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Florida Track Club September Newsletter 2018!

CLUB WITH THE ORANGE ON THE SINGLET CELEBRATING 50+ YEARS AS A CLUB! August FTC Social Photo Recap First Magnitude Brewing Company, 8/1/18 Thank you to all who came out to run and socialize, especially our guest speaker, elite runner Julie Stackhouse of Stackhouse Fitness of Jacksonville!

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Natalie Carpenter of Fit2Run and Pace Team Organizer, Elizabeth Hanselman of Gainesville Galloway and FTC Board Member, FTC Executive Director Betsy Suda.

Running Tabs hosts free weekly runs Nicholas Armfield welcoming runners every Wednesday at 6:30PM from First and explaining running route. Magnitude. Betsy with Julie Stackhouse, our special guest runner. FLORIDA TRACK CLUB SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 2

Next FTC Monthly FTC Monthly meetings are free and open to the public. Meeting: The FTC Board of Directors also meets prior to the monthly Strength Training meeting at the same location at 6PM to discuss and vote on club for Runners business. These meetings are

Clinic with Fitz also open the public and members are encouraged to Fitz and Gretchen Loyd and Jess Morey Koehler! attend and share thoughts and prior to Big Sur . ideas. Email a board member or [email protected] for more information.

Fitz and Jenny Freeman at finish line at Big Sur Marathon.

Monday, September 10th 2018 Morning Mile Program 7PM Orthopedic Sports Medicine Institute We are very pleased to host local fitness expert, race announcer, and Morning Mile founder, Fitz Koehler! Fitz is excited to share her expertise on making runners stronger, more flexible, and more injury resistant! Refreshments before and after the Photos from meeting. We will also have Zac Above: Fitz announcing for the Big Sur Radke giving a Steven Detweiler Marathon this past April and with FTC Jeff Galloway’s Scholarship race report from a members at the race expo. recent experience at the Chicago visit to Triathlon! Gainesville FLORIDA TRACK CLUB SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 3

On Tuesday, August 28th, we had Jeff and FTC and Team FTC member the honor of having Olympian Cedric Torres. Cedric is also a recent Steven Detweiler Scholarship Award and FTC founding member Jeff Winner. He will be looking to use his Galloway pay us a visit to kick scholarship funds to compete in the off training for the 5Points of Dietz & Watson Philadelphia Half Life Marathon and on November 17th, 2018.. Marathon taking place in Gainesville in February 2019. Jeff presented on his run/walk/run training philosophy, mental preparation for long runs and races, as well as training in the heat and specific nutrition needs for and half- marathons. The evening was sponsored by the Gainesville Galloway program and as well as LifeSouth, the title sponsor of the 5Points of Life race weekend.

Jeff with FTC member Georganne Watson. Georganne is also a recent Steven Detweiler Racing Scholarship multiple award recipient as well as a previous FTC guest speaker. Georganne has used the scholarship funds to represent the FTC at the Disney Princess 10k, USATF XC Club Cross- Country Championships, as well as the St. Pete Half Marathon.

The meeting was held in the conference room at the LifeSouth Building on NW 13th Ave. Refreshments and door prizes were donated by Gainesville Galloway and LifeSouth.

