Johnny Spriggs

(Member since April 17th, 2006 - renewed 5/23/07; renewed 3/14/09)

#2 Robin Hudson (A.K.A "OneSunShine" on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since April 18th, Renewed June 19, 2007)

Robin Hudson is a very talented runner. She has raced in events from 5K's all the way up to a marathon. Some of her recent results are as follows: Aduddell 5 Mile Run 53:05, Memorial 5K Trail Run (her first trail run!) 33:08, Run Short/ Run Long 25K 2:21:50.

Did I mention that she has finished marathons? In October, Robin traveled down to our country's capitol and ran in the Marine Corps Marathon. Robin turned in a great time of 5:19:36. Then she turned around and obtained herself a new PR at the OKC Marathon in a time of 5:02:03. On June 4th, her and about six other RunnersWorld Runners went westward till they found a big ole ocean. Robin finished the San Diego Rock & Roll Marathon in 5:19:57. In October Robin went north and did the Waddell and Reed Marathon in Kansas City. Robin we are delighted to have ya as a TATUR. Check out her 5K PR!! This girl is getting fast.

Be sure to congratulate Robin on graduating with another college degree!!

#3 Cindy Metcalf
(Member since April 18th, 2006 Renewed June 19, 2007)

Cindy is an international superstar! She has been featured in the Tulsa World more than ex-mayor Lafortune. Ask her about it. Cindy has been running for many years and has done too many races to count. Her nickname is "Sarge" and if you ever ask her about why they call her "Sarge" just be ready to drop and give her 20 push-ups.

Cindy has done three marathons and went to Dublin Ireland last year, where she turned in a smoking time of 5:11:20. Cindy was shooting for a sub 5hr "thon" but the miserable weather conditions just did not allow it. Cindy travels quite a bit and took a trip to Mexico last year. We are sooooo happy to have you as a TATUR!!!!!

#4 Kathy Hoover
(Member since April 18th, 2006 - renewed 5/23/07 & 6/30/08)

Kathy is definitely our elite female athlete. She routinely wins or places in most of the events that she enters. Kathy has been running for over 30 years and has worked at RunnersWorld for 25 years. If you have a question about running, and Kathy doesn't know the answer, there probably isn't one. Kathy has started, organized, and motivated two very popular running groups, called "Newbies" and "Marathon Training Program".

Kathy has completed endurance events all around the world. She has ran in marathons in Hawaii, Paris France, Dublin Ireland, Rome  Italy, Amsterdam, and even in Antarctica. Kathy has completed several triathlons, mountain bike races, and can swim like a fish. She is also a regular on the trail running circuit and does numerous local road races. She even has her own race called Run Into the New Year, which she started and organized from scratch. It attracted over 300 runners in 2005-2006, its inaugural year.

By the way I heard she married a pretty cool guy!

#5 Marvin Winters
(Member since April 20th, 2006 - renewed 5/23/07)

Marvin has been lifting some serious iron since you have last seen him. What can be said about Marvin that has not already been mentioned at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Stockholm, New Jersey and at the Elite Runners Hall of Fame in Boston, Montana. "Marvelous " Marvin is a running guru who helps motivate and inspire the Newbies Group every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Marvin has done triathlons and has even broken the 3:00 mark on the marathon. Marvin recently completed the Pocatello Marathon in Idaho as well as the Waddell and Reed Marathon in Kansas City ( 5:25:59). Marvin you are a Marathon Maniac.

Marvin is a great asset to this group and for those of you who don't know him, you are in for a real treat.

Here is a pic of Marvin's evil and bit older twin brother Mervin.

#6 Ken Childress (A.K.A "Trail Zombie" on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since April 21st, 2006 - renewed 5/31/07 renewed)

Ken is one of our more accomplished runners. Ken has been running for a number of years and has even done a 100 miler. He has finished the Lean Horse 100 Mile in 2005 in 29:41:29. Ken has done many ultras in Arkansas, Texas, and Kansas. Ken and his wife Dana know most of the trails around Oklahoma and often spend the day running and picnicking. His alter ego is Trail Zombie on the Runners World Forums.

Some recent races that Ken has done are: Turkey Mountain 5 mile, Flat Rock 50K, Oklahoma Marathon, Run for Your Life 5K, Athens Big Fork Trail Marathon, Dan Man (30 miles), Toe Stumpin Trail Run, the Atoka 50K, Lake McMurtry 50K, and even a road marathon in OKC. Here is Ken's schedule for the fall.

