Stan Linton trots 47:44 for 15K at the Tallahassee Turkey Trot

“I knew it was tough,” said Stan Linton. “But not how tough.”


United States Navy Ensign Linton was talking about the course of Gulf Winds Track Club’s annual Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K, run through Southwood on Thanksgiving morning, 24 November 2016. He may have found the course challenging, but Linton was equal to the challenge. Finishing more than a mile ahead of the next runner, Linton won the 9.3-mile race in 47:44, the fastest winning time at the Turkey Trot since 1989. Sheryl Rosen won the women’s title for the seventh time in the last eleven years, placing fifteenth overall in 59:42.

Stan Linton

It was Tallahassee’s biggest Turkey Trot yet, with more than 6,000 athletes finishing one of the four races--a mile, a 5K, a 10K, and the headline 15K race. The three longer races were scheduled for a common start at 8:30 AM, but the logistics of getting that many competitors into Southwood proved overwhelming, and the start had to be delayed. After a fifteen minute wait, the races were under way.


Although Linton led the 15K the whole way, he initially trailed the leaders of the 10K and the 5K. That didn’t last. By two miles he had left even the fastest 5K runner behind, and a mile later he was also ahead of everyone in the 10K. After that Linton had the road to himself on his way to a 47:44 win. Chris O’Kelley was second in 54:46. Gary Droze was the fastest master runner in the race and third overall in 55:51.

Sheryl Rosen

Things were more competitive on the women’s side. From the start and for most of the race, Sheryl Rosen trailed Allison Eagen. The two knew each other, and not just because they were both former women’s champs of the Turkey Trot.


“Allison and I have been training together,” explained Rosen.


Eagen was more than a hundred meters ahead of Rosen at one point, but Rosen closed the gap late in the race.


“I caught her on the trail by the lake,” said Rosen. “Just short of the eight-mile mark.

Allison Eagen

Rosen went on to finish as the first woman, running 59:42. Eagen was second in the women’s standings, seventeenth overall in 1:00:49. Kristin Sweeney was the third female finisher and twentieth overall in 1:01:44.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2016 Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K

1. 47:44, Stan Linton (M, 22) Crawfordville, FL
2. 54:46, Chris O'Kelley (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
3. 55:51, Gary Droze (M, 55) Tallahassee, FL
4. 56:26, Geb Kiros (M, 50) Tallahassee, FL
5. 56:39, Bryan Koon (M, 44) Tallahassee, FL
6. 56:47, Jim Halley (M, 37) Tallahassee, FL
7. 56:54, Trevor Sununu (M, 21) Tallahassee, FL
8. 56:57, Mickey Moore (M, 46) Tallahassee, FL
9. 57:03, Ryan Obernier (M, 30) Jacksonville, FL
10. 57:10, Grady Smith (M, 39) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2016 Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K

1. 59:42, Sheryl Rosen (F, 32) Tallahassee, FL
2. 60:49, Allison Eagen (F, 37) Tallahassee, FL
3. 61:44, Kristin Sweeney (F, 22) Tallahassee, FL
4. 62:20, Brittney Barnes (F, 28) Tallahassee, FL
5. 62:31, Caroline Willis (F, 17) Tallahassee, FL
6. 65:47, Leslie Ganson (F, 31) Sudbury, MA
7. 66:11, Cora Atkinson (F, 22) Crawfordville, FL
8. 66:36, Jillian Heddaeus (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
9. 68:32, Nikky Manausa (F, 35) Tallahassee, FL
10. 68:46, Elisabeth Heal (F, 34) Philadelphia, PA

Justin Garrard won the 10K in 32:01, the fastest winning time in the 6.2-mile race since Gary Droze went 31:37 at the 1996 Turkey Trot. Garrard was never challenged, but there was a fight for second, with Christopher Haynes, Matt McCurdy, and Matthew Cashin racing together through eight kilometers. Haynes broke away from the group late in the race to finish runner-up in 33:29, while McCurdy took third in 33:50 and Cashin fourth in 34:01. Michael Rhodes of Perry, Florida was the fastest master runner in the race, placing eighth overall in 38:11.

Justin Garrard

University of West Florida distance runner Renee Cox was the top woman in the 10K, placing fifteenth overall in 41:40. Rachel Givens was second in the women's standings, and seventeenth overall in 41:57. Amy Hines was the third woman in the 10K, 22nd overall in 42:26. Paula O'Neill was the first woman master and eighth female finisher, 61st overall in 47:22.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2016 Tallahassee Turkey Trot 10K

1. 32:01, Justin Garrard (M, 29) Tallahassee, FL
2. 33:29, Christopher Haynes (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
3. 33:50, Matthew McCurdy (M, 23) Tallahassee, FL
4. 34:01, Matthew Cashin (M, 17) Tallahassee, FL
5. 35:13, Robert Laessing (M, 32) San Francisco, CA
6. 35:59, Charlie Johnson (M, 37) Tallahassee, FL
7. 37:32, Josh Jones (M, 27) Live Oak, FL
8. 38:11, Michael Rhodes (M, 47) Perry, FL
9. 38:58, Zack Scharlepp (M, 34) Tallahassee, FL
10. 39:46, Bobby Duggleby (M, 26) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2016 Tallahassee Turkey Trot 10K

1. 41:40, Renee Cox (F, 29) Pensacola, FL
2. 41:57, Rachel Givens (F, 21) Tallahassee, FL
3. 42:26, Amy Hines (F, 36) Tallahassee, FL
4. 44:00, Juanita Chalmers (F, 34) Tallahassee, FL
5. 46:22, Chelsee Cook (F, 17) Blountstown, FL
6. 46:31, Melanie Leitman (F, 32) Tallahassee, FL
7. 46:50, Lindsay Hinson (F, 35) Tampa, FL
8. 47:22, Paula O'Neill (F, 55) Tallahassee, FL
9. 47:56, Avery Smith (F, 14) Tallahassee, FL
10. 48:14, Cynthia Lyons (F, 49) Brooklyn, NY

Trevor Touchton was first in the 5K with a 16:02. In a battle of two former Turkey Trot 5K champions, Matt Mizereck ran away from Joshua Seitz late in the race to take second, 16:28 to 16:33. Mizereck had won the race in 2010, while Seitz was the 2014 champ. Sean Hudson was the first master runner across the finish line, placing fifteenth overall in 18:47.

