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Club #229 Volume 31, Number 3 StrideRight floridastriders.com May 2012 Another Great Run to the Sun Event By Karen McCormick Photos by Vanessa Boyd We had a fantastic turnout for the 2012 Run to the Sun 8K & One-Mile Fun Run event that was held on Saturday, April 21st, at the Orange Park Kennel Club. The total number of registered 8k runners totaled 688, which is more than 150 over last year, and 25% more than we have had for the past several years…. at least as far back as 2007! Had the weather forecast the week prior to race day been something other than 90% chance of rain, we may have even had more! We were, however, very grateful to get this race in before the storms hit with much-needed rainfall. This was the second year we were joined by the Orange Inside Park Sunrise Rotary in hosting Prez Sez 2 the event, and we appreciate Minutes 2 their help in securing a major Board/Key Members 2 sponsorship and in providing vol - Sponsors 3 unteers for race day. It was also the Wide World of Running 4 second year for the new 8k race Death of Bob Hans 4 course that we introduced at last 2012 RRCA Convention 6 year’s event for which we received Senior Runners 8 some compliments from runners who Inspiration 101 10 missed its debut last year. New this year Hershey Track & Field Games 11 was an improved sound system created Striders at the Races 12 by Mike Mayse that he re-engineered to Run to the Sun 8k Results 14 New & Renewing Members 15 Continued on page 5 Memorial Day 5k Flyer 16 May/June Race Calendar 18 MEMORIAL DAY 5k Webmaster Needed 18 Strider Spotlight 19 May 28th • 8AM Wanted: Your Photo & Race Stories 19 1st Place Sports Orange Park - 2186 Park Ave. 2011-2012 Board of Directors & Key Members By Dan Adams (Board Members marked with an *) Prez Sez President & Resolution 5k Director : *Dan Adams . .(C) 505-8849 It is through the generous efforts of the Florida Strider [email protected] volunteers that we are able to meet our mission of promoting Vice President: TBD and encouraging running by educating the community about Secretary: the benefits of physical fitness and sport. At our annual picnic, which *Regina Sooey . (H) 673-0608 Ann and Bill Krause did a wonderful job of hosting, we elected our new board of email: [email protected] Treasurer: directors. In addition, I presented some extraordinary volunteers with a Florida *Randy Arend . .(H) 272-3861 Strider Lifetime Membership. The recipients of the award are all Road Runners email: [email protected] lunteered Membership Coordinator/Newsletter Club of America (RRCA) National Volunteer award winners, who have vo Circulation Coordinator/Equipment for more than 2,000 hours. It was humbling to present the awards to these amaz- Coordinator: ing volunteers who have done and continue to do so much to help our club and our *Mike Mayse . .(c) 238-3650 email: [email protected] community. Race Advisor: The Florida Striders have had 25 RRCA National Volunteer Award winners and Bob Boyd . .(H) 272-1770 f time. It email: [email protected] I nominated 3 more for this year. 2,000 hours is a tremendous amount o Children’s Running Coordinator/Photographer : is the equivalent of a full year of work (40 hours per week for 50 weeks) or five Vanessa Boyd . .(H) 272-1770 hours of work each week for eight straight years. These truly are generous people, email: [email protected] Memorial Day 5K Director: who want to help our community. Our RRCA National Volunteer Award recipients * Dave Bokros . .(C) 545-4538 are: Jeff Nelson, India Hendley, Marge Ruebush, Jim Emmert, Jenny Allen, Ken email: [email protected] Strider Spotlight columnist & StrideRight Bendy, Walley Lastinger, Frank Frazier, Chuck Cornett, Ron Hendley, Bill Zipperer, Proofreader: Jane Manion, Stan Scarlett, Robert Shields, Marie Bendy, Sherrie Alexander, Kim Vicky Connell . .(H) 276-0193 Cornell, Norma Wasson, Lou Carter, John Powers, Richard Allen, Warner Millson, email: [email protected] Social Coordinators: Lillian Lawless, Dick Miller and Vanessa Boyd. Thank you for all you have done! *Ann Krause . .(C) 252-0410 Our newly elected Board of Directors is full of talented and dedicated people. [email protected] *Bill Krause . .(C) 860-9189 We have a lot of work to do as we try to carry on the traditions of these great vol- email: [email protected] unteers listed above. I know we are up for the task and look forward to another Merchandise Coordinator: *Scott Hershey . .(H) 379-2828 great year.. email: [email protected] Resolution 10k & 5k Director/Scholarship Coordinator: Board of Directors’ Summary of Action *Kellie Howard. .(H) 732-7377 email: [email protected] March, 2012 • 7 PM • Orange Park Library Directors at Large: * Lisa Adams . .