Andrew Smith and Amanda Sava sail the trails at "Tails and Trails"

Tallahassee’s Tom Brown Park, Lafayette Heritage Park, and the Alford Greenway are connected by a network of trails, more miles of pathways than you could walk in a single afternoon. On Saturday morning, May 5, Andrew Smith raced 21.1 kilometers on those trails in 1:20:46, winning the Animal Shelter Foundation's seventeenth annual Tails & Trails Half Marathon. Amanda Sava was the first woman in the race, placing eighth overall in 1:45:35.

Andrew Smith

There were four races in the Tails & Trails that morning, also including a 10K, a 5K, and a one-mile fun run. The half marathon was the longest and it was also the earliest, starting from in front of the Tallahassee Animal Shelter at 8:00 AM. From the first, Andrew Smith was in the lead.


“After the mile I could tell there was no one there,” said Smith. “I just kept trying to hit six-minute miles.”


Don’t get the impression that it was easy, running in and out of the Lake Lafayette basin.

The start of the 2018 Tails & Trails Half Marathon

“It was a tough one,” said Smith. “The hills were no joke.”


When Smith returned to the Animal Shelter, finishing the race in 1:20:46, he was nearly three kilometers ahead of the next runner. It could have been lonesome out on the trails, but Smith had a lead cyclist to follow. The other athletes, though, were out of sight of both Smith and the cyclist. They had to rely on course markers and course marshals to find their way through the race.

Geb Kiros

“I ran off the course twice,” said Geb Kiros after finishing the half marathon. “I am not very happy.”


In spite of those detours, Kiros was the first master runner in the race, finishing second overall in 1:32:57. Master runner Jack McDermott took third in 1:33:46.

Laura McDermott and Amanda Sava

Finishing second to Amanda Sava in the women's standings, Lourena Maxwell was the first woman master in the half marathon and fourteenth overall in 1:51:38. Michelle Hadden edged Laura McDermott for the third women's spot, both runners clocked in 1:52:58. Hadden and McDermott were fifteenth and sixteenth overall.


Top Ten Men, 2018 “Tails and Trails” Half Marathon

1. 1:20:46, Andrew Smith (M, 23)
2. 1:32:57, Geb Kiros (M, 51)
3. 1:33:46, Jack McDermott (M, 49)
4. 1:35:46, Jonathan Manry (M, 39)
5. 1:37:22, Collin Woodrum (M, 19)
6. 1:43:39, Laryn Flikkema (M, 42)
7. 1:45:31, Steven Sheward (M, 29)
8. 1:47:02, Edward Nabong (M, 27)
9. 1:47:43, Emmanuel Nwala (M, 36)
10. 1:48:49, Tyler Barnett (M, 27)

Top Ten Women, 2018 “Tails and Trails” Half Marathon

1. 1:45:35, Amanda Sava (F, 23)
2. 1:51:38, Lourena Maxwell (F, 43)
3. 1:52:58, Michelle Hadden (F, 29)
4. 1:52:58, Laura McDermott (F, 38)
5. 1:59:53, Grace Kennedy (F, 29)
6. 1:59:56, Sherri Wise (F, 36)
7. 2:00:53, Nancy Stedman (F, 56)
8. 2:01:45, April Bentley (F, 44)
9. 2:02:02, Jennifer Jan Farinella (F, 28)
10. 2:02:15, Rachel Lovestrand (F, 30)

At 8:30, while the half-marathoners were still on the trails, headed for the turnaround on the out-and-back course, the 10K and the 5K got underway. Charlie Johnson soon got down to the business of running away from the rest of the 10K field.

Charlie Johnson

“He was about a minute ahead at the turnaround and he maintained that,” said Chris O’Kelley, the 2017 Tails & Trails 10K winner.


With 188 runners behind him, Johnson had a lot of outbound traffic to deal with on the return trip. One narrow gate was clogged by a file of runners headed for the turnaround. Johnson solved that problem by leaping the fence next to the gate. Undelayed, he continued to the finish line at the Animal Shelter, taking first in the 10K with a 37:16. Chris O’Kelley took second in 38:11, and Ryan Truchelut was third in 40:22. Paul Guyas was the first master runner in the 10K, placing seventh overall in 43:32.

