Trouble Afoot!: June 2023

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

28 June 2023 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 28 June 2023. If that's more than a week ago, the latest schedule is always available via this link:

https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1

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!

29 June 2023 (Thursday)

Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #5 (40m, 100m, 400m, one mile, 5000m). 6:45 PM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins 850-264-4595 or Dr. Jeanne O'Kon 850-894-2019.

1 July 2023 (Saturday)

Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church Freedom 5K. 7:30 AM CT. Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1608 Baker Court, Panama City, Florida 32401. Online registration at active.com.
13th annual Big Dog Heat Wave Five Mile. 8:00 AM ET. Lake Oliver Marina, 5501 River Road, Columbus, Georgia 31904. 2022 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
33rd annual Ronald McDonald House Firecracker 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:00 AM CT 5K / 8:00 AM CT Mile. 130 East Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. Event web page. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
37th 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.
187th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook.

4 July 2023 (Tuesday)

Capital City Kiwanis' 40th 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. 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.
Valdosta State University Cross Country's 14th annual Independence Day 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Valdosta State University Athletic Complex, 401 Baytree Road, Valdota Georgia 31601. 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 45th annual Jack Gamble Melon Run Three Mile. 8:00 AM ET. Albert "Ray" Massey Westside Park, 1001 NW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32605. 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.
24th 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. 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
4th annual Keystone Heights Freedom 5K. Keystone Heights City Hall, 555 Lawrence Boulevard, Keystone Heights, Florida 32656. 2022 story. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

6 July 2023 (Thursday)

Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #6 (40m, 100m, 200m, 800m, two mile). 6:45 PM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins 850-264-4595 or Dr. Jeanne O'Kon 850-894-2019.

8 July 2023 (Saturday)

Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Trail Series #3, Swamp Forest Trail (4-1/2 miles). 8:00 AM ET. Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park Gate A, 1275 Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32308. 2022 story. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. Series web page. Series page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Bobby York, byorkjr@msn.com.
188th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook.

13 July 2023 (Thursday)

Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #7 (40m, 100m, 400m, one mile, 5000m). 6:45 PM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins 850-264-4595 or Dr. Jeanne O'Kon 850-894-2019.

15 July 2023 (Saturday)

14th annual Barnes HealthCare 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Barnes Drug Store Downtown, 200 South Patterson Street Valdosta, Georgia 31601. 2022 story. 2021 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.
189th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook.

20 July 2023 (Thursday)

Gulf Winds Track Club / Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Summer Track Series Meet #8 (Events TBD). 6:45 PM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. Event web page. Tom Perkins 850-264-4595 or Dr. Jeanne O'Kon 850-894-2019.

22 July 2023 (Saturday)

25th annual Saint George Island Sizzler 5K and one-mile fun run. 6:30 PM ET one mile / 7:00 PM ET 5K. Berkshire-Hathaway Beach Properties, 140 First Street West, Saint George Island, Florida 32328. 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 #FL18029TY. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at EventBrite.com.
190th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook.

24 July 2023 (Monday)

Valdosta State University Cross-Country All-Comer Cross-Country Meet #2, 5000m and 2500m. 6:30 PM ET. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31605.

29 July 2023 (Saturday)

7th annual Back The Blue 5K and one-mile Doughnut Dash. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 8:45 AM ET one mile. 2206 Dawson Road, Albany, Georgia 31707. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
191st weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook.

5 August 2023 (Saturday)

25th annual Gulf Winds Track Club Mile at the Breakfast On The Track. 7:45 AM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 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. Bonnie Wright, bonniedwright@gmail.com or 850-386-3500.
33rd annual Run For Love 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET mile. Red Hill Athletic Center, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Stallion Road, Tifton, Georgia. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2010 story. Event web page.
192nd weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook.

7 August 2023 (Monday)

Valdosta State University Cross-Country All-Comer Cross-Country Meet #3, 5000m and 2500m. 6:30 PM ET. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31605.

12 August 2023 (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. 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.
193rd weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook.

19 August 2023 (Saturday)

Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Trail Series #4, Cadillac Trail (5-1/2 miles). 8:00 AM ET. Tom Brown Park, 501 Easterwood Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. 2022 story. 2021 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. Series web page. Series page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Bobby York, byorkjr@msn.com.
Dueling Summits Community 5K Cross-Country Race. 7:15 AM ET community 5K / 8:00 AM ET high school girls' 5K / 8:40 AM ET high school boys' 5K / 9:30 AM ET middle school girls' 3K / 10:00 AM ET middle school boys' 3K. Phipps Park (Gate B), 1775 Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Chris Sumner, lfcsumner3@aol.com
194th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook.

