PTCRC 2009 Peachtree Road Race 10K

NEWSLETTER OF THE PEACHTREE CITY RUNNING CLUB SEPT/OCT 2009

Inside:

◈ A hunter becomes a runner………….Page 4

◈ A family legacy is born……………..Page 5

◈ Peachtree Road Race pictorial...Page 6

◈ Peachtree City Clas- sic update……..Page 8

◈ Tentative Elemen- tary Grand Prix schedule………..Page 9

◈ Club Grand Prix results………...Page 10

2005 National Winner RRCA Best Small Club Newsletter PTCRC 2009 Peachtree Road Race 10K

PTCRC 2009 EXECUTIVE BOARD

President Bill Werling August [email protected] 770-460-1425 President Bill Werling called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Two new members were recog- nized. A motion was made to approve the minutes of the last meeting as posted on the club’s Administrative Vice President Mike Norman web site. The motion was seconded, and the minutes were approved. [email protected] Guest Speaker/Presentation 678-364-0875 Mike Wien from the ATC presented Keeping the Flame Lit For Life – Staying Motivated and Activities Vice President Avoiding Burn Out. He also spoke about his journey to becoming an Ironman triathlete. Infor- Mark Ward [email protected] mation can be found on his website at www.keepingtheflamelitforlife.com. [email protected] New Business 770-631-8775 The annual Christmas party will be held on Friday, December 11th, at Glendalough Manor. Secretary Jane Hamilton Three board members will be stepping down after this year. Replacements are needed for the [email protected] following positions: Admin V. P., Activities V. P., and Secretary. 770-716-0362 Reports from Officers Treasurer Treasurer – Bill Anderson gave a cash flow report. He suggested that committee heads get Bill Anderson [email protected] board approval before spending money. The board will discuss this recommendation. 770-486-8537 ______Reports from Coordinators

Membership Newsletter – Rene Flaherty is stepping down. Tamara Gerken has volunteered to take on the Bob Dalton responsibility. [email protected] 770-461-4450 Classic Race Director – Marino Fuentes - Bill Werling reported Marino is trying to entice more runners to take part in the PTC Classic. A vest will be distributed this year. Classic Race Director Marino Fuentes School Support – Rose Kempton said all 4 local high school teams have been running the Lake [email protected] Peachtree route. 770-487-8575 ______Social Events – Rita Weston and Betty Smith are currently working on upcoming social Events.

Newsletter Contacts: Community Support – George Martin said September 12th will be the date for the first School Grand Prix meet. Editor Tamara Gerken Membership – Bob Dalton said membership is at 165 - 170 members. 770-253-7387 [email protected] Announcements Don Livingston has taken on the opportunity to coach the PTC Flash. He is requesting help Race Results Bill Fuller with the youngest beginner runners. He is also in need of a meet director for the October 3rd & [email protected] 31st races. Go to www.ptcflash.com for contact information. 404-401-7714 The next Meeting is Tuesday, September 1st, at Partner’s Pizza. A fun run will take place at RRCA Liaison 6:00 p.m. followed by a short business meeting at 7:00 p.m. Mark Ward [email protected] Adjourn [email protected] With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:43 p.m. 770-631-8775

The Legacy is published six times a year in January, March, May, July, September, and November. The deadline for submissions is the third Friday of the previous month. All WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! are welcome to contribute.

Please send all articles Tammy Ulander (Tyrone) and photos to Tamara Gerken at [email protected]. Mark Wilson (Fayetteville) Send race results to Bill Fuller at [email protected].

NEXT DEADLINE: 2 OCTOBER 16TH

Prez Sez . . . By Bill Werling

ust got back from a two week vacation in my hometown of New Orleans. It is not the city J to visit if you are trying to watch your weight. Trust me!

I am not a preacher, nor do I play one on T.V., but I am going to talk about money. Dues will be going up to $25 next year, but if you renew your membership early you can save $5. Stay tuned for details.

