Patience can be the biggest challenge

By David Yon The value of the home court advantage came through very clearly Saturday. Sarah Docter-Williams got a nice slow start to this race, knowing what second place Heather Butcher did not – that the trip back on this out and back course is much longer...

Ultra Distance the mother of all local races by Dana Stetson

Ultra Distance the mother of all local races By Dana Stetson A general trends in running is; the colder the weather, the longer the race. If this holds, December 8th should be a mighty cold day indeed. That’s the date of the running of Tallahassee’s...

2001 Prep Stuff

2001 Prep Stuff All Big Bend 2001 Cross Country Teams Four area prep runners do well – 12/03/01 Breakthroughs and heartbreaks at state finals Local HS teams advance to state  Local schools move on to region x-country Panhandle Championships 2001 NFC Cross...

Older runners much work harder by Fred Deckert

Older runners must work harder By Fred Deckert Thanks go to my friend Jere Moore, who sent me this data from the Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Now there is a new formula for healthy runners to estimate their maximum heart rate. The good news is...

Turkey Trot a community event by Fred Deckert

Turkey Trot a community event By Fred Deckert Only a few races in the Tallahassee area show potential for “big races”, defined here as races approaching or exceeding 1000 runners. Only Springtime 10K and the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot Smorgasbord...