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President's Column - Cande Olsen

The USATF NJ Banquet

On Saturday, January 21, the Rose City Runners gathered for the 20th Annual USATF New Jersey Awards Banquet held at the Pines Manor in Edison. Many of our race team members and other members of the club received individual awards, and although our teams did not place this year, we feel we are very well positioned to compete next year! Thanks to our race team captain Kathy Hale for inspiring all of us to race and to be the best that we can be! 

The banquet is a nice time to be together and to see many of the other teams and runners from around the state. This year the Dr.George Sheehan Award, which is for the USATF’s top national/international athlete in the discipline of long distance running, went to local marathoner from New Providence, Kathy Castles.  Kathy won the Myrtle Beach Marathon earlier this year (yes, she was the first person to cross the finish line), and she just competed in the Marathon Olympic Trials in Houston.  Although she did not make the US Olympic Team, she came in 38th out of 152 competitors with a time of 2:39:19, and was 4th in the masters division, a few seconds behind Colleen De Reuck, who competed in the Olympics 4 times.  Kathy works with club members Marcia Postallian and Michael Linn, who are lucky enough to be getting running tips from her!

Below is a list of the individual awards of our club members.  Congratulations to all Club members who won awards!


Awards for Rose City Running Club Members

New Balance North Jersey Male Grand Prix Age Group Winners
Derek Shendell – 2nd in 35-39 Age Group – Rose City Runners Race Team
Will DeRoberts – 1st in the 55 -59 Age Group
Bill Welsh - 3rd in the 80-84 Age Group – Central Jersey Road Runners Race Team
 
New Balance North Jersey Female Grand Prix Age Group Winners
DeDe Paul – 2nd in 50-54 Age Group – Rose City Runners Race Team
Jane Parks - 1st in the 55-59 Age Group - Reigning champion for her age group for 18 straight years - Congratulations Jane!
Cande Olsen – 3rd in the 60-64 Age Group - Rose City Runners Race Team
Shirley Pettijohn – 2nd in the 75-79 Age Group - Morris County Striders
 
USATF NJ Long Distance Running
Mini 2 Grand Prix Series
Kathleen Hale – 3rd in the 40-44 Age Group - Rose City Runners Race Team - Team Captain

USATF NJ Long Distance Running
Cross Country Series
Carl Weaver – 3rd in the 60-64 Age Group – Raritan Valley Road Runners Race Team


Annual Meeting

Mark your calendars for the Rose City Runners Club Annual Meeting, which will be held at 7:30 PM on Thursday, February 2 at the Madison Community House.  We will be electing our officers and directors at that time.  The annual meeting agenda will also include the annual treasurer’s report; a recap of the Giralda Farms Run and plans for next year;  the Racing Team results and plans for next year; the calendar of events for next year; and any other discussion items club members want to bring up.  Pizza and soda will be served. 

The 2012 nominating committee includes Kathy Hale, Dick Helmer, Jane Parks and Mecca Cerny. The slate of officers that they have compiled for 2012 is below. They are also proposing a bylaws amendment to add a second vice president to the board to reflect the two race-director positions. The amendment will be voted on at the annual meeting on Feb 2.

  • President - Heather Lukeman
  • Vice President-1 (serves as Giralda Race Director) - Lynda Brush
  • Vice President-2 (serves as Giralda Race Co-director) - Cande Olsen
  • Treasurer - Mike Gentile
  • Secretary - Barry Lass
  • Program Director - Vivian Wilson
  • Members at Large (2) - Hilary Clark and Rob Powers

Thank you to the nominating committee and to those who are willing to serve on the 2012 Board.

Please be sure to attend the annual meeting to support our club.