If you would like to see your race results in an upcoming newsletter post, please e-mail Matthew.L.Brophy@gmail.com and I will be sure to include them.
Oley Valley Country Classic 5k
| Roy Bieber | 26:17 | 1st M 65-69 |
| Jackie Snyder | 29:07 | 2nd F 60-64 |
| Danielle Smith | 31:04 | 2nd F 35-39 |
Oley Valley Country Classic 10-Miler
| Matthew Brophy | 1:10:45 | 1st M 40-44 |
| Andrew Styer | 1:14:01 | 2nd M 50-54 |
What better way to burn off those Thanksgiving calories than by hitting the dance floor at the Pagoda Pacer Christmas Party?!
Remember to BUY YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE by clicking on the button below!
The party will take place on Friday, December 6, 2024, from 6p.m. to 11p.m., at the Grill Fire Company (739 Mountain View Rd, Reading).
Tickets are $25 for members ($30 for non-members) and MUST be purchased prior to the event!
Tickets include food, beer, wine, and soda!
Our intended timeline for the party:
6-7 Cocktail Hour
7 Buffet starts (cleared by 9)
8/8:30ish music starts
** Please note that outside alcohol CANNOT be brought into the Fire Company. It also cannot be consumed in the parking lot.
Still need to fulfill your volunteer duty to complete your Pacer Passport? Or just want to help out at one of the club’s iconic races? The Kris Kringle race directors will be much obliged!
Reach out to Michelle Henry (KrisKringleRace@gmail.com) and let her know your availability!
Or…you could always sign up to run the race! And if you’re thinking about doing that, the time to pull the trigger is now! The price is about to go up!
Register now and/or purchase this year’s hoodie before the $5 price increase on December 4th!
The Kris Kringle 5-Miler is Berks County’s most popular race!
This year’s race will take place on Sunday, December 29th, at 10 a.m.
A portion of the proceeds will go to the Berks County Cross Country Coaches Association.
The races starts and ends at the Berks County Agricultural Center at 1238 County Welfare Rd in Leesport.
** Please let us know if you will attend, so we can plan for food.**
We submit a headcount on the Monday before the meeting. You can mark yourself “Going” to the FB event, comment on the event, or contact president@pagodapacers.com.
Mohnton Fire Company Social Quarters
100 E. Summit ST
Mohnton, PA 19540
https://goo.gl/maps/fukZK8BEGAsXUjDv5
The meeting is upstairs. Enter the front door and the stairs are on your left. No need to ring the buzzer for entry.
Food and drink at 6:30pm
Meeting starts at 7:00pm
All members welcome. Members are responsible for purchasing their own beverages.
The SHIVER by the RIVER 5K & 10K is NOW. (And by “NOW” we mean a little over a month away.) The first one is Dec 8th, at Jim Dietrich Park, in Muhlenberg Twp. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m.; both races start at 10 a.m. If you can’t run all 4 races, run 3, run 2, or run 1.
The Shiver is unique in that at the end of a 5K loop, runners can decide if they want to go through the chute and finish the 5K or continue and do the loop a 2nd time, completing a 10K. Runners can run different distances each month or the same distance each month.
So come out and join us; it’s a great way to maintain your motivation to run through the winter. See old friends; meet new friends; and see your time get faster from month to month!
Snacks and hot soup will be served after each race. An awards banquet will take place after the March race; it’s free for all runners who have completed at least 3 races.
Runners can register online at Pretzel City Sports, or they can mail in an old-school registration form with a check. As always, we will have race day registration. The deadline for pre-registration is 11/15.
The ’24-’25 swag is a tank top. Racerback is available for women. Both are in bright colors. Register early to guarantee a tank top; we will have a very limited number of extra tank tops at the race!!
If you choose not to run the race, please consider volunteering. We need volunteers before the race–for parking and registration; during the race–on the road, at the finish line and in the farmhouse; and after the race–for cleanup. If you can help prior to the race, please plan to arrive between 8 – 8:15 a.m. If you can help with the race itself, please arrive no later than 9:30a.m. Look for one of the race directors somewhere around the farmhouse. Thank you in advance for your support!
Hope to see you there!!!
Amy Bird is stepping down as Race Results Coordinator. Please join me in thanking her for all the time she has put in over the last couple years, scanning through race results looking for the names of Pacers, compiling her findings, and sharing them with all of us!
