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StrideRightVolume 27, Number 4
www.floridastriders.com April 2008
InsidePrezSez 2Minutes 2Board/KeyMembers 2Sponsors 3FrankMorse 1924-2008 4NewRunnersClass 5BoardofDirectorsNominees 6NewandRenewingMembers 9Girls on theRun 9ANote fromStan 9Run to theSunFlyer 10Run to theSunEntry Form 11RunningCamp 11FSTCMembershipApplication 11Striders at theRaces 12HersheyTrack&FieldGames 15HersheyGamesEntry Form 16April RaceCalendar 17GroupTrainingRuns 18TheBackPage 19
We need your help tosupport the Run to the Sun!
We especially need volunteers that are not planning torun the race to be 8k course marshals, help out with Fun Runregistration andasFunRuncoursemarshals!Weareexpectinga huge turnout and we need your help! Volunteers need tocontact KarenMcCormick at [email protected]. Volunteersget a free race T-shirt! Thanks for your
continued support!
APRILSOCIAL&ANNUALPICNICThe Striders Annual Picnic & Board
of Directors Elections is just around thecorner. Mark your calendars now for Sunday April 27 at 12 noon. Come on over tothe Southside of Jax at Secret Cove, near Danny and Jenny Suber’s house close toSt. Lukes Hospital.
Hamburgers, hot dogs, and garden burgers with all the trimmings will beprovided by the club, along with beverages. Please bring a dish to share andsome comfy chairs to sit on. For more info or to volunteer at the picnic, pleasecontact Glenn Hanna at (904) 777-9351 or [email protected]. DDiirreecc--ttiioonnss::: Exit I-95 at JT Butler Blvd. East (towards beaches). Stay in the right laneto get to Belfort and make a left (north) onto Belfort. Go past St. Lukes, about 1mile to Secret Cove entrance on the right. Go 1 block to gravel road on left - followgravel road to parking and pavilion.
UPCOMING SOCIALS: MAY- Social and Volunteer party for the Memorial DayRace May 26th at theLighthouse Apartments Clubhouse in Fleming Island. JUNE-Outback Crab Shack JULY - A family picnic at Hanna Park in conjunction with theX-Terra 5K Trail Run. Details to follow
APRIL 27 • 12 NOON
There have been many changesover the last couple of months. TheStriders have a new logo, a totallyawesome interactive website,and now FINALLY a new andimproved StrideRight.
Enjoy!
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Florida Striders River Run Hospitality Tent
Saturday March 8…Starting at 6am…
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tentand
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lunteer
at the te
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94-2687
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enjoy th
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things p
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andbrin
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Florida
Striders
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tent! Ple
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importa
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By Bob B
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otograph
s byTon
ya Davie
Saturday
morning
, Februa
ry 23rd
started
ominou
slywith
thunders
torms in
thewee
hours th
at tapere
d into in
termitten
t
early ra
in.This
is not the
wayyou
want the
dayof a
ny race
to
begin.
Luckily,
theFun
Run, at
Middleb
urgHigh
School,
did
notbeg
in until 1
0 a.m.,
wedidnot
seeany
rainafte
r 8:30, a
nd
thesun
made a
guest a
ppearan
ce after
9 a.m.
Mike Ford,
whohas
organize
d this even
t inthe
past, kn
ewjust
where to
puteve
rythingfor t
he cours
e and ev
en regis
tration.
Bless him
,
he even
hada te
nt ready
to cove
r theregi
stration
area. Mi
ke
Mayse,had
theStrid
er stuffwell
organize
d for the
course,
reg-
istration
area, an
d the fin
ish line,
including
thatvery
spiffy ne
w
digital clock
(& of co
urse, a r
aincover, just
in case
). Vane
ssa
Boyd ha
d all the
right go
odies pr
e-loade
d inthe
FunRun
box
thatyou
need to
register
all thos
e runne
rs and,
more im
por-
tantly, p
rovide t
hemwith
a ribbon
when fin
ished. A
mightyfine
cadre o
f volunteers
came out d
espite t
heomi
nous w
eather
ClayCou
ntyKids Da
y Fun Run –
Striders
Make ItHap
pen!
VOLUNT
EERS:
Wendy A
dkison
BobBoy
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Vanessa Bo
yd
Vicky Co
nnell
Mrs. Da
vie
Mike Fo
rd
KimLun
dy
Stephan
ie Lund
y
Carol M
acDoug
all
Mrs. Ma
y
Mike M
ayse
Mrs. Mi
ckel
Dr.Otto
Melissa
Saunde
rs
Mrs. Taylor
Mrs. Wh
ite
Keep your eye out for the
new FSTC logo and a new
look for the StrideRight!
New beginnngs...to old traditions!
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2008-2009 Board of Directors & Key Members
(Board Members marked with an *)
President/Memorial Day 5K Director:*Dave Bokros . . . . . . .(C) 545-4538email: [email protected]
Vice President/Membership Director/Newsletter Circulation Manager*:Mike Mayse . . . . . . . . .(H) 777-6108email: [email protected]
Treasurer: *Janis Dolembo . . . . . .(H) 399-2436email: [email protected]
Secretary:* Vicky Connell . . . . . .(H) 276-0193email: [email protected]
River Road Resolution 5K Director: Bob Boyd(H) 272-1770 . . . . . . . .(W) 272-1770email: [email protected]
Equipment Director & Webmaster:JD Smith . . . . . . . . . . . .(H) 264-1673email: [email protected]
Children's Run Coordinator/Photographer:Vanessa Boyd . . . . . . .(H) 272-1770email: [email protected]
The Back Page Columnist:Mike Marino........(H) 477-8631email: [email protected]
Social Coordinator:*Glenn Hanna . . . . . . . (H) 777-9351email: [email protected]
Assistant Social Coordinators:Gayla Poythress.......(H) 541-1878email: [email protected]
Directors at Large:*Kim Lundy . . . . . . . . .(H) 213-0250email: [email protected]*Kellie Howard . . . . . . .(H) 732-7377email: [email protected]*Keith Poythress.......(H) 541-1878email: [email protected]*Mary Ann Steinbergemail: [email protected]*John Steinbergemail:[email protected]*Regina Taylor . . . . . . .904-334-5361email: [email protected]*Regina Sooey . . . . . . (c) 904- 673-0608email: [email protected]*James Vavrina...(C) 718-4247email: [email protected]
Hog Jog Director: Steve Bruce . . . . . . . . .(H) 728-7759email: [email protected]
River Run Hospitality Tent Coordinator:Stan Scarlett . . . . . . . . .(H) 994-2687email: [email protected]
RRCA Southern Region Director:Ken Bendy . . . . . . . . . .(H) 278-2926 email: [email protected]
North Florida RRCA Representative:Mike Bowen . . . . . . . . .(H) 850-308-1953email: [email protected]
Run to the Sun Director/Assiatant SocialCoordiator:*Kay Womack: ...(C) 718-4210email: [email protected]
Strider “Person” Coordinator for Races:Al Saffer . . . . . . . . . . . .(W) 665-6996email: [email protected]
Scholarship Coordinator*Mike Ford . . . . . . . . . .(H) 406-2989email: [email protected]
StrideRight EditorTrish Kabus . . . . . . . . .(C) 343-5181email: [email protected]
I have met people over the years that started running bythemselves and somehow maintained their training, by themselves,through their first marathon without missing a beat. In fact, I have met a few peo-ple that did this amazing feat and never knew that there were organized runningand track clubs that they could meet up with for support. I find this amazing, and alittle unusual.
Nothing gets a person out the door for a run like a commitment to a running part-ner to meet and run. One of the things that the Striders do best is to make sure thatrunners who contact us get connected with the right group and get the support andencouragement that they need. For all of you who take the time out to help some-one get their running groove on, you represent the spirit of this club and you shouldgive yourself a big pat on the back. We have so many members that give back thatI would like to take the opportunity to say thank you. It is this spirit that attracted meto the Striders in the first place and it is that spirit that makes me proud to representthis running family.
I throw this out from time to time, but I want everyone to think of a runner that youhaven’t seen in a while and reach out. That phone call or email might be what bringsthem out of a slump or a work-life rut that has kept them from running. I will do thesame. Let’s give them a call so they can get back in the groove before it gets too hot!
See you on the road!
