Sunday, December 31, 2023

Meng Zhao and Emma Dobson drop some fast times at the Ball Drop 5K

Ball Drop 5KIf you want your race to be the last of the year in your city, you could schedule it on the final Saturday in December. Your chances would be better still if the race in on the 31st of December. A race director absolutely obsessed with hosting an annual curtain closer would plan his event for late evening on the 31st.


The Panhandle Runners and Triathletes Club of Panama City, Florida took the middle path for their fifth annual New Year's Eve Ball Drop 5K, staging the race on Sunday morning, 31 December 2023. Frisco, Texas master runner and marathoner Meng Zhao took first, covering the 3.1 miles through Frank Brown Park in Panama City Beach in 17:15. A seventh-grader on the Chestatee Academy Middle School cross-country team, Emma Dobson, won the women's title, placing ninth overall in 20:40.


Blake Hazelwood of Centerton, Arkansas finished runner-up to Zhao in 17:50. Grayson Parker of Florence, Kentucky, a sophomore member of the Cooper High cross-country team, placed third in 18:41.


Emma Dobson wasn't the only middle school athlete in the women's division. Sophia Huff, a seventh-grader at Panama City's Merritt Brown Middle School, placed second to Dobson in 21:18, finishing tenth overall. Destiny McClintock of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida was the third woman and 27th overall in 24:16. The first woman master in the race was Monika Swanson of Panama City Beach, the fifth female finisher and 32nd overall in 24:56.


225 athletes finished the 2023 Ball Drop 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Ball Drop 5K
  1. 17:15, Meng Zhao (M, Overall) Frisco, TX
  2. 17:50, Blake Hazelwood (M, 35-39) Centerton, AR
  3. 18:41, Grayson Parker (M, 15-19) Florence, KY
  4. 18:48, Greg Solarek (M, 45-49)
  5. 19:26, Matthew Butcher (M, 30-34) Cedar Park, TX
  6. 19:54, Mark Edwards (M, 35-39) Gallatin, TN
  7. 20:05, Michael Koch (M, 15-19) Panama City, FL
  8. 20:21, Ryan Butcher (M, 25-29) Cedar Park, TX
  9. 21:19, Louis Price (M, 40-44) Panama City Beach, FL
  10. 21:22, Nathan Pyron (M, 11-14) Diamondhead, MS

Top Ten Women, 2023 Ball Drop 5K
  1. 20:40, Emma Dobson (F, Overall) Gainesville, GA
  2. 21:18, Sophia Huff (F, 11-14) Panama City, FL
  3. 24:16, Destiny McClintock (F, 20-24) Santa Rosa Beach, FL
  4. 24:21, Isabella Marie Cottrill (F, 11-14)
  5. 24:56, Monika Swanson (F, 55-59) Panama City Beach, FL
  6. 25:53, Ella Urban (F, 15-19) Lebanon, TN
  7. 26:18, Joselyn Murray (F, 15-19) Vandalia, IL
  8. 26:26, Dora Anisa Delawar (F, 35-39) Fort Benning, GA
  9. 26:30, Jamie Bolen (F, 35-39) Panama City, FL
  10. 26:37, Amy Butcher (F, 30-34) Cedar Park, TX

Panama City Beach, Florida Ball Drop 5K winners, 2018 - 2023
DateMenWomenFinishers
31 December 201817:57, Robert Friedman20:35, Rory Claussen133
31 December 201916:22, Brian Horneck19:56, Oriana Horneck243
31 December 202118:01, Tim Goldy21:23, Donna Garcia225
31 December 202216:52, Matthias Wilder16:54, Rachel Kennedy211
31 December 202317:15, Meng Zhao20:40, Emma Dobson258


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Wednesday, December 27, 2023

27 December 2023 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 27 December 2023. If that's more than a week ago, the latest schedule is always available via this link:

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!


