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At Chicago Athlete, we’ve undergone a bit of change as well. While you may not notice it by picking up the magazine, turning to our digital offerings shows our renewed commitment to being your turn-to source for endurance and fitness information in Chicago, both in print and online.

We began our overhaul in March with the addition of our newest staff member, Bill Smith. Bill serves as our social media manager, directing all of our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram ef-forts. He’s the one behind all of your engagement with us through these channels – you have connected with us on social media, right? If not, we’d love to have you join in the conversation! You can find us at www.facebook.com/ChicagoAthlete, twitter.com/ChicagoAthlete and on Instagram @chicagoathlete.

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Earlier this year, Shinola added a women’s version of its popular Run-well 11-speed bike to its lineup. � is hand-assembled bike has a lower stand-over height but maintains the model’s custom Shinola front rack and fenders.

In March, Shinola announced its � rst single-speed bicycle, � e De-troit Arrow. � e bike is Shinola’s third o� ering and comes in three men’s sizes and one women’s size. � is bike, also hand-built, features a Shinola leather saddle, cork grips, fenders and chain guard.

“With the success of � e Runwell 11-speed and � e Bixby 3-speed, we

wanted to extend our bicycle collec-tion with a model that has all the design DNA of the original models but at a more accessible price point,” Sky Yaeger of Shinola said in a press release. “Like all Shinola bicycles, � e Detroit Arrow meticulously features the highest quality com-ponents and custom-level touches that make for an incredibly smooth, comfortable and responsive ride.”

� e Detroit Arrow retails for $1,000 and the women’s Runwell retails for $2,950 at Shinola stores, www.shinola.com and specialty bike retailers.

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“It’s been going that way,” race direc-tor Chris Sheean says. “� ree years ago we sold out in � ve months. Last year we sold out in � ve weeks. � is year we sold out in � ve days.”

� e race, which will serve as the U.S. Masters Swimming 5K National Championship this year, takes place at Ohio Street Beach on Sept. 12 at 8 a.m. � e race has become a popu-lar event for swimmers recently, even those beyond Chicagoland.

“It’s listed by Open Water Swim-ming as one of the 10 swims you have to do before you die,” Sheean says. “I think there’s de� nitely sort of a tradition that has been put into place. We’re drawing people from all over. We’ve got people from France, New Zealand, a good crowd from Canada.”

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Alicia Bird and Scott Golas, both xXx Racing-Athletico members, recently opened the doors at the Spoke & Bird, a bistro, coffeehouse and beer garden in the Prairie District of the South Loop. The café is located in the Chicago Women’s Park and Gardens Field House at 205-209 E. 18th St.

The Spoke & Bird emphasizes healthy food at a reasonable price and aims to be a bike-friendly establishment. The café has two Divvy stations nearby, is located along the only direct bike path to the lake between Roosevelt and 31st Street and intends to set up a repair stand on its patio in the future.

For more information on Spoke & Bird, visit www.spokeandbird.com.

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Local Man Nears End of Seven Summit ChallengeRetired Chicago Fire Department en-gineer and endurance athlete Viorel “Wally” Stirbu recently returned from climbing Mt. Vinson, the highest point in Antarctica. In May, he will travel to Asia to climb Mt. Everest, thus complet-ing the Seven Summits: a challenge that has climbers take on the highest peak in every continent.

Area Spring Training Programs Provide Companionship, MotivationLocal training groups, including the Chicago Area Runners Association and Experience Triathlon, kicked off half marathon and 10 mile training programs in mid-February. These pro-grams will prepare runners for late April and early May races and give them company along the way.

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SA Paratriathlon, a division of USA Triath-lon, announced in late February that it has joined forces with local paratriathlon club Dare2tri for the 2015 USA Paratriathlon De-

velopment Race Series.

“With the ever-growing paratriathlon landscape, USA Triathlon has identified the need to of-fer a mid-level competition platform for emerg-ing paratriathletes in the United States,” Amanda Duke Boulet, USA Triathlon paratriathlon program manager, said in a press release. “Paratriathlon will make its debut in the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and this domestic series is a vehicle where emerging talent can assess potential success on the ITU circuit and upcoming Paralympic Games.”

The USA Paratriathlon Development Race Series presented by Dare2tri will feature four races between May and August intended to add racing options to

the national calendar. The series kicks off with the 2015 USA Paratriathlon National Championships on May 25 in Austin, Texas, and continues with the Pleasant Prairie Triathlon on June 21 in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, the Nantucket Triathlon on July 18 in Nantucket, Massachusetts and ends with Tri Santa Cruz on Aug. 9 in Santa Cruz, California.

All events but the National Championships offer a $5,000 prize purse divided evenly between men and women in each of the five sport classes. Dare2tri will also present an additional $500 to the overall series winner in each sport class.

To qualify for awards and prize money, athletes must compete in at least three series events, hold a valid USAT annual license, race in the paratriathlon division and have a “C”, “R” or “P” sport class status from USAT or ITU.

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Introduces new FormatThe Abbott World Marathon Majors re-vealed a new structure to its race series this year, starting with the Tokyo Mara-thon that took place on Feb. 22. Under the new system, the series will follow a one-year cycle that rotates its start event through all six races that make up the series. While this year’s AWMM kicked off with the Tokyo Marathon, next year’s series will begin with the 2016 Boston Marathon. All following series will be-gin and end at the next AWMM Series race on the calendar, which, in order, are the Virgin Money London Marathon, the BMW Berlin Marathon, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the TCS New York City Marathon.

The Olympic Marathon and IAAF World Championships Marathon will also count to-wards AWMM scoring in years they occur.

The series, which awards $500,000 each to the top male and female finisher, plans to strengthen its anti-doping efforts by creat-ing a pool of championship-eligible runners who will be subject to out-of-competition drug testing. Winners will no longer re-ceive one lump sum of money, but rather will receive five $100,000 payments over the course of five years, allowing AWMM to take advantage of long-term biological mapping to ensure winners abstain from performance-enhancing drugs.

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USA Triathlon and the International POWERMAN Association announced in mid-February that the two have joined forces to promote and elevate du-athlon in the United States. POWERMAN, a global duathlon race organizer, organizes long-distance duathlon events, including the POWERMAN Zofingen: a 10K run, 150K bike and 30K run entering its 26th year.

With the partnership, USAT will sanction all U.S.-based POWERMAN races, five of which are part of the 2015 USA Triathlon Duathlon Race Series. USAT members will also receive a 20 percent discount on U.S. POWERMAN events. Collegiate and

military athletes will receive a 50 percent discount on the same races.

POWERMAN Wisconsin, scheduled for June 7 in Kenosha, will serve as a qualifier for Team USA for the ITU Long Course Duathlon World Cham-pionships, which will take place on Sept. 6 in Zofingen, Switzerland at POWERMAN Zofingen. All 16 POWERMAN events will count towards end-of-the-year Duathlon National Rankings for USAT members.

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� e Flatlander Ultrarunners began as February turned to March last year with a handful of people. Today, the club boasts nearly 600 members.

“I think a lot of it has to do with the unique way the club is put together,” Scott Kummer, one of the founding members, says. “It’s not owned by anybody. It’s more like a co-op.”

Using Facebook as a hub, the group has connected ultrarunners from Chicagoland and the greater Mid-west to each other, which is not entirely surprising given the nature of ultra clubs.

“When I got into ultra running, you look for a club and you just join all of them,” Kummer says. “� ere’s a ton of overlap between groups. I wouldn’t be shocked to � nd someone in all of them.”

Flatlander’s non-pro� t, co-operative focus sets it aside from other groups. � e club puts great empha-sis on transparency and making sure to no one makes any � nancial gains from the group.

