January 17, 2008
Volume 2, Issue 1
Running Club News
2nd Annual CHEETAH RUN—March 14, 2009
Remembering a
THE CHEETAH RUN
RACE STATS:
Location: Spring Hill Middle
School, Longview, TX
Date: Sat, Mar. 14, 2009
With the month of March
just around the corner, it’s
time to finalize plans for the
club’s 2nd Annual Cheetah
Run held in honor of a longterm member who made a
difference in the lives of others.
Distance: 5K
Norbert Korzeniewski
Course: Out and Back
joined Longview Running Club
in the late 1980’s. After joinParticipants : 200
ing, he began training reguContact: Sandy Maddox
larly and accumulated some
Email:
impressive race times. Times
[email protected]
so impressive, he became
Phone: 903-736-9500
known in running circles
Website:
around the Longview area as
www.longviewrunningclub.com
“Cheetah.” Cheetah was a
faithful club member until his
death in a tragic auto accident
Inside this issue:
during the summer of 2007.
Having great talent as a
runner was only a small part
of the man that Cheetah was.
He had a contagious likeability
and a servant’s heart. He
gave unselfishly of his time
and his many talents. Our
“Cheetah Run” is held to
honor the life of Norbert
“Cheetah” Korzeniewski as a
runner, father and wonderful
human being. All funds raised
during this event are donated
to the Korzeniewski children’s
education fund.
runners. Volunteers are
needed to work: registration tables, water stations, finish line, course
marking/measuring, postrace refreshments, race
day set-up and clean-up.
Contact Sandy Maddox
and let her know what
position you can fill. See
contact info at left.
What you can do:
1. Pre-Register for this race!
Download the form from
the link on the website.
Race fee is $20 and includes a t-shirt.
2. Become a 2009 Sponsor
for this race on three levels: Elite ($500), Gold
($250) or Silver ($100).
3. Contact potential sponsors via “Sponsor Letter”
downloaded from the club
website.
The Cheetah Run IS our
group run for the month of
March. Club Runs are free for
members—but you MUST
register and pay the race fee
in order to get a t-shirt! Don’t
procrastinate. Sign-up (and
sign-up your running buddies)
today! ☺
4. Volunteer on race day!
We are anticipating 200
President’s Paragraph
2
The Heart of a Runner—Part 1
2
First Marathon—
Melanie Humphrey
3
Spotlight – New VP,
Sandy Maddox
3
Our Mission
4
LRC members showed up to support ParkeWay Fitness Center’s Resolution Run 5K
on January 10th. Top (club member) finishers: William Ritter, Overall Male, 17:22, Gracie Lindwall,
Membership Has It’s
Benefits!
4
Overall Female, 21:38, David Buckner , 1st AG(2nd Overall), 19:59, Leo Ruiz, 1st AG, 21:00, Larry Dillon,
2nd AG, 2:02, Ron Buckner, 2nd AG, 27:35, Ginny Luscomb, 1st AG, 37:40, Hammer Brenner 1st AG 31:14.
Next Club Run
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In-augural Cheetah Run starting line, March 1, 2008.
Congrats are in order for all 60 runners who participated!!!!!
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Running Club News
Volume 2, Issue 1
The President’s Paragraph
Leslie Stelpflug: Turkey Trot,
November 2008
LRC Gear
Taking orders soon!
Singlet $15 (green)
Shorts $20 (green)
All items Include the new logo.
Notable News:
LRC Members push it
to the limit and earn
PR’s at the finish line
YMCA Half Marathon, 11-15-08,
Shreveport, LA: Kerry Pringle,
1st in AG, 1:43:43 and Eloise
Lambright, 7min PR, 2:05:08
YMCA 5K, 11-15-08, Shreveport, LA: Larry Dillon, Overall
Male Winner, 20:25
Rock’N’Roll Half Marathon, San
Antonio, TX, 11-16-08: Penny
Calhoun, PR, 2:16:34
Downtown Christmas Run, 1216-08, 3.4Mile, Shreveport, LA:
Larry Dillon, 5th AG, 23:54, Matt
Owings, 4th AG, 27:09, Ken
Roden, 2nd AG 30:00, Jenneth
Merriman, 6th AG, 57:54
Texas Marathon, 1-1-09, Kingwood, TX: David Townsend,
3:23:19, qualifying for Boston
Well I hope everyone is having a fine 2009 so far!! I hope you
can tell by this, our second club
newsletter, that your officers are
working together to make this club
year one that leaves you inspired,
encouraged, and reaching new
levels in your running. As far as
reaching a new level in running, I
have reached an all new level in
my running…For you that do not
know…I am expecting!! I’m now
12 weeks into my pregnancy, with
my due date coming late this
summer on August 8th!!! I do
hope to be like fellow member
Eloise Lambright who ran a 5K
the week prior to giving birth to
Millie…I do plan on attending and
running all club runs but ,do to my
competitive nature, will give up on
extracurricular running till after the
baby is born…My ultimate goal is
to run the Houston Marathon in
2010, which is six months after
the baby is born!!
