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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Isaac a no-show at Madness, Molosky and Johnson dominate

Vince MoloskyTropical Storm Isaac was still in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday morning, August 25. That's close to a thousand miles away from Tallahassee, but you could find forecasts that eye of the storm was going to be marching up South Monroe Street shortly. It was enough to remind runners at the Miller Landing Madness cross-country races that four years ago, the 2008 event had to be rescheduled because of Tropical Storm Faye. A severe tropical storm can reduce the race course at Phipps Park to a tangle of fallen trees and mud. The downside is that hardly anyone shows up to run.


That wasn't the case this year; nearly 600 finished one of the three races. 190 of those athletes were in the feature event, the 8K. Vince Molosky, the fourth place finisher in the 2011 Madness 8K, went to the front, leading by over 100 meters after two kilometers. Trailing Molosky was Florida State University School cross-country coach Brian Griffith, moving up to the 8K after having finished runner-up in the 2011 Madness 5K. Behind Griffith, Jasen Fulghum, Gary Droze, and Tony Guillen vied for third. Molosky widened the gap on his way to the finish line, going on to win by over a minute in 27:50. Griffith took second in 28:55. Fulghum pulled away from Droze and Guillen to take third in 29:20. Droze finished as the fastest master runner in the race, placing fourth in 29:32.


Jane Johnson was both the women's champion and the fastest female master in the 8K, finishing 38th overall in 36:36. Like Molosky, Johnson led her race nearly from the start; at two kilometers she was 60 meters ahead of her nearest rival, Florida State University School sophomore Langlee Toothman. Passing the same point on the course, Jill Haglund was fifth in the women's standings. Over the last six kilometers, though, Haglund moved up, passing runners that had started off at a more optimistic pace, including Toothman. Haglund was the second woman across the finish line, 44th overall in 38:09. Urska Dobersek (47th, 39:02) was the third female finisher, and Toothman (50th, 39:08) was fourth.


Top Ten Males, 2012 Miller Landing Madness 8K
  1. 27:50 ~ Vince Molosky (M, 33)
  2. 28:55 ~ Brian Griffith (M, 27)
  3. 29:20 ~ Jasen Fulghum (M, 29)
  4. 29:32 ~ Gary Droze (M, 51)
  5. 30:36 ~ Tony Guillen (M, 43)
  6. 31:26 ~ Peter Kaus (M, 28)
  7. 31:39 ~ Geb Kiros (M, 45)
  8. 31:49 ~ Brian Molen (M, 36)
  9. 31:59 ~ Austin Todd (M, 27)
  10. 32:10 ~ Paul Guyas (M, 34)

Top Ten Females, 2012 Miller Landing Madness 8K
  1. 36:36 ~ Jane Johnson (F, 53)
  2. 38:09 ~ Jill Haglund (F, 27)
  3. 39:02 ~ Urska Dobersek (F, 29)
  4. 39:08 ~ Langlee Toothman (F, 15)
  5. 40:14 ~ Lisa Rutledge (F, 51)
  6. 40:58 ~ Jamie Harris (F, 35)
  7. 41:34 ~ Jane Skalski (F, 27)
  8. 42:09 ~ Kristin Parsley (F, 41)
  9. 43:01 ~ Karima Anderson (F, 26)
  10. 43:03 ~ Joti Keshay (F, 36)

Concurrent with the 8K, 258 athletes ran the 5K. The Miller Landing Madness is a highly-unofficial don't-tell-the-FHSAA pre-season high school cross-country meet, so much of the field in the 5K consisted of high school runners, including the entire top ten. The fastest was Florida State University School senior Joseph Garcia. In the early going Garcia had company from Maclay School's Travis Covert, but the FSUS senior broke away, building up a formidable lead while setting an event record of 16:32. Covert was second in 17:02, while Lincoln High sophomore Hunter Scott ran 17:25 for third. Maclay senior Stefanie Kurgatt was the first female in the 5K for the third year in a row, placing sixth overall in 19:12.


Top Ten Males, 2012 Miller Landing Madness 5K
  1. 16:32 ~ Joseph Garcia (M, 17)
  2. 17:02 ~ Travis Covert (M, 17)
  3. 17:25 ~ Hunter Scott (M, 16)
  4. 17:30 ~ Alexander Jared Artecona (M, 17)
  5. 17:33 ~ Jack Rutledge (M, 17)
  6. 19:16 ~ Jonathan Grisiaffi (M, 17)
  7. 19:34 ~ J P Piotrowski (M, 15)
  8. 19:37 ~ George Gwynn (M, 14)
  9. 19:37 ~ Matthew Martin (M, 15)
  10. 19:38 ~ Luke Parsley (M, 15)

