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IN PASSINGJuly/August 2013—Volume 30, Number 4

NEWSLETTER OF THE SECOND WIND RUNNING CLUB

IN THIS ISSUERRCA National ConventionIllinois MarathonFast FriendsBuffalo Trace Trail Race

What I Learned?Running as a GuideWhen Enough is EnoughHigh Adventure

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Cover Photo: Tara Beveroth, rounding the turn to the finish chute at the Cutting Edge Half Classic Triathlon at Lake Sara in Effingham, June 9, 2013 (photo by Beth Scheid).

Officers

President Nick PaulsonTreasurer Yi LuanSecretary Patrick Rietz

Board Members

Ricki Alford, Jen Burton, Ellen Byron, Bill Dey, Yi Luan, Ben Newell, John North, Patrick Rietz, Erin Wilding-Martin, Julia Williams

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For membership information, visit http://www.secondwindrunningclub.org/membership.In this issue:

RRCA News

DesMoines Marathon

NYC Marathon—Then and Now

Siberian Express Photos

Working off the Turkey in Kentucky

Deer Lessons

Clinton Ultra Training

And much more!

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President’s Corner .......................................................................................................................4RRCA News ..................................................................................................................................5Racing Ahead–July and August, 2013 ........................................................................................6Youth Marathon Proposal–Volunteers Needed .........................................................................7Red or Green? The 55th Annual RRCA National Convention ................................................8New Members for April and May ...............................................................................................9Summer/Fall Distance Runs–Get Ready! ................................................................................10Many Thanks to our Race Volunteers ...................................................................................... 11Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon–April 27, 2013 ...................................................................12Fast Friends ................................................................................................................................16Buffalo Trace Trail Race–May 18, 2013 ...................................................................................18What I Learned? ........................................................................................................................20Running as a Guide ....................................................................................................................21When Enough is Enough ...........................................................................................................24High Adventure ..........................................................................................................................26Race Results ................................................................................................................................28

Nick Ramey, Tim Flood, Jake Ivey, and Jeff Kohmstedt finish the Illinois Marathon relay as Mt. Run-more on April 28, 2012. Photo by Beth Scheid.

In this issue:Spotlight on Nicole LakeSummer/fall distance runsGrand Rapids bus trip

Thank you volunteersAntelope Island Buffalo Run 50KEd Viesturs--Mountaineering ace and runnerAnd much more!

IN PASSINGNEWSLETTER OF THE SECOND WIND RUNNING CLUB

May/June 2012 Volume 29 Number 3

Thank You Volunteers

Grand Rapids Bus Trip

Finding My Happy Pace

SWRC Mid-Year UpdateMario and Luigi’s First 5K

Pregnancy is Not a Stop Sign

Buffalo Trace Trail Race

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Second Winders,

With the summer running and racing season in full swing I hope you have all been able to get out and enjoy the weather. I’d like to remind everyone about the Tuesday night fun runs which meet at 6:30 p.m. at Meadowbrook Park, in the north parking lot at the intersection of Windsor and Vine in Urbana. Turnout for the fun runs, and the socializing at area establish-ments after the run, has been excellent and I fully expect that to continue throughout the year.

Beginning on August 3, the club will once again be hosting a series of distance runs on alternating Saturday mornings. The schedule for the runs is now posted on the Second Wind website at http://second-windrunningclub.org/node/586.

The distance runs are scheduled to help club members train for the Monumental marathon or half-marathon in Indianapolis on November 2. The Monumental will be Second Wind’s fall “road trip” race this year. Through a partnership with the Monu-mental race director, Second Wind will have a tent set up near the finish line area for members to meet and socialize following the races. Second Wind and the summer distance runs are also being listed as one of the official area training programs for the Monumen-tal marathon: http://www.monumentalmarathon.com/training.php. So, please consider registering for one of the Monumental events and, even if you don’t plan to race, feel free to join other Second Winders for the summer distance runs starting in August.

Also, the club’s weekly speed work sessions have resumed thanks to Randy Stearns volunteering to lead

the workouts. The speed workouts will be held each week on Wednesday evenings at the Centennial High School track in Champaign. Please be warmed up and ready to go by 6 p.m.!

Finally, be on the lookout for an online member-ship survey from the Second Wind Board. As we continue to work towards providing value to all of the club’s members, the survey will help us to identify areas where Second Wind is doing well, areas which would benefit from improvement, and to gauge inter-est in additional activities or events that should be considered. More information on the survey will be distributed through the club’s Google Group listserv, so please help us by completing it.

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RRCA Seeks Applications for the 2013-2014 Roads Scholar® Grants

Since 1996, the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) has awarded grants through its Roads Scholar program to assist American, post-collegiate, road runners who show great promise to develop into national and world class road running athletes.

The Roads Scholar program has distributed over $420,000 in grants to emerging American distance runners since the programs inception. Grants in the amount of $5,000.00 are awarded to four to six ath-letes per year.

The RRCA is now accepting applications for our 2013-2014 Roads Scholar class. The deadline to apply is July 31, 2013, following the RunPro Camp. All interested Roads Scholar applicants are encouraged to apply to attend the RunPro Camp for 2013. Learn more about the program and access the online application form at http://www.rrca.org/services/news-entry/rrca-seeks-applications-for-the-2013-2014-roads-scholar-grants/www.rrca.org/pro-grams/roads-scholars/.

The program is directed towards runners who:

• Are US citizens;• Have recently graduated from college;• Plan to pursue elite distance running as a career; • Expect to earn less than $30,000 from all sources during the calendar year.

The program is 100% supported by contributions from events, clubs, and individual donors.

RRCA Accepting Kids Run the Nation Grant Applications

In 2007, the RRCA developed the Kids Run the Nation Fund to assists running clubs, events, and schools that are interested in implementing or cur-rently have a youth running program. Since 2007,

the RRCA has granted a total of $70,000 to deserving youth programs around the US. This small grant program is funded by restricted contributions from RRCA members, individuals, foundations, and cor-porations. One hundred percent of the money raised is restricted to the grant fund and no portion of con-tributions to the Kids Run the Nation Fund are used for administrative expenses. Grants are awarded on an annual basis through an application and selection process overseen by a volunteer selection panel. Do-nate to the Kids Run the Nation Fund by making an annual contribution to the RRCA at http://www.rrca.org/about/support/.

Criteria for a Grant from the RRCA: Kids Run the Nation Fund

A total of $20,000 will be awarded in a combina-tion of grants ranging from $500-$1,000. Running clubs, events, or other organizations with the IRS 501(c)(3) designation are eligible to apply. Elemen-tary and middle schools that provide an organized after-school running programs are eligible as well. No grants will be given to individuals under any circum-stance. All applicants must be an official 501(c)(3), school, parent booster club, PTA, or a similar entity. The application deadline for a Kids Run the Nation Grant is October 1, 2013.

Learn more and apply today at http://www.rrca.org/programs/kids-run-the-nation-fund/.

