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Sunday, March 30, 2025

Chris Cabret and Erin Phelps outrace hundreds at the 48th annual Springtime 10K

It wasn't the first Springtime Road Race.


The race on Saturday morning, 29 March 2025, was, in fact, Gulf Winds Track Club's 48th annual Springtime. But it was one of the largest of those 48, with more than 1800 athletes racing on the streets of Tallahassee, Florida in the Springtime 10K, 5K, or mile. And for the fastest athlete in the main event, the Springtime 10K, it was his first Springtime. Chris Cabret went 33:52 in his Springtime 10K debut, winning the race by more than 800 meters. Erin Phelps was the first woman in the race, coming in tenth overall in 38:23.

Chris Cabret
Chris Cabret

After the last of the athletes in the Springtime Kids' Mile has cleared the road, the Springtime 10K started on Suwannee Street just a couple of minutes after 8:00 AM. Chris Cabret was soon setting the pace for the 10K field; he had a lead of 100 meters at two kilometers and a 200-meter lead at three kilometers. Nate Kaiser, a seven-time veteran of the Springtime 10K, broke away from the rest of the pursuit, taking up a solo chase. But at six kilometers, Cabret was 400 meters ahead.

Nate Kaiser
Nate Kaiser

Cabret continued to widen the gap on his way back to Suwannee Street, where he crossed the finish line first in 33:52. Kaiser was the first master runner in the race, taking second in 37:00. It was his eighth top-ten performance at Springtime as well as his second runner-up finish in the race. Behind Kaiser, David Probst held off Kyle Olsen for third place, 37:10 to 37:13.


It was the first Springtime Road Race for Chris Cabret. It wasn't the first for Erin Phelps. Phelps had been racing the Springtime 10K since she was eleven years old. Back then, she was happy enough to crack an hour on the course. As a 25-year-old, her standards were higher in the 2025 Springtime.

Erin Phelps
Erin Phelps

Phelps led the women's field almost from the start; she was never challenged for that lead. She finished the race almost a kilometer ahead of the next woman in 38:23--a bit quicker than the 58:05 she had posted at the 2011 Springtime.


Gabriella Passidomo Smith took second in the women's standings, coming in 25th overall in 42:17. Melanie Leitman was the first woman master and the third female finisher, 52nd overall in 45:03.

Gabriella Passidomo Smith
Gabriella Passidomo Smith

Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Springtime 10K
  1. 33:52, Chris Cabret (M, 27)
  2. 37:00, Nate Kaiser (M, 45)
  3. 37:11, David Probst (M, 24)
  4. 37:14, Kyle Olson (M, 28)
  5. 37:27, Ryan Bausback (M, 26)
  6. 37:30, Charlie Johnson (M, 45)
  7. 37:38, Luke Strickland (M, 29)
  8. 38:02, Maxwell Garcia (M, 22)
  9. 38:20, Caden Vandermeulen (M, 21)
  10. 38:41, Mike Tercyak (M, 42)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Springtime 10K
  1. 38:23, Erin Phelps (F, 25)
  2. 42:17, Gabriella Passidomo Smith (F, 33)
  3. 45:03, Melanie Leitman (F, 40)
  4. 45:36, Madeleine Keenan (F, 28)
  5. 45:42, Kylee O'Daniel (F, 44)
  6. 45:47, Emily Xanders (F, 26)
  7. 45:47, Katie Xanders (F, 26)
  8. 45:57, Abigail Crowe (F, 24)
  9. 46:58, Alyssa Cooper (F, 21)
  10. 47:14, Anna Grace Depaolo (F, 26)

Chris Cabret finished the first two kilometers of the Springtime 10K a hundred meters ahead of anyone else in the 10K field. But the Springtime 5K had started at the same time as the 10K, so the first athlete past the 2K mark was Hawthorne Hay. Hay ended up winning the shorter race by 400 meters, running 17:23. Amelia Bryant, the Springtime 5K women's champ in 2023, won the title again in 2025, placing twelfth overall in 21:39.

Hawthorne Hay
Hawthorne Hay

Davis Head took second behind Hay in 18:57. Matt McCloskey placed third overall in 19:09. Mike Martinez was the first master runner in the 5K, coming in seventh overall in 20:31.


Leona Higgins, a junior year cross-country runner at Klamath Union High, was second in the women's dvision and fifteenth overall in 22:22. Signe Ulsamer was the first woman master and third female finisher, sixteenth overall in 22:49.

Start of the 10K and 5K
The Start

665 athletes finished the 2025 Springtime 10K; another 944 completed the 5K and 225 the kids' mile. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the races.