Enough about me…With the
month of March quickly approaching I would like each of you to
reflect back on the memories you
have of our dear friend Norbert
“Cheetah” Korzeniewski. Cheetah was a very special runner to
the members of the club and I’d
like you to consider what you can
do to help make our run an even
bigger success than last year.
We had over 150 participants and
expect an even larger turnout this
year! To date we only have 3
sponsors! We can use anyone
and everyone’s help! My thanks
to everyone that has already
stepped up and volunteered for
this wonderful event!!
I also want you to know our
officers are hard at work! Sandy
Maddox (VP) is interested in any
suggestions you have about club
organization and is hard at work
keeping the website up-to-date.
Steve Sansom (Club Run Dir.) is
busy taking the clock to various
races, keeping it charged, and
keeping plenty of club ribbons on
hand. David Weaver (Treas.) can
answer any questions you have
regarding finances; Melanie Humphrey (Sec.) is building a database for our membership as well
as putting together this wonderful
newsletter!! Thank You to all
officers for doing such an outstanding job as our club grows
and communication between
members is becoming more and
more important!!
This is the perfect time of year to
think about and set those fitness
goals you have been putting off!
So take some time and set some
goals that can help you achieve a
better 2009! I am looking forward
to seeing what this year brings us
here at the Longview Running
Club!!!
Leslie Stelpflug
The Heart of a Runner—Part 1
The heart of the runner has
been a keen interest of scientists
for over a century. One great
question has been whether running guaranteed cardiovascular
health and protection from heart
attacks and death. This series
of articles will present some
evidence for and against this
notion.
In 1992, Dr. Haskell studied
the coronary arteries of middleage runners vs. sedentary individuals. The coronary arteries
supply blood to the heart muscle
itself. In healthy people the coronary arteries are capable of supplying several times as much
blood as the heart requires. If
they are not able to supply this
blood the result is chest pain
(angina), reduced exercise capacity, and possibly a heart attack (MI).
Dr. Haskell compared the
inside diameter of coronary arteries of runners vs. sedentary
individuals at rest and found no
differences. But Dr. Haskell
knew that arteries are not static,
they dilate and constrict in response to blood flow demands.
When the heart rate increases,
coronary arteries dilate, allowing
more blood to reach the heart
muscle (myocardium). So he
administered nitroglycerine to
these individuals and repeated
his measurements. Nitroglycerine causes the smooth muscle
around the coronary arteries to
relax thus allowing more blood
flow, and it is used to relieve
chest pain. Under the influence
of nitroglycerine, big differences
were seen between runners and
sedentary people. The coronary
arteries of the runners dilated to
about twice the cross sectional
area, allowing about eight times
the blood flow!
The take home message
here is that runners (and probably anyone who does regular
aerobic training) is much less
likely to suffer shortages of coronary blood flow in times of stress,
and is much less likely to suffer
heart attacks as a result. You are
doing the right thing by continuing to run! Keep running.
Matt Owings, M.S.
Certified Strength and
Conditioning Specialist
Running Club News
Volume 2, Issue 1
Page 3
First Marathon— An Unforgettable Experience
I ran a marathon on December 14, 2008. Even though I
have a medal (and pictures) to
prove it, I still can’t believe I actually did that. It was the toughest
thing I’ve ever done in my life
and a great personal victory!
I started running simply because I needed to lose weight in
2000. I joined the running club
five years later with hopes of
taking my running to the next
level: average 10-15 miles per
week. A 5K was the longest
distance I’d ever run. Marathon
was not even a word in my vocabulary! Now, it can be said
that running has most definitely
gotten into my blood and 2008
was THE “year of running” for
me.
In February, I ran my first
Half Marathon (Austin). In August, I decided to go for the gusto
and run a December Marathon!
So in November, I squeezed in
another Half (San Antonio) with
my twin; and one month later
toed the line in Dallas on December 14th!
I don’t feel that I ran as well
as I should have. For my first
attempt, I didn’t expect to have a
strong run. But with all the training behind me, advice from veterans, prayer and encouragement;
I did, however, expect to feel
confident. Instead, my stomach
was a ball of nerves, my legs
were achy and weak and in the
face of a brutal and relentless
wind I could only cling to an intense determination to finish
what I’d started. I knew that
finish line was out there somewhere and if I just kept moving
forward, I would get there! And
get there I did with a smile at the
finish in 4:59:37.
me AND a testament to the level
of commitment necessary for
such a distance. I had the help
and support of my husband and
children during training and on
race day! And I cannot forget to
mention the countless spectators
in Dallas who shouted my name
and encouraged me as I ran sometimes shuffled - by them.
Total strangers did that for
me…..unforgettable. And when
my husband, Lex, wrapped his
arms around me at the finish line,
we both had tears in our eyes.
That’s a memory I’ll treasure
forever!
In spite of how miserable I
felt during the race – it was an
awesome experience. Just getting to the starting line injury free
was a small miracle and four
months of training taught me a lot
about myself. I appreciate the
USAFITLongview group for all
their encouragement! They were
my partners in craziness!!
Surely, sane people do not head
out Saturday after Saturday at
4am for 12, 14, 16, 19 and 21
mile long runs! I do enjoy running early but have to admit at
times Saturdays were a test for
Another marathon is on the
horizon for me, Lord willing! For
now I am taking some time to
bask in this great sense of accomplishment and thankfulness I
feel! I also have a deep respect
for all you runners out there who RACE STATS:
have run and keep on running Location: Dallas, TX
with such passion!
Date: Sun, Dec. 14, 2008
Melanie Humphrey
Currently, my short term
goals include increasing distance, endurance and shortening
my finish time. For the long
term, I have a desire to run a
Half Marathon, complete a Triathlon and eventually run a Full
Marathon. I’ll up tempo on my
training as summer approaches
in order to be ready to compete
this next fall!!!!
I have been a member of the
LRC for a year and have truly
enjoyed the new friendships and
camaraderie. I am excited about
assisting Leslie and Melanie with
the website and the running club
as a whole. My priorities as an
officer include boosting membership and making this next Cheetah Run even bigger than last
year! I look forward to serving
Distances: Full and Half
Marathon, 5-Person Relay, 5K
Course: Loop
Participants: 3943
Spotlight: LRC’s New VP, Sandy Maddox
I live at Lake Cherokee with
my husband Jamie and two
sons, Nate (12) and Zach (4). I
really enjoy working out and
keeping fit. One of my favorite
fitness activities is the “Boot
Camp” experience. But, I discovered my love for running a
couple of years ago when I took
part in the LRC/ParkeWay 5K
Fun Run held in 2007. Since
then, I have been hooked!
Melanie Humphrey—Victory at the
finish line! White Rock Marathon
as your Vice President and I am
always open to new ideas!
Thank you for allowing me the
privilege! And just keep running!
Sandy Maddox
Website:
www.runtherock.com
MEMBERS WHO
RAN:
Full:
Leo Ruiz 4:07:01
Larry Dillon 4:17:42
Melanie Humphrey
4:59:37
Bonny Beebe 5:03:39
Paula Lopez 5:26:15
Jeff Moore 5:32:23
Half:
Bob Kipp 2:02:54
Sandy with husband Jamie.
Steven Kipp 2:01:20
Jennifer Olivares 2:13:10
Longview Running Club
PO Box 150555
Longview, TX 75615
President, Leslie Stelpflug
Phone: 903-736-9500
Email: [email protected]
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The mission of Longview Running Club is to bring the joy
and health advantages of running to everyone regardless of age or
ability. We encourage individuals, families, youth and seniors to
experience the fitness that running can provide by sponsoring
races and fun runs for those who desire to compete or enjoy the
fellowship of running together.
Founded in 1968, our club is 100 members strong and includes children and seniors, recreational and competitive runners.
Longview Running Club is for all ages and ability levels
We’re on the web!
www.longviewrunningclub.com
Membership Has Its Benefits!
1.
Monthly Races—Whether your in it for the competition or recreation, we meet once a month for a group run. Club Runs usually take
place on the 1st or 2nd Saturday of the month and are free for members. Post-run refreshments are always served!
2.
Awards—All runs are timed and award ribbons are given to top 3 finishers in the standard 5 yr. age group categories.
3.
Runner of The Year—Our club year ends on the September Club run and these awards are based on a point system.
4.
Discounts—Longview’s Racquet and Jog (1419 W Loop 281) offers LRC members a 10% discount on all purchases. Just let them know when you check out.
5.
Newsletter—Published quarterly, you can read articles about club events, inspirational stories and
plan your next race with our local race calendar.
6.
New Friends—Create lasting friendships and be motivated by folks who have the same running
passion!
7.
Club Gear—Very soon we will have Longview Running Club shirts and shorts available for members to purchase!
Dues are $10 for students and retirees; $15 for single memberships and $20 for families. Dues are
paid annually. Register by downloading a Membership Form from the website or by contacting Melanie Humphrey by phone at 903-4527074 or email at [email protected].
5K
See you at the next club run: Sat. February
14th, 8am, Lake Gladewater Park.
(Bring your Valentine!)