Monday, May 31, 2010

Gulf Winds team triumphs at 25th annual Gate-to-Gate Run

Gulf Winds Track Club finished at the top of a field of nine open teams at the 2010 Gate-to-Gate 4.4-Mile Road Race, held on Memorial Day morning at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The win was payback for GWTC's loss at the 2009 Gate-to-Gate to Northwest Florida Track Club. This time around, GWTC's total of 1:42:26 was just over a minute better than Northwest Florida Track Club, whose four runners totalled 1:43:30 to finish in the runner-up position. Scoring for Gulf Winds TC were Vince Molosky (4th, 23:58), Matthew Dobson (5th, 24:15), Justin Dickieson (10th, 25:49), and Micah Adriani (40th, 28:24). Open teams at Gate-to-Gate consist of four runners at least one of whom must be a woman.

1465 runners finished the 25th annual Gate-to-Gate, which was won by former Air Force Academy distance-runner Ben Payne, who covered the course in 22:14, finishing 280 meters ahead of his nearest challenger, Pensacola's Everett Whiteside. Whiteside ran 23:09 to finish as the top master. US Navy ensign and triathlete Derek Oskutis was third at 23:38, while GWTC scorers Molosky and Dobson were the next two runners across the line. Air Force Academy alumna Ilea Eskildsen was the top woman, finishing twelfth overall in 26:08 and successfully defending her 2009 Gate-to-Gate title. Gulf Winds TC's Adriani was runner-up for the women.

Tallahassee finishers at the 2010 Gate-to-Gate

PLACE  ATHLETE                     S AGE CITY             ST TIME
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    4. Vince  Molosky              M  30 Tallahassee      FL   23:58
   10. Justin Dickieson            M  24 Crawfordville    FL   25:49
   13. Carl  Nordhielm             M  47 Tallahassee      FL   26:18
   14. Michael  Martinez           M  44 Tallahassee      FL   26:25
   20. Tim  Unger                  M  50 Tallahassee      FL   27:00
   36. Andrew  Roberts             M  43 Tallahassee      FL   28:11
   40. Micah  Adriani              F  32 Tallahassee      FL   28:24
   62. Cole  Tessier               M  27 Tallahassee      FL   29:31
   69. Bill  McGuire               M  63 Tallahassee      FL   29:55
  114. Max  Corbin                 M  19 Tallahassee      FL   32:10
  139. Brian  Davis                M  32 Tallahassee      FL   33:18
  148. Jon  Ansola-Crowley         M  28 Tallahassee      FL   33:32
  162. Judy  Alexander             F  48 Tallahassee      FL   33:58
  543. Bill  Dillon                M  43 Tallahassee      FL   42:05
  636. Melinda  Mills              F  31 Tallahassee      FL   44:05
  815. Donald  Rodgers             M  54 Tallahassee      FL   47:24
  904. Kelli  Dillon               F  39 Tallahassee      FL   49:14
  924. Dana  Dowling               F  36 Tallahassee      FL   49:41
  925. Kim  Ortloff                F  41 Tallahassee      FL   49:41
  955. Lilly  Unger                F   7 Tallahassee      FL   50:19
  956. Lisa  Unger                 F  42 Tallahassee      FL   50:19
  972. Robin  Hill                 F  24 Tallahassee      FL   50:45
 1044. Thomas  Zaccardi            M  57 Tallahassee      FL   52:47
 1121. Marisol  Roberts            F  39 Tallahassee      FL   55:20
 1398. Michelle  Susar             F  31 Tallahassee      FL 1:12:15

Walkers:

   31. Karen  Zaccardi             F  61 Tallahassee      FL   56:35
  188. Anita  Rodgers              F  54 Tallahassee      FL 1:12:12
  269. Amy Ziegler                 F  26 Crawfordville    FL 1:18:16

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

26 May 2010 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 26 May 2010. 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 area 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.