Top Ten Females, 2012 Miller Landing Madness 5K
  1. 19:12 ~ Stefanie Kurgatt (F, 17)
  2. 19:41 ~ Kristin Sweeney (F, 17)
  3. 21:24 ~ Meagan Giddens (F, 14)
  4. 21:50 ~ Elizabeth Santoro (F, 18)
  5. 22:28 ~ Margaret Wiedeman (F, 17)
  6. 22:28 ~ Claire Fruchtnicht (F, 30)
  7. 22:47 ~ Kerry Heinz (F, 24)
  8. 22:50 ~ Raychel Gray (F, 17)
  9. 22:52 ~ Stephanie Liles- Weyant (F, 40)
  10. 22:59 ~ Lindsey Poole (F, 16)
Just as the 5K was effectively a high school race, the 3K was a middle school race. Jake Mazziotta of Maclay School took the title in 10:57, well ahead of the runner up, Raa Middle School's Matthew Cashin (2nd, 11:27). In the female competition, Zoe Sheldon of Swift Creek, the 2011 Leon County middle school cross-country champion, was leading with 400 meters to go. But in that last 400 meters, Raa's Audrey Dogan flashed by Sheldon, taking the title 12:16 to 12:25.


Top Ten Males, 2012 Miller Landing Madness 3K
  1. 10:57 ~ Jake Mazziotta (M, 14)
  2. 11:27 ~ Matthew Cashin (M, 13)
  3. 11:43 ~ Jacob Dodson (M, 12)
  4. 11:45 ~ Stephen Veliz (M, 13)
  5. 11:50 ~ Caleb Harris (M, 11)
  6. 12:14 ~ Shane Suchocki (M, 13)
  7. 12:31 ~ Zach Smith (M, 13)
  8. 12:35 ~ Joshua Liles (M, 13)
  9. 12:36 ~ Donovan Duchene (M, 12)
  10. 12:38 ~ Zachary Jackson (M, 13)

Top Ten Females, 2012 Miller Landing Madness 3K
  1. 12:16 ~ Adrianna Dugan (F, 13)
  2. 12:25 ~ Zoe Sheldon (F, 13)
  3. 12:55 ~ Katherine Resavage (F, 11)
  4. 12:55 ~ Molly Mccann (F, 13)
  5. 13:32 ~ Julia Rose Travis (F, 14)
  6. 13:35 ~ Arianna Neely (F, 12)
  7. 13:41 ~ Gray Kinch (F, 13)
  8. 13:49 ~ Bridget Isenberg (F, 13)
  9. 13:51 ~ Olivia Ooten (F, 16)
  10. 14:14 ~ Clare Keenan (F, 11)

Miller Landing Madness Winners, 2008-2012
DateRaceMenWomen
30 August 20088K28:57 David Altmaier32:49 Sheryl Rosen
5K17:12 Austin Stevens18:46 Jana Stolting
3K11:21 Will Henderson13:14 Autumn Wable
29 August 2009
8K28:05 Chris Lake
33:03 Sarah Docter-Williams
5K18:17 Austin Stevens
18:17 Jana Stolting
3K11:26 Chase Harris
12:04 Cecelia Williams
28 August 2010
8K26:28 Kevin Cook
33:29 Sheryl Rosen
5K17:15 Patrick Swain
19:22 Stefanie Kurgatt
3K11:14 Wil Luca
13:30 Madeline Horgan
27 August 2011
8K25:54 Kevin Sullivan
32:17 Sheryl Rosen
5K16:59 Jacob Slupecki
20:14 Stefanie Kurgatt
3K11:08 Evan Francis
12:59 Cheyenne Hildinger
25 August 2012
8K27:50 Vince Molosky
36:36 Jane Johnson
5K16:32 Joseph Garcia19:12 Stefanie Kurgatt
3K10:57 Jake Mazziotta12:16 Adrianna Dugan
The Miller Landing Madness was preceded in history by the Miccosukee Madness (2004-2007) and the Tom Brown Bash (1977-2003) races.


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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Covert and Kurgatt master the mile and a morning meal

