And Away We Go

Kilmurry, Golden win

grab St. Pot's 10K Handicap race
Whet her i t was t he l uck of t he I r i sh
or our own, t he r unni ng season opened i n
ne st yl e as 400 cont est ant s t urned up
for the St. Patri ck' s Day Road Races at
FDR Par k .
J o h n G e i e r o f D a n b u r y a n d L o r i
Jorgensen of Mahopac may have grabbed the
g o l d i n t e r ms o f r a c e h o n o r s , b u t
Ossining's Denis Donohue brought home the
p o t , wi n n i n g t h e r a n d o m d r a wi n g o f
n i s h e r s . Do n o h u e ' s p r i z e wa s t wo
t i c k e t s t o I r e l a n d , c o u r t e s y o f A e r
L i n g u s .
The races themselves were exciting.
As many as eight runners were poised for a
wi n i n t he men' s l OK by t he t i me t he l ead
pack passed the halfway mark. In the end,
i t was Gei er, a former Connecti cut hi gh
school cross count ry champi on, who best ed
Neil Buckley (New Faireld) and Jim Kelly
Smi t h ( Por t Ewen) . Onl y 10 s ec onds
separated the three, with Geier on top by
t hr ee over Buckl ey i n 33 mi nut es, 47
s e c o n d s .
Jorgensen al l owed l ast year' s Grand
Prix champion Nancy Laun to set the early
pace i n t he l adi es' di vi si on, but when t he
Chappaquldian faltered in the second half,
J o r g e n s e n w a s o n - f o r m t o s e i z e t h e
opportunity. Her winning time was 37:37,
with a comfortable margin over Laun, who
f i ni shed i n 38: 42. Bonni e Perdri zet *(NYC)
t ook t hi r d i n 41: 10. ,
( Cont M on page 3)
While there may be trouble in River
City and corruption elsewhere, Dan Caffrey
can sl eep at ni ghts assured that hi s
Taconic Club is free from such adversity.
Perhaps, though, it is only because his
members are on the pecunarious side,
rather than that his administrative staff
i s beyond reproach.
Case in point is the recent handicap
r a c e r u n a t F DR Pa r k i n Yo r k t o wn .
Originally scheduled as a ve miler, it
was changed to a lOK (6.2 miles) at the
last moment: report is that the change was
made when the race director, who happened
also to be the handicapper, was a bit
disgruntled when no money was offered him
by the runners for a better handicap.
Cheap they might have been, but they were
not compl etel y puri tani cal .
Tony Gal f ano submi t t ed $200 of
Monopoly money and an expired credit card;
Gary Steinel offered to send a postcard
from his upcoming trip to Scotland and
assured the ofci al that a check was i n
the mail to cover his benevolence - he
withdrew it after he saw his handicap;
Owen McCrudden passed on a Scottish hat he
had worn only 42 times, then didn't run
when he saw his handicap. None of them
came cl ose to wi nni ng.
While some didn't offer money, there
were those who pl eaded thei r case. Bob
Rogan felt that a large handicap was In
(ContM on page 6)
Taconi c
Ru n n i n g
Li Fi
Presi dent' s Corner
Taconi c Road Runner s Cl ub
PO Box 99
Bal dwi n Pl ace, N.Y.
1 0 5 0 5
I t s e e ms t h a t a we e k d o e s n ' t g o b y wi t h o u t a n e w
r e p o r t b e i n g p u b l i s h e d s i n g i n g t h e p r a i s e s o f e x e r c i s e .
F o r t h o s e o f u s w h o c h o o s e r u n n i n g a s o u r t n e s s
a c t i v i t y, t h o u g h i t mi g h t ma k e u s f e e l a b i t s mu g , t h i s
i s r e a l l y n o b i g d e a l . We k n e w i t a l l a l o n g .
Wh a t we k n e w wa s t h a t e x e r c i s e ma d e u s f e e l g o o d .
The ar gument over whet her I t l ed t o l ongevi t y was not
i mpor t ant . The i mpor t ant t hi ng was t hat t he gual i t v of
l i f e w a s e n h a n c e d .
Ta c o n i c Ru n n i n g L i f e i s
t he of ci al publ i cat i on
of Taconi c Road Runner s
Cl ub, I nc. Publ i cat i on i s
bi mont hl y and i s i nt ended
f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n t o c l u b
members at no charge.
