Spring is here HOOYAH! The passing of cold weather and slippery streets has removed all excuse for LRR members to not be well established in their training schedule for the year 2000.

Despite the less than optimum weather, I have observed many hearty souls sticking to the program over the last eight weeks. First, congratulations to all LRR members who participated in VES Arctic 10K . And congratulations to Reed Finlay and his team of organizers for another outstanding event. The weather was great, the field was great, and, from my observations, everyone had a good time. I must admit that the highlight of the race for me was watching Louise Martin, our senior LRR member, running strong up to the finish line. Louise, you are an inspiration for us all.

February 19 witnessed another gathering of the clan as many LRR members participated in the 5th Holiday Lake 50K++. Congratulations to the LRR members who participated in this event, especially Wendy Golden. This was Wendy’s first ultra and she did a great job. A special congratulations should also be noted for Dr. George Wortley. Dr. George provides the medical coverage for, among other things, the annual Lynchburg 10 Miler, the Mountain Masochist, and many of the Odyssey Adventure Racing adventure races and triathlons. This was also George’s first ultra and he did a great job. George is going to provide the program for the April meeting – a presentation on running injuries.

The running calendar for March and April is filling up quickly. Coach Loy will be hosting the Goode What Goes Down Must Come Up 4 mile run and pancake breakfast on March 4. For those who have a taste for the extreme, Odyssey Adventure Racing will have their first Odyssey One Day Adventure Race for the year 2000, on March 11. Many LRR members will be travelling to Virginia Beach later in March for the annual Shamrock Marathon. WSET and the Lynchburg Community Market are hosting the Extreme Festival on April 2. As part of this festival, Wendy Golden has organized another Leukemia Society fund raiser, the Spring Fling 5K and 1 mile children’s fun run. On tax day, April 15, Wendy will host a second Leukemia Society fundraiser, the 5K Dash for Cash. All of these events are sure to be lots of fun and I encourage all LRR members to participate in these worthy causes.

The Jefferson Forest High School girls track and cross-country team had a very successful season last year. They won the Seminole District and Region III championships and placed third in the State AA championship. The authors of the feature article in this newsletter provide an inside look at the thoughts of four members of the team. They are: Ashley Armistead, grade 9; Cate Jackson, grade 9; and twin sisters, Kristin and Shannon Saunders, grade 10. All four girls have been running cross country for two seasons. They were provided an interview format with which to express their thoughts. I think they did a good job. Thanks girls.

Mary Ann Craven reports that membership renewals continue to arrive. As of February 18, there were approximately 100 members in LRR for the year 2000. If you haven’t sent in your renewal yet, please do. This issue of the Milepost will be the last you receive if you are not on the 2000 roster by April 1. Since RRCA requires all member clubs to update their member lists twice yearly as of January 2000, failing to renew your LRR membership will also terminate your subscription to Footnotes. And we wouldn’t want that to happen, would we?! So lets see everyone at Monte Carlo’s on March 14. Until then,

Walter Rawle

• President Walter Rawle
• Vice President Darrell Wargo
• Secretary Nancy Saunders
• Treasurer Wendy Golden
• Membership Mary Ann Craven
• Equipment Larry Haak
• Newsletter Vic Galan

The Milepost and other interesting local running information is provided on our Web page through the generosity of professor Peter Sheldon at Randolph-Macon Womens College.

To date, the March meeting is open. Please call the Hotline near meeting time for further information on guest speaker and topic.

The April meeting will be held at the Monte Carlo Restaurant on Tuesday 11 April 2000. The feature speaker for the April meeting will be Dr. George Wortley, a specialist in sports medicine. Dr. Wortley will talk about Running Injuries. Please come to this important meeting and bring a friend.

The February meeting of the Lynchburg Roadrunners was held on Tuesday, February 8, 2000, at Monte Carlo Restaurant with dinner orders taken at 6:30 PM. The business meeting followed at 7:00 PM with Walter Rawle, president, presiding over the meeting.

Treasurer's Report - $310.32

• Everyone was encouraged to get new members to join the Roadrunners.
• The post office box (P.O. Box 11223) was renewed for another year.
• It was reported that Reed Finlay held another successful Arctic 10K race.
• The insurance procedures for races was discussed.
• Wendy Golden asked if anyone was interested in becoming a walk coach for the Leukemia Society Team in Training.
• Possible topics for upcoming meetings were discussed. A sports nutrition talk will be held at the May meeting and a suggestion of a book list exchange was raised.
• David Horton suggested a Mud Run like the Marine Mud Run in Roanoke. He and his running class took part last Fall and really enjoyed themselves. A pure fun race. Any volunteers???
• Gary Taylor, race director for the Va. 10-miler, reported the committee is trying to have the Women’s National 10 Mile Championship at this year’s race. We would see top women runners here in Lynchburg.

The evening’s program - "Navy Seal PT Program", was presented by Walter Rawle:

• o A handout from the website, www.navysealfitness.com, was passed out and reviewed.
  
• o A summary of available books on the subject was given. This includes:
• - Navy Seal Exercises by Mark DeLisle
• - Boot Camp by Patrick Avon and Mary Ann Karinch
• - The Official United States Navy Seal Workout , researched by Andrew
• Flach
• - The United States Navy Seals Workout Guide by Command Master Chief Dennis C. Chalker
• o Walter demonstrated exercises that included crunches, flutter kicks, leg throws, upper body dips, dive bomber, and eight count body builder.

March 4, Goode - The Goode What Goes Down, Must Come Up 4 Miler and Pancake Breakfast" - 9:00 a.m. For info: Jerome Loy (540) 586-5193

March 18, Virginia Beach - 28th Shamrock Sportsfest, 8:00am-Marathon Walk; 8:30am- Masters 8K; 9:00am-Marathon; 9:30am- Open 8K; For information: Phone (757) 481-5090, or e-mail sportsfest@juno.com, or on the Web at www.shamrocksportsfest.com

March 18, Roanoke - Shamrock Hill 5K, Info: (540) 966-Runn.

