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|  Chicago Athlete Express eNewsletter October 29, 2004
Welcome to the Chicago Athlete Express. ******************************************************* SCOOP From the Chicago Sun-Times Sneed column this week: "Cyclist Floyd Landis, Lance Armstrong's lieutenant in his 6th Tour de
France
victory, celebrated the end of the biking season with a group of 90 at
EJ's Place in Skokie last week."
Landis was the guest of Chicago's Robbie Ventura, a U.S. Postal
Service teammate
and founder of Vision Quest Training, at the VQ post season party. It
was a fun
night with a slide show and some great stories about The Tour and the
US Pro
Criterium Champs. SCOOP 2 Carey Pinkowski, Executive Race Director of The LaSalle Bank Chicago
Marathon is the
recipient of the 2004 Fred Lebow Award for Lifetime Achievement. ******************************************************* WHAT DO THESE RUNNERS HAVE IN COMMON? Joe Arnold Inspired by Chicago Athlete's September feature, "Sensational Seniors,"
these
sensational seniors were acknowledge and honored this past Sunday at
the Frank
Lloyd Wright races. Their race registration was waived and they also
received a
dri-release long sleeve t-shirt, compliments of Eastlake Chiropractic. It
was also
Thomas Murphy's lucky day. According to race director Greg Evans, he
was the
fifth draw out of the bucket who was present (you must be present to
win) and he
won air fare for two to Cancun, sponsored by Crossroads Travel and
Funjet
Vacations. For complete results of this and other races, check out: ******************************************************* PHOTO GALLERY - CYCLOCROSS RACING IN . . . CHICAGO! www.chicagoaa.com/
features/cyclocrossOct04photos.html ******************************************************* EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE EARLY - FOR MOUNTAIN
BIKING ISSUES www.chicagoaa.com/news/imbaOct04vote.html ******************************************************* BIKE 2015 PLAN: INCREASING BICYCLE USAGE & SAFETY
IN
CHICAGO Nick Jackson of the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and Ben Gomberg
of the Chicago
Department of Transportation will review the City of Chicago's Bike 2015
Plan on
Thursday, November 4, 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m., at the Chicago Cultural
Center, 78 E
Washington St., 5th Fl. A continuation of the Bike 2000 Plan, this
visionary plan
includes strategies for integrating bicycling into all aspects of city life by
developing new policies for government agencies, and prioritizing
specific
programs and projects. ******************************************************* CITYWIDE TAI CHI WORKOUT Celebrate with the Mayor's Fitness Council and United Airlines in
Millennium Park
with a citywide Tai Chi workout on Saturday, November 6, from 10 a.m.
to 11a.m.,
on the Great Lawn of the Pritzker Pavillion.
This event is FREE to the public. Call 312-744-6699 for more
information. ******************************************************* HOLIDAY GIFT IDEA: A PERSONALIZED RACE DVD If you ran and finished The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon,
GOACTIONVIDEO caught
you on tape at the start, 15K, 35K and crossing the finish line. Your
Personalized
Race DVD also includes your name printed on the DVD and split times
every time you
appear in the video, as well as other race highlights. ***************************************************** RAFFLE WINNER Congratulations to Jamie Riberto of Oak Lawn who won stopped by our
booth and
signed up for our raffle at the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Expo.
She won a
marathon travel bag. ******************************************************* ING NEW YORK CITY MARATHON ART DONE BY CHICAGOAN
The challenge of capturing the spirit and energy of New York City's
famed marathon
goes this year to Chicago artist Kathryn Trumbull Fimreite.
For details and a look at her poster, check out: ******************************************************* THE WEEKEND AHEAD Arthur Lydiard, "Coach of the 20th Century," with Joe Newton, the
legendary cross
country coach of York High School (Elmhurst, IL) will appear in what
could be
Lydiard's last U.S. Tour, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004 at Schaumburg
High
School. For more information, check out: ******************************************************* CA AT VELOSWAP AND TRICK OR TREAT TROT Chicago Athlete will be at the Veloswap on Saturday in Villa Park.
Then, on
Sunday we'll be in Lincoln Park at the Trick or Treat Trot. Stop by, say
hello
and pick up the latest issue of the magazine. For Veloswap info: www.chicagoaa.com/news/
veloswapOct04.html ******************************************************* TRIVIA QUESTION Runner's High in Arlington Heights is sponsoring a Ride n' Tie race on
November 21. Where is the race and does each team need 1 or 2
bikes? We will give away two
complimentary entries to readers who answer correctly. Email us at
editorial@chicagoaa.com by 5 pm on Friday, October 29. ******************************************************* CLOSER At the Berlin Marathon on September 26, elite Ethiopian runners Terefe
Yae and
Shimeles Molla passed at least 9,150 runners during the 26.2-mile race
before
finishing 26th and 27th, respectively, in 2:17:29 and 2:17:33. Somehow
they
entered the wrong section and had thousands of runners in front of
them. Weaving
through the crowds of runners at the start, they passed the first 5K in
19:11 and
the 10K in 35:05. For the next two 5K sections they were timed with
15:10 and
15:14. ******************************************************* AND ONE LAST NOTE The November/December issue of Chicago Athlete will be distributed
this weekend!
Look for it at your favorite health club or specialty running or cycling
store or
click here: ******************************************************* Wishing you the best in your training and racing!
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