October 2014

Lake Grapevine Runners & Walkers | October 2014 Dear Lake Grapevine,

Welcome to October! Cooler temps bring on some awesome running and walking ­ enjoy your training and racing! In this month's issue, we have a special announcement! Welcome the inaugural President's Birthday Breakfast! To kick off this year's celebration, we will gather on Sunday October 5th at the RAW clubhouse. After your run or walk, join us in celebrating our club President's birthday! RAW's club president, Joe Luccioni, turns 75 years YOUNG! For details, see the article below under the Club Stuff section.

October also brings to us our Double Trouble Race! Make sure to join in on the fun and volunteer! Your help is what makes our races GREAT! Our volunteer coordinator Kathryn Gleghorn could use your help! See our Double Trouble Ad for details.

Happy Running!

Calendar of Events Join us for our scheduled run/walk gatherings!

Saturdays and Sundays 7:00AM RAW Clubhouse

Trail Run/Walk Wednesdays and Fridays 6:00AM and 7:00AM RAW Clubhouse

Track Workouts: Tuesdays 5:00PM­6:30PM Grapevine Middle School Track (subscribe to grapevinetrackies Yahoo Group for schedule and/or location changes)

Double Trouble Training Run and presentation by Marybeth Crane, DPM Thursday, October 2 5:30 PM RAW Clubhouse

President's Birthday Breakfast & Newbie Sunday Sunday, October 5 7:00AM RAW Clubhouse

Walk to End Alzheimer's Saturday, October 11 Contact Christine Bassano, RAW Team Captain for more information.

Club Stuff Inaugural President's Birthday Breakfast

Sunday, October 5 Join your RAW friends in celebrating our club president's birthday. Joe Luccioni turns the Big 75 on October 2, but we're throwing him a Birthday Breakfast on Sunday, October 5 following our morning run/walk. RAW will provide breakfast tacos, coffee, juice and a great big birthday cake! Feel free to bring your favorite breakfast dish to share and BYOB.

We're hoping to make the President's Birthday Breakfast an annual event with the date changing as each new incoming president's birthday dictates. This is just a small way RAW can show our appreciation to the club president for the job they do.

So come out to the clubhouse this weekend and say "Happy Birthday" and "Thank You" to our club president, Joe Luccioni.

October Board Meeting Join your RAW board members for the October board meeting. All members are welcome!

The next meeting will take place at 7:00 PM Monday, October 13th at the RAW clubhouse.

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RAW Privileges Dallas Athletes Racing 15% discount on all 2014 races/triathlons. Coupon code: Raw15.

Luke's Locker 10% off most purchases with your membership.

Running Warehouse enter LGRWD at checkout (exclusions apply).

RunOn! 15% off purchases on the day they come out to RAW for a shoe demo.

Sunstone Yoga (First Sunday of the month) FREE Yoga classes at ALL DFW area Sunstone Yoga locations.

Print this newsletter as proof of your

Board Meeting Monday, October 13 7:00PM RAW Clubhouse

Double Trouble Training Run and presentation by Tim St. Onge, DC Thursday, October 16 5:30 PM RAW Clubhouse

Double Trouble Packet Stuffing Saturday, October 18 Following the morning run/walk

Lunch Bunch Tuesday, October 21 NOON Red Dog Right 3311 W. SH 114, Southlake

Double Trouble 5k & 10k October 25 Registration open: (www.lgraw.com/doubletrouble)

email to secretary@lgraw.com by October 8th and we will get your item added to the agenda.

Double Trouble Adds Training Run/Walk and Socials

By Race Director Chris Morris

If you've been paying attention to the race landscape lately, you know that every race has to have a training run and walk to help engage its participants. This year, the LGRAW Double Trouble 5K and 10K is no exception.

FREE training sessions are scheduled for October 2 and 16 and will include informative programs by two of our generous sponsors. The run/walk will begin at 5:30 p.m., at the RAW clubhouse. The brief talk will follow.

Thursday, October 2, Dr. Marybeth Crane of Foot and Ankle Associates of North Texas with "Top 10 Things People Do To Hurt Themselves While Training."

SAVE THE DATE!

