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Taconi c Runni ng Li f e
FEBRUARY 1984
C
C LUBHOUSE CONFI DENTI AL
ARE WE READY ?
The possibility of Taconic owning its own club house has evoked
great interest within the membership. While optimism abounds in cer
tain quarters, pessimism in others, all seem to be approaching the
question with some degree of trepidation. There are, of course, far
reaching ramications. The most immediate answer needed is whether
or not t her e i s enough i nt er est ; I f not , case cl osed.
Be y o n d t h a t i s t h e p r a c t i c a l i t y. I s i t p r a c t i c a l ? I s i t p o s s
i b l e ? Ca n we r a i s e t h e f u n d s ? Ho w d o we ma i n t a i n i t ? Ar e we r e a d y ?
Towar d t hese any many ot her
q u e s t i o n s , a s t e e r i n g c o mmi t t e e ,
headed by Mar c Oxman, has been
b u s y p u l l i n g r e l a t i v e ma t t e r s
i n t o p r o s p e c t i v e .
Ap p a r e n t l y t h e s u d d e n u p -
s h o o t o f t h e ma i n q u e s t i o n h a s
c o m e a b o u t b e c a u s e o f t h e a v a i l
abi l i t y of t he pr oper t y on Bal
d wi n Pl a c e Ro a d , a d j a c e n t t o
Mahopac Hi gh School .
Most who have seen t he spot and
l o c a t i o n h a v e b e e n i mp r e s s e d wi t h
t h e g r e a t p o t e n t i a l i t h a s t o l e n d .
H o w e v e r , n e i t h e r t h e l o c a t i o n n o r
t he area present t he pri mary prob
l e m a t t h i s t i m e .
To be r epet i t i ve t hey ar e: do we
want a c l ub hous e?; ar e we r eady ?;
c a n we n a n c e a n d ma i n t a i n i t ? ; c a n
we ma k e i t o p e r a t i o n a l ?
(Continued on page 2)
AMARAL. LAUN PEREZ WI N SK
Ar e we r e a d y ? ( Co n t M)
O n e o f t h e i n i t i a l r e c o m m e n d
a t i o n s p r o p o s e d b y t h e s t e e r i n g
c o mmi t t e e wa s a r e s t r u c t u r i n g o f
t he cl ub' s or gani zat i on. ( See r e
l a t e d s t o r y. ) An o t h e r wa s l a s t
mont h' s Open House and speci al
di scussi on sessi on ( Januar y 22) .
T h e i n t e n t o f t h e s e wa s , o n e ;
a s s u r a n c e o f a r e a s o n a b l e o p e r a
t i o n c o mp a t i b l e wi t h u n d e r t a k i n g
a v e n t u r e o f s u c h ma g n i t u d e , a n d ,
t wo ; p r o b e t h e f e e l i n g s o f o t h e r
c l u b me mb e r s , c o mp i l e s u c h d a t a
a n d r e p o r t b a c k a c c o r d i n g l y.
F o r m e m b e r s u n a b l e t o v i s i t
a n d i n s p e c t t h e B a l d w i n R o a d
p r e mi s e s a q u e s t i o n n a i r e , s e e k
i n g a n s we r s r e g a r d i n g i n t e r e s t ,
n a n c e , a n d c o mmi t t me n t o f
time, is to be mailed.(See p.S)-
I n f o r m a t i v e d i s c u s s i o n i s
on t ap f or t hi s mont h' s meet i ng
at t he Lant er n Pub, on Monday,
t h e t h i r t e e n t h .
A f u l l r e p o r t i s t o b e p r e
s e n t e d a t t h e f o l l o wi n g me e t i n g
s c h e d u l e d f o r Ma r c h , 1 2 . At t h a t
m e e t i n g t h e q u e s t i o n w i l l b e
c a l l e d a n d v o t e d u p o n . I t i s
r e q u e s t e d t h a t t h o s e me mb e r s
u n a b l e t o a t t e n d t h e M a r c h m e e t *
i n g , c o mp l e t e a n d r e t u r n t h e i r
q u e s t i o n n a i r e s a s q u i c k l y a s
p o s s i b l e , s i n c e f a i l u r e t o d o
s o w i l l h a v e t o b e c o n s t r u e d a s
d i s i n t e r e s t .
Mat t ers of i mmedi at e i mpor
t a n c e t o m e m b e r s w i l l b e t h o s e
Lui s Amar al and Nancy Laun Per ez
chal ked up wi ns i n Wi nter Seri es //2
l as t mont h at FDR Par k , Yor k t own.
Ama r a l c o v e r e d t h e s l i p p e r y 5 K d i s
t a n c e i n 1 6 : 3 7 , wh i l e L a u n - Pe r e z
r e c o r d e d 1 9 : 5 1 . B o t h r a c e s w e r e
h o t l y c o n t e s t e d .
Ken Pf af f t ook t he ear l y r unni ng
before being passed by Amaral and
Ga r y St e i n e l o n e mi l e i n t o t h e r a c e ,
Amaral opened up on St ei nel , af t er
G a r y h a d c l o s e d t o w i t h i n f t e e n
yards wi t h l ess t han a mi l e t o go.
Laun- Per ez and J udy Pi c k er t had
a b a t t l e r o y a l . Ag a i n i t wa s t h e
earl y pace maker who pai d t he t ol l
as Laun- Per ez s ur ged ahead at t he
mi l e mar k and hel d t he s ame di s t
a n c e u n t i l t h e e n d ) Pi c k e r t a me r e
o n e s e c o n d b a c k .
The race within the race though,
c a m e i n t h e 5 0 - 5 9 b r a c k e t w i t h f o u r
n i s h e r s n i s h i n g wi t h i n f o u r t e e n
seconds of each ot her. Ray Gregory
t o p p e d t h e l i s t i n g n i s h i n g u p i n
2 1 s t p l a c e w i t h 2 1 : 1 9 . N e x t c a m e
( Cont . on p. 4)
of cost. Club dues are most likely
t o be r evi ewed, wi t h of f er i ngs of a
d u a l c l a s s i c a t i o n . A n A s s o c i a t e
Member woul d equate to the type we
are now familiar with; a House Mem
ber woul d pay hi gher annual dues,
but woul d obt ai n c er t ai n pr i v i l i ges
t o o f f s e t t h e a d d i t i o n a l c o s t .
Ma r c h , i t a p p e a r s , w i l l h a v e a n
addi t i onal meani ng f or us. Gl ad t o
s e e b u s i n e s s w i l l b e t a k e n c a r e o f
bef or e we get ar ound t o The Par ade.