30 December 2023 (Saturday)
31 December 2023 (Sunday)
  • 5th annual New Year's Eve Ball Drop 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. 2021 story. 2018 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
1 January 2024 (Monday)
  • 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 8th 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.
6 January 2024 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 10th annual Swamp Forest Trail Races (Three-Quarter Marathon, Half Marathon, and Quarter Marathon). 8:00 AM ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park, Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
13 January 2024 (Saturday) 20 January 2024 (Saturday)
  • FSU Panama City Torch Run 5K. 9:00 AM CT. Florida State University Panama City Campus, Panama City, Florida. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com.
27 January 2024 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 39th annual Bowlegs 5K Run for Scholarship. 9:00 AM ET. FAMU / FSU College of Engineering, 2525 Potsdamer Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32310-6046. 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 #FL12001EBM. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Larry Giunipero, lgiunip@cob.fsu.edu or 850-878-5569, or Bill Hillison, bhillis@garnet.acns.fsu.edu or 850-893-4557.
  • Mardi Gras23rd annual Mardi Gras 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT 5K / 9:30 AM CT one mile. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2014 story. 2011 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Entry form and flyer. Joe Edgecombe, joeruns@yahoo.com or 850-763-5005.
3 February 2024 (Saturday)
  • 28th Dr. James H. Crowdis 10K & 5K. 9:15 AM ET. First United Methodist Church, 397 College Street, Blakely, Georgia. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. USATF certified 10K course GA17002WC. USATF certified 5K course GA15001WC. Event web site. Online registration at RaceEntry.com.
  • Chipola 5K Challenge 76th Anniversary Run. 8:00 AM CT. Chipola College Cultural Center, 3094 Indian Circle, Marianna, Florida. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com. Thomas Howell, tvhowell1@gmail.com
10 February 2024 (Saturday) 11 February 2024 (Sunday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 49th annual Tallahassee Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:30 AM ET. Leon County Courthouse, 301 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 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. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Tallahasseemarathon@gmail.com
17 February 2024 (Saturday) 24 February 2024 (Saturday) 2 March 2024 (Saturday)
  • 16th annual Albany Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:00 AM ET. Veteran's Park, 112 North Front Street, Albany, GA 31701. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 1912 story. USATF certified course GA07003WC (Marathon), GA07002WC (half-Marathon). Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. info@albanymarathon.com or 229-317-4760.
  • Red PepperRed Pepper Run 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Saint George Island Firehouse, 324 East Pine Avenue, Saint George Island, Florida 32328. 2023 story. 2022 story.2016 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. Event page on Facebook. Event web site. Online registration at WebScorer.com
9 March 2024 (Saturday)
16 March 2024 (Saturday)
23 March 2024 (Saturday)
  • Peanut Proud 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. College Street at Court Square, Blakely, Georgia. Event web site.
  • Shamrock12th annual Shamrock Jog and Jam 5K Night Race and one-mile fun run. 6:00 PM ET one mile / 6:30 PM ET 5K. Rylander Park, 110 North Hampton Street, Americus, Georgia. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
30 March 2024 (Saturday)

