Duane Evans and Georgina Hernandez gave 'em the runaround at Chattahoochee's River Runaround

Built on the bluffs overlooking the Flint and Apalachicola Rivers, Chattahoochee, Florida is 60 feet above sea level at its lowest and more than 250 feet above sea level at its highest. With that kind of topography, you'd think that any five-kilometer race you ran in that small town would feature a lot of up and down. But the athletes in the inaugural Chattahoochee River Runaround 5K on Saturday morning, 17 May 2025, were treated to a course that was almost level. Hugging the shore of the rivers, the Runaround so effectively avoided Chattahoochee's hills that the main challenge facing the field was the distance of the race. Master runner Duane Evans met that challenge best, covering the course in a winning 20:56. Georgina Hernandez was the first woman in the race, placing fifth overall in 23:29.


Master runner Richard Reesor took the runner-up spot, running 22:19. Thirteen-year-old Ian Bryner was third in 22:28.


Megan Orcutt was the first woman master and second female finisher, coming in sixth overall in 23:47. Hillary Powell took third in the women's standings, placing seventh overall in 24:20.


89 athletes finished the 2025 Chattahaoochee River Runaround 5K. Ultimate Racing, Inc., of Saint Augustine, Florida timed and scored the race.


Top Ten Men, 2025 Chattahaoochee River Runaround 5K

1. 20:56, Duane Evans (M, 57)
2. 22:19, Richard Reesor (M, 63)
3. 22:28, Ian Bryner (M, 13)
4. 22:57, Devin Ferrell (M, 31)
5. 24:29, David Braswell (M, 54)
6. 24:54, Michael Kennett (M, 51)
7. 25:08, Will Nettles (M, 26)
8. 25:33, Roman Hill (M, 17)
9. 25:52, Ryan Burk (M, 53)
10. 26:47, Douglas Gorton (M, 66)

Top Ten Women, 2025 Chattahaoochee River Runaround 5K

1. 23:29, Georgina Hernandez (F, 35)
2. 23:47, Megan Orcutt (F, 40)
3. 24:25, Hillary Powell (F, 40)
4. 25:46, Caitlin Ubilla (F, 35)
5. 27:31, Emma Stubblefield (F, 10)
6. 27:50, Jasmine Hartin (F, 28)
7. 30:25, Melissa Potter (F, 45)
8. 31:02, Traci Hall (F, 46)
9. 31:19, Amber Stubblefield (F, 42)
10. 31:36, Eloisa Hernandez (F, 31)

Links

• Complete results of Chattahoochee's 2025 River Runaround 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQbzXrMl2vJpLUvV0wRx4ExMykxLgzLiBiO5n5EpCy4VmBSOKkQS2AU_B8fZaG0tqc6QoNI0w2aJTkl/pubhtml
  
  
• Upcoming races in Chattahoochee and elsewhere in the region on the Trouble Afoot calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#3191

Duane Evans and Alexis Mayfield lead the field at the Tate's Hell 5K

Florida's Tate's Hell Swamp is purportedly named after Cebe Tate, who, as the tale goes, got lost in the swamp near Sumatra and wandered for miles, snakebit and feverish, before stumbling out again near Carrabelle.


The athletes in the eighth annual Tate's Hell And Back 5K had an easier time of it than the storied Cebe. Instead of a trackless slog through the swamp, on Saturday morning, 7 October 2023, they had a well-marked run on the grounds of Carrabelle, Florida's Saint James Bay Golf Resort. Crawfordville, Florida master runner Duane Evans took first in the 5K, running 20:42. Alexis Mayfield, a member of the Swift Creek Middle School girls' cross-country team, was overall runner-up and first in the women's division with a 21:02.


It was the second Tate's Hell 5K win for Evans, who had also won the race in 2021. Christopher Coddington was second to Evans in the men's standings, placing third overall in 21:21. Chris Matechik was the third male finisher and fifth overall in 23:39.


Laura McDermott was the first woman master in the race as well as the second female finisher, fourth overall in 22:56. A teacher at Buck Lake Elementary in Tallahassee, Florida, McDermnott is also a coach of the Swift Creek team that Alexis Mayfield belongs to. Jessica Brieno took third in the women's standings with a 24:21.


The Tate's Hell 5K was run in conjunction with Carrabelle's Bay Fest, an annual charity event.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Tate's Hell And Back 5K

1. 20:42.8, Duane Evans (M, 50-99)
2. 21:21.8, Christopher Coddington (M, 00-49)
3. 23:39.7, Chris Matechik (M, 00-49)
4. 25:21.6, Alexander Lewis (M, 00-49)
5. 25:23.4, David Mayfield (M, 00-49)
6. 25:47.7, Jimmy Sims (M, 50-99)
7. 26:34.0, Morris Davis (M, 50-99)
8. 27:21.8, Dennis Harvey (M, 00-49)
9. 27:49.8, Nate Harvey (M, 00-49)
10. 28:20.9, Darren Robinette (M, 50-99)

Top Ten Women, 2023 Tate's Hell And Back 5K

1. 21:02.2, Alexis Mayfield (F, 00-49)
2. 22:56.4, Laura McDermott (F, 00-49)
3. 24:21.6, Jessica Brieno (F, 00-49)
4. 25:18.0, Sara Jordan (F, 00-49)
5. 25:43.0, Izzy Coddington (F, 00-49)
6. 26:03.4, Donna Starrenburg (F, 50-99)
7. 26:46.9, Rebekah Mayfield (F, 00-49)
8. 27:36.0, Lynn Varner (F, 50-99)
9. 27:45.6, Lydia Coddington (F, 00-49)
10. 27:57.6, Debbie Peters (F, 50-99)

Tate's Hell And Back 5K winners, 2016 - 2023
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
23 April 2016	16:47, Ryan Slyter	22:27, Sara Collins	104
22 April 2017	22:33, Mark Collins	22:37, Melissa Hooke	68
28 April 2018	18:23, Chance Logan	26:17, Chelsa Marshall Hirvela	89
27 April 2019	22:37, Tate Danford	23:38, Liliana Lewis	83
26 September 2020	19:03, Bailey Harter	24:15, Kate Wharton
2 October 2021	19:59, Duane Evans	24:48, Kate Wharton	92
1 October 2022	17:15, Leonardo Canete	25:21, Sara Collins
7 October 2023	20:42, Duane Evans	21:02, Alexis Mayfield	85

Links

• Complete results, 2023 Tate's Hell And Back 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRhY6rtP7alvXBtGB0VJU14xDRoo4_7XIwjl8k_cocjPhWqJtzIBrtA8E5ndoffBPHE6vnhKS7kk3yj/pubhtml
  
