Saturday, August 31, 2019

Bolles and Plant visit Tallahassee, leave with the Big Bend Cross-Country titles

On Saturday morning, 31 August 2019, west of Tallahassee, Florida, the third annual Big Bend Invitational Cross-Country Meet was under way in Apalacheee Regional Park. The first race, the high school girls' 5K, was finishing up. Bolles School coach Tony Ryan turned away from the home stretch. The last of his athletes had already gone by.


"I'm getting too old for this," cracked Ryan.

Caitlin Wilkey

You wouldn't guess it by the performance of his team. The Bolles girls logged 29 points, easily winning the race. Chiles High senior Caitlin Wilkey took first in the 5K, running 18:37. The Plant High boys, visiting from Tampa, Florida, were the top team in the boys' 5K, scoring 38. Maclay senior Junious Brown posted a 16:14, winning the boys' race for the second year in a row.


It was an iffy weekend for sports in the Sunshine State. A major hurricane, Dorian, was churning up the Atlantic east of the Bahamas and threatening to make landfall in Florida. The Florida State vs. Boise State football game had been moved out of Jacksonville to Tallahassee. Nor was cross-country immune to the state's storm preparations. In South Florida, the Florida Atlantic Invitational, slated for 30 August 2019, had been canceled. But in North Florida, the Big Bend Invitational went ahead as scheduled. The only inclement weather was heat and humidity, typical for the time of year.

Alyson Churchill

The girls' 5K started around 8:15 AM, after the runners in the Open 5K had cleared the course. Alyson Churchill, a Chiles senior, grabbed the lead. As a frosh, Churchill had won the 2016 class 3A state title on the Apalachee Regional Park course. Halfway through the Big Bend race, she was 70 meters ahead of the next runner, and looked likely to add another ARPXC win to her resume. It would also be Churchill's second win of the season. A week earlier, she had won the girls' 5K at Chiles' opening meet, the Dueling Summits. But Chiles senior Caitlin Wilkey hadn't raced at Dueling Summits.


"I was taking the SAT," explained Wilkey.

Ella Mickler and Elizabeth Csikai

During the second half of the Big Bend 5K, Wilkey closed the 70-meter gap that Churchill had opened. That margin was gone with half a kilometer left in the race, when the two runners had made their final trip over The Wall, the Apalachee Regional Park course's infamous hill.


"I passed Alyson at the top of The Wall," said Wilkey. "I saw an opportunity and I took advantage of it."


Wilkey drove towards the finish, leaving Churchill behind. At the line, it was Wilkey first in 18:37 with Churchill runner-up in 18:48. Bolles frosh Elizabeth Csikai placed third in 19:44. Another Bolles frosh, Ella Mickler, edged Leon junior Avery Calabro for fourth, 19:50 to 19:51.

Bolles girls

The Bolles girls put three more runners in the top ten, with junior Maxine Montoya sixth in 19:52, frosh Jillian Candelino seventh in 20:09, and junior Layne Rivera ninth in 20:38. Once Rivera was home, Bolles had 29 points and the win. The Chiles girls, the 2018 Big Bend champs, were second with 46 points. Leon was third in the fourteen-team field with 97 points.


Team Standings, 2019 Big Bend Invitational High School Girls' 5K
  1. Bolles, 29
  2. Chiles, 46
  3. Leon, 97
  4. South Walton, 135
  5. Wakulla, 140
  6. Maclay, 203
  7. Deerfield-Windsor, 205
  8. Lincoln, 220
  9. Community Christian, 220
  10. Valdosta, 248
  11. Florida State University, 299
  12. Jefferson County, 307
  13. Franklin County, 400
  14. Saint John Paul II Catholic, 417

Top Ten, 2019 Big Bend Invitational High School Girls' 5K
  1. 18:36.60, Caitlin Wilkey (Chiles) 12
  2. 18:48.00, Alyson Churchill (Chiles) 12
  3. 19:43.60, Elizabeth Csikai (Bolles) 9
  4. 19:49.10, Ella Mickler (Bolles) 9
  5. 19:50.80, Avery Calabro (Leon) 11
  6. 19:51.50, Maxine Montoya (Bolles) 11
  7. 20:08.20, Jillian Candelino (Bolles) 9
  8. 20:24.70, Megan Churchill (Chiles) 12
  9. 20:37.30, Layne Rivera (Bolles) 11
  10. 20:37.80, Lillian Unger (Leon) 11

Junious Brown is a fan of the Apalachee Regional Park Cross-Country Course.


"I love it! It's amazing," said Brown. "And so convenient as well, right here in town."

Junious Brown

Winning the Big Bend Invitational in both 2018 and 2019 could have something to do with Brown's love for ARPXC. After two kilometers of the 2019 race, there still half a dozen runners in the lead pack, a group paced by Brown. Half a kilometer later, after cresting The Wall for the first time, only two other runners were still with Brown--South Florida HEAT senior Joseph Anderton and Leon sophomore Jackson Yarbrough. After another half kilometer, Brown left Anderton and Yarbrough behind.


"I just figured they're probably still recovering from the hill," reasoned Brown. "So I glided on the next downhill and made a move on the uphill."

Jackson Yarbrough, Joseph Anderton, Junious Brown

By the four-kilometer mark, Brown had broken the race open. He finished the race in a winning 16:14, just ten seconds off his best time ever at ARPXC. Anderton was second in 16:30. Yarbrough held off Plant senior Keith Gibson for third, both runners clocked in 16:48.


Gibson was joined in the top ten by two of his Plant teammates, sophomore Ryan Maney (7th, 16:55) and junior Wynne Thomas (9th, 17:04). Sophomore Ashton Stringer (11th, 17:20) and senior William Carlson (12th, 17:23) completed Plant's score, giving their team 38 points and first place among fifteen teams. Chiles, led by senior Hawthorne Hay (5th, 16:49) and junior Nathan Reffitt (6th, 16:49), took second with 47 points. Leon was third with 63 points.

