Thursday, December 23, 2021

Experience didn't hurt Chris O'Kelley or Katie Sherron at the 10-Mile Challenge

There were shadows moving through the fog in Tallahassee, Florida's Oxbottom Manor neighborhood on Saturday morning, 4 December 2021. Those shadows were runners, and they were racing in Gulf Winds Track Club's annual Ten-Mile Challenge. The fastest shadow was Chris O'Kelley, who won the race in 59:44. Master runner Dr. Katie Sherron was the first woman in the race, placing fourth overall in 64:24. It was O'Kelley's fifth Ten-Mile Challenge; over the years he had collected three top-ten finishes before nabbing this win. Sherron was also a veteran of the race; this was her sixth women's title.

Chris O'Kelley
Chris O'Kelley

The course was two laps around a circuit through Ox Bottom Manor, a neighborhood on the north side of Tallahassee. The fog was thick when the race started at 8:00 AM, and remained thick for the first lap around the course--thick enough to hide the leader, master runner Leonardo Canete, from the rest of the field. It was Canete's first Ten-Mile Challenge. By the end of the first lap, the fog had thinned enough that O'Kelley, running in second, could see Canete ahead of him. It also helped that O'Kelley had narrowed the gap on Canete.


During the second lap, O'Kelley took over the lead and started to open his own gap. By the time he crossed the finish line with a winning 59:44, he was about 400 meters ahead. Canete took second in 61:15. Dr. Ryan Truchelut was third in 64:19.

Leonardo Canete
Leonardo Canete

Truchelut had to fight for his third-place finish, though. Katie Sherron held that position with 400 meters to go before being overtaken by Truchelut. Sherron may have ended up fourth overall in 64:24, but she was first woman in the race by nearly two kilometers. Sherron had also won the women's division at the Ten-Mile Challenge in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. Her 64:24 was her fastest run yet at the Challenge. To find a faster women's performance in the race, you'd have to go back to 2007, when Sheryl Rosen went 64:04. But the Challenge only moved to the Ox Bottom Manor course in 2010, so Sherron's time stands as the fastest women's mark on the current course, narrowly beating the 64:25 run by Allison Eagen in 2010.

Katie Sherron
Katie Sherron

Melanie Leitman took second in the women's standings, placing eleventh overall in 72:44. Jillian Heddaeus was the third female finisher, coming in fourteenth overall in 75:20. Heddaeus had been the women's champ of the 2019 Challenge.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2021 Ten-Mile Challenge
  1. 59:44, Chris O'Kelley (M, 28)
  2. 61:15, Leonardo Canete (M, 43)
  3. 64:19, Ryan Truchelut (M, 36)
  4. 65:00, Mickey Moore (M, 51)
  5. 68:02, Kent Grayson (M, 15)
  6. 68:59, Myles Gibson (M, 55)
  7. 70:15, Tony Guillen (M, 52)
  8. 72:07, Bill McNulty (M, 63)
  9. 72:11, Fanxiu Zhu (M, 53)
  10. 74:01, Philip Sura (M, 51)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2021 Ten-Mile Challenge
  1. 64:24, Katie Sherron (F, 40)
  2. 72:44, Melanie Leitman (F, 37)
  3. 75:20, Jillian Heddaeus (F, 38)
  4. 79:25, Laura Reina (F, 57)
  5. 82:06, Jamila Allen (F, 32)
  6. 82:54, Gabriella Passidomo (F, 30)
  7. 84:16, Ally Zimmerman (F, 35)
  8. 85:27, Ruffian Tyner (F, 46)
  9. 86:01, Tsige Tadesse-Kiros (F, 54)
  10. 86:17, Nancy Stedman (F, 59)

When the fastest runners finished the first loop around Ox Bottom Manor there was still a light fog, and it persisted as the first finishers of the Five-Mile Race arrived. Gregory Noonan won the Challenge's junior race, covering the five miles in 32:19. Zach DeVeau took second in 32:46. Matthew Hauser, an eighth-grader on the Montford Middle School cross-country team, placed third in 35:30. Jay Wallace was the first master runner in the race, placing fourth overall in 35:38.