SupposeTravis Covert that you have 210 people who want to run a mile, a four-lap race around a track. How do you accommodate them? At the Olympics, with only eight lanes available, the solution would be to have a series of qualifying rounds, with semifinal heats and quarterfinal heats and more. By the time the final was over, the best runners would have run three or more times. A simpler and possibly more entertaining solution would be to mass all the runners on the track, issue each a broken bottle or a rusty nail, then fire the starting gun and stand back--a kind of 1,760-yard Death Race. In Tallahassee, the Gulf Winds Track Club steered a middle ground last Saturday, August 18, at their 15th annual Breakfast On The Track Mile. 210 athletes each ran in the final, but the final was run in ten sections, one section after another. Runners placed themselves in sections on the basis of projected time, eliminating the grounds for complaints about the seeding. In the end, the number of runners in each section was small enough to fit comfortably on the race venue, Maclay School's six-lane track. The 2012 Breakfast on the Trackfirst section started at 7:45 AM. Maclay senior Travis Covert jumped into the lead, chased by Jack Rutledge, Alex Artecona, Peter Kaus, and Jasen Fulghum. But during the first half mile those pursuers faded, leaving Vince Molosky to stalk Covert. Covert managed to stay a couple of seconds ahead of Molosky, though, and finished the race with a 4:40.12 win. Molosky was second at 4:42.38. Rutledge held off Artecona for third, 4:48.02 to 4:48.26, while Fulghum was fifth in 4:49.37. Ninth overall at 4:57.08, Bryan Koon was the fastest master in the mile. Stefanie KurgattThere were ten runners faster than five minutes in the race. The first athlete that didn't break five minutes was Maclay senior Stefanie Kurgatt, 11th overall at 5:01.31. It wasn't quite as fast as Kurgatt's Breakfast On The Track women's record of 5:00.97, but it was good enough to earn her the women's title for the third straight year. The women's runner-up came out of the second section, where Sheryl Rosen ran a 5:17.28 mile, finishing well ahead of the third-place female, Maclay senior Kristin Sweeney (25th, 5:24.36). Section ThreeWhile athletes contested multiple sections of the mile, volunteers were frying up pancakes at the concession stand, putting the "breakfast" into "Breakfast On The Track." People have honest disagreements over training and race tactics, and most of the time I'll respect differences of opinion. In this case, though, I'll go on the record as stating that you should probably wait until after running a mile to have a syrup-soaked stack. Remember, you read it here. Your stomach will thank you. Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2012 Breakfast on the Track Mile
  1. Vince Molosky4:40.12 ~ Travis Covert (M, 17)
  2. 4:42.38 ~ Vince Molosky (M, 33)
  3. 4:48.02 ~ Jack Rutledge (M, 17)
  4. 4:48.26 ~ Alexander Jared Artecona (M, 17)
  5. 4:49.37 ~ Jasen Fulghum (M, 29)
  6. 4:52.36 ~ Peter Kaus (M, 28)
  7. 4:53.42 ~ Hunter Scott (M, 16)
  8. 4:54.67 ~ John Robida (M, 32)
  9. 4:57.08 ~ Bryan Koon (M, 40)
  10. 4:59.89 ~ Paul Guyas (M, 34)
Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2012 Breakfast on the Track Mile
  1. Sheryl Rosen5:01.31 ~ Stefanie Kurgatt (F, 17)
  2. 5:17.28 ~ Sheryl Rosen (F, 28)
  3. 5:24.36 ~ Kristin Sweeney (F, 17)
  4. 5:35.34 ~ Micah Adriani (F, 34)
  5. 5:37.81 ~ Elizabeth Santoro (F, 18)
  6. 5:57.37 ~ Caroline Willis (F, 13)
  7. 5:59.25 ~ Cora Atkinson (F, 18)
  8. 6:02.68 ~ Katie Showman (F, 30)
  9. 6:09.03 ~ Kristine Cox (F, 35)
  10. 6:11.28 ~ Madison Harris (F, 16)
"Breakfast On The Track" Mile champions, 1998-2012
Date MenWomen
8 August 1998 Robert Pautienus (4:36) Jane Johnson (5:21)
14 August 1999 Lee Willis (4:26) Jane Johnson (5:27)
26 August 2000 Gary Droze (4:42.97) Sarah Docter-Williams (5:09.08)
18 August 2001 Ryan Deak (4:21.47) Sarah Docter-Williams (5:08.94)
17 August 2002 Lee Willis (4:35.07)Sarah Docter-Williams (5:10.33)
16 August 2003 David Huntzinger (4:45.20) Sarah Docter-Williams (5:02.28)
14 August 2004 Lee Willis (4:32.40)Sarah Docter-Williams (5:11.79)
13 August 2005 Art Remillard (4:46.26) Sarah Docter-Williams (5:07.13)
12 August 2006 Whitney Strickland (4:47.58) Sarah Docter-Williams (5:09.85)
18 August 2007 Michael Martinez (4:48.04) Sarah Docter-Williams (5:12.91)
16 August 2008 Whitney Strickland (4:31.39)Jana Stolting (5:12.79)
15 August 2009 Patrick Swain (4:43.40) Jana Stolting (5:05.66)
21 August 2010 Trevor Touchton (4:33.30) Stefanie Kurgatt (5:00.97)
20 August 2011 Kevin Sullivan (4:26.90) Stefanie Kurgatt (5:05.82)
18 August 2012 Travis Covert (4:40.52) Stefanie Kurgatt (5:01.31)
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Friday, November 4, 2011