  
• 2019 story, “Tate Danford and Liliana Lewis run to Hell and back”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/04/tates-hell-and-back-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Chance Logan makes a fast trip to Tate's Hell And Back”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/04/tates-hell-and-back-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Collins and Hooke win a Hell of a race in Carrabelle”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/04/tates-hell-and-back-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Ryan Slyter leads over 100 athletes to Hell and back”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/04/tates-hell-and-back-2016.html
  
  
• Tate's Hell State Forest
  http://www.freshfromflorida.com/Divisions-Offices/Florida-Forest-Service/Our-Forests/State-Forests/Tate-s-Hell-State-Forest
  
  
• Find an upcoming race in a legendary marsh using the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2992

Master runners Duane Evans and Loranne Ausley take the field to school at the Race For Pace

In Tallahassee, Florida the Race For Pace 5K benefits the Pace School For Girls. But it wasn't schoolchildren leading the pack on Saturday morning, 2 November 2019, at the second annual Race For Pace, it was master runners. Master runner Duane Evans led the entire field, winning the race in 21:47. Master runner Loranne Ausley was first in the women's field, placing eleventh overall in 26:37.

Duane Evans and Craig Shelton

Three runners, Evans among them, were the early leaders in the race. By the end of the first mile, the trio had dwindled to a duo--Evans and Craig Shelton. Evans eventually shook Shelton as well, going on to win by almost 200 meters in 21:47. Shelton was second in 22:39, and Malachi Richards third in 24:26.


Ausley's 26:37 put her across the finish line close to 100 meters ahead of the next woman. Jodi Stevens was the second female finisher, twelfth overall in 27:11. Close behind Steven, Lucille Spann took third in the women's standings and thirteenth overall in 27:17.

Loranne Ausley

71 athletes finished the 2019 Race For Pace 5K. Miles And Minutes, LLC, of Tallahassee timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Race For Pace 5K

1. 21:47.00, Duane Evans (M, 52)
2. 22:39.00, Craig Shelton (M, 28)
3. 24:26.00, Malachi Richards (M, 19)
4. 24:35.00, David Anderson (M, 69)
5. 24:59.00, Chris Skene (M, 32)
6. 25:19.00, John Knowles (M, 35)
7. 26:00.00, Michael LaBossiere (M, 53)
8. 26:05.00, Patrick Kaminski (M, 32)
9. 26:23.00, Michael MacNamara (M, 35)
10. 28:15.16, Darren Robinette (M, 51)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Race For Pace 5K

1. 26:37.00, Loranne Ausley (F, 56)
2. 27:10.89, Jodi Stevens (F, 32)
3. 27:16.93, Lucille Spann (F, 32)
4. 28:44.14, Sara Peebles (F, 33)
5. 30:04.02, Colleen Mullen (F, 34)
6. 31:10.89, Mary Marks (F, )
7. 31:35.31, Rachel Ritter (F, )
8. 31:49.73, Victoria Shelton (F, 27)
9. 31:54.22, Amanda Tharpe (F, 30)
10. 31:56.00, Julie Capas (F, 34)

Race For Pace 5K winners, 2018 - 2019
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
17 November 2018			33
2 November 2019	21:47, Duane Evans	26:37, Loranne Ausley	71

Links

• Complete results of the 2019 Race For Pace 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSCIiKjsRkSvPrDn-w6XcIvqF3nQWax88Z1kVgvnayEPYHL2nmQsF2wMs3JuYc4jJzfoX7vYWVKZWF1/pubhtml
  
  
• More photos of the 2019 Race For Pace 5K
  [ COMING SOON! PLEASE CHECK BACK! ]
  
  
• 2018 story, “Emily Molen sets the pace at the Race For Pace”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/11/race-for-pace-2018.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map FL18050TY for the 2018 Race For Pace 5K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL18050TY
  
  
• Check out the upcoming races in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2644

Tim Qualls and Nancy Proctor take the 10K at the Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run

The Bainbridge, Georgia Kiwanis Club staged their fifteenth annual River Run 10K and 5K on Saturday morning, 16 March 2019. The races were at Earle May Boat Basin Park, as they have been since 2005, and Tim Qualls of Tallahassee, Florida won the ten-kilometer event, running the 6.2 miles in 40:59. Tallahassee master runner Nancy Proctor was the first woman in the 10K, placing sixth overall in 48:15.


At 41:28, Tristan LaNasa was second in the 10K . Less than two weeks earlier, LaNasa had run 1:35:05 for 13.1 miles at the Seaside Half Marathon. Dr. Philip Sura, a meteorology professor at Florida State University, was the first master runner in the race, placing third overall in 43:54.


Monica Toth of Tallahassee was second in the women's standings, coming in ninth overall in 49:32. Donica Williams was the third woman in the race and eleventh overall in 50:18.


43 athletes finished the 2019 Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 10K.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 10K

1. 40:58:34, Tim Qualls (M, 39)
2. 41:27:24, Tristan LaNasa (M, 26)
3. 43:53:66, Philip Sura (M, 48)
4. 47:09:71, Michael Kennett (M, 45)
5. 47:19:96, Justin Williams (M, 41)
6. 48:35:18, Julian Strickland (M, 53)
7. 49:22:22, David Braswell (M, 47)
8. 49:48:48, Marco Teeter (M, 26)
9. 51:03:10, Jim Tully (M, 72)
10. 51:09:35, Stephen Gensits (M, 63)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 10K

1. 48:14:92, Nancy Proctor (F, 58)
2. 49:31:95, Monica Toth (F, 30)
3. 50:17:47, Donica Williams (F, 39)
4. 51:20:30, Sharon Crews (F, 51)
5. 51:39:17, Birgit Maier-Katkin (F, 56)
6. 55:35:48, Jennie Merchant (F, 27)
7. 56:45:21, Adrian Parker (F, 30)
8. 59:15:67, Suzanne Angell (F, 53)
9. 60:46:47, Susan Shelton (F, 45)
10. 62:01:06, Jennifer Johnson (F, 40)

The 5K race was run concurrently with the 10K. Duane Evans won the shorter race, running 19:46. Qualls won the 10K by about half a minute, but Evans was across the finish line more than five minutes ahead of the next runner in the 5K, running five kilometers before any other runner in the race had gone four. Master runner Clint Cook was second in 25:24, just ahead of the 25:33 posted by third-place runner John Strickland.


Tallahassee master runner Julia Sura was the first woman in the 5K, placing fourth overall in 27:25. Catherine Jones, another master runner, was second in the women's standings and fifth overall in 27:58. Jamye Bowen was the third woman in the 5K, finishing sixth overall in 28:33.


