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Florida Track Club December Newsletter 2018!

CLUB WITH THE ORANGE ON THE SINGLET CELEBRATING 50+ YEARS AS A CLUB!

th 4 Annual Mile Returns on And Mustache Dash Free Kids 1/1/19! Westside Park, 12noon Run! (800m) Join us for your first mile of 2019! Deadline to sign up online is Monday! Flat, Fast Road Mile! https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/Gainesville/FloridaTrackClubpresentsShorter1 MileRace st If you would like to help out and volunteer on race morning, please contact January 1 , Betsy at [email protected]. 2019 12PM Issue Date Course Starts and Ends at Westside Park, Gainesville FL The Florida Track Two Loops, Spectator friendly, th USATF Certified Club Presents: 4 Annual Cash Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Male and Female ($200, $100, $50) Bottle of Sparkling Wine for age group winners! Start your year off with the FTC!

The Frank Shorter Mile

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encouraged. San Felasco south Save the dates! entrance, 11101 Millhopper Road, Gainesville. Questions, contact February 15-17, Richard [email protected]

2019 5 Points of Life Race Weekend

Mondays @ UF Stadium Fit2Run & Salty Dog Fun Run – 6:30 PM

Saturday FTC Morning Long Run The Salty Dog run on Monday & Breakfast @ (Varies weekly) - Nights is about a 3.5 (give 6:00 AM (spring/summer) 6:30 or take; 3-4 miles), that goes through AM (fall/winter) some cool parts of campus. It starts Long run (8 to 14 miles) various at Gate 6 of the Ben Hill Griffin locations in Northwest and Football Stadium, 6:30 PM. Runners Southwest Gainesville get a free beer from Salty Dog Contact Diane Miller (386-462- afterwards. Contact 2384, [email protected]) since Chase [email protected] or Running Group the location changes. Join the Natalie [email protected] for Gainesville Running Google Group details. Opportunities in above to get the weekly emails Gainesville Diane sends out announcing the Mondays Lloyd Clarke Sports run meeting location and route. The from Cyprus & Grove – 6:30PM We are very lucky that on any time changes according to daylight (Meet at 6:15PM) given day during the week, you savings time (7 am in Fall/Winter) can find a reliable running group and (6 am in Spring/Summer). with whom to train. These groups Between 6 and 15 runners do 8-14 miles at various paces and over are free and mostly run by different courses. This group of volunteers. They offer great mostly FTC members does long runs opportunities to network with each weekend in preparation for other runners, learn about upcoming . But you don’t upcoming races and events, and have to be a marathoner to enjoy they help share the burden of their company. After running, the logging miles by yourself. Many group goes out for breakfast. Tuesdays & Thursdays with

groups have designated leaders TriGators at UF Percy Beard Track Sunday @ San Felasco Trail Run - that would be happy to answer – 6:30AM your specific questions about 7:30 AM each group. You can also email Sunday Trail meets at 7:30AM for a the club at 7:45 AM cool run under the trees. [email protected] Several marked nature trails allow for more info. for name-your-own distance between 2 and 20 miles, the large group means you never have to run alone (unless you want!). All paces FLORIDA TRACK CLUB DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 3

conveniently located in the Oaks states/fl/gainesville/6001279908664 Mall. Every Wednesday evening @ 14223 6:30pm. 6:15 early birds get to get Group time may change so touch that stretch in and hydration and base with Kevin if you’re coming nutrition beforehand. Enjoy your for the first time. choice of pace and selected routes to [email protected] run!! Distance varies and feel free to choose which distance is best for you. Contact our event coordinator Tom Walker at [email protected] Tuesdays & Thursdays @ Kirkwood Running Group SW Memorial Half- 13th St. and SW 25th Pl - 6:30 PM (fall/winter) 6:45 PM and (spring/summer) Keith Brantly Meets at 6:30 pm in Fall and Winter and 6:45 pm in Spring and Summer. 5k Photo Recap We meet in the parking lot on the corner of SW 13th St. and SW 25th Photos by Bester Photo Place and run the 3 mile course of the former Literacy Run. Some of us https://www.facebook.co run it twice or add other variations for more miles. The course is shady m/besterphoto/ with low traffic. The group consists of runners of all abilities and all ages Wednesday @ First Magnitude and is open to anyone. Contact Rick Brewery - 6:30 PM Swenson: phone 352.336.7798 or email [email protected] Contact Kevin Love if you’re coming for the first time. Tuesday @ Tioga Town Center - [email protected] 6:30 PM

