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Working off the Turkey in KentuckyDeer LessonsClinton Ultra TrainingAnd much more!

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The outdoor group will meet at 6:00 p.m. and will run 1 to 6 miles around campus. You can choose your own distance and pace, and there is always somebody to run with.

The indoor group will meet at 6:30 p.m. to use the Armory track. Please note there is a fee to use this facility.

Come join us each Tuesday evening. Contact Brian Kuhn for more information at [email protected] or 778-6545.

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In this issue:McNabb F-A 50K

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Riddle Run 7Chilly Chili Buffalo

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Thank you, volunteers, for making races so enjoyable!

Second Wind members Danielle Rideout, Tony Suttle, Marty Ern, Tom Rice,

Janak Patel, and Brian Kuhn at Mountain Goat Hills Run.

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In this issue:The Pilates Phenomenon

Land Between the Lakes

Numbers Don’t Lie

Club Member Spotlight

Mountain Goat Hills

Across the Years Ultra

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New for 2008: Best Article Contest!Second Wind Running Club is offering a prize for the best article submitted to In Passing in 2008 for a report or story on a race of 10K or less! Yes, that’s right, you can achieve fame, no-toriety, and a valuable prize for simply writing about a running event that may take less than an hour to complete. You don’t even have to be fast or place in your age group. You only need to do a good job describing the event, your experience or some facet of a short-distance race. You don’t even have to run. If you are a spectator at a 5K or 10K race, just write an article about it and send it in to In Passing.

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11 Clinton Ultra Training Schedule

12 Big Dreams

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14–15 Working Off the Turkey

16 NYC Marathon

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Happy New Year! It was great seeing everyone at the Awards Celebration on Friday, January 18, 2008, at the Urbana Civic Center. In addition to a fun evening of socializing, we recognized outstanding club members, race circuit winners, marathon training participants, and volunteers.

Are you thinking of trying something new this year? What about running a marathon or an ultramarathon? Now is the perfect time of year to get started on those goals. January brings the start of the Clinton Lake 30-Mile Trail Run training. The second-year event will be held on March 29th, and race director Chris Mig-otsky reports that the race has already filled to capacity. If a May or June marathon is your goal, February marks the start of the club’s spring marathon training program. Group training runs will be held every two weeks starting February 10.

If running a marathon is not on your list of things to do this year, consider attending the Tuesday evening fun runs or participating in the race circuit. Not interested in racing? Why not see what it takes to put on a race and volunteer to help out at the finish line.

Second Wind is a club for runners of any ability; no runner is too fast or too slow. Whether you plan on running a 5K, a 100-mile race, or something in between, the club has something to offer you. I hope to see you at one of our many events this year.

Make sure to renew your membership to the club, if you didn’t do so at our recent Awards Celebra-tion. Membership begins on January 1. The annual rate for an individual membership is $15 and a fam-ily membership is $25.

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RRCA NewsCompiled by Jan Seeley

RRCA Introduces 50th Anniversary Logo and Tagline: RRCA 1958-2008

In 2008 the Road Runners Club of America will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the organiza-tion’s founding. In celebration of this major milestone, the RRCA is pleased to introduce the commemorative 50th Anniversary RRCA logo and tagline, Running the Nation for 50 Years!®

“The 50th Anniversary logo depicts an improved image of a male and female runner, stride for stride, emulating the nearly equal participation of men and women in the sport of long distance run-ning,” explains Jean Knaack, RRCA executive di-rector. “The tagline captures the historical signifi-cance of the longevity of the organization, and the impact RRCA members have had on the growth of long distance running around the U.S.”

The logo is an enhancement of the current RRCA logo that was adopted in 1988. The revised im-ages of the runners in the logo were designed in 2007 by RRCA member, Burt Panganiban of the Lakewood Ranch Running Club in Lakewood, FL. They were included in the overall RRCA 50th Anniversary logo design created by Lisa Craig of DMB Sports Group, Inc.

The RRCA was founded on February 22, 1958, during a meeting at the Paramount Hotel in New York City, NY. At that meeting RRCA founder H. Browning Ross and nine others established the organization and developed the basic operating structure. Since that time, the RRCA has served as the leading advocate for runners’ rights to hold events and participate in the sport of long distance running regardless of age, gender, or running orga-nization affiliation.

Mark Your Calendar for Cincy in MayThe 2008 Road Runners Club of America an-nual convention will be in Cincinnati. The RRCA Convention will coincide with the 10th annual Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon weekend, May 2-4, 2008.

FOOTNOTES Now AvailableThe most recent issues of FOOTNOTES are avail-able at the RRCA Web site—www.RRCA.org. We encourage everyone to visit the RRCA Web site and read the publication on-line or download and print the file to read on the go.

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Kathy MeyerQ. When and why did you start running?A. I think shortly after I crawled over the railing of my crib. I was walking at 9 months. I was a very active tomboy. I was a sprinter through my teenage years. I became a bit more serious about distance-running at about age 19, when the fresh-man 15 suddenly appeared on my frame. At that time, I started jogging to maintain my weight and to stay in shape.

Q. How long have you lived in the CU area?A. My family moved to Champaign-Urbana in 1966. I left in 1980, but have been back since 1986.

Q. Why did you join Second Wind?A. I’ve known and worked with many Second Wind members for several years. As my sons got older, I had a little more time on my hands, so I started going to the Tuesday night fun runs, know-ing I wouldn’t necessarily have to be a long-dis-tance runner. I thought the combination of social interaction and exercise would be good…and I was right.

Q. What is your occupation?A. I’m a certified athletic trainer and licensed massage therapist. I worked in these areas for 22 years, including 19 years with Carle Sports Medi-cine, before branching off into therapeutic mas-sage on my own. Currently, I’m a sole proprietor working out of my home and providing neuromus-cular massage therapy for pain relief.