November 8 Weekend start time changes to 8 AM

November 27 Anti­Turkey Trot (ATT) Rockledge Park, 7 AM

December 6 Christmas Party Cross Timbers Winery

December 4 Grapevine Parade of Lights

December 14 Metro PCS Dallas Marathon Aid Station

January 10, 2015 Bold in the Cold 5k & 15k

Footnotes Congratulations To Leana Sloan on the marriage of her son, Duncan to Lauren Tedmond.

To Suann Lundsberg on her marriage to Martin Guthrie.

Speedy Recovery to Staci Rivero Jack Burcie

Condolences To Kat Sparks on the loss of her sister, Cheryl Florence.

Thursday, October 16, Dr. Tim St. Onge of St. Onge Chiropractic and Sports Therapy will present "The 8 Exercises To Keep From Hurting Yourself While Training."

In case you haven't noticed the theme, both will be focused on helping us to avoid injuries while training and competing in the race. Only half­jokingly, they will try to keep you out of Dr. Crane's (or other health care professional's) office. You can always say hello to Marybeth or Tim at the club if you miss them!

Luke's Locker, another long­time sponsor of RAW races, is also planning to participate in the training runs. More details will follow.

Volunteers who are not planning to compete in the race are also welcome to attend the training sessions. Don't miss out! Register for Double Trouble here.

A Luau Success

By Diane Ferguson As one of our RAW members put it, "Who'd have thunk we were in little ole Grapevine?" The luau that took place at the beautiful home of Tom and Kim was the perfect place for a Hawaiian setting.

The weather was tropical that night, the surroundings were beautiful, the food was spectacular and seeing so many new RAW members was the highlight of the evening.

All and all, a good time was had by both long­standing, and new RAW members. The highlight of the evening was our very own

membership.

FOOTPRINT Submissions Share your race or training experiences with RAW! We are always looking for content to include in the FOOTPRINT. If you have a running/walking related story or photo you'd like to share with the club, consider submitting it for the FOOTPRINT Access submission guidelines for details!

The deadline for the November article submission is October 15.

Footnotes: Want to give a shout out to your running buddy in the footnotes section? Send your buddy's name and a note to PR@lgraw.com

by October 15 to be included in the November FOOTPRINT. You can send congratulations, condolences, get well, speedy recovery wishes, or wishes of good luck.

Thank you To all RAW water duty volunteers who take just a few minutes of their time to stock the course with cool water and Gatorade EVERY Saturday and Sunday! Without your kindness, there would be A LOT of thirsty RAW runners on the course!

Lost & Found Left something at the clubhouse? Check to see if we found it. All unclaimed items are in the clear tote along the north wall of the clubhouse (just outside the bathroom).

Jay Jones being crowned as king by our hula dancer. Many participated in the lesson of how to hula to the Hawaiian story tradition.

I would like to give a big shout out to fellow board member, Sakina Vidacak, and new member, Paula Brown, who assisted in creating the ambiance of being in Hawaii that evening.

Got Strava?

By Greg Jesensky

Most everyone is using some type of GPS watch or device. There is a new tool that all the kids are using nowadays ­ Strava.

Strava is similar to Garmin Connect, however it also offers a club feature.

The club feature could also be a useful communication tool amongst fellow RAW members who choose to use the Strava tool. I just started using it this week and from the social media side of things, it looks like it does that better than Garmin Connect.

For those using Garmin watches, there is now an interface that syncs with Garmin Connect automatically every time you sync your device with your Garmin Connect account (takes less than a minute to show up). After you sign up for Strava, here are some easy steps to set it up the connection:

http://runblogger.com/2014/08/how­to­auto­sync­strava­with­garmin­connect.html

For more information about other non­Garmin connections: http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/automatic­mapmyfitness­endomondo.html

We now have RAW on Strava! Join the group by accessing:

http://www.strava.com/clubs/LGRAW

Run with joy!

Making A Change

By Robin Waguespak

After suffering through IT band issues and taking a break from running, I came back to running in the spring of 2013. In partnership with a friend I also began monitoring my food intake in hopes of dropping a few pounds. I was training for my first half marathon and dragging almost 200 pounds on my not quite 5 foot 4 inch frame. By early October, my friend posted a "before and after" picture of herself on Facebook and I was impressed by the results of her 20 pound weight loss. Although I was running consistently and had built up to a long run of eight plus miles, I had not lost a single pound.

