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Monday, February 19, 2018

O'Kelley, Rosen make a little Flash 12K history in Saint Marks

“How far back is he?” called out Chris O’Kelley.


O’Kelley was headed south on the Saint Marks Trail, leading Gulf Winds Track Club’s Flash 12K. The next runner, Michael Rhodes, was far back indeed, about 200 meters behind with less than three kilometers left in the race. On the way to the finish line at San Marcos de Apalache State Park, O’Kelley widened that gap to nearly 400 meters, winning the race in 44:20.

Chris O'Kelley
Chris O'Kelley

It was the 30th annual Flash 12K that Saturday morning, 17 February 2018, in Saint Marks, Florida. In a town like Saint Marks, with history going back to the days of Spanish Florida, you’d expect the race to be much older. It would be satisfying, for instance, to learn that the race started in 1718, when the Spanish military commandant stationed at San Marcos de Apalache ordered his men to race tres legua as a display of their fitness for combat. Or perhaps the Flash 12K could trace its lineage to 1818, when Andrew Jackson celebrated his occupation of Saint Marks with a 60-furlong footrace and the execution by hanging of two British citizens, with maybe a few public floggings thrown in. Or maybe the race began in 1838 as recreation for workers on the Saint Marks Railroad, or in 1863 to settle a bet among troops stationed at Fort Ward.

Michael Rhodes
Michael Rhodes

None of those is true. The first Flash 12K wasn’t even in Saint Marks. Joe Dexter began the event in Chaires, Florida in 1989. By 2005 the traffic around Chaires had increased enough that Dexter moved the race to Woodville and the Saint Marks Trail. In 2011 construction on the Saint Marks Trail near Woodville made the course unuseable. Mark Priddy, having taken over as race director from Dexter, moved the Flash 12K to Saint Marks. The Flash was in Saint Marks for the eighth time in 2018 when a new race director, Keith Rowe, gave the runners the command to start just after 8:30 AM.

Travis Parks, Mickey Moore
Travis Parks and Mickey Moore

Michael Rhodes, a master runner from Perry, Florida, took the lead in the 12K near the end of the first kilometer. Chris O’Kelley of Tallahassee, Florida moved into second. Rhodes opened a gap initially, but O’Kelley overtook him before the four-kilometer mark. It was Kelley’s race after that, and he ran home in a winning 44:20. Rhodes took second in 45:39. Behind the first two finishers, Travis Parks and Mickey Moore had been battling for third for almost the entire race. Parks, a Tallahassee Community College cross-country runner, pulled away with a final effort, taking third in 46:58. Moore, a Tallahassee master runner, was fourth in 47:05.

Sheryl Rosen
Sheryl Rosen

It was O’Kelley’s first Flash 12K win. On the women’s side, though, Tallahassee lawyer Sheryl Rosen grabbed her fourth title, placing fifth overall in 48:20. Rosen had been the women’s champion of the Flash 12K for the first time in in 2010, back on the Woodville course. Her next three wins--2013, 2015, and 2018--had come in Saint Marks. Tsige Tadesse was the first woman master in the Flash 12K and second to Rosen in the women's standings, twentieth overall in 56:14. Nazarae Holcombe was the third woman and 25th overall in 57:49.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2018 Flash 12K
  1. 44:20, Chris O'Kelley (M, 24)
  2. 45:39, Michael Rhodes (M, 49)
  3. 46:58, Travis Parks (M, 21)
  4. 47:05, Mickey Moore (M, 47)
  5. 48:48, Paul Guyas (M, 40)
  6. 48:58, Myles Gibson (M, 51)
  7. 49:17, Steven Wilson (M, 36)
  8. 50:09, Matthew Rowan (M, 49)
  9. 51:10, Tad David (M, 49)
  10. 52:04, Philip Sura (M, 47)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2018 Flash 12K
  1. 48:20, Sheryl Rosen (F, 33)
  2. 56:14, Tsige Tadesse (F, 50)
  3. 57:49, Nazarae Holcombe (F, 27)
  4. 58:32, Abby Ross (F, 36)
  5. 58:50, Sherri Wise (F, 36)
  6. 59:23, Danielle De Greef (F, 22)
  7. 59:56, Ruffian Tyner (F, 42)
  8. 60:33, Kory Skrob (F, 47)
  9. 60:55, Nancy Johnson (F, 44)
  10. 61:33, Ludmila De Faria (F, 49)

Since 2009, a 6K has been run concurrently with the Flash 12K. In 2018, the shorter race was the tenth Flash 6K. Eric Houge led early, setting the pace for 12K runners and 6K runners alike. Houge was still ahead at the 3K mark, the turnaround on the out-and-back course, ten seconds up on on the next runner, 2017 Flash 6K champion Geb Kiros. On the return trip, Kiros made up that ten seconds and then some, passing Houge and winning the race in 22:53. Houge was second in 22:57. Michael Martinez, the 2013 Flash 6K champion, was third in 24:34.

Christina Linton
Christina Linton

Christina Linton was the first woman in the 6K, placing eighth overall in 27:05. Paula O'Neill was the first woman master and second female finisher, twelfth overall in 28:41. Master runner Madeleine Ely was third in the women's standings and fourteenth overall in 29:13.


