T h o u g h b e a t e n i n t o f o u r t h p l a c e o v e r a l l , ^ i i k e G o s s e t t r e t a i n e d t h e c l u b ' s c r o s sc o u n t r y c h a m p i o n s h i p r u n a t B l u e M o u n t a i n R e s e r v a t i o n , F e e k s k i l l , l a s t n o n t h . L o r iJ o r g e n s e n w o n t h e l a d i e s o p e n t i t l e w h i l e R o g e r G o c k i n g a n d J u d y P i c k e r t c a p t u r e dt h e i r r e s p e c t i v e m a s t e r s ' t i t l e s . T h e c l u b t i t l e r a c e s w e r e r u n i n c o n j u n c t i o nw i t h o u r a g e g r o u p c r o s s c o u n t r y s e r i e s s p o n s o r e d b y T h e F e e k s k i l l R u n n i n g F o u n d a t i o n .

Doug Mi l ler, Brev/s ter, was the overa l l w inner beat ing J im Medei ros, Feeksk i l l ,in 17:21. Medeiros was t imed in 17:29 v/i th Yorktov/n High School senior, Jim Kennedy,t h i r d i n 17 :38 . Gosse t t , w inne r o f t he fi r s t two races i n t he se r i es , t r i umphed ove rTer ry Hor ton . For Hor ton , recupera t ing f rom a year fu l l o f i n ju r ies , the race was ag i a n t s t e p o n t h e r o a d b a c k v r t i i c h i s , i n d e e d , p l e a s i n g t o n o t e . T r a c k c h a m p A n t h o n yG a l f a n o c o n t i n u e d t o s h o w h i s v e r s a t i l i t y b y c a p t u r i n g t h i r d .

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GOSSETT, JORGENSEN CAPTURECROSS COUNTRY TITLES

Jorgensen v /as l i te ra l l y uncontes ted int h e w o m e n ' s r a c e . M o o t h e r c l u b r i i e m b e r i nthe 19—39 category was on hand to offer anyc h a l l e n g e . L a d i e s ? L o r i , h o w e v e r , d i d n ' ts l o u c h fi n i s h i n g f o u r t e e n t h o v e r a l l w i t h ab r i s k 1 9 : 3 8 p e r f o r m a n c e .

P i c k e r t , a fi r s t t i m e m a s t e r , r a n a w a yfrom V/endy Shile and Helena Stave to claimh e r l a u r e l v ^ r e a t h i n 2 0 : 0 2 , C o c k i n g ' s v i ctory gave him a perfect four-for—four int h e s e r i e s , b e a t i n g o u t d e f e n d i n g t i t l i s t ,D a n C a f f r e y , i n t h e p r o c e s s .

Whi le c lub part ic ipat ion was lox^r andsomewhat d isappoint ing, the real v/ innerswere the k ids - especia l ly Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (Yorktown) teacher,S tu Bogdano f f , and h i s s tuden ts . Theyr e a l l y m a k e t h e s e r i e s w o r t h v / h i l e . O u rthanks to them and, of course, to the Peek-s k i l l R u n n i n g F o u n d a t i o n .

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Club member Kevin V. 'yr jne, 27, wast h e fi r s t fi n i s h e r i n t h i s r a o n . t b ' s 5mile RunAv/ays of Putnam (RAP) roadr a c e i n P a v / l i n g , v ; h i l e t h e f a m i l i a rLor i Jo rgensen led representa t i ves o ft he , " be t t e r ha l f " w i t h a 30 :12 t ime .

A l s o p l a c i n g a m o n g " t h e t o p t h r e ev / e r e M i k e B o u f f a r d , P a w l i n g , s e c o n d i n27:12, and Kevin P^andle of Danbury v.'hop laced th i rd in 28 :44 . Second p lacef e m a l e v / a s t h e e q u a l l y f a m i l i a r N a n c yL a u n - P e r e z ( 3 1 : 0 9 ) v / h i l e M a r g a r e tR i w a l d i , D a n b u r y fi n i s h e d t h i r d i n3 3 : 0 7 - ( C o n t ' d o n p a g e 5 . )

M i l e s M a k e t h e D i f f e r e n c e b y M e l a n i e M u l v i h i l l

H a v i n g r e c e n t l y c o m p l e t e d m y f o u r t h m a r a t h o n I w o u l d l i k e t o p a s sa l o n g - v / i t h e m p h a s i s - s o m e a d v i c e I r e c e i v e d , fi n a l l y f o l l o w e d , a n dt h e d i f f e r e n c e i t m a d e . T h e a d v i c e h a s t o d o w i t h t r a i n i n g m i l e a g e f o rt h e m a r a t h o n .

