Newsletter of Albuquerque Road Runners ClubAUGUST|SEPTEMBER 2017 Vol 34 No 4

Fitness trainer and sports massage therapist Tait Yoder founded Halcyon Wellness in 2012, with a mission to help people learn how to tune into their bodies, relax deeply into a recovery habit, and to keep living the lives they love.

STARwrap blends the convenience of a neoprene wrap with the stimulation of a foam roller or lacrosse ball, and adds precision with its design to target deep tissue. Most importantly, it does its work while you drive, sit at your desk, watch a movie, or read in bed.

Tait has worked with some of the most recognized athletic programs in the country including UNC Chapel Hill's Women's soccer team with 22 NCCA Div. 1 titles including US Women's National Soccer team players Tobin Heath, Heather O'Reilly, and Meghan Klingenberg. current athlete roster includes UFC Champions and title contenders Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone, Carlos 'NBK' Condit, Jon 'Bones' Jones, and Track and Field stars Jarrin Solomon and Ade Alleyne-Forte.

Club MeetingWednesday, September 6, 2017 - 7:00 pm North Domingo Baca Center - Room 5at Carmel and Wyoming Blvd, west at first stoplight north of Paseo del Norte

Presentation: STARwrap – A wearable massage therapy tool Guest Speaker : Tait Yoder, Sports Therapist / LMT

At the June Club Meeting......we presented donations to two non-profit groups with proceeds from our Forever Young Race in Placitas in April. The Club is delighted to support these dedicated community organizations.

Marian Frear received $1,500 for the Placitas Community Library, the primary recipient of club donations from Forever Young over the years. Friends of the Sandia Mountains received $500. Bob Lowder, President of FOSM, accepted the check from Glenda Muirhead.

NEXT CLUB RACE – LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS!

Saturday, September 30

Race Directors: Ken GordonMargaret GordonKurt Coonrod

Here are the times and locations where we could use your help:● 4:45 am – noon: Parking + Rock Tank Aid Station● 7:15 am to 2 pm: Rock Tank Aid Station● Spud patch 6:30 am to 10:30 am: Spud Patch Aid Station (can

camp there the night before / requires 4wd) ● Finish Line 10 am to 6:30 pm: Finish - where the BBQ is!● Ridgeline 6 am to 7:30 am: Ridgeline Aid Station then go help

Caldera Rim which runs all day (requires 4wd) ● Gooseberry 7:45 am to 2:30 pm: Goosberry Aid Station (road

has been improved, good for cars!) ● Caldera Rim 8:30 am to 5:30 pm: Caldera Rim Aid Station (you

help runners twice, at mile 25 and at 29 / requires 4wd or 3 mile hike)

Hi Everyone – I hope your summer is going well, with lots of good times with good people. And in that spirit ... Mt Taylor 50k is right around the corner on Sept. 30th. We could use your help if you are free! In return, you get to spend some quality time on the beautiful mountain with really cool people. Chef Zach is planning on bringing up his smoker again, so there will be some awesome barbeque at the finish line too.

Let me know if you're willing to help out (again) and if you have friends who are interested too, send them my way! Thanks! Margaret Gordon

CHANGES TO THE ARR BOARDNew Membership CoordinatorAfter many years serving as ARR Membership Coordinator and board member, Anna Williamson has decided to step down. She has held this position while also being a working lady and, last season, president of her choir. So yes, Anna, it's time for you to relax a little! Thank you for your great service to the club - we know we'll still see you at meetings, volunteering at races, and out and about on the roads and trails. Dennis Muirhead has taken on the job of maintaining the database, so he will be the one letting you know when your membership is about to expire! If you have any questions about the status of your membership, please contact him at membership@abqroadrunners.com.

New TreasurerAfter serving as ARR Treasurer for several years, Joyce Fafard has turned over the club finances to David Kaufman as she deals with personal issues. David will complete Joyce’s term, and we welcome him to the Board of Directors. Our thanks to both Joyce and David for their service to the club.

At-Large Directorship ExchangeExciting work ahead for Stephen Jett! He has accepted a Science & Technology Policy Fellowship with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) at the National Cancer Institute. Steve's one-year assignment begins mid-August and he will be based in DC, but he will remain on the ARR Board, swapping "voting privileges" with At-Large Director Jim Schnitzler. Congratulations and best of luck to Steve as he explores best ways to apply data generated in labs and clinics to help advance the fight against cancer.

