From the President - a message from Diane

Happy New Year!

The day started, as it should, with a trek up to Table Rock. It seemed as though hordes of people were there. A very large group this year. Some of those who started at the Y went up the trail, others went up the road. The cold didn't seem to matter, but, yes indeed, it was cold (14 at the start and lower at the top) At least the wind was not a factor and the sun was shining. A beautiful day all around. It is a bit embarrassing to tell people you can't go out on New Year's Eve because you have to get up to run in the morning. I managed to make it half way through the News before the fog descended. Oh well; chalk it up to clean living.

The Christmas party was a big success, as always. The food was great, the company even better. We have a couple of new members on the Board: Tom Byerly and Tina McDevitt. And of course, they are eager to jump right in because the rest of us told them they were. Tom made the mistake of not showing up for the dinner...but he was warned as to what might happen, so he is taking it in stride.

With our donations made for the year, we are looking ahead to 2008. I'm still trying to figure out how it got to be 2008. New ideas are always welcome: new places to go for adventure runs, new marathons to try, new training ideas: Don't be afraid to voice your opinion... if you have one. In a newspaper article recently, we were described as a group of runners who are not beginners, but go for the distance, and speed, which is mostly true. But one thing we can do is make people better runners, simply by challenging each other to become better. Let's keep it that way!

Once again, Happy New Year and Good Luck in your chosen endeavors!

Diane