The Pacer
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May – June 2002 |
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 Daneen Colligan (317) 290-1000
Race Directors:
Road Series Directors: Wally Post 649-8674 and Greg Smith 778-7087
Fun Run Director: Frank St. Phillips
Walking Director: Judy Baylor 643-7637
President’s Message
Hello
everyone. By the time you receive this
newsletter the Mini will be history. I
hope everyone did well and was able to visit the ARRC hospitality tent.
The
road series started with the Noblesville 15K.
Kyle Baker was the overall winner and over 25 ARRC members
participated. Now, the Thursday night
series is about to begin and of course excitement is building. New people are again joining the club. If you see a new face, please say hello and
welcome then into our group and make the feel at home. Each of us can remember when we started
running with the group and how much it meant to have someone come up, shake our
hand and talk to us. Each person is
significant.
Bob
Kearns is our new race director for the Thursday night one lapper. Give Bob your support and if possible, your
help. We have gone with a committee
approach this year. Those on the
committee will each “give up” a number of races during the 20 week season. In turn, they will earn 50 points for
volunteering. See Bob for details, or
ask if he needs additional volunteers.
Frank
St. Phillips will again direct our kids program. We are trying to reach out to more and more
kids each year to build the program.
This is another key area where we could use more help. There are opportunities for volunteering or
financial help. The kids have always run
free of charge, but we ask for a youth membership application to be completed
by each family.
Continue
to check the website for club happenings and news. Things of interest at this point in time
include our scholarship program and our upcoming injury prevention clinic at
The Running Company on June 8th.
And, of course, the White River Trail Run is June 1st. Be sure to visit the web site often.
Have
a great summer and stay injury free.
See
you on the trails, Bob
Treasurer’s
Alert…
Ribbons have been purchased, at a cost of $725.90, for the Thursday night races. These ribbons are for placing and personal best, hopefully we will have enough of a supply to last the 2002 season. The last ribbon purchases, in 1998, totaled $240.00.
Notes
from the past…
The following Anderson Road Runners qualified and participated in this year’s famed Boston Marathon:
Brian
Forester- a 1992 graduate of Mid View High School in Cleveland, Ohio and a 1996
graduate of Anderson University. Brian is employed with the Anderson Herald
Bulletin. Running for only two years,
Brian has participated in two marathons prior to the Boston Marathon. His
qualifying time for
Mike
Hall- a 1977 graduate of
Mike
Shelton- a 1974 graduate of
On Patriot’s Day,
We’re proud of you gentlemen!!!
- Bud Stiffler
Notes for the present…
Bring your grandchildren, your neighbor’s
grandchildren or any children and be a part of this fun filled evening.
The 2002 White River Trail Run will take place June 1st and will be a 10K run/walk with a 1.4 mile fun run. The race will begin at the Shadyside Park Activity Center and will include the trail through the wetlands over to a point past 10th Street Park, turn around and finish at the Activity Center. Some of the Thursday night course may be included. The Park Department has made the bathroom, shower facilities available to us. We hope the 10K scenic trail run will attract all levels of ability of both runners and walkers. I will be contacting all of you that have offered to volunteer very soon. Thank you, in advance, for all of your support. There will still be spots for more volunteers if you are interested. You can acquire an entry form on the ARRC web site or at the Thursday night races. Please contact me if you have further questions or comments. Tommy Goodson, Race Director, 2002 White River Trail Run
Injury Prevention Clinic for ARRC Members – June 8, 2002
The Running Company, LLC
1079 Broad Ripple Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46220
Bob Kennedy's Running Company and St. Vincent's Sports Medicine are providing a clinic for ARRC members at The Running Company Store, in Broad Ripple, on June 8th. The theme of the clinic will be injury prevention. The presenter will be Mr. Ralph Reiff from St. Vincent's. Please register by calling Bob Hart at 765-643-6304 as space may be limited. The clinic will start at 8:45 AM, and there are two running trails crossing through Broad Ripple that you can run / walk either before or after the clinic.
