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Chattanooga Track ClubOfficersPresidentMelodie Thompsonjumpytwo@hotmail.comPresident-Elect (2008)James Williamsjwilliams@millermartin.comPresident-Elect (2009)Charlene SimmonsPast PresidentDonna Dravlandddravland@unumprovident.comVP CommunicationsCharlene Simmonssimmoncn@georgetown.eduVP Membership-Elect (2008)Sherilyn JohnsonVP Races & EquipmentWalt Sinorwaltersinor@yahoo.comTreasurerDan Baileydrbailey43@aol.comTreasurer-Elect (2008)Jim SteffesSecretaryEdwina Cohenedwinafromtn@webtv.netSecretary-Elect (2008)Lynda WebberExecutive DirectorSean Pfisterspfister@chattanoogatrackclub.org

DirectorsTara Murdocksplashbelle@hotmail.comJames Dravlandjamesdravland@comcast.netLynda Webberlwebber@millermartin.comAmy Mullensamullens@bakerdonelson.comJimmy McGinnessjamesjimi@aol.comSherilyn Johnsonsteve.sherilyn@mindspring.comJohn Harrisonjharrison@bakerdonelson.comWalt Sinorwaltsinor@yahoo.comFlash Cunninghamflashcunningham@comcast.net

Directors-Elect (2008)Butch Cooke, Flash Cunningham, EdwinaCohen, Janice Cornett, John Harrison, BillMoran, Amy Mullens, Peter Murphy, JimmyMcGinness, Steven Rubenstein, TeresaSamuelian, Ashley Williams

In This Issue...

Jogging AroundA newsletter published eight times per year bythe Chattanooga Track Club.

EditorsCharlene SimmonsSean PfisterMelodie Thompson

Layout/DesignKeith Finch

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Ad InfoFor Current Ad Information, please contactSean Pfister at 991-8500 orspfister@chattanoogatrackclub.org

Words from the Prez’s Perch ......................................................................................... 1Executive Director’s Letter ............................................................................................ 2Wauhatchie Trail Race .................................................................................................... 4Thanks Sharon ................................................................................................................. 5Save the Date ................................................................................................................... 5Y Nooners .......................................................................................................................... 6Cold Weather Running .................................................................................................... 7It’s Time to Renew Your Membership! .......................................................................... 7Try Something New in 2008 ........................................................................................... 9Thar Be Flying Monkeys In Them Thar Hills ........................................................... 10-11Volunteer in 2008......................................................................................................... 122008 Chattanooga Track Club Race Calendar ......................................................... 13CTC Masters Top 10 In Nation ................................................................................ 14-152007 Karen Lawrence Run .................................................................................... 16-17CTC Board Meeting Minutes ........................................................................................ 18CTC Financial Statements ........................................................................................... 19Bulletin Board ................................................................................................................ 2 1Race Calendar ............................................................................................... Back Cover

Chattanooga Track ClubMission StatementThe Chattanooga Track Club is a nonprofitorganization with the goal to stimulate interest inrunning and fitness for all ages and to promotewellness through these activities. The clubencourages anyone with similar interests tobecome a member and support our goal. Nospecial qualifications, other than an interest inrunning, walking and fitness, are required.Members can choose their own level ofinvolvement: participant, volunteer, or sponsor.Everyone from serious competitor to the casualwalker is welcome.

Words from the Prez’s PerchThe year is winding down andit has past so quickly. Myobligations to the Club will beover with the changing of theguard at the banquet in January,when James Williams will takeover this post. James is anexcellent runner and will do agreat job leading you to ourgoals. You need to be at the banquet this year to voteon much needed changes to our Bylaws, such asadding a Membership Vice-President. The SherilynJohnson will take over handling the MembershipCommittee, report to the President, and do theprograms for our membership. We also have otherchanges that are long overdue.

The Scenic City Half Marathon is underway and nowis the time to sign up before rates go up or sign up forthis event. This event will not be on the Riverwalk asin the past, but run through various neighborhoods inthe Downtown Chattanooga Area. This should be onyou ‘to do’ list as a participant or volunteer!

Don’t forget to renew your membership online atwww.chattanoogatrackclub.org. This saves lots of

The Long RunThe Long Run is the endowment fund of The

Chattanooga Track Club. The fund was establishedin 2005 to create a perpetual investment and financial resource tosupport the mission of the Chattanooga Track Club. The Club is

committed to being a good steward of these funds, and is appreciative ofyour generosity to help build this legacy for our community.

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time on our end and reduces the need for additionalpart-time staff.

We will need to provide a greater base for support forthe BlueCross Market Street Mile and the RiverbendRun. If you can volunteer this will be a great service toour club and justify the BlueCross BlueShield ofTennessee sponsorship of us. We are a non-profitorganization and we need our volunteers to helppromote our mission of promoting running, walking,and fitness in the Chattanooga Area.

This year we have made large strides in providingmuch needed services to our members and the runningcommunity at large. We may look with pride to thefuture and continued growth in our community.

Good luck in the coming year!

Happy Running,

Melodie ThompsonPresident of the Chattanooga Track Club

I re-write this article as an extremely humbled man. Myoriginal article was a puff piece about the Scenic City HalfMarathon and how this could be the defining road race forthe CTC. How this was your race and when I say your Iderive that from what I’ve heard from our members abouthaving a long distance (10k and longer) race in downtownChattanooga that is not on the Riverwalk. But I had todelete it and start over. After almost a year here I nowunderstand why these changes are sought. While theRiverwalk is scenic, it is run on a lot with either training runsor other races and not many spectators or the spirit of thecity can be seen.

And that is why we worked so hard to get a new courseapproved based upon the ingredients of other successfulcity road courses; scenic course, through neighborhoods andnot too challenging. However, after months of thinking wehad the advertised course approved, we were informed thatthe course had to be changed due to safety concerns.Keeping it secure for our runners based upon the resourcesfrom the city became a concern. City officials were alsoconcerned about complaints they would get about streetclosures from non-runners and non-supporters of thesetypes of events.

Obviously, I am very disappointed and apologize foranyone that is also let down. It was a daunting task and Iwasn’t willing to back down. I think that attitude got us asfar as we did but in the end it was too much for the city toaccept. I can respect their decision for safety concerns butI’m frustrated with the way it was handled and thatanticipated complaints from those not participating wereconsidered.

Executive Director’s LetterEgg On Face Doesn’t Mean I’ve Given Up!By Sean Pfister

On top of that, the CTC was committed to putting on thisevent for Chattanooga. One that it dearly needs and manycity departments and officials have asked for us to organize.I have dedicated a lot my time for this endeavor and havinga full time Executive Director now makes it the perfectopportunity to create an event of this nature. It is too muchto ask a volunteer, board member or any other member totake on. This would have been our chance to showcaserunning to Chattanooga and Chattanooga to runners.Sometimes you need center stage to get the attention of thecommunity and anyone that has run a city marathon canappreciate the welcome when running on downtown streets.

At the meeting where I was told that we needed to changethe course for this year it was also mentioned that we mightbe able to try for change in 2009. Now that I’ve had a fewdays to get over my disappointment, I am determined totry again. Because you asked for it, Chattanooga needs itand who else can deliver it other than the CTC? However,as the running community, our voices need to be heard. Soif you are tired of having to leave town to run a distanceroad race and seeing other cities of similar size bask in theirday in the sun and knowing that you cannot return theinvitation to run in Chattanooga, then take action! Write aletter to the editor of the Times-Free Press. Write a letter tothe office of the Mayor. Talk to anyone that may be able tohelp get this done. I tried but I cannot to do it without a lotof help, support and cash also would be nice.

The Scenic City Half Marathon is still a CTC race on March1, 2008 and we hope you participate, volunteer or come outto support this race.

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2007 Wauhatchie Trail Run Results1. Tim Ensign 0:35:262. Johnny Clemons 0:37:063. BrysonHarper 0:37:264. Sergio Bianchini 0:37:405. Daniel Goetz 0:37:586. Jan Gautier 0:38:017. Hugh Enicks 0:38:318. Patricia Smith 0:38:499. Colin Sullivan 0:39:2510. Josh Bradley 0:39:2911. Joe Sneed 0:39:3012. Joseph Goetz 0:39:4113. Patrick Hall 0:40:4214. Zach Mobley 0:40:4415. Joey Howe 0:42:0016. Andrew Lewis 0:42:2917. Jon Risley 0:42:4518. Nick Honerkamp 0:43:0219. Jake Bradley 0:43:1120. Jennifer Croft 0:43:3321. Davey Spinkle 0:43:3722. Belinda Young 0:43:3923. David Randolph 0:43:4224. Warren Sinor 0:43:4725. Charles Webb 0:43:4926. Shannon Wood 0:44:0427. Bill Minehan 0:44:2528. Steve Bradley 0:44:3629. Sam Linhoss 0:44:4830. Jim Farmer 0:44:5331. Ryan Schumacher 0:44:5432. Heather Stone 0:44:5533. Debby Vannoy 0:45:0734. Matthew Jones 0:45:2035. Paul Talbott 0:45:2136. Danny Gill 0:45:3137. Kevin Boucher 0:45:4138. Rick Schumacher 0:46:0039. Matt Gregory 0:46:0140. Dylan Harper 0:47:0241. Grover Brown 0:47:0342. Sue Anne Brown 0:47:0943. Mitch Samuelian 0:47:2244. Janis Kelman 0:47:4245. Jesse Roberson 0:47:5446. Mark Hickey 0:48:0247. Jim Steffes 0:48:1148. Thomas Powell 0:48:1749. Liza Graves 0:48:2350. Chris Senteu 0:48:2551. Jeff Stracener 0:48:2952. Ted Hegenbarth 0:48:3353. Herbert Krabel 0:48:5254. Donald Sweeney 0:49:2355. Robert Mingus 0:49:4156. Joseph Tidwell 0:50:1257. Lynda Webber 0:50:2158. Eric Carlson 0:50:3159. Susan Donnelly 0:50:5160. Mark Erickson 0:50:5961. Tracy Rafferty 0:51:0162. Teddy Park 0:51:3663. Sissye Jones 0:51:3964. Cyrus Rhode 0:51:4165. Kenny Steffes 0:51:4366. Lee Davis 0:51:5367. Scott Farmer 0:52:1368. Mike Leary 0:52:4169. Doug Torrance 0:53:05