It wasn't the first Springtime Road Race. It shouldn't be the last.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Springtime 5K
  1. 17:23, Hawthorne Hay (M, 23)
  2. 18:57, Davis Head (M, 20)
  3. 19:09, Matt McCloskey (M, 31)
  4. 19:39, Diego Castro (M, 26)
  5. 20:03, Chase Sims (M, 13)
  6. 20:22, Charles Rust (M, 19)
  7. 20:31, Mike Martinez (M, 59)
  8. 21:17, Andy Alvarez (M, 36)
  9. 21:25, Ted Schubert (M, 27)
  10. 21:27, Lexus Roulhac (M, 32)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Springtime 5K
  1. 21:39, Amelia Bryant (F, 36)
  2. 22:22, Leona Higgins (F, 16)
  3. 22:49, Signe Ulsamer (F, 47)
  4. 23:01, Laura McDermott (F, 45)
  5. 23:11, Sara Mischler (F, 30)
  6. 23:21, Amanda Haskin (F, 35)
  7. 23:21, Ashlee Blake (F, 39)
  8. 23:38, Rebekah Mills (F, 27)
  9. 23:42, Stephanie Jones (F, 39)
  10. 23:44, Darby Scott (F, 43)

Springtime 10K Champions, 1976 - 2025
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
24 April 1976*4 miles20:30, George West,Donnie Cook25:27, Janice Gage106
197710K31:24, Morrison Reid40:57, Nancy McCormac205
1 April 197810K31:43, George West38:03, Laura Ledbetter468
7 April 197910K33:10, David Ferrell37:14, Janice Gage658
29 March 198010K32:35, Rick Swiderski40:02, Lisa Kinch
4 April 198110K32:06, Mabry McCray37:14, Janice Gage683
3 April 198210K32:11, George West39:56, Pam Ledbetter
9 April 198310K31:21, Noel Shumann38:15, Janice Hochstein
7 April 198410K30:03, Larry Greene35:57, Carla Borovicka917
30 March 198510K30:30, Paul Waldron35:32, Carole Rouillard
22 March 198610K31:15, Dennis Rice37:16, Karen MacHarg
5 March 198710K31:52, Jessie Close35:30, Carla Borovicka757
26 March 198810K31:22, Paul Waldron38:18, Karen MacHarg760
8 April 198910K30:49, Paul Waldron37:54, Janice Hochstein827
199010K31:48, Jessie Close38:16, Vikki Saga913
199110K32:02, Jessie Close38:29, Paula Johnson
199210K32:09, Jessie Close37:38, Paula Johnson
199310K33:11, Andy Palmer36:54, Paula Johnson
199410K32:17, Matthew Dobson37:37, Lisa Herman692
1 April 199510K31:43, Matthew Dobson37:27, Jane Johnson
13 April 199610K32:21, Jessie Close37:11, Jane Johnson610
12 April 199710K31:12, Juri Punda35:30, Tamara Karloukova847
4 April 199810K31:07, Randy Hollinger34:09, Breeda Dennehy789
27 March 199910K30:56, Muchapiwa Mazano37:01, Sarah Docter-Williams681
1 April 200010K32:28, Muchapiwa Mazano36:05, Anna Pichrtova770
31 March 200110K32:18, Muchapiwa Mazano34:46, Tatyana Maslova717
6 April 200210K31:18, Conor Holt36:40, Larisa Timchina732
5 April 200310K30:56, Joseph Zepherinus34:52, Larisa Timchina634
3 April 200410K33:22, Caleb Carmichael37:03, Sarah Docter-Williams694
2 April 200510K32:43, Joey Zins36:51, Sarah Docter-Williams758
1 April 200610K33:25, Joey Zins34:36, Vicky Gill663
31 March 200710K33:27, Matthew Dobson37:23, Lara Shaw867
29 March 200810K31:59, Joey Zins38:16, Sarah Docter-Williams820
5K17:58, Cray Peron23:17, Angela Gibbs423
28 March 200910K35:00, David Altmaier38:34, Lisa Johnson658
5K16:44, Daniel Lee18:48, Allison Eagen409
27 March 201010K33:09, Chris Lake38:23, Sheryl Rosen850
5K19:14, Etienne Mazimpaka21:58, Katherine Lindsay686
2 April 201110K32:34, Chris Lake34:52, Pasca Cheruiyot934
5K19:10, Etienne Mazimpaka18:18, Lisa Johnson731
31 March 201210K33:29, Chris Lake37:33, Lindsay Zeiler905
5K19:02, David Witman18:24, Lisa Johnson809
6 April 201310K31:42, Kevin Sullivan36:05, Stefanie Slekis993
5K16:48, Alex Smyth19:24, Lisa Johnson788
29 March 201410K32:03, Kevin Sullivan38:09, Seeley Gutierrez716
5K17:50, Adam Greenstein18:17, Amy Hines443
28 March 201510K32:59, Stephen Cox37:30, Sheryl Rosen986
5K17:31, Adam Greenstein19:44, Alyson Churchill709
2 April 201610K34:06, Roger Schmidt39:09, Adriana Piekarewicz942
5K18:42, Nicholas Loffer21:53, Megan Churchill426
1 April 201710K32:51, Christopher Haynes37:21, Ani Veltcheva909
5K18:36, Nick Loffer20:53, Shannon Turner582
7 April 201810K32:31, Christopher Haynes38:57, Katie Sherron776
5K18:00, Mark Zamani19:19, Lucy Baird511
30 March 201910K32:39, Christopher Haynes37:10, Ann Centner792
5K17:29, Jake Poore19:57, Grace Koeppel620
28 March 2020Race canceled, COVID-19
27 March 2021No race, COVID-19
2 April 202210K31:23, Christopher Haynes34:58, Ann Centner455
5K16:33, Jacob Stamm21:12, Annabelle Wiktorski442
1 April 202310K34:32, Alberto Mena36:41, Jennifer Lima515
5K16:09, Ryan Ziskinder21:40, Amelia Bryant484
6 April 202410K35:49, Leonardo Canete36:44, Ann Centner534
5K17:48, Christian Minor20:04, Elyse Gallegos714
29 March 202510K33:52, Chris Cabret38:23, Erin Phelps666
5K17:23, Hawthorne Hay21:39, Amelia Bryant944
* The 1976 race was a four-mile run on the FSU campus.

