Pearson and Warner were fast at the Last Gasp

Dothan, Alabama's William Pearson knows the Westgate Park Trail. During years of racing cross-country for Northview High and Campbellsville University, Pearson still managed to return to Dothan's Westgate Trail every now and then to run in the Life Is A Beach 5K or the Brian Dowling Memorial 5K. With those years behind him, Pearson came back to Westgate again on Saturday morning, 31 December 2016, where he won the Dothan Runners' Last Gasp 5K Trail Run. Natalie Warner, an eighth-grader on the Enterprise High cross-country squad, won the women's title in the race, placing eighteenth overall in 24:08. 90 athletes finished the 2016 edition of the annual 3.1-mile cross-country race.


Geb Kiros of Tallahassee, Florida was the top master runner in the Last Gasp 5K; the Florida A&M University biostatistics professor was second overall in 17:59. Another Tallahassee runner, Paul Guyas, took third in 18:11. Donalsonville, Georgia master runner Myles Gibson was fourth in 18:48.


Not far behind women's champ Natalie Warner, second place in the women's standings went to another high school cross-country runner, Ella Richards. The Headland High seventh grader was nineteenth overall in 24:16. Meg Lyons edged Enterprise High frosh Annabelle Warner for third on the women's side, Lyons placing 21st overall in 24:37 and Warner 22nd overall in 24:42. Kristin Atwell of Slocomb, Alabama was the first woman master and sixth female finisher in the Last Gasp 5K, 30th overall in 27:09.


The Last Gasp 5K was Westgate Park's last race in 2016, but far from the last race in Westgate's Park. The park will see more than a dozen races during 2017. The Dothan Runners alone have several races scheduled on the trail, including the Brian Dowling Memorial 5K, the Life Is A Beach 5K, the Pilgrim Chase 5K, and, of course, the 2017 Last Gasp 5K.


Top Ten Men, Dothan Runners' 2016 Last Gasp 5K Trail Race

1. 17:20, William Pearson (M, 22) Dothan, AL
2. 17:59, Geb Kiros (M, 50) Tallahassee, FL
3. 18:11, Paul Guyas (M, 39) Tallahassee, FL
4. 18:48, Myles Gibson (M, 50) Donalsonville, GA
5. 19:19, Adam McPherson (M, 33) Samson, AL
6. 19:34, Michael Warner (M, 17) Enterprise, AL
7. 20:12, Bob Walker (M, 45) Baker, FL
8. 21:02, Alan Flores (M, 13) Dothan, AL
9. 21:25, Juan Rios (M, 18) Dothan, AL
10. 21:32, Dale Thomas (M, 53) Dothan, AL

Top Ten Women, Dothan Runners' 2016 Last Gasp 5K Trail Race

1. 24:08, Natalie Warner (F, 13) Enterprise, AL
2. 24:16, Ella Richards (F, 12) Midland City, AL
3. 24:37, Meg Lyons (F, 19) Dothan, AL
4. 24:42, Annabelle Warner (F, 14) Enterprise, AL
5. 26:07, Kimberly Floyd (F, 38) Enterprise, AL
6. 27:09, Kristin Atwell (F, 41) Slocomb, AL
7. 28:10, Chandra Hanson (F, 49) Marianna FL,
8. 28:37, Alicia Tatem (F, 53) Panama City, FL
9. 28:48, Cassie Logan (F, 53) Headland, AL
10. 29:07, Marty Kirkland (F, 64) Southport, FL

Dothan, Alabama, Last Gasp 5K Trail Race winners, 1999 - 2016
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
18 December 1999	16:23, Matt Tillman	19:57, Jennifer Hanley	75
23 December 2000	18:16, Matt Parker	24:56, Sherry Creel	69
22 December 2001	19:55, Brian Hickey	22:21, Piper Stockman	69
21 December 2002	19:23, Brian Hickey	24:15, Chris Fox	75
20 December 2003	18:32, Brian Hickey	23:53, Piper Stockman	68
18 December 2004	19:40, Brian Hickey	24:13, Nancy Hein	51
17 December 2005	19:21, Gabe Mitchell	23:10, Lou Ellen Jayroe	42
23 December 2006	17:35, Aubrey Darnell	22:23, Sara Jackson	92
22 December 2007	18:08, Nick Vance	23:56, Lou Ellen Jayroe	86
27 December 2008	20:17, Terrion Williams	23:59, Daphne Cook	85
26 December 2009	18:07, Austin Fox	25:29, Cameron Irwin	63
11 December 2010	20:28, Michael Brennan	24:51, Julie Harris	59
31 December 2011	17:40, Stephen Robbins	20:26, Dana Cody	145
29 December 2012	17:59, Sean Kent	22:17, Jeanne Davis	65
28 December 2013	16:56, Kyle Harris	23:01, Missy Sexton	68
27 December 2014	17:33, Austin Fox	21:41, Kayla Fox	62
26 December 2015	17:19, Austin Fox	21:45, Kayla Dauphin (nee Fox)	67
31 December 2016	17:20, William Pearson	24:08, Natalie Warner	90

Links

• Complete results of Dothan's 2016 Last Gasp 5K Trail Race
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14Fsmo-Fqa_PfCmEZ3NnKmVEe31Kl0wek8cninYCcd4U/pubhtml
  
  
• 2015 story, “Fox and Dauphin take one more Last Gasp”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/12/last-gasp-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Fox & Fox win Dothan's 2014 running finale”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/12/last-gasp-2014.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Kent and Davis are good to the Last Gasp”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/12/last-gasp-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Robbins and Cody end 2011 with wins at Dothan's Last Gasp 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/01/last-gasp-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Brennan and Harris find victory at the end of the trail in Dothan”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/12/last-gasp-2010.html
  
  
• Upcoming races in Dothan and other cities in the Trouble Afoot! region
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1851

2016 was a cross-country season to remember at Apalachee Regional Park

2016 is history. So is the 2016 cross-country season. There are a number of very good places to run cross-country in Tallahassee, but the Apalachee Regional Park course is exceptional--not only in town, but nationally. The starting line is spacious enough to handle hundreds of runners, the trail is at least ten meters wide everywhere, and the course boasts a fiber optic network for video coverage.


2016 was the eighth season for the course, and the busiest yet. From October to December there were events on twelve different days at ARPXC. During those twelve days 57 races were run, ranging from one kilometer up to ten kilometers. More than 6,000 athletes competed in those races, running almost 20,000 miles.

Leon County Schools' Middle School Championships on 5 October 2016

Apalachee Regional Park piled up those numbers during the fall in spite of a late start. Racing was scheduled to begin in September, but then Hurricane Hermine struck Tallahassee. Remember how your neighbor’s yard looked? ARPXC took some damage as well. The Big Bend Invitational and the Swift Creek Middle School Invitational were canceled.