Motivated by my friend's progress, I decided I was going to lose 10 lbs. by November 17; the date of my first half marathon. I figured if I weighed a little less, the running would be easier on my body. When I toed the starting line, I was in fact, 10 lbs. lighter. How did I reach my goal? I had began tracking my calorie intake for all the food and beverages I

ate and drank. My Fitness Pal is a handy app and it's free! Hmmm...losing those first 10 lbs. was easy. I wanted to continue with this weight loss thing.

Each month I set a weight loss goal and achieved it. Little by little, I kept losing a little more weight. My sister and fellow RAW member, Crisann Becker, refers to my weight loss as "shrinking". By mid­August 2014 I reached my goal of losing 53 pounds!

Back in October when I first decided to seriously attack my weight loss shrinking, I had hoped a smaller version of myself would equate to a faster running version too. In the nine months from November to August I was able to improve my running pace from mid­14 minutes per mile to a sub 11:30 minutes per mile half marathon and 10ish minutes per mile pace for runs under six miles. Not fast by most folks standards, but for me, running a sub 12 minutes per mile pace was a dream. Now I've crushed the dream and made new ones.

When people say, "running is how you lost that weight", I correct them.

Changing my eating habits and reducing my caloric intake is how I lost weight. Running has changed my life though. It has definitely made me stronger mentally and physically, and I've made some pretty wonderful and amazing friends along the way. God bless the fabulous ladies of RAW who took me under their wings and have helped me become a better runner. What a fabulous, supportive group! I'm also very blessed as my family supported my healthy changes and continues to support my running goals.

Committing to 26.2

By Evelyn Luccioni

Why am I doing this again after I decided not to EVER run another marathon? Well, after last year at the Palo Duro Trail Race, my dearest friends and fellow RAW members Belynda Warner, Eileen Pontaoe and Kat Sparks decided to return to Palo Duro in 2014 to run the 50K. So early this year, after thinking about it on a day I was very sick and had been unable to run for a few days, I told them I would train with them on the long runs for the company, I was feeling down and needed a race goal (not just to train for fun). Kelly "K2" Richards was at my house and we were talking about a marathon she had done that weekend. Knowing my running friends were going to train for a fall 50K and hearing "K2" talk about her marathon, I was motivated to register for a goal race of my own. So I registered for the Marine Corp Marathon lottery!

To my surprise, my Marine Corp Marathon registration was accepted! Long story short, I decided to give away my running number and register to run the very popular BCS Marathon in College Station. The BCS Marathon would be a good way to visit our daughter Nicole at Texas A&M; plus she can cheer me on with her daddy!

I don't enjoy training in this Texas heat, but with the RAW group that joins me at 6 a.m. each weekend, it makes the miles a lot easier. I just HOPE and pray the day of the race is 40 degrees or less and sunny. After this marathon, it will be my last one......never say never or else.....

Getting Started

By Christine Bassano

The difficulty of 'getting started' on anything that involves a bit of a challenge and is where I find myself right now thinking about writing this piece. By now one would think we should all be experts at 'getting started'. After all, we certainly remember the first time we decided it was going to be 'good for us' to start running (or jogging, let's say). Getting our head into that first trip around the track or the block

Evelyn running trails at the 2013 Palo Duro race!

was not easy but we did it and continued on to the second block, the second mile etc...

Then the first race; the first award to get you addicted to the newly gained self­ esteem, and the pride you felt in the hard earned achievement. For some it was a speedy 5 or 10K, for some it shouted out "let's keep this thing going" so we headed for the long one ­ the 26.2 miles and then for some, the need went beyond into the long...the long ultra­distance! I can't talk about that need­we'll leave that to the 'crazies". (I can say that because even some of the ultra­runner spouses call them crazy­­­ so I think it's okay!)

Pictured L­R Christine and So for me, there came a point where I felt the need to get started swimming. After friend Diane Shubert all, I had met the 5 and 10K challenge just about every week for several years.

Ran a few marathons, biked a few long ones...Now I noticed folks were doing the tri's ­­­I could run, I could bike, I could swim. I grew up 10 minutes from the Long Island shoreline, body surfing the Atlantic ocean waves every summer. Diving off he high board at the local public pool, water skiing when the family went on our summer vacation further east on Long Island in the beautiful Sag Harbor area.

