Richard “Mac” Mccrady Mac Currently Holds 46 Alabama State Records from The
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HTC NEWS Magazine of the Huntsville Track Club member of the Road Runners Club of America All Volunteer, Non-Profit Organization HTC Website - http://www.huntsvilletrackclub.org Picture by Jim Oaks Richard “Mac” McCrady Mac currently holds 46 Alabama State Records from the 1 mile to the 10 mile for ages 72 to 82 even though he fractured a hip at age 79 and is just getting back to record setting form. TRACK CLUB HUNTSVILLE Huntsville, Alabama Issue #214 March/April, 2014 INCORPORATED 1971 HTC NEWS 214 - 1 Pictures by Gregg Gelmis WE RUN HUNTSVILLE MOUNTAIN MIST 50K TRAIL RUN Winner Scott Breeden See Results this Issue DeWayne Satterfield Finished all 20 HTC NEWS 214 - 2 IN THIS ISSUE - HTC NEWS #214 - MARCH / APRIL, 2014 HTC NEWS Editors, Harold and Louise Tinsley § ►► Deadline for inputs to next HTC NEWS is May 10, 2014 ◄◄ 1--Front Cover Picture - Mac McCrady 36--Wall of Honor for Ken Winn - Harold Tinsley 2--Picture Page - Mountain Mist 50K Trail Run 38--Swampers 5K - Josh Aycock 3--In This Issue (This Page) 39--HTC Grand Prix Interim Results - D. Satterfield 4--HTC Officials Contact Information 40--Spine Candy - Dr. Dan Batchelor 5--2014 HTC Race Schedule 41--Ad - Firecracker Chase - Steve Swindall 6--Welcome New Members & Scholarship Fund 42--Ad - 1st Place Athletics - What We Offer 7--Ad - Cookie Dash 5K Course Map - R. 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The club website is: http://www.huntsvilletrackclub.org HTC NEWS 214 - 3 HUNTSVILLE TRACK CLUB CONTACT INFORMATION All Phone Numbers are Area Code: 256 unless otherwise noted HTC Mailing Address: Huntsville Track Club, 8811 Edgehill Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802 HTC Web Site: http://www.huntsvilletrackclub.org - The Huntsville Track Club is a member of: RRCA, Club #40 - USATF, Club #09-0105 - The Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama Alabama State Records Web Site: http://www.staterunningrecords.com/index.html ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2014 / 2015 HTC EXECUTIVE BOARD President Eric Fritz 763-0070 [email protected] VP-Programs Karen Gelmis 763-0481 [email protected] VP-Races/Equipment Alex Clark 603-5284 [email protected] VP-Communications DeWayne Satterfield 551-0922 [email protected] Treasurer Kathy Youngren 565-2926 [email protected] Secretary Regena Moore 656-3904 [email protected] Marathon Director Suzanne & Dink Taylor 650-7063 [email protected] Cotton Row Director Dink & Suzanne Taylor 650-7063 [email protected] Appointed Member Harold Tinsley 881-9077 [email protected] ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2014 HTC RACE DIRECTORS New Years Fun Runs Randy McFarland 534-5509 [email protected] Mtn. 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