Dylan Dixon and Brayden Bailey were tough on the trails at Heart-to-Heart

After two decades of conducting its Heart-to-Heart Run as a road race on the streets of Douglas, Georgia, Coffee Regional Medical Center moved the event to General Coffee State Park in 2020, transforming it into a trail race. When it comes to trail racing, bet on a cross-country runner. Two cross-country runners demonstrated that on Saturday morning, 26 February 2022, taking top honors in the Heart-to-Heart 10K Trail Race. Dylan Dixon, a junior-year harrier on the Bacon County High team, won the race by almost 400 meters, running 43:30. Brayden Bailey, a Coffee High senior, won the women's division of the 10K for the second year in a row, placing third overall in 48:27.


Miguel Rivas finished runner-up in the 6.1-mile race, going 45:16 on the trails. Vicente Guerrero was third in the men's standings and fourth overall in 51:57. John Harrison was the top master runner and seventh male finisher, coming in eighth overall in 57:03.


Tabetha Duncan placed second on the women's side and tenth overall in 58:46. Kristy Music was the first woman master and third female finisher, eleventh overall in 59:39.


26 athletes finished the 2022 Heart-to-Heart 10K.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Heart-to-Heart 10K

1. 43:30, Dylan Dixon (M, 16)
2. 45:16, Miguel Rivas (M, 37)
3. 51:57, Vicente Guerrero (M, 29)
4. 54:52, Johnathan Smith (M, 15)
5. 56:35, Travis Lee (M, 34)
6. 56:49, Quincy Kelly (M, 33)
7. 57:03, John Harrison (M, 56)
8. 57:46, Terry Arnold (M, 60)
9. 60:55, Gavin Reynolds (M, 32)
10. 61:38, Ron Crosby (M, 73)

Top Ten Women, 2022 Heart-to-Heart 10K

1. 48:27, Brayden Bailey (F, 17)
2. 58:46, Tabetha Duncan (F, 26)
3. 59:39, Kristy Music (F, 40)
4. 60:07, Stephanie Deas (F, 48)
5. 60:46, Katy Jones (F, 57)
6. 62:52, Amy Hightower (F, 45)
7. 66:15, Emily Pridgen (F, 22)
8. 66:51, Gina Purvis (F, 62)
9. 74:06, Christy Manning (F, 40)
10. 75:01, Claudia White (F, 41)

Twelve-year-old Mario Howard won the 5K at the 2022 Heart-to-Heart Run; his 25:44 was more than a minute and a half faster than the time he had posted in the 2021 race. Placing second overall in 26:22, Shawn Lee was the first master runner in the race, but only by a few steps. Right behind him at 26:26 was master runner Libby Dodd, the first woman in the 5K and third overall. Master runner Derrick Bailey was the third male finisher and fourth overall in 26:47.


Chloe Ferris, a seventh-grader on the cross-country team at Coffee Middle School, placed second in the women's division and seventh overall in 29:48. Brooke Floyd was the third female finisher and ninth overall in 29:58.


91 athletes finished the 2022 Heart-to-Heart 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Heart-to-Heart 5K

1. 25:44, Mario Howard (M, 12)
2. 26:22, Shawn Lee (M, 48)
3. 26:47, Derrick Bailey (M, 52)
4. 28:09, Brayan Rodriguez (M, 24)
5. 29:28, John Day (M, 46)
6. 29:54, Patrick Ferris (M, 46)
7. 31:21, Levi Robinson (M, 22)
8. 31:36, Michael Sears (M, 33)
9. 31:38, Bovarsky Fletcher (M, 38)
10. 32:35, Craig Cardella (M, 69)

Top Ten Women, 2022 Heart-to-Heart 5K

1. 26:26, Libby Dodd (F, 40)
2. 29:48, Chloe Ferris (F, 12)
3. 29:58, Brooke Floyd (F, 28)
4. 30:10, Sarah Pedersen-Matlage (F, 31)
5. 30:41, Maddie Bush (F, 11)
6. 31:20, Lisa Miles (F, 46)
7. 31:34, Beth Haynes (F, 48)
8. 32:29, Lindsay Day (F, 43)
9. 32:41, Katie Harrell (F, 38)
10. 33:47, Ali Coleman (F, 31)

