Wakulla Springs Ultra Redux – 2003

Wakulla Springs Ultra Redux – 2003   By Gordon Cherr   They gathered at my home after a long Friday night drive from Atlanta, drawn here for the Ultra. First my long time friend and running buddy Al Barker. Al is a bit new to the ultra scene, having...

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 funBecause...

2003 Annual Awards

Deckerts named to Hall of Fame By Martha Haynes For the first time in the history of GWTC, a couple was named to theĀ Hall of FameĀ — Fred and Margarete Deckert. The award, announced by former president Charlie Yates Jan. 15 at the American Legion Hall, was...

Where has all the love gone?

Where Has All the Love Gone?   By Gordon Cherr   It is about two years to the day that I took a nasty spill during a mountain trail race, Big South Fork, in Oneida, Tennessee. That one resulted in a double inguinal hernia, surgery and a long layoff. Today,...

Forty years and still going strong

Forty Years and Still Going Strong   By Gordon Cherr   It has been nearly 40 years since my boyhood chum, The Kid, challenged me to a footrace around the block. If I had only known then what I know now…well, we would have done it earlier. He was hooked...