Taconic Running Life T * R * R * 0 W i n t e r 1 9 8 0 - 8 1

X/C Championship Muddy & Muddled; Four TieTRRC'S Cross Country Champion

ships held in Yorktown, on Nov. 23,had all the possible elements of thesport present: a challenging course,with numerous turns and undulatingterrain, challenging condit ions, including lots of mud and some snowand ice: finally, a wrong turn, whichh a d t h e f r o n t r u n n e r , G l e n n M a l i al e a d a b o u t 8 - 1 0 o t h e r s o n a t r e k i n t oM o h a n s i c P a r k s u n c h a r t e r e d w i l d s .

Malia's improvisation led to someexciting cross country as the leadersbushwacked th rough brambles toreach the trail again only to run thewrong way. Luckily Dan Caffrey hap-pend by (with 3 or 4 other lost soulstagging along) and he played impromptu traffic cop, sorting out theorder of finish - at that point - thensending Malia and crew on their way.

I t must be noted that Caff rey,who was about 75 yds behind thelead runners when they turned incorrect ly off the t ra i l , upheld thehighest traditions of cross country

Horton, KrebbsTrack Champs

Terry Horton and Bill Krebbs wonthe inaugural club track championships wi th apparent ease. Hortoncaptured the Open division takingfirst place in five of the six events.M a r c O x m a n fi n i s h e d s e c o n d a n dBob Triggs third.

K r e b b s r a c e d t o s i x v i c t o r i e s i nthe Masters topping Don Villeneuvea n d H a r r y N e e s o n w h o fi n i s h e dsecond and third, respectively.

Hor ton 's m i le was the h ighes tpoint performance as he nailed down7 4 0 p o i n t s f o r a 4 : 3 4 c l o c k i n g .K r e b b s t w i c e c o l l e c t e d 6 2 0 w i t h a56.4 quarter mile and a 4:56 mile.

Each event - 100, 220, 440, 880,mile and three miles - was assigneda point value based on time, takenfrom computerized tables. The accumulation of points determined theo v e r a l l w i n n e r s .

A word of praise for Charlie Lamb.Charlie was only one of three runners who competed in every event.H e fi n i s h e d fi f t h i n t h e M a s t e r s d i v is ion amassing 670 points . Gr i t tycompetition from a competitive 65-year-old.

sportsmanship and followed theleaders even though he knew theywere lost - and leading him only Godknew whe re .

After get t ing back on track (ortrail) the lead pack, which numberedfour, decided to finish together as itwas d i f ficu l t to de te rm ine who wou ldhave prevai led under the c i rcums t a n c e s .

H o w i e B a s h a n t c a p t u r e d t h e

m e n ' s c l u b c h a m p i o n s h i p w h i l eJ e a n n i e A r n e t t w o n t h e w o m e n ' sdivision for the second straight year.Dan Caffrey was men's runner up(open) and fi rs t mas te rs runner.J u n e H i l l e r y w a s fi r s t m a s t e r sw o m a n .

J i m O ' B r i e n o f Yo r k t o w n w o n t h emen 's hand icap d iv i s ion ; Va le r iaSmith, Katonah won the woman'shandicap division. RetulU on inside pages

Baltimore Marathon TripHighiight Of The Year

By Howie BashantThe reather was almost perfect.

The promise for Sunday was temperatures in the high 50's with partlycloudy skies. Veterans of last year'sc o l d w i n d s w e r e h e a r t e n e d . T h epromise held as 40 TRRC membersand friends ran the 8th annual Maryland Marathon and its hills of infamy- including the notable Satyr Hill.

John Hol land, who has been carboloading since New York turned in arespectable - if chunky 2:40 to leadthe TRRC contingent. There werefi v e P R ' s a n d s e v e r a l o t h e r s r a nclose to their best times, quite ana c h i e v e m e n t o v e r t h e B a l t i m o r ec o u r s e .

Among the notable performancesare the following: Steve Hoffmeyer picked Baltimoreas h is fi rs t mara thon and fin ished in3 : 5 9 . Mike Maiden was a surprise finisher (with a 2:58 yet!) as he washobbling around with a painful muscle strain the day before. John Lew is who t u rned i n a 2 :59(close to his best) was seen at 3:00a.m. Sunday morn ing in the ev i lcompany of Owen McCrudden andJ a c k C a u l k i n w h o a l s o t u r n e d i ngood times. Miraculous! Howie Bashant and Dan Caffreybo th d ropped ou t . However theyshowed maturity and good runningsense as they dropped out at thebrink of Satyr rather than descending into the hell hole.

O v e r a l l , t h i s w a s t h e b e s t B a l t imore trip yet. Besides the marathonchallenge a newly revitalized downtown Baltimore offers some pleasantdiversions: among the offerings is a

new wharf area which features an internat ional Market Place ( t remendous foods) comparable to Boston's.

