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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.
July 4th 2009
It was a raining start for two local races on the 4th. The Mascoutah race turned into a non-competitive run. But you should thank Bandy for all of the work that she put into the race. The Steeleville 3K went off in the rain and finished in the rain with a little bit of lighting during the race. Despite the rain, everyone had a good time. And once again, Art Sheridan beat his brother Alan.
Besides the race on the 11th of July in Hoyleton, don't forget about the All-Star 5K race on Sunday the 12th of July in downtown St. Louis.
On Friday the 10th of July at Running Start, we will have the Mizuno traveling truck in our parking lot from 3:00 till 6:00. They will have experts to analyze your stride and you can test out any Mizuno shoes. With this, you will receive a free Mizuno shirt.
27 June 2009
There are two 5K races coming up this Saturday the 4th of July. The first one is in Mascoutah, IL. starting at 8:00 a.m. The second one is a 3K in Steeleville, IL. The race starts right before their parade, and the course is the parade route.
15 June 2009
This coming weekend there are two local races...one in Belleville at Althoff H. S. starting at 8:30 a. m. There is another 5K race in Sandoval, IL that starts at 8:00.
12 June 2009
Don't forget about the Race for Cure tomorrow morning in downtown St. Louis. There are also three more races on Saturday morning--Violence Prevention in Waterloo, IL.; St. Elizabeth in Granite City; and the June Jamboree in New Baden, IL. All 5K runs.
Last Saturday, we had a number of people that ran the Sunburst Marathon and Half in South Bend, IN. Kirk and Maura Breueggeman both had PRs. Kirk in the full and Maura in the half. Congratulations!! Candace Caveny finished 3rd overall female in 3:12:21, and I got first in the age group in 3:32:10. Kirk was a minute behind me, and Becky Krauss had a great race finishing in 4:48:57.:.
Congratulations to all of the finishers at the Illinois Marathon that was held in Champaign, IL. on the 11th of April. Here are some of the results: Pat Anderson--2:53:42....20(OA)...7th out of 104; Pat Masching--3:08:27...62 (OA)...13th out of 173; Jennifer Wieman-Smith--3:14:57...104 (O)..4th out of 89; Billy Howland--3:27:32...188(OA)....22nd out of 118; Carl Florczyk--3:38:23..317 (OA)...35th out of 118; Lisa Brandt--545(OA)...7th out of 53; Jon Yoch--3:27:21..185(OA)..23rd out of 104; Ryan Yoch--3:37:42..306(OA)..29th out of 140. There were plenty of PRs---Pat, Pat, Jennifer, Billy, Jon, and Lisa. In the Half-Marathon we had a couple finishers: Candace Caveny--1:27:53...64(OA)..2nd out of 263; Cid Bauer--2:15:25..2412(OA)..40th out of 122, and me--1:34:20..144(OA)..1st out of 52........
3-16-09
Congratulations to Dennis Hatch He has a new PR!!!! Dennis ran 4:07:12 at the Little Rock Marathon on the 15th of March. Also completing the full was Mary Jo Jalinsky, Tami Hayen, and Tom Romano.
I would like to congratulate all of the runners that participated in the 10th Annual AOH 5K run/walk. It was a huge success with our biggest crowd of over 900 people. It raised a lot of money for the AOH charities. I would like to thank all of the volunteers..they did a great job and there were no complaints! And especially, thanks to all of our sponsors!!! The Luck of the Irish held off the rain long enough to get almost everything completed!!!
5-28-08
Hi Folks,
Just wanted everyone to know about the upcoming races for the next couple weeks. This Saturday is the Rotary Club 5K Run in Swansea starting at 8:30.
On the 1st of June is the Zoo 5K Run in Forest Park starting at 8:00. On the next
Saturday, the 7th of June, is the "Care For Kids" 5K run in Freeburg. This race
also starts at 8:00. The following Saturday, the 14th of June, there are two races.
The first one is the Crusader 5K Run at Althoff High School starting at 8:30.
