Grayson Parker and Adira Sluder were on the ball at the Ball Drop 5K

After Grayson Parker placed third in Panama City Beach's 2023 New Year's Eve Ball Drop 5K, his New Year's resolution may have very well been to return to Florida in 2024 and win the race. If so, he kept that resolution. Parker, a Cooper High cross-country runner, won the sixth annnual Ball Drop 5K on Tuesday morning, 31 December 2024, blazing through the course in 16:29. Columbus (Indiana) North High junior-year harrier Adira Sluder was the first woman in the race, finishing fourteenth overall in 21:01.


Ryan Driskill, a junior on the Pleasant Plains High cross-country team, took second overall in 17:03. At 17:14, Columbus North junior Denton Sluder grabbed third. Jared Driskill of Pleasant Plains, Illinois was the first master runner in the race, coming in fourth overallin 18:22.

Meagan Dye was runner-up in the women's division, placing 28th overall in 23:35. Mandi Lora was the third woman and 30th overall in 24:16. Kim Allan was the first woman master and eighth female finisher; the Panama City athlete was 44th overall in 26:25.


272 athletes finished the 2024 Ball Drop 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2024 Ball Drop 5K

1. 16:29, Grayson Parker (M, Overall)
2. 17:03, Ryan Driskill (M, 15-19)
3. 17:14, Denton Sluder (M, 15-19)
4. 18:22, Jared Driskill (M, 50-54)
5. 18:49, Scott Marr (M, 35-39)
6. 18:58, Dylan Gines (M, 15-19)
7. 19:02, Jeb Mathis (M, 15-19)
8. 19:38, Ayden Gnewuch (M, 20-24)
9. 19:38, Steven Marcet (M, 15-19)
10. 19:57, Joevel Edwards (M, 25-29)

Top Ten Women, 2024 Ball Drop 5K

1. 21:01, Adira Sluder (F, Overall)
2. 23:35, Meagan Dye (F, 35-39)
3. 24:16, Mandi Lora (F, 35-39)
4. 24:18, Jessica Hunt (F, 30-34)
5. 24:26, Destiny Villegas (F, 15-19)
6. 24:51, Ariane Gildehaus (F, 11-14)
7. 25:56, Alayna Bell (F, 25-29)
8. 26:25, Kim Allan (F, 50-54)
9. 26:28, Tiffany Amack (F, 30-34)
10. 26:48, Marleigh Elmore (F, 20-24)
    

Panama City Beach, Florida Ball Drop 5K winners, 2018 - 2024
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
31 December 2018	17:57, Robert Friedman	20:35, Rory Claussen	133
31 December 2019	16:22, Brian Horneck	19:56, Oriana Horneck	243
31 December 2021	18:01, Tim Goldy	21:23, Donna Garcia	225
31 December 2022	16:52, Matthias Wilder	16:54, Rachel Kennedy	211
31 December 2023	17:15, Meng Zhao	20:40, Emma Dobson	258
31 December 2024	16:29, Grayson Parker	21:01, Adira Sluder	272

Links

• Complete results of the 2024 Panama City Beach, Florida Ball Drop 5K
  https://app.box.com/s/4woz88aamd45k8gg2ltq553kurefd4v1
  
  
• 2023 story, “Meng Zhao and Emma Dobson drop some fast times at the Ball Drop 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2023/12/pcb-ball-drop-2023.html
  
  
• 2020 story, “Tim Goldy and Donna Garcia roll to wins in the Ball Drop 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/12/tim-goldy-and-donna-garcia-roll-to-wins.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Robert Friedman and Rory Claussen drop the competition at the Ball Drop 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/12/pcb-ball-drop-2018.html
  
  
• Find an upcoming race in the New Year on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#3134

Remi Kepran and Eve Morissette nab rainy-day wins at the Jam On The Coast

Cross-country runners take pride in delivering their best performance on any course under any conditions. So when rain fell on Panama City Beach Florida on Saturday, 1 June 2024, the morning of the fourth annual Jam On The Coast 5K, it was the cross-country runner who stepped up. Remi Kepran, a sophomore on the Arnold High cross-country team, went 18:09 on a wet course to win the race by almost 100 meters. Eve Morissette of Port Saint Lucie, Florida was the first woman in the race, coming in fifth overall in 20:18.


Lining up with Kepran at the start of the race was the Jam On The Coast 5K 2023 defending champion, Panama City Beach master runner Gregory Solarek. Solarek had finished 40 meters ahead of Kepran in that 2023 race. But 2024 belonged to Kepran, as he raced to an 18:09 win. At 18:30, Elliot Butler of Cairo, Georgia took the runner-up spot. Solarek was the first master runner in the race, coming in third overall in 19:23.


Unchallenged in the women's field, Eve Morissette's winning 20:18 put her nearly 600 meters ahead of the next woman in the race. Thirteen-year-old Catherine Hill of Lagrange, Georgia captured second in the women's standings, placing fourteenth overall in 23:01. Another Georgia athlete, Thomasville's Taylor Smith, was the third woman in the race and twentieth overall in 24:09. The first woman master was Julie Metzger of Anchorage, Alaska, the fifth woman and 25th overall in 24:18.


287 athletes finished the 2024 Jam On The Coast 5K. Runner's Edge Race Timing chip-timed and scored the race.


Top Ten Men, 2024 Jam On The Coast 5K

1. 18:08.3, Remi Kepran (M, 16) Panama City Beach, FL
2. 18:29.5, Elliot Butler (M, 33) Cairo, GA
3. 19:23.3, Gregory Solarek (M, 47) Panama City Beach, FL
4. 20:06.1, Isaac Chavez (M, 16) Moore, OK
5. 20:25.2, Isaac Foreman (M, 17) Moore, OK
6. 20:29.1, Kenton Moats (M, 15) Lenoir City, TN
7. 21:01.4, Charles McNew (M, 36) Brookville, OH
8. 21:12.6, James McNew (M, 14) Brookville, OH
9. 22:18.6, Jason Solarek (M, 48) New York, NY
10. 22:41.6, Darren Bevans (M, 49)

Top Ten Women, 2024 Jam On The Coast 5K

1. 20:17.4, Eve Morissette (F, 28) Port Saint Lucie, FL
2. 23:00.6, Catherine Hill (F, 13) Lagrange, GA
3. 24:08.9, Taylor Smith (F, 32) Thomasville, GA
4. 24:06.5, Ashley Gray (F, 37) Wadesville, IN
5. 24:17.8, Julie Metzger (F, 53) Anchorage, AK
6. 24:44.4, IsabellaMarie Cottrill (F, 14) Lynn Haven, FL
7. 25:15.1, Megan Merckle (F, 38) Panama City Beach, FL
8. 25:53.7, Lindsay French (F, 37) Panama City, FL
9. 25:45.9, Helen KIbby (F, 41) Yorktown, IN
10. 26:00.2, Aubrey Smith (F, 20) Graceville, FL

Winners of the Jam On The Coast 5K, 2021 - 2024 Panama City Beach, Florida
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
5 June 2021	17:21, Travis Boltjes	23:06, Jennifer Boun	193
4 June 2022	18:55, Scott Wilkes	21:10, Andee Swann	250
3 June 2023	18:44, Gregory Solarek	18:47, Megan Lysek-Hagy	346
1 June 2024	18:09, Remi Kepran	20:18, Eve Morissette	287

Links

• Complete results of Panama City Beach, Florida's 2024 Jam On The Coast 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS-IRK_YAk4TUu_4xCcxzV46XR0-e2wa8BxhhcbDyJQh2ghqYpKvulJ5OZJesu2dmRc1I_xcYdSwVDQ/pubhtml
  
  
• 2023 story, “Fast day on the beach for Greg Solarek and Megan Lysek-Hagy at the Jam On The Coast 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2023/06/jam-coast-2023.html
  
  
• 2022 story, “Neither Scott Wilkes nor Andee Swann were coasting at the Jam On The Coast 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2022/06/jam-coast-2022.html
  
  
• Find another race on a coast, strand, or beach via the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#3075

Brett Martin and Amy Stoyles win the Mardi Gras 5K in Panama City Beach

Saturday morning, 27 January 2024, was more than two weeks before the actual date of Fat Tuesday, but that was the morning that athletes in Panama City Beach, Florida got a head start on the holiday at the 23rd annual Mardi Gras 5K. In the race itself, Brett Martin didn't need a head start; he ran 20:35 from scratch, winning the race by nearly 200 meters. Amy Stoyles was the first woman in the event for the second year in a row; this time around the Freeport, Florida master runner was second overall in 21:25.