Gregory Noonan
Gregory Noonan

Master runner Sarah Dugas was the first woman in the five, taking eighth overall in 42:48. Ten-year-old Charlotte Sikes was runner-up on the women's side, placing ninth overall in 43:25. Master runner Samantha Fillmore was third in the women's standings and twelfth overall in 45:07.

Sarah Dugas
Sarah Dugas

48 athletes finished Gulf Winds Track Club's 2021 Ten-Mile Challenge, and another 47 completed the five-mile race. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed both races.


Top Ten Men, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2021 Five-Mile Road Race
  1. 32:19, Gregory Noonan (M, 38)
  2. 32:46, Zach Deveau (M, 34)
  3. 35:30, Matthew Hauser (M, 13)
  4. 35:38, Jay Wallace (M, 57)
  5. 39:53, Jonathan Kiros (M, 13)
  6. 41:57, Ethan Nicholson (M, 11)
  7. 42:34, Jake Martin (M, 32)
  8. 44:07, Don Moser (M, 46)
  9. 44:11, JJ Widener (M, 47)
  10. 45:26, David Anderson (M, 71)

Top Ten Women, Gulf Winds Track Club's 2021 Five-Mile Road Race
  1. 42:48, Sarah Dugas (F, 43)
  2. 43:25, Charlotte Sikes (F, 10)
  3. 45:07, Samantha Fillmore (F, 45)
  4. 46:29, Stacey Poage (F, 46)
  5. 47:22, Laney Grace Blay (F, 13)
  6. 47:23, Savannah Stanley (F, 12)
  7. 48:01, Calyn Stringer (F, 36)
  8. 48:10, Sonya Dudley (F, 53)
  9. 48:47, Stephanie Hurt (F, 69)
  10. 48:56, Dakota Smith (F, 8)

