Friday, February 11, 2022

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
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
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.

Stanley Linton
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

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
DateMenWomenFinishers
8 March 19753:00:07, John Hargreaves2
25 April 19762:58:00, John Hargreaves7
19772:35:59, Tim Simpkins3:38:59, Betty Ely22
19782:39:00, Tim Simpkins3:45:00, Donna Glotzbach19
24 February 19792:45:37, Steve Figard3:03:16, Shirley Silsby54
2 February 19802:35:32, Steve Figard3:30:33, Victoria Myers71
7 February 19812:37:39, Jim Dickson3:49:48, Linda Abele41
13 February 19822:28:11, Chris Lingle3:14:31, Marianne Crawford95
12 February 19832:23:55, Mike Patterson3:15:06, Christy Orthmann81
11 February 19842:35:00, Rick Miller3:11:34, Donna Glotzbach49
9 February 19852:41:50, Felton Wright3:17:09, Debbie Moore44
23 February 19862:40:57, Felton Wright3:37:35, Joyce Hodges44
14 February 19872:40:09, Scott Hinkle3:14:57, Laura Meighan72
6 February 19882:31:39, Tom Swiersz3:19:54, Lana Hayden49
11 February 19892:38:28, TC Carroll3:07:13, Paula Johnson93
3 February 19902:28:43, Jessie Close3:02:18, Claudia Kasen107
9 February 19912:44:41, Steve Carney2:56:10, Paula Johnson118
1 February 19922:28:41, Jessie Close3:04:52, Paula Johnson115
6 February 19932:27:20, Louis Floyd2:56:22, Fran Fidler83
5 February 19942:32:27, Louis Floyd3:22:21, Lori Karison133
4 February 19952:43:45, Paul Hough3:10:56, Paula Johnson124
3 February 19962:43:24, William Flynn3:29:44, Krista Prentice70
19 January 19972:50:45, Daniel Widener3:33:22, Dee Farnell111
18 January 19982:29:02, Bryon Law3:09:08, Carrie Weyant73
17 January 19992:56:17, Tom Minor3:13:51, Martha Vidal80
16 January 20002:46:53, Michael Peck3:16:13, Melissa Knechtel51
17 January 20012:57:24, David Yon3:36:01, Carrie Weyant86
20 January 20023:02:32, Ronnie Godwin & Felton Wright3:21:17, Carrie Weyant
14 December 20032:50:32, Michael Western3:34:48, Kathy Pike38
15 February 20042:55:19, Jack McDermott3:18:18, Kim Bruce75
20 February 20052:43:38, Jeff Dobias3:24:24, Lisa Purul129
19 February 20062:51:58, Michael Douma3:32:11, Teresa Lafleur79
4 February 20072:28:15, Judson Cake2:46:09, Valerie Gortmaker168
3 February 20082:24:01, Scot Mullins3:03:38, Tamara Kozulina209
1 February 20092:20:29, George Towett2:45:05, Nina Kraft203
7 February 20102:26:49, James Kiptoo3:16:05, Beth Moras233
6 February 20112:28:38, Esteban Vanegas2:43:32, Karen Harvey234
5 February 20122:27:23, Solomon Kandie2:40:06, Leah Thorvilson270
3 February 20132:23:26, Chris Zablocki2:52:49, Nina Kraft307
2 February 20142:24:29, Bryan Morseman2:46:29, Esther Erb361
8 February 20152:19:12, Mark Chepses2:46:59, Sarah Crouch335
7 February 20162:31:34, Kennedy Kemei3:03:20, Tamara Kozulina224
5 February 20172:27:12, Bryan Morseman3:09:25, Tamara Kozulina180
4 February 20182:26:56, Bryan Morseman3:03:10, Tamara Kozulina153
3 February 20192:34:41, Christopher Zablocki3:04:00, Tamara Kozulina155
2 February 20202:25:59, Bryan Morseman2:58:53, Debbie Greig172
6 February 20222:28:45, Bryan Morseman3:24:15, Tamara Kozulina151

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