Reportedly, Apalachicola Bay is the source of 90% of Florida's oyster production. So the only mystery about Apalachicola, Florida's annual Oyster Cook-Off is why it took till 2011 for the city to host that festival. Since 2014 the Oyster Cook-Off has included a running event, the Half-Shell Hustle. Shawn Logan won the seventh annual edition of that race on Saturday morning, 18 January 2020, running the five kilometers through the streets of Apalachicola in 18:18. Tallahassee master runner Paula O'Neill was the first woman in the 3.1-mile race, placing seventh overall in 23:07.Duane Evans was the fastest master runner in the Hustle, placing second overall in 19:19. seventh overall in 23:07. Reece Juno, the eighth-grade ace of the Franklin County School cross-country team, took third with a 20:50.
In a battle of two past champions of the Hustle, Eden Keene edged master runner Genee Meleski for second in the women's standings, 23:49 to 23:50. The two athletes were eighth and ninth overall. Keene had been the first woman in the race in 2018 and 2019, while Meleski had taken the women's title in 2017.
106 athletes finished the 2020 Half-Shell Hustle, the race's largest field yet.
Top Ten Men, 2020 Half-Shell Hustle 5K
- 18:17.4, Shawn Logan (M, 23)
- 19:19.0, Duane Evans (M, 52)
- 20:50.0, Reece Juno (M, 13)
- 21:07.5, Josiah Friddle (M, 12)
- 21:20.1, Jason Timbert (M, 44)
- 22:45.0, Andrew Young (M, 38)
- 24:39.9, Press Witt (M, 61)
- 25:22.3, Adam Barfield (M, 33)
- 25:45.8, Shawn Mullen (M, 30)
- 26:06.4, Richard Bottorf (M, 65)
Top Ten Women, 2020 Half-Shell Hustle 5K
- 23:06.8, Paula O’Neill (F, 58)
- 23:48.6, Eden Keene (F, 37)
- 23:49.3, Genee Meleski (F, 51)
- 26:14.7, Laura Berringer (F, 39)
- 26:24.2, Nancy Lewis (F, 54)
- 26:28.9, Karen Eigenberger (F, 52)
- 27:12.6, Marie Streich (F, 31)
- 27:59.2, Susan Strickland (F, 57)
- 29:40.6, Cami Brannen (F, 27)
- 30:07.5, Addy Wilson (F, 15)
| Half-Shell Hustle winners, 2014 - 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 18 January 2014 | |||
| 17 January 2015 | 18:51, Lane Williams | 21:44, Christy Phillips | 72 |
| 16 January 2016 | 17:14, Bryce Cole | 19:16, Amy Hines | 64 |
| 14 January 2017 | 18:16, Paul Guyas | 22:23, Genee Meleski | 93 |
| 13 January 2018 | 19:20, Chance Logan | 21:53, Eden Keene | 80 |
| 19 January 2019 | 20:43, Noble Davidson | 23:16, Eden Keene | 104 |
| 18 January 2020 | 18:18, Shawn Logan | 23:07, Paula O’Neill | 106 |
| The 2014 Half-Shell Hustle was a 3,000-fathom race (just under 5,500 meters) | |||
Links
- Complete results of the 2020 Half-Shell Hustle 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT0xGP1TXu2rFbkiWbxuRUCXJpyo0-7X6aLPrjWswUk4QPmWG6a1Hyu3Nbaugy31RcYvgOslYxpqrry/pubhtml
- 2019 story, “Davidson wins and Keene repeats at the Half-Shell Hustle”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/01/half-shell-hustle-2019.html
- 2018 story, “Logan and Keene show that there's an 'R' in 'Race' at the Half-Shell Hustle”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/01/half-shell-hustle-2018.html
- 2017 story, “Guyas and Meleski head the Half-Shell Hustle”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/01/half-shell-hustle-2017.html
- 2016 story, “A pearl of a race for Cole and Hines at the Half-Shell Hustle”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/01/half-shell-hustle-2016.html
- 2015 story, “Williams and Phillips win the Half-Shell Hustle”
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/01/half-shell-hustle-2015.html
- Course map, 2020 Half-Shell Hustle 5K
https://app.box.com/s/unc00g49r4fdm0mzpiwawvcwp5tedny5
- Apalachicola Oyster Cook Off
http://www.oystercookoff.com/
- Find another upcoming race celebrating raw bivalves on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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