FOOTPRINT Lake Grapevine Runners & Walkers
November - December 2010
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Double Trouble
By Kathryn Gleghorn
“To be or not to be?” That is the question that was posed to the current RAW Board regarding putting on the 11th annual Double Trouble (DT) fall race. After months of the call for a Race Director going unanswered, it was decided that the race would go on utilizing a Race Committee to oversee and coordinate all the key functions of the race. By default, the lead person on the committee was Ray Harris, our club president. The race committee did a great job of pulling off another great RAW race with such a short lead time. Because DT was awarded the 10K Texas State Championship status by the Road Runners Club of America, we also had a couple of extra items to coordinate with the RRCA. Our race participant numbers were a little lower than we are used to, but with some persistent soliciting for race sponsors and donations this race was still a money maker for the club and another enjoyable race for the racers. RAW’s decision to go with a micro-fiber sling race bag instead of the usual race t-shirt met with positive feedback from the racers. A big plus about the bags is, “one size fits all.” Lorraine Wessels did a fantastic job incorporating the RRCA championship logo into our race logo design. Doug Keeffe did an outstanding job as race announcer, Steve Rush’s assistance was invaluable with the finish line/timing system and once again, the race would not have been a success without the awesome volunteers stepping up to support our club.
Male Masters Winner Jeff Garber
Female Masters Winner Leana Sloan
Female Grandmasters Winner Kim Andres
Male Grandmasters Winner Randy Roebuck
In RAW’s tradition of “Giving Back to the Sport”, we are donating $250 to the RRCA program, Kids Run the Nation. KRTN supports youth running programs in our nation’s schools. Double Trouble Race Committee Members included Ray Harris, Bridget Smith, Doug Noell, Danyah Arafat-Johnson, Terry Marcott, Rick Sanford, Jeff Barnhart, Jack Hase, Kelly Richards and Kathryn Gleghorn.
Kelly Richards, RRCA Director-At-Large presented the race winners with their awards.
Tia Metzger is the perfect volunteer, filling in where ever she is needed.
(l-r) Doug Keeffe interviewing Spareribs LaMothe on the post race food selection.