#7 Dana Childress (A.K.A "TaturCakes" on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since April 21st, 2006 - renewed 5/31/07)

I don't know if Dana is Ken's wife or Ken is Dana's husband but either way she has just taken up trail running and is loving it. Dana's first official race was at the Dan Man 50 Mile Run. Dana power walked 18 miles (3 laps). After that she was hooked!! After buying some trail shoes her and Ken headed up to Mannford to race in the Toe Stumpin Trail Run. Here is Ken' report about Dana's race:

She was running well, walking the ups and cranking out 12ish minute miles on the flats and downhill's. She had met up with a new runner, running his FIRST race ever and they were really enjoying their run. Both finished elated with their effort. I was proud of Dana. About 1/4 mile from the end of the race, Dana stubbed her toe on a stump (hence the catchy name of the race!!) and fell doing the most awesome face plant. She landed, fortunately, on a real dusty, rockless patch of the trail. She got pretty dirty, but was not hurt at all. I congratulated her for her first fall, and reminded her that it really is not a trail race unless you fall. I was proud of her.

Then Dana RAN the Atoka 25K, and the Lake McMurtry 25K and Turkey & Taturs 25K. Wow!! Talk about catching the "Trail Bug" Congrats Dana!!

#8 Steve Huhn (A.K.A "Hillbilly" on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since April 21st, 2006 Renewed 7/5/07 )

Steve just completed his first 50K at Lake McMurtry. Congratulations Steve!! Steve also came in the top 50% of the Run Tulsa Race Series and also ran over 24 miles in the Dan Man Challenge before his knee started acting up. Steve ran Kathy Sager's "Race into the New Year"in a blazing 29:35. He is a CPA so please don't ask him to help you move during the the first half of April. Steve is also signed up for the Mother Road 100. Steve and Sarah just moved into their beautiful new home in Bixby. Congratulations!!

#9 Sarah Huhn
(Member since April 21st, 2006 Renewed 7/5/07 )

Sarah Huhn is a new runner and has already completed her first trail race at the Lake McMurtry 25K. She finished under grueling 95° heat. Sarah says she is hooked on trail running now and we can't wait to see her give it another go. Sarah is always upbeat and always gives 100%. Watch out for them thar snakes Sarah!! She completed her first 5K run in 35:05 at the Sweetheart Run which is a 7:01 minute/kilometer pace. We are all waiting to hear what you are going to do next. Way to go Sarah, we are all proud of you!! Sarah maintains a very interesting and informative blog which can be found at Yahoo 360°

#10 Mandy McCollum
(Member since April 22nd, 2006 Renewed June 17, 2007)

Mandy (Amanda) is a superb athlete. She has finished the OKC Marathon, the Rockledge Rumble 15K and just did her first ultra in Atoka. She signed up for the 25K, but felt so good after the first lap that she did another. She earned herself second place female overall. Mandy finished the 50K in a blazing time of 6:40:24. She also is an avid mountain biker and hopes to try her first adventure race before the year is up.

Mandy also races quite a few road races here in Tulsa. She often places in the top three in her age group and has lowered her 5K PR down into the low 24 minute range. She is a manager for Akins Foods and travels extensively. Mandy finished her first Adventure Race, the Dusk to Dawn race in July of 2007. Gotta love poison ivy huh Mandy.

#11 Teresa Ellington
(Member since April 22nd, 2006 - renewed 5/24/07)

Teresa is fairly new to trail running but has been running on the road for many years. Teresa works for Tulsa University and enjoys riding motorcycles with her husband. She races in many events across the state and has completed several marathons. She and her husband Don enjoy tooling around on their motorcycles also.

Teresa is an amazing runner and athlete and will really enjoy breaking up the monotony of the roads with some good ole fashioned trail running. We are all excited to have you as a TATUR, and how about sending us some more PR's

#16 Randy Ellis (A.K.A "UltraRan" on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since April 24th, 2006, Renewed June 19, 2007)

Randy Ellis is another of our celebrity runners. Randy is a celebrity not for his fascinating book, Running With Payne, but for his passion, longevity and sheer speed where it comes to running the trails and ultras. Randy has run across the United States following the famous Bunion Derby course. Randy is one of Oklahoma's original trail runners and has done more trail races than Google can display on 10 pages!!

Randy gave a fabulously interesting and inspiring talk about some of his running exploits at our second TATUR meeting. Randy is a great asset to TATUR and we all look forward to running with this incredible runner and individual. Randy, feel free to send us some PR's and some bio info!! Be sure to pick a copy of his book online or at RunnersWorld Tulsa.

#17 Guy Larson
(Member since April 24th, 2006 - renewed 5/21/07)

Guy is an incredible runner who keeps himself in great shape. Guy ran a 3:30:07 at the 2005 Oklahoma City Marathon which qualified him to run in our country's most prestigious marathon, the Boston Marathon. In Boston he ran a 3:44:07. Guy is a golf pro and is married to the amazing Frieda Larson. If those two qualities were not enough to earn ya some bragging rights. Guy has been known to bring beer with him to training runs and races. What a "GUY"!!Guy has done a few trail races and in 2004 he ran in the "Escape from Turkey Mtn. 5 Miler" He finished in a very fast 3:52:40. We are honored to have you as a TATUR Guy!!

