1 25 12 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/686eb109bca1cc656e3d9a46c7ad0e44.pdf 0b7cb40c1110b10d7fc9834670c32ecd PDF Text Text FRONT RUNN ERS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 January fB1b FROHT ftUHNIRS ·NY NEWSLI'l'UR 'l'HB BBAICY BBA'l' BBGIIIS. As the new semester--u h, year--start s, it doesn't feel much like winter, but we know it's coming, don't we? The club's attention turns to winter sports, as you'll see below--skat ing, skiing, ah winter, it's enough to make you sick. But no, many of us actually~ winter, I must remember. And winter ~ mean Hillrose and Mobil in February, and Tupperware at Howard's. So pull on those tights--act ually, that's the best thing about winter--and burn up the roads. I'll see you at Jason's! Lenore Beaky. ELECTIOH RESULTS. The results of the elections for 1989 are: President, Lenore Beaky; Hen's Vice President, Joe Criscione; Women's Vice President, Leslie Minkler; Secretary, Guy Zelenak; Treasurer, Amy Risch; Directors at Large, Lee Abbey and Midge Maroni. Thanks to our Elections Officers, Lisa Davis and Ken Perry, as well as all the candidates who ran for election and, finally, all those who voted. They will need all your support and help as we begin a new year. COKMIT'l'EES, AND COMMITTEE HEADS. I'd like to announce with pleasure the following committee heads who will be serving in 1989: Hickey Zacuto, Newsletter Editor; Sandra Levine, Women's Race Captain; Richard Walker, Publicity; Lee Abbey, Mailings Coordinator ; Joe Criscione, Coach Liaison and Bag Watch; Pat Kuharic and Perry Michael Bloomberg, Membership Committee; Harty King, Benefit Run Director. That leaves the following positions to be filled: Social; Special Runs; Housing; Hen's Race Captain; Community Outreach; NYRRC News Corresponde nt; Family Support Group; Track and Field; Legal Committee; Finance Committee; Running Gear Design and Sales; Internation al Frontrunner s Liaison. If you are interested in any of these positions [or other positions), or want more information , please give me a call at VOl. X. No. 1. 212-874-7066. we would like to have cochairs and perhaps even real committees for some of these activities, so that one person is not impossibly burdened with work. If you have recently joined the club, please don't be reluctant to volunteer: there are no prerequisit es for committee workl Lenore Beaky. RUNNING GEAR--A SPECIAL RKQUBST. The club needs help with its running gear! Specificall y, we are looking for one good woman or man to assist with the task of selling and storing our wonderful tights, jackets, t-shirts, sweat shirts, etc. The volunteer should live near Jason's, or should have a car and be able to transport our gear back to her/his apartment after the Saturday runs. If it has always been your fantasy to hold athletic wear in your arms and stand up before large groups of people--or even if it hasn't--plea se tell me all about it. Lenore Beaky. KEY VOLUIITKKRS FOR GAY PRIDE RUN '89. I know it seems early, but we have to work around your schedule and that of NYRRC races in order to build a staff of volunteers for the Gay Pride Run this year. The jobs that need experience/ training are: Lead rope--contr ols the number of runners entering a chute; Time Tech Box--record s the exact time and place that a runner crosses the finish line; Time Tech Button and Seiko--back -up to the Box; Select Timer--sele cts a runner approaching the finish line and writes down his/her number and the time she/he crossed the finish line; Chute captain-controls the order in which the chutes are used; Bar Code Supervisor- -trains and - oversees the bar code pullers; Computer Room Scoring--pu lls out results indicating the award winners {overall and in age groups), and prepares the sheet for the awards ceremony. If you have experience and wish to do it again, see me. If you don't have experience but you're 1 �interested, information . see me for Guy Zelenak. more detailed after the Central Park run, at the apartment of Howard Kessler, 253 W. 72 St. 11106. This will be our annual Tupperware bash--see below for details. Bags can be left at Howard's prior to the run. Lenore Beaky. A BIG BIG THANKS to the following, for braving the 32° temperature to volunteer to run with a handicapped runner in The Challenge lOK: Desmond Groarke, David Bell, Hans Desnoyers, Perry Bloomberg, and Andy Curry. Guy Zelenak. ypCOMING EVENTS; RUtfS AND RACES. 1. RACE OF THE MONTH: Season Opener. Sun. Jan. 8 at lOam. This is a five-miler which starts and finisQes at 90 St. and Fifth Ave.; it's a great way to start the new year! DECEMBER BUSINESS MEETING. The annual business meeting, the final monthly meeting for 1988, convened on Dec. 21 at the Community Center, commencing with a Verdian fanfare provided by our own George Schlein, oianiste ineffable. Those present heard a review of events past, were updated on the club's current condition, and received a glimpse of things to come as the election results were announced (see above). As December ends, we are 489 strong, compared to 398 last year; this total includes 186 new members in 1988, 32 in April alone (who says it's the cruellest month?). Joe Criscione updated us on the Coach Committee's activities (see below) and awarded a $25 gift certificate for Super Runners to our Bag Watch Champion of 1988--none other than Ed Pyle! Announcements were made of social and running activities for next month. It was also announced that our Benefit Run had so far raised $2341.50 for various organizatio ns, with a projected total of about $2600; the Benefit Run Champs are Brent Nicholson Earle and Donna Roberts. The club voted to affirm the board's selection of God's Love, We Deliver, the Lesbian Switchboard , and the Community Center as recipients of our annual $100 end-of-year contributio ns. Finally, our outgoing Pres, Jim Skofield, summed up the year for us: a mixed bag, encompassing as it did the impressive growth of the club's membership, the large number of racers qualifying for the Boston Marathon, the accomplishments of Internation al Frontrunner s, but also the continuing AIDS plaque. All those who served the club on committees, by hosting brunches, by working on Gay Pride Run'88, or just by being cute and funny, were acknowledged. Special prizes were given out to special people for special accomplishm ents, and one of those persons wins an additional award for the most dramatic reception of his first award--Neil Semer. The next regular board meeting will be held on Jan. 14 at Jason's, and the next business meeting. will be on Jan. 18 at 8:15pm, 2. RACE OF THE MONTH: The 20K Run. Sun. Jan. 29 at 9:30am, starting and finishing at 90 St. and Fifth Ave. This is a 12.4 miler, for you metrophobes . 3. SPECIAL RUN FOR JANUARY: Sun. Jan. 1, llam at the home of Lenore Beaky and the First Cats. We will run over to Central Park (the cats will stay home, preparing the brunch--ple ase note, however, that they are not the brunch). We'll enter the park at 88th St., and do 5 miles (or what you wish), returning to my apartment to welcome in the new year and a new Pres with a semi-fabulo us brunch. (The run to the park is about two-thirds of a mile.) Please RSVP today, if you're reading this on Saturday. Lenore Beaky. 4. SPECIAL RUN FOR JANUARY: Martin Luther King Run. Sun. Jan 15 at lOam. This special run starts in Fort Greene, Brooklyn (near downtown) and tours either five or ten miles' worth of several lovely brownstone neighborhoo ds: Prospect Heights, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Midwood and Sunset Park. Landmarks include Fort Greene Park, the Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Park, Greenwood Cemetery, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Williamsburg Bank Tower--a perfect run for Manhattanit es who are considering real estate "across the border." Meet by lOam at Sandra Levine's, 43 S. Oxford St., between DeKalb and Lafayette. Take the A train to Lafayette; the 2, 3, 4, or 5 to Atlantic; the B, D, N, or R to DeKalb; or the GG to Hoyt-Schermerhorn. After the peregrinatio n, find out what Brooklyn dykes really eat. Brunch will be served. To RSVP (by Jan. 13, please) and for further directions or information , call Sandra at 797-3212; that's 718 for you Manhattan chauvinists . Sandra Levine. 2 �5. NEXT COACH MEETING SCHEDULED. The Coach Committee will reconvene on Sat. Jan. 7 at noon following the run and At this meeting, we brunch at Jason's. will discuss the interviewing process to be used for those responding to our ad for the position of FR coach. All interested members are urged to attend. An ad for the coach position appears in the current issue of the NYRRC Running News. An application designed to secure background information from respondents is being prepared. For further information, contact me at 718-965-9081. Joe Criscione. UPCOMING EYENTS; SOCIAL. 1. TUPPERWARE II. Yes, it's time for the second annual ring out the old Pres, ring in the new, first business meeting of the year and Tupperware party. The date: Jan. 18, 1989. The place: 253 West 72 St. Apt. The time: 8:15pm, right after the 1106. run, but you can drop your bags off beforehand. Bring along a cold pasta salad or a Burger King. You'll not want to miss a minute of the show. Bring your checkbooks. You know you'll be using them. This is the event you've all been waiting for. Mark it on your calendars. This is a good meeting to bring friends who may want to become Front Runners. If this doesn't make them go screaming into the night, nothing will. The event is limited to the first 10,000, so dress comfortably and grab a slice of the floor. Howard Kessler. $11. Call Patrick for information, Patrick Barker. 212- 268~1716. 5. SKI, SKI, SKI. Now that the holidays are over, you may be asking yourself, "How will I ever get through this awful winter?" Well kids, TJ Storch has the answer: it's time to think about snow--Mt. Snow, that is. The fifth (or is it sixth) annual ski weekend has been scheduled for March 4-5. Just think about it--a weekend away from NYC, lots of snow, rustic condo living, and don't forget "roughing it" at the Gerben-Buckley Vermont home for Saturday dinner. And think about all those hot men and women in those colorful, tight-fitting ski pants, swishing--oops, I mean schussing down the slopes. Once again, it's a first check first served basis. $75 reserves your condo bed (a portion of that is security, which will be returned). Total cost for the weekend usually is under $150, which includes all meals, sleeping accommodations, 2 day lift tickets and rentals. There are only a limited number of spaces, and we're inviting the Philly and Boston clubs to JOln us, so get your check to Amy Risch now to reserve your spot. This weekend fills up fast, and it's a lot of fun for the beginner or novice as well as the expert. TJ Storch is coordinating the weekend, so call him for more details at 201-659-6542. TJ Storch. PLEASE WELCOME HEW MEMBERS: Nannette Gonnella, John Nawojchik, Sam Wahl, Jim Luisi, Robert A. Fambrini, Roger Carvallo, Alba Ruiz, Ed Oakes, Mike Shumate, Gary Spino, Bruce Alpert, Stuart Appelbaum, and And please welcome back Nicolas Du Mont. renewing former FR Gary Stefanick. 2. COME ALL YE GAY BLADES, Fri. Jan. 20 from 6-lOpm, for a change of pace. Shed those sneakers and don a pair of skates for a spin around Rockefeller Skating Rink, 50 St. between Fifth and Sixth Aves. The group rate, for 10 or more, is $6 per person ($8 if we don't have a group); skate rental is $2.50 (or $4 if we don't have a group). Call Patrick for more information, 212-268-1716. BAGGAGE WATCH VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. In the coming year, why not help out in a quick and simple way? Volunteer to watch the bags at the Sunlight Restaurant on a Wednesday night. We always need someone to keep guard over our goodies while we are out running. It takes only one hour, and you get to have a friendly dinner and partake in pleasant conversation with club members afterwards. Call me at 718-9659081 to volunteer. Thanks! Joe Criscione. 3. HILLROSE GAMES, Feb. 3 at 6pm. Tired of looking at people running in their sweats? Come and see some skin. Limited tickets will be available for our yearly trip to Madison Square Garden at 33 St. and Eighth Ave. Tickets are $16. Call Patrick, 212268-1716. "SEXUAL DECISION-MAKING IN T~ A~ OF AIDS" is the title of a study which is Social Work being conducted by the SloanManhattan the Department of This Cancer Center. Kettering 4. MOBIL GAMES, Feb. 24. Another dose of fast times at the Garden. Tickets are 3 �confidential study consists of an openended interview concerning safe sex guidelines, how they're being handled, etc. The principal investigators conducting this study come highly recommended by GMHC, by the way. If you're interested in participating or in obtaining more information, call Charles Brooks, Ph.D. at 212-639-3661. Lenore Beaky. for regular membership, $30 for angels with winged feet, and $15 for those on limited income. If you can afford to designate yourself an angel, remember that heavens (or someone, anyway) will the bless you! AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: A NEW BEGINNING, PART 2. At the February 1980 business meeting, about 10 people showed up for the run on the old WS Highway, followed by dinner at the fabulous Tiffany's on Sheridan Square, and then on to Michael's for the meeting. It was announced that we would be adding a special run one Sunday each month, to be held in different parts of the city. Also announced was our first long run, 10-20 miles, for Sunday, March 22. Sue Foster did a special flyer which was mailed with the March newsletter, describing the route and the brunch to follow, hosted by Bob and me. Also discussed were the results of the questionnaire: the membership wanted running clinics, a second regular fun run, and official competition by club members and teams in races. The March business meeting was set for Ron Kirchem's. I felt we had made substantial accomplishments. With membership starting to grow again, we were getting 20-30 people at the fun runs. The March newsletter was full of announcements about our upcoming activities. I was becoming confident that the club was now moving in the right direction. Next Month: Keeping It Moving. Steve Gerben. FRONT RUNNERS AROUND THE WORLD. It's fun to read the newsletters and to recognize the names of those FRs who visited us in October. Now that they're back home, what have they been up to? LAFR's Jane Dads has an account of her visit to Sydney FR-the only woman, she nevertheless had a splendid time, and was treated royally by the Aussies. San Diego FRs wore leather and fur to their banquet. You can tell this club has its priorities straight, so to speak: they have a pasta officer! Minneapolis knows how to brunch. Their $~ version includes: Pastry B~r, Breakfast Station (eggs, waffles, meat, etc.), Raw Bar (shrimp, crab, etc.), Starter Bar (soup, cheese, fruit, etc.), Salad Bar, Hot Entrees (chicken, pork, etc.), Dessert, and one glass of champagne! Seattle, on the other hand, seems more disciplined; their Saturday runs start at iam. With 120 members, they are embarking on more formal organization. San Francisco FR is also growing: in October, the month of their Gayrun, they garnered 22 new members (their total is 245). Houston FR sent us a newsletter for December--good to hear from you! Boston's Yuletide Stride was used to provide Christmas gifts for those hospitalized with AIDS [see below). Boston's Keith Millay suggests calling FR clubs in towns where you are visiting, to make contact-amen. Philly FR decided not to get a computer after all. Finally, thanks to Chicago FR for running our article from Holly Zox on injury; alas, Seattle FR has Holly now, back on her feet, we trust. Lenore Beaky. RACER OF THE MONTH: SUE FOSTER. Our fastest female Front Runner, Sue Foster is, though just 32, one of the club's "oldest" members. While her race times and distances have tapered over her dozen years of running, one thing has remained: her love of running and of FRNY. Sue started running in 1976 to stay in shape for college basketball and subsequently found she was better at running. One year later, she ran in her native New Orleans' Mardi Gras Marathon. By 1981, eleven marathons wiser, Sue opted out of 113, held on to her sub-3 hour best and segued into middle distances. Sue has found her b~st potential at 4 miles to lOK. One of her most memorable runs was "The Big Race," a 4-miler in 1982. She was just getting back into racing shape, having moved to the Big Apple. Much to her surprise, she took first female; one week later in the First Annual Gay Pride Run, IMPORTANT: DUES INCREASE. We warned you it was coming, and now it's here--annual membership dues will rise as of January 1, in order to meet membership expenses and in order that,· as Lee Abbey has so piquantly pointed out, we no longer have to take a licking on the postage. As voted on at the July business meeting (see your August Newsletter), dues will be $20 4 �she duplicated her feat. She's since won -three more GPRs and is working on 15. Though confident, Sue is never smug. She laments that "magic doesn't seem to happen anymore." Still, she'll shoot for bettering her course record 29:27 in 1989, and hopes to break 37 minutes for a lOK. Sue most enjoys women's races--"! know where my competition is!" Sue trains hard, generally introducing intervals and fartlek twice a week, except in the winter when she gives her legs a racing break. Though she thrives on racing competition, Sue prefers to train by herself on hard runs. Self-coached, she pursues her goals and training methodically and patiently: a half hour of pre-run stretching (wow!); twice weekly, light upper body weight training; a "mostly" balanced diet. She cuts back when necessary and fits running into the rest of her busy work and social life. No conflicts with girlfriend Cynthia over running: "She's my 11 fan-and an excellent photographer!" Sue is as enthusiastic about FR as she is about her running. To her, we're an "elite" club. Her most special running-related accomplishment? "Getting nominated for 'Runner of the Year' by FRNY in 1987." She's proud to don the pink and gray. Front Runners has been there for Sue and she's always there for us. We're proud of you too, Sue. Sandra Levine. comfortably crossed the finish line first. for team FRNY, Kevin Gillespie set a PR of 39:06. (Kevin had said he was tired from a 50-minute 5-miler two days earlier, and that his training was less than 15 miles per week. Well, Mr. Gillespie, now word is out about your potential!) Greg Valerie could have taken a minute off his time except for the 5 pounds of extra clothes he wore. Mickey Zacuto and Bob McCormack also ran well. I did a strategic 40:30, and happily brought home a trophy for FRNY, first woman master. (Neil Semer had unselfishly volunteered to navigate the lead truck when asked to do so by the driver, FR Boston's Jim Luisi.) We congratulate FR Boston on their successful, loving efforts which raised more than $15,000, presented in the form of Christmas/holid ay baskets to people with AIDS in the Boston area. Midge Maroni. As 2. RETURN TO NADINE'S. December 11 was not a very good day to go running along the West Side avenues of the NYC area, but the 25° temperature did not stop twenty intrepid FRs from our appointed rounds. Eight of us met at Nadine's restaurant in the Village and headed through the meatpacking district and the streets of Chelsea to join the rest of the group waiting for us at Columbus Circle. We ran up 11th Avenue past the Convention Center (boy, is it large) and headed back east to Eighth Avenue where Midge Maroni, the day's official organizer, was waiting for us with water and the other runners. Most of us did not want to stop and risk frostbite, so we declined the refreshments and headed back downtown with our larger group. The prospect of food and warmth upon our arrival egged us on. Warmth was quick to arrive, but food was a little slower. Our total was now 24 with runners and guests, and 20 of us ordered pancakes, the recommended dish. Since the griddle could handle only two orders at once, we feasted on coffee, biscuits and marmalade until their arrival. Once they were served they did make quite a splash, with the raspberry variety being the club favorite. The afternoon contained election gossip, holiday shopping woes, and some members trying to recruit the very patient waiters to join the club. After our leisurely meal, everyone returned home to warm up and enjoy the rest of the sunny weekend. Seth Gregory Slade. EVENTS PAST. BUT FONDLY REMEMBERED 1. BOSTON'S YULETIDE STRIDE. FR Boston welcomed FRNY to its 5 mile holiday fundraiser on Dec. 4 with open arms, open homes and pasta galore! Our team included Neil Semer, Kevin Gillespie, Joe Gallagher, Greg Valerie, Bob McCormack (who drove down from Maine), Mickey Zacuto and me. Sat. morning FR Boston took us for a fun run along the Charles River, their Gay Pride route, and that evening David Morris hosted a wonderful pasta party. Race Day was cold! I, who have been known to complain a little before a race if it's too cold, too hot, too wet, or too something, grumbled about my freezing toes in my mesh racing flats--the wind chill registered 5° F. But I couldn't complain about anything else: FR Boston did a great job staging the race, which seemed perfectly planned and smoothly run. The hot coffee at the finish line was a terrific final touch. FR Boston's Rita Reebok (Jeff Mello) left the competition in the snow flakes, and 5 �RACE RESULTS DECEMBER 15, 1988 SANDMAN TRIATHLON V1rg1n1a Beach. VA .:.::: s·.nm. :::;:2N bl~:.e. lJK C'-'" Septemoer 18. 1988 Desmona Kei!y ..... 2:24::36 WHITE MOUNTAIN MILERS HALF MARATHON \. Cnnway. NH !3.1 m1 1PS :)ctooer 16. l <.J88 Boo McCormacK ..... i:27:22 NYC MARATHON Borns 26,2 ITtlles NovPmoer 6. 1988 David Casev, ...... 2:41:26 ?atricK 3ar~er .... 2:55:28 Bttl 2tem:ng .... ,,..:l:U8:.35 ?3u1 Keilv ........ :3:l3:13 Steve •an i_;yK ..... ~~:l6:29 K;1e Dav1s ....... ~3:18:33 [iel i Semer ....... +:3:1Ci:(l3 MlcKev Agu1 iera ... 3:19:15 AGE GROUP CROSS COUNTRY Van Cort:anat 2K-Bronx 5K Novemoer 13. 1988 ~my Risen ............ ~6:40 HOWARD BEACH RUN i-iowara Bea.ch. :;~ 1U!. ;wvemoer -~.:i. ~CI88 Sue Foster ........... ~~-:-: 34 ~ 2na - :30- :34 l Frank Coion .......... 37:52 ,; an e Lev 1 ne ......... * 4 e; : 1 5 P 3.U i Be 1 r: o ........ ~3: 22: 4S Ga1 Manny Gon:a1ez .... 3:27:30 ,:., 1 G.:t I i o . 1 Jatrer .......... ~~=!5 -..: r ....... l : Ul : .28 >WICl ~;IC': . . . . . . . ~.:l:28:44 GREAT PUMPKIN RACE Saco Ma1ne tOK Octooer 30. lqBb Bob r1cCormacK ....... 39:27 COMPUTER RUN 2arK ~miles Oct:ooer 30. l 088 MicKey AguJ iera ..... 28:53 Sue foster .......... 29:32 Howard Frey ......... 32:41 Tom Bordua .......... 33:12 Ken Perry .......... *34:37 Sandra Lev1ne ...... •34:43 Hans Desnoyers ..... +35:09 Gary Kelley ......... 35:33 Gary Samba .......... 36:52 Robert He1serman .... 38:11 Creighton Ko ........ 40:4U !:a.ren Lumley ........ 45:19 Cathy Scnwart: ...... 49:18 ~entral MAC SENIOR METS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Van Cortlana Pk--Bronx 5K Octooer 30. 1988 Inger-Jo Berger ..... 25:48 Janna Cneckan ... ,,.j:29:UU Brent N. Ear1e .... 3:30:18 Joe Cr1sc:one ..... 3:31:44 Edwarc: F:trrey .... T3:.j2:-:i5 ~;a v 1 a ° P-3.\J : •••••••• '..:.;: 3 7: 1 n :3 1 .:;.oe ..•.... n: 4U: 4 i ~Jary Ke1 iey ....... 3:4L:4l .~;e t Barn· t'1Jsue i • • • • • • .3: 4~~: 28 Scott ~~ io:ger ... *3:43:59 Eaward walters .... ~-1:45:19 Dan Joraanstad ... +3:52:03 Bob Lane .......•.. 3:52:06 Kev1n 0 Connei i ... 3:52:43 Jon LIVIngston .... 3:53:47 Gary Samoa ........ 3:54:39 T1na Isseioacher.*3:55:29 FranK Daykin ..... *3:55:35 riarolc: Brue1and ... 3:58:13 Lenore BeaKy ..... *3:58:27 3tl 1 Dolan ........ 3:59:09 Inger-Jo Berger ... 4:06:15 :~laynara ·l'ost: ...... ":l0:58 ~ian CORPORATE CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP NYC ~.~ m1:es ilovemoer 20. 1488 Buzaro ....... i-4:11:47 Jonn R1oraan ...... 4:12:37 f:,nn1e Be1gel ...... 4:13:46 Drew Penkaio ...... 4:14:::32 Peggy Flock ....... 4:17:57 YMCA RABBIT RUN Ed Pyle ........... 4:20:56 R1chmona. VA 10K Davidson Garrett .. 4:22:25 November 5. 1988 Pamela SKorupsKI .+4:23:54 Desmond Kelly ....... 37:45 M1age Maron1 ...... 4:31:03 c2na- 30;35) ?eter Blum ....... +4:35:47 Leo Boneau ........ 4:41:42 YULETIDE STRIDE [vllchael Ccooer .... 4:43:10 Boston. MA 5 m1 les Karen Sauv1gne .... 4:48:51 December 4. 1988 Kenneth Shereaa ... 4:57:25 Kev1n Gillespie ... ,lf39:06 Charlene Bennett .. 5:02:10 N1ctge t1a.r on 1 •••••••• 40 : ::lO Larry Gunaersen .. +5:08:00 <1st woman·s master) Kathleen R1ch ..... 5:11:19 MicKey Zacuto ....... 46:53 Katny Kuzm1n ..... +5:22:43 AI leyne Fraser ... +5:29:33 L1nda Santel 11 .... 5:50:34 + - 1st t1me at d1stance Jan1ne Hakim ...... 6:28:02 * - Personal Record 6 JESSHEIM VINTERMARATON Jesshelm. ~or. ~6.2 m1 :es I nger-.jo i:lerger .... 4:09: 1I <1st woman- 40;49) DUTCHESS COUNTY TURKEY TROT 25K <15~5 miles) Dutcness County. NY November ~4. 1988 E:awara r arrey ..... -0'1 : 4.:;: 52 TURKEY TROT ? 1cnmona 'J A Novemper 24. iY8A Desmona Ke I 't' ••.•.•.• 3;: :52 1 TEWKSBURY TURKEY TROT TEWKSBURY. MA 15K Novemoer 24. i988 Boo McCormack ...... l:U2:40 SEATTLE HALF MARATHON Seattle. WA 13.1 m1 Ies November ~6. 198~ B1 i l Flem1ng ...... 1:i :23::::lO SEATTLE MARATHON Seat t I e . \vA. 26. 2 m1 i es November 26. 1988 Sandra Lev1ne ..... *3:24:32 <2nd- 30;34) TOY RUN VA 5K December 11. 1988 Desmond Ke I I y .••••.•• 17:25 ~Jchmona. [results cont1nueaJ �"' ' [results continued] TURK~f David Casey ......... 27:06 ~'ate lG!<: Bac~:ef ........ 2./:53 ........ 4l:02 arry Gunaersen ..... 44:Jl en Snereaa ......... 44:51 I Gal 10. Jr ........ 47:1U t~a.n 3,:tl !e:./ ........... ~l :Cll r•1cse .......... 29:l~ SGhW-3.ctz •••••• 5l:~_j~ TURKEY TFWT Prn~p~~t ?Ark Novemp~r [J,~ViG ~ rn1 .~~ 24. lYA8 Steve VanDyK ....... 30:14 Dav1a Bel i ..•....... 30:48 Marrv ~;ng ......... ,jQ:56 Bar n e y !: a t es . • . . . . . . 3 1 : 16 Joe Cr!SCione ....... 31:46 -, lUt: Centn.i ?a.rk GnvPmpPr 4. !YAA L1no:t \fl!Jacosa ..... 43:2.::: Desnoyers ...... 34:25 Howara iesster ...... 43:Z7 ~lCe\..l ~-enr.:.a.lc ........ --l5:::=l (_;ac-.• ;:e: ; e!' ......... -iS:;,:::.:; rie1serman .... -ib:S~ ?e:er 3oyaen ........ 35:J5 ~ooer: (:;eorge n:,.ttie ....... :36:2il:tn 8t;z.:..rG .......... :]7:5tl ?eter :·!cCaoe ........ .:JI:!U tns ...... d9:UU I1na Isse1oacner .... 39:45 Cc.atg Coi; P.:Hrlct< Bar~.:.ec ...... *51:42 .)oe CclSCione ...... l:ll4:Si -- - . Dav1o Pau! .......... ~-14:iL u:oo ......... ::i5. ul l 9RR . .-. r:.aw 1 n t- a i ar ao ...... 1 : u 1: ;::,4 Mickey ,.O,guJJera ..... :.:i9:04 ~nare,.; [}! THE CHALLENGE 10K Paul 3eito .......... ~N:OI1 ,:oe Cc!SG!one ....... :N:::n 34:52 l Den1se Cuttita ...... 52:1~ c,:-~thY Doug h.iazzo ........ 33:15 Ken Peer·,· .......... *:3:3:59 ~3oe ~;l 1 1ero . . . . . . • • . NtW~ffiD!'>C ~r~nt.: Co:on ........ l:02:i~ Desmona Groar~.:e .... i:U3:59 t•l a r t '/ K1 n g . . . . . . . . . l : u4 : u8 "lorn Boraua .......... 33:UU ~ans DECEMBER WINTER SERIES TROT- continued i'!ln~:er ames 3.1l e e .. 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Five was the number that would brave the wind and cold, past Greenwood Cemetery, past Sunset Park, and then down, down Two miles to the towers of Verrazano, looming in the distance on to the water's edge. Ducks, gulls and a lone cormorant didn't mind the icy waters. that crystal clear day. Up to Fourth Avenue, and then the rekindled memories of past Marathons, until once again we regrouped at Ken's for a luscious brunch and birthday celebration for Ken, Dave Dave Hose. MEANWHILE ... God rest ye Who needed snow, anyway? Dolan, and Lee Abbey. merry gentlemen and woman, but not until a five mile week-before-Xmas-run through Prospect Park to Ken Perry's was completed. The weather was perfect, sunny and cool, and The gentlemen and woman were more rested and far merrier at the the route, rustic. The fireplace was kindled, tree decorated and brunch that followed at Ken's home. Carols provided courtesy of the Ronettes, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and other luminaries Guests were treated to plenty of coffee, orange juice, French toast, bagels, of song. Everyone was reminded of hot summer days yet to come by the and two birthday cakes. Long Island University calendar featuring in the August photo Ken Perry, Joe Piliero, and Joe Criscione. Jim Connolly. NYRRC automatically provides DEADLINE FOR RACE RESULTS is the 15th of each month. official times for their scored events. In all other cases, you must call or write in Give name, date, and location of event; your time; indicate personal to be listed. Race captains: Leo records, first time at distance, and if you are a racewalker. 301 Fifth Avenue I4R, Brooklyn 11215 718-965-9081 and Sandra Levine, 43 s. Boneau, Oxford St. Brooklyn 11217 718-797-3212. THIS NEWSLETTER W~ BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Lenore Beaky, Editor; Guy Zelenak, Typesetting and Proofreading; George Schlein, Editing and Proofreading. 7 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletters, 1989 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, Vol. 10 No. 1, January 1989 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized Oct. 31, 2014 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright FRNY. If you have privacy-related concerns about this content being online, please contact frnyarchives@frny.org. Document:Newsletters Year:1980s Year:1989 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/c0d073d4fb48df16fc6a4508e304b317.pdf afe5c91b757f37cbfd8946899455f6e0 PDF Text Text FRONT RUNNERS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 February 1989 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER Vol. X. No. 2 Amy Risch, our long term, In the THE BEAKY BEAT: Front Runners NY is more Finance Committee, and the treasurer, than a running club, although it ~that. Socializing on the weekends, visiting with chaired by Steve Yeary and Jean Robinson, each other and traveling to other cities, will be overseeing expenses and cash flow. our running and gay These financial problems are urgent, and being active in the same to devote we have developed a rich they require us communities, This creativity and spirit to ourselves as we network of services and activities. and organizations other to network is, as I write, in jeopardy. Very have It is time for the Front individuals. simply, we do not have enough money in the bank to continue operating in the fashion Runner family to pull together and help to which we have become accustomed. FRNY ourselves out of this jam. I know we can For my part, I will need your needs a cash balance which will provide do it. profits, but with the funds support and advice every step of the way. us, not with to keep our clothing inventory A full report on our financial condition needed current, to pay for the mailing of the will appear in the next newsletter. Honk to pay for Gay Pride Run if you think we'll survive. Lenore Beaky. newsletter, expenditures, and to lay out money for the events and trips which our members expect. January we found ourselves without GAY PRIDE RUN '89. Just when you thought In sufficient funds to do these things. Why? it was safe to sit down to breakfast, it's 1983, membership dues have not time for the 8th annual Gay Pride Run Since This year our club's premier event covered operating expenses (e.g. mailings, (GPR). the income from will be held on Saturday, June 17, kicking newsletter), and the activities (e.g. clothing, off Gay Pride Week in New York. The race reimbursable events) has failed to compensate for these takes a lot of work to put together. So Indeed, since 1983 far, FRs Joe Gallagher, Lee Abbey, and Guy losses. operating membership costs have risen, income from Zelenak have stepped forward to help, but reimbursables has declined, and dues had more help is always needed - everything constant until very recently. from fundraising now to staffing the remained can If you The urgency of this problem cannot be finish line on race day. overstated: our financial condition right assist in any way, please contact me and see where we can use you· best; We need cash to conduct our I'll now is dire. Therefore, in the short term, there's always room on the Ship of Fools. business. we are asking those members who are able Even if you don't have time to work on the to do so to make contri~utions or loans to race, there's something else you can do. It costs over $15,000 to the club, and to contribute early to Gay Give money. We will be holding an produce this event, and the bulk of the Pride Run '89. before the needed months is early fundraiser for GPR'89 - watch for money to purchase fired Early membership renewals will starting gun is details. also be appreciated. Consider renewing at advertising, T-shirts, awards, etc. Entry membership it; just won't do $30 - "Angel with Winged Feet." On the fees I am looking cost-cutting side, the newsletter mailings donations are essential. will be kept to $.25 each month without forward to being your Race Director this fail, advertising expenditures for GPR'89 year (I look forward to Novocaine shots, I look will be reduced while the entry fee will too), but I can't do it alone; increase, and all club events will be forward even more to your support. Chris Frieman. expected to make some money for the club. 1 �GPR KEY VOLUNTEERS: It is important that we start getting people trained for GPR. Your training ~ work around both your schedule and NYRRC's ability in a given race to place you in your desired position. It sounds early to begin GPR training, but there are only 8 races in Central Park before our race that we can use for this purpose, and some of these will be eliminated by your schedule or NYRRC's flexibility. Without yolunteers you cannot haye a race ours or any other. And so .... Bag Watch at the Sunlight--Jo e Criscione; Membership--Pat Kuharic and Perry Michael Bloomberg; Internation al FR Liaison--Op en; Events Coordinator --Patrick Barker; Fundraising- -Greg Valerie and Pat Kuharic. VOLUNTEER RACE OF THE MONTH: We used to focus on one race per month to work as a club, and we would have at least 20 people work it. NYRRC appreciated our help, and this is a major reason they let us use their equipment for our own race. It is very important that we go back to this system for the following reasons: 1. Our treasury - we cannot afford to rent race equipment, registration facilities, .and computer scoring equipment for GPR. This could cost as must as $6000. Considering the current state of our finances (see Beaky Beat), we cannot have a race without NYRRC's good will and assistance. 2. If we've regularly turned out in force, our absence will be much-noticed at L'eggs and L'eggs Tune-up. ~ If everyone active with our r.lub would work just one race. we would have a very strong volunteer corps for NYRRC. Guy Zelenak. COMMITTEES: I'd like to announce the following committee heads for 1989. Please note that some committees remain without chairs--I'm waiting anxiously by the phone for your calls! To those who have volunteered already, you have my most fervent thanks and fondest thoughts. Here you are: Gay Pride Run Director--C hris Frieman; Newsletter-- Mickey Zacuto; Running Gear Design and Inventory--S teve Gerben; Running Gear Sales--Mike McMahon and David Paul; Social--Per ry Michael Bloomberg and (needs a co-chair); Special Runs--Leslie Minkler and Jon Livingston; Finance--Ste ve Yeary and Jean Robinson; Housing--Ed Pyle and Bob Nelson; Women's Race Captain--San dra Levine; Men's Race Captain--can dido Barroso; Publicity-Richard Walker; Community Outreach-Patrick Barker and Nan Buzard; Benefit Run Director--M arty King; New York Running ~ Corresponde nt--Jim Skofleld; Family Support Group--stil l open; Mailings Coordinator --Lee Abbey; Coach Liaison and · 2 BUSINESS MEETING, January 18. Howard Kessler provided delectable home-made goodies as he hosted the meeting which preceded the annual Tupperware party. The meeting focused on two urgent matters. The first matter is our current operating deficit (See Beaky Beat). The Finance Committee, headed by Jean Robinson and Steve Yeary, presented suggestions concerning ways both to raise funds and reduce expenses. Call fundraising cochairs Pat Kuharic ( 212-988-61 81) or Greg Valerie (212-691-1185) with any ideas. In light of the current fiscal situation, members are urged to pay for upcoming social events as soon as they reserve. The second matter is our loss of Jason's as our Saturday morning "clubhouse" at the end of February. Various alternative s are currently being explored; please call Lenore Beaky (212724-9700) with suggestions . *** An agreement between FRNY, NYRRC, and L'eggs provides that NYRRC will provide up to $1,500 if their usurpation of our GPR date causes a revenue loss from our sponsors. The agreement advises that L'eggs promises to return to their early June date as of 1990. Our GPR date of the last Saturday in June now seems secure in perpetuity. *** Other matters discussed include Gay Pride Run progress, Coach Committee, and Races of the Month - see articles in this newsletter, and speak to committee chairs if you have ideas. The next business meeting will be on Wed. Feb 15. 8:30om at Patrick Barker's, 501 W. 28 St, Apt 1, 212-268-1716. The run will start at Patrick's at 7pm- come early to drop your bags. *** Remember, business meetings are open to all members; they provide an opportunity to participate in various club activities ·and to socialize with old and new friends. Bring your dinner and join us. Midge Maroni. CALLING ALL RACERS! (and Would-be's) . As your new Race Captains, we have prepared a Racer/Runner Survey form to assist us in planning for 1989, which we have included in this mailing. We would greatly appreciate your filling it out and returning it to us as soon as possible. Your comments, suggestions and criticisms �• (constructive only!) are welcome and needed, on the form and at any other time. serve you. The NYRRC We're here to provides us with race times for all who have registered as Front Runners on their race applications, but each time you race you must write "Front Runners NY" in the space provided for "Club Affiliation" in order for us to receive this information. Also, please let either of us know, in a "timely fashion," about your participation and time in non-scored NYRRC races or races held out of town - call Sandra Levine (718-797-3212) or candida Barroso (718-626-7049). And always tell us when you have achieved a PR (Personal Record), have raced first-time at a distance, or have placed or won an award. If you have any questions about this, please ask Happy racing in 1989 --we'll be "catching up with you" soon. Sandra Levine and candida Barroso. (Ed -- and if you wear your Front Runners singlet in races, it is ~ easier for your fellow club members to spot you and cheer! Faces blur during a race, but the singlet stands out like a beacon. approximately five mile course will wind over hill and stream through the northern end of the park. The run will start from Jon's apartment (53 West 94th St), so you can leave your bags there beforehand. Brunch will be served after the run. Please RSVP to Jon at 212-222-2478. Leslie Minkler. UPCOMING EVENTS: SOCIAL. 1. HILLROSE GAMES, Fri. Feb. 3 at 6pm. and MOBIL GAMES, Fri. Feb. 24 at 6pm. Tickets are still available. For details, call Patrick Barker, 212-268-1716. 2. NYRRC ANNUAL DINNER DANCE AND AWARDS BANQUET, Sat. Feb. 18 at 8pm. Is it possible for anyone to have fun at these affairs? If anyone can, I'm sure it's us. Come and show your club spirit! See Patrick in a dress, and perhaps a special surprise in a tux (no promises). Tickets are $45. Banquet is at the Sheraton Centre (7th Ave and W. 52 St). Call the aforementioned Patrick for more information. Patrick Barker. 3. FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP: Over the last year, FRNY has had many worthwhile 1. RACE OF THE MONTH: Bagel Run. Sun. Feb presentations brought to us courtesy of 12 at lOam. This is a lOK which starts the efforts of Dan Elliott and Chris I'm sure we are all agreed that and finishes near Columbus Circle, Frieman. followed by a bagel brunch at the Sheraton Family Support is a worthwhile activity. Centre Hotel. It is a points race in both However, to date, no one has come forward The the open and masters categories, so run to volunteer to lead it this year. board has suggested that Family Support and score for the club. activities be scheduled on an intermittent 2. RACE OF THE MONTH: Snowflake Four- basis, not necessarily every month: Gay Hiler. Sun. Feb 26. A short, fast points Pride Week is an example of an appropriate race with separate starts for men (lOam) time to schedule an event. In light of scaled-down commitment, please and women (10:15). Starts and finishes at this consider whether you would like to 90th and Fifth. volunteer for Family Support. If no one 3. RACE OF THE MONTH: Brooklyn Half- comes forward, I will consider that the Marathon. Sun. March 12. at 8:30am. A Family Support Group has phased itself perennial favorite with the club. · Also a out; I would regret this, as would the points race. NYRRC expects this rest of the club, I think, but a traditional race to once agio be run coordinator is needed! Lenore Beaky. through the streets of Brooklyn. Keep tuned for more details. 4. NEXT COACH MEETING, Sat. Feb 4. at ~' following our run and brunch at 4. SPECIAL RUN FOR FEBRUARY: Top of the Jason's. Discussion to include the Park, sun. Feb 19 at lOam. If you enjoy monetary considerations in hiring a coach, cross-country running or would like to try the interview process for applicants, and it, join us for a run through the back the structure of the running classes. country of Central Park. Jon Livingston Please attend if you are at all interested will lead us on a repeat of his 1988 New - remember, the coach is for all of us. Year's Day run. (I was there, and can For more info, call me at 718-965-9081. tell you it was a lot of fun). The Joe Criscione. UPCOMING EVENTS: RUNS AND RACES. 3 �RACER OF THE MONTH: LENORE BEAKY. The Big better runner." Certainly, he has become Beak, master runner and FRNY Prez, was a "better runner," achieving a healthy PR born near the little town of Bethlehem of 2:58 in the marathon, and qualifying (That's PA, silly). She launched her seven times in a row for Boston. He also running career in 1977 chasing after a stopped the clock at 36:59 in a lOK race subway train - she might have had better in Dublin, Ireland. But his most luck along the tracks! For three years satisfying performance was the 10,000 she ran a whopping 6 miles/week, and her meters at Gay Games II in 1986 in San longest race was 10K. After being Francisco, in which he captured the gold diagnosed as HBP (Horrendously Bromidic medal in his age group. Marty is a hard Professor?) , Lenore altered her diet to worker; he trains consistently , including pick up her pace. Maybe that's why she hill work, long runs, speed work and a 10never lets herself get upset. By 1981, miler in his weekly schedule. He enjoys she had run a half-maratho n, and finds training with other FR members, especially this now to be her best distance. doing speed work with his long-time friend However, she prefers the Marathon, that Sue Foster. 1989 holds great expectation s most exciting and challenging of races. for Marty. He is already pounding the She's run six since 1982. At the 1988 NYC hilly road in Central Park in his quest Marathon, Lenore was heard yelling "Fruit! for a personal best in Boston and first Fruit!" as she approached mile 24, and was place in his age category in the upcoming immediately answered by a chorus of "Here Gay Pride Run. Then he will begin we are!" This same year, our Beak broke training for the lOK in the 1990 Gay Games the four-hour barrier for the first time, III. A great competitor and a good and is still "high" from the experience - friend, Harty always has an encouraging she can recite her split times in verse on word for everyone. Thank you, Marty, for demand. She's proud to offer living proof being among us. We love you. Candido to "older" runners that "it's not true Barroso. you have only ten good years." Lenore engages in much alternative training: she AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Keeping It presses two 10-pound cats, followed by Moving. The first club long run was held curling (up with) a good book. Yoga has on March 22, 1981. About 20 people ran helped her mental concentratio n, the 10 or 20 mile distance and about 35 relaxation, and flexibility (We think came to the brunch at our place. The she's as determined as ever). She's also newsletters were filled with announcements tried track, biathlons, and sex, and is of our new activities, including: regular self-purpor ted to be successful at each. Sunday runs in different parts of the When asked "Why run?," Lenore responded, city, with such quaint names as "Canyons "It feels lousy if I don't." Truly! But of NY" (through the financial district), she also enjoys being strong and fast, and "Ramble Run" (through the trails of looks forward to a challenging biathlon in Central Park), and the infamous "Sleaze June (if she's still standing), and to Run" (past the city's trashier gay bars, competing in Track at Gay Games III. She peirs, etc.); our first running clinic; enjoys the support and camaraderie of FRNY our pre-L.I. Marathon dinner; and our and is in it for the "long run" (Ed first theater party, to see "Bloolips: A boo, hiss). Sandra Levine. Musical Space Epidemic." A glance at the Race Results section of the newsletter RACER OF THE MONTH: MARTY KING. A "front shows that our members continued to carry runner" in every way, Marty King is one of the Front Runner banner, with ten of us the club's fastest. Having completed 30 running the L.I. Marathon in May. June marathons, including six Boston, and saw our first 4-page newsletter, proudly hundreds of other races from SK to half- announcing that we would march in the marathons, he holds club masters records Parade as a group and have a table at the in every distance. "I was not always like Festival to distribute club literature and that," recalled Harty. "A year after a sell shirts. June also saw the start of boat accident I decided to take up jogging our regular Wednesday night runs. With to get in shape. I could not keep running the club becoming more known and visible, for more than four blocks. A couple of membership reached the 70 mark by the end years later, I ran the NYC Marathon, my of June. As the club continued to grow, I first, in 4:45. This performance had been thinking that we should consider encouraged me to improve and become a sponsoring a race at some time in the 4 �future. There<ore, Bob and I made plans to visit San Francisco in July, so that we could take a close look at the race put on by that city's Front Runner club. Meanwhile, our July newsletter included an article titled "Suicide Squad Sought," announcing our participation in a 24-hour relay race on July 11-12. Next Month: The Greenery 24-Hour Team Relay, or How I Almost Got Impeached. Steve Gerben. TEAM NEW YORK: Hearts-a-Flutter; A St. Valentine's Bash, will be held Tuesday. Feb 14. at The Eagle's Nest, 21st St at West Side Highway, beginning at lOpm. Admission of $2.00 will go to benefit Team New York's participation in Gay Games III in Vancouver, BC. An athletic exhibition and entertainment will be presented. Please come to find out how ~ can participate in this great event and to support the New York team. For more information, call 212-629-6494. Judy Spina and Tom Cracovia. PLEASE WELCOME new member Cindy Schlaefer, and returning FRs Harold Levine and Matthew Salo. FR HAILING POLICY: I'd like to remind FR members that FRNY policy does not allow use of our directory for any mailing list purposes whatsoever. This includes selective, but substantial, use of the names in that directory. Thank you in advance for respecting this policy, and the privacy of our members. Lenore Beaky. I must "confess" (no pun intended, Gerry), that when I was running between my fellow runners, I felt as close to God as I can get and as close to the devil that lurks within me. And let's not forget those friendly slaps on the rear to add a little tingle here and there. The food was great, the conversation stimulating, and Gerry Burr did a wonderful job of opening his home to us. He truly went all out in making us feel what Burrfect really means. TJ Storch. Thanks, Gerry! 