168 athletes finished the Flash 12K and another 114 completed the Flash 6K. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed both races.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2018 Flash 6K
  1. 22:53, Geb Kiros (M, 51)
  2. 22:57, Eric Houge (M, 37)
  3. 24:34, Michael Martinez (M, 52)
  4. 25:55, Clint Beam (M, 32)
  5. 26:36, Jonathan Kiros (M, 9)
  6. 26:49, William Pafford (M, 32)
  7. 26:58, Jack Schwenkler (M, 10)
  8. 27:29, Erik Andersen (M, 35)
  9. 28:17, Jon Roddenberry (M, 44)
  10. 28:34, Brennan Abramowitz (M, 21)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2018 Flash 6K
  1. 27:05, Christina Linton (F, 37)
  2. 28:41, Paula O'Neill (F, 56)
  3. 29:13, Madeleine Ely (F, 44)
  4. 29:56, Lynn Masimore (F, 39)
  5. 30:35, Kennedy Hall (F, 19)
  6. 31:48, Shelby Varner (F, 23)
  7. 32:01, Leah Kiros (F, 12)
  8. 32:05, Heather Malloy (F, 49)
  9. 32:35, Catherin Jones (F, 58)
  10. 33:50, Cheryl Moore (F, 50)

Gulf Winds Track Club Flash 12K Champions, 1989 - 2018
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
28 January 198912K39:44, John Devine48:50, Barbara Balzer 155
17 February 199012K44:10, David Rigby54:40, Kathy Weiss 102
26 January 199112K39:36, Jessie Close50:24, Tina Davies163
18 January 199212K39:33, Jessie Close45:24, Paula Johnson132
23 January 199312K42:40, Jonathan Bigg45:43, Linda Nilges134
15 January 199412K38:02, Robin Rogers45:34, Jane Johnson91
21 January 199512K40:49, Gary Droze45:34, Jane Johnson145
27 January 199612K41:10, Gary Droze44:27, Jane Johnson132
11 January 199712K39:25, Brian Erb47:57, Sarah Williams75
7 February 199812K42:57, Clarence Calloway45:12, Sarah Williams164
20 February 199912K44:40, Tim Simpkins46:27, Sarah Williams82
19 February 200012K39:44, Michael Strickland46:06, Sara Docter-Williams107
17 February 200112K43:56, Tim Unger45:38, Sarah Docter-Williams 98
16 February 200212K40:35, Gary Droze47:17, Jane Johnson 148
1 February 200312K42:52, Shawn Patterson52:18, Lisa Whitworth 80
7 February 200412K42:46, Tim Unger52:49, Lisa Whitworth 89
5 February 200512K42:05, Lee Willis45:30, Sarah Docter-Williams 118
4 February 200612K42:49, Vince Molosky50:21, Lisa Johnson89
17 February 200712K44:58, Todd Smoot52:22, Kim Likens74
16 February 200812K43:10, Tripp Southerland50:57, Stephanie Liles131
21 February 200912K42:34, Jay Wallace50:48, Jane Johnson105
6K23:21, Brian Corbin21:36, Jana Stolting30
20 February 201012K41:57, Daniel Lee47:12, Sheryl Rosen176
6K24:43, Ben Kail31:35, Rachel Phipps53
19 February 201112K40:57, Thomas Kunish49:23, Kelly Stevens214
6K23:59, Caleb Harris31:26, Ashton McMurray73
18 February 201212K41:23, Stephen Cox49:52, Katie Showman214
6K24:57, Duane Evans27:39, Nancy Gribble89
16 February 201312K38:41, Kevin Sullivan46:17, Sheryl Rosen268
6K21:54, Michael Martinez25:09, Jessica Gillard70
15 February 201412K39:39, Stanley Linton45:20, Seeley Gutierrez262
6K21:56, Jon Mason28:15, Sarah Taff85
21 February 201512K42:03, Zach Deveau47:33, Sheryl Rosen207
6K23:30, Duane Evans24:20, Katie Gorman98
20 February 201612K40:52, Roger Schmidt50:43, Katie Sherron213
6K23:17, Travis Parks32:26, Leah Kiros87
18 February 201712K43:25, Vince Molosky47:31, Katie Sherron162
6K22:02, Geb Kiros26:02, Katie Sack128
17 February 201812K44:20, Chris O'Kelley48:20, Sheryl Rosen168
6K22:53, Geb Kiros27:05, Christina Linton114
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 2011-2017 the race started and finished at Fort San Marcos de Apalachee in St. Marks.
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Saturday, November 4, 2017

Kiros and Terry make triumphant returns to the Deer Run

On Saturday morning, 4 November 2017, Geb Kiros was at Deerlake Middle School north of Tallahassee. He was there for the second year in a row to race the annual Deer Run 5K. And for the second year in a row, the Florida A & M University biostatistics professor won the 3.1-mile race. This time the master runner covered the course in 18:33. Alyssa Terry had also run the race in 2016, finishing eighth in the women's standings. In 2017, Terry took the Deer Run women's title, placing seventh overall in 20:42.

