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T R R C M e n ' s M a s t e r s Te a mWins Again at NYRRC

Joe Porcaro, Scott Abercrombie and Nick Caswell pickup a Tiffany ice bucket - trophy for the TRRC Mens'Masters Winners of the NYRRC 1994 grand prix. Seeinside for stories and details on the NYRRC annualawards dinner and the TRRC teams and individual

performances, as well as information on how to participate in these events in 1995.

-photo by Lee Saroken

I n s i d e T h i s I s s u e :

Flyers of Upcoming Races.3/19 St. Patrick's Day 5K3/26 Mudders & Grun te rs FDR Park4/29 Sybil Ludington 50K (& Relay)5/14 Mother's Day 5K5/20 Human Race 5K (info only-flyer pending)5/21 North County News 1 OK6 / 1 1 L i n c o l n H a l l 5 M

1 9 9 5 H o l d s P r o m i s e f o rTaconic Fun & Running

-photo courtesy of C. HansenA n u m b e r o f Ta c o n i c R o a d R u n n e r s u s h e r e d i n

t h e N e w Ye a r a t t h e R u n n e r s ' W o r l d N e w Ye a r ' s E v e 5 K

in Central Park, including (left to right) Vinny Juliano,Carol Hansen, Lee Saroken and Ed McLaughlin. Otherscelebrated at FDR Park New Year's morning (see photoinside), and many announced plans of New Year'sRunning (and miscellaneous) resolutions for 1995. (Seeinside for details).

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complete (though always subject to revisions) and isincluded in this issue of Taconic Running Life. Asalways, TRRC is looking for volunteers to help make1995 a successful year of running fun. Don't hesitate tostep up as a race volunteer, water-stop provider, committee person, refreshment coordinator, or in any othercapacity. This is your club. Help "make it happen!"

T A C O N I CR U N N I N G

L I F El a c o n i c R o a d R u n n e r s C l u b

P. O . B o x 9 9Baldwin Place, NY 10505

TACONIC RUNNING LIFE is the official publica-tion of the Taconic Road Runners Club, Inc. Publication is bimonthly and is intended for distribution toclub members at no charge. Club officers andChairpersons include:Pres identV . P .

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TRRC HOTLINE: (914)923-4665

Taconic Running Life welcomes contributions frommembers for publication. Word Perfect 6.0 forWindows and Aldus Pagemaker 4.0 for Windows(IBM compatible) are used in publishing the newsletter. If possible, please submit material on discs informats that can be converted to either WordPerfector Pagemaker. If this is not possible, send printedsubmissions & photos to -Katy D. Quinn, 43 Rodcris Dr., Mahopac, NY1 0 5 4 1 . Te l . ( 9 1 4 ) 6 2 8 - 0 6 4 8 F A X ( 9 1 4 )2 3 2 - 1 8 6 5

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RYE DERBY: Enough volunteers have come forward toallow us to commit to the folks at the Rye "Y" to handle theirrace this year. The date is Sunday, April 22 and EamonCoghlan will again be on hand as the focal point of theevent. If you are not planning on running, please call me tovolunteer. (We can always use some extra help.)

CLUB NIGHT: Taconic teams collected two large Tiffanycrystal ice buckets for finishing first in the Men's Masters(40's) division and first in the Women's Open B division.Nine Taconics were nominated for age group awards,however all finished second to other worthy competitors.Oh, by the way, the crystal ice buckets hold about sixbottles of beer. Guess how we figured that out?

ON THE MEND: One of Taconic's founding members, LanyLenahan. recently undenwent quadruple by-pass surgery.Over the years, Larry has contributed mightily to this club,serving at various times as officer, race director, and, alongwith his wife, Mary and daughter, Joanne as the team whichcollates and mails our newsletter every other month. Wewish Larry the speediest of recoveries, and hope to see himback out there at the Pump House in the near future.

UPCOMING: The St. Patrick's Day Races under theleadership of co-directors, Jim Whalen and Bob Davis, areshaping up to be another fine Taconic event. We've seenthe green woolen hats that will be given to the earlyentrants, a very nice change. Again we have one airfare toIreland provided by Aer Lingus (TRRC provides the second)to be awarded to the raffle winner. Be there to win! !

SYBIL: Don't miss it - do it once before you hang up yourASICS. Remember it's also a two-person relay.

M U D D E R S & G R U N T E R S : T h e 5 . 0 0 m i l e c o u r s e f r o m l a s t

year will be certified by Owen. He will be using the methodhe has perfected over the years for measuring similar off-road events, which is to run at 8:00 minute pace for exactly40 m inu tes . . . A r emarkab le f ea t f o r someone who doesn ' twear a watch .

HUMAN RACE: There will be a course change this year.Although still a major sponsor of the race, Pepsi hasdecided to reduce some expenses by shifting the racecompletely off their campus over to the SUMY campus. Wewill use a modified SUNY 5K loop - starting & finishing overby the Fine Arts BIdg. Katy Quinn & Rich Adamski are co-directors and welcome volunteers to help out with this bige v e n t .

Say "Amen," somebody! Ed

TRRC 1995 Race ScheduleD a t e D a y Ti m e Locat ion D i s t a n c e N a m e C o n t a c t

3 / 1 9 Sun. 1 0 A M FDR State Park 2 M / 1 0 K St, Patrick's Day Dav is & Wha len

941-4311;762-04683 / 2 6 Sun. 1 0 A M FDR State Park 5 K Mudders & Grun te rs McCrudden & Quinn

628-0648; 245-48304 / 2 9 Sat. 8 A M Carmel, NY 50K (31.IM) Sybil Ludington David Farquhar

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5 / 1 4 Sun. 9 : 3 0 A M F D R S t a t e P a r k 5 K Mother's Day Young & Hansen528-2251; 737-9080

5 / 2 0 Sat. 8 A M S U N Y P u r c h a s e 5 K Human Race Adamski & Quinn528-8457; 628-0648

5/21 Sun. 9 A M Yorktown, Commerce St. l O K North County News lOK N i c k C a s w e l l

9 2 3 - 4 6 6 56 /11 Sun. 9 A M L i n c o l n H a l l 5 M L inco ln Ha l l 5 M i l e r Joanna Nash

2 4 8 - 6 6 6 67 / 4 M o n . 8 A M Mahopac High School 2 M / 8 M Putnam County Classic F r e d L o e h f e l m

6 2 8 - 1 3 7 37 /11 Sun. 8 A M Division St., Peekskill 5 K Jan Peek 5K Lu is Guer ra

7 3 7 - 2 5 1 58 / 6 Sun. 8:30AMSycamore Park 5K run & Mahopac Biathlon Larry Lenahan

0 . 5 S w i m 9 2 3 - 4 6 6 58/13 Sun. 9 A M Phelps Hospital 5 K Phelps Hospital Ed McLaughlin

9 2 3 - 4 6 6 58 / 2 7 Sun. 9 A M Reis Park l O K Somers L i ons lOK M e l a n i e B e n v e n u e

9 2 3 - 4 6 6 59/23 Sat. 1 0 A M Te a t o w n R e s e r v a t i o n 7 K Te a t o w n R a m b l e To m C h u r c h

9 6 2 - 3 9 1 010/9 M o n . 9:30AMDePew Park, Peekskill 1/4 M Columbus Day Kids Races Scott Abercrombie

9 2 3 - 4 6 6 510/15 Sun. 1 0 A M Y o r k t o w n Va r i e d Age Group X-Country John Ha l l i nan

7 3 9 - 2 2 6 810/22 Sun. 1 0 A M S o m e r s Va r i e d Age Group X-Country John Ha l l i nan

7 3 9 - 2 2 6 810/29 Sun. 1 0 A M Blue Mt . Reserva t ion Va r i e d Age Group X-Country John Ha l l i nan

7 3 9 - 2 6 6 811/11 Sat. 1 PM FDR VA Hospital 5 K Thanks To Our Veterans Anthony Galfano

7 3 7 _ 4 4 0 012/9 Sat. 1 0 A M Blue Mt . Reserva t ion 4 X 3 M Cross Country Relay D a v e O ' To o l e

9 2 3 - 2 6 6 512/10 Sun. 1 1 A M Blue Mt . Reserva t ion 2 X 5 K Couples Relay Steve Cal idonna

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U t i c a Y M C A R o a d r u n n e r s A n n o u n c e :The Summer Sizzle Race (Part of the RRCA's Women'sDistance Festival), June 25.An All Female 5M race and an All Male 5M Race

The Falling Leaves Race, September 24.A 14K Road Race &The RRCA 5K New York State Championship

For information on either race, contact Jim Stasaitis, Jr.,(315) 797-4949, 154 ElmwoodPlace, Utica, NY 13501

Middletown YMCA's 5th Annual Birthday Run5K, April 30.For information & application, contact Middletown YMCA,81 Highland Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940AT T N : C h r i s M e u r e r

Kingston Invites TRRC:Kingston Classic lOK, Sun., April 9,12:55 P.M.For further information, contact race directors Doug Tumenor John Hicks, P.O. Box 496, Port Ewen, NY 12466. Tel.(914) 339-3030. (Prize money awarded.)

