RACE RESULTS AND PICTURES ON FACEBOOK

The majority of the club's race results and pictures are on our Facebook page. It is much easier to post to FB, along with numerous pictures. Plus, everyone who is a member can post their own pictures and results. For our local events, I will continue to post them here. (Please note that sometimes the race results do not post correctly such as the 2011 Swamp Run. I apologize that they are a " jumbled up mess"
but after numerous attempts at trying to type them on individual lines, I finally gave up.)

If you are on FB but not on the club's FB page, go to Okefenokee Track Club and click "Like".
(I was not able to change the page to Okefenokee Track & Cycling Club
without starting over, but I was able to use our new logo.)

WEEKLY BIKE RIDES

MONDAYS: 6pm - Meet at water tower by Atlantic Coast Bank (f/k/a ACFCU). Ride to Ruskin via
8 Mile Post Rd. Light traffic. Easy 18-24 mile ride, no drops, all abilities. Contact: Ron Crosby

WEDNESDAYS: 6-6:15 pm - Leave from OTC (back parking lot near new Allied Health Building).
Everyone is welcome! No-drop, 20+ mile ride. Contact: Amanda Dryden

SATURDAYS: Leave from Atlantic Coast Bank to Manor and back via Swamp Road, 62 miles, turnaround in Manor at Moore's convenience store, light traffic. Everyone welcome! No-drop ride. Contact: Ron Crosby

SUNDAYS: (Trail Rides - Fat Tire Bikes) 2pm - Meet in Swamp Park parking lot.
Dirt and trails (state access roads only), 10+ miles. Contact: Ron Crosby

ADDITIONAL WEEKLY RIDES:
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY - Meet At Swamp Park Entrance, leave at 4pm, 5 mile warm-up,
turnaround at Park Welcome Center, cross over Jax Hwy to Brunswick Hwy & back, 24-25 miles.

MONDAY - Big gear, various workouts, speeds 20-22.

WEDNESDAY - Group Ride is generally full group taking one mile pulls over the 35 mile course
or sit in & draft. No pressure to pull. Speeds 22-30 with breakaway possible.

FRIDAY - Recovery day/easier group ride, generally no drop, same distance.

WEEKEND - Longer rides, varies depending on who and what races are going on. Come join us!
Contact: Moi Monroe

WEEKLY SPEED WORK

TUESDAYS: Meet at the Ware County Middle School track around 5:30 pm. All abilities are welcome! Something different each week. Will start at the track, then move to road work.

Race Results for April & May

On May 12, 2007, four local triathletes joined over 1200 competitors in the 2007 Gulf Coast Triathlon, at Panama City Beach, Florida. Their winter and spring dedicated training has paid off since this grueling event comprises a 1.2 mile Gulf of Mexico swim, followed by a 56 mile bike, and concluded with a half marathon (13.1 miles).

Cheryl Monroe - 7th in 50-55 AG with a time of 5:43:57
Jason Rogers - 130th in 35-39 AG with a time of 5:46:26
Moi Monroe - 52nd in 50-55 AG with a time of 6:56:27
Allen Smith - 53rd in 50-55 AG with a time of 7:03:53
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Moi & Cheryl Monroe, Allen Smith and Janna Summerall participated in Jekyll Island’s 3rd Annual Turtle Crawl Olympic Distance Triathlon on May 5. The Triathlon, featuring a 1.5 km. swim, 40 km. bike and a 10 km. run spans the entire island providing competitors a natural landscape, much of which remains in an undeveloped state. Proceeds from the event benefit the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, a $2.6 million Sea Turtle Rehabilitation center, set to open on Jekyll Island this summer.
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On April 28, Mary Woodruff competed in the 30th Vidalia Onion Festival 10K. She finished 1st in her age group with a time of 50:00. Considering how hilly Vidalia is with no hills in Waycross in which to train – great job, Mary! The field for this year’s event consisted of 1600 runners in the 10K, 5K and 1 mile fun run.
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Sue Welch and Kay Cook ran the 2007 5K Darien River Run on April 21st. Sue finished 1st in her age group with a time of 27:15. Kay finished strong winning 2nd in her age group with a time of 25:48, an outstanding finish for her very first road race. The race was part of Darien's 39th Annual Blessing of the Fleet Festival.

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OTC Ladies Conquer 111th Boston Marathon


On April 16, 2007, Cheryl Monroe & Robin Smith participated in one of the worst weather situations for the Boston Marathon. The 26.2 mile course was flooded by the 24-hour rains that preceded the event. Though they bagged their feet & even changed shoes at the start, they were still pretty soaked. Despite the cold temps of 45-degrees, along with intermittent rain (after the start) & strong (50-mph) "in-your-face gusts," quoted by Robin, they endured to the end with no regrets. Cheryl completed her 2nd Boston with a time of 3 hrs. 56 min. 41 sec., the same exact time she finished when she ran Boston in 2000. Robin, close behind, finished her very 1st Boston Marathon with a time of 4:01:50. All of the members of the Okefenokee Track Club would like to congratulate you both for a very memorable Boston Marathon!