January 17, 2008

Volume 2, Issue 1

President’s Paragraph 2

The Heart of a Run-ner—Part 1

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First Marathon—Melanie Humphrey

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Spotlight – New VP, Sandy Maddox

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Our Mission 4

Membership Has It’s Benefits!

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Next Club Run 4

Inside this issue:

Running Club News

2nd Annual CHEETAH RUN—March 14, 2009 Remembering a

With the month of March just around the corner, it’s time to finalize plans for the club’s 2nd Annual Cheetah Run held in honor of a long-term member who made a difference in the lives of oth-ers. Norbert Korzeniewski joined Longview Running Club in the late 1980’s. After join-ing, he began training regu-larly and accumulated some impressive race times. Times so impressive, he became known in running circles around the Longview area as “Cheetah.” Cheetah was a faithful club member until his death in a tragic auto accident during the summer of 2007. Having great talent as a runner was only a small part of the man that Cheetah was. He had a contagious likeability and a servant’s heart. He gave unselfishly of his time and his many talents. Our “Cheetah Run” is held to honor the life of Norbert

“Cheetah” Korzeniewski as a runner, father and wonderful human being. All funds raised during this event are donated to the Korzeniewski children’s education fund. What you can do: 1. Pre-Register for this race!

Download the form from the link on the website. Race fee is $20 and in-cludes a t-shirt.

2. Become a 2009 Sponsor for this race on three lev-els: Elite ($500), Gold ($250) or Silver ($100).

3. Contact potential spon-sors via “Sponsor Letter” downloaded from the club website.

4. Volunteer on race day! We are anticipating 200

runners. Volunteers are needed to work: registra-tion tables, water sta-tions, finish line, course marking/measuring, post-race refreshments, race day set-up and clean-up. Contact Sandy Maddox and let her know what position you can fill. See contact info at left.

The Cheetah Run IS our group run for the month of March. Club Runs are free for members—but you MUST register and pay the race fee in order to get a t-shirt! Don’t procrastinate. Sign-up (and sign-up your running buddies) today! ☺

In-augural Cheetah Run starting line, March 1, 2008.

THE CHEETAH RUN

RACE STATS:

Location: Spring Hill Middle School, Longview, TX

Date: Sat, Mar. 14, 2009

Distance: 5K

Course: Out and Back

Participants : 200

Contact: Sandy Maddox

Email:

cheetahmemorial5k@gmail.com

Phone: 903-736-9500

Website: www.longviewrunningclub.com

LRC members showed up to support ParkeWay Fitness Center’s Resolution Run 5K on January 10th. Top (club member) finishers: William Ritter, Overall Male, 17:22, Gracie Lindwall, Overall Female, 21:38, David Buckner , 1st AG(2nd Overall), 19:59, Leo Ruiz, 1st AG, 21:00, Larry Dillon, 2nd AG, 2:02, Ron Buckner, 2nd AG, 27:35, Ginny Luscomb, 1st AG, 37:40, Hammer Brenner 1st AG 31:14. Congrats are in order for all 60 runners who participated!!!!!

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The President’s Paragraph Enough about me…With the month of March quickly approach-ing I would like each of you to reflect back on the memories you have of our dear friend Norbert “Cheetah” Korzeniewski. Chee-tah was a very special runner to the members of the club and I’d like you to consider what you can do to help make our run an even bigger success than last year. We had over 150 participants and expect an even larger turnout this year! To date we only have 3 sponsors! We can use anyone and everyone’s help! My thanks to everyone that has already stepped up and volunteered for this wonderful event!!

I also want you to know our officers are hard at work! Sandy Maddox (VP) is interested in any suggestions you have about club organization and is hard at work keeping the website up-to-date.

Steve Sansom (Club Run Dir.) is busy taking the clock to various races, keeping it charged, and keeping plenty of club ribbons on hand. David Weaver (Treas.) can answer any questions you have regarding finances; Melanie Hum-phrey (Sec.) is building a data-base for our membership as well as putting together this wonderful newsletter!! Thank You to all officers for doing such an out-standing job as our club grows and communication between members is becoming more and more important!!

This is the perfect time of year to think about and set those fitness goals you have been putting off! So take some time and set some goals that can help you achieve a better 2009! I am looking forward to seeing what this year brings us here at the Longview Running Club!!!