David Shearon, a three-time Mardi Gras 5K champion, was the second man in the race, placing third overall in 21:45. Andrew Shipp was third in the men's standings and fourth overall in 22:02.

Master runner Lisa Howell was the second female finisher, coming in seventh overall in 23:36. Carly Bergthold was the third woman and twelfth overall in 25:50.


107 athletes finished the 2024 Mardi Gras 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2024 Panama City Beach Mardi Gras 5K

1. 20:35, Brett Martin (M, Overall)
2. 21:45, David Shearon (M, 50-54)
3. 22:02, Andrew Shipp (M, 30-34)
4. 23:06, Jarred Kinder (M, 35-39)
5. 23:22, Marek Bakun (M, 50-54)
6. 24:57, Jordan Snider (M, 14-19)
7. 25:06, Stan Kroder (M, 55-59)
8. 25:29, Juan Villalobos (M, 30-34)
9. 25:45, Terry Morris (M, 65-69)
10. 25:51, Cameron Bowman (M, 30-34)

Top Ten Women, 2024 Panama City Beach Mardi Gras 5K

1. 21:25, Amy Stoyles (F, Overall)
2. 23:36, Lisa Howell (F, 40-44)
3. 25:50, Carly Bergthold (F, 30-34)
4. 25:59, Monika Swanson (F, 55-59)
5. 28:47, Allyson Nardacci (F, 35-39)
6. 28:47, Sydney Nardacci (F, 00-10)
7. 28:58, Meagan Artman (F, 30-34)
8. 29:12, Patricia Kelly (F, 55-59)
9. 29:14, Jordan Powell (F, 30-34)
10. 29:21, Raquel Glinois (F, 25-29)

Mardi Gras 5K winners, 2001 - 2024
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
14 February 2004	17:39, Brian Goddin	23:51, Karen Hutchinson	96
20 January 2005	26:59, Robert Fudge	26:16, Lori Hunt
11 February 2006
17 February 2007
21 February 2009	18:02, Fritz Stoppelbein	22:17, Michaela Ashley	177
13 February 2010
26 February 2011	19:12, Jeff Cassel	19:18, Michaela Ashley	187
11 February 2012	17:48, Jordan Lance	20:38, Michaela Ashley	265
1 March 2014	18:12, David Shearon	21:32, Amy Mann	124
14 February 2015	18:32, David Shearon	21:22, Jessica Berschwinger	172
6 February 2016	18:30, Charles Abbinanti	23:34, Danielle Mulick	140
25 February 2017	17:18, John Nay	23:32, Kiersten Hughes	178
10 February 2018	19:02, David Shearon	23:48, Mariia Solomonova	145
2 March 2019	19:12, Sam Martinez	20:46, Rory Claussen	165
22 February 2020	17:03, Andy Merrill	18:50, Erika Huerta	181
12 February 2022	18:51, Greg Solarek	24:13, Kim Allan	104
4 February 2023	18:31, Andrew Nix	21:56, Amy Stoyles	111
27 January 2024	20:35, Brett Martin	21:25, Amy Stoyles	107

Links

• Complete results of the 2024 Panama City Beach Mardi Gras 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSI1Ph_BQuhdlqq4mx8qFrmEhQ62PufT_XocIb3703y37mF3l-MbayuIQ2utHhxdVt9XlqrkzwUCfUd/pubhtml
  
  
• 2020 story, “Andy Merrill and Erika Huerta drew a bead on first place in the Mardi Gras 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2020/02/pcb-mardi-gras-2020.html
  
  
• 2019 story, “Sam Martinez and Rory Claussen weren't slowing up for Lent at the Mardi Gras 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/03/pcb-mardi-gras-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “The good times keep on rolling, and so does David Shearon at the Mardi Gras 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/02/pcb-mardi-gras-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Bon temps rouler as Nay and Hughes roll at the Mardi Gras 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/pcb-mardi-gras-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Abbinanti and Mulick precede Fat Tuesday with a Fast Saturday”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/pcb-mardi-gras-2016.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Bon temps for Shearon and Mann at Mardi Gras 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/03/pcb-mardi-gras-2014.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “St. Andrews Mardi Gras 5K is all Cassel and Ashley”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/03/pc-mardi-gras-2011.html
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! coverage of races in Panama City Beach, Florida
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/Panama%20City%20Beach
  
  
• Upcoming race before, during, and after Lent on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#3043

Meng Zhao and Emma Dobson drop some fast times at the Ball Drop 5K

If you want your race to be the last of the year in your city, you could schedule it on the final Saturday in December. Your chances would be better still if the race in on the 31st of December. A race director absolutely obsessed with hosting an annual curtain closer would plan his event for late evening on the 31st.


The Panhandle Runners and Triathletes Club of Panama City, Florida took the middle path for their fifth annual New Year's Eve Ball Drop 5K, staging the race on Sunday morning, 31 December 2023. Frisco, Texas master runner and marathoner Meng Zhao took first, covering the 3.1 miles through Frank Brown Park in Panama City Beach in 17:15. A seventh-grader on the Chestatee Academy Middle School cross-country team, Emma Dobson, won the women's title, placing ninth overall in 20:40.


Blake Hazelwood of Centerton, Arkansas finished runner-up to Zhao in 17:50. Grayson Parker of Florence, Kentucky, a sophomore member of the Cooper High cross-country team, placed third in 18:41.


Emma Dobson wasn't the only middle school athlete in the women's division. Sophia Huff, a seventh-grader at Panama City's Merritt Brown Middle School, placed second to Dobson in 21:18, finishing tenth overall. Destiny McClintock of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida was the third woman and 27th overall in 24:16. The first woman master in the race was Monika Swanson of Panama City Beach, the fifth female finisher and 32nd overall in 24:56.


225 athletes finished the 2023 Ball Drop 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Ball Drop 5K

1. 17:15, Meng Zhao (M, Overall) Frisco, TX
2. 17:50, Blake Hazelwood (M, 35-39) Centerton, AR
3. 18:41, Grayson Parker (M, 15-19) Florence, KY
4. 18:48, Greg Solarek (M, 45-49)
5. 19:26, Matthew Butcher (M, 30-34) Cedar Park, TX
6. 19:54, Mark Edwards (M, 35-39) Gallatin, TN
7. 20:05, Michael Koch (M, 15-19) Panama City, FL
8. 20:21, Ryan Butcher (M, 25-29) Cedar Park, TX
9. 21:19, Louis Price (M, 40-44) Panama City Beach, FL
10. 21:22, Nathan Pyron (M, 11-14) Diamondhead, MS

Top Ten Women, 2023 Ball Drop 5K

1. 20:40, Emma Dobson (F, Overall) Gainesville, GA
2. 21:18, Sophia Huff (F, 11-14) Panama City, FL
3. 24:16, Destiny McClintock (F, 20-24) Santa Rosa Beach, FL
4. 24:21, Isabella Marie Cottrill (F, 11-14)
5. 24:56, Monika Swanson (F, 55-59) Panama City Beach, FL
6. 25:53, Ella Urban (F, 15-19) Lebanon, TN
7. 26:18, Joselyn Murray (F, 15-19) Vandalia, IL
8. 26:26, Dora Anisa Delawar (F, 35-39) Fort Benning, GA
9. 26:30, Jamie Bolen (F, 35-39) Panama City, FL
10. 26:37, Amy Butcher (F, 30-34) Cedar Park, TX

