Guillen and Showman run like greyhounds at Doggie Dash

On Saturday morning, 16 March 2013, for the third year in a row the Corrections Foundation hosted their annual Doggie Dash in the Southwood community of Tallahassee, Florida. For the second year in a row, the Doggie Dash included an 8K race. For the first time, Tallahassee master runner Tony Guillen won the Doggie Dash 8K, covering the nearly five-mile distance in 29:48. FSU Economics professor Katie Showman was the fastest woman finisher, placing seventh overall in 32:33.


The race started right at 9:00 AM from Southwood's Central Park, where it would finish five miles later. Tony Guillen and Peter Kaus set the pace for the field, running side-by-side through the first two kilometers. Running through the Southwood Town Center, Guillen grabbed a step on Kaus. Kaus couldn't take it back. Guillen finished the third kilometer with a lead, then spent the rest of the race running away from Kaus, winning the race in 29:47. Behind Guillen, Kaus was losing ground to Paul Guyas over the last kilometer, but not enough to lose his position. Kaus took second over Guyas, 29:47 to 30:58.


The duel between Tony Guillen and Peter Kaus in the men's race had no parallel in the women's competition. Katie Showman, the women's defending champion and course record holder, led the women's field from the start of the race to the end. Her winning time of 32:33 put her 700 meters ahead of the women's runner-up, Jillian Heddaeus. Heddaeus placed 11th overall in 35:29. The third woman finisher and first woman master was Kim Curran, who finished 17th overall in 38:14.


Top Ten Males, 2013 Doggie Dash 8K

1. 29:47 ~ Tony Guillen (M, 44)
2. 30:58 ~ Peter Kaus (M, 28)
3. 31:28 ~ Paul Guyas (M, 35)
4. 31:46 ~ Michael Kennett (M, 39)
5. 32:05 ~ Jeff Nielsen (M, 55)
6. 32:16 ~ Nathan Adams (M, 29)
7. 32:45 ~ Reikan Lin (M, 23)
8. 33:03 ~ Michael LaBossiere (M, 46)
9. 34:32 ~ David Cox (M, 55)
10. 35:53 ~ Matt Curran (M, 41)

Top Ten Females, 2013 Doggie Dash 8K

1. 32:33 ~ Katie Showman (F, 31)
2. 35:29 ~ Jillian Heddaeus (F, 29)
3. 38:14 ~ Kim Curran (F, 47)
4. 38:25 ~ Martha Bademan (F, 28)
5. 38:26 ~ Debbie Sue Fleck (F, 53)
6. 38:34 ~ Nicole Reichenbach (F, 23)
7. 38:52 ~ Michelle Tigue (F, 24)
8. 39:26 ~ Kathy Greene (F, 39)
9. 39:30 ~ Jennifer Shafer (F, 45)
10. 40:14 ~ Lilly Rockwell (F, 29)

The original Doggie Dash in 2011 was a 5K, and there is still a Doggie Dash 5K, run at the same time as the 8K race. There has never been a Doggie Dash 5K that Tallahassee lawyer Sheryl Rosen didn't run; this year was her third. Rosen went to the front of the 5K field almost immediately; the only runners in front of her were the leaders of the 8K. Just behind Rosen was Lisa Johnson. Johnson never lost sight of Rosen, but she was also never able to challenge the leader. At the end of the 3.1-mile race, Rosen was the winner in 18:18, with Lisa Johnson runner-up in 18:54. Completing an unusual women's sweep of the first three places, master runner Stephanie Liles-Weyant took third with a 19:22. Vicky Droze almost made it four-for-four for the women, but although she was moving up over the last kilometer she couldn't quite catch Tallahassee master runner Michael Weyant. Weyant, the first male finisher, ended up fourth overall in 20:38 with Droze fifth in 20:43.


Top Ten Females, 2013 Doggie Dash 5K

1. 18:18 ~ Sheryl Rosen (F, 28)
2. 18:54 ~ Lisa Johnson (F, 31)
3. 19:22 ~ Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 40)
4. 20:43 ~ Vicky Droze (F, 37)
5. 24:34 ~ Tonya Leavins (F, 33)
6. 24:47 ~ Kelly McGinnity (F, 24)
7. 26:12 ~ Sara Nam (F, 49)
8. 26:13 ~ Tina Bradford (F, 51)
9. 26:15 ~ Melissa Oglesby (F, 41)
10. 26:21 ~ Lynn Panton (F, 49)

Top Ten Males, 2013 Doggie Dash 5K

1. 20:38 ~ Mike Weyant (M, 47)
2. 20:44 ~ Joe Patton (M, 47)
3. 21:23 ~ Jon Costello (M, 32)
4. 21:32 ~ Bill McGuire (M, 65)
5. 21:40 ~ Mike Dew (M, 35)
6. 21:51 ~ Cole Curran (M, 12)
7. 21:52 ~ Christian McGowan (M, 15)
8. 21:59 ~ Jonathon Feltgen (M, 31)
9. 22:01 ~ Ellis Jackson (M, 33)
10. 22:10 ~ Travis Harper (M, 31)

Doggie Dash winners, 2011-2013
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
19 March 2011	8K	No 8K race held
	5K	18:48, Sean Hudson	18:55, Sheryl Rosen	277
17 March 2012	8K	27:18, Vince Molosky	32:20, Katie Showman	272
	5K	17:27, Stephen Robbins	17:32, Lindsay Zeiler	307
16 March 2013	8K	29:47 ~ Tony Guillen	32:33 ~ Katie Showman	162
	5K	20:38 ~ Mike Weyant	18:18 ~ Sheryl Rosen	261

Links

• Complete results of the 2013 Doggie Dash at gulfwinds.org
  http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2013/Doggie%20Dash%202013.asp
  
  
• More photos of the 2013 Doggie Dash (Part 1)
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10102874983916033.1073741832.5215641&l=fc9d2ee362
  
  
• More photos of the 2013 Doggie Dash (Part 2)
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10102876488870093.1073741833.5215641&l=955e42f470
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2013 Doggie Dash
  https://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Doggie13
  
  
• Jack Howdeshell's photos of the 2013 Doggie Dash
  http://www.jhowdy.com/Events/3rd-Annual-DC-Doggie-Dash-2013/28462853_HWB6tK
  
  
• 2012 story, "Molosky and Showman leaders of the pack at Doggie Dash"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/03/doggie-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, "Hudson and Rosen lose their way but not the race at Doggie Dash 5K"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/03/doggie-2011.html
  
  
• Find other upcoming races with a canine connection on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1