Pr esi dent : Dai n Caf f r ey
E d i t o r : H a r r y N e e s o n
Me mb e r s h i p : J e r r y Ta u b
T r e a s u r e r : L a r r y L e n a h a n
S e c r e t a r y : Ma r y L e n a h a n
Re c . S e c ' y : M. Mu l v i h i l l
C o n t r i b u t o r s :
Ski p Pear l man
Nancy Laun
Th e t wo p a c k a d a y wh e e z i n g c r i t i c s k e e p p r e d i c t i n g
t h a t r u n n i n g w i l l f a d e a w a y l i k e s o m a n y o t h e r f a d s .
But we k now why our s por t wi l l not go t he way of t he
Hul a Hoop and t he Pet Rock.
D. C.
S c h e d u l e
1 9 8 6 S c h e d u l e
T RRC HOT L I NE:
( 9 1 4 ) 6 2 8 - 0 9 6 0
T<I MK>
May 10 9:00 Lake Carme) FD 5 Miler
May 17 10:00 North County News lOK
Y o r k t o w n
J u n 1
J u n 1 5
J u n e 2 1
J u l 4
Li ncol n Hal 1 5 Mi l er
L i n c o l n d a l e
( Gu i n n e s s Re l a y Qu a l i e r ) -
Gui nness Road Rel ay, NYC
Ma s t e r s 5 mi l e r , Yo r k t o wn ,
Fr. Mooney 8 Miler, Mahopac
J an Peek l OK, Peek s k i l l
Debbi e Schramm, Mahopac
Schedul e i s unof ci al . Pl ease check ent r y
b l a n k f o r e x a c t p a r t i c u l a r s .
S h e l t e r I s l a n d l OK
T h o s e c l u b me mb e r s i n t e r e s t e d i n
r u n n i n g t h e Sh e l t e r I s l a n d l OK, a f a s t ,
at course on a beautiful island, should
c ont ac t Al an Mar mor ( 962- 3123) .
Me mb e r o f
A V
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R R - C A
Of AMERICA
Sanct i oned
Ge/er, Jorgensen win St Patrick's 10K (can't from pg.1)
D o n o h u e s h o w e d t h a t l i g h t e n i n g c a n
s t r i k e t w i c e , a s t h e 3 6 y e a r - o l d b e c a m e
t h e s e c o n d Os s i n i n g r e s i d e n t wi t h a n I r i s h
n a m e t o w i n t h e c o v e t e d A e r L i n g u s
t i c k e t s : Mi c h a e l Do u g h e r t y wo n t h e d r a wi n g
i n l a s t y e a r ' s l o t t e r y .
A f o r m e r A l l - C o u n t y s t a n d o u t a t
B r i a r c l i f f H i g h ( 1 9 6 6 ) , D o n o h u e w a s a
p o p u l a r w i n n e r . B a c k i n t o t h e r u n n i n g
s c e n e f o r a l m o s t e i g h t y e a r s , h e i s a
f a m i l i a r f a c e a t m o s t o f o u r r a c e s , a n d
has c ompl et ed hal f a doz en mar at hons , wi t h
a p e r s o n a l b e s t o f 2 : 5 5 .
M a r r i e d a n d t h e f a t h e r o f f o u r , t h e
l u c k y w i n n e r h a s b e e n a d e v o t e e o f t h e
s p o r t i n mo r e t h a n p a r t i c i p a t i o n : h e h a s
b e e n a n o f c i a l i n h i g h s c h o o l t r a c k a n d
e l d f o r S e c t i o n O n e f o r t h e l a s t e i g h t
y e a r s . T h e B r o o k l y n b o r n D o n o h u e i s
d e l i g h t e d w i t h t h e p r o s p e c t o f v i s i t i n g
I r e l a n d t h i s s u m m e r . H e h a s r e l a t i v e s i n
Count y Cor k who he has never met .
T h e r e wa s p l e n t y o f f e s t i v e s p i r i t
p e r me a t i n g t h e a f f a i r . R u n n e r s c a me f r o m
f a r a n d w i d e : J o e K e l l e r ( R o s e d a l e ) , J i m
B r o s n a n ( F l u s h i n g ) , a n d a h o r d e w h o
i n v a d e d o u r s t a t e f r o m C o n n e c t i c u t ,
Indeed, Nutmeg runners were very prominent
a t t h e a w a r d s c e r e mo n y : p a r t i c u l a r l y
G e i e r , B u c k l e y , a n d t h e f a t h e r - s o n
combi nat i on of Chuck and Gr eg El ki ns i n
t he 40-49 and 14-and-under cat egori es,
r e s p e c t i v e l y .