Contact Kevin Love if you’re coming for the first time. 11/11/18 [email protected] Results: https://results.rmraces.live/Start-2- Tuesday @ UF Stadium Steps and Finish-Race- Ramps – 5:00 PM Management/events/2018/2018- Tom-Walker-Memorial-Half- 5:00 PM 1/2 hour of cardio at the Marathon/results UF Football Stadium. Contact Thursday @ Tipples - 6:00 PM Stadium Stompers a.k.a. Barry Meets at Tipples on the corner of Murphy (352-672-0756). This is a SW Tower Rd and 24th Ave. 4 mile half-hour cardio workout of stadium route with paces ranging from 8-12 steps! Our group meets at Gate Four minute miles. Come join us for of the stadium and walkers, joggers, plenty of conversation and and runners are encouraged to come. camaraderie. Stick around to grab a beer at Tipples afterwards. Currently Wednesday @ Oaks Mall Fit2Run meeting at 6:00 and heading out on - 6:30 PM run at 6:15. The pace ranges from 8:00 to 12:00/mile.

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Above photo by Justin Keefe

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2019 Board of Directors

Michael Carrillo, President

FTC Hats and Visors back in stock! $20 each and available for purchase at The Frank Shorter Mile and at FTC monthly meetings. Next meeting is 2/5/19.

Richard Garand, Immediate Past President

Gretchen Loyd, Vice President

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Nicolas Armfield, Director

Courtney Rouse, Director

Marie Dennis, Treasurer Dan Stoner, Director

Betsy Suda, Executive Director

Andrew Ragsdale, Director Thank you to our out- going board members! We appreciate your years of service!

Robin Politowicz, Secretary

Enoch Nadler, Director

Soren Brockdorf, Director

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Konstantin Matchev, Director

Dietz & Watson Philadelphia

My choice to run the Philadelphia Half Marathon through a Steven Detweiler Patrick Gallagher, Director Elizabeth Hanselman, Director Scholarship was influenced by what got me into running a few years ago. In 2013, I found running as just a way to stay in shape

for basketball, but caught the running bug

when I realized that running was not only an outlet through which I could improve Steven Detweiler myself, but also support others. The tragedies at the 2013 Racing inspired me to run for those who can’t and participate in races for causes. I ran Scholarship recreationally in college and decided to join Florida Track Club and Team FTC to start training competitively in 2018 after moving Recipients to Gainesville to study nutrition and dietetics at UF. The first FTC meeting I Race Reports attended included a race scholarship report that got me interested in applying for the Cedric Torres scholarship myself. I chose the Philadelphia Half Marathon, because of the race Matthew Carrillo, Director weekend’s affiliation with the American Association for Cancer Research, which ties together my interests in research and in running for a cause.

After a breakout Spring season, during which I improved my race finish times in the 5K and 10K thanks to training with Coach Enoch and Team FTC, I had my eyes set on a big Summer of base building in prep for this Fall Half Marathon with a goal of breaking 1 hour and 30 minutes. Summer did not go as planned. I started experiencing lower hamstring tendonitis and decided to take a week off from running, which was extended to two weeks after I was involved in a serious car accident in which I was fortunate to survive with only some scrapes. I visited Physical Therapy to FLORIDA TRACK CLUB DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 10

