My first 10K By Nadine Dexter Well, here I am, waiting to run the first 10K in my life. I’m surrounded by 800 other runners at the starting line and wondering if I would achieve my goal of running 6.2 miles in under an hour. I listen to the voices in the crowd...
David Yon Conflicting events such as TOSRV and a walk for MS combined to keep the numbers down for this year’s Palace Saloon 5K. Still, 218 runners found nearly ideal conditions when they toed the line in front of Messer Field. The race was the fifth GWTC Grand Prix...
Blue Angel Marathon By Jack McDermott In 490 B.C., Pheidippedes ran from the Plains of Marathon to Athens to report that the brave Athenians had defeated the Persian hordes of Darius the Great. Upon arrival he announced, “Rejoice! We Conquer!” an abruptly...
A mistake learned: run your own pace Susan Stetson Another lesson learned. Don’t tell me you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. I know better. I’m not exactly your spring chicken (but I’m not older than dirt, either), and I find I’m learning something new every time I...
Bruce Moore GWTC triathletes got an early taste of summer at the Cape San Blas Duathlon on Saturday, April 8. An encroaching cold front stalled to the west, leaving clear skies and hot, muggy conditions for the 9:30 EDT start. The Panama City Panhandle Runners and...