Panama City Beach, Florida Ball Drop 5K winners, 2018 - 2023
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
31 December 2018	17:57, Robert Friedman	20:35, Rory Claussen	133
31 December 2019	16:22, Brian Horneck	19:56, Oriana Horneck	243
31 December 2021	18:01, Tim Goldy	21:23, Donna Garcia	225
31 December 2022	16:52, Matthias Wilder	16:54, Rachel Kennedy	211
31 December 2023	17:15, Meng Zhao	20:40, Emma Dobson	258

Links

• Complete results of the 2023 Panama City Beach, Florida Ball Drop 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQNfDxQhHAIlZvrKw-lFK9TnpDfT8o56UZb4K1yzRzxn0CorauuF5olOP6-WhvW1kSuIrMrm8xyI22n/pubhtml
  
  
• 2020 story, “Tim Goldy and Donna Garcia roll to wins in the Ball Drop 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/12/tim-goldy-and-donna-garcia-roll-to-wins.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Robert Friedman and Rory Claussen drop the competition at the Ball Drop 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/12/pcb-ball-drop-2018.html
  
  
• Find an upcoming race in the New Year on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#3025

Fast day on the beach for Greg Solarek and Megan Lysek-Hagy at the Jam On The Coast 5K

Hundreds came to Panama City Beach, Florida on Saturday morning, 3 June 2023 for the third annual Jam On The Coast 5K, but in the end the battle for first was a duel between only two athletes in the crowd, Gregory Solarek and Megan Lysek-Hagy. Local master runner Solarek flashed across the finish line in 18:44, winning the race. Just a few steps back, Lysek-Hagy followed in 18:47, taking the women's title. Solarek had placed second in the 2022 Jam On The Coast, while 2023 was Lysek Hagy's first appearance in the race.


Their competition was close on their heels. Remi Kepran, a rising sophmore on the Arnold High cross-country team, was third overall and second in the men's division at 18:53. Birmingham, Alabama's Michael Poe III. an alum of the Hoover High cross-country squad, was the third man and fourth overall in 19:04.


Megan Lysek-Hagy's victory over all the women and all but one of the men in the race should have come as no surprise to anyone who has examined her resume. Lysek-Hagy has run varsity cross-country for the Elizabethtown College Bluejays during 2021 and 2022, and that's after running for Pennridge High in her hometown of Perkasie, Pennsylvania.


Macey Hurley, a rising senior and distance runner at Bentonvllle High, was second to Lysek-Hagy in the women's standings, placing ninth overall in 20;12. Tiffany Gerard of Castle Rock, Colorado was the first woman master in the race and the third female finisher, seventeenth overall in 21:45.


346 athletes finished the 2023 Jam On The Coast 5K. Runner's Edge Race Timing chip-timed and scored the race.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Jam On The Coast 5K

1. 18:43.8, Gregory Solarek (M, 46) Panama City Beach, FL
2. 18:52.4, Remi Kepran (M, 15) Panama City, FL
3. 19:03.9, Michael Poe III (M, 20) Birmingham, AL
4. 19:23.2, Elliot Butler (M, 32) Cairo, GA
5. 19:35.6, Matthew Millard (M, 28) Parker, FL
6. 19:37.8, Artem Millier (M, 28) Panama City Beach, FL
7. 19:37.8, Aidan Gerard (M, 40) Castle Rock, CO
8. 20:08.7, Steven Marcet (M, 15) Tyrone, GA
9. 20:37.8, Fred Bible (M, 30) Panama City, FL
10. 21:01.0, Jason Solarek (M, 47) New York, NY

Top Ten Women, 2023 Jam On The Coast 5K

1. 18:46.9, Megan Lysek-Hagy (F, 19) Perkasie, PA
2. 20:08.3, Macey Hurley (F, 17) Freeport, FL
3. 21:39.0, Tiffany Gerard (F, 41) Castle Rock, CO
4. 21:40.0, Robin Haussmann (F, 37) Panama City, FL
5. 21:44.1, Madeylnn Nichols (F, 16) Panama City, FL
6. 22:23.4, Chelsea Weber (F, 32) Panama City Beach, FL
7. 22:43.2, Brooke Doyle (F, 17) Decatur, IL
8. 24:38.2, Madeline Anasiewicz (F, 25) Rosemary Beach, FL
9. 25:05.6, Lindsay Adams (F, 41) Canton, GA
10. 25:11.2, Madison Richardson (F, 26) Lynn Haven, FL

Winners of the Jam On The Coast 5K, 2021-2023 Panama City Beach, Florida
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
5 June 2021	17:21, Travis Boltjes	23:06, Jennifer Boun	193
4 June 2022	18:55, Scott Wilkes	21:10, Andee Swann	250
3 June 2023	18:44, Gregory Solarek	18:47, Megan Lysek-Hagy	346

Links

• Complete results of Panama City Beach, Florida's 2023 Jam On The Coast 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSJQqOobQy9USMG20CXW0Wq8wi2BW6UABIsXdE__lN5uOfs6WzlbmyBT8QVKM2K1QvhzgiUnWSiyaX8/pubhtml
  
  
• 2022 story, “Neither Scott Wilkes nor Andee Swann were coasting at the Jam On The Coast 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2022/06/jam-coast-2022.html
  
  
• >Runner's Edge finish line video of the 2023 Jam On The Coast 5K
  https://youtu.be/mg6zA3AJXDo
  
  
• Find another race on a coast, strand, or beach via the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2932

Joel Scott and Lynne Carlson ace their tests at the School House Run

The School House Run in Panama City Beach, Florida is a trail run.


Now, the term "trail run" is not very specific. It could refer to a stroll along a manicured cart path on a very, very flat golf course. But it could also be used to describe a route that included ascents that had you on all fours, descents that had you on your tail, and a flat portion on a narrow ledge midway up the Cliffs of Insanity. So the School House Run is specifically described as "a hard, compact pea gravel and dirt run at Conservation Park."


No hills. This is Panama City Beach, after all.


But there was a slight drizzle and temperatures that encouraged sniffles at the race on Saturday morning, 18 March 2023. Those conditions didn't discourage Joel Scott, who won the eight-kilometer race by more than 200 meters, running 39:11. Master runner Lynne Carlson was the first woman in the 8K, placing third overall in 47:44.


Top Ten Athletes, Schoolhouse Run 8K

1. 39:03, Joel Scott (M, Overall)
2. 40:11, Caleb Goaty (M, 35-39)
3. 47:44, Lynne Carlson (F, Overall)
4. 56:32, Bobbilee McDonald (F, 40-44)
5. 64:17, Jacqueline Godsey (F, 35-39)
6. 65:10, William Nation (M, 60-64)
7. 65:18, Jordan Horne (F, 30-34)
8. 66:40, Elizabeth Arnold (F, 55-59)
9. 67:23, Maureen Brown (F, 55-59)
10. 67:24, Laura Smith (F, 30-34)

2023 School House Run entries also had an option of running five kilometers. Anthony Pignataro won the shorter race, covering the 3.1 miles of "pea gravel and dirt" in 28:02. Julia Fagan was the top woman in the 5K, running 29:56 and placing second overall.


Top Ten Athletes, Schoolhouse Run 5K

1. 28:02, Anthony Pignataro (M, Overall)
2. 29:56, Julia Fagan (F, Overall)
3. 33:46, Hannah Altman (F, 20-24)
4. 34:02, Jennifer Armstrong (F, 50-54)
5. 37:40, Mandy Dudley (F, 55-59)
6. 37:55, Sharlene Ram (F, 40-44)
7. 39:11, Scott Gilbert (M, 55-59)
8. 40:23, Erin Mason (F, 55-59)
9. 41:43, Debbie Gregg (F, 60-64)
10. 42:07, Lindsey Tranum (F, 35-39)

In addition to the 8K and the 5K, another seven athletes finished a one-mile fun run. Proceeds from the race benefit the Hope Kebir Primary School in Arua, Uganda, Africa.