Leon County Parks and Recreation cleaned up the course, though, and by the time of the Florida State University Invitational in October, you couldn’t tell that ARPXC had been through a storm. Unfortunately, this was the weekend that Hurricane Matthew was threatening Florida’s east coast. Many of the athletes that were scheduled to race at the FSU Invitational were hunkered down for the storm instead. That made the meet smaller, but it didn’t make it slower. Chiles High junior Michael Phillips opened Saturday morning racing at the Invitational by winning the boys’ 5K, establishing himself as a favorite in class 3A. Half an hour later, Lincoln frosh Alyson Churchill had done the same in the girls’ 5K.

FSU Invitational Girls' Elite 5K, 8 October 2016

The Trash Dash 5K on Oct. 29 closed that month of racing at Apalachee Regional Park. Militsa Mircheva, headlined the race, winning in 17:54. Mircheva ran the women's Olympic marathon for Bulgaria earlier this year; in the spring she'll be running track for FSU's Lady Seminoles.


On Nov. 4 the Florida College System Activities Association held its first women’s cross-country championship at Apalachee Regional Park. Where else? Tallahassee Community College’s first-ever cross-country team placed third in that inaugural meet.

Pasco-Hernando State, 2016 FCSAA champions

The next day the high schools were back at ARPXC, competing in the FHSAA State Final. Alyson Churchill won the second race of the morning, the class 3A girls’ 5K, becoming the 2016 state champion in that division. Churchill joined Lincoln alumna Kathy Ward as one of only two athletes from the school to win a state cross-country title. Michael Phillips won the class 3A boys’ title less than an hour later, the second boy in Chiles High history to achieve that honor.

Class 3A Girls' 5K, 2016 FHSAA State Final

On Nov. 6 Apalachee Regional Park was the venue for the USATF Masters 5K Cross-Country National Championship. It was the first national championship in cross-country held in Tallahassee since 1991, but it was only the first of three at ARPXC this year.


Florida State hosted the NCAA Division 1 South Regional at Apalachee Regional Park on Nov. 11. The USATF Region 4 Junior Olympic Championships were held on the course on Nov. 19. The Junior Olympic meet was preceded that morning by the FACA High School Senior All-Star Classic. Haleigh Martin of Wakulla, Molly McCann of Maclay, and Josh Liles of Lincoln competed in high school cross-country for the final time in that meet.

Women's 6K, 2016 NCAA-D1 South Region

The AAU National Championships came to the course on Dec. 3, bringing nearly a thousand runners. The USATF Club Nationals were on Dec. 10. Florida State alumna Colleen Quigley won the women’s 6K in 19:31, doing the Seminole chop on the homestretch. Samuel Chelanga took the men’s 10K in 28:55, not only the course record, but the fastest 10K ever run in Tallahassee. The Mike Long Track record in 29:06.56, and no one has ever cracked 30:00 on the city’s roads.


Gulf Winds Track Club’s Tannenbaum Trail 6K on Dec. 17 closed the curtain on 2016 racing at Apalachee Regional Park. Dressed in black, Massachusetts marathoner Josh Andrews won the race in 20:30, then vanished before the awards presentations. Apparently never tired of racing at APRXC, Alyson Churchill took the women's title in 22:33.

2016 Tannenbaum Trail 6K

The excitement of the cross-country season is gone, but the Apalachee Regional Park course is still there--a pleasant place to enjoy a run or a walk with a friend or a dog. If you miss the hundreds of racers and their fans, be assured that they’ll be back in fall 2017. There’s always another cross-country season.


Links

• Trouble Afoot! coverage of the 2016 season at the Apalachee Region Park Championship Cross-Country Course
  
  
  • “Swift Creek boys and Montford girls take the Leon County Schools cross-country championship”
    https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/10/lcs-champs-2016.html
    
    
  • “Phillips and Churchill impress the hometown crowd at the FSU Invitational”
    https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/10/fsu-xc-2016-sat.html
    
    
  • “Militsa Mircheva cranks a 17:54 Trash Dash 5K at Apalachee Regional Park”
    https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/10/trash-dash-2016.html
    
    
  • “Sanchez and the Conquistadors conquer the FCSAA at Apalachee Regional Park”
    https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/11/fcsaa-2016.html
    
    
  • “State Championship Titles of Tallahassee & Leon County High School Cross-Country Teams, 1947-2016”
    https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/11/tallahassee-titles-1947-2016.html
    
    
  • “Kayley Delay and Evan Babatz conquer the Classic”
    https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/11/faca-2016.html
    
    
  • “Tannenbaum Trail titles for Josh Andrews and Alyson Churchill”
    https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/12/tannenbaum-2016.html
    
    
• Find upcoming races at ARPXC or elsewhere in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1844

2017 to be a big year for six-kilometer racing on Florida's roads

If you followed the 2016 cross-country season at Tallahassee, Florida's Apalachee Regional Park, you'd have noticed the variety in racing distances. Athletes competed at ten kilometers, eight kilometers, six kilometers, five kilometers, four kilometers, two miles, three kilometers, two kilometers, and even a remarkably brief one kilometer. The six kilometer distance turned out to be fairly frequently contested. The university women raced at 6K at the NCAA Division 1 South Region Championships on 11 November 2016, both the women masters and the open women went 6K at the USATF Club Nationals on 10 December 2016, and everyone ran 6K at Gulf Winds Track Club's Tannenbaum Trail 6K on 17 December 2016.

Women's 6K at the 2016 NCAA-D1 South Region at Apalachee Regional Park

The six-kilometer distance may be a staple in cross-country, but it's not nearly as common in road racing. In 2016, though, the South Florida Heroes In Recovery 6K had their course USATF certified. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida race had joined Saint Augustine's Character Counts 6K and Palatka's Ravine Gardens 6K in the state's elite group of races on certified six-kilometer courses. With 2017 approaching, Gulf Winds Track Club obtained USATF certification for the course of the Flash 6K in Saint Marks, Florida. So we should see four 6K races on USATF-certified courses in 2017. Here's how those events have stacked up from 2013 to 2016:

