- December 13, 2025
The walkers in the back of the field begin the race. There was a record 1,178 entrants in the Feet to Feast 5K on Nov. 27 at Daytona State College Flagler/Palm Coast Campus. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Brielle Mahannah has a baby in the oven — she's nine months pregnant, due on Dec. 6 — and finished the race in 28 minutes, 36 seconds, her slowest 5K ever. For her Thanksgiving themed costume, she had a turkey in the oven. Photo by Brent Woronoff
These kids cheer for their dad, who runs faster than your dad. Photo by Brent Woronoff
The overall winner and female winner: Mark Shannon and Hannah Ielfield. Photo by Remy Battles
The Kales and Brocksmith families. Photo by Remy Battles
Jack and Sarah Havers and Alec (age 1 1/2). Photo by Brent Woronoff
Stephanie Ellis, center, with children and mom, Debbie Dearduff Ellis. Photo by Remy Battles
Breanna Blair, Eric Richard and Deb Blair. Photo by Remy Battles
Darla Govani supports her runners' groups. Govani ran in the Skunk Ape Marathon in DeBary on her 50th birthday on Nov. 23 and was still recovering, so she did not run in the Feet to Feast 5K, but she rode her bike to various vantage points of the course and cheered on her friends. Photo by Remy Battles
A runner receives his medal as he finishes the run. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Deb Blair said her homemade green bean costume was quite hot to run in, even with a fan inside. Blair makes her own costumes every year for the Feet to Feast 5K. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Cheyenne Hulsey, Dalton Hawley and Michelle Hulsey. Photo by Remy Battles
Carl Cote. Photo by Brent Woronoff
What’s a better way to start your Thanksgiving than with a 5k followed by a costume contest? Those who participated in Palm Coast’s annual Feet to Feast 5K on Thanksgiving morning seemed to agree.
A record 1,178 runners and walkers entered the race that began and finished at the Daytona State College Flagler/Palm Coast Campus. The course ran along the Intracoastal Waterway toward the Hammock Bridge and back to DSC. Some ran in elaborate Thanksgiving themed costumes, competing both on the race course and in the costume contests.
Runners as young as 1 and as old as 90 worked up an appetite for their Thanksgiving dinners. The oldest runner was Grace McGovern, 90, who finished the race in under an hour.
The overall winner and female winner were a couple, Mark Shannon and Hannah Ielfield, from Twinsburg, Ohio, both running in the Feet to Feast for the first time. They were visiting Shannon's family for Thanksgiving in Daytona Beach and ewere xcited about the change in scenery from Daytona, where they usually race during their visit.
Both Shannon and Ielfield ran in college. Shannon won the Feet to Feast by over a minute with a time of 15 minutes, 26 seconds. Athan Figueroa of Miami was second in 16:33, Matanzas High School freshman Dylan Ciardi was third in 16:38. Ielfield was sixth overall in 17:04.
The Kales and Brocksmith families joined forces to create their chef-and-baking-turkey costumes.
“It was a great start to our day. It's our family tradition. … We use this to preheat ourselves for some turkey,” Greg Brocksmith said.
They were not the only family with a turkey costume. Brielle Mahannah took the cake with her costume — an oven and her pregnant belly baking a turkey. “I’ve been baking her for nine months,” Mahannah said.
Mahannah is due Dec. 6, nine days after the race, which she finished in 28:36, understandably her slowest 5K ever, she said.
Top finishers took home a medal and a pie. Costume awards were presented for the cutest kid costume, best overall costume, best couple costume and best family costume.
“The Lean, Mean, Green Bean Machine,” was the theme of this year's event, with the Thanksgiving side, green beans, taking center stage as the logo this year. Medals in the shape of green beans were handed to every finisher, a souvenir that marked the success of this year's Feet to Feast event: bringing families together and keeping Palm Coast healthy.
Associate Editor Brent Woronoff contributed to this story.
