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...

Grand Prix News 2020-2021

​Gulf Winds Family,  We are writing to inform you of several  updates. First of all, we have decided to officially cancel the 2020 Grand Prix competition. With the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic, we do not want to pressure any race director or potential...

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...

O’Kelley and Allen Win at the Flash H. Wills Feb 2020

Chris O'Kelley and Jamila Allen dazzle the competition at the Flash 12K Herb Wills, February 15, 2020 Just in case you were wracking your brain, trying to remember whathappened at the Flash: “Chris O’Kelley and Jamila Allen dazzle the competition at the...