Douglas, Georgia Heart-to-Heart Run winners
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
8 November 2008	5K
14 November 2009	5K	17:09, Benjamin Woodward	23:14, Blaine Richards	125
13 November 2010	5K	15:54, Daniel Broadhead	21:49, Hannah Moorman	51
5 November 2011	5K
23 February 2013	5K	17:58, Ryan Kelly	23:09, Michele McKinnon	83
22 February 2014	5K	18:10, Cody Reid	23:55, Loretta Woodard	98
21 February 2015	5K	17:15, Cody Reid	23:01, Hannah Moorman	137
20 February 2016	5K	17:02, Roberto Bonilla	27:36, Loryn Brown	115
18 February 2017	10K	35:53, Cody Reid	49:39, Ellie Perkins	19
	5K	18:19, Cameron Watson	20:36, Gracie Woods	84
17 February 2018	10K	36:36, Caleb Watson	46:47, Tashiba Peoples	25
	5K	17:53, Cameron Watson	21:08, Abbey Arnett	83
23 February 2019	5K	18:04, Carter Young	22:11, Kate Merritt	81
29 February 2020	10K	38:48, Ryan Kelly	48:55, Kate Merritt	36
	5K	19:00, Cameron Watson	28:08, Ellie Perkins	82
6 March 2021	10K	47:12, Daniel Vickers	49:30. Brayden Bailey	31
	5K	21:48, William Mancil	25:22, Haley Howell	80
26 February 2022	10K	43:30, Dylan Dixon	48:27, Brayden Bailey	26
	5K	25:44, Mario Howard	26:26, Libby Dodd	91

Links

• Complete results of the 2022 Douglas, Georgia Heart-to-Heart Community 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSoeGtkGoWnWO_lw01UDJ87KiVowibHvZAKw57GTcZPtj23dgWYraKA-av2qlUuincn5XxGXdzTZu3y/pubhtml
  
  
• 2019 story, “Carter Young and Kate Merrit show that young hearts run fast at the Heart-To-Heart 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/02/douglas-heart-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Caleb Watson shows some heart on the streets of Douglas”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/02/douglas-heart-2018.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Bonilla and Clemons are hard to beat at Heart-to-Heart”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/douglas-heart-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Coffee harriers Reid and Moorman repeat at Heart-to-Heart”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/02/douglas-heart-2015.html
  
  
• General Coffee State Park
  https://gastateparks.org/GeneralCoffee
  
  
• Coffee Regional Medical Center
  http://www.coffeeregional.org/
  
  
• Upcoming races in the region for other vital organs on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2808

In Dasher, Greg George and Maggie Weber win the Hospice Half-Mary

Dasher isn't the biggest city in Lowndes County, Georgia. It's a don't-blink-or-you'll-miss-it town along US 41. But if you manage to avoid blinking as you speed along the highway, you'll notice that there's a two-lane track around the city hall and other municipal buildings. Between that and the city's name, you might conclude that Dasher is a place that loves running. You'd have been even more convinced of that affection if you happened to be in Dasher on Saturday morning, 19 February 2022, when the little city was hosting the eleventh annual Hospice Half Marathon. Greg George of Valdosta, Georgia won the 13.1-mile race by more than a mile, running 1:28:18. Bluffton, South Carolina master runner Maggie Weber was the first woman across the finish line, placing fifth overall in 1:38:11.


Jared Hammond of Bonaire, Georgia was the first master runner in the race as well as the overall runner-up, running 1:36:03. At 1:36:58, Jose Trejo, a master runner from Fitzgerald, Georgia, placed third overall.


Master runer Terri Prange of Good Thunder, Minnesota took second in the women's standings and twelfth overall in 1:56:06. Valdosta master runner Jennifer Varilek was the third woman, thirteenth overall in 1:57:14.