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I first saw the Chicago Triathlon course 3 years when it served as the International Triathlon Unions’ (ITU) World Championship Grand Final. The race would not only be the first time the Grand Final came to America but would also be the first opportunity for the Rio Olympics hopefuls to qualify for a slot on Team USA. The Women’s race stands out in my mind since USA was already heavily favored for a possible 1-2-3 podium repeat. That day the dominant Gwen Jorgensen would win the Jeff autographed vintage photos of race, finishing with a 32 minute - This season I began with a new focus on himself in his FTC racing gear. split and walked away with the nutrition and in hindsight it was a significant Championship Gold, undefeated for the performance limiter in the past for both season. Sarah True, wife of pro-runner Ben racing and training. The first major change I True, would win Bronze in the made came with the realization a coach gave Championship standings. After that, I added me: foods are either carbohydrate or protein, the Chicago Triathlon to my “list” of bucket- simple as that. If it has eyes, it’s a protein list races I had to do. The Chicago Triathlon and if it doesn’t it’s a carbohydrate. I started is one of the oldest in the sport (36 years) focusing on more nutrient-rich carbs like and is the largest in the world, hosting nearly vegetables, and quality proteins at night 10,000 athletes over the weekend. Just a few before bed to promote sleep and recovery years ago the race organizers created a like salmon and red meat. Florida Track unique challenge for athletes interested in Club speaker, Kelsey Beckmann competing in all 3 races over 2 days. For less (https://www.facebook.com/meteornutrition) than 2% of entrants there are 175 slots for provided a helpful chart that I still use today “Triple-Challenge” competitors that compete when planning race-day fueling for both in a Super-Sprint on Saturday followed by carbs and hydration and this was key to my an Olympic and Sprint race on Sunday. race performance. I discovered I wasn’t taking on nearly enough water and carbs for Having recently moved up into the Ironman races and workouts over 2 hours. Using her distances the last few years I felt it would be guidelines, I had to train to drink and eat fun to return to the intensity of short course enough during key sessions to ensure I racing. The Triple-Challenge was an unusual consume enough and that my body could paradigm in triathlon as it’s normally process it. Photos of Jeff Galloway (top) and impossible to compete in multiple races in a Galloway and (above) in single day. It would also be a unique their FTC singlets in races in 1973. The challenge as the cumulative distance of 59 second photo was taken at the Florida miles is near that of the half Ironman (70.3 Relays in the 6 mile race. Both photos miles). The simple training ideologies I were taken by Bob Kasper and follow is that base training should be diverse appeared in the Runner’s World 1973 and balanced and as you get closer to race Pictorial. day your training should more closely mimic race-day demands and specificity. Having done an early season half Ironman, it served Steven Detweiler as an excellent base to build from. While half Ironman training had been mostly long and steady workouts the short course would Scholarship require shorter, more intense workouts. The wildcard would be the Sunday races of Racing Report: Olympic (~32 miles) and Sprint (~19 miles) being the same day, with about 1 hour’s Zac Radke recovery.

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positioned better for the final race. At the end of the day I felt amazingly accomplished: I’d finished all 3 races while 10% of the field had DNF’d or DNS’d at some point and while I’d just missed a stretch goal of 10th overall (11th), and I was 3rd among the 30-35 males in the division.

Once race weekend had arrived and I was excited; I felt confident in my training, race plan, and nutrition. The first race was the Running Group Super-Sprint and would be the most intense due to many factors. This would be first time Opportunities in getting a feel for the chilly waters of Lake This destination/bucket-list race was Michigan. It was also a beach-start making everything I’d hoped for: It gave me new Gainesville positioning and water entry more difficult to challenges, I learned more about the sport start the race. The bike course (10K) was 3 and training, and I’d accumulated amazing We are very lucky that on any loops of an already tight course so (bike) experiences in the process. The city has given day during the week, you traffic would also be a factor. My plan was some amazing history and the Chicago to try and get out in front of the swim Triathlon allows athletes to see the city in can find a reliable running group knowing that it would be over quick, hold many unique ways. The race course with whom to train. These groups my positioning on the bike, then run through highlights the Great Lake, the iconic skyline, are free and mostly run by as many positions as I could. 37 minutes and includes some unique access to the th later I’d placed 10 overall out of 700 and tunnel systems that are only open to athletes volunteers. They offer great th 9 among Triple-Challenge Athletes. 1 day a year. The final run down Columbus opportunities to network with Sunday’s race would be the big test to see if Drive shares the same finish line as the other runners, learn about I could find the right balance of speed and Chicago Marathon and the energy from all endurance. It was tough to pace myself at a the spectators gave me chills on a hot and upcoming races and events, and distance that normally takes very little humid day. I’d like to thank the Florida they help share the burden of strategy but I knew I’d have to save enough Track Club for the honor of receiving the logging miles by yourself. Many for the second race. I had finished the first Steven Detweiler Scholarship. Their support th race in 15 , much lower than I’d anticipated along with the added motivation of receiving groups have designated leaders but I stuck to my race plan and paced myself the scholarship encouraged and inspired me that would be happy to answer on the bike and run. After finishing the throughout training and the race. I highly your specific questions about Olympic race Sunday, I had about an hour to recommend others take advantage of the recover, refuel, rehydrate, and get ready to opportunity! each group. You can also email enter the water one last time. I had practiced the club at this with consecutive bike/run workouts in training but had never tried swimming with [email protected] such fatigued legs and arms. Needless to say for more info. the second swim was tough as my arms were fatigued from the prior swim-bike-run and my legs were not willing to contribute at all. As I exited the water for the last time I was relieved to start the bike. Both the bike and run were slower than I had expected but I also noticed at each turn-around that fewer “Triples” were ahead of me. At the last run turnaround, I knew I was near the Top 10 and that while my prior performance had fallen short of my expectations I was FLORIDA TRACK CLUB SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 6

