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Date: 1/12/2013

Attending: Board and Race Directors - Justin H., Justin D., Caroline W., Jeff T., Nicole G., Chris W., Gary H., Coleen V., Danny M., Karen C, Colinda T.; and Trail Hawks general members

State of the Lawrence Trail Hawks Justin H. called the meeting to order and summarized several of our members accomplishments and our weekly runs and activities. We have 2 new runs: the 8 a.m. Sunday morning campus hill run led by Sarah Henning, and the 2 p.m. Sunday River Trail run led by Beth Morford. We currently have 105 active paid members.

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** Date:** 10/4/2012

Attending: Danny Miller, Coleen Voeks, Nicole Green, Justin Henning, Justin Douglas, Gary Henry, Chris Wristen, Sherrie Klover, Colinda Thompson

We discussed the Hawk Marathon/50/100 mile trail race results and comments. It was determined that the pre-race meal prep may need to start earlier. Overall the marking was good, but the signs at Bunker Hill need to be more secure. They were moved and turned. Some runners commented that an unmanned aid station at Bunker Hill and more water jugs along the course might help. There were some comments that any dogs in the race should …

Attending: Coleen, Danny, Justin H., Justin D., Karen, Jeff, Nicole, Chris, Caroline, Gary & Colinda

Danny and Coleen are co-race directors and discussed what they have planned and the timeline of events for the Hawk trail race. Danny and Coleen discussed their plans for course marking the Hawk race. Coleen stated she will do as much course marking as she can on that Thursday right before the race. Gary stated he can help that evening. The Gal Gallop runners will be asked to help out also. On Friday morning Coleen will mark the start/finish out to Lake Henry since …

Date: 3/27/12

Attending: Justin H., Justin D., Karen, Jeff, Nicole, Chris, Caroline, Colinda, Gary

The Shoreline Shuffle is scheduled for May 5, 2012, at Clinton Lake State Park. A Facebook Event page has been set up. The event is posted on the Trail Hawks website and on UltraSignup. Garry Gribbles has about 30 race entry forms. We are signed up as a Road ID Event. The cost was $4.99. This includes 100 race bibs, and certificates and brochures for the race packets. Our event is on their website also.

Karen made a $50 donation from the Trail …

Date: 2/7/2012

Present: Justin Henning, Coleen Voeks, Gary Henry, Jeff Triplett, Caroline Wroczynski, Justin Douglas, Chris Wristen, Nicole Green, & Colinda Thompson

Pi Day Race planning report: Caroline had to leave early, so the first item discussed was the upcoming Pi Day race set for 3/4/2012. The Board discussed ordering giveaway bags for the upcoming race (and future races). The Board decided to order green bags with gold wording and reflective stripes. Caroline stated that anyone interested in the female shirt style need to register by 2/15/12 in order to guarantee their shirt. Caroline will post the race …

Notes from the Lawrence Trail Hawks board meeting on Nov. 19th 2011 Present: Coleen Voeks Chris Wristen Karen Collier Caroline Wroczynski Jeff Triplett

The annual members meeting will be held on Saturday January 28 at 2pm at Karen Colliers house. We will be electing a President, Treasurer and Secretary. It was discussed that the Presidents position needs to be held by a Lawrence resident who can be active in the group runs. Coleen will send out an email to the listserv and the facebook page letting everyone know which positions are open and when the meeting is. Karen put …

This story was originally published in the June 2010 issue of Ultrarunning Magazine

Day two of the three-day race was done. A cloudy night engulfed northern Arkansas’ wild and mountainous Ozark National Forest as completely as if it lay 10 miles deep beneath a chilly lightless sea. Yet one runner still fought. Not the course or the trails; he’d lost those. Now, Mike DeMeritt, 48, West Chicago, battled on through the tomblike darkness and humid, low-40-degree temperatures without a light, warm clothes, or food, except for a water bottle and a few swigs of honey. It wasn’t just darkness …

Since it's the holiday season, I've been getting all soft and sappy feeling. So I thought I'd take advantage and write a bit about the importance and awesomeness of my vast running family. If I had to guess, I would say I'm friends with 100+ trail and ultra runners in the Kansas/Missouri area. And if you have any experience with the trail/ultra community you'll know that any of those people would probably donate an arm and part of a leg to help out a fellow runner.

I'm always amazed when I think about how very different many of my …

I think I should start this report with the day before the race.

h2. FRIDAY

Friday was a fairly busy day at work. But it was also the day of a KU basketball game. Work was wanting me to stay at home and available incase we had any hiccups with the live game coverage that "KUsports.com":http://www2.kusports.com provides. Because the game was starting at 7pm I had to go mark the course earlier than I had originally planned.

I cruise on over to Prosoco Inc. headquaters to meet "Gary":http://www.ultrastory.com to get the pink tape …

Our upcoming Pi Day River Rotation Trail Run is going to be a huge success, if this morning's Pi Day Preview Run is any indicator. What a fun run!

Despite temps in the low 30s and blustery wind from the North, under sullen cloudy skies, nearly 20 Hawks and friends of Hawks showed up to see what Race Director Laurie "Pixie Hawk" Euler has in mind for her math-minded March half-marathon, set for the first Saturday following Pi Day. Pi Day is March 14 -- the race is set for March 19.

The Greek letter Pi is the …