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Posted by: sweetdaddycane
Minutes from LRRC Board Meeting
July 22, 2009
All Members Present
Discussed club shirts. Decided based on votes from the club to order Brooks technical shirts that would be sold to team members for $15.00, which is the cost of the production. All new club members or old members who have not yet received one are given a free cotton t-shirt and additional cotton shirts can be purchased for $5.00. It was decided that an email would go out to inform club members of the shirts and to request what they would like to have ordered.
Next topic of discussion was the revision of the By-laws. The following were the proposed areas of the By-laws that needed to be changed:
Article IV to reflect the family discount for membership dues
Article VI to reflect that there are 10 board members including President, President Elect, Past President, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership chair, Newsletter Editor, and 2 At Large Members
It was suggested that the terms for the officers be 1 year for the President, which would result in a 3 year commitment once the President Elect and Past President terms had also been fulfilled; and 2 years for the other offices with a rotation of which were being elected so that it wouldn’t constantly be a Board of all new officers.
It was also suggested that the CCC Race Director and Newsletter Editor be appointed until they choose to leave or are “overthrown” by the club, and that the At Large members be appointed by the President and be replaced every 2 years on staggered terms.
Section F of the By-laws dictates how offices are elected. Suggested that it should be announced via web or newsletter which positions are open. At that time nominations could be given to the president by 48 hours prior to the Board meeting. There was concern over how we would get an accurate representation of voting.
It was decided that a draft of the revised By-laws would be made and voted on by the board and then presented to the club.
Other topics of discussion were the responsibilities of the officers, and who should be in control of requested race help. It was decided that someone should be designated to be the lead in coordinating volunteer help for races and whether or not it is free should be determined by the level of help being requested. Also discussed what deems a practice as “official”. And what the club is liable for if it is an official practice. If an event is listed as approved by RRCA, our insurance will cover it.
Posted 1 year ago at 10:43 pm. Add a comment
Posted by: sweetdaddycane
Sweet Daddy Cane here to bring you a better late than never report on the crushing blow delivered to the Grand Prix series by the Little Rock Roadrunners at the Hope Watermelon festival 5K.
After finishing 2nd on both the mens and women’s teams at the 4 miler, the LRRC showed up in Hope hungry for wins….and they got ‘em. Glen Mays led the men’s team taking 2nd overall and just getting edged for victory by a young punk from Texas. Behind Mays were Kevin Golden (1st Masters), Bill Diamond, Brian Sieczkowski, Steven Preston, Greg Helmbeck, Kevin Groustra, Ross Bolding, Jeff Maher, Michael Harmon, Dan Belanger, and Roy Smith. Leah Thorvilson won the women’s title and led the LRRC ladies to their 1st place finish, followed by Mary Wells, Tina Coutu (2nd overall masters), Ginea Qualls, Alea Humes, and Alesa Davis. Most runners I talked to did not have their best times, probably because of the heat…but Michael Harmon took no prisoners and came away with not only a watermelon, but a big PR!
Glen Mays shows off the new LRRC temporary tattoo!
The race wasnt the only cause for competition OR celebration down in Hope. Ginea Qualls celebrated her birthday in style with some beers smuggled in to the dry county by a secret agent Dan…i mean….man… And possibly the most fierce competition of the day took place post race at the community pool. Harmon came back from his 5k PR to kill the backward dive division. The surprise competitor of the day in the pool was the mysterious Lee Epperson…now we know why he has not signed up for the Grand Prix, even though he is an LRRC member…he has secretly been perfecting his canonball! Well done Mr. Epperson. Rounding up the awards for our team was Brian Sieczkowski with his can-opener. Although this had to be deliberated on by the judges to determine WHAT a can-opener was. All other divisions of the dive were won in a landslide by a local boy whose name I do not know… he took home gold for the belly flop, half flip, jelly roll, side twist and facial splat. Hats off, young one.
The Grand Prix now takes a rest until we compete on our home turf at the Clear Mountain 5k Labor Day weekend. Until then, Sweet Daddy Cane, out.
