At the Fairgrounds Abbey Griffin and Asa Swope take prizes in the Falcon Invitational

The North Florida Fairgrounds in Tallahassee was an unfamiliar site for a Leon County middle school cross-country meet, but the winners were familiar enough. There, on Thursday, 23 September 2021, at the fourth annual Falcon Invitational, Deerlake eighth-grader Abbey Griffin won the girls' 3K for the second time in the 2021 season, running 12:07. Asa Swope picked up his fourth win in the boys' 3K, where the Swift Creek eighth-grader ran 11:05. The Deerlake girls scored 21 points for their fifth straight win of 2021, and the Montford boys won for the third week in a row, putting up 47 points.

Abbey Griffin

In 2018, Fairview Middle School hosted the first Falcon Invitational at Phipps Park. The meet moved to the FSU Rec SportsPlex in 2020. The 2021 Invitational moved again, this time to a venue almost on the doorstep of Fairview--the North Florida Fairgrounds. It was a new location for Leon County Schools' middle school cross-country, and a new location for Tallahassee distance running in general. Two decades earlier the Tallahassee Turkey Trot had finished at the Fairgrounds, but no race had ever been run entirely on the property. At the fourth annual Falcon Invitational, the Fairgrounds was the scene of two races.


The first was the girls' 3K. The starting gun fired at 6:00 PM. After the first kilometer, Deerlake eighth-grader London Mellen led the race, followed by Montford seventh-grader Annabelle Wiktorski. Also wearing Deerlake green, sixth-grader Chloe Molen and eighth-grader Abbey Griffin were a few steps further back. Of the first four races of the season, Molen, Mellen, Griffin, and Wiktorski had each won one. At the Fairgrounds one of them could break that tie.

London Mellen

The leaders lost Molen during the second kilometer. Mellen still led with 500 meters to go, but Griffin had passed Wiktorski. Griffin grabbed the lead during the final 200 meters and charged for home, getting there first with a 12:07. Mellen was second in 12:11 and Wiktorski third in 12:12. Andi Vilardo, a Montford seventh-grader, placed fourth in 12:27.


The next three places belonged to Deerlake Bucks. Eighth-grader Kyra Swart was fifth in 12:41, Molen was sixth in 12:43, and sixth-grader Honesty Daniel was seventh in 12:46. Their fifth runner across the finish line, the Deerlake girls had 21 points and first place in a field of eight teams. It was the fifth win of the season for the girls in green.

Led by Wiktorski, Montford placed second in the teams standings with 39 points. Raa scored 99 points, taking third. Raa's top runner was eighth-grader Kennedy Bell, twelfth in 13:55.


2021 Falcon Invitational Girls' Team Scores

1. Deerlake, 21
2. Montford, 39
3. Raa, 99
4. Cobb, 113
5. Swift Creek, 121
6. Fairview, 147
7. Nims, 228
8. Griffin, 232
9. Fort Braden, NTS
   Woodville, NTS

Top Ten, 2021 Falcon Invitational Girls' 3K

1. 12:06.81, Abbey Griffin (Deerlake) 8
2. 12:10.88, London Mellen (Deerlake) 8
3. 12:11.34, Annabelle Wiktorski (Montford) 7
4. 12:26.32, Andi Vilardo (Montford) 7
5. 12:40.39, Kyra Swart (Deerlake) 8
6. 12:42.60, Chloe Molen (Deerlake) 6
7. 12:45.71, Honesty Daniel (Deerlake) 6
8. 12:49.43, Savannah Stanley (Montford) 7
9. 12:55.58, Madeline Morris (Deerlake) 8
10. 13:02.74, Haley Heitmeyer (Montford) 7

The boys got their turn to race on the Fairgrounds at 6:30 PM. Swift Creek eighth-grader Asa Swope and Jonathan Kiros, a Deerlake seventh-grader, had split the first four races of the season, each winning two. At the Falcon Invitational, the fifth meet of 2021, they were sharing the lead after the first kilometer of the boys' 3K. By the two-kilometer mark, Swope had opened a gap. During the third kilometer the gap only grew wider, as Swope went on to win in 11:05. Fairview seventh-grader Jack Koon moved into third during that final kilometer and had started to close on Kiros, but the Deerlake seventh-grader held on to finish runner-up in 11:30. Koon was third in 11:31. Kingsley Knispel, a Swift Creek eighth-grader, placed fourth in 11:32.

Asa Swope

Montford seventh-grader Gavin Poucher was fifth in 11:34. For perhaps the first time ever in a Leon County Schools middle school cross-country meet, ten schools had full teams in the boys' race. Led by Poucher's performance, Montford placed first among those ten teams, scoring 47 points. The other Mustang scorers were eighth-grader Matthew Hauser (8th, 11:44), seventh-grader Trent Parsons (10th, 11:58), and eighth-graders Jackson Beener (11th, 12:00) and Edward Bass (13th, 12:15).


Behind Swope and Knispel, Swift Creek was second with 59 points. Kiros and the Deerlake Bucks were a close third with 62. Scoring 78 points, Koon and host school Fairview placed fourth.

Jonathan Kiros

Leon County Schools middle school cross-country returns to the Florida State University Rec Sportplex on Friday evening, 1 October 2021, for the penultimate meet of the season. The League championship follows on Thursday, 7 October 2021, at Apalachee Regional Park.

