COLUMBIA TRACK CLUB

Check website calendar for info

on these and other events:

Wednesday Track Workouts

Feb. 25 — Nov. 18

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

MU Track or Stanlowski field (check with Ted: zedrict@missouri.edu)

‘80s Run (2 or 4 mile)

July 18 — 8:00 p.m.

Mojo’s, 1013 Park Ave.

Show Me & Senior Games 5K

July 26 — 8 a.m.

Bethel Park

Great Sandbagger 10K

August 1 — 7 a.m.

Mill Creek Elementary

Special Olympics Twilight 5k

August 15 — 7 p.m.

Stephens Lake Park

Heart of America Marathon

Sept. 7 — 6 a.m.

Stadium Blvd. in front of

Hearnes Center

Keep PACE 5k for Autism

Sept. 12 — 9 a.m.

Bethel Park

Heart for Africa

Sept. 19 — 8 a.m.

Flat Branch Park

Paws in the Park

Sept. 19 — 9 a.m.

Stephens Lake Park

Notes & News Volume XLII No. 5 June/July 2009

Lee Pfefer Memorial WellAware 5K May 25, 2009

Despite the rainy weather, it

was a great day to run or walk

the Third Annual Lee Pfefer Me-

morial WELLAWARE 5K at

Stephen’s Lake Park. To give

you some brief history, the WELLA-

WARE 5K has been going on since 1995

and has had a couple of different names

over the years. In 1995, it began as the

Boone Baby 5K, and then a few years

later changed to the WELLAWARE 5K.

Since the passing of Dr. Lee Pfefer in

2006, the WELLAWARE family decided

to change it again by recognizing the

late and great Dr. Pfefer. It is hard to

comprehend that it has been 3 years

since one of the founding fathers of

WELLAWARE has passed. All in all,

this 5K has been going strong for 14

years.

Fortunately, the rain did manage to

cease around 7:30 a.m. and we were

able to begin the race without a down-

pour. The race started promptly at 8:00

a.m. with 155 people ready to give it

their all and break a personal record.

The overall top Female winner was

Jennifer Anderson with a time of 22:49,

and the overall Male winner was Dus-

tin McKnight with a time of 16:59.

Congratulations to all the runners and

walkers who placed in their age group

category.

Our sponsors this year were out-

Andy Emerson & Tim Albers

Dave Clifford

Place Name Age Time

1 Dave Clifford (wheel) 69 16:43

2 Dustin McKnight 27 16:59

3 Kevin Stone 25 17:06

4 Marc Keys 46 17:36

5 William Stolz 37 18:02

6 Patrick Cooper 16 18:07

7 Andy Emerson 40 18:57

8 Chris Cook 37 19:30

9 Tim Albers 31 19:34

10 Ethan Zars 14 19:56

(Continued on page 4)

115 Runners & Walkers Compete

CTC NEWS PAGE 2

CTC BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Linda LaFontaine, president Dick Hessler

Marc Keys, vice-president Pat Hanson

Tom Allen, secretary-treasurer Joe Duncan

Steve Stonecipher-Fisher Randy Gay

Jeanine Pagan

CTC PRESIDENTS:

Joe Duncan Nov. 1968-Oct. 1987

Tom Coon Nov. 1987-June 1989

Joe Marks July 1989-June 1991

Steve Stonecipher-Fisher July 1991-Dec. 1992

Joe Marks Jan. 1993-Nov. 1995

Curt Kempf Dec. 1995-Oct. 1997

Dick Hessler Nov. 1997-Nov. 2004

Linda LaFontaine Dec. 2004-present

WEBMASTERS: Hugh and Andy Emerson

CTC WEB SITE: www.columbiatrackclub.com Articles, notices, results, or any other information of interest to

Columbia's running community may be sent to:

CTC NEWSLETTER EDITORS:

Whitney Spivey wspivey@gmail.com

Linda LaFontaine (Assistant) linlafontaine@aol.com

CTC publishes a newsletter eight times per year.

From our President

Congratulations to our 2009 CTC

Joe Marks Scholarship winners

Emma Myers and Colin McDon-

ald (see p. 10). We are proud of

them! CTC Scholarships have

been awarded since 1988. Recipi-

ents are listed under ‘Nice Things’

on our website home page.

Take a look at the link on our

website ‘Forms and Registrations’

for a list of all pdf’s available

online. The contract for Walton

Track Use, which includes dates

and times available, is there.

Thanks to Jackie Pearce for her

making that happen (see p. 15).

Have you been in Tryathletics

lately? Nancy Rezabek, Nate

Smith and Patrick Hanson brightened the shoe area, dressing

rooms, restrooms and upstairs with some fun colors! Track Club

items will be neatly organized on new shelves upstairs soon.

Paddling as cross training? Add wind, heat, bugs and rain and

that’s what some of us are calling the Missouri River 340, a 340

mile kayak/canoe race starting in Kansas City and ending in St.

Charles, August 4th— 8th. CTC members Cami Ronchetto and

myself (women’s tandem); Lisa Wells (tandem with Elaine Stoll,

Lathrop); James Kaufman (men’s tandem with Ryan Slebos, KS)

and Steve Kullman (men’s solo), are doing the event, including

other locals Colin Doggett (solo) and triathletes Todd and

Susan Shapiro (mixed tandem). Members Tom LaFontaine,

Jim Ronchetto, Nancy Rezabek, and Randy Gay will offer

ground support as we paddle down the

river. The event’s web- site Mr340 will

provide race in progress

results as we pass

check points. Come down to

Cooper’s Landing and cheer us on.

See you down the road and river,

~ Linda

Looking Back: 25 Years Ago By Joe Duncan

June 3, 1984: The Broadway Mile was a part of P & R's "Life Be In It" festival. The start

was in the Eastgate area with the finish at Eighth and Broadway. The race was won by

Gary Oringderff in 4:29, followed by Tom Moore in 4:30. CTC people: Tom Allen 5:17,

Debbie Hoxworth, first female, 5:38, Betty Bohon 5:46, Chris Ruble 5:47, Amy Allen, 9, 7:26,

Nancy Fritsch 7:36.