6 April 2024 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 47th annual Springtime 10K, 5K and one-mile kids' run. 7:30 AM ET one-mile / 8:00 AM ET 10K and 5K. Florida Departemen of Transportation Building, 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2023 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF-certifed course FL22011JK (10K). USATF-certifed course FL22012JK (5K). Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. springtime10k@gmail.com.
13 April 2024 (Saturday)
20 April 2024 (Saturday) 27 April 2024 (Saturday)
4 May 2024 (Saturday)
11 May 2024 (Saturday)
18 May 2024 (Saturday)
25 May 2024 (Saturday)
1 June 2024 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 26th annual Potluck Bash Four-Mile Cross-Country Race. 6:00 PM ET. Forestmeadows Athletic Center, 4750 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2023 story. 2022 story. 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.
  • tiny tortoise14th annual Race The Tortoise 5K. 8:00 AM ET. O'Leno State Park, 410 S.E. O'Leno Park Road, High Springs, Florida 32643. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. USATF certified course FL09011EBM. Event page on Facebook. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 4th annual Jam On The Coast 5K. 9:30 AM CT. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32407. 2023 story. 2022 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 12th 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. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • Jolly Roger50th annual Billy Bowlegs 5K Night Race. 7:30 AM CT. Fort Walton Beach High School, 400 Hollywood Blvd, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. USATF certified course FL13020EBM. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com.
8 June 2024 (Saturday)
15 June 2024 (Saturday)
  • Monticello Kiwanis' 45th annual Melon Run 5K. 8:15 AM ET. First United Methodist Church Family Ministry Center, 325 West Walnut Street, Monticello, Florida 32344. 2023 story. 2022 story. 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. Online registration at EventBrite.com. watermelonrun@gmail.com
22 June 2024 (Saturday)
29 June 2024 (Saturday)
4 July 2024 (Thursday)
  • Capital City Kiwanis' 41st 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. 2023 story. 2022 story. 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.
  • USA FlagValdosta State University Cross Country's 15th annual Independence Day 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Valdosta State University Athletic Complex, 401 Baytree Road, Valdota Georgia 31601. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • Florida Track Club's 46th annual Jack Gamble Melon Run Three Mile. 8:00 AM ET. Albert "Ray" Massey Westside Park, 1001 NW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32605. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. USATF certified three-mile course FL17088TY. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • USA Flag25th annual Celebrate Freedom 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT 5K / 9:15 AM CT one mile. Jay's Bray-Hendricks City Park, 5259 Booker Lane, Jay, Florida 32565. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event profile on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Matt Dobson, rmdobson@liberty.edu
  • USA Flag5th annual Keystone Heights Freedom 5K. Keystone Heights City Hall, 555 Lawrence Boulevard, Keystone Heights, Florida 32656. 2023 story. 2022 story. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 38th 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 profile on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
6 July 2024 (Saturday)
13 July 2024 (Saturday)
20 July 2024 (Saturday)
27 July 2024 (Saturday)
3 August 2024 (Saturday)
10 August 2024 (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. 2023 story. 2022 story. 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.
  • Lakebottom Park 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Weracoba Park, Columbus, Georgia 31901. 2023 story. 2015 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
17 August 2024 (Saturday)
  • 18th annual Blaze The Day 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET 5K / 8:30 AM ET one mile. Valdosta Early College Academy, 1605 Azalea Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2023 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF-certified 5K course GA18010WC. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
24 August 2024 (Saturday)
31 August 2024 (Saturday)
2 September 2024 (Monday)
  • 8th 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. 2023 story. 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
  • 13th annual Valdosta Labor Day 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Valdosta State University Complex, 401 Baytree Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2019 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 47th annual Macon Labor Day Road Race 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 8:30 AM ET 10K / 10:00 AM ET one mile. 4553 Forsyth Road, Macon, Georgia. USATF certified 10K course GA12100WC. USATF certified 5K course GA12099WC. Event web page. macontracks@macontracks.org
  • Big Dog Labor Day Classic 10K. 7:30 AM ET. Headquarter Nissan, 1725 Whittlesey Road, Columbus, Georgia 31904. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
7 September 2024 (Saturday)
14 September 2024 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 42nd 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. 2023 story. 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.
21 September 2024 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 42nd 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. 2023 story. 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.
28 September 2024 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 46th annual Salute to Prefontaine 5K Cross-Country Run. 8:30 AM ET. Wallwood Boy Scout Reservation, 23 Wallwood BSA Drive, Quincy, Florida 32351. 2023 story. 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.
5 October 2024 (Saturday)
12 October 2024 (Saturday)
  • PineGulf Winds Track Club's 45th annual Pine Run at Tall Timbers 20K. 7:30 AM ET. Tall Timbers Research Station, 13093 Henry Beadel Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2023 story. 2022 story. 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. GWTCpinerun@gmail.com or text Carter Hay (850-294-9388) or Jennifer Hay (850-294-9395).
19 October 2024 (Saturday)
  • Breast cancer ribbon17th annual Rejoice Run 5K and Mom's Mile (formerly Joyce's Jog). 7:30 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Historic Donalsonville Fire Station, 220 South Woolfork Avenue, Donalsonville, Georgia 39845. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2010 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • 3rd annual Graceville Harvest Hustle 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Graceville Civic Center, 5224 Brown Street, Graceville, Florida 32440. 2023 story. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com.
26 October 2024 (Saturday)
2 November 2024 (Saturday)
  • 14th annual Run For Your Lungs 5K. 9:30 AM ET 5K / 9:35 AM ET one mile. Lake Blackshear Resort, 2459-H US Highway 280 West, Cordele, Georgia 31015. 2018 story. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. 2019 Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
9 November 2024 (Saturday)
16 November 2024 (Saturday)
23 November 2024 (Saturday)
30 November 2024 (Saturday)
7 December 2024 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 48th annual Ten-Mile Challenge and Five-Mile Road Race. 8:00 AM ET. Hawks Rise Elementary School, 205 Meadow Ridge Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32312-1565. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified courses FL22043JK (ten mile) and FL22042JK (five mile). Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
14 December 2024 (Saturday) 21 December 2024 (Saturday) 28 December 2024 (Saturday)
31 December 2024 (Tuesday)
  • 6th annual New Year's Eve Ball Drop 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. 2023 story. 2021 story. 2018 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
1 January 2025 (Wednesday)
  • Val D'Osta New Year 5K. 9:00 PM ET. Valdosta State University Complex, 401 Baytree Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2024 story. 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.
4 January 2025 (Saturday)
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Sunday, December 24, 2023