2021 Falcon Invitational Boys' Team Scores

1. Montford, 47
2. Swift Creek, 59
3. Deerlake, 62
4. Fairview, 78
5. Cobb, 144
6. Raa, 164
7. Griffin, 218
8. Woodville, 253
9. Fort Braden, 255
10. Nims, 261

Top Ten, 2021 Falcon Invitational Boys' 3K

1. 11:04.51, Asa Swope (Swift Creek) 8
2. 11:29.11, Jonathan Kiros (Deerlake) 7
3. 11:30.64, Jack Koon (Fairview) 7
4. 11:31.74, Kingsley Knispel (Swift Creek) 8
5. 11:33.92, Gavin Poucher (Montford) 7
6. 11:40.33, Antonio Clements (Cobb) 6
7. 11:42.35, Thoren Knispel (Swift Creek) 8
8. 11:43.26, Matthew Hauser (Montford) 8
9. 11:55.82, Emari Thomas (Fairview) 6
10. 11:57.72, Trent Parsons (Montford) 7

Falcon Invitational Champions 2018 - 2021
Girls
Date	Team Champ	Individual Champ
27 September 2018	Swift Creek, 34	11:27.82, Maya Tang (Deerlake) 8
26 September 2019	Swift Creek, 44	12:30.55, Kyra Swart (Deerlake) 6
23 October 2020	Montford, 30	12:29.07, Abbey Griffin (Deerlake) 7
23 September 2021	Deerlake, 21	12:06.81, Abbey Griffin (Deerlake) 8
Boys
Date	Team Champ	Individual Champ
27 September 2018	Deerlake, 35	9:49.60, Wyatt Townsend (Deerlake) 8
26 September 2019	Fairview, 30	10:10.03, Patrick Koon (Fairview) 8
23 October 2020	Deerlake, 63	11:21.44, Neal Porter (Montford) 8
23 September 2021	Montford, 47	11:04.51, Asa Swope (Swift Creek) 8
The Falcon Invitational was in Phipps Park in 2018 and 2019, at the FSU Rec SportsPlex in 2020, and at the North Florida Fairgrounds in 2021.

Links

• Complete results of the 2021 Falcon Invitational Middle School Cross-Country Meet via Brian Corbin
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSh8IUKNRyIb8m_pHZ9LDuRr6_JVTLjOT91AV2IBH2JE2_c4fDUIiWxx1yv0BxUl_WSwHp68GM7S_lu/pubhtml
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! photos of the 2021 Falcon Invitational Middle School Cross-Country Meet
  
  • Girls: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10118402770172903
  • Boys: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10118402868785283
  
  
• The 2021 LCS middle school cross-country season
  
  • ARPXC Invitational https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/08/swift-creek-2021.html
    
  • Fort Braden Run https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/09/fort-braden-2021.html
    
  • Mustang Stampede https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/09/mustang-2021.html
    
  • Everhart Invitational https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/09/owl-run-2021.html
    
  • Falcon Invitational https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/09/falcon-2021.html
    
  • Mabry Invitational [ Coming on 1 October 2021 ]
    
  • LCS Championship [ Coming on 7 October 2021 ]
    
  
  
• Leon County Schools' 2021 middle school cross country schedule
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/08/lcs-xc-2021.html
  
  
• 2020 story, “Abbey Griffin and Neal Porter fly right at the Falcon Invitational”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/10/falcon-2020.html
  
  
• 2019 story, “Kyra Swart and Patrick Koon soar at the Falcon Invitational”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/09/falcon-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Tang and Townsend fly to victory at the Falcon Invitational”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/09/falcon-2018.html
  
  
• Tallahassee area cross country meets in 2020
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/09/tallahassee-xc-2020.html
  
  
• Find your next road race or cross-country run in the Tallahassee region
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2781

22 September 2021 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 22 September 2021. If that's more than a week ago, the latest schedule is always available via this link:

https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1

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.

Races are being abruptly canceled or rescheduled due to COVID-19, so if a race is farther away than across the street, it is more important than ever to confirm that the event is actually taking place. Also, please make sure that you are comfortable with whatever hygienic protocols an event has in place. Be safe, and smooth trails!

25 September 2021 (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. 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. Virtual
  
• Plains Peanut Festival 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Plains Peanut Festival, West Church Street, Plains, Georgia 31780. Online regitration at active.com.

2 October 2021 (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. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Jennifer or Carter Hay, GWTCpinerun@gmail.com
  
• Hahira Honeybee Festival 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Hahira Community Center, 216 Randall Street, Hahira, Georgia 31632. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Entry form and flyer.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  

9 October 2021 (Saturday)

• Gulf 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.
  
• United We Run 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Darby Pavilion on Lake DeSoto, 200 NE Hillsboro Street, Lake City, Florida 32055. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. dawn@unitedwsv.org

10 October 2021 (Sunday)

• Saint Marks Duathlon and Relay (5K run, 20K cycle, 2.5K run). 8:00 AM ET. 25 Riverside Drive, Saint Marks, Florida. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. discus39@gmail.com

16 October 2021 (Saturday)

• 11th annual Run Baby Run 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Citizens Lodge Park, 4574 Lodge Drive, Marianna, Florida 32446. 2020 story. 2017 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at active.com. awpcmarianna@gmail.com or 850-526-4673.
  

23 October 2021 (Saturday)

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30 October 2021 (Saturday)

• 41st annual Boston Mini-Marathon. 8:00 AM ET. Commercial Bank, 124 West Jefferson Street, Boston, Georgia 31626. 2019 story. 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. 2021 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).
  