June 9, 1984: Only six runners for a 10k road race in the Rock Bridge area since

Hickman Track was flooded because of torrential rains. Tom LaFontaine won with a 38:54,

followed by Dick Madsen at 39:57. Joe Duncan finished last, but as he said then "it took

five good runners to beat him." Not only that, Duncan was making his debut at age 50.

Here's what he had to say about that: "Yes, Duncan is 50 now--it took him a half century to

get there, but in checking the record books, we can't see that anyone has ever done it any

faster."

June 22, 1984: Two-Person 8,000 Meter Relay (alternate 400s): 1. Bradley Ackerman

(67.3 avg per lap) & Milene Mittelhauser (77.5) 24:08; Dick Hessler (75.2) & Peter Hessler,

15, (73.9) 24:51 father-son record; Liz Bulman (79.1) & Mark Volek (76.2) 25:53; Mike

Walther & Tom Allen (82.7); Betty Bohon (84.3) & Chris Ruble (87.1) female-female record;

Angela Hessler, 11, (93.2).

July 7, 1984: A Mile Run on Hickman Track: 1. Dennis Stewart 4:37.4, 2. Kent Lang

4:44, Tom Moore 4:53 . . Tom Coon 4:57 . . . Ben Londeree 5:08.6, age 50+ record which still

stands . . .Liz Bulman 5:29 . . .Don Johnson, 55, 5:38 . . .Tom Allen 5:47 . . Norris Kruse 6:03

July 21, 1984: 5,000 meter run, Hickman track: 1. Steve S-F 15:23 (1600 splits: 4:47, 4:59,

5:03), Kent Lang 16:46, Tom LaFontaine 17:00, Londeree 17:21, another record still

standing, Dick Hessler 17:35, Peter Hessler 18:16, Tom Allen 19:11, Don Johnson 19:57,

Tim Rooney 19:59, Joe Duncan 20:54 & 26 others

The June, 1984 Newsletter had the second of Tom LaFontaine's articles, this one :

"Train to Improve Your Aerobic/Anaerobic Thresholds." You need a mixture of at least one

continuous workout per week at your AERT pace, one interval workout per week at

slightly faster than your ANT pace and a long continuous run per week. In the article Tom

tells how to determine your AERT & ANT paces.

CTC NEWS PAGE 3

CTC Runner Profile: Emma Myers PERSONAL RECORDS

DISTANCE TIME RACE

XC 5K 19:51 XC Districts 2008

1600 5:34 Parkway South Invitational

2008

Date of Birth: I was born January 3, 1991 in Ra-

leigh, North Carolina.

How Long Have You Been Running? I have

been running 5ks since fifth grade, I competed in

track from seventh grade through twelfth grade,

and I competed in cross country from 10th

through twelfth grade.

Weekly Mileage: During track and cross coun-

try season, I run 35 to 40 miles a week, but in the

off-season, especially if I’m training for longer

races, I run 40 to 50 miles a week.

My Greatest Running Influences? My greatest

running influences would probably be my mom

and dad. Both ran in high school and still enjoy

running today. My dad often trains and races

with me as well. Additionally, I have had many

influential teammates on the cross country team

who have helped me excel as a runner.

My Favorite Workout: I absolutely love inter-

vals! We have workouts during cross country

(and track as well) where we get up early in the

morning to do continuous 200 repeats with a 400

jog in-between. It’s dark outside and the grass is

always wet with dew but it’s a blast! Then in the

afternoon, we do continuous 400 intervals with

an 800 jog in-between. It’s a long workout but it

feels great when you’re done!

My Favorite Place to Run: I don’t really have a

favorite place to run. I enjoy running in new

places or exploring new trails. Rock Bridge State

Park is always fun because there are so many dif-

ferent trails to run on.

What are your running goals? I am going to be

running my first half-marathon this July and

hopefully that will become a common race dis-

tance for me. Eventually though, I want to qual-

ify for the Boston Marathon.

Personal Info and Interests: I love anything ath-

letic: basketball, softball, rock climbing, etc. I will

be attending the University of Arizona in the fall

with the intent of majoring in physics/astronomy.

I have two younger sisters, Adelyn and Saman-

tha, and two dogs, Maggie and Lily.