Q. How often do you run?A. I walk and jog about two to three times a week. I cover four to five miles. Tennis is my main gig now. I play three to four times a week. I run both

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to stay in shape and to get in cross-training. I value consistency over intensity. I exercise about six days a week.

Q. Have you done any marathons, triathalons etc.?A. I ran a few 10K races in my 20s. I do think I’m more accustomed to shorter, faster paces.

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Q. Where and when are we most likely to see you running?A. In south-central Champaign, my neighborhood. I have about three different routes I like to take. I go to the Tuesday night fun runs. I run indoors in inclement weather.

Q. What other interests hobbies and pastimes do your have?A. Well, I really like tennis. I also like to roller blade, especially on the bike trails along Lake Michigan. I swim, light weight-training, do yoga. I love to read, mostly novels that are a bit on the unusual side. I also garden and cook. Travel is a huge desire of mine. I hope to travel more during the next 20 to 40 years.

Q. What are your running goals for the next 12 months?A. To keep my current level to stay in shape. Maybe I can sway some club runners to take up tennis on the side.

Q. Do you have any first impressions of the club you’d like to share?A. Great first impressions. Very friendly. I thought I might be intimidated by all the ultrarunners. Except for the blank stares I got when I said ten-nis was my thing, I was welcomed into the club. I never felt intimidated or pressure to do more. I thoroughly enjoy the time I spend with club mem-bers. The community feeling and the common-alities are all really good. I don’t think it would matter if I ran a block once a month. The club members are happy to meet new people and to just hang out.

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Robert MorrisQ. When did you start running?A. Probably age 2—how can you not run? I think it’s the human equivalent of flying! Competi-tively, I ran my first 5K and marathon 7 years ago, though.

Q. Why did you start running? A. In 1971, to work off stress from teaching.

Q. How long have you lived in the CU area?A. Since 1990.

Q. Why did you join Second Wind?A. As an incentive to improve my distance and endurance.

Q. What is your occupation?A. Retired from public sector economic develop-ment finance, formerly college teaching.

Q. How often do you run?A. About three times a week.

Q. Have you done any marathons, triathalons etc.?A. The Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon in 2006 and 2007.

Q. Where and when are we most likely to see you running?A. At the U of I’s CRCE facility and on the mara-thon-training course north of Urbana.

Q. What other interests hobbies and pastimes do your have?A. Squash, backpacking, slalom-racing, bicycle-touring, book-collecting, and chamber music.

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Q. What are your running goals for the next 12 months?A. To finish the St. Louis Marathon in April in un-der four hours and to secure a place in the Marine Corps Marathon in October.

Q. Do you have any first impressions of the club you’d like to share?A. People are very supportive of the novice run-ner. There are expert dispensers of advice on how to cope with injuries. You have an effective board of directors. I do believe that the Tuesday fun runs in warm weather should include some trail running (say, at Orchard Downs and the Arboretum).

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Clinton 30-Mile Ultra Training SeriesBy Brian Kuhn

Once again, the Second Wind Running Club is hosting a training series for the Clinton Lake 30 mile Ultra race to be held on March 29. The series consists of 6 runs spaced two weeks apart (one time they are only one week apart) with increasing mileage as the program progresses. The goal of this training series is to assist runners in preparation for the Clinton Lake race as well as provide an opportunity for club members to become more familiar with the trails in our vicinity. You do not need to be registered for the race in order to participate in these runs or run the full distance at each run. All of the runs are on Saturdays, starting at 8am. There will be runners familiar with the trails at each training run and can provide advice to trail and ultra running.

The training runs are held on various trails in the area. More info on these trails can be ob-tained on the SW website at: http://www.secondwindrunningclub.org/Trail_guides/trails_of_central_illinois.htm

For those interested, we will carpool to each training run from the parking lot of the Home Depot in Champaign, departing at 7:15 a.m. for all of the runs.

Ultra Training Schedule:

• 9 February, 8 a.m. 18 miles (3 loops) at Allerton Park’s Schroth trail (south side)• 23 February, 8 a.m. 20 miles at Clinton Lake (2 loops)• 1 March 8 a.m. 21 miles at Lake Mingo (3 loops)**• 15 March, 8 a.m. 20 miles at Clinton Lake (2 loops)• 29 March, 8 a.m. Clinton Lake Race, 30 miles (3 loops)

**This run is only 1 week after the previous run... it’ll make you tough!

More info about the race can be found on SW’s website at:http://www.secondwindrunningclub.org/Clinton/Clinton.htm

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The herd of deer moved swiftly, their sinewy muscles working smoothly underneath taut skin. Their passage took them across the narrow, un-marked concrete roadway, then up over a rustic wire fence that demarcated the division between wooded property and public travel.

There were about five of the powerful beasts. They took the fence in stride, barely adjust-ing their stride length to hurdle the fence. The doe in the rear, however, had issues.

This youngster took an initial stab at the jump and failed. Its head struck the fence with considerable force. Although the fence was not unyielding and gave somewhat with the pressure, the doe’s long neck was compressed backwards and its head twisted unsightly with each subsequent attempt.

The rest of the herd was gone. The child did not have the common sense to try an alternate route. It only knew to stubbornly bash its head against the fence.

This display continued on for almost a minute, as cars trav-eled past. Some of them slowed to allow room if the doe turned and fled into the road. Most, however, roared past, oblivious.

Personally, I stood about ten feet from the doe, caught in the midst of an evening 10-miler. There may have been something I could have done to aid the doe, but there was no obvious meth-od that jumped out at me.

The animal was frightened and striking out furiously. It was of relatively small stature, but still could have done me some considerable damage. There-fore, I turned and ran onward into the fading sunset, hoping the predicament would have a happy outcome.

