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Saint Louis Track Club’s

Track Time News

December 2014

Vol. 44, Issue 12

Great turnout for Marathon Relay

Photos by Mary Jo Rehg

Did you volunteer this year? Submit your points for the Volunteer Awards Banquet! https://stlouistrackclub.webconnex.com/volunteerrewards. See Page 8 for more info.

Index: Grapevine...........................4 Ft. Collins Marathon.......6

Awards Banquet info......8 All-Metro XC......................9

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Athens Marathon...........10 Relay Pics/Results...14-17

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Ask Styles..........................18 Board profiles..................19

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Office hours: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Mon., Wed., Fri. Office phone/fax: 314-781-3926 Email: office@stlouistrackclub.com

Mission statement: The Saint Louis Track Club encourages running, walking and fitness for persons for all ages and abilities.

The club organizes events, disseminates information related to the benefits of running and physical fitness, and encourages membership.

Founded in 1970, the Saint Louis Track Club is a not-for-profit organization under the Internal Revenue Code 501-C3.

Affiliated with the Road Runners Club of America and the USA Track and Field Association.

SLTC Officers President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Board of Directors Board of Directors Board of Directors Board of Directors Board of Directors Board of Directors SLTC Race Directors Frostbite Series Half Marathon Spring through St. Lou Pace Series Track Series Cross Country Kick-Off Clifton Heights 3K Corps of Discovery Trail Race Marathon Relay

Presidents Oct. 1970-Feb. 1974 Jerry Adams Mar. 1974-March 1980 Jerry Kokesh Apr. 1980-June 1980 Gene Gianladis July 1980-July 1984 Tom Eckelman Aug. 1984-July 1987 Dan Sebben Aug. 1987-July 1988 Gary Krosch Aug. 1988-July 1989 Tony Sebben Aug. 1989-Dec. 1989 Mimi Zielinski Jan. 1990-July 1990 Rich Blumm Aug. 1990-July 1993 Camille Carney Aug. 1993-July 1997 Tom Eckelman Aug. 1997-Mar 1998 John Welge Apr. 1998-July 1998 Carol Keller Aug. 1998-July 1999 David Spetnagel Aug. 1999-July 2001 John Brenner Aug. 2001-Sept. 2004 Don Hong Oct. 2004-June 2010 Dave McNaughton July 2010-Dec. 2011 Rich Anderson Jan. 2012-Dec. 2013 Pam Mosca Jan. 2014-Present Mike Huelsmann

Mike Huelsmann Mark Russell Lenny Ramsey Justin Kupferschmidt Josh Aranda Wendie Cummings Jill Finklang Brian Kratz Mike Orrico Ryan Yoch Bob Chitwood & Mike Bahr Kevin Jokisch TBA Don Denham David James TBA Jill Akins Mike Orrico Paul McGee & Rae Mohrmann

SLTC Lifetime Achievement Award Winners 2013 Gwen Eckelman 2012 Mike Toolen 2011 Dave McNaughton 2010 Jerry Kokesh 2009 Chris & John Brenner 2008 Don Hong 2007 Gary Krosch 2005 Les Paton 2004 Ed Wolfgram 2003 Jack Frohlichstein 2002 Dan Sebben 2001 Camille Carney, 2000 Tom Eckelman Leonard Sova

SLTC Webmaster Anna Jones, anna.jones@stlouistrackclub.com SLTC TTN Editor Sallie Story, editor@stlouistrackclub.com SLTC Executive Director Jen Mommens, jen.mommens@stlouistrackclub.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The Track Times News is printed monthly. Reproduction of all or part of this newsletter in any form is strictly prohibited without the permission of the St. Louis Track Club.

SLTC Volunteer of the Year Award Winners 2013 Rae Mohrmann 2012 2011 Paul McGee 2010 2009 Pat Britt, John Dickey 2008 2007 Dave McNaughton 2006 2005 Jill Akins 2004

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Christy Polk Jackie Corn Donna Springer Tom Wiltsch Don Hong

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President’s Column

Another great year comes to a close St. Louis Track Club Members, With Thanksgiving weekend wrapping up and December looming, we are nearing the end of 2014.

First, I want to say it has truly been an honor to serve as President of the Saint Louis Track Club. It has been great working with the other Board Members and the overall membership. We have done our best to carry on some of the traditions of the Track Club, like the Half Marathon and 5k supporting the Special Olympics, Annual Awards Banquet (congrats to Gwen Eckelman on winning the Lifetime Achievement Award and Rae Mohrmann for winning the Volunteer of the Year Award), Pace Series, Cross Country Kickoff, and Frostbite Series, just to name a few. Additionally, we have attempted to bring about some new and exciting things, including our social runs with Schlafly as a partner, the 2nd Annual Corps of Discovery Trail Race, Spring Through St. Lou spring series, and SLTC Premier Race Team. Lastly, we are extremely excited about the upcoming launch of our new website!

