February 27 & 28, 2010
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Gasparilla Distance Classic Weekend Edition

The biggest race and party of the Tampa Bay area has come and gone. Did you run it? Did you cheer someone on the course? What do you think of the overall race experience? Did our title sponsor Publix deliver? This is the 10th and final running of the marathon. Did you run it? E-mail us and let us know what you think. We are continuously posting them on our website for all to see. Here is everything you are looking for from results, photos, videos and local coverage of this big race.

Congratulations !!

Gasparilla Sunrise

 

Full Results

Race Recap

15k Top 10 Men

Bib FName LName City State Age ChipTime http://results.active.com/images/icons/help5.gif
Overall
AgeGrade Pace Half
1 Austin  Richmond  Clewiston FL 24 0:46:49 1 87.90% 05:01.3 0:23:11
3522 Jim  Wahl  Cary NC 27 0:48:27 2 84.90% 05:11.9 0:23:47
5388 Hank  Campbell  St Petersburg FL 30 0:49:51 3 82.60% 05:20.9 0:25:03
10 Lee  Stephens  Land O Lakes FL 29 0:49:57 4 82.40% 05:21.5 0:25:03
3 John  Biffar  Cape Coral FL 26 0:50:09 5 82% 05:22.8 0:25:03
5144 Ray  Friedman  Odessa FL 35 0:50:54 6 82% 05:27.6 0:25:41
3646 Daniel  Conn  Orlando FL 22 0:51:10 7 80.40% 05:29.3 0:25:29
13 Eric  Hall  Tampa FL 31 0:51:32 8 79.90% 05:31.7 0:25:31
12 Marc  Dannis  St Petersburg FL 33 0:51:39 9 80.10% 05:32.5 0:25:29
3742 John  Emerson  Tampa FL 27 0:52:00 10 79.10% 05:34.7 0:25:52

 

15k Top 10 Women

Bib FName LName City State Age ChipTime http://results.active.com/images/icons/help5.gif
SexPl
AgeGrade Pace Half
139 Briana  Whaley  Clearwater FL 31 0:54:05 1 85.50% 05:48.1 0:26:51
1485 Sara  Petrick  Apollo Beach FL 23 0:54:40 2 84.50% 05:51.9 0:26:47
7 Christa  Benton  Saint Petersburg FL 26 0:54:47 3 84.30% 05:52.6 0:27:07
2772 Gillian  Tedeschi  Land O Lakes FL 22 0:54:52 4 84.20% 05:53.2 0:27:16
1140 Jacki  Wachtel  New Port Richey FL 30 0:54:58 5 84.10% 05:53.8 0:27:18
44 Tiffany  Chartier  Fort Myers FL 31 0:55:41 6 83.10% 05:58.4 0:27:41
19 Paige  Williams  Apollo Beach FL 22 0:58:04 7 79.60% 06:13.8 0:29:25
138 Heather  Butcher  North Port FL 37 0:58:12 8 80.90% 06:14.6 0:29:17
2607 Kristen  Proach  Clearwater FL 25 0:58:16 9 79.30% 06:15.1 0:28:49
8 Heather  Schulz  Orlando FL 35 0:58:21 10 80% 06:15.6 0:29:03

15k Wheelchair

2010 GASPARILLA DISTANCE CLASSIC 15K WHEELERS

1, Jordan Bird, 0:33:00
2, Krige Schabort, 0:33:01
3, richard parson, 0:33:02
4, michel filteau, 0:33:28
5, joshua George, 0:33:30
6, jean paul compaore, 0:33:32
7, Tony Iniguez, 0:34:48
8, jeffrey fisher, 0:36:25
9, Diane Roy, 0:38:29
10, Chad Johnson, 0:39:09

5k Top 10 Men

Bib FName LName City State Age ChipTime Overall http://results.active.com/images/icons/help5.gif
AgeGrade
Pace
13909 Ben  Martucci  Brooksville FL 21 0:15:02 1 86.10% 04:49.1
6098 Mark  Parrish  Tampa FL 18 0:15:05 2 88.40% 04:50.0
13693 Brian  Deal  Narragansett RI 24 0:15:32 3 83% 04:58.7
6225 Daniel  Wehunt  Odessa FL 19 0:15:38 4 84.20% 05:00.6
14466 jason  patchett-gillis  lakeland FL 20 0:15:47 5 82.60% 05:03.5
14465 Zack  Kovacik  Lakeland FL 19 0:15:54 6 82.80% 05:05.7
6199 Joshua  Sanchez  Bradenton FL 20 0:15:55 7 81.90% 05:06.0
9156 Jake  Covington  Tampa FL 16 0:16:11 8 84.60% 05:11.2
6222 Matt  Schwartz  Land O Lakes FL 17 0:16:23 9 82.40% 05:15.0
13779 Jason  Knight  Orlando FL 30 0:16:23 10 78.80%  