“� ere’s a lot of Flatlander shirts, bu� s, hats,” Kum-mer says. “We get a quote, share the receipt with

everybody, and we all chip in equally. No one can ever make money o� this name or sell things for pro� t to the members.”

While you may not � nd the entire club all together at one event, Flatlander runners do often run area trails togeth-er, meeting at Bullfrog Lake in Palos Hills weekly and hosting � oater runs during warmer months. Floater runs allow any member to host a run on a local trail, giving club members the chance to explore the area.

Flatlander runners create Facebook events both for � oater runs and for area ultra races, which lets others know who will be at which events and helps spread information.

“Anyone can see that [event],” Kummer says. “Others will join the event as well, and people can talk about the race. Everything’s open to the public. No one owns anything. It’s not a company, not an entity. It’s a concept.”

Beyond running, Flatlander members must contribute in some way to the ultra community by crewing, pac-ing or volunteering at at least one event every year. � e group organizes aid stations at various races, including the Chicago Lakefront 50K and Lakefront 50/50 and the Hennapin 100 this coming September.

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The DuPage Cycling Foundation announced its creation in late February. The 501(c)(3) not-for-profi t organi-zation aims to combine cycling and philanthropy by using cycling events to raise funds for community non-profi ts in greater DuPage County. Along with founding organization Elmhurst Masters Competition Cycling, Inc., the organization may also support charities that use cycling as a form of fundraising.

“We’re pretty pleased that we can enhance our community with cycling as our tool,” DuPage Cycling Foundation board president Rob Hocking said in a press release. “Cycling has a way of bringing people together, which is the basis for all thriving communities.”

The premier fundraiser for the DuPage Cycling Foundation, the Superior Ambulance Elmhurst Cy-cling Classic, will this year feature twilight criterium racing. The race, part of the Intelligentsia Cycling Series, will take place on July 24, with its fastest races scheduled after 5 p.m.

“Twilight racing is among the most exiting and well-attended type of cycling event in the country,” race director Tim Radcliff said in a press release. “The community and racers really love it. Elmhurst is unique in that it has all the right ingredients for suc-cessful twilight racing.”

In its fi rst two years, the Elmhurst Cycling Classic has donated over $21,00 to area organizations including United Community Concerns, the Yorkfi eld Food Pantry, the Elmhurst Children’s Assistance Foundation, the Elm-hurst Walk-In Ministry, the District 205 Foundation and the Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation.

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Skisak doesn’t just finish races, however. Last year, she handily won the female 55-59 age group on the CARA Runners’ Choice Circuit and already this year has collected multiple top 10 finishes in races throughout the area, including a second place finish at the CNB Oak Forest Fleadh 5K on March 7. Skisak plans to race on the CARA Circuit once again and hopes to complete some triathlons this year as well.

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gains, especially when getting outside on the road is hard and your motivation is low. Build-ing supporting muscular groups will make over-all performance and the ability to stave off in-jury come race season even greater. But all cross training doesn’t benefit every sport equally. The following activities and training methods can benefit cycling performance the most:

Running - The best bang for your buck, running can also get you outside to accomplish a good endurance workout effectively. Take it slow, though, as running tests stability muscles in your feet and calves. Running will help protect the muscles used on the bike from rapid fatigue, yet injury from too many miles pounding the pave-ment might creep in. Just take it slow, listen to your body and stretch even more than you would after a workout on the bike.

Weight lifting - Lifting encompasses many variet-ies of resistance training to build strength, and each type has its merits. Creating a circuit of strength ac-tivities can increase the heart rate, which will build more lean muscular endurance than added bulk. You can do kettlebell swings, squats, pushups, sit ups and dips for in a timed circuit training to keep your heart rate up while building added strength.

Yoga - Power on the bike is the key to going fast. Your biggest opponent to power output while riding is aero-dynamic drag. Cheating the air as much possible in an aerodynamic position allows for maximum power output so you can generate your fastest speeds. Yoga can help you achieve this goal through a combination of stretching and core strength to feel comfortable on the bike while you churn out the watts.

Rock climbing - Keeping the mind fresh is just as important as the legs, making indoor rock climbing a fun and beneficial activity to add to your regimen. Rock climbing teaches and develops strength, endur-ance, balance and problem solving skills. Working

the mind while tired simulates a late race situation where you need to think as much you need to pedal hard. You can train your mind to accomplish this just like you can train other systems of your body.

Cross country skiing - Quite possibly the best cross training one can do as a cyclist. It is close to zero im-pact, allows you to be outside in fresh air and works both endurance and muscular systems. Since cyclists generally don’t use much upper body strength, cross country skiing will help to build lean muscle in the arms and back. This in turn will help fight fatigue while on the bike during longer races or when racing over un-even terrain that shocks the muscles into submission. However, cross country skiing does have its downsides. Equipment can be pricy, technique a bit difficult to learn and conditions and terrain must be ideal. There aren’t many places to go near Chicago, but in the west and north suburbs there are groomed trails with even more in Wisconsin for a weekend training session.

So get out there and mix it up and see your improve-ments this spring!

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ob Paddor entered the cycling world as a result of an auction.

Paddor, a long supporter of the USO, attend-ed the organization’s gala at Navy Pier in 2010 and bid on the chance to participate in a Sept. 11 memorial ride with Ride 2 Recovery, a group that uses various cycling events around the United States to benefit rehabilitation programs for veterans. Paddor won the auction prize, and in September of 2011 participated in a 560-mile bike ride that began at Ground Zero, traveled to Shanksville, Pennsylvania and concluded at the Pentagon.

“It was the most emotional eight days I’ve ever spent on a bicycle,” Paddor says. “People knew we were coming, and all of the rest stops and most of the dinners were hosted by American Legion halls. It gave you a chance to be in Americana and support veterans.”

Since then, Paddor continued his involvement with Ride 2 Recovery, participating in both domestic and international Challenges: multi-day, long distance events organized by Ride 2 Recovery.

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“They break you into groups: A riders, B riders, C riders. I’m a D rider, the Delta Company,” Pad-dor says. “There’s no shame in being in Delta. It’s probably one of the most social of all the groups. A lot of riders like to come back to Delta because we know how to have fun.”

The social aspect of the rides plays an important role in the mental rehabilitation aspect of Ride 2 Recovery.

“The key to these programs is to get these guys and women to talk, and that’s the beauty of rid-ing,” Paddor says. “We ride two by two, so we talk. You get very friendly with many of the riders, share your feelings on how you’re doing and talk about struggles.”

In addition to his participation in Ride 2 Recovery Challenges, last year Paddor organized Honor Ride Chicago. Honor Rides, another program sponsored by Ride 2 Recovery, are one-day events with rides of varying distances.

“This year we’ll have an 18-mile, 38-mile and 53-mile route,” Paddor says. “All levels can ride.”

The rides, which begin and end at Evanston Subaru in Skokie, take riders all around the area, including to the Naval Station in Great Lakes for those that will take on the 53-mile route. John Masson, a triple amputee, serves as the lead rider for the event.

“He’s an amazing American,” Paddor says of Mas-son. “He rides in a hand cycle, propelling himself with an arm and a prosthetic arm.”

This year, Honor Ride Chicago will also include a 5K Honor Run that will take participants through the Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park along the north channel of the Chicago River. Injured veterans can participate in the events at no cost.

Runners and riders are encouraged to fundraise for participating in the event, and a variety of prizes exist at various fundraising levels, includ-ing XX2i Optics racing glasses, a Ride 2 Recov-ery jersey and a Ride 2 Recovery hoodie. Top fundraisers will also receive the opportunity to take part in Ride 2 Recovery programs around the country.

