Joel Rich and Shana Ryberg Pearsons take the Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic 50 Mile

“You couldn’t ask for better weather,” declared Gary Griffin. “Cool but not cold, overcast, and no wind.”


Griffin wasn’t talking about weather for going to the beach, but optimum conditions for long-distance running. That Saturday morning, Dec. 8, he was in the middle of some very long-distance running, the fifty-kilometer race in Gulf Winds Track Club’s 38th annual Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic. Of the athletes running in Wakulla Springs State Park that morning, Griffin wasn’t the only one with good things to say about the conditions, but you had to give his comments some weight. It was his 22nd finish at the Ultra, and he had also directed the event for several years. This year, the 69-year-old master runner placed ninth in the 50K, completing the 31-mile run in 5:08:08.

Joel Rich

If performance is any indication, Joel Rich didn't have any problems with the conditions, either. The Gainesville, Florida master runner won the 50-mile, the longest race at the Classic. The course for the 50-mile race is just over eight laps around a ten-kilometer loop, and Rich slowed slightly during his final two laps, but still averaged under eight minutes for each of the 50 miles. He was also still widening his lead on the competition--when Rich finished the 50 miles, the next runner had only just passed the 46-mile mark.

Shana Ryberg Pearsons

Rich had some company for the first half of the race, running the first four laps with another Gainesville master runner, Patrick Gallagher. But Gallagher faded on the fifth lap, leaving Rich to finish the race on his own. While Rich went on to win the 50 miler, Gallagher dropped out after 50 kilometers.


Jack McDermott of Tallahassee, the 2007 winner of the 50-mile, took second in 7:24:24. Shana Ryberg Pearsons, a master runner from Aiken, South Carolina, was the first woman in the race, placing third overall in 7:32:59. 2015 TUDC 50-mile champ Mark Tombrink was fourth in 7:53:08, just ahead of the 7:53:20 posted by fifth-place finisher Ettore Aldrovandi--practically a photo finish in a race of that length.

Thomas Dever

There were only two runners on the course moving faster than Joel Rich, and both of them were in shorter races. Thomas Dever was one of those two. A 61-year-old master runner from Panama City Beach, Dever won the 50-kilometer race for the second year in a row, posting a winning time of 3:39.50. Darcy Brinkmann of Tallahassee had to scoot a little faster at the end of the 50K to break five hours, but she did--running 4:58:58, Brinkmann was the first woman in the race and fifth overall.

Darcy Brinkmann

Jay Silvanima and Nancy Stedman had taken over the Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic in 2014, but they decided that 2018 would be their last year as race directors. Their valedictory gift to the event was the addition of a marathon-length race. Elvis Maradzike took first in the 26.2-miler, running 3:14.23. Tallahassee master runner Laura Reina was the top woman in the race as well as the overall runner-up at 3:35:18.

Elvis Maradzike

It took more than ten hours for the last runner to cross the finish line. He was the fourteenth runner in the 50 miler, while another 54 athletes had finished the 50K. Twenty completed the marathon. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the races.


2018 Tallahassee Ultradistance Classic 50 Mile

1. 6:37:22, Joel Rich (M, 49) Gainesville, FL
2. 7:24:24, Jack McDermott (M, 49) Tallahassee, FL
3. 7:32:59, Shana Ryberg Pearsons (F, 43) Aiken, SC
4. 7:53:08, Mark Tombrink (M, 31) Tallahassee, FL
5. 7:53:20, Ettore Aldrovandi (M, 57) Tallahassee, FL
6. 8:44:33, Jason Seitz (M, 46) Gainesville, FL
7. 8:47:42, Scott Ward (M, 51) Panama City Beach, FL
8. 8:57:21, Jonathan Mays (M, 44) Gainesville, FL
9. 9:09:47, Tatiana Orozco (F, 32) Gainesville, FL
10. 9:17:32, Stephen Beaupre (M, 53) Panama City Beach, FL
11. 9:39:02, Juli Aistars (F, 60) Palatine, IL
12. 9:56:46, Heather Malloy (F, 50) Tallahassee, FL
13. 9:59:31, Le Gibson (M, 49) Winder, GA
14. 10:13:58, Thomas Carney (M, 59) Tallahassee, FL

