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RACE RECAP
What a Race to the Taste!
In a close and fast race at the finish, Indianapolis, IN's Shadrack Kimeli came out on top in 14:58, with River Forest's Jack Kafel at his heels in 15:00. Paul Howarth from Indianapolis was third in 15:02, and Chicago's Emisael Favela finished fourth in 15:06. On the women's side, Stacy Beste of Wheeling ran away from Downers Grove's Audry Giesler to win in 17:27. Giesler finished second in 17:46, and Chicago's Kim Hemstreet was third in 18:09. For complete results from this race and others, check out:
www.chicagoaa.com/results/searchable.html

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TOUR FEVER HITS CHICAGO
The Outdoor Life Network (OLN) is hosting several viewing parties across the country. Here are the ones for Chicago. Not only can you catch the Tour at these locations, but by attending you can help out CAMBr (Chicago Area Mountain Bikers Assn.) as they will receive donations from OLN depending on the number of people that show up.
July 10 - 7-9 p.m., Peg Leg Sullivans, 2721 N. Halsted
July 21 - 7-9 p.m., Sheffields Bar, 3258 N. Sheffield
July 24 - 7-9 p.m. Lincoln Station Bar, 2432 N. Lincoln
www.olntv.com/htmlpage.asp?htmlid=270

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IT'S THE TOUR ON THE BIG SCREEN!
The Tyler Hamilton Foundation is hosting big screen viewing of the Tour de France on Saturday, July 17, at movie theatres across the country to benefit the MS Society. Locally you can take part at the Regal Lincolnshire 20 in Lincolnshire. It will be hosted by the Greater Illinois Chapter, National MS Society. For more information, check out:
www.tylerhamiltonfoundation.org/tourdefranceevents25.html

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TV ALERT
We'll update this . . . but we know you'll want to keep abreast of all the fun sporting events coming up on the tube from cycling, track & field trials and the olympics:
www.runningnetwork.com/ news/tvlistingsJune28July4.html

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IT'S PARTY TIME AT TURIN
Turin Bicycle in Evanston (1027 Davis St.) is having a Mid-Season Bash on Thursday, July 8, from 6 to 10 p.m. In addition to food and refreshments, they'll have the following guest speakers: Robbie Ventura (US Postal Team member), Scott McIntosh, Dave Glowacz (noted author - known as Mr. Bike), and Tom Schuler (former 7-11 racer). For more information, call 847-864-7660 or check out turinbicycle.com

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SAMMY AWARDS
Never heard of them? Read on . . .
www.runningnetwork.com/ news/sammyawardsJune04.html

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HOT TIMES AT SUMMER TRACK
Looking for a summer track meet? The Park Forest Scenic 10 is hosting a series of track meets on Wednesday evenings. For more info visit:
www.scenic10.com

Or, go to our searchable online calendar and type 'track' in the Text Field. www.chicagoaa.com/calendar/smu.html

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WALKING SEMINAR
Human Race Sports will be hosting a seminar on July 6 at 7 p.m. at the Valparaiso Store for the Breast Cancer 3 Day Walkers to learn about shoes, apparel and accessories needed for the event. For more information check out:
www.humanracesports.com

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STILL USING FLOATIES?
Looking to do your first triathlon? Want to sharpen your current open water swimming skills? Susan Phillips, a local swimmer with 22 years of experience (including a 15th overall finish for women in the swim leg at last year's Ironman Wisconsin). Phillips is WSI certified and has current CPR certification. For more information, call 773-750-9922 or email Susan_Phillips@comcast.net.

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"DUMP THE DIET DAY"
Local author Rob Stevens is on a mission: to get rid of every diet book on the planet-starting in his hometown of Chicago. Turn in any diet book you no longer want and he'll give you a free copy of his anti-diet book, The Overfed Head, in exchange. You can find him at Lakeshore Athletic Club at Illinois Center, 211 North Stetson on July 16 between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Each one of the first 2,000 people who come to this event to dump their old diet books will receive a free copy of Stevens' new book.

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CHECK IT OUT! NEW TRAIL TO EXPLORE
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (NTP), located about 12 miles south of Joliet on the east side of I-55. For more information check out:
www.fs.fed.us/ mntp

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WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS
NORBA's AMBC (American Mountain Bike Challenge) comes to Indiana as part of the DINO Mountain Bike Series. Along with three different types of mountain bike racing, you can also watch or participate in trail running, a night ride, canoeing, thrilling rope challenges, camping, and more. Each event is open to all ability levels and ages. For more information, check out:
www.DINOseries.com

SUNDAY, FOURTH OF JULY EVENTS
* Cycling: 4th of July Metric Century (Plainfield,IL) and the DINO Mountain Bike Series (North Vernon, IN)
* Running: American Family Insurance All-American 10 Mile & 5K (Chicago, IL); Frontier Days Stampede (Arlington Heights, IL); Lemont Freedom Run (Lemont, IL); Lincolnshire 4th of July 5K (Lincolnshire, IL); Run For Freedom 5K (Antioch, IL); Sharp's Challenge 8K & 1M (St. Charles, IL); Stars & Stripes 5K (Tinley Park, IL).
For more information on these and other events, check out:
www.chicagoaa.com/calendar/smu.html

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Clif Bar Athlete of the Month Want to know how to nominate someone? Here's the criteria:
www.chicagoaa.com/features/ athletemonthcriteria.html

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CLOSER

ENDURANCE MAN
Keith Kipling of Evanston was the first Illinois finisher at the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run last weekend, crossing the line in 23 hours, 13 minutes, and 21 seconds. Not bad for a day's work, huh? Here's what Keith had to say about the race:

"This year's Western States was a complete surprise - I never expected to finish because of an injury from the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run last May. This was also my first WS so I didn't know what to expect. There is a lot of hype overall with the run - it is, in many ways, the Boston of the ultra world."

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Chicago Athlete would like to wish everyone a safe and wonderful holiday!