Champions of Gulf Winds Track Club's Ten-Mile Challenge, 1977 - 2021
DateDistanceMenWomenFinishers
29 January 197720 Km67:06, Herb Wills89:20, Rosemary Desloge
28 January 197820 Km65:18, Joe Germano85
13 January 197920 Km67:33, Jim Eastman85:31, Rosemary Desloge66
15 December 197920 Km66:23, George West89:51, Rosemary Desloge
20 December 198020 KmMike BordelLaura Ledbetter
19 December 198120 Km67:42, Rick Miller90:12, Chris Levi
18 December 198220 Km63:14, Noel Shumann80:28, Donna Miller
3 December 198320 Km68:20, Noel Shumann79:25, Margaret Coomber
1 December 198420 Km70:13, Steve Meade76:24, Barbara Matthews154
7 December 198520 Km69:40, Felton Wright80:00, Karen McHarg158
6 December 198620 Km67:29, Tim Simpkins81:18, Karen McHarg157
5 December 198720 Km65:04, Jessie Close79:42, Karen MacHarg157
3 December 198810 Miles51:05, David Keen65:19, Janice Hochstein165
2 December 198910 Miles52:05, Jessie Close64:09, Paula Johnson163
1 December 199010 Miles51:39, David Keen62:53, Paula Johnson181
7 December 199110 Miles54:20, Jessie Close63:40, Paula Johnson151
5 December 199210 Miles54:32, Jessie Close63:09, Paula Johnson159
4 December 199310 Miles55:30, Steve Wilcox61:53, Paula Johnson148
3 December 199410 Miles54:16, Herb Wills61:43, Jane Johnson164
2 December 199510 Miles55:30, Gary Droze65:55, Carrie Weyant120
7 December 199610 Miles56:27, Brian Erb66:21, Carrie Weyant113
6 December 199710 Miles55:06, Lee Willis62:38, Sarah Docter-Williams133
5 December 199810 Miles58:45, Robert Pautienus62:27, Breeda Willis127
4 December 199910 Miles56:24, Gary Droze69:44, Carrie Weyant188
2 December 200010 Miles56:29, Zachery Heissner66:07, Laurel Slyck146
1 December 200110 Miles60:11, Tim Unger64:40, Sarah Docter-Williams169
7 December 200210 Miles54:30, Lee Willis63:54, Sarah Docter-Williams111
6 December 200310 Miles61:33, Bill McCord63:20, Sarah Docter-Williams158
4 December 200410 Miles55:29, Gary Droze61:41, Sarah Docter-Williams142
5 Miles26:45, Chris Nickinson38:32, Kara Taylor26
3 December 200510 Miles56:46, Gary Droze66:43, Kara Newell167
5 Miles32:24, Conor Sweeney39:14, Vicky Droze37
2 December 200610 Miles59:13, Jay Wallace62:27, Sheryl Rosen126
5 Miles28:53, Gary Droze30:46, Amy Paine84
1 December 200710 Miles58:47, Tripp Southerland64:04, Sheryl Rosen150
5 Miles31:19, Tim Unger38:11, Janice Hochstein53
6 December 200810 Miles55:56, Chris Lake65:30, Sheryl Rosen177
5 Miles32:59, Gennaro Scibelli32:51, Amy Paine80
5 December 200910 Miles57:59, Vince Molosky65:47, Sheryl Rosen117
5 Miles30:15, John Robida38:27, Claire Fruchtnicht49
4 December 201010 Miles57:19, Vince Molosky64:25, Allison Eagen180
5 Miles31:54, Chase Harris31:37, Lisa Johnson90
3 December 201110 Miles56:13, Stephen Cox68:15, Katie Showman169
5 Miles30:16, Brian Manry36:11, Kate Chunka89
1 December 201210 Miles56:18, Stanley Linton68:05, Micah Adriani183
5 Miles29:19, Zac Buchholz38:24, Moriah Campbell119
7 December 201310 Miles55:30, Stanley Linton73:42, Micah Adriani151
5 Miles30:51, Tony Guillen35:38, Vicky Droze87
6 December 201410 Miles56:37, Stephen Cox72:48, Katie Sherron109
5 Miles31:54, Gary Galvez37:24, Paula O'Neill82
5 December 201510 Miles59:14, Zach DeVeau65:19, Katie Sherron89
5 Miles27:29, Joseph Garcia33:58, Amy Hines88
3 December 201610 Miles59:10, Charlie Johnson74:31, Katie Sherron92
5 Miles29:30, Zach DeVeau33:00, Brittney Barnes132
2 December 201710 Miles56:26, Charlie Johnson64:26, Katie Sherron133
5 Miles29:44, Tristan Cravello32:36, Katerina Caltova82
1 December 201810 Miles58:42, Charlie Kline73:43, Alyssa Terry39
5 Miles31:39, Gary Droze35:58, Alison Thumm59
7 December 201910 Miles55:12, Troy Dunkley76:54, Jillian Heddaeus59
5 Miles29:50, Gary Droze30:40, Ann Centner120
4 December 202110 Miles59:44, Chris O'Kelley64:24, Katie Sherron48
5 Miles32:19, Gregory Noonan42:48, Sarah Dugas47


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#2796

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

22 December 2021 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 22 December 2021. 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 region 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.
Races are being abruptly canceled or rescheduled due to COVID-19, so if a race is farther
away than across the street, it is more important than ever to confirm that the event is
actually taking place. Also, please make sure that you are comfortable with whatever
hygienic protocols an event has in place. Be safe, and smooth trails!


