Trouble Afoot!: April 2012

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Lake and Rosen collect more Rose City titles

During the Thomasville, Georgia Rose Festival, on Friday the streets belong to the Rose parade. On Saturday morning, though, the streets belong to the Rose City Run 10K--which means that they belong to Chris Lake. Lake won the annual 6.2-mile race for the third straight year on Saturday, April 28, demolishing the field with a 32:59. Sheryl Rosen won the women's division with a 36:51, the fastest time run by a woman at Rose City since 2001.

The Rose City Run is a race of traditions. The course hasn't changed for 35 years, and the runners always gather near the Big Oak after the race. You can expect to hear the band playing near the four-mile mark, and to find a local disc jockey half a mile from the finish line exhorting runners to overextend themselves on the climb up "Heartbreak Hill." Dr. Jim Story's final instructions to the runners have become traditional. "I'll call, 'On you marks, get set,' and when the gun fires you go. And if the gun doesn't fire, you go anyway."

Each year the runners can depend on hearing Coach Charlie Ward, Sr., calling out splits at the three-mile mark. This year Coach Ward's watch failed and a runner loaned him one on the fly. The Rose City Run protects its traditions.

Chris Lake's titles threaten to become a tradition. The University of Florida medical student took the lead right after the start, with Brian Tackett just off his shoulder for much of the first mile. Before the start of the second mile, though, Tackett could no longer stay with Lake. Leon High School cross-country runner Will Henderson took over the second position, chasing Lake from a distance. Lake steadily pulled away from Henderson, though, and by the four-mile mark had a lead of about 200 yards. Lake ultimately won by over a quarter mile, beating Henderson to the finish line 32:59 to 34:23. Two of Henderson's cross-country teammates at Leon, Zach Buccholz and Jarod Hoffman, took the next two places in 35:25 and 36:27. Tackett, Lake's early challenger, ended the race fifth in 36:28.

While Chris Lake started his Rose City Run career in 2010 with a win, Sheryl Rosen's history at Thomasville's premier race started back in 2006. Since then, Rosen won the women's division in 2007 and took the runner-up spot three times, including a second-place finish to Amy Hines in 2010. Both Hines and Rosen lined up in 2012. Hines led the women's field through the first half of the race, in spite of stopping to tie her shoe on the first mile. Early in the fourth mile, on Pinetree Boulevard, Rosen took over. Rosen may have looked back during the final half of the race, but she didn't have to as she built up a lead of almost 300 yards while putting up a winning time of 36:51. It was the Rose City Run's fastest winning time for a woman since 2001, when Sarah Docter-Williams took the women's title in 36:22. Behind Rosen, Hines placed second in 37:51, and Leon High School cross-country runner Autumn Wable was third in 41:35. Thomasville's Mary Anne Grayson ran 41:59 to finish as the first woman master and fourth woman overall.

Top Ten Men, 2012 Rose City Run 10K

32:59 ~ Chris Lake
34:23 ~ Will Henderson
35:25 ~ Zach Buchholz
36:27 ~ Jarod Hoffman
36:28 ~ Brian Tackett
36:39 ~ Connor Stevens
36:40 ~ Raley Beggs
36:49 ~ Kyle Buchholz
36:59 ~ Keith Howell
37:25 ~ Peter Kaus

Top Ten Women, 2012 Rose City Run 10K

36:51 ~ Sheryl Rosen
37:51 ~ Amy Hines
41:35 ~ Autumn Wable
41:59 ~ Mary Anne Grayson
43:50 ~ Melissa Thompson
44:01 ~ Molly Rodrigues
44:27 ~ Cora Atkinson
46:00 ~Taylor Benton
46:02 ~ Paula O'Neill
46:08 ~ Rachel Smith
46:08 ~ Jessica Parker