F o r m o s t r u n n e r s t h e g o a l o f t h e fi r s t m a r a t h o n i s , " J u s t t o fi n i s hT h e r e i s a w o n d e r f u l s e n s e o f a c h i e v e m e n t a n d a c c o m p l i s h m e n t r e g a r d l e s so f t i m e . T h e n , h o w e v e r , t h i n g s c h a n g e . O n e e x p e c t s t h e n e x t m a r a t h o n t obe fas ter, the next one even fas ter, e tc , un t i l one 's max imum potent ia li s r e a c h e d . B a s i c a l l y , o n e g o e s f r o m " r u n n i n g t h e m a r a t h o n , " t o " r a c i n gt h e m a r a t h o n . "

I m u s t a d m i t s t a r t i n g m y t r a i n i n g y e a r a f t e r y e a r v / i t h g o o d i n t e nt i o n s t o c o m p l e t e t h e h i g h m i l e a g e r e c o m m e n d e d ; t h a t i s , a m i n i m u m o f 6 3miles per week for ten weeks. (This gives one a dai ly average of ninemi les . S ince i t i s poss ib le t o race th ree t imes the da i l y ave rage , amara thon may be raced w i t h a m in imum o f 630 m i l es l ogged ove r such ap e r i o d . )

My first tv/o marathons were completed successful ly - admit tedlym o r e a t a t r a i n i n g p a c e t h a n r a c e p a c e - a t l e s s t h a n 6 3 m i l e s p e r w e e k .M y t h i r d , h o w e v e r, I d r o p p e d d o v / n t o 5 4 m i l e s w e e k l y f o r o n e r e a s o n( e x c u s e ? ) o r a n o t h e r .

I b e g a n t h e r a c e f e e l i n g r e a s o n a b l y v / e l l , b u t b y t e n m i l e s f e l tthe need to slow dov/n. By mi le eighteen the feel ings one normal lyassoc ia tes w i th the las t lOK appeared - ach ing legs , t i redness, d iscouragement, etc. I somehov; held on and finished, st ruggl ing and paineda g a i n i n c l o s e t o m y t r a i n i n g p a c e .

Not wishing to repeat my unpleasant experience, this year I vowedto do 63 miles or more each week. By October tenth, though not alv/aysconvenient or easy, the numbers in my log assured me of a 630 mileto ta l . Sa t i sfied , I en te red my two week taper ing pe r iod re laxed andc o n fi d e n t , e n j o y i n g a w e l l e a r n e d r e s t .

Th is year, under the wors t cond i t ions I ' ve ever run in , I ran thebest I've ever run, and felt the best I've ever felt. (My husband, Lee,w h o h a s b e e n a f a i t h f u l s p e c t a t o r o v e r t h e y e a r s , c o m m e n t e d v / i t h a m a z em e n t , " T h a t ' s t h e fi r s t t i m e I ' v e e v e r s e e n y o u s m i l e a t t h e 2 5 m i l em a r k . " .

The point is made - mi les do make the d i f ference. I expect , o fcourse, rebuttal f rom those v/ho are of the, "Only long runs count," and"Qua l i t y no t quant i t y, " schoo ls . I agree one can do a l r igh t on less mi le -

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For followers of George Orwell 1984 represents the culmination of thetotalitarianistic state. Fortunately Big Brotiier is not around to botherus. However, for those who are easily bothered - or at least distracted -the Olympics will be the sporting feature of 1984. Undoubtedly, all elsew i l l b e g i v e n a l o w e r p r i o r i t y.

Since knowledge is education, it is imperative to stand head andshoulders above those baseball and football buffs whose trivia seem todominate sports quizzes as though there were no other sports. Granted,when one is five-eight or less this may present a problem. Regardless -onv/ard. In the year of 1984 will you be able to meet the task or is somehomework in order? Test yourself on past Olympics.

Piece of Cake. Name the athlete v^o sto le the thunder f rom Adol fHi t ler in 1936 by winning four gold medals for the Uni ted States?(No one should miss every question.)

2.. Cup of Tea. ITho was the only runner to win the 5,000; 10,000; andmarathon in the sane Olympics? Name and country. (Anyone for coffee?)

3. Snap. Daley Thompson, Great Britain, is attempting to become only thesecond man to v ; in back to back deca tha lons . \ ^o was the fi rs t? (S t i l lv / i t h u s ? )

4 . C rack le . H i s to r i ca l l y Amer i cans have dom ina ted t he sho r t e r even t s .O fc o i 4 r s e t h e U S o f A d i d n o t s h o w f o r I ' t o s c o v / . N a m e t h r e e o f t h e fi v e ' 8 0winners in the 100, 200, 400, 110 and 400 meter hiirdles. (How aboutt w o ? O n e ? ) r / I a l e o r f e m a l e .

