Houston Striders 2010 Distinguished Member Awards

Runner of the Year - Criteria- Runners must be current members, representing the Houston Striders in HARRA competitions World Association of the Veteran Athletes (WAVA) tables are used to calculate age-graded data over seven distances Marathon, 30k, 25k, half-marathon, 10 mile, 10k and 5k One best performance from each category is used to select the 3 best performances Members that run for another club in the HARRA competition are excluded Winners cannot win the same division two years in a row

WAVA Percentages - Summary - Over 90% World Class Level Over 80% National Class Level Over 70% Regional Class Level Over 60% Local Class Level

Open Female - Merits % WAVA average for three best distances Best result was 67.2% for Bayou City Classic 10k Participated in all of our relays (Cross Country, Bayou Bash, and Beach to Bay Relays)

Open Female -Statistics-

Open Female Runner of the Year- Caitlin Gardner

Open Male - Merits % WAVA average for three best distances Best result was 80% for USA Space City 10 miler 19 race results including 8 HARRA races Moves to Masters Division next year (to the delight of a number of our Open Male Division runners)

Open Male -Statistics- DistanceTimeWAVA % USA Space City 10 Miler0:57:4280.0% Lookin’ Good Shamrock Strut 10k0:35:2979.5% Astros 5k Run0:17:0579.3% TOTALRegional Level79.6%

Open Male Runner of the Year- John Yoder

Master Female - Merits % WAVA average for three best distances Consistently scores over 80% for all distances 5k to Marathon Focused on Triathlons during the summer Moved up to Veteran’s Division late in 2010 (to the delight of a number of our Masters Female runners)

Masters Female -Statistics- DistanceTimeWAVA % Sugar Land Finish Line Sports 30k2:14:1081.9% Chevron Houston Marathon3:13:3781.5% Scope 5k0:20:4580.6% TOTALNational Level81.3%

Masters Female Runner of the Year- Jody Berry

Master Male - Merits % WAVA average for three best distances Best result was 76.8% for 5k ( Bellaire Trolly Run ) 21 race results including 11 HARRA races (one of the top Strider scorers for the HARRA Club Competition)

Masters Male -Statistics- DistanceTimeWAVA % Bellaire Trolley Run 5k0:18:1976.8% USA Space City 10 Miler1:03:5275.2% Bayou City Classic 10k0:39:1574.6% TOTALRegional Level75.5%

Masters Male Runner of the Year- Steve Schroeder

Veteran Female - Merits % WAVA average for three best distances Best result was 84.5% for 10k (Sheltering Arms) Runs lot of races at distances from 5k to 25k

Veteran Female -Statistics- DistanceTimeWAVA% 2009 Sheltering Arms 10k0:46:5384.5% Race Against Violence 5k0:23:2782.4% Bayou City Classic 10k0:49:2480.2% TOTALNational Level82.4%

Veteran Female Runner of the Year- Karen Bowler

Veteran Male - Merits % WAVA average for three best distances Runs all distances (5k to marathon) and consistently scores above 70% in each 21 race results including 9 HARRA races

Veteran Male -Statistics- DistanceTimeWAVA % Bayou City Classic 10k0:48:3873.1% Bellaire Trolley Run 5k0:23:3072.7% Chevron Houston Marathon3:45:1172.3% TOTALRegional Level72.7%

Veteran Male Runner of the Year- Jim Peiffer

Newcomer of the Year -Criteria-  Joined club during or after November of 2009  Has participated actively in the club as a volunteer and as a runner in the community

Female Newcomer of the Year -Merits-  Joined November, 2010  Started running last January  Completed the West Alabama Ice House Runners 5k and the Power in Motion program  Co-Captain of 21.5 water station at Houston Marathon  Volunteered at the Transocean water station for five years  Actively runs in local and out-of-state races

Newcomer of the Year Female Newcomer of the Year- Tish Felts

 Joined February, 2010  Provides leadership and coaching for inside loopers  Runs in HARRA races  Volunteers at every opportunity

Newcomer of the Year Male Newcomer of the Year- Steve Reddy

Most Improved Runner -Criteria-  Significant improvements in times over one year  Winners cannot win the same division two years in a row

Most Improved Female Runner - Highlights-  Consistently improved throughout the year  Best performance in 2010 is 11% higher than 2009  In 2010, best fall performance is 11% higher than early spring races  Fall 10 miler age-graded performance improved by 12% shaving off 11 minutes from her time

Most Improved Runner Most Improved Female Runner- Abby Maxa

Most Improved Male Runner - Highlights-  Improved across the board from 5k’s to 25k’s  Shaved 40 minutes from 25k race  30% overall improvement

Most Improved Runner Most Improved Male Runner- Mario Rios

Volunteer of the Year -Criteria-  Endless hours of time and dedication to maintain and improves the well-being of the club  Winners cannot win the same division two years in a row  Winners cannot be on the Strider board

Volunteer of the Year -Merits-  Westsider Coach  South Texas Representative for the RRCA  Club Clothing Committee Chair  Tour de Art Run/Walk Coordinator  HARRA Liaison  Assists with Tent and Shed Duty  Volunteers at Most Strider Events  Received over 100 Volunteer Points

Volunteer of the Year Volunteer of the Year- Lee Greb

Caitlin Gardner John Yoder Steve Schroeder Jim Peiffer Mario RiosAbby Maxa Karen Bowler Jody Berry Steve ReddyTish Felts Congratulations to All! Lee Greb