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REORGANI ZATI ON SHAPES UP
On e p o s i t i v e a s p e c t wh i c h h a s a l r e a d y c o me o u t o f t h e p r e l i mi n a r y
g r o u n d wo r k o f t h e c l u b h o u s e s t e e r i n g c o mmi t t e e h a s b e e n a r e s t r u c t u r i n g
of t he cl ub' s or gani zat i on. Whi l e most of t he wor k has been done over
t h e y e a r s i t h a s a l wa y s b e e n o n a c a t c h - a s - c a t c h - c a n b a s i s , wi t h c l u b
p e r s o n n e l u s u a l l y t u r n i n g o n a d i me t o a c c o mp l i s h t h e i r c h o r e s .
No w t h e y c a n s t i l l t u r n o n a d i me , b u t a t l e a s t d o i t a c c o r d i n g t o
oper at i onal pr ocedur e. The new char t cal l s f or cr eat i on of commi t t ees
t o handl e f und rai si ng and house f unct i ons i n addi t i on t o t hose of mem-
b e r h i p , p u b l i c i t y, n e ws l e t t e r , a n d a c t i v i t i e s . I n a d d i t i o n a p o s t o f
a d mi n i s t r a t i v e a s s i s t a n t t o t h e p r e s i d e n t w o u l d c o o r d i n a t e a l l f u n c t i o n s .
Whi l e persons to these commi ttees woul d be appoi nted (read vol un
t eer s) , t he posi t i ons as pr esi dent , vi ce pr esi dent , secr et ar y and t r eas
u r e r wo u l d s t i l l b e v o t e d u p o n . Ea c h c o mmi t t e e h e a d wo u l d b e r e s p o n
si bl e f or r ecr ui t i ng member s t o hi s or her commi t t ee. Funct i ons of t hese
c o m m i t t e e s w e r e d e n e d a s f o l l o w s :
P U B L I C I T Y. R e s p o n s i b l e f o r p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s a c t i v i t i e s , i n c l u d i n g
but not l i mi t ed t o r egul ar pr ess r el eases r egar di ng cl ub r aces and ot her
f u n c t i o n s ; r a c e r e s u l t s a n d s p e c i a l f e a t u r e s . A d d i t i o n a l l y , t h e c o mmi t
t ee shal l mai nt ai n t he cl ub' s ar chi ves, i ncl udi ng but not l i mi t ed t o
p a s t p r e s s c l i p p i n g s ; p h o t o g r a p h s ; a n d r e c o r d s r e l a t e d t o r a c e r e s u l t s
a n d p e r s o n a l s t a t i s t i c s .
NEWSL ETTER. Re s p o n s i b l e f o r r e g u l a r l y p u b l i s h i n g a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g
t h e c l u b n e w s l e t t e r , t o g e t h e r w i t h a l l i n c o me p r o d u c i n g a c t i v i t i e s r e
l a t i n g t h e r e t o .
MEMBERSHI P. Res pons i bl e f or mai nt ai ni ng a r os t er of al l c l ub mem
b e r s ; e f f e c t i n g p r o g r a ms f o r t h e s o l i c i t a t i o n o f n e w me mb e r s ; e f f e c t i n g
p r o g r a ms f o r t h e e x i s t e n c e o f e x i s t i n g me mb e r s ; e s t a b l i s h i n g p r o c e d u r e s
f o r t h e r e g u l a r c o l l e c t i o n o f d u e s a n d a s s e s s me n t s , i f a n y ; e s t a b l i s h i n g
p r o c e d u r e s f o r t h e t i me l y d i s t r i b u t i o n o f me mb e r s h i p c a r d s , a n d o t h e r
me mb e r s h i p r e l a t e d ma t e r i a l .
ACTI VI TI ES. Responsi bl e f or t he pl anni ng and admi ni st r at i on of al l
c l u b a c t i v i t i e s , i n c l u d i n g b u t n o t l i mi t e d t o r a c e s , s e mi n a r s , t r i p s ,
c o mmu n i t y p r o j e c t s , e d u c a t i o n a l p r o g r a ms , s a f e t y a n d h e a l t h p r o g r a ms ,
a n d s o c i a l a f f a i r s .
HOUSE. Re s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e o r d e r l y f u n c t i o n i n g o f TRRC c l u b h o u s e
a n d r u n n i n g c e n t e r , i n c l u d i n g b u t n o t l i mi t e d t o ma i n t e n a n c e ; c a p i t a l
i mp r o v e me n t ; s c h e d u l i n g ; b u d g e t i n g ; p u r c h a s i n g ; b o o k k e e p i n g ; a n d i n c o me
p r o d u c t i o n .
Continued on page 4)
3
RUNNING AND MARRIAGE: A PIERCING SfORY
They tell me I almost caused a rift of major
proportions in the household of our beloved
Pierce Brennan. Seems in the listing of our
track championships an ominous omission was
t h a t o f p o o r P i e r c e .
Seems f urt her hi s st ory was t hat he was out
of the house on si x di fferent Wednesday eve
nings running around Yorktown track. Ques
tions Mrs. B., "Running around Yorktown?"
Accordingly he beseeches my help.
For the record, Pierce ran the 100m (14.5);
200m (30.6); 400m (68.9); 800m (2:39); the
mile (5:53); and 5K (21:14). His 1950 point
total placed him eighth among the masters.
I hope this straightens matters at home. I
would appreciate more notice next time. Any
one el se i nt er est ed i n an al i bi of t hi s
nat ure shoul d be advi sed a sl i ght renumera
tion is expected Not that slight. Pierce.
Amaral and Laun-Perez win (Cont'd)
Tom Mc earthy (21:23). Hot on his heels
was Ross Grasso (21:24) who made it all
the way up from the Bronx to take part.
Then there was Joe Handelman, nishing
24th in 21:33, but shut out of the win
ner's circle. What happened to Dom Di
L a u r i a ?
All in all the 56 runners who showed
are to be commended from Amaral right
on down to John Edgette, who may have
ni shed behi nd 55 ot her compet i t or s,
but ni shed wel l ahead of al l t hose
who chickened out because of a wee bit
o f c o l d w e a t h e r .
I t i s not t he pol i cy of Taconi c
R u n n i n g L i f e t o c o r r e c t e r r o r s .
Reor gani zat i on ( Cont ' d)
FUND RAISING. Responsible for the
planning and administration of regu
l a r f u n d r a i s i n g a c t i v i t i e s o t h e r
t han t hat speci cal l y assi gned t he
Membershi p Commi ttee. To advi se and
wor k i n conj unct i on wi t h t he House,
N e w s l e t t e r a n d A c t i v i t i e s C o m m i t t e e s
wi t h r espect t o t hat aspect of each
c o m m i t t e e ' s a c t i v i t i e s i n v o l v i n g
f u n d r a i s i n g .
S e v e r a l o f t h e c o m m i t t e e h e a d s
have al r eady veen appoi nt ed. Publ i
ci ty has been taken over by Judy
Pi ckert ; Membershi p by Jerry Taub;
and the Newsl etter by an underground
S c o t t i s h i mmi g r a n t .