First meet in the state tournament is all Maclay

Stefanie KurgattOn Friday, 4 November 2011, and Saturday, 5 November 2011, Tallahassee hosted no fewer than three high school district championship meet. This isn't as exceptional as it sounds. During the 2010 Florida high school cross-country season, there were eight district championships in each of the four school classifications. This meant that there were 32 district championships for boys, and 32 more for girls. Somehow, the Florida High School Activities Association decided that 64 district titles in cross country wasn't enough, and doubled the number of districts. So now there are 16 districts in each of the four classes, and each of them contest a boys and a girls cross-country championship, for a total of 128 FHSAA district titles in cross country. I'm not sure who is happy about this, but the Trophy Shop in Gainesville comes to mind. They have the FHSAA contract for awards, and could potentially sell a team trophy to the champions and runners-up in this multitude of meets--256 possible sales.


Kristen SweeneyBut the folly of the administrators of amateur athletics is not the story of sports. It's all about the achievements of the athletes. The first of the district championships in Tallahassee was the FHSAA District 3-1A meet, hosted by Maclay School on their own athletic fields. The racing opened just after 4:00pm with the girls 5K. Maclay's Stefanie Kurgatt hammered the field, racing to the front as soon as the starting siren sounded. Her final time was 18:16, 17 seconds faster than she had run on the same course in the Maclay All-Comers meet, seven days earlier. Trailing Kurgatt by half a kilometer, Maclay's Kristen Sweeney finished runner-up in 20:29. Including Kurgatt and Sweeney, Maclay put five runners in the top ten to score 21 points, winning the district championship over Aucilla Christian, second with 35 points. Both teams advanced to the 12 November 2011 Region 1-1A championship in Lake City.


Girls' Team Standings
  1. Maclay School, 21
  2. Aucilla Christian Academy, 35

Taylor CopelandGirls' Results
  1. 18:15.46 ~ Stefanie Kurgatt (Maclay) 11
  2. 20:28.81 ~ Kristen Sweeney (Maclay) 11
  3. 20:44.17 ~ Taylor Copeland (Aucilla Christian) 8
  4. 21:09.27 ~ Elizabeth Santoro (Maclay) 11
  5. 21:30.42 ~ Lindsey Poole (Maclay) 9
  6. 21:32.35 ~ Meagan Giddens (Aucilla Christian) 8
  7. 22:10.32 ~ Camryn Grant (Aucilla Christian) 6
  8. 22:10.74 ~ Sarah Tharpe (Aucilla Christian) 8
  9. Top 15 Girls22:33.45 ~ Aileen Kadzis (John Paul II Catholic) 10
  10. 23:30.46 ~ Nicole Heinz (Maclay) 9
  11. 23:45.57 ~ Jessica Coates (Maclay) 11
  12. 24:16.63 ~ Victoria Hurlbut (John Paul II Catholic) 11
  13. 26:05.86 ~ Sarah Hall (Aucilla Christian) 7
  14. 26:29.40 ~ Summerlyn Marsh (Aucilla Christian) 7
  15. 26:31.33 ~ Sarah James (Aucilla Christian) 9
  16. 28:32.00 ~ Julia Mangan (John Paul II Catholic) 12
  17. 31:38.04 ~ Natalia Rodriguez (John Paul II Catholic) 12

Travis Covert leadsIn the boys' race, Maclay's Travis Covert started off as the pacesetter for the field, but there were more than a few runners willing to keep him company--at least for a little while. Covert quickly shed his pursuers. Around the end of the first kilometer, he shook off North Florida Christian runners Alex Strickland and Charles Venable, leaving only Maclay's James Daughton.Covert opened up a gap on Daughton about halfway through the race, and after that the race was his. His winning time was 17:03, comfortably ahead of Daughton's 17:14. Strickland took third in 17:26, while his teammate Venable was fourth in 17:32. Behind the one-two finish of Covert and Daughton, Maclay took the district title with 25 points. Runner-up North Florida Christian (42 points) and third-place team Aucilla Christian joined Maclay in qualifying for the Region 1 meet in Lake City. For fourth place John Paul II, though, the 2011 cross-country season was over.