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Navigating the youth sports world is difficult. Well-meaning parents want the best for their kids but often choose a path that negatively impacts their children’s sports experiences. How can we choose a coach, team and organization that will best nurture young active kids into happy, competent athletes?

Coaching for the Right ReasonsKids respond best to coaches who truly care about them as individuals. The best youth coaches focus on their athletes rather than their own record and reputa-tion. They frequently talk to each athlete about goals, successes, challenges and feelings. Young athletes are more likely to feel optimistic about their training and competing when shown this kind of careful concern by their coach. College scholarships are wonderful but truly good deals are very rare. Parents should choose teams and coaches based on the quality of the athlete experi-ence rather than the possibility of a championship or a scholarship. That said, some teams and coaches do produce champions because they follow the best prac-tices in youth coaching. Others produce champions because of recruiting and poor coaching practices that leave many kids discarded on the sidelines. Parents should interview, research and be willing to leave if the organization is not good for their child.

Certified It is common to seek coaches who were talented ath-letes, but this does not mean that they will be talented or effective coaches. Good coaches may or may not have been the best in their sport, but they show care for their trade by seeking coaching skills from certification clinics, membership in the organizations that govern their sports and safety measures such as frequent background checks,

CPR certification and updated youth specific education in their sport.

A good coach has the youth-specific education to know developmentally appropriate training for their team members. This includes how and when to teach the sport’s vital skills. Athletes should emerge from their program with the ability to apply these skills to more rigorous competitions as they age.

SafeSafety should be the top priority at every training ses-sion. Coaches should include the strength and skill development necessary to help prevent common in-juries before challenging their athletes to higher and riskier levels of play. Practice venues should be safe and coaches should provide supervision of all athletes from drop-off to pick-up. At least two adults should always be present when working with young athletes.

Beyond the GameYour child will look back on youth sports with wonder-ful memories if you can find a program that makes fun a priority and makes every kid feel a sense of importance and belonging. This is different from always giving every kid a medal. Kids don’t need to win to be happy, but they do need to feel as if they have conquered some challenges to feel hopeful about their future. As they have their ups and downs in sports, if they feel like they are a vital part of a group that has fun together, they will rise to the challenges and meet their potential in that sport.

Finally, a good coach and team will show the kids that there is more to life than their sport. Volunteer oppor-tunities and fundraisers can help kids become good citizens while they put their own athletic experiences in a proper and healthy perspective.

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1. Frozen superheroes emerge from the frigid waters of Lake Michigan at this year’s Polar Plunge on March 1.photo by: Chicago photopress

2. Over 4,500 plungers jumped in the water to support Special Olympics Chicago at the Polar Plunge on March 1.photo by: Chicago photopress

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4. Shark Week came to the shores of Lake Michigan on March 1 for the Polar Plunge.photo by: Chicago photopress

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O’Connor called his wife, an emergency room nurse, who came home and brought him to the hospital. There, he learned that three of the four deep veins in his calves were full of blood clots that had broken away and traveled through his heart to his lungs, creating pulmonary emboli: artery blockages in the lungs that kill one out of three people who have them.

Still determined to run the 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, O’Connor returned home from the hospital three days later and found that his fitness had taken a major hit.

“We had a newborn son, and I couldn’t push him around the block without stopping to take a break,” O’Connor says. “I had just run a marathon in April.”

Before his blood clots, O’Connor had been training to qualify for the Boston Marathon. It took him a full year to return to mara-thoning form, and even then he finished much slower than usual, his time over an hour longer than a Boston qualifier.

“I was in bad shape and really had to fight to get back,” O’Connor says. “I was running 15 minute miles when I first

In 2011, a standard medIcal procedure changed erIc o’connor’s lIfe forever.

after tearIng hIs menIscus whIle playIng soccer wIth hIs son, o’connor underwent 12-mInute surgery to repaIr the tear. the surgery went well, and o’connor stIll planned to run the Bank of amerIca chIcago marathon that year, untIl one week later when hIs health suddenly changed.

“I was In the garage, totally and completely sweatIng,” o’connor says. “my heart rate was lIke 130; my normal restIng heart rate Is lIke 50. I couldn’t functIon. I couldn’t Breathe.”

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started and had to run/walk because I couldn’t make it through the whole mile. I was really frustrated.”

Discouraged by his slower times, O’Connor switched to ultra running, where speed comes second to endurance.

“I thought, ‘Let’s try long and slow,’” O’Connor says. “I did a 50 mile [race] and thought it was pretty great. I thought I was going to die, but I loved it, and that got me into the ultra world.”

At the same time, O’Connor began to research what he could do about blood clots and discovered the National Blood Clot Association, a non-profit organization that aims to raise awareness about blood clot-ting to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment efforts. He began assisting with the organization’s social media presence and later joined the board.

Blood clotting has come into the national spotlight in recent years as a result of some high-profile cases involving athletes such as Serena Wil-liams, NASCAR driver Brian Vickers and Miami Heat star Chris Bosh.

“[We’ve] seen it in the NBA,” Randy Fenninger, CEO of the National Blood Clot Alliances, says. “Even people in superb physical condition can have clots.”

While O’Connor learned that he had factor II prothrombin, a genetic mu-tation that causes disordered blood clotting, blood clots can strike anyone.

Several other risk factors, including obesity, smoking, the use of estro-gen-based hormonal birth control, pregnancy, hormone replacement therapy, hospitalization, injury and immobility can make a person more likely to develop blood clots.

“It’s really prevalent and people just don’t know about it,” O’Connor says. “The biggest thing is awareness. Our cure is awareness.”

To that end, O’Connor has dedicated his running to advancing blood clot awareness, taking on incredible distances and challenges in hopes of starting a conversation and raising funds for the NBCA. Last sum-mer, for example, O’Connor participated in Worth the Hurt: an event that has participants run the entire San Francisco Marathon course

backwards, rest for 90 minutes, then run the full marathon with the rest of the race’s field.

“When you find something that people’s first reaction is, ‘What?’, they’ll give you more money, or at least click on the link,” O’Connor says. “It gets people asking questions, and that’s when they read my story and start to understand blood clot recovery.”

On the hunt for a new challenge that would get people talking, O’Con-nor decided to move his ultrarunning indoors. Having already com-pleted a 100-mile run, he considered attempting to do the same on a treadmill but chose to run 24 hours and a minimum of 100 miles instead, inspired by Christopher Bergland’s book The Athlete’s Way and his 153-mile run on a treadmill.

“I like the idea of pushing myself to do something new,” O’Connor says.

In addition to being a personal challenge and growing awareness, O’Connor’s run will also serve as a fundraiser for the NBCA.

“Obviously to do our educational programming and awareness pro-gramming we need to raise funds, so that’s what Eric’s doing,” Fellinger says. “He’s been a terrific volunteer and board member in all regards but especially in that one.”

O’Connor will do his 24 hour treadmill run at Run Today in Glen Ellyn from 12 p.m. on April 10 to 12 p.m. on April 11.

“[O’Connor] has been a customer of ours for quite some time, so when he came to me and asked what I thought, there was no question that we would support him and do whatever we could,” Run Today owner Paul O’Neill says. “We’ve never had an event like this, but we’re really looking forward to it. It’s such a great opportunity to gain awareness for what he’s gone through and a lot of other people have as well.”

O’Connor has set up tread24.com to share his story and document his challenge and provide complete details on the event.

“We want to bring in a countdown clock, bring in music and food and make a party out of it,” O’Connor says. “I really want to make it a party. It should be a good time.”

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Guide to Local UltrasWith ultra running becoming an “it” sport, the calendar steadily fills with new races, and even the established events draw ever-bigger fields.