Now is the time to seriously consider serving your club. We will have elections in Novem- ber. All offices are open for nominations, but we have to replace three who will be leaving the board. Secretary (Jane Hamilton), Admin V.P. (Mike Norman), and Activities V.P. (Mark Ward) have served two years and will be leaving their posts. Bill Anderson and myself are completing our first year. In addition, Marino Fuentes is completing two years as Race Director. If you volunteer now, you can shadow Mar- ino during the upcoming Classic and “learn the ropes.”

This will be my last plea for volunteers for the Classic, October 17th. Many jobs allow you to volunteer and still run the race (especially parking). Please help if you possibly can.

Many upcoming events include The Classic, October 17th, Atlanta Half & Full Marathon, Thanksgiving Day, and the Christmas party, December 11th. The Christmas party will be held at Glendalough Manor, which is a beautiful, spacious facility. We will have an open bar, buffet dinner, and a dance floor. Make your plans now to attend.

See you on the paths and at the Classic!

FROM JIM & SANDY TUMAN

Bob,

I want to thank the Running Club for sending a Get Well card. We really appreciate your thinking of us. I hope you will express our thanks to the club members.

We were very disappointed when we found out Jim's lung cancer had re- turned. It has been all consuming getting through the chemo sessions. Jim has gone through 5 and has 1 more left in August. He will then have another PET scan when we will find out how he has responded to the treatment and make decisions about where we go from there.

I have been very frustrated with all of the Doctors responses to questions of nutrition and alternative methods to help combat the cancer. I have found a great book that I would recommend to anyone who faces cancer or knows someone with cancer. It is "Anti cancer: A new way of Life" by David Serva- Schreiber, MD, PhD. I borrowed a copy from the library. He has done a lot of research and talks about the foods to eat and not eat for each kind of cancer. There is not much research into how our diet affects us because there is no money to be made from these discoveries. This book tells how to keep from getting cancer, so I would recommend it to everyone.

Thank you for your kind thoughts.

Jim and Sandy Tuman

New Member Profile Mostly written by Mitch with just a little bit of editing by Bob Dalton

Mitch Butler—Hunting Led Him To Running races - Brooks and the Army Hooah Race. Five years ago you could not have convinced me that I could ever run 6 miles. I‟m registered to run this year‟s Peachtree. I didn‟t have a qualifying time, so I‟m in the 9th start group. Please hold the bus for me. (Ed. Note: We did wait, of course, and Mitch successfully finished his first Peachtree with a time of 53:25 which qualifies him for Time Group 1 next year!) The most unusual and memorable running experience was probably this past winter when I was running at Lake Horton Park. It was late afternoon and getting dark when I finished. The park closes at sunset so my truck was the only vehicle in the parking lot. I reached for my key, but only found a hole in the little pocket. I started walking the 2.5 mile trail looking for my key in the dark. This was unsuccessful as you would expect. After about an hour one of the County Marshals came along and let me use his phone to call home. My wife Wendy brought my keys, and I made it home safely. About a week later, I was running at the same place. I Mitch and Wendy with children Megan, Julianna, and Bradley walked by a trash can next to my regular parking space. at Ponce Inlet, Florida. My key was on top of the trash can. Someone had found it and did their best to return it. I know this doesn‟t

sound very exciting, but I‟ll never forget it. was born and raised in South Fayette County I (Brooks). I have been married to my wife Wendy for 19 years. We have three children, Megan, Julianna, and Bradley. We now live in Woolsey, GA. Wendy is a teacher at Sara Harp Minter Elementary. She is also a native of Fayette County, raised in Fayetteville, and enjoys Jazzercise and summers at the beach. Megan, 16, is a varsity competition cheerleader and honor student at Whitewater High School. Julianna, 13, is an honor student at Whitewater Middle School and is an avid softball player. Bradley is 10 years old and goes to Sara Harp Minter Elementary. Bradley recently completed his first 5K race and likes to hunt and fish. I am an electrician and work for Presley Electric Company in Fayetteville. My favorite hobbies, other than going to youth sporting events, are hunting, fishing, and running. We are members at Woolsey Baptist Church.