6 November 2021 (Saturday)

• ArtFest Half Marathon & 5K. 8:00 AM ET half marathon / 8:30 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET fun run. Colquitt County Art Center, 401 Seventh Avenue SW, Moultrie, Georgia 31768. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com

13 November 2021 (Saturday)

• 9th 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. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. USATF certified course FL16045EBM (5K). Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com. Ben Hall, blountstownfire@gmail.com or 850-674-4988.
  

20 November 2021 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 5th annual Rex Cleveland Road Mile. 4:30 PM ET. Myers Park, 616 Myers Park Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  

25 November 2021 (Thursday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 45th 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. 2019 story. 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.
  

27 November 2021 (Saturday)

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5 March 2022 (Saturday)

• 14th annual Albany Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:00 AM ET. Veteran's Park, 112 North Front Street, Albany, GA 31701. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 1912 story. USATF certified course GA07003WC (Marathon), GA07002WC (half-Marathon). Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. info@albanymarathon.com or 229-317-4760.
  

12 March 2022 (Saturday)

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4 June 2022 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 24th annual Potluck Bash Four-Mile Cross-Country Race. 8:00 AM ET. Forestmeadows Athletic Center, 4750 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2021 story. 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.
  

11 June 2022 (Saturday)

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6 August 2022 (Saturday)

• 24th 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. 2021 story. 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.
  

13 August 2022 (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. 2021 story. 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.
  

10 September 2022 (Saturday)

• 40th 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. 2021 story. 2019 story. 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.
  

17 September 2022 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 40th 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. 2021 story. 2019 story. 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.
  

#2780

Lillee Tang and Patrick Koon lead a Leon sweep of the Buccaneer Bash

The Leon High Lions cross-country squad ventured out of their Tallahassee, Florida lair on Saturday, 18 September 2021, travelling to Panama City for North Bay Haven's fifth annual Buccaneer Bash. Call it a business trip, because the Lions certainly took care of business. First, Leon won the girls' 5K race, putting up a winning 33 points after Lion juniors Lillee Tang and Lily Moore took the first two places in the race, running 19:40 and 19:50. The boys' 5K had a similar outcome. Leon sophomore Patrick Koon won it in 16:10 and Leon junior Jake Rogers placed second in 16:36 while their team score a mathematically unbeatable 26 points.


The girls' 5K was scheduled for 8:00 AM, racing on the grounds of the old Bay Dunes Golf Course. Thirteen schools had athletes in the race. Eleven of those schools had entered full teams. The defending champion of the Buccaneer Bash, North Bay Haven junior Lakyn Carmichael, was on the starting line. None of them could touch Lillee Tang or Lily Moore that morning. The two Leon girls were the only runners in the race to go under 20:00 that morning, Tang throwing down a winning 19:40 and Moore going 19:50 on a soggy course. Charlene Elizondo, a junior racing for host school North Bay Haven, placed third in 20:08.


After Tang and Moore, Leon had two more Lions in the top ten. Stella Lewis, a junior, placed sixth in 21:05. Another Leon junior, Mallory Robinson, placed ninth in 21:23. Leon's remaining scorer was frosh Madi Sims, fifteenth in 22:33. Once Sims had finished, the Leon girls had 33 points and first place in the team standings. Elizondo and the North Bay Haven girls placed second with 50 points, just better than the 55 scored by third-place Choctawhatchee. Choctawhatchee's top runner was Chloe Fernander, a senior, fourth in 20:42.


Team Standings, 2021 Buccaneer Bash High School Girls' 5K

1. Leon, 33
2. North Bay Haven, 50
3. Choctawhatchee, 55
4. Florida State, 114
5. Providence Christian, 123
6. Port Saint Joe, 146
7. Arnold, 177
8. Bay, 233
9. Altha, 260
10. Rutherford, 294
11. Blountstown, 301

Top Ten, 2021 Buccaneer Bash High School Girls' 5K

1. 19:40.00, Lillee Tang (Leon) 11
2. 19:49.60, Lily Moore (Leon) 11
3. 20:07.40, Charleen Elizondo (North Bay Haven) 11
4. 20:42.00, Chloe Fernander (Choctawhatchee) 12
5. 20:46.40, Kyla Faint (North Bay Haven) 8
6. 21:05.00, Stella Lewis (Leon) 11
7. 21:15.80, Lakyn Carmichael (North Bay Haven) 11
8. 21:19.40, Brylie Kilgore (Choctawhatchee) 11
9. 21:22.70, Mallory Robinson (Leon) 11
10. 21:23.80, Hannah Jacobs (Providence Christian) 9

The course was no drier for the boys' 5K than it had been for the girls' 5K. If anything, it was a bit sloppier after 98 girls had churned up the wet spots. This doesn't matter to cross-country runners, for whom mud is a kind of baptism. It didn't matter to Patrick Koon, who tore around the 5K circuit in 16:10, taking first by about 130 meters. It was the third win in a row for Koon, following victories at the Cecil Field Summer Classic and the Big Bend Invitational.

Jake Rogers of Leon finished runner-up in 16:36, the only athlete in the boys' race other than Koon to crack 17:00. Kaleb Hollins, a Choctawhatchee junior, placed third in 17:20. In a close battle for third, Arnold junior Eddie Kepran edged Conner Patterson, a Providence Christian senior, 17:27 to 17:29. Kepran had won the boys' 5K in the 2020 Buccaneer Bash.


All five of Leon's scorers placed in the top ten. After Koon and Rogers, Leon sophomore William Springer was sixth in 17:41. Another sophomore, William Winsor, took seventh for Leon in 17:49. Making it four sophomores in Leon's scoring five, Quinn Carrasquila placed tenth in 18:30. The Lions had 26 points, first place among the ten teams in the boys' race, and a sweep of the Buccaneer Bash team titles.


