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Our Mission
JAN/FEB2006
Former and Current ITC presidents go goofy!
The mission of the
Indianhead Track
Club is to promote
running, fitness and
healthy lifestyles by
organizing competitive and noncompetitive events,
and promoting fellowship and companionship through the
sport of running.
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
President’s Column—Mike Salm
Frigid 8/3
4
Detroit Marathon
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Whistlestop
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“So where’s your column?” Tina writes in
her email. And with those words the year
begins for a new ITC president. I haven’t
given the column a single thought.
Wade’s Wit
8
I want a snappy response.
Carson 10/2
10
Race Calendar
12
“I’m almost done. It needs some tweaking.”
A lie but a dull lie.
Race results
14
“Just reprint Paul’s first column and put
my name on it. Nobody reads the president’s column anyway.” A for chutzpah but
F for effort.
“Darn, the dog just ate it.” Better. Nostalgic.
But maybe the more contemporary, “My
computer just crashed” works better. Mixing them up might be fun. My dog just
crashed. My computer just ate it.
“I tried googling ‘President’s column’ but got
no help there. Then I googled ‘failure’,
clicked on the ‘I’m feeling lucky’ button, was
linked to the biography of George W. Bush.
Everything became clear. But still no column.” Contemporary. Political. Hard hitting.
“I need it in the next couple of weeks,”
Tina writes and I surrender to honesty. I
write back, “Fine. I’ll get on it.”
Let me start my year as president by
thanking all the people who will be of tremendous help to me this year when I ask
for help, for favors, and for information.
Let me start with Paul Billmeyer because I
have a lot to thank Paul Billmeyer for:
For all his hard work and able leadership
as president last year. He did a great job.
For asking me mid-summer to take over
as Vice President without ever mentioning
that I would become the president the
next year. Paul, I am the Aaron Rodgers to
your Brett Favre.
For promoting the idea that the Goofy
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(President’s Column continued from page 1)
Challenge would be fun. The Goofy Challenge
was held on January 7th and 8th as part of the
Disney World marathon weekend. The 3,000
participants in this inaugural event ran the
half marathon on Saturday morning with the
13,000 other half-wits, I mean halfmarathoners, followed by full marathon on
Sunday morning with the 11,000 other marathoners. Paul and I were counted among those
first 3,000 goofballs. Disney rewarded our labors with the Donald Duck medal for the half
marathon, the Mickey Mouse medal for the full
marathon, and, of course, the Goofy medal for
… being goofy enough to show up twice. Three
medals for the price of two – at Disney World,
that’s a bargain.
Let me thank all of the race directors, past and
present, and all of their support staff. I cannot
think of an ITC race that wasn’t well organized
and enjoyable. I know these things don’t just
happen. It takes time and work by many,
many people. The best compliment that I can
give all of you is that you make it look effortless. So my thanks to Kathie Schaus (Run
Against Domestic Violence, Frigid 8), Mark
Welcome New Members
David Carothers
Michael Gray
Heidi Jarecki
Larry Johnson
Scott Kuehn
Randy Roseen
Eric, Dianna, Paul
and Phoebe Zeegers
Wise (Spring Fever 6), Don Gilbertson (Norske
Nook), Emily Blaskey (RCU Charity), Bob St.
Louis (Water Street Mile) Fred Hable (Tortoise
and the Hare, See Dick Run), Don Marjala and
John Qualheim (Carson 10). And to all the people behind the scenes helping them, thank you.
For the coming year, let me recognize:
The people who have volunteered to act as new
race directors, Karen Schoenrock (Carson 10)
and Jayne Baugher and Mary Beth Clark (Frigid
8).
The other officers of the ITC who quietly keep the
club ‘running’, so to speak: Camille Johnson,
vice president, Lisa Buenger, secretary, and
Jeanie Lubinsky, treasurer. They are the people
in the background saying, “He didn’t really mean
that.” and “He meant to say…”
Finally, let me thank Tina Killey for our wonderful newsletter. I can tell already that you will
have to hound me for every column for every
newsletter this year. I know I probably won’t always sound like I appreciate the hounding. But
underneath, I’ll be thankful.
January is the time to renew your ITC
membership, as memberships are based
on the calendar year. If you haven't already renewed your membership for 2006,
you can do so by using the form on the
back of this newsletter. If you're not sure
if you need to renew, check the mailing label on this newsletter - the top line with
your renewal date will be highlighted, and
the date will be 12/05 or before. If you
have any questions on renewals or other
membership issues, please contact the ITC
membership coordinator, Paul Wagner, at
835-4247 or [email protected] .
