Linton and Rosen are the twin terrors of Tall Timbers in Tallahassee's Pine Run 20K

I know you've seen them--small, purple berries in clusters along the stalk of the plant that they grow on. You might have spotted them in a corner of your yard that nature is trying to take back from the lawn, or in a sunny spot along a trail that you run on. The plant is called beautyberry, and you can spot its fruits at this time of year. For 36 of the last 37 years, that has been the time of year of the Pine Run 20K. The 12.4-mile annual race has been run in two different locations in two different states, and even skipped a year in 2007. Other than that missed year, though, when the beautyberry plants started showing purple, you knew it was time for the Pine Run.


The beautyberry plants were out once again on Saturday morning, 12 October 2013, when Stanley Linton won the 36th Pine Run 20K, turning in a time of 74:27. It was Linton's first Pine Run, and the victory came less than a day after he had posted a 25:45 8K in the men's race at the FSU Cross-Country Invitational on Friday evening. Vince Molosky, a three-time champion of the Pine Run (2008, 2010, and 2012), finished runner-up in 77:16, over 700 meters behind Linton. Another five minutes back, Sammy Palmer was third in 81:23.


Pine Run veterans could point to more success in the performance of Sheryl Rosen. Rosen won the women's competition at the race for the fourth time, placing fourth overall in  85:36 and finishing more than a mile and a half ahead of the next woman in the race. Allison Palmer was the runner-up on the women's side, coming in 29th overall at 97:38. Urska Dobersek (36th, 99:55) was the third female finisher.


In the 2012 Pine Run, Tony Guillen had finished as first master runner, leaving Mike Peymann runner-up in the master standings. In the 2013 race, Peymann returned the favor, taking top master honors by finishing seventh overall in 86:33, while Guillen trailed home with an eighth place 87:19. After the two Tallahassee runners settled their battle for the male master title, Mary Anne Grayson won the female master title for her hometown of Thomasville, Georgia, coming in 41st overall in 1:41:49.


171 athletes finished the 2013 Pine Run, the sixth run at Tall Timbers since 2008, when the Gulf Winds Track Club moved the race there from International Paper's Southlands Experimental Forest near Bainbridge, Georgia. This was the first year that Chuck and Jana Davis directed the race. Many things change, but the beautyberry plants endure. So does the Pine Run.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2013 Pine Run 20K

1. 1:14:27 ~ Stanley Linton (M, 19)
2. 1:17:16 ~ Vince Molosky (M, 34)
3. 1:21:23 ~ Sammy Palmer (M, 25)
4. 1:26:05 ~ Charn McAllister (M, 30)
5. 1:26:22 ~ Robert Duggleby (M, 23)
6. 1:26:33 ~ Mike Peymann (M, 51)
7. 1:27:19 ~ Tony Guillen (M, 44)
8. 1:27:24 ~ Geb Kiros (M, 47)
9. 1:27:43 ~ Patrick Dawson (M, 22)
10. 1:28:29 ~ Brian Molen (M, 37)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2013 Pine Run 20K

1. 1:25:36 ~ Sheryl Rosen (F, 29)
2. 1:37:38 ~ Allison Palmer (F, 27)
3. 1:39:55 ~ Urska Dobersek (F, 30)
4. 1:40:49 ~ Lindsey Pfau (F, 24)
5. 1:41:49 ~ Mary Anne Grayson (F, 47)
6. 1:44:05 ~ Melissa Hooke (F, 35)
7. 1:44:56 ~ Jane Skalski (F, 28)
8. 1:48:46 ~ Sarrah Carroll (F, 31)
9. 1:50:49 ~ Nancy Stedman (F, 51)
10. 1:51:45 ~ Christienne Coutts (F, 42)