Th e t h r e e r e ma i n i n g c o mmi t t e e s
ar e expect ed t o be l l ed shor t l y:
t h e n u mb e r t o c a l l i s 6 2 8 - 8 6 9 8 !
R e s u l t s :
Overal l (Mal e): Amaral , Stei nel , Pffaf
Female: Laun-Perez, Pickert, Aeillo
19-29 (Male): Mike Gossett; John Soto;
Jay Hor gan.
Female: Laura O'Niell; Joyce Donald.
30-39 (Male): P. Cobos; Bruce Snyder;
D o n H a t c h e r .
Femal e: Susan Then; Gai l Bor del l i ;
L i z E n n i s
40-49 (Male): Dan Caffrey;Marc Oxman;
D a v e We l l a r d
Female: Peg Kilgallen;Judy Buchanan
50-59 (Mal e): Gregory; McCart hy; Grosso
60-69 (Male): Sab Koide; Russ Uphoff
15-18 Mal e): Mi chael De Vi vo
Femal e: Heat her Hi sr chel d; Li nda
E f r a i m s e n
14 and under: Tommy Neeson
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COMMENT; "There's more in store for eighty-four..."
As they say in the balloon factory, "Things are popping.
In addition to the usual range of races run, I foresee much interest
i n two new events and our second attempt at another. The new events
currently on the drawing board are a one mile run a la Fifth Avenue,
and a cross country relay; the Manhattan to Mahopac road relay is the
t h i r d e v e n t .
The one mile race is being formulated by Don Ottinger and is on
the calendar tentatively for late April. It will be run down Washing
ton St., Peekskill, and will be run in conjunction with the local
Chamber of Commerce. Five year age groups are planned. The cross
country relay is scheduled for November; x 5K for men, 3 x 5K for
women. Categories will consist of Open (19-39); Masters (40 plus) and
Hi gh School ( 15- 18) .
All who ran in the road relay last year are unanimous in their ex
citement about it being the best race of the year. Plans call for the
inclusion of 20 teams - the invitations have already been mailed. Two
of the slots are reserved for TRRC. Top 16 club members to nish at
Lincoln Hall will be offered choice. Relay will be run June 24. More
d e t a i l s w i l l b e f u r n i s h e d i n n e x t n e w s l e t t e r .
St. Patrick's day races at SUNY will get us off to a great start, I
believe. From there on it' s off to the races and it certainly looks as
though 1984 is goind to be bigger and better than ever before.
T h e H a r r i e r .
Thanksgi vi ng ' 82 was a hecti c week
i n t h e r a c i n g c a l e n d a r o f b i g Owe n Mc
Crudden - as opposed to his son "Wee"
Ow e n Mc C r u d d e n . We e Ow e n d o e s n ' t d o
a h e c k o f a l o t o f f o o t i n g .
T h a t p a r t i c u l a r we e k h a d t h e c l u b
cr oss count r y 5K on t he Sunday; NYFD
o f f e r e d a v e mi l e r o n Tu e s d a y ; o n
h o l i d a y mo r n i n g A l r l i n g t o n p r o v i d e d
a 25K; and ever yone knows Gr eel ey has
i t ' s l OK t he Sunday af t er. Owen r an
t h e m a l l .
F o u r r a c e s i n e i g h t d a y s i s , e v e n
f o r t h e h a r d i e s t , e n o u g h . I n h i s
s e n s i b l e y e a r s Owe n a p p a r e n t l y c o n
c u r s .
Th i s y e a r h e c u t o u t t h e 5 K.
'Why don't you just jog around^^
the block like everyone else?"
(The striking resemblance of
char act er s i n t he above car
toon to certain members of
our club is intentional.)
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' r es i dent * s
Hol i day Coupl es Rel ay
Why a Taconi c Road Runner s Cl u r unni ng cent er ?
T R R C i s c u r r e n t l y e x p l o r i n g t h e f e a s i b i l i t y o f
a c q u i r i n g a r e a l e s t a t e p a c k a g e wh i c h , i n t h e
v i e w o f s o me , i s u n i q u e l y s u i t e d f o r u s e a s a
c l u b h o u s e a n d r u n n i n g c e n t e r .
T h e Ma h o p a c l o c a t i o n i s e s p e c i a l l y d e s i r a b l e
i n t hat i t ' s a shor t j og t o Mahopac hi ghschool
s c e n e o f ma n y o f o u r s c h e d u l e d e v e n t s , a n d i n
a d d i t i o n , s i t e o f a n a l l - w e a t h e r ( s o o n t o b e
r e s u r f a c e d ) t r a c k . F r o m t h i s l o c a t i o n t h e r e
a r e a l s o ma n y s a f e a n d s c e n i c r u n n i n g l o o p s t o
b e e x p l o r e d .
Ho we v e r , i n my v i e w, a mo r e i mp o r t a n t p u r p o s e
w o u l d b e s e r v e d . T h e e x i s t e n c e o f a r u n n i n g
c e n t e r w o u l d p r o v i d e a g i a n t s t e p i n g i v i n g
o u r s p o r t a mo r e s o l i d s t a t u s wi t h i n o u r c o m
muni ty .
F u r t h e r , i n s p i t e o f a l l t h a t h a s g o n e o n i n
o u r s p o r t , t h e r e a r e s t i l l ma n y wh o v i e w i t a s
a f a d w h i c h w i l l s o o n p a s s . A Ta c o n i c R o a d
Ru n n e r s Cl u b r u n n i n g c e n t e r wo u l d b e a s i g n i
c a n t s t e p i n n a l l y p u t t i n g t h i s " v i e w" t o
r e s t .
D . C .
S A F E T Y T I P S F O R R U N N E R S
Rape and as s aul t on women r unner s hav e,
u n f o r t u n a t e l y, b e c o me a l l t o o f r e q u e n t . T h e
f o l l o w i n g a r e g u i d e l i n e s f o r s a f e t y r e g a r d -
t h i s p a r t i c u l a r a r e a .
Reduc e t he oppor t uni t y of YOU bei ng t he
t a r g e t :
- Run wi t h c ompani ons .
- R u n r e l a x e d , c o n d e n t , b u t a w a r e o f
y o u r s u r r o u n d i n g s .
- Cr eat e a " saf et y ar ea" ar ound your sel f
t o b e d e f e n d e d f r o m i n t r u s i o n .
- Dr ess t o r un. Don' t car r y i t ems t hat
wi l l endanger you ( wat ches, j ewel er y,
r adi os, ear phones, et c. )
- Av o i d d e n s e f o i l a g e a r e a s .
- R u n i n w e l l - l i g h t e d a r e a s i f p o s s i b l e .