70. Taylor Morgan 0:53:1871. Marco Bianchini 0:53:3872. Tracey Lee 0:53:5273. Stacy Eiselstein 0:54:1174. Matt McLelland 0:54:1475. Barbara Ensign 0:54:1976. Bernice Delaney 0:54:3877. Rick Bost 0:54:5378. Andrew Gennett 0:54:5579. Stefan Eady 0:55:0080. David Bartlett 0:55:0281. Laura Hall 0:55:0782. Drew Smith 0:55:1383. Susan Gallo 0:55:2884. Zach Orrison 0:55:3885. Bill Copeland 0:55:4586. Jason Irvin 0:56:1287. Clynton Gourlay 0:57:0888. Kathryn Copeland 0:57:1089. Tom Gifford 0:57:2190. Josh Hall 0:57:2391. Carol Farmer 0:57:3392. Owen Kinney 0:57:4993 Anita Jones 0:57:5294. Harry Bartee 0:57:5395. Mitchell Maddox 0:58:2696. Beau Wendolt 0:58:3297. Jenny Fien 0:58:3698. Laura Rose 0:59:0099. Rowan Johnson 0:59:15100.Paul McElveen 0:59:26101. Julia Jones 0:59:28102.Ashley Goggin 0:59:42103.Deanna Lord 0:59:46104.Melissa Robinson 0:59:56105.Bill Brock 1:00:55106.Ty Farr 1:01:04107.Greg Neal 1:01:57108.Cayce Harper 1:02:12109.David Marks 1:02:24110. Judy No 1:02:34111.Rusty Mauk 1:02:51112.Tony Fien 1:02:52113.Earl Kelle 1:02:54114. Jeff Kelle 1:03:46115.Kathy Dew 1:04:13116.Elizabeth Buice 1:04:44117.Lucy Izard 1:04:45118.Rick Buice 1:04:51119.Michael Farr 1:05:11120.Michelle Soriano 1:05:19121.Marcus Easley 1:05:34122.Susan Laughrey 1:05:34123.Chad Cherry 1:05:51124.Bonnie Wassin 1:05:51125.Richard Rowland 1:06:43126.Gene Nelson 1:06:52127. Jack Kilisian 1:07:20128.Laura Henry 1:07:51129.Ed Park 1:08:03130.Elliot Rose 1:08:06131.Steve Smalling 1:08:34132.Sherilyn Johnson 1:09:57133.Kevin Blackwell 1:11:56134.Che Fortaleza 1:22:56135.Kathy Fulton 1:33:18136.Katie Marler 1:33:19137.DevonKroneberg 1:34:55

Flash Cunningham, Walt Sinor, Janice Cornett, and DavidPresley had gone up a couple of weeks before and wentover where the miles markers should go and marked thespots (someone removed the 4 mile mark, sorry folks).

Bob Braddock and I went up the day before the race,marked the trail, moved 2 smaller downed trees, removedsmall rocks & downfall, and cut briars down on the trail.Bob and I got to see a lot of turkeys, deer, and an owl onFriday. We spent about 6 hours out there. We put outmarkers and signs, determined what intersections needed tobe blocked off, and where we would need sentries.

Saturday, December 15th turned out to be a great day for atrail race. Overcast and cool with great views. Flash, Walt,Jimmy McGinness, and arrived at 7 a.m. and we startedstaging the meeting room and start & finish lines. All thevolunteers got in place along the course and at the waterstop.

We had the best turn out ever for the race this year, as wehad a record 151 people register. We also had the mostvolunteers, most EMTs, and an ambulance. The place wasabuzz with runners of every capacity.

It was great fun to be at the finish when Tim Ensign waspouring on to the finish line. We had the wonderful Goetzbrothers in the family competition, as well.

We hope everyone will return for next year’s event onDecember 13, 2008. We hope records will continue to bebroken and who knows, it might just be your lucky day!

Wauhatchie Trail RaceBy Melodie Thompson

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A lot of us runners can trace ourrunning careers back to the days ofthe Running Boom in the late 70’s andearly 80’s. It’s hard to believe, but backthen the Missionary Ridge Road Racewould have around a thousandrunners spread over the 4.7 milecourse. The 1979 Missionary Ridgerace was my first attempt at roadracing. The following year was the firstrace for a new race volunteer, SharonIrish. Sharon’s husband, Terry, hadstarted racing at the 1979 KarenLawrence Race for St. Jude’s on NewYear’s Eve 1979. As Terry becamemore involved in road running andracing, Sharon decided to get involvedas a race volunteer.

It didn’t take long for Sharon tograduate from handing out t-shirts todoing the scoring for the races. Youcould see her arrive at races carrying asack with the little boxes into whichwe runners were supposed to placeour finish cards, completed with thepertinent information to allowtabulation of the results. Sharon andthe other volunteers would try tomake sense of the finish cardinformation and match the cardnumber to the race times recorded onthe tape from the finish line timer.Then all these results were copied ontoage-group lists to be typed into theSunday newspaper sports page andinto the CTC newsletter. The wholeprocess could take hours.

In the late 80’s the CTC experimentedwith using a computer to speed thetabulation of race results with mixed,but promising results. Sharon wasexcited about getting away from theselittle card boxes and at the prospectof using a computer instead. Sharonand the rest of the race volunteersquickly learned that the old computeradage “Garbage In = Garbage Out”was true for race results too. If theinformation from race registration or

Thanks SharonBy Jerry McClanahan

the finish line is incorrect, thecomputer can tabulate the wrong raceresults at nearly the speed of light.(However, this speed was alwaysreduced to the speed of the printer.)

We have seen Sharon nearly pull herhair out trying to read the scribbledname and age listed on the race entryforms of runners who arrived at therace late, or husbands and wives whogot their race numbers switchedbefore the race (the computerawarded her the women’s division firstplace using his finish time), or runnerscrossing the finish line and thencrossing again with a family memberor friend (the computer doesn’t liketwo times for one runner). Perhaps thebest was the overall race winner whoforgot to register. The computer kepttelling her “he’s not in this race.” Herpatience is amazing.

The most remarkable display ofpatience and determination had to bethe cross country race using finishcards when the finish line volunteersdropped the finish cards before thefirst finisher came in. Not knowing thecards were sequentially numbered andthat they were intended to be handedout in order, the volunteers justshuffled them all back into a stack andstarted handing them out. Eachfinisher got a randomly numberedfinish card that had no relationship totheir race finish place. When we heardwhat had happened we just threw upour hands, sure there was no way tosort this out. But Sharon started askingrunners their finish times and who hadfinished ahead of whom. Eventhough it was a small race, it’s stillamazing that Sharon was actually ableto come up with race results from themess she had been handed.

Sharon has probably averagedvolunteering for at least 10 races peryear for the last 27 years which comes

out to at least 270 races. (She is alwaysamong the first volunteers to arriveand the last to leave.) The CTC hashad many dedicated volunteersthrough the years, but this must be therecord. However, all good things mustend, and so, Sharon is retiring fromCTC races. You may still see heroccasionally helping out at other localraces. Old habits are hard to break.

The CTC willbe examiningnew racetabulationmethods andrecruiting newracetabulationvolunteers.Sharon will behard to replace. As a former roadracer and former CTC race volunteer,Sharon has my gratitude for herdedication to the CTC and to all localrunners, and my thanks for the helpshe has given to me.

Thanks Sharon.

The annual CTC banquet willbe held on Wednesday

January 30, 2008 at 6 pm atNiko’s Southside Grill (corner of

14th & Cowart St). For moredetails about the vent please visit

ChattanoogaTrackClub.org.

At the banquet the 2007 Runnerof the Year results

will be announced andawards will be handed out.

Coach Roy Benson will beour featured speaker.

Owner and President of RunningLtd in Atlanta, GA, Coach Benson

has over 44 years of coachingexperience. He is also a senior

writer for Running Times. Tolearn more about Coach Bensonplease visit coachbenson.com.

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Y NoonersBy Mary Novkov

For eleven years, a group of men have run from thedowntown YMCA from 12:10 to 1:30. As they begin torun, the conversation explodes from politics and religion totheir children and spouses. While intermingled within them asense of family and friendship is obvious and yet hard tounderstand. They share a companionship in which criticalcomments and nagging never end. Although the group canbe insensitive, they honestly do support one another. Fromdriving all the way to Kentucky for a father’s funeral toplanting a tree in honor of a mother’s death, they sustaineach other through the many hardships life throws at them.Once, the group ran to the hospital to wish “Dad,” thefounding member of the group, luck on his knee surgery.

