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A fast mover, a smart move

East Lake's Tony Teats cruises to victory in the men's Race for the Cure 5K while Belleair's Liane Rae uses strategy to pull off a late pass for the women's crown.

By DAVE THEALL

© St. Petersburg Times,
published September 23, 2001

TAMPA -- The suspense surrounding the outcome of the Tampa Bay Race For The Cure 5K lasted all of two minutes.

That's how long it took East Lake's Tony Teats to separate himself from runner-up Mike Greiwe and the rest of the approximately 2,200 runners in the annual fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

The 5K competitors were part of some 7,500 runners, walkers and children who participated in the downtown event on a scenic course along Bayshore Drive, Beach Drive and North Shore Drive from Straub Park.

Teats, 25, covered the first mile in 4 minutes, 42 seconds and the second in 9:39 en route to a winning time of 15:12.

It was a sweet win for the winner of December's Hops Marathon after last year's second-place finish in this race by a mere two seconds.

"That certainly was one factor that motivated me today," said Teats, an accountant. "I was where (time) I wanted to be for the first and second miles and realized I had a big lead. But I wanted a good time today and use this race as a steppingstone for the Chicago Marathon in two weeks."

Teats said he slowed a little the last half-mile as he passed corners, but was pleased with his winning time compared to last year's 15:16. He trained 85 miles this week and didn't peak for it.

Greiwe, 23, a second-year medical student at South Florida, said he thought he could stay with Teats -- and did for a half-mile -- but a lingering injury prevented him from making a better race of it. Greiwe was timed in 16:21, followed by St. Petersburg's Steve Wilcox (16:22) and Jim Burgasser. The women's race came down to tactics as Liane Rae of Belleair tucked in behind favorite Judy Maguire for 21/2 miles before making a bold move to take the lead.

Her strategy worked as the 28-year-old teacher went on to win in 17:23. Maguire finished in 17:35.

"I just got right behind her at the start and waited until about the 14-minute mark to make my move," said Rae, who finished second to Maguire at the Midnight Run in Dunedin in July. "I felt great at that point and the rest of the way in. I was just hoping I wouldn't lose my momentum, and I didn't.

"It's great to win. It's the first time I've ever broken a finish-line tape."

Maguire, 42, was followed by Vicki Stum, also of Clearwater, and Laure Blume of Pinellas Park on a hot and humid morning.

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