1 25 2 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/ee2ab47496e483a8d153a75779fc12bc.pdf c67a7e235203bb7dfe16fb9986980a51 PDF Text Text FRONT RUNNERS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 Sept1991 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER Valerie's Voice How are we doing? (I hope I don't sound too much like Ed Koch.) The board and I have been in office for 9 months. The club just finished its big event of the year: the Gay Pride Run. We have gone to plays and dances, been to Washington and Boston, run races and had lots and lots of meetings. So, what do you think? I would like your feedback. What would you like to see change? Stay the same? Do you think the Gay Pride Run was a success? Should we try to make the race a bigger event? Should it be more intimate? What other social events would you like to see? More plays? Picnic? Softball? Were the out of town trips what you expected? How can we get more women to join? More people of color? More race walkers? Are the meetings too long? Too short? How can we get more members to volunteer to work races? Do you like your choice of Front Runner running gear? Are there other items you would like to see? Caps, gloves, etc. Have there been enough bagels and coffee at a Saturday run? Are there any changes you would like to see in the newsletter? (Other than Valerie's Voice ... ) [Of course not! Ed.] Whatever is on your mind write it down. Hand me the letter at a meeting or mail it to Greg Valerie, 43 West 85th St, Apt AA, NY,NY 10024. It will then be on the agenda at the next board meeting. As Miss Bacall once said: "Just whistle. You do know how to whistle. Just put your lips together and blow." Greg Valerie Vol. X, No. 9 Memorial for Guy Zelenak The life of Guy Zelenak will be remembered and celebrated in a memorial service at Rutgers Presbyterian Church on Sunday, September 22. The service, to be held in the sanctuary, will begin at 2:30pm. A reception will follow on the fifth floor. If you have suggestions regarding format or speakers, or would like to help out, call me at (212) 8747066. There will be an open period for all those who would like to speak; speakers are asked to limit their remarks to 3 minutes. Persons wishing to make contributions in Guy's name can send checks to the Community Health Project (the beneficiary of this year's Benefit Run) at 208 W. 13th Street, NY, NY 10011, or to the organization of their choice. Lenore Beaky News Flash Rutgers Church will be closed on Saturday, September 21st. We will meet at the Webster statue and have a bag drop. There will be a BYOB picnic after the run in Central Park, weather permitting. Do not meet at the Church! There will not be a group long run that day. The business meeting for September will be on Thursday, September 19. There is no run before the business meeting. �The Race for the Cure Reminder Many of you have been hearing about the 5K "Race for the Cure," which replaces the traditional Women's 4-m.iler this fall, but you may be asking yourself, "What does it mean? The cure for what?" The first "Race for the Cure" was held in Dallas, Texas, in 1983 and is the brainchild of Nancy Brinker of Dallas who lost her beloved sister, Susan Komen, to breast cancer. Nancy greatly admired her older sister and was devastated by her death. She vowed not only to raise money for a cure, but to disseminate information about this disease, which killed 330,000 people during the Vietnam War years (58,000 were killed in the war) and 44,000 people last year (23,000 died from AIDS in 1990). Although men can develop breast cancer, the majority of breast cancer patients are women, many of whom are not aware of the various methods of detection or alternative modes of treatment. Breast cancer is the leading killer of women aged 35 to 54. There is a growing movement to end the silence surrounding this disease, and some breast cancer activists have consulted with their AIDS counterparts to learn the political ropes. The "Race for the Cure" is now a run/walk in 17 different cities; NYC will join the ranks on October 13, 1991. The women of Front Runners New York will be participating in conjunction with our Women's Weekend and we would appreciate your support and welcome the participation of all members. Many Front Runners have mothers, sisters, friends, clients, godmothers, etc. who have died from breast cancer, others who have survived. Let's dedicate this race to all of them! Connie Cohrt The International Front Runner convention will take place in Long Beach, CA the weekend of Feb 15-17, 1992. If you would like to be part of the group that is being financially assisted, you must sign up by Sept. 21, 1991. Our first fund raiser will be a tagibake sale to be held in.Sept or Oct. Please save all of your old books, clothes, nick-nacks, etc. If you have things you would like to donate or would like to bake one of your favorite recipes, please call Greg Valerie at (212) 724-9509. Lunch, Sat., September 7th Is this Le Cirque, or Le Bernardin, or The Quilted Giraffe? .... No, it's the Front Runner Fall Picnic! It's time for you to lace up your best running/walking shoes, and join us near the Sheep Meadow for the Fall Meet the Membership Run/Walk and Picnic. Make your reservations and mark your calendars for Sept. 7th at 9:45 am. Bring your friends, family, and food to share. If the first letter of your last name begins with the letters A to L, please bring one liter of a beverage and either fruit, bread, raw vegetables or dessert to feed 3 people. If your last name begins with the letters M to Z, please bring a salad or casserole to feed 6 people. So, bring your picnic blanket and we'll see you there. If it rains (heaven forbid!), meet at Rutgers. The Membership Committee New Members Please welcome the following new members: Bill Stewart, Carl Coleman, James Ma, Joe Romano, Richard Shirk, Evans Siskel, Paul Harris, Stephanie Smoot, and Tracy Primavera. A fellow member told me recently that when he was new to the club, he usually met people while running next to them, but felt apprehensive about where to sit for coffee or dinner after the runs. Let's make a special effort to look for our new runners and make them feel welcome. Jay Pack Bagel Brigade The following FR's worked bagel brigade duty during August: Creighton Ko, Steve Yeary, Joel Ifcher, Ken Shereda, Lenore Martin, Brian McGreal, Burton Cromer, Leslie Minkler, Jeff Erkman, Richard Walker. Thanks! Manny Gonzalez 2 �UPCOMING RUNS RND RACES Footnotes September Points Races Roosevelt Island Fall lOK (men's points race) Sunday September 8 at lOam on Roosevelt Island NYRRC Women's Half-Marathon (women's points race) Sunday September 15 at lOam in Central Park Staten Island Half-Marathon (men's points race) Sunday September 22 at 9:30am on Staten Island Volunteer Race of the Month Roosevelt Island FalllOK, Sunday September 8 at 9 am on Roosevelt Island Other Races Great Bonae Footrace Monday September 2 at 9am in East Hampton, N.Y. Women's Biathlon Saturday September 14 at Sam in Central Park NYRRC Co-Ed 5km Sunday September 15 at lOam in Central Park NYC Marathon Tune-Up 25KSunday September 29 at 9:30 am in Central Park BLUE LINE RUN The Blue Line Run will be held on October 6. This is our annual marathon training run. There are three options for this run: 20 miles, 10 miles and anything less. For the 20 miler, be at Liz Hartshorn's house, (129 11th St between 2nd and 3rd Ave) by 8:45 so we can start promptly at 9:00am. There will be a bag drop. We will run along the NYC Marathon Route to the finish line at Tavern on the Green. From there you can either run, walk, crawl or take a taxi (my personal favorite) to Jeff's and my house at 801 West End Ave. (99th Street) where there will be plenty of food. The 10 mile run will begin at !O:OOam on the Manhattan side of the 59th street bridge and continue along the Marathon Route. There will be a bag drop at the bridge. For shorter distances, meet at llam at Jeff and Tina's apartment. Reservations required; call (212) 316-0065. Tina Isselbacher 3 Pack Your Bags! The Philadelphia Half Marathon is quickly approaching. On Friday, September 13th, the bus will leave from 72nd and Central Park West at 6pm and make one stop at Christopher and 7th Avenue at 6:30 before leaving for Philly. That evening, we will meet our hosts at Hopkinson House. Saturday morning will be a fun run over the Ben Franklin Bridge after which we will have brunch at the Reading Terminal Market. That afternoon will be free to spend on a walking or bus tour of the city or for a trip to a museum. There are plans for a dance on Saturday night. Sunday morning brings the Philly Half Marathon. We will all meet for brunch at Woodies after the run and then head back to Manhattan Sunday evening at 5. The cost of the trip is $44. Please let us know if you are interested. Chris Newcomb (212) 724-5265 or Alex Matuszeski (212) 982-6423. Front Runners NY welcomes all walkers/race walkers 'lb increase the participation of walkers and racewalkers in our club, the board of directors has designated September as the month for a concerted outreach to people who enjoy this running-related sport. Racewalking instruction will be given on four consecutive Saturdays at our usual fun run/walks. The kickoff for this outreach effort is the "meet the membership" run/walk on Saturday, Sept 7. If you know anyone who already racewalks or someone who might be interested in learning how, please call Connie Cohrt at (212) 697-1355 (daytime) so that the membership committee can follow up. More racewalkers means more members, more diversity, and more Front-Runners pride! Connie Cohrt �UP COM IN6 EUENTS ~--F_O_N_D_L_Y_R_E_M_E_M_B_E_R_E_o__~l· THAT-A-WAY AGAIN Dykes on the Hoof On Sunday September 29 a whole bunch of Front Runners will find their way to Piscataway for the THAT-A WAY TO PISCATAWAY II FUN RUN. The adjacent campuses of Rutgers University will provide the sights and sounds for 3, 5 1/2, 7 1/2 and 9 mile runs. Along the way you can see the site of the first collegiate football game ever between Rutgers and Princeton in 1869 (lots of interest in that I bet), the historic Delaware and Raritan canal, and the old Queens (also known as "Old Queers") campus ofRutgers (circa 1769-1820), a former notorious gay cruising area that's now on the register of national historic landmarks .... HMMMM! Also lots of cute college boys