Moving forward, we will ONLY be publishing race results of Pacers who e-mail us. We will NOT be compiling results on our own.
If you would like to see your race results in an upcoming newsletter post, please e-mail Matthew.L.Brophy@gmail.com and I will be sure to include them.
Daniel Boone Dash 5k
| 25:34 | Roy Bieber | 1st M 60-69 & 3rd Overall |
| 26:09 | Donny Mengel | 2nd M 60-69 |
| 41:05 | Richard Showers | |
| 41:40 | Bruce Cronrath | 2nd M 70+ |
| 44:47 | Dianne Showers | |
| 45:12 | Rose Hagy | 1st F 70+ |
Musser Madness 3/6/12 Hr Trail Race
| Curtis Musser | 3 laps in the 3 hr/2:16:10 |
| David Evans | 3 laps in the 3 hr/2:27:39 |
| Amy Bird | 2 laps in the 3 hr/2:28:51 |
| Andy Styer | 6 laps in the 6 hr/5:36:45 |
| Michelle Henry | 4 laps in the 6 hr/5:47:57 |
One Day at the Fair 48 Hr
| 118 miles | Tania Salaneck | 1st Female, 4th Overall |
Black Forest 100k
| 18:25:43 | Tod Slabik |
Red Barn Challenge
| 24 hr | Brian Krantz | 33 miles |
| 12 hr | Andy Styer | 50 miles (5th OA) |
Blues Cruise 50k
| 5:07:00 | Kelly Ammon | 3rd Female |
| 6:05:23 | Lisa Zwierzyna | |
| 6:11:19 | David Evans | |
| 6:22:36 | Tim Kirk | |
| 6:39:59 | Laura Werner | |
| 7:22:02 | Heidi Wojciwchowski | |
| 7:45:42 | Brittni Harris | |
| 7:56:04 | Aaron Kreider | |
| 8:03:34 | Julia Hager | |
| 8:13:20 | Megan Sheriff | |
| 8:23:31 | Lisa Good |
Evansburg Challenge Trail 7k
| 45:59 | Joanne Patti | 1st F 60-69 |
| 1:17:25 | Jacque Brown |
Evansburg Challenge Trail 14k
| 1:22:25 | David Brown |
| 1:45:34 | Amy Bird |
| 1:51:28 | Shawn Weller |
Oil Creek 100 Mile
| 30:35:34 | Curtis Musser |
Third Thirsty Thursday (Race 7 of 7)
| 21:58 | Brian Stoltzfus | 1st M 60-69 |
| 24:04 | Sheri Golembiewski | 2nd F 40-49 |
| 26:24 | Jason Glass | 1st M Clyde |
| 27:51 | Kevin Monaghan | 4th M 60-69 |
| 29:09 | Blair Hogg | |
| 32:29 | Julia Hager | 4th F 50-59 |
| 33:03 | Melissa Balthaser | 3rd F Clyde |
| 33:24 | Lisa Good | 4th F Clyde |
| 34:16 | Larry Drogo | |
| 36:39 | Steven Holgate | |
| 41:40 | Bruce Cronrath | 2nd M 78+ |
| 42:31 | Rick Showers | |
| 45:29 | Rose Hagy | 1st F 70-77 |
| 50:24 | Dianne Showers | |
| 59:05 | Charlie Crowell Sr | |
| 59:10 | Helene Horn | Sweep |
November’s Weekend 10-Miler will take place on Sunday, November 17, at 9:30 a.m.
Meet at the parking lot for Antietam Lake Park on Angora Road.
We will make use of the trails throughout Antietam Lake Park and the Mt Penn Preserve. The pace will be casual, and we won’t abandon anyone in the middle of the woods.
The route and a post-run lunch location will be decided upon closer to the day of the run. Check the Facebook Event page for updates.
Applications are now being accepted for two different cross-country scholarships being offered by the Pagoda Pacers Athletic Club (PPAC).
High school seniors are encouraged to apply for a scholarship as a cross-country runner or as the child of a PPAC member who is in good standing with the club.
Two of each scholarship type will be awarded. Please refer to the PPAC Scholarship page for details.
All applications must be postmarked by February 28, 2025. For more information, please email scholarshipcoordinator@pagodapacers.com
Pagoda Pacer A.C. Monthly Membership Meeting
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Mohnton Fire Company
Lisa Domeshek presided
Michelle Henry recorded minutes
22 members in attendance
CALL TO ORDER at 7:00pm
Minutes from August meeting were accepted as posted
Kim Murphy, President of Berks Nature, conducted a 30 minute forum to collect feedback from members about priorities for outdoor resources and natural spaces in Berks County.
