Sunday, March 3, 2024

At the Shamrock Scurry, green meant go for Daniel Wurgler and Alexis Mayfield

Many road races give each entrant a race T-shirt. And many people will tell you that you aren't supposed to wear your race T-shirt in the race. They'll say that it's back luck. Or that you haven't earned the shirt until you've actually run the race. Or that you haven't tested the shirt in training, so you don't know if it chafes or is otherwise uncomfortable. In spite of this, some athletes do wear their new shirts in competition. Quite a few did so at the 35th annual Shamrock Scurry 5K on Saturday morning, 2 March 2024--including Daniel Wurgler and Alexis Mayfield. Racing in his brand new Shamrock Scurry T-shirt, Wurgler won the Tallahassee, Florida event by close to 400 meters, running 17:24. Likewise, Mayfield won the women's division while wearing her own Shamrock Scurry top, placing fourteenth overall in 21:18.

Daniel Wurgler
Daniel Wurgler

When the Shamrock Scurriers assembled at the starting line for their Saturday morning tour of the Killearn Estates neighborhood, defending champion Ryan Truchelut was there. So were 2016 Scurry winner Duane Evans, 2010 winner Jay Wallace, and 2006 champ Michael Martinez. Daniel Wurgler left them all behind, taking the lead shortly after the start. Clutching his phone while racing, Wurgler was nearly 200 meters ahead before the end of the first mile. Caden Vandermeulen held the second spot, closely followed by Ryan Truchelut.


Wurgler still led with less than a kilometer to go. 400 meters behind him, Truchelut and Vandermeulen dueled for the runner-up spot. But the win belonged to Wurgler, who crossed the finish line first in 17:24. Vandermeulen raced past Truchelut to take second in 18:54. Truchelut was third in 18:57. Hong-Guo Yu was the first master runner in the race, coming in fourth overall in 19:10.

Alexis Mayfield
Alexis Mayfield

Seven days before the Shamrock Scurry, Alexis Mayfield and master runner Catherine Bond had been the top two finishers in the Make-A-Difference Dash 5K. At the Scurry, they were the first two women. Mayfield led the ladies from the outset and was never challenged on her way to a 21:18 win. Bond, starting off judiciously, was the fifth woman at the mile mark. She moved up through the field after that, passing Anna Grace Lewis during the second half of the race to move into the second women's position. Bond held that position to the finish line, placing as the women's runner-up and eighteenth overall in 21:43. Lewis ended the race third in the women's standings and 25th overall in 22:16.


As in past years, there was a pancake breakfast to look forward to at the finish line, and plenty of race workers along the course encouraging the athletes to get to that victory meal. For anyone who needed fuel to complete the race, there was a doughnut table at the base of Pancake Hill--the final uphill on the course, 800 meters from the finish. A few runners took doughnuts, and a few more ran back to the table after finishing.

Killearn United Methodist Church's 2024 Shamrock Scurry 5K
Early in the race at the 2024 Shamrock Scurry 5K

372 athletes finished the 2024 Shamrock Scurry 5K, and another 143 completed a one-mile fun run. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee, Florida chip-timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2024 Shamrock Scurry 5K
  1. 17:24, Daniel Wurgler (M, 24)
  2. 18:54, Caden Vandermeulen (M, 20)
  3. 18:57, Ryan Truchelut (M, 38)
  4. 19:10, Hong-Guo Yu (M, 55)
  5. 19:20, Ryan Kunz (M, 41)
  6. 19:55, Mickey Moore (M, 54)
  7. 20:22, Mike Martinez (M, 58)
  8. 20:27, Gavin Dunn (M, 34)
  9. 20:32, Jay Wallace (M, 59)
  10. 20:55, Bill McNulty (M, 65)

Top Ten Women, 2024 Shamrock Scurry 5K
  1. 21:18, Alexis Mayfield (F, 12)
  2. 21:43, Catherine Bond (F, 43)
  3. 22:16, Anna Grace Lewis (F, 25)
  4. 22:42, Ava Littlejohn (F, 17)
  5. 23:43, Georgina Hernandez (F, 34)
  6. 23:45, Sarah Lester (F, 48)
  7. 24:10, Nancy Proctor (F, 63)
  8. 24:16, Hillary Powell (F, 39)
  9. 24:37, Angela Dempsey (F, 55)
  10. 24:53, Megan Orcutt (F, 38)

Known Shamrock Scurry 5K winners, 1979 - 2024
DateMenWomen
17 March 197915:47, John Morrissey18:18, Sherry Henry
1980
1981
13 March 198217:05, Paul Hodge21:22, Cathy Shuler
12 March 198315:35, Adam Pinkston19:21, Cheryl Jennings
17 March 198416:19, Bobby Shackleford17:42, Nellie Orr
16 March 198514:35, Jeff Wentworth19:20, Angie Crook
15 March 198615:33, David Keen18:42, Janice Hochstein
7 March 198715:21, Richard Corbett18:15, Janice Hochstein
12 March 198816:01, Bill Crooks19:59, Robin Tanner
11 March 198915:57, Bill Crooks19:32, Yvonne Gsteiger
17 March 199015:39, John Charlton20:07 Jane Henderson
16 March 199115:32, Gary Droze19:15, Vikki Saga
14 March 199215:53, Jessie Close17:50, Paula Johnson
8 May 199317:04, John Leslie 19:39, Carrie Hunnicut
19 March 199415:17, Robin Rogers18:38, Jane Johnson
18 March 199515:26, John Charlton 19:10, Carrie Weyant
1996

   
13 March 200416:02, Ryder Leary16:44, Sinead Evans
5 March 200516:29, Matthew Dobson19:21, Breeda Willis
18 March 200618:21, Michael Martinez20:10, Jennifer Emo
17 March 200715:43, Joey Zins21:55, Jun Inoue
15 March 200814:47, Mark Carroll16:55, Barbara Parker
   
13 March 201017:25, Jay Wallace21:03, Anna Busby
12 March 201118:14, Peter Kaus19:35, Sheryl Rosen
10 March 201216:27, Stephen Cox19:43, Carrie Seiberlich
9 March 201316:13, Stanley Linton20:38, Mary Anne Grayson
8 March 201415:44, Stanley Linton19:48, Katie Sherron
14 March 201516:30, Chris Lake20:45, Emily Molen
12 March 201619:51, Duane Evans22:47, Emma Spencer
4 March 201716:38, Matthew McCurdy19:09, Katie Sherron
3 March 201817:22, Vince Molosky18:40, Katie Sherron
2 March 201918:13, Charlie Johnson21:26, Alyssa Terry
7 March 202017:32, Trevor Sununu19:33, Erika Huerta
5 March 202218:01, Wyatt Stafford18:36, Alison Wells
4 March 202318:43, Ryan Truchelut21:25, Alyssa Terry
2 March 202417:24, Daniel Wurgler21:18, Alexis Mayfield
Originally scheduled for March 13, the 1993 race had to be
postponed because of a severe winter storm.
The Shamrock Scurry was held from Killearn UMC from 1979
to 1996.
The Shamrock Scurry was not held from 1997 to 2003.
From 2004 to 2008 the Shamrock Scurry was held from
Celebration Baptist Church.
The Shamrock Scurry was not held in 2009.
From 2010 to 2023 the Shamrock Scurry was held from Killearn UMC.


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