Kyle Kraeft and Signe Ulsamer win the Swamp Forest Trail 20 on a fast day in Phipps Park

The course for the Gulf Winds Track Club's tenth annual Swamp Forest Trail Race was a loop just short of eleven kilometers, winding through Tallahassee's Phipps Park. Athletes run one, two, or three laps, depending on the race in which they're competing. Somewhere on the second kilometer of the course--or possibly the third--I spied Jeff Bryant shuffling along.


"I really just came to help out today," explained Bryant. "But when I found out I was the only one who had run the race all nine times, I had to try to do at least one lap."


Gotta keep the streak going.


Bryant may be the only athlete to have done all ten Swamp Forest Trail races, but he wasn't the only athlete returning to the event. Kyle Kraeft, who had won the three-lapper in 2020 and 2023, was back at Phipps Park on Saturday morning, 6 January 2024, to win again--this time in 2:40:17. Likewise, the defending women's champ, master runner Signe Ulsamer, revisited the race in 2024 and added another women's title, placing eighth overall in 3:44:44.

Kyle Kraeft

The three Swamp Forest Trail races are sometimes posted as 6-¾ miles, 13-½ miles, and 20 miles. Other times, you'll see them listed as a quarter marathon, a half marathon, and a three-quarters marathon. There is a difference of opinion as to how long the runs actually are, but no one who does the race argues that the courses are short. After negotiating one or more laps of hills, treacherous footing, and narrow bridges, the distances likely seem understated.


Soon after leaving the starting line, Kyle Kraeft was ahead of every other competitor in the three-lap race. Daniel Korecky was the closest pursuer, followed by Bryan Gensits and master runner Mike Tercyak. No one challenged Kraeft, but before the end of the first lap Gensits had overtaken Korecky. Tercyak passed Korecky during the second lap, then left Gensits behind during the third circuit. Kraeft, meanwhile, lengthened his lead, going on to win in a course record 2:40:17. Tercyak was the first master runner in the three-lapper, grabbing the runner-up spot in 2:46:30. Gensits was third in 2:48:44 and Korecky fourth in 2:51.37.

Signe Ulsamer

Signe Ulsamer wasn't always leading the women's field, but in the end she was the only woman to finish the three-quarter marathon. Running more than twenty minutes faster than she had in 2023, Ulsamer took her second straight Swamp Forest women's title with a 3:44:44.


Eleven athletes finished the 2024 Swamp Forest Three-Quarter Marathon.


Top Ten Athletes, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2024 Swamp Forest Trail 20-Mile Challenge

1. 2:40:17, Kyle Kraeft (M, 34)
2. 2:46:30, Mike Tercyak (M, 40)
3. 2:48:44, Bryan Gensits (M, 29)
4. 2:51:37, Daniel Korecky (M, 39)
5. 3:00:35, Matthew Dietrich (M, 45)
6. 3:02:14, Will Hanley (M, 49)
7. 3:08:48, Russell Mick (M, 47)
8. 3:44:44, Signe Ulsamer (F, 46)
9. 3:49:13, Brett Opalinski (M, 52)
10. 4:01:23, Garret Hall (M, 31)

In the two-lap race, Leonardo Canete kept up the theme of repeat winners, taking first in 1:36:16--his third Swamp Forest Half-Marathon win in a row. It was a convincing win--Canete took the lead almost from the start, never trailed, and ended the race more than two kilometers ahead of the competition. At the end of the first lap, Canete was even a minute ahead of the winner of the quarter-marathon race, Sean Blanton.

Leonardo Canete

After finishing, Blanton quipped about Canete: "I'll bet that other guy wasn't even breaking a sweat."


Master runner Hans Hassell was runner-up in the half-marathon, running 1:47:41. Another master runner, Ryan Kunz, placed third in 1:51:56.

Megan Noonan

Megan Noonan, a newcomer to the Swamp Forest Run, was the first woman in the half-marathon, coming in sixth overall in 1:56:30. Monica Judd was the the first woman master in the two lap race, the second female finisher and tenth overall in 2:10:34. Judd was a past women's champ of both the Swamp Forest Marathon and Swamp Forest Three-Quarter Marathon. Master runner Brandi Campbell took third in the women's standings, coming in fourteenth overall in 2:23:09.


