1 25 17 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/f94ef91dbdbc316c0f6db0b9dbae2487.mp4 cb3a284e3dab47555bf9c73ba353cd48 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/8fbba27c83d570442a71959cbd547fcb.png b866402dc04fe385f8dd756620296277 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 Videos, 2016 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 FRNY 36th Year Retrospective Countdown Video (1979-2015) Description An account of the resource The Video counts down from 1979 to 2015 showing photographs from those years with FRNY members. The video includes names and photographs of leading members, including: Steve Gerben, Guy Zelenak, Brent Nicholson Earle, Mickey Zacuto, Sue Foster, Inger-Jo Berger, Lenore Beaky, Lee Gorman, Kelsey Louie and Mike Orzechowski. The video also includes a list of all past presidents with years they held office. Video was exhibited on Awards Night (January 30, 2016). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Katrina Amaro Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 January [created] 1979-2015 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Music is copyrighted. If you are the copyright owner and object to the use of your music in this video available on this website, please contact frnyarchives@frny.org. Relation A related resource High resolution version of video available on FRNY H&A hard drive as 36 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE 2016 version with COUNTDOWN_.mov Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource video/H264 Language A language of the resource en-US Type The nature or genre of the resource Video Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New York, New York Events:Awards_Night Year:1979 Year:1980 Year:1981 Year:1982 Year:1983 Year:1984 Year:1985 Year:1986 Year:1987 Year:1988 Year:1989 Year:1990 Year:1991 Year:1992 Year:1993 Year:1994 Year:1995 Year:1996 Year:1997 Year:1998 Year:1999 Year:2000 Year:2001 Year:2002 Year:2003 Year:2004 Year:2005 Year:2006 Year:2007 Year:2008 Year:2009 Year:2010 Year:2011 Year:2012 Year:2013 Year:2014 Year:2015 Year:2016 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/4a5cc11223f0042643b3e7bf0279e3ec.pdf 1f5b351dc1d76e1b74490a8f166c7aac PDF Text Text --- .- ..-PRIDE Friday June 26, 1992 Saturday June 27, 1992 Rutgers Church (73rd st. and Broadway) 7:30 - 11:00 p.m . . Welcome Party! Out-of-town Front Runners meet hosts at dessert party. You may also pick up number, race packet, and t-shirt for the run tomorrow. Central Park (90th Street & Fifth Ave) Lesbian and Gay Pride Run & Community Chal l enge 8:00 a.m. Volunteer Call 9:00 a.m. Community Challenge Start 9:30 a.m. Pride Run Start ll'ish Raffle & Awards Ceremony Union Square Park (14th - 17th st Between University Pl. and Broadway) The Rally 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Featuring speakers, comedy/perfor mances, and music. Check Pride Guide, p. 13 for details. Sound Factory Bar Lesbian and Gay Pride Run Celebration Dance 9 - 11 p.m. Come join volunteers and runners dancing, partying, and watching video highlights of the day's runs. Free admission with complimentary pass in Welcome and Race Packets. Sunday June 28, 1992 Fifth Avenue (starting at E 59th Street) The Lesbian ·and Gay Pride March 12:30 p.m. - ? March with Front Runners NY, line-up at 61st Street between Madison and Park Ave, time is scheduled for 12:45. Consult Pride Guide, p. 16, for more information. West lOth Street Pier, NYC The Dance Fireworks at sunset and 10 PM. An event not to be believed! Consult Pride Guide, p. 19, for more information. 4:00 to 10:30 p.m. $15.00 on June 28 Farewell to out-of-town Front Runners! Keep the Pride Guide handy and enjoy your weekend in the City. FRONT RUNNER S NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 � 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 Pride Run, 1992 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 Pride Weekend Itinerary 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 1992 Event:Pride_Run Year:1990s Year:1992 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/dde16e3d92be7c8376309c4f9bb2487d.pdf 5876e72e6dd1368e225afa33fc3527de PDF Text Text 10 SAPPHO'S ISLE jUNE 1992 NYCGMC To Premier "OfRage and Remerilbraltce" by Corigliano and Ho_ffinan at Carnegie Hall The 150- voice New York City Gay Men's Chorus will perform "Of Rage and Remembrance," by internationally acclaimed composer john Coriglianio and playwright Wil1iam M. Hoffman, in its New York Premier, during "PROUD 1" , a concert which will kick off Gay Pride Week 1992, 8 p.m., Sunday, june 21, at Carnegie Hall. Under the direction of Gary Miller, The NYCGMC will bring to New York audiences the vocal realization of the third movement of Corigliano's recently premiered First Symphony, inspired both by the composer's feelings of loss. anger and frustration for his many friends who have died of AIDS, and by the "The Names Project," or "The Quilt." "Of Rage and Remembrance;· featuring Metropolitan Opera mezzo- soprano jane Shaulis, was jointly commissioned by the NYCGMC, the Seattle Men's Chorus and the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, with a grant from Meet the Composer /Reader's Digest, and the three commissioning groups will join to present the work during the upcoming GALA Choruses (Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses) tri- annual Choral Festival. june 28-july 4, in Denver, Colorado. The NYCGMC, concluding its twelfth (and first all- Carnegie Hall) season, will also sing World Premiers of works by David Conte and Dean X johnson. plus popular music and show tunes including a medley of songs from "The Gay Nineties," arranged by Mr. johnson, "Sometimes When We Touch," by Barry Mann, arranged by Mark Riese, "One More Time," by Pitchford and Snow. arranged by Mr. Johnson, "What More Can 1 Say," from Broadway's "Falsettos," by William Finn, and special material to celebrate Gay Pride week by Larry Moore,'incorporating songs by the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hart, Sheldon Harnick, jule Styne, Noel Coward, and Billy joel. Tickets to " PROUD ~'' priced at $1 0, $12, $17, $25,$30, and $50 (Patron) are available at the Carnegie Hall box office, or from CarnegieCharge, 21 2-247-7800. In response to the ongoing health crisis, the membership has voted to create a special NYCGMC AIDS Outreach Program, which has already disbursed thousands of dollars to organizations on the front lines in the fight against AIDS, and continues to find ways to help its core community through this crisis. - LESBIAN SWITCHBOA RD 212-741-2610 If you want information, or you'd like someone to talk to , · or if you'd like to volunteer, please call MONDAY-FRIDAY 6-10 PM SATURDAY An All New Comedy Show!! JUNE 13 Featuring Deb Peters, Kelly Brower, Linda Herskovic &Ann Stengal $5.00 - Showtime 10pm SUNDAY Sunset Fishing Trip JUNE 14 4:30PM- 8:30PM $25 Includes Rods/Reels & Bait Buffet on Return to Forever Green Limited Advanced Sale Tickets Only WEDNESDAY "No Clue" JUNE 24 8:30PM - 12:30AM $5.00 Cover SATURDAY Fragile Affair JUNE 27 A Women's Band $5 Cover Bar Is avallablr ror Prlvalr Partlrs on Sat.IJrday & Sunday Arternoons. Bar Opens at 8pm Sundays 7pm 841 North Broome Avenue, Lindenhurst, N.Y. On Sunrise Highway (Route 27). 2 blocks east of Wellwood Ave. (5 16) 226 9357 - ,ronf Runn ers New Yorlc 5-mile run and. new 2-mile Commu nity Cltallen ge 11 team run 11 Benefactors: Christopher Street Financial, Inc. •!• Chelsea Gym •!• N Y Q ·:· Nora Beverages USA •Priztts Awardee/ for bolh I1HIS: T-Shirts To AH Finishers For Info or Race Application, call: (2 J2} 724-9700, or write: FRNY, P.O. Box 363, ViRoge Slation, New York, NY JOOJ4 Elev entl a Ann ual Les bian & Gay Prid e Run SATUR DAY JUNE 27, J 992 9:00 a.m. (2 miles) 9:30 a. m • .(5 miles) CENTRAL PARK �JUNE 1992 Not For DeafWomen Only by Laura Post Preeminent questions in the feminist cultu ral network are how to communicate with other lesbians - especially those who seem very different from ourselves - how to understand each other, how to be inclusive, and how to coalition. We continue to self- educate about access and disability, about race/ ethnicity/culture, about age, size, class/ economics, and about sexuality. Nonetheless, despite apparent familiarity with the language of deaf lesbians, the actual knowledge of most hearing lesbians remains limited to signing, "I fit Wasn't For The Women" along with Alix Dobkin, recognizing ASL interpreters who work alongside performers on stage, being able to do the sign for "I love you" that we nash as Pride Parades, or fingerspelling our own names. For example, do you know about the technologies available to deaf people: television caption decoders and amplification devices; flashing light, vibrating, and amplified sound signaling systems for doorbells, smoke alarms, crying babies, and alarm clocks; TDDs? Do you reajize that a reconditioned TDD costs $125 and thar new machines are more costly? Maybe you don't even know what a TDD is; it connects with a telephone line and translates the electronic signals into English so that a deaf person can communicate at a distance. Are you cognizant of the facts that signed English is different from American Sign, that many deaf people struggle with English as a second language, that lip reading garners only 30% of conversations held at an unselfconscious rate? You may have heard about Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, you may recall the Gallaudet uprising in whi ch th e deaf students there demanded a deaf university president, but you probably don't know that th e first international congress of deaf women occurr ed at Gallaudet University in 1 76 9 Deaf community and culture were thought to have little contact with each other. In 1817, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, who had travelled to Europe to study methods for educating deaf people, established the first American school for deaf people , which brought large numbers of deaf people together for the first time and fostered the development of a deaf community. Since 90% of deaf people have two hearing parents, the acquisition of ASL and the sharing of deaf culture become of great importance, and the deaf community often becomes the primary cultural milieu; it is reported that 80% of deaf people spend their entire lives surrounded predominantly by other deaf people. Now, this is all about the heterosexual deaf community; but doesn't the process sound a lot like coming out as a lesbian? Deaf lesbians As a lesbian community, we have struggled with the often mutually exclusive realities of democratic politics and budget constraints around ASL interpretation at women's events. How this becomes actualized is in terms of excluding deaf lesbians when ASL interpretation does not occur; currently, only a• small minority of women's cultural events are ASL interpreted. Catherine DuBois, a lesbian separatist who is blind as well as deaf, and who is active in the San Francisco Bay Area deaf lesbian community, comments that there is frequently conflict between the ethics of deaf lesbians and beliefs of the male-dominated, homophobic deaf culture (why should deaf men be any different from hearing men?) Catherine further points out that "my life is as important as the life of a hearing lesbian, and I shouldn't be stuck in the mainstream simply because of money. Money is not an obstacle; it represents linea r thinking, a patriarchal mind set. Deaf lesbians bring many thin gs to hearing lesbian culture, including money." Mos t hearing lesbians are not only defi cient in even th e simples t skills needed to chat wit h a deaf dyke, but are naive about deaf lesbian culture, in general, and about ASL specifically. For example, Marilyn Van Veersen, a lesbian separatist, who makes her living as an ASL interpreter for lesbian events, studied ASL for 4 years in a traditional program, then learned about deaf lesbian culture for 2 more years before embarking on her career. Even as a highly trained, highly experienced professioral interpreter, Marilyn still encounters misunderstandings on the part of well - meaning but illinformed hearing lesbian producers who imagine her to be some sort of "helper" or "missionary" (who is merely thanked for volunteering) instead of a trained professional who should be paid for services. Lesbian ASL Intensive at the 1992 East Coast Lesbian Festival Perceiving ASL as "a visual and visionary part of our new world of lesbian culture," Marilyn was motivated to go beyond her interpretation work in building bridges between deaf and hearing lesbians. Inspired by the many hearing lesbians who, over the years, have bemoaned the unavailability of lesbianrelevant ASL, Marilyn developed an ASLIn tensive which will be (i)ffered as a pre-fest prior to the (4th annual) East Coast Lesbian Festival -that lesbian-positive space which is known for its active anti-racistlanti - ableist/antianti-Semitic yet fun atmosphere. (The l99 2 ECLF will feature Alix Dobkin - who is on sabbatical from touring in 1992 - radical music healer Kay Gardner, as well as Maxine .Feldman as MC, one of Margie Adams' earliest comeback festival performances, hot newcomers Pam Hall and susan Herrick, Shelly Mars (the controversial star of the Monica Von Trent SAPPHO'S ISLE 9 teachers will offer an overview of deaf culture non- verbal communication techniques, and cultural and practical Dos and Don'ts while teaching and modeling ASL useful to lesbians. ,Class time will encompass 4 to 6 hours daily; !there will, of course, be time allotted to explore •the private lake, tennis courts, and other amenities of the beautiful camp nestled between the Poconos and Catskills. During the Intensive (and can be continued through the festival). students will live in a silent environment, grouped with lesbians of equivalent ASL skill and experience. Sleeping accommodations will consist of special silent cabins so that, in the evening, students can practice the lessons learned in common settings and situations. A separate dining area, set up for Intensive participants, will be reserved throughout the pre-fest (and can also be continued through the festival) Silent but animated story telling and other social events will reinforce students' contact with the American Sign Language and with the world of deaf dykes. After the pre-fest is over, ASL workshops will continue, and there will be ample opportunity to practice newly-acquired ASL skills with deaflesbians and other signers. The 1992 ECLF will happen between Thursday, June 18 and Sunday, June 21; the ASL Intensive pre-fest will run from Monday, June 15 through Wednesday, June 17. The cost of the ASL Intensive is only $150; if also registering for the ECLF, then the Intensive fee is $125. For additional information about the ASL Intensive or about the East Coast Lesbian Festival, write to: Particular Productions, 279 Lester Ave. #3, Oakland, CA 94606 or call (51 0) 763-9228. Laura P ison thestaj{o(several nationalfeministpublicaost tionsand has lvrillen previous[vabout IVomen ·s nwsic. athletics. politics. mental and pl~vsical health. and sewalitv. in addition to her monthly syndicated column. "Muse Nell's .. Many thanks to Catherine DuBois. Elizabeth Fides. Lin Daniels. Man[vn Van veerscn. and R amona G alindez (or (acts and ideas shared andfeedback gracious[v g1 in tlie prepaven raliono(lluspiece tnformalion.Ji:!r thisarliclell'asexcerptcd /rom Baker and Padden. American Sign Language. TJ PubIJshers. Silver Spring. MD 1978 and (rom Holcomb and \Vood and Dea(\Vomen. DawnSign Press.' Berkeley CA. 1989. Much film , "The Virgin Machine"), the Canadian band The Heretics, and other surprises. The 199 2 ECLF will also house a planning meeting for th e International Lesbian Healers Conference to be held at the 1993 ECLF). Th e lesbian ASL Intensive will take place during th e three days pri or to ECLF. In a nonthrea tening atmosphere, women will ease into th e fundamentals of ASL through gesture, ~~;::t~~~ti~~t~oc~~~~;i~ ~~nu~~~;sen for in terpreting theconmim e, and laughter. Experience d deaf lesbian , _ _ _ __:_::...:..:....~.:.::..:..:::.__ _ _ _ __ � 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 Pride Run, 1992 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 Pride Run advertisement in Sappho's Isle newspaper 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 1992 Event:Pride_Run Year:1990s Year:1992 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/c27f14863c02ec2756906fd2fcbf74e8.pdf 123e2a4af20c7c7c1f180466688d3a1a PDF Text Text Eleventh An uaf Lesbian Gay Pricle Run 5-mile run and new 2-mile Cltallenge 11 team run Community 11 Benefactors: Christopher Street Financial, Inc. •!• Chelsea Gym •!• N Y Q •!• Nora Beverages USA SATURDAY JUNE 27, J 992 9:00 a.m. (2 miles) 9:30 a. m. (5 miles) CENTRAL PARK Sponsored by Front Runners NY ALL RUNNERS WELCOME Certified, TAC-sanctioned course. With the cooperation of the New York Ci~ Department of Paries and Recreation and the New York Road Runners Club. David N. Dinkins, Mayor Betsy Gotbaum, Commissioner of Parks and Recreation Race Directors: Tracey Primavera & Jim Battaglia NIS 90th St. & Fifth Avenue Entry Fee: $8 through June ll, $9 through June 26, $10 on race day. Mail entry form and check (in U.S. funds) payable to Front Runners NY, Sox 363, Village Station, New York, NY 10014. Your cancelled check is your receipt. There will be no confirmation of your acceptance. Free entry to PWA's. Numbers may be picked up prior to the race at the International Running Center, 9 East 89th Street, NYC; on Friday, June 26 >- 12 noon-7:30 p.m., and on Saturday, June 27 >- 7:30-to-8:30 a.m. (2 miles) 7:30-to9:00 (5 miles). No numbers will be issued after 9:00 a.m. on race day. Race day entries will be limited so please enter early. They maybe picked up during the above registration hours. Size satisfaction subject to availability. Not guaranteed to late entrants. Located at the race start. Items to be checked must be in a bag. 5-miler: lst, 2nd, and 3rd place overall awards for men and women. Awards for men and women in the following age categories: 19 & under; 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60 & over. 2-miler: lst men's team, lst women's team, lst mixed team, and team with most entrants in race. Follows race at finish line. · All entrants eligible for drawing of merchandise prizes. For information about the race or Front Runners NY call 272-724-9700. START �lesbian & Gay Pride Run June27 , 1992 NYRRC #_ _ _ RUNNERS #_ __ I NO REFUNDS, EXCHANGES or TRANSFERS Last Name Age on race day First Name L_lJ.. _l. J. _I-'-I___L__.J_--L-J___J._IJ.. _l. J. _I--'---'--__._1----'.1___,1___,1 I I I I I I I I I I Mailing Address I I I I I I I Street Include Apt. No. and/or C/0 I OJ (Check here if this is a change of address Mo. 0) Yr. OJ OJ OJ Area Code I I I I I I I I I I I I I I City Birth Date Day State (or Country if not USA) Phone Sex Male Female DD I I I I I I I I I Zip Code I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I In consideration of your accepting this entry . I, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound, hereby, for myself, my heirs, executors and administrators. waive and release any and all rights and claims for damages f may have against the Front Runners NY, the New York Road Runners Club, the City ol New York, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and any and all sponsors and their representatives, successors, and assigns for ar>y and all injuries sullered by me in said event. I attest and verify that f will participate in this event as a footrace entrant, that I am physically fit and have sulliciently trained for the completion of this event and my physical condition has been verified by a licensed Medical Doctor. Further, I hereby grant full permission to any and all the foregoing to use any photographs , video-tapes, motion pictures, recordings, or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose. SIGNATURE_____ ___ Date_ _ Parents Signature if under 78 years._____ ____ CLUB AFFIUAnON,_ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _----:------:---: --:-------:--:- From what specific publication did you hear about this event? other check if new address 0 If you know anyone who wishes to volunteer for the Lesbian & Gay Pride Run, please call 2 72.724. 9700 Front Runners New York is a running club for lesbians , gay men, and support ive nongay people of all athletic abilities. COME CELEBRATE JJ YEARS OF RUNNING FOR GAY PRIDE! Saturda y, June 27, 1992, Central Parle, New Yorlc City Two Mile Run - 9:00 a.m./Fi ve Mile Run - 9:30 a.m. Columbus Circle r-v Tavern on the Green ~~/----- ~ Central Park West ---------------~() 7 ~L ~ j 0 [f) ~ 1-; tiS P.. Reservoir Metropolitan Museum D 102nd St.\ Cut-off • ~------------~~~\------~ I I Fifth Avenue I[ Internationa l Running Center /o 9 East 89th St. / ~\--------------\ . . Start and F1msh: 90th St./Fifth Ave. r '--../ � 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 Pride Run, 1992 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 Pride Run 1992 [application form] 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 1992 Event:Pride_Run Year:1990s Year:1992 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/90fff72ddb0bdeb63e9ce9aa07d124b2.pdf 24b5cbf97f1b403d4cfe705cb10efd5c PDF Text Text April, 1992 Dear President, You'll remember that we wrote to you last month to invite your organization to take part in the very first Community Challenge, a two-mile race for gay organizations and businesses which we anticipate will become an annual event as part of the Gay Pride Weekend. Please find enclosed a couple of application forms for your members. You will remember that we are encouraging organizations and businesses to enter as many runners as possible. Simply photocopy one of the application blanks as many times as you have members who want to run and then get your members to fill out the forms. The run will take place on Saturday June 27th at 9 a.m. in Central Park - the day before the Gay Pride March and Rally. There will be prizes for the first men's, women's and mixed teams to get three members home to the finish. In a0dition the Guy Zelanek Award will b ~ pr~sented to the organiz 3 tion or business that enters the most runners. If you have any questions or queries please call (212) 265 6845. In addition if any of your members would like to volunteer to help on the day as a course marshal please call Paul Harris on the same number. We look forward to welcoming your organization to this great new addition to the Gay pride Weekend. Sincerely yours, Jim Battaglia Tracey Primavera Race Directors FRONT RUNNERS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION , NEW YORK, NY 10014 � 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 Pride Run, 1992 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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I+ mo.~~ 1 f) th-e. ~ho.d -e.! 01'\ I I " Pr, d-e! ,rV1 • � 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 Pride Run, 1992 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 Letter from Pride Run Race directors 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 1992 Event:Pride_Run Year:1990s Year:1992 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/289411c6c2128dad4ecc527087c7b8f2.pdf 1ccec25629a9e643d2974cb188551511 PDF Text Text Box 87, Ansonia Station, New York 10023 DEC1992 VoL XI, No. 12 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER Valerie's Voice I was going to let you all off easy and have my last Valerie's Voice just say "Bye!" but then I said to myself naaa! So, to my first V.V. In April '90 I introduced myself as the Acting President while Lenore Beaky was on sabbatical. May was the "M" month: for Mother's Day and Meet the Membership Run. June found me looking for volunteers for our Pride Run. I then retired V.V. until January '91 when I introduced myself as the President. Remember: April- "Spring is finally here, crocuses are popping, the Easter Bunny is hopping, etc.-; · June - "brings you your June bugs, your June berries, your June Pride Run"; and October - ~ frost is on the pumpkin, the leaves are turning a golden something, soon the witches and goblins will be trick or treating and bumping in the night. Front Runners will be donning their long tights and running to new heights.- These are classics, folks! My first year was tough as I learned the job, dealt with the different personalities, and figured out how to get people to volunteer. The toughest time was in June of '91 when Guy Zelenak, our Club Secretary for ten years, passed trNay. Guy was so rruch more than our Secretary; he was the glue that held us together. His passing away shook people up. For some of our members, AIDS hit home for the first time. Guy's death led to more AIDS awareness in the Club. There was also support for the first NYC "Race fo; the: Cure" for breast cancer. Guy's situation was the catalyst for the idea of a charitable foundation. There were a lot of positives in '91. We celebrated 10 years of running with pride and saw a resurgence of runners at our race after years of steady decline. For the first time in our Club's history, we had over 500 members. We had Front Walkers joining us. We raised over $1350 to send members to the International Front Runners Convention in California. We continued strengthening the Club financially, allowing us to open our first money market account. The thing I'm most proud of, however, is starting Front Runners New York Charitable Foundation. I would like to thank my board, altof the committee chairs, and the many, many volunteers that made my first year so successfu1. (continued on page 6) 1 Business Meeting The November business meeting was held on the 18th. We discussed upcoming races, including the Yuletide Stride Weekend December 4-6 in Boston. At the time of the meeting 35 people had signed up for the trip. The annual holiday party Is Sunday December 20, at Mr. Fuji's Troplcana (see the calendar for time and address). The next points race is the MAC 10 Mile Championship on December 13 (it is also the volunteer race of the month). The December business meettng and election will be at 8:30pm at Rutgers Church on Tuesday December 15. (It is NOT at the Community Center and it is NOT on Wednesday.) The December board meeting will be held at 7:30pm at Les Goldstein's house, 344 W 72 St., #6S. Go to the back elevator. His phone number is (212) 787-3599. Nancy Andrews New Members Please welcome for November: Mark Costello, John Wendell, and Roy Gutierrez. Diane Batchelor • Directory We are publishing a new directory, to be mailed with the January newsletter. If you have address and/or phone number changes, please send them by or before December 15. If you are sending a change of address card and you also have a change in your phone number, contact me with the phone number change as well. Any corrections to your present entry should be sent to me via FRNY. Lee Abbey �CANDIDATES' 1993 Election -Report Nominations for the seven offices of the Club were received by Election Officers Amf Risch and Jim Gibb from October 21 to November 18, 1992. 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 folows (names are in alphabetical order). President: Women's Vice-President: Marty King Paul Harris Steve Yeary Sandra Levine Men's Vice-President: CharUe Wintczak Secretary: Cart Johnson Treasurer: Peter Johnston Directors at Large: Jeff Erkman Ruth Ribner Each candidate submitted a statement which follows this report. The membership is encouraged to read these statements and to seek out more information from the candidates, if desired. Ballots are inck.Jded in this maiUng. 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" clearty marked on the outside of the envelope. Ballots may be mailed to Front Runners NY, PO Box 87, Ansonia Station, NY 10023 or brought to the December annual meeting at Rutgers Church (NOT the Community Center!) on TUESDAY, December 15, 1992. 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 those who did not renew in previous months, must have paid their dues by Noverroer 15, 1992 to be eligible to vote. November and December members are 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 DecerTt>er 15. Questions or comments on the nomination and election process may be addressed to eitherAmy or Jim. Amy Risch and Jim Glbb 2 STATEMENTS President Marty King ~ hours that make us happy make us wise• is a quote from John Masefield. Since 1981, my association with Front Runners NY has contributed to innumerable hours of happy running. I have decided (once again) to put my name on the line for President of Front Runners NY. As a Front Runner, over the years I have experienced the joys of winning ; the sorrows of injury; and the highs and lows of finishing thirty-eight (38) marathons. As a proud merrber of Team New York, I competed in Triumph '82, Challenge '86, and Celebration '90 of Gay Games. Being part of the team of volunteers from FRNY, I have "worked• the finish line during the past two NYC Marathons and rumerous NYRRC races. With the indispensable liveliness of a volunteer, I know I have the enthusiasm and time to encounter the triumphs, the challenges, and celebrations that will be the consequence of Unity in the nineties. Thank you. Steve Yeary 1993 will be another challenging year for the President of Front Runners New York. In addition to the normal duties of the office, the first full year for the Charitable Foundation and preparation for Unity '94 will take quite a bit of organization and time. By serving as Treasurer the past two years, I have become aware of the formidable task of the President in leading Front Runners. I will commit the time and energy to keep Front Runners a strong and growing organization. Front Runners is now financially sound and we should avoid activities that would jeopardize our financial status. Running should continue to be our primary focus. We have a wide variety of activities and I believe that I have the organizational skills necessary to be your next President. Thank you for your support. Open House Come toast a cup of holiday cheer with other Front Runners! Susan Rogers welcomes all Front Runners to an open house at her apartment (615 W. 113 St., Apt. 51) on Decernber 13 from 6 to 1Opm. It will be catered by our own in-house gourmet chefs Dave Sick and Jim Brandon. �Paul Harris Last year at about this time I remerrber reading Mike McMahon's election statement in which he talked about Front Rumers being part of his extended family. As someone who was then a relatively new member of the ckJb, I don, think I really appreciated what he meant. However, since then, and as I have become more and more involved with the Club, I know exadly what he felt. I am offering myself for election because I would like to put back into the Club something of what I have gained from being a member. In some ways I believe I already have. During the past year, for example, I suggested the idea of the ·eommunity Challenge• which helped to make the Lesbian & Gay Pride Run this year one of the most successful in the history of the event. (We had over 1000 registrants for only the second time in the event's history and made a record profit, I believe, from the event.) I was a member of the Lesbian & Gay Pride Run Task Force attending practically every meeting and with Charlie Wllltczak, served as Director of the Convnunity Challenge. If I become President, I am convnitted to making sure that the Charitable Foundation is a success. I hink it will prove one of Greg Valerie's most important achievements during his Presidency. It is important that we as a Club play our part, even if only in a minor way, in helping those fighting catastrophic illness whether it is breast cancer, AIDS, or some other debilitating illness. We are part of the wider gay community and we should never forget that. In the fall of this year, I suggested our first major gala event in aid of the Foundation. With Charlie Wintczak (again) we managed to raise $2850 for the Foundation to add to the sum already raised by Diane Batchelor's Race for the Cure brunch. I have already started working on another gala event for late next spring - a musical this time - which will hopefully prove an enjoyable counterpoint to The Destiny of Me. While working for the Metropolitan Opera, I raised over $1 million for them. I should like to bring some of the skills I have to help put our Foundation on a sound basis. This year I also made a suggestion, which was accepted that we should present two new awards at the end of each year to the two ITl()St improved runners male and female. While, like everyone else, I take great pride in the achievements of our 'elite' runners, l also think it is important that we recognize the achievement of those in the 'pack' as well as new runners who significantly improve their times during the course of the year. In the coming year I should like to see the Club continuing its high profile in the New York running scene which is in large part the result of Sam LaFata's hard work. 1 hope more members will be encouraged to take part in races as either volunteers or competitors. After the Sunday morning races, especially points races, I think it would be nice if we all went off to have brunch at one of the restaurants on either the East or West side. The Club is an enormously successful one, otherwise we would not have nearly 500 members and · do the multitude of things that we do. I would.hope that I could encourage people to bring new ideas to the Club while making sure that we remain financially sound. I very 3 much hope that you will feel able to support my candidacy . Women's VIce-President Sandra Levine I've been a member of FRNY for 8 years-and an adive runner and participant since 1987. Over the years I've held positions as Race Captain, Gay Pride Promotions, Outreach chair and have helped out with various activities and functions too numerous to list. However, I've never had the honor of serving on the FRNY board. As Women's VP , I hope to assist in a much-needed effort to bring the Club together and to mobilize our energies for a great year of running and camaraderie. Special to this (Women's) VP function is the continued efforts to attract and support women as members of FRNY. Additionally, I hope to enable the current female membership to become more adive in the Club. To do so will take the convnitment and shared effort of all of usmen, women-and babies, alike. Of course, the Vice Presidents must be ready to stand in for the President when needed. I'll have you know, I'm no Dan Quayle! Overall, a strong board creating a vision, lending leadership and organizational skills, combined with a sense of enthusiasm and a loving touch is an unfailing combination. I am already to offer my part in this through serving the Club as Women's VicePresident. Men's VIce-President Charlie Wlntczak Hi, my name is Charlie Wintczak and I am running for Men's Vice-President. I joined Front Runners over a year and a half ago. I have found it a rewarding experience. My running is more consistent, I have developed friendships that will last a lifetime, and I am involved in the community in a positive way. This last year I assisted in planning and launching our first Convnunity Challenge Race. There were over 160 participants representing several gay and lesbian organizations. In the fall, I helped coordinate the gala to raise money for our newly established Charitable Foundation. It was the largest dinner and theater event ever attended by the Club. As Men's Vice-President I would like to continue to be involved in new and exciting activities like the many we successfully staged this last year. One idea I have is to organize a pancake breakfast at the church either as a fund-raiser or special Saturday event. I know we sometimes try to do so much that it seems overwhelming to the average runner, but that is~ makes-the Club special. " : Professionally, I currently manage ttie Barnes and Noble Sale Annex on Fifth Avenue, which has 100 employees and is one of the largest bookstores-In the country. Just over a month ago I ran the New York Cly Marathon - my first marathon. This ~as a key accomplishment in my life as I never thought I could muster the energy and confidence it would take. I found that inspiration and encouragement among my many friends in Front Runners New York. Thank you for your consideration. �Secretary Jeff Erkman Carl Johnson I have been a member of Front Runners New Yor1< for the past three years and this past month had the incredible experience of running my first marathon. last year I worked in the Club as Housing Coordinator for FR events such as the Gay Pride and marathon weekends. Currently, I co-chair the Membership Committee, which greets new members and visitors, and hosts the Meet the Membership picnic. I have enjoyed serving on the board of directors as a director at large and would Uke to continue in the capacity of Secretary as we go through the beginning stages of the Charitable Foundation, and as FRNY prepares for its role in Unity '94. Treasurer Peter Johnston Dear fellow Front Runners, Since joining the Front Runners almost two years ago, 1 have met and developed a number of rewarding friendships and cultivated a love of running. The running has helped me strengthen my overall confidence and maintain a healthier life style. I have found the social environment of the Club, at most times, to be relaxed and fascinating. Yes, fascinating, from the fact that we are a group comprised of diverse personalities radiating a mosaic of philosophies and experiences to enjoy and leamfrom. I have come to realize that this wonderful, social and athletic environment is not only the result of runners coming together to clock in a few miles a couple times a week, bu1 most irfl>Ortantly by the numerous individuals that dedicate enormous amounts of time and energy to make this all possible. At this time I would like to submit my name as a candidate for treasurer so I may help to assure the conti~ued success of the Club. I feel that my ten years of expenence as a computer consultant, assisting law firms with the installation of financial accounting systems would enable me to professionally manage the financial requirements of the Club. Directors at Large Ruth Rlbner As Director at Large I will work to increase participation in the planning and attendance of Club activities. 