This situation, as most do, has a parallel to the running world. Many times, as runners, we want something so badly that we ignore the common solution and take the route of maximum resistance.

For example, you feel tight-ness in your hamstring, a signal of possible injury if unad-dressed. Yet, your big race is next month, so you continue to train hard. You maybe even ramp up your workouts in order to dispel the notion that you are somehow in need of rest. You’re bashing your head against the fence. Your misguided ideals are your biggest enemies.

Such was the case for one Christopher McCandless, whose exploits are chronicled in the

novel (and recent movie of the same name) Into the Wild. For the uninformed, the brief synop-sis is this: McCandless becomes disillusioned with society and his own immediate family and heads off on his own. He hopes to sever all ties to civilization and exist on his own in Alaska, living off the land and hunting and fishing for sustenance.

The film is at once both inspiring and heartbreaking. Runners will find a kindred soul in McCandless, who revels in the simple joys of nature. He runs with wild horses, kayaks down a wild river, and stands, arms outstretched, jubilant, on top of a mountain. He allowed that small spark that all of us feel during our runs to grow into a wildfire.

The act of breaking free of society’s restraints, however, and all its ills, however glori-ous in theory, carries with it the risk of bursting its safety valves. Completely alone, without any lines of communication, McCa-ndless succumbs to a fate almost too tragic and unnecessary to contemplate. Another reminder how the world can squash those who live their dreams and try, all too hard, to jump over that fence.

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Working Off the Turkey in the Mountains of KentuckyBy Judy Tolliver

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Vista from Kingdom Come State Park, KY. Photo by Sarah Tsiang.

The Saturday after Thanks-giving, I ran the hardest race I’ve ever run. In a nutshell, I simply ran a ragged race and got my butt whooped by the Appa-lachians.

I was going to be in Ken-tucky for Thanksgiving, so I investigated to find out whether or not there were any trail runs nearby. I was feeling pretty good about how my running season was going in this, my third season of running with the club.

I did better than I expected in several local trail races, and reli-giously ran the Tuesday fun runs and Thursday trail runs with the Buffaloes all summer long. So I signed up for the Mountain Masters 16-Mile Trail Run in Harlan, Kentucky. I aspire to someday do a trail marathon, but not having trained enough

to do one this year, this distance seemed perfect.

There was one thing that gnawed at me. I read the fol-lowing comment on the race website: “… a hill ceases being a hill and becomes a mountain when you can reach out in front of you and touch the ground in front of you...” Okay, so there will be hills. Well, here’s how it went.

I got up before dawn to drive southeast from Richmond, where I was staying. The wide expanses of the bluegrass turned into the mountains of coal min-ing country near the Cumber-land Gap, close to the Virginia and Tennessee borders. From a shopping mall, we piled into a yellow school bus for a lumber-ing 20-minute ride up switch-backs to the Little Shepherd trailhead.

The trail runs about 14 miles along a 2,000-foot ridgeline on Pine Mountain. Almost every-one had to drop trow’ to relieve themselves before starting the race, which was a new experi-ence for me. It was 24 degrees, with a dusting of snow, and practically no leaves on the trees.

After being warned about the dreaded Mile 12 and told by the race director that someone had already checked the route for bears, we were off. We could expect aid stations about every four miles. It was uphill right off the bat.

The trail was mostly dirt and gravel road, and we immedi-

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ately spread out. When I got to Mile 2, I couldn’t believe it was only Mile 2. The hills started to bug me right away. On top of the ridge, the scenery was beautiful, although you could see some scarring from mining. These were not the molehills of east central Illinois. These were huge—steep and long!

At mile 8, I’m thinking: “This is the last run of my run-ning career. The next time the race truck comes by, I’m going to ride it and get a DNF. I don’t care.” An aid station came just in time, however, and I had the boost of learning that I was not the last person on the course.

I began to walk up the steep-er pitches. At around mile 11, the trail started to go down…way down. This was the sign that the infamous Kingdom Come hill was coming up. A little jaunt down a highway, and there it was, at the entrance of the state park.

That part of the trail was ac-tually paved. Good, I thought, good traction—no wet leaves hiding the rock. But even walk-ing, I was pausing every 10 steps. At the top, I laughed. At the next aid station, I was con-gratulated and told that there were no more hills after that.

I was in the home stretch, and knew I was going to make it. They lied. There were at least

two more hills, of the variety of those earlier in the race. But af-ter having the life sucked out of me at Kingdom Come (what a great name), they loomed large.

The finish line was finally in sight. I saw other runners, and my family was there. In one last bit of cruelty, you had to run past the finish and do another quarter mile or so and turn back. Even within that short distance, even knowing I was almost done, I was reduced to walking. It must have been the five-degree incline that did it.

A finisher’s medal was hung around my neck, and I went back on the bus, where I had some newfound friends. I don’t know what my time was, but back at the mall, I got a beauti-ful clay candleholder (made locally) for coming in second in

my age group. I also received a fleece jacket as a door prize.

It took me a week after that to get back on my horse and run again. I am now beginning to think that maybe I had a good time and that I should give it another go next year. The race was very well organized, and everyone was incredibly friend-ly. This race is only three years old, and I was the first person from Illinois to run it. I hope more of us do.

Before this race, I had it in my head that 16 miles is not that long of a distance, hills or no. But 16 miles of trail is not just 16 miles. It’s 16 miles of this trail, on this day. It’s like I never tire of running the same Mahomet trail every week. The trail is never the same on a given day, and neither am I.

Judy Tolliver at the finish line being greeted by race director Chris Jones. Photo by Sarah Tsiang.

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Twenty years ago, I ventured to the Big Apple for the 1987 New York City Marathon. It was a wonderful experience. This year, we decided for a repeat.

It is fun to compare how marathons have changed over time. The race goes across five bridges, through five boroughs, and reportedly has two million spectators.