2017 Deer Run 5K winners


Behind Kiros, master runner Jonathan LaBarre was second in 19:01. Brad Busboom was the third male finisher in 19:19, and eleven-year-old Jackson Rowe, a sixth-grader on the Montford Middle School cross-country team, was fourth in 20:25.


Chiles High sophomore Emily Molen was the women's runner-up and ninth overall in 21:06. Maya Tang, a seventh-grader on the Deerlake Middle School cross-country team, was the third female and 21st overall in 22:45. Nicole Kelly, another seventh-grade cross-country runner from Deerlake, was the fourth woman and 25th overall in 23:21. Tsige Tadesse was the first woman master and fifth female finisher, 30th overall in 24:04.


211 athletes finished the 2017 Deer Run 5K and another 172 completed a one-mile fun run.


Top Ten Men, 2017 Deer Run 5K
  1. 18:33, Geb Kiros (M, 51)
  2. 19:01, Jonathan Labarre (M, 45)
  3. 19:19, Brad Busboom (M, 29)
  4. 20:25, Jackson Rowe (M, 11)
  5. 20:30, Brian Corbin (M, 50)
  6. 20:32, Matthew Reynolds (M, 14)
  7. 21:05, Sam Hartman (M, 16)
  8. 21:06, Caden Bruner (M, 13)
  9. 21:26, Will Landsberg (M, 15)
  10. 21:37, Elijah Blay (M, 14)

Top Ten Women, 2017 Deer Run 5K
  1. 20:42, Alyssa Terry (F, 24)
  2. 21:06, Emily Molen (F, 15)
  3. 22:45, Maya Tang (F, 12)
  4. 23:21, Nicole Kelly (F, 13)
  5. 24:04, Tsige Tadesse (F, 50)
  6. 25:13, Leah Kiros (F, 12)
  7. 25:18, Heather Malloy (F, 49)
  8. 25:25, Alexa Poage (F, 13)
  9. 25:30, Kristen Knapp (F, 47)
  10. 25:49, Anna Dower (F, 26)

Deer Run 5K winners, 2010 - 2017
DateMenWomenFinishers
6 November 201017:08, Jay Wallace19:36, Allison Eagen135
5 November 201118:21, Stephen Robbins20:59, Claire Fruchtnicht168
3 November 201219:00, Luke Parsley23:36, Ana Wallace161
9 November 201315:52, Stanley Linton20:12, Micah Adriani202
1 November 201419:05, Rik Pool22:01, Layla Thompson91
7 November 201518:48, Peter Kaus22:59, Layla Thompson134
5 November 201617:44, Geb Kiros19:52, Katie Sherron233
4 November 201718:33, Geb Kiros20:42, Alyssa Terry211


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Monday, February 27, 2017

Kiros and Terry take the Trailblazer

Saturday, 23 February 2013, was the date of DeSoto Trail Elementary School's first annual Trailblazer 5K Run For Literacy. It rained just enough that morning for the streets to be wet during the race. Tad David was there. He won the race.


Saturday, 25 February 2017, was the date of DeSoto Trail Elementary School's fifth annual Trailblazer 5K Run For Literacy. It rained just enough that morning for the streets to be wet during the race. Tad David was there. But this time, so was Florida A & M University Biostatistics professor Geb Kiros, and Kiros won the race in 18:33. Alyssa Terry was the women's champ, placing eighth overall in 22:01.

Geb Kiros
Geb Kiros

The race started from the Tallahassee, Florida school at 8:30 AM. The runners charged into the neighborhood next to the school, with Geb Kiros leading that charge. By the end of the first mile Kiros was over half a minute ahead of the next runner, Gary Johnston. Tad David was a few more steps back. A light rain spattered the runners.


"The fresh asphalt with some rain in the second mile certainly had an effect," commented Kiros.


Nevertheless Kiros continued to pull away from the field, going on to an 18:33 win. Tad David overtook Gary Johnston during the final mile to take second in 20:18, while Johnston was third in 20:35.

Tad David
Tad David

Kiros had run the Trailblazer 5K before in 2015; this was his second time competing in the event. For Alyssa Terry, though, it was her first Trailblazer 5K.


"I moved here a year-and-a-half ago," explained Terry. "This is my second year of running Gulf Winds Track Club events. I never know where I'm running in these races."


Lack of familiarity with the area was no handicap to Terry in the Trailblazer 5K. She finished about 600 meters ahead of the next woman in the race.


"I thought it would be a nice course to run," Terry said about her decision to race the Trailblazer. "It was a nice course. I ran my PR today."

Alyssa Terry
Alyssa Terry

Loranne Ausley was the first woman master and second female finisher in the race, coming in 25th overall in 24:57. Master runner Heather Conn was third in the women's standings and 27th overall in 25:04.