2. THE HANGOVER RUN '89. Eleven hours into the new year, White House West became the site of FRNY's first fabulous festivity of '89. Our incoming Presidentrix and First Family (Flower and Roopie Beaky) welcomed about 30-or-so of us (y'all know who you are), for a brunch not soon. to be forgotten. First the food: two dozen bagels (assorted), danish, four rounds of scrambled eggs and peppers, George Schlein's cranberry-orange carrot cake and his four dozen fresh-baked persimmon cookies ("They lasted about a minute per dozen," quipped George). Also on the menu was Guy's "Large Banana Cake" - his mother's recipe - and orange juice, seltzer, and Zabar's coffee. Yumm. Now the run: some opted for the reservoir, some for the North Loop, running clockwise for a change of pace. Everyone was satisfied. And no one walked away hungry. After the coterie concluded, about 1:30ish, the hardy revelers finally returned home to crash after partying-out the close of '88 at the Moet Midnight Run. Ken Glass. EVENTS PAST, BUT FONDLY REMEMBERED 3. MARTIN LUTHER KING RUN (In three movements). ***sandra Levine's 10-miler 1. THE "BURRFECT" BRUNCH WAS PERFECT. For got even me, a stay-at-home Brooklynite, those of you who were intimidated by a out to run. As the three of us settled little torrential downpour, I thought I into a comfortable touring pace, my fears would just pass along a short discute on · of keeping up with speed demons Joe C. and what you missed at Gerry Burr's special Judy S. faded. And tour we did. We run, held last Nov 20. For the privilege jumped curbs, skimmed oil slicks and of running from "the east side" down to watched Judy wade through leaves as we the Battery, in between rain drops, tramped busy Brooklyn boulevards, quiet puddles, and wind, I finished soaking wet, Prospect Park and even quieter Greenwood cold, and thoroughly convinced that I Cemetery. We noted how refreshing it was would succumb to various pestilence and to see something different and discussed vermin for subjecting my body to such duck ponds, local restaurants and torturous weather. However, such fortune, politics. Peter B., all bundled up, as it were, has its virtue. Those of us greeted us outside his door with cups, who ran enjoyed a special comradeship water and encouragement. By the on those cemetery's BIG HILL, I knew why Sandra had which included discussions important things men discuss - like real stayed home to cook instead of running! estate, sex ~Ad other Front Runners. And After the hill, the rest was a piece of 5 �cake and cornbread , banana bread, fruit, juice, oats, pancakes and coffee cooked by Sandra and Leslie. Kathy Roake. *** Honoring King's tradition of civil disobedie nce, five-mile rs Chris F., Tom J. and George V. ~naged to get expelled from the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens for doing that most subversiv e of activitie s running. Prior and subsequen t to that adventure , they peacefull y toured the historic Brownstone Belt districts of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, and Park Slope, passing the landmark Williamsburg Bank, and rendezvou s'd with the 10 and 4 milers for a very memorable brunch. We have a dream - 3 hour marathons for all. Thanks, Sandra. George Waffle. ***The fab four-mlle rs toured scenic Brooklyn while contempla ting being the first group back for brunch. George s., Perry, Guy, Amy, Leslie and I ran through the downtown shopping district and along the promenade. H1st over Manhattan - is that a song title? The conversat ion and food were great when we reunited with the other contingen ts for the fabulous goodies Sandra cooked up. Pat Kuharic. (Ed -- something for everyone, but all agreed about the food). FLASH! NEW REGIME TO EDIT NEWSLETTER. Takeover Bid Successfu l! Just kidding, Lenore. In fact, we all know I couldn't do it without your leading (pulling?) me every keystroke of the way. Now, if any of you, Dear Readers, have any suggestio ns for innovatio ns in content or format, or would like to contribut e graphics, let's talk (212-674-8225). F'rinstan ce, how about a Letters to the Editor column, in which you ask a question or express an opinion about FRNY? If anyone would like to contribut e to such a column, or write up a FR event, or whatever, just give me the copy - hard or soft - by the business meeting for sure, earlier if possible. Remember, this is your newslette r.! know there's a lot of untapped talent out there let's hear from some of you who've been hiding! MJZ. THIS NEWSLETTER WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Mickey Zacuto, Editor and Compositor; George Schlein, Editing and Proofread ing; Guy Zelenak, Typesetti ng race results and Proofread ing; and Midge Maroni, Editing, and Layout/Pa ste-up. DEADLINE FOR RACE RESULTS is the 15th of each month. See Race Captains' article above for details on how to be included. 6 �RACE RESULTS TO JANUARY 15, 1989 FOUR MILE HOLIDAY RUN Central Park 4 miles December 18, 1988 Edwin Fajardo •••••• 25:03 Jeff Singleton •.••. 25:48 Sandra Levine •••• *A28:01 Robert Heiserman ••• 28:10 Nan Buzard •••••••• t28:51 Sigfredo Martinez •• 29:43 Tina Isselbacher •• A31:57 Jane Levine ••••••• A32:11 Midge Maroni ••••••• 33:07 Creighton Ko ••••••• 33:15 Kathy Kuzmin ••••••• 33:51 Mickey Zacuto .••••• 38:08 Julie Kelm ••••••••• 38:52 Denise Cuttita ••••• 40:58 Leslie case .••••••• 41:07 (A = Women's A Team 3 place) I not registered as FR 30K RUN MAC CHAMPIONSHIP Central Park 30K December 18, 1988 Dave Casey ••••.• *l:48:22 Steve Van Dyk •••• 2:23:05 t Personal Record MIDNIGHT RUN Central Park 5 miles December 31, 1988 Marty King ••••••••• 37:27 Jim Skofield •••.•.. 38:50 David Paul ••••••••• 40:40 Joe Criscione •••••• 40:40 Joe Piliero •••••••• 41:20 Frank Daykin ••••••. 42:22 candido Barroso •••• 43:24 Gary Sambo ••••••••• 43:41 Lenore Beaky ••••••• 43:55 George Schlein ••••• 47:18 Guy Zelenak •••••••• 48:05 Tina Isselbacher .•• 48:55 Jeff Singleton ••••• 48:55 NORTH WIND 10K Central Park !OK January 14, 1989 Dave Casey •••••••• *33:46 Desmond Groarke ... *38:54 Joe Criscione ••.••. 39:00 Marty King •••.•.••• 39:09 Edwin Fajardo •••••• 39:43 Jeff Singleton .•••. 49:45 Gary Sambo ••••••••• 41:55 Hans Desnoyers ••••• 42:45 Joe Piliero •••••••• 43:12 Ken Perry .••••••••. 44:31 Steve Yeary •••••••• 45:36 Andrew Khoo ....•... 47:57 Tina Isselbacher ••• 49:56 Jane Levine ••..•••• S0:08 Alvin Wilson ••••••• S0:15 Creighton Ko ••••••• S0:20 Annie Beigel ••••••• S1:11 Claudia Borden .•••. Sl:l4 Kathy Kuzmin ••••••• Sl:JO Denise Cuttita ... 1:00:33 7 SEASON'S OPENER Central Park 5 miles January 8, 1989 Dave casey .•.••••.• 27:35 Frank Colon •••••••• 30:24 (4th - 45/49) Edwin Fajardo •••••• 31:56 Joe Criscione •.•••. 32:26 Jeff Singleton ••••• 32:29 Stuart Appelbaum •.• 32:46 David Sick ••••••••• 33:49 Manny Gonzalez •••.• 33:49 Gary Sambo ••••••••• 34:05 Joe Piliero •••••••• 34:13 candida Barroso •••• 34:40 Sandra Levine .•••.. 35:27 Andrew Khoo •••••.•• 35:34 Gary Kelley ......•. 36:36 Ken Perry •••.•••••• 37:51 Tina Isselbacher •• *38:09 Cindy Schlaefer .•.• 38:23 Steve Yeary ....•..• 38:46 Jane Levine .••••••• 38:40 Creighton Ko ....•.. 41:34 Midge Maroni •••••.• 41:35 Annie Beigel .••.•.. 41:49 Jim Schmidt .•••••• 42:32 Kathy Kuzmin ••••••• 42:32 Leslie case •••••••• 44:41 �FRONT RUNNERS NEW YORK--Regular fun runs occur on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Distance is up to 6 ailes, your choice. Saturday runs are followed by breakfast at Jason's ($1.50 cover>, 23 W. 73rd St. Wednesday runs are followed by dinner at the Sunlight, 57th between Broadway ~ 8th Ave. You aay leave your bag at the restaurants at least 15 ains. before the runs. For inforaation, call FRNY 212-724-~700. February 198g SUN FRONT RUNNERS HEU YORK TUE UED THU MON FOR MEMBERSHIP INFORMA'I'ION, call Patricia Kuharic 212-9886181 or Perry Michael Bloomberg 212-928-1914. RACES OF THE MONTH are marked with an asterisk (*). See Sandra Levine 718-797-3212 or Candido Barroso 718-626-7049 for details and applications. 5 6 1 1 7:88pm Central Park 1 W. 68 St., Columbus Circle 8 7:89pm Central Park, See Feb. 1 12 13 14 *ROTM: Bagel 181<, See Newsletter 19 20 21 !8:98am SPECIAL RUN: Top of the Park 1 See Ne~1sl tr 26 18:08am *ROTM: Snowflake Four-Hiler, See Newsltr 15 7:88pm CHELSEA Rl-"1 8:39pm BUSINESS MTG., 581 W 28 St 111 See Newsltr 10:f1~am 22 7:88pm Central Par·k, See Feb 1 2? 2 8:88pm Prospect Park West & 3 St., Brooklyn g FRI SAT 6:88pm Mi llrose Games, Stt Newsletter 18:08am Central Park 1 W. 72 St, , Webster Statue 12:88pm Coach Comm. Mtg. Jason's 3 10 8:88pm Prospect Park, See Feb. 2 16 18:88am Central Park, See Feb. 4 12:88pm Board Mtg. 382 W. 87th St. 1196 1? 8:88pm Prospect Park, See Feb 2 23 8:88pm Prospect Park, See Feb. 2 11 18 18:8Bam Central Park, See Feb 4 6:38pm NYRRC Dinner-Dance and Awards Banquet 211 6:88pm Mobi I Games, See Newsletter 25 18:88am Central Park, See Feb. 4 28 EARLY MARCH LOCATIONS: Wed. March 1, 7pm-Central Park at W. 60 St., Columbus Circle Sat. March 4, lOam--Central Park at w. 72 St., v1ebster Statue; Wed. March 8, 7pm--Central Park at W. 60 St., Columbus Circle � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletters, 1989 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Document:Newsletters Year:1980s Year:1989 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/81acbead1cc970021d3de7385bfa35aa.pdf 7dbcc67ac5d6122b1ca06f44e372f3f0 PDF Text Text FRONT RUNNERS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 March 1989 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER THE BEAKY BEAT: Scarfing down bagels and winter tights (and shedding our lox, the on), cheering them back putting athletes at Mobil and Hillrose, dancing for Road Runners till dawn (or till lOpm), or just doing our regular old runs in CP, Front Runners is also getting itself back on the financial track and setting out on new paths for our saturday runs. I want to thank all of you who have responded such and generosity such with encouragement in our time of financial You have eased our cash flow troubles. problem as well as my own anxieties. (Hy was good this pressure reading blood our on A complete report month!) financial condition appears below, with our 1988 Financial Report to follow next month. Additionally, as you can see by the splendid flyer enclosed with this mailing, WE ARE HOVING FROM JASON'S TO RUTGERS SATURDAYS!! ON CHURCH PRESBYTERIAN February 28, and Jason's closed on thanks to the efforts of Dan Joraanstad have secured a new space for our we Saturday bag drop and bagel brunch. It is the Presbyterian Church at Rutgers corner of Broadway and 73rd St . . southwest (The entrance is on 73rd st.; there's a red banner at the church entrance . ) John will continue to provide us with coffee and bagels, and we expect that the present fee structure will remain ($1.50 cover, including coffee, with an additional charge per pastry). Our inaugural run will See you then! be on Sat .. March 4. Lenore Beaky. GAY PRIDE RUN '89. Heeding the clarion call for help this month are FRs Jla Skofield, Pat Kuharic, Greg Valerie and Al Jim will be handling Outreach, Pat Gallo. and Greg are work i ng on the fundraiser and Al will be Technical Director of GPR. They all have a place reserved in Heaven . ( in the meantime they serve in Purgatory) . This month is the annual GPR fundralser Vol. X. No. 3 which will be held Sunday, March 12. from (see social Red Zone, 6-9pm at the events). Admission is $7.00, and we are asking for an additional $3.00 donation from those who can afford i L, to help with There will be a services race. the auction, entertainment, and, of course, DANCING. Chris Frieman. The following GPR VOLUNTEERS: THANKS! a BIG round of applause for deserve working the Sheraton-Bagel Run on Sun, Howard Kessler (training to Feb. 12: the Time Tech Box, electronic operate select timing, for GPR'89), Creighton K. for "Big" Ko (training as Precursor Keep the applause going for the GPR 1 89). following for working our first Volunteer Race of the Month (Vol. ROTH): Michael Russ, cathy' Schwartz, Bob Brins and George The Vol. ROTH is to show NYRRC Schlein. that we still greatly appreciate the use equipment, line finish their of facilities and entering all ~ agistration the GPR race entries on their computers. See VOL. ROTH article for next two races . Guy Zelenak. VOL. ROTH: We will volunteer in force (at least 10 to 15 volunteers) on Sun. March the 5 Miler and Sun. April 2, NYRRC ~ Let's show NYRRC Rites of Spring lOK. that we still greatly appreciate the use of their equipment and facilities for GPR • . We are the ONLY club that they do this This is also a way that you can help for. FRNY save about $6000 (the approximate equipment and race rent to cost registration space) that our budget can not afford. Guy Zelenak. 1 �.: BUSINESS MEETING. The monthly busines s meeting was held on February 15th at Patrick Barker, whose hospit ality was apprec iated by all on such a rainy the home of began by hearing the Treasu rer's and Finance Committee's reports . Donatio evening . We ns and early renewals have begun to make a dent and help to assure an adequate cash reserve ongoing expenses of the club. The details of our present financi al state for the appear elsewhere in this issue of the newsle tter. Membership statist ics reveal that our present membership is 452. Chris Frieman present ed the Gay Pride Race Budget unanimously accepte d by the membership. The coming weeks will be filled with which was point races to run, volunte ering opport unities to train for our own race while helping at other races, a service s auction , a concert by the inimita ble George Schlein , and a tag sale. The upcoming ski trip, NYRRC Banquet (for which we have two tables) , and trip were discuss ed. Joe Criscio ne informed us that the Coach Committee has Washington number of applica tions, and will meet to discuss the intervie w process and to receive d a the club's goals in having a coach. All members are invited to attend reevalu ate committee meeting s. Contac t Joe for details . The running gear committee has the coach unveile d a new T-shirt . (Just wait until you see this one!!!) Patrick Barker told us that the outreac h Committee will make a presen tation at Gay Friends and Neighbors of April and will also be partici pating in a workshop at the Community Center~Brooklyn in · There are plans to attend a dance at Columbia Univer sity either in March or April. Anyone interes ted in these activit ies contact Patrick Barker (212-268-1716) or Nan Buzard (212-982-7696) for more informa tion. Pres and Prof Beaky announced that beginni 4th we will be meeting for Saturda y runs at the Rutgers Presby terian Church, ng March 73rd Street. After nearing about Team New York, plans for the Meet the Member 236 West and Women's events, the meeting was adjourn ed. The next board meeting will ship Run, be March 11th at Rutgers Presby terian Church after the Saturda y run. The next held on meeting will be on Wednesday. March 15th, at the home of Jim Schmidt and Hanny busines s Gonzalez, 382 West Street 12A, 212-989-8252. The run will start from there at 7pm, and dinner will begin at about 8, followed by the meeting. Bring your dinner, come run with us, and partici pate with your club. Lee Abbey. FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Basic Dues $10 10 15 15 15 15 15 No, of Membe rs 280 360 415 410 420 400 480 MEMBERSHIP COSTS Averag e Dues Dues Collec ted Oper. Collec ted Per Member Ex2s. $3400 $12.15 $3000 4600 12.77 5800 7100 17. 11 7400 7000 17.07 10000* 7400 17.62 8300 6900 17.25 9800 8500 17.70 14200 Opera ting Profit or {Loss2 $400 (1200) (300) (3000) (900) (2800) (5400) Opera ting Expens es Per Member $10.71 16. 11 17.83 24.39 19.76 24.50 29.58 *Inclu des $1300 for club brochu re As the above chart shows, 1982 was the last year that membership dues covered our operati ng costs. As the club grew and expanded its activit ies, operati ng expenses increas ed each year, and since 1983 they have exceeded our income from member This loss was covered by the profits made from our reimbu rsable events (theate ship dues. r tickets , trips), merchandise sales, and Gay Pride Run. However, over the past few years, the margin of profit made on reimbu rsable items has decline d to the point where it does not cover our operati ng loss, and we have been using our cash reserve s to make up the differe nce. By this January , we had reached the point where our bank balance was dangero usly low in view of our upcoming large expend itures, such as financi reorder ing club brochu res, and restock ing our merchandise invento ry. As you ng GPR, can the chart, 1988 operati ng expenses were almost $30 per member, while we collect see by ed less than $18 per member in dues. In order to correct this imbalance, we would either have 2 �to raise dues high enough to cover operating expenses, or reduce operating costs to the level where they don't exceed our dues income. Neither of these alternatives is acceptable. Therefore, we must make up the difference by other means. *** rt has been our policy since the early days of the club to make a profit on reimbursable events, in effect subsidizing our operations and allowing us to keep our dues as low as possible while offering a first-class operation. As the 1988 Financial Statement shows (see next month's newsletter), the club had a net loss of $5400 last year, due entirely to the deficit in operations, while we just broke even on reimbursable events. It is crucial to our existence that this situation change! While we are not a profit-making business, we cannot operate at a loss. We have thus prepared an operating budget for 1989 which envisions a small surplus. To achieve this goal, this committee will watch our expenditures closely, cutting them wherever possible while maintaining the quality of our activities. Club events must make a profit in order to cover the operating loss we will still probably incur. In this way we are confident that the club will regain its financial health. *** Right now our most pressing financial need is for a large infusion of cash. Not only do we face our usual large expenditures, such as GPR, but also some extraordinary but necessary expenses, e.g. $1500 to reorder club brochures and $2000 to restock our merchandise inventory. Therefore, we are continuing to ask our members to make loans or donations to the club in order to get us past this cash crunch. For the future, this committee recommends that we maintain a cash reserve of $8-10,000 to avoid cash-flow problems and to comfortably fund our activities. *** We are confident that we have passed the worst, identified the problems and taken the steps necessary to put us on the road to recovery. It will be a long process, but with everyone's help we will make it. Jean Robinson and Steve Yeary, Finance Committee. UPCOMING EVENTS: RUNS AND RACES. 1. RACE OF THE MONTH: Brooklyn Half-Marathon. Sun. March 12. at 8:30am. Run 13.1 miles through the streets of Brooklyn, and help our team score points, then join the fun-run crowd for brunch at Peter Blum's (see below). You may leave your bag at Peter's before the race. 2. SPECIAL RUN: Brooklyn Half-fast Marathon, sun, March 12. at 11:00am. For those of you who want to be in on the festivities of the Brooklyn Half without the pain, come run This 4.5 mile run will start at !1:00am with us in the Brooklyn Half-fast Marathon. from Peter Blum's apartment, 364 11th Street, Brooklyn. Take the F, R, or N Train to nearby Fourth Avenue (directions will be supplied a few Saturdays before the run). Arrive a bit early at Peter's to leave your bag, then join the stalwart racers for the brunch that will follow. For directions or information, call Peter Blum (718-965-0460) or Leslie Minkler (212-316-9239), and please be sure to RSVP to Peter if you plan to attend. (Thank you, Sandra, for the inspired name of this run). Leslie Minkler. 3. SPECIAL RUN: Springtime in the City, Sun. March 19, at lO;OOam. Help welcome Spring by joining us for a run from Pat Kuharic's apartment, 530 East 89th Street, #K. Distance will be 5, 10, or 15 miles, your choice, with the 5 rollers beginning at 11:00am, an hour after those running longer distances. All will run north on First Avenue to the Triborough Bridge. The 5- and 15-milers will exit to Randalls and Wards Islands, but the fivers will then head back to Pat's, while the 15s will continue on to Queens to join the 10-milers, and return to Pat's via the Queensboro Bridge (whew! Please RSVP to Pat (212-988-6181) if you plan to attend, and call Pat or Leslie Ed.) for more information. Leslie Minkler. UPCOMING EVENTS: SOCIAL. 1. GPR FUNDRAISER: Sun, March 12, at The Red Zone. MONEY 1 MONEY, MONEY 1 MONEY..... "We need money, your love won't pay our bills." Boy, do we have bills! So, if you hop, skip, jump or run to the Red Zone (West 54th Street at lOth Avenue, emcees T.J. and Nan will treat you to an evening of music, dancing and surprises. Our Service Auction includes an opportunity for a date with a Hunk and Hunkess. So bring your dancing shoes, 3 �checkbook and generosity to help us run from the Red back to the Black. Advance copies of the services to be auctioned will be available at the weekly runs, or contact Pat (212-988-6 181) or Greg (212-691-1 185). Pat Kuharic and Greg Valerie. 2. DC TRIP. Looking to tour the Smithsonian Institute, admire the sculpture at the Hirschorn, take in the Renwick and Sackler Galleries, drop in on Poppy Bush and Babs at the White House, or better yet, watch Marilyn Quayle as she attempts to singlehande dly bring back the flip at Blair House? Aiming to check out 14th Street, home of hip-hop, precursor to rap, saunter on over to Georgetown or even more fashionable Adams-Morgan? Get on board when NYFR DOES the District of Columbia to DEF (South of the Mason-Dixon line, y'all) in our annual free for all on the weekend of April 21 to 23. I will be your tour guide and social director. Our tour will include bus ride to and from the District, a fun run and a more serious run on the George Washington Parkway from scenic Mount Vernon (15K or 9.3 miles), free time and arranged time. Partay down the Potomac, Ya'll plan on attendin', now! Mo' detail will follow shortly. Perry Michael Bloomberg. AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: How I Almost Got Impeached. On July 11-12, 1981, the Greenery Racing Team of staten Island hosted a 24-hour team relay race, and lnvlted FRNY to participate . This involved fielding a team of up to ten people, running one mile at a time in strict order for 24 hours on a 1/4 mile track. We estimated that each runner would total 17-19 miles, running once every 75-85 minutes. Although the idea sounded horrible to me, I talked it up in the club, emphasizing the long rest period between each repeat. Therefore, I was greatly relieved when the tenth person signed up, so that didn't have to run. Race day was typical for July - hot and humid. Having no experience in such an event, the team decided to run in alphabetica l order: Bill Beenhouwer, Tom Bordua, Michael Cooper, John Killacky, Marty King, Ron Kirchem, Sal Liriano, Peter Minthorn, Patrick Moriarty, and George Waffle. Of the 90 teams invited, five actually took part, two of them fielded by Greenery. The others represented the NYC Police Dept, and Susan Wagner High School, where the event was held. I took on the job of coach, keeping track of the runners and their times. Each runner developed his own strategy to get him through the ordeal: John K. perfected running with his eyes closed, while Marty continued to bring forth a wondrous array of costumes from his steamer trunk. Arriving in the early evening to contribute food and moral support were Guy Zelenak, Lee Abbey, Jim Johnson, and Bob Buck~ey. *** our team's sexual persuasion was soon obvious to all the other runners and spectators. This presented a problem only in the showers, where we noted that the other runners would not remove their shorts in our presence. It was probably just as well, because who knows what might have happened - I could just see the headlines in the ~ By very early Sunday morning, it became obvious that we were going to place third, in spite of losing Sal, our fastest runner, to an injury after his 17th mile. Our runners did their miles at a much faster pace than anticipated , and each totaled 23-24 miles. It was far more grueling than anyone had expected. We ended at 9:00am, having run a total of 229 miles 660 yards, with an average pace of 6:15 per mile. We placed third, behind the 2 Greenery teams, but with a 13+ mile lead over the NYPD team, and the ' Wagner HS team a distant fifth. As I accepted the trophy for our team, I blithely announced that we would be back next year. This was met with a collective look by our runners that could have dropped an elephant in its tracks. If looks could kill ..•. Nevertheles s, there was a fantastic feeling of accomplishment by all involved. Next Month: A Fateful Visit to San Franc is co. Steve Gerben. EYENTS PAST. BUT FONDLY REMEMBERED 1. Ice capades of '89. Brian Boitano hosting a cocktail party: Shrikkkk .••. more ice anyone? Well, more ice it was on that starry, starry night of January 20, when 9+ Front Runners actually removed their running shoes and donned their gay blades for some fun on ice. We glided smoothly over the ice in tune with the music, as Guy Zelenak gave us a sample of his spins and whirls, interrupted only briefly by a misdirected missile who threw both herself and him into a heap on the ice. Afterwards a few of us dropped into 4 �"t..- I .. ' a '50's-style diner just to retain the mood of the evening. we all agreed that ice- skating is definitely a relaxing sport when compared to such rigorous endeavors as running, cross-country skiing and body building! Ed Pyle. By the end of February, we may have interviewed some A COACH IN TIME FOR SPRING? candidates for the position of coach (at press time, some interviews had been tentatively scheduled). If so, we may actually have a coach by early March, and running If you are interested in taking any classes may be conducted in mid to late March. classes to improve your skills or heighten your motivation, call Joe Criscione (718-9659081) to find out the status of the coach position and the availability of running-class applications. Joe Criscione. Philip J. Blackwell died peacefully in his home on REMEMBERING PHILIP: Front Runner Philip enriched all our 11 ves with· his individualism, Tuesday evening, February 14. forthrightness and courage. As a playwright, Philip completed several plays, of which I "City Men," "A Night Full of Talk Only," and "Two was fortunate enough to see three: Heads," the last just recently produced by the Alonzo Players' Theatre in Brooklyn. Philip received critical acclaim as a writer who "tantalizes, teases, makes us laugh and As a Front Runner, Philip was one of the best. He won a medal in look at ourselves." the 400 Meters at Gay Games II, ran Grandma's Marathon in under 3:15, and, in 1985, Philip will be missed by his many friends in Front finished Gay Pride Run in 31:04. the club was exemplified in his work as Chairperson of His high regard for Runners. There was nothing more pleasurable than watching him motivate the Outreach Committee. an outreach audience out of their .chairs to do stretching exercises on :.he floor. Philip loved life, and was always setting a positive example, whether running, writing or working. And even as he dealt with his illness and approaching death, he set his own He died as he wished, at home, with courage and dignity. He will be ground rules. remembered by me and so many others not as a victim, but as a warm, courageous individual who gave us so much to be proud of ... so much to live for ... and so much to "Thus the sum of things is ever being renewed, and mortals live dependent one love. Some nations increase, others diminish, and in a short space the · upon another. generations of living creatures are ·changed and, like runners, pass on the torch of life." (Lucretius) T.J. Storch. BULLETIN!!! Front Runner Debbie Bell and lover Holly Gray were named 1988 "Couple of the Year" by the New York Cycle Club, a straight organization of more than 800 members. Let's hear it for the happy couple! CONGRATULATIONS to our own Pat Kuharic. Her first-place finish on Feb 9 in the Empire State Building Run Up for NYRRC volunteers secures her a place in the all - invitational Run Up to be held next February. Keep on climbin', Pat! THIS NEWSLETTER WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Hickey _zacuto, Editor and Compositor; George Schlein, Editing and Proofreading; Guy Zelenak, Typesetting and Proofreading; and Midge Maroni, Editing. DEADLINE FOR RACE RESULTS is the 15th of every month. If you have registered as a FR, official time for their scored events. In all NYRRC will automatically provide your other cases, you must call or write in to be listed. Give name, date, and location of event; your time; indicate if personal record, first time at distance, and whether you Race captains: Sandra Levine, 43 s. Oxford St, Brooklyn 11217 (718are a racewalker . 797-3212) and candida Barroso, 23-11 35th st, Astoria, NY 11105, (718-626-7049). 5 �... . RACE RESULTS AS OF FEBRUARY 15, 1989 FROSTBITE 10 HILER Central Park 10 miles January 22. 1989 Dave Casey ........ . 56:43 Frank Colon .... . . 1:02:29 (3rd - 45/49) Joe Criscion e .... 1:06:12 Gary Sambo ....... 1:07:46 Jeff Sinqleto n ... l:08:52 David Sick ....... 1:09:54 David Pitches .... 1:13:08 Joe Piliero ...... l:l3:09 Harold Brueland .. l:l3:58 Steve Yeary ...... 1:15:33 Ken Perry ........ 1:17:28 Tina Isselbac her*1:20 :53 Jane Levine ..... *1:20:55 Cindy Schlaefe r .. 1:21:53 HARSTON FERRY 4 HILER Oxford. Eng. 4 miles January 24. 1989 Rob Wintemute ..... *23:19 WINTER SERIES 5K Middletown. NY 5K January 29. 1989 Dennis Sprick ..... *16:35 (8th overall l + = 1st time at distance 20 KILOMETER RUN Central Pk 12.4 miles January 29. 1989 Patrick Barker ... 1:14:56 Gary Sambo ••••••• l:23:27 Joe Criscion e ••.• l:24:20 Hans Desnoyers ••• l:26:37 Hanny Gonzalez ••. 1:27:39 Sandra Levine ••• Al:32:11 Steve Yeary •.•••• l:33:12 Harold Brueland .• l:35:41 Gary Kelley •••••• 1:36:35 Ken Perry .••••••• l:36:36 T.J. Storch •••••• l:38:40 Cindy Schlaefe r.A1:41: 18 Jane Levine ••••• Al:42:13 Robert Quinn ••••• 1:47:42 Claudia Borden ••• 1:48:05 Annie Beigel ••••• 1:49:48 (3rd - women's A team) THE EMERALD ISLE 4 HILER Montser rat. West Indies February 1. 1989 Maynard Yost ..••••• 27:37 EMPIRE STATE BUILDING RUN-UP Empire State Building Stairs February 9. 1989 Pat Kuharic •.•••••• l9:37 (1st female - NYRRC voluntee r) * = Personal Record 6 SEVEN MILE FIGURE 8 Central Park 7 miles February 5, 1989 Frank Colon ..•..... 43:23 (2nd - 45/49) Gary Sambo .••••••• • 46:18 David Pitches ••••.• 49:06 Harold Brueland •••. 54:52 Jane Levine .••••..• 56:08 Al Gallo •••.•••• • l:04:14 Denise Cuttita .•• l:l0:39 SHERATON-BAGEL RUN !OK Central Park 6.2 miles February 12. 1989 Harty King •••••••• • 39:52 Jeff Singleto n •••. *39:53 Gary Sambo •••••••• *39:56 Stuart Appelbaum .•• 41:35 Bill Dolan ..•.••.. • 42:42 Hanny Gonzalez ••••• 43:09 Seth Slade •••••••. *43:16 Candido Barroso .••• 43:26 Andrew Khoo •••..••. 43:57 Sandra Levine ••.•• *44:04 Ed Pyle •••••••• •••• 45:00 Steve Yeary •••.•••. 45:07 Barbara Levitan •••• 46:15 Cindy Schlaefe r ••• +46:17 Jon Livingst on •.•.• 46:20 Jane Levine ••••.•. *48:19 Nan Buzard ..••..•. . 48:25 Tina Isselbac her •• *48:40 Harold Brueland •••• 48:00 James Hinter .•••••• 51:50 Lenore Beaky ••••••• 51:57 Leslie Case •••.••. *59:06 " � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Document:Newsletters Year:1980s Year:1989 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/05aedad85ffae9a471cd46aca56fd243.pdf 32f60d2e730c2643b543d1a2aa04ba4d PDF Text Text FRONT RUN NER S NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 Aoril 1989 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER THE BEAKY BEAT: This month Front Runners has been exposin g new and barelyNY members' its dimensi ons of suspect ed know that we can make talents : did you shots, boogie down the fashion lay-up runway, and emote (I won't say "sing") from the balcony with the best of them? You do, if you've been to Rutgers and joined the hundred or so other FRs for our Saturda y runs. If you haven't come out to Rutgers yet, what are you waiting for? With John providi ng the usual bageLS and coffee, me the usual announcements, and the rest of you the usual energy, sweat the made we've conviv iality, and our own space-- and there's lunchroom/gym Come join us next Saturda y, lots of it! too can explore the Final Frontie r and you on Broadway and 73rd Street. (Psst: Ever notice how close Riversi de Park is to Rutgers ?) Lenore Beaky. Vol. X. No. 4 VOLUNTEER R.O.T.H. We will work the Rites of Spring lOK on April 2 and the Trevira Twosome on Hay 6. Good partici pation will show NYRRC that we continu e to enhance our assurin g thereby races, their their facilit ies for continu ed FREE use of computer stuffin g, bag registr ation, finish line equipment for scoring and ALL We are the ONLY outside group that GPR. they loan this equipment to, so let's get out there as a club once a month. If all active members would volunte er at least once in a year it would more than help, saving FRNY at least $6,000 being added to the race budget. Guy Zelenak . The search for COACH CASTING CONTINUES: our require ments for the someone to meet goes on, though a of coach positio n shortly . selecte d be may candida te 718-965-9081 for the latest Contac t me at update. Joe Criscio ne. GAY PRIDE RUN '89. Holto Kudos (?) to Greg Valerie and Pat Kuharic for their work on The amount of money the GPR Fundra iser. (see Greg and Pat's article ) far raised exceeded my wildest dreams (or at least what is in the budget, which is full of my Many thanks to all who wildest dreams ). *** Next on the agenda is partici pated. the GPR Monster Hailing . Hailing monste rs is a very difficu lt task (it's a joke, ok?), and we will need all the help we can We will be mailing out approx imately get. 3000 race applica tions after our run on which occasio n we will 8. for April ne at the home of Lenore Beaky, 302 reconve W. 87th St, t96. Chris Frieman. Collec tors Hundred GEAR: One RUNNING That's the goal we've set for Sought! to our fund-ra ising "Run subscri ptions to Black" erase-t he-def icit TFrom Red These will be collect ors' items. shirt. Each shirt will be individ ually numbered and bear the signatu re of the designe r. A Accolades to bargain , at $15 per shirt. t, concept creator and Ashley Jim Schmid designe r. *** Turn On Those Lonsda le, Light Bulbs! We need your design concep ts immedi ately for a new regular club TContac t Hike McMahon, 212-496-2729 shirt. 212-633-0186 for more David Paul, or inform ation. The VOLUNTEERS: A BIG THANKS! GPR ng deserve a hand for giving up followi several hours of their free time to train Howard Singlet on, Jeff GPR'89: for on "BIG" Ko and Julie Creight Kessle r, Also thanks to Bob Brins, who along Kelm. with me, is trainin g as a future Race Directo r for NYRRC. Guy Zelenak . On Wednesday evening , BUSINESS MEETING: after a refresh ing downtown run, March 15, about 40 Front Runners descended upon the home of Hanny Gonzalez and Jim Schmidt for Most coffee, cookies , and conviv iality. discuss ed are detaile d the topics of Here are elsewhe re in this newsle tter. The financi al picture some highlig hts. looks rosier - the red is fading, due to 1 �the generosity of members' donations and some recent financial (and artistic - what performances T.J. and Nan gave at the auction) successes. Membership is growing current figure is 455, up 25 from a year ago - and many members are renewing early As for financing GPR, to help the club. good news from the services auction (see article), and future fundraising events promise success as well. Chris F reported that advertising will be appearing in 5 local publications this year, and will even less than predicted in his cost President Beaky continues to budget. negotiate with Road Runners Club's Alan Steinfeld about a possible subsidy for due to the publicity needs increased Reminder: mark Aoril 8 race's new date. on your calendar for the "monster mailing" it's a chance to socialize and lend some Upcoming time and energy to the club. volunteer races: contact Guy Zelenak, 718Race captains reported success 278-8280. Remember to list FRNY the roads too. on on each application, so your efforts earn for the club and we get your points April 2: hope for automatically. results cool "tights" weather, so we can dazzle the police recruits while defending our Masters' Team medals at the Tappan Zee lOK May 20: Club see below for details. Team Championships (5 miles) coincides our Meet the Membership run and with Lace up your racing flats or picnic. training shoes, but come out, come out, wherever you are! Anyone with suggestions for out-of-town day or weekend races, see Sandra or Candido. Our new brunch home at Rutgers Church is working out well, but volunteers are needed for an hour of doorwatching from 10:30 to 11:30 (Andy Curry is graciously working the early shift at Please remember to 9:30 each Saturday). clean up after yourself - don't make John And please remember to pay as do it all. you leave. Watch for upcoming community Patrick contact events, and outreach Barker, 212-268-1716 with ideas. New club brochures will be available on April 8. Chicago FRs invite us to participate in a track & field meet June 30 - July 4. Due April the holiday, the Passover to business meeting will be held one week early, on Wed, April 12, at 8:30pm (we are hoping an earlier start will help us end It will be at the home earlier as well). of Patrick Barker, 501 W. 28 St, tl, where those doing the 7:00 Westside run can drop their bags ahead of time, and then return with dinner in plenty of time for the Please note that the Board meeting. Meeting will also meet on a new day for this month only, on Wed, April 5, at 8:30pm, at the home of Lenore Beaky, 302 W. 87 St, 196, following the evening run. Midge Maroni. UPCOMING EVENTS: RUNS AND RACES. 1. RACE OF THE MONTH: Tappan Zee lOK, Sun, April 2, at 10:30am. Fifty Front Runners will race in this hilly lOK in Orangeburg, All drivers and racers should meet N.Y. at Riverside Drive and 72nd Street, by Call Sandra, 718-797-3212, or 8:30am. Candido, 718-626-7049 for applications or information. Runners Love THE MONTH: RACE OF 2. 9, at 10: 30am. Last Brooklyn, Sun, April year Front Runner women came in 2nd and 4th overall, and FR teams placed in this spirited lOK, in which we always do well. Be cheered on by our Special Run fun runners, and then JOln them for brunch at Sam's (be sure to RSVP to Sam or Leslie see below). 3. PRESIDENT'S CHOICE: LaGuardia Community College lOK, Sun, April 16, at lO:OOam. Not a ROTM, but promises to be lots of fun awards, for opportunity ample with well - bred our As team. especially graciously hostess, Professor Beaky has volunteered to pick up numbers and Tshirts for all entrants. 4. SPECIAL RACE: George Washington Parkway in 23, April Sun, (15Kl, Classic Washington D.C. For those going on our Racers must mail in their own trip. applications. 5. GET READY FOR: Trevira Twosome, Sat, Each male/female couple (how 6. Hay kinky! Ed.) will be scored by combining their ages and times for this fun two- or If you need help "gettin' ten-miler. hitched up," call your race captains (the above-mentioned Sandra and Candido). 6. SPECIAL RUN: Runners Run Brooklyn, Sun, This special run April 9, at !0:30am. be held in conjunction with the will Runners Love Brooklyn race, and will, in part, consist of running opposite the race and cheering our crew. Distance will be 3 or 6 miles, your choice. We will begin at the home of Sam Smolowitz, 166 Prospect West, and will return there for Park 2 �.. Runners, racers, and guests are brunch. Please RSVP to Sam, 718-965welcome. 3931, or to Leslie, 212-316-9239. Leslie Minkle r. UPCOMING EVENTS: SOCIAL. 1. D.C. TRIP: The bus is comin'! The bus is comin'! Y'all plan to get on board, as a CAPITAL WEEKEND is being planned by our fellow FRs in the Distric t of Columbia for The clubs from the April 21-23 weekend. year) (new this Boston, and Philly, re are all plannin g to visit the Baltimo Many of us who have made capital crew. trip each spring are as impressed this with the hospit ality and kindnes s shown by the DCFRs as by the pleasur es the Potomac And, if the cherrie s have has to offer. far magnolias be can the blossomed, Who knows? One of us may get to behind? be crowned Magnolia Queen! Just stay out of the sun, darlin 's, and watch those On peaches 'n cream comple xions, y'alll Park the Nationa l April 23, Sunday, Service will close the George Washington Parkway so that we can run the Classic (see above), a race known as fast and fun. *** The total cost of this trip, includi ng bus, banquet and brunch, is $60. Full reserva tion. a you assures payment Departu re is Friday. April 21 at 6:00pm sharp from CPW and W. 72nd St, and 6:30pm from Christo pher st. and 7th Ave. Be sure to get your check in soon. The bus holds 47 and we genera lly receive more request s than we can fill. Sugges tion: Pack some dinner to eat on the bus. Perry Michael Bloomberg. SECOND ANNUAL GEORGE SCHLEIN PIANO 2. RECITAL to benefit GPR'89, Sat. April 29. at 8:00pm. It's almost time for our own "piano man," George Schlein , to "tickle those ivories " for the Gay Pride Run. Anyone who attende d last year's sold-ou t performances will tell you that this in a musical opportu nity not to be missed. It will be held at the home of Frank Daykin, 462 West 58th St, 12G. As seating is limited to enhance your enjoym ent, George has agreed to perform a second concer t, this one a matinee on Sunday. Hay 7. at 4:30pm. at the home of Tom Cook, 225 East Tickets are $10 each. 74th st, 14M. Please get your order in early to either Pat Kuharic , 212-988-6181 or Greg Valerie , 212-691-1185, and send checks to FRNY. FRIENDS ... ROHANS ... FRONT RUNNERS .•. 3. Lend me - or better yet - give us, all your old records , books, toaster s, etc, etc for our first fabulou s garage sale. For our accompanying bake sale, we need all you bakers out there to pop those cakes in the oven and bring them along on Both events will be held Sunday morning. Center on Sun. April 30. at the Community Drop-o ff of sale 5:00pm. from Noon to on Saturda y, hours to be items will be announced. We need lots of volunte ers to help with pricing , tagging , and selling . Speak with Pat or Greg (see Please help. for informa tion and/or to offer above) Thanks. Pat Kuharic and your service s. . Greg Valerie 4. FEAST IN STYLE at the home of Chef Extrao rdinair e Leo Boneau, who, to further be will effort, FR fundrai sing the present ing four evening s of dinner for These will occur on various weekends ten. in Hay and June, with an all-veg etarian buffet schedul ed for Saturda y, June 3. Cost is $40 per person. Reserve early to insure the cuisine and companions of your choice, and get your checks in to FRNY. Speak to Leo, 718-965-9081, for details and dates. RACER OF THE MONTH: Denise Cuttita . When this writer asked Denise for an intervie w Yup, as "ROM", she replied "Who, me?!" of our 'cause this column is about all racers, fast and slow, old and new, who come out time and time again, in Front Runner drag, footing it for the club. Denise capture s the spirit of FRNY; she Denise 's runs because "I love to eat." running career began three springs ago, her sister. up with to keep trying Coached by another physica l therap ist, who had undergone bypass surgery , Denise soon clocked 32 minutes in a 5K fun run, and In L'eggs '87, started getting serious . her first "real" race, Denise ran 1:12. She's now improved to just 33 seconds short of her goal of breakin g one hour for A true the 10K, so let's cheer her on! her trainin g into runner, Denise squeeze s a 50 hour, two-job schedu le: she runs for half an three lunch hours a week "to get in long hour, and uses weekends She's inspire d by her friend Sue, runs." an Achille s club member who "doesn 't let her," and in 1988 handica p stop her accompanied Sue for the second half of the herself is Denise Marathon. NYC handicapped by asthma, which has sometimes 3 �Her to improvement. a barrier been longest race to date is a December 10miler, but she'd consider the marathon if she could find the time to train. Annual Run, Soak & Eat Day," "Second featuring a dip in Idaho Springs and a gourmet feast following a country run. She Their new president is Bridget Williams, whom some may remember as the heroine of San Francisco, the oldest Gay Games II. club of our community, is celebrating its It is holding semi15th anniversary. runs, with a goal toward monthly all-women achieving gender parity in its membership. Svdney (yeah, Australia) FR, also wants to attract more women, and toward this end is co-organizing a track competition with a They seem to admire our women's group. catalog of running gear, judging from its on their front page. San reproduction an interesting turn of FR, in Diego events, is pondering how to get the men more involved in club projects. They want to reach out an make sure the men feel welcome to participate, as the men did for the women not so long ago. San Diego FR has formed a special group, Front Runners' Extra Mile (FEH), to provide support a~~ services to members with ARC or AIDS and their significant others. Los Angeles FR, another civic-minded club, is collecting Their running shoes for the homeless. Breakfast Run members led the pre-marathon on 3/4 and organized the mile-ten water station the next day. Chicago takes note of FRNY style, proclaiming our newsletter "the wordiest and drabbest of the bunch." They also admire our Wednesday Thanks. evening bagwatch job, "for those who don't run, but enjoy good dinner company". All the clubs are busy preparing delegations for the International Frontrunners Forum, to be held in Chicago on April 21 - 23. will help determine the ongoing This direction of our FR community. Watch for a full report next issue. HJZ. rides her bike to work at night for fun and to get in some biathlon training. She Pennsylvania a in participated has biathlon for the past two years, coming in last each time, and wants to keep racing club enjoys She improving . and activities, and is working on maintaining consistent nine-minute-per-mile pace, a with advice and support from other FRs. As a runner and physical therapist, Denise states that she can honestly tell her patients, "Exercise is good for you. It make a difference in your life." can Sandra Levine. been has Colon, who Frank KUDOS! regularly placing 2nd or 3rd in his age group (45-49) in 1989, placed first in the Our Central Park 4-miler on March 19. women's team has also been scoring points. ranked 3rd in the January 29 20K We (Sandra L, Cindy s, Jane L) and 2nd in the March 5 Bob Preston Five-Hiler (Bridget A, Barbara L, Annie B). NOTES FROM THE FR WORLD: The Boston club is pleased that in its first year of rebuilding, it has become a solid group Its successes . notable many with "Yuletide Stride" raised enough money to 225 gift baskets to PWAs for deliver Planning for their second Christmas. annual "Gay Pride Run" is well underway. DCFR raised over $7000 in the "AIDS Pledge Run" for Schwartz House, a PWA residence. They also raised sufficient funds to plant Michael for tree memorial a remembered by many Hastrobattista, a DCFR of us in NY for his hospitality. On the side, 3 dozen DCFRs went to lighter Williamsburg, Va. to run a half-marathon in 15 inches of new snow. Philly FR will hold a "Run for Life" In January, these fundraiser in Hay. surfers held a beach party in a intrepid Center City townhouse. Seattle welcomed Holly Zox as a new member in March, and applauded "their" Bill Fleming's fine NY recently They performance. Marathon joined with Portland FR in a visit to Vancouver FR, in hopes of cementing their bonds. Distance relay races seem to be big out there - Seattle is currently preparing for the "Capital City Marathon Relay," hoping to field more than ten 5-person teams. Denver FR is preparing for its AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: A Fateful Visit The second annual Gay to San Francisco. Run sponsored by SFFRs was scheduled for Sunday, July 26, 1981. Bob and I arrived in SF the week before and stayed with a friend who was a member and involved in their race. I attended the final planning meeting and talked to the key people to learn what was involved. The SF club was older and much larger than ours, with over treasury. 