Prez Sez By Dave Bokros
Board of Directors’ Minutes 3/11/2008The meeting was called to order by Dave Bokros at 7:09 p.m. Directors
present were Dave Bokros, Vicky Connell, Gary Hallett, Glenn Hanna, KellieHoward, Kim Lundy, Keith Poythress, Mike Mayse, Denise Metzgar, John Met-zgar, John Steinburg, Mary Ann Steinburg, James Vavrina, and Kay Womack.
Minutes: No changes to the February minutes.Treasurer’s Report: Gary Hallett gave the Treasurer’s report in George
Hoskins absence. Gary noted that we started the month of February with$11,519 in our checking account and ended the month with $7,718. We cur-rent have $13,123 in our race accounts and $42,619 in our CD accounts. Thetreasurer’s report was filed as presented.
Proposed Run To The Sun Race Budget: Kay Womack presented theRTTS race budget. She’s estimating around 500 entries this year. She re-viewed some of the sponsors that have committed for total sponsorship of$5,500. It was noted that there was lower race attendance last year becauseof multiple activities happening on the same weekend. Kay also said we don’thave money from Sponsors for the schools in the Fun Run this year. KeithPoythress stated that we could always come up with the money ourselves forthis program. Kelly Howard seemed to think it would be easy for us to get themoney donated from a corporate sponsorship. Some discussion ensued. GaryHallet made a motion that we use $1000 out of the RTTS race profits to coverthe competition among the Schools in the Fun Run. Mike Mayse secondedthe motion and it was passed unanimously. The race budget was also ap-proved unanimously.
Web Site Proposal: Dave Bokros asked if everyone had a chance toview the proposed Strider website and whether we had any questions. Healso stated that Kristin Hughes has volunteered Continued on page 18
April 2008 Page 3
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Frank was a typical part of the WWIIGreatest Generation and did a lot ofthings that even I had a hard time glean-ing, although we were best friends forforty-two years. We joined The FloridaStriders in their fifth year in 1983 andeventually served several years on itsBoard of Directors and had managementroles in several of the runs. The secondRun-to-the-Sun (Ken Pekie directed thefirst) Hog Jog one and two in Middleburg;the one won by Keith Brantley. Also, theShipshape 5K in Green Cove Springs onMemorial Day, Frank did the Course Di-rector duties and was nice enough toorder XXXL shirts for the three men onthe cone company truck.
From 1983 until a few years ago,Frank survived three serious cancer sur-geries. They were in his colon, later in hischest and lastly in his prostate. Dr.Matthew Becker, MD was an early Striderand removed the first and got talking toFrank about the Striders. Matt was amarathon runner out of the Sun Tire Sun-day runs and Frank and I would trot aboutone third of that distance with Matt’s wifeGlenn who became the Stride Right Edi-tor and won us a National Award. Frankhad two feet of his intestines removed yettwo years later at age sixty-two finishedthe Marine Corps Marathon in 4 ½ hourswhich turned out to be about the half way
point of the pack. Those three eventuallyfaced mediscis knee problems and wentinto other activities. Our fires are bankednow and this reminds me of Walt Stackout in San Francisco. Walt was a welderand gained notoriety for running theGolden Gate Bridge daily for fifty yearsbefore or after work. In his final years hehad this on the back of his shirt – “Run-ner: as you pass me by; as you are I oncewas; as I am you will become.”
When you first saw Frank it was ob-vious he had only one eye. After severalyears I gradually learned he had been aMarine assigned to a twenty millimetergun crew on the CV-10 Yorktown aircraftcarrier which was at the time our biggestcarrier. A kamikaze off Okinawa made avertical drop grazing the Bridge and killingover two dozen and left Frank blind forover a month. Navy surgeons back atPuget Sound managed to recoup thesight in one eye and he spent monthsthere recovering.
He was born in Baltimore and his fa-ther was the conductor for the orchestra
owned by The Baltimore Sun which wascommon for larger newspapers backthen. However, the Great Depressioncaused its demise and the family movedto what is called Hell’s Kitchen on 48thStreet in Manhattan where his dad couldcatch what work he could writing sheetmusic arrangements, etc. His high schooldays were at Aviation High School inHarlem about 110th St. (It has sincemoved to Long Island). Frank’s momwould pack his daily lunch and place anickel on top for the subway ride toschool but he had to walk home formoney was tight then. It was sixty-twoblocks but the family knew he would behungry enough for supper to make it.
Frank never met a stranger, was in-credibly strong and no one ever had abetter friend. He helped a lot during thatsegment of the Strider’s history and nowit is someone’s else’s turn to run aroundthe track during life’s relays.
– Jack [email protected]
This photo is from the 1989 Ed Root 10K in New Smyrna Beach. The coursewas two miles on elevated boardwalk in marsh near the Coast Guard Station aftertwo miles on hard road. The final two miles were on beach back to bath house.
Left to right: Betty Cornett, Frank Morse *, Chuck Cornett *, Ron Weinert *,Ed Root*, Nick Wigelius, Ernie Heisman, and Jack Knee. * Deseased
Death of anOld Strider:Frank Morse1924 – 2008
April 2008 Page 5
By Bob Boyd
It was exciting at the St. Johns Country DaySchool track last Wednesday, when our latestRunning Class fired up. There are 116 athletesregistered for our class and 26 Florida Stridershelping to support them in meeting their goals.About 80% of our athletes are beginning or re-newing their training as runners. Approximately10% are Intermediate runners and 10% arethere to sharpen their skills, knowledge, or justget faster. The Memorial Day 5K on May 26th isthe graduation race for our class. Our athletesare going to have a great race and I foresee alot of PR’s will be enjoyed. I am impressed andproud of all the athletes who are committingthemselves to this 10 week class to improve theirconditioning. It is my desire that those who arenew to our sport will learn to love it, as I have,and find running an enhancement to their lives.Speaking of life enhancing, I am very blessed tohave a wonderful team of Striders as GroupLeaders and Speakers. Each week of our 10week class, the group leaders are there to en-courage, support, share tips, and answer ques-tions throughout the training sessions. We arealso blessed to have excellent speakers whoshare their expertise with a brief lecture on animportant aspect of running. As the size of ourclasses has grown, we have now added a Feed-back session to each class where the athletesshare how they are progressing, along with anyquestions or concerns they have, with a team ofGroup Leaders who are specifically assigned tothem. In a perfect world I would get to run with,talk, and individually coach each and every ath-lete in our class – every week. While I haven’tfigured out how to make that happen literally, ourawesome Group Leaders take care of that veryneed and do it very well. Our training program issuccessful because of them, each and every onea volunteer in keeping with the fine tradition ofthe Florida Striders. I lack the eloquence to ad-equately express my appreciation to our GroupLeaders for the contribution they provide eachand every week.