Joseph Anderton

Team Standings, 2019 Big Bend Invitational High School Boys' 5K
  1. Plant, 38
  2. Chiles, 47
  3. Leon, 63
  4. Lincoln, 139
  5. Maclay, 141
  6. Deerfield-Windsor, 188
  7. Wakulla, 229
  8. South Walton, 250
  9. Community Christian, 268
  10. Valdosta, 282
  11. Florida State University, 326
  12. North Florida Christian, 342
  13. Saint John Paul II Catholic, 353
  14. Jefferson County, 383
  15. Franklin County, 387

Top Ten, 2019 Big Bend Invitational High School Boys' 5K
  1. 16:13.10, Junious Brown IV (Maclay) 12
  2. 16:29.80, Joseph Anderton (South Florida HEAT) 12
  3. 16:47.20, Jackson Yarbrough (Leon) 10
  4. 16:47.80, Keith Gibson (Plant) 12
  5. 16:48.10, Hawthorne Hay (Chiles) 12
  6. 16:48.40, Nathan Reffitt (Chiles) 11
  7. 16:54.90, Ryan Maney (Plant) 10
  8. 16:57.10, Ben Kirbo (Chiles) 10
  9. 17:03.60, Wynne Thomas (Plant) 11
  10. 17:07.30, Jake Rogers (Leon) 9

The first Big Bend Invitational was scheduled for 3 September 2016, but the meet had to be canceled when damage from Hurricane Hermine shut down ARPXC. When the Big Bend Invitational debuted a year later, Clifton Lewis was there, racing in the middle school girls' 3K. She ran that event again at the 2018 Invitational. Lewis competed in the 3K a third time in 2019, and this time the sixth-grader won the race, running 12:19. Emerald Coast seventh-graders took the next two places with Annabelle Melberg second in 12:29 and Madilynn Jersey third in 12:41.

Clifton Lewis

Emerald Coast put two more athletes in the top ten, with eighth-grader Wren Hall sixth in 13:30 and seventh-grader Claire Griner eighth in 14:00. Seventh-grader Vivian Peele wrapped up the scoring for Emerald Coast, placing thirteenth in 14:25 and giving the Stingrays a winning 24 points.


Led by sixth-grader Lillian Koeppel (5th, 13:18), the Maclay girls were second in the six-team field with 35 points. Wakulla took third, scoring 85 points behind the ninth-place finish of eighth-grader Liliana Lewis (14:02).


Team Standings, 2019 Big Bend Invitational Middle School Girls' 3K
  1. Emerald Coast, 24
  2. Maclay, 35
  3. Wakulla, 85
  4. Marianna, 127
  5. Community Leadership, 132
  6. Valdosta, 136

Top Ten, 2019 Big Bend Invitational Middle School Girls' 3K
  1. 12:18.10, Clifton Lewis (Unattached) 6
  2. 12:28.80, Annabelle Melberg (Emerald Coast) 7
  3. 12:40.10, Madilynn Jersey (Emerald Coast) 7
  4. 12:58.20, Sophia Youngberg (Montford) 7
  5. 13:17.60, Lillian Koeppel (Maclay) 6
  6. 13:29.30, Wren Hall (Emerald Coast) 8
  7. 13:41.80, Payton Thumm (Maclay) 7
  8. 13:59.70, Claire Griner (Emerald Coast) 7
  9. 14:01.50, Liliana Lewis (Wakulla) 8
  10. 14:09.50, Lauren Guyer (Maclay) 7

In the middle school boys' 3K, Noah Deem, a seventh-grader racing in the colors of Community Leadership Academy, grabbed his first win of the 2019 season, running 11:19. Behind Deem, two eighth-graders dueled for the runner-up spot--Will Springer of Holy Comforter and Carter Ward of Emerald Coast. Springer broke away during the final kilometer to take second in 11:29; Ward was third in 11:35.

Noah Deem

Ward's third-place showing led the Emerald Coast boys to the top spot in the team standings. Ward; seventh-graders Matthew Minton (5th, 12:08), Kobe White (11th, 12:38), and Jaiden Weede (16th, 13:21); and eighth-grader Hudson Railton (39th, 15:19), totaled a winning score of 53 points for the Stingrays. Marianna was second among the seven teams with 72 points, led by the fifteenth-place, 13:17 performance of eighth-grader Richie Barnes. Seventh-grader Rollins Miller of Maclay was fourth in 11:49, leading his team to third place with 81 points.


Team Standings, 2019 Big Bend Invitational Middle School Boys' 3K
  1. Emerald Coast, 53
  2. Marianna, 72
  3. Maclay, 81
  4. Valdosta, 87
  5. Florida State University, 118
  6. Community Leadership, 123
  7. Christ Classical, 136

Top Ten, 2019 Big Bend Invitational Middle School Boys' 3K
  1. 11:18.80, Noah Deem (Community Leadership) 7
  2. 11:28.20, Will Springer (Holy Comforter) 8
  3. 11:34.80, Carter Ward (Emerald Coast) 8
  4. 11:48.60, Rollins Miller (Maclay) 7
  5. 12:07.30, Matthew Minton (Emerald Coast) 7
  6. 12:09.60, Jonah Berry (GCU Elite Racing) 8
  7. 12:10.30, Reece Juno (Franklin County) 8
  8. 12:16.20, Peter Boulware (Community Leadership) 7
  9. 12:24.20, AJ LaMothe (Montford) 8
  10. 12:31.40, Hayne Miller (Maclay) 7

Big Bend Invitational Cross-Country Meet champs, 2017-2019
High School Boys
DateWinning TeamsIndividual Winners
2 September 2017Chiles, 22 points15:51, Michael Phillips (Chiles) 12
1 September 2018Niceville, 4617:00, Junious Brown IV (Maclay) 11
31 August 2019Plant, 3816:14, Junious Brown IV (Maclay) 12
High School Girls
DateWinning TeamsIndividual Winners
2 September 2017Chiles, 27 points19:02, Ana Wallace (Chiles) 12
1 September 2018Chiles, 2718:53, Lillian Holtery (Niceville) 10
31 August 2019Bolles, 2918:37, Caitlin Wilkey (Chiles) 12
Middle School Boys
DateWinning TeamsIndividual Winners
2 September 2017Montford, 21 points12:09, Patrick Koon (Fairview) 6
1 September 2018Liza Jackson, 3912:16, Clayton Knox (Maclay) 8
31 August 2019Emerald Coast, 5311:19, Noah Deem (Community Leadership) 7
Middle School Girls
DateWinning TeamsIndividual Winners
2 September 2017Riversprings, 24 points14:57, Stella Lewis (Panhandle Express) 7
1 September 2018Ruckel, 3612:47, Rory Claussen (Shaldera Panthers) 7
31 August 2019Emerald Coast, 2412:19, Clifton Lewis (Unattached) 6