Emma and Adelyn after the 2008

Hazelwood Invitational

CTC NEWS PAGE 4

WellAware May 25, 2009

11 Garvin Line 46 20:17

12 Josh Zeichik 26 20:22

13 Nate Gutwein 14 20:23

14 Sam Chapin 15 21:21

15 Brad Newkirk 37 21:25

16 Kevin Tyler 53 21:30

17 Brian Hudson 28 22:04

18 Randy Schilb 53 22:24

19 John Moreton 14 22:29

20 Tyler Adams 19 22:42

21 Jennifer Anderson34 22:49

22 Damon Motley 30 23:09

23 Travis Line 11 23:15

24 Jim Hafley 40 23:16

25 Simon Rose 44 23:26

26 Todd Fuller 40 23:40

27 Ron Netemeyer 37 23:55

28 Chris Hayday 39 23:56

29 Sonia Reichert 21 23:56

30 Kyle Knudten 35 24:08

31 Jacob Line 13 24:16

32 Ethan Line 9 24:18

33 Eric Schultz 23 24:20

34 Mary Ellen Bradshaw37 24:29

35 Eric Reber 32 24:30

36 William Duning 40 24:44

37 Matt Bowen 30 24:54

38 Karen Mills 27 24:58

39 J. A. Johnmeyer 53 25:10

40 Andrew Collins 30 25:25

41 Scott Kane 43 25:30

42 Doug Duncan 48 25:31

43 Logan Ballinger 21 25:37

44 David Stallo 28 25:38

45 Paul Hoffman 53 25:42

46 Matt Chapin 14 25:42

47 Darla Atkins 42 25:43

48 Kathy Vogt 43 25:44

49 Bren Bremer 12 25:51

(Continued from page 1) standing and really came through. We were fortunate to

have Simon Rose from KFRU be our event announcer. As I

told Simon after the race, “Thanks for taking our event to

the next level<” Simply splendid, Simon! Plenty of Star-

bucks coffee was available for the runners to warm up after

the race and small snacks like bananas, apples, Kashi bars,

bagels, Gatorade and OJ were provided by Schnucks, Hy-

Vee, and B&B Bagel Co. The six gallons of water was do-

nated by Culligan Water. The shirts this year were inspired

by Dr. Lee Pfefer’s daughter Amy Pfefer and Sonshine

Graphics. We also had gift certificates donated by Panera,

CyclExtreme and Walt’s Bike shop. The CTC team was

there to guide and help with all the pre/post event respon-

sibilities, as always. Last, but not least Boone Hospital

Center, provided their endless support on our programs

that “help improve the health of the people in the commu-

nities we serve.” A big thank you to all the sponsors that

help make our event a success.

I would like to recognize the volunteers that helped me

with this 5K. Lance Bollinger (co-director), Jeff Baird

(WELLAWARE intern), Nicky Zimmermann, Erin

Wegner, Lisa Schaffer, Jaclyn Heider, Barb Danuser, Becky

Hennesey, Nancy Lindner, David Carr, Jeff Hyde, Brian

Whorley, Cheryl Stallo, Garvin Line, Tom Elder, Angela

Malone and family and the CTC team (Linda LaFontaine,

Tom Allen, Randy Gay, Mark Lee, and Nancy Rezabek).

The YouZeum staff were also present to promote and

sign kids up for the Kids on Track summer program. That

morning we were able to sign-up over 100 kids. For more

information contact the YouZeum at 886-2006.

Boone Hospital Center’s WELLAWARE department

worked with the ER, OR and Cath Lab this year and devel-

oped a “Team 5K Competition” throughout the hospital to

encourage participation in a 5K among the BHC employ-

ees. Among the participants we had the following five

Boone Hospital Center teams: The Rehab Road Runners,

Marc Keys

Kevin Stone &

Dustin McKnight

Christy Barton

Linda LaFontaine

CTC NEWS PAGE 5

The Cath Lab Heart & Soles, The ER, The OR –Smooth

Operators, and the WELLAWARE Warriors. The 5Kteam

competition winner was the Heart & Soles – The Cath Lab

Team! Way to go and Congratulations!!!

This is the second 5K that I have directed and it is a

learning experience every year. I can’t thank the CTC

enough for guiding me along the way. What a great team!

