DeVeau starts winning and Sherron keeps winning at the Ten-Mile Challenge

On Saturday morning, 5 December 2015, if you waited long enough after Zach DeVeau ran by you on the streets of Ox Bottom Manor, you'd eventually see some more runners pass by. But you'd have to wait for quite a while, because DeVeau was on his way to winning 28th annual Gulf Winds Track Club's Ten-Mile Challenge, and he finished with a lead of over half a mile, running 59:14. Katie Sherron won the women's title of the Tallahassee, Florida, race for the second year in a row, placing fifth overall in 1:05:19. It was Sherron's third win at the Ten-Mile Challenge.


The race started at 8:00 AM from Hawk's Rise Elementary School with the ten-milers facing two laps on a hilly five-mile loop through the neighborhood. A five-mile race started at the same time on the same course, but the runners in the shorter race had only one lap ahead of them. The hills were the same, but the five-milers would only be seeing them once. With all the athletes on the course together, it was difficult to tell who was in the five mile and who was in the ten mile. Zach DeVeau had that problem.


"Myles Gibson went out with Gary Droze," said DeVeau. "They were ahead of me and I figured Myles was in the five mile. But when I caught them at a mile-and-a-half I was surprised to see he was in the ten mile."


Moving into the lead, DeVeau quickly put some ground between himself and Gibson, getting a quarter-mile ahead by the end of the first five mile loop. The second loop was more of the same, as DeVeau went on to win in 59:14. It was his career best for ten miles.


"Yeah, but it was only my second ten mile," said DeVeau.


Gibson, a master runner from Donalsonville, Georgia, was second in 1:02:35. Grady Smith and master runner Tony Guillen dueled for third through most of the race, but Smith prevailed in the end, 1:03:28 to 1:03:40.


The women's competition started off in a friendly tone. Katie Sherron and Adriana Piekarewicz were chatting and laughing as they passed the first mile in the lead.


"We train together," explained Sherron.


A few miles later, things got more serious.


"I moved ahead on the downhill, right before the four-mile mark," said Sherron.


A mile later, Sherron had a ten-second lead. Piekarewicz wasn't going away, though.


"She was there," recalled Sherron. "I kept thinking that I was going to put some distance on her but I couldn't. I was going as hard as I could. We definitely ran the second half faster than the first."


During that tough second half, Sherron clawed a few more yards ahead of Piekarewicz, ultimately winning in 1:05:19. It was over seven minutes faster than Sherron had run to win the 2014 Ten-Mile Challenge. Capital City Runners' Piekarewicz was second in 1:05:48, placing sixth overall. Anna Busby, another Capital City Runners athlete, was third in the women's standings, fourteenth overall in 1:10:38. Ruffian Tyner was the top woman master and eighth female finisher, 30th overall in 1:21:02.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2014 Ten-Mile Challenge

1. 59:14 ~ Zach DeVeau (M, 28)
2. 62:35 ~ Myles Gibson (M, 49)
3. 63:28 ~ Grady Smith (M, 38)
4. 63:40 ~ Tony Guillen (M, 46)
5. 66:52 ~ Eric Godin (M, 31)
6. 67:33 ~ Paul Guyas (M, 38)
7. 69:16 ~ Mark Tombrink (M, 28)
8. 69:36 ~ David Graf (M, 39)
9. 69:53 ~ Joel Piotrowski (M, 46)
10. 70:16 ~ Hong-Guo Yu (M, 47)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2014 Ten-Mile Challenge

1. 65:19 ~ Katie Sherron (F, 34)
2. 65:48 ~ Adriana Piekarewicz (F, 27)
3. 70:38 ~ Anna Busby (F, 25)
4. 71:34 ~ Jillian Heddaeus (F, 32)
5. 73:31 ~ Meg Ogle (F, 24)
6. 75:36 ~ Jocelyn Chan (F, 27)
7. 79:42 ~ Isabel Anderson (F, 36)
8. 81:02 ~ Ruffian Tyner (F, 40)
9. 81:42 ~ Mary Jane Hayden (F, 36)
10. 82:19 ~ Shelby Augustyniak (F, 39)

Runners in the five-mile wore a different style of race bib than those in the ten-mile. If you didn't notice that Joseph Garcia was wearing a five-mile bib, you might have thought he was running in a third race. A Florida A & M University student, Garcia started out faster than everyone, rapidly building up a huge lead. He continued to widen the gap through four miles, then maintained it through the final mile to win in 27:29. Gary Droze was the top master runner in the five mile, finishing runner-up in 28:45. Master runner Mickey Moore took third in 31:21.


