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Saturday, April 16, 2022

Chris Haynes goes 31:55 to collect his fourth Rose City 10K title

If you're at a track meet, events are run on a schedule. You'll hear announcements, like "First call for the 800-meter run," or "Third and final call for the 4x400-meter relay."


In Thomasville, Georgia on Saturday morning, 16 April 2022, the 43rd annual Rose City Run was also on a schedule. The announcements were less formal, though.

Rachel Nesmith, Chris Haynes
2022 Rose City 10K winners Rachel Nesmith and Chris Haynes

"I think we'll all gather around," said Dr. James Storey, the race director. "We'll get started in about ten minutes."


As casual as that sounds, the ten-kilometer race started almost exactly at the advertised time of 8:00 AM. And there was nothing casual about the way that Tallahassee, Florida's Chris Haynes ran. The defending champion, Haynes took the lead almost immediately. In what was practically a solo effort, he won the race by more than 900 meters, running 31:55. Thomasville's Rachel Nesmith took the women's title in 43:22, placing tenth overall and finishing over 1000 meters ahead of the next woman.

Chris Haynes
Chris Haynes

Haynes' first-place showing was his fourth win in a row at Rose City. He had also won the race in 2017 (32:57), 2018 (31:43), and 2019 (31:35). Due to COVID-19 concerns, Thomasville did not host the race in either 2020 or 2021. With so many wins, Haynes holds himself to a higher standard and wasn't entirely satisfied with his 2022 performance.


"No pop today," he said, shaking his head. "I think I ran faster three years ago."

Chris O'Kelley
Chris O'Kelley

He did, but both those efforts were sub-32:00, as was his 31:43 win in 2018. Haynes has gone under 32:00 three times on the Rose City course. No other athlete has gone that fast in Thomasville even once since 2007, when Alan Black won the race in 31:21.


Behind Haynes, Leonardo Canete held the second position for the first two kilometers. After that, though, the Tallahassee master runner was overtaken by another Tallahassee runner, Chris O'Kelley. O'Kelley held the position, going on to finish runner-up in 35:12. Canete took third in 36:10. Two high school cross-country runners, Brookwood School frosh Kent Grayson and Cook County High junior Canaan Ponce, duelled for position during the race. Ponce got the advantage in the closing miles to place fourth in 39:34; Grayson was fifth in 40:05.

Rachel Nesmith
Rachel Nesmith

It isn't unusual to have high school distance runners in the Rose City 10K. "I ran it ten years ago in 2012, my sophomore year in high school," recalled Rachel Nesmith, the women's champ.


Nesmith actually ran the Rose City 10K twice during her tenure at Thomasville High, going 48:28 as a frosh in 2011 and 46:08 as a sophomore in 2012. After graduating she spent seven years in Atlanta, only recently returning to Thomasville.


Tallahassee realtor Nancy Stedman was the first woman master and second female finisher, placing 24th overall in 48:14. Stedman had also been the top woman master in the 2017 Rose City 10K. Master runners also took the next three places in the women's standings, with Donica Williams (26th, 48:34) third, Kimberly Steele (30th, 49:50) fourth, and April Mathis (35th, 51:47) fifth.

Nancy Stedman
Nancy Stedman

184 athletes finished the 10K at the 2022 Rose City Run and another 78 completed the kids' mile. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee chip-timed both races.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Rose City Run 10K
31:55, Christopher Haynes (M, 29)
35:12, Chris O'Kelley (M, 29)
36:10, Leonardo Canete (M, 43)
39:34, Canaan Ponce' (M, 16)
40:05, Kent Grayson (M, 16)
41:03, Gabriel Lewis (M, 21)
41:29, Evan Timothy (M, 36)
42:28, Philip Sura (M, 52)
42:37, John Cable (M, 34)
44:04, Sean Landeta (M, 33)

Top Ten Women, 2022 Rose City Run 10K
43:22, Rachel Nesmith (F, 26)
48:14, Nancy Stedman (F, 60)
48:34, Donica Williams (F, 42)
49:50, Kimberly Steele (F, 44)
51:47, April Mathis (F, 53)
52:55, Martha Guyas (F, 37)
53:11, Sarah Dugas (F, 43)
53:21, Melanie Jackson (F, 42)
53:22, Tiffany Nunnally (F, 43)
53:43, Nancy Herring (F, 67)