About The
Running Company and it’s Owners
"Individual service is the cornerstone of The Running Company's corporate philosophy. Each customer is given the opportunity to have their running or walking form bio-mechanically analyzed using our in-store treadmill. Every customer will be treated with respect and enthusiasm regardless of their ability level or experience as a runner or walker."
"Bob Kennedy is arguably the best distance runner that the United States has ever seen.” While obtaining his bachelor's degree in Finance from Indiana University's School of Business, he won twenty individual Big Ten Championships, four individual NCAA Championships, made the 1992 Olympic Team and was ranked #1 in the U.S. for the first time. Since that time, Bob has set multiple American Records at 3000 meters and 5000 meters, been ranked #1 in the U.S. for eight of the last nine years, finished 6th in the 1996 Olympic Games at 5000 meters and has been ranked as high as #4 in the World.
Ashley Johnson matriculated from Dale College Boy's High in South Africa in 1979. He went to Western Kentucky University on an athletic scholarship and earned NCAA All-American honors in Cross-Country and the Mile. After graduating from Western Kentucky University in 1985 with a Broadcasting degree, Ashley spent the next ten years pursuing his running career. During this time he was a successful fixture on the US Road Racing Circuit. He was 3 times ranked in the Top 10 in the World Road Race Rankings by Track & Field News and Runner's World and finished his career with a 13th place finish at the 1996 US Olympic Marathon Trials."
About the Presenter
and St. Vincent’s Sports Medicine
Ralph Reiff is Program Director for St. Vincent’s Sports Medicine. He has a BS from the University of Indianapolis and a MS from Miami of Ohio. St. Vincent’s partners with over 40 local schools, club teams, professional sports teams and various organizations. St. Vincent’s Sports Medicine has 17 physicians and 23 athletic trainers on its staff.
2002 Road
Series Running
Fifteen races will comprise this year’s Road Series. The race dates are listed in upcoming races in bold print. In addition to being a club member the participant must also join the Road Series. Participants must complete a minimum of six races. New for this year, is a mandatory volunteer position to be made by the participant at one of the listed races. This volunteer position will count in your minimum. However, you cannot accumulate points for both volunteering and running the same event. Completion of the Indy Mini Marathon will result in 50 points being awarded the participant regardless of finish. Any race director entered in the Road Series who has a race on the series calendar will receive 50 points.
2002 Road Series Walking
For the Road Series walking we are looking to
start with a Women’s and a Men’s bracket.
If enough interest is generated a ten year age group bracket will be
established. In races with walking
categories the participants will walk the distance designated. In races without
walks, the walkers will walk the race distance. Further rules and
clarifications will be made before the season starts. Please log on the ARRC
website for updates.
The PACER is no longer being mailed to anyone who has not renewed his/her
2002 membership. If you know of anyone
in need of a membership application please direct him/her to our website, www.andersonroadruners.org . Our membership list is updated prior to each
PACER mailing and anyone who joins between mailings will be added to the future
list.
Congratulations to Jim Hunter, one of Anderson’s newest business owners
and an Anderson Road Runner Club member.
You can find Jim behind and out front of the counter at Blimpies Salads
and Subs, located in the Cross Street Shopping complex. The menu will satisfy any appetite and the
service is fast and friendly. Good luck, Jim!
NOTES FOR THE FUTURE…
Mark your calendars for 01 August 2002, as
Reunion Night for the Anderson Road Runners Club. Further information will be
posted on our website and future PACER mailings.
RUNNING AROUND…
From Burke Smith, President of the Henry County
Runners Association
and director of the events listed…
The 2nd Annual Twin Sisters Trail Run will be held on Saturday, July 13th. The 6-mile run starts at 9:00am and the 4- mile non- competitive walk begins at 9:05am. There will also be a kiddie treasure hunt that will be held after the run and before lunch. (Weather permitting) This event will, again, be held at Westwood Park in New Castle, IN. Pre-registered before June 25th will be $15.00. After June 25th and day of registration will be $18.00. This is a memorial run and a portion of the proceeds will again go into a trust fund for Mary Margaret "Maggie" Smith. There will be great door prizes again this year. There will be a D.J., goodwill offering lunch, 50/50 drawings, basketball, horseshoes, volleyball, and much, much more!