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Final President’s Column—Paul Billmeyer
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Past ITC President Paul Billmeyer and
Carol Billmeyer in sunny Florida
Greetings fellow ITC members. This is my last column as your president. It has been a pleasure to
serve as the ITC president for the past year. The
year went by quickly. Looking back, I am in awe of
all of the members who have contributed so much
to make the ITC and all of our events successful.
I hesitate to begin naming those who have contributed for fear that I will miss someone, but it is
necessary to acknowledge those who have given so
much of their time. I must first thank Tina Killey
as our newsletter editor. She does a fantastic job.
Our newsletter is the finest, small running club
newsletter in the nation.
I must also thank our race directors. Without our
team of race directors we wouldn’t have the opportunity to compete as often as we do or have as
much fun. Cathy Schaus handled the Race
Against Violence and the Frigid 8. Both races were
sweet events. Fast Fred Hable handled the
Bloomin Idiot, the Beer and M&M Run, the Tortoise and Hare Race, as well as his “Should Fred
have stayed on the farm run.” Thanks Fred.
Don Marjala and John Qualheim did an excellent
job on the Carson 10. Next year Karen Schoenrock
will take over the helm for this race. She has some
great ideas to make it even better. Mark and
Karen Wise directed the Spring Fever 6 race in
2005 and will handle the race again next year. I
look forward to this race because it means the end
of winter. Of course Emily Blaskey is the perennial
race director for the RCU Charity Classic, a superior race that promises to get only better. Bob and
Dina St. Louis did an excellent job on the Water
Street Mile, and Bob also takes care of our web
site. We appreciate their tireless years of dedication to the ITC.
Judy and Joe Mirr were our picnic
coordinators. In addition, they organized the yearly clean-up of highway II. Mary Beth Clark handled the
banquet and is organizing a fantastic
banquet for February 2006. Mike Olson handled the race membership
forms at the local races. Jeanie
Lubinsky is our treasurer and Lisa
Buenger is our secretary. Thanks to
both of you. I must also thank Paul
Wagner who does a super job in
membership.
As I said, there are so many who do
so much. As an organization, it is a
reflection of how healthy we are by
the number of members involved.
So for 2005, I wish you adieu and a
super running year in 2006. Again,
thanks to everyone for making 2005
a great year.
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The Frigid 8 and Thermal 3 races were held on December 3rd
(always the first Saturday in December) in Chippewa
Falls. Thanks to all of you who came out to run, and a huge
thank you to all of the people who helped make this race happen!
The weather was pleasant with temps below freezing, but mild.
The roads were a bit icy in some places, which made the running a bit tricky at times. We even had one runner go down
rounding the cone for the 3-mile turn-around. However, Mike
Bye picked himself back up a few minutes later and quickly
made up the lost time. I suspect he had a nice bruise to show
off for a few weeks after that one. He's pretty tough...
We had about 70 runners in the 8 mile race, and 90 in the 3
mile run/walk. This made it the best turn out that we've had
in several years! Brady Anderson was the first finisher in the 8
mile race (44:01) and Karen Schoenrock rocked through the
same course in 52:49! Feylon Santo was the first finisher in
the 3 mile race in just under 18 minutes (17:59).
We dedicated this race to the Chippewa High School Marching
Band, and donated money from the race to a fund set up to
help the students and families who were involved in the tragic
accident that occurred last fall.
I want to thank all of the people who helped make this event
happen. Jayne Baugher was my co-race director, and is going
to take over as race director next year. Thanks Jayne! She'll
have lots of help from me and the rest of the Chippewa Six
Pack. And my sincere thanks to the "six packers" for all of their
help, and all of the others who helped out as well. Bob St.
Louis (with help from his wife Dina) did great with the timing as
always--thanks so much Bob and Dina! I won't mention each
person who helped, but they know who they are, and the race
wouldn't happen without all of the awesome volunteers.
And of course, thank you to our sponsors who helped out either
financially or with donations in kind. These include Robert
McKinley, Chippewa Eye MD's, Mike Salm, Izze Beverage Company, Spring Street Sports, Premium Waters, Reliant Rehab,
and the Chippewa Six Pack.
