On Saturday morning, 26 April 2014, for the 37th time in the past 37 years, the annual Rose City Run 10K started and finished on South Broad Street. Following the same course that athletes had followed in the previous 36 Rose City Runs, Chris Lake finished first in 33:21, adding a fourth Rose City title to his wins in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Tallahassee runner Joel Piotrowski was the top master, finishing 11th overall in 38:53. 2010 Rose City Run women's champion Amy Hines won a second title, placing 12th overall in 38:58. For the third year in a row Thomasville's Mary Anne Grayson was the first woman master, at 43:38 the third woman across the finish line and the 35th runner overall.
"It's a little warmer than usual this year," race director and founder Jim Story warned the athletes just before the race. He didn't mention the fog. When the starting pistol sounded, the gray haze looked like it was about to lift, but instead it got thicker. When the runners turned off of Broad Street a quarter mile into the race, Chris Lake and former Kennesaw State distance runner Nathan Haskins were well out in front of the rest of field, but the other runners could still see them through the mist. Later during the first mile, when Haskins started to move ahead of Lake, the leaders were still fuzzily visible. But around Cherokee Lake, after just over a mile and a half of racing, Haskins and Lake were even farther ahead and the fog had grown thicker. No one but Lake could see that Haskins was breaking away.
Soon after the halfway point on Pinetree Boulevard, Haskins had a big enough lead the fog hid him from everyone, even Lake. Near the four-mile mark, though, Haskins missed the turn onto Patterson Street. Lake, running the course for the fifth year in a row, made the turn without knowing that Haskins had gone astray. Behind Lake, some of the other runners also missed the turn, but none took quite as long a detour as Haskins. By the time Haskins was back on the course, Lake was too far ahead to be seen through the thicker-than-ever fog. Lake finished first in 33:21, with Haskins second in 34:26. Leon High freshman Matt Cashin took third in 35:28. Victor Chicas, a freshman cross-country runner at Darton State College, was fourth in 35:29. Lincoln High junior Hunter Scott edged Leon senior Jared Hoffman for fifth, 35:30 to 35:31.
Amy Hines and Chris Lake both ran their first Rose City 10K in 2010, which is also the year they both won their first Rose City titles. This time around, Hines led from the outset. In the 2012 race, Hines had to stop to tie a shoelace, but nothing slowed her down in 2014 as she won the women's competition in 38:57. Elena Oslund, a two-year veteran of the Darton State College cross-country team, finished runner-up in the women's standings, 18th overall in 40:34. Master runner Mary Anne Grayson was third on the women's side in 43:38. Florida State sophomore Cora Atkinson was the fourth female finisher, 36th overall in 43:44. Tallahassee master runner Paula O'Neill finished inches ahead of Urska Dobersek to take fifth in the women's division. O'Neill and Dobersek were 49th and 50th overall, 45:52 and 45:53. By the time the last of 463 athletes had crossed the finish line and gone to gather near Thomasville's Big Oak, the fog had finally lifted and it was a bright and sunny day. It may be foggy again next April, or sunny, or there could be a downpour. You can't depend on the weather, but you can depend on there being another Rose City Run.
Top Ten Men, 2014 Rose City Run 10K
- 33:21 ~ Chris Lake (M, 25-29) Tallahassee, FL
- 34:26 ~ Nathan Haskins (M, 25) Atlanta, GA
- 35:28 ~ Matthew Cashin (M, 14) Tallahassee, FL
- 35:29 ~ Victor Chicas (M, 21) Albany, GA
- 35:30 ~ Hunter Scott (M, 17) Tallahassee, FL
- 35:31 ~ Jared Hoffman (M, 18) Tallahassee, FL
- 35:36 ~ Kyle Buchholz (M, 17) Tallahassee, FL
- 36:37 ~ Adam Wallenfelsz (M, 16) Tallahassee, FL
- 37:56 ~ Reikan Lin (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
- 38:21 ~ Josh Wallenfelsz (M, 14) Tallahassee, FL