Multiple wins by men: Jessie Close (5), Chris Haynes (4), Paul Waldron (3), Muchapiwa Mazano (3),
      Matthew Dobson(3), Joey Zins (3), Chris Lake (3), George West (2), Kevin Sullivan (2)

Multiple wins by women: Janice Hochstein (4), Sarah Docter-Williams (4), Paula Johnson (3),
      Ann Centner (3), Carla Borovicka (2), Karen MacHarg (2), Larisa Timchina (2), Sheryl Rosen (2)


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Saturday, March 22, 2025

The Bowlegs 5K was delayed, but not Hawthorne Hay or Charlotte Sikes

For the last 20 years, Gulf Winds Track Club's Bowlegs 5K Run For Scholarship has been a January race. Conditions have ranged from cool to frigid--or as frigid as Tallahassee, Florida ever gets. The 40th annual Bowlegs was scheduled for 25 January 2025, but had to be postponed when Florida State University closed the course--something about ice on the roads left over from a freak sleet storm that had closed the university campus. So the race was rescheduled for Saturday, 22 March 2025. And although the calendar said it was spring, the thermometer said otherwise, with race-day morning temperatures in the 40s. True Bowlegs weather.

Hawthorne Hay
Hawthorne Hay

"We got lucky with the weather," said Hawthorne Hay. "It could have been in the 70s with high humidity."


Luck didn't figure into Hay's performance at Bowlegs. The Tallahassee athlete won the race by just over 200 meters, posting a 17:36. Charlotte Sikes took first in the women's division, running 20:44 for ninth overall.


The postponement turned out to be fortunate for Hay.

Ryan Kunz
Ryan Kunz

"I was out of town on the original date," he said. "So when they moved the day, I thought: why not? I mainly ran just to enjoy the moment."


For the most part, Hay had to enjoy the moment on his own. Shortly after leaving the starting line on Potsdamer Street, he was alone out in front of the field. Hay likely never saw another athlete in the race till he made the turnaround on Dirac Drive, more than three kilometers into the 5K. He made it to the finish line unchallenged in a winning 17:36.


Ryan Kunz was the top master runner in the race, finishing runner-up to Hay in 18:21. Master runner Hong-Guo Yu took third in 18:50.

Hong-Guo Yu
Hong-Guo Yu

"The Palace Saloon 5K is my next serious race," said Hay. "I'll be doing the Springtime 5K as a tune-up for that."


The Springtime 5K is slated for one week after Bowlegs; the Palace Saloon 5K is another two weeks after Springtime.


Although this was Hay's first Bowlegs win, it wasn't his first appearance in the race. Nor was it his fastest Bowlegs; he went 17:23 in the 2019 race. Hay has raced at Bowlegs six times going back to 2015. Charlotte Sikes is also a Bowlegs veteran.

Charlotte Sikes
Charlotte Sikes

"I did it at least last year and the year before," recalled Sikes.


Actually, Sikes has also done the race six times. She can be excused for losing count; she first raced Bowlegs as a seven-year-old back in 2018. 2025 was her first Bowlegs women's title, and her 20:44 equaled her personal best on the course from two years earlier. In 2023, though, Sikes was chasing women's leader Brittney Barnes. In 2025 Sikes led the women's field from start to finish.

Melanie Leitman
Melanie Leitman

Early in the race, Tallahassee master runner Jillian Heddaeus held the second women's spot behind Sikes. Heddaeus was eventually overtaken by another master runner, Tallahassee's Melanie Leitman. The two were close all the way to the finish, but Leitman arrived first, second in the women's standings and fifteenth overall in 21:57. Heddaeus was the third woman and sixteenth overall in 22:01.


Bowlegs may very well be the last road race for Sikes for a while, because the Swift Creek Middle School eighth-grader will soon be starting her final season of middle school track and field.


"Our first meet is in less than two weeks," said Sikes.