RRCA NewsCompiled by Erin Wilding-Martin

Racing Ahead–July and August, 2013


Wednesday, July 3Rockin the Runway 5KRantoul Aviation Center, Rantoul, IL7:00 PM

Thursday, July 420th Annual Champaign County Freedom 5K/WalkAssembly Hall, Champaign, IL9:00 AM

Saturday, July 13Fisher Fair 5KFisher Fairgrounds, Fisher, IL8:00 AM

Sasquatch Stampede 5KPana Sportsman’s Club, Pana, IL10:00 AM

Saturday, July 20Run for the Bagel 10K, 5K Run/Walk, 1-Mile Fun RunYMCA, Mattoon, IL7:00 AM

Fisherman’s Trail 7.5KComlara Park, Hudson, IL8:00 AM

Sunday, July 21Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon & 5KGrant Park, Chicago, IL6:30 AM

Friday, August 2St. Jude Champaign/Urbana to Peoria RunChampaign, ILAll Day

Saturday, August 3Champaign Mini-TriSholem Aquatic Center, Centennial Park, Champaign, IL7:30 AM

Villa Grove Ag Days 5K/WalkHenson Park, Villa Grove, IL7:30 AM

Run4Raley 5K and Kids’ 1KBall Diamond at Harrison & Monroe, Philo, IL8:00 AM

Tuesday Spring Fun Runs– 6:30 p.m. at Meadowbrook Park, Urbana

(meet at playground parking lot off Windsor at Vine St.)

Saturday, August 10SJO 5KSt. Joseph, IL7:30 AM

United Warriors Xtreme 5KMorgan County Fairgrounds, Jacksonville, IL8:00 AM

Saturday, August 17Mahomet Half Marathon and 5KMahomet-Seymour High School, Mahomet, IL7:00 AM

Saturday, August 24Staci’s Country Miles 5K Run/Walk or1K Kid’s Run/WalkRoyal Community Building, Royal, IL7:00 AM

32nd Annual Kouts Country Classic Road Race 4 MiKouts High School, Kouts, IL8:00 AM

Saturday, August 31The Great Illini Challenge 70.3 Ironman Triathlon and Olympic Distance Triathlon Lake Mattoon Beach, Neoga, IL6:45 AM

Indianapolis Women’s Half Marathon or 5KIndianapolis, IL7:00 AM

KZ 5KCasey Municipal Airport, Casey, IL8:30 AM

Call for Clinton Lake Trail Run Race Director After a great 2013 race, Bob O’Brien and Mike Ingrum will be stepping down as race directors for the Clin-

ton Lake Trail Run. Bob and Mike have done wonderful jobs in their leadership roles for this club race, and we’d like to thank them for all of their service to the club. The club would also like to thank and recognize Mike Martin who, for the last 34 years, has played a major role in ensuring the Clinton trails are maintained for use by area runners throughout the year. Major thanks to Bob, Mike, and Mike!

The club would like to identify a race director who will be able to take over for the 2014 Clinton Lake Trail Run. Interested individuals can contact Second Wind’s Race Coordinator Bill Dey at [email protected] with questions about the race director position or to volunteer.

Youth Marathon Proposal–Volunteers NeededDates: January 1, 2014 – 2014 Allerton Trail Run (October)

Ages: 12 and under

The Race: Kids will run 25 miles and complete their Marathon with a 1.2 mile run at Allerton on the day of the race.

Tracking mileage: Parents will “register” their kids for the Marathon by letting SWRC know they will be participating. We will then leave it to parents to record and report the miles their kids run. We would prefer that, if possible, kids participate in SWRC Tuesday Meadowbrook runs or local 5K races, but if they just run a measurable distance with their parents or guardians throughout the year, that should be acceptable. SWRC will maintain a spreadsheet for the mileage of participants, with a goal of having them hit 25 miles in the time lead-ing up to the finishing run at Allerton. If any kid goes beyond 26.2 before the final run that would be fine, but we would still want them to complete that final 1.2-mile run for an official finish.

Swag: The plan will be to have shirts made for the kids, which they will receive when registering; perhaps something like “2014 Kids Marathon.” A finisher’s medal and award ceremony at Allerton will also be planned. We would encourage the kids to wear their Marathon shirts when putting in miles. Adult runners at the group runs will hopefully talk with the kids and encourage them.

Miscellaneous: This program is in the planning stage. SWRC can use some help in “marketing” the pro-gram, as well as with items like designing a shirt and getting something on the SWRC website (perhaps registra-tion and mileage tracking). We can also consider growing this program by sending runners into local schools to talk to kids about running marathons and the fun and health benefits of distance running. We may also want to enlist the support of cross country coaches and others in the community who have an interest in youth running. It would really be nice to see a growing number of kids at Tuesday night runs in the summer and so forth.

Resources: See “How to Get Kids Involved in Running,” in the Spring 2013 issue of Club Running at http://www.rrca.org/publications/club-running, and the Kids Run the Nation program, highlighted in the RRCA News in this issue.

Help will be needed to get this program off the ground. If you are interested in helping, please contact Dan Fossier at [email protected].


Red or Green? The 55th Annual RRCA National ConventionBy Erin Wilding-Martin

Travel to New Mexico, and, “Red or green?” will be a common ques-tion. In fact, New Mexico is the only state with an official state question. You can order your New Mexican food with red or green chile sauce, or both (Christmas). On our trip to the RRCA National Convention in Albuquerque at the beginning of May, Nick Paulson, Jennifer Sharpe, and I ate quite a lot of the signature sauces. (And yes, there is such a thing as too many enchiladas in one trip!)

One of the key events at the con-vention was the 2012 RRCA Awards Banquet, where In Passing was hon-ored with the E-Newsletter of the Year award. Jennifer and I received the award on behalf of the newsletter team. In my remarks, I explained how the newsletter is really a club-wide effort, made great by an excellent newsletter team and the submis-sions of our club members. I would like to extend my thanks to the newsletter team: layout editor Jennifer Sharpe (and Jennifer Carrell, who did layout for part of 2012), race results editor Laura Owen, and ad-vertising editor John North. Many thanks as well to regular contributors such as Beth Scheid and Marty Williams, and everyone who has written one or many articles over the course of the year. Let’s do it again in 2013!

As exciting as it was to receive the award, the highlight of the convention was meeting Meb Ke-flezighi. Jen and I were in the elevator, making our way downstairs to meet Nick at the luncheon where Meb would be speaking as 2012 Male Road Runner of the Year. The elevator stopped on a floor, the doors opened, and it was Meb! Stunned, I eavesdropped on the way down as he told the RRCA representative how nervous he was to be speaking that day. Then as the doors opened and we all exited, I finally got my wits about me. I said, “Excuse me, but could we get a photo with you for our club newsletter?” He was

extremely gracious as we asked his brother to take numerous photos. We got several on my camera, and then I said, “Wait! I should get one on my phone to post on the Second Wind Facebook page!” And so he posed for more, all the time assuring us that he didn’t mind at all. After this encoun-ter and listening to his speech at the luncheon, I am struck by his humility, generosity, and grace.

When we weren’t busy receiv-ing awards and meeting celebrities, the convention had a variety of ses-sions from which to choose. We tried to spread out to cover more ground. Between the three of us, we attended

sessions on club communication, club management, community engagement, the transition of high school runners, engaging beginning runners, giving runners

Erin and Jennifer received the 2012 RRCA E-Newsletter of the Year award on behalf of In Passing.


what they want (can we say, swag?), and the magical properties of chocolate milk. You may see some new ideas brought forward this year that were sparked by something we heard at the convention, ei-ther at a session or talking with members of other running clubs around the coun-try. Thank you to Second Wind for giving us the opportunity to represent the club at this year’s convention.

Nick with Entries: Nick won race entries at the banquet silent auction.

The prestigious award.

Jennifer and Erin with Olympian Meb Keflezighi.

AprilJoe BrownMargaret BrownSteven ButlerLeia KedemMaria MejiaSonia SpringerEric SpringerKelley Wegeng

MayLinda CollinsworthAdam HamiltonAlbert HimoeStephen LongClaudia LutzPaul MarcumLonna OsterburJennifer Roth

New Members for April and May


Nick with Erin Wilding-Martin at the 2013 RRCA Convention in Albuquerque.


