Margarete Deckert celebrated her 67th birthday by driving through the fog to win her age group at the Flash 12K Feb. 19 with a time of 72:28. All right, so she did not have any age group competition, but that is still a very good time. Sarah Docter-Williams led the...
Notes from a runner’s spouse By Susan Stetson, When my spouse first started running and racing, I had that early enthusiasm for his healthy new sport. It was fun to go to the races and meet new people (whom I would probably never have met otherwise). I have...
John Kalin Once again, the year 2000 continues with the overall winner in a GWTC Grand Prix Race being FEMALE. The winner in question, Ann Von Schuppen, hails from The Netherlands, training out of Gainesville, won the GWTC 30K in 1:53:04 Feb. 5, 2000.She knows of our...
The first annual Rattlesnake Roundup 5k Run and Scout Stroll got off to a cold start Feb. 1 with freezing temperatures but no rain as had been forecast. Fifty participants arrived to take part in this benefit for Boy Scout Troop 383. Twenty paid entrants, mostly from...
News & Observations By Dana Stetson In the last six months, I have been trying a new type of running. This kind of running is far tougher than any I have attempted before. What kind of extreme sport are we talking here?I have entered the action-packed arena of...