Amy Hines took the women's title, finishing fourth overall in 33:58. Stephanie Liles-Weyant was the top woman master and second female finisher, ninth overall in 36:28. Lisa Johnson was third on the women's side, fifteenth overall in 30:13. Johnson had won the five-mile race in 2010.


89 athletes finished the Ten-Mile Challenge, with another 88 completing the five-mile race. Chip timing was provided by Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee, Florida.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2014 Five-Mile Road Race

1. 27:29 ~ Joseph Garcia (M, 20)
2. 28:45 ~ Gary Droze (M, 54)
3. 31:21 ~ Mickey Moore (M, 45)
4. 34:44 ~ John Schwenkler (M, 34)
5. 35:04 ~ Tad David (M, 46)
6. 35:09 ~ Felton Wright (M, 58)
7. 36:01 ~ Mike Burns (M, 50)
8. 36:29 ~ Mike Weyant (M, 50)
9. 37:40 ~ Dewey Hudson (M, 43)
10. 37:42 ~ Shi-Ling Hsu (M, 54)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2014 Five-Mile Road Race

1. 33:58 ~ Amy Hines (F, 35)
2. 36:28 ~ Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 43)
3. 39:13 ~ Lisa Johnson (F, 34)
4. 39:28 ~ Debby Tipton (F, 42)
5. 40:06 ~ Paula O'Neill (F, 54)
6. 41:50 ~ Kate Krizner (F, 11)
7. 42:10 ~ Birgit Maier-Katkin (F, 53)
8. 44:31 ~ Leah Blake (F, 26)
9. 45:21 ~ Bonni Warren (F, 40)
10. 45:54 ~ Sophia Umana (F, 11)

