31:35 for Chris Haynes and 36:57 for Ann Centner, Rose City 10K champions

Thomasville, Georgia's 98th annual Rose Show and Festival concluded on Saturday, 27 April 2019. You could certainly see some beautiful blossoms at the Show, but you could also see many still on the bush at the Thomasville Rose Garden near Cherokee Lake. Even just strolling around town you could view blooms in yards and green spaces. If you wanted to cover more ground, you could have done your viewing while running Thomasville's 42nd annual Rose City Run, a 10K. Not everyone in the run was flower watching, though. Chris Haynes hardly had the time for it as he won the 6.2-mile race in 31.35. Nor was Ann Centner stopping to smell the roses as she raced to a women's title in 36:57, placing sixth overall.

Ann Centner and Chris Haynes

"We want to get going before it warms up," declared race director Dr. Jim Story as the runners gathered on Broad Street for the 8:00 AM start of 10K. "Right now it's perfect for running."


Dr. Story wasn't exaggerating. It was bright, calm, dry, and cool, with temperatures in the 50s. The consensus was that it was a good morning for a race, a consensus shared by Chris Haynes. The Tallahassee, Florida runner had other concerns, though.

Chris Haynes

"I'm worried," admitted Haynes. "There are some fast guys here. Nathan Haskins, and maybe someone even faster."


Haynes was a two-time Rose City Run champion, with wins in 2017 and 2018. But Haskins, a Thomasville runner, also had two Rose City wins to his credit, one in 2009 and another in 2015.. Right after the start of the race, Haskins took the lead. Haynes trailed a few steps back. The two left the rest of the field far behind.

Nathan Haskins and Chris Haynes

"Did you see the random surges he was putting in?" said Haynes. "He must have made twelve of them."


"We went through three miles in 15:00," continued Haynes. "The next two miles were slow, really slow. At five miles I could feel he was tired from setting the pace and from all the surges."

Chris Haynes and Nathan Haskins

Racing side by side, Haynes and Haskins passed the five-mile mark in 25:33. Haynes made a move. Half a mile later, racing past MacIntyre Park, Haynes was over a hundred meters ahead of Haskins and pulling even farther away. A few minutes later Haynes was back on Broad Street crossing the finish line in a winning 31:35, the fastest of his three Rose City wins and the fastest winning time in the race since 2007, when four-time champ Alan Black went 31:21. Haskins took second in 32:50. Tallahassee triathlete Charlie Johnson was third in 35:14.

Charlie Johnson

"For the third year in a row, from Tallahassee, our women's winner was Ann Centner," said Dr. Story at the awards presentation. "36:57. You're getting faster, Ann."


She is. In her previous Rose City outings, Centner ran 40:56 and 38:27. 36:57 isn't just her fastest mark at Rose City, it's her personal best and first time breaking 37:00.

Ann Centner

"I know! I was happy!" said Centner.


In Thomasville, Centner lined up with three-time Rose City women's champ Sheryl Rosen, a Tallahassee lawyer. Rosen never mounted a challenge, though, as Centner led the women's field from start to finish. Rosen was second in the women's standings and ninth overall in 37:49. Brittney Barnes, another Tallahassee athlete, was the third woman and nineteenth overall in 40:45.

Sheryl Rosen

"I don't think I could PR in the mile right now, but 10K is a lot easier now," said Centner about her current state of fitness. "I remember my first 10K, after high school track season. That was awful. I'm doing a lot of quantity now. Six miles of work on the track on Tuesdays, and my long runs are even longer than in college."


Haynes is also logging a lot of mileage.


"I'm going to be trying to keep over a hundred miles a week in training," said Haynes. "I'm getting ready for the Grandma's Marathon."

Brittney Barnes

That's the 43rd annual Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota on 22 June 2019. Haynes won't be the only Rose City Runner there; Haskins is also entered. There aren't any marathons in the near future for Centner, though, or even much racing.


"After this I'm taking a little break," said Centner. "And then the Breakfast on the Track Mile in August."


Centner can be excused an intermission from competition. Over the last four weeks she's run the Springtime 10K, the Palace Saloon 5K, and the Rose City 10K--three races, three wins, and three personal bests.

Ali Kelly and Lourena Maxwell

Myles Gibson of Donalsonville, Georgia was the fastest master runner in the Rose City Run, covering the 10K in 38:17. Gibson was the ninth male finisher in the race and eleventh overall. Tallahassee's Lourena Maxwell was the first woman master, placing eleventh in the women's standings and 41st overall in 45:37.