#18 Frieda Larson
(Member since April 24th, 2006 - renewed 5/21/07)

Frieda is one of those special people that you meet who always knows just the right words to encourage and praise others, all the while downplaying her own incredible accomplishments. Frieda has come along way in her running career. Although she has battled ITBS, and won. She ran in the 2005 OKC Marathon and turned in a sweet 2:47:55 time. Frieda is a high level manager for UPS and is one of the cornerstones in the RunnersWorld training groups. Check out this article that the Tulsa World did about Frieda

If any of you have not met Frieda, make sure you introduce yourself, you will be happy you did.

#19 Mark Plate (A.K.A "Mep5555" on the TATUR Message Board)

(Member since April 27th, Renewed June 21, 2008 & 7/2/08 )

Mark Plate runs hundreds of 5K's and 10 K's. If you have a question about a race in the Tulsa area, ask Mark, he has probably ran the race before. He seems to get faster in every race that he enters. Mark also is a lead forecaster for the National Weather Service in Tulsa.

Mark coaches an amazing daughter named Stephanie Plate. Stephanie is only 11years old and almost always wins her age division. Mark often runs on Riverside Drive and is easy to recognize as he encourages and motivates his 11 year old daughter Stephanie

#20 Marolyn Allred

(Member since April 27th, Renewed June 19, 2007 & August 12, 2008)

Marolyn is known as the " Divine Mrs. M" Marolyn is a cancer survivor and an inspiration to every individual that comes in contact with her. Marolyn's humor is infectious and although she stated that me and nature do not get along, she will always support a good cause. Speaking of good causes, Marolyn is always involved and/or running in the Race for the Cure".

Marolyn is definitely someone all of us TATURS need to seek out, meet, and strive to emulate.

#22 Mike Snyder (A.K.A "ToeStumper" on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since April 27th, 2006 Renewed June 19, 2007)

Mike is a very fast and talented runner who has just recently gotten back into trail running. Mike has a great sense of humor and is getting faster and building more endurance every day. Mike completed his first trail run at the Lake McMurtry 25K. He turned in a smoking time of 2:30. Mike ran his first marathon at the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon on April 30th. He turned in a time of 4:38:41, and that is without even running hard. Mike is a software engineer turned computer and network administrator / salesman and is married to the lovely Diana "Marilyn" Snyder. They both run faithfully with Kathy Sager's Marathon Training Group. Mike is also the co-race director for the Turkey & Taturs 50K/25K/10K Trail Run.

#23 Diana Snyder (A.K.A "Diana" on the TATUR Message Board)

(Member since April 27th, 2006 Renewed June 19, 2007)

Upbeat, motivating,and always cracking jokes describes Diana Snyder to a tee. Diana just completed her first half marathon in OKC on April 30th, 2006. She loves dogs and has a beautiful dog named Baloo (from the "Jungle Book") who gets his feelings hurt if he does not get to run with her. Diana teaches preschool for Union Public Schools and loves the trails out at Turkey Mountain. A long time member of the RunnersWorld runners Diana goes out of her way to meet the Newbies and make them feel less nervous about running.

Diana recently had to go to the hospital after biting a squirrel. Actually that is not totally true. Ask Diana about it. It is a funny story.

# 24 Earl Blewett (A.K.A "earlblewett " on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since April 29th, 2006 Renewed June 19, 2007)

Earl is by far the most experienced and accomplished trail and ultra runner of the group. Earl has been running trails for over 10 years. I believe he has completed seven 100 milers including one of the most difficult 100 milers, Leadville. Here is his Leadville race report from 1999. Earl has finished the Arkansas Traveller 100 Mile race at least twice. His accomplishments are far too lengthy to report here. Earl is a professor of Microbiology at OSU-Tulsa. He also is the race director for the Lake McMurtry 50K Trail Run.

#25 Dan Threlkeld
(Member since April 29th, Renewed 6/5/2007)

Dan just may be the most courageous of the bunch. Not only does he put his mug on the Channel 2 airwaves for all to see, he also is usually the first to sign up for the extreme events. Dan has finished strong in two 50 mile races, and done numerous marathons and triathlons. On April 9th he completed his first FULL Ironman Triathlon in 14:02. (That is 14 hours...not minutes) To round out his year he is signed up for the Mother Road 100 Mile. Dan is an all around athlete. He is a good swimmer, a powerful cyclist and I have seen him run. He is blazing. Don't ever think you can outrun him based on the assumption that he has a few more pounds on him than you do!!! He is a good Christian, has two children, and is very active in the Tulsa community. Dan maintains an interesting blog on his website. He is also a bit pompous, he even thinks he can predict the weather!!