26 August 2023 (Saturday)

195th weekly Depot Park Parkrun 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Depot Park, 874 SE 4th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook.

2 September 2023 (Saturday)

4 September 2023 (Monday)

7th 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. 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.
46th 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.

9 September 2023 (Saturday)

41st 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. 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.
Valdosta Fire Department's 3rd annual 9/11 Memorial 5K. 7:59 AM ET. Downtown Valdosta, 120 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

16 September 2023 (Saturday)

Gulf Winds Track Club's 41st 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. 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.

23 September 2023 (Saturday)

Gulf Winds Track Club's 45th annual Salute to Prefontaine 5K Cross-Country Run. 8:30 AM ET. Wallwood Boy Scout Reservation, 23 Wallwood BSA Drive, Quincy, Florida 32351. 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.

30 September 2023 (Saturday)

Bull Run 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Middlebrooks Park, Banfill Avenue, Bonifay, Florida 32425. 2015 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com.
Dothan Running Festival 10K, 5K, and kids' run. 7:00 AM CT 5K / 8:00 AM CT Mile / 8:30 AM CT 10K. Foster Street, Dothan, Alabama. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. racedirector@runthecircle.com

1 October 2023 (Sunday)

7 October 2023 (Saturday)

Hahira Honeybee Festival 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Hahira Community Center, 216 Randall Street, Hahira, Georgia 31632. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Entry form and flyer.
7th annual Tate's Hell And Back 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Crooked River Grill at Saint James Bay Golf Club, 151 Laughing Gull Lane, Carrabelle, Florida 32322. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event profile on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. BeLinda Wharton, bhwharton@gmail.com or 850-544-5410.
5th annual Pirates of the High Seas 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. 2019 story. 2018 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
3rd annual Run For The Rosemary 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:00 AM CT. 200 West Water Street, Rosemary Beach, Florida 32461. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

8 October 2023 (Sunday)

7th annual Marching Chiefs 5K. 9:00 AM ET. Bill Harkins Field (Chiefs Field), Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32304. 2019 story. 2018 story. USATF certified 5K course FL18040TY. Event web site. Event page on Facebook.

14 October 2023 (Saturday)

Gulf Winds Track Club's 44th annual Pine Run at Tall Timbers 20K. 7:30 AM ET. Tall Timbers Research Station, 13093 Henry Beadel Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 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).

21 October 2023 (Saturday)

Gulf Winds Track Club's 7th annual Rex Cleveland Road Mile. 4:30 PM ET. Myers Park, 912 Myers Park Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
8th annual Quail Trail 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Historic Pebble Hill Plantation, 1251 US Highway 319 South, Thomasville, Georgia. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certified course GA09026WC. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

28 October 2023 (Saturday)

10th annual Run For The Nurses half-marathon and 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Athletic Center, Perimeter Road, Tifton, Georgia. 2016 story. 2014 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

4 November 2023 (Saturday)

13th 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.

11 November 2023 (Saturday)

11th annual BFD Catfish Crawl 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. M and B Train Park, North Main Street and Railroad Avenue, Blountstown, Florida 32424. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. USATF certified course FL16045EBM (5K). Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com. Ben Hall, blountstownfire@gmail.com or 850-674-4988.
7th annual Patriot Run 10K / 5K. 8:00 AM CT. American Legion Emerald Coast Post 402, 17680 Ashley Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida 32418. Online registration at active.com

18 November 2023 (Saturday)

23 November 2023 (Thursday)

Gulf Winds Track Club's 47th annual Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K / 10K / 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. State Office Satellite Complex at SouthWood, Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida. 2019 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF-certified course FL11001TY (15K). USATF-certified course FL22045JK (10K). USATF certified course FL22044JK (5K). Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671 or 850-668-2236.
10th annual Harvest Run 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET 10K and 5K. Leesburg Recreation Building, 110 Starksville Avenue, Leesburg, Georgia 31763. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. USATF-certified course GA19089WC (10K). USATF certified course GA19090WC (5K). Event profile on Facebook. Race web site. Online registration at UltraSignUp.com.
12th annual 30A Thanksgiving Day 10K, 5K, and one mile. 7:30 AM CT 10K / 7:35 AM CT mile / 9:30 AM CT 5K. 78 North Barrett Square, Rosemary Beach, Florida 32461. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at GetMeRegistered.com.