Every athlete in the Hospice Half Marathon was certain that they were going a full 13.1 miles, because the course is USATF certified (GA18003WC). 45 people finished the race. A Course/Line, LLC of Valdsota, Georgia timed and scored the event.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:28:17.6, Greg George (M, 33) Valdosta, GA
2. 1:36:02.8, Jared Hammond (M, 41) Bonaire, GA
3. 1:36:57.2, Jose Trejo (M, 43) Fitzgerald, GA
4. 1:37:10.6, Aaron Farris (M, 35) Hahira, GA
5. 1:40:53.9, Bryant Alonso (M, 30) Valdosta, GA
6. 1:44:13.9, Thomas Megow (M, 22) Hahira, GA
7. 1:49:30.2, Stone Moye (M, 21) Rome, GA
8. 1:51:32.0, Tom Possley (M, 63) Plain City, OH
9. 1:52:20.0, Steve Jones (M, 51) Valdosta, GA
10. 1:52:28.1, Clyde Foster Jr (M, 28) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2022 Hospice Half Marathon

1. 1:38:10.2, Maggie Weber (F, 41) Bluffton, SC
2. 1:56:05.2, Terri Prange (F, 63) Good Thunder, MN
3. 1:57:13.5, Jennifer Varilek (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
4. 2:05:02.9, Kelly Canlas (F, 40) Valdosta, GA
5. 2:05:41.2, Meggan Brooks (F, 41) Madison, FL
6. 2:06:49.3, Terry Cooper (F, 64) Hahira, GA
7. 2:06:53.6, Emily Decesare (F, 34) Valdosta, GA
8. 2:09:31.0, Rebecca McCray (F, 32) Live Oak, FL
9. 2:09:56.5, Laura Solomon (F, 40) Nashville, GA
10. 2:12:33.8, Sarah Ray (F, 35) Nashville, GA

Hospice Half Marathon champions, 2011 - 2022
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
19 February 2011	1:25:36, Masked Avenger	1:43:03, Brandi Faircloth	72
17 February 2012	1:23:09, Stan Darsh	1:37:58, Amy Sharon	76
16 February 2013	1:20:45, Ryan Kelly	1:32:23, Beth Sweeny	107
15 February 2014	1:21:44, Ryan Kelly	1:30:28, Beth Sweeny	84
27 February 2016	1:17:14, Roger Schmidt	1:32:31, Anna Busby	56
25 February 2017	1:35:07, Ariel Godwin	1:50:45, Brandy Van Jura	56
17 February 2018	1:25:21, Kevin Sweeny	1:42:28, Jenny Early	45
9 February 2019	1:26:37, Colin Prinsloo	1:36:27, Carsen Pastirik	72
8 February 2020	1:30:29, Fanxiu Zhu	1:39:05, Tara Atchley	55
20 February 2021	1:23:14, Conner Shelton	1:39:27, Ashley Casano	48
19 February 2022	1:28:18, Greg George	1:38:11, Maggie Weber	45
The race was not held in 2015.

Links

• Complete results of the 2022 Hospice Half Marathon, courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTvpfTye7zxxOG_-XUWiBGJrSXkkviEA8ptv3nV00Hfe8y_Nd0wkJEK259NTO78JTh9p_-XrCLtpt52/pubhtml
  
  
• 2020 story, “Master runners Fanxiu Zhu and Tara Atchley lead the pack at Dasher's Hospice Half Marathon”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/02/hospice-half-2020.html
  
  
• 2019 story, “In Dasher, Colin Prinsloo and Carsen Pastirik lead the Hospice Half Marathon”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/02/hospice-half-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Kevin Sweeny and Jenny Early leave Dasher with Hospice Half titles”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/02/hospice-half-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Godwin and Van Jura go the distance in the Hospice Half”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/hospice-half-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Schmidt and Busby take the Hospice Half titles home to Tallahassee”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/hospice-half-2016.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Ryan and Sweeny repeat at Dasher half marathon”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/hospice-half-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Kelly and Sweeny set records in third annual Hospice Half”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/hospice-half-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Avenger, Faircloth dash through Dasher to Hospice Half victories”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/02/hospice-half-2011.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map GA18003WC for the 2018 Hospice Half Marathon
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA18003WC
  
  
• If there's another new half marathon, you'll find it on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2810

Blazers Brishen House and Angie Cipriani ran blazing times at the Blazin' Love 5K

After Valdosta State University's 2021 cross-country season, Brishen House was awarded as Most Valuable Athlete on the men's team, and Angie Cipriani as the same on the women's squad. A few months later, on 12 February 2022, the duo led a VSU sweep of the sixth annual Blazin' Love 5K. House took first overall, running 15:50 for 3.1 miles on the streets of Valdosta, Georgia. Cipriani topped the women's field with an 18:11.