Pe e k s k i l l ' s J a c k Ga f f n e y ma d e t h e
t o u r o n b e h a l f o f t h e p o l i t i c i a n s , q u i t e
commendabl y, I mi ght add. Jack Raf f er t y
of Mahopac s howed up i n non- c el ebr i t y
s t a t u s , n o t s p o r t i n g h i s s p o n s o r ' s
p r o d u c t : G r e c i a n F o r m u l a 4 4 . I a l m o s t
d i d n ' t r e c o g n i z e h i m - t h o u g h t h e ' d b e e n
wo r k i n g o u t o r s o me t h i n g .
N e w Yo r k e r s B i l l y H a r t a n d W i l l i e
Ka y e d i d t h e i r d a r n d e s t t o wi n t h e t r i p
and get the most out of the day by running
i n b o t h r a c e s . ( Yo u wo u l d n ' t h a v e t h o u g h t
i t w a s a t w o m i l e f u n r u n f r o m t h e i r r a t e
o f t r a v e l . )
Owe n Mc Cr u d d e n c e l e b r a t e d h i s d e b u t
i n t h e h a l f - c e n t u r y c l a s s w i t h a v e r y
i mp r e s s i v e w i n , e v e n w e a r i n g a S c o t t i s h
h a t ( B u m b e e Ta r t a n ) d o i n g s o . I n a a n d
D a v i d Wa l l s p o r t e d t h e i r C l a n C a l e d o n i a
t - s h i r t s , w h i l e Yo r k t o w n ' s B i l l S u l l i v a n
used t he t wo- mi l er t o get i n shape f or hi s
b a r t e n d i n g c h o r e s a t B r o d i e ' s t h e
f o l l o w i n g d a y.
The Jablonskis were quite prominent,
as no fewer than ve of the Mahopac
family competed. They were not alone, as
other families Joined in the fray:
Brennans (Mt. Kisco), Powers (Brewstec),
Kennedys (Putnam Valley)-, Galfanos
(Peekskill), Oxmans (Yorktown), and the
Dillons of Lake Carmel to name a few.
Several youngsters came in for a round of
applause, but none more than four year-old
Bryan Trout of Peekskill, who nished the
deuce with an ear- popping grin.
And while we recognized the efforts
of the winners, a tip of the hat also to
the other end of the pack: John Keegan
(Thornwood) in the IQK and Yorktowners
Nadine Stein and Bonnie Werbell in the fun
run. Although they may not have set any
speed records, the fact remains that they
completed the course - that's all that
c ount s . Congr at ul at i ons .
A not e of t hanks. . .
We w o u l d l i k e t o e x p r e s s o u r
g r a t i t u d e t o D i c k M u r p h y f o r h i s
a s s i s t a n c e i n o b t a i n i n g t h e t i c k e t s To
I r e l a n d t h r o u g h A e r L i n g u s . A s m a n y o f
y o u k n o w , D i c k w a s h o s p i t a l i z e d a t t h e
t i me o f o u r St . Pa t r i c k ' s Da y Ra c e s a n d
w a s u n a b l e t o a t t e n d .
F o r t u n a t e l y, Di c k i s o n t h e me n d . We
wi s h h i m a s p e e d y a n d f u l l r e c o v e r y.
Culkin, McCrudden win in NYC
D o w n a t t h e F D N Y I n t e r n a t i o n a l
F i r e g h t e r s ' 5 M i l e r ( M a r c h 2 6 ) , J a c k
- j u s t c a l l h i m l i e u t e n a n t - C u l k i n w h i z z e d
t h r o u g h i n 2 7 : 0 3 t o t a k e f o u r t h p l a c e
o v e r a l l a n d r s t m a s t e r . ( I w o u l d h o p e
s o ! ) T h e b i g c h i e f - a . k . a . O w e n J o s e p h
M c C r u d d e n - r a n 2 9 : 5 3 t o t o p t h e 5 0 - 5 9
y e a r - o l d s , b e a t i n g s o me ma s t e r s i n t h e
p r o c e s s . Ri g h t , Ma c Ta v i s h ?