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-photo by Vinny JulianaFriends gathererd at FDR Park to wish one another a Happy New Year. The "traditional" New Year's morning party, started in 1991to wish Dave OToole good luck as he headed off to Desert Storm, has continued, thanks largely to the organization of JoanneBertram. Although Dave didn't march himself over to the park in time to party this year, many TRRC'rs did, as evidenced by thes m i l e s o f . . .

(back row)Robi Ortiz, Steve & Katy Quinn, Owen McCrudden, Nick Caswell(third row) Rick Salemmo, Carmelo Roldan, Fred & Pat Loehfelm, Joanne Bertram, Bill Foley, Jack Magrone

^ (second row) Debbie Jordan, Lee Saroken, Ed McLaughlin, Jimmy McDermott, Carol Hansen, Stephanie Langtry(front row) Margie, Christine & Daniel Katt and Dan Moffitt.

New Year - New GoalsBy Steve Quinn

January 1 is a holiday. Why?Because it is the first day of a newyear.

So what?So.. .It's time to set goals and

make resolutions. Forget what youdidn't do in 1994. You have a cleanslate on which to begin again.

With that in mind, I took theopportunity to poll a number ofTaconics about their "New Year'sRunning Resolutions and Goals." Icannot be sure all the goals andresolutions I received belong to theresolute, however. You see, I handedout some slips of paper (at very"social" gatherings, and at the Januaryclub meeting) and asked folks to fillthem out. Names were optional.Some members, I believe, took theliberty of suggesting resolutions forfellow members.. .and signing theirnames for them.

Take a look at the

resolutions/goals I received. Youmight see that someone listed oneyou'd like to adopt.. .or not!

Happy New Year, everyone!

T R R C G o a l s & R e s o l u t i o n s f o r

1 9 9 5 :To continue to do the quickest "twostep" I can possibly do, and not just inMohans ic Park .To get my boys to start running &believe in it for the next TRRC.

-V. Ju l i ano

More mi les . . .more smi les

Seriously - consistent mileage andspeedwork and a sub 3:45 marathon.

- D . J o r d a n

Not sitting next to Jack Magrone atd i n n e r.

Following Vinny's recipes moreclosely.3 hour marathon.

-B. Foley

To beat Oprah's time of 4:29 at theMarine Corps Marathon.

-J. Magrone

Whip Moffit's butt.- D . O ' To o l e

Beat Adamski in one race.Do 2 marathons & 5 half-marathons.

-S. Quinn

Get a new job more conducive to myrunning schedule!Maintain my cheerful, non-complaining disposition.

- M K a t t

1995 Huh? I guess running would bea great resolution. Let's see how thatworks, but, by the time the year is outI intend to have worked up to the goalof actually completing a lOK. First I'llhave to knock off some more weight.

- a n o n y m o u s

PR's in the 800 meter, mile, 5K.Qualify for Boston's 100th.

- D M .

To run one less race than last year.- J o e H a n d e l m a n

Run faster.

- D . Te r r a n o v a

Stay injury free, run smarter, getunder 6:00 pack again, contribute tothe 50's team in the Grand Prix inN Y R R C .

-R. Nash

Continue to believe that self-praise isno recommendat ion .

Try to give back more to the sport.Make my interval sessions morebrutal, and, hopefully, everything willfall into place.

-N . Caswe l l

To run under a 4 hour marathon.Get down to a 45 minute lOK.Get down to a 21:30 5K.

-M Sickinger

To stay healthy after training to do aFal l marathon.

Spring training & chill.- R i c o

Continue to demonstrate the same

warm, congenial, and friendlydisposition that runners have come toknow and love.

- M O x m a n

Remove s tomach tumor.Men's hair now.

Get Bill C. to cut taxes.- D . O ' To o l e ?

Spend!!Buy a real BMW.Men's ha i r now.

- R u d i ?

I know it's not possible, but I want tobeat Rudi Einhom at Pittsburgh with a3:30 marathon.I want to get a new hip in '95.

-D. Moffit?

Run on my new treadmill.-N. Seluktekein

Run a 5K for the first time.

3:29:59 in Pittsburgh '95.

-S. Langtry

- F . L o w

Peg is unresolved.

Be more truthful to my true friends.. .stop kidding Steve in believing hecan possible beat me in a race.

-R . Adamsk i

A thought for 1995 -"If every runner is charged

to give the maximumand does,

t h e c r i t e r i o n

no longer becomeswhere you place,

but whether you stuck to it.Winning means

being able to sayI didn't quit.

When runners do their best,they are all equal,"

-from George Sheehan

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♦ T • R * B * C *F a c t a N o t ! Ve r b a

Ta c o n i c R o a d R u n n e r s C l u b

Presen ts

St. Patrick^s Day Road RacesSunday, March 19,1995F D R S t a t e P a r k

2 R O U N D T R I P T I C K E T S T O I R E L A N D

Compiiments of AOrLinQjUS & TRRCA n d O t h e r R a f fl e P r i z e s

Awarded by Drawing - All Finishers EligibleP o s t R a c e R e f r e s h m e n t s a n d M u s i c

TRRC Hotline (914) 923-4665Race Directors: Bob O'Davis (914) 941-4311 & Jim Whalen (914) 941-2676

R a c e # 1 :10 :00 A .M . 2 M i l e Fun Run

(Ribbons to all finishers)

R a c e # 2 :

10:30 A.M. lOK Championship(Awards to TRRC Age Group Winners)

Entry Fees: *Pre-register -$6.00 TRRC Member $8.00 Non-Member (*HATS to all pre-registered!!)r > 1 ( T i n A A ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■R a c e d a y - $ 1 0 . 0 0 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Checks Payable to TRRC, P.O. Box 99, Baldwin Place, NY 10505

Directions from NYC: Taconic State Parkway north to FDR Park Exit - parking lot #1 is first lot on the left.

T R R C - S t . P a t r i c k ' s D a y R a c e s - M a r c h 1 9 , 1 9 9 5 B i b n o .Waiver - to be signed if over 18; parent's signature if under 18. I know that running a road racc is a potentially hazardous activity. 1 should not enterand run unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of a race official relative to my ability lo safely complete therun. I assume all risks associated with running in this event including, but not limited to: falls, contact with other participants, the effects of theweather, traffic and the conditions of the road, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having read this waiver and knowing these factsand in consideration of your accepting my entry. L for tnyself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf waive and release the Taconic Road RunnersClub, the City of Yorktown I leights. and all sponsors, their representatives and successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of myparticipation in this event, even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver. Iunderstand thai bicycles, skateboard.s. baby joggers, roller skates or blades, animals, and radio headsets are not allowed in the race, and I w ill abide bythis guideline. I grant permission to all of the foregoing to use any photographs, motion pictures, recordings, or any other record of this event for anylegitimate purpose.