Training went very well, until a month prior to the race. I in-curred some “meniscus fraying” that resulted in diminished train-ing and much frustration.

This year, the men’s U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials were held the day before the regular race. The trial was a great spec-tator race, looping through Cen-tral Park a few times. Spectators could see the leaders multiple times.

The tragedy of Ryan Shay certainly masked the outstand-ing performance of Ryan Hall (2:09) on a cold, windy, and challenging day.

The next day brought much better weather. Runners are re-quired to get on a bus to Staten Island at 6:00 a.m. They then have the pleasure of waiting un-til 10:00 a.m. for the race start. Fortunately, the weather cooper-ated, with temperatures in the mid 40s and no rain.

There were interesting sights. Some people were actually enjoying a pre-marathon smoke. There was also the presence of the world’s longest urinal, at 290 feet long (www.longesturi-nal.com).

The start was vastly differ-ent from 20 years ago. In 1987, everyone started lining up about an hour before the race, and their positioning was certainly not on an honor system. Then, my first couple miles were over nine minutes a mile, and there was no chip timing.

This year, the race offered three different starting groups. My group went in waves every minute or so, due to construc-tion. Unfortunately, I was on the bottom of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and could not enjoy the better views from the top.

The marathon went well. You are always running with a mas-sive number of people. I believe they said it was the largest New York City Marathon field ever.

There were fans along the course, except on the bridge sections. The weather was great, and not a factor. It was clear they had enough aid and water on the course.

The last few miles were in Central Park. I certainly strug-gled the last five kilometers, but

the crowds pulled me along. I was fortunate to finish ahead of Tom Cruise’s wife, Katie Hol-mes, in a time of 3:09.

This was a bit slower than my time two decades ago of 2:34, but that aging process is kicking in at a faster pace.

New York is probably my favorite marathon. I would strongly encourage anyone to run it. Hopefully, I can return in another 20 years.

NYC Marathon – Then and Now By Paul Ellinger

Paul Ellinger running the 2007 New York City Marathon

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October 19, 2007Less than 2 days until the

Des Moines Marathon. I haven’t started to get nervous yet. I think I will once we get on the road today. I am actually re-ally looking forward to this race. Not sure exactly why, but I think part of it is that I have trained better for this one, as opposed to previous two mara-thons. I have not had any injury setbacks since early June. This has allowed me to get more miles in. Probably should have done another 20 miler, but I am confident that I will be fine on race day.

The weather forecast actually looks decent. It is better than both Detroit and Virginia Beach. It is supposed to be around mid-50s with light sprinkles and a little wind. Nothing like the 30s and high winds in the previ-ously mentioned races.

October 20, 2007 Got to Des Moines around

2:00 p.m. and went straight to the race expo. It was small but had some decent race merchan-dise. No problems getting our numbers and chips. The shirts were nice: long sleeve T-shirts (we thought they were supposed to be technical shirts). We had a good dinner at Spaghetti Works downtown and a good walk

back to the hotel. I didn’t eat too much, just enough.

October 21, 2007—Race Day: Des Moines Marathon

I got up at 5:30 after a night of tossing and turning. I did not sleep very well, but I wasn’t too tired. I started to get really nervous once I started to get my race stuff on. My hands were even shaking a little bit.

I did feel really good about this race today. I had a lot of confidence that it was going to go well. I felt I trained right and better than my previous two marathons. We had a plan for how we were going to pace the first 8 miles, which had most of the hills. Go out controlled and pick up the pace after the hills.

About 7:30 we headed out the door. NERVOUS!! The walk was nice. It was a perfect race morning, about 60 degrees, slight breeze and clear. The weather is so much better than our last two marathon vacations, to Virginia Beach and Detroit. We stood in line to pee one last time. Very slow line and the port-o-potties were right next to the start, so it was very crowd-ed. We actually shared one to get through it quicker. When we came out, we had just a couple of minutes to race start, which was at 8:00.

It took us about 50 seconds to cross the mats at the start line, but things opened up enough to run comfortably fairly quickly. The start of the race ran straight towards the capitol building and its very shiny gold dome. Our first mile was a bit quicker than we planned but when doesn’t that happen? We then got into a good groove and ran pretty evenly through the next 10 miles. The hills weren’t too bad. They were numerous and some quite long but not killers (at least this is what I was thinking at the time). The course went through some really nice neigh-borhoods with huge houses and lots of trees. Once we got through them, we were on the campus of Drake University. We got to run on the brand new track, one lap, where they hold the Drake Relays and where next year’s NCAA track cham-pionships will be held. It was so soft and really nice. There were a couple more hills after this but not real noticeable.

We hit the halfway mark right at 2 hours. Our goal was somewhere under 3:50 so we knew we had to pick up the pace. The next 5 miles were all under 9:00 pace. It felt good and we even busted out an 8:36 for

2007 Des Moines Marathon Race RecapBy Joe Bails


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mile 16 (it was slightly down-hill but not for the whole mile). Still felt good after that. We got onto a nice bike path (paved and asphalt). It was so quiet and peaceful through here. It was also a bit warmer as the trees really blocked out the wind and the sun popped out for a while. I was still feeling pretty good, although I could start to feel some twinges in the back of my knees. This should have told me that my calves were tightening up, so I should get more elec-trolytes in my system. Problem was, when we got off the trail, the next aid station didn’t have any Gatorade available nor did I see any gels to grab. I was really upset. Thankfully, Kelly grabbed a big cup of water. I still knew that I needed Gato-rade and a gel then. This was right after mile 18. The next 3 miles were tough for a couple of reasons. It was a loop around a pond and we could see all the way to the other side. It was daunting because we could see the people on the other side,

except they all looked like little ants. Also the winds were tough after we hit mile 19. We turned right into the wind and I think it had picked up and gotten stronger. I was starting to feel the effects of not having Gato-rade, and since we took S-caps and CLIF shot blocks before the next aid station, I only got water. I missed the Gatorade again. I also had the feeling that I had to pee. I didn’t want to stop at a port-o-potty and either slow down or lose Kelly, so I held it in (big mistake). I didn’t actually get my Gatorade or gel until mile 21 and Kelly grabbed another gel for me. I think it was about 2 or 3 miles too late.