determine that my hamstring injury was enjoy it and challenge myself rather than caused by weakness in my hips and once set expectations and be hard on myself. the pain was gone, I started strength exercises to correct it while maintaining On race morning, the weather could not aerobic fitness through biking and aqua have been any better for racing with jogging. I also continued to focus on temperatures in the the 40°Fs, no ice on the adequate nutrition through eating mostly roads and just a few patches of snow on the whole food plant-based to support my ground. After an active warmup, I got to the recovery. After a total of about 2 months start line with a throw away hoodie that I off from running and 2 months left before tossed to the side too soon before the start the race, I was cleared to start gradually as I started slightly shivering. Once the race adding runs back into my training. A few started though, my focus in the first few weeks out from the race, I ran my highest miles was to gradually warm up and find my weekly mileage ever (40mi) and was able to pace. The race started on Benjamin Franklin include some faster runs back in as well. Parkway, across from the Philadelphia Art Museum and the steps from the Rocky When race weekend came, I had the movie and winded through part of the city opportunity to take over the Florida Track before running along a highway and the Club Instagram page stories to share my Delaware River. During a sharp turn at mile trip and the race scene. After a connecting 2, which ended up being my fastest mile in flight through , we arrived in cold the race, I accidentally kicked down the calf Philadelphia and stopped by the race expo. sleeve on my right leg to the point it was For its 25th anniversary, the Philadelphia scrunched at my ankle, but I never stopped Marathon expo featured talks by Bill to adjust it during the rest of the race. The At this point, for motivation to overcome Rodgers, and Des Linden, course passed by historic buildings and any pain to finish the race strong, I thought tons of expo booths and the history of the monuments, including the Liberty Bell and again of “running for those who can’t” as I race. Besides hotel accommodation, our some universities. usually do towards the end of each race. I stay in Philly was mostly unplanned as we thought of the cause of the race, everyone relied on shuttles and UBER to get around For the next couple miles, which winded who has or is undergoing a health condition the city and coincidentally found a food into neighborhoods outside of the city, I with worse pain that what you may feel in a market right across from the expo stayed within sight behind the 1hr 30min race and which sidelines them from running convention center. pacers. I took my only gel of the race at and I ran stronger for them. I picked up the around mile 6, taking water at stops before pace in the final miles to the point that I and after and carrying the gel for about a caught site of the 1hr30min pacers again mile while taking it in small amounts as I with less than a mile to go, passed them was trying to maintain my breathing and ran as hard as I could with everything I rhythm. At around mile 8, when the course had left. As I approached the finish line, a went onto a few bridges over the Schuylkill huge relief came upon me when I spotted River and had the biggest elevation changes the time clock showing 1hr28min and in the race up through mile 11, I started to something sec. After crossing the finish develop painful side stiches, which caused line, I was greeted by my mom whom I me to slow down, lose sight of the pace traveled with and was overwhelmed with group ahead and another college runner I emotion to the point that I cried tears of joy was strategically latching onto. After mile for overcoming everything I faced to make 10, I started focusing on my breathing and it it to the race and accomplishing the goal helped the side stiches go away. that I thought I could not. My official finish time was 1:28:52, which in my 3rd half marathon is a 15min PR from my last half marathon at Tom Walker Memorial in 2017.

Thank you to Florida Track Club for the race scholarship that gave me the opportunity to travel to and run this race and to Team FTC and Coach Enoch for an amazing supportive The night before the race, I had everything running group to be a part of. If you are prepped, except for my race plan. When considering a race on your bucket list or of coach texted me for any last minute your dreams, I recommend applying for a questions, I let him know that I doubted I Steven Detweiler scholarship. Perhaps my could maintain the pace I needed for my next application will be towards a trip to the finish time goal, but he assured me that I NYC or Boston Marathon after qualifying. was fit enough. I then believed in the possibility again, but decided that my main focus going into the race would be to simply FLORIDA TRACK CLUB DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 11

