Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Sullivan and Slekis take Tannenbaum for Capital City Runners

2012 Tannenbaum Trail 6K Cross-Country Race championsAt Leon County's Apalachee Regional Park, Capital City Runners athletes owned the Tannenbaum Trail 6K Cross-Country Race. Four-time Canadian Olympian Kevin Sullivan set a new record in the event, winning the 3.73-mile cross-country race in 19:35. Also wearing Capital City Runners colors, Stefanie Slekis, a former Syracuse University distance runner (c/o 2011), established a new Tannenbaum 6K women's mark, finishing as first female in 21:56. 182 athletes finished the race, a second-annual event produced by Tallahassee's Gulf Winds Track Club.


Stanley Linton and Kevin SullivanThe starting siren sounded at 9:00 am, sending nearly 200 runners thundering across the grass of Apalachee Regional Park. Florida State University freshman Stanley Linton charged out ahead of the crowd. It was Linton's ninth race at Apalachee Regional Park, including a fourth-place finish at the inaugural Tannenbaum 6K, where he ran 20:35. But while few runners have Linton's racing experience at the ARP, not many have logged as many miles there as Kevin Sullivan. The ARP is the Florida State University's home cross-country course, and as a volunteer assistant coach to the FSU women's cross-country team, Sullivan has run the ARP often enough to know every tree by its first name. Not incidentally, Sullivan made seven trips to the World Cross-Country Championships on the Canadian national team, and won four straight Big Ten cross-country titles while running for the University of Michigan.


Kevin Sullivan and Stanley LintonBut Sullivan was also nursing a calf injury which had already forced him to drop out of the Tallahassee Turkey Trot three weeks earlier. While Linton led the race, Sullivan ran cautiously in third, tucked behind Vince Molosky. Midway through the second mile, Sullivan left Molosky behind and set his sights on Linton.At the race's halfway point Sullivan trailed Linton by just a few steps. With a mile and a half to go, Sullivan moved ahead. He continued to widen his lead after that, ultimately running home in 19:35, 14 seconds better than Chris Lake's 2011 course record of 19:49. Linton finished second in 19:50. Vince Molosky took third, holding off Nate Kaiser 20:36 to 20:43. Bryan Koon was the top master, finishing fifth in 21:13.


Stefanie SlekisIn eighth place overall, Stefanie Slekis was the top woman finisher, her 21:56 shattering Katie Showman's 2011 Tannenbaum 6K women's record of 25:33. The female runner-up, Stefanie Kurgatt, also ran well under the old record, putting up a 23:55. A senior-year distance runner at Maclay School, Kurgatt will get more experience with the 6K distance next fall when she starts running with the Georgetown women's cross-country team. 6K is, after all, the NCAA championship cross-country distance for women.


Apalachee Regional Park Cross-Country CourseThe Tannenbaum 6K concluded the fourth year of racing at the Apalachee Regional Park cross-country course. The facility first opened in 2009, and this was its biggest year--eight separate events were held there this year, including the NCAA South Region championship and the FHSAA State Cross-Country Finals. Yet anyone can go out there and run, any day of the year. In most sports, that's the kind of access you can only dream about. Typically, a high school football player couldn't step on the field at Campbell Stadium and run a few patterns or kick a few balls. But his buddy on the cross-country team can head out to the course at Apalachee Regional Park and run a few hills or put in some miles. And maybe dream about being Kevin Sullivan.


Top Ten Males, 2012 Tannenbaum Trail 6K
  1. Nate Kaiser and Vince Molosky19:35 ~ Kevin Sullivan (M, 38) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 19:50 ~ Stanley Linton (M, 18) Crawfordville, FL
  3. 20:36 ~ Vince Molosky (M, 33) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 20:43 ~ Nate Kaiser (M, 33) Tallahassee, FL
  5. 21:13 ~ Bryan Koon (M, 41) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 21:35 ~ Jay Wallace (M, 48) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 21:46 ~ Tony Guillen (M, 43) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 22:17 ~ Jack Rutledge (M, 17) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 22:17 ~ Chase Harris (M, 15) Bainbridge, GA
  10. 22:54 ~ Peter Kaus (M, 28) Tallahassee, FL

Top Ten Females, 2012 Tannenbaum Trail 6K
  1. Stefanie Kurgatt21:56 ~ Stefanie Slekis (F, 24) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 23:55 ~ Stefanie Kurgatt (F, 17) Tallahassee, FL
  3. 26:25 ~ Brook Pace (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
  4. 26:29 ~ Paige Braswell (F, 16) Bainbridge, GA
  5. 27:25 ~ Kate Chunka (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
  6. 28:25 ~ Zoe Sheldon (F, 13) Tallahassee, FL
  7. 28:26 ~ Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 40) Tallahassee, FL
  8. 28:37 ~ Hanna Gordon (F, 29) Tallahassee, FL
  9. 29:06 ~ Nikky Manausa (F, 31) Tallahassee, FL
  10. 29:25 ~ Julie Clark (F, 51) Tallahassee, FL

Tannenbaum Trail 6K Champions, 2011-2012
DateMenWomen
17 DEC 201119:49, Chris Lake25:33, Katie Showman
15 DEC 201219:35, Kevin Sullivan21:56, Stefanie Slekis


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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

12 December 2012 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 13 December 2012. If that's more than a week ago, the latest schedule is always available via this link:


