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The Starting Line
May / June 2005
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Zane Hagy, Stream of Consciousness from the Pres .... 5
Executive Director's Column .................................... 6
Editor’s Column ....................................................... 7
Feature Columnists
Randall Pierce, With A Piercing Gaze ....................... 8
MIchael deLisle, Over the Hill ................................ 11
Brantley Burns, Run from my Knife ............................ 13
Bill Kelch, Official Times ........................................ 15
Anne Wahlert, Socially Speaking ............................ 16
Mick Larrabee, For Ultimate Performance ............... 19
Bob Godwin, Biking With Bob ............................... 20
Lea Ann Pool, Volunteers ....................................... 27
Guest Columnists
Ben Kadas, Haw Ridge Ultra .................................. 21
Lee Murphy, Supplements ...................................... 23
Greg Johnson, Blue Shoes Comedy Tour ................. 25
Other Features
Board of Directors and Committees ........................ 4
Marathon Update .................................................... 5
Adopt-a-Highway, Adopt-a-Creek ........................... 10
KTC Grand Prix ..................................................... 24
Group Runs .......................................................... 26
The Professionals .................................................. 26
Membership Page ................................................. 42
Race Reports
Greenways 5K ...................................................... 28
Ijams Offroad Runner ........................................... 29
Dogwood Classic 5K ............................................ 30
Entry Forms.... .......................................... 32-41
Race Calendar. ............................................ 43
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magazine, volume 105
issue 3, is published
bimonthly by the
Knoxville Track Club,
Post Office Box 967,
Knoxville TN 37901.
On the Cover:
Clearly the preeminent
female road racer of
the last several years in
Knoxville, Jasmin
Keller captured her
fourth Greenways 5K
title in the last six years
on April 2nd .
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run. Tell friends of your favorite running routes.
m Run with a partner.
m Run in familiar areas. In
unfamiliar areas, contact a local RRCA club or running
store. Know where telephones, open businesses and
stores are located. Alter your
route pattern.
m Always stay alert. The
more aware you are, the less
vulnerable you are.
m Avoid unpopulated areas,
deserted streets and overgrown trails. Especially avoid
unlit areas at night. Run clear
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m Carry identification or
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m Ignore verbal harassment.
Use discretion in acknowledging strangers. Look directly at
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moving.
m Run against traffic so you
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m Wear reflective material if
you must run before dawn or
after dark.
m Use your intuition about a
person or an area. React to
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or person if you feel unsure.
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Knoxville Track Club
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Knoxville
Track Club
Officers
PRESIDENT
Zane Hagy
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VICE PRESIDENT
Michael deLisle
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SECRETARY
Tom Oatts
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TREASURER
Mike Marchant
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Marshall Myer
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Zane Hagy, Michael deLisle, Tom Oatts,
Mike Marchant, Marshall Myer, Allan
Morgan, Doug Anderson, Will Skelton
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Doug Anderson, Larry Brede, Martin
Coleman, Ed Leaver, Angie Manis, Ron
McElhaney, Allan Morgan, Frank Murphy,
Marshall Myer, Pam Parkinson, Tracy
Rafferty, Eddie Reymond, Jerry Schohl,
Betty Schohl, Felon Wilson
TRACK MEET MANAGEMENT
Marty Sonnenfeldt, Stanley Underwood,
Bob Neff, Charles Oliver, Joyce Hunter,
Anne Wahlert
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Rickey Bright
Hal Canfield
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Michael deLisle
Zane Hagy
Don Madgett
Mike Marchant
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FOOTNOTES May
May // June
June 2005
2005 edition
edition
STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS
FROM THE PRES
Zane Hagy, KnoxvilleTrack Club President
Tell Us How We’re Doing
I
t’s been almost six months since I was given the opportunity to serve
as president of the KTC. In this short period of time I’ve had the
opportunity to work with some great people on some very fulfilling
projects. Now that the marathon is behind us, I am trying to prioritize
goals for the remainder of the year.
As I set my own personal goals for the remainder of my term, I am
asking for your help. Please take a moment to send me some of your
opinions about the KTC. There are no wrong answers, I’m just looking
for general thoughts from our membership. What would you like to see
done differently? What did you think of the last few road races you
attended? How do you like www.ktc.org?
Send your likes and dislikes directly to me via e-mail at
www.president@ktc.org. Don’t pass up this chance to make your
opinions known. This is, after all, your track club.
Sincerely,
C. Zane Hagy, President
The Inaugural Knoxville Marathon
presented by Covenant Health:
A Wrap-Up:
T
he marathon is ALMOST behind us. A couple invoices and checks
are still outstanding, but the dust will soon settle. For me, this was
one of the most enjoyable
projects I will ever have the opportunity to be involved with.
We are currently working to
schedule a date for the 2006 marathon. The tentative date is March 26,
2006 but we have not yet been able
to confirm the availability of Neyland
Stadium. As soon as we have confirmation, the revised Knoxville Marathon website will be activated allowing advance registration.
At the deadline for this article, we still haven’t quite finalized all
the paperwork regarding the budget. Although we are still awaiting
a few invoices, we do know that the event is running very close to
break-even. Profit or loss, the
amount will most likely be around
$2000-$3000 once all the paperwork is processed.
An economic impact study has
been completed regarding the
marathon. Covenant Health will
be calling a press conference in
the coming weeks to announce
the results. (hint: the results are
very good).
Check www.ktc.org and
www.knoxvillemarathon.com for updates.
From the desk of
The Executive Director
by Marshall Myer
State of the Club - May 2005
W
e have had a very successful series of
races immediately following the Inaugural Knoxville Marathon.
The Greenways 5K had a healthy 144 registrants despite a dreary, rainy day. Ijams had
8 more registrants than last year’s inaugural
race and looks like a fixture on our race
calendar. On the non-KTC side, the Resurrection 5k, Clean Air 5K and Adam Downen
Race had very good crowds –
including 369 for the Downen
Race – up quite a bit from 2004
and the largest 5K in Knoxville
other than the Marathon 5K
since our New Year’s Day race.
The only blip on our screen this
year has been the Dogwood
Classic on April 30th that was
sandwiched between thunderstorms on Saturday morning, yet still drew
over 250 hearty souls. The race itself was dry
and VERY fast, with 6 runners under 16 minutes and the first 20 under 18 minutes!!
Economic Impact of the
Inaugural Knoxville Marathon
I met with Professor Carol Costello of UT’s
Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Department
and her team of PhD candidates last week to
receive the preliminary data on their Post
Marathon economic impact analysis of the
event on the City of Knoxville and the Knoxville
MSA. The numbers are astounding! Please
watch the KTC website Forum and the Marathon website for more updates on this as we
will be presenting the numbers to Mayor
Haslim, Covenant CEO Tony Spezia, UT Athletic Director, Mike Hamilton and several
other dignitaries in the next few weeks. As
Zane Hagy has reported in this issue, we will
be announcing next year’s marathon date in
the next few weeks as well. I must say that it
will be nice to have almost a year to plan the
2006 event after facing such a compressed
schedule our first time around.
One thing I would like to add, regardless of
the economic impact of the marathon on
Knoxville and our region, attendance at our
KTC races so far this calendar year is up
Upcoming Races
Our 2 nd Annual Panther
Creek 8K Trail Race is coming
up on May 22nd. Morristown
native Joe Jackson is directing
and will put on a fun event this
year, so come out and run the
trails with us.
planning the race as a tune-up for Big South
Fork three weeks before the big race, so
please put it on your calendar and make plans
accordingly. This is a very exciting opportunity to bring a national sponsor into the KTC
“fold” and could be very important for us for
years to come!
With the increased turnouts at our Mayor’s
Cup “no-frills” off-road series of races that
our intrepid Footnotes Editor Michael deLisle
has put so much time and effort into creating,
the KTC is really putting East Tennessee on the
map as a center of off-road running opportunities in the Eastern U.S.!
With the success of the Inaugural Knoxville
Marathon and the advent of a serious off-road
program, I think the Knoxville Track Club is
assuming our rightful place as one of the top
running clubs in the United States. We are
We still need help with EXPO, so come out
already one of the largest and strongest clubs
and run if you can, and please volunteer if you
in the country – probably the largest per
can’t run this year.
capita. Now, our race schedule stacks up with
any club as well! Way to go, KTC members!
And don’t forget to plan on being with us
We are strong because of our members and
for Solstice, Fireball and Carter Mill this summer as we finish off anthe volunteers who work
other successful year of
so hard to make us sucKTC races!
cessful. If we can do these
great things with the relative handful of active volXTERRA
unteers, just think how
Off-Road Race
great we could be with another 25, 50 or 100 active
“THERE’S A
I have been speaking
with them for months, and BIG DIFFERENCE” volunteers putting a few
hours in here and there to
it now looks like we will
make our schedule work!
be working with the XTERRA Off-Road event
series folks to put on a 10 mile off-road run
If you can help, please contact Lea Ann
this coming September 11th. Larry Brede will
Pool, our Volunteer Chair, at
be race-directing the event and we are curvolunteer@ktc.org
or
me
at
rently looking at Norris and West Oak Ridge
execdirec@ktc.org.Thanks and happy trails!
as potential locations for the event. We are
RUN THREE, WORK ONE!
INSIDE STUFF
Michael deLisle, FOOTNOTES Editor
S
till in the throes of marathon hangover,
the entire track club seems to be hanging
in midair, waiting for some direction or
imperative. Confident that the future will soon
outline itself, I have spent most of the last
month writing a long overdue novel, something many of you have urged me, for some
reason, to do. Here is an excerpt from my
upcoming novel, tentatively titled, “21 Days to
Nowhere, Man.”
*****
I walked faster, ignoring the rain pelting
my face like little bb’s. My hair became
soaked and plastered against my forehead,
dripping down into my eyes. I paid no attention. I walked faster still, trying to outrun my
fears and feelings, seemingly just a step behind me and gaining.
I cut through Illini grove, a remnant stand
of huge trees next to LAR. A path wound
through the woods and I followed it, my feet
drumming a rhythm through the night. I
passed a girl walking quickly the other way,
her umbrella nearly hitting me in the face as
we came together. She may have turned and
looked back at me, as one would look back at
a man possessed. But I never knew if she did;
my mind was elsewhere, my heart was pounding and my lungs burning.
I guess by then I was running. I was not
aware of any point of transition; one minute I
was walking hurriedly toward no destination
at all, the next running madly toward the same
exact place. My breath was coming in rasping
gasps, my quad muscles aching and my calves
stretching painfully. The rain had redoubled
in strength, and I could no longer see more
than a short distance ahead. I couldn’t differentiate between my sweat, the rain and the
tears which may or may not have been streaming from my eyes.
Gone, too, was any conscious thought, of
Lynda, of the baby, of my life. I only thought
of running and continuing to run and that is
all that I did.
My footsteps led me to Florida Avenue and
across. I was in the country then, the uneven
blacktop road flanked by rows of brown corn,
seed corn left unharvested. The rain continued unabated, the only wind was that made by
me running ten miles an hour. I reached a
stasis point and the pain of running leveled
off. My breathing was deep and even, my legs
churning a powerful rhythm, furiously pumping up and back. The old Converse basketball
shoes, the only athletic shoes I owned, became chariots of fire, allowing me to glide
purposefully southward further and further
from town, a mile and then another mile.
I reached a rural intersection, no one
around but stalks of corn and a few lonely
crickets sheltering from the rain. On a whim
I turned right and headed west. From this
vantage point, however, I could see the Assembly Hall, the football stadium and the
dorms, so I stopped and turned around, not
wanting any reminders or symbols of what I
was trying to escape.
I resumed my rhythmic pace and ran eastward toward the last faint light of dusk. No
cars accompanied me on my quest, and I ran
alone for uncountable minutes, somehow
maintaining the pace and sense of purpose
that had driven me thus far. I’d never run this
distance, ever, and yet I felt no fatigue, no
fading of strength. My insane dash had been
fuelled by a tankful of anguish and confusion,
and it apparently had not yet been spent, so I
continued to run.
Far in the distance I heard the mournful
wail of a diesel engine. I couldn’t tell from the
sound how far away it was, nor could I see the
lights of the train in the growing blackness.
Yet it somehow beckoned, reenergizing my
footsteps, calling me as witness.
I ran what must have been another mile
before far to the north, as I was cresting a
gentle rise in the earth, I saw a faint light
moving steadily on a path at a right angle to my
course. There was another whistle, this one
louder, as the train continued its approach to
our rendezvous. I continued to run.
Again the train whistle sounded, its sad
refrain wafting over the flat prairie atop which
I ran. I had no idea why seeing this freight
train meant so much, but I just knew it
was important. The three big lights of
the immense diesel engine began to
illuminate the terrain ahead as it drew
closer and closer. I could see the ghostly
white crossbars of the otherwise unmarked rail crossing ahead. I was getting closer, and so was the train.
Then I understood what I had to do. I was
going to outrun the train. Me, a frail, five foot
seven inch human being capable of running
not much faster than ten mph, would get to
and across the railroad crossing before that
ten thousand ton freight train moving at a
speed four times faster. I had absolutely no
idea why this imperative had occurred to me,
only that I would do it.
I sped up, moving now at my absolute
maximum. The train whistle sounded again,
alarmingly loud and close at hand. It was full
dark here in the country, and the engineer
never saw me. The roar of the engine was
deafening as it approached, the clacking of
the wheels vastly more rhythmic and powerful
than my own cadence.
I never once gave thought to failure, never
thought for an instant what would happen if
my foot caught in the rail or stumbled or
slipped on the wet pavement for even a brief
second. Instead, I sprinted madly toward the
crossing, a maelstrom of light and sound
converging, merging with my own puny footsteps. I burst through the invisible plane of
the undeclared finish line just as the train
reached the same place. For just the tiniest
fraction of a second I thought I hadn’t made it
but, by the time I finished thinking that, I had
already leaned forward and across, feeling
the hot blast of wind from the engine on the
back of my legs, at the same time feeling but
not seeing the panicked look of the engineer
as he looked out his window in absolute
disbelief at the crazy man who had outleapt
death on a lonely country road in the rain.
I collapsed in a puddle of exhaustion,
laughing deliriously as the long freight train
passed by just six feet away. Six feet away, not
six feet under, I thought hysterically, I sure
showed them, didn’t I?
Finally the caboose sped by, its small red
light flashing brokenly through the night air,
as the cold rain continued to fall and I sat
there on the pavement wondering what the
hell I had just done. As I began to get cold, my
m,x continued on page 25 m,x
even begin, so I lined up at the start.
by Randall Pierce
Peak Performance
W
hen you want to learn up to date
medical information – you read Dr.
Burns. When you want to know about
cycling and such – you look for Bob. When
you need to know about our club and its
business – read the Director or the President.
If you need thought provoking articles – find
the Editor (you didn’t
think I was going to
say me, did you?).
And if you want amusing, humorous writing on all things running – give thanks for
the return of Sherman
Ames.
However, if you
want to read what I
write – well, you have
to read what I write.
We all know that you come to me for hardhitting journalism, the kind of insider exposition you just can’t get in the national magazines. The truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth.
The following is just that kind of story; an
impossible tale of twisted fate, bad luck, heroic feats, and all that sort of crap. Plus
running. OK, mainly just running.
My 1995 Western running vacation had
started at La Luz in New Mexico (See Footnotes July 2003), and now I was headed for the
Pikes Peak Ascent. I basically had a week to bum
around New Mexico and Colorado; camping,
hiking, and running. Here’s how it went.
“What’s a redneck like you doing in Albuquerque?” I could have been offended, but
the truth occasionally hurts. Plus, the question was asked by an attractive young salesclerk at the jewelry store where I had stopped
to buy a present for the girlfriend – long since
‘ex’ – who wouldn’t come on the trip with me.
Gee, am I a swell fellow, or what?
What clued her in, however, was not my
indecipherable Southern drawl – which, unbelievably, she understood. No, it was my
Tennessee road race
shirt. I struck up a
conversation and
learned that she was
from Franklin, TN;
and hadn’t been
home for a while.
Any redneck in a
storm, I guess. She
was really craving a
Krystal. You know
you’ve been away
from Tennessee too
long when Krystal actually starts sounding good. Anyway, I asked
her to come away to Pikes Peak with me, but
she said she had to work all week.
I think she was just blowing me off; maybe
I should have asked to see the schedule. Still,
I managed to get to Manitou Springs on my
own, and only got lost 17 times.
The Ascent, due to the size of the field,
starts in two waves of about 750 runners each.
I was seeded in the first wave, wearing number 728. I was badly over-seeded. 1499
probably would have been a bit more accurate. Still, you are stuck with the time you
send in; and it’s not technically a lie if you truly
believe – at the time – that you can run it. If
I had had the experience of La Luz before
sending in a time... well, I wouldn’t have
needed to send an estimated time – because
I would not have even attempted the race. My
experience with altitude had been that bad.