Join us this summer and early fall for the Club Distance Runs! We will be running at 7 a.m., starting August 3. These runs will help you get ready for our fall road trip to the Monumental Half-Marathon or Marathon on November 2, 2013: http://www.monumentalmarathon.com

All distance runs begin at 7 a.m. Each run will be hosted by one of our summer distance run coordinators. There will be aid at the start/finish and the routes will be loop courses in Champaign-Urbana or Mahomet so you can train for either the half or full marathon. We look forward to you joining us!

Distance Run Schedule and Meeting Locations:

Saturday, August 3: 14 miles, Hessel Park – Elm Street PavilionSaturday, August 17: 16 miles, Meadowbrook Park – Windsor Parking LotSaturday, August 31: 18 miles, Lake of the Woods Bike Path – Crowley Road Parking LotSaturday, September 14: 20 miles, Hessel Park – Elm Street PavilionSaturday, September 28: 20 miles, Prairie School in Urbana – Washington StreetSaturday, October 12: 20 miles, Hessel Park – Elm Street Pavilion Saturday, October 19: 14 miles, Hessel Park – Elm Street Pavilion

Hosts Needed: We need volunteers to host the runs. All you need to do is show up a few minutes early with water and Gatorade (provided by the club), and make sure everyone signs in and out. Hosts can still participate in the runs. If you would like to assist with hosting any of the runs please email [email protected].

Please join the Second Wind Google Group to receive email updates on locations and ‘Like’ the Second Wind Running Club page on Facebook for status updates on the runs.

Summer/Fall Distance Runs–Get Ready!


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Expo volunteers Tara Beveroth and Andrew Stumpf (top) and Marty Williams and Robert Morris (bottom).

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Andy Singer, Jodi Heckel, and Letitia Moffitt.

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Fast FriendsBy Michele Marcus

What a difference a year makes. I was running this year’s Buffalo Trace Trail Race, and it made me think about how much things have changed. As I was suffering through the incredibly hard, hot, and humid race that is Buffalo Trace, I thought about a lot of things from this same race just one year ago.

One year ago, I was just beginning to learn about this whole racing thing, and Buffalo was my first race on a trail. I went to the race by myself. I sat around at the beginning of the race doing some pre-race stretch-ing by myself. I remember looking around and seeing so many people laughing and talking, and thinking how nice it would be to have someone to hang out with to settle my nerves a little. As we stood at the start line, I saw many high fives and “good lucks” being exchanged, and I just stood and waited for the start. During the race, there were many course volun-teers that would clap and say, “Good job!” as I went by, which was a great pick-me-up. Of course, this was in between the cheers and screams for people they knew. I finished the race to some claps and “good

jobs.” Afterward I sat around and stretched by myself, and waited for the award ceremony. This was the day that I won my very first running age group award. When my name was announced, there were a few claps. I was elated, but there was no one there to share it with.

At this point, I had been a member of Second Wind for two months and still did not know a soul. That was my own fault. I had read about the various group runs that the club offered, including the speed work group on Wednesday nights which I was really interested in, but I didn’t think I was a real runner yet. What would I do at a running club speed work group? I mean, really, I knew I’d be the slowest and maybe even hold up their workout a bit. I had not yet gotten up the nerve to go to a fun run because I was worried that I may end up running by myself. I’m not the type of person that can easily strike up a conversation with a stranger, so I just kept running on my own.

One smart decision changed all of that. I talked my husband into going to a speed workout with me so I wouldn’t be alone. Let me tell you, it was nothing like I thought. Everyone was so amazing. They introduced themselves and cheered for both Lee and me, even though we were the two slowest. Okay, so we were right about that part, but it didn’t matter, the group was encouraging and supportive. Little did we know that the “let’s just check this out” decision would be the turning point. No longer would running be a solo thing for me.

Fast forward to Buffalo Trace 2013. I am walk-ing from the parking lot to the race and see Brandon doing a warm-up run, and see him waving at me. As I walk up to the race area, I see quite a few people I know and walk over to say hello. Soon, there is a large group of people all talking and laughing, which is very calming to my nerves...I try not to remem-ber how tough this race is. I get to the start line, and Alicia is standing next to me talking. I think how nice it is to have her there standing by me. I get a “good luck” from a few others around me, which makes me smile. I see my husband standing behind me this time


Amber gives Michele a high five at Buffalo Trace 2013.

and realize how awesome it is to have so many great friends around me.

As I run through the course, I hear a couple of volunteers say, “Go Michele!” as I run by. Again, a great pick-me-up, but a lot more so this time around. The biggest fan station was definitely with Niki and Amber: Niki with her camera and Amber giving me a high five, both screaming my name. As the fastest racers are coming back through the first cross point, I see Jeff and, even in his super speed, he takes a mo-ment to say, “Good job, Michele.” In the middle of the race, I finally catch up to Murray, who tells me, “Good job,” as we run next to each other. Again, I get to go by the Niki and Amber station, and they are both screaming so loud for me that as I go past and back down the hill, another runner says “Wow, that’s quite a cheering section you have.” Yes, it really is. I get to the end of the race and hear my name by many people as I cross the finish line. One friend gets me water while others congratulate me, in what turns out to be a pretty good time on another hot and humid Buffalo Trace race day.

After the race, we are waiting for awards and there are so many different people to talk to. So many friends I have made that have the same passion for running that I do. I get another age group award, and this time, a large roar from the group of friends with

me. I look around and think how lucky I am to have so many amazing people that have come into my life. Running is fun, but having people to run with and hang out with before and after a race is amazing.

Becoming of member of Second Wind was a good decision, but going to a club event was a great de-cision. I have my core group of friends that I have known from speed work since last year. This year, I signed up for the marathon training program and have spent hours and hours logging conversation with so many different members, during some really cold and grueling long runs. Now, I’ve started going to the fun runs on Tuesday evenings and in just two weeks have meet so many more people. This year is going to be an epic one.

If you have thought about joining the club, but haven’t decided yet…just do it. If you are a member and haven’t yet taken advantage of the group runs…just do it. Runners are some of the nicest and most ac-cepting people I’ve met. I guess that’s what happens when you get together with a bunch of endorphin junkies. I now have fun runs, speed work, races, and soon the summer distance runs will begin. Somehow, I just don’t get tired of these Second Wind runners.

What a difference a year makes.


Murray Kirby, Michele Marcus, Lee Marcus, Mike Tankersley, and Sarah Dowd after the race.

Buffalo Trace Trail Race–May 18, 2013Photos by Darby Rude

Jeff Kohmstedt, 1st in the male 40-49 age group.

Julia Williams (overall female winner) comes around the corner.

Que Broadnax, 1st in the female 60-69 age group.

Alex Kuble, 1st place overall winner. Brandon Smith, 1st place in the male 20-29 age group.

Brian Butcher, 1st place in the male 14 and under age group.

Jodi Heckel, 1st place in the female 40-49 age group.


Melony Barrett finishes strong.

Seth Chiles compiles results.

Judy Tolliver with race director Jen Burton.

The finish line crew took good care of the runners.


What I Learned?By Ryan “Scare” Krows

After dealing with a nagging IT band injury following the Clinton 30-mile run, I reflected on a few things I learned while dealing with the injury. Rather than bore you with paragraph after paragraph of detailed trial and error with my recovery, I instead offer you a more concise top 10 list of things I learned while being in-jured. Please keep in mind that my English degree offered me limited medical training, so all treatments or therapies below are merely what I did and by no means a map to recovery.

