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Itasca 5K

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2008 Lincolnwood, IL Turkey Trot 5k race Third place men 40-49

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after the race. Marena, Carina, Lauren, Tim and Ray

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Memorial Day 2009 Beverly area of Chicago

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It was a beautiful sunny 70 degree day this afternoon so I ran the 7.7 mile Busse loop this afternoon and knocked out a personal best 52:54. My previous best was 54:04. The pace was just a 6:52 pace but that’s pretty good without the Hardcore group pushing me. If I could run my 6:30 miles I do with the group on Monday’s, I’d run Busse in 50:03. Now my next goal.

Sunday morning ran most of my 18 miles on the hills of Barrington with Glenn and Joe V. The day started out cold with almost no wind, but the sun was strong and the day was great. It's nice to run an easy pace and BS the whole way.

I look forward to seeing many of you tonight at Dick Pond.

Ran with the Itasca runners at 7AM. 5 miles through the rain & streets of Itasca.

During a break in the snow at 7AM, ran 5 easy miles with the Itasca running club. Plows were out about 30 minutes before us. Timing was perfect. It started to snow again at the finish. Stuck around for coffee and BS at Starbucks. Will run long on Sunday at Barrington.

Sat 7AM, ran 5 rain free miles with the Itasca club. Then coffee & BS at Starbucks.

11AM rain stopped, ran 13 with Wes Benzon in Oak Forest including a couple miles of hill repeats. Ran the scenic 9.5 mile bike loop between 151st and 131st streets. Lots of forest, meadows, some hills, a ravine, and some bridges over flowing streams. Pace varied from 6:40 to 7:20 per mile.

Wes & I chased a coyote on our path for about 1/2 mile. Lots of deer too. Saw a guy in a skeleton jacket walking into the legendary (closed) Bachelors Grove cemetary ((Click for the Link ...)

By age graded performance, this was my best race to date with a 77% rating. Two points higher than my previous best.

Ran a 5K PR (18:41) today at the Itasca Dash for Dan race. There were a couple hills. However,it was nice and cool but windy. 1st sub 19 minute 5K. Took 4th overall. Ran alone most of the race.

The photos from last Wednesday's workout are in the photo set for the Fast Track Athlinks page. Here's a direct link as well: (Click for the Link ...)

Just ran a Half marathon PR ( 1:26:48 - 6:37 pace ) on a hilly route in Cary. Shattered my previous time by 9 minutes!

Wow, what a perfect day for a long run in Oak Forest! A beautiful nature trail, no cars, no wind, bright sun and nice cool temps in the 40s. Did an easy 10 mile warm up with Ken then did 10 miles of hill repeats at my pace on the hilly section. Each hill repeat was progressively faster. Nice strong finish. Felt good afterward.

After Wednesday's 400 meter speed work at the track I could barely walk Thursday. Right ankle/lower calf is weak. Couldn't raise my right heel while on one foot. Rested again on Friday and ran 5 slow miles Saturday morning. Am back to about 50% power in that calf. Ran an easy 7.7 mile loop at Busse this afternoon. Feel bad about missing a long run this weekend. Think I'll be back to normal in a couple days. Will think twice about how I run on the speed days.

Last night did a tempo run of about 7 miles with Steven Kane, Steve Breese and Steve Schaefers through the streets of Itasca and Spring Brook nature center trails. Spooked a few deer in the nature center. Had sushi with Breese at Hamilton Lakes Hirano resteraunt afterward.

Feb 18, 2008 6PM
1 mile warm up 8 min pace
6 X 100 meters strides
6 X 1500 meters avg 4:06 each
2 X 300 meters fast
6 X 100 meters strides
1 mile warmdown 8 min pace

Ran (training run) 7 miles in 49 min 05 sec @ 7:01 min/ pace, weather was cloudy with strong south wind, temperature around 40 degrees. Ran ten quick hill repeats with Kristin and then put in the remainder at about a 7 minute pace.

Celebrated all day Sunday after my 1st ever sub 3 hour marathon. Bested my previous marathon by over 10 minutes. Crossed the line in Chicago with a 2:59:29.

Ran a PR at Sunday's Rock n Roll half marathon in Chicago with a 1:25:31. Check out this link: (Click for the Link ...) if you punch in my name you can see me and fellow team members Paul Hyink, Wojtek Hil, and Marcin Kadzielawski come across the line.

Raymond Gobis just finished an 8 mile run in temperatures close to zero this evening.

Forest Gump runs across the country

Forest Gump runs across the country

1st place runner on record pace hits the wall hard

Funny video of runners & bikers on a forest trail falling into a prankster's water pit.