Katie Sack

Katie Sack took the women’s title in the 3.1-mile race, placing 25th overall in a personal best time of 19:48. Emma Tucker moved up during the second half of the 5K to overtake Laura Worley for second in the women's standings, 20:14 to 20:19. Tucker was 29th overall and Worley 32nd overall. Marty Wiedeman was the fourth woman and 51st overall in 21:03. A few steps behind Wiedeman, Seeley Gutierrez was the first woman master and fifth female finisher, 53rd overall in 21:06.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2016 Tallahassee Turkey Trot 5K

1. 16:02, Trevor Touchton
2. 16:28, Matt Mizereck
3. 16:33, Joshua Seitz
4. 17:23, Adam Wallenfelsz
5. 17:44, Robyel Kidane
6. 17:46, Armando Abaunza
7. 17:48, Thomas Howell
8. 17:52, Jesse Boyd
9. 18:22, Oskari Hiltunen
10. 18:23, Weston Schrock

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2016 Tallahassee Turkey Trot 5K

1. 19:48, Katie Sack
2. 20:14, Emma Tucker
3. 20:19, Laura Worley
4. 20:34, Mary Rychlik
5. 21:03, Marty Wiedeman
6. 21:06, Seeley Gutierrez
7. 21:26, Paige Churchill
8. 21:31, Ella Porcher
9. 21:35, Elizabeth Calabro
10. 22:17, Rylee French

Tallahassee Turkey Trot winners, 1976 - 2016
Date	Distance	Men	Women	Finishers
November 1976	10 Miles	53:33, Tim Simpkins	78:10, Betty Ely
November 1977	10 Miles	52:49, Tim Simpkins	65:30, Rosemary Desloge
November 1978	15K	46:30, Ken Misner	58:14, Janice Gage
November 1979	15K	49:03, Chuck Jewell	61:06, Janice Gage
November 1980	15K	48:06, Gary Slayton	58:16, Laura Ledbetter
November 1981	15K	46:50, Ernie McKee	58:54, Liz Tromboli
November 1982	15K	47:47, George West	55:51, Margaret Coomber
November 1983	15K	47:02, Ronnie Treadway	55:29, Carla Borovicka
November 1984	15K	49:42, Rick Miller	57:23, Margaret Coomber
November 1985	15K	46:31, Larry Greene	56:49, Karen MacHarg
November 1986	15K	47:35, Herb Wills	53:36, Carla Borovicka
	5K	16:29, Kent Vann	20:44, Gail Reinertsen
November 1987	15K	46:26, Paul Waldron	53:49, Carla Borovicka
	5K	15:46, Rick Miller	19:52, Anita Cicanese
November 1988	15K	47:18, Herb Wills	54:08, Carla Borovicka
	5K	15:36, Rick Miller	20:21, Yvonne Gsteiger
November 1989	15K	47:05, Jessie Close	57:25, Janice Hochstein
	5K	16:02, Gary Droze	21:45, Kathy Bishop
November 1990	15K	48:37, Jeff Wentworth	58:34, Paula Johnson
	5K	15:54, Patrick Calcutt	22:06, Kathy Scarth
November 1991	15K	48:54, Jessie Close	60:51, Tina Davies
	5K	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 1992	15K	55:35, Douglas Henry	1:03:17, Sissi Carroll
	10K	33:52, Bill Crooks	38:00, Lynda Nilges
	5K	No 5K race
November 1993	15K	55:32, Thomas Holshouser	1:04:15, Paula Johnson/Linda Nilges
	10K	32:43, Gary Droze	38:02, Carrie Weyant
	5K	17:23, Tony Wade	17:45, Kirsty Wade
November 1994	15K	55:06, Terry Presnell	58:50, Carrie Weyant
	10K	34:56, Jason Gowans	43:19, Rachel Kosiewski
	5K	17:48, Bill McGuire	18:36, Kim Pawelek
November 1995	15K	49:12, Jessie Close	59:40, Carrie Weyant
	10K	34:17, Jeff Nielsen	40:40, Chateau Mangaroo
	5K	18:14, John Rogers	22:55, Nicole Hylan
November 1996	15K	54:55, Clarence Calloway	59:51, Carrie Weyant
	10K	31:37, Gary Droze	40:34, Susan Bergh
	5K	18:37, Dana Carpenter	17:23, Kim Pawelek
November 1997	15K	52:57, Jeff Nielsen	59:40, Carrie Weyant
	10K	32:37, Lee Willis	37:35, Sarah Docter-Williams
	5K	17:01, Corey Cherr	21:40, Jordann Baker
November 1998	15K	52:47, Robert Pautienus	58:20, Jane Johnson
	10K	32:38, Lee Willis	37:37, Sarah Docter-Williams
	5K	16:33, Michael Joanos	21:56, Anne Johanson
November 1999	15K	53:52, Tim Unger	58:38, Jane Johnson
	10K	33:35, Gary Droze	38:02, Sarah Docter-Williams
	5K	15:45, Lee Willis	20:15, Julie Carico
November 2000	15K	54:30, Gary Droze/Art Remillard	58:39, Jane Johnson
	10K	33:02, Lee Willis	40:02, Allison Eagen
	5K	17:55, Jason Stegall	16:56, Breeda Dennehy-Willis
November 2001	15K	55:43, Slade Ward	64:01, Cynthia Lyons
	10K	35:11, Matt Katz	38:19, Kate Remillard
	5K	17:32, Hunter Cook	21:21, Julia Bryant
November 2002	15K	53:30, Jessie Close	63:26, Carrie Weyant
	10K	34:55, Gary Droze	41:08, Jane Johnson
	5K	16:47, Shawn Patterson	19:42, Karol Withrow
November 2003	15K	51:54, Jessie Close	59:54, Luanne Coulter
	10K	34:15, Phillip Rowan	37:42, Sarah Docter-Williams
	5K	17:18, Corey Preugschat	20:47, Karla Savery
November 2004	15K	50:42, Matthew Dobson	59:54, Jane Johnson
	10K	36:38, Charlie Johnson	37:08, Sarah Docter-Williams
	5K	16:34, Caleb Carmichael	19:23, Karol Withrow
24 November 2005	15K	52:34, Jessie Close	57:59, Luanne Coulter	211
	10K	34:56, Gary Droze	37:35, Sarah Docter-Williams	274
	5K	16:34, Alex Miletich	20:03, Jennifer Emo	992
23 November 2006	15K	50:24, Matthew Dobson	58:24, Sheryl Rosen	207
	10K	32:52, Alex Brickler	35:20, Breeda Dennehy-Willis	295
	5K	16:40, Calvin Vannoy	18:16, Sarah Docter-Williams	1232
22 November 2007	15K	54:37, Jay Wallace	59:52, Sheryl Rosen	208
	10K	32:56, Alex Brickler	41:52, Michelle Sikes	210
	5K	15:37, Stephan Smith	18:39, Micah Adriani	686
27 November 2008	15K	50:10, Chris Lake	59:56, Sheryl Rosen	341
	10K	34:07, Tyler Price	44:33, Kristin Sweeney	389
	5K	16:11, Stan Reecy	18:29, Lisa Johnson	1714
26 November 2009	15K	51:19, Chris Lake	57:49, Amy Hines	346
	10K	32:15, Tyler Price	39:45, Kristin Findley	502
	5K	14:52, Nick Stenuf	17:38, Karen Harvey	2075
25 November 2010	15K	50:48, Chris Lake	61:46, Allison Eagen	464
	10K	35:23, Josh Brown	36:47, Karen Harvey	587
	5K	14:46, Matt Mizereck	18:30, Lisa Johnson	2858
24 November 2011	15K	50:39, Chris Lake	57:36, Pasca Cheruiyot	428
	10K	33:15, Richard Smith	45:41, L.A. Hanlon	643
	5K	16:35, Sean Mendes	19:02, Lisa Johnson	3035
22 November 2012	15K	49:53, Chris Lake	57:27, Sheryl Rosen	432
	10K	33:15, Stanley Linton	36:05, Stephanie Slekis	766
	5K	16:02, Ryan Barrow	16:26, Violah Lagat	3682
28 November 2013	15K	49:59, Joshua Seitz	57:11, Sheryl Rosen	395
	10K	32:38, Stanley Linton	38:00, Seeley Gutierrez	774
	5K	15:28, Kevin Sullivan	18:36, Emily Ness	2980
27 November 2014	15K	49:37, Chris Lake	60:19, Sheryl Rosen	465
	10K	34:49, David Thornton	40:50, Marci Gray	667
	5K	15:52, Joshua Seitz	20:59, Alyson Churchill	3864
26 November 2015	15K	52:41, Nate Kaiser	57:41, Katie Sherron	306
	10K	35:01, Daniel Hamilton	38:40, Katie Gorman	679
	5K	14:53, Ricardo Estremera	18:33, Emma Reed	3890
24 November 2016	15K	47:44, Stan Linton	59:42, Sheryl Rosen
	10K	32:01, Justin Garrard	41:40, Renee Cox
	5K	16:02, Trevor Touchton	19:48, Katie Sack

