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COOL DOWN Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic

PACE SETTERS

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Mark Parrish, who graduated from Chamberlain High School and ran for the University of Florida, wins the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K, finishing in 46 minutes, 38 seconds.

Mark Parrish sneaks up on a former champ to win men’s 15K.

BY TERRY TOMALIN

Times Outdoors/Fitness Editor

TAMPA — Mark Parrish knew it was just a matter of time. The former University of Florida standout held back until the halfway point of Saturday’s Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K before he made his move.

“I didn’t want to go out too fast,” said Parrish, a 24-year-old from Tampa. “It was all about tempo.”

Parrish had trailed two-time Gasparilla winner Austin (A.J.) Richmond by nearly 20 seconds at one point, but the lead evaporated by Mile 6, when the Chamberlain High School alumnus stepped on the gas.

“He came out of nowhere,” said Richmond, a 30-year-old from Babson Park in Polk County. “I just couldn’t keep up with him.”

Parrish, who ran both cross country and track for UF, ran 46 minutes, 38 seconds on the fast, flat course in nearly perfect conditions. Richmond, one of several elite local runners to come out of Polk County’s Webber International University, finished 12 seconds behind in 46:50.

Becky Howarth starts fast and finishes first in the women’s 15K.

Coming Monday

BY TERRY TOMALIN

Times Outdoors/Fitness Editor

Full results from every Distance Classic event in our special postrace section.

Little sis on his heels Mark Parrish isn’t the only top runner in his family. Sister Maggie finishes third in the 5K. 13C

Richmond started out hard, logging mile after mile in the sub-five minute range.

“I felt really good,” he said.

“Everything was perfect.”

Luke Beevor, a 6-foot-10 former Florida State cross country star, was in a close second for a few miles, but he eventually fell back to finish third overall (48:04).

“I have not been back into running that long,” said the 31year-old Beevor, who hails from Luton, England, but now teaches and coaches in Brandon. “I went out too hard and just tried to keep it up as long as I could.”

Parrish, meanwhile, bided his time in third place, waiting for the opportunity to make .

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Tampa’s Becky Howarth easily outdistances the women’s 15K field, winning by more than two minutes (54:47).

TAMPA — Not too hot, not too cool, with the wind barely visible on Tampa Bay. Becky Howarth felt the conditions were just right for a win at Saturday’s Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K. “I went out a little fast and found myself on my own for most of it,” said Howarth, a former college runner who now lives in Tampa. “For the first few miles my legs hurt but after I got over that, I was good to go.”

Howarth, who grew up in England but emigrated to the United States to attend Butler University in Indianapolis, averaged 5 minutes, 52 seconds a mile in an easy victory in the women’s race.

“It always feels good to win a local race,” said the 27-year-old.

“This is really special to me.”

Howarth’s time of 54:47 was significantly faster than her secondplace 56:07 finish from 2015. “It was a great course,” she said.

Howarth, who works as an actuary, said that while pleased with her performance, she had a

Finally her time The 5K title had always proven elusive for Tarpon Springs High alum Kailand Cosgrove — until this year. Story, 13C

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faster 9.3-mile split at a half-marathon in January: “You just never know … every race is different.”

Saturday’s field was missing some of Gasparilla’s biggest names. Megan Goethals, the 22year-old who last year delivered the fastest winning time in more than a decade, did not race. Sara Petrick, the winner in 2014 and 2012, and Briana Whaley, the women’s champion in 2013, 2011 and 2010, were also absent.

But Jacki Wachtel, a math teacher from Pasco County, finished a strong second with a time of 56:56. The 36-year-old, one of the bay area’s most consistent elite female runners, took nearly two minutes off her seventhplace time from 2015. .

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Running > Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic

Rear of the pack’s where it’s at

Don Dziagwa and Joe Hartnett’s race strategy?

Last isn’t least for the longtime friends.

BY SCOTT PURKS

Times Correspondent

TAMPA — A horn blared Saturday morning in downtown Tampa at 6:45 a.m. and 5,600 chilly souls began running, or jogging, or trudging through the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K. But two participants — Don Dziagwa, 61, and Joe Hartnett, 54 — didn’t move.

Or rather, couldn’t move.

Couldn’t move because they were at the rear of the pack, which takes several seconds to get going, then a good five minutes to fully cross the starting line.

Dziagwa and Hartnett were, in fact, starting dead last — the position they’ve started in every year since 1985 (with the exception of one missed year apiece).