This is a listing of upcoming races within 100 miles of Tallahassee, Florida, roughly the area in the map below. If a race isn't listed, I probably haven't heard of it, so post a comment and let me know about it.
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15 DECEMBER 2012
  • Gulf Wind Track Club's second annual Tannenbaum Trail 6K Cross Country Run. 9:00AM ET. Apalachee Regional Park Trail, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida. 2011 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Brian Corbin, brirun@comcast.net, or Herb Wills, hwills@gmail.com
  • Beaches and Bells Holiday 5K and 1K fun run. 9:00am CT 5K / 9:00am CT 1K. Aaron Bessant Park, 600 Pier Park, Panama City Beach, FL, 32417. Online registration at active.com.
  • 2nd annual Chomp Cancer 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Fort White Community Center, 17579 SW State Road 47, Fort White, Florida. Event web site. Online registration at active.com.
  • Wiregrass Habitrot Elves on the Trail 5K. 9:00 AM CT. Kiwanis Pavilion at Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303. Amy Schutz, aschutz@wiregrasshabitat.org or 334-792-8453.
  • Prance for Precious 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET 5K / 9:10 AM ET one mile. Impact Sports and Fitness, 1107 Greer Street, Cordele, Georgia. Susan Fuller, sfuller@crispschools.org or 229-322-3075.
  • 2nd annual Thomasville JSL Red Nose Run Half Marathon and 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Thomas University, Pinetree Boulevard and Millpond Road, Thomasville, Georgia 31792. 2011 story. USATF course number GA12116WC (5K). USATF course number GA12117WC (half marathon). Entry form and flyer. Mandy West, 229-403-8627.
29 DECEMBER 2012
  • Last Gasp 5K Trail Run. 9:00AM CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or 334-792-6021.
30 DECEMBER 2012
  • Biggest Loser Half Marathon and 5K. 7:00 AM CT. Pier Park, 600 Pier Park Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. 
31 DECEMBER 2012
  • Valdosta New Year's Eve 5K. 9:00 PM ET. Lowndes High School, 1606 Norman Drive, Valdosta Georgia, 31601. A Course/Line, LLC, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
    5 JANUARY 2013
    • Gulf Winds Track Club's 29th annual Bowlegs 5K Run for Scholarship. 9:00am ET. FAMU / FSU College of Engineering, 2525 Pottsdamer Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32310-6046. USATF certified course #FL95008DL. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Larry Giunipero, lgiunip@cob.fsu.edu or 850-878-5569, or Bill Hillison, bhillis@garnet.acns.fsu.edu or 850-893-4557.
    • 5K Benefit Run for K9s for Warriors. 9:00 AM CT. Albany Marine Logistics Base, 814 Radford Blvd, Albany, Georgia. Online registration at active.com.
    12 JANUARY 2013
    19 JANUARY 2013
    • 4th annual Red Fox Trot 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET one mile.Roberts Elementary School, 5777 Pimlico Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2012 story. 2011 story. Entry form and flyer. Kim Vinson, ksvinson@embarqmail.com or 850-488-0923 or 850-668-7430.
    • 9th annual Kiwanis River Run 10K / 5K. 9:00am ET. Earle May Boat Basin, 100 Boat Basin Circle, Bainbridge, Georgia 39817. 2012 story. 2011 story. 10K is on USATF certified course GA05001WC. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Lance Wilson, lance.wilson096@cottonstates.com or 229-400-5854.
    • School of Arts and Sciences Dragon Dash 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:00 AM ET one mile / 9:30 AM ET 5K. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. Entry form and flyer. Kate Taluga, talugak@leonschools.net or 850-386-6566.
    • 2nd annual House of Hope 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. First Baptist Church, 640 Grace Avenue Panama City, Florida.Online registration at active.com.
    • Run 4 Missions Four-Mile Run and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. Baptist Student Center, 1522 North Oak Street, Valdosta, Georgia. Event web page. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
    • 17th annual Museum of Aviation Foundation Marathon / Half-Marathon / 5K. 8:00 AM ET Marathon / 8:15 AM ET Half-Marathon / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Museum of Aviation, Hwy 247 and Russell Parkway, Warner Robins, Georgia. USATF certified courses #GA10005WC (Marathon), #GA09003WC (Half Marathon), #GA09005WC (5K). Event web page. Museum of Aviation Foundation at museumevents@museumofaviation.org or 478-923-6600, or John Hunter, Race Director, at hunterjh@cox.net or 478-335-3426.
    26 JANUARY 2013
    • 4th annual FSU First Responder Unit 5K. 9:00 AM ET. Integration Statue on Woodward Plaza, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Entry form and flyer. FRU@admin.fsu.edu or 850-644-3349.
    • 2nd annual Tour de Frenchtown 5K. 8:30 AM ET. Renaissance Community Center, 457 Virginia Street, Tallahassee, Florida. 2012 story. Jessica White, jmw4721@aol.com
    • Wounded Warrior 5K. 9:00 AM ET. Bainbridge College, 2500 East Shotwell St. Bainbridge Georgia. Entry form and flyer. Contact Eric Dueno, eric.dueno@bainbridge.edu or 229-248-2577, or Marcus Starling 850-766-9504.
    • The 31st annual Hog Wild Run 15K and 5K. 2:00pm CT. The Depot Off Main, 120 Museum Avenue, Dothan, Alabama 36303. 2012 story. 2011 story. 15K course map. Event web page. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or 334-792-6021.
    • 4th annual ABAC Fitness Festival 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:00am ET. Red Hills Tennis Complex, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Perimeter Road, Tifton, Georgia. 2011 story. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Register online. Cindy Epperly, cepperly@abac.edu or 229-391-5082.
    • Saint Teresa's School Nun Run 5K and One-Mile Fun Run. 8:30am ET. Saint Teresa's School, 417 Edgewood Lane, Albany, Georgia 31707. 2011 story. Saint Teresa's School web site. Online registration at active.com.
    • Heels for Hope 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. Boll Weevil Monument, 121 North Main Street, Enterprise, Alabama. Online registration at active.com.
    2 FEBRUARY 2013
    • Apple Classic 10K and 5K. 8:00 AM CT. 74 Great Hammock Bend Freeport, Florida. Event web site. Online registration at active.com.
    • Black History 5K. 9:00 AM CT. Fortenberry-Colton Physical Fitness Facility, 5900 Skychief Street, Fort Rucker, Alabama 36362. 334-255-2296.
    3 FEBRUARY 2013
    • Gulf Winds Track Club's 39th annual Tallahassee Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:30 am ET. Mike Long Track, Florida State University, Chieftain Way at Spirit Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Event web site. Tallahasseemarathon@gmail.com
    9 FEBRUARY 2013
    • Samoa21st annual Run For The Cookies 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:30AM ET one mile / 9:00AM ET 5K. Tallahassee Community College Lifetime Sports Center, 444 Appleyard Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32304. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified 5K course FL08011EBM.  Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Dr. Jeanne O'Kon, okonj@tcc.fl.edu or 850-894-2019.
    • 2nd annual Southeast Alabama Community Foundation's 2013 Half Marathon and 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Flowers Hospital 4370 West Main Street, Dothan, Alabama. Event web page. Online registration at active.com.
    16 FEBRUARY 2013
    • Gulf Winds Track Club's 25th annual Flash 12K and 6K. 8:30AM ET. San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park, 148 Old Fort Road, St. Marks, Florida 32355. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2008 story. Course map. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RaceIt.com. Mark Priddy, MarkPriddy@msn.com
