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COURTESY OF DR CHARLES VAN DER HORST
Dr. Charles van der Horst, a professor in the UNC School of Medicine who
specializes in HIV/AIDS research, will participate in the Boston Marathon.
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Boston Marathon
BY CHRISTIAN WISSEH
STAFF WRITER
Being a competitive swimmer
most of his life, Dr. Charles van der
Horst never thought about running
in a marathon.
"1 would run hut not that distance."
he said. “1 normally do relays."
But since January, van der
Horst, a professor in UNC s School
of Medicine, has been training for
the world's oldest annual mara
thon. the Boston Marathon.
Before van der Horst. 56, could
participate in the April 21 Boston
Marathon, he had to meet a qualify -
ing time of 3 hours and 45 minutes.
He began training for the
October Bizz Johnson Trail
Marathon during the summer. The
marathon takes place in the Sierra
Nevada mountains.
"It was beautiful," he said. "But it
was below freezing when the mara
thon started."
The weather proved not to be an
obstacle, as van der Horst finished
first in the 55 to 5.9 age group and
31st overall with a time of 3 hours,
26 minutes and 4+ seconds in his
first marathon.
"I was shocked about how well
I did in the marathon." he said. “It
went a lot easier than 1 thought."
Van der Horst said his training
sessions are between one and three
hours.
"For my scheduled training I run
with a group on Wednesday eve
nings and Sunday mornings." van
der Horst said. "And I'm running
20 miles on (Saturdays)."
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in UNC's Department of Exercise
and Sport Science, has trained
marathon runners for many years
and said he thinks van der Horst is
training correctly.
“Marathon training varies from
person to person." he said. “Someone
who is in good physical condition
and has experience should be doing
a rigourous training regiment."
Battaglini said four or five train
ing sessions a week is recommended.
Workouts should include short runs
and cross training during the week
and a long run on the weekend.
Van der Horst, who specializes in
HIV/AIDS treatment and research,
is recognized as one of America's
best in the field. He has worked at
UNC for more than 20 years.
"The increased exposure of what's
happening in Africa is one of the best
things that have happened to HIV,"
he said. “It lias allowed African coun
tries to focus on the issues that sur
round the disease, such as the retain
ing of callable physicians."
School of Public Health graduate
student IJllian Brown said she met
van der Horst in 2005 in Malawi
through a UNC program and was
inspired by his work ethic.
“I noticed that he was enthusi
astic and passionate about what he
does," said Brown, who has gone
running and swimming with van
der Horst. “Everything he does he
does fully."
His dedication is not limited to
HIV treatment and research. While
in Malawi, van der I lorst continued
to work out.
“He makes exercising a priority
wherever he is in the world." Brown
said.
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School board discusses redistricting
plan, approves 2008-09 annual budget
The Chapel Hill-Cartboro City
School Board met Thursday to dis
cuss a potential redistricting plan
and the upcoming budget.
[SCHOOL REDISTRICTING
A proposed redistricting plan
could force the board to decide
between overcrowding or a lack of
diversity.
The plan, introduced at the
board's Thursday meeting, would
target Culbreth Middle School's
overcrowding by cutting the percent
age of students with the free or
reduced-price lunch plan.
The free or reduced lunch plan is
used as an indicator of the demo
graphic landscape of a school.
Currently, 22 percent of Culbreth
Middle School is on the plan. Under
the redistricting plan, that number
would be reduced to between 14
and 15 percent.
Other components of the pro
posed redistricting plan include
reassigning various areas in order to
fill under-crowded schools and mov
ing the dual language program from
Culbreth Middle School to McDougle
Middle School.
Many board members Thursday
expressed their dissatisfaction with
the changes that the proposed plan
would cause.
"The numbers of free and
reduced lunches are just too
far apart,' Chairwoman Ram
Hemminger said.
Superintendent Neil Pedersen
acknowledged the disparity the
plan would make but also said
Culbreth Middle School is more
over crowded than the district
would prefer.
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'There are trade-offs,' he said.
Pedersen said 695 students
enrolled at the middle school last
fall, about 50 more students than
the district had projected.
He said that should these trends
continue, Culbreth Middle School
could be 12 percent over capacity
next year.
In comparison, McDougle Middle
School, Phillips Middle School and
Smith Middle School are all expected
to be under capacity, Pedersen said
He added that if the board was
dissatisfied with the current plan,
another one could be created,
though it might not be easy.
'There aren't going to be any
clean solutions,’ Pedersen said. *We
might have to look at satellites.*
Board member Jean Hamilton
requested that additional informa
tion be provided on different solu
tions before the board makes its
decision.
"I think the extra information
about Culbreth's ability to accom
modate these extra students would
help us better understand the trade
off," she said.
The board decided to continue
discussion of the proposed redistrict
ing plan at its next meeting.
2008-09 BUDGET
The board also unanimously
approved the 2008-09 budget. Next
year's budget asks for 56.8 million
more than last year.
In order to get this money, the
board plans to ask the Orange
County Commissioners to raise the
district tax by 7.06 cents per SIOO
property valuation.
Compiled by Elisabeth Arriero