“It is not a democracy nor is it a dictatorship,” claims longtime member Bruce Novkov. Sometimes they vote onwhere they are going, and other times someone decides forthem. The River walk is the traditional run for Mondays;speed work is done on Wednesdays, but only if someone istraining for a race; and Fridays no particular route is

selected. One Friday aman decided to lead

them to a GreekOrthodox Church, where

they took part in a bakesale. These random runs are

part of what keep the groupand runs interesting.

Within the group, people and skilllevels change. Anyone is welcomeand no one is required to stay. Atthe YMCA they are known as the“Fast Lunch Group,” and peoplerecognize them as regulars.Throughout the years, many have

joined and quit, but the regular group of ten remains.Throughout the years, crazy rules have developed and“original” experiences have occurred. They pride themselveson the fact that they were the first to run across the newMarket Street Bridge and the widened Olgiati Bridge. Thiswas possible because of the dangerous action of climbingover a construction site and proceeding to run across.“Intelligence is not a requirement,” says Novkov shortlyafter telling the story of the “train incident.” One day theychose to run through a tunnel that happened to be longerthan expected. The men had to strop running and walk dueto the darkness.

To outsiders they may sound silly, but to the member, the“10 Commandments” are rules that must be followed. Thelist of commandments is as follows:

1ST Commandment: WHILE ON A RUN, THOUSHALT ATTEMPT TO CATCH ANOTHER RUNNERIF ONE IS OBSERVED.

2ND Commandment: WHEN RUNNING AN OUTAND BACK COURSE, THOU SHALT ATTEMPT TOCOME BACK A MINUTE FASTER.

3RD Commandment: WHEN ONE RUNS BYHIMSELF, THOU SHALT RUN THE “ORIGINAL”COUNTRY CLUB ROUTE.

4TH Commandment: WHEN IN THE Y SHOWER,THOU SHALT ABIDE BY RULE 258 AND THEBELLY BUTTON RULE.

5TH Commandment: WHEN YOU RUN WITHOUT ASHIRT, THOU SHALT COMPLETE TWENTY PULL-UPS.

6TH Commandment: THOU SHALT RUN OUTSIDE,REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.IF THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING,ONE IS ALLOWED TO WEAR GIRLIE PANTS.

7TH Commandment: THOU SHALT ALWAYS RUN ATLEAST 5 MILES; OTHERWISE ONE IS JOGGING.FURTHERMORE, REGARDLESS OF THE ACTIVITYON A TREADMILL, IT IS NOT CONSIDEREDRUNNING.

8TH Commandment: WHEN RUNNING, THOUSHALT SHOW UP AT NOON AND BE READY TOLEAVE BY 12:15 P.M.

9TH Commandment: THOU SHALT START YOURSTOPWATCH AT THE MAILBOX AND STOP YOURSTOPWATCH AT THE PAVEMENT OF THE YMCAPARKING LOT.

FURTHERMORE, IF ONE FINDS ANY COINS ONTHE GROUND WHILE ON A RUN, THOU SHALTSTOP AND PICK THEM UP..10TH Commandment: ONCE A RUN HAS BEENESTABLISHED FOR THE DAY, THOU SHALT NOTALTER THE ROUTE.

Running with the “Y Nooners” is like nothing else. Thestories about crazy experiences and silly rules are what makethem different from any other running group. They arepassionate about running and have formed a lifestylearound it. This is their family away from home and peoplethat they know and can rely on.

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The onset of winter needn’t bring a seasonal halt to arunner’s enthusiasm or routines. Outdoor exercise in thewinter can be a pleasurable experience. The major riskposed by running in subfreezing air is frostbite and minorirritations to the respiratory tract. With some minorprecautions these risks can be eliminated.

1. Wear clothing in layers so that warm air can betrapped between the layers. Depending on theweather conditions, 2 to 4 layers on the trunk and 1to 2 layers on the legs are appropriate. It is helpfulif the outer layers have vents and zippers to allowexcess heat to escape as you become warm. Onwindy days the outer layer should be of windresistant material.

2. Clothing made of material which carries the sweataway from the body is best, like wool, silk, or“space age” synthetics like polypropylene orpolyester. Avoid cotton as it tends to hold thesweat.

3. Hat and gloves are crucial as these regions of thebody have a substantial role in the regulation ofbody temperature. Mittens tend to be warmer thangloves. On very cold days mittens worn over glovesare very effective. Stocking caps or ski masks aredesirable. On very windy days goggles or eyeglasses can provide additional protection.

By Damien HowellRRCA Sports Medicine Committee

4. The outer layer should be light colored and havereflective material if you are running during darkerhours. Reflective material works only if there is alight source. Blaze orange becomes poorly visiblebrown at night. Light colored material is visibleeven without a strong light source. During snowydays dark colors provide visible contrast and attractsolar energy.

5. Pin to your clothes or shoes emergencyidentification, preferably of a waterproof material.Let someone know where you are going to run andwhen you expect to return. Do not run withheadphones.

6. Plan your run so that you run into the wind duringthe beginning portions and with the wind behindyou in the latter portions. Otherwise, built-up sweatmay cause you to become too cold when you turninto the wind. Be alert when running in snowy, icyconditions particularly near vehicular traffic.

7. Avoid overdressing. Feel a bit underdressed andchilly as you start, knowing that later as you run inyour layered environment the temperature will riseabout 20 degrees.

Cold Weather Running

This article is provided by the Road Runner’s Club of America (www.rrca.org).

It’s Time to Renew Your Membership!Don’t forget, club memberships expired at the end of December. If youhave not done so already, please renew your club membership for 2008.

To make the renewal process easier we’ve created an online system thatallows you to renew and pay for your membership on the club’s Web sitewith no additional processing fees. Just visit ChattanoogaTrackClub.organd click on “join the CTC” on the right side of the home page. You’ll betaken to the membership application page where you will need to click onthe current member link to log in and renew your membership.

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Try Something New in 2008Looking for a little variety in the New Year? Why notconsider trying something new, like a longer race, a trail race,a triathlon or an adventure race?

Go FartherGo FartherGo FartherGo FartherGo FartherEver thought about running just a little bit further? If you’renew to walking or running you might want to try your first5k. If you’re a 5k walker or runner, consider a 10k. If you’rea 10k runner consider a half marathon. A half marathoner,consider a full marathon. And if you’re a marathonerconsider an ultra marathon. Here are a few local events totempt you to go just a little bit further in 2008:

· 5K– Chickamauga Chase – April 19 – Chickamauga, GA· 10K – BlueCross Riverbend Run & Walk – June 14

– downtown Chattanooga, TN· Half Marathon - Scenic City Half Marathon, 5k

and Charity Challenge – March 1 – downtownChattanooga, TN

· Marathon – Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon –November 8 – Chickamauga, GA

· 50K – Stump Jump 50k – October 4 - SignalMountain, TN

Go Off RoadGo Off RoadGo Off RoadGo Off RoadGo Off RoadTired of cement andasphalt? Want to hearbirds chirping rather thancars honking? Why nottry trail running?

The Chattanooga areahas over a hundred milesof trails perfect forhiking or running. Well maintained trails are available onLookout Mountain, Raccoon Mountain, Signal Mountain andalong the newly constructed Cumberland Trail.

To learn more about trail running check out the WildernessRunning Association at www.runintheboonies.org.

Also, mark your calendar for a number of upcoming trailraces including the Rock Creek River Gorge 6.5 Mile & 10.2Mile Trail Race (March 29), the Stump Jump 11 Miler & 50k(October 4) and the 24th Annual Wauhatchie Trail Run(December 13).

TTTTTrrrrry a Ty a Ty a Ty a Ty a TriririririIs running not enoughfor you? Want to swimand bike too? Why notconsider doing atriathlon.

If you’re new to the sport consider doing a “sprint” orshort distance event like the Scenic City Triathlon. Takingplace at Chester Frost Park on April 27, the race includes a.34 mile swim, a 14 mile bike and a 5k run.

If you’re looking for a longer event try the ChattanoogaWaterfront Triathlon to be held on Sunday, July 13 inDowntown Chattanooga. Fast becoming the region’spremier triathlon, the event features a 1.5 k swim down theTennessee, a 40k bike on Highway 27, and a 10k run alongthe Riverwalk.

Go on an AdventureGo on an AdventureGo on an AdventureGo on an AdventureGo on an AdventureLike the idea of doing amulti-sport event, butwant to get a little dirtyand possibly lost? Whynot try an adventure race.

Every adventure race isdifferent, but the typicalevent includes a“trekking” or orienting section were you navigate on foot, amountain biking section, and paddling portion involving acanoe or kayak. Along the way you may also find yourselfswimming, climbing over walls, completing mystery eventsand more!

Some adventure races allow you to compete as anindividual, but most races are done in teams, bringing awhole new dynamic to racing.

Thankfully you don’t have to travel far to try your firstadventure race. The area has several races that are perfectfor the beginner, while still being challenging enough for theexperienced. Why not try one of them in 2008:

· Greenway Challenge – May· YMCA Strong Adventure Race – October

If getting dirty and lost is your thing, but you’re not up forthe mountain biking or paddling, consider doing the Ultra-O-Gaine in Prentice Cooper State Park on May 17 and 18.The race includes two competitions – a 12-hour event and24-hour event. Both races feature a series of checkpointshidden in Prentice Cooper. Competing as an individual or ateam, you’re tasked with finding and collecting as manycheckpoints as you can during the allotted time. Most checkpoints are off marked trails, so you’ll need to use navigationand bush whacking to find them!