10 Things I Learned While Injured…1) Stretching is stupid and time-consuming2) Foam rollers are great for rolling out tight muscles and torturing innocent citizens3) Running club friends will still love and support you even if you don’t show up very often4) Sometimes running faster hurts less 5) “Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club, “The Sign” by Ace of Bass, and “Ya Mama” by The Pharcyde

are all around 180 (90) bpm6) Biking is just okay, but the padded shorts make my butt look fabulous7) Running pain-free for 15 minutes is the fifth greatest achievement of my life; preceded only by my

marriage, the birth of my daughter, the time I won $30 on a scratch-off lotto ticket, and when I found my wife’s wedding ring in Lake Michigan

8) Screaming at your knee is not an effective treatment for IT band pain9) Complete denial is the only real way to stay injury free10) Swimming teeters the horrific line between a “sport” and simple survival

A few Buffalo enjoying some post-race refreshments at the Pere Marquette Trail Race near Grafton, Illinois. L-R: Lindsay Spangler, Elliot Brinkman, Brandon Smith, and Ryan Krows.


Running as a GuideBy Dan Fossier

About six weeks before the Illinois Marathon, Sec-ond Wind President Nick Paulson notified the listserv that he had been contacted by a runner from Chicago who is blind. The runner was trying to find a guide for the half-marathon, with a suggested a target time of 2:30.

I gave the runner, Tim Paul, a call. As I recall, Tim told me that he had run a number of races in the past with guide runners, but he had never been to Cham-paign. Tim and his three brothers were all coming to town to run the race. Tim lives in the Chicago area, as does one of his brothers. The other two were coming from Michigan and Tennessee.

As race day approached, Tim and I made plans to meet about an hour before the race. A local radio sta-tion planned to interview Tim, so I met him and his brothers near the radio stage on race morning. After brief introductions, Tim and I did our radio interview. During the interview, I related how we had connected

through Second Wind Running Club. One of my co-workers who heard the interview as she was driving to the race jokingly gave me a hard time that I men-tioned Second Wind like 10 times during a 60-second interview; probably an exaggeration, but I may as well make a plug when given the opportunity, right?

After going our separate ways to get ready for the race, Tim and I met up again near the WCIA tent for a television interview before the start. As we were do-ing that, the waves of runners were off. Thus, by the time Tim and I made it over to the starting area, the corrals were empty. We crossed the starting mat and headed north on First Street at the back of the pack.

Tim had brought a short piece of string that we would hold to stay together, and when we came up on a pack of runners or congested areas like the water tables, Tim would hold my hand or wrist so that we could navigate our way through traffic. As it turned out, we were steadily passing people in the first few


miles of the race since we had started at the back of the pack.

I should also mention that I forgot to start my watch at the beginning of the race because Tim and I were talking and figuring out how we would run to-gether. Still, Tim did not seem overly concerned about how we were doing in terms of pace. In fact, we were having conversation as runners often do when running together for the first time – talking about races run in the past, family, careers, etc. It turns out Tim, who is in his mid-50’s, has participated in running, biking, and swimming events all over the world. Tim admi-rably refuses to be limited by his blindness, and takes the opportunities available to him to lead an active lifestyle. He was an inspirational guy to get to know in that sense.

As will happen, our steady conversation lessened as we got miles into the race and began putting some effort into the run. I felt like our pace was remaining steady, however, and we had only a few minor prob-lems picking our way through the crowd in Mead-owbrook Park and some of the other areas where the roads were a bit congested with runners. Although we were not setting any land-speed records, I could tell that Tim and I were steadily moving up in the pack throughout the race. Sometimes I’ll play the game in

a long race of counting how many people I pass, as opposed to how many people pass me in the last few miles. It’s a good way to keep some competitive fire burning, even if you are not competing for first place or even an age group award. Frankly, at the Illinois Marathon, there were just too many people to keep count of passing/being passed, but I am certain that Tim and I would have been in the plus column. Not too many people were blowing by us even as we ar-rived back on campus and approached the stadium.

Tim and I made our last surge on the turf of Me-morial Stadium and crossed the finish line mat in relatively good shape. The clock showed 2:50 or so, but keeping in mind that we had not started on time, I really did not know how Tim did in terms of his race goal. Still, he seemed pleased by the run, and one of his brothers met us at the finish line to accompany him. We did stop and give a post-race interview with WCIA, and then parted ways.

All in all, it was a good experience for both Tim and me. From my perspective, it was an opportunity to participate in an exciting local race as someone able to help another achieve his goals that day. And, as it turned out, when I checked the race results a few days after the run, Tim Paul’s official time was 2:30.00!



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When Enough is EnoughBy Niki Lake

I remember my first race like it was yesterday. It was the second year of the Illinois Marathon and I was running the 5K. A friend of mine had suggested it, and after crossing the finish line I was hooked. She crossed about three minutes after I did, and told me she had to walk because I had started too fast. My heart was racing and I had the biggest smile on my face! Not because I had just beat my friend who is great at everything, well maybe a little due to that, but because I felt alive. I wanted to do it again. As soon as I got home I started researching races and was signed up for three more before the week was over, including the Mahomet Half Marathon at the end of the summer. This is the moment when the insanity began. This is when I wish I had that Runner’s World

issue, or one of the 50 people who told me that more is not always best and that REST is necessary to keep going. Would I have even listened to them if I had them there to try to talk to me at that point? Heck, no! I was committed to running any race I could find and afford. And I did!

After a year of this and three half-marathons under my belt, I decided I would run a marathon. I signed up for the Illinois Marathon training program in 2012. I knew this would be a challenge as I had just started college in October, was working full-time at State Farm, and my boyfriend and I were in the process of building a house. I was running everywhere, liter-ally. Between work, school, picking out carpet, wall

Having fun while getting ready for a hill workout on National Run Day. Back, L to R: Michael Tankersley, Natalie Knutson, Douglas Armstrong, Michele Marcus, Murray Kirby, Ryan Anderson. Front, L-R: Laura Armstrong, Shauna Tschirhart, Letitia Moffitt, Niki Lake, Amber Anderson. Photo by Lee Marcus.


colors, door knobs, and keeping up with the mara-thon training, I was exhausted. However, I made it through and got the time I wanted for the marathon, and I am now living in the house we built! The year proceeded with me continuing college, working my full-time job, and trying to find any race to participate in. I was getting my race PR’s left and right, enjoy-ing speed workouts and fun runs. When it came time to decide if I would do the Illinois Marathon again, I was excited and relieved to return to training and stop racing every weekend. My pocket book was hurting, and I was just physically and mentally exhausted. I started training with an injury, and it seemed as soon as I would give it time to heal, another injury would pop up somewhere else. I would take some more time off in hopes I would be okay for the long run that weekend. About a month before the marathon it was going okay for about two weeks, and bam, another injury. I basically took the two weeks off before the marathon with a run here and there, but my hip flexor just would not heal.

I spent the four months training for the marathon and hated running. I knew I had overdone it, but I was too stubborn to admit it. Since that first 5K I had trained hard, raced too much, and had not taken any time off. During those four months, I cried, fought with my boyfriend, family, coworkers, friends, and fellow runners about what I should do about the inju-ries. I became negative with anything and everything that had to do with running. I spent every minute of every day focusing on whether I should continue to train for the marathon or drop out. I became con-sumed with it and it took over my every mood. I guess it did not help that my project at school was on injuries in distance running, and I was researching it for class, too. In the end I decided to run the mara-thon. It did not go as well for me as I had hoped, but I finished and that was all I cared about.