The other race is the ``11th Annual June Jamboree in New Baden starting at 8:00.
This past Saturday was the "Run For Bonifest" in Edwardsville. Candace Caveny
came in First Overall Female. Becky Bradley won first in age group. Her husband, Mark, got second in his age group.
Steve Chorma got first in his age group while Neil got 2nd in his age group. Tom Hootselle and his wife, Dawn, also
ran the race. On Monday was the Biathlon in Highland, but due to the rain, the bike part was canceled and they just
had the 5 mile run. Candace won 2nd overall and Becky was 3rd overall for females. Neil got 2nd again in his age
group, and Wrong-Way Tom Romano also won in his age group. The biggest surprise was not the cancellation of the
bike, but we had old face resurfaced. Mr. David Holden participated in the run. He is slowly getting back into racing.
Have a great week!
Mike
5-8-08
Hi Folks,
I just wanted to pass on some information about past race results and
upcoming events.
Some results from the Law Day Run are:
| Candace Caveny | 1st Female Overall | 19:24 |
| Dan Rooney | 1st Male Master | 17:59 |
| Tami Hayen | 1st Age Group | 23:21 |
| Pam Campbell | 1st Age Group | 22:58 |
| Jan Daker | 1st Age Group | 23:24 |
| Rick Sherman | 22:48 | |
| Alan Sheridan | 24:16 | |
| Neil Ackerman | 2nd Age Group | 21:40 |
| Mike Toolen | 1st Age Group | 20:52 |
Run for Sight Results:
| Candace Caveny | 1st Age Group | 18:26 |
| Becky Bradley | 2nd Age Group | 21:15 |
| Jan Daker | 1st Age Group | 24:30 |
| Kirk Brueggeman | 4th Age Group | 20:18 |
| Tim Gillum | Pushing the baby stroller | 24:23 |
| Mike Toolen | 1st Age Group | 20:11 |
Yes, if you noticed, there were three of us that ran both races!!!
In the Lincoln Marathon, Tom Jackson finished in 2:55, and Chris Arnold finished in 2:57.
Don't forget about the Bull Dog Dash 5K Run in Germantown on the 17th of May.
Have a great weekend!
Mike
4-25-08
Congratulations Boston Finishers!
Thought everyone might be interested in the times for Boston, just in case you haven't already seen them.
| Jayda Armstrong Matthew Beebe Ed Breda John Bruemmer Tiffany Brumm Candancy Caveny Steve Chorma Jan Daker Tami Hayen Mary Jo Jalinsky Angela Jenny Seth Jenny Veronica Kirkpatrick Patrick Masching Clark Neitzel Robert Petz Mike Toolen Richard Witt |
4:07:57 3:39:56 3:18:33 4:02:21 3:19:59 3:08:38 2:54:24 3:55:10 3:52:25 3:42:59 3:32:15 3:23:21 4:05:00 3:18:58 3:27:47 3:22:30 3:49:31 3:12:41 |
Here is a flyer for a track meet that will be held on Monday night at the St. Louis University High School track.
The Brigette Schutzman Festival of Miles
It's for a good cause and put on by Ben and Matt from Big River Running.
Don't forget to join "Caden's Crew" on the 4th of May--Sunday--at Union Station--Run for Sight!!!!
World Mountain Championships are THIS weekend - Zac is one of the favorites!!!! Go Zac!!! Oversea's challenge!
5th WMRA World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge
4-17-08
Good Luck Boston Runners!
I had a number of people that were interested in everyone that was running the
Boston Marathon on Monday morning......I've included I think everyone but
Dennis Hatch!
| Name | Town | Bib # |
| Jayda Armstrong Matthew Beebe John Bruemmer Tiffany Brumm Candancy Caveny Steve Chorma Jan Daker Tami Hayen Mary Jo Jalinsky Angela Jenny Seth Jenny Veronica Kirkpatrick Patrick Masching Clark Neitzel Robert Petz Mike Toolen Richard Witt |
Edwardsville O'Fallon Fairview Heights Troy Mascoutah O'Fallon Belleville Swansea Smithton Swansea Swansea Swansea O'Fallon O'Fallon Belleville Shiloh O'Fallon |
15793 6854 24053 9035 3812 2010 20291 18227 15700 10809 1261 15495 6515 9068 7680 12424 2897 |
WBZTV.com has a live finish line feed
Good Luck to everyone!!!
