Don’t let heat beat you By Fred Deckert Tallahassee is blessed with good running weather almost year round, but summer calls for some caution, especially during races. For most of us, putting the pedal to the metal is counterproductive when it gets hot. Your...
A very special runner By Dana Stetson, As the old saying goes, the cobbler’s kids will have no shoes and the running columnist’s wife will make no news! Several weeks ago, in this very column appeared a tiny note which stated that Margarete Deckert had...
Women take second spot By David Yon The Florida State men’s track and field team won a convincing victory in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend scoring 201.50 points to beat runner up Clemson who had 158 points by a wide margin and capture their first ACC...
Boston, MassachusettsBy David YonFor me, Hopkinton to Boylston Street is a pilgrimage to the high temple of running – the finish of The Boston Marathon. There are plenty of people who think otherwise, so I won’t proclaim it to be the only place to attend...
Higher temperatures promote morning runs By Gary Droze That Tallahassee’s average temperatures begin climbing after April 15th is just slightly less certain than death and taxes. By next month, we can expect daily taxation of our thermoregulatory systems. While...