“Trail running as a whole is slowly growing in numbers,” says Rich Skocaj, race director of the Potawatomi Trails Runs in Pekin, which have been around in one form or another since 1999. “That’s been reflected in the number of entrants we’ve had.”

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In 2015, ultra runners have several races throughout the region from which to choose. The variety is impressive, both in terms of the terrain and the events themselves.

HERE’S A GUIDE TO THIS YEAR’S ULTRA RACES:Potawatomi Trails RunsAPRIL 10-12 | POTAWATOMITRAILRUNS.COMOriginally called the McNaughton Park Trail Runs (due to its location in McNaughton Park in Pekin), this event was christened with its current name in 2011. The Potawatomi Trails Runs traditionally have featured 50-, 100- and 150-mile races. This year, however, the organizers will stretch the bounds of the imagination—and the endurance of runners—by adding a 200-miler.

“We only brought that one out because people asked for it,” Skocaj says. “There are people out there who are just looking for more punishment. They want to see exactly how far they can push themselves, and 150 miles apparently wasn’t enough for them.”

The trail itself, a 10-mile loop, is defi ned by its hills, with runners traversing 1,600 total feet of elevation change. “People think of central Illinois as farmland, but it’s been described that they’ve taken all the hills from Illinois and put them here in McNaughton Park,” Skocaj says.

Included in the weekend is a 30-mile “fun run,” which begins at 8 p.m. on the second day.

“For the 100 and 150 milers, it gets kind of quiet on the second night because the 50 milers are all done,” Skocaj says. “So a few years ago, we decided to start this race on Saturday night to put more bodies on the course and keep the 100 and 150 milers company.”

Earth Day 50KAPRIL 18 | MUDDRUNNER.COMThe Earth Day 50K, which debuted in 2012 and takes place at Veteran Acres in Crystal Lake, is mostly about inaugurating spring.

“It’s nice after a hard winter,” race director Michele Hartwig says. “The trees are starting to bloom and it’s just a refreshing race.”

Both novice and experienced ultra runners will be able to make the most of this single-track course, which Hartwig calls “gentle,” with some rocks and roots but mostly forgiving dirt.

This is also an event with a social conscience—hence its name.

“We work hard on promoting Earth Day with this race,” Hartwig says. “We try to keep the race as green as possible. We’re requiring everyone to carry their own water bottles so that we don’t have throwaway glasses. Every year we try to come up with new ideas so that we have less landfi ll at the end of the race.”

Christmas in JulyJULY 17-18 | CHRISTMASINJULY24HOUR.COMWho says ultras can’t be a hoot? This will be the second year for the Christmas-themed event. The one-mile course, located at Lisle Community Park in Lisle, is adorned with all manner of Christmas decorations.

The ultra portions of the event consist of six-, 12- and 24-hour runs. Adding to the uniqueness, the races all start at night under the lights. “It’s very festive,” says race director Ed Kelly.



Painful EliminationAUGUst 22 | shtrs.orGYou won’t find many, if any, ultras like this one. Race director Kirsten Pieper started it last year as something of a novelty.

“It’s approximately a 4.25-mile loop,” she says of the course at Evergreen Lake in Hudson. “Contestants have one hour to run that loop. If you finish the loop in 45 minutes, you have a 15-minute break; if you finish it in 59 minutes, you have a one-minute break; if you finish it in one hour and one minute, you’re eliminated.”

The 12-hour run is catching on quickly. Says Pieper, “I think it’s going to be very popular.”

Evergreen Lake Ultrasseptember 13 | shtrs.orGWant to go back to the basics? Then this race, held at Evergreen Lake in Hudson and entering its fifth year, is the one for you.

“We really are a grassroots organization,” race director Pieper says of the event’s organizing group, the Shady Hollow Trail Runners. “We try to keep a small-town feeling while putting on a quality event.”

The Evergreen Lake Ultras consist of 51- and 34-mile races as well as a 17-miler. The course is a 17-mile loop that features a little bit of everything, highlighted by a view of Evergreen Lake all the way around.

“The trails incorporate everything from open grass to wooded single tracks,” Pieper says. “We go through pine groves and open fields with goldenrods that are waist-high. It incorporates everything central Illinois has to offer.”

Farmdale Trail Runsoctober 10 | fArmdAletrAilrUn.comThe Farmdale Trail Runs will celebrate its 10th an-niversary this year. Taking place on an 800-acre tract of land in East Peoria, the event’s ultras in-clude 30-, 50- and, for the first time, 100-milers. Says race director Jack Cook of the addition of a 100-mile race, “Basically, we got enough requests for it. It will be part of our 10 year anniversary. We’re not sure if it will be a one-shot deal.”

Cook calls the course a “good mix of runnable trails and technical terrain,” with six challenging hills. “It’s an intermediate-type course, but there’s also enough of a challenge for experienced runners,” he adds. Organizers have tweaked the course slightly each year, but they’re keeping it the same in 2015. “It’s a good thing because more people want to be able to compare their times to previous years,” Cook says.

DPR Trail Racesoctober 17 | desplAinesrivertrAilrAces.comEntering its sixth year, the DPR Trail Races continue to grow in popularity. Kelly, the race director, says that last year’s edition attracted runners from 27 states and three countries.

The event also features a half marathon and mara-thon in addition to an ultra 50 miler. The races take place along the Des Plaines River Trail in Lake County, a course known for producing robust times.

“The trail itself is flat, fast and favorable,” Kelly says. “It’s crushed limestone. We have a lot of first-time ultra runners, and we also get a lot of PRs set.”

The course is enhanced by its scenic appeal. “It’s really beautiful,” Kelly says. “It’s held at a time of year when the leaves are turning.”

Hennepin HundredThere’s a new entry this year on the ultra calendar: the Hennepin Hundred.

Slated for Sept. 12 and 13, the Hennepin Hun-dred is the brainchild of Michele Hartwig, a trail racing veteran who also is the organizer of the Earth Day 50K in Crystal Lake.

“One of the things I do is I’m a park dis-trict commissioner for the Crystal Lake Park District,” she says. “We went to a conference in downtown Chicago, and one of the conference sessions was about mak-ing trails count. I left the session and I was totally inspired.”

Hartwig applied that inspiration to the Hennepin Canal Trail, a 103-mile tract that stretches from Sterling to Colona. She was taken by the both the area’s beauty and history.

“The canal started being built in the 1800s to connect the rivers together for the barges. When it was a working canal, it had a trail that ran alongside it for the horses and donkeys to pull the barges. After the canal went out of business, the trail became basically a huge state park.”

And, she figured, the perfect location for an ultra race. The Hennepin Hundred, which also will feature a 100-mile relay and a 50-miler, is somewhat unique in that it is a point-to-point race, meaning it’s not a loop that run-ners traverse a series of times. “We think that makes it more exciting,” she says. “You’re seeing something new the entire way.”

Those sights will include a race-long view of the canal, as well as wildlife such as bald eagles. Mostly, though, Hartwig is looking forward to the competitive excitement the trail will provide.

“The course is flat and fast,” she says. “We think a world record can be set at the 100-mile or 50-mile distance. We’ve reached out to some people who we think are capable of doing [setting a record], and we’re hopeful we can entice them to come.”

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A century ride, in a way, is cycling’s marathon: six plus hours of pedaling circles, trying to keep energy levels up by eating and drinking enough to stay ahead of the looming bonk that wants to force your body into sub-mission, to make it stop. However, completing a century ride on your bike is an attainable goal for even the most recreational of cyclist. Your body will hurt and ache, but with no pavement to pound, you may be able to push beyond limits you could experience in running. But where to begin?

