55:30 wasn't the fastest time for ten miles ever run in Tallahassee. 55:30 wasn't even the fastest time ever run at Gulf Winds Track Club's Ten-Mile Challenge. But 55:30 was the fastest ten miles run on the Oxbottom Manor course laid out by the Reid Vannoy in 2010. And 55:30 was fast enough for Stanley Linton to win his second straight Ten-Mile Challenge title at the 26th annual edition of the race on Saturday morning, 7 December 2013. It was apparently a good morning for repeat wins, because 2012 women's champion Micah Adriani also successfully defended her title, finishing 26th overall in 1:13:42.
The morning of the race was foggy, humid, and warm--weather that might have been pleasant in July, but this was December. Like the previous year's race, Vince Molosky, the race champ in 2009 and 2010, started out near the front with Stanley Linton. This time around, though, Linton dropped Molosky during the first mile. After two miles Linton was running alone, 200 yards out in front. Dan Nix had passed Molosky to take over second place. At the halfway point Linton was out in front by a quarter mile and still adding to his lead. Nix held second, but Nate Kaiser had overtaken Molosky to move into third. In fifth, Gary Droze was losing ground to Kaiser, but gaining on Molosky.
The course was twice around a five-mile loop, and the second lap was a lonely one for Linton. The Florida State University sophomore's lead grew to nearly half a mile before he finished with a win in 55:30. Dan Nix held on to second place, running 58:16. Nate Kaiser took third in 58:50. Four-time Ten-Mile Challenge champ Gary Droze was the first master runner, passing Vince Molosky during the second half to take fourth with a 59:15. Molosky finished fifth in 60:51.
In the women's competition, Micah Adriani, Jillian Heddaeus, and Mary Anne Grayson reached the mile mark within a few seconds of each other. During the next mile, though, Adriani opened a gap on Heddaeus, and Grayson had fallen way back. It was Adriani's race after that, but Grayson would come back to overtake Heddaeus. So would Urska Dobersek and 2011 women's champion Katie Sherron. Adriani finished the race with the women's title and a 300-meter lead in 73:42. Thomasville's Mary Anne Grayson was the women's runner-up, coming in 31st overall in 1:15:17. Urska Dobersek closed to finish third in the women's standings, 32nd overall in 1:15:31. Katie Sherron was fourth in the women's standings, 33rd overall in 76:35. Jillian Heddaeus, after challenging for the lead early, was fifth for the women, 34th overall in 1:16:45.Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2013 Ten-Mile Challenge
- 55:30 ~ Stanley Linton (M, 19)
- 58:16 ~ Dan Nix (M, 23)
- 58:50 ~ Nate Kaiser (M, 34)
- 59:15 ~ Gary Droze (M, 52)
- 60:51 ~ Vince Molosky (M, 34)
- 63:18 ~ Hunter Scott (M, 17)
- 63:38 ~ Eric Godin (M, 29)
- 65:14 ~ Peter Kaus (M, 29)
- 66:08 ~ Mike Peymann (M, 51)
- 66:55 ~ Reikan Lin (M, 23)
Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2013 Ten-Mile Challenge
- 73:42 ~ Micah Adriani (F, 36)
- 75:17 ~ Mary Anne Grayson (F, 47)
- 75:31 ~ Urska Dobersek (F, 31)
- 76:35 ~ Katie Sherron (F, 32)
- 76:45 ~ Jillian Heddaeus (F, 30)
- 77:43 ~ Brook Pace (F, 34)
- 79:07 ~ Kate Nix (F, 0)
- 79:40 ~ Kaitlyn Kacick (F, 25)
- 81:35 ~ Jill Haglund (F, 28)
- 81:42 ~ Amanda Hudson (F, 36)
On the Ten-Mile Challenge course there's a hill about a mile from the end of the five-mile loop that had more than a few runners questioning their desire to go around a second time. Fortunately for those athletes and for anyone else who didn't want to go ten miles that morning, there was a five-mile option. After finishing runner-up in the 2012 Five-Mile Road Race, Tallahassee master runner Tony Guillen won the 2013 race, clocking 30:51. Bainbridge High School sophomore Perry Waddell was second in 33:32. His father, Bainbridge master runner Greg Waddell, was third in 33:38. Vicky Droze was the first woman across the finish line, fifth overall in 35:38. Emily Ness of Capital City Runner's was the second woman in the five-mile race, seventh overall in 37:58. Third in the women's standings was the first woman master runner, Paul O'Neill, ninth overall in 38:18.Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2013 Five-Mile Road Race