VSU's Charlie Eaton, recipient of his team's 2021 Blazer Award, took second in the race with a 16:30. A few steps back, Dalton Pender, a Blazer hailing from Brunswick, Georgia, placed third in 16:34.


On the women's side, Angie Cipriani's 18:11 was not only good for sixth overall, it was also the fastest time ever run by a woman at the Blazin' Love 5K. Blazer harriers Leah Johnson and Samantha Murray ended their run in a close race for the women's runner-up spot. The advantage went to Johnson, recipient of the 2021 Blazer Award, 19:48 to 19:50. Johnson and Murray were eighth and ninth overall.


The Blazers swept overall honors, but the Kellys of Lake Park, Georgia swept the master runner honors. Ryan Kelly, the Valdosta High cross-country coach, was the fastest master in the race, coming in seventh overall in 19:45. Heather Kelly was the first master runner in the women's standings, running 32:34 to finish as the tenth woman and 28th overall.


42 athletes finished the 2022 Blazin' Love 5K. A Course/Line, LLC, of Valdosta timed the race and provided finish line services. Proceeds of the race benefit the Valdosta State University Blazer cross-country teams.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Blazin' Love 5K

1. 15:49.6, Brishen House (M, 21) Valdosta, GA
2. 16:29.4, Charlie Eaton (M, 21) Valdosta, GA
3. 16:33.9, Dalton Pender (M, 21) Valdosta, GA
4. 16:48.1, Braedon Bensley (M, 21) Valdosta, GA
5. 17:02.4, Chris Flores (M, 19) Valdosta, GA
6. 19:44.2, Ryan Kelly (M, 43) Lake Park, GA
7. 20:41.6, Scott Murray (M, 51) Kennesaw, GA
8. 21:13.1, Luis Fernandez (M, 19) Moultrie, GA
9. 24:40.5, Zachary Gregory (M, 25) Gainesville, FL
10. 25:03.9, Steve Jones (M, 51) Valdosta, GA

Top Ten Women, 2022 Blazin' Love 5K

1. 18:10.6, Angie Cipriani (F, 22) Valdosta, GA
2. 19:47.5, Leah Johnson (F, 22) Valdosta, GA
3. 19:49.2, Samantha Murray (F, 22) Valdosta, GA
4. 20:58.4, Kyleigh Rice (F, 20) Valdosta, GA
5. 21:15.5, Caitlyn Koske (F, 19) Valdosta, GA
6. 22:33.4, Jaycie Anderson (F, 20) Valdosta, GA
7. 22:34.7, Olivia Gregory (F, 22) Gainesville, FL
8. 27:21.5, Ashley Wellman (F, 26) Valdosta, GA
9. 32:05.7, Ana Paula Freitas (F, 30) Valdosta, GA
10. 32:33.6, Heather Kelly (F, 43) Valdosta, GA

Blazin' Love 5K winners, 2016 - 2022
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
13 February 2016	15:39, Connor Dalrymple	19:36, Tyra Holloway	123
11 February 2017	15:53, Jaison Morning	18:47, Tyra Holloway	134
10 February 2018	15:47, Jaison Morning	23:23, Kelly Lunceford	48
16 February 2019	17:16, Cameron Watson	23:39, Tracey Cole	82
15 February 2020	15:53, Brishen House	19:32, Angie Cipriani	81
12 February 2022	15:50, Brishen House	18:10.6, Angie Cipriani	42

Links

• Complete results of the 2022 Blazin' Love 5K courtesy of A Course/Line, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS9QQ92DV743QpZ_tAub5gagMbb_lgzpBzgNV9Jz534gvsmLhXCNoiL4i81jQ2YVM7VrgR5tMnTzVNu/pubhtml
  
  
• 2019 story, “Not burnin' love, but Blazin' Love for Cameron Watson and Tracey Cole in Valdosta”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/02/vsu-xc-5k-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “You gotta love Jaison Morning's blazin' 15:47 at the Blazin' Love 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/02/vsu-xc-5k-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Morning's 15:53 and Holloway's 18:47 heat up the roads at the Blazin' Love 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/vsu-xc-5k-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Dalrymple goes 15:39 in Valdosta”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/vsu-xc-5k-2016.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map GA18010WC for the 2019 Blazin' Love 5K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA18010WC
  
  
• Find an upcoming race that supports running on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2809

16 February 2022 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 12 January 2022. 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!

