Showing posts with label Stanley Linton. Show all posts
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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Stan Linton's 14:34 and Katie Sherron's 17:08 lead thousands at the Palace Saloon 5K

On Saturday morning, 12 April 2025, right after Gulf Winds Track Club's 50th Palace Saloon 5K, Stan Linton was throwing around the word "perfect" a lot.

Stan Linton
Stan Linton

"It was perfect conditions for the race," declared Linton. "And perfect weather to hang out after the race. You don't often get both of those."


"Record" was also on his lips.


"It was a record today for the most people and the nicest weather," said Linton. "I mean, if you can have a record for weather."

Finish
14:34!

The record foremost on Linton's mind, though, was the Palace Saloon 5K course record. After having that time in his crosshairs each of the seven times he ran the Palace, Linton got that record, winning the 2025 race in 14:34. Katie Sherron was the first woman in the Palace, coming in tenth overall in 17:08.


Before the Palace, Linton was open about his goal of a fast time in the race. Sadio Fenner was among the Palace entries that Linton shared his plans with. A former University of Nebraska distance runner, Fenner was coming off an 8:56.73 steeplechase win at the Florida Relays a week earlier.


"He told me how fast he was going to go out," recalled Fenner. "I wanted no part of that."

Sadio Fenner
Sadio Fenner

So although Linton started the race with over 2,000 other athletes, he was all alone when he hit the mile mark in 4:40. Fenner, running second, was already about 150 meters back. Linton continued his solo pursuit of a record time. Conditions favored him on the second mile.


"There was a great tailwind on Dupree Street," said Linton.


He covered that second mile in 4:42. The third mile, though, opened with the only significant uphill on the course--the Jackson Bluff Road climb to the crest of Michelob Ridge. Once over the ridge, the course descended to the Budweiser Creek bridge, right before the finish line at the Palace Saloon. Linton used the downhill as best he could. His split for the third mile was 4:45, putting him over 14:00 for three miles. He didn't have much time left to cover the final meters.

Ryan Ziskinder
Ryan Ziskinder

"On the final hill, between the downhill and the slight tailwind I almost ran a personal best on the last 800 meters," said Linton.


Charging over the bridge, past the bar, and over the finish line, Linton crossed the timing pad in a winning 14:34. It was the fastest mark on the current course, and fastest on any USATF-certified Palace Saloon 5K course. It was also Linton's fastest 5K road time ever.


"It was almost better than my personal best for 5K on the track," said Linton.

Katie Sherron
Katie Sherron

And it was Linton's sixth Palace win, more than any other athlete. The winningest runner at Palace before Linton was Rick Miller, who amassed five wins from 1982 to 1989.


Sadio Fenner took second in 15:35. Ryan Ziskinder, the 2024 Palace champion, placed third in 16:11. It was Ziskinder's fourth straight year in the top three at Palace. Logan Haley, a frosh on the Suwannee High cross-country team, was fourth in 16:36. Brent Moody the first master runner in the race, coming in seventh overall in 17:05--only just ahead of Christian Minor (8th, 17:06) and master runner Leonardo Canete (9th, 17:08).


Also clocked at 17:08 was the first woman in the race, master runner Katie Sherron.

Erin Phelps
Erin Phelps

"P.R. day!" exclaimed Sherron. "43 years old and my fastest ever 5K!"


Sherron got ahead of the rest of the women's field early and was never challenged for the lead after that, going on to win the women's title by almost 250 meters.


Erin Phelps, the 2025 Springtime 10K women's champ, was the second woman in the race, placing 28th overall in 18:01. Madeline Frank was the third woman and 36th overall in 18:14. Laney Williams, a frosh distance runner on the Florida State University Track Club, was the fourth woman and 48th overall in 18:41. Another FSU Track Club member, Ella Raesly, edged Acadia Hassell for fifth in the women's standings, 19:36 to 19:37. The two were 65th and 67th overall. Hassel is a cross-country runner at Montford Middle School.

Madeline Frank
Madeline Frank

In 2012, shortly after moving to Tallahassee, Sherron discovered the Palace Saloon 5K. That year she ran her first Palace in 19:25, finishing as the fifth woman and 41st overall. She has come back to the race every year since, making thirteen in a row. During that streak she has only gotten swifter, notching three women's titles. What keeps Sherron coming back to the Palace?


"My kids like the race," said Sherron. "There's always bagels and good snacks."


