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|  Chicago Athlete Express eNewsletter May 13, 2005
Welcome to Chicago Athlete Express. ************************************** This eNewsletter is sponsored by: Your body is a temple. Let us help you treat it like one. As a Chicago Athlete Magazine reader, you and up to 4 guests will
receive a special discount on tickets to BODY WORLDS, now on display
at the Museum of Science and Industry! ************************************* SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL . . . HOW ABOUT WALKING? www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/
yrtwn ************************************** MARGARET BRADLEY 10K - RACE LOCATION CHANGE Race organizers contacted us and wanted to let readers know that they
had to make
some changes to the race location. Instead of Washington Park, the
race start and
finish line will be north of Hayes Dr. (63rd St), between Lakeshore Dr.
and Stoney
Island in Jackson Park. The start times are still the same. For more
details
check out: ************************************** WHO IS THE BEST TRIATHLETE IN THE STATE? The Best of the U.S. Amatuer Triathlete Competition's Illinois &
Wisconsin
Qualifying Races have been set. For event details and a bit of name
dropping,
check out: ************************************* LITTLE RED SCHOOHOUSE TURNS 50 How many times have your run in the Palos Forest Preserve and gone
by "The Little
Red School House?" Well, this Sunday, from noon to 5 p.m. they are
celebrating
their 50th anniversary. For more details check out: ************************************** THINKING ABOUT RUNNING 26.2? CARA's LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Training Program is hosting a
couple of free
training program preview clinics. No RSVP is necessary.
+ May 18, 6:30 p.m., Children's Memorial Hospital, 707 W. Fullerton Ave
+ May 20, 12 noon, James R. Thompson Center, LL Assembly Hall, 100
W. Randolph St. ************************************** ROAD TRIP RACE RESULTS Jamba Juice Wildflower Triathlon Long Course in Texas on April 30,
2005 ************************************** FORMER CHICAGO BEAR WILLIE GAULT POSTS U.S. MASTERS
RECORD Former NFL wide receiver Willie Gault set a new American masters
record in the 100
meters Saturday at the Occidental Invitational near Los Angeles. Gault,
44,
finished the race in 10.73 seconds, bettering the previous record of
10.87 by 1972
Olympian Eddie Hart set in 1989.
For complete results: ************************************** INDIANA CELEBRATES BICYCLING Indiana Bicycle to Work Week is May 16-22 and Bike to Work Day is
May 20.
For more details, visit: www.bicycleindiana.org/
biketowork.html ************************************** * R A C E R E P O R T * 500 FESTIVAL MINI-MARATHON Wesley Ochoro Wins OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon; Albina
Ivanova Scores
Number Three in Half-Marathon. For race coverage, click here: EXTREME OUTFITTERS DINO MOUNTAIN BIKE SERIES The Extreme Outfitters DINO Mountain Bike Series opener was part of
the Northern
Indiana Fat & Skinny Tire Festival on April 30. Over 220 riders total
hit
the
trail for the DINO event. Jean-Luc Serriere was the overall winner, and defending champ David
Wagoner was
passed by Don Galligher (Fort Wayne, IN) for second. Jeremy
Rodriguez of Team
Wisconsin followed Wagoner in for fourth overall. The Expert Women's field was topped by two riders, Sara Stanford
(Plainfield, IL)
and Lori Sable (WI). Defending series champ Heather Randolph earned
third place.
This year's Expert Women received $100 for first, $50 for second, and
$25 for
third. The Sport Open Wave was won by Dan Prater, chased in by Chad
Wright. Michael Cook
came from the 19-29 wave to finish with the third fastest overall time.
Ellen
Sauter (Powell, OH) and Rhonda Stevens (Champaign, IL) were first
and second in
the Sport Women's field. ---Courtesy of DINO eNewsletter For more race results, be sure to check out: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * T R I V I A Q U E S T I O N The inaugural Margaret Bradley 10K will be held on Sunday, May 22.
Here are the
questions for this week's quiz. We will draw 2 name to win a comp entry
to this
race. Proceeds from this race will benefit the Margaret L. Bradley Scholarship
Fund for
what school of medicine?