Start by planning with time on your side. Pick an event at least two to three months in the future and work backwards. You need to have a schedule that allows you to devote at least fi ve to 10 hours of training time a week on a consistent basis before ride day. You do not need to devote all of these hours to ride time, but after the fi rst month your training should focus most on riding. A month before the ride, you should have enough time to do three hour rides at least once a week, most likely on the weekends.

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Second, you need to own a decent road bike. You will spend a lot of time on this bike and will grow to know it intimately. From its fi t and feel to changing a fl at, it is your vehicle for pain and suffering as much as joy and accomplishment. Treat it nicely and it will carry you far distances. Check out your local bike shop and talk to a salesperson about your century plans. Focus on a good saddle and pair of cycling shorts with a good chamois, as saddle time will be a very important aspect of your training.

There are many training plans out there to follow to increase endurance and power on the bike and each one will work differently for each individual. You can train alone or with a coach, but know that if you choose to create

your own plan, you will need to exercise a bit more discipline and will-power to get in the right workouts.

Start with easy to steady rides of 30 to 60 minutes three times per week with some cross training two to three times a week on non-riding days. After three to four weeks of this, change one of the rides to a long interval workout. Shoot for 3x20 minutes hard (80 percent of maximum effort for 20 minutes) with fi ve minutes of rest in between.

After a week of this, change one more of your easy rides into a long distance ride of two to three hours. You can accomplish this on one of the many group rides in and around the city on a Saturday or Sunday

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morning. Check out chicagobikeracing.com for times, distances and general effort information for each ride. Continue to cross train at least two to three days per week, with at minimum one day completely off, exercising with light stretching or walking only.

“If you are really time crunched, [focus on] core work off the bike and relative power and intensity on the bike,” Mike Farrell, Prairie Path Bicycle shop owner and Athletes by Design cycling coach, says of how you should structure your training. “If you only have 90 minutes in any day to workout, it’s much more efficient to train hard during that time.”

Three weeks before your century, start to ease off both the hard riding day and the cross training, perhaps taking an added rest day. Keep up the long ride once a week to help keep soreness at bay during your century. By ride day you should have good endurance, power from the 20-minute intervals and enough saddle time to feel comfortable on your bike for the long duration.

Also remember to practice your pacing and draft-line technique. You can do this on your long ride in a group setting. Most group rides will form a double pace line which will allow you to simulate how a century ride creates group formations along the route to allow for quicker paces. To feel comfortable on your century, you should know how to change a flat tire. Carrying a saddlebag with tire irons, a spare tube, patch kit and multi tool will help with this. While the ride will most likely be sup-ported with aid stations, there could be long stretches where you may be on your own to fix your tire if needed.

“If you own it, bring it,” Farrell says. “There are so many different sce-narios that could unfold on the morning of the ride. Weather alone could dictate 10 different items.” Nutrition on and off the bike is important given the length of the ride. The night before, eat a decent sized meal heavy in carbohydrates, but

do not go outside of a normal meal for yourself. Trying something new at the last minute with nutrition can be the kiss of death for a long day in the saddle. Follow the same guidelines the morning of the ride, eating a full breakfast of familiar foods.

Bananas, energy bars and gels are all good choices for nutrition while riding. Experiment in your long training rides beforehand to find what works for you. Practice eating on the bike during these rides, as this task can be harder than it seems. In general you should eat at least one energy bar or equivalent and take one to two bottles of liquid, prefer-ably with a light energy mixture in it, every hour. This should provide the necessary fuel to get through the day. Again, there will likely be aid stations, but some might run out of food and drink or stock different items than what you normally consume while riding.

“On the day of your century, choose a nice relaxing pace and enjoy the day,” Farrell says. “The most fun part is owning the road. A popular century that has been going for a few years will have the local drivers avoiding the area for most of the day. It feels extremely relaxing being able to ride along with only fellow cyclists in sight.” In the end, this is a journey that you get to take with hundreds of others around you.

“Before the ride starts there’s energy and excitement in the air, but it’s not intense or competitive because Swedish Days isn’t a race, it’s a ride,” Swedish Days Ride—one of the area’s most popular century options—committee member Beth Greenlee says. “During the ride there’s a sense of community and encouragement. We have a shared passion and goal. At the end of the ride, there’s camaraderie in the shared accomplish-ment, satisfaction in achieving a goal and a sense of, ‘Wow, we did it!’” Pick your century ride, set your goals, write down your training, nutrition and preparation plans and get ready for an amazing experience riding your bike a century for the first time. And don’t forget the sunscreen!

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H-F Indoor TriathlonHOMEWOOD, I L | 2/21/15Think triathlons can only take place during the summer? Think again. The H-F Racquet and Fit-ness Club hosted its annual H-F Indoor Triathlon in February, challenging participants to a 10-min-ute swim in the club’s 25-yard pool, a 20-minute bike on stationary bikes and a 15-minute run on a treadmill. Competitors with the highest yardage total over all three events won.

Men’s ResultsRoger Nelson 55 21,423.6 yardsJeffry Archer 48 19,924.8 yardsKevin Vavra 27 19,690.4 yards

Women’s ResultsMargie Hockenberry 40 15,726.8 yardsJulia Reich 55 15,493.4 yardsMichelle Maas 16 14,376.2 yards

Relay ResultsRec. Dept. (Shannon, Joe, Phil) 14,906.0 yardsClub 13,385.0 yardsRec. Dept. (Caryn, Kaitlyn, Stephanie) 12,476.4 yards

Double Challenge Men’s ResultsRoger Nelson 55 41,660.6 yardsCarey Westberg 56 38,338.0 yardsMatthew Nadeau 19 35,019.8 yards

Double Challenge Women’s ResultsKay Reusnow 50 27,977.2 yardsMaike Meyer 39 27,907.6 yardsLin Roberts 60 21,885.2 yards

Mardi Gras Chaser 5K and 10KCHICAGO, I L | 2/21/15Over 400 runners came out to support Back on My Feet Chicago, an organization that aims to change the lives of those experiencing homelessness through running, at this Mardi Gras-themed race. With colorful masks, beads and a post-race brunch at Fat Cat in Uptown featuring a New Orleans-style brunch, participants had the chance to get into the spirit while supporting a local cause.

Men’s 5K ResultsAlex Wagner 23 17:34Nash Pirie 16 17:37Nick Rekenthaler 17:52Mike Wong 31 18:08Henry Stone 21 18:14Jake Spitz 33 19:48Brian Steiner 19 20:17Kevin Wasielewski 29 20:21Adam Osborne 31 20:42Joe Schuch 52 21:01

Women’s 5K ResultsKarrie Hamstra-Wright 38 19:07Corey Parker 34 20:44Emily Rowlands 30 21:09

Abigail Sheridan 21:12Amanda Marwitz 21:21Maayan Malter 22 23:06Ellie Luze 23 23:13Sabra Abbott 38 24:09Dawn Perres 30 24:20Victoria Fasano 13 24:22

Men’s 10K ResultsBob Geiger 44 38:34Christopher Willis 32 38:49Walter Martinez 45 41:49David Dilcher 52 42:59Francisco Torralba 37 44:52Chris Flynn 26 45:14Marshall Munro 33 45:14Michael Rosenstiel 38 45:47Jon Hermanson 32 46:24Dan Wywrot 25 46:26

Women’s 10K ResultsKelly Thielbar 30 40:06Janet Franco 24 40:33Rania Garde 21 44:22Yesenia Ortiz 31 45:32Kristi Battalini 40 46:11Cass Gunderson 25 46:26Ashley Purvis 28 47:17Maggie Murphy 26 47:29Laura Sayen 29 48:44Adreana Mauer 45 48:49

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Hot Chocolate Frosty Footrace 5KROUND LAKE BEACH, I L | 2/22/15Runners bundled up to raise funds for the Round Lake Area Park District on Feb. 22. This annual event benefi ts the park district’s senior fi tness programs and drew some speedy competition, with nine of the top 10 men fi nishing below the 20-minute mark. Former Clif Bar Athlete of the Month Pamela Staton handily won the women’s race, defeating second place fi nisher Yvonne Delongchamp by almost two and a half minutes.