    • 3rd annual Hospice Half Marathon & Dewey Dash 5K color run. 7:00 AM ET. Georgia Christian School, 4359 Dasher Road, Valdosta, GA 31601-2101. 2011 story. Event web site. Online registration at active.com. Leanna Greene, hospicehalfanddash@gmail.com or 229-563-7676.
    • Hot Cocoa 15K, 10K, and 5K. 9:00 AM CT. Beacon Hill Park, St. Joe Beach, Florida. Online registration at active.com.
    23 FEBRUARY 2013
    • There's No Place Like Home 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Madison Street Park, 2884 Madison Street, Marianna, Florida. Event web page.
    • Strides For Scholars 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Nelson Building, 1311 Balboa Avenue, Panama City, Florida. Event web page.
    2 MARCH 2013
    • Thomasville Road Baptist Church 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00AM ET one mile / 8:30am ET 10K and 5K. Thomasville Road Baptist Church, 3131 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course FL09035EBM (10K). USATF certified course FL09036EBM (5K). Grea Bevis, greabevis@yahoo.com
    • 7th annual Albany Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:00 am ET. Veteran's Park, 112 North Front Street, Albany, GA 31701. USATF certified course GA07003WC (Marathon), GA07002WC (half-Marathon). 2011 story. Event web site. Printable entry form. Online registration at active.com. info@albanymarathon.com or 229-317-4760.
    • Red Pepper Run 5K. 8:00am ET. The Blue Parrot, 68 West Gorrie Drive, St. George Island, Florida 32328. 2011 story. Susan Bassett, 850-323-0092.
    • Miles For Madison 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Mosley High School, 501 Mosley Drive, Lynn Haven, Florida. Online registration at active.com.
    9 MARCH 2013
    • Shamrock Scurry 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00AM ET one mile / 8:30AM ET 5K. Killearn United Methodist Church, 2800 Shamrock South, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. USATF certified course #FL10021EBM. Course map. Connie Clark, rclarke54@comcast.net or 850-933-2429.
    • 35th annual Winston Howell 10,000 Meter Road Race. 9:00am CT. National Guard Armory, Highway 52 and 167, Hartford, AL 36344. 2011 story. USATF certified course #AL96005JD. Event web site. Cary Hatcher at hatch@alaweb.com or 334-588-2343.
    10 MARCH 2013
    • 4th annual Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranches, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K. 7:40am ET. Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranch, 1813 Cecil Webb Place, Live Oak, FL 32060. USATF certified course FL10028EBM (Marathon and half-Marathon), Event web page. Online registration at active.com. Chris Carusone, 941-799-7184.
    16 MARCH 2013
    • 3rd annual Doggie Dash 8K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. Southwood Central Park, Grove Park Drive at Terrebone Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2012 story. 2011 story. Chris Akins or Sheri Logue, kgalban@southernscholarship.org or 850-717-3714.
    • Capital City Youth Services Celtic 5K. 2:00 PM ET. College Avenue and Adams Street, Downtown Tallahassee, Florida. 2012 story.
    • St Patrick's Day 10K and 5K. 9:00 AM CT. Fort Rucker Physical Fitness Facility, Bldg 4605 Andrews Avenue, Fort Rucker, Alabama, 36362. 334-255-2296.
    23 MARCH 2013
    • 4th annual Education For Life 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Florida State University College of Medicine, 1115 West Call Street, Tallahassee, Florida. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Kim Galban, kgalban@southernscholarship.org
    • 2nd annual Bainbridge Half Marathon. 7:00AM ET. Memorial Hospital, 1500 E. Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, Georgia. 2012 story. Event web site.
    30 MARCH 2013
    • 13th annual Red Hills Triathlon (1/3-mile swim, 16-mile bike, 3.1-mile run). 7:30am ET. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32309. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site.
    • 4th annual Junior Service League of Panama City 5K Rabbit Race and ½-mile Bunny Hop. 8:00am CT. Panama City Marina Civic Center, 8 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, Florida 32401. 5k@jlpanamacity.org
    6 APRIL 2013
    • Gulf Winds Track Club's 38th annual Springtime 10K, Publix 5K and Target 1-Miler. 7:45am ET one-mile / 8:10am ET 10K and 5K. Leon County Courthouse, 301 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32301. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Judy Alexander, jalexander98@comcast.net or 850-383-1361.
    13 APRIL 2013
    • 2nd annual Run For The Nurses Half Marathon, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. Red Hills Tennis Complex, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Perimeter Road, Tifton, Georgia. Event web page. Online registration at active.com.
    14 APRIL 2013
    • 3rd annual Tomato Trot 5K. 11:00 AM ET. Tallahassee Auto Museum, 6800 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32308. 2012 story. Online registration at active.com.
    20 APRIL 2013
    • Gulf Winds Track Club's 39th annual Palace Saloon 5K. 8:00am ET. James Messer Fields Park, Jackson Bluff Road and Dupree Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304. USATF certified course FL13028EBM. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at EventBrite.com. Mike Burns, michaelaburns@yahoo.com
    27 APRIL 2013
    • Rose36th annual Rose City Run 10K and one mile kids' run. 8:00 am ET 10K / 9:30 am ET one mile. North Broad Street and Monroe Street, Thomasville, GA. USATF certified course GA92011WN (10K). 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web site. rcr@ymcathomasville.org or 229-226-9878.
    • Ronald McDonald House Red Shoe Run 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00am ET one mile/8:30am ET 10K and 5K. Southwood Capital Office Complex, Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida. 2012 story. Kathy Anderson, kanderson@rmhctallahassee.org or 850-222-0056x23.
    4 MAY 2013
    • 12th annual Tallahassee Tails and Trails 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET. Tallahassee-Leon County Animal Service Center, 1125 Easterwood Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site.
    11 MAY 2013
    • Army Ten Miler. 7:00 AM CT. Fort Rucker Physical Fitness Facility, Bldg 4605 Andrews Avenue, Fort Rucker, Alabama, 36362. 334-255-2296.
    18 MAY 2013
    • 6th annual Missionette 5K / 10K Extraordinary Run. 8:00 am ET. Family Worship Center of Cairo, 1400 South Broad Street, Cairo, GA 39828. USATF certified course GA09001WC (10K) and GA09002WC (5K). 2010 story. Katina Stewart 229-378-0970.
    27 MAY 2013
    • USA Flag7th annual Memorial Day 5K Night Race. 7:00 pm ET. Bainbridge Middle School tennis courts, Miluli Avenue at South Boulevard Drive, Bainbridge, Georgia 39819. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Stacy Warren, tsmwarren3@att.net
    • 5thUSA Flag annual Valdosta Memorial Day 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Valdosta Early College Academy, 1605 Azalea Drive, Valdosta, Georgia. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. A Course/Line, LLC, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
    1 JUNE 2013
    • Gulf Winds Track Club's 16th annual Potluck Bash 4-Mile Run. 6:00 pm ET. Forestmeadows Athletic Center, 4750 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671.
    4 JULY 2013
    • 5th annual Valdosta Independence Day 5K. 7:15am ET. 3200 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. A Course/Line, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
    17 AUGUST 2013
    • Gulf Winds Track Club's 16th annual Breakfast On The Track One Mile Run. 7:45 am ET. Maclay School track, 3737 N Meridian Rd, Tallahassee, Florida. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Bonnie Wright, bonniedwright@gmail.com or 850-386-3500.
    24 AUGUST 2013
    • Gulf Winds Track Club's Miller Landing Madness 8K/5K/3K. 8:00 am ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park, Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019.
    31 AUGUST 2013