(Continued on page 11)
R e s u l t s
December 18, 1983
1 . B a r b a r a M e i s e l
M a r k B a r n e s
2. Wendy Shi l e
C a r me l o R o l d a n
3 . J o e A l b a n e s e
M i k e C o s s e t t
4 . O r r
D o m i n s k i
5 . J o a n H a y e s
Al an Kennedy
6. Cat hy Wychunas
V i c C h a s e
7 . S t e v e A r n e t t
J o h n N i c o l a s
8 . P e t e C o r s i n o
L a r r y T h o r p
9 . M e l a n i e M u l v i h i l l
B r a n d o n C h a s e
10. Dan Caf f r ey
Mi ke Roger s
11. Gr ace Mur phy
Ger r y Canavan
1 2 . S h a r o n C h a s e
J e r r y Ta u b
1 3 . H e l i n a S t a v e
B i l l Ha y e s
1 4 .
B i l l B a l g o r d
15. Judy Buchanan
Tom McCar t hy
16. Abby Chase
Char l es Hemi ng
17. Roger Cocki ng
J i m H a m i l t o n
1 8 . H o w a r d B a s h a n t
H o w i e B a s h a n t
1 9 . J o h n N o r s e
M a m i e B a r n e s
6
HOLIDAY COUPLE'S RELAY: GRAB BAG STYLE
by Howi e Bashant
It seemed typi cal of the many Coupl e' s Rel ays the cl ub has hel d over
the years. There were, as usual, more men than women and so the pre-race
scramble was reminiscent. There was a sprinkling of new faces, searching
expectantl y for someone fami l i ar. The decorm was rapi dl y deteri ortati ng
as r ac e t i me appr oac hed. Ther e wer e t hos e who wer e r el ax ed and t hos e who
w e r e a n x i o u s .
Among those who were both relaxed and anxious was Carmelo Roldan; re
l axed because he was guaranteed a partner, but anxi ous because he di dn' t
k n o w wh o s h e wo u l d b e . Th e c h a n c e o f t h e d r a w wo u l d d e t e r mi n e t h e u l t i
mate victor. Carmelo knew this, as did the rest of the tense throng of
thi rtyseven runners pressed around the ofci al ' s tabl e awai ti ng pai ri ngs.
The 1983 Holiday Couple's Relay was about to commence.
The reason for the extra bit of interest with this couple's relay was
the result of a long standing idea that has been oating around for a few
years; one which Harry Neeson conceptualized and nally brought into
timely fruition, with reminders of festive holiday grab bags of our youth.
Simply put: all teams were selected by lottery. Because this has been a
traditionally male/female event, those couples who signed up together
were assured of being paired with a member of the opposite sex. Men who
showed up without a female partner took their chances; a few were paired
with females, but most wound up with one of their peers.
To offset a male/male team advantage over a mixed couple, a handicap
system was devised (the details of which are obscured and known only to
Har r y) . The cour se sel ect ed f or t hi s advent ur e was t he Bi at hl on cour se.
Those of you who have compet ed i n t he bi at hl on can at t est t o t he exci t e
ment of por t i ons of t he cour se ( par t of whi ch has been descr i bed as a
goat path). An extra bit of fun was thrown in; the gate which blocks
Lockwood Lane was left closed, making it necessary to run around or
through the thi ng. It' s a tough three mi l es.
Wendy Shile (19:07) was rst in for the opening leg; she tagged Car
melo (as usual he got lucky in the draw) and off he went sporting a pair
of track shoes. Hot on Wendy's heels came Roger Gocking who gained seven
minutes on the eld because of his handicap. The eventual winners were
Barbara Meisel and Marc Barnes. Marc ran a 17:37 making up 3:43 on Car
melo and then added 30 seconds for good measure. Roldan hung on gamely
f or second f ol l owed short l y by t he Joe Al banese/ Mi ke Gosset t t eam.
The post race celebration was held inside Sycamore Park Community Hall.
A live band provided music, the club provided refreshments. Much dancing
and f r i v ol i t y f ol l owed.
7
TACONI C ROAD RUNNERS CLUB
P. O . B O X 9 9
B A L D WI N P L A C E . N E W Y O R K 1 0 5 0 5
D e a r M e m b e r :
I n or der t o hel p us det er mi ne t he over al l i nt er est of cl ub member s
regarding TRRC having their own club house and running center, would you
be so ki nd as t o compl et e t he quest i onnai re bel ow? I t woul d be most
benecial and appreciated. When you have completed it please return it
t o us at t he above address. Feel f ree t o f orward any addi t i onal comment s.
1. What ar e your f eel i ngs concer ni ng est abl i shment of
a l aconi c Road Runner s Cl ub House and Runni ng Cent er ?
I am in favor of such a facility.
I am opposed..
2 . Wo u l d y o u b e :
An Associate Member (with dues similar to now)
o r
A House Member in which I am prepared to donate
$25 ( $35 per f ami l y) f or house pr i vi l i ges i n
a d d i t i o n t o me mb e r s h i p p r i v i l e g e s .
3. I n t he event of a bui l di ng f und dr i ve, woul d you be
prepared to pledge $100 (or more) over a ve year
peri od t oward support of a cl ub house and runni ng
c e n t e r ?
Yes.
No.
4. Woul d you be prepared to i nvest a few hours a month
i n c o n n e c t i o n wi t h o n e o f t h e f o l l o wi n g p e r ma n e n t
commi t t ees: ( I f " Yes" pl ease check appr opr i at e box,
i f " N o " l e a v e b l a n k . )
( ) H o u s e ( ) M e m b e r s h i p
( ) F u n d r a i s i n g ( ) P u b l i c i t y
( ) N e w s l e t t e r ( ) A c t i v i t i e s
5. I do not have enough information yet to formulate
answers, but wi l l attend ei ther i nformati onal
meeting of Feb. 13 or regular meeting of March 12.
N A M E : T E L . N O .
A DDRE S S :
ST. PATRI CK' S DAY
ROAD RACES
Sp o n s o r e d By :
SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1984
SUNY CAMPUS, PURCHASE, N.Y.
EVENTS: l OK RACE 2 MI L E FUN RUN
T I M E : N O O N
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( b y 3 / 9 )
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Me r c h a n d i s e a wa r d s i n l OK r a c e . F i r s t t h r e e r u n n e r s
( ma l e a n d f e ma l e ) o v e r a l l
1 4 a n d u n d e r ; 1 5 - 1 8 ; 1 9 - 2 9 ; 3 0 - 3 9 ; 4 0 - 4 9 ; 5 0 - 5 9 ;
6 0 p l u s
Fi n i s h i n g r i b b o n s t o a l l r u n n e r s i n Two Mi l e Fu n Ru n
T - S h i r t s t o a l l e n t r a n t s
T w o M i l e F u n R u n
$ 2 . 0 0
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$ 5 . 0 0
$ 6 . 0 0
Enjoy an Irish avored race day complete with running,
mu s i c a n d p o s t r a c e r e f r e s h me n t s .