the Sunday after Thanksgiving (you’re I finished the race and collected the huge carb loading anyway!) and the medal is medal that I have had my sights set on for always HUGE. Seriously, my dad also ran years! Then Jessie and I ran back out to the race and his only complaint when we finish my 17 miles and find my dad. We got to the car was that his neck hurt from found my dad with less than 1.5 miles left the medal! and he was ahead of his goal. We ran with my dad until the barricades of the finish I signed up for this race hoping to run a chute and I cried liked a baby the entire strong sub-2 hour half marathon. Earlier way! He ran a 29 minute PR at Space this year, I ran a 1:59:58 half marathon Coast! I know this is my race report but I and that was way too close for comfort. I love when people work hard to didn’t know that I had reached my goal accomplish their goals! until the official results were posted! Unfortunately, I had my gallbladder I am so grateful for the support of the unexpectedly removed on September 14th. Steven Detweiler Racing Scholarship to I lost about six weeks of training – two participate in the Space Coast Half weeks taking it easy once the symptoms Marathon! I highly recommend this race if started, two of absolutely no running after you need a quick beach getaway, a the surgery, and two more easing back purpose for your Thanksgiving mashed into running. This was a huge potatoes or a massive medal for your disappointment and I knew I wasn’t medal rack. where I needed to be to accomplish my strong sub-2 goal. My bigger goal race Thank you Florida Track Club! right now is the full Disney Marathon in Cailin Lewis January so I decided to focus on that, continue to get healthy and use Space SpaceCoast HalfMarathon Coast as a training run. Spoiler alert: when you use a half marathon as a “training run” for a marathon, Coach Enoch will make you run 17 miles that day! I tried to simulate as many factors of the Disney Marathon as possible, including my pre-race meal, fueling and even my running partner. Jessie Thompson and I are running Disney together and we happened to both sign up for Space Coast. We found each other on race morning and started out conservatively, just chatting and enjoying the beautiful sunrise over the water along the course. The weather on race morning was hot (65 at the 6 AM start) so my only goals were to have a strong 17 mile run, practice fueling and enjoy the event. As each mile went by, Jessie and I kept saying we should slow down so we don’t crash and burn. The half marathon course is an out and back and they had two route options this year (North or South). It was On Sunday, November 25th, I ran the Space really energizing to cheer for other Year in Coast Half Marathon in Cocoa, Florida. I runners along the course and to see all the have wanted to run this race since I space themed costumes. Around mile 9, I started running in 2014 and it did not told Jessie I wanted to walk for a minute. disappoint! The communication, packet When she didn’t immediately respond, I Review: pickup, course, race support, crowds, told her to keep going and she shot off like swag, post-race festivities and medal were a rocket! Jessie ran a PR at Space Coast all extremely well done. I could not think and I am so excited for her! I kept of a single suggestion to pass along to the trucking along the course, taking in the 2018 race director. This is Florida’s oldest scenery, experiencing discomfort in my marathon (47 years this year) so they hips, and cursing Coach Enoch’s 17 mile Memories from the last twelve really have it figured out! The plan. This race was a great reminder that organization of this race rivaled major I need to get back into the mental training months with the Florida Track races like Disney and Marine Corps of a race. I had not really raced since Club! Thank you all for being Marathon. As a middle of the pack runner, March so I wasn’t mentally prepared to an important part of the I really appreciate when a race has all of push through the discomfort. I know I the bells and whistles. The race is always have work to do before the marathon! FLORIDA TRACK CLUB DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 12

Gainesville running community!

