A VIEW FROM THE TOP – December 27, 2020

A View from the Top - Red Sky at Morning Gordon Cherr, December 27, 2020 Sitting on the front porch, lacing up my Altras in the dim but slowly brightening pre sunrise, I chanced to look east. The heavy and racing clouds were riding the morning wind, rainstorms and...

Community Spirit Survives 2020 Turkey Trot D Yon 12-2020

Community Spirit Survives at 2020 Turkey Trot David Yon, December 1, 2020 I am still not sure what I think.   I was sound asleep at 3:30 a.m. last Thursday, as was Bill Lott,  nowhere near the SouthWood State Offices Complex where the start, finish and registration...

A Perfect Day for a Stroll Down Panama City Beach D Yon 11-2020

A Perfect Day for a Stroll Through Panama City Beach David Yon, November 18, 2020 The Ironman Florida, just over 100 miles west and south of Tallahassee in Panama City Beach, has been a favorite of Tallahassee triathletes for many years.  Maybe it is not so much a...

On the Road Again D Yon 10-2020

On the Road Again David Yon, October 13, 2020 It has been a long time coming but I can finally start a column by saying: “18-year-old Bryce Bass was the first competitor across the finish line in the 2020 St. Marks Duathlon.   His time of 1:02:49 put him a little more...

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...

A VIEW FROM THE TOP – September 6, 2020

A View from the Top - Insignificance Gordon Cherr, September 6, 2020 Heading out for the early morning run when I was struck by the little breeze bending through the trees. It happens every year. If we pay attention, we runners are so attuned to the seasons, their...