Still, it’s bad form to wimp out before you
There is something truly wrong with the
weather in the Rockies. Only on a 14,000 foot
mountain can you actually run up through
three different weather patterns. Cold and
rainy at the start, sunny and warmer in the
middle, foggy and overcast at the top. How it
can be cloudy at the top and sunny in the
middle remains one of life’s enduring mysteries for me. It’s hard to dress for success in
that situation. Still, the weather was the least
of my problems.
The course actually started off on a relatively flat section of road, but I refused to be
fooled. Using the valuable knowledge gained
from La Luz, I was determined to make it to,
oh, mile 3 before running out of oxygen and
energy. Unfortunately, the first few miles are
almost exclusively switchbacks and non-stop
climbing; so the plan was as dead as my legs
by mile 2.
Still, you have to set lofty goals to achieve
great things.
Memories of the course are actually rather
vague in my mind. Memory loss and disorientation are apparently symptoms of oxygen
depletion. At one point, however, the course
did level off and there were actually a few
slight downhills. I ran these, but that’s about
all I ran. Except for the first two miles of
course. I have my pride.
At about 8 miles to go, the course turns up
again, and it was back to hiking. At some
point, the second wave started coming by me.
Hey, I only had a 30 minute head start on
them.
There are various landmarks along the
way: Barr Camp, the Bottomless Pit, the AFrame. I heard about all of these, but actually
saw none. It’s hard to take in sights when your
head is down and your gaze stays about a yard
in front of your feet. I would run/hike about
100 yards, then sit on a rock or log until I felt
good enough to travel another 100 yards. I
did get kind of tired of volunteers asking me
if I was ok. I didn’t think I looked THAT much
worse than anybody else.
With about 3 miles to go, at approximately
12,000 feet, you cross the timberline. This
also seems to be the point where the oxygen
level goes into negative numbers. Trees are
m,x continued on page 9 m,x
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m,x continued from page 8 m,x
smarter than people, they know better than to
try to go above a certain point on the mountain.
And I only thought I was slow before. The
last part of the course consists of sixteen
switchbacks up to the top. You can hear the
finish-line announcer for a loooong way down
the mountain. So cruel. The corners of each
switchback were very crowded with people
resting before trying to get to the next
switchback. The line of runners (walkers)
looked like so many Sherpas climbing the
Himalayas.
Eventually, though, I did make it to the top.
Finally. For my effort I got a finishing medal
– pretty cool; and a picture of the top of my hat
(keep your gaze down!) – not quite as cool.
A quick word about the volunteers along
the course; they are great. Race workers
watch very closely for problems, and overall
the event is very well staged. Also, apparently,
the same groups run aid stations year after
year, competing to be the best stop.
And stop I did, at every official opportunity
and many, many times in between. The main
ones I remember – and it is a sad result when
the stops stand out more than the actual race
– are the beer stop run by a group from
Arkansas, and the kazoo band at about the 11
mile mark. The band took requests; and I led
them on a rousing rendition of Rocky Top.
Every verse I knew, in fact. Hey, I needed the
rest. I felt like Peyton Manning after a good UT
win – except I still had to finish the race. Or
run, or hike, or whatever you want to call it.
Also vivid in my memory: a lady – in my
mind the most wonderful person ever – yelling “Way to go Randall!” at the top, the nauseating van ride back to the bottom, learning
later that other KTC runners doing the full
marathon ascended faster than me.
Finally, until writing this article, I had
never checked to see how I actually finished
in the race: 687 out of 1422, in 4:09:23. Much
better than I would have ever thought.
So would I ever do it again, given that
impressive result? HECK NO, NEVER!
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The Games
by Michael deLisle
ack in 1996 when our friend and cohort
(read: idol) Todd Willliams ran in the
Atlanta Olympic Games, I chose not to
battle the crowds and expensive ticket prices,
and instead watched TWill compete from the
comfort of my air conditioned home. When
fellow KTC Board Member Tony Cosey ran in
the Sydney games, it was a bit easier to eschew
the huge costs to travel to Australia. So at this
point it seemed unlikely I’d ever view the
Games up close and personal.
Until yesterday. I was late for the Opening
Ceremonies, and had to force my utterly recalcitrant knee to run over half a mile at top
(?) speed to catch the beginning of the procession. Somehow I made it just in time.
The athletes paraded slowly around the
track, striding proudly behind the colorful
banners proclaiming from where they had
travelled. Coaches and athletes alike were
dressed in team regalia, and, although many
were first time Olympians, they all marched
confidently. They knew they belonged.
over the area were on hand to test themselves
in events ranging from the 25 meter assisted
walk, through many and varied running,
wheelchair and field events.
The schedule had my son Jesse
competing in the very first event,
so we all hurried to the staging
area and got ready. There were to
be multiple heats, much like our
own KTC Youth Athletics track
Meets, and we had several heats
in front of ours, so we had a bit of
time to prepare.
Jesse had no case of nerves as his dad
might have. Instead, he warmed up with a
series of 25-50 meter surges along the curve
at the far end of the track. Joyfully sprinting
away from me and looking back at me to see
if I was coming, he punctuated his running
with his famous mile-wide smile.
Remember, I have not been running due to
this decrepit right knee, so prudence would
have dictated that I spectate only. But I’ve
never been accused of being prudent or wise,
so I took off after Jesse and managed to stay
with him, much to his delight.
The pageantry continued under immaculate cobalt blue skies. The National Anthem
rang loud through the air and all who heard
the strains stood at attention. Then the moThen came the big moment as his heat was
ment all waited for was finally at
called to the starting line. His
hand, as the Olympic Torch
and I repeated the starter’s
burst into flame. From the flam“Let me win. mom
instruction. I then jogged to the
ing cauldron a smaller torch
was lit, and the first athlete be- But if I cannot finish line and stood behind the
gan the circuitous tour of the win, let me be timer in Jesse’s lane waving my
hands. He waved back happily,
stadium. A quarter of the way
brave in the
and over the din of the crowd I
around, the torch was handed
could hear him yell “Hi!”
to another runner, at the half- attempt...”
Special Olympics
way point, still another. The
Athlete oath
The race started and Jesse
final hundred meters was coverupted into motion along with
ered not by a runner, but by a
the other three kids. From the start it was
walker, and the flame returned to its point of
apparent one boy, a tall lanky kid from
origin to thunderous applause.
Glenwood, was the class of the field, as he
sped away with long impressive strides to win
The Games of the Special Olympics were
easily. The battle was for second place. A little
underway! A somewhat smaller cousin to its
kid about Jesse’s size was digging as hard as
illustrious counterpart, this tradition of honhe could, face strained from the effort. A
oring athletes with physical and intellectual
bigger kid, rather plump, was working even
disabilities has gone on since 1968, providing
harder to run the fifty meters.
them a chance to compete on the grand stage.
I was honored to be present at the 2005
And there was Jesse, running neck and
Knoxville Special Olympics, held on May 3 at
Karns High School. Hundreds of kids from all
neck with the other two boys, grinning ear to
ear, Asics shoes chugging along rapidfire,
having a blast running as fast as he could with
the cheers of the crowd ringing in his ears. I
screamed “C’mon, Jess, you can do it! Go,
Jesse, go!”
And go he did. Until about forty meters,
when he simply stopped. He looked around,
then back at his mom at the starting line, and
turned around and ran, just as fast, back
toward the start. Then a volunteer came
onto the track and, taking Jesse’s
hand, turned him back around
and guided him, still running, to
the finish line. Because of his
hesitation and turnaround, more
eyes were on him as he finished
than had followed the others, and
the cheers were deafening.
And when he ascended the medal stand to
accept his beautiful gold medal (all medals
were exactly alike), he beamed, raised his
hands to the heavens and cheered at the top of
his lungs.
My heart about burst at that moment. Tears
filled my eyes and I nearly choked on a lump
the size of a melon in my throat. There was my
boy, about whom a highly trained radiologist
said, “He’ll be a veg,” standing on the medal
stand after running the first race of his life.
Later that day, he uncorked a long straight
throw with a softball to win another medal.
He’s a winner. They all were winners this day.
Never was the old saying more true about
everyone being winners, some just finishing
sooner than others, than it was on this day. To
see the paradoxical celebration filled me with
emotion time and again. There have been
moments when I’ve wondered about the stroke
of fortune that befell Jesse. The capriciousness of that fate puzzles me, as it must cause
wonder and consternation for all parents of
special needs kids. At times I’ve felt like
Jesse’s brain injury was the cruellest of fates,
yet at times I realize that without it, I’d probably never have realized the true depths of the
wellspring of human love I’ve been lucky
enough to tap into.
To see that field on that day, filled with kids
and parents, some so much more profoundly
affected than my son, gave me pause. I silently
uttered a prayer of thanks for the gift of my
special boy, and another prayer of supplication that both his mother and I are able to
carry on, each in our own way, doing what we
think is best for our son. So far, so good.
RUN FROM MY KNIFE
by Dr. Brantley Burns, M.D.
KTC member and local orthopedic surgeon
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HIP POINTERS
ip problems are among the more frustrating-to-treat maladies suffered by
runners and many other athletes. One
reason for this is the fact that the hip is
cloaked by layers of thick muscle even in thin
individuals, which makes precise identification of the offending structure difficult. Also,
the hip is nearly impossible to splint,
can be hard to inject (at least into the
joint itself), and until recently not
amenable to arthroscopy.
The hip is actually a joint
and few runners’ conditions
involve the joint proper. Osteoarthritis, thinning or loss
of the smooth joint surface
(degenerative joint disease,
wear and tear arthritis, “normal” arthritis), can affect the
hip. Treatments in the early
stages include the usual NSAIDS, stretching,
more cushioned shoes, changing to a softer
running surface, losing weight, and running
less or none at all. Injection of Synvisc and
similar joint-building substances require a
fancy x-ray called fluoroscopy for accurate
hip joint injection. This is not available in
doctors’ offices, and is thus more expensive
and currently less practical. Short of hip
replacement, surgery has traditionally had
little to offer for hip arthritis, but read on
about arthroscopy.
A special type of hip joint area deterioration/injury is the cartilage tear. Unlike the
knee, which has a cartilage shock-absorbing
pad, the hip socket rim is lined by a nonboney yet very strong layer of tissue called the
labrum. This can tear, and flip in and out of
the joint, causing episodic pain, and catching
or snapping. Difficult to diagnose, this tear
can be removed by hip arthroscopy. I predict
more widespread use of this minimally invasive surgery to clean out (debride) bone
spurs and debris due to arthritis, and remove
joint mice (loose bits of cartilage and bone
floating around the joint). Hip scope procedures involve outpatient general anesthesia.
The iliopsoas tendon (flexes the hip up)
can become inflamed and may cause painful
snapping. Treatment includes NSAIDS,
stretching, cortisone injection and surgery to
release the tendon in a rare case. Hard to
diagnose for sure.
Stress fractures of the hip
area are important causes
of running pain. As you
recall, this is a microscopic
crack across the neck of the
femur just below the ball.
X-rays don’t usually ever
show the fracture itself, but
after several weeks of healing,
may show a white band of new bone
formed to heal the crack. A bone scan or MRI
will confirm the diagnosis early. The
cause of stress fracture is too much
running stress on a bone that can’t
strengthen itself quickly enough.
Treatment: no running for
weeks in most cases. If
the crack goes clear
across the bone
from one side to the
other, and the patient
is limping, surgical
screw fixation is recommended to avoid fracture displacement.
Iliotibial band syndrome is technically at the outer knee, but the IT band
extends all the way up to the pelvis, crossing
the hip. When inflamed here, you can touch a
sore spot on the outer hip bone, and sleeping
on it is painful. This is much more common in
women, and is more properly called trochanteric bursitis. Treatment sucess involves stretching and cortisone injection. No surgery.
Hamstring tendonitis (also called “ischial
bursitis”) is inflammation of the hamstring
tendon at its upper pelvic attachment. There
is pain and soreness in the butt right where
you sit. Treatment: stretching, injection, etc.
This is often confused with sciatica, which is
pain felt in the buttock and down the back of
the leg, but is actually originating from the low
back, where there is a slipped disc or bone
spur pressing on a nerve. Treatment is not
directed to the buttock/hip area, rather to the
low back.
A hip pointer is seen in contact sports, not
runners. It is a bruised muscle or tendon at
the pelvic brim attachment, possibly associated with a fracture. The pain can be debilitating, and does not usually need surgery.
Pyriformis syndrome is strain, soreness,
or inflammation of the pyriformis muscle in
the buttock. Hard to diagnose, treatment is
the usual conservative medley. Other
diagnoses must be ruled out before
settling on this one. After all,
who can say a runner doesn’t
have an inflamed 3-inch
muscle deep in the buttock?
To summarize, pain in front
of the hip/groin is due
to stress fractures, arthritis, labral tears, and iliopsoas tendonitis. Outer pain can
be trochanteric bursitis. Buttock
pain will be due to sciatica, pyriformis
syndrome, ischial bursitis. In rare cases,
surgery might be required for any of these,
but normally employed only for significant
stress fractures of the femoral neck, or when
scoping the hip to treat a labral tear/loose
body.
Get seen early for hip problems, be patient
while I arrive at a diagnosis, and remember:
Run from my knife. Good luck out there.
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Notes from the
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I
by Bill Kelch
want to say a few words about safety.
Recently a woman athlete threw her ham
mer during warm-ups at a Southeastern
Conference meet. The woman walked onto
the competition sector, retrieved her hammer, turned to walk back toward the throwing
cage, and was struck in the chest by another
hammer. The hammer hit her, traveled down
her chest past her waist, went through her
shorts, and finally struck the ground. The
woman incurred only a minor cut and was not
taken to the hospital. This incident can reasonably be described as a miracle, miraculous in that this young woman was not killed
or maimed for life by this hammer. A miracle,
you say? Yes, I say so emphatically! God was
definitely watching over this young lady.
seventh-grader was struck in the head by a
shot put! Somebody wasn’t paying attention
to the vital matter of safety.
Please don’t think that
safety in track and field involves only the hazards
of hurling heavy, sometimes sharply pointed,
metal objects. Not so!
Imagine what happens
when an official or
coach or spectator
carelessly steps directly
into the path of an unsuspecting runner flying along at a 4:30
minute per mile pace.
For those of you unfamiliar with field events,
Both parties may be in
the woman’s hammer is an 8.8 lb device
traction for weeks, or
consisting of a metal ball connected by a 3.9
worse! How about the
foot wire to a handle. It is thrown with GREAT
same 4:30 runner who trips over a pair of
force as far as the hammer thrower can throw
shoes left on the track, or the steeplechaser
it. The men’s hammer is even bigger, and weighs
who slashes his/her Achilles tendon on some
almost twice as much! Imagine the kinetic
broken glass somebody carelessly left at the
energy released when a hammer hits you!
bottom of the water hazard? Again, yuk!
(Thinking of it makes the back of my leg
At another SEC unihurt!) These acciversity this season, a
dents don’t involve
hammer thrower was
field implements,
THREE MESSAGES:
warming-up by twirlbut they can be very
♦ No unsupervised warm-ups
ing round-and-round
serious nonetheless.
with field implements! Period!
with the hammer outside the safety cage.
For those still not
♦ For implements requiring a
The athlete was told to
convinced
of the
safety cage, no warm-ups outstop, and no injury reneed
for
safety,
I
side the cage! Period!
sulted. At the same
want you to rememmeet, an official,
ber why the decath♦ Think safety at ALL events,
whose job was to relon competition at
even the most seemingly innocuturn javelins from the
the Sea Ray Relays is
ous ones. Use your brain. The
competition sector,
named the Scott
“you” refers to everybody near
was almost struck by a
Hartman Decathlon.
the practice or competition: ofjavelin as he was foolScott Hartman was a
ficials, coaches, volunteers,
ishly watching the shot
University of Tenspectators, photographers, poput competition at the
nessee athlete hit in
lice, athletes, everybody.
adjacent shot put
the head by a hamvenue. This mental
mer. (Special note
lapse could have cost
for throws officials:
him his life. This year a javelin DID strike a
Mr. Hartman was struck when he was OUThigh school senior at a high school track and
SIDE the sector! The sector line does not
field practice, and at the very same practice a
protect you, especially since the sector angle
was made more acute last year.) Before his
death, Scott Hartman spent 16 years in a
coma. The last 14 years he was cared for in
his comatose state by his mother. Please
think of his injury and eventual death. Please
think especially about the horror his mother
must have endured. My mind always conjures
up a picture of Scott’s mother standing sadly,
painfully over her comatose son daily for 14
long years. That picture is almost more than
my emotions can endure. It brings tears to my
eyes as I write – literally. So, please think
safety – it’s really a LOT more important
than who wins the hammer competition.