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NA ME ( P r i n t )
ADDRESS
AGE
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M a l e
F e m a l e
T - S h i r t S i z e
In consi derati on of the foregoi ng, I, for mysel f, my executors, admi ni strators
and assignees, do hereby release Kangaroos, Taconic Road Runners Club, SUNY
Purchase, and the Town of Harrison or successors from all claims of damages,
demands, actions, and causes of action whatsoever, in any manner arising or
gr owi ng out of my par t i c i pat i on i n s ai d r oad r ac e. I f ur t her at t es t t hat I
a m p h y s i c a l l y q u a l i e d t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h i s r a c e .
Si g n a t u r e
P a r e n t ' s S i g n a t u r e
( i f u n d e r 1 8 y r s . o l d )
PILIERO, LINDAY TAKE OPENING WINTER SERIES RACE AT FDR STATE PARK
A m e r e 7 3 b r a v e s o u l s b a r e d t h e r s t c h i l l s o f t h e s e a s o n i n t h e
cl ub* s r st Wi nt er Ser i es r ace, a ve mi l er at F. D. R. St at e Par k,
Yo r k t o wn . I t ma y n o t h a v e b e e n c o mp a r a b l e t o t h e c h i l l s o f t h e l a s t
t wo mo n t h s , b u t r e l a t i v e l y s p e a k i n g i t wa s d a mn c o l d .
Paul Pi l i ero and Nancy Li nday made short work of t hei r opposi t i on.
Pi l i ero ran away from Ken Pfaff i n the second l oop to chal k up a 26:44
wi nni ng ef f or t . Pf af f ( 27: 28) hung on t o edge Ji m Medi er os by a scant
e i g h t s e c o n d s .
Chuck El ki ns (28: 32) j umped i n f rom Connect i cut t o capt ure t he t op
spot among the mastersj. (Dan Caffrey is threatening to expel Mr. Joe
Al banese f or i nvi t i ng- Chuck al ong. "Promi ses, promi ses, " says Joe. ) Bob
Ro g a n wa s b a c k . A 3 2 : 3 0 1 5 t h p l a c e o v e r a l l p r o v e d i t .
Li nday ran 33:46 to wi n the women' s race wi th Li nda Geppert (38:50)
and Debby Bousel (41:27) taki ng second and thi rd. Suzzanne Dettmer came
under the watchful eye of husband Richard as she took the 60 plus crown.
He was uni mpressed expl ai ni ng she may wi n the trophi es, but he wi ns the
raf es: a t ri p f or t wo t o Bermuda . We coul d have used some of t he heat .
PSST. . . WANNA BUY AN AD?
HELP WANTED
Irish FlavQr
You don't have to be Irish to help, but since
everyone i s Iri sh on March 17, we shoul d have
n o p r o b l e m. Ou r r a c e i s n o t u n t i l t h e f o l l o w
i ng day: st i l l no pr obl em. Wi t h Dan Kehoe' s
permi ssi on, Dan Caff rey has i ssued an edi ct
ext endi ng t he pr ocl amat i on t went y- f our hour s.
The club is looking for a large (four gure)
t ur nout f or our St . Pat r i ck' s Day r oad r aces.
That of course means volunteers. Mainly we
will ^need help race day (registration and at
t h e n i s h l i n e ) .
I f you ar e not pl anni ng t o r un, coul d you
pl an t o hel p? I t woul d be most appr eci at ed.
Cal l Dan Caff rey (628-8698) wi t h your name.
We a r e m o s t i n t e r e s t e d
i n k e e p i n g t h e n e ws l e t t e r
cur r ent as possi bl e. ( Our
c ommi t ment t o y ou i s on a
bi - mont hl y basi s. )
Ex pans es , as y ou may
wel l i magi ne, ar e a maj or
f a c t o r . I n a n a t t e mp t
at reduci ng cost s we are
n o w a c c e p t i n g a d s . ( L o o k
out Madi s on Av enue. )
To m Ed g e t t e wi l l t a k e
over as Advert i si ng Man
a g e r . To m i s w e l l q u a l
i e d h a v i n g a s mu c h e x
p e r i e n c e a s a n y o n e e l s e
who s t epped f or war d
R a t e c a r d s a r e a v a i l
a b l e . F o r f u r t h e r i n f o
c a l l To m ( 9 1 4 - 2 2 5 - 9 1 0 7 )
i n t he eveni ng onl y. He
r u n s a l l d a y .
1 0
O L Y M P I C T R I V I A - E D U C A T E D I S I N F O R M E D
PI ECE OF CAKE. Who i s t he onl y at hl et e t o wi n t he
same event on f our di f f er ent occasi ons? ( Nobody
get s t hem al l wrong. )
CUP OF TEA. Who were: a) The Flying Finn; b) The
Beast of Prague; c) The Fl yi ng Scot ; d) The Dut ch
H o u s e w i f e .
SNAP. On l y o n e r u n n e r e v e r s u c c e s s f u l l y d e f e n d e d
t h e 1 0 0 m e t e r d a s h . Wh o ?
C R A C K L E . N a m e t h e l a s t r u n n e r t o w i n t h e m a r a t h o n
who was bor n i n an Engl i s h s peak i ng c ount r y.
POP. One r unner won t he s ame ev ent , i n t he ex ac t
s a me t i me , a n d d e f e a t e d t h e s a me r i v a l i n t h e
process. Name t he runners and t he event , you*re
on t he " A" t eam; t hr ow i n t he t i me and we* 11
make you qui zmast er.
Answer s t o l ast i ssue' s qui z.
1. Adol ph Hi t l er' s nemesi s was Jesse Owens.
2. Emi l Zat opek, Czechosl ovaki a, won t he 5, 000
met er s , t he 10. 000 met er s & mar at hon i n 1952.
3 . B o b M a t h i a s w o n t h e d e c a t h l o n i n 1 9 4 8 & 1 9 5 2 .
4. Moscow gol d medal i st s were: Al an Wel l s and L.
Ko n d r a t y e v a ( 1 0 0 m) ; Pi e t r a Me n n e a a n d B.
Wockel (200m); V. Marki n and Mari t a Koch i n
400 m; T. Munk el t and V. Komi s ov a ( l l OH) ;
a n d V o l c k e r B e c k i n t h e 4 0 0 H .
5 . T h e o n l y f o u r t i me t r a c k Ol j n a p i a n - a n d we
di d emphasi s t r ack - was Geor ge Young.
UPDATE RACE INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE ON TRRC HOT LINE
: 9 1 4 ) 6 2 8 - 0 9 6 0
S a f e t y H i n t s ( C o n t ' d ) .
