"How far back are they?"
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| Gary Rowan |
"They," or the fastest of "them," were about 300 meters back. And before Saturday morning, 26 October 2024 was over, they would be closer to 800 meters back when Rowan won the 44th annual Boston Half Marathon, posting a winning time of 1:17:03. Tallahassee, Florida master runner Stephanie Liles-Weyant was the first woman in the race, coming in tenth overall in 1:33:49.
The half marathon got started nearly ten minutes after the scheduled 8:00 AM time with the athletes setting out from downtown Boston, racing east toward the rising sun. Boston is a small city, so in less than a kilometer the athletes were at the edge of town. At the city limits, Gary Rowan of Adel, Georgia was already well over a hundred meters ahead.
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| Elliot Butler |
Past cows, cotton in the fields, pinelands, and pecan orchards, Rowan continued to lead. Outside of Dixie, Georgia, at the turnaround for the out-and-back course, he was up 400 meters. The way back to downtown Georgia was more of the same; Rowan arrived first at the finish line in 1:17:03. It was his second win in seven days. The previous Saturday, Rowan had won the 47th annual Swamp Run 10K in Waycross, Georgia.
"I actually ran faster today," noted Rowan. "But that was a trail run."
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| Stephanie Liles-Weyant |
Cairo, Georgia's Elliot Butler took second in 1:19:51, one place better and more than six minutes faster than his showing at the 2023 Boston Half Marathon. Stephen Andrews of Tallahassee overtook Tallahassee master runner Ryan Kunz during the second half of the half marathon to place third in 1:25.47. Kunz was the first master runner in the race, placing fourth in 1:26.53.
Stephanie Liles-Weyant led the women's field wire-to-wire, finishing the half marathon more than two kilometers ahead of the next woman in 1:33:49. eighteenth overall in 1:45:11. Another Tallahassee master runner, Laura McDermott, was the women's runner-up, finishing eighteenth overall in 1:45:11. Yet another Tallahassee master runner, Cathy Bond, was the third female finisher and twentieth overall in 1:45:43.
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| Laura McDermott |
82 athletes finished the 2024 Boston Half Marathon. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee, Florida timed and scored the race.
Top Ten Men, 2024 Boston Half Marathon
- 1:17:03, Gary Rowan (M, 36) Adel, GA
- 1:19:51, Elliot Butler (M, 34) Cairo, GA
- 1:25:47, Stephen Andrews (M, 38) Tallahassee, FL
- 1:26:53, Ryan Kunz (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
- 1:28:25, Jack McDermott (M, 55) Tallahassee, FL
- 1:29:42, Micah Andrews (M, 35) Tallahassee, FL
- 1:30:34, Jonah Blay (M, 18) Tallahassee, FL
- 1:31:00, Hastings Read (M, 43) Tallahassee, FL
- 1:32:51, Camilo Ordonez (M, 45) Tallahassee, FL
- 1:37:18, Fanxiu Zhu (M, 55) Tallahassee, FL
Top Ten Women, 2024 Boston Half Marathon
- 1:33:49, Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 52) Tallahassee, FL
- 1:45:11, Laura McDermott (F, 45) Tallahassee, FL
- 1:45:43, Cathy Bond (F, 44) Tallahassee, FL
- 1:49:43, Nancy Stedman (F, 62) Tallahassee, FL
- 1:54:19, Michelle Hadden (F, 35) Tallahassee, FL
- 1:54:51, Cara Voyles (F, 25) Thomasville, GA
- 1:57:34, Ansley Oliver (F, 19) Tallahassee, FL
- 1:58:44, Georgina Hernandez (F, 34) Quincy, FL
- 1:59:33, Abbey Lineback (F, 36) Hahira, GA
- 2:00:28, Martha Guyas (F, 40) Tallahassee, FL
| Boston Half Marathon Champions, 1979 - 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Women |
| 26 October 2024 | 77:03, Gary Rowan | 93:49, Stephanie Liles-Weyant |
| 28 October 2023 | 78:15, Leonardo Canete | 79:13, Katie Sherron |
| 29 October 2022 | 78:22, Hawthorne Hay | 1:47:20, Angela McNeely |
| 30 October 2021 | 80:19, Leonardo Canete | 88:08, Sheryl Rosen |
| 31 October 2020 | no race held | |
| 26 October 2019 | 78:44, Troy Dunkley | 85:24, Ann Centner |
| 27 October 2018 | 75:48, Joshua Grant | 82:07, Sheryl Rosen |
| 28 October 2017 | 74:47, Joshua Grant | 85:42, Sheryl Rosen |
| 29 October 2016 | 67:00, Stanley Linton | 83:05, Allison Eagen |
| 31 October 2015 | 79:50, Drew Rabun | 96:10, Jillian Heddaeus |
| 25 October 2014 | 72:20, Chris Lake | 85:15, Katie Sherron |