If you are my Facebook friend you already know my passion for running, and it killed me that the thing I loved more than anything quickly became the thing I despised. I spent the few weeks leading up to the marathon trying to think what I could do to not end up in this situation again. I do not want to spend the next

few years dealing with injuries every other month, fighting with my boyfriend because I am hurting and exhausted but will not rest, and most of all, I never want to hate running again. I decided this year to say enough is enough. This does not mean I will not race or continue to participate in fun runs and speed workouts. This means I will not run injured, I will not feel the need to race every weekend, I will not worry every week about what I should eat and whether I will get sick and not be able to run. All these things have consumed me over the past few years and I forgot what it felt like to really love running, really love rac-ing.

I took the two weeks leading up to the marathon and about a week after the marathon off from running. My first run back was a week after the marathon. It was a Sunday, and about five more days off from run-ning than I had taken since I started back at the first 5K. I ran with my boyfriend and we ran slow in the rain, laughed, pointed out deer and other animals we saw, and had a really great time. I also bought a bike and have been enjoying leisurely riding it around. Someone mentioned a tri or bike race, and I looked at my boyfriend and saw the fear in his eyes. There will be no bike races in my future, unless they are for fun. I plan to use the bike as a form of cross training and relaxing, along with a core strengthening class I signed up for this summer. I have started running trails weekly with a group out at Homer, and the fun we have and the memories I have taken away from those experiences are what I will remember years from now. We run slow, talk, have fun, avoid huge dead turtles, and fall in the lake; okay, maybe the last one is just me, but whatever! I will still be seen at the races and will still probably participate in more than the average runner does or should. I will also enjoy those races and not worry this year about being first, winning the age group awards, or points for the club. I want to remember what it felt like to run that first 5K. I did not win an award, I did not get the best time. However, it was fun, and I loved it and I loved run-ning, and I want that back more than any medal or PR.


High AdventureBy Marty Williams

One benefit of travel is getting to enjoy a nice run – or two – in a new place. My family and I recently took a long-anticipated camping trip to Colorado. As you likely know, Colorado is loaded with natural areas, including four National Parks, seven National Monuments, 11 National Forests, 44 State Parks, 307 State Wildlife Areas, . . . and numerous other federal- and state-protected lands. The state is also high, being home of 54 mountain peaks above 14,000 feet. Hav-ing worked at Rocky Mountain National Park as an undergraduate student years ago, I know Colorado is a beautiful place to run.

Actually, the purpose of our trip wasn’t to run in Colorado, but to visit National Park Service sites. The boys were particularly interested in becoming Junior Rangers. If you’re unfamiliar with Junior Rangers, it’s an educational program in the National Park Service for kids. Each National Park (or Monument, Recre-

ation Area, etc.) has an activity book specific to that location. Completing each page of the book requires the child to learn something about the site, and in some cases, share what it means to them. Once the age-based requirements are fulfilled (older kids com-plete more pages), a park ranger discusses the child’s work, then has the child repeat an oath about protect-ing the site and striving to learn more. The child also earns a Junior Ranger badge, patch, or certificate.

We did a bit of running, but I couldn’t help but notice our running was almost always in response to the unfolding of a potential crisis.

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park: We were hiking a somewhat harrowing trail along the canyon’s south rim. As luck would have it, we were late getting on the trail, so by the time we got to our turnaround point, it was getting dark. Rather than risk

Garret, Gaven, Gage, and Becky Williams, atop the South Rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.


a misstep – and a more than 2,000-foot tumble to the canyon floor – we took a longer “upland loop” trail back to the campground. Approaching nightfall and posted warnings of mountain lions, along with fresh bear poop at the campground, motivated the party to double-time it along the upland trail.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: How could we come this far and not check out the massive, petrified redwood tree stumps? Dispersed among a pine savannah, the trail around the relics was not difficult. However, an ominous thunderstorm popped over the ridge as we were midway through the hike. Cloud-to-ground lightning, moving quickly our direction, sent us into running mode until we reached the safety of our vehicle.

Manitou Springs, CO: A friend, local to the area, took us on a hike along an abandoned railroad bed. The hike was one that only a local would know about, for getting on the old rail line was an adventure itself.

Soot-stained train tunnels were frequent, and soon, their length precluded light in the center section of the tunnel. Signs of regular vagrant activity made them a bit creepy, and when my friend picked up a fist-sized rock to carry through a longer tunnel, so did I. When we came to a massively long tunnel, posted with a warning sign, we turned around to find yet another thunderstorm bearing down on us. Lightning sent us scurrying back to the vehicle – soaked but thankfully not shocked.

I managed to squeeze in a few planned runs; how-ever, because of several factors (namely the altitude), “enjoyable” isn’t the first adjective I’d use to describe them.

Leadville, CO: Situated at an official 10,152 ft in elevation, Leadville claims the title of the highest city in the U.S. It is home of the “Leadville 100.” A brochure described an 11-mile trail around Leadville, which sounded great to me. However, I was ill-prepared for the mid-20’s temperature with snow and wind. I was even less prepared for the thin air. After two miles, I strained my way back to the campground, feeling like I’d lost all fitness in just a few days driv-ing (and not running).

Curecanti National Recreation Area: There weren’t many places to run, but initially, the high-way shoulder seemed like a good place. After having trucks blowing past me at perhaps 80 mph, that idea soon appeared suicidal. So, I hopped on a Jeep trail, with far greater slope than anything we can run on in central Illinois. After only 6 miles, I was spent. Smil-ing, but done.

Great Sand Dunes National Park: Here’s a great combination of factors to get the heart rate maximized quickly: running in sand, at elevation, and uphill. These two miles seemed like so much more of a workout than it sounds . . .

In the end – 3,200 miles of driving, 12 nights of camping above 8,000 feet, more S’Mores than you can shake a stick at, 1 snowstorm, 1 dust storm, and 15 Junior Ranger badges later – the trip was deemed a success. Could we have run more? Probably, but then we had no shortage of sight-seeing, outdoor activity, and high adventure.

Gage Williams, sporting a few of his highly coveted Junior Ranger badges.


Race ResultsBoston MarathonBoston, MAApril 15, 2013

1087. Isaac Goodling 2:53:161449. Jeff Harrison 2:56:306499. Sarah Lovell 3:22:478645. Cynthia Ginsberg 3:30:4110869. Pat Mills 3:38:40

Projected Finish TimesStephen Hartman 3:45:13Julie Mills 4:21:54Eileen Lichtblau 4:21:55

Illinois MarathonChampaign, IL April 26-27, 2013

5K5. Jeff Harrison 17:44 1AG11. Julia Williams 18:30 1AG57. Kieran Tobin 20:0595. Alex Swanson-Linville 20:52 1AG101. Paul Seeley 20:55153. Ivan Fink 21:31 1AG190. Takehiko Asai 22:08214. Elizabeth Jones 22:23216. Paula Cler 22:24221. Steve Hayward 22:28276. Scott Hendren 22:55291. Zach Swanson-Linville 23:08306. Brian Moline 23:18356. Eric Springer 23:44360. Dawn Carson 23:45391. Philip Gable 24:02440. Martin Repetto 24:32466. Sarah Dowd 24:46485. Michele Marcus 24:53489. Nicole Lake 24:55495. Heather Johnson 24:57507. Brandy Robinson 25:01508. Doug Robinson 25:01529. Rose Mary Wentling 25:12 2AG643. Jaime Witt 25:57

