Strycker and Jetton close the curtain on 2017 at Dothan's Last Gasp

For the distance runners of Dothan, Alabama, the racing year isn't over until the Last Gasp--the Last Gasp 5K Trail Race, that is. The Dothan Runners Club's nineteenth annual Last Gasp ushered out the old year in Westgate Park on Saturday morning, 30 December 2017, and the first athlete to finish out the year was Greenville, Alabama master runner John Strycker, who covered the 3.1-mile cross-country course in a winning 20:47. Dothan master runner Dale Thomas was runner-up in 21:42, and Alford, Florida master runner Mark McCarra took third in 22:05.


Stephanie Jetton of Clio, Alabama was the first woman in the race, placing 22nd overall in 32:11. Dothan's Carol Goguen was the top woman master and second female finisher, coming in 23rd overall in 32:25.


42 athletes finished the Dothan Runners Club's 2017 Last Gasp 5K Trail Race.


Top Ten Men, Dothan Runners' 2017 Last Gasp 5K Trail Race

1. 20:47, John Strycker (M, 51) Greenville, AL
2. 21:42, Dale Thomas (M, 54) Dothan, AL
3. 22:05, Mark McCarra (M, 52) Alford, FL
4. 22:31, Clint Singletary (M, 40) Newville, AL
5. 22:56, Brooks Newell (M, 32) Dothan, AL
6. 23:11, Jimmy Russell (M, 54) Chancellor, AL
7. 23:40, Jeremy Geiger (M, 41) Dothan, AL
8. 23:49, Wes Cantrell (M, 49) Defuniak Spgs, FL
9. 24:10, Joey Harvey (M, 56) Jakin, GA
10. 24:19, Dave Durbin (M, 57) Dothan, AL

Top Ten Women, Dothan Runners' 2017 Last Gasp 5K Trail Race

1. 32:11, Stephanie Jetton (F, 29) Clio, AL
2. 32:25, Carol Goguen (F, 56) Dothan, AL
3. 33:48, Jenny Hidle (F, 41) Panama City, FL
4. 34:59, Jocelyn Richardson (F, 40) Dothan, AL
5. 35:43, Keisha McKinnie (F, 38) Dothan, AL
6. 38:44, Julia Moss (F, 33) Webb, AL
7. 43:21, Debbie Thomson (F, 61) Dothan, AL
8. 44:11, Su Hunter (F, ) Enterprise, AL
9. 54:23, Charlotte Morris (F, 60) Dothan, AL
10. NTA, Sue Porlier (F, ) Dothan, AL

Dothan, Alabama, Last Gasp 5K Trail Race winners, 1999 - 2017
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
30 December 2017	20:47, John Strycker	32:11, Stephanie Jetton	42

Links

• Complete results of Dothan's 2017 Last Gasp 5K Trail Race
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS4JVHMCbBxYCjJeUnouvBRLIumhBZJEXKMXxwTuAe4V6PXoaqf8btDDIZc0FDVebbYetPOeqUv9sZL/pubhtml
  
  
• 2016 story, “Pearson and Warner were fast at the Last Gasp”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/12/6.html
  
  
• 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
  
  

#2150

One more Gasp for Terrance Sessoms and Kayley DeLay

Jacksonville Track Club's Last Gasp Cross-Country Race was held in Jacksonville, Florida in 1977. The race was held again in 1978. And in 1979. JTC Running hosted the 41st Last Gasp on Saturday afternoon, 30 December 2017.


That's a lot of last gasps. Maybe they should reconsider the name?


Whether the 2017 Last Gasp was truly last or one of many, Terrance Sessoms won the race by nearly 400 meters. A Savannah State University cross-country runner and alumnus of Sandalwood High, Sessoms covered the 5,000-meter course through the Jacksonville University campus in 17:37. Kayley DeLay, a Yale University cross-country runner, took the women's title, placing second overall in 18:52. As a Fletcher High runner, DeLay had been the women's champ at each of the previous four Gasps, 2013 to 2016.


Jeffrey Wilke, a sophomore on the Sandalwood High cross-country team, was the second male and third overall in 19:01. Austin Moore outkicked Luke Wolf 19:17 to 19:18 for third in the men's standings and fourth place overall. Andy Nicol of Saint Augustine, Florida was the first master runner and fifth male finisher, sixth overall in 19:27.


Chelsey Palmer was the second woman and thirteenth overall in 19:59, while Jade Mukri was the third woman and fifteenth overall in 20:07. Jean Bouquet of Ponte Vedra, Florida was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, 21st overall in 20:26.