300 members and a substantial Their race also had a co-sponsor, The contributed which magazine, Advocate publicity as well as funds for the event. Both Bob and I were entered in the race, and we arrived early on race day so I pre-race set-up in observe the could 4 �... Almost 800 runners Golden Gate Park. participated , with a choice of racing 5K We decided on the 10K distance, or 10K. which I finished in 40:15, beating Bob by The race was wonderfully 5 seconds. organized, and the spirit and excitement of the mostly lesbian and gay crowd was left SF determined I just incredible. that FRNY would sponsor a race next year, although not quite sure about just how we would pull it off - I was not as concerned about getting enough people to work the race as I was about us being able to finance it. *** Back in New York, things Membership was were going very well. 30-40 with increase, to continuing attending the Saturday runs, and 10-20 on We continued to evenings. Wednesday expand our activities, with a club trip to in September as guests of the Boston Boston FRs; a special women-only run led by Sue Foster to try to get more women involved in the club; and our organizing plans for the first Gay/Lesbian Olympics, to be held the following summer in SF. By the end of August 1981, membership had reached the 100 mark! Next month: A Busy Schedule . Steve Gerben. EVENTS PAST. BUT FONDLY REMEMBERED 1. GPR SERVICES AUCTION: The March Madness is over, for us, anyway. Our auction was a great success: with your help, we made over $6800 for GPR'89. Pat and I couldn't have done it without your help. We would to thank all the volunteers who like worked throughout the evening, missing a lot of the fun. Much appreciation to all the people who donated their services, and And to our auctioneers , T.J. and Nan. special thanks to all those who bid on the service items. Greg Valerie. 2. BROOKLYN HALF AND HALF-FAST: On Sunday, March 12, eight Front Runners met at Peter Blum's for a 4.5 mile fun run through The Half-fast Prospect Park. scenic counterclock wise, cheering on runners ran Front Runners crossing the finish-line in the official Brooklyn Half Marathon. Both groups met back at Peter's for a delicious brunch (thanks Peter), conversation and admiration of Sandra's biceps (wow!). Jay Pack. All had managed to drag themselves 19th. out of bed at an early hour and by 10:30 we were fully assembled and ready to roll. But first, of course, Guy had to record this Front Runner event on film to be placed in some time capsule that I caught mention of at one of these gatherings. Then we were finally off to the park, our fearless leader, Jon, bravely blazing the It looked innocent before us. trail enough as we headed down some of the little-used tar paths crisscrossin g the At first there were only a couple park. Then the hills of hills, little hills. and steeper and the tar became longer paths turned to dirt. The course, at this point, had an aura about it that was reminiscent of a high school cross-count ry We ran through the Conservator y course. Gardens, the flower beds a bit barren, the a bit dry, but nevertheless fountains After circling around quiet and serene. the Lasker Rink we headed along a stream for awhile, went through a couple of seedy and then stopped for a brief tunnels breath at a stone fortress from the war of we were pondering whether As 1812. had indeed slept even there, Washington one member spotted a condom package on the Perhaps, we reasoned, Washington ground. had done other things there. Then we were off and running again, but it wasn't long before we had arrived at the end of the Jon was a fabulous trail (and brunch!). host and thanks go to him for opening his home to us and for preparing a wonderful brunch and a special run off the beaten path. Ed Farrey. 4. SKI TRAILS were also explored by a cosmopolitan conglomerat ion of FRs from NY, Boston, and Philly, all gathering in Vermont to fill three condo apartments and the lovely Gerben-Buckley manor on the Neither the weekend in March. first freezing rain nor the melting snow could dampen the spirits of this hearty bunch, who affirmed once again that the warmth of the Saturday evening dinner party makes even the most horrendous ski conditions worth the trip. Special thanks to T.J. Storch, whose hours of hard labor make this annual event a treasured occasion. MJZ. Front Runner The OF EPIRUS? DEATH the Asics Tiger Epirus, shoe," "official is virtually off the market, replaced by Gel"promising, but-not-the- same" the There was a group of 3. NORTHERN TRAILS. about 20 of us that appeared on Jon Livingston' s doorstep on the clear, sunny and very brisk morning of Sunday, February Epirus/Lady Gel. The gel adds (you guessed 5 �it) "gel pads for enhanced cushioning" (RW, 4/89) - not to mention $20 or so. It's prettier than its predecessor, but an Avia revolution may be in the offing. (The "Hi-Tee Badwater 146" gets my vote, for name-appeal alone.) Last I checked, some mail order companies still had stock of the old Epirus line. Check with me if you're still looking. Sandra Levine. PLEASE WELCOME THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS, who have joined FRNY during February and March: Donna Asher, Bob Hermann, Steve Labo, Jim Testa, Jim Carleson, Regina Dapolito, Annmarie Della Torri, Mary C. Fehrenbach, Martin McElhiney, Dick Spegele, Jane Steiner, Frank Treviso, David Yanofsky, and Charles Lunnin. THIS NEWSLETTER WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Mickey Zacuto, Editor and Compositor; George Schlein, Editing and Proofreading; Guy Zelenak, Typesetting and Proofreading; and Midge Maroni, Editing. FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP: John Brandeau has volunteered to coordinate events for a revived Family Support Group, but he does not wish to work alone on this project. If you are interested in helping on a Family Support Committee, contact him directly (212 - 645-5463), or talk to me after a run. Lenore Beaky. DEADLINE FOR RACE RESULTS is the 15th of every month. If you have register ed as a FR, NYRRC will automatically provide your official time for their scored events . In all other cases, you must call or write in to be listed. Give name, date, and location of event; your time; indicate if personal record, first time at distance, and whether you are a racewalker. Race captains: Sandra Levine, 43 S. Oxford St, Brooklyn 11217 (718-797-3212) and Candido Barroso, 23 - 11 35th St, Astoria, NY 11105, (718-626-7049) . BROOKLYN RUNS in Prospect Park on Thursday evenings have been regretfully discontinued, due to lack of participation. Although the basic idea ~ppealed to many of our Brooklyn members, it was difficult for them to find an hour convenient to all for the run. If anyone would like to reorganize this event, why not talk it up at brunch or dinner, or even post a notice in these pages? KRIS KOVICK ~ . . . / ~~ ~ "I 1"t2f'<:<.-nc::e- .. C> ~lf"YGODI/ Kr rr t#.. Summer1988 6 �RACE RESULTS TO MARCH 15, 1989 MISSION 10 MILER Mission San Juan Bautista Californi a February 4, 1989 Mickey Aguilera •.. l:00:46 SHERATON-BAGEL RUN lOK 6.2 miles Central Park February 12, 1989 ADDITIONAL NAMES: Howard Frey .•••..••. 41:07 Gary Kelley ......... 48:34 Kathy Kuzmin ..•...•. 53:11 Denise cuttita .... 1:06:13 Nannette Gonnella. 1:29:08 SRI CHINMOY 2-MILER 2 miles Oxford, England 12, 1989 February Rob Wlntemute ...... *11:48 BAYVIEW 10K La Selva Beach, CA February 19, 1989 David Choller ....•.. 31:06 Hickey Aguilera ..... 35:14 LIHANTOUR SPLIT 10 HILER Pt. Reyes, CA 10 miles February 26, 1989 Mickey Aguilera .•• 1:05:03 SNOWFLAKE RUN 4 miles Central Park 26, 1989 February Dennis Sprick .••.•.. 22:22 Patrick Barker ..... *22:34 Hartin HcElhiney •.. *23:18 Gary Sambo .......... 25:08 Ed Farrey ••..••... .. 25:16 Candido Barroso ..... 26:36 Ed Pyle •..•.....• ... 27:15 Bridget Andrew ...... 27:32 Jon Livingsto n •••.•. 27:45 Bob Lane .......... .. 27:55 Sam Smolowitz •••.••• 28:19 Cindy Schlaefer ..... 28:24 Dan Joraanstad •.•..• 29:34 Bob Hermann ........ +29:37 Gary Kelley ...•....• 29:39 Leslie Minkler ...... 29:39 Nan Buzard ••.••••.• . 29:47 Judy Spina .......... 29:48 Bob Nelson ..•.•..... 30:08 Harold Brueland ..... 30:12 Jane Levine •.•...... 30:19 Kevin Gillespie .... +31:00 Lenore Beaky •......• 31:48 James Hinter ........ 31:51 Perry Bloomberg .... *31:59 Pat Kuharic ......... 34:42 Kim Whitehurs t •...•. 34:43 Leslie Case ......... 36:02 Fran De Nardo ....••• 36:39 Debbie White ........ 44:36 Nannette Gonnella ••. 51:14 7 CENTRAL PARK 5 HILER 5 miles Central Park March 5, 1989 Frank Colon ..•.... 29:14 (3rd - 45/49) Hanny Gonzalez .... 33:24 Bridget Andrew ... A34:56 Harold Brueland •. *35:15 Bob Brins ......... 36:05 Barbara Levitan .. A36:27 Annie Beigel ..... A39:15 James Testa ....... 39:26 Susan Ziering ..... 41:45 Leslie Case •...•. *42:47 Debbie White ... .. . 52:28 (A= 2nd women's team) HOROSCOPE RUN 5K Central Park March 12, 1989 Dennis Sprick ..... l7:05 Candido Barroso . .. 19:54 Sam Smolowitz ... . . 20:48 Perry Bloomberg ... 24:05 Pat Kuhari c ....... 25:39 Denise Cuttita . .. *29:26 * = Personal Record + = 1st time at distance �FRONT RUNNERS NEW YORK, INC. STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSES For the Year Ended December 31, 1988 INCOME OPERATING INCOME Membership Dues Contributi ons and Misc. Income Total Operating Income REIMBURSABLE EVENTS INCOME Merchandis e Sales Business Meeting/P arty Income Events and Trips Income Coach Classes Income Gay Pride Run Income Total Reimbursa ble Events Income $8,493.00 318.75 8,811.75 6,750.50 351.00 12,457.50 1,512.00 16,025.45 37,096.45 TOTAL INCOME 45,908.20 EXPENSES OPERATING EXPENSES Office Operations Advertisin g and Publicity Postage Contributi ons Miscellane ous Expenses Total Operating Expenses REIMBURSABLE EVENTS EXPENSES Cost of Goods Sold Business Meeting/P arty Expenses Events and Trips Expenses Coach Classes Expenses Gay Pride Run Expenses Total Reimbursa ble Events Expenses 8,144.16 1,381.20 3,030.27 746.65 886.00 14,1 88.28 6,333.47'~ 429.84 13,436.90 1,553.68 15,394.06 37,147.95 TOTAL EXPENSES 51,336.23 NET LOSS (5,428.03) *Includes approxima tely $1000 in merchandis e lost by theft. ASSETS Cash on Hand Petty Cash Accounts Receivable Merchandis e Inventory Prepaid Assets Total Assets BALANCE SHEET As of December 31, 1988 $2,809.70 .00 .00 3,133.10 .00 5,942.80 LIABILITIE S Accounts Payable .00 NET WORTH Membership Equity Total Liabilitie s and Equity 8 5,942.80 5,942.80 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletters, 1989 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, Vol. 10 No. 4, April 1989 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized Oct. 31, 2014 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright FRNY. If you have privacy-related concerns about this content being online, please contact frnyarchives@frny.org. Document:Newsletters Year:1980s Year:1989 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/858494c7fce369f81018eb010de0a130.pdf 30d1d9b5a7f15e6d70e29ff7048d9588 PDF Text Text FRONT RUNN ERS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 May 1989 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER THE BEAKY BEAT: This month, I'd like to thank all the members who have contributed to the FRNY operating budget since January. Your support has enabled the club to get past its most immediate cash flow crisis, and to move towards a truly healthy financial condition. You know who you are, but for the rest of us, thank you: r..ee Abbey, Micky Barron, r..enore Beaky, William Beenhouwer, Peter Blum, Claudia Borden, Bob Buckley, Bill Dolan, Steve Gerben, Dick Hamilton, Robert Holloway, Kathy Kuzmin, Jane r..evine, Sandra Levine, Jon Livingston, David Logan, Jim Minter, Donald Press, Ed Pyle, John Riordan, Amy Risch, Andy Thomas, Richard Walker, William Wladich, Mickey Zacuto, Guy Zelenak, and Anonymous. There's more on our current financial situation elsewhere in this newsletter. Meanwhile, as we move into spring--come on, get with it, weather!!--w e can look forward to Hay's Meet the Membership run and picnic, and to the Club Team Championship, both on Hay 20 (see below for details). As I write this, some of us are still in a tizzy about whether to wear our tights or not. Hopefully, by the time you are reading The Beaky Beat, your tights will be history. Lenore Beaky. GAY PRIDE RUN '89: Many thanks to those who assisted in the GPR Monster Halling. Almost 2200 application s were mailed to previous race participant s and we are already receiving replies. Turning to the financial picture (not again!!); while we have raised a considerabl e sum of cash (over $7,000), the race will cost approximate ly $15,000, and the greatest expenses (T-shirts and trophies) are coming up fast. Your past contribution s are greatly appreciated , but if you haven't contributed to GPR yet, please consider it. Chris Frieman. GPR VOLUNTEERS: It's that time again when Dick Hamilton and I are looking for 115 Vol. X. No. 5 volunteers, in addition to our trained key personnel, to cover all the various jobs along the entire course and at the finish line for GPR. Please step forward and volunteer yourself, friends or loved ones. We also need two cars and drivers. The car to be used as a split-time vehicle should be a four-door, enabling the split callers to get out quickly with the mileage signs. Call Dick, 212-~80-9437 or me, 718-278-8280, or see me at a run. Thanks! Guy Zelenak. THANKS to the following for giving up some of their free time to train as key personnel for GPR at NYRRC Rites of Spring 10K: Joe Piliero and Mike McMahon (select timers), Howard Kessler (time tech box), Michael Russ (batch timer), and Julie Kelm (women's chute captain). And thanks to James Minter and Dick Spegele for volunteering as part of the Volunteer ROTH. Also a SPECIAL THANKS to the following for coming out at 7:15 am, in the cold and rain, to work the America's Ekiden: Pat Kuharic, Bob Brins, Creighton Ko, George Schlein, Michael Russ and Al Gallo, and hugs & kisses to Ed Pyle for also acting as a shuttle bus for six of us. Guy Zelenak. VOLUNTEER ROTH and DRESS REHEARSAL: The Trevira Twosome. on Sat, May 6, will be the last chance for key volunteers to get their necessary training for GPR. It is also the volunteer ROTH. Please see me if you have any questions regarding your position and/or training for GPR. *** The Alamo Alumni 5 Mile Race on Sat, June 10, is the dress rehearsal for GPR, and ALL key GPR personnel are required to work it. I am also asking as many others of you as possible to volunteer for this one, even those planning to run GPR, as it is considered OUR rehearsal, and NYRRC needs us to cover at least half of the positions. Let's turn out in force for 1 �these two races and show Road Runners they can count on us. Thanks! Guy Zelen ak. BUSINESS MEETING: On Wednesday eveni ng, April 12th, an intrep id group of Front Runners met at the home of Patric k Barke r. From there , they ran varyin g distan ces to the Batte ry and back. Patric k, does it get any short er if we walk? For dinne r, we broug ht all manner of food to go with the cooki es and soft drink s provid ed by Patric k. The busin ess meeting began with the usual treas urer's repor t and membership stati stics . Although we have a good deal of money in the bank now, most of it is alread y committed for the coming months. Club membership contin ues to hover around 450-460 members. on April 8th we held a monster mailin g of 2179 race appli catio ns, and we have alread y receiv ed sever al respo nses. A race T-shi rt design has been selec ted and was displa yed to the admir ing group . A Gay Pride Task Force has been formed to help with the remai ning prepa ration s. Upcoming event s includ e the garag e and bake sales on April 30. Rapid ly follow ing on the heels of our April 21st trip to the natio n's capit al, is our own Schle infes t, the second annua l George Schle in conce rt serie s. The first conce rt is alread y sold out. Spring is so busy! That' s not all folks. Guy's racing class es begin on Hay 11 and end just before Gay Pride . Talkin g of races , we took the 2nd place men's open team award in Runners Love Brooklyn and Inger -Jo Berger won 3rd place in her age categ ory. our Community outrea ch Committee has been quite busy, with prese ntatio ns at Columbia Unive rsity, Gay Friend s and Neighbors of Brooklyn, and the Community cente r. If you think Gay Games III is far away, think again . Regis tratio n begin s in July and entry fees go up in Janua ry 1990. Now is a good time to begin think ing of Vancouver. Brent repor ted that the Academy Awards Evening was a big succe ss, raisin g $1000 for Team New York. Richard Walker, Hickey Zacut o, and Profe ssor Beaky are off to the Intern ation al Front Runner Convention to discu ss, among other thing s, the role of the Front Runners network and possi ble Front Runner activ ities at Gay Games III. We discu ssed at some length our finan cial arrang ement s with John, our Saturd ay brunch cater er. We appre ciate all the effor t he puts in at our Saturd ay runs, and feel he is really a part of the club. The next Board Meeting will be held after the run on May 13th at Rutge rs Church . The next Busin ess Meeting will be· on Wednesday. May 17. at 8:30pm at the home of Frank Colon, 509 East 77th stree t, Apt. 120, 212-249-0507 (call 1186, Waldman, on the lobby phone ). The run will begin from there at 7:00pm, and you may leave your bag before then. In New York did the Beak A monster mail' decre e: Where the Hudson runs Past piers innumerable to man Down to a sundrenched sea. The envelo pes of the mailin g Floate d midway on the tides ; Where was heard the quiet foldin g At all the helpe rs' sides . It was a mirac le of rare devic e, A thank s to all who were so nice! Lee Abbey (with appol ogies to Coler idge) S.T. INTERIM COACH APPOINTED; Sprin g Running Class es Set. The Coach Committee has decid ed to put off its effor ts to find a permanent coach until after the GPR. At that time, we will have a clear er pictu re of the club' s finan cial condi tion and be bette r able to determ ine our coach ing goals . For the prese nt, club member Guy Zelenak has graci ously accep ted the positi on of interi m coach . Guy has coach ing exper ience , having succe ssfull y condu cted FRNY runnin g class es in the past. The spring class es will begin on May 11, contin uing for six conse cutive Thursdays at 6:45pm. All members, regar dless of runnin g abili ty or histo ry, are invite d to atten d. Emphasis will be on racin g, with focus on the Gay Pride Run. Appli cation s are includ ed with this mailin g. For furthe r inform ation, conta ct Guy, 718-278-8280 or me, 718-965-9081. Thanks Guy! Joe Crisc ione. UPCOMING EVENTS: RUNS AND RACES. 1. RACE OF THE MONTH: Trevi ra Twosome, Sat. Hay 6. at 10:30am, 2 or 10 miles . In this race, a man and a woman are scored as partn ers, based on their combined times and ages. We've heard that some of our male members are lookin g for women, espec ially to race in the 10-m iler. If you need help in findin g a partn er, please conta ct Sandra or candi da (see race resul ts parag raph below ), and they will try to make a match. As this race does 2 �'DOt record your club affili ation , make sure to tell us your result s . please 2. RACE OF THE MONTH: Club Team Chamoionship. Sat. Hay 20. at 9:00am. In this race for all members of NYRRCaffilia ted runnin g clubs, we invite and urge all Front Runners who have been members for at least two months to "come out" again to race for our club. While the first five FRNY men and women to finish score club points for the "team, " ~ members, fast or slow, are encouraged to partic ipate. We will presen t our own awards for: runner s who finish closes t to their predic ted times, runner s who run one-or - two-minute PRs, best specta tor (Meet the Membership Run and Picnic is the same day), and other surpri ses. You may pick up an applic ation from your race captai ns (still Sandra and candid o), or at the NYRRC. We urge all racers to wear FRNY racing gear. 3. SPECIAL RUN: Height s and Harlem Hoo. Sun. Hay 7. at 10;00am. Join your fellow Front Runners for a trip into Morningside Height s and Harlem, taking in sites along Rivers ide Drive and Broadway, for a distan ce of 3 or 6 miles. Heet at the home of Nelson Gonzalez, 301 Cathed ral Parkway, 115A, and return there after the run for brunch . RSVP to Nelson, 212-8651499 or Leslie , 212-316-9239. 4. SPECIAL RUN: 501 Histor ic Run. Sun. Hay 14. at 10:00am. Front Runners will celebr ate Mothe r's Day with a 5 or 10 mile run throug h lower Manhattan. Starti ng at Patric k Barke r's apartm ent, 501 West 28th st, 11, we will run throug h the street s of Chelse a, the Villag e, Little Italy and the Lower East Side (well, ok, only the 10miler will cover all that). Histor ic spots are on the itiner ary (We will NOT go down West Street - for those of you who dislik e runnin g on that street ). Please join us for a FUN run. RSVP to Patric k, 212-268-1716 or Leslie (as above) . Leslie Minkle r. UPCOMING EVENTS: SOCIAL. 1. ANNUAL MEET THE MEMBERSHIP RUN. One of the most satisf ying, most gratif ying events of the FR spring calend ar is the annual Heet The Membership Run and Picnic . This event will next occur on Sat. Hay 20 at lO;OOam at Tavern on the Green (enter the park at CPW and W. 67th St.). There will be someone to watch your bags, so bring lots of food and drink, and dry clothe s to change into (we will not be meeting at Rutger s on that day); the surpri ses are on us. Come and catch up on old friend ships; come start new ones. Come early (9am) and cheer on your favori te FRs in the Club Team Championship Race (see ROTH and the enclos ed flyer) . Cavort with your runnin g cohort s. Shed those winter blues, dress to the nines, put on the dog, let the lycra libera te you. Pose for the club pictur e. Heet, greet, trick 'n' treat, take those feet and genera te some heat. BE THERE; it's guaran teed to SATISFY. Pat Kuharic & Perry Bloomberg. RACER OF THE MONTH: Ed Pyle. Despit e suffer ing from polio at age 11, Ed was always active in sports , includ ing wrestl ing, gymna stics, swimming,· downh ill skiing and tennis , his favori te until he began runnin g in 1980. He then joined the NYRRC and enroll ed in their runnin g clinic s, where he developed his skills and motiva tion for racing in Centra l Park. It was not until 1985, after runnin g severa l Gay Pride Runs, that Ed became a Front Runner, ever after wearing the gray, pink and black with pride in all his races. "Joini ng FRNY is the best thing that I have done. This group of people is like an extens ion of my family ," comments Ed. Ed's runnin g has met with much succes s, earnin g him many age-gr oup medals and trophi es. Host recent was his second place finish at the Tappan Zee lOK, with a Person al Best of 42:57. He has completed six marath ons, with his best performance at Montreal in 3:55. In 1989, Ed has lowered his record in almost every race he has run. His succes s is the produc t of a well-b alance d trainin g program combining easy runs, hard runs, long runs, speed worko uts, stretc hing, lots of rest, a health y diet, and, most import ant, conce ntratio n on proper form and consis tency. Ed's next goal is to qualif y for the Boston Marathon. "It will take a lot of work, sacrif ice and determ ination , but it will be a very reward ing experi ence, runnin g with the best," he exclaim ed with a big smile. He sure is a happy and health y runner with a lot of determ ination and enthus iasm. candid a Barros o. NEWSFLASH - Runner to the Rescue! While enjoyi ng a recent 5 mile midday run, Front 3 �Runner Annie Beige l was alert ed by cries for help. As she quick ly scanned the grass y areas south of 72nd Stree t on the east side of Cent ral Park, she spott ed a woman strug gling with a mugger, who was tryin g to wrench away her purse . Annie immediately yelle d a warning epith et at the corpu lent creep , order ing him to leave the woman along . Then, turni ng quick ly, she blast ed a two-f inger ed whi s tle, waved down two appro achin g cars, and point ed out the mugg ing-in -prog ress. Momentarily, a cab drive r emerged from his hack, tire iron in hand, and began to follow Annie down the hill, toward the crime . Simu ltane ously , four men spran g out of a white sedan and rushe d to join in the rescu e. Annie conti nued to yell threa tenin g words to the flagi tious fatty , as the posse followed her lead. Aston ished by the charg e of six Sama ritans led by a Samurai sans sword, the cowa rdly mugger shoved the purse back at the woman, removed his knitt ed cap, curts ied sligh tly as if to apolo gize, and turne d tail. When our crew, huffi ng and puffi ng behind our seven -time mara thone r, reach ed the woman, they found her frigh tened , but other wise unharmed. They decid ed not to pursu e the retre ating mugger, for fear that he might have a conce aled weapon. The woman thanked her rescu ers, the group disba nded, and Annie, her adren alin activ ated, sprin ted up cat Hill with renewed energ y to complete her five mile loop. *** As the summer appro aches and crack creep s and sundr y curmudgeons crawl out of their sewe rs, let's remember to stay alert when runnlnq alone , espe ciall y ln "off hours" like late morning and early after noon . Midge Maroni. (Ed note: In the sad after math of the bruta l Cent ral Park gang assau lt on the runne r, this story may add a small note of optimism that we are not entir ely helpl ess, and that whenever we run, there is safet y in numbers). FRONT RUNNERS LOVE BROOKLYN: The weekly runs in the count y of Kings, previ ously disco ntinu ed, will be resur recte d. Beginning May 9, we will meet Tuesday eveni ngs at 7;00om and run a loop or two of Prosp ect Park. Meeting place is 3rd Stree t and Prosp ect Park West. All are welcome, inclu ding Hanh attan ites who frown on trave ling to forei gn lands . If you are inter ested , conta ct Leo Boneau or me at 718-965-9081. Joe Crisc ione. THE FASHION DIVA SPEAKS! "At last - Oo at· last -My Forev er came today ," sang Diana, Mary and Flore nce from the jukebox nearb y, and I thoug ht "Isn 't that the total truth ... and then some," 'caus e at last the singl ets are here. You remember those wonderful two-c olor racin g tops (egg- shell white and misty gray) ? We just can't wait 'til you come get them from us and we're geare d up for mega salesl This is one fabul ously fast racin g singl et for one payment of sixte en dolla rs. Now let's see ... oh yeah the "Def icit T-sh irt." Thanks to everybody who subsc ribed , it's turne d out to be a finan cial succe ss. We've order ed the shirt s in subs cribe rs' perso nally reque sted sizes , and hope to have them very short ly. All the T's will be numbered and signe d by the creat or, the pseudo-punk East Villa ge desig ner/a rtiste /Fron t Runner with muscle, Ashley Lons dale. Fina lly, Hike McMahon and I, and the Profe ssor Emer itus of club histo ry, Steve Gerben, all agree on some thing . It's time for a new offic ial club T-sh irt. We won't settl e for anyth ing less than faaa- bulou sl So get out those drawing penc ils or felt markers or whate ver, 'caus e we need desig ns. Let's close off the 80's with the defin itive club T-sh irt that says it all ... and then some! David Paul. NOTBS FROM THE FR WORLD: Trave l Oppo rtuni ties. Sprin g is here, and with it come excit ing oppo rtuni ties for trave l and adven ture in the FR world . One can ventu re as far afiel d as Sydney, whose club organ ized the track and field comp etitio n for the 1989 Aust ralian Celeb ratio n Games on April 23, hoping to thus begin forma tion of a team for Gay Games III while also attra cting . more women to its ranks . Retur ning to our conti nent, the not-y et-we ary trave ler can join the San Franc isco FRs for their Bay to Break ers weekend, May 19-21 , when they hope to be hosti ng visit ors from vario us FR clubs , and are tryin g to recru it runne rs for their centi pede , an offic ial categ ory in that race. For the day befor e the race, they have plann ed a ballo on run acros s the Golden Gate Bridg e, and would love to see any and all of us who can make the trip. For info, call them at 415-4566865. Continue on to Seat tle, where the FRs, in conju nctio n with Team Seat tle, are prepa ring for the "Thir d Annual Northwest Gay/Lesbian Sport s Festi val," an effor t "to promote gay athle tics in the spiri t 4 �of Gay Games." They are also hostin g their annual "Run with Pride, " on July 1, and welcome all comers regard less of previo us condit ion of runnin g shoes. You can reach them at 206-325-1953. Closer to home (for NYers, that is), Chicago FR is hostin g an exTRACKaganza, as part of Team Chicag o's Arts and Athle tic's Festiv al, June 30 thru July 4, yet anothe r preview of Games III. The track meet will be on July 2, with a fee of $10 coveri ng entry to all events , and housing guaran teed for all who apply by June 1. We have applic ations ; get them at a run or call the hot1in e, 212-724-9700. Minne apolis FR is not discou raged by the less-th anspecta cular FR turnou t for their Winter Carniv al, and is giving us all anothe r chance . "Rendez-vous '89" will be held on Memorial Day weekend, Hay 26-29, featur ing picnic s, races, fun runs, partie s, and theate r. Sound more invitin g? FRNY has housing forms, and you can get more detail s by callin g Hike Tarran t at 612870-4973. Many of our sister clubs are holdin g Gay Pride Runs, yet anothe r way for the runnin g pilgrim to have fun while streng thenin g FR ties. A sampler includ es Minne apolis FR's "Seventh Annual Run for Pride" (past races featur e some of the best T-shir ts this editri x has seen), and Boston FR's "Second Annual GPR." This latter , to be held Sunday, June 11, is fast becoming a tradit ion among NYFRs, who carrie d home five trophi es from last year's event. The weekend includ es the Pride Parade on Saturd ay, a roofto p barbeque at a popula r bar, and the Pride Dance Party. Speak with Neil Se.er, 212244-6497, for detail s on travel and housin g. The FR horizo ns are foreve r expand ing. Latest rumors concer n fledgl ing clubs in Hartfo rd. &altla ore. and Pittsb urgh. So stay tuned and keep your travel ing bags packed. I can tell you from experi ence that visitin g these other clubs is a truly deligh tful way to spend a short vacati on and see a new city, and any of those mentioned would be thrille d to host NYFRs at their events . Next month, we plan a full report on the Intern ationa l Frontr unners Forum II. which took place in Chicago on April 21-23. MJZ. GAY GAMES III: some of us are drooli ng in antici pation , while others of us are wondering just what are these games, anyhow? In 1986, Team New York fielde d a delega tion of 120 athlet es, includ ing 45 Front Runners, at Gay Games II in fabulo us San Franci sco. Now it's time to get ready again, as Vanco uver's Celeb ration '90 draws ever closer . On Saturd ay. June 3, from 9:00pm to 1:00am, our very own TEAM NY is hostin g a fundra iser, the "Gay Pride Month Kickof f Dance," at the Community Center . Admission is $8 ($6 to Center members, senior s, and studen ts). Get into the spirit ! Join the athlet es of Gay Games III to begin the celebr ation of 20 years of pride. For more inform ation about the Games, call Brent Nicholson Earle, 212-580-7668 or Judy Spina, 718871-2326. MJZ. AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: A Busy Sched ule. September 1981 saw our club's first big out-of -town trip, when we visite d Boston as guests of the Boston FRs. About 30 of us made the trip, travel ing in cars and two rented vans. We had just reached Conne cticut when we sustai ned our first mishap, a tire blowout on one of the vans. Panic set in when we realiz ed that with two vanloa ds of gay men, no one knew how to change a tire. Where were the women when we needed them? Finall y, Chuck Nesbi tt volunt eered to attemp t the change, only to find that the spare was flat. He took the tire in the other van and set out to find a gas statio n, while the rest of us headed for a nearby Carvel for much-needed susten ance. We finall y arrive d in Boston around midnig ht. The rest of the weekend was great, and includ ed the Charle s River Race, a 5K/10K event sponso red by Boston FR. *** October contai ned two major events for our club: the NYC Marathon and Halloween, each with its attend ant festiv ities. We had applie d to the NYRRC to operat e a Marathon water statio n, and after much initia l hesita tion, they awarded us Mile 23, where the runner s enter Centra l Park. Planni ng was going well, with over 50 FRs having signed up to work, when NYRRC decide d to take back that statio n and give us one in Brooklyn instea d, explai ning that the statio n's previo us host, a neighborhood ethnic group, was expect ing to operat e it again this year. After much exerci se of my diplom atic skills , we finall y reached a compromise: the two groups would divide the statio n, with FRNY giving out water and the other group handli ng the ERG. With this crisis resolv ed, we were now ready to party. Over 50 people attend ed the Premarathon/2nd Anniv ersary Dinner , hosted by Bob and me, and about 25 members 5 �ran the Marathon on Sunday, led by Hark Hasco lini, in 3:00.1 4. The follow ing week, NYRRC's Halloween Race includ ed about 20 FRs among its costumed thous ands. Host peopl e ran it as a fun run and their times were not great , but I managed to finish as 3rd woman overa ll. The postrace party at sue Foste r's drew about 50 peopl e. Words fail me in descr ibing some of the outfi ts (see the club photo album), but a great time was had by all. ***Our second year was drawing to a close , and October saw the opening of nomin ations for the next year' s offic ers. I was enjoy ing being Presid ent so much that I decide d to run again . November's newsl etter descr ibed our new electi on proce edure s and announced the debut of our new club swea tshirt s. December's newsl etter listed the nominees for office and includ ed a separ ate ballo t. The Annual Meeti ng/Ho liday Party , hosted by Tom Cook on December 19, saw over 70 members and friend s assembled to hear the electi on resul ts and the year-e nd wrap-up. The new offic ers for 1982 were mysel f, Presi dent; Sue Foste r, Women's VP; Bill Beenhouver, Men's VP; Ron Kirch ea, Treas urer; and Guy Zelen ak, Secre tary, all incumbents excep t for Bill. 1981 had been a year of excit ing development for FRNY: we great ly expanded our runnin g and socia l activ ities and finish ed the year with 124 members. And, plann ing for our bigge st event was alread y underway. Next month: The Birth of Gay Pride Run. Steve Gerben. EVENTS PA8T. BUT FONDLY RSMJMBIRID 1. SPRINGTIME IN THE CITY: After the balmy weather at our Satur day Fun Run, I was really lookin g forward to a 10 or 15 mile run on Sunday. I awoke to a tempe rature of 31 degre es with a wind chill facto r of 12. A group of four starte d out from Pat Kuha ric's at 10:25 am. Bob Melson was aiming for 10 miles and Sandra Levin e, Saa Saolo witz and this repor ter were going for 15. So off we zipped up 2nd Ave. to the Tribo ro Bridg e, acros s to Downing stadiu m where the 10 and 15 mile route s separ ated. The soft patte r of feet behind us on Randa lls Island belonged to Tom Johns on, who with Lesli e Minkl er, had come out to provid e water , and taking advan tage of the wait, did a run on his own. We looped throug h Randa lls and Wards Island s, and then, via the Tribo ro, down through Astor ia to the 59th st. Bridg e. My fellow runne rs who later quest ioned my drama tic increa se in pace · acros s the 59th St. Bridge learne d that the fear caused by being able to see throug h the gratin g overcame my fatigu e. On to 5th Ave. and toward 89th St, zigzaggin g our way back to Pat's and a great brunch includ ing eggs with fresh veget ables and homemade cobbl ers, YUH!!! Jay Pack. *** Despi te promises from one of the faste r women to accompany me in the mania of runnin g 10 miles , I found myself alone cross ing the Tribo ro Bridge into Queens. This was the first time I'd run 10 in over two years , because of a knee injury , and it felt wonderful to use those legs again . May many more 10 miler s come my way. Bob Melson. *** We all have our custom ary runnin g route s, and our daily runnin g decis ions may take the form of whether to run clockw ise or count er today . Should I cut off at 102nd St. · or do the whole park? Ah, but the Sunday speci al runs -- those are anoth er story . Days to savor , route s unknown and unexp lored, a relea se from the tedium of habit ual exper ience . We who would be runnin g the six-m ile loop would be leavin g the Manhattan mainl and, headin g over the Tribo ro Bridge to Randa lls and Wards Island s befor e our return chez Kuhar ic. Excite ment was in the air (or was that just the smell of unwashed runnin g cloth es?). It was !1:00am and we were ready to go -- or were we? Not accor ding to Guy. The 10 and 15 mile groups had left late, so he told them that we would do likew ise in order to allay their fears that we would eat all the food befor e their return . This autho r thoug ht to himse lf: "We'l l just have to run faste r, and we WILL eat all the food befor e they retur n." The extra time gave us an oppor tunity to study the metic ulous direc tions Lesli e had prepa red. We would be making only 43 turns on this route . A simpl e cours e, no doubt . And befor e we knew it, it was time for Guy's customary photo graph . We separ ated into two group s: Guy, Ken Glass and Presi dent Beaky in one; Bridg et Andrew, Ed Farre y and me in the other . We ran up 2nd Ave. to 124th St. and over the bridg e, then onto Randa lls and Wards Island s. Despi te the direc tions , we unexp ectedl y charte d an altern ative route acros s the island s, and our 6-mil er became more like a 7-mil er befor e our return to a delig htful brunch at Pat's . Stuar t Appelbaum. *** Mickey Zacuto and Perry Bloomberg led new FR member Dick Spegele plus Kay and her 6 �Atlan ta friend , David, on an introd uctor y 2 mile run along the East River , hurry ing back to the tanta lizing aromas of eggs prima vera, bagel s, cakes and fresh fruit cockt ail at Pat Kuha ric's Upper Easts ide effici ency apartm ent. Dick Spege le. 2. SUNDAY IN THI PARK: There was a small group that met at the home of Saa Smolowitz on the rainy and very chilly morning of Sunday, April 9. They ran around Prosp ect Park count er to the Runners Love Brooklyn race and cheere d on the 10 or so FRs who were racing . The weather made racing condi tions less than ideal, but the men's open team of Barney Kates , Dave Hose, ld Farre y, Joe Crisc ione and Hanny Gonzalez came away with a 2nd place troph y. Inger -Jo Berge r, barely off the airpla ne from Norway and the only female Front Runner racing that day, took home a 2nd place age group troph y. After a drawn-out awards ceremony, both racer s and cheer ers met back at Sam's for brunch and conve rsatio n. Many thank s to Sam for allow ing us to tramp le throug h his apartm ent and for prepa ring a wonderful brunch. ld Farre y. 3. TAPPAN Zll RICONQUIRID: Last year' s award-winning coup seemed well remembered by the folks who bring us this annua l event , as two women working the regis tratio n table were heard to inform each other that "you can't always tell ~ they are, but some of them are soooo flamboyant. You can spot them by those pink tight s." We were most mysti fied, as Patric k was wearing short s that day. When the race was over, we were even more reknowned, as our sweep includ ed open women's, open men's , and maste r women's team award s, as well as five indiv idual medals. Sixtee n of our 30 racer s in the10K achiev ed PRs, while Pat Kuharic won RACE RESULTS TO APRIL 15. 1989 MILK RUN lOK Boston. HA 10K April 9. 1989 Bob HcCormack ...... . 38:15 age group honors in the two miler . And then the adven ture began, as our five car convoy began its searc h for a restau rant able and willin g to accomodate our hungry horde s. Numerous wrong turns and U-tur ns and two restau rants later , the nowsatisf ied group return ed to the city from their morning race in time for dinne r. Mickey Zacut o. FINANCIAL PAGE: Our finan cial positi on has improved dram atical ly durin g the first quart er of 1989 because of the gener osity and hard work of the membership. Although the cash-o n-han d seems to be a very large amount, we must not forge t the large expen ses we will incur over the next few months. These includ e: GPR $15,000; Club Brochure - $1500; Opera ting Expenses $3700; Bus to DC - $1200, and Rutge rs Rent - $200/month. We must also lay out money for our runnin g gear. We have turned the corne r in resolv ing our finan cial problems, but we are not out of the woods. Jean Robinson and Steve Yeary. THIS NIWSLETTIR WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Mickey Zacut o, Edito r and Compositor; George Schle in, Editin g and Proof readin g; Guy Zelen ak, Types etting and Proof readin g; and Lee Abbey, Techn ical Guru. DEADLINE FOR RACE RESULTS is the 15th of every month. If you have regis tered as a FRNY. NYRRC will autom atical ly provid e your offic ial time for their scored event s. In all other cases , you must call or write in to be listed . Give name, date, and locati on of event ; your time; indic ate if perso nal recor d, first time at distan ce, and whether you are a racew alker. Race capta ins: Sandra Levin e, 43 S. Oxford St, Brooklyn 11217, 718-7973212 and Candido Barro so, 23-11 35th St, Astor ia, NY 11105, 718-626-7049. RUNNERS LOVE BROOKLYN Brooklyn. NY lOKI April 9. 1989 1 cours e 180 yards longe r Barney Kates ...... . A37:15 Dave Hose ...... ...• A37:22 Ed Farre y ...... ... A*37:38 Joe Crisc ione •...•. A39:32 Hanny Gonzalez ..... A42:17 Jay Pack ...... ...•. . 42:38 Andrew Khoo ...... ... 43:42 Joe Pilier o ...•.. .•. 45:10 George Waffle ...... . 45:50 Inger -Jo Berger ..... 51:40 (40/49 3rd place ) A = 2nd place - open men DAVID LERNER LONG ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP Plain yiey. NY 10K Aor i l 8, 1989 John Whooley ...... .. 46:06 CHERRY BLOSSOM CHASER Washington DC !OK April 9, 1989 Jeff Singl eton ...... 40:40 Jane Levine ...... ... 48:30 Tina Isselb acher .... 49:50 Deborah Levine ...... 50:03 7 �RACE RESULTS cont inue d VINTERKARUSELL 1988/1989* serie s Aslia . Norway 2.85K . November 26. 1988 Inger -Jo Berger ...•• l3:20 Flisa . Norway 2.9K Janua ry 14. 1989 Inger -Jo Berger •.•.• 13:50 Brask ereid sfoss . Nor 3.5K Febru ary 4. 1989 Inger -Jo Berger ....• 17:54 valet . Noryay 6K Febru ary 18. 1989 Inger -Jo Berger •.•.• 27:53 """'Fl=-'... "a"""._,N. .,o. .,r. . ,w""'a._y_ _ __.8.._.._..5~K i s"' March 4. 1989 Inger -Jo Berger ..... 40:35 BAKSJOLOPET Kongsuinger. Norway 11K March 12. 1989 Inger -Jo Berger ..... 55:03 WILLIAMSBURG 1/2 MARATHON Willi amsb urg. VA 13.1H Febru ary 26. 1989 Des Kelly .•..• .... 1:22: 52 RIVER RUN Jacks onvil le. FL 15K March 3. 1989 Al Gallo ..... ..... 1:36: 45 ST. PATTY'S DAY RUN Allen town. PA 10M March 12. 1989 Jerry Smitb •••.• •• l:l8:0 0 ST. PATRICK'S 8K ~so~u.utwh:.....ILBo¥-ls"-lt~o~n.~-.....!H.u;A..___ _. .,lt8.u.K . March 19. 1989 Bob McCormack ..... .. 31:24 WHITE BANK 5 HILER .l::.Co~li:J:o~n!.£i.l::!.a:~:..l.&...-..:V~A.____ _ ___:5J.l,H March 25. 1989 Des Kelly ••... •.... • 28:51 COOPER RIVER BRIDGE RUN Char lesto n, SC ..... ... lOK Aor i l 1. 1989 Jonat han Dani lowit z.43: 09 * = perso nal recor d BROOKLYN HALF MARATHON TAPPAN ZEE SPORTS BOOSTER Brooklyn. N.Y. 13.1H CLUB RUN Patri ck Bark er.*1 :17:5 5 Orangeburg. NY lOK Rod Black lock ••. 1:20: 44 April 2. 1989 Desmond Groa rke.1 :24:5 8 Patri ck Barker .... A*34:43 Gary Sambo ..••• *l:25 :16 Rod Black lock .••.• A*34:58 Joe Crisc ione ... 1:25: 45 Harti n HcElhiney .. A*35:51 Ed Farre y •..•. • *l:26 :00 Frank Colon ••... ... *37:02 Harty King ..... . 1:26: 26 Ed Farre y ..... ..... *38:15 Edwin Fajar do ... l:26: 56 Gary Sambo ••.•. .... *38:52 Hans Desnoyers .. 1:29: 47 David Sick ..... ... *40:48 Hanny Gonzalez .• l:30: 24 Jeff Singl eton ..... . 41:04 David Sick ..... . 1:30: 54 Candido Barroso .... *41:11 Bill Dolan •••.. . l:32: 13 Jay Pack ..... ..... . +41:44 Sandra Levine .. *1:33 :32 Andrew Khoo ..... ... *41:48 Tom Bordua ••... • 1:34: 53 Hanny Gonzalez ••••. . 42:02 Harold Brue land. 1:35: 46 Ed Pyle ..... ..... .. *42:57 Seth Slade •...• *l:36 :05 (50/54 2nd place ) Andrew Khoo ..... 1:37: 13 Sandra Levine ..... B*43:08 Ken Perry ..••• •• 1:38: 15 (30/34 2nd place ) David Pitch es ... 1:38: 30 Tom Johnson ..... .... 44:~5 Gary Kelle y ...•• 1:39: 05 Bob Nelson ••... .•..• 44:56 Bridg et Andrew.+1:40:09 Robert Hermann ..... +45:10 Ed Pyle •.•.. •.•. l:40: 11 Judy Spina ..... ... B*46:16 Barba ra Levit an.1: 40:35 Drew Penkalo ..... ... 46:38 Steve Yeary ••.•• 1:43: 17 Leo Boneau ••••• .•... 46:42 Jane Levine .... *1:44 :16 Dan Joraa nstad ..... . 46:48 Jeff Singl eton •. 1:44: 18 Tony Armas ••..• .•.• *48:20 Joe Pilie ro ..... 1:45: 56 Tina Issel bach er .. B*48:25 Sam Smolowitz •. +l:47 :46 Claud ia Borden ..... *48:33 Judy Spina ..... . 1:51: 42 Gary Kelle y ..... .... 49:00 Lenore Beaky •••. 1:56: 06 Jane Levine .•... .••. 49:20 Kathy Kuzmin .... 1:57: 56 Susan Zieri ng ..... C*51:24 (40/44 1st place ) HOULIHANS TO HOULIHANS Annie Beige l ..... ... 51:37 San Franc isco. CA 7.5H Midge Haroni •.... .• C52:19 Apri l 2. 1989 (40/44 2nd place ) Paul Hatwiow ••••• • 52:18 Debbie Bell ••.•. ••• C55:13 A=1st place --ope n men HIKE HANNON 20 HILER B=lst place --ope n women Cent ral Park 20M C=1st place --ma ster women Marc h 19. 1989 TAPPAN ZEE SPORTS BOOSTER Patri ck Barke r.+2: 06:43 CLUB RUN 2 MILES Gary Sambo ••.•• +2:21:22 Pat Kuharic •••.• .•.. 16:20 Tom Bordua ..... . 2:33: 44 (30/34 2nd place ) Donna Checkan ••• 2:45: 39 Gary Ke 11 e y ..... 2 : 47 : 38 THE AL GORDON RUN Ed Pyle •..•. ..•• 2:47: 52 Cent ral Park lOK Barba ra Levit an.2: 51:27 April 2. 1989 Drew Penkalo ••.• 3:01: 20 Bill Dolan ••••• ••••• 41:31 HIKE HANNON 4 HILER Hans Desnoyers ..... . 41:44 Ed Farre y •••.• •.. *23 : 11 Tom Bordua ...•. ....• 43:15 Frank Colon ..... . *23:22 Sig Harti nez ..... ... 44:43 James Hinte r ••••• • 31:25 Bridg et Andrew ••••• • 45:14 Cathy Schwartz .... 37:20 Robe rt Heiserman .... 46:01 Bruce Alpe rt .•..• ..• 46:18 NIKE CHERRY BLOSSOM Scott Silbi ger ..... . 47:18 Was hing ton. DC 10M James Testa ••... ••.. 48:43 April 2. 1989 Nann ette Gonn ella.1 :17:4 4 Des Kelly ••••• •• 1:00: 59 + = 1st time at dista nce 8 �FRONT RUNNERS NY, INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENT First Quarter 1989 INCOME Membership Dues Contribution s Miscellaneou s Operating Income $2635.00 3029.00 220.80 $5884.80 Merchandise Sales Events & Trips Coach/Class es Deficit T-shirt Rutgers Brunch Reimbursable Income 1005.76 8174.03 .00 355.00 277.25 GPR Entries GPR Donations GPR Fundraisers GPR Income .00 2745.00 6181.00 9812.04 8926.00 TOTAL INCOME EXPENSES Office Operations Postage Miscellaneou s Operating Expenses Cost of Goods Sold Events & Trips Coach/Class es Rutgers Brunch Reimbursable Expenses GPR Other GPR Expenses 24622.84 2281.86 750.00 50.00 3081.86 642.00 4816.50 202.50 200.00 5861.00 125.00 125.00 TOTAL EXPENSES 9067.86 NET PROFIT 15554.98 BALANCE SHEET ASSETS Cash/Checking Petty Cash Accounts Receivable Merchandise Inventory Prepaid Assets Total Assets LIABILITIES Accounts Payable NET WORTH Membership Equity Total Liabilities & Equity 18436.68 .00 .00 3061.10 .00 21497.78 .00 21497.78 21497.78 9 �FRONT RUNNERS NY SPRING RUNNING CLASSE Thursd ay, May 11, to June 15, 1989 <six weeks) S at 6:45p m Instru ctor: Guy Zelena k, Front Runne rs Interim Coach CLASS DESCRIPTION: Each class wll l be dlvlde d lnto three groups : 1. BASIC - Requir ement s: Can walk briskl y for 20 minute s or run comfo rtably for one mile. Curric ulum: Introd uction to runnin g and racing . 