43 years of Rose City Run 10K champions, 1978 - 2022
DateMenWomenFinishers
29 April 197831:25, Gary Slayton36:45, Janice Hochstein
28 April 197931:47, Mike Rasper37:49, Janice Hochstein
26 April 198031:18, George West38:14, Colleen Joiner
25 April 198130:21, Mabry McCray40:26, Nicole Batchelder
198230:33, Ernie McKee38:31, Nicole Batchelder
198330:47, Noel Shuman34:57, Darien Andreu
198433:05, Gary Slayton37:51, Barbara Balzer
27 April 198532:36, Rick Miller37:41, Barbara Balzer
26 April 198632:05, Rick Miller37:35, Janice Hochstein
198729:57, Herb Wills37:39, Karen MacHarg
198831:55, Jessie Close37:59, Karen MacHarg
198931:39, Jessie Close36:49, Karen MacHarg
199031:56, Jessie Close37:04, Karen MacHarg
199131:15, Jessie Close38:33, Vikki Saga
199233:04, Trent Smith37:48, Vikki Saga
24 April 199331:28, Gary Droze38:24, Vikki Saga
23 April 199430:19, Robin Rogers37:37, Lisa Herman
29 April 199531:52, Jessie Close35:37, Suzanne Rigg
27 Aprl 199632:18, Jessie Close39:37, Carrie Weyant390
26 April 199732:29, Brian Erb36:40, Sarah Docter-Williams
25 April 199831:58, Alan Black36:07, Sarah Docter-Williams
24 April 199932:21, Alan Black37:14, Sarah Docter-Williams394
29 April 200034:15, Sean Daniels35:20, Anna Pichrtova344
28 April 200132:05, Paul Spangler36:22, Sarah Docter-Williams338
27 April 200230:53, Alan Black39:35, Jane Johnson384
26 April 200331:58, Matt Kalinski41:53, Julie Carico299
25 April 200433:44, Jessie Close39:52, Kate Remillard282
23 April 200533:44, Jessie Close37:08, Sarah Docter-Williams292
29 April 200634:32, Jessie Close38:38, Barbara Jarnagin302
28 April 200731:21, Alan Black39:02, Sheryl Rosen341
26 April 200833:10, Malcolm Campbell37:40, Donna Garcia320
25 April 200932:34, Nathaniel Haskins41:38, Mary Anne Grayson354
24 April 201032:51, Chris Lake37:42, Amy Hines410
23 April 201132:46, Chris Lake38:58, Donna Garcia490
28 April 201232:51, Chris Lake36:51, Sheryl Rosen464
27 April 201332:52, Will Stanford37:08, Sheryl Rosen417
26 April 201433:21, Chris Lake38:58, Amy Hines463
25 April 201532:04, Nathan Haskins41:32, Beth Sweeny428
23 April 201634:37, Roger Schmidt38:11, Ani Veltcheva358
29 April 201732:57, Christopher Haynes40:56, Ann Centner392
28 April 201831:43, Christopher Haynes38:27, Ann Centner310
27 April 201931:35, Christopher Haynes36:57, Ann Centner397
16 April 202231:55, Christopher Haynes43:22, Rachel Nesmith184


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Thursday, November 28, 2019

Austin Whitelaw and Sheryl Rosen headline the 15K at the 44th annual Tallahassee Turkey Trot

In Tallahassee, Florida you can depend on thousands of runners showing up in Southwood on Thanksgiving morning. It has been that way since 2002, when Gulf Winds Track Club moved the Tallahassee Turkey Trot to Southwood. Low temperatures or wet weather may cut into the crowd some years, but they still came in their thousands. The weather was bright and cool for the 44th annual Turkey Trot on Thursday morning, 28 November 2019, prompting more than 5,000 athletes to make it to the starting line of one of the four races--mile, 5K, 10K, and the main event 15K. Of that crowd, the first over the finish line in the 15K was Austin Whitelaw, who won the 9.3-mile race in 49:24. Sheryl Rosen was the first woman in the 15K, placing seventh overall in 57:33.

Austin Whitelaw
Austin Whitelaw

The hundreds of athletes in the “Turkey Gobbler” Mile had already had their turn on the streets of Southwood when the longer races--15K, 10K, and 5K--started at 8:30 AM. By the end of the first mile, Austin Whitelaw and Trevor Touchton were leading the 15K field. For the first half of the run, they raced side by side--Whitelaw, an academic advisor with Florida State University Student-Athlete Academic Services, and Touchton, a United States Army Lieutenant stationed at Fort Bragg. Approaching the five-mile mark, Whitelaw broke away.


“It was right at the 10K and 15K split,” said Whitelaw. “After that he was still close.”

Trevor Touchton, Austin Whitelaw
Trevor Touchton and Austin Whitelaw

Between the six- and seven-mile marks, the course made a U-turn, allowing Whitelaw to gauge his lead over Touchton.


“I had about 30 seconds on him there,” said Whitelaw. “I told myself that as long as I keep running aggressively, I’ll be all right.”


He did. He was. Whitelaw took first in 49:24, with Touchton second in 50:14. Caleb Carmichael, the University of West Florida cross-country coach, placed third in 52:22. Tallahassee Community College cross-country coach Gary Droze was the first master runner in the race and sixth overall in 57:27.

Sheryl Rosen
Sheryl Rosen

Whitelaw raced cross-country at Monroe High School and at the University of Tennessee. He also has plans to compete at the USATF National Club Cross Country Championships in December. During that long athletic career, though, Whitelaw never raced 15K, so his time in the race stands as a personal best. Sheryl Rosen, the Turkey Trot 15K women’s champ, seemed dismissive of her own performance.


“I was a minute off last year’s time,” said Rosen.


Rosen didn’t mention that her 2018 mark, 56:45, is still the second-fastest time logged by a woman on the Southwood course. Rosen wasn’t exactly pushed in the 2019 race, either. When she crossed the finish line in 57:33, she was almost a mile ahead of the next woman in the race. Rosen collected her first Turkey Trot 15K title in 2006. The 2019 win was her ninth. No one has won the race as many times.

Rachel Durbin
Rachel Durbin

Rachel Durbin was the second woman in the race, coming in eighteenth overall in 1:03:31. Alyssa Moore was the third woman and 21st overall in 1:05:39. L. A. Hanlon was the first woman master and sixth female finisher, 31st overall in 1:07:43.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K
  1. 49:24, Austin Whitelaw (M, 26) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 50:14, Trevor Touchton (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 52:22, Caleb Carmichael (M, 35) Pensacola, FL
  4. 52:59, Trevor Sununu (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 56:14, Chris O'Kelley (M, 26) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 57:27, Gary Droze (M, 58) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 58:09, Drew Farrington (M, 58:04) Okemos, MI
  8. 58:28, Mickey Moore (M, 49) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 58:53, Hong-Guo Yu (M, 51) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 59:58, Myles Gibson (M, 53) Iron City, GA

