Mother and father Katie Sherron and Zach DeVeau win at the Mother's Day 5K

Starting in 2004, each year on the Saturday before Mother's Day you could spot athletes racing on the main road through Maclay Gardens State Park, north of Tallahassee, Florida. Along the race course you would also see men wearing fezzes, because the annual Mother's Day 5K has always been hosted by the Marzuq Shrine Temple. Zach DeVeau of Tallahassee won the Shrine’s sixteenth annual Mother’s Day 5K on Saturday morning, 11 May 2019, running 18:19. Dr. Katie Sherron was the first woman in the race, placing fourth overall in 21:08.

Zach DeVeau

You could call it a family affair, because DeVeau and Sherron are married. The couple were also first man and first woman at the 2015 Mother’s Day 5K, as well as at a few other races over the years.


“This is our first double win in a while,” noted DeVeau.

Katie Sherron

That may be because for a while, at many races either DeVeau or Sherron was pushing their son, Barrett, along the course in a baby stroller. Thanks to Barrett, Sherron was also the first mother at the Mother’s Day 5K.


The 5K began right at 8:30 AM, heading uphill from the Lake Hall Recreation Area. Kurt Dietrich, winner of the 2017 and 2018 Mother’s Day races, led the field. DeVeau trailed, moving into second by the end of the first quarter mile.

The leaders near the end of the first kilometer

“We went out, and I thought the first mile was much faster than it was,” recalled DeVeau. “But the clock said 6:00, so I just kept going at that pace.”


Just beyond the mile mark, the runners left the pavement as the race took them onto the Lake Overstreet trails for the second mile of the race.


“I like the trails,” said DeVeau. “I used to train on those trails a lot. By the time I reached the power line easement I had caught Kurt.”

Kurt Dietrich

DeVeau overtook Dietrich late in the second mile. Early in the third mile the race was all but over, with DeVeau about a hundred yards ahead and pulling away. Unchallenged on his way back to Lake Hall, DeVeau crossed the finish line first in 18:19. Dietrich was second in 18:47. Michael Martinez was the first master runner in the race, placing third overall in 20:14.


Soon after the race started, everyone was chasing Kurt Dietrich, but the runner closest in pursuit was Maya Tang, a Deerlake Middle School eighth-grader. With only Dietrich ahead of her, Tang was leading the women’s field.

Maya Tang

“She went out pretty quickly,” said Sherron.


Sherron, though, soon caught the fast-starting Tang.


“At the mile,” said Sherron. “Exactly at the mile mark.”

Shannon Colavecchio

For the remaining two miles, the race belonged to Sherron, who finished in a winning 21:08. Tang was second in the women’s standings and fifth overall in 22:47. After moving up on Tang late in the race, Shannon Colavecchio finished a close third in the women's division, placing sixth overall in 22:54. Colavecchio was the first woman master in the race.


27 athletes finished the Marzuq Shrine Temple’s 2019 Mother’s Day 5K. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Marzuq Mother's Day 5K

1. 18:19, Zach DeVeau (M, 31)
2. 18:47, Kurt Dietrich (M, 27)
3. 20:14, Michael Martinez (M, 53)
4. 23:50, Cole Tessier (M, 36)
5. 24:51, Thomas Krick (M, 56)
6. 25:30, Trent Parsons (M, 10)
7. 25:52, Jose Jimenez (M, 31)
8. 28:34, Romeo Aggabao (M, 53)
9. 35:05, Fernando Sanchez (M, 28)
10. 48:22, Estan Rodriguez (M, 84)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Marzuq Mother's Day 5K

1. 21:08, Katie Sherron (F, 37)
2. 22:47, Maya Tang (F, 14)
3. 22:54, Shannon Colavecchio (F, 41)
4. 25:42, Ashley Palelis (F, 35)
5. 26:58, Heather Malloy (F, 50)
6. 29:47, Stephanie Hurt (F, 67)
7. 31:52, Laura Parsons (F, 33)
8. 32:38, Katrina Harris (F, 55)
9. 32:44, Gingy Sampson (F, 54)
10. 34:05, Linda Hand (F, 50)

Marzuq Shriners' Mother's Day 5K Champions, 2004 - 2019
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
8 May 2004	19:42, Scott Ruplinger	25:33, Penny Isom	53
7 May 2005	?	?
13 May 2006	18:27, David Yon	19:27, Laura Hempel	71
12 May 2007	18:03, Martin Sykut	19:04, Lisa Johnson	67
10 May 2008	19:30, James Dexter	20:19, Sheryl Rosen	114
9 May 2009	18:13, Myles Gibson	22:41, Angela Dempsey	161
8 May 2010	19:10, Mickey Moore	22:29, Fran McLean	89
7 May 2011	18:33, Stephen Robbins	20:36, Micah Adriani	172
12 May 2012	16:08, Kevin Sullivan	17:53, Sheryl Rosen	235
11 May 2013	17:22, Vince Molosky	19:49, Katie Showman	128
10 May 2014	17:13, Vince Molosky	20:40, Renee Cox	122
9 May 2015	17:44, Zach DeVeau	19:57, Katie Sherron	69
7 May 2016	18:09, Grady Smith	26:56, Carrie Smith	51
13 May 2017	18:14, Kurt Dietrich	22:34, Laura Reina	84
12 May 2018	18:40, Kurt Dietrich	23:03, Vicky Droze	92
11 May 2019	18:19, Zach DeVeau	21:08, Katie Sherron	27
Any leads on the 2005 results would be deeply appreciated. Contact me!

Links:

• Complete results of the 2019 Marzuq Shriners' Mother's Day 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRIDiGrSdJEX4b4fdRGAozrZkM95VM3wa2BRW7qo5E0jMH5YWeb6Kl2DSu1KqgxCz86bfOAShS34kpv/pubhtml
  
  
• More photos of the 2019 Marzuq Shriners' Mother's Day 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10113568355468723
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2019 Marzuq Shriners' Mother's Day 5K
  https://photos.app.goo.gl/E2oQ8gk6FboZzwHJ8
  
  
• 2018 story, “Winning is a piece of cake for Kurt Dietrich and Vicky Droze at the Mother's Day 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/05/marzuq-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “It was Dietrich's and Reina's day at the Mother's Day 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/05/marzuq-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Smith and Smith are winners at the 2016 Marzuq 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/05/marzuq-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Tasty Mother's Day wins for DeVeau and Sherron”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/05/marzuq-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Bloomin' good runs in the Gardens for Molosky and Cox”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/05/marzuq-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Sweet victory in Maclay Gardens for Molosky and Showman”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/05/marzuq-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Sullivan and Rosen take the cake at the Marzuq 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/05/marzuq-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “A Mother's Day stroll in Maclay Gardens for Robbins and Adriani”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/05/marzuq-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Marzuq laurels go to Moore and McLean”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/05/marzuq-2010.html
  
  
• Run a race! Find one to your liking on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://trouoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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