Yes, it is true that a lot of people are drawn to the Palace each year for post-race...bagels.

After Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Palace Saloon 5K
Happy Palace Saloon 5K finishers

2,150 athletes finished the 2025 Palace Saloon 5K, the most ever. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the race.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 14:34, Stan Linton (M, 31) Crawfordville, FL
  2. 15:35, Sadio Fenner (M, 24) Colorado Springs, CO
  3. 16:11, Ryan Ziskinder (M, 22) Palm City, FL
  4. 16:36, Logan Haley (M, 15) Live Oak, FL
  5. 16:59, Kyle Kraeft (M, 35) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 17:01, Abel Adams (M, 15) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 17:05, Brent Moody (M, 40) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 17:06, Christian Minor (M, 38) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 17:08, Leonardo Canete (M, 46) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 17:12, Michael Avola (M, 20) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2025 Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 17:08, Katie Sherron (F, 43) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 18:01, Erin Phelps (F, 25) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 18:14, Madeline Frank (F, 28) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 18:41, Laney Williams (F, 18) Boca Raton, FL
  5. 19:36, Ella Raesly (F, 18) Orlando, FL
  6. 19:37, A. Hassell (F, 12) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 19:41, Maggie Whisler (F, 19) Gainesville, FL
  8. 19:46, Megan Noonan (F, 41) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 19:57, Samantha Fish (F, 21) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 20:11, Janellys Santana (F, 22) Tallahassee, FL

Palace Saloon 5K Champions, 1975 - 2025
DateMenWomenFinishers
12 April 202514:34, Stan Linton17:08, Katie Sherron2150
20 April 202415:27, Ryan Ziskinder17:18, Ann Centner1254
15 April 202314:54, Stanley Linton17:08, Jennifer Lima878
23 April 202214:49, Stanley Linton17:39, Katie Sherron468
9 October 202114:45, Stanley Linton17:40, Katie Sherron284
13 April 201914:39, David Barney17:38, Ann Centner864
21 April 201815:15, Justin Garrard18:05, Ani Veltcheva815
15 April 201715:16, Stanley Linton17:58, Ani Veltcheva1043
16 April 201615:53, Nick Merrett18:13, Ani Veltcheva1048
11 April 201515:29, Tyler Udland17:54, Lauren Poulos1314
12 April 201415:52, Chris Lake17:45, Amy Hines1303
20 April 201315:46, Stanley Linton17:49, Sheryl Rosen1389
14 April 201216:07, Josh Myers17:20, Lindsay Zeiler1190
16 April 201115:48, Chris Lake 18:24, Lindsay Zeiler 1064
10 April 201015:45, Chris Lake 17:42, Christina Woytalewicz 1214
11 April 200916:21, John Robida 18:11, Lisa Johnson 1022
12 April 200815:25, Nick Sunseri 18:46, Lisa Johnson 782
14 April 200716:12, J. P. Cook 17:14, Breeda Willis 537
15 April 200616:04, Justin Cross 18:33, Stephanie Liles 456
16 April 200516:06, Lee Willis 16:31, Breeda Willis 318
10 April 200416:39, Shawn Patterson 18:29, Breeda Willis 299
12 April 200316:26, Martin Littlefield 19:21, Tricia Snyder 257
13 April 200217:22, Chris Stanley 21:03, Allison Eagen 189
14 April 200116:51, Art Remillard 19:05, Kate Wallace 219
15 April 200015:39, Paul Spangler 17:19, Anna Pichrtova 217
17 April 199915:45, Robert Pautienus 17:22, Sarah Docter-Williams 261
18 April 199816:18, Jason Carter 17:29, Sarah Docter-Williams 238
19 April 199715:53, Gary Droze 17:37, Sarah Docter-Williams 169
6 April 199615:55, Gary Droze 17:59, Jane Johnson 134
8 April 199516:01, Tim Simpkins 17:48, Jane Johnson 188
2 April 199414:56, Robin Rogers 17:51, Lisa Herman 252
3 April 199315:30, Andy Palmer 19:37, Carrie Hunnicutt 270
11 April 199215:48, Gary Droze 17:45, Paula Johnson ?
13 April 199115:10, Gary Droze 18:20, Vikki Saga 371
14 April 199014:57, David Keen 18:38, Vikki Saga
15 April 198915:23, Rick Miller 19:05, Yvonne Gsteiger
9 April 198815:30, Rick Miller 17:55, Karen MacHarg
11 April 198715:03, Jacob Hoesly 17:33, Karen MacHarg
12 April 198614:36, Paul Waldron 18:44, Paige Dempsey
9 March 198515:39, Rick Miller 17:52, Margaret Coomber
18 February 198415:32, Greg Doss 16:34, Kristy McDermott
16 April 198314:52, Rick Miller 16:38, Darien Andreu
20 March 198214:48, Rick Miller?????
21 March 198115:02, Dennis Lunne 18:16, Janice Gage
8 March 198014:59, George West 19:37, Marty Graham
10 March 197914:55, Tom Herron 17:37, Kathy Moore
25 February 197814:30, George West 17:45, Laura Ledbetter
15 January 1977George West?????
14 August 197614:37, George West 18:05, Janice Gage
15 November 197518:17, David Price 19:56, Janice Gage
Multiple wins by men: Stan Linton (6), Rick Miller (5), George West (4), Gary Droze (4),
      Chris Lake (3)
Multiple wins by women: Janice Gage (3), Sarah Docter-Williams (3), Breeda Willis (3),
      Ani Veltcheva (3), Katie Sherron (3), Karen MacHarg (2), Vikki Saga (2),
      Jane Johnson (2), Lisa Johnson (2), Lindsay Zeiler (2), Ann Centner (2)


