2017 Features Archives Index

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,...

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...

By Mary Gorham-RowanOn Sunday, August 14th, 72 people gathered at the starting line for the first running of the Beat the Heat and Run for the Hills Duathlon. The race started only about 15 minutes late. Not bad for a first time race. After a somber moment...

By David YonTheir time in Tallahassee was much too short, but Art and Kate Remillard began their Tallahassee running experience peering through the trees from the Lake Overstreet woods wondering what was going on at the Maclay track. It was of course the...

The "Hot 2 Trot 8 Hour Race & Heat Training Extravaganza"Atlanta, GA By Gary Griffin, For the second time in two months this summer, Team Tallahassee (or at least a portion of the ultrarunning arm of it) ventured north to the big city of Atlanta for 8...