The Pacer

ANDERSON ROAD RUNNERS CLUB

January-February 2003

President: Bob Hart 643-6304 Vice President: Tommy Goodson 642-4834

Treasurer: Peggy Hart 643-6304 Secretary: Lori Goodson 642-4834

Editor: Robin Van Camp Gerhart 646-6820 At-Large Officers: Jim Hoffman 649-2765

Membership Chairman: Doug Townsend 644-0747 Greg Smith 778-7987

Race Directors:

Road Series Directors: Wally Post 649-8674

Fun Run Director: Frank St. Phillips

Walking Director: Judy Baylor 643-7637

President’s Message…

Hello everyone! I hope the holidays were good and that each of you is getting off to a good start this New Year. This report will focus on explaining the annual meeting, which is schedule for Thursday evening – February 6th.

As a not for profit corporation, we are required by law to have an annual meeting of the membership, elect officers and conduct business that might be necessary to continue our mission and objectives as a group. Even though we will have a business meeting that night, the main focus will be an evening of fellowship and celebration. Some of us have not seen each other for several weeks and it will be great to be back together.

The membership count is right at 190 and that's the highest in almost a decade, and that means we will have a lot of award winners. Age group awards will be presented for our two series events. All in all, about 80 people total will receive single or multiple awards – now that's exciting!

So, after the dinner portion of the meeting we will have the business meeting, the awards and election. We will briefly review the past year, learn about the financial status of the club and also look to the future. There will be some proposals relative to our bylaws and event rules that we live by. Bylaws changes can only be approved at a membership meeting. Please check our website andersonroadrunners.org beginning two weeks prior to the meeting for more information. If a password is required, use “arrcrules”. If you have specific questions or different ideas, please call a board member/officer to discuss.

We want you to be involved in your club. The club is growing again and many new members have joined, particularly in the last two years. The club operates best and reaches out better to the running community when

everyone helps. Although many board members may wish to run again for election, there probably will be some great opportunities for new blood. We also need race directors and helpers of all kinds, sizes and shapes. You may want to think how you can help of become involved as an officer or race director, or assistant, or just a helper. The more each of us help, the easier it is on everyone and the better for the club in the long run. It also is fun. Feel free to call a board member on how YOU can help ARRC.

See everybody on February 6th – see separate article for time and details.

Bob

Notes for the present…

2003 Annual meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 06 February 2003, at the Millcreek Civic Center Memorial Hall in Chesterfield. Enter through the northeast door. Dinner will begin at 6:00 p.m. ARRC will provide chicken. Each member is asked to bring a double-sized covered dish, salad or dessert, along with table service and drink. A full service kitchen is available.

Showers will be available in the gymnasium area starting about 5:00 p.m. if anyone is coming straight from a run. Baby sitting services will not be available, but children are welcome. Call 643-6304 for questions.

Proposed by-law changes will be posted on the ARRC website in January. Please review these proposed changes prior to the annual meeting, as the membership will be asked to vote on these proposed changes/amendments. Also, if you or any member you know would like to participate as a club officer please contact one of the current officers. Fresh ideas and people always seem to help our club expand in new ways and directions! Further information will be available the next PACER and also on our website, www.andersonroadrunners.org

The new modern restrooms at Mounds Park are expected to be ready soon. These are located on the right (northern) side of the new nature center / office building near the gatehouse. As soon as the railing work is complete the restrooms will be open. Also the Park offices will be moving to the new building in the near future. The access hours have not been exactly determined, but in the winter, the restrooms will most likely be open from dawn to dusk. When these do become available, please express your appreciation to the Mounds Park staff and administration.

Due to a worsening financial picture within the RRCA, the RRCA has decided to suspend their newsletter, Footnotes. You will no longer receive this publication from the RRCA. This is an excerpt from an e-mail received from the RRCA Executive Director on this topic: “ …beginning with the Winter 2002 edition we suspend the production of Footnotes until such an alternative plan can be discussed and finalized. In the meantime, an online version of the winter issue will be posted on the RRCA website.”