Rose City Run 10K Champions, 1978-2012
Date	Men	Women
29 April 1978	31:25, Gary Slayton	36:45, Janice Hochstein
28 April 1979	31:47, Mike Rasper	37:49, Janice Hochstein
26 April 1980	31:18, George West	38:14, Colleen Joiner
25 April 1981	30:21, Mabry McCray	40:26, Nicole Batchelder
1982	30:33, Ernie McKee	38:31, Nicole Batchelder
1983	30:47, Noel Shuman	34:57, Darien Andreu
1984	33:05, Gary Slayton	37:51, Barbara Balzer
27 April 1985	32:36, Rick Miller	37:41, Barbara Balzer
26 April 1986	32:05, Rick Miller	37:35, Janice Hochstein
1987	29:57, Herb Wills	37:39, Karen MacHarg
1988	31:55, Jessie Close	37:59, Karen MacHarg
1989	31:39, Jessie Close	36:49, Karen MacHarg
1990	31:56, Jessie Close	37:04, Karen MacHarg
1991	31:15, Jessie Close	38:33, Vikki Saga
1992	33:04, Trent Smith	37:48, Vikki Saga
24 April 1993	31:28, Gary Droze	38:24, Vikki Saga
23 April 1994	30:19, Robin Rogers	37:37, Lisa Herman
29 April 1995	31:52, Jessie Close	35:37, Suzanne Rigg
27 Aprl 1996	32:18, Jessie Close	39:37, Carrie Weyant
26 April 1997	32:29, Brian Erb	36:40, Sarah Docter-Williams
25 April 1998	31:58, Alan Black	36:07, Sarah Docter-Williams
24 April 1999	32:21, Alan Black	37:14, Sarah Docter-Williams
29 April 2000	34:15, Sean Daniels	35:20, Anna Pichrtova
28 April 2001	32:05, Paul Spangler	36:22, Sarah Docter-Williams
27 April 2002	30:53, Alan Black	39:35, Jane Johnson
26 April 2003	31:58, Matt Kalinski	41:53, Julie Carico
25 April 2004	33:44, Jessie Close	39:52, Kate Remillard
23 April 2005	33:44, Jessie Close	37:08, Sarah Docter-Williams
29 April 2006	34:32, Jessie Close	38:38, Barbara Jarnagin
28 April 2007	31:21, Alan Black	39:02, Sheryl Rosen
26 April 2008	33:10, Malcolm Campbell	37:40, Donna Garcia
25 April 2009	32:34, Nathaniel Haskins	41:38, Mary Anne Grayson
24 April 2010	32:51, Chris Lake	37:42, Amy Hines
23 April 2011	32:46, Chris Lake	38:58, Donna Garcia
28 April 2012	32:51, Chris Lake	36:51, Sheryl Rosen

Links

Complete results of the 2012 Rose City Run 10K at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2012/Rose%20City%2010K%202012.asp
More photos of the 2012 Rose City Run 10K
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101837739137883.3326618.5215641&l=13d43e9a95
Jamie Story's photos of the 2012 Rose City Run 10K
https://plus.google.com/photos/108424521899453335521/albums/5736874437647544753
Video, Heartbreak Hill disc jockey at the 2012 Rose City Run 10K
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHt1ZM4GORQ
2011 story, "Lake and Garcia go for two at Rose City"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/04/rose-city-2011.html
2010 story, "Lake and Hines beat the storm at Rose City"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/04/rose-city-2010.html
Find the next Rose City Run on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

25 April 2012 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 25 April 2012. If that's more than a week ago, the latest schedule is always available via this link:

http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1

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

28 APRIL 2012

35th annual Rose City Run 10K and one mile kids' run. 8:00 am ET 10K / 9:30 am ET one mile. North Broad Street and Monroe Street, Thomasville, GA. USATF certified course GA92011WN (10K). 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web site. rcr@ymcathomasville.org or 229-226-9878.
Ronald McDonald House Red Shoe Run 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00am ET one mile / 8:30am ET 10K and 5K. Southwood Capital Office Complex, Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Kathy Anderson, kanderson@rmhctallahassee.org or 850-222-0056x23.
Trot For Tots 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00am ET 5K / 9:00am ET one mile. Morningside Baptist Church, 1303 Vada Road, Bainbridge, Georgia 39818. Entry form and flyer. Jennifer Brock, 229-246-4880.
Chehaw Cheetah Chase 8-mile and 4-mile trail run and one-mile fun run. 8:00am ET one mile / 8:30am ET 8 mile and 4 mile. Chehaw Park Mountain Bike Trailhead (next to BMX Track), 105 Philema Road Albany, Georgia. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at active.com. Entry form and flyer. chehawcheetahchase@gmail.com
Dewar Elementary PTO 5K and tot trot. 8:00am ET 5K / 9:15am ET tot trot. Dewar Elementary School, 3539 Mt. Zion Church Road, Valdosta, Georgia. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
SADA 5-A-Day 5K Trail Run. 8:00 am CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303. Beth Battle, 334-794-5000x7393.
2nd annual Furry Friend 5K. 7:45am CT. A.L. Kinsaul Park, 5th Street, Lynn Haven, Florida. Event web page. Online registration at active.com. Sean Brosnan, marketing@adoptme.org or 850-691-2725.
Running of the Bulldogs 5K. 9:00am ET. Bell High School track, 930 South Main Street, Bell, Florida. Online registration at active.com. 352-463-3232.
Set Our Souls Afire 5K and one-mile fun run. 6:30pm ET one mile / 6:50pm ET 5K. Lenox Baptist Church, 271 West Central Avenue, Lenox, Georgia 31637. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Martha Darden, martha.darden@peripheralmowers.us
Beach Blast Triathlon / Duathlon I. 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