Jillian Heddaeus
Jillian Heddaeus

116 athletes finished the 2025 Bowlegs 5K Run For Scholarship. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the race.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Bowlegs 5K Run For Scholarship
  1. 17:36, Hawthorne Hay (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 18:21, Ryan Kunz (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 18:50, Hong-Guo Yu (M, 56) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 19:08, Mickey Moore (M, 55) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 19:27, Stephen Andrews (M, 39) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 19:30, Nathan Kollett (M, 39) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 20:20, Chase Sims (M, 13) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 20:40, Paul Guyas (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 20:57, Camp Andrews (M, 14) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 21:03, Dan Manausa (M, 55) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Bowlegs 5K Run For Scholarship
  1. 20:44, Charlotte Sikes (F, 14) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 21:57, Melanie Leitman (F, 40) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 22:01, Jillian Heddaeus (F, 41) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 22:32, Cathy Bond (F, 44) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 23:30, Lily Swanbrow Becker (F, 41) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 24:29, Nancy Proctor (F, 64) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 24:48, Kelsey Mezzina (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 25:01, Olivia Hitchcock Howard (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 25:14, Kim Sims (F, 46) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 25:21, Kelley Coe El-Urfali (F, 61) Tallahassee, FL

Bowlegs 5K Run For Scholarship winners, 1985 - 2025
DateMenWomenField
16 February 198516:44, Scott Hinkle18:48, Darien Andreu153
15 February 198616:12, Rick Miller20:00, Janice Hochstein150
7 February 198715:54, Randy Jordan20:00, Sarah Patterson186
13 February 198816:05, Rick Miller20:02, Janice Hochstein220
4 February 198915:44, Rick Miller20:02, Barbara Balzer165
10 February 199017:28, Felton Wright19:30, Paula Johnson112
16 February 199116:15, Bill Crooks20:37, Tina Davies67
15 February 199215:51, Mike Macinko18:37, Paula Johnson81
20 February 199315:33, Gary Droze19:33, Carrie Hunnicutt143
19 February 199416:02, Phillip Healy22:18, Chateau Mangaroo83
18 February 199515:41, Reid Montini18:09, Jane Johnson158
17 February 199616:12, Tim Simpkins19:33, Janice Hochstein77
15 February 199715:45, Gary Droze18:20, Jane Johnson163
14 February 199816:23, Damian Wilson17:47, Sarah Docter-Williams104
13 February 199915:57, Robert Pautenius16:54, Breeda Dennehy-Willis77
12 February 200015:49, Aaron Scheer20:42, Laurel Slyck83
10 February 200116:48, Gary Droze18:18, Sarah Docter-Williams
9 February 200216:20, Thomas Kunish20:20, Allison Eagen77
8 February 200316:56, Paul Orfield21:15, Fran McLean76
21 February 200417:06, Adam David Churchill18:21, Breeda Dennehy-Willis82
15 January 200517:42, Art Remillard18:10, Sarah Docter-Williams72
14 January 200616:43, Shawn Patterson19:22, Stephanie Liles152
20 January 200717:37, Matt Mizereck19:02, Sheryl Rosen109
19 January 200816:32, Tripp Southerland21:39, Carly Thomas121
10 January 200917:59, Tim Unger20:09, Micah Adriani117
9 January 201017:21, Stephen Cox21:01, Lauren Switzer84
8 January 201116:38, Vince Molosky19:26, Sheryl Rosen204
7 January 201217:10, Stanley Linton19:27, Katie Showman166
5 January 201316:12, Stanley Linton20:19, Katie Showman110
18 January 201415:46, Stanley Linton19:18, Lisa Johnson168
10 January 201516:08, Stephen Cox18:35, Sheryl Rosen132
9 January 201616:41, Nate Kaiser19:00, Ani Veltcheva201
14 January 201716:57, Vince Molosky18:55, Sheryl Rosen105
13 January 201816:15, Charlie Johnson18:59, Katie Sherron166
12 January 201915:29, Stan Linton17:59, Ann Centner97
11 January 202016:36, Trevor Sununu17:54, Ann Centner172
8 January 202218:09, Leonardo Canete19:25, Caroline Willis129
28 January 202317:25, Brian Erb20:12, Brittney Barnes82
27 January 202418:41, Hawthorne Hay18:11, Ann Centner129
22 March 202517:36, Hawthorne Hay20:44, Charlotte Sikes116
From 1985 to 1994 the Bowlegs 5K was run on the main campus of Florida State University,
starting and finishing near Tully Gym, on USATF certified course FL88014BH.

From 1995 to 2020 the Bowlegs 5K was run in Innovation Park, starting and finishing near
the College of Engineering on USATF certified course FL95008DL. The course was later re-
certified with number FL12001EBM. In 2022 the course was slightly modified and certified
with number FL21047JK.


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Thursday, February 20, 2025

More Flash 12K wins for Hawthorne Hay and Fiona Bayly

Gulf Winds Track Club's Flash 12KGulf Winds Track Club's 38th annual Flash 12K was in Saint Marks, Florida on Saturday morning, 15 February 2025. So how far is twelve kilometers?