212 athletes finished the 2017 Trailblazer 5K. After the race, another 137 finished a one-mile fun run. Proceeds of the race go to support the media center at DeSoto Trail Elementary School. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2017 Trailblazer 5K
  1. 18:33, Geb Kiros (M, 50)
  2. 20:18, Tad David (M, 48)
  3. 20:35, Gary Johnston (M, 42)
  4. 20:42, T J Devlieger (M, 54)
  5. 21:47, Kevin Brumfield (M, 45)
  6. 21:50, Rich Heitmeyer (M, 36)
  7. 21:57, Davis McNeeley (M, 11)
  8. 22:16, Eric Stupski (M, 28)
  9. 22:36, Garth Connelly (M, 53)
  10. 22:57, Nathan Streety (M, 9)

Top Ten Women, 2017 Trailblazer 5K
  1. 22:01, Alyssa Terry (F, 23)
  2. 24:57, Loranne Ausley (F, 53)
  3. 25:04, Heather Conn (F, 45)
  4. 25:39, Ella Hodges (F, 12)
  5. 25:44, Fran McLean (F, 59)
  6. 25:48, Darcy Brinkmann (F, 36)
  7. 27:50, Emily Webster (F, 37)
  8. 28:39, Jenn Powell (F, 35)
  9. 28:39, Kyrsten Gennah (F, 10)
  10. 29:13, Liliana Broadway (F, 20)

DeSoto Trail Elementary School Trailblazer 5K winners, 2013 - 2017
DateMenWomenFinishers
23 February 201318:53, Tad David23:53, Elizabeth Squires123
11 January 201420:05, Thomas Konrad25:17, Debbie Peters100
31 January 201516:54, Jack Redwing19:39, Katie Sherron278
30 January 201618:35, Paul Guyas22:15, Kate Chunka179
25 February 201718:33, Geb Kiros22:01, Alyssa Terry212


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Monday, January 9, 2017

Kiros and Rosen take the TMH For Life Challenge

Racing for the first time in the new year, Tallahassee master runner Geb Kiros won the third annual TMH For Life Challenge Winter 5K on Saturday morning, 7 January 2017. The Florida A & M University biostatistics professor covered the 3.1-mile course through the streets of Tallahassee in 18:07, finishing close to sixty yards ahead of the next runner. Sheryl Rosen, the women’s champ at the race in 2015, added another TMH For Life title to her collection, winning the women’s competition in 19:35. Rosen finished fifth overall.

Geb Kiros
Geb Kiros

It was a cold morning, thanks to one of those winter storms that the Weather Channel likes to name. The fringes of the system had dropped heavy rain on the city overnight. By race time the rain had stopped, but the temperatures were just over freezing. Gusts of wind made it feel even colder.


“Windy!” summarized Sheryl Rosen.

Sheryl Rosen
Sheryl Rosen

“Extreme weather!” said meteorologist Ryan Truchelut, who won the race in 2015. “I like it cold, though. I run more efficiently at low temperatures. I don’t get really cold till it’s down to fifteen degrees. We’d get weather like that in New Jersey.”


Which could explain why after studying at Princeton, Truchelut chose Florida State for his doctoral program.


Sunny Tallahassee wasn’t living up to its reputation when the race started just after 8:45 AM. Kiros dashed out ahead quickly, with Truchelut and Tallahassee Community College cross-country coach Gary Droze close behind. After two years of starting on Medical Drive, a course change had moved the start to Miccosukee Road. However, the middle mile of the race still took the runners through the well-named Miccosukee Hills neighborhood.

Gary Droze, Ryan Truchelut
Gary Droze and Ryan Truchelut

“That would be a good place to run a downhill mile,” said Droze. “I was looking for an elevator coming back up, though.”


Droze and Truchelut kept Kiros in sight through Miccosukee Hills. Back on Miccosukee Road, racing toward the finish on Surgeons Drive, the two narrowed Kiros’ lead a bit as they dueled for second. No one was catching the professor, though, and Kiros crossed the finish line unchallenged in 18:07. Behind him, Droze and Truchelut fought for the runner-up spot.


“I thought I could lose him on the hills,” said Droze. “But he held on and went by me at the end.”

Krista Killius
Krista Killius

Truchelut accelerated on the home stretch to take second in 18:19, while Droze was third in 18:23. Mickey Moore, the race winner in 2016, finished fourth in 19:13.


Sheryl Rosen was fifth overall in 19:35, taking the women's title for the second time in three years. Krista Killius of Tallahassee was the top woman master and second female finisher, placing ninth overall in 23:55. Tallahassee master runner Tsige Tadesse was third in the women's standings and thirteenth overall in 24:17.


141 athletes finished the 2017 TMH For Life Challenge Winter 5K. DRC Sports, Inc., of Inverness, Florida chip timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2017 TMH For Life Challenge Winter 5K
  1. 18:06.44, Geb Kiros (M, 50) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 18:18.66, Ryan Truchelut (M, 31) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 18:22.41, Gary Droze (M, 55) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 19:12.66, Mickey Moore (M, 46) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 20:11.41, Duane Evans (M, 49) Crawfordville, FL
  6. 21:36.51, Colby Allen (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 23:13.67, Michael LaBossiere (M, 50) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 23:58.98, Bradley Stewart (M, 33) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 24:01.17, Jackson Rowe (M, 10) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 24:12.84, Jonathan Kiros (M, 8) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, 2017 TMH For Life Challenge Winter 5K
  1. 19:34.67, Sheryl Rosen (F, 32) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 23:54.92, Krista Killius (F, 53) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 24:16.33, Tsige Tadesse (F, 44) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 26:18.13, Fran McLean (F, 59) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 26:53.23, Julianne Colle (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 27:08.58, Rachael Brooks (F, 22) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 27:12.93, Ann Geiger (F, 17) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 27:30.14, Shannon Hall (F, 46) Moultrie, GA
  9. 27:35.68, Tracy Davis (F, 49) Pavo, GA
  10. 27:39.43, Leslie Brett (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL

TMH For Life Challenge Winter 5K winners, 2015 - 2017
DateMenWomenFinishers
3 January 201518:40, Ryan Truchelut19:42, Sheryl Rosen142
9 January 201618:44, Mickey Moore21:55, Kayla Wilson182
7 January 201718:07, Geb Kiros19:35, Sheryl Rosen141


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Saturday, November 12, 2016

Master runners Kiros and Judd show their mastery at the Habitat 5K

"Did I break the course record?" asked Geb Kiros. "My goal was to break the record."


The Florida A & M University biostatistics professor had met his goal. In winning the third annual Big Bend Habitat For Humanity 5K, Kiros had run 17:58, edging aside the old record of 17:59 run by Grady Smith at the 2015 race. Towards the end of the Tallahassee, Florida 5K, Kiros had some concerns about making the mark.


"There were four people in the way, walking on the road between me and the finish line," said Kiros.

Geb Kiros
Geb Kiros

The professor negotiated those obstacles successfully. Meanwhile, Kiros had no concerns from the competition that Saturday morning. Immediately after the race started at 8:30 AM on 12 November 2016, Kiros was ahead of the field. For the entire 3.1-mile route through the Centerville Conservation Community he ran practically alone, ultimately winning the race by almost 700 meters. Master runner Gary Johnston was second in 20:48, Erik Andersen held off a late-race challenge from eleven-year-old Nate Thompson to take third, 21:18 to 21:20.


Tallahassee master runner Monica Judd took the women's title, placing ninth overall in 23:07. Krista Killius had raced with Judd for the first kilometer of the race, but Judd opened a gap on Killius while climbing a hill near the end of the second kilometer.


"I was just trying to maintain pace on the uphill," said Judd. "And breathe!"

Monica Judd
Monica Judd

After that Judd continued to steadily pull away from Killius for the rest of race. Killius finished second in the women's standings and eleventh overall in 23:40. Nazarae Rodriguez was the third female finisher, placing fifteenth overall in 25:02


80 athletes finished the Tallahassee Board of Realtors' 2016 Big Bend Habitat For Humanity 5K. Gulf Winds Track Club chip timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Big Bend Habitat For Humanity 5K
  1. 17:58, Geb Kiros (M, 50)
  2. 20:48, Gary Johnston (M, 41)
  3. 21:18, Erik Andersen (M, 33)
  4. 21:20, Nate Thompson (M, 11)
  5. 21:54, Colby Allen (M, 24)
  6. 22:25, B Jackson (M, 55)
  7. 22:36, Dye Immanuel (M, 21)
  8. 22:42, Craig Bruner (M, 61)
  9. 23:27, Sam Heflin (M, 17)
  10. 23:46, Chris Hamilton (M, 57)

Top Ten Women, 2016 Big Bend Habitat For Humanity 5K
  1. 23:07, Monica Judd (F, 42)
  2. 23:40, Krista Killius (F, 53)
  3. 25:02, Nazarae Rodriguez (F, 26)
  4. 27:39, Elaina Cummins (F, 14)
  5. 28:31, Clara Thompson (F, 9)
  6. 28:35, Monica Reznik (F, 23)
  7. 28:45, Cameron Welch (F, 8)
  8. 29:25, Amy Peterson (F, 57)
  9. 29:54, Jodi Osborne (F, 51)
  10. 30:39, Rachael Davis (F, 32)

Big Bend Habitat For Humanity 5K winners, 2014 - 2016
DateMenWomenFinishers
15 November 201418:58, Michael Martinez21:16, Kate Harrison100
14 November 201517:59, Grady Smith23:12, Nancy Moody93
12 November 201617:58, Geb Kiros23:07, Monica Judd80


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Saturday, November 5, 2016

Kiros and Sherron hoof it at the Deer Run

It was a close finish for the leaders of the Deer Run 5K on Saturday morning, 5 November 2016. Little more than 60 meters separated the first runner from the fourth at the end of the race, but the fastest of those four was master runner Geb Kiros. The Florida A & M University professor won the 3.1-mile race through the Killearn Lakes community of Tallahassee, Florida in 17:44. A Florida State University professor, Katie Sherron, took the Deer Run women's title, placing ninth overall in 19:52.

Geb Kiros, Katie Sherron
Geb Kiros and Katie Sherron

Ryan Truchelut, Zach DeVeau, and Jim Halley cascaded across the finish line after Kiros. Truchelut was second in 17:51, DeVeau third in 17:55, and Halley fourth in 17:58.


