Tony Guillen and Renee Cox fly at the Swarm 10K

Running through the streets of Tallahassee's Southwood community, Tony Guillen successfully defended his title in the Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm 10K on Saturday morning, 2 November 2013. The Tallahassee master runner posted a 37:32 in the third annual 6.2-mile. Renee Cox placed first on the women's side, coming in fourth overall with a 42:47. Jennifer Shafer was the first woman master, placing 14th overall in 48:28.


The 10K started in front of Conley Elementary School on Four Oaks Boulevard. 43 athletes racing the 10K were joined on the starting line by another 71 competing in the 5K. The whole group was sent on their way just after 8:30 AM by official starter Mike Conley--not only the educator for whom the school is named, but also an athlete who earned a spot in the FSU Athletic Hall of Fame through his career as a miler. After that sendoff the runners headed south on Four Oaks. After a kilometer Tony Guillen was leading not only his competitors in the 10K, but also the runners in the shorter 5K. Half a minute back, Mike LaBossiere and Renee Cox led the pursuit, with Leyssa Helgeson a few steps behind them. Mark Tombrink followed Helgeson, and Reikan Lin trailed Tombrink.


Guillen continued to pull away. By halfway through the race he was too far ahead for the competition to see. Behind him, Reikan Lin moved up into second. LaBossiere and Cox continued to run together, holding down third and fourth. When Guillen crossed the finish line with a winning 37:32, his lead had grown to nearly 700 meters. Reikan Lin was runner-up in 40:14. LaBossiere pulled away from Cox late in the race to take third in 42:40. Cox, taking honors as the top woman in the race, was fourth in 42:47. Mark Tombrink was fifth in 45:19. Leyssa Helgeson was the second woman to finish, placing sixth overall in 45:31.


Top Ten Men, 2013 Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm 10K

1. 37:31.65 ~ Tony Guillen (M, 44) Tallahassee, FL
2. 40:13.57 ~ Reikan Lin (M, 23)
3. 42:39.28 ~ Michael La Bossiere (M, 47)
4. 45:18.62 ~ Mark Tombrink (M, 26)
5. 46:29.39 ~ Robert Patron (M, 48)
6. 46:54.55 ~ Juan Ordonez (M, 39)
7. 46:54.75 ~ Camilo Ordonez (M, 34)
8. 47:29.32 ~ Patrick Koon (M, 8)
9. 47:29.83 ~ Bryan Koon (M, 41)
10. 49:16.71 ~ Richard Voss (M, 48)

Top Ten Women, 2013 Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm 10K

1. 42:46.79 ~ Renee Cox (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
2. 45:30.31 ~ Leyssa Helgeson (F, 36)
3. 46:21.82 ~ Urska Dobersek (F, 30)
4. 47:02.40 ~ Tiffany Roddenberry (F, 29)
5. 48:27.62 ~ Jennifer Shafer (F, 45)
6. 54:22.41 ~ Kathy Mears (F, 43)
7. 57:01.85 ~ Susan Piroth (F, 38)
8. 57:03.47 ~ Julia Accardo (F, 35)
9. 57:34.84 ~ Olivia Mason (F, 39)
10. 58:16.67 ~ Megan Higgins (F, 29)

Jaryd Walton, a cross-country runner at Lincoln High School, took the lead in the Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm 5K about a kilometer into the 3.1-mile race. However, he couldn't shake Tallahassee schoolteacher Lisa Johnson. Johnson shadowed Walton until about halfway through the race, then she took charge. After that the race was hers. Johnson won in 19:11, not far off the 19:00 women's course record for the Swarm that she set in 2011. Crawfordville master runner Duane Evans was the first male finisher, placing second overall in 19:58. Walton was the third runner in, running 20:12.


Top Ten Women, 2013 Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm 5K

1. 19:10.76 ~ Lisa Johnson (F, 32) Tallahassee, FL
2. 23:32.89 ~ Emily Jensenius (F, 29)
3. 24:06.68 ~ Teri Grant (F, 35)
4. 24:59.64 ~ Kate Krizner (F, 9)
5. 25:49.23 ~ Carina Richardson (F, 13)
6. 25:59.40 ~ Hope Gaines (F, 46)
7. 27:55.69 ~ Glendora Fortune (F, 39)
8. 29:08.72 ~ Kristin Powell (F, 35)
9. 29:18.22 ~ Marisa McNulty (F, 11)
10. 29:41.01 ~ Nicole Blanco (F, 28)

Top Ten Men, 2013 Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm 5K

1. 19:57.63 ~ Duane Evans (M, 46) Crawfordville, FL
2. 20:11.02 ~ Jaryd Walton (M, 17)
3. 21:00.74 ~ John Jensenius, III (M, 27)
4. 22:07.71 ~ Joseph Jones (M, 13)
5. 22:57.57 ~ Robert Stover (M, 0)
6. 24:33.26 ~ Charles Hruda (M, 12)
7. 24:57.79 ~ Bill Krizner (M, 39)
8. 25:18.59 ~ Danny Blanco (M, 31)
9. 25:53.90 ~ Jamie Carver (M, 41)
10. 26:52.77 ~ Bryan Howard (M, 26)

Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm winners, 2011-2013
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
15 October 2011	10K	34:11 ~ Charlie Johnson	41:09 ~ Katie Showman	102
	5K	18:53 ~ Evan Francis	19:00 ~ Lisa Johnson	131
3 November 2012	10K	37:16 ~ Tony Guillen	41:37 ~ Katie Showman	95
	5K	25:13 ~ Leyssa Helgeson	25:33 ~ Carl Mikyska	67
2 November 2013	10K	37:32 ~ Tony Guillen	42:47 ~ Renee Cox	43
	5K	19:58 ~ Duane Evans	19:11 ~ Lisa Johnson	71

Links

• Complete results of the 2013 Conley Elementary Yellow Jacket Swarm at gulfwinds.org
  http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2013/Conley%20Yellow%20Jacket%20Swarm%202013.asp
  
  
• More photos of the 2013 Conley Elementary Yellow Jacket Swarm at gulfwinds.org
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10103762306913633.1073741921.5215641&l=99c6f0e82d
  
  
• 2011 story, "Charlie Johnson swats the swarm at Conley 10K"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/10/conley-2011.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map FL11084EBM for the Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm 10K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL11084EBM
  
  
• Mike Conley
  http://www.seminoles.com/genrel/conley_mike00.html
  
  
• Find another race to run on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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