47 athletes finished the 2024 Swamp Forest Half-Marathon.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2024 Swamp Forest Trail Half Marathon

1. 1:36:16, Leonardo Canete (M, 45)
2. 1:47:41, Hans Hassell (M, 41)
3. 1:51:56, Ryan Kunz (M, 41)
4. 1:56:22, Mickey Moore (M, 53)
5. 1:56:29, Gregory Noonan (M, 40)
6. 2:00:12, Bill McNulty (M, 65)
7. 2:07:00, Michael Vincent (M, 32)
8. 2:08:56, Brian Burch (M, 49)
9. 2:11:33, Albert Hayes (M, 36)
10. 2:13:17, Fanxiu Zhu (M, 55)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2024 Swamp Forest Trail Half Marathon

1. 1:56:30, Megan Noonan (F, 39)
2. 2:10:34, Monica Judd (F, 49)
3. 2:23:09, Brandi Campbell (F, 48)
4. 2:24:24, Ruffian Tyner (F, 48)
5. 2:29:38, Anna Brook Opalinski (F, 26)
6. 2:32:59, Tyler Mendelsohn (F, 35)
7. 2:36:06, Aditi Mukhirala (F, 16)
8. 2:36:21, Kelley Coe El-Urfali (F, 59)
9. 2:37:08, Kelsey Mezzina (F, 29)
10. 2:37:23, Angela Dempsey (F, 55)

Sean Blanton may have trailed half-marathon winner Leonardo Canete, but he never trailed anyone in his own race, the quarter marathon, winning by over 800 meters in 47:08, a course record.


"It was a blast!" said Blanton. "Everything was well marked. I really had fun out there."

Sean Blanton

Two Leon High cross-country runners were next across the finish line, with junior Cadden Maxwell coming in just ahead of sophomore Mark Moore. Both Maxwell and Stanley were clocked in 50:56.


Twelve-year-old Alexis Mayfield was first in the women's standings, placing fifth overall in 57:23--the women's course record. Mayfield is an eighth-grader on the Swift Creek Middle School cross-country team. Averi Lewis, women's champ at the 2022 Swamp Forest Half-Marathon, was runner-up to Mayfield in the one-lap race, placing ninth overall in 63:56. Just behind Lewis, Olivia Willoughby was the third woman and tenth overall in 64:05.

Alexis Mayfield

Chris Stanley was the first master runner in the quarter-marathon and the eighth-male finisher, twelfth overall in 65:15. Sarrah Glassner was the first woman master, the fifth female finisher and thirteenth overall in 65:24.


74 athletes finished the 2024 Swamp Forest Trail Quarter Marathon. Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee chip-timed the races.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2024 Swamp Forest Trail Quarter Marathon

1. 47:08, Sean Blanton (M, 37)
2. 50:56, Cadden Maxwell (M, 17)
3. 50:56, Mark Moore (M, 15)
4. 53:15, Jason Eick (M, 36)
5. 57:46, Samuel Boatright (M, 27)
6. 61:42, Mason Olimb (M, 15)
7. 62:54, Andrew Mannheimer (M, 36)
8. 65:15, Christopher Stanley (M, 46)
9. 67:44, Matt Vermeer (M, 36)
10. 68:21, Scott Nelson (M, 30)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2024 Swamp Forest Trail Quarter Marathon

1. 57:23, Alexis Mayfield (F, 12)
2. 63:56, Averi Lewis (F, 26)
3. 64:05, Olivia Willoughby (F, 27)
4. 65:14, Savannah Stanley (F, 15)
5. 65:24, Sarrah Glassner (F, 41)
6. 71:20, Georgina Hernandez (F, 33)
7. 73:06, Kim Sims (F, 44)
8. 74:16, Nancy Proctor (F, 62)
9. 74:32, Danielle Gereg (F, 38)
10. 74:35, Tina Bahmer (F, 49)