Katie Sherron's 19:52 was the fastest Deer Run time by a woman since Allison Eagen ran 19:36 in the 2010 race. Just three days after racing the Rex Cleveland Magic Mile, Katie Sack was runner-up in the women's standings and thirteenth overall in 20:52. Jillian Heddaeus was the third woman and seventeenth overall in 21:13, while Nikky Manausa was the fourth woman and twentieth overall in 21:28. Paula O'Neill was the top woman master and fifth female finisher, 26th overall in 22:05.


233 athletes finished the 2016 Deer Run 5K, with another 172 completing a one-mile fun run.


Top Ten Men, 2016 Deer Run 5K
  1. 17:44, Geb Kiros (M, 50)
  2. 17:51, Ryan Truchelut (M, 31)
  3. 17:55, Zach Deveau (M, 29)
  4. 17:58, Jim Halley (M, 37)
  5. 18:52, Paul Guyas (M, 39)
  6. 19:00, Mike Peymann (M, 54)
  7. 19:14, Jon Nash (M, 37)
  8. 19:31, Don Smith (M, 37)
  9. 19:53, Zack Scharlepp (M, 34)
  10. 20:08, Bill McNulty (M, 58)

Top Ten Women, 2016 Deer Run 5K
  1. 19:52, Katie Sherron (F, 35)
  2. 20:52, Katie Sack (F, 25)
  3. 21:13, Jillian Heddaeus (F, 33)
  4. 21:28, Nikky Manausa (F, 35)
  5. 22:05, Paula O'Neill (F, 55)
  6. 22:29, Kristin Halley (F, 35)
  7. 22:33, Laura Reina (F, 52)
  8. 22:36, Alyssa Terry (F, 23)
  9. 22:42, Layla Thompson (F, 11)
  10. 22:49, Kenya Rich (F, 44)

Deer Run 5K winners, 2010 - 2016
DateMenWomenFinishers
6 November 201017:08, Jay Wallace19:36, Allison Eagen135
5 November 201118:21, Stephen Robbins20:59, Claire Fruchtnicht168
3 November 201219:00, Luke Parsley23:36, Ana Wallace161
9 November 201315:52, Stanley Linton20:12, Micah Adriani202
1 November 201419:05, Rik Pool22:01, Layla Thompson91
7 November 201518:48, Peter Kaus22:59, Layla Thompson134
5 November 201617:44, Geb Kiros19:52, Katie Sherron233


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Monday, September 26, 2016

Kiros and Reilly add their names to Prefontaine 5K history

West of Tallahassee, Florida, the Silver Lake Recreation Area became the main Off-Highway Vehicle trail head for the Apalachicola National Forest. Silver Lake still includes a nature trail, picnic tables, a swimming beach, and two scenic ponds. At one time the Recreation Area included a campground, but that has been closed for quite a few years now. A Girl Scout camp and a Boy Scout camp were once nearby, but those are also gone now. Silver Lake was developed for recreation in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, but earlier settlers must have been aware of the area. It couldn't have been unknown to the even earlier Native Americans, either. Before that it was probably a popular watering hole for mastodons and other prehistoric fauna. But since 1976, Silver Lake has been the home of Gulf Winds Track Club's annual Salute To Prefontaine 5K. That event returned to Silver Lake for the 41st time on Saturday morning, 24 September 2016.

Geb Kiros
Geb Kiros

Silver Lake has a history, but the Prefontaine Forest 5K has acquired a history over the years. Several of the athletes whose performances made that history were on the starting line for the 2016 race. 2015 champion Peter Van Brussel was racing, and so was 2010 winner Jay Wallace and 2002 winner David Yon. Ten-time Prefontaine 5K champion Gary Droze was also starting that morning. But with no respect for history, Geb Kiros dashed out into the lead right after the start of the race. The Florida A & M University biostatistics professor was twenty meters ahead when the runners disappeared into the forest near the 400-meter mark.


The Prefontaine Forest 5K has never been much of an event for spectators. In most years the runners vanished into the woods right after the start, only to be seen again right before the finish. Their struggles with sand, hills, and tree roots went unwitnessed, as did their unscheduled encounters with wildlife. In the 2016 race, the athletes went twice around a 2500-meter loop, so onlookers at least caught a glimpse of the runners at halfway before the competition returned to the forest. What they saw was that master runner Kiros had lengthened his lead and was more than 100 meters ahead of Gary Droze, the next runner.

Gary Droze
Gary Droze

That didn't change during the second lap. When Kiros emerged from the forest he was still more than 100 meters ahead and maintained that margin to the finish line, winning in 18:38. Droze was second in 19:05 and Jay Wallace third in 19:21. Zach DeVeau moved up three places on the second lap to take fourth in 19:39. Jim Halley was fifth in 19:47 and defending champ Peter Van Brussel placed sixth in 19:53.


In the women's competition Samantha Reilly set the early pace, getting 80 meters ahead on the first lap then maintaining that lead for the rest of the race. Reilly crossed the finish line with the women's title, placing 22nd overall. It was the best 5K time yet for Reilly, a member of the Tallahassee Community College Women's Cross Country team, and the fastest 5K ever by anyone on her team. Emily Smith was runner-up in the women's standings, 24th overall in 23:22. Another TCC Eagle, Mia Widerkehr, was third in the women's division, placing 26th overall in 23:28. TCC's Monet Madeux was the fourth woman and 35th overall in 24:44. Monica Judd was the top woman master and sixth female finisher, 39th overall in 24:47.

