April • 2015 - Pagoda Pacers

April • 2015
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Hello Pacers. Lenny and I took some time recently to discuss ideas and priorities for the club that I would like to share with you now. The number is intentional and meant to identify priorities as defined by Lenny and myself.
1. The idea of starting Club weekend runs again has been discussed at the
Monthly Meetings. Currently, the weekend runs are organized pretty informally. In the past, the where and when for the weekend runs were discussed on Wednesday nights. As time went on this fell by the wayside and
people started to organize niche runs and it has evolved into the current
status of random and voluntary Facebook posts. In order to meet the Club’s
mission to be a social and athletic club we feel it is necessary to start organizing the weekend exploits in a more formal manner. The working model is
to distribute the effort for planning these runs by having individual members
host the runs, much like Wednesday Nights runs during the summer. However the expectation of hosting does not include opening your house to allow these delinquents. The expectation is to have a meeting place, time,
and an idea of a course(s). Please feel free to poach other individual’s running or race training plans and credit them as your own. These runs are not
meant to replace Facebook posts, but to better promote them, open them to
more individuals, and to hold them with more consistency. Hopefully these
will start taking place in April (hey that’s this month!). The goal is to have
one club promoted run each weekend, either Saturday or Sunday. Phil
Lechner will be organizing these runs, so if you would like to host, please
contact him at [email protected].
2. In order to make the website a more useful tool for runners, we plan on developing a run map database. The idea is to create a single source for running courses, both roads and trails. It
will consist of trail maps for local
SAVE THE DATE
parks, e.g. Blue Marsh, French
5/14/15 - General Membership Meeting
Creek, etc., and GPS maps (trails &
5/24/15 - Charlie Horse Trail 1/2 Marathon
roads). These maps should also help 6/13/15 - Wine & Cheese Party at Pagoda
people who volunteer to host runs
6/27/15 - Run for the Ages 10K
make their plans (see priority #1).
Lenny Burton will be organizing the
APRIL MEETING
collection of the map data, so if you
LOCATION would like to donate GPS information,
please contact him at vicepresiBLIND HARTMANS
[email protected].
3. We are also going to attempt to reach
out to other clubs in the area in order
to improve our engagement.
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TAVERN
2910 Pricetown Road, Temple, PA
THURSDAY, APRIL 9 - 7PM
UPCOMING EVENTS
4/9/15 General Membership Meeting
Thursday 7:00pm, Blind Hartman’s Tavern
2910 Pricetown Road, Temple
4/18/15 Mt. Penn Mudfest 15K
Saturday 10:00am; Packet pickup 8:30
Mountain Springs & Captain’s
Cove, 2619 Hill Rd, Reading
Volunteers Needed!
GROUP RUNS
Start Time: 6:15pm Wednesday
www.pagodapacers.com/group-runs/group-runs.aspx
April 1, 2015
Run: Nolde Forest (parking lot TBA)
*Check website for meeting location*
Eat: Mimmo’s
290 Morgantown Road, Reading
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April 8, 2015
Run: Justa Road Parking Lot (Blue Marsh)
Justa Rd (go to end of road), Sinking Spring
Eat: Ganly’s Pub
500 Brownsville Road, Sinking Spring
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April 15, 2015
**Mudfest Course Review**
Run & Eat: Mt. Springs & Captain’s Cove
(park in upper gravel lot)
2619 Hill Road, Reading
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April 22, 2015
**Charity Run for Animal Rescue League**
Run: Blue Marsh Lake Stilling Basin
Palisades Dr (across from County Welfare Rd)
Eat: Blue Marsh Canteen
5035 Bernville Road, Reading
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April 29, 2015
Run: Shillington Park
E. Broad Street (at Lancaster Ave), Shillington
Eat: Flanigan’s Pub
41 W. Lancaster Ave., Shillington
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CHECK THE WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK FOR UPCOMING ORGANIZED WEEKEND GROUP RUNS!
FROM THE PRESIDENT, CONT’D
What will come of this is unknown. It maybe new social
events, new races, or just getting to know new people.
