Vice President's Column - November 2025 Allen Blay, Vice President If you’re a runner, you probably have mixed feelings about the track. It’s where we go to chase speed, suffer through intervals, and push ourselves to the edge. But it’s also where we find rhythm,...
President's Column - October 2025 Jerry McDaniel, President September always feels like jumper cables to the GWTC race calendar, jolting it into high gear each year. The legacy races that almost always land this month are Sickle Cell, the Women’s Distance Festival,...
Vice President's Column - September 2025 Allen Blay, Vice President A few weeks ago, I was listening to a podcast, something my wife and kids get tired of hearing me say. Short sidebar – GWTC is launching our own “We Run This Town” podcast in mid-late October, hosted...
President's Column - Date Jerry McDaniel, President The Gulf Winds Track Club held its annual meeting on July 19 at Momo’s Pizza on Market Street. Based on last year’s member survey feedback requesting more social gatherings, we again combined the annual meeting with...
Vice President's Column - June-July 2025 Allen Blay, Vice President This past week, the GWTC Executive Board voted to make the single largest donation that we have ever made to become an official sponsor of the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships being...
President's Column - May 2025 Jerry McDaniel, President A New Perspective Like most of you, I have run a lot of races. My last race was the Sickle Cell in 2024. After a series of doctor appointments, it was determined I needed surgery, but I hope to return to...