Those who say non-running activit i e s d o n ' t fi t i n t o a m a r a t h o n w e e kend haven' t been to Bal t imore. Fourteen of the fifty-two people whomade the trip did not run, they cameto enjoy the weekend - and theyd i d . !"Those who drop out before halfway: Will run pain free the next day -usually, bidJ o h n H o l l a n dP a t F a l l o nJ a c k C a u l k i nBrian FlanaganB i l l H a r tBill McCaffreyMike NagleO w e n M c C r u d d e nJ o h n H o u l i h a nClay BristolP e t e C o r s i n oThomas BarclayM i k e M a i d e nB o b B u r b a n kJ o h n L e w i sStanley CdelmanAndy MulrainP h i l M e r r i t tSigurd StegmayerB e r n i e L a n w e h rTerry HortonJ o e S e x t o nF r a n k M c C a n nTo m G i b b o n sWayne InbyF r e d S a m m e lG e r a r d M c G a n nSue MedagliaM i c h a e l D i l l o nErnie MedagliaBob FoleySteve HoffmeyerConnie LykeDennis CummingsG e n e G o l d r i c kTheresa PenningtonH o w i e B a s h a n tDan Caffrey P R

Marathoners Adage.G a r r i s o n 2 : 4 0Queens 2 : 4 5N . Y. C . 2 : 4 5N . Y. C . 2 : 4 6N . Y. C . 2 : 4 9C r o t o n - o n - H u d s o n 2 : 5 0B r o n x 2 : 5 2S h r u b O a k 2 : 5 3N . Y. C . 2 : 5 4Marblehead, Ct. 2 : 5 5M a h o p a c 2 : 5 6Y o r k t o w n 2 : 5 7Westport, Ct. 2 : 5 8Yo r k t o w n H t s . 2 : 5 9Wappingers Falls 2 : 5 9N . Y. C . 2 : 5 9L e v i t t o w n 3 : 0 2C a r m e l 3 : 0 3N . Y. C . 3 : 0 5Kearny N.J. 3 : 0 7LaGrangvil le 3 : 1 0Queens 3 : 1 3Purdys 3 : 1 5B e l l e r o s e 3 : 1 8N e w R o c h e l l e 3 : 2 7P e e k s k i l l 3 : 2 9N . Y. C . 3 : 3 0B r o n x 3 : 3 2Ta r r y t o w n 3 : 4 5B r o n x 3 : 4 9L. 1. City 3 : 5 8S h e n o r o c k 3 : 5 9C a r m e l 4 : 0 3N . Y. C . 4 : 1 1C o m m a c k 4 : 2 0

1 S o m e r s 4 : 2 7Mahopac D N FMahopac D N F

New York - The Easy Way!By Bob Bergin

Under three hours!!! I finally did it!After last year's somewhat disappointing 3:06, I felt a little bit moreconfident this year. I knew that if Ic h a r t e d t h e p a c e c a r e f u l l y a n dprepared for appropr ia te a l ternat i ves . I ' d have a chance , tha t , combined wi th an excel lent first -hal f t imeof 1 hour and 25 minutes, made meeven consider breaking 2:50 as a distinct possibility. However, traffic onthe F.D .R . D r i ve s l owed me down abit on the way home and I was ablet o m a k e i t b a c k t o C a r m e l i n 1 : 3 1 ,thus comp le t i ng th i s yea r ' s NewYork Marathon trip in 2:56 - a newpersonal best!

But what about those hearty soulswearing hearty soles rather thanGoodyear's, who completed NewYo r k 1 9 8 0 w i t h a l i t t l e l e s s h o r s epower but a good bit more couragethan I? After all, that's why we werethere to watch .

From a spectator's view, the NewYork Marathon is as big an event andexperience as it probably is for arunner. This year's production wasno exception even though we'd doneit before in 1979. Sunday Oct. 26thdawned partly cloudy but extremelywindy and, although it provided atailwind a good part of the way, itwas annoying to the viewing crowdsas well as to the runners. The onlypeop le who seemed comfor tab lewere the policemen lining Ist Avenue in Manhattan who were happy tobe collecting overtime pay for aneasy day 's work . The i r toughes td e c i s i o n , a s w e h u d d l e d b e t w e e n10:00 a.m. & 11:40 am waiting fort h e l e a d e r s , w a s w h e t h e r t h e yshould continually reset the policebar r i cades a f te r the w ind b lew themover o r mere ly leave them ly ingprone on the street. Since theformer decision required effort, thel a t t e r w a s m o s t o f t e n c h o s e n .

Despite the low comfort level, thec r o w d w a s a r o u s e d w h e n t h e l e a dgroup of a dozen or more runnersapproached our 65th St . vantagepo in t . "Who 's tha t ou t f ron t , ,? Iasked, wishing someone with a program would respond. "Where'sRogers"? "There he is!" the crowdwas cheering wildly now. I wasn.ts u r e t h a t t h e e x c i t m e n t l e v e l w o u l db e a s i n t e n s e t h e s e c o n d t i m earound but it was easily equal to,and maybe even greater than, lasty e a r .

But . a l though the running el i teel ic i ted a certa in thr i l l , the remaining14,000 participants provide our reason for shivering on this blustery October's day.

"Go get 'em Odis," we scream asw e w e r e a m a z e d a t M r . S a n d e r s 'position. Although not a T.R.R.C.m e m b e r . O d i s S a n d e r s i s a f o r m e rL inco ln Ha l l s tuden t o f m ine and he

is on his way to a 28th place finishout of 14,000! I was still recoveringf r o m t h a t t h r i l l w h e n J o h n H o l l a n dscurried past, followed a short timelater by Howie Bashant, Dan Caffrey,Harry Neeson, Pete Corsino, SteveArnette, Tom Barclay, Terry Horton.Bob Burbank, Budge Huntoon andD a n K e h o e a l l o f w h o w o u l d b r e a kthe magical 3 hour barrier by variousamounts (see results ). Many otherc l u b m e m b e r s f o l l o w e d a n d w eheaded crosstown for the park afterencou rag ing the TRRC's l ead inglad ies, Connie Lyke and JeannieA r n e t t e .

