“It felt a lot more humid than I thought it would be,” said Chris Haynes. “The temperature was perfect, but I really noticed the humidity on the second mile.”
Chris Haynes |
There's always a critic. But by the time Haynes had noticed the humidity, he had dropped the last of the competition on his way to winning the Springtime 10K for a third year in a row, running 32:39. Ann Centner snagged her first Springtime women’s title, placing ninth overall in 37:10.
Overnight cloudiness was dissipating when the runners started to assemble on South Monroe Street in front of the Leon County Courthouse for the start of the 10K and it’s sister race, the Springtime 5K. By the end of the first mile, Chris Haynes and Austin Whitelaw were out in front of everyone, 5K and 10K runner alike, racing next to one another on Franklin Boulevard.
Chris Haynes and Austin Whitelaw |
“Austin was coming off the Tallahassee Marathon,” said Haynes. “He’s still recovering from that. The second and third mile is where we climb up, and I tried to make a break there.”
He succeeded in shaking off Whitelaw on the Myers Park hills. Halfway through the race, Haynes was half a minute ahead. That lead grew to nearly two minutes during the second half of racing, as Haynes went on to take first in 32:39. Whitelaw was runner-up in 34:36. Charlie Johnson, who had dueled with Haynes during the first half of the 2017 Springtime, was third in 35:03. Hong-Guo Yu was the fastest master runner in the 10K, thirteenth overall in 38:44.
Austin Whitelaw |
“I had a root canal two days ago,” said Haynes. I’m on a lot of antibiotics. The race didn’t feel as easy as the last two years, but that could be the medication.”
Which isn’t the worst of it. The recent dental work prevents Haynes from biting down, keeping him from his favorite foods.
“I’ll be glad when I can eat doughnuts and whatever I like again,” said Haynes.
Charlie Johnson |
“I’m only on the antibiotics for five more days, and then I can get in some good training. My next race with probably be the Rose City 10K. Three good weeks of training, then Rose City.”
Haynes is the defending champion at Thomasville, Georgia's Rose City race, where Ann Centner is the defending women's champ. Centner ran her personal best for 10K at Rose City last year, but took over a minute off that at Springtime.
Ann Centner |
“My previous best was a 38:27 at Rose City, but I went through the first 10K at the Tallahassee Half Marathon in 38:20,’ said Centner. “The weather helped a lot today. Rose City was hot, and this race was much cooler.”
After that fast split during the half marathon, Centner entered Springtime with ambitious goals.
“The plan was to break 38:00, because I have been having really good workouts,” said Centner. “I went out way too fast for the first mile and the first 5K. I ran the first half in 18:20.”
Sheryl Rosen |
18:20 fast enough to win the women’s division in more than a few weekend 5K road races, but so was the 18:50 that Centner ran for the second half of the race. Her winning time, 37:10, was the fastest women’s performance at Springtime since 2013, when Stefanie Slekis ran 36:05.
Sheryl Rosen, a two-time Springtime women's champ, took second to Centner, placing fourteenth overall in 38:50. Amanda Sava placed third in the women's standings and 28th overall in a personal best 41:42. Stephanie Liles-Weyant was the first woman master and tenth female finisher, 52nd overall in 43:49.
Amanda Sava |
There’s more racing ahead in April for Springtime’s first woman.
“The Palace Saloon 5K and Rose City,” said Centner. “And I’m thinking of trying the Red Hill Triathlon. We’ll see.”
Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Springtime 10K
- 32:39, Christopher Haynes (M, 26) Tallahassee, FL
- 34:36, Austin Whitelaw (M, 25) Tallahassee, FL
- 35:03, Charlie Johnson (M, 39) Tallahassee, FL
- 35:37, Charlie Kline (M, 26) Tallahassee, FL
- 36:13, Tristan Cravello (M, 19) Tallahassee, FL
- 36:26, Trevor Sununu (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
- 36:55, Nick Yaeger (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
- 37:02, Ryan Bausback (M, 20) Sarasota, FL
- 37:27, Chris O'Kelley (M, 25) Tallahassee, FL
- 38:36, Tom Parker (M, 36) Tallahassee, FL
Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Springtime 10K
- 37:10, Ann Centner (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
- 38:50, Sheryl Rosen (F, 34) Tallahassee, FL
- 41:42, Amanda Sava (F, 24) Tallahassee, FL
- 42:08, Meg Ogle (F, 28) Tallahassee, FL
- 42:34, Melissa Thompson (F, 34) Thomasville, GA
- 42:42, Brittney Barnes (F, 31) Tallahassee, FL
- 42:43, Jamila Allen (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
- 43:36, Jordan Simas (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
- 43:47, Erika Hango (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
- 43:49, Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 46) Tallahassee, FL
Matt Mizereck and Jake Poore |
While Haynes and Centner were still negotiating the hills in Myers Park, the fastest runners in the 5K were crossing the finish line. Jake Poore, an alumnus of the Land O' Lakes High cross-country team, was first in 17:29. Wyatt Townsend, an eighth-grader at Deerlake and Florida's 2018 middle school cross-country state champion, took second in 17:39. Michael Niezgoda edged the early leader, Matt Mizereck, for third, 17:56 to 17:59.
Grace Koeppel placed first in the women's standings, finishing seventeenth overall in 19:57. Koeppel is a seventh-grader on the Maclay School cross-country team. Samantha Reilly was the women's runner-up, placing 25th overall in 21:01. Alyssa Terry was the third women and 28th overall in 21:06.
Grace Koeppel |
792 athletes finished the 2019 Springtime 10K, while 620 completed the 5K. Yet another 97 ran a one-mile fun run. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the races.
Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Springtime 5K
- 17:29, Jake Poore (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
- 17:39, Wyatt Townsend (M, 14) Tallahassee, FL
- 17:56, Michael Niezgoda (M, 30) Tallahassee, FL
- 17:59, Matthew Mizereck (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
- 18:03, Patrick Koon (M, 13) Tallahassee, FL
- 18:30, Jackson Rowe (M, 13) Tallahassee, FL
- 18:40, Tanner Smith (M, 13) Ocala, FL
- 18:45, Michael Martinez (M, 53) Tallahassee, FL
- 18:47, Robert Duggleby (M, 28) Tallahassee, FL
- 18:48, Filippo Aldrovandi-Reina (M, 14) Tallahassee, FL
Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Springtime 5K
- 19:57, Grace Koeppel (F, 13) Tallahassee, FL
- 21:01, Samantha Reilly (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
- 21:06, Alyssa Terry (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL
- 22:17, Stella Lewis (F, 14) Tallahassee, FL
- 22:45, Anna Koeppel (F, 41) Tallahassee, FL
- 22:47, Clifton Lewis (F, 10) Tallahassee, FL
- 22:49, Cora Atkinson (F, 24) Crawfordville, FL
- 23:28, Grace Kennedy (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
- 23:30, Paula O'Neill (F, 57) Tallahassee, FL
- 23:37, Rachel Van Poppelen (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL
Springtime 10K Champions, 1976 - 2019 | ||||
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Date | Distance | Men | Women | Finishers |