Chris O'Kelley

Jillian Heddaeus won the women’s title in the 10K, placing fifteenth overall in 47:16. Heddaeus finished more than 300 meters ahead of the next woman in the race, but she found herself running with one of the men.


“We had a good little back-and-forth going,” said Heddaeus. “Then he went forth and I went back.”

Jillian Heddaeus

Kaley Ford was the second woman in the 10K, placing 21st overall in 48:54. Kenya Rich was the first woman master and third female finisher, 25th overall in 50:06.


Top Ten Men, 2018 “Tails and Trails” 10K

1. 37:16, Charlie Johnson (M, 38)
2. 38:11, Chris O'Kelley (M, 25)
3. 40:22, Ryan Truchelut (M, 32)
4. 41:09, Bobby Duggleby (M, 27)
5. 41:13, Brad Busboom (M, 30)
6. 43:23, Jim Halley (M, 38)
7. 43:32, Paul Guyas (M, 40)
8. 44:07, Isaac Bakan (M, 18)
9. 44:07, John Schwenkler (M, 36)
10. 44:35, Duane Evans (M, 50)

Top Ten Women, 2018 “Tails and Trails” 10K

1. 47:16, Jillian Heddaeus (F, 35)
2. 48:54, Kaley Ford (F, 23)
3. 50:06, Kenya Rich (F, 45)
4. 50:30, Melanie Leitman (F, 34)
5. 50:40, Nikky Manausa (F, 36)
6. 51:18, Nancy Proctor (F, 57)
7. 51:35, Monica Toth (F, 29)
8. 53:11, Ariel Urban (F, 27)
9. 53:25, Marie Dennis (F, 43)
10. 54:18, Jasmin McClellan (F, 29)

Kurt Dietrich won the Tails & Trails 5K for the second year in a row, running 19:13. Matt Triggs was the first master runner in the race, finishing second overall in 21:21. Ten-year-old Noah Deem took third in 22:29.

Charlie Johnson & Kurt Dietrich

Another youngster, eleven-year-old Madison Sims, took first in the women’s standings, placing eleventh overall in 24:27. Amelia Bryant was a close second, placing twelfth overall in 24:31. Anna Dower was the third woman and fifteenth overall in 24:39. Amy Triggs was the first woman master and the fourth female finisher in the 5K, 32nd overall in 26:04.


821 athletes crossed the finish line at the 2018 Tails & Trails, 104 in the half marathon, 192 in the 10K, 460 in the 5K, and 65 in the mile. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the races.


Top Ten Men, 2018 “Tails and Trails” 5K

1. 19:13, Kurt Dietrich (M, 26)
2. 21:21, Matt Triggs (M, 54)
3. 22:29, Noah Deem (M, 10)
4. 22:46, Tad David (M, 49)
5. 23:33, Juan Padron (M, 48)
6. 23:38, Patrick Deasy (M, 29)
7. 23:46, Patrick Westman (M, 28)
8. 24:15, Jordan Deem (M, 19)
9. 24:18, Daniel McNair (M, 33)
10. 24:19, David Guhl (M, 17)

Top Ten Women, 2018 “Tails and Trails” 5K

1. 24:27, Madison Sims (F, 11)
2. 24:31, Amelia Bryant (F, 29)
3. 24:39, Anna Dower (F, 26)
4. 25:31, Michelle Davis (F, 28)
5. 26:04, Amy Triggs (F, 53)
6. 26:25, Marina Byrd (F, 27)
7. 26:27, Chloe Schaub (F, 25)
8. 26:44, Jennie Merchant (F, 26)
9. 26:50, Jami Lynn Cook (F, 26)
10. 26:53, Ava Jones (F, 12)