Gulf Winds Track Club's Swamp Forest Trail Marathon winners, 2014 - 2024
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
4 January 2014	Marathon	4:07:10, Douglas Bell	5:26:39, Carla McDonald	23
	Half Marathon	1:54:23, Jon Mason	2:02:14, Brook Pace	65
	Quarter Marathon	56:03, David Hill	1:05:38, Shelley Yaun	35
3 January 2015	Marathon	4:06:02, Dink Taylor	5:04:46, Jamie Harris	21
	Half Marathon	1:43:54, Taylor Buzzard	2:17:32, Kenzie Mazziotta	82
	Quarter Marathon	54:34, Jim Halley	1:01:22, Angela Dempsey	55
3 January 2016	Marathon	3:59:49, Douglas Bell	5:07:47, Danielle Zemola	17
	Half Marathon	1:36:58, Taylor Buzzard	2:20:54, Isabel Anderson	56
	Quarter Marathon	54:17, Jose Fernandez	1:02:50, Lindsay James	68
7 January 2017	Marathon	3:28:44, Gary Gellin		15
	Half Marathon	1:34:17, Charlie Johnson	2:08:19, Sandy Johnson	56
	Quarter Marathon	52:34, Eric Sager	1:13:24, Sonya Dudley	56
6 January 2018	Marathon	4:24:26, Zachary Grossman	5:15:36, Monica Judd	25
	Half Marathon	1:28:44, Charlie Johnson	2:04:55, Kat Sack	58
	Quarter Marathon	52:51, Eric Sager	59:08, Rachael Stockel	70
5 January 2019	50K	5:27:12, Zachary Grossman	5:30:07, Rachel Wombles	5
	Marathon	4:39:22, Kevin Hanna	6:04:00, Anne Carroll	5
	Half Marathon	1:57:14, Tristan Lanasa	2:07:27, Alyssa Terry	56
	Quarter Marathon	52:50, Jim Halley	1:04:14, Laura Sellati	64
4 January 2020	20 Mile	3:02:27, Kyle Kraeft	3:25:57, Monica Judd	36
	Half Marathon	1:41:46, Tristan Lanasa	2:03:20, Ali Kelly	55
	Quarter Marathon	51:18, Gary Droze	58:51, Alyssa Terry	65
2 January 2021	No Race Held
2 January 2022	20 Mile	2:59:50, Thomas Parker	3:46:54, Sherri Wise	10
	Half Marathon	1:41:56, Leonardo Canete	2:24:39, Averi Lewis	32
	Quarter Marathon	47:34, Leo Rutledge	62:04, Angely Jimenez	65
7 January 2023	20 Mile	2:43:14, Kyle Kraeft	4:06:02, Signe Ulsamer	11
	Half Marathon	1:37:18, Leonardo Canete	2:28:03, Brandi Campbell	34
	Quarter Marathon	50:10, Cadden Maxwell	58:38, Madi Sims	74
6 January 2024	20 Mile	2:40:17, Kyle Kraeft	3:44:44, Signe Ulsamer	14
	Half Marathon	1:36:16, Leonardo Canete	1:56:30, Megan Noonan	46
	Quarter Marathon	47:08, Sean Blanton	57:23, Alexis Mayfield	73

Links

• Complete results of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2024 Swamp Forest Trail races
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRcGnLfsxyQuReOrDuTPGs8ax2hPnY0_bq1nHs3I8BV12worv2C2T-sAwIj2r1RQIyufzc_PzQqG81P/pubhtml
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! photos of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2024 Swamp Forest Trail races
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10121673758116843
  
  
• 2020 story, “Kyle Kraeft and Monica Judd romp in the Swamp”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/01/swamp-forest-2020.html
  
  
• 2019 story, “More tales of the Swamp Forest Trail”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/01/swamp-forest-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Grossman and Judd were the top marathoners on the Swamp Forest Trail”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/01/swamp-forest-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Gary Gellin crushes the Swamp Forest Trail Marathon record”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/01/swamp-forest-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Bell and Zemola survive the Swamp Forest Trail”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/01/swamp-forest-2016.html
  
  
• Find upcoming trail races, long and longer, on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#3029

"That woman" Katie Sherron scores a 1:27:12 win in the Tails & Trails Half Marathons

Lafayette Heritage Park was near the ten-mile mark of the 2023 Tails and Trails Half Marathon. On Saturday morning, 6 May 2023, I arrived at the park a bit more than an hour after the start of the race. A cyclist was already there.


"That woman was way ahead," he said. "No one else has come by."


I nodded agreement. We waited another minute.


"Have you seen anyone else go by?" he asked.

Katie Sherron

I hadn't. It was a long wait for the next athlete, because "that woman," Katie Sherron, ended up winning the trail race by almost six minutes, running 1:27:12. Kyle Kraeft was the first male finisher, placing second overall in 1:33:04.


Founded years ago as the annual five-kilometer Furry Scurry, Tails and Trails has grown to include a 10K, a half marathon, and a one-mile fun run. In 2023 the half marathon was first on the program, starting a few minutes after 7:30 AM. A few meters into the race, Katie Sherron was already leading, racing downhill toward the woods and the Cadillac Trail. Edward Nabong and Kyle Kraeft followed closely, but it wasn't long before Sherron had dropped her escort.


"About two miles or so," she recalled.

Kyle Kraeft

After that, racing through Lafayette Heritage Park to the Alford Greenway and back, Sherron's only company was the scenery and the wildlife, including a Lake Lafayette alligator.


"I saw one out there!" she said. "It was cool. On the land bridge on the way back."


Back on higher ground some miles later, Sherron crossed the finish line first overall in 1:27:12, as well as the first master runner and the first woman.