#26 Eric Lukenbill
(Member since April 29th, 2006 - renewed 5/31/07 )

Eric Lukenbill is the muscle of our group. Besides being a great runner with unlimited potential, Eric is a serious bodybuilder. Even when he is not working out he has a sculpted body and some big ole guns. Eric works sales for a plumbing supply company has recently purchased a new home. Eric has run several 5K's and just completed his first marathon in OKC with a great time of 4:55:04. We are elated to have you as a TATUR Eric!!! Eric and the lovely girl right below this bio (Tara McGowan) recently tied the knot and are now happily married. Congratulations Eric and Tara.

#27 Tara Lukenbill
(Member since May 1st, 2006 - renewed 5/31/07)

Tara started running with the RunnersWorld group in September of 2005. She is an naturally gifted athlete and for the last 12 years Tara has mixed up her fitness routine with weights, cardio, kickboxing and mountain biking. Tara lived in Las Vegas for a while and rode her bike on the trails outside of Vegas.

Tara's very first race she placed 5th in her age group with a time of 27:10 . Pretty impressive considering her first race was the Tulsa Run 5K and she just ran it "easy"with a friend of hers. Tara had her heart set on running in the OKC Marathon but unfortunately got sick right before the race. She is very motivated person and has a wonderful personality.

Here is a quote from Tara, "I met Kathy at Runners World, she invited me to the group, and the rest is history! :)  I think I was hooked on running the very first night I came to the group! I used to do a lot of mountain biking when I lived in Las Vegas so I'm excited to get back to the trails - I know running on them will be different than biking but, either way, I love the trails and I'm excited to give trail running a shot!"

Be sure to congratulate Tara on her September 06 marriage to Eric Lukenbill

#29 Carmie Anderson
(Member since May 4th, 2006 Overdue)

Carmie is definitely another one of our speed demons. She has been running for many years and you will often see her with another runner behind her with their tongue hanging out trying to keep up. More info to come.

#30 Dave Anderson
(Member since May 4th, 2006 Renewed June 19, 2007)

Dave "Boys Gone Wild" Anderson races regularly for beer. His former passion for topless dancing has been put on the back burner since he has started running. Dave has done three marathons in three different states all in one year. Dave also is a weekend hacker and plays golf for beer. Dave is the class clown and will often leave you rolling on the floor laughing. More info to come!

#31 Alex (Harry) Eaton (A.K.A "Alex" on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since May 11th, 2006 Renewed7/25/07)

Alex Eaton is our very own "Speed Demon" You will never see him run a race anything less than full throttle. Alex has done two marathons, came in fourth overall male at the Flatrock 25K, finished the Rockledge Rumble 30K and the AOK 50K trail runs and came in 3rd overall male at the Dan Man 50 Miler. He ran 82 miles before his knee forced him to drop out at the100 Miler at the Arkansas Traveller in October.

Alex loves to run but his true passion is off-road triathlons, specifically the XTERRA Series . Alex has done two of them, one in Norman called the Thunderbird Tri and then he did one in Little Rock called Dawg Dayz These tri's usually consist of a 1/2 mile open water swim, then you hop on your mountain bike and ride 10-15 miles on hilly off-road trails, then you park your bike and run on the trails for 4-6 miles. The amazing thing is that Alex did both of these races on a WAL-MART bike. Alex was crushing the field and half of them were riding $1,000 bikes. Well now Alex has a really nice Specialized bike and will really dominate the field. He is an electrician and has one of the best trail running dogs ever, a rat terrier named Larry.

Alex was forced to drop put of the 2006 Arkansas Traveller due to a serious knee injury. Hover in Feb. 2007, he got his revenge by turning in a 25 hour finish at the Rocky Raccoon in Huntsville Texas.

#32 Joe Hartl (A.K.A "Runinhurt" on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since May 16th, 2006- renewed 5/24/07)

Joe Hartl is an amazing individual who hails from the great state of Ohio. Joe has done over 20 marathons and hopes to do many more. Joe used to belong to the infamous Findlay Striders Running Club in Ohio. A few of the marathons Joe has done include the Chicago Marathon, Ontario Shore Marathon, Detroit Free Press Marathon, and the Baltimore Marathon. Hopefully Joe can add some trail marathons to his already impressive list of marathons.

#33 Charlie Willsey
(Member since May 16th, 2006 Renewed 1/10/08

Charlie is a jack-of-all-trades. He is an accomplished photographer, runner and is a successful businessman in excavation.. He has run several races including 5K's and recently completed a half marathon in Jenks. Charlie also competed in the Run Tulsa Race Series.

More info to come.

#34 Robin Almendares
(Member since May 16th, 2006 Overdue)

Robin has competed in the Sweetheart 10K, the Dillon Run for the Children 5K, and the White Rock Marathon in Dallas.

More info to come.

#35 Kirk Van Vleet
(Member since May 18th, 2006 Overdue)

Kirk is a hardcore street basketball player whose moves can be seen on the blockbuster film "White Men Can't Jump" Actually that is not true, but until he sends me some info about him, I will have to make stuff up. A Google Search turns up the following race times on Kirk.