22 athletes finished the 2019 Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 5K.


Top Five Men, 2019 Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 5K

1. 19:46, Duane Evans (M, 51)
2. 25:23:23, Clint Cook (M, 46)
3. 25:32:93, John Strickland (M, 65)
4. 29:08:28, Donald Bowling (M, 65)
5. 29:45:41, Adam Miller (M, 29)

Top Five Women, 2019 Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 5K

1. 27:24:63, Julia Sura (F, 47)
2. 27:58:00, Catherine Jones (F, 59)
3. 28:32:11, Jamye Bowen (F, 28)
4. 30:28:73, Tia Glenn (F, 52)
5. 32:27:35, Barbara Williams (F, 53)

Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run winners, 2005 - 2019
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
8 January 2005	10K	J P Chesser	Shana Martin	33
	5K	Nathan Norton	Debbie Wittmer	30
7 January 2006	10K	35:59, Michael Douma	43:11, Allison Eagen	35
	5K	19:38, Gabe Mitchell	23:42, Shana Martin	39
6 January 2007	10K	35:49, Jay Wallace	45:39, Fran McLean	89
	5K	19:59, Steve Baxter	23:39, Shana Martin	30
5 January 2008	10K	35:13, David Marky	47:50, Lou Ellen Jayroe	36
	5K	18:15, Nathan Norton	19:28, Jana Stolting	32
3 January 2009	10K	35:50, Jessie Close	47:44, Kirsten Baggett	34
	5K	18:40, Nathan Norton	23:45, Erika Pemberton	63
2 January 2010	10K	37:45, Joel Piotrowski	51:20, Jessica Monk	42
	5K	19:27, Devin Ferrell	23:35, Helen Jean Thompson	54
8 January 2011	10K	33:55, Rick Jennings	49:15, Jessica Monk	32
	5K	19:21, Davey Reynolds	26:28, Carolyn Houston	30
21 January 2012	10K	35:11, Cody Mallchok	45:33, Angelina Horne	57
	5K	17:20, Luis Navarro	23:30, Amber Braswell	43
19 January 2013	10K	37:18, Myles Gibson	46:07, Juanita Chalmers	62
	5K	17:14, Chase Harris	19:00, Sheryl Rosen	47
4 January 2014	10K	35:43, Kyle Harris	41:51, Elena Oslund	50
	5K	17:26, Chase Harris	20:11, Paige Braswell	35
3 January 2015	10K	39:28, Kyle Harris	52:00, Kaitlin Jackson	29
	5K	19:29, Arnoldo DeJesus	24:22, Kristi Johnson	34
27 February 2016	10K	37:27, Myles Gibson	48:31, Nancy Stedman	39
	5K	19:00, Rik Pool	23:51, Paula O'Neill	34
25 February 2017	10K	39:04, Myles Gibson	48:10, Paula O'Neill	41
	5K	18:42, Tanner Norman	22:50, Ramsay Miller	35
3 March 2018	10K	38:17, Daniel Hamilton	60:03, ‎Suzanne Inman Angell‎	22
	5K	24:14, Joey Harvey	23:50, Carolyn Turak Houston	14
16 March 2019	10K	40:59, Tim Qualls	48:15, Nancy Proctor	43
	5K	19:46, Duane Evans	27:25, Julia Sura	22

Links

• Complete results of the 2019 Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 10K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSeHzOxTKEgRVUV6gI4J6p4x7-mMmINjbQufAMSADjOb7wEyi55Hb2fnD_XcT38fhEc_2RCuMd9XRb4/pubhtml
  
  
• 2017 story, “Gibson and O'Neill were the rapids at this River Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/kiwanis-river-run-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Riparian victories in Bainbridge for Gibson and Stedman”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/03/kiwanis-river-run-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Harris and Jackson sail to victory in the River Run 10K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/01/kiwanis-river-run-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Harris and Oslund were rollin' on the river”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/01/kiwanis-river-run-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Gibson, Chalmers rout rivals in River Run 10K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/01/kiwanis-river-run-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Fast on the Flint, Mallchok and Horne win River Run 10K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/01/kiwanis-river-run-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Jennings and Monk are the rapidest River Runners in Bainbridge”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/01/kiwanis-river-run-2011.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map (GA17005WC) for the 2017 Bainbridge Kiwanis River Run 10K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=GA17005WC
  
  
• Find your next race in the Tallahassee region using the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2467

Many trailed Duane Evans and Madison Sims at the Trail Life 5K

Because of Hurricane Michael, autumn of 2018 was a season of canceled races in the Florida panhandle, and even as far east as Tallahassee. Saturday morning, 17 November 2018, saw a return to the normal in the Tallahassee-area racing calendar. Normal, of course, is ridiculously crowded. There were no fewer than three road races within a short drive of Tallahassee that morning. In the spirit of rebirth after the storm, each was a first-year race. One of those was the inaugural Trail Life 5K, south of Tallahassee in Crawfordville, Florida. Master runner Duane Evans won the 3.1-mile race, covering the distance in 19:50. Madison Sims, a sixth-grader at Fort Braden School, was the first woman in the race, placing third overall in 23:59.


Ten-year-old Grayson Stevens took the runner-up spot in the 5K with a 23:51. Master runner Michael Martin was third in the men's standings and fifth overall in 26:40.


Nancy Johnson was the first woman master and second female finisher, fourth overall in 25:45. Liliana Lewis, a sixth-grader at Wakulla Middle School, placed third on the women's side and sixth overall in 26:52.


The Trail Life 5K was the opening event of Trail Life Crawfordville's second annual Fall Festival. Trail Life Crawfordville is Troop FL-2327 of Trail Life USA, with describes itself as "a Christian Outdoor Adventure, Character, and Leadership Program for boys and young men. Trail Life Crawfordville is serious enough about their 5K to get the course USATF-certified (course number FL18042TY) and to hire professional timing for the race (Miles and Minutes, LLLC, of Tallahassee). 21 athletes finished the first year event on the streets of Crawfordville.