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Saturday, April 15, 2023

Seminole alums Stan Linton and Jennifer Lima reign at the Palace Saloon 5K

During the 48 runnings of the Palace Saloon Road Race since 1975, many athletes and alums of the Florida State University track teams have won that Tallahassee, Florida 5000-meter event. On the men's side these include George West, Paul Waldron, Tom Herron, Tim Simpkins, and Greg Doss. Among the women's winners were Seminoles Laura Ledbetter, Kathy Moore, Darien Andreu, Margaret Coomber, and Lindsay Zeiler. After the 48th Palace, you'll want to make sure that Stan Linton and Jennifer Lima are on those lists. Linton, who ran for the Florida State from 2014 to 2018, was first in the Palace on Saturday morning 15 April 2023, running 14:54. In that same race, Lima, a Lady Seminole distance runner from 2017 to 2022, took the women's title with a 17:08, placing tenth overall.

Overall Winners
Stan Linton and Jennifer Lima

The 2023 Palace started at 8:00 AM with 600 meters of running straight west on Jackson Bluff Road towards the first turn onto Appleyard Drive. Linton was already in the lead.


"During the first 400 meters I might have had a few guys with me," he recalled. "But after the first turn I was running alone."

Stan Linton
Stan Linton

Linton was still running alone on the second kilometer.


"I hit the first mile in 4:46," said Linton. "It should have been in the 4:30s. But I hit the next mile in 4:46, too. I ran even today which I usually don't do in this race."

Alberto Mena
Alberto Mena

Even pacing got Linton to the finish line first in 14:54, 140 meters ahead of the next runner. Alberto Mena, the Springtime 10K champ two weeks earlier, took second in 15:20. The same day, Ryan Ziskinder had won the Springtime 5K; at the Palace he was third in 15:32. The next two athletes also broke 16:00--Adam Wallenfelsz was fourth in 15:49 and William Whelan fifth in 15:57. Brian Erb was the first master runner in the race,


Just as Linton led the men to the first turn, Jennifer Lima was the first woman to that corner. Lima turned onto Appleyard just a few steps ahead of Katie Sherron, the winning woman at the Palace in 2021 and 2022. Back in 2021, Sherron had won the master women's title at the USATF National Club Cross-Country Championships, running 22:08.7 for 6K at Apalachee Regional Park. But a month earlier on that same Apalachee Regional Park course, Lima had run 21:14.5 in the women's 6K at the NCAA D1 Cross-Country Championships, her last meet as a Seminole. So it wasn't entirely a surprise when Lima ran away from Sherron and the rest of the women's field, crossing the finish line at the Palace Saloon in 17:08. It was the fastest time by a woman in the Palace 5K since the 2005 race, when Irish Olympian Breeda Willis ran 16:31, the Palace record for women.

Jennifer Lima
Jennifer Lima

Sherron was the first woman master, taking second in the women's standings and fourteenth overall in 17:34. It was Sherron's best mark yet at the Palace. Renee Lynch, an alumna of the University of West Florida cross-country team, was the third female finisher and 26th overall in 18:54.


