Striding Along - Gate City Striders

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· Volunteer, Fitness University, Nashua
Trust 10K, “Members Only” Applefest
Allan has provided long and distinguished service
to the Gate City Striders, both in club
communications and competition. He is an expert
on the Boston Marathon, both as a competitor (18
times) and as an historian. Well before the
introduction of e-mail and the internet for
communications, the newsletter and our telephone
hotline were the primary means of communication,
vital to the organization. After years of newsletter
editing, Allan led, and was certainly an innovator
and in the forefront of the change to digital
communications for GCS—well before most other
running clubs. He recognized the potential in
electronic and computer communications and
delved into it with enthusiasm.
It is difficult to measure the impact the newsletter
and communications had on the club’s success and
growth, but we know it was very significant and
helped the club to develop into the strong and
vibrant organization it is today. Allan and his wife
Sue have been mainstays in the masters and senior
teams, now veterans, competing in race after race
wearing the club colors. Both have won numerous
team awards and have a house full of age group
awards.
DAVE SARGENT
Dave joined the Gate City Striders at a
time when there were fewer than 50
members. He remained active in the
club for over 15 years in many capacities- as a
competitor, a race director, board member,
volunteer, and as club representative to the
RRCA and USATF.
A few of Dave’s contributions to the Gate City
Striders include:
· Served 2 terms on E-Board as Vice
President
· Represented GCS at 4 National RRCA
conventions
· Represented GCS at various USATF-NE
meetings
· Co-founder (with Alan Sears) of Fitness
University in 1989
· Director of Fitness University 1990-1993
· Race Director, Applefest (4 years) and Co-
Director (3 years)
· Developed the Freeze Your Buns Winter
Race Series
· Frequent contributor to Striding Along
· Volunteer, most GCS-hosted races and
events
· Organized several GCS marathon and relay
trips
· Assisted in establishing GCS BBS in the
early days of online communications
· Co-founder of Healthsource (now Cigna)
Corporate 5K
· Race Committee Member, Cigna 5K, seven
years
Although his membership lapsed some time ago
after moving to North Carolina, Dave continues to
keep tabs on the club and runs with old friends
when he is in the area. The impact of his
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