Pine Run 2002, By David YonA warm day reinforced one of the harsh lessons of Pine Run. If you fail to respect this beautiful course, you will pay a heavy price. International Paper, Oak City Runners Club and GWTC celebrated the 25th anniversary of the event (and I...
What the marathon means By Fred Deckert It’s that time of year again when a lot of local runners are starting their late fall and winter marathon training, the only reasonable time to do so in this area. Perhaps it’s also a good time to discuss what the...
David Yon Bonnie Wright knew she had some big shoes to fill when she agreed to take over the very successful GWTC social activities program from Sarah Docter-Williams. However instead of shrinking from the challenge, she put together an outstanding run of events that...
Prefontaine 5K,David Yon You of course have heard that old expression – “sell your soul to the devil for…”? Well, I count the gremlins as much better allies. Race director Jeff Nielsen was investigating a report that Jim Phillips was paid a six pack...
Finish line behavior By Dana Stetson If you ever have an opportunity to watch the finish of any large race, you will get to see all kinds of what race anthropologists call mighty bizarre finish line behavior. One prime example of this is what I call the hard-core...