4 MAY 2012

25th annual Gnat Days 5K. 7:00pm ET. Courthouse Square, Camilla, Georgia. 2011 story. Entry form and flyer. Jennifer Burnum, jennifer@camillageorgia.com or 229-336-5255.

5 MAY 2012

11th annual Tallahassee Tails & Trails 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:30am ET. Tallahassee-Leon County Animal Service Center, 1125 Easterwood Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RaceIt.com.
27th annual Race Judicata 5K. 8:00am CT. Bay County Courthouse, 300 E. 4th Street, Panama City, Florida. Online registration at active.com.
Dothan Fire Department / Dothan Runners Club “Fit to Fight” 5K / 10K. 8:00 am CT. Dothan Fire Department Station #1, 600 Columbia Highway, Dothan, AL 36301. Entry form and flyer. Chief Shan Ash, snash@dothan.org or 334-615-4501.
Survivors and Fallen Heroes 5K. 9:00am CT. Fort Rucker Physical Fitness Center, Building 4605, Fort Rucker, Alabama. Race flyer. 255-3794.
2nd Annual Headland St. Jude 5K. 8:30am CT. Headland Town Square, Headland, Alabama. Stacey Capps, scapps02@aol.com or 334-596-3398; Shannon Livingston, gsliving4@comcast.com or 334-797-3185.
Cottonwood Down-Home Country Fest 5K. 7:00am CT. 1414 Metcalf Street, Cottonwood, Alabama. t.woodall@woodallstotalcomfort.com or 334-691-2671.
3rd annual Tyler Carter Memorial Duathlon (2.3-mile run, 18.5-mile ride, 2.3-mile run). 8:00am ET. 101 Exum Road, Nashville, Georgia 31639. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

12 MAY 2012

Marzuq Shrine's 9th annual Mothers Day 5K. 8:00 am ET. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2011 story. 2010 story. Entry form and flyer. Keiff Lindsey, romanroch@hotmail.com or 850-212-2926.
6th annual Missionette 5K / 10K Extraordinary Run. 8:00 am ET. Family Worship Center of Cairo, 1400 South Broad Street, Cairo, GA 39828. USATF certified course GA09001WC (10K) and GA09002WC (5K). 2010 story. Entry form and flyer. Katina Stewart 229-378-0970.
Racing with Rotary 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00am ET 5K / 9:00am ET one mile. Kinderlou Forest Recreation Center, Valdosta, Georgia 31601. 2010 story. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. 229-241-2251.
Colony City Chase 5K. 8:00am ET. Fitzgerald High School, 601 West Cypress, Fitzgerald, Georgia. Online registration at active.com.
Y-Club 5K Run For St. Jude's. 8:00 am ET. Floyd Tennis Center, Miluli Avenue at South Boulevard Drive, Bainbridge, Georgia. Entry form and flyer. Lori Brown, lbrown@dcboe.com or 229-254-3406.
Joey Maxwell 5K. 8:00 am ET. Whigham Baptist Church, Whigham, Georgia. Entry form and flyer. Kathy Maxwell, kmaxwell@dcboe.com
30th annual Gulf Coast Triathlon (half ironman). 6:15am CT (first wave). Event web site. Online registration at active.com. gulfcoasttri@yahoo.com or 850-235-0720.