Runner’s Profile…

Name- Patricia Hart

Birthplace-Anderson, IN

Occupation- Guide Corporation

Family- husband- Tom, daughters- Amy and Honesty, son- Chris and grandchildren Hunter and Ashley

Hobbies- flower gardening and crossword puzzles

Years running- 1982-2002 running and walking since 2002

Training miles each week- 10 miles

Place you like to train most- anywhere

Most enjoyable race- any I can have my family participating in with me

Favorite pre-race food- a cup of coffee

Favorite post-race snack- banana and apple

Favorite running t-shirt- 4^th Annual Kardinal K 1997, navy blue long sleeve

Best training advice you have received- “Don’t run a marathon without having a training schedule and sticking to it.”

Advice to new runners- Speed doesn’t matter, just do it, you will have fun and meets lots of great friends and feel better afterwards.

According to Bud Stiffler, Patricia was the first woman from the Anderson Road Runners Club to run an ultra (50K) marathon. According to his archives, based in Dallas, Texas, at the time Patricia Hart ran her ultra she was ranked 30^th in the United States. These days you won’t find Patricia running the paths and trails, but if you are lucky you just might catch a glimpse of her race walking! She is every bit the walker that she was the runner.

Support our Sponsors…

Without the following people and businesses our club would not be able to conduct the fine running events we offer the runners:

Hoosier Park Dr. Joseph Woschitz, Anderson Center for Sight Phillipe Water

Gwinn's Drug Store 1 2 One Promotions PIP

Art's Trim Shop Ronald T. Harmening, MD Robert E. Loose

Lutz Insurance Agency ALAC Garment Services Standt’s of Anderson

Household Finance Anderson Foot and Ankle Clinic Copy Connection

Star China Barber Manufacturing The Herald Bulletin

Baylor and Associates The Running Company, LLC Anderson YMCA

WERK Oldies 101.7 and 104.9 WHBU AM 1240 MAX 93.5 and 96.7

Kent Parks and staff at Mounds State Park Surbaugh and Son Realtors

Anderson City Parks and Recreation Department

Running around…

The following is an e-mail that I received recently from Bob Kearns who just so happens to be training south of the snow and extreme cool air we here in Indiana are dealing with this winter. It is always good to here from our members who have the good fortune to travel outside our immediate area and run in a new environment.

“Wow --- what did I get myself into?? That was what I was asking myself at about the 16-mile marker last Sunday in Tampa. Those shorter races that I ran last month kept me from getting in enough long runs in my training do what I would have liked on this one. It was a learning experience at it's best. If you care to look up the results the web site is www.tampabayrun.com “

“I have a 5K trail run coming up on Feb 2nd in Bartow FL. The Senior Games will start at the end of Feb. and run for two weeks. I always look forward to that. I will run as a 70 starting with the FL Senior Games. If no conflicts I will enter a 10K in Winter Haven in March and 5K in Avon Park near the end of March. We will be home by April 1st or so. If any of you know of some one going to the Boston this year I am still giving that some thought. I would love to go at least once and since I have qualified last Oct.---- but it might not work out. I will be quite busy when I get home. Since our move last Oct. we are having an auction out at our former home to sell off my tractors and tools etc. That will be May 10th the week after the Mini and our Thurs. series starts and on and on. I can't do it all so the Boston may have to wait another year. But then I would have to qualify again.” Bob and Elsie

For those of us who run outside in Indiana or have an opportunity to get in some sledding for extra exercise try this recipe…

Hot chocolate mix

8 quarts powdered milk

1 pound Nestlé’s Quick

1 pound confectioner's sugar

8 ounces powdered coffee creamer

Mix together and store in airtight container. Use ¼ cup and add hot water for each mug.

Speaking of cold, for those of you who didn’t go to The HUFF this year, once again FRIGID held true. The Anderson Road Runners Club was well represented with one-loop participants and a relay team. Those folks were: Wally and Linda Post, Tommy and Lori Goodson, Mike and Paige Truman, Greg Smith, Jim Hoffman, Denise Skillman. Ron Harmening, Debbie Harry and Wray Jean Cornwell.