644. Jack Dorsett 25:57646. Alicia Pettyjohn 25:57704. Jennifer Rapp 26:16731. Brenda Molano 26:21803. Darby Rude 26:46836. Bonnie Harrison 26:54914. Chris Peacock 27:15981. John North 27:291051. Paul Marcum 27:511147. Kevin Swartz 28:151205. David Requa 28:291211. Laura Armstrong 28:311282. Alice Rietz 28:481309. Sara Benson 28:561322. Naser Salas 28:591326. Juan Salas 29:001351. Kate Leifheit 29:051362. Christine Dickerson 29:081393. Liren Chen 29:131462. Norman Schutt 29:281519. Richard Hisplope 29:411533. Angie McQueen 29:431706. Lonna Osterbur 30:141767. Laura Owen 30:271775. Leslie Hammersmith 30:282025. Maggie Miller 31:232082. Vickie Hemann 31:372159. Vicki Dunlap 31:522275. Jennifer Sharpe 32:132284. Daryl Fritchey 32:162290. Kim Fritchey 32:162458. Jodi Heckel 32:572498. Christine Atkinson 33:042543. Martha Grady 33:182676. Susan Thomas 33:533076. Bethany Sosnowski 35:293157. Emma Hurley 35:513286. Richard Brannon 36:243515. Lisa Sink 37:363549. Carol Miles 37:513689. Lee Marcus 38:313755. Michele Neill 38:543835. Dona Abel 39:183915. Albert Himoe 39:153940. Sean Anderson 39:59


Race Results—continued

3944. Jennifer Anderson 39:594111. Jean Mengelkoch 41:164190. Fatima Husain 41:494271. Mike Bucher 42:304329. Paula Boyd 43:004578. Marc Mills 45:304624. James Doyle 45:594761. Andrew Stumpf 47:155380. Kelly Hendren 53:235397. Jean Ingram 53:375400. Heather Mangian 53:415501. Don Chenoweth 55:125865. Linda Collinsworth 1:01:565875. Michael Stemle 1:02:11

10K4. Jeff Harrison 38:08 1AG5. Randy Stearns 39:07 1AG10. Steven Yoder 41:20 3AG12. Amanda Steckler 41:34 2AG24. Rob Miles 43:56 3AG57. Garret Williams 46:01 2AG78. Ivan Fink 47:49 2AG146. Kathy Meyer 50:26 2AG149. Maria Jose Mejia 50:32206. Matt Snyder 52:25325. Brenda Molano 55:19347. Erin Olson 55:53421. Devin Mills 57:06435. Kathy Feser 57:31507. Bonnie Harrison 58:54825. Paige Dowdakin 1:03:46879. Stan Shobe 1:04:371034. Bethany Sosnowski 1:06:431057. Naser Salas 1:07:071237. Cara Finnegan 1:09:451308. Daryl Fritchey 1:10:521416. Erin Wilding-Martin 1:12:481474. Vance Martin 1:14:211531. Sharon Sanders 1:15:421569. Holly Jordan 1:16:45 3AG1615. Lisa Sink 1:18:341632. Michelle Neill 1:19:111758. Nia Klein 1:23:281805. Albert Himoe 1:25:01

1878. Fatima Husain 1:28:092121. Richard Brannon 1:39:412175. Jean Ingram 1:42:442277. Kelly Hendren 1:47:57

Half Marathon19. Isaac Goodling 1:19:3999. Duane Kimme 1:29:36148. Keith Olson 1:32:25165. Marc Mills 1:33:21182. Shauna Tschirhart 1:34:11196. Tomohiro Sengoku 1:34:39205. Sarah Lovell 1:35:06215. Jeff Kohmstedt 1:35:28266. Jason Meier 1:36:56318. Patrick Rietz 1:38:20333. Mike Tankersley 1:38:42381. Tara Beveroth 1:39:42436. Ken Welle 1:41:00464. Valeria Rohde 1:41:29568. Cole Hendrix 1:43:44602. Audrey Ishii 1:44:20 1AG661. Laura Carlson 1:45:27665. Edward Roy 1:45:33 2AG675. David Carlson 1:45:40720. Jennifer Rapp 1:46:13725. Ryan Anderson 1:46:19756. Mary McGrath 1:46:46 2AG759. Michelle Richter 1:46:47766. Steve Hayward 1:46:55903. Tom Burton 1:48:39992. Carl Catedral 1:49:351027. Keely Smith 1:49:58 1AG1040. Merwin Kirby 1:50:061046. Eva Pomerantz 1:50:141057. Julia Williams 1:50:181086. Kelly Smith 1:50:481096. Brian DeMuynck 1:50:571129. Robert Spencer 1:51:251132. Sarah Vaughen 1:51:261190. Joe Brown 1:51:511204. Bill Jones 1:52:001247. Edward Feser 1:52:301342. Juan Salas 1:53:261366. Sarka Petrickova 1:53:44



1373. Heather Johnson 1:53:501394. Brian Moline 1:54:001411. Martin Repetto 1:54:151557. Eric Berlin 1:55:491582. Wade Wall 1:56:021586. Kathleen Coyle 1:56:021638. Babette Hiles 1:56:301775. Rachael Gliottoni 1:57:431791. Charles Murphy 1:57:521793. Paul Marcum 1:57:531894. David Gable 1:58:43 3AG1950. Martha Willi 1:59:121956. Philip Gable 1:59:162056. Rose Mary Wentling 2:00:082104. Elizabeth Chominski 2:00:282112. Louis Mesker 2:00:312139. Jacob Kuebler 2:00:402160. Kris Murphy 2:00:542205. Peggy Emkes 2:01:232238. Susie Pierce 2:01:442276. Angie McQueen 2:02:092403. Margaret Brown 2:03:262442. Jeff Rohde 2:03:462526. Michelle Maloney 2:04:392554. Jill Cappa 2:04:562570. Elizabeth Laptew 2:05:062587. Lizabeth Grupe 2:05:132788. Becky Williams 2:07:192844. Maggie Miller 2:07:502880. Mike Bucher 2:08:132962. David Requa 2:08:553032. Stephen Pety 2:09:283043. Bryan Pierce 2:09:353057. John Murphy 2:09:413081. Jody Littleton 2:09:533084. Samuel Beshers 2:09:553091. Genevieve Long 2:10:053361. Yi Luan 2:12:313362. Jeffrey Harmon 2:12:313415. Kim Patton 2:12:563465. Martha Grady 2:13:293528. Kate Leifheit 2:14:043612. Gladys Spencer 2:14:523652. Christine Dickerson 2:15:183661. Leslie Hammersmith 2:15:22

3685. Sonia Springer 2:15:423692. Kathy Vance 2:15:443740. Brenda Mehnert 2:16:153749. Karin Vermillion 2:16:223771. Dan Moisson 2:16:443916. Michele Cohen 2:18:073973. Nobuko Graves 2:18:58 3AG3919. Vickie Hemann 2:18:094057. Thomas Dolan 2:19:564060. Elizabeth Scheid 2:19:594061. Brianna Hajek 2:20:004128. Cynthia Schweigert 2:20:464155. Heather Mangian 2:21:104323. Grace Kenney 2:23:264479. Jennifer Roth 2:25:544515. Ann Vaughen 2:26:254591. Lee Marcus 2:27:224600. Colleen Long 2:27:304936. Sue Finkenbiner 2:33:144972. Laura Owen 2:34:105061. Michael Stemle 2:36:085077. Robert Pool 2:36:22 2AG5255. Jennifer Sharpe 2:41:035291. Hiro Nishida 2:42:17 1AG5298. Nikita Borisov 2:42:255366. Vicki Dunlap 2:44:285414. Carol Miles 2:46:015425. Kelley Wegeng 2:46:115547. Michelle Bonati 2:51:205581. Meg Hedrick 2:53:055633. Kim Fritchey 2:54:595639. Dennis Ohnstad 2:55:025644. Carrie Clements 2:55:095756. Jeff Nicholas 2:59:145853. Jean Mengelkoch 3:04:115890. Emma Hurley 3:06:025892. Erich Aldickes 3:06:095908. Dona Abel 3:07:056006. Paula Boyd 3:15:076196. Andrew Stumpf 4:03:12