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K
  1. 57:33, Sheryl Rosen (F, 35) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 63:31, Rachel Durbin (F, 24) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 65:39, Alyssa Moore (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 66:01, Kate Harrison (F, 27) Orlando, FL
  5. 66:02, Lilli Unger (F, 17) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 67:43, L. A. Hanlon (F, 41) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 67:52, Katie Sherron (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 70:30, Jillian Heddaeus (F, 36) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 71:35, Laura Reina (F, 55) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 72:34, Jane Johnson (F, 60) Tallahassee, FL

Whitelaw and Touchton had each other for company during the first half of the 15K. In the 10K, Chris Haynes ran alone for nearly the entire 6.2-mile race. That’s not surprising when you consider that Haynes not only went faster than anyone else in the race, he went faster than anyone has ever run the Turkey Trot 10K. His 31:34 winning time took three seconds off the Turkey Trot record. Not that there weren't any obstacles along the way.

Chris Haynes
Chris Haynes

“I was bobbing and weaving among the 5K runners on the fourth mile and the last kilometer,” said Haynes.


He did enjoy himself along the way, though.

Micah Kemp
Micah Kemp

“The drums were cool!” said Haynes. “The course was well marked. It was super well marked.”


Micah Kemp, a senior on the University of West Florida cross-country team, was second in 34:33. Michael Rhodes of Perry, Florida was the top master runner in the race, outkicking Leon High's Joseph Ashebo for third overall. Both runners were clocked in 35:40.

Ann Centner
Ann Centner

Ann Centner went 35:41 for the women's title in the 10K, placing fifth overall. It wasn’t a Turkey Trot record, but it was the fastest 10K run by a woman on the Tallahassee roads in the last eight years. It also took more than a minute off Centner’s personal best, a 36:57 she ran at Thomasville’s 2019 Rose City 10K.


Mia DePillo, a senior on the East Tennessee State women's cross-country squad, placed second in the women's standings and tenth overall in 40:01. Renee Cox, a University of West Florida graduate student in nursing, was the third woman and eleventh overall in 40:10. Cox had won the women's title in the 2018 Turkey Trot 10K. Ali Kelly of Tallahassee was the first woman master and fifth female finisher in the 10K, 34th overall in 43:45.

Mia DePillo
Mia DePillo

Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Tallahassee Turkey Trot 10K
  1. 31:34, Chris Haynes (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 34:33, Micah Kemp (M, 22) Pensacola, FL
  3. 35:40, Michael Rhodes (M, 50) Perry, FL
  4. 35:40, Joseph Ashebo (M, 18) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 38:16, Stephen Andrews (M, 33) Tampa, FL
  6. 39:04, Paul Guyas (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 39:31, Terrance Keenan (M, 55) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 39:55, Bobby Duggleby (M, 29) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 40:30, Elvis Maradzike (M, 33) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 40:46, Paul Kileen (M, 13) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Tallahassee Turkey Trot 10K
  1. 35:51, Ann Centner (F, 28) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 40:01, Mia Depillo (F, 22) Fort Wayne, IN
  3. 40:10, Renee Cox (F, 32) Pensacola, FL
  4. 42:12, Amanda Sava (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 43:45, Ali Kelly (F, 47) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 43:52, Brittney Barnes (F, 31) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 44:13, Maria Andrews (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 44:35, Kelley Bahn (F, 27) Pensacola, FL
  9. 44:41, Lily Moore (F, 15) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 44:52, Chelsee Cook (F, 20) Blountstown, FL

Ricardo Estremera had won the Turkey Trot 5K in 2015, 2017, and 2018. He returned to the race in 2019 with the specific goal of breaking the race’s 5K record, a 14:46 run by Matt Mizereck in 2010. Estremera led from the gun, and crossed the finish line far ahead of the rest of the field in 14:46--equalling Mizereck’s mark.

Ricardo Estremera
Ricardo Estremera

“I tied it. I’m done,” said Estremera. “I’m going to run 10K or 15K next year.”


Christopher Porter, a first-year runner on Mansfield University cross-country team, placed runner-up in 16:40. Michael Castel of Tallahassee was third in 16:57. Mike Martinez of Tallahassee was the first master runner in the race, coming in seventh overall in 17:47.

Angela Cipriani
Angela Cipriani

Angela Cipriani of Thomasville, Georgia was the first woman in the 5K, finishing sixteenth overall in 18:44. Cipriani is an undergraduate at Valdosta State University, where she races on the women's cross-country team. Florida State University graduate student Alyssa Terry was the second woman and 33rd overall in 19:45. Olivia Miller of Tallahassee was third in the women’s standings and 42nd overall in 20:09. Tallahassee's Monica Judd was the first woman master and eighth female finisher in the 5K, 58th overall in 20:55.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Tallahassee Turkey Trot 5K
  1. 14:46, Ricardo Estremera (M, 33) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 16:40, Christopher Porter (M, 18) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 16:57, Michael Castel (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 17:17, Filippo Aldrovandi-Reina (M, 15) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 17:27, Charles Hruda (M, 18) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 17:33, Christian Minor (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 17:47, Mike Martinez (M, 53) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 17:51, George Escobar (M, 21) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 17:52, Michael Hall II (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 17:53, Ashton Smith (M, 18) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Tallahassee Turkey Trot 5K
  1. 18:44, Angela Cipriani (F, 20) Thomasville, GA
  2. 19:45, Alyssa Terry (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 20:09, Olivia Miller (F, 18) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 20:11, Elyse Carmichael (F, 12) Pensacola, FL
  5. 20:31, Tate Arrington (F, 15) Charlotte, NC
  6. 20:33, Keely Bradle (F, 10) Charlotte, NC
  7. 20:50, Zita Magloire (F, 35) Cairo, GA
  8. 20:55, Monica Judd (F, 45) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 20:55, Clifton Lewis (F, 11) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 21:17, Evelyn Baldwin (F, 16) Van Nuys, CA