Living in Brooks in the early 70‟s, we didn‟t get a chance to get out much. We had heard of Peachtree City, which was in the early development stages. I remember on Sunday afternoons, we would load up the station wagon and go see the new town. I saw my first golf cart. It was amazing! There were swimming pools, tennis courts, golf courses, and dogs on leashes. I‟ve seen a lot Fishing with son Bradley on Spruce Creek of changes in Fayette County. near Daytona, Florida.

I started running about five years ago to get in shape for hunting trips out West. It was the first real exercise I had done since high school. Wendy convinced me to try the 5K run at Minter Elementary. I really enjoyed the The shortest distance race. I met several of the PTCRC members and was im- between a problem and a solution pressed with the organization and the people involved. is the distance between your knees and the floor. Since then, I have joined the club and have run in many -Unknown of the local events. This year I ran my first two 10K 4

New Member Profile By Bob Dalton

Mike Lankford—Starting a Family Legacy Mike has been running since high school (track and cross country) going on 40 years now. He counts his first Peachtree 10K in 1984 as his most memorable running experience, and his favorite race today is the Vir- ginia Highlands Summerfest 5K because he “enjoys running through the historic neighborhoods with my friends and family.” Mike was a fixture at the Summer Track Classic Series this past June and July as well. He volunteered at every meet and would jump in the distance events to compete as well.

Mike has had a few adventures while running includ- ing one time “around 22 years ago, when I was running from Riverdale to Fayetteville along GA 85 when an electrical storm came up. My wife and daughter were worried and came looking for me in the car. They picked me up around the Fayette County line. After that, I definitely check the weather before a long run.”

Usually though he enjoys running “to relieve stress, not to mention it helps keep me in shape. I‟d like to run Daughter Nikki, Mike, son Chris, and family friend Stephen a marathon one day soon.” Mike also enjoys hunting at Pace Academy Race back in 2006. and fishing, making stained glass, and bike riding.

ike Lankford, 51, grew up in the Lakewood area in M the shadow of Atlanta‟s famous skyline, but he has been a resident of Sharpsburg for almost three years now and a member of the running club for the past year. He‟s a technician for Macy‟s Department store responsible for all HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and carpentry. He is well qualified having earned a degree in architectural drafting from Atlanta Area Tech and another in Air Conditioning Technology from Griffin Tech.

“For years I helped in decorating the „Great Tree‟ at the Rich‟s downtown store. I also repaired and installed the stained glass panels on the old downtown Rich‟s bridge (where the Carolers would perform at the light- ing of the tree on Thanksgiving night). I also did annual repairs to the Pink Pig. By the way, the Carolers were- n‟t really singing “live” – it was all pre-recorded!”

Married to Cindy for 30 years, they have two chil- Son Chris at Command Outpost (COP) Wilderness dren. “My daughter Nikki is 27, a UGA graduate and is in Afghanistan. working with Liberty Mutual located in Boston. My son Chris is 21 and is currently serving his country in Af- ghanistan with the U.S. Army.” Cindy works at the

Governor‟s Office of Consumer Affairs. The Palm Beaches Marathon will be held on Son Chris is an Intelligence Analyst assigned to the 1 Saturday, December 6th. There are events for -40th Cavalry based out of Fort Richardson in Anchor- the Marathon, Half-Marathon, 4-Person Marathon age, Alaska. Prior to being assigned to Fort Richardson, Relay, 5K, Kids 1K, Hand Cyclists, and Bike he served for a year in South Korea at Camp Red Cloud. Tour. If you are interested in participating, He was deployed to Afghanistan in February and was please contact: originally stationed at Firebase Wilderness in eastern Jane Hamilton at [email protected] Afghanistan. He recently moved to Forward Operating or Bill Fuller at [email protected]. Base (FOB) Gardez which is a somewhat larger base in the same area not too far from Kabul. 5

Peachtree Road Race 10K July 4, 2009

Post-Race Picnic July 4, 2009

Peachtree City Classic Update

The Classic experiences an success. Don‟t forget to ask friends and family members to help increase in registration out as well!