4-8-08
Hi Folks,
Just in case you missed it, we had a number of outstanding performances on
Sunday. First, in the marathon, two (almost three) people had PRs. Carl Florczyk ran
3:26:38 and Tom Hootselle ran a 4:00:32...PRs for both of them and Tom beat his previous
time by 54 minutes!!! Tom Romano ran a great time of 3:19:31, Lisa Brandt ran a 4:09:37,
Alan (Art's brother) Sheridan ran a 5:08:26. Matt Wilson had a time of 3:29:10 Good Job,Matt!!
I think that was a PR for Matt, but his time was listed under the Half-Marathon times....I guess
they made a mistake somewhere......Tom Romano finished in 5th place in his age group!
In the Half, Angie Jenny ran a 1:32:52 for 2nd in her age group and 19th female overall.
Daryl Morrison ran 1:31:40 for 10th in his age group, Kirk ran a1:49:15, Art finished in
1:55:20, Tim couldn't run, but Becky took his number and finished in 2:15:08 without falling,
Matt Wilson's wife Jennifer finished in 2:47:45. I couldn't find an official time for Rodney and
Jeremy......but I think Rodney's time was around 1:34.....
Congratulations to all of the finishers!!!
4-1-08 (Another Finisher----and it's NOT an April Fool's Joke)
We had another finisher early this morning. Molly Sue Farrell came in 1st place
at the time of 6:00 am weighing in at 8 lbs. 4 oz. and 20.5" long. Mom and Dad
are doing great.....and quite happy! I think Becky might say she ran about a
dozen ultramarathons in these last couple weeks!!! Congratulations to Mike
and Becky and to Molly Sue!!!
Good Luck to everyone that is running the half or full on Sunday. Looks like the
weather is going to cooperate and be pretty decent. I did read that they are
going to have aid stations every 3 miles....just so they don't go thru what
Chicago did last October.....good thing the weather forecast is for a high of 58
and not 85!!!!
Have a Great Week!
Mike
3-13-08
Hi Folks,
Okay, this is the second biggest weekend of the racing year....of course, last weekend is the biggest, right??!!
Everyone is set to meet in the parking lot of Union Station (right behind Hard Rock Cafe) around 8:00/8:15....
The race starts early this year at 9:00 and not 9:30.....After the race, we will be on the opposite side of Union
Station on Market Street. Again for the 2nd year in a row, that's the start of the parade...and that's where the
awards are given out!!! See you on Saturday morning!
And some of us are planning to run 20 miles on Sunday morning in Forest Park. We are going to meet
at the Visitor's Center at 8:00..Everyone is welcome......
Thanks again for everyone's help last weekend.....everyone thought it was a great time!!
Thanks and hopefully, I'll see most of you on Saturday!
Mike
11-20-07
Congratulations to Jan Daker.......She qualified for Boston this past weekend in
the Philadelphia marathon. Her time was 3:59:51.....she also placed 3rd in her
age division and 3140th overall.....Great job, Jan!!!!
Also congratulations to Candace Caveny. She finished 1st female in the Turkey Trot Run in Maryville on Saturday,
and won another turkey!!!
On Thursday, some of us are running in Kirkwood's Turkey Day Run. The 3 miler
starts at 7:30 with the 6 miler starting 8:00. There are also 2-- 5K races in
Chesterfield the same day.
Don't forget the Alton 10 miler on Saturday....starting at 10:00...and then, of course, Fast Eddie's starting as soon as Bill Kurtz reserves a table!!!