Map

31 MAY 2010
  • 4th annual Memorial Day 5K Night Race. 7:00 pm ET. Boulevard Park, East Evans Street and South Boulevard Drive, Bainbridge, GA 39819. Entry form and flyer. Mandi O'Mara 229-248-2230 or omara@dcboe.com
  • Cordele Kiwanis Memorial Day Running Celebration 8K, 5K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 7:54am ET 8K / 8:01am ET one-mile / 9:09am ET 5K / 9:49am ET 5K. Crisp County Middle School, 1116 24th Avenue East, Cordele, GA 31015. Entry form and flyer. Benny Wade, bennywade@hughes.net or ranreb@planttel.net
  • Memorial Day 5K. 8:00 am ET. Old S. L. Mason School, Baytree Road and Azalea Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Get Active Running & More, 229-219-0010.
1 JUNE 2010
  • All-Comers Track Meet #1 (50m, 200m, 400m, 4x400m and 1600m). 6:00pm ET. Valwood School, 4380 Old Highway 41, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Get Active Running & more, 229-219-0010.
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #1. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
3 JUNE 2010
  • Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks & Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #1 (40-yard dash, 100m, 400m, one mile, 5000m, 4 x 100m, long jump). 6:45pm ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.
5 JUNE 2010
  • Potluck Bash 4-Mile Run. 6:00 pm ET. Forestmeadows Athletic Center, 4750 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, FL. David Yon, 850-425-6671 or david@radeylaw.com
  • Captain Chad Reed Memorial 5K. 9:30am ET. Dixie County High School, 16077 SE Highway 19, Cross City, Florida. Event web site. Online registration at active.com.
  • Adelily Festival 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00am ET 5K / 9:00am ET one mile. Peebles Parking Lot, 104 West First Street, Adel, Georgia 31620. Entry form and flyer. Kemp Greene, kempgreene@windstream.net or 229-896-3724.
  • Stroll 'N' Roll Duathlon (5K run, 13.1 mile bike, one-mile run). 8:00am ET. Beverlye Middle School, 1025 South Beverlye Road, Dothan, Alabama 36301. Event web page. Sherry Creel 334-677-6195 or Bill Davenport 334-798-1192.
8 JUNE 2010
  • All-Comers Track Meet #2 (50m, 100m, 800m, 4x100m and 3200m). 6:00pm ET. Valwood School, 4380 Old Highway 41, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Get Active Running & more, 229-219-0010.
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #2. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
10 JUNE 2010
  • Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks & Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #2 (40-yard dash, 100m, 200m, 800m, two mile, 4 x 200m, high jump). 6:45pm ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.
12 JUNE 2010
  • Watermelon Road Race 12K / 5K / one mile. 7:30am ET one mile / 7:50am ET 12K and 5K. Cordele, GA. Event web page. Jamie Fernandez, jamiecfernandez@yahoo.com or 229-271-1900.
15 JUNE 2010
  • All-Comers Track Meet #3 (50m, 200m, 400m, 4x400m and 1600m). 6:00pm ET. Valwood School, 4380 Old Highway 41, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Get Active Running & more, 229-219-0010.
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #3. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
17 JUNE 2010
  • Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks & Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #3 (40-yard dash, 100m, 400m, one mile, 5000m, 4 x 100m, long jump). 6:45pm ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.
19 JUNE 2010
  • Melon Run 5K. Old Jefferson County High School gym, Monticello, FL. USATF certified course #FL06044DL. Entry form and flyer.
  • Sergeant Audie Murphy Triathlon (¼-mile swim, 10.6-mile bike, 3.1-mile run). 7:00am CT. West Beach, Lake Tholocco on Johnston Rd., Ft Rucker, Alabama. Entry form and flyer. Caroline Driscoll, caroline.driscoll@us.army.mil or 334-255-3794
22 JUNE 2010
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #4. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
  • All-Comers Track Meet #4 (50m, 100m, 800m, 4x100m and 3200m). 6:00pm ET. Valwood School, 4380 Old Highway 41, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Get Active Running & more, 229-219-0010.
24 JUNE 2010
  • Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks & Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #4 (40-yard dash, 100m, 200m, 800m, two mile, 4 x 200m, high jump). 6:45pm ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.
26 JUNE 2010
  • Hot Trot 5K. 7:30 am CT. Washington-Holmes Technical Center, 757 Hoyt Street, Chipley, FL 32428. Stan Owens 850-547-2244.
  • Summer Sizzler 5K / 1 Mile. 7:00 pm ET (1 mile), 7:30 pm ET (5K). St. George Island, FL. USATF certifed course #FL99035DL. Entry form and flyer. Hobson Fulmer, 850-927-2510 or hobson@fairpoint.net
  • Loop The Lake 5K. 7:30 am ET. Lake Blackshear Resort and Golf Club, 2459-H US Highway 280 West, Cordele, GA 31015. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. info@loop-the-lake.com or 229-446-4550
  • Run a Mile in our Shoes! 5K and 7.5K. 7:30am CT 5K / 8:00am CT 7.5K. Pier Park, 600 Pier Park Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida. Online registration at active.com. 850-248-0030.
29 JUNE 2010
  • All-Comers Track Meet #5 (50m, 200m, 400m, 4x400m and 1600m). 6:00pm ET. Valwood School, 4380 Old Highway 41, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Get Active Running & more, 229-219-0010.
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #5. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
1 JULY 2010
  • Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks & Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #5 (40-yard dash, 100m, 400m, one mile, 5000m, 4 x 100m, long jump). 6:45pm ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.
3 JULY 2010
  • God and Country 5K. 8:00am ET. Live Oak Recreation Fields, 1201 Silas Drive, Live Oak, Florida. Online registration at active.com. 386-364-8386
4 JULY 2010
  • Valdosta 5K. 7:15 am ET. Valdosta, GA. Five Points, North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia. Get Active Running & More, 229-219-0010.
5 JULY 2010
  • 25th annual Freedom Springs Triathlon (440-yard swim, 10-mile bike, 5K run). 7:00 am CT. Blue Springs Recreation Park, 5461 Blue Springs Road, Marianna, FL. Entry form and flyer. Terry Edwards, fst1@earthlink.net or 850-482-3415.
6 JULY 2010
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #6. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
  • All-Comers Track Meet #6 (50m, 100m, 800m, 4x100m and 3200m). 6:00pm ET. Valwood School, 4380 Old Highway 41, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Get Active Running & more, 229-219-0010.
8 JULY 2010
  • Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks & Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #6 (40-yard dash, 100m, 200m, 800m, two mile, 4 x 200m, high jump). 6:45pm ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.
13 JULY 2010
  • Valdosta All-Comer Cross-Country Series 1-mile and 5K #1. 7:00pm ET one mile / 5K immediately follows. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601. Get Active, getactive.val@earthlink.net or 229-219-0010.
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #7. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
15 JULY 2010
  • Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks & Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #7 (40-yard dash, 100m, 400m, one mile, 5000m, 4 x 100m, long jump). 6:45pm ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.
17 JULY 2010
  • Barnes 5K. 7:30 am ET. Barnes Drug Store Downtown, 200 South Patterson Street Valdosta, GA 31601. Get Active Running & More, 229-219-0010.
20 JULY 2010
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #8. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
  • Valdosta All-Comer Cross-Country Series 1-mile and 5K #2. 7:00pm ET one mile / 5K immediately follows. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601. Get Active, getactive.val@earthlink.net or 229-219-0010.
22 JULY 2010
  • Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks & Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #8 (Events TBD). 6:45pm ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.
24 JULY 2010
  • 25th annual Critter Run 5K. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. USATF certified course #AL86003JD. Event web page. Event entry form. Larry Dykes, 334-792-6021
27 JULY 2010
  • Valdosta All-Comer Cross-Country Series 1-mile and 5K #3. 7:00pm ET one mile / 5K immediately follows. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601. Get Active, getactive.val@earthlink.net or 229-219-0010.