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Carnes and Jack Gamble in Gainesville, Gamble stayed president for about 3 years, Florida. Upon moving to Gainesville in 1965 after which time the club instituted regular History of the for his career in environmental engineering, elections.[1] Gamble, a former college athlete who wanted to stay involved in the The Early Years Florida Track sport, reached out to Carnes and volunteered to officiate and otherwise help out at events. During Carnes’ years coaching the club, he The two started an informal group in which noticed his runners tended to be in better Club Gamble would recruit prominent runners to condition during indoors winter meets than give talks.[1] runners from northeastern schools. He attributed this to Florida’s weather, which One day, Carnes asked Gamble if he could allowed for long outdoors workouts during help raise money to send a team to a relay the winter.[3] race at Madison Square Garden in New York—he’d been expecting a check, but it But Florida’s punishingly hot and humid hadn‘t yet arrived. Gamble immediately summers also proved a useful training tool. started fundraising among other runners at In the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico the and brought the City, , an early club member money he’d acquired back to Carnes.[1] and top-ranked two-miler, was the only U.S. However, by that time, the check Carnes had runner able to run strongly enough at been expecting had arrived. Since most of Mexico City’s high altitude to qualify for the [3] the donations Gamble had solicited were in finals in the 10,000 meters. Unfortunately, cash, and he hadn’t kept track of who had he was selected for random drug testing after donated what, he couldn’t return the money. the qualifying race and when unable to Carnes and Gamble felt obligated to put the produce a urine sample, was coaxed to drink funds to good use for the running some local water offered by race officials. community.[1] The unpurified water gave him such severe digestive distress he was unable to compete Gamble consulted with Ed Singley, a in the finals.[3] colleague from work who had experience setting up organizations and handling Nevertheless, serious runners took note of finances. By the end of the day, the Florida Bacheler’s success in the preliminary races, Track Club had come into being, with which Carnes attributed to Bacheler’s Carnes as its executive director, Gamble as training regime of two or three daily runs in its president, and a bank balance of around Gainesville’s summer heat—this apparently $800.[2] gave him the conditioning he needed to run efficiently at high altitude. Other serious Soon after, Carnes and Gamble met with a competitive runners, wanting to replicate his number of other local runners at Gamble’s success, soon began moving to Gainesville [1] house to develop a plan and a vision for the and training with the FTC. club. Besides being accomplished runners, By Felicia Lee many of those attending this first meeting By the 1970s, the FTC had become the brought useful professional skills to the training home to such prominent runners as [email protected] club’s founding.[2] , Frank Shorter, and Barry Brown. In 1970, the year Shorter joined the One of them, John L. Parker, Jr., had a law FTC, the club won its first national degree and used his legal skills to draft an championship at the Track and Field Florida Track Club official charter for the club. (Parker’s novel Federation meet. In 1971, FTC won its first AAU cross-country championship and The Florida Track Club (FTC) is the oldest Once a Runner, a cult favorite among runners, is a lightly fictionalized account of retook the title twice, in 1972 and 1973.[5] continuously operating track club in the [4] U.S.[6] It is known not only as the home and the early years of the club.) Another, Olympic distance runner Jack Bacheler, After Shorter took the gold medal in the training base for prominent runners such as designed the club’s logo, an image of a marathon in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Olympic gold medalist Frank Shorter, Jack Munich, the club’s popularity exploded—as [6] Florida orange, making a point of ensuring Bacheler, and Jeff Galloway, but also for did serious interest in long-distance running. setting important precedents for modern the image in the logo was botanically accurate.[2] It was during this era that Gainesville track clubs: FTC was the first track club in became known as a mecca for elite the U.S. to be granted tax-exempt status, and [1] An innovative feature of the club was that it competitive runners. the first in which competitive athletes had was organized so that a majority of the board the majority vote on who would go to meets At this time, competitive running adhered to 2] would be competitive runners, and these and where they would go. FTC was also runners would decide who got club support a code of strict amateurism—runners could largely responsible for establishing its to attend meets and which races they’d not receive any compensation for their hometown, Gainesville, Florida, as a mecca attend. This strategy was designed to ensure running apart from payment of their for serious competitive runners.[6] the best athletes for each event would get expenses. The mere suggestion of an support and avoid the political favoritism improper gift or excessive reimbursement of The Beginning that occurred in other clubs. This policy was expenses was sometimes enough to get a unique among track clubs of the time.[2] runner banned from competition. To help FTC was founded in 1965 by University of FTC runners support themselves while Florida and Olympic track coach Jimmy adhering to this standard, Gamble arranged FLORIDA TRACK CLUB DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 16