I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving
2008 "Top of The Morning" registration form is now available.
10-30-07
Daryl Morrison just completed the Marine Corps Marathon Sunday in a time of
3:20:55...good enough for 750th overall.....and Mark Bradley (Becky's husband)
finished in 3:48:26.......due to a stress fracture, Becky could not run the marathon. Congrats to Daryl, Mark, and Becky!!!
Tuesday night I am going with my granddaughter trick or tricking in Wood River!
Therefore, we will have to skip speedwork tonight night...sorry about that!!!
9-27-07
We need to congratulate the finishers from the Quad Cities Marathon that was this past Sunday morning:
Veronica Kirkpatrick finished in 3:38:40 for 105th overall and 5th in her age group.......Tami Hayen turned in a 3:46:47 for 147th overall and 7th in her age group........and then there is Tom Romano-----first he did the Lewis & Clark
1/2 marathon the Sunday before the marathon in 1:28:xx, then on the way to the Quad Cities, he stopped in Collinsville on Saturday and ran the Italianfest 5K race in 19:58.....and then finished the marathon on the next day in 3:26:16 good enough for 4th in the age group and 65th overall......and I guess we do not
need to taper!!!!
Also this past Sunday was Dennis Hatch's "Race to the Courthouse" in Nashville.
Candace was the Overall winner in 18:45, Kathy Eller finished 2nd female overall in 22:54, Mike Eller finished in
2nd male overall in 19:53, I was 6th overall, Rick Sherman was 7th in 21:00, Neil Ackerman was 8th in 21:12, and
Art Sheridan was 16th in 22:31.......Congrats to everyone and especially Dennis and his wife Monica for the great
breakfast that was served at their house.....Thanks!!!! (And Dennis said it will be an annual event!!)
This weekend, there are 2 races on Saturday.....the Rotary 5K run in O'Fallon starting at 8:30, and the Family
Hospice Walk/Run starting at 8:15 at the Shrine of our Lady of the Snow...
If you are planning on running the Half or Full in Memphis at the beginning of December, the price increase will
begin on the 1st of October.....so, you better sign up in the next couple days for the better price!
I am trying to get a list of what marathon everyone is trying to finish in the coming months......so, email me for
the marathon that you are planning to run!!! I will put out a list for everyone to keep track of our performances!!
9-17-07
It was a great weekend to run, right?? For all of the Chicago marathons participants, it was
our last 20 miler..... A lot of us ran yesterday at the Lewis & Clark 1/2 marathon in St. Charles.
And what a surprise...a traffic jam before the race and the race delayed for 15 minutes...
The course did change but nothing else did. They even forgot the awards for the top 3 male and female
in both races...so, that means that Mike Farrell will be accepting his 1st place overall trophy in the mail.
Other age group awards were Angie Jenny for 1st, Candace Caveny for 1st, Becky Bradley for 1st,
Jan Daker for 2nd, Steve Chorma for 1st, and Tom Romano for 3rd. Plus, the age group winners,
we had at least eight people that had PRs....and hopefully, I did not miss anyone....Lisa Brandt,
Kathy Eller, Dan Hepp ( unofficial), Candace, Tracy Johnson, Matt Wilson, Pat Masching, Kirk Brueggeman....
As far as I know, Rick Sherman was the only one from the store that ran the full. Rick finished in 3:36.
Good Job!!!
Dewey Barsaloux completed the Rochester marathon last weekend.
He finished in 3:10:42....good enough for 29th overall and 4th in the age group.
Good Job!
This coming weekend, there are three races---two on Saturday and the most important on Sunday.
The 5K Italianfest is in Collinsville, and the Hills and Hollows 1/2 marathon and 5K is in Valmeyer!
Then on Sunday is the "Race To The Courthouse" in Nashville, IL. Dennis Hatch is Race Director and
he is expecting all of us to be there. The race starts at 7:30, and something about breakfast afterwards.
You can ask Dennis on Tuesday night.......