19 MAY 2012

Detective David White Memorial 5K. 9:00am ET. 444 Appleyard Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32304. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
2nd annual Leon Volleyball 5K Pride Stride. 8:00 am ET. Leon High School, 550 East Tennessee Street Tallahassee, Florida 32308. Entry form and flyer. Angie Strickland, 850-443-1000.
6th annual Run for Wakulla Springs 5K Trail Run and 1 Mile Fun Run. 8:00 am ET (one mile), 8:30 am ET (5K). Wakulla Springs State Park, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida 32327. 2011 story. 2010 story. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RaceIt.com. Ron and Cynthia Christen, 850-926-7834 or 850-567-0500.
Catfish Crawl 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:30 am CT. M & B Train Depot, North Pear Street, Blountstown, Florida. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Ben Hall, firechief@blountstownfire.org or 850-674-4988.
Road Kill 5K. 8:00am ET. Reed Bingham State Park, 542 Reed Bingham Road, Adel, Georgia 31620. USATF certified course GA11076WC. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

20 MAY 2012

Tallahassee Youth Triathlon Series #1. 8:00am ET. Morcom Aquatic Center, Potsdamer Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Mike Weyant, weyantm@comcast.net or 850-241-6591.

26 MAY 2012

2nd annual Fight For Air 5K. Centerville Conservation Community, Tallahassee, Florida. 2011 story. USATF certified course FL11064EBM. Event seriesE web site. Entry form and flyer. Patty Ballantine, eventstallahassee@lungfla.org or 386-2065 x 1141.

28 MAY 2012

6th annual Memorial Day 5K Night Race. 7:00 pm ET. Bainbridge Middle School tennis courts, Miluli Avenue at South Boulevard Drive, Bainbridge, Georgia 39819. Entry form and flyer. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Stacy Warren, tsmwarren3@att.net

2 JUNE 2012

Gulf Winds Track Club's 15th annual Potluck Bash 4-Mile Run. 6:00 pm ET. Forestmeadows Athletic Center, 4750 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671.

5 JUNE 2012

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.

7 JUNE 2012

Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks & Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #1. 6:45pm ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.

9 JUNE 2012

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.

12 JUNE 2012

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.

14 JUNE 2012

Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks & Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #2. 6:45pm ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.

16 JUNE 2012

34th annual Melon Run 5K. 8:15am ET. Old Jefferson County High School gym, Monticello, Florida. 2011 story. story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL06044DL. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Jessica Corley, jessicacorley@gmail.com or 850-519-2158.

19 JUNE 2012

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.

21 JUNE 2012

Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks & Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #3. 6:45pm ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.

23 JUNE 2012

14th annual Summer Sizzler 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:00 pm ET (1 mile), 7:30 pm ET (5K). St. George Island, Florida. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certifed course #FL99035DL. Event web site. Hobson Fulmer, hobson@fairpoint.net or 850-927-2510.
34th annual Hot Trot 5K. 7:30 am CT. Washington-Holmes Technical Center, 757 Hoyt Street, Chipley, Florida 32428. 2011 story. Stan Owens 850-547-2244.

26 JUNE 2012

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.

28 JUNE 2012

Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks & Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #4. 6:45pm ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.

3 JULY 2012

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.

4 JULY 2012

30th annual Greensboro Kiwanis Club's Firecracker 5000. 7:30am ET. Greensboro Town Hall, 150 E 11th Street, Greensboro, Florida. 2011 story. 2010 story.

5 JULY 2012

Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks & Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #5. 6:45pm ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.

10 JULY 2012

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.

12 JULY 2012

Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks & Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #6. 6:45pm ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.

15 JULY 2012

Tallahassee Youth Triathlon Series #2. 8:00am ET. Morcom Aquatic Center, Potsdamer Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Mike Weyant, weyantm@comcast.net or 850-241-6591.

17 JULY 2012

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.

19 JULY 2012

Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks & Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #7. 6:45pm ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.

24 JULY 2012

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.

26 JULY 2012

Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks & Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #8. 6:45pm ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.

28 JULY 2012

27th annual Critter Run 5K. 6:00 pm CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, AL 36303. USATF certified course #AL86003JD. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Event entry form. Larry Dykes, 334-792-6021.

31 JULY 2012

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.

4 AUGUST 2012

Possum Trot 5K. 7:30am CT. Wausau, Florida. 2011 story. Frank or Carol Kreis, 850-773-2030.

7 AUGUST 2012

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.

11 AUGUST 2012

3rd annual Trojan Pride 5K. 8:00am ET. Pavilion #13, Tom Brown Park, Easterwood Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2011 story. 2010 story. Entry form and flyer. Tanise Jackson tljackson212@gmail.com or Lincoln High School 850-487-2110.
Georgia Veterans Sprint Triathlon (400 yard swim / 13.6 mile bike / 5K run). 7:45am ET Duathlon / 8:00am ET Sprint Triathlon. Georgia Veterans State Park, 2459 U.S. Highway 280 W, Cordele , GA 31015. 2011 story. Event web site. Online registration for sprint triathlon at active.com. Sprint triathlon entry form and flyer. Jim Rainey, Georgia Multisports Productions, jim@gamultisports.com or 770-926-2367.