Links

• Complete results of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2016 Turkey Trot at gulfwinds.org
  http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2016/Turkey%20Trot%202016.asp
  
  
• More photos of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2016 Tallahassee Turkey Trot
  
  • Part 1:https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10108581393181123.1073742245.5215641&l=6140baa063
  • Part 2:https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10108587291570703.1073742246.5215641&l=36ec4b4029
  • Part 3:https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10108591419203893.1073742247.5215641&l=a02f2317c5
  • Part 4:https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10108593560812093.1073742248.5215641&l=882445ce86
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2016 Tallahassee Turkey Trot
  https://plus.google.com/photos/112560881455823075870/albums/6356783441466228417
  
  
• 2015 story, “5,645 enjoy Turkey Trot; Kaiser and Sherron enjoy it quickly”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/11/turkey-trot-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Lake and Rosen back on top at Turkey Trot”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/11/turkey-trot-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Seitz and Rosen speed through Southwood to Turkey Trot 15K titles”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/11/turkey-trot-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Lake and Rosen take titles as 6,000 runners take in Turkey Trot”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/11/turkey-trot-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Lake and 5,100 runners decide Turkey Trot is 'just right'”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/11/turkey-trot-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Nearly 5,000 runners devour four races at 2010 Tallahassee Turkey Trot”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/11/turkey-trot-2010.html
  
  
• 2009 story, “No Turkeys Were Harmed in the Trotting of this Race”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/11/no-turkeys-were-harmed-in-trotting-of.html
  
  
• Gulf Winds Track Club's Tallahassee Turkey Trot
  http://tallyturkeytrot.com/
  
  
• Find upcoming races, poultry and non-poultry alike, on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

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DeVeau and Cox bring honors from Eglin to Tallahassee at Gate to Gate

Zach DeVeau and Renee Cox made it a Tallahassee sweep of the overall titles for men and women at the 30th annual Gate-to-Gate 4.4-Mile Run on Eglin Air Force Base on Saturday morning, 23 May 2015. DeVeau covered the course in 25:03, the fastest time of the day, while Cox ran 29:34 to place 17th overall. 792 athletes finished the 4.4-mile race.


Coming in second overall behind DeVeau was Choctawhatchee High graduating senior Sean White, running 25:21. A month earlier White had wrapped up his high school distance running career with a 4:17.37 1600-meter run at the FHSAA 3A Region 1 Track and Field Championships. Gate-to-Gate proves that he has already moved on to post-prep racing. Florida A & M University professor Geb Kiros was third overall in 25:34; Kiros was the fastest master runner in the race. The second fastest master runner was Tallahassee's Michael Martinez, fourth overall in 26:15.


On the women's side, Cox dueled with Florida State freshman distance runner Sara Steele. Cox had finished runner-up in the women's standings at the 2014 Gate-to-Gate, but not this year. Cox took the crown in 29:34 while Steele was the second woman in, placing 18th overall in 29:45. Third in the women's division went to Amber Carpenter of Fort Walton Beach, 20th overall in 30:07. Niceville High graduating senior Nicole Escoffier took the fourth women's spot, placing 21st overall in 30:20. Deerlake Middle School cross country runner Emily Molen was fifth in the women's standings, 28th overall in 31:15. 42nd overall in 32:41, Paula Piazza of Fort Walton Beach was the first woman master and tenth female finisher.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Eglin AFB Gate-to-Gate 4.4-Mile Run

1. 25:03 ~ Zach DeVeau (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
2. 25:21 ~ Sean White (M, 18) Fort Walton Beach, FL
3. 25:34 ~ Geb Kiros (M, 48) Tallahassee, FL
4. 26:15 ~ Michael Martinez (M, 49) Tallahassee, FL
5. 26:46 ~ Martin Novak (M, 33) Fort Walton Beach, FL
6. 27:26 ~ Noah Lieva (M, 15) Fort Walton Beach, FL
7. 27:35 ~ Jason Nodjomian (M, 16) Niceville, FL
8. 27:52 ~ Ken Lawrence (M, 47) Shalimar, FL
9. 28:07 ~ Jack Johnson (M, 15) Eglin AFB, FL
10. 28:08 ~ Bobby Walker (M, 44) Baker, FL