19 February 2022 (Saturday)

• 11th annual Hospice Half Marathon. 8:00 AM ET. Georgia Christian School, 4359 Dasher Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31601-2101. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. No race in 2015. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. USATF-certified half-marathon course GA18003WC. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  

26 February 2022 (Saturday)

• Making-A-Difference Dash 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET Mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Thomasville Road Baptist Church, 3131 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web site. Dan Evans, evans@harvestoflife.org

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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19 March 2022 (Saturday)

• 45th annual Okefenokee 10K Swamp Run. 9:00 AM ET. Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind, 5626 Laura Walker Road, Waycross, Georgia 31503. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer.

26 March 2022 (Saturday)

• 5th annual Bobcat 5K Family Trail Run and 1.2-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET fun run / 9:00 AM ET 5K. J R Alford Greenway, 2500 South Pedrick Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32317. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com.
  

2 April 2022 (Saturday)

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9 April 2022 (Saturday)

• 8th annual Chiles Wolf Dash 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Apalachee Regional Park Championship Cross-Country Course, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• Worm Gruntin' 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Sopchoppy, Florida. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Susan Brooks Shearer, smbshearer@aol.com or 850-545-6678.
  

16 April 2022 (Saturday)

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23 April 2022 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 47th 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. 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 web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  

30 April 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.
  

24 September 2022 (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.

1 October 2022 (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. 2021 story. 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
  

29 October 2022 (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).
  

19 November 2022 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 6th 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.
  

24 November 2022 (Thursday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 46th 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.
  

26 November 2022 (Saturday)

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3 December 2022 (Saturday)

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10 December 2022 (Saturday)

• Wolfpack Jingle Bell 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET 5K / 9:30 AM ET mile. Florida Gateway College, 19 SE College Place, Lake City, Florida 32025. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

17 December 2022 (Saturday)

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24 December 2022 (Saturday)

• 6th annual VLPRA Jingle Jog 5K. 8:00 AM ET 5K. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Road, Valdosta, Georgia. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook.
  

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• Val D'Osta New Year 5K. 9:00 PM ET. Valdosta State University Complex, 401 Baytree Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2022 story. 2020 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. A Course/Line, LLC, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
  
• Florida Track Club's 7th annual Frank Shorter Road Mile. 12:00 Noon ET. H Spurgeon Cherry "Westside" Pool, 1001 NW 31st Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32605. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. USATF course certification map #FL17087TY. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  

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5 February 2023 (Sunday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 48th annual Tallahassee Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:30 AM ET. Leon County Courthouse, 301 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified marathon course FL17089TY. USATF certified half-marathon course FL17066TY. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. 2022 event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Tallahasseemarathon@gmail.com
  

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4 March 2023 (Saturday)

• 34th annual Shamrock Scurry 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30AM ET 5K.Killearn United Methodist Church, 2800 Shamrock South, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2022 story. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL10021EBM. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. 2023 event page on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com.
  
• 13th annual Race The Tortoise 5K. 8:00 AM ET. O'Leno State Park, 410 S.E. O'Leno Park Road, High Springs, Florida 32643. 2022 story. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. USATF certified course FL19004JK. Event page on Facebook. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. 386-454-0723.
  
• Red Pepper Run 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Saint George Island Firehouse, Saint George Island, Florida 32328. 2022 story.2016 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. Event page on Facebook. Event web site.
  

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More Tallahassee Marathon kudos for Bryan Morseman and Tamara Kozulina

Clarence DeMar earned fame in the annals of New England athletics by winning the Boston Marathon seven times. At another marathon in Tallahassee, Florida, Bryan Morseman is closing in on that total. On Sunday morning, 6 February 2022, Morseman took his fifth Tallahassee Marathon title, winning the race in 2:28:45. But Morseman still trails the women's champ, Tamara Kozulina. Master runner Kozulina already had five Tallahassee Marathon victories going into the 2022 race and ended the morning with her sixth, running 3:24:15 to finish as the first woman and 25th overall.