4. We are going to assemble a list of individuals registered for specific popular races, e.g. Philly Marathon,
Blues Cruise, Labor Pains, etc. This is to enable members to reach out to others for training and/or race day
support. Karen Rule, the Race Results Coordinator, will
be organizing this as well. Please send her the bigger
races for which you are registered at [email protected] (NOT the races for which
you are just planning to register). Also include your
contact information if you are willing to make it public.
In addition to the Club’s priorities, I would like to inform the
Club that I will be attending the Road Runners Club of
America (RRCA) national convention in Des Moines, IA,
from April 23-26. While at the convention my focus will be
on the following items to best benefit the club:

Informing Runners Starts with a Great Website and Social
Engagement

Branding Your Event with Online Registration - panel presented by RunSignUp and Get Me Registered

Strategic Planning for Clubs: An Overview of the Oregon
Road Runners Club’s Strategic Plan Process - Presented
by Stephen Wright, ORRC President -Club College

Developing a Medical Plan for any Sized Event
If you would like to see other information sessions offered
and provide feedback on what I should attend, go to
http://www.rrca.org/convention/education/ and email suggestions to me at [email protected].
Finally, there has been discussion about changing the club
newsletter to an all-electronic format. This is not a new discussion. The genesis for the discussion this time was difficulties that we were having with the printing and mailing of
the newsletter. These have since been resolved by changing printers; therefore the push to make the newsletter
electronic has subsided. However it is costly to print and
mail the newsletter (~$6,000), so the potential exists to address this again. Making the change requires a change in
the by-laws, therefore the change will be a group decision.
My personal opinion is that the change to an electronic
newsletter should not be made unless there are some specific plans for the use of the money. Thank for your time.
Brett Lynch, President
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4.15.13…UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
A Pacer family’s account of the
Boston Marathon Bombings
By Tommy Chobot
It was one of those days that you forever remember where
you were when you first heard what had happened. This
one was different. With all the other times, we watched it
on TV – the Kennedy Assassination, the Challenger explosion, 9/11. This one was close…too close…close enough that
we didn’t need a TV. It was more than a moment or even a
day. It was a week. This is our story.
We were primarily in Boston because our youngest son
was in the city to be treated for leukemia. Though I qualified
and had registered for the race, running it would depend
entirely on how he was doing. Michael had been living
there for the previous 18 months and going back and forth
between Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the home of
our daughter Sarah and her husband Phil, 20 minutes
away. He had just undergone his second bone marrow
transplant (BMT), having relapsed 10 months after his first.
Michael’s condition had involved the family on multiple levels. In fact, a strong family support system is a required prerequisite to be a candidate for a BMT. He had many complications but would only get admitted when absolutely necessary, which meant he could be in and out of the hospital
several times in any given week. The doctors believed he
could heal better at home as he was more comfortable
there. When he was home, he had to have a caregiver
24/7 and there were about a half dozen of us taking turns
to provide whatever he may require. He would also need
to stay within a 30 minute drive of the hospital and have
someone readily available to drive him in at the drop of a
hat. On the other hand, the family involvement had put an
added stress on Michael. He hated the fact that his condition was affecting other peoples’ lives. That being said, and
out of respect for him, we all attempted to maintain as
much of a sense of normalcy as possible. Hence the reason
Sarah and Phil went on a vacation with his parents that
week and, if Michael was doing ok, I would run the race.
Thursday, April 11
The week was my watch and around 10PM, Michael spiked
a fever so off we went. He was on “day 15”, meaning 15
days after transplant and a critical time during the process.
More specifically, there is a condition called “Graft vs. Host
Disease” which, in most general terms, comprises a long list
of issues that can pop up at any time as a result of his cells
learning to get along with the donor cells. There is also the
ever present risk of infection because of his suppressed immune system. In addition, Michael had developed either
allergies to, or resistance to many of the medications that
are normally used to counter these effects. This fever would
be only the first of a long list of challenges he would face
over the next few weeks. Even
though he would be hospitalized, for the next 6 days, he still
needed a caregiver on
“standby” just in case his symptoms subsided and he was
again discharged. My wife,
Gwyn, arrived Saturday from
Reading to take over the next
shift. Sunday, though still in the hospital, Michael was doing
a little better and we collectively decided that I should run.