14 AUGUST 2012

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.

18 AUGUST 2012

15th annual GWTC Breakfast On The Track One Mile Run. 7:45 am ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Bonnie Wright, 850-386-3500 or bwright@electro-net.com

21 AUGUST 2012

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.

25 AUGUST 2012

GWTC Miller Landing Madness 8K/5K/3K. 8:00 am ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park, Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.

28 AUGUST 2012

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.

2 SEPTEMBER 2012

Tallahassee Youth Triathlon Series #3. 8:00am ET. Morcom Aquatic Center, Potsdamer Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Mike Weyant, weyantm@comcast.net or 850-241-6591.

3 SEPTEMBER 2012

5th annual Robin Lotane Memorial Red Cross Hurricane Run 5K. 8:00 am ET. Southwood Office Complex, Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Bob Lotane, 850-545-9446, or Debara Jump, debara.jump@tallyredcross.org or 850-402-5612.

8 SEPTEMBER 2012

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

15 SEPTEMBER 2012

Gulf Winds Track Club's 31st annual Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K. 8:00am ET. Optimist Park, East Indianhead Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certified course #FL00022DL. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Lisa Unger, ungertl@juno.com or 850-562-2901.
Race of the South 10K / 5K / one-mile fun run. 7:30am ET 10K and 5K, 9:00am ET one mile. Moultrie YMCA, 601 26th Avenue Southeast, Moultrie, Georgia 31768. 2010 story. Event web page. Leslie Peretti, leslieymca@hotmail.com or 229-985-1154.

22 SEPTEMBER 2012

Gulf Winds Track Club's Salute to Prefontaine 5K Cross-Country Run. 8:30am ET. Silver Lake Recreation Area of the Apalachicola National Forest, Silver Lake Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2011 story. 2010 story. Jeff Nielsen, dobieman@comcast.net or 850-459-8859.

6 OCTOBER 2012

Gulf Winds Track Club's Pine Run at Tall Timbers 20K. 7:30 am ET. Tall Timbers Research Station, 13093 Henry Beadel Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Gordon Cherr, 850-556-5957 or scam22@aol.com

13 OCTOBER 2012

6th annual Stepping Out For Your Heart 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00am ET 5K / 9:00am ET one mile. Tift County High School northeast campus, 3021 Fulwood Road, Tifton, Georgia 31794. Darian Peavy, darian.peavy@tiftregional.com or 229-353-7796.

21 OCTOBER 2012

Third annual “Running for the bay!” Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and 50K ultramarathon. 7:15am ET. Apalachicola, Florida. Race web site.

27 OCTOBER 2012

33rd annual Boston Mini-Marathon. 8:00 am ET. Commercial Bank, 124 West Jefferson Street, Boston, GA 31626. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Brad Johnson, bradjohnson@bankcb.com or 229-498-8500 (day) / 229-226-4679 (evening).

3 NOVEMBER 2012

Ironman Florida Triathlon (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.

17 NOVEMBER 2012

18th annual Draggin' Tail 18-Mile Run, Relay, & 5K. 8:00 am CT. St Theresa's Catholic Church, 2056 Sunny Hills Boulevard, Sunny Hills, Florida. 2011 story. 2010 story. Marty Kirkland 850-265-8439 or Joe Edgecombe joeruns@yahoo.com or 850-763-5005.

22 NOVEMBER 2012

Gulf Winds Track Club's 37th annual Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K / 10K / 5K. 8:00 am ET. State Office Satellite Complex at SouthWood, Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, FL. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671 or 850-668-2236

24 NOVEMBER 2012

Swine Time 5K. 8:30am ET. Swine Time Fairgrounds, New Street, Climax Georgia. 2011 story. Paul Fryer, pfryer1@gmail.com or 229-246-8560 or Chip Ariail, dariail@dcboe.com or 229-243-9120.

1 DECEMBER 2012

Gulf Winds Track Club Ten-Mile Challenge / Five-Mile Run. 8:00 am ET. Hawks Rise Elementary School, 205 Meadow Ridge Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32312-1565. USATF certified courses FL10078EBM (ten mile) and FL10077EBM (five mile). 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Reid Vannoy, reidv@comcast.net or 850-591-7891.
Fourth annual 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. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web site.