Top Ten Women, 2015 Eglin AFB Gate-to-Gate 4.4-Mile Run

1. 29:34 ~ Renee Cox (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
2. 29:45 ~ Sara Steele (F, 19) Fort Walton Beach, FL
3. 30:07 ~ Amber Carpenter (F, 25) Fort Walton Beach, FL
4. 30:20 ~ Nicole Escoffier (F, 18) Niceville, FL
5. 31:15 ~ Emily Molen (F, 13) Tallahassee, FL
6. 31:38 ~ Robin Jordan (F, 31) Fort Walton Beach, FL
7. 32:04 ~ Hannah Schneidewind (F, 14) Niceville, FL
8. 32:11 ~ Anna Morelock (F, 27) Miramar Beach, FL
9. 32:40 ~ Karen Geletko (F, 36) Tallahassee, FL
10. 32:41 ~ Paula Piazza (F, 51) Fort Walton Beach, FL

The Gate-to-Gate Run started off as exactly that, a run from one gate of Eglin Air Force Base to another. It wasn't 5K, it wasn't 10K, it was 4.4-miles because that was the distance between the two gates. Since then, the course that actually went from one gate to another was abandoned in favor of a loop course, although the original 4.4-mile distance was retained. People may have missed the old course, but few complained about missing out on the pre-race bus ride from the finish line to the starting line. In 2015, Gate-to-Gate tradition was tampered with further by the addition of a two-loop, 8.8-mile race. On the original course, this would have been Gate-to-Gate-to-Gate. I'm not sure why a Gate-to-Gate-to-Gate-to-Gate race wasn't considered. That would have been 13.2 miles, or very close to a half marathon.


229 people ran the new race, though, and the fastest of those was Zachery Brian of Shalimar, Florida. Running 53:18, Bryan finished close to a quarter-mile ahead of the runner-up, Eglin's Ben Eells. Eells posted a 54:50 for the 8.8 miles. Loxley, Alabama, athlete Kenny Pfeiffer edged Jon Bowie of Mobile, Alabama, for third in the longer race, 56:03 to 56:04. Bowie was the top master in the race.


Double the winning women's time in the 4.4 mile, and it still wouldn't be as fast as Katie Sherron's time in the 8.8 mile. The Florida State University professor won the women's title with a 57:44 for the odd distance, placing seventh overall. Michelle Williams of Milton, Florida, was the second woman finisher and the top woman master, coming in 18th overall in 64:04.


Top Ten Men, 2015 Eglin AFB Gate-to-Gate 8.8-Mile Run

1. 53:18 ~ Zachery Bryan (M, 23) Shalimar, FL
2. 54:50 ~ Ben Eells (M, 25) Eglin AFB, FL
3. 56:03 ~ Kenny Pfeiffer (M, 34) Loxley, AL
4. 56:04 ~ Jon Bowie (M, 42) Mobile, AL
5. 57:21 ~ Mason Youberg (M, 15) Gulf Breeze, FL
6. 57:30 ~ Robert Prouza (M, 38) Niceville, FL
7. 57:53 ~ Phillip Bauer (M, 33) Destin, FL
8. 57:58 ~ Paul Guyas (M, 37) Tallahassee, FL
9. 58:12 ~ Mark Tombrink (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
10. 58:13 ~ Michael Baker (M, 40) Navarre, FL

Top Ten Women, 2015 Eglin AFB Gate-to-Gate 8.8-Mile Run

1. 57:44 ~ Katie Sherron (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
2. 64:04 ~ Michele Williams (F, 42) Milton, FL
3. 64:11 ~ Lisa Lewis (F, 44) Niceville, FL
4. 66:15 ~ Hayley Chow (F, 25) Niceville, FL
5. 66:49 ~ Michelle Underwood (F, 47) Destin, FL
6. 67:02 ~ Katrina Silva (F, 19) Crestview, FL
7. 67:19 ~ Milbrey Parke (F, 19) Niceville, FL
8. 67:39 ~ Samantha Marr (F, 26) Niceville, FL
9. 69:21 ~ Jane Tabor (F, 45) Fort Walton Beach, FL
10. 71:55 ~ Stacey Vetter (F, 47) Navarre, FL

Eglin AFB Gate-to-Gate 4.4-Mile Memorial Day Race Winners, 1997 - 2015
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
26 May 1986	21:08, Gary Droze		513
26 May 1997	22:08, Gary Droze	24:51, Sarah Kramer
25 May 1998	22:49, Matt Dobson	25:46, Sarah Docter-Williams	1028
31 May 1999	21:25, Rudolf Jun	25:49, Sarah Docter-Williams	1054
29 May 2000	21:20, Malcolm Campbell	25:02, Anna Pichrtova	1270
28 May 2001	20:56, Michael Green
27 May 2002	22:34, Paul Spangler	26:12, Jacqueline Concaugh	1133
26 May 2003	21:21, Michael Green	24:35, Jenny Ledford	1117
31 May 2004	22:14, Everett Whiteside	25:23, Ann McGranahan	1075
30 May 2005	21:54, Joey Zins	23:56, Victoria Gill	1188
29 May 2006	23:03, Travis Deutman	25:17, Victoria Gill	1173
28 May 2007	22:28, Joey Zins	27:27, Kelly Wild	1373
26 May 2008	22:27, Joey Zins	26:42, Anna Hallex	1503
25 May 2009	23:31, Matthew Martin	27:24, Ilea Eskildsen	1761
31 May 2010	22:14, Ben Payne	26:08, Ilea Eskildsen	1807
30 May 2011	24:21, Matt Dobson	25:18, Pasca Cheruiyot	1681
28 May 2012	22:06, Ben Payne	26:19, Sheryl Rosen	1637
27 May 2013	23:01, Stanley Linton	26:45, Sheryl Rosen	1324
24 May 2014	24:39, Vince Molosky	27:25, Liane Falk	1047
23 May 2015	25:03, Zach DeVeau	29:34, Renee Cox	792
Monica O'Reilly set the women's event record of 23:33 in 1993. I'd like to include winners for 1986 to 1996. Anyone have those results?