24 April 1976* | 4 miles | 20:30, George West,Donnie Cook | 25:27, Janice Gage | 106 |
1977 | 10K | 31:24, Morrison Reid | 40:57, Nancy McCormac | 205 |
1 April 1978 | 10K | 31:43, George West | 38:03, Laura Ledbetter | 468 |
7 April 1979 | 10K | 33:10, David Ferrell | 37:14, Janice Gage | 658 |
29 March 1980 | 10K | 32:35, Rick Swiderski | 40:02, Lisa Kinch | |
4 April 1981 | 10K | 32:06, Mabry McCray | 37:14, Janice Gage | 683 |
3 April 1982 | 10K | 32:11, George West | 39:56, Pam Ledbetter | |
9 April 1983 | 10K | 31:21, Noel Shumann | 38:15, Janice Hochstein | |
7 April 1984 | 10K | 30:03, Larry Greene | 35:57, Carla Borovicka | 917 |
30 March 1985 | 10K | 30:30, Paul Waldron | 35:32, Carole Rouillard | |
22 March 1986 | 10K | 31:15, Dennis Rice | 37:16, Karen MacHarg | |
5 March 1987 | 10K | 31:52, Jessie Close | 35:30, Carla Borovicka | 757 |
26 March 1988 | 10K | 31:22, Paul Waldron | 38:18, Karen MacHarg | 760 |
8 April 1989 | 10K | 30:49, Paul Waldron | 37:54, Janice Hochstein | 827 |
1990 | 10K | 31:48, Jessie Close | 38:16, Vikki Saga | 913 |
1991 | 10K | 32:02, Jessie Close | 38:29, Paula Johnson | |
1992 | 10K | 32:09, Jessie Close | 37:38, Paula Johnson | |
1993 | 10K | 33:11, Andy Palmer | 36:54, Paula Johnson | |
1994 | 10K | 32:17, Matthew Dobson | 37:37, Lisa Herman | 692 |
1 April 1995 | 10K | 31:43, Matthew Dobson | 37:27, Jane Johnson | |
13 April 1996 | 10K | 32:21, Jessie Close | 37:11, Jane Johnson | 610 |
12 April 1997 | 10K | 31:12, Juri Punda | 35:30, Tamara Karloukova | 847 |
4 April 1998 | 10K | 31:07, Randy Hollinger | 34:09, Breeda Dennehy | 789 |
27 March 1999 | 10K | 30:56, Muchapiwa Mazano | 37:01, Sarah Docter-Williams | 681 |
1 April 2000 | 10K | 32:28, Muchapiwa Mazano | 36:05, Anna Pichrtova | 770 |
31 March 2001 | 10K | 32:18, Muchapiwa Mazano | 34:46, Tatyana Maslova | 717 |
6 April 2002 | 10K | 31:18, Conor Holt | 36:40, Larisa Timchina | 732 |
5 April 2003 | 10K | 30:56, Joseph Zepherinus | 34:52, Larisa Timchina | 634 |
3 April 2004 | 10K | 33:22, Caleb Carmichael | 37:03, Sarah Docter-Williams | 694 |
2 April 2005 | 10K | 32:43, Joey Zins | 36:51, Sarah Docter-Williams | 758 |
1 April 2006 | 10K | 33:25, Joey Zins | 34:36, Vicky Gill | 663 |
31 March 2007 | 10K | 33:27, Matthew Dobson | 37:23, Lara Shaw | 867 |
29 March 2008 | 10K | 31:59, Joey Zins | 38:16, Sarah Docter-Williams | 820 |
5K | 17:58, Cray Peron | 23:17, Angela Gibbs | 423 | |
28 March 2009 | 10K | 35:00, David Altmaier | 38:34, Lisa Johnson | 658 |
5K | 16:44, Daniel Lee | 18:48, Allison Eagen | 409 | |
27 March 2010 | 10K | 33:09, Chris Lake | 38:23, Sheryl Rosen | 850 |
5K | 19:14, Etienne Mazimpaka | 21:58, Katherine Lindsay | 686 | |
2 April 2011 | 10K | 32:34, Chris Lake | 34:52, Pasca Cheruiyot | 934 |
5K | 19:10, Etienne Mazimpaka | 18:18, Lisa Johnson | 731 | |
31 March 2012 | 10K | 33:29, Chris Lake | 37:33, Lindsay Zeiler | 905 |
5K | 19:02, David Witman | 18:24, Lisa Johnson | 809 | |
6 April 2013 | 10K | 31:42, Kevin Sullivan | 36:05, Stefanie Slekis | 993 |
5K | 16:48, Alex Smyth | 19:24, Lisa Johnson | 788 | |
29 March 2014 | 10K | 32:03, Kevin Sullivan | 38:09, Seeley Gutierrez | 716 |
5K | 17:50, Adam Greenstein | 18:17, Amy Hines | 443 | |
28 March 2015 | 10K | 32:59, Stephen Cox | 37:30, Sheryl Rosen | 986 |
5K | 17:31, Adam Greenstein | 19:44, Alyson Churchill | 709 | |
2 April 2016 | 10K | 34:06, Roger Schmidt | 39:09, Adriana Piekarewicz | 942 |
5K | 18:42, Nicholas Loffer | 21:53, Megan Churchill | 426 | |
1 April 2017 | 10K | 32:51, Christopher Haynes | 37:21, Ani Veltcheva | 909 |