Reduce the chance of being
vi ct i mi zed by an UNARMED
a t t a c k e r b y :
- Qu i c k l y e e i n g i f p o s s i b l e .
- Di s pl ay i ng anger : y el l i ng,
"Get away from me."
- A s a l a s t r e s o r t r e n d e r d i s
abl i ng bl ows t o gr oi n, eyes,
t h r o a t . P r a c t i c e t h e s e .
If confronted by an ARMED
a t t a c k e r r e d u c e y o u r r i s k o f
i n j u r y b y :
-NOT FIGHTING, especially when
p r o p e r t y i s t h e i n t e n t : y o u r
l i f e i s w o r t h m o r e .
-Observe as many detai l s and
manner i sms whi ch wi l l hel p i n
i dent i c at i on. Mak e c ompar
i sons bet ween yoursel f and
ot her s y ou k now.
- Re p o r t t o t h e p o l i c e a s s o o n
a s p o s s i b l e . T h e c h a n c e s a r e
t he cr i mi nal may st i l l be i n
t h e a r e a .
BI TS AND PI ECES: Greel ey l OK remai ns a bi g hi t . . . Post race goodi es
i ncl uded doughnut s, but t er ed bagel s, f r ui t j ui ces. . . Runner s had
choice of gloves, hat or t-shirts...Kevin Wynne (32:53) scored one
mor e t i me ( t hi r d vi ct or y i n t hr ee mont hs) . . . Nancy Laun- Per ez, Peg
Mi mno, Mel ani e Mul vi hi l l went 1-2-3 i n 30-39 group, Nancy second
over al l . . . Tom Bar cl ay, Bi l l Mc Caf f r ey and Joe Al banese di d same
among 50-59s...Cricket Laun (50-59) and Roger Cocking (40-49) 1st
. . . Tom Rot hwel l , ei ght h over al l , t hi r d i n 14- 18. . . Ed Ki nckl e 3: 59
i n P h i l l i e ma r a t h o n . . . P e t e r Go r ma n r a n n e i t h e r r a c e . . . Owe n " J o e "
Mc Cr udden t hi r d mast er ( 1: 41) i n Ar l i ngt on 25K.
1 1
1 . P a u l P i l i e r o
2 . K e n P f a f f
3 . J i m M e d i e r o s
4 . C h u c k E l k i n s
5 . To n y Ga l f a n o
6 . Da n Ca f f r e y
7. Roger Coc k i ng
8 . S t e f a n J f a k u c h
9 . I 4 L k e I ' i c C a b e
. 0 . J e f f r e y L e e
. 1 . S i d B a r i s h
. 2 . ^ J a r c O x m a n
. 3 . A r t R e i d
. 4 . N e i l F i t z p a t ' k
. 5. Bob Rogan
. 6 . B i l l C u l l e n
, 7 . E d D i l l o n
. 8 , M a r i o Z u l i a n i
. 9 . V i c t o r C h a s e
! 0 . J a c k Tr a u g o t t
: i . M i k e P o d e s h e n
1 2 . J o e A l b a n e s e
13. Nancy Li nday*
1 4 . 7 D h n N i c o l a i s
1 5 . D o m D i L a u r i a
6 . J o e H a n d e l m a n n
7 . Al a n I ^ Sa r mo r
8 . K e v i n N o l i n
26:44|29. Dan Burrett 34:23 57. Bobby Arons 41:05
2 7 : 2 8 3 0 . F r a n k K e s s m a n n : 2 4 5 8 . C h r i s D e t l e f s e n : 1 5
: 36 31,
2 8 : 3 2 3 2 .
2 9 : 1 4 3 3 .
: 2 5 3 4 .
: 5 0 3 5 .
3 0 : 2 6 3 6 .
: 3 4 8 7 .
: 4 S 3 8 .
: 5 4 3 9 .
3 1 : 4 5 4 0 .
3 2 : 2 0 4 1 .
: 3 0 4 2 .
3 2 : 3 0 4 3 .
: 5 0 4 4 .
3 3 : 0 4 4 5 .
: 0 5 4 6 .
: 0 6 4 7 .
: 0 7 4 8 .
: 0 9 4 9 .
: 2 5 5 0 .
: 4 6 5 1 .
: 5 5 5 2 .
3 4 : 0 0 5 3 .
: 0 4 5 4 .
: 0 8 5 5 .
: 2 0 5 6 .
B i l l G r i g g s
Ral ph De Marco
Tom I f c Car t hy
Mi ke Roger s
B i l l F a r r e l l 3 5
R o s s G r a s s o
Pi e r e e Br e n n a n
R o n a l d M a r t i n i 3 6
G e o f f D o n a l d
L a r r y Ar ms t r o n g
E d C l e a r y
R o b t . G r a h a m 3 7
J o h n O r r
Ed Ri p p s t e i n
L a r r y T h o r p
Pet er ' Mei sl er 33
Rober t Pey t on
L i n d a Ge p p e r t * *
J a y M o r g a n 3 9
C h a s . H e mi n g
P i e r r e F a b i n s k i
Geor ge Byr ne
Mi ch. Cunni ngham
D i c k M u r p h y 4 0
S a b K o i d e
Ge o . Co n i g l i o
2 8 5 9 .
3 5 6 0 .
5 2 6 1 .
5 7 6 2 .
0 3 6 3 .
0 5 6 4 .
0 6 6 5 .
0 3 6 6 .
1 7 6 7 .
2 9 6 8 .
4 3 6 9 .
0 8 7 0 .
2 1 7 1 .
2 6 7 2 .
52 73.
3 6
3 8
5 0
0 6
1 2
2 0
4 2
5 9
1 8
8 5
5 6
F i r s t w o m a n
S e c o n a w o m a n
T h i r d w o m a n
j t i mi n g b y :
5arclay~tod McCrudden
Communication Exoerts
B o b D a v i e s : 2 1
D e b b y B o u s e l * * * : 2 7
R i c h a r d l a y e r s : 3 9
C . I . f e i l t a n o 4 2 : 1 2
J e r r y R o s e n f e l d : 1 8
R u s s L i p h o f f : 2 0
J i m f ' f c G o v / a n : 2 9
J u ^ y B o y l e 4 3 : 0 7
H a l i n a S t a v e : 3 5
U w e J o h n r e y 4 5 : 4 6
J o y c e D o n a l d : 4 9
C r i s t i n e K o s s o v / 4 7 : 0 0
S u z z a n e D e t t m e r : 3 3
P e g M e i s l e r : 3 3
C a r o l M y e r s : 5 9
A g e Gr o u p V / i n n e r s :
1 9 - 2 9 M i k e M c C a b e
J udy Boy l e
3 0 - 3 9 To n v G a l f a n o
O r i s . K o s s o w
4 0 - 4 9 C h u c k ^ l l k i n s
H a l i n e S t a v e
5 0 - 5 9 A r t R e i d
C a r o l M y e r s
6 0 + B o b R o p a n
S u z . D e t t m e r
0 - 14 Bobby Ar ons
December' s club meeting was held December 12, at the Lantern
Pub, Mahopac. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved
and followed by committee reports on nance, newsletter, member
shi p and 1984 nomi nat i ons f or of ce.