Plans are well under way for the 29th running of the Peach- Classic “Race Day” EXPO tree City Classic 5K and 15K road races. Race Director Mar- ino Fuentes is happy to report that registration numbers are needs vendors

up compared to last year at this point, and entries are coming In conjunction with the race, PTCRC will hold a Race Day in from all over the Atlanta area. EXPO. Proceeds from the race and EXPO fees are used to sup- “Last year we had 217 registrations between July 1st and port local school and youth programs, scholarship assistance, August 16th. This year we have 731, which compares favora- and various community needs. This year the EXPO will be bly with not only 2008 but also any of the previous five years,” held on SATURDAY MORNING - ONLY – RAIN OR he said. “The favorable trend may be the result of our discount SHINE – in the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater Park- for early registration and may not be a lasting trend; the next ing Lot from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM. two to three weeks will tell the story. At this point, though, …..Deadline for entry will be October 1st, or when space is the favorable trend is welcome news.” filled. For a fee of $150.00, a table and chairs will be furnished Publicity is the name of the game, and the race committee in a 10-foot open space. It is permissible to use a maximum size is making sure word gets out. More than a thousand entry 10' x 10' popup tent or cover (no ground stakes allowed) to be forms were inserted into race packets for the PTC Sprint Tri- furnished by exhibitor. There is no electricity in the parking athlon in August, and the PTC Classic Dragon Boat team will lot; however, we will try to accommodate any special request if help publicize the race during the Rotary Club‟s International possible. Festival in late September. Plans are also in the works for a Posting of race results as well as the awards ceremony are race-day program, which will be passed out to all participants. held inside the amphitheater, thus pedestrian traffic passes Once again the Road Runners Club of America has named through the parking lot providing exposure to all EXPO partici- the 15K its RRCA Southern Region 15K Championship Race. pants. The United States Track and Field Association has included Space will be limited, so please send a check made payable to the 15K race as a Grand Prix event. All finishers in the differ- PTCRC as soon as possible to Alice Todd, P. O. Box 910, Tyrone, ent races will earn a special technical vest, a new item this GA 30290. Please include all pertinent contact information, i.e., year that Marino thinks will be well-received. Also new this names, telephone numbers, e-mail address, etc. Once your year are disposable timing chips, which will replace the Cham- check is received, a space will be reserved and a confirmation pionChip previously used. As always, there will be post-race sent. For more information, please contact Alice Todd, EXPO drawings for assorted prizes, and participants must be present Coordinator, at 770-632-9583, 404-405-2727, or to win. [email protected]. Many volunteers are needed, and all club members are asked to donate their time and talents to making the Classic a

The 2009 Fayette County Fitness Challenge

The Fayette County Fitness Challenge will be a “competition” to find the “Most Fit Schools, Companies, and Organizations” in Fayette County. The definition of “Most Fit” will be the organizations that have the highest PERCENTAGE of their staff members or employees that can finish (walking or running) either of the 5K races or the 15K Race. It will not be based at all on the speed or finishing times of the teams. Preliminary Rosters must be submitted no later than September 18, 2009, to secure a guaranteed team spot. After that date, it is possible we will cut off new team entries. If you have submitted a preliminary team roster by September 18th, you will be able to add more team members to that roster. All 5K finishers will count as one team member to have finished. We anticipate that the two 5Ks will fill up quickly, so we are offering a “bonus” in the 15K race. Any team member that runs in the 15K will be counted as TWO team members in the calcula- tion of the Fitness Challenge. The 9 proposed divisions for this year‟s Fitness Challenge are: Corporate Divisions: Non-Profit / Government Divisions: I 10-20 Employees I Elementary Schools II 21-50 Employees II Middle Schools III 51-150 Employees III High Schools IV More than 150 Employees IV Non-Profit Companies V Military Organizations All divisions will have awards issued to the First, Second, and Third place teams. Additionally, there will be awards issued to each Division for the most “total number of finishers,” but every organization will benefit from this team building experience. More information can be obtained by calling Karyn Staples, MPT, OCS at 678-472-6586 or by e-mailing ksta- [email protected]. 8