5K | 18:36, Nick Loffer | 20:53, Shannon Turner | 582 | |
7 April 2018 | 10K | 32:31, Christopher Haynes | 38:57, Katie Sherron | 776 |
5K | 18:00, Mark Zamani | 19:19, Lucy Baird | 511 | |
30 March 2019 | 10K | 32:39, Christopher Haynes | 37:10, Ann Centner | 792 |
5K | 17:29, Jake Poore | 19:57, Grace Koeppel | 620 | |
* The 1976 race was a four-mile run on the FSU campus. |
Links:
- Complete results of the 2019 Springtime Road Race
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQpKZl5Ckm8xpxVciBaQ2_Le_WNRtU1Qo2q2kioK7TxTePV9S_NYLWfGFvhHAgtzgN04pZAeIw8CD8H/pubhtml
- More photos of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Springtime 10K
- Part 1: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10113349518165433&type=3
- Part 2: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10113350762127523&type=3
- Part 3: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10113352113060243&type=3
- Fred Deckert's photos of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Springtime Road Race
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4SVnUBifs3ERQcTn6
- Kat Sack's photos of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Springtime Road Race
https://photos.app.goo.gl/udPkgaiKZXAMJHGf7
- Trouble Afoot! coverage of past Springtime 10K Road Races
- 2018 story, “Haynes and Sherron outrun April showers to win the Springtime 10K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/04/springtime-2018.html
- 2017 story, “Haynes and Veltcheva are the young winners of an old race, the Springtime 10K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/04/springtime-2017.html
- 2016 story, “Schmidt and Piekarewicz score come-from-behind victories at Springtime”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/04/springtime-2016.html
- 2015 story, “Cox and Rosen conquer Springtime”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/03/springtime-2015.html
- 2014 story, “Sullivan and Gutierrez win at a soaked Springtime”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/03/springtime-2014.html
- 2013 story, “Kevin Sullivan is man of the season at the Springtime 10K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/04/springtime-2013.html
- 2012 story, “Lake owns Springtime, makes it three wins in a row”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/03/springtime-2012.html
- 2011 story, “Laurels, not florals, for Lake and Cheruiyot at Springtime 10K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/04/springtime-2011.html
- 2010 story, “Springtime and everything is coming up Rosen and Lake”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/03/2010-springtime-10k.html
- 2009 story, “2009 Springtime 10K, Tallahassee, Florida”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/03/2009-springtime-10k-tallahassee-florida.html
- 2018 story, “Haynes and Sherron outrun April showers to win the Springtime 10K”
- A dozen years of Springtime 10K winners, 2007 to 2018
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/03/springtime-winners-2007-2018.html
- In the 1980s, Springtime was Paul Waldron time
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/04/paul-waldron-springtime.html
- 2018 Springtime 10K USATF course certification map (FL11044EBM)
http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL11044EBM
- 2018 Springtime 5K USATF course certification map (FL11045EBM)
http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL11045EBM
- Springtime 10K / 5K / One mile website
http://springtime10k.com/
- Find your next seasonal race by consulting the Trouble Afoot! calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1