Lima's departure from Florida State marked the end for her of eight years of running on teams--both high school and college. Since then?

Katie Sherron
Katie Sherron

"I've been making up my own workouts," said Lima. "I'm trying to run every day. It's hard to do it alone. I'm still in Tallahassee, which is good, because there are so many great places to train."


Although Lima continued to train following the end of her career as a Seminole, she didn't race until two weeks before the 2023 Palace, re-entering competition by winning the women's division in the 45th annual Springtime 10K. The Palace was her second race after leaving FSU and her second win. It was probably also her most rewarding--in addition to the usual awards, Lima earned 8-3/4 pounds of Register's Sausage. Linton also won a huge package of links.

Renee Lynch
Renee Lynch

"Don't forget your box of Register's Sausage!" called Race Director Dr. Jeanne O'Kon, as Linton left the awards presentations.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2023 Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 14:54, Stan Linton (M, 29)
  2. 15:20, Alberto Mena (M, 24)
  3. 15:32, Ryan Ziskinder (M, 20)
  4. 15:49, Adam Wallenfelsz (M, 25)
  5. 15:57, William Whelan (M, 24)
  6. 16:36, Hawthorne Hay (M, 21)
  7. 16:39, Canaan St Lewis (M, 21)
  8. 16:53, Vincent Fetchero (M, 22)
  9. 17:03, Ryan Bausback (M, 24)
  10. 17:21, Brian Erb (M, 52)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2023 Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 17:08, Jennifer Lima (F, 24)
  2. 17:34, Katie Sherron (F, 41)
  3. 18:54, Renee Lynch (F, 35)
  4. 19:30, Brittney Barnes (F, 35)
  5. 20:17, Savannah Stanley (F, 14)
  6. 20:24, Melanie Castro (F, 21)
  7. 20:53, Amelia Bryant (F, 34)
  8. 20:54, Charlotte Sikes (F, 12)
  9. 21:12, Haley Heitmeyer (F, 13)
  10. 21:24, Madeleine Keenan (F, 26)

Palace Saloon 5K Champions, 1975 - 2023
DateMenWomenFinishers
15 April 202314:54, Stanley Linton17:08, Jennifer Lima878
23 April 202214:49, Stanley Linton17:39, Katie Sherron468
9 October 202114:45, Stanley Linton17:40, Katie Sherron284
13 April 201914:39, David Barney17:38, Ann Centner864
21 April 201815:15, Justin Garrard18:05, Ani Veltcheva815
15 April 201715:16, Stanley Linton17:58, Ani Veltcheva1043
16 April 201615:53, Nick Merrett18:13, Ani Veltcheva1048
11 April 201515:29, Tyler Udland17:54, Lauren Poulos1314
12 April 201415:52, Chris Lake17:45, Amy Hines1303
20 April 201315:46, Stanley Linton17:49, Sheryl Rosen1389
14 April 201216:07, Josh Myers17:20, Lindsay Zeiler1190
16 April 201115:48, Chris Lake 18:24, Lindsay Zeiler 1064
10 April 201015:45, Chris Lake 17:42, Christina Woytalewicz 1214
11 April 200916:21, John Robida 18:11, Lisa Johnson 1022
12 April 200815:25, Nick Sunseri 18:46, Lisa Johnson 782
14 April 200716:12, J. P. Cook 17:14, Breeda Willis 537
15 April 200616:04, Justin Cross 18:33, Stephanie Liles 456
16 April 200516:06, Lee Willis 16:31, Breeda Willis 318
10 April 200416:39, Shawn Patterson 18:29, Breeda Willis 299
12 April 200316:26, Martin Littlefield 19:21, Tricia Snyder 257
13 April 200217:22, Chris Stanley 21:03, Allison Eagen 189
14 April 200116:51, Art Remillard 19:05, Kate Wallace 219
15 April 200015:39, Paul Spangler 17:19, Anna Pichrtova 217
17 April 199915:45, Robert Pautienus 17:22, Sarah Docter-Williams 261
18 April 199816:18, Jason Carter 17:29, Sarah Docter-Williams 238
19 April 199715:53, Gary Droze 17:37, Sarah Docter-Williams 169
6 April 199615:55, Gary Droze 17:59, Jane Johnson 134
8 April 199516:01, Tim Simpkins 17:48, Jane Johnson 188
2 April 199414:56, Robin Rogers 17:51, Lisa Herman 252
3 April 199315:30, Andy Palmer 19:37, Carrie Hunnicutt 270
11 April 199215:48, Gary Droze 17:45, Paula Johnson ?
13 April 199115:10, Gary Droze 18:20, Vikki Saga 371
14 April 199014:57, David Keen 18:38, Vikki Saga
15 April 198915:23, Rick Miller 19:05, Yvonne Gsteiger
9 April 198815:30, Rick Miller 17:55, Karen MacHarg
11 April 198715:03, Jacob Hoesly 17:33, Karen MacHarg
12 April 198614:36, Paul Waldron 18:44, Paige Dempsey
9 March 198515:39, Rick Miller 17:52, Margaret Coomber
18 February 198415:32, Greg Doss 16:34, Kristy McDermott
16 April 198314:52, Rick Miller 16:38, Darien Andreu
20 March 198214:48, Rick Miller?????
21 March 198115:02, Dennis Lunne 18:16, Janice Gage
8 March 198014:59, George West 19:37, Marty Graham
10 March 197914:55, Tom Herron 17:37, Kathy Moore
25 February 197814:30, George West 17:45, Laura Ledbetter
15 January 1977George West?????
14 August 197614:37, George West 18:05, Janice Gage
15 November 197518:17, David Price 19:56, Janice Gage