| 26 October 2013 | 71:17, Stanley Linton | 80:42, Sheryl Rosen |
| 27 October 2012 | 73:46, Chris Lake | 83:27, Sheryl Rosen |
| 29 October 2011 | 69:29, Kevin Sullivan | 82:10, Sheryl Rosen |
| 30 October 2010 | 75:13, Vince Molosky | 86:59, Lisa Johnson |
| 31 October 2009 | 79:49, Vince Molosky | 87:10, Sheryl Rosen |
| 25 October 2008 | 81:50, Myles Gibson | 86:19, Sheryl Rosen |
| 27 October 2007 | 76:18, John Seppala | 87:35, Sheryl Rosen |
| 28 October 2006 | 81:18, Michael Martinez | 82:49, Sheryl Rosen |
| 29 October 2005 | 81:11, Myles Gibson | 96:32, Jennifer Kilinski |
| 30 October 2004 | 83:55, David Yon | 91:57, Jane Johnson |
| 25 October 2003 | 76:20, Myles Gibson | 97:52, Lisa Whitworth |
| 26 October 2002 | 84:38, Mike Posey | 92:41, Carrie Weyant |
| 27 October 2001 | 82:36, Steven Walker | 95:24, Carrie Weyant |
| 28 October 2000 | 75:28, Art Remillard | 83:20, Sarah Docter-Williams |
| 30 October 1999 | 78:22, Corey Cherr | 95:28, Julie Carico |
| 31 October 1998 | 80:25, Rusty Jones | 97:01, Peggy Simpson |
| 25 October 1997 | 81:21, Rusty Jones | 82:55, Michelle LeFleur |
| 26 October 1996 | 76:26, Jeff Nielsen | 86:12, Carrie Weyant |
| 28 October 1995 | 78:21, Paul Hough | 91:01, Katherine Perez |
| 29 October 1994 | 72:42, Paul Hough | 92:34, Diane Turchick |
| 30 October 1993 | 75:33, Paul Hough | 86:09, Carrie Weyant |
| 31 October 1992 | 77:45, Steve Carney | 86:05, Carrie Hunnicutt |
| 26 October 1991 | ||
| 27 October 1990 | 79:33, Brian Murphy | 86:44, Donna Miller |
| 28 October 1989 | 71:23, Alex Walmsley | 93:10, Mary Jean Yon |
| 29 October 1988 | 74:22, T. C. Carroll | 1:41:54, Nancy Widener |
| 1987 | no race held | |
| 8 November 1986 | ||
| 11 November 1985 | 67:30, Herb Wills | 88:06, Patti Sudduth |
| 27 October 1984 | 74:21, Scott Hinkle | Dot Skofronick |
| 29 October 1983 | 70:25, Noel Shuman | 87:01, Patti Sudduth |
| 30 October 1982 | 67:48, Noel Shuman | 91:41, Donna Murdock |
| 31 October 1981 | 69:57, Gary Slayton | 88:56, Lt. Vickie Monroe |
| 25 October 1980 | 71:49, Gary Slayton | 96:03, Judy Taylor |
| 27 October 1979 | 70:52, Bruce Carpenter | 1:47:13, Robin Anderson |
| Got any information on the missing years? Let me know! Send an e-mail to hwills@gmail.com, or leave a comment below. | ||
Links:
- Complete results of the 2024 Boston Half Marathon
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS5arw830eq7WHdbPcvoohAdCfn3bkIhALgK3VXcRlQ4U8wKQgv9-Tl5FzWA3RPtVLmdC1usdNt1Gxc/pubhtml
- More Trouble Afoot! pictures of the 2024 Boston (mini) Marathon
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10123220765691263
- 2023 story, “Leonardo Canete and Katie Sherron each tally a second Boston Mini win”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2023/10/boston-mini-2023.html
- 2019 story, “Troy Dunkley and Ann Centner were fast tourists at the 40th Boston Mini Marathon”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/10/boston-mini-2019.html
- 2018 story, “Joshua Grant and Sheryl Rosen repeat at Boston”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/10/boston-mini-2018.html
- 2015 story, “Rabun and Heddaeus win Boston, Southern-style”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/10/boston-mini-2015.html
- 2014 story, “Herds of spectators see Lake and Sherron win Boston Mini”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/10/boston-mini-2014.html
- 2013 story, “Linton and Rosen are Boston (mini) Strong”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/10/boston-mini-2013.html
- 2012 story, “First Boston win for Chris Lake; sixth for Sheryl Rosen”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/10/boston-mini-2012.html
- 2011 story, “Sullivan and Rosen smokin' at the Boston Mini”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/10/boston-mini-2011.html
- 2010 story, “Molosky makes it two-in-a-row at the Boston Mini”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/10/boston-mini-2010.html
- 2009 story, “Another Boston Mini Win For Rosen”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/11/another-boston-mini-win-for-rosen.html
- USATF certification map GA18076WC for the 2018 Boston (mini) Marathon
http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA18076WC
- Upcoming races in the Tallahassee region; mini, maxi, ultra, or whatever
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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