Step out onto a high school track. It's probably standard size, 400 meters. So if you go 30 laps, that's 12,000 meters--twelve kilometers. If you're a vintage athlete, you remember when that same track was a little bit longer, a quarter mile around. 30 of those laps would be seven-and-a-half miles.


That's the distance that 22-year-old Hawthorne Hay covered in 43:17 when he won the 2025 Flash 12K, finishing almost 800 meters ahead of the next runner. Master runner Fiona Bayly was the first woman in the race, placing fourth overall in 47:33.


Behind Hay, Mike Tercyak of Crawfordville, Florida was the first master runner in the Flash, coming in second overall in 46:18. Perry, Florida master runner Michael Rhodes took third, running 47:28.


It was Hawthorne Hay's second Flash 12K win; he had also taken first in 2023. For Fiona Bayly, though, it was the third Flash 12K women's title in a row. The New York master runner had also recorded wins in 2023 (46:51) and 2024 (also 46:51). Finishing runner-up to Bayly in the 2025 women's standings was master runner Megan Noonan of Tallahassee. Noonan was eighth overall in 50:31. Another Tallahassee master runner, Signe Ulsamer was the third woman and twelfth overall in 56:55.


53 athletes finished the 2025 Flash 12K.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Flash 12K
  1. 43:17, Hawthorne Hay (M, 22) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 46:18, Mike Tercyak (M, 42) Crawfordville, FL
  3. 47:28, Michael Rhodes (M, 56) Perry, FL
  4. 48:58, Gregory Noonan (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 49:40, Hans Hassell (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 50:27, Will Hanley (M, 50) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 54:37, William Mrazek (M, 40) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 56:07, Michael Weyant (M, 59) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 56:22, Michael Mecham (M, 22) Crawfordville, FL
  10. 57:09, Ian Fitton (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Flash 12K
  1. 47:33, Fiona Bayly (F, 57) New York, NY
  2. 50:31, Megan Noonan (F, 41) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 56:55, Signe Ulsamer (F, 47) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 62:31, Kelsey Mezzina (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 64:23, Nancy Stedman (F, 63) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 65:32, Kim Sims (F, 45) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 66:18, Kirsten Kinsley (F, 53) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 67:57, Alexandra Norman (F, 35) Fleming Island, FL
  9. 72:01, Diane Morris (F, 48) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 74:21, Michelle Comeaux (F, 52) Tallahassee, FL

Since 2009, the Flash 12K has been accompanied by a junior race, the Flash 6K. How far is six kilometers? Half as far as twelve kilometers.


Tallahassee master runner Nate Kaiser took first in the 2025 Flash 6K, the seventeenth running of the event, going the distance in 21:24. Master runner Ryan Kunz of Tallahassee took second, running 22:09. Tallahassee meteorologist Ryan Truchelut placed third in 22:27.


Stephanie Liles-Weyant, a Tallahassee maaster runner and triathlete, was the first woman in the 6K, coming in sixth overall in 23:44. Liles-Weyant was a former Flash 12K women's champion, having won the title in 2008--one of six years that the race was run in Woodville, Florida. Acadia Hassell, a sixth-grader on the Montford Middle School cross-country team, was second in the women's division, placing ninth overall in 24:34. The 2022 Flash 6K women's champ, Charlotte Sikes, was third in the 2025 women's standings, finishing twelfth overall in 25:21. Sikes is an eighth-grader on the Swift Creek Middle School cross-country team.


109 athletes finished Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Flash 6K. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed both races.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Flash 6K
  1. 21:24, Nate Kaiser (M, 45) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 22:09, Ryan Kunz (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 22:27, Ryan Truchelut (M, 39) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 22:36, Hong-Guo Yu (M, 56) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 22:46, Stephen Andrews (M, 39) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 24:05, Tony Guillen (M, 56) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 24:31, Mike Martinez (M, 59) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 24:38, Fanxiu Zhu (M, 56) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 25:19, Jackson Blay (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 25:28, Paul Guyas (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Flash 6K
  1. 23:44, Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 52) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 24:34, Acadia Hassell (F, 12) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 25:21, Charlotte Sikes (F, 14) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 26:54, Anna Grace Depaolo (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 27:25, Vicky Droze (F, 49) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 28:20, Lily Swanbrow Becker (F, 41) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 29:11, Angela Dempsey (F, 56) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 30:38, Patch Nugent (F, 49) Miramar Beach, FL
  9. 30:40, Martha Guyas (F, 40) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 30:44, Kelley Coe El-Urfali (F, 61) Tallahassee, FL