Tallahassee Turkey Trot winners, 1976 - 2019
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
November 197610 Miles53:33, Tim Simpkins78:10, Betty Ely
November 197710 Miles52:49, Tim Simpkins65:30, Rosemary Desloge
November 197815K46:30, Ken Misner58:14, Janice Gage
November 197915K49:03, Chuck Jewell61:06, Janice Gage
November 198015K48:06, Gary Slayton58:16, Laura Ledbetter
November 198115K46:50, Ernie McKee58:54, Liz Tromboli
November 198215K47:47, George West55:51, Margaret Coomber
November 198315K47:02, Ronnie Treadway55:29, Carla Borovicka
November 198415K49:42, Rick Miller57:23, Margaret Coomber
November 198515K46:31, Larry Greene56:49, Karen MacHarg
November 198615K47:35, Herb Wills53:36, Carla Borovicka
5K16:29, Kent Vann20:44, Gail Reinertsen
November 198715K46:26, Paul Waldron53:49, Carla Borovicka
5K15:46, Rick Miller19:52, Anita Cicanese
November 198815K47:18, Herb Wills54:08, Carla Borovicka
5K15:36, Rick Miller20:21, Yvonne Gsteiger
November 198915K47:05, Jessie Close57:25, Janice Hochstein
5K16:02, Gary Droze21:45, Kathy Bishop
November 199015K48:37, Jeff Wentworth58:34, Paula Johnson
5K15:54, Patrick Calcutt22:06, Kathy Scarth
November 199115K48:54, Jessie Close60:51, Tina Davies
5KN/AN/AN/A
November 199215K55:35, Douglas Henry1:03:17, Sissi Carroll
10K33:52, Bill Crooks38:00, Lynda Nilges
5KNo 5K race
November 199315K55:32, Thomas Holshouser1:04:15, Paula Johnson/Linda Nilges
10K32:43, Gary Droze38:02, Carrie Weyant
5K17:23, Tony Wade17:45, Kirsty Wade
November 199415K55:06, Terry Presnell58:50, Carrie Weyant
10K34:56, Jason Gowans43:19, Rachel Kosiewski
5K17:48, Bill McGuire18:36, Kim Pawelek
November 199515K49:12, Jessie Close59:40, Carrie Weyant
10K34:17, Jeff Nielsen40:40, Chateau Mangaroo
5K18:14, John Rogers22:55, Nicole Hylan
November 199615K54:55, Clarence Calloway59:51, Carrie Weyant
10K31:37, Gary Droze40:34, Susan Bergh
5K18:37, Dana Carpenter17:23, Kim Pawelek
November 199715K52:57, Jeff Nielsen59:40, Carrie Weyant
10K32:37, Lee Willis37:35, Sarah Docter-Williams
5K17:01, Corey Cherr21:40, Jordann Baker
November 199815K52:47, Robert Pautienus58:20, Jane Johnson
10K32:38, Lee Willis37:37, Sarah Docter-Williams
5K16:33, Michael Joanos21:56, Anne Johanson
November 199915K53:52, Tim Unger58:38, Jane Johnson
10K33:35, Gary Droze38:02, Sarah Docter-Williams
5K15:45, Lee Willis20:15, Julie Carico
November 200015K54:30, Gary Droze/Art Remillard58:39, Jane Johnson
10K33:02, Lee Willis40:02, Allison Eagen
5K17:55, Jason Stegall16:56, Breeda Dennehy-Willis
November 200115K55:43, Slade Ward64:01, Cynthia Lyons
10K35:11, Matt Katz38:19, Kate Remillard
5K17:32, Hunter Cook21:21, Julia Bryant
November 200215K53:30, Jessie Close63:26, Carrie Weyant
10K34:55, Gary Droze41:08, Jane Johnson
5K16:47, Shawn Patterson19:42, Karol Withrow
November 200315K51:54, Jessie Close59:54, Luanne Coulter
10K34:15, Phillip Rowan37:42, Sarah Docter-Williams
5K17:18, Corey Preugschat20:47, Karla Savery
November 200415K50:42, Matthew Dobson59:54, Jane Johnson
10K36:38, Charlie Johnson37:08, Sarah Docter-Williams
5K16:34, Caleb Carmichael19:23, Karol Withrow
24 November 200515K52:34, Jessie Close57:59, Luanne Coulter211
10K34:56, Gary Droze37:35, Sarah Docter-Williams274
5K16:34, Alex Miletich20:03, Jennifer Emo992
23 November 200615K50:24, Matthew Dobson58:24, Sheryl Rosen207
10K32:52, Alex Brickler35:20, Breeda Dennehy-Willis295
5K16:40, Calvin Vannoy18:16, Sarah Docter-Williams1232
22 November 200715K54:37, Jay Wallace59:52, Sheryl Rosen208
10K32:56, Alex Brickler41:52, Michelle Sikes210
5K15:37, Stephan Smith18:39, Micah Adriani686
27 November 200815K50:10, Chris Lake59:56, Sheryl Rosen341
10K34:07, Tyler Price44:33, Kristin Sweeney389
5K16:11, Stan Reecy18:29, Lisa Johnson1714
26 November 200915K51:19, Chris Lake57:49, Amy Hines346
10K32:15, Tyler Price39:45, Kristin Findley502
5K14:52, Nick Stenuf17:38, Karen Harvey2075
25 November 201015K50:48, Chris Lake61:46, Allison Eagen464
10K35:23, Josh Brown36:47, Karen Harvey587
5K14:46, Matt Mizereck18:30, Lisa Johnson2858
24 November 201115K50:39, Chris Lake57:36, Pasca Cheruiyot428
10K33:15, Richard Smith45:41, L.A. Hanlon643
5K16:35, Sean Mendes19:02, Lisa Johnson3035
22 November 201215K49:53, Chris Lake57:27, Sheryl Rosen432
10K33:15, Stanley Linton36:05, Stephanie Slekis766
5K16:02, Ryan Barrow16:26, Violah Lagat3682
28 November 201315K49:59, Joshua Seitz57:11, Sheryl Rosen395
10K32:38, Stanley Linton38:00, Seeley Gutierrez774
5K15:28, Kevin Sullivan18:36, Emily Ness2980
27 November 201415K49:37, Chris Lake60:19, Sheryl Rosen465
10K34:49, David Thornton40:50, Marci Gray667
5K15:52, Joshua Seitz20:59, Alyson Churchill3864
26 November 201515K52:41, Nate Kaiser57:41, Katie Sherron306
10K35:01, Daniel Hamilton38:40, Katie Gorman679
5K14:53, Ricardo Estremera18:33, Emma Reed3890
24 November 201615K47:44, Stan Linton59:42, Sheryl Rosen354
10K32:01, Justin Garrard41:40, Renee Cox682
5K16:02, Trevor Touchton19:48, Katie Sack4274
23 November 201715K51:49, Anthony Malatesta56:36, Katie Sherron292
10K32:42, Justin Garrard38:03, Adriana Piekarewicz507
5K15:11, Ricardo Estremera20:07, Kat Sack3060
22 November 201815K48:28, Stan Linton56:45, Sheryl Rosen237
10K33:13, Micah Kemp38:59, Renee Cox542
5K14:47, Ricardo Estremera19:43, Caroline Willis3811
28 November 201915K49:24, Austin Whitelaw57:33, Sheryl Rosen227
10K31:34, Chris Haynes35:51, Ann Centner567
5K14:46, Ricardo Estremera18:44, Angela Cipriani3507