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    14 SEPTEMBER 2013
    • Gulf Winds Track Club's 32nd annual Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K. 8:00am ET. Optimist Park, East Indianhead Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certified course #FL00022DL. Entry form and flyer. Lisa Unger, ungertl@juno.com or 850-562-2901.
    21 SEPTEMBER 2013
    • Gulf Winds Track Club's Salute to Prefontaine 5K Cross-Country Run. 8:30am ET. Silver Lake Recreation Area of the Apalachicola National Forest, Silver Lake Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Jeff Nielsen, dobieman@comcast.net or 850-459-8859.
    • Race of the South 10K / 5K / one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET 10K and 5K, 9:00 AM ET one mile. Moultrie YMCA, 601 26th Avenue Southeast, Moultrie, Georgia 31768. 2012 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Leslie Peretti, leslieymca@hotmail.com or 229-985-1154.
    28 SEPTEMBER 2013
    • Hispanic Heritage Gate-To-Gate 4.2-Mile Run. 9:00 AM CT. 3rd Avenue and Raider Street parking lot, Fort Rucker, Alabama. Fortenberry-Colton PFF at 255-3794.
    12 OCTOBER 2012
    • Gulf Winds Track Club's Pine Run at Tall Timbers 20K. 7:30 am ET. Tall Timbers Research Station, 13093 Henry Beadel Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Chuck and Jana Davis, cdaviscycle@gmail.com
    25 OCTOBER 2013
    • PumpkinheadYMCA Trick or Trot 5K Night Race and one-mile fun run. 6:00 PM ET one mile / 6:30 PM ET 5K. YMCA at Southwood, 3196 Merchants Row Boulevard suite 200, Tallahassee, Florida. 2012 story. 2011 story. Entry form and flyer. Tasha Everette, teverette@capitalregionymca.org
    26 OCTOBER 2013
    • 34th annual Boston Mini-Marathon. 8:00 am ET. Commercial Bank, 124 West Jefferson Street, Boston, GA 31626. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Brad Johnson, bradjohnson@bankcb.com or 229-498-8500 (day) / 229-226-4679 (evening).
    • Spooky 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:00AM CT. Fort Rucker Physical Fitness Center, Building 4605 Andrews Avenue, Fort Rucker, Alabama. 334-255-0308.
    11 NOVEMBER 2013
    • USA Flag3rd annual Allen Beal Memorial Veterans' Day 5K. 8:30 AM ET. Vietnam War Memorial, South Calhoun Street at Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida. 2012 story. 2011 story.
    23 NOVEMBER 2013
    • 19th annual Draggin' Tail 18-Mile Run, Relay, and 5K. 8:00 am CT. St Theresa's Catholic Church, 2056 Sunny Hills Boulevard, Sunny Hills, Florida. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story.  Marty Kirkland 850-265-8439 or Joe Edgecombe joeruns@yahoo.com or 850-763-5005.
    • Turkey Trot 10K and 5K. 9:00 AM CT. Fort Rucker Physical Fitness Facility, Bldg 4605 Andrews Avenue, Fort Rucker, Alabama, 36362. 334-255-2296.
    28 NOVEMBER 2013
    • Gulf Winds Track Club's 38th annual Tallahassee Turkey Trot 15K / 10K / 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 am ET. State Office Satellite Complex at SouthWood, Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, FL. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event web site. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671 or 850-668-2236
    • Valdosta Thanksgiving Day 5K. 8:00am ET. Valdosta Early College Academy, Azalea Drive and College Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2011 story. 2010 story. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. A Course/Line, LLC, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
    .30 NOVEMBER 2013
    • Swine Time 5K. 8:30am ET. Swine Time Fairgrounds, New Street, Climax Georgia. 2011 story. Paul Fryer, pfryer1@gmail.com or 229-246-8560 or Chip Ariail, dariail@dcboe.com or 229-243-9120.
    7 DECEMBER 2013
    • Gulf Winds Track Club Ten-Mile Challenge / Five-Mile Run. 8:00 am ET. Hawks Rise Elementary School, 205 Meadow Ridge Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32312-1565. USATF certified courses FL10078EBM (ten mile) and FL10077EBM (five mile). 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Lisa or Eric Johnson, 10MileChallenge@gmail.com
    • Fifth annual Run for the Redfish Half-Marathon / 5K / one-mile fun run. 8:00am CT. Pier Park, Margaritaville, 16230 Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach 32413. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story.  Event web site.
    14 DECEMBER 2013
    • Gulf Winds Track Club's 32nd annual Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic 50K/50M. 7:00 am ET. Wakulla Springs State Park, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida. USATF certified course FL08072EBM. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web site. Gary Griffin, runlong@nettally.com
    • Mistletoe 5K. 9:00 AM CT. Fortenberry-Colton Physical Fitness Facility, 5900 Skychief Street, Fort Rucker, Alabama 36362. 334-255-2296.
    21 DECEMBER 2013
    • Gulf Wind Track Club's third annual Tannenbaum Trail 6K Cross Country Run. 9:00AM ET. Apalachee Regional Park Trail, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida. 2012 story. 2011 story. Brian Corbin, brirun@comcast.net, or Herb Wills, hwills@gmail.com

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    Tuesday, December 11, 2012

    Curtin runs like a reindeer in Panama City Beach

    In the fourth annual Reindeer Race on Panama City Beach, Michael Curtin of the United States Air Force ran like the animal the event is named for. Curtin finished over 600 meters ahead of his nearest competitor, handily beating a field of over 400 athletes. But while Curtin ran practically unopposed for the title spot, that wasn't the case for runner-up. Three runners fought a close race for second, with Mike Sullivan and Nate Sukolsky clocked in identical times of 16:41 and schoolboy Wesley Wilmot right on their heels at 16:43. Kayla Adcock ran 17:18 to finish as the first female; Sarah Mrazek was the women's runner-up at 18:00.


    The Reindeer Race is one of two annual running events hosted by the Junior Service League of Panama City. Race proceeds benefit Girls On The Run of Bay County.


    Top Ten Males
    1. 14:14.39 ~ Michael Curtin (M, 27)
    2. 16:40.97 ~ Mike Sullivan (M, )
    3. 16:40.97 ~ Nate Sukolsky (M, 30)
    4. 16:42.47 ~ Wesley Wilmot (M, 12)
    5. 16:59.64 ~ Jason Hall (M, 38)
    6. 17:36.26 ~ Sam Bennett (M, 18)
    7. 17:48.49 ~ Chris Nix (M, 36)
    8. 17:48.87 ~ Doug Smith (M, 51)
    9. 17:58.05 ~ Ross Clemons (M, 48)
    10. 18:01.00 ~ Chip Nix (M, )

    Top Ten Females
    1. 17:17.25 ~ Kayla Adcock (F, 23)
    2. 17:59.37 ~ Sarah Mrazek (F, 29)
    3. 18:46.04 ~ Kristi Krutchek (F, 30)
    4. 19:05.05 ~ Ashley French (F, 30)
    5. 19:09.11 ~ Amy Johnson (F, 32)
    6. 19:12.00 ~ Cathy Tibbetts (F, )
    7. 19:21.84 ~ Stephanie Lindig (F, 10)
    8. 19:25.96 ~ Reagan Erbe (F, 11)
    9. 19:44.06 ~ Nixon Erbe (F, 9)
    10. 20:14.00 ~ Jenn Thomas Warren (F, )

    Reindeer Race 5K winners, 2009-2012
    DateMenWomen
    2009
    2010
    10 DEC 201118:13, Aaron Scrimager25:00, Reagan Erbe
    8 DEC 201214:15, Michael Curtin17:18, Kayla Adcock


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    Sunday, December 9, 2012

    A nifty fifty for Toska and Coutts at the Tallahassee Ultra

    Ferit ToskaLast Saturday the manatees were at Wakulla Springs. They are seasonal visitors, as dependable as the Capistrano's famous swallows. Manatees are impressively large, but after you're done marveling at a floating creature the size of a compact car, that’s about it for the show. Manatees don't do much other than float, occasionally punctuating their torpor with a loud sigh of exhalation. A floating log would be only slightly less active.


    Dave CarverSomewhat more active are the ultrarunners, another seasonal visitor to the springs. You can depend on the ultrarunners showing up in Wakulla Springs State Park on the second Saturday in December, Dec. 8 this year. Ultrarunning is anything longer than a 26.2-mile marathon. Middle-distance running starts around the 800 meters, and continues up through the miles, but by the time you're up to 10,000 meters long-distance running has begun. Long distance continues up to the marathon, but beyond the marathon is the realm of ultra-distance. At the Tallahassee Ultra-distance Classic at Wakulla Springs, ultrarunners tackle two one of two trans-marathon distances, 50 kilometers (31 miles) or 50 miles. The 50K runners performed their feat as five ten-kilometer laps around the park, while the 50-milers had to run just over eight laps. Sharing a finish line but with slightly different starting lines, the two races started at 7:00 am.


    Sung Ho ChoiThe favorite in the 50-mile race had to be Sung Ho Choi of Jacksonville, the defending champion. True, he had just won a grueling Ancient Oaks 100-mile race the week before. But in 2011 Sung Ho Choi had also run the Ancient Oaks 100-mile a week before Tallahassee Ultradistance Classic, and he had won that 50-mile run by over a mile. He seemed on schedule to repeat, and accented that status by wearing a jaunty pair of bunny ears on his head and a fluffy tail on his shorts. Sung Ho Choi seemed to be saying that, like the Energizer Bunny, he would keep going and going and going.


    Chrissy CouttsEven without a rabbit costume, Gainesville runner Ferit Toska and Dave Carver of London, Ontario were also determined to keep going and going. Sung Ho Choi led the race, but Toska and Carver weren't ever far behind. After five laps Toska made a move, passing both Carver and Sung Ho Choi. Sung Ho Choi answered, and moved back into the lead before the end of the sixth lap, but by the beginning of lap seven Carver was in the lead for good.


    "I crashed," said Sung Ho Choi.


    At the start of the last lap Toska was well ahead, and Sung Ho Choi was about half a minute ahead of Dave Carver. Toska looked unbeatable, but Sung Ho Choi's bunny ears looked a lot perkier than the man wearing them. With two miles to go, Carver started to move up on Sung Ho Choi. Close to the 49-mile mark of the 50-mile race, Canadian Carver passed Sung Ho Choi to move into second. Ferit Toska cruised across the finish line first in 6:34:53, with Dave Carver finishing runner-up in 6:36:28. Sung Ho Choi held on to finish third in 6:39:39. At 8:16:09 the first Tallahassee runner and first woman, Chrissy Coutts, finished the 50 miles, placing fifth overall.
    John Robida

    Long before the athletes in the 50 mile had started finishing, the first 50K runners were completing their 31-mile odyssey. Tampa's John Robida won the event by more than two miles--his final lead was longer than most people are prepared to run. Robida's time was 3:44:50. Second place went to Geb Kiros of Tallahassee in 4:02:44. In third place at 4:09:08, Jacksonville runner Ruth Levy was the first female finisher.
    Manatees


    There was a ten-hour time limit, so the ultrarunners were all off the course by 5:00 pm, finished or not.. For now the manatees are still at Wakulla Springs, but the ultrarunners are gone and won't be back till next December.




    50 Mile
    1. Ferit Toska and Sung Ho Choi6:34:53 ~ Ferit Toska (M, 33) Gainesville, FL
    2. 6:36:28 ~ Dave Carver (M, 51) London, ONT
    3. 6:39:39 ~ Sung Ho Choi (M, 36) Jacksonville, FL
    4. 8:08:48 ~ Jason Matherne (M, 38) Thibodaux, LA
    5. 8:16:09 ~ Chrissy Coutts (F, 41) Tallahassee, FL
    6. 8:22:55 ~ Mike Baker (M, 43) Tallahassee, FL
    7. 8:40:15 ~ Robert Pepper (M, 47) Dunedin, FL
    8. 8:43:15 ~ Mike Johnston (M, 22) Oak Harbor, WA
    9. 9:22:27 ~ Birgit Maier-Katkin (F, 50) Tallahassee, FL
    10. 9:24:43 ~ Darlene Baltimore (F, 39) College Park, GA
    11. 9:34:36 ~ Mary Scott (F, 34) Jacksonville, FL
    12. 9:37:27 ~ Leigh Ceci (F, 48) Tallahassee, FL
    13. 9:37:27 ~ Beth Miller (F, 48) Mobile, AL
    14. 9:41:17 ~ James Austin (M, 62) Northville, MI
    15. 9:41:17 ~ Elaine Stypula (F, 47) Farmington Hills, MI
    16. 9:43:47 ~ Chuck Knight (M, 51) Albany, GA
    17. 9:43:47 ~ Terri Lyn Morton (F, 39) Leesburg, GA
    18. 9:49:40 ~ Heather Shoemaker (F, 27) Alpharetta, GA

    Wheelchair 50 Mile
    1. 5:36:16 ~ James Heath (M, 37) Kingsland, GA

    50 Kilometer
    1. Geb Kiros3:44:50 ~ John Robida (M, 32) Tampa, FL
    2. 4:02:44 ~ Geb Kiros (M, 46) Tallahassee, FL
    3. 4:09:08 ~ Ruth Levy (F, 24) Jacksonville, FL
    4. 4:11:45 ~ Cole Tessier (M, 29) Tallahassee, FL
    5. 4:14:35 ~ Andy Roberts (M, 45) Tallahassee, FL
    6. 4:39:21 ~ Camilo Ordoñez (M, 33) Tallahassee, FL
    7. 4:39:21 ~ Juan Ordoñez (M, 38) Tallahassee, FL
    8. 4:40:46 ~ Ettore Aldrovandi (M, 51) Tallahassee, FL
    9. 4:45:00 ~ Kelsey Kilinski (F, 26) St. Marks, FL
    10. 4:52:50 ~ Brian Molen (M, 36) Tallahassee, FL
    11. Ruth Levy5:00:01 ~ Mauricio Endara (M, 41) Tallahassee, FL
    12. 5:06:13 ~ Matt Minno (M, 53) Tallahassee, FL
    13. 5:06:15 ~ Bill Hillison (M, 68) Tallahassee, FL
    14. 5:06:48 ~ Bess Anderson (F, 57) Tampa, FL
    15. 5:14:35 ~ Jennifer Shafer (F, 44) Tallahassee, FL
    16. 5:15:43 ~ Pat Judd (M, 62) Pensacola, FL
    17. 5:18:01 ~ Nathan Adams (M, 29) Tallahassee, FL
    18. 5:18:18 ~ Ramon Ferrer (M, 32) New York, NY
    19. 5:18:22 ~ George Lockhart (M, 50) Sugar Hill, GA
    20. 5:19:29 ~ John Hingst (M, 49) Callahan, FL
    21. 5:20:24 ~ John Leighton (M, 52) Newark, OH
    22. 5:21:02 ~ Scott James (M, 47) Thomasville, GA
    23. 5:26:26 ~ Mason Vance (M, 41) Tallahassee, FL
    24. 5:26:48 ~ Bill Hoffman (M, 57) Tampa, FL
    25. 5:29:55 ~ Donna Pepper (F, 40) Dunedin, FL
    26. 5:34:03 ~ James O'Donnell (M, 24) Sarasota, FL
    27. 5:38:40 ~ Cory DeLamater (F, 40) Athens, GA
    28. 5:38:55 ~ Mike Burns (M, 47) Tallahassee, FL
    29. 5:43:33 ~ Ithel Jones (M, 58) Tallahassee, FL
    30. 5:46:40 ~ Jessica McCaskill (F, 32) Palm Bay, FL
    31. 5:46:40 ~ Joan Meadows (F, 53) Malabar, FL
    32. 5:46:46 ~ Kim Nusbaum (F, 51) Navarre, FL
    33. 5:51:20 ~ Jeremy Kirch (M, 30) Jacksonville, FL
    34. 5:52:12 ~ Maria Matheu (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
    35. 5:58:22 ~ Gary Cato (M, 56) Bainbridge, GA
    36. 6:00:01 ~ Karima Anderson (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
    37. 6:04:13 ~ Jean-Philippe DeRycker (F, 47) Jacksonville, FL
    38. 6:07:41 ~ Susan Haag (F, 46) Jacksonville, FL
    39. 6:11:04 ~ Michael Oates (M, 27) Tallahassee, FL
    40. 6:14:08 ~ Scott Blaser (M, 50) Oviedo, FL
    41. 6:17:06 ~ Bruce Hall (M, 44) Dothan, AL
    42. 6:17:30 ~ Sushma Manandhar (F, 41) Jacksonville, FL
    43. 6:20:30 ~ Pam Waller (F, 50) Tallahassee, FL
    44. 6:24:45 ~ Liz Brabston (F, 29) Jacksonville, FL
    45. 6:27:00 ~ Lisa Cox (F, 47) Tallahassee, FL
    46. 6:27:22 ~ Vicky Verano (F, 48) Tallahassee, FL
    47. 6:31:40 ~ Dana Stetson (M, 56) Tallahassee, FL
    48. 6:39:23 ~ Leisa Eastman (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
    49. 6:42:35 ~ Keith Berry (M, 56) Tallahassee, FL
    50. 6:43:06 ~ Carlos Zapata (M, 67) Tallahassee, FL
    51. 6:46:08 ~ Elizabeth Stupi (F, 28) Tallahassee, FL
    52. 6:50:13 ~ Michael Williams (M, 36) Orange Park, FL
    53. 6:51:28 ~ Jennifer Kissler (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
    54. 6:57:12 ~ Donald Vanoteghem (M, 58) Leesburg, GA
    55. 7:00:56 ~ Eric Dueno (M, 44) Havana, FL
    56. 7:01:05 ~ Tracy Kusmierz (F, 33) Tallahassee, FL
    57. 7:01:24 ~ Gary Parsons (M, 54) Tallahassee, FL
    58. 7:02:45 ~ Natalie Radford (F, 38) Tallahassee, FL
    59. 7:09:33 ~ Lisa McAnally (F, 50) Tallahassee, FL
    60. 7:11:40 ~ Mark Priddy (M, 57) Tallahassee, FL
    61. 7:12:12 ~ Marsha White (F, 65) Gainesville, FL
    62. 7:12:40 ~ Nicholas Mazza (M, 64) Tallahassee, FL
    63. 7:23:54 ~ Vicki Sue Merry (F, 55) Cantonment, FL
    64. 7:26:46 ~ Kathleen Wheeler (F, 51) St. Petersburg, FL
    65. 7:52:33 ~ Mellody Hughes (F, 49) DeFuniak Springs, FL
    66. 8:10:08 ~ Evelyn Smith (F, 52) Rockford, IL

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    Friday, December 7, 2012

    No half-fast half-marathon for Honaker and Ader at Redfish

    Finishing over 700 meters ahead of the runner up, Clayton Honaker of Navarre, Florida won the fourth annual Run-For-The-Redfish Half Marathon in Panama City Beach, Florida on a warm Saturday morning, 1 December 2012. Honaker's time for the 13.1-mile race was 81:11. Second place went to Texas runner Gabriel Garza in 84:02. Two weeks earlier Garza had placed second at the 18th annual Draggin' Tail Run 18-Mile Challenge in nearby Sunny Hill. Garza was followed over the finish line by the first master runner in the race, Tallahassee's Mickey Moore. Moore's time for the half marathon was 86:40.


    Coming in eleventh overall, Kristin Ader of Lynn Haven was the first female finisher, putting up a 94:43. Pam Schilling from Ridgeland, Mississippi was the fastest master woman in the race, finishing runner-up to Ader in 1:44:09.


    327 athletes completed the half marathon. The event was hosted by the Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce.


    Top Ten Men, fourth annual Redfish Run Half Marathon
    1. 1:21:11 ~ Clayton Honaker (M, 38) Navarre, FL
    2. 1:24:02 ~ Gabriel Garza (M, 31) Harlingen, TX
    3. 1:26:40 ~ Mickey Moore (M, 42) Tallahassee, FL
    4. 1:29:02 ~ Fred Dufault (M, 39) Minneapolis, MN
    5. 1:29:03 ~ Michael Johnston (M, 22) Panama City Beach, FL
    6. 1:29:50 ~ Ryan Oakley (M, 32) Panama City Beach, FL
    7. 1:31:13 ~ Michael Kennett (M, 39) Tallahassee, FL
    8. 1:31:53 ~ Eric Bernard (M, 33) Dothan, AL
    9. 1:32:24 ~ Paul Quinn (M, 36) Hurlburt Field, FL
    10. 1:34:03 ~ Russell Simmons (M, 32) Pine Mountain, GA

    Top Ten Women, fourth annual Redfish Run Half Marathon
    1. 1:34:43 ~ Kristin Ader (F, 38) Lynn Haven, FL
    2. 1:44:09 ~ Pam Schilling (F, 53) Ridgeland, MS
    3. 1:44:39 ~ Amy Stoyles (F, 33) Freeport, FL
    4. 1:45:23 ~ Alexandra Minga (F, 37) Panama City Beach, FL
    5. 1:48:54 ~ Kim Allan (F, 42) Panama City, FL
    6. 1:50:46 ~ Melissa Bakas (F, 36) Tallahassee, FL
    7. 1:51:05 ~ Jill Wofsey (F, 49) Alford, FL
    8. 1:51:46 ~ Christine Swanson (F, 25) Atlanta, GA
    9. 1:52:13 ~ Amy Lamagdeleine (F, 23) Panama City, FL
    10. 1:52:21 ~ Theresa Sullivan (F, 51) Panama City, FL

    Run For The Redfish Half-Marathon winners, 2009-2012
    DateMenWomen
    5 DEC 200978:52, Kristoffer Chacon87:37, Hadley Nyquist
    4 DEC 201079:18, Andrew Norton86:59, Hadley Nyquist
    3 DEC 201174:07, Aaron Caldwell88:14, Line Lauritsen
    1 DEC 201281:11, Clayton Honaker94:43, Kristin Ader


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    Thursday, December 6, 2012

    Mathematician Fix adds a Jingle Bell Jog title to his resumé

    On Saturday morning, 1 December 2012 at the Albany, Georgia Jingle Bell Jog 10K, Lee County High School mathematics teacher Josh Fix knocked off defending champion Nathan Norton 37:28 to 37:43 for this year's title. Fix, an ultramarathon runner, had previously won the 10K in 2008. The next three places went to high school distance runners; Dale Pate of Sylvester Worth County HS at 37:52, Jack Plowden of Albany Westover HS at 40:04, and Sam Grave of Macon at 40:26. The flood of youth was followed by the race for the top master spot, where Michael Gavre of Leesburg prevailed over Albany's Kurt Anthony, 43:23 to 43:41, the two runners placing sixth and seventh overall.


    Ballet-dancer-turned-runner Anne Cheek was the first female finisher in the 10K, edging out the 2010 women's champ, Albany master runner Karen Hamby, 46:27 to 46:36. Tina Moye of Albany placed third among the women with a 46:54. At 47:21 the fourth woman finisher was Carly Banks, an alumna of the cross-country team at Moultrie's Colquitt County HS (c/o 2010).


    Top Ten Males, 2012 Jingle Bell Jog 10K
    1. 37:27.79 ~ Josh Fix (M, 38) Leesburg, GA
    2. 37:42.60 ~ Nathan Norton (M, 21) Americus, GA
    3. 37:51.84 ~ Dale Pate (M, 16) Sylvester, GA
    4. 40:03.51 ~ Jack Plowden (M, 15) Albany, GA
    5. 40:25.79 ~ Sam Grave (M, 17) Macon, GA
    6. 43:22.94 ~ Michael Gavre (M, 46) Leesburg, GA
    7. 43:40.88 ~ Kurt Anthony (M, 47) Albany, GA
    8. 44:22.11 ~ John Ashley (M, 39)
    9. 44:44.93 ~ Austin Payne (M, 18) Tyty, GA
    10. 44:49.69 ~ Leroy Bynum (M, 56)

    Top Ten Females, 2012 Jingle Bell Jog 10K
    1. 46:26.95 ~ Anne Cheek (F, 21) Leesburg, GA
    2. 46:35.96 ~ Karen Hamby (F, 44) Albany, GA
    3. 46:53.01 ~ Tina Moye (F, 38) Albany, GA
    4. 47:20.54 ~ Carly Banks (F, 20) Moultrie, GA
    5. 47:41.13 ~ Heidi Taylor (F, 31) Bel Air, MD
    6. 47:54.72 ~ Morgan Hayes (F, 21) Moultrie, GA
    7. 48:47.91 ~ Kristin Thompson (F, 44)
    8. 49:14.37 ~ Mandy Phillps (F, 35) Albany, GA
    9. 49:48.67 ~ Emily Jorgenson (F, 24) Albany, GA
    10. 50:17.83 ~ Amy Fix (F, 37)

    In the junior race, a 5K, Southland Academy cross-country runner Wright Calhoun posted a winning 17:49, finishing almost 400 meters ahead of the runner-up, Caleb Harris of Bainbridge. Harris covered the 3.1-mile course in 19:16. Baconton Charter School sophomore Samuel Cornwell placed third in 20:07. The fastest master in the 5K was Daniel Graham of Bainbridge, fourth overall in 20:21. Americus' Charlene Pennymon was the first female as well as the first female master in the 5K, running 23:00. 100 meters behind Pennymon, in 23:28 was the female runner-up, Katherine McGarr, a sophomore cross-country runner at Tiftarea Academy.


    Top Ten Males, 2012 Jingle Bell Jog 5K
    1. 17:48.47 ~ Wright Calhoun (M, 14) Americus, GA
    2. 19:15.35 ~ Caleb Harris (M, 11) Bainbridge, GA
    3. 20:06.46 ~ Samuel Cornwell (M, 15) Camilla, GA
    4. 20:20.99 ~ Daniel Graham (M, 40) Bainbridge, GA
    5. 20:23.24 ~ Samad Mills (M, 12)
    6. 20:23.47 ~ William, Jr Fricks (M, 41)
    7. 20:29.84 ~ Cody Callahan (M, 14)
    8. 20:33.45 ~ Carl Plowden (M, 43) Albany, GA
    9. 20:35.47 ~ Kyle Edmunds (M, 17) Leesburg, GA
    10. 20:40.85 ~ Tyler Sharpen (M, 18) Bridgeboro, GA

    Top Ten Females, 2012 Jingle Bell Jog 5K
    1. 22:59.80 ~ Charlene Pennymon (F, 48) Americus, GA
    2. 23:27.52 ~ Katherine McGarr (F, 15) Cordele, GA
    3. 23:36.16 ~ Nancy Herring (F, 57) Thomasville, GA
    4. 23:38.66 ~ Dorian Usry (F, 13) Albany, GA
    5. 23:46.15 ~ Wendy Hester (F, 48) Leesburg, GA
    6. 24:26.48 ~ Ryleigh Bell (F, 10) Americus, GA
    7. 24:38.34 ~ Chloe Usry (F, 11) Albany, GA
    8. 24:48.85 ~ Rachael Nagy (F, 15) Leesburg, GA
    9. 24:52.78 ~ Ramsay Miller (F, 12) Leesburg, GA
    10. 25:02.84 ~ Perry Kelly (F, 26) Leesburg, GA

    A benefit for the Phoebe Foundation, the Jingle Bell Jog has been an institution in Albany for 25 years. 270 runners finished the 10K in 2012, with another 616 in ht 5K.


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    Wednesday, December 5, 2012

    Prince rules fourth annual Winterfest 5K

    SnowflakeIn 2011, Jesse Prince defeated two-time champion and event record-holder Chris Rice in Valdosta's third annual Winterfest 5K. In 2012, Jesse Prince defeated two-time champion and event record-holder Chris Rice in Valdosta's fourth annual Winterfest 5K. In this 1 December 2012 Winterfest, though, Prince broke Rice's event record, setting a new mark of 15:49. The Valdosta State University cross-country runner had clocked the first sub-16:00 in Winterfest 5K history. Rice, now an assistant cross-country coach at Valdosta State, ran 17:01 in the runner-up spot. In a battle for third place, VSU student Chad Albers edged out Lowndes HS freshman cross-country runner Chance Roe, 17:56.1 to 17:56.7.


    Another VSU cross-country runner, Juliana Boehm, was the first female finisher in the 2012 Winterfest 5K, placing 13th overall in 19:40. Allison Peters just nipped Danielle Jarnagin for the second female spot, 20:17 to 20:19. Peters is a member of the junior class and the cross-country team at Lowndes HS; Jarnagin is on the cross-country squad at VSU.


    The fastest master runner in the race was Valdosta's Thomas Phillips, who ran 19th overall in 20:50. The first female master to finish was Debbie Green of Valdosta; Green ran 24:36 for 50th.


    136 athletes finished the 3.1-mile race.


    Jesse Prince
    Top Ten Males
    1. 15:48.5 ~ Jesse Prince (M, 21) Bonaire, GA
    2. 17:00.2 ~ Christopher Rice (M, 23) Loganville, GA
    3. 17:56.1 ~ Chad Albers (M, 18) Valdosta, GA
    4. 17:56.7 ~ Chance Roe (M, 14) Valdosta, GA
    5. 18:10.0 ~ Masked Avenger (M, 33) Lake Park, GA
    6. 18:42.1 ~ Tyler Thurman (M, 17) Valdosta, GA
    7. 18:53.6 ~ Steven Cary (M, 24) Milledgeville, GA
    8. 18:56.2 ~ Carlos Ponce (M, 18) Acworth, GA
    9. 19:02.3 ~ Jadon Long (M, 16) Hahira, GA
    10. 19:05.4 ~ David Jones (M, 17) Valdosta, GA


    Juliana BoehmTop Ten Females
    1. 19:39.4 ~ Juliana Boehm (F, 22) Kirschberg, Germany
    2. 20:16.6 ~ Alison Peters (F, 16) Valdosta, GA
    3. 20:18.8 ~ Danielle Jarnagin (F, 18) Lilburn, GA
    4. 20:44.3 ~ Ashley Luther (F, 21) Columbus, GA
    5. 20:55.3 ~ Kelsey Morse (F, 10) Valdosta, GA
    6. 21:45.6 ~ April Meeks (F, 21) Bonaire, GA
    7. 22:02.3 ~ Corie Gutierrez (F, 19) Marietta, GA
    8. 22:05.2 ~ Lisa Connelly (F, 20) Dacula, GA
    9. 22:34.4 ~ Madeline Posse (F, 12) Valdosta, GA
    10. 22:43.7 ~ Melissa Roe (F, 34) Valdosta, GA



    Valdosta's Winterfest 5K winners, 2009-2011
    DateMenWomen
    5 Dec 200915:59, Chris Rice21:01, Stephanie Harley
    4 Dec 201016:17, Chris Rice19:10, Jordanne Helton
    3 Dec 201116:29, Jesse Prince19:58, Jordanne Helton
    1 Dec 201215:49, Jesse Prince19:40, Juliana Boehm


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