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President’s Corner Exactly 10 years ago, Gretchen Lloyd, who was a Florida Track Club Board member at the time, told me that the FTC was conducting a training program for the Tom Walker Half Marathon. They had recruited two former

President’s Corner We’re almost halfway through 2026, and you know what that means, our first big race of the year is coming up. The Jack Gamble Melon Run on July 4th has always been an iconic Gainesville race. As always,

by Hillary Saunders A little backstory on me — I’ve always been an athlete. I’m a retired equestrian who rode for 26 years and competed professionally for most of them. I attended a private college for pre-veterinary medicine, and due

President’s Corner From Solo Miles to Team Smiles A few weeks ago, several of my TeamFTC teammates and I went to breakfast at theBagel Bakery after one of our track workouts. As usual, we chatted about running, butthen Coach Enoch

President’s Corner Lately, I’ve been watching a lot of Dexter. For those unfamiliar, Dexter is a serialkiller—but with a “Code.” He only targets dangerous people who’ve killed orharmed others and have gotten away with it. Twisted, yes—but also oddlystructured.That got

President’s Corner We’re almost halfway through 2026, and you know what that means, our first bigrace of the year is coming up. The Jack Gamble Melon Run on July 4th hasalways been an iconic Gainesville race. As always, the awards

President’s Corner An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure – Especially for RunnersIn 1735, Benjamin Franklin said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound ofcure.” That wisdom absolutely applies to running. There are only a few

President’s Corner It’s officially spring, and you can definitely tell. The temperatures are warming up,flowers are blooming, pollen is everywhere, and the sun is sticking around a littlelonger each day. So for those who were complaining about the cold weather

President’s Corner Organizing 12 races a year is no small task. We rely heavily on our board members to serve as racedirectors, and they do an incredible job with the support of fellow Board members and our dedicated volunteers. Directing

President’s Corner As you can imagine, I like to run. I like the feeling I get from running, I like the healthbenefits, I like running with friends and I especially like the competition, theRACE. Races are a way to see

by Matthew Veretto [edited by Luis Sordo Vieira] When I first connected with the Gainesville running community, I knew right away that it was something special. The support, the energy, and the friendships were unlike anything I had experienced before,

President’s Corner What a great way to ring in the New Year with our favorite passion – running. TheFrank Shorter Mile was another fun race to kick off an exciting calendar of races.The next 3 months we hit the road