With this potentially being my last President’s Column, I want to take some time to thank all the members who come out to the events and also share feedback! I’ve really enjoyed getting to know everyone and look forward to seeing you at future events and get-togethers. Additionally, none of these great events could happen without the many volunteers, coordinators, and Race Directors who work behind

the scenes, often times year after year. So, I want to take the time to thank some here. I apologize because I know I’m missing or forgetting many: fellow board members – Wendie Cummings, Josh Aranda, Mike Orrico, Jill Finklang, Brian Kratz, Ryan Yoch, and Mark Russell; Race Directors - Don Denham (Pace Series), Ron Eisenberg and Steve Brady (Marathon Training runs), Paul McGee and Rae Mohrmann (Marathon Relay), Kevin Jokisch (SLTC Half/5k), Jill Akins (Clifton Heights 3k), Brian Carter, Bob Chitwood, and Mike Bahr (Frostbite Series), David James (Track Series); Christy Polk (Volunteer Coordinator), Danny Stults (helping launch the Premier Race Team); staff members who put in a lot of hours and hard work - Anna Jones, Maddie O’Quinn, Sallie Story, Justin Kupferschmidt, and Jen Mommens! I truly have a new appreciation for all the hard work put in by everyone and cannot thank you enough. And again, I certainly missed some people, so I apologize in advance!

Lastly, I want to a pass along my condolences to the friends and family of Leonard Sova. Leonard passed away on Nov 18. He was a long time Track Club member and volunteer; the running community lost a great one.

“Stay well and enjoy life.” – Leonard Sova Mike Huelsmann, President St. Louis Track Club, est. 1970

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The Grapevine

By Donna Springer

Friends and family remember longtime member Leonard Sova Saint Louis Track Club Lifetime Achievement (2001) winner Leonard Sova passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, from multiple causes.

Leonard’s presence was a familiar one at Frostbite Series races; at each race, he set up a table with a characteristic large sign to encourage Track Club membership. Although he lived in Saint Charles, he assisted at the Summer Track Series in Clayton on a regular basis.

“He was particularly interested in helping youth to live a healthy lifestyle,” said his wife, Jan. “Such a shame and waste; he was a dear and lovely person, and a great asset to the Track Club. He was such a gentleman,” said Gwen Eckelman, longtime Saint Louis Track Club member and office secretary. Gwen was one of many Track Club members who attended Leonard’s 90th birthday celebration last February.

Leonard participated in cycling events for 35 consecutive years at the Saint Louis Senior Olympics, since their inception in 1980.

Opening ceremonies spotlighted him for his continuous participation.

“No one has touched that record,” said his wife, Jan.

Saint Louis Track Club members attended his memorial service Nov. 23 at United Hebrew Congregation. In addition to his wife, Leonard is survived by one sister, four sons, one daughter, and four grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Alzheimer’s Association, The American Heart Association, or a charity of choice; the St. Louis Track Club made a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association to honor his legacy.

Leonard’s helpfulness and friendly manner will remain a fixed part of The Saint Louis Track Club’s history and future development. His full obituary can be found here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=leonardsova&pid=173236065.

Share your New York Marathon story with the Grapevine!

Congratulations to all who completed the TCS New York City Marathon on Nov. 2. Jason Thein, of Saint Louis, led the Missouri field with his 3:12:53 time.

Peter Goldsmith, of Champaign, led the Illinois field in 3:10:09.

The New York City Marathon began with a small group of runners in Central Park in 1970.

It has been continuous since 1970, excepting 2012 when canceled due to damage from hurricane Sandy.

Needless to say, 2014 featured much better conditions. Individual reports would be welcome additions to “The Grapevine.”

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SLTC XC Award Winner Hannah Long to attend Stanford Best wishes to Eureka High School Senior, Hannah Long, who signed a letter of intent to attend Stanford University next fall. Her achievements include being a standout at Saint Louis’ Festival of Miles, and track and cross country records that have been honored at The Saint Louis Track Club’s annual banquets. She was pictured and featured in a Saint Louis Post-Dispatch article, “Eureka’s Long Signs on with Stanford” (Thursday, November 13, 2014, p.c9, by Chris Gove).

FLEET FEET expands to O’Fallon with ‘Swim Bike Run’ Best wishes to FLEET FEET Sports in its expansion into O’Fallon, Missouri. The FLEET FEET O’Fallon will create a one-stop-shop for both triathletes and endurance athletes, who include biking and/or swimming among their activities.