Elliot Butler and Heather Smith dash to wins at Dashing Through The Glow

logoIn Bainbridge, Georgia, athletes gathered at Earle May Boat Basin Park on a chilly Thursday evening, 21 December 2023, for the second annual Dashing Through The Glow 5K. Elliot Butler won the 3.1-mile race, running 17:39. Master runner Heather Smith was the first woman, placing fourth overall in 19:56.


A pair of high school cross-country runners were in close pursuit of Butler when he crossed the finish line. Jahlae Sapp, a Bainbridge High senior, took second in 17:42. Another Bainbridge High senior, Caden Godwin, placed third in 17:45.


Gabriella Baker, a junior on the Dothan High cross-country team, took second in the women's standings, coming in sixth overall in 21:55. Tatiana Smith, a frosh harrier at Grace Christian Academy, was the third woman and tenth overall in 23:06.


43 athletes finished the 2023 Dashing Through The Glow 5K, a fundraiser for the Bainbridge Service Club. Miles and Minutes, LLC of Tallahassee, Florida timed and scored the race.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Dashing Through The Glow 5K
  1. 17:38.60, Elliot Butler (M, 33)
  2. 17:42.00, Jahlae Sapp (M, 17)
  3. 17:44.80, Caden Godwin (M, 17)
  4. 21:09.40, Gambler Dollar (M, 16)
  5. 22:46.00, Perry Glenn (M, 13)
  6. 23:03.20, James Thompson (M, 14)
  7. 23:03.40, Owen Hunt (M, 13)
  8. 23:48.70, Brayden Inlow (M, 12)
  9. 25:24.40, Spencer Thomas (M, 31)
  10. 25:39.80, Aiden Austin (M, 12)

Top Ten Women, 2023 Dashing Through The Glow 5K
  1. 19:56.00, Heather Smith (F, 47)
  2. 21:54.60, Gabriella Baker (F, 17)
  3. 23:05.50, Tatiana Smith (F, 15)
  4. 23:45.10, Annalee Yarbrough (F, 38)
  5. 25:45.70, Crystal Sekula (F, 37)
  6. 26:21.20, Geisha Smith (F, 17)
  7. 26:21.20, Emmalee Johnson (F, 16)
  8. 28:23.40, Piper Harrell (F, 22)
  9. 29:33.40, Traci Hall (F, 45)
  10. 31:53.10, Becky Wilson (F, 35)

Bainbridge, Georgia Dashing Through The Glow 5K winners, 2022 - 2023
DateMenWomenFinishers
21 December 2022
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Jonah Berry and Alexis Mayfield lead a youth takeover of the Tannenbaum Trail 6K

When someone writes the history of Gulf Winds Track Club's Tannenbaum Trail 6K, they'll record that 2023 was the year that the prep runners took over.

Jonah Berry
Jonah Berry

In 2022, that Tallahassee, Florida cross-country race was all about master runners, with Leonardo Canete taking the men's title and Dr. Katie Sherron placing second overall to nab the women's title. Canete was back at Apalachee Regional Park Cross-Country Course on Saturday morning, 16 December 2023, to defend his title, but the win that day went to Jonah Berry, a senior at Indian Rocks Christian School. Rolling up a lead of more than 300 meters, Berry took first in 20:42. Alexis Mayfield was first in the women's competition; an eighth-grader who races for the Swift Creek Middle School cross-country team, Mayfield took eleventh overall in 26:18.


The Tannenbaum was Canete's third weekend in a row of racing at Apalachee Regional Park. On 2 December 2023 he had raced in the Open 5K at the AAU Cross-Country Nationals on a sloppy wet course. The course was a bit drier a week later on 9 December 2023 when Canete raced on a Gulf Winds Track Club team in the Masters Men's 10K at the USATF Club Cross Country Championships. Jonah Berry had also competed previously on the Apalachee Regional Park course, but not since 17 November 2023, when he had placed sixth in the Class 1A boys' 5K at the FHSAA Cross-Country State Finals.

