2000 Features Archives Index

Well, the alligators were rather tame at the Wilderness Run Nov. 5, although there are still one or two runners missing. Perhaps the gators took one look at the ferocity of the battle between the men’s leaders and decided they wanted no part of this group....

Mary Jean Yon, Bill Hunter, Terry Tenold, and Joyce Lowery (or her twin Nancy Widener) nearing the 2 mile mark at the Wilderness Run 5 Mile Nov. 5.

The gentle downhill that softly calls you away from the start of this terrific South Georgia running treasure is not really your friend. If you are seduced by her delightful whispers of running greatness and the beautiful scenery on either side, you will...

The following local runners have registered for the Marine Corps Marathon Bib Name City State Age/Sex 4217 Marsha Adams Tallahassee FL 50F 4234 Phillip Adams Tallahassee FL 51M 13971 Laurie Cox Tallahassee FL 37F 13871 Stephanie Pichard Tallahassee FL 32F...

Tim Simpkins showed why he loves to come to Perry when he won the Florida Forest Festival 5K for the third year in a row with a time of 16: 59 Saturday, Oct. 21. Tim lead Bill McGuire (17:45) and David Yon (18:24) on a beautiful fall morning. Mark Francis...

Scenes from the Womens Distance Festival Complete Results       Top: The first women finishers in the Women's Distance Festival, Kingsley Broughton (19:35) and Laurel Slyck (19:18).Right: The first men finishers, Art Remillard (16:26) and Chris Fussell...

Gary Droze gave it his all to finish the Prefontaine 5K in 17:49 Get complete results.

David Yon  Watching the Olympic games, I have come to appreciate how difficult it is to make a final. It is about much more than who has the fastest PR. It is rather about being able to be patient when the pack bunches together and being able to sprint...

Paul Hiers The return of Music Mania 8K to Tallahassee was a great success. As I looked over the 100 or so runners gathered that morning I was envious. I wanted to be among them running this course on this cool and beautiful morning.Whenever someone called...

Impressive times and close finishes were the call of the day at the 19th Annual Run for Sickle Cell 5K on Sept 9.This year Tim Unger won the male’s title improving his time by three seconds for a finish of 16:55. Followed closely was Ma Joci Mc Bean for a...

David Yon Two hundred and twenty-five runners tested out the new Tom Brown Bash courses on a humid morning that was not a hot as it might have been. Dave Guerra edged out Pat Marshall to lead a field of 141 runners over the new 5-mile course. Guerra beat...

An elite invitational one hundred meter race was held on August 26 at the Maclay School track, immediately following the "Breakfast on the Track" One Mile Run. The invited runners were participants in the Gulf Winds Track Club Summer Evening Track Grand...

David Yon If the mile is a tough race (and having run them all between 1 mile and 54 miles, I believe it is), then maybe our kids are a tougher group than we are. The third annual Breakfast on the Track saw lots of youngster waiting their turn to run the...

David Yon I knew there was going to be some suffering when I broke out in a sweat while going to get my newspaper at 6:00 a.m. The weather channel said it was already over 80 degrees. Combine that with near 100% humidity and this 5K would be a chance to...

Deep Creek Trail (12.3 miles) and Stoney Bayou Trails (6 miles) By David Yon MapIf you want to see some of the best of Florida's outdoors, these trails will take you there. Admittedly I ran the Deep Creek Trail on a near perfect day - sunshine, 50 degrees...

By David Yon,  This wonderful trail is a great example of what persistence and cooperative efforts can produce. The state of Florida, through the Trust for Public Lands, and a lot of local input (Friends of MCRG) acquired approximately 405 acres along...

David Yon For me, the 4th of July has always meant being in Atlanta for Peachtree. However, because of a wonderful opportunity to travel in Africa and run Comrades we found ourselves in Tallahassee on the 4th this year instead. So we made the short drive...

By Carla Burke On June 25-27 we went to the AAU state meet in Sebastian, Florida. We all had new very hot warm-ups that had our CCCC trademark on them. We arrived at the hotel in Vero Beach, Florida to put our stuff up at around 3 or 4 o'clock p.m. We went...

 Bare Bottom 5KOver 300 people ran and walked the 3.1 mile course across the bare bottom of Lake Jackson June 24. Gary Droze led the pack, finishing in 16:40. Anna Pichrtovna was the first woman, coming in in 18:43. The first place males/females were...

Overall Winner- Tim Simpkins 17:07 - his first after reportedly over twenty attempts.Overall Female- Kim Winn 18:31 - her first try!Male Master - Tim Unger - 17:16Female Master - Laura Jensen - 24:44P.R.s - Kathy Shirley - 24:45 - 1st time under 25:00 to...