“FLEET FEET Sports puts the ‘Run’ in Swim Bike Run,” reads the website. FLEET FEET O’Fallon will operate within Swim Bike Run’s 4,000 square foot O’Fallon location, (4623 Highway K, 63368, slightly north of the intersection with Highway 40) Directions to the new O’Fallon location and info on their training curriculum are available at www.ffstl.com.

FLEET FEET owners David and Debby Spetnagel report that they are particularly excited about expanding their partnership with Swim Bike Run, because both locally-owned businesses do much more than sell gear.

Each also offers a variety of training programs, classes, and social workouts and will now be working together to expand their offerings.

The best-selling running footwear, apparel and accessories from FLEET FEET’s four

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stand-alone St. Louis stores will be offered.

Walking-specific shoes or track/cross country spikes, will continue to be available at FLEET FEET’ Chesterfield, Des Peres, St. Charles, and South County.

Rae Mohrmann racks up 98th marathon in Savannah Rae Mohrmann completed the Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon in Savannah, Georgia, on Nov. 8.

“Fun race and a good weekend,” she said.

“Forty degree start; perfect weather for running. The first half was very scenic and representative of Savannah. The second half was largely on a parkway with nothing scenic, and no shade.” Rae also visited an old friend on her trip. “Friends since we were three.

Won’t say how many years that was!” she said.

Rock ’n’ Roll Savannah was Rae’s 98th marathon. Her anticipated 100th will be the GO! STL on April 12, 2015. She is inviting people to be one of her 100 friends running with her at the completion of her 100th marathon.

As a longtime resident of Ferguson, Missouri, Rae has witnessed much unrest during the last months. “We are all safe but the neighborhood is destroyed,” she said. “The school district in which I not only attended k through 12, but also taught most of my career, no longer exists. My neighborhood, where I raised my family, and spent over half of my life is destroyed. This makes us realize that family and friends are most important and not the stuff in the house,” she said.

Best wishes for a peaceful holiday season and New Year for all, with smooth runnings and/ or walkings. Share your news and accomplishments with Dsprin5574@aol.com or the Saint Louis Track Club office

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Ft. Collins Marathon impresses My daughter, Jessie, who lives in Denver, and I participated in the Equinox half marathon Sept. 21 in Fort Collins, Colo. It is a point-to-point race that starts 28 miles outside of Fort Collins, so we were bused to the starting line at the Mishawaka amphitheater, which has hosted many concerts.

The race is on a two-lane highway and starts at 6,200 feet elevation and finishes at 5,400 feet, being entirely a gradual downhill course. The Poudre river runs alongside the road for the entire race; this was the most beautiful race I have ever done, with the river and mountains in view the entire time. This is the third year for this race, so there were only

800 runners, but each year the number of participants has grown substantially.

There is also a 5-mile race that uses the final part of the half marathon course.

The weather was ideal, and the postrace party is very well done with lots of food and entertainment. This race is also unique in that age group winners receive a handmade ceramic plate, a medal, and their choice from a variety of homemade jams. If you are looking for a beautiful race in Colorado, I highly recommend this race. Also, Fort Collins has a fantastic downtown with a lot of unique shopping and restaurants. I hope to run it next year again.

-Bernie

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St. Louis Track Club Annual Awards Banquet All SLTC members and their families are welcome and encouraged to attend!

When: Saturday, Feb. 28, 6 p.m.

Where: Favazza’s Rose of the Hill 2300 Edwards, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63110 Price: $20 per person Awards to be presented include: SLTC High School All-Metro Teams SLTC Volunteer of the Year SLTC Lifetime Achievement Award Please register online by Saturday, Feb. 21 https://stlouistrackclub.webconnex.com/15banquet For questions, contact the SLTC office.

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SLTC Volunteer Awards Program The Volunteer Awards Program is the Track Club’s way of showing appreciation for those people, members and nonmembers, who so generously volunteer and assist at various Track Club events.

The following describes how this program is conducted.

How to Accumulate Volunteer Points  2 points: A volunteer such as a water station worker, traffic official, finish line worker, etc  4 points: A volunteer who has performed more than three hours of continuous volunteering  15 points: A Captain of a SLTC Event in charge of registration, results, traffic, water stations, finish line, etc.  25 points: A Race Director of a SLTC Event or Picnic Coordinator.  50 points: A Race Director of a SLTC Series Event, Awards Banquet Coordinator, Expo Booth Coordinator  100 points: A Race Director for a SLTC Major Event or Pace Series Coordinator.