Gulf Winds Track Club Flash 12K Champions, 1989 - 2025
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
16 February 201912K43:04, Charlie Kline52:08, Amanda Sava181
6K21:04, Gary Droze28:51, Madison Sims111
15 February 202012K42:58, Chris O'Kelley50:50, Jamila Allen124
6K19:42, Trevor Sununu24:41, Katie Sherron177
13 February 202112K43:40, Charlie Johnson54:50, Jillian Heddaeus48
6K23:45, Jonathan Kiros28:57, Madison Sims38
12 February 202212K44:48, Leonardo Canete53:11, Deanna McVay118
6K21:42, Kent Grayson27:20, Savannah Stanley80
11 February 202312K42:39, Hawthorne Hay46:51, Fiona Bayly97
6K23:16, Mike Martinez25:01, Charlotte Sikes35
17 February 202412K43:16, Charlie Johnson46:51, Fiona Bayly42
6K20:53, Leonardo Canete25:26, Alexis Mayfield116
15 February 202512K43:17, Hawthorne Hay47:33, Fiona Bayly53
6K21:24, Nate Kaiser23:44, Stephanie Liles-Weyant109
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 2011-2025 the race started and finished at Fort San Marcos de Apalachee in St. Marks.
(FL11133EBM and FL22010JK)


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Saturday, January 27, 2024

Ann Centner and Katie Sherron go one-two at the Bowlegs 5K

Gulf Winds Track Club's annual Bowlegs 5K Run For Scholarship is run on the Tallahassee campus of Florida State University, starting and finishing near the FAMU/FSU College of Engineering. Because of the campus connection, the FSU Police always provide a motorcycle officer to lead the race. The 29th annual Bowlegs on Saturday morning, 27 January 2024, was no exception. The police officer paused his motorcycle near the four kilometer point of the race to let the field catch up.


"That first woman is really moving!" exclaimed the police officer.

Ann Centner
Ann Centner

That woman was Ann Centner, and she was moving fast enough to leave everyone else in the field behind. She continued to move quickly for the rest of the race, going on to win in 18:11. Hawthorne Hay was the first male finisher, coming in third overall in 18:41.


The race started at 9:00 AM on Potsdamer Street next to the College of Engineering parking lot. Charlie Wilson, a sophomore on the Maclay School cross-country squad, set the pace for the first kilometer, closely followed by Ann Centner and master runner Dr. Katie Sherron. During the second kilometer, Centner and Sherron overtook Wilson. The leaders hit the mile mark in 5:54. Centner and Sherron continued to race through the third kilometer, heading downhill to Munson Slough and the turnaround. After the turnaround, it was time to climb back up from the Slough.

Ann Centner, Katie Sherron
Katie Sherron and Ann Centner

"We ran our second mile faster than our first," recalled Sherron. "Ann got away on the way back up the hill."


With a kilometer to go, Centner had broken contact and was continuing to widen the gap. She was over 90 meters ahead when she crossed the finish line first in 18:11. Sherron was the first master runner in the race, finishing runner-up in 18:32.

Hawthorne Hay
Hawthorne Hay

Behind Sherron, Hawthorne Hay came back during the final kilometer, passing Charlie Wilson to take first in the men's standings and third place overall in 18:41. A few steps back, Wilson was the male runner-up and fourth overall in 18:44. Dr. Hong Guo-Yu was the first male master and third male finisher, fifth overall in 18:58.


Two Swift Creek Middle School cross-country runners raced for third in the women's division--seventh-grader Charlotte Sikes and eighth-grader Alexis Mayfield. The pair ran within a few steps of each other from the start all the way to the finish line, where Sikes arrived in 21:17 and Mayfield in 21:18. Sikes and Mayfield were ninth and tenth overall.

Charlotte Sikes, Alexis Mayfield
Charlotte Sikes and Alexis Mayfield

129 athletes finished the 2024 Bowlegs 5K Run For Scholarship. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the race.


Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2024 Bowlegs 5K Run For Scholarship
  1. 18:11, Ann Centner (F, 32)
  2. 18:32, Katie Sherron (F, 42)
  3. 21:17, Charlotte Sikes (F, 13)
  4. 21:18, Alexis Mayfield (F, 12)
  5. 22:07, Deanna McVay (F, 41)
  6. 22:57, Vicky Droze (F, 48)
  7. 23:14, Elisa Williamson (F, 20)
  8. 24:03, Emily Yu (F, 14)
  9. 24:48, Juliana Krueger (F, 25)
  10. 25:19, Ryleigh Gunter (F, 16)

Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2024 Bowlegs 5K Run For Scholarship
  1. 18:41, Hawthorne Hay (M, 21)
  2. 18:44, Charlie Wilson (M, 16)
  3. 18:58, Hong-Guo Yu (M, 55)
  4. 19:43, Ryan Kunz (M, 41)
  5. 20:27, Tony Guillen (M, 55)
  6. 20:44, Landon Heitmeyer (M, 10)
  7. 22:04, Paul Guyas (M, 46)
  8. 22:08, Aaron Taylor (M, 30)
  9. 22:30, Martin White (M, 20)
  10. 22:42, Timothy Bemid (M, 40)

