On a Saturday in Gainesville, Florida--27 January 2007--Enoch Nadler went 4:09.77 in an indoor mile at the Diet Pepsi Invitational. Nadler was a sophomore on the University of Florida Gator track team, and that 4:09.77 stood as his best collegiate mark. It was good for second place in the race.On a Tuesday in Gainesville, Florida--1 January 2019--Enoch Nadler went 4:20.7 in a road mile, Florida Track Club's fourth annual Frank Shorter Road Mile. That time was good for the win, Nadler's second at the event; he had also won the inaugural Frank Shorter Road Mile in 2016. The women's winner, Georganne Watson, did Nadler one better. Running 5:17.5, Watson collected her third straight Frank Shorter Road Mile women's title. Nadler's time stands as the event record. Watson set the Frank Shorter Road Mile women's record in 2017 when she ran 5:13.
Former University of Richmond distance running standout Justin Keefe took second in the men's race, which started at noon in Westside Park. Finishing nearly 60 meters behind Nadler, Keefe ran 4:30.6. Caden Monk, just off his senior year cross-country season at Buchholz High, ran 4:35.4 for third. Monk had also run the race in 2016 (10th, 5:38) and 2017 (8th, 5:08).
The women's race started at 12:35, and ended just over five minutes later with Georganne Watson more than 70 meters ahead of the next runner. There was a close race between Gainesville's Betsy Suda and Jade Mukri of Jacksonville for the second spot. Suda, women's champ at the 2016 Frank Shorter Mile, edged Mukri for the position, 5:33.2 to 5:34.8.
44 men got out on New Year's Day to finish the Frank Shorter Road Mile, and another 36 athletes finished the women's race.
Top Ten Men, Florida Track Club's 2019 Frank Shorter Road Mile
- 4:20.7, Enoch Nadler (M, 33) Gainesville, FL
- 4:30.6, Justin Keefe (M, 24) Gainesville, FL
- 4:35.4, Cade Monk (M, 17) Gainesville, FL
- 4:37.6, Matt Hensley (M, 31) Boulder, CO
- 4:45.6, John Sansalone (M, 23) Gainesville, FL
- 4:50.5, Alex Guy (M, 18) Middleburg, FL
- 4:50.5, Bobby Hensley (M, 34)
- 4:52.5, Dylan Nelson (M, 16) Orange Park, FL
- 4:56.1, Chris Cabret (M, 21) Gainesville, FL
- 4:59.9, Brandon Mayo (M, 17)
Top Ten Women, Florida Track Club's 2019 Frank Shorter Road Mile
- 5:17.5, Georganne Watson (F, 33) Gainesville, FL
- 5:33.2, Betsy Suda (F, 37) Gainesville, FL
- 5:34.8, Jade Mukri (F, 31) Jacksonville, FL
- 5:41.4, Carley Glasser (F, 31) Jacksonville, FL
- 5:54.3, Allison Drummond (F, 15) Gainesville, FL
- 6:05.7, Kristina Von Castel (F, 43) Gainesville, FL
- 6:07.5, Kate Drummond (F, 13) Gainesville, FL
- 6:15.8, Camryn Williams (F, 15) Keystone Heights, FL
- 6:17.5, Kelly Evans (F, 34) Ocala, FL
- 6:36.5, Safi Chalfin-Smith (F, 16) Gainesville, FL
| Frank Shorter Road Mile winners, 2016 - 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 1 January 2016 | 4:40, Enoch Nadler | 5:30, Betsy Suda | 55 |
| 1 January 2017 | 4:23, Mark Parrish | 5:13, Georganne Watson | 90 |
| 1 January 2018 | 4:49, Ravi Kumar | 5:18, Georganne Watson | 76 |
| 1 January 2019 | 4:21, Enoch Nadler | 5:18, Georganne Watson | 80 |
Links
- Complete results of Florida Track Club's 2019 Frank Shorter Road Mile
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS0DURVxjZGf3c0E9JIoAdWKB6IwtJcCtR5TwJOpWypcYAvAcl98XIt1UFDdkBKh4W3jpUJpRq5nwgg/pubhtml
- 2018 story, “The weather outside was frightful, but at the Frank Shorter Mile Kumar and Watson were delightful”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/01/frank-shorter-mile-2018.html
- 2017 story, “Nadler and Suda first in Florida Track Club's Frank Shorter Mile”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/01/frank-shorter-mile-2016.html
- 2016 story, “Nadler and Suda first in Florida Track Club's Frank Shorter Mile”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/01/frank-shorter-mile-2015.html
- Course certification map FL17087TY for Florida Track Club's 2019 Frank Shorter Road Mile
https://certifiedroadraces.com/certificate/?type=l&id=FL17087TY
- Florida Track Club's Frank Shorter Road Mile on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/The-Frank-Shorter-Mile-Presented-by-the-Florida-Track-Club-765440826935294/
- Find more upcoming road miles on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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