part-time landscaping maintenance jobs for Another early contributor the club was UF questioned the club’s heavy investment in them with UF’s Plant and Grounds medical researcher Robert Cade, who led the the less-storied competitors who followed.[8] Department. He also arranged for local team that invented Gatorade. While hotels to let runners stay in unoccupied developing the still-unnamed sports drink, To support the elite runners, sports rooms. Carnes, who owned some investment which was intended to promote better broadcaster, Gainesville entrepreneur, and properties in Gainesville, opened some of endurance and prevent dehydration in former Olympic runner began them to runners as well. In addition, Gamble athletes, he tested it on UF and FTC sponsoring a team affiliated with the FTC even had some runners stay with him in his runners.[7] At one relay marathon, he set up through Athletic Attic, a chain of running own home when first arriving in tents at set points along the course, where his shoe shops that he had co-founded in 1973. Gainesville.[1] researchers took blood samples from (While Liquori lived in Gainesville and runners, comparing those from runners who trained with FTC runners, he remained On top of his running achievements, Shorter had consumed his formula to those from a sponsored by—and under contract to—the also changed track and field history by control group. These findings contributed to New York Athletic Club, so was never an forcing a change in the longstanding policy the refinement of his formula.[7] official member of the FTC).[1,10] The of strict amateurism for runners. After Athletic Attic/FTC team, as it was first becoming a household name, he began Cade was active in the FTC and in known, was the first athletic team to be manufacturing and selling running gear and Gainesville’s running community in general. named after a corporate sponsor.[10] Athletic pushed back when told he couldn’t wear one A former competitive runner,[7] he believed Attic provided its runners part-time jobs at of his own branded shirts.[1] Realizing the strongly in the health benefits of running, its local branch, as well as financial support absurdity of this constraint, officials and was often seen running with his six for travel to races.[1,10] relented, and the policy of strict amateurism children, with whom he formed an informal soon ended, paving the way for today’s “track club”, complete with matching t- Some FTC members, however, were professional running circuit.[1] shirts, he dubbed “Plumbous Pedis” (“lead uncomfortable with what they perceived as foot” in Latin).[6] Cade was instrumental in the commercialization of the club. The Women in the Early FTC the development of several local running Athletic Attic team then disassociated itself programs, including the Great Gainesville from FTC and became an independent While the initial group of runners in the club Road Race, a prominent 5K in the 1980s and team.[10] were men, a few serious female runners were 1990s, as well as FTC’s Junior Champ also active members of the club in its early program, an age-grouped youth program that In 1978, a group of recreational runners years. The most prominent of these was introduces boys and girls to track and field decided to form a separate organization, the Margaret Tolbert, who, along with her sister, events.[6] Cade has been called “the quiet, Florida Road Runners, which would focus Jane, had been tennis players UF, but also unassuming guardian angel of the Florida on road races and other activities for had an interest in running. Opportunities for Track Club…He has also been the silent recreational runners. True to its name, the women to run competitively at the college benefactor to more than several developing FRR organized numerous road races, which [8] level were limited at the time, and the runners who needed a little extra assistance attracted large numbers of local runners. longest race available to them was 1 mile, to go from good to great.”[9] In 1990, the which put Tolbert, whose aptitude was for FTC inaugurated an annual Cade Prize, to be Within a few years, however, the FTC had [1] distance running, at a disadvantage. awarded to a club member who had rendered independently chosen to shift more of its Moreover, track training for women was extraordinary service to the club in the focus onto the growing population of constrained by the small number of women previous year. [9] recreational runners and started organizing interested in running as well as conventional road races of its own. By 1980, both groups standards of femininity.[6] The 1970s Running Boom and the were regularly hosting weekend races and Transformation of the FTC even found themselves hosting overlapping The FTC runners, however, were welcoming races.[8] and supportive of her efforts, and she made a After Shorter’s victory in the 1972 point of keeping up with them in their Olympics, distance running captured the David Mathia, one of the leaders of the FRR, workouts.[6] This was initially a challenge, public imagination and running became a realized the groups had come to share the since she started running with them in her popular mainstream activity. During this same mission and constituencies and thus teens and most of the other runners were time, recreational runners, most new to were duplicating many of their efforts. For men in their mid-20s. In addition, she running, began joining the FTC. This this reason, he reached out to Len Ryan, the participated in an informal group of noon changed the profile of the club from one president of the FTC at the time, and [8] runners that included FTC members and populated purely by elite competitors to one proposed a merger of the clubs. Ryan non-members and both men and women.[6] serving both serious competitors and agreed, and by 1981, the clubs had merged This experience offered her access to novices.[8] memberships and the FRR had been cutting-edge training as well as the financial reabsorbed into the FTC. Following the support to compete in prominent races. This led to some tension between the two merger, Mathia became FTC’s race Because of her rigorous training and groups. While FTC continued its original coordinator.[8] mentoring from other FTC members, she mission of training and supporting elite won most races she entered, including runners, some of the recreational runners felt The Rise of Road Racing several national titles. Among her victories their interests weren’t being properly were the SEC 880 and mile, a women’s half- addressed by the club—they wanted to club Throughout the 1980s, the FTC grew marathon, and the Stone Mountain Road to organize more road races and other increasingly active in organizing road races. Race two years in a row. She also was the activities for the community at large rather As both a community service and a first woman to serve on the board of the than focus the club’s resources on fundraising effort, the club started FTC. [6] competitive training and track meets. organizing races for local charities and Moreover, as the club’s superstar runners of community groups. 