Tallahassee trail runner Kyle Kraeft led the men's field, placing second overall in 1:33:04. Edward Nabong was the men's runner-up, coming in third overall in 1:35.06. Brennan Ausloos was the third man in, fourth overall in 1:35:21. Jack McDermott was the first male master and the fifth male finisher, sixth overall in 1:38:01. Less than three weeks earlier, "Marathon Jack" had run 3:24:06 in the Boston Marathon.

Morgan Wilson

Morgan Wilson took second in the women's standings, placing sixteenth overall in 1:47:00. A cross-country runner at Florida Gateway College, Wilson had raced in another half marathon in Tallahassee the previous November--the NJCAA National Championship Half Marathon, where she was 38th in 1:44:44. Behind Wilson, Emma Huggins was the third woman in the race, placing seventeenth overall in 1:48:10.


68 athletes finished the 2023 "Tails and Trails" half-marathon.


Top Ten Women, 2023 “Tails and Trails” Half Marathon

1. 1:27:11.1, Katie Sherron (F, 41)
2. 1:46:59.9, Morgan Wilson (F, 19)
3. 1:48:09.8, Emma Huggins (F, 32)
4. 1:56:26.4, Brandi Campbell (F, 47)
5. 2:00:50.1, Signe Ulsamer (F, 45)
6. 2:02:37.7, Ally Zimmerman (F, 37)
7. 2:03:54.1, Alexis Mayfield (F, 11)
8. 2:06:31.6, Birgit Maier-Katkin (F, 60)
9. 2:09:54.1, Martha Guyas (F, 38)
10. 2:10:42.0, Lauren Stewart (F, 25)

Top Ten Men, 2023 “Tails and Trails” Half Marathon

1. 1:33:03.8, Kyle Kraeft (M, 34)
2. 1:35:06.0, Edward Nabong (M, 32)
3. 1:35:28.1, Brennan Ausloos (M, 25)
4. 1:36:52.0, Chris Bell (M, 25)
5. 1:38:00.8, Jack McDermott (M, 54)
6. 1:38:15.8, Paul Guyas (M, 45)
7. 1:38:32.7, David Huggins (M, 31)
8. 1:39:32.5, Will Hanley (M, 48)
9. 1:40:27.0, Ryan Kunz (M, 40)
10. 1:41:19.7, Andrew Steinbrink (M, 37)

The Tails and Trails 10K got underway about an hour after the the half marathon, starting just after 8:30 AM. Tallahassee master runner Mickey Moore took first in the 6.2-mile event, running 39:42. Lincoln High senior Jordan Dougherty, just days after his final prep track season, finished runner-up in 43:13. Mike Horton, another Tallahassee master runner, took third in 45:25.

Mickey Moore

Susan Walden won the women's title in the 10K, placing tenth overall in 50:51. Stephanie Jones was the second woman across the finish line, twelfth overall in 51:34. Tamara Martin was the first woman master and third female finisher, thirteenth overall in 52:03.


90 athletes finished the 2023 "Tails and Trails" 10K.


Top Ten Men, 2023 “Tails and Trails” 10K

1. 39:41.8, Mickey Moore (M, 53)
2. 43:12.9, Jordan Dougherty (M, 18)
3. 45:24.2, Mike Horton (M, 40)
4. 46:33.5, Tad David (M, 54)
5. 46:39.9, Jason Eick (M, 35)
6. 48:25.7, Chance Logan (M, 26)
7. 49:00.8, Jason Carter (M, 51)
8. 50:07.8, Matt Duncan (M, 37)
9. 50:28.5, Abraham Middleton (M, 46)
10. 50:54.8, Steven Scheffler (M, 40)

Top Ten Women, 2023 “Tails and Trails” 10K

1. 50:50.1, Susan Walden (F, 39)
2. 51:34.0, Stephanie Jones (F, 37)
3. 52:02.2, Tamara Martin (F, 45)
4. 52:16.5, Michelle Hadden (F, 34)
5. 52:57.2, Deirdre McCarthy (F, 43)
6. 53:34.2, Laura Sellati (F, 44)
7. 53:45.3, Taylor Gargan (F, 25)
8. 57:14.0, Mary Fran Rowe (F, 42)
9. 57:42.1, Ashlee Blake (F, 37)
10. 59:38.9, Michelle Dougherty (F, 39)

The 5K, the oldest Tails and Trails race, started with the 10K. Leon High sophomore Cadden Maxwell won the shorter race by over 600 meters, covering the course in 17:43. Fifteen-year-old Landon Maxfield took second in 20:11, and Barry Drenkhahn was third in 20:19. Crawfordville's Duane Evans was the first master runner in the 5K, placing fourth overall in 20:34.

