Upcoming Races:
13 Feb 2010--Frosty Five--5 Miles--Ghisallo-University City, MO.---8:00 a.m.
7 March 2010--Ancient Order of Hibernians ( AOH ) 5K Run/Walk 8:30a.m.
13 March 2010--Michelob ULTRA St. Patrick's Day Parade Run----9:00 a.m.
"Top of the Morning" News:
5 February 2010
Congratulations to Mary Jo Jalinsky in completing the Miracle Match Marathon in Waco, Texas on the 31st of January. She finished 3rd Overall female on a tough course.
Don't forget about the last Frostbite Run tomorrow morning in Forest Park starting at 9:00.
Also below are some times for some upcoming races that are to be televised:
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TV Schedule
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19th January 2010
There is going to be a new course for the St. Patrick's Day Race in St. Louis on the 13th of March...a week after the Hiberian run at the store. My race is the same course and I expect a bigger crowd this year. Last year we had 904 entries. The St. Patrick's Day Race directions is as follows:
The Run begins on Broadway, between Walnut & Clark Streets. It proceeds north to Pine Street, then west to Tucker, and quickly south to Market. Runners continue west on Market to Compton Ave. Turning right, the Run goes northward to Olive Street, where it turns and heads east. It continues east to Broadway, where it turns south for a 500 meter downhill sprint to the finish. The Run is 5 miles long.
9th January 2010
Hopefully, this cold weather will soon be gone. However, if you are still running outside, don't forget to put something on your face--vaseline or bodyglide to eliminate frostbite.
December 31st 2009
I just wanted to thank everyone for an exceptional year here at Running Start. Without your support, our store would not be successful. I want to wish everyone a Happy and Safe New Year, and whatever you do, you are happy and enjoy an outstanding year.
December 25th 2009
MERRY CHRISTMAS to Everyone and Have a Safe Holiday!
December 8thOur 4th trip to Memphis was successful again. Congratulations to all that made the trip and completed the half or full marathon. The weather was a little cold, but not bad for running. In the half, here are some of our local finishers--Mike Schaefer--1:19:45 (11th OA); Candace Caveny--1:26:06 (35 OA) 3rd Overall Female; Daryl Morrison--1:30:23 (67th OA) 3rd in AG; Me--1:35:31 (123rd OA) 1st Senior Masters (OLD); Mary Jo Jalinsky--1:42:47 (304th OA); Neil James--1:44:22 (357th OA); Tami Spellman--1:46:30 (452nd OA); Lisa Brandt--1:51:07 (713th OA); Natalie Smith--1:52:45 (776th OA), Cathy Stevener--1:52:45 (823rd OA); Dennis Hatch--1:56:17 (1100th OA); Tami Hayen--1:57:50 (1261st OA), Sarah Henken--1:59:17 (1424th OA), Melanie Holden--2:01:31(1668th OA), Terry Johnson--2:01:35 (1674th OA); Tom Schuette--2:08:19 (2310th OA); Dave McNaughton--2:08:37 (2336th OA); Bobby Vollmer--2:11:12 (2600th OA); Cid Bauer--2:17:12 (3234th OA); Pat Hasenstab--2:23:13 (3794th OA); Lynn Erlinger--2:30:19 (4376th OA); Tom Brannon--2:30:19 (4377th OA); Tim Gillum --2:51:43 (5531st OA); Becky Kraus--2:51:44 (5532nd OA); and in the full marathon, here are our finishers: Pat Masching--3:08:08--(69th OA); Jennifer Wieman-Smith--3:09:36 (72nd OA) 7th Female Finisher; Richard Witt--3:18:30 (125th OA); Jessica Pollock--3:20:07 (152nd OA) 2nd Female Masters Overall; Jon Yoch--3:25:45 (194th OA); Toby Trapp--3:25:48 (195th OA); Rich Schaefer--3:38:04 (364th OA); Kirk Brueggeman--3:39:38 (372nd OA); Ryan Yoch--3:46:17 (489th OA); Jeff Jacobs--3:53:32 (630th OA); Jeff Brueggeman--3:56:24 (697th OA); Mike Campbell--3:57:09 (715th OA); Megan Zahn--4:05:17 (860th OA); Dan Trapp--4:08:59 (931st OA); David Holden--4:30:14 (1408th OA); Rick Mantay--4:33:45 (1454th OA); Kurt Seelbach--4:37:45 (1522nd OA); and Karen Rainge--4:39:13 (1554th OA).