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Thursday, August 29, 2019

Skye Williams and Patrick Koon start the LCS middle school cross-country season on top

In Tallahassee, Florida, classes for Leon County middle schools opened on 12 August 2019. The most important part of the 2019-20 school year, though, started on Thursday, 29 August 2019--the first day of Leon County Schools' middle school cross-country season. Competition opened on the east side of town at the Apalachee Regional Park Cross-Country Invitational, where the Montford girls took first in a field of seven teams. Individual honors also went to the Mustangs, with Montford eighth-grader Skye Williams winning the three-kilometer girls' race in 12:44. In the boys' 3K, Fairview scored 41 to place first among eight teams, while Fairview eighth-grader Patrick Koon posted a winning 10:32.

Skye Williams
Skye Williams

Competition commenced at 6:00 PM on the Apalachee Regional Park Championship Cross-Country Course with the girl's 3K. With a kilometer to go in the three-kilometer race, Montford seventh-grader Sophia Youngberg was leading the race. Just a few steps behind, though, were Skye Williams of Montford, Deerlake sixth-grader Kyra Swart, and Swift Creek eighth-grader Elizabeth Kessler. Each of those athletes overtook Youngberg on the way to the finish line, with Williams getting the win in 12:44, Kessler taking second in 12:51, and Swart third in 12:56 Youngberg placed fourth in 13:04.


Montford had three athletes in the top ten, with seventh-grader Aditi Mukhirala (10th, 13:56) joining Williams and Youngberg. But Deerlake also had three in the top ten, with Swart and eighth-graders Ella Holman (5th, 13:17) and Leah Kiros (7th, 13:37). Likewise, the defending champs from Swift Creek also had their own trio in the top ten--Kessler, eight-grader Ava Jones (8th, 13:38), and seventh-grader Natalie Nelson (9th, 13:40). But Montford's next two scorers--seventh-graders Clara Thompson (11th, 13:58) and Mariona Heartsfield (14th, 14:30)--were across the finish line before the fourth athlete of either Deerlake or Swift Creek. The advantage was Montford's, and the Mustangs had 40 points and first place. Swift Creek was second with 50 points, and Deerlake a close third with 55.

Montford Middle School girls' cross-country team, 2019
Montford Girls

2019 ARPXC Invitational Team Standings, Girls
  1. Montford, 40
  2. Swift Creek, 50
  3. Deerlake, 55
  4. Raa, 119
  5. Cobb, 150
  6. Fairview, 159
  7. Fort Braden, 164

Top Ten Girls, 2019 ARPXC Invitational
  1. 12:43.44, Skye Williams (Montford) 8
  2. 12:50.68, Elizabeth Kessler (Swift Creek) 8
  3. 12:55.63, Kyra Swart (Deerlake) 6
  4. 13:03.26, Sophia Youngberg (Montford) 7
  5. 13:16.54, Ella Holman (Deerlake) 8
  6. 13:28.90, Madison Sims (Fort Braden) 7
  7. 13:36.37, Leah Kiros (Deerlake) 8
  8. 13:37.49, Ava Jones (Swift Creek) 8
  9. 13:39.94, Natalie Nelson (Swift Creek) 7
  10. 13:55.94, Aditi Mukhirala (Montford) 7

In 2018 a story blew in during the girls' 3K at the APRXC Invitational. Although the girls were able to finish their race, the boys' run was canceled. Fairview's Patrick Koon, who had won the boys' race in 2017, remembered the day of the storm.

Patrick Koon
Patrick Koon

"Last year the meet was on my birthday," said Koon. "I was bummed out that I didn't get to race on my birthday. But then I saw how Wyatt Townsend dominated the season. And I thought it was good that I didn't get disappointed on my birthday."


The 2019 race was a day in advance of Koon's birthday, but there would be no disappointments. Wyatt Townsend had moved on to high school cross-country, and a cloudless sky promised that there would be no storms. 800 meters into the race, Koon had a twenty-meter lead, with Monford seventh-grader Jackson Rowe running in second. With a kilometer to go Koon had opened a 100-meter gap, and Fairview's Justin Greenwood had pulled even with Rowe. Koon was still leading more than comfortably at the finish line, crossing in a winning 10:32. Greenwood broke away from Rowe to take second in 10:55, while Rowe was third in 11:02. Deerlake eighth-grader Brooks Bowden ran 11:33 to take fourth by inches in a dogfight with Raa eight-grader Drayden Reams (5th, 11:33) and Deerlake eighth-grader Cade Stewart (6th, 11:34).

Justin Greenwood, Jackson Rowe
Jackson Rowe & Justin Greenwood

Fairview put two more runners in the top ten, eighth-graders Enijah Thomas (9th, 12:00) and Ranceeson Grace (10th, 12:04). Then the Falcons waited for their fifth scorer. While they waited, Deerlake's tenth runner finished. But right after that, But right behind him, in 22nd place, Fairview eighth-grader Joshua Osborne came in at 12:38, giving his team 41 points and the ARPXC title--Fairview's first league win since the 2014 championship meet. The Falcon's also ended Deerlake's ten-meet winning streak in LCS competition, a streak that included undefeated seasons in 2017 and 2018.


Deerlake didn't go quietly. Led by Bowden's fourth-place finish, the Bucks were a close second with 46 points. Rowe's Montford Mustangs took third with 89 points.


The middle school cross-country teams of Leon County Schools were scheduled to meet seven days later in the tenth annual Fort Braden Run at Fort Braden Community Park on Thursday, 5 September 2019. The next meet of the season was the Everhart Invitational at Gretchen Everhart School on Thursday, 12 September 2019; then the Mustang Stampede at Montford Middle School on 19 September 2019; the Falcon Invitational at Phipps Park on 26 September 2019, and the LCS Championship Meet at ARPXC on 3 October 2019.


