Lake and Sherron each get a second TRBC 10K title

You can't talk to a runner about the Thomasville Road Baptist Church 10K without hearing about the hills. Chris Lake isn't an exception to this rule. Right after winning the 10th annual edition of the race on 7 March 2015, Lakes comments were colored by the hills.


"It's a tough course," Lake said of the Tallahassee, Florida, race. "Tougher than the Springtime 10K. Especially the last mile and a half. The last mile killed me."


Jillian Heddaeus, who finished third in the women's standings, concurred. "I think this course is tougher than Springtime. Last year I ran 50 seconds faster at Springtime than I did here."


"I was dreading the last hill," said women's runner-up Renee Cox. "But overall it wasn't that bad."


It's not just idle chatter. Tallahasseans can see the slopes the runners faced while driving on Thomasville Road between Armistead Road and the the church, or while traveling through the aptly-named Betton Hills section of town. Hilly, tough, or otherwise, Chris Lake won the 6.2-mile race in 34:08, faster than his 34:22 winning time in 2012 and the second-fastest time recorded in the Thomasville Road Baptist Church 10K since the event was first run in 2006. Defending women's champion Katie Sherron was the first female finisher, placing seventh overall in 42:02.


The 10K and a concurrently run 5K started from Thomasville Road Baptist Church just after 8:30 AM on a Saturday morning. 195 athletes finished the 10K and another 236 the 5K but Lake was soon in front of them all, dropping an early challenge by Zach DeVeau. DeVeau held on to finish runner-up in 35:59. Donalsonville, Georgia, athlete Myles Gibson was third in 38:51, the top master runner in the race. David Welling edged Mark Tombrink for fourth, 40:33 to 40:39.


Lake won the race by more than half a kilometer, but the road to the starting line hadn't been smooth.


"I broke my toe after the Gainesville Half Marathon [on 15 February 2015]," said Lake. "I've only been able to train for ten days now."


"My next goal is to get faster in the 10K and 5K and get ready for Springtime and Palace," continued Lake. In addition to the Springtime 10K and Palace Saloon 5K, Lake is also looking ahead to the Shamrock Scurry 5K.


Renee Cox was in front of the women's field for the first half of the race. Katie Sherron, the 2014 women's champion, was never far behind, though.


"I was leading till about mile three," recalled Cox. "Then Katie made a move."


It was a decisive move. Over the second half of the 10K, Sherron built up a lead of over 200 meters on Cox. At the finish line, Sherron was seventh overall in 42:02, capturing her second straight women's crown in the race. Cox was the women's runner-up, tenth overall in 43:03. Heddaeus was third in the women's standings, 12th overall in 43:24. Kory Skrob was the top woman master and ninth female finisher, 37th overall in 49:21.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Thomasville Road Baptist Church 10K

1. 34:08 ~ Chris Lake (M, 27)
2. 35:59 ~ Zach Deveau (M, 27)
3. 38:51 ~ Myles Gibson (M, 48)
4. 40:33 ~ David Welling (M, 30)
5. 40:39 ~ Mark Tombrink (M, 27)
6. 41:26 ~ Philip Sura (M, 44)
7. 42:30 ~ Tad David (M, 46)
8. 42:42 ~ Zack Scharlepp (M, 32)
9. 43:06 ~ Michael Rhodes (M, 46)
10. 43:25 ~ Joel Piotrowski (M, 45)

Top Ten Women, 2015 Thomasville Road Baptist Church 10K

1. 42:02 ~ Katie Sherron (F, 33)
2. 43:03 ~ Renee Cox (F, 27)
3. 43:24 ~ Jillian Heddaeus (F, 31)
4. 44:53 ~ Laura McDermott (F, 35)
5. 45:22 ~ Shannon Colavecchio (F, 37)
6. 48:01 ~ Sarah White (F, 21)
7. 49:12 ~ Isabel Anderson (F, 35)
8. 49:18 ~ Kate Harrison (F, 23)
9. 49:21 ~ Kory Skrob (F, 44)
10. 50:02 ~ Kerry Heinz (F, 26)

Eric Godin won the 5K event at the Thomasville Baptist Church Road Races, running 18:38. At 20:22 Scott Minnert was the runner-up and fastest master runner in the 3.1-mile race. Master runner Mary Anne Grayson of Thomasville, Georgia, topped the women's competition in the 5K, coming in fifth overall in 22:17.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Thomasville Road Baptist Church 5K