Tomorrow night at speedwork the weather should be a little warm and nothing like last Tuesday. But this
is our last hard workout before Chicago, and then it is really taper time!!!
Have a great week and enjoy the warm weather again!
9-10-07
We need to congratulate everyone on their performances this weekend.....
On Saturday at the Popeye's 5K race, Mary Jo and Dan Hepp both conquered
3rd place overall.......Matt Espenchied got 2nd in age group, and Tom Romano
and myself captured 1st place in our age groups.
On Sunday, a lot of folks did great at the Biathlon in Millstadt---Mike Eller
took 1st in his age group in 1:45:56, Darryl Morrison took 2nd in his age
group in a time of 1:43:44, and Kathy Eller did a great job and got 2nd in
her age group in a time of 1:56:03..........Tom Hootselle and Tom Romano
did not place in their age groups but had a good time.....Seth Jenny ran on
a team and finished 3rd in the run and for the team finished 2nd place for
the male team!!!
And our friend, Zac Freudenburg participated in the World Championships
in Switzerland this past weekend and finished 8th overall---positioning himself
as one of the top mountain runners in the world.
This weekend a lot of us are running in the Lewis & Clark 1/2 marathon to get
out LAST 20 miler in for the upcoming marathon in October.......don't forget the
course is different with completely different starting and finishing areas....I guess
we will have to come back to the start where our cars will be to tailgate!!! The race
starts at 6:45, and with 5000 runners should be very interesting. Good Luck to
everyone that will be racing!!
I almost forget............congrats to Bob Petz and his sister Susan, and her friend Donna.
They finished the 1/2 marathon yesterday in Chicago. Bob finished in 1:32:xx, and said
the humidity was terrible and people were dropping like flies!!! Sounds like St. Louis weather.
Also for the biggest trophy from this weekend, Mike and Kathy Eller won the "Last Man Standing"
trophy at the Millstadt Biathlon. They are both very proud of their trophy, and they can explain
how they won..............
Have a great week!
8-27-07
Congratulations to everyone that raced this weekend......
At the 5K race in Waterloo, Dan Hepp came in 2nd overall in a time of 16:46 (good thing he didn't race the Tiki Trot last weekend, his time would have been
a little slower), and Tom Romano came in 2nd place in his age group.
(more results)
At the 5K Kirchenfest in Highland, Candace came in first female overall, Becky
Bradley was 3rd overall and second in her age group and Mary Jo was 3rd in
the age group, Pam Campbell was 1st in her age group, Bob Petz was 2nd in
his age group, and Neil was 2nd and I was 1st in our age group.
In Louisville at the Ironman, Andy Brendel finished in 9:58:21 (38th overall), Tom Jackson was 3 seconds behind Andy in 9:58:24 (39th), Tina Stiles was at 10:36:08 (91st overall), and Jim Westhead finished in 11:41:25 (273rd).
Chris Arnold finished the Ironman in Canada but I don't have a time for him, but I think he set a PR.
Can't believe it, but it is suppose to be hot tomorrow for speedwork and we already have people running in the
morning.....so, it looks like we just might be going out to dinner for Mary Jo's birthday.
There are two races this weekend---Sunday in St. Libory a 5K that starts at 8:30, and on Monday in Kinmundy
a 5K that starts 8:00........I think the JCCA still has their 5K and 10K races on Monday morning also.
It's our 2nd to last 20 ,miler coming up this weekend......I know Mary Jo is running on Friday with Becky Bradley
in Edwardsville. But that's the only one that is scheduled. I'll try to find out when everyone is running, and put
out another email later in the week.
Have a great week!
8-23-07
Wanted to remind everyone about the Highland race on Saturday...It starts at 8:00......I think we have a
large number going to the race even that Fast guy from Nashville.
For the long run this weekend, there are some people running on Sunday morning at 6:00 on the Metro Trail
from SWIC....12 or 15 miles.
Some of us will be running at Forest Park from the Visitor's Center starting at 7:00 for 12 miles.