2019 ARPXC Invitational Team Standings, Boys
  1. Fairview, 41
  2. Deerlake, 46
  3. Montford, 89
  4. Swift Creek, 103
  5. Raa, 122
  6. Cobb, 180
  7. Fort Braden, 193
  8. Griffin, 220

Top Ten Boys, 2019 ARPXC Invitational
  1. 10:31.55, Patrick Koon (Fairview) 8
  2. 10:54.23, Justin Greenwood (Fairview) 8
  3. 11:01.22, Jackson Rowe (Montford) 7
  4. 11:32.11, Brooks Bowden (Deerlake) 8
  5. 11:32.52, Drayden Reams (Raa) 8
  6. 11:33.35, Cade Swart (Deerlake) 8
  7. 11:37.01, Asher Robertson (Swift Creek) 7
  8. 11:38.00, Neal Porter (Montford) 7
  9. 11:59.88, Enijah Thomas (Fairview) 8
  10. 12:03.24, Ranceeson Grace (Fairview) 8

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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

28 August 2019 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 21 August 2019. If that's more than a week ago, the latest schedule is always available via this link:

This is a listing of upcoming races within 100 miles of Tallahassee, Florida, roughly the region in the map below. If a race isn't listed, I probably haven't heard of it, so post a comment and let me know about it.
31 AUGUST 2019 (Saturday)
  • 3rd annual Big Bend Cross-Country Invitational Community 5K. 7:30 AM ET community 5K / 8:15 AM ET high school girls' 5K / 9:00 AM ET high school boys' 5K / 9:40 AM ET middle school girls' 3K / 10:00 AM ET middle school boys' 3K. Apalachee Regional Park Championship Cross-Country Course, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. 2017 story. Event web page.
  • 49th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
1 SEPTEMBER 2019 (Sunday)
  • 8th annual Alys Beach 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:00 AM CT. Alys Beach, 9581 East County Highway 30A, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. 2015 story. Event profile on Facebook. 2019 event page on Facebook.
2 SEPTEMBER 2019 (Monday)
  • 4th annual Bluebird Run For Brookie B 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET 5K / 8:00 AM ET one mile. J.R. Alford Greenway, 2500 Pedrick Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2017 story. 2015 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at EventBrite.com. contact@bluebirdrun.com
  • 10th annual Valdosta Labor Day 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31605. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 43rd annual Macon Labor Day Road Race 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 8:30 AM ET 10K / 10:00 AM ET one mile. 4553 Forsyth Road, Macon, Georgia. USATF certified 10K course GA12100WC. USATF certified 5K course GA12099WC. Event web page. macontracks@macontracks.org
  • 4th annual Labor Day Classic 10K. 7:30 AM ET. Headquarter Nissan of Columbus, 1725 Whittlesey Road, Columbus, Georgia. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
7 SEPTEMBER 2019 (Saturday)
  • Race For Trace 5K & one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Roberts Elementary School, 5777 Pimlico Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. USATF certified 5K course FL18056TY. Event web site. Online registration at EventBrite.com.
  • 4th annual South Georgia Ballet Tutus and Tennis Shoes 5K and fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K /9:00 AM ET fun run. Thomasville Center for the Arts, 600 East Washington Street, Thomasville, Georgia 31792. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 4th annual B1 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. McKey Park, 112 Burton Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event profile on Facebook. 2018 event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 50th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
14 SEPTEMBER 2019 (Saturday)
  • 38th annual Sickle Cell Foundation of the Big Bend 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Jake Gaither Park, 801 Tanner Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32305. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL18025TY. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 6th annual Saint Jude Run To End Childhood Cancer 5K. 8:00 AM ET. 3196 Merchants Row Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook.
  • Heart & Sole 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Global Graphics, 107 Hudson Street, Americus, Georgia 31709. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 51st weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
21 SEPTEMBER 2019 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 38th annual Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K women / 8:05 AM ET 5K men / 9:00 AM ET one mile. Optimist Park, East Indianhead Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certified course #FL17042TY. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Lisa Unger, unger4122@comcast.net or 850-544-4893.
  • 6th annual Georgia Military College Valdosta 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Georgia Military College, 4201 North Forrest Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31605. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2019 event page on Facebook. India Wilcox, iwilcox@gmc.edu or 229-269-4832.
  • 13th annual Trot with S.W.A.T. 10K and 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Poplar Head Park, 126 North Saint Andrews Street, Dothan, Alabama 36303. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2013 story. Carol Goguen, cgoguen@graceba.net or 334-794-9029.
  • 8th annual Chehaw Through The Zoo 5K. 8:00 AM ET 5K. The Parks at Chehaw, 105 Chehaw Park Road, Albany, Georgia 31701. 2015 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at active.com.
  • 2nd annual Sprint On The Flint Triathlon (400m swim, 10 mi bicycle, 5 km run). 7:30 AM ET. Earle May Boat Basin Park, 100 Boat Basin Circle, Bainbridge, Georgia 39819. Event web page. Online registration at active.com.
  • 52nd weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
28 SEPTEMBER 2019 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 44th annual Salute to Prefontaine 5K Cross-Country Run. 8:30 AM ET. Silver Lake Recreation Area of the Apalachicola National Forest, Silver Lake Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Doug Bell, Douglas.bell@bipc.com or 850-510-7146.
  • 2nd annual AngelWingz Victory Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. Tom Brown Park, 443-557 Easterwood Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2018 story. USATF certified 5K course #FL18038TY. Event web page. Event page on Facebook.
  • 3rd annual Dr. Eric Dueno Memorial 10K & 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Bill Reynolds Sports Complex 2, 1350 Cox Avenue, Bainbridge, Georgia 39819. 2018 story. 2017 story. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Suzanne Inman Angell, sangell@swgrc.org
  • 4th annual Live Better Pink Run 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Archbold Medical Center, 915 Gordon Avenue, Thomasville, Georgia 31792. 2018 story. 2017 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook.
  • Bull Run 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Middlebrooks Park, Banfill Avenue, Bonifay, Florida 32425. 2015 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com.
  • Bark in The Park Run For The Dogs 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 10K & 5K / 9:00 AM ET one mile. T C Jeffords Park, Norh Main Street and Willingham Street, Sylvester, Georgia 31791. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • Run To The River 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. Riverfront Park, Albany, Georgia.
