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.

Run for Love 5K - Tifton

Seven members of the Okefenokee Track Club participated in the night race on August 8, 2009.

Bret Campbell - 20:32 - 2nd AG 30-34
Barry Barnes - 22:18 - 3rd AG 30-34
Kevin Barnes - 24:10 - 4th AG 35-39
Jennifer Campbell - 33:13
Jenni Smith - 44:04
Libby Summerall - 44:29
Allen Smith - 44:31
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Vestcor Bridges - July 18, 2009


Don Varnadore and Debbie Yawn traveled to Jacksonville to participate in the Vestcor Bridges Run, taking them over the Acosta and Main Street Bridges. Don finished with a time of 27:10 and Debbie with a 32:23.
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25th Annual Sunshine Festival 4th of July 5K-St. Simons Island


The St. Simons Island 5K that takes place on the 4th of July draws runners from all over! And it doesn't matter that the temperatures are always extremely HOT! This year, 534 runners finished this holiday favorite! Way to go GITC'ers! You always put on an awesome race!

The official results for our own track club members are (pulled from the GITC web site):

Daniel Broadhead-18:00-1st AG 14-under
Shawn Howell-20:54
Anna Champion-22:38
Don Varnadore-24:04
Mary Woodruff-25:06-1st AG 55-59
Christy Howell-26:02
Debbie Yawn-30:55-3rd AG 55-59
Jennifer H. Smith-32:24
Sharon Vickers-40:02

PHOTO: We do not know everyone in the photo. Only those listed above are track club folks.
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"So, Where's The Party"

We have a new celebrity author in the track club! Janna Summerall-Smith submitted an essay in a contest, winning 1st place! Fifteen essays were published in a new book, the meaning of TRI{ATHLON}. All essays are written by everyday triathletes. Janna's essay is first in the book. It is also published at http://usatriathlon.org/content/index/6611, where you can read her essay in its entirety. Congratulations, Janna!
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Callaway Sprint Triathlon-Pine Mountain


Okefenokee Track Club member Mary Beth Strickland competed in the ¼ mile swim/10 mile bike/2 mile run event, winning 3rd in the 60-64 age group. She finished with a time of 1:11:22.
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Camp Reveille-June 18, 2009 (Week 1)


The Okefenokee Track Club is one of the many sponsors of this annual event for underprivileged kids in the area. Club members host a 1 mile fun run at Laura S. Walker State Park, where we provide coaching, encouragement, and medals to finishers. Though the heat was brutal, all the kids had fun and were proud of their medals!

Photos: Camp Reveille Kids & Coaches
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Run for the Pies-Jacksonville, FL


Held in the evening on June 13, 2009, this downtown venue is flat, fast, and hot. Some of the fastest runners in the area compete for the coveted pies. Local participants were happy with their results and enjoyed the post-race festivities. Don Varnadore captured local honors with a 24:43. Debbie Yawn finished in 30:42.

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Blueberry Festival 5K Run-Alma

This flat and fast course is always on the calendar for Okefenokee Track Club members and other area runners. As usual the OTC had the largest numbers of participants and award winners. The club’s Daniel Broadhead was the overall winner, at 17 minutes and 45 seconds. Right behind him was club mate, Matthew Garmon, with a 17:50. In the Grandmasters category, Wayne Broadhead and Cheryl Monroe took the honors.

(Though there was a large group from the track club, we did not have everyone's results. It's your responsibility to send them to us if you want them posted. The web site given for the results only showed results for May. However, we just don't have time to hunt down everyone's times, so you need to send them to us.)

Great photo!
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Tree Fest Triathlon in Baxley-May 16, 2009

Large group from the Okefenokee Track Club
and Waycross YMCA members!
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Varnadore PR's in Run for Cover 5K!


On May 2, Don Varnadore PR'd in the "Run for Cover" in Jacksonville with a time of 23:56. Congratulations, Don, on a great race! Debbie Yawn also competed in the 5K winning 3rd in her age group with a time of 31:48. Put on by the young attorneys of Jacksonville, a free skin cancer screening was also available.

Which opens the door to remind everyone - WEAR your sunscreen and a hat! Though most of you know that, some people still need to be reminded how important it is!
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