and girls. And when the running is over, we1l get down to the main business which is a big backyard barbecue. Mark your calendars. Complete information and directions will follow. RSVP Rob Westerberg, Ruth Ribner, or George Mayer. G. Mayer What do two dykes do while traveling through Colorado? They look for dikes, of course. Initially unsuccessful at finding the radiating dikes surrounding the two large Tertiary intrusive masses in the San Luis Valley, your correspondents (one the editor of this newsletter and the other a confessed expresident) remained undiscouraged and were eventually rewarded by the sight of numerous intrusive dikes. All dikes are intrusive, actually, if you read the definition. Anyway, dikes were spotted near Ouray, west of Sargents (many dikes, cutting into granite and hornblende gneiss), and even in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (pegmatite dikes-so look it up, already-! did!) These were not the only excitements on our expedition through THE WEST, but space requirements constrain me to mention but one more, the Suicide Hill Challenge 5K at Snowmass (just outside Aspen for you flatlanders). The 5K version of this race (there was also a 10K) was mostly downhill, though with some notable and noticed exceptions. The two intrepid FRs went out at a literally breath-taking pace-altitude was about 8600 feet-so that one of them (hint: it wasn't me) was actually first woman for about half the race. Although reality eventually intruded itself into our fun, the results were quite satisfactory as recorded in last month's Race Results. (Note: the course was later measured at: 3.3 miles; keep that in mind.) We did also see a total solar eclipse, but the Editor is tapping her foot ... Lenore Beaky Amy Risch Proofreader George Schlein Typist Extraordinaire Mickey Zacuto Lee Abbey Mailing Coordinator Chief Kvetch Lenore Beaky Any articles submitted for publication in the newsletter are due at the business meeting each month. Submissions should be typed if possible. Articles on Macintosh disks or IBM disks will ease data entry and earn you undying gratitude. Thanks! 4 �Asbury Park lOK Weekend August Special Run About 30 Front Runners made their way down to the shore on Friday evening in windy rain with dreary weather forecast for the entire weekend. But just as it did last year, the sun was peeking through the clouds as we jogged down the boardwalk on Saturday morning to the race start and by the time we were through running, the sun was out in all its glory and remained so for the rest of the weekend. Most FR's were happy with their times and several of our women running this flat fast course for the first time had PR's. This writer who had decided to play house mother for the FR' s staying at the Rainbow Cottage had a practically sleepless Friday night worrying about Steve Nowling who had not arrived by the time we went to bed. Every time a car stopped or a door slammed I was up again, and even went so far as to call Sig Martinez at 12:30 in the morning to see if Steve had decided to stay with Sig's group instead. Early Saturday morning as I was relating deep concern to George Mayer I was informed by Jim Brandon that Steve had slipped in quietly within an hour of our turning in for the night, and silently made his way to bed so as not to disturb those already asleep. The next time I decide to play house mother there will be a sign-in list. (Of course there is a chance that I will become less compulsive in future years - I am told that miracles do happen.) Saturday afternoon a group of us met at the Ocean Grove beach for sun, sand, great waves, gossip, and political discussion whih was carried over to Sunday morning. I matter of factly put my foot in my mouth by boldly stating that I would not have cared about Gary Rice's personal life if he had been qualified to run for President. Ali-in-all I would say that the trip was a success and that people had a good time. Jay Pack I have found that prospective special runs ever so lovingly detailed in the newsletter usually tum out even better than described. So it was with "Alex's More Than A Minute-man Run" of August 4. "(P)astoral suburban Connecticut" was a cornucopia of architectural delights built over the past three centuries in a rambling river valley. I spotted, among other styles, old colonial, stone Tudor, lovely Greek revival, Queen Anne, and exuberant Victorian estates and churches, all meticulously maintained. The motorists there do not look upon runners as targets but share the road or skirt the shoulder most politely. Besides a gaggle of gays, there were Canada geese, snowy domestic ducks, stately white herons, and cattle egrets along the run course. We had the intoxicating hum of cicadas and Benson, the golden retriever, for company on the backyard deck overlooking the Saugatuck River. The course did "wind" in various out-and-back distances, but all runners were provided with well-marked maps. The 9-10 mile runners got all the way to the beaches of Long Island Sound, the site of Revolutionary War battles between the Redcoats and our Minutemen. The lone 3-miler got the best views of the gravel pit. "Swimming in the river" does not quite capture all the flavor of the real experience: taking 20 or more years off your age by jumping into a lazy, cool, quiet natural swimming hole right behind the house and paddling around time standing still, and cares and woes forgotten. What a perfect post-run antidote to seasonal humidity. And the brunch? How did Mrs Matuszeski have the time to prepare the repast between ferrying the passengers from the train station and being such a charming hostess? Muffins and bagels that put Manhattan's best to shame. A fruit platter that was so magnificent that even famished Front Runners paused before destroying it. I could go on and on, but my mouth is watering too much just from the memory. Thanks go to Ruth and Rob for organizing all the special runs; Alex for arranging the site and fail-safe directions; his brother, Andrew, for the maps; and especially Mrs M. for all the trouble she went to in putting up so graciously with a dozen or so club members. Dan Elliott 5 �The Monticello Monster Ghosts in Brooklyn We arrived at a pasta party hosted by our own Midge Maroni. We ate pasta and discussed the marathon, merits of favorite running shoes, and training. Then we followed the yellow brick road to AUNTIE EM's FARM. This is an incredibly appointed country inn run by Stuart and Larry, (yes, with TOTO and MIRANDA too). In the morning Linda's eyes were smiling and the country breakfast brought a smile to the rest of us. Then came our first test on the hills with a morning jog. After picking up our numbers we went to scope out the course. At the 1/4 mile mark a lengthy discussion ensued as to whether we were viewing a wall or a hill. The race course defied the laws of physics and was the model for an Escher drawing, as 90% of the course was uphill. This discovery was an excuse for carbo loading at the ice cream parlor, followed by a nap (avoidance?). Then off to dinner for... pasta at The Dead End Cafe. Up early the next morning, we were off to face The Monster and the portosan line. The 5K took off and Linda Roma went out with great form and finished with a personal best. In the 10K not one Front Runner walked up the first hill/wall. After that.. .I guess you had to be there to know. At the finish line Sandra Levine and the guys from Twin Rivers (Albany) helped everyone else down the last and only downhill. Photo finishes were taken by Linda. While we ate watermelon, soda, beer & ice pops, Sandra received an award as the third woman in the 30-39 age group (4th overall). Then back to AUNTIE EM's for a sumptuous brunch. A tour followed of the well tended 10 acre grounds -complete with goats, crab apple trees, blueberry bushes and wild flowers. Plans are in the works for a solar pool and a 3/4 mile track. All of us agreed that we would be back, preferably after intensive hill training. As we bade adieu to the rolling hills of Shandelee we tried clicking our heels but the monster had devoured our ruby slippers. We highly recommend this relentless run and a visit to Auntie Em's Farm with our new/old friends Stuart & Larry. The Girls Sunday, July 14 a group of adventuresome Front Runners picked up their passports and running shoes and headed off to the wilds of Brooklyn with Paul Brockmann's house as the final destination. (Of course we were joined by a larger contingent from Brooklyn who did not need their passports.)-With the abatement of Saturday's rain, we were blessed with a glorious, sunny Sunday to partake in a 4-5 mile run along the perimeter of scenic Greenwood Cemetery. (I still contend that it was the ghost of Montgomery Clift that grabbed my ankle, rather than me tripping on road rubble)-After the run we adjourned to Paul's new abode (complete with resplendent deck) and were treated to a scrumptious brunch running the gamut from bagels to gazpacho. (By the way Paul's gazpacho is nothing less than incredible.) All in all one could not ask for a more pleasant way to spend a Sunday afternoon or for better company. Bill Rammel ~ Movin' On A Bob Hermann and Dan J oraanstad are California bound. Our loss is San Francisco's gain. Their new address is: 695 Noe St, San Francisco, CA 94114. Reach out and touch them at (415) 626-7857. They are leaving at the end of August. Classified 2 bedroom apartment wanted to rent in Park Slope or vicinity. October occupancy. All leads appreciated. Sandra Levine and Leslie Minkler (718) 832-3056 6 �BUSINESS MEETING The business meeting was held at Tina Isselbacher and Jeff Singleton's apartment following a Central Park run. Lee Abbey has replaced Guy Zelenak as Secretary, and it was announced that Alex Matuzeski was selected to fill the open position of Director-at-Large. The club continues to. maintain its sound financial condition. A profitable Gay Pride Run attained a net income of $2525. After a long discussion, the membership voted to invest its funds in a Dreyfus money market account. Volunteers are needed for the 1992 Gay Pride Run Task Force. Speaking of volunteers, Patrick Barker and Tina Isselbacher will replace Guy Zelenak as Volunteer Coordinators. The Women's Weekend will be held October 11th to 13thmark your calendars. The weekend is open to all (that is, women and men). The Meet-theMembership Run, Walk and