2024 Annual Awards Recipients – Presentations
Female Triathlete of the Year - Presented to Signe Ulsamer by Annie BowmanGood Evening! It is an honor to present to you the 2024 Female Triathlete of Year. If you have had the honor of meeting this recipient, you know that behind her humble and generous nature is a...
Grand Prix 2025
2026 Grand Prix ApplicationEach year the Grand Prix Committee designates a schedule of races to be Grand Prix events in which GWTC members can earn points. The point system is as follows: Open points – Awarded only to Overall (non-Youth) finishers. Points are awarded...
One-year Countdown to World XC Championships
Join the excitement on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Apalachee Regional Park to kick off the one-year countdown to the most prestigious event in cross country running: the World Athletics Cross Country Championships, coming in January 2026! This...
Proposed Changes to Club’s Bylaws
On June 15th, Gulf Winds Track Club (GWTC) hosted a Town Hall meeting at Momo’s on Market Street, where members gathered to discuss key issues concerning the club's operations and future direction. Topics ranged from the number of races hosted by the club to the size...
Remembering Jimmy Joanos
James Joanos 1934 - 2024 Judge James Joanos’ wisdom abounded more than in the courtroom. He shared his running adventures and insights with his fellow runners during training runs, after races, and in “On the Roads, Again!," his monthly column in The FleetFoot, Gulf...
Presidents Column February 2026
I have to say, until recently, I had yet to attend a widely recognized world event, athletic or otherwise, that happens to be held in a different part of the planet each year. The World Cross Country Championships was an event to behold. I was fortunate to attend the...
Youth Runners & Striders, SMIRFS
June 1 – August 8, 2026
Summer Trail Series
May – August 2026
Breakfast on the Track Mile
August 8, 2026
Miller Landing Madness 8K/5K/3K
August 15, 2026
Women’s Distance Festival 5K
September 19, 2026
Pine Run at Tall Timebers 20K
October 10, 2026
Tallahassee Turkey Trot
November 26, 2026
Tallahassee Marathon/Half/Relay
February 7, 2027
As Tallahassee’s premier running organization, we know how to put on the best road and trail races in the south, as well as provide educational opportunities for runners young and old. What the Gulf Winds Track Club does even better though is to give back to community organizations across a wide range of needs to help those receiving services. Take a moment to peruse historical contributions and direct donations so designated by race directors in our club to recipient organizations. Gulf Winds Track Club supports our community!
- 2025-26 Donations and Grants – $145,938.24
- 2024-25 Donations and Grants – $131,200.16
- 2023-24 Donations and Grants – $82,565.90
- 2022-23 Donations and Grants – $88,612.85
- 2021-22 Donations and Grants – $82,326.49
The purpose of this Club is to support an engaged and active running community, whether for competition, physical fitness or pleasure, by providing group runs, races, socials, educational exchanges and other fitness activities for all ages.
Contact us for information about GWTC or additions to the website.
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Gulf Winds Track Club, P.O. Box 3447, Tallahassee, FL 32315