Samantha Reilly
Samantha Reilly

162 athletes finished the challenging 3.1-mile course through the Apalachicola National Forest. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the race.


Jay WallaceTop Ten Men, 2016 Salute to Prefontaine 5K
  1. 18:38 ~ Geb Kiros (M, 50)
  2. 19:05 ~ Gary Droze (M, 55)
  3. 19:21 ~ Jay Wallace (M, 52)
  4. 19:39 ~ Zach DeVeau (M, 28)
  5. 19:47 ~ Jim Halley (M, 37)
  6. 19:53 ~ Peter Van Brussel (M, 23)
  7. 20:01 ~ Paul Guyas (M, 38)
  8. 20:10 ~ Eric Godin (M, 32)
  9. 20:32 ~ Philip Sura (M, 46)
  10. 20:59 ~ Don Smith (M, 37)

Emily SmithTop Ten Women, 2016 Salute to Prefontaine 5K
  1. 22:58 ~ Samantha Reilly (F, 25)
  2. 23:22 ~ Emily Smith (F, 31)
  3. 23:28 ~ Mia Wiederkehr (F, 18)
  4. 24:35 ~ Monet Madeux (F, 20)
  5. 24:44 ~ Kendall Ward (F, 16)
  6. 24:47 ~ Monica Judd (F, 42)
  7. 24:50 ~ Jessa Stewart (F, 13)
  8. 25:18 ~ Laura Reina (F, 52)
  9. 25:37 ~ Angela Dempsey (F, 48)
  10. 25:55 ~ Deborah Congdon (F, 46)

Known winners of GWTC's Prefontaine Forest 5K
1976 - 2016
DateMenWomen
25 September 197615:43, Tim Simpkins19:20, Nancy McCormac
September 197715:35, Tim Simpkins19:00, Janice Gage
23 September 1978

September 1979

20 September 198017:17, George West20:52, Donna Miller
September 198118:20, Shannon Sullivan22:27, Pam Ledbetter
September 1982

24 September 198317:17, Jeff Doherty20:36, Donna Miller
September 198417:11, Larry Abele20:43, Barbara Balzer
September 198516:51, Tim Simpkins20:40, Darien Andreu
27 September 198617:20, Tim Simpkins22:14, Laura Partin
12 September 198717:33, Tom Burr21:20, Linda Nicholson
24 September 198817:38, Tom Burr22:23, Yvonne Gsteiger
23 September 198917:25, Tim Simpkins21:30, Vikki Saga
22 September 199017:12, Bill Crooks22:23, Tina Davies
22 September 199117:54, Gary Droze24:48, Tina Davies
19 September 199218:29, Gary Droze22:05, Diane Blas
18 September 199317:58, Tim Simpkins24:16, Sissi Carroll
17 September 199417:00, Gary Droze21:16, Carrie Weyant
30 September 199517:12, Gary Droze22:56, Sissi Carroll
28 September 199619:18, Gary Droze22:56, Jane Johnson
27 September 199718:50, Bill Crooks23:07, Julie Clark
26 September 199819:26, Paul Hoover24:44, Peggy Simpson
25 September 199917:56, Gary Droze24:13, Brandi Rook
30 September 200017:49, Gary Droze22:17, Allie Hunter
29 September 200119:37, Scott Poindexter22:17, Allie Hunter
5 October 200222:17, David Yon25:47, Yvonne Gsteiger
27 September 200318:35, Shawn Patterson23:49, Angela Dempsey
25 September 200417:43, Gary Droze22:46, Seeley Lovett
24 September 200518:13, Gary Droze24:06, Jane Johnson
23 September 200617:24, Gary Droze19:59, Stephanie Liles
29 September 200717:29, Chris Gregory20:26, Micah Adriani
27 September 200818:16, Daniel Lee21:10, Kati Gosnell
26 September 200920:28, Joel Piotrowski21:20, Micah Adriani
25 September 201018:53, Jay Wallace22:17, Kelly Stevens
24 September 201119:08, Michael Martinez22:31, Olivia Swedberg Yinger
22 September 201217:18, Stanley Linton20:58, Micah Adriani
21 September 201316:27, Stanley Linton23:34, Melissa Geary
27 September 201417:43, Chris Lake22:30, Cora Atkinson
26 September 201518:42, Peter Van Brussel23:38, Emily Smith
24 September 201618:38, Geb Kiros22:58, Samantha Reilly


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Sunday, September 11, 2016

Successful Sickle Cell 5K returns for Kiros and Barnes

In 2014, Florida A & M University biostatistics professor Geb Kiros raced the Sickle Cell 5K and ran 18:43, placing fourth. On Saturday morning, 10 September 2016, Kiros was back in the Jake Gaither neighborhood of Tallahassee, Florida for the 35th annual Sickle Cell 5K. This time Kiros ran over a minute faster, winning the race in 17:41. Brittney Barnes made her own return to the race; after finishing as the top woman in the 2015 Sickle Cell 5K, Barnes took a second women's title in the 2016 event, placing fifth overall in 20:05.