“We have a strategy,” Dziagwa said. “We figure if we start dead last, then no one will pass us.”

Dziagwa isn’t bragging, but he says that every year he and Hartnett — despite their snail’s pace of about 11 minutes a mile — “pass a heckuva lotta people.”

Then Dziagwa admits: “Okay, well sometimes the people we pass come back and pass us at maybe Mile 7 or something like that.”

Then again, who cares?

Bottom line is that Dziagwa and Hartnett are best buddies — they met in 1983 because their wives worked together — and by golly, tradition is tradition,

and nothing could tarnish their annual tradition.

Sometimes, you know, you have to tweak tradition.

On Saturday, for instance, their tradition of drinking several Guinnesses after the race had to take a backseat.

Hartnett had a few, but Dziagwa, Tampa Catholic’s boys basketball coach, drank water because his Crusaders were playing in a Class 4A region final Saturday night.

The winner moves onto the state final four next week in Lakeland.

Needless to say it was big day for the Dziagwas (son Thomas is a starter for the Crusaders) and for Hartnett, who never misses a Tampa Catholic home game.

Hartnett admits he gets so nervous at close games that he has to, “walk outside in the middle of them because I can’t take it.”

That said, some might wonder why, with such a big game that night, would anyone run a 9.3-mile race that morning?

Couldn’t all that running make a coach tired and frazzled?

“Just the opposite,” Dziagwa said. “Running this race relaxes me. It gets my mind off basketball for a while. It shakes out any nerves I might have. It’s like a meditation. It puts me in a fantastic frame of mind. I feel good.”

Added Hartnett: “In all the years running the race we have never really talked about basketball while we do it. We talk about

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Tampa Catholic basketball coach Don Dziagwa, right, shakes hands with friend Joe Hartnett moments after the two finish the 15K.

family and children and things like that.” (Hartnett is godfather to Dziagwa’s daughter Annie).

The one time Dziagwa missed the race (2001), he was attending a state championship freethrow-shooting contest in Winter Haven for his other son, Matt.

The contest was at 9 a.m. so there was no way he could do both.

Dziagwa, however, ran a 15K

in his neighborhood at 5:30 a.m. the morning of the Gasparilla 15K, “because I felt like I had to keep up the tradition in some way!”

For Hartnett, his one missed race came in 1993 when he had a huge accounting auditing job in New York City. No way to get out of it, and, Hartnett said, “no way I was going to run 9.3 miles

in freezing cold snow.”

“Slacker,” Dziagwa joked.

From here on out, barring a catastrophe, Dziagwa and Hartnett plan to line up “dead last” at every Gasparilla 15K, running it with the goal “of finishing.”

“The other tradition is that we always finish side by side,” said Hartnett after crossing the line Saturday with Dziagwa in

a blazing 1 hour, 45.34 minutes, for an average of 11:19 a mile.

“Doesn’t matter if one of us feels better than the other that day, it’s always side by side.”

“At this point, as long as we can run, or jog, or walk or crawl, we’re going to do it,” Dziagwa said. “We can’t stop now.

Now it’s completely out of the question.”

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Eventual runnerup Austin (A.J.) Richmond, who has won in past years, strives to keep pace.

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continued from 1C his move. “I didn’t want to run too hard,” he said. “This was my first professional race, and I am getting ready for a 5,000-meter track and field event in a couple of weeks. I wanted to do what it takes to win and still try to save my legs.”

Parrish, who studied electrical engineering, does not consider himself much of a road racer. His forte is the steeplechase, an Olympic event that combines running with jumps and hurdles.

“For me this was more about coming and out and running in

front of the hometown crowd,” Parrish said. “Great weather, great city, great event … who could ask for more?”

Richmond said he was a little disappointed in his performance.

“I guess it was just one of those things,” he said. “Maybe I just went out a little too hard because I could start to feel it about Mile 5 or 6.”

When Parrish passed Richmond after the 6-mile mark, there was a brief exchange of words.

“I told him that if he was going for a (personal record) to come on and run with me,” Parrish said. “We are all runners, and we have a pretty tight-knit community. We all want each other to do

well.”

Beevor, who just got back into running in August, said this was the first real competition he has faced on the local road racing scene.

“I need to do some speed work — that’s been lacking in my workouts,” he said. “These guys were both great. … They made me run faster.”

