Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Stan Linton races 14:45, Katie Sherron 17:40 at the Palace Saloon 5K

Gulf Winds Track Club's 46th annual Palace Saloon 5K was two and a half years in the coming, but it finally arrived on the streets of Tallahassee, Florida on Saturday morning, 9 October 2021. Stan Linton was the fastest athlete in the race, making the 3.1-mile trek from Messer Park to the Palace Saloon in 14:45. Katie Sherron was the first woman, placing eleventh overall in 17:40.

Stan Linton
Stan Linton

The 2019 Palace Saloon 5K had been a race where four runners finished under 16:00. David Barney and Ricardo Estremera had gone 14:38, two-time winner Stan Linton ran 15:05, and Andrew Smith went 15:36. After two postponements and a cancellation, the race was back in 2021, and so were Barney and Linton.


Seconds after the start, Linton was already leading. It wasn't a fluke. Two kilometers into the race, he was a hundred meters ahead. That gap would only grow on Jackson Bluff Road, up Michelob Ridge, over Budweiser Creek, and across the finish line.

David Barney
David Barney

"I was right around 4:41 and 4:41 for the first two miles," said Linton. "Then around two miles the wheels started to come off and I fell asleep on the hill. That mile was 4:52. And coming across Budweiser Creek I saw 14:30 on the clock and knew I wasn't going to get 14:36."


14:36 was Paul Waldron's winning time in the 1986 Palace, the best time in the race since the course was certified. Linton's 14:45 fells short of that mark, but it was still his best road 5K, and it earned him his third Palace win.

Alberto Mena
Alberto Mena

"That was good," said Linton. "It was an okay day."


Behind Linton, David Barney broke away from the pursuit group to take second in 15:34. Fordham University cross-country alum Alberto Mena was third in 15:38. Tallahassee Community College frosh harrier Leo Rutledge placed fourth in 15:50. Matt Mizereck, a three-time Florida high school cross-country state champion, finished fifth in 15:55, making five athletes under 16:00. Leonardo Canete was the fastest master runner in the race, coming in tenth overall in 17:38.

Katie Sherron
Katie Sherron

One place, two seconds, and a few steps behind Canete, women's champ Katie Sherron was throwing down a a 17:40.


"It felt great!" said Sherron. "I've never won Palace before."

Sheryl Rosen
Sheryl Rosen

Sherron won the women's competition by over half a kilometer, leading from wire to wire. It wasn't as easy as she made it look, though, especially the late-race climb up Michelob Ridge.


"That hill!" said Sherron. "My last mile was the slowest."


Sheryl Rosen, top woman in the 2013 Palace, finished runner-up to Sherron in the women's standings, placing 30th overall in 19:44. Eighth-grader Clifton Lewis was the third woman and 34th overall in 19:59. Tallahassee schoolteacher Vicky Droze was the first woman master and sixth female finisher, 48th overall in 22:06.

Clifton Lewis
Clifton Lewis

284 athletes finished the 2021 Palace Saloon 5K. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee, Florida chip-timed the race. The 47th annual Palace Saloon 5K is scheduled for Saturday morning, 23 April 2022.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2021 Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 14:45, Stan Linton (M, 27)
  2. 15:34, David Barney (M, 27)
  3. 15:38, Alberto Mena (M, 23)
  4. 15:50, Leo Rutledge (M, 18)
  5. 15:55, Matthew Mizereck (M, 29)
  6. 16:23, Tristan Cravello (M, 22)
  7. 17:05, Vincent Fetchero (M, 21)
  8. 17:16, Ryan Bausback (M, 23)
  9. 17:36, Ryan Truchelut (M, 35)
  10. 17:38, Leonardo Canete (M, 43)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2021 Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 17:40, Katie Sherron (F, 39)
  2. 19:44, Sheryl Rosen (F, 37)
  3. 19:59, Clifton Lewis (F, 13)
  4. 20:33, Julia Hellman (F, 22)
  5. 22:02, Amelia Bryant (F, 33)
  6. 22:06, Vicky Droze (F, 46)
  7. 22:13, Alexis Thompson (F, 22)
  8. 22:26, Annalise Maillet (F, 25)
  9. 22:27, Laura McDermott (F, 41)
  10. 22:42, Arielle Valdes (F, 18)