#36 Jane McClain
(Member since May 22nd, Renewed 6/6/07)

Jane heard about the Taturs while working with Sue Mallen at the Aduddel 5 mile race in Tulsa. She is originally from Michigan, joined the Navy for 14 years and that is where she developed her love of running.She has lived and run in Bermuda and Sicily and in the great states of Virginia, Maine, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and Minnesota. Her PR's happened years ago and states that she needs to make some new ones! Jane has run a Marathon with Team in Training in Georgia. She ran the Mayors Midnight Sun in 1999, her first and only marathon, and her time was 5:20. Jane is hoping to do the Route 66 marathon here this year. Her most recent races have been a 5k in Minneapolis in 2002, her time was 28:03. Jane also ran the Twin Cities 10 miler in 2004 and finished in 1:36. That was one of her most enjoyable races.

Jane loves trail running and is very excited to get back into it again. She used to run trails at Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia, where they had 16 miles of wonderful trails. She made it up to Turkey Mountain and checked out the 5 mile loop Sunday morning..........and stated, "what a great place"!

On a personal note, she moved here from Minnesota with her husband, who also runs, but prefers mountain biking. Jane has two grown sons who are both in the Marine Corp and run because they have too!:) She also has a German Shepard named Buzz who refuses to run in this heat!! :) Jane told me that she looks forward to meeting the rest of the Taturs!

#37 David Sargent (A.K.A "Tatur Dave" on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since May 25th, 2006 Renewed 7/14/07)

#38 Kathy Ostrem
(A.K.A "Kathy O. " on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since June 9th. Renewed 6/9/2007 & 9/5/08)

Kathy is our second female triathlete of the group. Kathy is an amazing athlete and her results are proof of all the hard work that she puts into her training. Just one example of her dominance is witnessed by the results of the Spring Fever Triathlon. In this TAT sponsored event in Claremore Kathy placed 5th out of over 70 other top-notch triathletes from all over the the Mid-West.

Kathy and her husband Scott are very active in all aspects of triathlons and Kathy is even the past president of TAT (Tulsa Area Triathletes). Kathy often trains up at Turkey Mountain and we hope to corral you into doing a few trail races and training runs with some of us crazy TATURs. More info to come.

#39 Scott Ostrem
(Member since June 9th. Renewed 6/9/2007)

#40 Lisa Wei-Haas (A.K.A "Lisa" on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since June 9th, 2006 - renewed 5/24/07 & 5/2/08)

Lisa is another terrific elite athlete who specializes in the Ironman distance triathlons. How many Ironman's has she done? Not one , not two, not three. Brazil makes number twelve!!! Let me reiterate that Ironman distance is swimming 2.4 miles, then getting on the bike and riding for 112 miles, then to top off all that you finish by running a 26.2 mile marathon. That is 140.6 miles in one day!!!!!!!!

Lisa consistently places in the top five in most all the triathlons that she enters. She has gone all over the world showing off her amazing swimming, biking, and running skills. She recently placed fourth at Ironman Brazil with an incredible time of 12:38:39. Lisa also came in second at the Redman Triathlon in Oklahoma City where she dominated the field with her blazing time of 13:02:55. Lisa has been a past president of Tulsa Area Triathletes and volunteers a huge amount of time to ensure the local success of the sport she enjoys.

Lisa is not new to trail races. In fact, at the Lake McMurtry 50K in 2003, she came in 6th place overall (men and women) and scorched the course with a time of 6:03:45. Lisa is the nicest person you would ever hope to meet and looks forward to training on some trails and maybe inspire a few more of us to try to attempt an Ironman.

#41 Cynthia Thetge
(Member since June 13th, 2006 Renewed March 7 2008.

#42 Priscilla Gagne
(Member since June 20th, 2006 Overdue)

Priscilla is an amazing and inspirational runner. She is fast, funny, and has a great Canadian accent. Priscilla enjoys running and has signed up for her first marathon, the Route 66 Marathon in November. This young lady is inspiring not only for her ambition to run a marathon, but also for the fact that she is visually impaired.

Priscilla, who turned twenty in May 2006, is going to Rhema Bible College and used to wrestle in high school.She not only likes to run the paved trails, she also wants to try a trail run. So the next time ya hear someone say that they cant run trails, remind them of this amazing individual. We are so proud to have you as a TATUR Priscilla. We will get a better pic of you!

#43 Bill Webb
(Member since June27th, 2006 Overdue)

Bill is the guru, legend, instructor, cincee, and master.

More info to come.