encouraged. San Felasco south entrance, 11101 Millhopper Road, Gainesville. Questions, contact Richard [email protected]

Tuesdays & Thursdays @ Kirkwood Running Group SW 13th St. and SW 25th Pl - 6:30 PM (fall/winter) 6:45 PM (spring/summer) Mondays @ UF Stadium Fit2Run & Salty Dog Fun Run – 6:30 PM Meets at 6:30 pm in Fall and Winter and 6:45 pm in Spring and Summer. Saturday FTC Morning Long Run The Salty Dog run on Monday We meet in the parking lot on the & Breakfast @ (Varies weekly) - Nights is about a 3.5 (give corner of SW 13th St. and SW 25th 6:00 AM (spring/summer) 6:30 or take; 3-4 miles), that goes through Place and run the 3 mile course of AM (fall/winter) some cool parts of campus. It starts the former Literacy Run. Some of us Long run (8 to 14 miles) various at Gate 6 of the Ben Hill Griffin run it twice or add other variations locations in Northwest and Football Stadium, 6:30 PM. Runners for more miles. The course is shady Southwest Gainesville get a free beer from Salty Dog with low traffic. The group consists Contact Diane Miller (386-462- afterwards. Contact of runners of all abilities and all ages 2384, [email protected]) since Chase [email protected] or and is open to anyone. Contact Rick the location changes. Join the Natalie [email protected] for Swenson: phone 352.336.7798 or Gainesville Running Google Group details. email [email protected] above to get the weekly emails Diane sends out announcing the Mondays Lloyd Clarke Sports run Tuesday @ Tioga Town Center - meeting location and route. The from Cyprus & Grove – 6:30PM 6:30 PM time changes according to daylight (Meet at 6:15PM) savings time (7 am in Fall/Winter) Contact Kevin Love if you’re and (6 am in Spring/Summer). coming for the first time. Between 6 and 15 runners do 8-14 [email protected] miles at various paces and over different courses. This group of mostly FTC members does long runs Tuesday @ UF Stadium Steps and each weekend in preparation for Ramps – 5:00 PM upcoming marathons. But you don’t have to be a marathoner to enjoy 5:00 PM 1/2 hour of cardio at the their company. After running, the UF Football Stadium. Contact group goes out for breakfast. Stadium Stompers a.k.a. Barry Tuesdays & Thursdays with Murphy (352-672-0756). This is a TriGators at UF Percy Beard Track Sunday @ San Felasco Trail Run - half-hour cardio workout of stadium – 6:30AM 7:30 AM steps! Our group meets at Gate Four of the stadium and walkers, joggers, Sunday Trail meets at 7:30AM for a and runners are encouraged to come. 7:45 AM cool run under the trees. Several marked nature trails allow Wednesday @ Oaks Mall Fit2Run for name-your-own distance - 6:30 PM between 2 and 20 miles, the large group means you never have to run Come run with us at an “All alone (unless you want!). All paces Welcome” FunRun at Fit2Run FLORIDA TRACK CLUB SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 7