  • 2nd annual Run For Your Life 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4 Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event page on Facebook.
  • 53rd weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
4 OCTOBER 2019 (Friday)
  • Pelham Wildlife Run 5K. 7:00 PM ET. Pelham High School Sports Complex, 203 Mathewson Avenue, Pelham, Georgia 31779. 2015 story. 2011 story. 2010 story.
5 OCTOBER 2019 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's Pine Run at Tall Timbers 20K. 7:30 AM ET. Tall Timbers Research Station, 13093 Henry Beadel Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Gary Griffin, runlong@nettally.com
  • beeHahira Honeybee Festival 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Hahira Community Center, 216 Randall Street, Hahira, Georgia 31632. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. honeybeefestival@yahoo.com or 229-794-3274 or 229-794-9777.
  • 4th annual Pumpkin Patch 5K and children's race. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET kids' race. Calvary Baptist Church, 830 26th Avenue SE, Moultrie, Georgia 31768. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 5th annual Albany Kiwanis Club Pancake Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 8:10 AM ET mile. Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2126 East Edgewater Drive, Albany, Georgia 31707. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Albany Kiwanis Club 229-438-0672.
  • 54th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
12 OCTOBER 2019 (Saturday)
  • 3rd annual Pirates of the High Seas 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. 2018 story. Online registration at active.com.
  • 55th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
13 OCTOBER 2019 (Sunday)
  • 4th annual 30A Half Marathon and 5K. 7:00 AM CT half marathon / 7:15 AM CT 5K. Gulf Place, Spires Lane and Andrews Drive East, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459. USATF certified half-marathon course FL16029TY. USATF certified 5K course FL16030TY. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
19 OCTOBER 2019 (Saturday)
  • 6th annual Race 4 Readiness 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET one mile / 9:00 AM ET 5K. Pavilion 13 in Tom Brown Park, 501 Easterwood Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Morgan Evers, mevers@elcbigbend.org
  • Uplift 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Tallahassee Community College Lifetime Sports Center, 444 Appleyard Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32304. USATF certified 5K course FL14006EBM. Online registration at EventBrite.com.
  • Cast Iron 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Citizens National Bank Parking Lot, 100 East Stephens Street, Quitman, Georgia 31643. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2011 story. 229-242-0676.
  • Breast cancer ribbon13th annual Rejoice Run 5K and Mom's Mile (formerly Joyce's Jog). 7:30 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Donalsonville Fire Department, 220 South Woolfork Avenue, Donalsonville, Georgia 39845. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2010 story. Online registration at SignMeUp.com.
  • 56th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
26 OCTOBER 2019 (Saturday)
  • Pumpkin40th annual Boston Mini-Marathon. 8:00 AM ET. Commercial Bank, 124 West Jefferson Street, Boston, Georgia 31626. 2018 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certified half-marathon course GA18076WC. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. 2019 event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com. Brad Johnson, bradjohnson@bankcb.com or 229-498-8500 (day) / 229-226-4679 (evening).
  • 9th annual Trash Dash 5K. 8:30 AM ET. Apalachee Regional Park Championship Cross-Country Course, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Carole Gentry gentryc@leoncountyfl.gov or Mary Jean Yon MaryJeanYon@comcast.net
  • Hurricane12th annual Red Cross Robin Lotane Memorial Hurricane Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. State Office Satellite Complex at SouthWood, 4079 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Online registration at EventBrite.com.
  • 2nd annual Dothan Half Marathon and 5K. 7:00 AM CT half marathon / 7:15 AM CT 5K. Wiregrass Commons Mall, 2214 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, Alabama 36301. 2018 story. Event website. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer.
  • 40th annual Tricker Trek 10K, 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT 10K and 5K / One mile immediately afterwards. Conservation Park, Griffin Boulevard, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com.
  • 2nd annual Halloween Haul 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. M and B Train Park, 16977 NE Pear Street, Blountstown, Florida 32424. USATF certified course FL16045EBM (5K). Event page on Facebook. Online registration at active.com. Lori Goodman 850-899-2942.
  • Saints & Sinners 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Saint Teresa's Catholic School, 417 Edgewood Lane, Albany, Georgia 31707. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com.
  • 57th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
27 OCTOBER 2019 (Sunday)
  • 3rd annual Marching Chiefs 5K. 9:00 AM ET. Bill Harkins Field (Chiefs Field), Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32304. 2018 story. USATF certified 5K course FL18040TY. Event web site. Event page on Facebook.
2 NOVEMBER 2019 (Saturday)
  • Deerlake Run for Education 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET one mile. Deerlake Middle School, 9902 Deer Lake West, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course FL13081EBM. Event page on Facebook.
  • 2nd annual Race For PACE 5K. 7:30 AM ET 5K / 7:40 AM ET one-mile fun run. PACE Center for Girls, 311 E Jennings Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2018 story. USATF certified course FL18050TY. Event page on Facebook.
  • 58th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
3 NOVEMBER 2019 (Sunday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 4th annual Rex Cleveland Road Mile. 4:30 PM ET. Myers Park, 616 Myers Park Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
9 NOVEMBER 2019 (Saturday)
  • YMCA Holiday Chili Run 15K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET one mile / 8:15 AM ET 15K / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Albany Area YMCA Central Facility, 1701 Gillionville Road, Albany, Georgia 31707. Online registration at active.com.
  • 4th annual Patriot 10K & 5K. 8:05 AM CT. American Legion Emerald Coast Post 402, 17680 Ashley Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida 32418. Online registration at active.com.
  • 59th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
11 NOVEMBER 2019 (Monday)
16 NOVEMBER 2019 (Saturday)
  • 7th annual Barney's Run For Warriors Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10K, and 5K. 7:30 AM ET Marathon, Half Marathon / 9:00 AM ET 10K, 5K. 814 Radford Boulevard, Albany, Georgia 31704. 2018 story. USATF-certified marathon course GA17036WC. USATF-certified half-marathon course GA17035WC. USATF-certified 10K course GA16049WC. USATF-certified 5K course GA16048WC. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 4th annual Sangria Dash 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Island Grove Wine Company, 24703 SE 193rd Avenue, Hawthorne, Florida 32640. Event web page.
