Golden Triangle Running & Cycling Club Minutes for January 8, 2008

 

Present:  Dave Peebles, Tom Kennedy, O.K. Bryant, Tallulah Bryant, Peter Rabideau, Jennifer Rabideau, Betty Gill and Josh Dotzenberger (guest)

 

Agenda:

 

1.  The January officer’s meeting was held at 6:30 p.m., Jan 8, 2008, at MacAlister’s Deli in Starkville.  President, Dave Peebles opened the meeting and welcome everyone.  He brought extra registration forms for the Frostbite half-marathon if anyone needed them.

 

2.  Tom Kennedy, treasurer, gave an update on the budget and has sent the annual report to the officers. The club’s old account has been closed and a new one opened under GTRCC with a VISA credit card and a debit card.  The main expenses this year were for brochures and the Christmas party. It was agreed that we would order 200 brochures this year instead of 400, and Dave will get the prices. He noted that membership is down, and there are still quite a few members who have not renewed their membership for 2008.  

 

3.  O.K. Bryant, Grand Prix/Race chairman, went over the tentative Grand Prix schedule for 2008.  Most of the races and dates are similar to last year. Two new races, the Columbus AFB BLAZE race and the Johnny Cash race were discussed. The BLAZE race is Feb 23 (5K and 10K), and  O.K. has e-mailed the BLAZE brochure to members.  Tentative plans were made to replace the Roger Pritchett race, which is uncertain, with the BLAZE race after he meets with base personnel again this week. He was told that runners should not have a problem getting on base, but they would have to pre-register.  The Johnny Cash race is Nov 1, which is the same day as the Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival, but it would raise money for the club since we would get the registration fees and we would not have to purchase trophies or t-shirts.  However, a race director is needed before a final decision can be made.  This item is still open as we try to find someone who will be the director.  The cycling category was taken off the Grand Prix due to lack of participants in that category.

 

4. Dave reported said that Lisa Landrum has agreed to coordinate the long bike ride this year, and he has asked Mark Crigler to be the Group Ride Chair again.  Peter Rabideau, vice-president, agreed to try to find guest speakers for some of the future meetings.  

 

5.  The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:00 p.m.  The next regular club meeting will be Tuesday, Feb 5, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. at Tampico Bay, College Street, Columbus.