Tristan Cravello |
On the morning of the race, Saturday, 9 September 2017, thoughts in Tallahassee were turned to Hurricane Irma. True, the storm was still hundreds of miles away in Cuba. Local conditions were far from ominious--clear skies, a pleasant breeze, and mild temperatures. But Irma's winds were blowing at 130 mph, the storm was expected to strengthen, and the National Hurricane Center was predicting a track that could well take Irma through town on Monday, right up Monroe Street. Football games and cross-country meets, sporting events involving travel, had been canceled. But if you weren't evacuating Tallahassee, and your bathtub was full and your generator was fueled, why not take a break from worrying about the storm walk or run at the Sickle Cell race? Nearly 200 athletes did.
Among those athletes were several past winners of the event. Tim Unger, Sickle Cell champion in 2000, was on the starting line. So was 2002 winner Mike LaBossiere and 2012 winner Paul Guyas. Brittney Barnes, women's champ in 2015 and 2016, was racing that morning, and so was were former women's winners Sheryl Rosen (2008) and Paula O'Neill (2014).
Katie Sherron |
But it was Tristan Cravello, not any of the prior winners, who dashed out into the lead when the race started at 8:30 AM. Kurt Dietrich trailed in second during the early going, but Katie Sherron overtook Dietrich after the first kilometer.
"I've never done this one before," said Sherron. "I didn't know the course! We were supposed to be out of town. This was a last-minute decision to run this race."
It was also Cravello's first trip around the Sickle Cell 5K course, and near the mile mark, at the north end of Wahnish Way, Sherron saved him from going astray.
Paul Guyas |
"Tristan wanted to turn right at Orange Avenue," recalled Sherron. "I yelled, 'Turn left!' And he veered back onto the course."
Cravello continued to lead after the misstep, with the field getting farther and farther behind except for Sherron. Sherron was gaining on Cravello.
"I thought it was going to be an easy race until the two-mile mark," said Cravello. "Katie and I had a battle after that."
Zach DeVeau |
Just past the two-mile mark, Sherron passed Cravello, taking over the lead.
"Going through the last mile I tried to stay in contact," said Cravello. "On the final straight I kicked and passed her."
With a fast finish on Tanner Drive, Cravello regained the lead, and crossed the finish line in a winning 17:38. Sherron, the first woman in the race, was second in 17:43.
Sheryl Rosen |
"I used to run track and cross-country in high school," said Cravello. "As a college freshman I just run for fun now."
Cravello studies at Florida State University, the same school where Sherron is a professor of economics.
If the race for first wasn't drama enough, there was a tense struggle for third as well, with three runners each clocked in the same time of 18:09. Paul Guyas inched ahead for third, with Zach DeVeau taking fourth and Kurt Dietrich fifth.
Brittney Barnes |
Sheryl Rosen was second in the women's standings, placing sixth overall in 19:57. Brittney Barnes was the third woman in the race and seventh overall in 19:57. Tim Unger was the fastest master runner and eighth male finisher, twelfth overall in 21:55. Paula O'Neill was the first woman master and sixth female finisher, 21st overall in 24:14.
90 athlete finished the 2017 Sickle Cell 5K, with another 68 completing a 5K walk and 23 more the Tim Simpkins Mile. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee chip-timed the races.
