044JK (5K). Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671 or 850-668-2236.
  • Lowndes High School Cross-Country's Valdosta Turkey Trot 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Saint John Catholic School, 800 Gornto Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2024 story. 2019 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • Gulf Coast State College Athletics' 3rd annual Turkey Trot 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Gulf Coast State College, 5230 West Highway 90, Panama City, Florida 32401. 2024 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 12th annual Harvest Run 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET 10K and 5K. Leesburg Recreation Building, 110 Starksville Avenue, Leesburg, Georgia 31763. 2024 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. USATF-certified course GA19089WC (10K). USATF certified course GA19090WC (5K). Event profile on Facebook. Race web site. Online registration at UltraSignUp.com.
29 November 2025 (Saturday)
6 December 2025 (Saturday) 13 December 2025 (Saturday) 20 December 2025 (Saturday) 27 December 2025 (Saturday)
31 December 2025 (Wednesday)
  • 7th annual New Year's Eve Ball Drop 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2021 story. 2018 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
1 January 2026 (Thursday)
  • Val D'Osta New Year 5K. 9:00 PM ET. Valdosta State University Complex, 401 Baytree Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2025 story. 2024 story. 2022 story. 2020 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. A Course/Line, LLC, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
3 January 2026 (Saturday)
10 January 2026 (Saturday)
17 January 2026 (Saturday)
  • 12th annual Half Shell Hustle 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Riverfront Park, 80 Water Street, Apalachicola, Florida 32320. 2025 story. 2024 story. 2022 story. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event web page. Online registration at WebScorer.com.
24 January 2026 (Saturday)
  • 5th annual FSU Panama City Torch Run 5K. 9:00 AM CT. Florida State University Panama City, Holley Academic Center, 4750 Collegiate Drive, Panama City, Florida. 2025 story. 2024 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com.
31 January 2026 (Saturday)
7 February 2026 (Saturday)
  • 4th annual Chipola 5K Challenge. 8:00 AM CT. Chipola College Cultural Center, 3094 Indian Circle, Marianna, Florida. 2025 story. 2024 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com. Thomas Howell, tvhowell1@gmail.com
14 February 2026 (Saturday)
21 February 2026 (Saturday)
28 February 2026 (Saturday)
7 March 2026 (Saturday) 14 March 2026 (Saturday)
  • 3rd annual Ichetucknee Springs 5K Trail Run. 7:00 AM ET. Ichetucknee Springs State Park, 12087 SW US Highway 27, Fort White, Florida 32038. 2025 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com
  • Colquitt Regional Medical Foundation's 5th annual Saint Patty 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:00 AM ET 5K / 10:00 AM ET mile. 1 Magnolia Court, Moultrie, Georgia 31768. 2025 story. 2023 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
21 March 2026 (Saturday)
28 March 2026 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 49th annual Springtime 10K, 5K and one-mile kids' run. 7:30 AM ET one-mile / 8:00 AM ET 10K and 5K. Florida Departemen of Transportation Building, 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2025 story. 2024 story. 2023 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF-certifed course FL22011JK (10K). USATF-certifed course FL22012JK (5K). Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. springtime10k@gmail.com.
  • 14th annual Trail of Payne 10K. 8:30 AM ET. Payne's Prairie State Park, 100 Savannah Boulevard, Micanopy, Florida 32667. 2025 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
4 April 2026 (Saturday)
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Monday, March 31, 2025

Adam Lassila and Annie-Grace Funderburg prevail on Payne-ful trails

2025 Trail Of PaynePayne's Prairie, a geographic oddity in Florida between Gainesville and Micanopy, has been home to camels, mastodons, giant ground sloths, bison, cattle-herding Seminoles, and (in the years when the prairie was flooded) steamships. Since 2011 Payne's Prairie has also been home to a trail race, the Trail Of Payne 10K, a tour of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. On Saturday morning, 29 March 2025, Gainesville athlete Adam Lassila won the thirteenth annual Trail of Payne 10K, finishing over a kilometer ahead of the competition in 38:57. Annie Grace-Funderburg of Orlando, Florida was the first woman in the race, placing third overall in 47:58.


William Cunningham, a sophomore on the Buchholz High cross-country team, was back for more Payne after first running the race in 2024. In the 2025 event, Cunningham took the runner-up spot in 44:37, improving on his time (49:40) and place (6th) from the previous year. Ocala, Florida's Lucas Burkley took third in 46:30. Jeff Carney of Gainesville was the first master runner in the race and the fourth male finisher, coming in fifth overall in 48:22.