A comparison of four Florida 6K road races, 2013 - 2016
Year	Date	Race	Male Winner	Female Winner	Finishers
2013	9 February	Character Counts 6K	21:33, Yaro Middaugh	26:24, Beth Sweeny	205
	16 February	Flash 6K	21:54, Michael Martinez	25:09, Jessica Gillard	70
	27 April	Heroes 6K	21:30, Luiz Souza	27:13, Sara Devi Pierson	466
2014	8 February	Character Counts 6K	23:02, Mike Beaman	26:53, Katie Dingler	123
	15 February	Flash 6K	21:56, Jon Mason	28:15, Sarah Taff	85
	3 May	Heroes 6K	22:37, Harrie Olsthoorn	28:56, Rachel Bush	397
	25 October	Ravine Gardens 6K	22:30, Dan Stoner	26:50, Talisa Fletcher	32
2015	7 February	Character Counts 6K	24:15, Bryan Thompson	26:36, Zahra Crim	218
	21 February	Flash 6K	23:30, Duane Evans	24:20, Katie Gorman	98
	25 April	Heroes 6K	21:44, Christopher Mills	23:53, Danielle Kleppan	302
	24 October	Ravine Gardens 6K	23:47, Peyton Snyder	28:34, Sally Chappell	49
2016	6 February	Character Counts 6K	21:32, Yaro Middaugh	23:54, Ani Veltcheva	253
	20 February	Flash 6K	23:17, Travis Parks	32:26, Leah Kiros	87
	4 June	Heroes 6K	20:24, Scott Byers	24:07, Abidemi Charles	391
	22 October	Ravine Gardens 6K	26:53, John Wisker	33:09, Leigh Doran	23
2017	4 February	Character Counts 6K
	18 February	Flash 6K
	3 June	Heroes 6K
	21 October?	Ravine Gardens 6K
The Character Counts 6K was held on USATF certified course FL12089EBM from 2013-2016. The Ravine Gardens 6K was held on USATF certified course FL14061EBM from 2014 to 2016. The Heroes In Recovery 6K was held on uncertified courses from 2013 to 2015, and on USATF certified course FL16048EBM in 2016. From 2011 to 2016 the Flash 6K was held on an uncertified course in Saint Marks, Florida; the race will be run on USATF certified course FL16069TY in 2017.

You can see that the newly-certified course at the 2016 Heroes 6K produced both the fastest and the largest race of the year, as Scott Byers led a field of 391 athletes with a 20:24--which could very well be the fastest time ever on a USATF-certified course in Florida. Chicago State alumna Abidemi Charles won the women's title at the 2016 Heroes 6K with a very fast 24:07. It was only Florida's second-fastest women's time of the year, though; Abraham Lincoln Middle School's Ani Veltcheva had already gone 23:54 at the 2016 Character Counts 6K. Veltcheva's time is likely Florida's women's record for 6K on the roads.

Ani Veltcheva

In 2017 six-kilometer road racing in Florida opens with the the fifth annual Character Counts 6K in Saint Augustine on 4 February 2017. Two weeks later, Florida athletes get another crack at the distance in Saint Marks at the 29th annual Flash 6K on 18 February 2017. The fifth annual South Florida Heroes In Recovery 6K in Fort Lauderdale is scheduled for 3 June 2017. As of this writing no date had been posted for the fourth annual Ravine Gardens 6K.


Actually, it's Gulf Winds Track Club's Flash 12K that will be the "29th annual." The 6K has only been around since 2009, so this will be the ninth running for the shorter race. Still, the Flash 12K will be the oldest six-kilometer road race in Florida during 2017. Largest and fastest? Those remain to be determined.


Links

• Florida's USATF-Certified six-kilometer road courses
  
  
  • Character Counts (Saint Augustine)
    http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL12089EBM
    
    
  • Flash 6K (Saint Marks)
    http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL16069TY
    
    
  • Heroes 6K (Fort Lauderdale)
    http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL16048EBM
    
    
  • Ravine Gardens 6K (Palatka)
    http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL14061EBM
    
    
• “Six kilometers, a tale of three races”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/03/six-km-2016.html
  
  
• “Schmidt and Sherron fly through the Flash”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/flash-2016.html
  
  
• Find upcoming races of six kilometers and other distances on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1843

28 December 2016 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 28 December 2016. If that's more than a week ago, the latest schedule is always available via this link:

https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1

This is a listing of upcoming races within 100 miles of Tallahassee, Florida, roughly the region in the map below. If a race isn't listed, I probably haven't heard of it, so post a comment and let me know about it.

31 DECEMBER 2016 (Saturday)

• 18th annual Last Gasp 5K Trail Run. 9:00 AM CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or 334-792-6021.
  
• 5th annual Valdosta New Year's Eve 5K. 9:00 PM ET. Lowndes High School, 1606 Norman Drive, Valdosta Georgia, 31601. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. A Course/Line, LLC, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
  

1 JANUARY 2017 (Sunday)

• Florida Track Club's 2nd annual Frank Shorter Road Mile. 12:00 Noon ET. Magnolia Parke, Gainesville, Florida. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• Resolution Run 5K. 10:00 AM ET. Wild Side Running, 2341 Lake Park Drive, Albany, Georgia. 2016 story. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at WebScorer.com.
  

7 JANUARY 2017 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 4th annual Swamp Forest Trail Marathon, Half Marathon, and Quarter Marathon. 8:00 AM ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park, Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2016 story. Bobby York, byorkjr@msn.com or 850-443-6795.
  
• 3rd annual TMH For Life Challenge Winter 5K run and 3K walk. 8:30 AM ET one mile / 9:00 AM ET 5K. Tallahassee Memorial Cancer Center, 1775 One Healing Place, Tallahassee, Florida 32308. 2016 story. 2015 story. USATF certified 5K course FL14147EBM. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Tonya Smith, tonya.smith@tmh.org or 850-431-4825.
  
• Resolution 5K. 8:00 AM ET. 3628 Lake Laurie Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31605. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  

14 JANUARY 2017 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 33rd annual Bowlegs 5K Run for Scholarship. 9:00 AM ET. FAMU / FSU College of Engineering, 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32310-6046. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL12001EBM. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Larry Giunipero, lgiunip@cob.fsu.edu or 850-878-5569, or Bill Hillison, bhillis@garnet.acns.fsu.edu or 850-893-4557.
  
• 4th annual Half Shell Hustle 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Riverfront Park, 80 Water Street, Apalachicola, Florida 32320. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event web page.
  
• Run With Your Paws 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET 10K / 8:45 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET one mile. Tift Avenue Church of God, 2220 Tift Avenue North, Tifton, Georgia 31794. Event page on Facebook.
  

21 JANUARY 2017 (Saturday)

• 40th annual Gulf Winds Track Club 30K / 15K. 8:00 AM ET. The Retreat at Bradley's Pond, 9002 Bradley Road, Tallahassee, FL 32309. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. 2008 story. USATF certified courses FL06013DL (30K) and FL06014DL (15K). Event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com.
  
• Run Against Traffick 5K. 9:00 AM ET. Integration Statue on Woodward Plaza, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• 21st Dr. James H. Crowdis 10K & 5K. 9:15 AM ET. First United Methodist Church, 397 College Street, Blakely, Georgia. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. USATF certified 5K course GA15001WC. Event web site. Online registration at RaceIt.com. Tony Gilbert, tonygilbert@windstream.net or 229-723-5070.
  
