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| Ryan Bausback |
After a weekend featuring temperatures not nearly as high and air not nearly as wet as usual, the Tallahassee humidity was back on the morning of the race. The grass on the Greenway was so high and so wet that traversing the course felt more like wading than like running. But the conditions were as much part of cross-country as the hills, and the race got under way at 8:30 AM.
A group of six runners was setting the pace for the field at the 400-meter mark, including three high school runners--Brookwood frosh Kent Grayson, Community Christian senior Keelan Tidwell, and Community Christian sophomore Carson Freeland. Accompanying them were Tallahassee master runner Leonardo Canete, Ryan Bausback, and Hunter Potts.
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| Early leaders |
The high school athletes fell back. With 1200 to go, Bausback was in front with Canete a few steps back and Potts trailing in third. Bausback opened a gap during the final kilometer, going on to win in 18:34. Canete was second in 18:50 and Potts third in 19:01. Behind them, Freeland took fourth in 19:09, Tidwell fourth in 19:48, and Grayson fifth in 19:58.
Megan Noonan was the first woman to reach the 400-meter mark at the Bluebird 5K. She held that position for the rest of the race, taking the women's title in 22:18. Behind Noonan, Community Christian junior Teresa Meli moved up a couple of spots during the race to finish second in the women's standings, placing nineteenth overall in 23:49. Juliana Krueger was the third woman and 22nd overall in 24:50. Lincoln High frosh Sophia Youngberg placed fourth in the women's division and 2th overall in 25:05. Ten-year-old Charlotte Sikes of the Red Hills Running Club was fifth on the women's side and 26th overall in 25:45.
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| Megan Noonan |
143 athletes finished the Bluebird 5K and another 23 completed a one-mile fun run that preceded the main event. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee chip-timed the races.
Top Ten Men, 2021 Bluebird 5K
- 18:34, Ryan Bausback (M, 23)
- 18:50, Leonardo Canete (M, 42)
- 19:01, Hunter Potts (M, 26)
- 19:09, Carson Freeland (M, 16)
- 19:48, Keelan Tidwell (M, 17)
- 19:58, Kent Grayson (M, 15)
- 20:01, Luke Meli (M, 13)
- 20:24, Gregory Noonan (M, 38)
- 20:27, Hans Hassell (M, 38)
- 20:50, Terance Keenan (M, 56)
Top Ten Women, 2021 Bluebird 5K
- 22:18, Megan Noonan (F, 37)
- 23:49, Teresa Meli (F, 16)
- 24:50, Juliana Krueger (F, 23)
- 25:05, Sophia Youngberg (F, 13)
- 25:45, Charlotte Sikes (F, 10)
- 25:56, Sarah Costello (F, 16)
- 27:04, Katherine Bouck (F, 17)
- 27:12, Haley Heitmeyer (F, 12)
- 27:13, Acadia Hassell (F, 8)
- 27:21, Savannah Stanley (F, 12)
| Bluebird 5K Run For Brookie B winners, 2015 - 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women | Finishers |
| 7 September 2015 | 18:00, Tyler Heath | 20:07, Alyson Churchill | 226 |
| 4 September 2017 | 19:12, Jim Halley | 19:53, Katie Sherron | 187 |
| 3 September 2018 | 20:26, Bill McNulty | 23:06, Sarah Tychsen | 210 |
| 2 September 2019 | 19:13, Gary Droze | 22:19, Morgan Wilson | 276 |
| 6 September 2021 | 18:34, Ryan Bausback | 22:18, Megan Noonan | 143 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2021 Bluebird 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTU8dZkfhAI5WIMOjiWPe_uMicfjw7lIMqNHaIgGiH7a2cZ4qRzk_HnvayHbEdph9nNsRsPDQ4J3gX0/pubhtml
- More Trouble Afoot! photos of the 2021 Bluebird 5K
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10118336369156073
- 2019 story, “Halley and Sherron take the Bluebird 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/09/bluebird-2019.html
- 2017 story, “Halley and Sherron take the Bluebird 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/09/bluebird-2017.html
- 2015 story, “Heath and Churchill fly through the Alford Greenway at the Bluebird 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/09/bluebird-2015.html
- Bluebird Run
http://www.bluebirdrun.com/
- Find your next run in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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