The indoor track season ended really
well for UT women. The Lady Vols, in
addition to winning the SEC
Indoor Track and Field
Championship
in
Fayetteville, Arkansas in
February, won their first
ever NCAA Indoor Track
and Field Championship at the same location in March. This is
the first UT Women’s
Athletics Department
non-basketball NCAA
national championship
in the organization’s history. Wow! Southeastern Conference and NCAA Indoor Champions! Spectacular! Congratulations to the
Lady Vols. (Aren’t some of you more than a
little miffed at yourself that you missed the
Lady Vols during the indoor season? You
should have heeded my many earlier entreaties to attend some meets. Oh well, I’m sure
you’ll do better next year.)
The University of Tennessee Lady Vols can
also be proud that Dee Dee Trotter won the
USA Track & Field Indoor 400-Meter Championship in Roxbury, Massachusetts in February in a time of 52.01. Trotter, now in her final
year at UT, is competing as a professional.
She was earlier recognized in this column for
her gold medal in last year’s Olympic 4X400
meter relay and as the fifth place finisher in
the Olympic 400-meter.
And there’s more Lady Vol track and field
good news! Head Coach J.J. Clark was selected SEC Women’s Coach of the Year, sophomore Tianna Madison SEC Field Athlete of the
Year, and Courtney Champion SEC Freshman
Runner of the Year. (Do we have a group of
all-stars here? The answer is a resounding
“yes”!)
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SOCIALIZING
WITH KTC
Anne Wahlert, KTC Social Guru
A
Thursday, March 17, Pub Run
mass of jolly city pub runners congregated in the
back room at Patrick Sullivan’s Saloon in the Old
City. Everyone was asked to wear something with the
KTC logo on it (wear is Diane Scarbrough when you need
her!) to show off the KTC mighty presence. Co-hosts Will
Mackie and Ann MacDonald orchestrated our front door
exit onto the city sidewalks just as the day long rain
drizzled out. We headed north toward Depot Avenue but
came to an immediate halt. The Southern Railroad was in
session. Protests among our group materialized. “We
can take a nicer route just parallel to Depot (to circumvent the passing train)”, shouted one pubber. But I
insisted [EDITOR’S NOTE: Anne bears strong resemblance to an infamous Nazi officer from WWII] the pub
crew should witness ‘the other side of the tracks’ without
the assistance of a road race to comfort you through it.
Ann MacDonald saved the day by entertaining us with
boisterous sing-a-longs (she has sung the National Anthem at several of our KTC races) and Will Mackie kept an
updated count of the moving box cars.
The pub runners traversed like meandering cattle,
rather like gazelles, down hidden sidewalks, through
back alleys, across crosswalks, under overpasses, through
the plains of grass and then of concrete, around two
circular connectors, under bridges, over bridges, between bridges, across bridges and down the final asphalt
stretch...; Katie Markley had assisted me the week before
on certifying our four mile course. We reserved the last
mile for a fitting one mile surge back to the Saloon where
everyone received their first beer free per grand preparations by our co-hosts!
Apr 3 - Haw Ridge Group Trail Run
Over a dozen trail runners met co-hosts, Ken Childs
and Andres Salinas, for the staging of a group trail run on
the first morning of daylight savings time. A 3.5 mile loop
and an approximate 9 mile route were planned but
everyone chose the later except for a couple trail runners
who decided to run parts of the trail per their own design
with Andres as caretaker to the independent trailers; then
he too joined up with the long trailers. We ran together in
one long linear fashion. One and occasionally two canines accompanied us on our route and they seemed
natural on the trails as I imagined we eventually felt deep
back in the wooded trails.
The short stretches of bog, after an erratic week of torrential rains, brought more
play to our pacing rather than a deterrent. Plenty of bottled water, fresh muffins, bags
of peanuts, bananas and homemade cookies fed the departing trail runners. Go trail
runners!
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KTC
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Wednesday, May 18
DOWNTOWN KNOXVILLE NOON
GROUP RUN - SCAVENGER HUNT,
FREE SHOWERS YMCA
Sunday, June 26
NORRIS DAM STATE PARK GROUP
TRAIL RUN - HOMEMADE PANCAKES,
BRING THE FAMILY
Saturday, July 16
CADES COVE LOOP MOONLIGHT
RUN -- RUN WITH OTHER TRACK
CLUBS, PAUL LEWIS PREDICTS
Sunday, August 28
KNOXVILLE TRACK CLUB ANNUAL
PICNIC -- THE KTC MEETING PLACE
OF THE YEAR
Wednesday, September 21 RIVERFRONT GROUP PUB RUN -THINK KTC APPAREL, FREE SPIRITS
Sunday, October 16
CADES COVE LOOP SUNRISE
GROUP RUN -- CELEBRITY
RUNNERS PENDING
Saturday, November 12
CHICKAMAUGA BATTLEFIELD
MARATHON & 10 MILER -- KTC
MEMBERS BIG DISCOUNT, KTC
CHEERING
Friday, December 2
KNOXVILLE TRACK CLUB HOLIDAY
PARTY -- FINE FEAST AND CRAFT
BEVERAGES
Details on the above events will be regularly updated on the KTC bulletin board approximately one
month, one week and the day before each event- SO
CHECK IT OUT REGULARLY!
For more information e-mail Anne at social@ktc.org
Official Times
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downtown
Ready for a delightful romp through downtown Knoxville
Knoxville Track Club Officials Association officials
have been wearing themselves out lately keeping the
competition fair and efficient at three outdoor track
meets at the Tom Black Track: the Gatorade Track
Classic, the Sea Ray Relays, and the Volunteer Track
Classic. All three meets went well with 359 athletes
competing at Gatorade, 1,343 at Sea Ray, and 1,173 at
the VTC. Gatorade was a college meet involving six
universities, Sea Ray was a mostly college meet with
some 70-plus universities, many clubs, and dozens of
unattached athletes competing, and the VTC was a high
school meet with 15 high school teams, individual
athletes from scores of high schools, and some unattached athletes participating.
The Gatorade had an interesting wrinkle this year.
Three SEC schools (Kentucky, South Carolina, and
Tennessee) competed against three Big Ten schools
(Michigan State, Penn State, and Wisconsin) in a conference versus conference competition. The SEC won
both the men’s and women’s competitions.
hawridge
Andres prepares his troops to travel the trails at Haw Ridge
pubrun
A festive group of pubrunners
For those of you interested in women’s steeplechase,
I want to alert you to the availability of an e-mail
women’s steeplechase newsletter. Dr. James Fields,
himself a walking track and field encyclopedia, publishes this detailed newsletter that is now mailed to at
least 52 countries. It’s available free to anyone interested. You may request inclusion on the mailing list by
sending Dr. Fields your e-mail address as well as your
name, location (city and state, or country only for
international readers), and association with track and
field (coach, official, athlete, journalist, parent, spectator, whatever) to Steeplers@Earthlink.net. Maybe you
like both running and splashing around in the water. If
so, check this out.
The following is important. Please read carefully!
The USATF Youth Athletic Championships will be held at
the Tom Black Track, University of Tennessee from June
28 to July 3. As you can imagine, there is a need for
volunteers to help with the meet. Have you or your kids
or your parents or someone else dear to you ever
benefited from somebody else’s volunteer labor? The
answer is assuredly “yes,” so NOW (NOT “later”) is the
time to return the favor. Please volunteer by logging
onto www.knoxville.org or by calling Lisa Richardson at
(865)342-9108.
It’s time to recruit new officials. (I love this part –
NOT!) If you want to be among one of the premier
groups of track and field officials in the nation (we really
are, by the way, I’m not just blowing smoke), contact
Stanley Underwood, the KTC Coordinator of Officials, at
e-mail tenntrackofficial@utk.edu or telephone
(865)974-3556.
KNOXVILLE TRACK CLUB PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
The Knoxville track Club has three advertising options that may make sense for
your business or organization:
P.O. Box 967
Knoxville, TN 37901
(865) 769-4KTC (4582)
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Advertising in our award-winning bi-monthly magazine, “Footnotes” that
goes to each of our 1,450 member households and 1,900 members.
Sponsoring or co-sponsoring one of our official KTC race events.
A general sponsorship of the Knoxville Track Club, East Tennessee’s
premier running organization.
KTC AD OPPORTUNITIES AND RATES
Footnotes ads are available as follows:
Back Cover
$250 (not avail. for Nov/Dec, 2004 issue)
Inside Front Cover
$200
Full Page Ad
$125
½ Page Ad
$ 75
Multi-issue packages at volume discount rates are available
KTC SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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Race Sponsorships
Most KTC sponsorship packages are race specific. Race sponsorship and
co-sponsorship packages are typically negotiated on a case-by-case basis
and may include the sponsor’s logo on the race t-shirt, annual KTC race
calendar, KTC sponsors logo page in “Footnotes” Magazine, the race entry
form and all race advertising and correspondence as well as complimentary
ads in “Footnotes” magazine. Race sponsorship packages generally range
from $1,000 to $10,000 depending upon the size and prominence of the
race in question. Co-sponsorship packages generally range from $500 to
$5,000.
General KTC Sponsorships
A limited number of general Knoxville Track Club sponsorship opportunities
are available and would include a customized package of KTC benefits
commensurate with the sponsorship value. General sponsorship packages
normally range from $5,000 to $25,000 and may consist of any combination
of cash, product and/or in-kind servi ces.
For more information on these or any other Knoxville Track Club promotional
opportunities, please contact Marshall Myer, KTC Executive Director.
Marshall Myer
Executive Director
knoxtrac@bellsouth.net
865-769-4KTC (4582)
865-591-7310 (cell)
Volunteer Spirit at Its Finest
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
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Treadmill Workouts
by Mick Larrabee, P.T.
L
ast month I provided a discourse on the
biomechanics of treadmill running and
how it may/may not be a useful adjunct to
your current training regimen. If you made it
through that fascinating article without falling
asleep – CHEERS TO YOU!! I hope you learned
a few things. If you are part of the other 90%
of the population that could care less about
the energy cost associated with overcoming
air resistance then maybe this article will be
more to your liking.
♦ Interval
Running on the treadmill is unique in that
it allows us to use different combinations of
speeds and grades to reproduce the demands
of a variety of running paces on the ground.
This information is important because you
can use it to create a well controlled workout
by simply pushing a few buttons. Indoors on
a treadmill you can concentrate on things
such as good technique, breathing patterns,
and leg cadence.
As we all know hill training enhances running economy, functional strength, lactate
threshold, and VO2max. Since treadmills
offer the luxury of a great hill workout at your
fingertips let’s look at some different types of
basic hill workouts:
My goal here is to give you a few more
options to choose from next time you think
about performing a workout on the treadmill.
Please remember to precede each workout
with a general 5-10 minute warm-up, followed by some dynamic running-specific functional movements to prepare the body to run.
And, for those of you that were paying attention in the March Footnotes, use a 1-2%
inclination grade to your baseline runs. Now,
let’s get started with some favorites by Jack
Daniels, PhD:
♦ Run a series of repeated 30-60 second
runs at a moderately steep grade (4-6%), at a
comfortably hard pace, with equal amounts
of recovery jog between efforts.
♦ Threshold
1)6 x 5 minutes with 1 minute recovery jog.
2)2 x 15 minutes with 3 minute recovery jog.
1)2 minutes with 1 minute recovery, 3 minutes with 2 minute recovery, 2 x 5 minutes
with 4 minute recovery between each, 3 minutes with 2 minute recovery, 2 minutes with 1
minute recovery.
♦ Repetition
1)8 x 30 seconds with 1 minute recovery, 12
x 60 seconds with 2 minute recovery, 8 x 30
seconds with 1 minute recovery.
♦ 3 x 3 minutes at 10K pace with a 4% incline
and a 3-4 minute jog recovery. This is pretty
conservative, so as you progress you may
increase the number of work intervals to 5-7,
shorten the recovery times, &/or increase the
running speed.
♦ 5 x 90 seconds at 5K pace with a 4% incline
and 2-3 minute jog recovery. Gradually increase the number of reps to 8-10.
♦ 7 x 45 seconds at 3K pace (about 15
seconds/mile faster than 5K pace) with a 4%
incline and 3 minute jog recovery. You can
increase the number of reps in this workout
to 15-20 when you feel especially frisky.
After about 6-8 weeks of doing these workouts 1-2 x week you are ready to advance to
the following more intense inclinations:
♦ 8 x 45 seconds at 8-12 % incline with 3
minute recovery jog. You don’t need to worry
about speed during these sessions just “go
hard” and stay relaxed and rhythmical. Focus
on form and pump arms vigorously. Gradu-
ally progress to 15-20 reps.
♦ 6 x 60 seconds at 8-12% incline with 3
minute recovery jog. Same rules apply here
as above with regard to speed and form.
Gradually progress to 12-15 reps.
Now that we’ve addressed working the
hills in relatively short intervals, let’s add the
challenge of more continuous running at a
higher speed:
♦ 3 x 8 minutes at 10K pace with a 2% incline
and 4-5 minute recovery jog.
♦ Run 20 minutes continuously at 10 seconds below 10K pace with a 2% incline.
♦ 4 x 5 minutes at 5K pace with 2.5% incline with
4 minute recovery. Over time reduce recovery times
or try 3 minute intervals at 3K pace.
Of course an important fact of life for the
runner who likes to compete is that one of the
toughest points in a race is not necessarily the
severe hill itself, but rather the ¼ mile or so of
flat road immediately after you crest the peak.
To improve your recovery skills immediately
following a hill try these workouts:
♦ 90 seconds at 10K pace with a 4% incline,
immediately followed by 90 seconds at 5K speed
with a 1% incline. Use a 3-4 minute recovery jog
and perform up to 6 cycles per workout.
♦3 minutes at 10K pace with a 1% incline
followed by 30 seconds very hard at an 8%
incline, then finish with another 90 seconds at
10K pace with a 1% incline. Up to 4 of these can
be performed with a 4 minute recovery jog.
♦ 25 minutes at 10 seconds below 10K pace
with a 1% incline, but every 5 minutes run for
60 seconds at same speed with a 4% incline.
After each of these steps up in intensity immediately drop back to your tempo pace (10
seconds below 10K pace).
As you can see there are quite a few variables that can be tweaked to fit your specific
needs for each type of workout. The beauty of
it all is that you don’t need special terrain, or
facilities. Just head to your basement, or your
local gym, and turn the treadmill on. How you
train is limited only by your imagination.
Mick Larrabee, PT, MS, SCS, EMT, CSCS
Board Certified Clinical Specialist – Sports
Physical Therapy
Sports Medicine Coordinator
Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics, P.C.
(865)524.5365 ext 222
larrabeeMP@tocdocs.com
A PERFECT WEEKEND
by Bob Godwin
I
f I were able to order a perfect 4-day
weekend, it would have been the 2nd week
end of April in Cades Cove. We arrived on
a warm, sunny late Friday afternoon with
wildflowers, dogwood and redbud welcoming us. The campground was only about ¼
full with a mix of older couples with RVs and
young families with children in tents. We
covered both groups being grandparents with
a 7 year old. As we cruised the campground
hunting for the perfect spot, I catalogued the
vast array of bicycles. Everything was represented: tiny pink bikes with streamers and
training wheels, fat-tired cruisers, antique
single speeds with grocery baskets, exotic full
suspension mountain bikes, and 20 inch kids’
bikes.
Upon locating the perfect spot (near—but
not too close to—the rest rooms, far from the
miniature yapping dog, closer to some other
RVs and away from the tents), I carefully
backed our motor home into our slot with
Karen’s able assistance, being very aware of
our 3 bikes hung on the rear, protruding
rearview mirrors and ideal alignment with the
picnic table.
Seven-year-old Marcel always helps with
the camp set-up, but at about 10 minutes the
greatest help is to be sent to explore the area
on his bike. Wearing his helmet is so automatic, that we no longer have to mention it,
but we are unable to restrain ourselves from
cautions about traffic, good manners around
pedestrians, dogs on leashes, other people’s
campsites, and the like. There is also the
mandatory, “check back with us in about 20
minutes” which occasionally is honored.
The day ended happily with a meal cooked
on the campfire coals surrounded by the
sounds of the forest.
Buford the Basset and I took a walk at
dawn, sharing the new day with a couple of
deer visiting the campsite, a woodpecker and
several raucous crows. When we returned,
Marcel and Karen were still asleep, so I tied
up Buford and took off on my mountain bike.
