Taconi c Runni ng Li f e

DECEMBER II (THE SEQUEL) 1984

Happy Holidays!
I f br evi t y i s t he pur est f or m of humor t hi s edi t i on shoul d be a gas.
Af t er our si xt een, t went y, and t went y- f our page i ssues peopl e wi l l i n al l
probability accuse their mailman unjustly of dropping the inside pages. I
have heard from Tom Wal sh, who del i vers US postal i n Brewster, most mai l
men woul dn' t do such a t hi ng: t hey dump t hi s wi t h t he rest of t he j unk, &
t h a t i n c l u d e s t h e f r o n t p a g e .
Tr ut h of t he mat t er i s our hol i day i ssue of Taconi c Runni ng Li f e i s an
i nt er i m measur e t o t i de you over unt i l Januar y whi l e al l owi ng us t o pass
along a few notes of timely importance. Next month we will bring you news
o n Ne w Yo r k - wh e r e Bi l l Ha r t a n d Su s a n T h e n l e d a l l c l u b r u n n e r s - p l u s
r esul t s of our cr oss count r y r el ay and age gr oup r aces al so. Among ot her
real l y exci ti ng vi gnettes - vi gnettes? - i s another sampl i ng of poeti c(i n)
j usti ce from our l aureate Charl i e Sprauer. That i n i tsel f i s worth a re
n e w a l . S o C h a r l i e s a y s .
J a n u a r y wi l l a l s o p r o v i d e t h o s e
di s gus t i ng peopl e who pl an ahead an
oppor t uni t y t o do so wi t h our r st
h a l f s c h e d u l e f o r 1 9 8 5 . B e l i e v e i t
or not Dan Caff r ey has t he Ski / Run
o n t h e r e a g a i n . Ma r c Ox ma n i n s i s t s
No r t h Co u n t y Ne ws wi l l g e t i t r i g h t
t h i s t i me , b u t n e ws f r o m n o n e o t h e r
t h a n t h e St a t e De p a r t me n t h a s i t h e
h a s a p p l i e d f o r a v i s a e n a b l i n g h i m
t o t r a v e l t o Fr a n c e i n Ma y. ? ? ? ? ? ?
On t he mor e s er i ous s i de pl eas e
g i v e u s y o u r a t t e n t i o n a n d c o n s i d e r
a t i o n o n t h e ma t t e r s s p e l l e d o u t i n
our ot her r el at ed st or i es ( pages 2
a n d 3 ) . Ro b e r t Bu r n s o n c e s a i d t h a t
t h e l a n g u a g e o f r e f u s a l w a s b y f a r
t h e mo s t d i f c u l t l a n g u a g e . B e t h a t
as i t may, ndi ng t he cor r ect f or m
of appeal can' t be f ar behi nd.
TRRC i s - y o u s h o u l d e x c u s e
t he expr essi on - a subur ban- t ype
c l u b . B u t u n l i k e o t h e r s u b u r b a n -
type clubs, we exist for the good
o f t h e s p o r t a n d b e t t e r me n t o f
t h e r u n n e r . E n s u r i n g r u n n e r s a
f a i r s h a k e i s o f p a r a mo u n t i mp o r
t a n c e i n o u r o v e r a l l p h i l o s o p h y.
Two e s s e n t i a l i n g r e d i e n t s g o
i nt o maki ng t hi s pr act i ce wor k:
peopl e wi l l i ng t o cont r i but e t i me
and/ or money. We can al ways use
mo r e o f t h e f o r me r ; t h e l a t t e r i s
t h e p r i ma r y r e q u i s i t e .
Ou r i n t e n t i s n o t t o p r o j e c t
a pi cture of di re strai ts though,
at t i mes, honest as Larry Lenahan
may be, we do have to borrow from
Pe t e r t o p a y Pa u l . Be a r wi t h u s .
R E S I D E N T ' S O R N E R
As presi dent of a chapter of the Road Runners Cl ub of Ameri ca I re
ceive newsletters from other chapters. In perusir^ these publications I
have not i ced many of our cont emporari es are experi enci ng probl ems deal i ng
wi t h r equest s f r om var i ous char i t i es wi t h r equest s f or hel p i n put t i ng on
f u n d r a i s i n g e v e n t s .
We, too, incur the same requests. In fact the TRRC has evolved into
a service-type operation in dealing with these requests, generally provi
ding advice and timing equipment to just about any non-prot organization
wh o i n d i c a t e t h e y wi s h t o p u t o n a r a c e .
The very valid criticism is that TRRC is a non-prot organization &
should look upon itself as a worthy charity, raising funds to improve and
expand its own programs. (This, by the way, is the predominent feeling of
RRCA Chapters across the l and.)
