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HTC NEWS Magazine of the Huntsville Track Club member of the Road Runners Club of America All Volunteer, Non-Profit Organization HTC Website - http://www.huntsvilletrackclub.org Picture by Vickie Meader Tom Bolt: HTC Founding President See Article Page 30 TRACK CLUB HUNTSVILLE Huntsville, Alabama Issue #223 Sept./Oct., 2015 INCORPORATED 1971 HTC NEWS 223 - 1 Steve Johnson - Honorary Lifetime HTC Member - 1980 ARTICLE & PICTURE IDENTIFICATION ON PAGE 3 HTC NEWS 223 - 2 STEVE JOHNSON – HONORARY LIFETIME HTC MEMBER – 1980 By Harold Tinsley § When the Rocket City Marathon began in program at that time but the club had made 1977 and Cotton Row Run began in 1980 one member an Honorary Lifetime HTC the media (newspapers and television) Member. The club expressed its apprecia- coverage was unlike anything runners can tion by making Steve Johnson the second comprehend today. That coverage was a Honorary Lifetime HTC Member in 1980. major contributor to the instant success of Inside Front Cover Picture Identifica- both events. It brought out spectators and tion (Top, Left to Right, and then down): made it significantly easier to get sponsor- Jim Oaks presents Steve Johnson the ship in a city where businesses had never HTC Media Award in 1991. even considered sponsoring sporting Steve Johnson finishing the 1980 Rocket events where that sport was basically un- City Marathon in 2:51:46, it was his first known to the population at that time. Race marathon. In 1983 Steve and his brother directors around the country marveled at Mark finished second in the Brother Team the coverage of the club’s two events. In competition. 1981 Channel 19 Steve with his ever present camera or aired 30 minutes camera man at the 1990 Cotton Row Run. live coverage of You may notice there are two finish ban- the Rocket City ners in the picture. In those days CRR fin- Marathon finish. ished on Monroe Street by the Von Braun The picture here Center. Open men finished on one side of from that race is the divided street and women and masters Channel 19’s Har- finished on the other side. old Bugg and this Steve socializing with elite runner Allison writer discussing Roe from Auckland, New Zealand, at the whether Steve 1987 Cotton Row Run post race party at Bolt, who was the Cedarhurst club house. closing, would be Steve interviewing Harold and Louise able to catch Phillip Coppess during the Tinsley about winning the Running Times last 15 minutes of the race. Coppess won Road Race Management Race Director of in 2:13:27 with Bolt second in 2:14:06. the Year in 1996. One who went beyond even the extraor- Steve and Wayne Smith in a discussion dinary was Sports Reporter Steve Johnson prior to the Rocket City Marathon start in who later became Sports Director at Chan- the early 1990s. nel 19. The picture here is Steve studying Olympian Jeff Galloway being inter- the news releases viewed by Steve prior to the 1992 Rocket at the marathon City Marathon. pre-race press Steve interviewing Sue Jackson at the conference. Steve Cotton Row Run pre-race elite runner din- was so impressed ner in 1988 at Cedarhurst club house. with what the club Steve finishing the 2001 Cotton Row Run was doing with in the rain. running that he Steve with camera waiting on the 1996 became a runner Rocket City Marathon runners to come by and joined the the Von Braun Center. HTC. If Steve was Steve interviewing Cotton Row Run Race impressed with the Director, John Dennison in 1988. HTC, the club was Prior to the 1999 Rocket City Marathon even more im- start Steve entertaining Huntsville Times pressed with what he was doing for club Editor, Joe Distelheim and Huntsville races. The HTC did not have an awards Mayor, Loretta Spencer. HTC NEWS 223 - 3 HUNTSVILLE TRACK CLUB PICNIC Monte Sano State Park Pavilion (across from Ranger’s Office) Sunday, October 18, 1:00 PM FREE