conveniently located in the Oaks states/fl/gainesville/6001279908664 https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/G Mall. Every Wednesday evening @ 14223 ainesville/TomWalkerMemorial 6:30pm. 6:15 early birds get to get Group time may change so touch HalfMarathon?remMeAttempt= 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 at [email protected] Tom Walker Memorial Half- Marathon and Keith Brantly, far right, former FTC Keith Brantly President and 1996 US Olympian road racing in the 1990s. We have named the 5k portion of our race weekend in his 5k only 9 weeks honor. away! Last year at

Tom Walker Wednesday @ First Magnitude Brewery - 6:30 PM Races:

Contact Kevin Love if you’re coming for the first time. [email protected]

Sunday, November 11th Day of Race Registration and Bib Pick 8AM Bouleware up tables.

Thursday @ Tipples - 6:00 PM Springs Meets at Tipples on the corner of SW Tower Rd and 24th Ave. 4 mile Entrance route with paces ranging from 8-12 minute miles. Come join us for plenty of conversation and Hawthorne Trail camaraderie. Stick around to grab a beer at Tipples afterwards. Currently Two hour half-marathon group led by meeting at 6:00 and heading out on Tim Donovan run at 6:15. The pace ranges from 8:00 to 12:00/mile. http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/unit Sign up today! ed- FLORIDA TRACK CLUB SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 8

Zane Grabau and Joshua Starnes Scott Gulbransen Elizabeth Hanselman and Diane Miller

Georganne Watson, Daniela Urzua, Olympian traveled to Enoch Nadler and Elizabeth Hanselman Tony Matchev, Mike Hensley Gainesville from PA to speak to the FTC prior to the Tom Walker race. He then stayed and ran the course with friend and former US teammate and FTC member Luke Watson.

Hali Lester Andy Knott, Rob Robbins, Matthew Conner, Kate Egan

Courtney Rouse

Gretchen Loyd Laura Weston and Linda Bloom

Dan Stoner

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Due to popular demand we are Congratulations to our continuing the 5k race that debuted in 2016 as well! This year, we will most recent Steven inaugurate the race as the Keith Brantly 5k in honor of our previous Detweiler FTC Racing FTC president and US 10k Olympian. Scholarship Recipients! Awards (trophy or medal, TBD) to first place male, female, and masters male and female.

Stephanie McGrail Early race number and shirt pickup dates and location are still TBD. Day of race pick up begins at 7 am at Boulware Springs. Race shirts will be available until they run out, so we encourage you to register early.

Contact Race Director Mark Ou with further questions: [email protected]

Stephanie McGrail, Courtney Rouse, Register today! FTC members get Betsy Suda $5/$3 off at checkout! https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/G ainesville/TomWalkerMemorial Cailin Lewis: Space Coast Half HalfMarathon?remMeAttempt= Marathon, 11/25/18

Victoria Pagan

The Florida Track Club hosts our annual Tom Walker Memorial Half Marathon Run and Keith Brantly 5k on the beautiful Gainesville- Hawthorne Trail. Pace team members: Christopher This chip-timed USATF-certified Reisch, Richard Smith, Timothy Donovan, Keith Singleton, Laurie Cedric Torres: Dietz & Watson course and is on a wide paved path Meyers, and Jenni Johnson Philadelphia Half Marathon, 11/17/18 with plenty of shade. Now accepting applications for Florida Track Club members receive a scholarship awards for spring races! discount ($5 off half marathon, $3 off See page 14 of this newsletter for 5k) at checkout. Kids 13 and under more information. Send completed receive reduced pricing as well. applications (Word Document or