Monday, April 15, 2:50PM
I crossed the finish line 18 minutes earlier. At some point
along the final 600 yard stretch, the Tsarnaev brothers were
50 feet to my left, moving through the crowd, and looking
for a spot to set down their backpacks. I was 2 blocks away
and around a corner when the bombs went off, retrieving
my gear, and making my way back to the hotel. The explosions were very loud, echoing down the streets between
the buildings. Everyone around me seemed to be thinking
the same thing; that this seemed odd but perhaps it was
part of a separate celebration elsewhere in the city. By pure
coincidence I called Gwyn immediately afterward to tell her
I was finished and didn’t even mention what I had heard.
This turned out to be a blessing as the phone lines went
down soon after. While I was on the phone with her, activity quickly escalated as authorities began to clear the streets
and emergency vehicles were making their way through
the crowds and towards the finish line. “Honey, something
big is happening here. Gotta go.” Thinking quickly, she in
turn put the word out to friends and family via Facebook
that we were all ok. I could not go directly to the hotel with
all the chaos so I wound up taking a very roundabout route
which took considerably more time. With each block, the
mass chaos seemed to grow 10 fold yet I still didn’t know
what actually had happened. When I finally made it back to
the hotel, the lobby was packed with people trying to locate
others and gazing at the TV’S in the lounge area. My friends
spotted me first and motioned to me. My first question was
the same as everyone else’s,” Has everyone else checked
in?” Almost simultaneously, I saw the blasts for the first time
and I was told our friend Cathy hadn’t been heard from yet.
Soon after, she showed up visibly shaken but ok. She had
finished about 15 minutes after me – 3 minutes before the
blasts.
My first thought was to stay put for a while until things
calmed down a little, but it became obvious that this was
not going to happen anytime soon as the circumstances
were deteriorating by the minute. I was getting anxious to
get to Gwyn and Michael in the hospital a mile and a half
away. It was time to move. I grabbed my bag and ventured
back into the chaos. Several blocks later, I was beyond the
police barricades and entering some semi-normal flow of
pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The walk went pretty
smooth after that until I turned the corner to walk up to the
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entrance of the hospital. In front of the revolving door
stood 4 fully dressed out SWAT team members holding M16’s with their finger on the trigger. They’re looking suspiciously at the yellow bag that is slung over my shoulder. To
my right are at least a half dozen tri- pods and behind them,
the same number of news trucks. The hospital is in full lockdown mode. By this time, the phones were working again
and, long story short, I was talking to Gwyn via cell phone
and looking at her through the glass. She could get me in,
but it was going to take a while. So, out of curiosity, I approached a camera man standing alone by his camera to
ask him what was going on here at the hospital. Bad idea.
In a heartbeat, I was surrounded by an army of reporters
and cameras and fielding a barrage of questions. Don’t
think it ever got aired though. I’m sure thousands of runners
were interviewed. I found out later that some of the victims
were brought here just ahead of me and there was that
possibility that the bad guys could actually be among them.
Tuesday, April 16
The next morning I headed back to PA while Gwyn stayed
in Boston as it was her week. Little did we know at the time,
it would be a long one.
Wednesday, April 17
The decision was made to send Michael home. His fevers
seemed to have stabilized and, though he had some rash
issues, they seemed to be controllable. One could argue
that, in hindsight, this call was questionable and possibly
influenced by other factors. Right about this time, it was announced that the President was coming to town and that
the
First Lady would be visiting the victims in Michael’s
hospital. One can only imagine the security frenzy that ensued. So Gwyn took him back to the house.
Thursday, April 18
The next morning, Michael woke up with yet another fever;
his eyes swelled shut, and, as he later described it, felt like
someone was holding a torch to his hands and feet. Somehow, Gwyn loaded him up while he couldn’t see and he
was in extreme pain when he walked. When they arrived at
the hospital, the road by the entrance was blocked off for
security. She finally convinced them that this was an emergency but she was only allowed to drop him off and had to
go park somewhere else. There was staff waiting for Michael and they quickly whisked him straight through the ER
and to the BMT (bone marrow transplant) floor. After a
lengthy hassle, she managed to get the car parked a considerable distance away and eventually caught up with him.
