Sunday, April 21, 2024

Ryan Ziskinder and Ann Centner lead the way at the 49th Palace Saloon 5K

Since the 2012 race, it has taken a sub-16:00 to win Gulf Winds Track Club's annual Palace Saloon 5K. Ryan Ziskinder kept that streak going at the 49th Palace on Saturday morning, 20 April 2024, taking first in 15:27. Ann Centner was the first woman in Tallahassee, Florida's first and fastest 5,000-meter road race, placing eighth overall in 17:18.

Ryan Ziskinder
Ryan Ziskinder

The course for the 2024 Palace--first run in the 2013 race--starts with a 600-meter straightaway west on Jackson Bluff Road. Ryan Ziskinder took the lead near the beginning of that opening stretch, hitting the first turn four seconds ahead of the next runner, Henry Lewis, the ace of the Wakulla High cross-country team. Tre Pepper made the turn right after Lewis.


"I passed him not long after that," recalled Pepper. "About 1.2 miles."

Tre Pepper

But Pepper never had a chance of catching Ziskinder. Racing alone, Ziskinder built up a lead of over 200 meters on the field.


"I just pretended I was out on a training run," said Ziskinder.

Henry Lewis
Henry Lewis

Part of that training could have been practicing even pacing, Ziskinder had mile splits along the way of 4:58, 5:02, and 5:00. Add another half a minute for the final 177 meters, and you have Ziskinder's winning time of 15:27. Pepper took second in 16:12, and Lewis was third in 16:38. Tallahassee's Charlie Johnson was the first master runner in the race, placing fifth overall in 17:11.


Just as Ziskinder was the only man clocked under 16:00 at the 2024 Palace, Ann Centner was the only woman under 18:00. Finishing just over 200 meters ahead of the next woman in the race, Centner posted a winning time of 17:18.

Ann Centner
Ann Centner

"I wasn't expecting to go that fast. All the speedwork has been paying off," said Centner. "My previous best her was 17:38 in 20:19, but I haven't been back since then."


That 2019 showing was also a win for Centner, making 2024 her second Palace women's title. Two other women's champs of Palaces past were also in the field--Amy Hines (2014) and two-time winner Katie Sherron (2021, 2022). Hines hit the first turn trailing Centner but ahead of Sherron. But Sherron overtook Hines and went on to finish as the second woman and first woman master, fifteenth overall in 18:01. Hines was third in the women's standings and the second woman master, eighteenth overall in 18:11.

Katie Sherron
Katie Sherron

Falling in April, the Palace is still early in the racing season. Consequently, the Palace winners have more competition planned for the near future.


"I'm racing the Peachtree in Atlanta this July," said Ziskinder. "I've never run 10K before."

Amy Hines
Amy Hines

Centner, on the other hand, is a veteran of the ten-kilometer distance; she was the first woman in Tallahassee's Springtime 10K just two week prior to her Palace win. Her racing schedule includes an even longer race.


"I'm focusing on short races right now," said Centner. "But I'm planning on running Grandma's Marathon in Duluth in June."

2024 Palace Saloon 5K
Opening charge of the 2024 Palace Saloon 5K

1254 athletes finished the 2024 Palace Saloon 5K, the most since 1314 completed the race in 2015. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the race. Look for an even bigger event in April 2025 when the Tallahassee roads celebrate the 50th Palace.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2024 Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 15:27, Ryan Ziskinder (M, 21)
  2. 16:12, Tre Pepper (M, 19)
  3. 16:38, Henry Lewis (M, 16)
  4. 17:09, Christian Maldonado (M, 22)
  5. 17:11, Charlie Johnson (M, 44)
  6. 17:13, Hawthorne Hay (M, 22)
  7. 17:16, Logan Haley (M, 14)
  8. 17:21, Elijah Oquendo (M, 23)
  9. 17:24, Brent Moody (M, 39)
  10. 17:26, Maxwell Garcia (M, 21)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2024 Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 17:18, Ann Centner (F, 32)
  2. 18:01, Katie Sherron (F, 42)
  3. 18:11, Amy Hines (F, 43)
  4. 19:20, Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 51)
  5. 20:13, Charlotte Sikes (F, 13)
  6. 20:27, Shayna Arrigo (F, 24)
  7. 20:27, Isabella Laughton (F, 16)
  8. 20:39, Averi Lewis (F, 26)
  9. 20:43, Caroline Hodge (F, 23)
  10. 20:44, Lisa Johnson (F, 42)