5. Pop. Only one runner runner has made the US track team on four separ a t e o c c a s i o n s . A u t o m a t i c p a s s i n g g r a d e t h i s t e s t f o r a c o r r e c t a n s -v /er. (Care fu l nov ; . A1 Oer ter never ran t rack . )

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M i l e s m a k e t h e d i f f e r e n c e ( C o n t ' d ) .

a g e , b u t I h o n e s t l y f e e l o n e c a n d o b e t t e r a n d f e e l b e t t e r o n m o r e m i l e s .C o n s i d e r i n g t h e w e t , s l i p p e r y , c o l d c o n d i t i o n s , t h i s y e a r ' s N e w Yo r k M a r at h o n h a s t o r a n k a s o n e o f t h e " m i r a c l e s " o f m y r u n n i n g c a r e e r .

( E d . n o t e . M e l a n i e r a n a 3 : 2 2 : 0 7 i n t h e B i g A p p l e , a P R b y o v e r fi v e a n da h a l f m i n u t e s , t o q u a l i f y f o r B o s t o n i n t h e w o m e n ' s m a s t e rc a t e g o r y. )

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COrOffiOT: V/ith a little help from our friends...

C o n s e n s u s i s t h e r e v / e r e . e n o u g h r a c e s t o g o a r o u n d i n ' 8 3 . O u r s c h e d u l e f o rnext year offers much the same. Organizationally, it is hoped things go better in•84 . The mood i s op t im is t i c . There a re severa l s t r i ngs be ing t i gh tened thanks tothe ava i l ab i l i t y o f more vo lun tee rs . I t i s we l l recogn ized tha t t hey v ;e re needed .

We w e r e s o m e v / h a t r e m i s s i n r e c e n t m o n t h s d u e m a i n l y t o a l l o v / i n g t h e b u l k o fthe work to fa l l upon one indiv idual . Apparent ly i t v ;as an over load, and many ofus - myse l f i nc luded - con t r i bu ted by no t con t r i bu t ing . No lec tu res . No se rmons .Hopefully we have started to bring things around. Our immediate areas of attention-are the nev;s let ter and membership, though not necessar i ly in that order.

Our goal is to issue Taconic Running Life on a. bimonthly basis, but at leastQuarterly. Most people seem to feel that the newsletter is the most well receive-:item of membership. Melanie Mulvihill, Bob Bergin, Ov;en I-fc Crudden have agreed "cochip in v;ith an article. Along v/ith the President's corner and race reports thereseems to be enough substance to go around. We would expect and encourage lettersfrom the membership, positive or negative. The newsletter v/ill be there in '84!

Jerry Taub is nov; heading up our newly formed membership committee. It issorely needed. Too many nev; members v;ere waiting too long to receive their mem-berhsip cards and be added to the mailing list. That has been corrected by extending those slighted an extended mebership starting last month. On the other sideof the coin some forty memberships have alreadi'" passed and are still being carriedon the mailing list. (Please check your address label, all renewals appreciated.)Lapsed memberships renev/ed this month will be carried until December of next year.

Disturbingly there are too many nonrenev/als, most of \ /hich occur through proc r a s t i n a t i o n a n d f a i l u r e o n o u r p a r t t o r e m i n d p e o p l e i n a n a p p r o p r i a t e m a n n e r .Jerry and his crev; v/ill also pursue this problem avenue. Look for better servicea l l a r o u n d .

To re i t e ra te Dan Ca f f rey ' s f ee l i ngs , we can a lways use he lp . A t ten t i on i snov/ being focussed on publici ty and race committees. They v/ i l l happen, but hov;efficiently may just depend on not overloading the circuit again. With a l itt leh e l p f r o m o u r f r i e n d s . . . T h e H a r r i e r .

BITS AMD PIECES. High school cross country season over...John Holland (York-town Girls) and Steve Arnett {JFK Boys) successful winning coaches at sectionallevel...Paul Dietz and Kevin Hillery on JFI^ squad...Jeanne Sanchez number threerunner a t JF l^ where g i r ls a lso took sect iona l t i t le . . .Chr is Norum member o fsurprising Yorktown squad...Tom Rothv/el'l big winner. Tom Terric took individual.Class B title. Underestimated, under rated, but not undertrained. Kudos tocoach Dick De Francis for peaking youngster perfectly...John D^Aneelo top ofthe heap in masters division of Hampton triathlon...Ed Kehoe on varsity squadat Leheigh, ditto Jim Sutherland at University of Houston...Remiss in leavingVic Chase o f fNY mara thon l i s t . F i rs t t ime e f fo r t v /as 3 :47 Peter Gorman d idn o t r u n , b u t v / a s a s p e c t a t o r .