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Sunday, August 7, 2022

Stan Linton and Katie Sherron grab more GWTC Mile titles at the Breakfast On The Track

Sebastian Coe, head of World Athletics, is a citizen of the United Kingdom, the nation from which hailed Dr. Roger Bannister, the first man under 4:00 for the mile. Lord Coe himself held the world record in the mile from three times from 1979 to 1985, ultimately running 3:47.33. In spite of this, at the World Athletics Championships in July 2022, there was no mile run. Nor was there a mile run in August 2022 at the Commonwealth Games, hosted in Birmingham, England, UK--the homeland of Bannister, Coe, and the mile.

Stan Linton
Stan Linton

But you could have seen support for the grand old event if you were north of Tallahassee, Florida at the Maclay School track on Saturday morning, 6 August 2022. There the Gulf Winds Track Club was hosting the 24th annual Breakfast On The Track--a track meet where the only event is the mile. Stan Linton won the Gulf Winds Track Club Mile there that morning, running 4:25.02. Dr. Katie Sherron successfully defended her 2021 women's title at the event, placing eighth overall in 5:06.00


There were seven sections of the mile that morning, with the first and fastest starting at 7:45. Tallahassee master runner Charlie Johnson was one of the athletes competing in the first section; Johnson had won the race in 2017 with a 4:32. Another past champion, Ryan Truchelut, was also on the starting line. Truchelut had won the 2021 Gulf Winds Track Club Mile, running 4:46.27. Linton had taken first in the 2016 race, chasing down Matt Mizereck on the homestretch after trailing most of the way.

Start of the Mile
The start of the first of seven sections of the GWTC Mile

Linton wasn't going to be coming from behind in 2022, though. The starting gun fired, and he was out front. Continuing to lead, Linton came through three-quarters at about 3:20. Unchallenged, he hastened home in 4:25.03. Charlie Johnson was second in 4:42.77, the fastest mark ever by a master runner at the Breakfast On The Track. Chris O'Kelley took third in 4:53.27 and Brad Busboom fourth in 4:58.93.


Linton's time was more than a five-second improvement on his winning time in 2016, and the third-fastest mark ever recorded in 24 years of the Breakfast On The Track.

Charlie Johnson
Charlie Johnson

"I was happy to do this with marathon legs," said Linton. "I've been training for a marathon in two-and-a-half months."


Linton is aiming for the Columbus (Ohio) Marathon on Sunday, 16 October 2022. And in the more immediate future?


"I'm heading down to Saint George Island to run the Sizzler 5K this evening," said Linton. "Try and get the double."

Elyse Gallegos
Elyse Gallegos

Katie Sherron also ran in the first section. The other women in the race ran in later sections, but if they had been in Sherron's section, they would have trailed her by more than 220 yards--her 5:06.00 was that much faster. It was also the fastest time ever run by a female master runner at the Breakfast On The Track."


"It was good!" said Sherron. "That was like a ten-second PR!"


Certainly it was faster than the 5:17.98 Sherron ran to win the women's title in 2015, her winning 5:16 in 2017, and her 5:17.28 win in 2021.