• 6th annual Valdosta BCM Run For Missions 4 Mile. 8:00 AM ET. Baptist Collegiate Ministries House, 1522 North Oak Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story.Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• 4th annual Resolution Trail Run 5K. 9:00 AM ET. Hal Brady Park, 15100 NW 142nd Terrace Alachua, Florida 32615. 2016 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com
  

28 JANUARY 2017 (Saturday)

• 8th annual Trent Trot 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET one mile. Roberts Elementary School, 5777 Pimlico Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Rick and Lois Burnette, TrentTrot5K@gmail.com or 850-294-9946.
  
• Tulip Trot 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET one mile / 9:00 AM ET 5K. Cascades Park, 1001 South Gadsden Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course FL14149EBM. Event page on Facebook.
  
• 6th annual Southeast Alabama Community Foundation Half Marathon and 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Flowers Hospital, 4370 West Main Street, Dothan, Alabama 36305. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event page on Facebook. Event web page.
  
• 2nd annual Kicking And Screaming 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Lowndes High School, 1606 Norman Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• 2nd annual Chehaw Challenge 50 Mile, 50K, 10 Mile, 50-Mile Relay, and 50K relay. 8:00 AM ET. Chehaw Park, 105 Chehaw Park Road, Albany, Georgia. Online registration at UltraSignUp.com.
  

4 FEBRUARY 2016 (Saturday)

• 5th annual Jog With The Generals 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 10K & 5K / 9:30 AM ET one mile. Georgia Christian School, 4359 Dasher Road, Valdosta, Georgia. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. Event page on Facebook. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• Saint Teresa's School Nun Run 5K and One-Mile Fun Run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Saint Teresa's School, 417 Edgewood Lane, Albany, Georgia 31707. 2011 story. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com.
  
• 20th annual Pensacola Double Bridge Run 15K and 5K. 7:00 AM CT 15K / 8:30 AM CT 5K. Maritime Park, 301 West Main Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. 2015 story. USATF certified 15K course #FL08009EBM. USATF certified 5K course #FL08010EBM. Event web site.
  

5 FEBRUARY 2017 (Sunday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 43rd annual Tallahassee Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:30 AM ET. Mike Long Track, Florida State University, Chieftain Way at Spirit Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified marathon course #FL15085EBM. USATF certified half-marathon course #FL15084EBM. Event web site. Tallahasseemarathon@gmail.com
  

11 FEBRUARY 2017 (Saturday)

• 24th annual Run For The Cookies 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET one mile / 9:00 AM ET 5K. Tallahassee Community College Lifetime Sports Center, 444 Appleyard Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32304. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified 5K course FL14006EBM. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Dr. Jeanne O'Kon, okonj@tcc.fl.edu or 850-894-2019.
  
• 4th annual Love Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:00 AM ET. Wild Side Running Store, 2341 Lake Park Drive, Albany, Georgia 31707. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at active.com.
  
• Blazin' Love 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Valdosta Early College Academy, 1605 Azalea Drive, Valdosta Georgia 31602. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. A Course/Line, 229-630-1455.
  
• 6th annual Strides For Scholars 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. Nelson Building, 1311 Balboa Avenue, Panama City, Florida 32401. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com.
  
• Madison Mission Miles For Missions 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 10K / 8:30 AM ET 5K / 8:45 AM ET one mile. United Methodist Co-Op Ministries, 135 NE Dill Street, Madison, Florida 32340. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. madpd305@embarqmail.com
  

18 FEBRUARY 2017 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 29th annual Flash 12K and 6K. 8:30 AM ET. San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park, 148 Old Fort Road, St. Marks, Florida 32355. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2008 story. USATF certified 12K course FL11133EBM. USATF certified 6K course FL16069TY. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Mark Priddy, MarkPriddy@msn.com
  
• Heart to Heart 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 10K & 5K. Coffee Regional Medical Center, 1101 Ocilla Road, Douglas, Georgia 31533. 2016 story. 2015 story. Course map. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. danny.mccarty@coffeeregional.org or 912-383-6988.
  
• 3rd annual High Noon Trailblazer 5K. 12:00 Noon CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event page on Facebook. Carolyn Houston bchbumspcb12@yahoo.com
  
• Olustee Festival Blue-Grey 5K. 7:00 AM ET. Columbia County Courthouse, 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Lake City, Florida. Online registration at LocalRaces.com.
  

19 FEBRUARY 2017 (Sunday)

• 8th annual FSU Medical Response Unit 5K. 9:00 AM ET. Integration Statue on Woodward Plaza, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. medicalresponse@admin.fsu.edu
  

25 FEBRUARY 2017 (Saturday)

• 5th annual Trailblazer 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET 5K / 9:30 AM ET one mile. DeSoto Trail Elementary School, 5200 Tredington Park Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. USATF certified course FL14085EBM. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Travis & Karena Miller, karena.travis@gmail.com or 850-509-9140.
  
• Family Fun Day 5K and one-mile critter course. 9:00 AM ET one mile / 10:00 AM ET 5K. Tom Brown Park Pavilion 13, Easterwood Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. Online registration at EventBrite.com
  
• 13th annual Kiwanis River Run 10K / 5K. 9:00 AM ET. Earle May Boat Basin, 100 Boat Basin Circle, Bainbridge, Georgia 39817. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 10K is on USATF certified course GA05001WC. Entry form and flyer.
  
• 20th annual Sweetheart Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:00 AM ET 5K / 9:45 AM ET one mile. Rehabilitation Services of Tifton, 1488 Old Ocilla Road, Tifton, Georgia. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2011 story. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Sommer Dunston, rst.sdunston@yahoo.com or 229-386-5200.
  
• 6th annual Hospice Half Marathon. 8:00 AM ET. Georgia Christian School, 4359 Dasher Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31601-2101. 2016 story. No race in 2015. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• Mardi Gras 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT 5K / 9:15 AM CT one mile. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. 2016 story. 2011 story. Online registration at active.com. Joe Edgecombe, joeruns@yahoo.com or 850-763-5005.
  
• 2nd annual Four Season Winter 4-Miler. 8:00 AM ET. Brooks County Courthouse, 100 East Screven Street, Quitman, Georgia 31643. 2016 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Quitman-Brooks County Chamber of Commerce, 229-263-9085.
  
• 12th annual Five Points Of Life 5K and 1.2-mile kids' run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:15 AM ET 1.2 mile. University of Florida Center for Performing Arts, Hull Road and SW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32607. 2016 story. Event web site. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com.
  
• Frozen Foot 5K. 9:00 AM ET. High Springs Civic Center Park, 330 NW Santa Fe Boulevard, High Springs, Florida 32643. Online registration at LocalRaces.com.
  
• 2nd annual Go-Pher A Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM CT 5K / 9:30 AM CT one mile. Florida Caverns State Park, 3345 Caverns Road Marianna, Florida 32446. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com. Golson Elementary School, 850-482-9607.
  