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R a c e :(street) (city) (state) (zip)

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(circle)2 mile l O K S i u n a t u r e : D a t e ;

Checks payable to TRRC, P.O. Box 99, Baldwin Place, NY 10505Optional: Taconic Road Runner Club Membership:Check here if you wish to enroll as a member: Family$25.00; I n d i v i d u a l $ 1 5 . 0 0 ; Student (under 19) $10.00

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In Dublin's Fair City.By Boh Davis (and sweet Molly Malone)

Ireland. Just the name, conjures up images ofgreen pastoral farmland, peaceful villages and warmsmiling eyes. It's all true. Especially the smiling eyes.In fact, there were 350,000 of them watching theGolden Pages Dublin Marathon on October 31, 1994!

For Jim Whalen and me, Dublin was our firstinteniational marathon, and it couldn't have taken placein a prettier setting. Dick Murphy, a native of Ireland,had run it before, as did John Sweeney of "TheScarsdale Antiques." As the only non-Irish member ofour group, (Eileen's maiden name is Sheehan), theyoffered me a five mile headstart. I declined.

There was a two mile fun run on the Sundaybefore the marathon for all the international runners,rhere were 700 of us, and we were all treated tobreakfast at "Bewley's Tea Shop." Each country wasacknowledged, and a local group played traditionalmusic while we ale. At the end of most races, the"Goody Bag" usually contains a tee shirt, granola bar,free samples, etc. Only the Irish would be cleverenough to provide something truly useful: Along witha pound of spaghetti and jar of tomato sauce was asmall bottle of Jameson's Irish Whiskey!

The marathon route took us through allsections of Dublin city, including the suburbs and outinto tlic country-side. The weather was what you mightexpect of Ireland.. .it changed every 15 minutes!Foggy, sunny, rainy, warm, windy. . .take your pick wehad a little bit of everything during the 26 miles...including rainbows! This is Ireland, remember.

Despite a case of bronch itis, 1 managed tofinish in 4:21:23. Jim finished in 4:21:51, and Dickcrossed the line in 4:08:36. We felt it was a goodcourse, with plenty of water stops and no shortage ofcheering spectators along the way. This "Friendliest ofRaces" has a low budget and doesn't attract big "name"runners. It docs, however attract runners from all overEurope and there was an especially large contingentfrom England and Scotland.

We caught up with a runner from the "BorderHarriers" of Carlisle, England (another running club Ibelong to on the Scottish border). He plans to runDublin every year, because he enjoys the atmosphere somuch. There were 3500 runners in all, and I'm sure ifyou asked each of the, all would agree that Dublin is,indeed, the world's friendliest marathon! There werepost-race parties at Pus all over the city, and runnerswere warmly welcomed to each of them! (For healthreasons, we declined.)

We left Dick and John in Dublin, as they wereoff to visit relatives. Jimmy, Eileen and I headed Southand West to tour for six more days. The roads werevery well-marked, and the car rental was quite reasonable. Although there were fabulous hotels in everytown, we opted for the smaller (and

cheaper) "Bed & Breakfasts." There was no need to reserveahead. We would drive up to one that looked interesting andstay the night! The "Full Irish Breakfast," (included with yourroom) is a religious experience. These meals kept us salted allday to dinner-time. Here again, we passed up the many Five-Star restaurants for Pub fare. (We didn't need our tuxedos, andEileen had forgotten to bring her tiara anyway!) Each Pub hasits own personality, and all patrons take part in the on-goingconversations. Unlike bar food in America, pub meals are fulldinners, prepared freshly from local produce.

Left - riglu: Boh Davis, Jim Whalen, John Sweeney, EileenDavis. Dick Murphy - in the Mansion House, Dublin, Ireland.

-photo courtesy of the Davis'We visited the Rock of Cashel and Blarney Castle,

where we all kissed the Blarney Stone! (Eileen though it a betredundant for me to kiss it, and hoped its blessing would workin reverse!)

Kinsale, the oldest seaport in Ireland, was breathtaking. Jimmy and I had a morning run around Ross Castle in theKillamey Lake district.

Our last night was spent in Adare, with its lovelythatched homes, before flying home from Shannon, viaAerLingus. It was a great week with many pints of GuinessAle, Fish-n-Chips, and crazed conversation in front of roaringpub fires!

I encourage you to "do" Dublin at least once, and tofly Aer Lingus. . ."where the girls are so pretty. . ."

G E N E ' S

ARMY & NAVY STORE, INC.J A N P E E K S Q U A R E

PEEKSKILL, NY9 1 4 - 7 3 7 - 2 5 7 1

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Welcome - New and Re-Newing Members!Compiled by Joanna Nash from membership applications and conversations with other members.N e w M e m b e r s :

Theodore (Ted) ScottDiane Brennan just started running this past summer. We hope she'll join us for our monthly meetings and regularg r o u p r u n s .Alison Carey wants to win the State and Section I Titles in the Pentathlon. She competes for Mahopac High Schoolwhere she is a senior. She likes running the 800M and 1 mile events and is a scrappy basketball player for MHS as wellas great runner. Good luck in the Spring track season, Alison, and congratulations on a great senior year of basketball.Denis Donohue likes running the Pete McArdle 15K (We hope you ran it for Taconic!) Denis' favorite race distance isthe hal f-marathon.

Marguerite Follis has a lot of questions about the NYC Marathon, most of which Taconic can answer. TRRC hastraining runs on Saturday mornings that will help you get in long runs. Be sure to introduce yourself at one of the manyTaconic funct ions.Michael McCormick would like to qualify for the Boston Marathon, but his favorite race is the NYC Marathon.Brian Robinson's favorite races are the Great Cow Harbor lOK in Northport, LI and the South Nyack 10 Mile Run.Lisa Bleasdale St. John has been running off and on for 10 years. She prefers cross country running (how aboutMudders & Grunters?!?), and would like to begin running some races.Renewa ls :D i c k B e y r e r D a v e B o r g a r o S l a d e C a r g i l l H . J . C r e a r yAngelo Cumella Molly Elliott Lawrence Flood Judy FreemanS a r a H a n d y J e f f H i l l J o s h I r w i n R o n L e d d u s i r eDavid Marty Dominick Mosco Henry Murphy Toby Rei fB o b R o g a n G e o r g e R o y S e t h S h i l d G a r v S t e i n e lD e b r a Te r r a n o v a

Dave BorgaroMolly ElliottJ e f f H i l lD o m i n i c k M o s c o

George RoyJ i m T h o m a

H.J. CrearyJudy FreemanR o n L e d d u s i r e

Toby ReifGary Steinel

Scott Abercrombie doesn't talk very much, so he lets his running speak for itself. He is one of the anchors forthe NYRRC Grand Prix 1st Place Masters Team. Keep up the great running and the incentive with yourt e a m m a t e s !Mark Lichtenstein is an FDR Park runner. His favorite race is the ever challenging Jan Peek.Donald Lowry likes running the Lowry Loop. He wants to get more involved in TRRC. (Not a problem,Donny. Come to the next meeting and we'll get you signed up!)Alan Palestine runs in Rockefeller Estate and on the Oregon Coast Beach (goes for beauty!). His favorite raceis the Jim Fixx lOK.Charles Sprauer is looking forward to running Sybil. (Not a first for Charlie!) He is looking forward toanother 24 hour run.. .until then, enjoy the simple distance of Sybil!Gary Struve is also trying to qualify for the Boston Marathon. He has just made himself available for the 50'sdivision. We expect great contributions to the team from Gary!

Concerned About Lyme Disease?The Lyme Vaccine Study Center, Division of Infectious Diseases of Westchester County

Medical Center is seeking adult volunteers for a Lyme Vaccine Study. Westchester Track Clubhas a number of members participating.

Those of us who run in Northern Westchester and Putnam could be at risk for tick bitesthat cause Lyme disease. In an effort to fight this major health threat, volunteers are needed toparticipate in a study of a vaccine designed to prevent Lyme disease. The period of enrollmentfor the study is closing, so if you are interested, call immediately. Donna McKenna, NursePractitioner, Westchester County Medical Center, (914) 285-1783.

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Starting Over, Again!By Larry Lenahan

Before getting into this article, I want toexpress my heartfelt (no pun intended) thanks to allof you for the calls, visits and cards. They meant alot to us. I especially want to thank Katy Quinn whofielded numerous phone calls and passed the wordaround. Katy, your generosity took a lot of pressureoff Mary. God bless you.