When we left this loop, we could see downtown. But know-ing it was still 5 miles away was a bit disconcerting. I think I was very near to hitting the wall, but I fought it off as I wanted us to do this whole race together. I never was tired cardiovascular-wise, but my legs were getting sorer. I think the early hills may have started to catch up to me. When we got to the Gray’s Lake

area at mile 22, I was getting the feeling my legs may give out soon. Still, I didn’t say anything to Kelly because I didn’t want to affect her running. There was a tough little hill between miles 22 and 23 as we went over a small concrete bridge. This took me over the top and my calves started to burn.

We got some more Gatorade and water at mile 23, but it was too late for me. The cramps started in both calves and my left groin. I had to stop and stretch. I felt bad that I had to stop, but I knew I needed to do something. I eventually caught back up to Kelly but for just a brief moment as another cramp hit. Kelly really wanted me not to stop, and so did I, and I was trying to be encouraging but it wasn’t going to happen. I yelled (bad words left out here to protect the innocent) at her that I had to stretch because I was cramping and for her to keep going. As soon as I did this, I

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felt so horrible for saying it the way that I did. That is what hap-pens when you hit the wall as hard as I was.

I ended up walking most of the last 3 miles of the race. Every time I tried to start run-ning again I would cramp. It was frustrating, but I didn’t let it show. In past races I would let the emotion get the best of me and hang my head. Not this time, and I really don’t know why. I guess in the back of my mind I felt that I had trained well for this race and it was the farthest I had gone in a mara-thon before hitting the wall. I was actually not unhappy with the way my race ended. I was able to gingerly run the last

two tenths. Maybe it was the crowd, maybe it was the fact that I knew I could see the finish line, or maybe it was because I was too numb to feel anything anymore.

I didn’t see Kelly again until after I finished and found my Dad first. I immediately asked how she was doing and apolo-gized profusely for yelling at her. I blamed it on the “The Wall.” The post-race/finish area was quite unimpressive. There was no Gatorade, only water and very little replenishing food left (and this was a few min-utes after 4 hours). They had bananas, apples, oranges, and bagels. I did grab three Snickers Marathon bars. We didn’t hang around there very long. We headed back to the hotel and got a couple of post-race pictures on the way. It was nice that we had to walk about a half-mile. I think it was helpful for the rest of the day and the drive home.

I was feeling okay, just a bit stiff. But I knew that if I hadn’t walked as much as I did at the end of the race, it would have been a much longer and more painful two-hour drive back to my parents’ place. I’ve defi-nitely been worse off after other races. I was actually worried that I would cramp up again, but it never happened, even while I was sleeping. I was very thank-ful for that. I did sleep very well tonight.

October 22, 2007I was tender today in my

calves, groin, and quads. It was tougher going down slopes and steps than anything else. I had decided that we would bring my car (not an automatic), even though Kelly didn’t think it was a good idea, mostly because she didn’t think I would be able to shift the day after a marathon. It never bothered me on our 3+ hour trip back home. I felt fine otherwise, not tired or weak. My recovery seems to be go-ing fine. The outside of my left ankle is a little sore, as well as the instep (same as earlier in the year) of my right foot. My knees are better today than last night. My upper back is tight and so are the outsides of hips. So far, I haven’t had any of the depression that I have had in the past after marathons. I am happy with how my race went, even with the walking at the end. It may not have been my best marathon time but it was the best complete marathon experience.

I ate a huge meal last night and for lunch today. This is probably helping to hasten my recovery. I definitely won’t do another marathon for at least 3 years, probably more like 5 years. I still feel bad for yell-ing at Kelly, not so much that I yelled but what I said.


Joe and Kelly Bails in Des Moines

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___________________________________EffingHalf-MarathonEffingham, ILSeptember 16, 2007 2. Paul Ellinger 1:26:22 2OA9. Todd Searing 1:39:46 1AG51. Janet Gaffney 2:36:09 2AG________________________________NYRR Queens Half-MarathonNew York, NYSeptember 23, 2007 Gabriel Lopez-Walle 1:39:34________________________________NYRR Staten Island Half-MarathonOctober 14, 2007Gabriel Lopez-Walle 1:42:52________________________________Louisville MarathonLouisville, KYOctober 21, 2007

194. Eileen Lichtblau 4:16:17195. Daniel Lichtblau 4:16:18211. Julie Mills 4:23:04________________________________Grand Rapids MarathonGrand Rapids, MIOctober 28, 2007

89. Tim Collins 3:12:33302. Kristy Powell 3:35:40 ________________________________Frankenstein MarathonFrankenstein, MOOctober 28, 2007 1. Ellen Erhardt 3:49:35 1st Female2. Don Frichtl 3:49:36 1st Male

Race Results...