Other top local finishers included Christopher McCaffrey, 29, of Seminole in fourth (49:35); James Osborne, 27, of Lutz in eighth (51:37); Michael Poole, 24, of Tampa in ninth (52:13); Larry Smart, 46, of Tampa in 13th (53:26); and Andrew Chandler, 42, of St. Petersburg in 15th (53:42).

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Runners listen to the national anthem at the starting line at Brorein and Franklin streets in Tampa before the beginning of Saturday’s race.

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Runners collect cold, wet towels from volunteers moments after fishing the 15K.

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continued from 1C “I had some really strong runners around me,” she said. “They helped power me through.”

Wachtel, a member of the Suncoast Striders Walking & Running Club, said she has a group of friends, all serious runners, who call themselves “The Herd.”

“At a race like this, that is what it is all about,” said the mother of two. “You want to do well, but you want your friends to have good races, too.”

Wachtel averaged 6:06 per mile, a tad slower than she had wished. “I was hoping to break 56 minutes,” she said. “Maybe next year.”

Hannah Brickse, a 27-yearold from Bradenton, finished third at 59:30 followed by Tierra Verde’s Christina Noordstar, a former top triathlete turned distance runner, in 59:45. Noordstar, 39, used Saturday’s 15K as a tuneup for today’s halfmarathon.

“I have got to save a little bit,” she said. “Two races in two days is hard to do.”

Rounding out the top five was two-time Gasparilla champion Christa (Benton) Stephens of St. Petersburg, who finished first in 2007 and 2009. The 32-year-old’s time of 59:49 was off her Gasparilla best of 54:27, but she is getting back into top racing shape after taking time off to start a family.

Other top local finishers

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Becky Howarth, who grew up in England and finished second a year ago in the 15K, races down Bayshore Boulevard.

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include Brittany Pierce, 31, of Clearwater in seventh (1:00:34); Carol Hollenbeck, 49, of St. Petersburg in eighth

(1:02:30); Jolene Abanses, 40, of Lutz in ninth (1:02:55); and Meredith Mikell, 33, of St. Petersburg in 10th (1:03:07).

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Running > Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic Notebook

Younger sister nipping at sibling’s heels

BY JEFF ODOM AND SCOTT PURKS

Times Correspondents

TAMPA — Mark Parrish wasn’t the only member of his family to enjoy a solid day after a 15K victory. His younger sister Maggie did, too.

Parrish, a Chamberlain High senior, placed third in the 5K on the women’s side at 18:53. It was her first time competing in the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic.

“I didn’t really know what to expect, because I didn’t know who was competing,” said Parrish, who is currently running track for Chamberlain.

“I just wanted to try to place, and I did. It was great.”

Parrish plans to follow in her brother’s footsteps and run at the University of Florida after graduating in the spring.

“This feels amazing,” Parrish said. “I’m really happy with my race; it was a great day. I’m really happy for Mark as well.”

DEFENDING CHAMP SITS: Jonathan Mott, winner of the men’s 15K the past two years, was in attendance but did not participate Saturday.

Mott, a Tampa resident, took part in the Olympic trials marathon in Los Angeles last weekend and said he could not run again on such short rest. Despite being seeded bottom-20 going into the trials, he finished 47th overall — the highest of any Floridian.

Mott said it was a little odd spectating. But he plans to race again in 2017, doubling up in the 15K and half-marathon.

“I’m a bit jealous,” he quipped.

RACE FOR THE AGES: Some of the youngest and oldest participants in the 15K and 5K races had some of the most remarkable performances.

The 15K female division featured everything from Jamie Kosharek of Gulfport, who won the 10-and-under title in 1 hour, 16 seconds, to Tampa’s Judith

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Riverview’s Bella O’Neill, 7, hugs grandfather Mike Shaver, 72, of Tampa moments after they finish the 15K together.

Baizan, a 90-year-old who crossed the finish line in 2:41:28.

The fastest 10-and-under boy in the 15K was Tampa’s Liam Ballard, a 10-year-old who finished in 1:00:51 (69th overall).

The oldest male was Tampa’s Paul Wisniewski, who at 90 finished in 1:51:27.

In the 5K, 10-year-old Dylan Nolan of Odessa led the 10-andunder charge, finishing in 18:20.

Not far behind was 8-year-old Gavin Nolan of Odessa, who

finished in 23:30.

In the 90-and-older male division, Bradenton’s Walter White crossed in 46:14, followed by 91-year-old Gyle Tague of Ontario (57:03).