1 will encourage old and new members to lend their time and talents in whatever capacity they can. I hope that this wiU help people enjoy the Club more and draw new active members into the Club. Furthermore, I want to reach out to prospective members; men and women of all ~ackgrounds . In order for much of this to happen, it is Important for the Club to be responsive to members ideas, ~ants , and needs. To encourage the above, 1 would like to leave a suggestion box at Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday runs for everyone to leave their ideas and suggestions. To quote a recent U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate "Who am-I" and "What am I doing here?" WeU, it took me awhUe to get here, but I've now been a member of Front Runners New York for a year and a half. Several friends who are Club members, had been trying for years to get me to join. They finally convinced me that 1 need not be an experienced or fast runner to be a member of Front Runners. Distance and speed are teriffic mind you, bu1 beginning and average runners (me!) are also welcome! There seems to be the perception out there, in the world outside of Front Runners, that the "Club" is for experienced fast runners only. I myself fell victim to this misconception and subsequently missed out on many years of wonderful friendships and community spirit. Having run for exercise for many years prior to Front Runners, l was only this past spring that I ran my first race, evert And, if the body and knees hold up, who knows, there may be a marathon in my future. I look forward or:tN to each of our Saturday runs and social times together. Wherever I go in this vast city, it never fails that I always run into a Front Runner and I like that! 1 like the feel of community, I love running and I like my new found family of friends. I'm proud of Front Runners. By profession, I manage a corporate pension plan for a me~ium size property and casualty insurance company here 1n New Yor1< City. My managerial and administrative skills as well as life experience would be an asset in performing the duties of Director at large. Additionally, having served in the past on the board of directors of Dignity New Yor1< for three years, I am familiar with the workings of a board. More recently, for several years, I have been a volunteer with GMHC as a crisis intervention worker. What will I do for you as a Director at Large? Flfst and foremost I'll be your voice on the board. To quote another recent electoral candidate, "I'm all ears". The coming year will be a busy one for Front Runners New Yor1<. Preparation for our participation in Gay Games will begin in 1993. Our success in this event will depend in large part on all of us. We will need dedicated, reliable, and level headed people to guide us. Gay Games represents a challenge for Front Runners New York and its members. I'd like to be a part of that challenge and I'd like to be there for you, your concerns and the general welfare of Front Runners New York. I'd appreciate your consideration on election day. Thank-you. Volunteer Thanks! I would like to thank all Front Runners for the extra effort this year in volunteering for races, especially for the Advil Mini-Marathon, the lesbian & Gay Pride Run, the Club Team Championship, the Race for the Cure, and the NYC Ma~hon. Special thanks to Dick Hamilton, AI Gallo, Pat Kuharte, Claudia Borden, Donn Peppler, Robert Galloway, Marty King, Michael Russ, Bob Brins James ' Minter, les Goldstein, and leslie Minkler. Let's do it again next year! Sam Lafata 4 �Volunteer Race of the Month Sunday, December 13 MAC 10 Mile Chafll>ionship Place: 90 St & 5 Ave Check in: 9am Yes, I would like to Volunteer. Name: Phone:-------------------------Race: --------------------------For more information or to volunteer, contact Sam LaFata at (212) 222-1345, or send this form to Sam at 752 West End Ave, 119K, New York, NY 10025. Bagel Bravl ...to auturm Brigadiers Jim Connolly, Dan Elliott, Jim Gibb, Cart (Principal of Pulitzer-Prize-Nominated-SportsPhoto-of-the-Year) Johnson, Sandra Levine, Leslie Minkler, Donn Peppler, Dave Pitches, Jody Reiss, and Jeff St. Denis. You have them to thank for saving you from empty coffee pots and Gone Joggln' signs. Cheers also for Jeff Guasco, MameU McNamara, Jay Pack, John Riordan, and Gary Sarrt>o for having hearts and pitching in. But Grand Salaams to Bill Dale, Jeff Erkrnan, and Rob Galloway, Honeys of the Highest Order; you would be well-advised to take note! Les Goldstein As the Front Runner World Turns We at FRNY are not the only Frort Runners to have a fall marathon, or a .water station. San Francisco held their marathon in October with the SF ' Front Runners staffing the 24-mile stop; Chicago also had theirs in October, with a station by the Picasso sculpture in Daley Plaza; and Seattle was preparing for theirs at the end of November. By the way, in San Francisco, a couple of guys named Bob Hermann and Dan Joraanstad hosted a merri>ership meeting. One activity engaged in by many of the FA clubs, but not NY, is the annual banquet: Boston and Seattle had October affairs (~le's was dressed up by slides), LA plans one in January (with a talent show), Buffalo will melt the February snows with theirs, but Chicago had an ice cream social instead (sounds great!) . Baylands FA (East Bay, CA) makes its first appearance in this colurm although they have already celebrated their first anniversary with a record turnout of 30 merri>ers (they have 64 altogether, so far) . Chicago visited Madison, WISCOnsin in October; can we expect a 5 Madison FA soon? Tampa Bay's second newsletter mentions an organizational meeting, 3 weekly runs, pizza, brunch, and their activities in opposition to the unfortunately successful Tampa Bay anti-gay referendum. LA wiD have a Front Runner plaque in the "Wall of Honor" at Los Angeles' new CorTVnUnity Services Center. A member of the Calgary club reports visiting Montana FA (i.e. Steve Simpson) and doing a race with Steve and 36 other runners for which Steve actually holds the course record. A San Diego FA contributes a second account {after Boston's) of the Mt. Washington race (,here's just one hill·)--okay, this reader is hooked, where do I sign up? Atlanta will now have to contend with traffic on their park runs. Omaha stiU doesn't do Saturday runs, but their Sunday and Wednesday runs are evidently sufficient to keep them in shape, judging from the party pix which drape themselves over two pages of their latest newsletter. Another Midwest club, Minneapolis, reports on their Mary Tyler Moore tour, COill>lete with a group photo taken in front of the very shrine--uh, er, house; did they feel the ghosts of Mary, Phyllis, and Rhoda? Buffalo describes a weekend in Toronto during which an excessive consumption of food led to an ignominious pasting by those swift Toronto FRs--it was Toronto which took the gold in the IFI relay, remei'Tber? Buffalo now has a Ladies Auxiliary, while DC's new Outreach Coordinator will be holding women's runs (and brunches, of course) on Sunday. DC reports plans for an LA stage production of The Front Runner which is, to coin a phrase, Broadway bound; well, we'll see. Finally, the skeptical glance which I cast upon Sydney's recipe for Birchermuesli some months ago (check your archives) has knocked at least one Aussie nose quite out of joint, resulting in a personal, gender, regional, and national attack on me--on their newsletter's front page, no less (rrust have been a slow news month, eh??). Gee whiz, I didn't even COI'Tl>are it to haggis. Aild furthermore, I would SQ know a tasty dish if she--uh, it--bit me on the ass. And furthermore, your newsletter contains an incorrect apostrophe, but I won't tell you where his. (Does this mean we're not friends any more, Dennis?) Lenore Beaky November Ruthless Run The Upper East Side recovery room was not ruthless for first-time marathoners Ruth, Jeff, and Diane. We boarded the Roosevelt Island tram for a scenic ride to the Island. With Ruth guiding on her bicycle, Sandra and Marnell gayly ran down the wrong road to see the , lighthouse. Les, Leslie, and Lenore (the three L's) galloped around the three mile loop while Diane and Jeff sprinted (or so it seemed!) to the tram. The brunch featured the amazing disappearing Tryptophan and everfriendly Methionine as key feline attractions. Ruth's egg casserole was a big hit when I finally emerged in shimmering brilliance amid bagels and fruit. A good time was had by all. Lenore Martin �Sri Lankan Special Run The Sri Lankan Special Run held in Patk Slope, Brooklyn was rewarding to both legs and stomachs. 20+ enthusiastic Front RuMers indulged. A majority headed off to Brooklyn Heights with the Promenade as their destination. After first touring scenic Cobble Hill, they headed towards the Heights and found the Promenade with only~ few jaunts down dead end streets (sorry guys! Ed.] Leshe, Les, George, and Seth continued on for a trip over the Brooklyn Bridge. Undoubtedly one of the best NY views and a hUI workout to boot! . Meanwhile, back at Nancy and Amy's cozy home, a Sn Lankan food fest was being orchestrated. Rice dishes, potatoes, mysterious curried eggs, spicy pineapple and cucumber salad, and more all waited for the return of the hungry runners. For the less adventurous carbo-loader they thoughfully provided bananas and bagels, but the Sri Lankan food was definitely a hit. Nancy and Amy provided background on the culture and cuisine and assured us that in Sri Lanka this food would be more than twice as hot and spjcy. It was a wonderful afternoon. Thank you Nancy and Amy. Front Rumers will miss you while you go floNay for your own Sri Lankan adventure! Beth Collins (Valerie's Voice cont.) ~2 started out a Uttle easier. I knew the job; 1was learn1ng how to deal with the different personalities; I had au of my convnittee chairs. Then my w~rld fell apart. On February 8 I lost my lover, my companiOn, my Arthur, from complications due to AIDS. I received a tremendous amount of love and support from my friends and fellow members. That, and keeping busy, is what helped me to go on. .As you know '92 was very busy with races, trips, sooal events, meetings, and fundraising. I would like to acknowledge the members that made '92 so successful. Men's VICe-President: Michael McMahon handled the p~one line, helped greet new members, helped ra1se funds for the Lesbian & Gay Pride Run, served on the LGPR task force, and filled in wherever he was needed. Women's Vice-President Diane Batchelor kept the membership rolls, picked up and sorted the mail, and worked as one of our chief fund-raisers. If she was not selling pins for the LGPR, she was organizing a luncheon for the Charitable Foundation/Race for the Cure weekend. I would like to thank both Diane and Michael for standing in as. Acti~ President on Saturdays. Knowing the Club was m their capable hands made being away a lot easier. Secretary: Lee Abbey performed his secretarial duties ~rdinated the newsletter mailings (not an easy ' JOb), and acted as a restraint so that we didn't spend all of the club's money. Treasurer: Steve Yeary paid our biUs, watched our bank account, acted as Secretary for the Charitable Foundation, served on the Finance Committee. and planned the ski trip. Directors at Large: Nancy Andrews, Aaron Ashby, Carl Johnson reported on or wrote up the board/business meetings. In mid-year, Aaron had to 6 resign. Thank you, Cart for filling in for the remainder of the year. Social: Chris Newcomb/Jenny Lynn increased our social events between '91 &'92. For example, ;n '92 we went to Long Beach, California for the FR International Convention, to Washington D.C. for the spring race and again in September to view the Quilt to Boston for their Pride Run and again in December' for the Yuletide Stride, and to Philadelphia for the 112 marathon. Locally, we held a fund-raiser at the Come Back, saw the play Marvin's Room, heard the Gay Men's Chorus, and held benefit concerts fundraising dinners, the LGPR celebration d~nce and the holiday party. Almost every month we had a social event, sometimes 2 or 3 events in one month. Unfortunately for Chris, Jenny had to step down but he hung in there. In fact, he has been Social Ch3ir for the past two years. You think it's easy getting 40 of ~son a bus? And on time? Chris, buddy, 1 ~nJoyed workin~ with you; you did a great job. Charitable FoundatiOn: I would especially like to thank Gary Apruzzese, Dave Bell, Tina lsselbacher, and Robert LaMont for establishing the foundation that will provide goods, services, and support to our members with AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses. Running gear: Gary Sarmo headed another convnittee that helps keep the Club afloat. I would like to thank Gary and all the volunteers who design and sell the new and fabulous FRNY clothing. Who says we are not ~he best dressed club? Hey, Gary, where's my cap . Special runs: Ruth Ribner/Dave Smith came up with new and exciting runs each month, not an easy task. Some of the highlights: the Nyack Run to see Debbie's dream house, the Coast to Coast Run, rock climbing and running in New Paltz, running around Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, the Sri Lankan . Run, and running in horse country in New Jersey. Editor: Amy Risc~eslie MinkJer - Amy, why did you always compla1n about my handwriting? Leslie, are you ~avi~ any trouble reading this? [Now that you ment1on it ...Ed.) I guess I get a little help from our proofreaders Lenore Beaky, George Schlein, and Paul Brockmann. Thank you, Leslie, for taking over for Amy woo is moving to Sri Lanka. Thanks to "As the Front Runner Wortd Turns" correspondent Lenore Beaky. Lenore, have you tried Bircherrruesli yet? Membership: Carl Johnson/Usa Davis greeted our new members with a smile and a ribbon. They also planned the Meet the Membership Picnics. The May Mad Hatter Picnic was a little wet, so we ate on the fl~r at Rutgers. Sam, where did you get that hat? H1nt: you should keep the veil down. September will be remembered for the water balloon toss. I almost escaped getting wet - how can you attack your President? Boy, did I want to drench Amyl And we can't forget Carl dressed up as a purfl>kin at the Halloween Run. Comm.mity Outreach: Michael Davis, have slide projector will travel, and his volunteers promoted FRNY to the world. �Marathon water station: Doris StollJim Gibb made sure al the marathoners had a rup of water or Gatorade. Doris loves that buU hom! Where were you when I was yeUing for you to hand me water? Marathon goody bags: Howard Kessler's a savior. After ruMing the marathon, you are so hungry, you can't wal to tackle Howard's goody bags. I loved the spider ring! Flyer/Disco Diva: Chris Frieman designed most of our flyers throughout the year and he found the space for our Pride Run celebration dance and the holiday party. Housing: Peter Johnston made sure all of our out-oftown guests were snug as a bug in a rug. NY Bunnjng News correspondent: Bob Nelson informed the running community about our Club and what fabulous times we are having at races. AIDS Wak: George Mayer/Aaron Ashby encouraged us to rui'VWalk to raise money for AIDS. We were one of the largest teams, with over 90 registered participants. LGPB Race Directors: Tracey Primavera/Jim Battaglia brought ideas and enthusiasm to the LGPR. One idea, the finisher pins, was a great one. Convnunity Challenge Race Directors: Paul Harris1Char1ie Wintczak organized this race's first running. We encouraged gay businesses and organizations to enter teams in a 2 mile race to win the Guy Zelenak Cup. Both races helped make this one of our most successful turnouts, with over 1,000 registered runners. I would also like to thank the many people who wor1<ed the races. EJection Officers - Amy RisctvJim Gibb wUI make sure all our votes are counted. Volunteer chair: Sam LaFata threatened to break some knees, resulting in an increase of members working at the Volunteer Race of the Month. Great job, Sam! Race Captains: Ann McHugh, Gary Apruzzese, and Jay Pack encouraged our members to enter races and let them know that winning wasn, as important as being part of the Front Runner team. Jay stepped down during the year; thanks, Gary for taking over. Gary and Ann also represent our Club at the Club Council. In my book, you both came in first place. Coach Liaison: Jeff Singleton should be designated Official Cheer1eader (he would look so cute shaking his pom-poms.) Jeff is always at the finish line cheering us on and telling us to keep our heads up and our arms pui'Jl)ing. He also encourages our rnerrbers to sign up for running classes. Go Jeff! Coach: Cliff Held has been helping our fellow members to run faster and stronger and gave valuable running tips that I needed and used in my last marathon. Bagel Brigade: Dan Elliottlles Goldstein ably managed our bagel and coffee/tea service on Saturdays. It was Dan's idea to go from a unit of 8 to about 25 members, either on active ciJty or in reserve. In case you didn't know how important the Bagel Brigade is, that Income &Mows us to pay for the space at Rutgers. Ln & Dan, have a bagel on mel JIM 7 Special thanks to Paul Harris and Char1ie Wlntczak for organizing the theatre fund-raiser for our Charitable Foundation. They raised over $2800. Great work! · I'd like to welcome our littlest Front Runners. In December 1991 WiUiam Israel Berger Bailey was born to Nan Bailey and Barbara Berger. On March 22, 1992 Haley lsselbacher Singleton was born to Tina lsselbacher and Jeff Singleton. Lers not break the cycle. We need volunteers for '93. Ladies? As happy as I am to welcome our littlest members, I'm sad about how many members we have lost to AIDS in the past year. Even though they touched us in different ways, they were all loved and will be missed. So, this is l, folks. My last V.V. These past two years have been a lot of hard work, but l was fun. I am very proud of what I accomplished and what you have accomplished. Let's keep our Club strong and growing. It's time to hang up the whistle and as Porky Pig says, "That's ab, ab, ab, ab, about au folksr Greg Valerie Newsletter Staff: Editor: Proofreaders: Calendar: Mallin : Leslie Minkler George Schlein Lenore Beaky Amy Risch Lee Abbe �w The Finish Line Seacrest To Bay Triathlon Seacrest, NY Sept.20, 1992 .5K Swlm/15K Blke/5K Run 1:16:52 TmMcCann Harvest Festival 1OK Denville, NJ Sept. 27, 1992 6.2M Des Kelly 36 :27 Ft. Lee Historical 6 Hour Run Ft. Lee, NJ 6 Hrs Oct. 16, 1992 Harold Brueland 36M ; 598Yds Green Mountain Half Marathon South Hero, VT Oct. 17, 1992 13.1 M Jerry Smith 1 :44 :00 North Country Classic Baldwinsville, NY 3.1 M Oct. 24, 1992 Jerry Smith Computer Run Central Park, NY Oct. 25, 1992 Paul Harris Candido Barroso GarySambo John Spooner Tina lsselbacher Bill Dale Denise Cuttita Roger Binion 21 :44 5M 30 :52 31 :30 32 :20 *33 :25 37:3 6 38 :09 44 :28 46 :57 Mohawk-Hudson Marathon Schenectady to Albany, NY Oct. 25, 1992 26.2M Jerry Smith 3:55 :00 Tom Procter 10K West Hollywood, CA Oct. 25, 1992 1OK Shawn Pleasants *35 :16 (4th overaU; 2nd in age group) ~ Blue Cross Marathon Rhode Island Nov.1, 1992 26.2M Desmond Groarke *3 :05 :32 New York City Marathon New York, NY 26.2M Nov. 1, 1992 Patrick Guilfoyle Ric Munoz Des Kelly Alex Matuszeski Peter Johnston Jim Connolly Peter NiederiOhner Jeff Singleton Jay Pack Stephen VanDyk Jim Battaglia Robert La Mont Paul Harris Scott Brison Charles Jeffers Diane Batchelor Paul Matwiow GarySambo Jon Livingston Gary Stefanick Ann McHugh Manny Gonzalez Jeff St. Denis Dorothy Fuscaldo Dave Smith Peter Doebele Char1ie Wintczak Ruth Ribner Patrice Drury Harold Brueland Tony Meola Paul Beito Samuel Wahl Laura Collins MameU McNamara Edna Benitez Bruce Alpert Jose Escarilla John Keams Mark Schaffer Lance Gotko Sam LaFata Char1es Hampton Phil Wirth Chris Newcomb Greg Valerie Christopher Fitchett Larry Schafer Lori Schiff Ja!f HiU Lenore Beaky Kim Whitehurst 8 2:48 :21 2:48 :46 *2 :58 :30 *3 :01 :54 *3 :11 :02 3:12:59 3:16:42 3:18:07 3:19:28 3:21 :15 3:24 :40 3:25 :01 3:26:24 3:28 :40 3:29 :30 *3 :33 :14 3:33 :24 3:37:55 3:38 :05 3:38 :58 *3 :39 :31 3:43 :46 3:46 :30 3:48 :41 3:49 :32 3:50 :58 +3 :51 :44 +3 :53 :29 3:55 :14 3:55 :33 *3 :55 :42 3:55 :46 3:56 :29 3:57 :55 *3 :58 :20 *3 :58 :40 4:03 :20 4:04 :39 4:05:30 +4 :05 :45 4:05 :52 *4 :07:12 +4 :07:58 4:08 :50 4:21 :29 4:21 :29 4:24 :11 4:24:18 4:25:08 4:28 :40 4:28 :42 4:32:59 Drew Penkalo Car1 Johnson Debra Fierro Roger Binion Lenore Martin Charles Beardsley Debra Chapnick 4:34 :03 4:42 :31 4:42 :41 +4:48 :00 *4:48 :16 4:58 :13 5:16:01 Recovery Run Central Park, NY Nov. 7, 1992 Dennis Sprick Jose EscarUia 4M 23 :15 33 :50 + First Time at Distance Per:::onal Record t} DEADLINE FOR RACE RESULTS is the 15th of each month. Except for NYRRC-scored events for which you must notify the Race Captains of the name, location, date, and distance of the race. FOR ANY RACE, let the race captains know if your performance is a personal record or if it was your first time at that distance. Race Captains are Ann McHugh (718) 278-8464 and Gary Apruzzese 212 799-8781 . Correction: Jay Pack's time in the Philadelphia Distance Run was not a PR as it was mistakenly indicated in last month's Race Results. AM & GA ' � 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, 1992 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:1990s Year:1992 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/3743030b6a8fdf7041d7511f96485fa1.pdf 0e1872da46499fc5bbe4d83e377200da PDF Text Text t' ,, b January 1992 .: Front Runners New York SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 1 Midnight !2:00am Run, Central Park ll:OOam President's Special Run, 43 W. 85th St, Apt AA 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 7 Brooklyn 8 Central 9 Coach 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 5 !O:OOam Season Opener, Central Park ll:OOam Nyack Special Run TI:IURSDAY Run, 3rdSt & PPW 7:30pm Pride Run Task Force, 43 W. 85th St, Apt AA Run,3rdSt & PPW Northwind lOK, Central Park Parle: Run, 72nd &CPW 7:30pm Board Meeting, 118 West 72nd St, Apt803 7:00pm Midtown Run, 433-West «th-St 8:30pm Business Meetinf, 4-Y-3 West 4411 St t.oow~ .# fl I\ FRIDAY 3 I . "" SATURDAY 4 Central !O:OOam Park Run, Webster Statue 10 11 Vol 9:00am ROTM- Central Park 20K !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue !O:OOam ROTM Central Park 20K Class I, 9E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 14 Brooklyn 15 Central 16 Coach 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rdSt & PPW :OOam IO Park Run, 72nd &CPW ~· . ! 17 Class I, 9E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 18 !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue 23 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89thSt 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St .ll1Je.., ~ 26 !O:OOam Sua:,r Bowl Sun ay 5K, Central Park 27 28 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rdSt & PPW 29 7:00~m Central Par Run, 72nd &CPW 30 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 31 �February 1992 Front Runners New York SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY TIIURSDAY SATIJRDAY . FRIDAY 1 !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue 2 3:00pm Benefit Concert, 77 Seventh Ave, Apt 15C n ll:OOam Special Run, 230 Park Place, #30 3 4 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW 7:30pm Charitable Foundation Mtg, 801 West End Ave, #6E 11 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW 18 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW 23 9:00am Vol ROTM-Bagel Run, Central Park !O:OOam ROTM Bagel Run, Central Park 7:00pm Brooklyn Run,3rdSt& PPW 7:30pm Lesbian/ Gay Pride Task Force, 43 W. 85th St,AA 7:00pm Central Parle Run, 72nd &CPW 7:30pm Board Meeting, 305 W. 98th St, #70S 7:00pm West Side Run, 250 Mercer St, #0404 8:00pm Business Meeting, 250 MercerSt, #0404 19 6 Coach 6:15pm Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St lO:OOam Empire State Buildmg Run-Up 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 7:00pm Onentation, The Center, 208 W. 13th St 6:15pm Coach Qassi,9E. 89th St 7:()()pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St Gay Games IV Community Mtg, 208 W. 13th St 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9E. 89th St 7:()()pm Coach Qass II, 9E. 89th St 8 lO:OOam Central Parle Run, Webster Statue lO:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue 22 !O:OOam Central Parle Run, Webster Statue 29 !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue 12:00pm Mailing, Rutgers Church �March 1992 Front Runners New York 1 Ski Trip, Mount Snow, vr TUESDAY MONDAY SUNDAY 2 3 7:00pm Brooklyn Run , 3rdSt & PPW WEDNESDAY 4 Central 5 Coach 6:15pm 7:00pm Park Run, 72nd &CPW FRIDAY TIIURSDAY 6 SATIJRDAY 7 Central lO:OOam Park Run , Webster Statue Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89thSt 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 26 27 28 9:00am Vol ROTM-Al Gordon 5M, Central Park 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW 7:00pm Brooklyn Run,3rd St & PPW 7 : 00~m Central Par Run , 72nd &CPW 7:30pm Board Meeting, 118 W. 72nd St., #803 7:00pm Central Park Run , 305 W. 98th St. #7-DS 8:00pm Business Meeting, 305 W. 98th St., #7-DS 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89thSt 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St lO:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue lO:OOam Central Park Run , Webster Statue FRNY is a running club for lesbians, gay men, and supportive nongay people of all athletic abilities. For membership infor.mation, call (212) 724-9700. 22 23 24 29 30 31 ll :OOam Coast-toCoast Special Run,260W. 52nd St., #23E 8:00pm Gay Men's Chorus Concert, Carnegie Hall lO:OOam ROTMTappan Zee, Orangeburg, NY ~ I I 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rdSt & PPW 7:00pm Brooklyn Run,3rdSt & PPW 25 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 7:30pm Circus for Life, Madison Square Garden lO:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue 12:00pm Mailing, Rutgers Church REGULAR FUN RUNS occur on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays . Distance is up to 6 miles, your choice. Saturday breakfast is at Rutgers Presbyterian Church, 236 W. 73rd St. Wednesday dinner (except for Mar 18) is at the American Restaurant, B'way at 75th St (SE corner). The Wed Mar 18 run will begin at 305 W 98th St, #70S, at 7pm. Tuesday runs are held in Brooklyn, followed by group dinner. You may drop off your bag prior to the runs. For more information, call Front Runners at (212) 724-9700. �'} • I ', Aoril 1992 . . Front Runners New York SUNDAY MONDAY TIJESDAY WEDNESDAY 1 llii,,iillilll Tue:5g~ynins 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 11-IURSDAY 2 6:15pm Coach aass I, 9E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Qass II, 9E. 89th St FRIDAY 3 SATIJRDAY 4 !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue a(e "'eldjl) ~rooklyri ; followed ·. by·grot:Jp dinneri, youmay: cjr()p • ottyourb~g priorqqJherun~; .Fe>r morEl inforiTlaJiqo; <:<ill FrontRunners at{2t2)724 ~ 9700{ ·. .·.· .·· . 5 9:00am Vol ROTMRoosevelt Island I O:OOam ROTM Roosevelt Island Spring lOK 6 7 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rdSt& PPW .FAAY•· i#~· t!~libing· 4t~~ 8 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 7:30pm Board Meeting, 118 W 72ndSt, #803 9 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9E. go•""' C• 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St far • • ~~sbians;•·• •g~r iiTle n t 10 I 11 lO:OOam Central Park Run, ,.,VeC..iier Sia~ue 12:00t>m Monster Matling, Rutgers Church 8:00pm LGPR Dance @The Comeback, West St &Jane St I a@ St:Jpp()r~iy, · nong~y P~C)pfe) pf~H •· athletic abiliti~s. f.e>fiDElrnbershipJnformatioMeatl (212)724;;97.00/ 12 13 ll:OOam Manhattan Wilderness Frolic, 53 W. 94th St 19 20 Easter 14 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rdSt & PPW 21 7:00pm Brookl)-11 Run, 3rdSt & PPW 7:30pm LGPR Task Force, 325 E. 93rd S(, #li'. 15 7:00pm Central Park Run, 210 W. lOlstSt. #2A 8:00pm Business Meeting, 210 W. lOlst St, #2A 22 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 16 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 23 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II. 9 E. 89th St 17 18 1st Day of Passover !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue ·. 'I 24 6:00pm Bus leaves 72nd&CPW 6:30pm Bus leaves Christopher St 25 !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue 10:30am Trevira TWDs(~!!1 e Washington Trip 26 27 28 7:00pm Brookl)-11 Run, 3rd St & PPW 29 7:00pm Central Park Run. 72nd &CPW 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89thSt 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 1 2 New 9:30am · •· ~r~~~~~y8.~· ·~.· ~~.~t. A~~eo.·t· {."'.u.;c. k·' ·D· c·in··nt· ~rn T~. . Sat; · May· h. ./ I>W~ashi~n~g~t~o~n~~L_ _ _ _ _.J__ _ _ _ __L-J . .• . .•. •. . Pluat~e GPRCleiSS <··runs ··< L!~ : us1Ja1Tue#Wed}.~~t. 1 . .•· · · I 30 ·• U·) · •· · ·iHid.is.v•• EVENTs.·. t.o•• •HWte .· 10 8 · · I l' and th&ctasseson• Thurs Runner's Clinic, Rutgers Church !O:OOam Central Park Run , Webster Statue 12:00pm Mailing, Rutgers Church . ••• +---'----__...-~ I I �k .. , ..,< I I II . . . 1\, .. - / I• • .~.. I '.'1 "' I. '\I .. : r' I I . I 'I ~I ., ., II I v 1- IC .. .. ,.... .. ..... I" I " J. I I I ... II I I.: ~II . II I "I .- ~· '1' l'i II II I I 1 ,, ·I "· ,I I ~· '·. • I • I ..-. 1 'l ( ' ..1 . ,.c.· I I L 1 _.: l ~ I I ~ �June 1992 Front Runner s New York SUNDAY MONDAY 1 7 10:00am Montclair NJ Run, Edgemont Memonal Park !O:OOam Westchester Half Marathon, Men's Points Race 8 TUESDAY 2 7:00pm Brooklyn Run , 3rd St & PPW 9 7:00pm· Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW WEDNESDAY lO:OOam Mo ntclair NJ Run , Edge mon t Memorial P:uk 15 16 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW lO:OOam Montcbir NJ Run. Edgemont Memorial Park Climbing Run. Lake l'vt innew:1ska 28 !O:OOam Montclair NJ Run, Edge mont Mcmori~l Park 12:30pm Gayand Lesbian Pride March. 5th i\ve Note new Loc:Jtion! Eas t Side of Centra l Park 22 29 23 7:00pm Brooklyn Run , 3rd St & PPW 30 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW SATURDAY 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 7:00pm Central Park Run , 72nd &CPW 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 7:30pm Board Meeting, 801 West End Avenue, #6E 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Women's Run , Tarrytown (Rockefeller Estate) 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Women's Run , Tarrytown (Rockefeller Estate) !O:OOam Central Park Run , Webster Statue I 10:00am Central Park Run, Webster Statue Boston Trip 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 7:00pm Central Park Run , 43 West 85th St, Apt AA 8:00pm Business Meeting, 43 West 85th St, Apt AA Boston Trip 21 FRIDAY 3 FRNY is a running club for lesbians, gay men, and supportive nongay people ofall athletic abilities. For membership information, call (212) 724-9700. 14 THURSDAY 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E . 89th St 7:00pm Women's Run, Tarrytown (Rockefeller Estate) 8:00pm Fund raising Cabaret, Rutgers Church 6:00pm Bag Stuffing, NYRRC,9E. 89th St 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Women's Run, Tarrytown (Rockefeller Estate) - ·-o"· · :· !O:OOam Central Park Run. Webster Statue Climbing Run, Lake Minnewaska Philadelphia Gay Pride Run 7:30p m Out of Towner's Reception, Rutgers Church ._, '" 00 -- c: - >,, -·:o.>,o- 9:00am Community Challenge 9:30am Lesbian and Gay Pride Run 8:00pm LGPR Celebration Dance REGULAR FUN RUN!:;oegtitoi l Satur~ay:S~Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Distance is up to 6' miles~ your choice. Saturday breakfast (except June 27} is at Rutgers Presbyterian Church. 236 W;.73rdSt: Wednesday dinner (except for June t7th) is attheAmerlc an Restaurant, B'way at 75th St (SE corner). The Wed June 17 run will begin at 43 West 85th St, at 7pm. Tuesday runs are held in Brooklyn,' followed by group dinner. You may drop off your bag prior to the runs. For more information, call Front Runners at (212) 724-9700. �July 1992 Front Runners New York MONDAY SUNDAY TUESDAY 1 REGULAR FUN RUNS occur on Saturdays , Tuesdays and Wednesdays . Distance is up to 6 miles, your choice. Saturday breakfast (except July 4th) is at Rutgers Presbyterian Church, 236 W. 73rd St. Wednesday dinner (except for July 15th) is at the American Restaurant, B'way at 75th St (SE corner). The Wed July 15 run will begin at 305 W. 98th St, at 7pm. Tuesday runs are held in Brooklyn , followed by group dinner. You may drop off your bag prior to the runs . For more information, call Front Runners at (212) 724-9700 . 5 10:00am Montclair NJ Run, Edgemont Memorial Park 7 6 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW 7:30pm Charitable Fundraising Weekend Meeting, 305 W. 98th St 1170-S THURSDAY WEDNESDAY 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 8 - 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 7:30pm Board Meeting, 210 W. 101 st St, 112A 2 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89thSt 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E . 89th St 7:00pm Women's Run, Tarrytown (Rockefeller Estate) 9 - 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E . 89th St 7:00pm Women's Run , Tarrytown (Rockefeller Estate) SATURDAY FRIDAY 3 4 Central 10:00am Park Run , Webster Statue 10 - an 11 10:00am Central Park Run , Webster Statue t 12 10:00am Montclair NJ Run , Edgemont Memorial Park 19 - 10:00am Montclair N.l Run, Edgemont Memorial Park 26 10:00am Montclair NJ Run, Edgemont Memorial Park 14 13 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rdSt & PPW 21 20 27 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW + 15 7:00pm Central Park Run, 305 W. 98th St 1170-S 8:30pm Business Meeting, 305 W. 98th St 1170-S 22 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW 29 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW FRNY is a running club for lesbians, gay men, and supportive nongay people of all athletic abilities . For membership information, call (212) 724-9700. - J' 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89thSt 7:00pm Women's Run, Tarrytown (Rockefeller Estate) 23 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E . 89th St 7:00pm Women's Run, Tarrytown (Rockefeller Estate) 17 18 !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue Women's Festival 5K Race/Walk Nyack. NY 25 Central !O:OOam 24 Park Run , Webster Statue 12:00pm Mailing, Rutgers Church - - - 28 16 30 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9E. 89thSt 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Women's Run, Tarrytown (Rockefeller Estate) - 31 = - �SUNDAY MONDAY - TuESDAY WEDNEsDAY TIIURSDAY - --FUN RUNS ~ron Saturdays, Tuesdays and ' ~~ULAR FRIDAY 1 lO:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue W'l!mte&.&a¥S-:={}fstarr:ti"''S~p to 6 miles, your choice. Saturday breakfast is at Rutgers Presbytetlan Church, 236 W. 73rd St. Wednesday dinner (except for August 12th) is at the American Restaurant, B'way at 75th St (SE corner). The Wed Aug 12 run will begin at 305 W 98th St, #7-DS, at 7pm. Tuesday runs are held in Brooklyn, followed by group dinner. You may drop off your bag prior to the runs. For more information, call Front Runners at (212) 724-9700. 4 Brooklyn 5 Central 6 Women's 7 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 2 Montclair 3 lO:OOam Run, 3rd St & PPW NJ Run, Edgemont Memorial Park 9 !O:OOam Montclair NJRun, Edgemont Memorial Park ll:OOam Connecticut 10 Parle Run, 72nd &CPW 7:30pm Board Meeting, 118 W. 72nd, #803 11 7:00pm Brooklyn Run,3rdSt& , PPW 12 7:00pm WestSide Run,30SW. · 98th, #7-DS 8:30pm Business Meetin~ 305 W. 98th,# -DS ~ecialRun, SATIJRDAY Run, Tarrytown (Rockefeller Estate) 7:00pm Free Coach Class, 9 E. 89th St 13 7:00pm Women's 8 Central !O:OOam Park Run Webster Statue 14 15 21 22 28 29 4 5 Run,Ta~own ~ockefel er tate) 7:00pm Free Coach Class, 9 E. 89th St !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue Checks due for Virginia Slims orwalk 16 8:00am Vol ROTM: Hispanic Half Marathon, Central Park lO:OOam Montclair NJ Run, Edgemont Memorial Park 23 !O:OOam Montclair NJ Run, Edgemorit Memorial Park Mt Snow Mtn Bike Trip 17 18 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW 19 7:00~m Central Par Run, 72nd &CPW 20 7:00pm Women's Run,Ta~own ~ockefel er tate) 7:00pm Free Coach Class, 9 E. 89th St !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue Checks due for Philade~hia trip Mt Snow tn Bike Trip . 24 25 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rdSt & PPW 26 7:00~m Central Par Run, 72nd &CPW 27 7:00pm Women's Run,Ta~own ~ockefel er lO:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue tate) 7:00pm Free Coach Class, 9 E. 89th St -- 30 !O:OOam Montclair NJ Run, Edgemont Memorial Park 31 1 l 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW 2 7:~m Central Par Run, 72nd &CPW 3 7:()()pm Women's Run, Ta~own ~ockefel er tate) FRNV Is A runhlng club for lesbians, ~a~ men, . and supportlvA ~;~()hgay people of all ath Elt c abilitlea. For_ memb~~ship information, call (212) 724-9700. !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue !2:00pm Mailing, Rutgers Church �Seotember 1992 Frd-nt Runners New York SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 1 Brooklyn 2 Central 3 Free 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm FRNY is a running club for lesbians, gay men, and supportive nongay people of all athletic abilities . For membership information, call (212) 724-9700. 6 7 !O:OOam Montclair NJRun, Edgemont Memorial Park Labor Day 13 9:00am Vol ROTM: Race for the Cure, Tavern on the Green !O:OOam Race for the Cure, Tavern on the Green 1:00pm Race for the Cure Brunch, Tequila's, 77th/ Columbus 14 Run, 3rd St & PPW 8 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW 15 7:00p m Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW Park Run , 72nd &CPW 4 5 21 !O:OOam Montclair NJ Run , Edgemont Memorial Park Philadelphia Distance Run Philadelphia 27 !O:OOam Montclair NJ Run , Edgemont Memorial Park 11 :OOam NJ Horse Country Special Run !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue !2:00pm Mailing, Rutgers Church Checks due - Race for the Cure brunch Coach Class, 9 E. 89th St 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 7:30pm Board Meeting, 752 West End Avenue, #19K 7:00p m Prospect Park Run , 604 Carroll St, Apt 1 8:00pm Business Meeting, 604 Carroll St, #1 Brooklyn! 6:15pm Coach · Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 8:00pm Dessert Reception, 305 W. 98th St, #7DS II 20 SATURDAY 22 23 29 9:45am Meet The Membership, Sheep Meadow, Central Park Checks due for DC/ Quilt trip !O:OOam Central Park Run , Webster Statue Philadelphia Trip ·.· .. 30 7:00pm Brooklyn Run , 3rd St & PPW 8:00pm Charitable Foundation Bylaws, 43 W. 85th St,AA 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 24 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89thSt 25 26 !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue !2:00pm Mailing, Rutgers Church 12:00pm Coach Cliffs Marathon Re...;val, Rutgers Church Checks due for Blue Line Run I 28 7:00pm Broo klyn Run . 3rd St & PPW 7:00pm Central Park Run , 72nd &CPW I REGULAR FUN RUNS occur on Saturdaya, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Distance Is up ID 6 miles, your choice. Saturday breakfast is at Rutgers Presbyterian Church, 236 W. 73rd St. Wednesday dinner (except for Sept 16) is at the American Restaurant, B'way at 75th St (SE corner). Tuesday runs are held in Brooklyn, followed by group dinner. You may drop off your bag prior to the runs. For more information, call (212) 724-9700. �Comm unity Resources Gay and Lesbian Switchboar d ................................. 212-777-18 00 Clearinghouse for all kinds of information ACT UP .................................................................................................... 212-564-AIDS Non-partisan, direct action group working to end the AIDS crisis AIDS Resource Center ............................................................................. 212-481-1270 Services for homeless people with AIDS, including Bailey House Body Positive ........................................................................................... 212-721-1346 Support group for people who are HIV+ Community Health Project ....................................................................... 212-675-3559 Low cost health care services Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project ................................................... 212-807-0197 Counseling, advocacy and informatwn for survivors of violence Gay Men's Health Crisis (GJ>.fliC) .......................................................... 212-807-7035 (Hotline) ................................................................................................... 212-807-6655 Wide variety of services for people with HIVIAIDS Identity House .......................................................................................... 212-243-8181 Peer counseling, therapy refe"als, therapy groups People With AIDS Coalition .................................................................... 212-532-0290 (Hotline) ................................................................................................... 800-828-3280 Advocacy and support for people with AIDS Pride Institute ........................................................................................... 800-54PRIDE Services for alcohol and chemical dependency Queer Nation ............................................................................................ 212-978-8720 Direct action group fighting homophobia �October 1992 Front Runners New York SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY TIIURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 8 9 10 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89thSt REGULAR FUN RUNS occur on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Distance is up to 6 miles, your choice. Saturday breakfast is at Rutgers Presbyterian Church, 236 W. 73rd St. Wednesday dinner (except for Oct 21 • see below) is at the American Restaurant, B'way at 75th St (SE corner). Tuesday runs are held in Brooklyn, followed by group dinner. You may drop off your bag prior to the runs. For more information, call (212) 724-9700. 4 8:30am Blue Line Run (20 mi), 205 Prospect A•!!:, 5 6 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW Brookl~ 7 7:00~m Central Par Run, 72nd &CPW 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9E. 89tl> St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89thSt !O:OOam lue Line Run (10 mi), 59th StBndge, Manhattan !O:OOam Montclair NJRun, Edgemont Memorial Park II 11 !O:OOam Montclair NJRun, Edgemont Memorial Park DC trip - Quilt 12 13 7:00pm Brooklyn Run,3rd St & PPW !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue !O:OOam Central Park Run, \Vebster St3tce DC trip- Quilt 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 28 29 30 31 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 7:30pm Board Meeting, 210 W lOlst St, #2A 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue 6:00pm Charitable Foundation Gala Dinner 8:00pm Charitable Foundation Gala Theater DC trip - Quilt 18 !O:OOam Montclair NJRun, Edgemont Memorial Park 19 20 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW FRNY :s a ;unning ;;lub fo; lesbians, gay men, and supportive nongay people of all athletic abilities. For membership information, call (212) 724·9700. 25 9:30am Vol ROTM: Computer Run, Central Park !0:30am ROTM: Computer Run, Central Park !1:00am Sri Lanka ~ecial Run, 604 rroll St, Brooklyn 26 27 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW 7:00pm West Side Run, 319 W. 13th St,#2A 8:00pm Business Meeting, 319 W. 13th St, #4A 7:00~m Central Par Run, 72nd &CPW 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89thSt 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89thSt 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St Early November Events: NYC Marathon • Sun Nov 1 Regular Tues. Wed, Sat runs Nov 3, 4 and? 7:00pm Pasta Party, Rutgers Church !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue !2:00pm Mailing, Rutgers Church I �Commu nity Resources ACf UP ............................................................................................................................................................. 212-564-AIDS Nonpartisan, direct action group working to end the AIDS crisis AIDS Resource Center ...............................................................................................................................212-481-1270 Services for homeless people with AIDS, including Bailey House Body Positive.................................................................................................................................................. 212-721-1618 Hotline..................................................................................................................................................... 212-721-1346 Support sources for people who are HIV + Community Health Project......................................................................................................................212-675-3559 Low cost health care services for lesbians and gay men Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project ..............................................................................................212-807~197 Counseling, advocacy, and information for survivors of anti-gay and domestice violence Gay and Lesbian Switchboard ................................................................................................................ 212-777-1800 Clearinghouse for all kinds of information Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) ...................................................................................................... .212-807-7035 Hotline.................................................................................................................................................... 212-807-6655 Wide variety of services for people with HIV/AIDS/ARC Identity House.............................................................................................................................................. 212-243-8181 Peer counseling, therapy referrals, and short-term groups People with AIDS Coalition .................................................................................................................... 212-532~290 Hotline..................................................................................................................................................... 