Gate City Striders

Our monthly GCS Membership Meeting was held on Monday, May 18 at Martha’s Exchange Restaurant in Downtown Nashua. And, it  featured some very special awards and presentations.

Henri Renaud

The Henri Renaud Memorial New Hampshire Marathon Awards were presented to the first female and first male New Hampshire finishers in the B.A.A. Boston Marathon. Heidi Westerling from Acworth, NH & Brandon Newbould from Dover, NH were both in attendance to receive their awards. Heidi ran a 2:43 this past Patriots Day to claim the title as fastest NH female runner at Boston & Brandon ran a 2:33 placing him 80th overall and 1st amongst NH men. This Award is presented in honor of Henri Renaud, a Nashua native and the only New Hampshire resident ever to win the Boston Marathon.  And, this year was the 100th anniversary of his victory. Andy Schachat of the Foster's Daily Democrat has written a special article about Henri Renaud and the awards which bear his name. Andy's article can be found here.

Shaun Scanlon

Long-time member Shaun Scanlon was presented with a special award as well. Our own Mr. Scanlon is one of the earliest  members of Gate City and is still active in the club. Shaun was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award and an Honorary Lifetime Membership to the club.

Also, the annual Gate City Scholarship Awards were presented to two deserving club members who are planning on attending college this fall. Molly Lai & Alex Werne were each presented with $500 checks for their outstanding academic achievements and contributions to the sport of running.

Leslie Reap

And, finally, we had a great presentation by Athletic Nutrition Coach Leslie Reap, a nutritionist and owner of Fitness Line Nutrition. The topic was:  Nutrition for Optimal Performance. If you have any follow-up questions about Leslie's presentation, please check out her Website at www.finishlinenutrition.net 

Please join us for our next club meeting on Wednesday, June 17th. Don’t miss out on the fun!