To learn more about adventuring racing check out theChattanooga TrailBlazers at www. trailblazerar.com.

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It had been quite some time since I’ddone a marathon, and since my lastexperience hadn’t been a good one (I stillrecall hauling a zapped and dehydratedcarcass across the finish line aftercompleting a tedious out-and-back big-city course), I decided that my onlycriteria for the next one was that it beinteresting enough to take my mind offthe pain.

Cruising marathonguide.com one day, thefirst interesting thing I noticed was thename: The Harpeth Hills Flying MonkeyMarathon. Next I noticed that it was acool-weather run (November) withineasy driving distance (Nashville), but aftermy last experience what I really identifiedwith was the website itself.

“Ours has become an age of flat and fastmarathons on city streets and in urbanjungles,” began the first sentence on thehome page, “with more focus on times,course certification, gadgets, charities andputting on a big show than on running.Many modern marathons have becomespectacles rather than athletic events. But itwas not always this way. Marathons usedto be about running for the sake ofrunning. They were about pushingoneself beyond the physiologic limits ofthe human body. While running.”

“Whoa,” I thought, “that’s deep.”

“The Harpeth Hills Flying MonkeyMarathon” continued the writer, “ismeant to be an antidote. It is a marathonthat is about running. Running hard.Running over big and memorable rollinghills and through dense woods. Runningwith other like-minded athletes. TheHarpeth Hills Flying Monkey Marathon isabout the joy and pain of running aunique, and uniquely challenging – somewould say beastly – 26.2 mile course inthe beautiful and historic Percy WarnerPark, nestled among the MiddleTennessee Harpeth Hills.

We will time and measure the distance,but the course will not be certified, wewill not use timing chips, and it will notbe a Boston qualifying event. If you getto the end and you (or your gadget)believe the route to be long, we won’t

charge you extra; if you believe it to beshort, just keep running. There will be nobands, cheerleaders, wave starts orcrowds. We promise no marathonPersonal Records, but we guarantee everyrunner a PR – a PermanentRemembrance of a well-earnedmarathon finish. We promise to give youapproximately 26.2 tough andmemorable miles, with a total of 3500feet of elevation gain and loss.”

I took a look at the glorious park photoson the website, and made up my mindright there. That’s it, I thought, that’s mymarathon. I think it was the word“beastly” that actually sold me, as well asthe challenge of 26.2 “tough andmemorable miles” – especially if therewas some great scenery in this version ofOz. The strategy of completing thecourse appealed to me and I decidedright then and there that I would “coverground” instead of “run the marathon.”Sounded much less threatening that way,and if I could finish a “pretty” (i.e., pain-free) marathon in under six hours(although there was no established timelimit on the website that I could see) I’dbe happy to spend a gorgeous autumnday out in the park. I was also veryrelieved to note from the website that“while the legendary flying monkeys ofHarpeth Hills are reputed to carry awaysmall dogs and lost runners, they aregenerally harmless.”

Once I registered, I received aconfirmation from the Mad MonkeyMaster himself: “Well, you have done it now.Fool. Yep, it seems that you went and registeredfor the Harpeth Hills Flying MonkeyMarathon. And now, perhaps, your fate issealed… That means you had probably betterstart training. On hills. Lots of hills.”

Until daylight savings time ended, makingit difficult to get out there after work, Ifound that Greenway Park off HamillRoad in the hills of Hixson offered oneof the best places around to train for TheMonkey and spent at least a coupleevenings over there each week sloggingand sweating up Old Mother. On theweekends, it was almost a relief to put inthe long miles at the beautifulChickamauga Battlefield, where the

rolling hills appear to be deceptivelygentle by contrast and one or two slylygradual inclines seem to go on forever.

On October 18, the Monkey Masteremailed the doomed contestants withsome solemn information. Registrationhad closed when the number ofregistrants reached 200… and the websitelist indicated I was the only Chattanoogarepresentative. “We are less than a monthaway from you cursing the day I wasborn,” began the MM. “One month untilyou flog yourself in the hills. Just one littlemonth until you find yourself fleeingfrom angry monkeys screaming highoverhead, inflamed at the fact that youdare interrupt their early morningslumber. Just remember, you will have amodicum of safety in numbers, but onlya little bit. So run fast. And if you think itwill help, pray.”

Only a few days from the event Ireceived this final encouraging missiveaddressed to the group: “Whoa, wow,uh-oh. Just over a week left. I sure hopethat you have thought about training.Maybe a couple long painful hill repeats.Or just maybe whack your quads with aLouisville Slugger for good measure.Then again, never mind. Training isoverrated, and it probably won’t helpanyway. I sure hope that you have notwasted much time or energy on it.Tapering, too, is overrated by the way.”

Then, suddenly, the Harpeth Hills FlyingMonkey Marathon was upon me.Sunday, November 18, 2007. At almost7:00 on a foggy, almost mystic morning,around 200 ghostly contestants milledabout the starting line just a short distancefrom the legendary Harpeth Hills. Therewas Dorothy, with her gingham dress,pigtails and ruby-red running shoes… abushy-headed cowardly lion switched histail back and forth in anticipation, and thescarecrow was chewing a PowerBar.

“Listen up, you runners!” Boomed thevoice of the Monkey Master from outof the murk. “We’re going to start in justa few minutes, but in case you have notheeded my previous warnings, the courseis not flat, not fast and not certified, andthere have been recent flying monkey

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sightings, so beware. You are running atyour own risk, and may God help you!”

The air horn blew, and we were off.Within a half a mile, the first hill rose tomeet us and I was glad at that point thatthe course was “open” so my husband,Walt, could ride up next to me on hisbicycle and grab my jacket as I peeled itoff. I settled into my favorite hill gait – arelaxed “slog” – and chugged on up.And up. Somewhere around halfway Ibacked off into a walk and mentallyadjusted my “covering ground” strategy.Despite the others galloping off aheadof me, I would force myself to go at avery relaxed pace for at least the first 13miles, and then if I had enough juice leftfor these heah hills I’d pick it up a bit if Icould.

The sun began to peek out at around8:00, revealing an Oz of spectacularbeauty. Lovely winding roads leadingthrough towering trees still dressed intheir glorious autumn colors, old stonewalls reminiscent of a Celtic countryside,a wooden structure that lookedsuspiciously like the Fort of the FaerieKings and Queens, a strange stoneamphitheatre of sorts rising into the sideof a grassy hill...

But what was that sound? Surely it wasn’tthe distant screeching of flying monkeys??And did I just see a flying monkey roundthe curve ahead of me?? Although rare,there are definitely flying monkeys in thetrees here, and I believe I spotted one ortwo when I looked closely enough.

For me, that first half was more of atour than a run, and I took everything in.Running (or rather, slogging) never felt soeffortless. Groups of cheery volunteerswere spaced at just the right intervals tooffer water, Gatorade and energy gels,and a photographer popped out fromthe woods every now and then tocapture all those looks of intenseconcentration for posterity.

Walt had done his long ride the daybefore, so although I encouraged him togo on ahead and do his own thing hedecided to offer me some husbandlysupport and rode alongside me thewhole way. I think the (slow) spinning ofhis wheels had me mesmerized, and myfeet felt like they were pacing alongsidethem of their own accord. I kept up a

slow lope for at least 13 miles, walkingthe bigger hills and portions of thesmaller ones, and then I began to pick upthe pace just a bit. Before long, I foundmyself passing small groups of runnersand by the time I hit the 15 mile mark Iwas feeling almost deliriously happy. Thesun was shining brightly, the day wasbeautiful, the scenery was fabulous, andthe sweat felt GOOD.

“Walt,” I said, “I may be hallucinating, butI’m feeling really JAZZED right now.Wooooooo-HOOOO!”

“Ya better save it,” puffed one of myfellow marathoners. “We’ve still gotplenty of miles to go before this is over!”

“I know, I know,” I replied, “but it’s lessthan two 10K’s! We can DO this!” Aftershuffling along the first 13 miles at asensibly sedate pace, I decided it was timefor me to stretch out a bit on the flatsand the downhills and took off.

From there on in, it was a game to see ifI could slowly reel in the next person infront of me. “Think I can take that one,Walt? I think I can! Let’s go! … I’ve onlygot one more 10K to run! Whoa,look… there’s another few of ‘em. ThinkI can catch ‘em? Hey, we’re less than 10Know! I’m still feelin’ pretty good! I cancatch that guy... OK… less than 5K to gonow. Look at that chick in front of me…she still looks pretty good, but I think Ican pass her. What do you think?”

I passed the woman in front of me, butit was obvious that she was still feelingpretty good as instead of dropping back,she paced along not far behind me.

“How ya feelin’ now?” said Walt less thantwo miles from the finish line.

“I’m still feeling pretty good,” I replied,“but my legs are starting to feel a littletired and heavy. I may have to slowdown a bit.”

“Well,” said Walt, “that woman you passeda while back is still right behind you, and itlooks like she may be catching up.”

