Pine Run at Tall Timbers 20K
Pine Run’s “new” home at Tall Timbers Research Station has worked out great! It now has the perfect race directors in Gary and Peg Griffin who took over in 2015. The Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy is dedicated to preserving the distinctive, rural landscape of South Georgia and North Florida and its traditional land uses not just in Tall Timbers, but by developing good land conservation practices for all to use. The course through this rugged property is tough, but beautiful. This is especially true when the flowers bloom. From 1977-2006, the South Georgia experimental forest known as Southlands and located just outside of Bainbridge was home for this race.
The property was managed by International Paper (IP). But alas, good things must pass and the forest went up for sale and the race appeared to die in 2007. But it came roaring back to life in 2008 under the direction of Gordon Cherr. One of the race’s biggest crowds responded to Gordon’s rescue effort at a brand new location – Tall Timbers. In spite of the tough, memorable hills on this off-road course, Tall Timbers was a big hit and the crowds returned in 2009. Was it any surprise then that the crowds overwhelmed all with a record turnout in 2010 of 243 finishers, most of the participants muttering more than a few curse words at Mr. Cherr for his hilly course design. Of course all they accomplished was to make him smile.
Bill McGuire keeps the post-race tradition of music, a picnic and fun going by playing music after the race to make sure finishers have a little “lift” in their step, despite the challenging course. The race was first organized for IP in 1977 by Dave Stetson of the Troy Running Club, Troy, Alabama. Jim Stephens, GWTC President, was there to help as well.
History
Results
- 2022 Results
- 2021 Results
- 2020 – No Race Held
- 2019 Results
- 2018 – No race held due to course conditions caused by Hurricane Michael
- 2017 Results
- 2016 Results
- 2015 Results
- 2014 Results
- 2013 Results
- 2012 Results
- 2011 Results
- 2010 Results
- 2009 Results
- 2008 Results – First Year at Tall Timbers
- 2007 – No race held
- 2006 Results
- 2005 Results
- 2004 Results
- 2003 Results
- 2002 Results
- 2001 Results
- 2000 Results
- 1999 Results
- 1998 Results
- 1997 Results
- 1996 Results
- 1995 Results
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- 1992 Results
- 1991 Results
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- 1979 Results
- 1978 Results
- 1977 Results