
William Cunningham, a sophomore on the Buchholz High cross-country team, was back for more Payne after first running the race in 2024. In the 2025 event, Cunningham took the runner-up spot in 44:37, improving on his time (49:40) and place (6th) from the previous year. Ocala, Florida's Lucas Burkley took third in 46:30. Jeff Carney of Gainesville was the first master runner in the race and the fourth male finisher, coming in fifth overall in 48:22.
It was Adam Lassila's first experience with Payne, but women's champ Annie Grace-Funderburg was a veteran of the race. Grace-Funderburg's debut at the Trail Of Payne 10K was in the 2022 race, where she finished in over an hour. The Orlando athlete was back in 2023, running 49:06 and placing runner-up in the women's division. In 2024 Grace-Funderburg was again second in the women's standings, this time with a 52:36. 2025 was her fastest as well as her most successful outing at the Trail Of Payne, as she went 47:58 for the women's title.
Lillian Hamman of Gainesville was second to Grace-Funderburg on the women's side, placing eleventh overall in 49:40. Another Gainesville athlete, Shauna Dixon, was the first woman master and third female finisher, seventeenth overall in 52:31.
Top Ten Men, 2025 Trail of Payne 10K
- 38:57, Adam Lassila (M, 38) Gainesville, FL
- 44:37, Will Cunningham (M, 16) Gainesville, FL
- 46:30, Lucas Burkley (M, 33) Ocala, FL
- 48:22, Jeff Carney (M, 49) Gainesville, FL
- 48:33, John Engels (M, 53) Gainesville, FL
- 48:33, Sean Black (M, 56) Melbourne, FL
- 48:34, Matt Detwiler (M, 36) Gainesville, FL
- 48:46, Chris Vulpe (M, 59) Gainesville, FL
- 49:32, Jonathan Mays (M, 50) Gainesville, FL
- 49:45, Seth Johnson (M, 26) Gainesville, FL
Top Ten Women, 2025 Trail of Payne 10K
- 47:58, Annie-Grace Funderburg (F, 34) Orlando, FL
- 49:40, Lillian Hamman (F, 26) Gainesville, FL
- 52:31, Shauna Dixon (F, 63) Gainesville, FL
- 52:58, Mindi Iannarelli (F, 40) Saint Augustine, FL
- 53:01, Karen Stukes (F, 54) Crystal River, FL
- 56:56, Verity Mathis (F, 46) Gainesville, FL
- 56:58, Nykki Ross (F, 31) Gainesville, FL
- 60:22, Julia Graddy (F, 21) Gainesville, FL
- 60:38, Madison Steen (F, 23) Gainesville, FL
- 60:51, Lauren Rogers (F, 32) Gainesville, FL
In 2024 race management added a 5K to the program for any athlete who wanted a little less Payne. The Trail Of Payne 5K returned in 2025, and Toni Illaru of Finland won the race, running 21:19. Another master runner, Gainesville's Benjamin Wilkinson, ran 23:11 for second. Harlan Carney, a frosh on the track team at P. K. Yonge School, took third with a 23:49.
Master runners swept the top three places in the women's standings, with Andrea Galinski of Gainesville first. Galinski was Galinski was ninth overall in 27:42. Brandy Nethery of Micanopy, Florida was the second woman, tenth overall in 28:10. At 28:47, Kim Swinehart of Dunellon, Florida was the third woman and twelfth overall.
88 athletes finished the 2025 Trail Of Payne 10K, while another 83 completed the 5K.
