Tallahassee Marathon/Half Marathon
Date: February 5, 2012. Location: FSU’s Mike Long Track. This race has had a number of great homes, but in 2004 it moved to the FSU Track, and was on a route that covered much of the St. Marks “Rails-to-Trails.” It is flat and fast, great for qualifying for Boston and for running PR’s. Jay Silvanima took over the reins of this classy event in 2007. His wife Nancy Stedman became co-director a few years later. Last year’s course detoured through SouthWood due to construction on the St. Marks Trail, but this year the race returns to the new and improved trail. There is no better marathon experience than a “hometown” marathon, and this one proves the point. This race was first run in 1975 in the forest at Natural Bridge Road, and might just be the first “official” GWTC race. Two runners participated that first year - director Andy Burns and winner John Hargreaves