Volunteer Awards 5-100 points: A gift certificate equal to $1 for each point earned over 5 points, with a maximum of 100 points. Volunteer Awards will be presented at the St. Louis Track Club Awards Banquet.

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St. Louis Track Club ST. LOUIS TRACK CLUB NAMES 2014 ALL-METRO HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

by St. Louis Track Club Staff

For the 22nd year, the St. Louis Track Club will honor the All-Metro High School Cross Country Teams at the SLTC Annual Awards Banquet, to be held Saturday, February 28, at Favazza’s Rose of the Hill, 2300 Edwards, St. Louis, MO 63110.

This year, a panel of coaches again selected honorees for a first team and second team.

Each honoree will receive a plaque commemorating his or her selection.

The 2014 Girls First Team includes two four-time selections in Eureka’s Hannah Long, a three-time Foot Locker Nationals qualifier who won the Missouri 4A title, and Nerinx Hall’s Sophia Racette, who finished second and led the Markers to the 4A team title. Sara Nicholson, a three-time selection, and Anna West helped Lafayette take second in 4A. Marquette’s Hannah Pierson finished third in 4A, and Carolyn White finished third in 3A and led Festus to the 3A team title. Francis Howell sophomore Maddi Leigh is a two-time selection.

The 2014 Boys First Team features five two-time selections in Michael Karls and Tyler Gillam, who finished first and third, respectively, in Missouri 3A and led Festus to the 3A title; Dorrian Gordan of O’Fallon (IL); Dylan Quisenberry of Lafayette; and Brydon Groves-Scott of Edwardsville. Lafayette sophomore Austin Hindman was the top St. Louis area runner at the 4A championships, taking third, with Quisenberry and teammate Devin Meyrer also finishing in the top seven and leading Lafayette to a dominating 4A state title. Matt Hennessey finished sixth in 4A and led Saint Louis University High to take second in 4A. The members of the selection panel for the All-Metro Team were Mike Ebert, Marquette High School; Kally Fischer, Eureka High School; Neil James, O’Fallon (IL) High School; Joe Porter, SLUH, Gaylerd Quigley, Nerinx Hall High School; and Dan Sebben, Webster Groves High.

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‘Authentic’ Athens Marathon leaves lasting impression Track Club member John Finkenkeller just completed the Athens, Greece, “Authentic” Marathon on Nov. 9. Why do they call it “Authentic?” It’s the site of the first modern Olympics, held in 1896; a marathon starting in the town of Marathon, Greece, and finishing in Athens in the Panathenaic Stadium. It’s also based on the ancient myth in which Pheidippides in 490 BC supposedly ran from Marathon to Athens to report the defeat of the Persians, then dropped dead.

After a 5:30 a.m. breakfast with runners from Singapore and Malaysia (we had a lot to talk about, as I had completed the Singapore marathon in 2013), I headed to one of three locations in Athens where a huge fleet of buses transported over 10,000 runners to the start. The main topics of conversation on the bus were race strategy and how to handle the “hills.” I had no idea what the “hills” were.

Next to me on the bus was a runner from Ottawa, Canada.

With winter approaching, I inquired about training in the cold in Ottawa and learned that she runs in cold weather until it gets below -30 degrees.

I can’t imagine running in weather that cold.

The marathon was well organized with wave starts, hydration every 2.5 k, bananas, Gu, sponges and plenty of crowd support with shouts of “Bravo.” After about 11 k, I reached the first of the “hills,” an ascent for about 4 k. The next hill started at 20 k and was 13 k of continuous ascent. To give you an idea of this hill, visualize running the hill on Forsyth west of Skinker, but for 8 miles. I wisely kept a steady pace, slower than my training pace, and ignored that tiny voice in my head telling me it’s OK to walk. This strategy worked and allowed me to run the entire course and finish only 11 minutes slower than my goal time of 4 hours. I placed 55th out of 303 runners in my age group.

If you are looking for a scenic marathon, Athens is not one to choose; but, it was a thrill to run the “Authentic”; to run the course of the first modern marathon, sprinting to the finish line in the Panathenaic stadium as if it were 1896, and a capacity crowd of 50,000 was cheering me on. The trip to Greece was wonderful; to see the massive Acropolis and Parthenon, imagining how they must have looked 2,000 years ago. We visited the town of Olympia, stood on the starting blocks in the ancient stadium and ran a loop of the stadium where the ancient Olympics took place and where the Olympic flame is lit prior to its journey to the site of the modern Olympic Games. I held an actual Olympic torch used to transport the flame to one of the modern Olympic Games. Most of all, I made new friends and met people from around the world. I now have invitations to run the Ottawa and Cyprus marathons. Maybe someday.