It was cool and the dew was heavy, and I had
the Cove all to myself. I found dozens of deer,
only one of which still had antlers, the rest
having already dropped theirs during the
spring. I watched 2 tom turkeys working hard
to impress 2 hens with fine displays of tail
feathers and gobbling. I made friends with
some horses and mules pastured in a secluded area and gradually made my way
around the Cove.
Upon returning, I visited the Welcome
Station at the beginning of the Loop Road and
chatted with Tom Harrington, a volunteer
interpreter who has been a friend since boyhood days in Fountain City. Early Saturday
morning was in full swing and bicyclists of all
persuasions were starting and finishing the
Loop. A few days earlier there had been a
good bit of rain and the streams were full so
there were a couple of shallow fords on the
Loop Road. Many of the riders had tell-tale
streaks up their backs from such crossings.
All were happy, as well they should have been,
having just savored one of the world’s finest
places.
When I mentioned that Marcel’s plans for
the day included qualifying as a Junior Ranger
and riding a horse, Mr. Harrington informed
me that the first Ranger-led hayride of the season
was that night, to be hosted by Ranger Mike.
Marcel had just returned from a 10-day
trip with Granny to visit my son Ken and the
Grand Canyon in Arizona. During the trip, he
and Granny stopped at every point of interest
between Knoxville and Flagstaff acquiring
many memories and souvenirs, including real
cowboy hat and boots. Thus, when he had
completed his Junior Ranger Book about the
Smokies and was sworn in by Ranger Mike, he
not only looked the part, but had a badge to
prove that he was a young man to be reckoned
with. Ranger Mike told him, however, that he
was not empowered to arrest people throwing trash in the Park or writing their names on
structures, but was authorized to tell them it
was against the rules and report the matter to
parents and Rangers.
As luck would have it, the wranglers put
Marcel on Charlie, the same horse he rode
last fall. Marcel was much in control and
handled his huge horse quite expertly. The
rest of the day was filled with eating, resting,
playing in the creek, riding the bicycle and
wanting to ride Charlie again.
At dusk, we re-gathered at the stables for
the hayride around the Loop Road. We very
much enjoyed Ranger Mike’s interpretation
of the flora and fauna, history of the Cove and
general observations. Out of his magic box of
goodies, he pulled historical maps of the
Cherokee Nation and Cades Cove, as well as
several pelts of animals to be found in the
Cove. He told of otter releases in Abrams
Creek, the return of the beaver, the invasion of
the coyote and the failure of the red wolf
reintroduction. He explained the nature and
purpose of controlled burns in and around
the Cove. The benefits are many: removal of
vast accumulations of flammable material
which could otherwise lead to uncontrolled
forest fires, restoration of native grasses which
leads to a rebound of native wildlife starting
with insects and rodents which re-establishes
the entire food chain. An unexpected benefit
is that it kills the blight which kills the dogwoods.
In the course of our hayride, we saw
children flying kites, more than one entwined
couple watching the sunset, many deer, a few
turkeys, one coyote and many crows. We
stopped at pullovers several times for Ranger
Mike’s comments and demonstrations, and
to let traffic pass. This included one bicycle.
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PERFECT
WEEKEND
by Ben Kadas
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Our day ended with another campfirecooked meal accompanied by the low murmur of other campsites occasionally punctured by a baby’s unhappy cry.
A little before dawn the next morning, a
coyote started to sign and soon was joined by
others in a thrilling salute to the new day. It
only lasted about 20 seconds but left my heart
pounding at the beauty of it. After the mandatory walk with Buford, I took off on my bicycle
and again had the Cove largely to myself. On
the backside of the Loop, I came upon an
older lady (well, at least as old as me) pushing
her bike up one of those steep hills. We
chatted, and I learned that she was following
her husband who was running the Loop.
Indeed he was, complete with his belt with
water bottle and GU. Upon finishing my earlymorning ride with a bit of a flourish, I found
I had trouble getting up the 3 RV steps. My
legs need a bit more time on the bike!
We made friends with “Chuck” who runs the
bike rental and who spends a great deal of time
repairing, tuning and test riding his stock in
trade. You could do worse that ride one of his
mounts around the Cove at $4.00 an hour.
All good things must end, and we packed
with sweet regret, finally hanging our 3 bicycles on the rear of our RV before heading
home. As we left the campground with its
tents, motor homes, campfires and bicycles, I
gave thanks for the blessings we enjoy living in
East Tennessee in the Spring.
RWG - April 14, 2005
P.S. Two days after our Cades Cove visit,
I visited my doctor for a regular check-up. A
large poster on the wall caught my eye. “900
killed, 500,000 ER visits per year from bicycle
riding without helmets.” It went on to recite
cheap, good bicycle helmets available from
SafeTech by Troxel, 1-800-270-2526, part of
a cooperative effort by Tennessee Chapter of
American Academy of Pediatrics, Blue Cross
Blue Shield, and Children’s Emergency Care
Alliance of Tennessee.
P.P.S. I walked and rode a lot in the Cove,
but did not run. My plantar fasciitis is better,
but not gone.
T
he inaugural Haw Ridge 50K was a great success! The weather may have turned
some folks away, but we still had twenty-seven starters when the gun went off at
8:05am. Yes, a gun; one of the runners brought a starting pistol :)
It was looking ominous last weekend with severe thunderstorms predicted
throughout the region, but with a well tuned “anti-rain” dance, we were able to fend
off the bad weather and stay dry all day long! The weather was on the cool side, fifty
degrees or so, with cloudy skies to start, but through the day things brightened and
we had partial sun and sixty degrees by late afternoon.
There had been about an inch of rain the day
before, but the course sucked it up, so mud was
never an issue. The course was heavily
marked (one flag every 200 yards), but
there were still a few lost souls; as there
generally are in trail runs. After the first lap,
it seemed like everyone had the course
down.
We did get water onto the middle of the course, which really helped ease the load
for runners. Getting the water to the course required a boat, which was graciously
provided by Tim Walker. I mention Tim because he had quite a time getting the
water to the course, getting stuck on sandbars three times the morning of the
race; he said the lake was surprisingly warm for this time of year ;) To make
matters worse, when he went to pick up the water the next day, his boat broke
down on the lake and he had to be towed in. So, I’m wondering if Tim will
volunteer to help next year ;)
Some said the course was long, some said it was harder than they thought it would
be, but overall folks said that they liked it the way it was! The gift exchange and potluck
aid were a great success! We had an incredible variety of foods and drinks. I had to
give food away at the end; good stuff too!
The gift exchange was really fun. Everyone
brought a wrapped gift. After finishing, runners picked a gift from an unknown friend.
Folks really went all out on the gifts, giving
clothing, food, toys, and gift certificates.
We had some great volunteer support, which really made set-up and take-down
a breeze. Thanks to Carolyn, Joanne, Karen L., Mont, Karen K., Nick, Andres, Scott,
and Tim. I’d like to give special thanks to the Oak Ridge Track Club for providing
jugs, tables, and a race timer, to the Life Development Center for letting us use their
facility, water jugs, tables and tent, to the Oak Ridge Parks and Recreation for making
this race possible, and to the Friends of Haw Ridge for website support and keeping
the Ridge accessible and healthy.
As long as I am still alive and kicking this time next year, there will be a second
Haw Ridge 50K Trail Run!
Overall it was a good time for all.
with us. I would term it a roaring success as
so many people participated, volunteered and
supported it. Perfect marathon weather didn’t
hurt and the fact that it was not a pool table
flat, out and back course, added to its interest.
by Bob Godwin
ITEMS OF INTEREST
(AT LEAST TO ME)
Tour de Georgia
The 5 day Tour de Georgia April 19-24 is
a tune-up/training event for the big European
Races, especially the Tour de France. Hope to
see Lance (now riding for the Discovery Channel) and many of the European riding all over
the northern half of Georgia. Stage 5 for the
past 2 years has begun in Gainesville and
finished at Brasstown Bald, the highest point
in Georgia. My friend, Toby, lives in Gainesville
and relates that he watched the start last year,
but failed to catch the peleton by car due to
their speed and the limited auxiliary roads to
drive on. He is an experienced cyclist, but
remains astonished at the speed of the peleton
when seen up close and personal.
railbanking has emerged. The railways are
thereby kept in the public trust rather than
being returned to the abounding landowners.
Rails-to-Trails exists to convert abandoned
railroad corridors into multi-use trails.
As of March, 2005, there were 12,587
miles open and in use with an additional
16,720 miles projected.
I am old enough to have ridden passenger
trains in the 40’s and early 50’s, simply to get
somewhere, not as a tourist experience. Railways often followed quite scenic routes and
always provided gentle grades, rarely exceeding 2%. They usually connected stations in
the heart of cities while passing through small
towns along the way. This combination of
Lance’s place in history is secure. I can
scenic vistas and convenient intervals of deremember when he was “the kid”, a 15-yearvelopment make for perfect bicycle riding for
old phenomenon, in triathlon circles. His
the entire family. The trails are likewise used
talent was apparent, but no one envisioned the
by hikers, joggers, and rollerbladers. Conheights he would ascend once
trary to the fears of some
he wisely focused on cycling.
neighbors, the trails have been
RAILS TO TRAILS
almost completely free of
After months of rumors, he
1100
17th
Street
NW
crime, vandalism and other
announced April 18, 2005 that
such unpleasantness.
he will retire after this year. 10th Floor
He cited his desire to spend Washington DC 20036
I have bicycled or run on
more time with his children,
trails
in several states and enwhich is so limited during the
joyed
them immensely. For
training regimen which occupies the first half
example,
Tennessee
has
17 trails totaling 45
of each year leading to the Tour. He also
miles;
South
Dakota
2
for
115; Michigan 109
wants to spend more time with his cancer
for
1,311,
with
39
projected
for an additional
fund raising, and I am sure he would like to
750
miles.
Find
a
trail
near you at
spend more time with Sheryl Crow, as well.
www.traillink.com or at the “Find a Trail”
link at www.railtrails.org. Join and support
Rails To Trails
this
effort.
I am an enthusiastic member and booster
of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. Most railways
were granted by Congress in the expansive
Knoxville Marathon
days of the 1890’s, reasoning that it was in the
A couple of months later, the afterglow of
public interest. As railroads dropped service
the inaugural Knoxville Marathon is still much
and abandoned railways the concept of
It was the talk of the town, at least in my
circles, for months beforehand as training
progressed and internal debates raged
whether to risk the marathon or half marathon.
I had no such debate as my plantar fasciitis
forbade any running. I did observe the event
from the lofty perch of my mountain bike.
I had run in many events with several
thousand participants; I had never observed
the start of a 3,000 person event as a spectator. It was impressive, thrilling and fun to
watch the passing throng which included everything from international elite to the rankest
novice. After they had passed, I peddled past
some of the refreshment stands, said hello to
friends and watched for about an hour at the
7 ½ mile mark where the runners turned off
of Kingston Pike to make their way to the
Third Creek trail. I cheered everybody, saw
many friends, and missed others in the crowd.
I worked my way back up the route along
Cherokee Boulevard where the stragglers were
bravely walking, to the heart of town and
ultimately into South Knoxville where I watched
the leaders at the 24-mile mark. I had correctly guessed the finishing order and after
helping manage confused Sunday morning
drivers for an hour or so, made my way back
to the stadium to observe the thrilling finish
line and Jumbotron.
I thought the pre- and post-race coverage
was great throughout the media. The newspaper got it wrong, however, when they referred
to the KTC marathons in the 70’s. We started
at Central High School and went out
Maynardville Highway, not Rutledge Pike. This
was my primary training route in those days,
and I helped lay out the course with Hal
Canfield, who basically put on the race by
himself. There were just a handful of us in
those days, and we faced the lonely task of
dealing with traffic, distance and Black Oak
Ridge without the benefit of Police escort and
dozens of water stations. Nonetheless, those
races are among my most treasured memories and all of us owe Hal a heartfelt thanks for
his heroic efforts. He was and is a legendary
figure to me.
RWG - April 18, 2005
Should You Supplement
Your Running?
by Lee Murphy
MS-MPH, RD, LDN
Community Nutritionist,
Knox County Health Dept.
I
n the competitive world of sports, the
smallest advantage can make an enor
mous difference in the outcome of a
contest. A supplement that could improve
an athlete’s strength, speed, or endurance
could make the difference between tenth
and first place in a race. Supplements that
could enhance the training process or
shorten the time to heal from an injury
would also be enormously valuable to all
athletes. Because of this, sports supplements are a big business,
and many athletes try to
enhance their abilities by
using them. But what about
in normal, daily training?
Are supplements helpful?
Will they give you an edge?
Proper training, good nutrition, and a healthy
lifestyle definitely increase
performance, but the case
for all supplements is not
as clear.
Supplements come in many forms—
vitamins and minerals, pills and powders,
organic substances and synthetics. Research is ongoing regarding which ones
will help the elite athlete, as well as the
weekend warrior. Some supplements need
to be taken regularly to be effective, while
others can be used as just that -- supplements to an otherwise healthy diet.
Sports supplements alone will not improve your strength or endurance in the
absence of a good training program and a
healthy diet. Increased muscle mass or
stamina is the result of an appropriate
exercise program supported by adequate
intake of calories and essential nutrients,
including fuel for energy, protein, fluids,
vitamins, and minerals.
Sports Drinks, Bars,
and Gels
Energy gels, energy bars, and
sports drinks all provide carbohydrate supplements, but
with differing water contents.
Any form of carbohydrate, if
taken in the appropriate amount
during prolonged exercise, will
help delay fatigue, decrease
muscle wasting, and may even
improve performance. It’s important that
you discover which type of carbohydrate
works best with your body. Solid energy
bars are easy to carry, but require conscious attention to maintaining hydration
(drinking); sports drinks help to maintain
hydration as they resupply
your energy needs, but may
not provide enough carbohydrate concentration for
extended energy; gels generally split the difference,
but still require some additional hydration. Which
one you choose depends
more on personal preferences than performance
advantages.
The electrolytes in most sports drinks
help to prevent dehydration and other potential problems related to electrolyte imbalances. Major electrolytes in your body
include potassium, sodium, and chloride,
with potassium and sodium working together like a molecular seesaw: when the
level of one goes up, the other goes down.
All together, these three dissolved minerals
play an essential chemical role in every
function of your body. Making sure you
have enough of them will enhance your
performance and improve your recovery.
Energy gels are a thick carbohydrate
syrup or paste designed as an alternative
snack supplement to extend your muscle
glycogen stores and provide additional calories and energy for longer runs. They
contain a combination of simple and complex carbohydrates (usually maltodextrin,
rice syrup, or polysaccharides)
packaged in a palm-sized
packet of plastic or foil with a
tear off end to allow the contents to be sucked out rather
than chewed. Being semi-liquid, gels should empty more
quickly from the stomach providing a more rapid energy
boost than solid sports bars,
but at this time there are no
decisive studies comparing
solid and gel carbohydrate supplements on
performance.
Protein
Just like your car requires more gasoline if you drive farther, your body requires
more fuel if you exercise more. In addition
to carbohydrates and fats, which provide
fuel during a workout, you need adequate
protein to prevent the muscles from breaking down. The average American diet is
plentiful in protein and supplies for the
needs of the majority of individuals. However, if the diet alone cannot provide the
quantities needed for muscle recovery and
strength building, protein supplements such
as soy or whey powders, or protein
hydrosylates, are sometimes used to boost
protein intake. Taking protein in the form
of separate amino acids does not appear to
offer any additional benefit for most athletes.
Vitamins and Minerals
Whether adding vitamins and minerals
above the amount suggested by the recommended daily intake is necessary or beneficial to athletes is an unresolved issue. For
instance, antioxidants are believed by some
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Your R
unning
Running
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to be required at higher levels in athletes
due to the potential for increased free radical damage. On the other hand, broadspectrum multivitamins may not necessarily improve performance unless there is a
deficiency. Certain specific vitamins, however, may offer other advantages to athletic
training. Some evidence, for example, suggests that vitamin C might help athletes in
that it may prevent respiratory infections,
which could temporarily hamper training
efforts. Apart from providing basic nutritional needs, this vitamin’s greatest benefit
to athletes is its potential for preventing
colds. Extremely intense exercise, such as
training for and running in a marathon, is
known to lower immunity, and endurance
athletes frequently get sick after maximal
exertion. When exercising intensely the
resultant additional stress on the body may
lead to sickness. Vitamin C might help
prevent this. As an additional bonus, some
studies suggest vitamin C may also help
reduce muscle soreness due to exertion.
The Bottom Line
So should you supplement or not? When
training for long and/or intense bouts, or
in times of deprivation, supplementation
with additional carbohydrates, protein, and/
or micronutrients (vitamins/minerals) may
keep athletes able to perform at more optimal levels. During shorter, less intense
training periods, however, a healthy and
balanced diet should suffice and provide
all necessary nutrients for performance.
