Good Things Still Happen D Yon 09-2020

Good Things Still Happen David Yon, September 1, 2020 ​Yes, good things do still happen.  Sometimes, however, it takes awhile. Approximately 40 years ago, Ervin Holiday approached the Directors of the Sickle Cell Foundation, Inc. with the idea of holding a 5K race...

Distance Running has new meaning for Hay family

Distance Running Has New Meaning for Hay Family David Yon, August 11, 2020 We like to talk about being family in the Tallahassee and Gulf Winds Track Club running community. This week’s column is a chance to send a first-class member of that family off to college. In...

Chattanooga 100 Miler and 10,000 feet of Climbing D Yon 04-2020

The Chattanooga 100 Miler and 10,000 feet of Climbing David Yon, April 29, 2020 Compared to the marathon, relatively few individuals start and finish a race of 100 miles or more. Obviously, the distance is far greater than the marathon (26.219 miles) but that is only...

A Long Race Running from the Virus D Yon 04-2020

A long race: Running from the virus David Yon, April 15, 2020 March 7, 2020, was the last weekend of racing in Tallahassee. I ran the Shamrock Scurry 5K that weekend. Two weeks later, Rachel and Zack Scharlepp, directors of the Springtime Tallahassee races, were told...

Running Streak Interrupted DY Democrat 04-01-20

Running streak interrupted but coaching, giving go on David Yon, April 1, 2020 It is as simple as this – a runner must run, and so too a coach must coach. We just never anticipated something like COVID-19 lurking in the shadows ready to poison anyone who gets too...

View from the top – Possibilities 02-2020

A View from the Top - Possibilities Gordon Cherr, February 4, 2020 Possibilities. The run this morning was a wet one. Not raining, not dry, but cool and damp and humid, and while not so cold, we could see our steamy breath in the dim shine of our headlamps. Sounds are...