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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Udland goes 15:29 and Poulos 17:54 for Palace Saloon 5K wins

Tyler Udland"Who was that guy?" asked Chris Lake.


"That guy" was Tyler Udland, who had just beaten Lake and more than 1300 other runners to the finish line of Gulf Winds Track Club's 41st annual Palace Saloon 5K on Saturday morning, 11 April 2015. Udland, a graduate student in finance at Florida State University, covered the 3.1 miles from Messer Park to the Palace Saloon in 15:29. Lake, a three-time champion at the race, finished third in 16:22 behind Udland and Stephen Robbins. Robbins, a senior at Saratoga Springs Westlake High in Utah, ran 16:19.


It was calm and overcast when the race started at 8:00 AM near Messer Park, heading west on Jackson Bluff Road. The runners turned south onto Appleyard Drive, then east toward the one-mile mark on Municipal Way. Tyler Udland was leading when he reached the mile mark in 5:03.


Tyler Udland"I was just trying to run even splits," said Udland. "I kind of wanted to stay with the leaders. I've only been able to train the last three weeks, I had been injured before that."


Chris Lake was still just a few steps behind Udland at the mile, with Stephen Robbins, Nate Kaiser, and master runner Geb Kiros another four seconds back. On the second mile, though, Udland began to open a gap.


"He just really took off about a mile and a half," recalled Lake.


Now headed east on Jackson Bluff Road, Udland passed the two-mile mark in about 10:08, a little behind pace for his goal of 15:30, but well ahead of Lake and the rest of the field. Lake was still holding second place, but Robbins and Kaiser were starting to close in. Half a mile later Udland crested Michelob Ridge first, his lead longer than ever with the finish line in view at the bottom of a half mile of downhill running. Kaiser, Lake, and Robbins reached the top of the ridge in a group, setting up a fight for second place on the long, downhill finish.


Stephen RobbinsUdland had been eight seconds slower than 15:30 pace at the two-mile mark, but he more than made up that deficit during the charge down the slope of Michelob Ridge toward Budweiser Creek and the Palace Saloon. The other runners were still on the far side of the creek when Udland crossed the finish line with the win. In the last 20 years only Nick Sunseri had run faster at the Palace; Sunseri won the 2008 race in 15:25. Robbins fought past Lake and Kaiser to take second in 16:19, while Lake held off Kaiser 16:22 to 16:24 for third. Maclay School's Clay Milford, the reigning middle school state cross-country champion, edged Roger Schmidt for fifth, 16:51 to 16:52. Bryan Koon was the top master runner in the race, placing seventh overall in 16:59.


The 2015 Palace Saloon 5K was Tyler Udland's first appearance on the Tallahassee roads. Until the autumn of 2014 Udland had been in New Jersey, competing for Milburn High and Princeton University. After earning an undergraduate degree at Princeton, he was looking for a place to do graduate studies in finance. Udland decided on Florida State.

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"I had a season of cross-country eligibility left, so I ran for the Seminoles in the fall," said Udland. "Now I'm just helping with the team, driving the van and stuff."


Apparently "stuff" includes winning the oldest 5000-meter road race in Tallahassee while wearing Seminole colors.


"Training is amazing here," said Udland. "I'm not surprised at the number of trails here, but I was surprised at how good all the trails are."


Shery Rosen and Lauren PoulosThe women's leaders, Sheryl Rosen and Lauren Poulos, were side by side as they raced on Municipal Way past the mile mark. Rosen had won the women's title at the 2013 Palace Saloon 5K. Poulos (nee Kolakowski), a former distance runner at Florida State University, had run the race in 2009 and 2011, but had never finished better than third in the women's standings. During the second half of the 2015 Palace, though, Poulos ran away from Rosen, building up a lead of more than 100 meters. Poulos finished the race in 17:54, winning the women's crown and placing 19th overall. Rosen was the women's runner-up in 18:24, coming in 26th overall. FSU graduate student Katie Gorman was the third woman finisher, 30th overall in 18:35. Katie Sherron, a Florida State economics professor, was fourth in the women's standings, 33rd overall in 18:40. Adriana Piekarewicz placed fifth among the women, coming in 43rd overall in 19:20. The top woman master and sixth female finisher was Tallahassee triathlete Stephanie Liles-Weyant, 57th overall in 19:57.


