2017 Features Archives Index

Congratulations to Bob Keller and Charlie Yates!  The two Gulf Winds Track Club members will be among the nine seniors recognized at the Tallahassee Senior Center’s 2008 Silver Stars Awards. The awards honor local citizens who stay active and continue to...

RED HILLS KIDS TRI MACLAY GARDENS STATE PARK Come out and enjoy the premier spectator event of the year!Enjoy a donut and orange juice while watching the kids compete.Parking is limited so plan on car-pooling, running into the park or parking in the...

Let us know what you think about the design for "I Run This Town" t-shirts and singlets. Would you purchase one? Do you like the style? Suggestions as to shirt color? Do you want a singlet or a t-shirt? Please send your comments to Fred Deckert.  

Gulf Winds Track Club2009 Officers and Board of DirectorsThe ballots have been counted, and we are pleased to announce the 2009 Officers and Board of Directors:President  Judy AlexanderVice President  Bill LottSecretary  Jackie McDanielTreasurer  Gene...

GWTC Tri Club As the newly elected leader of the GWTri Club I would like to invite you aspiring triathletes to attend the club's monthly meetings on the third Monday of each month at MoMo's at the Village. Meeting starts at 7 p.m. Next meeting is Monday...

Free 3K Time Trial Chris Sumner is hosting a 3K Time Trial free of charge for anyone interested in getting a look at where they are for cross country season or before breakfast on the track comes around. Here's the info:3k Time Trial Friday, August 1st,...

HELP WANTED Gulf Winds Track Club is currently seeking an Equipment Manager to assist in the oversight and management of the club's race equipment.Must be accessible by phone and/or e-mail and have a desire to work with a dynamic and growing track club.We...

Greetings!Results Event Timing, LLC is still in the process of correcting and finalizing the results from last Saturday's Springtime races. Please review the results following the links below:10K Results 5K Results Mile Results Team Results AwardsPLEASE...

Gate to Gate Preparation GWTC soon will have a chance to extend its Gate to Gate 4.4 team eagle streak to eleven years in a row. Since 1997, GWTC has won eagle trophies at the Gate to Gate team event every year, and won the overall team title in 1998,...

"It's in the Bag" The GWTC Relay for Life Team still has raffle tickets lfor "It's in the Bag." Tickets will be available at the Member Appreciation social this Thursday, May 15, at Po' Boys at Village Square Boulevard beginning at 6:00 p.m. The lucky...

Springtime Thanks Last year, I was able to write a thank you that included most if not all of the volunteers’ names, from the wonderful folks who helped with packet stuffing and pre-registration/packet pickup to those who worked tirelessly on race day to...

"Run" to the FSU Baseball Game on May 7! The GWTC Relay for Life team has been given a fantastic opportunity to raise funds toward the prevention of cancer!We will be selling $1 raffle tickets for the2008 Limited Edition Warriors in Pink Ford...

Women's Distance Festival 2007 Wrap Up Lisa Unger, Saturday, September 15, 2007 was a great day for running in Tallahassee. The Women’s Distance Festival hosted 176 runners and walkers in the 5k and 32 participants in the mile (28 scored finishers). The 10...

A Good Thing Comes to an End – Pine Run 1977 to 2006 David Yon,  I have run the fastest Pine Run I will ever run. And I have run the slowest Pine Run I will ever run. I have run it healthy and with good courage and I have limped through it with injuries. I...

New Management Excels at WDF 2007 David Yon,  Lisa Unger and Jo Lena Pace are fast becoming GWTC rising stars as race directors. In their second year as directors of the Women's Distance Festival they looked like experienced pros. Their efforts have this...

Breakfast on the Track – From My (Ad)vantage Bonnie Wright, Photo by Fred Deckert  I have a different view of the race in my tucked away corner compiling results, hoping that I don’t make a mistake, being guided quite ably by Judy Alexander, a long-time...

Breakfast on The Track - 2007 David Yon, Fred's pictures at: http://picasaweb.google.com/Freddecka/Breakfast7/Somewhere in the middle of the night Volunteer Extraordinaire, Bill Lott woke to the sound of thunder and flash of lightening and heard the down...

On Running a Race  By Lisa Unger,  Running a race has taken on whole new meaning as I begin planning my second year as Race Director of the Women’s Distance Festival. Nine years ago, running a race meant huffing and puffing and hoping to make it to the...

Yell "On Your Marks" and They Will Come David Yon, Photo by Fred Deckert Keep in mind that you can go to a meet at Mike Long Track for the FSU National Champion team and see fewer than a dozen or so spectators who are not either participants on one of the...

Fragments – It Is Our City so Tell the Story!  David Yon,  I hope you got a chance to read Jim Lamar’s piece in the Thursday edition of the Tallahassee Democrat. Lamar is the sports editor of the Tallahassee Democrat and he received an email from a reader...