Gwyn later assured me that the security people themselves
were actually quite helpful and bent over backwards (as
well as a few rules) to get her in. On a more humorous
note, few would argue that getting between a mother and
her ailing child is hazardous enough, but I pity those poor
souls that were on the receiving end of the wrath of Gwyn.
By evening, Michael’s condition had worsened and the doctors were unsure what was going on. At one point, she
texted me, “I think you should come up”. I knew what that
meant. My heart went in my throat. A while later she texted
that he was doing better and that I should wait until the
next day as planned, all this while events were unfolding on
the news by the minute. Later that night and once Michael
fell asleep, Gwyn made her way to the car several blocks
away and drove back to the house; right about the time a
murder, a carjacking with hostage, a shoot-out, and a high
speed chase were taking place just a few miles away.
Friday, April 19
Just when we thought things couldn’t get any worse, they
did. By morning the entire city was on lockdown, Michael’s
hands and feet were doing better, but his eyes, throat, and
mouth had worsened. His corneas had been scratched as a
result of “dry eye” and they were swollen completely shut.
Even water was painful to swallow. He was just plain feeling
miserable. By late morning, Gwyn decided to attempt the
trip into the hospital. She later described it as the eeriest
thing she ever experienced. During the 5 mile trip from the
suburbs to center city, she saw one pedestrian and two other cars… in the middle of a weekday. Meanwhile, I was still
in Reading and conversing with Gwyn as to whether or not
I could even get to them later that evening. So we decided
that I would start out after work and get a hotel room close
to Boston depending how things unfolded. I was about
halfway when the second guy was captured. By 11PM,
Michael was comfortable enough to drift off to sleep. Physically exhausted and emotionally drained, Gwyn began to
make her way to parking garage a few blocks away. The
garage she would normally use was still closed for security.
The attendants offered to escort her, but she noticed a welllit alleyway up ahead so she declined. It was well-lit alright.
Half way up the alley, she realized that on her left was the
entrance to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital (where suspect
#2 was taken two hours before), as well as a large group of
nice young men in black uniforms brandishing very large
weapons. On her right were those very large lights and
virtually every major media outlet in the civilized world. And
along came Gwyn, just bee-bopping her way right through
the middle of the whole damn thing. She knew that the
second guy had been caught but her focus had been so
much on Michael that she was oblivious (and didn’t really
care) about the mind-boggling events going on around
her. We both arrived at the house a short time later. At the
same time, Sarah and Phil’s return flight had been delayed
because of weather. They would eventually get home Saturday afternoon. This was supposed to be a much needed
and well deserved R and R trip to the Caribbean for them
but it was anything but that. They had only been married a
little more than a year and their home had been Grand
Central Station since they moved in. They were the ones
most affected by Michael’s illness, not that they would have
it any other way.
Michael continued to recover and in July, transferred his
care to Pennsylvania and moved in with us. A week later,
however, the cancer reared its ugly head once again and
took his life on August 6, 2013 after a 22 month hard
fought battle.
This is but one of countless personal stories that has come
out of this tragic event along with the ripple effects that go
with it. At the end of the day (or should I say week) our family weathered the storm with nothing more than some minor inconvenience. This is in comparison to some families
who account for not one, but several of the 250 plus injured, 13 who lost limbs, and 4 who lost their lives, for no
other reason than simply being at the wrong place at the
wrong moment. Bill Richards, a fellow runner, no different
than any other that day, must now come to terms with a
daughter who lost a leg, a gravely injured wife, and the loss
of a son. Gwyn paid little attention that week as she was
focused on Michael, a lioness tending to her wounded cub,
which made her all the more vulnerable. A murder of a policeman, a carjacking, a hostage situation, and a shootout,
had all taken place literally at the same time and no more
than a 20 minute run from where she was walking to her
car or driving home. Yet we were all spared. Whether we’re
talking about Michael’s illness or the Boston bombings, we
are left with the age old question; do things happen for a
reason or is everything in life purely coincidental. One can
only wonder.