#44 - 48 Ben, Dick, Angie, Chrissy, and Bobby Liniger)
(Members since July 12th, 2006 Overdue)

#49 David Clear
(Member since July 20th, 2006 Renewed 7/14/07)

David has been running more or less regularly for nearly forty years and hopes to be able to run even more regularly for at least forty more. He says he is a plodder, and as a plodder he gets to enjoy each race for about twice as long as the fast folks. Back before Western States had a lottery and before The Barkley was 100 miles David used to travel to a few ultras a year but these days his job, family, and finances keep him a lot closer to home. David hopes to start traveling again within the next few years and am preparing a list of the races he'd like to enter. In David's prime he used to be able to run a mile in less than six minutes and once ran a sub 20 minute 5K. And a long time ago he was able to run 100 miles in less than 24 hours. But these days his primary goal in races is to finish, and if he does so before the clock gets turned off, so much the better. David states, "that 21:55 they gave me at the Riverside 5000 was a lot faster than my actual time". David generally runs alone, not because he is anti-social but in David's words, "because there are few people that can run as slow as I do". David also would like everyone to know that he is glad to have found a group of running folks who seem to enjoy the camaraderie as much as the running and hopes to get to know us better.

#50-54 Tom, Julie, Will, Shannon and Wyatt Dorothy
(A.K.A "Tomdog" on the TATUR Message Board)

(Member since July 22nd, 2006 Renewed 11/5/08)

#55 Ron Haveman

(A.K.A"R_Have" on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since August 12th, 2006 Renewed 9/12/08)

Ron moved down from Michigan in 1999 with his wife Beth to get his Masters in Geology at the University of Tulsa.  Currently they have a little 2 ½ year old son and 8 month old daughter, so a lot of his training runs are pushing a stroller with his kids.  Ron works for a small independent Oil and Gas exploration company and spends a lot of time working in NW Osage County.  In the spring and fall he likes to get out and go canoeing, mountain biking and hiking.  Ron states that the summers get a little hot in Tulsa, so he enjoys spending time with his family and swimming in the cold (65°) and clear Lake Michigan.

Ron is a great guy and family man who recently set a PR at the Riverside 5000 race with a sub 20 minute 19:55. Ron is signed up to run the 25K at the Turkey and Taturs Trail run.

#56 Jim
(Member since August 7th, 2006 Renewed 1/16/08)

Jim is husband to Marie, Dad to Amanda, Gramps to Meah, and Food Guy to Sadie the Corgi, Jake the cat and Louie the alternate cat. He's been a Tulsa boy since age eight. He's worked as a land development consultant since 1980 with nine years on the public side at INCOG. He organizes bicycle events such as the DAM J.A.M. Bicycle Tour and Tulsa Tough Ride and Race, loves to hike, run, bike, swim, garden, feed the birds, and dream about what he'll do when he grows up or wins the lottery.

He has been on a bicycle more or less since the mid 70's and started running in 1992. Jim has always been a swimmer and did his first triathlon in 1995. He used to obsess about time and interval training and keeping a log and using a heart rate monitor. But he says it got to be too much like like work so now he just goes with how it feels. He says that it's a lot more fun to enjoy the events and let finishing be a bonus.

Jim has done several 25k and 50k trail races in Oklahoma and Arkansas, Grand Canyon R2R once, Pikes Peak Ascent once, inaugural OKC Memorial Marathon, and dozens of day hikes in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Colorado, and New Mexico. He loves triathlons and has done about 25-30 from sprint to Half Ironman and two Ironmans - Ultramax 2002 and IM Arizona 2005.

#57 Pam Moore
(Member since August 14th, 2006 Overdue)

More info to come!

#58 Marvin Lee
(A.K.A "marvin.lee@eds.com" on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since August 25th, 2006 Renewed)

Marvin and his wife Margie have been married for almost 5 years and have 5 children, ages 25 thru 19.  His family attends Asbury United Methodist Church and is actively involved in the Asbury Recreation Center Ministry. Marvin kicked butt at his 1st 50 miler on October 14th (Heartland 50). Click here to read a great account of his 50 mile race.

Marvin lives in Broken Arrow and is an experienced and talented trail /ultra runner. We wish you all the best on your Heartland 50 Mile adventure. Marvin states, "The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind us."

#59 Joshua Lamb
(Member since September 3rd, 2006 Overdue)

Joshua has been married to his wife Michelle for three years and has three cats, Lucy, Rocky and Bucky and rabbit, Charlie. He enjoys fishing and building wood boats....and yes he fishes out of the wood boats and none have sunk......yet. Joshua says he always gets asked that question. He has lived in Golden, CO for about 12 years and enjoyed the trails there years ago and thought he'd get off the couch and get moving again. Joshua's name can be found in many of the 5K results here in Tulsa.

#60 Alan Karstetter
(Member since September 3rd, 2006 Overdue)

More info to come.

#61 Greg Ingram
(Member since September 12th, 2006 Renewed 9/13/07)

Greg is an all around athlete who runs roads and trails, mountain bike, road bikes and is extremely fast at all of his pursuits.