212 athletes finished JTC Running's 2017 Last Gasp 5K Cross-Country Race. 1st Place Sports Running of Jacksonville, Florida timed and scored the race.


Top Ten Men, 2017 Last Gasp 5K

1. 17:37, Terrance Sessoms (M, 18)
2. 19:01, Jeffrey Wilke (M, 16)
3. 19:17, Austin Moore (M, 22)
4. 19:18, Luke Wolf (M, 14)
5. 19:27, Andy Nicol (M, 57)
6. 19:31, Zac Tarantelli (M, 16)
7. 19:39, Will Lloyd (M, 15)
8. 19:40, Stephen Harrison (M, 27)
9. 19:51, Paul Compaan (M, 14)
10. 19:55, Mills Ramseur (M, 46)

Top Ten Women, 2017 Last Gasp 5K

1. 18:52, Kayley DeLay (F, 18)
2. 19:59, Chelsey Palmer (F, 29)
3. 20:07, Jade Mukri (F, 30)
4. 20:26, Jean Bouquet (F, 46)
5. 20:27, Elise Lanahan (F, 13)
6. 20:28, Gianna Forte (F, 16)
7. 21:07, Stacey Hendry (F, 46)
8. 21:17, Rhiannon O'Donnell (F, 14)
9. 21:21, Emily Nelson (F, 21)
10. 21:36, Maci Mills (F, 14)

Recent winners, JTC Last Gasp 5K Cross-Country Race, 2012 - 2017
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
29 December 2012	17:54, Alfonso Solano	19:59, Lydia Veal	143
21 December 2013	17:55, Wesley Norton	20:00, Kayley DeLay	105
21 December 2014	19:08, George Fernee	20:10, Kayley DeLay	92
26 December 2015	18:20, Jimmie Wilbourn	21:01, Kayley DeLay	211
31 December 2016	17:20, Cody Pontius	20:27, Kayley DeLay	245
30 December 2017	17:37, Terrance Sessoms	18:52, Kayley DeLay	212

Links

• Complete results of JTC Running's 2017 Last Gasp 5K Cross-Country Race
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQcb-yr7AY4J0shzIgtCJLd0Cu5WbkMsygIfGDpkEnK-x1C1I8B5merzblzl0dEW4WkPqiGSSrt-Q28/pubhtml
  
  
• Find future breathtaking races on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2148

2017 's twelve months of memories of Tallahassee running

There are a few days left in 2017, but the year is already over in Tallahassee as far as distance running competition is concerned. It was a good year, with memorable races and performances in each month.


January has to be remembered for the 40th annual Gulf Winds Track Club 30K. The course on Old Centerville and Sunny Hill Roads is alway hilly, and for the 2017 race it was also sloppy with mud, but Stan Linton raced it in a winning 1:46:13--the fastest time at the event since 1994. Back then the race was run on a different course--flat, paved, and a bit short. Linton's mark was certainly the best since the race moved to the present course in 2006.

Stan Linton

February is always noteworthy for the Tallahassee Marathon, but also for the Run For The Cookies 5K. At the 2017 Cookie Run, twelve-year-old Ani Veltcheva from Gainesville, Florida ran 17:35. At the end of the year, that still stood the best 5K run by a woman on the Tallahassee roads during 2017.

Ani Veltcheva

In March, if you made it to the FSU Relays, you could have seen Lincoln High frosh Alyson Churchill win the girls' 3200-meter race in 10:23.81, which at the time was the season-leading mark for any girl in the United States.


In 2017 the Springtime 10K fell in April. Chris Haynes won the 42nd annual race in 32:51. Speedy Ani Veltcheva was back in Tallahassee, winning the women's division in 37:21, the top women's road 10K performance in town for the year.

Chris Haynes

By May things are usually heating up in the Tallahassee area, but it’s always shady if not cool on the Blountstown Greenway course of the Catfish Crawl 5K. FSU student Matt McCurdy won that race in 17:23, while Kat Sack of Tallahassee turned a 19:46 for the women's course record.

Kat Sack

In June, Florida State frosh Steven Cross won the men's 10,000-meters at the USATF Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships. That earned him a spot on the US Junior team, where he won the 10,000 at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.

Independence Day comes each July, and for Tallahassee distance runners that means the Firecracker 5K. Charlie Johnson won the 2017 Firecracker with a 16:48. Katie Sherron turned a 19:42 to take the women's title.

Charlie Johnson

August is hot in Tallahassee. It’s even hotter on Saint George Island, and hotter still during the Saint Georgia Island Summer Sizzler 5K. 2017 marked the twentieth annual Sizzler, and it was scheduled to be the last. Ryan Slyter won that final race in 17:46, and Kat Sack was the first woman, placing eighth overall in 20:21.


