First Rose City wins for Adam Wallenfelsz and Cammie Hungerford

Years ago, Adam Wallenfelsz used to race the Rose City Run 10K with the other distance runners on the Leon High track team.


"The last time might have been 2013 or 2014," said Wallenfelsz. "We always dreaded this race."

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.

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.

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."

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.

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."

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.

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

1. 33:47.26, Adam Wallenfelsz (M, 25) Tallahassee, FL
2. 34:49.81, Brian Miller (M, 25) Americus, GA
3. 35:01.77, Hawthorne Hay (M, 21) Tallahassee, FL
4. 37:05.33, Canaan Ponce (M, 17) Adel, GA
5. 37:44.42, Alexander Ayala (M, 18) Adel, GA
6. 38:21.89, Leonardo Canete (M, 44) Tallahassee, FL
7. 38:34.06, Hong-Guo Yu (M, 54) Tallahassee, FL
8. 38:55.75, Kyle Olson (M, 26) Tallahassee, FL
9. 38:56.31, Ryan Truchelut (M, 37) Tallahassee, FL
10. 39:20.53, Daniel Cook (M, 34) Thomasville, GA

Top Ten Women, 2023 Rose City Run 10K

1. 45:51.64, Cammie Hungerford (F, 30) Thomasville, GA
2. 47:18.51, Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 50) Tallahassee, FL
3. 47:35.95, Laura McDermott (F, 43) Tallahassee, FL
4. 48:01.30, Charlotte Sikes (F, 12) Tallahassee, FL
5. 49:27.12, Nancy Stedman (F, 61) Tallahassee, FL
6. 49:58.59, Nancy Proctor (F, 62) Tallahassee, FL
7. 50:02.49, Ruffian Tyner (F, 47) Tallahassee, FL
8. 50:32.58, Donica Williams (F, 43) Cairo, GA
9. 51:13.20, Brandi Campbell (F, 47) Tallahassee, FL
10. 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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