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
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
	Half Marathon
	5K
	Half Marathon
	5K
1977	Half Marathon			104
	5K
14 October 1978	Half Marathon	1:05:56, Tom Carter	1:24:26, Nancy Shafer	228
	5K
6 October 1979	Half Marathon	1:09:19, Coswell DePeiza	1:36:02, Allyson Appen
	5K
11 October 1980	Half Marathon	1:09:21, Ernie McKee	1:26:19, Kathy Leonard
	5K
1 November 1981	Half Marathon	1:06:28, Bruce Carpenter	1:25:45, Leslie McPherson
	5K
30 October 1982	Half Marathon	1:10:34, Frank DePizzo	1:22:15, Darien Andreu
	5K
29 October 1983	Half Marathon	1:08:10, Bruce Carpenter	1:21:09, Leslie McPherson
	5K
3 November 1984	Half Marathon	1:12:20, Ernie McKee	1:21:20, Lanier Drew
	5K
2 November 1985	Half Marathon	1:09:03, Frank DePizzo	1:27:54, Pam Terry	200+
	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 1998	Half Marathon	1:20:43, Robert Thomas	1:37:24, Christina Coloura
	5K	16:46, Jeremy Doak	21:54, Nancy Carmichael
9 October 1999	Half Marathon	1:12:25, Conor Holt	1:26:26, Cindy Keeler
	5K	17:10, Mike Blaney	22:29, Donna Howard
7 October 2000	Half Marathon	1:15:17, Randy Hollinger	1:24:46, Deirdre Milligan
	5K	16:42, Joel Rich	21:13, Sheilah Robertson
13 October 2001	Half Marathon	1:14:25, Conor Holt	1:23:37, Beth Godwin	285
	5K	16:52, Alex Phipps	20:58, Jennifer Lambert	84
12 October 2002	Half Marathon	1:15:47, Darin Shearer	1:30:34, Carla Dolder	276
	5K
18 October 2003	Half Marathon	1:17:18, Mike Aldrink	1:17:26, Kim Pawelek	307
	5K
16 October 2004	Half Marathon	1:17:02, Christian Monsanto	1:25:59, Larisa Timchina	207
	5K
15 October 2005	Half Marathon	1:11:14, Brent Schneider	1:22:47, Debbie Tillman	185
	5K
14 October 2006	Half Marathon	1:20:27, Bobby Hensley	1:27:07, Lisa Vaill	202
	5K
10 November 2007	Half Marathon	1:15:32, Brett Howell	1:28:53, Michele Howell	219
	5K
8 November 2008	Half Marathon	1:14:46, Kellam Bartley	1:25:18, Sheryl Rosen	264
	5K
14 November 2009	Half Marathon	1:11:19, Brent Schneider	1:22:42, Jacy Kruzel	226
	5K
6 November 2010	Half Marathon	1:12:48, Brent Schneider	1:30:47, Catherine Martin	178
	5K
12 November 2011	Half Marathon	1:15:49, Samuel Palmer	1:23:08, Sara Petrick	237
	5K
1 December 2012	Half Marathon	1:12:48, Mike Hensley	1:26:30, Elizabeth Suda	236
	5K
16 November 2013	Half Marathon	1:19:17, Bobby Hensley	1:32:26, Sarah Batt	145
	5K
	Half Marathon
	5K
14 November 2015	Half Marathon	1:13:53, Mike Hensley	1:22:03, Joy Miller	147
	5K
5 November 2016	Half Marathon	1:08:18, Eduardo Garcia	1:17:49, Sarah Sellers	186
	5K	18:56, Ryan Harris	18:12, Betsy Suda	51
11 November 2017	Half Marathon	1:12:30, Enoch Nadler	1:23:53, Betsy Suda	186
	5K	15:42, Zane Grabau	16:46, Daniela Urzua	49
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.

Links

• Complete results of the 2017 Tom Walker Memorial Half Marathon
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRuRt6Ga8Q1A05cH8dfgrmXQJTBIun52sZ5lmudLPJJk35zed69kVadhvd5bBZDiTeQYmtRtUenybo5/pubhtml
  
  
• USATF Course Certification Map for the 2017 Tom Walker Memorial Half Marathon
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL11089EBM
  
  
• Find your next half marathon on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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