Posted 1 year ago at 7:27 pm. 1 comment
Posted by: Brian S-ski
The RunAround Archives Restoration Project now has 11 old school issues of the RunAround online from January 1979 to July 1981. We will continue posting the LRRC newsletters all the way up to the present, and from time to time will highlight classic articles in this blog. Our first such article is from the July 1981 issue by Lou Peyton recalling running in Little Rock from 1971-1981, part of which pre-dates the formation of the LRRC.
REMINISCING RUNNING 1971-1981
By Lou Peyton
I remember when…
- Buz McNair & Terry Matthews were the first Arkansans to run in the Boston Marathon. There were no qualifying times then.
- Gary Smith, Max Hooper, Otis Edge, & Terry Matthews organized the first race in Little Rock. The 4-Mile Holiday race through Pleasant Valley.
- There were 20K races at Camp Robinson.
- The Arkansas Marathon was held on Petit Jean Mountain.
- Pat Wyatt jogged in the neighborhood to get in shape for her snow skiing trips to Colorado.
- There were eleven members of the LRRC. The first fun run was planned and run from Beth and Lloyd Walkers’ house. The route included Napa Valley.
- Dewey Glasscock ran his mileage on the indoor track at the YMCA.
- Charley Peyton ran his 1½ miles daily – in combat boots.
- Bob Plunkett made his first pair of orthotics.
- Dick Lewis tried long distance running but returned to his beloved track that was his home.
- Steve Tilley ran a 3:03 for his first marathon.
- Al Maguire rode his motorcycle to watch the First Baptist 10K race.
- Deb Strehle ran her first marathon in 3:45.
- Larry Mabry ran 2 miles a day at the track and laughed at long distance running.
- Ann Smith’s daily mileage was one mile run all out on the track at Scott Field and a 5 mile run on weekends.
- JoEtta Galbraith wore a size 12 dress. She easily slips into a size 8 now.
- Pat Wyatt was the first woman from Arkansas to run in the Boston Marathon.
- There were no women in the 40+ age division in our local races.
- Gary Smith and Buz McNair ran 30 miles on the track at Scott Field one Friday evening just for fun.
- Bob Galbraith flew to California to run his first marathon.
- Beth Walker finished six mile fun runs – walking.
- Kathy Plunkett was 60+ lbs heavier than she is now. She thought the other members of the LRRC were whippets and greyhounds.
- Ritchie Heber was the fastest young runner in Little Rock.
- There was a marathon chart at Sportsstop (Finish Line Sports) where the long distance runners posted their marathon times. Dick Dickins had the longest list of accomplishments.
- Max Hooper ran 53 ½ miles in the London to Brighton Race.
- Dick Strickland and Bob Boyd ran a ten minute pace on Saturday fun runs. Have you clocked them lately?
- There was a 1000 mile club at Sportstop (Finish Line Sports) where we charted our weekly mileage and earned those 1000 mile club T-shirts. Nita Copeland was the most persistent runner earning hers after working for two years (pregnancy slowed her progress for a few months).
- Lloyd Walker ran the hot International Rice Festival Marathon.
- Jim Johnson ran Overlook Hill seven times in a workout.
- Sy Brewer ran the Dallas Marathon with a steel pin in his leg.
- Paul Johnson was truly a gallompher.
Posted 1 year ago at 7:03 am. 1 comment
Posted by: Presto
If you have a shirt, hat, or workout bag and want the LRRC logo on it, you are now in luck!
Contact for Logo Stitching: Patsy Varner
E-mail: Patsy.Varner@dillards.com
Address: 1600 Cantrell Road., Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 870-917-9495 (cell) or 870-942-4639 (home)
Delivery and pickup: At Dillards Corporate Offices, Steven Preston can work out pickup if needed.
She has two sizes that she can put on shirts and caps. They are 2.5 X 3.5 inches and 1.5 X 2.5 for $10.00.
She has a 4X4 logo that will be $12.00 on any item - this size would work well for a workout bag.
She has a 6X6 logo that should look good on sweat shirts and large bags.
No discounted rate on multiple items. She said it takes her the same time to do each one.
She can also change the colors on any part of it. You might want to change the color of the lettering depending on the color of the item.
