President’s Column – September 2023

President's Column -September 2023 Jennifer Hay, Vice President I often find myself looking around Gulf Winds gatherings a little star struck. I’m always surrounded by people who have accomplished amazing physical feats. They’ve run dozens of marathons, completed...

President’s Column – August 2023

President's Column - August 2023 Jerry McDaniel, President Back in the day, Jackie and I ran quite a few races. I am still showing up occasionally for some races when I am not injured. For those of you that have participated in these Saturday morning challenges...

President’s Column – June/July 2023

President's Column -June/July 2023 Jennifer Hay, Vice President I work at REI. Retail is a new thing for me, but it often feels more like an extension of the cheerleader in me than anything else. I spend a lot of time telling people they really are an outdoorsy person...

President’s Column – May 2023

President's Column - May 2023 Jerry McDaniel, President The 10-year anniversary of the bombings at the Boston marathon brought back quite a few memories for me last month. We were there with several friends from Tallahassee and stayed at the host hotel quite close to...

President’s Column – April 2023

President's Column -April 2023 Jennifer Hay, Vice President Y’all already know how absolutely fabulous our Tallahassee running community is. For example, GWTC’s stats of more than 1,177 members, five weekly and four seasonal training groups, 23 races per year, and an...

President’s Column – March 2023

President's Column - March 2023 Jerry McDaniel, President The Springtime races are particularly near and dear to my heart, particularly the 10K which was the only distance run in this race for quite some time. It is a bit poetic that Jackie and I find ourselves...