1314 athletes finished the 41st annual Palace Saloon 5K, the third year in a row that more than 1300 covered the 3.1-mile route. Not coincidentally, it's the third year in a row that Mike Burns has directed the race for the Gulf Winds Track Club. Look for the 42nd Palace Saloon 5,000-meter road race on 16 April 2016.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2015 Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 15:29 ~ Tyler Udland (M, 23) Short Hills, NJBryan Koon
  2. 16:19 ~ Stephen Robbins (M, 18) American Fork, UT
  3. 16:22 ~ Chris Lake (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 16:24 ~ Nate Kaiser (M, 35) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 16:51 ~ Clay Milford (M, 15) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 16:52 ~ Roger Schmidt (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 16:59 ~ Bryan Koon (M, 43) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 17:06 ~ Jake Mazziotta (M, 16) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 17:09 ~ James McClure (M, 15) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 17:10 ~ Dan Baur (M, 29) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2015 Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 17:54 ~ Lauren Poulos (F, 29) Tallahassee, FLKatie Sherron
  2. 18:24 ~ Sheryl Rosen (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 18:35 ~ Katie Gorman (F, 23) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 18:40 ~ Katie Sherron (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 19:17 ~ Adriana Piekarewicz (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 19:57 ~ Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 42) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 20:05 ~ Renee Cox (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 20:14 ~ Marisa Abegg (F, 28) Lake Oswego, OR
  9. 20:24 ~ Alese Autore (F, 37) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 21:03 ~ Kathleen Whitworth (F, 17) Tallahassee, FL

41 Years of Palace Saloon 5K Champions, 1975 - 2015
DateMenWomenFinishers
11 April 201515:29, Tyler Udland17:54, Lauren Poulos1314
12 April 201415:52, Chris Lake17:45, Amy Hines1303
20 April 201315:46, Stanley Linton17:49, Sheryl Rosen1389
14 April 201216:07, Josh Myers17:20, Lindsay Zeiler1190
16 April 201115:48, Chris Lake 18:24, Lindsay Zeiler 1064
10 April 201015:45, Chris Lake 17:42, Christina Woytalewicz 1214
11 April 200916:21, John Robida 18:11, Lisa Johnson 1022
12 April 200815:25, Nick Sunseri 18:46, Lisa Johnson 782
14 April 200716:12, J. P. Cook 17:14, Breeda Willis 537
15 April 200616:04, Justin Cross 18:33, Stephanie Liles 456
16 April 200516:06, Lee Willis 16:31, Breeda Willis 318
10 April 200416:39, Shawn Patterson 18:29, Breeda Willis 299
12 April 200316:26, Martin Littlefield 19:21, Tricia Snyder 257
13 April 200217:22, Chris Stanley 21:03, Allison Eagen 189
14 April 200116:51, Art Remillard 19:05, Kate Wallace 219
15 April 200015:39, Paul Spangler 17:19, Anna Pichrtova 217
17 April 199915:45, Robert Pautienus 17:22, Sarah Docter-Williams 261
18 April 199816:18, Jason Carter 17:29, Sarah Docter-Williams 238
19 April 199715:53, Gary Droze 17:37, Sarah Docter-Williams 169
6 April 199615:55, Gary Droze 17:59, Jane Johnson 134
8 April 199516:01, Tim Simpkins 17:48, Jane Johnson 188
2 April 199414:56, Robin Rogers 17:51, Lisa Herman 252
3 April 199315:30, Andy Palmer 19:37, Carrie Hunnicutt 270
11 April 199215:48, Gary Droze 17:45, Paula Johnson ?
13 April 199115:10, Gary Droze 18:20, Vikki Saga 371
14 April 199014:57, David Keen 18:38, Vikki Saga
15 April 198915:23, Rick Miller 19:05, Yvonne Gsteiger
9 April 198815:30, Rick Miller 17:55, Karen MacHarg
11 April 198715:03, Jacob Hoesly 17:33, Karen MacHarg
12 April 198614:36, Paul Waldron 18:44, Paige Dempsey
9 March 198515:39, Rick Miller 17:52, Margaret Coomber
18 February 198415:32, Greg Doss 16:34, Kristy McDermott
16 April 198314:52, Rick Miller 16:38, Darien Andreu
20 March 1982??????????
21 March 198115:02, Dennis Lunne 18:16, Janice Gage
8 March 198014:59, George West 19:37, Marty Graham
10 March 197914:55, Tom Herron 17:37, Kathy Moore
15 January 1977George West?????
25 February 197814:30, George West 17:45, Laura Ledbetter
14 August 197614:37, George West 18:05, Janice Gage
15 November 197518:17, David Price 19:56, Janice Gage


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Saturday, April 12, 2014

Lake and Hines rule at the 40th annual Palace

Chris LakeThe Palace Saloon 5K road race turned 40 last Saturday, 12 April 2014.