The phone rang late in the afternoon ofThursday, January 20. It was from my cardiologist'soffice. He wanted to see me the next day. That wasquick. I had just returned home from his office,where the second half of the Thallium scan of myheart had taken place. He had mentioned, in themorning, after the first scan, he saw a change in myEKG. The change wasn't a complete surprise to me.After all, I'd called him. I'd recently noticed apressure in my chest. . .only when running uphill. (Itwent away if I walked a bit, and on the flats.) Itcontinued to occur, even though I'd cut back on mypace, which was already slow. There were no othersigns of any new problems, so I expected that he wasgoing to place me on a low dose of one of thecholesterol and/or blood pressure lowering medications we were hoping to avoid. My readings were inthe borderline range, but with a family history ofheart disease, and having had a silent heart attack inthe late '80's, I was considered a high risk. (Interesting: my low pulse rate of between 46-52 didn't seemto have any substantive impact on being classified ashigh risk.

When I got to his office at the appointedtime, I was led, not to his office, where we usuallydiscussed the results of the tests, but to the imagingroom. A message was coming through loud andclear: He had something important to show and tellme. We sat before the imaging screen, and he

explained the images that appearedon it. In a nutshell, my heart was

not getting enough oxygenduring exercise. There was

a blockage. There didn'tappear to be any newpermanent damage, buth e w a n t e d m e t o h a v e

an angiograph as soonas possible to determinewhat had to be done .

W i t h o u t

going into any furtherdetail, one week later,almost to the hour, I hadquadruple by-passsurgery. And, anotherweek later, I was dischargedfrom the hospital.

I was lucky. . .how lucky I'll findout soon, when I have my follow-up visit with tlie"surgeon. Regardless of what he says, I feel lucky. IfI hadn't been a runner, I might not have had thebenefit of the warning, and my recovery might notbe progressing as rapidly and uneventfully as it is.

"If I hadn't been a runner, I mightnot have had the benefit of the

warning. .It will probably be at least two, possible four

months, before I'll be given the okay to start joggingagain, but I am up and walking and feel better andstronger everyday. When I do get back on the road,regardless of how slow the pace, I'm going to enjoyevery minute of it.

Anyone who wants to just take it easy, orslowly, to build endurance, is welcome to join me.My motto is: "There's no such thing as junk mileage. Time on the road is what counts."

Starting over again is going to be interesting.Some people tell me I'll be stronger. Won't that beinteresting! My goals are to run longer (miles andyears). I'll continue to listen to my body. It mighthave saved my life. I urge all of you, if you don't doit now, start today.

My major goal for '95 is to finish the half-marathon at Dutchess. See you there, Owen! Runlong. Run happy!

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C Facta non Verba )Sunday, March 26, 199510:00 A.M. Start (Check-in begins at 9:00 A.M.)FDR Parl<, Yorktown Heights, NY, Parking Lot #1

Pre-entry: $6.00 TRRC Member$ 8 . 0 0 N o n - m e m b e r ( N o r e f u n d s )

Race Day: $10.00

Course: About Five Miles of Mud and Slop, Some Hills

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Team Awards: The Mohansic Geronimo Cup will be awarded to the first place team.For more information, see officials on race day.

Race Di rec tor : Owen McCrudden: (914) 245-4830 Asst . D i r. : S teve Quinn (914) 628-0648There will be a specially designed Mudders and Grunters T-shirt available for purchase. Theselong-sleeved shirts will be sold for $12.00. There will only by 50 available, so get your order inASAP. Last year they went FAST.

Refreshments will be provided.

Detach and return with check to TRRC, P.O. Box 99, Baldwin Place NY 10505

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t know that running a road race/cross country race is a potentially hazardous activity, t should not enter and rununless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to aide by any decision of a race official relative to my abilityto safely complete the run. I assume all risks associated with running in this event including, but not limited to: falls,contact with other participants, the effects of the weather, including high heat and/or humidity, traffic and theconditions of the road, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having read this waiver and knowing thesefacts and in consideration of your accepting my entry, 1, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waiveand release the Taconic Road Runners Club, the City of Yorktown Heights and all sponsors, their representatives andsuccessors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this event even though thatliability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver. I grant permission to all of the foregoing to use any photographs, motion pictures, recordings, or any other record of this event forany legitimate purpose.

S i g n a t u r e D a t e P a r e n t ' s s i g n a t u r e ( i f p a r t i c i p a n t < 1 8 y e a r s o f a g e )iO Entry Fee: T-Shirt: $12.00 Total enclosed: If ordering T-shirt, indicate size: M L XL

Mail aoDlications to TRRC, P.O. Box 99, Baldwin Place, NY 10505. All checks payable to TRRC.

F R O S T YF R E E Z E RF O R F U N

T H A N K S

Thanks to the

helpers that madethe Freezer F ive 5K

a success: Katy

Quinn for sot-upand tee shirts:

Joanna and R ichN a s h f o r fi r e w o o d

and registration;Joe Porcarro. Lee

Saroken, and TomC h u r c h f o r

registration.Special thanks tothe people fromFDR Sta te Parkthat helped shoveland clean out the

registration areaand parking lots!

Neither snow, nor ice, nor cold would stop this group of fun seeking runners at the1995 Freezer 5K. Stocking caps, sunglasses and goggles were among the disg u i s e s o f t h e d a y . - p h o t o b y K . D . Q u i n n

By Steve QuinnFriday February 3, dawned as every day has all winter. A light cloudy sky told of another day with temperatures

that were more like November. The radio warned of a winter storm but we knew that it was only weatherman jive. Theweek before, the race director had run the course, pushing a wheel to ensure the precision accuracy for which Taconic isk n o w n .

As Saturday wore on, the snow began. Maybe there was more to this than just weatherman hot air. As the snowmounted, the director heads for the park... What does it look like, is it being plowed? The director is confronted with aslippery, snow covered park, but all does not appear hopeless.

The clock is charged and the truck is loaded. The snow continues.Sunday morning at 6:00 A.M., the alarm goes off The weather is cold. The director proceeds to the park to

find the park crews busily plowing the road and the parking lot. With the original course unplowed, a last minute coursechange is required. The ice makes the roads too treacherous to race, so a FUN RUN is decided. The course is layed outfrom registration with return to the coffee pots and hot chocolate: 3.8 slippery miles.

Now , will anyone come?By 9:00 A.M., about 25 people are present, and the number swells to about 50 at race time. A "FUN RUN" was

announced, and the runners respond. The clock is run "just for fun," and the "race" begins.Nick Caswell, Gary Steinel and newcomer Mike Hay Jog across the finish line in about 24 minutes, despite the

bad footing. Cindy Calidonna sets a PR for the 3.8 mile course, enjoying her first race. Hot chocolate, bagels, coffee, teaand the golden nectar of the gods is served, along with camaraderie and conversation, A cold day began, but everyonewent home warm in the friendship and challenges experienced.

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North County Trailway IVBy Vincent Juliana

The North County Trailway IV is not officiallyopened yet, however a number of us have been runningon it from the Baldwin access on Sunday mornings.There are three unfinished bridges that must be crossed.(1 do not recommend that anyone try crossing over thesteel girders - especially the middle bridge- althoughsome of our "not afraid of heights" people have done so.)The run is slightly down hill if you are going south fromBaldwin. The return uphill grade is fairly constant. 1think you will work somewhat on that, but you will enjoythe run - scenic, quiet, not cars, etc. Try it! If you havenot yet run on this trailway, the following informationmay be helpful to you. There are five access points intothis trailway:1. The Yorktown shopping center parking lots2. Routes 35/202 Quaker Church Road3. Granite Springs Road4. Mahopac Avenue5. The Baldwin Shopping Center/Route 118

1 measured this section (starting at the 118 entry)by wheel (not official) as far as I could, and put someprimitive mile markers on the course for now. If you aresouthbound, look on your left and every mile you will seea yellow rag tied to a tree (if no one takes them down).Before you cross Route 35/202, you will have traveled 4miles, Decide to run up to the second (middle) bridgeand back into the Baldwin parking lot and you can lognine good miles into your running logs, kids!