Leslie Stelpflug

Well I hope everyone is hav-ing a fine 2009 so far!! I hope you can tell by this, our second club newsletter, that your officers are working together to make this club year one that leaves you inspired, encouraged, and reaching new levels in your running. As far as reaching a new level in running, I have reached an all new level in my running…For you that do not know…I am expecting!! I’m now 12 weeks into my pregnancy, with my due date coming late this summer on August 8th!!! I do hope to be like fellow member Eloise Lambright who ran a 5K the week prior to giving birth to Millie…I do plan on attending and running all club runs but ,do to my competitive nature, will give up on extracurricular running till after the baby is born…My ultimate goal is to run the Houston Marathon in 2010, which is six months after the baby is born!!

The heart of the runner has been a keen interest of scientists for over a century. One great question has been whether run-ning guaranteed cardiovascular health and protection from heart attacks and death. This series of articles will present some evidence for and against this notion. In 1992, Dr. Haskell studied the coronary arteries of middle-age runners vs. sedentary indi-viduals. The coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle itself. In healthy people the coro-nary arteries are capable of sup-plying several times as much blood as the heart requires. If they are not able to supply this blood the result is chest pain (angina), reduced exercise ca-pacity, and possibly a heart at-tack (MI).

Dr. Haskell compared the inside diameter of coronary ar-teries of runners vs. sedentary individuals at rest and found no differences. But Dr. Haskell knew that arteries are not static, they dilate and constrict in re-sponse to blood flow demands. When the heart rate increases, coronary arteries dilate, allowing more blood to reach the heart muscle (myocardium). So he administered nitroglycerine to these individuals and repeated his measurements. Nitroglycer-ine causes the smooth muscle around the coronary arteries to relax thus allowing more blood flow, and it is used to relieve chest pain. Under the influence of nitroglycerine, big differences were seen between runners and sedentary people. The coronary arteries of the runners dilated to

The Heart of a Runner—Part 1

about twice the cross sectional area, allowing about eight times the blood flow! The take home message here is that runners (and proba-bly anyone who does regular aerobic training) is much less likely to suffer shortages of coro-nary blood flow in times of stress, and is much less likely to suffer heart attacks as a result. You are doing the right thing by continu-ing to run! Keep running. Matt Owings, M.S. Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

LRC Gear Taking orders soon!

Singlet $15 (green)

Shorts $20 (green)

All items Include the new logo.

Notable News: LRC Members push it to the limit and earn PR’s at the finish line YMCA Half Marathon, 11-15-08, Shreveport, LA: Kerry Pringle, 1st in AG, 1:43:43 and Eloise Lambright, 7min PR, 2:05:08

YMCA 5K, 11-15-08, Shreve-port, LA: Larry Dillon, Overall Male Winner, 20:25

Rock’N’Roll Half Marathon, San Antonio, TX, 11-16-08: Penny Calhoun, PR, 2:16:34

Downtown Christmas Run, 12-16-08, 3.4Mile, Shreveport, LA: Larry Dillon, 5th AG, 23:54, Matt Owings, 4th AG, 27:09, Ken Roden, 2nd AG 30:00, Jenneth Merriman, 6th AG, 57:54

Texas Marathon, 1-1-09, King-wood, TX: David Townsend, 3:23:19, qualifying for Boston

Leslie Stelpflug: Turkey Trot, November 2008

Spotlight: LRC’s New VP, Sandy Maddox

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attempt, I didn’t expect to have a strong run. But with all the train-ing behind me, advice from veter-ans, prayer and encouragement; I did, however, expect to feel confident. Instead, my stomach was a ball of nerves, my legs were achy and weak and in the face of a brutal and relentless wind I could only cling to an in-tense determination to finish what I’d started. I knew that finish line was out there some-where and if I just kept moving forward, I would get there! And get there I did with a smile at the finish in 4:59:37. In spite of how miserable I felt during the race – it was an awesome experience. Just get-ting to the starting line injury free was a small miracle and four months of training taught me a lot about myself. I appreciate the USAFITLongview group for all their encouragement! They were my partners in craziness!! Surely, sane people do not head out Saturday after Saturday at 4am for 12, 14, 16, 19 and 21 mile long runs! I do enjoy run-ning early but have to admit at times Saturdays were a test for

me AND a testament to the level of commitment necessary for such a distance. I had the help and support of my husband and children during training and on race day! And I cannot forget to mention the countless spectators in Dallas who shouted my name and encouraged me as I ran - sometimes shuffled - by them. Total strangers did that for me…..unforgettable. And when my husband, Lex, wrapped his arms around me at the finish line, we both had tears in our eyes. That’s a memory I’ll treasure forever! Another marathon is on the horizon for me, Lord willing! For now I am taking some time to bask in this great sense of ac-complishment and thankfulness I feel! I also have a deep respect for all you runners out there who have run and keep on running with such passion! Melanie Humphrey

