LGRAW Organization

Kathryn has been a runner since 1975 and for a change of pace is experimenting with trail running. She has been a RAW member since 2006 and during that time has served on the RAW Board as a Director and Secretary. When not serving in an official capacity she often volunteers for many of our club events and regularly attends monthly board meetings. She was the event director for RAW's inaugural Weight Watchers Walk-!t Day 5K Challenge in May 2011. This was a record-setting event for RAW and brought out hundreds of first time walkers to our event.

Although she is a veteran of all the standard racing distances (5K up to the Marathon) she's okay with walking too. She participated in the 2008 Dallas Komen 3-Day breast cancer walk. Kathryn is the 2010 recipient of RAW's Best Foot Forward award. Kathryn lives in Southlake with her husband, Bruce, and their beloved English Bulldog, Lola.

Putting a twist on the popular book, "Eat, Pray, Love", Kathryn prefers, "Eat, Run, Yoga".

Contact Kathryn at:
kathrynG@RunnersAndWalkers.com

Tony classifies himself as generally, a middle-of-the-packer runner and like both roads and trails. Having lost a lot of weight, and not started running until 2004, he considers lots of events among his greatest running accomplishments, his 1st 5k, 1st Marathon. When asked which is the top he says his greatest running accomplishment he would borrow a John the Penguin Bingham quote: "The miracle isn't that I finished, the miracle is that I had the courage to start". Tony is always seen at or around the clubhouse and is the winner of the 2009 RAW's Best Foot Forward Award (Member of the Year)

Contact Tony at:
TonyF@RunnersAndWalkers.com

Emily is somewhat new to running consistently after being "off and on" for much of her life, and she is excited to finally have made it a priority. Emily gave couch to 5K a try about a year ago and has never looked back. She has completed a few 5Ks and 10Ks as well as her first half marathon in July 2009. This race, which was a fundraiser for Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, was her inspiration to attempt a greater distance than she had ever thought she would try to run.

Emily says she is not a sprinter and will probably never win a race, but what's important to her is finishing, enjoying each one for the unique experience that it is, and having the chance to better her own time for that distance. Emily, like many, races against herself much more than against others. She thinks it is amazing how many different ways there are to enjoy the sport and how many different and great people are a part of it.

Contact Emily at:
EmilyJ@RunnersAndWalkers.com

Jeff Garber is currently training for mountain hiking but you’ll still see him on the roads during the fall racing season. Jeff has been a member of RAW since 2003.

Contact Jeff at:
JeffG@RunnersAndWalkers.com

Janet Dixon has completed four marathons, multiple half marathons, shorter distance races and four half ironman races. She completed the 2011 inaugural IronMan Texas (140.6) after learning how to swim and cycle two years prior. She enjoys new runners of all ages especially helping those new to the sport. She has been a member of RAW since 2003.

Contact Janet at:
JanetD@RunnersAndWalkers.com

Danyah began her running career with varsity sprints and relays in high school, but it wasn't until a fellow RAW member encouraged her to run on an 18 mile relay team two years ago that she got serious about long distance. She joined RAW in February 2009. Since then Danyah has run three marathons, three half-marathons, too many 10Ks and 5Ks to count (even placing once or twice in her age group), and completed her first triathlon.

Danyah enjoys staying active, not only by running but within the running community. She cherishes the friendships, support, encouragement, and advice she has received since joining RAW. She is a willing volunteer and will do anything when asked - even direct a race someday! She is interested in serving on the RAW Board because she would like to give more of her time and energy to the RAW community that has given her and her family so much in return.

Contact Danyah at:
DanyahA@RunnersAndWalkers.com

Laura Swenson has made great progress in her running over the past two-years having gone from walking a 5k in 2009 to running two Trail Half Marathons in 2011. During the course of increasing her running, she experienced a 50 lb. weight loss in the past year. Laura has a goal to run a full marathon in early 2012 to coordinate with her 50th birthday

Contact Laura at:
LauraS@RunnersAndWalkers.com

Elizabeth joined RAW in 2008. A long time exercise junkie, she decided to try running in late 2007. After completing her first 5K, she was hooked and has since completed six half marathons and numerous races from 5k to 15k. Elizabeth works for an accounting firm in Fort Worth. She lives in North Richland Hills with her husband, Jeff and their three dogs, Maggie, Blueberry and Bugsy.

Contact Elizabeth at:
ElizabethL@RunnersAndWalkers.com

Chris Morris, a walker until recently, began running in the past year. The club members have been a tremendous help in his improvement over that time.

