Julia Robinson and Landon Reeves were the class of the Crusader Classic

It was a damp Tuesday afternoon at Holy Comforter Episcopal School in Tallahassee, Florida on 26 September 2023. But a little rain never stopped a cross-country runner, and it certainly didn't slow down the harriers who came to race that day at Holy Comforter's annual Crusader Classic. Florida State University School eighth-grader Julia Robinson won the girls' 3K, edging teammate, seventh-grader Elin Quisenberry, 13:23 to 13:27. The two set up a Florida State win in the team competition. In the boys' 3K, Community Christian eighth-grader Landon Reeves threw down a winning 10:38, while the Maclay boys scored 41 points to take the team title.

Julia Robinson

The rain had paused at 5:15 when the middle school girls' race started. By the 800-meter mark, a lead pack on nine runners had separated from the field with Florida State's Julia Robinson setting the page. All five Florida State scorers were in the lead pack. At halfway, Robinson was still ahead and the lead pack was down to five runners. With 700 meters to go the pace group had dwindled to three--Robinson, Florida State's Elin Quisenberry, and Holy Comforter sixth-grader Mackenzie McVay.


But Robinson had already gained a few steps on Quisenberry and McVay. She increased that advantage on the way to finish line, crossing first in 13:23. Quisenberry took second in 13:27, and McVay placed third in 13:30.

Early leaders in the girls' 3K

After Robinson and Quisenberry, Florida State had three more scorers in the top ten--


eighth-grader Penelope Cabezas was seventh in 14:15, sixth-grader Vera Vanlandingham was eighth in 14:21, and seventh-grader Olivia Gibson was tenth in 14:40. It added up to 28 points and first place for the Seminoles.

FSUS Girls

Holy Comforter, the host team, placed second with 39 points, led by Mackenzie McVay. The Maclay girls were third with 59 points; Maclay's first runner was eighth-grader Mary Price, fifth in 14:07.


2023 Crusader Classic Team Standings (Girls)

1. Florida State University, 28
2. Holy Comforter Episcopal, 39
3. Maclay, 59
4. Marianna, 117
5. Trinity Catholic, 126
6. Franklin County, NTS
   Christ Classical, NTS
   Community Leadership, NTS
   Community Christian, NTS
   Riversprings, NTS
   Cornerstone, NTS
   Wakulla, NTS
   Tallahassee Classical, NTS

Top Ten Girls, 2023 Crusader Classic 3K

1. 13:22.00, Julia Robinson (Florida State University) 8
2. 13:26.50, Elin Quisenberry (Florida State University) 7
3. 13:29.20, Mackenzie McVay (Holy Comforter Episcopal) 6
4. 13:52.70, Madison McVay (Holy Comforter Episcopal) 6
5. 14:06.50, Mary Price (Maclay) 8
6. 14:15.00, Mallory Van Leuven (Maclay) 8
7. 14:18.40, Penelope Cabezas (Florida State University) 8
8. 14:20.10, Vera Vanlandingham (Florida State University) 6
9. 14:20.90, Lillian Anway (Holy Comforter Episcopal) 8
10. 14:39.70, Olivia Gibson (Florida State University) 7

The middle school boys got their chance at the soggy, three-kilometer course at 5:45. Almost from the gun, two athletes charged out ahead of the rest--eighth-grader Landon Reeves of Community Christian and Maclay eighth-grader Logan Phipps. Reeves and Phipps were already 30 meters ahead at the 800-meter mark, with eighth-grader James Mogg of Trinity Catholic in pursuit. Reeves and Phipps continued to increase their lead, racing together through halfway. During the second half of the race, though, Reeves began to pull away from Phipps.

Landon Reeves

Holy Comforter is building a track, but on the day of the Crusader Classic that future track was still just a wide, oval ditch filled with rainwater. The final 300 meters of the race went around the outside of the track-to-be. When Reeves arrived there he had broken contact with Phipps. Reeves crossed the finish line with a lead of nearly 50 meters, winning the race in 10:38. Phipps took the runner-up spot in 10:48 and Mogg was third in 11:39.


Maclay had two more athletes in the top ten, with ; eighth-graders Andrew Campbell (7th, 12:47) and Henry Proctor (9th, 12:51). Maclay's remaining scorers were seventh-graders Mirko Usina (13th, 13:04) and Wesley Seise (14th, 13:08), giving the Marauders 41 points and first in the boys' team standings. Holy Comforter, led by eighth-grader Joshua Butera (8th, 12:51) placed second with 53 points. Mogg and Trinity Catholic scored 79 points, taking third.

Start of the boys' 3K

Miles and Minutes, LLC, of Tallahassee timed and scored the 2023 Crusader Cross-Country Classic. Holy Comforter hosts one more meet on their home course this season, the Tallahassee Open on Tuesday, 10 October 2023.


2023 Crusader Classic Team Standings (Boys)

1. Maclay, 41
2. Holy Comforter Episcopal, 53
3. Trinity Catholic, 79
4. Community Christian, 111
5. Marianna, 127
6. Christ Classical, 176
7. Wakulla, 180
8. Tallahassee Classical, 234
9. Community Leadership, 243
10. Riversprings, 252
11. Cornerstone, 285
12. Florida State University, NTS

Top Ten Boys, 2023 Crusader Classic 3K

1. 10:37.60, Landon Reeves (Community Christian) 8
2. 10:47.50, Logan Phipps (Maclay) 8
3. 11:38.20, James Mogg (Trinity Catholic) 8
4. 12:13.40, Lincoln Eisenberg (Community Christian) 8
5. 12:20.10, Lawson Phillips (Florida State University) 7
6. 12:38.00, Asher McGrew (Trinity Catholic) 8
7. 12:46.40, Andrew Campbell (Maclay) 8
8. 12:50.00, Joshua Butera (Holy Comforter Episcopal) 8
9. 12:50.40, Henry Proctor (Maclay) 8
10. 12:58.90, Andrew Barnes (Holy Comforter Episcopal) 8

Links

• Complete results of the 2023 Crusader Cross-Country Classic, courtesy of Miles and Minutes, LLC
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSWGzNA57VxLcjJ8gfkUenW5L1VbXFKM1GMLD9feF6F0SRB68yq6qbxIqtYVflz3W2XOwMJVXDu1nTQ/pubhtml
  
  
• More photos of the 2023 Crusader Cross-Country Classic
  
  • Girls: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10121330637687933
  • Boys: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10121330770396983
  