  • 60th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
23 NOVEMBER 2019 (Saturday)
  • 61st weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
28 NOVEMBER 2019 (Thursday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 44th annual Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K / 10K / 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. State Office Satellite Complex at SouthWood, Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF-certified course FL11001TY (15K). USATF-certified course FL11113EBM (10K). USATF certified course FL11112EBM (5K). Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671 or 850-668-2236.
  • 6th annual Harvest Run 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET 10K and 5K. Leesburg Recreation Building, 110 Starksville Avenue, Leesburg, Georgia 31763. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event profile on Facebook. Race web site. Online registration at active.com.
  • Valdosta Thanksgiving Day 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Valdosta Early College Academy, Azalea Drive and College Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified 5K course GA18010WC. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 8th annual 30A Thanksgiving 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM CT 10K / 7:35 AM CT one mile / 9:30 AM CT 5K. 34 North Barrett Square, Rosemary Beach, Florida. USATF certified 10K course #FL12097EBM. Event page on Facebook. Event web site.
30 NOVEMBER 2019 (Saturday)
  • 19th annual Pilgrim Chase Trail Race 5K. 9:00 AM CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or 334-792-6021.
  • PigSwine Time 5K. 8:30 AM ET. Swine Time Fairgrounds, New Street, Climax Georgia. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. USATF certifed 5K course GA18019WC. Swine Time Run profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer.
7 DECEMBER 2019 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 44th annual Ten-Mile Challenge and Five-Mile Road Race. 8:00 AM ET. Hawks Rise Elementary School, 205 Meadow Ridge Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32312-1565. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified courses FL10078EBM (ten mile) and FL10077EBM (five mile). Event web page. 10MileChallenge@gmail.com
  • Jingle Bell Run 3K Fun Run. 6:15 PM ET. Downtown Tallahassee, Monroe Street at Park Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Jan Bubsey, jan.bubsey@talgov.com talgov.com or 850-891-3860.
  • 9th annual Thomasville JSL Red Nose Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET one mile. Thomas University, Pinetree Boulevard and Millpond Road, Thomasville, Georgia 31792. 2018* story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. USATF course number GA12116WC (5K). Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 32nd annual Jingle Bell Jog 10K / 5K / One-Mile. 8:00 AM ET 10K / 9:00 AM ET one mile / 9:30 AM ET 5K. Tift Park Community Market, 5th and Monroe, Albany, Georgia 31701. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2012 story. 2010 story. USATF certified courses GA16073WC (10 km) and GA16046WC (5 km). Event web site. Event page on Facebook.
14 DECEMBER 2019 (Saturday)
21 DECEMBER 2019 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Wind Track Club's 9th annual Tannenbaum Trail 6K Cross Country Run. 9:00 AM ET. Apalachee Regional Park Trail, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Herb Wills, hwills@gmail.com
  • 7th annual Will Run For S'Mores 5K. 8:30 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET one mile. Wild Side Running, 2341 Lake Park Drive, Albany, Georgia 31707. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Wild Side Running, 229-395-5778.
  • 20th annual Egg Nog Jog 5K. 9:00 AM CT. Buffalo Wild Wings at Uptown Station, 99 Eglin Parkway, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548. 2018 story. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com.
28 DECEMBER 2019 (Saturday)
  • 21st annual Last Gasp 5K Trail Race. 9:00 AM CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or 334-792-6021.
  • JTC Running's 43rd annual Last Gasp 5K Cross-Country Race. 2:00 PM ET. Jacksonville University. 2018 story. 2017 story. Event web page. Entry form and flyer.
1 JANUARY 2020 (Wednesday)
  • 5th annual Resolution Run 5K. 10:00 AM ET. Wild Side Running, 2341 Lake Park Drive, Albany, Georgia. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at WebScorer.com.
  • Florida Track Club's 5th annual Frank Shorter Road Mile. 12:00 Noon ET. H Spurgeon Cherry "Westside" Pool, 1001 NW 31st Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32605. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. USATF course certification map #FL17087TY. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
4 JANUARY 2020 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 7th annual Swamp Forest Trail Marathon, Half Marathon, and Quarter Marathon. 8:00 AM ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park, Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 14th annual Red Nose Half Marathon. 8:00 AM ET. 1200 Broadway, Columbus, Georgia 31901. 2019 story. 2018 story. USATF-certified half-marathon course GA16082WC. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Carolee Luther caroleeluther@gmail.com
11 JANUARY 2020 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 36th annual Bowlegs 5K Run for Scholarship. 9:00 AM ET. FAMU / FSU College of Engineering, 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32310-6046. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL12001EBM. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Larry Giunipero, lgiunip@cob.fsu.edu or 850-878-5569, or Bill Hillison, bhillis@garnet.acns.fsu.edu or 850-893-4557.
  • 24th Dr. James H. Crowdis 10K & 5K. 9:15 AM ET. First United Methodist Church, 397 College Street, Blakely, Georgia. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. USATF certified 10K course GA17002WC. USATF certified 5K course GA15001WC. Event web site. Online registration at RaceEntry.com. Tony Gilbert, tonygilbert@windstream.net or 229-723-5070.
18 JANUARY 2020 (Saturday)
25 JANUARY 2020 (Saturday)
  • Red Fox11th annual Trent Trot 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 10K, 5K. Roberts Elementary School, 5777 Pimlico Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. USATF certified 10K course FL18057TY. USATF certified 5K course FL18056TY. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. 2020 event page on Facebook.
  • 9th annual Valdosta BCM Run For Missions 4 Mile. 8:00 AM ET. Baptist Collegiate Ministries House, 1522 North Oak Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. USATF certified four-mile course #GA18031WC. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 40th annual Matanzas 5000-Meter Road Race. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:30 AM ET one-mile. Ketterlinus Gym, 60 Orange Street, Saint Augustine, Florida. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. USATF certified course #FL12049EBM. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook.
1 FEBRUARY 2020 (Saturday)
    2 FEBRUARY 2020 (Sunday)
