Nominated by Bob Rall:

One of the cool things about being Presicent is that I get to choose the winner of the Golden Shoe award. The Golden Shoe is presented to a member of the Club who has gone above and beyond.

The winner of the Golden Shoe is one of the hardest working ladies I know. Over the last year or so, she’s become a fixture on the SCR Racing Team. Despite a heavy travel schedule with work, she usually showed up early and helped get the SCR tent set up.

She also served as a Board member for the last couple of years and this year she spearheaded a couple of very important projects which include the Strategic Planning project and the Race Series Committee. The Strategic Planning project saw about a dozen members get together several times to brainstorm and come up with ideas on how to make the club better for you, the members.

The SCR Race Series Committee was one I wanted no part of, but Shelley took it on headfirst. She formed a committee of Board members, Race Directors, and some outspoken club members to come up with the races for the 2019-2020 racing season. Tough process as it’s hard to make everyone happy. Based on some of the comments we’ve heard….not everyone is happy, but I really like the new series and the different distances, locations and challenges that it will bring. Shelley brought it all together, presented to the Board for discussion and a vote.

But the thing I’m most excited about is that despite all the work she has put in over the last year, Shelley showed that she is a glutton for punishment, or more accurately, she showed how much this club means to her. She has stepped up to be the incoming President of Space Coast Runners for the next year. It is my privilege and honor to introduce the winner of this year’s Golden Shoe award to President-elect, Shelley Williams.