Cadden Maxwell

Claire Fullerton was the first woman in the 5K, running 24:30 for fourteenth overall. Just in sight at 24:50, Emelia Richardson was the women's runner-up and fifteenth overall.Tsige Tadesse-Kiros was the first woman master in the 5K, finishing third in the women's standings and nineteenth overall in 25:30.


243 athletes finished the 2023 "Tails and Trails" 5K. Another 37 completed the one-mile fun run. Miles and Minutes, LLC, of Tallahassee chip-timed the races.


Top Ten Men, 2023 “Tails and Trails” 5K

1. 17:42.2, Cadden Maxwell (M, 16)
2. 20:10.3, Landon Maxfield (M, 15)
3. 20:18.7, Barry Drenkhahn (M, 39)
4. 20:33.9, Duane Evans (M, 55)
5. 21:23.3, Carson Weiss (M, 13)
6. 22:45.8, Shane Roberts (M, 52)
7. 23:38.8, Andrew Campbell (M, 13)
8. 23:41.2, Tyler Marsh (M, 33)
9. 24:08.0, Warren Campbell (M, 10)
10. 24:11.4, Shane Moore (M, 9)

Top Ten Women, 2023 “Tails and Trails” 5K

1. 24:29.4, Clare Fullerton (F, 36)
2. 24:49.9, Emellia Richardson (F, 20)
3. 25:29.1, Tsige Tadesse-Kiros (F, 55)
4. 26:02.7, Courtney Starling (F, 35)
5. 26:54.9, Jensen Galetta (F, 34)
6. 26:58.7, Maggie Holmes (F, 21)
7. 27:25.1, Kelly Maxwell (F, 39)
8. 27:51.5, Autumn Clarke (F, 30)
9. 27:54.9, Mary Wheeler (F, 35)
10. 27:58.8, Leah Kiros (F, 17)

“Tails and Trails” winners, 2002 - 2023
Date	Race	Men	Women	Finishers
30 March 2002	5K	19:49, Tim Bolton	23:06, Carrie Weyant	179
15 March 2003	5K	20:47, Justin Dickieson	24:20, Carrie Weyant	218
20 March 2004	5K	18:56, Gary Droze	23:02, Seeley Lovett	221
19 March 2005	5K	18:51, Mathew Dobson	23:12, Stephanie Liles	186
18 March 2006	10K	37:46, Vince Molosky	46:49, Kim Likens	73
	5K	22:06, Roger Michaud	21:48, Stephanie Liles	178
5 May 2007	10K	36:43, Vince Molosky	43:54, Jana Stolting	80
	5K	17:31, Tripp Southerland	24:22, Claire Fruchtnicht	250
3 May 2008	10K	37:23, Vince Molosky	41:55, Karen Geletko	141
	5K	20:54, Jason Graham	21:57, Katrina Unglaub	272
2 May 2009	10K	35:07, Vince Molosky	41:34, Sheryl Rosen	148
	5K	17:24, John Robida	18:59, Kelsey Scheitlin	464
1 May 2010	10K	35:44, Vince Molosky	42:38, Micah Adriani	315
	5K	16:37, Ken Youngers	22:13, Lisa Finn	355
30 April 2011	10K	36:41, Vince Molosky	41:06, Heather Griffis
	5K	17:04, Kevin Sullivan	19:41, Kelly Stevens
5 May 2012	10K	34:52, Stanley Linton	41:38, Micah Adriani	246
	5K	18:22, Jonathan Grisiaffi	23:00, Stephanie Stout	494
4 May 2013	10K	36:29, Vince Molosky	46:31, Lindsey Pfau	207
	5K	16:26, Stanley Linton	19:40, Micah Adriani	521
3 May 2014	10K	37:04, Matthew Cashin	46:12, Urska Dobersek	211
	5K	16:53, Adam Wallenfelsz	20:55, Sara Lane	359
2 May 2015	Half Marathon	1:25:43, Eric Godin	1:49:34, Mary Jane Hayden	92
	10K	37:22, Matthew Cashin	46:04, Brittney Barnes	278
	5K	17:06, Roger Schmidt	20:25, Alese Autore	552
7 May 2016	Half Marathon	1:19:49, Matt Mizereck	1:45:20, Katie Sherron	178
	10K	37:45, Stanley Linton	45:48, Anna Busby	191
	5K	18:20, Peter Van Brussel	20:50, Brittney Barnes	562
6 May 2017	Half Marathon	1:27:34, Eric Godin	1:36:48, Katie Sherron	148
	10K	38:54, Chris O'Kelley	44:40, Sheryl Rosen	123
	5K	18:47, Kurt Dietrich	23:44, Christina Linton	395
5 May 2018	Half Marathon	1:20:46, Andrew Smith	1:45:35, Amanda Sava	104
	10K	37:16, Charlie Johnson	47:16, Jillian Heddaeus	189
	5K	19:13, Kurt Dietrich	24:27, Madison Sims	447
4 May 2019	Half Marathon	1:25:32, Charlie Johnson	1:38:43, Amanda Sava	125
	10K	46:58, Sean Landeta	46:08, Jennifer McGranahan	148
	5K	19:44, Connor Edwards	21:38, Brittney Barnes	302
1 May 2021	10K	39:01, Leonardo Canete	50:43, Brittney Barnes	124
7 May 2022	Half Marathon	1:25:32, Leonardo Canete	1:33:36, Katie Sherron	92
	10K	46:24, Duane Griffiths	48:56, Anna Gann	64
	5K	20:04, Brent Moody	21:23, Annabelle Wiktorski	275
6 May 2023	Half Marathon	1:33:04, Kyle Kraeft	1:27:12, Katie Sherron	68
	10K	39:42, Mickey Moore	50:51, Susan Walden	90
	5K	17:43, Cadden Maxwell	24:30 Clare Fullerton	243
From 2002 to 2006 the event was called the "Furry Scurry." No 10K was held before 2006. No Half Marathon was held prior to 2015.

Links

• Complete results of the 2023 “Tails and Trails”
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSYUR10Q4nIqasaQg3tfQUd3drC7arN9lPYh9nHpDeKcPYP3vgGduj_Vn6BaF06scaqVqnBQ_ikPZhK/pubhtml
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! photos of the 2023 “Tails and Trails”
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10120877849059973
  
  
• 2022 story, “Leonardo Canete and Katie Sherron take tough half-marathons at "Tails and Trails"”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2022/05/tails-trails-2022.html
  
  
• 2019 story, “Charlie Johnson and Amanda Sava each collect a second Tails & Trails title”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/05/tails-trails-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Andrew Smith and Amanda Sava sail the trails at 'Tails and Trails'”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/05/tails-trails-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Godin and Sherron prevail on the trail at Tails & Trails”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/05/tails-trails-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Mizereck and Sherron tail none on the trails”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/05/tails-trails-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Godin and Hayden prosper on the longer trail at ‘Tails & Trails’”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/05/tails-trails-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Flooding doesn't stop Tails & Trails, Cashin, or Dobersek”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/05/tails-trails-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Molosky back on top in the 'Tails & Trails' 10K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/05/tails-trails-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Linton and Adriani kick tails on the trails”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/05/tails-trails-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Molosky and Griffis tear up the trails at Tom Brown”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/04/tails-trails-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Molosky and Adriani best the field at 'Tails and Trails'”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/05/tails-trails-2010.html
  
  
• 2009 story, “2009 'Tails and Trails' 5K / 10K”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/05/2009-tails-and-trails-5k-10k.html
  
  
• Find an upcoming race on the trails of the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2933

Kyle Kraeft and Monica Judd romp in the Swamp

Phipps Park lies on the north edge of Tallahassee, Florida. The park is host to hikes and cross-country meets, but is probably best know as the site of the Red Hills Horse Trials. This is a bit unfair, because the horses and their riders only see a small corner of the hundreds of acres and miles of trail in Phipps. Athletes in Gulf Winds Track Club's Swamp Forest Trail Races see a lot more of the park, touring a loop nearly seven miles long. At the seventh annual Swamp Forest Trail Run, entries in the Quarter-Marathon got to see that loop once. Those in the Half-Marathon race toured it twice. Athletes in the Twenty-Mile Challenge made three circuits of the loop. Kyle Kraeft of Tallahassee was the first to finish the three laps on Saturday morning, 4 January 2020, winning the race in 3:02:27. Tallahassee master runner Monica Judd was the first woman in the Twenty Mile, placing fifth overall in 3:02:27.

Kyle Kraeft

Geb Kiros, a biostatistics professor at Florida A & M University, was the top master runner in the Twenty Mile, coming in second overall in 3:05:41. Gabe Peters of Tallahassee took third in 3:08:42.


Newton, Georgia athlete Christine Sandbach placed runner-up to Judd in the women's division, finishing seventh overall in 3:34:26. Allison Adamov of Niceville, Florida was the third female finisher and eighth overall in 3:37:49.