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Mt Penn Mudfest - 15K Trail Run
Saturday, April 18, 2015 - 10AM
Registration limited to first 400 entries
After 20 years of muddy fun on
the Saturday before Easter, we
have had to make a change in
order to stay in our new home.
We will now hold this race on
the 3rd Saturday of April. We
will no longer follow the Easter
holiday weekend. We will start and finish the race at
Mountain Springs and Captains Cove Restaurant and
Bar. The course will be similar to last year’s… a little
mud in the very beginning and then a whole bunch of
Mt Penn’s infamous ROCKS.
All Runners will get a custom T-shirt, finishers award
and a meal ticket. Also, your friends and family that
come to cheer you on will be able to order food as the
restaurant and bar will be open for business.
Please see the Pacers website for more race details.
Registration is available online at Pretzel City Sports.
Come out and join
the fun!
We will need volunteers for
race day! Contact Ken Seale if
you are available to help!
Pacers
Giving Back
in Berks
Please share any content you feel should be
included by emailing [email protected].
 March’s Shiver by the River race collected donations
for the Humane Society of Berks County (HSBC).
Upcoming Opportunities:
 Saturday April 25 - Great American Cleanup - City of
Reading - Check website and Facebook for details
 Next Charity Run: April 29 - Animal Rescue League
RACE RESULTS
Email Results to Race Results Coordinator Karen Rule
at [email protected]
5 Mile Krispy Kreme Challenge
324/2265
Mike Ranck
51:03
Ugly Mudder 7 mile Trail Race
12/299
Jim Blandford
38
Mike Ranck
65
Tom Chobot
67
Jason Jacques
79
Mark Andrus
88
Ted Andrus
215
Paul Makurath
296
Gwyn Chobot
1:01:03
1:01:51
1:03:19
1:03:25
1:04:26
1:05:05
1:21:42
1:51:26
3rd M40-49
1st M60-69
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CUSHION PEAK
ADVENTURE CHALLENGE
Sunday, April, 26th - South Mt YMCA Wernersville, PA
Two Person race with mountain biking, running, archery, shooting range,
200 meter boulder climb and more over a 17 mile course.
Rustic Rage
Off-Road Duathlon and Relay
Sunday, June 14th – Rustic Park, Birdsboro, PA
3 mile run, 10 mile mountain bike, 3 mile run
Finishing is Up to You
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Shiver by the River - 2014/2015 Series Wrap-Up
Twenty five years of Shiver by the River have come and
gone. Our March race was the most threatened by weather,
due to the 10-12” of snow that fell the previous Thursday, but
the ‘summer-like’ temps in the 40’s helped to clear the roads.
In February we celebrated the balmy temps in the 30’s. January was just cold but dry and the December race had the best
weather. 373 runners ran the series, which is 1 shy of the
record set 2 years ago.
Our fastest runners were:
5K Male - Justin O’Brien 16:11 in February
5K Female – Siobhan O’Connor 18:26 in December
10K Male – Nick Sturm 34:20 in February
10K Female – Samantha Snukis 39:10 in February
Junk to Jazz - gift certificate
Creative Spirit Painting - painting
Ain't too Shabby, Ellie Vanderbeck - coat rack
Heather and Adam Nowicki – Misc items
Karen Horn & Brad Sinnen – various hats and packages of
Kind Bars
Road-ID – gift certificates
THANK YOU also to our long time Shiver sponsors:
Shillington Family Chiropractic Center / David J Dolan D.C
A Running Start - 705 Penn Ave, West Reading
Road-ID
Please patronize both our door prize contributors and our
As always, THANK YOU to all the Pacers who participated
sponsors.
either by running, volunteering or both! We sincerely appreciate all of our volunteers, whether you helped us at one race or
every race; especially those of you who were willing to do
If anyone has any comments, concerns, or questions conwhatever was needed to make this series another success!
cerning the series, please feel to contact one of the race directors. We do value your input and we do read the surveys;
making modifications when possible. In a subsequent issue
The awards ceremony was again held at the Temple Fire
of the newsletter, we will address some of the comments and
Company, on Madison Ave in Muhlenberg.
suggestions.
