Lake owns Springtime, makes it three wins in a row

Because of the construction in and around the Capital Cascades Greenway, there have been three different courses in the past three years for Gulf Winds Track Club's annual Springtime 10K, including a new route for the 37th annual race last Saturday, March 31. One thing has remained constant for the Tallahassee 10K through those three years, though. Chris Lake keeps winning. The University of Florida medical student took a break from studying for his Monday exams to score his third straight Springtime 10K win, running 33:29. "I wouldn't have missed this race," wrote Lake.


The 2012 course change had the runners starting from downtown going south on Monroe Street instead of north as in previous years. Chris Lake and Nicholas Maedel led 900 10K runners plus another 800 5K runners through the first mile in 4:56. Just off their pace, Stephen Cox shadowed the pair in 5:00. Cox closed with the leaders during the second mile and for a short while the three leaders ran as a group through the streets of Myers Park. But early in the third mile Lake opened a gap on Maedel and Cox. Cox broke away from Maedel to give chase, but by the halfway point of the 6.2-mile race Lake had slammed the door shut on the field. Lake's lead only got longer during the last three miles of the race. 33:25 after leaving downtown, Lake arrived at the finish line in front of the Florida Department of Transportation's Haydon Burns Building to claim the title. Cox finished runner-up with a 34:18, followed by Maedel in third place with a 34:33 and Nate Kaiser in fourth at 34:39. Maclay School track coach Gary Droze was the fastest master in the race, placing fifth overall in 35:57.


If Lake leads a busy life, so does Lindsay Zeiler of Capital City Runners. An FSU grad student and assistant track coach, Zeiler had been coaching at a track meet at the University of North Florida the day before the Springtime 10K, returning to Tallahassee at 2:00 am Saturday morning, just six hours before the start of the race. 2010 Springtime 10K women's champion Sheryl Rosen led the ladies past the mile mark, but Zeiler was just off her right shoulder. Zeiler passed Rosen during the second mile, then built up a lead of over 100 meters by the halfway point. At the finish line Zeiler was over a minute ahead of Rosen, winning the women's division 37:33 to 38:35. Behind Rosen, Katie Showman ran 40:30 to finish third among the women, and at 40:47 Micah Adriani was the fourth woman in. Thomasville's Mary Anne Grayson took the women's master title with a 42:40.


Top Ten Men, 2012 Springtime 10K

1. 33:25 ~ Chris Lake (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
2. 34:18 ~ Stephen Cox (M, 28) Tallahassee, FL
3. 34:33 ~ Nicholas Maedel (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
4. 34:49 ~ Nate Kaiser (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL
5. 35:57 ~ Gary Droze (M, 50) Tallahassee, FL
6. 36:34 ~ Jay Wallace (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL
7. 36:37 ~ David Altmaier (M, 30) Tallahassee, FL
8. 36:51 ~ Stephen Robbins (M, 15) Cairo, GA
9. 37:05 ~ Jasen Fulghum (M, 28) Tallahassee, FL
10. 37:56 ~ Michael Nesius (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, 2012 Springtime 10K

1. 37:33 ~ Lindsay Zeiler (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
2. 38:35 ~ Sheryl Rosen (F, ) Tallahassee, FL
3. 40:30 ~ Katie Showman (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
4. 40:47 ~ Micah Adriani (F, 34) Tallahassee, FL
5. 42:04 ~ Adriana Piekarewicz (F, 23) Tallahassee, FL
6. 42:18 ~ Kelly Stevens (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
7. 42:40 ~ Mary Anne Grayson (F, 46) Thomasville, GA
8. 43:17 ~ Karen Geletko (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
9. 44:04 ~ Jane Johnson (F, 53) Tallahassee, FL
10. 44:39 ~ Lindsey Day (F, 22) Tallahassee, FL
11. 44:44 ~ Nancy Stedman (F, 50) Tallahassee, FL