Picnic will be held on September 7th. Regarding running gear, the membership appoved expenditures to purchase a winter racing singlet , a second long sleeve T-shirt, and another order of the inexpensive FRNY singlet. The committee will explore other items such as jackets, hats, and other gear. The International Front Runners Convention will be held in Long Beach, California, February 15th to 17th. Your ideas and energies are needed for fundraisers to help defer the cost of the trip. Guy Zelenak's memorial service will be held Sunday, September 22 at Rutgers Church. The ·membership approved an expenditure of $500 for the memorial service. A letter from Andy Curry regarding the planning of the service was read to the membership. A motion passed in which all Board and Business meetings will be announced on Saturdays and will be printed in the newsletter. A long discussion was held regarding FRNY's participation in and endorsement of AIDS Awareness Month sponsored by ACT-UP. A motion- stating FRNY's endorsement of a 1 and 112 hour run around City Hall- failed to meet the required two-thirds majority vote as mandated in our by-laws. (The by-laws state that a two-thirds majority is required to endorse an outside cause.) Those present at the business meeting felt the issue was of such importance that a special meeting will be held on Saturday, August 24 to discuss and vote on the issue before a broader membership. [Ed note: On August 24 the motion again failed to meet the approval of two-thirds of the members present.] The membership approved the establishment of a charitable foundation to support FRNY members with AIDS. The foundation will take several months to set up. An expenditure was approved to advertise in Metrosource magazine, a gay and lesbian publication. The next board meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 11, at 7:30pm at Mike McMahon and David Sick's, 118 West 72nd St., #803. The next business meeting will be held Thursday, September 19, at 8:30pm at Jay Pack's, 444 West 35th St., #2D. There will not be a run before the business meeting. Board and Business Meetings are open to all members. We encourage you to attend. Aaron Ashby EAST HAMPTON EXTRAVAGANZA In an impromptu flight of fancy, five Front Runners invited club members to join them on the weekend of July 20th. On Saturday, Andrea, Diane, Phil & Dan embarked upon the long journey after suffering various distances between 2 and 10 miles with the club on the hottest day of the decade and staying for all the Saturday announcements. After an emergency stop for Gatorade we made it to the beach by four o'clock. Andrea certified that we had located the gay beach and we changed with various degrees of modesty in the bushes and stealthfully avoided parking tickets. Appropriately clad, we met up with our hosts who cooked us an exquisite steak dinner. We contemplated various real estate deals for a future Front Runner operated Bed & Breakfast in East Hampton. We made a grand effort to check out the night life but unfortunately we were ready to check out before the partying crowd put in an appearance. But we had a good time dancing before the smokers arrived. Sunday we ran, walked and talked, and played in the wild surf and enjoyed getting to know each other just a little bit better before nearly missing the late night train. Diane & Peter 7 �GROWTH AND RESPONSffiiLITY Play is a child's work. In time we grow. We assume responsibility first for ourselves, then for others. Front Runners has grown to over five hundred members in eleven years, unmatched by any other sports club in our community. Our responsibility has grown with it. Through my membership, I have met some of the finest individuals in my life, Guy foremost among them. Kind people, thoughtful, generous and self-sacrificing. Individuals who would care and share. Somehow this never translated into our identity. We just never built the vehicle, the forum for expression of our mutual concerns and needs. The time has come to do that. We can run but we can't hide. Hey, running is fun. We come to club runs to have fun, to socialize. It is a happy place and should remain so. And sometimes we need to escape problems. That too is OK up to a point. I loved Disney World. Some of us like movies. But here, in our club, we can have fun and take care of each other too. As a club we have not always lived up to our social responsibilities. Permit me to cite two examples. First, there is AIDS, an epidemic that has defined our age. Demographics indicate that we can expect at least two hundred of our members to be infected with HIY, the virus that causes AIDS. 'Ibday this is considered to be an incurable disease (hopefully that will change soon but doubtfully in my lifetime.) With an average often years between infection and AIDS diagnosis, this figures to twenty new cases of AIDS each year, twenty deaths and, worst of all, twenty new members becoming infected possibly because we, as a club did not have a program to educate and prevent. Ask yourself, have we done enough to inform and to encourage members to be tested (where prudent) - 81% of those infected do not know it - so that those already infected can seek medical interventions, adjust lifestyles and take prophylactics to prevent the most common AIDS diagnosis, PCP? We lose our right to complain about society's lack of compassion and response to this crisis, as reprehensible as it is, unless we assume more responsibility for ourselves. I offer to conduct, with participation of several health professionals within our club, 8 a Basic AIDS course free to all members and their friends as often as you deem appropriate. More than he loved any individual member, Guy loved the club. He lived for Front Runners. He was our heart. But he always knew that the club could not deal with AIDS. He spoke to me about this several times. And so, when he came down with AIDS he felt abandoned. Nothing we did as individuals could relieve his resultant suffering. We tried our best but it was not enough. He needed the club to care. Many of us do. I suggest, as a living memorial, we weave our individual compassion into the fabric of our club and help it to acknowledge and act on this issue. My second example concerning social responsibility has to do with race. Minorities make up the majority of Manhattan residents. Yet, it is obvious that Front Runners is overwhelmingly white. If we truly care to represent, and be available to, the entire lesbian and gay community, then our club must take a more affirmative position and advocate recruitment efforts aimed toward those groups who do not as yet feel comfortable with us. We can all count! Something is wrong here. We have the responsibility to address this disproportion. Obviously there are many other unaddressed issues that we might want to consider- breast cancer (a salute to our women for taking the lead in this), discrimination, "coming out", sex and intimacy, handling depression, substance abuse, nutrition, aging parents, expression of feelings ... you name it. This can be the start of a mutual support network. Who wants to provide leadership for this new adventure? Raise your hand! It is time for dialogue and action. Silence equals death, literally. Andy Curry �THE FINISH LINE I Race Results Through August 14, 1991 Jente Joggen Lillestrom, Norway May 29, 1991 Inger J o Berger Eisenhower Park 10K Long Island July 14, 1991 10K Inger J o Berger 1:10:43 The Monster Monticello, N.Y. August 4, 1991 Linda Roma 5K 29:29 Boston Gay Pride Run Boston, Ma. 5 miles June 9, 1991 *46:45 Jane Steiner (3rd pl. 40-49) *57:14 Linda Roma Operaen Til Vestbanen Oslo, Norway June 15, 1991 4.6K Inger J o Berger 23:10 Olympic Day Run Lillehammer, Norway June 16, 1991 10K Inger J o Berger 53:13 Eisenhower Park 5K Long Island June 26, 1991 5K Inger J o Berger 25:26 Eisenhower Park 5K Long Island July 3, 1991 5K Inger J o Berger 25:22 Eisenhower Park 5K Long Island July 10, 1991 5K Inger J o Berger 26:22 Frank Cuccu Memorial Run • Oyster Bay, LI July 12, 1991 4M Inger J o Berger 34:36 (1st woman) Steamtown Biathlon Scranton, PA July 14, 1991 2.5Mrun/20Mbike/2.5Mrun Mickey Zacuto 2:09:05 (2nd age group) Denise Cuttita 2:13:48 (3rd age group) NYRRC Summer Speed Series 4#7, Prospect Park July 17, 1991 5K Paul Brockmann *20:35 Tupper Lake Tinman Tupper Lake, N.Y. 1.2Mswim/56Mbike/ 13.1M Sandra Levine (4th woman) Linda Heard Midge Maroni Linda Halloran Diane Westerback Linda Frey Leslie Minkler Reservoir Run Central Park August 4, 1991 Gary Kelley Timothy Hunt Rita Bradley 5K *29:30 10K 46:28 56:33 56:39 59:18 59:33 1:04:04 1:04:42 5K 25:44 27:07 32:34 run July 20, 1991 Barbara Levitan (3rd pl. 40-44) +6:26:47 Stowe 8 mile Road Race Stowe, VT July 21, 1991 Sandra Levine +58:23 Marnell McNamara +1:04:37 Croyden Women's 10K Croyden, England July 21, 1991 10K Diane Batchelor *47:49 Kathy Kuzmin 54:51 Summer Speed Race 4#9 Prospect Park, N.Y: July 31, 1991 5K Paul Brockmann *20:11 9 Asbury Park 10K Ocean Grove, NJ August 10, 1991 Mike Tevlin Candido Barroso Seth Slade Jay Pack David Sick Steve Nowlil'l..g Jim Battaglia Marty King GarySambo Manny Gonzalez Bob Nelson Ed Pyle Carl Johnson Jim Brandon Doris DeCecco Diane Westerback Denise Cuttita Liz Frey LindaRoma Andrea Blair 10K 35:27 . 39:02 39:05 39:45 40:?? 