Kyle Kraeft and Monica Judd romp in the Swamp

Phipps Park lies on the north edge of Tallahassee, Florida. The park is host to hikes and cross-country meets, but is probably best know as the site of the Red Hills Horse Trials. This is a bit unfair, because the horses and their riders only see a small corner of the hundreds of acres and miles of trail in Phipps. Athletes in Gulf Winds Track Club's Swamp Forest Trail Races see a lot more of the park, touring a loop nearly seven miles long. At the seventh annual Swamp Forest Trail Run, entries in the Quarter-Marathon got to see that loop once. Those in the Half-Marathon race toured it twice. Athletes in the Twenty-Mile Challenge made three circuits of the loop. Kyle Kraeft of Tallahassee was the first to finish the three laps on Saturday morning, 4 January 2020, winning the race in 3:02:27. Tallahassee master runner Monica Judd was the first woman in the Twenty Mile, placing fifth overall in 3:02:27.

Kyle Kraeft

Geb Kiros, a biostatistics professor at Florida A & M University, was the top master runner in the Twenty Mile, coming in second overall in 3:05:41. Gabe Peters of Tallahassee took third in 3:08:42.


Newton, Georgia athlete Christine Sandbach placed runner-up to Judd in the women's division, finishing seventh overall in 3:34:26. Allison Adamov of Niceville, Florida was the third female finisher and eighth overall in 3:37:49.


The Twenty-Mile Challenge was the longest race at the 2020 edition of the Swamp Forest Trail Races, which had included a Marathon from 2014 to 2019 and even a 50-kilometer race in 2019. The marathon had never attracted more than twenty-five finishers though, and during the first six years of the race more than a few athletes had dropped out after the first three laps of a longer race. Race director Bobby York adjusted the program in 2020, making the three-lapper an event, the Twenty-Mile Challenge. The "shorter" race proved a hit, attracting 36 finishers.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2020 Swamp Forest Trail 20-Mile Challenge

1. 3:02:27, Kyle Kraeft (M, 30) Tallahassee, FL
2. 3:05:41, Geb Kiros (M, 53) Tallahassee, FL
3. 3:08:42, Gabe Peters (M, 31) Tallahassee, FL
4. 3:24:50, Michael Kennett (M, 46) Tallahassee, FL
5. 3:28:46, Bradley Perry (M, 40) Tallahassee, FL
6. 3:39:15, William Mrazek (M, 35) Tallahassee, FL
7. 3:42:51, Timothy Fraser (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
8. 3:48:46, Matthew Herbst (M, 22) Pensacola, FL
9. 3:50:32, David Yon (M, 64) Tallahassee, FL
10. 3:52:44, Dan Faulkner (M, 30) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2020 Swamp Forest Trail 20-Mile Challenge

1. 3:25:57, Monica Judd (F, 45) Tallahassee, FL
2. 3:34:26, Christine Sandbach (F, 25) Newton, GA
3. 3:37:49, Allison Adamov (F, 20) Niceville, FL
4. 3:41:56, Sarah Fraser (F, 24) Fort Walton Beach, FL
5. 3:50:05, Kristin Halley (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
6. 3:55:45, Melissa Hooke (F, 41) Crawfordville, FL
7. 3:56:40, Heather York (F, 42) Tallahassee, FL
8. 3:56:58, Tiffany Nunnally (F, 41) Thomasville, GA
9. 4:01:59, Sherri Wise (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
10. 4:10:08, Katie Mullins (F, 31) Saint Louis, MO

The Twenty-Mile Challenge may have been more popular than the trail marathons of previous years, but the Half Marathon has always been one of the most popular events of the Swamp Forest Trail Races. The 2020 half mary had 55 finishers, and the fastest of those was Tristan Lanasa of Tallahassee, who won the race in 1:41:46. Tallahassee master runner Ali Kelly was the first woman in the two-lap event, placing eighth overall in 2:03:20.


Stephen Hennigar of Tallahassee was the second man in the race, just seven seconds behind the winner in 1:41:53. Tallahassee's Eric Schulz took third in 1:53:03. Another Tallahassee runner, Timothy Qualls, was the first master runner in the half marathon and fourth overall in 1:54:01.


Tallahassee master runner Lourena Maxwell took second in the women's standings, coming in tenth overall in 2:11:11. Megan Chapman of Tallahassee was the third woman and eleventh overall in 2:16:39.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2020 Swamp Forest Trail Half Marathon

1. 1:41:46, Tristan Lanasa (M, 26) Tallahassee, FL
2. 1:41:53, Stephen Hennigar (M, 33) Tallahassee, FL
3. 1:53:03, Eric Schulz (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
4. 1:54:01, Timothy Qualls (M, 40) Tallahassee, FL
5. 1:58:46, Jim Halley (M, 40) Tallahassee, FL
6. 2:01:59, Camilo Ordonez (M, 41) Tallahassee, FL
7. 2:03:20, Jaleel Williams (M, 25) Tallahassee, FL
8. 2:07:11, Joel Piotrowski (M, 50) Tallahassee, FL
9. 2:21:08, Jeff Bryan (M, 52) Tallahassee, FL
10. 2:22:08, Michael Labossiere (M, 53) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2020 Swamp Forest Trail Half Marathon

1. 2:03:20, Ali Kelly (F, 47) Tallahassee, FL
2. 2:11:11, Lou Maxwell (F, 45) Tallahassee, FL
3. 2:16:39, Megan Chapman (F, 28) Tallahassee, FL
4. 2:19:09, Monica Toth (F, 31) Tallahassee, FL
5. 2:22:24, Melissa Saunders (F, 42) Marianna, FL
6. 2:25:01, Sarrah Glassner (F, 37) Tallahassee, FL
7. 2:29:55, Joyce Berryman (F, 64) Morgantown, WV
8. 2:30:37, Claire Berryman (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
9. 2:36:22, Karima Anderson (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
10. 2:41:40, Edna Reed (F, 45) Marianna, FL

Gary Droze was the fastest of the 65 athletes who cast their vote for the Quarter Marathon. A master runner and Tallahassee Community College cross-country coach, Droze set a new course record in the one-lap race, running a winning 51:18. Alyssa Terry of Tallahassee likewise set women's course record, taking the women's title in the Quarter Marathon with a 58:51, good for third overall.


