Saturday, October 28, 2023

Leonardo Canete and Katie Sherron each tally a second Boston Mini win

The course for the Boston Mini Marathon is a 6.55-mile stretch of Old Highway 84, the Dixie Road, stretching from the starting line in Boston, Georgia to the turnaround near the outskirts of Dixie, Georgia. Most of the route is rural; on Saturday morning, 28 October 2023, you could hear lowing cattle along the way, as well as crowing roosters, barking dogs, and buzzing honeybees. On the road itself that morning, you might hear footsteps and panting athletes as the runners in the 43rd annual Boston Mini Marathon passed by. Tallahassee, Florida master runner Leonardo Canete led the 13.1-mile procession, running a winning 1:18:15. Another Tallahassee master runner, Dr. Katie Sherron, was the first woman in the race, placing second overall in 1:19:13. It was the second Boston title for both winners; Canete had won the mini in 2021 and Sherron had won in 2014.

Leonardo Canete
Leonardo Canete

Leonardo Canete was leading the race almost immediately after the 8:00 AM start. In fact, heading out of Boston he was even ahead of the police car that was supposed to be leading the field. At the city limits, the vanguard of the mini was Canete, the police car, Caden Vandermeulen, and Katie Sherron. After three kilometers the police car dropped out.


Canete continued to lead on the way to Dixie, widening the gap between himself and Vandermeulen, a Florida State University undergraduate. Sherron, a Florida State University economics professor, remained a few steps behind Vandermeulen. By the turnaround, Canete's lead had grown to almost 400 meters. Shortly after the turnaround, Sherron passed Vandermeulen, moving into second. Sherron narrowed Canete's lead on the way back to Boston, but Canete was too far ahead to catch; he won the race in 1:18:15. Sherron was next across the finish line in 1:19:13, more than four kilometers ahead of the next woman. Vandermeulen was third in 1:19:50.

Katie Sherron
Katie Sherron

Elliot Butler overtook two athletes during the second half of the race to move up to a fourth place finish, third in the men's standings at 1:26:51.


Alyssa Terry was second in the women's division, placing eleventh overall in 1:39:35. Less than a hundred meters back, Melanie Leitman was the third female finisher, coming in twelfth overall in 1:39:58.

Caden VanderMeulen
Caden Vandermeulen

89 athletes finished the 2023 Boston Mini Marathon. Race Krewe of Auburn, Alabama timed and scored the race.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Boston (mini) Marathon
  1. 1:18:15, Leonardo Canete (M, 45) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 1:19:50, Caden Vandermeulen (M, 19) Panama City, FL
  3. 1:26:25, Elliot Butler (M, 33)
  4. 1:26:51, Elijah Oquendo (M, 23)
  5. 1:30:57, Jack McDermott (M, 54) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 1:31:32, Edward Nabong (M, 33)
  7. 1:31:47, Greg George (M, 35)
  8. 1:33:50, Kenneth Gloeckner (M, 39)
  9. 1:35:44, Myles Gibson (M, 57) Donalsonville, GA
  10. 1:42:26, Dan Manausa (M, 53)

Top Ten Women, 2023 Boston (mini) Marathon
  1. 1:19:13, Katie Sherron (F, 42) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 1:39:35, Alyssa Terry (F, 30)
  3. 1:39:58, Melanie Leitman (F, 39)
  4. 1:41:35, Cammie Hungerford (F, 31)
  5. 1:44:37, Laura McDermott (F, 44) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 1:46:58, Michelle Hadden (F, 34)
  7. 1:47:56, Ali Kelly (F, 51)
  8. 1:48:21, Ruffian Tyner (F, 48) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 1:49:21, Nikky Manausa (F, 42)
  10. 1:49:32, Katie Maxwell (F, 26)

Boston (mini) Marathon Champions, 1979 - 2023
DateMenWomen
28 October 202378:15, Leonardo Canete79:13, Katie Sherron
29 October 202278:22, Hawthorne Hay1:47:20, Angela McNeely
30 October 202180:19, Leonardo Canete88:08, Sheryl Rosen
31 October 2020no race held
26 October 201978:44, Troy Dunkley85:24, Ann Centner
27 October 201875:48, Joshua Grant82:07, Sheryl Rosen
28 October 201774:47, Joshua Grant85:42, Sheryl Rosen
29 October 201667:00, Stanley Linton83:05, Allison Eagen
31 October 201579:50, Drew Rabun96:10, Jillian Heddaeus
25 October 201472:20, Chris Lake85:15, Katie Sherron
26 October 201371:17, Stanley Linton80:42, Sheryl Rosen
27 October 201273:46, Chris Lake83:27, Sheryl Rosen
29 October 201169:29, Kevin Sullivan82:10, Sheryl Rosen
30 October 201075:13, Vince Molosky86:59, Lisa Johnson
31 October 200979:49, Vince Molosky87:10, Sheryl Rosen
25 October 200881:50, Myles Gibson86:19, Sheryl Rosen
27 October 200776:18, John Seppala87:35, Sheryl Rosen
28 October 200681:18, Michael Martinez82:49, Sheryl Rosen
29 October 200581:11, Myles Gibson96:32, Jennifer Kilinski
30 October 200483:55, David Yon91:57, Jane Johnson
25 October 200376:20, Myles Gibson97:52, Lisa Whitworth
26 October 200284:38, Mike Posey92:41, Carrie Weyant
27 October 200182:36, Steven Walker95:24, Carrie Weyant
28 October 200075:28, Art Remillard83:20, Sarah Docter-Williams
30 October 199978:22, Corey Cherr95:28, Julie Carico
31 October 199880:25, Rusty Jones97:01, Peggy Simpson
25 October 199781:21, Rusty Jones82:55, Michelle LeFleur
26 October 199676:26, Jeff Nielsen86:12, Carrie Weyant
28 October 199578:21, Paul Hough91:01, Katherine Perez
29 October 199472:42, Paul Hough92:34, Diane Turchick
30 October 199375:33, Paul Hough86:09, Carrie Weyant
31 October 199277:45, Steve Carney86:05, Carrie Hunnicutt
26 October 1991
27 October 199079:33, Brian Murphy86:44, Donna Miller
28 October 198971:23, Alex Walmsley93:10, Mary Jean Yon
29 October 198874:22, T. C. Carroll1:41:54, Nancy Widener
1987no race held
8 November 1986
11 November 198567:30, Herb Wills88:06, Patti Sudduth
27 October 198474:21, Scott HinkleDot Skofronick
29 October 198370:25, Noel Shuman87:01, Patti Sudduth
30 October 198267:48, Noel Shuman91:41, Donna Murdock
31 October 198169:57, Gary Slayton88:56, Lt. Vickie Monroe
25 October 198071:49, Gary Slayton96:03, Judy Taylor
27 October 197970:52, Bruce Carpenter1:47:13, Robin Anderson
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