I also wish to acknowledge the help of the St.Johns Country Day
AthletesIn TrainingLisa AdamsKaren AllbrittonMarie AllisonDana AndersonIsel AriasIsel AriasCyndi ArnoldKendall ArnoldRebecca BielejeskiStephen BielejeskiLynn BonnetteKim BrownLisa BrownIvy BryanDon BurkeKaren BurkeJohn CarrollAshley CarterCourtney CarterDiane CarterJohn CarterKristin CarterBill ClarkShannon ClarkSarah CoffinBarbara ColemanDrew CoxLaurie CreechShelley CullisonDarcy DanielElyn DenmarkDorothy DeRosaStacey DingmanStacie DrawdyBonnie DubberlyDennis DubberlyKitty FerrellClaire GilbertHenry GilbertIvelisse GonzalezRachel GoodrichChristine GoodsonSarah GreenJen GreenwoodBrandi GunterDawn GuthrieHannah Guthrie
Peggy HaddleBeverly HalliseyDan HalliseyLorraine HansKim HarrellSarah HarrellMichele HartleyJoe HildebrandAlicia HunterGabe HunterNikki HutchesonFran JacksonBill JohnsonAmy KennedyDebra KernopAngie KnappJonathan(David) Lineberry
Clara LoweKim LoweLynsie LoweCassie MarquisTony MartinHaley MasonLynda MassaClaire McCoolMelissa McCroskyGina McGinnMichele McGowanJenna McInarnyApril MechlerCarmela MiddletonCharlotte MilliganSharon MitchellKim MorrisonAudrey MyersHeather MyersMr. MyersRachel NievesMegan PaquetteMelissa PenuelCybel PerezZulma PerezSue PillsburyErin RalstonCauly RedeniusDorothy RingMelissa SaundersBarbara ScottJoAnne Seach
Cindy SikesJudy SkjordahlMarielle SlappeEmily SmichnickMike SpencerSandy SpencerJennifer StantonPatty TaylorLori TheusMiranda TucciKelly TurnerMark Van Landing-hamSarah Van Landing-hamRichard VanceSusan Von BargenAnn WatersTeresa WilcoxKimberly WilsonJennifer Wood
Strider GroupLeaders &SpeakersDebbie AdamsKim AnthonyJay BirminghamDave BokrosVanessa BoydBernita BushEric BushVicky ConnellMark LayMaria LittlejohnKim LundyKatie MaveetySandra MaveetyKaren McCormickPatt McEversDenise MetzgarJohn MetzgarKeith PoythressMichelle RamosAllen WeissStaci SuitsRena TowsleyHeather TrubeyJames VavrinaKay Womack
NewRunners Class
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Randy ArendRandy began run-
ning about 10 years ago,and became a Strider in2000 after participatingin his first Gate RiverRun. His enthusiasm forrunning has grown over the years, in partfrom the great camaraderie and advicereceived from other runners, especiallyfellow Striders. He believes that runningis a beneficial activity for all who partici-pate, and that the Striders’ efforts localasset. Randy looks forward to assistingthe to provide opportunities and encour-age participation from the community,particularly through its youth programs,make it a valuable Striders Track Club inachieving its objectives of promoting andencouraging running in the community.Randy and his wife Krissa have a 16-yearold son, Scott.
Dave BokrosDave Bokros has
been running since2001. He has served onthe Board of Directors forthe striders for severalyears, and as President
for two. He has also performed manytasks as a volunteer including Course Di-rector and Race Director for the MemorialDay 5k. Dave enjoys running for fitnessand coaching others in their running pur-suits. His favorite runs include the Out-back Distance Classic, Gate River Run,and bridge loops in Downtown Jack-sonville.
Vicky Connell Vicky started out her
modest athletic careeras a swimmer in HighSchool. From there sheran occasionally to keepthose college pounds off.After college she joined the Army and
began to do more serious running, even-tually leading to her first marathon. Fromthere she began participating intriathlons, which is where she is mostcompetitive. Vicky moved to OrangePark in 1994 and did a lot of solo running,till she stumbled onto some info about theStriders. She’s been a member eversince. She loves the camaraderie shehas found being a part of the Striders,and is happy to volunteer for the boardand do what she can for the organization.Vicky is married to Jim who runs with heroccasionally but mostly provides support,and has two daughters, Tori (18) andMarissa (14). She is also certified as aPersonal Trainer and enjoys helping oth-ers to become fit and healthy.
Janis DolemboJanis is an account-
ing and business profes-sor at FCCJ and JonesCollege--both online teach-ing and on campus. Shehomeschools her two
children, Roger, 6, and Frances, 4. Janishas competes in running races andtriathlons, and she also just started ball-room dancing which she finds really funand challenging. She loves doing manydifferent activities, and meeting newpeople. Janis was born and raised inJacksonville.
Mike FordMike is a native of
Hartford, CT where heran for Southern Con-necticut State Universityand graduated with aBachelor of Science inPhysical Education in 1992. He coachedthe men and women’s distance runnersat East Carolina between 1993-1998 andgraduated from ECU with a Masters De-gree in Adaptive Physical Education in1996. Between 1999 and 2004 Mike was
a physical education teacher in PascoCounty Florida and in 2001 became theSpecial Olympic Coach of the Year. In2004, he began working for Clay CountySchool System at Paterson Elementaryand inherited a very healthy run/walk clubwhich surpassed the 325 member mark.He is presently teaching at OakLeafschool (k-8). Mike is coaching junior hightrack and boys and girls cross countryteams. Mike and his wife, Rachel, havebeen married for 6-1⁄2 years. Their son,Keegan, is almost three.
Glenn HannaHaving lived in Jack-
sonville since 1990,Glenn has been runningoff and on since juniorhigh school. He joinedthe Striders in 2001 to
meet other runners and to gear back upon the pavement. He has four grown chil-dren, one older son and three "lovely andkinda wacky" daughters. Glenn is theQuality Program/Continuous ImprovementCoordinator at a Wire Mill on the Westsideof Jacksonville. As a Board of Director, hewould like to be more involved in the chil-drens' running programs and the overallgrowth of the Striders on getting the wordout to all about the benefits of a runninglifestyle.
Kellie HowardKellie is in the 35 –
40 age group and hasbeen running road racessince elementary school.Her father was an excel-lent runner who she en-joyed going to road races with. Kellie’sfavorite race as a child was sponsored bythe Nestle candy company.
Her training runs are with fellowStriders in the San Marco, San Jose andBeauclerc areas and She averagesabout 28 miles per week. She supportsthe Striders message to encourage run-ning at all levels. Besides running, Kellieenjoys playing tennis and working out atthe gym. She works at Shands Jack-sonville Medical Center as the Director ofMedical Staff Services.
2008-09 Florida StridersBoard of Directors Nominees
April 2008 Page 7
Kim LundyKim's first ever race
was our very own Au-tumn Fitness 5K in 2003.She has been hooked onrunning ever since. Kimhas been a Strider for 3years and is currently serving on theBoard. She also is the sponsor of theRun/Walk Club at Middleburg Elementarywhich is in its first year. She also enjoyshelping Bob and Vanessa Boyd with theBeginning Running Classes by being aGroup Leader. She enjoys the friendshipof the Wednesday evening runners asshe trained for the Disney Half Marathonin January. Kim is a Clay County schoolcounselor and also looks forward to help-ing with the Children's Running Programs.
.Michael J. Mayse
Mike moved to Jack-sonville in the late fall of1994 after retiring fromthe best damn Air Forceon the entire planet. Hemet Ken Bendy at the
Winter Beaches run in 1995 and hasbeen a Strider member ever since, ex-cept for a brief period when he movedback to Dayton, Ohio for a couple years.
Mike was an avid runner for 30 plusyears finishing the Marine Corp Marathontwice, standing up. His personal bestmarathon time was the 1993 ColumbusMarathon with a 3:46 finish, not bad for afat boy! After all those years of poundinghis knees on concrete and asphalt hisrunning days are pretty much over. How-ever, he still enjoys supporting the cluband those six mile walks on Sundaymornings with the rest of those worn outStriders with bad knees.
Over the years Mike has served theStriders in various positions. He built andmaintained the original Strider Website.He was Equipment Coordinator for sev-eral years and at one time held the Sec-ondary Illustrious Potentate, morecommonly called Vice President position.Currently Mike is the club’s MembershipCoordinator and StrideRight DistributionCoordinator.
Mike looks forward to many more won-derful years of working with the club be-cause of the really great folks in the Strider
organization and the valuable services theStrider’s provide to the community.
Keith PoythressKeith has been a
Strider member since2004. He really enjoysthe camaraderie with fel-low runners at the racesand the socials. Keith isthe merchandise coordinator for the Strid-ers. Keith and Gayla have a daughterAmanda (16) and son Jesse (22). He hasexpressed a deep love of running andwould like to help the Striders any waypossible.
Regina SooeyRegina started run-
ning in 2001 as a resultof an alcohol induceddare a few months be-fore her rapidly ap-proaching 30th birthday.
After the Winter Beaches and Gate RiverRun, she was hooked, and decided tosign up for a marathon. Since there wereno running groups that met at a sensiblehour, she started hammering out the longmiles with the Sun Tire group, often onnot nearly enough sleep. Thanks to thesewonderful, experienced runners she waswell-prepared for the marathon, andhooked on the comraderie of the Jax run-ning community. 14 marathons, 3 Iron-mans, and countless miles later, serioustraining and racing are here to stay.
In 2004, Regina decided to use herlove of sports to help others as thetriathlon coach for Team in Training. Sheturned couch potatoes into triathleteswhile they raised thousands of dollars tofight blood cancers and made lifelongfriends. Regina felt very strongly aboutsharing the gift of fitness with others. Thisyear Regina is a Girls on the Run coach,where she trains pre-teen girls for a 5Kwhile teaching them life’s lessons. Sportsand philanthropy are a great combination;which is exactly why Regina is excited toserve on the Strider Board and contributeto the running community even more.