HEY FELLOW TRAVELERS!
Lots of us enjoy hittin’ the highway for a good
road trip. How about sharing your experiences
with the club? Take a minute to jot down where
and when you traveled. Send it to us. We’re
running a feature about ktc folks representing
the club in out of town road races.
NAME______________________________
DESTINATION_______________
RACE________________________________
DISTANCE __________________
RACE TIME _________________
COMMENTS AND/OR EXCUSES
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KTC Grand Prix Standings
through Dogwood Classic 5K - Apr 30 2005
MALE
Bob Cunningham
Ron Manis
Elijah Shekinah
Steve Ferguson
Paul Barrette
Bruce Blankenship
Michael Wortley
Bob Barber
Ken Childs
Bruce Fox
Larry Brede
John Barrow
Eric Vandervort
Skyler Winchester
Jerry Schohl
Tom Bishop
Denton Jones
Jeff Colfer
Alan Horton
Keith Gemeinhart
Steve Pastorek
Bobby Holcombe
Rog Hollingsworth
Ed Wright
3 men tied with
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Knoxville
Track Club
Jerry Schohl
KTC Grand Prix keeper
The KTC Grand Prix for 2004-2005 is a series of races,
beginning with the September 11 5K and concluding with
the Carter Mill 10K in July. At the end of the season,
points will be tallied, and awards given to the top ten male
and female performers for their twelve best races only.
EXPLANATION OF SCORING SYSTEM
OVERALL FIRST
OVERALL SECOND
OVERALL THIRD
OVERALL MASTERS
GRANDMASTERS
VETERANS
CLYDESDALE
FIRST AGE GROUP
SECOND AGE GROUP
THIRD AGE GROUP
FOURTH AGE GROUP
FIFTH AGE GROUP
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FULL RESULTS AVAILABLE AT www.ktc.org
FEMALE
Marsha Morton
Kelley Darnell
Anne Wahlert
Pat Denton
Bev Leamon
Wendy Williams
Cornelia Porter
Becky Holt
Becca Fuller
Lily Winchester
Melanie Cox
Beth Rice
Johnna French
Diane Scarbrough
Cindy Spangler
Katie Markley
Shirley Sirois
Allison Pastorek
Glenda Owens
Valerie Bachmann
Sally Evenden
Phyllis Sizemore
Shannon Tolliver
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drink Jack Daniels, you might just be a runner!
by Greg Johnson
STER
THE FA
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MA TER
Blue Shoes
Comedy Tour
was listening to Jeff Foxworthy the other
day trying to explain to a select group on
how to know if they were a redneck. If he
were addressing the running population, what
would Jeff have to say about us? If he thought
we were rednecks, I guess he might say
something like: “If you have ever put your
treadmill on concrete blocks to train at
altitude….you might be a redneck runner!”
Or “if you have ever repaired your running
shoes with bondo…you might be a redneck
runner!” But most runners are of the white
collar variety and have enough quirks of their
own.
Here’s how his “You Might Be A Runner”
routine might go:
♦ If you have ever faked “well” to justify
going for a run….you might be a runner!
disaster….you might just be a runner!
♦ If you can’t tell someone how many miles
are on your car odometer but can tell them
how many miles are on your running
shoes…you might be a runner!
♦ If you point out the celebrities who run
when you read People magazine…you might
be a runner!
♦ If you have ever believed in a previous life,
you grew up in Kenya…you might be a runner!
♦ If you have ever been banned from a health
club for continuously violating the 30 minute
rule on the treadmill…you might be a runner!
♦ If you have shoes that violate the EPA Clean
Air Act….you might be a runner!
♦ If you have ever enrolled in depression
therapy because of the weather…you might
be a runner!
♦ If you have had more waffles on your feet
than in your mouth…you might be a (Nike)
runner!
♦ If you are male and no longer feel funny
about wearing tights….you might be a runner!
♦ If you spend more time in physical therapy
than you do with your kids….you might be a
runner!
♦ If grandpa talks about walking ten miles
to school in the snow and you ask him why
he didn’t just run…you might just be a
runner!
♦ If you have ever asked to be let out of a car
so that you could run the rest of the way
home…you might be a runner!
♦ If you have ever had a nickname like:
Forrest, Speed Stick, or Quick Chick…you
might be a runner!
♦ If you learned the metric system through
our sport…you might be a runner!
♦ If you have never cared how many calo-
ries or carbs that might be in a product...you
might be a runner!
♦ If you refer to an age bracket as the best
♦ If anyone has ever asked you what war you
♦ If your computer automatically uploads
were a prisoner of….you might be a runner!
♦ If you have ever been seen on CNN
running through the middle of a
♦ If you are smart enough to know that “up
around the bend” means at least a mile or
two…you might just be a runner!
♦ If being called a jogger has ever made you
go postal…you might be a runner!
♦ If someone names a city and the first
thing you think of is what race is
there…you might be a runner!
♦ If you have ever run far enough away
from home or a hotel to get lost…you
might be a runner!
♦ If you were ever too tired to celebrate
Christmas because you over celebrated the
winter solstice and the days getting longer
three nights before…you might just be a
runner
♦ And finally, if told you were going to be
stranded on a deserted island and can only
bring seven items and you choose: ibuprofen,
water, a power bar, running shoes, running
shorts, a stop watch, and the latest issue of
Footnotes…you might just be a runner.
21 Days to Nowhere
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elation and jubilation gave way to wonderment and recrimination. What in the world
was I trying to prove? Had I tried to kill myself?
There was no earthly reason for me to have
done what I had just done, it had been the
depraved act of a lunatic, nothing more, nothing less.
Understanding little, but finding myself
getting very cold, I staggered to my feet. Thoroughly spent from my incredible run, I realized I had to get home, and I had probably
three miles or more to walk. I couldn’t
imagine running any further. My feet hurt,
and my muscles ached, and my lungs felt like
they’d been through hell in the land of
Marlboro. Still I had to get home.
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five years of your life…you might be a runner!
the KTC Website when you turn it on..you
might be a runner!
♦ If you would rather read Jack Daniels than
The story isn’t a running story, not really, but,
being a runner, there’s no other kind of story
I could write. I’ve been working on this with
the same kind of feverish energy with which I
used to race, and the finish line is not yet in
sight. I hope I see it soon.
Knoxville
Track Club
SCHEDULE OF KTC GROUP RUNS
"SHARE THE PRIDE"
SUNDAYS: Group activities start at the Concord Telephone Exchange parking lot in Farragut at 7 a.m. This is a combined Group Run
that encompasses the KTC Long Distance Training Program as well as other runners that opt for a short comfortable run of varying lengths.
Long flat straightaways blend with rolling hills for this enjoyable run. Out’n’back courses and loops can be of nearly any length. Contact
Ron or Mary Lake at email (ma43ry@yahoo.com) for information.
TUESDAYS: Track workouts take place on Tuesday afternoons at 5:30 P.M. at the University of Tennessee’s Tom Black Track on Volunteer
Boulevard on the UTK campus. Several groups workout concurrently, some are quite fast with others a bit slower. This activity also
includes long distance track specific workouts for those involved in our long distance training program. Workouts are planned with each
runner’s ability in mind. Coach Don Madgett orchestrates the traditional workout activities and Ken Childs leads the long distance training
program activity.
WEDNESDAYS: A festive and relaxed group get-together occurs every Wednesday afternoon at 5:30 p.m. at Runners Market, 4443
Kingston Pike Avenue, Western Plaza. During Daylight Savings Time, the run usually takes place on the Third Creek Greenway/Bike Trail.
When darkness forces the courageous misfits off the trail, leaders generally head for the nearby Cherokee Boulevard/Sequoyah Hills
neighborhood for a comfortably paced run of 5-6 miles. Afterward, cool beverages and good company are shared at The Market. Also,
on the 3rd Wednesday of each month this group usually plans a social activity/run elsewhere in the surrounding Knoxville community;
see social activity calendar for updates. For more info, please contact Anne Wahlert at anne.r-b@juno.com.
OCCASIONAL: Three or four times a year, a group of club members will assemble in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for a
running tour of the Cades Cove Loop Road, an 11-mile jaunt. Two of the dates are sunrise runs and one is a moonlight event. This is
one of the most beautiful runs in East Tennessee, and shouldn’t be missed. Eight and four mile loops are also possible. As events approach,
dates and times will be published on the KTC web site and in Footnotes. From time to time our long distance training program will integrate
the Cades Cove loop into training plans.
THE PROFESSIONALS
There are a number of outstanding professionals in our community who can enhance your running through medical, physical, mental and even spiritual
means. Some of these who have shown a particular affinity for working with runners are listed here. Please consider patronizing their businesses.
PHYSICAL
THERAPY
Tennessee Sports Medicine / John Kruzenklaus - 584-1054
Knoxville Sports Therapy / John Harris 690-5494
Tennessee Orthopedic / Mick Larrabee 524-5365
Knoxville Physical Therapy / Linda Gouge 637-2321
Health South / David Higdon 558-4491
St Mary’s Rehab Service - East Towne / Lorna Cronje 545-8720
Fort Sanders Therapy Centers / Phil Bevins 531-5710
STRENGTH & FLEXIBILITY COACHING
PHYSICIANS
Mick Larrabee 740-5955
Robert Witherspoon 584-2328
Dr. Gil Reed, DPM 632-5733
Dr. Brantley Burns, MD 524-5365
Dr. Heather Sandberg DPM 523-5655
CHIROPRACTIC
Paula Lawson, DC 588-0825
David Corbitt, BA, DC 368-1320
Linda Hunter, DC, 376-4684
Donovan Stewart, DC 687-5700
MASSAGE THERAPY
Healinghands Haven 705-4305
Suzanne Stewart 525-6683
Elisabeth Cox 588-0304
Dirk Dandy 936-0585
This is a partial listing and does not intentionally
omit any other professionals who may do good
work with runners. Those interested in being listed
may contact this publication at PO Box 967,
Knoxville 37901.
volunteer perspective
evitcepsrep reetnulov
by Lea Ann Pool, KTC Volunteer Coordinator
Warm Weather Brings
More Volunteer
Opportunities
he weather is getting warmer, school
days are winding down and race season
is coming into full swing. What a great
spring season we’ve had with the long distance series topped off with the Knoxville
marathon.
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means lots of opportunities to earn your volunteer coupons and work toward rewards to
be given at the annual summer picnic in
August. Don’t forget to keep track of your
totals, I’ll be asking you to send them to me in
July.
What a great example we set for running
communities everywhere with our fine volunteer effort and determination to stage a first
class event. I hope all of you who gave of your
time have taken time to be proud of yourself.
If your new to the club and want an easy
way to get to know more people call or e-mail
me and I’ll be happy to get you involved. If
you’re a long time member and are missing
that warm fuzzy feeling, then it’s time to volunteer again. Check your schedules and let me
know if you’re available.
We’ve got lots of races coming up which
Check your calendar now and please contact me
(shortey56@yahoo.com) or 691-5894 if you can help out!
Jun 4:
Jun 11:
Jun 11:
Jun 18:
Jun 25:
Jul 3:
Jul 9:
Jul 23:
Jul 30:
Aug 6:
Aug 6:
Aug 27:
Men’s Health 5K - Knoxville
Miracle Mile - Knoxville
Lakeway 5K - Morristown
Summer Solstice 8K - Walland
Cove Lake 5K - Lake City
Fireball Classic 5K - Knoxville
Carter Mill 10K - Knoxville
Louise Mandrell 5K - Pigeon Forge
Tomato Festival 5K - Knoxville
Volunteers For Christ 5K - Knoxville
Pigeon Forge Midnight 8K - Pigeon Forge
Gazebo 5K - Knoxville
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Knoxville Metro Area
Greenways Contact Persons
Knoxville
Joe Walsh, Deputy Director, Parks and Recreation
Division, Community and Neighborhood Services
Department; P. O. Box 1631, Knoxville, Tennessee
37901; 215-2090; JWalsh@ci.knoxville.tn.us
Donna Young, Greenways Coordinator; P. O. Box 1631,
Knoxville, Tennessee
37901 215-2807;
dyoung@ci.knoxville.tn.us
Will Skelton, Chairman, Knoxville Greenways Commission - 521-6200; 900 South Gay Street, Suite 1700,
Riverivew Tower, Knoxville, TN 37902;
whshome@bellsouth.net
Knox County
Doug Bataille, Director, Parks & Recreation Department; 215-2346; City/County Building, 400 Main Street,
Knoxville, TN 37902; knxparks@esper.com
Karen Nolt, Knox County Parks and Greenways Coordinator, 215-4332; City/County Building, 400 Main Street,
Knoxville,Tennessee,
37902;
karen.nolt@knoxcounty.org
Farragut
Greg Williams, Director, Parks & Recreation Department; 11408 Municipal Center Drive, Farragut, Tenessee
37922; 966-7057; greg.williams@farragut.tn.us
Maryville
Joe Huff, Executive Director, Recreation and Parks
Commission of Maryville-Alcoa-Blounty County; 316 S.
Everett High Road, Maryville TN 37801 983-9244;
joehuff@parksrec.com
Alcoa
Lisa Stremsterfer (will forward contacts to correct
person), Public Works Department, 1024 Springbrook
Road,
Alcoa
TN
37701;
380-4800;
LisaStremsterfer@ci.alcoa.tn.us
Greenways Oak Ridge
Dan Robbins, Chairman, 41 Riverview Drive, Oak Ridge
TN 37830; 483-4920; gdrobbins@aol.com
Oak Ridge
Josh Collins, Recreation & Parks Department, 1403
Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge TN 37830; 425-3453;
JCollins@cortn.org
Sevierville
Bob Parker, Director, Sevierville Parks & Recreation
Department - 200 Gary R. Wade Blvd, Sevierville, TN
37862; 453-5441; bparker@seviervilletn.org
Jefferson City
Walter Gibson, Recreation Director 1210 Buffalo Road,
Jefferson City, TN 37760 475-5812
Lenoir City
Steve Harrelson, Parks Director 600 East Broadway,
Lenoir City, TN 37771 - 986-2715; 988-5143 (fax);
steveh@usit.net
Kingston
Tony Workman, Director, Kingston Parks and Recreation Department (865)376-1356; 201 Patton Ferry
Road;
Kingston,
Tennessee
37763;
twkingston@aol.com
Knox Greenways Coalition
Charlie Thomas, President - 522-7495 (w); 687-6090
(h); c_thomas88@hotbox.com
Scott Campen, Publicity Chair - 544-4600 (h); 5840440 (w)
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GULLY WASHER CAN’T
DETER GREENWAYS 5K
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♦ Split Timers: Terry Cash and John
Dunlap provided accurate split times for the
runners.
♦ Music: Danny Gammon and Don Cassell
again provided live blue grass and folk music
that’s a perfect complement to the race.
Will Skelton, race director
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his year’s Greenways 5K had all of the
earmarks of a washout early in race
week, with low preregistration and a
bad weather forecast. And the gully-washing
rain the night before only added to the potential for a less than successful race. However,
the pre-registrations doubled from Monday
to Friday, and sixty additional
runners showed up to register on race day, making for a
total of 144 registered runners (of which 137 actually
ran; there were a few noshows because of the
weather). The result was
another very good race that
was successful financially and from a participation and enjoyment standpoint.
Male Grandmasters was won by Steve Ferguson
in 20:53 and Female Grandmasters winner
was Cindy Spangler in 25:44.
The success was partially thanks to a slight
pause in the rain, but more importantly to
great work by all the volunteers from the
Knoxville Track Club, the Knox Greenways
Coalition, and the local Sierra Club. Even with
the “pause,” race weather wasn’t great-mid40’s, windy, and after race start a light rain,
together with some water on the Third Creek
Greenway route and slick bridges. But no one
complained and no accidents/injuries.
♦ T-shirts: Keith Urban again did both the
This year the age group prizes was a clay
potted Sedum Angelina plant from Stanley’s
Greenhouses, a green and, later in the year,
golden yellow mat-forming plant that’s almost
impossible to kill, they say.
Very surprising, considering the conditions, two course records were set, both in the
veterans category. Eric Nicholls has the new
male record of 22:36, beating the old record
by 7 seconds, and Pat Denton has the new
female record of 26:23, beating the old record
of 29:05 by well over two minutes. The overall
winners were Bill Spierdowis (17:29) and
Jasmin Keller (17:57). Male Masters winner
was Mark Skelton (19:02) and Female Masters titlist was Anne Wahlert, who ran 21:45.