Nancy Laun bei ng passed by Mar c Oxman i n
l a t e s t a g e s o f St . Pa t r i c k ' s l OK, " Go o d
L o r d , a m I g o i n g t h a t s l o w? "
Owen McCr udden passi ng MacTavi sh i n FDNY 5
Mi l e r , " Owe n , d o n ' t d o t h i s t o me . "
APRIL 23.
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Nor t h Count y News
^ ^ m M I M T U A K I K I I I A I
NI NT H ANNUAL
MI NI - MARATHON
iO KM/6.2 miles
MAY 17, 1986 SATURDAY
S TA RT I N G T I ME 1 0 A . M.
(CHCK IN 8:30 A.Mx
AWARDS & PRI ZES
Trophies to first three overall male and temale finishers
Trophies also to rst three nishers in these divisions
Junior ("14 & undef). Veteran (40-49)
High School (15-19) Master (50-59)
Open ( 20- 29) Post Mast er ( 60 &. over )
Sub Vet ( 30- 39)
RUNNING SINGLETS for rst 400 registrants
Food and beverage for runners
Sanct i oned bv l aconi c Road Runner s Cl ub
M a r c O x m o n R a c e D i r e c t o r
START
AND FINISH
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p r i o r t o 5 / 1 0 / 8 6
^5.00 post-regi strati on
T h e 6 t h Gr a d e Sc h o o l
Commerce St reet & Vet erons Rood
Yorktown Heights, New York
Make checks payable to T.R.R.C
and mai l t o: MI Nl - MARATHON
Box 208, Yorktown Hts. N.Y. 10598
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OF THE T. R. R. C.
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Grand Prix loses sponsor, but the
show goes on.
Though we lost our sponsor for the
Grand Prix, the series wi!) still carry
on. Unfortunately, no merchandise prizes
are available, but the club will present
trophies at our end of the season dinner
dance. Categories of competition are:
overall; 19-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; and
60 plus, for male and female. The rst
three in each shall be the recipients.
The seven race series, which started
with the St. Patrick's Day lOK, will also
include North County News, Lincoln Hall,
Father Mooney, Jan Peek, Debbie Schram!
and the Fall Festival Classic. The last
race, a new addition this year, is a ve
miler slated for FDR Park in September.
Poi nt s wi l l be awar ded i n each
category based on 20 points for a rst
pl ace ni sh, 19 for second, etc. The
b e s t v e p e r f o r m a n c e s w i l l b e
accumulated, and the highest aggregates
decl ar ed wi nner s. Ther e wi l l be no
minimum number of races you must compete
i n, but v e wi l l be t he max i mum f or
scor i ng pur poses. Over al l wi nner s shal l
be ineligible for age group awards.
To faci l i tate scori ng, al l runners,
r egar dl ess of cl ub af 1i at i on shal l be
scored, but in the end only club members
shal l be el i gi bl e for awards and nal
postings. Non members will be allowed to
join at any time prior to the last race.
Marc Oxman is in charge of scoring.
A retired judge, there are those who say
he is unreachable. Of course they are not
talking about his running.
Fri endshi p i s...
G u i n n e s s R e l a y
The Guinness Relay is approaching
f a s t ( J u n e 1 5 ) . Ca l l wi l l b e o u t t o
vol unteers shortl y. The race i s set for a
T:15 - that' s A.M., fol ks - for the l adi es
and 8: 00 f or t he men. Ther e wi l l be t hr ee
c at egor i es : Open, Mal e c l ub and Femal e
c l ub. We hope t o hav e a s pec i al
newsletter out next month devoted mainly
t o t h e G u i n n e s s R a c e .
You are remi nded t hat part i ci pat i on
in the relay can only be done by running
Lincoln HaM, which acts as a qualier.
Please ensure that your membership is in
o r d e r .
Scenario: Dan Caffrey out for a run
with Dan and Eddie Kehoe. (Young Edward
is on recess from Lehigh where he is
runai ng 4: 10 f or a mi l e. ) The ki d i s
^ running easy". Some call it respect.
But "running easy" is a relative term.
From the opposite direction comes
Noel Lazarus. No slight intended, but
Noel will never be classied as a threat
t o E d .
"Ah, just the man I want to see,"
says the elder Kehoe. Making a 180 degree
t urn, t he Ki l kenny nat i ve ni shes hi s
workout with Noel, leaving a abbergasted
presi dent to keep the younger Kehoe
c o mp a n y.