-John Finkenkeller

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Frostbite Series Race Day Tips & Tidbits Here are some tips for Frostbite Saturday mornings

 Race website: fleetfeetstlouis.com/racing/highlighted-races/frostbite-series  Parking: Parking is available in the lot that is just to the east of the tennis courts and just south of the Visitor’s Center. Street parking is also available throughout the park. Be sure to park legally.  Race bibs: Be sure to pick up a new race bib before each race. (No need to keep your bibs after each run.)  Race day registration: Will be available in the Learning Lab in the northeast room of the Visitor's Center. Follow the hall that says EDUCATION above it. Apparel and other gear will also be for sale before and after the runs in the Learning Lab.  When to arrive: Bib pickup and on-site registration is from 6:45-8:10am in the Visitor's Center. But for those who like to sleep in as late as possible, please plan to arrive no later than 7:30-7:45, so you have time to park, get your bib, stretch, say hello, all that good stuff. The Visitor's Center gets pretty crowded on cold morning so please plan a few extra minutes on those mornings.  Starting areas: Short and Long Course starting lines will be identified by 10-foot tall signs near the Forest Park Visitor’s Center. Please look for this signage to confirm that you are at the correct starting line for your race.  Courses: Please see our area paths page and scroll down to the Frostbite Series routes to see where each course starts or click on the distances in the chart: Frostbite Distances and Course Routes Dec. 13: 12K or 3K

Dec. 27: 10-mile or 2-mile

Jan. 24: Half marathon or 4-miler

Jan. 10: 20K or 5K

Feb 7: 10K & Series awards

 Start times: The Short Course start time will be approximately 8:30am and the Long Course start time will be approximately 8:35am. Both start times will be officiated by a St. Louis Track Club Race Director. Each race will be officially started by an Air Horn.  Inclement weather: Be sure to check facebook.com/saintlouistrackclub, twitter.com/sltcrunning and stlouistrackclub.com in case of inclement weather. We likely won’t cancel unless it’s really icy.

If you have any concerns, please consider if conditions are right for you.  Food! Afterward, be sure to relax and grab a snack behind the Visitor’s Center after your run.  Series shirts: Series shirts are available in the Visitor’s Center Learning Lab after the second run.

They are free to Series entrants and will be available for $15 to everyone after the 4th and 5th runs.

To get to the learning lab, head to the northeast corner of the Visitor’s Center and follow the long hall that says EDUCATION above it.  Note about Forest Park streets: The streets of Forest Park do remain open during the run. We will have course marshals on the course but please be aware that cars will be driving through the park while we are running the Frostbite. Also, the streets are maintained by the city and not the SLTC.  As acknowledged by each participant (or parent or guardian if under 18) on their entry, bicycles, skates, baby joggers, pets and headphones are not permitted.

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Frostbite Series gear!

Long-sleeved tech shirt for Series participants

Hoodie for Premium Entry registrants

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Runners bring fun to Marathon Relay Photos by Mary Jo Rehg

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Special thanks from Team MMAM

Track Club, Thanks for all your work with the relay marathon. This was our first time. Thanks for the encouraging atmosphere and keeping the event affordable. It made it non-intimidating for us to sign up and give it a try. We may have been one of the latter groups to cross the finish line, but we are proud that we did it! -Team MMAM

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Team Name FLAMING STRIDERS TEAM SLTC PREMIER WATERMELONS GIBBS SMELLS FUNKY IT'S LATE AND I'M TIRED HIGHWAY TO THE DANGER ZONE ROAD WARRIORS AMEREN SOLE SISTERS Y FRONT RUNNING BASTARDS DAAM(N), NOT ANOTHER RELAY AFTERBURNERS TEAM 3 ALL ABOUT THE GLORY 200 IS THE NEW 160 THE ST. LOIUS TODDS RUN FOR CHOCOLATE THE MEAN GREEN RUNNING MACHINES TIME WOUNDS ALL HEELS WWT LEFTOVER CLUB FOOT METRO MILERS THE SILVERISTS 4 DIRTY DUCKS ARE WE THERE YET NO MERCY STANFORD YACHT CLUB THE THIRSTY RUNWELL1 RUN LIKE THE WINDED TURKEY LEGS BRENNAN RUNWELL3 NOT SO FAST WWT IT BANDS YOUNG METRO MILERS PURE MISTLETOE

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December 2014 Relay 2:24:13 2:26:10 2:36:46 2:47:00 2:50:39 2:53:18 2:56:34 2:58:43 3:01:24 3:01:51 3:03:21 3:06:41 3:06:44 3:07:39 3:09:10 3:13:26 3:13:39 3:15:03 3:18:08 3:18:42 3:19:25 3:20:14 3:22:56 3:23:19 3:23:46 3:24:41 3:25:10 3:25:24 3:29:12 3:30:25 3:31:39 3:31:43 3:32:36 3:33:04 3:33:16 3:34:22 3:37:25

