2017 Features Archives Index

David Yon Two hundred and twenty-five runners tested out the new Tom Brown Bash courses on a humid morning that was not a hot as it might have been. Dave Guerra edged out Pat Marshall to lead a field of 141 runners over the new 5-mile course. Guerra beat...

An elite invitational one hundred meter race was held on August 26 at the Maclay School track, immediately following the "Breakfast on the Track" One Mile Run. The invited runners were participants in the Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Evening Track Grand...

David Yon If the mile is a tough race (and having run them all between 1 mile and 54 miles, I believe it is), then maybe our kids are a tougher group than we are. The third annual Breakfast on the Track saw lots of youngster waiting their turn to run the...

David Yon I knew there was going to be some suffering when I broke out in a sweat while going to get my newspaper at 6:00 a.m. The weather channel said it was already over 80 degrees. Combine that with near 100% humidity and this 5K would be a chance to...

Deep Creek Trail (12.3 miles) and Stoney Bayou Trails (6 miles) By David Yon MapIf you want to see some of the best of Florida's outdoors, these trails will take you there. Admittedly I ran the Deep Creek Trail on a near perfect day - sunshine, 50 degrees...

By David Yon,  This wonderful trail is a great example of what persistence and cooperative efforts can produce. The state of Florida, through the Trust for Public Lands, and a lot of local input (Friends of MCRG) acquired approximately 405 acres along...

David Yon For me, the 4th of July has always meant being in Atlanta for Peachtree. However, because of a wonderful opportunity to travel in Africa and run Comrades we found ourselves in Tallahassee on the 4th this year instead. So we made the short drive...

By Carla Burke On June 25-27 we went to the AAU state meet in Sebastian, Florida. We all had new very hot warm-ups that had our CCCC trademark on them. We arrived at the hotel in Vero Beach, Florida to put our stuff up at around 3 or 4 o'clock p.m. We went...

 Bare Bottom 5KOver 300 people ran and walked the 3.1 mile course across the bare bottom of Lake Jackson June 24. Gary Droze led the pack, finishing in 16:40. Anna Pichrtovna was the first woman, coming in in 18:43. The first place males/females were...

Overall Winner- Tim Simpkins 17:07 - his first after reportedly over twenty attempts.Overall Female- Kim Winn 18:31 - her first try!Male Master - Tim Unger - 17:16Female Master - Laura Jensen - 24:44P.R.s - Kathy Shirley - 24:45 - 1st time under 25:00 to...

David Yon A small crowd took advantage of great weather and food at the St. George Island Sizzler June 10. This benefit for the Tate's Hell Track Club is run right on the island, starting and finishing right in the middle of the island. The course is flat...

By Joe Dexter A very picturesque place for a duathlon, with great weather, tough course, stir-fry dinner and awards for every participant. Thanks go to Nadine Dexter - set up, registration, food preparation & cleanup, James Dexter - turn-around , Jerry...

Congratulations to the Tallahassee finishers in the Pittsburgh Marathon. The weather was warm and the course hilly. Jay Silvanima was the top Tallahassee finisher with a time of 3:06:32 net. This race also served as the men's Olympic Trials and was won by...

David Yon About 125 runners finished the Sports Beat 5K race, Saturday afternoon, April 22, 2000. The men's field was extremely fast as Brian Fleischmann led six runners under 17:00 minutes with his winning time of 15:30. The women's winner was Anna...

Celebrate Earth Day 2000 (April 22) by running or walking in one of the events of the Paynes Prairie Running & Walking Festival on the Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail, a paved, winding recreational greenway, with a parallel grass horse trail, that...

 Post Boston Marathon celebration!Gary Cato(3:36), Mike Jaynes(3:29), and Ronnie Godwin(2:59) relax after seeing the sites from Hopkinton to Boston Monday. For complete (local) results, click here.

David Yon Conflicting events such as TOSRV and a walk for MS combined to keep the numbers down for this year’s Palace Saloon 5K. Still, 218 runners found nearly ideal conditions when they toed the line in front of Messer Field. The race was the fifth GWTC...

Bruce Moore GWTC triathletes got an early taste of summer at the Cape San Blas Duathlon on Saturday, April 8. An encroaching cold front stalled to the west, leaving clear skies and hot, muggy conditions for the 9:30 EDT start. The Panama City Panhandle...

Runners climbed out of their cars April 1 to find a nice breeze and temperatures just a bit cooler than expected, starting out in the upper 50's. The temperatures rose enough to make the last couple miles a bit warm, but the temperatures and blue skies...

Joe Dexter This 3rd year, annual event, featured a scenic run through downtown Attapulgus, 100 % cotton shirts, nearly 80 awards, musical entertainment, and for an additional $5 a great southern meal. What was needed was more runners and some GWTC...