Un d e r o l d b u s i n e s s d i s c u s s i o n wa s t a b l e d o n p r o c u r e me n t o f 1
ofci al runni ng vests and shorts. St. Patri ck' s Day races and a
Couple's Relay came under discussion. Purchase of property as a^
possible site for a clubhouse came up under new business as did
club reorganization and Moving Comfort's Mother's Day race. The
meeti ng was adj ourned at 9:36 p.m.
WINTER SERIES //2
D i s t a n c e : 5 K
January 15, 1984
1 . L . A m a r a l
1 6 : 3 7
2 . G . S t e i n e l
5 7
3 . K . P f a f f
1 7 : 0 5
4 . M . G o s s e t t
2 5
5 . P . C o b o s
1 8 : 2 9
6 . D .
C a f f r e y
4 6
7 . B .
Snyder
1 9 : 0 9
8 . M . Ox ma n
1 2
9 . D . H a t c h e r
1 9
1 0 . T . N e e s o n
2 1
1 1 . D . W e l l a r d
2 7
1 2 . P . B a r d e l l i
4 0
1 3 .
M . D e V i v o
4 3
1 4 . N . L a u n P e r e z
5 1
1 5 .
J . P i c k e r t
5 2
1 6 . C .
R o l d a n 2 0 : 0 4
1 7 . D .
V i l l e n e u v e 3 4
1 8 . C . E n n i s
3 6
1 9 . J . S o t o
3 9
2 0 . J . E f f r a i m s e n
4 5
2 1 . R .
G r e g o r y
2 1 : 1 9
2 2 . T . Mc Car t hy
2 3
2 3 .
R . G r a s s o
2 4
2 4 . J . H a n d e l m a n
3 3
2 5 .
L , A e i l l o
4 4
2 6 .
D .
E t t i n g e r
5 2
2 7 .
J . P e r e z
2 2 : 0 3
2 8 . C .
S z e u i r 1 3
2 9 . F . C o s t a n z a
1 9
3 0 . R .
D o m i n s k i 3 1
3 1 . L .
Thor p
3 6
3 2 . S . T h e n
2 3 : 1 4
3 3 . 1 . O r r
3 8
3 4 . G. B a r d e l l i
4 6
3 5 .
J .
H o r g a n
4 7
3 6 .
E .
Cl e a r y
5 1
3 7 .
T .
Ed g e t t e
5 4
3 8 . R .
Mur phy
2 4 : 1 1
3 9 . S ,
K o i d e
1 7
4 0 .
L . E n n i s
5 3
4 1 .
N . L a z a r u s 2 5 : 2 4
4 2 . J .
M c G o w a n
2 6 : 2 4
4 3 .
A .
L i p p e r
3 5
4 4 .
H . H i r s c h e l d
3 9
4 5 . R .
Up h o f f
4 5
4 6 . B .
F e u e r 5 1
4 7 . B .
B e l l o m 2 7 : 3 8
4 8 . L . O ' N e i l l
4 9
4 9 . E .
K i l g a l l e n
2 8 : 1 5
5 0 . J . D o n a l d
4 5
CLUB UNIFORMS NOW AVAILABLE
The l ong awai t ed opport uni t y t o get a t op
quality uniform at a substantial discount has
ar r i ved. Mor e i mpor t ant l y, t he si ngl et wi l l
have Taconi c RRC embl azoned across the front,
giving the club the ability to demonstrate its
strength and attract new members.
The merchandise is quality: SUB-4, and will
be available only to members in good standing,
so review your status and renew if necessary.
Ther e wi l l be t hr ee di s t i nc t of f er i ngs :
Singlet and racing shorts...$17.50^
Long sleeve running top 10.00^
Al l purpose runni ng sui t 45.00
*These i t ems wi l l have t he aut hent i c Joan
Hayes Taconic multi-colored emblem.
Prices listed include state sales tax, and
come in sizes XS, S, M, L, and XL. Specify
size and male or female for each item orderedj
the singlet and shorts can be different sizes
Submit check to our PC Box 99, Baldwin Place,
New York, 10505 made payable to, "TRRC." If
you are renewing membership, please include a
separate check for that purpose. Initial order
must be placed by the club March 1 to assure an
April 15 delivery date; so don't'wait, mail now.
For f ur t her i nf or mat i on on t hi s of f er you can
call Jerry Taub (914-245-6610) evenings: he,too,
r u n s a l l d a y .
ORDER FORM. NAME:
A DDRE S S :
T E L E P HONE :
S i z e
Singlet and racing shorts
Long sl eeve runni ng t op
All purpose running suit
5 1 . G . D o n a l d 2 8 : 4 5
5 2 . G . M u r p h y 3 1 : 0 6
5 3 . J . B u c h a n a n 0 7
5 4 . S . S c h e f e i n 0 7
5 5 . L . E f f r a i m s e n 3 2 : 3 8
5 6 . J . E d g e t t e 3 5 : 0 7
P e r s o n a l
TO: THE KEHOEs, TRRC's
/ / I I r i s h F a mi l y
HAPPY ST. PATRICK' S DAY
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C A L E N D A R OF E V E N T S :
F E B R U A R Y
S u n n i l . Wi n t e r S e r i e s / / 3
FDR Par k, Yor kt own
D i s t a n c e : 2 m & l O K
Ti me: 1: 00 p. m.
Co u p l e ' s Re l a y
F D R P a r k , Yo r k t o w n
D i s t a n c e : 3 m i e a
Ti me : 1 : 0 0 p . m.
S t . P a t r i c k ' s Da y
Road Races, SUNY
Campus, Pur chase.
D i s t a n c e : 2 m & l O K
T i m e : N o o n
C L U B ME E T I N GS A R E H E L D D U R I N G
WI NT ER MONT HS ON SECOND MONDAY.
FEBRUARY: Monday 13, 1984
MA R C H : Mo n d a y 1 2 , 1 9 8 4
Sun 2/ 19
Sun 3/ 18
ANYONE FOR CHOPPERTHON?
On e o f T RRCs t r a d i t i o n a l c e l e b r a t i o n s o f
spr i ng i nvol ved a bus t r i p t o Al bany, ar ound
t he t hi r d week i n Mar ch, t o compet e i n t he
30K (18.6 miles) CHOPPERTHON. This year it
i s s c h e d u l e d f o r M a r c h 1 8 .