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Saturday, April 27, 2019

31:35 for Chris Haynes and 36:57 for Ann Centner, Rose City 10K champions

Thomasville, Georgia's 98th annual Rose Show and Festival concluded on Saturday, 27 April 2019. You could certainly see some beautiful blossoms at the Show, but you could also see many still on the bush at the Thomasville Rose Garden near Cherokee Lake. Even just strolling around town you could view blooms in yards and green spaces. If you wanted to cover more ground, you could have done your viewing while running Thomasville's 42nd annual Rose City Run, a 10K. Not everyone in the run was flower watching, though. Chris Haynes hardly had the time for it as he won the 6.2-mile race in 31.35. Nor was Ann Centner stopping to smell the roses as she raced to a women's title in 36:57, placing sixth overall.

Ann Centner, Chris Haynes
Ann Centner and Chris Haynes

"We want to get going before it warms up," declared race director Dr. Jim Story as the runners gathered on Broad Street for the 8:00 AM start of 10K. "Right now it's perfect for running."


Dr. Story wasn't exaggerating. It was bright, calm, dry, and cool, with temperatures in the 50s. The consensus was that it was a good morning for a race, a consensus shared by Chris Haynes. The Tallahassee, Florida runner had other concerns, though.

Chris Haynes
Chris Haynes

"I'm worried," admitted Haynes. "There are some fast guys here. Nathan Haskins, and maybe someone even faster."


Haynes was a two-time Rose City Run champion, with wins in 2017 and 2018. But Haskins, a Thomasville runner, also had two Rose City wins to his credit, one in 2009 and another in 2015.. Right after the start of the race, Haskins took the lead. Haynes trailed a few steps back. The two left the rest of the field far behind.

Nathan Haskins, Chris Haynes
Nathan Haskins and Chris Haynes

"Did you see the random surges he was putting in?" said Haynes. "He must have made twelve of them."


"We went through three miles in 15:00," continued Haynes. "The next two miles were slow, really slow. At five miles I could feel he was tired from setting the pace and from all the surges."

Nathan Haskins, Chris Haynes
Chris Haynes and Nathan Haskins

Racing side by side, Haynes and Haskins passed the five-mile mark in 25:33. Haynes made a move. Half a mile later, racing past MacIntyre Park, Haynes was over a hundred meters ahead of Haskins and pulling even farther away. A few minutes later Haynes was back on Broad Street crossing the finish line in a winning 31:35, the fastest of his three Rose City wins and the fastest winning time in the race since 2007, when four-time champ Alan Black went 31:21. Haskins took second in 32:50. Tallahassee triathlete Charlie Johnson was third in 35:14.

Charlie Johnson
Charlie Johnson

"For the third year in a row, from Tallahassee, our women's winner was Ann Centner," said Dr. Story at the awards presentation. "36:57. You're getting faster, Ann."


She is. In her previous Rose City outings, Centner ran 40:56 and 38:27. 36:57 isn't just her fastest mark at Rose City, it's her personal best and first time breaking 37:00.

Ann Centner
Ann Centner

"I know! I was happy!" said Centner.


In Thomasville, Centner lined up with three-time Rose City women's champ Sheryl Rosen, a Tallahassee lawyer. Rosen never mounted a challenge, though, as Centner led the women's field from start to finish. Rosen was second in the women's standings and ninth overall in 37:49. Brittney Barnes, another Tallahassee athlete, was the third woman and nineteenth overall in 40:45.