As mentioned above, Jayne will be directing the race next
year. I have really enjoyed directing this race for the past 8
years, and I will still be actively involved. It's been a lot of fun,
and I thank the ITC for all of the support they have always
given. I am very proud to be a member of this club!
The Legend, the
ishing the final
This Santa (Jeff Brown) needs more pad
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Scott Kuehn running in strong
I don’t know about you, but I hate getting
passed up by a golden retriever
Don’t let the attire fool you, it really was the Frigid 8
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Word Association
submitted by Steve Thon
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when
someone says “Detroit”?
Perhaps it’s: Motor City, The Big 3, Henry Ford.
Or maybe the racial violence and Halloween arson. How about Windsor Canada, the neighbor
across the river? If you are into music it could be
Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, The
Supremes, the Motown Sound or Bob Seeger.
For a bunch of ITC members the first thought from
now on may well be: “a great marathon”. By the
time is was over Barbara McKinley, Kathie
Schaus, Fred Hable, Karen Possley and Steve
Thon were all using terms like: “a beautiful
course”, “well organized race”, “flat and fast”,
“great weather”, and “I would come back” to describe the event.
With over 12,000 runners participating in this
year’s October 23rd marathon, half-marathon or
5K races the race is advertised as the “fastest
growing marathon in the country”. While there
was some evidence of growing pains, particularly
in the organization of the start area the organizers
have had 28 years to perfect the process and it
shows. The race starts and ends in downtown
Detroit at the Ford Field/ Coamerica sports complex. The course crosses the Ambassador Bridge
into Canada, follows the river through Windsor
and returns to the states through the underwater
tunnel. This allows first-timers to claim a PR for
the “underwater mile”, apparently the only place in
the country where this is possible.
The second half includes a trip through Belle Isle
Park and more of the ethnic neighborhoods within
the city and continues to a finish on the 50-yard
line in Ford Field, the covered stadium where the
Detroit teams play. The course is well-marked,
fully closed for safety with water stops approximately every mile. A variety of musical
While there was some evidence of growing pains,
particularly in the organization of the start area the
organizers have had 28 years to perfect the process and it shows. The race starts and ends in
downtown Detroit at the Ford Field/ Coamerica
sports complex. The course crosses the Ambassador Bridge into Canada, follows the river
through Windsor and returns to the states through
the underwater tunnel. This allows first-timers to
claim a PR for the “underwater mile”, apparently
the only place in the country where this is possible.
The second half includes a trip through Belle Isle
Park and more of the ethnic neighborhoods within
the city and continues to a finish on the 50-yard line
in Ford Field, the covered stadium where the Detroit teams play. The course is well-marked, fully
closed for safety with water stops approximately
every mile. A variety of musical entertainment from
What’s the first thing that comes to mind marching
bands to solo guitar singers is presented along the
course. The weather forecast was completely
wrong resulting is perfect marathon weather of partially sunny with temperatures in the sixties and
light wind
Runners from the Chippewa Valley arrived by various means and met at the expo prior to race day
only to split up again for pre-race
preparations and lodging arrangements. Everyone
re-connected shortly after the race to trade stories,
recover and celebrate. Local racers pretty well
covered the spectrum of finish times: “Fast Fred”
Hable 3:12, Kathie Schaus 3:20 (5th in age); Steve
Thon 4:01; Barbara McKinley 4:21 (5th in age) and
Karen Possley 4:48
While Detroit may not replace Twin Cities, Chicago
or New York as the favorite fall marathon for ITC
runners, as the word gets out it may start to show
up on many runners’ lists as a great place to run an
interesting marathon.
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WHISTLESTOP SURPRISE!
Submitted by Rory Cameron
For five years I wanted to run the WhistleStop
Marathon, provided the sun shone, the temperature stayed in the 50’s and the wind didn’t blow
in my face. I also wanted to finish a Wisconsin
marathon after my sad experience at Paavo
Nurmi in 1973 when I dropped out and because
of knee pain didn’t run for many years.
The 2005 version of Whistlestop was a marathoner’s delight. The sun shone brightly, the
temperature ranged from 46 to 57 degrees and
the wind followed the runners. About 24 miles
of the course followed an old rail bed consisting
of packed dirt or crushed limestone, which reduced the pounding on our legs.
Dave Carothers, Wendy Bengtson, Jeff Brown and
Karen Schoenrock receiving awards
My goal was to finish under four hours, maybe in the low 3:50's (about 8:50 a mile) if things went right.
