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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Koon and McGuff traipse the Tannenbaum Trail

Jodie McGuffBryan Koon, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, ran the first Tannenbaum Trail 6K in 2011. He liked it well enough that he also ran the second Tannenbaum 6K in 2012. On Saturday morning, 21 December 2013, Koon was back at Apalachee Regional Park for the third annual Tannenbaum. This time around the master runner posted a 20:51, his fastest performance yet at the race and fast enough for the win. On the women's side it was Jodie McGuff's first Tannenbaum, but the Mississippi State University junior-year cross-country runner won the women's title, finishing fifth overall in 22:30. Paula O'Neill was the top woman master, placing 25th overall in 28:04.


(Bryan KoonIt was bright and breezy when the race started on the Apalachee Regional Park cross-country course at 9:00 AM. Maclay School cross-country coach Gary Droze set the pace early, with Bryan Koon close behind. Droze and Koon had last met seven weeks earlier on Halloween at the FSECC 5K, a race where Droze won and Koon finished runner-up. Droze had also finished ahead of Koon at the 2011 Tannenbaum Trail 6K.


Disregarding history, Koon grabbed the lead. At the end of the first of two loops he was six seconds up on Droze. Over the second loop Koon steadily widened the gap, going on to win the race 20:51 to 21:18. Michael Martinez was third overall, running 21:38. Travis Covert moved up during the second half of the race to finish fourth in 21:55.


Kelly BahnFourth place during most of the race, however, had been held down by the women's leader, Jodie McGuff. McGuff may not have raced the Tannenbaum Trail before, but she was more than familiar with the Apalachee Regional Park course. As a runner on Chiles High's 2009 state champion cross-country team, McGuff had raced in the first competition ever held at ARPXC, the 2009 FSU Invitational. She had also turned a 21:49 6K on the course in the 2012 NCAA-D1 South Regional Cross-Country Championship. Looking ahead to her senior year cross-country season, McGuff could expect to race again at ARPXC, the slated venue for the 2014 NCAA-D1 South Regional. The experience of another 6K race on the course couldn't hurt.


Renee CoxFrom the start McGuff led the Tannenbaum women's field. Renee Cox trailed, followed by McGuff's onetime teammate at Chiles, University of West Florida junior-year cross-country runner Kelly Bahn. Midway through the race McGuff was still in front of the women's field, running fourth overall, but Bahn had moved ahead of Cox to take the second women's spot. Over the last mile McGuff lost a place in the overall standings, but built up a lead of nearly 400 meters over Bahn, winning the women's competition with a 22:30. Bahn was the women's runner-up, finishing 10th overall in 24:04. Third in the women's standing went to Cox, 16th overall in 25:27. Urska Dobersek was the fourth woman finisher, 20th overall in 26:43. Paula O'Neill was the fifth woman finisher and first woman master, 25th overall in 28:04.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2013 Tannenbaum Trail 6K
  1. 20:51 ~ Bryan Koon (M, 42)Gary Droze
  2. 21:18 ~ Gary Droze (M, 52)
  3. 21:38 ~ Michael Martinez (M, 47)
  4. 21:55 ~ Travis Covert (M, 19)
  5. 23:02 ~ Jack Rutledge (M, 18)
  6. 23:35 ~ Greg Waddell (M, 47)
  7. 23:52 ~ Tim Unger (M, 54)
  8. 23:54 ~ Michael Kennett (M, 40)
  9. 24:14 ~ Perry Waddell (M, 16)
  10. 24:20 ~ Thomas Konrad (M, 46)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2013 Tannenbaum Trail 6K
    Urska Dobersek
  1. 22:30 ~ Jodie McGuff (F, 20)
  2. 24:04 ~ Kelley Bahn (F, 21)
  3. 25:27 ~ Renee Cox (F, 26)
  4. 26:43 ~ Urska Dobersek (F, 31)
  5. 28:04 ~ Paula O'Neill (F, 52)
  6. 28:33 ~ Alison Thumm (F, 36)
  7. 28:46 ~ Laura Reina (F, 49)
  8. 30:52 ~ Francee Laywell (F, 52)
  9. 31:12 ~ Debbie Peters (F, 52)
  10. 31:17 ~ Tara Lynch (F, 30)