School House Run winners, 2017 - 2023
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
29 May 2017	8K	32:13, Kory Voelkel	36:53, Andrea George	75
22 September 2018	8K	34:22, Nicolas Waddell	36:25, Rory Claussen	23
	5K	20:02, Christopher Rodriguez	32:48, Mary Heath	18
25 May 2019	8K	32:51, Ivan De La Cruz	35:59, Rory Claussen	17
	5K	20:05, Luke Harris	30:42, Layla Niemann	15
18 March 2023	8K	39:03, Joel Scott	47:44, Lynne Carlson	10
	5K	28:02, Anthony Pignataro	29:56, Julia Fagan	10

Links

• Complete results of the 2023 School House Run
  https://app.box.com/s/dkhejzal4told2ytm85oadchf868kqtd
  
  
• 2019 story, “Young runners Ivan De La Cruz and Rory Claussen prevail at the School House Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/05/pcb-schoolhouse-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Scholars Nicolas Waddell and Rory Claussen win the School House Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/09/pcb-schoolhouse-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Voelkel and George earn top grades at the School House Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/05/pcb-schoolhouse-2017.html
  
  
• Find more races frequented by fast tourists on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2902

Neither Scott Wilkes nor Andee Swann were coasting at the Jam On The Coast 5K

On the calendar, the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere is June 21. Or sometimes June 20. It depends on some technical issues involving the solstice, leap years, and Pope Gregory XIII. Meteorologists, in spite of their status as scientists, ignore all that. For meteorological purposes, summer always starts on June 1. And when summer starts people are drawn to the water--swimming pools, ponds, rivers, the ocean. So it's no wonder that on the first Saturday of the meteorological summer, 4 June 2022, crowds of people headed to Panama City Beach, Florida and the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. More than a few weren't there for the surf, though. They were there for the second annual Jam On The Coast 5K. The fastest of that group was Scott Wilkes, who won the race by more than 300 meters in 18:55. Morristown, Tennessee master runner Andee Swann was the first woman in the race, placing sixth overall in 21:10.


Gregory Solarek of Panama City Beach was the first master runner in the race, placing second overall in 20:18. Steven Marcet, a cross-country runner at Woodward Academy, took third in the race with a 20:27.


Birmingham, Alabama's Tabitha Barton was the second woman in the race and fourteenth overall in 23:43. Thirteen-year-old Abigayle White of Winter Gardens, Florida, finished third in the women's standings and fifteenth overall in 23:59.


250 athletes finished the 2022 Jam On The Coast 5K. Runner's Edge Race Timing chip-timed and scored the race.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Jam On The Coast 5K

1. 18:54.6, Scott Wilkes (M, 33) Panama City Beach, FL
2. 20:17.1, Gregory Solarek (M, 45) Panama City Beach, FL
3. 20:26.4, Steven E Marcet (M, 14) Tyrone, GA
4. 20:54.9, Thomas Moats III (M, 15) Lenoir City, TN
5. 21:00.3, Kevin Converse (M, 25) Franklin, TN
6. 21:19.9, Aidan Gerard (M, 39) Castle Pines, CO
7. 21:52.5, Frank Patrick (M, 24) Birmingham, AL
8. 22:04.0, Michael Cullen (M, 34) El Reno, OK
9. 22:09.5, Chris Williams (M, 24) Birmingham, AL
10. 22:53.1, Steven Maxwell (M, 29) Panama City Beach, FL

Top Ten Women, 2022 Jam On The Coast 5K

1. 21:09.4, Andee Swann (F, 45) Morristown, TN
2. 23:42.3, Tabitha Barton (F, 27) Birmingham, AL
3. 23:58.8, Abigayle White (F, 13) Winter Garden, FL
4. 24:56.9, Krystin Guirey (F, 25) Panama City, FL
5. 25:15.4, Jennifer Mutluturk (F, 37) Panama City Beach, FL
6. 25:16.7, Andee Fitzgerald (F, 14) Morristown, TN
7. 25:27.4, Anita Rippen (F, 48) Panama City Beach, FL
8. 25:31.2, Sophia Bolin (F, 14) Taylorsville, KY
9. 25:30.9, Katelynn Gaddis (F, 15) Simpsonville, KY
10. 26:12.4, Megan Rasmussen (F, 38) Panama City, FL

Winners of the Jam On The Coast 5K, 2021-2022 Panama City Beach, Florida
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
5 June 2021	17:21, Travis Boltjes	23:06, Jennifer Boun	193
4 June 2022	18:55, Scott Wilkes	21:10, Andee Swann	250

Links

• Complete results of Panama City Beach, Florida's 2022 Jam On The Coast 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTG6FTeTYWfQryjAhYZ4ogRnQ_Cl1Cbpxtin2K5R4j7o_46nJD2_ygrAE6KTWX3Vp090vL8dnpwWuQT/pubhtml
  
  
• Find another race on a coast, strand, or beach via the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2830

Tim Goldy and Donna Garcia roll to wins in the Ball Drop 5K

On Friday, 31 December 2021--the last evening of the year in Panama City Beach, Florida--the top spot in the Ball Drop 5K came down to a duel between two Panhandle runners, Tim Goldy of Freeport and Bilal Mohammad of Panama City. Goldy prevailed on the 3.1-mile course in Frank Brown Park, 18:01 to 18:02. In the same race, the women's title was decided between two Colorado athletes, with Colorado Springs master runner Donna Garcia taking first in 21:23 and Molly Rogers of Lakewood second in 21:42.


Goldy and Mohammad were followed across the finish line by Nathan Holmes, a senior on the North Bay Haven cross-country team. Holmes was third in 18:29. Ty Schumann, a high school sophomore from Michigan, took fourth in 19:04. Dan Station of Panama City was the first master runner in the race, coming in eighth overall in 21:08.


Garcia's 21:23 gave her the women's title and put her ninth overall. At 21:42, women's runner-up Molly Rogers placed eleventh overall. The third woman in the race, Rebecca Haines, was twelfth overall in 21:53. Ruby Douglas, a junior on the Nolensville High cross-country team, was fourth in the women's standings and sixteenth overall in 22:45.


225 athletes finished the 2021 Ball Drop 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2021 Ball Drop 5K

1. 18:01, Tim Goldy (M, Overall) Freeport, FL
2. 18:02, Bilal Mohammad (M, 20-24) Panama City, FL
3. 18:29, Nathan Holmes (M, 15-19) Panama City, FL
4. 19:04, Ty Schumann (M, 15-19) Bay City, MI
5. 19:24, Alexander Albano (M, 11-14) Powder Springs, GA
6. 20:19, Reilly Wynne (M, 11-14) Woodstock, GA
7. 20:43, Connor Rising (M, 11-14) Destin, FL
8. 21:08, Dan Station (M, 55-59) Panama City, FL
9. 21:29, Charlie Holmes (M, 11-14) Panama City, FL
10. 22:02, Cashel Kremer (M, 11-14) Woodstock, GA

Top Ten Women, 2021 Ball Drop 5K

1. 21:23, Donna Garcia (F, Overall) Colorado Springs, CO
2. 21:42, Molly Rogers (F, 15-19) Lakewood, CO
3. 21:53, Rebecca Haines (F, 35-39)
4. 22:45, Ruby Douglas (F, 15-19) Nolensville, TN
5. 23:05, Andee Fitzgerald (F, 11-14) Morristown, TN
6. 23:37, Natalie McCarthy (F, 15-19) Chesterville, ME
7. 24:01, Sophia Buzzelli (F, 11-14) Clare, MI
8. 24:21, Patricia Rogers (F, 45-49) Lakewood, CO
9. 25:19, Julie Campbell (F, 50-54) Panama City Beach, FL
10. 25:38, Courtney Holland (F, 35-39) Saint Peters, MO

race winners
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
31 December 2018	17:57, Robert Friedman	20:35, Rory Claussen	133
31 December 2019	16:22, Brian Horneck	19:56, Oriana Horneck	243
31 December 2021	18:01, Tim Goldy	21:23, Donna Garcia	225

