Andrew Steinbrink and Elyse Gallegos make many right turns to win the Nene Fest 5K

Because of COVID-19, it took three years after the sixth annual Nene Fest 5K for the seventh Nene Fest 5K to return to the streets of Tallahassee, Florida. Return it did, though, and on Saturday morning, 30 April 2022 athletes raced through Indianhead Acres. Andrew Steinbrink took first with a 19:30, while Elyse Gallegos was the top woman, placing second overall in 22:14.

Andrew Steinbrink

The 2022 event featured a gimmick--athletes could choose which direction to run the course, either counter-clockwise (as in years past) or clockwise. Aside from difficulties with marking the course, traffic control, and runners on collision courses at mid-race, this could also add some mystery to the competition--am I really leading, or is someone running in the opposite direction ahead of me?


There wasn't much mystery as it turned out, because eleven of the top twelve athletes chose the clockwise course, including the winner, Andrew Steinbrink. His nearest competitors may have been running on the same course as Steinbrink, but he was still so far ahead as to be out of their sight for most of the race. His winning 19:30 put him across the finish line 700 meters in front of the next man in the race.


Sean McConnell finished second in the men's standings and third overall in 22:38. Eleven-year-old Chase Sims was third in the men's division and fifth overall in 23:31. Michael Kennett was the top master runner and fourth male finisher, seventh overall in 23:49.

Elyse Gallegos

Elyse Gallegos didn't have the kind of lead in the women's competition that Steinbrink had in the men's race, but her 22:14 still put her well over a hundred meters ahead of her rivals. Oh, and she was pushing a stroller.


Monica Toth was the second woman in the race and fourth overall in 23:00. Cate Rozier, a junior on the Leon High cross-country team, was third in the women's division and sixth overall in 23:31. Loranne Ausley was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, eighth overall in 24:50. Ausley was also the first runner to finish the counter-clockwise course that morning.


46 athletes finished the 2022 Nene Fest 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Nene Fest 5K

1. 19:30, Andrew Steinbrink (M, 36)
2. 22:38, Sean McConnell (M, 23)
3. 23:31, Chase Sims (M, 11)
4. 23:49, Michael Kennett (M, 48)
5. 25:04, Manderson Meuth (M, 15)
6. 25:50, Mickey Phillips (M, 49)
7. 26:36, Michael LaBossiere (M, 56)
8. 26:47, Patrick Bateman (M, 34)
9. 27:05, Joshua Flesch (M, 37)
10. 30:07, David Cox (M, 64)

Top Ten Women, 2022 Nene Fest 5K

1. 22:14, Elyse Gallegos (F, 34)
2. 23:00, Monica Toth (F, 33)
3. 23:31, Cate Rozier (F, 17)
4. 24:50, Loranne Ausley (F, 59)
5. 25:49, Laura Floyd (F, 38)
6. 26:13, Jena Hessman (F, 37)
7. 27:08, Iris Lee (F, 10)
8. 27:16, Kim Sims (F, 43)
9. 28:31, Amy Starkey (F, 47)
10. 28:55, Catherine Murray (F, 49)

Nene Fest 5K winners, 2014 - 2022
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
3 May 2014	18:24, Reikan Lin	22:02, Paula O' Neill
9 May 2015	15:49, Chris Lake	22:28, Paula O'Neill	84
30 April 2016	16:26, Matt Mizereck	23:36, Laura Reina	86
29 April 2017	17:57, Jim Halley	21:39, Katie Sherron	88
28 April 2018	17:02, Vince Molosky	19:16, Katie Sherron	159
27 April 2019	17:53, Khalil Randell	20:23, Genevieve Printiss	73
30 April 2022	19:30, Andrew Steinbrink	22:14, Elyse Gallegos	46