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #9. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
3 AUGUST 2010
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #10. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
  • Valdosta All-Comer Cross-Country Series 1-mile and 5K #4. 7:00pm ET one mile / 5K immediately follows. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601. Get Active, getactive.val@earthlink.net or 229-219-0010.
7 AUGUST 2010
  • Possum Trot 5K. 7:30am CT. Wausau, Florida. Frank or Carol Kreis, 850-773-2030
10 AUGUST 2010
  • Valdosta All-Comer Cross-Country Series 1-mile and 5K #5. 7:00pm ET one mile / 5K immediately follows. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601. Get Active, getactive.val@earthlink.net or 229-219-0010.
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #11. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
14 AUGUST 2010
  • Breakfast On The Track One Mile Run. 7:45 am ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, FL. Bonnie Wright, 850-386-3500 or bwright@electro-net.com
  • Georgia Veterans Duathlon and Triathlon (5K run / 13.6 mile bike / 5K run and 400 yard swim / 13.6 mile bike / 5K run). 8:00 am ET. Georgia Veterans State Park, 2459 U.S. Highway 280 W, Cordele , GA 31015. Event web site. Online registration for sprint triathlon at active.com. Online registration for duathlon at active.com. Sprint triathlon entry form and flyer. Duathlon entry form and flyer. Jim Rainey, Georgia Multisports Productions, jim@gamultisports.com or 770-926-2367.
  • Stone Creek Kids' Triathlon (125y swim, 5K bike, 1K run). 8:00am ET. Stone Creek Golf Club, 4300 North Coleman Road, Valdosta, Georgia. Entry form and flyer.
17 AUGUST 2010
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #12. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
  • Valdosta All-Comer Cross-Country Series 1-mile and 5K #6. 7:00pm ET one mile / 5K immediately follows. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601. Get Active, getactive.val@earthlink.net or 229-219-0010.
24 AUGUST 2010
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #13. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
28 AUGUST 2010
  • Miller Landing Madness 8K/5K/3K. 8:00 am ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park, Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312. Mike Sims (850)514-3424 or Tom Perkins (850)894-2019
31 AUGUST 2010
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #14. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
6 SEPTEMBER 2010
  • Labor Day 5K and 1500m. 7:30am ET 5K / 8:25am ET 1500m. In front of Get Active, 3200-C North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Facebook event page. Get Active Running & More, 229-219-0010.
11 SEPTEMBER 2010
  • Beach Blast Triathlon / Duathlon II. 7:00am CT Olympic distances / 7:30am CT sprint distances. St Joe Beach, Florida. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. Director@BeachBlastTriathlon.com
18 SEPTEMBER 2010
  • Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K. 8:00 am ET. Optimist Park, East Indianhead Drive, Tallahassee, FL. USATF certified course #FL00022DL. Entry form and flyer. Lisa Unger, ungertl@juno.com or 850-562-2901.
25 SEPTEMBER 2010
  • Salute to Prefontaine 5K Cross-Country Run. 9:00 am ET. Silver Lake Recreation Area of the Apalachicola National Forest, Silver Lake Road, Tallahassee, FL. Jeff Nielsen, 850-459-8859 or dobieman@comcast.net
  • Second annual Quail Trail 5K. 8:00 am ET. Historic Pebble Hill Plantation, US 319, Thomasville, Georgia. USATF certified course GA09026WC. Helen Fennelly, 229-225-2186 or htfenn@hotmail.com
9 OCTOBER 2010
  • Pine Run at Tall Timbers 20K. 7:30 am ET. Tall Timbers Research Station, 13093 Henry Beadel Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. Gordon Cherr, 850-556-5957 or scam22@aol.com
16 OCTOBER 2010
  • 4th annual Joyce's Jog 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:30am ET one mile / 8:00am ET 5K. Ponder Enterprises corner of Hwy 84 and Hwy 91, Donalsonville, Georgia. Event web site. Steffy Vines, info@joycesjog.com or 229-524-1234.
  • White Sand Triathlon II (600m swim, 16 mile bike, 5K run). 7:30am CT. Spinnaker Beach Club, 8795 Thomas Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida 32408. Online registration at active.com. Freedom Sports, info@myfreedomsports.com or 850-249-2120.
23 OCTOBER 2010
  • Tri The Rez Sprint Triathlon (⅓-mile swim, 13-mile bike, 5K run). 8:00am ET. Florida State University Reservation, 3226 Flastacowo Road, Tallahassee, FL 32310. Event web site. Online registration at imathlete.com. Austin Boyle, fmj30cal@gmail.com or 561-247-5801.
  • “Running for the bay!” Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K. 7:00am ET. Apalachicola, Florida. Race web site. Online registration at active.com.
30 OCTOBER 2010
  • 31st annual Boston Mini-Marathon. 8:00 am ET. Commercial Bank, 124 West Jefferson Street, Boston, GA 31626. Entry form and flyer. Brad Johnson, bradjohnson@bankcb.com or 229-498-8500 (day) / 229-226-4679 (evening).
  • Riverfront Run 5K. 8:30am ET. Broad Avenue next to Hilton Garden Inn, 101 S Front Street, Albany, Georgia 31701. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. info@riverfrontrun.com or (229) 436-8191.
6 NOVEMBER 2010
  • Ironman Florida (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run...duh!). 6:50am CT first wave. Boardwalk Beach Resort, 9400 South Thomas Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida. Event web site. Online registration at active.com.
7 NOVEMBER 2010
  • Florida Kids Triathlon. 9:00am CT. Frank Brown Park, 1620 Panama City Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. info@kidstri2.com
13 NOVEMBER 2010
  • Trot for Tots 10K & 5K. 9:00 am CT. Panama City Marina, 1 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401. Online registration at active.com. 850-872-3137.
25 NOVEMBER 2010
  • Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15k / 10K / 5K. 8:00 am ET. State Office Satellite Complex at SouthWood, Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, FL. Event web site. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671 or 850-668-2236
  • Valdosta Thanksgiving Day 5K. 8:00am ET 5K. Patterson Street in front of Get Active, 3200-C North Ashley St, Valdosta, GA 31602. Contact Get Active, 229-219-0010.
4 DECEMBER 2010
  • Gulf Winds Track Club Ten-Mile Challenge / Five-Mile Run. 8:00 am ET. Killearn Lakes Elementary School, 8037 Deerlake Drive East, Bradfordville, FL. USATF certified courses FL07049EBM (10 mile) and FL07048EBM (5 mile). Event web page. Reid Vannoy, reidv@comcast.net or 850-591-7891
  • Run for the Redfish Half-Marathon / 5K / one-mile fun run. 8:00am CT. Pier Park, Margaritaville, 16230 Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach 32413. Event web site. Online registration at active.com.
11 DECEMBER 2010
  • 30th annual Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic 50K/50M. 7:00 am ET. Wakulla Springs State Park, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida. USATF certified course FL08072EBM. Event web site. Gary Griffin, runlong@nettally.com
6 FEBRUARY 2011
  • 37th annual Tallahassee Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:30 am ET. Mike Long Track, Florida State University, Chieftan Way at Spirit Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306. Event web site. Tallahasseemarathon@gmail.com
5 MARCH 2011
  • 5th annual Snickers® Marathon® Energy Bar Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:00 am ET. Veteran's Park, Front Street, Albany, GA 31701. USATF certified course GA07003WC (Marathon), GA07002WC (half-Marathon). Event web site. Online registration at active.com. info@SNICKERSmarathonenergybarmarathon.com
2 APRIL 2011
  • 35th annual Springtime 10K, Publix 5K & Target 1-Miler. 8:00am ET. Leon County Courthouse, 301 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32301. Event web site. USATF certified course FL96048DL (10 km). Judy Alexander, jalexander98@comcast.net or 850-383-1361.
9 APRIL 2011
  • Red Hills Triathlon (1/3-mile swim, 16-mile bike, 3.1-mile run). 7:30am ET. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. Event web site. Online registration at active.com.
16 APRIL 2011
  • 37th annual Palace Saloon 5K. 8:00am ET. James Messer Fields Park, Jackson Bluff Road and Dupree Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304. USATF certified course FL99027DL. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. Herb Wills, hwills@gmail.com
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Sunday, May 23, 2010