Bowlegs 5K Run For Scholarship winners, 1985 - 2024
DateMenWomenField
16 February 198516:44, Scott Hinkle18:48, Darien Andreu153
15 February 198616:12, Rick Miller20:00, Janice Hochstein150
7 February 198715:54, Randy Jordan20:00, Sarah Patterson186
13 February 198816:05, Rick Miller20:02, Janice Hochstein220
4 February 198915:44, Rick Miller20:02, Barbara Balzer165
10 February 199017:28, Felton Wright19:30, Paula Johnson112
16 February 199116:15, Bill Crooks20:37, Tina Davies67
15 February 199215:51, Mike Macinko18:37, Paula Johnson81
20 February 199315:33, Gary Droze19:33, Carrie Hunnicutt143
19 February 199416:02, Phillip Healy22:18, Chateau Mangaroo83
18 February 199515:41, Reid Montini18:09, Jane Johnson158
17 February 199616:12, Tim Simpkins19:33, Janice Hochstein77
15 February 199715:45, Gary Droze18:20, Jane Johnson163
14 February 199816:23, Damian Wilson17:47, Sarah Docter-Williams104
13 February 199915:57, Robert Pautenius16:54, Breeda Dennehy-Willis77
12 February 200015:49, Aaron Scheer20:42, Laurel Slyck83
10 February 200116:48, Gary Droze18:18, Sarah Docter-Williams
9 February 200216:20, Thomas Kunish20:20, Allison Eagen77
8 February 200316:56, Paul Orfield21:15, Fran McLean76
21 February 200417:06, Adam David Churchill18:21, Breeda Dennehy-Willis82
15 January 200517:42, Art Remillard18:10, Sarah Docter-Williams72
14 January 200616:43, Shawn Patterson19:22, Stephanie Liles152
20 January 200717:37, Matt Mizereck19:02, Sheryl Rosen109
19 January 200816:32, Tripp Southerland21:39, Carly Thomas121
10 January 200917:59, Tim Unger20:09, Micah Adriani117
9 January 201017:21, Stephen Cox21:01, Lauren Switzer84
8 January 201116:38, Vince Molosky19:26, Sheryl Rosen204
7 January 201217:10, Stanley Linton19:27, Katie Showman166
5 January 201316:12, Stanley Linton20:19, Katie Showman110
18 January 201415:46, Stanley Linton19:18, Lisa Johnson168
10 January 201516:08, Stephen Cox18:35, Sheryl Rosen132
9 January 201616:41, Nate Kaiser19:00, Ani Veltcheva201
14 January 201716:57, Vince Molosky18:55, Sheryl Rosen105
13 January 201816:15, Charlie Johnson18:59, Katie Sherron166
12 January 201915:29, Stan Linton17:59, Ann Centner97
11 January 202016:36, Trevor Sununu17:54, Ann Centner172
8 January 202218:09, Leonardo Canete19:25, Caroline Willis129
28 January 202317:25, Brian Erb20:12, Brittney Barnes82
27 January 202418:41, Hawthorne Hay18:11, Ann Centner129
From 1985 to 1994 the Bowlegs 5K was run on the main campus of Florida State University,
starting and finishing near Tully Gym, on USATF certified course FL88014BH.

From 1995 to 2020 the Bowlegs 5K was run in Innovation Park, starting and finishing near
the College of Engineering on USATF certified course FL95008DL. The course was later re-
certified with number FL12001EBM. In 2022 the course was slightly modified and certified
with number FL21047JK.


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Saturday, October 29, 2022

Hawthorne Hay and Angela McNeely were bright spots on a gray day at the Boston Mini

Most people regard "good weather" as a warm, sunny day, maybe with a slight breeze. But as a distance runner, I had a contrary weather preferences. A cool day was good; a cold day was better. Sun? Who wanted to be logging miles on a track or on the road in the bright sun? It's not like marathoners are the only people who like dreary conditions, though. I'm sure the Addams Family enjoy the same sort of weather.


So when I say that it was a cloudy morning in Boston, Georgia on Saturday morning, 29 October 2022, I'm saying that it was a good morning for the 42nd annual Boston (mini) Marathon. Hawthorne Hay won that venerable half marathon, now in it's fifth decade, by over half a kilometer, running 1:18:22. Master runner Angela McNeely was the first woman in the race, placing fifteenth overall in 1:47:20.


An alum of the Chiles High and Rhodes College cross-country teams, Hawthorne Hay was no stranger to long distance. Earlier in 2022 he had run 1:21:00 in the Tallahassee Half Marathon, and just three weeks before the Boston Mini he had placed third in the Pine Run 20K, running 1:15:03 on a challenging cross-country course. Compared to the Pine Run, the gentle rolls, long straights, and firm pavement of Boston must have been smooth sailing for Hay as he raced to a 1:18:22 win. Brad Busboom finished runner-up to Hay in 1:20:22. Busboom had finished fifth in the 2018 Mini. Behind Busboom, Micah Andrews took third in 1:28:04. The first master runner in the race was Donalsonville, Georgia's Myles Gibson, fifth overall in 1:31:35.