Our second event is the Stoplight 5k. This event will be held on Saturday, September 21st in Lewisville, IN. The 5k run will begin at 8:30 am, and the 5k walk will begin at 8:35am. We will also be having a kiddie fun run which will begin at 8:00am. Pre-registered before August 31st will be $15.00. After August 31st and day of race registration will be $18.00. A portion of the proceeds will go towards Lewisville town committee to make upgrades in the community ( Landscaping, Cemetery work, Holiday decorations, etc....). There will be door prizes, a D.J., craft booths, food tents, a car show, a parade, and much much more!
If anyone wants more information, they can contact me at 765-987-7786 after 5:00pm and 765-345-2127 ext 225 before 5:00pm Mon. thru Fri. We also have a website, that is currently under construction, in which they will be able to print off an entry form to both events. The website address is www.henrycountyrunners.org If they would like to e-mail us there address so that we can mail them an entry form, our e-mail address is hcralvs2rn@netscape.net.
Training Talk…
“If you run or race early in the morning, you won’t
have time to eat a substantial breakfast, but it’s almost always a good idea to
get some basic carbohydrates into your stomach. Try a piece of toast, a bagel,
an energy bar, or a banana. A small cup of sports drink will help you get
through a short run. If you’re running
longer, try to drink more, for both the water content and the carbohydrates.”
From Amby Burfoot’s Principles of Running
Healthy and tasty- Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie
3 kiwi peeled
– 1 cu frozen banana slices – ¾ cup pineapple juice – ½ cup fresh/frozen
strawberries
Place all ingredients into blender. Blend until
smoothie consistency is reached! Serves 2, per serving: Fat- .2 g Calories-
about 20
Recipe courtesy of Linda at www.smoothiecentral.com
Quote of the Day
"Things
turn out the best for the people who make the best of the way things turn
out."
- John Wooden
Upcoming Races…
June
01, Sat.- White River Run, 15K
02, Sun. – Shelbyville Triathlon, 0.5 mile swim/16 mile bike/3 mile run, 8:30 a.m., Fairland Recreation Area, Shelbyville, IN Contact Tuxedo Brothers (317) 733-3300
15, Sat. – Buck Creek, 5K
run/walk, 9:00 a.m., Contact Randy Saunders (765) 759-7393 or www.lions5krun@aol.com
22, Sat. – Buzzard’s Roost, 10K
29, Sat. – Michael Lautzenheiser Scholarship 5K Run/Walk, 8:00 a.m., Vietnam Veterans' Memorial at Heekin Park, Muncie, IN (765) 288-7606
July
04, Thu. – Chesterfield 10K
13, Sat. – Lapel CdLS 5K
20, Sat. Red Tail 10K
20, Sat.- Indy Triathlon, 1K swim, 33K bike, 8K run, 7:30 a.m., Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis, In Contact Tuxedo Brothers (317) 733-3300
27, Sat.- Racquet Run and Walk for Riley, 10K run and 5K run/walk, 8:00 a.m., Indianapolis, In Contact Tuxedo Brothers (317) 733-3300
August
10, Sat.- Kernel Klassic 5K
24, Sat.- Bears of Blue River
10K
24, Sat. – Run 4 the Bone, 4 mile run/walk, 9:00 a.m., Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis, IN Contact Tuxedo Brothers (317) 733-3300
25, Sun. – The Downtown Doubler, 10K/20K run and 4 mile walk, Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN Contact Ken Long and Associates (317) 884-4001
September
07, Sat. – Riverfest, 10K run and 5K run/race walk, 8:00 a.m., National Institute for Fitness, Indianapolis, IN Contact Tuxedo Brothers (317) 773-3300
07, Sat.- Clarian Health Colts Stampede, 5mile run/5K walk, Indianapolis, In Contact Ken Long and Associates
(317) 884-4001
21, Sat. – Darin Bryan 5K
October
12, Sat. – Applefest 5K
19, Sat. - Pumpkin Patch 5K
November
03, Sun. – Run the Mounds, 5
mile run
December
01, Sun. – Kris Kringle, 4 mile
run
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.
Anderson Road Runners Club
P.O. Box 282