None of us make it through four decades without changing, and the same is true of sports events. Since 1975, the Palace hasn't missed an annual running, although not all of those races were at the same time of year. The race has started and finished at Natural Bridge, started and finished at Messer Field, and one year it even started at TCC and finished at the Palace Saloon. Most years, though, the race has started at Messer Field and finished at the Palace Saloon, even if not always by the same route. A menagerie of different people have directed the race over the years. Race conditions have varied from warm to cool, from wet to dry.


Chris LakeA variety of athletes have won the race over the years. There haven't been 40 different winners, because some of the champions have been both fast enough and greedy enough to win multiple times. This year, for instance, Chris Lake scored his third Palace title in five years, winning the race in 15:52. On the women's side there was a new champion when Amy Hines won her first Palace title, placing 15th overall in 17:45. 1304 athletes finished this year's 3.1-mile trek from Messer Field to the Palace.


There were no extremes of weather for the history books on Saturday morning; when the race started at 8:00 AM conditions were clear, calm, and close to perfect. Chris Lake wasn't the only one on the starting line with ambitions of winning the landmark 40th Palace Saloon 5K. Lake may have led the field through the first mile in 5:07, but five other runners were right with him--Zach DeVeau, Vince Molosky, Stephen Cox, Marc Akbar, and Adam Greenstein. Lake decided it was time to thin out the lead pack.


Zach DeVeau"I put in a little 'mini burst' at the mile," he recalled later.


It worked. Runners began to drop out of the front group. When Lake passed the two-mile mark in 10:13, Zach DeVeau was still just a few strides back, but everyone else was far behind. Early in the third mile, the runners started up the one major grade on the course. Lake increased his lead on DeVeau during the climb. With half a mile to go, the runners crested Michelob Ridge and could see the finish line in the distance at the bottom of a long downhill.

Stephen Cox
"I tried to go on the downhill," said DeVeau. "I just didn't have the legs."


Lake had no such problem, racing down Michelob Ridge, across the Budweiser Creek bridge, and reaching the finish line in front of the Palace Saloon with a 15:52 win. DeVeau was second in 16:12. Stephen Cox grabbed third with a 16:26, and Nate Kaiser took fourth in 16:38. Bryan Koon was the fastest master runner in the race, finishing fifth overall in 16:46.


Amy HinesSoon after the start, Amy Hines went to the front of the women's field and stayed there. Her 17:45 was not only good enough to win the Palace Saloon 5K women's title, it was also the fastest 5K run by a woman on the roads of Tallahassee so far this year. Katie Sherron edged Lisa Johnson for the second women's spot, placing 29th overall in 18:42. Johnson was 30th overall in 18:47. Thomasville, Georgia, athlete Mary Anne Grayson was the first woman master, coming in 77th overall in 20:37 and placing tenth in the women's standings. It was Grayson's sixth year in a row as the top woman master at the Palace Saloon 5K.


The 40th Palace Saloon 5K won't go down in history for being freezing, sweltering, or wet. There were no memorable breakdowns in race management that sent runners off course or lost their results. This race will just have to be remembered for good times, both of the athletic and the bon temps variety.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2014 Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 15:51.1 ~ Chris Lake (M, 26)Nate Kaiser
  2. 16:11.4 ~ Zach DeVeau (M, 26)
  3. 16:25.4 ~ Stephen Cox (M, 30)
  4. 16:37.4 ~ Nate Kaiser (M, 34)
  5. 16:45.4 ~ Bryan Koon (M, 42)
  6. 16:47.9 ~ Marc Akbar (M, 22)
  7. 16:50.1 ~ Vince Molosky (M, 34)
  8. 17:03.1 ~ Peter Kaus (M, 30)
  9. 17:05.9 ~ Matt Bulecza (M, 32)
  10. 17:27.8 ~ Michael Martinez (M, 48)
Katie Sherron
Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2014 Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 17:44.1 ~ Amy Hines (F, 33)
  2. 18:42.0 ~ Katie Sherron (F, 32)
  3. 18:46.9 ~ Lisa Johnson (F, 32)
  4. 19:03.4 ~ Adriana Piekarewicz (F, 25)
  5. 19:17.6 ~ Lauren Gelzinis (F, 22)
  6. 19:34.9 ~ Micah Adriani (F, 36)
  7. 19:42.0 ~ Jillian Heddaeus (F, 31)
  8. 19:51.9 ~ Renee Cox (F, 26)
  9. 20:17.9 ~ Cora Atkinson (F, 19)
  10. 20:36.1 ~ Mary Anne Grayson (F, 48)