David Huggins of Tallahassee was the overall runner-up, finishing the more-than-six-but-less-than-seven miles in 56:09. Anthony Walker of Tallahassee placed third in the men's standings and fourth overall in 64:14.


Tallahassee's Brandi Campbell was the first woman master and second female finisher, eighth overall in 65:40. Nancy Moody of Tallahassee took third in the women's standings and ninth overall in 67:28.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Swamp Forest Trail Quarter Marathon

1. 51:18, Gary Droze (M, 58) Tallahassee, FL
2. 56:09, David Huggins (M, 28) Tallahassee, FL
3. 64:14, Anthony Walker (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
4. 64:55, Parker Galloway (M, 25) Tallahassee, FL
5. 65:06, Jonathan Dodson (M, 38) Atlanta, GA
6. 65:40, Kurtis Roqueplot (M, 35) Tallahassee, FL
7. 68:43, Eric Laywell (M, 55) Tallahassee, FL
8. 69:53, Darren Whiddon (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL
9. 71:03, Erik Andersen (M, 37) Tallahassee, FL
10. 72:29, John Sivyer (M, 62) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Swamp Forest Trail Quarter Marathon

1. 58:51, Alyssa Terry (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
2. 65:40, Brandi Campbell (F, 44) Tallahassee, FL
3. 67:28, Nancy Moody (F, 35) Tallahassee, FL
4. 68:12, Emma Huggins (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
5. 72:05, Paula O'Neill (F, 58) Tallahassee, FL
6. 74:38, Marina Byrd (F, 29) Thomasville, GA
7. 75:16, Amelia Wilson (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
8. 75:52, Kristin Gandy (F, 46) Tallahassee, FL
9. 76:27, Laura Corbin (F, 49) Tallahassee, FL
10. 77:24, Kim Sims (F, 40) Tallahassee, FL

Gulf Winds Track Club's Swamp Forest Trail Marathon winners, 2014 - 2020
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
4 January 2014	Marathon	4:07:10, Douglas Bell	5:26:39, Carla McDonald	23
	Half Marathon	1:54:23, Jon Mason	2:02:14, Brook Pace	65
	Quarter Marathon	56:03, David Hill	1:05:38, Shelley Yaun	35
3 January 2015	Marathon	4:06:02, Dink Taylor	5:04:46, Jamie Harris	21
	Half Marathon	1:43:54, Taylor Buzzard	2:17:32, Kenzie Mazziotta	82
	Quarter Marathon	54:34, Jim Halley	1:01:22, Angela Dempsey	55
3 January 2016	Marathon	3:59:49, Douglas Bell	5:07:47, Danielle Zemola	17
	Half Marathon	1:36:58, Taylor Buzzard	2:20:54, Isabel Anderson	56
	Quarter Marathon	54:17, Jose Fernandez	1:02:50, Lindsay James	68
7 January 2017	Marathon	3:28:44, Gary Gellin		15
	Half Marathon	1:34:17, Charlie Johnson	2:08:19, Sandy Johnson	56
	Quarter Marathon	52:34, Eric Sager	1:13:24, Sonya Dudley	56
6 January 2018	Marathon	4:24:26, Zachary Grossman	5:15:36, Monica Judd	25
	Half Marathon	1:28:44, Charlie Johnson	2:04:55, Kat Sack	58
	Quarter Marathon	52:51, Eric Sager	59:08, Rachael Stockel	70
5 January 2019	50K	5:27:12, Zachary Grossman	5:30:07, Rachel Wombles	5
	Marathon	4:39:22, Kevin Hanna	6:04:00, Anne Carroll	5
	Half Marathon	1:57:14, Tristan Lanasa	2:07:27, Alyssa Terry	56
	Quarter Marathon	52:50, Jim Halley	1:04:14, Laura Sellati	64
4 January 2020	20 Mile	3:02:27, Kyle Kraeft	3:25:57, Monica Judd	36
	Half Marathon	1:41:46, Tristan Lanasa	2:03:20, Ali Kelly	55
	Quarter Marathon	51:18, Gary Droze	58:51, Alyssa Terry	65

Links

• Complete results of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2020 Swamp Forest Trail races
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ5mSWhIZ2YxiaDrZuF8ZXuCIuVGBqY7wZY2_KR-vtt0jWy1iNCZa_KEU0s8M5eTJEnnjqvshCpjkfw/pubhtml
  
  
• 2019 story, “More tales of the Swamp Forest Trail”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/01/swamp-forest-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Grossman and Judd were the top marathoners on the Swamp Forest Trail”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/01/swamp-forest-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Gary Gellin crushes the Swamp Forest Trail Marathon record”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/01/swamp-forest-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Bell and Zemola survive the Swamp Forest Trail”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/01/swamp-forest-2016.html
  
  
• Find upcoming trail races, long and longer, on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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