Molosky and Ryberg take the Tulip Trot 5K

Battling over 300 other runners, the first of the summer heat and humidity, and heavy traffic on a cramped Goose Pond Trail, Vince Molosky ran 16:36 to win the Tulip Trot 5K, held in Tom Brown Park on Saturday morning, 22 May 2010. Jay Wallace finished second overall, also capturing the top male master title. The women's championship went to Shana Ryberg, 18th overall in 21:12. Paula O'Neill was the top woman master, finishing 33rd overall in 23:15.


Molosky went to the front early. Through the first kilometer he was closely followed by Daniel Thompson and John Hazleton. During the second kilometer Molosky built up a lead on Thompson and Hazleton, who had their own pursuers. By the end of two kilometers John Robida had caught up to Thompson and Hazleton, and by three kilometers Jay Wallace had joined the group. Wallace outran the others over the final two kilometers to finish in 16:54, runner-up to Molosky by 90 meters. Robida was another 60 meters back in third place (17:06), while Thompson outkicked Hazleton for fourth, both runner clocking 17:17.


In the women's competition, Ryberg grabbed a lead almost immediately and built on it all the way to the finish line. Stephanie Stout and Cora Atkinson led the chase for Ryberg during the first kilometer, but were overtaken by Allison DeCort by the end of the second kilometer. During the the third kilometer DeCort moved ahead of Stout into the runner-up position. While Ryberg went on to win by 300 meters, DeCort beat out Stout for the second women's spot, 22:32 to 22:42. The fourth woman in was master runner O'Neill; Atkinson fell back to finish as fifth woman in 23:21.


It was Molosky's second win in Tom Brown Park during the month of May; back on May 1 he had won the Tails and Trails 10K. Ryberg represented Tallahassee at the Boston Marathon in April.


The Tulip Trot 5K was hosted by the North Florida Parkinson Awareness Group, and proceeds from the race benefited NFPAG and the Parkinson Choir at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. If the course was a bit cramped for the number of runners, but the gentle slopes were popular with the competitors, as was the post-race musical entertainment by the Parkinson Choir and the Tuesday Bluegrass Jam Group.

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Leon County dedicates new bridge in Lake Henrietta Park

The new bridge over Munson Slough in Lake Henrietta Park has been completed for several weeks now, but Leon County made official notice of the opening with a ribbon cutting on Thursday morning, 20 May 2010. County Commission Chairman Bob Rackleff headed up the dignitaries at the event, which seemed to be attended mostly by people with large video cameras. Through it all, people kept using the park for their morning walking or cycling, without giving the ceremony much notice.

The bridge is the last link in a 380-yard trail that connects the city of Tallahassee's Silver Lake Park with Leon County's Lake Henrietta Park. The trail is a path lined with crushed oyster shell running along a creek, the East Drainage Ditch. (Someone really needs to come up with a better name for that.) Turning to follow Munson Slough, the trail mounts a ramp of planks made from recycled plastic. Another turn takes the trail over the slough on the actual bridge, a sturdy affair of concrete and steel. Whoever engineered it must expect our national obesity crisis to get worse before it gets better. Once across the bridge, you are on the Lake Henrietta Trail, a 6600-foot loop around Lake Henrietta.

Lake Henrietta Park and the new connector trail are part of the Capital Cascades Greenway, which combines upgrading stormwater management with building new recreational facilities. Speakers at the ribbon cutting also said that the Lake Henrietta Trail will connect with the Tallahassee-St Marks Historic Rail Trail via the Dr. Charles Billings Greenway. For more than a few years, the Billings Greenway has been one of those trails that people like to include in reports and articles, but is very difficult to walk or run or bike because it doesn't exist outside of those reports and articles. However, an unpaved trail already connects Lake Henrietta with Lake Munson. In spite of my impatience, the community's network of trails continues to grow.

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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

19 May 2010 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 19 May 2010. 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 area 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.

