Competitive running hurts By Fred Deckert Since I’ve been taken to task for my perceived bias regarding the difficulty of long distance running, I should explain those views. Bill McGuire, one of Gulf Wind Track Club’s original members and a stellar track...
Cross Country Preview By David Yon Running across a fresh cut grass field and on to a muddy trail that snakes its way through a deep canopy forest, you can sense the subtle changes of season that signal cross country season has arrived. There is a little more blue in...
Back on Track By Jere Moore On the advice of my wife Kay, a railroad engineer’s daughter, I am running on track in search of a better station in life.That’s fun to write, but the truth is I am jogging on roads just trying to maintain some semblance of my...
Local stars will shine in Sydney By Gary Droze By the time the calendar reaches the ides of August, area track buffs typically turn their attention away from the tartan oval. Late summer generally finds local running enthusiasts anticipating a return to pavement...
Gain a few extra heartbeats By Fred Deckert Community columnist Phil Danner brought up an interesting point about exercise in his recent (July 6) column. Danner wrote of our “fight against nature,” mentioning the exercise fad among other...
The Evolution of Running Fred Deckert Darwin would be puzzled by the evolution of running since the 1970’s. Instead of progressing toward faster runners catching up with game animals or escaping from bigger ones chasing after them, it has become a far different...
