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 Jim Oaks Richard “Mac” McCrady Mac currently holds 46 Alabama State Records from the 1 mile to the 10 mile for ages 72 to 82 even though he fractured a hip at age 79 and is just getting back to record setting form. TRACK CLUB HUNTSVILLE Huntsville, Alabama Issue #214 March/April, 2014 INCORPORATED 1971 HTC NEWS 214 - 1 Pictures by Gregg Gelmis WE RUN HUNTSVILLE MOUNTAIN MIST 50K TRAIL RUN Winner Scott Breeden See Results this Issue DeWayne Satterfield Finished all 20 HTC NEWS 214 - 2 IN THIS ISSUE - HTC NEWS #214 - MARCH / APRIL, 2014 HTC NEWS Editors, Harold and Louise Tinsley § ►► Deadline for inputs to next HTC NEWS is May 10, 2014 ◄◄ 1--Front Cover Picture - Mac McCrady 36--Wall of Honor for Ken Winn - Harold Tinsley 2--Picture Page - Mountain Mist 50K Trail Run 38--Swampers 5K - Josh Aycock 3--In This Issue (This Page) 39--HTC Grand Prix Interim Results - D. Satterfield 4--HTC Officials Contact Information 40--Spine Candy - Dr. Dan Batchelor 5--2014 HTC Race Schedule 41--Ad - Firecracker Chase - Steve Swindall 6--Welcome New Members & Scholarship Fund 42--Ad - 1st Place Athletics - What We Offer 7--Ad - Cookie Dash 5K Course Map - R. 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The club website is: http://www.huntsvilletrackclub.org HTC NEWS 214 - 3 HUNTSVILLE TRACK CLUB CONTACT INFORMATION All Phone Numbers are Area Code: 256 unless otherwise noted HTC Mailing Address: Huntsville Track Club, 8811 Edgehill Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802 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 Alabama State Records Web Site: 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] ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2014 HTC RACE DIRECTORS New Years Fun Runs Randy McFarland 534-5509 [email protected] Mtn. Mist 50K Trail Run Dink & Suzanne Taylor 650-7063 [email protected] Winter Winds Races Linda Scavarda 679-1582 [email protected] UAH Spring Race Ronnie Nelson 656-3989 [email protected] Rocket Run 10 Mile Race Valerie Connaughton 337-0417 [email protected] McKay Hollow Trail Run Blake Thompson 213-8076 [email protected] Scholarship Fund 8K Tab Barnett 883-5124 [email protected] Cookie Dash 5K Regena Moore 656-3904 [email protected] Cotton Row Run Dink & Suzanne Taylor 650-7063 [email protected] Summer XC Runs Steve & Jennifer Carter 650-7063 [email protected] Eurocross 5K & 8K Keith & Tracy Roberts 880-1862 [email protected] Alabama A&M Race James Falcon 656-7199 [email protected] All Comers Track Meet Marty Clarke 852-5723 [email protected] HTC Twilight 5K (WDF) Ashley & David Cain 651-0546 [email protected] Monte Sano Races Beth Benefield 658-1162 [email protected] Autumn Chase Races Greg Reynolds 489-7280 [email protected] Monte Sano 15K Mike O’Melia 361-3633 [email protected] Liz Hurley Ribbon Run 5K Courtney McCool 265-8077 [email protected] Huntsville Half Marathon Marty & Carol Eaton 882-3706 [email protected] Dizzy Fifties Trail Run Don Alan Hankins 694-8187 [email protected] Rocket City Marathon Suzanne & Dink Taylor 650-7063 [email protected] Recover fm Holidays 50K Christy & Tony Scott 508-1925 [email protected] ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2014 SPECIAL HTC COORDINATORS & CONTACTS HTC Membership Louise Tinsley 881-9077 [email protected] HTC NEWS Editors Harold & Louise Tinsley 881-9077 [email protected] HTC Grand Prix DeWayne Satterfield 551-0922 [email protected] HTC Equipment Alex Clark 603-5284 [email protected] HTC Adopt-A-Mile Jean Grotophorst 650-0031 [email protected] HTC Adopt-A-Trail DeWayne Satterfield 551-0922 [email protected] HTC Programs/Meetings Karen Gelmis 886-2483 [email protected] HTC Volunteer Database Carl Smith 698-8211 [email protected] HTC Website/Webmaster DeWayne Satterfield 551-0922 [email protected] USATF/RRTC Alabama John DeHaye 881-9326 [email protected] Course Certifier Road Running Technical Council (certification) web site: www.rrtc.net USATF Alabama State Buck Jones 539-1922 [email protected] Record Keeper web site: http://www.staterunningrecords.com/index.html ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PAST HTC PRESIDENTS Tom Bolt: 1972-1979 Ray Roberts: 1980 Norm Harris: 1981-1989 Lawrence Hillis: 1990-1993 Randall Roland: 1994-1995 Steve Rice: 1996-1997 David Purinton: 1998-2011 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HONORARY LIFETIME HTC MEMBERS Harold Tinsley – 1980 Steve Johnson – 1980 Tom Bolt – 1982 Norm Harris – 2002 Earl Jacoby – 2004 Jim Oaks – 2007 Lawrence Hillis – 2008 Wayne & Joyce Smith – 2011 HTC NEWS 214 - 4 2014 HUNTSVILLE TRACK CLUB RACE SCHEDULE JAN 1 - WED - 2PM - 1, 2 & 4 MILE CONCURRENT NEW YEAR'S FUN RUNS Randy McFarland - 534-5509, [email protected] – Huntsville Jaycee Building Old Airport JAN 25 - SAT – 7:30AM - * MOUNTAIN MIST 50K TRAIL RUN - 50K (31 Miles) @ Dink & Suzanne Taylor, 650-7063, [email protected] – Monte Sano State Park Lodge FEB 9 - SUN - 2PM - * WINTER WINDS ROAD RACES - 2 & 4 Miles & Fun Run Linda Scavarda, 679-1582, [email protected] – Grissom High School MAR 2 - SUN - 2PM - * UAH SPRING ROAD RACE - 10K Ronnie