25 December 2021 (Saturday)
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1 January 2022 (Saturday)
  • Val D'Osta New Year 5K. 9:00 PM ET. Valdosta State University Complex, 401 Baytree Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2020 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. A Course/Line, LLC, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
  • Florida Track Club's 6th annual Frank Shorter Road Mile. 12:00 Noon ET. H Spurgeon Cherry "Westside" Pool, 1001 NW 31st Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32605. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. USATF course certification map #FL17087TY. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
2 January 2022 (Sunday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 8th annual Swamp Forest Trail Races (Three-Quarter Marathon, Half Marathon, and Quarter Marathon). 8:00 AM ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park, Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
8 January 2022 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 37th annual Bowlegs 5K Run for Scholarship. 9:00 AM ET. FAMU / FSU College of Engineering, 2525 Potsdamer Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32310-6046. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL12001EBM. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Larry Giunipero, lgiunip@cob.fsu.edu or 850-878-5569, or Bill Hillison, bhillis@garnet.acns.fsu.edu or 850-893-4557.
  • 26th Dr. James H. Crowdis 10K & 5K. 9:15 AM ET. First United Methodist Church, 397 College Street, Blakely, Georgia. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. USATF certified 10K course GA17002WC. USATF certified 5K course GA15001WC. Event web site. Online registration at RaceEntry.com. Tony Gilbert, tonygilbert@windstream.net or 229-723-5070.
15 January 2022 (Saturday)
16 January 2022 (Sunday)
  • Florida Track Club Marathon and Half-Marathon. 8:00 AM ET. 21815 SE 71st Avenue, Hawthorne, Florida 32640. USATF Certified Marathon course FL21006JK. USATF Certified Half-Marathon course FL21007JK. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
22 January 2022 (Saturday)
  • 42nd annual Matanzas 5000-Meter Road Race. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:30 AM ET one-mile. Ketterlinus Gym, 60 Orange Street, Saint Augustine, Florida. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. USATF certified course #FL12049EBM. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook.
29 January 2022 (Saturday)
5 February 2022 (Saturday)
  • 10th annual Strides For Scholars 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. Nelson Building, 1311 Balboa Avenue, Panama City, Florida 32401. 2020 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event web page. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  • Run Forest Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET mile. Southern Forest World, 1440 North Augusta Avenue, Waycross, Georgia 31503. southernforestworld@gmail.com or 912-285-4056.
6 February 2022 (Sunday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 47th annual Tallahassee Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:30 AM ET. Leon County Courthouse, 301 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified marathon course FL17089TY. USATF certified half-marathon course FL17066TY. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. 2022 event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Tallahasseemarathon@gmail.com
12 February 2022 (Saturday)
  • Lightning BoltGulf Winds Track Club's 34th annual Flash 12K and 6K. 8:30 AM ET. San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park, 148 Old Fort Road, St. Marks, Florida 32355. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2008 story. USATF certified 12K course FL11133EBM. USATF certified 6K course FL16069TY. 2022 event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Keith Rowe, Keith.Rowe@live.com
  • Mardi Gras22nd annual Mardi Gras 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT 5K / 9:30 AM CT one mile. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2014 story. 2011 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Entry form and flyer. Joe Edgecombe, joeruns@yahoo.com or 850-763-5005.
  • Junior League of Panama City 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:00 AM CT one mile / 9:30 AM CT 5K. Panama City Courthouse, 300 East 4th Street, Panama City, Florida 32401. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com.
  • 3rd annual BUP Run 10K, 5K, and one-mile walk. 8:00 AM ET 10K / 8:30 AM ET 5K. First Baptist Church of Leesburg, 135 Main Street, Leesburg, Georgia 31763. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
19 February 2022 (Saturday)
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5 March 2022 (Saturday)
  • 14th annual Albany Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:00 AM ET. Veteran's Park, 112 North Front Street, Albany, GA 31701. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 1912 story. USATF certified course GA07003WC (Marathon), GA07002WC (half-Marathon). Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. info@albanymarathon.com or 229-317-4760.
12 March 2022 (Saturday)
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19 March 2022 (Saturday)
  • 45th annual Okefenokee 10K Swamp Run. 9:00 AM ET. Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind, 5626 Laura Walker Road, Waycross, Georgia 31503. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer.
26 March 2022 (Saturday)
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16 April 2022 (Saturday)
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23 April 2022 (Saturday)
30 April 2022 (Saturday)
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4 June 2022 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 24th annual Potluck Bash Four-Mile Cross-Country Race. 8:00 AM ET. Forestmeadows Athletic Center, 4750 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671.
11 June 2022 (Saturday)
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6 August 2022 (Saturday)
  • Plate24th annual Gulf Winds Track Club Mile at the Breakfast On The Track. 7:45 AM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Bonnie Wright, bonniedwright@gmail.com or 850-386-3500.
13 August 2022 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's Miller Landing Madness 8K/5K/3K. 8:00 AM ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park (Gate B), 1775 Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. 8K course map. 5K course map. 3K course map. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019 or Bill Lott, 850-656-1273.
10 September 2022 (Saturday)
  • 40th annual Sickle Cell Foundation of the Big Bend 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Jake Gaither Park, 801 Tanner Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32305. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL18025TY. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
17 September 2022 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 40th annual Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K women / 8:05 AM ET 5K men / 9:00 AM ET one mile. Optimist Park, East Indianhead Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certified course #FL17042TY. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Lisa Unger, unger4122@comcast.net or 850-544-4893.
24 September 2022 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 45th annual Salute to Prefontaine 5K Cross-Country Run. 8:30 AM ET. Silver Lake Recreation Area of the Apalachicola National Forest, Silver Lake Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
1 October 2022 (Saturday)
  • 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. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Jennifer or Carter Hay, GWTCpinerun@gmail.com
29 October 2022 (Saturday)
  • Pumpkin41st annual Boston Mini-Marathon. 8:00 AM ET. Commercial Bank, 124 West Jefferson Street, Boston, Georgia 31626. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certified half-marathon course GA18076WC. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. 2021 event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com. Brad Johnson, bradjohnson@bankcb.com or 229-498-8500 (day) / 229-226-4679 (evening).
19 November 2022 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 6th annual Rex Cleveland Road Mile. 4:30 PM ET. Myers Park, 616 Myers Park Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
24 November 2022 (Thursday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 46th 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, Florida. 2019 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF-certified course FL11001TY (15K). USATF-certified course FL11113EBM (10K). USATF certified course FL11112EBM (5K). Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671 or 850-668-2236.
26 November 2022 (Saturday)
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24 December 2022 (Saturday)
  • 6th annual VLPRA Jingle Jog 5K. 8:00 AM ET 5K. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Road, Valdosta, Georgia. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook.
31 December 2022 (Saturday)
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1 January 2023 (Sunday)
  • Val D'Osta New Year 5K. 9:00 PM ET. Valdosta State University Complex, 401 Baytree Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2022 story. 2020 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. A Course/Line, LLC, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
  • Florida Track Club's 7th annual Frank Shorter Road Mile. 12:00 Noon ET. H Spurgeon Cherry "Westside" Pool, 1001 NW 31st Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32605. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. USATF course certification map #FL17087TY. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
#2797