  
• 2018 story, “Ella Porcher, Clayton Knox, and Maclay win everything at the Crusader Classic”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/09/crusaders-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Ella Porcher, Leo Kelly, and Holy Comforter star at the Crusader Classic”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/09/crusaders-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Kate Smith and Patrick Koon get cross country wins at the Crusader Classic”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/09/crusaders-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Hosay and Jackson lead a Holy Comforter sweep of the Crusader Classic”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/09/crusaders-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Ford and Resavage lead a Holy Comforter sweep of the Crusader Classic”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/10/crusaders-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Home wins for Ford and Resavage at the Crusader Classic”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/09/crusaders-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “More wins at home for Holy Comforter cross country”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/10/crusaders-2-2012.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “McCann and Fitzgerald lead Holy Comforter victories at Crusader 3K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/09/crusaders-2012.html
  
  
• 2009 story, “Poole, Bartlett victorious at Holy Comforter”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2009/10/poole-bartlett-victorious-at-holy.html
  
  
• A tour of the 3K route at Lawson's Course via TallahasseeTrails.com
  http://www.tallahasseetrails.com/Cross-Country-Course-Maps/Holy-Comforter-3Km-Course-Tour
  
  
• Find a cross-country race to run yourself on the Trouble Afoot! calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2985

Ryan Truchelut and Leonardo Canete take it to the wire at the Salute To Prefontaine 5K

On Saturday morning, 23 September 2023, Gulf Winds Track Club's Prefontaine Forest 5K returned to its latest home--Wallwood Boy Scout Reservation near Wetumpka, Florida--for the 46th running of the event. Ryan Truchelut edged master runner Leonardo Canete for the win, both men clocked in 19:17. Brittney Barnes was the top woman in the race, placing ninth overall in 21:41.

Ryan Truchelut

Almost 20 miles and the width of Lake Talquin west of Tallahassee, Wallwood is several hundred acres of woodland on the edge of the Ocklochnee River valley. Creeks emptying into the river have carved ravines lined with hardwoods; the 3.1 miles of the Prefontaine Forest 5K took runners in and out of those ravines and even down to the shores of Lake Talquin. The 2023 version of that trek started at 9:00 AM. Leonardo Canete, runner-up in the 2022 Prefontaine, charged to the front. His lead grew until he was too far ahead for the rest of the to see.


"I had lost sight of Leo about a mile and a half," said Ryan Truchelut. "But then, at the out-and-back to the lake, I saw him behind me."

Leonardo Canete

Mid race, where the course made a loop, Canete had gone around the loop an extra time. He wasn't the only athlete to make that wrong turn, but it had still put him behind the other leaders. With a kilometer to go, Canete trailed Brad Busboom and Truchelut by almost twenty seconds. He labored to make up that deficit, overtaking Busboom and then Truchelut.


"Leo caught me at about three miles," said Truchelut. "I stayed with him till 40 yards to go. Any race that I can reduce to a 40-yard dash, I have a chance to win."

Brittney Barnes

The race came down to a sprint to the finish line. Truchelut won that sprint by a fraction of a second, crossing first in 19:17. Canete took second, also in 19:17. Brad Busboom placed third in 19:28.


Brittney Barnes was the first woman in a race for the second time in two weeks. Before her 21:41 win at the Prefontaine, Barnes had led the women's field at the Sickle Cell 5K on 9 September 2023. One of the athletes behind Barnes at the Sickle Cell race was Alexis Mayfield, a runner on the cross-country team at Swift Creek Middle School. Mayfield was second in the women's standings at Prefontaine, placing tenth overall in 22:09. Tallahassee triathlete Stephanie Liles-Weyant was the first woman master and the third female finisher, twentieth overall in 23:55. A past champion of the Pre, Liles-Weyant had won the women's division at the 2006 race.

Alexis Mayfield

86 athletes finished the 2023 Salute To Prefontaine 5K. Gulf Winds Track Club chip-timed the race.


Top Ten Men, 2023 Salute to Prefontaine 5K

1. 19:17, Ryan Truchelut (M, 37)
2. 19:17, Leonardo Canete (M, 44)
3. 19:28, Brad Busboom (M, 35)
4. 20:29, Ryan Kunz (M, 41)
5. 20:45, Hong-Guo Yu (M, 55)
6. 21:09, Andrew Steinbrink (M, 37)
7. 21:20, Duane Evans (M, 56)
8. 21:38, Avery Wallace (M, 14)
9. 22:14, Cameron Sims (M, 29)
10. 22:17, Frank Price (M, 45)

Top Ten Women, 2023 Salute to Prefontaine 5K

1. 21:41, Brittney Barnes (F, 35)
2. 22:09, Alexis Mayfield (F, 12)
3. 23:55, Stephanie Liles-Weyant (F, 51)
4. 24:14, Dori Smith (F, 23)
5. 24:33, Katie Price (F, 43)
6. 24:46, Laura McDermott (F, 43)
7. 24:57, Juliana Krueger (F, 25)
8. 25:01, Ruffian Tyner (F, 48)
9. 25:37, Nancy Proctor (F, 62)
10. 25:49, Angela Dempsey (F, 55)