#62 Shannon Ingram
(Member since September 12th, 2006 Renewed 9/13/07)

#63 Dennis Crosby
(A.K.A "dcrosby" on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since September 12th, 2006 Renewed 9/8/07)

Dennis is an avid adventure racer and competes in many ultra events. Some of his recent conquests include the the Flatrock 50K, Mother Road 100 Mile race and the Route 66 Marathon.

#64 Barbara Drew
(Member since September 14th, 2006 Renewed 11/14/08)

#65 Barbara West
(Member since September 16th, 2006 Renewed 9/17/)

Barbara has been running for two years and has two children. Barbara and her husband Matt are great people

#66 Bret Sholar
(Member since September 18th, 2006 Renewed 9/14/07 Renewed 12/1/08)

Bret's running career began on the road. He has finished six road marathons and too many local road races to count. Bret discovered trail running in 2003 with the Palo Duro 20K.
He states,"my real passion (other than my sexy wife) is Ultrarunning. The more challenging the better (just like my wife)".

Bret and his wonderful wife Angela reside in Oklahoma City. Bret has been very busy in his running career. Here is a sampling of some of the many events that Bret has finished:

Palo Duro 50K (twice), Pikes Peak Marathon, Lake Thunderbird Xterra Triathlon, Grasslands 50 Mile (twice), DanMan 50 Mile (twice), Toe Stumpin 5-Mile Trail Run, Lake McMurtry 25K, 50K, Rocky Raccoon 50K, SunMart 50K, Sooner State Games Trail 12K, A-OK 50K, San Juan Solstice 50 Mile (twice and is his favorite event, Texas State Championship Adventure Race with Dave Wood, Turkey and TATURS 50K, and the Mother Road 100.

Here is a great example of what a great athlete Bret is. In December of 2005 Bret did what is called the Texas Double. On December 10th he ran the Sunmart 50K Trail Run in 5:00:58. Then the next day, December 11th, drove six hours to Dallas and ran the Dallas White Rock Marathon in 3:49:58. What a stud!!

Running is not Bret's only gig, he also competes in duathlons such as the March in Okarche Duathlon and tri's like the Tie Dye Tri in Norman Oklahoma. He is a USA Triathlon Certified Official (CAT2). Wait there is more, not only does Bret compete in endurance events, he also gives back to the running community by volunteering his valuable time. Bret is the Race director for the Draper Lake Duathlon since 2004, which was held on July 9th of 2006. He is also the Race Director of the marathon leg of the Redman Iron Distance Triathlon. since 2005. We are not done yet, Bret is also on the Board of Directors for the TRI-OKC Triathlon Club and also was the co-race director for the Mother Road 100 Mile Race in November. Bret, when do you find time to sleep. Holy Moly!!!!

Bret is a great runner, the nicest guy in the world, and is a superb athlete!! Bret's next adventure is the Mother Road 100 Miler. Good Luck Bret.

#67 Tom Brennan

(A.K.A "TomBrennan" on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since October 10th, 2006 Renewed 1/13/08)

Tom began running seven years ago. He lost 70 pounds and ran his first marathon within six months. He was hooked. Then a year or so later he began running some trails and that was even better. The first trail/ultra run he entered was the Athens Big Fork Trail Marathon in 2000 after the big ice storm. Tom was very nervous because it was cold and icy and was his first trail run. The course had been so damaged by trees that they changed the course and they still had to work their way through, over and under fallen trees every fifty yards. But Tom loved it! He has been running ultras ever since and here are some of his highlights:

Athens-Big Fork Trail Marathon - Three Time Winner and Course Record Holder - 4:34
Sylamore Trail 50K - Two Time Winner - 4:14 PR for 50K
White Rock 50K - Numerous Finishes But Never Won
Pikes Peak Marathon - 5:32
Golden Gate Headlands Trail Marathon - San Francisco - Winner - 3:16
Ouachita Trail 50M - Finisher - 1st 50 Miler - Really Suffered but Finished - 9:20
Pacer for Greg Eason and Steve Kirk for first 50 of Ouachita Trail Thru Run
Voyageur Trail 50 Miler - 7:59 PR and 2nd Place
Arkansas Traveler 100 Miler - 17:47 PR and Winner

On the Road (not as much fun) Tulsa Run - 55:40 - 6 sub 60 cups going for 7 Marathon PR - 2:55 Paced 3:15 Group in Little Rock Marathon for the First Three Years 5K - 17:10 Numerous Triathlon and Duathlons (far less fun than trails) Redman Iron Distance - 4th Place - 11:47 Lake Degray 1/2 Iron - 4:52

Tom says he can be competitive but it is the spirit, camaraderie and just finishing that really attracts him to trail and ultra running. They are the nicest people in the world and everyone just wants to enjoy life on the trails. Outside of running |Tom has a wife Suzanne and three children - Madeline 4, Olivia 3, and Jim 1.

