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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