41:05 +42:42 43:13 44:20 45:04 45:09 46:46 *49:05 49:32 *50:10 *54:00 *54:40 *55:04 *57:29 +1:08:00 �JL-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E_F_IN_l r_H s_H_L_I_N_E_,_c_o_N_T• _ _ _ _ _ ____.I , _ Chilmark Martha's Vmeyard August 10, 1991 Greg Valerie Chris Newcomb Jim Luisi 5K *20:40 21:50 24:13 Central Park Triathlon Central Park August 11, 1991 .25M swim/12M bike/5M run Jeff Singleton *1:18:14 (3rd 35-39) Maynard Yost *1:23:41 (4th 40-44) Media Challenge Central Park August13,1991 Chris Newcomb li">->>->->->>->->->->->->->>->->-~ 5K 24:25 * Personal Record + First Time at Distance : DEADLINE FOR RACE~ i RESULTS is the 15th of each;. i month. Except for NYRRC-scored ~ ~ events for which you registered as ~ i a FRNY member, you must notify ~ i the race captains with the name, ;. ~ location, date, and distance of the ~ ~ Trace. ~ For any race, contact the race~ i i captains if your performance is a ~ personal record or if it was your ~ ~ first time at that particular~ ~ distance. Race captains are Tina ~ i Isselbacher at (212) 316-0065 and~ i Patrick Barker at (212) 929-4548. ~ tc<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<J THE B0 TTO M L I N E Income Statement, Ending June 30, 1991 Income Membership Miscellaneous Operating Income GPR Expenses Total Expenses 5,968.00 52.00 6,020.00 Merchandise Events and Trips Rutgers Running Classes Reimbursable Income 15,274.35 Total Income Gay Pride Run 1991 5,128.50 12,974.00 3,610.33 4,645.00 26,357.83 GPRincome 9,126.47 33,544.61 47,652.18 Inventory Events and Trips Rutgers Running Classes Reimbursable Expenses 3,397.58 9,516.95 2,901.66 4,560.00 20,376.19 17372.35 Expenses Trophies T-shirts Advertising Printing Postage Supplies Other Unity '94 1,923.95 1,758.00 360.00 4,041.95 7,975.25 5,773.00 3,624.10 Total Income Expenses Office Operations Postage Miscellaneous Operating Expenses Income Entries Donations and Other Fundraisers 3,156.40 5,274.00 1,388.50 1,705.60 725.00 803.22 857.36 937.00 Total Expenses Net Income 10 14847.08 2525.27 � 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:1990s Year:1991 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/4bf2ef1c34ea66f2973c6bc8034748b9.pdf a77fb85b0890897fa1367bad21498f1e PDF Text Text FRONT RUNNERS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 Dec 1991 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER Vol. X, No. 12 Valerie's Voice Business Meeting Jan 1, 1991 -It was a cold and windy day. Arthur, my house guest, and I woke up early to prepare the eggs, bacon, apple maple oatmeal, coffee, etc., etc. for the 45 or so Front Runners who would participate in the first run of the year. And I would be officially President of FRNY. The start of it all. Looking back on the past 12 months I am quite proud of all our accomplishments and of all the people who together make the club work. Our Board of Directors Jay Pack - Men's V.P., keeps the membership roles, picks up and sorts the mail, on the Gay Pride Run Task Force, organizes door watch and acting president. Debbie Bell- Women's V.P.,- answers the hotline, organizes door watch, helps with community outreach and acting president. Lee Abbey- Secretary, performs his secretarial duties, heads the mailing, and is on the Finance Committee Steve Yeary- Treasurer, makes sure all our bills are paid and bank accounts are secure, is on the Finance Committee and plans the ski trip. Aaron Ashby- Director at Large, reports or writes up the board/business meetings, community outreach liaison. Alex Matuszeski - Director at Large, reports or writes up the board/business meetings. Alex Matuszeski and Chris Newcomb - our social chairs, arranged for us to go ice skating, roller skating, to plays, to D.C., Philadelphia, Boston and Great Adventure. Liz Hartshorn and Michael Immerman - Our Gay Pride Race Directors, with the help of Pat Kuharic, AI Gallo, Dick Hamilton, Joel Ifcher, Nina Stark, Jon Livingston, Bob Brins, Jim Skofield, Lenore Beaky, Carl Johnson, Peter Johnston, Joe Piliero, Jay Pack, George Mayer, David Paul, Inger-Jo Berger, George Schlein, David Eye, Richard Dowling and many other volunteers helped us to celebrate 10 years of running with pride. Tina Isselbacher and Patrick Barker - Our Race Captains, cheering our teams to run faster and representing our club at the Team Council. Jeff Singleton - Coach Liaison, works with the members cont on pg. 2 who signed up for the classes. The business meeting was held at Lenore Beaky's following a run from her apartment. The finances of the club remain strorig, and planning is underway to meet next year's operating expenses. Membership has again reached the 500 mark. If you have been sent a renewal form, please make sure the entire form is complete with your address and phone number. The Gay Pride Run Task Force will begin meeting this month. We strongly encourage women and people of color to join this committee- your input is essential to the success of the 1992 race. Nearly~ people participated in the New York City and Marine Corps Marathons. Thanks to all of you who cheered and volunteered! The Running Gear Committee conducted a survey of the membership. Their conclusions indicate that membership is interested in getting a new jacket and backpacks. Socially, the Yuletide Stride looks ~ike it will be the event of the fall. Many people have already signed up for the trip. The Holiday Party is tentatively scheduled for December 14th - mark your calendars. Community Outreach has created the "FRNY Wellness Library." It has obtained a number of health-oriented flyers from GMHC, the American Cancer Society, and other organizations. The Benefit Run received pledges of over $3000 for the Community Health Project. A proposal was brought to the membership to support changing the dates of Gay Games IV. Changing the dates would allow athletes to compete in the Games and also enjoy the festivities of Gay Pride Weekend. The membership approved a motion to list gay and lesbian community organizations on the reverse side of the monthly calendar. Three organizations have been nominated to receive donations of $100. contonpg. 2 �ewsbtt The November issue of PWA Newsline, a publication of the People With AIDS Coalition, includes a full-page memorial to Guy Zelenak, written by Bob Nelson. The photo of Guy sporting three Gay Games II (SF) medals is a winner! Copies available on Saturdays at Rutgers or call Sandra vine. Darectory A new directory will be sent out at the end of December with the January newsletter. I must have all changes in writing by December 18, 1991 for this directory. Those of you who have sent change of address cards need to send me your new phone numbers or let me know they are unchanged. Otherwise, no phone number will be published for you. Lee Abbey Business Women Unite! Women Entrepreneurs in Business is a networking and support group for lesbians of all colors, cultures and lifestyles who have a business, an idea or a dream. Monthly speakers, discussion and networking. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at the Center (208 West 13th St) from 6:30 to 8pm. $5 donation. Questions? Call Marilyn (718) 237-2399. Business Meeting, cont. They are: "Out in the 90's," The Central Park Conservancy, and God's Love We Deliver. Membership will vote to approve these donations at the December Annual Meeting. The business meeting was adjourned at 9:50pm. (Following the Business Meeting, nominations for the Board of Directors were closed. See pg. 5 for a full report and candidates' statements.) The next board meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 11 at 7:30pm at Jay Pack's, 444 West 35th St, Apt 2D. The Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 18 at 8:30 at the Lesbian and Gay Community Center on West 13th Street. A run will be held from the Community Center at 7pm. The Board and Business meetings are open to all members. You are strongly encouraged to attend. Aaron Ashby Thmlk You Bagel Brigade The following Front Runners worked bagel brigade duty during November: Jon Livingston, Tom Griffith, Creighton Ko, Joel Ifcher, Steve Yeary, Ken Shereda, Steve Nowling, Candido Barroso, Dan Elliott, Lenore Beaky. Thanks for helping make Saturday fun runs a pleasure. Manny Gonzalez Valerie's Voice, cont. Marty King - volunteer coordinator, makes sure our people volunteered at NYRRC races. Paul Brockmann, Gary Sambo, Victor Inada, Diane Batchelor, David Volkman, Joe Piliero, Michael Yang, and George Mayer - our clothing committee, which comes up with new and exciting Front Runners clothing. Manny Gonzalez - Bagel Brigade chair - and all the volunteers make sure we have our bagel and coffee every Saturday. Ruth Ribner and Rob Westerberg - special run chairs took us to Brooklyn, New Jersey, Palisades, Manhattan and Connecticut. Mike McMahon and David Sick - our membership chairs, who make sure all of our new members have a ribbon and a welcome. Jean Robinson and David Bell - our Finance Committee, make sure we have money in the bank. Amy Risch- our editor, without her [and her loyal staff, George Schlein and Lenore Beaky] you would not be reading this. Andy Curry and all the other volunteers who watch the door every Saturday Alan Dee, Patrick Barker and Bill Ferranti - raised money for our benefit run. John Johnston, Jenny Lynn, Doris Stoll put together the Marathon water station. Howard Kessler handed out FR packets at the end of the Marathon. Chris Frieman - designs our flyers throughout the year. Connie Cohrt - promotes Front Walkers As you can see, it takes a lot of people to make this club work. I would like to thank all of the above, anyone I left out, and the many volunteers. You have all done a great job. I would be nothing without you. Greg Valerie - �UPCOM IN6 RUNS AND RACES Running Classes FOOTNOTES Points Race(s) of the month Wmter Series 10 Miler- December 14 at lOamCentral Park (Men's point race) Holiday 4 Miler- December 22 at 9:15am- Central Park (Women's point race) Other Races Winter Series 1OK - December 8 at 1Oam Central Park The Fourth Annual Yuletide Stride - 5M. December 8, 1991 - 12 noon Boston, MA. (see accompanying article in newsletter) The Jingle Bell Jog- 3M December 15 at 9:30am Greenwich, cr MAC 30K Championship - December 22 9:30am- Central Park Runner's World Midnight Run - 5M December 31, Midnight - Central Park President's Special Run The traditional President's special run will be held Wed, Jan 1 at a location to be determined by the election (hint - It is always held at the house of the newly elected president). Plan on joining our new president at 11 am for a fabulous brunch. Three Cheers! Two Front Runners (that we know of) will be in the running in the Knickerbocker 60K on Saturday, December 7 in Central Park. It's not too late to sign up! Starting at 9am at 90th and 5th, Harold Brueland and Sandra Levine will complete (we hope!) 9+ four-mile loops, for a total of 37 miles. We'll run in gear and will appreciate your cheers as you take part in the fun run. But we'll need you most after you've coffee'd and bageled since the run will take us at least five or six hours (until 2 or 3pm). Believe me, a little clap can go a long way! Sandra Levine The 11th session of Coach Cliff Held's classes is in full swing. A sturdy group of women and men is being coaxed into running hill, half-mile, mile and other fearsome intervals on Thursday nights in Central Park in an effort to become better. faster runners. We meet at the New York Road Runners Club on 89th and 5th Avenue- at 6:15pm for