Top Five Men, 2018 Crawfordville Trail Life 5K

1. 19:49.57, Dwayne Evans (M, 51)
2. 23:50.59, Grayson Stevens (M, 10)
3. 26:39.54, Michael Martin (M, 42)
4. 27:38.63, Andrew Gordon (M, 27)
5. 29:05.89, Casey Hutto (M, 64)

Top Five Women, 2018 Crawfordville Trail Life 5K

1. 23:58.04, Madison Sims (F, 11)
2. 25:44.10, Nancy Johnson (F, 44)
3. 26:51.62, Liliana Lewis (F, 12)
4. 27:27.86, Amaliya McCalley (F, 17)
5. 29:59.60, Elizabeth Stevens (F, 39)

Links

• Complete results of the 2018 Crawfordville Trail Life 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRrAsAjmbKat0g6j85Sf9nOZmrsU3Cwz4uc3KnYJbqlWvQMizz6n6ZHvnCXT4NJm7TIBzHsyKB3WMpw/pubhtml
  
  
• USATF course-certification map for the 2018 Crawfordville Trail Life 5K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL18042TY
  
  
• Upcoming Trail Life, Track Life, and Road Life races on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2373

Duane Evans and Laura McDermott ran best at the Bobcat

It was a chilly morning in Tallahassee, Florida on Saturday, 24 March 2018, the kind of temperatures that make you think of high school or college cross-country season. That comes in the autumn, though, and it was definitely spring, as evidenced by the budding leaves and blooming flowers. Regardless of the season, more than 200 athletes showed up at the Alford Greenway for some cross-country running at Buck Lake Elementary School’s second annual Bobcat 5K Family Trail Run. Crawfordville, Florida master runner Duane Evans was the fastest of the 114 who finished the 5K, the main event, winning the race in 20:07. Laura McDermott of Tallahassee, a teacher at Buck Lake, was the first woman in the race, placing third overall in 21:34.

Duane Evans

The morning opened with a one-mile fun run at 8:30 AM. The 5K, scheduled for 9:00, started closer to 9:10. A crowd of youngsters charged out into the lead, but their exuberance only lasted them through the first 400 meters. Their pace slowed as they began to realize just how long 5000 meters is. Evans moved ahead of them. With ten years of racing experience, he knew exactly how far he was going.


“I didn’t start running till I was 40,” said Evans. “The competitive bug just kind of bit me. I used to watch my son run at North Florida Christian, and they would have open races. I would see guys my age racing, and thought, ‘Hey, I could do that.’”

2018 Bobcat 5K

He could, and he did, and ten years later he still was. Halfway through the Bobcat 5K Evans was more than 100 meters ahead of the next runner. By the end of the race he had widened that margin to nearly 300 meters, crossing the finish line in a winning 20:07. Thirteen-year old Connor Edwards was second in 21:24. Seventeen-year-old David Guhl was third in the men's standings and fourth overall in 22:05.


“I like this course,” said Evans. “It’s tough, but I like it. I’ve run the Bluebird 5K out here and I remember the grass being taller.”

Connor Edwards & David Guhl

Evans had indeed run the Bluebird Run for Brookie B 5K at the Alford Greenway in 2015, running 20:38. A September race, the grass is usually thicker at the Greenway at that time of year, having had all summer to grow. But the course at the Greenway isn't all grass. There's also crushed oyster shell paths, dirt, gravel, and loose sand.


“There was a lot of variety out there,” said Evans. “But it was all uphill!”

Laura McDermott

“It’s really pretty,” said Laura McDermott, the women’s champ, describing the course. “But I’m usually looking at the ground.”


That’s not a bad idea in cross-country, where a root can catch your toe and have you on the ground. But McDermott navigated the tricky footing more than successfully, improving on her performance in the inaugural Bobcat 5K. In the 2017 run, she had been second in the women’s division in 21:49; a year later she was first in 21:34.

Elise Ferguson

When you’re going to the Alford Greenway, just before you arrive you pass by Swift Creek Middle School. It was an eighth-grader from Swift Creek, Elise Ferguson, who was runner-up to McDermott in the women’s standings. Ferguson, a member of the Swift Creek cross-country team, placed thirteenth overall in 25:45. Laura York was the first woman master and third female finisher, nineteenth overall in 27:16.


Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the 2018 Bobcat 5K as well as the one-mile fun run.


Top Ten Men, 2018 Bobcat 5K Cross-Country Race

1. 20:07, Duane Evans (M, 50)
2. 21:24, Connor Edwards (M, 13)
3. 22:05, David Guhl (M, 17)
4. 22:36, Matthew Trager (M, 37)
5. 23:00, Michael Quiggins (M, 45)
6. 23:09, Jason Ishler (M, 32)
7. 23:26, Dan Faulkner (M, 28)
8. 24:45, Ashton York (M, 13)
9. 25:37, Stephen Gensits (M, 62)
10. 25:42, Brandon Griffith (M, 33)

Top Ten Women, 2018 Bobcat 5K Cross-Country Race

1. 21:34, Laura McDermott (F, 38)
2. 25:45, Elise Ferguson (F, 14)
3. 27:16, Laura York (F, 41)
4. 28:35, Katie Purcell (F, 31)
5. 28:37, Jennifer Bermudez (F, 22)
6. 28:49, Stephanie Hurt (F, 66)
7. 29:37, Annie Prescott (F, 33)
8. 29:37, Danielle Zemola (F, 39)
9. 29:39, Kathleen Hamilton (F, 55)
10. 29:41, Emily Sikes (F, 37)

Winners of the Bobcat 5K Cross-Country Race, 2017 - 2018
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
25 March 2017	20:41, Kyle Spratt	21:32, Stacie Elliott	102
24 March 2018	20:07, Duane Evans	21:34, Laura McDermott	114

Links

• Complete results of the 2018 Bobcat 5K Cross-Country Race at gulfwinds.org
  http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2018/Bobcat5K2018.html
  
  
• More photos of the 2018 Bobcat 5K Cross-Country Race
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/03/bobcat-2018.html
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2018 Bobcat 5K Cross-Country Race
  https://photos.app.goo.gl/FWsVqN376atdqDkt1
  
  
• 2017 story, “Spratt over Spratt, while Stacie Elliott takes the women's title at the Bobcat 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/03/bobcat-2017.html
  
  
• Upcoming runs on trails, tracks, and roads on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2230

Evans and Spencer scurry to victory in the hills of Killearn

On Saturday morning, 12 March 2016, the competition was close behind Duane Evans, but it was still behind him. The Crawfordville master runner won the 28th Shamrock Scurry 5K, edging runner-up Philip Sura 19:51 to 19:57. Emma Spencer was the first woman in the race, placing fifteenth overall in 22:47. 436 athletes finished the 3.1-mile race through the streets of the Killearn Estates neighborhood on the north side of Tallahassee, Florida.

The race started just after 8:30 AM from Killearn United Methodist Church. The competitors would return to the church for the finish line and post-race pancakes and sausage, but not before five hilly kilometers of running. The trek started with the field heading north on Shamrock Street West. Not quite a kilometer into the race, Duane Evans moved into the lead. During the second kilometer Tad David moved up to into second behind Evans, with David Welling and Philip Sura following.


