Jonathan Stern |
It was 33rd Summer Trail Series race since 2013, the year Bobby York established the series. It was also the largest yet, with 141 athletes on hand for the 8:00 AM start. Among that record-sized field were several past winners of Summer Trail Series races, Leonardo Canete, Jonathan Stern, and Daniel Wurgler, each of whom posted wins during the 2021 season. Those former champs were heading the field early in the race, but Stern was in front of them all. Stern had the lead at the halfway point of the race, 15 seconds up on Canete. Wurgler was running in third, another five seconds back. Those positions held for the rest of the race, with Stern taking first in 28:08, Canete second in 28:42, and Wurgler third in 28:49. For the fifth time in a row, Canete was the first master runner in a Series race.
Likewise, Andi Vilardo was leading the women's field at the midpoint of the race. Not a stranger to the trails, Vilardo ran cross-country for Montford Middle School during 2021, her seventh-grade season. Stacie Taylor was seven seconds behind Vilardo, followed by Kendall Meikenhous and Juliana Krueger. Vilardo maintained her position and claimed the women's title in 38:29. Overtaking Taylor and Meikenous, Krueger finished runner-up for the women, placing 22nd overall in 38:44. Taylor was the third woman, 25th overall in 39:00, while Meikenhous was fourth in the women's standings and 29th overall in 39:45. Katie Clark was the first woman master and the sixth female finisher, 32nd overall in 40:39.
Andi Vilardo |
The course for the Swamp Forest Trail Race was run on the trail system of Phipps Park, mostly on single-track paths maintained by the Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Department. The race started and finished off Miller Landing Road near Gate A, atop the rim of the Lake Jackson basin, with much of the first half of the race spent running downhill toward the lake. Although the athletes never quite reached the water, they still had to spend the latter stages of the race climbing back up to the finish line.
After the Swamp Forest Trail Race, three events remained in Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Summer Trail Series--the Red Bug Trail Race at Forestmeadows Athletic Center on 18 June 2022, the Maclay Gardens Trail Race at Maclay Gardens State Park on 16 July 2022, and the Cadillac Trail Race in Tom Brown Park on 20 August 2022.
Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the 2022 Swamp Forest Trail Race.
Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Swamp Forest Trail 7K Trail Race
- 28:08, Jonathan Stern (M, 26)
- 28:42, Leonardo Canete (M, 43)
- 28:49, Daniel Wurgler (M, 22)
- 30:17, Kyle Kraeft (M, 33)
- 31:16, Enijah Thomas (M, 15)
- 31:57, Ryan Kunz (M, 39)
- 32:51, Levon Hoomes (M, 33)
- 33:30, Andrew Steinbrink (M, 36)
- 33:42, Jon Nash (M, 42)
- 34:16, Michael Nesius (M, 37)
Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Swamp Forest Trail 7K Trail Race
- 38:29, Andi Vilardo (F, 13)
- 38:44, Juliana Krueger (F, 24)
- 39:00, Stacie Taylor (F, 39)
- 39:45, Kendall Meikenhous (F, 34)
- 40:31, Marcella Polanski (F, 27)
- 40:39, Katie Clark (F, 47)
- 41:48, Hillary Powell (F, 37)
- 41:48, Signe Ulsamer (F, 44)
- 41:50, Mary Jane Hayden (F, 42)
- 41:50, Katasha Cornwell (F, 45)
Gulf Winds Track Club's Summer Trail Series race winners, 2013 - 2022 | |||||
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Year | Date | Race | Top Male | Top Female | Finishers |
2013 | June 22 | Cadillac Trail 5½M | 37:38, Kevin Sullivan | 45:07, Stephanie Liles-Weyant | 121 |
July 13 | Swamp Forest Trail 4½M | 30:19, Kevin Sullivan | 34:12, Micah Adriani | 124 | |
