SNAIL TALES A SNAIL S PACE RUNNING CLUB A L L C H A P T E R N E W S L E T T E R Photo courtesy of www.everywherewithoutdelay.com JANUARY 2015 ISSUE Table of contents: 02-Offier Introductions 05-Club Financials 06-Club Races 07-Snails Cup 08-Spirit Points 09-Snails Mileage Pin 10-USATF Series 11-Gala Flyer 12-Media Award This is our first All Chapter Newsletter where you will be informed of what's going on throughout the Club. The three Newsletter Editors will be collaborating to produce this monthly newsletter and members are encouraged to submit articles. www.snailspace.org For informational use only. Not for sales or marketing.
2015 Club Officers Brea Chapter President Keven Williams Vice President Gilbert Salazar Treasurer Newsletter Editor Brad Vargyas Social Chair Olivia Taylor MeetUp Guru Barret 2
2015 Club Officers Fountain Valley Chapter President Monet DeJesus Vice President Mario Guereca Treasurer Robert Mignosa Newsletter Editor Frank Chen Social Chair Sue Sternberg MeetUp Guru Luigi Guereca 3
2015 Club Officers Mission Viejo Chapter President Andrew O Bannon Vice President Marc Owen Treasurer Than Duong Newsletter Editor Sandra Wendler Social Chair Tanya Mansell MeetUp Guru Mike Schwartz 4
Club Financials 2014 Year in Review MeetUp Membership Chapter Membership Treasury Jan Dec Jan Dec Jan Dec Brea 105 107 446 548 $942.68 $1,424.83 Fountain Valley Mission Viejo 91 93 391 479 $2,653.92 $2,679.98 196 235 574 673 $3,041.30 $5,003.87 Monrovia 18 19 245 255 $2,095.60 $2,335.60 ASPRC Total 410 454 1,656 1,955 $8,733.50 $11,444.28 5
Club Race Schedule F o u n t a i n V a l l e y M i s s i o n V i e j o B r e a M o n r o v i a ALL Races and Dates are tentative, and subject to revision. Email suggestions for additional Club Races to: Bob.Morris@aSnailsPace.net Chapter Sponsor Date Race Location FV February 1 Surf City Marathon/Half Huntington Beach BR February 22 Brea 8K Brea All Chapter MARCH 29 Carlsbad 5000 Carlsbad MO APRIL Santa Anita Derby Day 5K Santa Anita FV/MV MAY 3 Orange County Marathon/Half/5K OC MV MAY City of Laguna Hills Half Marathon/5K Laguna Hills BR JUNE Downtown Anaheim 5K Anaheim FV JULY 4 Surf City 4 th of July 5K Huntington Beach MO AUGUST Pride of the Valley 5K Baldwin Park MV SEPTEMBER Dove Dash 5K/10K Dove Canyon FV OCTOBER 12 Long Beach Marathon/Half/5K Long Beach FV OCTOBER Surf City Beach Derby 10 mi./10k Huntington Beach MV NOVEMBER Dana Point Turkey Trot 5k/10K Dana Point MO DECEMBER The Tiger Run 5K/10K South Pasadena Look for the Black ASP Club Canopy at each Club Race (usually near the Finish Area). Warm-up & -down with your ASPRC Teammates. Bring a chair and some refreshments to share! Have FUN!! Don t forget to write down your finish time on results clipboard at canopy. 6
Snail s Cup Series SNAIL'S CUP RUNNING SERIES The purpose of this competition is to: 1. expand the membership participation at Club races 2. increase Club visibility within the running community at local races 3. create inter-chapter competition and camaraderie 4. establish an award activity for all members at the next All-Chapter Party 5. have fun How it works: This competition is based on the Club's annual series of 12+ races where members earn points based on their performances. The top 20 are recognized at the All Chapter Gala at year s end and whoever accumulates the most points (scoring their best nine of the twelve+ races) is crowned winner. The Snail s Cup winner receives a free pair of New Balance running shoes, a year's membership renewal and their name engraved on a perpetual Snails Cup Trophy which is displayed at their Chapter Snail's Pace Store for the following year. 2nd through 20th places are acknowledged at the Gala and receive certificates and lesser prizes. Total Total Name Chapter Races Points Denise Bacher BR 1 908 Tom Frost MV 1 872 Greg Beck MV 1 845 Kristine Miller MV 1 839 Sheri Corlett MV 1 839 Pamela Wusthof MV 1 807 Sue Sternberg FV 1 789 Pat Herr MV 1 779 Robert Sternberg FV 1 774 Lucy Salazar BR 1 770 Bob Crowson MV 1 763 Luis Gasca FV 1 748 Gloria Rendon- Thomas MV 1 742 Grace Innis MV 1 731 Mike Bertram MV 1 728 Marc Owen MV 1 717 Teri Magnuson MV 1 707 Dawn Vonderheide BR 1 908 Lillian Bertram MV 1 872 Tina Ingegneri MV 1 845 At each Club race a results clipboard is provided at the Canopy for you to record your finish time. Unregistered "bandits" are ineligible from participating. Members receive an additional 100 points for wearing their Club uniform, and bonus travel points are awarded for traveling more than twenty miles to the race (using your ASP Chapter Store as your starting point). 0-20 miles = 0 points 21-40 miles = 50 points 41-60 miles = 100 points 61-80 miles = 150 points 81-100 miles = 200 points The 2014 top 20 will be unveiled at the February 7th All Chapter Gala, but here is the results of our first Snail s Cup race for 2015, the So Cal Half Marathon/5k. If you forgot to write down your finish time for this race you can send it to: bob.morris@asnailspace.net along with your date of birth, Chapter affiliation and indicate if you wore the Club uniform. 7
Snail's Spirit Pace Points Spirit Program Awards Spirit Points are our system to reward A Snail s Pace Running Club members for their participation in various club activities. To participate, you must be a current member of A Snail s Pace Running Club and have your dues up to date. Regular club members, Race Team members and Running Academy Enrollees and Graduates are all eligible to participate and win prizes. The following table outlines the activities and point values associated with them: Spirit Points are tabulated on a monthly basis at the end of each month. During the following month s meeting, the member with the highest Spirit Points total, who meets eligibility requirements above, and has not won previously during the current calendar year, will receive a $20 gift card to A Snail s Pace Running Shop. Members may only win the monthly Spirit Point award once in a calendar year. If you forget to enter your points for a particular month you may go back and enter them, but any points added after the end of the month would only be counted for annual point consideration. At the end of the year the top TEN members will receive special prizes with top 3 receiving: First Place Free Pair of New Balance shoes and Free Membership Renewal Second Place Free Entry to any Club Race of their choice for the next year. Third Place Free Membership Renewal All points should be entered no later than the 31st of each month to give the Social Chair time to calculate the winner. If you have any questions, please see your Club Officers for clarification. Happy Running! Activity Point Value Showing up at a regularly scheduled club run 10 Showing up at a regularly scheduled club run at another Chapter 5 Attending the monthly club meeting 20 Attending the monthly club meeting at another Chapter 5 Participating in the monthly Club race 20 Participating in a USATF Grand Prix race 15 Additional Details This can be any of the regularly scheduled club fun runs. Not races. You do not have to run. This can be any of the regularly scheduled club fun runs at another Chapter. Not races. You do not have to run. Eligible races will be listed on the official A Snail s Pace Running Club race schedule. You do not have to run. The race must be an official USATF race posted on the Meetup Page. (It will be marked "USATF Grand Prix ) You must be a current member of the USATF with ASPRC affiliation #33-0403 (you can register at the USATF website) You must wear your A Snail's Pace Running Club uniform during the race. Additional points for wearing the club uniform at races. 10 Running club singlet or tech shirt only. Not just shorts, hats, visors, etc. Carpooling to club races with other participants (two or more people) Writing a newsletter article (and having it published) 20 Hosting a club social event 30 Attending a club social event 10 Recruiting new members 10 New recruit must join the club Volunteering at a club race 10 Snail s Cup races only 10 8
Snails Pace Mileage Pins How do I get a mileage pin and mileage bars? Every Club related mile you log onto our MeetUp Spirits Points site: http://www.snailspacespirit.com brings you a step closer to receiving your ASP mileage pin. Club related means the weekly club fun runs posted on our MeetUp calendar, and the monthly Snail s Cup Series race. Other Club sponsored runs such as Fountain Valley s Ekiden Relay in May and Mission Viejo s Valentine Run in February also qualify as Club related. What mileage doesn t qualify towards mileage pin/bars? Mileage from your personal workouts away from the Club do not count toward ASP mileage pins/bars. Non-club races also do not count. How many miles do I have to run? Each month at the Club Meeting, the Social Chairperson hands out mileage pins to those who have logged in their first 100 miles on the Spirit Points site. Thereafter, each 500 miles logged in is rewarded with a 500 mile bar which can be attached below the pin. (If you don t log in your miles, you don t receive your pin/bars.) 9
USATF So Cal Grand Prix Series Update by Bob Morris Congratulations and many thanks to the 54 Club members who joined USATF last year and helped A Snail s Pace finish third in the So Cal USATF Road Grand Prix Series run club standings. (In 2013 ASPRC finished 9th with just 12 USATF runners.) 39 running clubs participated in the 2014 series and our team was comprised of regular Club members as well as Race Team members. Special congratulations go out to Gilbert Salazar for taking home the 2014 USATF Grand Prix individual USATF Championship, and his beautiful wife Lucy, for finishing second overall and first female. Both received $500 prize money for top male and female winners. Other Snail s who finished in the top 10 and took home prize money include Roberto Chavez 2nd, Jose Vara 3rd and Karine Parry 5th. You don t have to be fast to join USATF, you just need to show up at the races listed below: 02/01/15: Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday 10K 02/22/15: Brea 8K Classic USA Masters 8K Championships 03/15/15: Los Angeles Marathon USATF Marathon Championships 03/15/15: Newport-Mesa Spirit Run 5K / 10K 07/04/15: Semana Nautica 15K 08/**/15: El Toro Road Mile exact date TBD. 10/**/15: Long Beach Marathon / Half & 5K exact date TBD. 10/**/15: Santa Monica RunFEST 5K / 10K exact date TBD. 11/**/15: Dino Dash 5K / 10K exact date TBD. 12/**/15: Holiday Half Marathon Exact date TBD To join our 2015 USATF team go to: http://www.usatf.org/products---services/individual-memberships/membership-benefits.aspx Here are some benefits for joining USATF Discounts on Rosetta Stone products 10% discount in the USATF Online Store, including Nike Dri-FIT gear Subscription to Fast Forward magazine Access to exclusive members-only web content Sport accident insurance Special discounts and offers 10
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Snails Pace Media Award WHY WEAR THE CLUB UNIFORM? Well, you joined the club, why shouldn t you wear the uniform? It promotes the Club, inspires comradery and makes it easy to spot other members during a race to cheer for and give encouragement. And if you are fortunate to be photographed during a race while wearing the uniform, and the photo appears in a newspaper, magazine, website, etc., you will be awarded a $20 gift certificate to the Store. Here are some examples of past Media award recipients. Elaine Gronberg & Karen Stein-Cueva / RunRacing online newsletter Dylan Knight / Holiday Half Marathon online promotion 12
Snails Pace Media Award Jorge Jabaz & Josh Gomez/Road Mile YouTube Heather Huggins / Long Beach Marathon online promo Bill Prom OC Register online, DisneyRun.com & ASP website Bob Morris/Masters News Magazine 13