The first half of the Shamrock Scurry course is punctuated by major downhills, but the second half is all about major uphills. The most severe comes near the three kilometer mark. Evans continued to lead at that point, but Welling had passed David to move into second, while Sura was challenging for third.


"I started easy and picked it up," recalled Sura, a Florida State University meteorology professor. "I started behind David Welling and Tad David and got them before the finish. I couldn't get Dwayne, though."

Nor did he. One kilometer before the finish the runners reach Pancake Hill, the last climb before the finish line and the post-race pancake breakfast. Evans reached the foot of Pancake Hill first, but Sura had closed to within ten seconds. Neither runner gave ground on that final uphill. Sura continued to narrow the gap on the final stretch, but was never near enough to challenge Evans. Back at the church Evans was first in 19:51 and Sura second in 19:56, with Welling third in 20:03 and David fourth in 20:12.


Pancake Hill also featured in an episode in Emma Spencer's race.


"Right before the last hill someone told me there was a woman just six or seven feet behind me," said Spencer. "So I really pushed it after that."

Someone fibbed. Spencer had led the women's field since midway through the second kilometer, and reached the slopes of Pancake Hill more than a minute before the next woman. That lead didn't diminish on the way to the finish line; Spencer returned to the church in 22:47 with the women's title. Crystal Anderson was second in the women's standings, 34th overall in 24:12. Rachida Porter was the first woman master and third female finisher, 45th overall in 25:22. Julia Sura was fourth on the women's side, 46th overall in 25:36.


The Shamrock Scurry has a long history in Killearn. From 1981 to 1996 the race was held annually at Killearn United Methodist Church on a course close to the one used today. After an eight-year hiatus the race was revived on a series of courses that started at Celebration Baptist Church from 2004 to 2008. The Scurry disappeared again in 2009, but came back in 2010, returning to Killearn UMC. Since then the race has gone on every year on the present course, Pancake Hill and all. With those final seven years that makes a total of 28 races. If the fans of running, pancakes, and sausage have anything to say, there will be many more years to come.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Shamrock Scurry 5K

1. 19:51 ~ Duane Evans (M, 48)
2. 19:57 ~ Philip Sura (M, 45)
3. 20:03 ~ David Welling (M, 31)
4. 20:12 ~ Tad David (M, 47)
5. 20:45 ~ Mark Tombrink (M, 28)
6. 21:08 ~ James Duggan (M, 12)
7. 21:22 ~ Felton Wright (M, 58)
8. 21:43 ~ Scott Heffley (M, 25)
9. 21:48 ~ Dan Manausa (M, 46)
10. 21:53 ~ Tyron Slack (M, 26)

Top Ten Women, 2016 Shamrock Scurry 5K

1. 22:47 ~ Emma Spencer (F, 35)
2. 24:12 ~ Crystal Anderson (F, 30)
3. 25:22 ~ Rachida Porter (F, 41)
4. 25:36 ~ Julia Sura (F, 44)
5. 25:46 ~ Marisol Townsend (F, 38)
6. 26:03 ~ Nora Amato (F, 15)
7. 26:10 ~ Donalee Lomprez (F, 29)
8. 26:36 ~ Katie Townsend (F, 33)
9. 26:42 ~ Kristen Knapp (F, 45)
10. 27:14 ~ Karissa Starling (F, 12)

Known Shamrock Scurry 5K winners, 1981 - 2016
Date	Men	Women
1981
13 March 1982	17:05, Paul Hodge	21:22, Cathy Shuler
12 March 1983	15:35, Adam Pinkston	19:21, Cheryl Jennings
17 March 1984	16:19, Bobby Shackleford	17:42, Nellie Orr
16 March 1985	14:35, Jeff Wentworth	19:20, Angie Crook
15 March 1986	15:33, David Keen	18:42, Janice Hochstein
7 March 1987	15:21, Richard Corbett	18:15, Janice Hochstein
12 March 1988	16:01, Bill Crooks	19:59, Robin Tanner
11 March 1989	15:57, Bill Crooks	19:32, Yvonne Gsteiger
17 March 1990	15:39, John Charlton	20:07 Jane Henderson
16 March 1991	15:32, Gary Droze	19:15, Vikki Saga
14 March 1992	15:53, Jessie Close	17:50, Paula Johnson
8 May 1993
19 March 1994	15:17, Robin Rogers	18:38, Jane Johnson
18 March 1995
1996
13 March 2004	16:02, Ryder Leary	16:44, Sinead Evans
5 March 2005	16:29, Matthew Dobson	19:21, Breeda Willis
18 March 2006	18:21, Michael Martinez	20:10, Jennifer Emo
17 March 2007	15:43, Joey Zins	21:55, Jun Inoue
15 March 2008	14:47, Mark Carroll	16:55, Barbara Parker
13 March 2010	17:25, Jay Wallace	21:03, Anna Busby
12 March 2011	18:14, Peter Kaus	19:35, Sheryl Rosen
10 March 2012	16:27, Stephen Cox	19:43, Carrie Seiberlich
9 March 2013	16:13, Stanley Linton	20:38, Mary Anne Grayson
8 March 2014	15:44, Stanley Linton	19:48, Katie Sherron
14 March 2015	16:30, Chris Lake	20:45, Emily Molen
12 March 2016	19:51, Duane Evans	22:47, Emma Spencer
Originally scheduled for March 13, the 1993 race had to be postponed because of a severe winter storm. The Shamrock Scurry was held from Killearn UMC from 1981 to 1996. The Shamrock Scurry was not held from 1997 to 2003. From 2004 to 2008 the Shamrock Scurry was held from Celebration Baptist Church. The Shamrock Scurry was not held in 2009. From 2010 to 2016 the Shamrock Scurry was held from Killearn UMC.

Links

• Complete results of the 2016 Shamrock Scurry 5K at gulfwinds.org
  http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2016/Shamrock%20Scurry%202016.asp
  
  
• More photos of the 2016 Shamrock Scurry 5K
  
  • Part 1: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10107331554622613.1073742175.5215641&l=e2b31896a2
  • Part 2: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10107332280897153.1073742176.5215641&l=f32c5032f4
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2016 Shamrock Scurry
  
  • Part 1: https://picasaweb.google.com/112560881455823075870/Scurry16_mile
  • Part 2: https://picasaweb.google.com/112560881455823075870/Scurry5K_16
  
  
• 2015 story, “Lake and Molen were in a hurry at the Scurry”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/03/shamrock-scurry-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Linton and Sherron score at the Scurry”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/03/shamrock-scurry-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Linton and Grayson first up 'Pancake Hill'”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/03/shamrock-scurry-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Cox and Seiberlich rock the Shamrock”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/03/shamrock-scurry-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “No 'Luck of the Irish' needed for either Kaus or Rosen at Scurry”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/03/shamrock-scurry-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Wallace and Busby Scurry to Wins”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/03/shamrock-scurry.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map of the Shamrock Scurry 5K (FL10021EBM)
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL10021EBM
  
  
• Find your next race in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1640

DeVeau and Rosen first in the Flash

A brisk wind out of the south was at the runners' backs when they left the starting line of Gulf Winds Track Club's 27th annual Flash 12K on Saturday morning, 21 February 2015. The aiding breeze blew the athletes away from Fort San Marcos de Apalachee and up Fire Escape Road. The course was out and back, though, and the runners would be headed into the teeth of the wind at the finish. Zach DeVeau knew this when he was leading the race.


