Parkinsons Awareness D Yon 04-26-21

Parkinson's Awarebess David Yon, April 26, 2021 April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. And since I am among those diagnosed with the disease, I should write about it. The Parkinson’s Foundation estimates more than 1,000,000 people living in the US have been diagnosed...

Youth on the Run

The Youth Running Group got the weekend off to a good start with a visit at Thursday night practice from Florida State University track and cross country runner Alyson Churchill.  Alyson is a freshman at Florida State.  The following stats are from the FSU web page: ...

Running from Pain

Running Away from Pain - A View from the Top Gordon Cherr, April 22, 2021 The gravel on the Greenways Trail crunches underfoot in the dim light of this morning. Usually I don’t mind that. But today the sound is uncomfortable and distressing, not its usual steady...

Drum Roll Please — GWTC Awards for 2020

VIEW VIDEOS OF THE AWARDS PRESENTATIONS COVID-19 has impacted GWTC in many ways.  The Presentation of Awards is one example.  Normally, a large crowd would gather and watch the presentation of GWTC’s Annual Awards and Grand Prix awards.  But the 2020 grand prix...

Pacing important as we jog into warmer weather

Pacing important as we jog into warmer weather David Yon, April 1, 2021 This past weekend’s warmer temperatures, by no means real summer, were rough enough to remind us that summer is coming. Being willing to slow down a bit while adjusting and staying hydrated are...

Stories Behind the Statistics

Stories Behind the Statistics Jay Wallace, March 26, 2021 On February 29, 2020, Jacob Riley took  2nd place at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta with a time of 2:10:02.  He was 42 seconds behind the more familiar Galen Rupp, who has been an Olympic silver...