Links

• Complete results of the 2022 Nene Fest 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTbklu76Q192vwGjoKwQmUzMYJ4E0ZbxOXMqc3Whr7YKw0gCMIpDkSM_GZHBprEGE8FvKhNBv1mjaiR/pubhtml
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! photos of the 2022 Nene Fest 5K and one-mile fun run
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10119360465733323
  
  
• 2019 story, “Khalil Randell gets a big win and Genevieve Printiss a close win at Nene Fest”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/04/nene-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Vince Molosky and Katie Sherron add to their Indianhead victories at Nene Fest”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/04/nene-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Halley and Sherron handle the hills at Nene Fest”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/04/nene-2017.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Chris Lake blasts a 15:49 at the Nene Fest 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/05/nene-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Lin and O'Neill find the Nene to victory”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/05/nene-2014.html
  
  
• Nene Fest 5K Facebook page
  https://www.facebook.com/nene5k
  
  
• USATF course certification map FL17042TY for the 2014 Nene Fest 5K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL17042TY
  
  
• Indianhead Lehigh Neighborhood Association, hosts of Nene Fest
  http://ihlna.org/
  
  
• Road races, trail races, or nene races--you'll find 'em on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2859

20 April 2022 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 20 April 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!

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.
  
• Down Home Days 5K. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET one mile. 353 NE Marion Street, Madison, Florida 32340. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at PushPress.com.
• 24th Annual Anniston Lions Run for Sight 8K and 5K. 8:00 AM CT. McClellan Park Medical Mall, 171 Town Center Drive, Anniston, Alabama 36205. 2009 story. Profile page on Facebook, Online registration at active.com.

30 April 2022 (Saturday)

• 7th annual Nene Fest 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET one mile. Optimist Park, East Indianhead Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. USATF certified course FL17042TY. Event profile on Facebook. 2019 event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• 4th annual NeSmith Way 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Meridian Meadows, 4300 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2019 story. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook.
• Mayhaw Festival 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. Crooked Oak Golf Club of Colquitt, 100 Clubhouse Drive, Colquitt, Georgia 39837. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Colquitt-Miller County Chamber of Commerce, colquittmillercoc@gmail.com
• 2nd annual Callie Jordan Mission Fund 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET mile / 9:00 AM ET 5K. Heritage Park and Gardens Children's Park, 1004 Helvenston Street SE, Live Oak, Florida 32064. Online registration at RaceEntry.com.

1 May 2022 (Sunday)

• Run ELC "Track To The Future" 5K. 4:30 PM ET. Railroad Square, Tallahassee, Florida. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event page on Facebook.
• Cancer Ties 5K and one-mile fun run. 2:00 PM ET 5K / 2:15 PM ET one mile. Flint Riverwalk, 112 North Front Street, Albany, Georgia 31701. Online registration at active.com.
  

5 May 2022 (Thursday)

• Cinco De Mayo 5K. Moody Air Force Base Fitness Center, 4851 Burrell Street, Building 404, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia 31699. Event page on Facebook.

6 May 2022 (Friday)

• 33rd annual Gnat Days 5K. 7:00 PM ET. Courthouse Square, Camilla, Georgia. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story.
  

7 May 2022 (Saturday)

• 19th annual Tallahassee Tails and Trails Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET Half Marathon / 8:00 AM ET 10K, 5K, mile. Tallahassee-Leon County Animal Service Center, 1125 Easterwood Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. 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. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 13th annual Fit To Fight 10K and 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Dothan Central Fire Station, 600 Columbia Highway, Dothan, Alabama 36301. Event profile on Facebook. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. Online registration at RaceEntry.com.

14 May 2022 (Saturday)

• Soul Of The Southside 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET. Lake Anita Plaza, 116 West Van Buren Street, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page.
• 12th annual Daylily 5K. 8:00 AM ET 5K. Cook County Livestock Pavilion, 1811 North Elm Street, Sparks, Georgia 31647.. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• Grace Wins 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Hahira Elementary School, 350 Claudia Drive, Hahira, Georgia 31632. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

21 May 2022 (Saturday)

• 12th annual Red Cross Robin Lotane Memorial Hurricane Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. State Office Satellite Complex at SouthWood, 4079 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Online registration at GiveSmart.com.
• 2nd annual Fort Braden Backwoods 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Apalachicola National Forest, West Joe Thomas Road (Forest Road 360 and 301), Tallahassee, Florida 32310. Online registration at EventBrite.com.

