The Pacer
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March - April 2004 |
President: Tommy Goodson, 642-4834 Vice President: Bob Kearns
Treasurer: Bob Hart, 643-6304 Secretary: Denise Skillman, 683-0483
Editor: Ron
Harmening, 778-2618 At-Large
Officers: Robin Gerhart ,
643-6617
Membership Chairman: Doug
Townsend 644-0747
Greg Smith 778-7087
Race Directors:
Road
Series-Wally Post, 649-8674
Walking
Series- Judy Baylor,
President’s
message…
Greetings
all! Although I was unable to attend the
Annual Meeting, I was happy to learn all went well in my absence. We have a new slate of officers (more on that
in these pages) and hopefully, a renewed commitment to make this the best year
yet! Although it would be hard to top
the great run (pun intended) lead by immediate past President Bob Hart, I have
a great team to help me meet the goals and objectives of our group – and to
have fun doing it!! There are
brainstorming sessions going on all the time, looking for ways to be more
involved in our community, bringing the group even closer together and getting
more of our members involved. Any ideas
from the membership will be welcome!
As
most of you know, I couldn’t make the meeting due to the death of my
mother-in-law, Lori’s mother, Vergie Anderson.
My family was touched by the goodwill of our group – four ARRC members
even made the trip to the funeral home in
These
recent life-altering events have me reflecting on how lucky we are to belong to
a group whose members have no problem going above and beyond the most basic
definition of friendship. We think
nothing of hitting the road, buying the groceries, running errands, keeping in
touch, listening, providing the benefit of our experience, in short, supporting
our fellow runners in any way we can. I
feel fortunate to be part of such a group and honored you’ve chosen me to lead
you during the next year. And believe
me, your support will be welcome as I take on this challenge.
Happy
trails,
Tommy
G
Notes for the present…
During the annual meeting held on 07 February,
the following members were elected to serve as officers/board members for the
2004 year:
President Tommy Goodson
Vice
President Bob Kearns
Secretary Denise Hall
Treasurer Bob Hart
Editor Ron Harmening
Membership Doug Townsend
Walking
Director Judy Baylor
At
large Robin Gerhart
At
large Greg Smith
Thanks to Carolyn McKinney, our arrcnews
editor, the meeting was held in the gym of
Lifetime
Member- Wendell Parsons
Scholarship-Ashley
Townsend
Male
Rookie- Paul Lamey
Female
Rookie- Wray Jean Cromwell
Most
Improved Female- Honesty Hart
Most
Improved Male- Tom Corda and Wally Post
Comeback
Runner- Tony Martin
Dale
Johnson Award- Terry Spoo
James
West Award- Jeremy Knox
Above
and Beyond Award- Peggy Hart and Doug Townsend
Be
on the lookout for the next PACER, brought to you Dr. Ron Harmening, newly
elected editor. Dr. Ron has been
experimenting with a new look (for the PACER) and format. Club members will be
in for a fresh new treat!
In the past year the club
has saved well over $1,200.00 by going online. This is money that can be well
spent on other areas of the club that has long lasting rewards. There are still
some members who do not have internet- access, therefore, we will continue to
print the PACER for those members. During the months when the club meets weekly
the PACER will be available for pick up at the sign in area. If you are a
member who does not always participate in the weekly events then the PACER will
be mailed to you. Please help keep our costs down by listing your e-mail
address on your membership form or by picking up your issue of the PACER.
Share the Pain
Most of you are aware of the ARRC board decision
to strongly encourage an early sign up for points for the 2004 race
season. In accordance, the decision is to only allow the discounted
points fee of $15 (for Thursday nights) to be available to adult members up
until
The purpose of the new policy is to reduce the
bookkeeping and points scoring work load (and confusion) on the race director
and race team. It is always a pain to bring members along after the
season starts and insure accuracy of all the information we need to keep track
of. So, if anyone misses the May 1 deadline they will also share in
the pain by paying the higher fee and having to remember to pay each week to
receive their points.
There will be no IOU's from week to week. Remember, no points fee paid =no points.
This policy is with respect to the Thursday points races, not specifically the Road Series. You are also encouraged to sign up early for the road series as well. Road Series points accumulation starts the next race after we receive the series fee (currently $10). This is in addition to your membership fee. Again, there is quite a bookkeeping effort required here as well.
This policy will be communicated to the ARRC membership many times and in many forms between now and May 1. You can help in two ways. (1) Pay your fees early. (2) Make sure all of your ARRC friends are aware of the new policy and get their dues and fees paid early as well. Please direct your questions to any board member - thanks.
