2001 Features Archives Index

By David Yon The following are some results from the Florida Relays in Gainesville on Saturday. These are all PR's for these runners.Lee Willis 1500 meters: 3:48.78 (finished 3rd in the race) (See interview with Lee.) Kara Newell 1600 meters: 5:09.54...

By David Yon The race director's baton passed this year from Paul Hiers to Tom Perkins and Jeanne O'Kon. That is no small concern for members of GWTC because this race is the major club fundraiser and marquee spring race. No need to worry, though, as they...

One of the toughest battles in the 2001 Azalea trail 10K was determining which GWTC team Breeda Dennehy-Willis was going to run on - the men's or the women's. Mary Jean Yon brought the debate to an abrupt halt, locking her in to the women's team with a...

The little boy dressed in a leprechaun outfit was sent on a St. Patrick Day's mission - help everyone run fast. Bill McGuire's all green outfit must have made the patron saint smile on the runners on this St. Patrick's Day and coax gravity into turning...

Tim Unger and Sarah Docter-Wiliams won the Red Pepper Run 5K at St. George Island March 3 in times of 17:10 and 17:31, respectively.The race drew a record number of 184 registered runners, and there were 179 finishers, under gorgeous skies at St. George...

The annual Run for the Cookies was held at Tallahassee Community College on February 24.A total of 231 runners participated in the 5K and One Mile runs. Proceeds went to the Girl Scout Council of the Apalachee Bend Camp for All Seasons and Troop 636 travel...

By Ronnie Godwin Jay Silvanima and I woke up Saturday a.m. to howling 20-25mph winds and a misty fog, along with temperatures forecasted to rise to the 70's! So 100% humidity was upon us. Why had I let Tim Unger talk me into this team thing!! Could I back...

All you had to do to pick up a special prize (a neat frameable action picture of Flash himself) was show up at Chaires Elementary School Feb. 17 wearing a T-shirt from any of the twelve previous Flash 12K races. Ninety-eight runners completed the...

By David Yon "I will get us a big lead," Sarah said as she pointed her finger at Cris's chest, "and if you blow it, you are sleeping outside with the possums tonight!" True to her word Sarah Docter-Williams ran the fastest split, male or female, in the...

By David Yon One hundred and fifty or so runners braved the rain while chasing points in the second GWTC grand prix race of 2001 Feb. 10. Gary Droze made his entry into the grand prix competition by winning the race in an unofficial time of 16:48 to...

Running under bright blue skies, Ryan Deak and Mary Jean Yon conquered their respective fields to claim male and female titles at the Apalachicola Bridge Run 10K. Ryan tucked in behind an early rabbit and followed him up to the top of the bridge, then took...

By David Thompson Hey .... I said HEY.... get up ..... it's time to get rolling here. It's 2:38 a.m. and it's time for the Disney Marathon. No, don't give me that crap about you don't want to run --- the time for that was 8 months ago when you told me, "I...

 Thanks, GWTC! Stella Furjanic, President---Buck Lake Alliance, Inc. Oktobertrek 5K Off-Road Race on October 23rd would not have been the success it was without the GWTC volunteers. (Please excuse me if I have not named you all individually, but know how...