8 DECEMBER 2012

Gulf Winds Track Club's 32nd 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. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web site. Gary Griffin, runlong@nettally.com

15 DECEMBER 2012

Gulf Wind Track Club's second annual Tannenbaum Trail 6K Cross Country Run. 9:00AM ET. Apalachee Regional Park Trail, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida. 2011 story. Brian Corbin, brirun@comcast.net, or Herb Wills, hwills@gmail.com

Sunday, April 22, 2012

DeSena and Collie teach 180 runners a lesson at Education For Life 5K

The 180 athletes competing in the third annual Education For Life 5K on the morning of 21 April 2012 never got much of a chance to experience the loneliness of the long-distance runner. Every where they ran on the 3.1-mile course through the Florida State University campus, students cheered them. You couldn't run far before another group of students was clapping and shouting encouragement. Most of the groups were residents of one of the houses of the Southern Scholarship Foundation, the major sponsor and beneficiary of the race. As it turns out, their enthusiasm wasn't necessarily spontaneous.

"The houses are competing for a spirit award," explained race director and Southern Scholarship Foundation president Mickey Moore. "First prize is a 55" television for the winning house."

Whatever the motivation of the cheering squads, the runners appreciated their presence that Saturday morning.

The race started and finished in front of the College of Medicine on West Call Street. Former Cocoa High distance runner Arron DeSena got out fast, building up a lead of about 100 yards by the end of the first mile. During the second mile, Peter Kaus moved into second place and started to close the gap on DeSena. But DeSena stepped on the gas during the last mile to win going away, 18:05 to 18:38. Race director Mickey Moore moved up through the field during the second half of the race to place third in 18:46, finishing as the first master runner. The defending champion, Ben Wenger, outkicked Steven Firmin for fourth place, 18:58 to 18:59.

Master runner Paula O'Neill was leading the women near the end of the first mile, but Sarah Collie, another master runner, was only thirty yards back. Collie grabbed the lead from O'Neill during the second mile and never had to look back after that. Dominating the women's competition in the second half of the race, Collie crossed the finish line in 21:32, winning by over 160 yards. O'Neill finished runner-up in 22:12.

Top Ten Men, 2012 Education For Life 5K

18:05 ~ Arron DeSena (M, 18)
18:38 ~ Peter Kaus (M, 28)
18:46 ~ Mickey Moore (M, 42)
18:58 ~ Ben Wenger (M,
18:59 ~ Steven Firmin (M, 20)
19:40 ~ Camilo Ordonez (M, 33)
19:55 ~ Michael LaBossiere (M, 45)
20:01 ~ Andrew Smyth (M, 25)
20:53 ~ Volodymyr Zharkov (M, 47)
20:54 ~ Stanislav Abramenko (M, 21)

Top Ten Women, 2012 Education For Life 5K

21:32 ~ Sarah Collie (F, 44)
22:12 ~ Paula O'Neill (F,50)
22:54 ~ Michelle Tigue (F, 23)
23:08 ~ Jessica Parker (F, 29)
23:40 ~ Abby McClenahan (F, 21)
24:00 ~ Amanda Morden (F, 24)
24:06 ~ Raychel Gray (F, 17)
24:32 ~ Floridel Jimenez (F, 21)
25:09 ~ Elizabeth Squires (F, 32)
25:41 ~ Connie Clarke (F, 50)

Education For Life 5K champions, 2010-2012
Date	Men	Women
24 April 2010	18:18, Brian Corbin	21:01, Maegan McCarthy
10 April 2011	19:17, Ben Wenger	21:57, Allison Williams
21 April 2012	18:05, Aaron DeSena	21:32, Sarah Collie

Links

Complete results of the 2012 Education For Life 5K at gulfwinds.org
http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2012/Education%20for%20Life%202012.asp
More photos of the 2012 Education For Life 5K
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101803670606493.3322408.5215641&l=db8ae06c04
Fred Deckert's photos of the 2012 Education For Life 5K
https://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Education12
Video: BPW House cheers the runners on during the race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ULyeCwmY3E
2011 story, "Winger and Williams wallop the field at Education For Life 5K"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/04/education-for-life-2011.html
2010 story, "Kudos for Corbin and McCarthy at 'Education For Life' 5K"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/04/education-for-life-2010.html
Upcoming races in the Tallahassee region, with and without cheerleaders
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

18 April 2012 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 18 April 2012. If that's more than a week ago, the latest schedule is always available via this link: