Showing posts with label Lindsay Zeiler. Show all posts
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Sunday, April 15, 2012

Myers, Zeiler win the Battle of Jackson Bluff at Palace Saloon 5K

Some 1200 runners came to the 2012 Palace Saloon 5K last Saturday morning, April 14. They all came to run 3.1 miles. Some came dressed as Elvis, or Evel Knievel, or beer mugs. Some came for the beer. More than a few came to race. For that group, the fight for the title went all the way to the finish line in front of the Palace Saloon, where Josh Myers of Jacksonville Beach narrowly prevailed over Stephen Cox, 16:07 to 16:09. Lindsay Zeiler successfully defended her title in the women's division, running a winning 17:20 just two weeks after her victory in the Springtime 10K.


This was the 38th annual Palace Saloon 5K. Like all but two of those years, the race started on Dupree Street, heading north. During the first mile the runners negotiated Municipal Way and Appleyard Drive, then turned east onto Jackson Bluff Road for the long, two-mile straightaway to the finish line. There were eight runners in the lead group when the race reached Jackson Bluff, paced by Vince Molosky. David Thomas, Stephen Cox, Josh Myers, Peter Wood, Charlie Johnson, Josh Cross, and Christian Minor followed closely. At two miles the runners began to climb the one hill on the course. Cox made his move on the uphill, stretching out the leaders. Cross dropped out of contention, then Molosky. When the spectators at the Palace saw the first runners cresting the hill, Cox was ahead.


But there was still a half mile downhill run to the finish line. As the runners headed down the slope, Josh Myers passed Charlie Johnson, moving from third to second. Then Myers set his sights on Cox. At the three-mile mark Myers took the lead and held it, thundering across the finish line with a 16:07 victory. Cox placed second in 16:09 followed by Johnson and Wood, each in 16:15. At 16:16, former FSU cross-country runner Christian Minor was breathing down their necks in fifth place. Maclay School track coach Gary Droze took top master runner honors, finishing 10th overall in 17:16.


In the women's competition Lindsay Zeiler had a few steps on Amy Hines when the race turned onto Jackson Bluff Road. Over the last two miles Zeiler stretched that out into many steps, finishing the race 60 yards ahead of Hines, 17:20 to 17:41. Lisa Johnson, the 2008 and 2009 women's champion of the race, placed third in 18:16. Thomasville, Georgia runner Mary Anne Grayson was the first woman master in the race, 56th overall in 20:08.


Top Ten Men, 2012 Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 16:07 ~ Josh Myers (M, 29) Jacksonville Beach, FL
  2. 16:09 ~ Stephen Cox (M, 28) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 16:15 ~ Peter Wood (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 16:15 ~ Charlie Johnson (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 16:16 ~ Christian Minor (M, 25) Rockledge, FL
  6. 16:19 ~ David Thomas (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 16:36 ~ Vince Molosky (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 16:44 ~ Josh Cross (M, 25) Jacksonville, FL
  9. 16:45 ~ Nate Kaiser (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 17:16 ~ Gary Droze (M, 50) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, 2012 Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 17:20 ~ Lindsay Zeiler (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 17:41 ~ Amy Hines (F, 31) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 18:17 ~ Lisa Johnson (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 18:35 ~ Sheryl Rosen (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 19:25 ~ Katie Showman (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 20:10 ~ Mary Anne Grayson (F, 46) Thomasville, GA
  7. 20:32 ~ Tiffany Barz (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 20:59 ~ Jennifer Kilinski (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 21:17 ~ Angela Wable (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 21:17 ~ Brook Pace (F, 32) Tallahassee, FL

Champions of the Palace Saloon 5K, 1975-2012
Date
Men
Women
4/14/2012
16:07, Josh Myers
17:20, Lindsay Zeiler
4/16/201115:48, Chris Lake 18:24, Lindsay Zeiler
4/10/201015:45, Chris Lake 17:42, Christina Woytalewicz
4/11/200916:21, John Robida 18:11, Lisa Johnson
4/12/200815:25, Nick Sunseri 18:46, Lisa Johnson
4/14/200716:12, J. P. Cook 17:14, Breeda Willis
4/15/200616:04, Justin Cross 18:33, Stephanie Liles
4/16/200516:06, Lee Willis 16:31, Breeda Willis
4/10/200416:39, Shawn Patterson 18:29, Breeda Willis
4/12/200316:26, Martin Littlefield 19:21, Tricia Snyder
4/13/200217:22, Chris Stanley 21:03, Allison Eagen
4/14/200116:51, Art Remillard 19:05, Kate Wallace
4/15/200015:39, Paul Spangler 17:19, Anna Pichrtova
4/17/199915:45, Robert Pautienus 17:22, Sarah Docter-Williams
4/18/199816:18, Jason Carter 17:29, Sarah Docter-Williams
4/19/199715:53, Gary Droze 17:37, Sarah Docter-Williams
4/6/199615:55, Gary Droze 17:59, Jane Johnson
4/8/199516:01, Tim Simpkins 17:48, Jane Johnson
4/2/199414:56, Robin Rogers 17:51, Lisa Herman
4/3/199315:30, Andy Palmer 19:37, Carrie Hunnicutt
4/11/199215:48, Gary Droze 17:45, Paula Johnson
4/13/199115:10, Gary Droze 18:20, Vikki Saga
4/14/199014:57, David Keen 18:38, Vikki Saga
4/15/198915:23, Rick Miller 19:05, Yvonne Gsteiger
4/9/198815:30, Rick Miller 17:55, Karen MacHarg
4/11/198715:03, Jacob Hoesly 17:33, Karen MacHarg
4/12/198614:36, Paul Waldron 18:44, Paige Dempsey
3/9/198515:39, Rick Miller 17:52, Margaret Coomber
2/18/198415:32, Greg Doss 16:34, Kristy McDermott
4/16/198314:52, Rick Miller 16:38, Darien Andreu
3/20/1982
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3/21/198115:02, Dennis Lunne 18:16, Janice Gage
3/8/198014:59, George West 19:37, Marty Graham
3/10/197914:55, Tom Herron 17:37, Kathy Moore
1/15/1977
George West
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2/25/197814:30, George West 17:45, Laura Ledbetter
8/14/197614:37, George West 18:05, Janice Gage
11/15/197518:17, David Price 19:56, Janice Gage


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Saturday, March 31, 2012

Lake owns Springtime, makes it three wins in a row

Nicholas Maedel, Chris Lake, and Stephen CoxBecause of the construction in and around the Capital Cascades Greenway, there have been three different courses in the past three years for Gulf Winds Track Club's annual Springtime 10K, including a new route for the 37th annual race last Saturday, March 31. One thing has remained constant for the Tallahassee 10K through those three years, though. Chris Lake keeps winning. The University of Florida medical student took a break from studying for his Monday exams to score his third straight Springtime 10K win, running 33:29. "I wouldn't have missed this race," wrote Lake.


Nicholas Maedel, Chris Lake, and Stephen CoxThe 2012 course change had the runners starting from downtown going south on Monroe Street instead of north as in previous years. Chris Lake and Nicholas Maedel led 900 10K runners plus another 800 5K runners through the first mile in 4:56. Just off their pace, Stephen Cox shadowed the pair in 5:00. Cox closed with the leaders during the second mile and for a short while the three leaders ran as a group through the streets of Myers Park. But early in the third mile Lake opened a gap on Maedel and Cox. Cox broke away from Maedel to give chase, but by the halfway point of the 6.2-mile race Lake had slammed the door shut on the field. Lake's lead only got longer during the last three miles of the race. 33:25 after leaving downtown, Lake arrived at the finish line in front of the Florida Department of Transportation's Haydon Burns Building to claim the title. Cox finished runner-up with a 34:18, followed by Maedel in third place with a 34:33 and Nate Kaiser in fourth at 34:39. Maclay School track coach Gary Droze was the fastest master in the race, placing fifth overall in 35:57.


Lindsay Zeiler and Sheryl RosenIf Lake leads a busy life, so does Lindsay Zeiler of Capital City Runners. An FSU grad student and assistant track coach, Zeiler had been coaching at a track meet at the University of North Florida the day before the Springtime 10K, returning to Tallahassee at 2:00 am Saturday morning, just six hours before the start of the race. 2010 Springtime 10K women's champion Sheryl Rosen led the ladies past the mile mark, but Zeiler was just off her right shoulder. Zeiler passed Rosen during the second mile, then built up a lead of over 100 meters by the halfway point. At the finish line Zeiler was over a minute ahead of Rosen, winning the women's division 37:33 to 38:35. Behind Rosen, Katie Showman ran 40:30 to finish third among the women, and at 40:47 Micah Adriani was the fourth woman in. Thomasville's Mary Anne Grayson took the women's master title with a 42:40.


Top Ten Men, 2012 Springtime 10K
  1. Nate Kaiser33:25 ~ Chris Lake (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 34:18 ~ Stephen Cox (M, 28) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 34:33 ~ Nicholas Maedel (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 34:49 ~ Nate Kaiser (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 35:57 ~ Gary Droze (M, 50) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 36:34 ~ Jay Wallace (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 36:37 ~ David Altmaier (M, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 36:51 ~ Stephen Robbins (M, 15) Cairo, GA
  9. 37:05 ~ Jasen Fulghum (M, 28) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 37:56 ~ Michael Nesius (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, 2012 Springtime 10K
  1. Katie Showman37:33 ~ Lindsay Zeiler (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 38:35 ~ Sheryl Rosen (F, ) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 40:30 ~ Katie Showman (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 40:47 ~ Micah Adriani (F, 34) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 42:04 ~ Adriana Piekarewicz (F, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 42:18 ~ Kelly Stevens (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 42:40 ~ Mary Anne Grayson (F, 46) Thomasville, GA
  8. 43:17 ~ Karen Geletko (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 44:04 ~ Jane Johnson (F, 53) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 44:39 ~ Lindsey Day (F, 22) Tallahassee, FL
  11. 44:44 ~ Nancy Stedman (F, 50) Tallahassee, FL

Springtime 10K Champions, 1976 - 2012
Date
Men
Women
31 March 201233:29, Chris Lake37:33, Lindsay Zeiler
2 April 201132:34, Chris Lake34:52, Pasca Cheruiyot
27 March 201033:09, Chris Lake38:23, Sheryl Rosen
28 March 200935:00, David Altmaier38:34, Lisa Johnson
29 March 200831:59, Joey Zins38:16, Sarah Docter-Williams
31 March 200733:27, Matthew Dobson37:23, Lara Shaw
1 April 200633:25, Joey Zins34:36, Vicky Gill
2 April 200532:43, Joey Zins36:51, Sarah Docter-Williams
3 April 200433:22, Caleb Carmichael37:03, Sarah Docter-Williams
5 April 200330:56, Joseph Zepherinus34:52, Larisa Timchina
6 April 200231:18, Conor Holt36:40, Larisa Timchina
31 March 200132:18, Muchapiwa Mazano34:46, Tatyana Maslova
1 April 200032:28, Muchapiwa Mazano36:05, Anna Pichrtova
27 March 199930:56, Muchapiwa Mazano37:01, Sarah Docter-Williams
4 April 199831:07, Randy Hollinger34:09, Breeda Dennehy
12 April 199731:12, Juri Punda35:30, Tamara Karloukova
13 April 199632:21, Jessie Close37:11, Jane Johnson
1 April 199531:43, Matthew Dobson37:27, Jane Johnson
199432:17, Matthew Dobson37:37, Lisa Herman
199333:11, Andy Palmer36:54, Paula Johnson
199232:09, Jessie Close37:38, Paula Johnson
199132:02, Jessie Close38:29, Paula Johnson
199031:48, Jessie Close38:16, Vikki Saga
198930:49, Paul Waldron37:54, Janice Hochstein
198831:22, Paul Waldron38:18, Karen MacHarg
198731:52, Jessie Close35:30, Carla Borovicka
198631:15, Dennis Rice37:16, Karen MacHarg
198530:30, Paul Waldron35:32, Carole Rouillard
198430:03, Larry Greene35:57, Carla Borovicka
9 April 198331:21, Noel Shumann38:15, Janice Hochstein
3 April 198232:11, George West39:56, Pam Ledbetter
4 April 198132:06, Mabry McCray37:14, Janice Gage
198032:35, Rick Swiderski40:02, Lisa Kinch
7 April 197933:10, David Ferrell37:14, Janice Gage
1 April 197831:43, George West38:03, Laura Ledbetter
197731:24, Morrison Reid40:57, Nancy McCormac
24 April 1976*20:30, George West,Donnie Cook25:27, Janice Gage
* The 1976 race was a four-mile run on the FSU campus.


Lisa JohnsonIt wasn't Lake's three in a row, but in the 5K Lisa Johnson was starting on her own streak. In 2011 the Tallahassee schoolteacher had won the Springtime 5K outright, beating both women and men. This year she successfully defended her overall title in the shorter race, running 18:24 and finishing nearly 200 meters ahead of the next runner. The runner-up and top male in the race was David Witman, who crossed the line in 19:02. The fastest male master in the 5K was Crawfordville's Duane Evans, eighth overall in 20:31. Tallahassee's Kory Skrob captured female master honors with a 24:36 effort.


Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2012 Springtime 5K
  1. 18:24 ~ Lisa Johnson (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 21:58 ~ Ana Wallace (F, 12) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 22:26 ~ Alexandra Wallace (F, 14) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 22:29 ~ Katherine Resavage (F, 11) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 23:03 ~ Emily Molen (F, 10) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 23:15 ~ Breanna Croschere (F, 20) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 23:22 ~ Angel Warmath (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 24:25 ~ Brittany Griffin (F, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 24:36 ~ Kory Skrob (F, 41) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 24:45 ~ Linda Fitzgerald (F, 47) Atlanta, GA

Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2012 Springtime 5K
  1. 19:02 ~ David Witman (M, 22) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 19:14 ~ Cory Gerbrandt (M, 35) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 19:33 ~ Donald Kunish (M, 36) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 19:50 ~ Elijah Ingram (M, 16) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 20:08 ~ Luke Liles (M, 16) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 20:16 ~ Reynold Bartel (M, 17) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 20:31 ~ Duane Evans (M, 44) Crawfordville, FL
  8. 20:39 ~ Stuart Touchton (M, 21) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 20:54 ~ Reid Vannoy (M, 53) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 20:58 ~ Shawn Nerney (M, 14) Tallahassee, FL

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Molosky and Showman leaders of the pack at Doggie Dash

Vince MoloskyVince Molosky posted a 27:18 on the streets of Southwood to win the 8K at the second annual Doggie Dash on Saturday morning, March 17. Molosky crossed the finish line about 100 yards ahead of the runner up, Nate Kaiser, who ran 27:38. Maclay School track coach Gary Droze was the first master runner, third overall in 28:09. The first female finisher was Katie Showman at 32:20, while a 33:19 earned the female master title for Mary Anne Grayson of Thomasville.


Nate Kaiser and Gary DrozeIt was the Florida Department of Corrections Foundation's second year of hosting the Doggie Dash, but last year the race had been 5K. This time around the feature race was eight kilometers, just a sliver short of five miles. The runners lined up near Southwood's Central Park for a 9:00 am race, then waited till almost 9:20 for the command to start. Maybe the delay had made Molosky impatient, because he wasted no time in going to the front. Halfway through the first mile Molosky was already running well head of the field as the athletes ran west on Shumard Oaks Blvd. Before the runners had gone two miles Molosky was half a minute up on his nearest pursuers, Droze and Kaiser. Kaiser dropped Droze on the third mile to take sole possession of second place, but Molosky continued to pull away, building up a margin of nearly a minute. Kaiser began to close the gap on the last mile, but Molosky was too far ahead to catch. At the finish line back in the Central Park, it was Molosky over Kaiser, 27:18 to 27:38.


Katie ShowmanNo one in the women's field was closing in on Katie Showman at the end of the race. Showman led the entire way, while Kelly Stevens and Mary Anne Grayson fought for the runner-up spot. Grayson led Stevens with half a mile to go, but only by five seconds. Showman ran 32:20 for the women's title, but Stevens caught Grayson to take the second spot, 33:12 to 33:19.


Top Ten Men, 2012 Doggie Dash 8K
  1. Roger Schmidt and Jay Wallace27:18 ~ Vince Molosky
  2. 27:38 ~ Nate Kaiser
  3. 28:09 ~ Gary Droze
  4. 28:44 ~ Roger Schmidt
  5. 28:46 ~ Jay Wallace
  6. 29:28 ~ Tony Guillen
  7. 30:35 ~ Sean Hudson
  8. 30:36 ~ Michael Martinez
  9. 30:58 ~ Brian Molen
  10. 31:04 ~ Mickey Moore

Top Ten Women, 2012 Doggie Dash 5K
  1. Kelly Stevens32:20 ~ Katie Showman
  2. 33:12 ~ Kelly Stevens
  3. 33:19 ~ Mary Anne Grayson
  4. 34:35 ~ Kristine Cox
  5. 36:09 ~ Angela Wable
  6. 36:39 ~ Paula O' Neill
  7. 37:21 ~ Nancy Stedman
  8. 37:54 ~ Juanita Chalmers
  9. 38:07 ~ Kim Curran
  10. 38:36 ~ Jessica Parker

Lindsay ZeilerThe 8K was an addition to the slate of races at the Doggie Dash rather than a replacement for the 5K. 272 runners finished the 8K while over 300 athletes contested the 5K. The entries in the shorter race were led by Brookwood School's Stephen Robbins, taking a break from the high school track season to post a 17:27 win. Close on Robbins' heels, FSU graduate student Lindsay Zeiler ran 17:32 to finish second overall and take the women's title. Defending women's champ Sheryl Rosen was third overall in 18:14.


Top Ten Men, 2012 Doggie Dash 5K
  1. Stephen Robbins17:27 ~ Stephen Robbins
  2. 19:32 ~ Christopher Cobb
  3. 19:36 ~ Luke Liles
  4. 19:47 ~ Phillip Wilbourn
  5. 19:53 ~ James Dodson
  6. 20:11 ~ Jonathan Albright
  7. 20:16 ~ Mike Weyant
  8. 21:27 ~ Alan Pearson
  9. 21:27 ~ Wyatt Brooks
  10. 22:36 ~ Randall Kelley

Top Ten Women, 2012 Doggie Dash 5K
  1. Sheryl Rosen17:32 ~ Lindsay Zeiler
  2. 18:14 ~ Sheryl Rosen
  3. 21:21 ~ Alicia York
  4. 21:51 ~ Ashley Daily
  5. 21:55 ~ Kaitlin Wallace
  6. 22:27 ~ Vicky Droze
  7. 23:03 ~ Alexandra Wallace
  8. 23:04 ~ Emily Molen
  9. 23:49 ~ Karen Jumonville
  10. 24:50 ~ Jennifer Shafer

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Zeiler molto allegro in Tomato Trot 5K

Lindsay ZeilerThe second half of the Tomato Trot 5K belonged to Lindsay Zeiler on Sunday, 19 February 2012, as did victory in that race through Tallahassee's Southwood community. The former Southeast Missouri State University Redhawk track star won the second annual race in 19:22, finishing over 400 meters ahead of the runner-up, Lincoln High junior Jonathan Grisiaffi. Grisiaffi covered the course in 21:19.


Lindsay Zeiler and Jonathan Grisiaffi turn onto Four Oaks Boulevard about midway through the second annual Tomato Trot 5K.The race started near John Paul II Catholic High School just after 11:00am. Grisiaffi bolted away from the rest of the field as the runners fought a stiff breeze on Shumard Oak Boulevard. He was well out ahead by the end of the first kilometer, but Zeiler was in second, stalking him. By the end of the second kilometer, where the course climbed Merchants Row Boulevard toward the Southwood town center, Zeiler had closed the gap on Grisiaffi. Zeiler took command during the third kilometer, and spent the second half of the race running away from Grisiaffi.


The Tomato Trot 5K was the first event in the second day of the 2012 Italian Family Festival, held on the grounds of John Paul II High School.


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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Guillen and Zeiler KO their competition in the Fight For Air 5K

On 28 May 2011 Tony Guillen led a field of nearly 300 athletes on a five-kilometer tour of the streets of Tallahassee's Centerville Conservation Community, winning the American Lung Association's "Fight For Air" 5K with a time of 18:10. Guillen was the fastest master as well as the first overall finisher in the race. Immediately behind him Lindsay Zeiler, a volunteer assistant for the Florida State University track team, was the second overall finisher and the top woman in the race. Zeiler ran 18:49, making her a perfect three-for-three on the Tallahassee roads. Her previous women's titles in the Capital City came earlier this spring in April's Palace Saloon 5K and May's Tulip Trot 5K. At third overall in 19:20, Ryan Dotson was the men's runner-up, while Karen Geltko posted a 19:52 to finish fourth overall as the women's runner-up.


The Centerville Conservation Community is a still mostly empty sub-division north of Pisgah Church Road between Bradfordville Road and Centerville Road. The community is the home of the Centerville Trail. Centerville itself is a historic community with a vague location. At least as old as Tallahassee, Centerville was significant enough at one time to lend its name to Centerville Road, but you can drive the length of Leon County Road 151 and it will quietly change from Centerville Road to Moccasin Gap Road without you ever spotting a trace of Centerville (and never mind Moccasin Gap). I read once that after the end of the Rebellion in 1865, United States troops in the area were stationed in Centerville--but there was still no clue as to where exactly that was. Maps label the intersection of Pisgah Church Road and Bradfordville Road as Centerville, but that's over a mile from Pisgah Church, the one structure in the area that clearly belongs to historic Centerville. If there ever was such a village, it disappeared with the cotton fields that surrounded it, leaving behind only a name.


Top Ten Men, 2011 Fight For Air 5K
  1. 18:10 Tony Guillen (M, 42)
  2. 19:20 Ryan Dotson (M, 28)
  3. 20:33 Mike LaBossiere (M, 45)
  4. 20:50 Mike Shank (M, 42)
  5. 21:08 Jay Silvanima (M, 51)
  6. 21:15 James Taylor (M, 47)
  7. 21:19 Dan Anderson (M, 47)
  8. 21:56 John Lightle (M, 30)
  9. 22:08 Ryan Fitzgerald (M, 31)
  10. 22:10 Tom Pescatore (M, 44)

Top Ten Women, 2011 Fight For Air 5K
  1. 18:49 Lindsay Zeiler (F, 26)
  2. 19:52 Karen Geletko (F, 32)
  3. 24:13 Katie Howard (F, 20)
  4. 24:39 Karima Anderson (F, 24)
  5. 25:51 Ashley Gammon (F, 21)
  6. 25:59 Breighly Bolton (F, 16)
  7. 26:28 Ashley Heath (F, 26)
  8. 26:32 Amy McGibany (F, 40)
  9. 26:39 Blair Lilly (F, 37)
  10. 26:41 Meaghan Pickles (F, 29)

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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Tulip Trot honors for Molosky and Zeiler

Vince Molosky followed up his April win in the Tails and Trails 10K with a successful title defense at the second annual Tulip Trot 5K. Molosky ran 16:53 for first place in the Saturday, 14 May 2011 race in Tallahassee's Tom Brown Park. Lindsay Zeiler added to her own April victory at the Palace Saloon 5K with a women's division win at the Tulip Trot, running 18:03 to shatter Shana Ryberg's event record of 21:12. Jack McDermott was the top male master, placing fourth overall in 17:58. Paula O'Neill repeated as the fastest woman master, running a personal best time of 22:10.


The race started at 8:00am on the Goose Pond Trail in Tom Brown Park, near Pavilion 13. Almost immediately Molosky went to the front of the field. Wakulla High distance runner Stanley Linton tried to keep pace with Molosky, but fell behind after less than a kilometer. In the third spot, Jack McDermott stalked them both. Austin Stevens quietly moved into fourth, then started making up ground on McDermott during the second kilometer. The third kilometer saw Molosky still securely in the lead, but Stevens had moved up past McDermott and had Linton in his sights. Molosky took first, while in the closing stages of the race Stevens overtook Linton to finish runner-up thirty seconds back in 17:23. Linton hung on to third, holding off McDermott 17:51 to 17:58.


Lindsay Zeiler just ran faster than the other women in the race, steadily pulling away from runner-up Shery Rosen and winning 18:03 to 19:06. Brook Pace and Marietta Colberg ran together through the first two kilometers, but after that Pace pulled ahead to take third in the women's competition in 21:23, while Colberg was fourth in 21:50. At 22:10 top woman master Paula O'Neill was the next woman finisher.


The tulip in Tulip Trot is not there just for alliteration, or as a representative spring flower. The red tulip is the symbol of Parkinson disease awareness, and the Tulip Trot is a benefit for the North Florida Parkinson Awareness Group and Parkinson Choir at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. The Tulip Trot 5K was first held in 2010; Vince Molosky (16:36) and Shana Ryberg (21:12) won the inaugural race. 323 athletes finished the 2011 race.


Top Ten Men, 2011 Tulip Trot 5K
  1. 16:53 Vince Molosky (M, 31)
  2. 17:23 Austin Stevens (M, 18)
  3. 17:51 Stanley Linton (M, 17)
  4. 17:58 Jack McDermott (M, 42)
  5. 18:50 Matt Kirschner (M, 23)
  6. 18:59 Cory Gerbrandt (M, 34)
  7. 19:29 Mike Peymann (M, 48)
  8. 20:16 David Landis (M, 52)
  9. 20:19 David Yon (M, 55)
  10. 20:22 Mike LaBossiere (M, 45)

Top Ten Women, 2011 Tulip Trot 5K
  1. 18:03 Lindsay Zeiler (F, 26)
  2. 19:06 Sheryl Rosen (F, 27)
  3. 21:23 Brook Pace (F, 31)
  4. 21:50 Marietta Colberg (F, 39)
  5. 22:10 Paula O'Neill (F, 49)
  6. 22:53 Laura McDermott (F, 31)
  7. 23:07 Katie Howard (F, 20)
  8. 23:26 Karima Anderson (F, 24)
  9. 23:37 Fran McLean (F, 53)
  10. 26:00 Beth House (F, 41)

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Lake grabs his second Palace win, Zeiler her first

Chris Lake powered up the Jackson Bluff Road hill, shedding his pursuers and going on to win his second straight title at Tallahassee's 37th annual Palace Saloon 5K on Saturday morning, 16 April 2011. Lake covered the course in 15:48, becoming the first to win back-to-back men's titles in the race since Gary Droze in 1996 and 1997. While Lake was racing to victory, former Southeast Missouri Redhawk distance runner Lindsay Zeiler was putting together a strong last mile to win the Palace Saloon 5K women's championship in 18:24.


The race started from Tallahassee Community College, marking the first time since 1975 that the Palace Saloon 5K didn't start from Messer Park. Early in the morning it looked like the race might not start at all, as powerful electrical storms accompanied by a tornado watch swept through Tallahassee. But the rain had stopped by 7:00 am, and much of the cloud cover had drifted away by 7:30. When the starting siren sounded after 8:00, the storms were just a bad memory.


Lake led early, closely followed up Appleyard Drive by Marc Akbar, Tripp Southerland, and Ryan Sloan. Sloan had fallen off the pace by the end of the third kilometer, but Akbar and Southerland were still in striking range of Lake. But the end of the fourth kilometer is marked by a long climb on Jackson Bluff Road, and Lake was too strong on the uphill for Akbar and Southerland. From the crest of the hill you can see the Palace Saloon and the finish line, and Lake cruised downhill to victory in 15:48. Akbar beat out Southerland for the runner-up spot, 15:57 to 16:03, while Nate Kaiser (16:18) overtook Ryan Sloan (16:22) for fourth.

Lauren Poulos set the early pace for the women, but two-time Palace champ Lisa Johnson was never far behind--and neither was Lindsay Zeiler. Johnson soon took over the lead, and then Zeiler passed Poulos during the third kilometer to move into second. As with the men's race, Jackson Bluff Road and its hill was where the women's race turned. Zeiler went by Johnson and built up a commanding lead, arriving at the Palace Saloon at 18:24 to take the women's title. Johnson stumbled across the line runner-up in 18:43. Poulos was third, holding off Sheryl Rosen 19:01 to 19:05.


Michael Martinez (17th, 17:51) defeated Tony Guillen (23rd, 18:04) to take the master runner title. The fastest woman master of the morning was Thomasville's Mary Anne Grayson (62nd, 20:17); it was Grayson's third straight master win at the Palace Saloon 5K. After Grayson the next woman master runner was Julie Clark (93rd, 21:38). Grayson and Clark were respectively the ninth and eleventh women to finish the race.


Many of the entries didn't show up Saturday morning, perhaps because of the weather. Still, 1064 runners finished the 2011 Palace Saloon 5K, the third straight year that over 1000 completed the race. Only in 2010 did more runners cross the finish line at the Palace. It was also the largest race in Tallahassee so far in 2011, exceeding both the Springtime 10K (934) and the Springtime 5K (731).


Top Ten Men, 37th annual Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 15:48, Chris Lake (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 15:57, Marc Akbar (M, 19) Palm Coast, FL
  3. 16:03, Tripp Southerland (M, 26) Jacksonville Beach, FL
  4. 16:18, Nate Kaiser (M, 31) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 16:22, Ryan Sloan (M, 23) Jacksonville, FL
  6. 16:25, David Thomas (M, 22) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 16:31, Nathan Holden (M, 25) Jacksonville, FL
  8. 16:32, Charlie Johnson (M, 31) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 16:35, Stephen Cox (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 16:44, Jacob Slupecki (M, 17) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, 37th annual Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 18:24, Lindsay Zeiler (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 18:43, Lisa Johnson (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 19:01, Lauren Poulos (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 19:05, Sheryl Rosen (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 19:38, Kirsten Hagen (F, 24) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 19:40, Kailand Cosgrove(F, 20) Tarpon Springs, FL
  7. 19:57, Kelly Stevens (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 20:08, Micah Adriani (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 20:17, Mary Anne Grayson (F, 45) Thomasville, GA
  10. 21:31, Cara Lavier (F, 32) Tallahassee, FL

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