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ACRR member, Jim Dougherty has been serving as a pilot (Chief Warrant Officer 4) in the Air National Guard for the past 6 months in Columbia. He arrived home on Saturday at 7 PM at the St. Augustine Airport. According to Mary Ann,

Needless to say there wasn’t a dry eye in the place.

From all your ACRR family: Welcome Home!

Nice, flat out-and-back course on the beach hosted by the Knights of Columbus.  Always a fun run with great food after.  Timing by ACRR which means that current members of ACRR receive a $2 discount on pre-registered entry. 

Now that . . . was WINDY!!! In case you missed it, the Gate River Run 15K was held this past weekend in Jacksonville and someone left the fan on! Head winds and tail winds were not such a big deal, but the cross-wind wreaked havoc on both bridges, as well as a short stretch along the river where the pure, pristine waters of the St. Johns River were whipped into a frenzy and dropped rather rudely upon us!!

That being said — WHAT FUN! The finish was in the stadium where the Jaguars play, and where a large contingent of Ancient City Road Runners high stepped on the Jumbotron! Thanks to all who showed and ran and supported, and special recognition to the following ACRR sub-60s: Chris Calkins 53:17; Justin Taylor 57:29; and Kevin Sweeny 58:05

What a blast!

Thanks a ton to everyone that came out to JP Hennley’s and Anastasia Lanes to celebrate with OFC president Jim “Old Man” Wauldron and yours truly.

Despite my explicit directions to not bring any presents, I was showered with a ton of awesome gifts, from kegs of beer, cases of beer, wine, and wine stoppers (do I have a problem I need to 12 step?) to shirts, hats, and scratch off tickets worth $1,000 if you’re drunk and cross eyed, but actually $2 if you’re sober. More on that later.

The best gift of all was seeing everyone laughing, goofing off, and just having a great time.

And a lot of you really pulled out all the stops to be there. For example, Shelby had a 30 minute hall pass (an incredibly rare and valuable asset for any mother) and what does she do…? She comes out to the bowling alley to hang with all of us and wish Jim and I a happy birthday. How awesome is that? Shelby, you rock.

All of you rock.

Meredith’s due date is just around the corner but she’s throwing strikes and spares with the rest of us. (We won’t tell the doctor) Even Fred was there. He was the fourth person to show up at the lanes… chompin’ at the bit to chuck some marble.

Seriously, nothing’s better than being around friends, laughing at ourselves, and each other, slapping high fives at the rare and elusive strike and throwing back a few brewskies.

I am Puma, Hear Me Roar

El Presidente, Dear Leader, Jay “Birdman” Floyd showed up with intimidating skull socks and tacky bowling shirt. Just to make sure I knew who was boss, he let loose his war cry and and pirate scowl. Intimidation was on his side…

But out of nowhere, Todd and Margaret strolled in wearing matching professional bowling uniforms emblazoned with Red Bull logos and customized with iron-on initials.

Their red and black Puma shirts must have inspired Todd’s inner kitty because he notched the high score of the evening. We’d expect nothing less from Todd, the uber-competitive all around athlete.

See the photos here

I’ve been talking about going bowling since we moved down here in 2004. This weekend the Ancient City Road Runners are invited to partake in the bowling birthday bash bonanza of your very own OFC President Jim Wauldron and resident computer geek/webmaster Jack Born. (My official title is “CEO of a multinational software marketing company”.)

While Jim truly is an OF… I’m turning 9. Leapyear math.

So please join us at the Anastasia bowling alley this Saturday. Get there at 6:50 for the best choice of shoes and to grab your favorite balls… I couldn’t resist.

It’s $10 per person for the shoes, ball and 2 hours of bowling.

PS - No birthday gifts, no mimes, and no clowns.

Costumes anyone?

I’m happy to announce the glorious victory of our dear leader Jay Floyd. Every member of the ACRR was given the opportunity to vote for our wonderful incumbent president.

The triumphant win was almost unanimous and the one dissenting voter has been enrolled in a distant education center where he will learn to appreciate our deity’s unsurpassed wholesome goodness.

The 2008 Matanzas 5000 was a huge success thanks to the efforts of the volunteers. The Matanzas 5k results are online as are some of the photos from the pre-race preparations and awards ceremony.

More photos and video of the race are coming soon and will be posted on both the Ancient City Road Runners site as well as the Matanzas 5k website.

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In the photo you’ll see just a small representation of the Ancient City Road Runners crew working the night away to get the packets ready for the Matanzas 5k. This unpaid labor method is popularly called the “Kathy Gifford” process.

If you look closely, you’ll see a surprise appearance by Carlos. He’s really there. That’s not my photoshop skills at work.

More photos of the Matanzas 5k packet stuffing are online in the photos section.

If you haven’t signed up yet, make sure you visit the Matanzas 5k website. The guy that created it is really talented (you should hire him).

Brisk dip in the Atlantic… What a great way to start 2008!

The photos of the Polar Plunge are online.

Hey ACRR members… it’s time to renew your membership. You can now pay online and just like Ron Popeil of infomercial fame likes to say, “Set it and forget it”. (The pitchman for spray on bald spot remover… not that I buy that stuff… cough cough.)

So whip out your favorite brand of plastic, click here, and you’re done.

Families: $30 per year

Individuals: $20 per year

Students: $15 per year

You do not need to have a PayPal account… just a major credit card.