2000 Features Archives Index

Summer Track is Fun for Kids!

Tonight is the sixth meet of the 2019 Summer Track Meet and the two mile race is the grand prix event. Runners of all ages are welcome, but the kids will be out in full force. Each year, Gulf Winds Track Club teams up with Tallahassee Parks and Recreation...

GWTC support pays off!

David Yon GWTC has provided considerable support this year for two local track clubs and they are making the most of it. The Capital City Christian Crusaders and the Big Bend Track Club went to the AAU regionals in Tampa and qualified 34 members for the...

Running Cross Country

James Dowdell Running is a very interesting sport, mostly because of its versatility. You can run with friends or opponents, or solitarily by yourself. You can run at any time of the year, from summer to spring, and anytime from night to day. Running...

Disney Marathon/Half Marathon times

Name Age-Finish Half-Time Final Pace Ronnie Godwin 127 1:45:28 3:35:32 8:13 Elizabeth Simmons 28 1:45:28 3:35:31 8:13 Erin Shepard 50 1:58:01 3:52:52 8:53 Kelly A Tucker 40 1:52:01 3:42:16 8:29 Tom Perkins 120 1:52:01 3:54:06 8:56 Carol B Winger 7 2:01:04...

Navarre Beach races draw GWTC runners

Tim Unger GWTC was well represented at the Navarre Beach 5k/10k/half marathon Jan. 8. I was very impressed with the start/ finish staging area provided by the Holiday Inn's "Holidome" for this event. When we first entered the "dome" we found a very well...

AHS runners benefit from Kentucky kindness

Hobson Fulmer I always believed that the running community included some of the best people in the world, and after this weekend that belief was confirmed without a doubt. I witnessed one of the the kindest efforts on behalf of our local youth that I have...

Spring Break student wins Havana 5K

Joe Dexter This year saw a new race director, move to Saturday morning and a return to the east side of highway 27. The overall winner was Amy Perry-Davis, a college student visiting from Pennsylvania, who ran 18:11. The male winner was our own GWTC’s Bob...

GWTC makes Final Four

David Yon That’s The Tallahassee Democrat Nonprofit Volunteer Organization of the Year award, not basketball! Tommy Atkinson nominated GWTC on behalf of Gretchen Everhart School. GWTC was one of four finalists for this award.Other finalists are Leon County...

GWTC wins ‘Most Miles Run’ Trophy

The Gulf Winds Track Club team won the trophy for "Most Miles Run" at the Leon County 2000 Relay for Life 18-hour fundraiser for cancer research, education, and patient services.The Relay for Life was held at the Leon High School track on May 12 and 13....

Travel team continues impressive tour

Tim Unger On Memorial Day morning at Eglin Air Force Base, the GWTC travel team successfully continued it's impressive string of out of town racing events. Under warm and sunny skies nearly 1500 people lined up for the 15th annual Gate to Gate 4.4 miles....

GWTC big winner at Pot Luck Bash weekend

David Yon Time and time again we hear there is something special about this group of people that make up GWTC. This weekend certainly was an opportunity for the best of GWTC to shine. Friday night’s photo show and sale raised over $2200 for the Chenoweth...

Silent Auction speaks loudly

GWTC members spoke with their checkbooks at the May 6, 2000 Silent Auction. Over 100 people showed up at Brent and Jane Johnson’s home on a beautiful Saturday evening. The club raised over $4,000 in donations as the long list of items for auction was...

PGH Marathon 2000

Jay Silvanima Three of us flew into Pittsburgh last Friday and visited with family and friends for two days before running the marathon on Sunday. There were something like 6500 entrants in all races (ninety-nine in the qualifier marathon, ~2000 in the 5K,...

Island Hopping

Mary Jean Yon Eight days at sea. Eight days of gorgeous scenery in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Eight challenging, if not treacherous, runs! I couldn't help but think of Gary Griffin's words from a Sunday run a couple of weeks before when he struck up...

My Heroine

David Yon Despite the bright blue skies, glaring sun and warm breezes sweeping over the 4.4-mile Gate-to-Gate Race course on Memorial Day, it appeared that this would, indeed, be GWTC’s darkest hour. Tim Unger and Lisa Dapko had been working extremely hard...

Adventure Racing 101

Fun Until You Finish.......First! Jim Phillips What is Adventure Racing? First thing I tell people when they ask is that its like the Eco-Challenge they see on tv but not nearly as long and without many extreme skills. If you haven’t seen it though it is a...

GWTC athletes shine at Sunshine State games

Gulf Winds Track Club was well represented by four athletes who took home seven gold medals and two silver medals at the Masters track and field meet of the Sunshine State Games in Gainesville July 9.Leading the charge with three gold medals was Charles...

Batten secures spot on Olympic Team

Congratulations to Kim Batten! She is on her way to Sydney. Tallahassee resident Kim Batten finished second (54.70) in the 400 meter hurdles to secure a spot on the US Olympic team for the second straight time. Batten is the world record holder in the...

Midsummer 3K attracts 200

This race got on the calendar a little late, but a crowd of almost 200 showed up to run two laps around Kleman Plaza. The course starts right behind City Hall and is very spectator friendly. You can watch the start and then run to the opposite side of...