Champions of Gulf Winds Track Club's Pine Run 20K, 1977-2013
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
15 OCT 1977	67:19 ~ Herb Wills	86:21 ~ Rosemary Desloge	124
14 OCT 1978	69:30 ~ Jim Eastman	81:21 ~ Janice Gage	167
13 OCT 1979	71:28 ~ Louis Floyd	86:29 ~ Laura Ledbetter	144
11 OCT 1980	71:57 ~ Kirk Fechter	98:20 ~ Michelle Jernigan	134
10 OCT 1981	75:05 ~ Jeff Doherty	99:40 ~ Marianne Crawford	101
9 OCT 1982	67:00 ~ Herb Wills	97:17 ~ Kathe Brookover	106
22 OCT 1983	69:32 ~ Herb Wills	85:43 ~ Patti Sudduth	128
20 OCT 1984	72:37 ~ Kirk Fechter	89:55 ~ Donna Miller	107
19 OCT 1985	68:54 ~ Herb Wills	88:22 ~ Patti Sudduth	71
18 OCT 1986	71:20 ~ Bill Crooks	87:31 ~ Janice Gage Hochstein	146
17 OCT 1987	68:58 ~ Tom Swiersz	85:56 ~ Kay Capozzi	125
15 OCT 1988	65:36 ~ Herb Wills	82:29 ~ Paula Johnson	170
14 OCT 1989	69:46 ~ Herb Wills	89:53 ~ Jodi Waldron	139
13 OCT 1990	69:55 ~ Herb Wills	85:10 ~ Donna Miller	113
12 OCT 1991	65:43 ~ Jessie Close	88:16 ~ Mary Jean Yon	150
17 OCT 1992	66:34 ~ Gary Droze	82:17 ~ Carrie Hunnicutt	141
16 OCT 1993	75:26 ~ Paul Hoover	80:53 ~ Paula Johnson	134
15 OCT 1994	72:45 ~ Tim Simpkins	80:18 ~ Jane Johnson	147
14 OCT 1995	77:39 ~ Tim Simpkins	82:46 ~ Jane Johnson	146
12 OCT 1996	74:32 ~ Tim Simpkins	80:30 ~ Jane Johnson	172
11 OCT 1997	71:36 ~ Gary Droze	80:12 ~ Sarah Docter-Williams	156
10 OCT 1998	73:12 ~ Gary Droze	81:35 ~ Jane Johnson	125
9 OCT 1999	80:41 ~ Robert Pautienus	82:23 Sarah Docter-Williams	170
14 OCT 2000	79:28 ~ Art Remillard	82:43 ~ Jane Johnson	150
13 OCT 2001	80:57 ~ Tim Unger	84:03 ~ Sarah Docter-Williams	128
12 OCT 2002	83:37 ~ Tim Bolton	86:46 ~ Jane Johnson	137
11 OCT 2003	84:14 ~ David Yon	97:27 ~ Lisa Whitworth	79
9 OCT 2004	83:01 ~ David Guerra	91:55 ~ Jane Johnson	94
9 OCT 2005	79:41 ~ Myles Gibson	89:55 ~ Jane Johnson	136
14 OCT 2006	78:22 ~ Jay Wallace	81:31 ~ Sheryl Rosen	108
No race held in 2007
11 OCT 2008	77:45 ~ Vince Molosky	87:32 ~ Kati Gosnell	142
2 OCT 2009	75:22 ~ Jay Wallace	86:21 ~ Sheryl Rosen	155
9 OCT 2010	73:39 ~ Vince Molosky	90:21 ~ Jane Johnson	243
8 OCT 2011	73:15 ~ Kevin Sullivan	84:02 ~ Sheryl Rosen	180
13 OCT 2012	74:48 ~ Vince Molosky	95:05 ~ Jane Johnson	199
12 OCT 2013	74:27 ~ Stanley Linton	85:36 ~ Sheryl Rosen	171
From 1977 to 2006 the race was run at International Paper's Southlands Experimental Forest south of Bainbridge, Georgia. From 2008 to 2013 the race was run at Tall Timbers Research Station at the north end of Leon County, Florida.

Links

• Complete results of the 2013 Pine Run 20K at Tall Timbers at gulfwinds.org
  http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2013/Pine%20Run%202013.asp
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2013 Gulf Winds Track Club Pine Run at Tall Timbers 20K
  https://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/TallTimbers_13
  
  
• 2012 story, "Molosky and Johnson take titles at Tall Timbers"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/10/pine-run-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, "Sullivan and Rosen tumble records at Tall Timbers"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/10/pine-run-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, "Molosky and Johnson find their way to wins at Pine Run 20K"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/10/pine-run-2010.html
  
  
• 2009 story, "Wallace, Rosen winners at the 2009 Pine Run"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/10/wallace-rosen-winners-at-2009-pine-run.html
  
  
• Beautyberry and other wildflower on the Pine Run 20K course
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101068395887923.3217016.5215641&l=45b43048ac
  
  
• If there's another cross-country race like the Pine Run scheduled, it'll be listed here
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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