We are always especially thankful to our
sponsors who make the race possible: Rohm
& Haus, Arby’s, River Sports, Bike Zoo,
Runner’s Market, and Nature’s
Pantry. And also we’re indebted
to the many volunteers who
gave time on a cold and rainy
morning to also make the race
possible; they include:
Fund raising: Randy
Humble has done this forever
and again raised a substantial amount from
sponsors for greenways.
♦
♦ Food: Steve Dyer coordinated another
great post-race food spread with the help of
Beverly Smith, Barbara Allen, Ed Soler and
Ann Snyder.
♦ Water Table: Runner’s Market again
provided the water stop, with the help of Bo
Saulsbury and Pat Pidkowicz.
♦ Finish Line: Marshall Myer, KTC execu-
tive director, coordinated the finish line perfectly, with the assistance of KTC members
LeaAnn Pool, Stephen Cate, Curtis Jones and
Betty Schohl.
♦ Safety: The Knoxville Police Department
and Knoxville Fire Department again helped
us out with safety.
♦ Building: Chris Lindsay of West High
much complemented design on a popular
green t-shirt and had them printed and delivered to my doorstep.
School made their wonderful facility available
to us; for the first time we moved the registration and post-race events inside where it was
warm.
♦ Registration: Donna Terzak as always
♦ Registration and results: Angie Manis
handled the money and was assisted at the
registration table by Ed Soler, Lea Ann Pool
(in charge for KTC),
Cornelia Porter, and
Whitney Krisle.
help with registration and calculation of results is simply invaluable.
♦ Bicyclists: Scott
Turner, pulling his
child in a baby carrier,
did BOTH the lead and
“sweep” bicycle jobs; I
was worried about the
baby carrier but he had
no problem staying
ahead.
Course Monitors: John Croxton,
Herb Gengler, and Sam
Roger again did a fine
job directing the runners.
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The Greenways 5K is one of KTC’s best traditions
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WHOOPS OF DELIGHT HEARD AT
2ND ANNUAL IJAMS 10K
Paul James, race director
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he second annual Ijams Off-roadrunner
pistol. Seventy eight walkers participated in
10K Greenway & Trail Run on Sunday
the trail walk.
April 17 was another great success. This
year the run was combined with a 4K Trail
Michael Wortley came in with a new course
Walk under the overall banrecord of 41:09 as overall male
ner, Run/Walk So the Cranes
winner while, shortly behind,
Can Fly - a fundraiser and
Mary Jane Harrelson was the
ijams logo
awareness builder for the
first female to cross the line in
endangered Whooping
42:57. Ron Manis came in
Crane. In addition to the
second overall (41:38) while
runners and walkers, OpM a t t
eration Migration, the
Padgett
Canada-based nonprofit organization which
(42:52) came in third
successfully trains whooping crane chicks to
overall. Not an easy course
follow ultra-lite planes on their fall migrations
by any stretch of the imagiwere on hand with educational exhibits, crane
nation but many runners
art and crane suits. Special guest, Bill Lishman,
did improve race times
co-founder of Operation Migration and interover last year. However,
nationally renowned sculptor started the race
the uphill finish on the
as well as graciously gave out the awards.
North Cove Trail continues to be unpopular but
The weather was calm and quite hot but
maybe that’s what makes
114 runners registered for the 10 kilometer
this course unique.
event. The runners headed off down the Will
Skelton Greenway to the call of a whooping
Recruiting volunteers is always a chalcrane call instead of the traditional starting
lenge and despite being short a few volunteers
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on race day and having to find a volunteer for
the turn around point 10 minutes before race
time because of an unexpected accident, all
went relatively well.
I would like thank all those at KTC who
contributed their time and energy to the race
including Marshall Myer, Elizabeth Corbett,
Lea Ann Pool, Cindy Spangler and Angie Manis.
I apologize if I’ve left anyone out. Just like last
year,
special
thanks goes out to
Bill Kelch and
Mary Leitnaker for
their tireless support marking the
course hours before the runners
even arrived and
supervising volunteers during the
race. We couldn’t
have made it without them. Finally, thanks to
all the runners and walkers who came out to
support Ijams, KTC and Operation Crane. The
whooping cranes undoubtedly thank you too.
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Gorgeous warm weather and a flat start led runners to take off in a burst of wild optimism
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REPORTS FROM KTC ROAD RACES
DAMP DOGWOOD
DOESN’T DISAPPOINT
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Allan Morgan, race director
hen I was putting out water coolers
and tables at 5:45 in the dark and
pouring rain and unable to find the
mile markers in a flooded Cherokee Boulevard, I thought to myself, wow. What fun to be
a KTC volunteer! What glory!
Thanks to Frank Murphy and his volunteer
crew of Ken Noggle and Dave Goforth, we had
no problems with parking in what turned out
to be somewhat of a bog.
Thanks to Cindy Spangler and her volunIn my first stint at directing a race as a
teer crew at registration: Anne Wahlert, Diane
volunteer in some 20 years I
Brown, Elizabeth Corbett,
wondered about the sanity of
Denise Ingram, Beth Rice,
it all. But as the morning
Paul Barrette, and Bob
progressed and the rain lightCunningham, we did just
AUBREYS
logo
r e s t a u r a n
t
ened up and KTC’s finest came
fine. In fact both Cindy and
on the scene with humor and
Denise -- already signed up
good will, I realize why I
to run-- forfeited that opworked on your behalf for
portunity to deal with a
almost 20 years as your paid director.
dozen runners from a local school who
showed up minutes before the gun went off.
I was instrumental in the first Dogwood
Classic though it went by another name and
Thanks to Ron Fuller and his volunteer
was held in a different location but my recolfinish line crew of Ron McElhaney, Tracy Lee,
lection is that the Springfast 5K on Middlebrook
Tracy Rafferty, Doug Anderson, Tina Smith,
Pike in 1985 did not run nearly as smoothly as
Hannah Creech, Lori Gregory, Sally Sherifi,
this one. And the sun was shining at that one.
Andy Smith, Snigdhan Dhan, -- despite some
equipment challenges -- we had a smooth and
The reason for this year’s success —
accurate processing of runners with timely
despite the real challenge that April showers
delivery of stringers.
gave us — was the dedicated bunch of folks
who helped make it happen.
Thanks to Gail Anderson and Marge
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McLean, we had refreshments displayed in an
attractive and functional way. Thanks to Bruce
Fox, John Monroe, and Jo Harris, we had
course monitors where they needed to be and
directing runners where they needed to go.
Thanks to Diane Madison, Hannah Winchester, and Dave Goforth we had water ready for
runners on the run. Thanks to John Barrow
and Terry Cash, we had split timers at miles
one and two. Thanks to Angie Manis and Bob
McLean, we had accurate results handed to
me less than one hour after the gun went off.
Thanks to Lea Ann Pool and the KTC volunteer
recruitment system in place, I serving as race
director for the most part was simply able to
co-ordinate the volunteers rather than be
responsible for making endless phone calls
in finding them.
And thanks to Marshall Myer for hauling
down a trailerful of drinks and for putting in
place our fine sponsors: Aubreys, Runners
Market, Helping Hands Massage Therapy,
WBIR, Coca Cola, Comcast, 93.1 the Point,
and to the Knoxville Police and Fire Departments and Department of Parks and Recreation. All were needed in making the race a
success. All are appreciated.
Finally, congratulations to Samuel
Nyamongo and Jasmin Keller for running faster
than any other respective males and female.
But congratulations to all those volunteers
named above who lent me a hand. It was
gratifying and rewarding having you there on
Saturday morning to help me in directing this
year’s Dogwood Classic.
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2005 Tennessee Sports Medicine EXPO 10K/5K May 28, 2005
Due to insurance regulations, NO headsets, baby strollers, bicycles, roller blades allowed on the course. Abuse to volunteers will not be tolerated.
10K Run
5K Run-Walk
Wheelchair
USATF Member (see below)
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Specialties: (Other than team competition please check only one division.)
Mother-Son
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Clydesdale/Athena Division (200 lbs. male or 150 lbs female)
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ATHLETE'S RELEASE: PLEASE READ, TO RUN THE RACE, YOU MUST SIGN AND DATE IT.
I know that running and volunteering to work in club races are potentially hazardous activities. I should not enter and run in the 2004 Tennessee
Sports Medicine EXPO 5-10,000 unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of a race official relative to
my ability to safely complete the run. I assume all risks associated with running and /or volunteering to work in the aforementioned race,
including but not limited to falls, contact with other participants, the effects of weather, including high heat or humidity, ice and snow, the
condition of the road and traffic on the course, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Athletes who participate in this competition
will be subject to formal drug testing in accordance with USATF rules and IAAF Rule 144. Athletes found positive for banned substances, or
who refuse to be tested, will be disqualified from this event and will lose eligibility for future competition. Some prescription and over the
counter medications contain banned substances. Information regarding drugs and drug testing may be obtained by calling the User Hotline
at 1-800-223-0393. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts, and in consideration of your acceptance of my application, I for myself,
and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release THE KNOXVILLE TRACK CLUB, TN SPORTS MEDICINE, THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE, any
and all members thereof, and all further sponsors, their representatives, successors, from all claims or liability of any kind arising out of
my participation in the aforementioned event, even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons
named in this waiver. I also grant permission to all the foregoing to use any photograph, motion pictures, recordings, or any other record
of this event for any legitimate purpose.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Date
Runner's Signature
Parent's Signature (if under 18)
Angie Manis
2005 EXPO
8419 Carter Mill Rd
Knoxville, TN 37914
Entry forms must be post marked by Friday, May 20, 2005. Mail this completed form and correct fee to:
Fees:
$15.00
$10.0 0 ( u n d e r 1 5 )
$20.00 (Late Fee)Saturday May 21-Saturday May 28
Check box for $3 KTC Member discount off the pre-registration fee. Make check Payable to Knoxville Track Club (no refunds)
Subtract $5.00 if you do not want an EXPO t-shirt.
Are You a Member? If not, Fill Out This Form and Join the KTC Today!
Name(s) __________________________________________________________ Birthday __________________________________
Address _______________________________________________ City _________________________ State ______ ZIP __________
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MEMBERS RELEASE:
I know that running and volunteering to work in club races are potentially hazardous activities. I assume all risks associated with running and /or
volunteering to work in the aforementioned race, including but not limited to falls, contact with other participants, the effects of weather, including
high heat or humidity, ice and snow, the condition of the road and traffic on the course, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having
read this waiver and knowing these facts, and in consideration of your acceptance of my application, I for myself, and anyone entitled to act on my
behalf, waive and release THE KNOXVILLE TRACK CLUB, AMERICAN ASSOC. OF RUNNING CLUBS, USATF, any and all members thereof, and
all further sponsors, their representatives, successors, from all claims or liability of any kind arising out of my participation in the aforementioned
event, even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver.
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if under 18, parent's signature
2ND Race on KnoxvilleTrack Club's 2005 Triple Crown
THE 28TH ANNUALTENNESSEE SPORTS MEDICINE
EXPO 10K/5K
SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE AWARDS TO ALL 10KFINISHERS
DATE TIME AND PLACE
Saturday morning, May 28, 2005. 8:00 a.m. Both races start and finish on Howard Baker, Jr. Drive
adjacent to the Civic Coliseum. Parking located at the Civic Coliseum parking garages.
COURSE DESCRIPTION/DETAIL/HIGHLIGHTS: SAME COURSE AS 2004 (THE
BRIDGES ARE BACK) After a downhill start overlooking the Knoxville Skyline, the course will take runners to Gay Street
where a left turn will take them across the Gay Street Bridge, then across the Henley Street Bridge to Church Ave. The course winds its way
through Market Square and out Wall St to Gay. This is the split point for the 5K and 10K. 10K runners turn left and 5K runners turn right. 5K
runners head south on Gay, take a left on Church to the finish in front of the civic auditorium. 10K runners go through the historic 4th and Gill
neighborhooods before returning via Gay Street to the finish. Check the KTC web page www.ktc.org for course maps. Water stops, split timers,
and entertainment provided on the course. Course monitored by the Knoxville Police Department. Please help us to express our appreciation to
them for helping out with EXPO. Both 10K and 5K courses are USATF certified.
EXPECTED PARTICIPATION 1200 in the 10K, 400 in the 5K.
REGISTRATION & ENTRY FEE EARLY: Deadline is Saturday, May 21, 2005 for all mail in entries and signups at Runners
Market, The Shops at Western Plaza, 4443 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919 during normal business hours: M-F 10:00-7:00 Sat. 10;00 - 6:00.
Fee is $15.00. Three KTC Volunteer Coupons Accepted. LATE: Sunday, May 22 - Friday May 27 at Runners Market. Late fee ($20) in effect.
DAY OF RACE: Saturday morning at the Coliseum Courtyard: 6:30-7:30. ($20) Limited Registration. Facilities. Four Volunteer Coupons accepted.
T-SHIRTS First quality 100% cotton commemorative short sleeve shirts to all runners.
PACKET PICK-UP Friday, May 27 from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. at Runners Market. MANDATORY PICKUP ON FRIDAY. You may
pick up for friends and family. In the event you cannot pick up on Friday, you must write us a note to that effect and include with your entry
form. For those individuals, you must pick up your packet on Saturday morning at the Colliseum courtyard between 6:30-7:30.
AWARDS.
Awards ceremony to begin at the Coliseum Courtyard at approximately 10:00 a.m. Prize money winners are NOT eligible for age
division awards. Masters,Grandmasters, & Veterans runners are NOT eligible for open awards.Overall winners not eligible for age division
awards. All prize money checks will be mailed. USATF category winners are eligible for EXPO overall and/or age division awards. Awards must
be picked up on raceday morning. They will not be mailed.
MALE & FEMALE 14 and under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-79. 80+
PRIZE MONEY 10K PURSE ONLY Open Male & Female: 1st place: $300, 2nd place: $250, 3rd place $200. Masters Male & Female:
1st place: $150, 2nd place $125. Grandmasters Male & Female:1st place:$100, 2nd place $75. Veterans Male & Female:1st place: $65,2nd place $50.
SCHOOL/CHURCH COMPETITON Once again, schools and churches have an opportunity to compete for $500 in cash
prize awards. Number of participants, not finishing times, will determine winners. That is, the school/church with the greatest number of
runners/walkers will receive first place. Participants include the 10K, 5K, and the Kids event, To qualify for a cash award, any school or church
must have a minimum of 25 participants.
REFRESHMENTS AND CELEBRATION
Post Race celebration includes an assortment of food and drink, music, and
grand prize drawings. A band TBA will be providing live entertainment in the courtyard.
INCIDENTALS We will have a professional photograph the race. Be sure to wear your number on the front of your shirt.
RESULTS For complete results, check the KTC's web site: www.ktc.org.
INFORMATION Contact KTC at 865-769-4KTC (4582) or knoxtrac@bellsouth.net
KNOX COUNTY, THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE and THE KNOXVILLE TRACK CLUB proudly present
THE MAYORS' CUP
2005 OFF-ROAD RUNNING SERIES
SERIES DESCRIPTION AND HIGHLIGHTS: Courses will all be off road, with races set in the beautiful parks of Knoxville and Knox County.
REGISTRATION & ENTRY FEE: Registration fees for each race will be $10 for adults and $5 for kids 14 and under.
T-SHIRTS: Special lmited edition T-shirts will be printed for the series, but only a limited number will be given out at each race.
Distribution will vary at race director’s discretion. Additional T-shirts can be ordered at Runners Marketfor $10.00.
RACE NUMBER PICK-UP: Numbers will not be mailed. You must pick up your packet at the race site between thirty and ninety
minutes before the start of the event.
AWARDS: None whatsoever, other than REWARDS: The eminent satisfaction of completing a challenging run, testing oneself
against the elements and participating in a delightful romp among the woods, waters and fields of East Tennessee.
SPECIAL AWARDS: Anyone completing all nine races will receive a special commemorative award.
SPECIAL PRIZES: At each race a certificate for a free pair of Asics shoes from Runners Market will be presented.
RESULTS: Results will be available on the Mayors’ Cup web page of the Knoxville Track Club website: www.ktc.org/mayorscup.htm
COURSE ETIQUETTE: We reserve the right to disqualify anyone who exhibits unsportsmanlike conduct or is abusive to volunteers.
Due to insurance regulations, no headsets, earphones, bicycles, baby strollers, roller blades or pets on the course.
INFORMATION: Contact Michael deLisle at Runners Market 865.588.1650
PROCEEDS FROM THE SERIES BENEFIT THE KNOXVILLE TRACK CLUB'S YOUTH ATHLETICS PROGRAM
SERIES SCHEDULE
This entry form is generic for the Mayors' Cup Series. Please check the box next to the race for which you are registering.