The Park! This is where you experience "the spectator's high." Wall towal l runners fi l l Centra l Park even atthe 25 mile mark where we set upour rooting section. The response ofpeople like Dan Caffrey. who smilesand waves this year, and Harry Nees o n w h o e x t e n d s h i s a r m s i n"Rocky-l ike" fahsion thereby drawing cheers from many others in thecrowd, makes the trip to New Yorkworth the traveling time. And even

t h o s e r u n n e r s w h o a r e t o o t i r e d t orespond in such a phys ica l waysomehow let you know that your eff o r t s t o c h e e r t h e m h o m e a r e t r em e n d o u s l y m e a n i n g f u l t o t h e m .Many T.R.R.C. members who competed in the marathon will realizet h e i r s i n c e r e t h a n k s i n t h e w e e k sahead. They will tell us how muchour encouragement meant to them- and this make it al l worthwhile.

But the kudos belong to the runners and I salute them. The many,many miles of roadwork leading upt o t h e e v e n t c a n n o t b e m i n i m i z e d .All of the participants worked veryhard prior to this day and those hotAugust training days, although distant, are nonetheless noteworthy toremember on marathon day.

As for me, I'm trying to plan forsomething around 2:40 next year. Afriend told me that the Deeganmight be shorter and if I get a tune-up and oil change and . ..

R u n n e r s o f N e w Yo r k 1 9 8 0 - W eS a l u t e Yo u ! ! !

N. Y. Marathon Resul tsJ o h n H o l l a n dH o w a r d B a s h a n tP e t e C o r s i n oDan CaffreyHarry NeesonJay GirardiBill McCaffreyTerry HortonTom BarclayA r t B r e u rBudge HuntoonS t e v e A r n e t tB o b B u r b a n kD a n K e h o eJ o h n A n s e l lP h i l M e r r i t tM i k e M a i d e nJohn D'AngeloO w e n M c C r u d d e nJohn VangorM a r c O x m a nD o n V i l e n e u v eB e n C h e e v e rP e t e M e i s l e r

2 : 3 22 : 4 52 : 4 72 : 4 92 : 4 92 : 4 92 : 5 22 : 5 32 : 5 32 : 5 72 : 5 82 : 5 82 : 5 92 : 5 93 : 0 13 : 0 23 : 0 23 : 3 03 : 0 43 : 0 63 : 0 63 : 0 83 : 1 1. 3 : 1 3

D a v e W e i n s t e i nJ o h n To l l iB i l l Cu l lenK e n S c h w a l bF r a n k M c C a n nD o m D i L a u r i aJ o h n M o o rN i c k S c o r s o n eF r e d S a m m a lBob RoganD i c k H e c k e t tTom McCarthyLarry LenahanC o n n i e L y k eJ e a n n i e A r n e t tH o w i e S o l o wGerry HutchingsM e l a n i e M u l v i h i l lJoan HayesJ o h n S a r l e sP h i l M a f f e t o n ePeg MeislerCathy WychunasBetsy FeuerSherry StingerTheresa Pennington

3 : 1 43 : 1 73 : 2 03 : 2 23 : 1 83 : 3 33 : 3 33 : 3 63 : 3 63 : 3 83 : 4 03 : 4 23 : 4 03 : 4 23 : 4 33 : 4 63 : 4 93 : 5 53 : 5 74 : 0 84 : 2 4

T i m e s n o t a v a i l a b l e

E d i t o r i a l C o m m e n t =By chance rather than choice I

became a member of TRRC. It was ac h a n c e i n w h i c h t h e d i c e r o l l e dfavorably. If it had been choice theou tcome wou ld have been no d i f f e rent . But choice or chance, i t is , andhas been, a very favorable experi e n c e .

Will Rogers is always quoted assaying, "I never met a man I didn'tl i k e . " Y o u h a v e t o u n d e r s t a n dRogers was a humorist and showman before being c lassified as aphilosopher. As much as I enjoy andtry to get along with people, thereare a few ind iv idua ls tha t I 'd l i ke toh a v e i n t r o d u c e d W i l l t o .

For tunate ly I haven ' t been associated with any of them in the lastthree years. Is it because runningproduces better individuals or brings

Harry Neeson - Editorout the best in a person? Is itbecause the sport is humbling? Is Itthat TRRC attracts a certain qualityof family? I certainly don't have theanswers, but meditating on the questions poses pleasant thoughts.

As the holiday season approachesI foresee only more of the same highlevel of espirit-de-corps and com-raderie. It is not only the workingtogether, but the thoughtfulness andc o n s i d e r a t i o n e x t e n d e d t o o n ea n o t h e r t h a t m a k e s T R R C t h e b e s tlittle club in the east, north, west,and south. Being a member of it ismy good fortune.

To each and a l l , on beha l f o f theofficers and staff, may I offer a heal-ty, happy and prosperous New Yearand. to borrow a phrase from a localnewspaper, "Good running."