    • Gulf Winds Track Club's 46th annual Tallahassee Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:30 AM ET. Leon County Courthouse, 301 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified marathon course FL17089TY. USATF certified half-marathon course FL17066TY. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. 2018 event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Tallahasseemarathon@gmail.com
    8 FEBRUARY 2020 (Saturday)
    • Samoa27th annual Run For The Cookies 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET one mile / 9:00 AM ET 5K. Tallahassee Community College Lifetime Sports Center, 444 Appleyard Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32304. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified 5K course FL14006EBM. Event page on Facebook. Dr. Jeanne O'Kon, okonj@tcc.fl.edu or 850-894-2019.
    15 FEBRUARY 2020 (Saturday)
    22 FEBRUARY 2020 (Saturday)
    • Heart to Heart 5K. 7:30 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Coffee Regional Medical Center, 1101 Ocilla Road, Douglas, Georgia 31533. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2019 course map. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com.
    29 FEBRUARY 2020 (Saturday)
    • 8th annual Strides For Scholars 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. Nelson Building, 1311 Balboa Avenue, Panama City, Florida 32401. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event web page. 2019 event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com.
    7 MARCH 2020 (Saturday)
    14 MARCH 2020 (Saturday)
    • 20th annual Azalea 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. Valdosta State University Recreation Center, 1300 Sustella Avenue, Valdosta, Georgia 31698. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2011 story.
    • 10th annual Shamrock Jog and Jam 5K Night Race and one-mile fun run. 6:00 PM ET one mile / 6:30 PM ET 5K. Rylander Park, 110 North Hampton Street, Americus, Georgia. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event profile on Facebook. 2020 event page on Facebook. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com.
    • 43rd annual Gate River Run 15K. 8:00 AM ET. EverBank Field, 1 EverBank Field Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32202. Event web site. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2011 story. 2010 story.
    • McGuire's 43rd annual St. Patrick's Day Prediction 5K. 9:00 AM CT. McGuire’s Irish Pub, 600 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. 2019 story. 2018 story. USATF certified 5K course FL14026EBM. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
    21 MARCH 2020 (Saturday)
      28 MARCH 2020 (Saturday)
      • Gulf Winds Track Club's 45th annual Springtime 10K, 5K and one-mile kids' run. 7:45 AM ET one-mile / 8:00 AM ET 10K and 5K. Leon County Courthouse, 301 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF-certifed course FL12022EBM (10K). USATF-certifed course FL11045EBM (5K). Event web site. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. springtime10k@gmail.com.
      4 APRIL 2020 (Saturday)
        11 APRIL 2020 (Saturday)
        • Running MugGulf Winds Track Club's 46th annual Palace Saloon 5K. 8:00 AM ET. James Messer Fields Park, Jackson Bluff Road and Dupree Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304. USATF certified course FL13028EBM. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
        • Worm Gruntin' 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Sopchoppy, Florida. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. active.com. Susan Brooks Shearer, smbshearer@aol.com or 850-545-6678.
        • 3rd annual National Grits Festival 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Lions Club, 100 Schoolhouse Street SE, Warwick, Georgia 31796. 2018 story. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. wmr1459@aol.com
        18 APRIL 2020 (Saturday)
          25 APRIL 2020 (Saturday)
          • Rose43rd annual Rose City Run 10K and one-mile kids' run. 8:00 AM ET 10K / 9:30 AM ET one mile. North Broad Street and Monroe Street, Thomasville, Georgia 31792. USATF certified course GA12003WC (10K). 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. 2020 event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. rcr@ymcathomasville.org or 229-226-9878.
          • 5th annual Tate's Hell And Back 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Carrabelle Christian Center, 142 River Road, Carrabelle, Florida 32322. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. BeLinda Wharton, bhwharton@gmail.com or 850-544-5410.
          2 MAY 2020 (Saturday)
          • 19th annual Tallahassee Tails and Trails Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET. Tallahassee-Leon County Animal Service Center, 1125 Easterwood Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. 2019 story 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site. Online registration at EventBrite.com.
          8 MAY 2020 (Friday)
          • 33rd annual Gnat Days 5K. 7:00 PM ET. Courthouse Square, Camilla, Georgia. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Online registration at active.com. Jennifer Burnum, jennifer@camillageorgia.com or 229-336-5255.
          9 MAY 2020 (Saturday)
          16 MAY 2020 (Saturday)
          • Catfish8th annual BFD Catfish Crawl 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. M and B Train Park, North Main Street and Railroad Avenue, Blountstown, Florida 32424. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. USATF certified course FL16045EBM (5K). Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. Ben Hall, firechief@blountstownfire.org or 850-674-4988.
          23 MAY 2020 (Saturday)
          • 4th annual School House Run 8K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT 8K, 5K / 9:30 AM CT one mile. Conservation Park, 100 Conservation Drive, Panama City, Florida 32413. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. Online registration at active.com.
          • 87th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
          25 MAY 2020 (Monday)
          • USA Flag12th annual United Country Memorial Day 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Valdosta Early College Academy, 1605 Azalea Drive, Valdosta, Georgia. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
          • USA Flag34th annual Memorial Day Gate-to-Gate 4.4-Mile Run. 7:30 AM CT. Unity Park, Chinquain Drive and Eglin Boulevard, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. USATF certified 4.4-mile course #FL16037EBM. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2018 event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Eglin Fitness Center, 850-883-1682 or 850-882-6223.
          30 MAY 2020 (Saturday)
          • 46th annual Billy Bowlegs 5K Night Race. 7:30 AM CT. Fort Walton Beach High School, 400 Hollywood Blvd, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547. 2017 story. 2015 story. USATF certified course FL13020EBM. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Chris Kinne, bowlegs@nwftc.com
          6 JUNE 2020 (Saturday)
          13 JUNE 2020 (Saturday)
          • Gulf Winds Track Club's 23rd annual Potluck Bash Four-Mile Cross-Country Race. 6:00 PM ET. Forestmeadows Athletic Center, 4750 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671.
          • 4th annual "Props to You, Dad!" Father's Day 5K. 6:30 PM CT. Props Brewery and Tap Room, 125 Lovejoy Road NW, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at active.com.