Tom Schmitt passed me at the start and I stayed with him - for about 90 seconds - and decided it was too
soon for heavy breathing. An 8:33 first mile was far too fast given my light training program – a marathon
five weeks earlier was one of only two runs longer than 13 miles since January. The course soon turned
onto the old rail bed. The next mile was 8:16, too fast if I wanted to finish. Perhaps the tailwind or the
early pace chasing Tom got me going, because the miles seemed to fly by with each mile under 8:38 until
mile 24. The mid part of the course has a significant, but unnoticeable elevation drop of about 500 feet.
That certainly helped. When one mile hit 8:12, I knew I had to slow down. I did. The next mile was 8:16.
I decided to keep up the pace and see what happened.
In 2004 I came to the realization that if I could keep up my “speed” to run a sub four hour marathon for
five more years, I might be able to qualify for Boston at age 60, in the geezer division, as Jerry Sazama did
in Canada in September. A 3:45 finish had become something that only other, faster runners could accomplish. What little speed my body once possessed had slithered away since my PR in October 2000.
In 1999, with the help and encouragement of the original Chippewa Six Pack, I managed to run more than
five miles without injury and eventually ran Chicago that fall, swearing never to do it again after suffering
unbearable pain. (I will never run Chicago again.) At Whistlestop my goal was to enjoy the course and run
with fresh legs, so I hadn’t run for five days.
When the last 6.2 miles remained, I acquired new enthusiasm knowing that a Boston qualifying time
awaited if I could avoid a collapse. The final miles seemed longer than an Arctic winter. Somehow, my
aching, tired legs maintained their form and kept on pace.
I am still unsure how I did it, but I finished in 3:42:31, a PR --- and the privilege of running in Boston.
Wendy Bengtson, Paul and Carol Billmeyer, Jeff Brown, Michelle Jensen, and Brian McAlister were at the
finish, all of us sharing in the excitement. Paul hit the spot when he handed me a freshly poured cup of
beer!
IMPORTANT: Jeff and I wore ITC hats and had PR’s in our marathons. Brian wore a less distinguished hat.
He did not get a PR, although he had a good finish time. Jeff and I concluded that wearing ITC hats leads
to PR’s in marathons!
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WADE’S WIT BY Wade Zweiner
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During the Gilbertson’s New Year’s Day Run there was a fair amount of
talk about running goals for 2006. I don’t remember what all was said
among the group that I wound up running the last five miles or so with—Fred Hable,
Jeff Miller, Dave Rosenberger, Eric Gilbertson, Karen Schoenrock,, and Wendy
Bengtson. Though I do remember Fred mentioning something about the benefits of root
vegetable soup.
Anyway, my running goals seem to get less and less time-focused as I get older.
With my PR days most likely behind me, I have to set my sights on more attainable
things such as to:
Run more hill workouts. I used to run them all the time back in my “prime” and
I’m not sure why I quit because they always seemed to get me in good shape. And now
that I’ve read in the new “Running Times” that hill workouts are a staple for Tim Broe—
America’s best 5K runner in recent years—I have even more reason to start doing them
again
Continue to expand my running wardrobe—Last year, Jeff Miller introduced me to
the wonders of wool sweaters as a warm, fast-drying alternative to sweatshirts; Karen
Schoenrock to the functionality of fleece for the same purpose; and John Dunn to the
breathability of old threadbare T-shirts—they’re like a “poor man’s Coolmax,” he says-for staying cool on those hot summer runs.
Develop a horn for runners so that you can honk back at obnoxious drivers. This
is a device that I definitely could have used the other night. I was running on a littletraveled country road when a car came up from behind me. I moved as far to the other
side of the road as possible without going into the ditch. But apparently that wasn’t
good enough for the driver, who laid on the horn. I would have loved to have honked
back at him.
Not get lost in the Spring Fever 6. I kind of got last year’s racing season off on the
wrong foot by missing a turn at about mile 5 ½ and turning it into the Spring Fever 7.
This year I will definitely be keeping a closer eye on the arrows and cones.
Race a new distance—A while back I read an interesting article written by Matt
Haugen—track coach at Macalestar College in St. Paul and a former world-class triathalete—about the benefits of challenging yourself by racing new distances. Maybe this will
be the year that I race my first mile since 1987 or my first marathon since 1991.
