by admin | Mar 25, 2023 | Democrat Articles, Features, Features Index, Features/Columns
He has done it again! David Yon, March 20, 2023 Have you ever run a 5000 meter (3.11 miles) race in 14:11.92? For at least 99.5% of us the answer is no. It requires a pace of approximately 4:34 per mile. Well, Patrick Koon just did it. On March 14, he ran an indoor...
by David Yon | Feb 28, 2023 | Democrat Articles, Features/Columns
The Marathon is coming – Your Help is Needed David Yon, January 26, 2023 The first weekend in February is almost here and more than 1130 runners are signed up to contest the Tallahassee Marathon, Half-Marathon and relay races. That number breaks down into 822...
by David Yon | Feb 28, 2023 | Democrat Articles, Features/Columns
Wrap up of the 2023 Tallahassee Marathon, Half-marathon, and Relay Race. It happened just the way everyone hoped it would on Sunday, February 5, 2023. Well, actually, it started 1 minute early when co-race director Felton Wright gave the lone wheelchair entrant the go...
by David Yon | Dec 23, 2022 | Democrat Articles, Features, Features/Columns, News & Observations
2022 Tannenbaum 6K Cross Country Run – a Christmas Tree Run! David Yon, December 18, 2022. The cold weather moved in last weekend and no doubt some folks decided it was better to stay under the covers Saturday morning then it was to get up and run a race. For those...
by David Yon | Dec 13, 2022 | Democrat Articles, Features, News & Observations
Some people just cannot get enough The races are just a few weeks apart but could not be more different. On Thanksgiving Day, thousands run at least one of the races offered: one- mile, 5K, 10k, and 15 K. Families and friends are everywhere, and everyone is...
by admin | Oct 11, 2022 | Democrat Articles, Features, Features Index, Features/Columns
Tall Timbers beauty on display for rugged, hilly Pine Run 20K David Yon, October 11, 2022 Does it get any better than this? Not really, if “this” is the Pine Run 20K at Tall Timbers on October 8, 2022. With a starting temperature of 61 degrees, a carefully manicured...