Known winners of GWTC's Prefontaine Forest 5K 1976 - 2023
Date	Men	Women	Finishers
25 September 1976	15:43, Tim Simpkins	19:20, Nancy McCormac
September 1977	15:35, Tim Simpkins	19:00, Janice Gage
23 September 1978
September 1979
20 September 1980	17:17, George West	20:52, Donna Miller
September 1981	18:20, Shannon Sullivan	22:27, Pam Ledbetter
September 1982
24 September 1983	17:17, Jeff Doherty	20:36, Donna Miller
September 1984	17:11, Larry Abele	20:43, Barbara Balzer
September 1985	16:51, Tim Simpkins	20:40, Darien Andreu
27 September 1986	17:20, Tim Simpkins	22:14, Laura Partin
12 September 1987	17:33, Tom Burr	21:20, Linda Nicholson
24 September 1988	17:38, Tom Burr	22:23, Yvonne Gsteiger
23 September 1989	17:25, Tim Simpkins	21:30, Vikki Saga
22 September 1990	17:12, Bill Crooks	22:23, Tina Davies
22 September 1991	17:54, Gary Droze	24:48, Tina Davies
19 September 1992	18:29, Gary Droze	22:05, Diane Blas
18 September 1993	17:58, Tim Simpkins	24:16, Sissi Carroll
17 September 1994	17:00, Gary Droze	21:16, Carrie Weyant
30 September 1995	17:12, Gary Droze	22:56, Sissi Carroll
28 September 1996	19:18, Gary Droze	22:56, Jane Johnson
27 September 1997	18:50, Bill Crooks	23:07, Julie Clark
26 September 1998	19:26, Paul Hoover	24:44, Peggy Simpson
25 September 1999	17:56, Gary Droze	24:13, Brandi Rook
30 September 2000	17:49, Gary Droze	22:17, Allie Hunter
29 September 2001	19:37, Scott Poindexter	22:17, Allie Hunter	154
5 October 2002	22:17, David Yon	25:47, Yvonne Gsteiger	82
27 September 2003	18:35, Shawn Patterson	23:49, Angela Dempsey	98
25 September 2004	17:43, Gary Droze	22:46, Seeley Lovett	161
24 September 2005	18:13, Gary Droze	24:06, Jane Johnson	94
23 September 2006	17:24, Gary Droze	19:59, Stephanie Liles	176
29 September 2007	17:29, Chris Gregory	20:26, Micah Adriani	122
27 September 2008	18:16, Daniel Lee	21:10, Kati Gosnell	133
26 September 2009	20:28, Joel Piotrowski	21:20, Micah Adriani	131
25 September 2010	18:53, Jay Wallace	22:17, Kelly Stevens	186
24 September 2011	19:08, Michael Martinez	22:31, Olivia Swedberg Yinger	50
22 September 2012	17:18, Stanley Linton	20:58, Micah Adriani	195
21 September 2013	16:27, Stanley Linton	23:34, Melissa Geary	75
27 September 2014	17:43, Chris Lake	22:30, Cora Atkinson	181
26 September 2015	18:42, Peter Van Brussel	23:38, Emily Smith	64
24 September 2016	18:38, Geb Kiros	22:58, Samantha Reilly	162
16 September 2017	18:52, Vince Molosky	24:19, Kendall Ward	62
15 September 2018	18:00, Chris O'Kelley	21:34, Kat Sack	117
28 September 2019	20:36, Paul Guyas	27:15, Isabel Davis	57
2020	No Race
2021	No Race
24 September 2022	17:52, Chris O'Kelley	29:23, Martha Guyas	45
23 September 2023	19:17, Ryan Truchelut	21:41, Brittney Barnes	86

Links:

• Complete results of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2023 Prefontaine Forest 5K
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQBiBDdy68yBxvG9taQgUsfLPxjMG7Pt0Opf4ugr9eM_gbbI5QZJ2Wjrc2kFVzQN2zXfKz5MbO1lz_u/pubhtml
  
  
• More "Trouble Afoot!" photos of Gulf Winds Track Club's 2023 Prefontaine Forest 5K
  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10121323026406003
  
  
• 2019 story, “Paul Guyas and Isabel Davis defeat sand, snags, and the competition at the Prefontaine 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/09/prefontaine-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Chris O'Kelley and Kat Sack pay some swift respects at the Salute To Prefontaine”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/09/prefontaine-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Molosky and Ward overcome obstacles and opponents at the Prefontaine 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/09/prefontaine-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Kiros and Reilly add their names to Prefontaine 5K history”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/09/prefontaine-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Van Brussel and Smith remember Prefontaine with wins”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/09/prefontaine-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “Lake and Atkinson salute Prefontaine with speed”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/09/prefontaine-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Linton turns the fastest Prefontaine time in over three decades”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/09/prefontaine-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Linton gets his first Prefontaine 5K win, Adriani her third”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/09/pre-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Martinez and Yinger prevail at Prefontaine 5K”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/09/pre-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Wallace and Stevens tear up the trails at 'Salute to Prefontaine'”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/09/prefontaine-2010.html
  
  
• Find your next race, road or trail, in the Tallahassee region
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2984

Charlotte Sikes and Carson Weiss were the victors at the battle of Fort Braden

On Wednesday evening, 20 September 2023, Fort Braden Park--west of Tallahassee, Florida--was inundated with hundreds of cross-country runners, coaches, and fans. The crowd was there for the fourth meet in Leon County Schools' middle school cross-country season--the thirteenth annual Fort Braden Run. Swift Creek seventh-grader Charlotte Sikes won the opening event, the girls' 3K, for the second year in a row, running 11:49. The Deerlake girls' won the team competition in that race, tallying a winning 24 points. In a duel of two eighth-graders, Raa's Carson Weiss outkicked Emari Thomas of Fairview in the boys' 3K, winning the race 11:05 to 11:06. Montford took the team title in that race, scoring 41 points.

Charlotte Sikes

The races started in Fort Braden Park, but less than 400 meters after the start the course took the runners over a bridge and onto the campus of Fort Braden School, the host of the meet. In the girls' 3K, Charlotte Sikes led the field over the bridge, shadowed by three Deerlake athletes--eighth-graders Chloe Molen and Honesty Daniel, and seventh-grader Emma-Claire Tanenbaum. The trio of pursuers kept Sikes in sight for the first kilometer; Daniel moving up to lead the chase, followed by Molen and then Tanenbaum.


"I was pretty aware they were back there," said Sikes. "I could hear footsteps and see people behind me."

Emma-Claire Tanenbaum

They were still behind after two kilometers. Daniel fell back first during the second kilometer, then Molen, leaving Tanenbaum in second. With half a kilometer to go Tanenbaum was just over twenty meters behind Sikes. But Sikes widened that gap to nearly 40 meters during the drive to the finish line, going on to win in 11:49. Tanenbaum was runner-up in 12:04. Molen took third in 12:19 and Daniel fourth in 12:36.


With three of the top four finishers, the Deerlake Bucks had a good start on their team score. Two seventh-graders completed the total for the girls in green--Yujeong Lee was seventh in 13:00 and Morgan Lord placed eighth in 13:07. That gave the Deerlake girls a mathematically unbeatable 24 points as the Bucks won the Fort Braden Run for the third year in a row.

Chloe Molen

Led by Sikes, Swift Creek was second with 48 points. Montford was third in the nine-team field, scoring 80 points behind the top-ten finish of Mustang seventh-grader Andrea Jimenez (10th, 13:43).