2. INTERMEDIATE - Requir ement s: Can race 5K - !OK at 7:30 to 11 minute per mile pace. Curric ulum: Basic progra m of speedw ork and race strate gy. 3. ADVANCED - Requir ement s: Can race 5K - !OK at 5 to 7:30 minute s per mi I e pace. Curric ulum: Speedw ork and race strate gy. CLASS OBJECTIVES: To provid e guidan ce and traini ng in six primar y <1> form, <2> speed, (3) endura nce, <4> streng th, <5> strate gy and areas: (6) goal settin g. Classe s will includ e rhythm , power and hill worko uts. CLASS TIME AND LOCATION: Classe s wil I meet for six weeks on Thursd ay evenin gs at 6:45 pro. The initia l class wi I I meet in the lobby of the New York Road Runne rs Club (9 E. 89 St.). A schedu le of subseq uent meetin g places wil I be distri buted during the first class. Come dresse d to run. Bags may be checke d at the NYRRC or the YMCA (5 W. 63 St.) depend ing on where the classe s begin. CLASS FEE: Class fee is $30.00 for the six week sessio n. Payme nt is requir ed on or before May 11 1 1989. Refund s wi 11 be given unti I May 7, 1989. No credit can be given toward s future classe s. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Guy Zelena k <718) 278-82 80 or Joe Crisci one <718) 965-90 81. ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ----cu t here- ------ ------ ------ ----------- ---APPLICATION Please accept this applic ation for enroll ment in the follow i·ng FRNY class <check your runnin g level) : ( ) Basic < ) Interm ediate ( ) Advan ced I typica lly compl ete a !OK race in minute s per mile this only if you have done lOK races. This is to get an idea of pace. <Comp lete how to pace each group ' s worko uts.) In consid eratio n of your accep ting this applic ation, I the unders igned, certif y that I am physi cally fit, having been examin ed by a licens ed physic ian. to partic ipate in the level of runnin g class for which I am regist ering . I, for mysel f, my heirs, and assign s, hereby waive and releas e any and for person al damag es that I may have agains t Front Runne rs NY, Inc., all claims its Office rs, Board of Direc tors and instru ctors. NAME: ADDRESS: CITY: PHONE: (home) < SIGNATURE: STATE: <work) < ZIP: ) AGE: Please send this applica tion and your check for $30.00 to: FRONT RUNNERS NY. INC., Box 363, Village Station , New York, New York 10014. Applica tions and checks may be brought to the first class as well but let Guy or Joe know beforeh and of your mtentio n to sign up for the classes . 10 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Document:Newsletters Year:1980s Year:1989 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/497b2d3436d3ab466580e5f905134923.pdf fa3c0761719a6931b37c0832427c1793 PDF Text Text FRONT RUNNERS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 July 1989 FRONT RVNNERS NY NEWSLETTER THE BEAKY BEAT: As I write this, Front Runners is halfway through its annual celebrat ion of Gay Pride: the race complete d, with numbers smaller but spirit unabated , and the March (or March~) yet to come . As you read this, on the other hand, the celebrat ions of Gay Pride Month and the twentiet h annivers ary of Stonewa ll are over. But as we head into the "dog days" of July and August. going to the beach and to the ballgame , shedding tights and T-shirts and gloves and socks and ... well, never mind ... we continue to celebrat e our gayness and our prowess as athletes . Lenore Beaky. GPR VOLUNTEERS: THANKS!! To the followin g for working the Alamo Alumni Run on Sat, June 10: The key GPR trainees Joe Piliero, Hike · McMahon & Drew Penkala, Select Timers; Michael Russ, Batch Timer; Andy ·Curry, Pre Chute Captain; Dick Spegele, Hid-Rope; Dick Hamilton, Assistan t Voluntee r Director & Chute captain; and to the followin g for adding numbers to this dress rehearsa l for GPR: Leslie Minkler, Sandra Levine, Amy Risch, Edwin Fajardo, Bob Brins and Andrew Khoo. Guy Zelenak. BUSINESS MEETING: Once again we were welcomed into the home of Steve Gerben, Bob Buckley, and Gwen. Don't worry; Gwen is the pooch . After a rather humid run on the banks of the Hudson to the Battery and back, an intrepid group of Front Runners gathered to enjoy Chinese food and other goodies topped off by the cookies, soda and coff ee s o gracious ly provided by ou r hosts. The business meeting began with the Treasur er's report, which showed an improvi ng ba l ance s he et. Aft er co nsi der able di scus si on, it w as agre ed that w still needed t o be car e fu l wi th e Vol. X. No. 7 expenses in order to maintain and assure our cash flow . Before incurrin g any signific ant expendi tures, perhaps $100, they need to be discusse d with Lenore. Next, a decline in membership was discusse d. This time of year has always been a time of large turnover , as the race brings many new members, but many older ones do not renew. It is everyon e's respons ibility to make new members feel welcome and not leave them to fend for themselv es. Remember how uncomfo rtable the first time in a new group can feel! ***As you all know, Gay Pride Run was a big success, with 300 men and 164 women making a total of 464 finisher s. A hearty thanks to Chris and Greg for all their hard work and to all the many others who made the race possible . The decrease in the number of rnnnP.r !'> was probably attribut able to the change in date caused by L'eggs' preemption of the Saturday of Gay Pride Weekend. A quite heated discussi on of this topic ensued, as to how to prevent such pre-emp tion in the future. ***Fron t Runners is going to the ball park, to see the Yankees play Kansas City, on July 14. Hark your calendar s! With a group of 25 or more, we can get our name in lights. Then comes the New York Track and Field Games at Columbia Univers ity, on July 22. As for particip ation, our special runs will include a trip to the beach and a "singles iun". Don't forget the Asbury Park lOK for a fun weekend at the Jersey Shore in August. The next points race is the Run to Victory on July 9 in Queens, followed by the 1 + 2 + 3 = 6 Mile Relay on t he f i f teenth , a busy month . Our men's Masters and Open teams have been doing well, placing 2nd and 3rd respecti vely in t he Ri ver da l e Ram ble. (S ha ll w say gently e r ol l ing hills?) Guy's r unning classes have bee n a big succes s . A new seri es i s �Front Runners NY July 1989 Page 2 scheduled to begin July 13. The Martial ** August 12 - Asbury Park 10K Classic, Arts class scheduled for July 8 appears to New Jersey. This is the Women's TAC this year (but men are be fully subscribed. ***It was with much Championship Besides that, it's lots of consternation that the resignation of the allowed too). Running Gear co-chairs was received. After fun on a flat, sunny (read: hot!) course. much discussion, the memb~rship voted We'll travel there by carpool on Friday unanimously not to accept the resignation. night and stay over in cheap (but not We hope that David and Mike will agree to cheesy) motels for one or two nights, so continue the fine job that they have been we can take advantage of nearby beaches. doing. ***A number of events are in the Contact Sandra or Candido (as above) if planning stages, including the Benefit Run you want to go, and let us know if you scheduled for August 26 and a Tenth need transportation and lodging, or if you Anniversary Gala Celebration in October. can offer a ride to other FRNYers. Race Remember that Gay Games III registration applications are available at runs or from opens on July 1, 1989. Those who want to your race captains. run in its marathon should consider registering early as the course will be ** Upcoming Points Race (NYRRC awards limited to 600 runners. After a lengthy ranking points to the five top-scoring clubs which participate in meeting rivaling only Steve's legendary affiliated business and board meetings of yore designated races): July 9- Run to Victory See your race (fitting, considering the locale), the SK, Forest Park, Queens. Sandra Levine and wa~ adjourned. The next Board captains (that's us). meeting meeting will be at Rutgers Presbyterian Candido Barroso. Church on July 15th, following the run. The businesr meeting will be Wed, July 19 2. SPECIAL RUN IN THE SUN: Jones Beach, at the home of Jay Pack, 41 Joralemon Sunday, July 23. If you love running in Street, Garden Apartment, Brooklyn the broiling sun, followed by a jump into Heights, 718-624-4645 at 8:30pm. You can a cold body of water, then a run to Jones take the 2, 3. 4, or 5 trains to Borough Beach is just for you. We'll take the Hall or the R t rain to Court Street. and train with everyone else (see article leave your bay at Jay's to do the run that below). For a 5.5 mile run to the beach, proceeds the meeting at 7:00. Lee Abbey; For a more - exit the train at Wantagh. gruelling 10/11 mile run, exit at UPCOMING EVENTS: RUNS AND RACES. Freeport. Ask new special runs co-chair Jon Livingston for a first-person account 1. RACING CORNER: We encourage individual of the latter. Detailed directions will be and team participation in the following handed out Sunday morning. BRING WATER AND races which have been selected because A HAT. There are no water stops on these they are especially fun, challenging, runs. Questions? Call Leslie, 212-316social--or for no reason at all! When 9239 or Jon, 212-222-2478. Leslie these races occur out of town, we make Minkler. special transportation/lodging arrangements: 3. SINGLES RUN: Looking for the man or woman of your dreams? Come to the special ** July 15 1+2+3 = 6 mile Relay in - singles · run on . Sunday, July 30, -10: OOam, Central Park. This is a relay race with and find out who is Bvailable. The run teams of 3 men, 3 women, or 2 men/1 woman, starts at Scott Stlbiger's ~partment, 425 each running either one, two or three East 65th Street, #7. Distances will be 5 miles for a team total of six miles. If and 12 miles, and involve Roosevelt Island you want to be part of a team, please call and its tram. Brunch will follow. Please Sandra, 718-797-3212, or Candido, 718-626- RSVP to Scott, 212-249-2132, or Jon, 2127049, immediately. 222-2478. Leslie Minkler. �Front Runners NY July 1989 Page 3 UPCOMING EVENTS: SOCIAL. Your legs can sure to 1. TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME. ... Now that all the winter sports playoffs are over, it's time to turn to summer activities. Take a short subway ride to the Bronx on Friday. July 14 (Bastille Day) to see the Yankees play Kansas City. Enjoy the company of your fellow Front Runners and spend a relaxing evening watching a "real man's (or woman's)" game. The fun and adventure begin at 7:30pm, and tickets cost $10. To attend, please see Perry Bloomberg or Seth Slade by July 5th with your payment, or call Seth (212-6278097) or Perry (212-928-1914) if you need any more information. Seth Slade. along, as this trip can dehydrate you. We will meet first at the Penn Sta Info Booth, then on the train, and we will group/troop out to the east end of Beach 6, the neon rainbow zone. COWABUNGAI Any questions? Call me at 212-928-19!1, eves. Perry Bloomberg. 2. NEW YORK GAMES, Sat. Julv 22. 1989. Track and Field aficionados will have the opportunity to attend a major T&F event, sponsored by the NYRRC, and featuring world class runners such as Carl Lewis and Mary Decker Slaney. FRNY will buy a block of $20 tickets for the Games to be held at Columbia University's Baker Field, West 218th St and Broadway. Events begin at 1:00pm for Eastern Regional, Metropolitan, and Masters athletes, and at 3:30pm for the invited elite. To reserve a seat with the FRNY contingent, send a check for $20, marked "games," to the Club P.O. Box, to arrive by Wed, July 12, · or deliver it in person to Perry Bloomberg or Sandra Levine. Your reservation is confirmed only upon receipt of your check. You can pick up your ticket at a run or give one of us a call. You may travel to the Games with FRNY following the Saturday morning run and brunch, or meet us at the stadium. Sandra Levine. 3. FR's BEACH BLANKET BINGO: Sun. July 23. You can bike it, hike it, train it, plane it, bus it, or cuss it as FRNY comes back out to Jones Beach. Meet at Penn Station LIRR Information Booth at 8:30am, after buying your combination train/bus roundtrip ticket to Freeport. Those wishing to can take the LIRR to either Freeport or Wantagh and run from there to the beach. The wild plum blossoms and scent of the surf may intrigue you. (See Special Run section for details of runs). get tanned and taut, but be take water and sun protection 4. HEAR YE, HEAR YE! The FRNY annual Benefit Run will be held on Sat, August 26, and wi 11 have as its theme, "The Heart and Soul of Front Runners." Moie later. Marty King. 5. CULTURE UNDER THE STARS: On the evening of Tuesday. August 1, following the regular Brooklyn run, we will attend a concert of the New York Philharmonic at the Prospect Park Bandshell. The concert begins at 8:00pm, but you can leave your running bags, picnic dinner, blankets, and whatever else you need for a perfect evening, with our bag-watcher from 6:30 on, at our gathering point atop the hill, behind the seats. Leslie Minkler. 6. LET'S CELEBRATE! It's amazing how time flies when you're having a good time. Yes, this October we will be celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of FRNY. Planned is a real catered sit down dinner. Watch for full details in the August newsletter. If you would like to help in planning the event, talk to either of us. Sue Foster and Steve Gerben. SUMMER RUNNING CLASSES BEGIN: Summer's here and the time is right for dancing in the streets! ... or at least for running in the park! Running classes will begin on July 13 and continue tor 5ix consecutive Thursdays at 6:4jvm. Classes are available for beginning to advanced runners; participants will ~o speed and power workouts and . review proper form, pacing and race strategy. There's plenty to be learned. Interim Coach Guy Zelenak will again conduct the sessions. Guy just completed his highly successful spring classes with raves from his students. Well done! Applications for the summer classes are included with this newsletter. �Front Runners NY July 1989 For further info, contact Guy, 718-2788280, or me, 718-965-9081. Joe Criscione. FROM YOUR INTERIM COACH: First, thanks to the 16 people who attended the first set I will continue to follow of classes. your progress. To all FRNY members: I am available to answer any questions you may I look regarding your running. have forward to seeing the classes get larger, more PRs set, and more runners showing interest in racing. If you are a beginner or want to learn to run, join the classes and we'll help you achieve whatever you want from the sport: racing, a form of Guy exercise or anything in between. Zelenak. will be taping the TAPING: VIDEO If you are Saturday Fun Run on July 8. interested in seeing your personal running form, see me so that you are definitely I will try to catch you from the taped. front, back and side in order to study I consider this an important your form. part of my job as interim coach, along with attending races. Guy Zelenak. THANKS! The following deserve a round of of giving generously for applause themselves and their time to serve as Pace Captains at the recent Meet the Membership Rod Beaky, Lenore Picnic: and Run Blacklock, Claudia Borden, Donna Checkan, J.oe cr iscione, Howard Kessler, ere ighton Sandra Levine, Leslie Minkler, Ed Ko, Pyle, Jim Skofield, Judy Spina, and Guy Give yourselves a hand! Pat Zelenak. Kuharic and Perry Bloomb~rg. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: STARTING MY AN While our main effor'ts in SECOND TERM. the early months of 1982 were going into planning for GPR, we were continuing to The activities. other our expand newsletter was now running to four pages, Steve "From article, the lead with Gerben," generally highlighting a past or Sometimes I would write future event. what I called "my inspirational piece," which some others likened to the but excrement from a large horned animal. By this time, I had developed a thick skin Due to my and was unfazed by critic ism. Page 4 subtle hints to the leader of DCFR, we took the first of what were to become annual trips to Washington, on the weekend We began the institution of of April 16. Sunday runs, devised by Peter special Minthorn, with · such quaint names as "A Retreat" (to The Cloisters), Religious "The Manhattan Dash," {15 miles along the west side), and "The Bronx Basket Bonnet For May, we Bunny Run," (for Easter). scheduled a women only run, led by Sue Foster, to encourage our women members to On the racing scene, we become active. continued to make our presence felt, with Bill Beenhouwer and Marty King carrying the FR flag to the Bermuda Marathon, and Sue Foster taking first place in The Big Race 4 miler in Central Park. Our weekend success, great a Washington was in including a NY/DC Challenge lOK in Rock Creek Park, won by Chris Winters from DC, Mark Mascolini, followed by New Yorkers The May George Waffle, and Jerry Mahle. newsletter announced a new addition to our line of running gear, a powder ~lue Tshirt with a white and burgundy design Buckley. Bob lover my by done Unfortunately, this shirt did not prove to be very popular, and eventually earned the nickname of The Edsel (Bob still hasn't gotten over it). June turned out to be an We held our exceptionally busy mohth. On the social first GPR (more later). agenda, we attended performances of the NYC Gay Men's Chorus and the Gay Marching Band, held a post-race dinner and party at Les Mouches, and participated in the Gay Pride March and Festival. By the end of June, membership had passed the 200 mark . throughout all these months, with And preparations continuing for our very first race, we were also making plans for our participation in the Gay Olympic Games, which were to be held in August L. &an Francisco . Next month: Preparing for the First Gay Games. Steve Gerben. the 14, June Wed. WARNING! On Presidential wallet was lifted from the Presidential bag at the Sunlight, in full view of the President herself as well as three other FRs, all of whom were present but failed to realize what was happening. must all be more vigilant in the We �Front Runners NY guarding of our July 1989 property and our space at professiona l are Sunlight: there the thieves who are only too ready to take Beware! advantage of such inattention . Lenore Beaky. SHANGRI-LEZZIE MOVES TO BOSTON: FORMER Yes, my friends, I finally made the move and left New York. I moved here in early May with my partner Terry. I regret that I did not have the time to say goodbye to of you, so I now write to say most I will always look back upon my farewell. time as a NYFR with fond and frequently There were so many good funny memories. which I enjoyed that I cannot name times But, among my most poignant them all. are: dressing ·iS a drag queen for memories a FR Halloween party, shopping on 14th Street with Julie Kelm for outfits for the while choking almost Shangri-Lez zies, teasing and spraying our wigs for opening night, playing Inger-Jo in a skit written by Stan More years ago, Mary Tomich's Lu~a as Gerben tricks, steve magic Walker as Miss Torpedo, Potamkin, Richard TJ in white pumps and dangling earrings, running one Saturday with Sue Foster and Randi Hacker and almost fainting, and the Leo by catered meetings business buns. So now, Boneau ... and pinching Guy's I say thanks for the memories and all the Cheers, wonderful times you gave me. And if anyone is in Boston, please FRNY! look me up: 617-497-4826. Debbie White. Page 5 have a copy of the design, so see me for details. Lenore Beaky. YES, the SUPPLEMENTAL DIRECTORY UPDATE: directory you will receive next month new supplement to the current ONLY a is It will contain only the directory. names, addr~sses and phones of members who December 15, 1988 and of joined after who has had a change of address anyone If you and/or phone(s) since this date. chosen to NOT be listed, have previously but have since decided you would like to If you have any be listed let me know. changes in your current listing since the above date, it is up to you to notify me, as the computer does not show me when changes were made. IF YOU ARE A NEW MEMBER DECEMBER 15 YOU WILL BE LISTED SINCE SUPPLEMENTAL THE IN AUTOMATICALLY If you DIRECTORY, unless you said NO. aren't sure if you said yes or no to be listed or you have any questions call me, 718-278-8280, or see me at club functions. The absolute deadline for any of the above When this supplement arrives is July 15. with the August mailing DO NOT DESTROY your current directory. Guy Zelenak. PLEASE WELCOME THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS: Anthony Colantonio, Allison Edwards, Chet Jones, Wayne Kawadler, Jenai Lee (an agegroup winner at GPR '89!), Cathy Linn, Cris Sweeny, Angelo Benevento, James F. Clark, Douglas Steele, Jennyvik Garcia, Janet Kirk Woodfin, Bill Gaines, Scott Heller, Jerald Minton, and Laura Collins. Francisco San ALERT: VACATION Frontrunner s has invited FRNY to their . Make these members feel at home when you 15th anniversary celebration , to be held see them at a run or brunch! the Originally called August 19. on Lavender U Joggers, they were the first EVENTS PAST, BUT FONDLY REMEMBERED gay and lesbian organizatio n to join TAC, and to sponsor a gay race. The celebration GAY PRIDE RUN '89: At 6:48am on race the day, Tech Director Al Gallo took bullhorn in Umberto's at be held will Embarcadero. City Supervisor Harry Britt in hand and ordered the rain to cease and For his will be a special guest, and there will be desist--the elements complied. smoothly a providing in a door prize: a 4-day cruise for two to achievement Mexico. (You don't have to be there to be staged, FUN race, we present the Merlin eligible. Tickets to the dinner cost $32. Meteorologi cal Award.***A High-Five Award Housing will be provided. For further info to the entire GPR staff--they resolved a financial and technical of Chris myriad call tickets, to purchase or s, and brought the race in in Charette 415-647-3227 or Doug Farson 415- difficultie could be staged black.***No race 752-3026. T-shirts can also be ordered; I the To all vols who gave volunteers. without �Front Runners NY July 1989 up sleep, performed endless, thankless chores, handed out - hundreds of cups of water, shouted numerous words of encouragement, and especially to Dick Hamilton, who tirelessly year after year gives of his time and support, we present The Army of Lovers Award. The A Kiss on the Cheek Can be Quite Continental, but... Award goes to all our contr lbutors, both of funds and prizes. To the "Golden" boys and girls of Boston, we present The l"oofy le l"ay Award. Truth is, even though FRB looks so fancy in their new race gear, those kids can run! But some only fast enough 'til a NY boy catches him. Bravo, Boston!***Patrick Barker and sue Foster won the annual AREA awards as the first FRNY finishers. To them and their teammates Patrick Moriarity, Marty King, Barbara Levitan and Sandra Levine, we present the Smok in' Shoes an' Thank Goodness for Odor Eaters Award.***And to Mary Fehrenback, a relatively new Front Runner and racer, congrats for her 2nd place age-group finish. We hope to see Mary at more runs and more races, and happily present her with the Keep on Truckin' Award. Remember, Mary, you've got a title to defend in 1990.***The Didn't We Do This Last Week? Awa- d goes .to r Sam LaFata, George Schlein, Barry Friswold, Marty McElhiney, Anne Johnston, Hal Offen, Rama Lakshmanan, Jay Pack, and all the others who ran for pride in two cities.*** To all Middle-of-the-Pack and Back -of-the-Pack runners, we present the Follow That Tushy Award***We honor our own Shep Wahnon with the Which Way'd They Go? Award. (Seems Shep gave us all a 9 minute handicap.)***The I'm Too Tired To Race And Oh, You Dirty Dog Award goes to Annie Beigel and Lenore Beaky who traded places throughout most of the race, until Annie, who, at Cat Hill, had told the Beak she was "too tired to race", pulled out and passed her at the finish line . It just goes to show, never trust a tired Beagle I mean a stale Bagel -- oh, you know! *** To FRDC, who enjoyed taking home some race trophies, we give the Prettier in Pink Peptobismol Award--to help them with their runs. And bravo to Des Kelly, who traveled the long road from Richmond and still managed to come Page 6 in 16th overall. FR Philly also collected a share of trophies and earned the Let's Go The Distance Award.***Silliness aside, to each of the 300 men and 164 women who finished the '89 Gay Pride Race, congratulations! Running in New York in June is never easy, and although the thunder storms stopped before race time, high humidity and temperature in the high 70's made it a difficult race. But each step that every runner took around Central Park declared that we are fit and proud lesbians and gay men. This race reflects the essence of FRNY - -we're runners of all abilities and ambitions and our common bond is secured not only by the fun we have running and the individual challenges we meet, but also by the support and affection we give one another through running and beyond it. Midge Maroni. THIS NEWSLETTER WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Mickey Zacuto, Editor and Compositor; George Schlein, Editing and Proofreading; Guy Zelenak, Typesetting and Proofreading; and Midge Maroni, Editing. DEADLINE FOR RACE RESULTS is the 15th of every month. If you have registered aa a _ FRNY, NYRRC will automatically provide your official time for their scored_ events. In all other cases, you must call or write in to be listed. Give name, date, and location of event; your time; indicate if personal record, first time at distance, and whether you are a racewalker. Race captains: Sandra Levine, 43 S. Oxford St, Brooklyn 11217 (718-7973212) and Candido Barroso, 23-11 35th St, Astoria, NY 11105, ( 718-626-7049). "No problem, Lenore Beaky will know what to do." �Page 7 EMPIRE STATE BIATHLON CLUB TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS TO Harriman. NY June 15. 1989 =Ce=n~t=r~a~l~Pa=r~k~----~--~5~M 6M Run/45M Bike/6M Run May 20. 1989 June 4. 1989 Patrick Barker ...•. *27:20 SENTRUHSLOPET ~os~l:..:o"-~,~N:.:;£o.a..r~wa~y'--_________.l..:;:O~K Rod Blacklock ....... 28:08 Jeff Singleton .... 4:0-5:15 Harty HcElhiney ..... 28:56 Apr i l 30 , 19 89 ALCAN TRAIL RUN Inger-Jo Berger ..... 51:21 Sue Foster .........• 30:09 10K David Bell. ......... 30:18 Kingston. Ontario June 4. 1.989 NJ WATERFRONT MARATHON Edwin Fajardo ....... 30:40 26.2H Charlie Carson ...... 30:47 Jerry Smith ......... 47:45 New Jersey Gary Sambo .......... 30:48 April 30, 1989 SUMMER SPEED RACE #1 Jerry Smith ....... 4:11:00 Tim HcCann .......... 30:58 5K Jeff Singleton ..... *32:18 Prosoect Park June 7, 1989 Candido Barroso ..... 32:35 TRYSIL-KNUT LOPET 4.2K Gary Stefanick ...... 33:19 Sandra Levine ....... 21:49 Trysil, Norway (2nd - 30/39) Jay Pack ........... +33:30 Hay 3, 1989 Inger-Jo Berger ..... 18:08 Gerry Valentine ..... 33:44 Marie Charlap ....... 34:00 AMERICAN GENERAL CLASSIC 5K Sig Martinez ....... *34:11 Syracuse. NY WAITZ LOPET GRETE June 10, 1989 4.7K Steve Nowling ....... 34:39 Norway Oslo, Creighton Ko ....... *31:48 Jerry Smith ......... 20:20 Hay 6, 1989 Berger ..... 23:21 Sandra Levine ....... 35:49 Inger-Jo SHELTER ISLAND 10K Donna Checkan ....... 36:49 lOK Leslie Minkler ..... *37:2G Shelter Is. NY RUN SFDSE MYSTERY June 10, 1989 ......... 39:28 ~Sa=n~F~r=a=n=c~i=s=c~o~·~C=A~--~1=0K~ Jane Levine George Schlein ...... 39:50 Barry Miguel ........ 37:34 Hay 14. 1989 Andrew Khoo •.......• 43:48 Tina Isselbacher .... 39:54 Desmond Groarke ..... 40:22 Kathy Kuzmin ........ 40:24 Joe Criscione ....... 41:00 (4th overall) Jeff Singleton ...... 41:10 MARATON Leo Boneau .......... 46:10 DET NORSKEFJELL CORPORATE CHALLENGE 3.5H Beitostolen . Norway 26.2M Jane Levine ........ *47:36 Central Park Tina Isselbacher ... *48:06 June 3, 1989 Hay 18. 1989 Berger ... 4:23:10 Leslie Case ........ *53:42 Kevin Gillespie ..... 26:22 Inger-Jo Kim Whitehurst ...... 53:42 Nephtali Offen ...... 26:30 HALF MARATHON Mary Fehrenbach ..... 41:00 WESTCHESTER ALAMO ALUMNI RUN 13.1M White Plains, NY ~C~en~t~r~a~l~P~a~r~k__________~5M~ 4, 1989 June YOU GOTTA HAVE PARK June 11. 1989 c"""Je=n~t....,.r~a'"""l--::...:Pa~r:..:.k~-------~5!!.K Seth Slade ....... *1: 31: 54 1:34:48 Ken Glass ........... 49:16 Manny Gonzalez .... Hay 20. 1989 Raymond Maher ....... 25:04 Jay Pack .......... 1:36:53 SOMMER BIRKEN Leslie Case ......... 26:24 28K Rena, Norway RIVERDALE RAMBLES Kim Whitehurst ...... 26:30 June 11. 1989 lOK Bronx, NY Inger-Jo Berger ... 2:52:32 June 4, 1989 CHARLES RIVER RUN (2nd - 45/49) 7H David Paul .... ...... 42·43 Boston, HA 43:29 Andrew Khoo ......... Hay 21. 1989 M-"EDIA CHALLENGE Neil Semer .......... 47:06 Harty King .......... 44:05 3.5M 48:00 Central Park Harold Brueland ..... June 14 1989 EXAMINER BAY TO BREAKERS TJ Storch ........... 48:20 Midge Maroni ........ 28:20 (2nd-Masters team) 7.5H San Francisco, CA (1st - Masters) Patrick Barker ...... 36:25 Hay 21. 1989 Ron Kirchem ...... *1:08:33 Harty McElhiney ..... 39:09 lOth ANNUAL RUN FOR David Bell .....•...... .. ? ARTHRITIS Edwin Fajardo ....... 40:43 GOVERNOR'S RUN 5K Cincinatti, OH ~O~lvm~o~i~a~·-W~A~-----~8~K Gary Sambo .......... 41:45 June 15. 1989 (3rd-Open team) Hay 21. 1989 Andrew Khoo .•....... 32:36 Stuart Appelbaum .... 43:20 Lee Abbey ........... 24:20 David Sick .......... 43:21 (2nd - 40/44) Front Runners NY . .... July 1989 r *- Personal Record + - 1st time at distance �Front Runners NY July 1989 RACE RESULTS Continued WEEKLY SK Eisenhower Park. L.I. 5K June 21, 1989 Inger-Jo Berger ..... 25:04 Page 8 LITTLE ART THEATER Yellowsprings. OH 10K June 17. 1989 Jeff Singleton ...... 41:15 (6th overall & 2nd-30/39) Tina Isse1bacher .... 48:48 (1st overall) THE FRONT RUNNER NETWORK: Boston FR held their second annual Gay Pride Run on June 11, and about 30 New Yorkers made the trip. The entire weekend was a qreat success, especially for the five FRNYers who carried away trophies. Our own Patrick Barker won the race, and Frank Colon was an impressive 3rd overall (yeah!). The following week, Boston returned the visit (very proper, you know), although regretably, they were unable to secure a yellow school bus for the journey. In just about two years of existence, the "born-again" (thanks, Chicago) Boston club has grown to over 100 members and staged three fabulous races. They credit their new yellow shorts for their great visibility during their monthly Neighborhood Pride runs. Los Angeles FR hosted a weekend gala, well attended by the west coast contingents. One runner did the entire Bay to Breakers race carrying a heavy video camera. We wonder how the pictures turned out. LAFRer George Takei (do all you old Trekies remember Mr. Sulu?) completed the London Marathon The L.A. newsletter sports a photo of our own Ed Pyle, flashing a sunny smile in 4:48. before their pre-marathon (Long Beach, that is) pasta feed. He finished in a comfortable 4:17, and was probably still smiling. By the way, Shoreline FR (Long Beach) ran the water station at mile 18.3 of that marathon, and won 3rd place in the Water Station Competition with "singers, recorded music, and great balloons." Possibly the most innovative FR club, Shoreline also organized a "p~ogressive dinner" on May 14: cocktails, salad, main course, and dessert were each served at a different member's '-home; · the 'tween course traveling probably-made ··it possible · to eat more - Speaking of . eating, Seattle FR seems expert in that area, with a monthly pot-luck dinner .. They are holding their 3rd Annual Salmon Barbeque on· July- 1, followed by their 3rd ~ Annual Hawaiian Luau on July 2, and are putting together a cookbook of members' potluck recipes. They are planning to start holding track meets this month. They say it is to prepare for Gay Games III, but I suspect it is to work off all those calories. Andrew Khoo made a guest appearance at th•~ir Governor's 8K Race, and came in 2nd Master, while a Seattle woman FR placed first in the wheelchair division. Sydney FR is in its fourth year, and has about 35 members. In April they co-sponsored a bushdance (I don't know, either) and the Celebration Games (tr.ac.k & field) wlth.a women's organization and made __ _ many new friends. They are now welcoming their first (I think) woman member. Philadelphia FR is beginning to plan for their anniversary weekend in Septe~ber. They enclosed with their newsletter an application for that city's Fourth Annual AntiGraffiti SK, sponsored by the Mayor. They are currently discussing whether to become more active in recruiting members and promoting events or to leave well-enough alone. Vancouver FR ts ~lllislly planning for Gay Games III, to be held in their beautiful city in ~ August 1990. They will host a spe1:ial FR picnic at the Games, and also hold several scenic short training runs. Speaking of GG III, San Francisco FR has received a letter from a gay group in Paris, who are enthusiastically organizing the French delegation to the Games. And Chicago FR, for ~orne much needed R & Rafter the rigors of hosting the - FR Forum in April, is planning an evening pool party on July 22, together with the Chicago Smelts, the gay & lesbian swimming club. Quiz for next month: how many ways can Our affiliated clubs use at least three different spellings. you spell Front Runner? MJZ. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Document:Newsletters Year:1980s Year:1989 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/fb54cb0801364230cf2ebb807aaf6d89.pdf 0d69c768ec1bd8bc26e2e45b84aad33e PDF Text Text FRONT RUNN ERS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 Junt; 1989 FRQNT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER THE BEAKY BEAT: June is always special, of course, but this June is even more special, as it marks the twentieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. We in Front Runners have much to celebrate: the flowering of our community, the growth of FRNY (itself ten years old in October), and the network of relationship s that composes our lives as lesbians and gay men. This month we celebrate that network, and remember those no longer with us, with a veritable cornucopia of events. Come out to run, or volunteer, or cheer the runners, at our Gay Pride Run '89 on June 17, and dance with us at Private Eyes that evening. The Community Center will be holding its annual Garden Party on Mon, June 19 at 6:30pm, at 208 w. 13 Street. FR will be represented as an exhibitor, and we always have a good turnout at the dinner and party afterwards. The price for dinner and entertainme nt is $35. Send your checks to the center. The rally which usually follows the Gay Pride March will, this year, be held the day before, on Sat, June 24 from 2-6pm on the Great Lawn in Central Park. Front Runners will gather after our regular Saturday run and attend the rally as a group. Finally, on Sun, June 25 FRNY will participate in the Gay Pride March, beginning at Columbus Circle at 12:30pm. We don't have the exact meeting place of our group yet: stay tuned. We will, as usual, have a table down on Christopher street during and after the march; come by and visit us there! Remember: June is ~month! Lenore Beaky. CONCERNING THE RACE THAT DARE NOT SPEAK ITS NAME: FR members are aware of the events which resulted in the rescheduling of our race from June 24 to June 17. I am told that there is going to be a different race in Central Park on June 24 (something Vol. X. No. 6 about pantyhose, I think: Ed). Whatever the truth of this unfortunate rumor, I would request that, should anyone wish actually to participate in this race, she not register as a Front Runner. Our participatio n in this rumored event should be as minimal as possible, as runners or as volunteers. Indeed, FRNY will take no official action whatsoever regarding this purported event. Incidentally , FRNY has received no compensation whatsoever from any of the parties involved in the date change. Lenore Beaky. OUR MEMBERSHIP is the heart of this club. That's obvious: without members, there would be no FRNY. Each of us no doubt remembers the first time we came to a run, and the second time, and the third. Perhaps there was someone there who ran with us, made sure we got a bagel--or a Greek salad--and chatted with us, so that we would feel a part of things. FRs has grown a great deal over the last few years, and perhaps we aren't always as good about welcoming new runners now as we could be. Let's remember our first time here, and the friendships we've made since then, and the people we might not have met if they hadn't felt welcome, and do our best to make each newcomer a part of the group. From the time this newcomer walks into Rutgers or the Sunlight, is then introduced to the group and is accompanied on his/her run in the park, to the time when he/she returns and is welcomed to a table and shown the intricacies of purchasing bagels and coffee--or that salad--let's make sure that we all reach out to this person, and be the convivial, charming and welcoming folks that I know we are! Lenore Beaky. GAY PRIDE RUN '89: Beware the Ides of June! (Shakespeare spins furiously in his �Front Runners NY June 1989 grave). THE event is fast approac hing. The frightf ully succes sful fundrai sing efforts of Pat Kuharic and Greg Valerie have produced another $1200 for GPR'89, putting the race on solid financi al ground. Jim Skofie1 d's monstrous promot ional machine has shifted into high gear: just wait 'til you hear about those fabulou s prizes he's garnere d for the endof-the- race drawing . Jon Livings ton and Pat Kuharic (her again?) are working on produci ng the race T-shir t, using a design by Tim Wilson. The entries are piling up on my dining table (and where's yours?) . The volunte ers are nQi piling up (see Guy Zelenak ; he needs you). Mark the date on your calenda r: June 17. Be there or be ... Chris Frieman. GPR VOLUNTEERS: We still need approxi mately 100 volunte ers to cover all the jobs require d to operate a GREAT race, as usual. Volunte ers get a T-shirt , an invitat ion to the post-ra ce party at Private Eyes, and an opportu nity to win numerous prizes after the race. It's a great opportu nity to have fun while serving the club. Please call Dick Hamilton, 212-580-9437 or me, 718-2788280, or see me at a run. Thanks! Guy Zelenak . GPR DRESS REHEARSAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: ~ Alamo Alumni Run. Sat. June 10, is our dress rehears al for GPR. NYRRC expects us to cover AT LEAST half of the finish line and race course. Let's show Fred Lebow and staff how much we apprec iate the use of their race equipm ent, computer input, registr ation and storage space for GPR. We will need approx imately 30 volunte ers for this race. You do not have to be working GPR; we just need bodies. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND LEND A HELPING HAND. Reporti ng time is 8:45am at Tavern on the Green (West Drive at 67th Street) . Call me (I above), or see me .:tt a run. Guy. THANKS!! The followi ng have been trainin g to work GPR and deserve a big hand for giving up some of their free time: Joe Piliero , Hike McMahon, and Drew Penkalo Select Timers; Howard Kessler - Time Tech Box; Michael Russ Batch Timer; Andy Page 2 Curry - Pre-Chu te Pusher; Dick Spegele Mid Rope; Al Gallo - Tech Directo r; and Dick Hamilton Assista nt Di rector of Volunt eers. And to those who have come out to thank NYRRC for its assista nce to GPR over the years: Bob Brins and Sharon Ullman. Guy. BUSINESS MEETING: When Frank Colon hosted the Busines s Meeting on May 17, he not only display ed munchies for about 20 FRs, but also his latest Master 's racing trophy. The Treasu rer's report indicat es that while spendin g is typical ly high in this pre-rac e period, our fund-ra ising and fiscal prudence should keep our books in balance . GPR Task Force reports over 225 entries , with more checks arrivin g daily and more adverti sing on the way. Bob Nelson, 201-963-1354 and Ed Pyle, 212-5347525 are co-ord inating housing for our out-of- town guests. Call them if you can house someone. Private Eyes will be the scene of our post-ra ce party, June 17. Volunte ers are needed for our "dress rehears al race," the Alamo, on June 10, and, of course, for the Big Day, June 17. If you, your friends or lover(s ) can lend a hand or leg, give Guy Zelenak a call, 718-278-8280. *** Report on or declini ng membership statist ics seems to suggest that our welcoming efforts are not always as warm or as frequen t as we may think. If you're a new member, a not-so- active member, or an old regular and have any ideas on how we might encoura ge fuller partici pation from all teammates, please pass your sugges tions along to Lenore, 212-724-9700, or any officer at a run. Since sociali zing and enjoyin g each other's friends hip is as much a part of our club as running , we want to especia lly encoura ge new members to partici pate in our social events. Speaking of socials , watch for plans to attend a Yankee ballgam e in July. Also, watch for notices about upcoming safety and self-de fense clinics . On the anti-so cial side, it's not nice to leave Rutgers withou t paying. Let's remember that $1.50 is little enough to pay for a Saturda y run brunch- andclubhou se. Also, let's remember that this newsle tter does not appear by magic in your mailbox . Mailing parties are usually �Front Runners NY held on the June 1989 last saturday of the month, magnif icently choreog raphed by Lee Abbey, but he can't do it alone. If you stay to help, it takes less than an hour, you get time to chat with new friends , and you save the club postage by taking your newsle tter home with you as a reward. *** David Paul made a motion to send a getwell and support card to the woman runner who was so brutall y beaten in the park last month. The motion passed unanimously. David will circula te the card at our Meet the Membership picnic, so all can sign. *** In this year's Gay Pride March, FRNY will be marching as part of a larger conting ent comprised of many of the area's gay athleti c groups which plan to partici pate in Gay Games III as part of Team New York. · This is an attempt to publici ze the Games within our community and gain as much support and enthusi asm as possibl e. *** The next busines s meeting will be at the home of steve Gerben and Bob Buckley, 140 Charles St. 16C. Wed. June 21. at 8;30pm. It will be preceed ed by a bag drop and 7:00pm Village Run, and a bring-y our-ow n dinner. Midge Maroni. UPCOMING EVENTS: RUNS AND RACES. 1. RACE OF THE MONTH: Gay Pride Run. Sat. June 17. at 9;30am. Of course! 