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22 MAY 2010
  • Tulip Trot 5K. 8:00am ET. Pavilion 13, Tom Brown Park, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Olivia Swedberg, tuliptrotforpd@yahoo.com
  • Barefoot 5K. 8:00am CT. Compass Lake In The Hills, 645 Compass Lake Drive, Alford, Florida 32420. Event web page. Online registration at active.com. mary@runningmoms.org or edna@runningmoms.org
  • Brian Dowling Memorial 5K Trail Run. 8:00am CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Event web page. Larry Dykes, 334-792-6021.
  • North Florida Olympic Triathlon (1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run). 7:30am ET. Cherry Lake 4H Camp, 3861 NE Cherry Lake Circle, Madison, Florida 32340. Event web site. info@drcsports.com or 352-637-2475.
  • Tyler Carter Memorial Duathlon (2.3 mile run, 18.5 mile bike, 2.3 mile run). 8:30am ET. Berrien County Park and Recreation, 1015 Exum Road, Nashville, Georgia 31639. Online registration at active.com.
23 MAY 2010
  • Red Hills Triathlon for Youth 15 & under (125 yd swim; 3 mile bike; 1 mile run). 8:30am ET. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. Entry form and flyer. Mike Weyant, weyantm@comcast.net or 850-241-6591.
  • Mosley Baseball 5K Dolphin Dash. 8:00am CT. Front parking lot, Gulf Coast Community College, 5230 West Highway 98, Panama City, Florida 32401. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. mosley5k@comcast.net or 850-819-8403.
31 MAY 2010
  • 4th annual Memorial Day 5K Night Race. 7:00 pm ET. Boulevard Park, East Evans Street and South Boulevard Drive, Bainbridge, GA 39819. Entry form and flyer. Mandi O'Mara 229-248-2230 or omara@dcboe.com
  • Cordele Kiwanis Memorial Day Running Celebration 8K, 5K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 7:54am ET 8K / 8:01am ET one-mile / 9:09am ET 5K / 9:49am ET 5K. Crisp County Middle School, 1116 24th Avenue East, Cordele, GA 31015. Entry form and flyer. Benny Wade, bennywade@hughes.net or ranreb@planttel.net
  • Memorial Day 5K. 8:00 am ET. Old S. L. Mason School, Baytree Road and Azalea Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Get Active Running & More, 229-219-0010.
1 JUNE 2010
  • All-Comers Track Meet #1 (50m, 200m, 400m, 4x400m and 1600m). 6:00pm ET. Valwood School, 4380 Old Highway 41, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Get Active Running & more, 229-219-0010.
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #1. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
5 JUNE 2010
  • Potluck Bash 4-Mile Run. 6:00 pm ET. Forestmeadows Athletic Center, 4750 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, FL. David Yon, 850-425-6671 or david@radeylaw.com
  • Captain Chad Reed Memorial 5K. 9:30am ET. Dixie County High School, 16077 SE Highway 19, Cross City, Florida. Event web site. Online registration at active.com.
  • Stroll 'N' Roll Duathlon (5K run, 13.1 mile bike, one-mile run). 8:00am ET. Beverlye Middle School, 1025 South Beverlye Road, Dothan, Alabama 36301. Event web page. Sherry Creel 334-677-6195 or Bill Davenport 334-798-1192.
8 JUNE 2010
  • All-Comers Track Meet #2 (50m, 100m, 800m, 4x100m and 3200m). 6:00pm ET. Valwood School, 4380 Old Highway 41, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Get Active Running & more, 229-219-0010.
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #2. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
12 JUNE 2010
  • Watermelon Road Race 12K / 5K / one mile. 7:30am ET one mile / 7:50am ET 12K and 5K. Cordele, GA. Event web page. Jamie Fernandez, jamiecfernandez@yahoo.com or 229-271-1900.
15 JUNE 2010
  • All-Comers Track Meet #3 (50m, 200m, 400m, 4x400m and 1600m). 6:00pm ET. Valwood School, 4380 Old Highway 41, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Get Active Running & more, 229-219-0010.
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #3. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
19 JUNE 2010
  • Melon Run 5K. Old Jefferson County High School gym, Monticello, FL. USATF certified course #FL06044DL. Entry form and flyer.
  • Sergeant Audie Murphy Triathlon (¼-mile swim, 10.6-mile bike, 3.1-mile run). 7:00am CT. West Beach, Lake Tholocco on Johnston Rd., Ft Rucker, Alabama. Entry form and flyer. Caroline Driscoll, caroline.driscoll@us.army.mil or 334-255-3794
22 JUNE 2010
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #4. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
  • All-Comers Track Meet #4 (50m, 100m, 800m, 4x100m and 3200m). 6:00pm ET. Valwood School, 4380 Old Highway 41, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Get Active Running & more, 229-219-0010.
26 JUNE 2010
  • Hot Trot 5K. 7:30 am CT. Washington-Holmes Technical Center, 757 Hoyt Street, Chipley, FL 32428. Stan Owens 850-547-2244.
  • Summer Sizzler 5K / 1 Mile. 7:00 pm ET (1 mile), 7:30 pm ET (5K). St. George Island, FL. USATF certifed course #FL99035DL. Entry form and flyer. Hobson Fulmer, 850-927-2510 or hobson@fairpoint.net
  • Loop The Lake 5K. 7:30 am ET. Lake Blackshear Resort and Golf Club, 2459-H US Highway 280 West, Cordele, GA 31015. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. info@loop-the-lake.com or 229-446-4550
29 JUNE 2010
  • All-Comers Track Meet #5 (50m, 200m, 400m, 4x400m and 1600m). 6:00pm ET. Valwood School, 4380 Old Highway 41, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Get Active Running & more, 229-219-0010.
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #5. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
3 JULY 2010
  • God and Country 5K. 8:00am ET. Live Oak Recreation Fields, 1201 Silas Drive, Live Oak, Florida. Online registration at active.com. 386-364-8386
4 JULY 2010
  • Valdosta 5K. 7:15 am ET. Valdosta, GA. Five Points, North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia. Get Active Running & More, 229-219-0010.
5 JULY 2010
  • 25th annual Freedom Springs Triathlon (440-yard swim, 10-mile bike, 5K run). 7:00 am CT. Blue Springs Recreation Park, 5461 Blue Springs Road, Marianna, FL. Entry form and flyer. Terry Edwards, fst1@earthlink.net or 850-482-3415.
6 JULY 2010
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #6. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
  • All-Comers Track Meet #6 (50m, 100m, 800m, 4x100m and 3200m). 6:00pm ET. Valwood School, 4380 Old Highway 41, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Get Active Running & more, 229-219-0010.
13 JULY 2010
  • Valdosta All-Comer Cross-Country Series 1-mile and 5K #1. 7:00pm ET one mile / 5K immediately follows. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601. Get Active, getactive.val@earthlink.net or 229-219-0010.
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #7. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
17 JULY 2010
  • Barnes 5K. 7:30 am ET. Barnes Drug Store Downtown, 200 South Patterson Street Valdosta, GA 31601. Get Active Running & More, 229-219-0010.
20 JULY 2010
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #8. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
  • Valdosta All-Comer Cross-Country Series 1-mile and 5K #2. 7:00pm ET one mile / 5K immediately follows. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601. Get Active, getactive.val@earthlink.net or 229-219-0010.
24 JULY 2010
  • 25th annual Critter Run 5K. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. USATF certified course #AL86003JD. Event web page. Event entry form. Larry Dykes, 334-792-6021
27 JULY 2010
  • Valdosta All-Comer Cross-Country Series 1-mile and 5K #3. 7:00pm ET one mile / 5K immediately follows. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601. Get Active, getactive.val@earthlink.net or 229-219-0010.
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #9. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
3 AUGUST 2010