Monday, December 20, 2021

Carson Purvis and Sara Hamblin ring victory bells at Freedom Park in the Jingle Jog 5K

Wrapping up the racing year for distance running in Valdosta, Georgia, Carson Purvis won the sixth annual Jingle Jog 5K on Saturday morning, 18 December 2021. Purvis ran the 3.1-mile Freedom Park course in 17:50. Sara Hamblin was the first woman in the race, placing seventh overall in 25:30.


Just weeks before the race, Purvis had wrapped up his senior year of cross-country at Gilmer High in Ellijay, Georgia. His 17:50 at the Jingle Jog put him nearly three minutes ahead of the runner-up, Ryan Kelly. A Lake Park, Georgia master runner and coach of the Valdosta High cross-country team, Kelly had won the Jingle Jog in 2019 and 2020. In the 2021 race, he edged Chad Northcutt for second, 18:55 to 18:57.


Sara Hamblin's 25:30 put her across the finish line some 70 meters ahead of the next woman in the race, Jamie Brown. Brown was eighth overall in 25:53. Ella Burnett and Sienna Persaud were third and fourth in the women's standings, placing tenth overall in 26:16 and eleventh overall in 26:18. Both athletes are on the cross-country team at Valwood School, where Burnett is a sophomore and Persaud a frosh.


Hosted by the Valdosta-Lowndes Parks and Recreation Authority annually since 2016, the Jingle Jog 5K was known as the Ugly Sweater 5K from 2016 to 2019. VLPRA adopted the Jingle Jog name in 2020.


47 athletes finished VLPRA's 2021 Jingle Jog 5K. A Course/Line, LLC of Valdosta, Georgia timed the race and provided finish line services.


Top Ten Men, 2021 VLPRA Jingle Jog 5K
  1. 17:49.3, Carson Purvis (M, 17)
  2. 18:54.8, Ryan Kelly (M, 43)
  3. 18:56.3, Chad Northcutt (M, 37)
  4. 20:36.7, William Garcia (M, 18)
  5. 23:05.5, Brian Hardwick (M, 43)
  6. 25:00.2, Steve Jones (M, 51)
  7. 26:12.7, Paule Brown (M, 48)
  8. 26:24.9, Dustin Lamar Sharrer (M, 32)
  9. 26:43.2, Holden Van Hendricks (M, 30)
  10. 27:36.5, Marlon J Carcamo (M, 55)