dinner (catered by Moe’s Original BBQ) for HTC members, $10 for guests. Please RSVP at [email protected] by Thursday, Oct. 15 to make reservations and allow us to plan for food. Please note the number attending in your RSVP. Join us as we enjoy each other’s company at the HTC Family Picnic. We will be at the covered pavilion across from the ranger’s office at Monte Sano State Park. We will provide meat and 2 sides. Please bring a side and/or dessert to share. Camp chairs are also welcome. The meal will be served at 1 pm, and Dink Taylor will lead a hike on the trails at approximately 3 pm. Thanks, Karen Gelmis, VP Programs HTC NOTICES HTC NOTICES HTC NOTICES DID YOU MOVE OVER THE SUMMER? Please, don't forget to update your address with us. The post office will NOT forward our Non-profit mail to your new address. They send it back to us. Thank you! [email protected] - Regena Moore HTC NEWS 223 - 4 IN THIS ISSUE - HTC NEWS #223 - SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER, 2015 HTC NEWS Founding Editors, Harold and Louise Tinsley § ►► Deadline for inputs to next HTC NEWS is November 10, 2015 ◄◄ 1--Front Cover Picture - Tom Bolt 27--HTC Board Meeting Minutes - Regena Moore 2--Picture Page - Steve Johnson 28--Remaining 2015 HTC Race Schedule 3--S. J. Honorary Lifetime HTC Member - 1980 29--Ad - Physio Works Sports & Wellness - Walker 4--HTC Announcements - HTC Picnic 30--How the HTC got Started - Harold Tinsley 5--In This Issue (This Page) 36--Ad - No Place Like Home 5K - Venus Tomlin 6--HTC Officials Contact Information 37--Adam and Joan Williamson - Harold Tinsley 7--2016 HTC Race Schedule 39--Ad - Spooktacular 5K - Suzanne Taylor 8--Welcome New Members & Scholarship Fund 40--Monte Sano Road Race Notes 9--Ad - Nike Rocket City Marathon - The Taylors 41--Alabama Runners are Lucky - Harold Tinsley 10--Future Races - Louise Tinsley. 43--Ad - Ribbon Run Bib Number Jackpot - Taylor 13--Ad - Rocket City Kids Marathon - Lisa Quinlan 44--Three Dr. Daniel C. Batchelor Articles 14--About This Issue & Other Issues by 47--Twilight 5K Road Race Results Harold & Louise Tinsley & HTC Members 48--Monte Sano 10K & 5K Road Race Results 28 Topics about Running and the HTC 54--Alabama State Age Records - Buck Jones We welcome your inputs for this topic. 54--Female 5K Age Records 21--Ad - Rainbow Racing System - Walter Egger 55--Male 5K Age Records 21--Ad - Sports Massage - Gail Whelan 55--Female 8K Age Records 22--HTC Grand Prix Final Results - D. 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The club website is: http://www.huntsvilletrackclub.org HTC NEWS 223 - 5 HUNTSVILLE TRACK CLUB CONTACT INFORMATION All Phone Numbers are Area Code: 256 unless otherwise noted Mail Addr.: Huntsville Track Club, PMB #461, 6585 Hwy 431 S #E, Hampton Cove, AL 35763 HTC Web Site: http://www.huntsvilletrackclub.org - The Huntsville Track Club is a member of: RRCA, Club #40 - USATF, Club #09-0105 - The Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama Huntsville Track Club Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/huntsvilletrackclub Alabama State Records Website: http://www.staterunningrecords.com/index.html ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2014 / 2015 HTC EXECUTIVE BOARD President Eric Fritz 763-0070 [email protected] VP-Programs Karen Gelmis 763-0481 [email protected] VP-Races/Equipment Alex Clark 603-5284 [email protected] VP-Communications DeWayne Satterfield 551-0922 [email protected] Treasurer Kathy Youngren 565-2926 [email protected] Secretary Regena Moore 656-3904 [email protected] Marathon Director Suzanne & Dink Taylor 650-7063 [email protected] Cotton Row Director Dink & Suzanne Taylor 650-7063 [email protected] Appointed Member Harold Tinsley 881-9077 [email protected] ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2015 HTC RACE DIRECTORS New Years Fun Runs Randy McFarland 534-5509 [email protected] Mtn.