During September there was a showdown between Ani Veltcheva and Katie Sherron in Indianhead Acres during Gulf Winds Track Club’s 36th annual Women's Distance Festival 5K. This time Sherron came out on top, running 18:13, while Veltcheva was second in 18:54. Charlie Johnson won the men's race in 16:28.

Katie Sherron and Ani Veltcheva

Different athletes may remember different things about October, but don't expect anyone who ran the Pine Run 20K at Tall Timbers to forget that race anytime soon. Chris O'Kelley won the 2017 edition of the Pine Run, covering 12.4 rugged cross-country miles in 1:20:31. Sheryl Rosen was the women's winner in 1:31:59. Rosen is the only athlete to have Pine Run titles both on the Tall Timbers course and on the original course at Southlands Experimental Forest.


November in Tallahassee is always going to mean Turkey Trot, the largest running event in the city. More than 4,500 athletes finished one of the four Thanksgiving Day races at the 2017 Tallahassee Turkey Trot, but the 15K is the run that gets top billing. Anthony Malatesta of Milton won it this year with a 51:47. Katie Sherron was the top woman, ninth overall in 56:36.

Anthony Malatesta

In December, Michael Phillips and Ana Wallace headed to San Diego, California for the 39th annual Foot Locker National Cross-Country Championships. Over the years, five other Tallahassee athletes had qualified for Foot Locker, but this was the first time that two had made the final in the same year. In fact, it was the only time that two runners from the same Florida school had qualified in the same year. Wallace had already won the girls’ state high school championship in her division during November, and Phillips had won the boys’ title for the second straight year. At Foot Locker, Phillips finished sixteenth out of 40 of the nation’s best in the high school boys’ 5K. Wallace took sixth in the high school girls’ 5K, the best showing ever by a Tallahassee girl.


Those are just a few recollections from each month of Tallahassee’s year in distance running. Stay tuned for twelve more months of memories.


Links

• January, “Fast times on a sloppy road for Linton and Sherron at the GWTC 30K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/01/gwtc-30k-2017.html
  
  
• February, “McCurdy wins and Veltcheva goes 17:35 at Run For The Cookies”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/cookies-2017.html
  
  
• March, “Pottorff turns a US #4 9:03.44 and Churchill a US #1 10:23.81 at the FSU Relays”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/03/fsu-relays-3200m-2017.html
  
  
• April, “Haynes and Veltcheva are the young winners of an old race, the Springtime 10K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/04/springtime-2017.html
  
  
• May, “McCurdy and Sack land victories in the Catfish Crawl 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/05/catfish-2017.html
  
  
• June, “Sunshine state athletes Cross and Leverone are set for a hot national championship 10,000”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/06/usatf-jr-men-10k-2017-pre.html
  
  
• July, “Johnson and Sherron were the bomb at the Firecracker 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/07/firecracker-2017.html
  
  
• August, “Slyter and Sack star in the last act of the Sizzler”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/08/sizzler-2017.html
  
  
• September, “Katie Sherron runs 18:13 in hilly Indianhead”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/09/wdf-2017.html
  
  
• December, “Ana Wallace and Michael Phillips were Florida's finest finishers at Foot Locker”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/12/foot-locker-nationals-2017.html
  
  
• Forge memories at these upcoming races on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2146

New road 6K state records for Florida during 2017

At the end of 2017, Ethan Clary's 19:15 stands as the fastest 6K time run on the Florida roads during the year, and Sonja Friend-Uhl's 22:29 as the fastest women's time. Both marks were recorded at the 3 June 2017 Heroes 6K in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Clary's time is also the fastest run on a USATF-certified course in Florida going back to at least 2013.


When 2017 opened, the oldest 6K race in Florida, Gulf Winds Track Club's Flash 6K, was scheduled to be run on a USATF-certified course for the first time. It looked like that for the first time, Florida would have four 6K races on certified courses--the Character Counts 6K in Saint Augustine on 3 February 2017, the Flash 6K in Saint Marks on 18 February 2017, the Heroes 6K in Fort Lauderdale on 3 June 2017, and the Ravine Gardens 6K in Palatka on 21 October 2017. However, the Ravine Gardens race was not only shortened to a 5K event, but because of race was ultimately canceled because of damage to Ravine Gardens State Park by Hurricane Irma. Hopefully the park will recover and the race will return as a 6K.