Links

• Complete results of the 2021 Panama City Beach, Florida Ball Drop 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRmHOz7q-uGkiRhjlBZwkywtwQdRnLQ844GzcoyrmgvNENZRFSwnZKjMOblPLrBtLyNZIsqxAOCse2M/pubhtml
  
  
• 2018 story, “Robert Friedman and Rory Claussen drop the competition at the Ball Drop 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/12/pcb-ball-drop-2018.html
  
  
• Find an upcoming race in the New Year on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2799

Andy Merrill and Erika Huerta drew a bead on first place in the Mardi Gras 5K

Shrove Tuesday is a movable feast. It can be as early as February 3 (as it was in 1818) or as late as March 9 (as it will be in 2038). That means that the Mardi Gras 5K in Panama City Beach, Florida, held each year on the Saturday before Shrove Tuesday, could be run as early as January 31 or as late as March 6. The twentieth annual Mardi Gras 5K, though, was on Saturday morning, 22 February 2020, and Andy Merrill of Starke, Florida won the race by nearly a minute, running 17:03. Miami, Florida realtor Erika Huerta took the women's title, placing third overall in 18:50.


Eddie Kepran, a frosh-year cross-country runner at Arnold High, finished runner-up to Merrill in 18:02. Chris Jones placed third in the men's standings, coming in fourth overall in 20:09. Tracey Burch was the fastest master runner in the race and the fourth male finisher, fifth overall in 20:20.


Rebecca Pitts, a junior on the Bay High girls' cross-country squad, took second on the women's side, finishing sixteenth overall in 22:26. Jill Moore snapped up the third women's spot with a 25:03, good for 25th overall. Michelle Phy was the first woman master and eighth female finisher, placing 35th overall in 26:31.


181 athletes finished the 2020 Mardi Gras 5K. Another 50 competed in the 5K walk, and five finished the one-mile fun run.


Top Ten Men, 2020 Panama City Beach Mardi Gras 5K

1. 17:03, Andy Merrill (M, Overall)
2. 18:02, Eddie Kepran (M, 15 - 19)
3. 20:09, Chris Jones (M, 25 - 29)
4. 20:20, Tracey Burch (M, Master)
5. 20:28, Tom Dever (M, Grandmaster)
6. 20:37, Rilly Hammonds (M, 15 - 19)
7. 20:38, JJ Garcia (M, 15 - 19)
8. 20:57, David Shearon (M, 50 - 54)
9. 21:18, Austin Bradley (M, 20 - 24)
10. 21:19, Ethan Koss (M, 15 - 19)

Top Ten Women, 2020 Panama City Beach Mardi Gras 5K

1. 18:50, Erika Huerta (F, Overall)
2. 22:26, Rebecca Pitts (F, 15 - 19)
3. 25:03, Jill Moore (F, 35 - 39)
4. 25:47, Madison Hancock (F, 15 - 19)
5. 26:03, Chloe’ Rook (F, 15 - 19)
6. 26:03, Emilia Kelley (F, 15 - 19)
7. 26:17, Kelly Goodson (F, 30 - 34)
8. 26:31, Michelle Phy (F, Master)
9. 26:52, Patti Furr (F, Grandmaster)
10. 27:30, Jennifer Heilmann (F, 35 - 39)

Mardi Gras 5K winners, 2001 - 2020
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
14 February 2004	17:39, Brian Goddin	23:51, Karen Hutchinson	96
20 January 2005	26:59, Robert Fudge	26:16, Lori Hunt
11 February 2006
17 February 2007
21 February 2009	18:02, Fritz Stoppelbein	22:17, Michaela Ashley	177
13 February 2010
26 February 2011	19:12, Jeff Cassel	19:18, Michaela Ashley	187
11 February 2012	17:48, Jordan Lance	20:38, Michaela Ashley	265
1 March 2014	18:12, David Shearon	21:32, Amy Mann	124
14 February 2015	18:32, David Shearon	21:22, Jessica Berschwinger	172
6 February 2016	18:30, Charles Abbinanti	23:34, Danielle Mulick	140
25 February 2017	17:18, John Nay	23:32, Kiersten Hughes	178
10 February 2018	19:02, David Shearon	23:48, Mariia Solomonova	145
2 March 2019	19:12, Sam Martinez	20:46, Rory Claussen	165
22 February 2020	17:03, Andy Merrill	18:50, Erika Huerta	181

Links

• Complete results of the 2020 Panama City Beach Mardi Gras 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ2wnV_wfeE8aulIxyVTo4j8k6yxrwEGlrwKv0SRjiqEGfGaYdcNtIaMZvRpdSGAJwgk8jR0cHMK65J/pubhtml
  
  
• 2019 story, “Sam Martinez and Rory Claussen weren't slowing up for Lent at the Mardi Gras 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/03/pcb-mardi-gras-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “The good times keep on rolling, and so does David Shearon at the Mardi Gras 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/02/pcb-mardi-gras-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Bon temps rouler as Nay and Hughes roll at the Mardi Gras 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/pcb-mardi-gras-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Abbinanti and Mulick precede Fat Tuesday with a Fast Saturday”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/pcb-mardi-gras-2016.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Bon temps for Shearon and Mann at Mardi Gras 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/03/pcb-mardi-gras-2014.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “St. Andrews Mardi Gras 5K is all Cassel and Ashley”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/03/pc-mardi-gras-2011.html
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! coverage of races in Panama City Beach, Florida
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/Panama%20City%20Beach
  
  
• Upcoming race before, during, and after Lent on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2683

Just running, no walking the plank, for Jake Moore and Kristin Guirey at the Pirates 5K

Saturday, 12 October 2019, was too late for Talk Like A Pirate Day, which falls in September. It was much too early for Tampa's celebration of the fictional pirate Jose Gaspar, the Gasparilla Festival, which falls in February. But in Panama City Beach, Florida it was just the right date for the third annual Pirates Of The High Seas 5K. Jake Moore took advantage of the occasion, winning the race by nearly 400 meters in 17:33. Kristin Guirey was the top woman in the 3.1-mile race through Pier Park, placing eighth overall in 21:55. Guirey is an alumna of the cross-country teams of Rutherford High and Troy University.


The 2019 Pirates 5K champion, Jake Moore, runs cross-country for White Plains High, a school near Anniston, Alabama. Moore wasn't the only White Plains Wildcat in the race. His teammate, Kayd Hightower, took second in 18:57. Both Moore and Hightower are in their junior year at White Plains. David Shearon, the first master runner in the race, finished just behind the two youths, placing third overall in 19:04.


Kelly Johnson was the first woman master in the 2019 Pirates 5K, the second female finisher and eleventh overall in 23:03. Alyson Buell took third in the women's standings, placing fifteenth overall in 24:28.