In the women’s 5K, Tampa’s Marissa Lockerby shined in the 10U group in 25:05.

The oldest finisher, however, was 94-year-old Betty Ashley of St. Petersburg, who completed the 5K in 1:32:08, for an average mile pace of 29:37.

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Tampa’s Liam Ballard, 10, wins the 10-and-under boys division of the 15K in 1:00:51. His time was also good enough for 69th overall.

Sweet redemption highlights 5K Tarpon Springs alum Kailand Cosgrove finds first-place stride.

BY JEFF ODOM

Times Correspondent

TAMPA — Kailand Cosgrove had participated in the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic 5K countless times, finishing as high as second last year.

One thing, however, threw a wrench into the former Tarpon Springs High and Florida State cross country/ track standout’s training regimen heading into Saturday morning’s race: dental school.

After starting at BradenUF junior ton’s LECOM Mark Mutz cruises to the S c h o o l o f Dental Medmen’s title in icine about a 15:10. year ago, the 24-year-old Cosgrove said she had been worried how the busy schedule was going to affect her.

But once she reached the finish line along Bayshore Boulevard, those worries melted into a distant afterthought.

Cosgrove avenged her runnerup finish in 2015, taking the top spot in 18 minutes, 26 seconds over 12-year-old Tampa native Ellie Pleune (18:45).

“It’s kind of a nice, redeeming feeling,” said Cosgrove, the daughter of former 21-year Ironman veteran Dean Cosgrove.

“It was kind of rough with it being a little hotter outside from the 15K, but it’s just awesome because this is such a huge race. … It’s amazing.”

University of Florida junior distance runner and Lakeland native Mark Mutz easily won the men’s race by 43 seconds (15:10) over former Plant High star and UF teammate Jack Guyton (15:53).

Mutz, 22, said he came within six seconds of beating his personal record despite not participating in a 5K in nearly two years.

“I’m really thankful and blessed to be able to run relatively well,” he said. “Just like an artist would point to his painting as to what made it, I have to point to God. That’s what has given me the ability to do this.”

Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic | Results 15K MALES

1, Mark Parrish, 00:46:38 2, Austin Richmond, 00:46:50 3, Luke Beevor, 00:48:04 4, Christopher Mccaffrey, 00:49:35 5, Alex Milne, 00:50:15 6, Bobby Hensley, 00:51:16 7, Michael Lamb, 00:51:28 8, James Osborne, 00:51:37 9, Michael Poole, 00:52:13 10, Tyler Blackburn, 00:52:20 11, Patrick Phillips, 00:53:03 12, Elijah Shekinah, 00:53:12 13, Larry Smart, 00:53:26 14, Tim Price, 00:53:35 15, Andrew Chandler, 00:53:42 16, Hunter McCann, 00:53:48 17, Pedro Meraz, 00:53:54 18, Daniel Gollins, 00:54:18 19, Michael McDonald, 00:54:37 20, John Robida, 00:54:40 21, Tri Thornhill, 00:54:44 22, Kevin Collmar, 00:54:52 23, John Dood, 00:55:12 24, Kyle Larson, 00:55:19 25, Mathieu Girard, 00:55:25 26, Michael Rivera, 00:55:53 27, Anthony Douaihy, 00:55:55 28, Steven Bothe, 00:56:27 29, Jerry Gisclair, 00:56:41 30, Hunter Janus, 00:57:02 31, Gene Mitchell, 00:57:06 32, Per Kristian Moerk, 00:57:20 33, Cory Bryant, 00:57:35 34, Lee Rietsma, 00:57:46 35, Jacob Geisler, 00:57:51 36, Ronald Vandervort, 00:58:09 37, Quint Noordstar, 00:58:10 38, David Dunkel, 00:58:11 39, Jason Ford, 00:58:12 40, Benjamin Hosea, 00:58:22 41, Michael Lockhart, 00:58:22 42, Matthew Ronan, 00:58:31 43, Jim Burgasser, 00:58:32 44, Chris Wedge, 00:58:37 45, Chris Brennan, 00:58:39 46, Truman Scarborough, 00:58:41 47, Alvaro Buenrostro, 00:58:41 48, Patrick Stutz, 00:58:43 49, Geremy DeWitt, 00:58:53 50, Michael Shea, 00:58:55