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Minutes of previous meet ing were dispensed with pr ior to heeir ing reports.F i n a n c e R e p o r t b y L a r r y L e n a h a n s h o w e d t h e c l u b t o b e i n a s o l v e n t p o s i t o n . M r .Lenahan also reproted on membership stating that 75% of club memberships weredue for renev/al by January. Harry Meeson reported on Nev/sletter saying November 's issue was in the mai l . Melanie Mulv ih i l l asked for members to suggestfea tures , such as Persona l i t y Profi les , they wou ld l i ke to see incorpora ted ,i n t o t h e n e v / s l e t t e r .

J u d y P i c k e r t s u g g e s t e d s e n d i n g o u t a fl y e r a s k i n g m e m b e r s t o c o n s i d e r" g i f t m e m b e r s h i p s " . I t v / a s d u l y n o t e d . V J i t h a v i e w t o v / a r d i n c r e a s i n g m e m b e rs h i p J e r r y C a n a v a n r e m a r k e d i t m a y b e g o o d f o r t h e c l u b t o c o n s i d e r s o m e t y p eo f p r e s e n t a t i o n a t l o c a l c o m p a n i e s s u c h a s P e p s i c o .

D a n C a f f e r y i n f o r m e d t h e b o d y t h e c l u b ' s h o t l i n e i s o p e r a t i o n a l . U n d e ro l d b u s i n e s s , P e t e M e i s l e r r e p o r t e d o n t h e t v / o - p e r s o n r e l a y s e t f o r D e c e m b e r 3 ,a t F a h n s t o c k P a r k . N o a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n \ m s a v a i l a b l e o n n e v / s t a n d a r d i z e dc l u b T - s h i r t s . M o v i n g i n t o n e w b u s i n e s s , a l o n g t h e s a m e l i n e s J e r r y Ta u b m e ntioned the possibility of buying sub-4 singlets and shorts, which may be obtaine d a t a r e d u c e d p r i c e . T h e p r e s i d e n t s a i d t h e fi n a n c e s w o u l d h a v e t o b e c h e c k e dagainst what would be offered and the matter v/as tabled accordingly.

A membership commit tee compris ing of Jerry Taub, Melanie I lu lv ih i l l , CathyV,^chunas and Linda Lansom was formed to talte care of such matters. A discussionon holding St. Patrick's Day Road Races at SUNY follov/ed v/ith Kangaroo as a possib le sponsor. P lans v ;e re then fo rmula ted to ho ld a coup le 's re lay in con junc t ionwith a hol iday social , December 18. Judy Pickert and Terry Morton expressed thet h a n k s o f S e c t i o n O n e f o r t h e h e l p r e c e i v e d a t r e c e n t c r o s s c o u n t r y m e e t s , m e nt ioning indiv iduals by name. Howard Bashant asked the c lub recognize Judy'sfine second p lace fin ish a t recen t na t iona l c ross coun t ry championsh ips . Pr io r toadjourning the president announced a videotape of Nev; York marathon v/ould bes h o v m u p o n c l o s i n g . ( M i n u t e s e d i t e d . )

V/ynne Tal tes RAP (Cont 'd)L E T T E R S ;

D e a r E d i t o r ,

" R u n n i n g f o r a v / o r t h c a u s e " h a scer ta in lybeen a theme common to TRRC.A s d i r e c t o r o f w h a t i s p l a n n e d t o b ea n a n n u a l e v e n t , t h e fi r s t R u n A w a y so f P u t n a m R o a d R a c e s d i d n o t h i n g b u te n h a n c e t h i s i m a g e .

T h a n l c s t o t h e s p o n s o r s h i p o f To mK a t , T h e B a n k o f N e w Yo r k , a n d P a t t e rs o n R e c r e a t i o n B o a r d , t h e r a c e h e l p e dg e n e r a t e p r o fi t s o f n e a r l y o n e t h o us a n d d o l l a r s , a l l o f w h i c h w a s t u r n e do v e r t o R . A P .

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O t h e r n o t e w o r t h j ' i t e n s i n c l u d e dD a n C a f f r e y ' s f o u r t h p l a c e o v e r a l l fi ni s h a n d t h e e n t r y o f n o l e s s t h a n n i n em a l e s i n t h e 6 0 p l u s c a t e g o r y , n o n e o fv/hom were named Rogan.