26 FEBRUARY 2017 (Sunday)

• 12th annual Five Points Of Life Marathon, Marathon Relay, and Half Marathon. 7:00 AM ET. University of Florida Center for Performing Arts, Hull Road and SW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32607. Event web site. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com.
  

4 MARCH 2017 (Saturday)

• 29th annual Shamrock Scurry 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30AM ET 5K.Killearn United Methodist Church, 2800 Shamrock South, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. USATF certified course #FL10021EBM. Course map. scurry@kumconline.org
  
• 12th annual Thomasville Road Baptist Church 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 10K and 5K. Thomasville Road Baptist Church, 3131 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course FL09035EBM (10K). USATF certified course FL09036EBM (5K). Michael Kennett, mtkyuma@yahoo.com Canceled
  
• 4th annual 2LT Justin Sisson 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Florida State University's Landis Green, Tallahassee, Florida 32304. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Ryan Kelly, rwk12@my.fsu.edu
  
• 11th annual Albany Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:00 AM ET. Veteran's Park, 112 North Front Street, Albany, GA 31701. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 1912 story. USATF certified course GA07003WC (Marathon), GA07002WC (half-Marathon). Event web site. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. info@albanymarathon.com or 229-317-4760.
  
• 9th annual Race The Tortoise 5K. 8:00 AM ET. O'Leno State Park, 410 S.E. O'Leno Park Road, High Springs, Florida 32643. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. USATF certified course FL09011EBM. Event web page. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com. 386-454-0723.
  
• Adel Kiwanis 5K and one-mile fun run. Memorial Stadium, 1600 Massee Post Road, Adel, Georgia 31620. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET one mile. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2011 story. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. liza.hendrix10@gmail.com.
  
• Red Pepper Run 5K. 8:00 AM ET. The Blue Parrot, 68 West Gorrie Drive, St. George Island, Florida 32328. 2016 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. Event web site. Entry form and flyer. Susan Bassett, sbassett@stgeorgewired.com or 850-323-0092.
  
• 6th annual Girl Scout Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM CT. Sharon J. Sheffield Park, 901 Ohio Avenue, Lynn Haven, Florida 32444. Event web site. Online registration at active.com.
  

5 MARCH 2017 (Sunday)

• 15th annual Seaside School Half Marathon and 5K. 7:00 AM CT half marathon / 7:25 AM CT 5K. Seaside Post Office, 2235 East County Highway 30A, Seaside, Florida 32459. USATF course certification map FL13025EBM (half marathon). Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  

10 MARCH 2017 (Friday)

• 3rd annual Glow For Alpha Rho 5K and fun run. 7:00 PM ET fun run / 7:30 PM ET 5K. Cook High School Memorial Stadium, 1600 Massee Post Road, Adel, Georgia 31620. 2016 story. 2015 story.
  

11 MARCH 2017 (Saturday)

• 39th annual Winston Howell 5K Road Race. 9:00 AM CT. National Guard Armory, Highway 52 and 167, Hartford, Alabama 36344. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. Event web site. Cary Hatcher at cary.hatcher@gmail.com or 334-588-2343; Mike Kinman at mikek@fnbhartford.com or 334-684-9818.
  
• 17th annual Smoothie King 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. Valdosta State University Recreation Center, 1300 Sustella Avenue, Valdosta, Georgia 31698. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2011 story.
  
• 8th annual Run For Haven 10K and 5K. 4:30 PM ET. 105 SW 128 Street, Tioga, Florida. 2016 story. Event web page. Online registration at active.com. devmail@havenhospice.org or 800-727-1889.
  
• 7th annual Anglers On The Run 10K, 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM CT 10K / 8:00 AM CT 5K / 9:00 AM CT one mile. Deer Point Elementary School, 4800 Highway 2321, Panama City, Florida 32404. Online registration at active.com.
  
• 2nd annual Woofstock 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Darby Pavilion at Lake Desoto, 828 NE Lake Desoto Circle, Lake City Florida 32055. Event web site. Online registration at RaceEntry.com.
  
• McGuire's 40th annual St. Patrick's Day Prediction 5K. 9:00 AM CT. McGuire’s Irish Pub, 600 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. USATF certified 5K course FL14026EBM. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  

18 MARCH 2017 (Saturday)

• 6th annual Bainbridge Half Marathon. 7:00 AM ET. Memorial Hospital, 1500 E. Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, Georgia. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. Andy Payne, contact@bainbridgehalfmarathon.com or 229-726-2794.
  
• St. Patrick's 3rd annual "Lap A Leprechaun" 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 9:30 AM ET 10K and 5K / 9:45 AM ET one mile. St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, 4800 Old Dawson Road, Albany, Georgia 31721. 2016 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook.
  
• 9th annual Pilot Club 5K and one-mile fun run for Brain-Related Disorders. 8:00 AM CT. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida. 2016 story. Online registration at active.com.
  
• 5th annual Gut Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT one mile / 8:30 AM CT 5K. Westgate Park Tennis Center, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303. 2013 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at active.com.
  

25 MARCH 2017 (Saturday)

• Bobcat 5K Family Trail Run and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET one mile / 9:00 AM ET 5K. J R Alford Greenway, 2500 South Pedrick Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32317. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com.
  
• Fire Ant Festival 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. Turner County Specialty School, 330 Gilmore Street, Ashburn, Georgia 31714. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. Festival website. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Entry form and flyer. Eilene Perry, eileneperry@yahoo.com or 229-392-2563.
  
• 40th annual Okefenokee 10K Swamp Run. 9:00 AM ET. Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind, 5626 Laura Walker Road, Waycross, Georgia 31503. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Heather Hall, okefenokeetcc@gmail.com or 912-816-7668.
  

1 APRIL 2017 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 42nd annual Springtime 10K, 5K and one-mile kids' run. 7:45 AM ET one-mile / 8:10 AM ET 10K and 5K. Leon County Courthouse, 301 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32301. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF-certifed course FL12022EBM (10K). USATF-certifed course FL11045EBM (5K). Event web site. springtime10k@gmail.com.
  
• 6th annual Run For The Nurses half-marathon, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET half marathon and 5K. 8:30 AM ET one mile. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Athletic Center, Perimeter Road, Tifton, Georgia. 2016 story. 2014 story. Event web site. Becky Arnold, rarnold@abac.edu or 229-391-5024.
  

8 APRIL 2017 (Saturday)

• Worm Gruntin' 5K. 8:30 AM ET. Sopchoppy, Florida. Event web page. 2016 story. 2015 story. Entry form and flyer. Susan Brooks Shearer, smbshearer@aol.com or 850-545-6678.
  