I risked a glance behind me, and sureenough, there she was – with a verydetermined look on her face. “If shedoes,” I said, “I guess I’ll have to saymore power to her… I don’t know if I

can keep up this pace.” Unfortunately, asmall hill chose to present itself at thatpoint and my formerly happy feetseemed to slow down of their ownaccord. I could now literally hear my“rival” breathing down my neck, as shesearched for the air it would take to passme and blow me away.

Just then, I rounded a bend in the roadand there was the trail to the finish line –across the big field and next to theparking lot. “Geez… I can’t let Walt seeher beat me,” I thought, so I dugsomething up from the bottom which Ithought I no longer had, and kicked itinto another gear. I passed the next guy infront of me and barreled down to thefinish line, crossing at 4:23:46, what Iwould learn later was just north of a solidmiddle-of-the-pack finish. Those last fewyards were the worst I’d felt during theentire run, but it was exhilarating at thesame time. My “competition” crossed thefinish line a few seconds later, and weshook hands and clapped each other onthe back. “I thought I might have hadyou for a minute, there,” she laughed,“but then you did that sprint and I justdidn’t have anything left. What’s your agegroup, anyway? I know they don’t giveage group awards here but I’d just like toknow.” I told her I was 48, she said shewas 50, and we both laughed andclapped each other on the back again. Shewas happy because she ran well againstsomeone in a lower age group, and I washappy because I’d held my own with agal from the mountains of Colorado.

The finishing medals were unique, therewas a great finish-line party withvolunteers laying out an array of cookies,cakes and liquids, and the Monkey Masterhimself presided over the distribution ofsome really nice door prizes. Only onerunner was rumored to have been carriedoff by the flying monkeys, so altogether itwas a fabulous event and I had a majoramount of fun. The Harpeth Hills FlyingMonkey Marathon definitely lived up toits website promise to guarantee everyrunner a PR – “a PermanentRemembrance of a well-earnedmarathon finish.” I highly recommend itto anyone who loves to run for the sakeof running, and who wants to experience“the joy and pain of running a unique,and uniquely challenging course.”

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The Chattanooga Track Club is a club of volunteers. Oursuccess – in hosting quality races and organizing memberprograms – is based on the hard work and support ofvolunteers. We need the help of all members of the trackclub to make our events and programs successful.

That’s why we’re naming 2008 the year of the volunteer.We’re asking each and every member to commit tovolunteering at least once, preferably two or three times,during the course of the year.

Volunteering At RacesSo what does it take to volunteer? Well, not much.

At a minimum is means dedicating a few hours on race dayto help hand out drinks, pull race tags, or point runners in theright direction. Or it may mean volunteering a day or two inadvance of the event to help stuff participant bags for oneof our larger events, like the Scenic City Half Marathon,Waterfront Triathlon, or Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon.

To sign up to volunteer at a race simply visitChattanoogaTrackClub.org and click on the “VolunteerNow” link on the right hand side of the home page. You canselect the event you would like to volunteer at and the type ofjob you would like to do.

Other Opportunities to VolunteerThe opportunities to get more involved with the track clubare endless. Along with volunteering at a race, we needmembers to help lead group runs, put out drinks at groupruns, and help plan and coordinate our races and social events.

If you’d like to get more involved with the track club dropinto a race, communication, or membership committeemeeting and offer to help. Check the club’s Web site formeeting times and locations.

Or e-mail Sean Pfister, CTC’s Executive Director, atspfister@chattanoogatrackclub.org to find out other waysyou can get involved.

The Volunteer MottoThe Knoxville Track Club has simple volunteer motto thatwe would like to borrow: “Run 3, Volunteer 1.”

What does this mean? Well, when you run three events youmight want to consider volunteering at one event. It’s a niceway to return the favor of all those volunteers who helpedyou while you ran your races.

So don’t forget to add one more resolution to your list:volunteer in 2008.

Volunteer in 2008

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11111 Inaugural Scenic City HalfInaugural Scenic City HalfInaugural Scenic City HalfInaugural Scenic City HalfInaugural Scenic City HalfMarathonMarathonMarathonMarathonMarathonSite:Site:Site:Site:Site: Downtown ChattanoogaA great training race for springmarathons, including ING Georgia,Covenant Health Knoxville, CountryMusic, Flying Pig and Boston.

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1 21 21 21 21 2 65 Roses 5K & Walk65 Roses 5K & Walk65 Roses 5K & Walk65 Roses 5K & Walk65 Roses 5K & WalkSite:Site:Site:Site:Site: Cleveland, TNA 5K starting and finishing at LeeUniversity, 65 Roses raises money forCystic Fibrosis research.

1 91 91 91 91 9 Chickamauga ChaseChickamauga ChaseChickamauga ChaseChickamauga ChaseChickamauga ChaseSite:Site:Site:Site:Site: Chickamauga, GA15K & 5K races around theChickamauga and ChattanoogaNational Military Park where Unionand Confederate armies clashed duringthe fall of 1863 in some of the fiercestfighting of the Civil War.

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1111177777 BlueCross Market StreetBlueCross Market StreetBlueCross Market StreetBlueCross Market StreetBlueCross Market StreetMile & Mystery History QuestMile & Mystery History QuestMile & Mystery History QuestMile & Mystery History QuestMile & Mystery History QuestSite:Site:Site:Site:Site: Downtown ChattanoogaTest your speed in a one-mile racethrough downtown Chattanooga.Race features age group heats. Eventalso includes the family friendlymystery history quest.

2 62 62 62 62 6 Chattanooga ChaseChattanooga ChaseChattanooga ChaseChattanooga ChaseChattanooga ChaseSite:Site:Site:Site:Site: Chattanooga, TNThe oldest road race presented by theChattanooga Track Club, the Chaseincludes an 8K race, a 5K race, and1 mile walk/fun run throughChattanooga’s Riverviewneighborhood.

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1 41 41 41 41 4 BlueCross Riverbend Run &BlueCross Riverbend Run &BlueCross Riverbend Run &BlueCross Riverbend Run &BlueCross Riverbend Run &WalkWalkWalkWalkWalkSite:Site:Site:Site:Site: Downtown ChattanoogaRun in coordination withChattanooga’s nationally recognizedRiverbend Festival, the BlueCrossRiverbend Run & Walk includes a 10Krace, a 5K race, a 5K walk, and a 1-milefun run/walk.

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1 31 31 31 31 3 Chattanooga WaterfrontChattanooga WaterfrontChattanooga WaterfrontChattanooga WaterfrontChattanooga WaterfrontTTTTTriathlonriathlonriathlonriathlonriathlonSite:Site:Site:Site:Site: Downtown ChattanoogaFast becoming the region’s premiertriathlon, the Chattanooga WaterfrontTriathlon features a 1.5K swim downthe Tennessee River, a 40K bike, and a10K run. In 2008 the event will serveas a regional qualifier for the NationalAge Group Championship.

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22222 Missionary Ridge Road RaceMissionary Ridge Road RaceMissionary Ridge Road RaceMissionary Ridge Road RaceMissionary Ridge Road RaceSite:Site:Site:Site:Site: Chattanooga, TNIn its 35th year, this 4.7 race is runalong the historic Missionary Ridge,site of the union’s defeat of GeneralBragg in 1863. Proceeds benefit thelocal chapter of the Red Cross and theTeam Bruner Foundation.

2 32 32 32 32 3 Racoon Mountain Road RaceRacoon Mountain Road RaceRacoon Mountain Road RaceRacoon Mountain Road RaceRacoon Mountain Road RaceSite:Site:Site:Site:Site: Racoon Mountain, TNThis unique event features a 10K race,a 5K race, and a 5K walk aroundTVA’s scenic Raccoon Mountainhydroelectric reservoir. Proceeds fromthe race benefit TVA’s Partners inEducation Program.

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11111 FCA 5KFCA 5KFCA 5KFCA 5KFCA 5KSite:Site:Site:Site:Site: Chattanooga, TNA fast 5K race with proceedsbenefiting the Fellowship of ChristianAthletes.

66666 UTC Powerade 5K CrossUTC Powerade 5K CrossUTC Powerade 5K CrossUTC Powerade 5K CrossUTC Powerade 5K CrossCountry RunCountry RunCountry RunCountry RunCountry RunSite:Site:Site:Site:Site: Chattanooga, TNThis 5K race utilizes UTC’s crosscountry course at Moccasin Bend.

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1 11 11 11 11 1 Joe Johnson MentalJoe Johnson MentalJoe Johnson MentalJoe Johnson MentalJoe Johnson MentalHealth 10KHealth 10KHealth 10KHealth 10KHealth 10KSite:Site:Site:Site:Site: Chattanooga, TNA flat and fast 10K race throughChattanooga’s historic Moccasin Bend,the Joe Johnson Mental Health 10kserves as a perfect qualifier for thePeachtree Road Race.

1 81 81 81 81 8 Signal Mountain Road RaceSignal Mountain Road RaceSignal Mountain Road RaceSignal Mountain Road RaceSignal Mountain Road RaceSite:Site:Site:Site:Site: Signal Mountain, TNRun atop beautiful Signal Mountain,this 10k rewards many of its runnerswith freshly baked apple pies.

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88888 Chickamauga BattlefieldChickamauga BattlefieldChickamauga BattlefieldChickamauga BattlefieldChickamauga BattlefieldMarathon & 10-Mile RaceMarathon & 10-Mile RaceMarathon & 10-Mile RaceMarathon & 10-Mile RaceMarathon & 10-Mile RaceSite:Site:Site:Site:Site: Chickamauga, GARun through the historicChickamauga Battlefield, themarathon was selected as Runner’sWorld “must-do” historic marathonof 2007. The event also features a10-mile race and a Junior marathon.