Bryan Morseman

On any Sunday morning in downtown Tallahassee, you wouldn't be surprised to hear the carillon of Saint John's Episcopal Church playing. If you want to hear the bells clanging out Vangelis' theme for the movie "Chariots of Fire," though, you need to be near the church on the first Sunday in February, the morning of the annual Tallahassee Marathon. The tune was playing when the 47th marathon started in front of the Leon County Courthouse at 7:30 AM on 6 February 2022. It was still playing when the marathoners ran by the church, half a kilometer from the starting line. The bells were quiet when the runners returned downtown during the seventh kilometer of the race. Bryan Morseman was already leading the marathon at that point, more than 400 meters ahead of the next runner, Trevor Sununu.


By fifteen kilometers, Morseman had widened his lead to 900 meters. Halfway through the race, the gap had grown to 1600 meters. Morseman had no challenges from his fellow athletes during the second half, only from the distance and from ferocious headwinds. The marathoner from New York state handled those obstacles and made it to the finish line in 2:28:45, notching his fifth Tallahassee Marathon title. Behind Morseman, master runner Charlie Johnson had been more than a kilometer behind Sununu, but had narrowed that to under 200 meters. Sununu hung on to finish runner-up in 2:44:44, while Johnson was third in 2:45:23.

Tamara Kozulina

Halfway through the 2022 Tallahassee Marathon, the course made a circuit of Lake Henrietta. By that midpoint Tamara Kozulina was leading the women's field by about 1600 meters. Holding the second position behind Kozulina was Tallahassee athlete Melanie Leitman, a first-time marathoner. Leitman actually moved slightly closer to Kozulina during the second half of the race, but not close enough to prevent Kozulina from collecting a sixth Tallahassee marathon win. The Clermont master runner posted a winning time of 3:24:15, while Leitman was the second woman and 34th overall in 3:31:47. Kristen Berger, a master runner from Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, took third in the women's standings and 35th overall with a 3:34:49.


151 athletes finished the 2022 Tallahassee Marathon.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Tallahassee Marathon

1. 2:28:45, Bryan Morseman (M, 36) Wheeler, NY
2. 2:44:44, Trevor Sununu (M, 26) Tallahassee, FL
3. 2:45:23, Charlie Johnson (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
4. 2:53:36, Chris McNeece (M, 40) Madison, MS
5. 2:56:55, Mickey Moore (M, 51) Tallahassee, FL
6. 2:57:23, Tarik Brahmi (M, 45) Palatine, IL
7. 2:57:45, Rhys Noda (M, 19) Hollywood, FL
8. 2:58:07, Orinthal Striggles (M, 46) Columbia, SC
9. 2:59:46, Kaeden Olson (M, 18) West Palm Beach, FL
10. 3:06:33, Jon Maner (M, 48) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Tallahassee Marathon

1. 3:24:15, Tamara Kozulina (F, 46) Clermont, FL
2. 3:31:47, Melanie Leitman (F, 37) Tallahassee, FL
3. 3:34:49, Kristen Berger (F, 55) Gibsonia, PA
4. 3:39:10, Gabriella Passidomo (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
5. 3:44:59, Monica Toth (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
6. 3:53:48, Clare Mackie (F, 23) Atlanta, GA
7. 3:59:01, Shari McGlynn (F, 48) Palm City, FL
8. 4:06:35, Elizabeth Venell (F, 39) Lecanto, FL
9. 4:07:38, Raegan Mahler (F, 21) Tallahassee, FL
10. 4:09:31, Kerri Taylor (F, 47) Peachtree City, GA

While the marathoners were racing on the streets of Tallahassee, athletes in a half-marathon race were also on the course. The Tallahassee Marathon hasn't always included a half-marathon event, and although Gulf Winds Track Club has done a good job of maintaining a record of marathon winners, the same care hasn't been given to the half marathon. Stan Linton was curious about the fastest time ever run in the Tallahassee Marathon, but couldn't find any easy answers. He finally decided that the event record was was the 1:07:46 run by Will Christian in the 2019 race. In 2022, Linton set out to break that record.

Stan Linton

Break it? He crushed it. After a few miles of fighting David Too for the lead, Linton was alone out front and racing the clock. He was first across the finish line in College Town with a 1:05:08, well under Christian's 2019 effort. David Too took second in 1:07:31, and David Barney was third in 1:10:32.