• 6th annual Run For The Nurses half-marathon, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET half marathon and 5K. 8:30 AM ET one mile. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Athletic Center, Perimeter Road, Tifton, Georgia. 2016 story. 2014 story. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. Becky Arnold, rarnold@abac.edu or 229-391-5024.
  
• 4th annual Breeze By The Bay 10K and 5K. 9:00 AM ET. Port Saint Joe High School, 101 Shark Drive, Port Saint Joe, Florida 32456. 2106 story. 2015 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at active.com. jslpsj@gmail.com or Michelle Perrin 850-899-0094.
  
• 4th annual Coach Post 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM CT 10K / 7:45 AM CT 5K / 8:45 AM CT one mile. St. Andrews State Park, 4607 State Park Lane, Panama City, Florida 32408. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at active.com.
  
• 3rd annual Warrior Creek 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Perryland Farms, 8200 LaValle Lane, Perry, Florida. 2016 story. 2015 story. USATF certified course FL15053EBM. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RaceIt.com. LaDonna LaValle, warriorcreek5k@gmail.com or 850-584-2371.
  
• Coon Hill Day 5K and half-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT 5K / 9:15 AM CT fun run. Coon Hill Cemetery, Coon Hill Cemetery Road, Jay, Florida 32565. Event page on Facebook. Matt Dobson, mdobson@liberty.edu or 850-217-2603.
  

15 APRIL 2017 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 43rd annual Palace Saloon 5K. 8:00 AM ET. James Messer Fields Park, Jackson Bluff Road and Dupree Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304. USATF certified course FL13028EBM. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Jon Nash, director@ps5k.com
  
• 50th annual Easter Beach Run Four Mile. 12:00 Noon ET Four Mile / 1:15 PM ET Two Mile / 2:00 PM ET Kids' races. 70 Boardwalk (next to Bubba Gump Shrimp), Daytona Beach, Florida. Event web site.
  

22 APRIL 2017 (Saturday)

• 2nd annual Hops and Half Shells 5K Trail Run. 9:00 AM ET. Wakulla Environmental Institute, 170 Preservation Way, Crawfordville, Florida 32327. 2016 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Ranie Thompson, thompsor@tcc.fl.edu
  
• 2nd annual Tate's Hell And Back 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Carrabelle Christian Center, 142 River Road, Carrabelle, Florida 32322. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. BeLinda Wharton, bhwharton@gmail.com or 850-544-5410.
  

29 APRIL 2017 (Saturday)

• 40th annual Rose City Run 10K and one-mile kids' run. 8:00 AM ET 10K / 9:30 AM ET one mile. North Broad Street and Monroe Street, Thomasville, Georgia 31792. USATF certified course GA12003WC (10K). 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. rcr@ymcathomasville.org or 229-226-9878.
  
• 4th annual Nene Fest 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET one mile. Optimist Park, East Indianhead Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2015 story. 2014 story. USATF certified course FL06045DL. Event page on Facebook.
  
• 4th annual Meridian Run 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 10K and 5K. North Florida Christian School, 3000 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. Event website.
  
• Run For Hope 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:00 AM ET one mile / 9:20 AM ET 5K. Riverfront Park, 112 North Front Street, Albany, Georgia 31701. Online registration at active.com.
  

6 MAY 2017 (Saturday)

• 16th annual Tallahassee Tails and Trails Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET. Tallahassee-Leon County Animal Service Center, 1125 Easterwood Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site.
  
• 3rd annual Julep Jog 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET one mile. Valwood School, 4380 Old US HWY 41, Hahira, Georgia 31632. 2016 story. 2015 story.
  

13 MAY 2017 (Saturday)

• Marzuq Shrine's 14th annual Mothers Day 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 5K course map. Keiff Lindsey, romanroch@hotmail.com or 850-212-2926.
  
• 3rd annual Breathe Easy 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 8:15 AM ET one mile. Valdosta State University Student Recreation Center, 1300 Sustella Avenue, Valdosta, Georgia 31698. 2016 story. Online registration at active.com.
  
• 2nd annual Four Season Spring 4-Miler. 8:00 AM ET. Brooks County Courthouse, 100 East Screven Street, Quitman, Georgia 31643. 2016 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Quitman-Brooks County Chamber of Commerce, 229-263-9085.
  

20 MAY 2017 (Saturday)

• 6th annual BFD Catfish Crawl 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. M and B Train Park, North Main Street and Railroad Avenue, Blountstown, Florida 32424. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. USATF certified course FL16045EBM (5K). Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com. Ben Hall, firechief@blountstownfire.org or 850-674-4988.
  
• 11th annual Run for Wakulla Springs 5K Trail Run and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Wakulla Springs State Park, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida 32327. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Ron and Cynthia Christen, 850-926-7834 or 850-567-0500.
  
• 8th annual Daylily City 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET one mile. City Park, 8th Street at Parrish Avenue, Adel, Georgia 31620. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Steve Schramm, schramm726@yahoo.com or 229-561-2725.
  

27 MAY 2017 (Saturday)

• 32nd annual Memorial Day Gate-to-Gate 4.4-Mile Run. 7:30 AM CT. Unity Park, Chinquain Drive and Eglin Boulevard, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Eglin Fitness Center, 850-883-1682 or 850-882-6223.
  

29 MAY 2017 (Monday)

• 9th annual Valdosta Memorial Day 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Valdosta Early College Academy, 1605 Azalea Drive, Valdosta, Georgia. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. A Course/Line, LLC, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
  
• 11th annual Bainbridge Memorial Day 5K Night Race. 7:00 PM ET. Bainbridge Middle School tennis courts, Miluli Avenue at South Boulevard Drive, Bainbridge, Georgia 39819. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Shelly Graham shellylgraham@aol.com.
  

3 JUNE 2017 (Saturday)

• 43rd annual Billy Bowlegs 5K Night Race. 9:00 PM CT. Fort Walton Beach High School, 400 Hollywood Blvd, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547. 2015 story. USATF certified course FL13020EBM. Ed Owens, bowlegs@nwftc.com
  
• 5th annual Home Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Americus First United Methodist Church, 200 South Lee Street, Americus, Georgia 31709. 2015 story. 2014 story. Event web page.
  

10 JUNE 2017 (Saturday)

17 JUNE 2017 (Saturday)

• Saint Peter's Anglican Church 10K and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET 10K / 7:45 AM ET one-mile. Saint Peter's Anglican Church, 4784 Thomasville Road (US 319), Tallahassee, Florida 32309.
  
• Monticello Kiwanis' 39th annual Melon Run 5K. 8:15 AM ET. First United Methodist Church Family Ministry Center, 325 West Walnut Street, Monticello, Florida 32344. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL06044DL. Jessica Corley, jessicacorley@gmail.com or 850-519-2158.
  

