Race strategy by Fred Deckert

Race strategy By Fred Deckert Race strategy can be simple or complex. I prefer the simple since that’s how my mind works and it gets simpler the further in a race as I proceed. One of the simplest ways is to divide your race into three equal parts. For a 5K...

A dozen roses for the Docter and the Coach

Rose City 10K,By David Yon Sarah Docter-Williams ran the fifth best performance by a woman in Rose City history to claim her fourth (1997, 1998 and 1999) Rose City title and a dozen roses. She bested fast improving, Kate Wallace 36:22 to 37:59. Sarah also holds the...

Weekend Notes

By David Yon Thursday was the Region 1 1A meet at FSU. Florida High and Port St. Joe dominated the meet as Florida High won the girls meet and Port St. Joe won the boys. Florida High swept the relays, winning the 4×100, 4×400 and 4×800. Of course the...

Weekend Notes

By David Yon Breeda Dennehy-Willis went out to Mt. Sac (California), one of the premier early season track meets in the U.S. and won the women’s 5,000 with a time of 15:38.91. Lee Willis rolled down south and ran a 3:50 or so 1500 in Gainesville at the Twilight...

Godwin shocks marathon world at Boston 2001

By David Yon The ten-year winning steak for Kenyan men came to an end today as Ronnie Godwin moved past a pack of runners led by Khalid Khannouchi on Heart Break Hill and then held off a valiant effort by Bong-Ju Lee of Korea to capture the 105th Boston Marathon. The...