O'Kelley, Sherron lead the way in Springtime Tallahassee's 10K run
Chris O'Kelley and Katie Sherron won the Springtime Tallahassee 10K, both surprised by their victories on the hilly course.
It’s not as if the winners of Springtime Tallahassee’s 10K came out of nowhere. Both are familiar names in the local running community. Still, neither expected to win.
“I didn’t think this was going to happen when I woke up this morning,” Chris O’Kelley said with a laugh. “I just happened to run a good race when there wasn’t a ringer there. It just worked out.
” O’Kelley, 32, finished first overall in 35 minutes, 25 seconds, outkicking Hawthorne Hay (35:39) down the final stretch of the 6. 2-mile race. The women’s race delivered its own dramatic finish.
Katie Sherron, 44, surged past 24-year-old Hannah Hosay on the course’s final downhill to win in 39:32, capturing her first Springtime title since 2018 and finishing ninth overall. Hosay clocked a 40:17. “I never thought in a million years I would outkick anyone,” Sherron said, laughing.