"That's the last time you'll hear me
make any Irish Jokes," said our exhausted
p r e z .
Attention short (?) distance runners
TRRC is proud to announce the 1986.
Track Series, to be held at Yorktown High
School Track. Specic dates, times, and
events will be announced, but gear up for
mid-summer! This year we have dedided to
offer the 50-plus male competitors a
separate age category - if six of you show
up to compete. So come on, 50-plus guys,
let's show the world that life may begin
at 40, but It gets better at 50!
We are always open to suggestions
di r ect or s, Tony Gal f ano
t/'3/'-6435) or Me lame Mulvihill (277-3557)
If you have any ideas. We plan to get
"organized" this year, complete with
starter's pistol. Watch for specic
times and dates in the next newsletter.
See you this summer!
R e mi n d e r
L i n c o l n H a l l w i l l b e u s e d a s
qual i er f or Gui nness Road Rel ay. Fi rst
16 men and rst 8 women will comprise the
teams. Make sure your membership is in
order. Also, you may not compete for TRRC
if you have or will compete in a team race
for another club during the 60 day period
p r i o r t o J u n e 1 5 .
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Kilmurry, Golden win
Handicap race (from pg. 1)
o r d e r s i n c e h e w a s r e l a t e d t o O w e n
McCrudden (whi ch he i sn' t); Larry Thorp
cr i ed t he bl ues about hi s f oot i nj ur y and
t he f act t hat he mi ght have t o r un wi t h a
cane; Mar c Oxman moaned f or a week about
applying DMSO in an attempt to be ready
f or t he r ace. None of t hem won, ei t her.
Onl y Kar ol e Col ebr ook had some sense.
She act ual l y sent TRRC a $50 donat i on f or
member shi p and br i ber y. But I di d say
s o me s e n s e . Th e mo n e y f e l l i n t o t h e h a n d s
of Lar r y Leni han, t he cl ub t r easur er, and
never di d r each t he handi capper. Needl ess
t o s a y, K a r o l e d i d n ' t wi n . Ne i t h e r , f o r
t hat mat t er , di d Leni han. I n f ac t , he
showed up and went for a training run: he
k n e w b e t t e r .
In the end, honesty was the best policy.
Katheri ne Ki l murry, maki ng no excuse or
br i ber y at t empt , of f a 19: 58 handi cap,
p r o v e d t o o g o o d f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e e l d .
The Peekskill resident, running a personal
best of 50:53, turned in an elapsed time
of 30: 55, beat i ng out t he men' s wi nner,
Richard Golden of Tarrytown. Golden was
anot her PR runner, compl et i ng t he course
i n 4 8 : 0 5 .
Excl ai med an exhuber ant Gol den,
"After ve years of running, I nally
g e t a t r o p h y ! "
Hal i na Stave, Yorktown, and Audrey
Cappelello, Danbury, were second and third
r e s p e c t i v e l y i n t h e wo me n ' s r a c e , wh i l e
another cornhusker, Jan Effraimsen, coming
back i nt o f or m, t ook second i n t he men' s
r ac e. Li nc ol ndal e' s Bob Li ppman was
anot her r eci pi ent t hr ough per sever ance,
edging a fast closing John Hallinan of
Peekskill by three seconds for the bronze.
Be Awa r e
Nor t h Count y News l OK i n an i ncome
producing event for our club. Your support
w i l l b e a p p r e c i a t e d .
Be I nf ormed
Volunteers for Guinness Relay will be
based on act i ve suppor t of member s over
the past 12 months, with priority to those
who wer e on t he vol unt eer t eam i n 1985.