2. RACE OF NEXT MONTH: 1-2-3 Relay. Sat. July 15. Teams of three runners partici pate in one, two and three-m ile segments of this relay race. Lots of fun! Teams are made up of same-sex or mixed-sex trios. Call your race captain s, Sandra or Candido, to be placed on a team. 3. AND IN AUGUST: Asbury Park lOK Classic , Sat. August 12. We'll be traveli ng to the Jersey shore on Friday evening for one or two days of running and sunning . Details to follow, but for now, hold that date. INTERNATIONAL FRONTRUNNERS FORUM: Repres entativ es from 18 Front Runner clubs from the U.S. and Canada converged on Chicago for the second Interna tional Frontru nners Forum on April 22, 1989. Getting right down to busines s, the group reitera ted the charter of Interna tional Page 3 Frontru nners: that IFR is an "inform al affilia tion" of Front Runner clubs through out the world, designe d to promote communication and camara derie among the clubs, help new clubs get started , and hold special events (such as the Convention we had here in New York in October 1988). To further those goals, the San Francis co club is now respon sible for maintai ning a semi-an nually updated directo ry of clubs, contact persons , run locatio ns and times, as well as a calenda r of major events of the various clubs. After a lively discuss ion on what would be needed in a basic "help kit", Boston volunte ered to compile such a packet for setting up new clubs. Now when a city is trying to start a new FR club, the founder s can contact Boston FR, as well as the establi shed club nearest them, for guidanc e in decisio ns on organiz ation, operati ons, and promot ion. Vancouver FR will arrange a picnic for all Front Runners attendi ng Gay Games III in 1990; Toronto FR has agreed to host the next IFR Forum for club delegat es in 1991; and Los Angeles FR will coordin ate the next "conven tion" for all Front Runner members in late 1992 or early 1993 (to give eastern and norther n members a respite from the cold weathe r: Ed). It was clear from the enthusi asm and the sense of cooper ation that Interna tional Frontru nners is more than an idea -- it is the bonding of friends hips and communication among individ ual FRs through out the world. Richard Walker. *** And lest you think that the conven tion was all work and no play, Chicago FR hosted some magnif icent parties , brunche s, and runs, so that by the end of the weekend, FRs from such exotic places as Kansas City, Minnea polis, and San Diego truly felt like friends . And the Chicago lakefro nt is just about the most beautif ul running route this runner has ever travele d - I did twice the mileage I had planned . The Chicagoans outdid themsel ves as graciou s and accomodating hosts - mine even gav~ up his bedroom (with residen t cats) to me, and spent two nights on his sofabed . We were each assigne d opposi tesex alter egos: would you believe Preside nt Beaky as George Washington? �Front Runners NY June 1989 Bravo to Craig Radich, the organizat ional genius behind it all. Hickey Zacuto. Page 4 publisher of Christoph er Steet and The NY Native, about the possibili ty of cosponsorin g the race. Chuck liked the AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: THE BIRTH OF idea, and said that while his publicatio ns GAY PRIDE RUN. In July 1981, I returned could not contribut e money, they would run from a trip to San Francisco which free advertisin g for the race and let us included participa ting in SFFR's Gay Run, use their office facilities . Meanwhile, I determine d that FRNY would sponsor our own had met with Alice Cashman, who promised race the next year. Therefore , in our to give us Parks Commissioner Gordon October newslette r, in my writeup about Davis' decision on Central Park soon, but our second anniversa ry, I announced the was pessimist ic about the outcome. I need to begin planning for our race. Hy therefore decided to see if we could twist two main concerns were staffing and some arms, and enlisted the aid of Ken financing . I knew we would need about 100 Sherrill, a West Side District Leader as volunteer s, and as our membership had just well as FRNY member, who spoke with passed that figure and our bank account contacts in the city administr ation. contained $700, it was going to be tight. Meanwhile, our preparatio ns continued . We I chose Charles Smolen as Race Director, selected a design by Sue Foster for the Tand June 26, L982, the day before the shirts and entry forms. Bill Beenhouwer Pride March and Festival, as the date. We was chosen as Race Director to replace hoped to get a sponsor for the race, so I Charles, who had realized that he could first called Scott Anderson, a member of not commit the tremendous amount of time SFFR and a staffer with The A4vocate, needed for the task. Finally, which had sponsored the SF Gay Run. I Commissioner Davis set up a meeting for also contacted the Parks Department, to Feb 3, at which he expressed his find out how we could get Central Park for hesitation s about granting permissio n to our race, and spoke with Alice Cashman, use Central Park. Current policy was to their director of special events. At her curtail new groups from using the park, suggestio n, I contacted NYRRC's Allan due to wear and tear, and to encourage Steinfeld , to get our race listed in their park use in the other boroughs instead. I schedule, and learned that this would explained the symbolic importance of the require that our course be certified as to race to both the lesbian/g ay and straight distance. Meanwhile, I met with ~ communiti es, and its much better Advocate' s Anderson over Thanksgiv ing. He visibility and accessib ility to all those informed me that their sponsorsh ip would coming from out of town for Gay Pride not be possible, but he did give us much Week. Davis questione d whether it would helpful informatio n regarding necessary truly be open to everyone, and I assured equipment and personnel . On December 5 · him it would, wondering if he knew a way about 20 FRs met at Charles' home to begin to different iate between gay and straight organ1z1ng in earnest. The June 26 date runners. He agreed that he did not, but and 9:30am start were finalized , and the remained noncommital about his decision, distance of 5 miles was chosen, with start so we just had to wait. Five days later, and finish at Tavern on the Green. We Alice Cashman called me to advise that we had originall y planned for a 5K/10K had Central Park! Next: Starting My choice, but NYRRC did not have such a Second Term. Steve Gerben. certified combinati on course already measured, and we needed to make their RUNNING GEAR: Just when you thought that printing deadline (Ed: thus are great David Paul and I had run off with our decisions -and history -made). Sub- respectiv e partners and your money to a committee s were set up to deal with sunny isle for vacation, the Deficit Tfundraisin g, publicity , prizes, shirts ("Run from Red to Black") have registrati on, finish line, etc. Warren arrived. Please come by on a Saturday to Singer, director of publicity , volunteere d pick up the shirts which you've ordered. to speak with his friend Chuck Ortleb, the ***FLASH! New tanks are on the way. In �Front Runners NY June 1989 hot turquoise and dramatic black, Page both with electri c yellow letteri ng, these summer singlet s will be availab le in early June at very reasona ble prices. They come in two styles: the close cut favorit e of many of the women members, and the tightly -ribbed choice of many of the male body-b uilding types. Lastly, the Running Gear Committee continu es to be on the hunt for designs - both for regular gear and for our Tenth Annive rsary shirt, due this fall. We'd love to see something new, differe nt, and wonder ful. Mike McMahon. T-SHIRT JAMBOREE: Our two fashion divas, Dave and Mike, have come up with a new way to have fun and repleni sh the club's postrace coffers at the same time. At all Wednesday and Saturda y runs, the abovenamed divas will be collect ing any of your used exotic, interes ting, or unusual Tshirts that you might now like to pass on for other FRs to enjoy. These will all be assembled for display and sale at Rutgers followi ng our June 24 run. Any questio ns or sugges tions, call David Paul, 212-6330186. MJZ. WOMEN'S PICNIC: All Front Runner women are invited to a picnic after the Gay Pride Run. Bring food, beverag es, blanke ts, footba lls, lovers, ... whatever to the area behind the Metrop olitan Museum. We will begin around noon. SEE YOU THERE. Leslie Minkle r. SUMMER RUNNING CLASSES SCHEDULED: Beginning on July 13, these classes will meet at 6:45pm and continu e for six consec utive Thursda ys. Interim coach Guy Zelenak will be the instruc tor. Further details and applica tions will be contain ed in the July newsle tter. If you have any questio ns contact Guy, at 718-278-8280 or me, at 718-965-9081. Joe Criscio ne. REMINDER: BROOKLYN RUNS ARE BACK. Every Tuesday evening at 7;00om. Front Runners meet for a run on the other side of the East River. We gather at 3rd Street and Prospec t Park West to run a loop or two of the park. Come join club members for these weekly runs on a differe nt turf. For further inform ation, contact Leo Boneau or Criscio ne. me at 5 718-965-9081. Joe PROUD IN MINNESOTA. Add to the list of out-of- town events compiled in last month's newsle tter the Minneapolis Run For Pride, to be held on June 24. For inform ation, call 612-377-4182. DID YOU KNOW? More than half the runners who finishe d this year's Boston Marathon were over 40 years old. Source: U.C. Berkele y Wellness Letter. EVENTS PAST. BUT FONDLY REMEMBERED 1. CAPITAL WEEKEND: Did I just hear the DCFR Preside nt correct ly? Do I need a U.N. interpr eter? Did he just say that one of the sister FR groups, you know, the one with the Pepto-Bismo1 Pink and Nuclear Grey colors, should pay special attenti on to the evenin g's fashion show?!!? The fashion show was one of the highlig hts of the Saturda y night banque t, and did we laugh! He was sooo right about the colors. So let's get out the drawing boards and start re-desi gning may I sugges t Pine Forest Green and Virgin White (did I say Virgin? ) - or maybe not. Well, anyway, the trip to our nation 's capital was FABUI The weather was gloriou s. On our first morning out, we met near the Smithso nian for a 5 mile run around the Mall area. By the way, they only have one hill. Let's bring DCFR to Central Park for a real challen ge. For the afterno on, a bunch of us took the new ultra-m odern D.C. Metro (anythi ng is modern compared to the N.Y. subway system) to Alexan dria, Va. to pick up our numbers for Sunday 's 15K race. On Sunday, I opened up my baby browns at (ugh!) 5:30am to prepare for the long trek, via car and bus, to Mt. Vernon for the 8:00am start. However, the shlep was worth it, because the race course from Mt. Vernon to Alexan dria was unpara lleled in natural beauty. We topped off our trip with brunch at a DCFR's Capitol Hill townhouse, and left for NY late in the afterno on. Hats off to DCFR for being such warm and graciou s hosts. Bruce Alpert. �Front Runners NY June 1989 2. HEIGHTS AND HARLEM HOP: Once again the weathermen proved wrong: no hail. However, the hills en route were suffici ent travail . We should have been forewarned after Leslie "Sisyph us" Minkler describ ed "Boston" as a "flat, fast course. " Leslie, Guy, Lenore, Bridget and I left Nelson Gonzalez and Jim Hubbard's cathed ral Parkway castle to putter along Riversi de Drive and return along Broadway. Lenore cut out early, probabl y thinkin g she'd miss the hills (or get an early start on brunch: Ed). Well, what goes up ... must go up? By the time we reached Columb ia's ivy gates, we were glad to stretch our legs. Around the turn to the Cathed ral of st. John the Divine, we graced its narthex with our sweaty runners ' bodies. We hopped down the stairs over to the Childre n's Sculptu re Garden, a magnif icent haven on Amsterdam. Finally , downhi ll a few blocks to a welcome and delicio us repast. Thanks Jim and Nelson! Sandra Levine. *** Fast and furious was the pace set by Andrew Khoo, and hanging close behind were Dick Spegele and Tony Armas. out to set a new six-mil e record, Andrew ate up Riversi de Drive, while Dick acted as navigat or and Tony attempt ed to point out histori cal landmarks along the way. Shootin g down Broadway, we made our way past the Cathed ral and on to Nelson and Jim's condo, where brunch awaited us. A tense moment did occur during brunch, when Lenore and Tony simulta neously eyed the only visible cinnamon raisin bagel. Preside nt Beaky, applyin g the pressur e of her office to Armas' left foot, convinced him to "give up the bagel." Just then, more c/r bagels were found and all ended well. Tony Armas. 3. RUN FOR SAFI!Y: It was a cold, rainy evening in Hay when 10+ Front Runners left the warmth of the Sunligh t to join fellow runners in a Run for Safety. We ran to show suppor t for the woman who was raped and beaten in central Park, and to reclaim the park as our own. This event, organiz ed by NYRRC, ended in a ceremony at the spot of the attack. Runners, deep in though t, listene d to speaker s and placed flowers at the shrine which had appeare d Page 6 at the site. Along with other runners , w e empath ize with those who were atta c ~ d that Wednesday night, and carry feel ings of fear and anger. We know that, althoug h we did not run in the park that night, we do run in the park, and it could have been either or us or someone we know. Pat Kuharic and Leslie Minkle r. Note: NYRRC has announced its "suppo rt of the movement for a safer environ ment," and is taking specifi c steps includi ng creatio n of a daytime Runners Safety Patrol, keeping its buildin g open nightly until 9:00pm, and conduc ting group runs twice nightly , at 6:30 and 7:30, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays . 4. SCHLEINFEST: On Saturda y night, April 29, twenty -five Front Runners and their guests were on the edges of their seats in the excitem ent of attendi ng opening night of George Schlein 's annual benefit concert series for Gay Pride Run. George welcomed us in from a rainy night with Grieg's From Holber g's Time, Suite in Olden Style. The second movement, the Saraban de, vas especi ally beautif ul. It was played with a lyrical quality that brought composer and audienc e togethe r, cradled in the pianis t's palm. Four Chopin Impromptus followe d. Here George 's work with Arthur Rubens tein, a great Chopin interpr eter, paid handsome benefi ts. George played both the fast passage s and the "easier " section s facilel y and gracefu lly. The Chopin Barcar olle, Opus 60 1 closed the first half of the concer t. This was played with a mastery of colors and breathi ng; it flowed effortl essly, giving way to passion , only to fall back into its lulling . The evenin g's last piece, the Liszt Sonata in B minor, summed up the whole concer t. This sonata contain s so many dispara te elemen ts and emotions that it would have been easy for the pianist and his audienc e to get lost. But this was a tightly control led reading of one of the masterworks for the piano. George 's playing was colorfu l, rhythm ically varied, and intense . The rise and fall of his playing , always reachin g for more express ion, kept us riveted . The evening vas hosted alertly and ably by Frank Daykin, who provide d all the warmth and �Front Runners NY June 1989 Page hospita lity we could want. Kevin Callahan . *** To accomodate the overflow request for tickets, George gracious ly gave an encore performance on Sunday afternoo n, Hay 7. The music was again superb, as were the cakes, baked by the artiste himself and host-par -excella nce Tom cook. HJZ. PLEASE WELCOME THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS, who have joined since April: Daniel Barrish, R. Kirk Haines, Jeffrey Moore, Leo Pagariga n, Sharon Ullman, susan D'Addar io, David Benson, Michael Hogan, Jeff Lawrence, Sam Licata, LaMonica Price, and Elena Rossi. Come up and introduc e yourselv es to them at a run or a brunch! Lenore Beaky. MUTUAL SUPPORT is an importan t and integral part of the Gay Community. We are running the followin g as part of a reciproc al agreement with Women About, which, founded in 1976 (Hikin' Dykes), has grown to be the largest lesbian social club in the tri-stat e area. There are over 150 outings a year, ranging from rock-clim bing to ballroom dancing. ~ 7 About also sponsors regular events like Monday night billiard s, TDF (discoun t theater parties) , book discussi ons, leader training , etc, and organize s a ski lodge in the winter. Membership is only $5/year. Come join in the fun! Call 212353-0073 or 201-662-7124. THIS NEWSLETTER WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Hickey Zacuto, Editor and Compositor; George Schlein, Editing and Proofrea ding; Guy Zelenak, Typesett ing and Proofrea ding; and Midge Maroni, Editing and Proofrea ding. DEADLINE FOR RACE RESULTS is the 15th of every month. If you have register ed as a FRNY, NYRRC will automat ically provide your official time for their scored events. In all other cases, you must call or write in to be listed. Give name, date, and location of event; your time; indicate if personal record, first time at distance , and whether you are a racewalk er. Race captains : Sandra Levine, 43 S. Oxford St, Brooklyn 11217 (718-7973212) and Candido Barroso, 23-11 35th St, Astoria, NY 11105, (718-626 -7049). RACE RESULTS TO HAY 15. 1989 TREVIRA TWQSOHI 10 miles Hay 6, 1989 Edwin Fajardo ..... 1:08:41 David Sick .......• 1:10:06 Hanny Gonzalez .... 1:07:56 Gary stefanic k •... 1:14:58 Neil Se.er ........ l:l2:18 Jeff Singleto n .... 1:09:41 Andrew Khoo ....... l:l3:46 Bruce Alpert ...... 1:21:50 Bob Newman ........ 1:18:23 Leo Boneau •....... 1:23:57 George Schlein .... 1:23:48 Friend ........ .... l:11:37 Sandra Levine ..... 1:14:08 Barbara Levitan ... 1:16:55 Friend •....... .•.. 1:14:28 Donna Checkan ..... l:21:00 Tina Isselbac her .. l:23:57 Claudia Borden .... 1:25:42 Friend ........ .... 1:20:25 Midge Haroni ...... l:29:50 Jane Levine ...•... 1:27:46 Denise Cuttita .... 1:39:55 TREVIRA TWOSOME 2 miles Patrick Barker ..... *l0:28 (9th overall) Harty McElhiney ..... 10:59 Candido Barroso ..•.. 11:57 Tony Armas ........ .. l3:24 Friend ........ ...... 13:56 Guy Zelenak ........ . 17:34 + = 1st time at distance Hay 6, 1989 Sue Foster ........ .. l1:23 (9th overall) Judy Spina ........ .. l4:44 Leslie Hinkler ..... +l4:04 Pat Kuharlc .......• . 15:58 Hickey Zacuto ...•... 18:24 Julie Kelm ........ .. 18:19 Central Park Total Total Age Time Age Place 2:20:18 70 18 2:24:14 63 24 2:24:51 70 75 2:29:26 59 39 2:33:18 60 ?? 2:33:38 65 54 2:39:28 78 87 2:42:15 69 102 2:48:13 86 47 2:51:43 66 148 3:03:43 81 75 21:51 61 5 25:43 64 18 26:01 67 20 29:22 70 41 32:20 84 10 35:53 97 22 * = personal record �Front Ranner s HY Jane 1989 RACE RESULTS CONTINUED Page 8 DEVELOPHENTAL MEET LONG Is HALF MARATHON April 23. 1989 Long Island , NY 13.1 m1 Randa lls Is. 400 meters Hay 7. 1989 ALL PI STMCE RUN Andy Hickes ...... .... 57.6 Scott Silbig er .. *l:41: 11 Centra l Park 2-4-6 mi (1st Master) Drew Penkal o ..... l:44:2 1 April 15. 1989 Al Gallo .•.... ... 2:03:5 5 4 miles GEORGE WASHINGTON PKWX Sue Foster ...... .... 23:58 CLASSIC (1st woman overal l) Alexan dria. VA 15K LONG BEACH MARATHON 6 miles April 23. 1989 Long Beach. CA 26.2 mi Creigh ton Ko ..•... . *43:54 Ed Farrey •..••. ••.• +56:38 Hay 7. 1989 Harty HcElhiney .... ~58:56 Ed Pyle ...... ... . 4: 17: 0 3 LA GUARDIA lOK Tim HcCann .••... •. l:01:3 0 Long Is. City. NY Seth Slade ...... . +l:01: 39 NEW RQCHELLE HALF April 16. 1989 Jay Pack ...... .... 1:01:4 1 Ney Roche lle. NY 13.1 mi Rod Blackl ock •...•• A35:08 Andrew Khoo .....• *l:02: 22 Hay 13. Frank Colon ...... .. A36:38 Gary Stefan ick ... ~1:03:29 Patric k Barker 1989 Desomond Groarke ••. A39:16 Bill Dolan ......• . l:03:4 0 Rod Blackl ock .. A1:18:08 .•. Hanny Gonzalez .... . B41:25 Sam Smolowitz .... ~l:06:13 Frank Colon ..... A1:18:08 Al:22: 30 Neil Semer •..••. ... A41:44 Ed Pyle ....... .••. l:07:4 2 (3rd 45/49) Stuart Appelbaum ... B42:19 Bob Nelson ..... . . *l:09: 33 Harty McElhi ney~Al Jim Schmidt ...... .. B45:21 Tony Armas .•.... .. l:09:4 7 Gary Sambo .••... :23:03 A1:26:45 Claudi a Borden ..... C48:17 Creigh ton Ko ...... 1:09:0 0 Jay Pack .. . ...... 1:31:4 4 Tony Armas •••.•• •.• B48:21 Bruce Alpert ....• +l:10: 52 Hanny Gonzal ez ••. l:32:4 5 Lenore Beaky ...... . CSO:OO Sig Hartin ez ...... l:10:? ? Scott Silbig er ... l:44:4 8 (5th 40/49 & Scott Silbig er ... +l:12: 39 (3rd overal l team) 1st women's facult y) Judy Spina ...... . ~l:12:?? Annie Beigel ....•. . C50:16 George Schlei n ..• +l:16: 12 L'EQGS MINI TUHE-VP Susan Zierin g ...... C51:22 Centra l Park 511: Midge Haroni ...... . C51:31 NEW JERSEY WATERFRONT May 14. 1989 Al Gallo .•..•. ..... A53:25 MARATHON Kim Whlteh urst .•..• 24:19 Hen's-A team 5th place New Jersey 26.2 mi Annie Beigel ...... . 25:35 Hen's-B team 9th place April 30. 1989 Leslie case •...•. Women's-C team 2nd place Edwin Fajard o .... *3:15: 42 Gail Jaffer ...... .. 25:41 .. 27:48 Harold Brueland ..• 3:30:5 9 Nancy Wackstein •... 31:41 YONKERS MARATHON Rita Bradle y ...... . 35:13 Yonkers. NY 26.2 mi NEW JERSEY WATERFRONT lOK April 16. 1989 New Jerse y RUBIN RUN lOK Harold Brueland ••• 4:19:2 0 April 30. 1989 Tenaf ly. NJ Sue Foster .... . ..... 37:31 May 14. 1989 ROTTERDAM MARATHON Tim HcCann ...... ... *39:04 Sandra Levine ...... 44:38 April 16. 1989 Jeff Single ton •..•.. 40:20 (1st 30/34) Holland 26.2 al Jim Testa ...... ..... 47:33 Jerry Smith •.•••• • 3:54:0 0 Tina Isselb acher ••.. Sl:?? NIKE WOKEN'S RACB Washington pc 811: BOSTON HAftATHON LAKE CITY HALF HAftATHON Hay U, 1989 Boston , HA 26.2 mi Chicago, IL 13.1 ml Jane Levine ..•.•• • *37:14 April 17. 1989 April 30. 1989 Patric k Barker ..•. 2:57:5 0 Al Gallo ..•••. .••. 2:02:4 4 Harty King ...... .. 3:20:5 9 Sandra Levine •.•.. 3:44:3 5 CAfiTOL HILL CLA5SIC Donna Checkan ..... 3:56:3 5 washington pc lOK Inger- Jo Berger ••• 4:04:0 0 HaY 7, 1989 Barbara Levita n ...... ADNF Candido Barros o .... *40:00 (A but had a good time) Tom Johnson .•....• •. 44:14 INMAN PAftK SK LONG ISLAND HAftATHON o.Atl&.lli!Joawnu.tld.a,_,-liGwA..__ _ _ _..:~.5~K Long Island . NY 26. 2 ml April 30, 1989 May 7, 1989 Tony Armas •••...• •• *22:00 Desmond Groarke •• *3:10: 07 I + = 1st time at distan ce * = person al record � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletters, 1989 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Document:Newsletters Year:1980s Year:1989 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/9f512fd79932291db00ceddee515d2c7.pdf 0570ff29a97465ff24e90beeabe800c3 PDF Text Text FRONT RUNNERS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 August 1989 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER THE BEAKY BEAT: In deference to my · editrix, who has informed me that the newsletter is L-0-N-G this month, I have decided to postpone my dissertation on The Nature o£ the Lesbian and Gay Community in Likewise, my the Age of Postmodernism. carefully prepared lecture on the :est~etics of "Pink Flamingos" is being dee~-sixed, along with my deconstruction of Morton Downey, my inc1s1ve cultural critique of Pee-wee Herman, a discerning comparative essay on the respective virtues of Cagney vs. Lacey, and a painfully personal reverie on the great Presidential heart throb, Lee Remick (there, I've said it at last what a relief!). But next month... Lenore Beaky. GAY PRIDE RUN '89: I know you all missed my usual display of journalistic talent last month, but I've been "taking the cure" (it's $4 a bottle at Boy Bar). For those of you into details, the race produced a profit of over $8000 (!!!), which we are considering donating to the Leona Helmsley Defense/Prison Wardrobe Fund . What follows are belated (but not belittled) thanks to those who made this year's GPR such a smashing success: Greg Valerie, for his administrative and fundraising talents, perseverence, courage and ability to tolerate my constant griping; Joe Gallagher, for his assistance in securing CSF's corporate contribution and providing us with a lead that got us the Red Zone for our fundraiser; Pat Kuharic, for her fundraising and artistic contributions; Jon Livingston, for his much-needed assistance in the production of those beautiful T-shirts; Patrick Barker, whose "friend in the business" printed those T-shirts; the T-shirt Committee (Bloomberg, Mccann and Zacutol and Tim Wilson, whose design they chose for those T-shirts; Jim Skofield, the Vanna White of the GPR ("just look at these fabulous prizes"); Al Gallo, THE Vol. X. No. 8 reason everything went so smoothly on race day; Mickey Zacuto and Bob Brins, who both possess a bottomless . weli of information on how to put on a GPR; Guy Zelenak, ("Patton" at the finish line); Claudia Borden's steady hand at the registration desk; Lee Abbey, the "merry mailman"; all of you who entered and ran and gave of your time and money; and last but not least, Lenore Beaky, whose uncanny ability to bitch about the right thing at the right time kept us on track. I love you all madly. Let's do this again sometime, shall we? Chris Frieman. COACH COMMITTEE: The Coach Committee will reconvene at Rutgers on Saturday, August ~ after our run and brunch. Among the items we will discuss are the selection of a permanent coach, the composition and nature of future classes, and general coaching goals for 1990, in light of our club's brighter financial state. Convening this meeting should not be interpreted as dissatisfaction with our present interim coach, Guy Zelenak, who is doing a great job. All interested members are urged to attend this meeting. Also, classes will begin in midMarathon September. Details and applications will be included in the September newsletter. For further info, contact me at 718-9659081. Joe Criscione. VOLUNTEER R.O.T.M. We will be working the Reservoir Run SK on Sun. Aug 6. Reporting time and place is E. 90 St. & Fifth Ave. at 8:30am. Please let me know if you can work this race - we need you. ***In its post-race evaluation, the GPR Task Force discussed the fact that 2/3 of the key volunteer positions at GPR were covered by HYRRC personnel. It is fine that these folks are so willing to be part of our race: where the potential problem comes into play is that Fred Lebow is well aware of our participation, and might get the impression that while we depend on his �Front . ~unners NY Auqust 1989 people to ~taff ~ race, we do not contribu te in a meaningful way to NYRRC races. Let's not let this possibi lity happen! Let's get out there and show Fred that they need us too. This will help us keep the FREE use of race equipme nt, computer room and registra tion space for GPR. If each active member would voluntee r for one race a year we should easily have 10 people at eleven races (11 because I don't ask for voluntee rs in July). I would like to hear from FR members with pros and cons on this matter. Guy Zelenak. Paqe 2 Beaky. The next Business Meeting ·will be at the home of Amy Risch on Wednesday. August 16. at 8:30pm. followin g a bagdrap and run from Amy's at 7:00pm. That's at 604 Carroll Street. Apt 1. Brooklyn (R Train to Union St or t2 or 15 Train to Bergen St). Call Amy at 718-638-6470 for emergency directio ns. Midge Maroni. PARDONNBZ-HOI: Hurry and get your pencils. , On the first page of last month's newslet ter, in the third line of the Business Meeting report, change Gwen to Guin,. for Guineve re. My apologie s to the pooch. Lee Abbey. BUSINESS HIETING: Jay Pack welcomed about 40 FRs to his lovely Brooklyn Heights UPCOMING !VE!ITS: RUBS AND RACES. garden apartme nt, featurin g a post-run bring-yo ur-own ulnm:r iii ~he yaruen. 1. RACING CORNBR: Races of the month are Accompanied by cookies and cold beverag es, the Philadel phia Distance Run (see business began with the Treasur er's "Social ," below), and the Asbgry Park · lOK Report. Due in part to fabulous Classic on Saturday . August 12. at 8:00am. fundrais ing and shrewd purchasi ng, GPR Paints Race is the Hispanic Half Marathon earned a healthy profit this year, and our (13.1 miles), on Sunday. August 20 at bank account is more robust than it has 9:00am in Central Park. For more info, been recently . However, it remains contact your race captains : Sandra Levine, essentia l to keep a tight fiscal watch to 781-797-3212; and Candido Barroso, 718ensure continui ng health, and the board is 626-7049. thus explorin g the possibl ity of using some of this profit to get a head start on 2. INFORHAL/UHOPPICIAL RUH: August 20, expenses for GPR'90. Members are asked to support FRNY half-ma rathoner s by running give any suggesti ons to Board members, or against the Hispanic Half and cheering attend a board meeting if interest ed. *** them on. Meet at the Webster Statue. W. Voluntee r reminde r: We help our club when 72nd Street, and begin run at 9:30, or, we voluntee r at HYRRC races. GPR, which stay at statue to join cheerlea ding group used to be staffed complet ely by FRs, has to cheer on our runners as they pass our become increasi ngly dependent on NYRRC regular meeting point. volunte ers, as our particip ation has diminish ed. If each of us worked just one 3. SPECIAL RUH': Run-as- long-as- you-can for NYRRC race per year, it would show Road PRNY's Benefit Run. · Auaust 26 (see Runners that they can count on us too. *** "Social "). Team NY reported that Gay Games applicat ions will soon be in the mail. 4. SP!CIAL RUN: On SUndaY· August 27, meet Joe Criscion e will help coordina te the at W. 72nd St & Riversid-e at 10:00a• . for organiza tion of Track & Field teams, and an 8 mile run up the West Side, via would like a woman to voluntee r to work Riversid e Park, the G.W. Bridge, the with him on this. t t t Running Gear Co- Cloiste rs, and Inwood Hill Park to the chairs Kike McMahon and David Paul have (perhaps apocryph al} site where $24 in rescinde d their resignat ion and are beads and trinkets sealed the fateful currentl y circulat ing a survey of members' with the Hanahat ta Indians. A car at deal the clothing preferen ces. Be sure to fill out . start will take your bags to Jim Hinter's a survey form when you come to a run. *** apartme nt, where we will finish running There was much discussi on concerni ng the and begin brunchin g. Or, for a ~ mile run. organiza tion · of the Benefit Run. A vote go directly to Jim's, 65 Park Terrace determin ed that in addition to the five East, IC-78, where at 10:30aa . a less designat ed organiz ations, runners could strenuou s run through northern Manhattan choose any other community organiza tion to will be offered. RSVP please to Leslie, receive donation s as well. The next Board 212-316-9239 Jill·, 212-942-3929, or me, 1 Meeting will follow the regular run on 212-222-2478. Jon Livings ton. Wednesday, August 9, at the home· of Lenore �Front Rtumers NY llagast 1989 5. SPECIAL RUN: JROOI<lYN/BAY RIDGE. On Sunday, Sept 10, we will have a 12 •ile run from Joe & Leo'' in Park Slope down to the Shore Road. Joe promises a scenic run along the parkway. A shorter 5 mile run wi 11 go to Brooklyn Heights. The runs will start promptly at 10t00am. from~ fifth Avenue, 14 in Park Slope. RSVP to J&L, 718-965-'3081, Jon Livingston, 212222-2478, or me, 212-316-9239. Leslie Minkler. l.JPCOJ'1ING EVENTS1 SOCIAL. 1, RUN AND PICNIC · BASH: your calendars for Saturday. August ~ for the annual Benefit Run and Picnic Bash! During the regular run at 1():00all we will raise funds for The Lesbian · and Gay Coe.uni ty Center, ACT-uP, l.aJibda Legal Defense and Education fund, Tea• New York, NOW NY, or an organization of your choice. Last year's fundraising run netted $1500. This year's goal is to at least double that amount, but also to have fun doing it. With this mailing is a copy of the fundraising sponsor sheet. The amount pledged per mile depends on your sponsor, but we suggest a m1n1mum of $1.00 per mile. Then the amount raised will depend on the miles you run. Many of us will run the standard five/six mile loop of Central Park. To encourage your sponsors not only to fund you in this event, but to have fun with you, the widely-anticipated Picnic Bash '89 will follow the run. Please invite your sponsors to join us in Central Park's Rambles for an afternoon of volley ball, croquet, frisbee, or any other game you enjoy. Starting at 12:00 noon, a catered picnic will be held, featuring a lively summer menu of fresh salads, chicken, beverages, dessert, and a variety of other delectables. Tickets for this event are on sale now, tentatively priced at $10.00. To purchase tickets, see either of us, or call 201-871-8766. It would be a pleasant thank you to your sponsors to treat them to the picni•:! Be ·certain to RSVP by Wednesday, August 23. In the event of rain, the run will be held as scheduled but the festivities and picnic will be moved to Rutgers a1urch. Bob Hermann and Dan Joraanstad. AtNJAl. BENEf' IT Mark 2. IT'S BEACH PARTY, PART II, as FRNY once again invades t'he sh•lres of Long Island with itg intrepid crew of road runners. For those of you who made the trip in July Page 3 and couldn't get enough hot fun in the summer sun and for those of you who meant to but couldn't, have no fear, we will be. going back once again into the water, this time on Sunday. August 13. We'll meet at Penn station at B:30aft at the LIRR Info booth, with tickets alYeady purchased for Jones Beach <combination train/bus). As with the July beach party, runs of 5.5 miles and longer are also planned from the train to the beach. Questions? Call me at 212-'928-1'914, evenings. Perry Bloolllberg. 3. PHILADELPHIA: Things are a bit sketchy as I write this, but, rest assured, we are going to Philly. We will leave NYC on friday, September 15 at 7:00pm (uptown>, 7:30pa <Village>, and return on September 17. And yes, there will be a fun run on Saturday and a dance party to the Phi Uy sound that night, and a brunch on Sunday following the Philadelphia Distance Run <which happens to cover 13.1 miles). Further details will be shared with you at runs as we learn them. You can also call me evenings at 212-928-1914. This trip has proven very popular in the past, so be sure and get your check in early to our P.O. Box for the bus and/or race. ($50 for the bus/brunch/disco, $10 for the race). Perry Bloomberg. ***DISTANCE RUN: Applications for the race are available at Saturday runs or from the race captains. We will be forming teams as part of the team competition. All team entries must be sent in together, along with the fees, so please send your check (payable to FRNY) with your form to Box 363, or give them to our Treasurer, Amy Risch (not to Sandra or Candido). Amy must receive your completed application and check no later than August 15. Otherwise, you are responsible for your own registration <and increased fee), and will not be part of a FR team. Sandra Levine and Candido Barroso. 4. LESBIAN THEATER (for men too). On friday, August 18, we plan to attend the Glines production of Jane Chambers' "The Quintessential Image, " a play · in which Chambers "gleefully proves that being lesbian may upset your mother but can make you famous, when a self-conscious, closeted TV talk show hostess meets her lifelong idol, a wo:)rld famous and totally open photographer." If you wish to join us, please call Leslie Minkler at 212-3169239, by Wednesday night, August 9, so that she can make a group reservation. �Front Runners NY /lagu.st 1989 Tickets are $10, and are payable at the d( •r. We wi 11 ~neet at the Courtyard Pl.1yhouse. 39 Grove St no later than 8:15pm for the 8:30 show. Leslie Minkler. 5. TENTH ANNIVERSARY BASH: On Saturday evening, October 21, we will celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of the founding of Front Runners NY with a catered, sit-down dinner at the Community Center. This is one event you won't want to miss, so mark it down on your calendar and watch for complete details and a reservation form in the September newsletter. If you would like to help with planning, please talk to one of us. Sue Foster and Steve Gerben. 6. THE BIG BROADWAY MUSICAL: In the past few years, FRs have had the oppodunity to see the hottest-ticketed musicals, fr.:Jm the orchestra, just weeks after their astonishing reviews <Les Hiserables, Phanto11 of the Opera>. This coming season, the show will be Grand Hotel, a Big American Broadway Musical directed by T•JIIIIIY Tune, scheduled to open October 2'9. I have requested a large block of tickets for one of the following two Thursday evenings, with first choice November 9 (second choice 11/2). The price is $60.00, including a $5 donation to FRNY. We expect tickets to sell •Jut very soon after this announcement, and are limiting sales t•J one guest per member. Yout' reservation will be counted upon receipt of the full amount for each ticket, sent to the club Treasurer at our P.O. Box. So, think ahead! Howard Kessler. COACHING TIPS. Many of you are aware of the following, so these articles will be geared to those who are not. ***Running is a series of controlled falls and recoveries. Surprise, surprise!! There are RIGHT 8c WRONG ways to accomplish this effidently through BODY POSTURE. First the wrong ways: (1) Bending forward from the waist. This throws the weight in front of the legs, making the falling portion of the stride easy but the recovery/control more difficult. (2) Leaning back. This causes you to brake with each foot plant, placing mw:h strain on the legs, and can cause shin splints, tendinitis, etc. You are also forced to pull the head and body forward with each stride, using up extra energy. Try both of these wrong forms. N ow try the CORRECT body posturer ~Run Tall " . This means run erect, but rela xed, with the back as straight as is naturally Page I comfortable, head up and eyes forward. DO NOT allow the hips to be thrust forward or back. In other words, you should imagine a plumb line running down through the head, spine, hips and on down through the surface. Just as you imagine this line keeping you centered and balanced, also feel it lifting you tall. By "Running Tall" you will be light on your feet, centered over every phase of your stride and in control. Guy Zelenak. RUSSELL, the world has more need of you! FOY those of you who did not meet him~ what a glory was there. Russell Redmond. Has it been two years already, or thyee? I spl::lke to him not more than a few ti111es in the few years I knew him. At one mixer, when he heard I would be in Durham for Xmas with the family, his hometown, he asked if we couldn't run together, before the opening of presents. We met on the steps of Duke, in the loveliest of mornings, with the crunch of pine needles and swaying treetops. He kept up a "running" commentary on turns to be taken and not, paths good and bad. We stretched · out, shook hands, and drove back to the real world. I'll never forget that morning, Russell, or you. You were that rarest thing these days, a gentleman. How lucky I was to have learned you. We'll run together again, by and- by. Ron Hamblin. BRENT, THE CHALLENGE NEVER LEAVES US: Hey, at my age (55 and not counting) I have a right to be jaded. I haven't seen it all, but most of it! · I exper i en•:ed all the negatives that, unfortunately, characterize our age - the pretense, the prejudice, the lies, the back-stabbing, the ego-trips, the alienation, the "mefirst" attitude - all socially and morally bereft, all self-destructive. One wonders what happened to basic honesty, justice and integrity. Where are the courageous people, the socially connected, the sincere, the loving, the sacrificing, the givers, the genuinely affectionate and sharing people? Are they dead or are they hiding within us afraid to expose themselves lest they be hurt yet again? *** As a volunteer at races, working many finish lines including marathons, I see the aged, blind, wheelchairs, Achilles Club members achieve goals that someho~ 1i ft me. Whenever I think I've seen it all, someone else appears whose spirit transcends the ordinary and sometimes the �Front Ru.nner~ NY /lu.gust 1989 BTent Nicholson Earle traveled heroic. that dimension beyond the physical. He is not a deity, he is one of us, one who devoted a shining chapter of his life to express his main priority at the sacrifice He did something we all of his comfort. wish we could do. For 10,000 ~tiles, over a year and a half, he \oi'Orked the roads, subjugating his body and spirit to serve the cause of AIDS, to be at one with all our friends who suffered and died from Brent inspired me. Thank this scourge. God I can still be inspired . . .*Because and there are of people like Brent others in our club - I found the guts to challenge racism and anti-AIDS bias on my I was fired and that cost me dearly, job. my initiation fee in the war on AIDS Yes, I would do it again! It is perhaps. a small price compared to the sacrifices Brent others have made and still do. continues fighting for all of us through Thanks, ACT-UP and other organizations. Brent, for touching my life. We have some wonderful people in our club. Andy Curry. RACER OF TI£ MONTH: Donna Checkan. Donna is "hot" on the Front RunneY racing If you're a Saturday Who? circuit. regular but don't race much, you could her, 'cause Donna's pr•:>bably out miss playing soccer, or •:ycling, or lifting, or swimming •.• We racing folk, however, know her as the "pink flash" in those "tri-toDonna ran her first race in fitN shorts. her senior year of high school in 45 minutes <10K), encouraged by her boyfriend (yes, we do have "pasts"). Her miles, at the time, were in training for soccer. She tried her running legs again after college in a couple of races and soon began to get serious. She not only loves to run; Donna's clearly very good at it. She qualified for and completed the Boston In fact, her Marathon this past April. most memorable running experiences have been the NYC and Boston Marathons. Next time, she plans to ~ Boston, nett mean "feet"!). (nQ finish .just Donna trains, she how Asked "Not very well." She must retorts, Donna be doing something right. works out, bikes in the spring and and distance swims summer, intervals, and sometimes uses her socceY games as sprint workouts. Ed. Besides that, Donna's a Phys. kids fr•::om K to 12, for tea•:her and them, with around" "runs squeezes in a workout during a free Pu9e j Not to mention that she period. maintains a relationship with Lisa, very patient and supportive her Donna's now, Right lover. but on triathlons, concentrating st i 11 has the· speed to run a 21 minute 5K or a 43 minute 10K. What stYetching? nutrition and about Donna eats healthy and?/but? says She attributes the like meat." "I fact that she's never really been Donna to "good luck." injured always tries to do her very best the sight of never loses but Sandra of having fun. importance Levine. THREATS ARE NOT ENOUGH: You may have heard that the Running Gear Committee Chairs, Paul and Mike MCMahon, recently David You may We did! It's true! resigned. have also heard that our resignations were unanimously rejected by members at last That's also month's business meeting. As it turns out, to our delight, we true. resolved some of our concerns at a special meeting with the FRNY Board and will be Thank you all for staying on as Chairs. To confidence. expressions of your paraphrase Sally Field, "You like us. You really like us." *** The Running Gear Committee declared July 15 FRNY Day of Bastille Incredible Runnina Colors, and presented 100% cotton tank tops in an range of high energy colors: exciting out>, <sold Green Jade Red, Blood Icy Dark Turquoise, Raspberry-Fuchsia, and Coral-Red. Electric Yellow, Pink, Over one-third of the order of 5-dozen sold out on the spot, so hurry to buy. Past Prez Jia Skofield snapped up four of them! *** Over the last few weeks, we've runs, survey at distributing a been on desires membership's the probing running gear. various topics concerning If you haven't yet filled one out, please ask us for a copy Cit takes only a minute to complete, provided you're a decision Your ideas will be held in "semimaker). confidence <we'll only blab strictest" them if we run short of brunch patter), and will be included in a report by Bob Brins. *** On another note, we plan to produce two new long-sleeve T-shirts for fall: one to celebrate the Tenth the Anniversary of FRNY in October, the other to replace our vintage gray/pink triangle Both new designs will have art work Tee. on two locations (front, back or sleeve). design seeking aggressively are We �Front Runners HY llu.gu.st 1989 submissions: please get in touch with either of us with designs or ideas (or suggestions of pfa spective designers). *I* We still have ~bout 12 unclaimed uRed to Black" subscription T-shirts. If you have not done so, please claim yours at a Saturday run soon. David Paul and Mike McMahon. THE WORLD WIDE FAMILY FRONT RUNNERS With •:.pen arms and smiling faces we hail our kin from other ~laces. From cities far or near we roa~ to brood runners who bare their home, then kindly offer up a key, and hearten harken, "you'll stay with me". Parallel lines as hand and hand, and heart and heart, from land to land; We offer m•:.re than pla•:es to stay, or guide to show the far away. We offer sweet time well spent. Back home the acknowledgemen t's sent. The "bread and butter" with tad of jam, t•) thank you for an open hand and •)pen he-art and open door, and time well spent and something more; A cl•)Ser household to run astr·ide, to stretch a distance and bolster pride. All notice what we have become. We're more than clubs or team or one. We are what this one prefers, The W•)r ld Wide Family Front Runners. How.rd Kessler. AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE• Preparing for the First Gay Games. Throughout early 1'382, as the club continued to expand our activities and plan f•)r the first GPR, planning was also started for our participation in the Gay Olympic Games in San Francisco in August. This was technically not a FR event, as our members would be representing NYC, not FRNY. However, as the only organized lesbian/gay running group in NY, we were asked to coordinate the Track & Field and Marathon entries. In the fall of 1981, had received a call from Tom Waddell in San Francisco, who was the founder and organizer of the Gay Olympics. He was coming to NY and wanted to meet with the gay sports groups to talk about the Games and see what interest and support there was for it. In addition he had a sped fie project that he wanted to talk to us ab•)ut. When he got to NY he called and we made a date for dinner. As an ex-Olympian he was quite eloquent and persuasive in describing his vision of what wa~ Page 6 obviously going to be a very ambitious undertaking. I said that we would be willing to organize the teams for the running events and work with the other NY lesbian/gay sports groups to coordinate the NYC delegation. In addition, he said that they were thinking of having a cross country torch run, starting from the site of the former Stonewall Bar in NYC and finishing at the start of the Games in San Francisco. The idea was to have a relay team of runners go from city to city, with each city responsible for fielding a team for its own leg of the run. This sounded rather far out and we discussed the logistics and the many concerns, not least of which would be the safety of the runners. In the end, I agreed that if they decided that they would organize it, we would take care of the first leg, which was from NY to Philadelphia. Although still somewhat skeptical about the whole concept of the Games, I felt that he had the charisma and determination to pull it off. The January newsletter contained an article announcing the opening day of August 28, 1982 for the 7 day event, and naming Bill Beenhouwer as Chairperson of our Olympic Games Committee, which would be responsible for assembling teams and undertaking fundraising activities. The February newsletter contained more details about the events, with a June 10 deadline for submitting entries, and the announcement of a ~hange in name to the Gay Athletic Games as a result of a lawsuit by the US Olympic Committee barring them from using the word Olympics. Also, George Waffle agreed to take over as Chairperson of the committee, since I had asked Bill Beenhouwer to take over as Race Director for the GPR. And so, on a rainy Sunday June 13, the Gay Olympic Torch Run began from in front of the former Stonewall on Christopher St, with Guy Zelenak having the honor of being the lead runner. While all this was happening, planning continued on our race. Next month: Putting Gay Pride Run Together. Steve 6erben. EVENTS PAST, BUT FONDLY REMEMBERED 1. IN SELF-DEFENSE: On Saturday, July B, twelve particularly brave FRs participated in a self-defense class conducted by Biwa Ko Dojo at 48 St. Marks Place. The almost 5-hour session introduced us to the gentle (?) martial art of Eizan RYU Ju-Jitsu. Led by black belt master Felix Berrios, �• Front Runners HY Au.gu.st 1989 the workshop covered basic "hit to teach a lesson" techniques, e.g. the heel-palm strike; the ice pick pun•:h; the ribsplitting elbow smash; the knee-toforehead crunr:her; and, last, but certainly not least, the toes-extendedupward kid to dislo•:ate. FRNYs had a chance to learn and test these moves, and also the opportunity to experience the pain a~sod ated with them first hand. We are all well aware now that applying pressure against another's thumb will drop the latgest of assailants! The even workshop concluded with each of us throwing his/her "mugger" through the air from a behind-the-back be-ar hug position. Upon each successfully executed flip, we applauded one another enthusiastically and proudly. The class was offered in response to the April 1~ Central Park "wilding" attack upon a female jogger. The afternoon was indeed a lesson in selfemp•)Werment to all. Thank you Ei zan RYU Ju-Jitsu Club. Susan D'Addario. 2. VIEW Of THE BACK SrDE: I willingly started a new July 4th tradition - to run with the Front Running women in the 5K Women's Championship in Jericho, L.I. Arriving with a fully-equipped Jeanine <that is - laden with coffee, juice, an extra T-shirt, and, yes, dgarettes) we joined the group, then marched a mile to the starting line for pictures by Pat, master photographer. You Aight say the field was thin! I took my usual place behind the quickies Lenore, Claudia, Sandra, Leslie, Donna, Gena, fran, Kim and the gun went off. As I huffed along I remembered not only Guy's running tips, but 13ena' s advi•:e to pick out the best buns and keep pace. She couldn't have known that "the best" also ran a lot faster than I, and that the view from the rear is rather large and lumbering. And yet, the front line has its problems too. As Sandra •:ruised by me on her return trip, I noticed she was playing "catch the kid." A skinny piece of jailbait, with no buns whatsoever, had just a •:ouple of steps on her. Of course, Leslie was nowhere in sight. With about a mile left, I slowed to work out a stitch, while folks at the finish figured I had st•)pped for a Gone were the buns I had hoped smoke. for, and the thought of a cigarette did drift thrQugh my mind. When I loQked up, there was Sandra! She caught my eye and used the "smQking butt trickp as incentive for me to quicken my pace and cross the Pagq 7 finish line in a personal-record time. Fran's pooch jumped for joy! Donna was there with water to save the day! And I but was handed a slice of watermelon where were the cigarettes!??! Later it was decided that though her pace was pretty fast, Donna would have a better chance of winning as she moved into the older age groups. And, as if to keep those muscles limber, she won a free massage from Aunt Mamie's Swiss Masseuse we all volunteered as <for which chaperones). In the no-smoking section of Dot's Diner, I still felt like I was bringing up the rear. At one end of the table, the more experienced runners were talking of marathons and half-marathons, while at the other end our loving supporters were asking, "so what's the longest race you ever watched?" We did decide, however, on a new incentive for speed running: the threat to tear one's lips off led to the remark, "you have to catch me first." Alas- I'm still trying to kick the habit and catch up on those "rounding curves." Rita Bradley. PLEASE WB..COME THE fOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS: Thoaas P. Condon, Carlos Cruz, Mary W. farmer, Allen foster, Bob Grucela, Dolores Mei, Naphtali Offen [yes!l, Duncan T. Osborne, James Rhodes, Douglas Steele, Kerry Weinberg, Charles Beardsley, Allan Bernstein, Deborah Carroll, Jeffrey farber, Dennis M. Gallagher, Michael Kunkel, Gene Leavy, Lenore Martin, Eileen McGurty, Marnell McNamara, Jeff Middleton, Matthew O'Grady, Jim O'Neill, Roscoe E. Parker, Sharon Policano, Marilyn Reid, frank Riela, Jr., William Swinton, and Joseph B. Thomas. And welcome back the returning Margaret Hagen. Be sure to say hello to these new front Runners at a run or brunch! Lenore Beaky. YO, REHOBETH BEACH! Planning to be in the vicinity of Rehobeth Beach this summer? Our brothers and sisters at DCFR tell us that they are meeting every Saturday till Labor Day at ~am on the Rehobeth Boardwalk at Queen St. [of course]. Call Doug Ward at 202-483-1766 for more information. Lenore Beaky. GAY PRIDE RUN RESULTS. We ran out of copies of the GPR race results last month, so if you didn't receive a copy and you'd like to, just give me a call at 212-7249700 and I'll whip them right out to you (so to speak). Lenore. *** For those who �FroDt P.a»ners HY hagast 1989 ran Boston Gay Pride: due to computer error, we do not have your race times. If you would like your time printed in our newsletter, please contact Sandra or Candido. TEAH NEW YORK will be distributing Phase I applications for Gay Games III (Vancouver, our Saturday Rutgers August 1990) at brunches. Any questions, see or call Brent, Lenore, or Joe Criscione. THIS NEWSLETTER WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Hickey Zacuto, Editor and Compositor; GeoTge Schlein, Editing and Proofreading; Guy Zelenak, Typesetting and Proofr-eading; and Lenore Beaky, Consoling the Editor. DEADLINE FOR RACE RESULTS is the 15th of every month. If you have registered as a FRNY, NYRRC will automatically provide your official time for their scored events. In all other cases, you must call or write in to be listed. Give name, date, and location of eventJ your time; indicate if personal record, first time at distance, and whether you are a racewalker. Race captains: Sandra Levine, 43 S. Oxford St, Brooklyn 11217 <718-7973212) and Candido Barroso, 23-11 35th St, Astoria, NY 11105, (718-626-7049). Page 8 �Front Runners NY Page hugast 1989 RACE RESULTS TO JULY 15, 1989 CORPORATE CHALLENGE 3.5M Central Park May 18, 1989 Greg Valerie •••.