Contact Chris at:
ChrisM@RunnersAndWalkers.com

Melissa Schlenker has a running history that consists of many 5 and 10Ks. She never thought she could run further until becoming a RAW member. She has completed five half marathons, participated in her first over night relay earlier this year and recently signed up for her first trail run at Palo Duro. She has been a member of RAW since 2009.

Contact Melissa at:
MelissaS@RunnersAndWalkers.com

Having never even run a 5K, I ran my first marathon at Walt Disney World in 2003 after having brain surgery in March of 2002. The marathon was a way to prove to myself that I was healed, but in the process I became a running junkie! I joined RAW in 2004 after meeting Terry Marcott at a block party in our neighborhood. He talked so highly of the club, I couldn’t help but want to join. After a few marathons on my own, I found myself training for the 2006 Austin Freescale Marathon with a group of RAW runners. The friendship and support that I discovered on the group runs did the trick, and I qualified for Boston!

Now that I have finished my Masters of Education degree and my two daughters have gotten older, I feel I have the time to give back to RAW all the wonderful things that I have received as a member. RAW has made such a huge difference in my life; I would be honored to share the spirit of the sport with others and give the feeling of camaraderie and fun that I have experienced to all the club members.

Contact Staci at:
StaciR@RunnersAndWalkers.com

Kyle Keifer has been running since he joined the military in 1973. About 8 years ago, he started running long distance. Running is a great activity for the whole family, his two daughters have taken up distance running and now join him running numerous races. His most memorable run was the 2010 Palo Duro Canyon trail run, where he ran the 50k, what a challenge it was! The following morning there were around 12 hot air balloons lifting off near their campsite and it was beautiful. Kyle has been a member of RAW since 2004.

Contact Kyle at:
KyleK@RunnersAndWalkers.com

The Footprint editors are dedicated to keeping the club members informed about all the recent happenings and upcoming events. To submit a story you can e-mail them and they will try their very best to get the story in the next issue. The Footprint is published every other month with deadlines for stories due the first of the month prior to publishing month. The footprint issues are published in January, March, May, July, September and November.

Contact the editors at:
editor@runnersandwalkers.com

RRCA Director-At-Large, Kelly Richards, known to the running community as “K2,” is a Director-At-Large on the board of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA).

K2 served as President of RAW for five years (2002-2007). During that time RAW donated over $73K to charities, profitability increased from a negative figure to several thousand dollars positive, club membership doubled and several new lines of club clothing known as RAWear were created. K2 was the race director for RAW’s 10th Anniversary 10K Fun Run held on July 4, 2007 and co-race director of the 10th annual Double Trouble in October 2009. K2 continues to serve on numerous RAW committees. K2 has been nominated twice for RRCA Club President of the Year. K2 served as the RRCA North Texas State Representative for three years (2006-209) and was the recipient of the 2008 RRCA Outstanding State Rep of the Year award.

K2 began running on July 4, 1997. She has a Marathon PR (Personal Record) of 3:30. One of her long-term running goals is to run a marathon in all 50 states and Washington, DC.

Contact K2 at:
Gustelly@aol.com

Jack is a charter member of LGRAW. Joining the club helped lead Jack to more consistent training and a 10-minute PR at the 1997 White Rock Marathon. Jack has been on the board for several years and has helped to establish and maintain the two RAW running courses and the website, RunnersAndWalkers.com. Jack has met the challenge of not only the marathon distance, but much more.

Jack’s running resume includes eighteen marathons with a 3:05 PR at Houston, three 50Ks, a 50-mile race and recently, a 100-miler with a PR of 21:40 at the 2007 Rocky Raccoon. Jack continues to not only run the longer distances but runs many of the local races and helps with all of the RAW sponsored races.

Contact Jack at:
LGRAW@RunnersAndWalkers.com

Jeff "Barney" Barnhart served on the RAW board as Vice President in 2006-2007 and has been an active member for the last six years. In addition serving on the board, Since joining RAW Jeff has been the race director for RAW's Fall race, Double Trouble, RAW’s Winter race, Bold In The Cold, Southlake ISD's Jogging for Johnson Fun Run, race committee member for DRC's 2007 Rock and Roll 5-Miler and Rock'n Relay, and currently assistant race director for Wounded Warrior Half Marathon and 10K. One of Jeff's most significant running accomplishments is running the Hood-to-Coast Relay fifteen years completing his first marathon in 2008. Jeff has also taken on the challenge of triathlons, with running 25 in four years with finishing a Half IM in 2009.