PDF) to the scholarship committee $250 cash prize to Male and Female at [email protected]. overall winner, $100 cash prize to 2nd place Male and Female, $50 cash If you would like to serve on the prize for 3rd place Male and Female. scholarship committee, send an All half marathon finishers will email expressing your interest to the receive a custom finisher's medal. same email. Thank you! FLORIDA TRACK CLUB SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 10

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] Jeff Galloway, 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 SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 11

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 Marty Liquori 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. The club would be paid The FTC, Robert Cade, and the the early 1970s started to retire, some a stipend by these groups, and in return, Development of Gatorade would take charge of both planning the races and recruiting race sponsors.[8.10] FLORIDA TRACK CLUB SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 12

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 .[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 SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 13

10,000 meters, founder meters, and Marathon,  Mike and Debbie Cotton of RunSafer)[26] member of Team USA (US Champion Pole  Brian Sell (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/28cade.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 13. David Greenberg, p.c. 14. Betsy Suda, p.c. 15. http://teamfloridatrackclub.com/ 16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Bacheler 17. http://more.arrs.net/runner/5675 18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Brantly 19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Dyce 20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Galloway 21. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Liquori 22. Author bio, Again to Carthage, John L. Parker, Jr. 2007 23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Shorter 24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grete_Waitz 25. FTC newsletter, December 1999 26. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Williams_(athlete) 27. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Sell 28. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/long-run-marathon-article-1.933994 29. http://floridagators.com/coaches.aspx?rc=133 30. FTC newsletter, May 1995 31. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Watson 32. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cade 33. FTC newsletter, April 1999 34. FTC newsletter, February 1996 35. http://www.bartyasso.com/ 36. FTC newsletter, January 1995 37. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Cotton_(pole_vaulter) 38. https://mattfitzgerald.org/ 39. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Mitchell

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Steve Detweiler FTC Maximum allotment per exceed the allotment per individual per term: $100-250 individual per term ($100-250). Scholarship (Recipients per term: 2-5) Expectations If Maximum allotment per receiving a sponsorship, the Applications – next individual per year: $250 participant is required to: round due 1) Give an oral race report at a st Timeline Each applicant may FTC meeting within 6 months of November 1 ! submit one (1) application per bi- the event annual term. The application 2) Deliver a written race report must be submitted by 11:59 pm submitted to the Executive on November 1st, for races in Director, Betsy Suda January through June and by ([email protected]) for 11:59 pm on April 1st for races in the FTC newsletter within 1 July through December. The month of the event application includes 3) Represent the Florida Track a Questionnaire Form and Club! Submit a photo wearing a Budget Form. The applicant will the Florida Track Club singlet at be notified approximately two the race. weeks after each deadline. Review Reimbursement The travel The application will be reviewed grant will be used to cover racing based on the following fees, transportation, and lodging. characteristics: Other expenses, such as meals, 1) Active membership in FTC souvenirs, etc. will not be 2) The applicant’s prior service reimbursed. The recipient of the and involvement within the FTC