Geb Kiros

Florida still had three excellent six-kilometer races on USATF-certified courses during 2017. Andy Nicol opened the series with a 23:32 win at the Character Counts 6K, where Deana Reich won the women's competition in 26:59. Two weeks later, master runner Geb Kiros upped the ante with a 22:02 win in the Flash 6K. In the same race, Kat Sack established a new women's best for the year, going 26:02. But neither of those marks survived the third, final, and largest race on the circuit, the Heroes 6K. Ethan Clary led a field of more than 400 runners in that race, going 19:15. If anyone kept track of state records for the road 6K, that time would stand as the Florida record. Likewise, Sonja Friend-Uhl's 22:29 in the Heroes 6K would stand as the women's state record.

Kat Sack

Of course, not every 6K race in Florida is on the roads. In 2018 there will be two particularly significant 6K cross-country races in the state. The senior women's and junior women's races at the USATF National Cross-Country Championships will both be 6K, and both will be run on the Apalachee Regional Park Cross-Country Course near Tallahassee, Florida on 3 February 2018. As for the roads, Saint Augustine's sixth annual Character Counts 6K is scheduled for 3 February 2017 and the 30th annual Flash 6K is slated for 17 February 2018. There isn't a published date yet for Fort Lauderdale's 2018 Heroes 6K. Those are the three races for anyone who wants to chase Ethan Clary's 19:15 men's state record or Sonja Friend-Uhl's 22:29 women's state record.

A comparison of four Florida 6K road races, 2013 - 2017
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	23:32, Andy Nicol	26:59, Deanna Reich	215
	18 February	Flash 6K	22:02, Geb Kiros	26:02, Kat Sack	127
	3 June	Heroes 6K	19:15, Ethan Clary	22:28, Sonja Friend-Uhl	405
2018	3 February	Character Counts 6K
	17 February	Flash 6K
		Heroes 6K
The Character Counts 6K was held on USATF certified course FL12089EBM from 2013-2017. 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 to 2017. 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.

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
    
    
• “2017 to be a big year for six-kilometer racing on Florida's roads”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/12/six-km-2016.html
  
  
• “Six kilometers, a tale of three races”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/03/six-km-2016.html
  
  
• “Speed counts for Nicol and Reich at the Character Counts 6K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/character-counts-2017.html
  
  
• “Not for the first time, Molosky and Sherron are first at the Flash”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/flash-2017.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
  
  

#2141

27 December 2017 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 27 December 2017. 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.

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.
  
• JTC Running's 41st annual Last Gasp 5K Cross-Country Race. 2:00 PM ET. Jacksonville University. Event web page. Entry form and flyer.
  
• Winterblast 6K Cross-Country Race. 7:00 AM ET. Camp Shands, 1453 Baden Powell Road, Hawthorne, Florida 32640. Event page on Facebook. Event web page. Entry form and flyer.
  

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. Canceled
  

1 JANUARY 2018 (Monday)

• Resolution Run 5K. 10:00 AM ET. Wild Side Running, 2341 Lake Park Drive, Albany, Georgia. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at WebScorer.com.
  
• Florida Track Club's 3rd annual Frank Shorter Road Mile. 12:00 Noon ET. H Spurgeon Cherry "Westside" Pool, 1001 NW 31st Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32605. 2017 story. 2016 story. USATF course certification map #FL17087TY. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  

6 JANUARY 2018 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 5th annual Swamp Forest Trail Marathon, Half Marathon, and Quarter Marathon. 8:00 AM ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park, Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2017 story. 2016 story.
  
• 4th 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. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. USATF certified 5K course FL16081TY. Tonya Smith, tonya.smith@tmh.org or 850-431-4825.
  
• The Jetty Run (5.88 miles). 9:00 AM CT. Back Porch Restaurant, 1740 Old Scenic Highway 98, Destin, Florida 32541. Online registration at RunSignUp.com
  
• 12th annual Red Nose Half Marathon. 8:00 AM ET. 1200 Broadway, Columbus, Georgia 31901. USATF-certified half-marathon course GA16082WC. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Carolee Luther caroleeluther@gmail.com
  

13 JANUARY 2018 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 34th annual Bowlegs 5K Run for Scholarship. 9:00 AM ET. FAMU / FSU College of Engineering, 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32310-6046. 2017 story. 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.
  
• 5th annual Half Shell Hustle 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Riverfront Park, 80 Water Street, Apalachicola, Florida 32320. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event web page.
  
• Resolution 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Boys and Girls Club Lake Laurie Campus, 3628 Lake Laurie Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31605. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• Big Step Missions 5K Trail Run. 9:00 AM CT. Westgate Park Tennis Center, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303. Event web page. Entry form and flyer.
  