28 May 2022 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Trail Series #1, Swamp Forest Trail (4-1/2 miles). 8:00 AM ET. Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park Gate A, 1275 Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32308. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. Series web page. Series page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Bobby York, byorkjr@msn.com.
  

30 May 2022 (Monday)

• 34th annual Memorial Day Gate-to-Gate 4.4-Mile Run. 7:30 AM CT. Unity Park, Chinquain Drive and Eglin Boulevard, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. USATF certified 4.4-mile course #FL16037EBM. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at ChronoTrack.com. Eglin Fitness Center, 850-883-1682 or 850-882-6223.

2 June 2022 (Thursday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #1 (40m, 100m, 400m, one mile, 5000m). 6:45 PM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins 850-264-4595 or Dr. Jeanne O'Kon 850-894-2019.

4 June 2022 (Saturday)

• 7th annual Run 2-1-1 5K and one-mile fun run.7:45 PM ET one mile / 8:30 PM ET 5K. Railroad Square Art Park, 602 McDonnell Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32310. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook.
  
• 10th annual Home Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:45 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Americus First United Methodist Church, 200 South Lee Street, Americus, Georgia 31709. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. Event web page. Online registration at RacerPal.com.
• Jam On The Coast 5K. 9:30 AM CT. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32407. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

9 June 2022 (Thursday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #2 (40m, 100m, 200m, 800m, two mile). 6:45 PM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins 850-264-4595 or Dr. Jeanne O'Kon 850-894-2019.

11 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.
  
• Alabama State Games 5K. 7:00 AM CT. Ed Lizenby Lake, 861 Myrtle Drive, Ozark, Alabama 36360. Event web page.

16 June 2022 (Thursday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #3 (40m, 100m, 400m, one mile, 5000m). 6:45 PM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins 850-264-4595 or Dr. Jeanne O'Kon 850-894-2019.

18 June 2022 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Trail Series #2, Redbug Trail (4-1/2 miles). 8:00 AM ET. Forestmeadows Athletic Center, 4750 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32308. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. Series web page. Series page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Bobby York, byorkjr@msn.com.
  
• Monticello Kiwanis' 43rd annual Melon Run 5K. 8:15 AM ET. First United Methodist Church Family Ministry Center, 325 West Walnut Street, Monticello, Florida 32344. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL17008TY. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. watermelonrun@gmail.com

23 June 2022 (Thursday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #4 (40m, 100m, 200m, 800m, two mile). 6:45 PM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins 850-264-4595 or Dr. Jeanne O'Kon 850-894-2019.

25 June 2022 (Saturday)

• Wakulla County Cross Country Boosters' 9th annual Paul Hoover Freedom 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 8:45 AM ET one mile. Wakulla Springs State Park, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida 32327. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at EventBrite.com. NexnBax1@Comcast.net
• 43rd annual Hot Trot 5K. 7:30 AM CT. Washington-Holmes Technical Center, 757 Hoyt Street, Chipley, Florida 32428. 2019 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Course map. Event web page. Entry form and flyer.

30 June 2022 (Thursday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #5 (40m, 100m, 400m, one mile, 5000m). 6:45 PM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins 850-264-4595 or Dr. Jeanne O'Kon 850-894-2019.

2 July 2022 (Saturday)

• 36th annual Freedom Springs Triathlon (440 yard swim, 10-mile bicycle, 3-mile run adults). 7:00 AM CT. Blue Spring Recreation Park, 5461 Blue Springs Road, Marianna, Florida 32446. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  

4 July 2022 (Monday)

• 39th annual Firecracker 5K and one-mile Sparkler Run. 7:30 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Cascades Park, 1001 South Gadsden Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified 5K course FL17036TY. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RaceRoster.com.