Get the Bird on your shirt!
Get the Bird on your hat!
Posted 1 year ago at 11:39 pm. Add a comment
Posted by: littlerockroadrunners
Over the past three months the LRRC Board of Directors has been busy with several projects and central among these was to re-draft an official set of by-laws for the club. As a non-profit organization, the LRRC is required to have a functioning set of by-laws to serve as the rule book for the club. The by-laws were last updated in the mid-90’s and while many of those articles were still appropriate, several were outdated and no longer applicable to today’s club. For this new draft, the Board looked at how the club does things now and also tried to anticipate how things will change in the future. We also looked at what we could improve. A central theme was to balance club history and the experience of long time Roadrunners with the enthusiasm and ideas of new members; to get involvement from all. After four meetings, dozens (hundreds?) of emails, and 5 re-writes, the LRRC Board of Directors is proud to present a 2009 draft of the By-Laws of the Little Rock Roadrunners Club, Inc.
A quick summary of changes from current procedure is outlined below:
- Membership Chair was changed from an appointed position to an elected office to give all club members more input into the make-up of the board and more opportunity to be involved.
- The term length of Treasurer, Secretary, and Membership Chair was set at 2 years in offset terms. This will promote a more regular turnover of board positions to get new people involved while keeping a good mixture of veterans and new members on the board.
- Nominations for any office will be taken prior to the June elections and an electronic means of voting will be available for members unable to personally attend the June meeting.
Feedback and questions are welcome and can be made via the comments option of this blog post. You can also email the Board of Directors at board@littlerockroadrunners.com. A club-wide vote on the by-laws will be made at an upcoming club meeting. We have worked hard to create the best by-laws to serve our club, but also built into the draft is a means of amending these articles as needed in the future. Once passed, the by-laws will be posted on the LRRC website and reviewed annually.
Posted 1 year ago at 3:59 pm. 1 comment
Posted by: Brian S-ski
We met in the pre-5 AM darkness with reason to be optimistic. The weather forecast called for 68 degrees at race time, almost 20 degrees cooler than in past years. The race course had been rerouted due to road construction and was rumored to be a little less hilly. Ready for the challenge we crammed into the Dan Van and the Great White Shark and hit Highway 167 for Batesville and the White River 4 Mile Classic.
The White River Roadrunners once again put on a great race. Technical race shirts, chip timing, and prize money were added this year while the entry fee actually went down! With the break in the weather and the nice new course, it was a great day for a race.
Leah Thorvilson finished as top female by a landslide and beat all the LRRC men at the race in the process. The women’s team finished second at the race behind the River Valley Runners but maintain a solid lead on the 2009 Grand Prix leaderboard. Thorvilson, Mary Wells, Tina Coutu, Becky Humes, Ginea Qualls, and Alea Humes made up the LRRC women’s team at the race.
The men’s team also strengthened their lead in the season’s standings despite placing second to the Conway Running Club. The Grand Prix season can be a bit like the Tour de France: sometimes you let a little guy get the stage win while resting back in the peloton with your main rivals. The LRRC men were nice enough to let the CRC guys get a first place finish while still increasing our lead over our closest rival Club Arkadelphia on the season’s leaderboard. I explained this cute analogy to some Conway guys after the race and a bit of good natured trash talking ensued. Bottom line, I’ve guaranteed to some other clubs that the LRRC men will win the next four races. Now you all have to come out, run hard and back up my mouth! Kevin Golden, Bill Diamond, Brian Sieczkowski, David Williams, Joel Perez, Raj Bhanot, Greg Helmbeck, Bill Torrey, Kevin Groustra, Jeff Maher, Dan Belanger, Roy Smith, Ron Sanders Jr, and Carl Northcutt made up the men’s team at the 4 Mile Classic.
Next up on the Grand Prix circuit is the Watermelon 5K in Hope on August 8th. LRRC members Glen Mays and Leah Thorvilson are the defending champions. Car pool plans are being made on the LRRC forum so get ready to come on out and help LRRC get first place at the Melon!
Posted 1 year, 1 month ago at 1:38 pm. Add a comment