Regina is a lawyer turned Realtor withWatson Realty. In her “free” time she lovesto travel, dive, hike, camp, experience finewine, and spend time with her fiance Darin
and her beloved dog and running buddyMaggie. In 2002 Regina backpackedaround the world solo.
John and Mary Ann Steinberg
John and Mary Ann Steinberg movedto Fleming Island from Saint Joseph,Michigan in 2006. Together with sonsDavid, 16 and Luke, 14 they have enjoyedbecoming active in the local running cir-cuit and making many great new friends.
In John’s 35 years of running he hashad many accomplishments. A 3-timeNCAA All-American at Ferris State Uni-versity, he was inducted into the Hall ofFame in 2004. Having been sponsoredby both Brooks and Reebok NationalTeams, he has run 18+ marathons, in-cluding an overall win at the CharlotteObserver Marathon. He was also se-lected twice on National Ekiden Teams.John’s “other” claim to fame is winning amajor 15k race (48:40) while pushingthen 18month old David in the Baby Jog-ger. John served as the Michigan LongDistance Chairman for the USATF as wellas Elite Athlete Coordinator for variousraces. John has optical and business de-grees and currently works in sales.
Mary Ann, a runner for 38 years, has36+ marathons under her belt. She com-peted on scholarship at Boston Univer-sity under the coaching of JoanBenoit-Samuelson and graduated with adegree in Human Movement. She didpost graduate studies at Michigan StateUniversity in Exercise Physiology whereshe began competing in triathlons. Ca-reer highlights include National Juniorrecords at 20km and 25km and All-Amer-ican in Indoor Track. She was formerlysponsored by Nike and Brooks NationalTeams. Mary Ann works for the Depart-ment of Health as the “Step Up, Florida!Healthy Communities Program Coordi-nator” for Clay County. She has alsoworked in education and has previouslycoached high school track and field.
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Monthly New Members List
Name
EXPIRES
William Powers
3/31/09
Jesse Withrow
3/31/09
NEW MEMBERS
Dan Adams 3/31/09Barbara Carrico 3/31/09Shani Dempsey 3/31/09Teri Detwiler 3/31/09Sheri Gaunt 3/31/09Todd & Camille Hockett 3/31/09David Horn 3/31/09Bruce Howard 3/31/09Ann Krause 3/31/09Coleman Lakeesha 3/31/09Leslie Magruder 3/31/09John McBrearty 3/31/10Christina McDonough 3/31/09Mickel Myriam 3/31/09Nicole Disher Nevins 3/31/09William Powers 3/31/09Gail Pylipow 3/31/09Sheila Caplan Reinken 3/31/09Melissa Saunders 3/31/09Paul Spicer 3/31/09Gena Star 3/31/09Richard Vance 3/31/09Tamara Whitaker 3/31/09Jesse Withrow 3/31/09
RENEWING MEMBERS
Randy & Krissa Arend 3/31/11Cris Barlow 3/31/11Paul Berna 3/31/11Alicia "Renee" Boutwell 3/31/09Linda Brown 3/31/09
Tanys Cabra 3/31/09Celita Cole 3/31/09Victor & Amy Corrales 3/31/09Amy, Joe, Micayla, Jordyn & Josh Costa
3/31/11CalLee/Heather Davenport/Burke
4/30/09Janis Dolembo 3/31/09John Donnelly 3/31/09Evan Gould 2/28/11Dawn Hagel 3/31/11Jennifer Halter 3/31/09Rosa Haslip 3/31/09Trish Kabus 2/28/09Jack Knee 3/31/11Alan & Tina Koch 3/31/10Peg Lawson 3/31/11Mark Lay 4/30/09Gary Ledman 2/28/09Cynthia Maerz 3/31/11Kay Manly 2/28/10George Martin 2/28/09Miller McCormick 3/31/09Kelly Minor 3/31/11George Mosely 9/30/09Tracy Pfuntner 3/31/09Edward Schmidt 3/31/11Scott Seibler 4/30/09James & Debbie Smith 3/31/11Don Thieman 3/31/11William Tomlinson 10/31/10Lupita Trujillo-Thieman 3/31/09Holly & Fletcher Turner 3/31/09Gerry & Margaret Tyburski 3/31/11
Pat Wagoner 3/31/09George White 3/31/11Rexxmann Wier 3/31/09Rebekah Lynn Wild 5/31/09Lonnie Willoughby 3/31/09Wayne & Linda Wolfenbarger 3/31/10
MULTI-YEAR RENEWALS
Tracy Dawson 3/31/10Kathy Murray 3/31/09Ed Hardee3/31/11 George Hoskins 3/31/09Charles Mann 3/31/09Dick & Elke Miller 3/31/09Rebecca Brown 3/31/09Sandy Rosenberg 3/31/09Patt McEvers 3/31/09Vicky, Jim, Tori & Marissa Connell
3/31/09Chelle Mahaney 3/31/10Keith & Gayla Poythress 3/31/10Paul & Gene Geiger 3/31/10Judith Daniel 3/31/10
EXPIRING MEMBERSHIPS
Lillian Arnold 2/28/08Lisa Girgis 2/28/08L. Alberto Gonzalez 2/28/08Miles & Judy Hyman 2/28/08Chris Rodatz 2/28/08Matt Ross 2/28/08Elbert & Linda Shubert 2/28/08Paul Smyth 2/28/08
In our continuing efforts to improve communications we are adding another feature to our monthly report. We have added the member-ship expiration date. This will allow you to double check my work and ensure I get it right. If your name does not appear in this columnor you think something is in error with your renewal date please email me at floridastriders.com or call Mike Mayse (904) 777-6108.
John and Mary Ann are grateful forall the opportunities and friendships’ run-ning has given them. It will come as nosurprise that they met at a marathon!They are very passionate about givingback to a sport that has given them somuch. They hope to continue using theirtalents, experience and motivation to en-gage more people, es-pecially youth, in healthyand active lifestyles.
Regina TaylorRegina is a Jack-
sonville native but still a
relative new comer to the running circuit.She ran for a couple of years back in thelate ninety’s and did the Gate River Run in1997. But it wasn’t until 2004 after sheturned 40 that Regina really became in-terested. She wanted to lose weight andget in shape so I decided to try runningagain. To get started Regina followed atraining program called “The Couch Potatoto 5K” around July of that year. She alsoused the 2005 Gate River Run as a goal tokeep me motivated. Soon after that raceshe learned of the Grand Prix and all thegood road races throughout the year andkind of got hooked. Regina enjoys pushing
herself and the races keep her focused.She really had a good year her first yearand was named the 2005-2006 Outstand-ing Women’s Master Division Runner bythe Jacksonville Track Club. Regina is veryproud of that. She joined the Striders in2005 and it really is the best running clubin the area. Besides running she also en-joys bowling, being a member of the GoldWing Road Riders Association , and goingto baseball games. She also spends a lotof time with her dachshund, Willie, and ofcourse my boyfriend Larry who most ofyou usually see at the races with her. He isRegina’s biggest supporter.
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I would like to take a moment tothank all the volunteers that helped at theStrider Hospitality Tent for 2008. No oneperson can take credit for putting thisevent on. It's a group effort as are all theStrider events. I plan on writing a later ar-ticle about the Tent, which I hope you andour Members will enjoy. The title will be"Strider USS Enterprise Tent lost inSpace". Stay tuned!" thanks
Thanks to:Jenny AllenRichard AllenDave BokrosJohn BonnellyBob BoydVanessa BoydDavis BrownellRebecca BrownellCarolynDisher-RyanJanet ElliotElena EtterGinger FrenchMike FordPaul GeigerSusan GostageBobby GreeneGlenn HannaGary HalletGeorge HoskinsRobert Irvin
Trish KabusMike MayseElke MillerKelly MinorBob MoyerMichael Myers Jeff NelsonPam NelsonJohn PowersMarge RuebushLori ScarlettKeith PoythressGayla PolythressAl SafferKim SimmsJ.D.Smith Kent SmithFrank SutmanKevin TerryMelinda TerryWill TerryDanny Weaver
Also, to:Doug Alred, River Run Director, for his great cooperationKirby Tent RentalPortable SanitationSusan Stephenson and her staff/group of great massage people
A Quick Notefrom Stan
James VavrinaJames was a cross country runner in high school. After a few years of seden-
tary life, he decided to take up running again and joined the Striders BeginningRunning Class. Since then, he has completed the Disney half marathon, the GateRiver Run, and many other road races. Jamesfeels like he has made a lot of great friends inthe organization and is excited to serve on theboard.