25 November 2023 (Saturday)

2 December 2023 (Saturday)

Wolfpack Jingle Bell 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET 5K / 9:30 AM ET mile. Florida Gateway College, 19 SE College Place, Lake City, Florida 32025. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

9 December 2023 (Saturday)

16 December 2023 (Saturday)

Gulf Wind Track Club's 11th annual Tannenbaum Trail 6K Cross Country Run. 9:00 AM ET. Apalachee Regional Park Trail, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Herb Wills, hwills@gmail.com

23 December 2023 (Saturday)

30 December 2023 (Saturday)

6 January 2024 (Saturday)

13 January 2024 (Saturday)

20 January 2024 (Saturday)

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

27 January 2024 (Saturday)

3 February 2024 (Saturday)

10 February 2024 (Saturday)

11 February 2024 (Sunday)

17 February 2024 (Saturday)

24 February 2024 (Saturday)

Death By 5K Coldwater Creek (10 5K runs in 24 hours). 8:00 AM CT. Adventures Unlimited Outdoor Center, 8974 Tomahawk Landing Road, Milton, Florida 32570. Event web site. Online registration at UltraSignup.com

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 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.
12th 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)

Gulf Winds Track Club's 49th annual Palace Saloon 5K. 8:00 AM ET. James Messer Fields Park, Jackson Bluff Road and Dupree Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304. USATF certified course FL13028EBM. 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. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

20 April 2024 (Saturday)

45th annual Rose City Run 10K and one-mile kids' run. 8:00 AM ET 10K / 9:30 AM ET one mile. North Broad Street and Monroe Street, Thomasville, Georgia 31792. USATF certified course GA22060WC (10K). 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook.

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.
14th 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.
50th 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)

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Saturday, June 24, 2023

Tyler Godwin and Megan Churchill demonstrate cross-country dominance at the Freedom 5K

Is the Paul Hoover Memorial Freedom 5K a cross-country race?

That's not a straightforward question. The race starts and finishes on pavement, but most of the 3.1-mile course is unpaved. The competitors don't dash across meadows or leap streams or slog through mud, but they do race along trails in Wakulla Springs State Park, circle a sinkhole, and test their footing on sand and gravel. The race is hosted by the Wakulla High Cross-Country Boosters and named in memory of Wakulla High cross-country coach Paul Hoover. Additionally, on Saturday morning, 24 June 2023, the top honors at the tenth annual Freedom 5K went to cross-country runner Tyler Godwin. Godwin, who has been racing cross-country for three years at Bluffton High, won the race in 17:13. Megan Churchill, about to start her junior year as a harrier for the Flagler College Saints, was the first woman in the race, placing eleventh overall in 20:32.

Right behind Godwin at 17:29, another harrier was runner-up--Henry Lewis, a rising junior at Wakulla High and the ace of his school's cross-country team. Leonardo Canete of Tallahassee was the first master runner in the race, coming in third overall in 17:36.

Megan Churchill's two years as a Flagler Saint weren't her only cross-country experience. As a schoolgirl in Tallahassee, Churchill had put in two seasons of racing in middle school and four more years in high school. There was one gap in her resume, though.

"It was my first time racing the Paul Hoover 5K," said Churchill. "I'm glad I got to do it!"

Nevertheless, Churchill's 20:32 put her across the finish line before more than a few Freedom 5K veterans. For instance, women's runner-up Brittney Barnes had been the seventh woman in the 2018 Freedom 5K. In 2023 Barnes was seventeenth overall in 21:14. Behind Barnes, Isabella Laughton, a rising junior on the Wakulla high cross-country squad, was third in the women's standings and eighteenth overall in 21:27. The women's runner-up in the 2022 race, Laughton was racing in her fourth Freedom 5K. Ruffian Tyner was the first woman master and the eighth female finisher, 35th overall in 24:01.

182 athletes finished the Wakulla High Cross-Country Boosters' tenth annual Paul Hoover Freedom 5K. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee chip-timed the race.