Kaleb Hollins and the Choctawhatchee boys were second with 59 points. Arnold, the 2020 champs, squeaked by North Bay Haven 108 to 110, taking third.


Team Standings, 2021 Buccaneer Bash High School Boys' 5K

1. Leon, 26
2. Choctawhatchee, 59
3. Arnold, 108
4. North Bay Haven, 110
5. Blountstown, 145
6. Providence Christian, 158
7. Florida State, 190
8. Port Saint Joe, 197
9. Wewahitchka, 238
10. Marianna, 253

Top Ten, 2021 Buccaneer Bash High School Boys' 5K

1. 16:09.70, Patrick Koon (Leon) 10
2. 16:35.90, Jake Rogers (Leon) 11
3. 17:19.80, Kaleb Hollins (Choctawhatchee) 11
4. 17:26.30, Eddie Kepran (Arnold) 11
5. 17:28.50, Conner Patterson (Providence Christian) 12
6. 17:40.30, William Springer (Leon) 10
7. 17:48.10, William Winsor (Leon) 10
8. 17:51.10, William Armbruster (Choctawhatchee) 12
9. 18:04.70, Matthew Matson (North Bay Haven) 11
10. 18:29.20, Quinn Carrasquilla (Leon) 10

Buccaneer Bash Cross-Country Meet Winners, 2017 - 2021
High School Boys
Date	Team Champ	Individual Champ
26 August 2017	Choctawhatchee, 33	18:05, Blake Turner (Arnold) 12
25 August 2018	Arnold, 38	18:27, Mason Bennett (Arnold) 12
24 August 2019	Niceville, 35	14:48, Todd Wendel (Niceville) 11
3 October 2020	Arnold, 31	18:40, Eddie Kepran (Arnold) 10
18 September 2021	Leon, 26	16:10, Patrick Koon (Leon) 10
High School Girls
Date	Team Champ	Individual Champ
26 August 2017	Choctawhatchee, 46	19:53, Marisa Ashley (Arnold) 9
25 August 2018	Port Saint Joe, 35	25:36, Autumn Kotelman (Port Saint Joe) 10
24 August 2019	Niceville, 27	16:55, Kambry Smith (Fort Walton Beach) 11
3 October 2020	North Bay Haven, 32	22:08, Lakyn Carmichael (North Bay Haven) 10
18 September 2021	Leon, 33	19:40, Lillee Tang (Leon) 11

Links

• Complete results, 2021 Buccaneer Bash
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQfuI2G4jFJSt5cidUc-2ifreEGehKaorjFt838MR8moIew_psZiqZODnee10RiiJFoNPv-4MD3lJrp/pubhtml
  
  
• 2017 story, “Choctaw sweeps the team titles while Arnold's Ashley and Turner take individual honors at the Buccaneer Bash”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/08/buccaneer-bash-2017.html
  
  
• Find an upcoming Bash in the region on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2779

Sheryl Rosen notches another win at the Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K

Has anyone won Gulf Winds Track Club's Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K more often than Sheryl Rosen? Let me check.


No.

Sheryl Rosen

Rosen has also won the Tallahassee, Florida race in more different decades than anyone else. The 2000s? She took first in both 2006 and 2007. The 2010s? The Tallahassee lawyer won the 2018 event. The 2020s? Rosen covered that decade on Saturday morning, 18 September 2021, winning the 39th annual Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K in 21:16. In a showdown of two master runners, Leonardo Canete edged Glen Gorton for the top spot in the men's race, 18:14 to 18:15.


The Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival features a women's 5K followed by a separate men's 5K. The two races are run on the same course through the Indianhead Acres neighborhood, with the women starting in a wave five minutes before the men's wave. In 2021, the womnen's wave set off at 8:00 AM.

Sheryl Rosen and Mia Wiederkehr

Leading the race after just over 600 meters, three runners went around the first turn together--Sheryl Rosen, Mia Wiederkehr, and Annalise Maillet. Later, Maillet fell back. Wiederkehr hung on longer, but Rosen shook her as well, eventually.


"Before the two mile," recalled Wiederkehr.

Maggie Fleming

Rosen spent the rest of the race widening the gap, ultimately winning by nearly 200 meters in 21:16. Wiederkehr took second in 22:02. Maggie Fleming overtook Maillet during the final kilometer of the race to place third in 22:32. Maillet was fourth in 22:44. Laura Reina was the first master runner in the race, coming in seventh overall in 23:50.


In the men's wave, Leonardo Canete led early, with Ryan Truchelut trailing closely. A week earlier, Truchelut had finished ahead of Canete in the Sickle Cell 5K. This time, Truchelut couldn't stay with Canete. Coming up on the four kilometer mark Glen Gorton overtook Truchelut to move into second. Gorton was surprised to find himself moving up on Canete during the final kilometer. But...

Leonardo Canete

"I didn't quite get him," said Gorton.


He didn't. Canete made it across the line first in 18:14, just ahead of the 18:15 posted by runner-up Gorton. Truchelut finished third in 18:52.

Glen Gorton

62 women and 44 men finished the 2021 Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K. Another 19 athletes completed a one-mile fun run. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the races.


Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2021 Women's Distance Festival

1. 21:16, Sheryl Rosen (F, 37)
2. 22:02, Mia Wiederkehr (F, 23)
3. 22:32, Maggie Fleming (F, 26)
4. 22:44, Annalise Maillet (F, 25)
5. 23:02, Lindsey Brown (F, 36)
6. 23:34, Charlotte Sikes (F, 10)
7. 23:50, Laura Reina (F, 57)
8. 24:12, Tsige Tadesse-Kiros (F, 54)
9. 24:59, Angela Dempsey (F, 53)
10. 25:06, Georgina Hernandez (F, 31)

Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2021 Women's Distance Festival

1. 18:14, Leonardo Canete (M, 42)
2. 18:15, Glen Gorton (M, 58)
3. 18:52, Ryan Truchelut (M, 35)
4. 19:30, Michael Niezgoda (M, 32)
5. 19:45, Gregory Noonan (M, 38)
6. 20:01, Paul Guyas (M, 43)
7. 20:04, Duane Evans (M, 54)
8. 20:21, Phillip Sura (M, 51)
9. 20:49, Will Hanley (M, 46)
10. 21:16, Fanxiu Zhu (M, 52)

Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K Champions, 1982 - 2021
Date	Women	Men
24 July 1982	20:14, Cheryl Jennings	No Boys Allowed
23 July 1983	18:33, Barbara Balzer	No Boys Allowed
21 July 1984	18:11, Barbara Balzer	No Boys Allowed
20 July 1985	19:11, Barbara Balzer	15:24, Herb Wills
19 July 1986	18:20, Janice Hochstein	16:32, Rick Miller
18 July 1987	18:54, Janice Hochstein	15:47, Rick Miller
16 July 1988	17:58, Michele Farrell	15:09, Jessie Close
15 July 1989	17:20, Sue Addison	15:09, Jessie Close
14 July 1990	18:50, Janice Hochstein	15:38, Gary Droze
13 July 1991	18:51, Angie Crook	15:18, Gary Droze
11 July 1992	17:36, Paula Johnson	15:09, Gary Droze
17 July 1993	18:00, Lynda Nilges	15:45, Steve Wilcox
1 October 1994	18:06, Jane Johnson	15:46, Andy Palmer
7 October 1995	17:47, Jane Johnson	15:40, Gary Droze
5 October 1996	18:41, Tracy Pepoon	16:34, Tim Simpkins
4 October 1997	17:13, Sarah Docter-Williams	16:20, Tim Simpkins
3 October 1998	18:02, Sarah Docter-Williams	16:36, Tim Simpkins
2 October 1999	17:31, Sarah Docter-Williams	15:37, Lee Willis
7 October 2000	19:18, Kingsley Broughton	16:26, Art Remillard
6 October 2001	19:13, Kate Remillard	18:06, Reid Vannoy
2 November 2002	20:27, Mari Leitner	16:33, Nate Timm
1 November 2003	18:52, Kara Newell	17:39, Justin Dickieson
6 November 2004	18:09, Sarah Docter-Williams	17:24, Art Remillard
5 November 2005	21:38, Lydia Veal	18:16, Jimmy Graham
7 October 2006	18:36, Sheryl Rosen	17:55, Tim Unger
15 September 2007	19:02, Sheryl Rosen	17:04, Jay Wallace
20 September 2008	18:52, Lisa Johnson	17:29, David Altmaier
19 September 2009	19:00, Kelsey Scheitlin	16:34, John Robida
18 September 2010	18:39, Lisa Johnson	16:34, Vince Molosky
17 September 2011	17:11, Jackie Drouin	15:00, Kevin Sullivan
15 September 2012	17:06, Georgia Peel	16:03, Chris Rego
14 September 2013	16:51, Kayleigh Tyerman	15:58, Stanley Linton
20 September 2014	20:45, Anna Busby	16:45, Roger Schmidt
19 September 2015	18:53, Katie Sherron	17:08, Zach DeVeau
17 September 2016	18:38, Adriana Piekarewicz	15:29, Stan Linton
23 September 2017	18:13, Katie Sherron	16:28, Charlie Johnson
22 September 2018	18:30, Sheryl Rosen	18:02, Bryce Parry
21 September 2019	18:00, Ann Centner	16:17, Paul Allen
18 September 2021	21:16, Sheryl Rosen	18:14, Leonardo Canete

Links

• Complete results of the 2021 Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRnRu8oYk9sc1csggczCP8M6KOX5krGBnL5lV8F7QDR0g1iFVG5sf5pFSlRts11iVBZnh9rN8sbtX5Q/pubhtml
  
  
• More photos of GWTC's 2021 Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10118385899367133
  
  
• 2019 story, “Ann Centner goes 18:00 on Tallahassee's hills to win the Women's Distance Festival 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/09/wdf-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Running 18:30, Sheryl Rosen notches a third Women's Distance Festival win”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/09/wdf-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Katie Sherron runs 18:13 in hilly Indianhead”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/09/wdf-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Adriana Piekarewicz wins a duel in Indianhead”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/09/wdf-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Sherron victorious at the 34th annual Women's Distance Festival 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/09/wdf-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Anna Busby gets a Women's Distance Fest win in the Indianhead hills”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/09/wdf-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, "Tyerman lowers Women's Distance Festival 5K record to 16:51"
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/09/wdf-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, "Georgia Peel runs 17:06 at Women's Distance Festival 5K"
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/09/wdf-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, "Drouin runs a record 17:11 at Women's Distance Fest 5K"
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/09/wdf-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, "Lisa Johnson wins big at the Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival"
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/09/wdf-2010.html
  
  
• 2009 story, "Scheitlin, Robida Take Tallahassee Women's Distance Fest Titles"
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/09/scheitlin-robida-take-tallahassee.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map for the 2016 Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL17042TY
  
  
• Upcoming races within a 100-mile drive of Tallahassee, Florida's running capital
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2778

Annabelle Wiktorski and Jonathan Kiros rule at the Everhart Invitational

After skipping 2020, Tallahassee, Florida's oldest middle school cross-country meet was back on the schedule on Wednesday morning, 15 September 2021. Annabelle Wiktorski, a Montford seventh-grader, won the girls' 3K race in 12:07, while the Deerlake girls scored 27 points to take first in the team standings. In the boys' 3K, Deerlake seventh-grader Jonathan Kiros threw down a winning 11:10. The Montford boys took the team title with 35 points.