40 Years of Palace Saloon 5K Champions, 1975-2014
DateMenWomen
4/12/201415:52, Chris Lake17:45, Amy Hines
4/20/201315:46, Stanley Linton17:49, Sheryl Rosen
4/14/201216:07, Josh Myers17:20, 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??????????
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
1/15/1977George West?????
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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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
?????
?????
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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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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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Awards for the 2011 Palace Saloon 5K

In yet another incident that causes people to trot out the tired cliché, "better late than never," the awards for the 37th annual Palace Saloon 5K have arrived. The 2011 edition of the traditional "Palace Pints" features the design from this year's Palace Saloon 5K T-shirt.




Awards go to everyone who finished in the top five in their age group and the five scoring members of the top two teams in each division (i.e., top two men's teams and top two women's teams). To make things a bit easier, I've included a list of award winners near the bottom of this post. If you won an award, you can pick it up right now at Capital City Runners, 1866 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32303. Drop by soon; they won't be there forever. If you aren't local or there is some other good reason that you can't make it by Capital City Runners, please contact me (Herb Wills) at hwills@gmail.com and I'll arrange to get your award to you.


ATHLETE

AWARD

Adriani, Micah

Female 30 - 34

Adriani, Micah

First Women's Team

Akbar, Marc

Male 15 - 19

Alexander, Beth

Female 45 - 49

Anderson, David

Male 60 - 64

Ansley, Deborah

Female 50 - 54

Ansley, Shelton

Male 55 - 59

Atkinson, Mitchell

Male 10 - 14

Baird, Jordan

Female 15 - 19

Barz, Tiffany

Female 20 - 24

Batt, Emily

Female 15 - 19

Bell, Parker

Male 0 - 9

Billings, Ralph

Male 65 - 69

Boutwell, Sarah

Female 0 - 9

Buell, Cliff

Male 55 - 59

Clark, Julie

Female 45 - 49

Clark, Julie

Second Women's Team

Cleveland, Mae

Female 70 - 74

Cleveland, Rex

Male 70 - 74

Cook, Kevin

Male 25 - 29

Cosgrove, Kailand

Female 20 - 24

Cox, Stephen

Male 25 - 29

Coxwell, Caroline

Female 10 - 14

Daily, Ashley

Female 20 - 24

Daily, Ashley

First Women's Team

Darst, David

Male 65 - 69

David, Tad

Male 40 - 44

Davis, Chuck

Male 50 - 54

Deckert, Margarete

Female 75 - 79

Dudley, Woody

Male 70 - 74

Dugan, Pat

Female 60 - 64

Dugas, Sarah

Second Women's Team

Eastman, Max

Male 10 - 14

Eastman, Wade

Male 0 - 9

Ervin, Britney

Female 20 - 24

Flagg, Diana

Female 55 - 59

Foster, Willow

Female 10 - 14

Furtys, Carly

Female 15 - 19

Gandy, Kristin

Female 35 - 39

Garland, Kelly

Female 40 - 44

Gerrell, Debbie

Female 40 - 44

Grayson, MaryAnne

Master Female

Guillen, Tony

Male 40 - 44

Hagen, Kirsten

Female 20 - 24

Harris, Kyle

Male 15 - 19

Hillis, Mark

Male 65 - 69

Holden, Nathan

Male 25 - 29

Holt, Sandy

Female 25 - 29

Holt, Sandy

First Women's Team

Hooke, Melissa