As some of you may r ecal l par t i ci pat i on
dropped off after a disasterous experience
with a poorly organized race and, ahem, a
mi s p l a c e d ( ? ) b u s .
Howev er , t he r ac e has been t ak en ov er i n
the l ast three years by Hudson-Mohawk Road
R u n n e r s , a n d i t n o w r i v a l s t h e N e w Yo r k
mar at hon f or or gani zat i on, r ef r eshment s and
c o m f o r t s f o r t h e r u n n e r s .
If you are interested in competing, call
me ( Mel ani e Mul vi hi l l ) at 277- 3557. Shoul d
enough i nt er est be gener at ed I wi l l coor di
nate the necessary travel arrangements. I
would ask you call me in the evening, as I
usually run a lot during daylight hours.
T h e r e i s s t i l l d e b a t e a s t o wh e t h e r h e i s g o i n g
f or a r i de, t aki ng a di ve, or mer el y put t i ng hi s
b e s t f o o t f o r wa r d . Re g a r d l e s s , Ho wi e B a s h a n t wi l l
b e ma k i n g h i s ma r k i n t h e t r i a t h l o n b u s i n e s s .
A f t e r mu c h i n v o l v e me n t l a s t y e a r , i n c l u d i n g t h e
Bu d Tr i a t h l o n i n Ma h o p a c a n d t h e Ha mp t o n s o n t h e
I s l a n d , Ho wi e f o r e s e e s a b u s y y e a r f o r h i ms e l f a n d
t h e s p o r t . H e n c e , t h e b i r t h o f , " t h e B E A S T. "
N o , i t ' s n o t n a me c a l l i n g : a t l e a s t n o t a t o u r
v e n e r a b l e v o l u n t e e r s u p r e me , " t h e BEAST " i s t h e
t i t l e of a new publ i cat i on i n whi ch Howi e and Ray
C h a r r o n , a n a s s o c i a t e , a r e p u b l i s h e r s . T h e t i t l e
i s an ac r on3mi f or med f r om Bi c y c l i s t s , Endur anc e,
At h l e t e s , Swi mme r s a n d Tr i a t h l e t e .
Co mp l i me n t a r y i s s u e s we r e d i s t r i b u t e d t h r o u g h
o u t t h e me t r o p o l i t a n a r e a l a s t mo n t h a n d e i g h t
m o r e i s s u e s a r e s c h e d u l e d f o r t h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e
y e a r . We wi s h Ho wi e s u c c e s s i n h i s n e w v e n t u r e .
a c e i r
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Personality Prole
Nancy Laun Perez
by MELANIE MULVIHILL
Back of the pack runners may have noticed a pregnant woman jogging in races
during 1982. If you were thinking you hadn^t seen her much since you're right.
After the birth of her baby Katharine she has returned to the front of the pack
with a vengeance. With no extra weight her speed has returned and so has she.
I ' m r ef er r i ng, of cour se, t o our
own Nancy Laun- Per ez, whose whol e f am
i l y i s a f ami l i ar s i ght at l oc al r ac es .
Husband, Jose, and mot her. Cri cket
L a u n , b o t h c o mp e t e a n d t h e c h i l d r e n
are usual l y t here cheeri ng t hem on.
Nancy has been r unni ng f or si x
year s, r aci ng i n 1981 and ' 83. Joggi ng
began as a means of improving her game
of tennis, and at one time thought a
mi l e was, "real l y f ar. " She pract i ced
o n t h e t r a c k , u n t i l a f r i e n d r a n Bo s t o n
s p u r r i n g b o t h h e r a n d J o s e ' s i n t e r e s t .
They began t o i ncrease mi l eage, j oi n
ed TRRC, and t he r est i s hi st or y ( as
t hey say) .
Nancy enj oys her r unni ng, ndi ng
it satisfying, fun, and a rare oppor
t u n i t y t o b e a l o n e . ( Wi t h t w o c h i l d
ren ages 3h and 1, t hi s i s underst and
able!) Beside running and parenting,
Na n c y t e a c h e s s o c i a l s t u d i e s a n d r e
s o u r c e a t J o h n J a y Mi d d l e Sc h o o l i n
N o r t h S a l e m .
Th e Mo u n t Ki s c o r e s i d e n t i s a n e x
c e l l e n t r a c e r , a s t h o s e o f u s w h o n
ish behind her regularly are well, well
a w a r e . H e r r s t r a c e - L i n c o l n H a l l
'81 - was to see how fast she could
g o i f p u s h e d . S h e r a n s u b 8 s r a t h e r
easily and realized she had potential
t o g o mu c h f a s t e r .
Go o d i n t e n t i o n s o f i n t e r v a l wo r k
usually begin with a warm-up on the
t r a c k a n d a r e i mme d i a t e l y f o l l o we d b y
post ponement t o a l at er dat e. I nst ead,
s h e r u n s h e r d a i l y wo r k o u t s a c c o r d i n g
t o h o w s h e f e e l s . T h i s s o m e w h a t c a s
u a l t r a i n i n g r e g i me n - wh i c h ma y
appear cont r ar y - has had excel l ent
r e s u l t s , a s e v i d e n c e d b y a l OK PR
o f 3 9 : 4 0 .
I n t h e l a t t e r h a l f o f ' 8 3 N a n c y
chal ked up wi ns i n Mount Ki sco' s Love
Ru n , t h e P l e a s a n t v i l l e P E A l OK , a n d
Os s i ni ng' s 22K. I n addi t i on t her e
we r e t h r e e s e c o n d s , f o u r t h i r d s , a n d
s e v e n a g e g r o u p ( 3 0 - 3 9 ) r s t s . I n
ei ght een races she pl aced i n t he t op
t e n a l l b u t t w i c e - b o t h m i s s e s c o m
i n g a b o u t i n h a l f - ma r a t h o n s wh e r e
s h e r e d u c e d h e r t i m e t o 1 : 3 0 .
Her l at est goal i s t o br eak 3: 30
i n B e r mu d a ' s ma r a t h o n . P r e p a r a t i o n
i n c l u d e d 6 0 mi l e we e k s , b u i l d i n g f r o m
her bas e t hr ough Nov ember , addi ng t o
her s t r engt h i n t he mont hs of Dec em
b e r a n d J a n u a r y.
Nancy has a sports background-she
p l a y e d t e n n i s a n d e l d h o c k e y - a n d
h a s a l w a y s e n j o y e d c o mp e t i t i o n . S h e
s e t t l e d o n r u n n i n g b e c a u s e o f i t s v e r
s a t i l i t y a n d p r a c t i c a l i t y .
"It can be done by anyone, at any
age, at any l evel , and doesn' t have
t h e r e s t r i c t i o n s i mp o s e d b y f a n c y e q
ui pment or t eam compet i t i on, " as she
e x p l a i n s .
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