NEWSLETTER
Volume 3, Issue 1
March/April 2004
MARCH CLUB MEETING
NEW MEMBERS

The third monthly SJAC meeting of 2004 was held on Wednesday evening March. 10h at our usual location, Franco's Place in Haddon Twp
Mar '04 Tom Campbell - Riverton
Mar '04
 Greg Ng - Voorhees
Mar '04 Seth Bergman - Glassboro
Mar '04 Sarah Bergman - Glassboro
Mar '04 Ed Hosack - Haddon Heights
Mar '04 Frank Koniges - Haddonfield
Mar '04 Chris Gervasi - Haddonfield
Mar '04 Mickey Rosati - Haddon Heights
Mar '04 Sharon Crow - Collingswood
Apr '04 Kevin Kasper - Voorhees
Apr '04 Rory Meehan - Mullica Hill

President's Corner

The editor didn't solicit the president's input this month....so he has to write up twice as much next month!

Don't forget the next club meeting on Wednesday April 14th!

M-USATF Grand Prix & Club Challenge

After two races in the 2004 series, SJAC is the leading club with a slim lead of less than one point over last year's runner ups, Pike Creek Valley RC of Delaware. Current standings are as follows:

Have you paid your 2004 club dues yet?

At press time, the club has 77 memberships current in dues for 2004. With family memberships, this includes a total of 96 members. SJAC membership has grown by 16 since the end of Feburary!

South Jersey Athletic Club 806.977
Pike Creek Valley Running Club 806.032
Bryn Mawr Running Co 761.503
Valley Forge Striderrs 735.825
Haddonfield Running Co 426.151
Pineland Striders 336.615

In the individual Grand Prix standings Joy Hampton is currently in second place and Helene McGovern is in 4th place.

On the men's side, Jim Flanagan is in 2nd place and Jim Berger, Brandon hamilton and Trevor Orthmann are in 7th thru 9th places.

Two club members completed their first marathons this spring.

On March 7th Elaine Coccia ran the LA marathon in 5:01. After training thru one of the coldest winters we've had in years, Elaine was presented with temperatures that reached 90 degrees!

On March 28th Sunny Rubino ran the Ocean Drive marathon in 4:38. Sunny had less than 4 months marathon training after deciding to run one. As is typicalof the shore inMarch, there were strong headwinds the entire 26.2 miles!

Congratulations Elaine and Sunny!

Get Well Nick!

Long time SJAC member, multiple past president, runner and triathlete Nick Pomponio had an unfortuante spill while training on the bike on April 8th and broke his hip. Nick had surgery in Cooper Hospital and at press time his return home was TBD hopefully early in the week of April 12th. We all wish Nick a speedy recovery!

SJAC does Broad Street!

SJAC will have five competing teams in the 25th Anniversary Broad Street Run on May 2nd.

Twenty-five club members will compete on teams in the categories of: Open Female, Open Coed and Male Masters (3 in this category).

Good Luck Everyone!

SJAC goes to the Boston Marathon!

Thirteen SJAC members are scheuduled to run the 108th Boston Marathon on April 19th. We wish them all a great race ....and a strong tailwind! Bib numbers and names are listed below. You can track your favorite runners online beginning at noon at:

http://www.bostonmarathon.org/BostonMarathon/

1625 Hamilton, Brandon G.

4808 Mac Williams, Ray J.

5298 Morrow, Scott W.

5525 Kopacz, Joe P.

5683 Clark, Joseph S.

5914 Lang, Glenn

7336 Maher, Ed

8045 McGovern, Helene

8909 Flanagan, James M.

8920 Lemon, Bill

9520 Hampton, Joy

11331 Gardner, Richard W.

12853 Schenk, Sylvia A.

SJAC is Mid-Atlantic USATF Club #14
SJAC is RRCA Club #1430
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