2018 Tallahassee Ultradistance Classic 50 Km

1. 3:39:50, Thomas Dever (M, 61) Panama City Beach, FL
2. 4:12:48, Patrick Gallagher (M, 43) Gainesville, FL
3. 4:43:46, Juan Hincapie Casti (M, 28) Gainesville, FL
4. 4:47:43, Addison Hendricks (M, 20) Pensacola, FL
5. 4:59:58, Darcy Brinkmann (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
6. 5:02:20, Howard Helbein (M, 48) Oakland Park, FL
7. 5:04:47, Bill Willard (M, 48) Oviedo, FL
8. 5:04:47, Michael Vaughn (M, 49) Oviedo, FL
9. 5:08:08, Gary Griffin (M, 69) Tallahassee, FL
10. 5:08:41, Lisa Homann (F, 48) Tallahassee, FL
11. 5:10:04, Chris Stanley (M, 40) Tallahassee, FL
12. 5:17:37, Jackie Nance (F, 41) Elizabethtown, NC
13. 5:18:35, John Showalter (M, 59) Tallahassee, FL
14. 5:22:59, Melissa Hooke (F, 40) Crawfordville, FL
15. 5:28:29, Denis McCarthy (M, 59) Saint Louis, MO
16. 5:29:10, Matt Minno (M, 59) Tallahassee, FL
17. 5:35:20, Bud Fennema (M, 63) Tallahassee, FL
18. 5:40:08, Jana Madara (F, 55) Fort Myers, FL
19. 5:49:17, Lorna Castellanos (F, 58) Miami, FL
20. 5:49:29, Worth Corn (M, 36) Tallahassee, FL
21. 6:06:26, Dennis Hafford (M, 47) Decatur, GA
22. 6:15:43, David Oppenheimer (M, 58) Gainesville, FL
23. 6:16:49, Jessica Vanvalkenburgh (F, 35) Stuart, FL
24. 6:21:52, Jeff Picker (M, 56) Tallahassee, FL
25. 6:23:13, John Wyche (M, 55) Minnetonka, MN
26. 6:23:31, Jairan Duke (F, 43) Gulf Breeze, FL
27. 6:23:43, Steven Wilson (M, 37) Tallahassee, FL
28. 6:27:33, Isabel Gonzalez-Jetti (F, 69) Coral Gables, FL
29. 6:35:00, Wally Hesseltine (M, 75) Lafayette, CA
30. 6:36:20, Sara Jablonowski (F, 39) Somerville, AL
31. 6:45:46, Keith Haskins (M, 35) Tallahassee, FL
32. 6:49:29, Marcel Tampied (M, 49) Miami, FL
33. 6:49:29, Leonardo Toglia (M, 59) Miami, FL
34. 6:52:46, Kathleen Wheeler (F, 57) Saint Petersburg, FL
35. 6:55:37, William Hillison (M, 74) Tallahassee, FL
36. 6:59:55, Beth Miller (F, 54) Mobile, AL
37. 6:59:55, Leigh Ceci (F, 54) Tallahassee, FL
38. 7:09:30, Trixie Smith (M, 39) Crawfordville, FL
39. 7:11:20, Keith Berry (M, 62) Tallahassee, FL
40. 7:20:44, George Maxwell (M, 68) Indialantic, FL
41. 7:35:52, Elizabeth Kamerick (F, 42) Tallahassee, FL
42. 7:44:26, Joanny Rodriguez (F, 31) Davie, FL
43. 7:44:27, Vicki Sue Merry (F, 61) Cantonment, FL
44. 8:03:37, Dana Stetson (M, 62) Tallahassee, FL
45. 8:19:19, Sarah Shuler (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
46. 8:19:19, Fran Bridges (F, 58) Tallahassee, FL
47. 8:19:19, Thomas Biance (M, 37) Tallahassee, FL
48. 8:26:56, Bradford Johnson (M, 37) Tallahassee, FL
49. 8:26:56, Bryan Howard (M, 31) Tallahassee, FL
50. 8:27:23, Robin Elyse Bennett (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
51. 8:30:50, Mellody Hughes (F, 55) Defuniak Springs, FL
52. 8:35:20, Kimberly Davis (F, 30) Baton Rouge, LA
53. 8:35:21, Elena Branzaru (F, 50) Baton Rouge, LA
54. 9:02:54, Carey Clarkson (F, 51) Pensacola, FL

