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|  Chicago Athlete Express eNewsletter August 26, 2005
Welcome to Chicago Athlete Express. ************************************** THANK YOU! Thank you to everyone who sent in responses to our Chicago Athlete
Express Special bulletin that went out this week asking what you do with
your marathon
medals. We will try to get as many as possible in our October issue! ************************************** QUOTE "I've found swimming freestyle has been harder, but I think my butterfly
has
improved since I'm pregnant." ************************************** USPRO CYCLING CHAMPS - WRAP UP American Tyler Farrar USPRO Cycling Championship; Americans Take
Sweep of Top 5
Spots of National Criterium Championships ************************************** READER RACE REPORT We often get race reports from our readers and this one was too good
not to share.
This is from Mary Lapeta. Her daughter, Eileen, was our July/August
2005 Clif Bar
Athlete of the Month
(www.chicagoaa.com/
features/athletesmonthJulyAug05.html). This is a little
long, but you'll understand why she was picked for that honor. Good morning Brenda, here's an update on USA Triathlon ITU Nationals
held
yesterday, August 7, in Bellingham, WA. This race was well attended, and the junior female race included the
Canadian
national champion and the New Zealand national champion. There
were about 20
starters in the 16-19 female category. It included a hill climb that was
about
900 meters long and about a 18 + % grade. The rest of the loop was
mostly
downhill to get back to the base of the hill. The 5K run was held on a
relatively
flat 2.5K loop, and the juniors did two loops. Using ITU rules, anyone
lapped is
disqualified. It was a fast race, and some racers were disqualified for
that
reason. Eileen finished the 16-19 junior female race in 9th place overall, 7th
USA Junior
female. She had a good swim and hooked up with Yasmine White from
California for
the bike leg, which was draft legal. Eileen says she felt great and was
confident that she would make the podium if she could stay working with
Yasmine on
the bike. Yasmine went on to finish 3rd overall. After about a mile, they came to a slight downhill, 90 degree turn. In the
middle
of the turn, Eileen's tire rolled out of her rear race wheel, and she went
down.
She got up, figured out what happened, and determined that she had a
chance to
continue since the tire wasn't flat. She pulled the wheel out of the bike
frame
where it had jammed, pulled the tire back onto the wheel, put the wheel
back onto
the bike, and took off again. She did this all in less than 4 minutes. I was with the rest of the Illinois group back by the transition area, and
when we
saw Yasmine go by alone we knew something was wrong. When
Eileen finally came by
to complete her first loop, we saw that she had a determined look on her
face, but
that her whole right arm/shoulder was scraped and bloody. She was in
about 12th
place. She finished the bike and even managed to pass some competitors to
get to 9th
place overall. She looked stiff and hurting when she started the run, but
by the
second loop she'd managed to block out some of the pain and she
completed the 5K
run in just over 20 minutes. When she finished the race, the volunteers requested that ambulance
workers bring
a stretcher for her. Her tri-suit was shredded at her right hip, and she
has
severe road rash from her shoulder to her ankle. Her race number was
157, and
the number one was scraped completely off her arm. After looking her
over, the
paramedics determined that she could leave on her own. When she
was taking her
things out of transition later, she found that she'd also cracked her bike
helmet
in three places. Ed note: We thank Mary and all of our readers that share their race
reports with
us! ************************************** JOB OPPORTUNITIES Like to teach? Help teach the benefits of a healthy and active life
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(Libertyville). ************************************** U.S. OLYMPIC HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2006 The induction ceremony is scheduled for December 8 here in Chicago.
Fans can vote at www.usolympicteam.com. ************************************** SPECIAL OLYMPICS CHICAGO IS LOOKING FOR A GOOD
HEARTED VIP Make a donation and you could get an exclusive Soldier Field skybox at
the Rolling
Stones concert on Saturday, September 10. This unique opportunity is
being offered
to benefit Special Children's Charities, financial supporters for the
Special
Olympics Chicago programs.The package includes 20 individual skybox
tickets to the
Rolling Stones concert, a pre-concert reception with food and
beverages for you
and your guests prior to the concert at Zapatista (1307 S. Wabash Ave.
in Chicago)
and round-trip limo service from Zapatista to Solider Field. This offering
will be awarded to the person/organization making the highest donation
to
Special Children's Charities. The package is valued at $6,500 (amount
of
opening bid). Bids will be accepted until 12 p.m. on Thursday,
September 1.
Interested parties should contact Special Children's Charities at
scc@sochicago.org or 312-527-3743. ************************************** THE WEEKEND AHEAD . . . THE USAT MIDEAST REGION AGE GROUP & CLUB
CHAMPIONSHIPS The USAT Mideast Region Age Group and Club Championship event is
Sunday, August
28. According to race officials, there are still slots available. This is the
race many of the local clubs turn to for the coveted $1,000 prize and the
coveted
traveling trophy. Triathlon and Duathlon Age Group champions will also
be crowned.
Online signup is available until August 26 at 8 a.m. EST at
http://www.usatmideast.com or at the packet pick up on Saturday,
August 27, from 2
p.m to 5 p.m. at the Best Western Hotel, 3871 92nd Street Indianapolis,
IN.
Any questions, contact Joyce Donaldson Mideast Board at
jdjp@sev.org. ACCENTURE CHICAGO TRIATHLON It's a big weekend for triathletes. Chicago Athlete will be at the
Accenture
Chicago Triathlon Expo. Be sure to stop by our booth, #703 and say
hello. For
complete information and details for all of the weekend activities, be
sure to
visit
www.chicagotriathlon.com MOTIVATION FROM THE PROS PANEL DISCUSSION AT FLEET
FEET SPORTS Fleet Feet Sports will wrap up its 2005 Triathlon Seminar Series with its
eighth
annual Motivation from the Pros panel discussion, free and open to the
public.
The panel features five of the world's greatest professional triathletes;
Conrad
Stoltz, Barb Lindquist, Wendy Ingraham, Michellie Jones, and Nicole
DeBoom. The
seminar and panel discussion will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, August
26, at
Fleet Feet Sports Piper's Alley, 210 W. North Ave. in Chicago. HYDRATION, NUTRITION AND INJURY PREVENTION SEMINAR
Triathlete Magazine and Gatorade Sports Science Institute will host a
seminar on
hydration, nutrition and injury prevention for triathletes participating in
this
weekend's Accenture Chicago Triathlon. Speakers include: The seminar will take place on Saturday, August 27, from 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
at the Chicago Hilton Hotel and Towers, 720 S. Michigan Ave.,
Continental Room A. For more information on these races and other events, check out:
www.chicagoaa.com/calendar/smu.html **************************************** CLOSER SEPTEMBER ISSUE - TO BE DELIVERED THIS WEEKEND! You can pick up a copy at the Chicago Athlete booth at the Accenture
Chicago
Triathlon (#703). Stop by we'd love to visit with you and hear about your
training and racing! Or, you can find a copy at any of these locations: *************************************************** Wishing you the best in your training and racing!
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