2002 Features Archives Index

By Tim Unger The GWTC Racing Team needs runners of all abilities to join the traveling teams for the first events in 2002. The Blue Angel Marathon will be the first team racing opportunity on February 23. The 2001 team of Godwin, Silvanima, McDermott,...

By Tim Unger GWTC’s beautiful team feather was waiting at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds for dozens of faithful runners who helped to defend GWTC’s 2001 15k National Team Titles. The River Run contest proved to be a huge challenge as many runners were...

Got a pair of running shoes with a few miles left in 'em? Can't bring yourself to throw the rascals away? So, you leave them in your closet over night and the next morning there are hundreds of little shoes dancing all over the place?DON'T panic and throw...

By David Yon Bob Braman is doing his best to build a quality distance program at FSU and his efforts paid off at the Stanford Invitational March 29-30 when two FSU runners picked up NCAA automatic qualifiers in the 10,000. According to the FSU web site...

By Julie Clark This year's Springtime Training Group was a blast. I cannot overemphasize the enthusiasm and excitement of this group. It was the largest group ever with 49 registrants (39 completing the Springtime 10K race). We had a mixture of types of...

Pace Official Chip Overall Sex Division Jane Johnson 0:06:40 2:54:47 2:54:38 648 38 13 Jay Silvanima 0:07:17 3:10:59 3:08:14 2177 2067 540 Jack McDermott 0:07:25 3:14:26 3:12:11 2589 2444 1643 Hobson Fulmer 0:07:33 3:17:43 3:12:57 3049 2849 840 Bill...

By Bill McGuire Most runners, including GWTC members, know Jeff Galloway as the best selling author of "Galloway's Book on Running" and "Marathon!", or as a monthly columnist for "Runner's World". But a few of us track club old-timers remember Jeff from...

By Judy Alexander Many people rallied to make Relay for Life, the major American Cancer Society annual fundraiser, a success. GWTC members George Palmer, Gary Griffin & Peg Griffin were key players in the main organization of the 2002 event.The work...

By Gary Griffin Jeff Bryan led a one-two Gulf Winds sweep June 1, by enduring intense heat and dive-bombing birds to capture the Pennar 40 Mile Run at Pensacola Beach in a time of 5:56 - 20 minutes ahead of this second place finisher (who was Gary...

By Tim Unger We were skeptical that Eglin Air Force Base would be able to perform the thorough security check that was promised and still start the 2002 Memorial Day Gate to Gate 4.4 Mile run on time. We were concerned that there would be spouses, children...

By Herb WillsThe West Pensacola Street pedestrian tunnel is finally gone. I saw it yesterday unearthed and lying upside down. While I watched, an earth-moving machine poked at the dead tunnel with its single arm, then carefully rolled it over. It was like...

By Bonnie Wright A recipe for fun: Set the temperature of a summer Tallahassee evening to 95 degrees. Add a humidity mix of 100%. Stir until thick. Mix in a few irritating gnats. Add about 100 kids of all ages, sizes, shapes and style. Top with a few...

A Book Review by Art RemillardLife at These Speeds by Jeremy Jackson is a stunning fictional narrative of a young mid-western boy's meteoric running career. The novel begins by introducing Kevin Schuler -- a vivacious middle-schooler and talented runner....

The Tallahassee (Capital City) Marathon will take a new course in 2003, the most recent in the race's 28 year history. From the forest, to Killearn, Wacissa, (2) downtowns, and back to Killearn again with 2 courses in 3 years. That's one way to always give...

By David YonNorth Florida Christian School led the way by bring the most bags of cloths, food and other items to share on Thanksgiving morning to earn the $300 Kent Vann Partners in Excellence Award for the Community Sharing program. Brian Corbin and Judy...

The following is a list of running related books recommended by GWTC club members. The prices are from Amazon.com and do not include shipping. Some of the "out of print--limited availability" books are available used or may be found in local bookstores. If...

By Cynthia Christen This was the rather obscure marathon that I had read about even before my husband, Ron, and I had set our goal of a marathon in all 50 states. It was in the part of the country that scenery is everywhere. It was a "downhill" race,...

By David Yon We all know the "Wild" in the name of this event is to make sure we don't forget former GWTC member Ed Wild. However, there is a common perception that the "Mountain" in the Wild Mountain Scramble refers to a stretch of trail in the national...

By David Yon More than ten years ago GWTC tested the idea that moving one of its races to Thanksgiving Day might help the race recover from declining attendance and other problems. It was not an easy decision as many people travel, while others have family...

By David Yon On a cool gray morning while many runners remained in bed Tim Unger and Lisa Whitworth led the Veterans Day Classic 10K winning the men and women's titles in times of 36:05 and 44:25, respectively. Tim Unger led the whole way and won...