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Armstrong TRACK CLUB HUNTSVILLE Huntsville, Alabama Issue #226 March/April 2016 INCORPORATED 1971 Pictures by We Run Huntsville/Gregg Gelmis HTC NEWS 226 - 2 IN THIS ISSUE - HTC NEWS #226 - MARCH / APRIL, 2016 HTC NEWS Founding Editors, Harold and Louise Tinsley § ►► Deadline for inputs to next HTC NEWS is May 10, 2016 ◄◄ 1--Front Cover Picture - Grattan O’Neill Record 27--Picture Pages - Mountain Mist HTC Finishers 2--Picture Page - Mountain Mist Pictures 32--Ad - Physio Works Sports & Wellness - Walker 3--In This Issue (This Page) 33--Dink Taylor - Real Life Running Machine 4--HTC Officials Contact Information 34--Ad - Cinco de Mayo 3 & 5 Mile Fun Run 5--2016 HTC Race Schedule 35--RRCA Hall of Fame Members 6--Welcome New Members & Scholarship Fund 36--HTC Board Meeting Minutes - D. Erickson 7--Ad - Cotton Row Run - Dink & Suzanne Taylor 38--Ad - Swampers 5K - Josh Aycock 8--Future Races - Louise Tinsley 39--Sciatica - Dr. Daniel C. 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The club website is: http://www.huntsvilletrackclub.org HTC NEWS 226 - 3 HUNTSVILLE TRACK CLUB CONTACT INFORMATION All Phone Numbers are Area Code: 256 unless otherwise noted Address: Huntsville Track Club, 6275 University Drive, Suite 37, Box 438, Huntsville, AL 35806 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 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2016 / 2017 HTC EXECUTIVE BOARD President Eric Fritz 763-0070 [email protected] VP-Programs Chelsea Schiavone 682-2748 [email protected] VP-Races/Equipment Alex Clark 603-5284 [email protected] VP-Communications Kim Holmes 679-6726 [email protected] Treasurer Kathy Youngren 565-2926 [email protected] Secretary Debbie Erickson 684-6249 [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] ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2016 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 8K Race Ronnie Nelson 656-3989 [email protected] Rocket Run 10 Mile Race Valerie Connaughton 337-0417 [email protected] McKay Hollow Trail Run Cary Long 694-5664 [email protected] Double Helix 5K Race Alex & Amanda Clark 603-5284 [email protected] Cookie Dash 5K Chris Suchomski 813-480-5248 [email protected] All Comers Track Meet Marty Clarke 651-4015 [email protected] Cotton Row Run 5 & 10K Dink & Suzanne Taylor 650-7063 [email protected] David McKannan 5K Run Billy Burleigh 489-5238 [email protected] Summer XC Runs Todd Parsons 205-258-8834 [email protected] Eurocross 5K & 8K Keith Roberts 684-3848 [email protected] Alabama A&M XC Race James & Michelle Falcon 656-7199 [email protected] HTC Twilight 5K Ashley & David Cain 651-0546 [email protected] Monte Sano Races Beth Benefield 658-1162 [email protected] Huntsville Hospital Fun Run Greg Reynolds 489-7280 [email protected] Monte Sano 15K Mike O’Melia 361-3633 [email protected] Liz Hurley Ribbon Run 5K Suzanne Mohler 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] Hobbs Island 10K Martin Schneekloth 655-5535 [email protected] Rocket City Marathon Suzanne & Dink Taylor 650-7063 [email protected] Rocket City Kids Marathon Lisa Quinlan 715-572-4168 [email protected] Recover fm Holidays 50K Christy & Tony Scott 508-1925 [email protected] ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2016 SPECIAL HTC COORDINATORS & CONTACTS HTC Membership Debbie Erickson 830-9598 [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 Chelsea Schiavone 682-2748 [email protected] HTC Volunteer Database Carl Smith 698-8211 [email protected] HTC Website/Webmaster Kim Holmes 679-6726 [email protected] Alabama State Records Buck Jones 539-1922 [email protected] USATF/RRTC Alabama John DeHaye 881-9326 [email protected] Course Certifier Road Running Technical Council (certification) web site: www.rrtc.net ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 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 John DeHaye – 2014 Buck Jones – 2015 HTC NEWS 226 - 4 2016 HUNTSVILLE TRACK CLUB RACE SCHEDULE JAN 1 - FRI - 2PM - 1, 2 & 4 MILE CONCURRENT NEW YEAR'S FUN RUNS Randy McFarland - 534-5509, [email protected] - Huntsville Jaycee Building Old Airport JAN 23 - SAT - 7:30AM - * MOUNTAIN MIST 50K TRAIL RUN - (31 Miles) - @ Dink & Suzanne Taylor, 650-7063, [email protected] - Monte Sano State Park Lodge FEB 14 - SUN - 2PM - * WINTER WINDS ROAD RACES - 2 & 4 Miles & Fun Run Linda Scavarda, 679-1582, [email protected] - Grissom High School MAR 6 - SUN - 2PM - * UAH SPRING 8K ROAD RACE - Free$ Ronnie Nelson, 656-3989, [email protected] - UAH Fitness Center MAR 19 - SAT - 8AM - * ROCKET RUN 10 MILE RACE - Free$ Valerie Connaughton, 337-0417, [email protected] - Mooresville MAR 26 - SAT - 7AM - McKAY HOLLOW MADNESS 12K & 25K TRAIL RUNS - @ Cary Long, 694-5664, [email protected] - Monte Sano