7 July 2022 (Thursday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #6 (40m, 100m, 200m, 800m, two mile). 6:45 PM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins 850-264-4595 or Dr. Jeanne O'Kon 850-894-2019.

9 July 2022 (Saturday)

• 38th annual Bridge of Lions 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Castillo de San Marcos, 1 South Castillo Drive, Saint Augustine, Florida 32084. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2013 story. USATF certified course FL10062EBM. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

14 July 2022 (Thursday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #7 (40m, 100m, 400m, one mile, 5000m). 6:45 PM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins 850-264-4595 or Dr. Jeanne O'Kon 850-894-2019.

16 July 2022 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Trail Series #3, Overstreet Trail (5-1/2 miles). 8:00 AM ET. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. Series web page. Series page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Bobby York, byorkjr@msn.com.
  
• 12th annual Barnes HealthCare 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Barnes Drug Store Downtown, 200 South Patterson Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601. 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.
  

21 July 2022 (Thursday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #8 (Events TBD). 6:45 PM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins 850-264-4595 or Dr. Jeanne O'Kon 850-894-2019.

23 July 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.
  

20 August 2022 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Trail Series #4, Cadillac Trail (5-1/2 miles). 8:00 AM ET. Tom Brown Park, 501 Easterwood Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. 2021 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. Series web page. Series page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Bobby York, byorkjr@msn.com.
  
• Going For The Gold 5K Trail Race. 6:00 PM CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303. Shan Ash, snash@dothan.org or 334-615-4555.

27 August 2022 (Saturday)

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3 September 2022 (Saturday)

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5 September 2022 (Monday)

• 6th annual Bluebird Run For Brookie B 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. J.R. Alford Greenway, 2500 Pedrick Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. contact@bluebirdrun.com
  

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. Venue TBA. 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.
  

31 December 2022 (Saturday)

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1 January 2023 (Sunday)

• 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.
  

7 January 2023 (Saturday)

14 January 2023 (Saturday)

21 January 2023 (Saturday)

28 January 2023 (Saturday)

4 February 2023 (Saturday)

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
  

11 February 2023 (Saturday)

18 February 2023 (Saturday)

25 February 2023 (Saturday)

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.
  

#2822

Tallahassee athletes in the 2022 Boston Marathon

The history of the annual Boston Marathon from 1897 to 2022 hasn't been without interruptions. The race keeps coming back, though. It came back after World War I. It came back after the 2013 bombing. It came back after a pandemic. The grand old marathon returned to Patriot's Day on 18 April 2022, and there were Tallahassee athletes on the starting line in Hopkinton, Massachusetts for the occasion None of them were challenging Evans Chebet for the win when the Kenyan ran 2:06:51, nor was any athlete from Florida's Capital City in the mix when Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir outkicked Ababel Yeshaneh of Ethiopia for the women's title, 2:21:01 to 2:21:05. Nevertheless, they were there.


Tallahassee's first finisher in the 2022 Boston Marathon was Michael Niezgoda, who placed 2164th overall and 2045th in the men's standings with a 2:56:47. Tallahassee's first woman was Claire Berryman, who ran 3:23:02 to place 8492nd overall and 1629th in the women's division. Jon Maner was the first master runner from Tallahassee in the race, placing 6394th in 3:16:23. The Capital City's first woman master in the marathon was Samantha Fillmore, 17040th overall and 6218th in the women's standings with a 4:01:44.


The history of Tallahassee athletes in the Boston Marathon goes back to 1960, when Florida State University distance runner Kent Mills took time out from track season to run the 26.2-mile race. Mills placed 26th in the race, his second marathon, running 2:48:39. In addition to being the first Tallahassee-based athlete at Boston, Mills was probably also the first runner from Florida to finish the storied event.