REPORTS
Treasurer Report (Shaun Luther)
Grings Mill Race Report (Jason Karpinski)
Statement from the Board of Directors
Jason would like to step away from directing the Grings Mill race. He is willing to work through transition with a new director for 2025. However, the situation was discussed at the August Board of Directors meeting, and the Board recommends that the club consider discontinuing the Grings Mill race. We expect to bring a motion, debate and vote at the October meeting with advance notice in the October newsletter. This was not a unanimous opinion from the Board. The size of the club has decreased over the last decade. This action is intended to reduce the commitments of the club and avoid overextending our race directors and volunteers.
NEW BUSINESS
Club Elections (Lisa Domeshek)
MOTION: Specify the procedure for 2024 club election as follows:
Motion was approved.
MEETING ADJOURNED at 8:06 pm
Pagoda Pacer A.C. Monthly Membership Meeting
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Mohnton Fire Company
Steve Vida presided
Susan Jindra recorded minutes
23 members in attendance
CALL TO ORDER at 7 pm
Minutes from September meeting were inadvertently not posted
Minutes from both September & October meeting will be posted with November newsletter
REPORTS
Treasurer Report (Shaun Luther) – Balance $87,785 (137% of Target). The CD’s are currently auto rolling over to 12 month CD’s.
Blues Cruise Race Report (Mike Whalen and Elaine Cook) – There were 176 Finishers, 8 Relays, 24 No Shows and 25 DNF’s. The historical average DNF is 10. This was the first year with hard cutoffs at the aide stations. The Race Directors are considering changes for next year’s race that should reduce the number of DNF’s (eg. extend the race 30 minutes, add time to cutoffs after more difficult sections of the trail).
The race had a profit of ~$12k. There were ~100 volunteers, lots of vendor discounts and donations.
Triple Trail Challenge (Shaun Luther) – After Blues Cruise, the final race, there were 20 Finishers, 3 No Shows and 5 DNF’s.
NEW BUSINESS
Complimentary Pagoda Pacer Memberships for Triple Trail Challenge Finishers (Sean Luther)
Sean Luther moved that “the club gives each of the 20 Triple Trail Challenge Finishers a
complimentary one year Pagoda Pacer Membership.” The motion was approved without debate.
Race Results Coordinator (Steve Vida)
Amy Bird has requested to step away from this role after 2.5 years. Matt Brophy agreed to allow members to email results directly to him for inclusion in the newsletter. The separate role of Race Result Coordinator is no longer needed.
Board of Directors Vacancy (Steve Vida)
Jason Karpinski is resigning from his elected position of the Board of Directors effective October 10. His elected term lasts until the end of 2025. Steve Vida moved that “Jason’s position on the Board of Directors remain vacant until the November 2025 election.” The motion was approved without debate.
Membership Coordinator (Steve Vida)
Jason Karpinski is stepping down from the role of Membership Coordinator. Susan Jindra is the new Membership Coordinator.
Run for the Ages (Blair Hogg)
Kristen Rothenberger will join Blair Hogg as co-director of Run for the Ages. The race date is being moved in 2025 to June 15 which is Father’s Day.
Grings Mill Race (Steve Vida)
Steve Vida moved “to discontinue the club’s Grings Mill race.” The motion was approved after debate.
MEETING ADJOURNED at 8:20 pm
Congratulations to the 20 runners–including 5 Pacers–who completed the Inaugural Triple Trail Challenge 50.3. These trail warriors started with running the Charlie Horse Trail Half Marathon in May, then survived the steam bath that was the Run For The Ages 10K Trail Chase in June, and finally finished with a nice run-around-the-lake at the Blues Cruise 50k. These runners got to experience three very different trail races available from our club and received some sweet additional swag for their trouble.
Bryce Antle, Ben Ash, Danny Cabrera, Taylor Charles, Tyler Davis, David Evans, Rich Fotiades, Sheri Golembiewski (Pacer), Lisa Good, Julia Hager (Pacer), Rita Hall, Brittni Harris (Pacer), Jason Karpinski (Pacer), Tim Kirk, Aaron Kreider (Pacer), Margueritte Ngami, Jesse Rutledge, Megan Sheriff, Forest Williams, Lisa Zwierzyna
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