Marathon11. Brandon Smith 2:48:1630. Tom Gelsthorpe 2:58:3841. Jason Elliot 3:02:27



59. Eduardo Ledesma 3:07:26113. David Schug 3:16:25140. Colin Mieling 3:22:00143. Jen Burton 3:23:17 1AG147. Sue Anderson 4:32:16148. Nick Paulson 3:23:42181. Michael Kammin 3:28:10213. Chris Delis 3:30:41225. Kristy Powell 3:31:53237. Marty Williams 3:33:13253. Yvonne Learmonth 3:34:23258. Greg Van Hoorn 3:34:39275. Jesus Sanchez 3:35:59359. Nancy McCarty 3:42:41406. Darby Rude 3:45:55462. Jeff Fago 3:50:53465. Scott Hendren 3:51:04481. Chris Lubienski 3:51:57492. Sarah Dowd 3:52:28493. Quinn Huber 3:52:35514. Andrea Stack 3:53:41584. Jason Smith 3:57:47644. John Kluth 4:00:37661. Rob Kanter 4:01:25682. John North 4:03:21717. Amber Anderson 4:06:08731. Brandy Robinson 4:07:35735. Debby Rehn 4:07:42758. Bruce Hajek 4:08:57796. Helen Hwang 4:11:07804. Letitia Moffitt 4:11:42844. Jodi Heckel 4:14:07922. Nicole Lake 4:20:03940. Pramod Viswanath 4:21:08950. Daniel Grayson 4:22:041005. Suzanne Rinehart 4:25:421056. Keith Schinkoeth 4:29:031094. Aimee Rickman 4:31:121129. Sandra Loeb 4:33:541159. Emily Sawlaw 4:37:041168. Jack Dorsett 4:37:381169. Jaime Witt 4:37:391195. James Doyle 4:39:541214. Douglas Armstrong 4:42:321238. Barb Whiteman 4:43:26

1241. Alicia Pettyjohn 4:43:401263. Doug Robinson 4:45:151270. Daniel Lichtblau 4:45:571307. Mary Anaya 4:49:141323. Mike Atkinson 4:50:211358. Laura Armstrong 4:52:161405. Paula Cler 4:56:481406. Elizabeth Jones 4:56:481464. Paul Byron 5:02:281507. Katie Irwin 5:08:351573. Kevin Swartz 5:20:33

500 Festival Mini-Marathon & 5KIndianapolis, INMay 4, 2013

5K843. Stephen Ostwinkle 32:32

Half Marathon64. Andrew Eheart 1:19:528024. Kelly Bails 2:02:248027. Melony Barrett 2:02:2511722. Paul Byron 2:11:5413472. Eric Springer 2:16:5013479. Sonia Springer 2:16:51

Lake RunHudson, IL May 4, 2013

12K29. Sarah Lovell 52:39 1AG

Kirby DerbyMonticello, IL May 11, 2013

5K11. Ivan Fink 21:28 1AG20. Michele Marcus 22:49 1AG22. John Dickey 23:12 3AG52. Alicia Pettyjohn 25:14 2AG53. Becky Williams 25:17 3AG55. Martha Willi 25:18 1AG



74. Douglas Armstrong 26:21103. Laura Armstrong 28:11110. Sharon Sanders 28:29 1AG161. Robert Pool 30:25167. Charles Linville 30:35177. Katherine Irwin 30:59179. Leia Kedem 31:04191. Stephen Ostwinkle 31:19346. Kim Patton 42:45

10K2. Jeff Kelly 34:51 1AG3. Brandon Smith 34:56 1AG7. Jeff Kohmstedt 39:56 1AG10. Steven Yoder 42:11 3AG11. Sarah Lovell 42:2212. Chris Delis 42:23 2AG14. Mike Tankersley 42:4918. Kristy Powell 43:30 2AG33. Steve Hayward 46:2441. Nicole Lake 46:57 3AG45. Brian Moline 47:5346. Brandi Robinson 47:55 2AG52. Merwin Kirby 49:0459. Matthew Snyder 50:2496. James Doyle 54:3999. Paul Byron 55:40124. Mike Astrosky 59:42128. Leslie Hammersmith 1:00:04132. Laura Owen 1:00:59137. Lonna Osterbur 1:01:29151. Michael Bucher 1:03:37152. Sue Finkenbiner 1:03:39178. Lisa Sink 1:18:53

Human Kinetics Not Your Average Joe 5K/5 MileUrbana, IL May 11, 2013

5K6. Eduardo Ledesma 19:14 3AG7. Fernando Moreu 19:14 1AG20. Paul Seeley 20:5042. Keely Smith 21:39 1AG49. Takehiko Asai 22:04

60. Jeremy Ellermeier 22:3185. Philip Gable 23:27112. Ed Mehnert 24:40174. Karin Vermillion 26:57191. Travis Stearns 27:37204. Sonia Springer 28:09312. Barry Holley 34:01313. Cara Finnegan 34:04325. Emma Hurley 34:39326. Allie Lindemann 34:40369. Fatima Hussain 40:54370. Juan Salas 40:54371. Jenny Applequist 41:01

5 Mile1. Tom Gelsthorpe 28:449. Marc Mills 34:33 1AG13. Jeff Fago 35:44 1AG15. Edward Roy 37:00 1AG18. Jodi Heckel 37:32 1AG20. Nancy McCarty 38:04 1AG24. Mary McGrath 40:03 1AG40. John Murphy 43:5848. David Requa 45:30 2AG51. Michelle Maloney 46:0253. Bridget Frerichs 48:5356. Katie Irwin 49:1157. Vickie Hemann 49:3458. Kathy Vance 49:44 1AG62. Sandy Romans 51:0866. Bonnie McElwee 53:50 1AG67. Nancy Sivertsen 53:5078. Albert Himoe 1:07:13 1AG

Buffalo Trace Trail RaceMahomet, IL May 18, 2013

3. Brandon Smith 29:22 1AG5. Tom Gelsthorpe 29:54 1AG6. Isaac Goodling 30:30 2AG10. Michael Benge 32:4915. Jeff Kohmstedt 33:48 1AG18. Julia Williams 34:32 1AG23. Ryan Krows 35:01 2AG



24. Sarah Lovell 35:04 1AG25. Jason Meier 35:12 3AG28. Steven Butler 35:3331. Mike Tankersley 35:4635. Keith Schinkoeth 36:0836. Chris Delis 36:0940. Michael Kammin 36:3442. Mark Mills 36:3743. Richard Tapping 36:4447. Tom Burton 37:3448. Sarah Dowd 37:38 1AG50. Cole Hendrix 38:0951. Jeff Fago 38:39 2AG53. Edward Roy 39:47 1AG54. Audrey Ishii 39:52 1AG55. Steve Hayward 39:5457. Jodi Heckel 40:16 1AG58. Scott Hendren 40:2661. John North 41:0767. Ed Mehnert 41:5569. Stephen Long 42:00 2AG70. Michele Marcus 42:11 3AG73. Bill Thornhill 42:47 3AG75. Elizabeth Jones 42:5080. Bill Jones 43:3284. Paula Cler 43:5189. Merwin Kirby 44:3791. Kathy Meyer 44:48 3AG93. Jane Domier 45:1996. Kathleen Coyle 45:5398. Bill Dey 45:5799. Dennis Ohnstad 45:58102. Melony Barrett 46:34107. Tom Rice 47:20112. Judy Tolliver 48:04113. Maggie Miller 48:06119. Anja Metz 49:33122. Que Broadnax 50:17 1AG125. David Requa 51:59127. Michele Cohen 52:14128. Tom Dolan 52:15 1AG132. James Doyle 52:40135. Alicia Pettyjohn 53:03136. Kevin Swartz 53:48137. Sharon Sanders 54:15