"I was afraid Vince [Molosky] was going to catch me on the way back," said DeVeau. "Then I would have to race him into that wind."


DeVeau didn't need to worry. Neither Vince Molosky nor anyone else caught DeVeau on his way to the finish line and a 42:03 victory in the not-quite-seven-and-a-half-mile race. Jack McDermott was the fastest master in the 12K, finishing fourth overall in 45:33. Sheryl Rosen won the women's title for the third time in six years, placing eleventh in 47:33. Tallahassee triathlete Stephanie Liles-Weyant was the first female master, coming in 13th overall in 48:43. 207 athletes finished the race.


The 12K and the Flash 6K both started just after 8:30 AM. Molosky bolted out into the lead immediately. DeVeau followed, but not without misgivings.


"It felt like we were running pretty fast," said DeVeau. "But then we came through the first mile in 5:30. That was the pace I wanted to run."


No one else cared to run that pace, though, so Molosky and DeVeau were far ahead of the rest of the field. During the second mile DeVeau eased ahead of Molosky, and on the third mile he broke away. In spite of DeVeau's worries that Molosky would fight back up to the lead, the gap between the two runners only grew as the race progressed. DeVeau got the win in 42:03, while Molosky took second in 43:21. Eric Godin was third in 45:23. Tallahassee master runner Jack McDermott was fourth in 45:33, and Wakulla High senior Travis Parks finished fifth in 46:37.


Sheryl Rosen took an early lead over the women's field in the 2015 Flash 12K, with Renee Cox, Stephanie Liles-Weyant, Katie Sherron, and Jillian Heddaeus in close pursuit. After the first kilometer Rosen was already 30 meters ahead and the chasers had dropped Heddaeus. By 5K Rosen had widened the margin to 100 meters. Sherron and Liles-Weyant shook off Cox, but they weren't making up any ground on Rosen. Rosen went on to run 47:33, the first woman finisher and eleventh overall. Sherron was the women's runner-up, twelfth overall in 48:24. Master runner Liles-Weyant took the third women's spot, thirteenth overall in 48:43. 17th overall in 51:07, Cox was fourth in the women's standings. Heddaeus was the fifth woman, 19th overall in 51:40.


After the Flash 12K, race director Mark Priddy and some of his volunteers were talking about possibly moving the finish line of the race next year. However, no one was talking about moving the 12K out of St. Marks or canceling it. Look for a 28th annual Flash 12K in 2016, and look for it on the streets and trails of St. Marks, Florida.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2015 Flash 12K

1. 42:03 ~ Zach Deveau (M, 27)
2. 43:21 ~ Vince Molosky (M, 35)
3. 45:23 ~ Eric Godin (M, 30)
4. 45:33 ~ Jack McDermott (M, 46)
5. 46:37 ~ Travis Parks (M, 18)
6. 46:46 ~ Tim Unger (M, 55)
7. 46:51 ~ Joel Piotrowski (M, 45)
8. 47:05 ~ Paul Guyas (M, 37)
9. 47:12 ~ Brian Molen (M, 38)
10. 47:27 ~ Gary Galvez (M, 27)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2015 Flash 12K

1. 47:33 ~ Sheryl Rosen (F, 30)
2. 48:24 ~ Katie Sherron (F, 33)
3. 48:43 ~ Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 42)
4. 51:07 ~ Renee Cox (F, 27)
5. 51:40 ~ Jillian Heddaeus (F, 31)
6. 52:28 ~ Anna Busby (F, 24)
7. 53:21 ~ Chelsea Hankins (F, 22)
8. 55:37 ~ Mary Anne Grayson (F, 49)
9. 55:40 ~ Emma Spencer (F, 34)
10. 58:13 ~ Jane Skalski (F, 30)

Crawfordville master runner Duane Evans won the 6K race for the second time in the seven-year history of the shorter event, running 23:30. Katie Gorman ran down early leader Michelle Claycomb to win the women's title in the 6K, finishing second overall in 24:20. Gorman, a distance ace on the cross country and track teams at James Madison University from 2009-2013, is currently pursuing graduate studies in exercise physiology at Florida State University. Claycomb ended up second in the women's standings, fifth overall in 27:34. Kelley Coe El-Urfali was the top woman master in the 6K, coming in 13th overall in 31:48. 98 athletes finished the 6K, the highest total ever.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2014 Flash 6K

1. 23:30 ~ Duane Evans (M, 47)
2. 24:26 ~ Scott Minert (M, 46)
3. 25:52 ~ William Carter (M, 50)
4. 29:07 ~ Will Thompson (M, 36)
5. 29:28 ~ Kristian Stoilov (M, 19)
6. 29:47 ~ Andrew Eads (M, 23)
7. 30:40 ~ Bill Snyder (M, 64)
8. 31:21 ~ Cory Cardoza (M, 39)
9. 32:38 ~ Jackson Osteen (M, 11)
10. 32:50 ~ Robert McShane (M, 54)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2015 Flash 6K

1. 24:20 ~ Katie Gorman (F, 23)
2. 27:34 ~ Michelle Claycomb (F, 28)
3. 29:10 ~ Melissa Hooke (F, 36)
4. 31:32 ~ Danielle Guinan (F, 24)
5. 31:48 ~ Kelley Coe El-Urfali (F, 51)
6. 31:58 ~ Karen Bennett (F, 38)
7. 33:17 ~ Dale French (F, 29)
8. 34:11 ~ Charlie Johns (F, 42)
9. 34:11 ~ Mary Carter (F, 42)
10. 34:20 ~ Karli Newton (F, 24)