Don Frichtl and Ellen Erhardt at the Frankenstein Marathon

________________________________ Mid-South MarathonMemphis, TNNovember 3, 2007

14. Pat Mills 3:20 1st Grandmaster________________________________Canal Connection 10K Utica, ILNovember 4, 2007

71. Michael Monson 41:57:00440. John Elder 57:18:00526. Michael Brandt 1:01:09________________________________ING NYC MarathonNew York, NYNovember 4th, 2007

875. Mike Cinker 3:01:291451. Paul Ellinger 3:09:553775. Gabriel Lopez-Walle 3:28:2810079. Brian Gaines 3:55:0737610. Jimibeth Myers 6:28:38

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_____________________________Rattlesnake Master Run Results Urbana, ILNovember 4, 2007

5K Run6. Joe Ellinger 18:25 2AG11. Charlie Werth 19:12 1AG21. Mike Ingrum 20:33 1AG23. Audrey Ishii 21:45 1AG25. Jed Bunyan 22:07 2AG28. Justin Werth 23:50 3AG32. Jenn Sharpe 24:55 1AG35. Norman Schutt 25:16 1AG37. Tucker Werth 26:0140. Curtis Ghent 26:2741. David Ghent 26:2744. Charlie Smyth 26:45 3AG46. Stan Shobe 27:1152. Barry Holley 28:1555. Brianna Scheid-Hajek 28:51 2AG56. Bethany Scheid 28:53 3AG57. Lisa Morgan 29:25 1AG61. Erin Vandenberg 29:2773. Mary Ann Feist 32:4479. Libby Cultra 36:5980. Shane Cultra 36:59

5K Walk2. Michelle Neill 36:28 1AG

10K Run6. James Webb 44:24 2AG10. Lucia Alzaga 48:04 1AG14. Jane Domier 49:22 1AG16. Sandra Cooke 49:43 1AG21. Brittany Scheid 53:08 1AG25. Sue Anderson 54:15 1AG31. Karen Carney 56:33 3AG40. Lynn Troost 1:18:04 1AG________________________________NYRR Knickerbocker 60KNew York, NYNovember 17, 2007

Gabriel Lopez-Walle 5:47:47

________________________________Mahomet Run for the Library 5KMahomet, ILNovember 17, 2007

4. Jeff Kelly 17:10 1AG11. Ken Welle 19:01 1AG14. Chris Migotsky 19:20 3AG16. Lucas Rose 19:4119. Mike Ingrum 20:01 1AG22. Frank Hutto 20:22 2AG23. Todd Searing 20:27 3AG26. Jay Yost 20:42.1 6:41 28. Audrey Ishii 20:53 2nd Female29. Stephen Long 20:58 3AG30. Elizabeth Russell 21:23 3rd Female33. Charlie Grotevant 22:10 1AG35. Don Dodson 22:1644. Ivan Fink 23:0948. Sandra Cooke 23:23 2AG56. Emily Edwards 24:4158. Norman Schutt 24:5962. Robert Pool 25:5566. Lori Ozment 26:0078. Teresa Welle 26:45 1AG82. Stan Shobe 27:2589. Tanya Riddle 28:1692. Charles Kennedy 28:3993. Carrie Burns 29:0294. John Elder 29:03109. Lynn Troost 30:41 1AG115. Holly Jordan 31:49 2AG122. Marty Savoie 32:36123. Joe Savoie 32:36125. Sophie Collard 33:14 3AG126. Benoit Collard 33:15130. Julia Welle 33:54 138. Jane Smoes 36:42139. Dale Smoes 36:42140. Jeff Nicholas 36:52141. Susan Abrams 37:22________________________________University of Georgia Turkey Trot 5KAthens, GANovember 24, 2007

4. Pat Mills 20:09 1st Master

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Race Results..._________________________________The East Peoria Festival of Lights4 Mile River Trail ClassicEast Peoria, ILNovember 24, 2007 43. Joel Bails 25:5555. Que Harbor 26:58 1AG68. Charlie Grotevant 27:54 1AG158. Robert Pool 32:09 1AG________________________________Tecumseh Trail RunBloomington, INDecember 1, 2007

Marathon30. Marla Luckey 3:47:05 1st Female36. Ellen Erhardt 3:51:33 3rd Female73. Ray Dauphinais 4:08:55101. Chris Byron 4:18:48102. Brian Kuhn 4:18:48117. Don Frichtl 4:24:58267. Tony Suttle 5:04:56270. Christine Crawford 5:05:10

5 Mile Fun Run31. Anja Kohl 53:44________________________________Deer Run RunHudson, ILDecember 08, 2007

7. Chris Migotsky 36:1413. Patrick Mills 37:4516. Lucas Rose 38:2021. James Webb 39:0036. Gregg Rose 41:2476. Robert Pool 50:11

________________________________Jingle Bell 5K RunChampaign, ILDecember 2, 2007

6. Mike Cinker 17:05 1AG

Tony Suttle, Sarah McNally, Christine Crawford, and John McNally at the Tecumseh Trail Marathon.

Brian Kuhn and Chris Byron at the Tecumseh Trail Marathon.

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___________________________________ Stone Steps 50KCincinnati, OHOctober 21, 2007

10. Ellen Erhardt 5:36:11 3rd Female12. Chris Byron 5:48:20 13. Don Frichtl 5:48:50 1AG___________________________________ IMT Des Moines MarathonDes Moines, IAOctober 21, 2007

424. Kelly Bails 4:00:17654. Joe Bails 4:18:30________________________________Siberian ExpressDanville, ILJanuary 5, 2008

11. Jeff Kelly 49:4245. Marla Luckey 57:06 3rd Female59. Pat Mills 59:2563. James Webb 59:3569. Andrew Signor 1:00:4470. Peter Goldsmith 1:00:5671. Charles Werth 1:01:1081. Andrea Palmer 1:03:0687. Matthew Snyder 1:03:5388. Audrey Ishii 1:04:00103. Brian Gaines 1:05:41147. Jack Polce 1:10:54153. Sandra Cooke 1:11:29170. Dave Youhas 1:12:03161. Dan Slack 1:12:09167. Gregg Rose 1:12:48

