A race with heart By Fred Deckert Since the Tallahassee Ultradistance Festival, a 50K and a 50 mile event at Wakulla Springs which Margarete and I direct, occurs this Saturday, memories of past events flooded my mind.High on the memory parade is the morning that...
Choose the runs you want By Dana Stetson It happened the same way again. A long time ago (three or four months), Andrew Maurey told me that this year there was definitely going to be a post-holiday St. Marks wildlife refuge run. This run is a fairly regular tradition...
Practice downhills to reduce soreness By Gary Droze “Those who do not remember history are condemned to repeat it”Philosopher George Santayana’s observation resonated strongly with me a few months ago after I competed in the Hood To Coast Relay, a...
Congratulations to local runners By Fred Deckert Florida Running & Triathlon magazine lists times for the Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K distances in its September/October 2002 issue. Race directors all over Florida send the results of their certified road races...
Want to give it a Tri? By Dana Stetson Have you ever driven past a triathlon and thought to yourself, “Hey, I could do that, too, if only I had a day-glo, high-tech outfit like those guys.” Well, if you’re a triathlete, a triathlete wannabe, or a...
Mental toughness By Gary Droze One of the trickiest concepts in distance running is that of mental toughness. Anybody with experience in road races or track meets intuitively realizes that physical conditioning alone does not account for racing success. This...