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By the late 1980s, running had become a While the majority of FTC members in this first place, TAC Masters Road high-profile sport, and most major cities era were recreational runners, elite Championships, 1985)[17] sponsored high-profile road races. Wanting competitors as well as serious amateurs  Keith Brantly (first place, World to draw more attention to Gainesville’s continued to compete in FTC races. Thus, University Games, 10,000 meters, running community, in 1990, Marty Liquori race organizers took care to measure the and University of Florida track coach Hal courses accurately to ensure that participants 1981; first place, US 10,000 meter Rothman organized the Great Gainesville could use their times to qualify for elite races Road Championships, 1985, 1987, Road Race (GGRR), which they envisioned such as the Boston Marathon.[13] 1989, 1995; first place, first place, as an annual 5K for both elite competitors US 20 km Road Championships, [1,10] and recreational runners. Liquori asked The FTC Today 1993; US 25 km Road Gatorade inventor Robert Cade, who was Championships, 1995; first place, active in the running community, to provide Today, the FTC continues to serve both US Marathon Championships, seed money. To build buzz around the event, recreational and elite runners, and currently [14] [18] Liquori also asked the FTC not to schedule boasts over 300 members. It has also 1995, 1998) any races in the month before and two weeks expanded its mission to educating the  (bronze medal, 800 following the GGRR.[1,10] community at large about running, and thus meters, 1971 Pan-American has expanded its activities to accommodate Games)[19] In its inaugural year, the GGRR included runners of all ages and abilities.[14] Among  Jeff Galloway (member, US two races—an earlier race through its popular current activities are the annual downtown Gainesville for professional 4th of July Melon Run (3 miler), the Tom Olympic team, 1972; US record- runners, and a later race through a nearby Walker Memorial Half-Marathon and 5k holder, 10-miles, 1973)[20] residential neighborhood for recreational (typically held around Veteran’s Day, the  Marty Liquori (NCAA and AAU [1,10] runners. Race organizers recruited June Twilight Track Meet held at the outdoor mile champion, 1969 and University of Florida, which includes track prominent runners to the race. Among these 1971; AAU outdoor mile were members of the Norwegian national and field events for competitors of all ages, champion, 1970; gold medalist, track team, who had been encouraged to and the Frank Shorter Road Mile, a New participate by Norwegian marathoner Grete Year’s Day road race on a USATF certified 1500 meters, Pan-American Waitz, a five-time world champion who course. In addition, FTC members regularly Games, 1971; world champion, trained part-time in Gainesville and volunteer as pacers for the annual Five 5000 meters, 1977)[21] [14] participated regularly in FTC activities.[10] Points of Life Marathon in Gainesville.  John L. Parker, Jr. (three-time FTC also has a series of regularly scheduled (Waitz herself was unable to run with the elite competitors because of an injury, but group runs open to the public as well as champion, 1 mile; US Track and along with Keith Brantly, another injured monthly talks by prominent members of the top-ranked runner, ran in the later race with running community.[5] Field Federation champion, the recreational runners.)[11] steeplechase)[22] In 2015, FTC began offering scholarships to After the first few years of the GGRR, help cover the travel expenses of members  Frank Shorter (world champion, participating in out-of-town races.[14] Unlike Rothman and Liquori were ready to move on marathon, 1971, 1972, 1973; US to other ventures, and ceded control of the the funding provided to runners in the early champion, marathon, 1971, 1972, race to the FTC.[10] days of the FTC, these scholarships are available to recreational as well as elite 1973, 1974, 1976)[23] Over time, however, prize purses for runners. (The only requirement is that  (first place, IAAF professional runners grew, along with the recipients wear the FTC singlet when racing World Cup, 3000 meters, 1977; number of high-profile opportunities for and report back on their experience at the first place, World Cross Country them to compete. The GGRR was eventually FTC’s monthly meeting.)[5] As of 2017, over Championships, 1978. 1979, 1980, unable to offer either enough prize money or 20 scholarships have been awarded.[14] prestige to attract top runners, and moreover, 1981, 1983; first place, New York the now-crowded professional race schedule Prominent Runners Affiliated with the City Marathon, 1978, 1979, 1980, meant it often conflicted with more popular FTC 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, events.[10] The growth of recreational racing 1988; first place, London Over the years, a number of prominent opportunities also meant the GGRR Marathon, 1983, 1986)[24] competed against other local races.[10] Thus, competitive runners have trained with the FTC. While not all were official members of the GGRR was discontinued in the early Guest Speakers 2000s. the club, all trained at least part time in Gainesville and participated in FTC The FTC holds monthly meetings in activities. However, the FTC continued to sponsor a February, March, April, September, October, series of popular regular races, including the and November. During the other months,  Jack Bacheler (National AAU Newnans Lake 15K (which many runners the club holds fun runs finishing at local used as a warm-up race for the 5 Points of champion, cross country and eating establishments, where members are Life Marathon and Half-Marathon typically 10,000 meters 1969; national AAU treated to refreshments. Some of the held a few weeks later), a half-marathon, and champion, 6 miles, 1970)[16] esteemed speakers the club has hosted the July 4 Melon Run, one of FTC’s oldest  Barry Brown (first place, Price include the following: traditions.[1] While the FTC had a regular Chopperthon, 1983; first place, marathon training group and members  Keith Brantly (1996 US Adirondack Distance Run, 1983, regularly participated in out-of-town Olympian Marathon) [25] marathons. The Five Points of Life 1984, 1987; first place, World  (1992 & Marathon was first organized in 2006[12] Veterans Championship, 1984; 1996 US Olympian FLORIDA TRACK CLUB DECEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 18