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Another successful year of this long-running 10 week training program originated by Victor and Kenalee Nemudrov, then taken on by Martha and Don Porter and others, and last year by Jane Cudney-Black. We were delighted that Jane was back again for another outstanding year! This year’s sessions started on May 1 and culminated in Women’s Distance Festival 5K on July 9. The program included three meetings per week – Monday and Thursday evenings + Saturday mornings; clinics at Bosque Running Shop and Heart & Sole Sports, yoga in the park, mobility exercises, and a nutrition clinic … and the final celebration: the WIT Banquet at Ponderosa Brewery on Monday, July 17!

Our thanks to our WITVOLUNTEER MENTORS

Kacey BielekMarissa ConroyJohn FarrowKelley GarciaMargaret GordonEllen HatchKathy KirslingDennis MuirheadGlenda MuirheadLinda RomeroLinda StilesDebi Wess

PHOTOS by Glenda Muirhead

MOBILITY EXERCISES WITH HEIDI ROTHENBERG

NUTRITION CLINIC WITHSTEFANIE TIERNEY

JANE CUDNEY-BLACK … in TRAINER MODE… and in GLAMOR MODE at the WIT Banquet!

WIT DIRECTOR: Jane Cudney-Black

WOMEN IN TRAINING 2017

SIGN created by Aurora Feehely

WIT AT WOMEN’S DISTANCE FESTIVAL

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FROM THE RRCA WEBSITE:Albuquerque’s urban infrastructure improvements have produced over 140-miles of paved pedestrian/bicycle trails separate from roadways. The city also has over 100-miles of unpaved, natural-surface trails in the city’s open spaces and more in the Cibola National Forest and Petroglyphs National Monument. Throughout the metropolitan area, there are over a dozen pedestrian/bike bridges that cross over major interstates and underpasses below major roadways, which keep runners and trail users away from cars and trucks.

The Albuquerque Road Runners (ARR), who submitted the Runner Friendly Community application, is the largest running club in the city. The ARR organizes a number of races, hosts the Women’s Distance Festival training program, and raises money to support school-based running groups, including Running 505. The club has adopted two local trails, the unpaved La Luz trail and a paved trail section on the city’s west side. ARR organizes trash clean up and brush trimming work on these trails.

“The City has been working with community leaders and citizen groups to provide activities that support the running community,” said Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry in his letter of recommendation. “As a runner myself I see the value in running as a lifelong commitment to health and vitality.”

Community leaders providing support and letters of recommendation include: Richard J. Berry, Mayor of Albuquerque; Jason Coffey, Trails Planner - City of Albuquerque; Ian Maddieson, Albuquerque Road Runners Board Member; Tico Navarro, Race Director, Duke City Marathon.

Last year, Albuquerque was named a RUNNER FRIENDLY COMMUNITY by our parent organization, Road Runners Club of America, thanks to the application submitted by Ian Maddieson, an ARR Director-at-Large. Since that time, we have been trying to get the official plaque into the hands of Mayor Richard Berry.

After delays, postponements, and a presentation-that-almost-was at our July monthly Club meeting... FINALLY – SUCCESS! It happened on August 1, at a city ceremony to dedicate a bridge linking trail sections in the Bosque. Ian did an excellent job of describing the significance of this designation from RRCA, and Mayor Berry, as a runner and a city official, expressed his appreciation for the award and for Ian’s efforts on behalf of Albuquerque. And we also say...thank you, Ian!

Ian with Alan Armijo from Mayor Berry’s Office. Alan was there for the presentation, but

unfortunately the plaque was not in attendance!Club meeting July 5, 2017

PHOTOS by Glenda Muirhead

ALBUQUERQUEA RUNNER FRIENDLY COMMUNITY

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WOMEN’S DISTANCE FESTIVAL5K Run and WalkSunday, July 9, 2017100 FinishersSouth Bosque / Riverside Trail

Race Director: Glenda Muirhead

Bridget GuentherEllen HatchFred HintzeSteve JettAna Romero JurissonNick JuskiewiczDavid KaufmanKathy KirslingCharrissa LinTeresa LinebaughDavid LopezBen LukoskiDennis Muirhead

Cece NiemczykMary OvermierRichard OvermierJon RogersLinda RomeroRodger SackConnie SackJim SchnitzlerLinda StilesDerek SurkaBill WestAnna WilliamsonDavid Wilson

Juliana AstrachanAlberta BatesEllen BeebeTom BessonEric BiedermannLaura BiedermannFred BonnellSusan BonnellDonna CallesBeth DavenportJoyce FafardChuck FullerJane FullerRachel Granzow

THANK YOU to our outstandingWDF Volunteers!