P r e s i d e n V s C o r n e r : ^ a . ^ .A Very Fulfilling Year CrOSS COUMtry ReSUltSl a c o n i c R o a d R u n n e r ' s C l u b w a s

established in January of 1978 as achapter of The Road Runner's Clubo f A m e r i c a .

Like the parent group, TRRC wasorganized to promote distance running, to further the interest of allpeople interested in running as asport, and to ensure that a programo f e v e n t s w o u l d b e c o n d u c t e dt h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r. A d d i t i o n a lgoals were to enable people to sees o m e o f t h e m o r e s c e n i c a r e a s o fWes tches te r and Pu tnam and , whenever compatible with the event, tob e i n n o v a t i v e .So how are we doing?

A l o o k a t o u r 1 9 8 0 s c h e d u l es h o w s a r e c o r d n u m b e r o f e v e n t sr a n g i n g f r o m o u r s u m m e r t r a c kc h a m p i o n s h i p s ( 1 0 0 y a r d s t o 3miles) to the Sybil Ludington ultra-marathon (fifty kilometers). Hopefully in that range a runner was able tofind an event suited to his or her interest and ability.

As for scenic routes, some post-race eavesd ropp ing revea l s t ha tmost of our events do indeed includesome marvelous scenery. However,they are breathtaking in more waysthan one: HILLS. HILLS, HILLS!!

Our attempts at innovation haveproduced events such as our verysuccessful Biathlon (run/swim), theMemorial Day Weekend Pentathlon,the series of couple's relays, thehandicap track and cross countryraces. Lack of snow for the past twoyears has kept us from having acombined run-ski cross countryrace, but we will try again in 1981.

Our women's program reached ahigh point in September when Moving Comfort 's lOK attracted moret h a n 2 0 0 e n t r i e s .

T h e s o c i a l c a l e n d a r f o r 1 9 8 0 i nc l u d e d a n a w a r d s d i n n e r - d a n c e , aclub picnic in August, December'sJingle-Jog, and of course our summer group runs in Mohansic Parkbecame major social events.

Taconic's calendar, hopefully, isdesigned so the Olympic hopeful andfitness jogger alike should feel theyc a n b e n e fi t f r o m o u r e v e n t s a n dhave fun doing it.

Season's greetings from the office rs and d i rec to rs o f t he c l ub . Wehope the holiday season brings joya n d fi t n e s s t o a l l .

Dan Caffrey

TRRC MeetingGenera l E lect ions

January 14Mahopac Library, Rt. 6

7 : 3 0 P. M .

Crou Country ResultsBoys and Girls 6-7

C o m b i n e d R e u s t t s V i M i l e1 . J o h n L a u r i a 7 E J m s f o r d 3 : 4 72 . J o h n M c A u l l i H e 7 M a h o p a c 4 : 0 34 . K i m L e B e l 7 Edgemont T.C. 4 : 1 64 . J a m e s H a n n 5 Edgemonl T.C. 4 : 1 95. John Berngan 7 M a h o p a c 4 : 2 06 . A n d r e w S o l o w 7 Y o r k t o w n H t s . 4 : 3 07 . P a t M u i l e r 7 Y o r k t o w n 4 : 3 18 . M i c h a e l H a n s o n S t r u m 6 Edgemont TC. 4 : 3 19. Kimt>erly Armstorng 7 Y o r k t o w n H t s . 4 : 3 8

10. Brian Kogan 7 Y o r k t o w n 4 : 4 61 1 . M a r k H o o v e r 7 M a h o p a c 4 : 4 61 2 . B r i e M e i s l e r 7 Cold Spring 4 : 4 61 3 . M i c h a e l F a l k o w i t z 7 Y o r k t o w n H t s . 4 : 4 61 4 . B r i a n R o b b i n s 7 Y o r k t o w n 4 : 4 6I S . A i m e e S a l v a t o r e 7 Edgemont TC. 4 : 5 81 6 . K i m W a t s o n 7 Edgemont T.C 5 : 0 81 7 . N o t A v a i l a b l e 5 : 3 81 8 . M i c h a e l B r e w e r 6 Chappaqua 5 : 4 11 9 . E l i z a b e t h B r e w e r 6 Chappaqua 7 : 0 020. Sasha Oxman 6 Y o r k t o w n 7 : 1 42 1 . R o s a b i n d S m i t h 4 K a t o n a h 7 : 2 9

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Boys & Girls 8-9 - 3/4 mile1 . R o b e r t C o h a n e 9 Mahopac 5 : 2 92. Kevin Kelly 8 Edgemont TC. 5 : 4 13 . D a v i d H a n s o n S t r u m 9 Edgemont TC. 5 : 4 34 . A l b e r t H a n n 9 Edgemont T.C. 5 : 4 45. Allyn Thompson 8 Edgemont T.C. 5 : 4 66 . M a u r e e n M c A u l i f f e 9 Mahopac 5 : 4 87. Brian Muiler 9 Y o r k t o w n 6 : 0 08. Stephle Polityka 8 Y o r k t o w n H t s . 6 : 0 19 . M i k e C u l l e n 8 Y o r k t o w n 6 : 1 4