Gulf Winds Track Club Flash 12K Champions, 1989 - 2015
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
28 January 1989	12K	39:44, John Devine	48:50, Barbara Balzer	155
17 February 1990	12K	44:10, David Rigby	54:40, Kathy Weiss	102
26 January 1991	12K	39:36, Jessie Close	50:24, Tina Davies	163
18 January 1992	12K	39:33, Jessie Close	45:24, Paula Johnson	132
23 January 1993	12K	42:40, Jonathan Bigg	45:43, Linda Nilges	134
15 January 1994	12K	38:02, Robin Rogers	45:34, Jane Johnson	91
21 January 1995	12K	40:49, Gary Droze	45:34, Jane Johnson	145
27 January 1996	12K	41:10, Gary Droze	44:27, Jane Johnson	132
11 January 1997	12K	39:25, Brian Erb	47:57, Sarah Williams	75
7 February 1998	12K	42:57, Clarence Calloway	45:12, Sarah Williams	164
20 February 1999	12K	44:40, Tim Simpkins	46:27, Sarah Williams	82
19 February 2000	12K	39:44, Michael Strickland	46:06, Sara Docter-Williams	107
17 February 2001	12K	43:56, Tim Unger	45:38, Sarah Docter-Williams	98
16 February 2002	12K	40:35, Gary Droze	47:17, Jane Johnson	148
1 February 2003	12K	42:52, Shawn Patterson	52:18, Lisa Whitworth	80
7 February 2004	12K	42:46, Tim Unger	52:49, Lisa Whitworth	89
5 February 2005	12K	42:05, Lee Willis	45:30, Sarah Docter-Williams	118
4 February 2006	12K	42:49, Vince Molosky	50:21, Lisa Johnson	89
17 February 2007	12K	44:58, Todd Smoot	52:22, Kim Likens	74
16 February 2008	12K	43:10, Tripp Southerland	50:57, Stephanie Liles	131
21 February 2009	12K	42:34, Jay Wallace	50:48, Jane Johnson	105
	6K	23:21, Brian Corbin	21:36, Jana Stolting	30
20 February 2010	12K	41:57, Daniel Lee	47:12, Sheryl Rosen	176
	6K	24:43, Ben Kail	31:35, Rachel Phipps	53
19 February 2011	12K	40:57, Thomas Kunish	49:23, Kelly Stevens	214
	6K	23:59, Caleb Harris	31:26, Ashton McMurray	73
18 February 2012	12K	41:23, Stephen Cox	49:52, Katie Showman	214
	6K	24:57, Duane Evans	27:39, Nancy Gribble	89
16 February 2013	12K	38:41, Kevin Sullivan	46:17, Sheryl Rosen	268
	6K	21:54, Michael Martinez	25:09, Jessica Gillard	70
15 February 2014	12K	39:39, Stanley Linton	45:20, Seeley Gutierrez	262
	6K	21:56, Jon Mason	28:15, Sarah Taff	85
21 February 2015	12K	42:03, Zach Deveau	47:33, Sheryl Rosen	207
	6K	23:30, Duane Evans	24:20, Katie Gorman	98
In 1989-2004 the race started and finished in Chaires. (FL88036BH and FL94001DL) In 2005-2010 the race started and finished at J. Lewis Hall Park in Woodville. (FL05007DL) In 2011-2015 the race started and finished at Fort San Marcos de Apalachee in St. Marks. (FL11133EBM)

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Flash 12K (and 6K) at gulfwinds.org
  http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2015/Flash%202015.asp
  
  
• More photos of the 2014 Flash 12K (and 6K)
  
  • Part 1: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10105798368155583.1073742070.5215641&l=49d19c9598
  • Part 2: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10105799242293803.1073742071.5215641&l=3faa0b5317
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2015 Flash 12K (and 6K)
  https://picasaweb.google.com/112560881455823075870/Flash_15
  
  
• USATF course certification map (FL11133EBM) for the Flash 12K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL11133EBM
  
  
• 2014 story, “Linton and Gutierrez try, try again...and win, at the Flash 12K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/02/flash-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Flashy victories for Sullivan and Rosen”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/02/flash-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “A dozen fast for Cox and Showman at Flash 12K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/02/flash-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Kunish and Stevens are the fastest Flashers in St. Marks”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/02/flash-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Lee and Rosen Flash to the Front”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/02/flash-12k.html
  
  
• 2008 Flash 12K story
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2008/02/2008-flash-12k.html
  
  
• 12K, 6K, or some other distance, find upcoming races on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1316

Duane Evans and Brittney Barnes run 3.1 fast Miles For Mason

In the Centerville Conservation Community, north of Tallahassee, Florida, Duane Evans was the big winner of the Miles For Mason 5K on Saturday morning, 25 October 2014. Posting a 19:38 to outrun a field of 91 athletes, the Crawfordville, Florida, master runner finished more than 350 meters ahead of the next runner. Lincoln High frosh Jeremy Chang was runner-up in 21:09.


Brittney Barnes finished at the top of the women's standings, placing third overall in 21:20. The women's runner-up and top woman master was Paula O'Neill. O'Neill came in fourth overall in 22:34.


The Miles For Mason 5K and associated one-mile fun run were held to benefit the family of six-year-old Mason Rhinehart, who was tragically slain in August.


Top Ten Women, 2014 Miles For Mason 5K

1. 19:37.27 ~ Duane Evans (M, 47)
2. 21:08.53 ~ Jeremy Chang (M, 15)
3. 22:53.32 ~ Spencer Amsellem (M, 13)
4. 23:07.04 ~ Tyler Van Leuven (M, 42)
5. 23:19.55 ~ Garth Connelly (M, 50)
6. 24:09.94 ~ James Burke (M, 25)
7. 24:29.34 ~ Bill Krizner (M, 40)
8. 24:32.68 ~ Greg Lane (M, 43)
9. 25:05.07 ~ Jean-Pierre Bastien (M, 37)
10. 25:10.76 ~ Tim Templeton (M, 46)

Top Ten Women, 2014 Miles For Mason 5K

1. 21:19.77 ~ Brittney Barnes (F, 26)
2. 22:33.54 ~ Paula O'Neill (F, 53)
3. 24:29.58 ~ Kate Krizner (F, 10)
4. 25:06.61 ~ Tonya Bastien (F, 35)
5. 25:27.05 ~ Lexa Weaver (F, 12)
6. 26:27.99 ~ Urszula Kowalewska (F, 19)
7. 27:10.75 ~ Caitlin Yancey (F, 28)
8. 27:31.16 ~ Ashleigh Brodley (F, 41)
9. 27:32.98 ~ Julie Paniucki (F, 44)
10. 28:18.27 ~ Mitzi Woods (F, 38)

Links

• Complete results of the 2014 Miles For Mason 5K at gulfwinds.org
  http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2014/Miles%20for%20Mason%202014.asp
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2014 Miles For Mason 5K
  https://picasaweb.google.com/112560881455823075870/Mason14
  
  
• Find your next race in the region on the latest Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1238

Tony Guillen and Renee Cox fly at the Swarm 10K

Running through the streets of Tallahassee's Southwood community, Tony Guillen successfully defended his title in the Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm 10K on Saturday morning, 2 November 2013. The Tallahassee master runner posted a 37:32 in the third annual 6.2-mile. Renee Cox placed first on the women's side, coming in fourth overall with a 42:47. Jennifer Shafer was the first woman master, placing 14th overall in 48:28.