(C) 505-8731 email: [email protected] I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Dan Adams at *Maria Littlejohn . .(C) 923-0923 7:04 p.m. email: [email protected] *Kim Lundy . .(H) 213-0250 Board members present: Maria Littlejohn, Vicky Connell, Frank Fra - email: [email protected] zier, Carol MacDougall, Kim Lundy, Kristie Matherne, Glenn Hanna, Bill *Carol MacDougall . .(H) 282-9914 email: [email protected] Krause, Ann Krause, Scott Hershey, Randy Arend, Dan Adams, Kim *Robert Walker . .(H) 614-2904 Crist, Mike Mayse, Regina Sooey email: [email protected] *Robert Webster . .(H) 375-1053 II. Review of Minutes: A motion was made, seconded and passed email: [email protected] to approve the minutes from the February, 2012 board meeting. *Mark Wynter . .(H) 718-1007 III. Officer Reports email: [email protected] Hog Jog Director: a. President Report – Dan Adams Charlie Hunsberger. .. .(W) 502-9407 i. Nice Job with River Run Expo and Tent: A lot of success due to email: [email protected] being able to use credit cards. Great membership drive and merchandise Run to the Sun 8K Director/River Run Expo Tent Coordinator: sales. Lots of lessons to learn. Marge and her crew of volunteers are not *Kristie Matherne . (H) (985) 688-1849 going to be able to do the lions share of the volunteer work forever; email: [email protected] River Run Hospitality Tent Coordinator: therefore, new people are going to have to learn their jobs to take over. Stan Scarlett . .(H) 994-2687 ii. Webmaster Needed: Greg and Jennifer Wood are not going to email: [email protected] River Run Hospitality Tent (Assistant): continue. Any volunteers? We’ll seek volunteers first, and if we don’t get *Dan Wucker . .(C) 703-9453 one, we will seek bids for a paid position. It is at least 4 hours per month, email: [email protected] Race Volunteer Coordinators: but some months may be more. * Kim Crist....................(C) 545-3722 iii. Marathon High Thank You: Lisa said it was nice to run with some emai l:[email protected] of the participants in the Donna race, and they all had positive things to *Frank Frazier . .(C) 874-1828 email: [email protected] say about the program. Continued on page 9 Race Logistics Coordinator: *Glenn Hanna . (C) 710-4302 email: [email protected] Page 2 StrideRight SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS... THEY SUPPORT OUR SPORT All American Clinic/ Fleming Island Pet Clinic/Bird Clinic Orange Park, Florida 904-272-7875 allanimalclinic.com floridastriders.com Donnie A. Myers Gary R. Myers (904) 272-6606 26 9 -9400 The Florida Striders Track Club is incorpo rated as a non- profit organization under the la ws o f Florida and is granted fe de ral tax exempt 5 01 (c)3 status unde r the blanket exemption of the RRCA ID#74 -2194707. StrideRight is published monthly at P.O. Bo x 4 13, Orang e P ark, FL. Non-profit Organization Bulk Rate postage is paid at Orange Park, FL. Graphics Des ign Coordinator: Strider “Person” Coordinator: To ensure yo u are in cluded in the Tori Connell Al Saffer . .(W ) 665-6996 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Striders at the Races section, RRCA Southern Region Director: Webmaster Jennifer Wood Lena Hollmann. .(H) 919-388-578 6 please fill ou t the race results email: lenamhollmann@ bellsouth.net email: [email protected] StrideRight Editor: North Florida RRCA Representative: form at floridastriders.com , in a Todd Neville . (C) 904-501 -0900 Trish Kabus . .(C) 386-506-7688 email: [email protected] em a il: strid er ightedit@ a ol.com t imely m an n er after each race! Games of the XXX Olympiad London will host the 2012 Olympic frigid, tiny Finland. Hannes Kohlehmainen Wide World of Running Games starting on July 27. For the won, countryman Albin Stenros was third. third time. Sandwiched in second was a Hopi Indian By Jay Birmingham For a little more than two weeks, more from the USA, Louis Tewanima. steeplechase, and placed second to than 10,000 athletes from over 200 coun - Kohlehmainen won the 5,000 meter event Nurmi in the 5,000. tries will compete in more than 300 events. two days later in a world record time of Amsterdam hosted the Olympics in The ancient Greeks had no idea the world 14:36.6, one step in front of French dis - 1928. An atmosphere of peace and har - would buy into their quadrennial festival of tance star Jean Bouin. The pair finished mony prevailed. This was the first time sport on this scale. As detailed last month, nearly 200 meters ahead of the field. the Greeks entered the arena first at a French aristocrat, Baron Pierre de Cou - Just when the Games seemed to be Games outside of Athens; the host Dutch bertin spearheaded the modern Olympic gaining international acceptance, war on team entered last.