• Columbia Strong 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Columbia High School Stadium, Columbia High School Fighting Tiger Drive, Lake City, Florida 32055. Online registration at active.com
  

20 JANUARY 2018 (Saturday)

• 41st annual Gulf Winds Track Club 30K / 15K. 8:00 AM ET. The Retreat at Bradley's Pond, 9002 Bradley Road, Tallahassee, FL 32309. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. 2008 story. USATF certified courses FL16079TY (30K) and FL16080TY (15K).
  
• 2nd annual Run Against Traffick 5K. 9:00 AM ET. Integration Statue on Woodward Plaza, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• 7th annual Valdosta BCM Run For Missions 4 Mile. 8:00 AM ET. Baptist Collegiate Ministries House, 1522 North Oak Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• 22nd Dr. James H. Crowdis 10K & 5K. 9:15 AM ET. First United Methodist Church, 397 College Street, Blakely, Georgia. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. USATF certified 10K course GA17002WC. USATF certified 5K course GA15001WC. Event web site. Online registration at RaceIt.com. Tony Gilbert, tonygilbert@windstream.net or 229-723-5070.
  
• 5th annual Race To Rescue 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:00 AM ET. Earle May Boat Basin, 100 Boat Basin Circle, Bainbridge, Georgia 39819. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com.
  
• 5th annual Superman 8K Trail Race. 9:00 AM ET. Buck Davis's Farm, 1737 Tyre Bridge Road, Patterson, Georgia 31557.
  

27 JANUARY 2018 (Saturday)

• 9th 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. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. USATF certified course FL11132EBM. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Rick and Lois Burnette, TrentTrot5K@gmail.com or 850-294-9946.
  
• 6th 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. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course FL14149EBM. Event page on Facebook.
  
• Verity Health 5K and 1K fun run. 8:30 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET 1K. Bannerman Crossings, 6668 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. USATF-certified 5K course FL17055TY. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com.
  
• 7th annual Southeast Alabama Community Foundation Half Marathon and 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Flowers Hospital, 4370 West Main Street, Dothan, Alabama 36305. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook.
  
• 6th annual Soaring Eagle 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Community Christian Academy, 218 East 8th Street, Adel, Georgia. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• 3rd annual Kicking And Screaming 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Lowndes High School, 1606 Norman Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2017 story. 2016 story. Entry form and flyer.
  
• 38th annual Matanzas 5000-Meter Road Race. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:30 AM ET one-mile. Ketterlinus Gym, 60 Orange Street, Saint Augustine, Florida. 2017 story. USATF certified course #FL12049EBM. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook.
  
• Chehaw Challenge 50 Mile, 50K, and 10 Mile. 8:00 AM ET. Chehaw Park, 105 Chehaw Park Road, Albany, Georgia 31701. Online registration at UltraSignUp.com.
  
• New Year's Resolution River Run 5K. 11:00 AM CT. Three Rivers State Park, 7908 Three Rivers Park Road, Sneads, Florida 32460. Online registration at ZapEvent.com. terri.hardin@yahoo.com
  
• Polar Bear Run 5K. 8:30 AM ET. American Legion and Auxiliary Post #224, 4383 Northeast Cherry Lake Circle, Madison, Florida 32340. Entry form and flyer. Stuart Scott, polarbearrunpost224@gmail.com or 850-443-8769.
  

3 FEBRUARY 2018 (Saturday)

• USATF Cross-Country Championships. 8:00 AM ET Community 5K / 9:00 AM ET Masters Women 6K / 9:45 AM ET Masters Men 8K / 10:45 AM ET Junior Women 6K / 11:20 AM ET Junior Men 8K / 12:05 PM ET Senior Women 10K / 12:55 PM ET Senior Men 10K. Apalachee Regional Park Trail, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Event page on Facebook.
  
• 6th annual Chiles Wolf Dash 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. Lawton Chiles High School, 7200 Lawton Chiles Lane, Bradfordville, Florida 32312. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. Event page on Facebook.
  
• Southside Legacy Run 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Cascade Park, 1001 South Gadsden Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301.
  
• 6th 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. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. Event profile on Facebook. Event web page. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• 7th annual Apple Classic 10K and 5K. 9:00 AM CT. Hammock Bay, 74 Great Hammock Bend Freeport, Florida 32439. USATF certified 10K course FL15120EBM. USATF certified 5K course FL15119EBM. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at active.com.
  

4 FEBRUARY 2018 (Sunday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 44th annual Tallahassee Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:30 AM ET. Mike Long Track, Florida State University, Chieftain Way at Spirit Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web site. Tallahasseemarathon@gmail.com
  

10 FEBRUARY 2018 (Saturday)

• 25th 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. 2017 story. 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.
  