Top Ten Men, 2025 Trail of Payne 5K
- 21:19, Toni Illaru (M, 53) Huhmari, FIN
- 23:11, Benjamin Wilkinson (M, 44) Gainesville, FL
- 23:49, Harlan Carney (M, 12) Gainesville, FL
- 25:41, Randy Bayas (M, 30) Ocala, FL
- 26:08, Cane & Ash Stringer (M, 23) Gainesville, FL
- 26:54, Thomas Goss (M, 20) Alachua, FL
- 26:59, Aedan Mandapat (M, 16) Gainesville, FL
- 27:23, Richard Howard (M, 56) Gainesville, FL
- 28:19, Jack Gustke (M, 25) Gainesville, FL
- 29:37, Kirk Webster (M, 32) Gainesville, FL
Top Ten Women, 2025 Trail of Payne 5K
- 27:42, Andrea Galinski (F, 46) Gainesville, FL
- 28:10, Brandy Nethery (F, 44) Micanopy, FL
- 28:47, Kim Swinehart (F, 45) Dunnellon, FL
- 29:40, Veronica Dansby (F, 32) Gainesville, FL
- 30:33, Jaime Block (F, 36) Gainesville, FL
- 30:39, Katie White (F, 36) Gainesville, FL
- 32:07, Miriam Rutzen (F, 34) Gainesville, FL
- 32:30, Stefanie Jones (F, 46) Gainesville, FL
- 32:37, Kat Perlstein (F, 29) Gainesville, FL
- 32:44, Rachel Mallinger (F, 41) Gainesville, FL
Trail of Payne 10K winners, 2011 - 2025 | ||||
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Date | Distance | Men | Women | Finishers |
19 March 2011 | 10 km | 35:56, Christian Kern | 41:06, Tatiana Titova | 271 |
17 March 2012 | 10 km | 34:37, Mike Hensley | 40:33, Tenley Godfrey | 342 |
16 March 2013 | 10 km | 37:12, Christopher Raye | 40:22, Stephanie McGrail | 273 |
29 March 2014 | 10 km | 37:16, Nick Auyeung | 41:30, Carol Rowe | 244 |
28 March 2015 | 10 km | 34:02, Mike Hensley | 42:12, Meredith DeFranco | 271 |
26 March 2016 | 10 km | 35:42, Bobby Hensley | 43:11, Stephanie McGrail | 194 |
25 March 2017 | 10 km | 33:16, Enoch Nadler | 39:44, Stephanie McGrail | 207 |
24 March 2018 | 10 km | 35:56, Bobby Hensley | 43:30, Meredith DeFranco | 180 |
23 March 2019 | 10 km | 36:10, Chris Cabret | 43:20, Courtney Rouse | 227 |
21 March 2020 | No Race, COVID-19 | |||
27 March 2021 | No Race, COVID-19 | |||
26 March 2022 | 10 km | 41:30, Dan Stoner | 47:14, Noelle Lucke-Wolde | 143 |
25 March 2023 | 10 km | 36:46, Wrigley Longstreet | 45:12, Noelle Lucke-Wolde | 107 |
23 March 2024 | 10 km | 45:56. Johnathon Johnson | 51:06, Noelle Lucke-Wold | 143 |
5 km | 19:23, Jack Neubert | 23:34, Tamlynn Leatt | 65 | |
29 March 2025 | 10 km | 38:57, Adam Lassila | 47:58, Annie-Grace Funderburg | 88 |
5 km | 21:19, Toni Illaru | 27:42, Andrea Galinski | 83 |
Links
- Complete results of the 2025 Trail of Payne 10K
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTIZVlc0_2ySM1BCuJCY2JH8QOznPan23N70Aj0gqf3vtqRCpnWqv9Jp7kv2hg89UEzlE-Go5UQhIox/pubhtml
- 2019 story, “Chris Cabret and Courtney Rouse score a Payne-full cross-country sweep for Team FTC”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/03/payne-trail-2019.html
- 2018 story, “Hensley and DeFranco return for more Payne and more wins”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/03/payne-trail-2018.html
- 2017 story, “Team Florida Track Club's Nadler and McGrail run through Payne to victory”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/03/payne-trail-2017.html
- 2016 story, “Bobby Hensley overcomes Payne”
https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/03/payne-trail-2016.html
- Trail of Payne 10K Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/TrailOfPayne10k/
- Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Paynes-Prairie
- Find more Payne-ful races on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
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