          • 90th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
          20 JUNE 2020 (Saturday)
          • Monticello Kiwanis' 42nd annual Melon Run 5K. 8:15 AM ET. First United Methodist Church Family Ministry Center, 325 West Walnut Street, Monticello, Florida 32344. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL17008TY. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at EventBrite.com. watermelonrun@gmail.com
          • 91st weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
          27 JUNE 2020 (Saturday)
          4 JULY 2020 (Saturday)
          • 38th annual Firecracker 5K and one-mile Sparkler Run. 7:30 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Cascades Park, 1001 South Gadsden Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified 5K course FL17036TY. Event page on Facebook.
          • 12th annual Valdosta Independence Day 5K. 7:30 AM ET. American Legion Post 13, 1301 Williams Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
          • Florida Track Club's 42nd annual Melon Run Three Mile. 8:00 AM ET. Albert "Ray" Massey Westside Park, 1001 NW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32605. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. USATF certified three-mile course FL17088TY. 2018 event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
          • USA Flag21st annual Celebrate Freedom 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. Jay City Park, 5259 Booker Lane, Jay, Florida 32565. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at active.com. Matt Dobson, rmdobson@liberty.edu
          • 6th annual FCHS Spritzer 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. 2 East Gulf Beach Drive, Saint George Island, Florida. 2019 story. 2015 story. 2020 event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Kati Hathcock, khathcock@franklin.k12.fl.us or 850‐653‐6474.
          11 JULY 2020 (Saturday)
            18 JULY 2020 (Saturday)
            • 12th annual Barnes HealthCare 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Barnes Drug Store Downtown, 200 South Patterson Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2020 event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
            • 4th annual Charlie Strong 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Pearson Recreation Department, 193 Relihan Street, Pearson , Georgia 31642. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
            • Lion36th annual Bridge of Lions 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Castillo de San Marcos, 1 South Castillo Drive, Saint Augustine, Florida 32084. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2013 story. USATF certified course FL10062EBM. Event profile on Facebook. 2020 event page on Facebook. Event web page. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Jacob Smith, racesmith@hotmail.com or 386-747-3532.
            25 JULY 2020 (Saturday)
            • DevilTallahassee's very nearly annual Devil Take The Hindmost Run. 7:00 PM ET. Mike Long Track, Florida State University, Chieftain Way and Spirit Way, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2004 story. 1999 story. 1993 story. 1992 story. 1990 story. Event page on Facebook. The Devil, c/o Herb Wills, hwills@gmail.com
            1 AUGUST 2020 (Saturday)
            • 23rd annual Saint George Island Sizzler 5K and one-mile fun run. 6:30 PM ET one mile / 7:00 PM ET 5K. Lighthouse Park, 2 East Gulf Beach Drive, Saint George Island, Florida 32328. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certifed course #FL18029TY. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com.
            • 32nd annual Bushwacker 5K. 7:30 AM CT. Gulf Breeze Recreation Center, 800 Shoreline Drive, Pensacola, Florida. USATF certified course FL10048EBM. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook.
            8 AUGUST 2020 (Saturday)
              15 AUGUST 2020 (Saturday)
              • Plate23rd annual Gulf Winds Track Club Mile at the Breakfast On The Track. 7:45 AM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Bonnie Wright, bonniedwright@gmail.com or 850-386-3500.
              22 AUGUST 2020 (Saturday)
              • Gulf Winds Track Club's Miller Landing Madness 8K/5K/3K. 8:00 AM ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park (Gate B), 1775 Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. 8K course map. 5K course map. 3K course map. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019 or Bill Lott, 850-656-1273.
              • 15th annual Blaze The Day 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET 5K / 8:30 AM ET one mile. Valdosta Early College Academy, 1605 Azalea Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF-certified 5K course GA18010WC. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
              29 AUGUST 2020 (Saturday)
              • Dueling Summits Community 5K Cross-Country Race. 7:15 AM ET community 5K / 8:00 AM ET high school girls' 5K / 8:40 AM ET high school boys' 5K / 9:15 AM ET middle school girls' 3K / 9:40 AM ET middle school boys' 3K / 10:10 AM elementary school one mile. Phipps Park (Gate B), 1775 Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Chris Sumner, lfcsumner3@aol.com
              5 SEPTEMBER 2020 (Saturday)
                6 SEPTEMBER 2020 (Sunday)
                  7 SEPTEMBER 2020 (Monday)
                  • 5th annual Bluebird Run For Brookie B 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET 5K / 8:00 AM ET one mile. J.R. Alford Greenway, 2500 Pedrick Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2017 story. 2015 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at EventBrite.com. contact@bluebirdrun.com
                  • 44th annual Macon Labor Day Road Race 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 8:30 AM ET 10K / 10:00 AM ET one mile. 4553 Forsyth Road, Macon, Georgia. USATF certified 10K course GA12100WC. USATF certified 5K course GA12099WC. Event web page. macontracks@macontracks.org
                  • 5th annual Labor Day Classic 10K. 7:30 AM ET. Headquarter Nissan of Columbus, 1725 Whittlesey Road, Columbus, Georgia. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
                  12 SEPTEMBER 2020 (Saturday)
                  • 39th annual Sickle Cell Foundation of the Big Bend 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Jake Gaither Park, 801 Tanner Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32305. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL18025TY. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
                  19 SEPTEMBER 2020 (Saturday)
                  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 39th annual Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K women / 8:05 AM ET 5K men / 9:00 AM ET one mile. Optimist Park, East Indianhead Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certified course #FL17042TY. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Lisa Unger, unger4122@comcast.net or 850-544-4893.
                  26 SEPTEMBER 2020 (Saturday)
                  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 45th annual Salute to Prefontaine 5K Cross-Country Run. 8:30 AM ET. Silver Lake Recreation Area of the Apalachicola National Forest, Silver Lake Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Doug Bell, Douglas.bell@bipc.com or 850-510-7146.
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