397 athletes finished the 10K at the 2019 Rose City Run and another 144 completed the kids' mile. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee chip-timed both races.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Rose City Run 10K

1. 31:35, Christopher Haynes (M, 26)
2. 32:50, Nathan Haskins (M, 30)
3. 35:14, Charlie Johnson (M, 39)
4. 36:12, Brad Busboom (M, 31)
5. 36:49, Brian Miller (M, 21)
6. 37:28, Ryan Truchelut (M, 33)
7. 37:32, Leo Kelly (M, 15)
8. 37:57, Zach Deveau (M, 31)
9. 38:17, Myles Gibson (M, 52)
10. 39:20, David Knauf (M, 55)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Rose City Run 10K

1. 36:57, Ann Centner (F, 27)
2. 37:49, Sheryl Rosen (F, 34)
3. 40:45, Brittney Barnes (F, 31)
4. 41:37, Katie Sherron (F, 37)
5. 42:56, Angela Cipriani (F, 20)
6. 43:29, Lilly Unger (F, 16)
7. 43:29, Erika Hango (F, 29)
8. 43:55, Samantha Murray (F, 19)
9. 44:09, Olivia Rosener (F, 20)
10. 45:05, Jillian Heddaeus (F, 36)

42 years of Rose City Run 10K champions, 1978 - 2019
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
29 April 1978	31:25, Gary Slayton	36:45, Janice Hochstein
28 April 1979	31:47, Mike Rasper	37:49, Janice Hochstein
26 April 1980	31:18, George West	38:14, Colleen Joiner
25 April 1981	30:21, Mabry McCray	40:26, Nicole Batchelder
1982	30:33, Ernie McKee	38:31, Nicole Batchelder
1983	30:47, Noel Shuman	34:57, Darien Andreu
1984	33:05, Gary Slayton	37:51, Barbara Balzer
27 April 1985	32:36, Rick Miller	37:41, Barbara Balzer
26 April 1986	32:05, Rick Miller	37:35, Janice Hochstein
1987	29:57, Herb Wills	37:39, Karen MacHarg
1988	31:55, Jessie Close	37:59, Karen MacHarg
1989	31:39, Jessie Close	36:49, Karen MacHarg
1990	31:56, Jessie Close	37:04, Karen MacHarg
1991	31:15, Jessie Close	38:33, Vikki Saga
1992	33:04, Trent Smith	37:48, Vikki Saga
24 April 1993	31:28, Gary Droze	38:24, Vikki Saga
23 April 1994	30:19, Robin Rogers	37:37, Lisa Herman
29 April 1995	31:52, Jessie Close	35:37, Suzanne Rigg
27 Aprl 1996	32:18, Jessie Close	39:37, Carrie Weyant
26 April 1997	32:29, Brian Erb	36:40, Sarah Docter-Williams
25 April 1998	31:58, Alan Black	36:07, Sarah Docter-Williams
24 April 1999	32:21, Alan Black	37:14, Sarah Docter-Williams
29 April 2000	34:15, Sean Daniels	35:20, Anna Pichrtova
28 April 2001	32:05, Paul Spangler	36:22, Sarah Docter-Williams
27 April 2002	30:53, Alan Black	39:35, Jane Johnson
26 April 2003	31:58, Matt Kalinski	41:53, Julie Carico
25 April 2004	33:44, Jessie Close	39:52, Kate Remillard
23 April 2005	33:44, Jessie Close	37:08, Sarah Docter-Williams
29 April 2006	34:32, Jessie Close	38:38, Barbara Jarnagin
28 April 2007	31:21, Alan Black	39:02, Sheryl Rosen
26 April 2008	33:10, Malcolm Campbell	37:40, Donna Garcia
25 April 2009	32:34, Nathaniel Haskins	41:38, Mary Anne Grayson
24 April 2010	32:51, Chris Lake	37:42, Amy Hines	410
23 April 2011	32:46, Chris Lake	38:58, Donna Garcia	490
28 April 2012	32:51, Chris Lake	36:51, Sheryl Rosen	464
27 April 2013	32:52, Will Stanford	37:08, Sheryl Rosen	417
26 April 2014	33:21, Chris Lake	38:58, Amy Hines	463
25 April 2015	32:04, Nathan Haskins	41:32, Beth Sweeny	428
23 April 2016	34:37, Roger Schmidt	38:11, Ani Veltcheva	358
29 April 2017	32:57, Christopher Haynes	40:56, Ann Centner	392
28 April 2018	31:43, Christopher Haynes	38:27, Ann Centner	310
27 April 2019	31:35, Christopher Haynes	36:57, Ann Centner	397

Links

• Complete results of the 2019 Rose City Run 10K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTLixzHENyPdzHENQe6VsfJZVpbrD5UlG6qpJPVf68IZmpgjDKZe21IJSmFdAV3F7X5hwC7VDfBtFx7/pubhtml
  
  
• More photos of the 2019 Rose City Run 10K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10113493844893513
  
  
• Brittany Bevis' photos of the 2019 Rose City Run 10K
  https://photos.app.goo.gl/CkC5ttxkYstpqdBGA
  
  
• 2018 story, “Chris Haynes and Ann Centner repeat at Rose City”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/04/rose-city-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Haynes and Centner gather roses in Thomasville”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/04/rose-city-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Schmidt and Veltcheva bloom at the Rose City Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/04/rose-city-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Warriors of the Roses, Haskins and Sweeny win the Rose City Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/04/rose-city-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Fog and Flowers, Lake and Hines win again at Rose City”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/04/rose-city-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “No stopping to smell the roses for Stanford or Rosen”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/04/rose-city-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Lake and Rosen collect more Rose City titles”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/04/rose-city-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Lake and Garcia go for two at Rose City”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/04/rose-city-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Lake and Hines beat the storm at Rose City”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/04/rose-city-2010.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map GA12003WC for the 2018 Rose City Run 10K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA12003WC
  
  
• Find the next Rose City Run on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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