Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Enoch Nadler and Betsy Suda triumph at the Tom Walker Half

On Saturday, 11 November 2017, Gainesville, Florida distance runner Enoch Nadler was 32 years old. Another Gainesville, Florida athlete, Betsy Suda, was 36 years old that day. The Gainesville to Hawthorne Trail was 27 years old. None of them, the athletes or the trail, were nearly as old as the Tom Walker Half Marathon, which was first run in 1975. Nevertheless, that morning on the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail, Enoch Nadler won the 2017 Tom Walker Half Marathon in 1:12:30, and Betsy Suda took the women's title in 1:23:53.


After Nadler, Mike Hensley was second in the 13.1-mile race with a mark of 1:12:59. Andy Merrill of Starke, Florida placed third in 1:13:44. Rob Robins of Gainesville was the top master runner in the race, placing fourteenth overall in 1:24:26.


Suda's Tom Walker Half Marathon women's title was her second; she had also won the women's division in 2012. Behind Suda, Courtney Rouse was second in the women's standings, placing 26th overall in 1:31:07. Stephanie McGrail was the third woman and 32nd overall in 1:33:35. Gretchen Lloyd was the top woman master and fourth female finisher, 35th overall in 1:34:05.


186 athletes finished the 2017 Tom Walker Half Marathon, and another 49 completed a five-kilometer fun run. Start 2 Finish Race Management timed the races.


Top Ten Men, 2017 Tom Walker Memorial Half Marathon
  1. 1:12:30, Enoch Nadler (M, 32) Gainesville, FL
  2. 1:12:59, Mike Hensley (M, 34)
  3. 1:13:44, Andy Merrill (M, 24) Starke, FL
  4. 1:15:59, Matthew Taddeo (M, 22) Tarpon Springs, FL
  5. 1:16:22, Chris Cabret (M, 20) Gainesville, FL
  6. 1:17:36, Max Jacobson (M, 27) Gainesville, FL
  7. 1:17:45, Samuel Luttier (M, 22)
  8. 1:18:04, Steven Raymond (M, 28) Gainesville, FL
  9. 1:18:44, Jeremy McDermet (M, 22) Jacksonville, FL
  10. 1:20:24, Ravi Kumar (M, 23) Gainesville, FL

Top Ten Women, 2017 Tom Walker Memorial Half Marathon
  1. 1:23:53, Betsy Suda (F, 36) Gainesville, FL
  2. 1:31:07, Courtney Rouse (F, 24) Gainesville, FL
  3. 1:33:35, Stephanie McGrail (F, 31)
  4. 1:34:05, Gretchen Loyd (F, 43) Gainesville, FL
  5. 1:38:55, Lara Drondoski (F, 23) Gainesville, FL
  6. 1:41:40, Adair Lyden (F, 19) Orlando, FL
  7. 1:43:06, Lauren Wickman (F, 27) Sarasota, FL
  8. 1:43:33, Lindsay Fields (F, 28) Gainesville, FL
  9. 1:44:16, Lindsay Schlechter (F, 32) Niceville, FL
  10. 1:46:37, Rebecca Pieters (F, 34)

Past winners of the Tom Walker Memorial Half Marathon, 1975 - 2017
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
Half Marathon
5K
Half Marathon
5K
1977Half Marathon

104
5K
14 October 1978Half Marathon1:05:56, Tom Carter1:24:26, Nancy Shafer228
5K
6 October 1979Half Marathon1:09:19, Coswell DePeiza1:36:02, Allyson Appen
5K
11 October 1980Half Marathon1:09:21, Ernie McKee1:26:19, Kathy Leonard
5K
1 November 1981Half Marathon1:06:28, Bruce Carpenter1:25:45, Leslie McPherson
5K
30 October 1982Half Marathon1:10:34, Frank DePizzo1:22:15, Darien Andreu
5K
29 October 1983Half Marathon1:08:10, Bruce Carpenter1:21:09, Leslie McPherson
5K
3 November 1984Half Marathon1:12:20, Ernie McKee1:21:20, Lanier Drew
5K
2 November 1985Half Marathon1:09:03, Frank DePizzo1:27:54, Pam Terry200+
5K
Half Marathon
5K
Half Marathon
5K
Half Marathon
5K
Half Marathon
5K
Half Marathon
5K
Half Marathon
5K
Half Marathon
5K
Half Marathon
5K
Half Marathon
5K
Half Marathon
5K
Half Marathon
5K
Half Marathon
5K
3 October 1998Half Marathon1:20:43, Robert Thomas1:37:24, Christina Coloura
5K16:46, Jeremy Doak21:54, Nancy Carmichael
9 October 1999Half Marathon1:12:25, Conor Holt1:26:26, Cindy Keeler
5K17:10, Mike Blaney22:29, Donna Howard
7 October 2000Half Marathon1:15:17, Randy Hollinger1:24:46, Deirdre Milligan
5K16:42, Joel Rich21:13, Sheilah Robertson
13 October 2001Half Marathon1:14:25, Conor Holt1:23:37, Beth Godwin285
5K16:52, Alex Phipps20:58, Jennifer Lambert84
12 October 2002Half Marathon1:15:47, Darin Shearer1:30:34, Carla Dolder276
5K
18 October 2003Half Marathon1:17:18, Mike Aldrink1:17:26, Kim Pawelek307
5K
16 October 2004Half Marathon1:17:02, Christian Monsanto1:25:59, Larisa Timchina207
5K
15 October 2005Half Marathon1:11:14, Brent Schneider1:22:47, Debbie Tillman185
5K
14 October 2006Half Marathon1:20:27, Bobby Hensley1:27:07, Lisa Vaill202
5K
10 November 2007Half Marathon1:15:32, Brett Howell1:28:53, Michele Howell219
5K
8 November 2008Half Marathon1:14:46, Kellam Bartley1:25:18, Sheryl Rosen264
5K
14 November 2009Half Marathon1:11:19, Brent Schneider1:22:42, Jacy Kruzel226
5K
6 November 2010Half Marathon1:12:48, Brent Schneider1:30:47, Catherine Martin178
5K
12 November 2011Half Marathon1:15:49, Samuel Palmer1:23:08, Sara Petrick237
5K
1 December 2012Half Marathon1:12:48, Mike Hensley1:26:30, Elizabeth Suda236
5K
16 November 2013Half Marathon1:19:17, Bobby Hensley1:32:26, Sarah Batt145
5K

Half Marathon
5K
14 November 2015Half Marathon1:13:53, Mike Hensley1:22:03, Joy Miller147
5K
5 November 2016Half Marathon1:08:18, Eduardo Garcia1:17:49, Sarah Sellers186
5K18:56, Ryan Harris18:12, Betsy Suda51
11 November 2017Half Marathon1:12:30, Enoch Nadler1:23:53, Betsy Suda186
5K15:42, Zane Grabau16:46, Daniela Urzua49
The race was the RRCA State Championship Half-Marathon for Florida in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.
Originally the Micanopy Half Marathon, the race was re-named in honor of former Florida Track Club
president Tom Walker after his untimely death in 1989.


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