Charlotte Sikes
Charlotte Sikes

Racing well out in front of the third section of the mile, Elyse Gallegos went 5:53.17, good for second in the women's standings and 25th overall. It was just a trifle faster than the 5:54.49 that eleven-year-old Charlotte Sikes ran in section two, putting Sikes third in the women's standings and 26th overall. Behind Sikes in the second section, Savannah Stanley went 6:01.24, making her the fourth female and 29th overall. Stanley is an eighth-grader on the Montford Middle School cross-country team.


146 athletes finished the 2022 Gulf Winds Track Club Mile at the Breakfast on the Track. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2022 Gulf Winds Track Club Mile at the Breakfast on the Track
  1. 4:25.03, Stan Linton (M, 28)
  2. 4:42.77, Charlie Johnson (M, 42)
  3. 4:53.27, Chris O'Kelley (M, 29)
  4. 4:58.93, Brad Busboom (M, 34)
  5. 5:02.76, Zach Deveau (M, 34)
  6. 5:05.39, Ryan Truchelut (M, 36)
  7. 5:08.02, Leonardo Canete (M, 43)
  8. 5:10.02, Hong-Guo Yu (M, 53)
  9. 5:11.70, Jonathan Kiros (M, 13)
  10. 5:12.52, Chuck Lang (M, 57)

Top Ten Women, 2022 Gulf Winds Track Club Mile at the Breakfast on the Track
  1. 5:06.00, Katie Sherron (F, 40)
  2. 5:53.17, Elyse Gallegos (F, 34)
  3. 5:54.49, Charlotte Sikes (F, 11)
  4. 6:01.24, Savannah Stanley (F, 13)
  5. 6:08.60, Haley Heitmeyer (F, 13)
  6. 6:11.23, Chloe Molen (F, 12)
  7. 6:14.06, Lillian Koeppel (F, 14)
  8. 6:14.26, Susan Koeppel (F, 16)
  9. 6:19.44, Caroline Couch (F, 14)
  10. 6:20.17, Emma-Claire Tanenbaum (F, 11)

“Breakfast On The Track” Mile champions, 1998 - 2022
DateMenWomenFinishers
8 August 19984:36, Robert Pautienus5:21, Jane Johnson101
14 August 19994:26, Lee Willis5:27, Jane Johnson123
26 August 20004:42.97, Gary Droze5:09.08, Sarah Docter-Williams112
18 August 20014:21.47, Ryan Deak5:08.94, Sarah Docter-Williams130
17 August 20024:35.07, Lee Willis5:10.33, Sarah Docter-Williams123
16 August 20034:45.20, David Huntzinger5:02.28, Sarah Docter-Williams122
14 August 20044:32.40, Lee Willis5:11.79, Sarah Docter-Williams162
13 August 20054:46.26, Art Remillard5:07.13, Sarah Docter-Williams157
12 August 20064:47.58, Whitney Strickland5:09.85, Sarah Docter-Williams202
18 August 20074:48.04, Michael Martinez5:12.91, Sarah Docter-Williams163
16 August 20084:31.39, Whitney Strickland5:12.79, Jana Stolting190
15 August 20094:43.40, Patrick Swain5:05.66, Jana Stolting176
21 August 20104:33.30, Trevor Touchton5:00.97, Stefanie Kurgatt191
20 August 20114:26.90, Kevin Sullivan5:05.82, Stefanie Kurgatt231
18 August 20124:40.52, Travis Covert5:01.31, Stefanie Kurgatt210
17 August 20134:34.92, Remy Tamer5:12.07, Sheryl Rosen178
16 August 20144:22.11, Matt Mizereck5:26.81, Caroline Willis213
15 August 20154:35.32, Joseph Garcia5:17.98, Katie Sherron214
13 August 20164:30.10, Stan Linton5:26.47, Caroline Willis204
12 August 20174:32, Charlie Johnson5:16, Katie Sherron185
11 August 20184:40.44, Chris O'Kelley5:15.26, Sheryl Rosen186
10 August 20194:43.92, Adam Wallenfelsz5:04.25, Ann Centner187
7 August 20214:46.27, Ryan Truchelut5:17.28, Katie Sherron91
6 August 2022
4:25.03, Stan Linton5:06.00, Katie Sherron146
Top ten men's times, Gulf Winds Track Club Mile
TimeAthleteAgeYear
4:21:47Ryan Deak162001
4:22.11Matt Mizereck222014
4:25.03Stan Linton282022
4:26.90Kevin Sullivan372011
4:30.11Stan Linton222016
4:31.39Whitney Strickland172008
4:31.67Matt Mizereck242016
4:32    Charlie Johnson372017
4:32.40Lee Willis312004
4:33.30Trevor Touchton152010
Top ten women's times, Gulf Winds Track Club Mile
TimeAthleteAgeYear
5:00.97Stefanie Kurgatt152010
5:01.31Stefanie Kurgatt172012
5:02.28Sarah Docter-Williams392003
5:04.25Ann Centner272019
5:05.66Jana Stolting172009
5:05.82Stefanie Kurgatt162011
5:06.00Katie Sherron402022
5:07.13Sarah Docter-Williams412005
5:08:94Sarah Docter-Williams372001
5:09.08Sarah Docter-Williams362000
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Sunday, April 24, 2022

