Kaus and Thompson triumph at the Deer Run

Racing through the streets of the Tallahassee, Florida community of Killearn Lake, Peter Kaus won the Deer Run 5K on Saturday morning, 7 November 2015. Kaus covered the USATF-certified 3.1-mile course in 18:48, finishing more than 400 meters ahead of the next runner. Ten-year-old Layla Thompson won the women's division of the annual race for the second year in a row, placing tenth overall in 22:59.


Lincoln High sophomore Franz Roeder finished runner-up in the Deer Run, running 20:31. Deerlake Middle School cross country runner Spencer Amsellem was third in 20:58. Florida State University engineering professor Juan Ordonez was the fastest master runner in the race, placing fourth overall in 21:27.


For Layla Thompson, it was her third women's division win on three consecutive Saturdays. She had also tallied victories at the Race For Readiness 5K on 31 October 2015 and the TMH For Life Challenge 5K on 24 October 2015. Not far behind Thompson, Deerlake Middle School cross country runner Lauren Cook was the second female finisher, eleventh overall in 23:10. Ten-year-old Sophie Harris was third in the women's standings, 14th overall in 24:28. Birgit Maier-Katkin was the top woman master in the race, the fourth female finisher and 20th overall in 25:10.


The 2015 Deer Run was hosted by the Deerlake Middle School Parent-Teacher Organization. 134 athletes finished the 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Deer Run 5K

1. 18:48 ~ Peter Kaus (M, 31)
2. 20:31 ~ Franz Roeder (M, 16)
3. 20:58 ~ Spencer Amsellem (M, 14)
4. 21:27 ~ Juan Ordonez (M, 41)
5. 21:54 ~ Michael Quiggins (M, 43)
6. 21:59 ~ Jackson Sytsma (M, 12)
7. 22:11 ~ Michael La Bossiere (M, 49)
8. 22:21 ~ Davis Johnstone (M, 15)
9. 22:49 ~ Art Johnstone (M, 49)
10. 24:13 ~ Jason Graham (M, 36)

Top Ten Women, 2015 Deer Run 5K

1. 22:59 ~ Layla Thompson (F, 10)
2. 23:10 ~ Lauren Cook (F, 12)
3. 24:28 ~ Sophia Harris (F, 10)
4. 25:10 ~ Birgit Maier-Katkin (F, 53)
5. 25:25 ~ Paula O'Neill (F, 54)
6. 25:44 ~ Jayd Derickson (F, 12)
7. 26:10 ~ Heather Duey (F, 47)
8. 26:29 ~ Patricia Knauf (F, 47)
9. 26:50 ~ Laura Brooks (F, 57)
10. 27:32 ~ Amanda Claire Curcio (F, 31)

Deer Run 5K winners, 2010 - 2015
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
6 November 2010	17:08, Jay Wallace	19:36, Allison Eagen	135
5 November 2011	18:21, Stephen Robbins	20:59, Claire Fruchtnicht	168
3 November 2012	19:00, Luke Parsley	23:36, Ana Wallace	161
9 November 2013	15:52, Stanley Linton	20:12, Micah Adriani	202
1 November 2014	19:05, Rik Pool	22:01, Layla Thompson	91
7 November 2015	18:48, Peter Kaus	22:59, Layla Thompson	134

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Deer Run 5K at gulfwinds.org
  http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2015/Deer%20Run%202015.asp
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2015 Deer Run 5K
  https://picasaweb.google.com/112560881455823075870/Deerlake_15
  
  
• 2014 story, “Pool and Thompson bag Deer Run titles”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/11/deer-run-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Linton and Adriani run like deer at the Deer Run”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/11/deer-run-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Robbins outraces Ross at 2011 Deer Run”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/11/deer-run-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Wallace and Eagen are champion Deer Runners”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/11/deer-run-2010.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map #FL13081EBM for the 2015 Deer Run 5K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL13081EBM
  
  
• You can run with deer, swine, 'possums, or other critters in the Tallahassee region
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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