Boys' Team Standings
  1. Maclay School, 25 points
  2. North Florida Christian School, 42
  3. Aucilla Christian Academy, 55
  4. John Paul II Catholic High School, 109

Boys' Results
  1. Travis Covert17:02.96 ~ Travis Covert (Maclay) 11
  2. 17:13.05 ~ James Daughton (Maclay) 10
  3. 17:25.85 ~ Alexander Strickland (North Florida Christian) 10
  4. 17:31.43 ~ Charles Venable (North Florida Christian) 11
  5. 17:48.98 ~ Matthew Antworth (Maclay) 12
  6. 17:53.86 ~ Jack Rutledge (Maclay) 10
  7. 18:03.48 ~ Jay Finlayson (Aucilla Christian) 11
  8. 18:22.66 ~ Braden Mattingly (Aucilla Christian) 10
  9. 18:30.02 ~ Gaitlin Nennstiel (Aucilla Christian) 7
  10. 18:35.81 ~ Aaron Tenney (North Florida Christian) 10
  11. 19:17.20 ~ Dennis Keane (Maclay) 12
  12. Top 15 Boys19:28.25 ~ Jonathan Strickland (North Florida Christian) 12
  13. 19:37.16 ~ Garet Grant (North Florida Christian) 8
  14. 19:43.18 ~ Matthew Sweeney (Maclay) 9
  15. 19:58.07 ~ Carson Nennstiel (Aucilla Christian) 9
  16. 20:04.14 ~ Donald Kinsey (Aucilla Christian) 7
  17. 20:42.25 ~ Shelby Collins (North Florida Christian) 10
  18. 20:58.86 ~ Timothy Finlayson (Aucilla Christian) 6
  19. 21:08.69 ~ Daniel Mangan (John Paul II Catholic) 9
  20. 21:23.26 ~ Ricky Finlayson (Aucilla Christian) 9
  21. 21:38.38 ~ Michael Fennema (John Paul II Catholic) 9
  22. 22:00.02 ~ Alfredo Fernandez (John Paul II Catholic) 11
  23. 23:10.89 ~ Jeffrey Tweedle (John Paul II Catholic) 11
  24. 23:19.92 ~ Evan Bondi (John Paul II Catholic) 10
  25. 23:37.47 ~ Frank DiMarco (John Paul II Catholic) 11
  26. 24:14.32 ~ Scott Riles (North Florida Christian) 10
  27. 26:10.15 ~ Stephen Fredrickson, Jr. (John Paul II Catholic) 12

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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Sullivan and Rosen run like mad in Miller Landing 8K

Kevin SullivanMoving easily from track to cross country in just a week, Kevin Sullivan of Capital City Runners dominated the Miller Landing Madness 8K, running 25:54 to finish nearly half a kilometer ahead of runner-up Chris Lake (27:36). The 27 August 2011 race was run on the trails of Tallahassee's Phipps Park, located on Northwest Florida Water Management District lands in the hilly basin of Lake Jackson. Just seven days earlier Sullivan had run to victory in a track race, Gulf Winds Track Club's Breakfast On The Track Mile. The Canadian Olympian is just a road race win away from a distance running hat trick.


Behind Sullivan, Jay Wallace ran 28:29 to place fifth overall as the first master. Sheryl Rosen ran away from Kelly Stevens to successfully defend her 2010 women's title, 32:17 to 33:20. Kathy Andrews was the fastest woman master, finishing 42nd overall in 36:31.


Chris LakeSullivan took command of the race soon after the start. After two kilometers he had a 40-meter lead, with Chris Lake heading the pursuit. Another 40 meters behind Lake, Stephen Cox and Vince Molosky vied for third. Sullivan moved steadily away from the field throughout the race, and was a minute and a half ahead halfway through the seventh kilometer. The runner in second at that point, though, was Cox. While Sullivan was running away with the race, Cox had dropped Molosky, caught Lake, and moved into second. He wasn't able to lose Lake, though, and with just over a kilometer and a half remaining Lake was just a few steps behind Cox. Over the last kilometer, while Sullivan went on to win, Lake fought past Cox to take second, 27:36 to 27:43.


Sheryl RosenAfter two kilometers of racing three women were in close contention for the women's title, with Katie Showman and Sheryl Rosen led by Kelly Stevens. Defending champ Rosen caught Stevens and by the end of the fourth mile was enjoying a lead of about twenty seconds. Rosen only got farther ahead over the last mile ultimately beating Stevens 32:17 to 33:20. Showman retained third, running 34:49 to finish about a minute ahead of fourth woman Micah Adriani at 35:50.


Top Ten Men, 2011 Miller Landing Madness 8K
  1. Jay Wallace25:54 ~ Kevin Sullivan (M, 37)
  2. 27:36 ~ Chris Lake (M, 23)
  3. 27:43 ~ Stephen Cox (M, 27)
  4. 28:20 ~ Vince Molosky (M, 32)
  5. 28:29 ~ Jay Wallace (M, 47)
  6. 28:57 ~ Gary Droze (M, 50)
  7. 30:43 ~ Douglas Bell (M, 42)
  8. 31:03 ~ Peter Kaus (M, 27)
  9. 31:19 ~ Michael Martinez (M, 45)
  10. 31:24 ~ Roger Schmidt (M, 20)

Top Ten Women, 2011 Miller Landing Madness 8K
  1. Kelly Stevens32:17 ~ Sheryl Rosen (F, 27)
  2. 33:20 ~ Kelly Stevens (F, 29)
  3. 34:49 ~ Katie Showman (F, 29)
  4. 35:50 ~ Micah Adriani (F, 33)
  5. 36:31 ~ Kathy Andrews (F, 49)
  6. 36:48 ~ Kristine Cox (F, 34)
  7. 37:24 ~ Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 39)
  8. 38:19 ~ Stephanie Stout (F, 27)
  9. 39:07 ~ Christienne Coutts (F, 39)
  10. 39:10 ~ Mary Vancore (F, 47)

Jacob SlupeckiThe 5K was run concurrently with the 8K. Five kilometers is the official high school cross-country distance in Florida, and the top finishers in the 5K were overwhelmingly local high school cross-country runners. Lincoln High senior Jacob Slupecki won the 3.1-mile race in 16:59, a considerable improvement on his 2010 Madness 5K time of 17:22. Former Florida A & M University cross-country runner Brian Griffith edged out Wakulla High senior Stanley Linton for the runner-up spot, 17:18 to 17:20. For the second year in a row Maclay's Stefanie Kurgatt was the first female in the 5K, successfully defending her title by outrunning her teammate Kristin Sweeney 20:14 to 20:51.


Top Ten Males, 2011 Miller Landing Madness 5K
  1. Brian Griffith16:59 ~ Jacob Slupecki (M, 18)
  2. 17:18 ~ Brian Griffith (M, 26)
  3. 17:20 ~ Stanley Linton (M, 17)
  4. 17:41 ~ Alexander Jared Artecona (M, 16)
  5. 17:43 ~ Travis Covert (M, 16)
  6. 18:15 ~ Joseph Garcia (M, 16)
  7. 18:47 ~ Hunter Scott (M, 15)
  8. 18:59 ~ Andrew Smyth (M, 24)
  9. 19:12 ~ Matt Antworth (M, 17)
  10. 19:13 ~ Jack Rutledge (M, 16)

Top Ten Females, 2011 Miller Landing Madness 5K
  1. Stefanie Kurgatt20:14 ~ Stefanie Kurgatt (F, 16)
  2. 20:51 ~ Kristin Sweeney (F, 16)
  3. 22:27 ~ Marty Wiedeman (F, 16)
  4. 22:34 ~ Naliyah Gilbert (F, 16)
  5. 22:39 ~ Elizabeth Santoro (F, 17)
  6. 23:18 ~ Kasey James (F, 14)
  7. 23:36 ~ Anica Sunshine (F, 16)
  8. 23:45 ~ Savana Osterbye (F, 15)
  9. 23:49 ~ Heather Hill (F, 15)
  10. 24:01 ~ Nicole Heinz (F, 15)

Cheyenne HildingerJust as five kilometers is the official high school cross-country distance, three kilometers is the official middle school cross-country distance. And as the 5K was full of high school runners, the 3K was loaded with middle school runners. Evan Francis of Raa Middle School won the event in 11:08, finishing nearly 200 meters ahead of runner-up James Dodson (2nd, 11:50) of Raa. Cheyenne Hildinger ran in a few steps ahead of Zoe Sheldon to finish as the first female, 12:59 to 13:04.


Top Ten Males, 2011 Miller Landing Madness 3K
  1. James Dodson and Lane Williams11:08 ~ Evan Francis (M, 14)
  2. 11:50 ~ James Dodson (M, 13)
  3. 12:11 ~ Lane Williams (M, 15)
  4. 12:26 ~ Troy Monroe (M, 13)
  5. 12:31 ~ Adam Wallenfelz (M, 13)
  6. 12:45 ~ Shane Suchocki (M, 12)
  7. 12:51 ~ Jake Scott (M, 11)
  8. 12:57 ~ Rigel Aucutt (M, 11)
  9. 13:01 ~ Charlie Lang (M, 13)
  10. 13:02 ~ Josh Wallenfelz (M, 12)

Top Ten Females, 2011 Miller Landing Madness 3K
  1. 12:59 ~ Cheyenne Hildinger (F, 11) Zoe Sheldon
  2. 13:04 ~ Zoe Sheldon (F, 12)
  3. 13:28 ~ Caroline Willis (F, 12)
  4. 13:29 ~ Molly Mccann (F, 12)
  5. 13:29 ~ Bridget Isenberg (F, 12)
  6. 13:54 ~ Katie Jones (F, 12)
  7. 13:57 ~ Katie Whitworth (F, 13)
  8. 14:00 ~ Katherine Resavage (F, 10)
  9. 14:31 ~ Alexis McElroy (F, 12)
  10. 14:45 ~ Sydney Aparicio (F, 12)

Miller Landing Madness Winners, 2008-2011
DateRaceMenWomen
30 August 20088K28:57 David Altmaier32:49 Sheryl Rosen
5K17:12 Austin Stevens18:46 Jana Stolting
3K11:21 Will Henderson13:14 Autumn Wable
29 August 2009
8K28:05 Chris Lake
33:03 Sarah Docter-Williams
5K18:17 Austin Stevens
18:17 Jana Stolting
3K11:26 Chase Harris
12:04 Cecelia Williams
28 August 2010
8K26:28 Kevin Cook
33:29 Sheryl Rosen
5K17:15 Patrick Swain
19:22 Stefanie Kurgatt
3K11:14 Wil Luca
13:30 Madeline Horgan
27 August 2011
8K25:54 Kevin Sullivan
32:17 Sheryl Rosen
5K16:59 Jacob Slupecki
20:14 Stefanie Kurgatt
3K11:08 Evan Francis
12:59 Cheyenne Hildinger
The Miller Landing Madness was preceded in history by the Miccosukee Madness (2004-2007) and the Tom Brown Bash (1977-2003) races.


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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Making a meal of the mile

On Saturday morning, 20 August 2011, three-time Olympic 1500-meter runner Kevin Sullivan of Capital City Runners took the title at Gulf Winds Track Club's 2011 Breakfast On The Track Mile, running away from defending champion Trevor Touchton on the last lap to post a winning 4:26.90. In the same section Douglas Bell of Tallahassee took top master honors in the race, placing ninth overall in 4:52.90. Maclay School distance runner Stefanie Kurgatt successfully defended her 2010 Breakfast On The Track women's title, finishing 18th overall in 5:05.82. Mary Vancore was the first woman master, running 6:11.89. The race was held on the Maclay School track.


Touchton, about to start his junior year at Lincoln High, had the lead to himself for the first half mile, setting the pace for the first two laps around the Maclay School track. But running comfortably behind him in second was Sullivan, who almost exactly three years earlier had been running 1,500m for Canada at the 2008 (Beijing) Olympic Games. Touchton's best mile was 4:19.89, but Sullivan's was 3:50.36. On the third lap Sullivan closed the gap, entering the fourth lap on Touchton's shoulder. On the fourth and final circuit of the track, Sullivan just ran away from Touchton, winning the race 4:26.90 to 4:33.62. Local triathlete Charlie Johnson, who had staked out third place on the first lap, was gaining on Touchton at the end, but fell short of catching him at 4:37.25.


Kurgatt logged her winning 5:05.82 in the first section; second place in the women's division would have to come out of section two, run immediately afterward. Amy Hines led the other women almost from the outset, trailed over the first two laps by Kelly Stevens. But right behind Stevens on those laps were Micah Adriani, Brandi Campbell, Katie Showman, and Sheryl Rosen. Rosen moved up in front of the other pursuers on the third lap, closing to less than three seconds behind Hines. But Rosen couldn't get any closer on the last lap, and Hines beat out Rosen for the runner-up spot, 5:15.36 to 5:17.58. Stevens held off a challenge from Showman on the final straightaway to hold on to fourth, 5:20.62 to 5:22.37.


231 runners ran a mile, the most romanticized running event in athletics, at the 2011 Breakfast On The Track. Another dozen ran the Hamstring Hundred 100m dash, and a few others ran in the two sections of the Pancake 4 x 400m, where a pancake was used in lieu of a relay baton. Considerably more runners found a more appropriate use for pancakes, consuming vast stacks of blueberry flapjacks along with watermelon and yogurt. Races where you're fed afterwards aren't unique, but they're always welcome.


Top Ten Men, 2011 Breakfast on the Track Mile
  1. 4:26.90 ~ Kevin Sullivan (M, 38) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 4:33.62 ~ Trevor Touchton (M, 16) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 4:37.25 ~ Charlie Johnson (M, 31) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 4:42.67 ~ Stephen Cox (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 4:43.69 ~ Keith Howell (M, 29) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 4:47.85 ~ Connor Daughton (M, 16) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 4:49.08 ~ Nate Kaiser (M, 31) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 4:49.55 ~ Vince Molosky (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 4:52.90 ~ Douglas Bell (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 4:53.14 ~ Travis Covert (M, 16) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Women, 2011 Breakfast on the Track Mile
  1. 5:05.82 ~ Stefanie Kurgatt (F, 16) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 5:15.36 ~ Amy Hines (F, 30) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 5:17.58 ~ Sheryl Rosen (F, 27) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 5:20.62 ~ Kelly Stevens (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 5:22.37 ~ Katie Showman (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 5:30.48 ~ Brandi Campbell (F, 35) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 5:46.19 ~ Micah Adriani (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 5:58.49 ~ Kristine Cox (F, 34) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 5:59.92 ~ Elizabeth Santos (F, 17)
  10. 6:11.67 ~ Cora Atkinson (F, 17) Crawfordville, FL
  11. 6:11.89 ~ Mary Vancore (F, 47) Tallahassee, FL