No doubt more Tallahassee athletes will be tracing the path of Kent Mills in Boston on Patriots Day 2023. In the meantime, here are the Tallahassee finishers of the 2022 Boston Marathon.

Tallahassee finishers in the 2022 Boston Marathon, 18 April 2022
Place	Time	Athlete	Sex	Age Group	Net Time	Pace/Mile
2164	2:56:47	Michael Niezgoda	M	18-39	2:55:07	6:41
6394	3:16:23	Jon Maner	M	45-49	3:14:57	7:27
7180	3:21:04	Jack McDermott	M	50-54	3:17:58	7:33
8492	3:23:02	Claire Berryman	F	18-39	3:22:51	7:45
8903	3:28:26	Fanxiu Zhu	M	50-54	3:24:22	7:48
11121	3:35:48	Alyssa Terry	F	18-39	3:32:31	8:07
11887	3:37:01	Jenny Early	F	18-39	3:35:21	8:13
12414	3:37:41	Jamila Allen	F	18-39	3:37:36	8:18
15602	3:56:10	Deanna McVay	F	18-39	3:50:38	8:48
16550	3:56:55	Jillian Heddaeus	F	18-39	3:55:15	8:59
17024	3:58:33	David Plack	M	50-54	3:57:48	9:05
17040	4:01:44	Samantha Fillmore	F	45-49	3:57:53	9:05
18625	4:10:55	Judy Alexander	F	60-64	4:08:38	9:29
20525	4:33:12	Birgit Maier-Katkin	F	55-59	4:25:16	10:07
22452	4:52:17	Richard Bergstrom	M	45-49	4:49:49	11:04
23016	5:06:49	Christopher Turner	M	40-44	5:00:12	11:27

Links

• Tallahassee finishers at the 2022 Boston Marathon (spreadsheet)
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTJzkYeNWhaLlwglXeCBsUmny0beSm2Qgf4rD3jw2fq8XNg2KjPrdoohw7L6tCmC5_GSjRETRW4rZJp/pubhtml
  
  
• “Tallahassee's top finishers at the Boston Marathon during the 21st century (2000-2018)”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/04/baa-marathon-2018.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “2016 Boston Marathon finishers from the Trouble Afoot! region”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/04/baa-marathon-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “The athletes of Apalachee at the 2015 Boston Marathon”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/04/baa-marathon-2015.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Tallahassee runs for Boston”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/04/boston-strong-2013.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “The pilgrimage from Hopkinton”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/04/pilgrimage-from-hopkinton.html
  
  
• “Kent Mills was Florida State's Marathon Man at Boston in 1960”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/04/kent-mills-marathon.html
  
  
• Find marathons and shorter races closer to Tallahassee on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2821

Chris Haynes goes 31:55 to collect his fourth Rose City 10K title

If you're at a track meet, events are run on a schedule. You'll hear announcements, like "First call for the 800-meter run," or "Third and final call for the 4x400-meter relay."


In Thomasville, Georgia on Saturday morning, 16 April 2022, the 43rd annual Rose City Run was also on a schedule. The announcements were less formal, though.

2022 Rose City 10K winners Rachel Nesmith and Chris Haynes

"I think we'll all gather around," said Dr. James Storey, the race director. "We'll get started in about ten minutes."


As casual as that sounds, the ten-kilometer race started almost exactly at the advertised time of 8:00 AM. And there was nothing casual about the way that Tallahassee, Florida's Chris Haynes ran. The defending champion, Haynes took the lead almost immediately. In what was practically a solo effort, he won the race by more than 900 meters, running 31:55. Thomasville's Rachel Nesmith took the women's title in 43:22, placing tenth overall and finishing over 1000 meters ahead of the next woman.

Chris Haynes

Haynes' first-place showing was his fourth win in a row at Rose City. He had also won the race in 2017 (32:57), 2018 (31:43), and 2019 (31:35). Due to COVID-19 concerns, Thomasville did not host the race in either 2020 or 2021. With so many wins, Haynes holds himself to a higher standard and wasn't entirely satisfied with his 2022 performance.


