2017 Features Archives Index
A bridge run to 2004
By David Yon The 2004 Grand Prix competition was launched on a warm Sunday afternoon before the Grand Prix committee had a chance to pass out the Awards for 2003. Gary Droze and Sissi Carroll grabbed the early lead for the 2004 grand prix competition...
Run to Posey’s
Run to Posey's Christmas Eve morn Join a group of fun-loving runners, bikers, skaters, and designated drivers on Wednesday, December 24, for a run/ride/skate down to Posey's at St. Marks.Most folks leave from the St. Mark's Trialhead parking lot (Capital...
Annual holiday party
Where: The American Legion Hall at Lake EllaDate: December 20, 2003, SatudayTime: 7:00 p.m till 11:00 p.mFood: You bring a yummy covered dish. The club, as usual, provides the drinks, adult beverages, plates and utensils.Why:Because we canBecause it's...
Bill Talks to Martha – What they Said in 2003
A Conversation with Bill McGuire - 2003 Community Champion By Martha HaynesPhoto by Tom Scott The flyer for a recent Lecture Series event starring Bill McGuire included the following:FACT: His grandfather was a well-known road racer in the New York...
The young come home: TWC
By David Yon Two young runners came home from "distant lands" to win the 2003 Tallahassee Women's Classic 5K (formally, the Women's Distance Festival). Justin Dickieson is running for Northwest-Shoals Community College in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, but he...
People who care: FSUCares 5K
By David Yon It seems only a short while ago that Nadine Dexter barely knew what a 5K was. Soon we were seeing all these touching messages from Joe Dexter along the race courses we ran that urged her on. Nadine not only learned what a 5K was, she was...
The true Pine Run beast
By David Yon I woke up in the middle of the night with the sound of rain raising a ruckus outside. For most Tallahasseeans, I am sure the first question this sound would create was "What impact will the weather have on The Game." But for an experienced...
Run for Rover 5K: Cat approved
By David Yon When I rolled out of bed in the wee hours of the morning, three sets of cat eyes stared right at me. "You are going to run a race for Rover?" "Well, you see," I explained, "it is actually a fund raiser for the Thomas County Humane Society. And...
Owl Run, extra special event
By Bill McGuire The 14th Annual Everhart Owl Run is scheduled for Thursday morning, Oct. 2nd. It is actually a series of runs, with the Everhart students running or walking 1/2 mile at 10:30, the Leon County middle schools girls 2 mile going at 10:45, and...
28 years and still running: Pre ’03
By David Yon Shawn Patterson and Angela Dempsey won the 28th annual Prefontaine 5K race on September 27 in 18:35 and 23:49, despite the most plentiful array of obstacles spread along the course in race history. They edged Dave Guerra (18:56) and Julie...
Goodwill echoes around the museum
By David Yon One hundred and thirty seven runners followed winner Gary Droze to the finish line in the Echo 5K on Saturday morning. Another 30 followed Sergei Duvanov in the one-mile. Gary Droze, no doubt in a hurry to get to Maclay's cross country team's...
Four laps to glory
By David Yon It remains the marquee event around the world. Not so long ago the entire country suddenly stopped to focus on the mile as a high school phenom named Alan Webb smashed the four minute barrier. He has nearly disappeared since, but the mile...
Gossip from the Bash
By David Yon Is there something special about running or is it the unique group that makes up GWTC's membership that brings folks of all ages together? Most likely it is a little bit of both. The 2003 Pot Luck Bash was a great opportunity for all ages to...
June Gossip
By David Yon Desire, courage and class. She has 43 career victories and more than $11.7 million in LPGA tournament winnings, dominating women's golf more completely than Tiger Woods has controlled the men's tour. Annika Sorenstam could have coasted, but...
Running Tangents
By Jane Johnson As a member of the Gulf Winds Track Club, you are part of a large group of accomplished running enthusiasts of all ages, abilities, sizes and temperaments. It's easy to let your impression of the club begin and end there - and be duly...
Top 10 Reasons
By Jane Johnson Because … Only at the Palace Saloon 5k can you witness a female co-ed pushing a friend in a shopping cart over the entire course while her passenger smoked a cigarette and drank a beer - creating a major dilemma for Bill Lott at the finish...
More Gossip
By David Yon Quick now, who is the best middle distance runner in the USA these days? Wasn't there some guy named Webb who was supposed to be the country's savior not so long ago? Can you name a miler or 800 meter specialist since Steve Scott? How about...
The Gossip Trail
By David Yon Congratulations are in order for Maclay and Florida High as both schools brought home state championships from Gainesville in track and field this weekend. Maclay won the boys 1A title, while the Florida High girls captured the 2A title. It...
Bay County to be renamed
By Jimmy Kalfas Due to recent winds, the Bay County commissioners are entertaining the re-naming of their county. They also have initiated plans to introduce wind driven sports as a major attraction.NOT! To a first timer at the 21st annual Gulf Coast...
Fiesta 10K at wild ride for GWTC team
By Tim Unger The 29th annual Fiesta 10k was held on Saturday May 3 and was an absolute media circus. Before the race started, Everett Whiteside, Running Journal's Grand Prix champion, announced his retirement ending a career of almost a decade of...