5K Run Overall Winners: Kellie Nickerson 19:28 Andrea Staid 20:38 Kacey Bielek 21:04

5K Run Master Winners: Angela Messing 22:47 Dina Hammad 23:35 Jane Cudney-Black 25:32

5K Walk Overall Winners: Laura Draelos 31:29 Debi Wess 39:13 Flora Fong 42:09

PHOTOS by Aurora Feehely, Wayne Chick, Kelley Garcia

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PHOTOS by Mary Overmier, Lenore HennieView all the photos at abqroadrunners.comRace timing by Specialized Timing

52nd Annual La Luz Trail RunSunday, August 6, 2017354 Finishers

Race Director: Rodger Sack

Top Male: Alex Willis (Age 29) 1:23:27Top Female: Sophia Torres (Age 25) 1:42:50Male Master: Matt Preslar (Age 44) 1:34:26Female Master: Jennifer Duvall (Age 46) 2:06:17

Vanessa AmiJeff BierlySuzan BierlyKimberly BlanchardRick BuchananRoxie & John CarpenterHannah ContrucciEvelyn DeswoodKathleen DullKelley GarciaJoaquin GarciaMichelle GieseJosh GordonLenore HennieYolanda HernandezFred HintzeKathy KirslingIsadora KravitzGail LeedyMichelle MatherGlenda MuirheadCecelia NiemczykMelissa OlivasTara OteroRichard OvermierMary OvermierMartha PorterJim SchnitzlerDonna SegarraSang ShinJerrileen SilagoMeisha Smith-BystromGeoffrey TweedWendy WigginsAnna Williamson

La Luz Volunteers! 2017 Winner Alex Willis with running legend

and 5-time La Luz Champ Steve Gachupin

ARR Board Members on the TRAIL:

Ana Romero Jurisson, VP Dennis Muirhead, Membership

Ian Maddieson, Director

RODGER SACKLa Luz Race Director (his

19th year) with wife Connie

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ARR NIGHT at Isotopes ParkARR NIGHT at Isotopes ParkSunday, August 13Sunday, August 13ISOTOPES WIN 22-1...and we are there! ISOTOPES WIN 22-1...and we are there! Our treat for 40 ARR members, family, Our treat for 40 ARR members, family, and friends!and friends!

PHOTOS by Glenda Muirhead, Jim SchnitzlerLast Three Musketeers hangin’!PHOTO courtesy of Kathy Kirsling 7

Member Race SeriesMember Race SeriesAfter the La Luz Race and taking into account two other recent races in the series — the Chunky Monkey 10k and the Ruidoso Grindstone 8.5 mile trail run — the current situation is as follows.

CURRENT SCORESPoints6 Richard Knapp6 Geoffrey Tweed3.5 Ian Maddieson2 Teresa Brobeck2 Chuck Fuller2 Dina Hammad2 Cliff Matthews2 Dennis Muirhead2 Jim Schnitzler2   Anna Williamson1 Juliana Astrachan1 Spencer Briggs1 Mark Essenmacher1 Lenore Hennie1 Fadi Jamaleddin1 Ana Romero Jurisson1 Nick Juskiesicz.5 Kelley Garcia.5 Caroline Smith

If you have done any of the earlier races in the series, they will be retroactively included in your score. Remember that only your best performance in each category (relative to other participants in the same age/gender group signed up for the series) counts. Keep in mind that these standings can change if others who ran these races subsequently sign up for the series. Also, note that runners who will age up to a higher age group before June 30 are counted in the higher age group. Contact Ian Maddieson to get your name on the list and learn the details (director1@abqroadrunners.com).