Contact Jeff at:
JeffB@RunnersAndWalkers.com

Bold In The Cold is RAW's first race of the year and a great way to get your running season off to a good start. Many might feel running in January would be difficult with the weather, but for many years the weather has been very good for the race. Sponsorship opportunities are always available.

Contact Jeff for information
Bold In the Cold Race Information

Double Trouble 5K and 10K is the last RAW race of the season and is also a very unique race with providing runners the opportunity to run two races in one event. The 5K and 10K races starting times are schedule with enough time for a participant to run both races and have enough time to recover between the starts. This marks the 12th year of the race. Sponsorship opportunities are always available.

Or go to the 2011 Double Trouble Race web page

Chris Reyher is a charter member of RAW and has been an active runner since he was in high school. His lengthy running career, recently terminated by injuries, has developed into a passion for walking in order to stay fit.
He has promoted walking within our club attracting veteran and novice walkers, runners who are tapering or on the mend, as well as other retired runners. The RAW Walkers meet on Saturday and Sunday mornings at the clubhouse for workouts.

For Information Contact Chris
RAW Walkers Coordinator

Troy is coordinating the RAW Track/Hill workouts for the club. Track workouts take place on Tuesday nights at 5pm at Grapevine Middle School just off Northwest Highway in Grapevine. The hill workouts are on Thursday night's and meeting place and time will be posted on the RAW Forum. Join Troy and other RAW members to take your running to another level.

For Information Contact Troy
RAW Track/Hill Workout Coordinator

LGRAW Board Meetings -- The RAW Board Meetings are schedule for the second Monday of each month unless otherwise posted on the RAW Formum. The meetings are held at the LGRAW Club House and anyone is welcomed to attend.

If you would like to add a agenda topic to a meeting please contact Doug at least a week in advance of the meeting.

