Located near the head of the St. Augustine Branch, the Leon High School athletic fields are located on some of the lowest ground in downtown Tallahassee. Leon students call it "the bowl." Like the bottom of a bowl, you have to go uphill to leave it. The 65 athletes competing in the third annual Pride Stride 5K learned that right away on Saturday morning, 8 June 2013. After starting the 3.1-mile race from the athletic fields, the runners found themselves climbing one hill after another as they traversed the street of the neighborhoods surrounding Tallahassee's oldest high school. The payoff came when they raced toward the finish line on the Leon High track,downhill back to the low ground of the bowl.Wakulla Country master runner Duane Evans proved the fastest runner on this roller-coaster of a course, winning the race in 20:11. Behind Evans, Tallahassee's Michael LaBossiere finishes runner-up with a 20:36. Wakulla High School cross-country runner Lane Williams took third, running 20:59.
Fourth overall was Tallahassee runner Renee Cox, the first female finisher in the race, running 21:01. Cox won the women's title by more 600 meters over runner-up Jaynie Mitchell. Mitchell was eighth overall in 24:17. Angie Dempsey was the third woman and first woman master, placing ninth overall in 24:33.
Proceeds from the race benefited the Leon High School Volleyball team.
Top Ten Males, Leon HS Volleyball Pride Stride 5K
- 20:11 ~ Duane Evans (M, 45) Crawfordville, FL
- 20:36 ~ Mike LaBossiere (M, 47)
- 20:59 ~ Lane Williams (M, 17)
- 22:04 ~ Cory Gerbrandt (M, 36)
- 23:51 ~ Dominic Milner (M, 32)
- 24:11 ~ Nico Wienders (M, 42)
- 25:57 ~ Doug Gorton (M, 54)
- 27:22 ~ Chad Smith (M, 37)
- 27:28 ~ Ben Brienen (M, 13)
- 27:28 ~ Ryan Fenn (M, 41)
Top Ten Females, Leon HS Volleyball Pride Stride 5K- 21:01 ~ Renee Cox (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
- 24:17 ~ Jaynie Mitchell (F, 15)
- 24:33 ~ Angie Dempsey (F, 44)
- 24:45 ~ Molly McCann (F, 14)
- 25:26 ~ Emily Dempsey (F, 16)
- 25:41 ~ Rachel Rumnana (F, 14)
- 25:46 ~ Adrea Truckenmiller (F, 30)
- 25:51 ~ Birgit Maier-Katkin (F, 50)
- 26:01 ~ Sydney Chick (F, 17)
- 26:16 ~ Brooke Netherland (F, 16)
| Leon High School Volleyball Pride Stride 5K winners, 2011-2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women |
| 21 May 2011 | 20:46, Eric Miller | 23:10, Tiffany Burz |
| 19 May 2012 | ? | ? |
| 8 June 2013 | 20:11, Duane Evans | 21:01, Renee Cox |
Links
- Complete results of the 2013 Pride Stride 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuBsYKIIn3TCdFVmTnlZVnRyT0pBbjVRRWlIZ2hQbEE
- More of Fred Deckert's excellent photos of the 2013 Pride Stride 5K
https://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/PrideStride13
- "Up and down"
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/400168-up-and-down-up-and-down-i-will-lead-them
- Find some upcoming races that actually benefit running on the Trouble Afoot! calendar:
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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