2006 Features Archives Index

Directions to the 2006 Owl Run At the present time, there is a tremendous amount of construction on and around the Everhart campus. Mission Rd. is completely torn up in front of the school. Due to on-campus construction, there is Absolutely NO room to park...

Gary Griffin Running, it has been said, is like putting money in the bank. If you don't put in the training miles, there's not going to be anything to withdraw on race day. I banked a lot of miles this summer - perhaps too many, I was thinking, but I also...

Directions from downtown Tallahassee to Pine Run and Southland Forest/International Paper: Take the US-90 west to QuincyTurn right in middle of Quincy at N Adams St.You should be on SR-267Continue on SR-267 to state lineAt the state line the road becomes...

Gulf Winds needs your nominations for the slate of 2007 officers. Please send any nominations in to Bill McGuire, bmcguire31@comcast.net, who heads the nomination committee. Please spread the news to all members you know.

By David Yon Ok, so hurricanes brought the demise of Posey’s, but the Run to Posey’s lives on. I am happy to report that Riverside Café will be open Christmas Eve morning and, hopefully, ready for a large group of sweaty runners. So for anyone who wants to...

The Turkey Trot can use lots of volunteers! Email david@radeylaw.com if you want to be part of the 2006 Turkey Trot, but don’t want to run.

By David Yon "What we have here, is organized chaos," spoke Ray Hanlon. And then - there was this year's madness. I don't know if Ray called it "organized" or not. Four different races with runners heading in four different directions would be enough to...

By David Yon It could almost be said that the 10 Mile Challenge has gone home. Well, not quite. But this race did begin as a 20K that started at Silver Lake. After several years "in the forest" it moved to Killearn Estates and then in 1984 to Killearn...

The Meals on Wheels 5K is a Grand Prix event that is being moved from the last weekend in April to May 6th at 8:00. The move is to avoid a conflict with the Rose City 10K which is scheduled for April 29 and also starts at 8:00 a.m.

The GWTC Relay for Life team, which is raising funds for the American Cancer Society, has rescheduled the rained-out car wash for Saturday, April 29, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Bring your vehicle to 856 N. Forest Drive for a wash/dry. 100% of the proceeds will...

By Herb Wills Lee Willis, A Florida State University doctoral candidate in history, will defend his title at the 32nd annual Palace Saloon 5K on April 15. Willis won the 2005 race in 16:06, the fastest 5K road time in Tallahassee last year.In the women's...

By David Yon The lines snaked all the way back to edge of the Dupree Street and then twisted around to the north in a manner that would have made Disney proud. It reminded me of a couple Thanksgiving Day Races I have been a part of. An explosion occurs and...

2006 GWTC Team Racing Is Up and Running. The GWTC Racing Team needs runners of all abilities to join the traveling teams for the first events in 2006. The first team competition will be the 15k National Championship Gate River Run held in Jacksonville on...

By HMCS Bob Asztalos5/14 Marines, Detentions CompanyFalluja Iraq February 11 was the Camp Falluja 10K Perimeter and Mortar run which I had the opportunity to complete in 42:59. It was a beautiful day for a run in Iraq but it has not always been like that....

By David Yon "Pathetic Earthlings... Who Can Save You Now?" (Ok that is from another Flash - Flash Gordon, but who says superheroes can't work together.) The most common remark made by runners before the start of the 2006 Flash 12K was "what happened in...

By Gary Griffin The Mountain Mist Trail Run - 2006Monte Sano State ParkHuntsville, Alabama Under general information on the Mountain Mist web site it says:"Expect anything...including cancellation due to inclement weather (the mountain can ice over)!...

By David Yon Race Directors Jackie and Jerry McDaniel debuted a new venue for the GWTC 30K on Saturday, January 22, and here’s hoping the race has a long life there. The first reviews are all positive. Old Centerville Road is simply a beautiful, almost...

By David Yon Later the evening of January 14, GWTC would recognize the 2005 Grand Prix winners, but on Saturday morning, Fred Deckert patiently reminded runners that if they wanted to participate in the 2006 competition they must renew their GWTC...

By Mae Cleveland and Herb Wills Tonight's Hall of Fame inductee is no stranger to a variety of race distances. From 800 meters to 50 miles, he can say "Been there, done that." Before talking about his road racing accomplishments over the past twenty years,...

Live and Learn - The American Ultrarunning 100 Mile Championships By Gary Griffin, Many moons ago, back when I was first getting my feet wet at the ultra distances, I recall asking a veteran competitor one day, "What's the secret to running 100 miles?" I...