Annabelle Wiktorski

The grounds of Everhart School aren't expansive enough for a three-kilometer course, and the school is surrounded by suburban development, so a good bit of the racing at the Everhart Invitational is on nearby streets. The course also includes as much of the school property as possible, including the bus ramp. Unfortunately, three vehicles were navigating the bus ramp when the girls came through during the first 500 meters of their race.


"They let a car onto the course and I had to run farther to go around it, then work hard to catch up with her," said Annabelle Wiktorski, indicating her Montford teammate Andi Vilardo. "London ran into a tree."

Top Ten Girls

London Mellen, a Deerlake eighth-grader, recovered from her encounter with a live oak soon enough to lead the field around the school yard. By the time the race had left Everhart for the streets, Wiktorski had moved into second. At 1600 meters the Montford seventh-grader was just off Mellen's shoulder. Overtaking Mellen late in the second kilometer, Wiktorski started to open a gap. Another Deerlake eighth-grader, Abbey Griffin, passed Mellen on the way back to the school, but no one caught Wiktorski. Maintaining her lead, she crossed the finish line in a winning 12:07. Griffin took the runner-up spot in 12:13. Mellen was third in 12:30, and Vilardo fourth in 12:32.


"It was not the most difficult course I've run, but it wasn't easy," said Wiktorski after the race. "I did get a new PR today. I usually run better in the morning."

Deerlake Girls

Deerlake ended up with six runners in the top ten; Griffin and Mellen were the first two. The remaining Deerlake scorers were sixth-grader Chloe Molen (6th, 12:41), seventh-grader Kaia Ables (7th, 12:46), and sixth-grader Honesty Daniel (9th, 13:15). Those five gave the Bucks a mathematically unbeatable 27 points and the first-place team trophy. It was the fourth win in four appearances for the Deerlake girs, who have a five-meet winning streak in Leon County Schools cross-country going back to the 2020 season.


Wiktorski's Montford Mustangs were second with 34 points. Raa, led by eighth-grader Kennedy Bell (11th, 13:42) edged Cobb for third, 98 to 103. Eight schools had teams in the race.


2021 Everhart Invitational Team Standings, Girls

1. Deerlake, 27
2. Montford, 34
3. Raa, 98
4. Cobb, 103
5. Swift Creek, 122
6. Fairview, 154
7. Nims, 214
8. Griffin, 236
9. Fort Braden, NTS

Top Ten Girls, 2021 Everhart Invitational

1. 12:06.20, Annabelle Wiktorski (Montford) 7
2. 12:12.45, Abbey Griffin (Deerlake) 8
3. 12:29.75, London Mellen (Deerlake) 8
4. 12:31.16, Andi Vilardo (Montford) 7
5. 12:33.49, Savannah Stanley (Montford) 7
6. 12:40.01, Chloe Molen (Deerlake) 6
7. 12:45.94, Kaia Ables (Deerlake) 7
8. 13:01.34, Haley Heitmeyer (Montford) 7
9. 13:14.70, Honesty Daniel (Deerlake) 6
10. 13:17.59, Madeline Morris (Deerlake) 8

Between the streets and the bus ramps, there is a lot of pavement on the three-kilometer course at the Everhart Invitational, certainly more than you'd typically expect in cross-country running. For some people, that's not a bad thing.


"I actually really loved it," said Jonathan Kiros. "I run well on the roads."

Jonathan Kiros

The seventh-grader certainly ran well at the Everhart Invitational. In the three previous meets of Leon County Schools' middle school cross-country season, the boys' 3K was a duel between Kiros and Swift Creek's Asa Swope, with Kiros winning the ARPXC Invitational and Swope winning at the Fort Braden Run and the Mustang Stampede. But Swope wasn't at the Everhart Invitational.


"I could go out harder knowing that Asa wasn't in the race," said Kiros.

Top Ten Boys

Kiros did go out harder. He was already in front of the field coming off the bus ramp, half a kilometer into the race. Swift Creek eighth-grader Kingsley Knispel, Fairview seventh-grader Jack Koon, and Montford seventh-grader Gavin Poucher were the closest athletes to Kiros as the race left the school, but no one was able to challenge the Deerlake seventh-grader. Kiros just kept widening the gap, ultimately winning by nearly 150 meters in 11:10. Knispel took second in 11:42. Koon stuck with Knispel for most of the race, but eventually fell back and was overtaken by Poucher, who placed third in 11:49. Koon held off a late charge by Montford eighth-grader Matthew Hauser to take fourth in 11:58. Hauser was fifth in 11:59.


Montford's Poucher and Hauser were joined in the top ten by two more Mustangs--seventh-grader Parker Smith was seventh in 12:10 and eighth-grader Edward Bass placed ninth in 12:18. When Montford eighth-grader Jackson Beener finished eleventh in 12:24, the Mustangs had 35 points and first place in the boys' team standings.

