V12 N. 65 And Now for That Invitation to the Florida Track Club 50th Anniversary Celebration of Frank Shorter's Win Jan 13-16, 2023

                                                      FTC 50^th Anniversary Reunion

 

Date of the event: MLK weekend, Jan 13, 14, 15 and 16, 2023.

·  Event agenda 

o Thursday, January 12. Guests begin arriving at the host hotel. Hampton Inn downtown will be the host hotel. The cost is $149 a night plus tax. It's walkable distance to the event venues and UF.

The contact there is
Mark McClain
Director of Sales
Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown Gainesville
Hotel Main #:  352-240-9300
Direct: 352-240-9306
101 SE 1st Avenue * Gainesville, FL  32601

o Friday, January 13 8am-12pm- 2-3 hr kayaking trip down the Silver River in Ocala, FL

o Friday, January 13- 12pm-3pm-  FTC "walking" tour of UF Campus

o Friday, January 13- 3pm-11pm- Social time at First Magnitude Brewing Company (FMB). Q & A and autograph session with Frank, Jeff, Jack and other members of the FTC

o Saturday, January 14, 8am-11am Westside Park FTC Bacon strip/Morning loop event.

o Saturday, January 14- 12pm-3pm- FTC "walking" tour of UF Campus

o Saturday, January 14- 5pm-10pm Meet and great and chat with John L. Parker, Jeff Galloway, Frank  Shorter, Jack Bacheler and more Cypress and Grove Brewing Company

o Sunday, January 15- 7am-12pm- FTC Half Marathon and Marathon on Hawthorne Trail

o Sunday, January 15- 5pm-8pm- Jimmy Carnes indoor track dedication ceremony.

o Monday, January 16- guests departure

·  Memorabilia

o Jimmy Carnes had scrapbooks of articles he collected during the Florida Track Club’s infancy. Those will be available for everyone’s perusal. Items from the Jimmy Carnes and the Florida Track Club’s wins at the AAU National Cross Country Championships will also be on display.

o The iconic Florida Track Club log with Jack Bacheler’s initials will be available for sale. There are two versions and both have been carefully digitized by Robert Brown of Twang Studios in Ft. Myers, FL.  Input was provided by their designer, Jack Bacheler, along with  John Parker, Jeff Galloway and Frank Shorter.

o  World renowned artist, Margaret Tolbert, who was a member of the Florida Track Club, will create artwork for the special event. Those will be available for purchase.

o John L. Parker will also be there to sign copies of the Once a Runner book and other books he has written about the Florida Track Club. 

• Please feel free to bring your own memorabilia as well. 

Questions?   Feel free to text or call Ricky Quintana  352-219-8213

Wish I was on the East Coast! That would be fun to attend and just stand back and see the stars from the past!

Darryl Taylor