A Gathering – The Run to Posey’s David Yon, It is difficult to characterize The Run to Posey’s which occurs each Christmas Eve. The route, the St. Marks Trail, effectively serves as a meeting place for runners to celebrate the holiday season with...
A Circle of Friends David Yon, Photo by Fred Decker It is a constant question: “How do you run in circles like that?” So is: “Isn’t running all those loops boring?” Saturday morning was, by my count, the 27th running of the Tallahassee Ultra Distance...
A little Rain…Turkey Trot 2007 David Yon, Into each life, a little rain must fall. Somewhere around 3:30 a.m. the morning of Turkey Trot a light mist descended on Shumard Oaks less than a quarter mile from the start of the race. It was the beginning of...
What the Cost David Yon, I pay attention to the world of elite distance running, so I knew a little about Ryan Shay. He was a talented runner who worked very hard at his craft, but one who had battled injuries and therefore not reached his full...
Labor of Love David Yon, Many races are labors of love, but the Alan Sundberg 5K held in Maclay Gardens is a very special event for Bill Sundberg. In 1998, he lost his brother Alan to skin cancer. Alan was only 33 years old and Bill reacted to the...
Taking the Long Way Home David Yon, Runners pride themselves in taking the long way home most often. This weekend covered the spectrum. Of course there are many degrees of “long.” For some, it meant pushing through a “normal” 5K. For others it is running...