- 30:51 ~ Tony Guillen (M, 44)
- 33:32 ~ Perry Waddell (M, 16)
- 33:38 ~ Greg Waddell (M, 47)
- 33:48 ~ Hong Guo Yu (M, 45)
- 36:27 ~ John Parker (M, 24)
- 38:08 ~ Tom Pescatore (M, 46)
- 38:29 ~ Levi Streeval (M, 10)
- 39:14 ~ Charlie Lang (M, 15)
- 39:16 ~ Mike Jaynes (M, 46)
- 39:22 ~ Bill McGuire (M, 66)
Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2013 Five-Mile Road Race
- 35:38 ~ Vicky Droze (F, 38)
- 37:57 ~ Emily Ness (F, 23)
- 38:18 ~ Paula O'Neill (F, 52)
- 40:41 ~ Mallory Brooks (F, 30)
- 41:11 ~ Heather Streeval (F, 39)
- 41:20 ~ Valeria Martinez (F, 20)
- 42:40 ~ Teri Grant (F, 35)
- 43:24 ~ Debbie Peters (F, 52)
- 43:36 ~ Ruffian Tyner (F, 38)
- 43:42 ~ Megan Higgins (F, 29)
| Champions of Gulf Winds Track Club's Ten-Mile Challenge, 1988-2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women |
| 3 December 1988 | 51:05, David Keen | 65:19, Janice Hochstein |
| 2 December 1989 | 52:05, Jessie Close | 64:09, Paula Johnson |
| 1 December 1990 | 51:39, David Keen | 62:53, Paula Johnson |
| 7 December 1991 | 54:20, Jessie Close | 63:40, Paula Johnson |
| 5 December 1992 | 54:32, Jessie Close | 63:09, Paula Johnson |
| 4 December 1993 | 55:30, Steve Wilcox | 61:53, Paula Johnson |
| 3 December 1994 | 54:16, Herb Wills | 61:43, Jane Johnson |
| 2 December 1995 | 55:30, Gary Droze | 65:55, Carrie Weyant |
| 7 December 1996 | 56:27, Brian Erb | 66:21, Carrie Weyant |
| 6 December 1997 | 55:06, Lee Willis | 62:38, Sarah Docter-Williams |
| 5 December 1998 | 58:45, Robert Pautienus | 62:27, Breeda Willis |
| 4 December 1999 | 56:24, Gary Droze | 69:44, Carrie Weyant |
| 2 December 2000 | 56:29, Zachery Heissner | 66:07, Laurel Slyck |
| 1 December 2001 | 60:11, Tim Unger | 64:40, Sarah Docter-Williams |
| 7 December 2002 | 54:30, Lee Willis | 63:54, Sarah Docter-Williams |
| 6 December 2003 | 61:33, Bill McCord | 63:20, Sarah Docter-Williams |
| 4 December 2004 | 55:29, Gary Droze | 61:41, Sarah Docter-Williams |
| 3 December 2005 | 56:46, Gary Droze | 66:43, Kara Newell |
| 2 December 2006 | 59:13, Jay Wallace | 62:27, Sheryl Rosen |
| 1 December 2007 | 58:47, Tripp Southerland | 64:04, Sheryl Rosen |
| 6 December 2008 | 55:56, Chris Lake | 65:30, Sheryl Rosen |
| 5 December 2009 | 57:59, Vince Molosky | 65:47, Sheryl Rosen |
| 4 December 2010 | 57:19, Vince Molosky | 64:25, Allison Eagen |
| 3 December 2011 | 56:13, Stephen Cox | 68:15, Katie Showman |
| 1 December 2012 | 56:18, Stanley Linton | 68:05, Micah Adriani |
| 7 December 2013 | 55:30, Stanley Linton | 73:42, Micah Adriani |
Links
- Complete results of the 2013 GWTC Ten Mile Challenge at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2013/Ten%20and%20Five%20Mile%202013.asp
- More photos of the 2013 GWTC Ten Mile Challenge
- Part 1: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10103919522342653.1073741935.5215641&l=098abaabd0
- Part 2: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10103919679682343.1073741937.5215641&l=a767cb6f5a
- Part 1: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10103919522342653.1073741935.5215641&l=098abaabd0
- Fred Deckert's photos of the 2013 GWTC Ten Mile Challenge
https://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Challenge_13
- 2012 story, "Linton and Adriani take Ten"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/12/ten-mile-challenge-2012.html
- 2011 story, "Cox and Showman take on all Ten-Mile Challengers"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/12/ten-mile-challenge-2011.html
- 2010 story, "Molosky and Eagen take Ten-Mile Challenge"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/12/ten-mile-challenge-2010.html
- USATF course certification map (FL10078EBM) for Gulf Winds Track Club's 2013 Ten-Mile Challenge
http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL10078EBM
- USATF Course Certification map (FL10077EBM) for Gulf Winds Track Club's 2013 Five-Mile Road Race
http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL10077EBM
- Find upcoming challenges in the region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar of road races
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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