2005 Features Archives Index

In addition to putting out a quality newsletter and maintaining an active website, Gulf Winds Track Club produces 15 "official" races each year, a Grand Prix series, weekly training sessions for beginning, intermediate and advanced runners, lectures, a...

Presented by David Yon I have run more miles with this person than any other, almost 20 years of running together. So, yes I am a bit biased and extremely pleased about this presentation. When you run that many miles with someone, you get to know a lot...

By Gary Griffin Sometimes things happen that are beyond even our wildest dreams. That has never stopped us from dreaming, and sometimes reaching for the seemingly impossible. I think that's what the English poet Robert Browning was getting at when he...

Presented by Jane JohnsonWhen I think about this year's winner of the Cleveland-Caldwell Award for the Advancement of the Sport of Running, I can't help but think of the key premise of the movie, "Pay it Forward," which goes like this:If someone did you a...

Presented by David Yon As a race director, I have always been a bit wary of sponsors and their demands. But with Capital Health Plan I have had the pleasure of working with a sponsor that has become a partner who shares a common goal. And I got to work...

Presented by Gary DrozeRunning author John Parker once likened the emergence of successful distance runners to the approach of a steam locomotive, noting that you can see them coming from a long way off. His point was that most talented runners tip their...

Presented by Mary Jean YonOur story starts 279 days ago at the 108th running of the Boston Marathon. The temperatures were some of the hottest this prestigious event has ever experienced and you can tell the scars run deep for our local running friends who...

Written in 1989 by Bill McGuireIn the beginning there were no hills in the Springtime Tallahassee 10K. In fact, the race had only about 6.5 Ks and it wasn't even on Springtime Tallahassee weekend. What it did have was Dennis Fitzgerald, a man dedicated to...

By David YonIf you asked me to select one event that best reflected GWTC, I would have a hard time selecting a better example than the Christmas Eve Run to St. Marks and or Posey's. More than anything else it is a gathering of family and friends. The run...

By David YonTitanium training wheels, a child who did the entire race with his swimming goggles on, another pushing her bike up the hill and whispering to a bystander - "I am tired" and lots of adorable smiles and grimaces from ages 6-15 captured Maclay...

By David YonYes, a big part of the Christmas Eve Run is Running to Posey's. And yes, the Hurricane Dennis brought unexpected destruction to St. Marks, including leaving Posey's main building condemned. But the Mullet Shop will be open right across the...

  The Annual Gulf Winds Track Club Holiday Party will be Saturday, Dec. 17, 7-11 p.m. at the American Legion Hall on Lake Ella.The Club will provide beer, wine, sodas and water and the Legion will also have their bar open for purchases. There will be...

'05 Annual Awards nominees sought The Grand Prix Committee is currently accepting nomination for the 2005 Annual Awards. The categories are: Male and Female Runners of the Year Award, Community Award, Bill Lott Volunteer of the Year Award, Race Director of...

Turkey Trot is pleased to offer Registration and Packet Pick Up in the lower level of Governor's Square Mall on Apalachee Parkway on Monday and Tuesday, November 21 and 22 during normal mall hours and on November 23 until 6:00 p.m. A table will be set up...

Turkey Trot Music Fest 2005 By Bill McGuireWhere: American Legion Hall, Lake EllaWho's playing: Jon Copps, Moondance & Cypress CreekWhy: Registration, Fun and Support for Refuge House and the ShelterIf you were to ask most local folks when the annual...

By David YonOver the course of a year, GWTC stages 15 or so races and helps with many others. But for each club race, there is a unique place that makes it special. Women's Distance Festival doesn't get the most attention or the biggest crowds....

Directions from downtown Tallahassee to Pine Run and Southland Forest/International Paper:1. Take the US-90 west to Quincy2. Turn right in middle of Quincy at N Adams St.3. You should be on SR-2674. Continue on SR-267 to state line5. At the state line the...

By David YonEach year the whispers grow a little bit louder - "this might be the last Pine Run." I think this year, the forest was listening and it put on quite a show. As we drove in over the "North Carolina" hills, a deer bolted from the woods, almost...

By Bill McGuireThe hills are tough, and the weather always seems to be hot and humid. But there are t-shirts for all runners, and the Sno-Kone man is on the scene, so this event is still a favorite of Leon County middle schoolers and Gretchen Everhart...

By David YonThe crowd was electrified quickly surpassing anything I have ever seen in a local road race. As the count went past 20, 25, they cheered and hooted. As the competitors collapsed one by one the crowd pressed in closer. The cheers became a...