1. 18:38 ~ Eric Godin (M, 30)
2. 20:22 ~ Scott Minnert (M, 46)
3. 21:55 ~ Hawthorne Hay (M, 13)
4. 22:04 ~ Tyler Boban (M, 25)
5. 22:34 ~ Brad Taylor (M, 37)
6. 22:51 ~ Peter Hogencamp (M, 14)
7. 23:46 ~ Cade Smith (M, 12)
8. 23:47 ~ Simon Holden-Schrock (M, 11)
9. 24:07 ~ Alex Paz (M, 14)
10. 24:10 ~ Michael Raybon (M, 50)

Top Ten Women, 2015 Thomasville Road Baptist Church 5K

1. 22:17 ~ Mary Anne Grayson (F, 49)
2. 22:59 ~ Paula O'Neill (F, 53)
3. 23:17 ~ Sandy Johnson (F, 29)
4. 24:12 ~ Kara Brodley (F, 12)
5. 26:07 ~ Heather McGarlan (F, 18)
6. 28:23 ~ Lisa Starling (F, 49)
7. 29:09 ~ Natalee Harrison (F, 28)
8. 29:33 ~ Hayley Kolich (F, 24)
9. 29:38 ~ Maritza Tapia (F, 43)
10. 29:46 ~ Laura Gereg (F, 34)

Winners of the Thomasville Road Baptist Church Road Race, 2006 - 2015
Date	Race	Men	Women	Finishers
4 March 2006	10K	35:29, Chris Holland	46:39, Debbie LaMarche	143
	5K	No 5K race held
3 March 2007	10K	35:09, Vince Molosky	41:43, Seeley Lovett	132
	5K	20:22, Tim Unger	26:36, Carly Thomas	160
8 March 2008	10K	36:08, Daniel Crane	43:33, Katrina Unglaub	127
	5K	19:22, Steven Banister	22:07, Carly Thomas	200
7 March 2009	10K	34:14, David Altmaier	41:38, Kelsey Scheitlin	252
	5K	19:38, Trevor Touchton	20:43, Shannon Coates	233
6 March 2010	10K	34:51, Vince Molosky	39:03, Sheryl Rosen	136
	5K	20:13, Jordan Merrick	18:39, Amy Hines	175
5 March 2011	10K	No 10K race held
	5K	15:48, Kevin Sullivan	20:23, Micah Adriani	301
3 March 2012	10K	34:22, Chris Lake	44:10, Mary Anne Grayson	139
	5K	19:09, Chase Harris	24:52, Katherine Resavage	184
2 March 2013	10K	34:00, Stanley Linton	38:40, Sheryl Rosen	249
	5K	16:46, John Keenan	23:09, Sheri Poskanzer	255
1 March 2014	10K	34:13, Eric Larson	41:23, Katie Sherron	184
	5K	19:02, Paul Guyas	23:54, Julie Clark	223
7 March 2015	10K	34:08, Chris Lake	42:02, Katie Sherron	195
	5K	18:38, Eric Godin	22:17, Mary Anne Grayson	236

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Thomasville Rd Baptist Church 10K at gulfwinds.org
  http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2015/TRBC%202015.asp
  
  
• More photos of the 2015 Thomasville Rd Baptist Church 10K
  
  • Part 1: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10105859676198773.1073742077.5215641&l=674aecf0be
  • Part 2: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10105867124866583.1073742078.5215641&l=208a0f0ae8
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2015 Thomasville Rd Baptist Church 10K
  https://picasaweb.google.com/112560881455823075870/TRBC_15
  
  
• 2014 story, “Get to the church on time? No problem for Larson and Sherron”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/03/trbc-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Record times trump temperatures at TRBC 10K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/03/trbc-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Lake and Grayson take 2012 Thomasville Road 10K titles”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/03/trbc-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Sullivan and Adriani triumph on Thomasville Road”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/03/trbc-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “10K wins for Molosky and Rosen”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/03/trbc-10k.html
  
  
• USATF certification map of the TRBC 10K course (FL14018EBM)
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL14018EBM
  
  
• USATF certification map of the TRBC 5K course (FL09125EBM)
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL09125EBM
  
  
• Upcoming races from both sectarian and secular organizations on the Trouble Afoot! schedule
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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