"Breakfast On The Track" Mile champions, 1998-2011
Date
MenWomen
8 August 1998
Robert Pautienus (4:36)
Jane Johnson (5:21)
14 August 1999
Lee Willis (4:26)
Jane Johnson (5:27)
26 August 2000
Gary Droze (4:42.97)
Sarah Docter-Williams (5:09.08)
18 August 2001
Ryan Deak (4:21.47)
Sarah Docter-Williams (5:08.94)
17 August 2002
Lee Willis (4:35.07)Sarah Docter-Williams (5:10.33)
16 August 2003
David Huntzinger (4:45.20)
Sarah Docter-Williams (5:02.28)
14 August 2004
Lee Willis (4:32.40)Sarah Docter-Williams (5:11.79)
13 August 2005
Art Remillard (4:46.26)
Sarah Docter-Williams (5:07.13)
12 August 2006
Whitney Strickland (4:47.58)
Sarah Docter-Williams (5:09.85)
18 August 2007
Michael Martinez (4:48.04)
Sarah Docter-Williams (5:12.91)
16 August 2008
Whitney Strickland (4:31.39)Jana Stolting (5:12.79)
15 August 2009
Patrick Swain (4:43.40)
Jana Stolting (5:05.66)
21 August 2010
Trevor Touchton (4:33.30)
Stefanie Kurgatt (5:00.97)
20 August 2011
Kevin Sullivan (4:26.90)
Stefanie Kurgatt (5:05.82)


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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Cook and Rosen lead the Madness

The story is that cross-country event organizers in Europe want nothing more than to have a muddy course for their runs. To that end, they want rain. They pray for rain. They hire witches to conjure up rain. If rain fails, they soak the course with fire hoses the night before the race. The story is that the Europeans are serious about their mud.


It's not such a big thing with us in Tallahassee. But Tom Perkins, race director for the Miller Landing Madness 8K, 5K, and 3K races, had a little bit of that European love-for-mud in him the morning of his event, 28 August 2010.


"Did you see my mud patch?" asked Perkins.

"Your mud patch?" I responded in confusion. I'm often confused when talking to race directors.

"Yeah, my mud patch. I could only make one of them."

"Oh, you mean where the 5K course and the 8K course split."

"Yeah, that's it," beamed Perkins. "That's my mud patch!"


By the end of Saturday morning over 400 runners had seen his mud patch, the runners in the Miller Landing Madness 8K, 5K, and 3K, all of whom had to make at least one trip around or through the mud. The rest of the course through Elinor Klapp Phipps Park was excellent for running, firm and well-drained in spite of the rain the day before the races.


Florida State University grad student Kevin Cook didn't seem to have a problem with the footing or anything else as he won the 8K race in 26:28. Last year's champion, Chris Lake, never let Cook get out of sight, but he couldn't catch Cook, either, and had to settle for the runner-up spot in 26:42. It was Lake's first loss since the 2008 Palace Saloon 5K. Just behind Lake, Peter Wood outdueled Daniel Roberts for third, 26:46 to 26:47. Tallahassee's Michael Martinez was the top master runner, finishing seventh overall in 32:45. Sheryl Rosen (12th, 33:29) dominated the women's division, finishing more than half a kilometer ahead of the second-place female, Katie Showman (33rd, 37:50). Kirsten Baggett was the first woman master to finish, placing 66th overall in 42:26.


In the 5K Patrick Swain ran 17:15 for the win. Swain, a cross-country runner at Maclay School, is the defending Florida high school cross country champion in class A. Swain's teammate at Maclay, Austin Stevens, took second in 17:20, while the next two places went to Jacob Slupecki (17:22) and Travis Covert (17:45). Terance Keenan of Tallahassee was the top master, running 19:26 to finish 13th overall. Maclay School's Stefanie Kurgatt (11th, 19:22) was the first female, well ahead of runner-up Micah Adriani (16th, 20:17). Nancy Stedman (52nd, 24:19) was the first woman master in the 5K.


Wil Luca outran Sukhi Khosla for the 3K title, 11:14 to 11:25. Madeline Horgan was the first female finisher, 21st overall at 13:30.


I have one last story from the race. As I was taking pictures of the 8K, one of the slower runners went by me with about a mile to go.

"What's your name?" she called out.

"Herb Wills," I replied.

"I'm Patti," she said. "And I'm going to finish."

She did. 1:09:54.


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