Meet the Fond du Lac Running Club
Club Officers
President: Brad Theyerl-- (920)922-1577 Vice President Steve Straub-- (920)872-2158
Treasurer: Carol Peebles-- (920)921-0793 Secretary: Liz Roy-- (920)921-2281
Board Members
Archie Barribeau, Anne Butzen, Lynn Kershisnik, Clyde Moser, and Dean Wendt
Carol, Steve, Liz, and Brad (Club Officers)
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Club History
The Fond du Lac Running Club was formed in 1979 by Paul Butzen and Bob Bailey to bring affordable, quality running and walking events to the greater Fond du Lac area.
Today, the club has grown to over 200 members. We offer a variety of running and walking events, seasonal track workouts, Medals for Miles program, and "Fondy Footnotes," our monthly club newsletter.
Memberships in our club are available to anyone interested in running and walking.
Fond du Lac is located in Eastern Wisconsin on the southern tip of Lake Winnebago. The city has a population of approximately 40,000, and centrally located between Milwaukee (65 miles south), Green Bay (60 miles north), and Madison (65 miles south-west).
From the desk of the President...
From the Desk of the President,
by Brad Theyerl
October. The leaves fall off the trees and
daylight savings time comes to an end just after Halloween. Two things I don’t like to see as a
distance runner. Unless you enjoy
running in cold weather on snow and ice, having to think about training through
another winter is a daunting task.
I just hope we don’t get another 90” of snow.
I would encourage people to
visit an event in Menasha on November 1 directed by the PaceSetters Running
Club, who are our neighbors to the north.
Their annual St. Joe’s 5k run/walk is a popular event with the proceeds
going to a worthy cause. Another
thing that makes the event unique is it has a Portsmouth start. This is where people are seeded and
assigned to a wave based on age and gender. The USATF 5k single age road race records are used to
determine which wave you start in and the runner who comes closest to his or
her single age USATF 5k road race record will be the overall winner. The objective of a Portsmouth race is
to reward the fittest runner without regard to age or gender. See the article in this newsletter for
more information.
Those of you who like more of a
social atmosphere to go along with your road race, you might like the Tyranena
Beer Run in Lake Mills held November 8.
It starts and finishes at the brewery with a half marathon and 4.37 mile
event (referred to as a 1/2 barrel route and 1/6 barrel route
respectively). If you are looking
for an event to do before the winter hits, I’d recommend a 10k or 2 mile in
Sheboygan on Thanksgiving morning and a 5 & 2 mile (with kids runs) in Kiel
on December 6. See the race
calendar in this newsletter for more information.
The club’s next upcoming event
is the Turkey Trot Prediction Run on November 15. Planning for this event is going well and we hope to see a
good turnout on race day. I like
the fact that we give out so many awards at the Turkey Trot. However, it’s amazing how close you
still have to be to your prediction time to win a turkey. It is quite competitive every
year. This is also a perfect event
for a runner or walker who is new to road races, or has never participated in
one, since they don’t have to worry how quickly they complete their event or
how good (or bad) of shape they are in.
It simply doesn’t matter at a prediction run. And don’t forget about the kids, as 10 awards will be given
out in the 1/2 run (free for kids 12 & under). See more information on our website and in this newsletter.
I’ll see you at the top.