Sunday, April 10
Saturday, May 21
Sunday, June 5
Sunday, July 17
Sunday, July 24
Sunday, August 14
Saturday, August 27
Saturday, September 17
Saturday, October 15
3:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
Seven Islands Sunblast Trail Race
Spring Splash Cross Country
I.C. King Trail Run
The Trail That Can't Be Concord
Rising From the Ashes Cross Country
Wanderers Trail Race
Belly of the Beast Cross Country
GNIKCI Trail Race
Seven Islands Redux
Seven Islands Nature Preserve
Sequoyah Hills Park
I.C. King Park
Concord Park
Victor Ashe Park
Forks of the River Park
Melton Hill Park
I.C. King Park
Seven Islands Nature Preserve
OFFICIAL 2005 MAYORS CUP ENTRY FORM
Address _________________________________________________________
Race Number
Name
Last_____________________________
First______________________________
Sex
Circle One:
Age
_______
Male
Female
Fill Out Completely and Mail with Entry Fee to:
Mayors Cup c/o Michael deLisle
Runners Market
4443 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
Make checks payable to
The Knoxville Track Club (No refunds)
City ____________________________________ State ______ Zip _________
Phone (___) ___-_____ E-mail ______ ________________________
In case of emergency, call__________________ at phone ________________
Like to help at a future KTC Event? check here _____
ATHLETE'S RELEASE: PLEASE READ, TO RUN THE RACE, YOU MUST SIGN AND DATE IT.
I know that running and volunteering to work in club races are potentially hazardous activities. I should not enter and run in the
MAYORS CUP OFF ROAD RUNNING SERIES unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of
a race official relative to my ability to safely complete the run. I assume all risks associated with running and /or volunteering
to work in the aforementioned race, including but not limited to falls, contact with other participants, the effects of weather,
including high heat or humidity, ice and snow, the condition of the road and traffic on the course, all such risks being known and
appreciated by me. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts, and in consideration of your acceptance of my application,
I for myself, and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release KNOX COUNTY, THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE, THE KNOXVILLE
TRACK CLUB, RUNNERS MARKET, and any and all members thereof, and all further sponsors, their representatives, successors,
from all claims or liability of any kind arising out of my participation in the aforementioned event, even though that liability may
arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver. I also grant permission to all the foregoing
to use any photograph, motion pictures, recordings, or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose.
__________________________ _______________________ _____
Athlete's Signature
& if under 18, parent's signature
Date
The Knoxville Track Club Proudly Presents The Sixth Annual
Summer Solstice
Brew-HA 8K Challenge
No Raceday Registration, Entries Must Be Received By Tuesday June 14, 2005.
DATE TIME PLACE Saturday evening, June 18, 2005, 6:00 pm . Starts and Finishes at the MillHouse Restaurant in Walland.
DIRECTIONS From Knoxville: take the Alcoa Highway South. Beyond the airport, when the road forks, keep to the left on
#321 toward Maryville and the Smokies. This road also becomes highway #73 on the far side of Maryville. Proceed 7.2 miles
beyond Blount Memorial Hospital. Look for Little River Motorcycle Shop and turn left. Go across the Little River. Turn left
again. Mill House is on your right.
COURSE DESCRIPTION USATF Course Certification #TN 03018 RH. A rustic, hilly, challenging, out and back course that
runs on rural, backcountry paved roads. Memorable grades, definitely not a PR course. No whining. Bring a sweat band.
REGISTRATION AND FEES We must receive your entry form no later than Tuesday, June 14, 2005. NO FURTHER
REGISTRATION! NO MORNING, AFTERNOON or EVENING DAY OF RACE REGISTRATION. Fee: $25.00. (Includes race, t-shirt,
specialty brew sampling, great barbeque eats catered by the Mill House Restaurant, and entertainment.) KTC members eligible
for $5.00 discount.
LODGING: We recommend the Best Western Valley View Lodge in Townsend, a 10 minute drive away. For reservations,
call (865) 448-2237.
T-SHIRTS First Quality 100% cotton. Deduct $5 for no t-shirt option.
AWARDS To the top three overall, first masters (40+) first grandmasters (50+) & first veterans (60+) male and female.
Other awards 3 deep: MALE & FEMALE: -19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74,
75-79, 80+.
Clydesdale Division (200 lbs. male, 150 lbs. female) First place awards. Overall winners not eligible for age division awards.
Awards must be picked up by winners. They will not be mailed.
POST RACE CELEBRATION An opportunity to sample various specialty brews. Plus great barbeque and the fixins, plus music
of the mountains, plus the glory of fireflies and bullfrogs and mosquitoes. Bring a blanket and or lawn chairs and insect
repellent and plan to spend the evening. See entry form below for extra ticket information.
RESULTS Complete results will be posted on KTC's Web Site: www.ktc.org.
INFORMATION Contact Race Director Larry Brede at 531-1167 bredelm@bechteljacobs.org or the KTC at info@ktc.org.
OFFICIAL 2005 SUMMER SOLSTICE BREW-HA 8K ENTRY FORM
Address ________________________________________________________
Race Number
Name
for office use only
Last_______________________________
First______________________________
Sex male
female
Age (as of 6/18/05) ___
Birthdate m____ d____ y_____
Clydesdale/Athena Division (circle one)
200 lbs. male
150 lbs. female
KTC Member $5.00 Discount ___
5 KTC Discount Coupons Accepted.
T-shirt (circle one) S
M
L
XL
No Shirt option, please check here ____
Fill Out Completely and Mail with Entry Fee to:
Marshall Myer, Summer Solstice 8K
9703 Clearwater Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37923
Make checks payable to
The Knoxville Track Club (No refunds)
City_______________________________ State ____________ Zip ________
Phone
(___)
_____-________ E-Mail
address
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Interested in receiving information on runner related services and or
products, please check here. ____
In case of emergency, call ______________ at Phone ______________
Extra adult meal/beverage tickets: ____ (number) @ $10.00 each = $_______
Extra kid's tickets (12+under): ____ (number) @ $3.00 each = $_______
Total = $ ______
KTC will disqualify anyone who is abusive to volunteers or who
exhibits discourteous behavior! Unable to drink responsibly or in
moderation? Don't come! Like to help at a future KTC race, please
check here. ___
(Due to insurance regulations use of earphones, headsets prohibited.)
ATHLETE'S RELEASE: PLEASE READ, TO RUN THE RACE, YOU MUST SIGN AND DATE IT.
I know that running and volunteering to work in club races are potentially hazardous activities. I should not enter and run in
the BREW-HA-HA 8K unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of a race official relative
to my ability to safely complete the run. I assume all risks associated with running and /or volunteering to work in the
aforementioned race, including but not limited to falls, contact with other participants, the effects of weather, including high
heat or humidity, ice and snow, the condition of the road and traffic on the course, all such risks being known and appreciated
by me.
Having read this waiver and knowing these facts, and in consideration of your acceptance of my application, I for myself, and
anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release THE KNOXVILLE TRACK CLUB, CHEROKEE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY,
THE MILL HOUSE RESTAURANT, THREDS, any and all members thereof, and all further sponsors, their representatives,
successors, from all claims or liability of any kind arising out of my participation in the aforementioned event, even though that
liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver. I also grant permission to
all the foregoing to use any photograph, motion pictures, recordings, or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose.
________________________________________ _____________
Athlete's Signature
Date
THE CITY OF MADISONVILLE PROUDLY PRESENTS
THE FIRST ANNUAL
“Freedom Run” 5K and 1 mile
Fun Run/Walk
DATE TIME AND PLACE: Saturday morning, July 2, 2005 9:00 a.m. Starts and finishes in Kefauver Park at the
walking trail entrance (Cheryl Heights access) NOTE: Arrive early. Registration begins at 7a.m. 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk will
begin at 10:30 a.m. Directions: Directions from I-75: Take Sweetwater Exit # 60 to Hwy 68 South. Travel Hwy 68 S
approximately 10 miles to Madisonville. Come to Red Light (See Wendy’s) in Madisonville, TN at junction of Hwy 68 and Old
Hwy 411. Turn right at light onto Old U.S. 411 going south and travel approx. 1 mile . Turn right onto Tonawanda Trail and
follow to Kefauver Park walking trail entrance.
Directions from Etowah/Englewood: Follow U.S. Hwy 411 N. to Madisonville. Park is located on U.S. 411 (south of
Madisonville). Turn left into Kefauver Park at Baseball Fields. For alternative entrance to park, continue north on U.S. Hwy 411
and turn left onto Tonawanda Trail and follow to Kefauver Park walking trail entrance.
Directions from Maryville/Greenback/Vonore: Follow U.S. Hwy 411 south traveling the By-Pass around Madisonville. Turn right
onto Tonawanda Trail and follow to Kefauver Park walking trail entrance.
Directions from Tellico Plains: Travel North on Hwy 68 to Madisonville. Turn left at red light (See Wendy’s) onto Old U.S. Hwy
411 S and travel approx. 1 mile. Turn right onto Tonawanda Trail and follow to Kefauver Park walking trail entrance
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The race begins leaving the park onto Mason Lane and turns into Sequoyah Estates. A
beautiful, serene wooded subdivision, Sequoyah Estates offers a few small rolling hills but should be a fast course. Water stations
will be at mile 1 & 2.
REGISTRATION & ENTRY FEE: All preregistered runners kindly postmark entry forms no later than Friday, June
24, 2005. Fee: $15.00 From Saturday June 25 through day of race registration at Kefauver Park Fee: $20.00 You may drop your
registration form and fee off at City Hall but please do not mail in your registration any later than Tuesday, June 28, 2005. Race
day registration begins at 7:00 a.m.
T-SHIRTS: First quality, short sleeved. Race-day registrants receive shirts as supplies last or you may pick them up at City
Hall on Thursday, July 7, 2005.
AWARDS: $550 in Prize Monies. Top three overall male/female: 1st ($100) 2nd ($75) 3rd ($50)
1st place male/female masters (40+): $25 1st place male/female grandmasters (50+): $25
REFRESHMENTS AND CELEBRATION: Awards ceremony and refreshments after the race. The first annual
“Freedom Festival” begins with the 1 mile fun run/walk at 10:30. Stick around for a day full of family fun in the park!!
PARKING: Parking is available at the industrial park (access off of Hwy 411), ball fields (access off of Hwy 411) and limited
space is available at the start/finish line (Cheryl Heights access)
NEED INFO: Contact race coordinator Julia Haymes at haymesj@yahoo.com or call (423) 404-4341.
Race Number
OFFICIAL 2005 FREEDOM RUN 5K/FUN RUN ENTRY FORM
For official use only
Name
Last _____________________
First _____________________
Sex Circle One: Male Female
Circle T-shirt size: adult S M L XL
child S M L XL
Address _______________________________________________
City ___________________________ State _____ Zip _________
Phone ( ____ ) _____- _______ Please Check One: 5K
Fun Run
E-mail address ___________________________________________
Age (as of July 2, 2005) _________ Birthdate month ____ day ___ yr____
Fill out completely and Mail with Entry Fee to:
City of Madisonville/Freedom Run
400 College Street
*Make checks payable to:
Madisonville, TN 37354
“Freedom Run” (no refunds)
ATHLETE’S RELEASE: PLEASE READ, TO RUN THE RACE, YOU MUST SIGN AND DATE IT.
I know that running in races in potentially hazardous and that I should not enter and run in the 2005 FREEDOM RUN unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by
any decision of a race official relative to my ability to complete the run or walk safely. I assume all risks associated with running in the aforementioned race, including but not limited to
falling, contact with other participants, the effects of weather, the condition of the road, and traffic on the course, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having read this
waiver and knowing these facts, and in consideration of your acceptance of my application, I for myself and for anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release the CITY OF
MADISONVILLE and all other sponsors, their representatives, and successors from all claims of liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in the aforementioned event even
though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver. I attest and verify that I am physically fit and sufficiently trained to
participate in this event. I also hereby grant permission to all the foregoing to use photographs, motion pictures, recordings, and any other records of this event for any legitimate purpose.
21st ANNUAL FIREBALL MOONLITE CLASSIC 5K
DATE TIME AND PLACE Sunday, July 3, 2005. 10:00 p.m. Knoxville, TN. Starts on Neyland Drive (Hwy. 158) in front of the UT
Vet. School, just east of the Alcoa Highway (Hwy. 129) bridge. Two Hundred Yard Kid's Dash is at 9:30 on the Ag.Campus. 5K course
also welcomes walkers
COURSE DESCRIPTION AND HIGHLIGHTS Course USATF CERTIFIED TN 02017 RH. A fast course, basically flat save for a
moderate down and uphill near the mid-point, running out-and-back along Lake Loudon. Splits provided at miles one, and two.
EXPECTED PARTICIPATION 1000 runners. This is KTC's second largest running event, averaging well over 1000 runners.
$100 CASH AWARD FOR BREAKING COURSE RECORDS: Male: Kevin Odiorne 14:34 (1997) Female Missy Kane 16:18 (1986).
REGISTRATION & ENTRY FEE Pre-registration closes Saturday, June 25, 2005. Pre-registration fee is $15.00 ($3.00 discount for KTC
members). Late registration fee is $20.00 for all runners. 200 Yard Kid's Dash is free, unless participants desire t-shirt. Then fees are
the same as above. Day of race registration between 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.at the west parking lot adjacent to the UT Vet School.
SHIRTS First quality, 100% cotton shirts. Pre-registered runners receive shirts on raceday. Late and/or raceday registrants receive
shirts as supplies last or at later date. Three KTC volunteer coupons accepted in lieu of race fee (Four on day of race).
Deduct $5.00 from your entry fee if you do not want a t-shirt.
PACKET PICK-UP Packets will not be mailed. You may pick them up at the Vet. School lot between 7:30-9:30 pm on raceday.
AWARDS Awards ceremony to be held following the last runner's completion of the race at approximately 11:15. Awards to the top
three overall, top masters (40+), Grandmasters (50+), & Veterans (60+) male and female. Awards to the top three Clydesdale
(male, 200 lbs +) and Athena (female 150lbs.+). Overall winners not eligible for age division awards (three deep).
Wheelchair Competition: 1st place award. Use of helmet and racing style chair mandatory.
MALE/FEMALE 14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+.
Ribbons to all kids completing the 200 YARD DASH.
TWO GRAND PRIZE DRAWINGS IN THE 2005 KTC TRIPLE CROWN. $250 cash, $200 Runner's Market Gift Certificate to the
individuals who have run in the Dogwood Classic and Tennessee Sports Medicine EXPO 10,00/5,000. Must be present to win.
KTC GRAND PRIX TEAM SERIES Awards four deep. Top three members score. Male, female, and mixed teams possible.
Membership in KTC not necessary. No additional costs other than individual entry fees. Runners MUST pre-register.
REFRESHMENTS AND CELEBRATION Grand things to eat and drink after the race.
RESULTS Race will be Chip Timed. Complete results available on KTC's Web Page: www.ktc.org. On-line registration is also available on the web page through ACTIVE. COM.
COURSE ETIQUETTE: We will disqualify anyone who exhibits unsportsmanlike conduct or is abusive to volunteers. Due to insurance
regulations, no headsets, earphones, baby joggers/strollers, dogs, (leashed or otherwise) allowed on the course.
INFORMATION Call Race Director Felon Wilson at (865) 719-6530 or FWilson@seamancorp.com.
OFFICIAL 2005 FIREBALL CLASSIC 5-K ENTRY FORM
Address _________________________________________________________
Race Number
Name
Last__________________________
For Official Use Only
First__________________________
Sex
Circle One:
male
female
Age (as of 7-3-2005)_________________
Birthdate m._____ d. _____ y. _____
Clydesdale/AthenaWeight Div: Circle if
Appropriate
200 lbs. male
150 lbs. female
Circle T-shirt size: s
m
l
x-l
No Shirt Option, please check here ___
KTC Member $3.00 pre-reg discount ____
3 KTC Vol. Discount Coupons Accepted.
Fill Out Completely and Mail with Entry Fee to:
Angie Manis / Fireball Classic
8419 Carter Mill Rd
Knoxville, TN 37914
Make check payable to
Knoxville Track Club (No Refunds)
City______________________________ State ______ Zip ______________
Phone (_____) __________________________
E-Mail Address ________________________________________
2004-2005 KTC Grand Prix Team Series
Name of Team
__________________________________________________
In case of emergency, call ________________________ at Phone ___________
Like to volunteer at some future KTC race?
Please check here________
"KTC Volunteer Spirit: Run Three Races, Work One."
ATHLETE'S RELEASE: PLEASE READ, TO RUN THE RACE, YOU MUST SIGN AND DATE IT.
