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|  Chicago Athlete Express eNewsletter July 21, 2005
Welcome to Chicago Athlete Express. ************************************** S C O O P Guess who's throwing out the first pitch at the White Sox Game on
Saturday and
then heading to the northside to throw out the first pitch at the Cubs
Game on
Monday? CLUE: She won a bronze medal in the marathon at the Summer
Olympics in Athens and
is going to run The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon this year! For the answer and more details: ************************************* This eNewsletter is sponsored by: THE RUNNER'S EDGE (www.runswim.com) Did you know 85% of women are wearing the wrong size bra? You
deserve better!
Find your best bra size at The Runner's Edge stores this Monday, July
25 in
Wilmette at 7 p.m. and Tuesday, July 26 in Libertyville at 6:30 p.m.
Sponsored by
Hind, this Ladies Night will feature professional bra fittings and follow up
with
a ladies-only fun run! ************************************* TOUR DE FRANCE COVERAGE: The Tour is winding down - what do you think of the coverage this year
and what
should Lance do when he retires?
Post your reply on our Message Board: ************************************** WEHRMAN, ULRICH WIN INAUGURAL CHICAGO BIG 10K Last Sunday was pretty darn hot but nearly 2,500 runners, representing
200
colleges and universities, dressed in their school colors and ran the
inaugural
Chicago BIG 10K, presented by the Chicagoland Agents of Farmers
Insurance. ************************************** ON THE ROAD - RACE RESULTS LIFE TIME FITNESS TRIATHLON Elite Amateur Men Elite Amateur Women Amateur Olympic Men Amateur Olympic Women ********* MUNCIE ENDURATHON Overall Male/Female Top 3 Illinois Male/Female Finishers Karen Grabowski (25-29) Niles, IL - 4:51:48 For more of these and other results, check out: ************************************** 50 LARGEST RUNNING FESTIVALS The 50 Largest Running Festivals for the last 3 years have been added
to the Statistics section of the Running USA web site:
www.runningusa.org ************************************** 2005 BICYCLE COMMUTER CHALLENGE RESULTS; CHICAGO
ATHLETE WINS CATEGORY Ninety-five organizations and over 1,250 people participated in the
2005 Bicycle
Commuter Challenge making it the largest ever in Chicagoland.
Organizations
throughout Northeastern Illinois competed to see who could get the
highest
percentage of employees to ride their bicycle for at least part of their
work
commute during the week of June 11-17. ************************************** NATIONAL NEWS Greater Boston Track Club Wins Combined Title at Club Nationals; 18
Meet Records
Shattered. For details, check out: ************************************** HELP CHICAGO BECOME SMOKE-FREE ************************************** + + + T R I V I A C O N T E S T + + + Questions: What is the complete address of the Turin Bicycle Shop?
And name three riders on their Elite Cycling Team. Just email the correct answers along with your name, phone number
and snail mail
address to editorial@chicagoaa.com by Friday, July 22 at 5 p.m. and
you could win
a $25 gift certificate to Turin! (note: Certificate must be used by August
1). ************************************** VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT FLATWATER CLASSIC PADDLE &
PEDAL The Friends of the Chicago River is looking for boatloads of people to
volunteer
for the 6th annual Chicago River Flatwater Classic Paddle & Pedal,
to
be held
Sunday, August 7. Jobs vary from bridge spotters, parking lot attendants,
registration helpers, corporate check-in volunteers, and more. If you're
interested, please contact Cynthia at Friends of the Chicago River, 312-
939-0490,
x13, or cfox@chicagoriver.org. ************************************** JELLY BELLY CANDY CO. & TRIATHLON WORLD PARTNER
WITH PLEASANT PRAIRIE TRIATHLON Two new partners will be involved with the Pleasant Prairie Triathlon
(August 21).
Jelly Belly Candy Company with its new product, Sport Beans and
Triathlon World
in Kenosha will sponsor a registration promotion with free running
shoes to every
100th registrant. For information visit: ************************************* 12 HOURS OF PALOS CANCELLED FOR 2005 12 Hours of Palos, scheduled for August 7, will be canceled this year.
Race
organizers Bruce Glaser and The Wheel Thing are looking forward to a
bigger and
better 12 Hours of Palos in 2006. ************************************** CYCLING NEWS: WOMEN'S TALENT IDENTIFICATION CAMP Earlier this month, USA Cycling conducted a women's talent
identification camp at
the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs with the intention
of
developing positive working relationships between the coaching staff at
USA
Cycling and a roster of up-and-coming women in the sport.
Chicago's Sarah Tillotson was one of 22 women selected to attend this
camp.
To read more, check out: ************************************** FORMER TENNIS PRO TODD MARTIN TO HIGHLIGHT GREAT
LAKES SMASH Todd Martin, who led Northwestern University's men's tennis team to the
1990 Big
Ten title before embarking on a stellar professional career, will return to
Evanston to headline the Great Lakes Smash to benefit the Tim &
Tom
Gullikson
Foundation, Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1. Events,
which will
include a pro-am, junior clinic, an exhibition and social activities, will be
held
at the Combe Tennis Center on Northwestern's campus. ************************************** COMMENTS? SUGGESTIONS? CONCERNS? We know you've got opinions---we want to hear from you! ************************************** THE WEEKEND AHEAD . . . . The Nissan Xterra USA Championship Series Professional and amateur athletes representing 27 states and eight
countries
converge on Milwaukee's Lakefront to challenge Mother Nature, Lake
Michigan, and
the Milwaukee County Park System at the inaugural Nissan Xterra
Midwest
Championship. For more details on this an other events, go to: www.xterraplanet.com/race/milwaukee.html ************************************** Wishing you the best in your training and racing!
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