Palace Saloon 5K Champions, 1975 - 2021
DateMenWomenFinishers
9 October 202114:45, Stan Linton17:40, Katie Sherron284
13 April 201914:39, David Barney17:38, Ann Centner864
21 April 201815:15, Justin Garrard18:05, Ani Veltcheva815
15 April 201715:16, Stanley Linton17:58, Ani Veltcheva1043
16 April 201615:53, Nick Merrett18:13, Ani Veltcheva1048
11 April 201515:29, Tyler Udland17:54, Lauren Poulos1314
12 April 201415:52, Chris Lake17:45, Amy Hines1303
20 April 201315:46, Stanley Linton17:49, Sheryl Rosen1389
14 April 201216:07, Josh Myers17:20, Lindsay Zeiler1190
16 April 201115:48, Chris Lake 18:24, Lindsay Zeiler 1064
10 April 201015:45, Chris Lake 17:42, Christina Woytalewicz 1214
11 April 200916:21, John Robida 18:11, Lisa Johnson 1022
12 April 200815:25, Nick Sunseri 18:46, Lisa Johnson 782
14 April 200716:12, J. P. Cook 17:14, Breeda Willis 537
15 April 200616:04, Justin Cross 18:33, Stephanie Liles 456
16 April 200516:06, Lee Willis 16:31, Breeda Willis 318
10 April 200416:39, Shawn Patterson 18:29, Breeda Willis 299
12 April 200316:26, Martin Littlefield 19:21, Tricia Snyder 257
13 April 200217:22, Chris Stanley 21:03, Allison Eagen 189
14 April 200116:51, Art Remillard 19:05, Kate Wallace 219
15 April 200015:39, Paul Spangler 17:19, Anna Pichrtova 217
17 April 199915:45, Robert Pautienus 17:22, Sarah Docter-Williams 261
18 April 199816:18, Jason Carter 17:29, Sarah Docter-Williams 238
19 April 199715:53, Gary Droze 17:37, Sarah Docter-Williams 169
6 April 199615:55, Gary Droze 17:59, Jane Johnson 134
8 April 199516:01, Tim Simpkins 17:48, Jane Johnson 188
2 April 199414:56, Robin Rogers 17:51, Lisa Herman 252
3 April 199315:30, Andy Palmer 19:37, Carrie Hunnicutt 270
11 April 199215:48, Gary Droze 17:45, Paula Johnson ?
13 April 199115:10, Gary Droze 18:20, Vikki Saga 371
14 April 199014:57, David Keen 18:38, Vikki Saga
15 April 198915:23, Rick Miller 19:05, Yvonne Gsteiger
9 April 198815:30, Rick Miller 17:55, Karen MacHarg
11 April 198715:03, Jacob Hoesly 17:33, Karen MacHarg
12 April 198614:36, Paul Waldron 18:44, Paige Dempsey
9 March 198515:39, Rick Miller 17:52, Margaret Coomber
18 February 198415:32, Greg Doss 16:34, Kristy McDermott
16 April 198314:52, Rick Miller 16:38, Darien Andreu
20 March 1982??????????
21 March 198115:02, Dennis Lunne 18:16, Janice Gage
8 March 198014:59, George West 19:37, Marty Graham
10 March 197914:55, Tom Herron 17:37, Kathy Moore
25 February 197814:30, George West 17:45, Laura Ledbetter
15 January 1977George West?????
14 August 197614:37, George West 18:05, Janice Gage
15 November 197518:17, David Price 19:56, Janice Gage


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