Hawthorne Hay and Angela McNeely were bright spots on a gray day at the Boston Mini

Most people regard "good weather" as a warm, sunny day, maybe with a slight breeze. But as a distance runner, I had a contrary weather preferences. A cool day was good; a cold day was better. Sun? Who wanted to be logging miles on a track or on the road in the bright sun? It's not like marathoners are the only people who like dreary conditions, though. I'm sure the Addams Family enjoy the same sort of weather.


So when I say that it was a cloudy morning in Boston, Georgia on Saturday morning, 29 October 2022, I'm saying that it was a good morning for the 42nd annual Boston (mini) Marathon. Hawthorne Hay won that venerable half marathon, now in it's fifth decade, by over half a kilometer, running 1:18:22. Master runner Angela McNeely was the first woman in the race, placing fifteenth overall in 1:47:20.


An alum of the Chiles High and Rhodes College cross-country teams, Hawthorne Hay was no stranger to long distance. Earlier in 2022 he had run 1:21:00 in the Tallahassee Half Marathon, and just three weeks before the Boston Mini he had placed third in the Pine Run 20K, running 1:15:03 on a challenging cross-country course. Compared to the Pine Run, the gentle rolls, long straights, and firm pavement of Boston must have been smooth sailing for Hay as he raced to a 1:18:22 win. Brad Busboom finished runner-up to Hay in 1:20:22. Busboom had finished fifth in the 2018 Mini. Behind Busboom, Micah Andrews took third in 1:28:04. The first master runner in the race was Donalsonville, Georgia's Myles Gibson, fifth overall in 1:31:35.


The women's competition was much closer than the men's, with only fourteen seconds separating the top two women. Angela McNeely was the victor in 1:47:20, while another master runner took runner-up in 1:47:34--Katasha Cornwell, who finished seventeenth overall. Master runner Nancy Stedman placed third in the women's standings, coming in nineteenth overall in 1:49:00.


101 athletes finished the 2022 Boston Mini Marathon. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee, Florida chip-timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Boston (mini) Marathon

1. 1:18:22, Hawthorne Hay (M, 20)
2. 1:20:22, Brad Busboom (M, 34)
3. 1:28:04, Micah Andrews (M, 33)
4. 1:31:05, Edward Nabong (M, 32)
5. 1:31:35, Myles Gibson (M, 56)
6. 1:32:37, Jack McDermott (M, 53)
7. 1:38:24, Paul Guyas (M, 45)
8. 1:40:15, Jerome Roberts (M, 37)
9. 1:40:53, Jared Hammond (M, 42)
10. 1:41:01, Bryce Widner (M, 14)

Top Ten Women, 2022 Boston (mini) Marathon

1. 1:47:20, Angela McNeely (F, 49)
2. 1:47:34, Katasha Cornwell (F, 45)
3. 1:49:00, Nancy Stedman (F, 60)
4. 1:50:26, Kendall Meikenhous (F, 35)
5. 1:51:57, Jackie Smith (F, 33)
6. 1:53:16, Nancy Moody (F, 38)
7. 1:57:11, Tiffany Nunnally (F, 43)
8. 1:57:25, Ashlee Blake (F, 37)
9. 1:57:25, Mary Fran Rowe (F, 41)
10. 1:58:12, Jemma Thompson (F, 25)