"No pop today," he said, shaking his head. "I think I ran faster three years ago."

Chris O'Kelley

He did, but both those efforts were sub-32:00, as was his 31:43 win in 2018. Haynes has gone under 32:00 three times on the Rose City course. No other athlete has gone that fast in Thomasville even once since 2007, when Alan Black won the race in 31:21.


Behind Haynes, Leonardo Canete held the second position for the first two kilometers. After that, though, the Tallahassee master runner was overtaken by another Tallahassee runner, Chris O'Kelley. O'Kelley held the position, going on to finish runner-up in 35:12. Canete took third in 36:10. Two high school cross-country runners, Brookwood School frosh Kent Grayson and Cook County High junior Canaan Ponce, duelled for position during the race. Ponce got the advantage in the closing miles to place fourth in 39:34; Grayson was fifth in 40:05.

Rachel Nesmith

It isn't unusual to have high school distance runners in the Rose City 10K. "I ran it ten years ago in 2012, my sophomore year in high school," recalled Rachel Nesmith, the women's champ.


Nesmith actually ran the Rose City 10K twice during her tenure at Thomasville High, going 48:28 as a frosh in 2011 and 46:08 as a sophomore in 2012. After graduating she spent seven years in Atlanta, only recently returning to Thomasville.


Tallahassee realtor Nancy Stedman was the first woman master and second female finisher, placing 24th overall in 48:14. Stedman had also been the top woman master in the 2017 Rose City 10K. Master runners also took the next three places in the women's standings, with Donica Williams (26th, 48:34) third, Kimberly Steele (30th, 49:50) fourth, and April Mathis (35th, 51:47) fifth.

Nancy Stedman

184 athletes finished the 10K at the 2022 Rose City Run and another 78 completed the kids' mile. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee chip-timed both races.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Rose City Run 10K
31:55, Christopher Haynes (M, 29)
35:12, Chris O'Kelley (M, 29)
36:10, Leonardo Canete (M, 43)
39:34, Canaan Ponce' (M, 16)
40:05, Kent Grayson (M, 16)
41:03, Gabriel Lewis (M, 21)
41:29, Evan Timothy (M, 36)
42:28, Philip Sura (M, 52)
42:37, John Cable (M, 34)
44:04, Sean Landeta (M, 33)

Top Ten Women, 2022 Rose City Run 10K
43:22, Rachel Nesmith (F, 26)
48:14, Nancy Stedman (F, 60)
48:34, Donica Williams (F, 42)
49:50, Kimberly Steele (F, 44)
51:47, April Mathis (F, 53)
52:55, Martha Guyas (F, 37)
53:11, Sarah Dugas (F, 43)
53:21, Melanie Jackson (F, 42)
53:22, Tiffany Nunnally (F, 43)
53:43, Nancy Herring (F, 67)

