2001 Features Archives Index

A brisk cool late morning made for a nice start of the 1st Annual Sucker Run in Bainbridge January 13. Right from the gun, phenom Ryan Deak separated himself from the field. Ryan hit the first mile in 5:19, then cruised home with a 5:08 last mile to...

Annual Awards 2000More than 100 people showed up at the 2000 GWTC Awards Ceremony at the American Legion Hall to celebrate the recognition outstanding efforts by GWTC members. Tom “speechless for the first time” Perkins became the newest member of the GWTC...

Double Bridge Run-Cajun Fest 2001 By Tim Unger The GWTC travel team competed for the first time this year by running in the Pensacola Double Bridge Run 15k. The Sunday edition of the Pensacola News Journal website declared the GWTC racing team the winners...

By Richard Parsons (with thanks to Lynda Pfundstein and Robert McNeal)The headlines in the Tampa Tribune Feb. 24 read, "Warm weather and high humidity force the slowest winning time ever in the Gasparilla Distance Classic on Tampa’s waterfront." Although...

Tallahassee 2001: A Race Odyssey"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: . . . a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance . . ."Ecclesiastes, Chapter 3, verses 1 and 3 (and The Byrds in their...

By David Yon Well it is definitely time to say something. I keep thinking if I ignore it or if I pretend it is not happening maybe it won't. Every day since I was born, the sun has risen and set. Night has always followed day. And Rex Cleveland has...

Gulf Winds Track Club members won the "Most Laps Run" Team Trophy at the Relay for Life 2001 held at the North Florida Fairgrounds on May 11-12.Lead by team captain Tom Perkins, Gulf Winds team members officially ran 397 laps total in the 18-hour...

By Jeanne O'Kon An amazing metamorphosis has recently taken place at the Summer Track Series. Several GWTC distance runners have been transformed into sprinters!One such track club member is the well-known Felton Wright, whose self-proclaimed favorite...

By Bob Braman Note: This story takes place June 27, 1981, the year that the Tom Brown 5K was called "Wild Hair Chase" was in deference to the sponsor that year, The Hairsmith. Bob and Laura (then Ledbetter, now Mrs. Mike Caldwell, as in Caldwell...

The Nominations Committee is preparing a slate of officers and directors for consideration by the board for next year. If you are interested in serving on the board or nominating someone, please contact any of the committee members:David Yon 668-2236 or...

20th Annual Run for Sickle Cell to honor Tim Simpkins By Lynette Brown On the 20th anniversary of the Sickle Cell Race, September 8, the Sickle Cell Foundation will officially name its one-mile fun run the Tim Simpkins One-Mile Fun Run. Tim will be long...

Top 10 Men Place First Name Last Name Time Age Year 1 Ryan Deak 4:21.47 16 2001 2 Lee Willis 4:26.00 26 1999 3 Lee Willis 4:35.07 29 2002 4 Ross McMillan 4:39.39 17 2002 5 Robert Pautienus 4:36 24 1998 6 Justin Andrews 4:39 17 1998 7 Robert Pautienus 4:39...

Jane Johnson led a big group of Tallahassee runners to strong finishes in Chicago. Jane ran 2:54:03 to finish as the 21st woman and third masters woman. Here are the rest that we can find. Please let us know if you know of anyone we have missed (Click here...

I Can Not Run Alone By David YonI cannot run fast enough To pass through time and catch the planesI cannot run far enough To leave the awful memories behindI cannot even run to a place Where I can seeThe kind of evil that would posses a soul to create such...

By Lisa Unger The Atlantic coast is a wonderful place to spend a romantic weekend at any time of the year, but the fall is perhaps the best. The days are warm and the evenings are cool with a sea breeze that rejuvenates the senses. Situated along a short...

By Rex Cleveland Gulf Winds Track Club has a hit on its hands. As I write this, our Club's web site is rapidly approaching the 100,000 hit mark. In the web site biz, "hit" merely refers to each time a site is accessed by someone. Since we don't know...

By David Yon Can Running, Thanksgiving, Art, Literature and Music mixed together create something special? Many cities have running events that help define or simply reflect their culture. Peachtree 10K in Atlanta, Bay to Breakers 12K in San Francisco and...

By Julie Clark The Beginning Running & Fitness Class was a wonderful experience for myself and I hope it also was for the participants. I met many interesting people and made new friends. The first 6 weeks, we concentrated on the fitness course at...

The Grand Prix Committee seeks nominations for the annual GWTC awards to recognize outstanding accomplishments of club members. Nominations are due December 1, 2001, to any member of the Grand Prix Committee. At least a paragraph supporting the reasons for...

By Herb Wills Florida State University freshman Joep Tigchelaar ran 24:36.3 for 8 km, finishing sixth and leading the Seminole men's cross-country team to a fifth-place finish at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships in Clemson, South Carolina on...