It was Dietrich's and Reina's day at the Mother's Day 5K

"I thought the guy in second was going to catch me on the last mile," said Kurt Dietrich.


He wasn't, nor was anyone else going to catch Dietrich that Saturday morning, 13 May 2017. Leading from start to finish, Dietrich won the Marzuq Shrine Temple's fourteenth annual Mother's Day 5K, running 18:14. Laura Reina won the women's title in the 3.1-mile race through Tallahassee, Florida's Maclay Gardens State Park, placing eleventh overall.

Kurt Dietrich

"I've run out here before, but it has been about ten years," said Dietrich.


In fact, Dietrich went 18:12 on the Maclay Gardens course in 2007, back when he was a sophomore on the Lincoln High cross-country squad. It was long enough ago that the course was slightly different. But when the race started from Lake Hall at 8:30 AM, Dietrich could not have taken off any faster if he ran the Maclay Gardens route every day. Two kilometers into the race, when the race left the pavement and headed into the woods on the Lake Overstreet Trail, Dietrich was 100 meters ahead of his nearest challengers--a group of four athletes that included Mason McCord, Paul Guyas, Travis Parks, and Lane Williams.

Chasing Kurt Dietrich

By the time the runners returned to the pavement, Paul Guyas had broken away from the rest of the pursuit group. With a kilometer to go, Guyas had narrowed Dietrich's lead to 50 meters. With the end of the race approaching, though, Dietrich pulled away once more. Back at Lake Hall he crossed the finish line in a winning 18:14. Guyas took second in 18:36. Mason McCord, a frosh on the Wakulla High cross-country team, was third in 18:46. Travis Parks was fourth in 19:02 and Lane Williams fifth in 19:22. Laryn Flikkema was the first master runner in the 5K, placing ninth overall in 21:34.


Dietrich's win was his second in a week. Seven days earlier he had finished first in the Tails and Trails 5K.


"I haven't done 5K races for a while," said Dietrich. "I'm trying to get back into that and get under 18:00 again."

Laura Reina

Like Dietrich, Laura Reina was never challenged during the race. The Tallahassee master runner led the women's field from wire to wire while covering the course in 22:34. Behind Reina, Christina Linton and master runner Nancy Stedman fought for the runner-up spot on the women's side. Stedman held that position for most of the first half of the race, but Linton took over in the closing stages. Linton ended the race fourteenth overall in 23:09, second in the women's standings. Stedman was the third woman and fifteenth overall in 23:25.


Top Ten Men, 2017 Marzuq Mother's Day 5K

1. 18:14, Kurt Dietrich (M, 25)
2. 18:36, Paul Guyas (M, 39)
3. 18:46, Mason McCord (M, 15)
4. 19:02, Travis Parks (M, 21)
5. 19:22, Lane Williams (M, 21)
6. 20:02, Matthias Laywell (M, 18)
7. 21:21, Fillipo Aldrovani-Reina (M, 12)
8. 21:33, Cole Tessier (M, 34)
9. 21:34, Laryn Flikkema (M, 41)
10. 22:16, Mark Tombrink (M, 29)

Top Ten Women, 2017 Marzuq Mother's Day 5K

1. 22:34, Laura Reina (F, 52)
2. 23:09, Christina Linton (F, 36)
3. 23:25, Nancy Stedman (F, 55)
4. 25:47, Birgit Maier-Katkin (F, 52)
5. 26:14, Brandi Roberson (F, 29)
6. 26:32, Francee Laywell (F, 55)
7. 27:04, Nami Imaizumi (F, 38)
8. 27:07, Stephanie Hurt (F, 65)
9. 27:16, Andrea White (F, 39)
10. 27:24, Lisa Kidd (F, 48)

Marzuq Shriners' Mother's Day 5K Champions, 2004 - 2017
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
8 May 2004	19:42, Scott Ruplinger	25:33, Penny Isom	53
7 May 2005	?	?
13 May 2006	18:27, David Yon	19:27, Laura Hempel	71
12 May 2007	18:03, Martin Sykut	19:04, Lisa Johnson	67
10 May 2008	19:30, James Dexter	20:19, Sheryl Rosen	114
9 May 2009	18:13, Myles Gibson	22:41, Angela Dempsey	161
8 May 2010	19:10, Mickey Moore	22:29, Fran McLean	89
7 May 2011	18:33, Stephen Robbins	20:36, Micah Adriani	172
12 May 2012	16:08, Kevin Sullivan	17:53, Sheryl Rosen	235
11 May 2013	17:22, Vince Molosky	19:49, Katie Showman	128
10 May 2014	17:13, Vince Molosky	20:40, Renee Cox	122
9 May 2015	17:44, Zach DeVeau	19:57, Katie Sherron	69
7 May 2016	18:09, Grady Smith	26:56, Carrie Smith	51
13 May 2017	18:14, Kurt Dietrich	22:34, Laura Reina	84
Any leads on the 2005 results would be deeply appreciated. Contact me!

Links:

• Complete results of the 2017 Marzuq Shriners' Mother's Day 5K at gulfwinds.org
  http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2017/Marzuq%20Mothers%20Day%202017.asp
  
  
• More photos of the 2017 Marzuq Shriners' Mother's Day 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10109682466162043.1073742273.5215641&type=1&l=3917dbcab5
  
  
• 2016 story, “Smith and Smith are winners at the 2016 Marzuq 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/05/marzuq-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Tasty Mother's Day wins for DeVeau and Sherron”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/05/marzuq-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Bloomin' good runs in the Gardens for Molosky and Cox”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/05/marzuq-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Sweet victory in Maclay Gardens for Molosky and Showman”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/05/marzuq-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Sullivan and Rosen take the cake at the Marzuq 5K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/05/marzuq-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “A Mother's Day stroll in Maclay Gardens for Robbins and Adriani”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/05/marzuq-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Marzuq laurels go to Moore and McLean”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/05/marzuq-2010.html
  
  
• Run a race! Find one to your liking on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
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