I know that running and volunteering to work in club races are potentially hazardous activities. I
should not enter and run in the FIREBALL 5-K ROADRACE unless I am medically able and properly
trained. I agree to abide by any decision of a race official relative to my ability to safely complete
the run. I assume all risks associated with running and /or volunteering to work in the
aforementioned race, including but not limited to falls, contact with other participants, the effects
of weather, including high heat or humidity, ice and snow, the condition of the road and traffic
on the course, all such risks being known and appreciated by me.
Having read this waiver and knowing these facts, and in consideration of your acceptance of my
application, I for myself, and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release THE
KNOXVILLE TRACK CLUB, PILOT CORP.TN ORTHOPAEDIC, RUNNERS MARKET any and all
members thereof, and all further sponsors, their representatives, successors, from all claims or
liability of any kind arising out of my participation in the aforementioned event, even though that
liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver.
I also grant permission to all the foregoing to use any photograph, motion pictures, recordings,
or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose.
__________________________ _______________________ _____
Athlete's Signature
& if under 18, parent's signature
Date
The Knoxville Track Club Proudly Presents the 19TH ANNUAL
CARTER MILL 10K
KTC Grand Prix Championship Race
with 2004-2005 Awards Ceremony following
(Due to insurance regulations, roller blades, strollers, bicycles, and dogs will not be allowed on the course.
Use of earphones, headsets prohibited. We will disqualify anyone who exhibits unsportsmanlike conduct
or is abusive to volunteers.)
DATE TIME PLACE Saturday morning, July 9, 2005. 7:30am . Starts and Finishes at Carter Mill Community swimming
Pool, East Knoxville. Directions: From Knoxville, go east on 1-40. Take Strawberry Plains Exit. Go left at end of Exit Ramp onto
Strawberry Plains Pike. Go approximately 3 miles to stop sign. Turn right on highway #70. Go approximately 1/2 mile and turn
right on Carter School Road. Go 1/4 mile, then turn right on CarterMill Rd. The pool is on your left. Signs mark each turn.
COURSE DESCRIPTION USATF Course Certification #TN 03001 DJR. Out and back course that runs on rural, backcountry
roads. Mostly rolling with second half slightly more downhill, especially the last 1/2 mile.
REGISTRATION AND FEES Runner may preregister or sign up the morning of the race from 6:30 until 7:30 at the pool.
Preregistration fee (postmarked by Saturday, July 2, 2005) $15.00. Late registration including day of race $20.00. KTC Preregistered runners eligible for a $3.00 discount off entry fee. Deduct $5 for no t-shirt option. 3 KTC Volunteer Coupons
accepted. No fees waived for Grand Prix participants.
TANK-TOPS First quality, 100 % cotton, short-sleeved.
AWARDS Ceremony following the race. Awards to the top three overall, 1st Masters (40+) 1st Grandmasters (50+), & 1st
Veterans (60+), male and female. Awards to the first Clydesdale, (male, 200 lbs.+ female 150 lbs.+). Overall winners not
eligible for age division awards (three deep). Awards must be picked up on raceday morning. They will not be mailed.
MALE & FEMALE: 14 & under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79,
80+.
POST RACE CELEBRATION Enjoy a swim while enjoying various things to eat and drink.
RESULTS Complete results and photos will be posted on KTC's Web Page: www.ktc.org.
INFORMATION Contact Race Director Ron Fuller, 8728 Heathwood Bend, Knoxville, TN 37923 (691-2068).
OFFICIAL 2005 CARTER MILL 10K ENTRY FORM
Address _______________________________________________________
Race Number
Name
City ____________________________________ State ______ Zip ________
Last_______________________________
Phone (____) ______-_______
First______________________________
Sex:
Circle One:
Male
Female
Age _____ Birthday: m.____d.____y.____
Clydesdale/Athena Division. (Circle One)
200 lbs. male 150 lbs. female
Circle tank-top size
s
m
l
No shirt option, please check here
xl
KTC Member $3.00 Pre. Reg. Discount
3 KTC Volunteer Discount Coupons Accepted
Fill Out Completely and Mail with Entry Fee to:
Carter Mill 10K c/o Angie Manis
8419 Carter Mill Rd
Knoxville, TN 37914
Make checks payable to
The Knoxville Track Club (No refunds)
E-mail Address _____________________________________________
Interested in receiving info.on runner related services/ products,
check here ___.
In case of emergency, call ______________________ at phone _____________
Like to volunteer at some future KTC race, please check here ____
"KTC Volunteer Spirit: Run Three Races, Work One."
ATHLETE'S RELEASE: PLEASE READ, TO RUN THE RACE, YOU MUST SIGN AND DATE IT.
I know that running and volunteering to work in club races are potentially hazardous activities. I should not enter and run in
the CARTER MILL 10K ROADRACE unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision of a race
official relative to my ability to safely complete the run. I assume all risks associated with running and /or volunteering to work
in the aforementioned race, including but not limited to falls, contact with other participants, the effects of weather, including
high heat or humidity, ice and snow, the condition of the road and traffic on the course, all such risks being known and appreciated
by me.
Having read this waiver and knowing these facts, and in consideration of your acceptance of my application, I for myself, and
anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release THE KNOXVILLE TRACK CLUB, CARTER COMMUNITYPOOL MALLIA
ENGINEERING any and all members thereof, and all further sponsors, their representatives, successors, from all claims or liability
of any kind arising out of my participation in the aforementioned event, even though that liability may arise out of negligence
or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver. I also grant permission to all the foregoing to use any photograph,
motion pictures, recordings, or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose.
__________________________ _______________________ _____
Athlete's Signature
& if under 18, parent's signature
Date
KARNS HIGH SCHOOL “MEET ME AT THE FAIR” 5K
Saturday July 23, 2005 at 8 am
Join us in the KHS back parking lot for a fun run to kick off the Karns Community Fair! The course will
be a certified 5K through the Karns Community, beginning and ending at the high school. Prizes will be
awarded to overall male and female winners, male and female masters, and to the top 3 males and
females in each age group. All proceeds will benefit the KHS Cross Country and Track teams! It
promises to be a great beginning to a fantastic day!
What: 5K road race & 1 mile walk/ fun run
When: Saturday July 23, 2005
5k start: 8:00 am/ Registration 7:00 am
1-mile start: 8:45 am
Where: Start will be on the KHS back parking lot and runners will finish on the track.
Registration Fee: Early registration (ends July 17, 2005):$ 17/ late registration: $20
Information: Erin Stover: emstover01@comast.net or 603-9736
Please complete and return the entry form below with your check or money order.
PLEASE PRINT!
Name:
First
Address:
Phone:
Last
Team/ Organization:
Emergency contact name & phone:
Age on race day:
In which race will you participate? 5k
Sex: M
F
1 mile fun run
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
I know that running and volunteering to work in club races are potentially hazardous activities. I should not enter and run in the 2005 “Meet Me at the
Fair” Karns 5K or 1 Mile fun run unless I am medically able and properly trained. I agree to abide by any decision a race official makes relative to my
ability to safely complete the run. I assume all risks associate with running and/ or volunteering to work in the aforementioned race, including but not
limited to fall, contact with other participants, the effects of weather, including high heat and humidity, ice and snow, the condition of the road and
traffic on the course, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts, and in consider ation of your
acceptance of my application, I for myself, and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release KARNS HIGH SCHOOL, the KARNS BUSINESS
COMMUNITY, the KARNS CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK BOOSTER CLUB, the KNOXVILLE TRACK CLUB, and the CITY OF KNOXVILLE, any and all
members thereof, and all further sponsors, their representatives, successors, from all claims or liability of any kind arising out of my participation in the
aforementioned event, even though that liability my arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver. I also grant
permission to all the foregoing to use any photograph, motion pictures, recordings, or any other record of this even for any legitimate purpose.
Runner’s Signature (guardian signature if runner is under 18)
Date
Please mail completed entry form along with check or money order to:
“Meet Me at the Fair” Karns 5K
c/o Mrs. Brenda Kane 7031 Cherry Grove Rd Knoxville, TN 37931
Entry forms will be accepted on race day!
New KTC Members
Julie P. Sterchi
Charles J. Kochert
David C. Dubose
Thalia Hatmaker
Vanae Crowder
Hannah F. Smith
Daniel J. Chase
Susan L. Musser
Dana J. Martinolich
Casey E. Larue
Mary C. Kane
Sharon Donnell
Wendi M. Whaley
Sofie Bell
Sandie Walker
We want to welcome all new members to the Knoxville Track Club
Rhonda Bostick
Malinda Little
Doug N. Collins
Malyndia Long
Mike Gibson
Melissa Davidson
Mary P. Bow
John W. Campbell
William D. Holman
Monica M. Irvine
Kimberly A. Weaver
David A. Dawson
Jimmy Cannington
Daniel Walker
S. Beth Evans
Bonnie A. Butters
Michelle Ranvek
Dwight Ausmus
Thomas Tedford
Stephen L. Cate
Charles Carney
James W. Holladay
Andrew D. Traugot
Darren Mccroskey
Julie C. Stooksbury
James Stacy Hicks
Emily A. Powell
Geoffrey W. Hamm
Rick Shelton
Dee D. Gowen
Denzil K. Britt
Amy N. Ballard
Stephanie E. Tillett
Jovelyn T. Bridges
Douglas W. Owenby
Kevin J. Miller
Donna Densky
Teresa Chaffins
Gerilyn T. Scalf
Sherrie Burris
James B. Buchanan
John Bahney
Edwin F. Hochnedel, III
Zachary Lynn Cates
Eric Wachter
ARTICLES: Anyone who wishes to write or submit photos pertinent to the running community are invited to send copy, photos, and
letters (preferably on diskette or by e-mail to mdelisle@comcast.net) to the editor, Michael deLisle, 1633 Helmbolt Rd, Knoxville TN 37909, or
call (865) 560-5193. Copy and art deadlines are the 15th day of each even numbered month (Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec). Publication is
bimonthly, beginning with the January issue, and is usually mailed on or about the 10th day of the month. We cannot take responsibility for
unsolicited manuscripts, but if you send a SASE, we can generally return these items. Contents © 2005 Knoxville Track Club.
CLASSIFIED: Call Executive Director Marshall Myer at (865) 769-4582 for rate quotation and circulation information.
JOIN THE KNOXVILLE TRACK CLUB: The KTC meetings and races are open to anyone who is interested in physical fitness
through running. Membership includes the award winning magazine FOOTNOTES, monthly business meetings, program meetings, KTC road
trips, the annual picnic/awards banquet and the Christmas party. To join the KTC, fill out this application and send it with the appropriate fee
to the membership chairperson at the address indicated.
KTC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Name_______________________________________________________________________________Date of Birth____________________________
Address_____________________________________________________________E-Mail address __________________________________
City_____________________________________________________________________________________State_____________________________Zip_______________
Business Affiliation_________________________________________Business phone____________________Home phone_________________________
Age_________________Sex_________________ New member_____________Renewal_____________
Dues:Individual Membership ($20.00)____________________Two Years ($38.00)____________________Three Years ($50.00))____________________
Family ($30.00)___________________________Two Years ($58.00)__________________Three years ($75.00)______________________________
Student (High school and younger ($15.00)_______________Two Years ($28.00)__________________Three Years ($40.00)____________________
MEMBERS RELEASE: I know that running and volunteering to work in club races are potentially hazardous activities. I assume all risks associated with running and/or volunteering to work in such races, including but not
limited to falls, contact with other participants, the effects of the weather, including high heat or humidity, ice and snow, the condition of the road and traffic on the course, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having
read this release/waiver and knowing these facts, I for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release THE KNOXVILLE TRACK CLUB, ROAD RUNNERS CLUB OF AMERICA, USATF, members thereof
and all further sponsors, their representatives and successors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in the aforementioned races/activities, even though that liability may arise out of negligence or
carelessness on the part of The Knoxville Track Club.
MEMBER'S SIGNATURE__________________________________________________________________________DATE_____________________________________
SEND APPLICATION AND DUES TO: Ken St.Germain - KTC Membership - P.O. Box 967, Knoxville TN 37901 -- MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO KNOXVILLE TRACK CLUB
We would very much appreciate your volunteer help in the "Adopt-a-Highway" and "Adopt-a-Creek" program, and/or at least two races a year. Those
volunteering in club events can earn awards for their participation. Contact volunteer chairperson Lea Ann Pool at 691-5894 for details. Please check
those events that interest you. The race director will then contact you.
____ Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup Program
____ Adopt-a-Creek Cleanup Program
____ Sept 11 Memorial 5K -- September 11, 2004
____ Wears Valley 15K -- September 19, 2004
____ Big South Fork 17M Trail Run -- October 2, 2004
____ Mill House 15K -- November 7, 2004
____ Autumnfest 8K -- November 25, 2004
____ New Year's Day 5K -- January 1, 2005
____ Calhouns 10 Miler -- January 29, 2005
____ Vol Classic Indoor Track Meet -- Feb. 12, 2005
____ Straw Plains Half Marathon/10K -- Feb. 19, 2005
____ Whitestone 30K -- March 6, 2005
____ Kids Road Mile -- May 15, 2005
____ Gatorade Track Classic -- May 2005
____ Panther Creek Trail Race -- May 22, 2005
____ Knoxville Marathon/Half/5K - March 20, 2005
____ TN Sports Medicine EXPO 10000/5K - May 28, 2005
____ Summer Solstice 8K -- June 18, 2005
____ Fireball Classic 5K -- July 3, 2005
____ Carter Mill 10K-- July 9, 2005
____ Youth Athletics Program Summer Meets -- June, 2005
____ Middle School Cross Country -- Sept 2005
____ Greenways 5K -- April 2, 2005
____ Sea Ray Relays -- April 2005
____ Vol Classic Outdoor Track Meet - April 22-23, 2005
____ Ijams Off-Roadrunner -- April 17, 2005
____ Dogwood Classic 5K -- April 30, 2005
Race Schedule
MAY - JUL ‘05
‘05
MAY
28
Knoxville - 8:00 a.m. 28th ANNUAL TENNESSEE SPORTS MEDICINE EXPO 10,000/5K. See enclosed entry form.
4
Knoxville - 8:00 a.m. Men’s Health 5K.
4
Knoxville - 1ST YOUTH PROGRAM MEET AT TOM BLACK TRACK. See enclosed entry form.
5
Knoxville - 6:00 p.m. I.C. King of Trails Race. Mayors Cup Offroad Series. See enclosed entry form.
11
Knoxville - 2nd YOUTH PROGRAM MEET AT TOM BLACK TRACK. See enclosed entry form.
11
Knoxville - 8:00 a.m. Miracle Mile.
11
Morristown - Lakeway Center 5K.
12
Jefferson City - 9:00 a.m. Off Road Triathlon. See entry form in March Footnotes
18
Knoxville - 3rd YOUTH PROGRAM MEET AT TOM BLACK TRACK. See enclosed entry form.
18
Walland - 6:00 p.m. KTC’S SUMMER SOLSTICE BREW-HA-HA 8K CHALLENGE. See enclosed entry form.
18
Bell Buckle, TN - 7:30 a.m. CST Moon Pie 10 Miler.
25
Cove Lake State Park - 8:00 a.m. Cove Lake 5K. See enclosed entry form.
25
Knoxville - 4th YOUTH PROGRAM MEET AT TOM BLACK TRACK. See enclosed entry form.
2
Madisonville TN - 9:00 a.m. Freedom Run 5K. See enclosed entry form.
3
Knoxville - 10:00 p.m. 21st ANNUAL FIREBALL MOONLIGHT CLASSIC 5K. Third race in KTC Runners Market Triple
Crown. See enclosed entry form.
9
Knoxville - 7:30 a.m. 20th ANNUAL CARTER MILL 10K. 2004-2005 KTC GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP. See
enclosed entry form.
10
Tellico TVA Park - 7:30 a.m. Tellico Sprint Triathlon. www.knoxtri.com
16
Kingsport - 9:58 p.m. Crazy Eights 8K. Hank Brown (423)245-9559 (days).
17
Farragut - 6:00 p.m. The Trail That Can’t Be Concord Trail Race. Mayors Cup Offroad Series. See enclosed entry form.
23
Pigeon Forge - 8:00 a.m. Louise Mandrell Run for Boy Scouts 5K.
23
Karns - 8:00 a.m. Meet Me at the Fair 5K. See enclosed entry form.
24
Knoxville - 6:00 p.m. Rising From the Ashes Cross Country. Mayors Cup Offroad Series. See enclosed entry form.
30
Rutledge - 7:30 a.m. Grainger County Tomato Festival 5K.
JUNE
JULY
Knoxville Track Club Events are in BOLD type. For more details about regional races, see monthly race
calendars in Running Journal. Check the KTC WEBSITE http://www.ktc.org or call KTC HOTLINE 769-4582
for details about a particular race. Race entry forms are often available online.