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1 31 31 31 31 3 WWWWWauhatcauhatcauhatcauhatcauhatchie Thie Thie Thie Thie Trail Rrail Rrail Rrail Rrail RunununununSite:Site:Site:Site:Site: Chattanooga, TNA 6.7 mile trail run through theChattanooga Nature Center andReflection Riding. The race features anage/sex handicapped start.

Race dates subject to change. Please visit ChattanoogaTrackClub.org for more information about these and other events.

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Neither rain, nor sleet, nor slow, nor swamps of mud, norannoyed wives shall keep the CTC masters harriers from theUSATF Club Cross Country Fall Nationals.

For the fifth time since 2002, your proud old warhorsescompeted in the annual showdown among the best mastersdistance runners from across the country. This year’s racetook place at snowy & muddy Voice of America Park insuburban Cincinnati.

The CTC team turned in a respectable top 10 finish,narrowly besting our big city rival, the Atlanta Track Club,despite the fact that their team included a bunch of earlypups in their early 40s while our average age was closer to50 than 40.

The Fluffy Bunny Track Club out of Southern Californiatook top honors, led by overall winner, remarkable 46-year-old Pete McGill who reputedly was a smoker until heturned 40 and has since transformed himself into the topmasters runner in the nation. The Drigo Club of Mainetook second and Front Line Racing from Michigangrabbed third.

CTC Masters Top 10 In NationThis year’s CTC squad included veterans Tim Ensign, HughEnicks, Joe Johnson, Eric Putnam, Chad Varga and LanceWinters along with masters nats first-timers Joe Sneed andJoey Howe. Two of our top dogs this year – Eric & Chad– will turn 50 before next December’s race in Spokane,Washington. Chad hopes to field a 50-59 team and will belooking for some cohorts to join him. Tim will be lookingto restock his 40-49 team. Anybody interested in runningshould holler at Chad or Tim or any of our hometownhero harriers. We usually start gearing up in the early fall withregular workouts at the fabled Lupton City golf course.

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The Colonel & The Legend work together inearly stages of race. Eric’s strong second halfpush led to a top 50 finish for the soon-to-be50-year-old

Muddied but unbowed: (l-r) Eric “the Legend”Putnam, Hugh “the Colonel” Enicks, “GoldenAntlers” Ensign, Chad “Flat-top” Varga, “Mighty”Joe Johnson, “Brother” Joe Sneed, “Jumping”Joey Howe, and Lance “the Lanceman” Winders

Muddied but unbowed: (l-r) Eric “the Legend”Putnam, Hugh “the Colonel” Enicks, “GoldenAntlers” Ensign, Chad “Flat-top” Varga, “Mighty”Joe Johnson, “Brother” Joe Sneed, “Jumping”Joey Howe, and Lance “the Lanceman” Winders

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Chad running strong (and sporting best flat-top since early 1950s) holds off ATC’s 5th manto seal the deal in the race within-the-racebetween the CTC & ATC

Long-striding Lanceman Winders eating upreal estate

Mighty Joe Johnson muscles his way to bestrace ever in masters nationals (63rd)

Joey be nimble,Joey be quick, Joeyjump over themucky ick …

Muddy Old ManEnsign slipping &sliding to hold onto top 25 finish

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2007 Karen Lawrence4 Mile Run ResultsMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 15MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 15MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 15MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 15MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 151 Patrick O'brien 25:082 Dillun Clemmer 30:273 Cody Mcelroy 33:154 Trent Faircloth 33:575 Charlie Haney 34:146 Cameron Johnson 35:527 Christian Silvers 36:368 Chris Ford 37:439 Kevin Mcelroy 37:4710 Kevin Gordon 38:24

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 15FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 15FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 15FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 15FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 151 Mary Stagmaier 28:282 Caitlin Duggan 31:243 Hannah Jenkins 33:554 Kim-Jade Wycherley 41:545 Jordan Shrum 42:146 Molly Loughran 42:167 Kelley Oberg 48:26

MALE AGE GROUP: 16 - 19MALE AGE GROUP: 16 - 19MALE AGE GROUP: 16 - 19MALE AGE GROUP: 16 - 19MALE AGE GROUP: 16 - 191 Bryson Harper 21:492 Allen Thurman 22:103 Hunter Hall 22:264 Robert Mcmillan 24:035 Thomas Barker 24:186 David Macias 24:547 Jake Fien 24:568 Douglas Gammenthaler 24:579 David Hutsell 25:4210 Joseph Leahy 27:3411 Chris Clemmer 28:2412 Nathan Mckee 28:2713 David Burt 28:4914 Ben Strang 29:1115 Scott Gammentherler 29:2216 Andrew Enicks 29:4817 Matt Lhancey 30:2418 Chase Riemer 30:2919 Philip Witherspoon 30:5920 Ben Johnson 33:5521 Josh Rimmer 35:3322 Whit Chesnutt 36:2323 Scott Johnson 42:35

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 16 - 19FEMALE AGE GROUP: 16 - 19FEMALE AGE GROUP: 16 - 19FEMALE AGE GROUP: 16 - 19FEMALE AGE GROUP: 16 - 191 Tara Gietema 25:122 Jessica Duble 26:433 Paloma Floden 28:044 Kristen Vaughn 32:385 Chantal Dye 33:206 Ellen Gildernew 34:037 Molly O'brien 35:078 Natalie Hughes 36:099 Brindley Mitchell 37:49

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 291 Oliver Townsend 20:172 Zach Mobley 20:243 Zach Buffington 21:014 Cameron Bean 21:095 Ken Eichberg 21:346 Joseph Goetz 22:077 Kevin Boucher 22:368 Sam Linhoes 23:529 Carter Whittier 24:2510 Andy Coniglio 24:3911 Jonathan Warner 25:0112 Michael Eargle 25:0613 Hutch Brock 25:1314 Nick Thomas 28:3215 Jay Sims 29:5416 Philip Strang 31:2417 Adam Bryan 31:5618 Andrew Warner 32:1119 Scott Williford 32:1720 Dennis Tuckowski 34:1621 Nik Meeks 38:53

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 291 Leigh Linhoss 29:062 Marie Loizeaux 30:043 Mindy Williford 30:064 Lauren Bosworth 30:065 Alli Nash 30:436 Debbie Trimble 31:087 Jana Leahy 31:418 Caitlin Donahue 32:119 Laura Hall 32:5410 Summer Bosworth 34:15

11 Allison Tuckowski 35:4412 Lisa Raff 35:4513 Sarah Grebowski 36:0214 Karrah Leary 36:2015 Kara Hopkins 36:4516 Stephanie Dyer 37:5317 Hannah Baker 41:1818 Rebecca Ammons 42:22

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 391 Joseph Sitienei 20:202 Rodney Stoker 20:413 Michael Green 23:184 Matt Sims 23:355 Dan Miller 24:596 Jim Farmer 25:117 Chris Wilson 26:038 Cory Hall 26:099 Phillip Avans 26:2710 Jason Hamrick 27:1411 Reynolds Fischer 27:1612 David Yana 27:3313 Lance Steele 27:4914 Jeff Powe 28:2215 Micah Morrison 28:2916 Gil Milton 28:3017 Forrest Walker 28:3718 Jeff Keith 28:4119 Andy Koss 28:4620 Alan Kelley 29:0721 Clay Tolson 29:0722 Dean Jackson 29:1223 Thompson Pettway 29:1724 Bill Copeland 30:0725 Rodney Allen 30:1126 Chad Dupuis 30:1827 Micheal Madzin 31:1228 Geoff Rodgers 31:2529 James Stinnett 31:3030 Ronald Driver 31:3131 Scott Moschkau 31:5432 Mark Smeltzer 33:1733 Wes Kelley 33:1934 Jim Coltrin 33:4335 David Moran 33:4836 James Praytor 33:5437 Peter Greene 34:0838 John Kile 34:3039 Richard Deyoung 34:4940 Robert Greene 35:2041 Danny Waxenberg 35:4242 Kevin Rowe 35:4743 Lex Oren 36:3044 Robert Adams 36:3945 Chris Pesle 36:4746 William Gentry 36:5847 Shawn Reynolds 37:1248 Kevin Silvers 38:2249 Chad Yound 38:4350 Keven Avery 39:0451 Jason Eslinger 39:0952 Shane Hatton 39:5653 Tim Hopkins 40:1054 Steve Garland 41:5655 David Buntin 42:1556 Michael Snyder 42:27

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 391 Melanie Cox 28:442 Elizabeth Baker 28:563 Natalie Sims 29:394 Ann Masincupp 30:285 Sara Deyoung 32:556 Melissa Smeltzer 33:177 Cary Maycock 33:258 Holly Brewer 33:349 Carrie Brisendine 34:0510 Julie Moran 34:3411 Stephanie Allen 34:4812 Robin Kelley 35:0813 Sheri Patrick 35:5714 Rachel Fisher 36:1715 Cindy Pugh 36:4816 Julie Romeo 36:5617 Alicia Hatton 37:2818 Cat Thornton 38:4219 Deborah Dennison 39:3220 Missy Greene 39:5621 Rebecca Royval 40:0222 Susie Stanfield 40:0623 Tricia Holder 41:15