Men’s ResultsSam Stein 34 Round Lake 18:22Ryan Hlinak 32 Fox Lake 18:38Dan Palmer 38 Roscoe 18:58Paul Harris 48 McHenry 19:11Patrick Etherington 42 Round Lake Park 19:13Xavier Suarez 22 Round Lake 19:14Garett Sillanpaa 47 Kenosha, Wis. 19:47Brian Schoenborn 51 Grayslake 19:50Nathan Etherington 15 Round Lake Park 19:59Ricky Galla 54 Grayslake 20:12

Women’s ResultsPamela Staton 28 Ingleside 18:52Yvonne Delongchamp 43 Grayslake 21:18Rachel Sierminski 32 Chicago 22:14Wendy Curry 37 Chicago 22:20Shanna Piggott 37 Round Lake 22:32Kimberly Skaff 30 Round Lake 22:58Nicole Edwards 31 Antioch 24:45Valentina Hierzer 45 Round Lake 25:12Jessica Cuna 14 Round Lake 25:28Bonnie Schirato 47 Lindenhurst 26:41

Hustle Up the HancockCHICAGO, I L | 2/22/15Climbers put their legs to the test against one of the tallest buildings in Chicago at the annual Hustle Up the Hancock. The stair climb, which benefi ts the Respiratory Health Association, included both a half climb of 52 fl oor and a full climb, taking participants all the way up 94 fl oors of stairs.

Men’s 94 Floor Climb ResultsEric Leninger 31 St. Charles 9:51Daniel Walters 29 Chicago 10:12Jesse Berg 42 Chicago 10:40Todd Smith 37 Chicago 10:41Kyle Larson 24 Chicago 10:50Nick Hird 31 Naperville 11:10Thomas Scott 50 Royal Palm Beach, Fla. 11:21Andy Newman 40 Wheaton 11:31John Coleman 36 Chicago 11:45John Kubacki 56 Lemont 11:48

Women’s 94 Floor Climb ResultsCindy Harris 46 Indianapolis 11:44Liz Ruvalcaba 30 Winfi eld 11:47

Brett Chody 14 Lake Forest 12:25Trisha Hess 39 Crystal Lake 13:06Shelby Bernard 33 Sycamore 13:17Barbara Barreno 30 Chicago 13:25Natalie Doolittle Shadel 30 Elgin 13:27Daphne Kolody 14 Batavia 13:47Catherine Demet 47 Lake Forest 13:57Gail Campbell 50 Madison, Wis. 13:59

Men’s 52 Floor ClimbJacob Langbehn 18 Crown Point, Ind. 6:01Clifton Donaldson 41 Frankfort 7:15Reid Kendryna 19 Alsip 7:21Michael Psaltis 30 Downers Grove 7:22Casey Clark 30 Downers Grove 7:24Keith Dutton 53 Chicago 7:26Joey Hayes 17 Elmhurst 7:36Matt Sabatini 17 Elmhurst 7:37Satyadev Damaraju 12 South Barrington 7:37Frederick Collison 35 Chicago 7:39

Women’s 52 Floor ClimbJane Radvan 55 Chicago 6:20Sojung Kim 35 Northbrook 7:16Jill Paha 34 Grayslake 7:35Allison Swisher 34 Plainfi eld 8:14Ameerah Shabazz 36 Joliet 8:22Alex Kowalewski 23 Streamwood 8:22Erin Masters 35 Chicago 8:22Donna Woolsey 40 Woodridge 8:32Jen Steele 32 Chicago 8:33Ashley Schabes 9 Long Grove 8:34

CNB Oak Forest Fleadh 5KOAK FOREST, I L | 3/7/15Runners came out to Oak Forest to kick off the sub-urb’s annual fl eadh with a 5K. Even with a few hills on the course, participants turned in fast times on one of the fi rst warm days after a cold February. With bagpipers at the start and fi nish, the race got runners into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit.

Men’s ResultsSean Choate Chicago 16:29Rich Heffron Chicago 16:38Rob Chenoweth Chicago 17:12Jonathan Cain Des Plaines 17:44Michael Connolly Arlington Heights 17:47Matthew Abbott Arlington Heights 18:09Tonatiuh Chavez Kenosha, Wis. 19:00Francisco Guerrero Chicago 19:12David Hensely Wheaton 20:35Raymond Gobis Oak Forest 20:44

Women’s ResultsAndrea Clark Grant Park 23:01Lisa Edison Frankfort 23:13Lauren Moranz Oak Forest 23:32Estela Rangel Burbank 23:46Katie Plecki Tinley Park 23:59

Irene Listro Orland Park 24:11Cortney Dornhecker Oak Forest 24:11Jamie Hartford Orland Hills 25:05Kristina Woods Monee 25:49Liz Novak Oak Forest 26:03

Manhattan Irish Fest Parade 5KMANHATTAN, I L | 3/7/15The Manhattan Irish Fest Parade started off the festivi-ties with an early March 5K. Runners began at the start of the parade and fi nished at the Beer/Entertainment tent to celebrate their accomplishments with drinks and Irish music. The race served as the third event on the Prairie State RoadRunners Circuit.

Men’s ResultsEvan Sather Willowbrook 17:26Emmanuel Angomas Romeoville 18:18Clark Anderson Romeoville 18:38Patrick Foley Manhattan 18:58Jess Conboy Channahon 20:27Javier Martinez Minooka 21:25Jared Kreis New Lenox 21:39Erik Donovan Manhattan 21:40George Sasek New Lenox 21:47Phil Hitson Manteno 21:55


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Women’s ResultsKristin Kotara Mokena 20:11Eileen Skisak La Grange Park 23:02Ashley Adelmeyer Chicago 23:19Myriam Lallemand Chicago Heights 24:20Mary Farrell New Lenox 24:26Jennifer Rodgers Peotone 24:33Nikki Kuehl Chicago 24:50Cheryl Donovan Manhattan 25:02Andrea Regan Manhattan 25:11Eva Rahn Channahon 25:16

Fight for Air ClimbCHICAGO, I L | 3/8/15Participants tackled the Presidential Towers at the city installment of the Fight for Air Climb. The event, which supports the American Lung Association, in-vited climbers to take on one, two, three or all four of the Presidential Towers for up to 2,340 steps. The event also featured 45-fl oor and 585-step options.

Men’s Four Tower Climb ResultsEric Leninger 31 15:11Dan Walters 29 15:54Josh Duncan 37 16:22Brian Scott 31 17:58

Bradley Waller 30 18:12Christopher Navin 34 18:39Robert Klinko 40 19:10Tony Iosue 43 19:22Dave Kestel 52 19:27Mark Tomezak 32 19:32

Women’s Four Tower Climb ResultsLiz Ruvalcaba 30 17:26Kristin Frey 31 20:22Olga Starikova 37 21:59Jackie Hamlin 27 23:18Jill Paha 34 23:46Kendra Frigo 42 24:01Stephanie Vetter 33 24:03Karen Geninatti 57 24:29Sheryl Leonard-Schneck 50 24:38Susan Glaser 38 25:07

Running O’ the GreenT INLEY PARK, I L | 3/8/15Runners in Tinley Park celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with the town’s annual Running O’ the Green 8K. The race took participants through the residential streets of Tinley Park and saw tight competition in both the men’s and women’s events.