Last year we didn’t have a stringer and had to create a last

minute stringer out of a couple shoelaces from the sideline

crew. This year we ran out of safety pins and had to duct-

tape for the last 15-20 participants. On a brighter note,

thanks to all the participants and sponsors, we were able

to give the CTC a check for $1200 + $860 from the

www.active.com entries. This money will help our sum-

mer youth track program and other upcoming CTC

events. -Jeff Zimmermann, Race Director & Health Promo-

tions Supervisor at Boone Hospital Center

50 Gwen Reber 32 25:53

51 Jacob Joos 13 26:00

52 Nancy Yaeger 37 26:01

53 Derek Duncan 24 26:08

54 Richard Nistendirk69 26:14

55 Adrianne Perry 22 26:28

56 Rodney Gust 33 26:35

57 Rebecca Kneedler 32 26:46

58 Jim Bollinger 52 26:53

59 Ann Moreton 50 26:54

60 Jim Peregoy 43 26:56

61 Ryan Hicks 25 27:13

62 David Campbell 50 27:17

63 Missy Fischer 38 27:26

64 Tracy McCumber 41 28:01

65 Denise Bartels 49 28:03

66 Derrick Evers 8 28:13

67 Alexa Newkirk 10 28:14

68 Emily Minkel 25 28:24

69 Elaine Foster 57 28:35

70 Joey Duning 34 28:37

71 Valerie Harre 41 28:56

72 Brandon Baden 16 28:56

73 Seth Phillips 17 28:58

74 Mary Boese 35 29:02

75 Tony Spaedy 46 29:17

76 Shawna Kelty 37 29:18

77 Kathryn Perez 31 29:24

78 Whitney Conklin 20 29:31

79 Cary Calkins 39 29:33

80 Joe Duncan 75 30:21

81 Tracy Evers 40 30:26

82 Ruth McCluskey 36 30:47

83 Kristi Baden 33 30:58

84 Alicia Lange 38 31:18

85 Andrew Spaedy 17 31:21

86 Stephen Whitney 42 31:24

87 Rachael Hayden 27 31:25

88 Dan Reiss 36 31:26

89 Diane O'Meara 54 31:27

90 Jaclyn Heider 24 31:54

91 Carl Greeson 60 31:55

92 Kayanna Crawford 23 31:59

93 Georgia Morehouse 75 32:02

94 Garrett Wallace 13 32:10

95 Stacie Verslues 28 32:14

96 Francis Verslues 33 32:14

97 Marie Dickerson 39 32:19

98 Laura Wells 68 32:25

99 Van Beasley 64 32:30

100 Brooksie Batye 30 32:35

101 Christopher Becker 50 32:37

102 Barney Sword 78 32:41

103 Katy Lydon 10 32:57

104 Charles Gallop 57 33:05

105 Jack Lydon 62 33:26

106 Sandra Chapin 15 33:43

107 Russ Still 62 33:48

108 Bailey Chapin 18 34:29

109 Heinz Leigh 28 34:32

110 Goldie McKnight 29 34:34

111 Patti Zadel 51 34:35

112 Jesse Cash 27 34:55

113 Kelli Cash 27 34:56

114 Penny Wyse 33 35:03

115 Karma Joos 42 35:07

116 Greg Thackery 45 35:46

117 Becky Newkirk 37 36:31

118 Jess Newkirk 8 36:32

119 Christina Morian 48 36:48

120 Bridgett Randolph 33 36:50

121 Noreen Heil 24 36:51

122 Eric Blair 33 37:11

123 Jennifer Calkins 34 37:57

124 Julie Johnson 38 39:16

125 Monica Korba 30 39:31

126 Sharon Newman 37 40:22

127 Andrea Gabrielson 28 40:38

128 Jackie Albers 31 40:42

129 Carol Davis 53 41:29

130 Stacey Becker 48 41:31

131 Anne Roskens 25 41:32

132 Lori Wallace 49 41:41

133 Linda Vogt 61 42:02

134 Carsyn Morris 43:38

135 Christine Black 43:38

136 Lena Roskens 28 44:03

137 Chelle Sherman 56 44:07

138 Lori Thunhorst 40 44:10

139 Phil Thunhorst 44 44:11

140 Erin Wegner 27 45:18

141 Cheryl Stallo 33 48:22

142 Wayne Chapin 59 48:32

143 Ann Chapin 49 48:34

144 Krista Myer 38 50:15

145 Novena Bollinger 49 50:45

146 Lisa Brock 51:54

147 Tamra Robbins 51 52:24

148 Karen Daniels 53:24

149 Olivia Granneman 14 53:26

150 Peggy Terzopoulos 14 53:39

151 Amy Terzopoulos 42 53:52

152 Jennifer Gilpin 23 55:26

153 Vanette Gibbs 53 58:55

154 Scott Gibbs 53 58:56 155 Peggy Neale-Lewis 59 1:00:21

Thanks to Christy Barton, Matt

Dreier and Sam Mosteller for the

photographs

Georgia

Moorehouse

Monica Korba

Barney Sword

Karen Mills

Three generations of Duncans:

Derek (grandson), Joe, Doug (son)

CTC NEWS PAGE 6

Jeff Shikles Memorial 8K June 7, 2009 1 Steve MacIntyre 1 M 30-34 00:25:43

2 Jason Jenny 1 M 25-29 00:29:08

3 William Stolz 1 M 35-39 00:29:22

4 Zachary Chapman 1 M 20-24 00:29:34

5 Lance Bollinger 2 M 25-29 00:30:37

6 Steve Stonecipher-Fisher1 M 50-54 00:32:03

7 Marianne Peters 1 F 30-34 00:33:43

8 Tim Waid 1 M 45-49 00:33:50

9 David Dingler 1 M 55-59 00:36:31

10 Hugh Emerson 2 M 50-54 00:39:01

11 Scott Kane 1 M 40-44 00:39:12

12 Mike Baker 2 M 55-59 00:39:56

13 John Shikles 2 M 20-24 00:40:10

14 Dean Runyan 2 M 35-39 00:41:26

15 Joseph Kaylen 3 M 25-29 00:41:50

16 Maria Kaylen 1 F 20-24 00:41:52

17 Rosie Stauder 1 F 40-44 00:42:18

18 Richard Nistendirk 1 M 65-69 00:42:22

19 Katie Shikles 1 F 15-19 00:43:20

20 Erin McGaha 1 F 35-39 00:43:37

21 Emily Minkel 1 F 25-29 00:43:56

22 Stephanie Runyan 2 F 30-34 00:44:16

23 Anne Janku 1 F 50-54 00:44:28

24 Tina Roselle 3 F 30-34 00:45:39

25 Derek Fox 3 M 35-39 00:45:41

26 John Sneed 3 M 20-24 00:46:47

27 Oliver Vizitei 4 M 20-24 00:47:03

28 Jennifer Mast 4 F 30-34 00:47:23

29 Jim Odell 2 M 65-69 00:47:28

30 Heather Demand 2 F 35-39 00:48:13

31 Diane Omeara 2 F 50-54 00:49:00

32 Kelly Fuchs 3 F 35-39 00:49:12

33 Nicholas Fuchs 5 M 20-24 00:49:13

34 Kate Floros 5 F 30-34 00:49:35

35 Terry Chapman 3 F 50-54 00:53:15

36 Janet Brandt 1 F 55-59 00:53:25

37 Nancy Shikles 1 F 45-49 00:53:32

38 Kenneth Bartley 3 M 50-54 00:54:09

39 Karen Hajicek 4 F 35-39 00:54:20

40 Laura Wells 1 F 65-69 00:55:02

41 Riley Neil 1 M 0-14 00:56:46

42 Julie Neil 6 F 30-34 00:56:48

43 Christina Morian 2 F 45-49 01:00:01

44 Linda Vogt 1 F 60-64 01:09:17

Parley Pratt 4-Mile July 4, 2009

Above: Steve Mac-

Intyre. Right: Hugh

Emerson, Marianne

Peters, Steve

Stonecipher-Fisher,

Bill Stolz. Photos by

Jackie Pearce.