2011-2012 Board Members (Term expires in July of the year after the name.)		Additional Club Contacts
President - Kathryn Gleghorn - 2013 Kathryn has been a runner since 1975 and for a change of pace is experimenting with trail running. She has been a RAW member since 2006 and during that time has served on the RAW Board as a Director and Secretary. When not serving in an official capacity she often volunteers for many of our club events and regularly attends monthly board meetings. She was the event director for RAW's inaugural Weight Watchers Walk-!t Day 5K Challenge in May 2011. This was a record-setting event for RAW and brought out hundreds of first time walkers to our event. Although she is a veteran of all the standard racing distances (5K up to the Marathon) she's okay with walking too. She participated in the 2008 Dallas Komen 3-Day breast cancer walk. Kathryn is the 2010 recipient of RAW's Best Foot Forward award. Kathryn lives in Southlake with her husband, Bruce, and their beloved English Bulldog, Lola. Putting a twist on the popular book, "Eat, Pray, Love", Kathryn prefers, "Eat, Run, Yoga". Contact Kathryn at: kathrynG@RunnersAndWalkers.com Vice President - Tony Flesch - 2012 Tony classifies himself as generally, a middle-of-the-packer runner and like both roads and trails. Having lost a lot of weight, and not started running until 2004, he considers lots of events among his greatest running accomplishments, his 1st 5k, 1st Marathon. When asked which is the top he says his greatest running accomplishment he would borrow a John the Penguin Bingham quote: "The miracle isn't that I finished, the miracle is that I had the courage to start". Tony is always seen at or around the clubhouse and is the winner of the 2009 RAW's Best Foot Forward Award (Member of the Year) Contact Tony at: TonyF@RunnersAndWalkers.com Treasurer - Emily Johnston - 2012 Emily is somewhat new to running consistently after being "off and on" for much of her life, and she is excited to finally have made it a priority. Emily gave couch to 5K a try about a year ago and has never looked back. She has completed a few 5Ks and 10Ks as well as her first half marathon in July 2009. This race, which was a fundraiser for Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, was her inspiration to attempt a greater distance than she had ever thought she would try to run. Emily says she is not a sprinter and will probably never win a race, but what's important to her is finishing, enjoying each one for the unique experience that it is, and having the chance to better her own time for that distance. Emily, like many, races against herself much more than against others. She thinks it is amazing how many different ways there are to enjoy the sport and how many different and great people are a part of it. Contact Emily at: EmilyJ@RunnersAndWalkers.com Assistant Treasurer - Jeff Garber - 2013 Jeff Garber is currently training for mountain hiking but you’ll still see him on the roads during the fall racing season. Jeff has been a member of RAW since 2003. Contact Jeff at: JeffG@RunnersAndWalkers.com Secretary - Janet Dixon - 2013 Janet Dixon has completed four marathons, multiple half marathons, shorter distance races and four half ironman races. She completed the 2011 inaugural IronMan Texas (140.6) after learning how to swim and cycle two years prior. She enjoys new runners of all ages especially helping those new to the sport. She has been a member of RAW since 2003. Contact Janet at: JanetD@RunnersAndWalkers.com Director - Danyah Arafat-Johnson - 2012 Membership Danyah began her running career with varsity sprints and relays in high school, but it wasn't until a fellow RAW member encouraged her to run on an 18 mile relay team two years ago that she got serious about long distance. She joined RAW in February 2009. Since then Danyah has run three marathons, three half-marathons, too many 10Ks and 5Ks to count (even placing once or twice in her age group), and completed her first triathlon. Danyah enjoys staying active, not only by running but within the running community. She cherishes the friendships, support, encouragement, and advice she has received since joining RAW. She is a willing volunteer and will do anything when asked - even direct a race someday! She is interested in serving on the RAW Board because she would like to give more of her time and energy to the RAW community that has given her and her family so much in return. Contact Danyah at: DanyahA@RunnersAndWalkers.com Director - Laura Swenson - 2013 Socials Laura Swenson has made great progress in her running over the past two-years having gone from walking a 5k in 2009 to running two Trail Half Marathons in 2011. During the course of increasing her running, she experienced a 50 lb. weight loss in the past year. Laura has a goal to run a full marathon in early 2012 to coordinate with her 50th birthday Contact Laura at: LauraS@RunnersAndWalkers.com	Director - Elizabeth Lawrence - 2012 Footprint Elizabeth joined RAW in 2008. A long time exercise junkie, she decided to try running in late 2007. After completing her first 5K, she was hooked and has since completed six half marathons and numerous races from 5k to 15k. Elizabeth works for an accounting firm in Fort Worth. She lives in North Richland Hills with her husband, Jeff and their three dogs, Maggie, Blueberry and Bugsy. Contact Elizabeth at: ElizabethL@RunnersAndWalkers.com Director - Chris Morris - 2013 Public Relations Chris Morris, a walker until recently, began running in the past year. The club members have been a tremendous help in his improvement over that time. Contact Chris at: ChrisM@RunnersAndWalkers.com Director - Melissa Schlenker - 2013 Fun Runs Melissa Schlenker has a running history that consists of many 5 and 10Ks. She never thought she could run further until becoming a RAW member. She has completed five half marathons, participated in her first over night relay earlier this year and recently signed up for her first trail run at Palo Duro. She has been a member of RAW since 2009. Contact Melissa at: MelissaS@RunnersAndWalkers.com Director - Staci "Tini" Rivero - 2012 RRCA Liaison Having never even run a 5K, I ran my first marathon at Walt Disney World in 2003 after having brain surgery in March of 2002. The marathon was a way to prove to myself that I was healed, but in the process I became a running junkie! I joined RAW in 2004 after meeting Terry Marcott at a block party in our neighborhood. He talked so highly of the club, I couldn’t help but want to join. After a few marathons on my own, I found myself training for the 2006 Austin Freescale Marathon with a group of RAW runners. The friendship and support that I discovered on the group runs did the trick, and I qualified for Boston! Now that I have finished my Masters of Education degree and my two daughters have