T h o u g h a l a t e e n t r y o n t h e s c h ed u l e , t h e r a c e d r e w a l m o s t 2 0 0 e n t r i e sa n d i s h o p e d t o b e a p e r m a n e n t fi x t u r ef r o m h e r e o n i n .

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6 / 2 3 S a t l O I C 1 0 : 0 0 D i e t P e p s i R o a d R a c e N e w b u r g h .

6/24 Sun 52 mi 8:00 Manhattan to ^^opac Road Relay Mew York, New York* D e p e n d i n g u p o n i n t e r e s t

** Lincoln Hall will be used as basis for selecting tesuns to represent TRRCin Manhat tan to Mahopac Re ls^^ .

S c h e c u l e i s t e n t a t i v e . R a c e i s n o t o f fi c i a l u n t i l e n t r y b l a n k i s i s s u e d .Runners are responsible for. certifying time and place. For all inquiries sendSASE to: TRRC, PC Box 99, Baldwin Place, New York, 105051

o r c a l l T R R C H o t L i n e f o r u p d a t e i n f o : ( 9 1 4 ) 6 2 8 - 0 9 6 Q

tralnins runs are being held on tondays, Wednesdays and Fridaysat FDR State Park, Admin. Bldg., Yorictown. Various distances and speeds. Groimsm e e t a t 5 : 0 0 p . m . ^ ^

THE I-IARINE CORPS MARATHON - A Nev/ York Alternative by Melanie Mulvihill

Washington D.C. 's I lar ine Corps marathon presents an excel lent al ternative to Nev; York for those looking for a change of race, v/hether bychoice or rejection. The course is similarly flat though aestheticallymore scenic than New York. However, it lacks the energy and spirit thatsole ly belongs to the Big Apple.

In the interest of accurate reporting I ran the first sixteen miles.(Since it followed New York by tv;o weeks it was also in the interest ofselfpreservation: I wasn't quite ready for another 26.2). From an hist o r i c v i e v ; p o i n t i t i s m a g n i fi c e n t .

The start circles the, "Crystal City," area and winds around thePentagon, past Arlington Cemetry, over Francis Scott Key Bridge, intohistoric Georgetown. The JFIC Center and Watergate Motel provoke memories.(Remember?) After a half-circle around the Lincoln Memorial the runnerstravel up Constitution Avenue past the Washington Monument.

Through Hains Point, along the Potomac, around the Tidal Basin,and beyond Jefferson's Memorial, the ever constant reminder of our heritage is v/ith us. A two mile straightawaj'" brings one into the finishwhich, incidentally, has a HILL at the 25 and 3/4 mile mark! Leave itt o t h e m a r i n e s .

There is something very uplifting during that finishing phase. Asyou catch a gl impse of Old Glory over the treetops there is a sense ofnationalist ic pride, further upli f ted in the final two tenths as the IwoJima Monument comes into full viev;. Trite as it may sound, it is an extremely moving sight, intensified by the normal emotion one feels v/henfinishing a long, long run. (I know, last year I did i t .)

While the spectators are smaller and more scattered than Nev; York,t h e y a r e , n e v e r t h e l e s s , e v e r y b i t a s e n t h u s i a s t i c . T h e r e a r e n i n e a i dstations and sufficient water. The crew cut, serious, young men manningthe v;ater stations give the race a very, military, controlled atmosphere,but, somehov;, their presence is comforting and reassuring.

Ironically, for the first time in the race's history the event v;asv;on by a marine, a naturalized citizen, born in, of all places, Grenada.Our ovm Jerry Taub gave pursuit to the tune of a 3:14 PR. Sherman Tai-shoff clocked 3:29 while Gregg Smith (3:35) and Barry Zawel(3:45) notonly ran for the second successive year, but competed in the Big Apple,t o o . *

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FELLOW RUNNERS:

This is to advise you of a new and exciting prospect which may opento the TACONIC ROAD RUNNING CLUB. Please read on, and give this matter yours e r i o u s c o n s i d e r a t i o n .

It has recently come to our attention that the premises previously knownas the Hideaway, Mahopac, NY, is for sale at what may be an extremely reasonableprice. The former "watering hole" is located on Baldwin Place Road, approximately200 yards south of Mahopac High School.

Initial inspections have suggested great potential for use as a TRRC clubhouse and running center.

Such an undertaking, obviously, is one which cannot be taken lightly.Without unanimous support from membership, it would be fool hearty to even entertain such an ambitious venture. Time and money (lots of it) will be required.Actual participation by members not previously called upon will be essential.

An informal Steering Committee has been formed to explore the opportunity.On Sunday morning, January 22., a program has been scheduled in which they willdetail their findings to date. The order of business will be as follows:

8:30 A.M. - lOK run to explore the neighborhood(starting at the "clubhouse").