Links

• Complete results of the 2015 Eglin AFB Gate-to-Gate Run at Results Event Timing
  
  • 4.4 miles: http://www.eventtiming.com/races/gate152.htm
    
  • 8.8 miles: http://www.eventtiming.com/races/gate153.htm
    
  
  
• Team results of the 2015 Eglin AFB Gate-to-Gate run at Results Event Timing
  http://www.eventtiming.com/races/gate157.htm
  
  
• 2014 story, “Molosky and Falk score victories in their return to Gate-to-Gate”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/05/gate2gate-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Linton and Rosen fly at Gate-to-Gate”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/05/gate2gate-2013.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Dobson and Cheruiyot lead GWTC to team title repeat at Gate-to-Gate”
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/05/gate2gate-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, "Gulf Winds team triumphs at 25th annual Gate-to-Gate Run"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/05/gate-to-gate-teams.html
  
  
• The Gate-to-Gate isn't in the Tallahassee region, but these upcoming races are:
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1398

Can't stop Cox at the "Stop the Violence" 5K

5 October 2014 was the first Sunday in October, and just like 2013 the first Sunday in October was the date that Refuge House brought the "Stop The Violence" 5K to Tallahassee's Southwood neighborhood. Renee Cox won the second annual race, covering the 3.1-mile course in 20:39. Cox was one of nine women to place in the top ten overall; the only man to break into the top ten was Tallahassee master runner Bill McGuire. McGuire finished runner-up in 21:17. Fran McLean was the first woman master, coming in sixth overall in 25:38.


The 2014 "Stop The Violence" 5K occupied the same spot on the calendar and the same neighborhood as the previous year, but the course had changed. Moving from the Town Center, the new route started and finished on Grove Park Drive near the Southwood Golf Club. A few hundred meters into the race, when the runners turned off of Grove Park and onto Mulberry Park Boulevard, Renee Cox was already in the lead, with Hope Hoffman in second. Bill McGuire overtook Hoffman before the end of the first kilometer on Four Oaks Boulevard, but Cox was already nearly half a minute ahead and continuing to pull away. Cox's biggest worry at that point was being able to follow the course.


"I'm not used to being the very first runner," Cox said. "My vision is pretty bad and I couldn't really see the arrows. I was kind of hoping I'd have someone to chase."


Cox stayed on course, though, and it was up to the other runners to do the chasing. She was first back to the Golf Club, winning the race in 20:39--a new record for the event. McGuire was second in 21:17, and Hoffman took third in 24:32.


Top Ten Women, 2014 Stop The Violence 5K

1. 20:38.24 ~ Renee Cox (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
2. 24:31.92 ~ Hope Hoffman (F, 33)
3. 24:51.00 ~ Kristin Mejia (F, 37)
4. 25:22.63 ~ Isabel Anderson (F, 35)
5. 25:37.10 ~ Fran McLean (F, 57)
6. 25:49.79 ~ Kimberly Anderson (F, 27)
7. 25:51.13 ~ Cindi Goodson (F, 50)
8. 26:31.44 ~ Juli DeGrummond (F, 45)
9. 26:40.74 ~ Pennie Douglas (F, 34)
10. 27:13.30 ~ Toma Wilkerson (F, 45)

Top Ten Men, 2014 Stop The Violence 5K

1. 21:16.35 ~ Bill McGuire (M, 67) Tallahassee, FL
2. 27:06.76 ~ Rob Williamson (M, 60)
3. 27:22.54 ~ Eberhard Roeder (M, 46)
4. 27:56.39 ~ Steve Schale (M, 40)
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Refuge House's Stop The Violence 5K winners, 2013-2014
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
6 October 2013	20:56, Mike Burns	25:05, Sandra Canada	115
5 October 2014	21:17, Bill McGuire	20:39, Renee Cox
The 2013 "Stop The Violence" 5K was run on USATF certified course #FL10091EBM.

Links

• Complete results of Refuge House's 2014 Stop The Violence 5K at gulfwinds.org
  
  
  
• More photos of Refuge House's 2014 Stop The Violence 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10105144216550643.1073742024.5215641&l=5901528183
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of Refuge House's 2014 Stop The Violence 5K
  https://picasaweb.google.com/112560881455823075870/Refuge14
  
  
• 2013 story, "Burns and Canada top the field at the Stop The Violence 5K"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/10/stop-violence-2013.html
  
  
• Refuge House
  http://www.refugehouse.com/
  
  
• Find an upcoming race in Tallahassee or beyond on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1222

Clift and Cox catch wins at the Fishnet 5K

Racing up hill and down around the Tallahassee campus of Florida State University, Bill Clift won the Tallahassee Rollergirls' second annual Fishnet 5K on Saturday morning, 30 August 2014. Clift covered the 3.1-mile course in 16:46, finishing just ahead of fellow Capital City Runners athlete Roger Schmidt. Schmidt finished runner-up in 17:01. Michael Martinez took top master honors in the race, placing fifth overall in 18:46. Tallahassee's Renee Cox successfully defended her 2013 Fishnet 5K women's title taking the first female's spot in 20:55, fast enough for ninth overall. Tallahassee's Paula O'Neill was the women's runner-up and top woman master, finishing 16th overall in 22:59. Nearly 150 athletes completed the race.


"I went out pretty hard," Clift recalled after the race.


He did indeed, charging to the front of the field almost immediately after the start. Crossing Landis Green, as the runners came up on 800 meters, Clift was the clear leader, with Jeff Hoh a few steps back in second. Clift was still leading when the runners hit the 1600-meter mark, near the crest of Gallows Hill, but Hoh had fallen back and Roger Schmidt had taken over the second position. Brian Manry had moved up to third, so Capital City Runners athletes held the top three places.


Over the remaining distance, Clift and Schmidt cruised away from the rest of the field, taking the first two places for Capital City Runners in 16:46 and 17:01. During the second half of the race Paul Guyas overtook Brian Manry, taking third in 18:00 and breaking the Capital City Runners monopoly on the top places. Manry was fourth in 18:17, and Tallahassee master runner Michael Martinez fifth in 18:46. A fading Jeff Hoh was sixth in 19:29, but he was the first finisher wearing fishnet stockings.


As in the previous year's Fishnet 5K, Renee Cox was just the fastest woman in the race, finishing nearly half a kilometer ahead of the next female racer. 20:55 wasn't quite as fast as she had run in the 2013 Fishnet 5K, but Cox still led the women's field from the start and never had to look back. Behind Cox, Tallahassee master runner Paula O'Neill got an early grip on the second woman's spot. The third position, however, was in constant contention. Late in the race, though, Sara Niehaus darted ahead to take third in the women's standings, placing 23rd overall in 24:00.