gotten older, I feel I have the time to give back to RAW all the wonderful things that I have received as a member. RAW has made such a huge difference in my life; I would be honored to share the spirit of the sport with others and give the feeling of camaraderie and fun that I have experienced to all the club members. Contact Staci at: StaciR@RunnersAndWalkers.com Director - Kyle Keifer - 2013 Clubhouse Maintenance Kyle Keifer has been running since he joined the military in 1973. About 8 years ago, he started running long distance. Running is a great activity for the whole family, his two daughters have taken up distance running and now join him running numerous races. His most memorable run was the 2010 Palo Duro Canyon trail run, where he ran the 50k, what a challenge it was! The following morning there were around 12 hot air balloons lifting off near their campsite and it was beautiful. Kyle has been a member of RAW since 2004. Contact Kyle at: KyleK@RunnersAndWalkers.com E-Mail All Board Members	FOOTPRINT Editors The Footprint editors are dedicated to keeping the club members informed about all the recent happenings and upcoming events. To submit a story you can e-mail them and they will try their very best to get the story in the next issue. The Footprint is published every other month with deadlines for stories due the first of the month prior to publishing month. The footprint issues are published in January, March, May, July, September and November. Contact the editors at: editor@runnersandwalkers.com RRCA Director-At-Large - Kelly Richards RRCA Director-At-Large, Kelly Richards, known to the running community as “K2,” is a Director-At-Large on the board of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA). K2 served as President of RAW for five years (2002-2007). During that time RAW donated over $73K to charities, profitability increased from a negative figure to several thousand dollars positive, club membership doubled and several new lines of club clothing known as RAWear were created. K2 was the race director for RAW’s 10th Anniversary 10K Fun Run held on July 4, 2007 and co-race director of the 10th annual Double Trouble in October 2009. K2 continues to serve on numerous RAW committees. K2 has been nominated twice for RRCA Club President of the Year. K2 served as the RRCA North Texas State Representative for three years (2006-209) and was the recipient of the 2008 RRCA Outstanding State Rep of the Year award. K2 began running on July 4, 1997. She has a Marathon PR (Personal Record) of 3:30. One of her long-term running goals is to run a marathon in all 50 states and Washington, DC. Contact K2 at: Gustelly@aol.com Web Master - Jack Hase Jack is a charter member of LGRAW. Joining the club helped lead Jack to more consistent training and a 10-minute PR at the 1997 White Rock Marathon. Jack has been on the board for several years and has helped to establish and maintain the two RAW running courses and the website, RunnersAndWalkers.com. Jack has met the challenge of not only the marathon distance, but much more. Jack’s running resume includes eighteen marathons with a 3:05 PR at Houston, three 50Ks, a 50-mile race and recently, a 100-miler with a PR of 21:40 at the 2007 Rocky Raccoon. Jack continues to not only run the longer distances but runs many of the local races and helps with all of the RAW sponsored races. Contact Jack at: LGRAW@RunnersAndWalkers.com E-Mail Coordinator - Jeff Barnhart Jeff "Barney" Barnhart served on the RAW board as Vice President in 2006-2007 and has been an active member for the last six years. In addition serving on the board, Since joining RAW Jeff has been the race director for RAW's Fall race, Double Trouble, RAW’s Winter race, Bold In The Cold, Southlake ISD's Jogging for Johnson Fun Run, race committee member for DRC's 2007 Rock and Roll 5-Miler and Rock'n Relay, and currently assistant race director for Wounded Warrior Half Marathon and 10K. One of Jeff's most significant running accomplishments is running the Hood-to-Coast Relay fifteen years completing his first marathon in 2008. Jeff has also taken on the challenge of triathlons, with running 25 in four years with finishing a Half IM in 2009. Contact Jeff at: JeffB@RunnersAndWalkers.com
LGRAW Race Directors		Activity Coordinators
Bold In The Cold 5K and 15K and half marathon January 7, 2012 Bold In The Cold is RAW's first race of the year and a great way to get your running season off to a good start. Many might feel running in January would be difficult with the weather, but for many years the weather has been very good for the race. Sponsorship opportunities are always available. Contact Jeff for information Bold In the Cold Race Information ------------------------------ Double Trouble 5K and RRCA State Championship 10K - October 22, 2011 Race Director: Danyah Arafat-Johnson Double Trouble 5K and 10K is the last RAW race of the season and is also a very unique race with providing runners the opportunity to run two races in one event. The 5K and 10K races starting times are schedule with enough time for a participant to run both races and have enough time to recover between the starts. This marks the 12th year of the race. Sponsorship opportunities are always available. Or go to the 2011 Double Trouble Race web page		RAW Walking Information - Chris Reyher Chris Reyher is a charter member of RAW and has been an active runner since he was in high school. His lengthy running career, recently terminated by injuries, has developed into a passion for walking in order to stay fit. He has promoted walking within our club attracting veteran and novice walkers, runners who are tapering or on the mend, as well as other retired runners. The RAW Walkers meet on Saturday and Sunday mornings at the clubhouse for workouts. For Information Contact Chris RAW Walkers Coordinator RAW Track/Hill Workouts - Troy Pruett Troy is coordinating the RAW Track/Hill workouts for the club. Track workouts take place on Tuesday nights at 5pm at Grapevine Middle School just off Northwest Highway in Grapevine. The hill workouts are on Thursday night's and meeting place and time will be posted on the RAW Forum. Join Troy and other RAW members to take your running to another level. For Information Contact Troy RAW Track/Hill Workout Coordinator *The RAW Board meets at the RAW clubhouse on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7 p.m. unless otherwise posted on the RAW Forum.* More Info on Meetings LGRAW Board Meetings -- The RAW Board Meetings are schedule for the second Monday of each month unless otherwise posted on the RAW Formum. The meetings are held at the LGRAW Club House and anyone is welcomed to attend. If you would like to add a agenda topic to a meeting please contact Doug at least a week in advance of the meeting.

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