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24 Karen Buntin 42:1625 Kim O'kelley 42:2326 Shannon Morrison 42:2727 Lara Sibold 42:4328 Jo Jo Brown 43:1529 Jennifer Kelley 43:4930 Stephanie Graham 46:2631 Jarra Snyder 47:47

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 491 Joe Sneed 23:182 Joey Howe 23:383 Tommy Kell 24:474 Ryan Shrum 25:095 Warren Sinor 25:126 John O'brien 25:267 Paul Talbott 25:568 Gary Adkins 27:589 Tom Pugh 28:0710 Blake Martin 28:1811 Carlton Vollberg 28:3512 Carl Lienert 28:3913 Ray Beem 28:5314 Don Gregg 28:5715 Brian Crooks 29:5616 Jack Lowe 30:1217 Jeff Houston 30:1618 Tommy Head 30:2619 Brent Burns 30:3120 Ed Graham 31:3521 Edward Kern 31:4222 Tony Fien 31:5623 Jeff Malone 2:0924 John Stagmaier 32:1025 John Bode 32:2226 David Gutillo 32:5827 Chris Mckee 33:0228 Jason Parker 33:0929 Darren Richmond 33:2230 Bryan Davis 33:4631 Robert Lewis 33:4732 Claude Hager 34:0133 Ron Branam 34:0234 Mah Clemmer 34:0435 Craig Haney 34:0936 Doug Brown 34:4137 Steve Smalling 34:4438 Julian Bell 34:4739 John Marmorato 34:5740 Ron Cox 35:0641 Mark Allen 35:0742 Steve Tompkins 35:2743 David Brown 35:5844 William Thornton 37:1345 Russ Southerland 37:2846 Jay Mcelroy 38:1347 Bill Oberg 39:0948 Richard Smith 40:1249 David Marttala 40:4050 Wade Veelde 41:2151 Michael Land 41:2552 Jim Keel 43:53

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 491 Cathy Cheeseman 26:222 Christine Post 31:333 Wendy Houston 31:484 Lynda Webber 32:045 Danna Vaughn 33:296 Carol Farmer 34:157 Bernice Delaney 34:518 Lori Southerland 35:469 Susan Gallo 36:3110 Rae Moon 36:5311 Amy Oliver 37:1912 Christie Richardson 37:2713 Chris Dohmen 37:4414 Sally Hoffman 39:1415 Beverly Peacock 41:1916 Sherral Parris 41:2017 Stephanie Mcelroy 41:5518 Elizabeth Higgins 42:1219 Kim Boyd 42:1320 Corinne Henderson 42:2721 Michelle Shrum 42:3222 Leigh Harris 42:5923 Laura Williams 43:4824 Jennifer Hoke 44:3725 Janice Wycherley 46:1026 Amy Fresell 47:4927 Sandy Watson 42:27

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 591 William Warner 25:462 Eric Clarke 25:483 David Meek 26:534 Nick Honerkamp 26:56

5 James Hall 27:346 Randall Godwin 28:007 Michael Leary 28:058 Bobby Smith 28:409 Jim Bryan 29:1110 Gene Goduco 29:3211 Tommy Sims 29:3412 Miles Tanenbaum 30:0313 John Crawley 30:0514 Joe Morris 30:1515 Robert Rodgers 30:1716 Patrick Leahy 30:3317 Keith Gant 30:4618 Lynn Olson 31:0119 Quinton Mansell 31:0620 Donald Harvey 31:2521 Tom Angsten 31:2722 Butch Cooke 32:3923 Alfred Woodhead 32:4324 Timothy Loughran 33:0925 George Mcmillan 33:1126 Charlie Clark 33:1927 Bill Sheehan 33:3828 Kevin Barry 33:4029 Bill Henderson 34:1730 Steven Rubenstein 34:4031 Thomas Sisemore 34:4532 Dennis Ford 34:5433 John Csobruvs 35:0434 Ronald Crews 35:1535 Rob Frank 35:1636 Rick Davis 35:3837 Eric Lamport 35:5038 James Brown 35:5839 Mike Craft 36:1040 Jim Johnson 36:2841 Andy Stockett 36:3142 Don Lastine 37:4443 David Klinger 37:4644 Fred Kleau 37:5245 Bill Moran 38:1546 Johnny Harris 38:2447 Bob Tramel 38:4148 Frank Ferguson 39:3049 Lucien Ellington 39:3950 Henry Williams 39:5351 Jim Hamblen 40:0252 Gene Nelson 40:3853 R. L. Williams 42:2754 Martin Griffith 42:27

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 591 Paula Cooper 33:022 Kathi Wagner 36:403 Lynnda Owens 37:314 Jane Harvey 38:285 Colleen Gordon 38:546 Kay Newton 39:28 7 Lucy Stokley 40:488 Kathy Clark 41:099 Pudge Marmorato 44:3810 Meda Groce 47:2611 Becky Holden 42:27

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 99MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 99MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 99MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 99MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 991 Sergio Bianchini 27:182 Thomas Doyle 29:533 Earl Groce 30:574 Richard Schulman 32:075 Jesse Roberson 32:186 Roy Dye 32:597 Doug Hawley 33:018 Walter Sinor 35:339 M. E. Edwards 37:3910 Skip Patty 38:5011 Earl Kelle 39:4612 Jim Selman 40:5213 Jerry Frantz 41:4414 William Sisk 41:5115 Berton Whitaker 42:3316 David Wycherley 43:1917 John Hilbrandt 43:2018 Phil Thomas 45:1019 335 George Reece 45:5320 343 Randall Peters 48:5421 345 Glenn Roberts 42:27

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 99FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 99FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 99FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 99FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 991 Patty Reece 42:272 Ann Garner 45:253 Robbie Tompkins 48:44

Bill AikenSheridan AmesRebecca AmmonsLinda AndreaeJoel ArmstrongJoe AxleyDan BaileyHannah BakerJeff BalserThomas BarkerLarry BarlowCharles BarrettTerry BaughDavid BishopEd BoylesRon BranamThomas BraselKevin BrownSteven BushColleen CarboniMary CarpenterChristy CharmanChadwick CherryCandy ClarkHeather ClineSal CollBilly & Melodi CollierBruce ConnButch CookeDan CookeZach CowartBrian & JoAnnaCrooksJ. Clay CrumblissFlash CunninghamBob CutrerEllen DanielTimothy Davis, M.D.Bernice DelaneyChuck & DianeDenhamRory DeWeeseKim DurhamJoseph ElkinsJohn EllingtonDaniel EllisHugh EnicksTim & Barbara EnsignMarc EricksonBill EstesRita FanningJim & Carol FarmerShawn FeagansJerry FerrariMike & Becky FingerleDennis & Beth FordKathy FultonJennifer FunkSusan GalloAnn GarnerHenry GaudetLydia & Andrew &

Diana GennettRobert GiftJohn GracyDavid GrandyChris GreenwoodDon GreggEarl GroceGregg Hansen

Aleisha HardisonJohn HarrisonBradford HarveyDonald HarveyJoan HearnTed HegenbarthBill & Corinne

HendersonMelissa HicksLandon HillBetty HolderJanet HolderTim & SherryHolmesGina HowardDale IngramShelia & HarryIrelandTerry IrishCarrie JohnsonJim JohnsonMissi JohnsonSherilyn & Steve

JohnsonArt JonesEarl KelleRay KellumEdward KernTyler KeysChris KleehammerDavid KlingerAndy KossKurt LammonSandy LaneDon LastineDarren LewisGertie LockeCarter LynchLeslie MaloneEarl MarlerJo Jo Marsh BrownFrances MartinMichael MartinMichael MasonChris MawataRussell MawkGina MayJimmy McGinnessMatt McLellandAnita MclureLee MeadowsRichard MeekPeter MetzgerSusan MietlingDick MillerBill MinehanRobert MingusDavid MoghaniBill MoranFred MorrisRose MorrisAmy MullensLynne MulliganPeter MurphyGreg NeargarthTommy NicholsAbner OldhamJaime OverturfRichard ParkRichard Park, Sr.

New & Returning MembersSkip PattyBeverly PeacockRandall PetersSean PfisterWayne PhillipsNancy PostonJeff PoteralskiTeresa Potts WadeKenneth RadleyFelicia ReaganBlaine ReeseMary ReidCyrus Rhode, Jr.Jeff RichardJesse RobersonGlenn RobertsFrank RochatGeoff RodgersSteve RogersDoug RoselleSteven RubensteinMitchell & Theresa

SamuelianJames SelmanJohn SelmanJesi ShahanJames L. ShankRyan ShrumBrian ShuttersCharlene SimmonsLisa SimsTommy SimsWalter SinorTruman SmithJoanie Sompayrac &

Tony GrossiJim SteffesCandise StephensJeff StracenerDaryl StreetMelodie ThompsonClaire TurnerDon VanLandinghChad VargaRod VarnellJoan VosDorn WalkerJohn WalkerMichael WalkerCraig WandeltBill WarnerBonnie WassinCharles WebbBerton WhitakerFrank WhiteKinsley WhiteakerEric WhittingtonJohn WikleAshley WilliamsJames WilliamsMark and Bridgette

WisdomMatt WisemanBud WissemanBrandon WrightDavid WycherleyBlake YoungChris Zenker

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CTC Board Meeting Minutesfor Tuesday, October 9th atOut of the Blue Restaurant.The meeting was brought toorder at 6:00 p.m. October 9,2007 by Melodie Thompson,President.