Sheryl Rosen
Sheryl Rosen

"I don't think I could PR in the mile right now, but 10K is a lot easier now," said Centner about her current state of fitness. "I remember my first 10K, after high school track season. That was awful. I'm doing a lot of quantity now. Six miles of work on the track on Tuesdays, and my long runs are even longer than in college."


Haynes is also logging a lot of mileage.


"I'm going to be trying to keep over a hundred miles a week in training," said Haynes. "I'm getting ready for the Grandma's Marathon."

Brittney Barnes
Brittney Barnes

That's the 43rd annual Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota on 22 June 2019. Haynes won't be the only Rose City Runner there; Haskins is also entered. There aren't any marathons in the near future for Centner, though, or even much racing.


"After this I'm taking a little break," said Centner. "And then the Breakfast on the Track Mile in August."


Centner can be excused an intermission from competition. Over the last four weeks she's run the Springtime 10K, the Palace Saloon 5K, and the Rose City 10K--three races, three wins, and three personal bests.

Ali Kelly, Lourena Maxwell
Ali Kelly and Lourena Maxwell

Myles Gibson of Donalsonville, Georgia was the fastest master runner in the Rose City Run, covering the 10K in 38:17. Gibson was the ninth male finisher in the race and eleventh overall. Tallahassee's Lourena Maxwell was the first woman master, placing eleventh in the women's standings and 41st overall in 45:37.


397 athletes finished the 10K at the 2019 Rose City Run and another 144 completed the kids' mile. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee chip-timed both races.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Rose City Run 10K
  1. 31:35, Christopher Haynes (M, 26)
  2. 32:50, Nathan Haskins (M, 30)
  3. 35:14, Charlie Johnson (M, 39)
  4. 36:12, Brad Busboom (M, 31)
  5. 36:49, Brian Miller (M, 21)
  6. 37:28, Ryan Truchelut (M, 33)
  7. 37:32, Leo Kelly (M, 15)
  8. 37:57, Zach Deveau (M, 31)
  9. 38:17, Myles Gibson (M, 52)
  10. 39:20, David Knauf (M, 55)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Rose City Run 10K
  1. 36:57, Ann Centner (F, 27)
  2. 37:49, Sheryl Rosen (F, 34)
  3. 40:45, Brittney Barnes (F, 31)
  4. 41:37, Katie Sherron (F, 37)
  5. 42:56, Angela Cipriani (F, 20)
  6. 43:29, Lilly Unger (F, 16)
  7. 43:29, Erika Hango (F, 29)
  8. 43:55, Samantha Murray (F, 19)
  9. 44:09, Olivia Rosener (F, 20)
  10. 45:05, Jillian Heddaeus (F, 36)

42 years of Rose City Run 10K champions, 1978 - 2019
DateMenWomenFinishers
29 April 197831:25, Gary Slayton36:45, Janice Hochstein
28 April 197931:47, Mike Rasper37:49, Janice Hochstein
26 April 198031:18, George West38:14, Colleen Joiner
25 April 198130:21, Mabry McCray40:26, Nicole Batchelder
198230:33, Ernie McKee38:31, Nicole Batchelder
198330:47, Noel Shuman34:57, Darien Andreu
198433:05, Gary Slayton37:51, Barbara Balzer
27 April 198532:36, Rick Miller37:41, Barbara Balzer
26 April 198632:05, Rick Miller37:35, Janice Hochstein
198729:57, Herb Wills37:39, Karen MacHarg
198831:55, Jessie Close37:59, Karen MacHarg
198931:39, Jessie Close36:49, Karen MacHarg
199031:56, Jessie Close37:04, Karen MacHarg
199131:15, Jessie Close38:33, Vikki Saga
199233:04, Trent Smith37:48, Vikki Saga
24 April 199331:28, Gary Droze38:24, Vikki Saga
23 April 199430:19, Robin Rogers37:37, Lisa Herman
29 April 199531:52, Jessie Close35:37, Suzanne Rigg
27 Aprl 199632:18, Jessie Close39:37, Carrie Weyant
26 April 199732:29, Brian Erb36:40, Sarah Docter-Williams
25 April 199831:58, Alan Black36:07, Sarah Docter-Williams
24 April 199932:21, Alan Black37:14, Sarah Docter-Williams
29 April 200034:15, Sean Daniels35:20, Anna Pichrtova
28 April 200132:05, Paul Spangler36:22, Sarah Docter-Williams
27 April 200230:53, Alan Black39:35, Jane Johnson
26 April 200331:58, Matt Kalinski41:53, Julie Carico
25 April 200433:44, Jessie Close39:52, Kate Remillard
23 April 200533:44, Jessie Close37:08, Sarah Docter-Williams
29 April 200634:32, Jessie Close38:38, Barbara Jarnagin
28 April 200731:21, Alan Black39:02, Sheryl Rosen
26 April 200833:10, Malcolm Campbell37:40, Donna Garcia
25 April 200932:34, Nathaniel Haskins41:38, Mary Anne Grayson
24 April 201032:51, Chris Lake37:42, Amy Hines410
23 April 201132:46, Chris Lake38:58, Donna Garcia490
28 April 201232:51, Chris Lake36:51, Sheryl Rosen464
27 April 201332:52, Will Stanford37:08, Sheryl Rosen417
26 April 201433:21, Chris Lake38:58, Amy Hines463
25 April 201532:04, Nathan Haskins41:32, Beth Sweeny428
23 April 201634:37, Roger Schmidt38:11, Ani Veltcheva358
29 April 201732:57, Christopher Haynes40:56, Ann Centner392
28 April 201831:43, Christopher Haynes38:27, Ann Centner310
27 April 201931:35, Christopher Haynes36:57, Ann Centner397


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Saturday, March 30, 2019

32:39 for Chris Haynes and 37:10 for Ann Centner in the 44th annual Springtime 10K

Saturday morning, 30 March 2019, in Tallahassee, Florida was marked with mild temperatures, sunny skies, and a gentle breeze. You’d think no one could ask for better conditions for Gulf Winds Track Club’s 44th annual Springtime Road Race.