It was Adam Lassila's first experience with Payne, but women's champ Annie Grace-Funderburg was a veteran of the race. Grace-Funderburg's debut at the Trail Of Payne 10K was in the 2022 race, where she finished in over an hour. The Orlando athlete was back in 2023, running 49:06 and placing runner-up in the women's division. In 2024 Grace-Funderburg was again second in the women's standings, this time with a 52:36. 2025 was her fastest as well as her most successful outing at the Trail Of Payne, as she went 47:58 for the women's title.


Lillian Hamman of Gainesville was second to Grace-Funderburg on the women's side, placing eleventh overall in 49:40. Another Gainesville athlete, Shauna Dixon, was the first woman master and third female finisher, seventeenth overall in 52:31.


Top Ten Men, 2025 Trail of Payne 10K
  1. 38:57, Adam Lassila (M, 38) Gainesville, FL
  2. 44:37, Will Cunningham (M, 16) Gainesville, FL
  3. 46:30, Lucas Burkley (M, 33) Ocala, FL
  4. 48:22, Jeff Carney (M, 49) Gainesville, FL
  5. 48:33, John Engels (M, 53) Gainesville, FL
  6. 48:33, Sean Black (M, 56) Melbourne, FL
  7. 48:34, Matt Detwiler (M, 36) Gainesville, FL
  8. 48:46, Chris Vulpe (M, 59) Gainesville, FL
  9. 49:32, Jonathan Mays (M, 50) Gainesville, FL
  10. 49:45, Seth Johnson (M, 26) Gainesville, FL

Top Ten Women, 2025 Trail of Payne 10K
  1. 47:58, Annie-Grace Funderburg (F, 34) Orlando, FL
  2. 49:40, Lillian Hamman (F, 26) Gainesville, FL
  3. 52:31, Shauna Dixon (F, 63) Gainesville, FL
  4. 52:58, Mindi Iannarelli (F, 40) Saint Augustine, FL
  5. 53:01, Karen Stukes (F, 54) Crystal River, FL
  6. 56:56, Verity Mathis (F, 46) Gainesville, FL
  7. 56:58, Nykki Ross (F, 31) Gainesville, FL
  8. 60:22, Julia Graddy (F, 21) Gainesville, FL
  9. 60:38, Madison Steen (F, 23) Gainesville, FL
  10. 60:51, Lauren Rogers (F, 32) Gainesville, FL

In 2024 race management added a 5K to the program for any athlete who wanted a little less Payne. The Trail Of Payne 5K returned in 2025, and Toni Illaru of Finland won the race, running 21:19. Another master runner, Gainesville's Benjamin Wilkinson, ran 23:11 for second. Harlan Carney, a frosh on the track team at P. K. Yonge School, took third with a 23:49.


Master runners swept the top three places in the women's standings, with Andrea Galinski of Gainesville first. Galinski was Galinski was ninth overall in 27:42. Brandy Nethery of Micanopy, Florida was the second woman, tenth overall in 28:10. At 28:47, Kim Swinehart of Dunellon, Florida was the third woman and twelfth overall.


88 athletes finished the 2025 Trail Of Payne 10K, while another 83 completed the 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2025 Trail of Payne 5K
  1. 21:19, Toni Illaru (M, 53) Huhmari, FIN
  2. 23:11, Benjamin Wilkinson (M, 44) Gainesville, FL
  3. 23:49, Harlan Carney (M, 12) Gainesville, FL
  4. 25:41, Randy Bayas (M, 30) Ocala, FL
  5. 26:08, Cane & Ash Stringer (M, 23) Gainesville, FL
  6. 26:54, Thomas Goss (M, 20) Alachua, FL
  7. 26:59, Aedan Mandapat (M, 16) Gainesville, FL
  8. 27:23, Richard Howard (M, 56) Gainesville, FL
  9. 28:19, Jack Gustke (M, 25) Gainesville, FL
  10. 29:37, Kirk Webster (M, 32) Gainesville, FL