Hopefully, in the Spring, if the county completesthe construction of these bridges, we will be able to rununencumbered all the way to or from the YorktownFirehouse at Hanover Street at trail 's end. I believe thiswould be a 10 mile round trip. Supposedly, when all theparts of the trailway are complete, it will continue all theway down into Tarr^'town and Old Saw Mill Road. ..maybe 15-16 miles? Some of you may have biked or runthis already. It will be very nice when finished.

All in all, this run is a good alternative to ourrunners' daily grind. Try it. I think you'll like it. ...andpromote it tool Our county money built this recreationalperk. Let's enjoy!Addendum: Since Vinny wrote this article, Jack Magroneadded red mile markings on the trail as well as redstreamers with Vinny's yellow ones. If you don't knowhow far you're running, don't blame them!

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B v S c o t t A b e r c r o m h i e * 1 * « R * R * C *For the second year in a row, TRRC's 40's Men's Masters won the New York Road Runners Club grand Prix series. This was

a significant victory, which gives our club a lot of visibility and recognition.incidentally, there are three age categories (Open, 40-49, and 50 & above), and an individual can score in both his age group

and the younger ones. Special thanks to Roger Gocking who did just that by being one of the top three finishers for us 40-49 yearolds in several races. This guy is good! So are his 50 year old teammates, and they will dominate the series this year in their agecategory.

The 1995 series has already begun, with Millrose winning the first race in the 40-49 age category. Millrose has new talent,serious depth, and, like us, they have wonderful people in their club. 1 enjoy talking to many of the Millrose runners at these events,so it is going to be very exciting racing against them this year.

There are 13 grand prix races during the year, and the majority of them are in Central Park. Additionally, we usually field ateam in a few national events, and an 8-man road relay or two each year. I will be calling those who have been participating all along,to line up our team for each of these races. If you are the right age and would like to race on our masters team, call me at 737-0872 soI can add your name to the team roster. You do not have to compete in all of the races. There are a few of us who do, but all that isexpected is that you run in at least three of them during the year. Individual awards are being purchased for everyone whoparticipated in any of the grand prix races last year (excluding the marathon), since our team did so well. The intent is to continueproviding individual awards in the future, as long as the team places in the top 3 in the grand prix; however, beginning with this year,participation in at least 3 races will be the basis for receiving this award.

When we race as a team, it is natural to try harder, and with enough participation, the victories tend to take care ofthemselves. This is going to be another good year!

CLUB NIGHT - NYRRC AWARDS BANQUETBy Lee Saroken

On February 11 th. two dozen Taconics filled two tables at the Manhattan Center with laughter and a few RollingRock beer bottles. This was my first Club Night, and being nominated for an age group award along with eight otherTaconics was unbelievably exciting.

The Women's Open B was the first award announced and with great pride and some trepidation, Sarah Collinsand I marched up the stairs to the stage to receive the Tiffany crystal bowl. If you want to see it, call Sarah.

Next up to the stage was the Taconic Men's Masters team. Scott Abercrombie, Nick Caswell, Joe Porcaro andRob Briglio getting their first place "bucket". Great performance!

AHcr the team awards, all of the individual nominees were announced and asked to assemble on the stage for amarvelous group photo (reminiscent of one of our marathon bus photos, but with nicer looking clothes).

The individual award winners were then announced. Unfortunately, none of the Taconic nominees claimedadditional hardware, but we won the prize for fun. One of the Tiffany bowls was pressed into service as a pitcher andfilled with Rolling Rock, courtesy of our Prez. The beer-filled bucket was passed around with everyone taking a drink onthe way.

My gosh - it was the best night - if you want more details ask: Nick, Scott, Debbie, Rich, Joe, Rob, Jeffrey,Melanie, Erika, Kate, Carol, Joanna, Sarah, Carolyn, Hank, Martin, Mr. "G", Roy, Abdul or anyone else who attended.Hope to see you there next year.

By the way, the food was surprisingly good, but the beer and wine did not rise to the usual Taconic standard.

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City StreetsBy Lee Saroken

It's the beginning of a new year and Taconic'sWomen's teams hit Central Park in the Northwind lOKon January 22nd. The Masters' team finished third tothe ever-improving Moving Comfort team and the everpresent Millrose AA. TRRC team members includedBunny Several 45:37, Lauren Logan 46:39, CarolHansen 48:46, and Carolyn Subin 52:00.

The TRRC Open team placed second to NYFlyers with Nancy Young 48:46, combining with Bunnyand Lauren to complete the scoring.

The remaining schedule for the NYRRC ClubChampionship (Women's scoring events) is below. Ifany Taconic women (please encourage running friends& family to join) are interested in participating as partof the Taconic team, please call Lee at 741-2408. Theschedule contains some unavoidable conflicts, soplanning ahead will be particularly important this year.Please call early.

Hope to see you on the road!!!

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THE THREE S'sSpeed, Stretching and StrengthBy Nick Caswell

They say, "use it, or lose it." I'm inclined toagree with this. If you have doubts, here are someexamples to try and persuade you otherwise.

1. Speed Scott Abercrombie keeps hismileage low, but speed is a regular part of histraining. If pressure from his job limits his training,he can always be counted on to race well. Severalfast workouts over a two week period and he's ready.A1 Swenson, the elite masters miler who runs for theHartford Track Club, told me that he maintains speedworkouts all year round, even when his mileage isdown during the winter. And every February he isinvited to participate in the Masters Mile at theMillrose Games. Both Scott and A1 race well andnever have tired legs. They maintain their speed -and never lose it.

2. Stretching Bob Hermesch, Taconic's allpurpose masters runner, stretches constantly. Once,when the two of us booked into the Sheraton in

Columbus, Ohio to run the marathon, he put his bagon the bed, turned on the box, changed into his shortsand was on the floor stretching - all within fiveminutes. He raced more than fifty times a year andwas rarely injured. He attributed this to stretching.He didn't want to lose it.

3. Strength Strength decreases with age.This is a fact of life. Virtually all the competitiveTaconic Masters Runners know this and act

accordingly. Both Abercrombie and Hermesch liftweights. Roger Cocking climbs mountains and israrely injured. Tony Galfano attributes much of hisinjury free running to swimming. And Joe Porcaro,Pete Corsino and Gary Struve are just plain strong.The above maintain their strength, and their runningproves it.

We all learn by observation. So, if wecombine all three of the above - the mind boggles atthe possibilities!

I have learned from the people whose names1 have just mentioned. Their performances exudequality and consistency - facta nan verba.

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H i - Te c h G l a d i a t o rBy Deborah Yagoda

Needing (once again) a push outthe door, I decided to try something new:music. My headphones served me wellenough at work, despite an occasionaltangle-up. Of course, the tangling wouldprove to be more complicated outside.Moving, combined with a few otherdifficulties, might make for an unattractivesight on the park roads. I was in a slump,though, and willing to try anything. I had anew watch, too, the fourth one this year, andI hated its every feature: It had a light thatwould probably work real well in Quito athigh noon, a band that pulled all of the hairsout of my forearm, and a collection ofuncontrollable alarms. So here I am onone of the first sub-fireezing nights of theseason, feeling my way along the shadowypark roads, my aging eyes taking ever-longer to adjust, my gloved fingers fumbling at the buttons on the watch, strugglingwith the invisible controls on my headset,one earpiece working its way out fromunder my hat and hanging under my chin,the wires snagging spitefully on the zipperof my shirt. I finally ease into a semblanceof rhythm and now I'm hopeful of a con

sistent six-miler, when Patti Smith'smasochistic anthem "Because theNight" comes on and causes me totear a quarter-mile at four times thespeed I've been doing of late.Lacking further inspiration with fourmiles to go, I eventually struggled in,wired about the wrists and neck,watch alarm bleating the electronicrendition of the 1812 Overture, AirSupply on the radio.

Unable to find the offbuttons on either, I considered placingthem under the wheels of my oldNissan. Nah. I get everything undercontrol under a lamp in the parkinglot, since the light in my car doesn'twork. I take a deep breath and drivehome, thinking up other ways tocomplicate my athletic life.