beginning runners and those who train at 8 minute miles or more; and at 7:00pm for runners who train below 8 minute miles. By the way, in the 1991 classes, 97 people (out of 500 club members) took at least one class. Look for applications for the next session in the January newsletter. If you have questions about the classes, ask me on a Saturday run or give me a call. Jeff Singleton No Rules Run Stressed out by the Holiday Season?? Christmas/Hanukkah shopping already got yer down?? Too much turkey?? Well you must be ready for a RELAXING change of pace! Join us on Sunday, December 15th for the Relaxing No Rules Run. Run your favourite distance, run your favourite route, or run not at all!!! But join Kathy and Diane for a relaxing British/American breakfast/brunch at 305 West 98th St, #7DS at I lam. Don't let the fact that there are only 9 more holiday shopping days left influence your decision to attend. We look forward to seeing you. To RSVP call Diane Batchelor or Kathy Kuzmin at (212) 663-6707 or Ruth Ribner at (212) 567-2738. �UPCOMING EUENTS Circus Yuletide Stride Get ready for a great weekend in Boston! We will be going up Friday, December 6. The bus will leave first from Christopher Street and then the Upper West Side. We'll meet our hosts in the South End that night at Tim Kessler's. Saturday morning is the fun run followed by brunch. That afternoon is free for sightseeing, holiday shopping, or whatever. Between 1 and 4pm, you can register for the race and pick up your bags at the Metropolitan Health Club. Saturday evening is the Holiday Party at Peter Bergler's. On Sunday, the Yuletide Stride 5 mile race starts noon from Boston's Public Garden. The course at will proceed thru the streets of Back Bay and South End. If you need to, you may register for the race on Sunday from 9:30am until 11 . The bus will be $37 roundtrip. If you would like to go, please let us know ASAP. Chris Newcomb (212) 724-5265 Alex Matuszeski (212) 982-6423 Holiday Party Save the date! Saturday, December 14th will be our annual Holiday Party. The location is yet to be announced, but you can be sure there will be dancing, good friends and much merrymaking. Best of all, you'll be home by 1! (Only if you want to, of course .. .) The location and time will be announced at a Saturday run soon. New Members Please welcome the following new members: John Brubaker, Dominic Lampasi, Denis Loring, Steven Victorin, Jim Connolly, Vinnie Barbetta, Leon McKinley, Ruth Miglino, and Mark Schaffer. Welcome back to Joan Brown. Run with them in the park or share a bagel and coffee afterwards. Jay Pack GMHC's benefit to fund the fight against AIDS, "Circus For Life," will be held at 7:30pm on Friday, March 27, 1992, at Madison Square Garden. Lily Tomlin will appear. A ticket order form is enclosed which should be returned by December 20 for priority seating, along with your check, to Joel Ifcher of Front Runners. Questions- call Joel at (212) 6784386. Let it Snow, Let it Snow, ... Planning for the annual Front Runners ski trip to Mount Snow in Vermont is underway. The dates being considered are the weekend of February 21 or February 28. We will try to make a final decision on the date by the middle of December. Please let me know your preference. A $150 deposit is being taken to reserve your spot for the trip. We have room for only 46 people; so send in your deposit as quickly as possible. Other Front Runner clubs are invited as well and should send their deposit checks to the Front Runners New York mailing address (PO Box 363, Village Station, NY, NY 10014). People of all skill levels are invited and both downhill and crosscountry skiing will be available. Steve Yeary Long Beach Here We Come! The International Front Runner Invitational promises a good time in Southern California over Presidents' Day Weekend 14-17 February 1992. The weekend will start with a "Meet Your Sweetheart Ice Breaker Party" on Friday, 14 Feb. On Saturday there is a 5K/10K run and a 5K walk with a picnic brunch following. There will be fitness seminars in the afternoon and a special "Women's Only" event. A Happy Hour with a banquet will be held Saturday evening. On Sunday a 25K team relay challenge (five 5K legs) will be followed by a picnic in the park and "games for fun and glory." Sunday evening there's dancing at a beachside club. Monday is free for whatever: Hollywood, Disneyland, etc. Housing will be provided to the first 100 applicants. Information and registration forms are available on Saturdays, or call Greg Valerie at (212) 724-9509. �, 1992 Election Report ' Nominations for the seven offices of the Club were received by Election Officers, Tina Isselbacher and Jim Battaglia, from October 12- November 13, 1991. Each of the nominations was reported to the membership at the weekly Saturday runs and the individuals were introduced. The final listing of offices and candidates reads as follows (names are in alphabetical order) Sandra Levine President: Jim Milton Greg Valerie Mike McMahon Men's Vice President: Diane Batchelor Women's Vice President: Jenny Lynn Lee Abbey Secretary: Steve Yeary Treasurer: Nancy Andrews Directors at Large: Aaron Ashby Michael Davies Bill Rammel Each of the candidates has submitted a statement which may be found beginning on page 6 in this newsletter. The membership is encouraged to read these statements and to seek out more information from candidates if desired. Ballots are included in this mailing. A member may vote by marking an "X" next to his or her choice and placing the ballot in a sealed envelope with her or his name and the word "BALLOT" clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. Ballots may be mailed to Front Runners NY, PO Box 363, Village Station, NY, NY 10014 or brought to the December Annual meeting at the Community Center on December 18, 1991 . Mailed ballots must be received in that afternoon's mail (or before) in order to be tallied (Send them out at least a week before, just to make sure.). All ballots must be received by the beginning of the Annual meeting (8:30pm). Members must be in good standing for at least 30 days before the election. This means that November and December renewals, and those who did not renew in previous months, must have paid their dues by November 18,1991 to be eligible to vote. New members must have joined the club on or before that date in order for their votes to be tallied. The names of the winners will be announced by the Election Committee at the Annual meeting on the evening of December 18th. Questions or comments on the nomination and election process may be addressed to either Jim or Tina. Jim Battaglia In Remembrance Ron Hamblin died Saturday, September 14th about 7:15pm, a week after his 41st birthday. He had lymphoma as an AIDS complication. Three days later over 150 people came to his funeral- many of them his students. When in the hospital he received card after card expressing appreciation for what a great techer he was. He taught English at Ramapo H.S. in New Jersey. I first met Ron on a Front Runners Vermont ski trip 5 or 6 years ago. He drove his carload of us up late Friday for a hurried weekend of skiing. I got to know him talking through hose bleak, dark 6 hr car rides. Ron ran in several Gay Pride Runs but hadn't run with us for several years. He always maintained his membership though. He visited Guy Zelenak in the hospital earlier this summer and was writing a eulogy for him when he himself had to go into the hospital. Ron was a writer and a poet. A Ron Hamblin Memorial Poetry Award scholarship has been established by his High School. Ron may have been the tallest Front Runner at 6'7". Ron went into the hospital with headaches, 7 weeks before he died. He never left the hospital and only once did he get out of bed. His demeanor and attitude stayed as always. He was a joy to visit. Once I said "Hey I'm talking a lot today" and he said "I guess you need to, Andy." I realized he was letting my needs be met even as he was dying. One visit I asked him "what makes a good teacher?" He thought and answered "Two things - You have to know your material backwards and forwards, and you have to love the students." I asked cynically "but Ron, you know how students can be, can you really love them all?" "You have to or it doesn't work," he replied. "Did it always work?" I asked. He thought a minute and then said "There was one student. He was so angry. I couldn't reach him. He was beyond me." 19 years he taught and one student! Ron was a man with a lot of love to give! We have to be a bit better people these days just to make up for the loss of this good man. I won't forget you Ron. Andy Hickes Amy Risch Editor George Schlein Proofreader Lee Abbey Mailing Coordinator Lenore Beaky Chief Kvetch �President openness and participation). Time and energy? The job requires a lot, and well, you know me, I'm a looooong distance runner! Please see me or call me (718) 832-3056 if you have questions or concerns about my motivations, commitment, ideas, experience or capability. I'll be glad to listen and to respond. Vote for Sandra Levine for President. Cast your vote for a stronger Front Runners New York. Sandra Levine I've been a member of Front Runners New York since 1984 and an active runner and participant since 1987. I've served as Race Captain, Gay Pride Run Promotion Director, Outreach Chair, Benefit Run co-chair and have assisted with a variety of other committees and activities. I initiated our first GPR auction, raising $2,400 , as well as the first Spring Running Clinic. Now I'm running for President. Front Runners' questioning, exploration and expression can continue to be a strengthening force, rather than an enervating one. Our strength and growth is, in dozens of ways, a testament to Front Runners. However, we need leadership and a facilitator to assist our forward movement, as well as spokespersons to represent us to the "larger" community. I am capable of being and want to be, as your President, primary in this. I wish to be President because I can play a strong part in what the Club needs now, and because this is an exciting time for all of us. I try to leave my ego to the side, it distracts from the job. Personalities? I've worked with a broad range of people, both in Front Runners and outside. Convictions? Who doesn't have them, but the President is called to help the Club determine what~ want, to help set a direction and