The Nene Fest 5K has always been run on the same course through Tallahassee, Florida's Indianhead Acres neighborhood as Gulf Winds Track Club's Women's Distance Festival--a September event that Molosky has raced frequently over the years. In 2010 Molosky won the men's 5K at the Women's Distance Festival, running 16:34. More recently, he ran 17:21 in the 2017 WDF 5K, placing third in the men's standings. So on Saturday morning, 28 April 2018, it was just another fast turn around Indianhead for Molosky when he won the Nene Fest 5K in 17:02. Katie Sherron had even more experience on the Indianhead course, having won the Women's Distance Festival in both 2015 and 2017; she also came into the 2018 Nene Fest 5K as the defending women's champion. She successfully repeated, running 19:16 to finish as the first woman and seventh overall.
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| 2018 Nene Fest 5K winners |
Up front, Chris O'Kelley finished the Nene Fest in 17:07, just a few steps behind Molosky. Seven month earlier at the 2017 Women's Distance Festival, the margin betweeen O'Kelley and Molosky had been about the same, but in that earlier race O'Kelley had been ahead, 17:17 to 17:21. Ryan Truchelut edged Brad Busboom for third in the Nene Fest, 17:45 to 17:48, and Kurt Dietrich was fifth in 18:02. Jim Halley, the 2017 Nene Fest 5K winner, took sixth in 18:42. Paul Guyas was the top master runner in the race and the ninth male finisher, placing tenth overall in 19:42.
Brittney Barnes, racing her first Nene Fest but not her first run on the Indianhead course, was second in the women's standings and fifteenth overall in 21:10. Angela Dempsey was the first woman master and third female finisher, twentieth overall in 21:42. A few ticks after Dempsey crossed the finish line, Monica Toth came in as the fourth woman and 22nd overall in 21:46.
159 athletes finished the 2018 Nene Fest 5K. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee chip-timed the race.
Top Ten Men, 2018 Nene Fest 5K
- 17:02, Vince Molosky (M, 38)
- 17:07, Chris O'Kelley (M, 25)
- 17:45, Ryan Truchelut (M, 32)
- 17:48, Brad Busboom (M, 30)
- 18:02, Kurt Dietrich (M, 26)
- 18:42, Jim Halley (M, 38)
- 19:25, Don Smith (M, 38)
- 19:34, Zach Deveau (M, 30)
- 19:42, Paul Guyas (M, 40)
- 19:54, Duane Evans (M, 50)
Top Ten Women, 2018 Nene Fest 5K
- 19:16, Katie Sherron (F, 36)
- 21:10, Brittney Barnes (F, 30)
- 21:42, Angela Dempsey (F, 49)
- 21:46, Monica Toth (F, 29)
- 22:21, Kenya Rich (F, 45)
- 22:42, Laura Reina (F, 53)
- 22:47, Nancy Proctor (F, 57)
- 23:20, Hannah Norcini (F, 26)
- 23:22, Paula O'Neill (F, 56)
- 23:37, Kristin Halley (F, 36)
| Nene Fest 5K winners, 2014 - 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 3 May 2014 | 18:24, Reikan Lin | 22:02, Paula O' Neill | |
| 9 May 2015 | 15:49, Chris Lake | 22:28, Paula O'Neill | 84 |
| 30 April 2016 | 16:26, Matt Mizereck | 23:36, Laura Reina | 86 |
| 29 April 2017 | 17:57, Jim Halley | 21:39, Katie Sherron | 88 |
| 28 April 2018 | 17:02, Vince Molosky | 19:16, Katie Sherron | 159 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2018 Nene Fest 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTyVAlC0a8u5EcPlNdwnRybFspprFc3kNRTdnXnvKJRfHBQ9rWWNdQpHT02sVUpIKzqG62mEwIG8tke/pubhtml
- Fred Deckert's photos of the 2018 Nene Fest 5K and one-mile fun run
https://photos.app.goo.gl/yNDx4RPsyV5xcyih9
- 2017 story, “Halley and Sherron handle the hills at Nene Fest”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/04/nene-2017.html
- 2015 story, “Chris Lake blasts a 15:49 at the Nene Fest 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/05/nene-2015.html
- 2014 story, “Lin and O'Neill find the Nene to victory”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/05/nene-2014.html
- Nene Fest 5K Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/nene5k
- USATF course certification map FL06045DL for the 2014 Nene Fest 5K
http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL06045DL
- Indianhead Lehigh Neighborhood Association, hosts of Nene Fest
http://ihlna.org/
- Road races, trail races, or nene races--you'll find 'em on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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