The 3.1-mile race started and finished from Southwood's town center, from where nearly 300 runners set out just after 8:15 AM. Gary Droze was soon in the lead with Tony Guillen right behind. Guillen had won the first Fight For Air 5K in 2011. The two master runners ran together early, but before the first mile was over, though, Droze had broken contact with Guillen. The rest of the race belonged to Droze; he beat Guillen back to the Town Center and the finish line by over a minute, 17:06 to 18:10. Two more master runners, Duane Evans and Michael LaBossiere, took the next two places in 19:16 and 19:36.
Fifth place, though, belonged to the first woman finisher, Renee Cox. Half a kilometer into the race Cox was leading the rest of the women's field. Almost twenty seconds back, Vicki Droze, Juanita Chalmers, Brittney Barnes, and Nancy Stedman were in a group trailing Cox. Cox continued to pull away, arriving at the Town Center finish line in fifth place with a 19:36 personal best. Vicki Droze raced to the women's runner up position, placing tenth in 20:35. Juanita Chalmers was the next woman in, finishing 14th in 21:22. Brittney Barnes and Nancy Stedman fought all the way to the final straightaway, where Barnes darted ahead to take the fourth woman's spot, 22:41 to 22:44. Barnes was 20th overall and Stedman 21st; Stedman was also the first master woman to finish.
Top Ten Males, 2013 Fight For Air 5K
- 17:05.27 ~ Gary Droze (M, 51) Tallahassee, FL
- 18:09.96 ~ Tony Guillen (M, 44) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:15.01 ~ Duane Evans (M, 45) Crawfordville, FL
- 19:35.30 ~ Michael LaBossiere (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL
- 19:48.17 ~ Brad Diesburg (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL
- 20:20.69 ~ Sean Morgan (M, 37) Tallahassee, FL
- 20:28.44 ~ Dennis Acree (M, 25)
- 20:30.55 ~ Tom Pescatore (M, 45) Tallahassee, FL
- 21:02.27 ~ Gary Johnston (M, 38) Tallahassee, FL
- 21:12.39 ~ Jason Borntreger (M, 26) Tallahassee, FL
Top Ten Females, 2013 Fight For Air 5K
- 19:36.51 ~ Renee Cox (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL
- 20:34.40 ~ Vicki Droze (F, 37) Tallahassee, FL
- 21:21.83 ~ Juanita Chalmers (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
- 22:40.86 ~ Brittney Barnes (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL
- 22:43.10 ~ Nancy Stedman (F, 51) Tallahassee, FL
- 23:31.49 ~ Jennifer Shafer (F, 45) Tallahassee, FL
- 24:13.84 ~ Aimee Pragle (F, 34) Tallahassee, FL
- 25:36.16 ~ Anna Morse (F, 18) Tallahassee, FL
- 25:40.36 ~ Rachel Rumana (F, 14) Tallahassee, FL
- 26:30.86 ~ Sophie Simmons (F, 19) Tallahassee, FL
Fight For Air 5K winners, 2011-2013 | |||
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Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
28 May 2011 | 18:10, Tony Guillen | 18:49, Lindsay Zeiler | 276 |
26 May 2012 | 17:16, Gary Droze | 22:17, Paula O' Neill | 319 |
25 May 2013 | 17:06, Gary Droze | 19:37, Renee Cox | 233 |
In 2011 and 2012 the race was in Centerville Conservation Community. In 2103 the race was moved to Southwood. |
Links
- Complete results of the American Lung Association's 2013 Fight For Air 5K at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2013/Fight%20for%20Air%202013.asp
- More photos of the American Lung Association's 2013 Fight For Air 5K
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10103089894174153.1073741860.5215641&l=164d662459
- Fred Deckert's photos of the American Lung Association's 2013 Fight For Air 5K
https://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/FightAir13
- 2011 story, "Guillen and Zeiler KO their competition in the Fight For Air 5K"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/05/airfight-2011.html
- Course map, American Lung Association's 2013 Fight For Air 5K
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e291/sqroot/TroubleAfoot/Maps/2013-05-25TallahasseeFLFightForAir5Kcoursemap_zps4420e8f7.jpg
- Find the right race for you on the Trouble Afoot! calendar of upcoming races
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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