THANK YOU for the following donated door prizes:
Alecia Bradley – various gift baskets
Pretzel City Sports – gift certificates
A Running Start – gift certificates
Van Scoy, Caroline Hill - a ring
Patti Page - bracelet
Bella Jules - purse
Series winners in the Women’s 45-49 age group are
Elaine Cook, 1st place (left), and Lara Rosenberger, 3rd
place (right).
Awards which were not picked up at the banquet are at A
Running Start, 705 Penn Ave, West Reading.
Once again, thanks for all of the Pacer support, both runners and volunteers!!!!!!!!! We hope to see all of you next
year.
Sue, Katie & Beth
Series winners in the Men’s 25-29 age group are (left to right)
Jeff Fuller, 5th place, Ben Shultz, 4th place, and Matt Nojiri,
3rd place.
Shiver by the River
Shiver by the River - 10K Results - March
Place Last Name First Name Division
15 Krupa
James
M4549
16 Stoltzfus
John Mark M4044
17 Minich
Curt
M4549
19 Seitzinger
Dana
M4549
Shiver by the River - 5K Results - March
22 Maguire
Steve
M5054
Place Last Name
First Name Division Finish Time
23 Fussner
Jeff
M5054
14 Shultz
Ben
M2529
18:55
25 Lowry
Scott
M5054
17 Hartman
Chris
M3539
19:17
28 Thomas
Scott
M5054
21 Fuller
Jeffrey
M2529
19:57
29 Fussner
Raine
F5054
35 Mowery
David
M5054
21:15
30 Manzick
James
M6064
42 Sassaman
Bret
M1619
22:06
31 Dodd
Derek
M5559
45 Cook
Kevin
M1619
22:15
32 Cook
Elaine
F4549
49 Sassaman
Jennifer
F4549
22:28
34 Oswald
Melissa
F3539
60 Watts
Ryan
M3539
23:39
35 Ranck
Michael
M6064
69 Andrus
Mark
M0115
24:11
40 Ruth
Matt
MCL
73 Long
Joe
M4044
24:15
46 Werner
Laura
F4044
79 Rosenberger Lara
F4549
24:41
53 Kutz
Mark
M5054
81 Moser
Nathan
M3539
24:45
66 Bergeyova
Lucie
F4044
105 Gehret
Gary
MCL
25:56
67 Koehler
Eric
MCL
108 Hunsberger Madalyn
F0115
26:02
70 Kelly
John
MCL
117 Holgate
Steven
MCL
26:39
78 Seitzinger
Kathy
F5054
126 Kutz
Susan
F5054
27:13
80 Cymbor
Rob
MCL
143 Gery
Ann
F4044
27:38
97 Lyter
Laurie
F5054
144 Gery
Kyle
M3539
27:40
98 Moser
Tricia
F3539
147 Barone
Kristen
FCL
27:44
104 Watchoin
Stephen
M5054
150 Lengel
David
M3539
27:55
105 Goldberg
Jesse
M4549
151 Guth
John
MCL
27:55
106 Gochnauer
Jeanne
F5054
159 Mazurkiewicz Mark
M4044
28:37
107 Pletcher
Anne
FCL
162 Bergey
Sabrina
F0115
28:59
121 Atwell
Jerrold
M6569
163 Kerr
Jim
M5054
29:01
165 Beidler
Janine
F3539
29:11
167 Patti
Joann
F5559
29:14
180 Bergey
Zora
F0115
30:23
183 Arner
Matt
MCL
30:30
192 Drogo
Larry
M6064
31:18
199 Cook
Meghan
F0115
31:54
211 Parkin
Hope
FCL
32:39
242 Clark
John
MCL
35:22
246 Showers
Rick
MCL
35:59
258 Hagy
Rose
F6069
36:31
260 Showers
Dianne
F5559
36:48
278 Goldberg
Lauren
F0115
38:19
282 Goldberg
Marcella
F5054
39:21
291 Cooke
Whitley
F5559
41:01
298 Stuber
Carol
F5559
42:44
305 Durand
Karin
FCL
47:06
March
Finish Time
41:32
41:40
43:03
43:27
43:49
4415
45:07
46:10
46:17
46:18
4626
4642
47:13
47:21
48:43
50:33
52:24
54:18
54:21
5552
57:14
57:51
60:57
61:24
