Presidents Column August 2025

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 Presidents Column June-July 2025

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...

Presidents Column May 2025

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...

Vice Presidents Column April 2025

Vice President's Column - April 2025 Allen Blay, Vice President There are very few things I like more than waking up on Sunday morning to go run the trails over at Maclay Gardens State Park. It’s one of the reasons why I think it would be hard to beat Tallahassee if...

Presidents Column March 2025

President's Column - March 2025 Jerry McDaniel, President   I have written time and again about my old running group, the Sloths. Not unlike the group runs that many of you are now a part of, this group of friends came together and bonded as a result of daily...

Vice Presidents Column February 2025

Vice President's Column - February 2025 Allen Blay, Vice President If someone had told me seven years ago that I’d be VP of a track club and writing an article about how much I love running, I would have told you that was crazy. I never ran until January, 2018 –...