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Friday, February 11, 2022

More Tallahassee Marathon kudos for Bryan Morseman and Tamara Kozulina

Clarence DeMar earned fame in the annals of New England athletics by winning the Boston Marathon seven times. At another marathon in Tallahassee, Florida, Bryan Morseman is closing in on that total. On Sunday morning, 6 February 2022, Morseman took his fifth Tallahassee Marathon title, winning the race in 2:28:45. But Morseman still trails the women's champ, Tamara Kozulina. Master runner Kozulina already had five Tallahassee Marathon victories going into the 2022 race and ended the morning with her sixth, running 3:24:15 to finish as the first woman and 25th overall.

Bryan Morseman
Bryan Morseman

On any Sunday morning in downtown Tallahassee, you wouldn't be surprised to hear the carillon of Saint John's Episcopal Church playing. If you want to hear the bells clanging out Vangelis' theme for the movie "Chariots of Fire," though, you need to be near the church on the first Sunday in February, the morning of the annual Tallahassee Marathon. The tune was playing when the 47th marathon started in front of the Leon County Courthouse at 7:30 AM on 6 February 2022. It was still playing when the marathoners ran by the church, half a kilometer from the starting line. The bells were quiet when the runners returned downtown during the seventh kilometer of the race. Bryan Morseman was already leading the marathon at that point, more than 400 meters ahead of the next runner, Trevor Sununu.


By fifteen kilometers, Morseman had widened his lead to 900 meters. Halfway through the race, the gap had grown to 1600 meters. Morseman had no challenges from his fellow athletes during the second half, only from the distance and from ferocious headwinds. The marathoner from New York state handled those obstacles and made it to the finish line in 2:28:45, notching his fifth Tallahassee Marathon title. Behind Morseman, master runner Charlie Johnson had been more than a kilometer behind Sununu, but had narrowed that to under 200 meters. Sununu hung on to finish runner-up in 2:44:44, while Johnson was third in 2:45:23.

Tamara Kozulina
Tamara Kozulina

Halfway through the 2022 Tallahassee Marathon, the course made a circuit of Lake Henrietta. By that midpoint Tamara Kozulina was leading the women's field by about 1600 meters. Holding the second position behind Kozulina was Tallahassee athlete Melanie Leitman, a first-time marathoner. Leitman actually moved slightly closer to Kozulina during the second half of the race, but not close enough to prevent Kozulina from collecting a sixth Tallahassee marathon win. The Clermont master runner posted a winning time of 3:24:15, while Leitman was the second woman and 34th overall in 3:31:47. Kristen Berger, a master runner from Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, took third in the women's standings and 35th overall with a 3:34:49.


151 athletes finished the 2022 Tallahassee Marathon.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Tallahassee Marathon
  1. 2:28:45, Bryan Morseman (M, 36) Wheeler, NY
  2. 2:44:44, Trevor Sununu (M, 26) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 2:45:23, Charlie Johnson (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 2:53:36, Chris McNeece (M, 40) Madison, MS
  5. 2:56:55, Mickey Moore (M, 51) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 2:57:23, Tarik Brahmi (M, 45) Palatine, IL
  7. 2:57:45, Rhys Noda (M, 19) Hollywood, FL
  8. 2:58:07, Orinthal Striggles (M, 46) Columbia, SC
  9. 2:59:46, Kaeden Olson (M, 18) West Palm Beach, FL
  10. 3:06:33, Jon Maner (M, 48) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Tallahassee Marathon
  1. 3:24:15, Tamara Kozulina (F, 46) Clermont, FL
  2. 3:31:47, Melanie Leitman (F, 37) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 3:34:49, Kristen Berger (F, 55) Gibsonia, PA
  4. 3:39:10, Gabriella Passidomo (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 3:44:59, Monica Toth (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 3:53:48, Clare Mackie (F, 23) Atlanta, GA
  7. 3:59:01, Shari McGlynn (F, 48) Palm City, FL
  8. 4:06:35, Elizabeth Venell (F, 39) Lecanto, FL
  9. 4:07:38, Raegan Mahler (F, 21) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 4:09:31, Kerri Taylor (F, 47) Peachtree City, GA

While the marathoners were racing on the streets of Tallahassee, athletes in a half-marathon race were also on the course. The Tallahassee Marathon hasn't always included a half-marathon event, and although Gulf Winds Track Club has done a good job of maintaining a record of marathon winners, the same care hasn't been given to the half marathon. Stan Linton was curious about the fastest time ever run in the Tallahassee Marathon, but couldn't find any easy answers. He finally decided that the event record was was the 1:07:46 run by Will Christian in the 2019 race. In 2022, Linton set out to break that record.