Laura Reina

2018 Tallahassee Ultradistance Classic Marathon

1. 3:14:23, Elvis Maradzike (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL
2. 3:35:18, Laura Reina (F, 54) Tallahassee, FL
3. 3:50:42, Lisa Rutledge (F, 57) Tallahassee, FL
4. 4:08:09, Anne Carroll (F, 52) Riviera Beach, FL
5. 4:11:46, Jessica Carey-Webb (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
6. 4:14:48, Kirk Kimler (M, 56) Watercolor, FL
7. 4:15:33, Irma Robinson (F, 56) Tamarac, FL
8. 4:16:33, Sarah Dugas (F, 40) Tallahassee, FL
9. 4:26:15, Doug Carrell (M, 58) Salt Lake City, UT
10. 4:27:49, Lourena Maxwell (F, 44) Tallahassee, FL
11. 4:37:29, Shannon Trem (F, 36) Tallahassee, FL
12. 5:19:27, Michelle Butler (F, 35) Tallahassee, FL
13. 5:57:43, John Harmon (M, 55) Live Oak, FL
14. 6:17:13, Vicky Verano (F, 54) Tallahassee, FL
15. 6:20:22, Donald Vanoteghem (M, 64) Leesburg, GA
16. 6:24:35, Deanna Eller (F, 22) Tallahassee, FL
17. 6:24:41, Gina Mitchell (F, 39) Fort Myers, FL
18. 6:39:50, Marsha White (F, 71) Tallahassee, FL
19. 6:46:49, Phil Min (M, 63) Mt. Olive, AL
20. 8:45:25, Deborah Ingram (F, 64) Gainesville, FL

Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic winners, 1980 - 2018
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
13 December 1980	50 Mile	6:27:05, Dave Sheffield	No female finishers	9
9 January 1982	100 km	8:57:57, John Hesselbart	No female finishers	2
	50 Mile	5:39:43, Kenneth Lord	8:15:45, Rosemary Desloge	9
11 December 1982	50 Mile	5:14:40, Frank Bozanich	10:47:54, Lydi Pallares	16
	50 km	2:51:53, Barney Klecker	3:56:13, Kathe Brookover	18
10 December 1983	100 km	7:31:01, Rick Alderfer	10:34:29, Melissa Uchitelle	21
	50 km	2:53:45, Barney Klecker	3:13:51, Janis Klecker	48
15 December 1984	100 km	7:19:53, Steve Warshawer	9:43:03, Vicki Johnson	18
	50 km	3:25:29, John Cantwell	3:53:05, Donna Miller	40
14 December 1985	100 Mile	14:57:26, Ray Krolewicz	15:12:54, Sandra Kiddy	2
	100 km	7:29:05, Richard Westbrook	10:58:31, Joan Baker	16
	50 km	3:21:04, Ron L. Crawford	4:15:13, Mae Cleveland	42
13 December 1986	100 km	7:47:00, Steve Warshawer	No female finishers	12
	50 km	3:09:25, Mark Dorion	4:19:28, Mae Cleveland	54
12 December 1987	100 km	8:19:20, Richard Schick	9:02:52, Sue Ellen Trapp	15
	50 km	3:06:52, John Devine	4:19:23, Mary Hanudel	38
10 December 1988	100 km	7:58:03, Richard Schick	11:55:07, Pam Duke	24
	50 km	3:21:46, Tom Burr	4:06:39, Shelley Tyler	60
9 December 1989	100 km	7:21:20, Rick Clark	No female finishers	13
	50 km	3:24:30, Joe Burgasser	3:44:21 28, Paula Johnson	37
1990	No Race Held
14 December 1991	100 km	9:01:14, Gordy Hawkins	No female finishers	4
	50 km	3:40:25, Thomas Buchanan	3:57:11, Paula Johnson	14
12 December 1992	100 km	9:09:00, Gordy Hawkins	No female finishers	4
	50 km	3:43:38, Bill Hillison	11:27:08, Peggy Lanier	9
11 December 1993	50 Mile	6:22:08, Richard Schick	8:59:19, Peggy Lanier	12
	50 km	3:44:12, Bill Hillison	5:22:17, Delia Brewster	12
10 December 1994	50 Mile	6:55:40, Gordy Hawkins	No female finishers	11
	50 km	2:54:11, John Viltanen	3:50:00, Paula Johnson	31
9 December 1995	50 Mile	7:19:35, Gordy Hawkins	No female finishers	5
	50 km	3:36:48, David Yon	3:57:21, Carrie Weyant	21
14 December 1996	80 km	6:54:01, Ray Krolewicz	No female finishers	8
	50 km	3:42:29, Bill Hillison	4:04:17, Paula Johnson	16
13 December 1997	50 Mile	7:33:37, Gordy Hawkins	9:03:46, Kathleen Wheeler	9
	50 km	3:54:00, Bill Hillison	4:10:55, Kari Larsen	14
12 December 1998	50 Mile	6:28:19, David Allison	9:22:57, Peggy Lanier	13
	50 km	3:44:58, Scott Ludwig	3:46:25, Jane Johnson	36
11 December 1999	50 Mile	5:57:32, Michael Peck	6:38:02, Nancy Drach	20
	50 km	3:49:06, Bill Hillison	4:51:00, Kathleen Daumer	9
9 December 2000	50 Mile	8:06:14, Gary Griffin	7:07:11, Nancy Drach	8
	50 km	3:52:44, Dave Drach	4:29:56, Kristen Hooper	15
8 December 2001	50 Mile	7:35:27, Dana Stetson	7:41:24, Linda Mason	8
	50 km	3:35:11, Tim Lee	3:57:03, Kelly Murzynsky	26
14 December 2002	50 Mile	6:54:21, Pete Hendrickson	No female finishers	8
	50 km	3:51:46, Bill Hillison	4:30:57, Sandy Powell	30
13 December 2003	50 Mile	7:11:53, Fred Johnson	9:56:26, Kathleen Wheeler	15
	50 km	3:51:58, Bill Hillison	7:11:58, Susan Boardman	15
11 December 2004	50 Mile	5:24:45, Chad Ricklefs	8:41:40, Ann Burke	11
	50 km	3:50:10, Bill Hillison	4:03:10, Kelly Murzynsky	21
10 December 2005	50 Mile	7:41:53, Mitsuhito Tsuchida	7:23:14, Linda Mason	9
	50 km	3:55:07, Fred Johnson	4:38:07, Joan Messick	25
9 December 2006	50 Mile	7:17:49, Blaine Broadbridge	7:30:37, Amy Costa	12
	50 km	3:18:55, Colin Deasy	4:43:14, Susan Lance	18
8 December 2007	50 Mile	6:41:23, Jack McDermott	7:21:47, Amy Costa	13
	50 km	3:30:25, Thierry Asselin	4:44:39, Olivia Swedberg	29
13 December 2008	50 Mile	6:48:14, Dann Fisher	8:50:31, Ann Burke	17
	50 km	3:36:01, Jack McDermott	4:52:44, Kirsten Baggett	33
12 December 2009	50 Mile	6:48:43, Dann Fisher	7:58:10, Susan Lance	7
	50 km	3:43:22, Jon Williams	4:05:40, Jane Johnson	53
11 December 2010	50 Mile	6:26:07, Dann Fisher	7:33:52, Amy Costa	15
	50 km	3:28:17, Cameron Wheeler	3:39:53, Allison Eagen	48
10 December 2011	50 Mile	6:18:45, Sung Ho Choi	7:39:09, Amy Costa	17
	50 km	3:39:47, Pete Kaplan	4:14:19, Kristien Cox	66
8 December 2012	50 Mile	6:34:53, Ferit Toska	8:16:09, Chrissy Coutts	18
	50 km	3:44:50, John Robida	4:09:08, Ruth Levy	66
14 December 2013	50 Mile	6:45:12, Ferit Toska	7:03:01, Madeleine Zolfo	14
	50 km	3:41:28, Daniel Nix	4:19:43, Katie Sherron	66
13 December 2014	50 Mile	6:52:08, Ferit Toska	7:17:59, Madeleine Zolfo	11
	50 km	3:52:56, Jack McDermott	4:45:54, Jennifer Shafer	59
12 December 2015	50 Mile	6:50:50, Mark Tombrink	8:29:05, Holly Bohensky	12
	50 km	3:25:21, Charlie Johnson	4:28:51, Laura McDermott	70
10 December 2016	50 Mile	5:52:57, Gary Gellin	7:38:20, Sheryl Rosen	9
	50 km	3:50:17, Dan Nix	4:39:55, Emma Spencer	41
9 December 2017	50 Mile	7:28:37, Peter Strickland	8:01:14, Jamie Cooper	12
	50 km	3:38:23, Thomas Dever	4:15:24, Kat Sack	45
8 December 2018	50 Mile	6:37:22, Joel Rich	7:32:59, Shana Ryberg Pearsons	15
	50 km	3:39:50, Thomas Dever	4:59:58, Darcy Brinkmann	54
	Marathon	3:14:23, Elvis Maradzike	3:35:18, Laura Reina	20