2023 Fort Braden Run Team Standings, Girls

1. Deerlake, 24
2. Swift Creek, 48
3. Montford, 80
4. Raa, 95
5. Cobb, 173
6. Fairview, 181
7. Fort Braden, 218
8. Griffin, 230
9. Woodville, 267
10. Nims, NTS

Top Ten Girls, 2023 Fort Braden Run

1. 11:48.50, Charlotte Sikes (Swift Creek) 7
2. 12:03.61, Emma-Claire Tanenbaum (Deerlake) 7
3. 12:18.94, Chloe Molen (Deerlake) 8
4. 12:35.59, Honesty Daniel (Deerlake) 8
5. 12:41.02, Alexis Mayfield (Swift Creek) 8
6. 12:43.43, Brixton Menendez (Raa) 7
7. 12:59.29, Yujeong Lee (Deerlake) 7
8. 13:06.16, Morgan Lord (Deerlake) 7
9. 13:30.89, Allie Davenport (Deerlake) 8
10. 13:42.23, Andrea Jimenez (Montford) 7

Fairview's Emari Thomas had won the boys' race at the first three meets of the LCS season, nabbing firsts at the ARPXC Invitational, the Mustang Stampede, and the Everhart Invitational. Thomas opened the boys' 3K at the Fort Braden Run by leading the race across the bridge. In his wake was Montford seventh-grader Jack Nottingham, who had placed second at the ARPXC Invitational. Further back, Raa's Carson Weiss raced in fifth position. Weiss had finished runner-up to Thomas in both the Mustang Stampede and the Everhart Invitational. By the end of the first kilometer, Weiss had moved up alongside Nottingham.

Emari Thomas

"When we were turning to go around the football fields, I sped up and passed Jack," recalled Weiss. "Then I was right behind Emari."


Thomas kept the lead but couldn't shake Weiss. The pair ran one-two through the second kilometer and into the third, Thomas a step or two ahead of Weiss. Thomas was first on the return trip across the bridge, a little more than 200 meters from the finish.

Jack Nottingham and Carson Weiss

"I paced off [Thomas] till the next to last turn, where I passed him," said Weiss.


Around the final turn and down the homestretch, Weiss held a narrow lead, reaching the finish line first in 11:05. Thomas took second a moment later in 11:06. Montford's Nottingham followed them home, third in 11:17.

Carson Weiss and Emari Thomas

Going into the Fort Braden Run, the fourth meet of Leon County Schools' middle school cross-country season, the Raa boys had won two meet and Montford one. But in spite of Raa's Carson Weiss taking the top individual spot at Fort Braden, it was the Montford boys who prevailed in the team standings, 41 to 43. Jack Nottingham accounted for the first three of Montford's 41 points; the other Mustang scorers were eighth-grader Blake Swanson (8th, 11:54), sixth-grader Isaiah Renn (9th, 12:04), eighth-grader Stokes Bryan (10th, 12:07), and eighth-grader Jack Getman (11th, 12:08).


Deerlake was third with 70 points, led by the fourth place, 11:41 finisher of Buck seventh-grader Jacob Hassell. Eight teams competed in the race; 128 athletes representing ten schools finished.


Although many of the school planned to race at the Florida State University Invitational on 29 September 2023, the last Leon County Schools' middle school meet on the 2023 schedule was the League Championship at Apalachee Regional Park on 5 October 2023.


2023 Fort Braden Run Team Standings, Boys

1. Montford, 41
2. Raa, 43
3. Deerlake, 70
4. Fairview, 137
5. Swift Creek, 142
6. Cobb, 148
7. Fort Braden, 201
8. Griffin, 205
9. Nims, NTS
   Woodville, NTS

Top Ten Boys, 2023 Fort Braden Run

1. 11:04.80, Carson Weiss (Raa) 8
2. 11:05.57, Emari Thomas (Fairview) 8
3. 11:17.00, Jack Nottingham (Montford) 7
4. 11:40.13, Jacob Hassell (Deerlake) 7
5. 11:41.76, Nicholas Hassell (Deerlake) 7
6. 11:43.11, Emerson Gandy (Raa) 7
7. 11:52.65, Alden Weiss (Raa) 8
8. 11:53.09, Blake Swanson (Montford) 8
9. 12:03.14, Isaiah Renn (Montford) 6
10. 12:06.27, Stokes Bryan (Montford) 8

Fort Braden Cross-Country Meet Champions, 2010 - 2023
Date	Boys	Girls
22 September 2010	12:26, Sukhi Khosla (Raa) 8	15:01, Rebecca Clendinen (Raa) 8
14 September 2011	12:16, Evan Francis (Raa) 8	14:45, Zoe Sheldon (Swift Creek) 7
12 September 2012	12:40, Matthew Cashin (Raa) 8	13:58, Audrey Dogan (Raa) 8
4 September 2013	12:15, Jacob Dodson (Raa) 8	13:51, Saige Kemeny (Montford) 7
3 September 2014	13:00, Bryant McKnight (Montford) 8	13:13, Lawton Campbell (Deerlake) 8
9 September 2015	13:08, Weston Blake (Swift Creek) 7	13:26, Alyson Churchill (Swift Creek) 8
14 September 2016	11:50, Weston Blake (Swift Creek) 8	14:05, Paige Churchill (Swift Creek) 6
14 September 2017	11:51, Filippo Reina (Deerlake) 8	13:48, Paige Churchill (Swift Creek) 7
6 September 2018	11:07, Wyatt Townsend (Deerlake ) 8	12:51, Paige Churchill (Swift Creek) 8
5 September 2019	10:27, Patrick Koon (Fairview) 8	12:58, Skye Williams (Montford) 8
2 September 2021	11:29, Asa Swope (Swift Creek) 8	12:54, London Mellen (Deerlake) 8
31 August 2022	10:19, Caio Zacchi (Nims) 8	11:44, Charlotte Sikes (Swift Creek) 6
20 September 2023	11:05, Carson Weiss (Raa) 8	11:49, Charlotte Sikes (Swift Creek) 7

Fort Braden Cross-Country Meet Team Titles, 2010 - 2023
Date	Boys	Girls
22 September 2010	Raa (15 points)	Raa (33 points)
14 September 2011	Montford (55 points)	Swift Creek (47 points)
12 September 2012	Swift Creek (54 points)	Montford (48 points)
4 September 2013	Montford (38 points)	Swift Creek (44 points)
3 September 2014	Swift Creek (60 points)	Swift Creek (36 points)
9 September 2015	Deerlake (44 points)	Swift Creek (38 points)
14 September 2016	Swift Creek (23 points)	Deerlake (42 points)
14 September 2017	Deerlake (41 points)	Swift Creek (22 points)
6 September 2018	Deerlake (39 points)	Swift Creek (35 points)
5 September 2019	Deerlake (32 points)	Montford (46 points)
2 September 2021	Swift Creek (60 points)	Deerlake (25 points)
31 August 2022	Montford (42 points)	Deerlake (33 points)
20 September 2023	Montford (41 points)	Deerlake (24 points)