Stan Linton ran 14:49, Katie Sherron 17:39 to repeat at the Palace Saloon 5K

When Gulf Winds Track Club's Palace Saloon 5K returned to the streets of Tallahassee in 2021 following a hiatus induced by COVID-19, Stan Linton and Katie Sherron were there. Linton was the first overall male and Sherron the first overall female. They repeated those performances on Saturday morning, 23 April 2022, at the 47th annual Palace. Linton won the 3.1-mile race in 14:49, his second sub-15:00 performance on the course from Messer Fields to the Palace Saloon. Sherron covered the 5K in 17:39, heading the women's standings and placing seventh overall.

Stan Linton
Stan Linton

Linton's performance was almost identical to his 2021 Palace six months earlier. In both races he went to the front right after the start. In both races he had a commanding lead by the two-kilometer mark. In both races he continued to draw away, unchallenged, as he sped toward the finish line at the Palace Saloon. Their was a slight difference at the finish line--in the 2022 race, Linton's winning time was 14:49, just four seconds more than in 2021.


Maybe there was a little more headwind in 2022.

Ryan Ziskinder, Vincent Fetchero
Vincent Fetchero and Ryan Ziskinder

Behind Linton, Ryan Ziskinder and, Vincent Fetchero, and Adam Wallenfelsz fought for the runner-up spot. During the second half of the race Ziskinder and Fetchero had dropped Wallenfelsz, making it a two-way dispute. Both athletes were outfitted in their high school cross-country kits--Ziskinder wearing Martin County (c/o 2021) colors, and Fetchero wearing the uniform of Bishop Kenny (c/o 2019). Just past four kilometers, the two crested Michelob Ridge and started the long downhill stretch to the finish line together. During the descent, Ziskinder surged away from Fetchero, then held on to take second in 16:00. Fetchero was third in 16:06. Wallenfelz ended the race fourth in 16:30. Charlie Johnson was the first master runner in the race, placing sixth overall in 16:57.


Immediately following Johnson over the finish line was the first woman in the race, Katie Sherron. Perhaps there wasn't more headwind in April than there had been in October after all, because Sherron's 17:39 was actually a second faster than she had run in the previous Palace. And where Sherron had won the 2021 Palace women's title by over 500 meters, in the 2022 race her margin of victory was more than 700 meters.

Katie Sherron
Katie Sherron

The 2022 race was also Sherron's first Palace as a master runner.


In the race for the second women's spot, Brittney Barnes was holding the position on the homestretch, chased by Annabelle Wiktorski. Wiktorski, a seventh-grader at Montford and the reigning county champion in middle school cross-country, was actually gaining on Barnes during the final rush to the finish. But Barnes was able to hold off the charging youngster, 20:42 to 20:45. Barnes and Wiktorski were 45th and 46th overall.