109 athletes finished the 2019 Pirates Of The High Seas 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Pirates Of The High Seas 5K

1. 17:33, Jake Moore (M, Overall)
2. 18:57, Kayd Hightower (M, 15-19)
3. 19:04, David Shearon (M, Master)
4. 19:15, Ryan Loiselle (M, 40-44)
5. NTA, Joshua Skinner (M, 25-29)
6. 20:39, Brian Johnson (M, 45-49)
7. 21:07, Stephen Beaupre (M, Grandmaster)
8. 22:00, Timothy Rutherford (M, 55-59)
9. NTA, Jeffrey Krajewski (M, 40-44)
10. 23:06, Mark Terry (M, Senior Grandmaster)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Pirates Of The High Seas 5K

1. 21:55, Krystin Guirey (F, Overall)
2. 23:03, Kelly Johnson (F, Master)
3. 24:28, Alyson Buell (F, 30-34)
4. 24:43, Erika Burkett (F, 30-34)
5. 25:07, Brittany Garrett (F, 30-34)
6. 25:20, Shannon Tucker (F, 40-44)
7. 25:40, Abbie Kate Monski (F, 15-19)
8. 26:00, Melissa Dragoo (F, 35-39)
9. 26:17, Amy Habrack (F, 30-34)
10. 26:39, Elle Smith (F, 11-14)

Pirates Of The High Seas winners, 2017 - 2019
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
7 October 2017	19:46, Bob Walking	27:33, Amelia Kirby	64
6 October 2018	19:20, Ivan De La Cruz	22:37, Christina Romano	125
12 October 2019	17:33, Jake Moore	21:55, Krystin Guirey	109

Links

• Complete results of the 2019 Pirates Of The High Seas 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSkat-zdAxf6tamqqxzldnrr_xjvHEtxO5iZsZ37SO_fjg8daFEXRGGEqATXtCLqCSz0dazH7idU5lp/pubhtml
  
  
• Panhandle Runners' photos of the 2019 Pirates Of The High Seas 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/pg/Panhandlerunnersclub/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10162488794960584
  
  
• 2018 story, “Ivan De La Cruz and Christina Romano take prizes at the Pirates Of The High Seas 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/10/pcb-pirates-2018.html
  
  
• Find upcoming piratical runs on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2624

Young runners Ivan De La Cruz and Rory Claussen prevail at the School House Run

In Panama City Beach, Florida the 2018 School House Run had to be rescheduled in anticipation of Tropical Storm Alberto. In October of that same year, Hurricane Michael shredded the trees in Conservation Park, removing most of the shade from the course. So on the morning of the third annual School House Run--Saturday morning, 25 May 2019--the athletes had a hot, sunny eight-kilometer race to look forward to. But the best runners take the conditions as they are, and Ivan De La Cruz was the best runner that morning, winning the race in 32:51. Rory Claussen was first in the women's field, placing third overall in 35:59.


Nicolas Waddell had won the race in 2018, but this time he came in behind his older brother, Ivan, finishing runner-up in 34:35. Brandon Early was the third man across the finish line and fifth overall in 42:24.


For Claussen, it was her third time racing the School House Run and her second win. She had set a women's course record of 36:25 in the 2018 race; in 2019 she lowered that to 35:59. Adriana Adalpe was the second woman and fourth overall in 40:23, while Denise Spencer placed third on the women's side and sixth overall in 43:17.


Just a step behind Spencer, Scott Perry was the top master runner in the race and the fourth male finisher, seventh overall in 43:18. Eve Philips was the first woman master, the fourth female and ninth overall in 47:01.


Top Five Men, 2019 School House Run 8K

1. 32:51, Ivan De La Cruz (M, Overall)
2. 34:35, Nicolas Waddell (M, 11-14)
3. 42:24, Brandon Early (M, 35-39)
4. 43:18, Scott Perry (M, 55-59)
5. 46:09, Orrin Scarborough (M, 11-14)

Top Five Women, 2019 School House Run 8K

1. 35:59, Rory Claussen (F, Overall)
2. 40:23, Adriana Aldape (F, 35-39)
3. 43:17, Denise Spencer (F, 30-34)
4. 47:01, Eve Philips (F, 55-59)
5. 48:00, Cindy Barber (F, 40-44)

For the second year in a row, the School House Run included a 5K race in addition to the 8K main event. Luke Harris won the 5K in 20:05, while Layla Niemann was the first woman in the shorter race, placing third overall in 30:42.


Seventeen athletes finished the 8K at the 2019 School House Run, and another fifteen completed the 5K.


Top Four Men, 2019 School House Run 5K

1. 20:05, Luke Harris (M, Overall)
2. 26:29, Spencer Claussen (M, 11-14)
3. 36:35, Tim Krisko (M, 40-44)
4. 54:50, Chris Singley (M, 40-44)

Top Five Women, 2019 School House Run 5K

1. 30:42, Layla Niemann (F, Overall)
2. 36:40, Donna Krisko (F, 40-44)
3. 39:57, Jennifer Hawkins (F, 25-29)
4. 39:58, Allysa Yarbrough (F, 30-34)
5. 40:43, Lisa Nonnenmann (F, 55-59)

School House Run winners, 2017 - 2019
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
29 May 2017	8K	32:13, Kory Voelkel	36:53, Andrea George	75
22 September 2018	8K	34:22, Nicolas Waddell	36:25, Rory Claussen	23
	5K	20:02, Christopher Rodriguez	32:48, Mary Heath	18
25 May 2019	8K	32:51, Ivan De La Cruz	35:59, Rory Claussen	17
	5K	20:05, Luke Harris	30:42, Layla Niemann	15

Links

• Complete results of the 2019 School House Run
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRsOaNaI8hSfJhFbq3PV0Xcm7nGTw1qpF7Is5DdG-xBJhuUIYTCWAzbTFa69KqWqLHNhUctcl9pOGnA/pubhtml
  
  
• 2018 story, “Scholars Nicolas Waddell and Rory Claussen win the School House Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/09/pcb-schoolhouse-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Voelkel and George earn top grades at the School House Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/05/pcb-schoolhouse-2017.html
  
  
• Find more races frequented by fast tourists on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2527

Ivan De La Cruz caps track season by winning the Coach Post 10K

In 2017, Ivan De La Cruz ran 42:44 in the fourth annual Coach Post 10K, finishing second to Ezra Swanson. In 2018, De La Cruz ran 40:38 in the fifth annual Coach Post 10K, finishing second to David Shearon. On Saturday morning, 13 April 2019, De La Cruz cracked 40:00 in the sixth annual Coach Post 10K, lowering his time to 39:51. This time the the Mosley High cross-country runner was second to no one, winning the 6.2-mile race around Saint Andrews State Park by close to 800 meters. Mary-Rosalyn Taylor was the first woman in the race, placing third overall in 44:56.


The day before the Coach Post Run, De La Cruz had finished up his junior year track season, running a 5:05.70 1600 and a 2:07.66 800 at the 3A District 2 Championships. When the season is over, though, if you're a runner then you keep running. De La Cruz certainly demonstrated that he was a runner at the Coach Post race. Mohamed Abdeldaim took second in the 10K, running 43:11. Felix Chen placed third in the men's standings and fourth overall in 45:32. Jason Dence was the first master runner in the race, just edged for fifth overall by Chad Prescott, 46:48 to 46:49.


Heather Salyars finished runner-up on the women's side, coming in tenth overall in 49:39. Improving on her 2018 Coach Post 10K mark of 51:08, Mariia Solomonova ran 50:45 to place third in the women's standings and thirteenth overall. Lynne Carlson was the first woman master and fifth female finisher, nineteenth overall in 52:39.


52 athletes finished the 2019 Coach Post 10K.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Coach Post 10K

1. 39:50.8, Ivan De La Cruz (M, 17) Lynn Haven, FL
2. 43:10.4, Mohamed Abdeldaim (M, 21)
3. 45:31.7, Felix Chen (M, 35)
4. 46:48.0, Chad Prescott (M, 21)
5. 46:48.8, Jason Dence (M, 42)
6. 47:03.4, Andrew Smith (M, 24)
7. 48:34.8, Orrin Scarborough (M, 11)
8. 48:52.6, Quinn Larson (M, 13)
9. 49:46.5, Jonathan Hermes (M, 19)
10. 50:18.2, Keith Kubisz (M, 55)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Coach Post 10K

1. 44:55.5, Mary-Rosalyn Taylor (F, 19)
2. 49:38.2, Heather Salyars (F, 38)
3. 50:44.2, Mariia Solomonova (F, 24)
4. 51:57.2, Jamie Phillips (F, 39)
5. 52:38.3, Lynne Carlson (F, 57)
6. 53:23.2, Kim Allan (F, 48)
7. 55:15.0, Debbie Chitwood (F, 52)
8. 55:44.9, Sue Cottrill (F, 57)
9. 58:25.3, Michelle Stevens (F, 42)
10. 64:20.5, Kelly Feitel (F, 15)

While Ivan De La Cruz was finishing runner-up in the Coach Post 10K in 2017 and 2018, Nicolas Waddell was right behind him, placing third both years. For the 2019 Coach Post, Waddell decided to try the 5K race. He won the shorter event, running 19:52. Tom Dever was the first master runner in the 5K, second overall in 20:06. Jeffery Bylsma took third in 23:22.