– Reported by Ian Maddieson, Race Series Coordinator

NEW MEMBERSCorinna Bethke & Madison BaggettPrudence CalabreseMarissa CamposIan ChristenKathryn CoakleyKirby Collins + Marissa & Nancy CollinsHannah ContrucciMary Ann DixLauren GarrityLaura GreenleafLinda GreenleafHannah GutierrezBlair HalbrooksCindy HaleJoy Hocker + Cameron Hocker + Ira & Jennifer PinkstonAmanda HumphreyDan Jones & Molly JonesBoris KriegerKim LeifesteLindsay LancasterErin LangenwalterPeter LorenzLaina McCroskeyStephanie Medina & Estrella AragonBlythe MirelesKris MurrayChristopher MyersChelsea OkamotoMatt OlguinAndrew RamkowskyEllen RichardsAng Rivas & Brian WrightPaula RobertsonMeredith RyanLaura SanchezSarah SantillanesMartha SherlinKim SnitkerAndrea StaidMeredith TaylorMiyuki VaughanKara VolpeNoelle Wallace & Christopher WallaceMike WilliamsonJeremy YangChristina Yehle

Membership UpdateMembership Update

RENEWED MEMBERSDanye’l AfonsoTom BessonSusan, Fred & Molly BonnellSpencer BriggsRoxanne & John CarpenterPatricia & Jennifer CrowePatty & Richard DanforthClaudia Edinger + Mark, Marcella, & DillonScott EspositoJoyce FafardPeter GenerisAaron GreenwoodBridget & TD GuentherChristine HajekAnnette HatchDaniel HudakDavid & Julie KingBen LukoskiLaura MaclayBobby MartinezSteve Nickerson + Julie, Tessa, Todd, & KellieDeborah RenteriaBeverly RomeroAmy ShroufJeanine Steffy + Karina, Santiago, & Adolfo MendezNatasha SutherlinIrene TerronezAmanda WalkerWendy WigginsShannon Zanelli

Our Director is a Centerfold!

Ian Maddieson, our Ultra Rep, Director at Large, and Member Race Series Coordinator, at the Umstead 100 Mile Endurance Run in Raleigh, NC, on April 1st.

Photo from the July issue of UltraRunning Magazine

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Alex's Million Mile  is a grassroots, month long fundraising event to benefit childhood cancer research. Whether you are a casual

walker or jogger, an avid cyclist or a marathoner, YOU can make a difference in

the lives of children fighting cancer.  1 month, 1 cause, 1 million miles...

Kids with cancer need your help!

Alex's Million MileSeptember 1- September 30, 2017

Have questions about Alex's Million Mile? We are here to help! Contact Jeff at 

866-333-1213fundraisingteam@alexslemonade.org

Looking for an exotic opportunity?

ADVENTUROUS RUNNERS WANTED– from Lisa Spader

We are recruiting one or two runners to join a small work team heading to Kenya in early October.

Kenyans have made an international name for themselves as some of the best long-distance runners in the world. Most of these Kenyans come from one tribe – the Kalenjin in Kenya’s Rift Valley (mprnews.org/story/npr/241895965). Despite their international fame, most Kalenjin live in subsistence villages where life is terribly difficult. We want to help the Kalenjin capitalize on their running success and bring greater economic opportunities to their communities by starting a Kalenjin Running Camp for running tourists – each participant being assigned their own Kalenjin coach. Running training will be combined with cultural activities to make this a top Bucket List item for runners. We have a small team assembled to work on the cultural activities and marketing, but, aside from our team head and host, Kalenjin Abraham Kosgei, we are lacking runners!

We are looking for someone who: • Is an avid mid- or long-distance runner (speed and talent

not required, but a love for running is) • Has a low-key, flexible personality with a sense of

adventure (this is a work trip in a developing country, not a pampered tourist trip) • Has a compassionate heart and a desire to make a

positive impact among the Kalenjin • Can spend the first two weeks of October in Kenya

This person/s would be responsible for evaluating potential training routes and developing three levels of training goals. Each team member is responsible for his/her costs, which primarily will be the roundtrip flightto Nairobi and transportation within Kenya (we will rent a van and team members will split the cost equally). Villagers will host us, so, aside from a hotel room in Nairobi as we arrive and depart, our other costs in Kenya will be minimal.

Other team members include:• an engineer who is helping with a water project (we need to bring running water to the village before tourists arrive for the running camp),• one of the co-founders of Crooked Trails (crookedtrails.org), a travel organization that uses tourism to benefit local communities,• the President of Global Pearls (globalpearls.org), an international development organization that empowers locals to address needs in their communities,• Abraham Kosgei, a Kalenjin runner and our host, who developed and runs the Santa Fe Thunder Half-Marathon (santafethunder.com)

READ THE ARTICLE – GET THE DETAILS!