Top Ten Women, 2014 Rose City Run 10K
- 38:58 ~ Amy Hines (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
- 40:34 ~ Elena Oslund (F, 21) Albany, GA
- 43:38 ~ Mary Anne Grayson (F, 48) Thomasville, GA
- 43:44 ~ Cora Atkinson (F, 19) Crawfordville, FL
- 45:52 ~ Paula O'Neill (F, 52) Tallahassee, FL
- 45:53 ~ Urska Dobersek (F, 31) Tallahassee, FL
- 46:08 ~ Alicia Meng (F, 24) Ochlocknee, GA
- 46:35 ~ Tiffany Roddenberry (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
- 46:42 ~ Zoe Sheldon (F, 15) Tallahassee, FL
- 46:44 ~ Sarah Dugas (F, 35) Tallahassee, FL
| Rose City Run 10K Champions, 1978-2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women |
| 29 April 1978 | 31:25, Gary Slayton | 36:45, Janice Hochstein |
| 28 April 1979 | 31:47, Mike Rasper | 37:49, Janice Hochstein |
| 26 April 1980 | 31:18, George West | 38:14, Colleen Joiner |
| 25 April 1981 | 30:21, Mabry McCray | 40:26, Nicole Batchelder |
| 1982 | 30:33, Ernie McKee | 38:31, Nicole Batchelder |
| 1983 | 30:47, Noel Shuman | 34:57, Darien Andreu |
| 1984 | 33:05, Gary Slayton | 37:51, Barbara Balzer |
| 27 April 1985 | 32:36, Rick Miller | 37:41, Barbara Balzer |
| 26 April 1986 | 32:05, Rick Miller | 37:35, Janice Hochstein |
| 1987 | 29:57, Herb Wills | 37:39, Karen MacHarg |
| 1988 | 31:55, Jessie Close | 37:59, Karen MacHarg |
| 1989 | 31:39, Jessie Close | 36:49, Karen MacHarg |
| 1990 | 31:56, Jessie Close | 37:04, Karen MacHarg |
| 1991 | 31:15, Jessie Close | 38:33, Vikki Saga |
| 1992 | 33:04, Trent Smith | 37:48, Vikki Saga |
| 24 April 1993 | 31:28, Gary Droze | 38:24, Vikki Saga |
| 23 April 1994 | 30:19, Robin Rogers | 37:37, Lisa Herman |
| 29 April 1995 | 31:52, Jessie Close | 35:37, Suzanne Rigg |
| 27 Aprl 1996 | 32:18, Jessie Close | 39:37, Carrie Weyant |
| 26 April 1997 | 32:29, Brian Erb | 36:40, Sarah Docter-Williams |
| 25 April 1998 | 31:58, Alan Black | 36:07, Sarah Docter-Williams |
| 24 April 1999 | 32:21, Alan Black | 37:14, Sarah Docter-Williams |
| 29 April 2000 | 34:15, Sean Daniels | 35:20, Anna Pichrtova |
| 28 April 2001 | 32:05, Paul Spangler | 36:22, Sarah Docter-Williams |
| 27 April 2002 | 30:53, Alan Black | 39:35, Jane Johnson |
| 26 April 2003 | 31:58, Matt Kalinski | 41:53, Julie Carico |
| 25 April 2004 | 33:44, Jessie Close | 39:52, Kate Remillard |
| 23 April 2005 | 33:44, Jessie Close | 37:08, Sarah Docter-Williams |
| 29 April 2006 | 34:32, Jessie Close | 38:38, Barbara Jarnagin |
| 28 April 2007 | 31:21, Alan Black | 39:02, Sheryl Rosen |
| 26 April 2008 | 33:10, Malcolm Campbell | 37:40, Donna Garcia |
| 25 April 2009 | 32:34, Nathaniel Haskins | 41:38, Mary Anne Grayson |
| 24 April 2010 | 32:51, Chris Lake | 37:42, Amy Hines |
| 23 April 2011 | 32:46, Chris Lake | 38:58, Donna Garcia |
| 28 April 2012 | 32:51, Chris Lake | 36:51, Sheryl Rosen |
| 27 April 2013 | 32:52, Will Stanford | 37:08, Sheryl Rosen |
| 26 April 2014 | 33:21, Chris Lake | 38:58, Amy Hines |
Links
- Complete results of the 2014 Rose City Run 10K at gulfwinds.org
http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2014/Rose%20City%202014.asp
- More photos of the 2014 Rose City Run 10K
- Part 1: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10104458969072083.1073741981.5215641&l=0414721568
- Part 2: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10104462274088803.1073741982.5215641&l=97eec15d18
- 2013 story, "No stopping to smell the roses for Stanford or Rosen"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/04/rose-city-2013.html
- 2012 story, "Lake and Rosen collect more Rose City titles"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/04/rose-city-2012.html
- 2011 story, "Lake and Garcia go for two at Rose City"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/04/rose-city-2011.html
- 2010 story, "Lake and Hines beat the storm at Rose City"
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/04/rose-city-2010.html
- Find the next Rose City Run on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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