Pace 5:31 5:35 6:00 6:23 6:31 6:37 6:45 6:50 6:56 6:57 7:00 7:08 7:08 7:10 7:14 7:23 7:24 7:27 7:34 7:36 7:37 7:39 7:45 7:46 7:47 7:49 7:50 7:51 8:00 8:02 8:05 8:05 8:07 8:08 8:09 8:11 8:18

Saint Louis Track Club Place 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74

Div 4 2 6 5 10 11 1 12 5 13 2 7 8 3 6 3 4 4 14 7 4 5 15 6 5 7 16 9 8 17 8 9 6 6 5 7 8

Division SM MM CORP SM MXO MXO FM MXO MXM MXO FM CORP CORP FM SM FAM FM FAM MXO SM FO FM MXO MXM FO MXM MXO CORP SM MXO MXM SM FM FO FAM FO FO

No. 589 64 66 72 97 76 90 616 67 83 598 560 580 79 551 69 82 498 592 617 585 587 98 452 571 74 578 494 461 81 100 469 94 78 586 95 500

Track Time News Team Name THE DEFENDISTS AOF BD DUDES FOUR KINGS AND A MAN RUNWELL4 H2MB RED WINE RUNNERS RANGERS BEER TEAM MED SCHOOL MANIACS THE PEREGRINES THE PLYMOUTH ROCKS - WWT STYLE TEAM AMERICA ITS A RUNNING THING UNCORKED CHIEFS JARRATS WHOLE LOTTA LOVE THE JAUNTERS METRO MILERS TRIPLE HD TEAM TWERK THE BEGUILERS RUNWELL5 NOMOGEOPEWZ SOLE SISTERS O GANG OF FIVE SWAG HEROES WWT AVENGE OF THE NERDS MY FRIENDS LUCKY CHARMS RUNWELL8 MMAM RUNWELL7 I BE PRO FUN THE BEEN TEAM RUNWELL2 WE'VE GOT THE RUNS

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December 2014 Relay 3:37:49 3:39:03 3:42:26 3:43:32 3:44:42 3:45:20 3:45:55 3:47:17 3:48:00 3:48:01 3:48:33 3:52:17 3:53:31 3:54:09 3:57:05 4:00:48 4:06:15 4:07:33 4:08:50 4:08:56 4:10:06 4:15:06 4:16:46 4:17:50 4:17:56 4:20:02 4:20:35 4:26:25 4:37:29 4:37:54 4:39:16 4:39:52 4:58:34 5:01:04 5:05:23 5:23:37 5:29:25

Pace 8:19 8:22 8:30 8:32 8:35 8:37 8:38 8:41 8:43 8:43 8:44 8:52 8:55 8:57 9:03 9:12 9:24 9:27 9:30 9:31 9:33 9:45 9:49 9:51 9:51 9:56 9:57 10:11 10:36 10:37 10:40 10:41 11:24 11:30 11:40 12:22 12:35

Saint Louis Track Club

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December 2014

Ask Styles!

Be thankful for every run!

Q: Hey Styles, did you Turkey Trot? - Kristin G.

ence did put a new perspective on running for me. I think now I am a little more appreciative A: Of course! It is one of my favorite racing days of every run, no matter how long or how fast. I of the year. I for, one, am thankful for finding the guess you really don’t know your limits until you joy of running, so why not start the Thanksgiving reach them. holiday with it? You might even feel less guilty about stuffing your face of all the delicious food Q: Hey Styles, what do you when the roads afterward. and trails turn icy? Greg N. Q: Hey Styles, have you ever pushed yourself so hard in a race that you got dizzy? - John F.

A: ’Tis the season! When ice hits I put on my Yaktrax (local running stores have them) or my screw shoes and head out. I usually look for grass to run on or even a crushed gravel path as it seems it’s harder for ice to build up on those. I am pretty cautious with ice; if you go down it will hurt.

A: Actually yes, it just happened to me for the first time a few weeks ago. I was running the Naperville Marathon with some friends when I started to feel dizzy in the last mile. I tried to The one and only push through, but conceded to a walk, Mr. Styles.

Disclaimer: Styles is not a professional. finished the race, and headed to the He is a just a guy that likes to run… every med tent. Luckily, I had friends there and the day… sometimes twice. For professional help, folks running the tent took really good care of please contact a running coach, local running me. I was a little scared for a bit, and the experistore, physician, and of course the Google.