1 Tim Langen 40 M 23:06

2 David White 17 M 24:52

3 Andy Emerson 40 M 24:58

4 Tommy May 24 M 25:50

5 Oscar Chavez 45 M 25:54

6 C. Critchfield 25 M 26:08

7 Dan Heaviland 47 M 26:40

8 Marianne Peterson32 F 27:20

9 Kurt Kennett 41 M 27:45

10 Harvey James 44 M 28:13

11 David Lopez 18 M 28:20

12 Jesse McInvale 12 M 28:53

13 Alex Chavez 15 M 29:14

14 Bob Martin 42 M 29:27

15 Jim McInude 52 M 29:45

16 Fabiola Lopez 51 F 29:59

17 Katherine Lee 48 F 30:12

18 Eric Bessey 40 M 30:18

19 Jerilyn Isom 31 F 30:32

20 Lisa Willey 37 F 31:21

21 Colin Tompson14 M 31:22

22 Bryan Danford 29 M 31:22

23 Laura Prather 22 F 31:24

24 Joe Lopez 56 M 32:27

25 R. Nistendirk 69 M 33:14

26 Todd Willey 47 M 33:16

27 Steve Kullman 49 M 34:12

28 Jared Decker 26 M 34:36

29 Jared Houseman12 M 35:05

30 Tommy Henderson51 M 35:12

31 Kim Peterson 49 M 35:35

32 Sam Cicon 15 M 35:44

33 James Harrington36 M 35:46

34 Alec Sheridan 21 M 36:59

35 J. Brownfield 17 M 37:04

36 Erin McGaha 36 F 37:06

37 N. Robovsky 35 F 37:56

38 Joe Duncan 75 M 38:27

39 C. Tompson 49 M 39:10

40 Doug Moore 54 M 40:28

41 C. Lillrose 24 F 42:09

42 Kayla Spurlock 24 F 42:17

43 Lee Offerburger40 M 42:20

44 Susan Holman 53 F 42:24

45 Julia Chavez 13 F 43:41

46 A. Henderson 26 F 44:17

47 Marcela Chavez46 F 44:23

48 T. Metcalf-Peterson50 F 44:50

49 D. Lodlingbill 33 F 44:51

50 Ian White 15 M 45:33

51 Kristin White 48 F 46:03

52 Nancy Fritsch F 46:04

53 K. Offerburger 14 F 48:34

54 E. Henderson 47 F 48:47

55 J. Offerburger 11 M 50:00

56 Stirling White 11 M 51:54

57 Deanna Phillips46 F 52:38

58 Joe Cocon 11 M 56:30

CTC NEWS PAGE 7

Berryman 50 Miler Mark Twain National Forest, May 16, 2009

Andy Emerson placed 12th out of 70 partici-

pants with a time of 9:15:33. Jeff Wells ran

11:02:36, and Kurt Kennett’s time was 13:56:39.

Andy blogged: ‚The mud on the second loop

seemed so much worse and was bringing me down. In

some places I decided to walk through the mud rather

than running it. I really had a bad attitude about the

mud and was not enjoying it. I took the pace easy and

did not push it. I was concerned I was taking it too

easy but just

could not moti-

vate myself to

go harder … I

guess what

doesn’t kill you,

makes you

stronger.‛

Jackie Pearce—4:51:18

Tomasz Tomicki—5:08:22

Marzena Tomicki—5:45:15

Ironman 70.3 Kansas Lawrence, Kan., June 14, 2009

Out of Town Events

Macklind Mile St. Louis, July 4, 2009

Marc Keys competed in the sec-

ond annual race that starts at the

South City YMCA and loses 118

feet as it continues down Mack-

lind Ave. Marc won his age group

with a time of 4:49.6.

Phil Sayer 5k Jefferson City, June 5, 2009

The Phil Sayer 5k took place at

7 a.m. at the North Jeff Pavilion in

Jefferson City. The event honors

Philip Sayer, founder of the Galt

Fire Department (now the Galt

Fire Protection District), who

played a large role in establishing

well-funded and well-trained vol-

unteer fire departments. Sayer

passed away in 2007.

Andy Emerson took first place

(18:31), followed by John McNay

(20:09). Richard Nistendirk

placed eleventh (25:00), and

Christina Morain was 25th

(36:59) out of the 29 competitors.

Jackie Pearce

CTC NEWS PAGE 8

Hospital Hill Half-Marathon Kansas City, June 6, 2009

Summer Allen—2:37:15

Michelle Amor—2:46:20

Carl Greeson—2:25:56

Steve Harrington—1:59:17

Dan Heaviland—1:41:36

Daniel Hodgson—1:42:55

Kathy Lee—1:52:46

Phil Schaefer—1:31:22

Dan Sitar—1:32:16

Rodney Stevens—2:09:40

Kevin Stone—1:25:00

Calgary 10k Calgary, AB, Canada, May 31, 2009

Steve MacIntyre

placed sixth at the

Calgary 10k in a

time of 32:12.

Make Tracks for

the Zoo 5k St. Louis, June 7, 2009

Whitney Spivey won the 23-27 age

group with a time of

20:33. Her prize was a

stuffed monkey.

Boomtown Days

Half-Marathon Joplin, June 13, 2009

New CTC member Katie Hauser

placed second with a time of

1:24:04.

Pedaler’s Jamboree May 23-24, 2009

Congratulations to Mike

Denehy for successfully orga-

nizing the first annual Ped-

aler’s Jamboree < and con-

gratulations to the many CTC

members who completed the

75-mile bike ride from Colum-

bia to Boonville and back along

the Katy Trail.

Warrensburg to Kansas City June 5, 2009

Jim Linville ran from War-

rensburg to downtown Kan-

sas City. He also ran from

Boonville to Midway during

the Pedaler’s Jamboree.

Michelle Amor

CTC NEWS PAGE 9

Thanks to all who attended the CTC

VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION DINNER

on June 22 at Columbia College.

We appreciate all you do!

Joe Duncan, Carole Duncan, Anne Hessler, Dick Hessler

Tom Allen, Andrea Allen, Rod Hartwig, Vicki Hartwig

Hugh Emerson, Jeff Wells, Tony Taube, Nancy Taube, Jackie Pearce, Steve MacIntyre, Andy Emerson

Hollis Stolz, Bill Stolz, Marcela Chavez, Julia Chavez, Oscar Chavez, Alex Chavez

CAKE!

CTC NEWS PAGE 10

Congratulations to our 2009

CTC Joe Marks Memorial Youth

Scholarship Recipients!

Hickman High School Senior Emma Myers and Rock Bridge High School Senior Colin

McDonald received a $1000 Columbia Track Club Joe Marks Memorial Youth Scholarship.

Emma ran track and cross country for Hickman and many CTC races. She’s helped with the

Heart of America Marathon and Summer Youth Program and other CTC events. Emma will

study physics and astronomy at The University of Arizona. Her teachers and coaches say of

Emma: “In addition to taking a tremendously rigorous course load, Emma has displayed the

time management skills necessary to balance her daily academics with varsity athletics, service

to the community and a college internship.” < “Emma has played an integral role on the

school’s cross country team. Many of the younger runners look up to Emma for knowledge,

motivation and support. She has a gift in many areas.” < “Her work ethic has won the respect

of her coaches, teachers and teammates. She has led our girls’ squad throughout her career” < “Emma is a teammate

that shows concern to the whole squad, not just varsity caliber athletes.” See this month’s CTC Runner’s Profile for

more about Emma.

