The Asheville Track Club of Western North Carolina

Leadership

The Asheville Track Club is guided by four officers and an eight member executive committee which, together, act in good faith and in the best interest of our organization.

Officers

Wayne Stanko - President

. I have been running for 43 years and have been a member of the Track Club since 1979. This is my second term as President. I was also President in 1989. I have served as Vice President, Secretary, and Board member. My family moved to Asheville the day before the first Bele Chere. Our daughter Anna grew up with the festival and the race. I was Director or Assistant Director of the Bele Chere race for about 20 years. Anna was often the Assistant Director. I carried on the beginning runner program after founder Ed Klebe moved to be close to his grandson. I have obviously enjoyed being a part of the Track Club. I have been retired for ten years from my career as a research engineer. [Email Wayne]

Mark Ledyard - Vice President

Veterinarian for 18 years. A very recreational runner until I was 36. Began training more seriously and then immediately started setting goals. Got very caught up in running as I saw my times quickly improving. After 2 years of doing 5 K's and 10 K's, began running marathons. Ran 5 marathons and Shut-In 4 times over the next 4 years. My goals now are just to keep myself motivated and enjoying running. Trying different things helps me to keep it fun. This year I am training for an Ironman distance triathlon. [Email Mark]

Daphne Weimer - Secretary

Daphne Weimer is an avid runner, who is motivated to encourage and connect others in the community to have fun running and to accomplish running/fitness goals. Daphne has been running for about 3 years and was hooked at her first race. She is currently the ATC Secretary, a member of the Kiwanis/Biltmore Race Committee, an Asheville Outdoor Adventure News Advisory Board member, a co-director of the Hot August Night race and works for Biltmore Company in Staffing Recruitment. She is team captain of a new running program for Biltmore Estate employees and leads a women’s running group on Friday mornings from the Downtown YMCA. Daphne also holds a B.A. in Business Administration. She plans to use this education in combination with experience already gained to organize and direct more local races and to continue to spark enthusiasm and unity within the running community. [Email Daphne]

Dolly McLean - Photo by John Coutlakis, jcoutlakis@citizen-times.com

Dolly McLean - Treasurer

My brother ran Cross Country at TC Roberson and when it was my turn to go to TCR I did the same thing. So I have been running about 32 years with a few breaks in between. I have run for different reasons over the years but for now I run to stay healthy and chat on the trails. I was member of the track club in the 80s but during one of my breaks I dropped my membership. I rejoined the track club in 1998 when I wanted to run Shut In again and I have been a member ever since. I was recruited to the Board by Darrell Redmond a few years back and have enjoyed my time on it. [Email Dolly]

Executive Committee

Wally Dunn - Committee

Still running after all these years....I've considered myself a runner since my first marathon back in 1978. Along the way I've done close to 600 races. Hope to extend my streak of 12 straight Boston Marathon finishes next spring. I'm a NC native (from down east where it's flat) and my blood runs Carolina Blue. I've been in Asheville since 2001 after spending 20 years at the beach in South Carolina. [Email Wally]

Mark Remick - Committee

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Jane Roane - Committee

Paul Fitzpatrick - Committee

[Email Paul]

Kelly Allen - Committee

Scott Boatwright - Committee

Doug Methvin - Committee

Doug Milch - Committee

Coordinators

Rick Taylor - Grand Prix and Website

Even though football was my sport through high school and college, running has always been natural for me. I have now been running on a regular basis for almost 35 years. My primary running goal is to stay healthy enough to keep on running. My racing philosophy is never, ever dog it and finish pretty. [Email Rick]

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