award must keep all itemized and the Gainesville running The FTC has scholarship money receipts. After the event, they community available to all club members to must fill out the reimbursement 3) The significance of this race to use for travel/race spreadsheet and submit all the individual registration/lodging, etc. If you receipts through email to: 4) Competitive potential have an upcoming race this [email protected] 5) Financial needs of participant spring for which you could use The awarded amount indicated some financial support, please prior to travel is the maximum Questionnaire for Applicants: submit an application! The form amount the recipient will be Are you an active member of for the Steven Detweiler Florida reimbursed. If the individual FTC? If so, how long have you Track Club Racing Scholarship is doesn’t submit receipts they will been a member? below. Please email completed receive $0. What other activities (especially forms to: fitness, running, and community [email protected]. Transportation Plane fare can service related) you are involved Deadline for submission is Nov be reimbursed as long as the in, within the community and the 1st at 11:59PM. total funds for the trip do not state? exceed the allotment per What are your running goals for Florida Track Club Race individual per term ($100-250). this race, this season, and long Scholarship Gas receipts from en route travel term? Goal: To financially support days and MapQuest/GoogleMap Please share why you would like athletes within the Florida Track (etc.) directions to and from race to run this race and how the Club when representing the Club will suffice for reimbursement. funds from FTC are important. at races. Are you able to do an oral Lodging Lodging expenses can (within 6 months of event) and Moneys be reimbursed as long as the written race report (1 month Total Funds: $500 allotted total funds for the trip do not following event) and wear the biannually ($1000 per year) FTC singlet for a photo at the FLORIDA TRACK CLUB SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 15

race? (A requirement to receive California International Marathon!), and the Disney funds) Marathon Princess 10k. Scholarship recipients reported back on their Budget Spreadsheet Sharon Beckwith, Ravi Kumar, experiences to the club through (Application) Stephanie McGrail, Lara this newsletter and by speaking at Applicant Name 1 (name) Drondoski, Enoch Nadler, our meetings. If you would like Race Name 2 (Race name) Courtney Rouse to make a donation to the Date(s) of Race 3 (MM/DD/YY) scholarship, checks can be made Dates(s) of Travel 4 (MM/DD/YY) out to: The Florida Track Club, Location of Race 5 (Anywhere,USA) with Scholarship fund in the Race Entry Fee 6 $ memo line, and sent to Betsy Mode of Transportation 7 (Car/plane/running) Suda, Executive Director at 4190 Approximated Distance 8 (x miles) NW 50th Drive, #7305, Approximated Travel Cost 9 $ Gainesville, FL, 32606. Expected Accommodations 10 (Friends/family/Hotel Approximated Lodging Cost 11 $ Notes 12 We encourage all #VALUE! members to apply! Total race cost 13 Details and the scholarship application can be found at: https://floridatrackclub.wildapric Recent Scholarship Recipients ot.org/Blog/3526596 Georganne Watson and Kelly Deadline for scholarship Griffin, St. Pete Half-Marathon application submission is April 1st. Donations are welcomed at any time.

History of the Scholarship

The FTC Board of Directors Steve with Jay Peacock after Tom voted unanimously to rename our Walker Half Marathon. FTC Running Scholarship the Steven Detweiler Racing Scholarship. This program commenced this fall and is open to any Florida Track Club member in support of their racing goals. We have thus far awarded over $3k to members to travel to compete in the following races: Chicago Marathon, Kiawah Marathon (of which Steve was a Stacy Voils, Alissa Voils, Ozzy Vidal, recipient and placed first in his Steve Detweiler, Mark Ou at FTC social age group with a 1:43 Half at First Magnitude. FLORIDA TRACK CLUB SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2018! | Issue # 16

Club Magnets! 2018 FTC Board Members President: Richard Garand, $5 Available at FTC Monthly [email protected]

Meetings Vice President: Gretchen Loyd, [email protected] (for more info and for info on FTC singlets: Past President: Elizabeth Hanselman [email protected]) [email protected]

Treasurer: Marie Dennis, Back row (l-r): Matt Carrillo, Enoch [email protected] Nadler, Nic Armfield, VP Gretchen Loyd, Konstantin Matchev, President Directors: Patrick Gallagher [email protected] Richard Garand Nick Armfield [email protected] Dan Stoner [email protected] Front Row (l-r): Dan Stoner, Pat Matt Carrillo [email protected] Gallagher, Past President Elizabeth Enoch Nadler Hanselman, Executive Director Betsy [email protected] Suda Konstantin Matchev [email protected] Mark Ou, [email protected]

Executive Director: Betsy Suda [email protected]

Thank you to our generous club sponsors:

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