Champions of Gulf Winds Track Club's Ten-Mile Challenge, 1977 - 2015
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
January 1977	20 Km	67:06, Herb Wills	89:20, Rosemary Desloge
28 January 1978	20 Km	65:18, Joe Germano		85
13 January 1979	20 Km	67:33, Jim Eastman	85:31, Rosemary Desloge
15 December 1979	20 Km	66:23, George West	89:51, Rosemary Desloge
20 December 1980	20 Km	Mike Bordel	Laura Ledbetter
19 December 1981	20 Km	67:42, Rick Miller	90:12, Chris Levi
18 December 1982	20 Km	63:14, Noel Shumann	80:28, Donna Miller
3 December 1983	20 Km	68:20, Noel Shumann	79:25, Margaret Coomber
1 December 1984	20 Km	70:13, Steve Meade	76:24, Barbara Matthews	154
7 December 1985	20 Km	69:40, Felton Wright	80:00, Karen McHarg	158
6 December 1986	20 Km	67:29, Tim Simpkins	81:18, Karen McHarg	157
5 December 1987	20 Km	65:04, Jessie Close	79:42, Karen MacHarg	157
3 December 1988	10 Miles	51:05, David Keen	65:19, Janice Hochstein	165
2 December 1989	10 Miles	52:05, Jessie Close	64:09, Paula Johnson	163
1 December 1990	10 Miles	51:39, David Keen	62:53, Paula Johnson	181
7 December 1991	10 Miles	54:20, Jessie Close	63:40, Paula Johnson	151
5 December 1992	10 Miles	54:32, Jessie Close	63:09, Paula Johnson	159
4 December 1993	10 Miles	55:30, Steve Wilcox	61:53, Paula Johnson	148
3 December 1994	10 Miles	54:16, Herb Wills	61:43, Jane Johnson	164
2 December 1995	10 Miles	55:30, Gary Droze	65:55, Carrie Weyant	120
7 December 1996	10 Miles	56:27, Brian Erb	66:21, Carrie Weyant	113
6 December 1997	10 Miles	55:06, Lee Willis	62:38, Sarah Docter-Williams	133
5 December 1998	10 Miles	58:45, Robert Pautienus	62:27, Breeda Willis	127
4 December 1999	10 Miles	56:24, Gary Droze	69:44, Carrie Weyant	188
2 December 2000	10 Miles	56:29, Zachery Heissner	66:07, Laurel Slyck	146
1 December 2001	10 Miles	60:11, Tim Unger	64:40, Sarah Docter-Williams	169
7 December 2002	10 Miles	54:30, Lee Willis	63:54, Sarah Docter-Williams	111
6 December 2003	10 Miles	61:33, Bill McCord	63:20, Sarah Docter-Williams	158
4 December 2004	10 Miles	55:29, Gary Droze	61:41, Sarah Docter-Williams	142
	5 Miles	26:45, Chris Nickinson	38:32, Kara Taylor	26
3 December 2005	10 Miles	56:46, Gary Droze	66:43, Kara Newell	167
	5 Miles	32:24, Conor Sweeney	39:14, Vicky Droze	37
2 December 2006	10 Miles	59:13, Jay Wallace	62:27, Sheryl Rosen	126
	5 Miles	28:53, Gary Droze	30:46, Amy Paine	84
1 December 2007	10 Miles	58:47, Tripp Southerland	64:04, Sheryl Rosen	150
	5 Miles	31:19, Tim Unger	38:11, Janice Hochstein	53
6 December 2008	10 Miles	55:56, Chris Lake	65:30, Sheryl Rosen	177
	5 Miles	32:59, Gennaro Scibelli	32:51, Amy Paine	80
5 December 2009	10 Miles	57:59, Vince Molosky	65:47, Sheryl Rosen	117
	5 Miles	30:15, John Robida	38:27, Claire Fruchtnicht	49
4 December 2010	10 Miles	57:19, Vince Molosky	64:25, Allison Eagen	180
	5 Miles	31:54, Chase Harris	31:37, Lisa Johnson	90
3 December 2011	10 Miles	56:13, Stephen Cox	68:15, Katie Showman	169
	5 Miles	30:16, Brian Manry	36:11, Kate Chunka	89
1 December 2012	10 Miles	56:18, Stanley Linton	68:05, Micah Adriani	183
	5 Miles	29:19, Zac Buchholz	38:24, Moriah Campbell	119
7 December 2013	10 Miles	55:30, Stanley Linton	73:42, Micah Adriani	151
	5 Miles	30:51, Tony Guillen	35:38, Vicky Droze	87
6 December 2014	10 Miles	56:37, Stephen Cox	72:48, Katie Sherron	109
	5 Miles	31:54, Gary Galvez	37:24, Paula O'Neill	82
5 December 2015	10 Miles	59:14, Zach DeVeau	65:19, Katie Sherron	89
	5 Miles	27:29, Joseph Garcia	33:58, Amy Hines	88

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 GWTC Ten-Mile Challenge at gulfwinds.org
  http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2015/Ten%20and%20Five%20Mile%20Challenge%202015.asp
  
  
• More photos of the 2015 2015 Ten-Mile Challenge
  
  • Part 1:https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10106957050212453.1073742156.5215641&l=46277bb936
    
  • Part 2:https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10106959132444643.1073742157.5215641&l=6202a22542
    
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2015 GWTC Ten-Mile Challenge
  https://picasaweb.google.com/112560881455823075870/Challenge_15
  
  
• 2014 story, “For Cox and Sherron it's 2011 all over again at the Ten-Mile Challenge”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/12/ten-mile-challenge-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Linton and Adriani make it two at the Ten”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/12/ten-mile-challenge-2013.html
  
  
• 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 2015 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 2015 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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