5th Annual Rotary Elementary School Grand Prix Series

The Rotary Club of Peachtree City, in cooperation with the Peachtree City Running Club, has created a series of races Tentative 2009-2010 Rotary Elementary Grand Prix that provides the opportunity for both children and adults to September 12, 2009 Cleveland Elementary 5K participate in healthy events as well as raising much needed funds for our local elementary schools. Last year about September 19, 2009 Tyrone Elementary Founders Day 5K $100,000 was raised by the schools and the series of races has become one more campaign in the fight against childhood October 3, 2009 Sara Harp Minter Mountain Lion 5K obesity. Participants win points with each race they participate in, and the top point getters during the entire year (by age October 10, 2009 Fayetteville Intermediate Cougar 5K group) are treated to a nice awards luncheon each June. The idea is to expand the fields and fund raising of ALL school October 24, 2009 Peeples Elementary 5K races, with the rising tide lifting all boats. November 7, 2009 Springhill Elementary 5K

November 14, 2009 Braelinn Elementary 5K Points will be accumulated at each race for all age groups, both male and female. At the end of the year, December 5, 2009 PTC Elementary Jingle Bell Trail 5K awards will be presented to the top three runners, both January 9, 2010 St. Paul Lutheran School 5K male and female, in all age groups (ages 8 & < to 70 +) having accumulated the most points. Special bonus points February 27, 2010 Kedron Elementary School 5K will be awarded based on the number of races completed. Each race will be conducted by the individual schools as March 6, 2010 Robert J. Burch Elementary 5K fundraisers for that school only. Waivers must be signed March 13, 2010 Oak Grove Elementary 5K and fees paid for each race. For more info, check the website at www.rotarygrandprix.org. March 27, 2010 Crabapple Elementary 5K

April 17, 2010 Huddleston Elementary 5K The race series is in its final stages of organization for the 2009-2010 school year; the dates remaining for 2009 are firm, April 24, 2010 Inman Elementary 5K but the remaining dates for 2010 are tentative. May 22, 2010 Brooks Elementary 5K/10K

First Lieutenant Daniel Berschinski, West Point graduate of 2007, and son of long time running club members Susan and Robert Ber- schinski, was seriously injured when he stepped on a landmine while conducting dismounted operations with his Stryker Brigade unit near Kandahar, Afghanistan, last week. On Friday, he was flown from Kandahar to Bagram Air Base. Medical status is the same - critical but stable. That is good. He has survived the first flight and is OK'd for the next flight segment. Below is an update sent from the family on Sunday, August 23rd. Please keep the entire family in your thoughts and prayers as they go through this trying period.

~Bob Dalton

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Dear Friends, Bob and I got the best 4am call we have ever gotten. Daniel was at Landstuhl and arrived in good shape. It's not U.S. soil, but it's not Afghan soil either. He will have surgery tomorrow morning (10pm tonight our time) and during the night we will be called with the results. We also hope we will hear whether he will be on the Tuesday or Thursday plane. The decision may not be a medical one, it may just be based on “How do the flights look.” So we should not take it as bad if he does not get out until Thursday. If he leaves on the Tuesday flight, Bob and I will meet him at Walter Reed. If he leaves on the Thursday flight, Bob, Robbie and I will leave tomorrow to go to Germany. Either way we will be able to see him soon. Thank all of you for keeping up with him and staying in touch with us. For those of you who sent email notes, I have kept them in a folder for Dan so he can read them when he is able.