Tannenbaum Trail 6K Champions, 2011-2013
DateMenWomenFinishers
17 December 201119:49, Chris Lake25:33, Katie Showman173
15 December 201219:35, Kevin Sullivan21:56, Stefanie Slekis182
21 December 201320:51, Bryan Koon22:30, Jodie McGuff76


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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Koon and Cox fly to Fishnet 5K firsts

Tallahassee RollerGirls' 2013 Fishnet 5KLabor Day weekend has always been the time for sports, running included. Last year Tallahassee's Labor Day weekend racing calendar included the Terry Massa Memorial 5K on Saturday and the Red Cross's Robin Lotane Hurricane 5K on Monday. But this year, the Terry Massa race migrated to September 21 and the Hurricane 5K moved to October. That meant that a first-year race, the Fishnet 5K on Saturday, Aug. 31, was all but alone on Tallahassee's Labor Day weekend running calendar.


The Fishnet 5K was a benefit for cervical cancer awareness hosted by the Tallahassee Rollergirls, a roller derby club. Not everyone is an expert on roller derby, but most people at least know that it's a game played on roller skates by strong women with names like "Mimi Massacre" and "Hilda Harpy". In that spirit, let's say that Bryan "Master of Disaster" Koon, Florida's Head of Distaster Management, won the race, running 17:32.

Bryan Koon
The race started on the FSU campus at the Integration Statue near Union Green, heading south on Woodward Avenue. A group of four runners moved out into the lead--Mike Martinez, Anthony Kuchera, Bryan Koon, and Jeff Hoh. The four stayed together though the first mile, but on the second mile Koon made his move, breaking away from Martinez, Hoh, and Kuchera. Hoh and Martinez gave chase, dropping Kuchera, but Koon continued to open a gap. The third mile was more of the same, and Bryan Koon was the first back to the Integration Statue and the finish line, recording a winning time of 17:32. Michael Martinez got away from Jeff Hoh late in the race to take second in 17:58. Hoh was third in 18:22, and Anthony Kuchera fourth in 18:51.

Renee Cox
Renee Cox didn't share the lead with anyone in the women's competition. At the start Cox went right to the front of the women's field, determined to stay there till the end of the race. Jamie Schindewolf led the pursuit early but was overtaken by Michelle Perry less than a kilometer into the race. Perry was overtaken in turn by Grace Jackson and Urska Dobersek. Indifferent to who was in second, Cox continued to run away from the competition, reaching the finish line in 20:20 with a 500 meter lead. Jackson and Dobersek were left to fight for the runner up spot, a fight where Jackson prevailed, 22:38 to 22:43.


Top Ten Men, Tallahassee Rollergirls' 2013 Fishnet 5K
  1. Donald Kunish17:32 ~ Bryan Koon (M, 41) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 17:58 ~ Michael Martinez (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 18:22 ~ Jeff Hoh (M, 31) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 18:51 ~ Anthony Kuchera (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 19:16 ~ Reikan Lin (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 19:50 ~ Donald Kunish (M, 37) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 20:08 ~ Mike LaBossiere (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 21:13 ~ Zechariah Lange
  9. 21:27 ~ Daniel Santiago
  10. 22:23 ~ John Parlses

Top Ten Women, Tallahassee Rollergirls' 2013 Fishnet 5K
  1. Grace Jackson20:20 ~ Renee Cox (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 22:38 ~ Grace Jackson (F, 13) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 22:43 ~ Urska Dobersek (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 23:38 ~ Michelle Perry (F, 28) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 23:49 ~ Jennifer Shafer (F, 45) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 24:30 ~ Julie Clark (F, 51) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 25:04 ~ Paige Dillard
  8. 25:39 ~ Ashley Bell (F, 24)
  9. 25:43 ~ Melina Avila
  10. 26:09 ~ Jamie Schindewolf (F, 23)

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