OVERALL WINNERS:
Male: Mark Shannon
Female: Hannah Ielfield
Male 0-8: 1. Lucas Wisniewski. 2. William Milder. 3. Thomas Milder.
Female 0-8: 1. Alyssa Shields. 2. Molly Harris. 3. Claire Gutterman.
Male 9-12: 1. Bradley Stackpole. 2. Gavin Garrett. 3. Harrison Bennett.
Female 9-12: 1. Mia Kopcikova. 2. Aspen Lester. 3. Madelyn Yorgey.
Male 13-15: 1. Dylan Ciardi. 2. Martin Ivancik. 3. Owen Stackpole.
Female 13-15: 1. Carsyn Olinn. 2. Hailey Brennan. 3. Avery Wisniewski.
Male 16-19: 1. Athan Figueroa. 2. Brant Tarsitano. 3. Evan Johnson.
Female 16-19: 1. Peyton O’linn. 2. Emma Skinner. 3. Ansley Buday.
Male 20-24: 1. Alex Mikhas. 2. Sean Gilliam. 3. Jack Livingston.
Female 20-24: Hannah Ielfield (1st overall). 1. Cheyenne Hulsey. 2. Natalie Colpoys. 3. Genesis Epstein.
Male 25-29: Mark Shannon (1st overall). 1. Mikey Garcia. 2. Ashton Garrett. 3. Cameron Skinner.
Female 25-29: 1. Abigail Reinert. 2. Elizabeth Cronin. 3. Hannah Drosdick.
Male 30-34: 1. Thomas Carroll. 2. Zack Pierola. 3. Simon Ep.
Female 30-34: 1. Courtney Wisniewski. 2. Hailey Mckinley. 3. Jennifer Markovska.
Male 35-39: 1. Sean Guldi. 2. Andrew Earle. 3. Travis Phipps.
Female 35-39: 1. Kimberley Roberts. 2. Jen Ngetich. 3. Gina Domaoal.
Male 40-44: 1. Joseph Cimino. 2. Rocky Giannetta. 3. Joey Arzuaga.
Female 40-44: 1. Shannon Jones. 2. Stephanie Shields. 3. Brooke Tucker.
Male 45-49: 1. Ron Quinn. 2. James Lowry. 3. Olin Lester
Female 45-49: 1. Jessie Magee. 2. Michelle Hulsey. 3. Stacey Bailey.
Male 50-54: 1. Lewis Beilman. 2. Michael Livingston. 3. Robert Domaoal.
Female 50-54: 1. Angela Hetzler. 2. Alexa Sampselle. 3. Ingrid Campos.
Male 55-59: 1. Mickey Garrett. 2. David Colpoys. 3. Robert Montano.
Female 55-59: 1. Sheila Sullivan. 2. Anonymous. 3. Jennifer Wislocki.
Male 60-64: 1. Bob Reynolds. 2. Jeff Vincent. 3. Anthony Cannizzaro
Female 60-64: 1. Lisa Cottrell. 2. Shawn Barbeiro. 3. Kristin Klebacha.
Male 65-69: 1. Joseph Trubacz. 2. Hank Wysocki. 3. Craig Crowson.
Female 65-69: 1. Karen Trayer. 2. Laura Foley. 3. Marsha Pacelli.
Male 70-74: 1. John Dick. 2. Kevin Foley. 3. Chris Nola.
Female 70-74: 1. Mary Synk. 2. Nancy Coye. 3. Linda Eckardt.
Male 75-79: 1. John Hardos. 2. Walter Menegazzi. 3. Raymond Mackown.
Female 75-79: 1. Randi Roernes. 2. Sherry Bolding. 3. Mary Yount
Male 80+: 1. Gary Bell. 2. Ben Whaley. 3. Tom McKinney.
Female 80+: 1. Carol Lager. 2. Amy Beilman. 3. Grace McGovern.