Stanley Linton
Stan Linton

Break it? He crushed it. After a few miles of fighting David Too for the lead, Linton was alone out front and racing the clock. He was first across the finish line in College Town with a 1:05:08, well under Christian's 2019 effort. David Too took second in 1:07:31, and David Barney was third in 1:10:32.

Purity Munene
Purity Munene

Purity Munene led the women's field of the half-marathon early. She led by a lot. At the end of the 21.1-kilometer race The Columbia, South Carolina athlete was more than two kilometers ahead of the next woman, placing tenth overall in 1:22:44. Tallahassee's Alyssa Terry was second in the women's standings, placing 26th overall in 1:32:23. Sophie Harkins of Atlanta was the third woman and 30th overall, running 1:33:32.


Leonardo Canete of Tallahassee was the first master runner in the half-marathon, running 1:23:02 to finish as the tenth male and eleventh overall. The first woman master was Antigone Pierson of Pensacola, Florida, the seventh female finisher and 44th overall in 1:38:43.


586 athletes finished the half-marathon. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed both races.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Tallahassee Half-Marathon
  1. 1:05:08, Stan Linton (M, 28) Crawfordville, FL
  2. 1:07:31, David Too (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 1:10:32, David Barney (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 1:10:35, Alberto Mena (M, 23) New York, NY
  5. 1:15:31, Chris O'Kelley (M, 28) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 1:16:45, Tristan Cravello (M, 22) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 1:18:45, Ryan Bausback (M, 23) Sarasota, FL
  8. 1:21:00, Hawthorne Hay (M, 19) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 1:22:14, Zach Deveau (M, 34) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 1:23:02, Leonardo Canete (M, 43) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Tallahassee Half-Marathon
  1. 1:22:44, Purity Munene (F, 35) Columbia, SC
  2. 1:32:23, Alyssa Terry (F, 28) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 1:33:32, Sophie Harkins (F, 29) Atlanta, GA
  4. 1:33:43, Meredith Cox (F, 20) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 1:33:44, Jane Eiselstein (F, 18) Lookout Mountain, GA
  6. 1:36:27, Jillian Heddaeus (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 1:38:43, Antigone Pierson (F, 45) Pensacola, FL
  8. 1:40:24, Jamila Allen (F, 32) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 1:40:58, Sara Jackson (F, 35) Huntsville, AL
  10. 1:41:08, Virginia Hamrick (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL

Tallahassee Marathon winners, 1975 - 2022
DateMenWomenFinishers
8 March 19753:00:07, John Hargreaves2
25 April 19762:58:00, John Hargreaves7
19772:35:59, Tim Simpkins3:38:59, Betty Ely22
19782:39:00, Tim Simpkins3:45:00, Donna Glotzbach19
24 February 19792:45:37, Steve Figard3:03:16, Shirley Silsby54
2 February 19802:35:32, Steve Figard3:30:33, Victoria Myers71
7 February 19812:37:39, Jim Dickson3:49:48, Linda Abele41
13 February 19822:28:11, Chris Lingle3:14:31, Marianne Crawford95
12 February 19832:23:55, Mike Patterson3:15:06, Christy Orthmann81
11 February 19842:35:00, Rick Miller3:11:34, Donna Glotzbach49
9 February 19852:41:50, Felton Wright3:17:09, Debbie Moore44
23 February 19862:40:57, Felton Wright3:37:35, Joyce Hodges44
14 February 19872:40:09, Scott Hinkle3:14:57, Laura Meighan72
6 February 19882:31:39, Tom Swiersz3:19:54, Lana Hayden49
11 February 19892:38:28, TC Carroll3:07:13, Paula Johnson93
3 February 19902:28:43, Jessie Close3:02:18, Claudia Kasen107
9 February 19912:44:41, Steve Carney2:56:10, Paula Johnson118
1 February 19922:28:41, Jessie Close3:04:52, Paula Johnson115
6 February 19932:27:20, Louis Floyd2:56:22, Fran Fidler83
5 February 19942:32:27, Louis Floyd3:22:21, Lori Karison133
4 February 19952:43:45, Paul Hough3:10:56, Paula Johnson124
3 February 19962:43:24, William Flynn3:29:44, Krista Prentice70
19 January 19972:50:45, Daniel Widener3:33:22, Dee Farnell111
18 January 19982:29:02, Bryon Law3:09:08, Carrie Weyant73
17 January 19992:56:17, Tom Minor3:13:51, Martha Vidal80
16 January 20002:46:53, Michael Peck3:16:13, Melissa Knechtel51
17 January 20012:57:24, David Yon3:36:01, Carrie Weyant86
20 January 20023:02:32, Ronnie Godwin & Felton Wright3:21:17, Carrie Weyant
14 December 20032:50:32, Michael Western3:34:48, Kathy Pike38
15 February 20042:55:19, Jack McDermott3:18:18, Kim Bruce75
20 February 20052:43:38, Jeff Dobias3:24:24, Lisa Purul129
19 February 20062:51:58, Michael Douma3:32:11, Teresa Lafleur79
4 February 20072:28:15, Judson Cake2:46:09, Valerie Gortmaker168
3 February 20082:24:01, Scot Mullins3:03:38, Tamara Kozulina209
1 February 20092:20:29, George Towett2:45:05, Nina Kraft203
7 February 20102:26:49, James Kiptoo3:16:05, Beth Moras233
6 February 20112:28:38, Esteban Vanegas2:43:32, Karen Harvey234
5 February 20122:27:23, Solomon Kandie2:40:06, Leah Thorvilson270
3 February 20132:23:26, Chris Zablocki2:52:49, Nina Kraft307
2 February 20142:24:29, Bryan Morseman2:46:29, Esther Erb361
8 February 20152:19:12, Mark Chepses2:46:59, Sarah Crouch335
7 February 20162:31:34, Kennedy Kemei3:03:20, Tamara Kozulina224
5 February 20172:27:12, Bryan Morseman3:09:25, Tamara Kozulina180
4 February 20182:26:56, Bryan Morseman3:03:10, Tamara Kozulina153
3 February 20192:34:41, Christopher Zablocki3:04:00, Tamara Kozulina155
2 February 20202:25:59, Bryan Morseman2:58:53, Debbie Greig172
6 February 20222:28:45, Bryan Morseman3:24:15, Tamara Kozulina151

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Tuesday, February 6, 2018

No one rains on Bryan Morseman's parade at the Tallahassee marathon

A marathon is a lot like a parade. If you stand along the marathon route, you really don't experience the event as a race or a sporting event, but as a procession--a parade. In order to host a marathon, you even have to get a parade permit. Gulf Winds Track Club's 44th annual Tallahassee Marathon was no less like a parade. There weren't marching bands or floats in the 4 February 2018 event, but there were more than 800 athletes parading through the streets that Sunday morning--700 in the 13.1-mile half marathon, and 153 in the 26.2-mile marathon. There was even a clown, if you count the runner doing the marathon in an off-the-rack three-piece suit.


Spectators didn't line the whole course, but they were out along the route in small groups, enjoying the show. Some of those onlookers, though, may not have recognized that Bryan Morseman was part of the parade. Morseman spent much of the marathon so far ahead of the rest of the field that unless you noticed he was wearing a race bib, you might have thought he was out for a solo run--a very fast solo run. Morseman had a two-mile lead on the next runner when he crossed the finish line in a winning 2:26:56. It was his third Tallahassee Marathon win in the past five years. The women's champ was also a repeat winner. Clermont, Florida master runner Tamara Kozulina took the women's title for a third year in a row, placing sixth overall in 3:03:10.

Bryan Morseman
Bryan Morseman

It was peaceful downtown before the 7:30 AM start of the marathon. Predicted thundershowers hadn't materialized. Humid air muffled most of the morning sounds. A church carillon played. Closer to the starting line in front of the Leon County Courthouse you could hear occasional announcements. After briefly facing the flag atop the State Capitol during a performance of the national anthem, the runners headed north on Monroe Street.