April 1, Charlottesville - Crestar Ten-Miler 7:45 a.m.; For Info call (804) 293-6115 or visit the Web site http:\\avenue.org/ctc/tenmiler. $14 for entries postmarked through 1 Feb. Increases to $25 through 26 March. Race closes on March 26 or at 2,000 entrants.

Team In Training - Leukemia Society

• o Sunday, April 2, 2000 - Lynchburg Extreme Festival
• o Saturday, April 15, 2000 - 5K & 1 Mile Youth Run - Elkton Farm Road near BB&T Bank on Rt. 221. 
• For info: e-mail: KWNG@aol.com or phone Wendy Golden (804) 384-8048.

Percival Island Run Series - Downtown Lynchburg, Thur., April 13 at 5:30 PM. For info: call Gary Taylor.

April 19, Washington, DC - Cherry Blossom 10 Miles, Info: (301) 320-3350.

May 20, Jefferson Forest High School - Forest 5K, Info: Jerome Loy (804) 586-5193.

May 30, Lynchburg College Track - Summer Track Series. Continues every Tuesday through June 27. For info: Bret Boman (804) 385-8107 (h)

In all, there were 122 runners who crossed the finish line. A great turnout.

By: Reed Finlay - Race Director

In semi-arctic conditions James Johnson and Shannon Saunders repeated as winners of the VES/Lynchburg Road Runners 10K race. Johnson, a physics teacher and track coach at VES, took an early lead and was never headed although he had to withstand a strong charge from Ken Kirschner and Danny Boyers. Shannon, a Jefferson Forest High School runner, held off veteran local runners Lisa Hannell and Susan Johnson.

In all, there were 122 runners who crossed the finish line. A great turnout.

1. James Johnson 35:26 1. Shannon Saunders 40:13

2. Ken Kirschner 36:30 2. Lisa Hannell 41:44

3. Danny Boyers 36:38 3. Susan Johnson 42:22

Holiday Lake looked like it wasn’t going to come off or at least if it did, it was going to be very interesting.

However, in the wee hours of Saturday morning, more rain began to fall...but it stopped just before race time! A full moon could be seen as the runners lined up for the start. The day turned out to be spectacular, although a bit wet and VERY MUDDY! The two stream crossings were going to be interesting!

Everyone is always talking about "Horton Miles. Sometimes that MAY be an accurate term, but when we originally designed the course it was a very accurate 50K course; as witnessed by Mike Harrison’s winning time of 3:18. In the third year of the race, we took the long section of paved road and moved it on to the trails. The trail was a bit longer! I and other had guessed the length of each loop to be about one mile longer, thus the actual race length was about 33 miles. Eric Ivey and Eric Ford, who were running their first Holiday Lake race, came down early and biked and measured a loop on Friday. Guess what they came up with ???? 17.5 miles!!! 35 miles for two loops! Oh well, I guess there is something to "Horton Miles" after all!

I expected a very competitive race and, as seen in the race results, I wasn’t disappointed!

As many of you know, the date for the Holiday Lake 50K has varied from year to year due to the availability of Holiday Lake 4-H Education Center. This has made it difficult fo planning and preparation. However, it has worked out great from the standpoint that everything is at one place. In the past few years, we have been building trails all over 2,000 acres adjacent to Liberty University known as Liberty Mountain. I have always wanted to have a 50K on Liberty Mountain, but until now, it wasn’t feasible. We would hold it either the first or last weekend in April. Because of these two factors, we are considering either replacing the Holiday Lake 50K with the Liberty Mountain 50K. Or, we may have BOTH! Your comments and suggestions are welcomed on this issue.

3rd PLACE Ken Kirschner 4:13:28

4th PLACE Wes Kessenich 4:14:20

5th PLACE Mike Zealand 4:26:00

1st PLACE Susan Baehre 5:16:12

2nd PLACE Rebekah Trittipoe 5:30:37

3rd PLACE Susan Malone 5:36:57

1st PLACE (MALE): Peter Worford 4:55:10

1st PLACE (FEMALE): Julia Nicholls 6:40:02

1st PLACE (MALE): Frank Probst 5:14:49

1st PLACE (FEMALE): Judith Gilbert 7:25:22

1st PLACE Ralph Hirt 6:06:01

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By Terry Grow

I am a runner,

training each morning before dawn

through the heat,

cold,

rain,

and wind,

building persistence and discipline.

I am a runner,

beginning my journey of daily renewal,

my body moving over the hard earth’s surface,

muscles over concrete,

contracting and relaxing,

gaining new energy with each step.

I am a runner,

finding solitude as I connect with nature,

a time for spiritual reflection and inner

rejuvenation,

recycling creativity,

content in the security of accomplishing

something difficult today,

that will build strength for tomorrow.

I am a runner,

enduring the obstacles

that mold mental and physical perseverance,

strength,

speed,

endurance,

discovering power just beyond the challenge.

I am a runner,

thriving on the success of my physical

performance,

driving to uncover my potential,

striving to exceed my limitations,

finding confidence as I reach goals

that I once thought impossible.

I am a runner,

waiting anxiously at the start of a race,

contemplating the grueling miles that

lie before me,

a test of speed over distance,

will over resources,

inspired by the hope of improvement,

empowered by the reward of completion.

I am a runner,

alive,

healthy,

my heart beating rhythmically as my lungs fill

with brisk air,

blood pumps through my veins as my feet pound

the pavement,

experiencing abundant life,

for the victory is not in the race

but in the journey.