Kay WomackKay has been a casual runner since 1999.
After relocating to Orange Park for work, shejoined the Striders and participated in the Be-ginning Runner class in 2005. In the class, she met a lot of great friends. Kay hascompleted the Mayor’s Marathon in Anchorage, Alaska, the Mardi Gras halfmarathon in New Orleans, the Disney half marathon, and a plethora of 5 and 10K races. She has really enjoyed meeting everyone in the Striders and looks for-ward to giving back to such a great organization.
A Little Girl Needs You...Be Her Running Buddy!
The Florida Striders Track Clubhopes Kevin O’Brien gets well soon!
http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?CHECKSSO=0&EVENT_ID=1549409
Short on time, but you still want to make a BIG differencein the life of a young girl?
A Girls on the Run Running Buddy helps one of our girls completeboth the Practice 5K and our end-of-the-season 5K, the RITA CASH 5Kon May 10th at 9:00am at Tinseltown.
Your job: To run/walk with your buddy, and cheer her on!!
Each Running Buddy is matched one-on-one with a Girls on theRun girl to accompany, encourage her and serve as her mentor for two5K events.
o The first event is a "Practice" 5K at the girl's program site. o The second event is a Community 5K event two weeks later.
For more information or to become a Running Buddy,contactSteph at [email protected]'re in for an amazingvolunteer experience!!
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For moreinformationcontactKay [email protected]
Name: Last First M.I.
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Phone: Home Birthdate(s)
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Application for MembershipFLORIDA STRIDERS TRACK CLUB
NewRenewal
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I know and understand that running in and/or volunteering to work at FSTC races are potentially hazardous activities. I will not participate in club activities unless I am medically able and/or properly trained to do so. I agree to abide by any decision of a race official relative to my ability tosafely complete a FSTC sponsored race. I assume all risks associated with running and volunteering to work in club races including, but not limited to, slip/trip/falls, contact with other participants, volunteers, or officials, the effects of the weather including high heat and/or humidity, theconditions of the road and traffic on the course, all such risks being known and understood by me. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of your acceptance of my application for membership I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive, re-lease, and agree to hold harmless the Road Runners Club of America, the Florida Striders Track Club and all sponsors, their representatives and successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in these club activities, even though these liabilities may ariseout of negligence or carelessness on the part of persons named on this waiver.
Mail Application with dues to:Florida Striders
8559 Boysenberry Lane E.Jacksonville, FL 32244
Family $20Single $15Junior (under 18) $10Senior (over 65) $10
Strider Running Camp Coming This Summer!If you haven’t heard yet, the Strider’s have been busy plan-
ning a summer running camp for youth in 7th through 12thgrades. The dates for the camp are June 9th through the 13th,and will run from 8am to noon each day at Ridgeview HighSchool. The purpose of this camp is to develop a love of run-ning for kids who are interested. We will be accepting youth ofall ability levels, whether a beginner or experienced runner. Wewill have ability group runs daily in a safe environment withgroup leaders. We plan to provide some fun classes where theycan learn the basics of running safely, as well as how to im-
prove and get faster if they desire. We’ll also provide a dailysnack which will include some information on how to eat morehealthfully. The cost of the camp will be $30, and includes aStrider membership, Strider T-shirt, Strider logo water bottle,and a special running camp T-shirt.
If all this sounds like something you’d like to be involvedwith, then we need you! The camp will be run completely byvolunteers, and there will be lots of jobs to do. If you want tovolunteer or just get more information, contact Vicky Connell,the Camp Director at 276-0193.
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Dailey’s Ortega River Run 5 Mi.St. Mark’s School (Jax)February 23, 2008
Justin Jacobs 26:04 1st O/AJohn Metzgar 26:50 3rd O/AJohn Steinberg 27:19
Masters MaleJohn Wisker 29:56 3rd A/GMark Woods 30:33 2nd A/GSharon Pentaleri 31:54
Masters FemaleRobert Walker 32:45Keith Poythress 32:46Terry Sikes 32:51Bruce Holmes 33:02 1st A/GStephen Beard 33:05Sam Gladding 33:14 2nd A/G Randy Arend 33:28Patrick Gaughan 34:15 1st A/GGeorge White 35:08 3rd A/GRaymond Ramos 35:14Regina Taylor 35:15 3rd A/GPaul Geiger 35:19 2nd A/GRobert Crampton 35:36Steve O’Brien 35:37 Elfrieda Wyner 35:39 1st A/GHolly Turner 36:38 1st A/GAlan Weiss 36:25Regina Sooey 36:43Stephanie Griffith 37:05 3rd A/GPaul Berna 37:11Paul Smith 37:28 1st A/GTom Henkel 37:44Rebekah Wild 37:47 A/GBill Gladding 37:51Michael Pentaleri 38:34Tom Zicafoose 39:16Matthew Pentaleri 39:35Jacob Gladding 39:42John Hirsch 40:21Steve Bruce 41:16Michael Pentaleri 41:24Bonita Golden 41:42Laurie Pinover 41:52Dave Bokros 41:53James Vavrina 42:05Sue Whitworth 42:45Roberta Tomlinson 43:04
Gayla Poythress 43:06Cailee Davenport 43:21Harry Edwards 43:50 3rd A/GKimberly Lundy 43:59Chelle Mahaney 44:18Glen Hanna 44:37Sandra Maveety 44:55Ben Holland 45:04Gordon Simms 45:21Carrie Imrich 45:24Jack Hayes 45:04Diana Stewart 45:15Doug Barrows 45:39John Gauer 46:01Annie Pentaleri 46:09Darcy Daniel 46:20Traci Bane 48:15Barbra Whitter 48:50Robert Meister 51:19 1st A/GCarol Palmer 51:39Denise Williams 51:52Janet Elliott 52:04 3rd A/GLeslie Jones 52:19Freddy Fillingham 53:28Al Saffer 53:32Nicole Weiss 54:15Dave Butler 55:05Annie White-Butler 55:06
Running with a new knee!Shirley Henkel 55:32Judith Gould 55:32Kay Womack 56:14Ed Hardee 56:30Gordon Slater 58:32Tom Ryan 1:01:18Michelle Ramos 1:02:51Mark Lay 1:03:53Tyler Imrich 1:07:00Shannen Crampton 1:18:59
Runnin’ Pregnant…it’s a Boy!