Colin McDonald will attend Creighton University. He was a member of the CTC Colts Cross Country Team and

helped with the Summer Youth Program. He also ran in many CTC events. His teachers and coaches say: “Colin leads

by example and encourages his teammates daily and is very much an extension of the coach

when he is around his teammates. We are a much better team in his presence.” < “As an Ea-

gle Scout, Colin has always shown a high moral character, adamantly standing up for his be-

liefs of what is right and wrong yet always being polite and thoughtful” < “He believes peo-

ple have a responsibility to help others and not be self-serving.” Colin plans to run cross

country and track at Creighton. See a younger Colin’s CTC Runner’s Profile online (October

2004).

The CTC Scholarship Committee is proud to award Emma and Colin our scholarship. We

appreciate the time and energy they have given the Columbia Track Club. We wish them con-

tinued success in the years ahead.

Columbia Track Club,

Thank you so much for hon-

oring me with the Columbia Track Club

Joe Marks Youth Scholarship. I have been run-

ning for as long as I can remember, and Columbia

Track Club members have always supported me in what-

ever I do, whether it’s cheering me on in a 5k race or con-

gratulating me on my academic achievements.

Running has had a profound impact on my life; I have

more patience and perseverance, I have become more de-

termined to achieve my goals, and I have become more of a

leader. I thank the running community for everything

they have done to shape me into the person I am today.

I will be attending the University of Arizona in the

fall with the intent of majoring in physics/astronomy. I

hope to continue my running career throughout college

and far into the future. Thanks again for everything you

have done for me.

Sincerely, Emma Myers

Scholarship Winners Announced

A Note From Emma Dear Columbia Track Club,

Thank you for the CTC scholarship.

The Columbia Track Club has meant a lot to

me since I moved to Columbia in first grade.

Though I was just a beginning runner when I joined, the

club taught me how an active lifestyle and sharp mind go

hand in hand. I discovered the joy that can be found in

running and will never forget Coach Hessler's lively lec-

ture on how to take a corner of a cross country course.

Once I joined the RBHS cross country and track team, the

many lessons I learned at the Show-Me State Games and

with the CTC Colts benefitted me at the high school level.

I feel fortunate for the opportunity to run alongside and

volunteer with members of the CTC these past few years.

The club helped instill in me a passion for running that

cannot be extinguished as I head to college. I plan to con-

tinue running on the Creighton University cross country

team, where I will continue to utilize the many lessons

that the CTC taught me. — Colin McDonald

A Note From Colin

Emma & Linda

Colin & Amy Gundy

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By Summer Allen

The 50th HOA Marathon is just around the corner (Sept. 7),

and many people have been busy making plans and prepa-

rations for the banquet, race, awards and entertainment.

Although subject to change, here are some of the high-

lights.

THE MINI-EXPO: Packet pick-up will be in the Marathon

Headquarters at the Campus Hampton Inn and Suites

(1225 Fellow’s Place, at the corner of Stadium and College

Avenues) on Sunday, Sept. 6, noon to 5 p.m. Last minute

packets can also be picked up on race day from 5 a.m. to

5:30 a.m. Books by Hal Higdon will be available, and he

will be happy to sign them, or you can bring your own

books for him to sign. Historic HOA photos and t-shirts

will be on display.

THE BANQUET: The pre-race banquet will be held at the

Campus Hampton Inn and Suites, with a perfect carbo-

loading meal: pasta, salad and dessert. Families of runners

are encouraged to attend, along with previous participants,

volunteers and CTC members. Special reduced prices are

available for children. Invited speakers include Governor

Jay Nixon, who ran the race in 1978 and 1979; Mayor Dar-

win Hindman, a great supporter of the HOA ; Master of

Ceremonies Bill Clark, who conceived the first race in 1960

and remained Race Director for the first ten

years; Dennis Hinkamp, who holds the re-

cord for fastest runner (1977, 2:29:15); Larry

Young, a two-time race walking Olympic

champion who ran the HOA in 1975 and

1976, and well known sculptor; Dick Carr

who won the first annual Dave Schulte

Award in 1974; and Hal Higdon who won in

1968 and ran again in the 25th Annual in 1984,

and 2001 at the age of 70. Former

winners will also be asked to say a

few words about their experiences,

and to give advice on running well

the next day. Entertainment will

include Irish music by Tim Langen.

THE RACE: The marathon will start

at 6:00 a.m. and run

the same course as

previous years.

Easley Hill will re-

main a prominent

and memorable

point along the run.

After winning the

race in 1968, Hal

Higdon, writing for Runner’s World, included “HOA’s no-

torious Easley Hill as among the ten toughest climbs in the

nation”. All entrants will receive the HOA race t-shirt,

which continues to be free of advertising so athletes will be

proud to wear it (one of my favorite race shirts is from the

2004 Mayor’s Midnight Sun Marathon, but I wear it less

than I might if it didn’t have ConocoPhillips ads front and

back).

THE AWARDS: This years’ medal, designed by Mike

Denehy, is bigger and more beautiful than previous med-

als, and will be presented to all finishers at the finish line.

It depicts a serious hill with a runner walking up one side

and another running down the other side. Overall winners

will receive a pair of running shoes from Tryathletics and a

nicely framed 14x20 race poster (featuring past winners

Patrick Hanson-2005, and Andrea Fischer and Michelle

McFadden-tied 1996). The two Master’s win-

ners (age 40+) will also receive running shoes.

Age/gender winners will receive plaques

(three deep). The Dave Schulte Award for

improved performance is back this year and

that winner, who achieves the best percentage

improvement over his/her time from the 2008

HOA, if under 5 hours, will receive a signed

photograph of Larry Young’s beautiful

“Marathoners” sculpture, which sits

permanently in Flat Branch Park.

