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|  Chicago Athlete Express eNewsletter August 13, 2004
Welcome to the Chicago Athlete Express. ********************************************************* OVERHEARD "Yup, I paid $37 for a Lance Armstrong [LIVESTRONG] wristband on
eBay.
I had to have one, it's the latest summer fashion accessory." ********************************************************* GOOD LUCK AD - DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUGUST 15 Last year the St. Charles Marathon Training Group received this special
message: HANG OUT WITH A GOLD MEDALIST Win a week with the 2000 Olympic Marathon Champion Gezahegne
Abera. HELP LOCAL OLYMPIAN The Illinois Valley Striders will host a dinner at Paparazzi Restaurant in
Peoria
to benefit the "IVS Tim Broe Olympic Fund" on Sun, Aug. 29. The
purpose of this
fund is to ensure that Diane Broe, Tim's mother, will share in her son's
Olympic
experience in Athens. The cost is $40 per person, with 100% of the fees
collected
supporting the fund, which will cover Diane's travel and
accommodations. Anyone
wishing to contribute can do so securely online at: ********************************************************* RACE RESULTS Congratulations to all who raced this past weekend! Check out your
results here: What a beautiful day it was on Sunday at the Lake Zurich Triathlon. Dan
Brown,
Jennifer Harrison and Diane Faretta won free copies of the Chicago
Running Guide
for wishing me a Happy Birthday (per last week's eNewsletter). ********************************************************** PARTNER UP The 2 Person Relays are Wed, Aug. 18, at Niles West High School.
Start time is
7:15 p.m. followed by pizza and beverages at Barnaby's. For more info
email Coach
Pat Savage at patsav@niles_hs.k12.il.us. ********************************************************** CORE STRENGTH - WE ALL NEED IT! Have fun and learn how to improve your running performance at an
interactive
workshop, "Core and Strength Training for Better Running - Why and
How," Tuesday,
August 24, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Children's Memorial Hospital, Bigler
Auditorium, 707
W. Fullerton Ave., or Friday, August 27, 12 Noon-1 p.m. at Chicago
Athletic
Association, 12 S. Michigan Ave., in downtown Chicago. ********************************************************** FROM EVERYMAN TO IRONMAN They've left their jobs, said goodbye to their friends and families and
moved to
San Diego, CA, for six months to train for: the Ironman. The winners of
the 2004
Degree Everyman Ironman Contest are Michelle Eleby, a hospital
administrator from
Ann Arbor, MI, and Colin Barr, an IT Consultant from Chicago, IL. ********************************************************** GOLDEN INCENTIVE In a national teleconference, Chicago Athlete's Editor at Large, Bob
Richards,
spoke with the Olympic Marathon Team about the $1 Million Athens
Marathon
Challenge ($500,000 to a U.S. marathoner who wins gold in Athens),
which was
announced last week by the LaSalle Bank Chicago and ING New York
City Marathons.
Here is an except: Bob Richards: Are any of you thinking of changing how you're going to
approach the
race because of that $500,000 carrot out there? Jen Rhines: Well, I think it's a great incentive, but I don't think
we'll probably be drastically changing our race plans, at least I won't.
It's very warm over here. I think you have to stick with your original race
plan. Alan Culpepper: I know I could probably speak pretty confidently for all
of us, at
22 or 23 or 24 miles, I guarantee none of us will be thinking about
money. We'll
be thinking about how to stay on our feet and keep moving forward. It's a
nice
added feature and it's a nice bonus that those things have come about
and that the
commitment is there. But if you're thinking about that, then you're
probably not
in the right state of mind. For more info, check out: ********************************************************* RACE DATE CORRECTION The correct date for The Community Bank Makin' Tracks 5K & Fleet
Feet
Invitational
Mile in Oak Park is Sept.18, 2004 (not Sept. 11, 2004).
For more on this and other events check out: ********************************************************* PEACE CORPS -- HELP Glenview's Kristen Davids is in the Peace Corps and started a running
club. She'll
be here from Aug. 24 to Sept. 4 and is looking for shoes and running
clothes to
take back and support her team's efforts. Anyone interested can send or
drop off
donations to 2551 Violet, Glenview, IL 60025. Questions? Email:
kdavids47@hotmail.com.
********************************************************* THE WEEKEND AHEAD Hate to eat 'n run . . . I mean run 'n eat, but . . .
Fleet Feet Sports - Lincoln Square store is sponsoring a fun run this Sat.,
Aug.
14, that leave at 8 a.m. for 3 to 6 miles and afterward everyone is
heading over
to The Chopping Block for a cooking demo and food sampling.
Please email to: rsvp@fleetfeetchicago.com ********************************************************** Chicago Athlete staff will be racing this Sunday at the Pleasant Prairie
Triathlon.
Stop by our tent and say hello! For more information on this and other
weekend
happenings, be sure to check out: * Also, if you aren't near a computer - and don't have your latest issue of
Chicago Athlete handy, you can check Friday's Sun-Times newspaper
in the sports
section for a quick look at weekend events, provided by your CA team! ********************************************************* TRIVIA QUESTION What three Americans have won an Olympic gold medal in the
marathon and what years
did they do this? * Chicago Athlete has a limited number of complimentary entries into the
2004
LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon--however, they can only go to
someone who has not
already registered (e.g., no transfers, refunds or exhanges). Email your
answers
to editorial@chicagoaa.com by Friday, August 13 at 5 p.m. and we will
pick winners
that night. Note: please provide contact information so we can you
registered. Good luck! ********************************************************** Wishing everyone the best in their training and racing!
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