1 0 . M i c h a e l B a r b e r 8 Stony Point 6 : 1 911. Audrey Taub 9 B e a c o n 6 : 2 21 2 . E l i z a b e t h H o l o h a n 9 Yorktown His. 6 : 2 31 3 . A l l a n J o h n s t o n 8 Y o r k t o w n 6 : 3 21 4 . J o h n M u l v i h i l l 8 S o m e r s 6 : 3 915. Brian Inlrary 8 M a h o p a c 6 : 4 016. Brian Clarkin 8 Y o r k t o w n 6 : 4 317. Janine Giovinazzi 9 M a h o p a c 6 : 4 518. Leonardo Vega 9 HolMkin, N.J. 6:511 9 . L i s e t t a R o l d a n 9 Y o r k t o w n H t s . 6 : 5 420. Aimee Farron 8 Yorktown Hts. 7 : 1 52 1 . J e n n i f e r M u l v i h i l l 9 S o m e r s 7 : 4 922. Courtenay Redis 8 Y o r k t o w n 7:5123. Catherine Nyarady 9 Lake Carmel 7 : 5 8

Boys & Gifts1. Mark Thompson2. Bart Nuarady3 . J a n e t L e B e i4. Ricky McGowan5. Sean Hillery6. Melinda LaBoy7. Kathy Connell6. Anil Vijla9 . B r i a n C u l l e n

10. Oaniel Sage1 1 . A d a m S c h w a l b1 2 . A s i m K a m d a r1 3 . K a r l W a t s o n14. Jeanette Torres1 5 . T o m N e e s o n1 6 S c o t t L e B o l17. Michael Kogan18. Larry Jackson19. Shannon Taub20. Adam Sage21. Jennifer Brent2 2 . D e b b i e M c C a n n23. Stepanie Fray24 Craig Armstorng25. Carol Berngan

1 0 - 1 1 - 1 M i l e11 Edgemont T.C.1 1 C a r m e l10 Edgemont T.C.1 0 Y o r k t o w n H t s .10 Mahopac1 0 Yo r k t o w n H t S .10 Mahopac11 Hoboken, N.J.11 Yo r k t o w n H t S .1 0 Y o r k t o w n H t s .1 0 Y o r k t o w n H t s .10 Yorktown Hts.11 Edgemont T.C.1) Hoboken, N.J.1 1 Y o r k t o w n11 Edgemont T.C.1 0 Y o r k t o w n10 Hoboken. N.J.1 1 B e a c o n1 0 Y o r k t o w n H t s -1 0 Y o r k t o w n H t S .10 Pu rdy ' s1 0 Y o r k t o w n1 0 Y o r k t o w n H t s .10 Mahopac

Boy* & Girte 12 > 13 - IVi mites

6 : 2 36 : 2 86 : 3 16 : 3 26 : 3 36 : 3 86 : 4 16 : 5 36 : 5 57 : 0 77 : 0 87:117:137 : 1 67 : 2 27 : 2 57 : 4 07 : 4 57:517 : 5 38 : 0 68 : 1 18 : 4 29 : 0 09 : 0 0

1. Philip Rode 1 2 C a r m e l 9 : 4 12 . M i c a h e l S a n c h e z 1 3 Mahopac 1 0 : 0 23. Mike McCann 1 2 FYjrdy's 1 0 : 4 34. Cathy McAuliffe 1 2 Mahopac 1 1 : 1 75- Jimmy Barber 1 2 Stony Point 1 1 : 3 56 . G i f f o r d K r i a k 1 3 Y o r k t o w n 1 3 : 3 37 . S h a w n B u r c h i i i 1 3 H o b o k e n N . J . 1 4 : 2 68. Carrie Hyland 1 2 No. Tarry town 1 4 : 4 5

Boys & Girts 14 & IS - 1% Mi.1 . D o n G i l d e r 1 5 E d g e m o n t T . C . 8 : 3 72 . K y l e A l e x a n d e r 1 4 E d g e m o n t T. C . 8 : 4 93 . T i m M a l i a 1 4 M a c e d o n i a T . C . 9 : 1 54 . D o u g l a s N e e s o n 1 5 Y o r k t o w n 9 : 1 95 . V i n n y R o s c i g n o 1 4 M a h o p a c 9 : 2 06 . R a y W i l s o n 1 4 S o m e r s 9 : 5 0

1. Greg Malia1 . P a u l W o o d1 . G l e n M a l t a1 . H o w a r d B a s h a n t5. Chris Lavole6. Glenn McCarthy7 . G u s8. Dan Caffrey9 . P e t e C o r s i n o

1 0 . S t e v e A r n e t t1 1 . D e n n i s O o n o h u e1 2 . B i l l K r e b b s13. Harry Neeson1 4 . J o h n A n s e l l1 5 . M a t t Z i e l i n s k i16. Marc Oxman1 7 . D o n V i l l e n e u v e1 8 . J i m B a r b e r1 9 . F r a n k M c C a n n2 0 . A r t B r e w e r2 1 . P e t e r M e i s l e r2 2 . J i m O ' B r i e n2 3 . J o h n O s b o r n e2 4 . F r e d C o s t a n z a25. Gerry Taub2 6 . D a v i d S m i t h2 7 . W a l t e r W a t s o n2 8 . C a r m e l o R o l d a n29. Larry Lenahan3 0 . H o w a r d S o l o w31. Ted Kelly3 2 . J e a n n i e A r n e t t33. Clark Darling34. Peg Meisler35. Jane Knapp36. N.A.3 7 . J u n e H i l l e r3 8 V a l e r i e S m i t h