My next antic pursuit wasthe treadmill, a sophisticated, light-and-button-bedecked Titan, It had theappeal of a carnival ride, though ofcourse I didn't have a clue how towork it. After a mile or so, 1 had notyet been flung through the mirroredwall, and was beginning to have a

good time, pushing buttons and gettingfriendly beeps in response... Until Iforgot to make the correct adjustmentfrom five minutes a mile to five miles anhour. You remember those Westernswhere the cattle rancher tries to get rid ofthe sheep rancher, and has his henchmentie the sheep rancher behind the horse,smack the horse on the butt, yell"Haaahh!" for good measure and thebeast goes blazing through town with thesheep rancher peeled to the tendons?Well, now I have a good idea how thatfeels.

I hang suspended on the handrails, sneakers smoking, frantically tryingto hit the off button before my arms giveway. Safe on the ground, I look around,fearful that there were witnesses to myungraceful display, looking like a three-year-old who just fed the VCR a box ofCrayolas, worried about adult retribution.What is to be the fate of a non-technol-

ogy-oriented wannabe athlete justlooking for a breakthrough? Maybe I'lltry Nordic track next, and see if I canmove two sets of limbs at the same time.

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I know that running a road race is a potentially hazardous activity. 1 should not enter and run unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree toabide by any decision of a race official relative to my ability to safely complete the run. 1 a.ssume all risks associated with running in this event including,but not limited to: falls, contact wiih other participants, the effects of the weather, including high heal and/or humidity, traffic and the conditions of theroad, all such risks being known and appreciated by mc. I laving read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of your accepting my entry.L for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release the Taconic Road Runners Club, the City of Carmel. NY and all sponsors, theirrepresentatives and successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of tny participation in this event even though that liability may arise outof ncgligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in (his waiver.

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When You Wish Upon A Star...The Road To the DisneyMarathon (Part III)

" T h e E v e n t "By Mark Cooperman

G o n nT h a t ' :

; 3"Disney people sing this song, Doo-dah, Doo-dahDisney Marathon ain't too long,Ali the Doo-dah day.

Gonna run in night,Gonna run in day,

gonna make this run pure child's play,Gonna run with Mickey today."

t's the song of early Winter in the magical area ofCentral Florida known as Walt Disney World.Sunday, January 8, 1995 was finally within clear sight of

this first time marathon runner, and pre-race anxiety was beginningto affect my running psyche. Wow! What a concept! 1 discoveredthat 1 possessed a runner's psyche, and it was not being bombardedby the truisms of running an insane distance of 26.2 miles. ( Not tomention, constantly explaining to every non-marathoner that amarathon is 26.2 miles in length and not some mathematicallycalculated torture distance between 10 and 50 miles.)

Months of training on tracks and trails, roads and treadmills, diners and kitchens, had lead me to the starting line on a crisppre-dawn January morning outside the Epcot Center theme park ofWalt Disney World. With the countdown to the start of the eventbeing delayed by some act of "The Gods," or more likely troubleswith bus transit to the running site, patience and bladders grewweak. Finally, with a burst of pyrotechnic flair worthy enough tobe the trademark of a traditional Disney send off, 1 MarkCooperman, and approximately 8,000 other participants, were offand running in the 1995 edition of the Walt Disney World Marathon.

The crimson light of the coming dawn was a gentlereminder that 1 had a full day of pacing ahead of me. As for myrunning mates, Carol Hansen and Nancy Young, we three wouldattempt to stay on course and complete this event in the style of atrue Taconic Road Runner. . .On our feet and with as few blistersand complaints as possible.

The first few moments of the event were a blur of frenziedactivity, from the on-stage waving of a rodent and his comrades, tothe shrill voiced cries of a fellow runner bellowing out the phrase"Leeeesaaa.-.Leeeeesaaa," to the missed attempt by anothermarathoner to rid his person of a non-essential shirt and scoring adirect hit upon the head of a runner striding the sidelines. Thesefew incidents along with the occasional anxious participant seekingrelief along the grassy knolls became the lingering images of thestart of my first marathon.

Later on, in the first few miles of the race, and as our littletrio crossed an overpass, Carol, running without her usual prescription glasses, though she spied the sight of fellow Taconic runnerLee Saroken. Without hesitating for a moment, and without regardfor whether or not other runners may bare the name of Lee, Carolbelted out a cry to the runner below "Leeeee." A few steps later,and much to our surprise, a voice in the crowd from below responded back "Nancy...Nancy." Could Carol have seen the fleetingfigures of Lee and Myles O'Rhodes? Only time and mileage wouldtell that tale of perception reception.18

Somewhere between the Contemporary Resort andthe Disney Transportation Center, my running mates. Nancyand Carol, began their disappearing antics, which would haveeven made Harry Houdini stand up and take notice. Frommile marker number 7 through number 17, I had the pleasureof being passed by Nancy and Carol at least five separatetimes. Either 1 was extremely slow, or possibly 1 was suffering from the early stages of senility induced by dehydrationand Disney overdose. Another, more interesting theory 1 hadformulating, was that maybe Disney had found a way to clonevarious runners and that Nancy and Carol were participants inthis experiment. The more plausible reason for the numerouspasses would turn out to be that they were "running" for morethan just excitement.

In any event, the miles began to roll by and my paceseemed to be what 1 had hoped for during my inaugural run ata marathon. My 13 mile check point had me completingnearly half the course in 1:57:30, or approximately 10 minutesslower than I had done the Dutchess Half-Marathon back in

September. The next big hurdle would be a stretch ofroadway that was presently under construction by the Disney

Mark & Mickey.-photo byC . H a n s e n

people, which, when completed, would link up the Disneyproperty with the Orlando International Airport. Thememorable highlights of this portion of the race were thenumerous water stops, the musicians who were on theirperpetual break, and the over-the-hill looking "Barbie"character in her real tacky limousine.

With the words of my pre-race pacer. RichAdamski, ringing constantly in my ears, I kept a steadypace and drank liquids at each water station, knowing thatdehydration would be the greatest obstacle to standbetween the completion of the race course and me. Mydesire to keep drinking "Power-Aide" and/or water, wasdiminishing as 1 was approaching mile 20 of my trek. The"Wall" of fatigue and mental agility was beginning to takegrasp of the desire to finish the course and my runningpace began to refiect a steady lack luster performance inmy stride.

The approach to my recently acquainted Disneylandmark, known as the "Twilight Zone Tower of Terror,"

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Disney (Continued)meant I was about to experience the magic of Hollywoodat the Disney/MGM Studios and the first real theme parkcrowds since the Magic Kingdom some twelve miles ago,This particular location and theme park ride evokedunnerving thoughts of brain compression and shriekingscreams, both of which 1 had experienced less thantwenty-four hours ago. Down Sunset Boulevard and aright turn onto Hollywood and Vine Streets soon had mepositioned for my encounter with the Grau Mann'sChinese Theater and star wannabees. All too soon, myStudio visit was over, but this meant that the finish linewas steps closer.

Cravings for food, specifically a candy bar, werecreeping into my thoughts and affecting my runner'sconcentration. Would it be "Nestles" or "Hershey's" thatwould save this hunger-ridden participant from suredisaster. 1 was later to find refuge and consolation in theclear cellophane wrapper of a striped peppermint suckingcandy, which became the spark plug of my surge towardthe finish line. All 1 could think of as I placed that sugarygem into my mouth was "How Sweet It Is!"

As I glided past the Disney Dolphin Resort, thenalong the boardwalk at the Disney Yacht Club, my thoughtturned to the approach of the Epcot Center and myeventual finish point. Entering into the International Gates

at the World Showcase of Epcot, the sounds of triumphalOlympic music filled the air. Racing past each pavilion,the cast members of each representative nation stoppedand took notice of my fellow travelers and me. As theSpaceship Earth sphere grew larger and larger, mymuscles ached logarithmically, which was a sure sign thatI was running out of gas, Then, like a refreshing drink ofwater from a cool pond, the view of the swelling crowdsgathered beneath the giant globe, refueled by waning spiritand carried me toward the finish line just outside the maingates of Epcot Center.

One final turn to the right and then a shortstraight away left me at the finish line and my ownpersonal milepost. Chalk one up for Mark Cooperman,marathon competitor and marathon finisher.