So the question became, why in the world did I not learn to swim properly? Brother surfed and lifeguarded....me? 25 meters across the pool and the breathing was shot. I knew this was going to be just another 'getting started' routine. So I got started at the Lifetime Fitness Masters' Swim­2x/week and then off to the lake to have to swim in water OVER MY HEAD ­ and trust my own abilities...I did it thanks to Marty and Tia Metzger calling me out to the buoy in Lake Grapevine ­ ­­making it look so easy, so inviting. Riiiight! Oh yes, and thanks to Gary Howsam for tootling alongside me in his kayak, just him and me, so if I failed to do the distance it would have been our secret.

It all led to the first sprint tri (pool swim) and then of course to the longer course, the Olympic tri or sometimes called International distance....that's a 1500 meter swim, generally a 26 meter bike ride and a 10K run. I did it and found myself qualifying for the Nationals. I had not a clue what that all really meant except that I was invited to the Nationals being held in Milwaukee Wisconsin on August 9, 2014. I had no real intention of going until I learned that my old gal­pal and training partner, Diane Shubert, from back east WAS going. What a great place and way to share some quality time with an old friend whom I admire very much. She is also much more experienced at all this triathlon business, having competed in several 70.3 tri's and lots and lots of Olympic distance tri's. So register I did. I trained for several months "with a purpose"; always more meaningful. I headed off to Milwaukee with my Sherpa husband, "Jersey Mike". And a fine job he did, I might add. Qualifying for the Nationals means lots of people there are going to have lots of fancy equipment and a BIG desire to then qualify for Worlds to be held in Chicago, September 2015. Okay, I did not realize any of this until I was there at Nationals. And yes, there were lots of fancy bikes and helmets and kits­ however, that's' not what it was about for me. For me it was a validation that participating in sporting events such as this, does not have to end at my age (going into it I was convinced I was getting a bit past my prime for this stuff and that this would probably be my exit­you know, move on to more important things in life). Well, when I entered my geographical area for the bike racking (which by the way, left no more than a sliver of space between each bike­this was the big league) I was surrounded by all these women­ my age, with all their fancy bikes and kits, and darn, I wasn't alone any more. Suffice it to say, I was inspired by some of their resoluteness. Not only was my age group not the oldest, we were several groups back from the oldest.

Wow, I realized I had at least two more decades of this stuff if I wanted to stay in the game. That's a question for another day. There are so many more things I aspire to as I journey through this life we share, so I try to stay balanced (hence yoga back on the schedule and lots of doggie love and kisses through the Humane Society of Flower Mound and more Bible time, getting to know my Master more intimately!). I actually enjoy the 'getting started part' even though it really is the most difficult part.

Milwaukee was beautiful, Lake Michigan was lovely; even has sand with volleyball going on like a real SOCAL (that's Southern California) beach.....it has a river walk and lots of great watering holes.....loved every minute of the weekend­­­ glad I got started ­ met amazing people who at 80 plus years are still going strong! Did I qualify for Worlds in Chicago next year? Well, that is still to be determined. It's all good (and way too expensive)!

A Chance Interaction

By David Ball

You never know who you will "run" into at RAW. While I was at the clubhouse on a recent Saturday a man comes running in from the Gaylord hotel where he was staying. Never seen him before, but he's a distance runner from OKC. Randy Thurman is his name. He looked through our bookshelf saying he wishes HIS book was up there.

Randy explained he wrote "One More Step" and it was published recently; available on Amazon. The book is a collection over 600 of runners' quotes. Randy went on to tell me one day his weight reached 200 lbs. when he had his wake up call.

He took action and decided to train for and complete a marathon. Randy began writing down the quotes he heard to encourage his running.

He was grateful for the water and the chat at our very own RAW clubhouse!

Honoring Our Heroes

By Joe Luccioni As many of you know I have been involved with events that honor the heroes of 9/11/2001. On August 31, 2002, the club honored me by allowing me to sponsor a 5K race which was held at Texas Motor Speedway. The express purpose was to raise funds for the Michael Lynch Memorial Foundation.

Michael was one of the brave 343 firefighters that gave his life saving others and at the time of his death, he was engaged to my daughter.

The event had a great turnout and the club donated $11,500.00, with this donation kicking off the fundraising efforts of the foundation. The following paragraph was in the 9/7/2014 Parade magazine. Please see what the foundation has raised over the last 12 years to benefit 9/11 victims' children.

Our club should be proud of the fact that we have played a small part in their efforts.