•••• 25:05 RI\IERDALE RAMBLE tOK Bronx, NY June 4. 1289 Mike McMahon •••••••• 44:20 Tony Armas •••••••••• 46:48 George Schlein •••••• 5la40 RUN TO VICTORY 5K Forest Park, NY June 9, 1989 Patrick Barker ..... *16:42 Alexander Bristol. •• 16:59 Rod Blacklock ••••••• 17:36 frank Colon ••••••••• t7:40 C3rd- 45/49) Sue foster •••••••••• 18:31 <3rd - 30/39) David Bell •••••••••• 18115 Candido Barroso ... ·*18:39 Gary Sambo •••••••••• 18:44 Sandra Levine ••••••• 21:41 Douglas Steele ••••• +23:42 Kim Whitehurst •••••• 24:13 Fran De Nardo ••••••• 26117 9 1-2-3-6 MILE RELAY 611 S::;e:.:a=-=t~t:..::l..:e.z.'-"WA~-----=l:.;:O=K Central Park July 15, 1'38'3 July t. 1989 "Running Amok" B. Nicholson Earle.42:21 Sue Foster ••••...•••••••• Paul Kelly •••••••••• 34:47 OURAYCE '88 Ou::r~a~Yu·~C~O~--------~~~OK~ Tim McCann •••••.•••.••••• (5th Co-ed) July 4. 1989 Amy Risch •••••••••• 58:01 11 Front Runners" 1 Seth Slade •••••.•.••••• PEACHTREE ROAD RACE lOK 2 Joe Criscione •••.• 36:02 Atlanta. GA 3 Gary Sambo .•••••••••••• July 4, 1989 Tony Armas •••••••• *44:41 "Cavaliers" Jay Pack •••••••.•••••..•• LAKE MAHOPAC 8 MILE Candido Barroso ••••• 36:53 CLASSIC 8M Neil Semer •••••..•••••••• Mahopac. NY July 4, 1989 "Right Triangles" Edwin Fajardo ••••• +57:10 1 Mike McMahon ••••••••••• 2 David Paul. ••••••• 37:23 LONG IS. WOMEN'S 51< 5I< 3 David Sick ••••••••••••• Jericho. LI July 4, 1989 "Speed Demons" Donna Checkan ••••• *20:59 Sandra Levine ••••• *21:26 1 Ed Pyle •••••••••••••••• Leslie Minkler .... +22:59 2 Jim Brandon ....... 39:09 Claudia Borden ••••• 23:34 3 Steve Nowling •••••••••• Kim Whitehurst •••• *23:48 fran De Nardo •••••• 24:42 •Ready, Willing & Able• Lenore Beaky ••••••• 24:46 Tony Armas ••••••••••••••• Gena Ratdiff ...... 25:54 Jim Luisi. •••••••••• 41:28 Rita Bradley •••••• *32a21 Bob Nelson ••••••••••••••• RUN WITH PRIDE SAG HARBOR 5K I'IACCABI GAMES HALF 5K Sag Harbor, NY MARATHON June 17. 198'9 30:01 Kibbut:z Ha'oqen,lsrael Nan Bailey •••••••••• 13.1" July 5, 1989 (1st - 30 & over) J. Danilowitz •••• 1:31:39 PRQSPECT PK. SPEED RUN 13 BOILER MAKER 151< 5K Brooklyn, NY U:::.t=..i:.::c~a:.a•_.:.;:NY~------=1:..::5=K June 21, 198'3 July 9, 1989 Gary Sambo ••••••••• +18:28 Manny Gonzalez ••• 1:05:20 SOUTH fLORIDA GAY PRIDE Jim Schmidt •••••• l:OB:OO 5I< rt. Lauderdale. fL THE POOLS 'N PARKS June 24. 1989 David Bell. ••••••••• 17:21 SUMMER $ERIES BIATHLON 112M swim-511 run NYC July 9, 198'3 CORPORATE CHALLENGE 3.5H Bob Nelson •••••••.• 58:19 Central Park June 29, 198'9 MEDIA QHALLENGE Rod Blacklock ••••••• 19:25 Martin McElhiney •••• 19:40 Central Park •••••••• 3.5M July 13. 1989 Paul Kelly ••••••••• *20:10 Rick Buckheit ••••••• 21:33 Midge Maroni ••••.•• 27:36 (1st- Masters Woman) Candido Barroso •••• *21:38 Steve Nowling ••••••• 22:4S Gary Sambo •••••••••• 23:12 Hal Offen ••••••••••• 24:21 Kevin Gillespie •.••• 25:53 "Golden Boys" 1 Guy Zelenak .••..••••.•. 2 Perry Bloomberg ••• 43:32 3 George Schlein •..•.•••• "Passing Fancy" 1 Leslie Minkler ••••••.•• 2 Amy Risch •••.••.•• 43~ 42 3 Sandra Levine ••••.•.••• "Turtles" 1 Deborah Carroll •••••••. 2 Rita Bradley •••••• 54:06 3 Susan D'Addario •••••••• * Personal Record + first time at distance �gust 1 9 FOR KEHSERSHIP INFORKATIOK, call Patricia Kuharic, 2l2-98B-61Bl or Perry Hichael Blooaberg, 212-928-1914. FROHT RUNNERS HEU YORK MON SUH TUE 1 2 7:99pm Brooklyn RACES or THE MONTH are aarked vith an asterisk (f), See Sandra Levine 718-797-3212 or Candido Barroso 718-626-7049 for details and applications. 6 7 8:39am ** Vol ROTH: Reservoir Run, see newsletter Run, see Aug I 15 20 Brooklyn Run, see Aug 1 ** Half- 22 Brooklyn Run, see Aug I - - ' Marathon ** 9:38am Cheer, Webster Statue 27 19:88am Northern Manhattan Special Run 7:98pm Park Slope Run, 694 Carroll St, Apt 1 8:38pm Business Mtg at Amy's FRI 3 SAT 5 6:45pm Coach Classes, see Guy, 718278-8289 !9:99am Central Pari<, Webster Statue, at · W. 72nd 10 11 6:45pm Coach Classes, see Guy, 718278-8289 12 8:88am ** ROTMt Asbury Park 19K, New Jersey ** I9:88am Central Park, see Aug 5 17 6:45pm Coach Classes, see Guy, 718278-8289 23 7:88pm ROTH: Hispanic 7:88pm Central Puk, see Aug 2 8:39pm Board Meeting, 392 w87th, 196 16 7:89pm 21 7:99pm Central Park, Columbus Circle &W. 68th St g 8 Brooklyn 8:38am Beach Party and Special Run, Jones Beacl~· 9:88am Run, Prospect Park West & 3rd St. 8:89pm Concert in the Park 7t88pm 13 THU l.IED 18 8:38pm Theater Party, "The Guintessent ill Image• 25 7:89pm Central Park, see Aug 2 19 !8:99am RIVERSIDE Run, RSO & W. 73rd St. !2:99pm Coach Coomi ttee, see newsletter 26 19:9Bam BENEFIT Rt.N, Central Park, Webster Picnic Bash, see newsletter 28 29 30 7z88pm Brooklyn Run, see Aug 1 Early Septelber Runs: Sat, Sept 21 Central Part at Webster Statue, lOa• Tue, Sept 51 PPW ~ 3rd St, 7pa Wed, Sept 61 Colu1bus Circle, 7p• Sat, Sept 91 saae as Sept 2 31 7:89pm Central Park, see Aug 2 ------...r..- fRONT RUNNERS MEW YORK--Regular fun runs occur on Siturd•ys and Wednesdays. Distance it up to 6 Iiles, your choice. Saturday Brunch is at RUTGERS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 236 W. 73 St. Wednesday dinner is at the SUNliGHT, 57th bet~en B'vay • 8th Ave. You aay drop off your bag prior to the runs. fun runs are also held on Tuesday1 in Brooklyn, folloved by a group dinner. for info call fRNY at 212-724-9700. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletters, 1989 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, Vol. 10 No. 8, August 1989 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized Oct. 31, 2014 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright FRNY. If you have privacy-related concerns about this content being online, please contact frnyarchives@frny.org. Document:Newsletters Year:1980s Year:1989 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/25123d6a27fd6d7369623a357a7397ba.pdf ef939bd9e686aa06d785b9ecc9911cc5 PDF Text Text FRONT RUNN ERS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 October 1989 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER THE BEAKY BEAT: Ten years ago, Front Runners NY was a mere gleam in the eye of Malcolm Robinson and a few other gay and lesbian runners. Today, it's a vibrant celebration , every day, of the joys of being a runner and of being gay/lesbian . Whether you were there at the Creation-well, almost--or you're our newest member, having just recently encountered the backside of the Webster statue, come join with us to celebrate our tenth anniversary . Where were ~ ten years ago? I had made the decision to come out-but I hadn't done it yet. I was running about 6 miles a week, and I'd never participated in a race. And today, look at me . . . well anyway, join us at the Center to honor what we have been and what we have yet to be. See you there--~ Oct. 21 at 7:00pm! (Please send in your check by Oct. 14. If you need an invitation, give me a call: 212-724-970 0.) Lenore Beaky. ELECTIONS FOR 1990. Yes, it's that time already! Nominations for office-president, men's and women's vicepresident, secretary, treasurer and two members-at- large of the board--will be opened at the October business meeting and closed at the November business meeting. Patrick Barker has graciously volunteered to serve as elections officer, but we need ~' to run for these important offices. Please consider that the club needs your efforts and dedication if we are to continue to serve our members. I have found all of you eager to help out in many different ways, and at many different times. I know this will continue. I want to particularly encourage our newer members to run for office. or to serve on committees for next vear. Speak to the old-timers or to any Board member for a rundown of all the various committee possibilitie s or create your own. It's not always easy to find the time for these activities, but the rewards are many, as I've discovered this year. Yol. X. No. 10 Lenore Beaky. Are your ~ENEFIT RUN CHECKS still out there? If so, bring them home to the club by October 11. The names of the male and female runners who have raised the most money will be announced at the Saturday run on Oct. 14, and each will win a pair of shoes from Super Runners Shop. GAY PRIDE RUN '90: That's right, it's time to start thinking ahead to next year's race. There has been some discussion of forming a committee to begin laying the groundwork in the late fall, so that decisions that need to be made early do not have to await the inauguration of a new administrati on in January. Also, there is much feeling in the club that we no longer wish to have The Native as a cosponsor, in view of its increasing loss of credibility and its divisive position in our community. Proposals will be made about these issues at the October business meeting. Why· not plan to be there and help decide our future course? Hickey Zacuto. BUSINESS MEETING: With Hugo to our south and our own little storm here, a small group of Front Runners ran from Mickey and Midge's apartment, returning none the worse for wear. A few additional members braved the weather to attend the business meeting. The meeting began with Amy's treasurer's report and a short review of the first six months' finances by Steve Yeary. With attention to our expenses, we should be able to remain on an even keel. Volunteer activities for the coming months include the Women's Four Miler and the marathon water station. See Patrick Barker or cathy Schwartz about the latter. The Philadelphia trip was a big success. Coming up are a bevy of events, including a women's brunch, the pre-marathon pasta party, our tenth anniversary celebration, and the theater party at the beginning of November. There are lots of points races �Front Runners NY October 1989 Page 2 that people should consider: the Women's 1. WOMEN'S FOUR MILE RACE AND BRUNCH: On Four Miler, the Staten Island Half- Sundav. October 15, all Front Runner women Marathon, the Marathon Tune-Up, and the are encourage d to either run the race (our Computer Run. There was a long discussio n Race of the Month) or to cheer the racers of the running gear survey, which revealed on. Afterward s (about noon), we'll have that the membership would like some modest our "annual" women's brunch at Pat changes in our racing uniforms. One of the Kuharic's apartment , 530 East 89th St. tK. major issues is easier visibility . The This is a BYOF, so bring your food and Coach Committee announced that the Board drink with you. Please RSVP to Pat at recommended retaining Cliff Held as our 212-988-6181 or me at 718-832-3 056. new coach. We expect he will begin working Leslie Minkler. with us after the marathon and we extend a warm welcome to him. Many of you have 2. PASTAPAZUL: Friday, November 3 from received phase II applicatio ns for Gay 7:00 to 10:00pm Trot out your Games III. The issue of relay race fees Tupperware; our annual pre-marath on pasta and several other items need to be party is almost here. Come share your resolved. It would be best to hold your recipes and pasta with us at Rutgers applicatio n until there is a resolution . Presbyter ian Church. 5th floor. Whether or Patrick Barker volunteere d to be Elections not you intend to run the Marathon on Officer. (Yes, its that time again!) The Sunday, plan on attending and packing away next Board Meeting will be October 14 at the pasta. We are asking you to bring a Rutgers Presbyter ian Church. The Business dish: entree, dessert, beverage, or Meeting will be held Wednesday. October bread/rol ls. Call us to see what's 18. at 8:30 om, at the home of ~ needed: Ed Pyle, 212-534-7525; Creighton Colon. 509 East 77th Street (press 1186), Ko, 212-873-4336; or me, 212-928-19 14. take stairway 120, 212-249-0 507. You can There will be a small charge to pay leave your bag at Frank's before the Rutgers for use of the space. Perry 7:00pm run. Lee Abbey. Bloomberg. VOLUNTEER R.O.T.H. We had a very busy schedule in September and did not work a race. Therefore let's have a big showing for: NY Woman 4 Hiler on Sun. Oct. 15 see or call Guy, 718-278-8 280. The November ROTH will be the NYC Marathon. Sunday. Nov 5 -- to work at the Finish line, call Guy (see above). For the 24th mile water station, call cathy Schwartz, 212-260-6861 or Patrick Barker, 212-2681716. UPCOMING EVENTS: RUNS AND RACES. 1. RACE OF THE MONTH: Women's Four Mile at 10; OOam. Starts on the East Drive at 68th St, but bag check and finish are at Tavern on the Green (West 67th St). uRliLacx,e~._._~s"-lu.Un.udiLIIaL.lyU....._..ljo~c:..llt~oMb~e..._ _ • r 1~5 2. SPECIAL RUN: Blue Line Special Marathon preview) from Brooklyn to the Upper West Side, with brunch at Jeff and Tina's, will be history by the time most of you see this. Last-minu te planners, call Leslie Minkler, 718-832-3056 or Jeff/Tina , 212316-0065 for details. UPCOMING EVENTS: SOCIAL. 3.THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON IS HERE!-well, almost. [Noises of panic from training runners.] Those of us who are not running this year will be there to cheer you on. We will, of course, have our 24-mile water station, to be run (run? ed) by Patrick Barker and Cathy Schwartz. And Howard Kessler has come forward once again to provide the postmarathon Care packages. This year, Howard will be joined by a Front Runner who has a little experienc e with providing wonderful edibles: Leo Boneau. Thanks, everyone, and please sign on to serve as a volunteer ; let Cathy, 212-260-6 861, or Patrick, 212-268-17 16, know that you wish to help. As a marathone r myself, I know how wonderful it is to see all of you out there with smiles, water, and ERG--or fruit. Lenore Beaky. (That's Sunday. November 5, in case you were afraid to ask ed). 4. THE GRAND HOTEL has opened in Boston and is on its way to New York. Our theater party is set for Thursday, November 9, 8:00pm. We have front mezzanine seats (where better to see dance?). All those who have ordered tickets, inscribe it in your date books. I'll call you when the tickets come in. �Front Runners NY October 1989 If you don't have a message machine (how rude!), call me. Howard Kessler. Page 3 a marathon it can take 24 to 48 hours to rehydrate. Guy Zelenak. 5. VIRGINIA SLIMS TENNIS TOURAMENT: Join FRNY on a trip to the net on Sat. Nov 18. The matches start at noon, and include the singles semi-finals and the doubles final. Send checks, $10 each, made out to FRNY, to our P.O . address to reserve your tickets. I must have these checks by Oct. 11. Leslie Minkler. SINCERE THANKS to FRNY for supporting me as its Interim Coach, and especially to all of you who took my classes, some of you several times. It always gives me pleasure to contribute to this club. I enjoyed working with you all, and will be glad to help out again in the future when I am needed. Guy Zelenak. FROM YOUR COACH. HYDRATION: We tend to overlook the importance of water. It is involved in nearly every bodily process. Water is a transporter, helps maintain normal body temperature and is essential for carrying waste from the body. The average adult body contains about fortyfive quarts of water. The average water loss is about one and a half quarts daily. Drinking water is essential, especially for hot weather runs, long runs and race day. Without exercise the body requires at least six glasses of fluid per day. Runners need at least 2 to 3 quarts of fluid daily, half of which should be WATER. A runner's fluid loss is 1 to 10 quarts above normal. Most people DO NOT drink enough water. It is difficult to drink too much. The body only retains enough water for precise balance of our cells, urine, sweat and blood. DO NOT wait until you are thirsty before taking water; you will already be dehydrated. Dehydration can cause serious problems, yes, even death. To prevent dehydration drink plenty of water when carbohydrate loading for a marathon. When racing or doing long runs hydrate the day before. It takes one to one and a half hours to eliminate excess fluids. Avoid fluids in the two hours prior to the start of a race, or you could find that you have to urinate at the start of or shortly into the race. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that you drink 13-17 ounces of water 10-15 minutes before a race or long run. The kidneys shut down at the start of a run so this last-minute fluid doesn't reach the kidneys, but remains in the body. This is known as "fluid loading". This extra fluid is now immediately available for sweat, which helps cool the body. It also delays dehydration. When doing a marathon take water as often as possible. You will never come close to replacing the amount of fluid you lose; you will only replace a very small, but important, amount. After PERMANENT COACH APPOINTED; Meeting Scheduled: The Coach Committee hereby announces the selection of Cliff Held as the new FRNY running coach. Cliff is a masters runner with extensive background in coaching and racing. Presently, he assists Bob Glover with his classes at the NYRRC and is also the head coach at the Craftsbury Distance Running Camp in Vermont each summer. Cliff will assume his FR duties in early November. A meeting of the Coach Committee is scheduled for October 7 to prepare a coaching agenda for the coming year. Everyone is invited to attend. Many, many thanks to Guy Zelenak for assuming the duties of interim coach during our hard financial times. Guy provided invaluable instruction and guidance through his classes and articles. Joe Criscione. RUNNING GEAR: Muchas gracias dos veces ... that's two Thank You's to all of you. First we would like to thank each of the artists who submitted designs for FRNY's Tenth Anniversary T-shirt: Jon Livingston, David Paul, Joe Piliero, and Al Waks. One design has been chosen and it will debut at our Anniversary Dinner, October 21. YOU'LL LOVE IT! Second, David Paul and I would like to thank all of you who took time out to respond to our running apparel survey. Your responses were very constructive and your response rate was phenomenal. There will be a brief summary of the findings in next month's newsletter. Mike McMahon. AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: PUTTING GAY PRIDE RUN TOGETHER. In giving us permission to use Central Park for the GPR the Parks Dept, because of our inexperience in putting on a race had imposed 3 conditions; first, that the race would start and finish at 90th St & Fifth Ave; second, that the number of entrants be limited to 500; and third, that we work with the NYRRC to help train our �Front Runners NY October 1989 volunteers. Although I had no problems with the first two conditions, I was not too thrilled about the third . However, it was made clear to me that g1v1ng us permission for this year did not guarantee that we would be given permission again in future years. Much would depend on how well the race was conducted. Therefore, I had accepted a l l the conditions and we were now ready to really move forward with all our planning. Unfortunately, we had missed the printing deadline for inclusion in the NYRRC race schedule. On Feb 14, 1982 the GPR Committee held a meeting at Race Director Bill Beenhouwer's to discuss where things stood and what had to be done. Due to the outstanding job that we had done at the 23rd mile water station in the NYC Marathon, we had been asked by Jolene Roberts, Volunteer Director for NYRRC, if we would work in other races. Realizing that it would be good training for our people we had agreed. Now that we had to work with NYRRC, we asked Jolene to provide us with a list of all the positions and equipment needed and to arrange for our people to also train in the finish line area. At the meeting we also discussed the list of things required and it was decided that Guy Zelenak would be in charge of the finish line. We also decided on the award categories, the makeup of the race entry forms and the entry fees. A major topic of discussion centered on money. We estimated that the race would cost $7-8000, with entry fees covering about half but with about $1000 in the bank, we obviously had to come up with a substantial amount of additional money, and quickly. We discussed a number of possibilities, including fund raising parties and asking members for contributions. It was decided that my article for the March newsletter announcing all the details of the race would include a plea for donations. It was also suggested that we might try to get business sponsors and solicit ads for a program to be given out to all the runners. Todd Van Bortel said that he had spoken to a friend who owned a public relations agency and they would be willing to help us with no charge. At subsequent meetings, we put together all the information for the entry forms so we could have them printed in time for the April mailing, discussed trophies and prizes and how our volunteer training and recruitment was going. We also decided to have a fundraiser tea dance at the 17 St Page 4 Saloon in April and to go ahead with the race program. It was decided that we wouldn't have enough money to do advertising, but instead we would rely on posters. At the March business meeting it was announced that we had about $22 00 i n the bank, which included about $8 00 in race donations. In early April, Bi ll Beenhouwer and I had a meeting wi th Alle n Steinfeld at NYRRC to discuss what equipment they would let us use f or the race. We discussed the fact that our relationship was kind of forced on us, but that we were both prepared to cooperate. He agreed to let us use all the finish line equipment that we needed but he wasn't sure what they would charge us for using it. We left the meeting very pleased with their cooperation, but unsure as to how much it was going to cost us. The planning and work continued into May and our initial reluctance about having to work with NYRRC turned into appreciation after we saw all that went into putting on a race. By the end of May, the financ i al picture was looking better, with about $5500 of the amount we estimated we needed already collected. With 200 entrants by June 1, we began to feel that we wouldn't reach our 500 limit. Nevertheless, things were moving along smoothly toward race day and in a final meeting with Allan Steinfeld to go over everything, he said that NYRRC wouldn't charge us anything for the use of their race equipment because of all the help we had been in coming out to work in their races. This was the beginning of a mutually beneficial relationship which has endured till this day. At the Business Meeting on June 23, three days before the race, Bill Beenhouwer gave a complete rundown of the final preparations, and we all left with our fingers crossed for good weather. June 26 dawned partly cloudy, warm and humid. A group of us arrived early to pick up the race equipment from NYRRC and get the finish line area set up. The sight of our new start banner over the starting line and the finish line banners on the finish line structure brought chee;s from the assembled volunteers, all looking great in their red official shirts. By about 8:00, runners started arriving to check in and pick up their numbers at the registration tables, which were set up near the finish line. At about 9:00, Parks Commissioner Gordon Davis showed up to check on how things were going, and we assured him that �Front Runners NY October 1989 everything was under control. By 9:30, the runners were called to the starting line and Bill Beenhouwer introduced FR Randi Hacker, who was selected to read a statement submitted by Patricia Nell Warren, the author of the book The Front Runner, who had been invited to start the race, but couldn't attend. Bill then sounded the starting gun and the racers were off! Although I was a nervous wreck, everything went l i ke clockwork as all the months of preparation and training paid off. The tension was incredible as we waited for the lead car to appear. First over the finish line was Remulus Della Valle from Hillrose AA in 25:13 followed by Chris Winters from DCFR in 26:33. First NYFR and 6th overall was Steve Brown in 27:56. First woman finisher was, surprise surprise, our own Sue Foster in 31:49. The sense of excitement and elation from the runners, spectators and volunteers was just incredible. After the last runners were in, the finish line area was set up for the prize drawing and the awards ceremony. With the final taking down of the equipment and cleanup of the area, the first GPR had ended in triumph. In the end, we had 440 entrants, and with expenses of $6800, a $100 surplus. All in all, a tremendous job well done by everyone involved. We were now ready to enjoy the rest of the weekend's activites. Next month: A Lazy Summer? Steve Gerben. EYENTS PAST. BUT FONQLY REHiMBEREQ: Park Slope/Bay Ridge Special Run: Thanks to the hospitality of Joe Criscione and Leo Boneau of Park Slope, about 30 Front Runners had the opportunity to tour some of Brooklyn's varied residential neighborhoods as well as a few miles of scenic shoreline down to the Verrazano Bridge in Bay Ridge. As an alternative to this course of 12 miles, some runners opted for the 5 mile round trip to Brooklyn Heights. As it turned out, the temperature, humidity, pollen count and pollution index all conspired to reach unheard-of heights, and as a result those who took the shorter run probably had a happier time. Fortunately, Joe and Leo were well prepared for an especially fatigued group, and the JUlces, bagels, French toast and fruit were perfect for making us forget the weather. Confidential to Joe and Leo: You guys have a nice place ... anything still available in the renovation next door? Bob Twomey. Page 5 OUR COMMUNITY: GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO? In that case, you will want to participate in San Francisco Frontrunners' GayRun '89, to be held this year on Sunday, October 15 in Golden Gate Park. It's the tenth anniversary for this event! [Arcane construction, what? - - M.Z. and G.S. J There will be a lOK, SK, and SK walk, as well as a "pasta feed" on Saturday and a picnic after the events. For information or to make arrangements for housing, call Tim Cook as soon as possible at 415-453-4118. Lenore Beaky. RACEWALKING AT GAY GAMES III: Reversing a previous decision, it has now been confirmed that there WILL be a racewalking event at the Games, with a distance of 20K. For more information, call Lenore Beaky at 212-724-9700. P-FLAG, or New York City Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, will hold its Annual Honors Banquet in the Roosevelt Hotel on Sunday, November 12, 1989. PFLAG will be honoring Dr. Mathilde Krim and David N. Dinkins, who will probably be the Mayor of New York by then. For more information, call P-FLAG at 212-463-0629 or 516-889-6619. A COED TOUCH FOOTBALL TEAM is being organized this fall with the goal of participation in Gay Games III next August, according to our own Hal Offen. If you are interested, please call Jay Hill at 212-595-4501 or Sue Smith at 212316-0232, or nab Hal for details when he returns from Europe. DIVING DIVAS, DEMONSTRATE YOUR DARING! If you've seen "That's Entertainment," you know who Esther Williams is, and how she brought the gentle art of synchronized swimming -- water ballet -- to the silver screen (Generally with sparklers and a bevy of beefy back-up boys). Now, the Lesbian and Gay Community Center is looking for 60/70 men and women to perform a synch swimming exhibition at a fundraiser to take place on Saturday, January 20. This lavish evening of cocktails, a fashion show, and dinner, builds to a stunning climax with a 50minute swim show. In addition to swimmers, the producer needs crew members, costume designers, and choreographers. Call me at �Front Runners NY 201-963- 1354, or see me at Nelson. October 1989 Page 6 a run. Bob monthly run to pick up trash along their route. They have recently complete d a new quilt panel to commemorate five members THE FRONT RUNNER NETWORK: In July, Boston lost to AIDS. San Francisc o FR featured 35 [a welcomed two new members Patrick members and friends in this year's "Heal Barker and Candido Barroso, bringing our AIDS with Love Centiped e;" which ran the bi-city membership up to at least 8. And 7.5 Bay to Breakers Race in 1:47:22, lest you think we are the only club to having taken 25 minutes to cross the have endured financia l difficul ties, the starting line. This effort included FRs Bostonia ns were recently saved from dire from LA, Chicago, Boston, and Seattle. straits through the interven tion of a Two members of Shorelin e FR of Long Beach member and his plastic card. Four traveled to San Francisc o for that city's Bostonia ns traveled to San Francisc o for inaugura l marathon , which features a that city's Gay Pride events, and were 4:30am report time for a 7:00am start welcomed by "that FR family feeling, " as (after a glorious sunrise) , and a run up well as by hills that seemed like the Hayes Street Hill (it has stairs) at mountain s to those who do their daily mile ten. Both runners set new PRs, but workouts along the Charles. Boston will not in the desired directio n. Leave it to hold its second annual Yuletide Stride those southern Californ ians. Their July fundrais er on December 3; don't miss this business meeting included a spaghett i great FR family affair - it's the best way dinner and a dip in the host's jacuzzi. to find warmth in the winter! The newest And which LA Front Runner was featured in member of our FR family, Baltimo re, is up a national running magazine , but with no to 66 househol d memberships as it mention of his club? San Diego FR has complete s its first year. They celebrat ed designat ed the first Saturday of every Gay Pride Day by running a Five Smile month as FR T-shirt day, with censure and Race, sponsore d by the Maryland Academy of penaltie s for those who don't dress. In General Dentistr y, with a toothbru sh and August, 44 club T-shirts were seen, but 17 toothpas te in each runner's packet. And runners were fashion failures . That club speaking of growth, Svdnev !Austral ia) FR was organizi ng a protest against the now boasts two women among its 24 members removal of racewalk ing from Gay Games III, that's 8.3\, y'know. Soon they expect to but that event has now been reinstat ed. have team T-shirts , and, as part of Team It's great to say that our network is too Sydney, to join the largest non-Nort h big to all make it into one article: next American continge nt to Gay Games III. time more on Seattle. Los Angeles. Another of our smaller family members, Philadel phia. ·Minneap olis. Toronto ..... Eastbay FR (that's San Francisc o Bay), is an informa lly structur ed group that shares WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS: The all its decision -making . Runs are held greatest irony of running is that it can along a differen t scenic route each week, be a very personal experien ce performed in with bi-month ly planning meetings to set a very public area. Pin a number on a it all up. Chicago FR's extrackg anza was a singlet, take off with the pack at the hugh success, beginnin g with an "I Love sound of a horn and running can become Lucy Ball" on June 30. Avid readers of painfull y public. We run for a lot of the NY Newslet ter, they ponder whether our reasons. Mostly, we run for ourselve s. club history column will always remain We run because even though it's not always "just seven years behind the present. " fun while we're doing it, we know we'll They sorrowfu lly note the presence of a NY feel good after we've done it. We're our Front Runner in the windy city who didn't own fiercest competit or--some times shaving contact the Chicago club but was betrayed seconds off our PR brings an exhubere nt by his name in the results of the Lake high; sometimes missing the goal we City Half-Ma rathon. Tsk tsk to Al Gallo. trained for hurts our spirits more than ~ has begun holding a monthly women's our shins. But we keep on keeping on. run and brunch, where they debate such Sometimes just keeping on is a lonely, ponderab les as "If someone came up to you lowly time. That's the time when we on the street and said you looked like a wonder when we'll start to feel good lesbian, would you be pleased? " This club again. Sometimes we find ourself is not only intellec tually involved , with race simply because it's there--j ust in a like their historic al theme runs, but also that old mountain . And no matter how environm entally active, institut ing a we're hurting, how little or how far we've �Front Runners NY J october 1989 come, how much further we have to go, a friendly voice, a cheer of support can give us a boost as refreshingly needed as water on the hottest of days. *** Last month, the Hispanic Half-Maratho n was hot and humid--no surprise. It was tough. After a painful year in which I faced the loss of the pers on I loved most, my sister Linda, it seemed that running was the one sane and fun connection I had with this world. I kept running even though I wasn't sleeping much, even though I didn't ~ave the head or heart for it--every runner knows sometimes we run more with our heart than our feet. As the Hispanic Half approached, I was beginning to feel a bit better emotionally and physically. Then came the day of that damned heat and humidity - Race Day. I was nowhere near the shape I was in at the same time last year, but I had to see if I could still do more than a lOK--the longest race I'd done since the marathon last November. That day, I only finished "with a little help from my friends." Running opposite the race, fellow Front Runners cheered me and my teammates on; near the Daniel Webster statue, more Front Runners spotted my singlet and gave me shots of adrenalin with their supportive shouts. It mattered to me that I finished, even though my time was about six minutes slower than my best. *** This personal rambling is a reminder that support sometimes helps more than we know. If you don't want to run a race, and you don't want to volunteer to work it, you can always watch--and cheer. It helps a lot. And those of us who wear numbers pinned to our singlets should remember that it never hurts to say, "Thanks, I needed that!" (By the time you read this, with any luck, I'll have completed a "very challenging" 30K, Fortto-Fort, and I know each step of the way AI.\. l I<~OW 16 1 "A\J~ 'TO GEl M~TER. ARt 'fOU OK I Ll.Di'D? ~ PAtH 1• ~ PA Nl'· I 1' M' ¥ \l·-.1 t... ' ~~~T ~ ~PANT: I I \H~'C? 'fOU {)\t)"''T 'oliN ~'(Tl'\1~<:.7 I Page 7 I'll be wishing I had "a little help from my friends" -- but remembering your voices and faces will help.) Midge Maroni. PLEASE WELCOME THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS, who have joined since August: John Goodwin, Preston McGovern, Ana Haria Pacheco, Mary Evancho, Gregory A. Foster, Jack Henderson, Elvin McDonald, Cid Randal, Hartin Skelton, Joan Twomey, Robert Twomey and Leonie Walker. Get to know them better over bagels or Greek salads, at a run or afterwards! Lenore Beaky. SWEENEY TODD. If the music of Stephen Sondheim or the story about the Demon Barber of Fleet Street isn't enough to make you want to see "Sweeney Todd" in its new Broadway production directed by Susan Schulman, perhaps the chance to see a fellow FR will be sufficient motivation. Our own David E. Mallard is appearing in this latest production-- check it out! Lenore Beaky. THIS NEWSLETTER WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Hickey Zacuto, Editor and Compositor; George Schlein, Editing and Proofreading ; and Guy Zelenak, Typesetting and Proofreading . DEADLINE FOR RACE RESULTS is the 15th of every month. If you have registered as a FRNY, NYRRC will automatical ly provide your official time for their scored events. In all other cases, you must call or write in to be listed. Give name, date, and location of event; your time; indicate if personal record, first time at distance, and whether you are a racewalker. Race captains: Sandra Levine, 362 Fourth St, Brooklyn 11215 (718-8323056) and Candido Barroso, 23-11 35th St, Astoria, NY 11105, ( 718-626-704 9). NOW 001-1 'T WoAA'f ff:i:>u\ \I'll~~\\.\<!> Wt-10 ~~D t'l~'iiHINi&l 1"\-1 \ ~e.5.'1DUR. Ot.lL'( JUST WANT TO Flt-llSH WHE.~ Me~. l.S AE>AI~S\ '(O ll P.i) C. Lf . \ ,AI!,OUT Wlto.IIU""-7 I �Front Runners NY RACE RESULTS TO SEPTEMBER 15.1989 october 1989 Page 8 HISPANIC HA1F MARATHON MARTY CELIC RUNNING Central Park 13.1M FESTIVAL August 20. 1989 Staten Island. NY lOK NY BENEFIT RUN Patrick Barker .... 1:21:36 September 9. 1989 ~Ce~n~t~r~a~l~P~a~r~k~--------4~M Alexande r Bristol. l:30:17 Stuart Appelbau m .... 41:10 July 23. 1989 Joe Criscion e ..... 1:31:51 Douglas Steele ...... 33:03 Steve Van Dyk ..... 1:31:59 WALL STREET RUN 5K Gary Sambo ........ 1:33:08 New York City 3.1M NYC TRIATHLON David Paul ........ 1 : 33 : 53 September 13. 1989 New York City Manny Gonzalez ..... 1:37:21 David Bell ........ . *18:02 1M Swim-18M Bike-lOK Run David Sick .. . ..... 1:39:26 August 13. 1989 Desmond Groarke ... l:40:36 PHILAQELPHIA DISTANCE RUN Donna Checkan ..... 2:06:00 Gary Stefanic k .... 1:41:24 Philadel phia. PA 13.1M (12th woman) Harold Brueland ... 1:42:25 September 17. 1989 Scott Heller ...... 2:17:36 Bob Brins ........ . 1:43:35 Patrick Barker ... *1:16:48 Jeff Singleto n •... 1:44:38 Paul Kelly ........ 1:22:45 NY TRIATHLON SERIES 12 Michael Shumate ... 1:45:35 Frank Colon ....... 1:26:05 "NO FRILLS" Ken Perry ........ . l:46:12 David Bell ....... +1:26:20 Harriman State Park Scott Silbiger .... 1:46:46 Joe Criscion e ..... l:28:05 Bear Mountain Barbara Levitan ... 1:49:00 David Paul ........ l:28:43 1/2H Swim-16H Bike-SH Run T.J. Storch ....... l:SO:ll Bill Dolan ........ l:30:30 August 20. 1989 Davidson Garrett .. 1:50:33 Seth Slade ........ 1:31:05 Donna Checkan ..... 1:49:00 Jane Levine ....... 1:54:34 Andrew Khoo ....... l:31:20 (9th woman) Tina Isselbac her .. l:54:56 Rick Reece ........ 1:31:45 Jim Skofield ..... +2:16:52 Annie Biegel ...... l:58:49 Stuart Appelbaum .. l:32:53 Donna Checkan ..... 1:22:00 Midge Maroni ...... 1:58:53 Cid Randal. ...... +l:33:04 (3rd woman) Laura Collins .. ~ .. 2:02:16 Brent N. Earle .... 1:33:30 Jim Skofield ...... 1:41:05 Al Gallo ........ .. 2:08:57 Gary Stefanic k ... *1:33:56 Elin Posner ....... 2:10:05 Maynard Yost ..... +l:35:30 CENTRAL PARK TRIATHLON Diane Westerback .. 2:11:40 Ed Py 1e ........ ... 1 : 38 : 21 Central Park Peter Boyden ...... 1:39:45 1/4H Swim-12H Bike-SM Run CHARLOTTETOWN WQHENS SK Howard Kessler .... l:39:47 August 26. 1989 Charlott etown. Prince Sandra Levine ..... 1:41:07 Donna Checkan ..... 1:22:00 Edwards Island T.J. Storch ....... l:43:17 (3rd woman) August 27. 1989 Gary Kelley ....... 1:43:26 Jim Skofield ...... l:41:05 Eileen He Gurty .... +27:07 Tom Johnson ....... l:43:45 Sig Martinez ...... 1:45:00 PEoUANOCK TRIATHLON GREAT BOHAC FOOTRACE Bruce Alpert ...... 1:45:40 1/4H Swim - 25M Bike E. Hampton. NY 10K George Schlein .... l:46:36 10K Run September 4. 1989 Paul Brockman .... tl:52:13 August 26. 1989 Barry Miguel. ....... 35:15 Doug Steele ...... *1:52:57 Scott Heller ...... 2:17:50 Jeff Singleto n ..... *38:55 Bill Ferranti .... +l:53:31 Jane Levine ........ . 47:30 Lenore Beaky ...... 1:54:00 BACK-to-WORK RVN Tina Isselbac her ... *47:47 Jerry Smith ....... 1:54:05 .=.Ce~n....,t:.::r.=.a.=..l_,Pua r..&&k_______ _. . . .=.4:.:.M Leslie Case ........ *50: 15 Leslie ... Minkler .... 1:54:55 August 27. 1989 Preston McGovern.+1:56:16 Sue Foster ........ .. 23:35 MIGHTY HAHPTONS TRIATHLON Greg Valerie ...... 1:56:31 Candido Barroso ..... 24:47 E. Hampton. NY Robert Twomey .... tl:57:00 Dick Spegele ........ 26:27 1 l/2H Swim- 25H Bike Al Gallo ........ .. 1:59:51 Gary Kelley ........ . 29:25 8H Run Jim Testa ........ ... 29:57 September 9. 1989 Charles Beardsle y ... 34:40 Donna Checkan ... ~.2:55:00 (6th woman) ANNAPOLIS 10-HILER Scott Heller •..... 3:19:44 Annapol is. HD 10H August 27. 1989 + = 1st time at distance Al Gallo ........ .. 1:32:44 * = Personal Record � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletters, 1989 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newsletter, Vol. 10 No. 10, October 1989 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digitized Oct. 31, 2014 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright FRNY. If you have privacy-related concerns about this content being online, please contact frnyarchives@frny.org. Document:Newsletters Year:1980s Year:1989 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/53eb3535361f95dfe82f7aed55bb7646.pdf a200fc7b5c0317a1a63b71dbe02fc95a PDF Text Text I i, • FRONT RUNNE RS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 September 1989 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER **** FLASH ****NEW WEDS NITB BATBRY *** As many of you will be delighted to learn, FRNY has a new Wednesday night meeting place, both for pre-run bag drop and postrun dinner. It's La Parlslenne on 1th Aye. north-yest side of 57th Street. They're happy to host us on a trial basis, while we look for larger permanent accommodations. For the full hot story of how we got banished from the Sunlight and found welcome at L.P., come to a run and ask someone who was there. Special thanks to Guy Zelenak for his negotiating skills. THE BEAKY BEAT: GAY GAMES III may seem a long way off, but it's not! Anyone who went to San Francisco for Gay Games II in 1986 can tell you: it was an incredible experience, exciting, moving, pridegiving, and just plain a lot of fun. Well, Gay Games III is here already. You should have received in the last newsletter mailing a Phase I application, which is simply a request for information. No fees are required yet, but it's important to send your application in ~ if you are interested in free housing. Applications are also available at Rutgers Church on Saturdays; or call me and I'll send you one (212-724-9700). Remember to send a copy of your application to Team New York at the address provided at the bottom of the sheet. In addition, if you wish to be kept current on Gay Games- and Team New York-related events, you should 1Qin Team New York; again, no fee, although contributions will be gratefully accepted. Team New York brochures are also available at Rutgers. See you in 1990 in Vancouver, a fa-a-bulous town! Lenore Beaky. COME AND CBLEBRATB: Yes, on Saturday evening. October 21, we will be celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of FRNY with a gala champagne buffet dinner party at the Community Center. The $25 cost per person will include hors d 1 oeuvres, a Vol. X. No. 9 3-entree buffet dinner, champagne and dessert. Please send in your reservation form, included with this mailing, as soon as possible and watch for further details of the evening's events in the October newsletter. Sue Poster and Steve Gerben. VOLUNrEER RACE OF THI MONTH: Due to our busy club schedule, we cannot work a September race as a group. Therefore, our next Vol R.O.T.H. will be the New York City Marathon Tune-uo on Sunday. Qctober ~ with a 7:30am reporting time to Tavern on the Green. Because we won't work in September, let's get a big group for October! Help support your club. Call me at 718-278-8280, or see me at a run. Thanks from FRNY and Guy Zelenak. THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS! The following made August's Volunteer R.O.T.H., The Reservoir Run SK, a success: Michael Russ Batch Timer; Bob "quick thumbs" Brio& operated both the Seiko and Time Tech buttons; Lenore Beaky, Prank Colon and Andy Curry - electronic Select Timers; Andrew Khoo - manual Select Timer; George Schlein and Dick Hamilton Chute Captains; and Ken Shereda Marshall. Let's see more of you out there. Remember, only once a year, unless you wish to volunteer more, is all I am asking you to do to help your club. Guy Zelenak. BUSINESS HEE'l'ING: About 25 FRs met in Amy Risch's new Brooklyn abode, where we set a PR for 1 89, crossing the finish line (adjourning) in less than an hour. Highlights: the Treasurer reported our financial goals are on target (see semiannual report, below). Membership stats, 430 current members, show our strength in numbers as "old" members renew and new members JOln. Our President received a letter from Henry Stern, NYC Parks Commissioner, acknowledging our concern to once again hold our Gay Pride Run on our traditional Saturday, the day preceding �rront Runfters Nr septe.otr 1919 Sunday's Gay Pride March. Our 1990 race permit applicatio n has already been filed. See newslette r for Special Runs, Socials and Trips. Marathon Training Classes begin Sept. 14, with Interim Coach Guy Zelenak. t t t Due to an unexpected deluge, the Running Gear Committee will be forced to hold a flood sale of some of our new inventory . But although our duds were dampened, clothing co-chairs Hike McMahon and David Paul refuse to let that dampen our spirits. Consequen tly, this clothing will be laundered and sold at discount. Everybody knows T-shirts are always more comfy after a first washing, so don't be afraid to buy a newly-washed T. After all, you'll only sweat in it and have to wash it again! *** For those planning to attend Gay Games III, Brent Nicholson Earle reminds us that registrati on has begun. As housing will be liaited, apply early. Even if we are already members of Vancouver AAC, we must still register with Team NY to be on their list. There's no fee to join Team NY, only a desire to participa te in the Games. Hake sure to send them a copy of your applicatio n too. *** Plans for the FRNY Tenth Anniversa ry Banquet are well under way for October 21, with a catered dinner at $25 per person, and a cash bar. Through the generosit y of Chris Frieaan and other (unnamed) FRs, various miscellane ous costs will be covered and there will be a champagne toast for all. So, let's send out our gay apparel (tux & prom dresses) to the drycleane rs already! t t t Next business meeting will be wednesday. Sept 20. at 8;30pm, following an East Village run at 7:00pm, at the home of Midge Maroni and Hickey Zacuto, 312 Jast 9th St. top floor (16 Train to Astor Place or N Train to 8th St). Midge Maroni. UPCOMING EVENTS: RUNS AND RACBS. 1. RACB OF THB MONTH: Philadelp hia Distance Run, Suo4ay. Sept 17. See last month's newslette r or call Sandra Levine, 718-797-3212 or candido Barroso, 718-6267049 for details. 2. SPICIAL RUN: Brooklyn/Bay Ridge, Sunday. Sept 10, for 12 or 5 miles. For details, see last month's newslette r. To RSVP, call Joe Criscione or Leo Boneau at 718-965-9081, Jon Livingsto n at 212-2222478, or Leslie Minkler at 212-316 - 9239. \ 3. VRNI, VIDIO, VICI RUN: On fu~y, Septelber 21. we will have a spec a~un from Guy Zelenak's apartment , beginning at lO:OOaa, to and around Roosevelt Island, for a distance of 5 to 6 miles. Brunch at Guy's will follow, and will feature the videos taken at the coach classes and one Saturday morning. Guy lives in A&toria at 23-35 Broadway. Apt. 1-K (N Train to Broadway). RSVP to him at 718-278-8280, or to Jon or Leslie (as above). 