Susan and Bob

Summer Grand Prix Events

July – Event 7 Overall Standings After 8 Events 10K Prediction Run Male – Age 52 and Under 21 Ben Gross 30 PL RUNNER PTS 22 Roy Robinson 20 Men’s Open (52 and under) 22 Ray Besch 20 1 Wes Wilkins 490 1st Place – Shawn McKinnon 22 Mike Langford 20 2 Tim Covert 470 nd 22 Joe Wassell 20 2 Place – Tim Covert 3 Mark Hamilton 450 rd 22 Von Woods 20 3 Place – Tracy Moore 4 Bill Everage 370 23 Ron Kempton 10 4th Place – Wes Wilkins 5 Chris Choing 310 23 Jeff Warlick 10 6 Tracey Moore 220 Men’s Masters (53 and over) 23 Lynn Fairley 10 7 Jake Hancock 210 1st Place – Bob Trombly 23 Patrick Kearns 10 8 Scott Allen 190 2nd Place – Bill Fuller 23 Gary Meyer 10 9 Rusty Burns 170 3rd Place – Dave Piet 23 Mike Warren 10 10 Steve Hancock 160 4th Place – Lou Boone 11 Bill Anderson 150 Female – Age 50 and Under 5th Place – Normer Adams 12 Mike Norman 140 PL RUNNER PTS Women’s Open (50 and under) 13 Todd Hamill 110 1 Teresa Moore 470 1st Place – Laurie McCarthy 13 Hal Wolf 110 14 Shawn McKennon 100 2 Anastasia Walker 390 2nd Place – Kim Ruple 14 Jason Veclotch 100 3 Kim Ruple 370 3rd Place – Anastasia Walker 14 Shane Carpenter 100 4 Jane Hamilton 330 th 4 Place – Amanda Maucere 15 Tim McNichols 90 4 Leslie Hassell 330 5th Place – Brandi Osse 15 Eller 90 5 Brandi Osse 300 6 Bonnie Hancock 250 Women’s Masters (51 and over) 16 Joe Domaleski 80 7 Hannah Hancock 240 1st Place – Rene Flaherty 17 Ryan Hamill 70 8 Leslie Degner 170 2nd Place – Martha Boone 17 Butler 70 18 Mark Commerford 40 9 Ann Port 160 3rd Place – Patsy Bickford 19 Todd Davidson 20 10 Heather Loridas 150 4th Place – Margie Dam 19 Josiah Cuneo 20 11 Kelly Bowman 140 th 5 Place - Teri Besch 19 Michael Cuneo 20 12 Janette Maas 130

19 Mark Cuneo 20 13 Lotte Commerford 120 August – Event 8 19 Chris Anderson 20 14 Laurie McCarthy 100 Poker Run 20 Dave Ketelsen 10 15 Nancy Hamill 80 16 Amanda Maucere 70 20 Glen Silbert 10 Men’s Open (52 and under) 20 Kith Burkingstock 10 16 Leslie Salinski 70

1st Place – Mark Hamilton 17 Kim Lernered 30 Male – Age 53 and Over 18 Tamara Gerken 20 2nd Place – Jake Hancock PL RUNNER PTS 19 Karen Martin 10 3rd Place – Chris Chiong 1 Ed Vise 540 19 Mark Lydon 10 4th Place – Scott Allen 2 Normer Adams 530 19 Sheila Hedgwood 10 th 5 Place - Tim Covert 3 Bill Fuller 410 Female – Age 51 and Over Men’s Masters (53 and over) 4 Jules Desgain 360 PL RUNNER PTS st 5 Marino Fuentes 330 1 Place – Bill Fuller 2nd Place – Ed Vise 6 Bob Commerford 280 1 Rene Flaherty 450 7 Bob Dalton 250 2 Pat Cote-Miles 390 3rd Place – Chuck Garwood 8 Dan Flaherty 220 3 Teri Besch 340 4th Place – Gary Kolb 9 Tom Round 210 4 Jan Bankieris 330 th 5 Place – Dan Flaherty 10 Tom Crofton 190 5 Martha Boone 310

Women’s Open (50 and uder) 11 Chuck Garwood 180 5 Trish Vlastnik 310 1st Place – Teresa Moore 12 John Waterhouse 170 7 Patsy Bickford 190 2nd Place – Leslie Degnar 13 Bob Trombly 160 8 Cathy Olsen 180 13 Bill Werling 160 8 Mary Ann Crofton 180 3rd Place – Leslie Hassel 14 Gary Kolb 150 9 Margie Dam 160 4th Place – Leslie Salinski 15 Cal Daley 110 9 Alice Todd 160 th 5 Place – Kim Ruple 16 Lou Boone 90 10 Bernice Wassell 140