July 27 | Magnolia Trail 3½M | 21:44, Kevin Sullivan | 24:45, Stephanie Liles-Weyant | 114 | |
August 3 | Red Bug Trail 4½M | 33:31, Bryce Van Dam | 43:46, Stephanie Liles-Weyant | 92 | |
2014 | June 21 | Red Bug Trail 4½M | 38:30, Charn McAllister | 42:02, Brook Pace | 114 |
July 12 | Swamp Forest Trail 4½M | 29:06, Charn McAllister | 33:13, Brook Pace | 109 | |
July 26 | Magnolia Trail 3½M | 26:03, Charn McAllister | 30:16, Emily Molen | 108 | |
August 2 | Cadillac Trail 5½M | 41:38, Brian Molen | 48:25, Emily Molen | 88 | |
2015 | May 30 | Cadillac Trail 5½M | 39:15, Zach Deveau | 42:51, Alyson Churchill | 158 |
June 13 | Oak Hammock Trail 5M | 32:59, Zach Deveau | 35:10, Alyson Churchill | 129 | |
July 18 | Coon Bottom Trail 4M | 28:42, Zach Deveau | 29:14, Alyson Churchill | 112 | |
August 1 | Red Bug Trail 4½M | 35:14, Greg Bargo | 35:24, Alyson Churchill | 112 | |
2016 | May 21 | Magnolia Trail 3½M | 25:18, Dan Baur | 27:05, Katie Gorman | 133 |
June 4 | Oak Hammock Trail 5½M | 42:53, Eric Godin | 45:24, Katie Gorman | 123 | |
July 9 | Red Bug Trail 4½M | 33:14, Dan Baur | 35:04, Katie Gorman | 130 | |
July 30 | Cadillac Trail 5½M | 43:06, Paul Guyas | 42:29, Alyson Churchill | 95 | |
2017 | June 10 | Munson Hills 6M | 36:45, Chris O'Kelley | 46:34, Emily Molen | 87 |
July 1 | Red Bug Trail 4½M | 37:34, Chris O'Kelley | 48:24, Emily Molen | 90 | |
July 15 | Oak Hammock/Swamp Forest 5M | 33:35, Charles Biberg | 39:36, Kat Sack | 89 | |
August 5 | Tom Brown Park 4½M | 32:40, Chris O'Kelley | 36:36, Jennifer Bayliss | 71 | |
2018 | June 23 | Munson Hills 6M | 38:02, Vince Molosky | 45:10, Emily Molen | 124 |
July 7 | Phipps Park 4M | 30:49, Jim Schafer | 33:39, Kat Sack | 127 | |
July 21 | Maclay Gardens 5M | 38:26, Brad Busboom | 44:39, Kat Sack | 110 | |
August 4 | Tom Brown Park 4½M | 28:39, Brad Busboom | 32:29, Kat Sack | 109 | |
2019 | June 22 | Red Bug Trail 4½M | 35:27, Zach DeVeau | 38:53, Rachel Durbin | 125 |
July 6 | Munson Hills 6M | 38:24, Zach DeVeau | 43:56, Rachel Durbin | 86 | |
July 27 | Tom Brown Park 5M | 37:13, Bryan Gensits | 44:47, Rachel Durbin | 108 | |
August 24 | Maclay Gardens 4½M | 39:00, Zach DeVeau | 43:00, Rachel Durbin | 91 | |
2021 | June 12 | Cadillac Trail 5½M | 40:26, Daniel Wurgler | 46:21, Clifton Lewis | 107 |
July 10 | Swamp Forest Trail 5M | 29:07, Leonardo Canete | 34:24, Amelia Bryant | 104 | |
July 24 | Maclay Gardens 5M | 37:48, Jonathan Stern | 44:06, Clifton Lewis | 111 | |
August 28 | Red Bug Trail 4½M | 34:23, Leonardo Canete | 38:10, Clifton Lewis | 72 | |
2022 | May 28 | Swamp Forest Trail 4½M | 28:08, Jonathan Stern | 38:29, Andi Vilardo | 141 |
June 19 | Red Bug Trail 4½M | ||||
July 16 | Maclay Gardens 4½M | ||||
August 20 | Cadillac Trail 5½M | ||||
Multiple wins by men: Zach DeVeau (6), Kevin Sullivan (3), Charn McAllister (3), Chris O'Kelley (3), Dan Baur (2),
Brad Busboom (2), Leonardo Canete (2), Jonathan Stern (2) Multiple wins by women: Alyson Churchill (5), Emily Molen (5), Kat Sack (4), Rachel Durbin (4), Stephanie Liles-Weyant (3), Katie Gorman (3), Clifton Lewis (3), Brook Pace (2) |
Links
- Complete results of GWTC's 2022 Summer Trail Series Race #1, Swamp Forest Trail 4½M Trail Race
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSW4djfaGGV1-HbcNaRLIiE-KPkpbTTIdfKtyArZRRWl-WBmPSLBSxWa6_pCFrnq_TwMn2Z3f4NKqju/pubhtml
- More Trouble Afoot! photos of GWTC's 2022 Summer Trail Series Race #1, Swamp Forest Trail 4½M Trail Race
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10119185740823443
- The 2022 Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Trail Series
- Swamp Forest Trail 4½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2022/05/gwtc-trails-1-2022.html
- Red Bug Trail 4½M [Coming on 19 June 2022]
