"The last time might have been 2013 or 2014," said Wallenfelsz. "We always dreaded this race."
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| Rose City winners Adam Wallenfelsz and Cammie Hungerford |
His attitude had changed by Saturday morning, 22 April 2023, when Wallenfelsz returned to Thomasville, Georgia for the 44th annual Rose City Run. The Tallahassee, Florida runner won the 6.2-mile race by over a minute, running 33:48. Cammie Hungerford of Thomasville was the first woman in the race, placing 29th overall in 45:52.
A few minutes after the scheduled 8:00 AM starting time, the race was on, with Wallenfelsz setting the pace. Canaan Ponce, a senior on the Cook High cross-country team, and Americus, Georgia athlete Brian Miller challenged Wallenfelsz in the early going.
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| Adam Wallenfelsz |
"Coming up on the mile, there was a high school athlete on my shoulder," said Wallenfelsz. "Then Brian was giving me trouble, especially around three-and-a-half or four miles when I wasn't feeling very good. At four-and-a-half or five, though, I was feeling better, like I could step on the gas if I had to."
He didn't need the gas pedal. Wallenfelsz passed the five mile mark half a minute before Miller, then spent the last two kilometers of the race doubling that lead on his way to a 33:48 win. Miller took second in 34:50. Hawthorne Hay of Tallahassee placed third in 35:02, and Canaan Ponce finished the race fourth in 37:06. Tallahassee's Leonardo Canete was the first master runner in the race, placing sixth overall in 38:22.
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| Brian Miller |
Wallenfelsz was clearly over his phobia of the Rose City Run. In high school, it was twice as long as long as any of his other races. But after four years of running at the University of Alabama Huntsville, he's ready for longer runs.
"I'm going after Grandma's Marathon on June 17," said Wallenfelsz. "I PRed last week in the 5K and this week in the 10K, so training is going well."
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| Hawthorne Hay |
Like Wallenfelsz, Cammie Hungerford was no stranger to the Rose City Run.
"I've run every year since we moved here, nine years ago," said Hungerford.
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| Cammie Hungerford |
Hungerford was trailing the women's leader, Tallahassee master runner Stephanie Liles-Weyant, in the early going of the 2023 race. It was the first Rose City Run for Liles-Weyant. Hungerford chased her down.
"She got me at mile four," said Liles-Weyant. "She ran a much smarter race than I did."
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| Stephanie Liles-Weyant |
"I thought there were more women ahead of me," said Hungerford.
There weren't. Hungerford was the first woman across the finish line, running 45:52. Liles-Weyant was the first woman master and the second female finisher, 33rd overall in 47:19. Tallahassee master runner Laura McDermott was took third on the women's side and 35th overall in 47:36. Twelve-year-old Charlotte Sikes of Tallahassee placed fourth in the women's standings and 40th overall in 48:02.
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| Laura McDermott |
246 athletes finished the 10K at the 2023 Rose City Run and another 87 completed the kids' mile. Event Technical Services, Inc. of Sylvester, Georgia chip-timed both races.
Top Ten Men, 2023 Rose City Run 10K
- 33:47.26, Adam Wallenfelsz (M, 25) Tallahassee, FL
- 34:49.81, Brian Miller (M, 25) Americus, GA
- 35:01.77, Hawthorne Hay (M, 21) Tallahassee, FL
- 37:05.33, Canaan Ponce (M, 17) Adel, GA
- 37:44.42, Alexander Ayala (M, 18) Adel, GA
- 38:21.89, Leonardo Canete (M, 44) Tallahassee, FL
- 38:34.06, Hong-Guo Yu (M, 54) Tallahassee, FL
- 38:55.75, Kyle Olson (M, 26) Tallahassee, FL
- 38:56.31, Ryan Truchelut (M, 37) Tallahassee, FL
- 39:20.53, Daniel Cook (M, 34) Thomasville, GA
Top Ten Women, 2023 Rose City Run 10K
- 45:51.64, Cammie Hungerford (F, 30) Thomasville, GA
- 47:18.51, Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 50) Tallahassee, FL
- 47:35.95, Laura McDermott (F, 43) Tallahassee, FL
- 48:01.30, Charlotte Sikes (F, 12) Tallahassee, FL
- 49:27.12, Nancy Stedman (F, 61) Tallahassee, FL
- 49:58.59, Nancy Proctor (F, 62) Tallahassee, FL
- 50:02.49, Ruffian Tyner (F, 47) Tallahassee, FL
- 50:32.58, Donica Williams (F, 43) Cairo, GA
- 51:13.20, Brandi Campbell (F, 47) Tallahassee, FL
- 51:25.75, Tiffany Nunnally (F, 44) Thomasville, GA
| 43 years of Rose City Run 10K champions, 1978 - 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 22 April 2023 | 33:48, Adam Wallenfelsz | 45:52, Cammie Hungerford | 246 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2023 Rose City Run 10K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSgtGR6F6vhUCMKDuhhJWZlsAGq4cd_F8Yn5W0KRltOVBJZvRRvR3MuSjPo-4pHnq86X15AihUOUrYJ/pubhtml
- More Trouble Afoot! photos of the 2023 Rose City Run 10K
- Part 1: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10120753606328403
- Part 2: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10120753693089533 /li>
- 2022 story, “Chris Haynes goes 31:55 to collect his fourth Rose City 10K title”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2022/04/rose-city-2022.html
- 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 GA22060WC for the 2023 Rose City Run 10K
https://certifiedroadraces.com/certificate/?type=m&id=2251
- Find the next Rose City Run on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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