Come to think of it, racing a new distance is just about the only way that an older
runner like me can PR anymore. But no, Bill Wonder, that doesn’t mean that Ill be running an ultra any time soon.
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First Annual President’s Challenge
Overall winners for the first annual President’s
Challenge/ITC Race Series are Karen Schoenrock
and Chuck Hull.
To be scored in the series, ITC members had to participate in at least four of seven ITC sponsored races—The Run
Against Violence, Spring Fever Six, RCU 10K, Water Street
Mile, Tortoise and Hare 5K, Carson 10, and Frigid 8. Both the
long and short races in these events qualified. Runners were
scored on their age-group place versus all other runners, with first
place counting as 1 point, second as 2, etc. and an overall win in
the male or female division counting as 0. Each runner’s top four
scores were added up, with the lowest point total winning.
Karen had the top score overall with a point total of 1.
She was the overall women’s winner in the Spring Fever, Carson
10 and Frigid 8 runs and took first in her age group (40-49) in the
three other ITC races that she ran in.
huck took the overall men’s title by finishing with 3
points. He was the overall men’s winner in the Run Against Violence and placed first in his age group (50-59) in all of the other
ITC races that he ran in.
Women’s age group winners are:
30-39: 1. Kris Glenz; 2. Mona Grimm.
40-49: 1. Kathy Schaus; 2. Tina Killey.
50-59: 1. Jeanne Miller; 2. Emily Blaskey;
3. Trish Carlson.
Men’s age group winners:
1-9: 1. Darin Lau; 2. Mitchell Warner.
10-19: 1. Cody Buckli.
30-39: 1. Corey Kildahl; 2. Michael Olson.
40-49: 1. Wade Zwiener; 2. Fred Hable; 3. Mark
Schultz; 4. Mike Salm; 5. Don Debilzen.
50-59: 1. Jeff Miller; 2. Steve Thon; 3. Paul Billmeyer.
60-69: 1. Doug Brandt; 2. Michael Weiser; 3. Phillip
McQuirk.
70 and over: 1. Ron Buckli.
A big thank you to Bill Wonder for compiling results for
the series and to all of the race directors for getting them to him.
Also, congratulations to Philip McQuirk for being the only ITC
runner to participate in all seven of the races.
Our goal for this year is to find a sponsor so that prizes
can be awarded to age-group winners in the series. If you have
any suggestions please contact Wade at 874-5852,
[email protected].
Submitted by ITC Treasurer,
Jeanie Lubinsky
Indianhead Track Club
Treasurer's Report
Sept 1 - Dec 31, 2005
Balance on hand at beginning of period:
Savings account
Checking account
Total on hand
$ 4,763.73
635.03
$ 5,398.76
Income for the period:
Interest - Aug - Dec, 2005
Membership dues
Hat sales
C10 registrations & sponsorships
35.47
625.00
50.00
2,803.00
Rendezvous Days assistance at race
75.00
Beer & M&M
10.00
Stucky Chiropractic
Total income
30.00
3,628.47
Expenses for the period:
Bank fees - Aug - Dec, 2005
Board meeting expenses
Newsletter expenses
Litho Specialists - bib numbers
Web page registration (Bob St. Louis)
C10 expenses
Beer & M&M expenses
Frigid 8 expenses
Insurance (RRCA)
Refreshments for speaker
Total expenses
Balance on hand at end of period:
Savings account
Checking account
Total on hand
18.00
121.59
412.46
115.00
115.40
2,059.07
87.00
442.40
970.30
30.39
4,371.61
4,492.66
162.96
$ 4,655.62
Eart Matthes Award winners: Witty Wade
Zweiner and Jeanie Lubinsky
Pete Beauvoi
the finish lin
Start of the Carson 2 , how
keep pace with a gorilla?