RUNNING RUNNING COMMUNITYCOMMUNITYNEWSNEWS

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Registration details and info on ARR website RACE CALENDARAUGUST 201719 Running Medicine Fall Season + Cross Country | ABQ, NM -- UNM N. Golf Course and Bosque School Workouts Tues & Thurs @ 6 pm; Mon & Wed @ 6:30 am; and Sat & 8 am27 Dam to Dam Run | ABQ, NM | 10K, 5K, Kids' K

SEPTEMBER 2017 2 Ultra Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | 50 M, 50 K, 13 M, uphill mile (all trails) 2 Turtle Marathon and Labor Day 5K | Roswell, NM | Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K *** ARR Member Race Series event *** 3 Eagle in the Sun Triathlon | El Paso, TX | Sprint tri (400 Y swim, 12 M bike, 5K run 3 Run for the Hills | ABQ, NM - Embudo Canyon Trailhead | 10K, 5K, Kids K 4 Hearts for Honduras Walk/Run | Santa Fe, NM | 10K run, 5K run, Kids' K 9 Run for the Beans | McIntosh, NM | 5K Run, 10K Run, 1.5 Mi Run/Walk10 Wolf Pack Trail Run | Santa Fe, NM | 10K run, 5K run, 3K fun run/walk | benefits Waldorf school10 Chips and Salsa | ABQ, NM | 13.1M, 10 K run, 5K run/walk, kids' run 16 Bull of the Woods Trail Race | Taos, NM | 8M trail run 16 Wounded Warrior Half Marathon and 5K | ABQ, NM - KAFM | 13.1M, 5K run16 St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer | ABQ, NM – ABQ Academy | $10 age 6+, Kids 5 and under free | Fundraiser17 Santa Fe Thunder Half Marathon | Santa Fe, NM | 13.1 M, 5K run, 1 M walk *** ARR Member Race Series event ***17 Thin Mint Sprint & Tagalong Trot Fun Run | ABQ, NM - ABQ Academy | 5K run/walk, Kids' Tagalong Trot | benefits local Girl Scouts 17 Dino Dash | ABQ, NM - Oldtown | 10K, 5K, Kids K 23 T-Wolf Trail Run/Walk | Sandia Park, NM - E Mtn HS |5K Trail Run, 1.5 Mile Walk | benefits athletics program at East Mountain HS23 Corn Maze Run | Moriarty, NM – McCalls’ Pumpkin Patch | 1M Run, 5K Run | benefits Moriarty-Edgewood School students24 Cross Country Courage Classic | ABQ, NM -- ABQ Academy | 5K run/walk, 1K Kids' run | benefits UNMH oncology kids24 Corrida de Corrales | Corrales, NM | Half Marathon, 10K Run, 5K Run | benefits Kiwanis Kids Kamp30 Mt. Taylor 50K | Grants, NM | 50 K | online registration | CLUB RACE *** ARR Member Race Series event ***30 Miles for Mothers | ABQ, NM - Kit Carson Park | 5K, 1K Kids Fun Run, 1K Elf Scoot |5K Donation $10 | Food Trucks, Raffles30 6th Annual Jog, Walk & Wag | Chama, NM | 10K Run, 5K Run, 3K walk, Free 1K puppy run for kids

UPCOMING RACESUPCOMING RACES

VOLUNTEER FOR ARR ATDUKE CITY MARATHONSunday, October 22, 2017

PACE GROUP LEADERSRun the full marathon, or split the distance with another leader and run half of the marathon. Probably 4-5 leaders with finish times of 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, and quarter-hour times as desired.

BAG DROPHelp racers with their gear! Collect drop bags, organize and distribute as racers return after their events. Work in shifts.

Contact Glenda Muirhead if you’re interested in helping with one of these tasks!

ARR TEE SHIRTPerfect-Tri Fabric : a blend of 50% poly/25% cotton/25% rayon. Shirt Color: Navy Frost Imprint Color: Athletic GoldUnisex Sizing : Large - Extra Large Price: $7

Not your size? We’ll order more!

WOMEN'S DISTANCE FESTIVAL SHIRT -- We've got extras! Perfect-Tri Fabric : A blend of 50% poly/25% cotton/25% rayon Color: Fuchsia FrostWomen's Sizing : Small - Medium - Large - Extra Large Price: $5

CLUB GEAR!

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