Links

• Complete results of the 2023 Fort Braden Cross-Country Meet
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR3xupjfqcrAmFP0GzHjXyNbaxyV6s_G-3eT9t2z1WESc4m5jfrRO49Sz9UlCXqWH12KpEKgW-WtpXT/pubhtml
  
  
• More Trouble Afoot! photos of the 2023 Fort Braden Run Middle School Cross-Country Meet
  
  • Girls' 3K: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10121313249064873
  • Boys' 3K: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10121313323021663
  
  
• The 2023 LCS middle school cross-country season
  
  • ARPXC Invitational https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2023/08/swift-creek-2023.html
  • Mustang Stampede https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2023/09/mustang-2023.html
  • Everhart Invitational https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2023/09/owl-run-2023.html
  • Fort Braden Run https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2023/09/fort-braden-2023.html
  • FSU Invitational [ Coming on 29 September 2023 ]
  • LCS Championship [ Coming on 5 October 2023 ]
  
  
• Leon County Schools' 2023 middle school cross country schedule
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2023/08/lcs-xc-2023.html
  
  
• 2021 story, “London Mellen and Deerlake, Asa Swope and Swift Creek lead the fray at Fort Braden”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/09/fort-braden-2021.html
  
  
• 2019 story, “Skye Williams and Patrick Koon battle to victory at the Fort Braden Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2019/09/fort-braden-2019.html
  
  
• 2018 story, “Fort Braden falls to Paige Churchill and Wyatt Townsend”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2018/09/fort-braden-2018.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Close battles at Fort Braden for Filippo Reina and Paige Churchill”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/09/fort-braden-2017.html
  
  
• 2016 story, “Paige Churchill and Wes Blake open the season with victories at Fort Braden”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2016/09/fort-braden-2016.html
  
  
• 2015 story, “Swift Creek's Blake and Churchill are champs at the sixth annual Fort Braden Run”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2015/09/fort-braden-2015.html
  
  
• 2014 story, “A Swift Creek sweep at Fort Braden”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2014/09/fort-braden-2014.html
  
  
• 2013 story, “Swift Creek girls and Montford boys win season opener at Fort Braden”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2013/09/fort-braden-2013.html
  
  
• 2012 story, “Montford girls and Swift Creek boys take wins home from Fort Braden”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2012/09/fort-braden-2012.html
  
  
• 2011 story, “Sheldon leads Swift Creek to title at Fort Braden”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2011/09/fort-braden-2011.html
  
  
• 2010 story, “Clendinen and Khosla first at Fort Braden”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2010/09/ft-braden-xc-2010.html
  
  
• Find your next road race or cross-country run in the Tallahassee region
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2983

Guess which team swept the decks at the Buccaneer Bash

Talk Like A Pirate Day, the holiday nobody knew that they wanted, was 19 September 2023. In Panama City, Florida high school harriers got an early taste of piracy on Saturday morning, 16 September 2023, at the seventh annual Buccaneer Bash Cross-Country Meet. North Bay Haven hosted, but it was Fort Walton Beach that swept the team titles, the girls' squad putting up a winning 29 points and the boys scoring 21. North Bay Haven junior Margaret Bartlow was the first athlete in the girls' 5K, covering the course at Bay Dunes Golf Club in 18:20. Grant Chastain, a Fort Walton Beach senior, won the boys' 5K in 15:53.


Margaret Bartlow had placed second in the 2022 Buccaneer Bash, but she wasn't about to let that happen again in the 2023 race. Hammering an 18:20, Bartlow won the girls' 5K by 200 meters--on a track, her competition would have still been on the backstretch when she crossed the finish line. South Walton frosh Scarlett Griffin was runner-up to Bartlow and the only other girl to break 20:00 that morning, running 19:07. Fort Walton Beach athletes took the next two places, with junior Belicia O'Grady third in 20:09 and senior Reece Knowlton fourth in 20:46.


Fort Walton Beach's three remaining scorers also placed in the top ten, with sophomore Sara Cass Napa sixth in 21:42, junior Charity Lobzun seventh in 22:01, and frosh Leilani Lichlyter ninth in 22:06. Add up the numbers and you'll see that the girls from Fort Walton Beach had 29 points, the best score in the seven-team field. It was the first time Fort Walton Beach had won the Buccaneer Bash.


South Walton, led by Scarlett Griffin's runner-up finish, took second with 46 points. Bartlow and North Bay Haven, the hosts and 2022 Buccaneer Bash champs, were third with 76 points.


Team Standings, 2023 Buccaneer Bash High School Girls' 5K

1. Fort Walton Beach, 29
2. South Walton, 46
3. North Bay Haven, 76
4. Mosley, 97
5. Port Saint Joe, 114
6. Rutherford, 177
7. Wewahitchka, 204

Top Ten, 2023 Buccaneer Bash High School Girls' 5K

1. 18:19.10, Margaret Bartlow (North Bay Haven) 11
2. 19:06.90, Scarlett Griffin (South Walton) 9
3. 20:08.10, Belicia O'Grady (Fort Walton Beach) 11
4. 20:45.40, Reece Knowlton (Fort Walton Beach) 12
5. 21:18.20, Grace Petty (South Walton) 10
6. 21:41.50, Sara Cass Napa (Fort Walton Beach) 10
7. 22:00.10, Charity Lobzun (Fort Walton Beach) 11
8. 22:04.00, Diana Garcia (South Walton) 10
9. 22:05.20, Leilani Lichlyter (Fort Walton Beach) 9
10. 22:21.10, Mary Pickford (North Bay Haven) 7

Grant Chastain didn't have to spend much time looking back in the boys' 5K. If he did, he wouldn't have seen much. Running 15:53, the Fort Walton Beach senior ended up winning the race by more than 170 meters. Walker Elrod, a sophomore from Grace Christian Academy in Bainbridge, Georgia, took second in 16:27. Mosley senior Nicolas Waddell, making his first appearance at the Bash since 2020, was third in 16:46.