15K FEMALES

1, Becky Howarth, 00:54:47 2, Jacki Wachtel, 00:56:56 3, Hannah Brickse, 00:59:30 4, Christina Noordstar, 00:59:45 5, Christa Stephens, 00:59:49 6, Valery Perry, 01:00:10 7, Brittany Pierce, 01:00:34 8, Carol Hollenbeck, 01:02:30 9, Jolene Abanses, 01:02:55 10, Meredith Mikell, 01:03:07 11, Kristine Claffie, 01:03:17 12, Donna Silver, 01:03:22 13, Lois Waite, 01:03:24 14, Julie Riffle, 01:03:38 15, Emily Nixon, 01:03:53 16, Leandra Osborne, 01:04:08 17, Alicia Mansur, 01:04:16 18, Sarah Gardner, 01:04:17 19, Julie Rosa, 01:04:18 20, Marissa Hatcher, 01:04:21 21, Stacy Juckett Chesnutt, 01:04:34 22, Jessica Rutherford, 01:04:54 23, Laurin Farrior, 01:05:03 24, Leslie Beauchamp, 01:05:26 25, Katie Waters, 01:05:34 26, Emily Egan, 01:05:58 27, Laura Osterweil, 01:06:08 28, Tara Flaherty, 01:06:10 29, Wendy Tocha, 01:06:14 30, Rachel Santos, 01:06:28 31, Laura Cole, 01:06:45 32, Chuck Moonen, 01:06:49 33, Susie Green, 01:07:00 34, Amy Hammond, 01:07:06 35, Missie Gregory, 01:07:15 36, Kathleen Mallon, 01:07:42 37, Kelly Rodriguez, 01:07:44 38, Janna Edwards, 01:07:47 39, Julie Cessna, 01:08:04 40, Natalie Sargent Clark, 01:08:14 41, Kirsten Hite, 01:08:14 42, Patty Ormsby, 01:08:15 43, Selena Meltsakos, 01:08:17 44, Jennie Alpert, 01:08:20 45, Heather Galkin Bilotta, 01:08:20 46, Meredith Argentine, 01:08:40 47, Emily Morris, 01:08:43 48, Michelle Hoffert, 01:08:49 49, Jean Schalk, 01:08:51 50, Mary Monks, 1:08:56

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Dental school commitments don’t seem to put a dent in Kailand Cosgrove’s performance. The 24-year-old, who placed second a year ago, wins in 18:26.

Robinson High alumnus Jack Rogers finished third on the men’s side at 15:55. New Port Richey’s Jacki Wachtel, who placed second in the women’s 15K an hour earlier, was eighth at 19:19.

Race officials said 14,200 runners participated in the 5K. For Cosgrove, being atop that chart after being bested by just two seconds last year is something she will never forget.

“It’s really awesome; it’s really

rewarding,” she said with a smile. “Just to know I could stay in shape for another year like that after starting dental school, I didn’t think I was going to be able to.

“It’s just a really good feeling.”

5K MALES

1, Mark Mutz, 00:15:10 2, Jack Guyton, 00:15:53 3, Jack Rogers, 00:15:55 4, Luke Peterson, 00:15:57 5, Paris Williams, 00:15:57 6, Trey LaNasa, 00:16:04 7, Blake Riley, 00:16:21 8, Bryce Statham, 00:16:22 9, Jake Poore, 00:16:28 10, Taylor McDowell, 00:16:37 11, Jonathan Bermudez, 00:16:45 12, Neil Coffman, 00:16:54 13, Cooper LaBrant, 00:16:59 14, Lee Stephens, 00:17:00 15, Greg Hodge, 00:17:01 16, Cameron Purvis, 00:17:03 17, John Mitchelle, 00:17:08 18, Trevor Foley, 00:17:17

19, Alan Romero, 00:17:19 20, Elijah Shekinah, 00:17:20 21, Travis Lucas, 00:17:28 22, Tim Price, 00:17:35 23, Averett Tinsley, 00:17:37 24, Kyle Larson, 00:17:41 25, Steve Monks, 00:17:43 26, Antonio Roman, 00:17:45 27, Mathieu Girard, 00:17:51 28, Dany Croteau, 00:17:52 29, Pedro Meraz, 00:17:52 30, Casey Pleune, 00:17:55 31, Kyle Vuksich, 00:18:13 32, Seth Stanley, 00:18:19 33, Tamas Sziraki, 00:18:21 34, Dylan Nolan, 00:18:21 35, Anthony D’Amato, 00:18:37 36, Jonathan Sepulveda, 00:18:38 37, Michael Rivera, 00:18:38 38, Spencer Guerette, 00:18:46 39, James Benedict, 00:18:51 40, John Coultas, 00:18:52 41, Trevor Williams, 00:18:53 42, James Cook, 00:18:54 43, Chris Vieland, 00:19:02 44, Jake Schooler, 00:19:05 45, Dieumy Duclos, 00:19:07 46, Zachary Kessler, 00:19:07 47, Andrew Boullianne, 00:19:08 48, Alvaro Buenrostro, 00:19:10 49, Blair Burnett, 00:19:11 50, Michael Kallsen, 00:19:13