Moments later, I was draped in mylar andrewarded by a six foot tall chipmunk with a medallion inthe form of a mouse. As I stood emotionally elated andphysically drained, all that could come to mind were thewords "When you wish upon a star, you're dreams cometrue," or was it "How do I get out of these sweaty clothesand Where's the real food?"

In any sense of the word, marathon had, for themost part, meant endurance for me. The endurance ofmind, spirit, body, and most of all, the endurance ofcamaraderie in the ranks of those people 1 trained with inthe past year. This had been my first marathon, but it wasonly now that I knew that this would not be my last. Seyou next year at Disney Marathon 3.

Pasta with Pluto - or is it Goofy? Better ask (left to right, front) Chuck Creel,Greg Diamond, (middle) Carol Hansen, Nancy Young, Mark Cooperman, or(back) Sarena & Paul Meyer. -photo courtesy C. Hansen

D i s n e v M a r a t h o n

R e s u l t s - T R R C

Greg Diamond 2 : 4 1

Chuck Cree l 2 : 4 7

George Mrus 2 : 5 7

Kei th Panzer 3 : 0 6

Ed McLaughlin 3:22Pete Rackett 3 : 3 1

Lee Saroken 3 : 3 8

*Ca ro l Hansen 4 : 0 7

Nancy Young 4 : 0 7

Debbie Jordan 4 : 1 2

*Mark Cooperman4:17Sarena Meyer 4 : 2 6

*Paul Meyer 4 : 2 6

*f{rst time marathoners

W A L K 2 M I L E S O R R U N 5 K

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May 14, 19959 : 3 0 A . M .

(SORRY GUYS, WOMEN ONLY!)

T-SHIRTS TO FIRST 150 REGISTEREDP O S T R A C E R E F R E S H M E N T SRAFFLE PRIZES-ALL PARTIC IPANTSSCENIC, MOSTLY PAVED, ROLLINGFEES: Pre-registered TRRC member $6

N o n m e m b e r $ 8Registration after 5/10/95 $ 10

AWARDS: Top 3 overall/Usual TRRC agedivisions/Top 3 Mother-Daughter teams

CELEBRATE MOTHER'S DAY-BRING YOUR MOM FOR A WALK OR RLFN

Please note: parking fee may be in effect for FDR park - please consider car poolingI know that rumiing a road race is a potentially hazardous activity. I should not enter and run unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide byany decision of a race official relative to my ability to safely complete the run. I assume all risks associated with running in this event including, but not limited to;falls, contact with other participants, the effects of the weather, including high heat and/or humidity, traffic and the conditions of the road, all such risks being knownand appreciated by me. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of your accepting my entry, 1, for myself and anyone entitled to act onmy behalf, waive and release the laconic Road Runners Club, FDR Park and all sponsors, their representatives and successors from all claims or liabilities of anykind arising out of my participation in this event even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in thisw a i v e r .

I grant pennission to all oftlie foregoing lo use any photographs, motions pictures, recordings or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose. Iunderstand that bicycles, skateboards, baby joggers, roller skates or blades, animals, and radio headsets are not allowed in the race and I will abide by this guideline

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A D D R E S S C I T Y S T A T E Z I P C O D E

OTHER MEMBER OF MOTHER-DAUGHTER TEAM m h• O U M f N U n M g f W K i

S i g n a t u r e 0 a t e A i n o u n t e n c l o s e d :Parent's Signature if Under 18 years of ageChecks payable to TRRC. Send lo TRRC, PO Box 99, Baldwin Place, NY 10505 '

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S A S W I T Z T R A V E LY O U R D I S C O U N T T R A V E L A G E N T

A I R L I N E S G R O U P T R A V E LC R U I S E S H I P S A M T R A KC O R P O R A T E T R A V E L B U S T O U R S

L I M O S E R V I C E S W I T H S P E C I A L R A T E S

S c o t t M e n d e l o w i t z9 1 4 - 5 2 8 - 0 5 1 0 - D i s c o u n t t o T R R C M e m b e r s

1 Baker St., Mohegan Lake, NY 10547(Route 6 Opposite Westchester Mall)

D O N N Y L U T R I C K

Having Fun At the DisneyM a r a t h o n . . .

This is ourf r iend,P inocc l i i o .

He said he'd let meoutrun him in themarathon, but he beat

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Mi amigo Greg \es muy loco!. . . p e r o s o y m u ym u n d a n o .

Greg Diamond & Chuck Creel enjoy some noncompetitive moments at Disney.

-photo by Carol Hansen

Robi Wolf and Lee Saroken find a new friend at DisneyW o r l d .

-photo by Jack Brennan

' P E R S O N N E L A N DIMP A C T HEAL TH™ PROGRAMS

G o o d H e a l t h I s G o o d B u s i n e s s

For information about programs to helpy o u r c o m p a n y

Impact Health™,C o n t a c t M i c h a e l M c E n t e e

or Katy D. Quinn(914) 232-3030

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Other Races, Other PlacesMany Taconics have been running in NYRRC events. TRLwelcomes reports on these and other races in which members compete. Send results of your own and your fellowrunners to TRL, c/o Katy D. Quinn, 43 Rodcris Drive,Mahopac, NY 10541, for inclusion in this column.

Despite snow-covered roads and mid-20 temperatures, fourTRRC'rs ran a gK Turkey Trpt in gtate College, PA. Theyinc luded :

D a n F u r e y 1 1 3 r d ( < 1 4 ) 2 6 : 2 5U n c l e P a t F u r e y 2 6 : 2 8J a m e s F u r e y 7 1 s t r a c e 3 2 : 0 31st race

Dad Paul Fureyyoungest participant

David Wellard 18:35 (Ist50-59M)

David Wel lard 30:35

D a v i d W e l l a r d 3 4 : 3 0

David Wellard 29:57 (1st 50-59M)

David Wellard 19:26 (Ist50-59M)

David Wellard 31:20 (2nd 50-59M)

TRRC extends to one of its founders, past-presidents and all-around great members, OwenMcCrudden, our deepest sympathy on the loss of yourson, Matthew McCrudden, January 8, 1995. Comingless than two weeks after the death of Owen's mother,Betty McCrudden, we pray that Owen and his familywill know the strength of friendship, and that it willsustain them through this tradgedy.

We also extend our sympathies to HelenGordon on the loss of her husband, Richard. May thefriendships you know among Taconic help you andLouis deal with this tragic loss.

Warm thoughts,sincere sympathy,

and heartfelt hope that,now, and always,

you will know friends are with you.Valentine's Day 5K. Central Park. February 11.1995S a r a h C o l l i n s 2 2 : 0 0

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Saturday, May 20 - Save the date8 A.M. - Enjoy an early start to your dayFamily, Fun, Fitness - All are includedSUNY Purchase - The site of this year's 5K & picnicTRRC - Rich Adannski & Katy Quinn are looking forvolunteers to help stage this race!Local Charities - Will benefit from this great event;you may want to join an agency team.Registration - Forms will be available soon. Watchthe Gannett Newspapers, check for availability atTRRC meetings, and look in the next issue of TaconicRunning Life.Walkers - A 5K Walk-a-thon wi l l fol low the 5K raceFood & Ente r ta inment - Wi l l fo l low the race /wa lk

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North County News18th Annua! 10 KM/6.2 miles

Westchester's Most Challenging Course

Sunday, May 21, 1995Starting Time 9:00 A.M. (Check in 7:30 A.M.)

R t a r t a n d F i n i s h :

Yorktown Community & Cultural CenterCommerce Street and Veterans Road

Yorktown Heights, NYF e e s :$8.00 Pre-registration$6.00 Pre-registration (TRRC Members)$10.00 Day of race registrationMake checks payable to TRRCMail with application to:TRRC, Box 99, Baldwin Place, NY 10505A W A R D S :Awards to first three overall male & female finishersand to first three male & female finishers in age groups:1 4 & u n d e r 1 5 - 1 9 2 0 - 2 93 0 - 3 9 4 0 - 4 9 5 0 - 5 96 0 & o v e r

Special awards: First Yorktwon Resident (Male & Female)First North County News Ennployee (Male & Female)

O N E M I L E F U I M R U NNo pre-entry; no fee.