TRRC lOK Handicap, April 6, 1986
FDR Par k, Yor kt own Hei ght s
Na me
H a n d i c a p T i m e
1 . Ka t h e r i n e Ki I mu r r y
1 9 : 5 8
5 7 : 5 5
2 R i c h a r d G o l d e n
2 0 : 3 0
5 8 : 0 5
3 J a n E f f r a i m s e n
9 : 0 0
5 8 : 4 0
4 Bob Li ppman
1 4 : 0 0 5 9 : 0 3
5 . J o h n Ha l 1 i n a n
7 : 0 0 5 9 : 0 6
6 . H a l i n a S t a v e
2 0 : 0 0
5 9 : 2 0
7. Deni s Dal ey
5 : 4 0 5 9 : 2 3
8 . A1 Ca p p i e l o
1 4 : 2 5
5 9 : 2 8
9 . R i c h a r d A d a m s k i
1 5 : 2 0
5 9 : 4 6
10. Tony Gal f ano
3 : 3 0
5 9 : 4 8
11. Jer r y Mi 11er
1 0 : 0 0
6 0 : 0 2
1 2 . L a r r y Th o r p
1 2 : 2 0
6 0 : 0 6
13. Richard Fennel ly
5 : 5 5
6 0 : 1 5
14. Ri c har d Mat t ey
6 : 3 0
6 0 : 1 7
1 5 . C I a u d e Wi I s o n
1 1 : 0 0 6 0 : 2 1
1 6 . Ga r y St e i n e l
1 : 5 0 6 0 : 2 3
1 7 . H i r a m G a r c i a
1 0 : 4 5 6 0 : 2 9
1 8 . J e r r y Ta u b
9 : 2 0 6 0 : 3 1
1 9 . J o h n O r r
1 3 : 0 0 6 0 : 3 2
2 0 . Au d r e y Ca p p l e l l o
1 8 : 0 0
6 0 : 5 0
2 1 . A r t S t e i h e a u r
1 3 : 3 0
6 0 : 5 3
2 2 . Ma r c Ox ma n
S c r a t c h
6 1 : 1 5
2 3 . J o h n H o f f m a n
1 2 : 0 0
. 6 1 : 4 0
2 4 . Mi k e Ha mi 1 t o n
1 0 : 3 5
6 2 : 4 7
25. Toby Re i f
2 2 : 0 0
6 3 : 2 1
26. Bob D' Ar cy
1 5 : 0 0
6 4 : 0 4
2 7 . K a r o l e C o l e b r o o k
2 7 : 0 0 6 4 : 3 6
To determine actual lOK time,
subtract 27:00 minutes from nishing time
and add to handicap. Also, by adding 33
minutes to your handicap time, it can be
determined what time the handicapper
actually expected you to run.
To : Al l Ha n d i c a p Ru n n e r s .
Ou r h a n d i c a p r a c e , h a d i t wo r k e d o u t
pr oper l y, shoul d have br ought al l r unner s
i n a t a b o u t 6 0 m i n u t e s . T h o s e b e l o w 5 9
m i n u t e s a r e i n t r o u b l e n e x t t i m e o u t ;
those above 61 were done an injustice by
t h e h a n d i c a p p e r . ( Ma r c Ox ma n s h o u l d n o t
g e t c a r r i e d a w a y b y t h i s r e m a r k : s o m e
people know he was sandbagging.)
T h o u g h Ka r o l e Co l e b r o o k r e c e i v e d t h e
bi ggest handi cap and st i l l woul d up bei ng
passed, she must get a round of appl ause.
A newcomer t o t he spor t , i t was her r st
l OK - she was l ooki ng t o do onl y 5 mi l es
at t hat - and wi l l de ni t el y be a t hr eat
n e x t L i m e a r o u n d .
Are we as healthy as we should be ?
On Mar c h 16, t he St . Pat r i c k ' s Day
l O K a n d 2 m i l e r a c e s w e r e t h e i n f o r m a l
i nt r oduc t i on t o t he 1986 r ac i ng s eas on.
It had been some time since I had attended
a local race. It was both enjoyable and
d i s t u r b i n g .
I k n e w o r wa s a t l e a s t a c q u a i n t e d
wi t h ma n y o f t h e r u n n e r s t h e r e . I h a d r u n
w i t h s o m e a n d r a c e d w i t h o t h e r s . T h e
di st ur bi ng aspect had not hi ng t o do wi t h
t he r ace i t sel f , al t hough so many of t he
i n d i v i d u a l t i m e s w e r e s l o w e r t h a n i n
pr ev i ous y ear s . . The as pec t I was mos t
c o n c e r n e d wi t h wa s t h e f r i g h t e n i n g f a c t
t hat t he gener al heal t h of so many of t he
r unner s had det er i or at ed over t he year s.
Runni ng can make you heal thy; i t can al so
k i l l y o u .
T h e r e i s n o d o u b t t h a t t h e r u n n e r s
wh o n i s h e d t h e r a c e we r e q u i t e t . I t
i s n o t p o s s i b l e t o r u n 6 . 2 mi l e s , o r e v e n
2 mi l e s , u n l e s s y o u a r e a t a c e r t a i n l e v e l
o f t n e s s . B u t w h e r e w a s t h e h e a l t h ?