Men’s ResultsDave Janet 26:15Mitch Gilbert 26:43Frederic Nielsen 27:34M.J. Moore 28:20Nate McPherson 28:31Mark Luttrell 30:43Scott Zajac 31:39Dariusz Lisowski 32:13Brian O’Donnell 32:32Jamie Parks 34:11

Women’s ResultsKaila Konecki 35:22Olivia Tesher 35:59Colleen Tesher 36:33Sandra Voltarel 36:49Jennifer Traina 36:59Margaret Marron 37:34Andrea Clark 37:59Amber Rohead 38:06Teresa Kirby 39:09Amanda Brode 39:38


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05/02/15Lake Monona 20KMadison WIracedayeventsllc.com

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SuNDAY, APRIL 19 LISLE, ILRing in spring at the Morton Arboretum with the fifth annual Arbor Day 10K. The course traces the east side of the arboretum and provides runners with a tech shirt, complimentary post-race beer for those 21 and older, food, music and free admission to the arboretum.

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05/02/152015 Shelter, Inc. 5K Run/Walk 4 KidzElk Grove Village ILwww.shelter-inc.org

05/02/15SCADaddle for ResearchWheaton ILwww.firstgiving.com

05/02/15Aux Sable Athletics for AutismJoiliet ILwww.facebook.com/AuxSableAthlet-icsforAutism

05/02/15Rainbow Run 5kKankakee ILwww.kankakeerainbowrun.com

05/02/15The Glo RunChicago ILtheglorun.com/chicago/index.html

05/02/15RC2, 5K, 10K and Half MarathonRipon WIwww.ripon.edu/rc2

05/02/15A Safe Place EmpoweRun 5K Run/WalkLibertyville ILasafeplace.dojiggy.com

05/02/1512th Annual Run for the Kids: Superhero HustleVilla Park ILwww.eastersealsdfvr.org/runforthekids

05/02/15Fischer Family Fun RunAurora ILFunRun.FischerPTSA.org

05/02/15District 54 Tech TrotMorris IL

05/03/15360 Spring Ahead RunNaperville ILwww.360springahead.com

05/03/15We Go RunWest Chicago ILwww.racetime.info

05/03/15First Midwest Bank Southwest Half MarathonPalos Heights ILwww.firstmidwestbankhalfmarathon.com

05/03/15Kalamazoo Marathon and Borgess RunKalamazoo MIwww.thekalamazoomarathon.com

05/03/15Great Western Half MarathonSt. Charles ILwww.foxrivertrailrunners.org

05/03/15Supermanny Shuffle 5k and SuperKids MilerRomeoville ILregister.itsracetime.com

05/03/15Biggest Loser RunWalk Half Marathon/5K/Kids Fit Fun Run- Crown Point, IN Crown Point INwww.biggestloserrunwalk.com

05/09/15Pigeon River ClassicClintonville WIwww.greatlakesendurance.com

05/09/15Journeys Marathon Eagle River WIwww.journeysmarathon.org

05/09/15Quarryman Challenge 10 Mile & 5KLemont ILquarrymanchallenge.com

05/09/15Groovin in the Grove 5K Race & Fun WalkDowners Grove ILgoogle.com/site/groovininthegrove5K

05/09/15Spartan 5K Run|WalkMelrose Park ILwww.shsspartan5k.com

05/09/15Restoring Maywood 5KMaywood ILwww.restoringmaywood5k.com

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05/09/15Greater Chicago Epilepsy 5KChicago - Montrose Harbor ILwww.EpilepsyChicago.org

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05/09/15Foodie 5K Lake CountyLibertyville ILwww.solvehungertoday.org/Foodie5K

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05/16/15Chicago Marathon: Kick Off Training RunChicago IL

05/16/15Equestrian Connection Trail RacesLake Forest ILwww.equestrianconnection.org

05/16/15Marion Arts Festival Half Marathon & 5K RunMarion IA

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ABOUT MASSAGE ENVY SPAMassage Envy Spa offers convenience, affordability, and professionalism. With convenient locations in the Streeterville and Lincoln Park neighborhoods, Massage Envy is the perfect place to go for your therapeutic massage therapy & Murad Facial services. Our licensed massage therapists & estheticians are trained to provide each of our guests with a customized experience. With our focus on wellness, we offer the following services: • Deep tissue massage • Relaxation / Swedish massage • Pre-natal massage • Reflexology • Sports massage • Hot Stone Therapy • Enhancements include AromaTherapy & Deep Muscle Therapy & Sugar Foot Scrubs • Murad Healthy Skin Facials • On-site chair massage at your office or event For first time guests, book your 1-hour (50 minute hands on) massage today at the member rate of $49.99 or book a 1 ½-hour massage session (80 minutes hands on) at the $74.99 member rate. That’s a 50% savings off the regular rates. We also offer first time guests a $59.99 Murad Healthy Skin Facial.

ABOUT OUR MEMBERSHIPJoin over 1,500,000 members nationwide! If you seek the benefi ts of thera-peutic massage & Murad Healthy Skin facials on a regular basis, our member-ship program is a great value! Chicago Area Runner’s Association members receive a discount when they enroll in our 12-month program (see clinic for details): Here’s how the membership works: • $59.99 monthly dues includes a 1-hour customized massage each month • All additional services at the discounted member rates ($49.99 one hour/$59.99 Murad facial) • Monthly member massages can be rolled over to the next month, gifted to others, or used in 30 minute increments • Ask about our Corporate Wellness discounts for companies who enroll 5 or more employees • Valid at over 1,000 locations in 49 states.

WE ARE PARTNERS IN THE CHICAGO COMMUNITYWe are actively involved with the following organizations: • TEAM PAWS and the Run For Their Lives 8K• Sponsor of CARA Summer Marathon Training Program• Arthritis Foundation• Bright Pink’s Fab Fest

Massage Envy Spa is the offi cial sponsor of:

*See clinic for full details, restrictions and member rules apply.

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THE PROBLEMRepetitive motions of day-to-day life cause muscles to contract and relax. Over time, these contractions become shorter. As they become shorter, muscles and fascia become chronically contracted, forming knots, congested tissue, and muscle tightness leading to dysfunction, disability and pain.

The health of muscles is directly affected by tightness in the muscles. Blood and lymph volume is drastically reduced in hyper-contracted muscle tissue. Tremendous congestion and infl ammation accumulates in the tissue from cellular metabolic wastes, all due to ineffective circulation. As this stagnation progresses, the tissue suffers increasingly destructive pathological changes.

DELOS THERAPYDelos Therapy involves applied systematic pressure to the entire length of the muscle to stretch muscular fibrils, leading to elevated vascular and lymphatic circulation, improving the vital health of the affected tissue, eliminating pain and restoring function.

HOW WE DIFFER FROM...Physical TherapyConventional techniques of stretching and strengthening are ineffective for hyper-contracted muscle tissue. Delos Therapy addresses the root cause of the pain by micro-stretching muscles and fascia.

ChiropracticRather than manipulating bones that may be out of alignment, Delos therapy addresses the muscle tissue, which is the force that is causing the skeletal misalignment in the first place.

MassageCompared to Delos, regular massage is a superfi cial technique that doesn’t optimally address muscular tightness. Even deep tissue and sports massage don’t hold tissue in a stretched position long enough to be fully effective.

Conventional StretchingTight tissue doesn’t stretch, so during conventional stretching, only healthy fibers are stretched. As a result, flexibility often increases, but pain and stiffness don’t diminish.