Board Members andBoard Members andBoard Members andBoard Members andBoard Members andMembers present:Members present:Members present:Members present:Members present:Dan Bailey, Sherilyn Johnson,Charlene Simmons, SeanPfister, John Harrison, FlashCunningham, MelodieThompson, Walter Sinor,Doug Roselle, DonnaDravland, James Dravland,Lynda Webber, JamesWilliams, and Kirsten Boyce.

Board MembersBoard MembersBoard MembersBoard MembersBoard Membersabsent:absent:absent:absent:absent:Edwina Cohen, TaraMurdock, and JimmyMcGinness.

The meeting was started at6:01 PM by MelodieThompson. The CTC Missionwas read by Sherilyn Johnson.

A motion was made toapprove the Minutes forOctober ’07 by Charlene andthe board approved.Charlene needs a copy of theminutes for JA.

TTTTTreasurer’s Rreasurer’s Rreasurer’s Rreasurer’s Rreasurer’s Reporeporeporeporeport-t-t-t-t-Dan BaileyDan BaileyDan BaileyDan BaileyDan BaileyDan Bailey gave theTreasurer’ Report forOctober and motion wasmade by James Williams toapprove and the boardapproved. Dan requestedinput for the ’08 budget andwould like to finalize thebudget in December.Everyone is to review.Proposing to pay RD’s forWaterfront and Marathon if$$$ are available.

Chattanooga Track ClubBoard of Directors Meeting MinutesNovember 6, 2007

Races Report-Races Report-Races Report-Races Report-Races Report-Walt SinorWalt SinorWalt SinorWalt SinorWalt SinorWalt Sinor gave the RacesReport – working onfinalizing the race calendarfor 2008. We still need dateson Raccoon Mountain, FCA,and Gateway.

The Races Committee is goingto work on a charge list forCTC Equipment andPersonnel as needed for bothCTC and Non-CTC races.

Doug Roselle gave an updatefor the marathon, packetstuffing, and the pasta dinner– all look good at this time,for both races 667 pre-registered so far. The Expowill need more work for nextyear. Volunteers are lined upthrough Ed Parrish of theNo. GA Chamber. Bill Moranis the Safety Coordinator forthe race.Wauhachie Trail Run is beingdirected by MelodieThompson and Walt Sinor,applications are available on-line and at stores.

Jr. Marathon on track RobertGustafson buying prizes withJr. Marathon funding/donations. Rita Fanning, MaryStoelzner, and Betty Holderare working on this, about135 Jr. Marathoners.

Flash needs us to get pricingworked out on equipmentrental, etc. The Turkey Trotneeds to get the equipmentworked out. Dan asked if wehad cones, we do not…Flashis going to look into what itwould cost go get more smallcones for the CTC.

Flash had pricing ofadditional equipment we

need: $280 for tripod, $375clock carrying case, $1895new clock, and $600 for newtimer. Dan told Flash to getthe new carrying case andtimer.

Jerry getting new computerfor Run Score at races.The next Races CommitteeMeeting is 11/29 at 6:00 PMat the Read House StarbucksDowntown.

Communicat ions-Communicat ions-Communicat ions-Communicat ions-Communicat ions-Charlene SimmonsCharlene SimmonsCharlene SimmonsCharlene SimmonsCharlene SimmonsThe Communications Reportwas given by CharleneSimmons –Election Social at BBQ &Blues 6-8 with entertainmentfor Tuesday, November 13th.Over 60 People signed up forthe Pasta Dinner for theMarathon.

Have Coach Benson signedup for the Annual Banquetand Awards Ceremony,working on date and location.

Two more JA’s coming out.One should go to print andmail out the end ofNovember.

The next CommunicationsCommittee meeting will be onTuesday, 11/27.

President’s Report-President’s Report-President’s Report-President’s Report-President’s Report-Melodie ThompsonMelodie ThompsonMelodie ThompsonMelodie ThompsonMelodie ThompsonMelodie Thompson gave thePresident’s Report – We arefinalizing proposedamendments to the CTCBylaws. Melodie have readyby next Board Meeting tosubmit to Members-at-Largeat the annual CTC Banquet.Need recommendations to fillslots for the elections, pleaseget nominations in to theNominating Committee. The

Board discussed possiblecandidates for nomination.

Executive Director’sExecutive Director’sExecutive Director’sExecutive Director’sExecutive Director’sReport-Sean PfisterReport-Sean PfisterReport-Sean PfisterReport-Sean PfisterReport-Sean PfisterSean Pfister gave theExecutive Director’s Report –Sean had dinner with Flash.James & Sean are workingwith the Center for Nonprofitson the next year’s training forthe Board Members.Quote about the CVB wasincorrect in the TFP.Sean is visiting schools withJoseph Sitienei to promotediversity and running withyouth.TVA donated $1000 tosupport the CTC Mission.Hamico donation was pledgedto Tara Murdock for $1000for the Jr. Marathon.Sean is working on otheravenues for the CorporateChallenge.Met with city and waitingapproval on new course forthe Scenic City ½ Marathon.Meeting with several goodprospects on donations forprograms for youth.Requested assistance fromother entities on ½ Marathon.Proposal sent to McKee.Booth being manned by Flash,Charlene, and Sean at theAtlanta Marathon.Had meeting at LifeStylesCenter for interested charitableorganizations for the ½marathon to promote charitytie-in.Low key event at CampJordan in February?

The meeting was adjourned at7:15 by Melodie Thompson,President.

Respectfully submitted,Melodie Thompson,President

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BALANCE SHEET AS OF NOVEMBER, 2007BALANCE SHEET AS OF NOVEMBER, 2007BALANCE SHEET AS OF NOVEMBER, 2007BALANCE SHEET AS OF NOVEMBER, 2007BALANCE SHEET AS OF NOVEMBER, 2007ASSETS:ASSETS:ASSETS:ASSETS:ASSETS:

CASH $31,694.66ENDOWMENT FUND $2,511.10EQUIPMENT (AT COST) $18,872.54

TOTAL ASSETS $53,078.30

LIABILITIES:LIABILITIES:LIABILITIES:LIABILITIES:LIABILITIES:MONEY HELD FOR OTHERS $ 0.00

EQUITEQUITEQUITEQUITEQUIT YYYYY :::::RETAINED EARNINGS $39,016.94

TOTOTOTOTOTTTTTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITAL LIABILITIES & EQUITAL LIABILITIES & EQUITAL LIABILITIES & EQUITAL LIABILITIES & EQUITYYYYY::::: $53,078.30

SSSSSTTTTTAAAAATEMENT OF REVENUES & EXPENSESTEMENT OF REVENUES & EXPENSESTEMENT OF REVENUES & EXPENSESTEMENT OF REVENUES & EXPENSESTEMENT OF REVENUES & EXPENSESYEAR TO DYEAR TO DYEAR TO DYEAR TO DYEAR TO DAAAAATETETETETE

REVENUES:REVENUES:REVENUES:REVENUES:REVENUES:MEMBERSHIP DUES & DONATIONS $16,768.00CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS $12,900.00RACE RECEIPTS, SPONSORSHIPS $94,570.20OTHER INCOME $8,540.63TOTAL REVENUE $132,778.63

EXPENSES:EXPENSES:EXPENSES:EXPENSES:EXPENSES:PROGRAMS $4,870.56STAFF SALARY $49,340.29DONATIONS/SPONSORSHIPS $8,205.17JOGGING AROUND $4,022.30ADMINISTRATIVE $14,700.08RACE EXPENSES & DISBURSEMENTS $55,692.61TOTAL EXPENSES: $136,731.01

NET INCOME (LOSS):NET INCOME (LOSS):NET INCOME (LOSS):NET INCOME (LOSS):NET INCOME (LOSS): $3,952.18

Chattanooga Track ClubFinancial Statements

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Ju l yJu l yJu l yJu l yJu l y2 – Whitestone 30K

Site: Paint Rock, TNInfo: www.ktc.org

15 – Gateway Bank 5K Run & 1 Mile WalkSite: Ringgold, GA

29 – Rock Creek River Gorge 6.5 Mile &10.2 Mile Trail RaceSite: Prentice Cooper

30 – Covenant Health KnoxvilleMarathon, Half Marathon, 5Kand Cariten Kids RunSite: Knoxville, TNInfo: www.ktc.org

30 – ING Georgia MarathonSite: Atlanta, GAInfo: www.inggeorgiamarathon.com

MARCHMARCHMARCHMARCHMARCHJu l yJu l yJu l yJu l yJu l y26 – Calhoun’s 10-Miler

Site: Lenoir City, TNInfo: www.ktc.org

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Ju l yJu l yJu l yJu l yJu l y16 – Strawberry Plains Half Marathon

& 10KSite: Strawberry Plains, TNInfo: www.ktc.org

FEBRUARYFEBRUARYFEBRUARYFEBRUARYFEBRUARY

Ju l yJu l yJu l yJu l yJu l y12 – 65 Roses 5K and Walk

Site: Cleveland, TN19 – Chickamauga Chase 15K & 5K

Site: Chickamauga, GA

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Ju l yJu l yJu l yJu l yJu l y1 – Scenic City Half Marathon, 5K and

Charity ChallengeSite: Chattanooga, TNInfo: www.ScenicCityHalfMarathon.com

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