138. Jody Littleton 54:16139. Maeve Reilly 54:16143. Bonnie McElwee 54:43 1AG145. Mark Sandrock 55:33147. Lee Marcus 56:26148. Mike Astrosky 56:40149. Robert Pool 56:44 2AG152. Leia Kedem 58:19154. Michael Stemle 58:37156. Laura Owen 59:01162. Nancy Sivertsen 1:00:22164. Stan Shobe 1:01:29167. Paul Byron 1:04:07171. Lisa Sink 1:08:34173. Jean Mengelkoch 1:09:29179. Barry Holley 1:35:52

Memorial Day 5KDanville, IL May 27, 2013

2. Jeff Kelly 16:34 1AG15. Mike Tankersley 20:04 3AG17. Sarah Dowd 20:14 1AG26. Alex Swanson-Linville 20:44 1AG33. Cole Hendrix 21:0839. Ken Welle 21:2141. Ryan Anderson 21:2243. Steve Hayward 21:30 2AG44. Nicole Lake 21:43 1AG52. Zackary Swanson-Linville 22:14 1AG57. Amber Anderson 22:4160. Eric Berlin 22:5066. Michele Marcus 23:01 2AG69. Elizabeth Jones 23:0775. Paula Cler 23:2983. Merwin Kirby 24:0099. Mike Ingram 24:50103. Alicia Pettyjohn 24:58129. Michael Bucher 26:25138. Que Broadnax 26:40 2AG163. Stan Shobe 28:17174. Bonnie McElwee 29:07178. Theresa Welle 29:15179. Julia Welle 29:15



185. Deb Swanson 29:39186. Charles Linville 29:46190. Sandy Romans 30:00196. Robert Pool 30:29201. Nancy Sivertsen 30:49203. Leia Kedem 31:03259. Richard Brannon 35:29333. Mary Welle 49:48334. Laura Welle 49:48

Countryside 10KSidney, IL June 1, 2013

1. Isaac Goodling 37:193. Jeff Harrison 39:33 1AG7. Nick Paulson 42:08 2AG8. Jeff Kohmstedt 42:11 3AG11. Patrick Rietz 43:1114. Sarah Lovell 43:24 1AG15. Wade Wall 43:3116. Mike Tankersley 43:3717. Sarah Dowd 43:45 1AG19. Keith Schinkoeth 45:0621. Richard Tapping 45:5124. Nicole Lake 46:18 1AG25. Cole Hendrix 46:43 3AG26. Ryan Anderson 46:5128. Steve Hayward 47:36 2AG29. Ivan Fink 47:55 1AG31. Scott Hendren 48:1232. Keely Smith 48:26 1AG34. Audrey Ishii 48:35 1AG35. Michele Marcus 49:07 2AG37. Amber Anderson 49:2338. Douglas Armstrong 49:4339. Eric Berlin 49:53 3AG40. Merwin Kirby 50:0741. John North 50:1747. Elizabeth Chominski 51:49 3AG50. Helen Hwang 52:1054. Jennifer Carrell 52:5759. Paula Cler 54:3260. Elizabeth Jones 54:3367. David Requa 56:44 2AG

68. Que Broadnax 57:15 1AG72. Bonnie Harrison 58:0573. Sonia Springer 58:3777. Genevieve Long 58:5178. Michele Cohen 58:5479. Jody Littleton 58:5989. Bonnie McElwee 1:00:54 2AG93. Laura Armstrong 1:02:0397. Lee Marcus 1:03:0298. Rebecca Dey 1:03:5899. Karin Vermillion 1:05:53101. Leslie Hammersmith 1:06:34102. Laura Owen 1:06:35106. Leia Kedem 1:08:00122. Richard Brannon 1:15:35125. Meg Hedrick 1:16:46126. Carrie Clements 1:17:36128. Jeffrey Nicholas 1:21:29134. Karen Scott 1:28:57 3AG

Chicago Half MarathonChicago, ILJune 8, 2013

574. Jodi Heckel 1:50:52

2013 Cutting Edge Half Classic TriathlonEffingham, IL June 8, 2013

65. Tara Beveroth 5:43:49 1AG66. Bruce Hajek 5:44:21 1AG93. Brittany Scheid 6:18:34 1AGMichael Bucher 7:03:19 2AG

Marathon to MarathonMarathon, IAJune 8, 2013

Half Marathon13. Marc Mills 1:36:22 1AG

Marathon34. Nancy McCarty 3:39:35



Tara Beveroth, Brittany Scheid, and Bruce Hajek with their Half-Ironman finisher medals, all 1st place age group winners at the Cutting Edge Half Classic Triathlon.

Lake MingoDanville, IL June 8, 2013

2. Brandon Smith 44:09 1AG9. Jeff Harrison 49:07 1AG10. Carter Huff 49:4812. Fernando Moreu 51:10 1AG17. Steven Yoder 54:09 2AG19. Mike Tankersley 54:23 2AG21. Chris Delis 55:07 2AG23. Sarah Lovell 55:17 1AG27. Richard Tapping 56:11 3AG28. Kenneth Welle 56:1730. Cole Hendrix 57:06 3AG35. Shauna Tschirhart 57:51 1AG48. Audrey Ishii 1:00:28 1AG50. Janek Patel 1:00:55 1AG62. Eric Berlin 1:03:0966. Mike Ingram 1:03:4075. Elizabeth Jones 1:04:26 2AG79. Amber Anderson 1:04:40 3AG80. Ryan Anderson 1:04:4082. Michele Marcus 1:04:4683. Robert Spencer 1:04:4985. Takehiko Asai 1:05:1888. Michael Kammin 1:06:1889. Andrea Stack93. Merwin Kirby 1:06:52102. Joe Brown 1:07:48107. Keith Schinkoeth 1:08:46112. Roger Smith 1:09:10118. Jane Domier 1:09:47 2AG122. Paula Cler 1:09:59155. Bill Dey 1:15:29157. Genevieve Long 1:15:42161. Alicia Pettyjohn 1:16:04 2AG181. Margaret Brown 1:17:33 2AG190. Samuel Beshers 1:17:58199. Gladys Spencer 1:18:52210. Becky Tollakson 1:20:32212. Lonna Osterbur 1:20:51223. Sandra Loeb 1:22:55245. Robert Pool 1:27:43 2AG283. Mary Tollakson 1:44:42

285. Julia Williams 1:45:13

Newman Freedom Festival 5K/BiathlonNewman, IL June 15, 2013

5K18. Merwin Kirby 24:01 2AG114. Myriah Fillenwarth 42:14

Biathlon12. Brandy Robinson 1:13:21 2AG19. Steve Hayward 1:16:2021. Douglas Armstrong 1:17:4630. Kurt Eheart 1:20:0331. Michael Bucher 1:21:2734. Brian Moline 1:22:5735. Alicia Pettyjohn 1:23:0549. Philip Gable 1:30:2450. David Gable 1:30:4457. Laura Armstrong 1:38:10

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