Links

• Complete results of the 2018 Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic at gulfwinds.org
  http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2018/TUDC_2018.asp
  
  
• More photos of the 2018 Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10112842792941843&type=1&l=c1ddfc1ca5
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2018 Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic
  https://photos.app.goo.gl/7ezqYPEWFRgop6Uk9
  
  
• Kat Sack's photos of the 2018 Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic
  https://photos.app.goo.gl/KRhZu3zhZjqBXHBC8
  
  
• 2017 story, “They keep going and going and going at the Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/12/tudc-2017.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Mark Tombrink wins the Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic 50 mile”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/12/tudc-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Ferit Toska makes it three in the 50 at the Tallahassee Ultradistance Classic”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/12/tudc-2014.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “A nifty fifty for Toska and Coutts at the Tallahassee Ultra”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/12/tudc-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Testing limits at the 2011 Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/12/tudc-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “The tradition of the long run goes on at the Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/12/tudc-2010.html
  
  
• Tallahassee Ultra-Distance Classic
  http://www.tallahasseeultra.com/
  
  
• Find upcoming races at more civilized distances in the Tallahassee region
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2382

Elvis Maradzike and Sheryl Rosen go one-two at Monticello's Melon Run

Elvis Maradzike was a reluctant athlete in Monticello, Florida on Saturday morning, 16 June 2018.


"I really didn't want to run the race today," said Maradzike, a doctoral student at Florida State University. "But I had already signed up and it was too late to cancel."

Elvis Maradzike

So Maradzike got up early and made the 30-mile trek from Tallahassee to Monticello for the 40th annual Melon Run 5K. He may have been disinclined to race, but he ran well, winning the 3.1-mile event in 19:15. Placing second to Maradzike, Tallahassee lawyer Sheryl Rosen was the first woman in the 5K, running 19:40.


