In a Thursday morning dash around Tallahassee's Southwood community on Nov. 10, Gary Droze finished ahead of a field of 550, winning the 2011 Florida State Employees' Charitable Campaign 5K. The Maclay School cross-country coach covered the course in 16:46, finishing nearly 200m ahead of the runner-up and defending champion, Matt Dobson of Jay, Florida. Master runners swept the top three spots, with Tallahassee's Mike Martinez running 17:46 for third. Brian Manry of Capital City Runners was the first non-master finisher, placing fourth in 18:06.
Stephanie Liles still has a few more years before qualifying as a master runner, but she was the fastest woman in the 2011 FSECC 5K. Liles finished eighth overall in 19:50, close to half a kilometer ahead of the second woman, Kim Curran (20th, 22:29). The top woman master in the field was Diane Caldwell, who turned the course in 24:59.The race started on Esplanade Way. After a turn onto Merchants Row Boulevard, Droze led the field up a hill toward the Southwood Town Center, closely shadowed by Dobson. Brian Manry, Peter Kaus, and Michael Martinez followed. About one kilometer into the race, as the runners passed through the Southwood Town Center, Droze opened a gap. By the end of the second kilometer the race was his, and Dobson was running for second place. Behind the two leaders, Martinez overtook Kaus early in the second half of the race to move into fourth, and then caught Manry to grab third.
The FSECC 5K has been around for quite a few years as part of the state workers' United Way campaign, but this was only the second year that the race was staged in the morning rather than the afternoon. 550 finishers in 2011 is down from 2010's total of 750, but it's still one of the largest races in Tallahassee.
Top Ten Men, 2011 FSECC 5K
16:46 ~ Gary Droze (M, 50) Tallahassee, FL- 17:23 ~ Matt Dobson (M, 42)
- 17:46 ~ Mike Martinez (M, 45) Tallahassee, FL
- 18:06 ~ Brian Manry (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL
- 18:48 ~ Peter Kaus (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:09 ~ Michael Kennett (M, 38) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:26 ~ Tim Unger (M, 52) Tallahassee, FL
- 20:00 ~Matt Minno (M, 52) Tallahassee, FL
- 20:14 ~Matt Curran (M, 40)
- 20:21 ~Paul Pagano (M, 42)
Top Ten Women, 2011 FSECC 5K
19:50 ~ Stephanie Liles (F, 39)- 22:29 ~ Kim Curran (F, 46)
- 23:11 ~ Melissa Hooke (F, 33)
- 23:59 ~Moriah Campbell (F, 20)
- 24:04 ~Maria Merrill (F, 30)
- 24:40 ~Lilly Caldwell (F, 21)
- 24:59 ~Diana Caldwell (F, 55)
- 25:08 ~ Jessica Field (F, 28)
- 25:13 ~ Martha Bademan (F, 27)
- 25:36 ~ Alexander Mosca (F, 28)
| Recent champions of the FSECC 5K, 2008-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women |
| 10 NOV 2011 | 16:46, Gary Droze | 19:50, Stephanie Liles |
| 4 NOV 2010 | 16:38, Matt Dobson | 22:12, Brook Pace |
| 5 NOV 2009 | 17:56, Kevin Sweeney | 21:06, Kelly Stevens |
| 20 NOV 2008 | 18:15, Tim Unger | 21:31, Brook Pace |
Links:
- Complete results of the 2011 FSECC 5K at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2011/fsecc_5k_2011.htm - More photos of the 2011 FSECC 5K
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101145752774103.3234838.5215641&l=82e4e5373c - 2010 story, "Dobson and Pace finish first at a foggy FSECC 5K"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/11/fsecc-2010.html - 2009 story, "Kevin Sweeney wins FSECC 5K"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/11/kevin-sweeney-wins-fsecc-5k.html - If there's another Thursday race coming up in the Tallahassee region, you'll find it here:
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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