Impalas recognize achievement and contribution weekly, usually accompanied by an award of some sort, but here are the official ones...

Peet's Performer of the Week:
Coach Tony's award for outstanding achievment each week.

SOCKS
There are four quarterly SOCKS awards: RACING, YELL, SUPPORT, OTHER.
R.Y.S.O - run your socks off! Each winner gets a pair of socks.

The RACE winner is someone who has recently had an outstanding performance. She may be a speed demon or a member who has made a breakthrough in her training.

The YELL winner shows up at races and fulfills that vital function of cheering the team on.

The SUPPORT winner might have organized a fundraiser, helped a board member, or worked on our newsletter or website.

And then there is the OTHER category -- for organizing parties, recruiting and coordinating volunteers for our Impala events, taking on a project.

The ingenious part of the Socks award is that each winner chooses her successor. "That way," explains Kathi Berman, who was on the board when the awards began, "whoever won had to pay attention to her teammates, and that increased people's awareness and appreciation of one another."

The Annual Stockton Cup
The Stockton Cup is a coveted award that is passed along as a perpetual trophy each year. The previous year's recipient polls the team to find a member who embodies all of the criteria for membership listed in the Team By-laws, but in some way, goes beyond those values as well. This is not simply an award for speed.

The trophy is a silver bowl mounted on a wooden base, and inscribed with the words, "Impala Racing Team Outstanding Member". This award was originally won by Hilary Naylor at the 1983 Stockton Marathon, where she won first place. In 1985, Hilary donated the trophy to the Team for use as a perpetual award.

Beers of the Year
These are usually awarded at the discretion of our coaches and Board at the annual meeting, often in recognition for an outstanding effort in racing, team support or just life.