Mike Spencer giving a strong finish at
the conclusion of the 10 mile course
s once again timing the racers at
e of the Carson 10 and 2 races
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The Running Realtor,
Dave Fitzgerald
Race Directors John Qualheim and Don
would you like to
Marjala celebrating another successful
Carson 10 of record entries
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ITC Race Calendar February-April 2006
February
2/4 SECURIAN FROZEN RUN AND HALF
MARATHON 5K run-walk and halfmarathon, 10:30 a.m. St. Paul, MN contact: www.securian .com/Frozen5K
2/5 BADGER STATE GAMES QUADRATHLON 5K run, 5K mountain bike, 5K
snowshoe, 5K XC 8:00 a.m. Sylvan Hill
Park, Wausau, WI Contact: (608) 2264780.
submitted by Mary Beth
3/12 Shamrock Shuffle 5K Fun Run/Walk ,
9:00am Reg. 10:00am start American Legion
Post 53, 634 Water Street, Eau Claire $12 adv.
by 3/9, $15 day of Proceeds go to the National
Youth Sports Program Contact: Vicki Funne
Reed [email protected] 836-4931
3/19 THE HUMAN RACE 8K run, 1:20
p.m. 5K run-walk, 11;40a.m. St. paul, MN
Contact: Chris Fuller, (651) 228-1986;
[email protected]
[email protected];
April
2/11 RUN ON WATER 5 miles, 11:00
a.m. Bayfield, WI Contact: Mary Motiff
(715) 779-3335 [email protected]
4/8 ITC SPRING FEVER 6/2, Altoona,
WI, 9:00 AM start at Pavilion at 10th and
Spooner Ave. in Altoona, Contact: Mark
Wise at [email protected]
2/25 ITC Annual Banquet 6:30 Local author Mike Perry is the speaker. Cost is
$18 if pre-registered by 2/17/06 or $20 at
the door. FORM ENCLOSED
2/25 American Birkebeiner and Kortelopet
cross county ski marathon Cable to Hayward
March
3/4 CHILLY CHIPPEWA RUN 5K, 200M
kids run, 10;00 a.m. Chippewa Falls, WI
Contact: Roger Skifstad, (715) 726-2406
Ext. 1120, [email protected]
Race Form enclosed
3/4/06 POINT BOCK RUN 5 miles,
noon, Stevens Point, WI Contact: Scott
Gralla, (715) 341-8116,
[email protected];
www.pointbockrun.com
4/17 Boston Marathon
May
5/20 34th Annual Syttende Mai Run
and 20th annual Walk The Syttende Mai
is a 20 mile race from Madison to Stoughton and the walk is a non-competitive 17
mile walk. The same route is used by both
runners and walkers.
www.stoughtonwi.com
5/21 Cellcom Greenbay Marathon Green
Bay, WI
5/28 Madcity Marathon Madison, WI
Madcitymarathon.com
June
6/17 Grandma’s Marathon, Garry Bjorkland
1/2 marathon Duluth, MN
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Minutes of Indianhead Track Club–
Submitted by Lisa Buenger
Minutes of Indianhead Track
Club 12/05/05
help assess the response to the
ads.
Attendance:
Paul & Carol Billmeyer, Lisa
Buenger, Mary Beth Clark, Heidi
Jarecki, John & Tina Killey,
Kaitlin Krause, Mike Salm, Mike
Spencer, Paul Wagner, Camille
Johnson, Mark Wise
Advertising in the publications
Volume One and Silent Sports
was priced. Volume One is a free
culture and entertainment magazine distributed in the Chippewa
Valley. Calendar event postings
are free. An ad varies in price
based on size and the smallest
size costs $39 per month. Silent
Sports requires a subscription
and covers the upper Midwest
states. It’s ad rates were higher
than Volume One. It was passed
to place an ad in Volume One
during the months of March,
April, and May 2006 and table
the discussion on ads in Silent
Sports until the financial status
of the ITC was reviewed.
The ITC website registers number of visitors (hits) and will
monitor the number of hits before and after an ad is placed to
It was approved to insure an additional running race organized
by Kathie Schaus in June 2006.
The cost of ITC’s insurance will
not be affected.
Trailer and equipment rental was
reviewed. A $100 rental deposit
was recommended and the deposit would be given back when
the trailer was returned without
damage and all items put back in
their assigned places. The
checklist is in the trailer. There
is a policy on this that will need
to be signed by the renter. An
equipment manager would help
ensure that the trailer is in order
at the completion of races. Paul
Wagoner volunteered to do this
for the 5 non-ITC races.
The Carson 10/2 race in October
had 80 more runners this year
than last year. There were not
enough shirts available and extra
were made and then mailed to
the recipients.
January is the time to renew your ITC
membership, as memberships are based on
the calendar year. If you haven't already
renewed your membership for 2006, you
can do so by using the form on the back of
this newsletter. If you're not sure if you
need to renew, check the mailing label on
this newsletter - the top line with your renewal date will be highlighted, and the date
will be 12/05 or before. If you have any
questions on renewals or other membership
issues, please contact the ITC membership
coordinator, Paul Wagner, at 835-4247 or
[email protected] .