Fort Walton Beach Vikings took the next three places. Sophomore Nathan Jucha grabbed fourth with a 17:11, senior Curran O'Grady was fifth in 17:24, and sophomore Slayde Diaz-Poole was sixth in 17:25. Connor Rising completed the scoring for the Vikings; the junior was ninth in 17:32. With all five scorers in the top ten, Fort Walton Beach tallied a mathematically unbeatable 21 points. The Vikings had taken first in a field of nine boys' teams.


Arnold, led by sophomore Remi Kepran (8th, 17:28), placed second in the team standings with 67 points. Waddell and Mosley put up 78 points to place third.


Miles and Minutes, LLC of Tallahassee, Florida timed and scored the 2023 Buccaneer Bash.


Team Standings, 2023 Buccaneer Bash High School Boys' 5K

1. Fort Walton Beach, 21
2. Arnold, 67
3. Mosley, 78
4. North Bay Haven, 91
5. Rocky Bayou Christian, 118
6. Bay, 173
7. Port Saint Joe, 211
8. Wewahitchka, 238
9. Chipley, 240

Top Ten, 2023 Buccaneer Bash High School Boys' 5K

1. 15:52.70, Grant Chastain (Fort Walton Beach) 12
2. 16:26.90, Walker Elrod (Grace Christian) 10
3. 16:45.30, Nicolas Waddell (Mosley) 12
4. 17:10.50, Nathan Jucha (Fort Walton Beach) 10
5. 17:23.10, Curran O'Grady (Fort Walton Beach) 12
6. 17:24.50, Slayde Diaz-Poole (Fort Walton Beach) 10
7. 17:24.90, Aidan Little (Mosley) 12
8. 17:28.00, Remi Kepran (Arnold) 10
9. 17:31.30, Connor Rising (Fort Walton Beach) 11
10. 17:37.00, Alexander Tunnell (Ace Charter) 11

Buccaneer Bash Cross-Country Meet Winners, 2017 - 2023
High School Boys
Date	Team Champ	Individual Champ
26 August 2017	Choctawhatchee, 33	18:05, Blake Turner (Arnold) 12
25 August 2018	Arnold, 38	18:27, Mason Bennett (Arnold) 12
24 August 2019	Niceville, 35	14:48, Todd Wendel (Niceville) 11
3 October 2020	Arnold, 31	18:40, Eddie Kepran (Arnold) 10
18 September 2021	Leon, 26	16:10, Patrick Koon (Leon) 10
18 September 2022	North Bay Haven, 47	16:32, Kaleb Hollins (Choctawhatchee) 12
17 September 2023	Fort Walton Beach, 21	15:53, Grant Chastain (Fort Walton Beach) 12
High School Girls
Date	Team Champ	Individual Champ
26 August 2017	Choctawhatchee, 46	19:53, Marisa Ashley (Arnold) 9
25 August 2018	Port Saint Joe, 35	25:36, Autumn Kotelman (Port Saint Joe) 10
24 August 2019	Niceville, 27	16:55, Kambry Smith (Fort Walton Beach) 11
3 October 2020	North Bay Haven, 32	22:08, Lakyn Carmichael (North Bay Haven) 10
18 September 2021	Leon, 33	19:40, Lillee Tang (Leon) 11
18 September 2022	North Bay Haven, 32	19:15, Charleen Elizondo (North Bay Haven) 12
17 September 2023	Fort Walton Beach, 29	18:20, Margaret Bartlow (North Bay Haven) 11

Links

• Complete results, 2023 Buccaneer Bash
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTX0vRja79aRNtDDii8L_JMcKRPm2J-Rn-fAfkSbOExpRutTSptIeCxPujeGHI_EWZZQL2mtRuyls_l/pubhtml
  
  
• 2021 story, “Lillee Tang and Patrick Koon lead a Leon sweep of the Buccaneer Bash”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2021/09/buccaneer-bash-2021.html
  
  
• 2017 story, “Choctaw sweeps the team titles while Arnold's Ashley and Turner take individual honors at the Buccaneer Bash”
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/2017/08/buccaneer-bash-2017.html
  
  
• Find an upcoming Bash in the region on the Trouble Afoot! racing calendar
  https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1
  
  

#2982

20 September 2023 Tallahassee 100-Mile Race Calendar

This is the Tallahassee vicinity road-race schedule for 20 September 2023. If that's more than a week ago, the latest schedule is always available via this link:

https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/search/label/calendar?max-results=1

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!

23 September 2023 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 45th annual Salute to Prefontaine 5K Cross-Country Run. 8:30 AM ET. Wallwood Boy Scout Reservation, 23 Wallwood BSA Drive, Quincy, Florida 32351. 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.
• 16th annual Trot with S.W.A.T. 10K and 5K. 8:00 AM CT. 2120 North Ennis Street, Dothan, Alabama 36303. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2013 story. Online registration at RaceEntry.com. Carol Goguen, cgoguen@graceba.net or 334-794-9029.
• 2nd annual Run to Prevent - Suicide Prevention 5K and one-mile fun run. 9:30 AM ET mile / 10:00 AM ET 5K. Valdosta Early College Academy, 1605 Azalea Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com.
• 2nd annual Grace Wins Hahira 10K and 5K. 8:00 AM ET. 220 West Main Street, Hahira, Georgia 31632. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

30 September 2023 (Saturday)

• Bull Run 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Middlebrooks Park, Banfill Avenue, Bonifay, Florida 32425. 2015 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com.
  
• Dothan Running Festival 10K, 5K, and kids' run. 7:00 AM CT 5K / 8:00 AM CT Mile / 8:30 AM CT 10K. 3148 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, Alabama 36303. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. racedirector@runthecircle.com

1 October 2023 (Sunday)

• Dothan Running Festival "Run The Circle" Half Marathon. 7:00 AM CT. 3148 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan, Alabama 36303. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. racedirector@runthecircle.com

7 October 2023 (Saturday)

• Hahira Honeybee Festival 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Hahira Community Center, 216 Randall Street, Hahira, Georgia 31632. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 7th annual Tate's Hell And Back 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Crooked River Grill at Saint James Bay Golf Club, 151 Laughing Gull Lane, Carrabelle, Florida 32322. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. Event profile on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. BeLinda Wharton, bhwharton@gmail.com or 850-544-5410.
• 5th annual Pirates of the High Seas 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. 2019 story. 2018 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 3rd annual Run For The Rosemary 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:00 AM CT. 200 West Water Street, Rosemary Beach, Florida 32461. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

8 October 2023 (Sunday)

• 7th annual Marching Chiefs 5K. 9:00 AM ET. Bill Harkins Field (Chiefs Field), Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32304. 2019 story. 2018 story. USATF certified 5K course FL18040TY. Event web site. Event page on Facebook.