Pr obl em: dues at cur r ent l evel do not cover expenses. Thi s i s f ur t her
compounded by decisions made by Dannon Yogurt and Campbells V-8 to with
draw support from our two biggest fundraisers in 1984. This has resulted
i n our cl ub exper i enci ng some nanci al pr essur e.
At t hi s t i me t he TRRC woul d best be served by cont i nui ng our pol i cy of
favorable acceptance towards charitable races, and also I would like to
see us hol d t he l i ne on our dues. Obvi ousl y somet hi ng has t o gi ve.
The sol uti on may l i e i n events di rectl y beneci al to the cl ub. Here
your support is needed. When we have a race which will have a direct ben
et on t he cl ub we wi l l adver t i se i t as such, and i f a si zeabl e por t i on
of our 600 plus membership show up,our nancial pressure will be eased in
a painless way. The rst of these events is our Couples Relay on Dec. 16
which in turn will be followed by our Winter Series races in 1985. Your
parti ci pati on wi l l be appreci ated Hel p us hel p you.
To one and al l a Happy,Hol i day Season.
D.C.
DECEMBER-JANUARY SCHEDULE
D e c 1 6 C o u p l e s R e l a y , l OK N o o n
FDR Par k, Yor kt own.
Ho l i d a y S o c i a l t o F o l l o w a t
Va l l e y P u b , J e f f e r s o n Va l l e y.
J a n 6 Wi n t e r Se r i e s # 1 , 5 K No o n
FDR Par k, Yor kt own.
Jan 27 TRRC Ski / Run
T i m e a n d P l a c e t o b e a n n o u n c e d .
Ta c o n i c R u n n i n g L i f e i s
t h e o f c i a l p u b l i c a t i o n
o f Ta c o n i c R o a d R u n n e r s
Cl u b , I n c . Pu b l i c a t i o n 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 e s i d e n t : Da n i e l Ca f f r e y
E d i t o r : Ha r r y Ne e s o n
Dollars, dollars everywhere but . .
Sponsorship, entry fees and membership dues represent our main sources
of income. Support of low-keyed events, mailings, postage and RRCA dues are
our key expenditures. In the past we have used successful events to support
others which, though far from self-sustaining, are deemed benecial to our
s p o r t .
Included among these events are the age group cross country series;the
biathlon and pentahlons; our track series; Sybil Ludington; couples relays;
and even, at t i mes, our cl ub races such as t hose run i n wi nt er.
With the loss of Dannon and Campbells a reassessment of this policy is
i n order. So, too, may that of our newsl etter. Fi fty percent of al l mem
bership dues go toward publication costs. Our alternatives for possible
consideration by all of us are to support these low-keyed events, raice our
dues, nd alternate sponsors or donors, or cut back or eliminate unproduct
i v e e f f o r t s .
Final decision will undoubtedly be determined by membership action. If
you can, do your utmost to participate in our club events; drop us a line
as to any suggestions you may have regarding our situation; do something.
P l e a s e .
r C A L L h i m
*! Hi gh-Speedy
Har r y,
He' s r eal l y a
wonder f ul guy.
A t t h e 4 0 0
me t e r s ,
He's among the
w o r l d - b e a t e r s
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I Ulidaij Social |
( Fol l owi ng Coupl es' Rel ay)
Sunday, December 16
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Rout e 6N, Jef f er son Val l ey
BAKED ZI TI SAUSAGE & PEPPERS
B R E A D & B U T T E R
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OCCUPAT I ON DATE OF BI RTH
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I N D I V I D U A L
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Make check payable_to "Taconic Road Runners" and nail to above address.
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DECEMBER CLUB MEETING
Club meetings during winter months
are held on the second MONDAY of
each month at the Lantern Pub, Rte
6, Mahopac. This month's meeting,
therefore, will be held December 10
Time; 8:00. Attendance appreciated
U l . m T A O f P M D
BM0I MNf R. . N. V. I MOS
MRMI TNO. I S
RED DOT SPECIAL
Are you a RED DOT SPECIAL? That is,
does your address label have a red
dot on it? No? Not to worry. But
if it does - DO WE HAVE NEWS FOR YOU.
This red dot signies your membership
has already or will expire soon and
this is your nal edition of Taconic
Runni ng Li " e.
The average Amercian household is not
the same without a copy of this TRRC
tabloid. Some say it is better, but
we don' t bel i eve t hat .
Don't have your friends call you, R^
Dot." Send you renewal in and you 11
be assured of our condence.
DO IT TODAY! DON'T DELAY! THANKS!