Open2 4 H o b o k e n . N . J .2 3 H a r t s d a l e2 2 M o n t r o s3 5 M a h o p a c17 Edgemon t2 3 Y o r k t o w n1 8 M a c e d o n i a T . C .4 4 M a h o p a c3 3 M a h o p a c2 9 S o m e r s31 Oss in ing4 5 M a h o p a c4 2 Y o r k t o w n4 5 Y o r k t o w n2 5 M a e d o n i a T . C .3 7 Y o r k t o w n40 Br ia rc l i t f3 3 t o n y P o i n t3 5 P u r d y s3 9 C h a p p a q u a37 Cod Spring3 7 Yo r k t o w n3 6 N w F a i r fi e l d36 Mohegan Lake45 Peeksk i l l3 7 K a t o n a h4 8 E d g e m o n t3 9 Y o r k t o w n4 1 M a h o p a c3 7 Y o r k t o w n3 62 7 S o m e r s4 5 C a r m e l34 Cold Sprig3 3 S o m e r s

M a h o p a c3 5 K a t o n a h

1 8 : 4 21 8 : 4 21 8 : 4 21 8 : 4 218 :461 8 : 5 41 8 : 5 619:011 9 : 0 71 9 : 1 619 :2219 :281 9 : 2 82 0 : 0 62 0 : 0 72 0 : 1 82 0 : 2 42 0 : 3 72 0 : 4 820 :512 1 : 0 32 1 : 0 42 1 : 2 72 1 : 4 82 2 : 0 62 2 : 0 72 2 : 1 32 2 : 4 12 2 : 4 62 2 : 5 42 4 : 4 826 :0726 :372 6 : 4 02 8 : 2 43 1 : 3 03 2 : 1 73 2 : 4 0

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TRRC Cross CountryHandicap ChampionshipSunday, Nov. 23,1980

M a l e1 . J i m O ' B r i e n , Y o r k t o w n 2 1 : 0 4 6 : 0 0 1 5 : 0 42 . D o n V i l e n e u v e . B r i a r c l i t f 2 0 : 2 4 5 : 0 0 1 5 : 2 43. Clark Darl ing, Carmel 26:37 11:00 15:374. Dan Caffrey. Mahopac 19:01 11:00 15:375. Fred Costanza. Mohegan Lk. 21:48 5:30 16:166 . S t e v e A r n e t t , S o m e r s 1 9 : 1 6 2 : 4 5 1 6 : 3 17. Pete Corsino, Mahopac 19:07 2:30 16:377 . D . S m i t h , K a t o n a h 2 2 : 0 7 5 : 3 0 1 6 : 3 79. Walter Watson, Edgemont 22:13 5:00 17:13

10. Larry Lenahan. Mahopac 22:46 5:20 17:26F e m a l e

1 . V a l e r i e S m i l h . K a t o n a h 3 2 : 4 0 1 0 : 0 0 2 2 : 4 02 . J a n e K n a p p , S o m e r s 2 8 : 2 4 5 : 0 0 2 3 : 2 43 . J e a n n i e A r n e t t . S o m e r s 2 6 : 0 7 2 : 3 0 2 3 : 3 7

C L U B C H A M P I O N SM a l e

Open: Howard Bahsant Masters: Dan CaffreyF e m a l e

Open: Jeannie Arnett Masters: June Hillery

Championship AwardsM a l e

Open (19-29)1. Glen Malia

P a u l W o o d 1 8 : 4 2Greg Malia

3 0 - 3 91 . H o w a r d B a h a n t 3 5 M a h o p a c 1 8 : 4 22 . P e t e C o r s i n o Mahopac 19 :073 . D e n i s D o n o h u e 3 1 O s s i n i n g 1 9 : 2 2

4 0 - 4 91. Dan Caffrey Mahopac 1 9 : 0 12 . B i l l K r e b b s 4 5 M a h o p a c 1 9 : 2 83. Harry Neeson 4 2 Y o r k t o w n 1 9 : 2 8

1 6 - 1 91 . C h r i s L a v o l e 1 7 E d g e m o n t 1 8 : 4 62 . G u s 1 8 M a c e d o n i a 1 8 : 5 6

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1 . J e a n n i e A r n e t t 2 7 S o m e r s 2 6 : 0 72. Peg Meisler 3 4 C o l d S p r i n g 2 6 : 4 03. Jar>e Knapp 3 3 S o m e r s 2 8 : 2 4

3 0 - 3 91 . Va l e r i e S m i t h 3 5 K a t o n a h 3 2 : 4 0

4 0 - 4 91. June Hillery M a h o p a c 3 2 : 1 7

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Ta c o n i c R o a d R u n n e r sWINTER SCHEDULE

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J 4 12:00 SUN. 3.1 Westchester Road Runner Winter Series # 1 SUNY PurchaseANUA

10 10:30 SAT. 7.5 Third Annual Polar Bear 7.5 Road Race John Jay H.S. Hopewell Jet.