The runners lined up on West Washington Street for the 8:15 AM start of the race with the Jefferson County Courthouse looming behind them, the domed structure seeming to symbolize Monticello's one-time status as the watermelon seed capital of the world. Chris Myrick of Tallahassee set the early pace, running ahead of the rest of the field. Sheryl Rosen and Elvis Maradzike weren't far behind.

Elvis Maradzike, Chris Myrick, Sheryl Rosen

"It was hot, but I just tried to run at a steady pace," said Maradzike.


The steady-pace strategy allowed Maradzike to overtake Myrick about halfway through the race, when the course turned south onto the Monticello Bike Trail. On the trail, Maradzike opened a gap on Rosen and Myrick, breaking contact. He was well ahead when he reached the final quarter mile of the race, the Water Street hill--a climb the height of a seven-story building.

Sheryl Rosen

"I hadn't run here before and I heard that there was a big hill at the beginning and a big hill at the end," said Maradzike. "But it wasn't that big."


Other athletes have declared Water Street a hill aspiring to be a mountain, but Maradzike raced smoothly up the slope, crossing the finish line in a winning 19:15--quite a performance for someone who only recently came to the distance running game.

Bryce Cole, Simon Cole

"I started running just four years ago, just before entering graduate school at Florida State," said Maradzike. "I don't really train seriously, about twenty miles a week."


Sheryl Rosen, on the other hand, has been racing the Melon Run since before Maradzike took up running; she won the women's title in the 2013 race. Finishing runner-up to Maradzike in 19:40, Rosen picked up her second women's win. Early leader Chris Myrick was third overall in 20:11. Simon Cole outkicked Bryce Cole for fourth, both runners clocked in 21:20. Joel Piotrowski was the top master runner in the race, placing seventh overall in 21:44.

Alyssa Terry

Alyssa Terry took second in the women's standings and sixth overall in 21:28, moving up several places after the first half of the race. Lilli Unger, a rising sophomore on the Leon High cross-country team, was the third woman and eighth overall in 21:52. Paula O'Neill was the first woman master and sixth female finisher, 26th overall in 24:58.


202 athletes finished the 2018 Melon Run 5K. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2018 Melon Run 5K

1. 19:15, Elvis Maradzike (M, 31)
2. 20:11, Chris Myrick (M, 25)
3. 21:20, Simon Cole (M, 15)
4. 21:20, Bryce Cole (M, 19)
5. 21:44, Joel Piotrowski (M, 48)
6. 22:09, Tim Unger (M, 58)
7. 22:13, Dalton Gray (M, 18)
8. 22:17, David Wirgau (M, 24)
9. 22:43, William Carter (M, 53)
10. 23:16, Joey Davis (M, 15)

Top Ten Women, 2018 Melon Run 5K

1. 19:40, Sheryl Rosen (F, 34)
2. 21:28, Alyssa Terry (F, 24)
3. 21:52, Lilli Unger (F, 15)
4. 22:20, Kat Sack (F, 26)
5. 22:32, Brittney Barnes (F, 30)
6. 24:58, Paula O'Neill (F, 56)
7. 25:33, Birgit Maier-Katkin (F, 55)
8. 25:50, Abigail Batia (F, 39)
9. 26:07, Renee Beshears (F, 44)
10. 26:25, Carrie Smith (F, 43)