Top Ten Women, 2021 VLPRA Jingle Jog 5K
  1. 25:29.8, Sara Cherstin Hamblin (F, 36)
  2. 25:52.3, Jamie Brown (F, 38)
  3. 26:15.6, Ella Burnett (F, 15)
  4. 26:16.6, Sienna Gillian Persaud (F, 15)
  5. 27:22.5, Chevy Newham (F, 40)
  6. 27:30.4, Fayris Francis (F, 31)
  7. 31:03.2, Melissa Lucas (F, 31)
  8. 32:11.1, Heather Kelly (F, 43)
  9. 32:17.6, Anna Swenson (F, 22)
  10. 33:46.0, Lynn Barfield (F, 59)

VLPRA Jingle Jog 5K winners, 2016 - 2021
DateMenWomenFinishers
24 December 201618:17, Caleb Watson21:46, Gracie Woods50
23 December 201717:49, Andrew Elam22:27, Tara McFarland96
15 December 201818:33, David Degon23:48, Tracey Cole42
14 December 201919:48. Ryan Kelly23:47, Tracey Cole37
24 December 202018:50, Ryan Kelly24:44, Jill Clark45
18 December 202117:50, Carson Purvis25:30, Sara Cherstin Hamblin47


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#2795

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

8 December 2021 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 8 December 2021. 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 region 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.
Races are being abruptly canceled or rescheduled due to COVID-19, so if a race is farther
away than across the street, it is more important than ever to confirm that the event is
actually taking place. Also, please make sure that you are comfortable with whatever
hygienic protocols an event has in place. Be safe, and smooth trails!