18 12:00 SUN. 6.2 Westchester Road Runner Winter Series #2 SUNY PurchaseR

Y 25 12:00 SUN. 3/4 TRRC Winter Biathlon Run/Ski Beekman C.C.

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22 12:00 SUN. 2/5 TRRC George Washington 2 & 5 Mile Mohansic Pk.

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8 12:00 SUN. 3.1/3.1 TRRC Mixed Couples 6.2 Mile Relay Mohansic Pk.

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15 11:00 SUN. 6 . 2 March of Dimes Clean Air lOK Buchanan

RACE IS NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL ENTRY BLANK IS ISSUEDRUNNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CERTIFYING PLACE AND TIME.

FOR ENTRY INFORMATION PLEASE SEND A SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOP TO:Taconic Road Runner Club

PO Box 99Baldwin Place, N.Y. 10505

Have A Happy and HealthyRunning New Year

TRRC Meeting NotesHelp Wanted:

At last month's meeting, clubpresident Dan Caffrey, called forsome additional help. Relating tonext month's general election meeting. January 14. at the MahopacLibrary. 7:30 p.m., Caffrey asked themembership to aid In the areas ofpublicity and recording secretary.

"As is normal with organizations,"said the presiding officer, "the bulkof the work falls on a few individuals.If we could get help in these twoareas it would free two valuable personnel to coordinate their strengthsin o ther areas. "

"When people are in the samep o s i t i o n y e a r a f t e r y e a r , " h econtinued, "there is a tendency tostagnate and it not only becomesb o r i n g , b u t d e t r a c t s f r o m p e rf o r m a n c e i n o t h e r a r e a s . S o , i f w ehave anyone willing to help we'd loveto hea r f r om them. "

T R R C R a c e s :Events throughout the year were

a resounding success with the national age-group one mile being theonly black mark. Caffrey explainedthat pressure exhibited by some parents on thei r ch i ldren was into lerableand definitely not in the best interests o f e i ther c lub or ch i ldren. "Thattype of conduct is not in keepingwith the club's philosophy, and as ar e s u l t t h e e v e n t w i l l b e e l i m i n a t e dfrom next year's schedule." hesummed up.

Membership:Larry Lenahan, reporting on mem

bership. announced that the mailinglist is almost six hundred reaching amembership of over one thousand.(Incidentally, it is that time of theyear again.)

W o m e n R u n n e r s A t t a c k e d :The president also made the body

a w a r e t h a t t h e r e h a v e b e e n i nstances of women runners being attacked. Apparently two instances - atMahopac and Mohansic Park - weres e r i o u s e n o u g h t o b e r e p o r t e d ."There isn't a great deal we can doabout it, unfortunately, but we dourge runners to take precautions.Try not to run alone." said Caffrey.,There's companionship as well assafety in numbers.

G e n e r a l E l e c t i o n s :Members interested in making

n o m i n a t i o n s o n n e x t m o n t h ' s e l e ct i o n s s h o u l d m a k e t h e i r c h o i c e sknown to the nominating committeemembers, Connie Lyke, Dan Kehoeand Tommy Barclay.

Offices being voted on are President . Vice President and Treasurer.

A Look at the TRRC EmblemBy Dr. Philip B. Maffetone

[he TRRC emblem may have avariety of meanings to different people; to some no meaning at all, andsome people just don't even thinkabout it. Let me give my view forwha t i t ' s wor th .

The t r iang le ,being equilateral,has three equalsides. Looking atthe triangle thisway we can alsos e e a n e m b l e mo f w h o l i s t i chea l th . One s idew e c a n r e f e r t oa s s t r u c t u r e .S t r u c t u r a l h e a l t hrelates to the skeletal system withmuscular and l igamentious attachments. It refers to posture and togait (moving posture). If any aspecto f s t r u c t u r a l h e a l t h i s n o t b a l a n c e dthe total health of the person maybe effected.

A n o t h e r s i d eo f th is t r iang lecan be related tot h e c h e m i c a laspect of health.I n c l u d e d h e r ea r e a l l t h e e nzyme and hormona l s ys temsof the body, nut r i t i o n a n d d i e t ,a n d a n y o t h e rchemical relat ionship (exhaustfumes, smoke, overeating, etc.) Anyimblance here may affect health inmany ways. A stress in this side ofthe triangle can create an imbalancein the structural aspect as well (andvice versa).

T h e t h i r d s i d eof this equilatera l t r i a n g l e r el a t e s t o t h em e n t a l ( e m ot i o n a l , p s y c h ological, spiritualetc. , ) aspect ofhealth. Any prob l e m a f f e c t i n gthis part can affect the chemical and/or structuralaspect of health. By considering allt h r e e e q u a l p a r t s o f a p e r s o n ' shealth we consider the whole person, thus wholistic health. It is verydi fficul t i f not impossible to haveonly a one sided problem (only a nutritional or only an emotional problem). Most of the t ime when onedevelops a problem it is due to acombination of problems.

So the next time you put on yourTRRC shirt or see the triangle askyourself if you are doing what youcan to preserve or improve yourto ta l hea l t h . E l im ina t i on o f s t r ess i simportant (structural, chemical andemot iona l s t ress ) . You can ' t e l iminate all stress but by eliminating

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as much as possible within reason,your body and mind will be able tocope with what stress remains.