Top Ten Women, 2025 Trail of Payne 5K
  1. 27:42, Andrea Galinski (F, 46) Gainesville, FL
  2. 28:10, Brandy Nethery (F, 44) Micanopy, FL
  3. 28:47, Kim Swinehart (F, 45) Dunnellon, FL
  4. 29:40, Veronica Dansby (F, 32) Gainesville, FL
  5. 30:33, Jaime Block (F, 36) Gainesville, FL
  6. 30:39, Katie White (F, 36) Gainesville, FL
  7. 32:07, Miriam Rutzen (F, 34) Gainesville, FL
  8. 32:30, Stefanie Jones (F, 46) Gainesville, FL
  9. 32:37, Kat Perlstein (F, 29) Gainesville, FL
  10. 32:44, Rachel Mallinger (F, 41) Gainesville, FL

Trail of Payne 10K winners, 2011 - 2025
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
19 March 201110 km35:56, Christian Kern41:06, Tatiana Titova271
17 March 201210 km34:37, Mike Hensley40:33, Tenley Godfrey342
16 March 201310 km37:12, Christopher Raye40:22, Stephanie McGrail273
29 March 201410 km37:16, Nick Auyeung41:30, Carol Rowe244
28 March 201510 km34:02, Mike Hensley42:12, Meredith DeFranco271
26 March 201610 km35:42, Bobby Hensley43:11, Stephanie McGrail194
25 March 201710 km33:16, Enoch Nadler39:44, Stephanie McGrail207
24 March 201810 km35:56, Bobby Hensley43:30, Meredith DeFranco180
23 March 201910 km36:10, Chris Cabret43:20, Courtney Rouse227
21 March 2020No Race, COVID-19
27 March 2021No Race, COVID-19
26 March 202210 km41:30, Dan Stoner47:14, Noelle Lucke-Wolde143
25 March 202310 km36:46, Wrigley Longstreet45:12, Noelle Lucke-Wolde107
23 March 202410 km45:56. Johnathon Johnson51:06, Noelle Lucke-Wold143
5 km19:23, Jack Neubert23:34, Tamlynn Leatt65
29 March 202510 km38:57, Adam Lassila47:58, Annie-Grace Funderburg88
5 km21:19, Toni Illaru27:42, Andrea Galinski83


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Sunday, March 30, 2025

Chris Cabret and Erin Phelps outrace hundreds at the 48th annual Springtime 10K

It wasn't the first Springtime Road Race.


The race on Saturday morning, 29 March 2025, was, in fact, Gulf Winds Track Club's 48th annual Springtime. But it was one of the largest of those 48, with more than 1800 athletes racing on the streets of Tallahassee, Florida in the Springtime 10K, 5K, or mile. And for the fastest athlete in the main event, the Springtime 10K, it was his first Springtime. Chris Cabret went 33:52 in his Springtime 10K debut, winning the race by more than 800 meters. Erin Phelps was the first woman in the race, coming in tenth overall in 38:23.

Chris Cabret
Chris Cabret

After the last of the athletes in the Springtime Kids' Mile has cleared the road, the Springtime 10K started on Suwannee Street just a couple of minutes after 8:00 AM. Chris Cabret was soon setting the pace for the 10K field; he had a lead of 100 meters at two kilometers and a 200-meter lead at three kilometers. Nate Kaiser, a seven-time veteran of the Springtime 10K, broke away from the rest of the pursuit, taking up a solo chase. But at six kilometers, Cabret was 400 meters ahead.

Nate Kaiser
Nate Kaiser

Cabret continued to widen the gap on his way back to Suwannee Street, where he crossed the finish line first in 33:52. Kaiser was the first master runner in the race, taking second in 37:00. It was his eighth top-ten performance at Springtime as well as his second runner-up finish in the race. Behind Kaiser, David Probst held off Kyle Olsen for third place, 37:10 to 37:13.


It was the first Springtime Road Race for Chris Cabret. It wasn't the first for Erin Phelps. Phelps had been racing the Springtime 10K since she was eleven years old. Back then, she was happy enough to crack an hour on the course. As a 25-year-old, her standards were higher in the 2025 Springtime.

Erin Phelps
Erin Phelps

Phelps led the women's field almost from the start; she was never challenged for that lead. She finished the race almost a kilometer ahead of the next woman in 38:23--a bit quicker than the 58:05 she had posted at the 2011 Springtime.


Gabriella Passidomo Smith took second in the women's standings, coming in 25th overall in 42:17. Melanie Leitman was the first woman master and the third female finisher, 52nd overall in 45:03.