tone, along with the Board, not to speak merely to her or his need (besides, my values speak to Jim Milton Who is Jim Milton and why am I running for President? I will answer those questions and share with you why I believe that I would be the most effective leader for Front Runners New York in 1992. I am currently on the Front Runners Membership Committee. Previous experience includes being President and Treasurer of the San Francisco Front Runners. Presently, I now sit on the Board of Directors at the condominium where I live as well as the corporation where I work. My professional background is in financial management where I have earned both graduate and undergraduate degrees in finance. As President in San Francisco, I had fun and really enjoyed the challenge of leading the club. I initiated several activities including outreach to women and minorities, weekly evening runs and annual awards ceremony. Under my leadership, Front Runners expanded fund raisers for several Bay Area charities. During my term, membership grew to an all time high and "Gay Run San Francisco" totaled the largest number of participants. At the first Gay Games in 1982, I had the honor of carrying the torch over the Golden Gate bridge. During the Games themselves, I worked very well with the media as a spokesperson for the Lesbian and Gay community. What can I offer Front Runners New York? Candidates' Statements It's election time! The election of officers for 1992 will be held at the annual meeting on Dec 18th. Below are the nominating statements provided by each candidate. They are printed as received (no editing, only spellchecking) and in alphabetical order by office. Formatting was provided by the candidates. As an organized and detailed administrator, my strength is working well with people. I will be a visible leader who will coordinate the efforts of all members and channel that energy into one cohesive group. As a good communicator, I will listen to the wants of each member. Specifically, I would like to see the club reach out to greater numbers of women and minorities. This sounds great theoretically, but I intend to personally meet with owners and leaders of lesbian and minority owned businesses and organizations. Our Gay Pride Run could be a great source of wider participation within the community and again it is a matter of communicating with the heads of various Gay and Lesbian groups. It will take work but I am ready to do it. Front Runners New York is a healthy running club and it has been rewarding to be a member. Friendships have developed that will last a lifetime. With over 500 members, Front Runners New York is strong, but with other members of the Board of Directors, and your help, we can make the club even stronger. I would be proud to be the Club's President. Six months ago and 55 pounds heavier, I started training for the New York City Marathon. With the support and encouragement of fellow Front Runners, it was such a wonderful feeling to cross that finish line on November 3rd. Now, I am committed to put the time and energy necessary for Front Runners New York to grow in 1992. Please feel free to discuss with me after a Saturday morning run or by telephone any comments or suggestions that you have regarding the club. Respectfully submitted, Jim Milton (212) 734-3447 �1 Greg Valerie i Hi. My name is Greg Valerie and I am running for President of Front Runners N.Y.. For those of you who don't know me I joined the club 5 years ago. I first got involved with the workings of the club in 1989. We started that year financially strapped. There were many discussions on how we were going to keep the club solvent plus put on the Gay Pride Run. I and Pat Kuharic volunteered to chair a newly formed fundraising committee. Our committee raised over $6000 which has kept the club financially secure to this day. In June of 1989 I was Co Race Director for the Gay Pride Run. In 1990 I was the Men's Vice President and Acting President for the three months Lenore was on sabbatical. In 1991 I am the President of Front Runners New York and quite proud of all of our accomplishments this past year. All of our events, trips and races were very successful. Our membership hit a new time high of 500 members. We celebrated 10 years of Running with Pride. We saw a resurgence of runners signing up for the race. Plus we gave out medals to all finishers for the first time. All of our events and trips were well attended and profitable. Our running teams moved up on the points scale. Our Saturdays runs have been packed. We have Front Walkers joining us on our weekly runs. Our volunteers for NYRRC have been out in force, during the race year. In fact at the Club Team Championship, it seemed every volunteer I passed was wearing a FR shirt. Our special runs have taken us to New Jersey, Brooklyn, . the Palisades, Manhattan and Connecticut. We put on our first Women's Weekend which will be exciting to see grow in the coming years. Our club is financially secure enough to open a Money Market account. Our clothing committee has come up with new and exciting designs. We have a record number of people attending our coach classes. But what I am most proud of is the start of Front Runners New York Charitable Foundation. Right now it is in its infant state. But I expect it to grow big and strong so by next year we can relieve the financial burden of our fellow members who have been disabled due to AIDS, cancer or any other illness. This is why I would like to be President in ''92." So that the Foundation and other programs I have started will have a chance to mature and be part of our ever growing running club. Thank you, for your support - Greg Men's Vice President Mike McMahon For those of you who have just joined the club in the last couple of years, you probably know me as one of the Membership Committee people who greeted you at your first run with us, pinned you with our rainbow ribbon, welcomed you at our meet-the-membership picnics and talked your ear off about all of our activities. And for those of you who have been around a little longer, you'll recall that I worked with David Paul to help make you look fabulous while running in our Front Runner gear! I have been a member of the club and I have grown with it for about eight years. I love being in the club, and I love being with all of you. In addition, I cherish all the friendships that I've developed and all of the good times which I've spent with many of you. In a word, what I'm trying to convey to you is, for me, the club has become my family. I think many of you share this sentiment. It is this strong feeling of being a part of a family that I would like to see us nurture and preserve in the club. Among the many other things that keep me coming back to the club is its rich diversity and the high energy of the members. Our 1 diversity keeps us sharp. In addition, it contributes to our vitality. I would like to see us maintain a healthy respect for all the points of view in the club. In addition, I would like to tap into more of the membership's high energy in the coming year. As a result, I look forward to working with more of you in 1992 to carry on the club's primary business (running, racing and race walking and all the things that spring from those activities) and to move the club forward as the membership dictates. Through FRNY, I've grown a great deal, and I feel ready to increase my level of participation. So, at this time, I am looking for your support in my race for Men's Vice President and for your help in 1992 to achieve new "personal bests" for the club. Women's Vice President Diane Batchelor Hi. I have been a member of Front Runners since April 1990 - four months after jumping ship from England, and haven't looked back since. I've felt welcomed since day one and am convinced I have stayed this long due to the friendships I have made through the club. I've always felt a sense of belonging and there's always been an abundance of support whether it involved running or other. Once over my initial shyness I became more actively involved, volunteering for races, helping organize the women's events, doing outreach at the Center, and since December 1990, I have been on the clothing committee strongly voicing my ideas on behalf of the women. I've thoroughly enjoyed my year with the members of the clothing committee and would like to take this moment 'to thank them for giving me the opportunity to realize that the men can be as selective shoppers as the women!! �I'm honored to be nominated as meetings and their presence felt at social events and on trips. Women's V.P. and feel personally I also see a position on the invested to keep Front Runners the board as an opportunity to explore friendly and supportive group it is ways to encourage new and would love the opportunity to membership, especially from those help shape the future of the club parts of the gay and lesbian especially when it will concern community which are now underwomen's issues. In the past I have been involved represented in the club. Although we say that we welcome people of in running a gym, organizing the both sexes and of all ages, colors, events and making members feel and running abilities, we must also welcome. I feel I can be an active remain aware that this might not be leader in planning club and apparent to potential members. A women's events. What I want to do as Women's V.P. is find out what all woman, an .older or younger person, a person of color, or a slower runner the women want. Is it more social might very well come to his first activities? an occasional guest group run (or first trip, social event, speaker on issues of concern to all? or business meeting) and be faced or is it running/walking faster and further or even some combination of with a group of people who looked an awful lot like each other and not the above? very much like him. As people I hope you will give me the opportunity to fulfill all the hopes I aware of the problems gays and lesbians can face in a predominantly have and regardless of the outcome I still look forward to running with straight world, we should realize all my friends. how uncomfortable it can be to feel Thank You different, and should go out of our way to welcome and celebrate Jenny Lynn diversity of all kinds in our Through regular attendance at membership. We can let our business meetings, in my work with differences - of running ability, of the membership committee, and in sex or color, of interests or of opinion - divide us, or we can helping to organize our marathon water station, I have taken a great make them a source of strength for deal of satisfaction in working with the club. We need to have members other members for the good of the to race for us and to cheer us on, to club as a whole, and I see a position arrange club events and participate on the board as an opportunity to in them, to entertain us and even to continue working to make Front encourage us to examine our ideas Runners a stronger, better club for and to stand up for our convictions. all of us. The position of women's It is the duty of the board not only vice-president seems to me to be to work to attract new members and particularly important because, to be open to the concerns and ideas of all the different voices already in although she represents the entire membership, the women's vicethe club, but also through their president also has a special words and actions to foster an responsibility to look out for the environment of respect for interests of the women in the club, difference. However, the primary duty of and to ensure that their needs are being addressed. As women's vice- the board is, of course, to ensure president, I would explore ways to that the club continues to provide its membership with a strong running encourage women to participate more fully in the club, to race and to and social program by overseeing volunteer, to make their voices the administrative details that keep the club in operation, and by heard at business and board i making recommendations to the membership on issues which will be voted upon at business meetings. Beyond this, the board must give a fair hearing to those members who want to address concerns which are not directly related to the club's running and social program. Providing opportunities to the membership to express their convictions and to encourage their fellow members to join them provides a service to our membership and to the larger community as well; in addition, it is a means to increase our visibility and reach new members. If I am elected, I do not promise that I will always agree with you. I do promise to be accessible to you and to remain open to being convinced by you, to have well-informed and well-considered opinions on the issues of concern to the club, and to use my vote to protect the long-term interests of the club and its membership. Secretary Lee Abbey In July, the Board of Directors appointed me to fill the remainder of Guy's term as Secretary of Front Runners New York. I have decided to accept the nomination to that post for the coming year. For those of you who do not know me, I have been a member of Front Runners since January 1980. Since its inception in 1985, I have kept the Gay Pride Run mailing list which has grown to over 3000 entries. Since 1988, I have prepared and coordinated our monthly mailings. In 1989, I was elected a Director at Large, a post I filled until this July. I have also taken an active part in most Finance Committee meetings during the last three years. We have had much turmoil during the last year. I believe it is time to sit down and calmly reflect on what the future holds. Front Runners New York is a club offering r t �' encouragement and support to t lesbians, gay men, and others interested in running, race walking, biathlons, and triathlons. We welcome people of all sexual orientations. Front Runners is also a supportive, loving, and understanding extended family to many of us. That is as it should be. A Board of Directors is elected "... to act for the club and on behalf of the membership .... " The membership has the final say. The Board also has the important and unstated function of recommending to the membership those actions that it deems are in the best interests of Front Runners New York, without regard to their personal opinions. The welfare of Front Runners and the furtherance of our primary purpose, as defined in the Bylaws, are primary concerns of the Board. Committees do much of the daily work. It is only through the efforts of the whole Front Runner family that we function as a club. My vision is of Front Runners as a secure, permanent part of the running and the gay and lesbian communities; secure in its purpose and secure in its finances. This year, we have diverted much of our energy to and we have been distracted by secondary issues; worthy and important, yet secondary issues. Regardless of my personal opinion (some of you might be surprised), political activism or the endorsement of such causes and activities is forbidden by our Bylaws and the regulations regarding tax-exempt, not for profit organizations. As individuals, you can do as you wish; but as an organization, we cannot endorse such activities. I would encourage those of you interested in political activism to join and support some of the many groups devoted to that purpose. How could one belong to only one Gay and Lesbian oriented organization and not take part in the varied activities of our community? The first step toward the formation of a Front Runners Charitable Foundation is one of the most significant events of this year. Although there is much work to do and there are details to work out, such a foundation would help our members in need. Also, it could be an excellent educational tool to help address some of the health issues that concern many of our members. I would like to see this educational function as part of its charter. I would like to see Front Runners financially secure. Membership dues are kept artificially low to make membership accessible to everyone. The deficit is made up by merchandise sales, events and trips, fundraising events, and membership donations. Hopefully, membership donations will be directed to the new foundation. I would like to keep fundraising to the minimum necessary and largely replace it with corporate monies. This effort for the coming year needs to start now. Our largest expense, which many of us feel is underfunded, is the Gay Pride Run. Would it not be good if the run raised money for the Charitable Foundation, and Front Runners New York conducted it under contract or some such arrangement? A small part of the profit from the race could lighten the budgetary burden and the majority go to the foundation. I also believe that the interest from our money market account could eventually help subsidize the club; the principal maintained for true emergencies. Although it seems large, the aggregate amount of money we are discussing is less than $40 per member. It does not siphon money from the gay community. People should give money to those causes they feel are the neediest and of the most importance to them. The Finance Committee has not even considered our 1994 expenses. They will probably be quite large because of our involvement in Gay Games. We cannot operate too close to the edge. There is no excuse for permitting a repetition of our 9 previous financial difficulties. It is not a question of how quickly we could reverse it! Finally, we could worry not whether we can afford something or whether the newsletter should be four or five pieces of paper (difference in postage), but dwell on what things we need to purchase and do, considering the most cost effective ways. It is time to stop directing our frustrations and rage at one another and trying to remake Front Runners in another image. It is time to channel those energies through the organizations whose goal it is to address those issues. It is time to take, not a conservative approach, but a prudent approach to the problems that confront us. Treasurer Steve Yeary First, I would like to thank each of you that helped me during this year, especially those in charge of the numerous activities of the group. I believe that Front Runners has become a financially sound group over the past three years, thanks to the many concerned members that donated funds, time, talents, etc. to this effort. However, to remain a solid operation to support the club activities, I feel that the club should continue to follow the financial policies adopted by the membership over the past few years. Those include making a profit on all activities/events like merchandise sales and bus trips. Also, we need to maintain control over the newsletter, postage and miscellaneous expenses. I believe that running should continue to be our main focus. I feel that providing information and support to our members about health care issues and a greater awareness of community activities is also our responsibility. However, I am against duplicating services provided by other groups and/or participating in secondary activities �that would shift our emphasis away from running. I am looking forward to next year .and ask that you support me as Treasurer. Steve Yeary Directors at Large Nancy Andrews Having been a member of Front Runners for the past several years, I've been looking for a chance to put more energy into the Club. I've benefitted a lot from the Club's activities and now want to give something back. I have often assumed a leadership and organizing role in the workplace and social groups, and believe I would bring strong group facilitation and decision-making skills to the Board. My professional training is in finance and business analysis, which often is useful for organizations undergoing growth and expansion. In addition to offering skills which may be helpful to the Club, I felt it was important to run for the Board so that women might be represented more fully within the candidate pool and hopefully, on the Board itself. In my professional life, I am the Deputy Director of the Ford Foundation's Office of Program Related Investments. In this capacity, I am responsible for a $130 million social investment portfolio, which includes both domestic and international investments. I am active in a variety of philanthropic, professional and political organizations, including Women in Foundations, the Neighborhood Funders Group and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). Aaron Ashby This past year, both as a Director at Large and as a member of Front Runners New York, has been enlightening, fun, and a tremendously rewarding experience. I have had the opportunity not only to build friendships and improve as a runner, but I have been challenged as a Director, these coming in the form of a series of discussions and dilemmas which have faced our membership. In Toronto, at the International Front Runners Conference, I met our brothers and sisters from all across the US and Canada. As an ambassador from New York, I had the opportunity to share information on topics ranging from structuring bylaws to racewalking to the representation of women and people of color in our clubs. It was thrilling to be a part of this process of communication and interaction. My involvement as Community Outreach Coordinator has proven to be more challenging and educational than I could possibly have imagined. It is great to see so many new faces; faces from many backgrounds - women, people of color, masters. I am excited when I see people intermingling (not boys on one side, girls on the other). But I don't think the job is done. The difficult questions still remain How do we nurture and encourage active involvement among women and minorities? How do we maintain an environment of openness? We may not find satisfactory answers, but these are questions we must continue to explore. As one of the largest gay and lesbian organizations in New York, we have a responsibility to reach out, to be visible, and to support our community. We must take that role seriously and be committed toward reflecting the entire gay and lesbian community, toward educating our members and the running community at large, and toward supporting all of our runners and walkers- both competitive and non-competitive. Some might say it's been a difficult year for the Board of Directors and the membership of Front Runners New York. The loss 10 of Guy Zelenak, FRNY's heated debates over our involvement with Gay Games IV and the Gay Pride Run, our sponsorship of ACT UP in an effort toward AIDS awareness. These events, as unsettling and painful as they were, have stirred many individuals within Front Runners New York. From my viewpoint, the level of participation has never been greater. More people, members new and not so new, have voiced their concerns on Saturday mornings, and at board and business meetings. Whether we're discussing our emerging role in the gay and lesbian community or the kinds of bagels we serve on Saturdays, members are getting involved. They are taking an active role in the future of their club. Regardless of our differing opinions, this is something of which we all should be proud. But it has to continue. It has to continue in an environment which is stimulating, enjoyable and supportive. For me, that's what Front Runners New York is all about. Michael Davies Hi, my name is Michael Davies and I am running for the office of Director at Large. I joined Front Runners ove:r: a year ago and am very happy to say that the group has become a joyous part of my life in this brief time. I believe that Front Runners means different things to many different people, but I have to say that, in my opinion, DIVERSITY is one of the group's greatest assets. For me, it is nothing short of miraculous to be a part of a group that is composed of so many different people- gay men, lesbians, people of color, bisexual people and supportive nongay people - all joined in one motion: our runs together. I believe that diversity is a many splendored thing and something that doesn't always happen by itselfSometimes diversity needs nurturing and encouragement. As , , �Director at Large, I would like to • offer my activism and leadership to keep our diversity going strong. I don't put a lot of stock in long and laborious committee meetings to get something done, so I plan to encourage diversity among Front Runners by simple and direct ACTION. This was my intention a few Saturdays ago when I stood up during bagels and coffee and asked each of us to invite a new runner or race-walker different from our individual selves to an upcoming meeting. This approach, though maybe unconventional, seemed to me a direct way of encouraging diversity and helping us as members understand how each one of us can make a difference. Similarly, I would like to use the office of Director at Large to keep Front Runner meetings and activities "user friendly" to new or prospective members. As a group, our wellness depends largely on welcoming and encouraging new people (and some old members as well!) to feel welcome. I strongly hold to be true that the strength of our group lies in the richness of all our many differences. As Director at Large I would take special care that all our many voices are heard and responded to in an effective and sensitive manner. Once our individuals' needs are vocalized, I will strongly encourage and support INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVE, I will help to forge a plan of action, and then take steps to directly do something about it. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Michael Davies Bill Rammel SEASONED MARATIIONER LOOKING FOR START POSmON GM; 30's; br/bl; 5' 10"; 145lbs; avid runner for over 10 years with marathon P.R. of 2:55:37. Former Public Relations Account Manager who is now a financial specialist with a major Wall Street rating agency. Has varied past interest including: Former board member of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force; Former Director on National Gay Rights Grass Roots Campaign; Founding Member & Executive Director of Chicago's 1st Gay & Lesbian Theatre Company; Guest Speaker at numerous conferences regarding the starting of organizations & fund raising from the private & corporate sector. Is currently member of Front Runners New York Pre-Gay Pride Task Force & is looking for position on Board of FRNY as Director at Large. Would like to further enhance the credibility, visibility & respect of FRNY in the New York Running Community while also allowing FRNY to draw upon past experience & expertise especially in the area of financial/fiscal policy. You should be a member of FRNY in good standing who is looking for that special someone to fill on the positions of Director at Large. All interested parties should show support by marking the space beside the name Bill Rammel on your ballot by December 18, 1991 & returning it to FRNY. All serious inquiries will be answered. (Photo/Phone not required) IFYTI Front Runners Profile (based on January and August, 1991 Membeship Directory) 362 159 521 Male Female Total 70% m 100% 319 72 20 7 Q Stalkn Island Sub Total NYC 424 61% 14% 4% 1% 8 27 2% 2% 2% 6% Sub Total NYS 451 87% 41 8% 1% 9% Manhattan Brooklyn Queens Bronx Nassau-Suffolk Westchester OtherNYS Sub Other NY New Jersey ~onnecticut 11 .a 5. Sub Other Metro 46 497 Metro Area Other USA Foreign Sub Total Other Total 1.% 81% 96% 22 4% ~ - 24 4% 521 100% counted by Jim Milton DEADLINE FOR RACE RESULTS is the 15th of each month. Except for NYRRC-scored events for which you registered as a FRNY member, you must notify the race captains with the name, location, date, and distance of the race. For any race, contact the race captains if your performance is a personal record or if it was your first time at that particular distance. Race captains are Tina Isselbacber at (212) 316-0065 and Patrick Barker at (212) 929-4548. 11 �THE FINISH LINE Women's Biathlon Central Park September 14, 1991 R 2.SM/ B 12M/ R 2.SM 1:24 Paulette Meggoe Lake Placid Half Marathon Lake Placid, NY 13.1M September 14, 1991 1:41:00 Jerry Smith North Central Hospital First Annual Fun Run Bronx, N.Y. 3M September 22, 1991 23:25 Paulette Meggoe Falling Leaves 14K Utica, NY September 22,1991 Jerry Smith 14K 1:08:00 New Hyde Park SK New Hyde Park, NY October 6, 1991 Laura Parrondo SK *27:42 Race For The Cure Central Park October 13, 1991 Midge Maroni Andrea Blair SK 25:25 31:20 Long Beach Island 18 Miler Long Beach, N.J. 18M October 13, 1991 2:31:17 Doris DeCecco Wineglass Marathon Hammondsport, NY October 13, 1991 Jerry Smith Fifth Ave. Mile Fun Run N.Y.C., N.Y. October 15, 1991 Paulette Meggoe 26.2M 3:59:59 1M 6:48 Green Mountain Half Marathon S. Hero, V.T. October 19, 1991 13.1M Jerry Smith 1:47:00 • Personal Best + First Time at Distance The Bear Run Bear Mtn, N.Y. October 20, 1991 Harold Brueland 70K +7:36:00 Stamford Half Marathon Stamford, C. T. 13.1M October 20, 1991 1:36:50 David Smth Shelter Island Women's SK Shelter Island, N.Y. SK October 26, 1991 26:22 Linda Hallinan Computer Run Central Park October 27, 1991 Ashley Lonsdale · Seth Slade Jim Battaglia Sean Sawyer David Sick Paul Harris Mary Evancho Paul Beito Marnell McNamara Nicholas Boyko, Jr. Bill Rammel Timothy Hunt Sam LaFata Denise Cuttita Paulette Meggoe Ruth Gursky SM 27:11 *30:45 *31:44 32:03 32:58 *33:00 34:37 37:14 40:38 40:47 40:47 43:22 43:28 44:09 51:53 +1:02:38 NYC Marathon All S boroughs November 3, 1991 Dominic Lampasi Bill Stockbridge Ashley Lonsdale William Hamilton John Shanka Alex Matuszeski Peter Niederlohner Brogan Duffy Jeff Singleton Patrick Petillo Stephen VanDyk James Battaglia Charles Jeffers Sean Sawyer Geoff Green Paul Beito William Fleming Steven Nowling 26.2M +2:45:22 +2:59:02 *3:05:32 +3:09:31 3:11:32 +3:12:25 +3:13:18 3:19:00 3:25:31 *3:26:09 3:27:46 +3:27:48 *3:28:00 +3:29:47 3:35:40 3:35:49 3:36:02 3:36:38 12 Ron Hendon Jeffrey Block Bob Nelson Harold Brueland Laura Collins David Porat Marnell McNamara James Milton Jose Escarilla Tony Annas James Byrd Jane Levine Phil Wirth David Woodbury Anthony Meola Linda Hallinan Jay Hill Midge Maroni Christopher Fitchett Denise Cuttita Andrew Penkalo Douglas Steele Diane Westerback Timothy Hunt Nicholas Boyko, Jr. Susan Ziering Shawn Felker Charles Beardsley Ken Shereda Debra Fierro Al Gallo Paulette Meggoe Wing Chow Linda Heard Debra Chapnick Lenore Martin Margaret Owens Stephanie Altman 3:46:24 3:50:21 3:51:15 3:51:34 3:53:06 +3:53:07 +3:58:21 3:58:22 +3:59:42 *4:02:32 4:05:48 4:07:50 4:08:37 4:10:19 *4:13:21 *4:14:03 4:18:04 *4:20:07 4:23:06 *4:23:28 4:23:31 4:26:16 *4:26:49 4:32:00 4:39:48 4:40:17 4:41:00 4:41:36 4:44:34 4:49:06 4:49:27 4:56:39 4:57:49 +4:57:59 +5:06:09 +5:07:26 5:18:47 5:49:55 Marine Corp Marathon Washington, D.C. 26.2M November 3, 1991 *2:40:41 Patrick Barker *2:51:54 Dennis Sprick +2:58:10 Aaron Ashby *2:58:45 Gary Apruzzese 3:05:50 David Bell *3:13:40 Gary Stefanick 3:19:12 Barry Miguel 3:41:50 Daniel Feinman 3:49:55 Gary Kelley 3:57:01 Bruce Alpert 4:14:04 Leo Boneau 4:26:15 Ed Pyle � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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