Cer t i fica te o f mer i t t o a l lfi n i s h e r s o f F U N R U N .

Singlets for first 300 registrantsFood and beverages for runners

Race directed by Taconic Road Runners ClubR a c e d i r e c t o r s :

Doug Miller & Nick Caswell 923-4665 or 736-0414

North County News 10K Race Registration

N a m e

S i n g l e t s i z e : M L

Age on race day Birthdate:

X L ( p l e a s e c i r c l e )

S e x :

( l a s t ) ( fi r s t )

M F( c i r c l e )

A d d r e s s P h o n e :

S t r e e t C i t y S t a t e Z i pPlease read the followina statement and sign below before submitting entry:I know that running a road race is a potentially hazardous activity. I should not enter and run unless I am medically able andproperly trained. I agree to aide by any decision of a race official relative to my ability to safely complete the run. i assume allrisks associated with running in this event including, but not limited to: falls, contact with other participants, the effects of theweather, including high heat and/or humidity, traffic and the conditions of the road, all such risks being known and appreciatedby me. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of your accepting my entry, I, for myself andanyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release the Taconic Road Runners Club, North County News, Yorktown Community and Cultural Center, The City of Yorktown and all sponsors, their representatives and successors from all claims or liabilitiesof any kind arising out of my participation in this event even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness onthe part of the persons named in this waiver. I grant permission to all of the foregoing to use any photographs, motions pictures, recordings, or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose. I understand that bicycles, skateboards, babyjoggers, roller skates or blades, animals, and radio headsets are not allowed in the race and I will abide by this guideline.S i g n a t u r e : P a r e n t o r g u a r d i a n i f u n d e r 1 8 _Mail to TRRC, Box 99, Baldwin Place, NY 10505Amount enclosed:Optional: Taconic Road Runner Club Membership: Check here if you wish to enroll as a member

Family $25.00 Individual $1 5.00 Student (under 1 9) $10.00

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Facta Non Verba New 5 Mile Flat, ScenicP R R o a d R a c e

Sunday, June 11, 1995 - 9:00 A.M. Starting TimeCheck-in starts at 8:00 A.M. in the gym

$

C a s h R a f fl e ! ! P r i z e s ! !

Start and finish at Lincoln Hal l School, Lincolndale, NYR a c e D i r e c t o r : J o a n n a N a s h ( 9 1 4 ) 2 4 8 - 6 6 6 6

Entry Fees: TRRC Member, Registration postmarked by 6/5/95: $8.00Non-Member, Regis t rat ion postmarked by 6/5/95:$10.00

TRRC & Non-Member Late Registration (after 6/5/95):$1 2.00

F R E E T- s h i r t s t o t h e fi r s t 1 0 0 e n t r a n t s

P o s t r a c e r e f r e s h m e n t s & m u s i cAwards presented in all TRRC age groups for men and womenAwards ceremony to take place as soon as the results are determinedRace results will be posted

TRRC - Lincoln Hall 5 Mile, June 11,1995Race Registration T - s h i r t s i z e : M L X L

N a m e B i b N o .

A d d r e s sS t r e e t C i t y S t a t e Z i p C o d e

S e x : M a l e F e m a l e ; A g e o n r a c e d a y B i r t h d a t e : T e l . N o .I know that running a road race/cross country race is a potentially hazardous activity. 1 should not enter and run unless I am medicallyable d properly trained. I agree to aide by any decision of a race official relative fo my ability to safely complete the run. 1 assumeall risks associated vyith running in this event including, but not limited to: falls, contact with other participants, the effects of theweather, including high heat and/or humidity, traffic and the conditions of the road, all such risks being known and appreciated byme. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of your accepting, my entry, I, for myself and anyoneentitled to act on my behalf, waive and release the Taconic Road Runners Glut, the Town or Somers, and all sponsors, their representatives d successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this event even though that liaoilitymay arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver, I grant permission to all of the foregoingto use any photographs, motion pictures, recordings, or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose. 1 understand tnatbicycles, skateboards, baby joggers, roller skates or baldes, animals, and radio headsets are not allowed in the race and 1 will abide bythis guideline.

D a t e Parent's signature (if participant <18 years old)S ignatureTotal enclosed:IVIall applications to TRRC, P.O. Box 99, Baldwin Place, NY 10505. All checks payable to TRRC.

H E L P W A N T E D

Wanted, energetic executive to take over advertisingresponsibilities for TRRC. Responsible for about $1200per year in revenue for the club, which offsets thenewsletter costs. Existing executive ineffective andtired. New blood urgently needed. No compensation.You will develop a close working relationship with clubleadership and get invited to real good parties and groupruns. Close working relationship with newsletter editorrequired. (Carmelo, do not apply). Approximately 1hour per month is required. Interested call Steve Quinn6 2 8 - 0 6 4 8

King & Queen ofThe Challenge of the 7 Hills

-phok) by K. D. QuinnLee Saroken & Greg Diamond were awarded

their trophies as champions in the 1994 edition of theChallenge of the 7 Hills at the holiday party at BlueMountain Reservat ion.

Although their trophies arc not a matched pair,they are reminders that TRRC welcomes trophies for"recycling." Donations are accepted at club meetings (orby Owen McCrudden, whenever you see him!)

The club wishes to thank Owen for his work inrecycling trophies.

"Hooked On Running"Scho la rsh ip

By Norma SeluktekeinTaconic Road Runners Club believes that

young people involved in the sport of runningexperience a healthy lifestyle and a high level ofenergy and self-confidence. In the spirit of ahealthy race, TRRC is pleased to announce theavailability of one $500 scholarship to be awardedto a TRRC member or eligible family member.

To be eligible, an applicant must be agraduating senior (1995), and provide evidence ofadmission to a post-secondary school. An essay(250 words or less) on how running has affectedyour life is required, as well as a letter of recommendation from a school faculty member. Anoptional resume of accomplishments and experiences may also be attached.)

The application deadline is April 15, 1995.Applications should be submitted to Taconic RoadRunners Club, P.O. Box 99, Baldwin Place, NY1 0 5 3 6 .

The winner will be notified by May 15,1 9 9 5 . G o o d l u c k !

(Any questions? Call Norma Seluktekein(914) 248-7785)

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Try it yourself. . .

Super Oxy-GFrom Body-Wise International, Inc.

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS

For information and a sample pack,send $3.00 (refundable with subsequentorder) to:

Suite 110 Dept. TC2951167 Route 52Fishkill, NY

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Taconic Road Runners ClubP.O. Box 99

Baldwin Place, New York 10505 Renewal Address Change

Make checks payable to:Taconic Road Runnersand mail to above address

AddressS t r e e t C i t y S t a t e Z i p C o d e

D a t e o f B i r t h / / .

Membership Desired: Student (Under 19) ($ 10.00) Make checks payable to:I n d i v i d u a l ( $ 1 5 . 0 0 ) Ta c o n i c R o a d R u n n e r s

F a m i l y ( $ 2 5 . 0 0 ) a n d m a i l t o a b o v e a d d r e s s(TRRC occasionally is asked to supply its mailing list to other running organizations and events, it you do not want the aboveinformation accessed in this way, please indicate here: )Tell us a little about yourself so we can get to know you better Toptional information):When did you start running? Favorite race Favorite distance raceWhere do you most enjoy running?What time of day do you usually run? What is your current running goal?

What do you enjoy most about running?

Other thoughts, ideas, suggestions:W h e r e d o y o u w o r k ? O c c u p a t i o n :Which of the following volunteer opportunities interest you?

Race directing Race support Sponsorship committee Water support for training runsArtworic Refreshment committee Other: -

Club Meetings: The Second Wednesday of Each Month at 7:30 P.M.Teatown Reservation: March 8, April 12, May 10

Water support for training runs

Taconic Road Runners ClubP.O. Box 99Baldwin Place, N.Y. 10505

NON PROFIT ORGU . S . P O S T A G E P A I D

BALDWIN PLACE, NY 10505P E R M I T N O . 1 5

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