“Tails and Trails” winners, 2002 - 2018
Date	Race	Men	Women	Finishers
30 March 2002	5K	19:49, Tim Bolton	23:06, Carrie Weyant	179
15 March 2003	5K	20:47, Justin Dickieson	24:20, Carrie Weyant	218
20 March 2004	5K	18:56, Gary Droze	23:02, Seeley Lovett	221
19 March 2005	5K	18:51, Mathew Dobson	23:12, Stephanie Liles	186
18 March 2006	10K	37:46, Vince Molosky	46:49, Kim Likens	73
	5K	22:06, Roger Michaud	21:48, Stephanie Liles	178
5 May 2007	10K	36:43, Vince Molosky	43:54, Jana Stolting	80
	5K	17:31, Tripp Southerland	24:22, Claire Fruchtnicht	250
3 May 2008	10K	37:23, Vince Molosky	41:55, Karen Geletko	141
	5K	20:54, Jason Graham	21:57, Katrina Unglaub	272
2 May 2009	10K	35:07, Vince Molosky	41:34, Sheryl Rosen	148
	5K	17:24, John Robida	18:59, Kelsey Scheitlin	464
1 May 2010	10K	35:44, Vince Molosky	42:38, Micah Adriani	315
	5K	16:37, Ken Youngers	22:13, Lisa Finn	355
30 April 2011	10K	36:41, Vince Molosky	41:06, Heather Griffis
	5K	17:04, Kevin Sullivan	19:41, Kelly Stevens
5 May 2012	10K	34:52, Stanley Linton	41:38, Micah Adriani	246
	5K	18:22, Jonathan Grisiaffi	23:00, Stephanie Stout	494
4 May 2013	10K	36:29, Vince Molosky	46:31, Lindsey Pfau	207
	5K	16:26, Stanley Linton	19:40, Micah Adriani	521
3 May 2014	10K	37:04, Matthew Cashin	46:12, Urska Dobersek	211
	5K	16:53, Adam Wallenfelsz	20:55, Sara Lane	359
2 May 2015	Half Marathon	1:25:43, Eric Godin	1:49:34, Mary Jane Hayden	92
	10K	37:22, Matthew Cashin	46:04, Brittney Barnes	278
	5K	17:06, Roger Schmidt	20:25, Alese Autore	552
7 May 2016	Half Marathon	1:19:49, Matt Mizereck	1:45:20, Katie Sherron	178
	10K	37:45, Stanley Linton	45:48, Anna Busby	191
	5K	18:20, Peter Van Brussel	20:50, Brittney Barnes	562
6 May 2017	Half Marathon	1:27:34, Eric Godin	1:36:48, Katie Sherron	148
	10K	38:54, Chris O'Kelley	44:40, Sheryl Rosen	123
	5K	18:47, Kurt Dietrich	23:44, Christina Linton	395
5 May 2018	Half Marathon	1:20:46, Andrew Smith	1:45:35, Amanda Sava	104
	10K	37:16, Charlie Johnson	47:16, Jillian Heddaeus	189
	5K	19:13, Kurt Dietrich	24:27, Madison Sims	447
From 2002 to 2006 the event was called the "Furry Scurry." No 10K was held before 2006. No Half Marathon was held prior to 2015.

Links

• Complete results of the 2018 “Tails and Trails”
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTwtSK3KN_vrDedPbCQI9Ic6qE_2eKVt0lY7KOiujzGGLF50ifbM5cJmuEYZU7Om6-nP0QRgbsLkgW1/pubhtml
  
  
• More photos of the 2018 “Tails and Trails”
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10111824255394253.1073742355.5215641&type=1&l=b5b1898524
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2018 “Tails and Trails”
  https://photos.app.goo.gl/UyCeiYha0goedeeg2
  
  
• 2017 story, “Godin and Sherron prevail on the trail at Tails & Trails”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/05/tails-trails-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Mizereck and Sherron tail none on the trails”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/05/tails-trails-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Godin and Hayden prosper on the longer trail at ‘Tails & Trails’”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/05/tails-trails-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Flooding doesn't stop Tails & Trails, Cashin, or Dobersek”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/05/tails-trails-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Molosky back on top in the 'Tails & Trails' 10K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/05/tails-trails-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Linton and Adriani kick tails on the trails”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/05/tails-trails-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Molosky and Griffis tear up the trails at Tom Brown”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/04/tails-trails-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Molosky and Adriani best the field at 'Tails and Trails'”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/05/tails-trails-2010.html
  
  
• 2009 story, “2009 'Tails and Trails' 5K / 10K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/05/2009-tails-and-trails-5k-10k.html
  
  
• Find an upcoming race on the trails of the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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