1. BLUI LIN! SPICIAL RUN: On Sunday. October 1. we will repeat our famous (infamous) marathon training run, starting at Mile 7 in Brooklyn and going to the Finish. We will meet in Brooklyn (place to be announced - call for info if you're not at a Saturday run), and end, eventuall y, at Jeff and !ina's apartment at 801 west lnd Aye. 161. The long run starts at 9:00am. A 5 Mile Run, in Riverside Park, will start at !O:OOam. RSVP to Jeff and Tina at 212-316-0065, or to Leslie or Jon (as above). Leslie Minkler. UPCOMING IVIN!S: SOCIAL. 1. PHILADILPHIA: At this writing, there are still a few seats on the bus for our annual trip to Philly, Septegber 15-17. The bus will leave Friday evening, 7:00pa from West 72nd St & Central Park West, 7:30pm from Sheridan Square. Cost is $50, and includes a disco party on Saturday night and brunch at Woody's on Sunday, following the Philadelp hia Distance Run (see above) . An additiona l highlight on Saturday will be a tour of the Annenberg Collectio n at the Art Museum, at an additiona l cost of $6.00. Send your check to the Club P.O. Box, or give it to Treasurer Amy at a run. For further details, call Perry Bloomberg at 212-9281914. 2. COLUMBUS DAY AT THI CAPITAL: The Names Project, a.k.a. The Quilt, will be unfolded again in Washington D.C. on Columbus Day weekend. New York Aquatic Homosexuals is chartering a bus for the weekend and invites FRs to join them (about $35/round trip). Housing can be arranged. Contact me at 201-963-1354. Bob Nelson. 3. GRAND HOTEL: We still have tickets for what will be the "must-see • show of the '89-'90 Broadway season. Grand Hotel is .. I �I .. \ Front Runners NY Septeaber 1989 conceive d, directed and choreographed by hit maker Tommy Tune, with the score by the team of Robert Wright and George Forrest. The scene is Berlin's posh Internat ional Hotel in the late 1920s. The show has been in workshop for two years and the word on it is •super.• It is schedule d to open October 29, and our event will be Noyephtr 2nd or ~ depending upon ticket availab ility. The price is $60 (include s $5 donation to FRNY). Reservat ion is by "payment in full" to our club treasure r. Best seats will be given on a "first check basis." Don't wish you had gone. ~ Howar4 Kessler. FROM YOUR COACH: IMPORTANT! I cannot say it often enough: "KNOW YOUR BODY!" and "LISTEN TO YOUR BODY!." If you have any pain or tenderne ss learn: 1. When you can run through it, or 2. when you should rest/see k professi onal help. I have seen and heard, over the years, several runners who did not KNOW ... or LISTEN ... and are no longer running. A temporary layoff to nurse an injury is better than risking permanent damage. When you are ready to return to your running DO NOT try to make up for lost mileage or go right into heavy speed work. Also avoid potentia l injury by giving yourself a day's rest each week, even when in training ; the body needs some time to rejuvena te. ARM CARRIAGE: Don't just take your arms along for the ride; use them in conjunct ion with your legs. In other words, allow the aras to do some of the work. The arms act as balance and conserve energy. The faster the arms swing, in a straight forward and back movement, the faster the legs will move. A sprinter needs a faster ara drive than that of a distance runner, but both need it. Arm drive also determin es the stride length. Arms held high will not allow them to swing freely and will eventua lly cause tension in the area of the shoulder s and neck. High arm carriage will also cause a shoulder twisting , as does the hands crossing the center of the body. Arms carried too low will cause a forward lean. ***Stand in a normal relaxed position ; shoulder s down in a relaxed manner and arms to your side. Raise the hands so that the forearm is now parallel to the surface. Hake a slight adjustme nt, for your comfort, by allowing the hand to come up or down to a level somewhere between the bottom of the rib cage and the high hip (approxi mately 4" below the waist). Lastly, allow the upper Paqe 3 arm to rotate freely in the shoulder socket, the elbow to act as a hinge, wrists and finger relaxed. This is your mid-arm drive position .*** The arms balance the body when the opposite arm and leg work simultan eously. Remember: tension starts in the fingers. If this tension is allowed to remain it will eventua lly move into the hands and arms and settle in the shoulder /neck. Finally, the arms driving straight forward and back (no crossing the center or outward sway of the hands) will propel you forward and conserve energy. Guy Zelenak. SPECIAL THANKS to the followin g for their assistan ce at the August 10 coaching session: Gena Ratcliff camerawoman; Sandra Levine, candido Barroso, Ken Shereda and Andy Curry for calling split times. Guy Zelenak. AN HISTORICAL PIRSPICTIVE will return next month. Watch for "1982: Putting the First Gay Pride Run Togethe r.• THI DANGIRS OF PIRFICT-WIATHIR RUNNING: fall approach es, a few words of warning are in order: fall weather can be absolute ly perfect- -balmy days of 60 degrees with benevole nt breezes to dry the dewy sweat coaxed skinward by a gentle sun. "What could go wrong?" you ask. Plenty! Because the weather is so cordial you may easily drop your guard and open yourself to the threat of serious injury. In the dead of winter-- as well as during summer's dog days--yo u know what to do: layers of clothes and socks on the hands when the temperat ure plummets, and when it soars, loose, light clothing and plenty of water. But when running conditio ns are perfect, you probably dash off ingenuou sly, obliviou s to the recondit e threats that could end your running career forever: (1) Tortico llis lustigen esis, also called "gay runner's neck," can permane ntly disable those libidino us plodders who attempt to swivel their head 180 degrees to follow the path of some scantily clad Adonis or Atalanta running in the opposite directio n. (2) Exhibiti o strangul ara is alarming ly common among runners who, fancying themselv es Adonises (vide supra), attempt to shed sweaty Tshirts in mid-stri de and, becoming entwined in the slippery garment, strangle themselv es. This malady, especia lly common among runners with big heads, can result in the most acute form of oxygen debt: As �.-------- rra11 suffocation. (3) Amore unregulto--a paralyzing psychotic reaction--affli cts those who succeed in removing their sweaty T-shirt in full stride, yet fail to cause a single case of Torticollis lustigenesis. (4) Alveoli dislnfecti, more coa.only known as "white lung," has felled many a springtime sprinter whose sturdy lungs-calloused to the dense smoke of discos and bars--simply give up when forced to process an excess of clean air . (5) Pubicio's carbuncle. a deep-seated infection of pubic hair follicles, universally results in a rapid downward spiral of the victla's vital signs within hours of the first syaptoa--a sudden rigidity of the arterial walls of the penis. Until this frighteningly fatal scourge of gay men can be further studied, the only known remedy is rapid lm.erslon of the entire body into lee-cold water while the patient gazes unblinking at Playboy centerfolds from the sixties. An apparently related affliction in lesbian runners, signaled by subtle but definite nipple enlargement, can be promptly reversed by forcing the victim to recite the rosary while staring at a poster of Hark Spitz wearing 7 gold medals and Speedo swlmtrunks. Michael Cooper. Reprinted from FRNY Newsletter, March 1983, with editing by Steve Gerben. BVBNTS PAST. BUT FQNDLY R&NIMBIRID 1. THE NEW YORK GAKBS: Hot and humid, six dripping hours in the sun were payment for an afternoon of outstanding Track & Field events, hosted by Fred Lebow at Columbia University's Vien Stadium. More than twenty Front Runners joined the overflow crowd of 12,000 in giving rousing ovations to international stars like carl Lewis and Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Establishing an American record was Sandra Farmer-Patrick, who triumphed over Joyner-Kersee in the 400 Intermediate Hurdles . An event that brought the entire audience to its feet came not from the superstars, but from the Butler twins of Rhode Island in the Boys' Mile, the outcome of which was determined by tenths of seconds. A moment of drama stopped the games when Dawn Sowell collapsed with a muscle cramp and was carried from the field during the Women's 100 Meter event. For an afternoon of great Track & Field entertain.ent, Fred Lebow is to be thanked, with a further wish that this very successful start-up event be the harbinger of many hot afternoons of athletic achievement here in New York City. Bob Her.ann and Dan Joraanstad. 2. SUN AND SURP: On July 23, a sun- andsurf-seeking contingent of Front Runners met at Penn Station for a pilgrimage to the ever-popular Jones Beach. On one of the hottest days of the year, the brave Sandra Levine and Leslie Minkler ran 10 miles from the train to the beach, while the courageous Jon Livingston, Stuart Applebaua and Brent Nicholson larle ran 5 miles in the blazing sun to join our group "by the sea." The rest of us were the "walking bag checks" as we trudged through sand and people to find a nice resting place in the "Rainbow Flag Zone" of the beach. A special thanks to Creighton Ko, Perry Bloo~rg, Sandra Levine, and Davidson Garrett for carrying our banner and flag to and from the bus. Once on the beach, we set up blanket to blanket, and enjoyed a lovely day of picnicking, swimming, sunning, and scenery-watchin g. It was a great outing, turning this "dog day of July" into more "bark" than "bite." Davidson Garrett. 3. ADVIM'l'URIS OF THE TRAM VIRGINS: On Sunday the 30th of July some 15 FRs embarked on an Eastside running adventure of 5 (the course traversed by this author) and 11 miles. The course began with a lift: over the East River via the tram. From there we ran Roosevelt Island to Queens and back to the east side and a fabulous brunch hosted ' by Scott Silbiger. We were treated to quiche galore, 15 cups of coffee per person (for those so inclined), and sumptuous fresh fruit (the edible variety). Thanks, Scott. Tom Johnson. 4. S!IAMBATH R!VlSITED: Another season, another reason for makin' whoopiel This year (August 12), 26 hardy FRs descended upon the Methodist town of Ocean Grove (New Jersey) for the Asbury Park lOK Classic, and the place will never be the same again! After a very hot and humid race at 8:00am Saturday, everyone met at the Expo to spend a little (you name it). At one point, 14 or so of us were standing in a group admiring a very tall and attractive man when we noticed that Stu Applebaua had gone where no man dared, namely right up next to him. to purchase something(?). Prank •Pinkie" Colon showed up in a sharp new pink FR singl~t and �Front Runners NY J t Septellber 1989 matching pink shorts. After brunch at Perkins Pancake House (try getting a reserva tion for 26 hungry runner s!), we all went to the indoor amusement park to ride the carouse l and practic e our driving skills on the dodge 'ems. iell, what else could one do in all that rainl The promise of nude bathing at Sandy Hook was fading more and more with each downpour. Saturda y evening we took over the dance floor at "Down Under,• one of the local discos. It continu ed to rain buckets . Sunday aorning , all decked out in a flashy, floral, $2.00 caps, we ran 10 miles on the boardwalk, finishi ng just in time for more rain! We sighed farewe ll to the dream of Sandy Hook and wended our way sadly back to the Big Apple. ld Pyle. RUNNING GIAR: The rains have been streami ng down in torrent s. It seems like it's been raining for forty days and forty nights. And then, the floods came ... Speaking of floods, we suffere d one in our storage room at Rutgers . Soae of our running gear was caught in the deluge. As a result, David Paul and I will be holding a Flood Sale on Septelb er 9 to start the "Front Runner Ark Buildin g Projec t." If you miss or cannot take part in the sale, please pray for sunny hot weathe r, because a whole new batch of colorfu l non-rib bed tanks are on their way. And if the hot weather continu es into October, you'll all have to roll up the sleeves of your new long-sl eeve Tenth Anniversary T-shir ts. A design has been selecte d (needle ss to say you'll all love it), and the shirts will be premier ing and going on sale at our big annive rsary bash, October 21. Mike McMahon. MARATHON RUNNING CLASSIS ••• AND MORI: If you plan on doing a marathon this fall, do we have a set of classes for you! Beginning on Septelb er 14 and continu ing for eight consecu tive weeks, Interim Coach Guy Zelenak will offer instruc tion that will supplement your marathon trainin g while teachin g you racing strateg y and mental toughness. Classes will begin promptly at 6:4Spa at various locatio ns in and around Central Park. see the applica tion enclose d with this newsle tter for more details . ~hese classes are open to all melbers, so if you are not planning to do a marathon but wish some coaching instruc tion anyway, classes can be modified to fit your trainin g schedu le. For further informa tion, contact Guy, 718- Paqe 278-8280 Criscio ne. or me, 5 718-965-9081. Joe NY ftACJC AHD PIILD WANTS YOU: If you plan on taking part in track and field events with Teaa Mew York at Gay Games III and want to help organiz e events and relay teams, contac t ae at 718-965-9081. I would particu larly apprec iate assista nce from individ uals, especia lly women, knowledgeable in shorter track events (100 800 H) and relays. Thanks! Joe Criscio ne. !IAN PLIASI VILCOMI !HISI lfiV NDIBIRS, who have joined since July: !odd Choe, Isaac Dionaldo, llizabe th Sapare to, Bob Schaal, Paul Broct..nn, Bill Ferran ti, Preston McGovern, llliott Rebhun, Sandra Rosnagle, Stella Stro~lis, Paul Cona, Debra Pierro and Ruth Stroahi ne. We also welcome the returni ng Barbara Ann Levy. Say hello to our latest Front Runners when you see them at a run or brunch! Lenore Beaty. DO YOU SRI SAM DIIGO IN YOUR liAR Pt.J!UU'? If so, San Diego Front Runners will be hosting a lOK run, 5K racewalk, and a 2mile fun run/walk as part of the San Diego Autumn Sports Festiva l. The Sports Festiva l will take place on Qctober 8. 1989 at Mitaion BaY Park. San Diego is offerin g to house visitor s on a first come, first served basis. For more inform ation, call Bart Hopple at 619-5741651 or ask .e. Lenore Beaky. FROM BOB AND GUY: Bob, my youngest brother , just had triple bypass surgery and a device implanted around the heart. Many of you heard because of my nervous ness. Bob has asked me to thank all of you for your though ts and prayers , as do I also. Sincere thanks ll Bob & Guy Zelenak. 'rillS NIVSLI'f'!'BR VAS BROUGH'!' TO YOU BY: Mickey Zacuto, Editor and Compositor; George Schlein , Editing and Proofre ading; and Guy Zelenak, Typese tting and Proofre ading. DIADLINI FOR RACI RISUL!S is the 15th of every month. If you have registe red as a FRNY, NYRRC will automa tically provide your officia l time for their scored events. In all other cases, you must call or write in to be listed. Race captain s: Sandra Levine, 718-797-3212 and candido Barroso , 718-626-7049. �Front Runners NY Septeaber 1989 RACI USULTS TO AUGUST 15. UU Page 6 IXRRC SPpp QCB 18 ASIURX PARK lOIC CJ~MSJC Staton Island. MY 3M Asbyry Part. MJ lOK Jyly 26. 1989 Ayqust 12. 1989 CAPI CODOII TRIATHLQI Sandra Levlne •..••.• 20:37 Frank Colon •••.•..• *35:48 Hyannis. KA various (2nd woman & 1st 30/39) (4th 45/49) swia 1M-bike 25H-ryn lOK Tim Mccann ••••.•••• *38:38 Jyly 9. 1989 MIRCIQBS HILl OUALIFIIR candida Barroso •••• *39:13 Donna Checkan •.... 2:51:00 C@ntral Part 1M Harty K1ng .....•••.• 39:14 July 29. 1989 Peter Boyden ••.••••• 41:33 LOS GATOS IIGIQI 51 Scott Sllb1ger •.•.•. *S:42 Hanny Gonzalez .•.... 42:35 .,.,LoKialll:.e.liiGaiiA.II:toKislloii.~CA-----S•K Sandra Levine •••••••• 6:13 Steve Nowling ..•••• +42: 41 Jyly 15. 1989 stuart Appelbaua •.•• 43:25 Hickey Aguilera ••••• 16:10 SQIQMA SPQRT 5I Bob Her.ann ••••••.•• 43:41 california SK Gary Stefan1ck .••... 44:15 BUQLIGHT USTS M1V IKQLAIP Jgly 29. 1989 Sandra Levine •••..•• 44:18 Shelburne. YT yarlogs Hickey Aguilera •.••. 16:00 !do Pyle .••••..•..•• 44:26 syla l.SK-bikefOK-rg n lOK Jim Schmidt ••.•••••• 45:15 July 16, 1989 DJMl CAB12! CAR CliMB Tony Armas .......... 45:28 Donna Checkan •.••• 2:38:00 callforola SM Michael Russ •...••.• 46:00 Jgly 30. 1989 Tom Johnson •••••••.• 46:10 MQRTH FORI FOOT RACI Hickey Aqullera •••.• 32:00 Bruce Alpert ••.•..•. 46:44 Klttituck. NY 12! Leslie Minkler ••.•.• 48:41 Jyne 17. 1989 IOCHQALI IUIIIR Is SN IACI Paul Matwiow 53:15 Jo•ica. IIX SM CHIIJWUC RACI Jgly 30. 1989 Mlrtba's Vlpeyard. KA SK UST LITTLIS RACB Edwin Fajardo ••••••• 30:45 Ayguat 12. 1989 BY A DAM SJTB Greg Valer le ........ 21:56 MGr~~.~aunui.J&tJi.e-trUia...,l..,.l&s,_.,.~;MifllliJ-_ _~s.K m IHGLAIIP TRIADLOB Bill Ferranti. •••••• 24:03 Jyly 18. 1989 IIIIlS Jla Luls1 ....•.••... 24:11 Paul Beito •••••••••• 19:17 Fairlee. yr yariogs Neil Semer .••••••..••.•.• {2nd Masters) syla .8M-blte23M-ryp 5.7H Jgly 31. 1989 1"""'8 IP!IP RICI Ill SYMMBR SPIID RACI 17 Donna Checkan .•..• 2:23:00 Prospect Part SK Prospect Park SK Ayggst 16. 1989 July 19. 1989 IUKKIR SPIID IACI 19 candida Barroso ...•. 18:42 candida Barroso ••.• *18:28 Prospect Park SK Dick Spegele ....••• +20:10 Steve Nowl1ng ....•• +19:59 Augyst 2. 1989 Steve Mowl1ng .....•. 20:18 candida Barroso .•••• 18:40 Sandra Levine •••••• *21:02 MY BINIFIT RUB Jay Pack ••..•.•.•.. +19:51 ,.Ce.l .jnl&:.. lt r.,.a.,..l_.P~aa.r.,..k_ _ _ ___;jjfAI,M Sandra Levine •••••• *21: 08 RUQVOIR RUJI July 23. 1989 (2nd woman 30/39) Ceptral Park SK Allen Foster ••••••• +33:21 Auqyst 6. 1989 SCBQQLIX'S MQUITAIN Slg Hart1nez ........ 22:25 HILL VJLLIX SK VQMAM'S SPRINT TRIATftLOI Raymond Hahr ••••..•• 25:48 callforpla 51 Morrlstoyp. MJ yarlous Bill Galnes •.••.... +26:13 July 23. 1989 swla 600y-blte 15M-run tM Hickey Agullera ..•.. 15:50 Ayqyst 5. 1989 PQQLS 'M' PARKS SUMMIR Donna Checkan •••.• 1:29:39 SBRIBS BIATHLOJf u.s. WIST MARATHON {3rd year - 17 overall) eeptral Park yarloys Seattle. VA 26.2H {4th 20/29-6th last year) syia 112M - ryn 5H Jyly 23. 1989 Ayqyst 6. 1989 Bill Fleming ••••• *3:06:06 JOHN QQHALAN MIMQRiaL RYN Jim Skofield ••••• +l:00:50 Sayyllle. MY 4M MIQIA CHALr.pGE Angyst 5. 1989 FATHIR Is PAX RUB ee,. ll.jnll,.... lt r""'a~l-P~a~~.~rt.llk~---&3:&.;.S~H Pau 1 Ha twl ov •..•.•.. 26 : 02 C@atral Park tH July 25. U89 Jyne 18. 1989 Midge Haroni ••••••.• 28:24 Gary Kelley .•...... 29:48 MIDIA CHALLIMGI (lst Masters) Coptral Part 3.SH Jim Testa •.•••.•••• 30:05 August 11. 1989 Scott Silbiger ..... 30:41 * = Personal Record Midge Maroni. .•..... 27:43 + = 1st time at distance {1st Masters) �Front Runners NY Septeaber 1989 Page Front Runne rs New York, Inc. Jan 1 to Jun 30, 1989 Balan ce Sheet Cash- Check ing Petty Cash Accou nts Recei vable Inven tory Prepa id Asset s Total Asset s Accou nts Payab le Memb ership Equit y Total Liab ility and Equit y Incom e State ment Incom e Memb ership Dues Contr ibutio ns Misce llaneo us Opera ting Incom e Merch andis e Sales Event s and Trips Coach /Clas ses Defic it T-sh irt Rutge rs Reim bursa ble Incom e GPR Entri es GPR Dona tions GPR Fund raiser s GPR Other GPR Incom e Total Incom e 16025 .36 .00 .00 2037. 25 .00 18062 .61 50.00 18012 .61 18062 .61 5900. 00 4469. 00 220.8 0 10589 .80 2304. 26 8514. 03 480.0 0 1205. 00 437.2 5 12940 .54 5243. 00 4396. 00 8911. 43 5.00 18555 .43 42085 .77 Expen ses Offic e Opera tions Posta ge Misce llaneo us Opera ting Expen ses Cost of Goods Sold Event s and Trips Coach /Clas ses Defic it T-sh irt Rutge rs Reim bursa ble Expen ses 5796. 00 1197. 50 675.0 0 7668. 50 2106. 05 7503. 10 682.5 0 521.2 0 200.0 0 11012 .85 GPR Posta ge GPR Adve rtisin g GPR Print ing GPR Supp lies GPR Progra m GPR Other GPR Expen ses Total Expen ses 555.0 0 1940. 94 995.0 0 5822. 17 1262. 00 759.5 0 11334 .61 30015 .96 Net Profi t 12069 .81 7 �September 1989 SUN FRONT RUNNERS TUE ~ED MON FRONT RUNNERS NEW YORK--Regular fun runs occur on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Distance is up to 6 tiles, your choice. Saturday Brunch is at RUTGERS PRESBYTERIAl CHURCH, 236 W. 73 St. Wednesday dinner is at LA PARISIENNE. 7th Ave, north of 57th St. You aay drop off your bag prior to the runs. Fun runs are also held on Tuesdays in BROOKLYN, followed by a group dinner. For info call FRNY at 212-724-9700. 3 5 7:88pm Brooklyn Run, Prospect Park West 8c 3rd St HE~ YORK THU 6 ** FRI 1 1 FOR ftEftBERSHIP INfORftATION, call Patricii Kuharic, 212-988-6181 or Perry ftichael Blootberg, 212-928-1914. SAT 2 18:88am Central Park, Webster Statue, at W. ?2nd 7 8 7:88pm Central Park, Columbus Circle 8c W. 68th St ff tvo-t"~tt g !8:88am Central Pari<, see Sept 2 Ne,.J ru:sr~AJT 10 11 !9:88am Brooklyn Special Run, 12 miles !1:88am 5 miles, see newsletter 12 7:88pm Brooklyn Run, see Sept 5 13 7:88pm Central Park, see Sept 6 8:38pm Board Meeting, 382 W. 87th St, 1'1 6:45pm Coach Class, see Guy,718-2788288 196 17 18 Philadelphia Distance Run, 13.1 Hiles 2'4 !9:88am Roosevelt Island Special Run, see n111sltr L... 19 7:88pm Brooklyn Run, see Sept 5 25 26 7:88pm Brooklyn Run, su Sept 5 20 7:88pm East Vi 11 age Run, 342 E. 9th St, tt4C 8:38pm Businttss Meeting, stte above 27 7:88pm Central Park, see Sept 6 21 15 22 6&45pm Coach Class, see Guy,7l8-2788288 28 6:45pm Coach Class, see Guy,718-2788288 Early October Runs: nOctober I Special Run Tue, Oct 31 PPW ' 3rd St, 7pt ~--------~--------~- Wed, Oct 4, Coluthus Carcle, 7pt "arathon Ware-up Sat, Oct 71 Webster Statue, !Oat See nevletter 16 7:88pm Bus to 18:88am Phi lly, CPW Central &W72nd St Park, see 7:38pm Sept 2 Sheridan Square 1 see nwsltr 23 18:88am RIVERSIDE RLN, RSD & IJ. 73rd St. 29 30 18 :88am Central Park, see Sept 2 r � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Document:Newsletters Year:1980s Year:1989 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/1b0d2d18651c2044a14278f59a61ebf8.pdf dfbb433b6ea915f920263e133112e195 PDF Text Text FRONT RUNNERS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 NoveiUber 1989 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER THE BEAKY BEAT PLAYS THE BAGEL BLUES: This began in crisis, and it's going out the same way. John will no longer be providing bagels and coffee for our Saturday runs. This leaves us with a serious problem to solve. In my mind, there's no question that the club has been held together by the socializing which takes place following the regular runs. Unless we continue to provide an opportunity to socialize, the club risks falling apart. Therefore, I've proposed~ Gang of Eight to be responsible for providing bagels and coffee each week: two people would work together each Saturday. This is a substantial responsibility, but alternatives just aren't very palatable; think about it. We will all need to cooperate in cleaning up our own areas and helping in other ways as well. We must also continue the fees which enable us to pay for the rent at Rutgers and for supplies. To volunteer for the Gang of Eight, call me. I thank everybody in advance, and I know that we will get through this problem as we have all the others. Lenore Beaky. ye~r COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS FOR NEXT YEAR. We are currently preparing to elect officers for 1990. I am also asking each Front Runner to think about the committee(s) on which ~ would like to serve for the coming year. I'd like these to continue to be real committees, with two or more persons working together and sharing duties. The present committP.P.~ are: Social, Special Runs, Newsletter, Running Gear, Finance, Legal, Housing, HP.n'~ and Women's Race Captain, Publicity, Community Outreach, Benefit Run, Gay Pride Run, New York Running News correspondence, Mailings, Coach, Membership, International FR Liaison, Team New York Marathon and Track & Field, Bag Watch, and Events Coordinator (the FRNY calendar). Interested? Talk to me! Lenore Beaky. Vol. X. No. 11 FRNY PRESIDENT LOOKING FOR CPR EXPERT. Actually, I'm looking for a particular CPR expert. If you are the one who spoke to me at a Saturday run, offering to give a CPR workshop, please give me a call: 212724-9700. I'd like to follow up on your offer. Thanks! Lenore Beaky. GPR'90 VOLUNTEERS: What! you say. It may sound early but believe it or not, next year's Gay Pride Run will be here before you can turn around. Last year we began volunteer training too late, and some people could not get pluqged into the position that they hoped to work at GPR. This is because Marilyn Shaw, NYRRC's Volunteer Coordinator, cannot ignore her regular volunteers when making assignments. Therefore, it would help our preparation if those who plan to work GPR'90 would step forward NOW to begin training. PLEASE DO NOT assume that you can wait to let me know. It is very important that I know as soon as possible who will be on the staff and what they will be doing. Last year 3/4 of our key personnel came from NYRRC. That's great, but it can give NYRRC the idea that we need them. We cannot afford that. Why? Because it could ultimately mean no more FREE use of their race equipment, computer scoring, registration facilities, and so on. The KEY PERSONNEL needed are for the following positions: Lead Rope, Time Tech Box, Time Tech Buttons, Seiko, Select Timers, Chute Captains, Bar Code Supervisor and an Assistant Volunteer Director. REMEMBER, if you have experience in one of these positions and wish to do the job again, let me know. If you would like to fill one of the key spots and don't know what they are, take this opportunity to talk to me. Winter races are usually the best time for Marilyn to get new people trained. Call me at 718-278-8280 or see me at a run. Guy Zelenak. �Front Runners NY November 1989 A BIG THANK YOU! The fol l ow i ng sixteen volunteers helped to make the New York Woman 4-Hiler a huge success: thank you to: Paul Brockman, * Michael Russ, * Andy Curry, * Ken Glass, * Amy Risch, * Bob Brins, * Al Gallo, Michael Immerman, Chris Frieman, Patrick Barker, Marty King, Seth Slade, Douglas Steele, Sig Martinez and * James Hinter . The asterisk means that those of you running the marathon will see these volunteers at the finish line . Thanks to our volunteers, you will be greeted by fellow FRs at the Mile 24 Water Station, the finish line and finally in the family reunion area . Guy Zelenak. Page 2 Our race permit applicat io n has a l read y been filed. ***Membership seems to have leveled off at about 440 . Be ni ce t o new members - each of us was once the new kid on t he block. ***Although the NYC Marathon may be onl y days away as you read th i s, you m ay still voluntee r to he lp at the FRNY water stat ion at Mile 24. Ca l l Patrick Barker, 212-268 - 1716 or C athy Schwartz, 212-260-6861 , to sign up . Can you house an out -o f - t own FR m thon er ? ara Call Ed Pyle, 212-534-7525 or Bob Nelson, 201-963-135 4, ASAP. *** Mark Wednesday, December 20, for our Annual Meeting, which will be held in the 3rd floor auditorium at The Ce nter. We'll set the old Board VOLUNTEER R.O.T.M. will be the December out to pasture and s addle up the new Winter Series lOK on Sunday. pecember 3rd, Board. In other words, elect io n results starting and finishing at East 90th St. & will be counted and announced . Get out Fifth Avenue. Call me if you would like your dancing shoes and disco purse fo r to help: 718-278-8280 . Remember, if each Saturday, January 13, when we expect to of us works just one race a year it will co-sponsor a dance with The Commun it y help FRNY remain in the good graces of Center. *** Christmas/Ch anukah wish: we NYRRC. Guy Zelenak . need a place to hold our holiday party . Any ideas? Know a loft? A bar? A roof top SEE YOURSELF RUN. I have been asked to with or without a tiny elf? Call Greg videotape a Saturday run again. Some Valerie, 212-691-1185 . You can practice members would like to observe their your holiday stuff-lick-an d-stamp r i tua l overall form and style, some their on Saturday, October 28. That ' s the improvement since the last taping, and morning of the November newsletter one his feet to determine if there is any mailing. Hang around after the run to lend problem in his foot strike. If you would a hand or a tongue: it really helps the like to be taped, in general or for any club, and it's a fun way to socialize. particular reason, please let me know. *** So, that Tenth Anniversary shirt's Taping will be on Saturday. November 11 really neat, huh. It's on sale now. *** (rain date - Saturday, November 18). Talk Bravo, Benefit Runners! FRNY raised to me on or before that date. Guy almost $6000 for worthy causes. Details Zelenak. follow in next month's newsletter. *** John the Bagel Han is gone, and the Gang BUSINESS MEETING: About 25 Front Runners of Eight will roll up their sleeves. We met at Frank Colon's cozy Eastside had a LONG discussion about the change in apartment, munched on cookies and chewed our Saturday morning brunch scene; See on some nutty business matters. The Beaky Beat. Please consider joining the Treasurer's report shows fiscal soundness, bagel detail - the more the merrier. Call and the Finance Committee will meet on Lenore at 212-724-9700 . *** The Board November 13 to take a close look at money recommended that all major committee matters. It recommended that any surplus decisions or recommendations be published funds we now have be used to pre-pay some in the newsletter or given to the club of the expenses of GPR'90 . The membership Secretary for recording. So, keep voted unanimously to drop the NY Native as informed: read it here. ***After the a co-sponsor of GPR. Not only has that business discussions concluded, publication become increasingly divisive nominations were opened for 1990's within our community, but its contribution officers. Nominations will remain open to the race has been minimal. It was until the end of the November business decided to look for other media support meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, within the gay/lesbian community. ***Have November 15. 8:30pm. at the home of panty-hose, will run Hay 26, 1990. Richard Walker, 270 West 17th Street. 15G, Looks like a certain lOK event is set a 212-691-068 7. A run will proceed the full month before Gay Pride Week next meeting at 7:00 ~, and you may leave your 0 year. Sooo, June 23 looks good for GPR. bag at Richard's before-hand . Midge Maroni. �Front Runners NY November 1989 RUNNING CLASSES ARE READY: The first set of classes with new coach Cliff Held will begin on Thursday. November 16. These eight weekly classes, to be conducted on consecutive Thursday nights (except for Thanksgiving ) will focus on winter running and racing. Two different levels of classes wi ll be offered, providing i nstruct i on ranging from getting started (for beginners) to marathon recovery. The philosophy is based on the enjoyment of running. Classes are scheduled for 6:15pm and 7;00pm, and will take place at various locations in and around Central Park. Hard work and fun are planned. Applications with further details are included in this mailing. For more information, call me at 718-965-9081. Let's welcome Cliff to our FRNY family. See his letter (below) to get to know him better. Joe Criscione. DEAR FRIENDS: I would like to take thfs opportunity to thank FRNY for selecting me as coach. I look forward to working with all members of the club, and would like to encourage you all to attend the Thursday night classes. We will divide the class into two levels, ranging in ability from new runners to advanced competitors. Each level will be further divided into smaller ability groups for greater individualized attention. *** I myself have been running and coaching for over 14 years. I have coached high school cross country teams. I am presently a coach with the Tuesday night Road Runner classes, and I direct and coach the Craftsbury Distance Running Camp in Vermont. I am still an active road runner myself and hope to be running this year's NYC Marathon. I am 44 years old and have achieved my fastest times over the last three years. I have run 2:53 for the marathon, 1:18 for the halfmarathon, 59 minutes for 10 miles, and 35 minutes for the 10K. My philosophy of running and coaching is simple: the runner should enjoy his or her running at whatever level s/he seeks to attain. I strongly believe that coaching can make your running more enjoyable and satisfying. ***Again, I look forward to working with FRNY. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to communicate a little about myself. I hope to work together with all of you to make Front Runners a top running organization in New York City. Sincerely, Cliff Held. Page 3 UPCOMING EVENTS: RUNS AND RACES. 1. POINTS RACES: NYRRC awards points to the five top-scoring affiliated clubs in designated races. Our open (age 19-29) Men's and Women's Teams each have 24 points to date, ranking us 5th and 6t h respect i vely among area clubs. Our Women's Master's Team (age 40+ ) has a total of 2 po i nts (oh well, at l eas t we show up sometimes ed. ) The team i s comprised of all FRNY members present that day there is no need to qualify. Upcoming opportunities to move up i n the rankings include: 11/5 - New York City Marathon - too late if you haven't already entered and trained. Good luck to all! 11/23 - Turkey Trot - 5 miles in Prospect Park, then home for turkey or tofu . 11/26 Masters TAC 15K CrossCountry ChampionshiP (points only for Men's Masters teams). 12/9 - Winter Series 10 miles, speaks for i tself. 2. The Boston Marathon has set new qualifying standards. Basic qualifying times are 3 hrs 10 min for men, 3 hrs 40 min for women through 34 years of age. For each 5-year age increment, add 5 minutes. You've still got four more months to run a marathon in order to qualify. 3. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING Bis, who have qualified for the National Biathlon Chamoionshio on November 12: Amy Risch, Lenore Beaky, Barbara Levitan, Jeff Singleton, Donna Checkan, and Marie-Helene Charlap. If I've missed you, please let me know. And remember to report your times to the Race Captains. Sandra Levine. 4. SPECIAL RUN: Joisey Jaunt. On Sunday. November 12, we'll meet at the George Washington Bridge at ll:OOam and run to the home of Bob ' Hermann and Dan Joraanstad in Englewood, New Jersey, a distance of 6 miles. Brunch will be served (185 East Palisades Ave. tB5A). Please RSVP to Bob and Dan at 201-871-8766 or to Jon Livingston, 212-222-2478, or to me, 718832-3056. Leslie Minkler. 5. SPECIAL RUN: Cross-Country. On Sunday. November 19. we'll travel even farther afield, running through Van Cortlandt Park �Front Runners NY November 1989 Page 4 and up into Yonkers. We will meet at Joan i t was becoming clear that we nee ded t o Twomey's apartmen t at lO:OOam and also end get more members involved in the work of up there for brunch, after a run of either the club. I had already decided to run 5 or 10 miles. She lives at 4617 Matilda again for a third term as Presiden t , and Ave. Bronx, near the end of the »2 Tr~in. at the September Business Meet i ng I m ade Please RSVP to her at 212-994- 1203, and an appea l for members to run f or off i ce or get travel directio ns. Or RSVP to Jon or chair a committe e. Wit h nomina tion s Leslie, as above. s l ated t o open at the October meet ing, I was asked by potentia l cand i date s Bill UPCOMING EVENTS: SOCIAL. Dolan · (Secreta ry ) and Richard Walker (Treasur er) what I t hought of t he i r 1. FRNY AND W.W. NORTON INVITE YOU TO A chances. As they both wou l d be runn i ng BOOK PARTY AT A DIFFERENT LIGHT BOOKSTORE against incumben ts, I sa i d tha t I thought to celebrat e the publ i cation of Marathon, it would be a tough race, but encourag ed by Richard Harteis. The book party will them to run, as I felt that it was hea l thy be held on Thurs. Nov. 9 at 8pm. In to have competi tion (except for t he Marathon, Harteis recounts the parallel Presiden cy, of course ) . October marked stories of training for his first marathon the third annivers ary of FRNY. The club and, on a deeper level, the course of his had grown to over 250 members, becomi ng long relation ship with one of our greatest one of the most successf ul lesbian/ gay living poets, William Meredith , a organiza tions in NYC. With the opening of relation ship shadowed by the older man's nominati ons for officers for 1983, the cripplin g stroke. Come join us at A stage was set for our future growth . Next Differen t Light. 548 Hudson St .. to meet Month: A Most Interest ing Election . Steve the author. Lenore Beaky . Gerben. AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: A LAZY SUMMER? With the successf ul conclusi on of the first Gay Pride Run on June 26, 1982, we were now ready to enjoy the rest of the weekend 's activiti es. Our post- race party that evening at Les Mouches was attended by over 100 people. On Sunday, more than 50 of us took part in the Gay Pride March, carrying our start banner from the race, and we again sold shirts and distribu ted club informat ion at our table at the Christop her Street Festival . Altogeth er an exhausti ng but tremendo usly successf ul weekend. We were now ready to wind down and enjoy a break. The highligh ts of the summer were our first club visit to Jones Beach on August 22, entitled Beach Blanket Bingo, the idea of beach bunny Joel Ifcher, and the preparat ions and send off for our members who were particip ating in the Gay Olympic Games, beginnin g August 28 in San Francisc o. At the July business meeting, the club voted to pay the entry fee for our 11 particip ants, at a cost of $225. The rest of 1982 saw our Third Annivers ary/Pre-M arathon Pasta Party, our 24th mile water station at the NYC Marathon , our particip ation in the Gay Market, our Halloween Party, our trip to Carnegie Hall to hear the Gay Hen's Chorus, and our election s and Annual Meeting. With the tremendous growth of the club, both in numbers and activiti es, EVENTS PAST. BUT FONDLY REMEMBERED 1. Blue Line Special: On Sunday, October 1, approxim ately thirty Front Runners ran nineteen miles, followin g the course of the New York City Marathon. Starting from the Park Slope apartmen t of Joe Criscion e and Leo Boneau, we ran through Brooklyn , Queens, Manhatta n, the Bronx, and back into Manhattan for an insp1r1n g, or in some cases, exhausti ng finish at Tavern on the Green. Highligh ts included being chased by a loose dog with bared teeth, getting lost in the Bronx (always a comforti ng experien ce), and some charming comments from drug dealers in Manhatta n. Dave Bell, Paul Kelly and Ashley Lonsdale led the way from start to finish. Congrats to Jay Pack, who might be the only Front Runner in history to run into a car, rather than the other way around. Jeff Singleto n and Tina Isselbac her prepared a truly awesome post-run brunch, with a noodle kugel to kvell over. On a closing note, I refuse to be made fun of for taking a cab from Tavern to Jeff and Tina's apartmen t after running nineteen miles. I am saving my strength for November Sthlll Josh Wayser. 2. I'D RATHER BE IN PHILADELPHIA. As an ex-Penn sylvania n, going to Philly always feels to me a bit like coming home [sort of like Allentow n, but without the Big �Front Runners HY November 1989 Black Dog and the 40-year-old biker]. Along with 40 or so other FRs, I got a chance to do that in September- - another opportunity to gorge on desserts and then run them off in the Philadelphia Distance Run. I guess I shouldn't say "another," since this would be the first time I would actually do the entire Distance Run. (The last time, in 1986, I did a Rosie Ruiz-there, another coming out in print!) Greyhound, having been terrorized by Perry Bloomberg all week, dutifully provided its bus earlv; we piled in at our two pick-up points--Douglas Steele tried to create a third, but did not succeed--and were off to the City of Brotherly and Sisterly Love. Our arrival was smoothly and warmly handled, with registration packets and desserts galore. Next morning, however, the weather gave us the finger. Sandra, Leslie and I conscientiously sloshed through several blocks of POURING rain, then decided that it was the better part of valor to do a few loops of Rittenhouse Square and leave Ben's Bridge for another time. All of us eventually gathered at the Reading Terminal and, having attended to my bodily needs--well, most of them--I then headed off to get some Kultchur at the Museum, along with about 500,000 others. Exhibit-wise, I'm sure attendance was a PR--congratulations, Philadelphia Museum of Art. After a great dinner, a visit to the disco, and an incredibly early bedtime--the first time before midnight since I was ten years old--I was ready for the Distance Run. Amazing--the rain, which had practically swept us into the Delaware River the day before, was nowhere in evidence. Must have been that FR luck! The race ~scenic, and it ~ flat, although there are a couple of hills here and there. It was a highlight to see the Philadelphia FR banner, especially since, by that time, I was fully wrapped in the gloom of I'm-not-going-to-doanything-like-my-projected-time thoughts. Well, never mind; others did well, so that's good for them [harumph]. Woody's was pleasant, though they haven't quite got the idea of what runners' food should be. We enjoyed a leisurely afternoon exploring Giovanni's Room and Philly's New Market and Society Hill areas, and walked ourselves into exhaustion. Wasn't that nicer than having to rush back to NY right away on that nasty old bus? Anyway, thanks to Perry and to our brothers and sisters from Philadelphia for a terrific weekend--and next year, I ~break 1:48, dammit. Page s Lenore Beaky. RUNNING/RACING GEAR SURVEY RESULTS: Thanks to all who responded to the survey. Participation was excellent, showing great interest. Overview: 1. Few members wa nt NO CHANGE in race uniform; most favor at least a modest change; 2. Most ( 43% ) wa nt to keep our traditional colors of pink , gray and black; 34% want a change or modification of current colors, but no single color or combination dominated the op1n1ons; 3. Most prefer traditional nylon running shorts, rather than stylish "boxer type'' or cycling shorts. As preferences for cut and fabric vary greatly, if shorts are ever ordered, the quantity may be limited; 4. A large major i ty want to keep the "Running Lambdas" on our race uniforms and on some of our fun T-shirts as well; 5. Most members agree that VISIBILITY is very important. No matter what colors are used for the racing uniform, the design of the club name should be clear, conspicuous, and recognizable. Members want to be able to spot each other easily and quickly, whether while spectating or racing. *** New designs for T-shirts are always welcome, and the committee regrets any oversight in not thanking those who have previously submitted designs. The designer should be available to work with the Clothing Chairs (Mike McMahon and David Paul), and it would be helpful if the designer could render his/her own mechanical. A new logo incorporating the Lambda may be developed and presented to the membership for approval. Remember It's a time-consuming Changes take time. process from design to the shirt on your back. *** Bob Brins did a lot of work compiling the survey results into meaningful, discernable data. The original responses, along with the compiled stats, will remain on file in the club archives. Midge Maroni. GAY GAMES III: The Phase I and Phase II registration forms for the Track & Field events at GG ~II (Vancouver, B.C., August 1990), are a bit confusing, especially concerning the relay events. If you have questions about the registration any procedure give me a call at 718-965-9081. Joe Criscione. PLEASE WELCOME THE FOLLOWING, who have joined the Front Runner family since September: Joan Lilly, Michael Hogan, Michael Immerman, Nicholas Lapp and Doris �Front Runners NY November 1989 Page 6 PLEASE WELCOME THE FOLLOWING, who have joined the Front Runner family since THIS NEWSLETTER WAS BROUG HT TO YOU BY: September: Joan Lilly , Michael Hogan, Hickey Zacut o, Edito r and Compositor; Michael Immerman, Nicho las Lapp and Doris George Schle in, Editin g and Proof readi ng; Stoll (who's just compl eted her first and Guy Zelen ak, Types etting and race!) . Make them feel at home. Lenore Proof read i ng . Beaky. REMINDER: DEADLINE FOR RACE RESUL TS i 3 the IS BALTIMORE IN YOUR TRAVEL PLANS? In that 15th of every month. If you have case, Baltim ore Front Runners is regist ered as a FRNY, NYRRC will celeb rating i ts Uno Ann i versa ry Weekend autom atical ly provid e your offic i al time November 3-5. The ce l ebrati on includ es for i ts If you run i n an wine and chees e Frida y, runnin g and dining unsco red scored event s . fun run, non -NYRRC race, or (godSaturd ay, and racin g--a five-m iler or the forbid } race witho ut listin g your club Marine Corps Marat hon--S unday . For affili ation , pl ease call or write to us so inform ation, call George Harri s at 301- that we can lis t your times in the 467-8951. news letter . Give name, date, and locat i on of event ; your time; indica te if per so na l INTERNATIONAL FRONT RUNNERS DIRECTORY. recor d, first time at distan ce, and Thanks to the indef atigab le effor ts of Jim whether you are a racew alker. Also, hiMille r, San Franc isco FrontR unner s, we now and tr i - athle have an up-to -date direc tory of the Front about your race tes, please let us know resul ts. Race capta ins: Runner clubs around the world . Some of Sandr a Levin e, 362 Fourth St, Brook l yn the inform ation super sedes or adds to ou~ 11215 (718-832-305 6} and Candido Barro so, own direc tory. If you would like a copy, 23-11 35th St, Astor ia, NY 11105, (718or just inform ation about a partic ular 626-7049}. club, give me a call. Lenore Beaky. !!!!!! !!! STOP THE PRESSES !!!!!! ! SPREAD THE WOR D!!!!! !! ~ .1t n rnny. f)P.r.P.mhP.r 16. 7- lO:OOpm is th P. <l .'ltP. .'l n<l t i mP of the FRNY Holid ay Party . It will be held at Nimbus, a newish dance club at 22 Seven th Ave. South . Detai ls to follow next month . J �Front Runners NY November RACE RESULTS TO OCTOBER 15, 1989 BERLIN HALF MARATHON Berlin, W, Germany 13.1M Septeffiber 3, 1989 Jerry Smith .... . . . 1:5 0:05 WOMEN'S BIATHLON 2.5 run/12 bike/2.5 run Septeffiber 16, 1989 Donna Checkan .... +1:17:07 Marie-H charlap ... 1:19:20 Amy Risch .... . . . .. 1:32:10 Lisa Davis ........ 1:35:00 D enise Cuttita .... 1:36:40 THE SUNDAY T!MES NATIONAL FVN RUN Hyde Park, London 4K September 24, 1989 Rob Wintemute ...... +15:04 CRANFORD FALL CLASSIC lOK Cranford, NJ 10K Septeffiber 24. 1989 Des Kelly . ... ....... 36:45 MONTREAL MARATHON Montreal- canada 26.2H September 24. 1989 Manny Gonzalez .... 3:31:26 Jerry Smith ....... 3:56:56 1989 Page 7 FORT TO FORT MARATHON TU -UP NE Ticonderoga, NY 18 . 6M ""'c...... e n....,.t=r=al. . ___P_,.a.=. rk~----i2=...: K . 5:ll. October 1, 1989 October 8, 1989 Midge Maroni .... .. 2:5 6: 26 Edwin Fa j ard o ... . . 1: 42 : 01 Bi ll Dol an ..... .. . 1:4 7:2 4 LEAf PEEPERS HALF Howard Frey ... .. . . 1:4 9 : 54 MARATHON Rick Reece ...... .. 1:5 0:23 WaterburY, VT 13.1M Seth Sl ade ...... . . 1:5 3: 50 October 1. 1989 Paul Be ito . ....... 1: 54:4 6 Jerry Smith . . .. . .. l :4 7:00 Gary Stefa nick . . . . l : 56 : 56 Scott Silbiger .. .. 1:57: 05 COYERED BRIDGE RUN Joan Lilly .. ...... 2 : 06 : 12 w.I.llo.J ...... . V~...o~.i n~gs.utu.~ou..a.n....JHu.s.a&.l<nl.l£o.._r~.~Nu..Y_ _.5~K Tom Bordu. t. . . . .. .. '2: 08:00 : October 8. 1989 Marty King . ... . .. . 2: 08: 01 Midge Maroni ........ 24:06 Donna Checkan . . ... 2: 13 :4 1 (2nd 40/49) Elin Posner ....... 2:23: 15 Denise Cuttita ... . . *26:53 Charles Beardsley .2:23:1 9 (·3rd 30/39) Nannette Gonnella. 2:24 :10 Mickey tacuto ....... 27:46 Al Gallo .. ... ..... 2:25:26 Douglas steele .. .. 2:29: 09 SOMERVILLE 5 HILER Somerville, NJ 5H SHELTER IS. WOMEN'S lOK October 8, 1989 October 14, 1989 Des Kelly .. . ... . ... *27:55 Eileen McGurty .... . *25:31 BROOKLYN BIATHLON 3.4 run/18 blke/3.4 run October 8, 1989 Jeff Singleton . ... 1:34:16 Barbara Levitan ... l:51:25 (3rd 35/39) Lenore Beaky ...... 2:03:33 (2nd 40/44) Tina Isselbacher.