24 JUNE 2017 (Saturday)

• 5th annual Wakulla County Cross Country Boosters Freedom 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. Wakulla Springs State Park, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida 32327. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story.
  
• 39th annual Hot Trot 5K. 7:30 AM CT. Washington-Holmes Technical Center, 757 Hoyt Street, Chipley, Florida 32428. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Course map. Stan Owens 850-547-2244.
  

1 JULY 2017 (Saturday)

4 JULY 2017 (Tuesday)

• 35th annual Firecracker 5K and one-mile Sparkler Run. 7:30 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Cascades Park, 1001 South Gadsden Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified 5K course FL15071EBM. Cole Tessier, cdt1983@gmail.com or 850-339-6962.
  
• 9th annual Valdosta Independence Day 5K. 7:30 AM ET. American Legion Post 13, 1301 Williams Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2015 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. A Course/Line, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
  
• 39th annual Melon Run Three Mile. 8:00 AM ET. Albert "Ray" Massey Westside Park, 1001 NW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32605. 2016 story. 2015 story.
  
• 18th annual Celebrate Freedom 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. Jay City Park, 5259 Booker Lane, Jay, Florida 32565. 2015 story. Event page on Facebook. Matt Dobson, rmdobson@liberty.edu
  
• 3rd annual FCHS Spritzer 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. 2 East Gulf Beach Drive, Saint George Island, Florida. 2015 story. Kati Hathcock, khathcock@franklin.k12.fl.us or 850‐653‐6474.
  
• 3rd annual Firecracker 5K. 7:30 AM CT. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. 2015 story. Road Race Consultants, LLC, 850-890-4775.
  
• Mexico Beach Sandy Shoes 5K. 7:00 AM CT. Under the Palms Park, 304 7th Street, Mexico Beach, Florida 32456. Online registration at active.com. Mexico Beach Welcome Center, 888-723-2546.
  
• 32nd annual Freedom Springs Triathlon (440 yard swim, 10-mile bicycle, 3-mile run adults / 100 yard swim, 3-mile bicycle, one-mile run kids). 7:00 AM CT adult triathlon / 8:45 AM CT kids triathlon. Blue Spring Recreation Park, 5461 Blue Springs Road, Marianna, Florida 32446. 850-671-2815.
  

8 JULY 2017 (Saturday)

15 JULY 2017 (Saturday)

• 9th annual Barnes HealthCare 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Barnes Drug Store Downtown, 200 South Patterson Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  

22 JULY 2017 (Saturday)

• 8th annual Break Bread Bun Run 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Valdosta YMCA, 2424 Gornto Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. First Presbyterian Church, fpcassistant@hotmail.com or 229-242-8376.
  

29 JULY 2017 (Saturday)

• 5th annual Tasty Tiger Trot 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Westgate Park Tennis Center, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. Event page on Facebook. Carolyn Houston, bchbumspcb12@yahoo.com.
  

5 AUGUST 2017 (Saturday)

• 8th annual Operation One Voice Florida Fallen Heroes 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. 5K course map. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Mike Terhune, Michael.Terhune@talgov.com or 850-212-2494.
  
• 20th annual Summer Sizzler 5K and one-mile fun run. 6:30 PM ET one mile / 7:00 PM ET 5K. Lighthouse Park, 2 East Gulf Beach Drive, St. George Island, Florida 32328. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certifed course #FL13045EBM. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. info@stgeorgeislandsizzler.com or 850-509-2191.
  
• 29th annual Bushwacker 5K. 7:30 AM CT. Gulf Breeze Recreation Center, 800 Shoreline Drive, Pensacola, Florida. USATF certified course FL10048EBM. 2016 story. 2015 story.
  
• 2nd annual Four Season Summer 4-Miler. 8:00 AM ET. Brooks County Courthouse, 100 East Screven Street, Quitman, Georgia 31643. 2016 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Quitman-Brooks County Chamber of Commerce, 229-263-9085.
  

12 AUGUST 2017 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 20th annual Breakfast On The Track One Mile Run. 7:45 AM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Bonnie Wright, bonniedwright@gmail.com or 850-386-3500.
  
• 28th annual Run For Love 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:15 PM ET. Red Hill Athletic Center, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Stallion Road, Tifton, Georgia. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2010 story.
  
• Georgia Veterans Sprint Triathlon. 8:00 AM ET. Georgia Veterans State Park, 2459 U.S. Highway 280 W, Cordele, Georgia 31015. 2011 story. Event web page. Online registration at active.com. Jim@gamultisports.com or 770-926-2367.
  

19 AUGUST 2017 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's Miller Landing Madness 8K/5K/3K. 8:00 AM ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park (Gate B), 1775 Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. 8K course map. 5K course map. 3K course map. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019 or Bill Lott, 850-656-1273.
  
• Cross-Country-Is-Fun All-Comer Meet. 7:20 AM ET athletes 20 and older 5K / 8:00 AM 19 and under girls 5K / 8:30 AM ET 19 and under boys 5K. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31605. 2014 story. 2013 story. Todd Smoot, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
  

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4 SEPTEMBER 2017 (Monday)

• 9th annual Valdosta Labor Day 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Valdosta Early College Academy, 1605 Azalea Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2015 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. A Course/Line, LLC, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
  
• 41st annual Macon Labor Day Road Race 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 8:30 AM ET 10K / 10:00 AM ET one mile. 4553 Forsyth Road, Macon, Georgia. USATF certified 10K course GA12100WC. USATF certified 5K course GA12099WC. Event web page. macontracks@macontracks.org
  

9 SEPTEMBER 2017 (Saturday)

• 36th annual Sickle Cell Foundation of the Big Bend 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:10 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Jake Gaither Park, 801 Tanner Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32305. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL12057EBM. Event web site. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Jill Huewitt, jill@sicklecellfoundation.org or 850-222-2355.
  

16 SEPTEMBER 2017 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 36th annual Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K women / 8:05 AM ET 5K men / 9:00 AM ET one mile. Optimist Park, East Indianhead Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certified course #FL06045DL. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at Eventbrite.com. Lisa Unger, unger4122@comcast.net or 850-544-4893.
  
• 15th annual Race of the South 10K / 5K / one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET 10K and 5K, 9:00 AM ET one mile. Moultrie YMCA, 601 26th Avenue Southeast, Moultrie, Georgia 31768. 2016 story 2015 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2010 story. Robin McCord, rmccord@moultrieymca.org or 229-985-1154.
  
• 4th annual Faith at the Beach 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Gayle's Trail in Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. Event page on Facebook. Event web site. Online registration at active.com.
  

23 SEPTEMBER 2017 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 42nd annual Salute to Prefontaine 5K Cross-Country Run. 8:30 AM ET. Silver Lake Recreation Area of the Apalachicola National Forest, Silver Lake Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Doug Bell, Douglas.bell@bipc.com or 850-510-7146.
  