Springtime 10K Champions, 1976 - 2012
Date	Men	Women
31 March 2012	33:29, Chris Lake	37:33, Lindsay Zeiler
2 April 2011	32:34, Chris Lake	34:52, Pasca Cheruiyot
27 March 2010	33:09, Chris Lake	38:23, Sheryl Rosen
28 March 2009	35:00, David Altmaier	38:34, Lisa Johnson
29 March 2008	31:59, Joey Zins	38:16, Sarah Docter-Williams
31 March 2007	33:27, Matthew Dobson	37:23, Lara Shaw
1 April 2006	33:25, Joey Zins	34:36, Vicky Gill
2 April 2005	32:43, Joey Zins	36:51, Sarah Docter-Williams
3 April 2004	33:22, Caleb Carmichael	37:03, Sarah Docter-Williams
5 April 2003	30:56, Joseph Zepherinus	34:52, Larisa Timchina
6 April 2002	31:18, Conor Holt	36:40, Larisa Timchina
31 March 2001	32:18, Muchapiwa Mazano	34:46, Tatyana Maslova
1 April 2000	32:28, Muchapiwa Mazano	36:05, Anna Pichrtova
27 March 1999	30:56, Muchapiwa Mazano	37:01, Sarah Docter-Williams
4 April 1998	31:07, Randy Hollinger	34:09, Breeda Dennehy
12 April 1997	31:12, Juri Punda	35:30, Tamara Karloukova
13 April 1996	32:21, Jessie Close	37:11, Jane Johnson
1 April 1995	31:43, Matthew Dobson	37:27, Jane Johnson
1994	32:17, Matthew Dobson	37:37, Lisa Herman
1993	33:11, Andy Palmer	36:54, Paula Johnson
1992	32:09, Jessie Close	37:38, Paula Johnson
1991	32:02, Jessie Close	38:29, Paula Johnson
1990	31:48, Jessie Close	38:16, Vikki Saga
1989	30:49, Paul Waldron	37:54, Janice Hochstein
1988	31:22, Paul Waldron	38:18, Karen MacHarg
1987	31:52, Jessie Close	35:30, Carla Borovicka
1986	31:15, Dennis Rice	37:16, Karen MacHarg
1985	30:30, Paul Waldron	35:32, Carole Rouillard
1984	30:03, Larry Greene	35:57, Carla Borovicka
9 April 1983	31:21, Noel Shumann	38:15, Janice Hochstein
3 April 1982	32:11, George West	39:56, Pam Ledbetter
4 April 1981	32:06, Mabry McCray	37:14, Janice Gage
1980	32:35, Rick Swiderski	40:02, Lisa Kinch
7 April 1979	33:10, David Ferrell	37:14, Janice Gage
1 April 1978	31:43, George West	38:03, Laura Ledbetter
1977	31:24, Morrison Reid	40:57, Nancy McCormac
24 April 1976*	20:30, George West,Donnie Cook	25:27, Janice Gage
* The 1976 race was a four-mile run on the FSU campus.

It wasn't Lake's three in a row, but in the 5K Lisa Johnson was starting on her own streak. In 2011 the Tallahassee schoolteacher had won the Springtime 5K outright, beating both women and men. This year she successfully defended her overall title in the shorter race, running 18:24 and finishing nearly 200 meters ahead of the next runner. The runner-up and top male in the race was David Witman, who crossed the line in 19:02. The fastest male master in the 5K was Crawfordville's Duane Evans, eighth overall in 20:31. Tallahassee's Kory Skrob captured female master honors with a 24:36 effort.


Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2012 Springtime 5K

1. 18:24 ~ Lisa Johnson (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
2. 21:58 ~ Ana Wallace (F, 12) Tallahassee, FL
3. 22:26 ~ Alexandra Wallace (F, 14) Tallahassee, FL
4. 22:29 ~ Katherine Resavage (F, 11) Tallahassee, FL
5. 23:03 ~ Emily Molen (F, 10) Tallahassee, FL
6. 23:15 ~ Breanna Croschere (F, 20) Tallahassee, FL
7. 23:22 ~ Angel Warmath (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
8. 24:25 ~ Brittany Griffin (F, 23) Tallahassee, FL
9. 24:36 ~ Kory Skrob (F, 41) Tallahassee, FL
10. 24:45 ~ Linda Fitzgerald (F, 47) Atlanta, GA

Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2012 Springtime 5K

1. 19:02 ~ David Witman (M, 22) Tallahassee, FL
2. 19:14 ~ Cory Gerbrandt (M, 35) Tallahassee, FL
3. 19:33 ~ Donald Kunish (M, 36) Tallahassee, FL
4. 19:50 ~ Elijah Ingram (M, 16) Tallahassee, FL
5. 20:08 ~ Luke Liles (M, 16) Tallahassee, FL
6. 20:16 ~ Reynold Bartel (M, 17) Tallahassee, FL
7. 20:31 ~ Duane Evans (M, 44) Crawfordville, FL
8. 20:39 ~ Stuart Touchton (M, 21) Tallahassee, FL
9. 20:54 ~ Reid Vannoy (M, 53) Tallahassee, FL
10. 20:58 ~ Shawn Nerney (M, 14) Tallahassee, FL

Links:

• Complete results of the 2012 Springtime 10K at gulfwinds.org
  http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2012/Springtime%202012.asp
  
  
• More photos of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2012 Springtime 10K (Part 1)
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101704336158523.3310802.5215641&l=31609868c4
  
  
• More photos of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2012 Springtime 10K (Part 2)
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101705996501183.3311107.5215641&l=498f216c13
  
  
• More photos of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2012 Springtime 10K (Part 3)
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101706647282013.3311245.5215641&l=406784883a
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2012 Springtime 10K (Part A)
  https://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Springtime_12A
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2012 Springtime 10K (Part B)
  https://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Springtime_12B
  
  
• Stephen Robbins' (8th, 36:51) Springtime 2012 report with photos
  http://runningwithrobbins.blogspot.com/2012/04/44th-annual-springtime-tallahassee-10k.html
  
  
• 2011 story, "Laurels, not florals, for Lake and Cheruiyot at Springtime 10K"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/04/springtime-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, "Springtime and everything is coming up Rosen and Lake"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/03/2010-springtime-10k.html
  
  
• 2009 story, "2009 Springtime 10K, Tallahassee, Florida"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/03/2009-springtime-10k-tallahassee-florida.html
  
  
• Springtime 10K /5K / One mile website
  http://springtime10k.com/
  
  
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