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #10. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
  • Valdosta All-Comer Cross-Country Series 1-mile and 5K #4. 7:00pm ET one mile / 5K immediately follows. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601. Get Active, getactive.val@earthlink.net or 229-219-0010.
7 AUGUST 2010
  • Possum Trot 5K. 7:30am CT. Wausau, Florida. Frank or Carol Kreis, 850-773-2030
10 AUGUST 2010
  • Valdosta All-Comer Cross-Country Series 1-mile and 5K #5. 7:00pm ET one mile / 5K immediately follows. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601. Get Active, getactive.val@earthlink.net or 229-219-0010.
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #11. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
14 AUGUST 2010
  • Breakfast On The Track One Mile Run. 7:45 am ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, FL. Bonnie Wright, 850-386-3500 or bwright@electro-net.com
  • Georgia Veterans Duathlon and Triathlon (5K run / 13.6 mile bike / 5K run and 400 yard swim / 13.6 mile bike / 5K run). 8:00 am ET. Georgia Veterans State Park, 2459 U.S. Highway 280 W, Cordele , GA 31015. Event web site. Online registration for sprint triathlon at active.com. Online registration for duathlon at active.com. Sprint triathlon entry form and flyer. Duathlon entry form and flyer. Jim Rainey, Georgia Multisports Productions, jim@gamultisports.com or 770-926-2367.
17 AUGUST 2010
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #12. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
  • Valdosta All-Comer Cross-Country Series 1-mile and 5K #6. 7:00pm ET one mile / 5K immediately follows. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601. Get Active, getactive.val@earthlink.net or 229-219-0010.
24 AUGUST 2010
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #13. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
28 AUGUST 2010
  • Miller Landing Madness 8K/5K/3K. 8:00 am ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park, Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312. Mike Sims (850)514-3424 or Tom Perkins (850)894-2019
31 AUGUST 2010
  • Hot Summer Nights 5K Trail Run #14. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or (334) 792-6021.
11 SEPTEMBER 2010
  • Beach Blast Triathlon / Duathlon II. 7:00am CT Olympic distances / 7:30am CT sprint distances. St Joe Beach, Florida. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. Director@BeachBlastTriathlon.com
18 SEPTEMBER 2010
  • Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K. 8:00 am ET. Optimist Park, East Indianhead Drive, Tallahassee, FL. USATF certified course #FL00022DL. Entry form and flyer. Lisa Unger, ungertl@juno.com or 850-562-2901.
25 SEPTEMBER 2010
  • Salute to Prefontaine 5K Cross-Country Run. 9:00 am ET. Silver Lake Recreation Area of the Apalachicola National Forest, Silver Lake Road, Tallahassee, FL. Jeff Nielsen, 850-459-8859 or dobieman@comcast.net
  • Second annual Quail Trail 5K. 8:00 am ET. Historic Pebble Hill Plantation, US 319, Thomasville, Georgia. USATF certified course GA09026WC. Helen Fennelly, 229-225-2186 or htfenn@hotmail.com
9 OCTOBER 2010
  • Pine Run at Tall Timbers 20K. 7:30 am ET. Tall Timbers Research Station, 13093 Henry Beadel Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. Gordon Cherr, 850-556-5957 or scam22@aol.com
16 OCTOBER 2010
  • White Sand Triathlon II (600m swim, 16 mile bike, 5K run). 7:30am CT. Spinnaker Beach Club, 8795 Thomas Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida 32408. Online registration at active.com. Freedom Sports, info@myfreedomsports.com or 850-249-2120.
23 OCTOBER 2010
  • Tri The Rez Sprint Triathlon (⅓-mile swim, 13-mile bike, 5K run). 8:00am ET. Florida State University Reservation, 3226 Flastacowo Road, Tallahassee, FL 32310. Event web site. Online registration at imathlete.com. Austin Boyle, fmj30cal@gmail.com or 561-247-5801.
  • “Running for the bay!” Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K. 7:00am ET. Apalachicola, Florida. Race web site. Online registration at active.com.
30 OCTOBER 2010
  • 31st annual Boston Mini-Marathon. 8:00 am ET. Commercial Bank, 124 West Jefferson Street, Boston, GA 31626. Entry form and flyer. Brad Johnson, bradjohnson@bankcb.com or 229-498-8500 (day) / 229-226-4679 (evening).
  • Riverfront Run 5K. 8:30am ET. Broad Avenue next to Hilton Garden Inn, 101 S Front Street, Albany, Georgia 31701. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. info@riverfrontrun.com or (229) 436-8191.
6 NOVEMBER 2010
  • Ironman Florida (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run...duh!). 6:50am CT first wave. Boardwalk Beach Resort, 9400 South Thomas Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida. Event web site. Online registration at active.com.
7 NOVEMBER 2010
  • Florida Kids Triathlon. 9:00am CT. Frank Brown Park, 1620 Panama City Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. info@kidstri2.com
13 NOVEMBER 2010
  • Trot for Tots 10K & 5K. 9:00 am CT. Panama City Marina, 1 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401. Online registration at active.com. 850-872-3137.
25 NOVEMBER 2010
  • Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15k / 10K / 5K. 8:00 am ET. State Office Satellite Complex at SouthWood, Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, FL. Event web site. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671 or 850-668-2236
  • Valdosta Thanksgiving Day 5K. 8:00am ET 5K. Patterson Street in front of Get Active, 3200-C North Ashley St, Valdosta, GA 31602. Contact Get Active, 229-219-0010.
4 DECEMBER 2010
  • Gulf Winds Track Club Ten-Mile Challenge / Five-Mile Run. 8:00 am ET. Killearn Lakes Elementary School, 8037 Deerlake Drive East, Bradfordville, FL. USATF certified courses FL07049EBM (10 mile) and FL07048EBM (5 mile). Event web page. Reid Vannoy, reidv@comcast.net or 850-591-7891
  • Run for the Redfish Half-Marathon / 5K / one-mile fun run. 8:00am CT. Pier Park, Margaritaville, 16230 Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach 32413. Event web site. Online registration at active.com.
11 DECEMBER 2010
  • 30th annual Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic 50K/50M. 7:00 am ET. Wakulla Springs State Park, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida. USATF certified course FL08072EBM. Event web site. Gary Griffin, runlong@nettally.com
6 FEBRUARY 2011
  • 37th annual Tallahassee Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:30 am ET. Mike Long Track, Florida State University, Chieftan Way at Spirit Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306. Event web site. Tallahasseemarathon@gmail.com
5 MARCH 2011
  • 5th annual Snickers® Marathon® Energy Bar Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:00 am ET. Veteran's Park, Front Street, Albany, GA 31701. USATF certified course GA07003WC (Marathon), GA07002WC (half-Marathon). Event web site. Online registration at active.com. info@SNICKERSmarathonenergybarmarathon.com
2 APRIL 2011
  • 35th annual Springtime 10K, Publix 5K & Target 1-Miler. 8:00am ET. Leon County Courthouse, 301 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32301. Event web site. USATF certified course FL96048DL (10 km). Judy Alexander, jalexander98@comcast.net or 850-383-1361.
9 APRIL 2011
  • Red Hills Triathlon (1/3-mile swim, 16-mile bike, 3.1-mile run). 7:30am ET. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. Event web site. Online registration at active.com.
16 APRIL 2011
  • 37th annual Palace Saloon 5K. 8:00am ET. James Messer Fields Park, Jackson Bluff Road and Dupree Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304. USATF certified course FL99027DL. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. Herb Wills, hwills@gmail.com
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