Top Ten Men, 2023 Freedom 5K

17:12.80, Tyler Godwin (M, 17)
17:28.60, Henry Lewis (M, 16)
17:35.80, Leonardo Canete (M, 44)
18:41.10, Ryan Truchelut (M, 37)
19:26.90, Michael Nesius (M, 38)
19:35.20, Mickey Moore (M, 53)
19:40.60, Andrew Nix (M, 18)
19:41.20, Elliot Butler (M, 32)
20:15.00, Joshua Roberson (M, 17)
20:29.40, Josiah Friddle (M, 16)

Top Ten Women, 2023 Freedom 5K

20:31.60, Megan Churchill (F, 21)
21:13.10, Brittney Barnes (F, 35)
21:26.20, Isabella Laughton (F, 15)
21:52.10, Liliana Lewis (F, 16)
22:11.20, Taylor Pfeifer (F, 17)
22:51.10, Elizabeth Sweeney (F, 37)
23:05.70, Serafina Rieton (F, 15)
24:01.00, Ruffian Tyner (F, 47)
24:06.10, Nancy Proctor (F, 62)
24:19.50, Lecia Ferrell (F, 18)

Paul Hoover Freedom 5K winners, 2013 - 2023
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
29 June 2013	17:33, Stanley Linton	21:12, Madison Harris	107
28 June 2014	19:23, Reikan Lin	20:12, Madison Harris	82
27 June 2015	17:36, Zack DeVeau	19:51, Katie Sherron	173
25 June 2016	17:48, Wright Calhoun	20:00, Madison Harris	138
24 June 2017	16:32, Justin Keefe	21:52, Haleigh Martin	183
30 June 2018	18:21, Ryan Truchelut	19:10, Amy Hines	213
29 June 2019	18:31, Daniel Wiedeman	21:18, Meg Ogle	183
26 June 2021	17:07, Brock Granberg	21:12, Liliana Lewis	111
25 June 2022	17:17, Chris O'Kelley	18:35, Katie Sherron	159
24 June 2023	17:13, Tyler Godwin	20:32, Megan Churchill	182

Top ten men's times, Paul Hoover Freedom 5K
Time	Athlete	Year
16:32	Justin Keefe	2017
17:07	Brock Granberg	2021
17:13	Tyler Godwin	2023
17:17	Chris O'Kelley	2022
17:29	Henry Lewis	2023
17:33	Stanley Linton	2013
17:36	Zach Deveau	2015
17:36	Leonardo Canete	2023
17:48	Wright Calhoun	2016
17:59	Leonardo Canete	2022
18:04	Leonardo Canete	2021

Top ten women's times, Paul Hoover Freedom 5K
Time	Athlete	Year
18:35	Katie Sherron	2022
19:10	Amy Hines	2018
19:51	Katie Sherron	2015
20:00	Madison Harris	2016
20:12	Madison Harris	2014
20:32	Megan Churchill	2023
20:56	Brittney Skiles	2016
21:07	Renee Cox	2014
21:11	Alli Hay	2016
21:12	Madison Harris	2013
21:12	Liliana Lewis	2021

Links

Complete results of the Wakulla HS Cross-Country Boosters' 2023 Paul Hoover Freedom 5K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQVE0uufmvO4Cu8nYsrLtaXB1wPrJ7_lD4mnaNfmNWGa98AxRS3wEHNdiAYTreMURi6AyYKULNwmgcJ/pubhtml
2022 story, “Chris O'Kelley and Katie Sherron ran great on the gravel at the Freedom 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2022/06/freedom-2022.html
2021 story, “Brock Granberg and Liliana Lewis roll at a rocky Freedom 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/06/freedom-2021.html
2019 story, “Harriers Daniel Wiedeman and Meg Ogle run away with the Paul Hoover 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/06/freedom-2019.html
2018 story, “Ryan Truchelut and Amy Hines were swift on the sand at the Paul Hoover 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/06/freedom-2018.html
2017 story, “It's Justin Keefe with a new course record at the Paul Hoover Freedom 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/06/freedom-2017.html
2016 story, “Calhoun and Harris are first in the Freedom 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/06/freedom-2016.html
2015 story, “A little rain didn't slow down either DeVeau or Sherron at the Freedom Run 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/06/freedom-2015.html
2014 story, “Lin and Harris post Freedom 5K wins”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/06/freedom-2014.html
2013 story, “Linton and Harris break loose at Freedom 5K”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/06/freedom-2013.html
Find another upcoming race supporting scholastic cross country on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

21 June 2023 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 21 June 2023. If that's more than a week ago, the latest schedule is always available via this link: