Christmas Wishes By Fred Deckert What did I want for Christmas? Well, for a start, how about some youth in my legs? Probably elsewhere would help too, but that was a vain hope. P.R.’s (Personal Records). That’s even further away from reality. Needless to...
Trail running good training By Dana Stetson Trail running at Lake Overstreet in Maclay State Park can be interesting and good training. The two Overstreet loops are approximately five miles and two miles in length, respectively. The smaller loop is the perimeter of...
Tallahassee boasts fine coaches By Gary Droze Compared to other sports, distance running is a generally solitary endeavor. During much of their exertion, runners have only themselves for counsel. Perhaps this is why so many runners come across as individualistic,...
Set realistic goals By Fred Deckert We’ve all had it drummed into our heads from childhood that you must aim high to succeed. That’s a hard philosophy to argue against, but there comes a point when you need to question the saying. Especially in your...
Ultra Distance the mother of all local races By Dana Stetson A general trends in running is; the colder the weather, the longer the race. If this holds, December 8th should be a mighty cold day indeed. That’s the date of the running of Tallahassee’s...
Older runners must work harder By Fred Deckert Thanks go to my friend Jere Moore, who sent me this data from the Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Now there is a new formula for healthy runners to estimate their maximum heart rate. The good news is...