181. Que Harbor 1:14:26189. Bill Dey 1:15:15196. Jane Domier 1:15:27202. Curt Chambers 1:16:05205. Wes Seitz 1:16:11216. Tom Dolan 1:17:16219. Julie Mills 1:17:32225. Gonzalo Perez 1:18:04238. Scott Solomon 1:19:57254. Hannah Snyder 1:22:22255. Bob Pool 1:22:23261. Robert Morris 1:23:24282. Tom Guilfoyle 1:25:37291. Marj Seitz 1:26:59292. Sue Anderson 1:27:07298. Don Luman 1:28:04302. Judy Tolliver 1:29:05309. Shannon Polce 1:30:06328. Karen Carney 1:33:25330. Laura Vossman 1:34:00385. Katelyn Rose 1:54:20398. Tony Suttle 1:59:21399. Ellen Erhardt 1:59:22402. Anja Kohl 2:00:46406. Chris Byron 2:02:40411. Brian Kuhn 2:05:19417. Chris Migotsky 2:13:56

Don Frichtl at the Tecumseh Trail Marathon

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Sandra Cooke

Sarah McNally and Chris ByronAnja Kohl

Shannon Polce

Nancy Daebelliehn

Siberian Express (The Mud Run)

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Photos courtesy of Don Frichtl

The Legendary Curt Chambers

Tom Dolan

Wes Seitz

Brian Kuhn, Chris Byron, Ellen Erhardt, and Tony Suttle

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Photos courtesy of Dave Ghent

Scott Olthoff

Sandra Cooke

Rob Kanter

Richard BuseQue Harbor

Ray Dauphinais

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James Webb

Brian Gaines

Marla Luckey

Laura Vossman

Karen Carney Julie Mills

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Pat Mills

Gonzalo Perez

Don Luman

Bob Pool

Dan Slack

Jeff Kelly


More Mud...

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Bill DeyAndrew Signor

Audrey Ishii

Andrea Palmer

Bob Morris

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More Siberian Express

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Saturday February 2Charleston Challenge5K-10K-15K RunCharleston, IL10:00 AM

Saturday March 8Earth, Wind and Fire Race 5KUrbana, IL8:00 PM

Sunday March 9Panther Frostbite Classic13.1Delavan, IL1:00 PM

Saturday March 22Mountain Goat Hill Run15 or 10K Run or 5K WalkKickapoo SRADanville, IL10:30 AM

Saturday March 29Clinton Trail Run30 milesDeWitt, IL8:00 AM

Saturday March 29Penguin in the Park10 milesDecatur, IL9:00 AM

Saturday April 5Lincoln Memorial Half-Mara-thon13.1 milesSpringfield, IL7:30 AM

Saturday April 5 and 6Spirit of St. Louis26.2 and 13.1 milesSt. Louis, MO7:00 AM

Friday April 11McNaughton Park Trail Run150 milesPekin, ILnoon

Saturday April 12McNaughton Park Trail Run100 or 50 milesPekin, IL6:00 AM

Saturday April 19River to River Relay80 milesSouthern Illinois

Saturday April 19 Valparaiso Mini-Marathon13.1 milesValparaiso, IN7:30 AM

Saturday April 19 Abe’s Mini-Triathlon 100 yard indoor swim, 2.5 mile bike, 1 mile runPetersburg, Illinois12:00 PM

Saturday April 19 Pioneer Sprint300 yard indoor swim, 13 mile bike, 3.2 mile runPetersburg, Illinois1:00 PM

Saturday May 3Indy Mini-Marathon13.1 milesIndianapolis, IN7:30 AM

Saturday May 18Buffalo Trace Trail Run5 milesMahomet, IL8:00 AM

Racing Ahead...

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A Kennekuk Road Runner Event

MOUNTAIN GOATHILL RUNS

Saturday, March 22, 2008

The 22nd Annual

Benny BransonMemorial 5K/10K

“Illinois & Indiana’sTuffest 15K”Event Two of Grand Slam 2008

LocationKickapoo State Recreation Area west of Danville, IL. It is 85 milesfrom Indy and 120 miles from Chicago. Take I-74 to Exit 206 or 210and follow the signs to Kickapoo State Recreation Area.

CourseThe races are on asphalt park roads past woods, ponds, over theInterstate, across a wooden bridge over Illinois’ only Federal ScenicRiver, the Middlefork, and past an abandoned coal mine. Each outand back has 3 large uphills and 3 large downhills. There are also 2other hills that we don’t count because they are small. You walk theout & back 1 time for the 5K walk & run the course 2 times for the 10K& 3 times for the 15K.

Race TimesRace day registration for all events opens at 9:00 a.m.All events start at 10:30 a.m. CSTIndiana Residents: 10:30 a.m. in Illinois is 11:30 a.m. in Indy.

Prices15KPostmarked by March 13th if you want a shirt.$25 with 1/4 zip sweatshirt & numbered award.$15 with no shirt but numbered award by March 13th.$20 after March 13th & race day/ no shirt but numbered award.1st time in the history of this race:15K RACE DAY REGISTRATION!

10K RunPostmarked by March 13th if you want a shirt.$15 with short-sleeve tee$10 no shirt & postmarked by March 13th

$12 after March 13th & race day with no shirt

5K WalkPostmarked by March 13th if you want a shirt$12 with short-sleeve tee$7 for no shirt & postmarked by March 13th

$10 after March 13th & race day with no shirt

PartySame as last year: The Deluxe Restaurant on North St. in downtownDanville. One of the best Greek/American restaurants in Midwest. Wewill provide Draft Coors Light, Miller Lite, special beer, pop andcoffee. You order from the Deluxe’s special Mt. Goat Menu with fourfeatured specials plus many more sandwiches to choose from. We willhave many prizes to give away, 50/50 drawingsand music by TommyTunes.