Top Ten Men, Tallahassee Rollergirls' 2014 Fishnet 5K

1. 16:45.21 ~ Bill Clift
2. 17:00.31 ~ Roger Schmidt
3. 17:59.38 ~ Paul Guyas
4. 18:16.23 ~ Brian Manry
5. 18:45.38 ~ Michael Martinez
6. 19:28.33 ~ Jeff Hoh
7. 19:43.26 ~ Duane Evans
8. 20:29.47 ~ Will Carico
9. 21:17.96 ~ Mark Tombrink
10. 21:18.72 ~ Mike La Bossiere

Top Ten Women, Tallahassee Rollergirls' 2014 Fishnet 5K

1. 20:54.67 ~ Renee Cox (F, 27)
2. 22:58.82 ~ Paula O'Neill (F, 53)
3. 23:59.54 ~ Sara Niehaus
4. 24:11.10 ~ Melanie Leitman (F, 30)
5. 24:19.94 ~ Martha Bademan (F, 30)
6. 24:23.60 ~ Hope Hoffman
7. 27:44.36 ~ Liovani M Nazario (F, 40)
8. 27:46.41 ~ Katie Taibl (F, 23)
9. 27:56.91 ~ Soheyla Mahdavian (F, 30)
10. 28:03.37 ~ Yessica
11. 28:45.60 ~ Debbie Peters (F, 53)

Links

• Complete results of the Tallahassee Rollergirls' 2014 Fishnet 5K at gulfwinds.org
  http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2014/Fishnet%202014.asp
  
  
• More photos of the Tallahassee Rollergirls' 2014 Fishnet 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10104999745841103.1073742005.5215641&l=f2c485bb85
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the Tallahassee Rollergirls' 2014 Fishnet 5K
  https://picasaweb.google.com/112560881455823075870/Fishnet14
  
  
• 2013 story, "Koon and Cox fly to Fishnet 5K firsts"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/08/fishnet-2013.html
  
  
• "Round and round, roll round and round..."
  http://youtu.be/hD7UqK2GZko
  
  
• Skate over here to see the Trouble Afoot! calendar of upcoming races
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1201

Clift and Cox are first in the third annual 5K at Fifth

The 5K at Fifth was a September race during its first two years, 2012 and 2013. This year though, the race switched to 14 June 2014. The earlier date didn’t seem unpopular; more athletes than ever showed up for the third annual edition of the 5K at Fifth. The date had to have been especially popular with Bill Clift, who won the race in 17:39. Other fans must have included top master Bill McNulty, two-time women’s winner Renee Cox, and the first woman master Paula O’Neill.


The race started just after 8:00 AM, heading east from Midtown on Ingleside Avenue. That first kilometer on Ingleside was a roller-coaster of small hills. That wasn’t a large roller coaster, though; just carnival sized. The full scale, theme park roller coaster came in the middle of the race, with a huge descent on Crestview Avenue to Winthrop Park and a climb back up again.


Caleb Carmichael, a Florida High alumnus and the head cross-country coach at the University of West Florida, led for most of the first half of the race. While Carmichael escaped the rest of the field, though, he couldn’t shake Bill Clift. Clift, formerly a distance runner at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, met whatever pace Carmichael set along Ingleside then down Crestview. After that, Clift took over.


“He separated down by Winthrop Park, then pushed before the uphill,” recalled Carmichael. “He didn’t make any more ground after that, but he was already ahead.”


Clift stayed ahead as he pushed for home, heading back east on Beard Street. He crossed the finish line on East Fifth Avenue with a winning time of 17:39. Carmichael was second in 18:04.


Bill McNulty was the first master runner in the field, placing third in 19:48, just a fraction of a second ahead of Crawfordville master runner Duane Evans. McNulty and Evans had raced closely throughout the race, moving up through the field and shaking off an early challenge by master runner Mike Kreis. Sometimes Evans had been ahead of McNulty; sometimes McNulty had been ahead of Evans. At the Fifth Avenue finish line, though, McNulty was a step faster. Mike Kreis was fifth in 20:12.


Renee Cox, the 5K at Fifth women's champ in 2013, was on the starting line of the 2014 race. However, in the early going, it was Jillian Heddeaeus who was the pacesetter for the women's field. Heddaeus was actually third overall and running strong when the the runners turned off Ingleside to head down Crestview, a kilometer into the race. Cox was a good twenty meters back at that turn.


“I didn’t think I was going to get her,” said Cox.


Cox did overtake Heddaeus, though, just before three kilometers. Shannon Colavecchio went by Heddaeus later in the race, but Colavecchio wasn’t going to catch Cox. Cox successfully defended her women’s title, coming in seventh overall in 20:21. Colavecchio was the women’s runner-up, twelfth overall in 21:07. Heddaeus was third in the women’s standings, finishing 15th overall in 21:29. Paula O’Neill was the fourth woman finisher and first woman master, placing 19th overall in 23:36.


Nearly 150 athletes finished the race, a benefit for Tallahassee Memorial Cancer Center and the Leon High School Volleyball team.


Top Ten Men, 2014 5K at Fifth

1. 17:38.91 ~ Bill Clift (M, 24)
2. 18:03.37 ~ Caleb Carmichael (M, 29)
3. 19:47.27 ~ Bill McNulty (M, 55)
4. 19:47.64 ~ Duane Evans (M, 46)
5. 20:11.90 ~ Mike Kreis (M, 49)
6. 20:18.63 ~ Cory Gerbrandt (M, 37)
7. 20:58.29 ~ Mike LaBossiere (M, 48)
8. 21:04.43 ~ Shane Varn (M, 25)
9. 21:05.72 ~ James Ford (M, 13)
10. 21:06.27 ~ Jeremy Kuder (M, 19)

Top Ten Women, 2014 5K at Fifth

1. 20:20.28 ~ Renee Cox (F, 27)
2. 21:06.82 ~ Shannon Colavecchio (F, 36)
3. 21:28.97 ~ Jillian Heddaeus (F, 31)
4. 23:35.61 ~ Paula O'Neill (F,
5. 23:49.30 ~ Allison Carter (F, 37)
6. 24:34.39 ~ Martha Bademan (F, 29)
7. 24:53.22 ~
8. 24:56.82 ~ Kara Brodley (F, 11)
9. 25:14.19 ~ Mercedes Puig (F, 29)
10. 25:40.40 ~ Brooke Netherland (F, 17)

5K at Fifth winners, 2012-2014
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
8 September 2012	Unknown. Do you know?
14 September 2013	20:10, Tom Konrad	20:38, Renee Cox	116
14 June 2014	17:39, Bill Clift	20:21, Renee Cox	145