“It felt a lot more humid than I thought it would be,” said Chris Haynes. “The temperature was perfect, but I really noticed the humidity on the second mile.”

Chris Haynes
Chris Haynes

There's always a critic. But by the time Haynes had noticed the humidity, he had dropped the last of the competition on his way to winning the Springtime 10K for a third year in a row, running 32:39. Ann Centner snagged her first Springtime women’s title, placing ninth overall in 37:10.


Overnight cloudiness was dissipating when the runners started to assemble on South Monroe Street in front of the Leon County Courthouse for the start of the 10K and it’s sister race, the Springtime 5K. By the end of the first mile, Chris Haynes and Austin Whitelaw were out in front of everyone, 5K and 10K runner alike, racing next to one another on Franklin Boulevard.

Chris Haynes, Austin Whitelaw
Chris Haynes and Austin Whitelaw

“Austin was coming off the Tallahassee Marathon,” said Haynes. “He’s still recovering from that. The second and third mile is where we climb up, and I tried to make a break there.”


He succeeded in shaking off Whitelaw on the Myers Park hills. Halfway through the race, Haynes was half a minute ahead. That lead grew to nearly two minutes during the second half of racing, as Haynes went on to take first in 32:39. Whitelaw was runner-up in 34:36. Charlie Johnson, who had dueled with Haynes during the first half of the 2017 Springtime, was third in 35:03. Hong-Guo Yu was the fastest master runner in the 10K, thirteenth overall in 38:44.

Austin Whitelaw
Austin Whitelaw

“I had a root canal two days ago,” said Haynes. I’m on a lot of antibiotics. The race didn’t feel as easy as the last two years, but that could be the medication.”


Which isn’t the worst of it. The recent dental work prevents Haynes from biting down, keeping him from his favorite foods.


“I’ll be glad when I can eat doughnuts and whatever I like again,” said Haynes.

Charlie Johnson
Charlie Johnson

“I’m only on the antibiotics for five more days, and then I can get in some good training. My next race with probably be the Rose City 10K. Three good weeks of training, then Rose City.”


Haynes is the defending champion at Thomasville, Georgia's Rose City race, where Ann Centner is the defending women's champ. Centner ran her personal best for 10K at Rose City last year, but took over a minute off that at Springtime.

Ann Centner
Ann Centner

“My previous best was a 38:27 at Rose City, but I went through the first 10K at the Tallahassee Half Marathon in 38:20,’ said Centner. “The weather helped a lot today. Rose City was hot, and this race was much cooler.”


After that fast split during the half marathon, Centner entered Springtime with ambitious goals.


“The plan was to break 38:00, because I have been having really good workouts,” said Centner. “I went out way too fast for the first mile and the first 5K. I ran the first half in 18:20.”

Sheryl Rosen
Sheryl Rosen

18:20 fast enough to win the women’s division in more than a few weekend 5K road races, but so was the 18:50 that Centner ran for the second half of the race. Her winning time, 37:10, was the fastest women’s performance at Springtime since 2013, when Stefanie Slekis ran 36:05.


Sheryl Rosen, a two-time Springtime women's champ, took second to Centner, placing fourteenth overall in 38:50. Amanda Sava placed third in the women's standings and 28th overall in a personal best 41:42. Stephanie Liles-Weyant was the first woman master and tenth female finisher, 52nd overall in 43:49.

Amanda Sava
Amanda Sava

There’s more racing ahead in April for Springtime’s first woman.


“The Palace Saloon 5K and Rose City,” said Centner. “And I’m thinking of trying the Red Hill Triathlon. We’ll see.”


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Springtime 10K
  1. 32:39, Christopher Haynes (M, 26) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 34:36, Austin Whitelaw (M, 25) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 35:03, Charlie Johnson (M, 39) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 35:37, Charlie Kline (M, 26) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 36:13, Tristan Cravello (M, 19) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 36:26, Trevor Sununu (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 36:55, Nick Yaeger (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 37:02, Ryan Bausback (M, 20) Sarasota, FL
  9. 37:27, Chris O'Kelley (M, 25) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 38:36, Tom Parker (M, 36) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Springtime 10K
  1. 37:10, Ann Centner (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 38:50, Sheryl Rosen (F, 34) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 41:42, Amanda Sava (F, 24) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 42:08, Meg Ogle (F, 28) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 42:34, Melissa Thompson (F, 34) Thomasville, GA
  6. 42:42, Brittney Barnes (F, 31) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 42:43, Jamila Allen (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 43:36, Jordan Simas (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 43:47, Erika Hango (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 43:49, Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 46) Tallahassee, FL
Jake Poore, Matt Mizereck
Matt Mizereck and Jake Poore

While Haynes and Centner were still negotiating the hills in Myers Park, the fastest runners in the 5K were crossing the finish line. Jake Poore, an alumnus of the Land O' Lakes High cross-country team, was first in 17:29. Wyatt Townsend, an eighth-grader at Deerlake and Florida's 2018 middle school cross-country state champion, took second in 17:39. Michael Niezgoda edged the early leader, Matt Mizereck, for third, 17:56 to 17:59.


Grace Koeppel placed first in the women's standings, finishing seventeenth overall in 19:57. Koeppel is a seventh-grader on the Maclay School cross-country team. Samantha Reilly was the women's runner-up, placing 25th overall in 21:01. Alyssa Terry was the third women and 28th overall in 21:06.