Don't forget about the Frostbite Series starting on Saturday at Forest Park at 9:00 a.m. The race is either a 3K or a 12K.
Also on this past weekend was the Rock' n Roll Marathon in Las Vegas. I wasn't able to get everyone's results except for the following three people: Andt Brendel--2:47:24 (38th OA); Brian Weiss--2:59:22 (90th OA); Chris Arnold--3:00:45 (99th OA). Congrats guys!! Also in the half, George Pugh finished in 2:19:16....Way to go George!!!!
November 30th---Congratulations to all of the finishers at the 50th running of the Alton Great River Road Run. The weather was great ...in the 70s. Congrats to Dan Rooney who finished 6th overall and 1st Masters.
The upcoming weekend is the St. Jude Marathon and Half. Good luck to everyone heading south to Memphis for a great marathon. See everyone down there!
November 24th
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!!!!!!!
We will have a sale this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!!
Congratulations to the finishers at the Philadelphia Marathon that was run on Sunday the 22nd of November----Mary Jo Jalinsky (3:41:42), Tami Hayen (3:57:33), and Chris Baldus (4:24:25.
Good luck to everyone running on Thanksgiving morning in Kirkwood and/or Chesterfield or Arnold. And let's have fun on Saturday the 28th of November for the 50th River Road Run in downtown Alton, IL.
November 19th
Good Luck to everyone (Mary Jo and Tami) that are running in the Philadelphia marathon on this coming Sunday. Weather should be good. Also, the St. Louis Track Club's Marathon Relay is Sunday the 22nd in Forest Park starting at 8:00 in the lower Muny parking lot.
November 6th
Congratulations to all of the New York City Marathon finishers. We had two people that had PRs--Candace Caveny had an exceptional time of 3:04:01, and Debbie White finished in 4:06:42. Cathy Stevener, Jan Daker, Dennis Hatch, Ben Lawler, Ron Gubitz, John Whitaker, and myself also completed the marathon but not as good as shape as the 1st two PR people. Also congrats goes out to all of the High School Cross-Country teams that are headed to State this coming weekend. Freeburg boys and girls, O'Fallon boys and girls, and Edwardsville boys. Good Luck Saturday!
The I-64 5K race sponsored by the St. Louis Track Club will be held on the 6th of December starting at 8:00 a.m. The start will be on the new completed highway starting at Tamm and headed west. Parking will be available at Forest Park Community College.
October 26th
Congratulations to all of the cross-country runners that completed in the Regionals this past Saturday. O'Fallon Girls and Boys each won with Michael Scolarici taking 1st Place. Belleville East's Maria Effinger won the Girl's race. The Freeburg girl's took 1st place in their region and will advance.
Good Luck to all of the runners that are running in the New York City Marathon on Sunday morning. It should be a blast.
October 19th
On Saturday in O'Fallon, IL. starting at 9:00 is the New Enterprise Academy 5K Run/Walk. Tami Spellman is the race director. They have plenty of awards and refreshments following the run.
If you are going to Memphis in December for their races on the 6th of December, we are looking into getting a bus. We would leave sometime on Friday and come home sometime on Sunday. The cost will be $80 if there are at least 30 people. Please email me or give me a call if you are interested.
October 12th
Congratulations to all of the Chicago Marathon finishers. The weather was a lot better than the last two years. I know of one PR! Jessica Pollock finished in 3:18:16. I think David Zahn also had a PR in 3:38:54. Other finishers were Meghan Zahn in 3:59:05, Greg Zahn in 4:38:58, Susan Ames in 4:32:59, and with the same time was Donna McCarty in 4:32:59.
October 5th
Don't forget about the Columbus Day Run for Kids on the 12th of October starting at 11:00 in the O'Fallon City Park.
September 29th
Congratulations to all of the marathon finishers form this past weekend. The following 3 runners competed in the Quad Cities Marathon: Pat Masching finished in 3:09:54--35th Overall 1st (AG); Jennifer Wiedman-Smith finished in 3:15:29--7th Overall Female 2nd (AG); and Carl Florczyk finished in 3:19:35 for a PR and 54th Overall 7th (AG). In Toronto at the Waterfront Marathon, Lisa Brandt finished in 4:02:15 for 11t4th Overall. Great Job Folks!!!!! This coming weekend are two local races--one in O'Fallon called the Walk for Walk 5K Run at the Sports Park starting at 8:30 a.m. The other race is the Challenge of the Bluffs in Alton, IL. starting at 8:00 a.m.