 

5k Top 10 Women

Bib FName LName City State Age ChipTime SexPl http://results.active.com/images/icons/help5.gif
AgeGrade
Pace
13583 Bree  McArdle  Tallahassee FL 20 0:17:44 1 83.50% 05:41.0
13731 Jess  Butler  Tampa FL 20 0:17:46 2 83.30% 05:41.6
6069 Ashley  Dunigan  Indianapolis IN 25 0:18:08 3 81.60% 05:48.7
13581 Emily  Ness  Tallahassee FL 19 0:18:18 4 81.20% 05:51.9
6220 Trish  Butler  Coral Springs FL 47 0:18:21 5 88.90% 05:52.8
13582 Kara  Taylor  Tallahassee FL 19 0:18:24 6 80.70% 05:53.8
6039 AYLWYN  HERNANDEZ  MIAMI FL 14 0:18:26 7 85.30% 05:54.4
13590 Katherine  McMeekin  Palm Harbor FL 19 0:18:33 8 80% 05:56.7
8036 Susan  Hendrick  Washington DC 24 0:18:38 9 79.40% 05:58.3
13558 Emily  Hernandez  MIAMI FL 14 0:18:44 10 83.90%  

 

Marathon Top 10 Men

Bib FName LName City State Country Age ChipTime http://results.active.com/images/icons/help5.gif
Overall
AgeGrade Pace Split1 Half Split2 Split3
320 Wilson  Chepkwony  Toluca MX KEN 29 2:24:48 1 86.30% 05:31.4 0:40:02 1:13:14 1:17:30 2:01:45
301 Ronnie  Holassi  Miramar FL   38 2:30:19 2 83.90% 05:44.1 0:40:01 1:13:13 1:17:29 2:03:10
19798 Hillary  Kogo  Santa Fe NM   30 2:31:35 3 82.40% 05:47.0 0:40:02 1:13:13 1:17:30 2:03:29
19788 James  Cheruiyot  Searcy AR   27 2:32:24 4 82% 05:48.8 0:40:00 1:13:14 1:17:28 2:05:57
19901 Justin  Gillette  Berne IN   27 2:33:24 5 81.40% 05:51.1 0:41:10 1:15:16 1:19:45 2:07:54
322 Erik  Rasmussen  Chicago - Suburb IL   34 2:39:20 6 78.40% 06:04.7 0:43:40 1:19:37 1:24:21 2:14:11
307 Joshua  Prevatt  Brandon FL   25 2:42:16 7 77% 06:11.4 0:44:42 1:21:56 1:26:49 2:17:08
18063 Bryan  Huberty  Madison WI   31 2:43:22 8 76.50% 06:13.9 0:43:20 1:19:36 1:24:21 2:16:34
19804 Lee  Rietsma  Tampa FL   32 2:44:23 9 76% 06:16.3 0:44:33 1:22:17 1:27:14 2:18:43
318 Ryan  Althaus  Louisville KY   26 2:47:01 10 74.80% 06:22.3 0:45:02 1:21:51 1:26:47 2:20:33

 

Marathon Top 10 Women

Bib FName LName City State Country Age ChipTime http://results.active.com/images/icons/help5.gif
SexPl
AgeGrade Pace Split1 Half Split2 Split3
19826 Melissa  Gacek  Saint Paul MN   33 2:53:20 1 78.60% 06:36.7 0:46:04 1:24:38 1:29:43 2:24:29
18062 Madeleine  Zolfo  Treasure Island FL   45 2:59:06 2 83.90% 06:49.9 0:47:11 1:28:27 1:33:54 2:31:11
19863 Janette  Benitez  Gudadde DF Mexico 29 3:02:43 3 74.10% 06:58.2 0:44:52 1:23:59 1:29:15 2:28:34
18960 Sarah  Palumbo  Orlando FL   31 3:07:27 4 72.40% 07:09.1 0:49:17 1:31:53 1:37:22 2:36:20
19546 Jessica  Kennedy  Leesburg FL   32 3:08:59 5 71.90% 07:12.6 0:44:51 1:24:22 1:29:35 2:29:37
303 Elena  Nikolaeva  Gainesville FL   44 3:15:10 6 76% 07:26.7 0:49:22 1:31:49 1:37:31 2:39:32
20277 Lauren  Leffler  Tampa FL   25 3:17:11 7 68.70% 07:31.3 0:50:15 1:34:57 1:39:37 2:42:35
19791 Allison  Palmer  Oviedo FL   23 3:17:46 8 68.50% 07:32.7 0:46:48 1:28:14 1:33:53 2:40:29
18696 Kali  Lafferty  Bradenton FL   24 3:18:21 9 68.30% 07:34.0 0:53:36 1:39:10 1:44:43 2:46:18
19353 Kimberly  Dorman  Fort Myers FL   30 3:21:16 10 67.30% 07:40.7 0:52:48 1:42:37 1:43:08 2:46:12

