• NIKKI JOINS THE 500 MILE CLUB!  December 29, 2007 - Last for 2007, but not least.  Congratulations to Nikki Ditsch for completing her 500 miles and joining her husband, Gary, as a member of the 500 Mile Club.  Way to go!  Nikki is an accomplished athlete and runs, bikes, and swims her way to fitness.  Check out her fitness blog.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  • MARATHON GLORY  December 8, 2007 - The Todds Road Stumblers were well represented at both the Kiawah Island Marathon and the Rocket City Marathon.  Steve Olson trained for and started the Rocket City Marathon in spite of being ill, but used good judgment and aborted the run to live and run another day.

            Kiawah Island                          Rocket City

            Chuck McQueen      3:47:53       Carol Miles            3:17:53 (First in her age group)

            Jon Walker              3:51:45       Terry Ringle           3:42:45

            Don Nicholson         3:56:26        Phil Waters           3:54:08

            Jim Thornton           3:56:26        Larry Brown           3:59:45

            Ed Dove                  5:06:45      

            Ron Mayer              5:35:33

  • UNDOCUMENTED...BUT VERIFIED  December 1, 2007 - Jim Thornton, Skip Rafferty, and Don Nicholson (L to R in photo) have been running with the Stumblers for years but it seems they have not been logging their Saturday morning miles.  After Jim started whining (he's always the one isn't he) about not being on the 500 Mile plaque it was noted that Skip and Don weren't on it either.  The TRS self appointed executive committee reviewed their case, and after careful and lengthy deliberation, decided to mark December 1 as the celebration date of their 500 miles.  Lest anyone else think they can get away with not documenting their miles, be forewarned, these three Stumblers had to get affidavits attesting to their years of attendance at TR and get someone to vouch for their good moral character.  If you know these three you know that getting someone to vouch for them was not an easy task.  Congratulations to Jim, Skip, and Don!

   

   

  Tree Planting and Memorial Plaque

  We're taking donations to buy a tree and plaque in appreciation and memory of Mr. Doug Gay, whose generosity and friendship helped make possible the Todds Road Stumblers, along with the generosity of Mr. C., the original Stumbler.  The tree has been planted but we are still collecting for a nice outdoor plaque.  Suggested donation for long-time Stumblers that can afford it (and you know who you are) is $20.  Of course we'll take that kind of donation from anyone, but if you're a student or have other special circumstances, please give what you comfortably can.  See Marty, Barry, or Wes to make your donations.

   

  Tree and Plaque Contributors to Date:  January 19, 2008

   

  Steve Olson              Martin Ginocchio         Paul Walmsley            Ernie Peel                     Jim Pierce

  Virgil Johnson           Dan Wells                   Rhonda Uber              Judy & Mark Duncan      Jim Thornton

  waLLy Stefaniak         Barry Collins               Don Nicholson            David Sheeks                Carol Miles

  Wes Moody              Judy Collins                Jon Walker                 Neil Armstrong               Rhonda Morphew

  Bill Sanborn               Chuck McQueen         Phil Waters                 Herve Antoine

  Tom Scally                John Trump                 Terry Ringle               George VanMeter

   

• SUPERDAVE DOES IT!  November 10, 2007 - Is it a bird?  Is it a plane?  No...it's SuperDave!  HeHe..I've always wanted to say that (if you don't know why you'll just have to come out and run with him some summer morning).   Congratulations to David Sheeks on his super accomplishment!

• WOO HOO KRISTEN!  October 27, 2007 - Kristen Harvey has been a regular at Todds Road since first running with the club and finished her 500 miles on a nice Fall morning.  Way to go Kristen!

• 500 FOR ANGELA!  October 20, 2007 - It just kinda snuck up on her.  The story goes that Angela Combs recently decided to count up her Saturday morning miles and was surprised to learn that just one more Saturday morning run with the Stumblers and she would become a member of the 500 Mile Club.  Way to go Angela!

• ALRIGHT WRENSEY!  September 8, 2007 - Congratulations to Wrensey Gill for qualifying for the 500 Mile Club!  Wrensey finished up his final 11 miles with his wife and daughter cheering him on.  Big things can be accomplished if you just take them one step at a time.

• THANKS TO TODDS ROAD STUMBLERS  August 7, 2007 - On March 24th the Stumblers participated in the annual Clark County litter pickup.  We earned a "bounty" for each mile of road that we cleaned up.  We have made it a practice to give back the money earned picking up litter to a deserving organization in Clark County.  The $480 received was donated by the Stumblers to the Fannie Bush and Shearer Elementary Schools Backpack Programs.  This program is designed to meet the needs of hungry children at times when other resources are not available, such as weekends and school vacations.  Susan Birch of the Bush/Shearer Family Resource Center sent a very nice note saying  "I would like to thank you and  all of the Todd's Road Stumblers for your recent donation to the Fannie Bush and Shearer Backpack Programs.  Our center oversees both programs, but each is sponsored separately.  We are truly grateful for community organizations, like the Stumblers, for thinking of our children and their needs.  Without community support the Backpack Program would not be able to continue.  Thank you again for choosing our children to be the recipients of your generosity.  We really appreciate your support for this wonderful program."

• WELCOME AMY!  August 4, 2007 - Amy Maggard ran her first 6 miles with the Stumblers on the original 6 mile loop and earned her t-shirt.  500 Mile member Tim Wiesenhahn brought Amy out and introduced her to the Stumblers.  Amy has only been running for 2 months but says she is "absolutely hooked". She plans to run a mini marathon in the near future and by the way she ran she is well on her way to being able to meet that goal.  Amy is easy to spot, look for the gal with the fabulous smile and stop and introduce yourself.

• YOU DID IT BETH!  July 7, 2007 - After 20 years, Beth (Collins) Hickey completed her 500 miles with the Stumblers.  Beth said she started running with the Stumblers with her parents, Barry and Judy Collins, way back when "big hair" was the style.  Beth's husband, Chris, is in the army and Beth, living the nomadic life of a soldier's wife, continued to run with the Stumblers whenever she was visiting her parents.  She is proof that perseverance pays off.  As Beth finished her 500th mile, her daughters Amanda and Julia cheered her on.

• CONGRATULATIONS RHONDA!  June 23, 2007 - Rhonda Uber became the most recent member of the 500 Mile Club.  Seems like just the other day Rhonda was completing her first run with the Stumblers in snowy conditions.  Come to think of it, the first several Saturdays that Rhonda came out we had less than ideal weather.  Thankfully, better weather finally came and we could stop blaming Rhonda for bad weather.

March 24^th 2007- Annual Good Neighbor Roadside Cleanup a Great Success 

About 25 Stumblers gave of their time to clean up 8 miles of Clark County roadside.  This is a TRS community service project to show the Clark County community our appreciation for running through their beautiful countryside.  45 bags of trash were collected.  The club earned a "bounty" for the litter cleanup and donated the money to the BackPack program in Clark County.  This program is designed to meet the needs of hungry children at times when other resources are not available, such as weekends and school vacations.

 Thanks to all who participated!!

• WELCOME HEATHER AND BOB!  March 3, 2007 - Heather Auman and Bob Butsch became Todds Road Stumblers today.  Heather is a Lexmark employee and Bob used to work at Lexmark and now works in Cincinnati.