Known winners of the Monticello Melon Run 5K, 1979 - 2018
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
23 June 1979	15:39, Gary Slayton	20:36, Carolyn Crochet
28 June 1980	15:28, Gary Slayton	19:49, Debbie Dickson
1981
19 June 1982	15:10, Andy Whitener	17:38, Laura Ledbetter
18 June 1983
23 June 1984	15:37, Gary Slayton	19:45, Cindy Walker
22 June 1985	16:09, Felton Wright	19:12, Barbara Balzer
21 June 1986	15:55, Bill Crooks	18:32, Karen MacHarg
20 June 1987	16:14, Bill Crooks	19:33, Peggy Johnson	257
25 June 1988	15:47, Bill Crooks	18:18, Karen MacHarg	324
24 June 1989	15:02, Jeff Pigg	19:05, Vikki Saga
23 June 1990	15:20, Jessie Close	18:06, Karen MacHarg
22 June 1991	15:23, Phillip Rowan	19:34, Vikki Saga
20 June 1992	15:10, Jessie Close	18:35, Lynda Nilges	386
26 June 1993	16:07, Bill Crooks	19:37, Sue Kany
29 June 1994	16:13, Gary Droze	18:49, Sarah Heeb
24 June 1995	14:57, John Charlton	19:54, Sissi Carroll
22 June 1996
28 June 1997
27 June 1998	16:33, Tommy Kunish	17:51, Sarah Docter-Williams
26 June 1999	16:23, Tommy Kunish	21:05, Peggy Simpson	193
17 June 2000	17:08, Tim Simpkins	18:32, Kim Winn	141
16 June 2001	16:29, Ryan Deak	17:54, Sarah Docter-Williams	238
22 June 2002	17:54, Doug Gorton	21:41, Laura Atlee	139
21 June 2003
19 June 2004	17:18, Tim Unger	20:30, Kate Remillard	121
18 June 2005	18:31, Jack McDermott	18:07, Sarah Docter-Williams	123
17 June 2006	17:36, Nathan Haskins	22:35, Loranne Ausley	170
16 June 2007	16:28, Nathan Haskins	18:50, Sarah Docter-Williams	261
21 June 2008	16:08, Nathan Haskins	20:16, Deb Jones	194
20 June 2009	16:54, Charlie Johnson	23:49, Sandy Holt	267
19 June 2010	18:07, Gabriel Leitz	19:59, Micah Adriani	283
18 June 2011	16:38, Sammy Palmer	19:28, Katie Showman	258
16 June 2012	16:28, Stephen Cox	18:59, Seeley Gutierrez	379
15 June 2013	16:42, Stanley Linton	18:49, Sheryl Rosen	284
21 June 2014	16:17, Chris Lake	19:08, Seeley Gutierrez	244
20 June 2015	18:03, Roger Schmidt	20:49, Teresa Ristow	232
18 June 2016	15:50, Stanley Linton	19:44, Brittney Skiles	212
17 June 2017	16:55, Charlie Johnson	19:13, Katie Sherron	326
16 June 2018	19:15, Elvis Maradzike	19:40, Sheryl Rosen	202
Thank you to Pat Dugan for providing information about the 1987 race.

Links

• Complete results of the 2018 Monticello Melon Run 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTo6XzDWYOyqkL2yQXYf7ek4k0RInJ2s7yeaMlt_fdehjvtbyXPVBUKxi7zZrr3f9UkIgF4GjrDwqGy/pubhtml
  
  
• More photos of the 2018 Monticello Melon Run 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10112020306216833.1073742360.5215641&type=1&l=8766560588
  
  
• 2017 story, “Johnson and Sherron each collect a second Melon Run title”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/06/melon-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Linton and Skiles are masters of the melon in Monticello”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/06/melon-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Schmidt and Ristow shine in Melon Run debut”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/06/melon-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Lake and Gutierrez lead the 2014 Melon Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/06/melon-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Young runners, old race; Linton and Rosen win in Monticello”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/06/melon-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Cox and Gutierrez grab the biggest slices at Monticello's 34th Melon Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/06/melon-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Sweet victories for Palmer and Showman at Melon Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/06/melon-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Leitz and Adriani watermelon winners in Monticello”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/06/melon-run-2010.html
  
  
• USATF course certification map of the Monticello Melon Run 5K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL06044DL
  
  
• Find an upcoming produce-themed race in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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