Tom also won the Arkansas Traveller 100 Mile Trail Race in October of 2006 with a time of 17:47:16.

#68 Chris Corbin

(A.K.A "Corbin"on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since October 13th, 2006 Renewed 6/15/07 & 8/1/08 )

Chris is a very fast trail runner who came in third place in the Turkey and Taturs 50K Trail Run. Chris also did the Lake McMurtry Trail Run and completed his first 50 Miler, the Heartland 50 Mile Trail Race in Cassody Kansas. Chris came in 5th place with a blazing time of 5:13:41. Chris is married to Starr Corbin who also ran in the Turkey and Taturs 10K. Be sure to read about Chris' latest adventure, The Free State 100K Trail Run, in the Tatur Race Reports.

More info to come.

#69 Robin Saenz
(Member since November 9th, 2006 Renewed 9/10/08)

More info to come.

#70 David Wood
(Member since November 23rd, 2006. Renewed 1/17/08 Renewed 1/17/10)

#71 Peggy Wood
(Member since November 23rd, 2006. Renewed 1/17/08, Renewed 1/21/09)

#72 & #73 Kari & Mike Sever
(Member since November 27th, 2006 Overdue)

Kari and Mike live in Tryon , Oklahoma .  Kari is a self-employed soil scientist consultant and Mike is a groundwater consultant/branch manager for Layne Christensen in Cushing.  With the exception of taking a few years off for their three daughters (she ran until three days before delivery), Kari has been running since high school track……many years ago, and loves running even more now.

 Mike has had 2 ACL surgeries on one knee (playing cowboy….. many years ago), so he power walks, and if he doesn't’t participate in the races, he fulfills the role of that important support person for Kari.  In 2002, the Sever family completed the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon as a 5-member relay team and Kari had the ultimate pleasure of running entire length of the race with each family member.  In 2003, the family (with three teenage daughters) participated in the Breckenridge 5 mile mountain run, and cheered Kari on as she crossed the 10 mile finish line. 

They live way out in the country, so Kari kicks up the dust on the gravel roads with Shasta, their Dalmatian, and their Husky, Summit .  Mike eats her dust.  Kari runs the Tulsa Run and Lake McMurtry Trail Run nearly every year.  They live near Bell Cow Lake in Chandler , so Kari frequently runs the equestrian trails, and Mike practices his tracking and fishing skills.  Mike and Kari also enjoy hiking, backcountry backpacking, camping, snowboarding, and wakeboarding.  

#74 Tim King
(A.K.A "tking" on the TATUR Message Board)
(Member since November 30th, 2006 Renewed 1/13/08)

Tim is a member of the Rolling Fools. The Fools are a group of multi-sport athletes who do more than your every day 5K. They enjoy mountain biking, duathlons, triathlons, trail running, road biking, adventure races, cyclocross and other extreme endurance activities. Tim is very active in the Tulsa community and races most of the year. Tim has finished the grueling Pikes Peak marathon, and the Athens to BigFork marathons many times. Tim competes in many multisport events and had even done a rim to rim to rim excursion at the Grand Canyon. Welcome Tim and we hope to get to know you better.

#75 Robert Wagner
(Member since December 9th, 2006 Overdue)

Robert just started running this year and will run the OKC Memorial marathon for his mon who will not be able to be there. Robert loves the thought of trail running and says it will blend in nicely with his love for running, hiking, backpacking, and rock climbing.

#76-81 Max, Cyndee, Mike, David, Chris & Katie Maxwell
(Member since December 20th, 2006. Renewed 10/28/07, Renewed 11/11/08

Max is a gender neutral, “nice-yellow” dog who hails from somewhere around Lake Keystone.  He has 5 people in his pack.  They are, Mike and Cyndee and his litter-mates David, Chris and Katie. Max has been an avid runner since birth.  His very favorite activity (besides chasing squirrels, geese and an occasional rabbit) is running the trails on Turkey Mountain with his very best friend Kona Ostrem. (see: Kathy and Scott Ostrem).

He loves Taturs of all types: tots, fried, mashed or baked, hot or cold and especially enjoys participating in the sport of canine triathlon ( Eating/Running/Sleeping).  He’s looking forward to many fine days in the company of Taturs.

More info on the rest of the Maxwell clan coming soon.

#82 Caroline Glenn
(Member since December 23rd, 2006 Renewed 7/14/07)

More info to come.

#83-86 Terriann, Jim, Corbin and Jaiden VanDeventer

(A.K.A "Tavand" on the TATUR Message Board)

(Member since December 23rd, 2006 Renewed 1/13/08)

Terriann is an avid marathoner who recently qualified to become a Marathon Maniac. Terriann hopes to do more trail running in the future and recently got her first taste of Turkey Mountain during a day hike.