PACELETTER News & Information for Members of the Port City Pacers Running Club PERSEVERE, Find Something New, Do Something New! February 2009 Volume XXX1I, Number 8 Mobile, Alabama Table of Contents Congratulations 2 Thank You 2 Growing Some New Runners3 Volunteering 4 Upcoming Pacer Races 4 Local Area Races 4 USATF Alabama LDF Grand Prix Series 5 RRCA News 5 Promotion Commotion 6 Recipe Corner 7 Membership News 7 Athletic Accomplishments 8 Port City Pacers donated $500 to Creola Police and $500 to Mobile River Delta Park from Turkey 10-Miler/5K proceeds! Corporate Cup 9 Creola Police Chief Jeremy Taylor, Sylvia Rogers, County Park Head John Rabbeitt and Lee Anne Greene of Major Sponsor Lenzing Fiber – photo by Sylvia Rogers Training Runs/Walks 10 Board Meeting Minutes 11 Pre-registration Benefits 13 Results 14 Pacer Wear 17 Race Calendar 18 USATF Alabama LDF Series on Page 5! February 09 2008/2009 PCP Officers Advertising Rates President The PACE LETTER is mailed electronically Bill White 510-8571 and by mail monthly to approximately 700 members. If you are submitting flyers, Vice President please give us at 200 flyers. All materials must be camera-ready Vince Kilborn and received by the 10 th of the month 554-3964 prior to first insertion issue. The prepaid rates are: Thank you to First Light Secretary Marykara Imwalle Volunteers! 633-5609 Business Card $100 per year A special thanks to the following ¼ Page $25 per issue for their help at the First Light Marathon finish line: Course Marshal ½ Page $40 per issue Kerry Rehm Full Page $75 per issue Sami Bery 607-9320 Shonna Bowers Beth Cazales Treasurer Lou Felis David Dutton Congratulations! Jean & Leon Mattics 634-1541 Sandra Fuqua Gary Beeler has now joined the ranks of the Peggy Olive Membership/Grand Prix James Pennington retired. He will no longer be responsible for Joe McReynolds weather at our races. When asked what he would Steve Shoenwald 662-3626 be doing now, Gary replied, “I will be able to go Bill White to more races! Also, now when there is a . Promotions/Corporate Cup hurricane coming, I will leave town.” A job well done! Will Wright Enjoy your retirement, it is well deserved! Dan Detman 342-1363 WANTED ! Highly qualified meteorologist to Programs predict and cause only good weather for PCP Roy Seewer races 450-0690 Pacer Wear on Page 18! Newsletter Please make sure you look at the end of your Sylvia Rogers/Mona Williams newsletter to see where you can order cool Pacer 648-5080/479-3209 running/walking shirts! Registration/Results Open Race Coordinator Susie McDonald 675-2905 Volunteer Coordinator Maureen Van Devender 377-3091 Past President Richard Leonard 607-9733 ATR Race Director Peggy Olive 342-6740 PACE LETTER 2 February 09 Growing Some New Runners! By Sylvia Rogers You can’t miss the ever-growing amount of young children in orange shirts at local area races. These diligent young runners are none other than the cross country running club at E.R. Dickson. This is the only elementary school in Mobile County that has an official running team. Racewalking Pacer Sandra Green, a PE teacher at E.R. Dickson, got the idea when ten of her students wanted to do last year’s Azalea Trail Run. Sandra said she thought, “Ten students! That is a team!” After that she had students participating in the Knobbley Knee 5K. They have since gone on to run in almost every single Mobile area race including the Saraland Harvest Festival 8K, Guns and Hoses 5K, The Senior Bowl 10K, the Turkey 10 miler/5K and most recently the Panther Pride 5K and the Jag Run 5K. Sandra has worked out a deal with every race director Sandra Green at the Jag Run 5K – photo by Sylvia Rogers that the kids get a discounted rate and the no shirt option since they already have their official E.R. Dickson t- shirt. At the Jag Run 5K, Sandra pointed out a child in a bright Sandra reported that they are actively raising money to yellow t-shirt. She said that this was a member of the get a better training track at E.R. Dickson. “All we Forest Hills Team and this was their first race. have right now is 1/5 mile dirt track. Part of the track We look forward to seeing children in all kinds of bright goes in the woods and it is not safe because we cannot colored t-shirt running in local races with their parents. see the kids.” Kudos to Pacer Sandra Green for a job well done! During practices, Assistant Coach Jason Reid is stationed in the wooded area so that the kids have adult supervision at all times. An asphalt track would be better and safer. Since E.R. Dickson has gotten