1998 Features Archives Index

By David Yon Over 100 runners who didn't know any better showed up at Maclay's Track Saturday morning and all of them survived without leaving Breakfast on the Track. For the most part, they were road racers and they were facing a scary beast. This was The...

Paul Hiers has been directing so many races lately he can no longer remember which way is up. As a result, everyone took off in the wrong direction in the Under the Oaks 8K... Fortunately he had anticipated this might happen and marked the course...

By David Yon As President of Gulf Winds Track Club, I have been appointed to serve on the Unit Management Plan Advisory Committee for the Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail. The purpose of this committee as I understand it, is to provide...

The Tallahassee chapter of the Achilles Track Club (Achilles) was recently chartered. Achilles' purpose is to encourage the disabled to participate in distance running with the general public for the sheer enjoyment regardless of time, speed or ability....

On a day that was a little warmer than marathoners dream about, but just right for spectators, Ondoro Osoro ran the fastest debut marathon in history, the fastest Chicago Marathon ever, and the third fastest marathon ever to win in 2:06:54 edging out...

Who says kids don't run? Thanks to the efforts of people like Lamons and JD Warren, Pam Jamerson, Bill McGuire, Steve Barraco, Donna Whitworth, Myron Herring and of course Ray Hanlon to name just a few, events like Champ Days can be and are a big success....

FL Big Bend Region X-C Honor Roll  Compiled by Gary DrozeALL TIMES FROM COURSES GENERALLY KNOWN TO BE ACCURATELY MEASUREDBOYSCedric Gillette Marianna 15:46Josh Connor Maclay 15:53Thure Caire Maclay 16:02Ryan Deak Maclay 16:04Matt Katz Maclay 16:10Taylor...

By David Yon I know of no greater torture per stride than this race. Up and down berms, though sand, under branches, over branches and through limbs. You get to scramble up and down hills, around corners and across dirt roads. The only thing you won't find...

Former GWTC President Charlie Yates honored three outstanding GWTC members, Dr. Richard Husband, Jack Hanlon, and Ed Wolcott, with a contribution to the Chenoweth Fund.The Chenoweth Fund is an endowment established by GWTC in the name of Dean and Jenny...

Thanksgiving Day, 1998 By David Yon There was a little bit of insanity and a lot of festiveness in the air as approximately 485 runners and walkers gathered at the Leon County Fair grounds to participate in a 1 mile fun run, a 5K, 10K and 15K run. While...

GWTC members were back on the road Saturday morning, Nov. 21, at the Draggin' Tail 18 Mile Run south of Chipley, Fl. What began four years ago as an annual training ritual for area runners has quickly grown into a popular race with this year's edition...

Saturday November 14 was a good day to drive to Bainbridge. This 10K race just keeps getting better and Greg Waddell stepped in to make sure the 1998 race - a grand prix event - was the best yet. Do you like a fast, accurate course? This is one. Do you...

November 7th may have been the 23rd Annual Vulcan Run 10K in Birmingham, Al. but it represented a first for GWTC as the club officially sponsored and entered a men's and women's team in the open team competition at this highly regarded and competitive...

The early morning coolness and the clear blues skies created a misleading optimism that fast times would rule the day. The combination certainly brought a good turnout - over 200 finishers, but the miles were longer on the way back as the temperatures...

Name Age Time First Overall: Sarah Docter-Williams 34 18:02 Second Overall: Jane Johnson 39 18:15 Third Overall: Angela Dempsey 30 20:17 First Master: Peggy Simpson 52 20:33 First Grand Master:Emily Ruddell 52 25:30 Men Name Age Time First Overall: Tim...

Two thumbs up for the new course for the Women's Distance Festival! And 5 stars for Judie Kean's organizational skills. This year's grand prix race started at Optimists Park in Indian Head acres. The course winds through some beautiful neighborhoods. The...

Men Under 15 45 1 Ethan Kyllonen, 14 37:26 90 2 Michael Willson, 14 51:09 Men 20 - 24 1 1 David Ogletree, 23 26:32 3 2 Aaron Coy, 22 28:13 77 3 Michael Dixon, 24 44:26 Men 25 - 29 6 1 Jason Carter, 26 28:49 40 2 Tony Guillen, 29 35:20 47 3 Steve...

Top 10 Grand Prix Scoring FEMALE Name Age Time Place Jane Johnson 39 5:21 1 Kara Newell 14 5:49 2 Fran McLean 40 5:59 3 Sissi Carroll 39 6:00 4 Peggy Simpson 52 6:01 5 Nancy Stuparich 37 6:02 6 Ann Bowman 29 6:20 7 Lily Keller 17 6:21 8 Nancy Widener 49...