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“Nothing can hold a candle to the infectious energy and inspiration of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. ”

Chicago has enough athletic events to cater to fans of any sport, but in my opinion, nothing can hold a candle to the infectious energy and inspiration of the Bank of America Chicago Mara-thon. With 45,000 participants from around the city, the state, the country and the globe filling 26.2 miles of Chicago’s roadways, along which stand 1.7 million cheering fans, the marathon stands in a category of its own.

Whether you run or watch the race, marathon day requires plenty of preparation. If you’ll run the Bank of America Chicago Marathon for the first time or 38th time this fall, we have advice for you, with tips for experienced runners (page 32) and novice runners (page 34) in this issue.

Athletes have trained for months to get ready for their victory lap, and while spectating may not necessitate 18 weeks of training, it helps to have a plan to succeed on Oct. 11. If you’ll be supporting runners along the course this year, check out 10 tips you need to know on page 36.

The marathon course features plenty of entertainment, but if you’d like to add a little education to your tour of the city, don’t miss our guide to Chicago architecture on page 38. The race passes by dozens of the city’s architectural highlights, from historic structures such as the Sullivan Center on State Street to modern marvels like Contemporaine on Wells.

If the race’s competition gets your heart pumping, we have everything you need to know about this year’s elite athletes on page 42. With major American names including Deena Kastor, Joan Benoit Samuelson and Fernando Cabada, local standout Tera Moody and prominent international stars including Mare Diababa, who won the marathon at the IAAF World Championships in August, and Tsegaye Kebede, who won the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2012, this year’s race promises some fantastic performances.

As race day approaches, we’ll keep you updated on everything you need to know about the event. Follow along at www.mychicagoathlete.com for all the latest news, and have a great race!

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he Chicago Rowing Foundation (CRF), an all-inclusive non-pro� t rowing organization, will host its second annual ROWtober Fest regatta on Oct. 17, bringing rowers of all

ages to the north branch of the Chicago River for a full day of competition. � e regatta takes collegiate, master and junior rowers from between Cortland and Webster north to the WMS Boathouse at Clark Park, the home of the CRF located at 3400 N. Rockwell, just west of Lane Tech High School.

“We moved into this boathouse just over a year ago, so it’s still a brand new boathouse to us,” Kelsey Rodway, the girls novice assistant and strength coach with the Chicago Rowing Foundation, says. “Almost all of the teams in the state came last year. We’re opening it regionally this year and hope other teams from surrounding states will join us.”

� ough most outdoor water sports wrap up in early or mid-September, rowing continues through November. Rodway says CRF teams will train outside as long as the wind chill is 20 degrees or higher, even in the winter.

“If you want to compete with teams that are able to stay on the water year round, you have to go out when it’s that cold,” she says. “� ere’s really no option.”

� e WMS Boathouse does include the city’s only indoor rowing tank, allowing rowers to continue training even in particularly inclement weather.

CRF has club teams for middle schoolers, high schoolers and masters athletes, which includes anyone over the age of 18. Masters can choose between a recreational team or a competitive team, depending on their experience and desire to compete.

“We have people that didn’t row until three or four years ago when they were on the recreational team for a season or two and then came up to competitive,” Rodway says. “� ere’s a huge span when it comes to ability levels on the recreational and competitive teams.”

CRF also has two adaptive programs: Pauly’s Pals, a peer adaptive program for children on the autism spectrum and accessROW, a team for physically impaired athletes. CRF changes boats to � t the athlete’s needs and hopes to build its adaptive rowing program over time.

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In August, we asked for your help in deciding which image we should use for the cover of this issue. A shot from last year’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon featuring two fi xtures in the local running community, Wendy Jaehn and Israel Antonio, won by an overwhelming majority and drummed up a lot of positivity. Check out some of the love below.

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Runners looking to improve their per-formance with the help of a professional have a new option with MotionGeek. The Maryland-based startup connects athletes with physical therapists in order to analyze the runner’s form for weaknesses and offer advice on strengthening exercises that can help correct problems.

Runners fi lm six short videos that show them performing functional movements and running from two different angles and submit the videos to MotionGeek. From there, a physical therapist will analyze the videos and provide recommendations for exercises, drills, shoes and orthotics based on what the video reveals about a person’s running form.

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or the first time in 25 years, elite athletes at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon will be left to their own pacing devices. Carey Pinkowski, executive race director

of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, told the Chicago Tribune in late August that the race would not feature pacesetters, commonly known as rabbits, this year.

Pinkowski reasoned that ridding the race of rabbits would allow the leaders to focus more on the task at hand, fostering a greater sense of competition and strategy across the entire 26.2-mile course. Tradi-tionally, rabbits have established the pace for lead

runners through more than half of the race, though most rabbits drop out between miles 15 and 20. Ben Kimondiu is a notable exception: the 2001 Bank of America Chicago Marathon champion was supposed to establish a fast pace for the � rst half of the race but stayed in beyond the 13.1-mile mark and ended up winning the entire race in 2:08:52.