The Twenty-Mile Challenge was the longest race at the 2020 edition of the Swamp Forest Trail Races, which had included a Marathon from 2014 to 2019 and even a 50-kilometer race in 2019. The marathon had never attracted more than twenty-five finishers though, and during the first six years of the race more than a few athletes had dropped out after the first three laps of a longer race. Race director Bobby York adjusted the program in 2020, making the three-lapper an event, the Twenty-Mile Challenge. The "shorter" race proved a hit, attracting 36 finishers.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2020 Swamp Forest Trail 20-Mile Challenge

1. 3:02:27, Kyle Kraeft (M, 30) Tallahassee, FL
2. 3:05:41, Geb Kiros (M, 53) Tallahassee, FL
3. 3:08:42, Gabe Peters (M, 31) Tallahassee, FL
4. 3:24:50, Michael Kennett (M, 46) Tallahassee, FL
5. 3:28:46, Bradley Perry (M, 40) Tallahassee, FL
6. 3:39:15, William Mrazek (M, 35) Tallahassee, FL
7. 3:42:51, Timothy Fraser (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
8. 3:48:46, Matthew Herbst (M, 22) Pensacola, FL
9. 3:50:32, David Yon (M, 64) Tallahassee, FL
10. 3:52:44, Dan Faulkner (M, 30) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2020 Swamp Forest Trail 20-Mile Challenge

1. 3:25:57, Monica Judd (F, 45) Tallahassee, FL
2. 3:34:26, Christine Sandbach (F, 25) Newton, GA
3. 3:37:49, Allison Adamov (F, 20) Niceville, FL
4. 3:41:56, Sarah Fraser (F, 24) Fort Walton Beach, FL
5. 3:50:05, Kristin Halley (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
6. 3:55:45, Melissa Hooke (F, 41) Crawfordville, FL
7. 3:56:40, Heather York (F, 42) Tallahassee, FL
8. 3:56:58, Tiffany Nunnally (F, 41) Thomasville, GA
9. 4:01:59, Sherri Wise (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
10. 4:10:08, Katie Mullins (F, 31) Saint Louis, MO

The Twenty-Mile Challenge may have been more popular than the trail marathons of previous years, but the Half Marathon has always been one of the most popular events of the Swamp Forest Trail Races. The 2020 half mary had 55 finishers, and the fastest of those was Tristan Lanasa of Tallahassee, who won the race in 1:41:46. Tallahassee master runner Ali Kelly was the first woman in the two-lap event, placing eighth overall in 2:03:20.


Stephen Hennigar of Tallahassee was the second man in the race, just seven seconds behind the winner in 1:41:53. Tallahassee's Eric Schulz took third in 1:53:03. Another Tallahassee runner, Timothy Qualls, was the first master runner in the half marathon and fourth overall in 1:54:01.


Tallahassee master runner Lourena Maxwell took second in the women's standings, coming in tenth overall in 2:11:11. Megan Chapman of Tallahassee was the third woman and eleventh overall in 2:16:39.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2020 Swamp Forest Trail Half Marathon

1. 1:41:46, Tristan Lanasa (M, 26) Tallahassee, FL
2. 1:41:53, Stephen Hennigar (M, 33) Tallahassee, FL
3. 1:53:03, Eric Schulz (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
4. 1:54:01, Timothy Qualls (M, 40) Tallahassee, FL
5. 1:58:46, Jim Halley (M, 40) Tallahassee, FL
6. 2:01:59, Camilo Ordonez (M, 41) Tallahassee, FL
7. 2:03:20, Jaleel Williams (M, 25) Tallahassee, FL
8. 2:07:11, Joel Piotrowski (M, 50) Tallahassee, FL
9. 2:21:08, Jeff Bryan (M, 52) Tallahassee, FL
10. 2:22:08, Michael Labossiere (M, 53) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2020 Swamp Forest Trail Half Marathon

1. 2:03:20, Ali Kelly (F, 47) Tallahassee, FL
2. 2:11:11, Lou Maxwell (F, 45) Tallahassee, FL
3. 2:16:39, Megan Chapman (F, 28) Tallahassee, FL
4. 2:19:09, Monica Toth (F, 31) Tallahassee, FL
5. 2:22:24, Melissa Saunders (F, 42) Marianna, FL
6. 2:25:01, Sarrah Glassner (F, 37) Tallahassee, FL
7. 2:29:55, Joyce Berryman (F, 64) Morgantown, WV
8. 2:30:37, Claire Berryman (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
9. 2:36:22, Karima Anderson (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
10. 2:41:40, Edna Reed (F, 45) Marianna, FL

Gary Droze was the fastest of the 65 athletes who cast their vote for the Quarter Marathon. A master runner and Tallahassee Community College cross-country coach, Droze set a new course record in the one-lap race, running a winning 51:18. Alyssa Terry of Tallahassee likewise set women's course record, taking the women's title in the Quarter Marathon with a 58:51, good for third overall.


David Huggins of Tallahassee was the overall runner-up, finishing the more-than-six-but-less-than-seven miles in 56:09. Anthony Walker of Tallahassee placed third in the men's standings and fourth overall in 64:14.


