What’s the best workout? by Gary Droze

What’s the best workout?  By Gary Droze Is there such a thing as the single best workout for a distance runner? Probably not. High-level distance running performance is the product of many factors: endurance, leg speed, economical form, lactate tolerance, and...

How a race is scored by Fred Deckert

How a race is scored By Fred Deckert This is for all you runners who may be wondering just how your race results actually come together. It’s really not nearly as complicated as tracking tennis points. For most GWTC races this is how it works. When you cross the...

Bryant pulls upset at Pennar by Jeff Bryant

Bryant pulls upset at Pennar By Dana Stetson Pennar is an ultra race which starts at Pensacola Beach continues to Navarre and back to Pensacola Beach. Although it begins at 4:00 a.m. Central time, all runners end their run in the heat of the day. This course is...

Evaluate your running regularly by Fred Deckert

Evaluate your running regularly By Fred Deckert Some of us single-track runners forget that others consider running as a bridge to other sports. I don’t mean triathlons or biathlons in which running is still an integral part of the event, but what we normally...

A different way to complete a Tri by Dana Stetson

A different way to complete a tri By Dana Stetson On May 11th the 20th edition of the Gulf Coast Triathlon (GCT) was held. Conditions were near perfect with the exception of that ever zany, overheated death march from hell, 13.1 mile run at the end.Tallahassean...

Gulf Winds is a track club by Gary Droze

Gulf Winds is a track club By Gary Droze Many community running clubs cater almost exclusively to road runners, never mind that they may plainly label themselves “track clubs.” Prominent regional examples of this mixed message include the Atlanta Track...