McDonald and Smoot win 5K in Kinderlou Forest

Austin McDonald, a cross-country runner for the Valdosta State University Blazers, blazed to a 16:55 5K on the roads of Kinderlou Forest, good enough for the win at the Racing with Rotary Charity Run on Saturday morning, 15 May 2010. A native of Fitzgerald, Georgia and sophomore at VSU, McDonald finished 350 meters ahead of the runner up, Valdosta-native Parker Childree. Childree, who runs cross country at Young Harris College, clocked in at 18:11. Scot Gardner of Naylor was the top master in the race, placing fourth overall in 19:11.In the women's division, Valdosta's Alice Smoot was overall winner and top master, finishing tenth in 21:05, 60 meters ahead of runner-up Brandi Faircloth of Hahira. Faircloth was eleventh overall in 21:20.

The race was sponsored by the Sunrise Rotary Club of Valdosta, Georgia, as a benefit for the Georgia Sheriff's Boys Ranch near Hahira. The 5K course took the runners on a rolling tour of the Kinderlou Forest area, starting and finishing at the Kinderlou Forest Recreation Center. The course was new this year, the 2009 Racing With Rotary Charity Run having been staged on the VSU campus.

Results of the 2010 Racing with Rotary Charity Run 5K

PLACE ATHLETE                     S AGE CITY             ST TIME
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   1. Austin McDonald             M  19 Fitzgerald       GA 16:54.3
   2. Parker Childree             M  20 Valdosta         GA 18:10.9
   3. Masked Avenger              M  31 Valdosta         GA 18:28.9
   4. Scot Gardner                M  40 Naylor           GA 19:10.5
   5. Juan Gibbs                  M  17 Hahira           GA 19:30.3
   6. Jake Bearratine             M  17 Valdosta         GA 19:45.5
   7. Joseph Gibbs                M  17 Hahira           GA 19:53.4
   8. Roger Horton                M  50 Lake Park        GA 20:22.4
   9. Rusty Jones                 M  57 Valdosta         GA 20:39.8
  10. Alice Smoot                 F  52 Valdosta         GA 21:05.0
  11. Brandi Faircloth            F  32 Hahira           GA 21:19.4
  12. Danny Swilley               M  39 Valdosta         GA 21:29.5
  13. Randy Maples                M  41 Valdosta         GA 21:36.9
  14. David Jones                 M  14 Valdosta         GA 21:52.2
  15. Lars Leader                 M  57                     21:52.8
  16. Toby Kerner                 M  40 Valdosta         GA 22:24.4
  17. Jarrett Davis               M  17 Madison          FL 22:36.0
  18. Justo Cabral                M  37 Valdosta         GA 22:57.7
  19. Jonathan Asbell             M  41 Valdosta         GA 23:12.6
  20. Zachary Goddard             M  14 Valdosta         GA 23:27.7
  21. Angela Burnett              F  30 Valdosta         GA 23:34.3
  22. Corban Stettler             M  31 Valdosta         GA 23:40.7
  23. Nathan Crews                M  13 Valdosta         GA 23:56.5
  24. Sylvia Ellis                F  40 Valdosta         GA 24:47.4
  25. Anthony McKenzie            M  47 Valdosta         GA 24:59.0
  26. Chad Bush                   M  42 Adel             GA 25:01.0
  27. Dana Ganas                  F  27 Lake Park        GA 25:39.3
  28. Kristina Stiles             F  32                     25:46.7
  29. Bob Moon                    M     Valdosta         GA 25:59.1
  30. Jay Warren                  M  24 Valdosta         GA 26:08.5
  31. Lee Tarpley                 M  29 Valdosta         GA 26:44.1
  32. Myron Faircloth             M  37 Hahira           GA 26:52.4
  33. Melcaela Wood               F  13 Hahira           GA 27:00.4
  34. Shawna Scott                F  31 Hahira           GA 27:05.3
  35. Michelle Godwin             F  32 Pelham           GA 27:10.9
  36. Jim Hall                    M  59 Valdosta         GA 27:21.0
  37. Heather Miller              F  31 Valdosta         GA 27:34.6
  38. Charles Parramore           M  38 Valdosta         GA 27:37.9
  39. Brooke Hackle               F  31 Pinetta          Fl 27:45.0
  40. Melinda Thompson            F  42 Valdosta         GA 27:50.3
  41. Tim Holder                  M  56 Valdosta         GA 27:57.3
  42. Lark Joyner                 F  39 Lake Park        GA 28:03.2
  43. Sean Neilly                 M  43 Valdosta         GA 28:11.3
  44. Eddie Parramore             M  63 Baconton         GA 28:12.8
  45. Elizabeth Vickers           F  38 Valdosta         GA 28:40.8
  46. Cassie Allen                F  41 Lake Park        GA 29:07.8
  47. Madalyn Marlatt             F  36 Valdosta         GA 29:26.2
  48. Bonni Young                 F  30 Adel             GA 30:07.8
  49. Steve  Coyne                M  59 Valdosta         GA 30:23.1
  50. Suzan Prihl                 F  33 Valdosta         GA 30:39.4
  51. Robin Coleman               F  50 Valdosta         GA 30:49.7
  52. Robin Miller                F  39 Valdosta         GA 30:59.3
  53. Ed  Mark                    M  55 Valdosta         GA 30:59.6
  54. Christine Cabral            F  33 Valdosta         GA 31:31.2
  55. Nancy Evans                 F  35 Valdosta         GA 32:09.8
  56. Galen Mirate                F  54 Valdosta         GA 32:20.3
  57. Jennifer Sublett            F  37 Lake Park        GA 32:32.8
  58. Valerie Hill                F  35 Valdosta         GA 32:48.9
  59. Rick Coleman                M  24 Valdosta         GA 33:05.9
  60. Denise Flores               F  44 Moultrie         GA 33:11.5
  61. Holly Phillips              F  30 Sale City        GA 33:47.7
  62. Jane Krier                  F  48 Thomasville      GA 35:01.0
  63. Leonard E Cato              M  78 Valdosta         GA 35:54.5
  64. no card                                               37:03.3
  65. Jean Louse Krier            F  48 Thomasville      GA 37:53.0
  66. Amy Bush                    F  38 Adel             GA 39:58.4
  67. Elizabeth Prince            F  52 Valdosta         GA 42:51.1
  68. no card                                               47:04.6
  69. Seth Boston                 M   5 Jasper           FL 50:59.4
  70. Peggy Boston                F  41 Jasper           FL 51:01.9
  71. Cynthia Smith               F  44 Moultrie         GA 51:58.9