Panama City, Florida's Ashley Worl was the 2019 Coach Post 5K women's champ, crossing the finish line thirteenth overall in 26:51. Danielle Cureton was the second woman and fifteenth overall in 27:17, Michelle Waldrip the third woman and sixteenth overall in 27:35. Eve Phillips was the first woman master and fourth female finisher in the 5K, eighteenth overall in 27:53.


121 athletes finished the 2019 Coach Post 5K. Both the 10K and the 5K were chip-timed by Alta Vista Sports.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Coach Post 5K

1. 19:51.3, Nicolas Waddell (M, 13) Lynn Haven, FL
2. 20:05.9, Tom Dever (M, 61)
3. 23:22.0, Jeffery Bylsma (M, 14)
4. 23:27.0, Greg Bylsma (M, 41)
5. 23:36.0, Tate Danford (M, 46)
6. 25:02.0, Richy Simpson (M, 16)
7. 25:37.1, Delbert Osborn (M, 62)
8. 26:03.9, Will Simpson (M, 14)
9. 26:05.5, Bryce Hollo (M, 14)
10. 26:38.3, Garrett Whittle (M, 22)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Coach Post 5K

1. 26:50.3, Ashley Worl (F, 26) Panama City, FL
2. 27:16.7, Danielle Cureton (F, 27)
3. 27:34.7, Michelle Waldrip (F, 35)
4. 27:52.9, Eve Phillips (F, 55)
5. 27:56.3, Elizabeth Palmer (F, 45)
6. 28:06.7, Viktoriia Rosiiska (F, 28)
7. 28:53.1, Andrea Weckherlin (F, 46)
8. 30:06.4, Margaret Gamble (F, 53)
9. 30:44.3, Tammy Huston (F, 41)
10. 31:08.2, Jennifer Schelfhout (F, 31)

Coach Post 10K / 5K winners, 2014 - 2019
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
12 April 2014	10K	36:44, David Shearon	43:18, Holly Jones	120
	5K	21:54, Ted Wach	22:07, Catherine Maclean	232
11 April 2015	10K	38:11, Jeffrey Schlenker	48:14, Rebecca McConnell	44
	5K	18:14, Justin Williams	21:07, Jessica Berschwinger	141
9 April 2016	10K	36:31, David Shearon	45:00, Amanda Thompson	69
	5K	18:36, Brian Kloiber	23:28, Norma McPherson	134
8 April 2017	10K	41:52, Ezra Swanson	45:48, Allie Minga	37
	5K	19:49, Brayson Barber	26:37, Heather Webb	113
14 April 2018	10K	40:13, David Shearon	43:02, Jennifer A Nelson	69
	5K	19:33, Kaden Jones	26:17, Zanetta Barnes	136
13 April 2019	10K	39:51, Ivan De La Cruz	44:56, Mary-Rosalyn Taylor	52
	5K	19:52, Nicolas Waddell	26:51, Ashley Worl	121

Links

• Complete results of the 2019 Coach Post 10K and 5K runs
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT1tMCGs9QzNuec-RLWIlivA8X9ROWx5zAoCkpFjRruYKjXkIfuDzLZ1KyHVkRGOob0GXB10zhCKx-3/pubhtml
  
  
• 2018 story, “A repeat win for Shearon and a record run for Nelson at the Coach Post 10K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/04/coach-post-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Swanson and Minga keep the Coach Post 10K titles in Panama City Beach”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/04/coach-post-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “David Shearon gets a second win and the record at the Coach Post 10K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/04/coach-post-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Coach Post 10K is a day at the beach for Schlenker and McConnell”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/04/coach-post-2015.html
  
  
• The Coach Post 10K and 5K runs on Facebook
  https://www.facebook.com/CoachPostRun
  
  
• USATF Course Certification Map FL13047EBM, 2018 Coach Post 5K
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL13047EBM
  
  
• Find upcoming races in Panama City Beach and elsewhere in the Tallahassee region on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2493

Sam Martinez and Rory Claussen weren't slowing up for Lent at the Mardi Gras 5K

Saturday, 2 March 2019, was three days before Fat Tuesday. In Panama City Beach, Florida, it was also the morning of the nineteenth annual Mardi Gras 5K. Sam Martinez, a Macon, Georgia master runner, won the 3.1-mile race through Frank Brown Park, running 19:12. Seventh-grader Rory Claussen of the Shaldera Track Club was the first woman in the 5K, placing third overall in 20:46.


Martinez finished 80 meters ahead of the 2018 Mardi Gras 5K champion, master runner David Shearon. A Panama City Beach triathlete, Shearon ran 19:34 for second place. Master runner Ben Branton edged Trey Carr for third in the men's standings, 21:41 to 21:45. Branton and Carr were fifth and sixth overall.


It wasn't Rory Claussen's first Mardi Gras 5K. She had also run the race in 2017, finishing runner-up in the women's standings. In the 2019 race, the runner-up spot went to Kristie Martinez of Macon, who placed fourth overall in 21:07. Jamie Phillips was the third woman and sixteenth overall in 24:33. Debbie Chitwood was the first woman master and fourth female finisher, eighteenth overall in 25:08.


165 athletes finished the 2019 Mardi Gras 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2019 Panama City Beach Mardi Gras 5K

1. 19:12, Sam Martinez (M, Overall)
2. 19:34, David Shearon (M, Master)
3. 21:41, Ben Branton (M, Grandmaster)
4. 21:45, Trey Carr (M, 30-34)
5. 21:48, Jeffrey Krajewski (M, 35-39)
6. 22:21, David Hull (M, 30-34)
7. 23:09, Robert Glenn (M, Senior Grandmaster)
8. 23:24, Spencer Claussen (M, 11-14)
9. 23:26, Neil Claussen (M, 45-49)
10. 23:59, Adam Ryerson (M, 15-19)

Top Ten Women, 2019 Panama City Beach Mardi Gras 5K

1. 20:46, Rory Claussen (F, Overall)
2. 21:07, Kristie Martinez (F, 35-39)
3. 24:33, Jamie Phillips (F, 35-39)
4. 25:08, Debbie Chitwood (F, Master)
5. 26:03, Nikki Reiter (F, 35-39)
6. 26:15, Betsy Pierpaoli (F, Grandmaster)
7. 26:22, Jordan Powell (F, 25-29)
8. 26:22, Heidi Knight (F, 55-59)
9. 26:29, Amy Habrack (F, 30-34)
10. 26:30, Michelle Smith (F, 50-54)

Mardi Gras 5K winners, 2001 - 2019
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
14 February 2004	17:39, Brian Goddin	23:51, Karen Hutchinson	96
20 January 2005	26:59, Robert Fudge	26:16, Lori Hunt
11 February 2006
17 February 2007
21 February 2009	18:02, Fritz Stoppelbein	22:17, Michaela Ashley	177
13 February 2010
26 February 2011	19:12, Jeff Cassel	19:18, Michaela Ashley	187
11 February 2012	17:48, Jordan Lance	20:38, Michaela Ashley	265
1 March 2014	18:12, David Shearon	21:32, Amy Mann	124
14 February 2015	18:32, David Shearon	21:22, Jessica Berschwinger	172
6 February 2016	18:30, Charles Abbinanti	23:34, Danielle Mulick	140
25 February 2017	17:18, John Nay	23:32, Kiersten Hughes	178
10 February 2018	19:02, David Shearon	23:48, Mariia Solomonova	145
2 March 2019	19:12, Sam Martinez	20:46, Rory Claussen	165

