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2004 Year-End Party! The WRC's 2004 year-end party was held at the Rhodeside Grill, Arlington, VA, Saturday evening, February 5, 2005, with more than 60 members and friends in attendance. In an evening of eating, drinking, and visiting cheer, we note these highlights.
Awards/Recognition. This year, the club went in a different direction for awards and presented special member recognition awards to 13 members. The club also thanked outgoing President Barb Fallon Wallace with a gift, awarded the Alfred tomFelde trophy to longtime dedicated member Norman Brand, presented Jay Wind with the WRC's masters men's team 3d place Marine Corps Marathon award plaque for his strong race effort, and honored WRC logo designer Danny Royer with a gift certificate. Here's a recap on the special recognition awards:
Unfortunately, Norman Brand had left before the ceremony and thus, missed the presentation of the Alfred tomFelde trophy. This is Norman's reaction to receiving the award: To the WRC: Thank you very much for the Alfred tom Felde award.
As one of the few members still around who remembers Alfred, I appreciate
the significance of the honor. He was a tailor who came over from Germany
and worked at Lord & Taylors at Chevy Chase (I still have a pair of
pants he fitted for me). He claimed to have been on the German Olympic
team in the race walk (50km I believe), so he was happy to have runners
join the Wash. Sports Club. He was very supportive of our activities,
came to some of our races, and did a lot of favors for the running team.
One of the favors was establishing this rotating trophy. Looking
over the listed winners brings back many memories; I hope we can reconstuct
the missing names. We have a lot of this area's running history represented
in our past and current members. We may not have the numbers of top
runners that Boston or New York can boast, but the quality of our club
performances will more than match up against them. Some of the old
members who are still around that could possibly fill in the gaps would
be Ray & Joie Morrison, George Cushmac, John Winslow, Pat & Mike
(anyone know where he is?) Bradley, and Hugh Jascourt. I'm sorry
I left before the presentation, but some one should have given me a warning.
Unless we're in the spotlight, us old timers have a short attention span.
If you want to know more about this time-honored perpetual trophy, check
out the history
and recognition page.
Track Nights Track nights are on Wednesday evenings...to take advantage of the lights at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington. The club now meets at the beginning of the bleachers on the side of the track opposite the entrance gate. Some WRC track regulars of late include Adina, Erica, Laura, Diana, Kelly, Emily, Jennifer, Genevieve, Dave, Steve, Dane, Will, Pascal, Yancy, Bart, Jim, Bryon, Charles, among some others. Come on out! Sunday Distance Runs Sunday Distance Runs are usually pounded out all along the Capital Crescent Trail, C&O Canal, or Rock Creek Park. The Staples store has closed, so there is no longer a red awning marking our starting spot. But, we still meet at the same spot, close to the corner of 33d Street on M Street, NW, 1 &1/2 blocks from the Key Bridge. We've had terrific showings this winter (upwards of 25 people), except for two recent nasty-weather Sundays when 7-8 tough runners showed.
Membership Renewal Reminder Dues were officially due in January so members are encouraged to renew if they haven't already. These dues ($15 individual & $25 family) cover the entire 2005 year. Many have already renewed and the WRC thanks you! For those still tardy, please renew as the WRC member data base and email list will soon be edited to include only current members. Two options for renewals and new memberships. For renewing your membership and paying dues, you now have two options. The traditional mail-in way, or online through a secure server at active.com. Here are the links: Online registration Mail in registration Your fellow members greatly appreciate your membership and commitment
to the WRC!
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Patriots Edge Eagles 24-21 for 3d Super Bowl Championship in 4 years! While some are undoubtedly unhappy with the result, a number of New Englander members are thusly pleased...for example Mike Proulx (CT), Ron McGraw (ME), Jim Wadsworth (CT), amongst probable others, were all pulling for the Pats. Mike and Ron are also big Red Sox fans so they got a second dose of joy. At the same time, some also have likely grown somewhat fond of Philadelphia through it's marathon and 1/2 marathon race courses so perhaps felt a tang of loyalty to, and then pity for, the Eagles. We just wonder how those Eagles fans--spotted by WRC Sunday runners--lining up outside the Rhino Bar in Georgetown at 11:00 a.m. Super Bowl Sunday, looked and felt by the time the game was over. Headaches on Monday morning for more than one reason we can guess.
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We think we heard Tom Brady
say in the press conference, "Now all we have to do is get the same praise
and recognition that that running club down in DC gets...I think it's called
the WRC."