Bryan Morseman took control of the marathon almost immediately. Eight kilometers into the race Morseman was already running 400 meters ahead of the next marathoner, his only company a pair of runners competing in the half-marathon. After the half-marathon and marathon courses separated, Morseman was entirely alone. He was more than a kilometer ahead at the halfway point of the race on the Lake Henrietta Trail.

Charlie Johnson
Charlie Johnson

Peyton Hoyal, a former Berry College athlete and NAIA All-American, held second place at Lake Henrietta. But Tallahassee triathlete Charlie Johnson was on his trail. Five kilometers from the finish line, Johnson over took Hoyal.


"He was cramping quite badly," recalled Johnson. "I was starting to cramp, too, so I had to 'hide' mine when I made the pass. That was one of the most painful finishes to a race I've had."

Tamara Kozulina
Tamara Kozulina

Far ahead of the Johnson-Hoyal duel, Morseman took first in 2:26:56. Johnson held on to second, running 2:39:13. Hoyal was third in 2:41:10. Orinthal Striggles was the first master runner in the marathon, finishing fourth overall in 2:46:09.


Tallahassee marathoner Blair Bodenmiller was second in the women's standings and ninth overall in 3:10:25, bettering her 2014 and 2016 marks in the race. Lucy Baird, a member of Florida State University's Seminole Striders running club, was running sixth in the women's field when she reached Lake Henrietta. During the second half of the marathon she overtook Kat Sack, Beth Connolly, and Elizabeth Smith, finishing as the third woman and eighteenth overall in 3:32:54.

Blair Bodenmiller
Blair Bodenmiller

Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2018 Tallahassee Marathon
  1. 2:26:56, Bryan Morseman (M, 32) Bath, NY
  2. 2:39:13, Charlie Johnson (M, 38) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 2:41:10, Peyton Hoyal (M, 28) Charlottesville, VA
  4. 2:46:09, Orinthal Striggles (M, 42) Columbia, SC
  5. 2:53:54, Matt Trick (M, 34) Macon, FL
  6. 3:06:43, David Graf (M, 41) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 3:09:42, Jack McDermott (M, 48) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 3:13:24, Chris O'Kelley (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 3:15:48, Nathan Berry (M, 40) Memphis, TN
  10. 3:16:06, Thomas Murphy (M, 48) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2018 Tallahassee Marathon
  1. 3:03:10, Tamara Kozulina (F, 42) Clermont, FL
  2. 3:10:25, Blair Bodenmiller (F, 31) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 3:32:54, Lucy Baird (F, 18) St Petersburg, FL
  4. 3:35:08, Beth Connolly (F, 35) Manchester, NH
  5. 3:41:04, Elizabeth Smith (F, 39) Valdosta, GA
  6. 3:43:16, Kat Sack (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 3:47:28, Jenny Early (F, 34) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 3:59:49, Kristin Halley (F, 36) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 4:02:02, Shanon Barnett (F, 49) Cullman, AL
  10. 4:02:09, Marie Dennis (F, 43) Tallahassee, FL

Racing down Franklin Boulevard during the eighth kilometer of the Tallahassee Marathon, Bryan Morseman had company from Johnny Crain and Justin Garrard, the leaders of the half marathon. Crain, a ZAP Fitness runner in Tallahassee for winter training, left Garrard behind to win the half marathon in 1:10:35. Garrard, a two-time winner of the Tallahassee Turkey Trot 10K, was second in 1:14:05. Andy Unsicker of Panama City Beach, Florida was the top master runner in the shorter race, placing third overall in 1:18:30.

Justin Garrard, Johnny Crain
Justin Garrard and Johnny Crain

Marina Khelevskaya, a member of Uzbekistan's 2016 Olympic marathon team, won the women's title in the half marathon, placing fourth overall in 1:21:23. Master runner Jennifer Bayliss of Danville, California was the second woman and ninth overall in 1:26:33. Moultrie, Georgia's Elizabeth Funderburk, the 2017 Georgia High School Girls' Cross-Country champion, was third in the women's standings and twelfth overall in 1:28:56.