FLEMING ISLAND 5KMarch 1, 2008
Drew Kenny 18:00Male Masters & 2nd over-all
Matt Acheson 19:41 1st A/GKeith Poythress 19:42 1st A/GLindsey Myers 19:47
With Parent
Lonnie Willoughby 19:53Robert Crampton 20:33 1st A/GGeorge “Skeeter” White 21:07 1st A/GRebekah Wild 22:31 2nd A/GGary Hallett 22:37 2nd A/GJames Vavrina 24:51Sue Whitworth 25:41 2nd A/G Gayla Poythress 25:54 1st A/GMarie McNary 27:39 1st A/GCole Mandt 29:10Freddy Fillingham 30:11 1st A/GShanna Rautio 30:46Lesley Jones 31:50 Kay Womack 31:57Al Saffer 32:22 1st A/GShannen Crampton 46:58
NOCATEE TRAILBLAZER 5KMarch 1, 2007
Stephen Beard 19:59 1st A/GBernie Candy 20:08 1st A/GGordon Slater 34:34 2nd A/GHal Higdon 42:10 2nd A/G
GATE RIVER RUN15KJacksonvilleMarch 8, 2008
Justin Jacobs 49:57John Metzgar 52:40 2nd A/GJohn Wisker 57:49Mark Woods 59:13Page Ramezani 1:00:16 4th A/GMike Ryan 1:00:21Sharon Pentaleri 1:01:03 1st A/GKeith Poythress 1:03:06Bruce Holmes 1:03:25 1st A/GStephen Beard 1:03:45David Steinberg 1:03:27John Steinberg 1:03:27Robert Smith 1:03:38Chris Hallett 1:04:17Patrick Gaughan 1:05:06Randy Arend 1:05:06Frank Sutman 1:05:18Michael Mandt 1:05:49Tim Deegan 1:06:03Bernie Candy 1:07:15
Race Results To get your race results published, email [email protected]
Striders at the Races
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Robert Crampton 1:07:21Raymond Ramos 1:07:45Samuel Gladding 1:08:09 2nd A/G George White 1:08:20 4th A/GSteve O’Brien 1:08:27David Ohnsman 1:09:14Elfrieda Wyner 1:09:18 1st A/GLaurie Pinover 1:09:32Regina Taylor 1:09:44Paul Geiger 1:09:44Del Conner 1:10:00Regina Sooey 1:10:00Katlin Yaracs 1:10:15Rexx Weir 1:10:15Wendy Patterson 1:10:24Scott Seibler 1:10:28Holly Turner 1:11:10 2nd A/GMallory Bane 1:11:29 2nd A/G Paul Berna 1:12:04John Donnolly 1:12:08Craig Harms 1:12:38Paul Smith 1:12:43 4th A/GThom Henkel 1:13:27Ken Brinsko 1:13:58Stephanie Griffith 1:14:06Paul Smyth 1:14:07Nancy Harms 1:14:20 4th A/GBonnie Brooks 1:14:22David Godtke 1:14:55Gary Hallett 1:15:26Saxon Wright 1:16:48 4th A/GCelita Cole 1:16:52Michael Fitzsimmons 1:17:18James Giles 1:17:41Vicky Connell 1:18:29Carol Fitzsimmons 1:18:31Sharon Lucie 1:18:33Cynthia Maerz 1:18:37 Janis Delombo 1:18:43John Hirsch 1:18:50Kim Hoyt 1:18:58Bob Boyd 1:19:00Susan Harms 1:19:26Alexandria Midgett 1:19:32 5th A/GJerry Bennett 1:19:32Leslie Hague 1:19:58Everett Crum 1:20:01 4th A/GGayla Poythress 1:20:18Katy Maveety 1:20:35Sue Whitworth 1:20:45Lewis Buzzell 1:20:47Bonita Golden 1:20:51Ashley Peterson 1:20:52Jason Gross 1:21:03Tracey Pfuntner 1:21:06David Kelley 1:21:19Cailee Davenport 1:21:23
Simon Jacobson 1:21:29Caranne Boden 1:22:09Katie Yaun 1:22:24Danny Weaver 1:23:12Bob Kennedy 1:23:18Ana Wallace 1:23:35John Coleman 1:23:56Joanne Harris 1:24:18Charles Mann 1:24:49Mary Anne Steinberg 1:24:50Kellie Howard 1:25:08Elbert Shubert 1:25:16Gordon Simms 1:25:34Dan Ovshak 1:25:35Eric Bush 1:25:37Angela Adamson 1:25:43Maria Littlejohn 1:25:43Kimberly Lundy 1:25:55Kevin Terry 1:26:21Jack Hayes 1:26:23Denise Dailey 1:26:40 (walker!)Harry Edwards 1:26:40August Leone 1:26:29 1st A/GGerry Tyburski 1:26:32Chuck Bryner 1:26:37Glen Landers 1:26:48Eric Conder 1:26:49Jen Roberts 1:27:30Larry Flowers 1:27:53Jonathon Lineberry 1:28:15Chelle Mahaney 1:28:20Simone Meyenberg-Shields 1:28:24Sherrie Chung 1:28:35Alexander Combs 1:28:35Julie Runnfeldt 1:28:41Randy Pullo 1:28:57Melinda Terry 1:29:27Dennis Lee 1:29:33Doug Barrows 1:29:46Mamie Davis 1:29:48Ben Holland 1:29:52Patrick Hargarten 1:30:00Robert Irvin 1:30:17Rebecca Brownell 1:30:25David Brownell 1:30:26Christie Castelli 1:30:53Melody Blythe 1:31:32Ann Batteiger 1:32:30Heather Burke 1:33:02Wayne Wolfenbarger 1:33:08Glenn Hanna 1:33:11Patricia Czarnecki 1:33:29Will Tomlinson 1:33:29Dawn Hagel 1:33:38Lesley Jones 1:34:19Dave Balz 1:34:25Vanessa Del Orbe 1:34:25
Barry Marquart 1:34:31Pamela Miller 1:34:35Ed Kelly 1:34:57Kelly Komatz 1:34:58John Gauer 1:35:01Barbara Whitter 1:35:05Kellie McGreevy 1:35:07Susan Gostage 1:35:18Linda Wolfenbarger 1:35:22Marie Bendy 1:35:35 5th A/GCarol Palmer 1:36:10Bob Meister 1:37:36 5th A/GRebecca Brown 1:37:51Cathy Haga 1:38:56Jennifer Milam 1:39:08Roxanne Slater 1:39:54Denise Williams 1:39:41Sandy Rosenberg 1:40:05Tina Koch 1:40:54Alan Koch 1:40:54Stephanie Fischer 1:41:00Laurie Fischer 1:41:01Tamara Bowers 1:41:05Christina McKenney 1:41:06Margaret Tyburski 1:41:07Kate Clouse 1:41:10Robin Giles 1:41:49Jonie Davis 1:42:08Pat Noonan 1:42:09Tracy Bane 1:42:19Jeff Nelson 1:42.???
oops...chip was in his pocketAnnie White 1:44:40Sandra Shines 1:44:41Nancy Pullo 1:44:44Shan Rautio 1:44:46Vicki Choinski 1:45:11Leo Sheckells 1:45:32
(31st River Run)Laurie Ricciardi 1:45:38Ed Hardee 1:45:41Annie White-Butler 1:45:44Donna Hiatt 1:45:54E. Gary Cook 1:45:58Keith Timmons 1:46:00Billy Fehrs 1:46:03Bo Holub 1:46:07Heather Trueby 1:46:51Robin McBride 1:47:49Kim Anthony 1:49:39Kay Womack 1:49:49Tom Zicafoose 1:50:35Kent Smith 1:50:43Donna Parish 1:51:04Mark Lay 1:51:22Evan Gould 1:51:23Judith Gould 1:51:23
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Kay Manley 1:51:25Mary Pregler 1:51:35Donna Deegan 1:52:12Cynthia Heinman 1:53:12Christine Kerr 1:53:35Jim Kehr 1:53:36Shirley Henkel 1:54:00Patt McEvers 1:54:07Ken Bendy 1:54:07Al Saffer 1:54:10Danny Randolph 1:54:47Stephen McClung 1:55:06Lorraine Hughey 1:55:14Bobby Green 1:55:40Bernita Bush 1:57:15Ginger Frazer French 1:58:07Freddy Fillingham 1:58:18Meg Frey 1:58:59Dottie Cahill 1:59:03Cathy McCrary 1:59:57Winnie Yaun 2:00:21Richard Allen 2:00:30Stan Scarlett 2:00:53Bill Zipperer 2:01:43George Mosley 2:02:56Gina Waterhouse 2:03:42Terry Bell 2:03:45Elda Bell 2:03:46Jill Wright 2:02:57Maureen Weiler 2:04:39Joyce Duarte 2:05:07Nadine Thomas 2:05:58Marie Allison 2:07:01Gil Flores 2:07:31Michelle Ramos 2:09:46Joe Blewett 2:15:03Norm Wyner 2:15:37
(31st River Run)Diane Aimone 2:19:30 1st A/GThomas Warren 2:19:47George Obi 2:22:29
Hall Higdon 2:22:33Irene Herbertson 2:27:08 2nd A/G Trish Kabus 2:28:50Janet Irvin 2:29:07Joe Connolly 2:31:58 1st A/G Bill Mitchell 2:37:13Dot Mitchell 2:37:14Bill Weaver 2:37:53Shannen Crampton 2:39:23
St. PATTY’S DAY 10KEvergreen CemeteryMarch 16, 2008
Justin Jacobs 32:25 2nd O/AJohn Metzgar 33:30 3rd O/AJohn Steinberg 34:33
Masters MaleTerry Sikes 40:05 3rd A/GKeith Poythress 40:41 3rd A/GStephen Beard 40:50Mark Woods 40:55 2nd A/GBruce Holmes 41:25 1st A/GRobert Crampton 41:50Mike Mandt 41:54George White 43:29 3rd A/GPaul Geiger 43:52 1st A/GRegina Taylor 44:01
Masters FemaleElfrieda Wyner 44:47 1st A/GDenise Metzgar 44:48 2nd A/GRaymond Ramos 45:52Paul Smith 46:23 2nd A/GMike Haga 47:17Rebecca Wild 48:09Paul Smyth 49:22Kellie Howard 49:22James Vavrina 52:02Bonita Golden 52:09 2nd A/GLewis Buzzell 52:29Janet LaVoie 52:42
Shannen Crampton 53:04Kevin Terry 54:01Chelle Mahaney 54:41Ben Holland 55:18Kimberly Lundy 55:20Ed Hardee 56:23Melinda Terry 55:27Cathy Haga 59:20Joanne Search 1:04:49Leslie Jones 1:07:53Al Saffer 1:08:38Kay Womack 1:10:49Michelle Ramos 1:21:06
St. PATTY’S 5K
Tracy Pfuntner 24:01 1st A/GCarrie Imrich 25:33 3rd A/GJohn Hirsch 25:45 2nd A/GGayla Poythress 25:57John Gauer 27:29 1st A/G Tyler Imrich 27:46 3rd A/GHeather Trubey 31:17Jonie Davis 33:16Gordon Slater 34:29 1st A/GKim Anthony 35:25Amy Mandt 36:36Nicole Galvan 42:51
NATIONAL MARATHON TO FIGHTBREAST CANCER (26.2 with Donna)
February 17, 2008Jacksonville Beach
Kristie Matherne 4:32
Editor’s Not: My aplogies for omittingKristie’s time from the March StrideRight.Congrats to her on finishing her firstmarathon!
