Chris Lake outran three-time Canadian Olympian Kevin Sullivan and over 900 other runners to win the 2011 Springtime 10K in the streets of Tallahassee on Saturday, 2 April 2011. Lake ran 32:34, successfully defending his 2010 title in the event. In the women's division, Pasca Cheruiyot won in 34:52, the fastest time for a woman at the Springtime 10K since 2006, when Vicky Gill blazed the course in 34:36.
Following a 7:45 am one-mile fun run, the 10K started about as close to the scheduled 8:10 am time as you can get without consulting the United State Naval Observatory Master Clock. At the sound of the starting siren close to 2,000 runners--those in the 10K as well as the field of the 5K--charged north on Monroe Street from the Leon County Courthouse. Lake was soon leading. After two kilometers, as the race headed up Lafayette Street, it looked uncannily like the 2010 Springtime, with Lake already far out in front of his pursuers. Leading that pursuit was Vince Molosky and Kevin Sullivan. After three kilometers Molosky fell off the pace, leaving Sullivan to chase Lake on his own. But Sullivan was closing. At the halfway point, as they ran along Capital City Country Club, less than five seconds separated Lake and Sullivan. With Sullivan's background as a world-class 1,500-meter runner, he had to be considered dangerous if the race was still that close near the end.
It wasn't. Lake started to pull away again, stretching out his lead but never quite escaping Sullivan's sight. At the Suwanee Street finish line it was Lake over Sullivan, 32:34 to 32:45. Lake's time was over half a minute faster than his 2010 winning time of 33:09, and the fastest run at Springtime since Joey Zins ran 31:59 in 2009. Behind Lake and Sullivan Nate Kaiser moved up to take third in 32:45. Charlie Johnson was fourth in 34:17 after overtaking a fading Molosky, who ended up fifth in 34:29.
While Lake was repeating as Springtime champion, the women's race was not so kind to its defending champion. 2010 title-holder Sheryl Rosen was left farther and farther behind as Pasca Cheruiyot ran away with the race. A NCAA All-American while running for Florida State University, Cheruiyot's closest competitor was her former coach at FSU, Karen Harvey. Not that it was close--Cheruiyot crossed the finish line over 600 meters ahead of Harvey, 34:52 to 37:33. Third place seemed up for grabs, though, with Sheryl Rosen and triathletes Seeley Gutierrez and Shannon Coates battling for that spot. The three traded positions throughout the race, but at the end it was the runner prevailing over the triathletes, with Rosen taking third in 39:03, Coates fourth in 39:08, and Gutierrez fifth in 39:16.
Jack McDermott was the fastest master runner in the race, finishing eleventh overall in 36:39. After finishing runner-up among women masters in the 2010 Springtime 10K, Mary Anne Grayson of Thomasville came back in 2011 to claim the top spot in that division, placing 65th overall in 42:00.
Top Ten Men, Springtime 10K
- 32:34, Chris Lake (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
32:45, Kevin Sullivan (M, 37) Tallahassee, FL- 33:56, Nate Kaiser (M, 31) Tallahassee, FL
- 34:17, Charlie Johnson (M, 31) Tallahassee, FL
- 34:29, Vince Molosky (M, 31) Tallahassee, FL
- 35:10, Stephen Cox (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
- 35:24, John Robida (M, 30) Tallahassee, FL
- 35:30, Kevin Cook (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
- 36:16, Brian Manry (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL
- 36:30, Michael Nesius (M, 26) Tallahassee, FL
Top Ten Women, Springtime 10K- 34:52, Pasca Cheruiyot (F, 24) Tallahassee, FL
- 37:33, Karen Harvey (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
- 39:03, Sheryl Rosen (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
- 39:08, Shannon Coates (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL
- 39:16, Seeley Gutierrez (F, 34) Tallahassee, FL
- 41:22, Kelly Stevens (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
- 41:54, Katie Showman (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
- 41:59, Micah Adriani (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
- 42:00, Mary Anne Grayson (F, 45) Thomasville, GA
- 43:21, Brandi Campbell (F, 35) Tallahassee, FL
Tallahassee schoolteacher Lisa Johnson won the 5K, running 18:18 and finishing in front of a field of 1063 finishers, including the governor of a large southern state. Etienne Mazimpaka outkicked Jaryd Walton 19:10 to 19:11 to finish second overall as the top male in the race. Mike Weyant (10th, 20:20) was the first male master and Sherri Martin (85th, 25:53) was the first female master.Top Ten Women, Springtime 5K