43 years of Rose City Run 10K champions, 1978 - 2022
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
29 April 1978	31:25, Gary Slayton	36:45, Janice Hochstein
28 April 1979	31:47, Mike Rasper	37:49, Janice Hochstein
26 April 1980	31:18, George West	38:14, Colleen Joiner
25 April 1981	30:21, Mabry McCray	40:26, Nicole Batchelder
1982	30:33, Ernie McKee	38:31, Nicole Batchelder
1983	30:47, Noel Shuman	34:57, Darien Andreu
1984	33:05, Gary Slayton	37:51, Barbara Balzer
27 April 1985	32:36, Rick Miller	37:41, Barbara Balzer
26 April 1986	32:05, Rick Miller	37:35, Janice Hochstein
1987	29:57, Herb Wills	37:39, Karen MacHarg
1988	31:55, Jessie Close	37:59, Karen MacHarg
1989	31:39, Jessie Close	36:49, Karen MacHarg
1990	31:56, Jessie Close	37:04, Karen MacHarg
1991	31:15, Jessie Close	38:33, Vikki Saga
1992	33:04, Trent Smith	37:48, Vikki Saga
24 April 1993	31:28, Gary Droze	38:24, Vikki Saga
23 April 1994	30:19, Robin Rogers	37:37, Lisa Herman
29 April 1995	31:52, Jessie Close	35:37, Suzanne Rigg
27 Aprl 1996	32:18, Jessie Close	39:37, Carrie Weyant	390
26 April 1997	32:29, Brian Erb	36:40, Sarah Docter-Williams
25 April 1998	31:58, Alan Black	36:07, Sarah Docter-Williams
24 April 1999	32:21, Alan Black	37:14, Sarah Docter-Williams	394
29 April 2000	34:15, Sean Daniels	35:20, Anna Pichrtova	344
28 April 2001	32:05, Paul Spangler	36:22, Sarah Docter-Williams	338
27 April 2002	30:53, Alan Black	39:35, Jane Johnson	384
26 April 2003	31:58, Matt Kalinski	41:53, Julie Carico	299
25 April 2004	33:44, Jessie Close	39:52, Kate Remillard	282
23 April 2005	33:44, Jessie Close	37:08, Sarah Docter-Williams	292
29 April 2006	34:32, Jessie Close	38:38, Barbara Jarnagin	302
28 April 2007	31:21, Alan Black	39:02, Sheryl Rosen	341
26 April 2008	33:10, Malcolm Campbell	37:40, Donna Garcia	320
25 April 2009	32:34, Nathaniel Haskins	41:38, Mary Anne Grayson	354
24 April 2010	32:51, Chris Lake	37:42, Amy Hines	410
23 April 2011	32:46, Chris Lake	38:58, Donna Garcia	490
28 April 2012	32:51, Chris Lake	36:51, Sheryl Rosen	464
27 April 2013	32:52, Will Stanford	37:08, Sheryl Rosen	417
26 April 2014	33:21, Chris Lake	38:58, Amy Hines	463
25 April 2015	32:04, Nathan Haskins	41:32, Beth Sweeny	428
23 April 2016	34:37, Roger Schmidt	38:11, Ani Veltcheva	358
29 April 2017	32:57, Christopher Haynes	40:56, Ann Centner	392
28 April 2018	31:43, Christopher Haynes	38:27, Ann Centner	310
27 April 2019	31:35, Christopher Haynes	36:57, Ann Centner	397
16 April 2022	31:55, Christopher Haynes	43:22, Rachel Nesmith	184

Links

• Complete results of the 2022 Rose City Run 10K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQd1LPUKFdkbA3Y71x5Mm8-8Hux2cTAujW_4FZxxQT2ibULmYOWl1K3PEVXMg1qUPrUjJLnY2mAEk0f/pubhtml
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! photos of the 2022 Rose City Run 10K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10119051069870113
  
  
• 2019 story, “31:35 for Chris Haynes and 36:57 for Ann Centner, Rose City 10K champions”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/04/rose-city-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Chris Haynes and Ann Centner repeat at Rose City”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/04/rose-city-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Haynes and Centner gather roses in Thomasville”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/04/rose-city-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Schmidt and Veltcheva bloom at the Rose City Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/04/rose-city-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Warriors of the Roses, Haskins and Sweeny win the Rose City Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/04/rose-city-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Fog and Flowers, Lake and Hines win again at Rose City”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/04/rose-city-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “No stopping to smell the roses for Stanford or Rosen”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/04/rose-city-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Lake and Rosen collect more Rose City titles”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/04/rose-city-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Lake and Garcia go for two at Rose City”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/04/rose-city-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Lake and Hines beat the storm at Rose City”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/04/rose-city-2010.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map GA12003WC for the 2018 Rose City Run 10K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA12003WC
  
  
• Find the next Rose City Run on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2820