Female 30 - 34

Howard, Laura

Female 40 - 44

Johnson, Charlie

Male 30 - 34

Johnson, Lisa

Female 25 - 29

Jones, Carl

Male 20 - 24

Jones, Megan

Female 10 - 14

Jumonville, Karen

Female 35 - 39

Kaiser, Nate

Male 30 - 34

Kaiser, Nate

First Mens Team

Kaus, Peter

Male 25 - 29

Kaus, Peter

First Mens Team

Kelly, Sharon

Female 55 - 59

Killah, Kdust

Male 40 - 44

Killius, Krista

Female 45 - 49

Killius, Krista

First Women's Team

Kolp, George

Male 65 - 69

Kunish, Donald

Male 35 - 39

LaBarre, Jonathan

Male 35 - 39

LaBossiere, Mike

Male 40 - 44

Lake, Chris

Overall Male

Lake, Chris

First Mens Team

lavier, Cara

Female 30 - 34

Levins, Buddy

Male 55 - 59

Levins, Linda

Female 55 - 59

Linton, Deborah

Female 50 - 54

Lynn, Bruce

Male 60 - 64

Manry, Brian

Male 30 - 34

Manry, Brian

First Mens Team

Martin, Jimmy

Male 0 - 9

Martinez, Michael

Master Male

Mayo, Constance

Female 40 - 44

Mccord, Bill

Male 45 - 49

Mccord, Erin

Female 10 - 14

Mccoy, John

Male 60 - 64

Mcneal, Linda

Second Women's Team

Mercer, Grace

Female 0 - 9

Merola, Chris

Male 15 - 19

Merola, Chris

Second Men's Team

Merrick, Jordan

Male 30 - 34

Mihreite, Kindeneh

Male 35 - 39

Molen, Brian

Male 35 - 39

Molen, Michael

Male 10 - 14

Molosky, Vince

Male 30 - 34

Molosky, Vince

First Mens Team

Morris, Robert

Male 75 - 79

Mulford, Laura

Female 50 - 54

Nater, Alfred

Male 15 - 19

Newell, Holly

Female 30 - 34

Nordhielm, Carl

Male 45 - 49

Nutting, Sydney

Female 15 - 19

O'Neill, Paula

Female 45 - 49

O'Neill, Paula

Second Women's Team

Opheim, Gene

Male 60 - 64

Peebles, Leslie

Female 60 - 64

Pence, Heather

Female 35 - 39

Petroski, MaryLynne

Female 65 - 69

Poulos, Lauren

Female 25 - 29

Priddy, Anne

Female 60 - 64

Rakestraw, John

Male 70 - 74

Rehwinkel, James

Male 45 - 49

Reithinger, Al

Male 70 - 74

Robbins, Stephen

Male 10 - 14

Roberts, Logan

Male 10 - 14

Rosario, Elizabeth

Female 30 - 34

Rosen, Sheryl

Female 25 - 29

Ruddell, Emily

Female 60 - 64

Schlesinger, Sam

Second Men's Team

Scott, Jayce

Male 0 - 9

Silvanima, Jay

Male 50 - 54

Sinke, Suzanne

Female 50 - 54

Sloan, Ryan

Male 20 - 24

Slupecki, Jacob

Male 15 - 19

Smith, Cooper

Male 0 - 9

Smith, Dale

Male 55 - 59

Smith, Karen

Female 35 - 39

Smith, Karen

Female 60 - 64

Smitz, Jay

Male 35 - 39

Snowden, Harper

Female 10 - 14

Snyder, Bill

Male 60 - 64

Southerland, Tripp

Male 25 - 29

Steele, JoAnn

Female 50 - 54

Stevens, Kelly

Female 25 - 29

Stevens, Kelly

First Women's Team

Steverson, Steve

Male 50 - 54

Taylor, James

Male 45 - 49

Thomas, David

Male 20 - 24

Thomas, David

Second Men's Team

Thompson, Paula

Female 55 - 59

Thompson, Paula

Second Women's Team

Unger, Lilly

Female 0 - 9

Unger, Lisa

Female 40 - 44

Unger, Tim

Male 50 - 54

Vancore, Mary

Female 45 - 49

Vannoy, Reid

Male 50 - 54

Wable, Angela

Female 35 - 39

Wallace, Kaitlin

Female 15 - 19

Watkins, Clint

Male 65 - 69

Wingate, Tim

Male 45 - 49

Wood, Peter

Male 20 - 24

Wood, Peter

Second Men's Team

Xu, Bing

Male 40 - 44

Yon, David

Male 55 - 59

Yon, MaryJean

Female 55 - 59

Zamparelli, Javier

Male 20 - 24

Zamparelli, Javier

Second Men's Team

Zeiler, Lindsay

Overall Female


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