Vince Molosky slays a seventh Draggin'

Clarence DeMar won the Boston Marathon seven times.


It did take him twenty years. He won his first Boston title in 1911 and his seventh in 1930. In another century, Vince Molosky won the Draggin' Tail 18-Mile Challenge seven times. It only took Molosky eight years, with the first win in 2009 and his seventh in 2016. That seventh win came at the 22nd annual Draggin' Tail on Saturday morning, 19 November 2016, when Molosky ran the 18 miles through the streets of Sunny Hills, Florida in 1:58:50.


Tracey Burch was the top master in the race and second overall in 2:09:01. The 2015 champion, Burch was the only other runner to win the race during the "Molosky Era" of 2009 to 2016. Master runner Steven Beaupre was third overall in 2:09.21. Jack McDermott, a three-time Draggin' Tale champion, was fourth in 2:11:26.


Stephanie Williamson won the women's title in 2:35.55, coming in thirteenth overall. The top woman master and second female finisher was Karen Wilson, twentieth overall in 2:48:02. Tallahassee master runner Birgit Maier Katkin edged Laura McDermott for the third spot in the women's standings, 2:49:58 to 2:49:59. Maier-Katkin and McDermott were 21st and 22nd overall.


40 athletes and seven relay teams completed the 18-mile course at the 2016 Draggin' Tail Challenge. Another sixteen people finished an associated 5K. The 22nd annual Draggin' Tail Challenge was dedicated to the memory of the late Elsa Law, who had been at each of the events through 2015.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Draggin' Tail 18-Mile Challenge

1. 1:58:50, Vince Molosky (M, Open)
2. 2:09:01, Tracey Burch (M, Master)
3. 2:09:21, Stephen Beaupre (M, Grand Master)
4. 2:11:26, Jack McDermott (M, 45-49)
5. 2:12:04, Paul Guyas (M, 35-39)
6. 2:19:46, Mark Tombrink (M, 25-29)
7. 2:20:47, Adolph Herrera (M, 40-44)
8. 2:24:34, Felix Chen (M, 30-34)
9. 2:25:14, Bill Vandiver (M, 45-49)
10. 2:25:25, Ken Thrasher (M, 50-54)

Top Ten Women, 2016 Draggin' Tail 18-Mile Challenge

1. 2:35:55, Stephanie Williamson (F, Open)
2. 2:48:02, Karen Wilson (F, Master)
3. 2:49:58, Birgit Maier-Katkin (F, Grand Master)
4. 2:49:59, Laura McDermott (F, 35-39)
5. 2:54:54, Sue Cottrill (F, 50-54)
6. 3:14:23, Kristin Atwell (F, 40-44)
7. 3:19:55, Juli DeGrummond (F, 45-49)
8. 3:30:26, Allison Gordon (F, 20-24)
9. 3:51:10, Lori Hast (F, 45-49)
10. 3:51:10, Denise Carter (F, 45-49)

2016 Draggin' Tail 3 x 6-Mile Relay

1. 2:52:28, We got the Runs (Mixed)
2. 2:52:59, TNT (Mixed)
3. 2:54:57, Czech it Out (Mixed)
4. 3:06:46, You've Been Chicked (Female)
5. 3:18:08, Two Girls on a Run (Female (2))
6. 3:27:31, Lisa Jane (Female (2))
7. 3:35:32, Awesome RWB (Mixed)

Recent Draggin' Tail Challenge winners, 2000 - 2016
Date	Men	Women
19 November 2016	1:58:50, Vince Molosky	2:35:55, Stephanie Williamson
21 November 2015	2:09:11, Tracey Burch	2:36:01, Eden Keene
22 November 2014	1:55:23, Vince Molosky	2:35:39, Nancy Stedman
23 November 2013	1:56:52, Vince Molosky	2:20:45, Jacquelyne Blackburn
17 November 2012	1:47:47, Vince Molosky	2:27:38, Amy Mann
19 November 2011	1:48:35, Vince Molosky	2:25:55, Michelle Patterson
18 November 2010	1:52:43, Vince Molosky	2:06:10, Hadley Nyquist
21 November 2009	1:51:31, Vince Molosky	2:07:43, Hadley Nyquist
22 November 2008	1:55:32, Jack McDermott	2:20:45, Dana Black
17 November 2007	2:00:32, Michael Martinez	2:21:27, Dana Black
18 November 2006	1:55:39, Jack McDermott	2:23:50, Melinda Fountain
19 November 2005	1:55:19, Jack McDermott	2:18:19, Lisa Purul
20 November 2004	1:59:57, Nathan Tarver	2:31:57, Gloria Ramirez
22 November 2003	1:50:25, Mike Lilly	2:20:08, Julie Clark
23 November 2002	1:46:42, Jessie Blanton	1:57:44, Valerie Connaghton
17 November 2001	1:56:34, Rick Melendez	2:30:11, Cheryl Lanke
18 November 2000	1:57:43, Alan Swigler	2:14:38, Laurel Slyck
20 November 1999	2:00:06, Corey Cherr	2:24:41, Kelly Hodges
21 November 1998	1:49:22, Terry Williams	2:23:48, Janet Register
1997	Brian Corbin
25 November 1995
A big thank you to David Farney for sharing a copy of the 1999 results. If anyone has the missing winners from 1995 to 1997, I would  really,really like to include those names and times here! ~ HW

Links:

• Complete results of the 2016 Draggin' Tail at gulfwinds.org
  http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2016/Draggin%20Tail%202016.asp
  
  
• 2015 story, “Burch and Keene weren't Draggin' in Sunny Hills”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/11/draggin-tail-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Molosky still owns the Draggin' Tail Challenge”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/11/draggin-tail-2014.htm
  
  
• 2012 story, “Molosky, Mann triumph over the Draggin' in Smaug-free Sunny Hills”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/11/draggin-tail-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Molosky and Patterson are Draggin' slayers in Sunny Hill”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/11/draggin-tail-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Molosky, Nyquist up to the challenge at Draggin' Tail”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/11/draggin-tail-2010.html
  
  
• Draggin' Tail Runners on Facebook
  https://www.facebook.com/DragginTailRunners
  
  
• Find upcoming long runs in the region with and without mythical beasts
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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