Geb Kiros
Geb Kiros

The race started just after 8:30 AM in front of the Jake Gaither Community Center, heading east on Bragg Drive. Geb Kiros was soon setting the pace for the field, and by the two-kilometer mark he had a 100-meter lead on the second-place runner, Trey Edwards. Eric Godin was just a few steps farther back, and caught Edwards early in the second half of the race. There was no catching Kiros, though. The Tallahassee master runner had widened his lead to nearly 200 meters by the time he crossed the finish line back at the Jake Gaither Community Center, first in 17:41. Godin took second in 18:21, and Edwards was third in 18:45.

Brittney Barnes
Brittney Barnes

In the women's competition Brittney Barnes had an even wider winning margin, finishing well over 600 meters ahead of the next woman. Barnes led from the start and was never challenged during the 20:05 it took her to reach the finish line. Tallahassee master runner Lyssa Oberkreser overtook Michelle Hadden during the final kilometer of the race to take the women's runner-up spot in 23:08, placing tenth overall. Close behind, Hadden was third in the women's standings and eleventh overall in 23:10.


227 athletes finished the 2016 Sickle Cell 5K. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee chip-timed the race. The event is an annual benefit of the Sickle Cell Foundation, Inc.


Eric GodinTop Ten Men, 2016 Sickle Cell 5K
  1. 17:41 ~ Geb Kiros (M, 50-54)
  2. 18:21 ~ Eric Godin (M, 30-34)
  3. 18:45 ~ Trey Edwards (M, 20-24)
  4. 19:47 ~ Duane Evans (M, 45-49)
  5. 20:05 ~ Zack Scharlepp (M, 30-34)
  6. 21:29 ~ Lucas Lindsey (M, 25-29)
  7. 21:57 ~ Gary Johnston (M, 40-44)
  8. 23:07 ~ Michael La Bossiere (M, 45-49)
  9. 23:22 ~ Bryno Gay (M, 25-29)
  10. 23:28 ~ Edward Corty (M, 20-24)

Lyssa OberkreserTop Ten Women, 2016 Sickle Cell 5K
  1. 20:05 ~ Brittney Barnes (F, 25-29)
  2. 23:08 ~ Lyssa Oberkreser (F, 45-49)
  3. 23:10 ~ Michelle Hadden (F, 25-29)
  4. 23:53 ~ Paula O'Neill (F, 55-59)
  5. 24:12 ~ Lindsey Pfay (F, 25-29)
  6. 24:37 ~ Karen Clemens (F, 20-24)
  7. 25:18 ~ Sara Ardila (F, 25-29)
  8. 25:18 ~ Emily Kaiser (F, 20-24)
  9. 27:21 ~ Jordin Giles (F, 20-24)
  10. 27:30 ~ Hannah Adair (F, 20-24)

Known Sickle Cell 5K winners, 1982 - 2016
DateMenWomen
1982

1983

8 September 1984 *

31 August 1985

1986

19 September 198715:14.2, Jessie Close17:31.8, Karen MacHarg
17 September 198815:12, Jessie Close16:40, Carla Borovicka
16 September 198915:14, Jessie Close19:38, Barbara Balzer
15 September 199016:04, Bill Crooks18:23, Karen MacHarg
14 September 199115:18, Gary Droze18:47, Vikki Saga
12 September 199215:07, Gary Droze18:39, Carrie Hunnicutt
11 September 199315:50, Peter Kirk21:06, Leah Bonds
10 September 199415:47, Andy Palmer18:06, Jane Johnson
9 September 199515:51, John Otterson19:00, Carrie Weyant
14 September 199615:23, Bryan Erb17:58, Jane Johnson
13 September 199715:23, Gary Droze17:40, Sara Docter-Williams
12 September 199816:26, Tim Simpkins20:28, Julie Clark
11 September 199916:24, Robert Pautienus19:44, Kingsley Broughton
9 September 200016:55, Tim Unger17:40, Sandra Williams
8 September 200117:05, Tony Pearson19:39, Renata Strakova
14 September 200219:15, Michael LaBossiere24:03, Jane Cormier
13 September 200318:24, David Yon22:25, Kim Likens
11 September 200418:32, Scott Ruplinger22:29, Krista Killius
10 September 200518:28, Dan Pick22:00, Cathleen Willy
9 September 200617:36, Chris Gregory21:05, Summer Shepherd
8 September 200716:52, Michael Martinez20:18, Lindsay Thomas
13 Sepember 200816:05, Chris Lake19:11, Sheryl Rosen
12 September 200915:44, Chris Lake22:27, Julie Clark
11 September 201018:36, Trey Edwards22:13, Nancy Stedman
10 September 201116:29, Gary Droze21:21, Tiffany Barz
8 September 201218:18, Paul Guyas20:06
14 September 2013??
13 September 201416:48, Roger Schmidt22:18, Paula O'Neill
12 September 201517:24, Matthew Nazareth20:10, Brittney Barnes
10 September 201617:41, Geb Kiros20:05, Brittney Barnes
* Four-mile run


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