Links

• Complete results of the 2014 5K at Fifth at gulfwinds.org
  http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2014/5K%20at%205th%202014.asp
  
  
• More photos of the 2014 5K at Fifth
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10104660170442923.1073741988.5215641&type=1&l=e413cb0ea2
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2014 5K at Fifth
  https://picasaweb.google.com/112560881455823075870/5KatFifth14
  
  
• 2013 story, "Konrad and Cox go to town in Midtown"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/09/fifth-2013.html
  
  
• Find an upcoming race on a numbered street or avenue using the Trouble Afoot! race calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1157

Kiros and Cox find their stride at Strides For Education 5K

Trotting across the finish line over 400 meters ahead of the next competitor, master runner Geb Kiros won the inaugural Strides For Education 5K in Tallahassee, Florida, on Saturday morning, 7 June 2014. The FAMU biostatistics professor raced round the 3.1-mile course on the Tallahassee Community College campus in 18:01. Philip Sura, a Tallahassee master runner and professor of Meteorology at FSU, finished runner-up in 19:38. Yet a third master runner, Duane Evans of Crawfordville, was third in 20:00.


Breaking the master monopoly on the top places, Renee Cox of Tallahassee placed fourth in the race in 20:31, the top female finisher. The women's runner up was master runner Jennifer Shafer; Shafer finished eighth overall in 22:58. Katie Sack was third on the women's side, coming in 10th overall in 24:16.


95 athletes finished the first-year race. The 2014 Strides For Education 5K was contested on USATF certified course FL14006EBM, the same route used for the 2014 Run For The Cookie 5K earlier in the year.


Top Ten Men, 2014 Strides For Education 5K

1. 18:01 ~ Geb Kiros (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL
2. 19:38 ~ Philip Sura (M, 44) Tallahassee, FL
3. 20:00 ~ Duane Evans (M, 46) Tallahassee, FL
4. 20:31 ~ Reikan Lin (M, 24) Tallahassee, FL
5. 21:04 ~ Michael Cipriano (M, 56)
6. 21:06 ~ Michael La Bossiere (M, 48)
7. 23:16 ~ Hal Davis (M, 58)
8. 24:16 ~ Jeff Shaver (M, 36)
9. 24:35 ~ Robert Wigen (M, 48)
10. 25:08 ~ Nick Nichols (M, 70)

Top Ten Women, 2014 Strides For Education 5K

1. 20:31 ~ Renee Cox (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
2. 22:58 ~ Jennifer Shafer (F, 46)
3. 24:16 ~ Katie Sack (F, 22)
4. 24:17 ~ Birgit Maier-Katkin (F, 51)
5. 24:57 ~ Julia Sura (F, 42)
6. 25:04 ~ Heather Aufderheide (F, 25)
7. 25:29 ~ Cindi Goodson (F, 50)
8. 25:35 ~ Loranne Ausley (F, 50)
9. 27:48 ~ Julie Hanowell (F, 43)
10. 29:41 ~ April Brown (F, 57)

Links

• Complete results of the 2014 Strides For Education 5K at gulfwinds.org
  http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2014/Strides%20for%20Education%202014.asp
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2014 Strides For Education 5K
  https://picasaweb.google.com/112560881455823075870/TCCEd14
  
  
• USATF course certification map FL14006EBM, the 2014 Strides For Education 5K course
  http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL14006EBM
  
  
• Find a stride, pace, gallop, or waddle for just about anything on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1152

Bloomin' good runs in the Gardens for Molosky and Cox

Around 1923 Alfred B. Maclay and his wife Louise bought an old hunting plantation north of Tallahassee. They made the estate their winter home, naming it Killearn Gardens. Most of the original plantings in the gardens were winter bloomers, because the Maclays were back in New York or elsewhere the rest of the year.


Since then, Killearn Gardens has become one of Florida's state parks and a year-round destination for the area's runners. The Maclays were almost certainly gone from their winter retreat by Mothers Day each year, but since 2004 the Marzuq Shrine Temple has invited athletes to race in their annual Mothers Day 5K through Maclay Gardens State Park. This year was no exception, and on Saturday morning, 10 May 2014, more than one hundred assembled near the park's Lake Hall recreation area for the eleventh running of the 3.1-mile race.


Vince Molosky had won the race in 2013, and almost immediately grabbed the lead this year. By the mile mark he was over half a minute ahead of the next runner, and at one point he enjoyed a lead of more than a minute. Eric Godin started to eat into that lead during the last half mile, but Molosky was too far ahead. Molosky won his second straight Mothers Day 5K title, running 17:13. Godin was second in 18:21, and Reikan Lin placed third in 19:37. Crawfordville master runner Duane Evans was fourth overall in 19:51.


Renee Cox took the women's title, coming in fifth overall in 20:40. Cox, the women's runner-up in 2013, led the women's field the entire way this year. Urska Dobersek was the second woman finisher, eighth overall in 22:08. Dylan Snowden was the third woman, 21st in 25:13. Right behind Snowden was the first woman master, Birgit Maier-Katkin, 22nd overall in 25:14.


As it traditional in the Marzuq Temple's Mothers Day 5K, each award winner in the race received a cake. No statistics are available on how many cakes survived to make it home to mom.


Top Ten Men, 2014 Marzuq Mothers Day 5K

1. 17:13 ~ Vince Molosky (M, 34)
2. 18:21 ~ Eric Godin (M, 30)
3. 19:37 ~ Reikan Lin (M, 24)
4. 19:51 ~ Duane Evans (M, 46)
5. 20:55 ~ Mike LaBossiere (M, 48)
6. 21:16 ~ Chuck Bruce (M, 35)
7. 22:23 ~ Barney Ray (M, 51)
8. 22:50 ~ Ned Luczynsk (M, 56)
9. 23:03 ~ Buddy Levins (M, 60)
10. 23:34 ~ Spencer Ansellem (M, 12)

Top Ten Women, 2014 Marzuq Mothers Day 5K

1. 20:40 ~ Renee Cox (F, 26)
2. 22:08 ~ Urska Dobersek (F, 31)
3. 25:13 ~ Dylan Snowden (F, 23)
4. 25:14 ~ Birgit Maier-Katkin (F, 51)
5. 26:03 ~ Summer Robinson (F, 18)
6. 26:52 ~ Diana Caldwell (F, 57)
7. 26:55 ~ Ericka McKibbin (F, 41)
8. 27:35 ~ Allie Caldwell (F, 23)
9. 27:52 ~ Tracy Davy (F, 50)
10. 29:24 ~ Carrie Smith (F, 39)
11. 29:42 ~ Perha Varley (F, 69)