Purity Munene

Purity Munene led the women's field of the half-marathon early. She led by a lot. At the end of the 21.1-kilometer race The Columbia, South Carolina athlete was more than two kilometers ahead of the next woman, placing tenth overall in 1:22:44. Tallahassee's Alyssa Terry was second in the women's standings, placing 26th overall in 1:32:23. Sophie Harkins of Atlanta was the third woman and 30th overall, running 1:33:32.


Leonardo Canete of Tallahassee was the first master runner in the half-marathon, running 1:23:02 to finish as the tenth male and eleventh overall. The first woman master was Antigone Pierson of Pensacola, Florida, the seventh female finisher and 44th overall in 1:38:43.


586 athletes finished the half-marathon. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed both races.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Tallahassee Half-Marathon

1. 1:05:08, Stan Linton (M, 28) Crawfordville, FL
2. 1:07:31, David Too (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
3. 1:10:32, David Barney (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
4. 1:10:35, Alberto Mena (M, 23) New York, NY
5. 1:15:31, Chris O'Kelley (M, 28) Tallahassee, FL
6. 1:16:45, Tristan Cravello (M, 22) Tallahassee, FL
7. 1:18:45, Ryan Bausback (M, 23) Sarasota, FL
8. 1:21:00, Hawthorne Hay (M, 19) Tallahassee, FL
9. 1:22:14, Zach Deveau (M, 34) Tallahassee, FL
10. 1:23:02, Leonardo Canete (M, 43) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Tallahassee Half-Marathon

1. 1:22:44, Purity Munene (F, 35) Columbia, SC
2. 1:32:23, Alyssa Terry (F, 28) Tallahassee, FL
3. 1:33:32, Sophie Harkins (F, 29) Atlanta, GA
4. 1:33:43, Meredith Cox (F, 20) Tallahassee, FL
5. 1:33:44, Jane Eiselstein (F, 18) Lookout Mountain, GA
6. 1:36:27, Jillian Heddaeus (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
7. 1:38:43, Antigone Pierson (F, 45) Pensacola, FL
8. 1:40:24, Jamila Allen (F, 32) Tallahassee, FL
9. 1:40:58, Sara Jackson (F, 35) Huntsville, AL
10. 1:41:08, Virginia Hamrick (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL

Tallahassee Marathon winners, 1975 - 2022
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
8 March 1975	3:00:07, John Hargreaves		2
25 April 1976	2:58:00, John Hargreaves		7
1977	2:35:59, Tim Simpkins	3:38:59, Betty Ely	22
1978	2:39:00, Tim Simpkins	3:45:00, Donna Glotzbach	19
24 February 1979	2:45:37, Steve Figard	3:03:16, Shirley Silsby	54
2 February 1980	2:35:32, Steve Figard	3:30:33, Victoria Myers	71
7 February 1981	2:37:39, Jim Dickson	3:49:48, Linda Abele	41
13 February 1982	2:28:11, Chris Lingle	3:14:31, Marianne Crawford	95
12 February 1983	2:23:55, Mike Patterson	3:15:06, Christy Orthmann	81
11 February 1984	2:35:00, Rick Miller	3:11:34, Donna Glotzbach	49
9 February 1985	2:41:50, Felton Wright	3:17:09, Debbie Moore	44
23 February 1986	2:40:57, Felton Wright	3:37:35, Joyce Hodges	44
14 February 1987	2:40:09, Scott Hinkle	3:14:57, Laura Meighan	72
6 February 1988	2:31:39, Tom Swiersz	3:19:54, Lana Hayden	49
11 February 1989	2:38:28, TC Carroll	3:07:13, Paula Johnson	93
3 February 1990	2:28:43, Jessie Close	3:02:18, Claudia Kasen	107
9 February 1991	2:44:41, Steve Carney	2:56:10, Paula Johnson	118
1 February 1992	2:28:41, Jessie Close	3:04:52, Paula Johnson	115
6 February 1993	2:27:20, Louis Floyd	2:56:22, Fran Fidler	83
5 February 1994	2:32:27, Louis Floyd	3:22:21, Lori Karison	133
4 February 1995	2:43:45, Paul Hough	3:10:56, Paula Johnson	124
3 February 1996	2:43:24, William Flynn	3:29:44, Krista Prentice	70
19 January 1997	2:50:45, Daniel Widener	3:33:22, Dee Farnell	111
18 January 1998	2:29:02, Bryon Law	3:09:08, Carrie Weyant	73
17 January 1999	2:56:17, Tom Minor	3:13:51, Martha Vidal	80
16 January 2000	2:46:53, Michael Peck	3:16:13, Melissa Knechtel	51
17 January 2001	2:57:24, David Yon	3:36:01, Carrie Weyant	86
20 January 2002	3:02:32, Ronnie Godwin & Felton Wright	3:21:17, Carrie Weyant
14 December 2003	2:50:32, Michael Western	3:34:48, Kathy Pike	38
15 February 2004	2:55:19, Jack McDermott	3:18:18, Kim Bruce	75
20 February 2005	2:43:38, Jeff Dobias	3:24:24, Lisa Purul	129
19 February 2006	2:51:58, Michael Douma	3:32:11, Teresa Lafleur	79
4 February 2007	2:28:15, Judson Cake	2:46:09, Valerie Gortmaker	168
3 February 2008	2:24:01, Scot Mullins	3:03:38, Tamara Kozulina	209
1 February 2009	2:20:29, George Towett	2:45:05, Nina Kraft	203
7 February 2010	2:26:49, James Kiptoo	3:16:05, Beth Moras	233
6 February 2011	2:28:38, Esteban Vanegas	2:43:32, Karen Harvey	234
5 February 2012	2:27:23, Solomon Kandie	2:40:06, Leah Thorvilson	270
3 February 2013	2:23:26, Chris Zablocki	2:52:49, Nina Kraft	307
2 February 2014	2:24:29, Bryan Morseman	2:46:29, Esther Erb	361
8 February 2015	2:19:12, Mark Chepses	2:46:59, Sarah Crouch	335
7 February 2016	2:31:34, Kennedy Kemei	3:03:20, Tamara Kozulina	224
5 February 2017	2:27:12, Bryan Morseman	3:09:25, Tamara Kozulina	180
4 February 2018	2:26:56, Bryan Morseman	3:03:10, Tamara Kozulina	153
3 February 2019	2:34:41, Christopher Zablocki	3:04:00, Tamara Kozulina	155
2 February 2020	2:25:59, Bryan Morseman	2:58:53, Debbie Greig	172
6 February 2022	2:28:45, Bryan Morseman	3:24:15, Tamara Kozulina	151

Links

• Complete results of the 2022 Tallahassee Marathon and Half Marathon
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSudkHHYaW1Nulr43rtu_SgnGB_riolchICW7FJUN_lbQjDCtEeVVwRg1f4jbnK-J7jPZ8F30UUrHk1/pubhtml
  
  
• More photos of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Tallahassee Marathon and Half Marathon
  
  • Part 1: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10118875782188033
    
  • Part 2: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10118876542175013
    
  
  
• 2019 story, “Chris Zablocki and Tamara Kozulina each add another "W" to their Tallahassee Marathon tally”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/02/tallahassee-marathon-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “No one rains on Bryan Morseman's parade at the Tallahassee marathon”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/02/tallahassee-marathon-2018.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Strong finishes and Tallahassee Marathon titles for Chepses and Crouch”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/02/tallahassee-marathon-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Morseman and Erb champions at the largest Tallahassee Marathon yet”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/tallahassee-marathon-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Tallahassee Marathon comes down to the final sprint for Zablocki”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/tallahassee-marathon-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 Story, “Tallahassee Marathon 2012”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/02/tallahassee-marathon-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Vanegas wins and Harvey sets record at Tallahassee Marathon XXXVII”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/02/tallahassee-marathon-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Big wins for Cheruiyot and Moras at the 36th annual Tallahassee Marathon”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/02/tallahassee-marathon.html
  
  
• Website for Gulf Winds Track Club's Tallahassee Marathon
  http://www.tallahasseemarathon.com/
  
  
• USATF course certification map FL17089TY for the 2018 Tallahassee Marathon
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL17089TY
  
  
• USATF course certification map FL17066TY for the 2018 Tallahassee Half Marathon
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL17066TY
  
  
• Longer than a marathon or shorter, you'll find your next Tallahassee region race here:
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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