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Walking on water--hiking across the Apalachicola

If you're through-hiking the Florida National Scenic Trail or you have some other reason to be walking across the Florida panhandle, you're eventually going to have to cross the Apalachicola River. Some river crossings on the Florida Trail are a bit iffy. At St Marks, for instance, the trail simply stops at the banks of the St Marks River, where a small signs advises you to "Hail Boat to Cross." Crossings of the Aucilla and Suwanee rivers are on highway bridges. The crossing of the Apalachicola is also on a highway bridge, the eastbound span of the Trammell Bridge, which carries traffic on SR 20 from Blountstown to Bristol. But you don't have to worry about sociopaths in motor vehicles trying to knock you into the river because the bridge has a dedicated lane for pedestrians and bicycles.


The hiker/biker lane was included when the eastbound span was built in the late 1990s. Before that, the Trammell Bridge was an old two-lanes-with-no-shoulder span that dated back to the 1930s. I remember riding to track meets in Panama City on a school bus back in the 1970s; going across the old bridge could be thrilling. The old bridge is now the westbound span of the bridge, with no room for pedestrians or cyclists who want a long and healthy life. The hiker/biker lane on the eastbound span, though, is a model of safety.


For one thing, the lane is separated from motor traffic by a low concrete wall. This isn't a typical highway bike lane, with only a four-inch painted line between fragile bicycles and hurtling tractor-trailers. A breakdown lane and a wall divides the human beings from speeding tons of steel. Your protection from motor traffic assured, you can turn your worries to the river, 55 feet below. Another low wall separates you from the drop into the Apalachicola, but this is topped by a high railing. You could still fall into the river if you heaved yourself up onto the wall and then climbed to the top of the railing, but I don't think that you could call it an accident.


The exact length depends on how you want to measure it, but the biker/hiker lane across the Apalachicola is about 1.6 miles long. This distance will probably inspire someone to think of staging an out-and-back 5K across the river, but forget it. The lane is quite narrow--"ordinary sidewalk width," the signs say--and eastbound runners would be sure to interfere with westbound runners. Because the Apalachicola River marks the boundary between the Eastern and Central Time Zones, it might be interesting to do a "Time Warp 3K," where the runners start on the east side of the bridge and finish before they started (according to local clocks) on the west side of the bridge. Or at least it would be interesting if there weren't a possibility of eastbound cyclists needing the lane at the same time as the westbound runners. Then it would be too interesting.

Best just to leave the biker/hiker lane as a safe way for the non-motorized to cross the Apalachicola River. For Florida Trail hikers, it's not much of a wilderness experience. But even the Appalachian Trail crosses the Little Tennessee River on the spine of Fontana Dam, which, as one of the largest concrete structures in the world, is hardly a woodland.

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Monday, May 17, 2010

Extraordinary runs at fourth annual Missionette 5K & 10K

Bainbridge, Georgia's Kyle Harris eked out a late win at the Missionette 5K in Cairo, Georgia on Saturday, 15 May 2010, narrowly defeating Tallahassee Brian Corbin 18:10 to 18:12. Corbin was the top master in addition to being the runner-up in the race. The next runner over the line in the 5K was Kyle's younger brother, Chase Harris, at 20:16. Their mother, Julie Harris, was first woman and the top woman master, finishing seventh overall in 24:45. While the 5K seemed to be all about the Harrises, Angelina Horne of Pelham, Georgia won the 10K in 43:17. Chris Holt of Ochlocknee, Georgia was runner-up and top male at 46:40, and Tallahassee's Judy Alexander at third overall was the top woman master with a time of 47:58. Kurt LaRose of Tallahassee was the top male master, fourth overall in 49:20.

Kyle Harris had run the 10K at the 2009 Missionette Extraordinary races, finishing a distant second to Tallahassee legend Jessie Close, 36:13 to 38:55. This time around, Harris decided to try the shorter distance. He followed Corbin out onto the rolling 5K course, trailing at the mile and farther behind at two miles. Harris came back late in the race, though, and outkicked Corbin in the closing steps of the race.

Now in their fourth year, the Missionette Extraordinary runs benefit the Missionette girls' club of Cairo, Georgia. The course are both USATF certified and take the runners on a hilly tour of the country in and around Cairo.

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