2004 Sixth Annual
The Series: Fifteen races starting in April and
finishing in December. Distances range
from 5K to 15K and one Mini marathon.
All races are on roads or paved paths except for Run the Mounds and the
Red Tail, which are trail runs.
The
Requirements: In order to receive points in the Road Series, you must be a member of
the Anderson Road Runners Club and a
member of the Road Series. You must designate whether you will be a
Walker or Runner for the entire race season.
Age group for the season will be determined by the age of the
participant on
Entry Fees: $10
to be scored in the series. $15 to be a member of the Anderson Road
Runners Club.
Age Groups:
Runners: Men and Women 11 & under, 12-14, 15–18,
19-24, 25-29, 30-34,
35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64,
65-69, 70+, & Heavyweight 190+ lbs
(Men Only).
Walkers: Top three Female and Male overall. Looking to expand walkers to ten year age
groups if enough participation to justify.
Will update as season progresses.
Age group will be
determined by the participant’s age as of
Points System:
Points will
be awarded as follows: 1st Place-50pts,
Bonus Points:
50 Points
will be awarded to all participants in the Series for completing the Indianapolis Mini-Marathon
13.1-mile race. Participants who
volunteer to assist in any one of the road race series events will earn 50
points; but the race does not count toward the six race minimum. Participants may also earn 50 points for
volunteering in a second race of the road race series. You may volunteer as often as you wish; but
you will only earn a maximum of 100 points through volunteering. Race Directors, of a race in the series,
participating in the Road Series will earn a race counting towards the six race
minimum and 50 points for that race in the Series they are the Director.
Joining Series
in Progress: Runners/
Walkers, who decide to join the ARRC Road Series after the first race in the
series has been completed and scored, may do so at any time under the following
procedure:
1.
Runner/ walker must be a
member of the Anderson Road Runners Club.
2.
Runner/ walker will be
scored on all succeeding races.
3.
Races run before joining the
Road Series, that are in the Road Series, will be handled by scoring the runner
at the next available points in their respective age group for only the one
previous Road Series Race prior to
joining the Series. Other races
completed before joining the Road Series will not count towards the Series
points.
4.
Runner/ walker’s age group
is defined as the age of the participant on
Other Stuff: All race dates are accurate as of
Questions: Questions can be directed to
Wally Post 765-649-8674 or Greg Smith 765-778-7087.
Race Directors:
Please
notify Wally Post 765-649-8674 or Greg Smith 765-778-7087 of any schedule
changes. You may also e-mail the
Webmaster.
Races
April 24 Noblesville Kiwanis 15K Runners 15K
Contact:
Noblesville Sunrisers Kiwanis
Tim Brattin 317-773-1058
May 08 Indy Mini-Marathon Runners 13.1 Mi.
June 05
Contact:
Tommy Goodson 765-642-4834
E-mail:
RKastle@aol.com
June ?
Contact:
Randy Sanders 765-759-7393
E-mail:
Lions5krun@aol.com
June 26 Buzzard’s
Roost 10K Runners 10K Directions: Take In-19 to
Contact:
Evan Achenbach 317-984-3019 West
on
E-mail:
achen@netusa1.net
Dora
for 1 block to school.
July 03
Contact: Dennis Knapp 765-378-3143 Highway 32
July 10 Lapel CdLS 5K Runners 5K
Lapel,
Contact:
Scott & Tammy Hersberger
Ph:
765-534-3754
E-mail:
shersberger@iquest.net
July 24 Red-Tail Restoration 10K Runners 10K
Contact:
Jamie Banks 765-284-2718
E-mail:
redtail@tmcsmail
Aug. ? Kernel Klassic 5K Runners
5K
Contact:
Dawn Black 1-800-999-2365
Ext. 5344
E-mail:
dawn.black@popweaver.com
Sept. 11 Miriam
Project 5K Run/Walk Runners 5K
Contact:
Wally Post Ph: 765-649-8674
E-mail: lwpost@msn.com
Sept. 18 Darin Bryan Memorial 5K Runners 5K
Contact:
Scott Wilson 765-641-3053
E-mail:
sdwilson@anderson.edu
Sept. 25 Four Seasons Pumpkin Runners
5K
Patch 5K Walkers 5K
Contact:
Duane Dye 317-529-8003
E-mail:
dyed@nccsc.k12.in.us
Oct. 09 Applefest Run 5K Runners 5K
Contact:
Kip Riser 765-643-3094
765-642-4763
Nov. 07 Run the
Mounds 5 Mile Run Runners 5Mi.