Frigid 8/Chilly 3 race in December had 156 runners and earned
a profit of $400. A motion was
passed to donate $200 to the Chi
High Band Fund, $100 to the
sponsoring church, and $100 for
the ITC fee. There was a recommendation made to donate our
fee to the Chi High Band as well.
Discussion ensued as to whether
the ITC should make charitable
contributions to designated
groups. At this meeting is was
agreed that all of the sponsored
races are for charitable purposes
and to donate money to each
event would be difficult. A suggestion was made to make donations individually to selected
groups.
Financial Report was not available at this meeting.
The yearly ITC Banquet is schedule for February 25th at the West
Gate Sportsmen Club. The deposit was paid and the cost of
the event was discussed. The
speaker, author Michael Perry,
has a fee of $385. The cost of
attendance will be $18 preregistered. ITC will pay for high
school award recipients to attend.
Please email me, Tina Killey, newsworthy
items to [email protected].
Next newsletter will be March/April
Deadline for items-March 6, 2006
Also Ran Race Results
65. Ryan Nelsestuen 1:25:45 M 20 – 29
Submitted by Bob St. Louis
69. Lisa Buenger
1:27:09 F 30 – 39
71. Rosemary Harnly 1:27:37 F 50 – 59
Carson 10 Mile
72. Diane Ramage
1:27:43 F 30 – 39
Eau Claire Oct 20, 2005
75. Diane Hoyme
1:29:01 F 50 – 59
Indianhead Track Club
82. Chad Erickson
1:30:08 M 30 – 39
John Qualheim, Don
Marjala
92. Barb McKinley
1:31:42 F 50 – 59
95. Sonia Anderson
1:33:12 F 50 – 59
96. Don DeBilzen
1:33:16 M 40 – 49
Overall Place; Name
1. Vince Temu
52:40
M 30 – 39
98. Carol Billmeyer
1:33:43 F 50 – 59
2. Brady Anderson
53:13
M 20 – 29
105. Doug Erbeck
1:36:47 M 70 & over
3. David Rosenberger 59:16
M 30 – 39
107. Grant Carlson
1:37:43 M 50 – 59
4. Wade Zwiener
59:21
M 40 – 49
108. Brian Amundson1:37:47 M 50 – 59
5. Mike Olson
1:00:14 M 30 – 39
109. Nina Koch
1:38:09 F 40 – 49
6. Chuck Hull
1:01:52 M 50 – 59
110. Trish Carlson
1:38:09 F 50 – 59
7. Mike Revello
1:02:10 M 40 – 49
Karen Schoenrock 1:03:44F 40 – 49
14. Fred Hable
1:09:08 M 40 –49
17. Chad Buckli
1:12:19 M 13 – 19
20. Bill Barry
1:14:15 M 50 – 59
23. Tess Goodwin
1:15:05 F 50 – 59
25. Paul Billmeyer
1:15:09 M 50 – 59
26. Thomas Schmitt 1:15:30 M 50 – 59
28. Jeanie Lubinsky 1:16:20 F 40 – 49
29. Mark Schulz
1:16:26 M 40 – 49
30. Tom Langley
1:17:01 M 50 – 59
32. Tina Killey
1:17:35 F 40 – 49
33. Bob Lesniewski
1:17:46 M 50 – 59
34. Sadie Miller
1:17:58 F 20 – 29
36. Dave Fitzgerald
1:18:16 M 50 – 59
40. Dennis Miller
1:19:05 M 50 – 59
41. Nancy Bauwens 1:19:45 F 40 – 49
45. Mary Beth Clark 1:20:57 F 40 – 49
47. Mickey Lynnes
1:21:24 M 60 – 69
49. Michael Salm
1:22:12 M 40 – 49
55. Michael Spencer 1:24:11 M 50 – 59
58. Mike Weiser
1:24:47 M 60 – 69
60. Cindy Korbol
1:24:50 F 40 – 49
61. Mark Kalscheur 1:24:57 M 40 – 49
62. Rick Lecher
1:25:04 M 60 – 69
116. Philip McGuirk 1:43:47 M 60 –69
Overall winners 117 finishers
Vince Temu
52:40
Karen Schoenrock 1:03:44
Carson 2 Mile