their team they have inspired two other elementary schools in Mobile to start a team. E. R. Dickson had a track meet with Forest Hills Elementary school in October and most recently Olive Dodge Elementary School has started putting together a team. Sandra has worked hard with her students and said they are now running three miles at their practices now! Sandra sees this as an excellent opportunity to teach her kids good behavior and proper race etiquette. It is great to see someone encouraging running as a fitness activity in elementary schools. These students get to see what it is like to race and experience healthy competition and have a lot of fun. Another great side effect is that many parents are coming along and running with their children! This is a win-win situation for everyone. John Sharp at the Panther Pride 5K – photo by Sylvia Rogers PACE LETTER 3 February 09 Volunteering by Maureen Van Devender Thank you to the following volunteers who came Upcoming Pacer Races! out to help the pacers support Murphy High School February 7, 2009 with the Panther Pride 5k Run. Of special note, we had a nice turnout of volunteers from two other high Battle of Mobile Bay 5K schools in the area, which demonstrates a strong 9:00 am commitment to community service on the part of these young people. Dauphin Island, Alabama Kenric Andrews February 28, 2009 Sami Berry Joe Connick (great announcing job, you’re funny!) Thin Mint Sprint 5K, Fun Run David Dutton and Family Fun Festival Lou Felis Langan Municipal Park Pat Hilliard Stephanie Martin 8:00 am Jimmy Matthews Jean Mattics Leon Mattics March 28, 2009 Kerry Rehm Azalea Trail Run 10K/2K Fun Sylvia Rogers Run John Sharp Bill White 8:00 am start for 10K From Satsuma High School: Downtown Mobile Maelynn La Lewis Butterworth Liz Ezell Kala Blalack Kristin Hicks Brooke Hoven Upcoming Local Area Jordan Ezell From UMS-Wright: Races Mac McGovern Will Majure February 22, 2009 Michael Holland Joe Cain Classic 5K Conrad Wiley 8:00 am Luke Nixon Downtown Mobile Broadstreet and Canal Murphy High School does an excellent job of http://www.bayarearunner.com/ organizing and working this event, which makes it a pleasure to work with them. Thank you, Panthers and Panther volunteers! March 7, 202009090909 SEEDS Classic Rock 5K Run/Fun Run Daphne, Alabama Civic Center Plaza 8:00 start for 5K http://www.productionsbylittleredhen.com/ March 8, 2009 St. Patrick’s Leprechaun Chase Robertsdale, AL 8:00 am start St. Patrick’s School www.gulftel/stpatsch PACE LETTER 4 February 09 USATF and RRCA News 2009 Alabama LDR Grand Prix Series USATF Membership and Benefits: By Ryan Bourque USATF provides an excellent benefits package Registration Information: which includes a secondary accident insurance. For information on USATF benefits log onto ALL runners who are interested must contact Ryan Bourque, Alabama USATF LDR Chair, by email at http://www.usatf.org/membership/benefits . [email protected]. All entries will be handled by email. Participating athletes can only participate in the Mobile Region March 28 Azalea Trail Run 10K region that he or she is residing closest too. Participants April 4 Old Mobile 8K need to email Ryan their name, address, date of birth, September 5 Hurricane 5K USATF number, and their region. Ryan is only handling October 10 Guns and Hoses 5K registration for the series not the races. You will need to November 7 Food World Senior Bowl register for each race through the race itself. YOU MUST Charity 10K BE A RESIDENT OF ALABAMA & A U.S. CITIZEN. Montgomery Region September 7 Labor Day 5K September 26 Senator Stampede 5K Scoring: Each race will be scored on a percentage finish. For October 3 Clay Bank 5K example, 500 people in Race 1. Person A finishes in 25th October 10 Landmark Run for LIFE 5K October 24 Spinners 8K pace. His finish "place" is (500-25)/500 or 0.95. Race 2 Person A finishes 5 out of 75 for a finish place of (75-5)/75 Birmingham Region or 0.933. Race 3 he finishes 12 out of 225 for a finish place April 4 High Country 5K of (225-12)/225 or 0.947. His "Total Finish place for the May 16 Zoo Run 5K Grand prix would be {(500*0.95) + (75*0.933) + July 4 Peavine Falls Run 8.2 Miles October 3 Hueytown 5K/10K (225*0.947)} or 0.9475. November 7 Vulcan 10K Awards: Huntsville Region May 25 Cotton Row 10K Each overall male/female winner will be invited to participate in the 2010 Azalea Trail Run. A shared hotel April 18 Cookie Dash 5K July 18 Huntsville Track Club Twilight room, meals, and a waived entry fee into the 2010 ATR 5K will be provided.