Boston (mini) Marathon Champions, 1979 - 2022
Date	Men	Women
29 October 2022	78:22, Hawthorne Hay	1:47:20, Angela McNeely
30 October 2021	80:19, Leonardo Canete	88:08, Sheryl Rosen
26 October 2019	78:44, Troy Dunkley	85:24, Ann Centner
27 October 2018	75:48, Joshua Grant	82:07, Sheryl Rosen
28 October 2017	74:47, Joshua Grant	85:42, Sheryl Rosen
29 October 2016	67:00, Stanley Linton	83:05, Allison Eagen
31 October 2015	79:50, Drew Rabun	96:10, Jillian Heddaeus
25 October 2014	72:20, Chris Lake	85:15, Katie Sherron
26 October 2013	71:17, Stanley Linton	80:42, Sheryl Rosen
27 October 2012	73:46, Chris Lake	83:27, Sheryl Rosen
29 October 2011	69:29, Kevin Sullivan	82:10, Sheryl Rosen
30 October 2010	75:13, Vince Molosky	86:59, Lisa Johnson
31 October 2009	79:49, Vince Molosky	87:10, Sheryl Rosen
25 October 2008	81:50, Myles Gibson	86:19, Sheryl Rosen
27 October 2007	76:18, John Seppala	87:35, Sheryl Rosen
28 October 2006	81:18, Michael Martinez	82:49, Sheryl Rosen
29 October 2005	81:11, Myles Gibson	96:32, Jennifer Kilinski
30 October 2004	83:55, David Yon	91:57, Jane Johnson
25 October 2003	76:20, Myles Gibson	97:52, Lisa Whitworth
26 October 2002	84:38, Mike Posey	92:41, Carrie Weyant
27 October 2001	82:36, Steven Walker	95:24, Carrie Weyant
28 October 2000	75:28, Art Remillard	83:20, Sarah Docter-Williams
30 October 1999	78:22, Corey Cherr	95:28, Julie Carico
31 October 1998	80:25, Rusty Jones	97:01, Peggy Simpson
25 October 1997	81:21, Rusty Jones	82:55, Michelle LeFleur
26 October 1996	76:26, Jeff Nielsen	86:12, Carrie Weyant
28 October 1995	78:21, Paul Hough	91:01, Katherine Perez
29 October 1994	72:42, Paul Hough	92:34, Diane Turchick
30 October 1993	75:33, Paul Hough	86:09, Carrie Weyant
31 October 1992	77:45, Steve Carney	86:05, Carrie Hunnicutt
26 October 1991
27 October 1990	79:33, Brian Murphy	86:44, Donna Miller
28 October 1989	71:23, Alex Walmsley	93:10, Mary Jean Yon
29 October 1988	74:22, T. C. Carroll	1:41:54, Nancy Widener
1987	no race held	no race held
8 November 1986
11 November 1985	67:30, Herb Wills	88:06, Patti Sudduth
27 October 1984	74:21, Scott Hinkle	Dot Skofronick
29 October 1983	70:25, Noel Shuman	87:01, Patti Sudduth
30 October 1982	67:48, Noel Shuman	91:41, Donna Murdock
31 October 1981	69:57, Gary Slayton	88:56, Lt. Vickie Monroe
25 October 1980	71:49, Gary Slayton	96:03, Judy Taylor
27 October 1979	70:52, Bruce Carpenter	1:47:13, Robin Anderson
Got any information on the missing years? Let me know! Send an e-mail to hwills@gmail.com, or leave a comment below.

Links:

• Complete results of the 2022 Boston (mini) Marathon
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSXEZKEZpgA5r86OMINTAkiAYqRd2ILxunaEeYpiBt3h9nIvEmoaESaimcHK9YzQYb-flmf1kompFs6/pubhtml
  
  
• 2019 story, “Troy Dunkley and Ann Centner were fast tourists at the 40th Boston Mini Marathon”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/10/boston-mini-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Joshua Grant and Sheryl Rosen repeat at Boston”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/10/boston-mini-2018.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Rabun and Heddaeus win Boston, Southern-style”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/10/boston-mini-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Herds of spectators see Lake and Sherron win Boston Mini”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/10/boston-mini-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Linton and Rosen are Boston (mini) Strong”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/10/boston-mini-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “First Boston win for Chris Lake; sixth for Sheryl Rosen”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/10/boston-mini-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Sullivan and Rosen smokin' at the Boston Mini”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/10/boston-mini-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Molosky makes it two-in-a-row at the Boston Mini”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/10/boston-mini-2010.html
  
  
• 2009 story, “Another Boston Mini Win For Rosen”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/11/another-boston-mini-win-for-rosen.html
  
  
• USATF certification map GA18076WC for the 2018 Boston (mini) Marathon
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA18076WC
  
  
• Upcoming races in the Tallahassee region; mini, maxi, ultra, or whatever
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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