Parky is Not so Simple

Parky is not so Simple by David Yon, revised July 21, 2019 Nothing is simple in this world anymore, but some things are complicated. Take for example Parkinson’s disease. Since I was diagnosed with the disease in 2012, approximately 400,000 people in the United States...

Stan Linton is Atlanta Bound

Stan Linton is Atlanta Bound by David Yon On June 22, 2019, Stan Linton took a day off from his duties as a naval officer and ran the Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, in a time of 2:18:43, a pace of 5:18 per mile, 7 seconds faster than he needed to qualify to...

Q & A with Stan Linton

Q & A with Stan Linton By David Yon How long have you had a goal of qualifying for the Olympic trials?Since 2016. When I completed my undergraduate degree at FSU.  I returned to the road racing circuit and decided to turn my focus towards the longer races. After my...

A Nearly Perfect Day

Nearly a Perfect Day by David Yon, May 18, 2019 (rev May 24, 2019) What does Keith Rowe want now?  He shot me a link to an event page for Saturday, May 18 that was entitled “Run a 5k then Help a Disabled Vet Get Past Hurricane Michael.”  I thought, maybe if I ignore...

How They Train Ann Centner

How They Train! Ann Centner May 2019 Age •27 Did you compete in high school cross country or track? • I competed in cross country and track at Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, GA. Did you compete in high school cross country or track? • I competed in cross...

Twelve years of Palace Saloon 5K winners, 2007 – 2018

Quite often, Gulf Winds Track Club’s Palace Saloon 5K has been an epic road race. The winners have been a big part of that epic. Here are some pictures of the overall winners, men and women, for the years 2007 to 2018. That’s a dozen years and two dozen...