Palace Saloon 5K Champions, 1975 - 2024
DateMenWomenFinishers
20 April 202415:27, Ryan Ziskinder17:18, Ann Centner1254
15 April 202314:54, Stanley Linton17:08, Jennifer Lima878
23 April 202214:49, Stanley Linton17:39, Katie Sherron468
9 October 202114:45, Stanley Linton17:40, Katie Sherron284
13 April 201914:39, David Barney17:38, Ann Centner864
21 April 201815:15, Justin Garrard18:05, Ani Veltcheva815
15 April 201715:16, Stanley Linton17:58, Ani Veltcheva1043
16 April 201615:53, Nick Merrett18:13, Ani Veltcheva1048
11 April 201515:29, Tyler Udland17:54, Lauren Poulos1314
12 April 201415:52, Chris Lake17:45, Amy Hines1303
20 April 201315:46, Stanley Linton17:49, Sheryl Rosen1389
14 April 201216:07, Josh Myers17:20, Lindsay Zeiler1190
16 April 201115:48, Chris Lake 18:24, Lindsay Zeiler 1064
10 April 201015:45, Chris Lake 17:42, Christina Woytalewicz 1214
11 April 200916:21, John Robida 18:11, Lisa Johnson 1022
12 April 200815:25, Nick Sunseri 18:46, Lisa Johnson 782
14 April 200716:12, J. P. Cook 17:14, Breeda Willis 537
15 April 200616:04, Justin Cross 18:33, Stephanie Liles 456
16 April 200516:06, Lee Willis 16:31, Breeda Willis 318
10 April 200416:39, Shawn Patterson 18:29, Breeda Willis 299
12 April 200316:26, Martin Littlefield 19:21, Tricia Snyder 257
13 April 200217:22, Chris Stanley 21:03, Allison Eagen 189
14 April 200116:51, Art Remillard 19:05, Kate Wallace 219
15 April 200015:39, Paul Spangler 17:19, Anna Pichrtova 217
17 April 199915:45, Robert Pautienus 17:22, Sarah Docter-Williams 261
18 April 199816:18, Jason Carter 17:29, Sarah Docter-Williams 238
19 April 199715:53, Gary Droze 17:37, Sarah Docter-Williams 169
6 April 199615:55, Gary Droze 17:59, Jane Johnson 134
8 April 199516:01, Tim Simpkins 17:48, Jane Johnson 188
2 April 199414:56, Robin Rogers 17:51, Lisa Herman 252
3 April 199315:30, Andy Palmer 19:37, Carrie Hunnicutt 270
11 April 199215:48, Gary Droze 17:45, Paula Johnson ?
13 April 199115:10, Gary Droze 18:20, Vikki Saga 371
14 April 199014:57, David Keen 18:38, Vikki Saga
15 April 198915:23, Rick Miller 19:05, Yvonne Gsteiger
9 April 198815:30, Rick Miller 17:55, Karen MacHarg
11 April 198715:03, Jacob Hoesly 17:33, Karen MacHarg
12 April 198614:36, Paul Waldron 18:44, Paige Dempsey
9 March 198515:39, Rick Miller 17:52, Margaret Coomber
18 February 198415:32, Greg Doss 16:34, Kristy McDermott
16 April 198314:52, Rick Miller 16:38, Darien Andreu
20 March 198214:48, Rick Miller?????
21 March 198115:02, Dennis Lunne 18:16, Janice Gage
8 March 198014:59, George West 19:37, Marty Graham
10 March 197914:55, Tom Herron 17:37, Kathy Moore
25 February 197814:30, George West 17:45, Laura Ledbetter
15 January 1977George West?????
14 August 197614:37, George West 18:05, Janice Gage
15 November 197518:17, David Price 19:56, Janice Gage


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