Dylan Marx flew out from San Diego to meet fellow SDTC teammate Steven Martinez (currently finishing Grad School in Georgia) in Jacksonville, FL. Both men qualified for the USATF 15k Road Racing Championships held at this year’s Gate River Run in Jacksonville. The race featured some of the best track athletes and marathoners in...
Athlete Highlight: Ernie Remillard
My name is Ernest (Ernie) Remillard, most of you know me as the tall guy with the beard, but I am also a proud father and I am honored to be the Principal of Mission Bay High School. I started running with the Track Club in 2014 after my daughter was born. I trained...
Athlete Highlight: Veronica Bichara
I started running in 2012 as a neighborhood jogger who would run a couple of days a week. In 2018 I decided to take my running routine to another level so I bought a Garmin running watch and I signed up to run my first half marathon race, the San Diego Half Marathon in...
The Journey to 26.2 Miles by Hansen Hunt
Lessons from a first-time marathoner When I set out to run a marathon, my motivation was to prove something. To myself, to everyone around me. Through a lot of personal growth over the past five months, I’ve stopped feeling the need to prove something. However, I knew that I still wanted to run, I...
Who Was Bill Gookin?
As another great Rockin’ ‘n’ Runnin’ season comes to a close, we reflect back on a man who helped pave the way for San Diego Track Club to grow and thrive. William “Bill” Gookin was born on September 22, 1932 and by the time he attended Carlsbad High School, Bill was a top track...