The 10K started in front of Conley Elementary School on Four Oaks Boulevard. 43 athletes racing the 10K were joined on the starting line by another 71 competing in the 5K. The whole group was sent on their way just after 8:30 AM by official starter Mike Conley--not only the educator for whom the school is named, but also an athlete who earned a spot in the FSU Athletic Hall of Fame through his career as a miler. After that sendoff the runners headed south on Four Oaks. After a kilometer Tony Guillen was leading not only his competitors in the 10K, but also the runners in the shorter 5K. Half a minute back, Mike LaBossiere and Renee Cox led the pursuit, with Leyssa Helgeson a few steps behind them. Mark Tombrink followed Helgeson, and Reikan Lin trailed Tombrink.


Guillen continued to pull away. By halfway through the race he was too far ahead for the competition to see. Behind him, Reikan Lin moved up into second. LaBossiere and Cox continued to run together, holding down third and fourth. When Guillen crossed the finish line with a winning 37:32, his lead had grown to nearly 700 meters. Reikan Lin was runner-up in 40:14. LaBossiere pulled away from Cox late in the race to take third in 42:40. Cox, taking honors as the top woman in the race, was fourth in 42:47. Mark Tombrink was fifth in 45:19. Leyssa Helgeson was the second woman to finish, placing sixth overall in 45:31.


Top Ten Men, 2013 Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm 10K

1. 37:31.65 ~ Tony Guillen (M, 44) Tallahassee, FL
2. 40:13.57 ~ Reikan Lin (M, 23)
3. 42:39.28 ~ Michael La Bossiere (M, 47)
4. 45:18.62 ~ Mark Tombrink (M, 26)
5. 46:29.39 ~ Robert Patron (M, 48)
6. 46:54.55 ~ Juan Ordonez (M, 39)
7. 46:54.75 ~ Camilo Ordonez (M, 34)
8. 47:29.32 ~ Patrick Koon (M, 8)
9. 47:29.83 ~ Bryan Koon (M, 41)
10. 49:16.71 ~ Richard Voss (M, 48)

Top Ten Women, 2013 Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm 10K

1. 42:46.79 ~ Renee Cox (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
2. 45:30.31 ~ Leyssa Helgeson (F, 36)
3. 46:21.82 ~ Urska Dobersek (F, 30)
4. 47:02.40 ~ Tiffany Roddenberry (F, 29)
5. 48:27.62 ~ Jennifer Shafer (F, 45)
6. 54:22.41 ~ Kathy Mears (F, 43)
7. 57:01.85 ~ Susan Piroth (F, 38)
8. 57:03.47 ~ Julia Accardo (F, 35)
9. 57:34.84 ~ Olivia Mason (F, 39)
10. 58:16.67 ~ Megan Higgins (F, 29)

Jaryd Walton, a cross-country runner at Lincoln High School, took the lead in the Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm 5K about a kilometer into the 3.1-mile race. However, he couldn't shake Tallahassee schoolteacher Lisa Johnson. Johnson shadowed Walton until about halfway through the race, then she took charge. After that the race was hers. Johnson won in 19:11, not far off the 19:00 women's course record for the Swarm that she set in 2011. Crawfordville master runner Duane Evans was the first male finisher, placing second overall in 19:58. Walton was the third runner in, running 20:12.


Top Ten Women, 2013 Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm 5K

1. 19:10.76 ~ Lisa Johnson (F, 32) Tallahassee, FL
2. 23:32.89 ~ Emily Jensenius (F, 29)
3. 24:06.68 ~ Teri Grant (F, 35)
4. 24:59.64 ~ Kate Krizner (F, 9)
5. 25:49.23 ~ Carina Richardson (F, 13)
6. 25:59.40 ~ Hope Gaines (F, 46)
7. 27:55.69 ~ Glendora Fortune (F, 39)
8. 29:08.72 ~ Kristin Powell (F, 35)
9. 29:18.22 ~ Marisa McNulty (F, 11)
10. 29:41.01 ~ Nicole Blanco (F, 28)

Top Ten Men, 2013 Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm 5K

1. 19:57.63 ~ Duane Evans (M, 46) Crawfordville, FL
2. 20:11.02 ~ Jaryd Walton (M, 17)
3. 21:00.74 ~ John Jensenius, III (M, 27)
4. 22:07.71 ~ Joseph Jones (M, 13)
5. 22:57.57 ~ Robert Stover (M, 0)
6. 24:33.26 ~ Charles Hruda (M, 12)
7. 24:57.79 ~ Bill Krizner (M, 39)
8. 25:18.59 ~ Danny Blanco (M, 31)
9. 25:53.90 ~ Jamie Carver (M, 41)
10. 26:52.77 ~ Bryan Howard (M, 26)

Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm winners, 2011-2013
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
15 October 2011	10K	34:11 ~ Charlie Johnson	41:09 ~ Katie Showman	102
	5K	18:53 ~ Evan Francis	19:00 ~ Lisa Johnson	131
3 November 2012	10K	37:16 ~ Tony Guillen	41:37 ~ Katie Showman	95
	5K	25:13 ~ Leyssa Helgeson	25:33 ~ Carl Mikyska	67
2 November 2013	10K	37:32 ~ Tony Guillen	42:47 ~ Renee Cox	43
	5K	19:58 ~ Duane Evans	19:11 ~ Lisa Johnson	71

Links

• Complete results of the 2013 Conley Elementary Yellow Jacket Swarm at gulfwinds.org
  http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2013/Conley%20Yellow%20Jacket%20Swarm%202013.asp
  
  
• More photos of the 2013 Conley Elementary Yellow Jacket Swarm at gulfwinds.org
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10103762306913633.1073741921.5215641&l=99c6f0e82d
  
  
• 2011 story, "Charlie Johnson swats the swarm at Conley 10K"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/10/conley-2011.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map FL11084EBM for the Conley Yellow Jacket Swarm 10K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL11084EBM
  
  
• Mike Conley
  http://www.seminoles.com/genrel/conley_mike00.html
  
  
• Find another race to run on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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