Montford Boys

Kiros' Deerlake squad took second with 50 points. Close behind at 55 points, Koon and the Fairview Falcons placed third--Fairview's best showing as a team this season at a Leon County Schools meet. Nine schools fielded boys' teams.


Fairview hosts the next Leon County Schools middle school cross-country event--the Falcon Invitational at the North Florida Fairgrounds on Thursday, 23 September 2021. The season continues at the Florida State University Recreation SportPlex on Friday, 1 October 2021, with the Mabry Invitational. Competition concludes on Thursday, 7 October 2021, with the League Championship Meet at Apalachee Regional Park.


2021 Everhart Invitational Team Standings, Boys

1. Montford, 35
2. Deerlake, 50
3. Fairview, 55
4. Swift Creek, 95
5. Cobb, 143
6. Raa, 178
7. Fort Braden, 201
8. Nims, 242
9. Griffin, 257
10. Woodville, NTS

Top Ten Boys, 2021 Everhart Invitational

1. 11:09.08, Jonathan Kiros (Deerlake) 7
2. 11:41.27, Kingsley Knispel (Swift Creek) 8
3. 11:48.59, Gavin Poucher (Montford) 7
4. 11:57.51, Jack Koon (Fairview) 7
5. 11:58.98, Matthew Hauser (Montford) 8
6. 11:59.88, Antonio Clements (Cobb) 6
7. 12:09.63, Parker Smith (Montford) 7
8. 12:10.30, Emari Thomas (Fairview) 6
9. 12:17.79, Edward Bass (Montford) 8
10. 12:20.40, Hagen Perdue (Deerlake) 7

Everhart Invitational Champions, 1988 - 2021
Date	Boys	Girls
15 September 2021	Jonathan Kiros (Deerlake) 11:10	Annabelle Wiktorski (Montford 12:07
12 September 2019	Patrick Koon (Fairview) 10:12	Skye Williams (Montford) 12:29
13 September 2018	Wyatt Townsend (Deerlake) 10:46	Maya Tang (Deerlake) 12:16
21 September 2017	Ben Kirbo (Montford) 11:41	Paige Churchill (Swift Creek) 13:45
22 September 2016	Weston Blake (Swift Creek) 11:47	Amaya Jones (Raa) 13:51
17 September 2015	Spencer Amsellem (Deerlake) 12:17	Emily Molen (Deerlake) 12:16
18 September 2014	Tavaris King (Griffin) 12:04	Lawton Campbell (Deerlake) 12:41
19 September 2013	Jacob Dodson (Raa) 11:46	Ana Wallace (Deerlake) 13:13
20 September 2012	Matthew Cashin (Raa) 12:01	Saige Kemeny (Montford) 13:19
22 September 2011	Evan Francis (Raa) 11:56	Zoe Sheldon (Swift Creek) 13:43
30 September 2010	Wil Luca (Raa) 11:41	Rebecca Clendinen (Raa) 13:57
1 October 2009	Cade Zimmerman (Deerlake) 11:33	Cece Williams (Deerlake) 13:26
25 September 2008	Will Henderson (Raa) 11:42	Cece Williams (Deerlake) 11:56
27 September 2007	Will Henderson (Raa) 12:11	Carly Thomas (Raa) 12:27
28 September 2006	Will Stanford (Raa) 10:59	Summer Shepherd (Raa) 12:59
29 September 2005	Kurt Dietrich (Swift Creek) 12:07	Jana Stolting (Deerlake) 13:26
30 September 2004	Graham Hawkes (Cobb) 11:51	Mallory Alonzo (Raa) 14:01
2 October 2003	Joe Franklin (Griffin) 11:38	Charlotte Murrell (Cobb) 14:17
3 October 2002	Bryan Miletich (Deerlake) 11:51	Julia Bryant (Deerlake) 14:06
4 October 2001	Kevin Bryant (Raa) 12:33	Karen Devick (Raa) 13:58
4 October 2000	Danny Sass (Deerlake) 13:04	LaShaunta Arnold (Fairview) 14:50
1 October 1999	Logan Wolcott (Raa) 12:52	LaShaunta Arnold (Fairview) 14:30
13 October 1998	Matt Varn (Swift Creek) 12:31	Allie Hunter (Swift Creek) 14:27
1997	Anthony Washington (Bellevue) 12:26	Allie Hunter (Swift Creek) 15:00
1996
6 October 1995	Bryan Hendricks (Cobb) 8:15*	Meredith Warren (Raa) 10:36*
6 October 1994	Kevin Anderson (Deerlake) 8:10*	Meredith Warren (Raa) 9:56*
20 October 1993
20 October 1992	Mark Roehl (Raa) 8:40*	Brianne Pla (Cobb) 9:33*
22 October 1991	Michael Rodriguez (Raa) 8:38*	Holly Skinner (Cobb) 10:15*
10 October 1990	Tim Bolton (Cobb) 8:44*	Christy Weinberger(Bellevue)10:17*
24 May 1990	Wayne McDaniel (Raa) 6:58†	Cynthia Costin (Griffin) 8:06†
23 May 1989	Wayne McDaniel (Raa) 7:09†	Tonia Jackson (Nims) 8:13†
10 May 1988	Bobby Jessup (Griffin) †	Tonia Jackson (Raa) †
* 1-1/2 mile race at Gretchen Everhart School † 2 km race at Florida State University

