Leading over 160 athletes touring Tallahassee's Innovation Park, Stanley Linton ran to a 17:10 victory in the 28th annual Bowlegs 5K Run For Scholarship on Saturday morning, 7 January 2012. Conducted by the Gulf Winds Track Club, the Bowlegs was Tallahassee's first road race in 2012. Karl Hempel was the fastest master runner in the race, placing fifth overall in 19:13. Katie Showman took top woman honors, running 19:27 to finish eighth. Nancy Stedman successfully defended her 2011 title as top woman master, coming in 32nd overall in 21:56.
If it weren't for the pavement, the view from the front might have led you to believe that you were witnessing a high school cross-country meet. One kilometer into the race, Wakulla High distance runner Stanley Linton was out in front, with Stephen Robbins of Thomasville's Brookwood School thirty meters back. Chase Harris of Bainbridge's Grace Christian Academy trailed in third. Linton was going away, though, and had widened the gap to over 100 meters by the end of the second kilometer. Harris, meanwhile, had pulled even with Robbins. While Linton built an even bigger lead, Harris took over the second position and started to run away from Robbins. Linton finished the race unchallenged with a 250 meter margin of victory. Behind him, Robbins was making a late-race surge, narrowing his deficit with Harris. Harris couldn't be caught, though, and finished runner-up in 18:06, with Robbins 30 meters back in 18:10.
Katie Showman had finished as the women's runner up in the 2011 Bowlegs, but in the 2012 race she would write a different story. By the end of the first kilometer Showman was leading the women, slightly ahead of Talllahassee's Anna Busby. Showman built on that lead, running 19:27 for the women's title, 18 seconds faster than she had run at Bowlegs the year before. 90 meters back, Busby was the women's runner up, placing 11th overall in 19:49. FSU student Alexis Beaudoin, a former standout on the Melbourne High (c/o 2011) cross-country team, ran 20:59 to become the third woman across the finish line. Among the master women, Nancy Stedman had grabbed a ten-second lead on Paula O'Neill after a kilometer of racing. The two runners remained about ten seconds apart throughout the rest of the race, and Stedman successfully defended her women's master title with a 21:56, while O'Neill lagged behind at 22:06.
Held annually since 1985, the Bowlegs has become a fixture on the Tallahassee road racing circuit. Proceeds of the race benefit the scholarship fund of the Faculty and Friends Club of Florida State University, whence the name of the race--the Florida State University mascot is the Seminole, and Billy Bowlegs was an undefeated Seminole warrior. Credit that bit of history to the race's founder, FSU history professor Dr. Leitch Wright. Since Dr. Wright's death, the race has been directed by FSU College of Business professors Bill Hillison and Larry Giunipero.
Top Ten Men, 2012 Bowlegs 5K Run For Scholarship
17:10 ~ Stanley Linton (M, 18) Crawfordville, FL- 18:04 ~ Chase Harris (M, 14) Bainbridge, GA
- 18:10 ~ Stephen Robbins (M, 15) Cairo, GA
- 19:07 ~ Michael Kennett (M, 38) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:13 ~ Karl Hempel (M, 60) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:19 ~ Greg Waddell (M, 45) Bainbridge, GA
- 19:35 ~ Roger Schmidt (M, 20) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:38 ~ David Landis (M, 53) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:43 ~ Mike La Bossiere (M, 45) Tallahassee, FL
- 20:16 ~ Dan Anderson (M, 48) Perry, FL
Top Ten Women, 2012 Billy Bowlegs 5K Run For Scholarship
19:27 ~ Katie Showman (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL- 19:49 ~ Anna Busby (F, 21) Tallahassee, FL
- 20:59 ~ Alexis Beaudoin (F, 19) Melbourne Beach, FL
- 21:12 ~ Kate Chunka (F, 28) Tallahassee, FL
- 21:24 ~ Kristine Cox (F, 34) Tallahassee, FL