Gabriella Passidomo Smith
Gabriella Passidomo Smith

Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Springtime 10K
  1. 33:52, Chris Cabret (M, 27)
  2. 37:00, Nate Kaiser (M, 45)
  3. 37:11, David Probst (M, 24)
  4. 37:14, Kyle Olson (M, 28)
  5. 37:27, Ryan Bausback (M, 26)
  6. 37:30, Charlie Johnson (M, 45)
  7. 37:38, Luke Strickland (M, 29)
  8. 38:02, Maxwell Garcia (M, 22)
  9. 38:20, Caden Vandermeulen (M, 21)
  10. 38:41, Mike Tercyak (M, 42)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Springtime 10K
  1. 38:23, Erin Phelps (F, 25)
  2. 42:17, Gabriella Passidomo Smith (F, 33)
  3. 45:03, Melanie Leitman (F, 40)
  4. 45:36, Madeleine Keenan (F, 28)
  5. 45:42, Kylee O'Daniel (F, 44)
  6. 45:47, Emily Xanders (F, 26)
  7. 45:47, Katie Xanders (F, 26)
  8. 45:57, Abigail Crowe (F, 24)
  9. 46:58, Alyssa Cooper (F, 21)
  10. 47:14, Anna Grace Depaolo (F, 26)

Chris Cabret finished the first two kilometers of the Springtime 10K a hundred meters ahead of anyone else in the 10K field. But the Springtime 5K had started at the same time as the 10K, so the first athlete past the 2K mark was Hawthorne Hay. Hay ended up winning the shorter race by 400 meters, running 17:23. Amelia Bryant, the Springtime 5K women's champ in 2023, won the title again in 2025, placing twelfth overall in 21:39.

Hawthorne Hay
Hawthorne Hay

Davis Head took second behind Hay in 18:57. Matt McCloskey placed third overall in 19:09. Mike Martinez was the first master runner in the 5K, coming in seventh overall in 20:31.


Leona Higgins, a junior year cross-country runner at Klamath Union High, was second in the women's dvision and fifteenth overall in 22:22. Signe Ulsamer was the first woman master and third female finisher, sixteenth overall in 22:49.

Start of the 10K and 5K
The Start

665 athletes finished the 2025 Springtime 10K; another 944 completed the 5K and 225 the kids' mile. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the races.


It wasn't the first Springtime Road Race. It shouldn't be the last.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Springtime 5K
  1. 17:23, Hawthorne Hay (M, 23)
  2. 18:57, Davis Head (M, 20)
  3. 19:09, Matt McCloskey (M, 31)
  4. 19:39, Diego Castro (M, 26)
  5. 20:03, Chase Sims (M, 13)
  6. 20:22, Charles Rust (M, 19)
  7. 20:31, Mike Martinez (M, 59)
  8. 21:17, Andy Alvarez (M, 36)
  9. 21:25, Ted Schubert (M, 27)
  10. 21:27, Lexus Roulhac (M, 32)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Springtime 5K
  1. 21:39, Amelia Bryant (F, 36)
  2. 22:22, Leona Higgins (F, 16)
  3. 22:49, Signe Ulsamer (F, 47)
  4. 23:01, Laura McDermott (F, 45)
  5. 23:11, Sara Mischler (F, 30)
  6. 23:21, Amanda Haskin (F, 35)
  7. 23:21, Ashlee Blake (F, 39)
  8. 23:38, Rebekah Mills (F, 27)
  9. 23:42, Stephanie Jones (F, 39)
  10. 23:44, Darby Scott (F, 43)