School for their ongoing support of healthand fitness in our community and theFlorida Striders in particular. They arevery generous to share their beautiful fa-cility with us.
The Florida Striders also have a tra-dition of being very open about theirmoney and where it goes. Each of ourathletes pays for being in the class. The$30 cost for a single athlete is designedto be a breakeven financially, covering anannual membership in the Florida Strid-
ers, $15, and the rest of the money, $15,goes to cover the cost of the class T-shirts (all class members who attendseven or more classes receive one) anda bodacious and tasty class party. Whencouples or families join the class, whichI’m pleased to say happens frequently,they only pay for a family membershipand the cost goes down accordingly. Ath-letes who are already Florida Stridersonly pay $15. In case anybody wonders,the membership cost itself is used to helpwith the cost of our liability insurance,Road Runners Club of America dues, the
complimentary Florida Strider club mem-bership T-shirts, and to help defray thecosts of our newsletter and expenses.While on the financial topic, I can’t resistpatting the Florida Striders on the backfor the $14,000 they direct to support chil-dren’s running and scholarships.
Check out the list of our class (page5). You’ll be seeing them at the track, atthe Memorial Day 5K, and runningaround town, each and every one aFlorida Strider. You may have to lookquickly though, they are getting fasterand stronger every week.
NEW RUNNERS CLASSContinued from page 5
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See page 16 for theOfficial Entry Form
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Check out the new Florida Striders website!www.floridastriders.com
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DATE EVENT TIME LOCATION CONTACT
April 12 Run to the Sun 8K 8:00 a.m. Kennel ClubOrange Park
(904) 215-8656Florida Striders
Track Club
April 12 Rayz Awareness Run 5K 7:30 a.m. Birthplace of SpeedDaytona Beach
(386) 255-1279Bill Walter III
Melanoma Research Fund
April 24 CitistreetCorporate Run 5K
6:30 p.m. Metopolitian ParkJax
(904) 731-1900First Place Sports
April 25.
All Comers Track Meet#2
7:00 p.m. Bolles School7400 San Jose Blvd.
Jax
(904) 388-7860JTC Running
April 26.
K of C5K Beach Run
7:30 a.m.. Ocean Trace Road(Beach ramp offRoute A1A)St. Augustine
(407) 896-1160Knights of Columbus
April 26.
Spartan Run 5K 8:00 a.m. St. JohnsCountry Day School
Park at Lakeside Elem.(Off Moody Rd.)Orange Park
(904) 476-6120/[email protected]. Johns Country
Day School
May 3 14th AnnualShrimp Festival 5K
8:00 a.m. Fernandina Beach (904) 261.1080McAuthur Family YMCA
May 4 Publix Family FitnessWeekend 5K
9:00 a.m. AIA South (nearCrescent Beach)St. Augustine
(561) 241-3801 Ext 140Exclusive Sports
May 26 Memorial Day 5K 8:00 a.m. Spring Park,Green Cove Springs
Florida StridersTrack Club
Published as a service. Accuracy is not guaranteed. If you would like your race listed: Contacteither Ken Bendy, RRCA Southern Director (904) 278-2926 Email [email protected] or MikeBowen, RRCA State Rep (N. Florida) 850-452-6711 (day) 850-3081953 (eve) [email protected], website http://www.geocities.com/rrca_north_florida.
April 2008Race Calendarfor a North Florida list, with web links, see http://members.aol.com/rrcahtml/rrcacal.htm
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DAY TIME DISTANCE JACKSONVILLE AREA CONTACT
Sunday 6:30 AM 5 to 10 MilesVarious pace groups
Atlantic BeachSea Turtle Inn
Bill or Dot Mitchell(904) [email protected]
Sunday 6:30 AM 6 to 20 MilesVarious pace groups
Orange Park Sun TireBlanding Blvd.
Dave Bokros at [email protected] or904-545-4538
Sunday 10:00 AMSeasonal
3-8 MilesTrail Run
Ponte VedraGuana State Park
Craig O’Neal (904) [email protected]
Sunday 7:00 AM 7.5 MilesBlack Creek Trail
Super WalMart (NE corner)Fleming Island
Kay Womack (904) [email protected]
Monday 5:30 PM 6 MilesDowntown Bridges
JacksonvilleCharthouse Restaurantparking lot
Danny Weaver (904) 287-5496
Tuesday 6:30 PM 5+ miles Ponte Vedra BeachSawgrass Village
Craig O’Neal (904) [email protected]
Weds. 6:30 PM Interval Training Orange Park, St. JohnsCountry Day Track
Dave Bokros at [email protected] or904-545-4538
Weds. 5:30 PM Interval Training JacksonvilleBolles School San Marco Blvd.
Danny Weaver (904) 287-5496
Weds. 6:00 PM 6.2 MilesEasy pace
JacksonvilleBoone Park Riverside
Doug Tillett (904) [email protected]
Thursday 6:30 PM 5 MilesVaried pace
San Marco/Largo ParkCorner of Naldo and Largo
Doug Tillett (904) [email protected]
Saturday 7AM 7+ miles Ponte Vedra BeachSawgrass Village
Craig O’Neal (904) [email protected]
Saturday 6:30 AM 10 to 15 MilesModerate pace
Julington Creek Starbucks Wendy Patterson(904) [email protected]
Group Training Runs
to maintain the new Strider website in ex-change for race entries. Mike Maysestated we should also give her family freemembership. Everyone agreed the newweb site was an excellent improvement.Kay Womack made a motion that we ac-cept the new website with Kristin as thewebmaster for free membership and raceentries. Gary Hallet seconded the motionand it was passed unanimously. Dave leteveryone know that the site will probablybe ready within a week.
Prospective Treasurer Janis
Dolembo: Dave asked if everyone hada chance to review the resume of JanisDolembo prior to the meeting. Hepointed out that she’s a Jacksonville res-ident and she spoke with GeorgeHoskins at length before he left. All boardmembers seemed impressed with her re-sume. Gary Hallet moved that we acceptJanis as the new Treasurer and Boardmember. Glenn Hanna seconded themotion and it was passed unanimously.