Marzuq Shriners' Mother's Day 5K Champions, 2004-2014
Date	Men	Women
8 May 2004	19:42, Scott Ruplinger	25:33, Penny Isom
7 May 2005	?	?
13 May 2006	18:27, David Yon	19:27, Laura Hempel
12 May 2007	18:03, Martin Sykut	19:04, Lisa Johnson
10 May 2008	19:30, James Dexter	20:19, Sheryl Rosen
9 May 2009	18:13, Myles Gibson	22:41, Angela Dempsey
8 May 2010	19:10, Mickey Moore	22:29, Fran McLean
7 May 2011	18:33, Stephen Robbins	20:36, Micah Adriani
12 May 2012	16:08, Kevin Sullivan	17:53, Sheryl Rosen
11 May 2013	17:22, Vince Molosky	19:49, Katie Showman
10 May 2014	17:13, Vince Molosky	20:40, Renee Cox
Any leads on the 2005 results would be deeply appreciated. Contact me!

Links:

• Complete results of the 2014 Marzuq Shriners' Mother's Day 5K at gulfwinds.org
  http://www.gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2014/Marzuq%20Mothers%20Day%202014.asp
  
  
• More photos of the 2014 Marzuq Shriners' Mother's Day 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10104509634298563.1073741983.5215641&l=8883b7a968
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2014 Marzuq Shriners' Mother's Day 5K
  https://picasaweb.google.com/112560881455823075870/Marzuq14
  
  
• 2013 story, "Sweet victory in Maclay Gardens for Molosky and Showman"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/05/marzuq-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, "Sullivan and Rosen take the cake at the Marzuq 5K"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/05/marzuq-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, "A Mother's Day stroll in Maclay Gardens for Robbins and Adriani"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/05/marzuq-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, "Marzuq laurels go to Moore and McLean"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/05/marzuq-2010.html
  
  
• Run a race! Find one to your liking on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://trouoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1135

Veterans Day victories for Chris Rego and Renee Cox

With another new course, the VetFest Veterans Day 5K returned to the streets of downtown Tallahassee on Monday morning, 11 November 2013. School of Arts and Sciences math teacher Chris Rego the third annual race, running a course record 15:57, and outrunning a field of 147 athletes. Maclay School coach Gary Droze was the fastest master runner in the field, placing third overall in 17:20. Renee Cox was the first woman across the finish line, coming in ninth overall in 20:01. The first master woman was Paula O'Neill, 18th overall in 22:16.


After an earlier one-mile fun run was wrapped up and the national anthem was performed, the 3.1-mile main event started as scheduled at 8:30 AM on East Park Avenue near Gadsden Street. Chris Rego immediately took the lead as the runners dashed downhill toward Franklin Avenue. The math teacher was even farther ahead 800 meters farther on, when the race began a climb into the Myers Park neighborhood. FSU student Thomas Arnold followed in second, with Peter Kaus a step behind. In fourth, Gary Droze trailed Arnold and Kaus.


No one was going to catch Chris Rego that morning, though. He increased his lead through Myers Park, on the descent from the neighborhood, and on the ascent of Capitol Hill on South Monroe Street. Behind him, Thomas Arnold dropped Peter Kaus to take charge of second. Gary Droze passed Kaus to move into third. By the time the runners returned to North Gadsden Street and the finish line, Rego was over 600 meters ahead, winning the race in 15:57. Arnold placed second in 17:11, with Droze third in 17:20. Kaus took fourth in 17:33.


On the women's side Renee Cox also went right to the front immediately after the start. Going by Myers Park Cox already had a substantial lead over master runner Paula O'Neill, who was running second in the women's field. Cox continued to run strong, working her way up into the top ten overall and widening her margin over the other women. By the time Cox crossed the finish line in a women's event record of 20:01, she was almost half a kilometer ahead of the women's runner-up, Paula O'Neill. Another Tallahassee master runner, Julie Clark, was the third woman finisher, placing 28th overall in 24:02. Swift Creek Middle School cross-country runner Arianna Neely was fourth in the women's division, coming in 35th overall in 25:10.


Top Ten Men, 2013 Tallahassee VetFest 5K

1. 15:56.61 ~ Chris Rego (M, 24)
2. 17:10.07 ~ Thomas Arnold (M, 20)
3. 17:19.79 ~ Gary Droze (M, 52)
4. 17:32.88 ~ Peter Kaus (M, 29)
5. 18:52.91 ~ Andrew Smyth (M, 27)
6. 19:12.14 ~ Michael Kennett (M, 40)
7. 19:20.11 ~ Camilo Ordoñez (M, 34)
8. 19:57.02 ~ Charlie Lang (M, 15)
9. 20:09.54 ~ D'Vante Morales
10. 20:26.79 ~ Chuck Lang (M, 48)

Top Ten Women, 2013 Tallahassee VetFest 5K

1. 20:01 ~ Renee Cox (F, 26)
2. 22:16 ~ Paula O'Neill (F, 52)
3. 24:02 ~ Julie Clark (F, 52)
4. 25:10 ~ Arianna Neely (F, 13)
5. 25:16 ~ Brittany Scanameo (F, 16)
6. 25:24 ~ Jenny Brethen (F, 23)
7. 26:15 ~ Leigh Dalzell (F, 44)
8. 26:26 ~ Elizabeth Aliff (F, 16)
9. 26:28 ~ Alithea Schoborg (F, 14)
10. 26:36 ~ Lacy Randolph (F, 25 )

Tallahassee VetFest 5K winners, 2011-2013
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
14 November 2011	16:20, Alex Smyth	22:50, Sandy Holt	169
12 November 2012	19:12, James Taylor	21:34, Kelly Brennan	112
11 November 2013	15:57, Chris Rego	20:01, Renee Cox	147

Links

• Complete results of the 2013 Tallahassee VetFest 5K at gulfwinds.org
  http://gulfwinds.org/raceresults/2013/Vet%20Fest%202013.asp
  
  
• More photos of the 2013 Tallahassee VetFest 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10103787576253673.1073741924.5215641&l=303b138a63
  
  
• Fred Deckert's photos of the 2013 Tallahassee VetFest 5K
  https://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Veterans_13
  
  
• 2012 story, "James Taylor and Kelly Brennan cruise at Allen Beal 5K"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/11/tallahassee-veterans-day-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, "Veteran's Day victories for Smyth and Holt"
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/11/tallahassee-veterans-day-2011.html
  
  
• Find a race to run on the next patriotic holiday using the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  http://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#1092