*2:0 4:42 Jane Levine ...... *2:04:42 Amy Risch ........ +2:07:20 MANHATTAN PABK lOK Roosevelt Island lOK September 24, 1989 Sue Foster ........ . . 37:29 TWIN CITY MARATHON (1st woman overall) Minneapolis, MN 26.2H Rick Reece ••...... . *40:37 October 8. 1989 Michael Russ •..•••.. 42:25 Gary Sambo ... . ... *3:27:44 Bill Gaines ........ +42:38 PORT CHESTER RUN Port Chester, NY 10K October 15, 1989 Frank Colon ........ . 36:53 (1st 40/49) Desmond Groarke ..... 40:19 Hissing from last month: HISPAHIC HA1F MARATHON Central Park 13.1H August 20, 1989 Seth Slade .... . .. *1:30:50 Barbara Levitan ... l:49:00 * = Personal Best + = 1st time at distance �~ACES JF .HE ~ 0N7~ a•e tarkea wi th an as:er :s( d l , See Sandra L ev1ne 718-832-2056 or ~an c iao Barroso 718-626- 7043 !or jetai ls and applications. November 1989 ;UNNERS ~ E ~ iORK --R Jl ar 'un r ~n s 0ccur 0n E; Saturd ays anc Wedn esaays . Di;:anc e : 5 u~ ;o 6 11les , tour ·:··G H e. SaLrcay 9rur;cn i ~ j t ~ jT:J E ~S ~ O N7 -· ; : S2 Y -~R! AN CHURCH , ·36 W 73 '3: . : . . . e cn ~s v -~ y ::'1:1er ~~ 7t n Ave, 1 •~n~ oi ~ 7th St. You ma y ~ r o o 01 ! you r bag or 1or to the ~ un s. Fun run s are al so he lo :·n Tu esdays .,, BROOLY N, follo weo oy a gr oup a:nn er, fc•r :ni•) cal i FRNY at 2:2-724-'3700. at _A = ~~; :; ;;:~N ~ . 5 6 !0:45am ROTH and Vol ROTMH NYC Marathon 1 Broo~: R un, Prospect ParK I..Jest .~ . 3rd St. 13 11 :B8am ~:: pee: i a1 Run: Joi se y Jaunt Ca l l Bob & Dan, 201871-:3766 19 1ll 7:88pm Brooklyn Run, setNovember 7 20 !8:08am Spec i al Run: Bronx CrossCountry Call Joan, 212-994-1283 26 i yn 21 7:88pm Brool<l yn Run, see November 7 27 28 7:88pm Brooklyn Run, see November 7 2 4S:!m ·_: o .~. c ~ C1 i :.:; o~~ i t h G uy 7:eeom C entra l Pir K, C ol1jmbu s Ci rc l e & W. 60t h St .~. : 8 7:00pm H 12 7 1 7:08pm Centra l ParK, setNovember 1 15 7:00pm West Side Run, 278 w. 17th St, tt5G 8:38pm Busintoss Meeting, same place 22 7:88pm Central ParK, see November 1 29 7:88pm Central Park, see November 1 ~E~BE ~S~ I' ~ at r1cia or : ~F3R ~A T IJN I : ; ; : <un ar:c, 212 -188-;:at ~ e r r y ~ ~~1 ae : 3! ~ om oe~~ , 2:2 - '~28 - 1 '314 . FRONT RUNNERS NEW YORK TUE W ED THU M ON SUN · OR ' FRI SAT 3 7:08pm Pr eM th on ara Pa.sta P. r ty, 1 qiJ t ~~ HS 1 f l. 5tfl I 1e:t1 eam Cen tr al Par-K . ~J eto ::. ter :3h.tJ e, ~t W, 72n•j g 10 8:88pm BooK Par t;•, Di fferent Light 8:80pm . Thtoattor Part y , 'Grand Hotel' 16 18:88 a.m C tr ai en Pa.r K, ::ee November 4 12:6epm Boar d M t ng, ee R gus ut 1 1 7 9:38am **ROTH - Turkey Trot, Prospect Park ** 18 ta:eea.m 6:15pm Coach Class, Lt-vt-1 I, NYRRC, 9 E. 89th 7:98pm Coach Class, Le vel !I 23 11 Centn.i Pal" I<, ; ~e Nove~1ber 4 2ll 25 !9:08am C entral Park, see November 4 30 6:15pm Coach Class, Level I, NYRRC, 9 E. 89th 7:88pm Coach Class, Level II Early Oece1ber Runs: Sat, Dec 2, Webster Statue, lO a• Tues, Dec 5, PPW ~ 3rd St, 7pl Wed, Dec &, Co la1bus Circle, 7o• � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Document:Newsletters Year:1980s Year:1989 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/e699a498bf2af4d978b6ddd05bcb8fed.pdf 9ca0652e1d284c3ff6dd924a28a1ae90 PDF Text Text FRONT RUN NER S NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION; NEW YORK, NY 10014 Decelpber 1989 FRONT RUNNERS NY NIWSLEfT IR THE BEAKY BEAT: The Gang of Eight is now the Gang of Nine, a cramped restauran t has been replaced by a capacious one [see below], and we've got a disco for our holiday party. So the Beaky Beat is really boogey-in g this month. Let's hold on to our good luck. The Bagel Brigade is doing wonderful ly well, thanks to everyone' s cooperatio n and hard work. As for our new disco and restauran t, let's remember that everybody has co make a llVlng: give the bartender s at the disco a nice holiday tip, be good to the waiters at the American, and don't even think abouL ch~nging in public. I just know we can get through the next month without a crisis! Lenore Beaky. PLUS ~A CHANGE ... A NEW RESTAURANT! Yes folks, this is it--the all-new, gleaming and s-p-a-c-i -o-u-s American Restauran t on Broadway and W. 75 St. will be our restauran t for Wednesday night runs from now on. (The runs themselve s will begin from Central Park West and West 72 st--at the street entrance to the pan, :wt no7: inside the park, because of the darkness and traffic.) · Manaqement is friendly, changing facilities are roomy, and the French toast is recommendable. So let's hold on to this one--be your best charming selves, sweep them off their feet, and this relationsh ip can be the one that works! Lenore Beaky. VOL. ROTH: THANK YOU! The following deserve a round of applause for working the NYC Marathon finish line: Andy Curry, Michael Russ, Bob Brins & James Minter on Secondary Ropes; Al Gallo, Chute Captain (they were in Lane I). Then there was Dick Hamilton, Chute Captain, in Lane III and last but not least Ken Glass in Bar Codes. -- Special THANKS to Michael Russ, who has already volunteer ed to work a key position for GPR'90. -- Also THANKS to the following for coming in to Rutgers at 9:00am on Saturdays to shop, set up, clean Vol. X. No. 12 up and take cash so that we can continue to serve coffee and bagels: Creighton Ko, Jean Robinson, Steve Yeary, Joel Ifcher, Jim Skofield, Howard Kessler, Bob Lane and Hanny Gonzalez. December' s Volunteer Race of the Month will be the Winter Series lOK on Sunday, December 3, at 8:30am. Call me ~t 781-278-8 280, for details. Guy Zelenak. BUSINESS MEETING. With spring in the a:r on November 15, we ran down the West Side to the Battery and back. After getting rood, those of us who could tear ourselves away from the windows of the Chelsea Gym assembled at the beautiful home of Richard Walker. After the Treasurer 's report, Steve Gerben gave the Financial Committee report. The Committee suggested , and the membership unanimous ly accepted, the suggestio n to u:.;e ,wy excc::;5 funds from this year to pay certain ongoing club expenses for the coming year. For the most part, these are items related to the Gay Pride Race and operating expenses. As our situation becomes clearer, the Board will decide exactly what sums should be spent. A $25 gift certifica te will be awarded to the bag-and-d oor-watch champion. Happily, due to our new Wednesday night facilitie s, we will need a door watch on Saturdays only. A pre-Gay Pride Race committee has been establish ed. Claudia Borden, Greg Valerie, and Leonore Beaky will help to draft the initial plans for next year's race. This should considera bly ease the burden on the new race director. Key people have already begun training so that they will be ready to staff our race next year. Now is the time to come out and learn the many important jobs that make the annual Gay Pride Race possible. Numerous events are coming up during the holiday season. On December 2nd, is the Second Annual Tom Waddell Benefit for Team New York. It will be held at the home of Tom Cracovia. For the peripatet ic, Boston Frontrunn ers is putting on the Yuletide Stride to raise funds for people with �Front Runners NY December 1989 AIDS. This event is on December 3rd. Our Holiday Party is on December 16th at Nimbus 22, complete with champagne. The annual meeting is December 20th, at the Community Center and, on January 13th, we are co-sponsorin g a dance with the Center. Jay Pack reported thul the Tenth Anniversary Shirt has been a big success. Look forward to a new T-shirt early next year. The Running Gear Committee is also considering the possibility of ·a new design for the windbreaker , but they assure us that nothing will be finalized without a vote by the membership. Don't forget that the Brooklyn runs continue on Tuesdays, starting on Prospect Park West at 7:00pm. Runners from the other boroughs are· welcome to participate . The Gang of Eight has become the Gang of Nine, and are doing a fantastic job providing bagels and coffee on Saturday mornings. We owe them a round of applause. Believe it or not, with Gay Games '90 still months away, planning :s already underway to bring Gay Games IV to New York. After hearing a presentation by Tom and Karen of the ~New York in '94" Committee, the membership voted to write a letter of support for the concept. However, we are not making any financial or other commitments. After the formal business meeting was adjourned, Patrick Barker made a last call for further nominations from the floor. There were none and the nominations were closed. The next Board Meeting will be on Wednesday. December 13, following the run, at the home of President Beaky. The Business Meeting will be our Annual Meeting, held at the Community Center on Wednesday. December 20, at 8:30, following a. 7:00 West Side Run from the same location (208 West 13th St}. Election of new officers will take place at that meeting. Lee Abbey. CANDIDATES' STATEMENTS PRESIDENT LENORE BEAKY. I'm running again for President of ·Front Runners, against all reason, because I've actually enjoyed-yes, enjoyed--be ing President of this club. I feel very close to all of you, and I'd like to continue my work of keeping us on a sound financial footing while maintaining the strong feeling of solidarity which exists in Front Runners. And besides, I was told that the number of handsome men in the club has increased Page 2 dramatically while I've been President. During the months of March, April and May, I will be out of the country; as provided for in the by-laws, Greg Valerie as VicePresident will take over for me. I thank him for that, and I assure everyone that I'll be back in time for June and Gay Pride Run! MEN'S VICE PRESIDENT GREG VALERIE. OK! This is my tenth attempt. Why do I want to be Men's Vice President? Since I could not come up with something different or clever, we will move right along to the same and boring. One of the few right decisions I have made in my life was to join Front Runners. I made new friends, I have a feeling of belonging, and I can run. But, did I make the right decision about accepting the Men's VP nomination? I wasn't so sure until after I ~inished my first marathon. I :eceived such encourageme nt while I was training. And congratulati ons after finished the race.· From members I never expected to hear from. It left me with such a good feeling. I just hope if I'm elected I can give a little back of what I receive from the club. I also hope I can fill Lenore's shoes while she is on sabbatical for three months {I look good in pumps}. WOMEN'S VICE PRESIDENT PAT KUHARIC. I joined FRNY a year after moving here from · a small town in Pennsylvani a. The transition from Allenport, PA to NYC was difficult, but I survived and I'm still here thanks to all the wonderful friends I've met through the club. As last year's Co-chair of Fundraising , you never turned me down when I asked for help or donations, and through your efforts the club is back on track. As Women's VP and a member of the Board, I plan to continue to help raise funds and give support to the GPR and other important events. I will also continue my work with new members. Ever since I began as Membership Chair two years ago, one of my priorities has been to help the club attract and retain new members. Women's VP is an important step for me. Along with helping all new members feel at home here, I have an increased responsibil ity to the women members. I will be open to suggestions from women on how to make the club better. I will try to increase the �Front Runners NY December 1989 amount of specia l activi ties for women to partic ipate in, and to run with all the :-1ew women members ( if they .:nen' t too fast), contin uing to encour age them and mak'= them feel as much a part of FRNY as I did the first time I came to a run. SECRETARY GUY ZELENAK. Here I go for the tenth year asking for your vote for Secret ary. I love working for the Club and its members !Jecause of the love, family , joy and unders tandin g. This applie s to each and every MEMBER. Oh! Yes even my friend s (??!!) : George, Lee, Mickey, Nan, Andy, Sig, Creigh ton, ~ack, Michae l, Bob Whoops! I better stop here; this list could take the next year to compl ete. All kiddin g aside, thank you for your past years of suppor t and confid ence and for allowi ng me to be your interim coach this ;_:Jast year. TREASURER DAVID BELL. I apprec iate the nomin ation to become the Treasu rer of FRNY. Working as a financ ial accoun tant and certif ied public accou ntant, I feel I have a lot to offer the club, and that it is my turn to give someth ing back to the club that has really given so much to me. DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE (Vote for any Two) LEE ABBEY. Over the last year, have served you as a Direct or-at-L arge. I have worked to help preser ve the Front Runner fumily , for that is what we are. I have expended consid erable energy in trying to be sure that our action s were fiscal ly respon sible. Because many people have worked hard, I believ e they have been. We have moved forwar d in a number of areas, such as stabil izing our membership base, amelio rating our financ ial condit ion, and hiring a new coach. We have had sad times and we have had happy times. We have celebr ated our tenth year togeth er. Most impor tantly, in our divers ity, we have been united as one. I would be honored to contin ue to contri bute as a Direc tor-at Large in the coming year. PERRY BLOOMBERG. It's hard to find and to adequ ately expres s the reason s I would like to be a Direct or-at-L arge. The oppor tunity to serve the club, to get to know the members, espec ially new members, Page 3 better , to partic ipate more active ly in discus sions and decisi ons as a voting member - all these enter my mind. I have been Social C~~ir this past year and Membership Co-cha ir the past two years. have often attend ed the club's Board and Busine ss Meetings as an intere sted member, helped in the monthl y mailin gs, cheere d on my fellow Front Runners at races, and coordi nated and partic ipated in many ~unning-related social activi ties. I joined the club as an outsid er; now I'm a part of you. I am asking for your vote as Direct or-at-L arge. I believ e I have acquir ed the experi ence and an effect ive knowledge of the workin gs of the club to make things work better for all of you, r<lc:cr::; and non-ra cers alike. I want to thank you for the suppo rt, streng th and confid ence you have given me these past :hree years and I hope you will give me your vote and your suppo rt for the coming year. Thank you. BILL FERRANTI. Severa l months ago, decide d to "take the plunge " and accept a job in New York. Leavin g Boston , a place I love and where I lived for thirte en years was, needle ss to say, trauma tic and scary. Knowing there was a place t~ go on Wednesday and Saturd ay, one where there are smilin g faces and that felt famili ar and welcoming made all the differ ence to me in my transi tion. I am honore d to have been nominated for Direct or-at-L arge. Front Runners New York is a specia l part of my life. I feel person ally invest ed in both helpin g FRNY to remain the friend ly and suppo rtive group that it is and in helpin g to shape the future of the club. As a member of Frontr unners /Bosto n, I became involv ed during its "resur rectio n" nearly two years ago. I was a commi ttee member for our First Gay Pride Run, which celebr ated our Gay Pride and helped to recrui t new members. This run helped FR/Boston to become the dynamic group, 140 strong , that it is today. Recen tly I had an idea to do a fundra iser for our friend s in the Boston community with AIDS, thus becoming founde r and Race Direct or of the first "Yulet ide Stride .'' Now an annual event, the race was enorm ously succes sful. Not only did it raise $19,00 0 and touch the lives of over two hun~red people with AIDS, but the Yuleti de Stride also gave FR/Bo ston a positi ve presen ce in the Boston community. would like the ·oppor tunity to offer my ideas, my organ ization al and interp ersona l skills , �, Front Runners NY December 1989 a.nd, especiall y, to give back some of what ?RNY has given to me. Thank you. JAY PACK. I have been an active member of Front Runners since February 1989. Prior to that, although I was a member, I never participa ted actively in the club because I feared that I would encounter the same disappoin ting scenarios I had found at other Gay and Lesbian organizat ions. But since I have been active, my experienc e with Front Runners has been extremely rewarding , and as a result, I feel that my life has been enhanced by the experienc e. In fact, as I write this I am preparing to run the NYC Marathon this Sunday. Although I have been running for about ten years, I have been a serious runner for the past three years. But until I joined FRNY, I never entered any races. Running a marathon was a dream that I was unable to achieve until I had the support of this club. So, now it's my turn to give back to the club, and I feel I could contribut e in several important ways. One way would be to help new members feel as comfortab le with the FR experienc e as I have felt. Another, perhaps more important , goal would be to help make the club even stronger for those who show up for "fun runs," races, and other club activitie s, and give of their time and resources . By building a stronger foundation , the club would be even more appealing to new members. Since February, I have contribute d to the club by participa ting as a volunteer in fund-raisi ng activitie s fJ: the Gay Pride Run and by joining the Running Gear Committee as Financial Manager. I might add that I have plenty of time and energy to give in order to achieve our goals. KIM WHITEHURST. Although my motivatio n for the posi~ion of Director- at-Large is not entirely clear even to me, I can speculate on a few of the reasons for both uncertain ty and a desire to become a "Director ." On the first hand, the uncertain ty probably arises from an incomplete knowledge of the duties of the position ·and the time that will be required. On the other hand, the positive feelings I have about the nominatio n initially stern from being flattered , anrt later from the recognitio n of what a "good" thing this group of people has been for me. The club provides a pleasant, healthy way of meeting and spending time with other physicall y inclined people of Page 4 my own persuasio n. As the club has been such a good experienc e for me, I would like to share in some of the responsib ilities that must be borne in the running of such an organizat ion. UPCOMING EVENTS: RUNS AND RACES. 1. RACE OF THE MONTH: December Winter Series 10 Miler. Saturday. December 9 at 9:30am. Start and finish at East 90th Street & Fifth Avenue. You must be a member of NYRRC to participa te. Points race for Open Men, Open Women, and Masters Women. 2. RACE OF THE MONTH: MAC 30K. Sunday. December 17. 9:40am. Start and finish at East 90th Street & Fifth Avenue. Points race for all men. Capitaliz e on that marathon training, or just go for a long run. If it's too far for you, run The Holiday Run,· just 4 miles, starting at 9:30am, same place. 3. RACE OF THE MONTH: Season Opener. Sunday, January 7. 1990! This will probably be a points race. Anyhow, it's a good way to "get the lead out." 4. SPECIAL RUN: Holly Go Lightly Hoboken Christmas Run II. Sunday, December 10. Two Distances , 5 & 9 miles, from Bob Nelson's in Jersey City to the home of T.J. Storch in Hoboken, for what should be a semi-fabu lous brunch (his words, honest!) Start is at lO:OOam, from 68 Van Reypen St. Apt 302 (approach from Journal Square PATH); please RSVP to Bob (201-9631354) or Jon (212-222-2 478) or Leslie (718-832- 3056), and get map/direc tions to Bob's at a run. The 5-mile course will skirt the edge of Liberty State Park, while the 9-rnile route will circumamb ulate the park; both feature views of Lady Liberty and much of both courses is downhill. Note: on Sundays direct trains go only from World Trade Center PATH 33rd St PATH requires changing. Jon Livingsto n. UPCOMING EVENTS: SOCIAL. 1. HOLIDAY PARTY: It's that time of year again (it's always that time of year, doll) and FRNY is hosting our annual Holiday Party on Saturday, December 16, at Nimbus 22, starting at 7:00pm. The disco is at 22 Seventh Avenue South (Manhatta n). The $10 admission (until December 9, $12 �Front Runners NY December 1989 at the door) will include one free drink ~t the bar, one glass of champagne (prost! ! ), and fabulou s desser ts. Get your ticket early and let's have some fun. ***P.S. Please, remember to tip the bartend ers, even if you are only getting one free drink. It is importa nt that we support the clubs that support us, especi ally so that we will be welcome back in the future. Greg Valerie . 2. NEW YEAR'S DAY RUN AND BRUNCH: Welcome in the New Year and the Old Preside nt, in a gala Oval Office brunch followi ng an 11:00am run in Centra l Park on January 1. You may drop your portfo lio at the White House before you run (that's Beaky. 302 West 87 St. 196), so that you will later have dry clothin g in which to enjoy the executi ve repast. RSVP to Lenore at 212724-970 0. 3. WORRIED ABOUT HAVING NOTHING TO DO IN JANUARY?? FEAR NOT!! Front Runners is cosponsor ing a dance at the Community Center on Sat. Jan. 13. We agree to provide volunte ers to staff the dance, and we receive , in return, $200 and a heck of a good time. More details to follow; in the meantime, keep the date open. NOTICE: FORMATION OF A SUPPORT GROUP FOR NYFR's WHO ARE HIV+, includi ng past and present members, and those who are PWA's and PWArc's. All partici pation and informa tion shared will be held confid ential. This will be for those of us whose interes t in running is, or was, a signifi cant aspect of our lives, and who now have to deal with thA [act of being HIV+ and want to continu e running and partici pating in the club. The group will be only for people who are HIV+. If you are interes ted in this type of group, please send a note with your name and address to: Suppor t Group for HIV+ FRs, c/o Front Runners New York, Box 363 Village Station , New York, New York 10014, Attn. Lenore Beaky. For complet e confid entiali ty, put your note into a sealed envelop e within the outside envelop e, and Lenore will give it to me. A Fellow Front Runner. AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: A Most Interes ting Electio n. Nomina tions for officer s for 1983 closed at the Busines s Meeting on Nov 24, 1982. Running unopposed were Myself for Preside nt, Sue Foster for Women's VP and Bill Beenhouwer Page 5 for Men's VP. Running for Secreta ry were incumb ent Guy Zelenak and challen ger Bill Dolan, and for Treasu rer, incumbent Ron Kirchem and challen ger Richard Walker. Up to now, our electio ns had been pretty sedate affairs , but this time, while not quite approac hing the nastine ss of recent nationa l electio ns, it turned out to be a little more heated than expecte d. While the contes t for Secreta ry managed to stay on a reasona bly civil level, the contest for Treasu rer was another story. Ron Kirchem, who was one of our origina l members and our first Treasu rer, took excepti on to the fact that someone was running agains t him, appare ntly feeling that he held the office by divine right. (l was the only one to hold office by divine right). Richard got things off to a rousing start by having his suppor ters put on buttons and wave flags at the close of nomina tions at the November busines s meeting . Needles s to say 1 it •.;as all downhi ll from there. In the race for Secreta ry, Jerry McNeely, who was Bill Dolan's self-an nointed campaign manage r, passed around a letter he had written which was a total diatrib e against Guy. Bill was mortifi ed upon seeing it and immedi ately disavow ed any connec tion to it, a ploy that is still used succes sfully by politic ians today. As for the race for Treasu rer, one controv ersy that arose was the issue of voter eligib ility. Accordi ng to our bylaws, you have to be a member in good standin g for at least 30 days prior to the electio n. I had never been a real stickle r for rules, and conduct ed our meeting s in a rather unstruc tured manner. (As the represe ntative for FRNY to other organiz ations that operate d under Robert 's Rules of Order, I had develop ed a distinc t distast e for them, as I found that half the time spent at such meeting s was used arguing over points of order). With the Annual Meeting and electio n schedul ed for December 17, that made November 17 the officia l cutoff date for eligib ility. Feeling that it really wouldn 't make much differe nce, out of the goodnes s of my heart (?), I allowed a few members who joined within a few days after the deadlin e to receive ballots . Ron accused me ~f allowin g Richard to pack the electio n by letting friends vote who had joined after the deadlin e. I said that was nonsen se, but allowed Ron to receive a ballot for his lover, whom he signed up for membership well after the deadlin e. This was one of the very few times where �Front Runners NY December 1989 an error in judgment got me into trouble, and would resurface to haunt me in a future election. At long last, the day of the Annual Meeting arrived, the ballots were counted, and the results announced: Guy Zelenak was Secretary and Richard Walker was Treasurer. However, the controversy was not quite over. A few days after the election, I received d cdll from Richard. He had called Ron to make arrangements to get all the books and financial records, and Ron was refusing to hand them over, claiming that since he had started the books they were his property. NeedlP.ss to say, that was totally unacceptable. I called Ron and told hlm that I would like to come over and discuss the situation with him. It isn't necessary to repeat here just what was said, except to say that we had what is called in diplomatic language, a "frank discussion of the issues." However, made it very clear what I was prepared to do, dnd left to await his decision. A few days later I received a call from Guy, who had heard rrom Ron. He had told him that he would return the checkbook and make photocopies of the financial records and keep the originals, and that Guy would have to come and get them, as I had been banned from calling Ron or going to his apartment. I felt that this was a satisfactory conclusion to our first constitutional crisis, and we were now ready to get down to the business of planning the new year. Next: Taking Stock. Steve Gerben. RUNNING MONOLOGUE: have not written one of these articles in about two years. Those of you who have been members longer than that (and have read their newsletters), know that I wrote a monthly article bringing up circumstances about the club from a civilian member's point of view. One was on the timing of the Business Meeting to allow more time for careful preparation df the newsletter. Another was on how nice it was to have the few (at that time) women members in the club, but how much nicer it would be if we all socialized together as friends rather than as two separate accomodating circles within the encompassing band of Front Runners. These issues and others are no longer issues. We have progressed. Through the leadership and strength of our present Board, headed proudly, may I say, by Lenore Beaky, we have gotten through a rather rough time regarding our financial stability. Now that we are back on a Page 6 better-paved road, we are able to resume, "with caution," our club's direction of increasing the quality of our sport for the general FRNY membership. ***At the September Business Meeting, the topic of club apparel was raised due to the results of the FRNY fashion survey. We learned that the membership would like to keep the running lambda, in some form, as part of the "official racing outfit design," and also wants to maintain our colors of gray, black and pink (Thank you DCFR for your unique perception of them as drab gray and Pepto Bismol Pink). We are consistent style setters and not fashion followers. All agreed that our club's "rag traders" are doing a splendid job with much flair. There was some discussion about racing in the official couture. It was mentioned that a few in the club were worried about their jobs if seen as a FR. I mentioned that during the "Hots" of Summer, especially when running longer races, wearing any form of top is rather uncomfortable. Someone suggested that if you do not wear the singlet to race in, you should not represent the club. This idea was immediately rejected by the membership at the meeting. It was clarified that it is simply easier to find, and therefore to cheer on and photograph, members who are wearing the club racing uniform. Our club and our community are ever-growing to be inclusive rather than exclusive. Our singlet represents the quality of the membership. Even bare-chested, or wearing a generic singlet, many still have .other FRs calling our names. This is achieved by volunteering and participating in club activities. The FR organization is made up of people volunteering for many positions, some large but most small enough. There is a "something" that every member can do for the club. It is the "doing for the club" that gives the club cohesive strength. It is the working with other members that makes a person a known, positive factor. People call out my name because they have worked with, and know, me. Even if they can't think of my name they know that I am a Front Runner. I wear that invisible singlet most proudly and those colors will never fade or go out of style. Howard Kessler. IN MEMORIAM: WARREN SINGER (February 28, 1952 -November 7, 1989). Front Runners has lost another dear friend. Warren was a native New Yorker. He was born in the �Front Runners NY December 1989 Bronx, did his undergrad uate training at CCNY and received his law degree from the Brooklyn Law School. He worked for the Bayerisch e Vereins Bank in Manhattan from 1980 until early 1984, during which time he was an active Front Runner. For those of us who were members back then, we remember that he hosted a number of business meetings at his Upper West Side apartment , participa ted in special runs, and took part in Front Runner trips to Washingto n, D.C. and Boston. 'I'm told that lots of gossip was covered on those long bus trips. I wouldn't know first hand, of course. *** Warren ran his first marathon at Gay Games I in San Francisco in 1982 and a second in New York in 1983. Those who attended the Halloween Party in 1983 will never forget the Leather Girls from Long Island. Warren and Michael had every detail down perfect - black leather jackets, spiked heels, frosted hair, and of course, chewing gum. *** In 1984, he and Michael opened a gay guest house, the Royal Dane, in St. Croix and Warren ran n1s third marathon there in 1986. In 1988, they returned to New York and Warren resumed his old job at the bank. *** Warren was a loving, witty and caring individua l and his many friends will miss him very much. David Logan. TOM COOK, loyal and long-term member of FRNY, died on November 12, 1989 after a valiant struggle with illness. Tom did ~ot feel properly dressed at Saturday morning runs unless he wore a four-colo r outfit including pastel colored socks and "ghastly" striped walking shorts. Dear Tom could name virtually all the flowers that bloomed, and bushes and trees that grew, in Central Park or elsewhere . Tom, who grew up in small-tow n Ohio, surprised his family by going to school in the east at Cornell, then to Ann Arbor (U of Michigan) for graduate school. He lived in San Francisco , and then moved to NYC and lived on East 74th Street for th~ last dozen years. Besides running, he biked, squaredan ced, and played the piano. Always a true and generous FR, Tom MC'd FR events and hosted club fundraise rs at his home, at which he might, if coaxed, assist the invited artist. Tom was a wonderful friend and I will sorely miss him. He was 43 and is survived by many loving friends. Joel Ifcher. EVENTS PAST. BUT FONDLY REMEMBERED: Page 7 1. VENI, VIDEO, VIC! SPECIAL RUN. On Sunday, Sept 24, the second day of aut~mn, a small group of FRs met at Guy's apartment for a run of 2 or 6 miles to Roosevelt Island and back. Following the run, we watched videos of the Saturday morning club runs and Guy's running class, and were treated to a very tasty brunch. It all made for a great day at Guy's. Douglas Steele. 2. TENTH ANNIVERSARY PARTY. So, OK, it didn't make Page 6 in the Post. But seriously , would you really be caught dead in that rag? Despite Suzy's snub and Liz's defection to some cheap uptown "do", the truly beautiful people turned out in force on the evening of Saturday, Oct 21, to celebrate the tenth anniversa ry of the founding of FRNY at a grand bash in the spacious, airy, newly re-decora ted third floor conferenc e room of the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center. As gaily bedizened runner folk streamed up the grand staircase and into the party, it truly seemed that le tout gay New York was on hand to kick off the second decade of O.F.R.C. (Our Favorite Running Club). And kick off, they did! Such glamor! Such style! Such outright dishonest y about C.R.S. (Current Racing Stats) I Such cocktail kisses and such costumes! Top sartorial honors surely belong to Nan Bailey, whose midnight black silk moire jacket turnen all heads. Elegance personifie d! Trays of fabulous canapes (crab cakes with spicy creole sauce; prosciutto with melon) from the wizardly hands of Ken Sehres' fabulous N.Y. Catering Company were lavished upon the milling throngs, while the pre-dinne r conversat ion tried to keep apace. O.T.F.F.F .! (Oh, Those Festive Fairy Folk)! Beautiful balloon centerpie ces (thanks to Bob Buckley and Steve Gerben) floated over the niftily draped dining tables, creating a dancing display of light and color. The scene was a model of manners and a dream of decorum which one couldn't believe would last. And, indeed, it didn't. When the dinner bell sounded, the throngs of C.P.G. (Civilized Party Goers) were transmog rified into the usual H.O.R.R.O.R. (Herd of Really, Really, Overly-hu ngry Runners). Manners and friendship s were cast aside as the bluejean to black-tied crowd got down to the serious business of eating. And such eating! You've heard of tables that groaned with food? Nary a groan from the �Front Runners NY December 1989 chow-line serving board; this board ;:;urred ... it was T.T.C. (Truly Too ~ontented). Suffice it to say that your correspondent was soon up to his ears in vittles, J.A.L.P. (Just A Little Piglet} like everyone else. Co-chairs Steve Gerben and Sue Foster presided gracefully and ad~ptly over the post-feed speeches and slide-show, while current President Lenore Beaky gave an eloquent toast which perfectly captured both the sunlight and shadow which currently play over our community. With champagne flutes held high (bubbly courtesy of Chris "Champagne Char 1 ie" Frieman) the assembled throngs toasted the first ten years of the club anrl the coming decades of laughter, friendship, and fartlek... Thanks to all the individuals who worked so hard ~including fashion mavens David Paul and Mike McMahon who brought down the house with their presentation of the new lOth Anniversary Running Shirt) and the underwriting support provided by Messrs Abbey, Beenhouwer, Cooper and Zelenak. ~.Y.H.G. (To Your Health, Gents). Suffice it simply to say it was T.E.O.T.S. (The Event Of The Season). T.T.F.N. Jim Skofield. 3. PASTA AND FAMILY. For me, one of the most gratifying FRNY activities is getting together with members of our growing cosmopolitan FR family. Whether we are traveling or hosting, these reunions always recapture that wonderful "we are REALLY everywhere" experience of Gay Games II, and last trip's new acquaintance becomes this trip's old friend. November Jrd's Pre-marathon Pasta Party was just such a warm occasion, with old and new friends attending from Boston, Los Angeles, Long Beach, and South Florida. Those southern boys were quite concerned about tire frosty New York weather (everyone else was thrilled}, and I was happy to learn after the race that they dll had finished well. Our efforts to discover the outcomes for most of our visiting marathoners were thwarted because NYRRC lists the results by city, not club: try scanning that little list of 22,000! I was, however, delighted upon viewing the tape I had made of the marathon, to see some great footage of bi-city Sam LaFata turning off the Queensboro Bridge onto First Avenue. I hope that all of our visitors enjoyed themselves, and look forward to meeting again soon - Gay Games ~II, perhaps? Mickey Zacuto. Page 8 4. JOISEY JAUNT. A masterful team of Front Runners in summer finery cruised to Bob and Dan's Lovenest in New Jersey as Mother Nature decreed that the last day of summer was a Sunday in November. The traditional photo _opportunity by Guy Zelenak had additional color with the likes of a G.W.B. urchin and street peddler with red roses and gladiolas. The role of homing pigeon went to Jon Livingston as he set the pace up the ramp to the George Washington Bridge. Since the blessing of the Irish - "May the wind be always at your back" - was not bestowed on us that morning, the wind danced in our faces over the entire span of the bridge. The rolling hills of New Jersey must be the necessary course to take in training for a marathon, but seven days after the "Big M" in NYC, they just demand you slow down and even stop along the way for any reason. We did. Commenting on mansion-like homes, ·we surrendered to camping upon arrival at Gloria Crest, one of the homes of screen legend Gloria Swanson. The star-studded wrought iron fences that protected the mansion and adjoining buildings within gave you a sense of being on the set of "Brother Sun Sister Moon." After several more turns on country roads and down hills, we arrived at Bob and Dan's. A casserole of eggs, cheese, sausage in flake-dough, baked the night before for perfect taste, was served with bagels and coffee. Ed Pyle and Frank Colon mused on whether the recipe would yield a farm boy from Dakota or waking up with blue eyes and blond hair. We left for NYC as Dan and Bob left for California, sans recipe. Marty King. REPORT FROM WASHINGTON. Last week I was in Washington for a conference and had the pleasure of running with FrontRunners DC. During the Tuesday run, in front of the Washington Monument, one of the Washington members was hit by a taxi cab as he was crossing the street. Luckily, he escaped with "just" a short hospital stay, a gash on the head requiring stitches, and some bad bruises. Although I was not able to run with the club on Saturday, I was told that he had stopped by and is on the mend. Now that Central Park is closed to traffic only on weekends, we must all be very careful of cars when running in the park at other times. If you run on the street and the light says don't walk, it may be safer to wait. In any event, please be �Front Runners NY December 1989 very careful. We all hope that Alex makes a speedy recovery and is back running soon. Lee Abbey. TEAM NY CELEBRATES Gay Games III and the life of Tom Waddell, Saturday. December 2. 6:00pm, at the spacious loft of Tom Cracovia, 145 Nassau Street. nSE. Keynote speaker will be ABC Sportscas ter Dick Schaap, and Special Guest will be Rob Neyts, "Mr. Northwest Drummer" and founder of the Tom Waddell trophy, to be presented at each Gay Games to the Outstandin g Participa nt. Excerpts from "Common Threads" profiling Tom Waddell will be shown, as well as other Waddell videos and the new promotion al tapes for GG III from Vancouver. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served. Donation is $15. Info and RSVP to Tom Cracovia at 212-732-3612. Brent Nicholson Earle. ... AND DANCES. Team NY will sponsor a dance at the Community Center on Saturday. December 9. Come celebrate with the NY Gay Sports Community. Invite anyone who will be attending Gay Games III in Vancouver or anyone who wants to work up a sweat on the dance floor. Volunteer s are needed to help out at this event, so please call me at 212-873-0517. Howard Kessler. PLEASE WELCOME THE FOLLOWING NEW FRONT RUNNERS: Robert Harringto n, George Nowicki, Ann Wooldridg e, Debra Chapnick, Arthur Duval and Janice Katz-Rose n, as well as those choosing not to be listed in the Directory . Be sure to say hello to these newest members over bagels and/or coffee! Lenore Beaky. POSITIVE PRESS: On November 9, a few FRs attended a cultural evening co-sponso red by FRNY and Norton Press, a reading by Richard Harteis from his new book, Marathon. The book details not only the training by this 41 year old runner for his first marathon, but his mutually supportiv e relations hip with his lover of almost 20 years, poet William Meredith. After the reading, Lenore and I went out for drinks with these two gentlemen , and had the pleasure of getting to know them better and turning them on to the idea of running with the Front Runner family as they travel throughou t the u.s. to promote the book. Subscribe rs to Runners World may have noticed that an extended excerpt of the book was printed in their marathon Page 9 issue. The newslette r of Los Angeles Frontrunn ers makes a great suggestio n, which I pass along: send a letter to Runners World, thanking them for an aricle which features two gay men in such a positive light. We need all the media friends we can get. Mickey Zacuto. UPDATED MEMBERSHIP, BUSINESS & DISCOUNT DIRECTORY. A completel y updated version of our Membership Directory will be sent out with the January mailing. If you want to make any changes in your address or phone number as listed, please notify me no later than December 15. This also applies to old or new listings (FREE to members) in the Business Directory . If you have any questions please call me (718-278-8 280) or see me at a run. Also if you know of any store, restauran t or thP. likes that would be interested in giving FRNY members a discount please talk to me; this ·is also a FREE listing for them. Guy Zelenak. THIS NEWSLETTER WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Mickey Zacuto, Editor and Compositor and Guy Zelenak, Typesettin g and Proofread ing. DEADLINE FOR RACE RESULTS is the 15th of every month. If you have registered as a FRNY, NYRRC will automatic ally provide your official time for their scored events. In all other cases, you must call or write in to be listed. Give name, date, and location of event; your time; indicate if personal record, first time at distance, and whether you are a racewalke r. Race captains: Sandra Levine, 362 Fourth St, Brooklyn 11215 (718-8323056) and Candido Barroso, 23-11 35th St, Astoria, NY 11105, (718-626-7 049). Logo from INTERNATIONAL FRONTRUNNERS DIRECTORY �RACE RESULTS TO NOVEMBER 15. 1989 NOKKELVASSLONKEN w.No~ril.lodL...:IIICO~da~~..llole""'n~ Nwo.ur _ _-'2. .t.7.n.K ....... .... August 27. 1989 Inger-Jo Berger ... 3:39:02 SONGSVANNET RUNDT .:.:.Os""l~o",~Nl:£.oor L...-.----------.:~.5:.u.K ...... SeoteUiber 2. 1989 Inger-Jo Berger ..... 26:00 OSLO MAHATON Oslo. Nor. 26.2M SepteUiber 9. 1989 Inger-Jo Berger ... 4:07:45 LANPVEGSLOPET Gravberget. Nor. 19.6K September 16. 1989 Inger-Jo Berger ... l:48:18 (2nd - 40/49) NEWXORK WQMAH C:: .: Jen!.Llt:J:r:.!i!ao.&l_,Pwa;ur.Jlk..___ _ _--l4.!:!.M October 15. 1989 Sue Foster ........ ,.23:56 Sandra Levine ....... 28:45 Donna Checkan ....... 28:50 Judy Spina .......... 30:15 Leslie Minkler ...... 31:15 Sande Zeig .......... 31:28 Lenore Beaky ........ 31:54 Midge Maroni. ....... 32:10 Kim Whitehurst ...... 32:17 Debby Pastrich ... r • • 33:34 Denise Cuttita .•.... 33:52 Claudia Borden ...... 34:14 Lisa Davis .......... 34:29 Ann Woodridge ....... 34:45 Cathy Schwartz ...... 39.22 Rita Bradley ........ 45:01 Joyce Wendell ....... 45:11 RUNWAY MILE Nashyille International Airport 1M October 21. 1989 lOK James Minter ........ *6:29 NORGESLOPET Lillestom. Nor. September 24. 1989 Inger-Jo Berger ..... 51:51 DeMAR MARATHON New Hampshire 26.2M Seotember 24. 1989 Marty King ........ 3:20:31 PRAHHEN MABATON Drammen. Nor. 26.2M October 1. 1989 Inger-Jo Berger ... 4:03:08 (2nd- 45/49) BIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP Central Park 3M run/18M bike/3M run November 12. 1989 Donna Checkan ..... l:41:19 Lenore Beaky ...... 1:55:52 MARATHON TUNE-UP Central Park 25K October 8. 1989 Mary Evancho ...... 2:02:01 STATEN ISLAND HALF MARATHON Staten Is .• NY 13.1M October 22. 1989 Patrick Barker .... 1:22:46 Barry Migue1 ...... 1:23:03 Daniel Barrish .... l:25:55 Gary Stefanick .... 1:29:09 Gary Sambo ........ l:29:35 Harold Brueland ... 1:37:29 Joan Twomey ....... 1:44:59 Raymond Maher ..... 1:53:49 Nancy Andrews ..... l:54:56 Diane Westerback .. 2:09:14 JACK-O-LANTERN JOG Newfield. ME 4.1M October 28. 1989 Alden Clarke ........ 27:43 Greg Valerie ........ 33:23 Neil Semer ...•••.... 35:21 Jim Luisi .......•... 36:21 Arthur Duval ........ 59:11 Bill Ferranti ...•... 59:12 GREEN MOUNTAIN HALF MARATHON South Hero. VT 13.1M CHICAGO OLD STYLE October 14. 1989 MARATHON Jerry Smith •....•. l:40:50 Chicago, IL 26.2M October 29. 1989 WOODINVILLE SLOUGH RUN Rick Reece ...... #*3:23:52 Woodinville. WA lOK October 29. 1989 GIRA1DA FORM lOK Bill Fleming ....... *39:19 Madison. NJ lOK November 12. 1989 * =Personal Record Michael Russ ....... *41:55 +=1st time at distance #=qualified for Boston Page 10 COMPUTER RUN Centra 1 Park 5H October 29. 1989 Frank Colon ......... 28:27 Gary Samba .•........ 31:50 Michael Immerman .... 35:09 Kevin Gillespie .... *37:57 Raymond Maher ....... 41:13 Kim Whitehurst ...... 41:14 Leslie Case ......... 43:23 Denise Cuttita ...... 45:22 Cathy Schwartz .•.... 51:04 NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 5 Boroughs 26.2M November 5. 1989 David Bell ....... +3:00:53 Paul Kelly ........ 3:12:12 Daniel Barrish ... *3:12:36 Howard Frey ....... 3:13:46 Desmond Groarke ... 3:13:48 Jay Pack .......... 3:14:41 David Paul .......• 3:15:40 Stephen Van Dyk ... 3:17:56 Josh·Wayser ....... 3:18:58 Marty King ........ 3:19:14 Gary Stefanick .... 3:20:02 Paul Matwiow ....•. 3:22:11 Jeff Singleton .... 3:25:41 Brent N. Earle .... 3:26:09 Seth Slade ........ 3:27:22 Bill Dolan ........ 3:31:26 Joan Lilly .• ; ..... 3:32:05 Scott Silbiger .... 3:32:58 Donna Checkan ...•. 3:36:03 Manny Gonzalez .... 3:36:56 Andrew Khoo ...... r3:38:51 Gary Sambo ........ 3:40:24 Tom Bordua ........ 3:48:56 Ed Pyle .......... t3:52:57 Tina Isselbacher .. 3:53:05 Greg Valerie ..... +3:55:36 Drew Penkala ...... 3:55:45 Ken Perry ........ ~3:57:03 Jane Levine ....... 4:00:25 Elin Posner .....•. 4:01:18 Inger-Jo Berger .•. 4:04:34 Sig Martinez .•... +4:06:06 Gary Kelley ....... 4:09:07 Nancy Andrews ..... 4:09:19 George Schlein .... 4:24:57 Harold Brueland ... 4:25:16 Gordon Juel ....... 4:26:23 Laura Collins ..... 4:26:48 John Goodwin ••.•. +4:31:14 Diane Westerback .. 4:46:00 Nina Stark •......• 4:51:12 T. J. Storch ...•.. 4:59:27 Sam LaFata •....•.. 5:18:40 Cris Sweeny ....... 5:20:14 Frank Daykin .....• 5:26:34 Mary Farmer ....... 6:05:46 Nannette Gonnella.7:40:19 �~ . Front Runners New York, Inc. Jan 1 to Sep 30, 1989 Balance Sheet Cash-Ch ecking Petty Cash Account s Receivab le Inventor y Prepaid Assets Total Assets Account s Payable Members hip Equity Total Liabilit y and Equity Income Stateme nt Income Members hip Dues Contribu tions Miscella neous Operatin g Income Merchan dise Sales Events and Trips Coach/C lasses Deficit T-shirt Rutgers Reimbur sable Income GPR Entries GPR Donation s GPR Fundrais ers GPR Other GPR Income Total Income 16750.59 .oo 160.00 3264.54 .oo 20175.13 (150.00) 20325.13 20175.13 8910.00 4439.00 220.80 13569.80 3585.26 14334.03 2080.00 1230.00 437.25 21666.54 5245.00 4396.00 8951.43 120.00 18712.43 53948.77 Expenses Office Operatio ns Postage Miscella neous Operatin g Expenses 7686.60 1921.74 1006.35 10614.69 Cost of Goods Sold Events and Trips Coach/C lasses Deficit T-shirt Reimbur sable Expenses 2810.39 12498.55 1722.50 521. 2 0 17552.64 GPR Advertis ing GPR Postage GPR Printing GPR Supplies GPR Program GPR Other GPR Expenses Total Expenses 1993.79 555.00 995.00 5832.17 1262.00 797.50 11435.46 39602.79 Net Profit 14345.98 Page 11 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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