Why wer e s o many of t hese peopl e l es s
h e a l t h y t h a n t h e y we r e t wo , t h r e e , v e
years ago?
Master runners to compete vs. WRRC
At t h e s u g g e s t i o n o f J o h n Ho l l a n d a n d
t h e w o r k o f M a r c O x m a n , T R R C m a s t e r s w i l l
J a i n t h e i r c o n t e mp o r a r i e s f r o m WRRC t h i s
s u mme r f o r t h e r s t o f w h a t i s h o p e d t o
b e a s e r i e s o f c l u b g e t - t o g e t h e r s .
We d n e s d a y, J u n e 2 5 i s t h e d a t e f o r a v e
m i l e r . A l l m a s t e r r u n n e r s a r e i n v i t e d t o
c o m p e t e . T h e t o p t e n w i l l b e u s e d f o r
s c o r i n g ( Cr o s s c o u n t r y t e a m s c o r i n g wi l l
b e i mp l e me n t e d . ) .
M a k e a n o t e o f t h i s i f y o u a r e
i n t e r e s t e d . T h o u g h i n f o r m a l a s t o e n t r y
f e e s ( n o n e ) a n d a w a r d s ( n o n e ) , y o u c a n
e x p e c t a g o o d w o r k o u t . C h e c k m a t
Do wn i n g Pa r k b y 6 : 3 0 a n d b e r e a d y t o r u n
a t 7 : 0 0 . S i n c e t h i s e v e n t w i l l t a k e p l a c e
i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h o u r We d n e s d a y e v e n i n g
r u n s , r e f r e s h m e n t s ' w i l i o e p r o v i d e d .
Ba r b e q u e p i t s a r e a v a i l a b l e i f y o u wi s h t o
b r i n g f o o d .
One pai nf ul r eas on f or t hi s
unf or t unat e si t uat i on i s t hat t he
competitive aspect of race day is carried
over to many, and sometimes all, other
training days. Those hard, anaerobic days
must be restri cted. There must be a
si gni cant number of weeks, or even
months, where there is no hard running.
That way, you build health as well as
tness. The winter is a good time to
devel op t hi s heal t hy "base". I f done
properly - three months of easy running
for example - racing at the end of this
period usually results in a PR, It was
good to see a number of people on March 16
r u n n i n g PR' s .
We have been told that exercise can
make us physi ol ogi cal l y younger. The
truth is, it can. Why are so many of the
runners in our club injured? Why should
people be getting less healthy as the
year s go by? We must over come our
addiction not only to the idea that if a
little is good, a lot is bet'ter, but also
to the idea of "no pain; no gain". We
must raise our level of health as well as
o u r l e v e l o f t n e s s .
Stop. Why are you runni ng? Ask
yourself that question. Now try to answer
i t h o n e s t l y.
P. B. Ma f f e t o n e
Wednesday Night Summer Workouts.
Wi t h t h e c h a n g i n g o f t h e c l o c k ,
We d n e s d a y n i g h t wo r k o u t s a r e t h e o r d e r o f
the week for those interested in listening
t o o r d e r s . Do wn i n g P a r k , Yo r k t o wn , i s t h e
m e e t i n g p l a c e a n d o f f e r s r u n n e r s t h e
o p p o r t u n i t y f o r d i s t a n c e r u n s i n t h e
a d j a c e n t F DR Pa r k o r i n t e r v a l wo r k o u t s o n
t he Yorkt own Hi gh School t rack (no spi kes,
pl eas e) . The r s t s et of r unner s us ual l y
g e t s o f f a t 5 : 3 0 P. M.
He r e a n d t h e r e . . .
Judy Pickert picked up second master
in the Crescent City Classic lOK in New
Orleans with a 38:20. Judy lost out to
shaky l egs Gabr i el l e Ander son. . . St eve
Calidonna (52:00) and Bob DiNucci (52:05)
we r e t h i r d a n d f o u r t h i n t h e Sc a r s d a l e
15K...Kevin Hillary and Ron Freeman were
Al l Count y sel ect i ons i n i ndoor t r ack. . .
Three big cheers for Clark Gilbert's 50:30
at Helen Hayes iOK, which gave him rst
i n t he 60- Pl us c at egor y. Cl ar k i s 75! . . .
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