O n e i m p o r t a n t r e l a t i o n s h i p i nregard to this triad of health we'vet a l k e d a b o u t i s t h a t o f t h e m u s c l esystem. It has been shown throughmany studies that muscles have arelationship with various glands andorgans and with certain emotionalfactors. I f there Is an i r r i tat ion in anorgan, then a specific muscle relatedto that organ will become weakened.For example, one who overeats at agiven meal may overtax his or hersma l l i n tes t i ne due to t ha t s t ress o fovereating. The small intestine whenirr i tated wi l l cause a weakness of thequadriceps muscle (usually only onone leg unless the weakness issevere) because of this muscle/organ relationship. The only way to"fix" the quadriceps problem is to"fix" the cause (i.e. small intestine -overeating - change of habits, etc.).Because of this muscle/organ relationship, it is easy to see how onehabit can effect parts of the musclesystem which will ultimately effectthe entire system.

Ano the r impo r tan t r e l a t i onsh ipexists between a high sugar andstarch, in take and the sar tor ius muscle. This muscle has a relationshipwi th the b lood sugar mechanism.W h e n t h e r e i s a n e x c e s s i v e a m o u n tof sugar in the diet this muscle willw e a k e n . T h e s a r t o r i u s m u s c l e c o nnects from the front of the pelvis(and is a major support of the pelvisand low back) to the knee. (It is amajor support of the knee). In anyback, pelvic or knee problem thismuscle must be considered alongwi th i ts ' re la t ions wi th the s t ruc tura l ,chemical and emotional aspects ofh e a l t h .

B i t s and P ieces . . .Marc Oxman, Frank McCann, and

John Burns were first place turkeyw i n n e r s a t K i n g ' s C o l l e g e R o a dRaces . . . Bi l l McCaffrey, VinnyRoscigno, Adrieene Salmini, hit thewinner 's c i rc le at Chappaqua. . .Reglna Creary. Tom Barclay, andJohn Burns runners-up . . . HowieBashant flashed 32.28 at Troy forlOK on Thanksgiving Day...June Hill-ery recovered from torn ligaments ofa n k l e . . . J e a n n i e A r n e t t , C a t h i eWycenusch were 1-2 in 20-29 groupat Ardsley . . . Jersey shore sawJ o h n A n s e l l w i t h 3 : 0 2 , B i l l C u l l e n3 : 0 7 , a n d V i n n i e C l a r k i n 4 : 0 4 . . .Va le r ie Smi th tabbed Runner o f Yearat Patent Trader . . And a HappyNew Year to you.

Jan-Peek A Financial Success;Running Foundation Inaugurated

L e t ' s h e r e i t f o r P e e k s k i l l . T h i ss u m m e r ' s J a n - P e e k l O K w a s a r esounding success logistically, compet i t ive ly, and financia l ly. Comingunder the auspicies of TRRC for thefirst time, the Peekskill sponsors andC h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e b r o k e f r o mt h e i r t w o y e a r r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t hSuburban Road Runners .

I n i t i a l l y t h e e v e n t r e c e i v e d ama jo r se tback w i th the un t ime lyd e a t h o f r a c e d i r e c t o r, A l R o t h f u s s .A c o m m i t t e e o f l o c a l r u n n e r s , s h a ken and despondent, waded throughthe necessary deta i ls in not themos t p leasan t o f c i r cumstances .T h e i r e f f o r t s a n d r e s u l t s a r e a t e s t imonial to Al whom they dedicatedt h e r a c e t o .

O v e r t w o t h o u s a n d d o l l a r s w a sraised and the monies were placedin a fund aptly named. "Peekskil lRunning Foundation." The purposeof the fund is to promote runningespecially in the Peekskill area.

One of the primary acts of thefund, overseen by the local Chambero f C o m m e r c e , w a s t o c o n t r i b u t e

$350 to Section One. Interscholas-tics Cross Country Championships.As explained by Judy Pickert, thatd o n a t i o n w a s u s e d t o o f f s e t e xpenses for the PA system, make ad o n a t i o n t o t h e l o c a l - A m b u l a n c eCorps for their services on race day,and and to buy apples for all runn e r s .

B e r t o l i n e & S o n s B e e r D i s t r i b u t o r sis the prime factor in making theJan-Peek happen and are genuinelyinterested in the race not just for itscommercial value, but for the goodof the sport and the resulting benefits of goodwill that the communityr e c e i v e s .

Inquiries have been made throughthe club as to the possibil i t ies ofconducting clinics at Blue MountainReservation in the Spring - a definitepossibility.

Peekskill. a city that uses runningfor promotion and uses promotionf o r r u n n i n g . N i c e t o ^ ^ e a r t h a tsomeone g i ves some th ing back .T h a n k s .

S to re D iscoun tsThe following stores offer 10% discounts on running merchandise toTRRC card ho lders .A t h l e t i c A t t i c130 Federal Rd.anbury, Ct.Olde Soft Shoe33 Main St.Mt. Kisco. N.Y.Olde Soft ShoeBazaar Mall;Mt. Kisco. N.Y.Olde Soft ShoeWes tches te r Ma l lPeekski l l , N.Y.Runners Wor ld Inc.1088 Central Park Ave.S c a r s d a l e , N . Y . 7 2 3

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Time to Renew!Renewals cheerfully accepted

Don't forget to renew yourmembership.

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