10:00 A.M. - Inspection of the premises. (Dresswarm - heat will not be on).

11:00 A.M. - General meeting at Lantern Pub.(Coffee and Doughnuts).

UNLESS WIDESPREAD SUPPORT IS SHOWN ON THE 22ND, THE COMMITTEEWILL RECOMMEND AGAINST PROCEEDING FURTHER PLEASE ATTEND!

Ve r y t r u l y y o u r s .

M S O : l d l m a r c S . O X M A N

P r e s i d e n t ' s C o r n e r

J a n u a r y 1 9 8 4 m a r k s t h e s e v e n t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f Ta c o n i c R o a d R u n n e r s ,T h e s t a t e d p u r p o s e o f f o r m a t i o n w a s t o e n s u r e a s c h e d u l e o f e v e n t s w h i c hw o u l d a p p e a l t o a r e a r u n n e r s o f a l l a b i l i t i e s a n d e x p e r i e n c e . O n e o bj e c t i v e w a s t o s u p p o r t v a r i o u s a r e a c o m m u n i t i e s w h o w i s h e d t o h o s t r o a dr a c e s . I n t h i s m a n n e r c l u b o f fi c i a l s w o u l d b e r e l i e v e d f r o m s o m e o f t h ec h o r e s n o r m a l l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h s t a g i n g a n e v e n t . .

A r e v i e w o f o u r ' 8 3 c a l e n d a r s h o w s w e h a v e h a v e p r o v i d e d a s c h e du l e w h i c h s e e m s t o s e r v e e v e r y o n e f r o m s p r i n t e r t o u l t r a m a r a t h o n e r t ot r i a t h l e t e . T h e s u c c e s s o f r a c e s s u c h a s Yo r k t o v / n , L i n c o l n H a l l a n dP e e k s k i l l h a s e n a b l e d t h e o v e r a l l w o r k l o a d t o b e s p r e a d o u t s o m e v / h a t .

O u r p o l i c y o f c l u b m e e t i n g s o n e v e r y s e c o n d M o n d a y a t T h e L a n t e r nP u b , t f e h o p a c , h a s p r o v e n t o b e s u c c e s s f u l a s e v i d e n c e d b y s i g n i fi c a n ti n c r e a s e d a t t e n d a n c e . I t w o u l d b e g r e a t t o s e e t h i s i n c r e a s e c o n t i n u ei n 1 9 8 4 .

T h e c l u b h o t l i n e i s fi n a l l y a r e a l i t y . T h e r e c o r d e d m e s s a g e l i s ti n g u p c o m i n g e v e n t s a n d c u r r e n t i n f o w i l l b e i n s e r v i c e 2 4 h o u r s a d a y,a n d h o p e f u l l y w i l l p r o v i d e m u c h n e e d e d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s v / i t h o u r m e m b e r s .

S o , t h e y e a r e n d s t a t e o f o u r c l u b i s , " A . 0 . K . " A s w i t h m a n yc l u b s a n d a s s o c i a t i o n s , h o w e v e r , t o o f e w p e o p l e b e a r t o o m u c h o f t h ew o r k l o a d . Vo l u n t e e r s a r e w e l c o m e . C o m e o u t t o a m e e t i n g o n c e i n a w h i l eo r h e l p o u t a t o n e o f o u r e v e n t s - y o u m a y j u s t e n j o y i t .

C l u b m a t t e r s a s i d e , t w o a r e a s o f c o n c e r n a r e u p m o s t o n m y r. m i n d .T h e r e i s t h e s e r i o u s m a t t e r o f a s s a u l t o n w o m e n j o g g e r s i n c l u d i n g ,u n f o r t u n a t e l y , r a p e . R e g a r d l e s s o f w h a t o n e m a y t h i n k , t h e p r o b l e m i sn o t c o n fi n e d t o d i s t a n t a r e a s : i n s t a n c e s h a v e o c c u r r e d i n M a h o p a c , C a r -mel, Salem and Yorktovm Heights. Please heed the advice of law enforcem e n t p e r s o n n e l r e g a r d i n g r u n n i n g a l o n e . P i a p e s e e m s t o b e a c r i m e o n t h er i s e i n o u r a r e a .

V / h i l e n o t q u i t e a s s e r i o u s t h e n r o b l e m o f l i t t e r i n g i s a l s o a m o n gu s . I h a v e a l w a y s c o n s i d e r e d p e o p l e i n o u r s p o r t t u n e d i n t o t h e e n v i r o nment . Jus t by the na tu re o f our ac t i v i t y we shou ld be sens i t i ve to c leanr o a d s , t r a i l s , w a t e r, e t c . A p p a r e n t l y t h i s i s n o t a l v / a y s t h e c a s e .