September 24th
Good Luck to everyone running in marathons this coming weekend. We have runners going to Toronto and Moline to complete the 26.2 adventure. Also, we are planning a long run this weekend at Forest Park at the Visitor's Center starting at 6:30. Hopefully, it will not be raining like last Sunday morning.
September 14th 2009
We had a number of outstanding performances at the Lewis and Clark 1/2 and full marathons in St. Charles yesterday. I'm sure I didn't get everyone's times, and if I missed you, please send me an email and I will update the web site. For the females: Candace Caveny 1:25:19--44th (OA) 1st(AG) (PR!!), Becky Bradley 1:41:00--224th(OA) 2nd(AG), Kristin Howe--1:41:19--235th (OA) 4th (AG), Tracy Johnston--1:49:17--530th (OA) 20th (AG) (PR!!), Natalie Smith--1:50:03--542nd (OA) 21st (AG), Jan Daker--1:53:00--695th (OA) 3rd (AG). For the males, Dan Hepp--1:20:54--19(OA) 4th (AG), Mark Hansen--1:30:10--65th (OA) 5th (AG), Me--1:33:45--95th (OA) 1st (AG), Bob Sanders--1:34:08--100th (OA) 9th (AG), Mike Campbell--1:42:06--252nd (OA) 25th (AG), Pat Hasenstab--2:16:23--2021st (OA) 175th (AG) (PR!!), Tom Hesdra--2:26:32--5497th (OA) 7th (AG), George Pugh--2:38:57--3272nd (OA) 110th (AG). In the marathon, Toby Trapp ran 3:18:57 for 21st (OA) and 5th (AG), and Daniel Trapp did 3:48:52 for 102nd (OA) and 11th (AG).
September 11th 2009
Two local races tomorrow morning--one at Memorial Hospital in Belleville but only for hospital employees and family. The other one is in Edwardsville, IL. called the 19th Annual Wag n Walk 5K run starting at 8:00 a.m. in LeClaire Park. On the 19th of September, there is a local 5K run in Okawville.
August 31st 2009
Only one local race on this coming weekend. The 8th Annual Run for the Son 5K Run/Walk in St. Libory, IL. starting at 8:30 a.m.
If anyone is interested, we are planning a group run on Monday morning the 7th of September at Forest Park at 6:30 a. m. A number of runners are going 14 or 20 miles. But you can go as many as miles as you want.
July 28th 2009
Last Saturday was the 14th Annual Mud Mountain 5K race in
Edwardsville, IL. Running Start runners had some outstanding
performances. In the female division, Candace Caveny finished 2nd
overall in 20:25. In the male division, Dan Dunbar was the overall
male finisher in 16:30 and Michael Scolarici was 2nd overall right
behind Dan in 16:32. In the age groups the following people finished :
Anne Nikola--3rd-(AG) in 22:11, Jennifer Wieman-Smith-1st--(AG) in
21:36; Becky Bradley--1st--(AG) in 23:16; Tracy Johnston--3rd (AG) in
26:16, Bill Doer --3rd (AG) in 21:54, Mike Compton--1st (AG) in 21:14;
Me--1st (AG) in 22:20; Tom Wolfe--2nd(AG) in 22:27, and Neil
Ackerman--3rd (AG) in 23:19.
This coming weekend is the Rock n Roll Chicago Half-Marathon. Good Luck to all that are traveling to Chicago this coming weekend.
Also on Saturday is the SLTC Cross-Country Kick-Off 5K Race. The starting time is 8:00 a.m. on the Central Fields in Forest Park.
July 17th 2009
Don't forget about the Summer Sizzler tomorrow morning in Maryville's
YMCA. The starting time is 8:00 a.m. for the 5K and 10K races. On Sunday
morning in Chesterfield is the Missouri River 8K race starting at
7:30a.m. Have a great weekend!
July 14th 2009
Another wet weekend. At Hoyleton on Saturday, two course records were
set despite the rain. Brian Glass in 15:56 for the men and Candace
Caveny in 18:56 for the women.
At least on Sunday at the All-Star 5K race, we didn't have rain
until some of the All-Star events later in the afternoon. Two local
runners captured some of the top places--Zac Freudenberg was 1st in the
men's division and Candace Caveny was 2nd in the women's division. The
results for that race can be found on active. com.
Due to the All-Star game tonight, we will not be meeting at the store
following speedwork.
"Top of the Morning" Race Results