- 18:18, Lisa Johnson (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
19:19, Allison Eagen (F, 32) Bradfordville, FL- 20:17, Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
- 21:17, Caitlin Boline (F, 21) Tallahassee, FL
- 22:44, Mc Kenzie Burleigh (F, 24) Tallahassee, FL
- 24:15, Christine Haberman (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
- 24:41, Katasha Cornwell (F, 34) Dade City, FL
- 24:48, Molly McCann (F, 12) Tallahassee, FL
- 25:08, Ruthie McCormick (F, 34) Tallahassee, FL
- 25:15, Tarolyn Granthum (F, 21) Tallahassee, FL
Top Ten Men, Springtime 5K
- 19:10, Etienne Mazimpaka (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL
19:11, Jaryd Walton (M, 15) Tallahassee, FL- 19:22, Jay Smith
- 19:25, Donald Kunish (M, 35) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:41, Eric Godin (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:51, Jerome Maples (M, 19) Chattahoochee, FL
- 20:20, Mike Weyant (M, 45) Tallahassee, FL
- 20:27, Erik Eikeland (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL
- 20:27, Raymond Mion (M, 13) Gulfport, MS
- 20:37, Beau Bradley (M, 21) Tallahassee, FL
| Springtime 10K Champions, 1976 - 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Chris Lake (32:34) | Pasca Cheruiyot (34:52) |
| 2010 | Chris Lake (33:09) | Sheryl Rosen (38:23) |
| 2009 | David Altmaier (35:00) | Lisa Johnson (38:34) |
| 2008 | Joey Zins (31:59) | Sarah Docter-Williams (38:16) |
| 2007 | Matthew Dobson (33:27) | Lara Shaw (37:23) |
| 2006 | Joey Zins (33:25) | Vicky Gill (34:36) |
| 2005 | Joey Zins (32:43) | Sarah Docter-Williams (36:51) |
| 2004 | Caleb Carmichael (33:22) | Sarah Docter-Williams (37:03) |
| 2003 | Joseph Zepherinus (30:56) | Larisa Timchina (34:52) |
| 2002 | Conor Holt (31:18) | Larisa Timchina (36:40) |
| 2001 | Muchapiwa Mazano (32:18) | Tatyana Maslova (34:46) |
| 2000 | Muchapiwa Mazano (32:28) | Anna Pichrtova (36:05) |
| 1999 | Muchapiwa Mazano (30:56) | Sarah Docter-Williams (37:01) |
| 1998 | Randy Hollinger (31:07) | Breeda Dennehy (34:09) |
| 1997 | Juri Punda (31:12) | Tamara Karloukova (35:30) |
| 1996 | Jessie Close (32:21) | Jane Johnson (37:11) |
| 1995 | Matthew Dobson (31:43) | Jane Johnson (37:27) |
| 1994 | Matthew Dobson (32:17) | Lisa Herman (37:37) |
| 1993 | Andy Palmer (33:11) | Paula Johnson (36:54) |
| 1992 | Jessie Close (32:09) | Paula Johnson (37:38) |
| 1991 | Jessie Close (32:02) | Paula Johnson (38:29) |
| 1990 | Jessie Close (31:48) | Vikki Saga (38:16) |
| 1989 | Paul Waldron (30:49) | Janice Hochstein (37:54) |
| 1988 | Paul Waldron (31:22) | Karen MacHarg (38:18) |
| 1987 | Jessie Close (31:52) | Carla Borovicka (35:30) |
| 1986 | Dennis Rice (31:15) | Karen MacHarg (37:16) |
| 1985 | Paul Waldron (30:30) | Carole Rouillard (35:32) |
| 1984 | Larry Greene (30:03) | Carla Borovicka (35:57) |
| 1983 | Noel Shumann (31:21) | Janice Hochstein (38:15) |
| 1982 | George West (32:11) | Pam Ledbetter (39:56) |
| 1981 | Mabry McCray (32:06) | Janice Gage (37:14) |
| 1980 | Rick Swiderski (32:35) | Lisa Kinch (40:02) |
| 1979 | David Ferrell (33:10) | Janice Gage (37:14) |
| 1978 | George West (31:43) | Laura Ledbetter (38:03) |
| 1977 | Morrison Reid (31:24) | Nancy McCormac (40:57) |
| 1976* | George West,Donnie Cook (20:30) | Janice Gage (25:27) |
| * The 1976 race was a four-mile run on the FSU campus. | ||
Links:
- Complete results of the 2011 Springtime 10K at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2011/Springtime%202011%20Results.html - More photos of the 2011 Springtime 10K (Part 1)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3107868&id=5215641&l=50ae2c852e - More photos of the 2011 Springtime 10K (Part 2)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3108046&id=5215641&l=c47935a1b9 - More photos of the 2011 Springtime 10K (Part 3)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3108323&id=5215641&l=16a4342ae1 - More photos of the 2011 Springtime 10K (Part 4)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3108427&id=5215641&l=bddadd310d - Fred Deckert's photos of the 2011 Springtime 10K
http://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/SpringtimeA_11 - More of Fred Deckert's photos of the 2011 Springtime 10K
http://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/SpringtimeB_11 - 2010 story "Springtime and everything is coming up Rosen and Lake"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/03/2010-springtime-10k.html - "Pasca Cheruiyot's All-American Journey," by Brian Metzler
http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=22189 - Find the next great 10K on your racing schedule on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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