A s o n e v ^ o i s u s u a l l y t h e l a s t t o l e a v e t h e s c e n e a f t e r a r a c e , Iam disappointed in the amount of litter and garbage which OUR RUMMERSleave beh ind . Frank ly, I expec ted more f rom runners . Your he lp anda s s i s t a n c e w o u l d b e g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d i n t h i s r e g a r d .

I n c l o s i n g m a y I t a k e t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y t o e x t e n d t o y o u , o n b e h a l fo f t h e c l u b , b e s . t ; w i s h e s f o r a h a p p y, h e a l t h y a n d g o o d r u n n i n g 1 9 8 4 .

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A g e G r o u p C r o s s C o u n t r y, B l u e I f o u n t a i n R e s e r v a t i o n , P e e k s k i l l , N o v e m b e r 2 0 , 1 9 8 3

Open I-Sale:F e m a l e :

1 6 - 2 9 I v J a l e :

3 0 - 3 9 ^ l a l e :

F e m a l e :4 0 - 4 9 r % l e :

F e m a l e :

5 0 p l u s

6 - 7 B o y sG i r l s

1 . D o u g I v i i l l e r ; 2 .1 . L o r i J o r g e n s e n 2 .

J i n l i e d e i r o s ;J u d y P i c k e r t ;

1 . M i k e G o s s e t t ; 2 . To m K r i s t a n ;

1 . T e r r y H o r t o n 2 .1 . G a i l K i n g1 , R o g e r G o c k i n g 2 .1 . W e n d y S h i l e 2 .

John Vangor

D a n C a f f r e yH e l e n a S t a v e

1 . J o e H a n d l e m a n 2 . E d C l e a r y

1 . B r i a n H a r t y 2 .1 . J e n n y L y n c h 2 .

1 . V i c t o r L a B o y 2 .1 . V i c k i L y n c h 2 .

£ . P e t e r K l a m m e r 2 .

1 . B r i e M e i s l e r 2 .

1 . C h r i s A l v a r e z 2 .1 . J a n e t L e B e l 2 .

3 . J i m K e n n e d y3 . S h i e l a O ' l - I a l l e y,

3 . B i l l y K r e b s *

3 . T o n y G a l f a n o

3 . H a r r y N e e s o n

3 . N o e l L a z a r u s

M i k e M u z z i l l o 3 . G r e g L e o n a r c z y kT a r a M c K e e 3 . K a r e n A s a r e

E r i c K l a m m e r 3 . O v ; e n M c C r u d d e nD e b b i e S i n n o t 3 . K e l l y I - f c C a l l

V i n c e n t L e m m a 3 . J o h n H e A u l i f f eP a m L e o n a r c z y k 3 . S t e p h a n i e P o l i t y k a

C r i s p i n R o v e n 3 . E d J a k u b o v / s k iL i z H o l o h a n 3 . K r i s t i J o h n s t o n

1 . T o m N e e s o n 2 . J i m O ' B r i e n * 3 . C h r i s D e t l e f s e n

T R R C C r o s s C o u n t r y C h a m p i o n s h i p s . 1 9 8 3 . F i n a l L i s t i n g s .

O p e n , M a l e ( 1 9 - 3 9 ) » M a s t e r s , M a l e ( 4 0 p l u s

1 . M i k e G o s s e t t 1 7 : 3 82 . T e r r y H o r t o n 1 8 : 1 33 . A n t h o n y G a l f a n o 1 8 : 3 54 . P e t e C o r s i n o 1 9 : 0 25 . A l a n K e n n e d y 2 1 : 0 4

Open Fema le (19 -39 )

1 . L o r i J o r g e n s e n 1 9 : 3 8

M a s t e r s , F e m a l e ( 4 0 p l u s )

1 . J u d y P i c k e r t 2 0 : 0 22 . V / e n d y S h i l e 2 4 : 1 93 . H e l e n a S t a v e 2 5 : 1 3

1 . R o g e r G o c k i n g2 . D a n C a f f r e y3 . H a r r y N e e s o n4 . D o n V i l l e n e u v e5 . B i l l K r e b s

6 . C a r m e l o R o l d a n7 . D a v i d S m i t h8 . J i m O ' B r i e n

9 . P e t e r I - i e i s l e r1 0 . V i c t o r C h a s e

1 1 . f - I i k e R o g e r s1 2 . N o e l L a z £ u ? u s

0 0 . M i k e D o y l e0 0 . P e t e r G o r m a n

* T h e g o o d l o o k i n g o n e d n r - d i d n o t r u n m i a - v e r y c o n s p i c u o u s l y .