• 3rd annual Blazin' Love 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Valdosta Early College Academy, 1605 Azalea Drive, Valdosta Georgia 31602. 2016 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. A Course/Line, 229-630-1455.
  
• 5th annual Love Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:00 AM ET. Wild Side Running Store, 2341 Lake Park Drive, Albany, Georgia 31707. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. Event web site. Online registration at RacerPal.com.
  
• Mardi Gras 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT 5K / 9:30 AM CT one mile. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2011 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Joe Edgecombe, joeruns@yahoo.com or 850-763-5005.
  
• 2nd annual Whigham School Superhero 5K, one-mile fun run, and "Tribe Trot". 8:00 AM ET "Tribe Trot" / 8:10 AM ET one mile / 8:35 AM ET 5K. Whigham School, 211 West Broad Avenue, Whigham, Georgia 39897. 2017 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RaceEntry.com.
  
• Americus Kiwanis' 6th annual Kold Run 5K. 8:00 AM ET Georgia Southwestern State University Education Building, 800 GSW State University Drive, Americus, Georgia 31709. 2017 story. 2016 story. Entry form and flyer. Charlene Pennymon 229-928-6487 or Stephen Pinnell 229-938-1099.
  
• 3rd annual 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.
  
• Puppy Love 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:00 AM ET. Albany State University Darton Campus Tennis Pavilion, 2400 Gillionville Road, Albany, Georgia 31707. Entry form and flyer.
  

17 FEBRUARY 2018 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 30th annual Flash 12K and 6K. 8:30 AM ET. San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park, 148 Old Fort Road, St. Marks, Florida 32355. 2017 story. 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. Keith Rowe, Keith.Rowe@live.com
  
• 6th annual Break-A-Leg 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Young Actors Theatre, 609 Glenview Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32303. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. USATF certified course FL14019EBM. Event web page. Event page on Facebook.
  
• 13th 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. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and
  flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• 4th 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
  

18 FEBRUARY 2018 (Sunday)

• 13th 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. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and
  flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  

24 FEBRUARY 2018 (Saturday)

• 6th 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. 2017 story. 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.
  
• Leesburg Heroes Run 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:15 AM ET 10K and 5K / 9:00 AM ET one mile. 111 Main Street, Leesburg, Georgia 31763. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at active.com. Chele LeVee, clevee@albanyareaymca.org or 229-759-9770.
  
• 2nd annual Winter Sprinter 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:00 AM ET 5K / 9:30 AM ET one mile. Waycross First Baptist Church, 702 Elizabeth Street, Waycross, Georgia 31501.
  

3 MARCH 2018 (Saturday)

• 14th annual Kiwanis River Run 10K / 5K. 9:00 AM ET. Earle May Boat Basin, 100 Boat Basin Circle, Bainbridge, Georgia 39819. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 10K is on USATF certified course GA05001WC. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer.
  
• 12th 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.
  
• 40th 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.
  
• 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. Susan Bassett, sbassett@stgeorgewired.com or 850-323-0092.
  

9 MARCH 2018 (Friday)

• 4th 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. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story.
  

10 MARCH 2018 (Saturday)

• 4th annual Habitat For Humanity 5K. 8:30 AM ET. Centerville Conservation Community, Conservation Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2016 story. 2015 story. USATF certified course FL11064EBM.
  
• 18th annual Smoothie King 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. Valdosta State University Recreation Center, 1300 Sustella Avenue, Valdosta, Georgia 31698. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2011 story.
  
• Trailblazer Trot 5K Cross-Country Race. 8:00 AM CT. Ponce de Leon Springs State Park, 150 LD Anderson Road, Ponce de Leon, Florida 32455. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at active.com. amanda.eldridge@schoolfin.com
  

17 MARCH 2018 (Saturday)

• St. Patrick's 5th annual "Lap A Leprechaun" 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. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook.
  
• 8th annual Shamrock Jog and Jam 5K Night Race and one-mile fun run. 6:00 PM ET one mile / 6:30 PM ET 5K. Rylander Park, 110 North Hampton Street, Americus, Georgia. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story.
  

24 MARCH 2018 (Saturday)

• 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.
  
• 41st annual Okefenokee 10K Swamp Run. 9:00 AM ET. Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind, 5626 Laura Walker Road, Waycross, Georgia 31503. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Heather Hall, okefenokeetcc@gmail.com or 912-816-7668.
  

