2018 Features Archives Index

Tonight is the sixth meet of the 2019 Summer Track Meet and the two mile race is the grand prix event. Runners of all ages are welcome, but the kids will be out in full force. Each year, Gulf Winds Track Club teams up with Tallahassee Parks and Recreation...

On Sunday, December 9, 2018, GWTC held its annual meeting after due notice at MoMo’s. The club’s current president, Zack Scharlepp, called the meeting to order.  He gave a brief review of activities of the club during 2018. He then included a financial...

The Ultra David Yon, As the year winds toward a close, Nancy Stedman and Jay Silvanima scramble about, doing the final preparation necessary to successfully direct the 2017 Ultra Distance Classic for Gulf Winds Track Club on Saturday, December 9. It will...

What Happened to the 200-Meter Rule? David Yon, Shelby Houlihan’s and her female teammates recent track triumphs took me back to Amby Burfoot’s book First Ladies of Running. The book was an excellent reminder of the road blocks put in front of women,...

Climbing Obstacles David Yon, It would be difficult to forget. The door opens and the doctor walks in. The room around you is cold and impersonal. You have family to support you but all you want to hear is that it is ok if you go back to the field for...

Seasons Change – Tim Unger’s Call to Summer Spring does not end by the calendar until June 21, 2018. But Tallahassee runners know that pretending spring really last that long is just wishful thinking. It has been a great spring, many cool mornings that...

Top Ten reasons Why It's Great to Be a Runner in Tallahassee - July By Jane JohnsonBecause … we have stars among us - and you can open the Tallahassee Democrat and see our own Mary Jean Yon on the cover of the Local section doing her part as a DEP Director...

A Week or So of Summer David Yon, There is no debating that summertime in Tallahassee brings a smothering layer of humidity that combines with high enough temperatures to make people from cooler places wonder how we could live here.this time of year. Of...

It is Almost Magic; Maybe its Family I have often wondered how a small city like Tallahassee manages to support so many running events nearly every weekend. We must be one of America's healthiest cities if the number of races is any indication!The annual...

Boston's Cold Shoulder Overcome David Yon, Boston is not always a hospitable town. The Tallahassee and Boston Marathon shared one inhospitable thing in common this year – thunderous downpours that made finishing very hard for the runners. Birgit...

Same Old Story - Bill Lott to the Rescue Zack Sharlepp, “There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious...

We Need More of These David Yon, The roar from the carnage at our schools, churches, malls and hotels seems to make us incapable of rational thought. If arming teachers or attacking the mentally ill is the best we can come up with… I must wonder how long...

Busting Down Barriers Zack Sharlepp, Anytime I watch a major running event I always find myself fanaticizing what it would be like to be a professional runner. The luxury of running whenever you want. The ability to rest and recover immediately after each...

A Salute to Paul Hoover's Good Work It has been more than 9 months since we lost Paul Hoover to a hit and run driver. On March 1st at 2:30 Wakulla High School will dedicate its track to Paul, naming the track after him. You are all invited.  David Yon,...

The Marathon's A Comin' David Yon, On January 14, 2018, we are a mere 20 days away from the start of the Tallahassee Marathon and Half Marathon. It has been exciting to watch the way the entire community has rallied around the event the last few years....

Lord, thanks for those volunteers David Yon, So many races in Tallahassee, even the quirky ones, have 30-year histories. 2018 started off with one that is in only its fifth year. Nevertheless, l would not be surprised to see the event still well attended...

2018 WILDE MOUNTAIN SCRAMBLE Fran McLean, 34 Runners and 5 dogs braved the artic-like weather on New Year’s morning to attend the 2018 Wilde Mountain Scramble held at Forest Meadows. Even braver were the race organizers - Ray Hanlon, Bill Lott, Fran McLean...