Fun Run Proposal: Mary AnnSteinburg presented a proposal for a FunRun at the Jacksonville Suns game Sat-urday, May 17. She also said she hasspoken with a representative from the
Suns who said they would work with us.The event would happen around 4:30p.m., then the gates would open after-wards around 5:30 p.m. Once the city ofJacksonville approves the proposal, theSuns will tell us what they will give us foradvertisement. There will be other activ-ities to go along with the fun run. This isgoing to be promoted as a tobacco freenight. Tentative course for the run is inthe vicinity of the baseball stadium andFair Grounds. The Striders would be re-sponsible for set up and the insurancerider. Mary Ann mentioned that Jeff Gal-loway is interested in getting involved withchildren’s running locally. This event
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What a big, big month. It’s the monthwe all look forward to each year – themonth the nation uses Jacksonville todetermine the nation’s best at running15 kilometers. Every runner in Jack-sonville gears up for it – that one hugerace that truly reflects Jacksonville’s big“Hart” for running. Hope everyone en-joyed their March. As for results, we start with the annual
appetizer to the real River Run with theDaily’s Ortega River Run 5 miler onFebruary 23rd in Jacksonville. While notthe River Run, it is still a large, competitiveGrand Prix race. Justin Jacobs beat allcomers, winning the race in 26:04. JohnMetzgar was 3rd overall with a 26:50.Masters division wins were turned in byJohn Steinberg and Sharon Pentaleri,who was also our fastest female Striderwith a 31:54. Outpacing the competitionin their respective age groups wereRobert Meister, Paul Smith, RebekahWild, Bruce Holmes, Patrick Gaughan,Elfrieda Wyner, and Holly Turner. Plac-ing second in their age groups were MarkWoods, Sam Gladding and PaulGeiger; and taking home 3rd place awardswere John Wisker, Janet Elliot, HarryEdwards, Regina Taylor, Stephanie
Griffith, and George White.Also of note, completing therace with a brand new kneewas Annie White-Baker,and doing the race whilepregnant was ShannenCrampton (it’s a boy!). WithShannen’s effort, we’ll go ahead considerher little boy as the champion in the “yet tobe born age group.” The next weekend saw two races on
March 1st, which were the Fleming Is-land 5K and Nocatee Trailblazers 5K.We had four Striders getting awards atthe Nocatee race, with Stephen Beard(19:59) and Bernie Candy winning theirage groups and Gordon Slater and HalHigdon placing second in their agegroups. In Fleming Island, DrewKenny led all Striders, winning the Mas-ter’s division and placing 2nd overall witha time of 18:00. Our age group winnerswere Matt Acheson, Keith Poythress,Robert Crampton, George White,Gayla Poythress (fastest femaleStrider), Marie McNary, Freddy Fill-ingham, and Al Saffer. Second placeage group finishes were recorded byRebekah Wild, Gary Hallett, and SueWhitworth. And staying with the baby
theme, 2-year-old LindseyMyers covered the coursein 19:47…while beingpushed by a parent.Now the BIG ONE. The
Gate River Run 15K Na-tional Championship was
held for the 31st time on March 8th. Raceconditions just about blew people away,literally. High winds, sometimes gustingup to 40mph, added to the challenge.I’m told the river was splashing over thewall too in San Marco, getting somerunners wet. Can’t wait to hear howmuch better the stories get about 10years from now. As for the actually run-ning, Striders were in top form, with sixwinning their age group and 14 otherstaking home awards. Our age groupchampions were Bruce Holmes, El-frieda Wyner, August Leone, DianeAimone, Joe Connolly, and our fastestfemale Strider, Sharon Pentaleri(1:01:03). Placing 2nd in their agegroups were John Metzgar, HollyTurner, Samuel Gladding, MalloryBane, and Irene Herbertson. FiveStriders took fourth in their age group,which included Page Ramenzani,George White, Paul Smith, Nancy
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would be a way to get Duval countyschools involved in children’s running.They currently don’t have any programs.Mike Mayse made a motion that we sup-port this fun run, Keith Poythress sec-onded, and it was passed unanimously.
Socials: April –Annual Picnic at Secret Cove
on the 27th, starting at noon. Glennneeds someone to volunteer to cook andbring a couple of grills.
May –Dave will have a volunteer ap-preciation party after the Memorial DayRun on May 28th. It will tentatively beheld at the Lighthouse Apartments.
June – Lunch at the Outback Crab-shack.
July – Tentative Family picnic atHannah Park on the weekend of the26/27 of July. Kim Lundy suggested theytie in the picnic to the Xterra 5K Trail Runat Hannah Park that weekend. Glenn
agreed this was a good idea. More de-tails to follow.
General Discussion: Gary Hallet asked about a celebration
for our 30th Anniversary, honoring thepeople who started our club. He sug-gested we do something at a Town Coun-cil meeting with Orange Park. Othersuggestions were to have an evening pro-gram with a presentation of past achieve-ments and photos. September wassuggested as a target month. Vicky Con-nell made a motion that we plan to honorour long time members with a presenta-tion in September at an evening event.Kay seconded the motion and it waspassed unanimously. Location sugges-tions were the Cypress Ball room, the DogTrack and the Anheuser Busch meetingroom. It was also suggested we invite oursponsors and honor them as well.
Mary Ann presented a certificate of ap-
preciation to Dave for the Florida Stridersfor supporting the Step Up Florida event.
Kelly thanked Mike Mayse for armbands we used at the River Run tentwhich helped keep it to members only.Mike stated that we handed out over1000 arm bands. There were also nu-merous positive comments about thisyear’s tent which is such a great benefitfor members. Mary Ann asked why wedidn’t have a table at the Expo and gen-eral consensus was that we should lookinto having a table next year.
Denise Metzgar said a PE teachercontacted her from a Duval countyschool. He wanted info about starting aRun/Walk Club. She put them in contactwith Bob and Vanessa Boyd.
There was a motion for adjournmentand the meeting was adjourned at 8:10.
Respectfully submitted,Vicky Connel
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Harms, and Everett Crum. And plac-ing fifth in their age groups were MarieBendy, Alexandria Midgett and BobMeister. Also of note: Justin Jacobsled all Striders with an impressive49:57, placing 38th overall; PRs werereported by Vicky Connell and BonitaGolden; Denise Dailey speed-walkedthe course in 1:26:40; and very big-upsgo out to Leo Sheckells and NormWyner, who each ran their 31st RiverRun. Congrats to everyone who partic-ipated in this event. And yeah, anotherlittle tot effort, with 5-year-old EmileeBush completing the Jr. River Run (amile I think) in 15:54. We round out the results this month
with the St. Patty’s Day Run, which in-cludes the 10K Grand Prix race and ac-companying 5K. It was held on March16th in Jacksonville, and it was hot. Niceto have this event the day before St.Patrick’s Day, you know, get the runningout of the way so you can dedicate allday on the 17th to good ol’ Irish festivi-ties and debauchery, as it should be! Inthe 10K, Justin Jacobs again led allStriders, placing second overall in a timeof 32:25. John Metzgar also had anoverall award, placing third in a time of33:30. Striders owned the Masters divi-sion again, as John Steinberg took themen’s masters and Regina Taylor wonthe women’s masters. Using their skillsand perhaps riding the luck of the Irishto age group wins were Bruce Holmes,Paul Geiger, and Elfrieda Wyner. Sec-ond place age group efforts were turnedin by Mark Woods, Denise Metzgar,Paul Smith and Bonita Golden. Andfinishing third in their age groups were
George White, Keith Poythress andTerry Sikes. In the 5K, Tracy Pfuntnerled all Striders with a 24:01, which wasgood enough to win her age group. Alsoputting up first place age group timeswere John Gauer and Gordon Slater.John Hirsch ran to second place in hisage group, while Carrie and Tyler Im-rich each posted 3rd place age groupfinishes. Striders – They’re everywhere!!Actually, they’re all in Jacksonville.
There were no out of town races re-ported this month. Tidbits and stuff I missed. I didn’t miss nothin’! (at least that I
was told about anyway). For the tidbit,I’m sure thousands of finishers at theGate River Run will remember the joyof crossing the finish line, especially asthey got to watch it on the big screen atJacksonville Municipal Stadium. But Iwould guess Strider Regina Sooey willhave the fondest memory of it. Why isthat?, you ask…she was proposed to atthe finish line. Regina was able to catchher breath long enough to say yes, andI imagine we’ll hear about the weddingplans soon. Congratulations Regina. AwardI’m going to hold off this month. A lot
of great efforts this month, but I’m look-ing for one that stands out. And re-member, I take nominations too, sosend them in if you feel someone isworthy of an award.
That’s all for this month. Rememberto record your results on the StriderMan clipboard at the local races. Untilnext time, train well and be safe.
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