31 MARCH 2018 (Saturday)

7 APRIL 2018 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 43rd 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. 2017 story. 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 page on Facebook. Event web site. springtime10k@gmail.com.
  

14 APRIL 2018 (Saturday)

• 5th 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. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event profile on Facebook.
  

21 APRIL 2018 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 44th 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. 2017 story. 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.
  

28 APRIL 2018 (Saturday)

• 41st 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). 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. rcr@ymcathomasville.org or 229-226-9878.
  
• 5th 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. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. USATF certified course FL06045DL. Event profile on Facebook.
  

5 MAY 2018 (Saturday)

• 17th 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. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site.
  
• 4th 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. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• 33rd annual Race Judicata 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT 5K / 9:00 AM CT one mile. Bay County Courthouse, 300 East 4th Street, Panama City, Florida 32401. 2017 story. 2011 story.
  
• 10th annual Fit To Fight 10K and 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Dothan Central Fire Station, 600 Columbia Highway, Dothan, Alabama 36301. Event profile on Facebook. 2017 story. 2015 story.
  
• Boll Weevil 10K and 3K fun run. 8:00 AM CT. First United Methodist Church, 217 South Main Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330. 2017 story. Course map. Event web page.
  

11 MAY 2018 (Friday)

• 31st annual Gnat Days 5K. 7:00 PM ET. Courthouse Square, Camilla, Georgia. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Jennifer Burnum, jennifer@camillageorgia.com or 229-336-5255.
  

12 MAY 2018 (Saturday)

• Marzuq Shrine's 15th annual Mothers Day 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 5K course map. Chad Holliday, cholliday72@aol.com or 850-778-7228.
  
• 4th annual Run For Ansley 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Golf Club at Summerbrooke, 7505 Preservation Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2016 story.
  

19 MAY 2018 (Saturday)

• 7th 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. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. USATF certified course FL16045EBM (5K). Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. Ben Hall, firechief@blountstownfire.org or 850-674-4988.
  
• 12th 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. 2017 story. 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.
  
• 9th 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. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2010 story.
  

26 MAY 2018 (Saturday)

• 33rd 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. USATF certified 4.4-mile course #FL16037EBM. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Eglin Fitness Center, 850-883-1682 or 850-882-6223.
  

28 MAY 2018 (Monday)

• 10th annual Valdosta Memorial Day 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Valdosta Early College Academy, 1605 Azalea Drive, Valdosta, Georgia. 2017 story. 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. Canceled
  

2 JUNE 2018 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 21st annual Potluck Bash Four-Mile Cross-Country Race. 6:00 PM ET. Forestmeadows Athletic Center, 4750 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671.
  

9 JUNE 2018 (Saturday)

• 7th annual 5K At Fifth. 8:00 AM ET. Paisley Café, 1123 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. Event web site.
  

16 JUNE 2018 (Saturday)

• 2nd annual Saint Peter's Anglican Church 10K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. Saint Peter's Anglican Church, 4784 Thomasville Road (US 319), Tallahassee, Florida 32309. USATF certified course #FL17030TY. 2017 story. Mark Priddy, mark.priddy@msn.com
  
• Monticello Kiwanis' 40th annual Melon Run 5K. 8:15 AM ET. First United Methodist Church Family Ministry Center, 325 West Walnut Street, Monticello, Florida 32344. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL17008TY. watermelonrun@gmail.com
  

23 JUNE 2018 (Saturday)

• 40th annual Hot Trot 5K. 7:30 AM CT. Washington-Holmes Technical Center, 757 Hoyt Street, Chipley, Florida 32428. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Course map. Stan Owens 850-547-2244.
  

30 JUNE 2018 (Saturday)

• 6th annual Wakulla County Cross Country Boosters Freedom 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 8:45 AM ET one mile. Wakulla Springs State Park, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida 32327. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story.
  

4 JULY 2018 (Wednesday)

• 36th 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. 2017 story. 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.
  
• 10th annual Valdosta Independence Day 5K. 7:30 AM ET. American Legion Post 13, 1301 Williams Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2017 story. 2016 story. 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. Canceled
  
• 40th annual Melon Run Three Mile. 8:00 AM ET. Albert "Ray" Massey Westside Park, 1001 NW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32605. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• 20th annual Celebrate Freedom 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. Jay City Park, 5259 Booker Lane, Jay, Florida 32565. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event page on Facebook. Matt Dobson, rmdobson@liberty.edu
  
• 4th 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.
  
• Mexico Beach Sandy Shoes 5K. 7:00 AM CT. Under the Palms Park, 304 7th Street, Mexico Beach, Florida 32456. Mexico Beach Welcome Center, 888-723-2546.
  