14 October 2023 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 44th annual Pine Run at Tall Timbers 20K. 7:30 AM ET. Tall Timbers Research Station, 13093 Henry Beadel Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32312. 2022 story. 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. GWTCpinerun@gmail.com or text Carter Hay (850-294-9388) or Jennifer Hay (850-294-9395).
  

21 October 2023 (Saturday)

• 8th annual Quail Trail 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Historic Pebble Hill Plantation, 1251 US Highway 319 South, Thomasville, Georgia. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF certified course GA09026WC. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 16th annual Rejoice Run 5K and Mom's Mile (formerly Joyce's Jog). 7:30 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Historic Donalsonville Fire Station, 220 South Woolfork Avenue, Donalsonville, Georgia 39845. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2010 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 13th annual Run Baby Run 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Citizens Lodge Park, 4574 Lodge Drive, Marianna, Florida 32446. 2020 story. 2017 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. pcmarianna08@gmail.com or 850-526-4673.
  
• 2nd annual Graceville Harvest Hustle 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Graceville Civic Center, 5224 Brown Street, Graceville, Florida 32440. 2023 entry form and flyer. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com.

28 October 2023 (Saturday)

• 42nd annual Boston Mini-Marathon and 5K. 8:00 AM ET half marathon / 8:15 AM ET 5K. 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. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Brad Johnson, bradjohnson@bankcb.com or 229-498-8500 (day) / 229-226-4679 (evening).
• 18th annual St. John Road Race 5K. 8:00 AM ET. St. John Catholic School, 800 Gornto Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602-1699. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2015 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• 10th annual Run For The Nurses half-marathon and 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Athletic Center, Perimeter Road, Tifton, Georgia. 2016 story. 2014 story. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 3rd annual Argyle Volunteer Fire Department Fund Run 5K. 8:00 AM CT. Lake DeFuniak, 1183 Circle Drive, DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435. Event web page.

4 November 2023 (Saturday)

• 3rd annual ArtFest Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, and fun run. 8:30 AM ET Half-Marathon / 9:00 AM ET 10K / 9:30 AM ET 5K / 10:00 AM ET mile. Colquitt County Art Center, 401 Seventh Avenue SW, Moultrie, Georgia 31768. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 13th annual Run For Your Lungs 5K. 9:30 AM ET 5K / 9:35 AM ET one mile. Lake Blackshear Resort, 2459-H US Highway 280 West, Cordele, Georgia 31015. 2018 story. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. 2019 Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

10 November 2023 (Friday)

• Full Press Apparel Memorial to Memorial Veterans Day 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Florida Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, 463-489 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

11 November 2023 (Saturday)

• 11th annual BFD Catfish Crawl 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. M and B Train Park, North Main Street and Railroad Avenue, Blountstown, Florida 32424. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. USATF certified course FL16045EBM (5K). Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at ItsYourRace.com. Ben Hall, blountstownfire@gmail.com or 850-674-4988.
• 7th annual Patriot Run 10K / 5K. 8:00 AM CT. American Legion Emerald Coast Post 402, 17680 Ashley Drive, Panama City Beach, Florida 32418. Online registration at active.com

18 November 2023 (Saturday)

23 November 2023 (Thursday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 47th 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 FL16080TY (15K). USATF-certified course FL22045JK (10K). USATF certified course FL22044JK (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.
  
• Turkey Trot 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT. Gulf Coast State College, 5230 US 98, Panama City, Florida 32401. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 10th annual Harvest Run 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:30 AM ET 10K and 5K. Leesburg Recreation Building, 110 Starksville Avenue, Leesburg, Georgia 31763. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. USATF-certified course GA19089WC (10K). USATF certified course GA19090WC (5K). Event profile on Facebook. Race web site. Online registration at UltraSignUp.com.
• 12th annual 30A Thanksgiving Day 10K, 5K, and one mile. 7:30 AM CT 10K / 7:35 AM CT mile / 9:30 AM CT 5K. 78 North Barrett Square, Rosemary Beach, Florida 32461. Event web site. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at GetMeRegistered.com.

25 November 2023 (Saturday)

2 December 2023 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 47th annual Ten-Mile Challenge and Five-Mile Road Race. 8:00 AM ET. Hawks Rise Elementary School, 205 Meadow Ridge Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32312-1565. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified courses FL22043JK (ten mile) and FL22042JK (five mile). Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• Daybreak 76® Panama City Beach Marathon. 7:00 AM CST Marathon / 7:30 AM CST Half Marathon / 8:00 AM CST 5K / 9:30 AM CST one-mile fun run. Margaritaville, 16320 Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified marathon course FL22003LAB. USATF certified half-marathon course FL22002LAB. USATF certified 5K course FL22001LAB. Event web site. Online registration at RunSignUp.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.

9 December 2023 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 42nd annual Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic 50 mi / 50 km / marathon. 7:00 AM ET. Wakulla Springs State Park, 550 Wakulla Park Drive, Wakulla Springs, Florida. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. tallahasseeultra@gmail.com
  
• 35th 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, 5th and Monroe, 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.
  

16 December 2023 (Saturday)

• Gulf Wind Track Club's 11th annual Tannenbaum Trail 6K Cross Country Run. 9:00 AM ET. Apalachee Regional Park Trail, 7550 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida. 2019 story. 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

23 December 2023 (Saturday)

30 December 2023 (Saturday)

6 January 2024 (Saturday)

13 January 2024 (Saturday)

20 January 2024 (Saturday)

27 January 2024 (Saturday)

3 February 2024 (Saturday)

• 28th 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.

10 February 2024 (Saturday)

11 February 2024 (Sunday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 49th 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. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. Tallahasseemarathon@gmail.com

17 February 2024 (Saturday)

24 February 2024 (Saturday)

• Death By 5K Coldwater Creek (10 5K runs in 24 hours). 8:00 AM CT. Adventures Unlimited Outdoor Center, 8974 Tomahawk Landing Road, Milton, Florida 32570. Event web site. Online registration at UltraSignup.com

2 March 2024 (Saturday)

• 16th 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.
  
