Club / State Summaries (by Year)

Explanation of Charts 

Within each year's chart, there are six columns.  The left-most column is the name of the state or the randonneuring club.  The second and third columns show, respectively, the number of individuals within the given club or state that attained 10K-Hound status in the indicated year and the accumulated RUSA kilometers accredited to those individuals.  The three right-most columns show the number of unique individuals that attained 10K-Hound status at least once while a member of the given club or while living in the given state, the total number of 10K-Hound awards earned by those individuals through the end of the indicated year, and the total accumulated RUSA kilometers accredited to those individuals during their 10K-Hound years.

For example, look at Louisiana, 2009-2012.  In 2009, Patrick Horchoff was the first Louisianan to attain 10K-Hound status.  The 2009 chart shows 1 person with 10,886 RUSA kms in 2009, and the right-most three columns show 1 person with 1 award and 10,886 kms in all years through 2009.  Patrick has attained 10K-Hound status in each subsequent year (2010, 2011, 2012); he is the only Louisianan to-date to have attained 10K-Hound status; therefore, the three right-most columns (the cumulative columns) in the 2012 chart show that 1 person has earned 4 awards, with 51,181 RUSA kms accumulated 2009-2012.
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The comments at the end of each annual chart "make a better story" if one starts with 2006 and then proceed through each year.  I.e., there may almost be a plot-line if read chronologically. 
 
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2012	Annual and Historical Club/State Summary
	During 2012			2006 - 2012 Combined
Club / State	People	RUSA-kms		People	# Awards	RUSA-kms
Permian Basin	1	10,606		1	1	10,606
Lone Star Rando	10	154,563		25	74	1,020,108
Houston Rando	0	0		2	2	19,232
TOTAL Texas	11	165,169		28	77	1,049,946
SIR	5	59,406		11	22	310,857
Davis Bike Club	2	38,572		2	3	55,495
San Francisco Rando	2	21,083		2	2	21,083
North County Cycling	1	21,172		1	3	48,564
Pacific Coast Hwy	0	0		1	1	8,809
Santa Cruz Rando	0	0		1	1	10,301
TOTAL California	5	80,827		7	10	144,252
DC Randonneurs	2	22,067		2	3	31,040
Colorado	1	13,121		2	4	48,181
Florida	2	21,865		2	2	21,865
Illinois	1	24,616		1	2	48,256
Louisiana	1	11,078		1	4	51,181
Minnesota	1	10,513		1	1	10,513
Missouri	1	8,974		1	2	19,330
New Jersey	2	22,170		2	5	54,821
North Carolina	5	58,884		11	14	160,132
Oregon	1	12,232		1	1	12,232
South Carolina	1	10,164		1	1	10,164
GRAND TOTAL	39	521,086		71	148	1,972,770
Females	9	105,259		17	42	502,837
Males	30	415,827		54	106	1,469,933

• 2012 confirms that the K-Hound Klub has become truly national in scope.  
• The Lone Star Randonneurs continue to lead the way with ten K-Hounds, including four females. 
• The Lone Star K-Hounds exceed 1-million RUSA kilometers ! 
• All K-Hounds have accumulated almost 2-million RUSA kilometers !
• Five of the nine female K-Hounds were non-Texans:  (1) Debra Banks, SFR, CA  &  (2) Kitty Goursolle, SFR, CA [Debra & Kitty are the first females from CA];  (3) Michele Brougher, MN [first female from MN, also first person ever from MN];  (4) Mary Florian, NC [first female from NC];  (5) Maile Neel, DCR, MD [first female outside Texas to K-Hound more than once]. 
• While Texas remains the only state to have double-digit K-Hounds in a single year (almost all have been members of the LSR's), Washington (the SIR's) and North Carolina become the second and third states with double-digit (all-time) K-Hounds.    

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2011	Annual and Historical Club/State Summary
	During 2011			2006 - 2011 Combined
Club / State	People	RUSA-kms		People	# Awards	RUSA-kms
Lone Star Rando	13	193,570		25	64	875,545
Houston Rando	1	9,072		2	2	19,232
TOTAL Texas	14	202,642		26	66	884,777
SIR	4	47,262		9	17	251,451
Davis Bike Club	1	16,923		1	1	16,923
North County Cycling	1	15,477		1	2	27,392
Pacific Coast Hwy	1	8,809		1	1	8,809
Santa Cruz Rando	1	10,301		1	1	10,301
TOTAL California	4	51,510		4	5	63,425
DC Randonneurs	1	8,973		1	1	8,973
Colorado	2	21,694		2	3	35,060
Illinois	1	23,640		1	1	23,640
Louisiana	1	15,591		1	3	40,103
Missouri	1	10,356		1	1	10,356
New Jersey	2	23,343		2	3	32,651
North Carolina	5	57,338		7	9	101,248
GRAND TOTAL	35	462,349		55	109	1,461,684
Females	8	91,836		13	33	397,578
Males	27	370,513		42	77	1,054,106