Eau Claire Oct 20, 2005
2. Dave Bauer
11:33
M 40 – 49
3. Brent Revello
11:34
M 18 – 29
5. Pete Goodwin
12:35
M 14 – 17
6. Cory Kildahl
12:35
M 30 – 39
7. Thomas Tai
12:39
M 30 – 39
9. Erik Dovre
13:03
M 40 – 49
14. Darin Lau
13:54
M 10 – 13
16. Sean Warner
14:06
M 10 – 13
17. Pat Warner
14:18
M 10 – 13
20. Jeanne Miller
14:38
F 50 – 59
27. Kelly Gustafson
15:17
F 40 – 49
32. Kriss Glenz
15:52
F 30 – 39
39. Ron Buckli
17:34
M 70 & Over
47. Mona Grimm
20:01
F 30 – 39
57. Carol Prescher
23:08
F 60 - 69
Overall winners 65 finishers
1. Lance Dalleck
11:24
18. Carlee Gobler
14:24
Frigid 8 Mile
Chippewa Falls Dec 3, 2005
Indianhead Track Club
Kathie Schaus
Name
Time
Place
Brady Anderson 44:01
1M
1;
Bill Barry
59:31
Nancy Bauwens
Stacey Curtis
25:54
39; 2 30-39F
Ron Buckli
27:43
53; 1 70+M
Mona Grimm
29:11
60
Cory Kildahl
20:28
12; 3 30-39M
Steve Kinderman 22:47
26; 3 50-59M
Brian McAlister
3; 1 40-49M
19:05
Meagan McAlister 27:15
50
15
Philip McGuirk
27:50
55; 3 60-69M
64:19
29; 3 40-49F
Jeanne Miller
22:45
25; 1 50-59F
Paul Billmeyer
76:21
50
Denise Pedersen 25:17
37; 1 30-39F
Lisa Buenger
64:56
31; 2 30-39F
Kathie Schaus
20:37
13; 1F
Cody Buckli
60:38
20; 1 13-19M
Mark Schulz
21:08
18
Don DeBilzen
73:40
48
Bill Spangler
27:11
49
Doug Erbeck
78:39
55; 1 70+M
Thomas Tai
19:24
7; 1 30-39M
Mark Kalscheur
70:34
40
Ellen Wing
30:16
63; 1 60-69F
John Kann
49:08
3; 1 50-59M
Overall winners 85 finishers
Tina Killey
63:46
26; 2 40-49F
Kathie Schaus
20:37
Nina Koch
73:20
46
Feylon Santo
17:59
Rick Lecher
68:32
38; 2 60-69M
Jeff Miller
52:53
8; 2 50-59M
Michael Olson
49:07
2; 1 30-39M
Stan Pieterick
53:28
9; 3 40-49M
Karen Possley
80:24
57; 2 50-59F
Mike Revello
50:20
5; 2 40-49M
Patrick Schmitt
59:39
18
Thomas Schmitt 61:39
22
Leslie Spangler
24; 1 20-29F
62:55
Karen Schoenrock
52:49 7; 1F
Steve Thon
66:36
37
Michael Weiser
63:41
25; 1 60-69M
Wade Zwiener
50:06
4; 1 40-49M
Overall winners 64 finishers
Karen Schoenrock 52:49
Brady Anderson
44:01
Thermal 3 Mile
Chippewa Falls Dec 3, 2005
Douglas Brandt
22:34
23; 1 60-69M
Kristen Brown
49:00
81; 3 50-59F
From Rosemary Harnley:
Hi Tina.
I was at the 26th Freeze Your Gizzard Blizzard 10K in International Falls yesterday, Jan.
21rst. I got a first place in the 50+ women--1/8
(5 in 50-59, 3 women 60-69)---in 56:37. No
need to say "Get your behind moving,
woman"---I truly appreciate you 7 minute miler
gals!!!
Anyway, it's a thrill for me because in 1981
when I started running, the dear ITC stalwarts
would tell me that I should consider THAT winter race---most intimidating, since 4 miles per
race in Dec. and Jan. is my idea of "fun". Well,
in 2003 I had a 58:47 at age 56, and now, teetering on the age 60 canyon rim, I knocked off
2:10 and I feel like a legend in my own mind
(resistance gear)! The most unusual twist at
that race was the 2nd place 40-49 year old gal
who went off to the emergency room for a very
bad TOOTHACHE that developed during her
race!!!
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