By David Yon Just under a year ago, Mark Francis and Tim Simpkins piled into a car together and headed to Perry, Florida for the Forest Festival 5K. They chattered about training and race strategy, and for Mark, the possibility of achieving every runner’s dream...
On Taking the Long Way Around Gordon Cherr My quest to run the Shut In Trail Race on November 3 reached warp speed on October 3 when I was accepted into the field limited to 150 runners. There were in excess of 600 applications. The field is limited...
Running 90% discipline Fred Deckert As I was being drenched by a rainstorm during my early morning run today, I couldn’t help but think about what a mental activity running really is. If genius is 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration, running is surely the same...
Pine Run 2001 Photos by John KalinBy David YonAs you enter International Paper’s property, you roll up and down hills that make you wonder if the pine trees on the side of the road shouldn’t be mountain furs. As you summit peak after peak driving to the...
Many names for great 5K Dana Stetson Brooksville, The Outback 50K, and The Croom Trail are all different names for the same run. This 50K trail is in the Withlacoochee Forest, an area with many interconnected trails, and has been run for eleven years. For ten of those...