Links

• Complete results, 2021 Everhart Invitational Middle School Cross-Country Meet
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSpjIp5W95wEIoHjBV4hygYR2A-SivNyg6WZAVW4RK8RfkxDY8T4kFlYyrPQOJnJiSckhaaWYm4nNP9/pubhtml
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! photos of the 2021 Everhart Invitational Middle School Cross-Country Meet
  
  • Girls' 3K: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10118367768895743
    
  • Boys' 3K: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10118369056520333
    
  
  
• The 2021 LCS middle school cross-country season
  
  • ARPXC Invitational https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/08/swift-creek-2021.html
    
  • Fort Braden Run https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/09/fort-braden-2021.html
    
  • Mustang Stampede https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/09/mustang-2021.html
    
  • Everhart Invitational https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/09/owl-run-2021.html
    
  • Falcon Invitational [ Coming on 23 September 2021 ]
    
  • Mabry Invitational [ Coming on 1 October 2021 ]
    
  • LCS Championship [ Coming on 7 October 2021 ]
    
  
  
• Leon County Schools' 2021 middle school cross country schedule
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/08/lcs-xc-2021.html
  
  
• 2019 story, “Skye Williams and Patrick Koon just keep winning at the Everhart Invitational”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/09/owl-run-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Maya Tang and Wyatt Townsend excel at Everhart”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/09/owl-run-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Paige Churchill and Ben Kirbo get their first Everhart Invitational wins”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/09/owl-run-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Homestretch sprints pay off for Amaya Jones and Wes Blake at Everhart”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/09/owl-run-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Emily Molen runs faster than everyone at the Everhart Invitational”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/09/owl-run-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Tavaris King and Lawton Campbell can't be caught at Everhart”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/09/owl-run-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Dodson and Wallace win at Everhart; Swift Creek sweeps the team titles”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/09/owl-run-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Owl Run is almost all-Montford”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/09/owl-run-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Nothing damp about Sheldon and Francis's Owl Run victories”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/09/owl-run-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Luca and Clendinen conquer the Owl Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/09/owl-run-2010.html
  
  
• Get out and run! Find a nearby race on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2776

15 September 2021 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 15 September 2021. If that's more than a week ago, the latest schedule is always available via this link:

https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1

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.

Races are being abruptly canceled or rescheduled due to COVID-19, so if a race is farther away than across the street, it is more important than ever to confirm that the event is actually taking place. Also, please make sure that you are comfortable with whatever hygienic protocols an event has in place. Be safe, and smooth trails!

18 September 2021 (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. 2019 story. 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.
  
• 14th 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. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2013 story. Carol Goguen, cgoguen@graceba.net or 334-794-9029.
  

25 September 2021 (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. 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. Virtual
  
• Plains Peanut Festival 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Plains Peanut Festival, West Church Street, Plains, Georgia 31780. Online regitration at active.com.

2 October 2021 (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. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Jennifer or Carter Hay, GWTCpinerun@gmail.com
  
• Hahira Honeybee Festival 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Hahira Community Center, 216 Randall Street, Hahira, Georgia 31632. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Entry form and flyer.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  

9 October 2021 (Saturday)

• Gulf 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.
  
• United We Run 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Darby Pavilion on Lake DeSoto, 200 NE Hillsboro Street, Lake City, Florida 32055. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. dawn@unitedwsv.org

10 October 2021 (Sunday)

• Saint Marks Duathlon and Relay (5K run, 20K cycle, 2.5K run). 8:00 AM ET. 25 Riverside Drive, Saint Marks, Florida. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. discus39@gmail.com

16 October 2021 (Saturday)

• 11th annual Run Baby Run 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Citizens Lodge Park, 4574 Lodge Drive, Marianna, Florida 32446. 2020 story. 2017 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at active.com. awpcmarianna@gmail.com or 850-526-4673.
  

23 October 2021 (Saturday)

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30 October 2021 (Saturday)

• 41st annual Boston Mini-Marathon. 8:00 AM ET. Commercial Bank, 124 West Jefferson Street, Boston, Georgia 31626. 2019 story. 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. 2021 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).
  

6 November 2021 (Saturday)

• ArtFest Half Marathon & 5K. 8:00 AM ET half marathon / 8:30 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET fun run. Colquitt County Art Center, 401 Seventh Avenue SW, Moultrie, Georgia 31768. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com

13 November 2021 (Saturday)

• 9th 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. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. USATF certified course FL16045EBM (5K). Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com. Ben Hall, blountstownfire@gmail.com or 850-674-4988.
  

20 November 2021 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 5th annual Rex Cleveland Road Mile. 4:30 PM ET. Myers Park, 616 Myers Park Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  

25 November 2021 (Thursday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 45th 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. 2019 story. 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.
  

27 November 2021 (Saturday)

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5 March 2022 (Saturday)

• 14th annual Albany Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:00 AM ET. Veteran's Park, 112 North Front Street, Albany, GA 31701. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 1912 story. USATF certified course GA07003WC (Marathon), GA07002WC (half-Marathon). Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. info@albanymarathon.com or 229-317-4760.
  

12 March 2022 (Saturday)

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4 June 2022 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 24th annual Potluck Bash Four-Mile Cross-Country Race. 8:00 AM ET. Forestmeadows Athletic Center, 4750 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2021 story. 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.
  

11 June 2022 (Saturday)

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6 August 2022 (Saturday)

• 24th 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. 2021 story. 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.
  

13 August 2022 (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. 2021 story. 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.
  

10 September 2022 (Saturday)

• 40th 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. 2021 story. 2019 story. 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.
  

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