Found A Good Half in Peoria

I needed to find a half marathon to test my fitness about 6 weeks before the Illinois Marathon. Last year, my buddy Doug pushed me in the Terre Haute Half to a 1:35:32 finish. If I can pull off a 1:35 again this spring (Sunday, March 21, 1PM) I'll be pretty happy.

Here is a link to the site. http://frostbiteclassic.wetpaint.com/

Monumental Marathon Pix

brightroom event photography

Siberian Express...Chick'd

It was a little cold last Saturday when I ran the Siberian Express. The temperature at the starting line was 2° F with a wind chill of around -15°F. There was 2-3” of snow on the ground and the trails.

I started a little too far back and had a hard time getting up to the group where I should be running because the large group narrowed rather quickly and I was locked into a single track of runners. When the trail opened up a little I was able to pass several people and started to find my race pace. The second half of the race was great. I just didn't have it in me to make up for the first slow half of the race.

• My time was 1:01:54
• My pace was 8:11/mile
• I finished 64th out of 401 runners.
• I finished 63 out of 288 Men.

Yes, that's right I was beaten by one Woman. One reason to train a little harder this year.

1319 Miles in 2009

Training for 9 races this year made my annual mileage greater than it has ever been before.  This year I ran 2 Marathons, 1 Half Marathon, 2 5K's, and completed the Kennekuk Road Runners "Grand Slam" (4 races,3 on trails).  It's been a great year of running and I hope for 2011 to be even better with many PR's in my future, because it's a bit frustrating to get outkicked by soccer moms (see pic.).  The Siberian Express is this Saturday.  It will be my first race of 2011. In the words of Kevin Stroud i'll try not to get "chick'd".

The 2009 NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships (Terre Haute, Indiana)

Sam Chelanga of Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA.

takes first placein the 10000 Meter (6.2miles) in a time of 28.41 (4:38/mile pace)

More info on Sam Chelanga

The 2009 NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships (Terre Haute, Indiana)

Angela Bizarri of the University of Illinois takes first place
in the 6000 Meter (3.72miles) in a time of 19.46 (5:19/mile pace)
More info on Angela Bizarri

New Illinois Marathon Course Map