5K FEMALES

1, Kailand Cosgrove, 00:18:26 2, Ellie Pleune, 00:18:45 3, Maggie Parrish, 00:18:53 4, Kelsey Bohannan, 00:19:08 5, Kay Neely, 00:19:12 6, Deanna Hintz, 00:19:12 7, Arlie Rubin, 00:19:18 8, Jacki Wachtel, 00:19:19 9, Lydia Freidman, 00:19:25 10, Susan Cooke, 00:19:50 11, Melissa Kotchman, 00:20:07 12, Sheila Natho, 00:20:22 13, Yova Borovska, 00:20:37 14, Kristin Lawrence, 00:20:38 15, Katie Waters, 00:20:41 16, Judie Miller, 00:20:46 17, Anna Sentner, 00:20:57 18, Stacy Juckett Chesnutt, 00:20:58 19, Sebring Sierra, 00:21:02 20, Stephanie Boyd, 00:21:03 21, Kristine Claffie, 00:21:03 22, Jolene Abanses, 00:21:04 23, Emily Morris, 00:21:16 24, Maria Lopez, 00:21:16 25, Laura Cole, 00:21:21 26, Catherine Hughes, 00:21:21 27, Lisa Dood, 00:21:25 28, Alexa Fredericks, 00:21:27 29, Elaine Gavallas, 00:21:29 30, Emma Solis, 00:21:41 31, Emily Brewer, 00:21:45 32, Jennie Alpert, 00:21:48 33, Donna Nesslar, 00:21:49 34, Adriane Wunderlich, 00:22:01 35, Kirsten Hite, 00:22:03 36, Edie Allardice, 00:22:04 37, Missie Gregory, 00:22:04 38, Emily Escamilla, 00:22:04 39, Ryan Strauss, 00:22:10 40, Leah Marville, 00:22:26 41, Jean Schalk, 00:22:32 42, Ashley Dudman, 00:22:32 43, Rebeca Martinez, 00:22:35 44, Tiffany Herren, 00:22:38 45, Rebecca Levy, 00:22:40 46, Mary Malone, 00:22:40 47, Michelle Hoffert, 00:22:40 48, Carrie Robertson, 00:22:46 49, Beda Willis, 00:22:49 50, Stacey Hendry, 00:22:52

AGE GROUP WINNERS: 15K

F 10 AND UNDER 1, Jamie Kosharek, 01:16:00 F 11 TO 14 1, Reilly Goss, 01:23:21 F 15 TO 19 1, Jessica Hanley, 01:09:08 F 20 TO 24 1, Emily Nixon, 01:03:52 F 25 TO 29 1, Becky Howarth, 00:54:46 F 30 TO 34 1, Christa Stephens, 00:59:48 F 35 TO 39 1, Jacki Wachtel, 00:56:55 F 40 TO 44 1, Jolene Abanses, 01:02:54 F 45 TO 49 1, Carol Hollenbeck, 01:02:29 F 50 TO 54 1, Chuck Moonen, 01:06:48 F 55 TO 59 1, Susie Green, 01:06:59 F 60 TO 64 1, Denise Skinner, 01:09:28 F 65 TO 69 1, Sandy Meneley, 01:15:16 F 70 TO 74 1, Georgie Gillis, 01:25:01 F 75 TO 79 1, Catherine Detman, 02:01:33 F 80 TO 84 1, Susie Moncrief, 01:50:16 F 90 TO 98 1, Judith Baizan, 02:41:28 M 10 AND UNDER