Links

• Complete results of the 2019 Panama City Beach Mardi Gras 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQRTAmHzTDc6Wgd9qDe5Jdp5NlwDqxKlUeJO7FXmZ0qqdc5xUMuX9wlqnVyWRye0sxMJauNJR9LYrr0/pubhtml
  
  
• Draggin' Tail Runners' photos of the 2019 Mardi Gras 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/pg/DragginTailRunners/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1831623763608174
  
  
• 2018 story, “The good times keep on rolling, and so does David Shearon at the Mardi Gras 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/02/pcb-mardi-gras-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Bon temps rouler as Nay and Hughes roll at the Mardi Gras 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/02/pcb-mardi-gras-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Abbinanti and Mulick precede Fat Tuesday with a Fast Saturday”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/02/pcb-mardi-gras-2016.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Bon temps for Shearon and Mann at Mardi Gras 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/03/pcb-mardi-gras-2014.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “St. Andrews Mardi Gras 5K is all Cassel and Ashley”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/03/pc-mardi-gras-2011.html
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! coverage of races in Panama City Beach, Florida
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/Panama%20City%20Beach
  
  
• Upcoming race before, during, and after Lent on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2445

Robert Friedman and Rory Claussen drop the competition at the Ball Drop 5K

On New Year's Eve 1907, Adolph Ochs, the publisher of the New York Times welcomed the coming of 2018 by dropping a "time ball" from the top of the newspaper's headquarters at One Times Square in New York City. The ball drop was a success, and it became an annual event, continuing each year in Times Square even after the New York Times moved its headquarters. Over a million people gather to witness the Times Square ball drop each year.


Not nearly as many folks were at the New Year's Eve Ball Drop 5K in Panama City Beach, Florida on Monday morning, 31 January 2018. 133 athletes finished the 3.1-mile race that started from Pier Park. Robert Friedman was the fastest of those. Finishing nearly 400 meters ahead of the next runner, Friedman posted a winning time of 17:57. Rory Claussen, a Shaldera Panthers Track Club standout and seventh-grader, took the women's title at the Ball Drop 5K, placing seventh overall in 20:35.


Master runner David Shearon was runner-up in the 5K, running 19:20. Shaun Smith edged North Bay Haven High senior cross-country runner Matthew Murzyn for third, 19:40 to 19:41.


Maya Tang, a cross-country runner and seventh-grader at Deer Lake Middle School, placed second in the women's standings and tenth overall in 21:37. Master runner Shannon Smith was the third female finisher and 26th overall in 25:52.


Top Ten Men, 2018 New Year's Eve Ball Drop 5K

1. 17:57, Robert Friedman (M, Overall)
2. 19:20, David Shearon (M, Master)
3. 19:40, Shawn Smith (M, 35-39)
4. 19:41, Matthew Murzyn (M, 15-19)
5. 20:04, Chapin Stewart (M, 15-19)
6. 20:33, Nicolas Waddell (M, 11-14)
7. 20:48, Chris Myers (M, 35-39)
8. 21:08, Anfernee Figueroa (M, 20-24)
9. 22:15, Thomas Parker (M, 45-49)
10. 22:36, Noah Smith (M, 11-14)

Top Ten Women, 2018 New Year's Eve Ball Drop 5K

1. 20:35, Rory Claussen (F, Overall)
2. 21:37, Maya Tang (F, 11-14)
3. 25:52, Shannon Smith (F, Master)
4. 26:24, Jessica Weed (F, 30-34)
5. 26:31, Krystal Sheeran (F, 35-39)
6. 27:06, Ursula Parker (F, 45-49)
7. 27:40, Jessica Dennison (F, 30-34)
8. 27:48, Traycie Owens (F, 25-29)
9. 27:53, Shelle McDonald (F, 35-39)
10. 28:22, Carrie Brooks (F, 45-49)

Links

• Complete results of the 2018 New Year's Eve Ball Drop 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRxVhdka1o9TMtZ7p4PPoy0vBkrP4m_qM2FWdI1bf7znCJgMdR-lKdPBcUZNHmEbjB6KEdFmYMWsgW9/pubhtml
  
  
• Draggin' Tail Runners' photos of the 2018 New Year's Eve Ball Drop 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/pg/DragginTailRunners/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1747187162051835
  
  
• Find upcoming holiday runs on the latest Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2404

Ivan De La Cruz and Christina Romano take prizes at the Pirates Of The High Seas 5K

Tampa has Gasparilla. Lake Charles has the Louisiana Pirate Festival. So why shouldn't Panama City Beach, Florida have the Pirates Of The High Seas Fest? And since 2017, the annual Fest has included the Pirates Of The High Seas 5K. Ivan De La Cruz won the second annual Pirates 5K on Saturday morning, 6 October 2018, running 19:20. Christina Romano was the first woman in the race, placing eighth overall in 22:37.


De La Cruz is a junior on the Mosley High cross-country team, and he wasn't the only schoolboy in the race. The Shaldera Track Club's Nicolas Waddell, a student at Mowat Middle School, took second in 19:38. Matt Murzyn, a senior on the North Bay Haven cross-country team, was third in 20:54. It wasn't all youth up front, though. The top master runner in the race, Lee Bennett, placed fourth overall in 21:38.


Joanna Sugameli was second to Romano in the women's standings, placing thirteenth overall in 23:33. Peggy Bailey was the first woman master and third female finisher, nineteenth overall in 24:50.


125 athletes finished the 2018 Pirates Of The High Seas 5K.


Top Ten Men, 2018 Pirates Of The High Seas 5K

1. 19:20, Ivan De La Cruz (M, Overall)
2. 19:38, Nicolas Waddel (M, 11-14)
3. 20:54, Matthew Murzyn (M, 15-19)
4. 21:38, Lee Bennett (M, Master)
5. 21:51, Zachary Murzyn (M, 15-19)
6. 22:27, Ben Branton (M, Grandmaster)
7. 22:34, Cadden Maxwell (M, 11-14)
8. 22:45, David Griffin (M, 55-59)
9. 23:13, Dan Talbot (M, 50-54)
10. 23:21, Cameron Weatherly (M, 11-14)

Top Ten Women, 2018 Pirates Of The High Seas 5K

1. 22:37, Christina Romano (F, Overall)
2. 23:33, Joanna Sugameli (F, 25-29)
3. 24:50, Peggy Bailey (F, Master)
4. 25:41, Tabitha Jackson (F, 30-34)
5. 26:34, Isabella Riggs (F, 26:34)
6. 26:51, Catherine Walts (F, 40-44)
7. 26:59, Libanese Pichardo (F, 35-39)
8. 27:31, Cathy Jones (F, Grandmaster)
9. 27:49, Stephanie Sullivan (F, 35-39)
10. 28:04, Darla Ogle (F, 45-49)

Pirates Of The High Seas winners, 2017 - 2018
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
7 October 2017	19:46, Bob Walking	27:33, Amelia Kirby	64
6 October 2018	19:20, Ivan De La Cruz	22:37, Christina Romano	125

Links

• Top 50 athletes, 2018 Pirates Of The High Seas 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSGJV6GPvn7wRfeMg0XR1bF_cNKgo2AjpGkKCpF9JJiqt_pb54qvVRskGUroH68DU86AIajrKPimIty/pubhtml
  
  
• Draggin' Tail Runners' photos of the 2018 Pirates Of The High Seas 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/pg/DragginTailRunners/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1634601309977088
  
  
• Find upcoming piratical runs on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2347