A good thing ends – Pine Run 1977-2006

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 will...

New Management Excels – WDF 5K

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 unique...

September 2007

Times Remembered – Through the Eyes of a Child Mary Jean Yon, Make sure you look closely at the cover of this month’s Fleet Foot. Is that an adorable picture or what? Our newsletter editor, Fred Deckert, snapped that shot during Week # 6 of the Summer Track...

Rain, Rain, Don’t Go Away

Rain, Rain, Don’t Go Away By Sheryl Rosen,  My coworker darted to her car through the raindrops and puddles. I, on the other hand, smiled at the onslaught and strolled to my vehicle after work, eager to get my feet into Asics and hit the flooded trails.Time and time...

A Race Director’s View of BOT

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 volunteer at...