Brittney Barnes
Brittney Barnes

468 athletes finished Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Palace Saloon 5K. This was significantly up from the 284 finishers at the 2021 Palace, indicating the sport's continuing recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the race.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 14:49, Stan Linton (M, 28)
  2. 16:00, Ryan Ziskinder (M, 19)
  3. 16:06, Vincent Fetchero (M, 21)
  4. 16:30, Adam Wallenfelsz (M, 24)
  5. 16:53, Chris O'Kelley (M, 29)
  6. 16:57, Charlie Johnson (M, 42)
  7. 17:46, Thomas Parker (M, 39)
  8. 17:53, Leonardo Canete (M, 43)
  9. 18:01, Tony Guillen (M, 18)
  10. 18:08, Brad Busboom (M, 34)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2022 Palace Saloon 5K
  1. 17:39, Katie Sherron (F, 40)
  2. 20:42, Brittney Barnes (F, 34)
  3. 20:45, Annabelle Wiktorski (F, 12)
  4. 21:31, Jenny Early (F, 38)
  5. 21:36, Annalise Maillet (F, 26)
  6. 21:41, Mary Fran Rowe (F, 41)
  7. 21:47, Savannah Stanley (F, 13)
  8. 22:03, Mia Wiederkehr (F, 24)
  9. 22:13, Vicky Droze (F, 46)
  10. 22:22, Amelia Bryant (F, 33)

Palace Saloon 5K Champions, 1975 - 2022
DateMenWomenFinishers
23 April 202214:49, Stan Linton17:39, Katie Sherron468
9 October 202114:45, Stan Linton17:40, Katie Sherron284
13 April 201914:39, David Barney17:38, Ann Centner864
21 April 201815:15, Justin Garrard18:05, Ani Veltcheva815
15 April 201715:16, Stanley Linton17:58, Ani Veltcheva1043
16 April 201615:53, Nick Merrett18:13, Ani Veltcheva1048
11 April 201515:29, Tyler Udland17:54, Lauren Poulos1314
12 April 201415:52, Chris Lake17:45, Amy Hines1303
20 April 201315:46, Stanley Linton17:49, Sheryl Rosen1389
14 April 201216:07, Josh Myers17:20, Lindsay Zeiler1190
16 April 201115:48, Chris Lake 18:24, Lindsay Zeiler 1064
10 April 201015:45, Chris Lake 17:42, Christina Woytalewicz 1214
11 April 200916:21, John Robida 18:11, Lisa Johnson 1022
12 April 200815:25, Nick Sunseri 18:46, Lisa Johnson 782
14 April 200716:12, J. P. Cook 17:14, Breeda Willis 537
15 April 200616:04, Justin Cross 18:33, Stephanie Liles 456
16 April 200516:06, Lee Willis 16:31, Breeda Willis 318
10 April 200416:39, Shawn Patterson 18:29, Breeda Willis 299
12 April 200316:26, Martin Littlefield 19:21, Tricia Snyder 257
13 April 200217:22, Chris Stanley 21:03, Allison Eagen 189
14 April 200116:51, Art Remillard 19:05, Kate Wallace 219
15 April 200015:39, Paul Spangler 17:19, Anna Pichrtova 217
17 April 199915:45, Robert Pautienus 17:22, Sarah Docter-Williams 261
18 April 199816:18, Jason Carter 17:29, Sarah Docter-Williams 238
19 April 199715:53, Gary Droze 17:37, Sarah Docter-Williams 169
6 April 199615:55, Gary Droze 17:59, Jane Johnson 134
8 April 199516:01, Tim Simpkins 17:48, Jane Johnson 188
2 April 199414:56, Robin Rogers 17:51, Lisa Herman 252
3 April 199315:30, Andy Palmer 19:37, Carrie Hunnicutt 270
11 April 199215:48, Gary Droze 17:45, Paula Johnson ?
13 April 199115:10, Gary Droze 18:20, Vikki Saga 371
14 April 199014:57, David Keen 18:38, Vikki Saga
15 April 198915:23, Rick Miller 19:05, Yvonne Gsteiger
9 April 198815:30, Rick Miller 17:55, Karen MacHarg
11 April 198715:03, Jacob Hoesly 17:33, Karen MacHarg
12 April 198614:36, Paul Waldron 18:44, Paige Dempsey
9 March 198515:39, Rick Miller 17:52, Margaret Coomber
18 February 198415:32, Greg Doss 16:34, Kristy McDermott
16 April 198314:52, Rick Miller 16:38, Darien Andreu
20 March 1982??????????
21 March 198115:02, Dennis Lunne 18:16, Janice Gage
8 March 198014:59, George West 19:37, Marty Graham
10 March 197914:55, Tom Herron 17:37, Kathy Moore
25 February 197814:30, George West 17:45, Laura Ledbetter
15 January 1977George West?????
14 August 197614:37, George West 18:05, Janice Gage
15 November 197518:17, David Price 19:56, Janice Gage


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