63:52
64:01
64:02
64:28
73:17
Shiver by the River - Series Results - Pacer Women
Total
Division Points Last Name First Name Age
Award
F0115
582 Cook
Meghan
13
F0115
834 Goldberg
Lauren
14
2nd F
F2529
73 Swiatek
Michelle
29 Overall
F3034
311 Osika
Melissa
34
F3539
114 Oswald
Melissa
37 1st Age
F3539
316 Moser
Tricia
39
F3539
328 Beidler
Janine
37
F4044
170 Werner
Laura
42 1st Age
F4044
409 Gery
Ann
42
F4044
587 Govern
Tanara
43
F4549
117 Cook
Elaine
48 1st Age
F4549
152 Sassaman Jennifer
45 2nd Age
F4549
235 Rosenberger Lara
46 3rd Age
3rd F
F5054
96 Fussner
Raine
51 Overall
F5054
248 Seitzinger
Kathy
52 2nd Age
F5054
307 Kutz
Susan
54 4th Age
F5054
354 Gochnauer Jeanne
51
F5054
381 Raifsnider
Barbara
53
F5054
844 Goldberg
Marcella
53
F5559
176 Marinaccio Melanie
57 1st Age
F5559
334 Patti
Joann
57 3rd Age
F5559
769 Showers
Dianne
58
F5559
856 Cooke
Whitley
58
F5559
871 Stuber
Carol
59
F6069
773 Hagy
Rose
68
F7099
887 Anttonen
Judy
73 1st Age
2nd F
Master
FCL
372 Pletcher
Anne
44 Clydesdale
FCL
453 Barone
Kristen
32
FCL
732 Parkin
Hope
46
FCL
875 Durand
Karin
38
Shiver by the River - Series Results - Pacer Men
Total
First
Division Points Last Name
Name Age
Award
M0115
189 Andrus
Mark
13
M1619
144 Sassaman
Bret
18
M1619
145 Cook
Kevin
17
M2529
32 Shultz
Ben
29 4th Age
M2529
59 Fuller
Jeffrey
25 5th Age
M2529
70 Durand
Jonathan 29
M3539
35 Gery
Kyle
38 1st Age
M3539
45 Hartman
Chris
35 2nd Age
M3539
126 Watts
Ryan
38
M3539
229 Moser
Nathan
39
M3539
416 Lengel
David
38
M4044
161 Long
Joe
44
M4044
481 Mazurkiewicz Mark
43
M4549
52 Krupa
James
48 1st Age
M4549
70 Minich
Curt
47 2nd Age
M4549
76 Seitzinger
Dana
46 3rd Age
M4549
383 Goldberg
Jesse
49
M5054
35 Thomas
Scott
51 1st Age
M5054
77 Fussner
Jeff
51 3rd Age
M5054
80 Mowery
David
52 4th Age
M5054
82 Maguire
Steve
50 5th Age
M5054
97 Seitzinger
Troy
51
M5054
174 Andrus
Ted
51
M5054
204 Kutz
Mark
53
M5054
397 Watchoin
Stephen 52
M5054
538 Kerr
Jim
52
M5559
123 Dodd
Derek
58 4th Age
M6064
112 Manzick
James
64 1st Age
M6064
132 Ranck
Michael
63 3rd Age
M6064
570 Drogo
Larry
63
M6569
401 Atwell
Jerrold
65
2nd M
Master
MCL
128 Ruth
Matt
44 Clydesdale
MCL
245 Kelly
John
57
MCL
251 Gehret
Gary
58
MCL
336 Koehler
Eric
48
MCL
385 Holgate
Steven
45
MCL
448 Guth
John
39
MCL
577 Arner
Matt
41
MCL
585 Clark
John
56
MCL
821 Showers
Rick
60
GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
By Benjamin Shultz
Location: Blind Hartman’s Tavern, March 12, 2015
Summary:
Motions Passed
- Renew the clubs membership in the Berks Conservancy
- Allocate $6,000 to be spent on Pacer swag for volunteers
Items tabled until next meeting
- None
Old Business items closed
- Wednesday night run suggestions/improvements
Treasurer's Report:
Shaun Luther reported that our account balances look
good. The major outstanding items are income and expenses from the Shiver series and income from mailings.