The Frostbite Series starts on Dec. 13 and will be on alternating Saturdays through Feb. 7. The Frostbite Series is a challenging event, because there are usually 1,000+ participants, there are two distances for each event, and the distances range during the series from a 3k to half marathon.

Volunteers are particularly important for this series, and we traditionally struggle to get the necessary help. Please consider helping out! We need volunteers for set up and packet pick up, course marshals, water station, and the finish line on race day. We need inside and outside help, and you can volunteer for one Saturday or all of them. We are very flexible with scheduling. Please sign up directly online (http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4ca4aa22a4fa7-20143), contact Christy Polk at christy.polk@stlouistrackclub.com, or call the office at 314-781-3926.

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Saint Louis Track Club

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December 2014

Vote for Board members!

It’s time for Board elections! Vote for up to 3 candidates. Your member number is required and can be found in the greeting of your newsletter email; one ballot per household or membership number. Online voting will be open through noon on Dec. 15. Paper ballots and the last chance to vote will be at the open meeting 7 p.m., Dec. 15, at Schlafly Bottleworks, where candidates can introduce themselves. Vote online here: https://stlouistrackclub.webconnex.com/2015board Wendie Cummings Wendie Cummings is a band director at Ferguson Middle School in the Ferguson-Florissant School District. She ran competitively on the Track and Cross Country Teams at Principia College while getting her liberal arts degree (B.A. in Music). She then went to University of Missouri-Columbia to get her teaching certificate and Masters in Education. She has been teaching band in public schools and playing principal clarinet in the St. Louis Civic Orchestra since 1997. She has been a competitive runner all of her life, and you can usually find her racing at local road and trail races at distances from the 5K to the ultramarathon. She and her husband, Dave, are both road cycling fanatics. They love to travel to find challenging routes to ride, like the mountains of France and Colorado. In the last 10 years, she has been heavily involved in Girls on the Run as a coach, a race planning committee member, and she also trains new coaches. It is very important to her to set an example for kids (who are musicians and runners) to work hard and to be confident, healthy and genuine.

Mike Huelsmann Born and raised in St. Louis, Mike attended Lafayette High School where he played football and baseball before attending Saint Louis University to play baseball. Drafted by the Cleveland Indians, he played four years of minor league baseball before settling back into Saint Louis permanently.

Currently, Mike works at World Wide Technology in IT and has been distance running for about 7 years.

Additionally, he enjoys reading, Cardinal baseball, and hanging out with his new baby girl Annabelle!

Mike has been a board member of the Saint Louis Track

Club for two years, helping grow the reach and impact of the Saint Louis Track Club. With the many volunteers and other board members, Mike has been part of a team that has continued the rich traditions of the club, like the Half Marathon and Clayton Police 5K, Annual Awards Banquet, Frostbite Series, and Marathon Relay (just to name a few!), while helping establish the new Premier Race Team, Corps of Discovery Trail Race, and Monthly social runs!

He hopes to have an opportunity to continue as a board member of the Saint Louis Track Club and have a positive impact on the community!

Justin Irving Justin Irving is Regional Supervisor and Analyst at a large financial services firm. He ran track and cross country competitively at Wentzville-Holt High School. Justin’s favorite events were the 400m and 800m, along with relays. He went on to the University of Missouri-Columbia, and continued running open track meets and a few road races. While at Mizzou, Justin changed majors multiple times, finally settling in on a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Business and Communications, and a minor in Sociology. He spent the first few years after completing his bachelor’s degree working in New York for a film production company as an executive assistant. In 2006, life changes brought Justin back to St. Louis and he began his career in the financial services industry.

Moving back to St. Louis slowly brought back his love of running. Since returning to the sport, his competitive nature has also returned. You can find Justin at many local races, particularly 5-10ks. He also enjoys working with new runners, like his wife and some coworkers, and acts as a mentor as they prepare for races throughout the year. Not just a runner and competitor, but also a fanatic, he also enjoys interacting with the track community on social media such as Twitter and Instagram.

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Saint Louis Track Club

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December 2014

Will Run for Food

Warm up with a winter classic

Not only is it cold outside, it’s cold season! Warm yourself up after a run and ward off the sniffles with a hearty bowl of chicken noodle soup. It has the perfect combination of protein and carbs to fill you up without weighing you down. I like to make a big batch and bring the leftovers to work for lunch.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.

Ingredients: • Chicken - 1.5 to 2 lbs • Chicken broth: 6 cups • Celery - to taste (2-4 stalks) • Carrots - to taste (2-4 carrots) • Egg noodles - 12 to 16 oz • Salt and pepper - to taste Directions 1. Fill pot with enough broth to cover chicken; bring to a boil.