10,000 meters, founder meters, and Marathon,  Mike and Debbie Cotton of RunSafer)[26] member of Team USA (US Champion Pole  (2008 US World Cross- Vaulter) [37] Olympian Marathon)[27] Country)[31]  Matt Fitzgerald (Author,  Kim Pawelek (1999 US  Dr. Robert Cade Coach)[38] Marathon Champion, (developer of  (1992 & multiple US Olympic Gatorade)[32] 1996 US Olympian, 100 Marathon Trials  John L. Parker Jr meters, 4X100 meter Qualifier[28] (Author of Once a relay[39]  Mike Holloway Runner) [33] (University of Florida  Hal Higdon (Runner’s References Track and Field and World contributor, 1. Jack Gamble, p.c. Cross-Country Head multiple Olympics Trials 2. Florida Track Club newsletter, Coach)[29] Qualifier, World Masters July 2015 (article by Jack Gamble)  Jeremy Foley (former Champion, founder of 3. Florida Track Club newsletter, University of Florida Road Runners Club of August 2015 (article by Jack Athletic Director)[30] America)[34] Gamble)  Bart Yasso (Runner’s  Luke Watson (NCAA 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John World Chief Running All-American from _L._Parker_Jr. Officer) [35] Notre Dame, multiple 5. FTC membership application US Olympic Trials  Nicholas Romanov brochure Qualifier: 3,000 meters (developer of Pose steeplechase, 5,000 Running Method)[36] 6. Margaret Tolbert, p.c. 7. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/business/28cad e.html 8. David Mathia, p.c. 9. Florida Track Club newsletter, May 1990 10. Marty Liquori, p.c. 11. Florida Track Club newsletter, March 1990 12. Florida Track Club newsletter, January 2006 2018 FTC Board Members 13. David Greenberg, p.c. President: Richard Garand, 14. Betsy Suda, p.c. 15. http://teamfloridatrackclub.com/ [email protected] 16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Bacheler 17. http://more.arrs.net/runner/5675 Vice President: Gretchen Loyd, 18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Brantly [email protected] 19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Dyce 20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Galloway 21. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Liquori Past President: Elizabeth Hanselman 22. Author bio, Again to Carthage, John L. Parker, Jr. [email protected] 2007 23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Shorter 24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grete_Waitz Back row (l-r): Matt Carrillo, Enoch Treasurer: Marie Dennis, 25. FTC newsletter, December 1999 Nadler, Nic Armfield, VP Gretchen [email protected] 26. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Williams_(athlet e) Loyd, Konstantin Matchev, President 27. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Sell Richard Garand Directors: 28. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/long- Patrick Gallagher [email protected] run-marathon-article-1.933994 Nick Armfield [email protected] 29. http://floridagators.com/coaches.aspx?rc=133 Front Row (l-r): Dan Stoner, Pat 30. FTC newsletter, May 1995 Dan Stoner [email protected] 31. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Watson Gallagher, Past President Elizabeth Matt Carrillo [email protected] 32. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cade Hanselman, Executive Director Betsy Enoch Nadler 33. FTC newsletter, April 1999 34. FTC newsletter, February 1996 Suda [email protected] 35. http://www.bartyasso.com/ Konstantin Matchev 36. FTC newsletter, January 1995 [email protected] 37. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Cotton_(pole_va ulter) Mark Ou, [email protected] 38. https://mattfitzgerald.org/ 39. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Mitchell Executive Director: Betsy Suda [email protected]

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