Women’s Masters (51 and over) 16 Dave Piet 90 10 Ann Henderson 140 1st Place – Jan Bankieris 17 Dave Gulick 80 11 Ann Shoemaker 90 2nd Place – Trish Vlastnik 17 Dick Allis 80 12 Kim Garwood 80 3rd Place – Rene Flaherty 18 Bob Smith 70 13 Carolyn Gulick 50 19 Dave Olsen 50 14 Rose Kempton 20 4th Place – Ann Shoemaker 20 Jerry Shoemaker 40 15 Jan Stewart 10 th 5 Place – Ann Henderson 21 George Martin 30 15 Carla Brady 10 10 21 Jim Crowley 30

Club Notes & News

Sunrise On the Square 5K/1 Mile (Mike Fitzpatrick Ford Sun- Running Club, and Phil Jones will train the crew. There will rise On the Square Labor Day Road Race) be three practices scheduled before the event and the Satur- Race starts and finishes at one of Georgia's oldest and most day event will take most of the day. This year, there will be historic courthouses on Saturday, September 5th. There will be two categories, one for the professionals and another for the plenty of food, fluids, and fun for all entrants. Plan to stay in rest of us. If you would like to be part of the PTCRC Classic downtown Newnan after the race for the Main Street Ice Dragon Boat team, please contact Carolyn Gulick ASAP at Cream festival and Market Day! Cash prizes to the top 2 male [email protected], since the first practice was held on Thurs- and female finishers—$100/$50 in the 5K. Long-sleeved, col- day, August 27th, and she will need to know who all wants orful shirts to all entrants; ribbons to all 1-mile finishers. The 1 to be on the team. Our team placed third in the event last mile Fun Run starts at 7:45 a.m., and the 5K starts at 8:00 a.m. year! It is a great day and a lot of fun, so don’t miss out. For Register at www.active.com. more information on this event, check the Web site at www.PeachtreeCityDragonBoats.org. National Run@Work Day Scheduled annually on the third Friday in September, which 9th Annual Alzheimer’s Memory 5K Walk/Run will be September 18th this year, the Road Runners Club of Many of us have known a family member or friend who America will promote the 4th Annual National Run@Work has had Alzheimer's disease. Now is your chance to partici- Day. The goal of National Run@Work Day is for RRCA mem- pate in or contribute to the Alzheimer's Memory Walk with bers and individuals across the country to host community 78% of every dollar going to our Georgia Chapter. You will based events that encourage people to incorporate at least also get a receipt for your donation for tax purposes. The thirty-five minutes of walking or running into their daily lives. Alzheimer’s Memory Walk is on Saturday, October 3rd, at A Run@Work Day event can be hosted by a running club, an the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater in Peachtree City off individual, or a corporation. Run@Work Day events should be of McIntosh Trail with registration at 8:00 a.m., runners a running or walking event lasting at least thirty-five minutes starting at 9:15 a.m., and walkers starting at 9:30 a.m. To get before work, during lunch, or immediately after work. A an application early, just go to www.southernmemorywalk.org. Run@Work Day event can be as simple as taking your co- You may make a contribution at our next meeting on Tues- workers out for a lunch time walk, or a Run@Work Day event day, September 1st, at Partners' Pizza, or you can mail your can be an afternoon fun run designed to bring out hundreds of contribution to Cathy Olson at 102 Southworth Court, people in a community or a company. To help you plan your Peachtree City, GA 30269. Cathy will also be at our weekly Run@Work Day event, the RRCA created the Run@Work Day Fun Runs on Saturday morning, and you may give her your Planning Kit and Fact Sheet. Visit their website for more de- contribution then. tails at www.rrca.org/programs/runatwork/. 2nd Annual Toga Trot 5K

