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*** SPONSORED BY THE 5K P.A.C.E. RACE SERIES ***

The P.A.C.E. Race 5K is Saturday, September 18, in Chicago's Lincoln Park. Part of a 19-city race series, the mission of this 5K event is to raise awareness and support for funding research to eliminate prostate cancer. Click here for details and to register:
www.chicagoaa.com/calendar/smu.html

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RACE RESULTS

Congratulations to all who participated in the 27th running of the Park Forest Scenic 10. Here's a photo gallery:
www.chicagoaa.com/parkforest04photos.html

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10K RECORD!

Lornah Kiplagat set a new 10K world road race record on Sunday at the Tilburg 10K Ladies Race---she clocked 30:59! (She finished second at the 2000 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon in 2:22:36, her PR). For more on this race:
www.eastandard.net/sports/sport07090406.htm

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FALL MARATHONING

If you missed the deadline to enter The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon or the Twin Cities Marathon you might want to consider these alternatives:

The Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon on October 3. According to the race director, Kristine Hinrichs, "Last year the weather was terrific and an amazing 98 percent of those who started their run successfully completed the 26.2 mile course . . . and 22 percent of the finishers attained qualifying times for the Boston Marathon!" For more information, check out:
www.badgerlandstriders.org/lakefront

Heading west, there's the Mediacom Des Moines Marathon and Half Marathon on October 17.
For details, check out: www.desmoinesmarathon.com

The Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, on October 24, is predicting their largest field ever. In addition to the marathon, they also have a 5K, five- person relay and half-marathon. They expect to reach capacity of 2,500 in the half marathon and 400 teams for the 5-person Reebok Relays within the next week or two.
For more information, check out www.detroitfreepressmarathon.com or call 313-222-6676 or email at marathon@freepress.com.

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MEB IS RUNNING NEW YORK

www.runningnetwork.com/news/nymarathon04keflezighi.html

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OUTSIDE MAGAZINE'S URBAN ADVENTURE CHICAGO

Author Lynn Schnaiberg will be at the Book Cellar, 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. in Lincoln Square, on Thursday, September 16, at 7 p.m. for a book talk and signing. She'll be giving her picks for the area's top fall outdoor adventures and there will be a Q&A session with the audience. For more information, call 773-293-2665 or check out:
www.bookcellarinc.com

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THE PARKS NEED LOVIN' TOO

Saturday, September 18 is National Public Lands Day and Friends of the Parks is looking for volunteers to help clean up Cook County Forest Preserves, Montrose Beach and Gompers Park to name a few. If interested, e-mail Mary Eileen Sullivan at sullivanme@fotp.org or check out: www.fotp.org

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NIKE RUN HIT WONDER

According to race officials they have reached their 10,000-entrant limit and this is officially closed. If, however, you show up at the Nike Run Hit Wonder Training Runs, they are raffling off entries. For more information on these and the event, check out: www.nikerunhitwonder.com
Also: please note that the correct start time for this event is 8 p.m.

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DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE IF YOU'RE VYING FOR THE HALF

Runners' last chance to register online and avoid late fees for the Chicago Half Marathon is September 13 at midnight. After midnight, the fees increase by $5 and participant's only option is late registration at the Expo. There is no race- day registration.
For more information, check out: www.chicagohalfmarathon.com.

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GOT MUD?

Keep your calendars open for the Northbrook CycloCross Grand Prix on Sunday, September 26. The daylong event features the SteepleCross World Championships (a 4.5-mile running race), multiple CycloCross events, and the 9-mile Dirty DoubleCross World Championships (a ride 'n tie-type relay race). All events take place on the obstacle- and mud-filled CycloCross course in Northbrook, and partial process go to the Ed Rudolph Velodrome Endowment fund. For more details and pictures from last year's race, check out: www.dafinc.com/bike.

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IRONMAN WI NEWS

Chicago Athlete knows how hard you've trained and all the sacrifices you've made for your Ironman competition. We wish everyone good luck! May you all achieve your goals! Here's a list of Illinois participants:
www.chicagoaa.com/news/ironmanWI04IL.html

Defending champion Harju leads men's field at 2004 Ironman Wisconsin Triathlon.
Read more: www.chicagoaa.com/calendar/smu.html

(Also, you can see a summary of events each Friday in the Chicago Sun-Times sports section)

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CLOSER

You must have all been on vacation this past week! We got a very small response, so we're going to repeat our trivia questions:

This one's good for a complimentary entry to the DINO Mountain Bike Series on September 18 in Portage IN.

1. What does the acronym "DINO" stand for?
Answer correctly by 5 p.m. on Friday and you could be the winner of a complimentary entry into this fun series.

2. Where does the Boulevard Lakefront Tour begin and end?
Answer this correctly by 5 p.m. on Friday and you could be the winner for a complimentary entry into this non-competitive ride.

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Wishing you the best in your training and racing!