Top Ten Men, 2017 Sickle Cell 5K
- 17:38, Tristan Cravello (M, 18)
- 18:09, Paul Guyas (M, 39)
- 18:09, Zach DeVeau (M, 29)
- 18:09, Kurt Dietrich (M, 26)
- 20:44, Erik Andersen (M, 34)
- 21:28, Giovanni Wolmers (M, 32)
- 21:44, Tarak Shisode (M, 25)
- 21:55, Tim Unger (M, 58)
- 22:16, Micah Wells (M, 20)
- 22:19, John Gray (M, 25)
Top Ten Women, 2017 Sickle Cell 5K
- 17:43, Katie Sherron (F, 35)
- 19:57, Sheryl Rosen (F, 33)
- 20:31, Brittney Barnes (F, 29)
- 20:48, Alyssa Terry (F, 24)
- 22:23, Lilli Unger (F, 14)
- 24:14, Paula O'Neill (F, 56)
- 24:27, Madison Sims (F, 10)
- 24:31, Caitlyn Prisco (F, 18)
- 25:21, Emily Kaiser (F, 25)
- 25:31, Alex Bramlage (F, 23)
Known Sickle Cell 5K winners, 1982 - 2017 | ||
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Date | Men | Women |
1982 | ||
1983 | ||
8 September 1984 * | ||
31 August 1985 | ||
1986 | ||
19 September 1987 | 15:14.2, Jessie Close | 17:31.8, Karen MacHarg |
17 September 1988 | 15:12, Jessie Close | 16:40, Carla Borovicka |
16 September 1989 | 15:14, Jessie Close | 19:38, Barbara Balzer |
15 September 1990 | 16:04, Bill Crooks | 18:23, Karen MacHarg |
14 September 1991 | 15:18, Gary Droze | 18:47, Vikki Saga |
12 September 1992 | 15:07, Gary Droze | 18:39, Carrie Hunnicutt |
11 September 1993 | 15:50, Peter Kirk | 21:06, Leah Bonds |
10 September 1994 | 15:47, Andy Palmer | 18:06, Jane Johnson |
9 September 1995 | 15:51, John Otterson | 19:00, Carrie Weyant |
14 September 1996 | 15:23, Bryan Erb | 17:58, Jane Johnson |
13 September 1997 | 15:23, Gary Droze | 17:40, Sara Docter-Williams |
12 September 1998 | 16:26, Tim Simpkins | 20:28, Julie Clark |
11 September 1999 | 16:24, Robert Pautienus | 19:44, Kingsley Broughton |
9 September 2000 | 16:55, Tim Unger | 17:40, Sandra Williams |
8 September 2001 | 17:05, Tony Pearson | 19:39, Renata Strakova |
14 September 2002 | 19:15, Michael LaBossiere | 24:03, Jane Cormier |
13 September 2003 | 18:24, David Yon | 22:25, Kim Likens |
11 September 2004 | 18:32, Scott Ruplinger | 22:29, Krista Killius |
10 September 2005 | 18:28, Dan Pick | 22:00, Cathleen Willy |
9 September 2006 | 17:36, Chris Gregory | 21:05, Summer Shepherd |
8 September 2007 | 16:52, Michael Martinez | 20:18, Lindsay Thomas |
13 Sepember 2008 | 16:05, Chris Lake | 19:11, Sheryl Rosen |
12 September 2009 | 15:44, Chris Lake | 22:27, Julie Clark |
11 September 2010 | 18:36, Trey Edwards | 22:13, Nancy Stedman |
10 September 2011 | 16:29, Gary Droze | 21:21, Tiffany Barz |
8 September 2012 | 18:18, Paul Guyas | 20:06 |
14 September 2013 | ? | ? |
13 September 2014 | 16:48, Roger Schmidt | 22:18, Paula O'Neill |
12 September 2015 | 17:24, Matthew Nazareth | 20:10, Brittney Barnes |
10 September 2016 | 17:41, Geb Kiros | 20:05, Brittney Barnes |
* Four-mile run |
Links:
- Complete results of the 2017 Run For Sickle Cell 5K at gulfwinds.org
http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2017/Sickle%20Cell%202017.asp
- More photos of the 2017 Run For Sickle Cell 5K
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10110564612992723.1073742307.5215641&type=1&l=7cb177542e
- Fred Deckert's photos of the 2017 Run For Sickle Cell 5K
https://plus.google.com/photos/112560881455823075870/album/6463851880898818657
- 2016 story, “Successful Sickle Cell 5K returns for Kiros and Barnes”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/09/sickle-cell-2016.html
- 2015 story, “Speedy Sickle Cell 5K runs for Nazareth and Barnes”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/09/sickle-cell-2015.html
- 2014 story, “Schmidt and O'Neill snatch Sickle Cell 5K wins”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/09/sickle-cell-2014.html
- 2011 story, “Cool air and hot times for Droze and Barz at Sickle Cell 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/09/sickle-cell-2011.html
- 2010 story, “Edwards and Stedman are the 2010 Sickle Cell 5K champions”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/09/sickle-cell-2010.html
- USATF Course Certification map FL12057EBM for the 2015 Sickle Cell 5K
http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL12057EBM
- Schedule your next race using the Trouble Afoot! calendar of upcoming runs
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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