 DECEMBER 2017 |
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WINTER hiver, zimowy,冬,parky invierno, חוֹרֶףp You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of snowflakes, and cold but of windburn and frostbite. A journey into a wondrous land of rock salt, black ice and shoveling. Next stop, winter! Bundle up peeps! We know it is early, you’re slumped over your keyboard and the coffee has not imparted it’s caffeine effect yet. But hey, wake up we have a quiz. Match the words for winter/cold by language/geographic area and you will be eligible to win a very yuge and probably the biggest most valuable prize you’ve ever seen. Of course to make it interesting we threw in some snowcurveballs. Answers are listed below Point 2 to Go. And we’re off: WINTER/COLD LANGUAGE-GEO 1. hiver A. Bhutanese 2. zimowy B. Cantonese 3. 冬 C. Spanish 5.חוֹרֶףp E. Yorkshire 6. invierno F. County Antrim G. Japanese H. Polish I. Hebrew J. Italian K. French So what’ve got in this month’s issue? The club holiday party not only serves as our big social event but also marks the transition of leadership and celebrates the accomplishments of our members through the year -- so we’ll cover all the glamour and glory of the annual party. Club member Bob Holliday and wife Cathy Benton are on sabbatical in Bhutan, and thought we’d share Bob’s running exploits in the Himalayas. NEW YEAR...NEW LEADERSHIP THANK YOU KIM! A special thanks to outgoing President Kim Carden for her leadership! She did not say leading the club was like herding cats...so we will! On behalf of all our club members, near and far thanks President Kim for a job well done!! WELCOME JOY! Best of luck Joy! THANKSGIVING DAY Tim Plum Run Thank you for all of your efforts for making our annual Tim Plum Run a success! We had a great crowd. I received so many positive comments about the shirts, the food, the coffee and the good vibe. A special thank you to Dave and Jack who organized this amazing event, Melissa for the awesome amount of food we had and Kimberly and Liisa for designing and selling a beautiful shirt. We raised $385 in cash for the Northern Illinois Food Bank and collected 780 lbs of food, the largest single donation ever. In addition, our apparel group sold $971 worth of merchandise. CLUB EVENT CALENDAR ANNUAL RUN TO THE TREE! Sat. Dec. 16th @ 8am On Saturday we will change things up a bit with our annual holiday run to the tree. Hopefully we've all been nice (and not naughty). Santa Claus will be joining us to trim the tree and sing a few carols before we run back to the train station for goodies. Please feel free to bring tree trimmings like your old running shoes! Everyone is invited to bring holiday baked goods and treats for after the run. The club will be providing coffee and bagels back at the train station. See you there! ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY Jack Zordan once again was impressive as our Master of Ceremonies--he's a real pro! Mike McMahon's impressively produced Ken Burns style slideshow kept us entertained through dinner and was a big hit, especially since we all looked at least 20 years younger..because we were! [Here’s the link to Mike’s nostalgic - botox defying club photo montage] Following a sumptuous chocolate dessert and coffee, Kimberly Loughlin presented her very own version of La La Land ala the LFLB Running Club, starring many club members, and featuring a hotly contested race to the finish line between Ed Packel and Ron Thomas. [Link to LA LA Land] video And of course we were treated to the humorous commentary of comedian Rick Young. ANNUAL CLUB AWARDS Club Race Director Steve Clark presented the annual running awards: FEMALE RUNNER OF THE YEAR Amanda Macuiba Amanda, who is currently a grad student and cross country coach at DePaul University, ran her first Boston Marathon this year, won the Chicagoland Marathon in Schaumburg in a time of 3:10, and just ran the California International Marathon in a huge PR of 2:57:23. MALE RUNNER OF THE YEAR SPIRIT OF THE RUN The Spirit of the Run award received by Craig Fox was well deserved. It is rare for Craig to miss a Saturday and his easy going personality helps new members and visitors feel comfortable on their first club run. It probably also helped that he opens his wallet at Starbucks post-run and buys everyone coffee! So remember to look for Craig in line on Saturday at Starbucks. SERVICE TO THE CLUB Joan Elliott Long time member Joan Elliott received the award for her dedication in serving the club in many capacities. Most recently Joan was a Social Director, and she had also been editor of the Footprints Newsletter for many years, a role which is still tugging for her return! PAST PRESIDENT AWARD Keith Stewart continued the tradition of the driftwood ‘trophy’ presented to the outgoing President. The club thanked Kim Carden for her service as President and bid adieu. We know Keith really loves to spend money and this piece of driftwood must have co$t him free at the Lake Forest beach.
AND THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED And yet the night was not over...Paul and Andrea Best invited the entire group to their home for the after-party, where we enjoyed still more snacks and beverages. Thank you Paul and Andrea!
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CLUB & MEMBER NEWS President: Joy Gayter Past President: Kim Carden Founder: Barry Seiller Social: Lori Pomerich, Leslie Stollenwerk,Giles Chick Treasurer: Ron Thomas Photographer: Mike McMahon Special Events: Jack Zordan, Dave Zeisler, Jim Zurgess (ok Burgess) Merchandising: Liisa McMahon, Kim Loughlin Race Directors: Steve Clark, Dan Bergeson Membership: Keith Stewart, Miki Tosic Web: Eddie Packel Editorial: Eddie Zylka Club Coach: Jennie Spangler WATERMELON MAN SAM Sam Romberg's address is: KELLI MAKES IT TO STATE! --Jenny and Miki LOST and FOUND In the last issue, Giles McSully asked the question: Over your many miles of running have you ever found anything interesting or even valuable on your run or just rubbish? Let’s see what Judy Friedes-Craig and Amy Haney dug up on their runs. Judy Friedes-Craig This soft cushy guy was found laying in on the grass on trash day on Scranton Avenue in Lake Bluff a little after 6 a.m. about 20 or more years ago. His pickup was discussed and debated by the Dawn Patrol. But I took him home to bathe and take up residence in my basement. He now resides with and is regularly pummeled by year old twins who like to crawl over and on top of him. --Judy Amy Haney Digging for that (‘free’) golf ball I spotted when out for a morning run, I brushed into this little guy. Eek! He burrowed right into my finger. I tried (and failed) to pry him out with a nearby stick, leaving me with no other option but to run home with this guy lodged in my finger and a golf ball in tow that wasn’t all that amazing in quality. On the upside, husband Rich expertly orchestrated a successful extraction with a hefty pair of tweezers:) --Amy THE ROAD TO BHUTAN Club member Bob Holliday and a Lake Forest College Professor along with wife Cathy landed in Bhutan for teaching sabbaticals at Royal Thimphu College or RTC. |