4th Annual Promise Place 5K “Run from Domestic Violence” The second annual Toga Trot 5K will be held on Hallow- Promise Place is the organization created to assist the een Day this year, Saturday, October 31st, and will begin women and children who are victims of Domestic Violence in and end at the beautiful Dolce Peachtree Atlanta Hotel and our area, and this is an important fund raiser for their opera- Conference Center located on Aberdeen Parkway in Peach- tions. This year the race will be particularly fun as it will be tree City. As was the case last year, runners are encouraged combined with a formal Birthday Celebration for Peachtree to participate in Togas and special awards will be given to City's 50th Anniversary. At the end of the race awards cere- the best looking Togas! This is a fund raiser for two local mony, there will be a large birthday cake, “proximity fire- organizations. The Rotary Clubs of the Peachtree City area works,” and a host of VIPs helping to celebrate the founding of use this as a fund raiser for Rotary International's global the City. The race will be held on September 25th and is one of effort to finally eradicate Polio (only 4 countries left with the few Friday night races in our area. The course will begin endemic polio but just a plane ride away from the US), and and end at the PTC City Hall. The race begins at 6:00 p.m., the Atlanta Southern Crescent Alumnae Panhellenic Asso- with race day registration beginning at 5:00 p.m. Race applica- ciation (ASCAPA) holds this fund raiser for their scholar- tions can be downloaded at www.promiseplace.org. Each year ship fund. Please mark your calendar for this 5K on the this race is heavily supported by volunteers from the PTC Run- beautiful Aberdeen Parkway here in Peachtree City. Appli- ning Club. If you would like to run in this 5K, that would be cations are available at www.togatrot5k.com, and online regis- great, but we also need a lot of volunteer support. If you tration is available by going to www.active.com. would like to volunteer please contact George Martin at 8th Annual Darkside PTC 50K/3rd Annual PTC 25K [email protected]. The race begins & ends at Luther Glass Park on

Dragon Boat Races Peachtree Parkway in Peachtree City, Sunday, November The Peachtree City Rotary Club is hosting the 3rd Annual 8th, at 7:30 a.m. There are six 5.18 mile loops for the 50K Touch the World International Festival on Saturday, September (three loops for the 25K) with two aid stations per loop as 26th, and as part of the festival they will again be hosting the well as two unattended water fountains. Both courses Chinese Dragon Boat races on Lake Peachtree. The Classic are certified. Food and drinks will be provided to all runners, support crews, and volunteers in „two waves‟ during Road Race is once again sponsoring a boat for club members to the course of the day. For more information, please con- participate to promote the Classic Road Race. The Classic and tact Scott at [email protected]. All regis- the Club pay all the fees so Club members that would like to tered runners will receive a prerace information packet participate do not have to pay an entry fee. Carolyn Gulick is approximately 2 weeks before the race. FIELD IS LIM- organizing the Dragon Boat Race team for the Peachtree City ITED TO 150 TOTAL RUNNERS! 11

Chick-fil-A has been one of the longest and most loyal supporters of the Peachtree City Running Club. It has also been one of the longest enduring restaurant chains. It recently celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding by Mr. Truett Cathy, just 20 miles from here, and in those 60 years it has grown to one of the largest food franchises in the world. The Cathy family still resides in Fayette County and is one of the most philanthropic families and companies in the area. Not only does Chick-fil-A support us as a sponsor every year, CEO Dan Cathy actually runs in our 15K every year along with a large contingent from Chick-fil-A. A better more loyal corporate running sponsor would be hard to find. Thank you Chick-fil-A!

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Peachtree City Running Club P.O. Box 2377 Peachtree City, GA 30269 www.ptcrc.com

UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS

SEPT 1—Club Meeting/Fun Run @ Partners II Pizza ◈ SEPT 12—Club Grand Prix/Team Relay Run ◈ OCT 5—Club Meeting @

Wyndham ◈ OCT 16—Classic Expo ◈ OCT 17—PTC Classic Women's 5K, Men's 5K, Open 15K ◈ OCT 24—Club Grand Prix