Reasons to run the Goat & stay for the party1. Run/walk the most difficult 5K/10K/15K in Illinois.2. Enjoy the first Spring weekend!3. It’s not a flat, sissy 5K that everyone can do.4. It is a Kennekuk event so you get your money’s worth.5. For the 7th straight year: No price change.6. Great River-To-River & marathon & ultra training.7. Wonderful prizes and 50/50 drawings at the party.8. Free Draft beer, pop & coffee at the party.9. Enjoy the outstanding Deluxe food.10. Listen & dance to music by Tommy Tunes.11. Last but not least, this is Event Two for the Grand Slam 2008

Reasons to not run the Goat1. The course is just too difficult for me!2. I’m a PR nut and probably won’t get one at the Goat!3. The party will be way too much fun & I’m not into fun!

Special NoteBecause of insurance the following are not allowed: No dogs in ornear race area. No rollerblades, headsets, skates, baby strollers,bandits. Plus the following conditions: No awards or shirts mailedand no refunds.

For more informationScott: 217-469-2134Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.kennekuk.com for entryform and results. Online registration: www.active.com

Benny Branson Memorial 5K Walk & 10K RunStart 10:30 a.m. CSTNumbered awards to the top 25 women & 25 men in 10K Run. Inthe non-competitive 5K Walk there are medals for all finishers.Awards given as you finish. If you want the 5K or 10K short-sleeveshirts your entry must be post-marked by March 13th. There is raceday registration starting at 9:00 A.M. for the 5K Walk & 10K Runonly. The course closes at 12:30 p.m.

15K Run — “ILLINOIS/INDIANA’S TUFFEST”Start 10:30 a.m. CSTEach finisher receives a beautiful numbered award at the finish. Youhave the option of buying the special 15K 1/4 zip sweatshirt. Shirtsare not sold or given out except to 15K finishers. Pick up your shirtwith your bib number on race day. Entry must be postmarked byMarch 13th. 1st. time ever RACE DAY REGISTRATION starting at9:00 A.M. for the 15K. The course closes at 12:30 p.m.

“IF IT WAS EASY EVERYONE WOULD DO IT.”

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2008 Mountain Goat Entry Form 1 form per person — photocopies OKOfficial Use Only

First Name Last Name

Street

Gender KRR Member

City State Zip

In consideration of your accepting my entry I hold harmless race sponsors, Kennekuk Road Runners, Road Runners Club of America, IllinoisDepartment of Conservation, Kickapoo State Recreation Area, and others associated with this difficult event from all liability for injury toproperty or person suffered during this event. This is binding upon my heirs, executors and administrators. I also understand my name and/orphotograph may be used in conjunction with results or promotions by the Kennekuk Road Runners.

Signature of Participant Date Signature of Parent or Guardian if participant is under 18 Date

Shirt Size

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Birth Date (MM/DD/YY) Entry Fee: KRR subtract $1.005K Walk (No shirts race day)No Shirt (by 3/13/08) $7With Shirt (by 3/13/08) $12After 3/13/08 & Race Day $1010K Run (No shirts race day)No Shirt (by 3/13/08) $10With Shirt (by 3/13/08) $15After 3/13/08 & Race Day $1215K (No shirts race day)No Shirt $15Shirt & Award (by 3/13/08) $25After 3/13/08 & Race Day $20

Event5K Walk

10K Run

15K Run

Make checks payable to:Kennekuk Road RunnersMail to:Goat!PO Box 1701Danville, IL 61834

Terrence R. MilesAttorney at Law

301 W. North, Danville, IL 61832217-442-3947 Fax 217-442-5274

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Closed SundayBanquet Room 25 to 200 peopleWeddings • Meetings • PartiesHalibut served 6 days a week

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Liability WaiverParticipating in club related activities can be potentially hazardous, and I agree not to participate unless I am physically capable and properly trained. Any physical concerns have been addressed by a properly trained health care provider. I agree to abide by the decision of a race official or medical personnel relative to my ability to safely com-plete the run. I assume all risks associated with participating, including running and volunteering to work in club races, including falls, contact with other participants, the effects of weather, road and traffic conditions of the course, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. Having read this waiver and knowing these facts, and in consideration of your acceptance of my application for membership, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, as well as any minor members of my household named on this application, waive and release Second Wind Running Club and the RRCA from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in these club activities, even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons named in this waiver.

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Second Wind is a social club open to anyone interested in running or walk-ing for health, fitness or performance. The goal of the club is to support run-ning through social events, local races, companions for exercise or racing, and providing support, information and advice.

EVENTSWeekly fun run/walk every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Meadowbrook Park in Urbana from April through October. Winter runs are held at the U of I Armory at 6:00 p.m.

Marathon Training Program during the summer and winter meets every other weekend for long runs on well-marked and supported routes.

Speedwork sessions on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. at the Urbana High School track.

Additional club members meet Thursday evenings and on weekend mornings to run local trails.

Club board meetings are held monthly and an annual member awards and recognition dinner is held in January. Other special events occur throughout the year and have recently included guest speakers, potluck dinners, pizza parties and pool parties.

RACESThe club organizes the Buffalo Trace Trail Race (April), the Women’s Fit-ness Run/Walk (October), and the Allerton Trail Run (October). In addition, the club provides timing services and volunteers for the Uni High 5k (May), Twin Cities Twosome (May), Freedom 5k (July), Champaign Mini-Triathlon (August), and the Mahomet Half Marathon/5k (August). The Buffalo Trace Trail Race, Twin Cities Twosome, Freedom 5k, and Allerton include a walk-ing event.

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NEWSLETTER & WEB SITESecond Wind’s club newsletter, In Passing, contains a race calendar, race results, articles and photos from club members. The club web site is at www.secondwindrunningclub.org. This includes up-to-date news about club ac-tivities, links to helpful sites, and a message board for club members to keep in touch. A club e-mail server is maintained and periodic mailings are sent to help keep club members informed.

DISCOUNTSClub members enjoy discounts on purchases at Body ‘n Sole on South Neil in Savoy and discounted entry fees at club-sponsored races.

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