2. Boil chicken until cooked and set aside to cool; reserve broth.

3. While chicken is cooling, cut carrots and celery into bite-sized slices.

4. Pull chicken apart, adding back to pot.

5. Add carrots, celery, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil.

6. Cook for 10 minutes in boiling broth.

7. Add noodles and cook to instructions.

8. Serve with Saltines or bread and add salt and pepper to taste.

-Sallie Story

November Board meeting summary Minutes • October saw 47 new members and 41 renewals, totaling 186 individuals.

• A potential sponsor joined the meeting to discuss an agreement to sponsor the premier team. Team SLTC Premier had a very strong showing at the St. Louis Half Marathon on November 2.

• Potential candidates for open board positions were discussed, along with a website update.

• The St. Louis Half Marathon event was reviewed.

Dates for the 2015 Corps of Discovery event were also covered.

• The Marathon Relay and Frostbite Series are set to begin soon.

• The team selection meeting is set for the annual cross country awards.

• The next open board meeting will be December 15 at Bottleworks. Group run at 6pm, social and meeting to follow.

Team Update The 2014 season is winding down, but there are plenty of opportunities to get in on the Team SLTC action. Particularly, the Frostbite Series counts as double points! Submit your races by the end of the year to be recognized at our annual banquet. All participants will receive a special gifts, and top mileage earners will be presented awards.

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December Races and Events

The Gingerbread 5K

8am, Kiener Plaza, Downtown St. 4.5M run tour Louis (500 Chestnut St, 63101) 5K 8am, Webster Groves, MO 8:30am, St Elizabeth's Hospital, 5K Belleville, IL

Snowball Series #1 - Queeny Park 3 Mile

3M

St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend

26.2M, 26.2M relay, 13.1M, Fourth/Beale Street, Downtown 5K, youth runs Memphis, TN 38103

800.565.5112

St Louis Running Tour

8am, Kiener Plaza, Downtown St. 4.5M run tour Louis (500 Chestnut St, 63101)

joe@stlrunningtour.com

St Louis Running Tour 3rd Annual Santa's on the Loose 5K

joe@stlrunningtour.com

MRRMandTiming@outlook .com 573.547.7275, 9am, Perry County Community emilysteele@cityofperryvill Turkey Burn Off Trail Run 3.5M trail run Lake e.com Collinsville, Maryville, Caseyville Rotary 9am, YMCA • 1 Town Center Drive, swilliams@ymcaswil.org or Reindeer Run 20K Relay 20K relay Maryville, IL 62062 618.346.5600 10am, Joseph Lipic Clock Tower, Reindeer Rooftop Run (facebook: SLU Habitat 3672 West Pine Mall, St. Louis, jcannin1@slu.edu, For Humanity) 5K 63103 630.888.0149

Sun 7th

Sat 13th St Louis Running Tour SLTC Frostbite Series #1 Santa’s North Pole Dash 3rd Annual Holiday Hilltop Sun 14th Hot Chocolate 15K and 5K St Louis Running Tour Sat 20th St Louis Running Tour Snowball Series #2 - Tower Grove Park Reindeer 5K

9am, Queeny Park, St Louis

8am, Kiener Plaza, Downtown St. 4.5M run tour Louis (500 Chestnut St, 63101) 12K, 3K 8:30am, Forest Park, St Louis 9am, Riverside Drive & First Capitol 5K, 1M walk Drive, at Frontier Park 5K, .5M walk 9am, Shiloh Community Park 15K, 5K

Downtown St Louis

8am, Kiener Plaza, Downtown St. 4.5M run tour Louis (500 Chestnut St, 63101) 8am, Kiener Plaza, Downtown St. 4.5M run tour Louis (500 Chestnut St, 63101) 5K

9am, Tower Grove Park, St Louis

joe@stlrunningtour.com 314.781.3926 $10 code: turkeydeal (expires 11-30) holidayhilltop@gmail.com Code for free hat: STLHAT3 joe@stlrunningtour.com joe@stlrunningtour.com MRRMandTiming@outlook .com

Sun 21st St Louis Running Tour

8am, Kiener Plaza, Downtown St. 4.5M run tour Louis (500 Chestnut St, 63101)

joe@stlrunningtour.com

Sat 27th St Louis Running Tour SLTC Frostbite Series #2

8am, Kiener Plaza, Downtown St. 4.5M run tour Louis (500 Chestnut St, 63101) 10M, 2M 8:30am, Forest Park, St Louis

joe@stlrunningtour.com 314.781.3926

Sun 28th St Louis Running Tour

8am, Kiener Plaza, Downtown St. 4.5M run tour Louis (500 Chestnut St, 63101)

joe@stlrunningtour.com

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