RACE STATS:

Location: Dallas, TX

Date: Sun, Dec. 14, 2008

Distances: Full and Half Marathon, 5-Person Re-lay, 5K

Course: Loop

Participants: 3943

Website: www.runtherock.com

MEMBERS WHO RAN: Full:

Leo Ruiz 4:07:01

Larry Dillon 4:17:42

Melanie Humphrey 4:59:37

Bonny Beebe 5:03:39

Paula Lopez 5:26:15

Jeff Moore 5:32:23

Half:

Bob Kipp 2:02:54

Steven Kipp 2:01:20

Jennifer Olivares 2:13:10

I ran a marathon on Decem-ber 14, 2008. Even though I have a medal (and pictures) to prove it, I still can’t believe I actu-ally did that. It was the toughest thing I’ve ever done in my life and a great personal victory! I started running simply be-cause I needed to lose weight in 2000. I joined the running club five years later with hopes of taking my running to the next level: average 10-15 miles per week. A 5K was the longest distance I’d ever run. Marathon was not even a word in my vo-cabulary! Now, it can be said that running has most definitely gotten into my blood and 2008 was THE “year of running” for me. In February, I ran my first Half Marathon (Austin). In Au-gust, I decided to go for the gusto and run a December Marathon! So in November, I squeezed in another Half (San Antonio) with my twin; and one month later toed the line in Dallas on Decem-ber 14th! I don’t feel that I ran as well as I should have. For my first

First Marathon— An Unforgettable Experience

Melanie Humphrey—Victory at the finish line! White Rock Marathon

I live at Lake Cherokee with my husband Jamie and two sons, Nate (12) and Zach (4). I really enjoy working out and keeping fit. One of my favorite fitness activities is the “Boot Camp” experience. But, I dis-covered my love for running a couple of years ago when I took part in the LRC/ParkeWay 5K Fun Run held in 2007. Since then, I have been hooked! Currently, my short term goals include increasing dis-tance, endurance and shortening my finish time. For the long term, I have a desire to run a

Half Marathon, complete a Tri-athlon and eventually run a Full Marathon. I’ll up tempo on my training as summer approaches in order to be ready to compete this next fall!!!! I have been a member of the LRC for a year and have truly enjoyed the new friendships and camaraderie. I am excited about assisting Leslie and Melanie with the website and the running club as a whole. My priorities as an officer include boosting member-ship and making this next Chee-tah Run even bigger than last year! I look forward to serving

as your Vice President and I am always open to new ideas! Thank you for allowing me the privilege! And just keep running! Sandy Maddox

Sandy with husband Jamie.

Membership Has Its Benefits!

The mission of Longview Running Club is to bring the joy and health advantages of running to everyone regardless of age or ability. We encourage individuals, families, youth and seniors to experience the fitness that running can provide by sponsoring races and fun runs for those who desire to compete or enjoy the fellowship of running together.

Founded in 1968, our club is 100 members strong and in-cludes children and seniors, recreational and competitive runners. Longview Running Club is for all ages and ability levels

Longview Running Club PO Box 150555 Longview, TX 75615 President, Leslie Stelpflug Phone: 903-736-9500 Email: lm1js@aol.com Want to put something in the newsletter? Email: melanie@mellexinc.com

1. Monthly Races—Whether your in it for the competition or recreation, we meet once a month for a group run. Club Runs usually take place on the 1st or 2nd Saturday of the month and are free for members. Post-run refreshments are always served!

2. Awards—All runs are timed and award ribbons are given to top 3 finishers in the standard 5 yr. age group categories. 3. Runner of The Year—Our club year ends on the September Club run and these awards are based on a point system. 4. Discounts—Longview’s Racquet and Jog (1419 W Loop 281) offers LRC members a 10% dis-

count on all purchases. Just let them know when you check out. 5. Newsletter—Published quarterly, you can read articles about club events, inspirational stories and

plan your next race with our local race calendar. 6. New Friends—Create lasting friendships and be motivated by folks who have the same running

passion! 7. Club Gear—Very soon we will have Longview Running Club shirts and shorts available for mem-

bers to purchase! Dues are $10 for students and retirees; $15 for single memberships and $20 for families. Dues are paid annually. Register by downloading a Membership Form from the website or by contacting Melanie Humphrey by phone at 903-452-7074 or email at melanie@mellexinc.com.

We’re on the web! www.longviewrunningclub.com

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See you at the next club run: Sat. February 14th, 8am, Lake Gladewater Park. (Bring your Valentine!)