8J0-828-3280 Advocacy and support for people with AIDS Pride Institute..............................................................................................................................................800-54PRIDE Services for alcohol and chemical dependency Queer Nation .............................................................................................................................................. .212-978-8720 Direct action group fighting homophobia �November 1992 Front Runners New York SUNDAY 1 !O:OOam Montclair NJRun, Edgemont Memorial Park NYC Marathon, all 5 boroughs!! 8 !O:OOam Montclair NJ Run, Edgemont Memorial Park ll :OOam Ruthless Run II, 1161 York Ave, #lD MONDAY TUESDAY 3 2 7:00pm Brooklyn Run,3rdSt& PPW WEDNESDAY 4 7:00~m Central Par Run, 72nd &CPW FRNYila~~~ lesbians, gay men, and supportive nongay people of all athletic abilities. For membership information, cell (212) 7'24-8700. 9 - 10 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW THURSDAY 5 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9E. 89thSt 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St FRIDAY 6 SATURDAY 7 !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue I 11 7 : 00~m Central Par Run, 72nd &CPW 7:30pm Board Meetin8, 210 West 1 1st St, #2A 12 13 14 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 1O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 10:00am M ontcla ir NJ Run, Edgemont M emorial Park 10:00am Montclair NJ Run, Edgemont M emor ia l Park 29 1O :OOam Montclair NJ Ru n, Edgemont M emori al Park ' 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW 7:00pm Brooklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW 7:00pm Central Park Run, 305 West 98th St, #7DS 8:00pm Business Meetin§, 305 West 9 th St, #7DS 7 : 00~m Central 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St Thanksgiving Par Run, 72nd &CPW !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue 12:00pm Vir~ini a Slims Tenms, Madison Square Garden !O:OOam Central Park Run, Webster Statue 12:00pm Mailing, Rutgers Church -· 30 Early December Events: Yuletide Stride - Dec 6 Regular Tues . Wed, Sat runs Dec 1, 2and 5 REGULAR FUN RUNS occur on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays . Distance is up to 6 miles, your choice. Saturday breakfast is at Rutgers Presby1erian Church , 236 W. 73rd St. Wednesday dinner (except for Nov 18see below) is at the American Restaurant, B'way at 75th St (SE corner). Tuesday runs are held in Brooklyn, followed by group dinner. You may drop off your bag prior to the runs . For more information, call (212) 724-9700. �Community Resources ACT UP .... ...... .. ... ............ .... ........... ............... ........ ........... ...... .... ........ ............. 212-564-AIDS Nonpartisan, direct action group working to end the AIDS crisis Body Positive ....... .... ................. ...... .... .. .... ....... ..... ... ........ ...... ........... .... ............ 212-721-1618 Hotline ............. .. .... .. ........ ............ .... ........... ..... .................... ... ...................212-721-1346 Support sources for people who are HIV+ CenterBridge.............. ...................................................................................... 212-620-7310 Bereavement support for PWA 's, and for those dealing with AIDS-related loss Community Health Project. ............................................................................... 212-675-3559 Low cost health care services for lesbians and gay men Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project... .................................... ............ ......... 212-807-6761 Hotline ........... .. ..................................... .. ........ .. ...... ... ..... ..... ... .................. 212-807-0197 Counseling, advocacy, and information for survivors of anti-gay and domestic violence Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of New York .................... ................................. 212-777-1800 Clearinghouse for all kinds of information. Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) ................................................................... .212-807-7035 Hotline ....................... .. ....... ..... ........... ............. .............. ... ... ..................... 212-807-6655 Wide variety of services for people with HIVIAIDS!ARC Identity House .................................................................................................. 212-243-8181 Peer counseling, therapy referrals, and short-term groups Institute for Human Identity .... ... .. .. .............................. ....... ....... .. .................... 212-799-9432 Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center ................. .... ........... : ........... ......... 212-620-7310 Lesbian Switchboard ......................... .. .... ..................... .......................... .... .. .... 212-741-2610 Telephone support, information, crisis counseling, and referrals for lesbians New York in '94 ............................................................................................... 212-633-9494 Organizing committee for 1994 Gay Games IV People with AIDS Coalition (PWAC) ............................................................... 212-532-0290 Hotline .. ...... ...... .......... .... .................... ............................... ...................... 800-8228-3280 Advocacy and support for people with AIDS Pride Institute ......... .. .. .... ...... .. ...... ............................... ..... ..... ....... ... ................ 800-54PRIDE Services for alcohol and chemical dependency Project Connect. .... ................................................................................... ... .. ..800-374-0374 Substance abuse intervention program Queer Nation ............................................................................. ....... .............. 212-978-8720 Direct action group .fighting homophobia SAGE (Senior Action in a Gay Environment) ............................................. .... 212-741-2247 Social support, education, and advocacy around lesbian and gay aging Together (Regent Hospital) .... ..... .......... ............. ... ... .. ..... .. ............ .... .............. 800-374-0374 Chemical dependency recovery program �December 1992 Front Runners New York SUNDAY MONDAY TIJESDAY 1 FRNY is a running club for lesbians, gay men, and supportive nongay people of all athletic abilities. For membership information, call (212) 724-9700. 7:00pm Br:Joklyn Run, 3rd St & PPW WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 2 Central 3 Coach 7:00pm 6:15pm Park Run, 72nd &CPW FRIDAY 4 Class I, 9 E. 89thSt 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St I 6 lO:OOam Montclair NJRu:;, Edgemont Memorial Park 12:00pm Yuletide Stnde- Boston I Boston 7 8 7:00pm Brooklyn Run , 3rd St & PPW 9 7:00pm Central ParK Run, 72iid &CPW 7:30pm Board Meeting, 344 W. 72nd St, #6S (back elevator) 10 6;_!~pm <f>ach SATIJRDAY 5 !O:OOam Central Park Run , Webster Statue Boston Trip- Yuletide Stride 11 12 18 19 uass I, > E. 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89thSt !O:OOam Central Park Run , Webster Sta tue TrieJ 13 9:00am Vol ROTM: MAClO Mile, Central Park (90th & 5th) lO:OOam Montclair NJ Run, Edgemont Memorial Park !O:OOam ROTM: MAClOMile, Central Park (90th & 5th) 20 lO:OOam Montclair NJ Run, Edgemont Memorial ?ark 14 21 15 7:00pm Westside Run, Ru~ers Church, th ll 8:30pm Annual Meeting, Ru~ers Church, 5th 22 7:00pm Brooklyn Run,3rdSt & PPW 16 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 23 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 17 6:15pm Coach Class I, 9 E . 89th St 7:00pm Coach Class II, 9 E. 89th St 24 NJ Run, Edgemont Memorial Park ::.. 25 26 lO:OOam Central Park Run , \Veb.3te r Sta tue 12:00pm Mailing, Rutgers Church 7;0<¥n Hdlday Party, Mr Fuji'• Tropicana, Slh Ave .t 131h St. $10 27 Montclair 28 !O:OOam lO:OOam Central Park Run , Webster Stat"" 29 7:00pm Brooklyn Run , 3rd St & PPW 30 7:00pm Central Park Run, 72nd &CPW 31 11:59pm Midnight Run, Tavern on the Green REGULAR FUN RUNS occur on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Distance is up to 6 miles, your choice. Saturday breakfast is at Rutgers Presbyterian Church, 236 W. 73rd St. Wednesday dinner is at the American Restaurant. B'way at 75th St (SE corner). Tuesday runs are held in Brooklyn, followed by group dinner. The Tuesday run on Dec 15 is at Rutgers Church! You may drop off your bag prior to the runs . For more information, call (212) 724-9700. I �Community Resources ACT UP .... ..................... ... .............................. .. ....... ... ..................................... 212-564-AIDS Nonpartisan. direct action group working to end the AIDS crisis Body Positive .. . .. ....... ...... .. .. ................... ..... .. ..... ............. ............ ................... 212-721-1618 Hotline ... ..... ............. .... ..... ......... .......... ................................. ................. .... 212-721-1346 Support sources for people who are HIV+ CenterBridge .................................................................................................... 212-620-7310 Bereavement support for PWA 's, and for those dealing with AIDS-related loss Community Health Project. ............................................................................... 212-675-3559 Low cost health care services for lesbians and gay men Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project.. .......................................................... 212-807 -6761 Hotline ...................................................................................................... 212-807-0 197 Counseling, advocacy, and infomiGtion for survivors of anti-gay and domestic violence Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of New York ..................................................... 212-777-1800 Clearinghouse for all kinds of infomiGtion. Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) ......... ,............ .............................................. 212-807-7035 Hotline ...................................................................................................... 212-807-6655 Wide variety of services for people with HIVIAIDSIARC Identity House .................................................................................................. 212-243-8181 Peer counseling, the~apy referrals, and short-term groups Institute for Human ldentity ............................................................................. 212-799-9432 Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center..................................................... 212-620-7310 Lesbian Switchboard ...... ... .... ............. ............................ : ................................. 212-741-2610 Telephone support, information, crisis counseling, and referrals for lesbians New York in '94 ...... .................. .......................... ... .......................................... 212-633-9494 Organizing committee for 1994 Gay Games IV People with AIDS Coalition (PW AC) ............................................................... 212-532-0290 Hotline ..................................................................................................... 800-8228-3 280 Advocacy and support for people with AIDS Pride Institute ............. ........ ... ......................... ...... ......................... .... .............. 800-54PRIDE Services for alcohol and chemical dependency Project Connect. ................... .... ...... ................................................................. 800-374-0374 Substance abuse intervention program Queer Nation .................................................................................................. 212-978-8720 Direct action group fighting homophobia SAGE (Senior Action in a Gay Environment) ............. .................................... 212-741-2247 Social support, education, and advocacy around lesbian and gay aging Together (Regent Hospital) ............................................................................. S00-374-0374 Chemical dependency recovery program � 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 Other, 1992 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 Calendar of Runs, 1992 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 1992 Year:1990s Year:1992 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/c4df55364bf13ce82ec16a6cb83b7a94.pdf 64be1de01f71b3f9a0464ae810a71943 PDF Text Text Box 87, Ansonia Station, New York 10023 NOV 1992 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTE R Valerie's Voice Vol. XI, No. 11 You're lucky this month. Leslie (our editor) requests we keep all articles short this month, so I won't go on and on and on .. .. The Gala for the Charitable Foundation was quite successful. I hope all of you who attended enjoyed your evening as much as I did. Again, thank you Paul Harris, Charlie Wintczak, Chris Frieman, Dave Sick, Leo Boneau, and all of our waiters and waitresses. Coming up-We are planning a fund raiser for Unity 94. The date and place are not confirmed yet. As we go to print we are hoping for Thursday December 3 at Fords (Broadway & 70 St). Our own Front Runners will be performing their cabaret act that was so successful this past June (details to follow) . Our annual trip to run the Yuletide Stride in Boston will be December 4-6 (see Chris's article). This race is a benefit for people with AIDS. Our holiday party/dance will probably be December 19. We are still looking for a space. If you have any suggestions or ideas, call Chris Newcomb or me. Our annual meeting will be at 7pm on Tuesday December 15 at Rutgers Church (5th floor) . The ski trip is being planned for February '93 (stay tuned for details). So. mark your calendars. for November. The Washington trip was a success with 41 people traveling on the bus. It broke even financially. The next trip is to Boston for the Yuletide Stride. The Charitable Foundation by-laws are complete and were approved at the last board meeting. The Gala raised over $2,800 for the Foundation. We are planning a repeat performance of the cabaret act as a fundraiser for Unity '94. We need volunteers for this effort; anyone interested should . contact Greg Valerie (212) 724-9509. We discussed whether or not to organize a Lesbian and Gay Pride Run during Gay Garnes IV and voted to "seriously consider" hosting this event. The annual meeting inDecember will be held on Tuesday December 15 at 7pm at Rutgers Church on the 5th floor. The next board meeting is at Carl Johnson's place (210 W 101 St, #2A) on November 11 and the next business meeting will be at Diane Batchelor and Kathy Kuzmin's place (305 W 98 St, #70-South) on November 18. Nancy Andrews Don't forget to vote- not only for the future of our country, but in December for the future of your club! Greg Valerie Hear ye! Hear ye! It's that time of year again. FRNY will be electing new officers at its annual end-of-year meeting on Tuesday December 15 at Rutgers Church (7pm). Nominations for all positions opened at the October business meeting and will close at the November business meetirig (November 18). If you've ever thought about getting involved, now is the time! If you need information, please contact our election captains Amy Risch at (718) 638-6470 or JeffErkman at (212) 243-6204. JeffErkman * * * Addendum Addition to the minutes from the September business meeting: a proposal was made that the numerical results not just the names of the winners for all Front Runner electi~ns be announced at the conclusion of balloting. After ' discussion, the proposal was defeated. * * Elections Business Meeting The financial results of the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run were discussed. The LGPR profit was $5,494, mostly from donations and entry fees . Fundraisers did well also. This year's profit is much larger than in years past. Overall, the club continues to be in excellent financial condition. Total club membership as of mid-October was 489 people. The Computer Run is the points race for October; the Marathon. 1 • •• �Directo ry Volunteer Race of the Month We are publishing a new directory, to be mailed with the January newsletter. If you have address and/or phone number changes, please send them in by December 15. If you are sending a change of address card and you also have a change in your phone number, contact me with the phone number change as well. Any corrections to your present entry should be sent to me via FRNY. Lee Abbey Sunday, December 13 December Duo 10 Miler Place: 90 St & 5 Ave Check in: 9am ------~-------------------------------------------------Yes! I would like to Volunteer. Name: ------ ------ ------ ------ --Phone: --------------------------Race: Bagel Banter Responding to the call "Get a life!", Dan Elliott has rearranged his schedule, resigned from Bagel Brigade, and run off to the King's Festival. Yikes! On behalf of the dozens and dozens of brigadiers left behind, all the best in your new endeavors, Dan. And now that you've left us in the lurch-uh--charge of picking the lentils out of the fire: terrific. Thanks a lot. We wish you well. Anyway, regarding the fall bagel season, full subscriptions are practically sold out, but individual reservations are still available . Remem ber, it is not necessary to sacrifice running with the club to help with bagel set-up and/or break-down. Below are booking details for the upcoming volunteer schedule . ------ ------ ------ ------ ---- For more information or to volunteer, contact Sam LaFata at (212) 222-1345 , or send this form to Sam at 752 West End Ave, #19K, New York, NY 10025. New Memb ers Please welcome for September: David Lucas, Andrea Lurie, and Melanie Sutherland. And for October please welcome returning members Laura Collins, Marty King, Andrew Khoo, and David Eye. Diane Batchelor 7 Nov l. Les Goldstein 2. Jeff St. Denis 3. 21 Nov l.Les Goldstein Ruthless Run ll 14 Nov l. Les Goldstein2. 3. 28 Nov 1. Les Goldstein 2. 5 Dec 2. 3. Contemplating that marathon recovery run? Well, come to the east side of Manhattan (1161 York Ave, lD) on Sunday November 8 at 11am for a 5K or !OK romp around Roosevelt Island. We will board the tram for a running tour of our scenic neighbor in the East River along the route used in the Roosevelt Island lOK. The apres run meal will include egg vegetable casserole , pancakes, fruit, and bagels. Please RSVP to Ruth or Lenore at (212) 755-0535 . Ruth Ribner 3. l. Les Goldstein 2. 3. 12 Dec l. Les Goldstein 2. 3. So, as you can see, slots are filling up fast: call (212) 787-3599 now to assure your niche in Front Runner storybook history. If not, say goodbye, cinnamon-raisins . Goodbye, gooseberry jam. Hello, curds and whey. Les Goldstein Yuletide Stride Join us in Boston for the Yuletide Stride December 4-6. Front Runners will meet on Friday, December 4 at a location to be announced. There is a fun run Saturday morning and a party that night at Peter Bergler's. The race begins at noon on Sunday. It's a terrific weekend, so please call me at (212) 724-5265 if you're interested in going. Chris Newcomb Pied-a -terre Sun-drenched 2-room studio with 2 exposures (S & E). French doors between rooms. Separate full kitchen, OW, AC, laundry in bldg. West 72 St. $1 ,060/month. No fee. Call Dave or Mike at (212) 496-2729. 2 �Stay Fit, Stay Fast Nature vs Nurtur e Even though the marathon is over, running classes led by Front Runners' Coach Cliff Held continue throughout the winter. If you're planning to enter some of the NYRRC Winter Series races, or just need the excuse to get a good, supervised workout, the Early Winter session of 8 classes ($40) begins on Thursday November 5. Because of Thursday conflicts with Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve, we will skip those weeks and continue until January 14 , 1993 . The Front Runners running classes are not exclusively for those who want an excuse to run really fast once a week. The classes can offer us an opportunity to learn about our own styles of running. On all other days of the week each of us is responsible for his/her own workouts. If we are developing bad running habits or not working hard enough, who cares? When we are being coached, the coach is responsible for our workout. Each time we run repeats on Cat Hill, or chum out multiple quarter or half miles, we gain nothing if we don 't learn to recognize how our bodies react to different conditions. A coach helps us focus on things that make us more efficient runners in all running conditions. We become better runners when we become more aware of ourselves as runners. We meet at the New York Road Runners Club (89 St & 5 Ave). A 50 cent baggage check and limited changing facilities are available . The 6: 15pm session is generally geared toward newer runners and those who train at over 8 minutes per mile. The 7pm session tends to have more runners who train faster than 8 minutes per mile. Anyone, however, can come to either session. Please call me at (212) 316-0065 if you have any questions or comments. Jeff Singleton This interview with Front Walker Connie Cohrt was inspired by a conversation with Front Runners Jim Gibb and Frank Buffone "on the run" to the Daniel Webster statue one Saturday morning. Interviewer: Have you always been a racewalker, or did you ever have any latent tendencies towards running? Connie: Although I can run, I have chosen to racewalk. That's what I enjoy doing the most. For me, it feels very natural. Interviewer: Were there any racewalkers in your family? Connie: Do you mean is it genetic or influenced by environment? Well, my father likes to walk. But I was also looking for a sport that was good exercise and low cost, relative to the price of renting a tennis court in New York City. Interviewer: What kind of discrimination do you face because you are a racewalker? Connie: Sometimes we are ignored in races that are promoted as being for racewalkers as well as runners. In other words, they give awards to the runners but not the walkers. Generally speaking though, attitudes are changing towards racewalkers as people get to know us and realize that although we are "different", we all share a common humanity. I get a lot of support form the local racewalking community and especially from my own Front Runner community. Interviewer: Have you ever been "bashed" as a racewalker? Connie: No, but I have endured some heckling from teenage boys, for instance, and an occasional catcall. Interviewer: If you had a child, would you want him or her to grow up to be a racewalker? Connie: Of course! But I would accept it if he or she became a runner instead. Connie Cohrt The Destiny of Me On Saturday October 17 a party of 112 Front Runners and their friends attended a performance of Larry Kramer's latest play at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. The majority of the party dined at Nadine's prior to the performance. The evening netted a profit of over $2,800 for our newly founded Charitable Foundation. This was the largest theater trip ever organized by FRNY!! Paul Harris & Charles Wintczak Charit able "Fun-r aising" Weeke nd Yes, I'm back, but, only as the bearer of good news. "What may that be?" I hear you all ask. Well, thanks to the many Front Runners that participated in the weekend, bodily or otherwise, we raised just over $700. Yes, that was SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS. What a tremendous amount! I know this can only be the beginning of things to come for the Foundation. And what a great way to start it off, with that memorable weekend of September 12 & 13 . Thanks. Diane Batchelor Q i5 for Queenie , "Who raced in her chair. By Alison Bechdel from Dykes to Watch Out For. Published by Firebran d Books, Ithaca, New York. Used with permissio n. 3 �The Philly Trip As the Front Runner World Turns A bus containing a battery with some juice in it (unlike last year), a subtle and sensitive video examining the work of someone called "Madonna" (approved by the Catholic Church - NOT) supplied by our own Presidente , and we were on our way to Philadelphia. My second Front Runner trip to this city was one blessed by great weather. We were greeted by a dessert reception in a conference room affording marvellous night views over the city. After the following morning's fun run we gathered at the Reading Terminal, a large covered market, for lunch. The afternoon was spent "doing your own thing." We gathered at Rodz for an early evening reception. Afterward some, including Tom Johnson, were lured off to try Western two-stepping, while others opted for carbo-loading dinners and early restfull nights. The day dawned crisp and clear with perfect conditions for the race. The half-marathon course is as flat as a pancake with the exception of an incline to the Falls Bridge and, except for the first couple of miles on city streets, the course runs up and down the Schuylkill River. After last year's miserably slow start, I nudged my way up near the front. Those speed kings, Dave Bell and Gary Apruzzese, had the same idea and were a few yards ahead of me. "Don't start too fast! Don't start too fast!" I muttered to myself as the claxon sounded. It was a great race for FRNY with a clutch of PR's. Dave Bell, running like a gazelle, took a minute and a half off his time to lead us in with 1:22:15, while Alex Matuszeski nipped Gary Apruzzese at eleven and a half miles to come in second. Ann McHugh and Diane Batchelor, with yet another successive PR, were our first women home. Sam LaFata, while volunteering for seemingly every race in New York this season, has obviously been training hard for the upcoming New York Marathon. He took an extraordinary 22 minutes off his previous best! We were cheered home by a welcoming contingent of Front Runners a mile or so from the finish, waving the "gay flag." After the race we brunched at Woody's where we learned that a Front Runner from DC had completed the course in I: 14 . An ample brunch was consumed including a terrific batch of blueberry muffins made by Lance from Philly. He is soon to be moving to NY, I gather, so our Front Runner chefs will have a welcome addition to their ranks. It was a great weekend. Thanks are due to our many generous Philadelphia hosts and Chris Newcomb for putting the weekend together. If you are a new member do give the weekend trips a go. They are a great way to get to know your fellow members as well as FR's from other parts of the countl)'. in addition to affording opportunities to run new races. Oh, and Paul Harris, write out 500 times, "I must not start too fast!" Paul Harris This month's Front Runner mailbag brings newsletters from yet two more new clubs: Dallas and St. Louis. The Dallas club must be composed of real larks; their Saturday run begins at 7am (!)and the Sunday run at 8:30 (! !) They travel a lot-100% of their membership was at the IFI get-together in Long Beach (all right, they had 4 members then). St. Louis is already making the Midwestern Front Runner connection, what with visits to Chicago and from Kansas City. The latest International Front Runner Directory lists a record of 15 new clubs this year: Ann Arbor, Dallas, Detroit, Lansing area, Hawaii, Indianapolis, Lexington, Melbourne, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Baylands, Sacramento, Syracuse, Tampa Bay, and Tokyo. (I bet you're all on tenterhooks wondering which ones spell Front Runners as one word or two. I'll spare you.) Los Angeles has donated $500 from their Pride Run profits to the Institute for Gay and Lesbian Studies. Philadelphia notes with justifiable pride the success of their anniversary weekend (thank you for providing such wonderful racing weather). Atlanta also celebrates its anniversary in September--their second. They mention, as does Eugene-Springfield, that they're preparing for Gay Games IV. The Two Rivers (Albany) newsletter mentions an IGLOO Winter Weekend to take place at Stowe, Vermont on February 24-28. Toronto did a "run for the ROM" event in the SJimmer. This 24-hour relay event involved 23 people (7 women) completing a total of 64 legs of 5K each, equalling 320K or 7.6 marathons. This was the first time an all-gay team had participated; one runner wore a "nobody knows I'm gay" Tshirt. San Francisco won't have to pay a park fee for its fun runs after all. After they changed the name of their Gay Run to Gay Pride Run, "a few long-time members" objected so their mailing included a ballot to allow all San Francisco FRs to express their wishes. (Those "long-time members" can be a real FR pain in the butt, can't they?) Finally, the DC newsletter is full of news. The March Committee asked them to host a fun run on the March course during the Quilt weekend. Their Tuesday runs have been spiced up with attempts at bike theft (unsuccessful) and female toplessness (successful). Several DC Front Runners competed in the Outerbanks Triathlon, biking into a 40mph headwind--ouch! The club put on its own production of Midsummer Night's Dream. And they report on an event which is making the rounds of the newsletters: the Chicago Sun-Times Triathlon, at which the gay triathlon team, the Chicago Smelts [my all time favorite team name, Ed.1 . participated (including our own Bob Nelson for team "Smelts in your mouth"). Olympic swimmer Bruce Hayes also participated, and a second gay team, the Quick Queers, had its race results censored by one newspaper (they were delicately abbreviated as the Quick Q's) until protests from other papers and television stations forced out a full report of the team that dared speak its name. We are everywhere! Lenore Beaky Apartm ent for Rent Lesbian owner seeks gay or lesbian tenants. 5 room apt in brownstone on 48 St.. Sunset Park. Perfect for share. Near N!R train . Nov I. Call Marie Antonicci at (718) 851-2446 . 4 �Front Runner s New York Income Stateme nt For the 9 months ending September 30. 1992 Income Membership 9244.00 Interest 216 .33 Miscellaneous 375.00 Operating Income 9835.33 Merchandise Events & trips Rutgers Running classes Reimbursable 3641.25 12740.40 4219.98 3045 .00 23646.63 Expenses Office operations Postage Miscellaneous Operating Expenses Lesbian & Gay Pride Run 6568.85 2223 .80 684.50 9477.15 Inventory Events & trips Rutgers Running classes Reimbursable 12789.05 Total expenses 44277.72 ===== === LGPR Income 18283 .28 51765.24 7487.52 LGPR profit Newsletter Staff: Editor: Leslie Minkler Proofread ers: George Schlein Lenore Beaky Sandra Levine Calendar: Amy Risch Mailing: Lee Abbey Paul Harris *3 :25 : 10 Oslo Marathon Oslo, Norway _ September 12, 1992 Peter Doebele Skagit Flats Marathon Skagit Flats, WA September 12, 1992 Dave Bell Paul Harris East Hampton Georgiana SK East Hampton, NY September 4, 1992 SK 26.2M 26.2M *3:24:46 Maple Leaf Half Marathon Manchester, JIT September 14, 1992 13.1M Dave Bell * 18:40 (6th overall ; 2nd in age group) Rick Buckheit * 19 :25 Jerry Smith The Stonewall Run Portland, OR September 6, 1992 DEADLINE FOR RACE RESULTS is the 15th of each month. Except for NYRCC-scored events for which you registered as a FRNY member, you must notify the race captains of the name location, date, and distance of the race. Paul Harris 8K 31:31 (2nd overall) ~-----------­ *3 :47:00 Corporate Challenge Finals Central Park, NY September 3, 1992 3.5M 20 :18 5494.23 ~ The Finish Line City of San Francisco Marathon San Francisco, CA August 30, 1992 26.2M 5045.00 1648.00 1157.12 597.26 1998.25 2789.05 == 358.18 -364.89 5494.23 Cash flow Total Income Operating Reimbursable LGPR profit 4509.00 245 .00 8434.28 5095.00 18283.28 Exnenses by categorv T-shirts Advertising Postage Printing Supplies Total 3492.34 12406.69 4352.49 3760.00 24011.52 LGPR expenses 1992 Income by category Fundraising T-shirts Entries Donations Total 1:48:18 Roosevelt Island Fall10K Roosevelt Island, NY September 19, 1992 Dan Barrish GarySambo Bob Brins Paul Horowitz William Dale (1st men's team) Roger Binion Erlingness SK Erlingness, Norway September 20, 1992 Paulette Meggoe 5 10K 39:04 40:39 42:38 43 :57 49:06 51:45 SK 25:31 For any race, let the race captains know if your perfonnance is a personal record or if it was your first time at that distance. Race captains are Ann McHugh (718) 2788464 and Gary Apruzzese (212) 799-8781. �The Philadelphia Distance Run Philadelphia, PA September 20, 1992 13.1M Dave Bell Alex Matuszeski Gary Apruzzese Rick Buckheit Paul Harris Peter Niederli:ihner Peter Johnston Greg Valerie Maynard Yost Jay Pack John Quinn Aaron Royer Anne McHugh Diane Batchelor Charlie Wintczak Bruce Alpert Chris Newcomb Dorothy Fuscaldo Tony Meola Sam LaFata Edna Benitez Tom Johnson Jeff St. Denis Dan Kavulish Mark Schafer Claudia Borden Carl Johnson Mark Basham George Schlein Lenore Beaky Lart)' Schafer Donn Peppler Bob Galloway Steve Yeary Ken Shereda *1 :22 :10 1:22 :43 1:23 :29 1:23:38 *1 :24:57 *1 :25 :30 *1:27:56 *1 :28:29 1:29:14 *1:29:30 +1 :30:10 +1:33 :04 *1:33 :55 *1 :33 :59 +I :38:10 I :40 :32 +1 :41 :32 1:42 :19 I :42 :38 *1 :43 :07 *1 :47 :20 1:47:30 +I :50 :22 *1 :50 :24 + 1:51:05 1:55 :15 1:56 :50 *1 :57 :30 1:57 :50 1:59 :55 +2 :00 :40 2:01:38 2:02 :00 2:05 :00 2:14:03 Staten Island Half Marathon Staten Island, NY September 20, 1992 13.1M Desmond Groarke Joe Criscione Beth Collins Frank Lindsay Harold Brueland Sandra Levine Ruth Ribner Drew Penkalo Donna Arabia Leslie Minkler Lenore Martin 1:24:52 1:33 :19 1:37:31 1:37:35 1:40 :47 1:42 :13 I :48:42 I :56:43 1:58:12 2:12:55 2:12 :55 Montreal Marathon Montreal, Canada September 21, 1992 UK Ernie Worden Jerry Smith 1:04:00 1:05 :00 Pfaltz Point Trail Challenge New Paltz, NY September 27, 1992 15M Diane Batchelor *1 :45 :25 (lst woman overall) Marnell McNama ra 2:11:00 Debbie Bell 2:12:00 Susan Ziering 2:15:00 Portland Marathon Portland, OR September 27, 1992 26.2M John Spooner 3:37:42 The Maine Marathon Portland, ME October 4, 1992 26.2M Claudia Borden Long Beach Island 18 Miler Long Beach Island, NJ October 11, 1992 18M Dorothy Fuscaldo Sam LaFata Tony Meola Women's Half Marathon Central Park, NY October 11, 1992 Julie DeLaurie r Beth Collins Mary Spano Tina Isselbacher Ann McHugh Marnell McNama ra Ruth Ribner Donna Arabia Lauren Schiff Susan Ziering Paulette Meggoe Lenore Beaky Teresa Doughert y +2 :33 :44 +2:33 :44 +2 :33 :44 13.1M 1:36:18 1:38 :30 1:47 :48 1:51 :35 1:51:35 1:51:36 1:53 :05 1:57:20 2:01 :57 2:07:27 2:08 :32 2:09:35 2:20:02 4:23 :48 Co-ed SK Run Central Park, NY October 11, 1992 NYC Marathon Tune-up Central Park, NY October 4, 1992 25K Gary Stefanick Charles Hampton Patrice Drury Marnell McNama ra Lauren Schiff Drew Penkalo _ Roger Binion Susan Ziering 2:08 :54 2:15 :07 2:18:20 2:18:36 2:20 :23 2:21:15 2:26:46 2:32:41 Grand Union Corning Cup Albany, NY October 10, 1992 Desmond Groarke Army 10 Miler Arlington, VA October 11, 1992 Diane Westerback Columbus Marathon Columbus, OH October 11, 1992 Ric Mufioz Gary Apruzzese Bill Hamilton 10K *38: 12 4:22 :00 18:52 Annual Run for Arthritis Atlanta, GA October 13, 1992 3.6M Seth Slade 23 :07 (1st, 20-29) Lee Abbey 28:42 Stamfor d Half Marathon Stamford, CT October 18, 1992 13.1M Sandra Levine Leslie Minkler 1:39:20 2:04 :50 10M *1 :32 :43 26.2M GarGamesiV 6 SK Dan Barrish 2:48 :00 *2:58:00 *3 :02 :00 26.2M Jerry Smith Falling Leaves Utica, NY September 27, 1992 � 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:1992 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/4a0354e48cbb739d4b3f4634d3c6f718.pdf 992d132331a99f4187bcaf721638cd9f PDF Text Text I Box 87, Ansonia Station, New York 10023 SEPT 1992 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER Vol. XI, No. 9 Valerie's Voice Summer is almost over and we will soon be starting our busy Fall/Winter season. Coming up: Meet the Membership Picnic/Race for the Cure Weekend, our first official fundraiser for the Charitable Foundation ; our annual weekend to visit Philadelphia and run the Philadelphia Distance Run (13 .1 miles); the Blue Line Run; weekend trip to Washington DC to view the entire AIDS Memorial Quilt; and welcoming our out-of-town guests for Marathon Weekend. This season we will have two new and exciting social events. FRNY will stage an original cabaret act as a fundraiser for Unity '94 (Gay Games IV). This past June's cabaret fund raiser for our Pride Run was quite successful. Hopefully we will be able to top it. We need help with advertising , selling tickets, securing a theater, ushering, etc. Call me if you wish to volunteer. When our Charitable Foundation finally becomes official, we would like to celebrate by having a gala event. One suggestion is to sell tickets to a preview of a play or movie, to be followed by a reception. All proceeds will go to the Foundation. If you have any ideas , or would like to help, call Paul Harris. We really need you. So those are some of the things that are coming up, besides our usual runs on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays and the meetings, meetings, meetings. I look forward to seeing all of you as the summer sun starts to fade in the distance. Greg Valerie finance committee meeting will be held to determine the actual level of profitability. The Race for the Cure and events mentioned elsewhere in this newsletter were also discussed. Next month's business meeting will include a discussion and vote on whether we will have a L&G Pride Run in 1994. The next board meeting is September 9 at Sam LaFata's apartment, 752 West End Ave, #19K; the next business meeting is September 16 at Amy Risch's in Brooklyn. Brooklyn? Yes, Brooklyn. Amy's apartment is at 604 Carroll St. Directions for aJI you overseas (river?) guests : take the N//R train to Union St in Brooklyn, exit onto 4th Avenue, turn left and go two blocks (away from the Williamsburg clock tower!) to Carroll St, turn left again and go 1/2 block up. It's the bottom bell. In case of Nancy Andrews confusion, call (718) 638-6470. New Members P lease welcome our new members for the month of July: Kathleen Haley, Joe McDaniel, Denise Morrissey, Jody Reill, Ellen Brenner, Michele LaMontia, Jeff Bailey. And for the month of August: Chuck Rogers, Kenneth Cassillo, Rosanna Murray, and Jeff Lymburner. Diane Batchelor Charitable Foundation Business Meeting The FRNY Charitable Foundation committee is beginning to draft proposed by-laws for the new organization. The committee is holding a meeting on September 22 to present the proposed by-laws to FRNY members. The meeting will be at 8pm at Greg Valerie's apartment, 43 W 85 St. #AA. Gary Apruzzese, Dave Bell, Tina lsselbacher, Robert LaMont, Greg Valerie At the August 1992 business meeting, Diane Batchelor reported that club membership had reached 502 people. This is slightly higher than membership one year ago. Discussions are beginning about renewing Cliff Held as Coach; people with comments, either positive or negative, should speak with Jeff Singleton. The financial outcome of the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run was discussed. Final numbers are not in yet, but the race was profitable. A 1 �3,2,1,a .... Days to Go! tn M.emort.a .m l f this reaches you before September 12, meet us in Central Park's Sheep Meadow at 9:45am for the Meet the Membership Picnic. Call me at (212) 749-4176 for details. Rain location is Rutgers Church. Carl Johnson Remembering Joel lfcher 1 first met Joel in February 1980 when he joined FRNY. joined the month before, and being a relatively new runner, I remember being impressed by his obvious running abilities. In those days, the runs drew about 8 or 10 people , and we would go to a member's apartment afterwards for coffee and cake. Thus, we all got to know each other pretty well. From the beginning , Joel was an active member of the club, participating in most of our ever expanding activities. He was always willing to run with new runners and would sit with them at breakfast afterwards, making them feel welcome. When we decided to put on the first Gay Pride Run in 1982, I asked Joel to be in charge of fundraising. He agreed , and continued to do so for the next couple of years. In 1983, he helped us with our incorporation and by-laws revision. Throughout his years as a member, he remained supportive and active, even towards the end when he no longer ran . He would come to the Saturday runs to work on the bagel brigade, or just to socialize and be with his many club friends. I had my own rating system for members based on such things as participation in club activities, number ofT-shirts bought, etc. I always rated Joel a 10. He was also a 10 in another area of his lifeas a father raising 2 sons. On a visit to us in Vermont last winter, we had an occasion to be afone and he asked if we could talk about something. I said sure, but was not quite prepared for the subject matter, which was his dying. At this point he was quite sick and knew that he was in the final stages of his illness. What impressed me so much about the conversation was his acceptance of his situation. He had obviously made his peace with himseH and was secure in the knowledge that he had the love and support of his children and his lover Brian to see him through. During these last difficult months, he kept his spirits up until the end, a Front Runner in life as well as in death. I will always remember him. Steve Gerben 1 had Philadelphia Distance Run The Philadelphia weekend is September 18-20. If you are still interested in going, please call me at (212) 7425265 . Chris Newcomb AIDS Memorial Quilt Join us on our trip to Washington DC to view the quilt. The weekend is October 9-11 and the cost for the bus is $35. Please get your checks in by Sept 12. Call me at (212) 742-5265 for details about the trip. Chris Newcomb Charitable Foundation Gala Event A. nyone wishing to work on the gala event celebrating the incorporation of the Foundation (see "Valerie's Voice" for details), call Paul Harris at (212) 265-6845. Paul Harris Volunteer Races of the Month Sunday, September 13 Race for the Cure Place : Tavern on the Green Check in: 9am Sunday, October 25 A. brief remembrance of Joel: will I ever forget the day that John, our bagel man, didn't show up, and Guy (yes, Guy) was looking up at me from the floor of the gym as I entered and took in the scene. That morning, while I did my usual five-mile loop, I contemplated our latest crisis and invented the format of the bagel brigade. When I got back to Rutgers, Joel was on the door. I explained my idea to him and he promptly volunteered to be one of the brigadiers. This made me feel that the idea might actually work, and I was immensely grateful to him. So, Joel was actually the first member of the bagel brigade . Thank you , Joel. Lenore Beaky Computer Run Place: Tavern on the Green Check in: 9:30am I~-----------------, YES! I would like to volunteer. I I I I Name: Phone: Race: ! : For more information or to volunteer, contact Sam I LaFata at (212) 222-1345 or send this form to Sam at 752 West End Ave, #19K, New York, NY 10025. Individuals may contribute In Joel's name to GMHC, PWA Coalition, GLAAD, or PFLAG. 