SCR Minutes
February 4, 2009
Prepared by Mike Archuleta
February 4, 2009
Prepared by Mike Archuleta
Meeting called to order by New President Don Pfost at 7pm
Attendance: Don Pfost , Rich Hadley , Jeff Arnold , Gary Franchi
, Dave Diaz, Terry Cathcart, Ken Raich , Hilbert Navarro , Paulette Arns,
Paul LaBar
Special Guests : Kami Dahlberg , Michelle Ambury from Pueblo CSU
Excused: Ron Dehn , Jim Robinson
Presidents Report:
President report: Don thanked the previous officers and their efforts over the last year: Ken Raich did an excellent job over the last 3 years as president. Ken will assume the responsibilities as membership chair for SCR. Rich Hadley served as Vice President and always available to help. Dave Diaz will assume the roles of Vice President and calendar keeper. Paulette Arns will remain as treasurer. Theresa Duran was secretary over the last year and Mike Archuleta will serve as secretary for 2009. Don also thanked the following non-elected officers for their contributions to the club, all of whom will serve again in 2009: Ron Dehn, Newsletter Editor; Paul LeBar, web master; Stacey Diaz, who monitors the point system and always has incredible awards for the Banquet; Jim Robinson, predict series coordinator, and Gary Franchi for his monthly newsletter column and articles in the Chieftain that promote running and related activities. Don talked about his role as president and looks forward to working with everyone 2009.
Special Guests:
Kami Dahlberg, Michelle Ambury from Pueblo CSU. The Pueblo CSU
X Challenge is scheduled for April 18th 2009. The Pueblo CSU students
would like to borrow the Race clock for the event. The event conflicts
with the Panther Run on April 18TH. The groups recommend asking district
60 for the use of their clock. The group recommended to call Bobby Gonzales
from district 60 and Ray Macias from East high school
Officer Reports:
Ken Raich did excellent job over the last 3 years as president. Ken will assume the responsibilities as membership chair for SCR.
Rich Hadley served as Vice President and always available to help. Dave Diaz will assume the role of Vice President and the calendar. Paulette Arns will remain as treasurer for SCR. Paul Lebar will continue as the web master. Theresa Duran was secretary over the last year and Mike Archuleta will assume the role of Secretary for SCR.
The SCR members who have contributed :
Stacey Diaz who monitors the point system and always has incredible awards for the Banquet
Ron Dehn will remain editor for the news letter. Jim Robinson will continue the predict series.
The banquet committee did excellent job in putting together the best banquet ever!
Female Runner of the year Stacey Diaz
Male Runner of the year Ron Dehn
Dirty Sock Award Daisy Raich
Predict Series Winner Shawn Loppnow
Jessie Quintana brought back runners memories about the club and its members.
Don talked about his role as president and looks forward to working with everyone 2009.
Officer Reports:
Minutes: Mike Archuleta Secretary
The meeting minutes for January 7 were reviewed and approved. There discussion about placing financial information on the meeting. The group decided it should not be a problem.
Treasurer Report: Paulette Arns
Paulette reported the monthly statement and the net profit from the Rock Canyon was $6200.00. She is still waiting for receipts from the banquet.
Newsletter Report: Ron Dehn
Ron is currently on vacation
Membership Chair: Ken Raich
Don announced we have currently 147 paid members. There are 86 members from 2008 who have not renewed. On January 31st, Don submitted to Derek Griffiths, publisher of Colorado Runner magazine, a list of 110 SCR members who requested copies of the next issue of his magazine. Don stated that if we included the memberships with families the club would have over 400 members.
Webmaster Report: Paul LaBar
Paul reported he removed the banquet information from the website. He is working on promoting the Valentine Twosome run and the Spring Runoff. Dave Diaz asked Paul to add Diane Tiffany as the contact person for the Moonlight Madness predict. The Nature Center Trail Run, formerly Ben & Matt’s Trail Run, will take place March 22nd, and will include both a 4 and 10 mile run. The Belmont Butt Buster was cancelled for 2009 by Gina Benfatti. Paul is looking at changing the website to web portal. It will allow certain members to place information directly on the web site. The member could place web threads or blogs.
Upcoming Events:
Valentine Twosome Run: Jeff Arnold
The Valentine run is scheduled February 14th. Jeff reported the Pavilion
is booked on race day. The race day registration and packet pickup will
be outside. The race courses will the same as last year. Jeff has ordered
the awards and chocolate for the race
Spring Runoff Tune-up, Feb 22: Ken Raich
Ken reported every thing is set for the 1st predict race of the year on
February 22nd. There will be 1 water stop on the course. The course is
10 kilometers, starting at the stadium and finishing by city park swimming
pool. There will be a potluck after the predict run.
Spring Runoff, March 8th: Terry Cathcart
Terry stated 800 long sleeve shirts have been ordered and 650 shirts will
be printed for the race. The concession stand will be used for race day
registration and packet pickup. The ticket booths will be used to hand
out t shirts. It was suggested to have a volunteer at the stadium to direct
runners and give out race day information. Terry discussed key areas were
volunteers needed to be stationed to direct runners in the right direction.
The lead bikes will be Mike Archuleta and Jay Bailey. The medical team
will be Parkview medical center ER staff. Ken reported that 144 medals
have been ordered for the race. Pat Berndt will not be available for the
middle school race, “It’s Funner to be a Runner”. It
was suggested that after the Spring Runoff gets started to use the concession
stand registration to get the students registered. It was also discussed
not to use the waiver and put their name on the race bib. Terry is going
to check with Paulette about the waiver.
Cinco de Mayo, May 3: Hilbert Navarro
Hilbert Navarro reported that there will be no t shirts this Cinco run.
It will be replaced by a knitted hat instead of t-shirt. The registration
fee will be $17.00 for early registration and $20.00 for late registration.
It was suggested to have the walkers finish in the opposite direction
from the runners to prevent mixing up race results. Hilbert asked how
much SCR would charge to help with Cinco de Mayo; these charges were summarized
and he was referred to the web site for further information on the club’s
race-help policies. In addition, Ken Raich suggested that the organizers
of Cinco consider chip timing for the race, and he outlined some of the
advantages and costs of chip timing. Ken noted that races that have sponsors
and a history of financial success, such as Cinco de Mayo and Spank Blasing,
can afford chip timing, and because more runners nowadays expect it, especially
at larger races, chip timing might help these races become even larger
and more successful. On the other hand, smaller races cannot afford chip
timing. Further, the use of chip timing by larger races would reduce the
work load on SCR’s volunteer base and enable the club to help smaller
races become more successful. Hilbert will confer with Ramon Arriaga about
the possibility of chip timing and may return at a later date to discuss
it with the club.
Spirit Fest, June 13: Hilbert Navarro
Hilbert Navarro will be the runner’s club liaison for the race.
Hilbert and Jess to talk about the race at next month’s meeting
Live Strong Event
Don reported receiving email from Jimmy Taylor from St Mary Corwin about
running and biking event in October. Don suggested asking Jimmy Taylor
to the meeting at least 90 days before the event.
Running with Bulls
Jeff reported that Run with the Bulls, scheduled for May 16, will be the
same course as the Hot to Trot race, a distance of 5k.
Predict Series
The predict series first race is the spring tune up on Feb 22nd. The Natural
Center Trail Run on March 22 will be two distances, a 4 mile and 10 mile
race. The Belmont Butt Buster and Tunnel Drive will not take place this
year.
Activity Recaps:
Rock Canyon Half-Marathon: Dave Diaz reported that he has delivered
sweatshirts to those who did not get one on race day. Dave delivered 73
shirts to the Colorado Running Company in Colorado Springs and they called
each recipient to have them pick up their shirt. This saved SCR $4.35/each
in postage. Rudolf’s Reindeer Romp: Jim Robinson reported the final
prediction race of the series was successful in spite of snowy conditions
and slick streets. 18 members completed the race in spite of the weather
conditions. Final results for the 2008 Prediction Series have been compiled
and posted on the web site. Jim is having the awards prepared and will
present them at the Banquet.
New Stuff/Old Stuff:
Chip Timing: As noted above, Ken talked about the benefits of having
a professional organization doing chip time. It would help limit the number
of volunteers at the big races in Pueblo. The chip timing could be done
at the Cinco run for about $800.00. The bigger races like the spring Runoff,
Spank Blasing would benefit from chip timing.
Credit card race entries
Ken talked about race registration on line and ACTIVE .COM and the system
developed by him. The information is easy to download from the web. The
online system has been used for several races.
Steve Cathcart’s Race clock repair
Ken reported to repair the clock batteries and charge it would cost $68.40
to repair
The motion was approved to repair the clock.
Meeting Place
Gary asked, “Where do we meet after the new YMCA opens in APRIL?”
Don stated he will talk to Terry Lockhart from the YMCA.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned just in time
at 9:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted: Mike Archuleta