Grace Koeppel
Grace Koeppel

792 athletes finished the 2019 Springtime 10K, while 620 completed the 5K. Yet another 97 ran a one-mile fun run. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the races.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Springtime 5K
  1. 17:29, Jake Poore (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 17:39, Wyatt Townsend (M, 14) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 17:56, Michael Niezgoda (M, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 17:59, Matthew Mizereck (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 18:03, Patrick Koon (M, 13) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 18:30, Jackson Rowe (M, 13) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 18:40, Tanner Smith (M, 13) Ocala, FL
  8. 18:45, Michael Martinez (M, 53) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 18:47, Robert Duggleby (M, 28) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 18:48, Filippo Aldrovandi-Reina (M, 14) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Springtime 5K
  1. 19:57, Grace Koeppel (F, 13) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 21:01, Samantha Reilly (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 21:06, Alyssa Terry (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 22:17, Stella Lewis (F, 14) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 22:45, Anna Koeppel (F, 41) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 22:47, Clifton Lewis (F, 10) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 22:49, Cora Atkinson (F, 24) Crawfordville, FL
  8. 23:28, Grace Kennedy (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 23:30, Paula O'Neill (F, 57) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 23:37, Rachel Van Poppelen (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL

Springtime 10K Champions, 1976 - 2019
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
24 April 1976*4 miles20:30, George West,Donnie Cook25:27, Janice Gage106
197710K31:24, Morrison Reid40:57, Nancy McCormac205
1 April 197810K31:43, George West38:03, Laura Ledbetter468
7 April 197910K33:10, David Ferrell37:14, Janice Gage658
29 March 198010K32:35, Rick Swiderski40:02, Lisa Kinch
4 April 198110K32:06, Mabry McCray37:14, Janice Gage683
3 April 198210K32:11, George West39:56, Pam Ledbetter
9 April 198310K31:21, Noel Shumann38:15, Janice Hochstein
7 April 198410K30:03, Larry Greene35:57, Carla Borovicka917
30 March 198510K30:30, Paul Waldron35:32, Carole Rouillard
22 March 198610K31:15, Dennis Rice37:16, Karen MacHarg
5 March 198710K31:52, Jessie Close35:30, Carla Borovicka757
26 March 198810K31:22, Paul Waldron38:18, Karen MacHarg760
8 April 198910K30:49, Paul Waldron37:54, Janice Hochstein827
199010K31:48, Jessie Close38:16, Vikki Saga913
199110K32:02, Jessie Close38:29, Paula Johnson
199210K32:09, Jessie Close37:38, Paula Johnson
199310K33:11, Andy Palmer36:54, Paula Johnson
199410K32:17, Matthew Dobson37:37, Lisa Herman692
1 April 199510K31:43, Matthew Dobson37:27, Jane Johnson
13 April 199610K32:21, Jessie Close37:11, Jane Johnson610
12 April 199710K31:12, Juri Punda35:30, Tamara Karloukova847
4 April 199810K31:07, Randy Hollinger34:09, Breeda Dennehy789
27 March 199910K30:56, Muchapiwa Mazano37:01, Sarah Docter-Williams681
1 April 200010K32:28, Muchapiwa Mazano36:05, Anna Pichrtova770
31 March 200110K32:18, Muchapiwa Mazano34:46, Tatyana Maslova717
6 April 200210K31:18, Conor Holt36:40, Larisa Timchina732
5 April 200310K30:56, Joseph Zepherinus34:52, Larisa Timchina634
3 April 200410K33:22, Caleb Carmichael37:03, Sarah Docter-Williams694
2 April 200510K32:43, Joey Zins36:51, Sarah Docter-Williams758
1 April 200610K33:25, Joey Zins34:36, Vicky Gill663
31 March 200710K33:27, Matthew Dobson37:23, Lara Shaw867
29 March 200810K31:59, Joey Zins38:16, Sarah Docter-Williams820
5K17:58, Cray Peron23:17, Angela Gibbs423
28 March 200910K35:00, David Altmaier38:34, Lisa Johnson658
5K16:44, Daniel Lee18:48, Allison Eagen409
27 March 201010K33:09, Chris Lake38:23, Sheryl Rosen850
5K19:14, Etienne Mazimpaka21:58, Katherine Lindsay686
2 April 201110K32:34, Chris Lake34:52, Pasca Cheruiyot934
5K19:10, Etienne Mazimpaka18:18, Lisa Johnson731
31 March 201210K33:29, Chris Lake37:33, Lindsay Zeiler905
5K19:02, David Witman18:24, Lisa Johnson809
6 April 201310K31:42, Kevin Sullivan36:05, Stefanie Slekis993
5K16:48, Alex Smyth19:24, Lisa Johnson788
29 March 201410K32:03, Kevin Sullivan38:09, Seeley Gutierrez716
5K17:50, Adam Greenstein18:17, Amy Hines443
28 March 201510K32:59, Stephen Cox37:30, Sheryl Rosen986
5K17:31, Adam Greenstein19:44, Alyson Churchill709
2 April 201610K34:06, Roger Schmidt39:09, Adriana Piekarewicz942
5K18:42, Nicholas Loffer21:53, Megan Churchill426
1 April 201710K32:51, Christopher Haynes37:21, Ani Veltcheva909
5K18:36, Nick Loffer20:53, Shannon Turner582
7 April 201810K32:31, Christopher Haynes38:57, Katie Sherron776
5K18:00, Mark Zamani19:19, Lucy Baird511
30 March 201910K32:39, Christopher Haynes37:10, Ann Centner792
5K17:29, Jake Poore19:57, Grace Koeppel620
* The 1976 race was a four-mile run on the FSU campus.


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