Marina Khelevskaya
Marina Khelevskaya

Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2018 Tallahassee Half-Marathon
  1. 1:10:35, Johnny Crain (M, 25) Blowing Rock, NC
  2. 1:14:05, Justin Garrard (M, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 1:18:30, Andy Unsicker (M, 41) Panama City Beach, FL
  4. 1:21:30, Ryan Bausback (M, 19) Sarasota, FL
  5. 1:24:13, Ryan Barrow (M, 30) Thibodaux, FL
  6. 1:25:16, Bobby Duggleby (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 1:25:50, Scott Sigrist (M, 18) Lake Placid, FL
  8. 1:27:31, Mickey Moore (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 1:28:26, Andrew Kropf (M, 29) Atlanta, GA
  10. 1:29:29, Travis Parks (M, 21) Crawfordville, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2018 Tallahassee Half-Marathon
  1. 1:21:23, Marina Khelevskaya (F, 27) Gainesville, FL
  2. 1:26:33, Jennifer Bayliss (F, 47) Danville, CA
  3. 1:28:56, Elizabeth Funderburk (F, 18) Moultrie, GA
  4. 1:35:37, Elisha Boggs (F, 41) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 1:35:52, Miranda Beal (F, 24) Milton, FL
  6. 1:37:45, Jillian Heddaeus (F, 34) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 1:37:53, Lauren Luscuskie (F, 23) Orlando, FL
  8. 1:39:55, Alyssa Terry (F, 24) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 1:40:09, Laura McDermott (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 1:40:56, Cassandra Palmer (F, 35) Atlanta, GA

Tallahassee Marathon winners, 1975 - 2018
DateMenWomenFinishers
8 March 19753:00:07, John Hargreaves2
25 April 19762:58:00, John Hargreaves7
19772:35:59, Tim Simpkins3:38:59, Betty Ely22
19782:39:00, Tim Simpkins3:45:00, Donna Glotzbach19
24 February 19792:45:37, Steve Figard3:03:16, Shirley Silsby54
2 February 19802:35:32, Steve Figard3:30:33, Victoria Myers71
7 February 19812:37:39, Jim Dickson3:49:48, Linda Abele41
13 February 19822:28:11, Chris Lingle3:14:31, Marianne Crawford95
12 February 19832:23:55, Mike Patterson3:15:06, Christy Orthmann81
11 February 19842:35:00, Rick Miller3:11:34, Donna Glotzbach49
9 February 19852:41:50, Felton Wright3:17:09, Debbie Moore44
23 February 19862:40:57, Felton Wright3:37:35, Joyce Hodges44
19872:40:09, Scott Hinkle3:14:57, Laura Meighan72
19882:31:39, Tom Swiersz3:19:54, Lana Hayden49
19892:38:28, TC Carroll3:07:13, Paula Johnson93
19902:28:43, Jessie Close3:02:18, Claudia Kasen107
19912:44:41, Steve Carney2:56:10, Paula Johnson118
19922:28:41, Jessie Close3:04:52, Paula Johnson115
19932:27:20, Louis Floyd2:56:22, Fran Fidler83
19942:32:27, Louis Floyd3:22:21, Lori Karison133
19952:43:45, Paul Hough3:10:56, Paula Johnson124
19962:43:24, William Flynn3:29:44, Krista Prentice70
19972:50:45, Daniel Widener3:33:22, Dee Farnell111
18 January 19982:29:02, Bryon Law3:09:08, Carrie Weyant73
17 January 19992:56:17, Tom Minor3:13:51, Martha Vidal80
16 January 20002:46:53, Michael Peck3:16:13, Melissa Knechtel51
17 January 20012:57:24, David Yon3:36:01, Carrie Weyant86
20 January 20023:02:32, Ronnie Godwin & Felton Wright3:21:17, Carrie Weyant
14 December 20032:50:32, Michael Western3:34:48, Kathy Pike38
15 February 20042:55:19, Jack McDermott3:18:18, Kim Bruce75
20 February 20052:43:38, Jeff Dobias3:24:24, Lisa Purul129
19 February 20062:51:58, Michael Douma3:32:11, Teresa Lafleur79
4 February 20072:28:15, Judson Cake2:46:09, Valerie Gortmaker168
3 February 20082:24:01, Scot Mullins3:03:38, Tamara Kozulina209
1 February 20092:20:29, George Towett2:45:05, Nina Kraft203
7 February 20102:26:49, James Kiptoo3:16:05, Beth Moras233
6 February 20112:28:38, Esteban Vanegas2:43:32, Karen Harvey234
5 February 20122:27:23, Solomon Kandie2:40:06, Leah Thorvilson270
3 February 20132:23:26, Chris Zablocki2:52:49, Nina Kraft307
2 February 20142:24:29, Bryan Morseman2:46:29, Esther Erb361
8 February 20152:19:12, Mark Chepses2:46:59, Sarah Crouch335
7 February 20162:31:34, Kennedy Kemei3:03:20, Tamara Kozulina224
5 February 20172:27:12, Bryan Morseman3:09:25, Tamara Kozulina180
4 February 20182:26:56, Bryan Morseman3:03:10, Tamara Kozulina153