CONDITIONS TREATED BY DELOS• Headaches/migraines • Back/neck pain• Shoulder pain • Arthritis• Sciatica • IT band syndrome• Carpal tunnel syndrome • Tennis/golfer’s elbow• Heel spurs • Hip pain• Plantar fasciitis • Tendonitis• TMJ • Bursitis• Fibromyalgia • Knee pain• Shin splints

BENEFITS OF DELOS• Prevention of surgeries • Elimination of pain symptoms• Reduced rehabilitation time • Reduced treatment costs• Restored function • Reduced stiffness• Increased range of motion

First time clients are entitled to a complimentary 25-minute treatment using code ChiMag.

SAUGANASH WELLNESS CENTER6160 N. Cicero Avenue, Suite 214

Chicago, IL 60646

773.283.4470 | FAX: [email protected]

Sauganash Wellness Center provides quality chiropractic care and massage therapy — treatments that reduce pain and enhance your health. Whether you are an athlete in training or looking to maintain optimum performance, our non-invasive treatments will fit you and your family’s active lifestyle and individual needs. Conditions we treat at Sauganash Wellness Center include arthri-tis, back or neck pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, disc herniations, headaches, muscular pain or injury, sciatica, sports-related inju-ries, whiplash and more.

The Sauganash Wellness Center has been recognized as a Corpo-rate Citizen of the Year by the Lincolnwood Chamber of Commerce because they exemplify what the chamber represents – business, service and community. Founded in 2006 by Dr. Deanna Minkler and Rachel Shaffer, the center has become an important part of the community. Minkler and Shaffer have participated in and do-nated their services to Lincolnwood’s Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing, Turkey Trot and annual summer Fest, as well as many other events in Greater Chicago including the WTTW Family Walk and Fun Run, the Edison Park Turkey Trot and the Chicago Police Memorial Fund Run to Remember 5K Walk/Run.

A licensed Chiropractic for more than 10 years, Dr. Deanna Minkler, D.C., CHt, specializes in sports rehabilitation and pediatric chiropractic. To assist athletes recover from injuries at a quicker pace, Minkler has become certifi ed in Kinesiotaping, the treatment of muscular disorders and lymphedema reduction, and the Graston Technique, which treats acute and chronic soft tissue injuries.

“Becoming a successful chiropractor has been my ambition since I was nine years old,” Dr. Minkler shares. “Being a part of a person’s transi-tion from discomfort and impaired movement to pain free mobility is my greatest reward. My profession is challenging and stimulating and it inspires me every day!”

Rachel Shaffer is a licensed and certified massage therapist who has been in practice for more than 9 years. Specializing in as-sisting professional athletes, Shaffer has become an expert in deep tissue and sports massage. She also excels at prenatal and geriatric therapy.

Enhance your current health... and your future health with care from our certifi ed and licensed doctors and practitioners. Sauganash Wellness Center is conveniently located at 6160 N. Cicero Avenue, just one block east of the Eden’s Expressway (I-94) and one block north of Peterson Avenue on Chicago’s North Side. Many insurance plans accepted. Now accepting new patients.

For more information, visit the center’s web site at www.sauganashwellness.com.

CHICAGO CHIROPRACTIC & SPORTS MEDICINEDr. Joshua Akin, Dr. Jon Sebby, Dr. Frank Bucki,

Shawn Mays, LMT, Sam Gao, LMT

847-881-2861 | Chicagochirosports.com

Locations:1847 Oak St, Northfi eld (located in Chicago Sports Institute)1325 W. Randolph St, Chicago

Chicago Chiropractic & Sports Medicine specializes in helping athletes and active individuals achieve optimal performance in sports, as well as body balance for every day activities. Our board certifi ed doctors work with you to design an individualized and comprehensive treatment program – combining body-work, education and exercise – that accelerates your performance and recovery.

Services Offered:• Chiropractic Care • Active Release Technique (ART)• Massage Therapy • Functional Rehabilitation• Trigger Point Needling • Kinesio Taping• Cupping Therapy• Graston Technique• Instrument Adhesion Release • Nutritional IV Therapy• Orthotics • Oxygen Therapy

Dr. Akin is the Chiropractic Physician for the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cubs.

Contact us to fi nd out how Chicago Chiropractic & Sports Medicine can help you with your recovery from an injury, treatments to manage your acute or chronic pain or a program to improve your performance and prevent injuries.

Chicago Sports Institute, www.chicagosportsinstitute.com, is Chicagoland’s premier sports training facility, dedicated to providing the ultimate in performance training, sports medicine and integrative health. With a passion for helping clients achieve their health and wellness goals, the experts at Chicago Sports Institute have an ongoing commitment to assist athletes at any level in achieving optimal performance in their sports and activities.

SERVICES OFFERED:- Performance Training • One-On-One • Athlete Development • Youth • Program Design • Strongwoman & Strongman- Sports Medicine (Chicago Chiropractic & Sports Medicine)- Integrative Health

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CHICAGO SPORTS INSTITUTE847-881-2861 | chicagosportsinstitute.com1847 Oak St. Northfi eld, IL


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Q What sparked your interest in endurance sports?A I played professional football in the NFL for seven years, and obviously you can’t do it forever. It’s very hard to make the adjustment into civilian life without some kind of physical fitness goal. It’s hard to work out for vanity’s sake. I just started doing what everyone else does, and that is we were all born to run, and I started running. That later turned into doing triathlons, because you wanted to balance yourself. It served me well. I’m 65 years old and still kicking.

Q Are your Ironman days behind you now?A You know what, I’d like to think I have maybe one more left but it’s such an amazing commitment of time. A lot of things suffer, like your relationships with people. It’s a pretty monastic kind of lifestyle. It’d be fun. I’ve got a couple of them on my list. That was still the greatest thing I’ve ever done. I’ve done four of them. The first one was right before my 50th birthday in Hawaii.

I woke up and my knees were hurting, my shoulders were hurting, my neck was hurting, I was 20 pounds

overweight and I said, “I’ve got to do something.” You can’t do anything to do it for vanity’s sake. I made a declaration: I’d like to do an Ironman. About four days after I made that declaration the people from Ironman called me up and said, “Hey Mike, you’ve been a good friend of ours, covered the race several times with NBC. This year we’re offering me-dia sponsorships. Would you like one?” I thought it was a sign from heaven.

I had no idea how to train. I went to camp in Boul-der run by Paula Newby-Fraser. After about two days voted as athlete least likely to finish an Ironman and camper most likely to drown during the swim. But I got through it and then I realized that I liked it so much I wanted to do it again and see what would happen if I really trained for it. About four years af-ter that I went to Lake Placid back to back times and knocked two hours off my time.

The thing that was exciting was that assuming you weren’t a world champion distance runner or cross country runner, you can reasonably expect to get better as you get older. The bike is incred-ibly technical and you can never stop learning

things on the bike, and the swim you can get better at if you haven’t done it before. All that got me into endurance sports mode.

Q What do you focus on now?A There’s a couple half Ironmans down the road. I’ll start this year with the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K and probably go do Soldier Filed 10 Mile, maybe the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half. I belong to Vision Quest Coaching, and they’re the best cycling people in the world. We go out and ride all the time, and that’s good.

Sometimes you start beating yourself up for not competing the way you want to compete or training the way you want to train. Why don’t you just do it for the love of it? Do a 50 mile bike ride because you can do a 50 mile bike ride, instead of doing it for a race. At a certain stage of the game we all real-ize if you’re looking for competition in your life, you can find it without another person. You can compete with yourself. Set goals for yourself and the rest takes care of itself. All you should aspire to is to be as good as you can possibly be for the genetics you’ve been given, the age you are and every once in awhile push the envelope but just don’t tear it.


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