 

Half marathon Top 10 Men

Bib FName LName City State Age ChipTime http://results.active.com/images/icons/help5.gif
Overall
AgeGrade Pace
23392 Steve  Curley  Orlando FL 23 1:11:47 1 82.50% 05:28.5
23971 Jason  Drudge  Tampa FL 99 1:13:38 2   05:36.9
25461 Henry  Melius  daytona Beach FL 20 1:14:48 3 80.10% 05:42.3
24633 Chris  Calkins  Saint Augustine FL 29 1:15:04 4 78.90% 05:43.5
471 Justin  Montgomery  Claremont NH 33 1:15:10 5 78.90% 05:44.0
22061 Paul  Nielsen  Orlando FL 24 1:15:33 6 78.40% 05:45.7
472 Matthew  Cavanaugh  Arlington VA 30 1:15:41 7 78.20% 05:46.3
23790 Daniel  Lee  Tallahassee FL 21 1:16:28 8 77.80% 05:49.9
23233 Brent  White  Orlando FL 24 1:16:58 9 76.90% 05:52.2
466 Anthony  Pavicic  Sterling Heights MI 27 1:18:28 10 75.50% 05:59.1

 

Half marathon Top 10 Women

Bib FName LName City State Country Age ChipTime http://results.active.com/images/icons/help5.gif
SexPl
AgeGrade Pace
455 Terri  Rejimbal  Tampa FL   41 1:22:18 1 84.10% 06:16.6
23408 Jessica  Crate  Melbourne FL   24 1:23:06 2 79.20% 06:20.3
23992 Lindsey  Mills  Denver CO   28 1:25:02 3 77.40% 06:29.1
24380 Tausha  Patterson  Brandon FL   27 1:25:17 4 77.20% 06:30.3
21805 Beth  Schreader  Georgetown   CYM 29 1:25:23 5 77.10% 06:30.7
456 Christine  Kenney  New York NY   31 1:25:34 6 77% 06:31.6
470 Loni  Smith  Lakeland FL   28 1:25:45 7 76.80% 06:32.4
475 Maite  Moscoso  Longwood FL   37 1:27:10 8 77.20% 06:38.9
459 Kristina  Brendzel  Tampa FL   35 1:28:07 9 75.60% 06:43.2
25408 Anna  Mance  Miami FL   29 1:31:22 10 72% 06:58.1

 

 

Tampa Tribune/TBO.com coverage

02.07.10 - Take steps to prevent fatal race

02.23.10 - Turnouts bring smile to Harmeling's face

02.23.10 - "I had to learn to run again"

02.23.10 - Novice Gasparilla runners should find middle ground

02.24.10 - With or without shoes: more runners are going barefoot

02.17.10 - Richmond, Whaley capture crowns in Gasparilla 15k

02.28.10 - Students get taste of Gasparilla marathon

02.28.10 - Whaley overcomes pain to win

02.28.10 - Unsung heroes take center stage

02.28.10 - No obstacle is too challenging for Scout

03.01.10 - Deployed but not deterred, marathoner runs overseas route

03.01.10 - Conditions ideal for final race

03.01.10 - You Distance Classicers, thanks for coming

03.06.10 - Martucci brothers have big weekend

 

St. Pete Times coverage

02.28.10 - Clewiston's Austin Richmond wins Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K; Clearwater's Briana Whaley the top woman

02.28.10 - In Gasparilla 5K, rain feels refreshing to winner Ben Martucci

03.01.10 - Photos from Gasparilla Distance Classic races

03.01.10 - Long journey ends with victory in Gasparilla Marathon for Wilson Chepkwony

03.01.10 - Tampa's Terri Rejimbal wins second straight Gasparilla Half Marathon