The Michael Lynch Memorial Foundation This charity has granted $4.6 million in scholarships in honor of Lynch, a New York firefighter who died in the South Tower. The scholarships are geared toward college­bound children who are children of 9/11 victims, as well as "children of active, retired, and deceased New York City firefighters."

For more information visit the Michael Lynch Memorial Foundation.

Thank You Wondering who takes the time in marking the pavement with mile markers to and from the clubhouse? We know who you can thank for making this possible!

A big Thank You to Jeff Barnhart! Jeff took time out of his busy day to refinish the mile markers you see along the path during your run or walk. Jeff has made our tracking of miles a lot easier and reminds us of our friendly club with a footprint stamped on each marker.

Be sure to thank Jeff for his time and keeping us on our mark!

Look for the fresh mile markers on your next run or walk from RAW!

RAW member Jeff "Barney" Barnhart

Walk To End Alzheimer's Update

By Ray Harris, Honorary Chairperson

Saturday, October 11, is only a few days away. There is still time to join Team LGRAW and make a difference in finding a cure for this disease. Currently 5 million people are afflicted and that number is expected to grow as the population ages.

If you haven't already signed up to join the team, please consider doing so. if you can't join that morning, please donate. Go to www.alz.org/northcentraltexas and click on "Find a Walk". From there you can search for the team and make your donation.

The event will kick off with a short ceremony and a few words about the disease and the cause; if you want to see me cry, this is your best chance. Talking about my Mother usually causes the water to flow. I'll do my best to get through it with a minimum of interruptions.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact either Christine Bassano (crobymbassano@gmail.com) or me (rayharris00@yahoo.com). I hope to see many of you at Meadowmere Park on the 11th.

Couch To 5K Steps Into Action

By Tony Flesch

LGRAW kicked­off the fall C25K program on September 20 with an eager group of runners and walkers. Our C25K (Couch to 5K) is a program to get people off the couch and into a healthy lifestyle through running and walking, and introduce them to LGRAW and the benefits of running with a group.

Our C25K program will ease participants into running with a walk/run combo. The fall C25K program will meet each Saturday morning at the clubhouse for our group run, so if you see the C25K'ers out on the trail, or at the clubhouse, please offer them a smile, a wave, or a few words of encouragement. The C25K program will culminate with participation in LGRAW's Double Trouble 5K on October 25.

Watch for the November issue of the Footprint for an update on the progress of our group.

Spread the word, if you know someone that might be interested in beginning, or with a New Year's resolution, our next C25K will begin in December with a target to complete the LGRAW Bold in the Cold in January.

"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start."

(John Bingham)

In Step With....

In Step With....Jay Jones

What's the history of your running "habit" ­ when did you start? How did you progress?

I began running in November of 2008 after watching my daughter­in­law run a 5K. The next week I went out and ran my first 5K. Having done one training run of 2 miles, I was ready, or I thought I was. After nearly passing out at the aide station, I realized there may be more to this running than what I thought. I ran a few races after that, and made small strides toward improving as a runner. It wasn't until I joined RAW in December of 2009 that I really started to see some improvement.

What does running do for you now?

Running just makes me feel good, period. Being outdoors enjoying nature, while getting a workout is very relaxing. I enjoy running alone for the most part. I joke about not liking to talk when I run, and I dislike listening even more. Okay, maybe it isn't a joke.

How did you find RAW and when did you join?

I found RAW on the internet in December 2009. Walked in the back door of the club on a Saturday, saw all the people standing in a circle doing announcements or singing Kumbaya, turned my butt around and went home. Came back the next day and joined immediately.

What's your favorite place to run ­ local? ­ Anywhere?

I really like the east course from the RAW clubhouse. I consider it to be the training grounds of sorts for the club. If you are on the east course, you are most likely training for something long. If forced to run on trails, I prefer Palo Duro Canyon.

What day in your running career would you like to live over again?

Well since training for a race is my favorite part of running, I would have to say any day on the road training. Race day is really just a crap shoot. If it's a bad day, you still have all that good training to hang your shoes on.

What's your best advice for a newbie, or any runner for that matter?

Try to run a notch above what you think your potential is. Leave the music at home, unless you are forced to run on a dread mill. When training for a marathon, do at least one long run of 21 miles or longer, by yourself. Make an attempt to smile at, acknowledge, and encourage fellow runners when you pass or meet them on a run.

"Try to run a notch above what you think your potential is." Jay Jones

Would you like to nominate someone to be featured for Giving Back or In Step With? Send us an email!