All runners who are 50 years old on

the day of the race will receive a

special t-shirt stating that they fin-

ished the 50th HOA at the age of 50.

For the first time, awards will be

presented post-race at Shakespeare’s

Counting Down to the 50th

Heart of America Marathon Update on Planning for the Race

Even if you are NOT run-

ning Heart of America,

please attend the pre-race

banquet ($22.50).

Bill Clark

CTC NEWS PAGE 12

Pizza, where free pizza will be available to runners and supporters.

THE ENTERTAINMENT: Entertainment along the course is being planned,

so interested musicians and performance artists (jugglers, dancers, etc.) should

contact Joe Duncan or Linda LaFontaine. The popular ice bath (huge!) will be

at the finish again this year.

THE PUBLIC RELATIONS: Brochures and posters have been printed and

continue to be distributed. Large posters are available for sale (only $2) at Try-

athletics. Simon Rose interviewed Bill Clark, founder, Joe Schroeder, first win-

ner, and Joe Duncan, Race Director since 1970, on KFRU 1400’s “Morning

Meeting” radio show, and more interviews are planned. Additionally, Simon

plans to run the HOA and hopes to talk “live” on the radio at various rest ar-

eas. Advertisements have appeared in magazines and newsletters around

Missouri. The Columbia Track Club has formed a HOA group on Facebook.

Irene Haskins, in her usual witty manner, wrote an article in the Columbia Daily Tribune mentioning the HOA. Hal

Higdon, mentioned the HOA on his InterActive Forum on TrainingPeaks.com. Runner’s World magazine is working on

a feature story which will appear in the September issue, on newsstands in August. Advertising in the Columbia Daily

Tribune will appear closer to the race date. Whitney Spivey has written HOA articles that will appear in the August is-

sue of Missouri Life magazine and the Sept. 3 issue of Vox magazine. Chris Gervino of KOMU-TV plans to interview Joe

Duncan and Simon Rose on his “Sports Talk” show in August. We plan to ask the Mayor and the Governor to proclaim

September 7, 2009 as Marathon Day.

THE SPONSORS: Major sponsors so far in-

clude: Columbia Track Club, Shelter Insurance,

Landmark Bank (previously First National

Bank), Hampton Inn and Suites, Tryathletics,

Culligan Water, Pepsi Cola, Schnucks, Fellini

Restaurant, Shakespeare’s Pizza, Joe Machen’s

Ford, State Highway Patrol, Columbia Police

Department, Boone County Sheriff, University

of Missouri Police, Boone County Fire Protec-

tion District, Koonse Glass, The Blue Note and

the Columbia Tribune.

Ask Hal Higdon

to sign a book!

Volunteers Wanted We need your help! Course monitors, musicians, singers, cheer-leaders, enthusiastic motivators — come celebrate the 50th Heart of America Marathon by helping runners along the marathon route. The course is open from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We wel-come all ages and abilities, and we’ll find a spot along the route that works for you. Please contact accordionist Linda LaFon-taine, linlafontaine@aol.com, 442-2581, about helping.

CTC NEWS PAGE 13

By Whitney Hicks

Conrad Nightingale was one

of several Olympians who have

participated in the Heart of

America (HOA ) Marathon. Oth-

ers were Ron Daws and Larry

Young. Conrad ran the HOA

Marathon in 1964 when he was

running at Kansas State Univer-

sity, coming in second with a

time of 3:01. In 1968 he was a

member of the US Olympic team

that went to Mexico City compet-

ing in the Steeplechase. He also

competed in Columbia in a MU-

KSU dual meet and in the last Big

8 Outdoor Track and Field

Championship on the

Memorial Stadium

Track in 1965 where

he won the exciting

mile race.

I remember en-

countering Conrad

for the first time with

his coach, DeLoss

Dodds, in the Kansas

City Airport some-

time during the win-

ter of 1964/65. They

were on their way to the East

Coast, where Conrad was to

compete in a big indoor track

meet. Dodds, a former KSU track

coach and the long-time athletic

director at the University of

Texas, was one of my roommates

at the Beta House at Kansas State

when we were college students

and we have kept up over the

years.

I imagine Conrad ran the

HOA Marathon in 1964 as part of

his training for the upcoming

cross country season. The win-

ner that year was Ron Daws, an

Olympic marathoner who fin-

ished the HOA in 2:47:27. Con-

rad returned to Columbia in the

Spring for a MU-KSU dual meet

and for the Conference Meet. I

worked as an umpire at the

meets, but I don’t remember ex-

actly what races Conrad ran in

the dual meet. I imagine he ran

(and won) the mile, but I do re-

member he doubled (or tripled)

in the 400 meter inter-

mediate hurdle race

and placed third. I told

him I thought the 400

intermediate hurdle

race was rubbing it in a

little. This race helped

him with his prepara-

tion for the steeple-

chase. The steeplechase

may not have been a

NCAA race then.

The Big 8 Confer-

ence mile race included a tal-

ented field. John Lawson of KU

had been was an early favorite,

but he was supposedly injured.

KU under coach Bill Easton had a

dominant team and an especially

strong distance contingent,

which the Dodds, the KSU coach,

had begun to challenge. Conrad

was a contender as was Tom Von

Ruden of Oklahoma State Uni-

versity. As a track umpire sta-

tioned on the final curve before

the finish, I had a good view of

the race. Coming out of the first

curve of the last lap the runners

were bunched when Conrad took

the lead. He had the lead when

he passed where I was standing,

but coming off the final curve

Tom Von Ruden made a strong

run at Conrad. Conrad was just

able to hold him off finishing in

4:01. It was a disappointment for

Conrad to have missed breaking

four minutes by one second. If

the race had been run on our pre-

sent track he might have broken

four minutes. After the race I

overheard Tom Von Ruden tell-

ing Conrad, “you were strong,

you were strong.”

Conrad earned a DVM degree

(veterinary medicine) from Kan-

sas State University in 1971.

When he served in the U.S. Air

Force he was stationed at Lack-

land Air Force Base in San Anto-

nio and he and his family fell in

love with the Texas Hill Country.