This is our easy week before our third 20 miler next weekend.
Good Luck to the folks going to the Ironman down in Louisville this weekend!
Congratulations to everyone that raced last weekend. I know Kathy and Mike ran a triathlon in O'Fallon, MO. and both
had excellent times with Kathy finishing in 3rd place in her age group...and with a little problem on the bike. She can
explained it better than me.
At the Tiki Trot Race in Hecker, there were a lot of awards---Bob Petz was 2nd overall, Candace was 1st female finisher
and 3rd overall, Art was 3rd in his age group, Dennis was 3rd in his, and Dewey was 1st in his.......and we had two
runners that have not raced in a while ...Seth Jenny and with a mad dash in the last 20 yards, and Bill Kurtz who ran with his oldest
grandson and finished in great shape!!!
Bob Petz also ran the race in Columbia, IL. on Saturday morning.....he ran the 10K race but don't remember his time.....sorry, Bob!
Next Tuesday providing it's not 100 degrees again, a number of people wants to go to dinner for Mary Jo's Birthday....which is
on Monday. So, don't forget!
8-13-07
This is really hard to believe, but since we have another heat warning for tomorrow, I don't think
it will be healthy to run tomorrow night at 5:30. So, if you want to do some speed work, you
need to run early in the morning or late at night...It was a little cooler this morning, but the humidity
was still bad. And tomorrow is going to be a lot worse. So, hopefully, the next Tuesday the 21st,
we can run again at 5:30.
Don't forget Tom's race on this coming Saturday night. The Hecker "Tiki" Trot starts at 8:30 in
downtown Hecker. The course is going to be lined with torches..should be a lot of fun and they
advertise as having the coldest beer around...maybe a long night!!
Also on the 25th of August is the 25th running of the St.Paul Strassenlauf Kirchenfest in
Highland, IL starting at 8:00..
Both races are 5Ks....
Hope you have a great week!
Mike
8-2-07
First, I would like to congratulate everyone that ran the Mississippi Mile last Saturday. I heard some pretty good times, but I don't have all of the times. But I know that they just put the times on the Track Club's Web Site.....
Since our float trip is this weekend and it is a light long run on our schedules, some of us are running tomorrow morning. And then this weekend.
I know that Mary Jo and Tammy are running from the Metro Trail at SWIC on Saturday at 6:30......
Lynn and Becky are running on Sunday from the Belleville Station on the Metro Trail at 5:30....I think everyone
is going 12 miles.......
Don't forget that the 5K at the VA Hospital in St. Louis is on Saturday morning starting at 7:25....it's called "Sweat with the Vets" and Jean Feguson is
the race director!!!
On the next Saturday is Mud Mountain at SIUE. That 5K starts at 9:00.
I still have the bus that is going to Chicago for the Chicago marathon. Seems like we are losing people for the bus, so please call me if you are
planning to ride the bus. Thanks!
Have a Great weekend!
Mike
7-24-07
Some people are running the Mississippi Mile this coming Saturday. I know Mike Eller is really looking forward to the race. He knows that he will not be the last group to run. He stood around last year for over an hour...and in the heat!!!!
On Sunday, we are running 18 miles in Forest Park. I guess we will start at 6:00 at the Visitor's Center....Everyone is invited!!
7-20-07
Weekend Long Run - 16 miles at Forest Park Visitor Center, 6:00 a.m.
on Sunday, July 22
7-18-07
Mary Jo Jalinsky was 1st female overall and Jan Daker was 2nd overall female. Jack Tierney
was 3rd male overall, Bob Petz and Tom Romano got first in their age groups, and Art Sheridan
and Dennis Hatch had a good time! This all happened at the 1st annual Hofbraufest 5K Run on
Saturday in Hoyleton, IL. Mary Jo established the course record for females.
At the Touring Cyclist's Biathlon on Sunday, Carol Wright took the "Best Female"
award and Jim Wright took 1st in the 60-99 age group. Kathy Eller took 2nd
in her age group, and Mike Eller and Jon Yoch took 1st in their age groups.
