Contents Hall of Fame . .2-3 Planning for the Relay . 3 Division and Awards . 4 Special Divisions . 5 EMERITUS RACE DIRECTORS Gordon Pitz Williamson County Motel Guide . .6 Keith McQuarrie Race Packets . 7 RACE DIRECTOR Vehicles . 9 Brad Dillard Team Rosters . 10 ASSISTANT RACE DIRECTOR Larry Williams Start of the Race . 11 BUSINESS MANAGER Exchanges . 12 Ken Starbuck Emergencies . 14 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Safety First . 14 Tammy Baumgarte Janet Bixler Handicaps . 14 Paul Broadway After the Race . 15 Lee Swayze Anne Johnson Course Map . 16-17 Judith McHose Elevation Charts and Course Description . 18-24 The River to River Relay is organized by 2008 List of Teams . 26-27 River to River Runners, a member of Road Runners Club of America. Official Rules . 28 COMMUNICATIONS Mail Send material to River to River Relay, PO Box 981 First Time Relay Runners Carbondale, IL 62903-0981 This book has been written to answer most of the questions that you might Phone have about the relay. Please read each section carefully. If you still have You may reach the race director questions about any aspect of the race, contact the race director. The best at 618-985-6287 way to find an answer to your question is to send an e-mail to E-mail [email protected]. [email protected] Experienced Relay Runners Fax The relay is a logistically complex event (a “logistical nightmare,” according Fax to 847-866-6136 to one team manager). Please do not assume that you know what to do just World Wide Web because you have done it many times before. Review especially the sections http://rrr.olm.net on the start of the race and the exchanges, and the charges for late changes in the team roster, since this is where people have been most likely to Throughout the 20 years of the River to River encounter problems. Relay, several photographers have given time and support to the relay. Our staff photographer in 2007 who took the majority of the photos in this publication, was Eric Johnson. Other photos were generously shared by friends and fans. We thank River to River Relay 2009 them heartily for their support. This booklet was created by JEM Communications, Inc. The River to River Relay next year will be run on Saturday, April 18, 2009 Published in Carbondale, Illinois March 2008 River to River Relay Terry Wade Hall of Fame 2008 nominated to RRR Hall of Fame Nominees to River to River Relay Hall of Fame by Gene Johns, team manager Judy Ayala . Judy and the Gang B.O.B. and the Rear End Gang Bruce Arrow . Skeeziks and the Pipsawahs formerly St. Jude Runners Joe Bannon, Jr . Bannon’s Mountain Chuck Barnett . Indiana Brew Crew believe that Terry Wade Lance Bovard . Prairie State Road Runners Ibecame a captain and runner Doug Braasch . Shake, Waddle and Run for the St. Jude Runners, now Joe Brading . Coles County Ridge Runners Cathy Bradley . St. Jude Runners B.O.B. and the Rear End Gang, Clearance “Buzz” Bradley . Buzz Boys & Buzz Boyx Mixed in 1992 and continued in those Lenny Bruce . GTE Front Runners capacities until 2005. He has Chris Christian . Grandma’s Thursday Night Running Club continued to be a runner on our Jon Davis. Taylorville Turtles team to the present. Carl and Carol Gross . Back for More Roy Haake . Keep It In The Family Wade has run every segment of Keith Hammond . Scott AFB Striders the Relay twice—yes, even leg Bob Hickman . Kansas City River Ratz number 6—and in a couple of Chuck Hinde. Silver Striders those years he ran double legs Gary Holda . One More Time For Fun Sister Marion Irvine . PFC Possum Trotters when injuries occurred during Gene Jones . St. Jude Runners the Relay. Larry Keeling . Magnificent Seven and Another Guy Terry is a RUNNER, and I Jim Leming . Thunder Canyon Road Raptors cannot imagine him being Jack Meyer . Wandering Walukis (posthumous) Mike McGrath . Hurry Up and Wait, Again! anywhere else in mid-April than Dick Macknick . Fritterrazz the Smatterriff (and other teams) on the River to River Relay run, Gary Moss . Masters of Shawnee Forest enjoying southern Illinois and the Tom Newlin . General’s Team comaraderie of the runners. Lance Nogle . Lisle Windrunners Peter Olson . Highwaymen Wade became a runner for the Dick Parker . Starved Rock River Runners Memphis to Peoria Run for the Bob Putnam . General’s Team kids of St. Jude in 1986 and Kevin Reveal. Herrin Road Runners (posthumous) became hooked on helping Jerry Riebling . Shake, Waddle and Run the kids. He formed a team of Dale Righter . Breaking Wind Running Club Robert Rogalski. Y-Connection St. Jude runners to participate in Charles Rose. Dixie Flyers the River to River Relay early in Greg Rose. Prairie State Road Runners (posthumous) 1990 and was the manager of that Dick Ruzicka . Dixie Flyers team for about 13 years. Stu Sax . Miami Coca Nuts and other teams Martha Schierer . St. Jude Runners Terry’s personality is set deeply in Donald (Butch) Sherrod . Eleven-Eleven Y Group helping people and a friend to Brook Smith . Eight Up everyone he meets. He is a pillar Ron Smith . West Frankfort All.