Springtime 10K Champions, 1976 - 2025
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
24 April 1976*4 miles20:30, George West,Donnie Cook25:27, Janice Gage106
197710K31:24, Morrison Reid40:57, Nancy McCormac205
1 April 197810K31:43, George West38:03, Laura Ledbetter468
7 April 197910K33:10, David Ferrell37:14, Janice Gage658
29 March 198010K32:35, Rick Swiderski40:02, Lisa Kinch
4 April 198110K32:06, Mabry McCray37:14, Janice Gage683
3 April 198210K32:11, George West39:56, Pam Ledbetter
9 April 198310K31:21, Noel Shumann38:15, Janice Hochstein
7 April 198410K30:03, Larry Greene35:57, Carla Borovicka917
30 March 198510K30:30, Paul Waldron35:32, Carole Rouillard
22 March 198610K31:15, Dennis Rice37:16, Karen MacHarg
5 March 198710K31:52, Jessie Close35:30, Carla Borovicka757
26 March 198810K31:22, Paul Waldron38:18, Karen MacHarg760
8 April 198910K30:49, Paul Waldron37:54, Janice Hochstein827
199010K31:48, Jessie Close38:16, Vikki Saga913
199110K32:02, Jessie Close38:29, Paula Johnson
199210K32:09, Jessie Close37:38, Paula Johnson
199310K33:11, Andy Palmer36:54, Paula Johnson
199410K32:17, Matthew Dobson37:37, Lisa Herman692
1 April 199510K31:43, Matthew Dobson37:27, Jane Johnson
13 April 199610K32:21, Jessie Close37:11, Jane Johnson610
12 April 199710K31:12, Juri Punda35:30, Tamara Karloukova847
4 April 199810K31:07, Randy Hollinger34:09, Breeda Dennehy789
27 March 199910K30:56, Muchapiwa Mazano37:01, Sarah Docter-Williams681
1 April 200010K32:28, Muchapiwa Mazano36:05, Anna Pichrtova770
31 March 200110K32:18, Muchapiwa Mazano34:46, Tatyana Maslova717
6 April 200210K31:18, Conor Holt36:40, Larisa Timchina732
5 April 200310K30:56, Joseph Zepherinus34:52, Larisa Timchina634
3 April 200410K33:22, Caleb Carmichael37:03, Sarah Docter-Williams694
2 April 200510K32:43, Joey Zins36:51, Sarah Docter-Williams758
1 April 200610K33:25, Joey Zins34:36, Vicky Gill663
31 March 200710K33:27, Matthew Dobson37:23, Lara Shaw867
29 March 200810K31:59, Joey Zins38:16, Sarah Docter-Williams820
5K17:58, Cray Peron23:17, Angela Gibbs423
28 March 200910K35:00, David Altmaier38:34, Lisa Johnson658
5K16:44, Daniel Lee18:48, Allison Eagen409
27 March 201010K33:09, Chris Lake38:23, Sheryl Rosen850
5K19:14, Etienne Mazimpaka21:58, Katherine Lindsay686
2 April 201110K32:34, Chris Lake34:52, Pasca Cheruiyot934
5K19:10, Etienne Mazimpaka18:18, Lisa Johnson731
31 March 201210K33:29, Chris Lake37:33, Lindsay Zeiler905
5K19:02, David Witman18:24, Lisa Johnson809
6 April 201310K31:42, Kevin Sullivan36:05, Stefanie Slekis993
5K16:48, Alex Smyth19:24, Lisa Johnson788
29 March 201410K32:03, Kevin Sullivan38:09, Seeley Gutierrez716
5K17:50, Adam Greenstein18:17, Amy Hines443
28 March 201510K32:59, Stephen Cox37:30, Sheryl Rosen986
5K17:31, Adam Greenstein19:44, Alyson Churchill709
2 April 201610K34:06, Roger Schmidt39:09, Adriana Piekarewicz942
5K18:42, Nicholas Loffer21:53, Megan Churchill426
1 April 201710K32:51, Christopher Haynes37:21, Ani Veltcheva909
5K18:36, Nick Loffer20:53, Shannon Turner582
7 April 201810K32:31, Christopher Haynes38:57, Katie Sherron776
5K18:00, Mark Zamani19:19, Lucy Baird511
30 March 201910K32:39, Christopher Haynes37:10, Ann Centner792
5K17:29, Jake Poore19:57, Grace Koeppel620
28 March 2020Race canceled, COVID-19
27 March 2021No race, COVID-19
2 April 202210K31:23, Christopher Haynes34:58, Ann Centner455
5K16:33, Jacob Stamm21:12, Annabelle Wiktorski442
1 April 202310K34:32, Alberto Mena36:41, Jennifer Lima515
5K16:09, Ryan Ziskinder21:40, Amelia Bryant484
6 April 202410K35:49, Leonardo Canete36:44, Ann Centner534
5K17:48, Christian Minor20:04, Elyse Gallegos714
29 March 202510K33:52, Chris Cabret38:23, Erin Phelps666
5K17:23, Hawthorne Hay21:39, Amelia Bryant944
* The 1976 race was a four-mile run on the FSU campus.


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