The women's competition was much closer than the men's, with only fourteen seconds separating the top two women. Angela McNeely was the victor in 1:47:20, while another master runner took runner-up in 1:47:34--Katasha Cornwell, who finished seventeenth overall. Master runner Nancy Stedman placed third in the women's standings, coming in nineteenth overall in 1:49:00.


101 athletes finished the 2022 Boston Mini Marathon. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee, Florida chip-timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Boston (mini) Marathon
  1. 1:18:22, Hawthorne Hay (M, 20)
  2. 1:20:22, Brad Busboom (M, 34)
  3. 1:28:04, Micah Andrews (M, 33)
  4. 1:31:05, Edward Nabong (M, 32)
  5. 1:31:35, Myles Gibson (M, 56)
  6. 1:32:37, Jack McDermott (M, 53)
  7. 1:38:24, Paul Guyas (M, 45)
  8. 1:40:15, Jerome Roberts (M, 37)
  9. 1:40:53, Jared Hammond (M, 42)
  10. 1:41:01, Bryce Widner (M, 14)

Top Ten Women, 2022 Boston (mini) Marathon
  1. 1:47:20, Angela McNeely (F, 49)
  2. 1:47:34, Katasha Cornwell (F, 45)
  3. 1:49:00, Nancy Stedman (F, 60)
  4. 1:50:26, Kendall Meikenhous (F, 35)
  5. 1:51:57, Jackie Smith (F, 33)
  6. 1:53:16, Nancy Moody (F, 38)
  7. 1:57:11, Tiffany Nunnally (F, 43)
  8. 1:57:25, Ashlee Blake (F, 37)
  9. 1:57:25, Mary Fran Rowe (F, 41)
  10. 1:58:12, Jemma Thompson (F, 25)

Boston (mini) Marathon Champions, 1979 - 2022
DateMenWomen
29 October 202278:22, Hawthorne Hay1:47:20, Angela McNeely
30 October 202180:19, Leonardo Canete88:08, Sheryl Rosen
26 October 201978:44, Troy Dunkley85:24, Ann Centner
27 October 201875:48, Joshua Grant82:07, Sheryl Rosen
28 October 201774:47, Joshua Grant85:42, Sheryl Rosen
29 October 201667:00, Stanley Linton83:05, Allison Eagen
31 October 201579:50, Drew Rabun96:10, Jillian Heddaeus
25 October 201472:20, Chris Lake85:15, Katie Sherron
26 October 201371:17, Stanley Linton80:42, Sheryl Rosen
27 October 201273:46, Chris Lake83:27, Sheryl Rosen
29 October 201169:29, Kevin Sullivan82:10, Sheryl Rosen
30 October 201075:13, Vince Molosky86:59, Lisa Johnson
31 October 200979:49, Vince Molosky87:10, Sheryl Rosen
25 October 200881:50, Myles Gibson86:19, Sheryl Rosen
27 October 200776:18, John Seppala87:35, Sheryl Rosen
28 October 200681:18, Michael Martinez82:49, Sheryl Rosen
29 October 200581:11, Myles Gibson96:32, Jennifer Kilinski
30 October 200483:55, David Yon91:57, Jane Johnson
25 October 200376:20, Myles Gibson97:52, Lisa Whitworth
26 October 200284:38, Mike Posey92:41, Carrie Weyant
27 October 200182:36, Steven Walker95:24, Carrie Weyant
28 October 200075:28, Art Remillard83:20, Sarah Docter-Williams
30 October 199978:22, Corey Cherr95:28, Julie Carico
31 October 199880:25, Rusty Jones97:01, Peggy Simpson
25 October 199781:21, Rusty Jones82:55, Michelle LeFleur
26 October 199676:26, Jeff Nielsen86:12, Carrie Weyant
28 October 199578:21, Paul Hough91:01, Katherine Perez
29 October 199472:42, Paul Hough92:34, Diane Turchick
30 October 199375:33, Paul Hough86:09, Carrie Weyant
31 October 199277:45, Steve Carney86:05, Carrie Hunnicutt
26 October 1991

27 October 199079:33, Brian Murphy86:44, Donna Miller
28 October 198971:23, Alex Walmsley93:10, Mary Jean Yon
29 October 198874:22, T. C. Carroll1:41:54, Nancy Widener
1987no race heldno race held
8 November 1986

11 November 198567:30, Herb Wills88:06, Patti Sudduth
27 October 198474:21, Scott HinkleDot Skofronick
29 October 198370:25, Noel Shuman87:01, Patti Sudduth
30 October 198267:48, Noel Shuman91:41, Donna Murdock
31 October 198169:57, Gary Slayton88:56, Lt. Vickie Monroe
25 October 198071:49, Gary Slayton96:03, Judy Taylor
27 October 197970:52, Bruce Carpenter1:47:13, Robin Anderson
Got any information on the missing years? Let me know! Send an
e-mail to hwills@gmail.com, or leave a comment below.


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