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Sunday, February 2, 2014

Morseman and Erb champions at the largest Tallahassee Marathon yet

Bryan MorsemanHeading a record field of 360 finishers, Bryan Morseman of Bath, New York, won Gulf Winds Track Club's 40th annual Tallahassee Marathon on Sunday morning, 2 February 2014, running the 26.2 mile race in 2:24:29. 2011 marathon champ Esteban Vanegas was the first master runner in the marathon, placing fourth overall in 2:42:42. Esther Erb of Lambertville, New Jersey, was the fastest woman in the race, finishing sixth overall in 2:46:29.


The marathon started as scheduled at 7:30 AM on the Florida State University campus. A heavy fog hung in the air. Leading the race, Bryan Morseman finished the first mile in 5:15, just half a step ahead of Philip Lagat. Trailing them in third place was Ecuadorian master runner Esteban Vanegas, the 2011 Tallahassee Marathon champion. Abraham Kogo was holding fourth.


Philip LagatMorseman and Lagat ran together for nearly three miles, when Morseman began to open a gap. By eight miles Morseman was nearly half a minute ahead. Morseman continued to widen the margin, while behind Lagat, Abraham Kogo passed Esteban Vanegas to take over third place. But after the turnaround at fourteen miles, Morseman's pace slackened. Lagat began to close. At nineteen miles Morseman's lead was back to less than half a minute, and Lagat was still coming.


With two and a half miles to go the leaders turned off of the St. Marks Trail and onto Gamble Street. Philip Lagat had pulled to within ten seconds of Bryan Morseman. Morseman came to life on Gamble Street, though, and began to pull away again. The race was over. Morseman reached the finish line on FSU's Mike Long Track with a winning 2:24:29. Lagat followed, runner-up in 2:25:48. Abraham Kogo was third in 2:36:40. Esteban Vanegas was the first master runner, fourth overall in 2:42:42. Moving up through the field during the race to finish fifth, Stephen Cox was the first Tallahassee runner in the marathon, posting a 2:45:39.


Esther ErbNina Kraft, the 2013 women's champion in the Tallahassee Marathon, led the women's field through the first mile in 6:12. Liudmila Stepanova was right with her, with Esther Erb 15 seconds back and Melissa Gacek trailing Erb. Stepanova grabbed the lead, but at seven miles she erroneously turned around with the half marathoners, taking herself out of the race. Defending champion Kraft was back out front, well over a minute ahead of Erb at eight miles. There were a lot of miles left to run, though.