They to located in nearby Ban-

dera, Texas where Conrad has a

horse, dog, and cat clinic. He says

“one of the reasons I enjoy work-

ing with horses is that they are

athletes themselves. A lot of the

same principles and training I

had to live by apply to them as

well.”

Counting Down to the 50th

Heart of America Marathon Olympians

CTC NEWS PAGE 14

Visit the CTC website to

hear Simon Rose inter-

view Bill Clark, founder

of the Heart of America

Marathon.

ColumbiaTrackClub.com. Members pictured: Bill Stolz, Joe Duncan, Patrick Hanson, Mary Ellen

Bradshaw, Linda LaFontaine, Tom Allen, Hugh Emerson, Summer Allen,

Andy Emerson, Don Johnson, Richard & Leona Nistendirk

Pre-Marathon Banquet Open to All

Whether or not you’re running the 50th HOA,

attend the pre-race all-you-can-eat buffet pasta dinner. Sunday, Sept. 6th, 6 p.m. at the Hampton Inn

$22.50 per adult; $10.00 ages 6-12; $5.00 age 4 and under.

Notable individuals attending the banquet include:

Bill Clark – founder of HOA

Joe Schroeder – 1960 HOA winner

Hal Higdon – 1968 HOA winner and former senior editor of Runner’s World. Hal will sign books; he’ll

bring some that can be purchased, or you may bring your own.

Dennis Hindkamp – HOA record holder since 1977; he will be waiting at the finish line to see

if his record is broken.

Larry Young— two time race walk Olympic champion, race walked HOA in 1975 & 76

Lou Fritz – ran 25 straight HOA’s from 1965 – 1989

Liz Bulman – Triathlete of the Year 1986, second fastest women’s HOA time

Richard Carr – first recipient of the Dave Schulte Memorial Award

Joyce Schulte – widow of Dave Schulte

Darwin Hindman — Mayor of Columbia

The following individuals might be present:

Governor Jay Nixon – two-time HOA finisher

Wesley Paul – holds the HOA record for 7 year-olds

Andrea Fisher and Michelle McFadden – female record holders; the only women to break three hours

And...

Archivist Bill Stolz will present photos from past HOA’s, including runners on the railroad tracks

Joe Duncan will present HOA memorabilia, including all the HOA past shirts in his collection

Music will be provided by Columbia Track Club’s marathoning fiddler Tim Langen

Sign up today online or contact Joe Duncan (jocar2605@centurytel.net, 445-2684).

HOA Committee (present at June meeting)

CTC NEWS PAGE 15

2009 Columbia Track Club Schedule Check out our complete schedule at: www.columbiatrackclub.com

2/25-

11/18

5:30 p.m. Wednesday Track Workouts

(all ages & speeds welcome)

Free Ted Zderic,

zderict@missouri.edu

Location determined

by Ted via email.

8/1 7 a.m. Great Sandbagger 10K Free for CTC

members

Joe Duncan

573-445-2684

jocar2605@centurytel.net

Mill Creek

Elementary

9/7 6 a.m. Heart of America Marathon $25 Joe Duncan

573-445-2684

jocar2605@centurytel.net

Stadium Blvd. in

front of Hearnes.

CTC NEW MEMBERS Katie Hauser Columbia

Chris, Kim & Madison Marks

Columbia

Ron Netemeyer Columbia

Matt Straw Columbia

Chai-Lin Tsai Columbia

Ze Wang Columbia

MU Track Use

It is official! The Columbia Track

Club has permission to use MU

Track! Only adults are permitted to

use the track due to NCAA rules.

CTC members may

only use the track dur-

ing scheduled times (see

“Walton Stadium Track

Use PDF” under “Forms

& Registrations” on the

CTC website). The track

is closed on days where

the calendar says “ICA

events;” the track is

open on days where

times are posted. Please

abide by these rules or CTC might not

have the contract approved again.

If you are currently a CTC mem-

ber, your information has been for-

warded to MU Athletics. If you are

joining CTC for the purpose of using

the track please email Jackie Pearce

once you have joined, and she will

forward your information to Kathy

Ungles in the Athletic Department.

You will not be able to get an ID card

unless you are on the member list.

ID cards are required to use the

track. These can be obtained from

Kathy Ungles at the Arena Operations

office at the Mizzou Arena directly

behind the South reception desk. You

may purchase a card Mon-

day to Friday 7:30 a.m. to

noon and again from 1 to 4

p.m. The cards will cost

$10 each and should be

paid for when the card is

produced. Cards will be

stickered yearly as CTC

renews the contract; the

$10 fee is a onetime ex-

pense unless your card is

lost.

MU Athletics has been generous

with CTC's track use. They are not

charging the club as a whole for use of

the track, but they did request that

those who use it consider volunteer-

ing at Mizzou track meets. Please be

polite and appreciative to any MU

official whom you see at the track or

elsewhere.

Please email Jackie Pearce with

any questions (pearcej@missouri.edu).

Sidney Larson, 1923-2009 We are saddened

by the death of

longtime Columbia

College Art Profes-

sor Sid Larson. He

often ran with Bill

Wickersham, David

O’Hagen and John

Mitchell in the late

`60s. They com-

peted in races sponsored by the Parks

& Rec Department before there was a

Columbia Track Club. Larson and

Wickersham were on the first CTC

Board of Directors. Larson’s obituary

can be found at the Columbia Daily

Tribune online (May 27).

The Department of Nutritional Sci-

ences is seeking male subjects for two

studies on the effects of different weight-

bearing exercises on bone health.

We are looking for healthy men, 18-60

years old who’ve exercised about 6 hours

per week for the last two years and are

regularly participating in weight lifting or

plyometrics (jumping) exercises.

Participants will be paid for completing

the study, receive free body composition

analysis and fitness testing, a bone mineral

density assessment and free access to

McKee Gym Fitness Center.

For more information contact

mwhb9@mizzou.edu or 882-8191.

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