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21 OCTOBER 2017 (Saturday)

• 11th annual Joyce's Jog 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Ponder Enterprises, 208 East Third Street (corner of Hwy 84 and Hwy 91), Donalsonville, Georgia. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2010 story. Event web site. Steffy Vines, info@joycesjog.com or 229-524-1234.
  

22 OCTOBER 2017 (Sunday)

• 8th annual “Running for the bay!” Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and 50K ultramarathon. 7:15 AM ET. Battery Park, Apalachicola, Florida. USATF certified course FL10040EBM (marathon). Race web site. Online registration at active.com.
  

28 OCTOBER 2017 (Saturday)

• 7th annual Trash Dash 5K. 8:30 AM ET. Apalachee Regional Park Championship Cross-Country Course, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Carole Gentry gentryc@leoncountyfl.gov or Mary Jean Yon MaryJeanYon@comcast.net
  
• 38th annual Boston Mini-Marathon. 8:00 AM ET. Commercial Bank, 124 West Jefferson Street, Boston, Georgia 31626. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web page. Brad Johnson, bradjohnson@bankcb.com or 229-498-8500 (day) / 229-226-4679 (evening).
  

4 NOVEMBER 2017 (Saturday)

• Deerlake Run for Education 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET one mile. Deerlake Middle School, 9902 Deer Lake West, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course FL13081EBM. Event page on Facebook.
  

11 NOVEMBER 2017 (Saturday)

• 7th annual VetFest Veterans Day 5K. 8:00 AM ET. South Gadsden Street and East Park Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Event page on Facebook. Tracy Taylor, tracytulip@gmail.com or 850-567-9779.
  
• Bainbridge-Decatur County YMCA Veteran's Day 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 10K and 5K / 8:15 AM ET one mile. Bainbridge-Decatur County YMCA, 1818 East Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, Georgia 39819. 2011 story. 2010 story.
  

18 NOVEMBER 2017 (Saturday)

• 2nd annual Four Season Fall 4-Miler. 8:00 AM ET. Brooks County Courthouse, 100 East Screven Street, Quitman, Georgia 31643. 2016 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Quitman-Brooks County Chamber of Commerce, 229-263-9085.
  

23 NOVEMBER 2017 (Thursday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 42nd annual Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K / 10K / 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. State Office Satellite Complex at SouthWood, Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at EventBrite.com. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671 or 850-668-2236.
  
• Valdosta Thanksgiving Day 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Valdosta Early College Academy, Azalea Drive and College Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. A Course/Line, LLC, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
  
• 4th annual Harvest Run 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET 10K and 5K. Leesburg Recreation Building, 110 Starksville Avenue, Leesburg, Georgia 31763. 2015 story. Event page on Facebook. Race web site.
  
• 5th annual Mexico Beach Turkey Trot 5K. 8:30 AM CT. Mexico Beach Community Garden,
  7th Street between Georgia Avenue and Maryland Boulevard, Mexico Beach, Florida 32456. 2015 story.
  

25 NOVEMBER 2017 (Saturday)

• Swine Time 5K. 8:30 AM ET. Swine Time Fairgrounds, New Street, Climax Georgia. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. Swine Time Run profile on Facebook. Paul Fryer, pfryer1@gmail.com or 229-246-8560 or Chip Ariail, dariail@dcboe.com or 229-243-9120.
  
• 18th annual Pilgrim Chase Trail Run 5K. 9:00 AM CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or 334-792-6021.
  

2 DECEMBER 2017 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 42nd annual Ten-Mile Challenge and Five-Mile Road Race. 8:00 AM ET. Hawks Rise Elementary School, 205 Meadow Ridge Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32312-1565. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified courses FL10078EBM (ten mile) and FL10077EBM (five mile). Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at EventBrite.com. 10MileChallenge@gmail.com
  
• Panama City Beach Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K. 7:00 AM CT Marathon / 7:30 AM CT Half Marathon / 8:30 AM CT 5K. Pier Park, 600 Pier Park Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. 850-235-1159
  
• 30th annual Jingle Bell Jog 10K / 5K / One-Mile. 8:00 AM ET 10K / 9:15 AM ET one mile / 9:30 AM ET 5K. Phoebe Health Works, 311 West 3rd Avenue, Albany, GA 31701. 2014 story. 2012 story. 2010 story. USATF certified courses GA09042WC (10 km) and GA09041WC (5 km). Event web site. 229-312-2200.
  
• Jingle Bell Run 3K Fun Run. 6:15 PM ET. Downtown Tallahassee, Monroe Street at Park Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web page. Jan Bubsey, jan.bubsey@talgov.com talgov.com or 850-891-3860.
  
• 5th annual Reindeer Run 5K. 8:30 AM ET. Wakulla Senior Citizens Center, 33 Michael Street, Crawfordville, Florida 32327. 2015 story. Event page on Facebook. Susan Jones, bluewatersusan@gmail.com or 850-566-7584.
  
• 5th annual Frosty 5K and Merry Mile. 7:00 PM ET Mile / 7:30 PM ET 5K. Seminole State Park, 7878 State Park Drive, Donalsonville, Georgia 39845. 2015 story. Mandy Johnson, Ajohnson@swgafarmcredit.com or 229-254-6346.
  
• 4th annual Fellowship Baptist Church Jingle Bell Jog 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:00 AM ET 5K / 10:00 AM ET one mile. Fellowship Baptist Church, 126 Lincoln Avenue, Fitzgerald, Georgia 31750. Jeanie Leigh Harper, fellowshipjinglebelljog2014@gmail.com or 229-424-6076.
  

9 DECEMBER 2017 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 37th annual Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic 50K/50M. 7:00 AM ET. Wakulla Springs State Park, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web site. tallahasseeultra@gmail.com
  

16 DECEMBER 2017 (Saturday)

• Gulf Wind Track Club's 7th annual Tannenbaum Trail 6K Cross Country Run. 9:00 AM ET. Apalachee Regional Park Trail, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Herb Wills, hwills@gmail.com
  

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30 DECEMBER 2017 (Saturday)

• 19th annual Last Gasp 5K Trail Run. 9:00 AM CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or 334-792-6021.
  

31 DECEMBER 2017 (Sunday)

• 6th annual Valdosta New Year's Eve 5K. 9:00 PM ET. Lowndes High School, 1606 Norman Drive, Valdosta Georgia, 31601. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. A Course/Line, LLC, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
  

1 JANUARY 2018 (Monday)

• Resolution Run 5K. 10:00 AM ET. Wild Side Running, 2341 Lake Park Drive, Albany, Georgia. 2017 story. 2016 story.
  
• Florida Track Club's 3rd annual Frank Shorter Road Mile. 12:00 Noon ET. Magnolia Parke, Gainesville, Florida. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook.
  

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