7 JULY 2018 (Saturday)

• 4th annual Watermelon Crawl 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT 5K / 8:45 AM ET one mile. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, 2802 Moore Highway, Tifton, Georgia 31793. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event web site.
  

14 JULY 2018 (Saturday)

• 10th annual Barnes HealthCare 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Barnes Drug Store Downtown, 200 South Patterson Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  

21 JULY 2018 (Saturday)

• 9th annual Break Bread Bun Run 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Valdosta YMCA, 2424 Gornto Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. First Presbyterian Church, fpcassistant@hotmail.com or 229-242-8376.
  
• 34th annual Bridge of Lions 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Castillo de San Marcos, 1 South Castillo Drive, Saint Augustine, Florida 32084. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2013 story. USATF certified course FL10062EBM. Event page on Facebook. Event web page. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Jacob Smith, racesmith@hotmail.com or 386-747-3532.
  

28 JULY 2018 (Saturday)

• Tallahassee's annual (except when it's not) Devil Take The Hindmost Run. 7:00 PM ET. Mike Long Track, Florida State University, Chieftain Way and Spirit Way, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2004 story. 1999 story. 1993 story. 1992 story. 1990 story. Event page on Facebook. The Devil, c/o Herb Wills, hwills@gmail.com
  

4 AUGUST 2018 (Saturday)

• 21st 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. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certifed course #FL13045EBM. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook.
  
• 30th annual Bushwacker 5K. 7:30 AM CT. Gulf Breeze Recreation Center, 800 Shoreline Drive, Pensacola, Florida. USATF certified course FL10048EBM. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook.
  

11 AUGUST 2018 (Saturday)

• 21st annual Gulf Winds Track Club Mile at the Breakfast On The Track. 7:45 AM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Bonnie Wright, bonniedwright@gmail.com or 850-386-3500.
  

18 AUGUST 2018 (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. 2017 story. 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. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019 or Bill Lott, 850-656-1273.
  

25 AUGUST 2018 (Saturday)

1 SEPTEMBER 2018 (Saturday)

• 39th annual Midnight Chase 5K and 1/2-mile fun run. 11:30 PM CT half mile / 12:00 Midnight CT 5K. Old K-Mart and Beall's Outlet Parking Lot, 7038 W Hwy 98, Panama City Beach, Florida 32412. 2015 story. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Joe Edgecombe 850-774-0018 (c) 850-763-5005 (h).
  
• Jackson County Fire Rescue 5K. 9:00 AM CT. Madison Park, Marianna, Florida. Event page on Facebook.
  

3 SEPTEMBER 2018 (Monday)

• 3rd annual Bluebird Run For Brookie B 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET 5K / 8:00 AM ET one mile. J.R. Alford Greenway, 2500 Pedrick Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2015 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at EventBrite.com. contact@bluebirdrun.com
  
• 42nd 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
  

8 SEPTEMBER 2018 (Saturday)

• 37th 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. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL12057EBM. Event web site.
  

15 SEPTEMBER 2018 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 43rd 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. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Doug Bell, Douglas.bell@bipc.com or 850-510-7146.
  

22 SEPTEMBER 2018 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 37th 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. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certified course #FL06045DL. Lisa Unger, unger4122@comcast.net or 850-544-4893.
  

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1 DECEMBER 2018 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 43rd 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. 2017 story. 2017 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
  

8 DECEMBER 2018 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 38th annual Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic 50K/50M. 7:00 AM ET. Wakulla Springs State Park, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web site. tallahasseeultra@gmail.com
  

15 DECEMBER 2018 (Saturday)

• Gulf Wind Track Club's 8th annual Tannenbaum Trail 6K Cross Country Run. 9:00 AM ET. Apalachee Regional Park Trail, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Herb Wills, hwills@gmail.com
  

22 DECEMBER 2018 (Saturday)

• 3rd annual VLPRA Ugly Sweater 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:00 AM ET one mile / 9:30 AM ET 5K. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Road, Valdosta, Georgia. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook.
  

29 DECEMBER 2018 (Saturday)

• 20th annual Last Gasp 5K Trail Run. 9:00 AM CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or 334-792-6021.
  

1 JANUARY 2019 (Tuesday)

• Resolution Run 5K. 10:00 AM ET. Wild Side Running, 2341 Lake Park Drive, Albany, Georgia. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at WebScorer.com.
  
• Florida Track Club's 4th annual Frank Shorter Road Mile. 12:00 Noon ET. H Spurgeon Cherry "Westside" Pool, 1001 NW 31st Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32605. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. USATF course certification map #FL17087TY. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  

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