1, Liam Ballard, 01:00:51 M 11 TO 14 1, Cutter Huston, 01:07:51 M 15 TO 19 1, Hunter McCann, 00:53:47 M 20 TO 24 1, Mark Parrish, 00:46:37 M 25 TO 29 1, Christopher Mccaffrey, 00:49:34 M 30 TO 34 1, Austin Richmond, 00:46:49 M 35 TO 39 1, Elijah Shekinah, 00:53:11 M 40 TO 44 1, Patrick Phillips, 00:53:02 M 45 TO 49 1, Larry Smart, 00:53:25 M 50 TO 54 1, John Dood, 00:55:11 M 55 TO 59 1, Mark Hawkins, 00:59:39 M 60 TO 64 1, George Van Meter Jr, 01:04:23 M 65 TO 69 1, Albert Wieringa, 01:04:45 M 70 TO 74 1, Jerry Bergman, 01:15:43 M 75 TO 79 1, Joseph Burgasser, 01:10:00 M 80 TO 84 1, Richard Murphy, 01:47:27 M 90 TO 98 1, Paul Wisniewski, 01:51:27

AGE GROUP WINNERS: 5K

F 10 AND UNDER 1, Marissa Lockerby, 00:25:05 F 11 TO 14 1, Ellie Pleune, 00:18:44 F 15 TO 19 1, Maggie Parrish, 00:18:52 F 20 TO 24 1, Emily Morris, 00:21:15 F 25 TO 29 1, Kailand Cosgrove, 00:18:25 F 30 TO 34 1, Yova Borovska, 00:20:36 F 35 TO 39 1, Kay Neely, 00:19:11 F 40 TO 44 1, Stacy Juckett Chesnutt, 00:20:57 F 45 TO 49 1, Laura Cole, 00:21:20 F 50 TO 54 1, Sheila Natho, 00:20:21 F 55 TO 59 1, Susan Cooke, 00:19:49 F 60 TO 64 1, Amy Yanni, 00:23:14 F 65 TO 69 1, Rosemary Mulia, 00:27:28 F 70 TO 74 1, Joanne Cunningham, 00:26:27 F 75 TO 79 1, Judy Lee, 00:36:19 F 80 TO 84 1, Grace Clark, 01:00:24 F 85 TO 89 1, Lea Stanton, 00:54:02 F 90 TO 98 1, Betty Ashley, 01:32:08 M 10 AND UNDER 1, Dylan Nolan, 00:18:20 M 11 TO 14 1, Alan Romero, 00:17:18 M 15 TO 19 1, Jack Guyton, 00:15:52 M 20 TO 24 1, Mark Mutz, 00:15:09 M 25 TO 29 1, Taylor McDowell, 00:16:36 M 30 TO 34 1, Averett Tinsley, 00:17:36 M 35 TO 39 1, Lee Stephens, 00:16:59 M 40 TO 44 1, Antonio Roman, 00:17:44 M 45 TO 49 1, Blair Burnett, 00:19:10 M 50 TO 54 1, Ronald Argabright, 00:20:03 M 55 TO 59 1, Steve Monks, 00:17:42 M 60 TO 64 1, John Van De Moortel, 00:21:15 M 65 TO 69 1, Wayne Jolley, 00:22:10 M 70 TO 74 1, Frank Davis, 00:23:12 M 75 TO 79 1, Ken Weatherly, 00:27:57 M 80 TO 84 1, Stephen Sessums, 00:36:10 M 85 TO 89 1, Jack Mahon, 00:45:50 M 90 TO 98 1, Walter White, 00:46:14

15K MALE WHEELCHAIRS

1, Matthew Gibbs, 00:38:27 2, Eric Lowry, 00:48:05 3, Mark Dobersch, 00:49:39 4, Michael Bishop, 00:51:52

5K MALE WHEELCHAIRS

1, Matthew Gibbs, 00:13:14 2, Mark Dobersch, 00:16:15

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Running > Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic

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The 15K is fun and games for some. The race is best experienced in giraffe onesies for Tampa runners, from left, Matthew Weber, Paul Kurtz, Sidney Wilson, Lindsay Cross, Jay Mankow and J. Heuer.

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Roxie, an Australian shepherd, rests moments after completing the 15K. She is a service dog for Tampa’s Desiree Rincon, who has a condition that can trigger sudden seizures.

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A sea of runners awaits the start of the 5K in downtown Tampa. Race officials put the number of runners for this particular event around 14,200.

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and his 10-year-old daughter, Colleen, arrive at the finish line in style after the start of the 5K.

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Ocala’s Matthew Gibbs prepares to cross the finish line while competing in the 5K wheelchair division. The 19-year-old wins the event in 13:14.

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