• Red Pepper Run 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Saint George Island Firehouse, 324 East Pine Avenue, Saint George Island, Florida 32328. 2023 story. 2022 story.2016 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. Event page on Facebook. Event web site. Online registration at WebScorer.com

9 March 2024 (Saturday)

16 March 2024 (Saturday)

23 March 2024 (Saturday)

• Peanut Proud 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET. College Street at Court Square, Blakely, Georgia. Event web site.
• 12th annual Shamrock Jog and Jam 5K Night Race and one-mile fun run. 6:00 PM ET one mile / 6:30 PM ET 5K. Rylander Park, 110 North Hampton Street, Americus, Georgia. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

30 March 2024 (Saturday)

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6 April 2024 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 47th annual Springtime 10K, 5K and one-mile kids' run. 7:30 AM ET one-mile / 8:00 AM ET 10K and 5K. Florida Departemen of Transportation Building, 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2023 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. 2009 story. USATF-certifed course FL22011JK (10K). USATF-certifed course FL22012JK (5K). Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. springtime10k@gmail.com.

13 April 2024 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 49th annual Palace Saloon 5K. 8:00 AM ET. James Messer Fields Park, Jackson Bluff Road and Dupree Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304. USATF certified course FL13028EBM. 2023 story. 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 profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

20 April 2024 (Saturday)

• 45th 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, Georgia 31792. USATF certified course GA22060WC (10K). 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event web page. Event page on Facebook.

27 April 2024 (Saturday)

4 May 2024 (Saturday)

11 May 2024 (Saturday)

18 May 2024 (Saturday)

25 May 2024 (Saturday)

1 June 2024 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 26th annual Potluck Bash Four-Mile Cross-Country Race. 6:00 PM ET. Forestmeadows Athletic Center, 4750 North Meridian Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2023 story. 2022 story. 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.
• 14th annual Race The Tortoise 5K. 8:00 AM ET. O'Leno State Park, 410 S.E. O'Leno Park Road, High Springs, Florida 32643. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2020 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. USATF certified course FL09011EBM. Event page on Facebook. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 4th annual Jam On The Coast 5K. 9:30 AM CT. Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida 32407. 2023 story. 2022 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 12th annual Home Run 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:45 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Americus First United Methodist Church, 200 South Lee Street, Americus, Georgia 31709. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 50th annual Billy Bowlegs 5K Night Race. 7:30 AM CT. Fort Walton Beach High School, 400 Hollywood Blvd, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. USATF certified course FL13020EBM. Event web page. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com.
  

8 June 2024 (Saturday)

15 June 2024 (Saturday)

• Monticello Kiwanis' 45th annual Melon Run 5K. 8:15 AM ET. First United Methodist Church Family Ministry Center, 325 West Walnut Street, Monticello, Florida 32344. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. story. 2010 story. USATF certified course #FL17008TY. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at EventBrite.com. watermelonrun@gmail.com

22 June 2024 (Saturday)

29 June 2024 (Saturday)

4 July 2024 (Thursday)

• Capital City Kiwanis' 41st annual Firecracker 5K and one-mile Sparkler Run. 7:30 AM ET one mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Cascades Park, 1001 South Gadsden Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF certified 5K course FL17036TY. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RaceRoster.com.
• Valdosta State University Cross Country's 15th annual Independence Day 5K. 7:30 AM ET. Valdosta State University Athletic Complex, 401 Baytree Road, Valdota Georgia 31601. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2013 story. 2012 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• Florida Track Club's 46th annual Jack Gamble Melon Run Three Mile. 8:00 AM ET. Albert "Ray" Massey Westside Park, 1001 NW 34th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32605. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. USATF certified three-mile course FL17088TY. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
  
• 25th annual Celebrate Freedom 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM CT 5K / 9:15 AM CT one mile. Jay's Bray-Hendricks City Park, 5259 Booker Lane, Jay, Florida 32565. 2023 story. 2022 story. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. Event profile on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at active.com. Matt Dobson, rmdobson@liberty.edu
• 5th annual Keystone Heights Freedom 5K. Keystone Heights City Hall, 555 Lawrence Boulevard, Keystone Heights, Florida 32656. 2023 story. 2022 story. Event profile on Facebook. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 38th annual Freedom Springs Triathlon (440 yard swim, 10-mile bicycle, 3-mile run adults). 7:00 AM CT. Blue Spring Recreation Park, 5461 Blue Springs Road, Marianna, Florida 32446. Event web page. Event profile on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

6 July 2024 (Saturday)

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3 August 2024 (Saturday)

10 August 2024 (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. 2023 story. 2022 story. 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.
• Lakebottom Park 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET mile / 8:00 AM ET 5K. Weracoba Park, Columbus, Georgia 31901. 2023 story. 2015 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

17 August 2024 (Saturday)

• 18th annual Blaze The Day 5K and one-mile fun run. 7:30 AM ET 5K / 8:30 AM ET one mile. Valdosta Early College Academy, 1605 Azalea Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2023 story. 2019 story. 2018 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. 2014 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. USATF-certified 5K course GA18010WC. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

24 August 2024 (Saturday)

31 August 2024 (Saturday)

2 September 2024 (Monday)

• 8th annual Bluebird Run For Brookie B 5K and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET one mile / 8:30 AM ET 5K. J.R. Alford Greenway, 2500 Pedrick Road, Tallahassee, Florida. 2023 story. 2021 story. 2019 story. 2017 story. 2015 story. Event web site. Event page on Facebook. Entry form and flyer. Online registration at RunSignUp.com. contact@bluebirdrun.com
  
• 13th annual Valdosta Labor Day 5K. 8:00 AM ET. Valdosta State University Complex, 401 Baytree Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602. 2019 story. 2016 story. 2015 story. 2013 story. 2011 story. 2010 story. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.
• 47th annual Macon Labor Day Road Race 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. 8:00 AM ET 5K / 8:30 AM ET 10K / 10:00 AM ET one mile. 4553 Forsyth Road, Macon, Georgia. USATF certified 10K course GA12100WC. USATF certified 5K course GA12099WC. Event web page. macontracks@macontracks.org
• Big Dog Labor Day Classic 10K. 7:30 AM ET. Headquarter Nissan, 1725 Whittlesey Road, Columbus, Georgia 31904. Event page on Facebook. Online registration at RunSignUp.com.

7 September 2024 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 42nd 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. 2023 story. 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.

14 September 2024 (Saturday)

• Gulf Winds Track Club's 42nd 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. 2023 story. 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.

21 September 2024 (Saturday)

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