- 21:56 ~ Nancy Stedman (F, 50) Tallahassee, FL
- 22:06 ~ Paula O' Neill (F, 50) Tallahassee, FL
- 23:49 ~ Ann Bowman (F, 43) Tallahassee, FL
- 23:56 ~ Karen Jumonville (F, 40) Tallahassee, FL
- 24:13 ~ Sarah Purcell (F, 20) Tallahassee, FL
| Billy Bowlegs 5K, 1985-2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Field |
| 16 FEB 1985 | 16:44, Scott Hinkle | 18:48, Darien Andreu | 153 |
| 15 FEB 1986 | 16:12, Rick Miller | 20:00, Janice Hochstein | 150 |
| 7 FEB 1987 | 15:54, Randy Jordan | 20:00, Sarah Patterson | 186 |
| 13 FEB 1988 | 16:05, Rick Miller | 20:02, Janice Hochstein | 220 |
| 4 FEB 1989 | 15:44, Rick Miller | 20:02, Barbara Balzer | 165 |
| 10 FEB 1990 | 17:28, Felton Wright | 19:30, Paula Johnson | 112 |
| 16 FEB 1991 | 16:15, Bill Crooks | 20:37, Tina Davies | 67 |
| 15 FEB 1992 | 15:51, Mike Macinko | 18:37, Paula Johnson | 81 |
| 20 FEB 1993 | 15:33, Gary Droze | 19:33, Carrie Hunnicutt | 143 |
| 19 FEB 1994 | 16:02, Phillip Healy | 22:18, Chateau Mangaroo | 83 |
| 18 FEB 1995 | 15:41, Reid Montini | 18:09, Jane Johnson | 158 |
| 17 FEB 1996 | 16:12, Tim Simpkins | 19:33, Janice Hochstein | 77 |
| 15 FEB 1997 | 15:45, Gary Droze | 18:20, Jane Johnson | 163 |
| 14 FEB 1998 | 16:23, Damian Wilson | 17:47, Sarah Docter-Williams | 104 |
| 13 FEB 1999 | 15:57, Robert Pautenius | 16:54, Breeda Dennehy-Willis | 77 |
| 12 FEB 2000 | 15:49, Aaron Scheer | 20:42, Laurel Slyck | 83 |
| 10 FEB 2001 | 16:48, Gary Droze | 18:18, Sarah Docter-Williams | |
| 9 FEB 2002 | 16:20, Thomas Kunish | 20:20, Allison Eagen | 77 |
| 8 FEB 2003 | 16:56, Paul Orfield | 21:15, Fran McLean | 76 |
| 21 FEB 2004 | 17:06 Adam David Churchill | 18:21, Breeda Dennehy-Willis | 82 |
| 15 JAN 2005 | 17:42, Art Remillard | 18:10, Sarah Docter-Williams | 72 |
| 14 JAN 2006 | 16:43, Shawn Patterson | 19:22, Stephanie Liles | 152 |
| 20 JAN 2007 | 17:37, Matt Mizereck | 19:02, Sheryl Rosen | 109 |
| 19 JAN 2008 | 16:32, Tripp Southerland | 21:39, Carly Thomas | 121 |
| 10 JAN 2009 | 17:59, Tim Unger | 20:09, Micah Adriani | 117 |
| 9 JAN 2010 | 17:21, Stephen Cox | 21:01, Lauren Switzer | 84 |
| 8 JAN 2011 | 16:38, Vince Molosky | 19:26, Sheryl Rosen | 204 |
| 7 JAN 2012 | 17:10, Stanley Linton | 19:27, Katie Showman | 166 |
Links
- Complete results of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2012 Bowlegs 5K at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2012/Bowlegs_2012.asp - More photos of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2012 Bowlegs 5K
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101377507855063.3267703.5215641&l=8d994bd6e7 - Cole Tessier's photos of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2012 Bowlegs 5K
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101378283460743.3267821.5217230&l=55eb0727fc - Fred Deckert's photos of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2012 Bowlegs 5K
https://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Bowlegs1102 - Pre-race story, "In Tallahassee, 2012 distance running starts at Bowlegs"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/01/pre-bowlegs-2012.html - 2011 Bowlegs, "Molosky and Rosen start 2011 racing right at Bowlegs 5K"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/01/bowlegs-2011.html - 2010 story, "Cox and Switzer winners at a chilly Bowlegs 5K"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/01/cox-switzer-winners-at-chilly-bowlegs.html - USATF course certification map, Bowlegs 5K Run For Scholarship
http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL95008DL - Looking for your next road race in the Tallahassee region? Try here!
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Nicely done, Herb. I actually thought to myself when those first three boys came through the finish line that I felt like I was at a XC meet!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great write-up...looking forward to pictures!
judy