11 December 2021 (Saturday)
  • USATF National Club Cross-Country Championships. 9:00 AM ET Master Women's 6K / 10:00 AM ET Master Men's 8K / 11:00 AM ET Master Men's 10K / 12:00 PM Open Women's 6K / 12:45 PM Open Men's 10K. Apalachee Regional Park Championship Cross Country Course, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32311. Event web page.
  • 33rd annual Jingle Bell Jog 10K / 5K / One-Mile. 8:00 AM ET 10K / 9:00 AM ET one mile / 9:30 AM ET 5K. Tift Park Community Market, 1300 North Monroe Street, Albany, Georgia 31701. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2012 story. 2010 story. USATF certified courses GA16073WC (10 km) and GA16046WC (5 km). Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RaceRoster.com.
  • 7th annual Elf 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:00 AM ET 5K / 10:00 AM ET mile. The Market at Rutland Farms, 5641 Union Road, Tifton, Georgia 31794. Online registration at active.com.
  • Wolfpack Jingle Bell 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET 5K / 9:30 AM ET mile. Florida Gateway College, 19 SE College Place, Lake City, Florida 32025. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
18 December 2021 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Wind Track Club's 10th annual Tannenbaum Trail 6K Cross Country Run. 9:00 AM ET. Apalachee Regional Park Trail, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Herb Wills, hwills@gmail.com Canceled
  • 22nd annual Last Gasp 5K Trail Race. 9:00 AM CT. Westgate Park, 801 Recreation Road, Dothan, Alabama 36303. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Larry Dykes, drcprez@yahoo.com or 334-792-6021.
25 December 2021 (Saturday)
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1 January 2022 (Saturday)
  • Val D'Osta New Year 5K. 9:00 PM ET. Valdosta State University Complex, 401 Baytree Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2020 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. A Course/Line, LLC, acourseline@earthlink.net or 229-630-1455.
  • Florida Track Club's 6th annual Frank Shorter Road Mile. 12:00 Noon ET. H Spurgeon Cherry "Westside" Pool, 1001 NW 31st Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32605. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. USATF course certification map #FL17087TY. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
2 January 2022 (Sunday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 8th annual Swamp Forest Trail Races (Three-Quarter Marathon, Half Marathon, and Quarter Marathon). 8:00 AM ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park, Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
8 January 2022 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 37th annual Bowlegs 5K Run for Scholarship. 9:00 AM ET. FAMU / FSU College of Engineering, 2525 Potsdamer Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32310-6046. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL12001EBM. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Larry Giunipero, lgiunip@cob.fsu.edu or 850-878-5569, or Bill Hillison, bhillis@garnet.acns.fsu.edu or 850-893-4557.
15 January 2022 (Saturday)
16 January 2022 (Sunday)
  • Florida Track Club Marathon and Half-Marathon. 8:00 AM ET. 21815 SE 71st Avenue, Hawthorne, Florida 32640. USATF Certified Marathon course FL21006JK. USATF Certified Half-Marathon course FL21007JK. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
22 January 2022 (Saturday)
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5 February 2022 (Saturday)
  • Run Forest Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 9:00 AM ET mile. Southern Forest World, 1440 North Augusta Avenue, Waycross, Georgia 31503. southernforestworld@gmail.com or 912-285-4056.
6 February 2022 (Sunday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 47th annual Tallahassee Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:30 AM ET. Leon County Courthouse, 301 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified marathon course FL17089TY. USATF certified half-marathon course FL17066TY. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. 2022 event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Tallahasseemarathon@gmail.com
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5 March 2022 (Saturday)
  • 14th annual Albany Marathon and Half-Marathon. 7:00 AM ET. Veteran's Park, 112 North Front Street, Albany, GA 31701. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 1912 story. USATF certified course GA07003WC (Marathon), GA07002WC (half-Marathon). Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. info@albanymarathon.com or 229-317-4760.
12 March 2022 (Saturday)
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19 March 2022 (Saturday)
  • 45th annual Okefenokee 10K Swamp Run. 9:00 AM ET. Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind, 5626 Laura Walker Road, Waycross, Georgia 31503. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer.
26 March 2022 (Saturday)
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4 June 2022 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 24th annual Potluck Bash Four-Mile Cross-Country Race. 8:00 AM ET. Forestmeadows Athletic Center, 4750 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671.
11 June 2022 (Saturday)
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6 August 2022 (Saturday)
  • Plate24th annual Gulf Winds Track Club Mile at the Breakfast On The Track. 7:45 AM ET. Maclay School track, 3737 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Bonnie Wright, bonniedwright@gmail.com or 850-386-3500.
13 August 2022 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's Miller Landing Madness 8K/5K/3K. 8:00 AM ET. Elinor Klapp Phipps Park (Gate B), 1775 Miller Landing Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. 8K course map. 5K course map. 3K course map. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Tom Perkins, 850-894-2019 or Bill Lott, 850-656-1273.
10 September 2022 (Saturday)
  • 40th annual Sickle Cell Foundation of the Big Bend 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. Jake Gaither Park, 801 Tanner Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32305. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL18025TY. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
17 September 2022 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 40th annual Tallahassee Women's Distance Festival 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K women / 8:05 AM ET 5K men / 9:00 AM ET one mile. Optimist Park, East Indianhead Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certified course #FL17042TY. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Lisa Unger, unger4122@comcast.net or 850-544-4893.
24 September 2022 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 45th annual Salute to Prefontaine 5K Cross-Country Run. 8:30 AM ET. Silver Lake Recreation Area of the Apalachicola National Forest, Silver Lake Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
1 October 2022 (Saturday)
  • 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. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Jennifer or Carter Hay, GWTCpinerun@gmail.com
29 October 2022 (Saturday)
  • Pumpkin41st annual Boston Mini-Marathon. 8:00 AM ET. Commercial Bank, 124 West Jefferson Street, Boston, Georgia 31626. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certified half-marathon course GA18076WC. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. 2021 event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com. Brad Johnson, bradjohnson@bankcb.com or 229-498-8500 (day) / 229-226-4679 (evening).
19 November 2022 (Saturday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 6th annual Rex Cleveland Road Mile. 4:30 PM ET. Myers Park, 616 Myers Park Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
24 November 2022 (Thursday)
  • Gulf Winds Track Club's 46th 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, Florida. 2019 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF-certified course FL11001TY (15K). USATF-certified course FL11113EBM (10K). USATF certified course FL11112EBM (5K). Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. David Yon, david@radeylaw.com or 850-425-6671 or 850-668-2236.
26 November 2022 (Saturday)
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24 December 2022 (Saturday)
  • 6th annual VLPRA Jingle Jog 5K. 8:00 AM ET 5K. Freedom Park, 3795 Guest Road, Valdosta, Georgia. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event page on Facebook.
31 December 2022 (Saturday)
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