2 L ----------------- 1 1 J �Thanks! Volunteers Blue Line Run Thanks to the volunteers who worked the Club Team and Not the Club Team Championships: Paul Harris, Michael Russ, Les Goldstein, Bob Brins, Allen Dee, Jim Gibb, Steve Mclure, Claudia Borden, Pat Kuharic, AI Gallo, Dick Hamilton, Dave Sick, Mike McMahon, Marty King, Ken Shereda, and James Minter. Sam LaFata 1-900-PARK for information about FRNY's exciting fun runs, contact the following people : Tuesday night in Brooklyn, Joe Criscione at (718) 965-9081; Wednesday runs, Mike at (212) 724-9700; and Sunday morning runs in New Jersey, Liz Sanchez at (201) 509-9152 or Julie Goldscheid at (201) 746-7406. Mike McMahon W ondering when to get that 20 miler in before the Marathon? How about on Sunday, October 4 with FRNY when we run the Blue Line Run. This run is the actual course of the last 20 miles of the NYC Marathon. So, if this is your first time, it will be a great opportunity to preview the course! The run leaves at 8:30am SHARP from Sandra Levine and Leslie Minkler's apartment located at 205 Prospect Ave, Brooklyn and will end in Central Park at the Marathon finish line by Tavern on the Green. A brunch will follow the run at Kathy Kuzmin and Diane Batchelor's apartment at 305 W 98 St, #7D South. The brunch is $10 and the deadline to sign up for~ is September 26. To RSVP, and /or for further information, please call Ann McHugh at (718) 278-8464 or Gary Apruzzese at (212) 799-8781. Ann McHugh Was that John, Jr. or Just George Washington? Montreal Excursion G. eorge Washington slept here (Honest!). John Jr. fox hunts here, along w~h his mother, Jackie 0. (This is too important to kid about.) Whitney Houston lives down the road. (It's the house that still has wedding decorations.) Mike Tyson lived here until he moved to the Midwest recently. (He won't be back for a few years.) The Front Runners will be running here on their Special Run for September. (Who would lie about that!) Sept 27 will find New York Front Runners stretching their legs along country lanes through the horse country, history, and farmland of New Jersey. There will be courses of three, six, and 13 miles at Jockey Hollow National Historic Park in Bernardsville. It once was the farm of Tempe Wick, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and it's the spot where the Continental Army spent the winter of 1779. At the end of the Run, there will be a potluck picnic aimed at satisfying even the biggest country appetites. We will leave from 73rd Street and Riverside Drive at 9:30am. In just one hour we'll be checking out the local colts and fillies, breathing the clean country air of Bernardsville, and finding it hard to believe this is the same state that also has the New Jersey Turnpike. We will provide transportation, so we'll all be able to get out there and face the hills of New Jersey. For details, to sign up, and to volunteer to drive, call Alan Dee at (212) 6638127. Alan Dee L mle did we know that the highlight of our weekend in Montreal would be their first ever sanctioned all-women's race. THE RACE TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN was an exceedingly well-run race w~h lots of food (bags filled w~h bagels, bananas, juice, muffins, cookies - yum, yum) and prizes (how about four leather jackets!!), beautiful floral bouquets, sports bags, etc. The race was actually 2 races -a women-only 8K and a coed 5K, both run on a flat, fast course. We're hoping to stay in contact w~h the race director to get information on next year's race. As soon as we do, get ready for the first annual FRNY trek to Montreal!! [Diane finished 3rd Overall in 31 :32! Congratulations, Diane- Ed.) Kathy Kuzmln & Diane Batchelor The Monster that Did Us 8 everal weary FR women "did" the Monster 1OK in the Catskills on August 2. Appropriately named, the Monster is a hill-acious 10K through Monticello, NY. It's worth doing just for the T-shirt featuring a green monster consuming a running shoe. Luckily, we'd rested up at Larry Brassell's beautiful gay B&B, "Auntie Em's Farm" in lovely Shandelee. At Pat's wonderful garden down the road, we bought home grown, legal herbs to brighten up our c~ apartments. Midge Maroni conquered the hills, placing second in her age group. We were all rewarded for our efforts by a delicious brunch at "Auntie Em's". Next year, we vowed, we'll hill train and take home all the awards! Maybe FR can overrun "Auntie Em's", pet the billy goats, go antiquing, and do the Monster w~h us. Sandra Levine Moving to Sri Lanka! Apt. for Rent- $800, 1 bdrm, huge lvg. room, across from Botanic Garden and subway, doorman, eat in kitchen, A/ C, dishwasher, newly remodeled, 800 sq. ft. Call Nancy Andrews: h(718)638-3648; w(212)573-4876. 3 �As the Front Runner World Turns The Coach Returns Not satisfied with running, Front Runners have taken to bicycling, swimming, racewalking-and now an activity wnh which we already have a certain affinny: camping. No, no, I mean real camping, you know, wnh tents and stuff? We already have the Two Rivers Front Runners and Outdoor Society, based in Albany; they do the Freihofer's 5K, but they also go tubing, hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, and indoor rock climbing (?). (They also did the fa-a-bulous Boston-P'town lesbian and gay bike ride, which I myself heartily recommend.) Omaha and San Francisco went camping in July, Atlanta did a river raft race in August, and even the boys of Chicago camped up in army tents outfitted with 8 cots each and charcoal grills, "a happy medium between the avid camper and the nature virgin," they said hopefully. Does this make you want to leave the canyons of New York? Then calgary has invned one and all up to their neck of Canada for "skiing, hiking, and hospitality." To prepare for that, you might want to do the race up Mount Washington (6288 ft.)-if so, read the account of a Boston FA who did nthis year. DC, by contrast, is irremediably urban and urbane; their July "Just for Lunch" group visited the Commons Restaurant, located in the Smithsonian castle and decorated as an English boys' school dining hall. Long Beach members helped to clean up businesses which were damaged in their part of the urban world after the Rodney King riots; San Diego's newsletter urges the club to renew its commitment to multiracialism in the aftermath of the riots, and Boston has established a committee to encourage more active membership among "women, and people of diverse cultural backgrounds." Eugene-Springfield reports that George Takei, the LAFR ("Mr. Sulu," of course) visned them during a Star Trek Convention; will the local government confiscate their newsletter now that Eugene-Springfield has legalized, nay, mandated homophobic oppression? Seattle had a July potluck at the Bailey-Boushay House which provides residential care for PWA's and which will receive support from the proceeds of Seattle's Run With Pride race and their auction. LA's Woman Frontrunner of the Year covers the 10-mile distance to her job by running nthree times a week and biking twice; she also does 50 push-ups and 100 sit-ups "nearly every morning" and has done marathons in the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Catalina Island. In 1991 she did 16 marathons, two triathlons, and a biking century. Oh yes, she's 44--iJuess I'll stop whining about my age. Finally, the worst news to reach me via the newsletters this month: Twinkletoes of Chicago has resigned. Say n ain't so, John!. Well, this member of the JJ Fan Club wishes him well in his new endeavors, whatever the heck Lenore Beaky they may be. 0 ur Front Runners' Coach, Cliff Held, returns to us in September from his summer of teaching at the Craftsbury Running Camp. The Fall session of 8 Running Classes ($40) begins on Thursday, September 10, and continues through October 29. The application accompanies this newsletter. Cliff concentrates on interval workouts, in which we repeat a short distance (a quarter of a mile up to a mile), correcting technical errors, and reinforcing good habits and destroying old ones (sorry, running-related only). Beginning runners benefit tremendously from these sessions by developing good technique before bad habits set in, and experienced runners -well, you know you s..bQ.u.J.d be doing this kind of work, because some of the newest Front Runners seem pretty fast. Speedwork is important whether you are doing marathons or 5K's. Most of us are totally incapable of doing quality interval work on our own, and, in fact, shouldn't be doing nunsupervised. During all of our runs throughout the rest of the week, we decide how far, how fast, what time of day, and often don't even have a plan until we put on our shoes and go outside. On Thursdays in the classes, the Coach is responsible for your workout. If the Coach thinks you should go faster, hey, try n; or slower, try that, too. You take classes to learn about your limits, your running form, your strengths and yourself. The classes are workouts, weaknesses and _ not races, and ~ you take them seriously, you will get faster. We meet at the New York Road Runners Club at 89th St. and 5th Ave. A 50 cent baggage check and limned changing facilnies are available. The 6:15pm session is generally for newer runners and those who train at 8 to 12 minutes per mile. The 7pm session tends to have more runners who train faster than 8 minutes per mile. Anyone, however, can come to either session. Please call me at (212) 316-0065 if you have any questions or Jeff Singleton comments. n • Hello A my asked me to take over as editor of the newsletter. I accepted, though the sighs of relief heard throughout the club are a little alarming- hey, guys, what am I getting myself into?! Anyway, as always, copy is due the night of the business meeting. I will gladly accept copy before that day. Call me at work if you wish to fax copy to me BEFORE the business meeting. Also, Amy will still handle the calendar, so check with her when you wish to Leslie Minkler set up dates for FRNY events. 4 �~ THE FINISH UNE Corporate Challenge #3 Central Park June 24, 1992 3.5M George Mayer 20:51 Long Island Women's 5K Championship Bethpage, NY July4, 1992 Diane Batchelor Edna Benitez Debbie Bell lnger-Johanne Berger Kathy Kuzm in Lenore Beaky Connie Knapp Jennifer Stevens Denise Morrissey Anne Corey Lisa Weiner 5K *20:22 23:40 23:59 25 :20 25 :28 26:06 26:20 26:37 *34:34 34:37 +41 :03 5th Annual Deadwood Trail 50 Miler Deadwood, SD 50 M July 19, 1992 Harold Brueland 10:54:00 Roosevelt lsla~d Summer 5K Roosevelt Island, NY July 19, 1992 Michael Russ Candido Barroso Mary Spano Donn Peppler Ruth Gursky 5K 18:28 18:30 21 :45 26:28 *30:57 Sons of Italy Triathlon Dutchess County, NY July 19, 1992 .25M swim/23M bike/4M run Bob Nelson 2:04:01 Media Challenge #3 Central Park July 22, 1992 3.5M George Mayer Marty Perl Joe Piliero Midge Maroni Club Team Championship Central Park July 26, 1992 ~---------5M 28:59 29:32 29:40 29:42 30:04 30:12 30:45 30:53 *30:57 31:02 31:58 32:05 32:08 32:09 *33:28 33:48 35:42 35:.42 36:48 37:13 37:40 37:53 38:15 39:11 40:06 43:05 43:17 44:25 49:54 51:46 Patrick Guilfoyle Patrick Barker Rod Blacklock Aaron Ashby David Bell Gary Apruzzese Bill Hamilton Jeff Singleton Paul Harris Seth Slade George Mayer Alex Matuszeski Marty Perl John Messina Diane Batchelor Peter Johnston Stephanie Smoot Charles Wintczak Ann McHugh John Kearns Mary Spano Robert Galloway Charles Hampton Larry Schafer Gary Kelley Lenore Beaky Donna Arabia Donn Peppler Teresa Dougherty Ruth Gursky Not the Club Team Championship Central Parle 5M July 26, 1992 38:01 39:07 Patricia Adouki John Riordan 12th Annual Joe Klelnennan 12 Hr Run Bayside, NY 12Hours August 1, 1992 20:55 21 :47 22:22 28:40 *Personal Best +First Time at Distance Harold Brueland (3rd • 45-49) 65 Miles Reservoir Run Central Park August 2, 1992 5K Sean Sawyer Charles Hampton Donna Arabia Jennifer Stevens Lisa Weiner 20:31 23:39 25:10 28:38 *39:19 Monster 1OK Monticello, NY August 2, 1992 10K 52:24 58:15 Sandra Levine Midge Maroni (2nd, 40-49) Leslie Minkler Chilmark 5K Martha's VIneyard, MA August 8, 1992 Alex Matuszeski Greg Valerie Victor lnada Bill Ferranti Chris Newcomb 1:01:01 5K 18:20 *19:27 23:30 23:48 26:55 The Race to End VIolence Against Women Montreal, Canadll BK August 9, 1992 Diane Batchelor (3rd overall) Kathy Kuzmin Thursday's Child 5K Amagansett, NY August~ 1992 +31 :32 +41 :34 5K Dave Pitches 20:30 Media Challenge #4 Central Park August 12, 1992 3.5M George Mayer 20:45 Chicago Bud Lite Triathlon Chicago,IL 1.5K swlm/40K blke/10K run Bart Narter 2:40:00 ••••••••• ••••••• ••••••••• ••••••••• •••••••••race, contact the race captains if: For any RACE RESULTS is the : DEADUNE FOR • 15th of each month. Except for NYRRC• scored events for which you registered as :a FRNY m~m~r. you must notify ~he • race captains with the name, locatiOn, • date, and distance of the race. your performance is a personal record ore if it was your first time at that distance. • Race captains are Ann McHugh at (718) : 278-8464 and Gary Apruzzese at (212) • • 799-8781 . ••••••••• ••••••••• ••••••••• ••••••••• ••••••• 5 �LESBIA N & GAY PRIDE RUN Central Parle June 27, 1992 AWARD WINNER$-WOMEN 5M Age Group: Q-19 1 Adouki, Patricia, 19, NY 38:38 Age Group: 20.24 1 Julianne Larner, 23, FRPH 2 Pamela Spiegel, 24, NYC 3 Leslie Dailey, 20, NY 45:23 46:00 46:44 Age Group: 25·29 2-0V Maureen Muller-Kahle, 26, FRDC 1 Ellen Walker, 26, NYC 2 Diane Batchelor, 28, FRNY 3 Ann McHugh, 27, FRNY 31:55 33:02 34:19 34:36 Age Group: 30-34 3-0V Stacy Creamer, 32, CPTC 1 Chris Marko, 30, YLCP 2 Donna Checkan, 30, FRNY 3 Nora Burns, 30, NYC 32:21 33:31 33:35 37:09 Age Group: 35-39 1-0V Susan Foster, 35, FRNY 1 Mary Gallagher, 35, WS 2 Michelle Vodopia, 36, NJ 3 Ellen Brenner, 35, NY 30:14 32:32 32:35 35:10 Age Group: 4Q-44 1 Diane Hawkins, 40, NYC 2 Linda Lowell, 44, NYC 3 Flavia Marin, 42, NYC 36:32 36:42 36:56 Age Group: 45-49 1 Bonnie Dietrich, 48, MILL 2 Andrea Lurie, 45, TRAC 3 Marjorie Starroerg, 47, NYC 38:19 40:10 41:33 Age Group: 50-54 1 Edith Jones, 52, NYC 2 Ruth Greher, 50, MILL 3 Stella Stromboli, 50, FRNY 37:23 45:31 47:54 AWARD WINNE R$-ME N Age Group: 20.24 3-0V Adel Hussein, 22, NYC 1 Wilson Chik, 20, FRPH 2 Patrick Colclough, 23, TRAC 3 Ed Mullen, 24, PA Age Group: 25-29 1-0V Jerode King, 26, Bklyn 1 Joe Schruender, 28, FRDC 2 Ashley Lonsdale, 29, FRNY 3 Gregory Curtis, 26, LA Age Group: 30-34 2-0V Michael Laflamme, 32, Canada 1 Patrick GuiHoyle, 33, FRNY 2 Gregory Stitz, 34, FRDC 3 Pierre Tessier, 30, Canada Age Group: 35-39 1 Anthony Anderson, 38, FRDC 2 Gary Apruzzese, 37, FRNY 3 Peter Niederlohner, 36, FRNY Age Group: ~44 1 Alden Clark, 40, FRB 2 Maynard Yost, 41, FRNY 3 William Harkins, 42, NYC Age Group: 45-49 1 Edgar Sandoval, 45, WSY 2 Edward Barry, 45, WSY 3 Tom McGee, 49, NYC Age Group: 50-54 1 Ramon Ruiz, 52, NYC 2 Ira Hayes, 52, NYC 3 Marty King, 51, NYC 27:53 29:11 31:28 31:48 26:38 28:06 28:34 30:10 27:11 28:00 28:32 29:20 29:36 30:26 30:47 29:51 32:02 31:11 28:09 31:41 32:34 31:18 33:36 34:17 Age Group: 55·59 Age Group: 55-59 1 Alan Fairbrother, 56, Sl 2 Bernard Kasten, 59, FRNY 3 Robert Holloway, 57, FRNY 30:38 37:47 45:01 Age Group: 60-99 1 Joseph Burns, 63, NJ 2 Patrick McElroy, 62, NJ 3 Howard Lebwith, 61, NY 34:18 35:18 47:24 Lillian WoH, 58, FRDC 56:35 Age Group: 60-99 1 2 Daisy Klein, 66, NYC Marcella Tobias, 67, NYC Newsletter Staff Editor: Proofreaders: Mailing: 6 47:50 1:05:26 Leslie Minkler George Schlein Lenore Beaky Lee Abbey � 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:1992 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/bec91a9fffcb1a763167ee0142c530a6.pdf 39ae167c72cdc6c498be019cb7399222 PDF Text Text FRONT RUNNERS NY BOX87, ANSONIA STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10023 July 1992 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER Valerie's Voice July, the beginning of the lazy days of summer. Front Runners will be able to relax for a while after our busy June. This past month, our Front Runners were in Boston to run in the Fifth Annual Lesbian and Gay Pride Run. We were in Philadelphia to run in the Second Annual Lesbian and Gay Pride Run. As I write this, we are gearing up for our pride weekend. To all our out of town guests, welcome to New York. I hope you have a great race and I look forward to marching with you on Saturday. To all of our members, I will keep Valerie's Voice short this month (alright, stop cheering) since I still have a million things to do. July should be pretty quiet. So enjoy your summer. Have a great Pride Weekend. See you all at the race. I am sorry to announce Aaron Ashby has stepped down as director-at-large due to personal reasons. I would like to thank Aaron for doing a great job and for all of his input during the last year and a half. I am happy to announce Carl Johnson has accepted this position, after a unanimous vote from the Board. Carl will hold the position of director-at-large until the end Greg Valerie of the year. !RUTGERS CHURCH WILL BE CLOSED ON ~ULY 4. AN ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE IMADE. Business Meeting The June business meeting was held on June 17 at Greg Valerie's apartment. Membership now stands at 525. The first major topic of business was the Lesbian & Gay Pride Run, for which (as of June 20) 780 applications for the 5-mile variant and 52 applications for the 2-mile event had been received. As of the meeting, 60 -70 tickets had been sold for the cabaret. The housing situation for Lesbian & Gay Pride Weekend looked good as of the meeting, although more volunteers to house our out-of-town visitors are always welcome. There will be a dessert reception at Vol. XI, No.7 7:30 on Friday for out-of-town guests. A finish line ribbon for the races was discussed; and approval was given for a total of 1000 finisher pins to be prepared and paid for (first 600 are being donated). The celebratory dance on Saturday evening will take place at the Sound Factory between 9:00 and 11 :00; printing of 1,000 invites was approved. A last nice bit of news on the LGPR was that the well-received fund-raising dinner raised $877. On other topics: It was reported that the Boston Pride Weekend went well. A trip to Falsettos is being planned, probably in July 21. A baker's dozen or so of people were planning to attend Philly's Lesbian & Gay Pride Weekend. The race captains promoted the 1-2-3 mile relays on July 12. For this event, teams of three men, three women, or two men and a woman can sign up. The Club Team Championship race (5 miles) will be held on July 26. Please show up either to volunteer or to run in this most important race. We will hold a picnic afterwards, and hand out awards to the most improved man & woman, and to the most visible participants. In coach news, you can get coaching for free during July and August. Approval was given for the Running Gear Committee to purchase more singlets and summer t-shirts. Finally, Aaron Ashby stepped down as director-atlarge. Carl 1ohnson will fill his seat on the board of directors until the end of the year. Thanks for your hard work, Aaron, and welcome, Carl. We've moved! As of July 1, Front Runners' address is: Front Runners New York Box 87, Ansonia Station New York, NY 10023 �In closing, let me say once again how proud I am to support Front Runners and Lesbian & Gay pride, and I hope that this support will somehow, someday contribute, even in my own small way, to the abolishment of AIDS and the equal treatment, once and for all, of everyone, regardless of sexual preference. Please accept my contribution of $150, as you so beautifully expressed it last year, "in celebration of Guy Zelenak." Directory .update We are publishing a directory update. It will be mailed with the August newsletter. If you have any corrections, changes, additions, or deletions to the directory, I must receive them in writing by July 11, 1992. A reminder- if you have left your phone numbers off the renewal form, they will not be in the directory. If you have not specified that you wish to be listed, you will not be listed. Some people whom I have not been able to contact have left this blank. Lee Abbey As my good friend Marty White always says, I am straight but sensitive ...... .... Very sincerely, Barbara Ann Klein April 25, 1992 Letter from Barbara Ann Klein Dear Friends at Front Runners: Not Just Saturdays in the Park What do 1) making new friends, 2) running, and 3) Daylight Savings Time all have in common? The answer is our Wednesday (in Manhattan) and Tuesday (in Brooklyn) night runs. There's more daylight in the evenings now until November. The weather is getting nicer (and so are the bodies). So, come out and join your friends for a run in a park. After the run, join them for a bite to eat. The turnout for these runs is smaller than for our Saturday runs. These runs are perfect for getting to know some of your fellow runners better. In Manhattan on Wednesdays, we meet at the American Restaurant before and after the run. In Brooklyn on Tuesdays, the meeting place is Prospect Park West and 3rd Street. See your calendars for more details. Why not make one of these runs a regular part of your week's recreation and social activities? Hope to see more of you at them soon! For more info on Brooklyn Runs, please call Joe Criscione (718) 9659081; for Manhattan Runs, cali (212) 724-9700. Mike McMahon I can't believe it's almost a year since we lost our beloved friend, Guy Zelenak. I was very grateful to have been invited to his memorial service and felt privileged to have been able to speak of my friendship with Guy. He certainly will always be remembered in the hearts of us all. It was also at the memorial service that my question whether Front Runners was named after the book by the same name was answered. I recall reading that book close to 20 years ago and being sincerely moved. Oddly enough, I was in Barnes & Noble the other day and found a copy of the book on sale for one dollar. I shall read it again with a renewed sense of pride having known Guy. Although I have contributed annually to Front Runners' Gay Pride efforts, and, of course, to the Gay Men's Health Crisis, Guy's passing urged me to get involved even more in the fight against AIDS. Broadway Cares and Equity Fights AIDS have become the two other organizations that I am fully supporting. Last Christmas my "significant other" and I were able to fund 500 food baskets to go directly to homebound PWAs. The feature that I liked about the baskets is that the PWA's companion also benefits. The companion is all too often neglected during the time of tragedy. Make Plans to see FALSETTOS with us. We are hoping to go on Tuesday, July 21. Call me at (212) 724-5265 fo~ details. Chns Newcomb FALSmOS ..... CRAZY FAMIUES, CHANGING RELATIONSHIPS, BAR-MITZVAH TRAUMA, LOVE AND UFE IN THE 80S AND 905. FALSETTOS A 2 MUSICAl. �UPCOMING RUNS RND RACES Forgotten Brooklyn Special Run Women's Runs This July Seth and Paul bring you a repeat of their popular 1991 July special run around Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, on Sunday, July 19 at 11:00. Running around Greenwood Cemetery is a fun way to see parts of Brooklyn people rarely get to, and to see this old and very pretty (not to mention famous) cemetery from outside. The circle route around the cemetery is mostly on sidewalks, with a little bit of road running, and is about 3.5 miles with a nice hill at the end. We promise lots of fabulous food at the end (though we may replace last year's popular gazpacho with a chilled yogurt fruit soup ... ) and a chance to enjoy our colorful deck if you haven't seen it before. Please RSVP to Seth or Paul at (718) 7880567 by Saturday afternoon, July 18, so we can know how much food to make. Hope to see you Seth Slade and Paul Brockmann there! Women's FestivaiSK Race/Walk July 18 in Nyack, NY (note change of date). For further information, call Debbie Bell, (914) 353Debbie Bell 6925. Women's Plainview/Bethpage SK Run July 4th is the annual Women's Plainview/Bethpage 5K run. It takes place in the town of Oyster Bay, starting at Jericho High School. Last year about a dozen female Front Runners attended and a fun time was had by all--whether running or spectating. You can register on race day ($10). Anyone interested, please call Diane Batchelor ASAP (212) 663-6707. A car pool is also being arrangedand we may arrange a brunch afterwards. See you there. Diane Batchelor Volunteer Race of the Month--July Free Speed, Through the Summer Sunday, July 26--9am 5 Mile Club Team Championship; and 1Oam 5 Mile Not the Club Team Championship. Sam LaFata From July 2 to September 3, Coach Cliff Held will not be offering his usual Thursday night classes. But don't even imgine that he has forgotten about us. He deeply cares about us, for we are his favorites. And I would know if he just says that to all of his groups. As a true sign of his affection, Cliff has left 10 weeks of workouts, planned to make us all better and faster. We will meet every Thursday at 7:00pm at the Road Runners Club on 89th Street off 5th Avenue. Take advantage, if you need to, of the $0.50 baggage check and limited changing facilities. These informal workouts are FREE!! There are no checks to write, no forms to fill out, and no commitment to come, except when you want to. For the last few summers we have had a nice, lighthearted core group of runners who do these workouts, which are led by a variety of our own enthusiastic members. Attach this schedule to your refrigerator and please join us! Call me if you have uestions about an of the workouts. July 2 Delacorte Oval July 9 97th Street Oval Cat Hill July 16 July 23 First Light north of 90th & 5t July 30 102nd Street Transverse Aug 6 91st Street Hill 90th and 5th Aug 13 Aug 20 Cat Hill Aug 27 First Light north of 90th & 5t Se t 3 Delacorte Oval mgleton Don't Forget- We Have a Coach! Your membership fees are used to pay for many great benefits (such as this fine newsletter). Everybody takes advantage of the newsletter, because, unless you are relatively unstable or merely a slut and change addresses frequently, the newsletter comes to you all by itself. You then read it and re-read it, perhaps even during the very same bathroom experience. Your fees also pay for a coach, and Coach Cliff Held is available for all of our membership. But he will not be calling you to see how you are doing, how your training is going, whether your current injury will ever go away, what races you should be running, whether you like your shoes, whether you need a podiatrist, or to ask any other running related question. You must call him if you need him. He won't charge you for his services. He will return your call. He doesn't have to know who you are. He probably won't laugh at you. And most calls are kept confidential, unless he needs the incredibly insightful input of myself, the humble Coach Liaison. Cliff wants you to call, and it makes him feel good to be needed, so do him a favor and call. (His telephone number is in the directory.) I hope I've persuaded some of you to call for Cliffs advice. Now how can I get you to Jeff Singleton pay attention to it? 3 �taught to us by the school's director, Dave King (doting husband of the "fit and fabulous" FRNYer Front Runners is a member of the Metropolitan · Scott Heller). Each day will consist of formal training ~ Athletic Congress (MAC), an organization which and guided tours on glorious, wooded back country includes about 50 running clubs in New York City, trails. Picnic lunches will be provided on both days. Long Island, Eastern NJ, Westchester and Southern We'll stay at a nearby cozy bed & breakfast inn CT. Every month our women's and men's race with sauna, pool and jacuzzi facilities. On Saturday captains (Ann and Gary) go to a fascinating meeting night, the Mountain Bike School will host a poolside called the Club Council, the purpose of which is to wine & cheese party for FRNYers. s of each of these 50 bring together representative If you've never mountain biked before, this is a the clubs, not to cruise each other, but rather to discuss wonderful opportunity to try this exciting, fast inter-club rivalries called Points Races. These Points growing sport. If you've been on a mountain bike Races determine who is the King or Queen of the around the city, come check out the real thing. Road (I know - this is really not a fair contest). Over TRANSPORTATION: Travel by carpool leaving NYC to December, a a series of 15 races from January early Friday evening and returning Sunday evening. champion is ultimately determined for Open Women, COST: Costs are approximately $175, which includes Masters Women, Open Men and Masters Men 2 nights' lodging, all meals, enrollment in the ("Masters" means over 40). To win you have to Mountain Bike School, trail fees, bike and helmet accumulate the most points. rental. Subs tract $19 if you bring your own mountain Here's how points are awarded: in races which the bike. FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Scott Club Council selects, teams are awarded points for Heller at h)201 871-6909 or w)201 778-8890 placing 1st through 6th as .a team (for most races). of a race, the 1st Depending upon the importance Triple Threat place team might get 10 points, 2nd - 8 points, 3rd - 6, wanted to try a triathlon? Afraid of what your Ever 4th - 3, 5th - 2, and 6th - 1 point. That part of the hair might look like after a mile swim, 25-mile bike scoring is easy. Now it gets complicated, but everybody must pay ride, and lOK run? Well, that's the down side. The advantage is that you get lots of butch points at Gay attention, because I'm going to explain why those of Games for doing triathlon, and will almost certainly us who don't think we are important in races really are have your picture taken. The more enterprising even more important than the greyhounds (except among the tri-folk don't stencil their race numbers on Pearlie). In most races, an Open Men's Team is made their upper arms, they go right for the phone number. up of the first 5 runners to finish. Masters Men, and Why beat around the bush? first runners both women's teams need only 3. These Anyway, if this sounds like your kind of event, to f1nish for each club in the four age and sex start training now, because there's only one gaycategories automatically become the "scoring positive triathlon in the continental United States this members" of the Team. The "score" for each team is For example, year: the Chicago Sun-Times Triathlon, Aug 23 in the the sum of the runners' finishing places. City of Broad Shoulders. The event attracts some if runners for one team came in 5th, lOth, 20th, 30th 4,000 hunks of both sexes, and about 150 of them will and 70th in a race, their score would be 5+10+20+30 be gay men or lesbians wearing rainbow ribbons to +70=135. If another team came in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th show our pride. It's hosted by the Chicago Smelts, the and 5th, their score would be 1+2+3+4+5=15. The city's lesbian and gay swim team, which makes a if all the other lowest score wins. In the big picture, social weekend out of the whole thing. The Smelts teams in this race were slower,. the team with a score charge $30 for the social aspect (pre-race party, carboof 15 would get 10 points for a 1st place team finish, loading dinner, post-race picnic) and the Sun-Times and the team with a score of 135 would get 8 points charges $60 for the triathlon; you'll also pay $12 in (Continued on Page 8) for a 2nd place finish. Tri-Fed insurance if you're not already a member. If 1 or 2 of your events aren't quite up to snuff, FRNY Mountain Weekend -- 8/22-23 consider doing the triathlon as part of a relay team; the Experience the thrill of off-road mountain biking on real mountains when FRNY visits Vermont's beautiful Smelts will match you up. Call Dan Trimbach (212/ 242-5747) or Bob Nelson (201/963-1354) for race Deerfield Valley, home of the Mount Snow Mountain forms and information, or, in Chicago, Bill Toepper Bike School and Touring Center. Mountain bike riding skills and techniques will be (312/281-5184) or Russ Klettke (312/528-2526). Points Races, and Why We Need You. 4 �RS THE FRONT RUNNER WORLD TURNS As the warm weather arrived, Front Runners were engaging in their usual mix of athletics, socializing, and artistic pursuits. Artistic pursuits? Well, Chicago went "Art" golfing in May--"each hole is designed and built by artists," they said. DC Front Runners did an artistic run to the National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of American Art, followed by lunch at the museum's cafeteria (art, patriotism and food all in one). Finally, Omaha was featured on a video which premiered on their local Channel 69 (hmm). Minneapolis/St. Paul has Sunday runs now; they're looking for a new editor for their newsletter. San Diego Front Runners visited Boston. San Francisco, after a vote of course, has renamed their Gayrun the Gay Pride Run--the lesbian option was voted down. They are being threatened with a charge of $.50 per runner per week and a requirement that they take out liability insurance in order to use city park facilities for their Saturday runs. Hope David Dinkins doesn't see that. San Francisco also reports a new club in Palo Alto, called Baylands Frontrunners (one word, alas) . The Atlanta club was asked if they were a butch group! How would we stack up, do you think? Men & Women Unite As most of you know, September 13th is the women's Race For The Cure, a race to raise money and bring awareness of breast cancer, which affects both men and women. My idea for that weekend is to bring Front Runner men & women from New York and other neighbouring towns/cities together to join in a host of fun activities which would ultimately raise money for our own charitable foundation. As we now all know, our foundation is set up to financially help our members who are fighting illnesses, i.e. cancers, AIDS etc. What better time to start raising money and awareness than when Race For The Cure comes to the city? Front Runners, what I need is input. This weekend can not be a success with one person alone. Can you imagine what kind of wreck I'd be if I had to organize this by myself?? I'd be unbearable to live with, and is that fair to my wifey?? Nnooooo. So, I need your 5 Chicago reports their women's runs are growing--2025 women so far. Two members of the club are also members of the Chicago police force, covering a gay beat to fight hate crimes. (Could they help to resolve the current president-editor squabbling there?) DC has announced that the next International Frontrunner Forum will take place on May 1-2, 1993, to coincide with the Capitol Hill Classic lOK; might as well stay in DC for a while: the National March on Washington will occur the previous weekend, April 24-5. DC is also getting new uniforms--will we see them this June for our Lesbian and Gay Pride Run? Philadelphia is already organizing for their September anniversary weekend. Some of their members do 8-mile loop runs and have named themselves the "fruit loops." The Sports Week taking place in Philadelphia in June will include rollerskating, "(human) bowling," volleyball and tug of war; Gay Games, anyone? Finally, Houston reports that they were visited and mooned by two Front Runners from Australia; more information is needed--were those Sydney or Brisbane moons? Lenore Beaky help, ideas, fantasies, etc, whatever you have to offer. One event I'm hoping will get off the ground is a POOL PARTY with a Hawaiian theme. YOUR ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED!! If you are interested in helpin~ this event become a memorable one. then let's meet at Diane's (women's V.P.) 305 West 98th Street. Apt 7D-South Qn Tuesday. J11ly 7th at 7:30pm If you wish to run beforehand or want to come straight from work to run, please call and let me know at (212) 663-6707. Hope to see you on the 7th. Diane Batchelor New Members Please share a bagel and coffee with our new members --for May: Susan Axelrod, Yvonne Clinton, Lois Dalva, Julie Delaurier, Stephen Grant, Ric Munoz, Dot Shields; for June: Scott Brison, Anthony Cadavas and Ron Finkelstein. Diane Batchelor �FONDLY REMEMBERED AIDS Walk It was raining hard when a small group of front Runners including Mike McMahon, Dave Sick, Kathy Abbondanzo, Rob Westerberg and Marty Perl assembled the "FR goody bags" at Greg Valerie's apartment early Sunday morning on May 31. Tim Bennett, Peter Johnston, Donn Peppler, Charlie Wintczak and Tom Griffith had already hung the big FR banner to stake out our territory on the Great Lawn. The rain only got worse. Much worse. When we got to Central Park (goody bags in plastic garbage bags), the Great Lawn was a sea of mud and chaos prevailed. A large group of Front Runners roamed the park trying to find the starting line. Finally, one helpful marshall pointed the way, and as we have for several years, about 70 FRs kicked off the 1992 GMHC AIDS Walk -- but this time officially. "Officially" is key. For the first time ever we entered as a team and, indeed, were one of the largest with over 90 registered. We jogged the course and managed to stay together as a group. Everyone recognized us and cheered us on. We all felt a surge of pride knowing that it is an AIDS Walk tradition for FRs to lead this important community fund raiser, and we didn't disappoint. We raised a lot of money for a cause that touches our lives every day and we had fun doing it. Special thanks to Dave Pitches for guarding the bags and banner during the walk and to the many others who helped to pull this off. Although the conditions were appalling, you were wonderful. We love you. George Mayer and Aaron Ashby New Jersey Pride About 15 FRs (coming from as far away as Norway) made history, as we marched in the first annual NJ Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade on June 6, celebrating passage of our nation's fifth statewide lesbian and gay rights bill enacted earlier in the year. Our contingent was decked out in FR regalia and carried the recently laundered banner (see AIDS Walk article) past the gay bars and on to the boardwalk and Convention Hall. The parade was small enough to be intimate but large enough to be significant. The crowds were generally quite supportive. The vendors at the large rally and fair held after the parade were helpful and friendly. The live music and entertainment was great. The weather and the FR contingent were fabulous. No wonder we had such a great time. See you next year. George Mayer and Bob Nelson Fundraising Dinner There was Fabulous Music, Romantic Candlelight, Beautiful Flowers, Handsone and Gorgeous Waiters and Waitresses and the scent of Fine Food lingered through the air. It was the first Lesbian and Gay Pride Fundraising Dinner, attended by 82 Front Runners and their guests. All were decked out in their fmest attire. The event was a great success, raising $877! A special thanks goes to the membership for supporting this event. Kudos to the impeccable service given by the wait staff, and notes of thanks to our musicians. We ask you to support the sponsors of our dinner: Ecce Panis, bread, 212-535-2099 Amaryllis, Flowers, 201-930-9158 The Sensuous Bean, Coffee, 212-724-7725 Restaurant Bellevues, Napkins, 212-967-7850 Peter Kump's New York Cooking School, Cooking Facilities, 1-800-522-4610 Thanks From The Chefs: Leo Boneau, Jim Brandon, Michael Davies, Paul Grimes and David Sick Volunteers Thanked May 30, AdvillOK--Thank you to: Bob Brins, Michael Russ, Bob Galloway, Dick Hamilton, Donn Peppler, Les Goldstein, Jim Gibb, Charlie Wintczak, Sandra Levine, Gary Apruzzese, John Messina, Bill Hamilton, Pat Kuharic, Claudia Borden, Candido Barroso, August Adam, Frank Buffone, Marty King, Leslie Minkler, Paul Brockmann, Seth Slade, Patrick Barker, Paul Harris, Gary Sambo and JeffErkman. Sam LaFata 6 �THE FINISH LINE Central Park London Marathon London, England Aprill2, 1992 Jerry Smith 26.2M 56:21 60:43 Desmond Kelly Brogan Duffy Sunrise Biathlon Long Beach, NJ May 3,1992 4M Run, 13M Bike and 4M Run 1:24:48 1:25:02 Queens Biathlon May 17, 1992 3M Run, 13M Bike and3M Run Desmond Kelly Brogan Duffy 1:32:00 1:34:28 Ottawa National Capital Marathon Ottawa, Canada 26.2M May 10, 1992 Jerry Smith 3.5M 20:41 26.2M 4:29:00 George Washington Parkway Classic Alexandria, VA 15K April 26, 1992 Brogan Duffy Desmond Kelly NYC Media Challenge Central Park May 21, 1992 George Mayer 4:40:40 Boston Marathon Boston, MA April 20, 1992 Jerry Smith +29:41 Bob Stolinski 4:20:00 Spring Lake 5M Spring Lake, NJ May 23,1992 Desmond Kelly Brogan Duffy Rob Wintemute Gotta Have Park 5K May 16,1992 Prospect Park Jane Steiner lOK *39:43 5K 28:45 31:46 Vermont City Marathon Burlington, VT 26.2M May 24,1992 3:58:00 Jerry Smith Staten Island Advance Memorial Day Run 5M May 25, 1992 31:08 +41:33 Gary Sambo JeffErkman Tin Man Triathlon Bridgewater, NJ May 30,1992 .25M Swim, 23M Bike, 10K Run Desmond Kelly Brogan Duffy Riverdale Ramble Riverdale, Bronx May 31, 1992 Gary Sambo Town and Gown Fun Run Oxford, England May 10, 1992 5M 1:51;43 2:01:30 10K 42:40 Chemical Corporate Challenge Central Park 3.5M June 4,1992 GarySambo Greg Valerie Yasu Nak:amori JeffErkman 21:47 *21:59 +23:19 +32:03 *28:48 Newsletter Staff Guest Editor -Yasu Nakamorl Proof- -George Schlein readers Paul Brockmann Mailing Lee Abbey Advil Mini Marathon Central Park May 30,1992 Susan Foster Diane Batchelor 7 Beth Collins Mary Spano Edna Benitez Marnell MeN amara Kim Whitehurst Nina Stark Sue Lund Dorothy Fuscaldo Donna Checkan Su Ruh Lauren Schiff Donna Arabia Susan Ziering Lisa Lippiello Debra Fierro Paulette Meggoe Claudia Siegman Linda Hallinan Inger-Jo Berger Debby Chapnick Teresa Dougherty Ruth Gursky Mary Ruth Miglino Leslie Minkler Constance Cohrt Joyce Wendell 45:49 +46:43 48:41 49:29 49:48 51:39 +52:07 52:16 52:16 52:33 52:42 52:58 53:50 56:44 57:10 58:27 59:18 1:00:33 1:02:20 1:02:21 +1:03:47 1:05:49 1:08:55 1:09:47 1:09:48 1:25:55 7th Annual Jose Fig 5K & 10K Long Beach, CA 10K June 6,1992 41:44 (second overall) Marty Perl Westchester Half Marathon June 7, 1992 13.1M Women's Team 3rd Place Patrick Guilfoyle Paul Harris 1:22:47 *1:28:38 ". . .>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>~~ . ~DEADLINE FOR RACE ~ ~RESULTS is the 15th of each ;. 1.\ month. Except for NYRRC-scored 1.\ events for which you registered as 1.\ a FRNY member, you must notify ~ ~ ~ ~ the race captains with the name, ;. 1.\ location, 1.\ race. date, and distance of the ~ ~ ~For any race, contact the race ~ 1.\ captains if your perfonnance is a ~ 10K 38:04 *43:11 1.\ personal record or if it was your ~ 1.\ first time at that distance. Race ~ ~captains are Ann McHugh at ~ 1.\ (718) 278-8464 and Gary 1.\ Apruzzese at (212)-799-8781. ~ ; t.c<<<<<<<<:<<<<<<<<<J �Diane Batchelor Donna Checkan Harold Brueland Charles Hampton Anthony Meola Dorothy Fuscaldo Marnell McNamara Susan Ziering +1:38:45 1:41:40 1:43:14 1:45:39 1:45:49 1:54:03 2:02:28 2:07:12 NYRRC Summer Speed Race Prospect Park 5K June 10, 1992 *19:04 John Quinn Boston Lesbian and Gay Pride Run June 15, 1992 Boston, MA 5M 30:59 Alex Matuszeski (3rd, 20-29) *32:28 Greg Valerie 34:52 Diane Batchelor (1st, 20-29; 3rd overall) 39:28 Jim Brandon 40:11 Bill Ferranti 41 :08 Edna Benitez 42:26 Carl Johnson 44:55 Kathy Kuzmin 45:36 Diane Westerback 45:36 Jane Steiner 49:34 Frank Buffone 2M 11:05 Patrick Barker (first overall) 11:50 Charlie Carson (second overall) 13:24 Neil Semer 16:20 Berger Inger-Jo (1st, 40-49) 17:37 Denise Cuttita *18:28 Ruth Gursky 24:36 Ed Pyle race walker 50+) (2nd Ridgewood Run Ridgewood, NJ May 25,1992 Sue Foster Donna Checkan Dorothy Fuscaldo 5K 18:08 (1st, 30-39) 21:46 22:48 (1st, 40-49) runner, Team C remains in 3rd place. Here is an example from real life. Our Open Women's Team is right now having Twosome. Trevira 10M a superbly successful year and is, I April 25, 1992 +1:52:42 believe, in 3rd place in the team standings. Ruth Gursky In any race at any distance, cur Open Women are fast enough and have enough Tappan Zee IOK talent to be a threat to win. In one race Orangeburg, NY early in the year, however, the numbers IOK May 29, 1992 *50:13 worked against them. In a display of Sam LaFata strength, two of our runners finished 1st and 5th overall. In order to win as a (Continued from Page 4) the second place team seems Team, a 3rd runner had to finish before Even though 80th place; to finish 3rd as a Team, the 3rd to have been walloped if you look at their runner had to finish before 200th place. scores, the actual "points" awarded Unfortunately, no one else ran, or if weren't much different- 8 vs. 10. Over someone did, they didn't register as a a whole lot of 2nd the course of a year, Front Runner on their application. These and 3rd place finishes add up to a whole two wonderful performances earned lot of points. individual acclaim, but one other person In fact, sometimes those fast teams at all, and they don't get any could have come home with perhaps their don't show up first trophy ever in life simply by being in points. the right place at the right time as the 3rd I still didn't explain why the rest of us member of the Team. But sometimes are important. I'm going to use an things work out right, too. In a later race, example of a race which only three teams strong 2nd and 19th places, combined are tallied by attend. When all the results with an unexpected 54th place earned the the NYRRC computer (we miss you, Women's Open a 1st place finish! Liz!), these are the results: Without that 54th place fmisher simply 15 points Team A 1,2,3,4,5 showing up, registering as a Front Runner, 51 points Team B 6,8,10,12,15 running hard, and finishing, no Team 54 points Team C 7,9,11,13,14 Points would have been earned. Now see what happens when Team C, That's how Points Races work. The which has 500 enthusiastic members, most important Points Race of the year is shows up in full force wearing the Club Team Championship on July 26. Intimidating Pink Shorts, and Sue Foster It is a 5 Miler, and is usually the Volunteer Singlets (there is no limit to how many Race-of-the-Month. Can you imagine 100 runners a team may have in a race). Front Runners at that race? Our best 15 points Team A 1,2,3,4,5 runners always do well individually and 55 points Team B 6,8,10,12,19 that's great for them and a source of pride TeamC for Front Runners. But if you ask any_of 7,9,11,13,14,15,16,17 ,18,20,21,22 them what pumps them up the most, to a 54 points person, they'll all say that a team victory By Team C having "pushed" their "nonover Warren Street, Millrose, Central Park 18) in scoring" members (15,16,17 and Track Club, West Side Y, or any of the front of Team B's weaker 5th runner, they eked out a 2nd place finish! In this case, it other clubs really makes them proud to be a member the Front Runners Team. So was a mighty sprint for 17th, 18th and come out and run in races - we need 19th places that determined the outcome everybody. Wear your most visible racing in 17th and of the race. Team C's runners clothes and DON'T FORGET TO 18th places were their 8th and 9th fmishers and scored no points, but without REGISTER AS A FRONT RUNNER!! those determined efforts to outkick a rival Jeff Singleton *23:57 Sue Lund 8 • � 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, 1992 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, Vol. 11 No. 7, July 1992 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 1992 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:1990s Year:1992 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/1c99ce703e8499ccf4d0d9b8087fcb1d.pdf 8d4979ff840ae63a6ae3f70b7bc41862 PDF Text Text • /~ FRONT RUNNERS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 Apr 1992 ••• • • •• FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLE1TER Vol. XI, No. 4 Valerie's Voice Although it's a chilling 25° outside, I know that Spring is just up ahead. I see glimpses of it every day as I run in the park-the blue of the crocus; the stiff arched leaves of the slowto-bloom daffodil. Wmter is leaving us and Spring signals renewal and joy. But as the Earth quietly turns and this Wmter becomes just another season, I can't help but think of the people who left us this Wmter. Those friends and family and lovers who will not be here to celebrate another Spring. Those individuals who touched our hearts and our lives in so many ways, whose laughter and tears will be the memories we hold dear. And of those people, did we get to say goodbye, or did one or two of them leave so quickly that we were left with a hundred thoughts unspoken, a heartwarming laugh or joy filled smile not given? Let try, each of us, to take a moment to be there for each other. For our friends, family, loved ones, let's celebrate Spring with renewal and hope and stop and smile. Even say "hi" to the fellow members we haven't yet met. And let us take the time to share our iov and love with those around us, to not keep hidden our laughter and smiles and true feelings, and every once in a while to smile for those who left us this Wmter. Greg Valerie Business Meeting The business meeting was held at Diane Batchelor and Kathy Kuzmin's apartment following a run. Membership remains steady at 484 members. The club remains in good financial condition. The race directors for the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run will prepare a budget. The Monster Mailing for the Pride Run will be April 11th. Several fundraisers have been organized for the Pride Run-please support them! Socially, preparations are underway for the ever fabulous DC T.dp sla~d for the last weekend in April. The membership approved an expenditure of$1500 to rent a bus for the weekend. The membership also approved the expenditure of $870 for postage for the Pride Run Monster Mailing and the Community Challenge Run. The Meet the Membership Picnic will be held May 16th-mark your calendars. The proposal for the Charitable Foundation of Front Runners New York was distributed to all present. Copies of the proposal will be available every Saturday at Rutgers Church prior to the April business meeting, to be held April 15th [ed.-proposal synopsis on page 4]. Please review the proposal carefully and bring any questions or issues you wish to discuss to the business meeting. The AIDS Walk, sponsored by the Gay Men's Health Crisis, will be held on May 31st. The membership voted to sponsor a team for the Walk. The membership also approved an increase in donations in memory of our members from $50 to $75. A CPR course will be offered at Rutgers on Saturday, May 9th. The class will be taught by Jim Luisi. The meeting was adjourned at 9:57 p.m. The next Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 8th at 7:30 p.m. at Mike McMahon and David Sick's, 118 West 72nd St., Apt. 803. The Business Meeting will be held Wednesday, April 15th at 8:00 p.m. at Carl Johnson's apartment, 210 West 101st St., Apt. #2A. A run will begin at 7:00p.m. from Carl's apartment. ~ Board .and Business meetings m:.e. mum t2 .all members. Ywl.am strongly encouraged .t;Q attend. Aaron Ashby �)~ Come Walk/Jo2 with Q.w: Teaml Running Classes On Sunday, May 31, 1992 at this year's AIDS Walk New York, we will be fielding an official team. ~ is the minimum number of people we need to form a team. There's a way for everyone to participate. Our team will be allowed to split up into separate groups made up of those who wish to 1) walk only, 2) jog/run, or 3) race walk. Last year, over 530 teams participated in the Walk, raising $1 million of the $4.1 million total. Teams will be listed in the Walk's program booklet and in full page ads in the New York Times and the Village Voice. Let's show our community pride in this very important and highly visible event Please contact our team coordinators, Aaron Ashby (212)998-1901 [work] and George Mayer (908)463-87 69 [home] or (212)456-5521 [work] to sign up. Mike Mcl\fahon The running classes continue. We have a nice turnout for the current session of Coach Cliff Held's running classes. For those of you who didn't heed my earlier warnings, there are quite a few people in this class who have secretly begun their training for the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run. I'm not naming names, but some of you who haven't yet started training are marked individuals, poised to be outkicked by someone you thought was your best friend. Fortunately for you, the Summer Speed Session might pull a victory out of the bag for you. It begins on May 7 and continues for 8 weeks through June 25 (conveniently just before LGPR). Look for the class application in next month's newsletter, but meanwhile, if your best friend says "Oh, I haven't been running much yet," the icy chill of fear should creep down your lazy hamstrings. Jeff Singleton Time for Spring Cleaning? Lesbian & Gay Pride Run/Comm unity Challenge Don't forget the Lesbian & Gay Pride Run/Community Challenge will be held on Saturday, June 27, 1992. The Challenge will require both runners and volunteers from the Club. Please encourage a friend (or loved one) to run! If you're not planning on running, please consider helping us out by volunteering-there are loads of jobs to do on race day (and before). If you're interested in helping prepare for the raffle, getting sponsors, or doing other fundraising/promotional things, please see Jim or Tracey. Rather help out on race day? Then Sam LaFata, our Volunteer Coordinator, is the man to see-over 120 volunteers are needed! Also, if anyone is interested in making a financial contribution to the Pride Run/Challenge, it would be a great helpi Please clear your schedule for the following: May 30, Saturday-Sit-down dinner at Rutgers Church, 5th floor dining room, featuring the culinary expertise of great Front Runner chefs! (7 p.m.); June 26, Friday-Pre-Race Party at Rutgers Church to meet with local and out-of-town runners (8 p.m.); June 27, Saturday-Lesbian & Gay Pride Run/Community Challenge in Central Park, 90th Stand 5th Avenue (9 a.m.); June 27, Saturday-Pri de Run/Community Challenge Dance-location to be announced (8 p.m.). Tracey Primavera and Jim Battaglia 2 Donate your old clothes, books, furniture or other items you no longer use to OUT OF THE CLOSET, a non-profit thrift shop benefitting organizations fighting AIDS. OUT OF THE CLOSET is located at 220 E. 81st Street or call (212)472-3573. Michael Davies Meet the Membershi p Run & Picnic The Membership Committee is planning a "Meet the Membership" Run and Picnic in Central Park for Saturday, May 16. Further details will be in the May newsletter. Carl Johnson Bagel Brigade The little month of February but still with 5 Saturdays! Thanks go to Steve Yeary, Jean Robinson, Tom Grffith, Ken Shereda, James Minter (twice), Robert Galloway, Ennis Smith, and Sean Diviny for doing the duties. BAGEL TRIVIA: How many gay men, lesbians, or combination thereof does it take to open a large jar of Yugoslavian strawberry jam? Cut your run short some Saturday and come watch the show or even participate. (Hint: More than 5) Dan Elliott t. J �Homosexuality: Bonus or Chore? Thanks, Sneaks! The latest stride toward solving the age-old conundrum of whether homosexuality is genetic or a choice comes from advice peddler Ann Landers. "Many straight people believe homosexuality is a curse and that gays are miserable. Some homosexuals may agree with them. I, however, have heard from gays who consider homosexuality a 'special bonus,' " Landers wrote in her March 8 syndicated column. Mter suggesting that a proven genetic cause for homosexuality would lessen society's hostility toward gays, Landers decided to "settle this question once and for all." She asked her homosexual readers to send a card stating either "Yes, I'm glad I'm gay," or "No, I would rather be straight." The logic herein, it appears, is that the former response indicates a choice and the latter indicates a genetic sentence. We at NYQ suggest something more along the lines of "Well, I generally feel good about myself, though I could lose a few pounds and well, despite my parents' aversion to my lover, the sex is pretty good, and sometimes I think I'm bisexual, and about half my friends are sick with AIDS, but last night at my gay CODA meeting someone made a really good point that ... " Write to Ann Landers, PO Box 11562, Chicago, Ill. 60611. [from NYQ, 3/2/92] Patrick Barker Are you OK? Are you OK? ••• and give him or her a little shake. Did you know that those are the very first things you should ask and do before you begin to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on someone? If you would like to brush up on or learn how to perform CPR on an adult, we are offering a Red Cross certified class on May 9th after our run at noon. Jim Luisi of FR Boston and NY will be teaching the course. He c~.n oPly accomModate a class cf 20 people total. The Red Cross requires that each participant make a $15 donation to its organization or to another charitable organization in order to waive the certification fee. Jim has suggested that a voluntary donation be made to the Boson Front Runners Charitable Foundation. If you are interested in signing up for the class or have any questions, please contact me as soon as possible. Mike McMahon 3 As I'm sure most of you know, it's not too hard to pull the wool over my eyes, but you have to wake up p-r-e-t-t-y early in the morning to fool Tma. Boy, is she pissed. An angry pregnant individual may appear calm, happy, appreciative and smiling on the outside, much as she did during the surprise baby shower on March 7, but those of you who have long suspected I'm a saint now have further proof. I had to be at my absolute most understanding best, listening to her slime her usual sources of information (Moments with Manny, Asides from Andrew, etc. - you know who you are better than I do). To the apparent major ringleaders in this deceit, Diane, Ann, Patrick, Paul and Patrick, we were horribly impressed by your thesbi-antics. It took supreme self-confidence to shamelessly exhibit yourselves in front of such a large and active group of the potential voting constituency. We never received an autographed copy of the author's script, but in the interest of art, both of us genuinely feel that this person's oversight should be overlooked. Tma assures me (and knowing Diane, how could she be wrong?) that I will quickly learn to use the many unidentifiable infant-related items, even the pretty, large, complicated, fluffy things that can be used only once. The stroller, of course, is magnificent. Besides being appropriately colored, it is a perfect vehicle for the many coordinated stickers that seem to magically appear whenever Front Runners are about Tma and I both were overwhelmed by your love and generosity. Our membership in Front Runners has afforded us the opportunity to show and witness support for our fellow members both in happy and sad times, and to feel that powerful force directed at us personally was truly amazing. Thanks to all of you. Tina lsselbacher and Jeff Singleton LGPR Benefit We are having the benefit for the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run on April 11 at the Comeback (Jane and West Streets). Please keep in mind that we need the$$$. It's $10; be there and invite all your friends!!! Also, trips to the plays Marvin's Room, Hot Little Island, and Falsettoland are in the works. Chris Newcomb and Jenny Lynn �THE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION OF FRONT RUNNE RS NEW YORK The following is a synopsis of a proposal submitte d by the charitab le foundati on committee for approva l by the member ship. The full detailed handout can be obtained through any member of the Board of FRNY or the Charitab le Foundat ion Commit tee as listed below. This proposal will be discusse d at the April business meeting and voted on for approval in order to proceed with the legal documents required to organize a not-forprofit corporation. Mission The Charitab le Foundat ion of Front Runners New York will be formed to provide goods, services and support to people diagnose d with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom e (AIDS), AIDS Related Complex (ARC), HIV infection, or other life threaten ing illnesses , to those who suffer catastro phic loss, and to their families, friends and loved ones ("Eligible Participants"). Member s of Front Runners New York will be invited to particip ate on a foundati on committ ee to develop and particip ate in fundrais ing activitie s to benefit The foundati on. This committee will report to the foundati on director. It is propose d that the excess revenue and donation s from the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run, will be the major funding of the foundati on. Those funds will be used to create winter holiday gift baskets for people with AIDS in the New York area. It is expected that the Gay and Lesbian Pride Run (The Run) directors and the foundati on director will work together on some activities, however it is importa nt to emphasi ze that the position s are separate and have distinct responsi bilities. The race directors will continue to be appointe d by the executive committ ee of Front Runners New York. Founda tion Prioriti es Organiz ation of the Founda tion The trustees of the foundation, consistin g of the presiden t, the men's and women's vicepresiden ts, the secretar y and the treasure r of Front Runners New York, shall appoint a foundation director and a foundation treasure r. The director shall be appointe d for a one year renewab le term beginnin g January 1 and ending December 31 of that same year. The foundation director shall oversee the operation of the foundation, maintain ing correspondence; coordina ting Foundat ion fundraising; reviewing requests for funding along with the trustees ; and making foundation related recomm endation s to its board of trustees . The foundati on treasure r shall oversee all accounting of the foundation with all disburse ments needing approva l as set forth in this docume nt and two signatur es on draft instrum ents. 4 The prioritie s listed below (in order of priority) will guide consider ation of the requests for funding support from the foundation. However, it is importa nt to note that they are offered as a guide and are intended to be interpre ted flexibly. Request s will be consider ed as they are received. 1. Holiday Gift Baskets 2. Club Member Assistance 3. Athletic Activities Support 4. Support for Grass Roots Organiz ations * The Foundat ion will have limited * resource s and anticipa tes only occasional contribu tions to organizations. Gary Apruzz ese, Dave Bell and Tina Isselba cher �New/Beginning Runners Clinic 1.5 mile loop) will last about 40 minutes. Remember that first time visitors to Front Runners get free coffee and bagels! Please call me ~t (212) 316-0065 if you have any questions. (Remember to come dressed to run and that bags may be stashed in the Rutgers basement where the club meets.) Jeff Singleton Are you just beginning to run? Do you know someone who wants to begin running? Here's your opportunity to do something nice for yourself or a friend. On Saturday May 2, 1992, Front Runners will be offering a free running clinic. It will be held at 10:01a.m. at Webster's statue (on the west end of the 72nd St. transverse) immediately after the the regular club run begins. Front Runner Coach Cliff Held and I will talk about how to start running, how to keep motivated, how to establish goals, basic running form, kinds of shoes and clothing to wear, what kinds of aches and pains to expect, and other scintillating topics. The discussion (which includes a run around the lower Community Outreach As part of our efforts to reach new members, enclosed with this newsletter you will find our Front Runner business card. Please give this to a friend or new acquaintance-it's an excellent conversation piece. Michael Davies UPCOMING RUNS RND RRCES DC Trip! Set aside the weekend of April 24-26 for the trip to DC! We will be taking a bus down and meet our hosts on Friday. Saturday morning will be a fun run on the Mall. Mter brunch, the day is free for sightseeing, visiting museums or picking up your race packets. That night, everyone will meet no later than 6:45 or you will miss the boat. A 3 hour cruise is planned with cocktails, dinner, and surprise entertainment. We will be back in time for dancing at clubs if you can get up early for the race. The George Washington Parkway Classic is a 15K which starts at Mt. Vernon and ends up in Alexandria. Buses will be leaving early to take the runners from Alexandria to the start of the race. Mter the race, we will meet for brunch before heading back to the city later on that afternoon. The cost of the trip will be $73. The bus will fill up soon so please let us know if you want to go! Chris Newcomb (212)724-5265 or Jenny Lynn (212)865-5348. Chris Newcomb and Jenny Lynn "Manhattan Wilderness Frolic"? LADIES CARBO-LOAD in preparation for the Advil Mini '1\me-Up. Women-Only Pasta PotLuck Party on Friday May 8th, 1992,7 p.m. at 305 West 98th Street, #7D-S. Come to discuss "race strategies" or just mingle among fellow Front Runners. Significant others are welcome. This is the game-plan. Last name starting with: A-I bring a pasta dish veg or non-veg for 3-5 people; J-R bring a dessert for 3-5 people; S-Z bring soft drinks-sodas, juice, etc.; ALL bring $1 donation for plates, cups, etc. Feel free to bring your own alcoholic beverages. Please R.S.V.P. to Diane Batchelor, 663-6707. Diane Batchelor ... no dear reader, that's not a typo-we S8i!i wilderness and we meant wilderness. Get those fleet feet to 53 West 94th Street (Jon Livingston's) at 11 a.m. on April 12th, for a roughly 5-mile tour of the hidden copses and tarns of northern Central Park. An offroad meander, this special run goes only on paths, trails, or sidewalks through the "wild," featuring two natural springs (yes!), the formal Conservatory Garden, hilltop vues of Midtown and Harlem, the 1812 fort, the wooded Loch, and much much more-followed by the usual fabulous (this time apres-mud) brunch. R.S.V.P. to Ruth Ribner at 5672738 or 222-2478 to Jon, who is your tour leader ("Stanley, I presume?"). Jon Livingston 5 �RS THE WORLD RETURNS Front Runner s Around the World The bad boys of the Midwest are up to their usual (Chicago's Karla Shelton has her hands full). Kansas City published their account of their trip to Omaha "before the other clubs [could] spread their sordid lies and rumors across the country." Chicago's Twinkle Toes is currently under outraged assault from another Chicago Front Runner and from LA, KC, Philly and Long Beach. Omaha's gossip column is currently written by Rosebud, actually my favorite among the genre,faute de mieux. Minneapolis published their special Evil Snake Queen Bitch edition with pictures of their summer camp. However, by Fall things had evidently cooled down: their Halloween and Thanksgiving celebrations were blizzarded out. Actually, I hr~ve confidence in Karla's ability to handle her dub; they reported that she placed third in her age group at a European Cross Country race in a forest · preserve with marshes and brambles; Karla wore electrical tape on her shoes to protect them from water. (We could have used that in Long Beach, actually.) Atlanta's marathoners mentioned staying with our own Mike and Dave, and evidently liked the pig and dinosaur they got in Howard Kessler's goody bag. One Houston marathoner got two foot soaps in his goody bag. The Alpine Front Runners (Calgary) are reported by Long Beach to be putting on their second Gay Pride Run in 1992. San Diego claims the highest percentage of women members: 30.9%. They have a water and juice brigade on Saturdays. San Francisco lists the birthday of that FRNY alum, Dan Joraanstad. Our sisters and brothers in Sydney and Brisbane are busy also, with the Australian Master's Games and Gay Games V (yes, V). Sydney's version of Inger-Jo did the 60, 100, 1500 and 5000 meter runs, the long jump and the triple jump. Also in Sydney, FRNY's own John Kiley and Gene Silbert placed first and second in their division in an 3K walk. A definite new club: Frontrunners/Walkers of Eugene-Springfield. Possible new clubs: Providence and Palm Springs. Meanwhile, East Bay Front Runners keeps publishing its two-month list of runs, no newsletter, no gossip column, no meetings, no brunches, just running--an island of serenity in our midst. Well, ta-ta for now. Lenore Beaky New York, of course, knows nothing about club controversies, but there do seem to be some other clubs which are having controver--er, argu-er, discussions and problems. San Francisco has renamed their Gayrun, perhaps to Gay and Lesbianrun. Philly is discussing their policy on endorsements of outside causes. Atlanta has renamed their race the "Gay and Lesbian Pride Run/Walk." · LA had no candidate for president until a month or two before elections; Atlanta had no contested elections, so they did away with ballots altogether. Buffalo "crowned" their new president; a member wrote the club to request elections next year. (Their Wmter newsletter has a great layout and photos.) Los Angeles went to the Max Factor Museum of Beauty in December, and did a run in Beverly Hills in March, visiting places associated with Liz, Judy, Lucy and Desi, and Jimmy (Stewart). DC has a penchant for peculiar runs: the Jingle Bell Jog for arthritis, for which they dressed up as Christmas presents, the Christmas Tree Run, and the Rudolph Red-Nosed Run. DC provided the designs for those wonderful medals and T-shirts at IFI. Seattle's Jingle Bell5K went through the malls, enabling participants to race and shop at the same time. Thanks to Seattle's request, the Valentine's Day "Duet Run" has this year added same sex couples to their teams. (Anyone want to volunteer to do the same with Trevira?) Philly, having lost one of their cofounders, Lee Graham, to AIDS last year, has lost their other co-founder, Derek James "Rik" Ford. One of their members was puzzled by our own Jeff and Tma, but especially Tma. at Boston's Yuletide Stride; according to their newsletter, the Philly FR'er pointed to Jeff and said to Tma, "Come on! You don't mean to say that he is the father of your child?" Tma's reply astonished all: "Yes, he's my husband," she said. Fort Lauderdale is going to Cura9ao in June for a 5K-hop e it doesn't rain there, too. Boston raised over $45,000 for their Yuletide Stride. The December newsletter of Long Beach refers to "these cold wet days"! Ah ha!They knew! Their November newsletter mentioned food ideas for Christmas, among them, "confectionized plump plums, moisturized pears and soft sweet dates" (no comment). 6 �FONDLY REMEMBERED It was a dark and stormy night... No, but it was time for the Front Runners annual ski trip to Mt. Snow in Vermont. On the last weekend of February, we carpooled north for a weekend of fun and frolic, both on the slopes and off. This year, fewer people experienced Winter road delays on the way, but upon our arrival, we found that due to a water main break, one of the condos was without water. Fortunately, this problem was fixed by the next morning when we split up into the groups for downhill and telemarking or cross-country. As is traditional for our ski trip, the weather was extremely cold but our skiers managed tu conquer the elements. 'r'ne Saturday group dinner was held in the Machu Picchu condo (the corny name provided by the management, not by this author) and provided more than ample amounts of several different lasagnas and a wonderful spicy chicken and pasta dish (courtesy of our women's VP). The evening was filled with lively conversations in front of the fire and relaxing soaks in the hot tubs. Sunday was another good day of skiing followed by the return to NYC and surroundings. All too quickly, another find Wmter weekend organized by Steve Yeary came to a close. If you missed out on the trip this year, now is a good time to hit the stores for some good sales on ski gear for next year. LAST MINUTE UPDATE: As I am writing this, a big Wmter storm just blew in. Perhaps it is still not too late to get in a few more runs down the mountains before Spring and Summer arrive. Seth Slade ... .. 7 Dowling/Co operstock Recital On Monday March 9, about 25 Front Runners attended a concert at Alice Tully Hall which featured our own Richard Dowling and his duo piano partner Andrew Cooperstock. This was a New York debut recital for the duo. They appeared with the Jupiter Symphony playing Saint Saens' "Carnival of the Animals" and Mozart's "Concerto for Two Pianos" K 365. The concert, which was sold out, was enthusiastically received by all who attended. Carl Johnson II News Flash II At production time, the staff and family of the FRNY newsletter are happy to announce the arrival of a baby girl Front Runner to the proud parents-Tina Isselbacher and Jeff Singleton. Congratulation s!!! �THE FINISH LINE Wellington 112 Marathon Wellington, New Zealand January 19, 1992 John Whooley 8th Annual5K Seattle, WA February 15, 1992 Jose Escarilla *1:42:16 5K 21:48 Sheraton Bagel Run Central Park February 15, 1992 lOK Dennis Sprick 35:20 Ashley Lonsdale 36:21 Dave Bell 36:54 Gary Apruzzese 37:55 Candido Barroso 39:03 Seth Slade 39:40 Alex Matuszeski 39:54 David Sick 40:48 John Quinn 41:27 David Pitches 41:46 Yasu N akamori 42:27 David Smith 43:26 Britta Lorch 43:38 Ann McHugh *43:47 Howard Kessler 43:55 Diane Batchelor *44:54 Jose Escarilla 44:57 Gary Stefanick 45:22 Timothy Bennett 45:39 Bruce Alpert 45:56 John Spooner 46:44 AndrewKhoo 46:47 Manuel Gonzalez 46:48 Kathleen Abbondanzo 47:36 Gary Kelley 48:43 Joan Lilly 48:57 John Riordan 49:59 Marnell McNamara 51:56 Kathy Kuzmin 53:42 Susan Ziering 55:03 Donn Peppler +56:09 Diane Westerback 56:21 Midge Maroni 58:54 Debra Fierro 58:54 Mary-Ruth Migline 59:50 Christine Rico 1:01:36 Frostbite 10 Miler Central Park February 16, 1992 10M Dennis Sprick 58:48 Paul Harris 1:07:18 David Sick 1:07:26 William Dolan 1:08:00 David Pitches 1:10:17 Michael Immerman 1:11:45 Diane Batchelor *1:17:16 Gary Kelley 1:23:30 Dorothy Fuscaldo 1:27:14 Donn Peppler 1:32:33 Midwinter Run Edison1 NJ February 23, 1992 George Mayer lOK 39:11 Brooklyn 112 Marathon Brooklyn, NY March 1, 1992 David Smith 1:38:44 Jose Escarilla *1:40:47 GarySambo 1:46:15 Dorothy Fuscaldo 1:51:25 (9th in Age Group) Donn Peppler 2:02:54 (1st in Age Group) * Personal Best + First Time at Distance fl'>->>>>>>->>>>>>>>>>~ ~ DEADLINE FOR RACE~ ~RESULTS is the 15th of each~ l\ month. Except for NYRRC-scored ;. ~ events for which you registered as ~ r.. a FRNY member, you must notify ~ ~ the race captains with the name, ~ l\ location, date, and distance of the ~ l\ race. ~ ~ For any race, contact the race~ l\ captains if your performance is a ~ l\ personal record or if it was your ;. ~ first time at that distance. Race ~ ~captains are Ann McHugh at~ (718) 278-8464 and Gary~ 1.\ Apruzzese at (212)-799-8781. l\ ! t.c-c-c-<-<-<<<<-<-<-<-<-<-<-<-<-<J 8 Prevention 1/2 Marathon Allentown, PA March 8, 1992 13.2M Dennis Sprick Dave Bell Ann McHugh Paul Brockmann Tom Johnson Points Perspective Greenwich CT March 8, 1992 Diane Batchelor Kathy Kuzmin 1:17:30 *1:23:50 *1:38:53 1:46:20 1:46:46 5M *34:29 40:38 AI GoYdo:u Five Miler Central Park March 8, 1992 5M Paul Harris *32:00 John Spooner 34:41 Fergal O'Doherty 37:09 Laura Collins 39:42 (8th in Age Group) Timothy Hunt 44:03 Four Leaf Clover 4 Miler Central Park March 15, 1992 4M Gary Apruzzese 24:22 Fergal O'Doherty 28:25 Kathleen Abbondanzo 29:29 Michael Davies 30:25 Gary Kelley 30:40 Laura Collins 31:14 (4th in Age Group) Laren Schiff 35:01 Timothy Hunt 35:25 Tracey Primavera 39:46 Mary Evancho 39:46 Newsletter Staff Guest Editor- VIctor lnada Proofreaders -Lenore Beaky George Schlein Mailing Lee Abbey � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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FRONT RUNNERS NY Box 87, Ansonia Station New York, NY 10023 August 1992 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER Valerie's Voice The plates have now been cleaned and put away. The music has stopped. The cunain is up. The last runner has crossed the finish line. The last finisher pin has been handed out Now it's time to thank all of the people who made the 11th Annual Lesbian and Gay Pride Run one of the best. There are so many people to thank that I apologize ahead of time if I leave anyone's name out. I ruess I will start from the beginning. Thanks to all ofyou who made up the Task Force. We started to meet way back in January to lay out the details of the race and to try to make the Race Directors' job a little easier. Thanks toP ul Harris, who sent me a letter (one of many) with the suggestion to start a Community Challenge two mile race. As we all know it turned out to be a huge success, mainly due to Charlie Wintczak and Paul Harris doing a lot of hard work. Putting in long hours and beating down doors, they were determined to make it work and they succeeded. They were also helped by Yasu Nakamori, whose computer skills made it a lot easier to send out hundreds of letters to the community. Thanks to all of you who submitted designs for our T-shirts. This year it was not easy to pick just one design. To all of you who are proudly wearing your Pride T-shin. it was designed by Mary Evancho. Thank you Mary for your logo and for ordering the Tshins for the race. Thanks to Jon Livingston for our race announcements and for the number of pride ads you saw in various newspapers and magazines. Jon has been doing all of the graphics for the application, pride ads and for FR ads for a number of years now. Thanks to Lee Abbey, who coordinated the monster mailirig. I stili-don't know how he gets us to fold . stuff and stamp the tremendous amount of mail in such a shon period of time. Thank you to our promotion directors Q.Qnn Peppier and Bill Rammel, who lined up corporate benefactors, including our newest one, Naya Water. Vol. XI, No.8 Our first fundraiser was a dance at the Comeback. Unfortunately it was not as monetarily successful as we hoped. Which is not a reflection on those who put in a lot of time and effort: I would like to thank Chris Frieman, Bob Nelson and Chris Newcomb. Our second fundraiser was qmte successful and a surprise. I asked a few of our members who are chefs if they would like to put together a fundraising dinner. I expected pasta and a salad. By the time we were greeted at the door by our Maitre d', Bob Nelson, our chefs had transformed Rutgers into a four star restaurant. Right down to the smartly dressed waiters, the china place settings, our pianist George Schlein softly playing classical music, and the incredibly wonderful food. Thank you to our chefs: Paul Grimes, Dave Sick, Mike Davis, Leo Boneau and Jim Brandon and to all of our waiters. Our third fundra.iser was sweet and hot - an evening of music. Six very talented people who had never worked together managed in a few shon weeks to put on a show equal to any cabaret act currently running on any NY stage. From the opening number, "There's Nothing Like It," to the closing song, "Love Don't Need a Reason," they had the audience laughing, crying, standing, and yelling for more. Thank you Bill Crouch, Richard Dowling, David Eye, Carl Johnson, Barbara Langford and Susan Rogers. I would also like to thank Roger Binion, who worked the lights for the show, and all of you who attended the fundraisers and supponed our race. By race day we had 250 volunteers which we would not have had if our volunteer directors Sam LaFata an~ Dick Hamilton had not convincedy ou to vo unteer every Saturday, at every race and at every meeting for the last four months. I would like to thank them for doing a great job and for having all the volunteers at the right place at the right time. (It's not an easy thing to do!) To all the volunteers, thank vou · - without you there would be no race. com on pg. 8 �Business Meeting The Front Runners Business meeting was held on July 14. The Lesbian and Gay Pride Run re-cap showed that 769 runners checked in and 683 finished. The two mile run was also very successful, with 174 participants. The dance was successful. The run was assisted by 250 volunteers. Volunteers will be needed for the Hispanic Half Marathon in August and the Race for the Cure in September. It was emphasized that volunteers who sign up should actually show up! . . Two trips are coming up: the Philadelphia ~f Marathon trip from September 18-20 and the tnp to see the Quilt in Washington, D.C. from October 9 to 11 (deadline is September 12). Diane Batchelor will be selling tickets to the Vrrginia Slims SemiFinals on November 21. [See coupon in this newsletter] The Meet the Membership Picnic will be held on September 12 at 9:45 am (rain: Rutgers). The next business meeting will be held on August 12 at Diane Batchelor's house, 305 W. 98th St, Apt 7-DS. Nancy Andrews Charitable Foundation The FRNY Charitable Foundation committee is beginning to draft proposed by-laws for the new organization. The committee would like to present them for comment to FRNY members. A meeting to accomplish that is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, September 22nd. Anyone interested should plan on attending. Details regarding exact time and location will be announced at a later time. Gary Apruzzese, Dave Bell, Tina lsselbacher, Robert LaMont, Greg Valerie ~ ... . New Members •Please weleome oufriewmembers - share coffee and a bagel with Steve McLure Donna Carrieri, 7 Donald Gardenier, Vernon Cooper, Gregory Goodsell,Fergal ODohert)', Beth Troy, Steven Meyers. and Patricia Fitzpatrick. Diane Batchelor Bagel Beat While deep in my stitch witchery infatuation, I missed the newsletter deadline last month. So there are scads of people fd like to have noticed and thanked for helping with the Saturday bagel repasts, namely: Harold Brueland, Andy Curry, Alan Foster, Jim Gibb, Les Goldstein, Howard Kessler, Brian McGreal, and Ken Shereda. Injured? Humbled by heat and humidity? I'd aplJreciate help at the table any Saturday. Dan Elliott Farewell It is with regret and sadness (but also great relief) that I write this farewell. I'm stepping down as editor of the newsletter. It's been a fabulous year and a half. Thank you all for the contributions, comments, compliments and criticisms. If you'd like a chance to exercise your editorial pen, now's the time. Contact either me or Greg Valerie for further job information. Thanks again! Amy Risch Volunteer Races of the Month Sunday, August 16 Hispanic Half-Marathon Pull out your red pens! Sam report time The directory update has the wrong address for Montana Front Runners. It should be: Montana Front Runners c/o Steve Simpson P.O. Box 7803 Missoula, MT 59807-7803 Sunday, September 13 Race for the Cure 3.5 miles 9am report time For more information or to volunteer, contact Sam LaFata at (212) 222-1345 2 �UPCOMING RUNS RND RRCES 1-900-PARK NYC Marathon Entrants For more information about FRNY's exciting midweek runs ... NOT!! (I just wanted to see if you were taking notes.) The correct numbers for information are as follows: for Tuesday night runs in Brooklyn, call Joe Criscione at (718) 965-9081 and for the Wednesday night runs in Manhattan , calli Mike at (212) 724-9700. Our mid-week runs are a lot of fun. They give you a chance to get together with old friends, and to make new ones while running and sharing some time together afterwards by having a bite to eat together. The Tuesday night runs out in Brooklyn's Prospect Park have been getting a nice size crowd. And we have been getting an equally nice size crowd over the last few weeks at the Wednesday night runs in Manhattan's Central Park. Let's fill the parks with our Front Runner Family. Everyone is welcome! We'd love to see you join in. Mike McMahon If your entry in the 1992 NYC Marathon has not been confirmed yet, do not despair! The final official method of entry, the lottery, will be held on August 1st. After that, all of the unlucky ones will be placed on a waiting list. Even if you are informed that you have been put on the wait list, we (your kind-hearted race captains) can intervene on your behalf with the NYRRC and ensure your participation. What to Do: If, by the end of August, your entry has not been confirmed, advise either Ann McHugh or Gary Apruzzese and we will obtain a confirmation for you. There is one big condition: YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF Tiffi NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS CLUB. If so, we will be glad to help! Gary Apruzzese Philadelphia Distance Run Virginia Slims Saturday November 21st, Noon Madison Square Garden The Philadelphia Distance Run, a half-marathon, is being held on September 20, 1992. If you are running it, and wish to be included on a Front Runner NY team, do not send in your applications individually. Please forward them, along with the correct individual entry fee, to one of the race captains, Ann McHugh or Gary Apruzzese. If you ran last year, you will receive an application directly from the race organizers. Other applications have been ordered and will be available at the Saturday runs once they arrive. Gary Apruzzese See Doubles finals and both Singles Semifinals Please make checks payable to: Front Runners New York and mail to: Front Runners New York P.O.Box 87, Ansonia Station NY, NY 10023 Checks must be received by August 15th, so hurry! Diane Batchelor Upcoming Trips The Philadelphia Trip is September 18-20. Deadline for checks for the bus will be August 22. The trip to D.C. to view the Quilt is October 9-11. If we get a bus, deadline for checks will be September 12. Call for details. Chris Newcomb (212) 742-5265 YES! 1/We would like _ _ _ tickets at $22.00 each. Name: Phone: 3 �Connecticut Special Run Sunday August 9, 1992 43,42,41,40•••• Days to Go! Reasons you won't want to miss the Connecticu t special run: * Connecticut is a Queer State, the fourth state in the Union to pass a gay rights bill. * Three fabulous runs are offered including a short run through SoNo (South Norwalk), a longer run through the quaint Rowayton section of Norwalk and the longest run through Rowayton and Darien. * A post-run barbeque feast with different meats and vegetarian alternatives . * Stunning views of Long Island from the penthouse suite. An optional trip to the gay/lesbian beach just 10 minutes away. With all this to do, it's amazing that you could even ponder staying in the City. To Go To What? To the Annual Fall Meet The Membershi p Run and Picnic. Don't delay. Tie that shoe lace around your finger and remember to mark Saturday September 12th on your calendar, 9:45am, at Central Park's Sheep Meadow. If feet could talk, they would recall the great gatherings of times past- fun in the sun, renewing old friendships and forging new ones. Dust off your picnic baskets and blankets, get out those favorite recipes to impress your friends. For more information call Carl Johnson at (212) 749-4176. Rain Location is Rutgers Church. Carl Johnson RSVP to Bart Narter for more details and transit (car or train) information at (203) 853-2971 . Bart Narter Race for The Cure Weekend Just a quickie- we are inviting anyone from FR clubs and other organizations to join in our weekend. Housing will be provided for any out of town guests. The weekend in September 11-13 and planned are a welcome evening on Friday, a picnic and possibly a dance on Saturday and brunch after the race on Sunday. Plans are still underway so all this is tentaticve. Of course, the main event is the Race for The Cure (a 5K for women only) on September 13th which is held to raise awareness of Breast Cancer. We want anyone and everyone to join us. Because we haven't had time to meet and discuss this, there won't be time for more information. If you are interested in volunteering, call me at home (212) 663-6707 and leave your name and number (and address, if you're not a member or live out of town). Non-memb ers are more than welcome. Men from out of town will be volunteering their services for the races!!. Thanks for your help. Diane Batchelor 111 SUIAIIliOIIBIIIWT CAIKEI ~TIOM RACE ~flfCURE. J I I ) ( I I I I t I 4 �OS THE FRONT RUNNER WORLD TURNS With bated breath, I tore open the latest batch of Front Runner newsletters to see the responses to my discussion of "Front Runner'' versus "Frontrunner." My resolution of this burning question has produced a stunned silence broken only by Buffalo, which thought it a "rambling analysis." Well! I'm bummed. In any case, we Front Runners continue to procreate. The latest clubs are located in Cleveland, Dallas, and Rhode Island. (Several Rhode Island FR's participated in our Lesbian and Gay Pride Run.) Oh, and there's also Front Runners Hawaii: Hawaii NakanakaholoMua. Ric Munoz, that indefatigable, mensual and bicoastal marathoner-he's a member of both Los Angeles and Boston-set aPR of 2:52:32 at Boston, a feat which was covered in two articles in the LA Times. Ric followed this up with another PR of 2:44:13 at Grandma's Marathon-way to go, Ric! Atlanta points out that it isn't too soon for us to be thinking about making reservations for the march in Washington next April. Seattle recommends the following measures for women FR's on a run: drink no fluids for 48 hours, and bring along a "privacy tarp" and a roll of toilet paper. Minneapolis/St. Paul has proposed a "Thelma and Louise" run with scarves and sunglasses, and they are defmitely doing a Mary Tyler Moore tour. Boston published a very poignant article written by Arthur Duval describing his first year with the club in 1988 (he was the first secretary of the reorganized Boston Front Runners). Many of the newsletters contain running-related infonnational articles. For instance, Omaha has an article on toxic molds on fruits and bread, a guide to cookies, and an explanation of how to calculate your Body Mass Index without using calipers. LAFR Jessica Seaton writes about stretching. Atlanta advises against cotton socks. Minneapolis/St. Paul assures its readers that chocolate, coffee, gaining one pound a year and listening to gossip are all perfectly healthy. Houston suggests that you store perfumes in the refrigerator during the summer, and reprints an article cautioning against operations for penile enlargements. Sydney provides a recipe for Birchermuesli, a concoction as unappetizing as its name. Finally, in the 1-can't-decide-whether-this-is-on-thelevel-or-not department, Calgary reprints an article from the Calgary Herald of April 24, 1992 describing a government-sponsored research program, in Canada in the 1960's, intended to ferret out homosexual males in the civil service. How were they identified? They looked into a box which measured pupil size as a response to pictures of male genitalia and had their sweat responses tested while listening to such wellknown gay-coded words as "circus, bagpipe, blind, camp, fish, sew, house and restaurant." The "research" collapsed because they couldn't fmd enough subjects. I'd have been glad to have my sweat responses and eye pupils measured while looking at pictures of Debra Winger or Susan Sarandon. Lenore Beaky Pride 92 Volunteers Over 200 Pride Volunteers: where do we start to thank you? Do we start with our set up directors Pat Kuharic and Claudia Borden. Or Al Gallo or Dick Hamilton, Race Volunteer Directors? Do we start with New York Road Runners Club and volunteers? Or do we start with the finish line volunteers Sandra Levine, Michael Russ, Les Goldstein, John Mesino, Jeff Singleton, Andy Curry, Mary Evancho, Richard Walker, Ed Pyle, Allison Scott, plus many more. Or do we start with select time James Minter, David Sehnabek or do we start with bar codes Bob Galloway, Ann Ellsworth, Debbie Thomas, etc? Or 5 do we start with sister Donna Battaglia? Or do we start with mother Carol Brockman? Or do we start with Lovers Peter Awn, Leslie Minkler? Or do we start with water stop Front Runner Philly --New York Team Service Club? Or do we start with first names? Bob, Lili, Joanne, Susan, Chase, Scott, Lisa, Linda, Carolyn, Jamie, Ron, Carol, Daniel, Jorge, Blu, Frank, Ann, Janet, Evelyn, Randy, Sigfried, Anne, Martha, Angus, Gary, Joe, etc. Oh, hell, THANKS! Sam LaFata �FONDLY REMEMBERED Community Challenge Report This year, as most readers will know, the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run included a new event - the Commu nity Challen ge. It was a new initiative for the club and no one knew for sure whether it would come off or not. Well, the results are in, and it looks as if Front Runners have a new race to add to the calendar! ! Fifteen teams ranging from Dignity (theGay Catholics) to Brookly n Women's Martial Arts to a team from St Vmcent's AIDS Center entered the twomiler that was started by Council man Tom Duane. The total number of registrants and runners was 174. GMHC was the ftrst mixed team to finish, ACf UP the first men's and WAC the ftrst women's. (The full race results appear below in The Finish Line.) Thanks are due to many people who helped, from Yasu Nak:amori, who helped create our mailing list, to club member s who called organiza tions and bars trying to enlist their support. In particular we should like to thank the following for helping to put together teams - Steve Nowling, Charlie Carson, Lenore Martin, Jacqueli ne Cook, Brent Nicholson-Earle, Claudia Siegman , Doris Stoll, Donna Roberts, Leonora Lucon and Jennifer Stevens. Many thanks. Paul Harris and Charlie Wintcza k Breedin g Landlad y Takes Over Brookly n Browns tone: Two Actors Evicted Two responsi ble working actors (though not yet rich and famous) looking for spacious one bedroom or loft space by October 1. Manhattan preferred. Please contact David Eye at (718) 260-905 2 GMHC AIDS Walk Addendum Despite the fact that hundred s (perhaps thousands) of the dollars you raised were never properly credited to the FR team (due to the chaos that prevaile d on that rainy Sunday), you still perform ed with style and generosity. The FR team was officially credited with raising over $9000, which gained us 12th place overall, first among the lesbian/gay organizations, and behind only major corporat ions like AT&T and America n Airlines. Because of your efforts, our club's visibility in the commun ity has increase d tremendously. The AIDS crisis is not over. During the next two years more will die than during the first ten years put together. Perhaps you helped to make someone 's last days a bit more kindly and tolerable. To those of you who raised the hundreds of dollars, to those of you who sponsor ed others or yourselves, and to the rest who joined in the run in our commun ity demonst ration of caring, thank you and God bless you. We certainly earned our traditional spot as the lead-off team in this importan t fundraiser. I was never more proud to be a Front Runner. See you next year. George Mayer Mount Snow Mount ain Bike Weekend On the weekend of June 12th, seven adventurous FRNYers headed north to Vermont's scenic Deerfiel d Valley for the "dry run" of the first annual Mount Snow Gay and Lesbian Mountai n Bike Weekend. During the next two days our classroo m was the wooded trails and abandon ed country roads of southern Vermont. A brief rundown of the weekend 's simple pleasures: cruising the really cute mountai n bike instructor/instructress trainees ... heaven on earth in lycra! two ladies from our group hijacked one of the instructors and went fishing on Sunday. the cool spray of the water hose at day's end The official Mt. Snow Lesbian and Gay Mountai n Bike Weekend is August 22-23. Dave promise s a wonderful experien ce for all who attend. Sound like fun? See enclosed trip writeup for details. Ann Wooldr idge 6 �THE F I N I SH L I NE Brentwood lOK Brentwood, CA May 24,1992 Shawn Pleasants lOK *35:51 Le Denie Marathon Outaouais Hill, Quebec 13.1M May 31,1992 1:42:00 Terry Smith Yellowbrick Road 8K Chittenango, NY June 6, 1992 Terry Smith 8K 37:50 Alcan Trail Run Kingston, Ontario June 7, 1992 Terry Smith lOK 47:47 Energy Center Run Oswego, NY June 13, 1992 Terry Smith lOK 48:06 Whiteface Mtn Uphill Run Lake Placid, NY June 14, 1992 8.3M Terry Smith less than 2 hrs Park Walkers Womens SK Central Park June 14,1992 SK Connie Cohrt 33:23 Brooklyn Greenway lOK Brooklyn, NY lOK June 14, 1992 40:27 Seth Slade 41:44 GarySambo 42:33 Joe Piliero 42:36 Joe Criscione 45:50 Ken Perry Paul Brockmann 46:12 52:40 Gary Kelley Al Gallo, Jr 56:04 Mary-Ruth Miglino 1:01:51 Swamp Rat lOK Cicero, NY June 20, 1992 Terry Smith lOK 42:45 Midnight Half Marathon Anchorage, Alaska June 20, 1992 13.1M Ben Watson 1:25:39 (2nd, 25-29) Philadelphia Gay Pride Run Philadelphia, PA SM June 20, 1992 30:52 Gary Apruzzese (2nd overall) 31:18 Bill Hamilton (1st, 30-39) 31:26 Candido Barroso (3rd, 30-39) *31:57 Greg Valerie (1st, 40-49) 32:50 David Sick 38:11 Sam LaFata (1st, 50-59) Danskin Triathlon June 21, 1992 .SM swim/12M bike/3.1M run FR Relay Team + 1: 19:08 (Corrine Stoewsand, Kathy Kuzmin, Diane Batchelor) Kathy Abbondanzo +1:25:27 Ruth Gursky +2:10:00 Father's Day 4 Miler Central Park June 21, 1992 Sam LaFata 4M 31:26 Montauk Triathlon Montauk, NY June 23, 1992 1M swim/25M bike/6.2M run Dave Pitches 2:44:38· * Personal Best + First Time at Distance 7 Community Challenge Central Park June 27th, 1992 Mixed Teams GMHC St Vincents Aids Center Team NY Aquatics New York 94 - Gay Games Dignity Literacy 2M Men's Teams ACT UP Women's Teams WAC Brooklyn Women's Martial Arts Judith's Room Friends of Bill The Edge Brooklyn Bruisers God's Love We Deliver SAL The Guy Zelenak Cup New York 94 - Gay Games Summer Solstice Run Central Park June 28, 1992 Mary Spano Claudia Borden Teresa Dougherty SM 36:56 41 :44 50:59 Will Rogers lOK Pacific Palisades, CA July 4, 1992 Shawn Pleasants lOK 36:19 Thomas Crapper Memorial Run Springs, NY July 4, 1992 SM Dave Pitches 34:01 Newsletter Staff Editor Amy Risch Pootreaders -George Schlein Paul Brockmann Mailing Lee Abbey �Media Challen ge Central Park July 7, 1992 George Mayer Many Perl Joe Piliero Midge Maroni 20:30 22:12 22:35 28:30 Americ an Health Run Central Park July 14, 1992 Diane Batchelor SK 20:22 Women 's Festival SK Rocklan d Lake, NY July 18, 1992 Edna Benitez Debbie Bell SuRuh Susan Ziering Jennifer Stevens Denise Morrissey Kathleen Haley Lisa Weiner 3.5M SK 23:37 23:51 24:12 24:43 28:26 33:41 40:34 *40:34 """'">->>>>->>->>->->->->->>->->-Pf. ~DEAD LINE FOR RACE~ 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 ~ ~RESULTS i\ i\ i\ ~ i\ i\ race. ~ ~ For any race, contact the race ~ i\ captains if your performance is a ~ i\ personal record or if it was your ;. ~ first time at that distance. Race ~ ~captains are Ann McHugh at~ ~ (718) 278-846 4 and Gary~ ~ Apruzzese at (212)-799-8781. ; tc<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<J Thanks to our registration directors Jim Gibb and Tony Meola, whose job is pretty easy until the day before and the day of the race. Then it's total bedlam but they managed to handle it calmly and efficiently. Thanks to Bob Brins who ordered and organized all of the awards. (We had many compliments on our new plaques.) Thanks to Peter Johnston who made sure all of our out of town guests had a roof over their heads and a welcome packet. Thanks to Gena Ratcliff for our video and Amy Reichmann and Ellen Moses for still photos. Thanks to Chris Frieman for designing our dance cards and for finding the Sound Factory Bar. We had over 340 runners attend our celebration dance. Now to two unsung heros Pat Kuharic and Claudia Borden, our technical directors. On Race Day, they were there from early morning till way after the race was over. These two women are the ones who made sure there was a starting line, a fmish line, water stands, etc. They were totally in charge of the race. They did such a fantastic job, the average runner never even noticed them. But I did and would like to thank them. Tracey and Jim, Jim and Tracey, two princes who worked so close and were together, they seemed to be one. Of course, I am taking about our Race Directors, Tracey Primavera and Jim Battaglia. As President, in the beginning of the year, I have to chose two race directors. Last year they were Liz Hartshorn and Mike Immerman. I never thought I would find a team that would equal them. I must be very lucky. I choose two people who didn't know each other, who have now become close friends. They have 8 brought new ideas and enthusiasm to help make this one of our most successful races. We had over 1,000 runners register. For the fundraiser, they made signs, sold tickets. Tracey and the "womens club" set up a refreshment stand at our concert Jim hawked Pride buttons. They went to restaurants, clubs, and bars to convince them to donate raffle prizes; they even twisted a few friends' arms. It was Tracey's idea to have Pride buttons and finisher pins. I have been in their shoes as Race Director. If you haven't performed the job, it's hard to believe how much work is involved and how time consuming it can be. But even so, Tracey and Jim went above and beyond. I can't tell you how thankful I am (it made my job a lot easier) and how thankful the club is. This year the Lesbian and Pride Run was something to be proud of. It made me proud to be President of Front Runners New York. 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Document:Newsletters Year:1990s Year:1992 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/a15663203d0e854bb1a134e31edaae74.pdf 5925c5b38c6b2a2927d0ba6ef0645aad PDF Text Text • FRONT RUNN ERS NY BOX )6) . \'I LLAGE ST .-\ TI O:\ . ;..;E~· Y ORK. ~y 1001-l June 1992 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLET TER Vol. XI, No.6 That same day we will have a table on Christopher Valerie's Voice June- Pride Month- It's coming soon, it's almost Street. I need volunteers to be Front Runner here, it's only a few weeks away: the club's big event, representatives: to answer questions, sell T-shirts, give the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run plus the 2 mile out info on the club, etc. Community Challenge. All of our directors have been If you are traveling around the country and would working very hard these past few months to see that like to take pan in some of the other Pride events, they you and hopefully 900+ runners have a great race. I are: would especially like to thank Tracey and Jim, our Boston - June 13-14 race directors. Neither one of them ever worked on Philadelphia- June 20-21 our race before and they are both relatively new to the Los Angeles - June 20-21 club (that's the only way to get race directors, while San Francisco - June 26-28 they are young and innocent). But, they are doing a Chicago - June 27 great job plus contributing a lot of new ideas and Atlanta- June 27 enthusiasm to the race. Speaking of new ideas, Paul Seattle - June 26-28 Harris conceived our new baby, the 2 mile (Seattle is also having a sports festival Jul y 3-5 ) Community Challenge. Paul and Charlie are working hard to see that our baby grows big and strong in the To our 500 Members: WE NEED YOU ! coming years, plus making the community more On Thursday, June 18, we will be having a fund ra1ser aware of our club and the LGPR. I would like to thank to offset the cost of the L/G Pride Run. Please bu v a all of our directors and hopefully the next time you ticket to the Cabaret even if you cannot attend . The see them you will thank them for all of their time and money goes directly to the race. effort as well. We would love to see all of you at one ti me . What On Pride Weekend we will be having lots of out of better time then June 27th, the day of the race. It town guests. Let's make them feel welcome and would be great to see 500 people wearing Front comfortable in the Big Apple. Show them that New Runner NY T-shirts. Even if you don't run , volunteer Yorkers, or at least New York Front Runners, are fun or just come out to cheer your fellow Front Runnen and loving people. Remember: June is Pride month and the best umc to On Sunday, June 28th, Front Runners will be take pride in being a Front Runner. marching as we did last year, not running, so all of our Greg \'alt>rit> members will be able to stand beside us in the Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade. This year's theme, which will be used nationally, is Pride = Power. The staning time is 12:30 pm with a new starting line up on 5th Avenue on the East Side of Central Park. (Front Runners exact location will be announced and/or look for our pink banner.) Pink ribbons of remembrance will be As of July 1, Front Runners addres s will be : distributed to every marcher. The names of loved ones can be written on each. (A dollar donation is requested Front Runners New York for each ribbon.) At 2:30pm a Moment of Silence will Box 87, Ansonia Station halt the parade to honor those who have died of AIDS. New York, NY 10023 The ribbons can be held aloft in the Moment of Silence. We're moving! �~-------------LE_s_B_I_R_N_R_N D_G_R_Y_P_R_I_D_E__ _____ _____ __~I. __ R_UN Race Directors ' Last Pitch (in the Newsletter at least) Mark the following important LGPR '92 dates on your calendar: June 8- ULTIMATE TASK FORCE meeting at Charlie W's June 18- FABUWU S CABARET FUNDRAI SER FINALE at Rutger's Church (8 pm) June 25 - INSIDIOU S INSERTIO N NIGHT at NYRRC (6:30-9 pm) Come fill those race packets! June 26- ALL-OUT WELCOM E PARTY for out-oftown FR'ers, Rutgers Church (7:30pm) Come say Hi! June 27- AWAITED LESBIAN & GAY PRIDE RUN/COM MUNITY CHALLEN GE 8:00am Volunteer Check-In 9:00am Community Challenge 9:30am Pride Run 11 'ish Awards Ceremony 8:00 pm Celebration Dance -Location TBA June 28 12:30 pm Pride March and Party June 29 At-Last Race Directors' Rest Day Race day volunteers are still needed in a variety of positions, please contact Sam LaFata or Dick Hamilton to sign-up. Members who would like to host out-oftowners should call Peter Johnston at (718) 935-1849. We're still looking for supportive businesses or organizatio ns interested in being Contributin g Sponsors, contact Jim (212) 787-3907, or Tracey (212) 860-8185, if you know of any- think of lovers, relatives, friends, associates, etc. To the many people, both on and off the Task Force, who offered their time, energy, money and talents, we'd like to offer our gratitude for making our jobs memorable and (mostly) fun. We'd especially like to thank the Club for entrusting us with the daunting honor of being Race Directors and supporting our efforts. For both of us, it has been a long, but proud, labor of love (Wheew!!) See you on the 27th -Happy Lesbian and Gay Pride! Tracey and Jim Volunteer Race of the Month -June June 27-9 am Lesbian and Gay Pride Race. With June 21 Father's Day 4 Mile Run, as our DRY RUN for all volunteers at the Finish Line. 2 The Community Challenge Hurry! Time is running out! This year in addition to the normal 5 mile Lesbian and Gay Pride Run, Front Runners is introducing a new event, The Communit y Challenge. We are inviting all gay organizations, businesses and bars in the New York area to enter teams of as many runners as they like in a 2 mile race that will start at 9am on Saturday June 27th, half an hour before the 5 mile race starts. If you are a member of a gay organizatio n, whether it be social, political, religious, or sporting, please try to persuade it to enter a team of runners. There will be prizes for the first women's team, first men's team and first mixed team to finish, in addition to the Guy Zelenak Cup which will be awarded to the team that enters the most runners. We have recently completed a mailing to every organizatio n and business that we could locate from the various directories. If your organizatio n or business has not received a letter from Front Runners please call Paul Harris at (212) 265-6845 and we will gladly send a letter giving full details of the race. Equally, if you are an owner or client of a gay business please try to persuade your staff or fellow customers to make up a team and take p3..!1 . Application forms for the run will be available at the Saturday morning runs or can be mailed to you by calling (212) 265-6845. Paul Harris and Charlie Wintcz.ak Pride Race Volunteers Needed June 27. Lesbian and Gay Pride Race in Central Park. My fellow co-volunte er directors : DICk Hamilton, Patricia Kuharic, Claudia Borden . Race Directors Jim Battaglia and Tracey Primavera whose dulcet importunin gs ha"e persuaded each of us to take on these stamng roles, contrary to our natural modesty, need volunteers to assemble on race day to be bag checkers, finish line monitors, human s1gn po'h out on the course, and to assemble the day~ fruits and other delectables. Sam LaFata �Bagel Brigade Directory update Prompt, efficient, and smiling service is the hallmark of the extraordinarily wonderful continental breakfasts at the Saturday morning runs. During the month of April, this was provided by the following staff members: Candido Barroso, Lenore Martin, Creighton Ko, Jim Gibb, and Sean Diviny. Dan Elliott We are publishing a directory update. It will be mailed with the August newsletter. If you have any corrections, changes, additions, or deletions to the directory, I must receive them in writing by July 11 , 1992. Areminder-ifyo uhaveleft your phone numbers off the renewal form, they will not be in the directory. If you have not specified that you wish to be listed, you will not be listed. Some people whom I have not been able to contact have left this blank. Lee Abbey NJ Pride New Jersey, again in the vanguard of human history. Buoyed by their success in getting the nation 's fifth lesbian and gay rights bill enacted this year, New Jersey activists are staging a Lesbian and Gay Pride March on Saturday, June 6 at 11 :30am in Asbury Park. The march will start at Cookman Avenue and Main Street, go up Cookman to the Boardwalk, then head along the beach to Convention Hall and Bradley Park, where there will be a rally and festival. Anyone who'd like to join in the festivities and take our bright pink banner down to the Jersey shore should get in touch with us; we'll particularly need people with cars to help. Beach bums can go early and catch some rays at Sandy Hook, about a halfhour drive away. George Mayer and Bob Nelson TRACK & FIELD UNITY '94 For those of you who have missed the last few Saturday runs, I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Gena Ratcliff, and being of sound mind and body (well, sound mind anyway) I've volunteered as chairperson to arrange, organize and otherwise direct the Track and Field venue for Gay Games IV in 1994. As some of you might know both of the previous chairs, Liz Hartshorn and Brent Nicholson Earle, recently resigned to pursue personal priorities. Oooh, alliteration .. .I hate it when I do that! I now fmd myself in the unenviable position of filling their Nike's and I could use some help. I've announced at the last three Saturday runs that I am in need of a male co-chair. That is the request from the UNITY '94 board... co-gender chairs. It is however a request, not a requirement, therefore is there anyone out there with a modicum of organizational skills? A person who delights in precision scheduling? A person in need of a major project to occupy the next two years of their life? A person not afraid to work with me (believe me folks, that could be the scariest part)? I am hereby officially dropping the requirement that the person be male. If there is interest out there in Front Runner Land, or if you have a friend that happens to be a track & field aficionado, please give me a call at (212)865-3909. Gena Ratcliff Volunteers Needed! Volunteer position fraught with erotic potential for any top out there who must be obeyed. To the point, the race simply cannot be run without his or her masterful help. Anyone willing or better yet compelled to volunteer in any capacity large or small. Please let us know by phone or at any meeting. Sam LaFata (212) 222-1345. Volunteers Thanked May 10, Advil Mini-Marathon Tune-up On very rainy and cool morning with British Royalty running (Lady B) Thank-you to: Tim Bennet, Mike Russ, Les Goldstein, Donn Peppler, Bob Galloway, Dick Hamilton, Mary Evancho, Jim Gibb, Paul Harris, Doris Stoll, Allison Scott, AI Gallo, Pat Kuharic, Claudia Borden, Gary Sambo, Leslie Minkler. Sam LaFata 3 �UPCOMING RUNS RND RACES I. L-------------------------------------------------------~ Another Maratho n This Fall? For the Women It still is pretty far away for you NYC aspirants, even though you just waited in line in Central Park with your hard-earned $4 and sweaty envelope and are now sweating out the "applications are mailed" rumors with your remaining $20. Now that you're broke, the good news is that the RUNNING CLASSES are FREE during the SUMMER! Our coach, Cliff Held, prepares a series of informal workouts starting July 2 and continuing through September 3 (or so). The workouts will be on Thursday evenings at 7:00pm for anyone who wants to show up. As usual, we will meet at the NYRRC on East 89th St. off 5th Avenue. Various enthusiastic FRNY members will lead the workouts and attempt to impart their own special running wisdom upon the unwilling flock. Yes, it's fun. Weekly Thursday evening runs on the trails in the Rockefeller Estate in Tarrytown will begin on Thursday, May 28 at 7 pm. Join women from Rockland, Westchester, and Connecticut for informal runs, followed by dinner. On Saturday, July 11, the Rockland Running Club sponsors its annual Women's "Distance" Festival, a 5K event for runners and race-walkers. The course is one loop around Rockland Lake - paved, shaded and beautiful. The entry fee includes the usual shirt, refreshments, awards and raffle. A post-race brunch in Nyack is also planned. For further details on the Thursday runs and July 11 race, call Debbie Bell (914) 353-6925. Jeff Singleton RUN the WOODS or CLIMB the WALLS Front Runners West JUNE SPECIAL RUN/Learn to Climb Weekend The June Special Run will be held as a weekend of running and climbing while staying at a wonderful bed and breakfast in New Paltz, New York. In the Mohonk Preserve there are over 54 miles of dirt carriage trails and three lakes that are ideal for running and mountain biking and swimming. Mohonk also has cliffs that are one of the major climbing meccas of the Northeast. Experienced Front Runner rock climbers and maybe Boston's Stonewall climbers will top rope with new and less experienced climbers on Saturday and Sunday. No experience or equipment will be required; however, rock shoes can be rented in New Paltz for $10 per day and are recommended. The inn also has its own private climbing wall which you can try before venturing onto the rock. A long run will be organized for Sunday morning with a brunch afterwards. The Weekend will be June 20th and 21st, accommodations will be $70 to $100 for the weekend which includes two gourmet breakfasts. Picnic lunches should be brought/bought and we will go out for dinner Saturday. Camping will also be available. Please call Diane Westerback (718) 7 896812 or Lenore Martin (212) 755-0535 for more details. Also send a deposit of $80 to reserve a place ASAP to the FR P.O. Box. Front Runners are now running in Montclair, New Jersey Sundays, 10 am Join Front Runners for a scenic run through Montclair 2, 4, or 6 miles We'll meet at Edgemont Memorial Park, around the red brick community house near the corner of Valley Road and Parkway (one block below Watchung Avenue) and will grab a bite to eat after the run. Directions: From Route 3- take Grove Street exit. Go south on Grove Street for approx 3 miles, then turn right onto Watchung Avenue. Follow Watchung Avenue through the Watchung Plaza shopping area, and under the train tressel, after which Watchung Avenue bears right. Make a left at the next light, onto Valley Road. Edgemont Memorial Park is one block south. From Garden State Parkway -- take Exit 151, Watchung Avenue and go West. Stay on Watchung for approximately 3 miles. Follow it through the Watchung Plaza shopping area, under the train tressel, after which Watchung Avenue bears right. Make a left at the next light, onto Valley Road. Edgemont Memorial Park is one block south. For more information, call Liz Sanchez (201) 509-9152 or Julie Goldscheid (201) 746-7406. Diane Westerbac k 4 �Not Just Saturdays in the Park The Monster is coming! The Monster is coming! Get ready for a hill of a race! The Monster, August 2, Monticello, NY (100 miles north of NYC) features a TAC-certified 5K and 10K. Like a challenge? The only PR you'll set may be cursing relentless hills you won't believe. There are age group awards; the field will probably be only a few hundred. Last year about 8 of us hearty FRs did the Monster- or it did us. AND, you can spend the weekend at the Catskills only exclusively gay and lesbian bed and breakfast, Auntie Em's Farm. Nestled on 10 private, lush acres, Auntie Em's offers seclusion, romance and the gayest of greenery. Rooms with shared baths are $75/night, double-occupancy (2night minimum), including a big country breakfast. If FR's book the entire inn (only 8 rooms), Innkeeper Larry Brassell will serve a delayed brunch to hungry race fmishers. You may book reservations directly at (914) 439-4237 or call me at (212) 957-8351- the sooner the better. If there's a lot of interest and Auntie Em;s fills up, I can recommend other nearby, friendly B&B 's. All this and Toto, too. Look for race applications at Rutgers. Midge Maroni What do 1) making new friends, 2) running and 3) Daylight Savings Tune all have in common? The answers are our Wednesday (in Manhattan) and Tuesday (in Brooklyn) night runs. There's more daylight in the evenings now until November. The weather is getting nicer (and so are the bodies). So, come out and join your friends for a run in a park. After the run, join them for a bite to eat The turnout for these runs is smaller than for our Saturday runs. These runs are perfect for getting to know some of your fellow runners better. In Manhattan on Wednesdays, we meet at the American Restaurant before and after the run. In Brooklyn onTuesdays, the meeting place is ProspectPark West and 3rd Street. See your calendars for more details. Why not make one of these runs a regular part of your week's recreation and social activities? Hope to see more of you at them soon! Mike McMahon Mountain Bike Weekend Experience the thrill of off-road mountain biking on real mountains June 12- 14 when FRNY visits Vermont's beautiful Deerfield Valley, home of the Mount Snow Mountain Bike School and Touring Center. Mountain bike riding skills and techniques will be taught to us by the school's director, Dave King (doting husband of the "fit and fabulous" FRNYer Scott Heller). Each day will consist of formal training and guided tours on glorious, wooded backcountry trails. Picnic lunches will be provided on both days. We'll stay at a nearby cozy bed and breakfast Inn. On Saturday night, Dave and the Mountain Bike School will host a poolside barbecue for FRNYers. Cost: Costs are approximately $193 and includes 2 nights lodging, all meals, enrollment in the Mountain Bike School, trail fees, bike and helmet rental. Subtract $39 if you bring your own mountain bike. For further information, contact Scott Heller at (h) (201) 871-6909 or (w) (201) 778-8890. Monster Tune-Up July 4 July 4 weekend, I'm arranging a picnic and preview of the August Monster 10K. Saturday morning, I'll map out 2, 3 or 6( +) mile fun runs, which will give you (and your quads, calves and hamstrings) a feel for running in the Catskills. That afternoon, we can picnic (barbeque)- maybe even get out the old softball. Nearby, there's horseback riding, antiquing, garage saleing -or lounging around watching the gardens grow. You can stay at Auntie Em's (see previous article). Call Larry at (914) 439-4237, or me weekends (914) 439-5521 or (212) 957-8351 weekdays. Midge Maroni New Members Please welcome the following new members: Barbara Langford, Lizbeth Sanchez, Allison Scott, Bob Stolinsky, James Piegari, Sunny Thompson, Jody Kipper, William Harkins, Elizabeth Barton, and returning member Mark Basham. 5 �Yes, You Can Train for a Marat hon and Still Have a Life. The thoughts which follow are for you more jaded, experienced, marathon junkies, but you fli'St-timers may continue reading so that you won't grow up to be like us. When do I start training? If you're like me, you can adequately concentrate on something for 2-3 months, but after 4 - 5 months, it starts to get old. A lot of people swear by 18 week (more than 4 months) marathon schedules, but give me a vigorous 12 week plan any day. With 12 weeks of focused work, including long runs, speed-work and productive shoner runs, you will get to your marathon still excited and mentally prepared to race. It takes 6 weeks to get to 35 miles if you start at 20, and 7 weeks to get to 30 miles if you start at 15. When you build the base properly, you barely notice the extra miles. A Vague Plan for Everyon e's Summer. Immediately after the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run on June 27, get into a healthy panic and realize that there are only 18 weeks until the NYC Marathon. On July 2, come to your first club Speed Workout. Test your speed (or humility) and represent FRNY on July 26 in Central Park at the Club Team Championships (or suppon FRNY at the oddly titled Not the Club Team Championships, also July 26, same place, 1 hour later). On August 8th, start thinking about November Marath on Race Date 1st, and plan some longer runs with club member s 12Wks 18Wks Portland who, with tans, look much better than they did in 9/27 7/5 5/24 Venice/Columbus 10/11 June. On August 16, run opposite the Hispani c Half 7/19 New York City 11/1 Marathon, cheer for everyon e who didn't follow this 8/9 6/28 plan, and ease their bitter disappo intment in their Hey, look: If you're doing any of these randomly finishing times with heartfelt but meaningless running selected fall marathons, you only have to waste half of platitudes (such as: "It's a hard course." or .''Everyone the summer running. The first half you can waste had a bad day." or "Take off 15 minutes because of the falling in/out of love while building a training base heat."). On Labor Day Weekend, find a nice 5 miler and a spectacular tan. or 1OK, and see what kind of shape you're in. And What's "Buildin g a Base?" When you have you've still got 8 weeks of hard training to go. gradually increased your weekly mileage, at about If you'd like to put together a less vague plan for 10% a week, and reached your desired level in relative the summer and need some suggestions, call our comfon and without injury, you have built a base. coach, Cliff Held, or speak to me. Jeff Singleto n Start The Gradua l Increas e Goal 20 22,24,27,29 ,32 35 15 16, 18,20,22,24,27 30 6n Boston Gay Pnde Boston Gay Pride weekend is upon us. The race will take place on Sunday, June 14 followed by brunch at the Blue Wave. If you are interested in housing and/or have a car, please let us know. Chris Newcom b (212) 724-5265 Jenny Lynn (212) 864-9757. 6 �RS THE WORLD TURNS As the (Front Runner? Frontrunner? FrontRunner?) World Turns A Frontrunners Boston member has attacked Front Runners San Diego for the spelling of its name, "as opposed to the proper Bostonian spelling of Frontrunner. " Well ! As a member of Eront Runners New York, I could feel the professorial hackles rising, and I would like to deal with this issue immediately, if not sooner. Only out of curiosity, and not as a guide to properosity, I decided to survey the various spellings of our clubs. I came up with 4 categories of usage, with each category having its own subcategory: 1. "Frontrunners ," with the club name first: Seattle Frontrunners, Shoreline Frontrunners of Long Beach, LA Frontrunners, Sydney Frontrunners, Philadelphia Frontrunners, Alpine Frontrunners (Calgary), Baltimore Frontrunners, East Bay Frontrunners, and Brisbane Frontrunners; "Frontrunners " with that word first: Frontrunners Boston, Frontrunners Buffalo, even Frontrunners International. 2. "Front Runners," with the club name first: DC Front Runners; "Front Runners," with those words first: Front Runners San Diego, Front Runners Fort Lauderdale, Front Runners Atlanta, and yes, Front Runners New York. 3. The ingenious or weaseling, as you like, usage of "FrontRunners," with that name first: FrontRunners Houston; with the club name first: San Francisco FrontRunners. 4. The hot postmodern usage of the slash--dub name first: Omaha Frontrunners/walkers ; BUSINESS MEETING Former president, Lenore Beaky, graciously hosted the May business meeting. Since office operations are running a little ahead of last year and the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run financial arrangements are not yet complete, the treasurer's report stressed the need to control expenses. There was a long discussion about ways to seek sponsors for our race. One thing that all our members can do is to ask businesses that they frequent or businesses that their friends own to be a race sponsor. You should contact Jim Battaglia or Tracey Primavera for details. Other preparations for the race are on schedule. We still need several cars and a bicycle. Tom Duane will be starting the Comm unity Challenge. If you are interested in volunteering for the race or someone you know will help, contact Dick Hamilton or Sam LaFata. Front Runners wants you! If you can house any out-of-towners, please speak to Peter Johnston. Our Women's Open team placed third 7 slash first: Frontrunners/ Frontwalkers Chicago, Frontrunners/Walkers of Eugene-Sprin gfield, and Frontrunners/Walkers Kansas City. Finally, there's a category sui generis: FrontRunners Minneapoli s/St. Paul. Mon dieu! a veritable jungle! Funher investigation revealed that no dictionary contained the word " frontrunner" although one bizarrely hyphenated it, even as a noun: front-runner. All right, time to put the professorial foot down: IT IS NOT FRONTRUNN ER, IT IS FRONT RUNNER. So there. On other news fronts (or is it newsfronts?), Seattle has voted for the earlier Gay Games dates. The nowinfamous Boston has a picture in their March newsletter of our president holding a presidential dildo-it was for the IFI relay, of course; more literarily, Boston has a James Joyce Ramble during which actors recite Joycean lines at the mile markers. Los Angeles has six committees for their Pride Run; by contrast, Atlanta has no treasurer. Philadelphia finally has a newsletter they can show to their mothers-wit h an editress, no less. Finally, with its two Front Toddlers, Nan and Barbara's Billy BergerBailey and Tina and Jeff's Haley Isselbacher Singleton, FRNY has quite flummoxed Chicago's own Twinkle Toes. We're on the cutting edge, John ! Lenore Beaky in the Advil Tune Up. The reports of the other committees and the list of upcoming events appear elsewhere in the newsletter. A long discussion ensued about the Charitable Foundation after which there was a unanimous vote for approval. Language was added to allow the trustees of the Foundation to be more responsive to the needs of the club and the community. The next Board meeting will be on June 10, at 7:30pm at Tina Isselbacher and Jeff Singletons's, 801 West End Avenue, #6E . The next business meeting will be on Wednesday, June 17, at 8:00pm at Greg Valerie's apartment, 43 West 85th St. , Apt. AA. The board encourages all club members to attend board and business meetings so that they can take part in the running of their club. Lee Abbey �~---------------F_O_N_D_L_Y__ __ R_E_o____ ____ ____ __~l· RE_M E_M_B_E_ May 16th Meet the Membe rship Run Picnic The Women's Carbo-L oading Pasta Pot Luck Wow - about 30 Front Runner women and one male (the only male allowed, my father) carbo-loaded on Friday May 8th. Making the first Annual Advil Pasta Pot Luck party a huge success. Everyone tucked into many a delicious pasta dish and equally exotic dessens. It was pretty obvious a lot of time and effon had gone into producing many of the dishes, with empty bowls proving their success. A big Thank You to all those women that contributed in one way or another. Several new members attended and were soon made to feel welcome by our regular Front Runner women. We look forward to seeing them at one of our social runs. Diane Batchelor We met. We ran. We reconvened. We ate. We announced. We adored the baby. What made this Saturday different from all preceeding Saturdays? We wore hats. Les Goldstein May 16th Meet the Member ship Run Picnic (Supplem ent) Brevity tried. But the hat contest demands elaboration. Put off by the weather? Rutgers Church. By timidity, lack of inspiration, unwillingness to destroy painstaking constructs of butchness? Get over it. Whatever the Academy 's award presentations may have lacked in glamour and drama, the winners themselves provided. This year's Sally Field/Clint Eastwood Acceptance Fellowships were awarded to Sam LaFata for most Outrageous (just ask), David Eye, Shocked and Humble, and non-winner Bob Nelson, Courageous-Restrained! -and-Noblein-Defeat. Other Lily winners were the aforenoted David, Creative (an ingenious single flower, triple frond, single bird affair); Gena Ratcliff, Colorful (a painter's cap Disney riot); both Dan Elliott and David Smith, Politically Correct (each a baseball cap bebuttoned within an inch of its life - favorite, I want Roosevelt Again); Paul Harris, Funniest (a goggled/swim cap creation -or is that really as my sources say what a British condom looks like? Son of a gun); Allen Foster, Romantic (an explosive hilarity of purple and white asters); and Dave Sick inscrutably, Environmentally Correct, for doing to Riverside Park what Sam, Daring, had done to the inventory of every notion shop from 38th and 6th to Timbuktu. But enough haberdashery! Thanks to Lisa and Carl. And now let me tell you about the food. Les Goldstein The Washington Report My what a big membership you have grandmaw! The Washington club is growing by leaps and bounds (all the better to house us New Yorkers). The highlight of our weekend was an event new to the weekend, a dinner cruise on the Potomac. We spent four hours on a beautifully renovated paddlewheel boat that was a true period piece. Someone thoughtfully brought along a club tape so we could all line dance on the upper deck. Also, there was a wonderful brunch in nonhero Washington on Sunday. The only blight on the weekend was the weather. On Sunday morning all of us racers dutifully dragged ourselves out of bed at 5am to find 45 degree temperatures and rain. More than a few of us, including yours truly, found ourselves in a near hypothermic state as we shivered for an hour before the start in shons and singlets. The bright side of this is that hopefully the weather deterred enough people from participating so that we all moved that much funher up the finishing roster. Weather gripes aside, the entire weekend was superbly run. From the welcome packets to the fun run to the cruise to the brunch, the entire weekend went without a hitch. Tremendous thanks to all the D.C. Front Runners who organized, housed and fed us. Alex Matuszeski 8 �THE F I N I SH L I NE Haska skole Norway November 16, 1991 Inger-Jo Berger 4K 21 :19 Aslia Norway November 30, 1991 Inger-Jo Berger 4K 22:37 Kilen skole Norway December 14, 1991 Inger-Jo Berger 4K 20:21 Jordan Norway January 11, 1992 Inger-Jo Berger Norske Skog Norway February 1, 1992 lnger-Jo Berger Valer Ungdomssko le Norway February 15, 1992 Inger-Jo Berger MAC 50-Miler Central Park February 22, 1992 Harold Brueland TEXACO Flisa Norway March 7, 1992 Inger-Jo Berger Risberget Norway March 21, 1992 Inger-Jo Berger 3.5K 24:45 Tappan Zee Sports Run Orangeburg, NY March 29, 1992 10K Desmond Kelly 37:10 Aaron Ashby 37:44 Gary Apruzzese 38:00 Alex Matuszeski 39:00 George Mayer 39:07 Brogan Duffy 40:39 Peter Johnston 41 :55 John Quinn 43:00 Diane Batchelor *43:59 Geoff Green 44:06 Kathy Abbondonzo *44:50 Ruth Ribner *48:02 Tom Johnson 50:09 Dave Pitches 51:00 Debbie Bell 51 :14 Jim Gibb 52:13 Jim Baker 52:40 George Schlein 55 :06 Lenore Beaky 55:24 Ken Shereda 55:26 Sam LaFata *1 :08 :00 6K 36:25 Abugen Baksjolopat Norway April 5, 1992 lnger-Jo Berger UK 1:02:01 London Marathon London, England April 12, 1992 Paul Harris Donn Peppler 26.2M 3:30 4:43 3K 15:19 50M 8:34 8.5 K 49:17 5K 29:29 Newsletter Staff Editor Amy Risch Proofreader -George Schlein Mailing Lee Abbey Run for the Parks Central Park April 12, 1992 Phil Wirth Mary Spano John Kearns Sue Lund Lauren Schiff Timothy Hunt Ruth Gursky * Personal Best + First Time at Distance 9 28 :42 29:04 31:15 32:17 33: 38 35:31 41 :40 Newark Cherry Blossom Newark, NJ April 12, 1992 Des Kelly Brogan Duffy 10K 37:03 40:1 9 Newark Cherry Blossom Newark, NJ April 12, 1992 Des Kelly Brogan Duffy 10K 37:03 40:1 Boston Marathon Boston, MA April 20, 1992 Desmond Groarke David Bell Marty King Peter Niederlohner 26.2M 3:14 3:19 3:49 3:53 Trevira Twosome Central Park April 25, 1992 Aaron Ashby Bill Stockbridge Gary Apruzzese Sue Foster George Mayer John Livingston Diane Batchelor Ann McHugh Linda Hallinan 10M 1:02:35 1:02:39 1:02:58 1:03 :43 1:04:52 1:14:06 *1 :14:21 *1:14:21 1:34:36 Trevira Twosome Charles Jefford Sue Lund 2M 12:40 *14:40 Yonkers Marathon Yonkers, NY April 26, 1992 Harold Brueland Dave Smith 26.2M 3:42 3:5 �George Washington Parkway Classic Alexandria, VA April 26, 1992 15K Alex Matuszeski *58:58 Paul Harris +1 :00:58 Gary Sambo *1 :01 :50 Dave Sick 1:02:00 Peter Johnston *1 :03 :10 Greg Valerie *1 :04:53 Chris Newcomb *1:07:11 Gary Stefanick 1:07:13 Bruce Alpen 1:10:30 Peter Doebele 1:13:43 Tom Johnson 1:16:00 Jay Hill 1:16:29 Carl Johnson +1:16:32 Jay Holloway +1:22:00 Ken Shereda 1:22:54 Alamo Alumni Run Central Park May 2, 1992 George Mayer Gary Stefanick Denis Loring Laura Collins Advil Mini Marathon Thne Up Central Park May 10, 1992 SK Diane Batchelor *20:27 Kathleen Abbondanzo 21 :41 Mary Spano 22:18 Beth Collins 22:40 Marnell MeN amara 23 :48 Sue Lund *25 :17 Debra Fierro 25 :22 Donna Arabia 25:58 Tina Isselbacher 26:19 Claudia Siegman 27:00 Christine Rico 30:18 Ruth Gursky *33:30 Constance Cohn 34:00 Rita Bradley 35:59 rt'->>>>> >->>:>:>:>:>:>>->>>~f. ~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 nolify ~ ~ 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 distance. Race ~ ~captains are Ann M c Hugh at~ ~ ( 718 ) 27 8-8464 a nd Gary~ ~ Apruzzese at (212)-799-8781. ; ~ Long Island Marathon Long Island, NY May 3, 1992 Harold Brueland John Quinn 26.2M 3:48 3:50 Corporate Challenge Central Park May 7, 1992 Dave Bell Sue Foster Gary Apruzzese Gary Sambo 3.5 M 19:44 20:35 21 :10 21 :30 Income Membership Operating Income 2330.00 2330.00 Merchandise Events & Trips Rutgers Running Classes Reimbursabl e 723.00 7940.00 1616.08 880.00 11159.48 GPR Income Total Income 0.00 13489.48 Expenses Office Operation Postage Miscellaneous Operating Expenses 1094.19 465.00 165.00 1724.19 Inventory Events & Trips Rutgers Running Classes Reimbursabl e SM 31 :05 36:41 37:19 42:23 Long Island Half Marathon Long Island, NY May 3, 1992 13.1M AI Gallo 2:22 Income Statement for the Period ending March 31, 1992 ~-<-<-<-<-<-<<-<:<-<-<<-<-<<-<-<J 10 1719.42 7821.69 1450.83 880.00 11871.94 G PR Expenses Total Expenses Net Income 1187.50 14783.63 (1294.15) � 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:1992 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/c73c628b98840eaec1852ffb74d0fa61.pdf 22cc40b52c381af88cf60dc0efffc0cd PDF Text Text FRONT RUNNERS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 Mar 1992 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER Arthur Duval On a late April day in 1988 a seemingly quiet runner by the name of Arthur Duval first appeared at a Wednesday night fun run of the newly reorganized Frontrunners Boston. This man with those intense blue eyes and that devilish 'cut the crap' smile, quickly became one of the central figures of a new running family. It was that same spring at the first Annual Boston Pride Run that Arthur fust encountered New Yorkers and that those same eyes and smile came to the attention of Greg Valerie. Arthur remained aloof, befitting any proper Bostonian. Later that month Mr. Duval traveled to the New York Pride Run and yet again defied the charms of his hosts - Valerie included. The temptations of Gotham for this New England athlete were strong however. Philly 1988, boy meets boy again and Stinks & Rats (alias Arthur & Greg) are born - a Frontrunner romance of the fust order. Arthur had come to Boston to attend school from his native state of New Hampshire. He graduated from Boston University in 1988 with a degree in Physical Therapy and in Arthur's words, after passing his certification exams "I eam(ed) the right to pay the American Physical Therapist Association a huge annual membership fee for some letters after my name." A Duval way of saying this was a real source of pride and feeling of accomplishment Arthur felt his life had finally come together in 1988. He had completed his degree in his chosen field and was working at Braintree Hospital. He had come to love the city which he now called home. This was due to a large degree to the relationships and extended family he found in Frontrunners. Most importantly Arthur had found in Greg a companion, a lover who filled his life in a way he had not known before. It was this same year, in late October that Arthur fust became ill. Due to technical difficulties, there is no business meeting report this month. The next board meeting will be on March 11th, 7:30pm at David Sick and Mike McMahon's apartment (118 W. 72nd St, # 803). The next business meeting will be March 18th, 8pm at Diane Batchelor and Kathy Kuzmin's apartment (305 W. 98th St, #7-DS). Vol. XI, No.3 He was a stubborn man however. Arthur was not lucky with the illnesses thrown his way but his spirit was not one to be broken. He lived his life and if this meant hanging an IV bag from a coat hanger in the car on the way to run the Philly Half Marathon or checking out of the hospital to go directly to the airport to travel to Gay Games Ill in Vancouver - he did it. Only a couple of months before his final illness he hiked to the bottom of the mile deep Grand Canyon and back out. His retort might be "ahhh you're killing me, killing me" when spurred on, but his energy could seem boundless. This spirit and enthusiasm was evident throughout his life. Arthur was elected as the first Secretary of the new Boston club and also participated in creating the Annual Yuletide Stride Run and the Frontrunners Boston Charitable Foundation to provide support to people affected by AIDS. In 1991 he was co-director of the Boston Gay and Lesbian Pride Run. All of this in addition to his duties as "fust lady" of Front Runners New York. A remarkable man, his family included friends from so many walks of life and it was in his frnal months that these friends came together to help Arthur in his transition, and provide the support and care he required. This community, brought together by Arthur's struggle, was Arthur's last gift and perhaps one of his greatest accomplishments. Arthur died from complications due to AIDS on 8 February 1992, three days after his 34th birthday. His lover and life companion Greg Valerie was at his side. He is also survived by his special friends including Rebecca & James, his parents of Goffstown, NH, a brother, three sisters and the members of Frontrunners New York and Boston. A special memorial service is being planned in Boston for the near future. Donations in Arthur's memory may be made to the Frontrunners Boston Charitable Foundation Inc. where a fund is bein!! set up in his name, or the AIDS Action Committee Boston. Though Arthur has moved on the communities which he helped create and strengthen will continue to nurture that seemingly quiet runner who happens to show up for a run on some future cold spring day. Keith Millay of �Volunteers, On your Marks ... LGPR 1992! The field of runners is wanning up for the newly titled Lesbian and Gay Pride Run scheduled for June 27, 1992. This year will also include the first ever Community Challenge Run - a 2 mile foot race among representatives of various Lesbian/Gay organizations. With under four months to race date, preparations are already underway for securing permits, advertising and enlisting volunteers. LGPR is the club's most visible event and requires the support of the entire membership. As race directors, we will need your help in everything from buying raffle tickets to handing out water. Also, we are especially interested in people with public relations/promotional skills. Right now, entries for the T-shirt design are needed and should be submitted by March 14. If you are interested in volunteering or have any enticing ideas, please attend the LGPR Task Force meetings, or call Tracey at (212) 860-8185 or Jim at (212) 787-3907. Tracey Primavera and Jim Battaglia Front Toddler It is with great pleasure that I announce the birth of the first Front Toddler New York: William Isaac BergerBailey, born on December 18, 1991 to Nan Bailey and Barbara Berger. Billy, as he is known to his friends, marks a new phase in the life of FRNY, a passing of the club into its second generation, as it were. His presence is a mark of how the lesbian and gay community has developed in recent years, and on a smaller scale, he has brought great joy to the lives of Nan and Barbara. Congratulations! Lenore Beaky We got Gordon! Ladies- Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 21st when our local nationally ranked runner Gordon Bloch will be joining Front Runners for our Saturday run and bagels/coffee at Rutgers Church, followed by an informal chat with the women (men welcome) of Front Runners. Gordon will be at our disposal (now, now, let's not take advantage ladies!) to answer all your questions - about women runners at the top - her history - injuries more common to women etc, etc, along with tips on training, advice, and just words of encouragement for runners of all levels/paces. So come join Gordon and your fellow female (and male) Front Runners on March 21 armed with your questions and notepads. I know Gordon is very much looking forward to this and our informal chat with her will take place after our usual FR announcements. Any 'queries' [queeries?], see Diane. Diane Batchelor 2 Charitable Foundation The charitable foundation committeee is researching the not-for-profit status of Front Runners NY as this may preclude the need for a separate not-for-profit corporation, saving administrative time and costs. In any case, all funds related to the charitable organization will be separate from FRNY funds and will be overseen by a separate committee. The committee is considering several community organizations as recipients of the proposed primary fundraising activity. A specific set of proposals for the structure of the organization and its primary fundraising activity will be presented at the March business meeting and detailed in the April newsletter. Gary Apruzzese, David Bell and Tina lsselbacher Save the Dates!! Upcoming social events include: Monday 9 March at 8pm The Jupiter Symphony at Alice Tully Hall, featuring Front Runner Richard Dowling. Call Carl Johnson at (212) 749-4176 or Lincoln Center at (212) 875-5000 for more information. Sunday 22 March at 8pm The New York City Gay Men's Chorus's Bernstein concert at Carnegie Hall. Tickets (front balcony) $15. Call Jenny at (212) 8655348 or Chris at (212) 724-5265 ASAP to reserve a spot - tickets are limited. Friday 27 March at 7:30pm "Circus for Life" to benefit GMHC at Madison Square Garden. Tickets (the cheap seats- but it's a benefit) $20. Call Jenny at (212) 865-5348 or Chris at (212) 724-5265 ASAP to reserve. Weekend of 12 April Amish Country Half Marathon in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (beautiful country!) Hotel rates are $20/night/person for 4 to a room; $37 .50/night/person for 2 to a room. To join the group, call Denise Cuttita at (212) 889-3078. An enormous thank you to everyone involved in Carl Johnson's and George Schlein's wonderful benefit concerts last month. They were a fabulous success all around. (A special thank you to Jim Gibb from Jenny for so graciously volunteering to take over the door at the last minute.) Jenny Lynn and Chris Newcomb �Bagel Brigade -~ Errata The following deserve our thanks for cutting short their Saturday morning snoozes during the month of January in order to bring you fresh bagels, coffee, and low-fat cream cheese, among other delights: Jeff Erkman, Allen Foster, Michael Immerman, Jon Livingston, Bryan McGreal, Leslie Minkler, Don Peppler, and Dave Pitches. Dan Elliott Our apologies to the following people who had their names massacred in the February Newsletter: Joanne Rolon, Susan Ziering, Tracey Primavera, Alan Dee and Mark Curran. It was the editor's, not the proofreaders', fault. I'm sorry! Apologies also for the tiny type without any leading- there was too much copy this month- an editor's dream until it happens. Look for your complementary magnifying glass (ala the OED) with this mailing. Door Watch Diane and Mike wish to thank Amy Risch and Kathy Kuzmin for their door watch duties this past month of February. Thank you Ladies! As the World Returns Having neglected the doings of our fellow Front Runner clubs the last few months, we attempt to make up this month for our sins. That indefatigable marathoner, Ric Munoz, has resigned from ... New Members News Flash! Let's welcome our new members by inviting them to run with us or to chat over coffee and bagels. We all know that first Saturday shyness - help show them we're the friendliest group in N.Y.C. Welcome for the month of February: Becky Wllborn, John Quinn, Charlie Franchino, Anne Tiedemann, John Kerans, Allan Fried, John Cates, and Claudia Siegman. Diane Batchelor and Mike McMahon Due to space limitations, we are sinning again! Look for As the World Returns next month in this space. [Later that night, the editor squeezed in some more copy- see page 6.] Announcements Marvin's Room by Scott McPherson is now playing at the Minetta Lane Theatre after 2 sold-out months at Playwright's Horizons. It's a beautiful, hysterical play about life, death and love. Interested? Call David Eye at (718)260-9052 to arrange a group outing. Carl Lorenzen Carl Lorenzen, a Front Runner for many years, died in Tucson, Arizona of AIDS on January 23, 1992. Carl was one of the original board members, the first treasurer, and the first road manager for The American Run Against AIDS. Carl ran in many Gay Pride Runs. He was a caterer by profession. Carl was also one of the original board members of New York in '94, Inc., the organizing committee for Gay Games IV. He donated his catering talents to many fundraising events for the Gay Games and was an avid supporter of the games being held here in New York City. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 15, 1992 at 5pm at St. John 's Episcopal Church at 224 W. 11th St. just off Seventh Avenue South. It is hoped that many fellow Front Runners will attend to share their memories of Carl. Tom Cracovia Andrew Thomas is presenting a concert of his music in a faculty recital at the Pre-College Division of The Juilliard School. The concert is on Saturday, March 7th, 1992 at 6:00pm in the Paul Recital Hall. The recital is free. Come and enjoy piano, vocal, and brass music, plus the world premiere of~. a new work for pipe organ. Anyone interested in running in the Forest Hills area? I do 5 easy miles Saturday and Sunday mornings. Graham Farrell (718) 793-5617. Room for Rent in very private Upper West Side 2 bedroom aparnnent - elevator building. Female preferred $600 incl util. Linda (212) 245-4543. Congratulations to Midge Maroni, who received the Henry Long Award from the NY Times Running Club as outstanding runner for 1991. 3 �UPCOMING RUNS AND RACES Points Races for 1992 March 8 - Al Gordon 5 Miler (Men's and Women's Open/Masters) April 5- Roosevelt Island Spring lOK (Men's and Women's Open/Masters) May 30 - Advil Mini Marathon lOK (Women's Open/Masters) . June 7- Westchester Half Marathon (Men's Open/Masters) July 26- Club Team Race 5M (Men's and Women's Open/Masters) August 16 - Hispanic Half Marathon (Men's Open/Masters) September 13 - Race for the Cure 5K (Women's Open/Masters) October 4- NYC Marathon Tune-Up 25K (Men's Open/Masters) October 11 - Women's Half Marathon (Women's Open/Masters) November 1 - NYC Marathon (Men's and Women's Open/Masters) November 15 - RRCA Age Group XC Championships 5K (Men's and Women's Open/Masters) December 13 - December Duo 10 Miler (Men's and Women's Open/Masters) Ann McHugh Coast-to-Coast Run So you've been toying with the idea of running from coast to coast. Come join other adventurous Front Runners in New York's answer to Bay to Breakers. This special run on Sunday March 22nd at llam will be hosted by David Smith. From Swing Street in the heart of Manhattan's Theater District, a five mile jaunt will pass through Rockefeller Center, Turtle Bay, the United Nations, over the FDR Drive with stunning river and island views (sorry, no palm trees on this coast), through the real Madison Square, and past the benh used by the QE2. A mostly healthy brunch will be served, and those of you looking to work on your embedded circuit training may avail yourselves of Universal equipment, Lifecycles, etc. and both men's and women's saunas. Please call David to RSVP at (212) 956-0545. David Smith Washington Weekend Mark your calendars for the weekend of April 24-26. It's time for the annual trip to Washington DC! Keep the dates free for a fabulous weekend with our sister clubs from Washington, Philly and Boston in the nation's capital. More details will follow. Running Injuries Clinic On March 11, the NYRRC is having a clinic on Running Injuries. Featured speakers are Dr Norbert Sander, Dr Kenneth Meisler and our own Denise Cuttita. The clinic is being held at P.S. 6: 81st Street between Park and Madison at 6:30pm. Only 16 Weeks!! The Late Winter Running Class session begins on Thursday March 12, 1992 and continues for 8 Thursday nights until April 30. H you need an excuse to get yourself out and running, this is the time to do it Don't get nervous, but when these classes begin, there will be only 16 weeks until the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run. It's not a lot of time to whip pudgy lethargic winter bodies into sculpted racing machines. Here's what Coach Cliff Held can do for you ... Every Thursday night, whether you like it or not, he'll be at the New York Road Runners Club at 89th and Fifth Avenue waiting for you. He'll take you to the Delacorte Oval, the 97th St. Oval, Cat Hill, the 91st St. Hill and other new and exciting venues and put you through punishing, yet nurturing workouts. The workouts are designed to bring new runners or out-of-shape runners gently into spring and summer condition, without injuries. Of course he also targets those hardy runners who have been secretly training all winter, correcting their bad habits and pushing them through plateaus toward new accomplishments. New for this session will be a Saturday Videotaping and special emphasis on training with Heart Rate Monitors. Class applications are in this newsletter. You may register in advance or bring applications and payment to the first or second class. Remember: we meet at 6:15 for beginning runners and runners who train slower than 8 minute miles, and at 7:00 for everyone else. Come to the New York Road Runners Club at 89th and 5th Avenue on time and ready to run, ?r 15 minutes early if you need to change clothes. There 1s a 50 cent bag check. If you have questions, please call me or talk to me at a Saturday run. Jeff Singleton 4 �FONDLY REMEMBERED Fun and Sun--er, Fun and Rain-in of Ken-and-Barbie fame, a portable phone, a leather cap and vest which had to be doffed and donned, a green cap (ditto), and a squeaky foot My team? The Apple Tarts (not the New York Farts, as was viciously bruited about by Boston), had a baton-borring! I'd like to say that the Apple Tans left everyone in the dust, but we didn't; Toronto won, with Boston corning in second. However, if there'd been a master's a ward . .. Another highlight of this race was the duck crossing-as I passed them, the ducks actually made way for me (once a president ... ). The relay was followed by a fabulous picnic with lots of wonderful foods; the highlights this time were the tiny banana muffins. Yours truly missed the afternoon cocktail hour, and arrived at Ripples to find the Demon Bar From Hell; we learned that a greedy bar owner had reneged on his promises to reserve space for us. This turned out to be the only glitch in a long weekend full of splendid events and careful planning. A fine job was turned out by Long Beach, especially race directors Bill Peck, Jeff Ford, Dan Coles and Steve Lelievre and the boys and girls at the water stops, LA's Bill Winkelmann for the seminars, and MOST especially, BRIAN EGGERT of Long Beach. Fabulous job,folks, and a hard act to follow. What's next? DC next April. See you then! Lenore Beaky Southern California Nearly 200 Front Runners from around the country and Canada converged on the muddy plains of Los Angeles and Long Beach for the 1992 International Frontrunner Invitational on Feb. 14-16. Despite misgivings about raging torrents of water and fatal mudslides, about 13 intrepid New Yorkers seeking relief from our own 60-degree and sunny weather wended our way to Long Beach. The weekend officially got underway on Friday with a "Meet Your Sweetheart" party at which long-held friendships and rivalries could be renewed. But it was fun also to meet Front Runners from new towns: Dallas (all four of them showed up), Ann Arbor, Austin, Tucson, two from Calgary, one from Montana (yes, it was Steve), and the usual suspects from Philly, DC, Boston, Chicago, Omaha,Long Beach naturally, LA, SF, San Diego, Seattle, Toronto, four from Buffalo (very helpful as course marshals for some of us slowpokes in the 5K), one each from Portland, Fort Lauderdale and St. Louis~h yes, and ME. The highlight on Friday night? Without question, the chocolate-covered strawberries, fresh and delicious. Saturday was the first race-a 5K, 1OK and a racewalk. There was a little drizzle as we awoke, developing into a slightly steadier rain, then a downpour as the race began. It was hard even to see the Queen Mary with the rain beating into our determined faces; the ducks and egrets seemed to take it better, however, and the girls at the water stop were unfazed and encouraging, blast them. Finally done, I wetly made my way back to the car to wait for the others when--what is that, by God the rain has stopped, there's blue sky!!. After some Woody's-like hero sandwiches for brunch, we all made our way to the Ramada Renaissance for afternoon seminars: Gay Games, Sports Massage (interesting!), Injury Prevention (Ha!), Racewalking, and a Women's Forum where I got to meet the latest woman president, from Chicago (!). The banquet that night, at the Breakers Hotel, featured food that was actually GOOD, not a common occurrence at these events. We had been instructed to wear clothing that was elegant California Casual; most of us managed to produce the required attire, even me-also not a common occurrence . Sunday, with much better weather, the relay took place-5 persons, 5K each. For this event we were instructed to be "creative" with our batons, so there were several dildos, a cross-dressing Ken Hot Food and Cool Visions Run Twenty-five well-insulated Front Runners gathered at Diane Westerback's apartment in Park Slope, Brooklyn on a cold and windy Sunday to enjoy camaraderie and scenic winter vistas not normally associated with the "urban" experience. Diane led a brave pack of trailblazers through off-road paths featuring wood-paneled tunnels under the park roads (where certain Front Runners exhibited their primeval character traits), paths along and over boulder-strewn streams and around a cattail-shrouded lake, and past a certain scarecrow who munificently ran to a confusing crossroad to provide directions back to Diane's apartment (Contrary to popular opinion, this scarecrow does have a brain!) Well, suffice it to say that Oz was not flat, and after mounting a high hill, the dazed pack ran out into oncoming traffic on Grand Army Plaza. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and everyone made it back to Diane's apartment for a hearty Mexican-style meal. Many of the attending runners watched how-to videos on telemark and downhill skiing. Many thanks to Diane for leading a fascinating trip through New York's great unspoiled park, and for a wonderful meal. David Smith 5 �I As the World Return s I ~'~~~~~-T~H_E_F_I_N~IS_H~L_I_N_E~~~~~~ Having neglected the doings of our fellow Front Runner clubs the last few months, we attempt to make up this month for our sins. That indefatigable marathoner, Ric Munoz, has resigned from the editorship of the LA newsletter to concentrate on his running and to try to break 2:40 in the marathon. Ric had a letter published in the LA Times a while ago: "I am a long distance runner whose specialty is the marathon. Five years ago, I got the same news that Magic Johnson announced yesterday. _Like Magic, I do not have the disease, but I carry in my bloodstream the HIV virus that causes AIDS. Prior to learning of my status, I'd run six marathons. Since then, I've run 34 more, including this year's LA Marathon, which I finished in 2 hours 54 minutes. Obviously I've rejected 'giving up' on life and all that it offers. Magic must avoid defeatist attitudes at all costs, otherwise it'll be more than his basketball career that'll end quickly. Trust me, Magic, HIV is a manageable condition. Yours is still a long life to live." Bravo, Ric. About the various newsletters, Seattle's is still one of the best looking, if not the best; Houston' s calendar showed some great graphics for the NYC Marathon and Christmas; Omaha uses RED for their newsletter; and, thank God, Philly's newsletter has improve d-they seem to have ditched that awful typewriter. Way to go, Philly! Lenore Beaky [This column will be continued in next month's newsletter. Sorry for the delay and the weirdo formatting!] Season Opener Central Park January 5, 1992 Jose Escarilla SM 39:30 Central Park 20K Central Park January 11, 1992 Jose Escarilla 20K 1:40:30 Northwin d 10K Central Park January 19, 1992 Ann Kessler David Pitches David Smith Diane Batchelor Marnell McNamara Laura Collins Dorothy Fascaldo Susan Ziering Kathy Kuzmin 40:50 42:48 42:59 *46:48 48:53 49:27 51:35 53:49 55:04 Superbow l Run Central Park January 26, 1992 David Smith Carlos Rodriguez Jose Escarilla Laura Collins (2nd 45-50) Alan Dee IOK SK 20:42 21:30 23:46 25:08 28:29 Snowflak e Run Central Park February 2, 1992 Candido Barroso Stephanie Smoot John Quinn Diane Batchelor Liz Hartshorn Ed Pyle Dorothy Fuscaldo Jane Levine Gary Kelley Laura Collins Gena Ratcliff Sue Lund Kathy Kuzmin Kim Whitehurst AI Gallo Susan Ziering Joanne Rolon Leslie Case Lauren Schiff Lenore Beaky Mary-Ruth Migline 24:54 27:14 27 :30 *28:35 28:39 29:53 31:30 31:34 31:40 31:59 *32:37 *33:09 33:18 33:41 34:58 35:51 36:19 36:35 36:36 37:53 39:47 Chill Chaser Central Park February 8, 1992 Michael Immerman Jane Levine Kim Whitehlll'$t SuRuh Lauren Schiff Leslie Case Mary-Ruth Migline SM 33:05 41:25 41:25 44:06 46:23 46:46 49:35 4M • Personal Best + First Time at Distance n'>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>~ DEADLIN E 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, ~ 1.\ location, date, and distance of the! n ~ ,_ race. ~ ~ For any race, contact the race~ ,_ captains if your performance is a ~ ,_ personal record or if it was your ; 1.\ first time at that particular~ 1.\ distance. Race captains are ~ ~ Ann McHugh at (718) 278-8464 ~ ,_ and Jay Pack at (212) 563-7721. ; ~<<<<<<<<:<<<<<<<<<J 6 Newslett er Staff Editor Amy Risch Proofreaders - Lenore Beaky George Schlein Mailing Lee Abbey � 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, 1992 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, Vol. 11 No. 3, March 1992 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 1992 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:1990s Year:1992 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/57bc23a390a3f79a62f60c83f55e59ac.pdf 5cb241351f8f9b467bad9e2c36284b29 PDF Text Text FRONT RUNNERS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 May 1992 FRONT R\INNERS NY NEWSLETTER Vol. XI, No. 5 Valerie's Voice GMHC AIDS Walk New York So! You say you are bored? You have nothing to do! You want to keep busy? Well, boys and girls, we have something for everyone. As you read this, 38 of us will have joined our fellow Front Runners for a weekend of fun and running in D.C. 5/2 we will be having a running clinic, seeing the play "Marvin's Room", 5/9 CPR classes, 5/12 seeing the play "Song of Singapore", 5/16 Meet the Membership picnic, 5/17 Marathon Lineup, 5/30 Lesbian and Gay Pride Fund Raising Dinner, 5/31 the AIDS Walk, 6/6 NJ First Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade, 6/12 a weekend in Boston to run in their Lesbian and Gay Pride Run, 6/18 LGPR Fundraising Cabaret, 6/20 Running in Philadelphia's Gay Pride Run, 6/22 Garden Party at the Center. Then our biggest weekend, 6/26-6/28, Friday the Welcome Party, Saturday the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run- Saturday night Celebration Dance, Sunday Gay Pride Parade. How are we going to do all of the above? We need you!!!!!!!!!! We need you to volunteer and to attend the fundraisers. The weekend - party, race and dance - costs over $15,000. We receive money from the benefactors, the sponsors and from the race applications. We also need to raise a certain amount through fundraising. Our main fundraiser on April 11 at the Comeback did not raise as much money as expected. Our fundraiser dance usually attracts over 125 members. Only 45 people attended the dance. With all the work and time our Race Directors and volunteers contributed to putting on the dance, it was very disappointing to not receive the turnout from the membership. We will be holding two more fundraisers - one on 5/30, the other on 6/18. I hope all of you attend and show your support and pride in Front Runners. Greg Valerie For the first time ever, Front Runners is registered as an official team in the GMHC AIDS Walk. In prior years, many of us have done the walk unofficially. In fact, it has become something of an AIDS Walk tradition to have Front Runners NY lead off the lOK fundraiser and set the pace for the other 26,000 participants. The folks down at GMHC are delighted that our club is at long last entered as a team. The point, of course, is to raise pledges from your friends, family co-workers, etc. The need is great as AIDS continues to inflict unspeakable suffering and loss in our community and the city at large. However, we know that many of you contribute to other gay community fundraisers and perhaps are tapped out. If this is true, then just sponsor yourself for $1 a mile or whatever you can afford. But please do join us. Let us show the gay and lesbian community and all of New York that we care. Let's do it proudly and with style in full FR regalia. As of April 11, close to 40 of us have signed up. There is no reason that we can't be over 100 strong. The walk is set for the weekend after Memorial Day on Sunday, May 31 at lOam. There are plenty of registration forms printed with the FR team registration # 771. Please drop your form in the mail or give it to your team captains. You will be mailed a pledge form a few days after you register. Bring the pledge form with your collections to the Great Lawn in Central Park on the 31st. We'll meet as a group at 9 in the morning to sign in and kick off the walk together. There will be two FR groups - Joggers at about a 9 1/2 minute pace and Walkers. If you have registered separately but would like to be on the FR team, than call GMHC at (212) 807-WALK and ask Sarah to list you with FR team #771. In any event, make sure your team captains, George Mayer H(908) 463-8769, W(212) 456-5521 or Aaron Ashby W(212) 998-1901, know you are participating. George Mayer and Aaron Ashby 5n �LESBIAN RND GRY PRIDE RUN WANTED: VOLUNTEERS and FUN(DS) The Community Challenge Congrats to the big Pride Run/Community Challenge raffle prize winners: Lenore Beaky (Running Camp), Steve Yeary and Peter Johnston (Broadway theater tickets). Many thanks to Coach Held and Tony Meola for their generous support of the raffle. And what can we say about "Bobby Bob" Nelson, the white rapper raffle MC, who stirred the Comeback with his own inimitable humor and bod? So you're not sure you're running in the Big Run? Or you have a non-running lover, friend, sib? Sign 'em up to volunteer! Sam LaFata and Dick Hamilton have started a Race Day volunteer list and they would be happy to accommodate. Over 140 people are needed between the Challenge and the Run, so don't be shy! Training and T-shirt are provided! Also, housing is needed for out-of-town Front Runners, please call Peter Johnston at (718) 935-1849 if you've got a spare bed for someone during Pride Weekend. Upcoming fundraisers include the Sit-down Dinner Dance on Saturday, May 30 and the Cabaret scheduled for Tuesday, June 18. Details will follow but please save those dates. Also, look for the fabulous Pride buttons which we are selling for $1, it's a great way to raise money for the Run and they look great too! The next Task Force Meeting is May 12, at Dick Hamilton's house (65 West 90th St, #27G). Can you believe there is less than two months to go? Jim Battaglia and Tracey Primavera This year in addition to the normal 5 mile Lesbian and Gay Pride Run, Front Runners is introducing a new event, The Community Challenge. We are inviting all gay organizations, businesses and bars in the New York area to enter teams of as many runners as they like in a 2 mile race that will start at 9 am on Saturday June 27th, half an hour before the 5 mile race starts. If you are a member of a gay organization, whether it be social, political, religious, or sporting, please try to persuade it to enter a team of runners. There will be prizes for the first women's team, first men's team and first mixed team to finish, in addition to the Guy Zelenak Cup which will be awarded to the team that enters the most runners. We have recently completed a mailing to every organization and business that we could locate from the various directories. If your organization or business has not received a letter from Front Runners please call Paul Harris at (212) 265-6845 and we will gladly send a letter giving full details of the race. Equally, if you are an owner or client of a gay business please try to persuade your staff or fellow customers to make up a team and take part. Application forms for the run will be available at the Saturday morning runs or can be mailed to you by calling (212) 265-6845. Paul Harris and Charlie Wintczak Let us entertain you! You are invited to an evening of fine dining and music. Polish up those shoes, get out that special outfit for an intimate evening with friends. There are limited reservations. Mark your date book for May 30th. The Place: Rutgers Church, 236 West 73rd St, Fifth floor. The Time: Arrive by 7:00 PM, dinner will be served promptly at 7:30PM. The Price: $20.00 per person (a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run.) All reservations must be received by Saturday, May 16th. Your check is your reservation. B.Y.O.B. All checks should be made to Front Runners New York. Memo: Pride Dinner. Dave Sick 2 Help Wanted Maitre'D/Waiters MJF Help wanted for Front Runners Fundraiser dinner, May 30th. No experience necessary, just willingness to be trained. This is your chance to perform and be a star! The pay is a fabulous dinner. Call Leo Boneau to volunteer. Phone (212) 421-1459. �UPCOMING RUNS RND RACES RUN the WOODS or CLIMB the WALLS ruNE SPECIAL RUN/Learn to Climb Weekend The June Special Run will be held as a weekend of running and climbing while staying at a wonderful bed and breakfast in New Paltz, New York. In the Mohonk Preserve there are over 54 miles of dirt carriage trails and three lakes that are ideal for running and mountain biking and swimming. Mohonk also has cliffs that are one of the major climbing meccas of the Northeast. Experienced Front Runner rock climbers and maybe Boston's Stonewall climbers will top rope with new and less experienced climbers on Saturday and Sunday. No experience or equipment will be required; however, rock shoes can be rented in New Paltz for $10 per day and are recommended. The inn also has its own private climbing wall which you can try before venturing onto the rock. A long run will be organized for Sunday morning with a brunch afterwards ($TBD if not staying at the inn). The Weekend will be June 20th and 21st, accommodations will be $70 to $100 for the weekend which includes two gourmet breakfasts. Picnic lunches should be brought/bought and we will go out for dinner Saturday night. Camping will also be available if we fill the five rooms at the inn. (Additional rooms are available nearby with notice). Please call Diane Westerback (718) 789-6812 or Lenore Martin (212) 7550535 for more details and to reserve a place and to arrange transportation. Also send a deposit of $75 to reserve a room or $15 to reserve a place ASAP to the FR P.O. Box. Diane Westerback Oh, No! Jeff Warned Me! Yes, I did. Now it's almost too late. But not quite. We still have the LGPR Tune-Up Special running classes to save your procrastinating behinds. Do you plan to run the 5 mile event? Or the 2 mile version? For either one, these classes are a great way to get you focused on the training you know you need to do before June 27th. If you are training for the 2 miler, regardless of whether you see yourself as a beginning runner or an experienced middle distance gazelle, you need speed work. Ask anyone- to run a good 2 miler (the deuce) is significantly harder than running a mediocre 5 miler. Take the classes and find out why. If you're doing the 5 miler, you need the excuse to put in more miles. If you're like most of us, we run on Saturday, try to run on Sunday, forget about Monday, almost forget about Tuesday, run halfheartedly on Wednesday and get so worried about not running enough that we don't run again until Saturday. A Thursday speed class adds that one extra quality day of running you are missing. Let's face it: if you pay for it, you'll probably make yourself do it. The classes begin on May 7th and continue for 8 Thursdays through June 25th. We meet at the Road Runners Club at 89th St. and 5th Avenue. There are two sessions: 6:15 and 7:00. Generally (but not exclusively), the early session is for newer runners, runners who train at a slower than 8 per mile pace, and runners who get too hungry waiting for the 7:00 class. The later session has runners who can't make it for the early class, and those whose training pace is faster than 8 minutes per mile. (Clearly, if you train at exactly 8 minutes per mile, you are not allowed to take these classes.) The 8 sessions cost $40, and you may register by mail or at the 1st, 2nd or 3rd class. The application is in this month's newsletter. See you there! (Call me at 212-316-0065 if you have questions). Jeff Singleton Mark your Calendars! Set aside the weekend of June 12th to the 14th for Boston Gay Pride. If you were unable to go to Washington or if this is your first trip, it's a great time so stay tuned for details. We also want to see everyone for the upcoming Dinner and the Cabaret, both are important fundraisers to benefit our own Lesbian and Gay Pride Run. Our next theatre outing will be Falsettoland. See ya soon! Jenny Lynn and Chris Newcomb 3 �Meet the Membership Not Just Saturdays in the Park This year's Meet the Membership Picnic will be Saturday, May 16, at 9:45am at the grassy knoll across from Tavern on the Green. The title is: MAD HATfERS PICNIC,and everyone is requested to run in a hat. Prizes will be given for the most daring hat most colorful funniest most environmentally correct most politically correct most hi-tech most romantic and most creative (veils are encouraged). We need volunteers to act as pacers. We ask that food be brought according to the following categories: Names that end A-L please bring 1liter of beverage, bread or fruit or raw vegetable, and a dessert for 3-6 people. Names that end M-Z please bring salad or casserole to feed 6 people. We have plates and cups and a bag watch. Rain means we meet at Rutgers Church instead. See you all there. Lisa Davis and Carl Johnson What do 1) making new friends, 2) running and 3) Daylight Savings Time all have in common? The answers are our Wednesday (in Manhattan) and Tuesday (in Brooklyn) night runs. There's more daylight in the evenings now until November. The weather is getting nicer (and so are the bodies). So, come out and join your friends for a run in a park. After the run, join them for a bite to eat. The turnout for these runs is smaller than for our Saturday runs. These runs are perfect for getting to know some of your fellow runners better. In Manhattan on Wednesdays, we meet at the American Restaurant before and after the run. In Brooklyn onTuesdays, the meeting place is ProspectPark West and 3rd Street. See your calendars for more details. Why not make one of these runs a regular part of your week's recreation and social activities? Hope to see more of you at them soon! Mike McMahon Welcome new members for March: Marc Federman, Theresa Dougherty and Mary Spano. New members for April: Dorothy Fuscaldo, Joseph McLaughlin, Patrick Guilfoyle, Susan Degutz, Ernest Londa, Robin Canter, Beth Collins, Charles Hampton, Donna Arabia, William Ross, Roche! Burkhardt, Forrest Forr, Gigi Madore, Matthew Majeske and Diane Jeansonne. Ladies Carbo-load in preparation for the Advil Mini Tuneup. Women-only Pasta Pot-luck Party on Friday May 8th, 1992, 7pm at 305 West 98th Street #7DS. Come to discuss "race strategies" or just mingle among fellow Front Runners. Significant others are welcome. This is the game plan: Last name starting with A-I bring a pasta dish, veg or non-veg, for 3-5 people. J-R bring a dessert for 3-5 people S-Z bring soft drinks - sodas, juices, etc. All: $1.00 donation towards plates, cups, etc. Feel free to bring your own alcoholic beverages. Please R.S.V.P. to Diane Batchelor (212) 663-6707. Bagel Brigade March was a banner month for the crew. We finally got our upscale bagel cutter -just in time for the late spring bagel rush. And there has been much progress on the jam jar crisis. At this rate, they will soon be opening themselves. Thanks to Bob Galloway, Jim Brandon, Kathy Abbondanzo, and Dave Pitches for doing duty. And thanks to numerous others who have been giving me a hand while my knee has been out of joint, figuratively speaking. Dan Elliott Volunteer Race of the Month May 10 Advil Mini Tune-up and also May 30 Advil Mini Marathon, 9:30 am Both are women-only races. 4 �RS THE WORLD TURNS Now that we're back from Long Beach, you'd think that Front Runners would be happy to stay at home already, but no-o-o. Chicago is getting ready for an onslaught, uh, visit, from the Midwestern clubs over Memorial Day weekend, DC has just experienced the hordes of East Coast Front Runners making their annual April pilgrimage, and now Buffalo is getting in on the Front Runner wanderlust. Want to visit a Frederick Law Olmstead park? Well, this one's in the aforesaid Buffalo and you can see it during the weekend of July 18 when Toronto Front Runners will also be there. There will be a 4-mile race, a waterfront dinner, and a bike ride to Niagara Falls. Want to go? Write to the Buffalo club. Philadelphia has the following suggestions for increasing club membership: sponsoring virgin members, "the complete renewal of all old members," and a "Bring a Virgin [Runner]" party. Chicago reported the profusest of apologies from the manager of their restaurant; a waitress had evidently done some hideous thing for which the manager expressed his "remorse, lament[ations] and apologies" for his "poor judgment" in not telling the Chicago Frontrunners that he had already chastised her. Furthermore, he forwarded her own apologies for her wretched behavior and said that he was worried his restaurant would now lose their business. Is that great groveling, or what? Way to go, Chicago! The Shoreline Club of Long Beach won first place for the best "refreshment station" at the Long Beach Marathon in February; members wore tuxedo shirts and running shorts along with red carnation boutonnieres, and served drinks on silver trays. On another sartorial note, a DC Front Runner won the ugliest tights award; hers were decorated with pix of Jesse Helms and Clarence Thomas. Atlanta FRs did a race in which there were no numbers and no finishing times. Brisbane explained to Fergie exactly how she had mishandled her entire marital situation. And LA Frontrunners, after giving much thought to the matter, have announced that they will "participate with visibility and pride" in the Jimmy Stewart Relay Marathon. (Stewart, not known for his leftie politics, has praised the "pro-family, pro-God, pro-America" Boy Scouts.) This month Houston handily wins the prize for most gorgeous calendar, with a colored Easter egg, flowers, and green, red, purple and blue lettering; now if the newsletter itself could be so dazzling ... Finally Seattle, ever-inventive, has created a new way to list race results, "SUBSIB"-it stands for "signed up but stayed in bed." Lenore Beaky Charity Begins At Home Foundation's creation and the eventual implementation of its missions. Yes, the Foundation should not be viewed as a substitute for other private or public long-term assistance which our brothers and sisters may need. And yes, it is going to take a great deal of work and time to build up the funds necessary for the Foundation to carry out its designated missions. However, I encourage all of us to stand back for a moment from our concentration on the finer points and look at the bigger picture - the worthwhile goals and activities of the Foundation. Let's all pull together to move the process forward of creating an organization which can offer some emergency financial aid to our immediate FR family and offer a little something special to a number of people in our "greater family", the lesbian and gay community, each year during the holiday season. Let's not hastily walk away from a very good opportunity to bring to life the saying "Charity Begins At Home." Mike McMahon Let me start by making it clear that the comments that follow reflect my personal position and should not be considered as an official position of the FRNY Board. As I mentioned in my candidate's statement last November, over the years which I've been affliated with the club I have developed many wonderful friendships, and I've come to view the club as my extended family. It's a family in every sense of the word. We've agreed and disagreed upon many things. We've shared both good and difficult times. However, during some of those difficult times, we've not always had an organized means to lend a helping hand to our fellow members in their times of extreme need. As a result, I feel very strongly that the proposed FRNY Charitable Foundation will go a long way to fill that void. Yes, there are many important details that need to be worked out and discussed regarding the 5 �Business Meeting Volunteer! The Front Runners New York monthly business meeting was held on April15 at 8pm. There were three major topics of discussion: (a) the disappointing results of the April 11 fundraiser dance; (b) the status of the Charitable Foundation; and (c) the proposal to consider changing the dates for Gay Games in 1994. The turnout for the fundraiser dance on April 11 was less than expected; approximately $1,100 was raised, which is about $500 less than in previous years. Discussion centered on possible causes for this, including the need to make reminder calls in advance of fundraisers, sending fliers and notices out with more lead time and the need to streamline (and be more enthusiastic about) announcements after the Saturday morning runs. Discussion about the Front Runners Charitable Foundation resulted in including breast cancer, along with AIDS, in the explicit purpose of the Foundation. Previously, the purpose of the Foundation specifically mentioned support for AIDS victims, and then was broadly inclusive of other catastrophic diseases. The change reflected the membership's recognition of breast cancer as a disease which, for women, is similar to the impact of AIDS on men, although breast cancer and AIDS occur in both male and female populations. The final ratification of the Charitable Foundation will occur at a later meeting. With regard to the dates for Gay Games in 1994, FRNY membership was asked by NY in '94, the Games organizing committee, to respond to a questionaire about preferences for the timing of the Games. This questionaire is being circulated broadly among gay organizations. A vote was taken on each of the five questions posed in the questionaire, with the result that FRNY expressed overwhelming support for moving the dates in advance of Gay Pride activities. The purpose of moving the dates is to avoid compromising the ability of participating athletes to compete in Gay Games. In addition to these items of discussion, the reports to the membership included the following: FRNY membership has now hit 500; other fundraising activities for the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run include the sale of buttons, a sit-down dinner at Rutgers Church on May 30 and a Cabaret Night on June 18. Volunteers are still needed for the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run; the next special run will be a "climbing run" held on June 20-21 in the Lake Minnewaska area of the Catskills; a Women's Pasta Party will be held on May 8th; a running clinic for beginners will be held on May 2 and coach classes start on May 7; the AIDS Walk will be held on May 31 and we are aiming for 100 people on our team. The meeting adjourned after 11 pm. Nancy Andrews The dictionary defines volunteer as: Done, made or given freely and without complusion <a sacrifice>. Thank you for that sacrifice: Patrick Barker, Candido Barroso, Jim Battaglia, Claudia Borden, Pat Kuharic, Bob Brins, Paul Brockmann, Denise Cuttita, Jeff Erkman, Daniel Feinman, Bill Ferranti, Al Gallo, Robert Galloway, Jim Gibb, Dick Hamilton, Michael Immerman, Jeff Singleton, Peter Johnston, Marty King, Sandra Levine, Leslie Minkler, Jim Milton, Donn Peppler, Michael Russ, Gary Sambo, Lenore Martin, Seth Slade, Dave Pitches, Ben Watson, Les Goldstein. Great fun! Four months so far. Volunteer! Sacrifice! Submitted, Sam LaFata The next board meeting will be held on May 6th, 7:30pm at Greg Valerie's (43 West 85th, #AA). The next business meeting will be held on May 13th, 8pm at Lenore Beaky's (302 West 87th, #96). Board and business meetings are open to all members. 6 Sridhar Reddy, a graduate student of the College of Staten Island will run from the Main Campus to Provincetown, MA to raise sensitivity and awareness about AIDS. In 1989 he undertook and completed a similar venture for the same cause and ran 1,300 miles from Staten Island to Miami Beach, FL. He will be leaving Staten Island on June 4th and would like other runners to see him off or run part of the way with him. For more information or to make a contribution contact either Sri at (718) 761-2064 or Jerry Hirsch at (212) 876-3346. �FONDLY REMEMBERED Of Wilderness Frolicking with BUB Is and BABAs (no BABUSHKAs) On Sunday, April 12th we gathered at Jon Livingston's W. 94th Street den for bagels, juice, coffee, fresh fruit salad and the host's renowned baba ghannouj. After snuggling in with Matisse and Mozart, some of us were dismayed to learn that the occasion was also the umpteenth-anniversary running of the 7.8343K Manhattan Wilderness Frolic in which one was also, though not required, nevertheless, expected to participate. Ah well. Delaying our departure till the last possible moment, we thereby allowed Sam our lovable Sicilian to prove that one could both volunteer at that morning's Road Runner race and make that same day's monthly special run. Oy- more on this to be sure. Once we were absolutely, 100% convinced that Sviatoslav Schlein was not rolling his tuchas out of bed to join us, the never-more-gorgeous Jim Skofield boosted our take-off in his inimitable fashion and off we went. Jon, Gary, Sam, Ken, Lee, and myself just -what?-hurtling to it. A most fiendishly charming course traversing the northern reaches of Central Park (no main roads), over hill and dale, 'cross rill and stream, through copse and tarn as the man promised, around and between baseball diamonds, tiptoeing past blossoming trees (those white & pinky things) and flowers (those yellow & purply things) and surmounting more flights of steps than you love. We toured the Conservatory Gardens at East 105th (more yellow & purply things, plus lovely fountains and wedding talk), zipped around two lakes (one dredged), obeissed at the fonts of not one, but two holy springs, skirted the opposite bank of a diligently guarded wild dog lair, and visited the remains of an ancient fort. En route we discovered that our numbers included one closeted Front Runner's Natural Spring Water Bottle Boy, one inveterate glove dropper, and one sado-masochistic drill sergeant. Surprisingly, not much mud with the exception of one intriguingly deep quagmire that Lee managed to discover. Ooooh. A few playgrounds, even more of those yellow and purply things, and voila! back to chez Jon where we were greeted by food, Matisse, Mozart, Jim, special run hostess Ruth Ribner, and Lenore and Jeff who had, they say, just completed a 10-mile park jaunt of their own. Details of Jon's baba ghannouj are printed elsewhere in this issue, specially encoded to avoid disclosure to Howard K. who "never gives out recipes" of his own. Thank you, Ruth and Dave. Thank you, Jon. And for the rest of you with Sunday beds too warm to leave, what's to say? More food for us. Les Goldstein 7 On March 25th we had the pleasure of Gordon Bloch's company. She, as many know, is a local nationally ranked runner who recently finished 8th in the Olympic Marathon Trials. Gordon ran a couple of lower loops with members of Front Runners and gave helpful tips along the way. Then it was back to Rutgers where she enjoyed bagels and coffee and mingling amongst the Front Runners. After enduring another marathon of announcements, a group of about 20+ FRs (M&F) took over a small area of the gym where Gordon was attacked (willing and verbally, I may add) with various questions ranging from her career to helpful hints on running technique, schedules and types of shoes, etc. A big thank you to Gordon for her time and patience and also the FRs that made the event so successful. Hopefully we can do it again. Cheers, Diane Batchelor �THE FINISH LINE International FR Invitational Long Beach, CA February 15, 1992 Leo Boneau Jim Battaglia Lenore Beaky Mickey Zacuto Amy Risch Greg Valerie Chris Newcomb Jay Hill Dan Kavulish George Schlein Ken Shereda 5K 23:42 23:55 28:27 30:55 5KRaceWalk +44:36 10K 44:42 44:43 49:03 52:35 53:03 53:25 St Paddy's Day 10 Mile Freehold, NJ March 15,1992 Des Kelly Brogan Duffy 10M 61:32 66:56 Spring Run Millburn, NJ March 22, 1992 Sue Lund Sue Foster (2nd 35-39) Around the Bay 30K Hamilton, Ontario March 22, 1992 Jerry Smith Rites of Spring Central Park Match 22,1992 Diane Batchelor Gary Kelley Jay Hill John Riordan Laura Collins James Gibb Lauren Schiff AI Gallo, Jr Ruth Gursky 2M +15:16 lOK 38:06 30K 3:02:00 10K 45:21 47:29 48:08 48:09 49:56 54:59 55:32 55:41 1:12:35 Mike Hannon Four Mile Run Central Park 4M March 29, 1992 29:44 Mary Spano 29:49 Phil Wirth 38:41 Teresa Dougherty 44:44 Ruth Gursky Back Bay 10K Boston, MA April 11, 1992 Bob McCormick 10K 38:58 * Personal Best + First Time at Distance Mike Hannon 20 Mile Run Central Park 20M March 29,1992 +2:45:29 Harris Paul +3:25:19 Donn Peppler The Presidential 5 Miler Kennebunkport, ME March 29, 1992 Bob McCormick 5M 32: 14 Skunk Cabbage Half Marathon Ithaca, NY 13.1M April 5,1992 1:50:17 Jerry Smith Roosevelt Island Spring 10K Roosevelt Island, NY 10K April 5, 1992 36:03 Patrick Guilfoyle 36:53 Ashley Lonsdale 38:09 Gary Apruzzese 38:48 Sue Foster (3rd woman, 1st 35-39) 39:11 Candido Barroso *40:52 Peter Johnston 41:49 Gary Sambo 43:56 Diane Batchelor 45:43 Timothy Bennett 45:52 Bruce Alpert *45:56 Tony Meola 47:08 Gary Kelley 50:50 Nina Stark 53:27 Kathy Kuzmin (5th 40-44) *1:07:00 Ruth Gursky Newsletter Staff Amy Risch Editor Proofreaders -Lenore Beaky George Schlein Lee Abbey Mailing 8 n"'->->>->->>->->->->>->->>->->>-~ RACEY. FOR ~ DEADLINE ~RESULTS is the 15th of each~ f.\ month. Except for NYRRC-scored ~ ~ events for which you registered as Y. a FRNY member, you must notify Y. the race captains with the name, ~ location, date, and distance of the ~ Y. race. ~ For any race, contact the race Y. f.\ captains if your performance is a Y. f.\ personal record or if it was your; f.\ first time at that distance. RaceY. ~ captains are Ann McHugh at Y. f.\ (718) 278-8464 and Gary Y. ; f.\ Apruzzese at (212)-799-8781. ~ ~ f.\ f.\ t.c-c:-c:-c:<<<<<:<<<<<<<<<J Announcement s Jersey Shore Room: Room available for summer stay at Ocean Grove, New Jersey. Have your own room, and share use of house. Easy commute to and from NYC by train or bus. Walking distance to the boardwalk and Asbury Park. Now you can have your affordable hideaway from the city this summer! Contact Sig Martinez (212) 340-6941 (W) or (908) 774-2457(H). � 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, 1992 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, Vol. 11 No. 5, May 1992 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 1992 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:1990s Year:1992 http://archives.frny.org/files/original/e0126cfcb41b1972a0c7b122a6f7afa3.pdf 8a405c22f5599d76849458354fbce904 PDF Text Text FRONT KUNNBKS NY BOX 363, VILLAGE STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10014 Feb 1992 FRONT RUNNERS NY NEWSLETTER Valerie's Voice Update! Update! All Committee Chair positions have been filled! Last week we had our January Lesbian/Gay Pride Run Task Force meeting. I am happy to report: 1) Our official name- The Lesbian and Gay Pride Run 2) We will be having a 2 mile Community Challenge Run. Note! There is already interest within the community. We are now accepting shirt/application designs. The deadline is March 14. Last week was the first meeting of the Charitable Foundation of Front Runners New York. The meeting was well organized. There is a possibility that we could be official in 6 months. The Long Beach Convention is going to be well attended by the many Front Runner clubs around the US and Canada. We have about 13-15 members going. Long Beach is hoping for 200 registrants. As you can see, a lot has happened and it's only February. As always, the committee chairs are looking for volunteers, so if you are interested, please call me or one of the Chair people. Greg Valerie Vol. XI, No.2 Business Meeting The business meeting was held at John Johnston's apartment following a run. The club begins the year in sound financial condition. Membership stands at 478 strong. The Gay Pride Run has been renamed the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run. This year, Front Runners NY will organize a two mile Community Challenge Run. This event will coincide with the Lesbian and Gay Pride Run. The Task Force is accepting designs forTshirts. The deadline for submission is March 14th. A discussion focused on how to get newcomers to FRNY to return and become active members. Please make an effort to welcome and introduce yourself to a new Front Runner. Front Runners New York had a very strong showing against club teams in 1991. The membership approved the expenditure of $960 to purchase 10 dozen Central Park T-shirts to be sold at the International Front Runners Convention in Long Beach. Community Outreach intends to put together a new and updated slide show, and to meet with gay, lesbian and non-gay supportive organizations. The Front Runners New York Charitable Foundation held its first planning meeting. Cochairs are Gary Apruzzese, David Bell and Tina Isselbacher. The International Front Runners Convention is just around the corner. Long Beach expects over 120 people, from all over the US and Canada, to attend. The membership approved the hiring of a guard to watch the door at Rutger's Church on Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30. The guard would cost approximately $10 per hour. Charlie Carson and Jay Hill led a discussion on the dates set for Gay Games IV, to be held in New York City in 1994. The dates are a matter of concern to many athletes since the Games center around Gay Pride Weekend in '94. The Gay Games IV Board of Directors will hold an open meeting on February 26th at the Community Center on West 13th Street. Front Runners are encouraged to attend. The next Board meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 5th at 7:30pm at Diane Batchelor's, 305 West 98th St, Apt 7DS. The next Business meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 12th at 8pm at Lisa Davis', 250 Mercer Street. A run will leave from Lisa's at 7pm. The Board and Business meetings are open to all members. We strongly encourage you to attend. Aaron Ashby �Bagel Brigade Hats off to the following brigadiers who worked the bagel and coffee detail in December: Candido Barroso, Jim Brandon, Bob Galloway, Tom Griffith, Jim Minter, and Steve Nowling. If memory serves me correctly (I have no intention of verifying my FR history by wading through my swamp of old newsletters), the Bagel Brigade was originally a unit of 8 or so intrepid members who, perforce, rotated duties frequently It seems a more equitable system has evolved with far more core members on bimonthly shifts. There are now about 25 Front Runners who have volunteered for active or reserve duty or have been strong-armed into performing such onerous tasks as trying to remember where the ice is at D'ag's or how to change a $20 while a major crush is just inches away, across the table (and one is strategically seated for viewing more than the money tray). Since this group, while eager and dependable, is fairly fluid, I am always looking for more recruits who either want to contribute to the club or are in need of an excuse for just not running a particular Saturday morning -- and who can still get to the church at 9:00am. Dan Elliott Jerry Mahle On January 20, fellow Front Runner Jerry Mahle passed away. Before moving to Pennsylvania and then New Jersey, Jerry was an active member in the early 80's. Jerry's earlier running career included running track and cross country for St John's where he excelled in the half mile and the mile. After graduating to road running, he posted a 1OK PR of 32 minutes and a 5 mile PRof 25 minutes, becoming nationally ranked in the 30-39 year old age group. He participated in the 1982 Gay Games in San Francisco and the 1990 Gay Games in Vancouver where he medaled in the long jump. Jerry's enthusiasm for the sport of running was always in evidence whether he was attending a premier track meet or yelling split times at the top of the fmal straightaway at the Gay Pride Run. But for those of us who knew him, we'll remember him most for his wonderfully cynical sense of humor and his good heart and we '11 miss him. Sue Foster Running Gear Thank Yous Many thanks to the hard-working running gear committee members from 1991, who helped all our fashion-hungry shoppers through a fine running gear year. Diane Batchelor, Victor lnada, George Mayer, David Volkman and Michael Yang all helped keep a busy year from getting out of hand. Special thanks go to Gary Sambo, who took over as de-facto co-chair in midyear, and who, with Mickey Zacuto, will be leading the group that brings you fme fashion this year. Also, many thanks to the creative artists whose designs were on items we brought out last year: David Paul, Mary Evancho, Sue Foster, and Joe Piliero. For this year, we're looking for new volunteers to help us with Saturday sales and/or with the designing and ordering end. And keep your eyes peeled for a new take on the ever-popular Central Park design in early spring. Paul Brockmann and Gary Sambo Who's on First? In case you were wondering, here's the complete list of folks who are serving as committee chairs. We're always in need of help, so if a committee looks interesting, chat up the chair(s) for more information. Social- Jenny Lynn and Chris Newcomb Special Runs - Ruth Ribner and David Smith Editor/Calendar - Amy Risch Bagel Brigade - Dan Elliott LGPR - Tracy Primavera and James Battaglia Running Gear - Gary Sambo Finance- Jean Robinson Housing - Peter Johnston Race Captains - Jay Pack and Ann McHugh Coach Liaison- Jeff Singleton Community Outreach - Michael Davies NYRRC Correspondent- Bob Nelson Mailing Coordinator - Lee Abbey Membership - Carl Johnson and Lisa Davis International FR Liaison - Greg Valerie Volunteers - Sam LaFata Door Watch - Mike McMahon and Diane Batchelor Charitable Foundation - Gary Apruzzese, David Bell and Tma Isselbacher There are actually a few committees left if you want to make a power grab. They are: Legal, Fundraising, Publicity, Benefit Run, and Gay Games Liaison. See Greg Valerie for more info. �Door Watch A big thank-you to all who volunteered their time for the door watch this past chilly January. They were: Allan Dee, Susan Rogers, Mark Currant, David Porat, Michael Davies, Ken Shereda, JoAnn Rolan, Tim Bennett and John Brubaker. Without them Front Runners would not be able to enter the church and thus we'd be freezing our little tushes off on West 73rd Street!!! Thank you. Diane Batchelor and Mike McMahon New Members Let's welcome our new members by inviting them to run with us or to chat over coffee and bagels. We all know that 1st Saturday shyness - so come along Front Runners! Show them we're the friendliest group in N.Y.C. Welcome for the month of January: John J. Geraghty, Daniel Mulhearn, Al Joyal, Jay Holloway, David Schulz, Andrew Diamond and Larry Diamond. Thank you, Diane Batchelor and Mike McMahon SURVEY SUMMARY As many of you will recall, I surveyed the membership back in late October. The purpose of my survey was to gather information about 1) individual members' level of satisfaction with the club 2) their ideas concerning what the club should and might consider devoting some of its energy toward and 3) if they had some particular area of interest and time to contribute to club activities in 1992 (volunteering for certain committees etc). By learning your opinions, I felt it would help me better serve the membership as the club's next Men's Vice President. I am still committed to that purpose, and at this time I feel it is appropriate for me to share some of the findings of my survey. I handed out over 150 surveys over the course of several Saturday runs in November and early December. The total number of surveys returned to me: 111 . A special thanks to all 111 of you who returned a survey to me. Q. #1 "FRNY is doing a good job of providing a nurturing environment for gays and lesbians to run/walk and race." I agree with this statement: 99 responses (89% ), I disagree: 12 responses (11% ). If you disagree, where do you feel that that the club falls short of this basic mission. (Please see me if you wish to discuss some of the comments I received regarding this statement on the survey) Q. #2 Do you feel that the club should concentrate solely on running, racing and the social activities that spring from our running and racing? Yes: 73 responses (66% ), No: 37 responses (33%) Neither: 1 Q. #3 As a follow-up to Q. #2 -Do you feel that the club should take on other/new goals beyond our "basic mission"? (Possible/suggested examples were then given). A) Promoting a greater awareness of community health issues: 34 mentions (31%) (Not from all those who answered "No" to Q. #2. B) Promoting more professional networking: 10 mentions (9%). C) Promoting a higher level of involvement with the rest of the community: 25 mentions (23% ). Q. #5 Do you feel that you might be able to contribute some of your time to club activities in 1992? Yes: 71 (64%), No: 20 18%, Maybe: 5 (5%), Abstentions: 15 (13%) I will refrain from making any hard and fast conclusions from the information above~ The one exception that I will make is to conclude that there are many members looking for a way increase their participation with the club beyond the designated runs. I will wholeheartedly support all of you who wish to do so. I invite and encourage you to talk to the various committee chairs or me about your ideas and interest in getting more involved. MIKE MCMAHON 3 �UP COM IN& RUNS RND RRCES HOT FOOD & COOL VISIONS SPECIAL RUN Sunday, February 9, 1992 11 :00 am Come run and explore the "back roads" of Prospect Park on several not standard trails (3-6+ miles). The Coney Island option will be available for the more ambitious (14.0+/-). The park contingent will leave at 11:00 am with a 10:30 early start for Coney Island and drop off beginning at 10: 15. We will meet at Diane's Apartment near Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn. Excellent Mexican Fare prepared by Linda will be available afterwards when we will relax and watch downhill and telemark ski movies to prepare for the Front Runners ski trip. Take the D train to 7th Avenue or the 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza. Call Diane Westerback (718) 789-6812 or Ruth Ribner (212) 567-2738 to confirm. Diane Westerback Footnotes Race of the Month Sheraton Bagel Run February 23rd at 1Oam Vertical Challenge of the Month Empire State Building Run-Up February 13th at lOam Volunteer Race of the Month Sheraton Bagel Run February 23rd at 9am Same great bagels and lox! Asbury Park lOK - Beach Vacation The Asbury Park lOK, one of the fastest and flatest 1OKs on the East Coast will be run this year on Saturday August 8th. No, I have no~ gone totally compulsive or bonkers, yet- there 1s a reason for writing about this so early. For the past two years a group of ten FR's has rented the . Rainbow Cottage in nearby Ocean Grove for the weekend at a cost of $7 50 or $7 5 each for the entire weekend including breakfast. This year we also have the option of renting the house for the entire week for $1500 or $150 each, so even if the people who might want to do this only wanted to go down to the shore for three, four, or five days it would still be a real bargain. The Rainbow Cottage is a Victorian style house which is quaint and immaculately clean, there is a wrap around porch, full kitchen and dining facilities, and it is a three block walk from the Ocean Grove Beach which is one of the nicer central-south shore beaches. We already have six people who have committed to at least renting the house for the weekend and several who have indicated that they would be interested in the week option if we get enough people. Interested? See or call me (212) 563-7721. Jay Pack 4 Coming Soon! We are planning a year full of trips, activities, and events. The month of February is pretty full with the trips to Long Beach and skiing. Keep an ear out for ice skating, roller skating, theatre trips, and the Gay Men's Chorus coming up. Also, let us know of any new ideas you have. We'd also be happy to announce any less formal events, such as a group going to the movies. These events are a great way of meeting people, getting to know people better, and taking some of the intimidation out of the large meetings. So if you haven't taken a trip or gone skating-or to the theatre with your fellow Front Runners, make some time soon. Chris Newcomb and Jenny Lynn Gay Games IV There will be an open meeting town forum to discuss Gay Games IV. This is your opportunity to meet new Executive Director Paula Pressley and address the board of directors. The Games will also overview their latest accomplishments and recruit volunteers. Date: Wednesday, February 26th Time: 6:30 - 9:30pm Location: The Center, 208 W. 13th St For more info: call New York in '94 at (212) 663-9494 �FONDLY REMEMBERED No Rules Run Sunday, 15th December was the day of Diane Batchelor and Kathy Kuzmin's 'No Rules Run' and British/American breakfast/brunch. The day before some members of the club had taken part in the gruelling Winter Series 10 miler in Central Park where the temperature had reached 57 degrees - presumably close to a record for that day of the year. In twenty-four hours the temperature had dropped 30 degrees to below freezing. After living in New York for seventeen months don't anyone dare complain to this Anglo about the weather in Britain- at least it's possible to predict (even if it's wet most of the time!) In their invitation Diane and Kathy had suggested that members might like to choose how far they would like to run. Clearly this was altogether far too tempting for some members who attended the party- they didn't run at all!! - preferring instead to stay in our hosts' lovely new home. Some who had run the day before and were nursing aching limbs must have been tempted to stay in as well to drink copious cups of hot coffee, but I'm glad to say most ventured out - if not for too long. Some ran in Riverside Park while others, including yours truly, headed east and ambled perhaps a little stiffly around the reservoir in Central Park. We were glad to get back to a great varied buffet brunch and gossip about who had been dancing with who the night before at the Annual Holiday Party as well as discussing what we were going to do over the holidays. On a personal note I have now been a member of Front Runners for six months. I think that taking up running and, in particular, joining Front Runners, was the best thing that I did in the whole of 1991. Happy New Year. Paul Harris Tupperware Run Sunday November 24, 1991 What does one do on a cold overcast Sunday in November? Have a run and Tupperware party at Howard Kessler's of course. About ten of us ran a loop up Riverside Park to 113th St, across to Central Park and down to Howard's home at 72nd St. Meanwhile, Howard had a salad, an egg casserole, apple strudle and a Tupperware lady waiting for us. And in what did he serve his food and drinks? Tupperware, of course. As we ate his scrumptuous meal we saw a demonstration of the latest in Tupperware technology and fashion. We played a game of bingo to finish off this special fun run. So don't miss out- come to our next run in February. Ruth Ribner c: SPECIAL RUNS Twenty adventurous Front Runners kicked off the first special run of the new year by carpooling, biking, and bussing their way to Rockland County on a mild and sunny January 12 to visit Debbie Bell's victorian dream house in Nyack. Four to six mile runs with stunning Hudson River and mountain views were enjoyed by all, followed by a temp·ting brunch of French Toast, assortments of fresh fruits, and baked goods (including Diane's Favourite Brownies), not to mention antique shopping along Broadway (a distant relative of the Great White Way). Even some of ZsaZsa Gabor's Park Avenue neighbors confessed that they could live in Nyack! Many thanks to Debbie for her gracious hospitality! February's special run is scheduled for Sunday, February 9 at 11:00 am, to be hosted by Diane Westerback in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Please call Diane to RSVP at (718) 789-6812. If you've never been to a special run before, think about joining us on the 9th - strike up a conversation with that certain someone whom you've never caught up with on a run. David Smith Running Partner Wanted Training for a spring marathon? Let's do long runs together. I'm aiming for London (April) in about 3:15. Paul Harris (212) 265-6845 Wanted Manhattan Apartment, 2-3 Bedrooms on upper west side. Prefer rent stabilized, will consider buying. Possible trade for 950 sf prewar 1 bdrm COOP in Brooklyn or stabilized 1 bdrm in Manhattan. Call Diane (718) 7896812. Rustic Room available for women in rural setting in New Paltz @$75/Weekend (share w/straight woman). Near Hunter (45 min) and Mohonk (5 min). Prefer steady commitment. Diane (718) 789-6812. �THE BOTTOM LINE Front Runners New York Income Statement For the Year ending December 31, 1991 Income Membership Miscellaneous Operating Income 11148.00 773.14 11921.14 Merchandise Events and Trips Rutgers Running Classes Reimbursabl e Income 9828.50 21070.33 7480.70 6365.00 44744.53 GPR Income Total Income 17097.35 73763.02 This newsletter was brought to you by: Editor/Bottlewasher- Amy Risch Proofreaders - Lenore Beaky George Schlein Coordinator - Lee Abbey Mailing All propositions and submissions welcome! Give to the editor by the business meeting. Expenses Office Operations Postage Miscellaneous Operating Expenses 11078.88 3118.79 1183.28 15380.95 Inventory Events and Trips Rutgers Running Classes Reimbursabl e Expenses 8770.92 18402.25 5803.32 6520.00 39496.49 GPR Expenses Total Expenses 13432.08 68309.52 Balance Sheet December 31,1991 Cash Money Market Account Petty Cash Inventory Membership Equity 4482.56 10,204.14 70.00 6351.52 21108.22 6 �• THE FINISH LINE Race Results as of Janurary 18, 1992 Yuletide Stride Boston, MA December 8, 1991 David Bell SM 30:05 Jingle Bell Syracuse, NY December 14, 1991 Jerry Smith lOK 47:00 Winter Series 10M Central Park December 14, 1991 Sue Foster (3rd, Women) Barry Miguel Gary Apruzzese George Mayer Bill Rammel Paul Harris Jay Pack Desmond Groarke Dave Sick Bob Nelson Marty King Ann McHugh Dave Pitches Tony Meola Donna Checkan Nicholas Boyko, Jr Bruce Alpert Charles Beardsley Marnell McNamara Susan Zierling Claudia Borden Denise Cuttita Diane Westerback Debra Fiero 10M *1:01:36 1:03:00 1:03:40 1:03:54 1:06:06 +1:07:47 1:08:43 1:10:00 1:10:08 1:12:08 1:14:28 *1:14:32 1:15:40 1:17:08 1:18:07 1:18:39 1:24:58 1:26:32 1:28:40 1:31:53 1:35:20 *1:35:54 *1:35:54 1:35:55 30K MAC Championship Central Park December 22, 1991 30K Barry Miguel 2:13:16 Jeff Singleton 2:19:22 Mary Evancho 2:19:23 2:22:21 Sandra Levine Gary Kelley 2:39:48 2:59:21 Claudia Borden Four Mile Holiday Run Central Park December 22,1991 Candido Barroso Laura Collins Margaret Heller Marnell McNamara Edna Benitez Diane Westerback Denise Cuttita Sue Lund Leslie Minkler Ruth Gursky Doris Stoll Midnight Run Central Park January 1, 1992 Mary Evancho Bob Nelson Gena Ratcliff Stephanie Smoot Tina Isselbacher Jeff Singleton Season Opener Central Park January 5, 1992 Sue Foster (1st, Women) Anne Kessler Dave Pitches Peter Johnston AndrewKhoo Gary Kelley Jose Escarilla Laura Collins Kathy Kuzmin Lauren Schiff Midge Maroni Linda Hallinan Jane Steiner Ruth Gursky Doris Stoll Hot Chocolate Run Central Park January 11, 1992 Sue Lund 4M 25:01 31:05 31:15 32:03 34:08 *34:45 34:51 35:16 39:10 43:23 43:34 Central Park 20K Central Park January 11, 1992 Dennis Sprick Paul Harris Bill Dolan David Smith Ann McHugh Sandra Levine Bob Nelson Marnell McNamara Susan Zierling Claudia Borden Leslie Minkler SM 33:50 36:47 *42:41 45:00 50:25 50:25 Mardi Gras Marathon New Orleans, LA January 18, 1992 Sue Foster (1st, Women) Jeff Singleton (3rd, 35-40) Mary Evancho (3rd, Women) SM 29:24 32:34 33:28 34:15 37:07 38:24 39:20 39:38 41:42 43:45 48:08 48:12 52:51 *54:58 58:51 26.2M 2:59 3:12 3:20 Race Results Corrections NYC Biathlon Championships 2:05:51 Lenore Beaky Yuletide Stride Lee Abbey 38:27 t>->:>:>:>>:>:>>-:>:>>-:>>>-:>:>, DEADLINE FOR RACE ~ 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 ~ ~RESULTS = = = = ~ ~ ~race. ~ SK *24:55 +1:18:28 +1:25:12 1:25:43 1:33:31 1:34:11 1:35:50 1:37:57 *1:39:20 1:55:39 1:56:29 2:10:46 ~ ~ ~ ~ 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 Ann McHugh at (718) 278-8464 and Jay Pack at (212) 563-7721. ~ ~ ;. ~ ~ ~ ;. ~ fc-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-cJ * Personal Best + First Time at Distance .., � 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, 1992 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, Vol. 11 No. 2, February 1992 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 1992 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:1990s Year:1992