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 Courtney McCool Liz Hurley Ribbon Run Race Director TRACK CLUB HUNTSVILLE Huntsville, Alabama Issue #212 Nov./Dec., 2013 INCORPORATED 1971 HTC NEWS 212 - 1 2013 Liz Hurley Ribbon Run had 6594 Participants (5027 women, 1567 men) HTC NEWS 212 - 2 IN THIS ISSUE - HTC NEWS #212 - NOVEMBER / DECEMBER, 2013 HTC NEWS Editors, Harold and Louise Tinsley § ►► Deadline for inputs to next HTC NEWS is January 10, 2014 ◄◄ 1--Front Cover Picture - Courtney McCool 26--Welcome New Members & Scholarship Fund 2--Liz Hurley Ribbon Run Before Start Picture 27--Marathon Mental Preparation - Harold Tinsley 3--In This Issue (This Page) 31--Ad - Fleet Feet - Gift Card - Suzanne Taylor 4--HTC Contact Information 32--Chiropractic MRI’s - Dr. Dan Batchelor 5--2014 HTC Race Schedule 33--Pain Threshold - Dr. Dan Batchelor 6--Rocket City Marathon Rock the Finish Line 34--Ad - New Year’s Day Fun Runs 7--Rocket City Marathon Post Race Celebration 35--BDNF and Exercise: It Keeps Getting Better 8--Future Races - Louise Tinsley 37--RRCA Certifies 50 Race Directors in First Year 11--Ad - Rainbow Racing System - Walter Egger 38--Autumn Chase School Races Top 5 Results 11--Ad - Sports Massage - Gail Whelan 39--Fleet Feet Monte Sano 15K Race Results 12--About This Issue, Other Issues and 42--Liz Hurley Ribbon Run Top 5 Age Results HTC Members - Harold Tinsley 43--Huntsville Half Marathon Complete Results (15 Topics about running and the HTC 50--Alabama State Age Records - Buck Jones We welcome your inputs for this topic) 50--Female 5K Age Records 19--Ad - Bicycle Cove - Chris Leven 51--Male 5K Age Records 20--Ad - Scenic City Half Marathon & 5K Races 51--Female 8K Age Records 21--President's Address - Eric Fritz 52--Male 8K Age Records 21--Remaining 2013 HTC Race Schedule 53--HTC Membership Form 22--Ad - 1st Place Athletics - What We Offer 54--HTC NEWS Advertising Information 23--Three HTC Meeting Minutes - Joey Butler 55--Huntsville Half Marathon Pictures 25--Core Training for Runners - Christy Scott 56--HTC Meeting with the Mayor Pictures ██████████████ INFORMATION ██████████████ All HTC mail, including HTC NEWS, is sent via a third-class non-profit mailing permit and will not be forwarded to you by the post office. 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The club website is: http://www.huntsvilletrackclub.org HTC NEWS 212 - 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 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2012 / 2013 HTC EXECUTIVE BOARD President Eric Fritz 763-0070 [email protected] VP-Programs Karen Gelmis 763-0481 [email protected] VP-Races/Equipment Dink Taylor 650-7063 [email protected] VP-Communications Harold Tinsley 881-9077 [email protected] Treasurer Kathy Youngren 565-2926 [email protected] Secretary Joey Butler 617-9646 [email protected] Marathon Director Suzanne & Dink Taylor 650-7063 [email protected] Cotton Row Director Dink & Suzanne Taylor 650-7063 [email protected] Appointed Member Jim Oaks 536-1603 [email protected] ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2013 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] ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2013 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 Dink Taylor 650-7063 [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 Jim Oaks 536-1603 [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 212 - 4 2014 HUNTSVILLE TRACK CLUB RACE SCHEDULE JAN 1 - TUE - 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 Nelson, 656-3989, [email protected] – UAH Fitness Center MAR 15 - SAT - 8AM - * ROCKET RUN 10 MILE RACE Valerie Connaughton, 337-0417, [email protected] – Mooresville MAR 22 - SAT - 7AM – McKAY HOLLOW MADNESS 25K TRAIL RUN @ Blake Thompson,