And
What is the total amount of prize money that will be available for the top
women? Email your answers to editorial@chicagoaa.com by midnight Friday,
May 13 and
please include your snail mail address. We'll notify winners by Monday
afternoon. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2005 STATE OF THE AIR Check out the American Lung Association State of the Air 2005 report to
learn how
ozone and particle pollution hurts your lungs and what you can do to
protect
yourself. ************************************** GET A JUMP ON PHYSICAL FITNESS, MAY 17 Chicago Moves Day is coming up! Visit Daley Plaza for a couple fitness
filled
hours on Tuesday, May 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., or give any Chicago
Park District
fitness center a try - at no charge on the 17th. The Mayor's Fitness
Council is
encouraging Chicago residents of all ages to spend at least 20 minutes
engaging in
physical activity. From kickboxing to yoga, the Chicago Park District as
well as
other partners, host free activities on this day to get your heart pumping
and
muscles moving. Chicago Park District fitness classes will also be
available at
no charge on Chicago Moves Day. For a list of all Chicago Moves Day opportunities go here: ************************************** DID YOU KNOW YOUR FEET NEED AWAKENING? There are 26 bones, 33 joints and 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments
in the foot
and ankle. Your feet experience a lot of wear and tear. The new
Yamuna Foot
Fitness Workshop takes participants through routines that release
tension in the
muscles and tendons of the feet by using special hemispherical balls.
The first
workshop is May 14, noon-1:30 p.m. at Frog Temple Pilates Studio,
1749 N. Damen
Ave. in Chicago. The cost is $35 for the 90-minute seminar. ************************************** ESPN MOVIE 'FOUR MINUTES' ANNOUNCES ACTORS ESPN is working on a movie about Roger Bannister's breaking of the
four-minute
barrier in the mile. "Four Minutes" will star Christopher Plummer ("A
Beautiful
Mind," "The Sound of Music") as track coach Archie Mason. British actor
Jamie
MacLachlan, whose credits are mostly in theater, will play Bannister.
Long-time
Sports Illustrated writer and NPR commentator Frank Deford penned the
script, and
Olympic documentarian Bud Greenspan is among the executive
producers. ---from USATF news and notes ************************************** GAY GAMES 2006 ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE REGISTRATION
DRIVE Chicago organizers will kick off the Official Gay Games VII Worldwide
Registration
Drive this month, with a weekend of registration parties scheduled for
May 14-15.
For more information call 773-907-2006 or e-mail
info@GayGamesChicago.org. ************************************** WEEKEND WARRIORS UNITE AT 2005 KRAMER GAMES
CHICAGO It was really just an excuse for a bunch of college buddies to get away
for a
weekend and play the sports they loved. After 10 years of reuniting,
Kramer, a
nickname for ex-athlete James Breitbeil, and Casey Fisk, son of
baseball Hall of
Famer Carlton Fisk, have announced The Kramer Games will take place
in the
Chicagoland area from June 2005 through September 2005. Teams of
four will compete
in five separate "mini" tournaments: an 18-hole golf scramble, a 3-on-3
basketball tournament, a 3-point shooting competition, a 16-inch softball
home run
derby, and a no-limit Texas Hold 'Em tournament. ************************************** LAKESHORE MARATHON ADDS NAVY PIER TO MARATHON
COURSE The Lakeshore Marathon announced that it has received approval to
add Navy Pier to
its May 30 Marathon and Half-Marathon courses. In addition to Navy
Pier, the
marathon course visits the Lincoln Park Zoo, and Chicago landmarks
including
Burnham Harbor, Soldier Field, McCormick Place, the Peggy Notebaert
Nature Museum,
and the Museum Campus, home to the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium
and Adler
Planetarium. ************************************** SABADOS GIGANTES Local runners from the Niles West/ Oakton Runners Club, Roberto Marin
and Carol
MacPherson, are in a band called Carpacho, that will be performing this
Saturday,
May 14 at Hot House starting at 11 p.m. Tickets are $12. Hot House is
located at
31 E. Balbo, between State & Wabash. For more details check out:
www.hothouse.net
. ************************************** LAST WEEK'S TRIVIA CONTEST Trivia Question: What are the four categories for team awards in this
year's Main
Course 10K? In last year's race, who was the first male in the 35-39 age
group and
who was the first female in the 20-24 age group? Lynn Crim, Stephanie Skadzien, Jeff Vorreyer and Stephanie Wieglos
won comp entries into the Main Course 10K. ************************************** THE WEEKEND AHEAD Big Ten Outdoor Championships (Columbus, OH) May 13-15 Tour de Chicago, a 25-mile scenic charity bike ride sponsored by the
Chicago
Police Department will be held at 80 a.m. on Saturday, May 14.
For more details, check out: www.chicagoaa.com/news/
tourdechicagoMay05.html And, you'll find details on many events taking place throughout the area
this
weekend: ************************************** Wishing you the best in your training and racing!
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