Double Trouble 5K or 10K or Combined 15K

Don't miss out on the 15th Annual Double Trouble

Saturday, October 25, 2014 RAW clubhouse in Oak Grove Park, Grapevine

We are adding a Kids K and 2K Fun Run this year ­ only $10, includes tech shirt and finisher's ribbon.

Do you have what it takes to win? We are offering cash prizes for the top male and female in the 5K, 10K, and the combined "15K." "15K" ­­ $200 10K ­­ $150 5K ­­ $100 Click here for more details Register for 5K, 10K or both Contact the race director

We will be communicating a lot of race information through the Double Trouble Facebook page, so please "like" us by clicking here.

Sign up soon so that you can participate in our Double Trouble training runs/walks and socials October 2 and 16.

The workout will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by informative p rograms by our race sponsors.

Thursday, October 2 Dr. Marybeth Crane of Foot and Ankle Associates of North Texas will present "Top 10 Things People Do To Hurt Themselves While Training."

Please Thank our Sponsors!

Our generous sponsors help make this all possible.

Please patronize them when you can and let them know how much we appreciate their support!

Baylor SportsCare BreadHaus Foot and Ankle Associates of North Texas Grapevine Craft Brewery Luke's Locker

Thursday, October 16, Dr. Tim St. Onge of St. Onge Chiropractic and Sports Therapy will present "The 8 Exercises To Keep From Hurting Yourself While Training."

Metro Mobile Electronics Rainforest Cafe St. Onge Chiropractic and Sports Therapy

Taqueria Burritos Locos

Volunteer

Post Race

As always, we will be looking for volunteers for the race. It takes a lot of help to put on a race like this, and we need you! There are plenty of volunteer opportunities for those competing in the races. This is also a great opportunity for your kids to earn volunteer hours.

sign up to volunteer

After the races, we'll be presenting awards and door prizes.

There will also be plenty of opportunity to recharge. We'll have the typical bananas, but also banana bread from perennial RAW sponsor BreadHaus!

We are excited to announce that Grapevine Craft Brewery will be serving beer after the race, and race registrants will receive a commemorative glass!

RRCA Kelly "K2" Richards, RRCA Director­at­Large

The 9th Annual Run@Work Day and 3rd Annual Run@School Day was held on Friday, September 19. Once again RRCA North Texas State Rep Kathryn Gleghorn and I hosted a run/walk for those who work from home, are retired or just found it easier (and probably more fun!) to run from the clubhouse. We had two­dozen participants who were treated to bagels and coffee after their unusually sticky for September run/walk. Other RAW members including Suann Guthrie and Kirstin Girard ran at work with their co­workers. All six classes at Townley Elementary School in Irving, a Kids Run the Nation grant recipient and where RAW member Mindi Rice is a teacher ran at school. Mark the third Friday of September 2015, for the 10th annual Run@Work day!

The RRCA thanks all 2014 donors. This list includes individual members of RAW and the club as a whole. A donation was made to the Kids Run The Nation Fund from Bold in the Cold 5K & 15K race proceeds. The KRN Fund is also the beneficiary of Double Trouble 5K & 10K and Kids K & 2K being held on October 25.

April probably seems a long way off but it's only six­months away and not too soon to start thinking about attending the 57th Annual RRCA Convention being held in conjunction with the Drake Relays. This kicks off the D­series of conventions: Des Moines ('15), Dallas ('16) and Detroit ('17).

RAW Around Town... and Beyond!

RAW represents at the Brew Run! Pictured RAW members are Liz Wedemeyer, Stacy Marchiori, David Chase, Rick Sanford, Chris Morris, Russ Wedemeyer, Staci Rivero, Jeff Barnhart, Michelle Liles, Jack Hase and Brad Liles.

Pam and Thomas (T.O.) Okazaki compete in the Texas Ranger Labor Day race!

Bryon Benoit in action with a result of a 1st AG award at the Fort Worth Labor Day 5k race

Helene Walker wins 1st place in her age group at the Fort Worth Labor Day 5k race!

Luau Moments

Michlle Blackard takes home the prize of overall female winner at the 2014 Hotter than Hell 100 Triple Threat race in Witchita Falls!

RAW members were treated to a Hawaiian Hula with a few joining in on the fun!

A very big THANK YOU to both Tom and Kim for hosting a wonderful event!

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