7-11-07
Looks like we will be running in Forest Park on Sunday morning at 7:00. It will
be a short run...only 10 miles.....The weather is not suppose to be hot, so 7:00
should be fine! On longer mileage and warmer days, we will be starting at 6:00.......
On Saturday is the 1st annual Hofbraufest 5K run in Hoyleton. The race starts at
8:30.....and it is suppose to be a flat course. I'll be doing the timing.and results.
On Sunday morning is the Fairview Heights Touring Cyclist's Biathlon. I know
that Mike and Kathy will be racing......
Last weekend was the Salmon Run in Forest Park. Jan Daker took 1st in her age
group, Candace took 1st in her age group and 3rd overall. Neil took 1st in our age
group and I took 2nd.....
On the 4th of July, a number of us ran in the 3K in Steeleville.
Make sure you check Art Sheridan's time with his brother Alan's time.
Here’s the link for the results of the Steeleville's 3K race from the 4th of July:
www.egyptian.net/~minton/race/
Also on the 4th, was the Hillsboro Biathlon. Kathy Eller finished 3rd in her age group, Mike Eller finished 4th in his. Carol Wright finished 3rd overall female and Jim Wright took first in his age group.
6-25-07
Just in case you haven't heard, Steve and Kara Moehn are expecting their tennis player/runner to
appear in the beginning of January.... Steve also told me that he has finally gotten over his morning sickness, but
he said it took a while before he stopped throwing up!!! They both are really excited!
This Friday night if anyone is interested, a couple of us are going to the
"Party in the Park" at Fairmount Park. Hopefully, someone will go early and
save a big table. Let me know if you are interested.
On the racing scene this past weekend, a number of significant events occurred. On Saturday in Freeburg,
Art Sheridan placed 1st in his age group. Way to go Art!! Jan Daker placed 1st in her age group and also
2nd overall. Bob Petz was 6th overall and 2nd in his age group. Steve Chorma was the overall winner and 1st
in Bob's age group. Tom Hootselle had a PR in 21:36.
On Sunday at the YMCA connection run in Kirkwood another couple PRs......Dan Hepp finished in 16:51 for his PR.
And Candace Caveny ran a 17:40 and beat her PR by 55 seconds. Also finished 3rd
overall. Great Job! Neil Ackerman was 3rd in my age group (but I didn't get
his time) and I finished 2nd in the age group in 19:05..... Looks like we
will be staying at the Courtyard at Tremont for the Boston trip next year. I
also have other rooms that are reserved if anyone needs them. But most of us
will be staying at the Tremont. Get your forms right away.....
6-18-07
In the New Baden 5K race on Saturday the 16th of June, Candace Caveny came in first overall female and
Tami Hayen came in third overall female..........Bob Petz was third overall male, Bill Doerr was first in his
age group, and I was first in mine!!!
6-11-07
Last weekend at the race in Belleville--the Crusader 5K Run---, we had a number of awards....
Mary Jo Jalinsky finished 2nd overall, Jan Daker finished 1st in her age group......Jim Barsaloux
was 1st and Bob Petz was 2nd in their age group..In a 10K race in Edwardsville, Tami Hayen was
1st Masters.....
6-4-07
Results for the Rotary Run in Swansea that was held this past Saturday.........
Candace was the overall female winner in 18:44, Matt Albertson was 1st in his age group in 16:40,
Dan Rooney won in his age group and Bob Petz was 3rd, Tom Romano came in first in his age group,
and so did Neil Ackerman......Art Sheridan's Mother came in first in her age group!!!!
On Sunday at Forest Park for the Zoo run, everyone did pretty good-----Candace was 1st in her AG,
Becky Bradley was 1st, Tammy Angrisani was 1st and Mary Jo was 3rd in that age group, Jan Daker
was 1st, Dan Hepp was 2nd in his AG, and I was 1st in mine.....We have enough stuff apes to start
a zoo!