Going the distance, 50K, were Bud Stiffler and Alicia McElroy. Both runners finished second in their respective age group. This was Alicia’s first ultra and Bud’s third at the HUFF. Below is a recap of Alicia’s race at The HUFF, submitted by Bud Stiffler-

Be sure to congratulate Alicia McElroy on her first ultra. Here’s a lady who does less training miles than I do to run long events and produces better results. The longest training run Alicia had was less than a week before The HUFF, on the HUFF course with myself and her beautiful mixed lab, Vada. The three of us enjoyed a dry, clear trail and a very quiet, gentle run. With snow covering the same trail on December 28, and hordes of runners, Alicia worked her way through the pack and never looked back. She is the first female Anderson Road Runner to complete The HUFF 50 K Trail Run. Alicia completed the course in 6:09:21, finishing 2^nd in her age group.

Quote…

"Let us be judged by what we attempted rather than what we accomplished.”

Michael Collins 1916

Upcoming Races…

February

02, Sun.- 31^st Groundhog 7 mile and Children’s Groundhoglet, 1:00 p.m., Carmel-Clay Junior High School, Carmel, IN

08, Sat. – Fanny Freezer 5K, 5K run/walk, 2:00 p.m., Shoaff Park, Fort Wayne, IN Contact Vern Ceder (260) 745-4295

08, Sat.- 2^nd Annual Run for the Roses, 8K trail run/5K trail walk, 10:00 a.m., Hardy Lake State Park, Austin, IN Contact Brett Turner (812) 793-2759

23, Sun.- 11^th Annual Race Through History, 5 mile run/3mile walk, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN Contact www.tuxbro.com

March

01, Sat.- Polar Bear Run and Walk, 5 mile run/competitive walk and 5 mile fitness walk, downtown Indianapolis, IN. Contact Ken Long and Associates (317) 884-4001

02, Sun.- Black Walrus, 4-mile run, 2:00 p.m., Tipton Middle School, Tipton, IN Contact Mark Shorter (765) 452-2616

22, Sat. - Spotlight on Nursing, 10K run/5K walk, Meridian/Kessler neighborhood in Broadripple, Contact Ken Long and Associates (317) 884-4001

22, Sat- Mountain Goat Hill Runs, 15K and 10K run, 10:30 a.m. (CST), Kickapoo State Recreation Area. Contact Marc Reddy (217) 431-4243

30, Sun.- Indianapolis Distance Classic, 15K run and 4-mile walk, downtown Indianapolis. Contact Ken Long and Associates (317) 884-4001

June

14, Sat. - Lake Mingo Trail Run, 7.1 miles, 9:00 a.m., Kennekuk Cove

County Park, Contact Bub Norgaar (217) 431-5318

August

09, Sat. - Howl at the Moon 8-Hour Run/Walk, 7:00 a.m., Kennekuk Cove

County Park. Contact Marc Reddy (217) 733-4243

Races listed in bold print are part of the ARRC Road Series.

Above races are subject to change, to insure accuracy of event contact race director or number listed.

Race Results…

The HUFF, 50K Trail Run

28 December 2002

Alicia McElroy 6:09, 2^nd in age group

Bud Stiffler 7:13, 2^nd in age group

Manatee River Run 5 Miler, Palmetto, FL

28 December 2002

Carolyn McKinney- 37:52, 3^rd in age group

“It was a fun experience. The president was very helpful with pre-race information and is sending me a shirt. Shirt supply was exhausted on race day. In addition to some races, Bradenton Running Club has training runs scheduled nearly everyday that other vacationing club members may be interested in.”

Hops Marathon by Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL

05 January 2003

Ron Harmening- 3:57:58

Bob Kearns- 4:59:38, 3^rd in age group

Brick to Bricks Training Program

If you have never participated in the Indy Mini or any half marathon and think you could not do that kind of mileage, think again. Here to help you with your first half marathon or hone you’re your running skills for another half marathon is Ken Long’s Brick to Bricks Training program. Beginning Wednesday, 29 January 2003, at the Mill Creek Civic Center located in Chesterfield, IN at 6:30 p.m. participants can train to run or walk the Indy Mini Half Marathon. This is a 14-week program designed for both experienced and inexperienced runners and walkers. Contact Ken Long and Associates at (317) 884-4001 or visit the website www.kenlongassoc.com

ARRC Annual Meeting 06 February 2003

Mill Creek Civic Center, 6:00 p.m.

See inside for details.

Anderson Road Runners Club

P.O. Box 282