Leonardo Canete
Leonardo Canete

The race started at 9:00 AM, with the Tannenbaum athletes set to do two laps around the Apalachee Regional Park course. Canete ran aggressively from the start, like an athlete determined to become the first man to win two Tannenbaum 6K titles. He held the lead till the second kilometer, when Jonah Berry overtook him.


"He caught me back on the dirt part of the course," recalled Canete.

Alexis Mayfield
Alexis Mayfield

Berry rolled by Canete then opened up a gap, reaching the halfway point almost half a minute before anyone else. That lead had grown to over a minute by the time Berry crossed the finish line in a winning 20:42. At 21:47, Canete was runner up and the top master. Xavier England, Xavier England, a senior on the Florida State University School cross-country team, ran away from Jacob Littleton during the second half of the race to take third in 22:34. Littleton, Littleton, an alum of the Suwannee High cross-country team, took fourth in 23:25.


Halfway through the 6K, Madi Sims was setting the pace for the women's field. Sims, a junior on the Leon High cross-country team, had fifteen seconds on the next girl in the race, Alexis Mayfield, and another twenty seconds on ten-year-old Acadia Hassell. Mayfield erased Sims' lead during the second lap around the course, passing the Leon harrier during the final kilometer. Mayfield was widening her lead when she finished in 26:18, taking the Tannenbaum women's title. Sims ran 26:27, placing second in the women's standings and thirteenth overall. Acadia Hassell was the third woman and fourteenth overall in 27:12. Ruffian Tyner of Tallahassee was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, 22nd overall in 29:09.

Madison Sims
Madison Sims

98 athletes finished the 2023 Tannenbaum Trail 6K. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the race.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2023 Tannenbaum Trail Cross-Country Race
  1. 20:41.55, Jonah Berry (M, 17) Fort Walton Beach, FL
  2. 21:46.81, Leonardo Canete (M, 45) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 22:33.20, Xavier England (M, 17) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 23:24.16, Jacob Littleton (M, 20) Live Oak, FL
  5. 24:02.71, Rickey Albert (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 24:06.65, Mickey Moore (M, 53) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 25:33.29, Duane Evans (M, 56) Crawfordville, FL
  8. 25:46.93, Bill McNulty (M, 65) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 25:59.65, Carl Nordhielm (M, 61) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 26:14.17, Kevin Ethridge (M, 46) Thomasville, GA

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2023 Tannenbaum Trail Cross-Country Race
  1. 26:17.33, Alexis Mayfield (F, 12) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 26:26.77, Madi Sims (F, 16) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 27:11.66, Acadia Hassell (F, 10) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 29:08.90, Ruffian Tyner (F, 48) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 29:14.66, Sara Jordan (F, 43) Fairfax, VA
  6. 30:15.83, Signe Ulsamer (F, 46) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 31:34.92, Aliyah Young (F, 27) Tallahassee, TN
  8. 31:47.92, Nancy Stedman (F, 62) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 31:50.77, Rylee Lunt (F, 17) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 32:13.67, Deanna Dupont (F, 49)

Tannenbaum Trail 6K Champions, 2011 - 2023
DateMenWomenFinishers
17 December 201119:49, Chris Lake25:33, Katie Showman173
15 December 201219:35, Kevin Sullivan21:56, Stefanie Slekis182
21 December 201320:51, Bryan Koon22:30, Jodie McGuff76
20 December 201420:17, Kyle Harris25:21, Jillian Heddaeus149
19 December 201520:36, Joseph Garcia23:30, Katie Sherron192
17 December 201620:30, Josh Andrews22:33, Alyson Churchill87
16 December 201720:19, Charlie Johnson22:46, Katie Sherron112
15 December 201818:03*, Charlie Kline22:29*, Michelle Allen136
21 December 201922:16, Filippo Aldrovandi-Reina24:30, Alyson Churchill105
19 December 2020No Race
18 December 2021No Race
17 December 202221:45, Leonardo Canete22:16, Katie Sherron129
16 December 202320:42, Jonah Berry26:18, Alexis Mayfield98
* The 2018 race was shortened to 5,500 meters because of course conditions.


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