Melissa GacekEsther Erb caught Nina Kraft on the way back from the turnaround at 14 miles. With seven miles to go, Erb was 20 seconds up on Kraft, with Melissa Gacek another 20 seconds behind Kraft. It didn't stay that close. Erb ran away from her challengers on the way back to Florida State and the finish line, building up a lead of more than a mile and a quarter while finishing sixth overall in 2:46:29. Melissa Gacek ran down Kraft but couldn't catch Erb; Gacek ended the race second in the women's standings, coming in seventh overall in 2:55:38. Kraft, third in the women's standings, was the first woman master, eighth overall in 2:58:07. Tallahassee master runner Carrie Seiberlich was the fourth woman finisher, 14th overall in 3:03:38.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2014 Tallahassee Marathon
  1. 2:24:28.26 ~ Bryan Morseman (M, 28) Bath, NYAbraham Kogo
  2. 2:25:47.98 ~ Philip Lagat (M, 30) Hebron, KY
  3. 2:36:39.75 ~ Abraham Kogo (M, 34) Hebron, KY
  4. 2:42:41.73 ~ Esteban Vanegas (M, 43) Alma, MI
  5. 2:45:38.84 ~ Stephen Cox (M, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 2:58:34.56 ~ Jack McDermott (M, 44) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 3:00:20.86 ~ Jacinto Fernandez (M, 42) Gainesville, FL
  8. 3:01:19.36 ~ Reikan Lin (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 3:01:30.12 ~ Ryan Kelly (M, 35) Lake Park, GA
  10. 3:03:32.75 ~ Brett Lawrie (M, 33) St. Petersburg, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2014 Tallahassee Marathon
    Nina Kraft
  1. 2:46:28.86 ~ Esther Erb (F, 27) Lambertville, NJ
  2. 2:55:37.68 ~ Melissa Gacek (F, 37) White Bear Lake, MN
  3. 2:58:06.11 ~ Nina Kraft (F, 45) Clermont, FL
  4. 3:03:37.83 ~ Carrie Seiberlich (F, 42) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 3:13:29.15 ~ Traci Falbo (F, 42) Charlestown, IN
  6. 3:14:26.80 ~ Allison Eagen (F, 34) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 3:15:48.98 ~ Pamela Simon (F, 29) Riverview, FL
  8. 3:18:10.90 ~ Kate Harrison (F, 22) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 3:20:40.52 ~ Jennifer Kilinski (F, 35) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 3:25:04.41 ~ Britta Fortson (F, 41) Jacksonville, FL

Christian VazquezFor most of its history the Tallahassee Marathon has been paired with a half marathon. Christian Vazquez, a varsity distance runner at Webber International University, won the 13.1-mile race this year, running 77:52. Vazquez last raced in Tallahassee at the 2012 FHSAA high school cross country championships, competing for Lehigh HS. Why was he taking time out from Webber's indoor track season to run a half marathon? Webber competes in the NAIA, which, unlike the effete NCAA, includes a marathon in its outdoor track championships. Athletes can qualify for the marathon with a fast enough half-marathon time, 72:00 for the men and 90:00 for the women. While many in the marathon were aiming for a Boston qualifier, Vazquez and his teammates were trying for NAIA qualifiers. Vazquez came up a few minutes short, as did Webber athletes Robert Post (4th, 83:19) and David Wright (5th, 83:20). As freshmen, though, they'll get more bites at the apple.


Tallahassee's Mickey Moore was the fastest master runner in the shorter race, placing eighth overall in 84:14. Beth Miller of Tallahassee was the first woman finisher, 18th overall in 89:10. Tallahassee's Kathy Andrews came in 38th overall with a 96:40, taking honors as first woman master.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2014 Tallahassee Half-Marathon
    Jonathan Ross
  1. 1:17:51.41 ~ Christian Vazquez (M, 19) Babson Park, FL
  2. 1:20:11.92 ~ Jonathan Ross (M, 27) Atlanta, GA
  3. 1:22:11.76 ~ Peter Kaus (M, 29) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 1:23:18.59 ~ Robert Post (M, 19) Babson Park, FL
  5. 1:23:19.88 ~ David Wright (M, 19) Babson Park, FL
  6. 1:23:24.58 ~ Peter Ormsby (M, 37) Babson Park, FL
  7. 1:23:42.62 ~ Eric Godin (M, 29) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 1:24:13.68 ~ Mickey Moore (M, 43) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 1:24:23.60 ~ Don Autore (M, 38) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 1:24:32.17 ~ Sean Hudson (M, 43) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2014 Tallahassee Half-Marathon
    Beth Miller
  1. 1:29:09.18 ~ Beth Miller (F, 22) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 1:29:32.18 ~ Marci Gray (F, 39) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 1:30:21.93 ~ Lydia Veal (F, 32) Jacksonville, FL
  4. 1:33:25.19 ~ Katie Sherron (F, 32) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 1:35:49.43 ~ Renee Cox (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 1:36:03.20 ~ Alexandra Pace (F, 34) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 1:36:39.59 ~ Kathy Andrews (F, 51) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 1:36:39.99 ~ Kathryn Ches (F, 34) Jacksonville, FL
  9. 1:37:31.95 ~ Lauren Diaz (F, 31) Jacksonville Beach, FL
  10. 1:38:21.70 ~ Mary Anne Grayson (F, 48) Thomasville, GA

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