• 10K-Hounding goes national as the virus moves up the east coast to the District of Columbia area and re-infects New Jersey.  Maile Neel becomes the second female outside of Texas to K-Hound. 
• The virus penetrates the midwest:  Illinois and Missouri. 
• Three new Californians, each from a different randonneuring club, join Kelly DeBoer as K-Hounds. 
• For the first time since 2006, over half of the K-Hounds are not LSR's. 

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2010	Annual and Historical Club/State Summary
	During 2010			2006 - 2010 Combined
Club / State	People	RUSA-kms		People	# Awards	RUSA-kms
Lone Star Rando	15	212,205		22	51	671,975
Houston Rando	0	0		1	1	10,160
TOTAL Texas	15	212,205		23	52	682,135
SIR	7	116,694		8	13	204,189
North County Cycling	1	11,915		1	1	11,915
Colorado	1	13,366		1	1	13,366
Louisiana	1	13,626		1	2	24,512
New Jersey	0	0		1	1	9,308
North Carolina	4	43,910		4	4	43,910
GRAND TOTAL	29	411,716		39	74	989,335
Females	8	101,382		10	25	305,742
Males	21	310,334		29	49	683,593

• The virus spreads, including into a second east coast state.  
• Four North Carolinians (led by Mike Dayton), John Lee Ellis of Colorada and Kelly DeBoer of North County Cycling in California K-Hound. 
• Seven SIR's include Lyn Gill (the first female outside the LSR's). 
• Seven female LSR's (and eight male LSR's) K-Hound.  
• Thru 2010, all female K-Hounds other than Lyn Gill have been members of the Lone Stars.   

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2009	Annual and Historical Club/State Summary
	During 2009			2006 - 2009 Combined
Club / State	People	RUSA-kms		People	# Awards	RUSA-kms
Lone Star Rando	12	163,135		17	36	459,770
Houston Rando	0	0		1	1	10,160
TOTAL Texas	12	163,135		18	37	469,930
SIR	3	55,052		4	6	87,495
Louisiana	1	10,886		1	1	10,886
New Jersey	1	9,308		1	1	9,308
GRAND TOTAL	17	238,381		24	45	577,619
Females	5	68,853		7	17	204,360
Males	12	169,528		17	28	373,259

• The K-Hound virus drifts east on the winds from Texas as Patrick Horchoff and Bill Olsen become the first non-Texans / non-SIRs to K-Hound.  
• SIR breaks the one-Hound-per-year barrier. 
• Five of the twelve LSR's are females. 

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2008	Annual and Historical Club/State Summary
	During 2008			2006 - 2008 Combined
Club / State	People	RUSA-kms		People	# Awards	RUSA-kms
Lone Star Rando	15	179,509		16	24	296,635
Houston Rando	0	0		1	1	10,160
TOTAL Texas	15	179,509		17	25	306,795
SIR	1	10,068		3	3	32,443
GRAND TOTAL	16	189,577		20	28	339,238
Females	7	81,047		7	12	135,507
Males	9	108,530		13	16	203,731

• LSR reputation for riding crazy distance grows. 
• Seven of the fifteen LSR's are females.  
• Geoff Swartz keeps the flame alive in Seattle.  

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2007	Annual and Historical Club/State Summary
	During 2007			2006 - 2007 Combined
Club / State	People	RUSA-kms		People	# Awards	RUSA-kms
Lone Star Rando	9	117,126		9	9	117,126
Houston Rando	0	0		1	1	10,160
TOTAL Texas	9	117,126		10	10	127,286
SIR	1	10,341		2	2	22,375
GRAND TOTAL	10	127,467		12	12	149,661
Females	5	54,460		5	5	54,460
Males	5	73,007		7	7	95,201

• Dan Driscoll and the Lone Star Randonneurs pick up the challenge. 
• Five of the nine LSR's are females.  
• Mark Thomas keeps the flame alive in Seattle.  

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2006	Annual and Historical Club/State Summary
	During 2006			2006 - 2006 Combined
Club / State	People	RUSA-kms		People	# Awards	RUSA-kms
Houston	1	10,160		1	1	10,160
SIR	1	12,034		1	1	12,034
GRAND TOTAL	2	22,194		2	2	22,194
Females	0	0		0	0	0
Males	2	22,194		2	2	22,194

• Eric Vigoren, Seattle and Brannon Oates, Houston show the way.