- Maclay Gardens 4½M [Coming on 16 July 2022]
- Cadillac Trail 5½M [Coming on 20 August 2022]
- The 2021 Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Trail Series
- Cadillac Trail 5½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/06/gwtc-trails-1-2021.html
- Swamp Forest Trail 5M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/07/gwtc-trails-2-2021.html
- Maclay Gardens 5M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/07/gwtc-trails-3-2021.html
- Red Bug Trail 4½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/08/gwtc-trails-4-2021.html
- The 2019 Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Trail Series
- Red Bug Trail 4½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/06/gwtc-trails-1-2019.html
- Munson Hills 6M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/07/gwtc-trails-2-2019.html
- Tom Brown Park 5M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/07/gwtc-trails-3-2019.html
- Maclay Gardens 4½M
- The 2018 Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Trail Series
- Munson Hills 6M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/06/gwtc-trails-1-2018.html
- Phipps Park 4M
- Maclay Gardens 5M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/07/gwtc-trails-3-2018.html
- Tom Brown Park 4½M
- The 2017 Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Trail Series
- Munson Hills 6M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/06/gwtc-trails-1-2017.html
- Red Bug Trail 4½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/07/gwtc-trails-2-2017.html
- Oak Hammock/Swamp Forest 5M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/07/gwtc-trails-3-2017.html
- Tom Brown Park 4½M
- The 2016 Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Trail Series
- Magnolia Trail 3½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/05/gwtc-trails-1-2016.html
- Oak Hammock Trail 5½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/06/gwtc-trails-2-2016.html
- Red Bug Trail 4½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/07/gwtc-trails-3-2016.html
- Cadillac Trail 5½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/07/gwtc-trails-4-2016.html
- The 2015 Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Trail Series
- Cadillac Trail 5½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/05/gwtc-trails-1-2015.html
- Oak Hammock Trail 5M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/06/gwtc-trails-2-2015.html
- Coon Bottom Trail 4M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/07/gwtc-trails-3-2015.html
- Red Bug Trail 4½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/08/gwtc-trails-4-2015.html
- The 2014 Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Trail Series
- Red Bug Trail 4½M
- Swamp Forest Trail 4½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/07/gwtc-trails-2-2014.html
- Magnolia Trail 3½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/07/gwtc-trails-3-2014.html
- Cadillac Trail 5½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/08/gwtc-trails-4-2014.html
- The 2013 Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Trail Series
- Cadillac Trail 5½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/06/gwtc-trails-1-2013.html
- Swamp Forest Trail 4½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/08/gwtc-trails-2-2013.html
- Magnolia Trail 3½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/07/gwtc-trails-3-2013.html
- Red Bug Trail 4½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/08/gwtc-trails-4-2013.html
- Cadillac Trail 5½M https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/06/gwtc-trails-1-2013.html
- Find an upcoming race, on trail or off, using the Trouble Afoot! calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1