Race Director’s Report:
Shiver by the River - Sue Jackson reported that the
series is complete and offers thanks to the volunteers and
sponsors. Those who did not claim their awards at the
banquet can pick them up at A Running Start in West
Reading. Next year she plans to have more port-a-potties,
better traffic control in the parking lot/finish line area, and
more beer at the banquet.
Mt Penn Mudfest - Ken Seale reported registration is
about half of what it was compared to last year. He is considering offering day-of registration.
Charlie Horse Half Marathon - Brett reported that
they are receiving applications at the same rate as before.
Run for the Ages 10k - Ted Andrus reported that the
race will be held June 27th, starting at 8:30. The apps are
available. He is working on new swat for this year, possibly a
lunch bag.
Grings Mill - Jeff Hills reported that he is on track and
has received one application so far.
Blues Cruise 50k - Stephan Weiss reported that the entry fee has increased by $5 to accommodate better swat
and an updated website. The website was developed for
$800. Stephan will host and administer the website himself.
He hopes this new site will increase the number of registrants. He spoke with the Blue Marsh park rangers about
what to do with the money that has been donated by runners. It may be used for a billboard as the club has done in
the past.
Junior High Cross Country Fall Invitational - Tom
Chobot had nothing to report.
Oley Valley Country Classic - Lenny Burton and Barry
Goodhart were not present.
Kris Kringle 5 Miler - Polly Corvaia was not present.
Community Service:
Phil Lechner reported that the Great American Cleanup will
be held on April 25th in the Mt Penn area. He is looking for
volunteers.
The Wednesday night run on April 29th will be a charity run
benefitting the Animal Rescue League. Please bring dona-
tions.
Membership:
Dave Gallen was not present.
Scholarship Committee:
Sue Jackson reported that the application deadline was
February 28. They have received nine applications. The
committee will meet and review them.
Social Events:
Brett Lynch discussed moving forward with the idea of an
organized weekend run similar to the Wednesday night
run. He will host the first one starting in April. Several others volunteered to host as well.
RRCA:
Brett Lynch passed out an agenda for the RRCA national
convention he will be attending in April. He plans to attend the seminars on websites, branding, strategic planning, and medical planning.
Old Business:
Brett Lynch stated that the motion to remove language
from the bylaws requiring a printed copy of the newsletter
is on hold for now.
Phil Lechner reported that in response to the concerns
about the Wednesday night runs raised at the last meeting he will appoint pace captains to lead each group
based on ability. The pace captains will be selected each
Wednesday based on who is present.
Brett Lynch reported that he spoke with Lenny Burton
about creating a database of run locations/maps.
New Business:
Brett Lynch is working on the details for a 50-50 raffle. He
will introduce his plan at the next meeting.
Tom Chobot reported that he has been offered a job by
the BCIAA to direct the Berks County Cross Country
Championship race at Kutztown University. He is looking
for ways to involve the club, such as volunteering in existing positions, or expanding to provide more than has
been done at this race in the past.
Brett Lynch made a motion to allocate $6,000 to be spent
on Pacer swag for volunteers. The exact items and quantities have not yet been determined but could include a
towel and long sleeve shirt. The motion was seconded and
passed.
Sue Jackson reported that the Reading Area Water Authority contacted her about sponsoring and manning an
aid station at the Shiver. It did not work out for the Shiver,
but they are still interested if other race directors would
like to contact them.
Dave Feinauer (Swamp) reported that there is an organization looking to host a 120 mile world championship road
bike race in Reading on September 12th. They want to
involve local businesses and clubs in sponsoring and supporting the event.
Shaun Luther made a motion to renew the club’s membership in the Berks Conservancy for $100. The motion was
seconded and passed.
Ted Andrus reported that Nolde Forest will be dedicating
a new area for school children, built in Deena’s memory,
on May 3rd at 12:30pm.
Beth Auman reported that the Blue Marsh Lake Get Outdoors Day will be held June 13th. She is looking for volunteers to help staff the Pacers’ table.
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