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*** SPONSORED BY THE ALPINE RACES ***

Sunday Sept. 12, 2004 in Lake Zurich, IL
One of Chicagoland's oldest and most prestigious race days featuring 5K, 10K, and youth mile races. Register early to guarantee a race day sweatshirt, and run quickly to get into the free massage tent and enjoy a post race breakfast. Click here to register:
www.chicagoaa.com/news/runnerswaySept04.html

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LABOR DAY WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS

The AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament is the big happen' event at North Avenue Beach this weekend. Some top names include: Top athletes on the men's side include 2000 Olympic Gold Medalists Eric Fonoimoana, Dain Blanton and three-time Olympic Gold Medallist Karch Kiraly. Top women's teams include Misty May & Kerri Walsh, Holly McPeak & Elaine Youngs, and Annett Davis & Jenny Johnson Jordan. This is a chance to see some of the Olympians you watched from your TV, in person!
For more information, check out: www.avp.com

PARK FOREST 10 MILE

Here is an up to date list of athletes who will be vying for the title at this year,s race on September 6:
From Kenya: David Njuguna, Henry Githuka, Peter Tanui, Jonah Rono, Valentine Orare, Julius Kiptoo, Julius Koskei, Patrick Nthiwa, Isaac Arusei, Ronald Mogaka, Samuel Ndereba, Silverus Kimeli, Shadrack Kimeli, John Kariuki, Wilson Kegen, Julius Rotich and Teresa Wanjiku
From Japan: Ichiyo Naganuma, Aimi Ishida, Yasuko Hashimoto
From USA: Jenny Spangler, Janet Robertz, Heather May, Lucie Mays- Sulewski, Matt Byrne, Matt Thull.

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RACE RESULTS

Congratulations to everyone who competed in the weekend's Accenture Chicago Triathlon and MidEast Triathlon Championships.

MidEast Championships (Indianapolis, IN)
Olympic Distance

TOP ILLINOIS AGE GROUPERS
Female Age Group 15 - 17
1. Rachel Lindner, 16, Champaign, IL - 2:38:27

Male Age Group 30 - 34
1. Brett Petersen, 30, Brookfield, IL - 2:10:16

Female Age Group 45 - 49
1. Martha Whitacre, 48, Paris, IL - 2:33:46

Male Age Group 55 - 59
1. Lawrence Slavicek, 56, West Chicago, IL - 2:18:11

For more results, check out:
www.chicagoaa.com/results/searchable.html

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ROAD TRIP RESULTS

Crim 10 Miler (Flint, MI)

Chicagoan Chris Toepfer, 41, was the top male master in 56:48. (Toepfer is also the race director for the October 30th South Loop Lions 8K.) Tony Iniquez of Bolingbrook, IL was an easy winner of the men's 10- mile wheelchair race in 40:06, to win $1,000. Miriam Nibley of Champaign, IL led the women wheelers in 51:13.
For more on this race:
http://michiganrunner.net/news/crim0804.html

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We've got a couple trivia questions this week.

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 fo a complimentary entry into this non-competitive ride.

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Wishing you the best in your training and racing!