Tallahassee's Brandi Campbell was the first woman master and second female finisher, eighth overall in 65:40. Nancy Moody of Tallahassee took third in the women's standings and ninth overall in 67:28.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Swamp Forest Trail Quarter Marathon

1. 51:18, Gary Droze (M, 58) Tallahassee, FL
2. 56:09, David Huggins (M, 28) Tallahassee, FL
3. 64:14, Anthony Walker (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
4. 64:55, Parker Galloway (M, 25) Tallahassee, FL
5. 65:06, Jonathan Dodson (M, 38) Atlanta, GA
6. 65:40, Kurtis Roqueplot (M, 35) Tallahassee, FL
7. 68:43, Eric Laywell (M, 55) Tallahassee, FL
8. 69:53, Darren Whiddon (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL
9. 71:03, Erik Andersen (M, 37) Tallahassee, FL
10. 72:29, John Sivyer (M, 62) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2019 Swamp Forest Trail Quarter Marathon

1. 58:51, Alyssa Terry (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
2. 65:40, Brandi Campbell (F, 44) Tallahassee, FL
3. 67:28, Nancy Moody (F, 35) Tallahassee, FL
4. 68:12, Emma Huggins (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
5. 72:05, Paula O'Neill (F, 58) Tallahassee, FL
6. 74:38, Marina Byrd (F, 29) Thomasville, GA
7. 75:16, Amelia Wilson (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
8. 75:52, Kristin Gandy (F, 46) Tallahassee, FL
9. 76:27, Laura Corbin (F, 49) Tallahassee, FL
10. 77:24, Kim Sims (F, 40) Tallahassee, FL

Gulf Winds Track Club's Swamp Forest Trail Marathon winners, 2014 - 2020
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
4 January 2014	Marathon	4:07:10, Douglas Bell	5:26:39, Carla McDonald	23
	Half Marathon	1:54:23, Jon Mason	2:02:14, Brook Pace	65
	Quarter Marathon	56:03, David Hill	1:05:38, Shelley Yaun	35
3 January 2015	Marathon	4:06:02, Dink Taylor	5:04:46, Jamie Harris	21
	Half Marathon	1:43:54, Taylor Buzzard	2:17:32, Kenzie Mazziotta	82
	Quarter Marathon	54:34, Jim Halley	1:01:22, Angela Dempsey	55
3 January 2016	Marathon	3:59:49, Douglas Bell	5:07:47, Danielle Zemola	17
	Half Marathon	1:36:58, Taylor Buzzard	2:20:54, Isabel Anderson	56
	Quarter Marathon	54:17, Jose Fernandez	1:02:50, Lindsay James	68
7 January 2017	Marathon	3:28:44, Gary Gellin		15
	Half Marathon	1:34:17, Charlie Johnson	2:08:19, Sandy Johnson	56
	Quarter Marathon	52:34, Eric Sager	1:13:24, Sonya Dudley	56
6 January 2018	Marathon	4:24:26, Zachary Grossman	5:15:36, Monica Judd	25
	Half Marathon	1:28:44, Charlie Johnson	2:04:55, Kat Sack	58
	Quarter Marathon	52:51, Eric Sager	59:08, Rachael Stockel	70
5 January 2019	50K	5:27:12, Zachary Grossman	5:30:07, Rachel Wombles	5
	Marathon	4:39:22, Kevin Hanna	6:04:00, Anne Carroll	5
	Half Marathon	1:57:14, Tristan Lanasa	2:07:27, Alyssa Terry	56
	Quarter Marathon	52:50, Jim Halley	1:04:14, Laura Sellati	64
4 January 2020	20 Mile	3:02:27, Kyle Kraeft	3:25:57, Monica Judd	36
	Half Marathon	1:41:46, Tristan Lanasa	2:03:20, Ali Kelly	55
	Quarter Marathon	51:18, Gary Droze	58:51, Alyssa Terry	65

Links

• Complete results of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2020 Swamp Forest Trail races
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ5mSWhIZ2YxiaDrZuF8ZXuCIuVGBqY7wZY2_KR-vtt0jWy1iNCZa_KEU0s8M5eTJEnnjqvshCpjkfw/pubhtml
  
  
• 2019 story, “More tales of the Swamp Forest Trail”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/01/swamp-forest-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Grossman and Judd were the top marathoners on the Swamp Forest Trail”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/01/swamp-forest-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Gary Gellin crushes the Swamp Forest Trail Marathon record”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/01/swamp-forest-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Bell and Zemola survive the Swamp Forest Trail”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/01/swamp-forest-2016.html
  
  
• Find upcoming trail races, long and longer, on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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