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TRRC Age Group Cross Count ry, Sunday, November 6 , JFK High Schoo l , Somers .

O p e n M a l e : 1 , M i k e G o s s e t t ; 2

F e m a l e : 1 , We n d y S h i l e ; 2

1 9 - 2 9 I - f e l e : 1 . C h r i s H i l l e r y

3 0 - 3 9 H a l e : 1 . J o h n V a n g o r ; 2

4 0 - 4 9 H a l e : 1 . R o g e r G o e k i n g 2

F e m a l e : 1 . S h a r o n C h a s e

5 0 - 5 9 M a l e : 1 . N o e l L a z a r u s .

6 - 7 B o y s : 1 . B r i a n H a r d y 2

G i r l s : 1 . J e n n y L y n c h 2

8 - 9 B o y s : 1 . B r a n d o n C h a s e 2

G i r l s : 1 . V i c k i e L y n c h 2

1 9 - 1 1 Boys : 1 . V i n n i e L e m a n a 2

G i r l s : 1 . B r i e M e i s l e r 2

1 2 - 1 3 B o y s : 1 . C h r i s A l v a r e z 2G i r l s ; 1 . K r i s t i J o h n s t o n 2

1 4 - 1 5 B o y s : 1 , J i m 0 ' B r i e n 2

J i m M a d e i r o s ; 3 . T o n y G a l f a n oH e l e n a S t a v e ; 3 . P e g M e i s l e r

P e t e C o r s i n o ; 3 . S t e v e K o z a k

D o n V i l l e n u e v e S . D a v i d S m i t h

J o n D ' A n g e l o 3 . B r i a n G a l f a n oK a r e n A s a r e 3 . R o s i l a n d S m i t h

O v / e n l ^ f c C r u d d e n 3 , B r a n d o n V . ' a l k e r

K e l l y l i e C a l l 3 . K a r e n V . ' a l s h

I ^ a t t M a l l e r y 3 . A l l a n J o h n s t o nJ e n n i f e r B a t l o r f 3 . S u e L y n c h

C r i s p i n R o v e n 3 . E d J a k u b o w s k iA b b e y C h a s e 3 . L i n d a B o r d l e nC h r i s D e t l e f s e n

TRRC Age Group Cross Count ry. Sunday, ^ tovember 13 , York tovm H igh Schoo l

O p e n M a l e :F e m a l e :

1 9 - r 2 9 r i a l e :3 0 - 3 9 M a l e :

F e m a l e :

1 . J i m M a d e i r o s 2 . J o e H e f f e r n a n 3 . J i m K e n n e d y1 . B e v H e f f e r n a n 2 . S h i e l a O ' l - l a l l e y S . V / e n d y S h i l e

1 , M i k e G o s s e t t 2 . T o m K r i s t e n1 . To n y G a l f a n o 2 . J o h n Va n g o r1 . L e s l i e H e f f e r n a n .

3 . K e r r y M e e h a n3 . M i c h a e l H e f f e r n a n

2 , D o n V i l l e n e u v e 3 . B i l l K r e b s4 0 - 4 9 M a l e :

5 0 - 5 9 M a l e :4 0 - 4 9 F e m a l e :

6 - 7 S . B o y sG i r l s :

8 - 9 B o y s :G i r l s :

1 0 - 1 1 B o y sG i r l s

1 2 - 1 3 B o y sG i r l s :

1 4 - 1 5 B o y s

1 . R o g e r G o c k i n g1 . N o e l L a z a r u s

1 . H e l e n a S t a v a

1 . J o n D ' A n g e l o1 . J e n n y L y n c h

1 . B r a n d o n C h a s e1 . V i c k i L y n c h

1 . P e t e K l a m m e r

1 . A m y H e f f e r n a n

1 . C h r i s K o z a k1 . L i z H o l o h a n

1 . To m m y N e e s o n

2 . S h a r o n C h a s e .

2 . S e a n A r n e y2 . K a r e n A s a r e

3 . B r i a n H a r t y3 . E r i k a V a n g o r

2 . B r a n d o n V J a l l e r S . A l M e r r e t t i2 . D e b b i e S i n n b t 3 . L i z z y B r e u e r

2 . J o n K o z a k 3 . J a c k o B e r r i g a n2 , P a m L e o n a r c y r k 3 . K i m A r m s t r o n g

2 . S t e v e C o a t e s 3 . M i c h a e l K o g a n '2 , A b b e y C h a s e 3 . K r i s t i J o h n s t o n

2 . C h r i s D e t l e f s e n 3 . B r i a n C u i l e n

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