� e Bank of America Chicago Marathon was the only domestic Abbott World Marathon Majors race that used rabbits: neither New York nor Boston em-ploy rabbits, though Berlin, venue for the past six men’s marathon world records, does use pacemakers at its race.

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What once began as a small group of runners meeting at a YMCA indoor track has now � ourished into a running club boasting 500 members. � e Evanston Running Club has most certainly come a long way from 1973, marking o� huge checkpoints along the way, such as joining the Road Runners Club of America and having 250 volunteers and 100 runners at last year’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon, all while creating a com-munity of members that share a love of running.

To kick o� marathon season for the members who run the Bank of America Chicago Marathon each year, the club holds an event dubbed “Runapalooza”.

“We have a number of speakers come in, everything from super veteran marathoners to chiropractors to massage therapists to motivational people,” ERC president Chuck Janczy says.

Following the event, marathon training consists mostly of a prescribed mileage each week and a Saturday morn-ing long run, which Janczy describes as a modi� ed Hal Higdon schedule. During the week, runners can come to group runs or run on their own.

But marathon training is just one element of the club. Although the club aims to expand the runs it o� ers, it already meets at many di� erent times to work around

people’s schedules: every day but Friday has a run scheduled with two runs on Saturday.

“We have a lot of activities between group runs and social events and track workouts,” says Janczy. “We just have a lot of stu� that we do.”

Although the club membership features a range in demographics, throughout the years it has shifted to include a younger crowd.

“I’m not a young guy, I’m 56, but when I joined you know I was forty something and I was one of the young guys,” Janczy mentioned. “Today we have a lot more members in their 20s and 30s than back in the day.”

ERC continually tries to welcome more types of run-ners, growing the base of the club and hoping to cater to and invite less serious or slower runners who want to run casually.

� e club’s success and goals have made it thrive. It has departed from simply posting � yers with a time and place to attracting a bourgeoning membership that only grows more every year.

“We’re just going to keep doing what we’re doing,” says Janczy.

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itchell Wido has participated in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon ev-ery year since 2010, though in a differ-ent capacity than most. Wido, a special

agent canine handler with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, has handled Deja, a 7-year-old yellow Labrador retriever at the race for the past five years, holding her leash while she sweeps the area for explosives. Wido’s involve-ment in that capacity allowed him to watch many runners finish the event and inspired him to train for the race himself.

“As we’re sitting by the � nish line, I see all these run-ners coming across and thought, ‘I could do that,’” Wido says. “I was going to start training several years ago, but I got sick with in� uenza A, which shut me down for a month, and then in� uenza B. � e quest was put on hold for a couple of years, but I’m ready to go this year.”

Wido got into canine handling years ago after starting in police work before transitioning into various roles at the ATF. When the opportunity arose within the ATF to become a canine handler, Wido jumped on the chance.

“I related to animals better than humans my whole life,”

Wido says with a laugh. “It was a natural progression. I love it. I’ve got the best partner in the world.”

Deja lives and travels with Wido, and the two train con-stantly. Deja only gets food after � nding explosives, so Wido has Deja � nd training aids that contain the same chemicals as explosives throughout the day and rewards her with a handful of food.

“At the end of the day, she’s gone through two cups of food that way,” Wido says.

Wido will run the race on behalf of Team PAWS, which supports the mission of PAWS Chicago, the city’s largest no kill animal shelter. Wido also sports his Team PAWS singlet at other area races, of which he has plenty remain-ing throughout the year, including Ragnar Tennessee and the Naperville Marathon. He participated in the Batavia Triathlon and Naperville Sprint Triathlon earlier this year and next year hopes to take on the International distance at the Chicago Triathlon.

And while Wido’s involvement in the race this year will look di� erent than in years past, he hopes his partner will still be able to attend.

“We have to have another agent there with her, but we’re in the process of working on it,” Wido says.

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Francine Haas Ironman training led to a new passion for Francine Haas. Haas describes her first group ride with a cycling team while training as “the most exhilarating and challenging ride I had ever done,” and, with the encouragement of her then-boyfriend, now-husband, got into racing. Haas had a strong showing at the Ed Rudolph Velodrome this year with a solid lead in the race for the Ed Rudolph Velodrome Rider of the Year title through late August. She primarily focused

on track racing in 2015 and competed at the USA Cycling Masters Track Nationals in three events in July, taking fourth in the points race and scratch race and third in the team sprint. Haas will wrap up her season at the Masters Track World Championships in Manchester, England in October before taking some time off for the winter. She aims to compete in Masters Track Nationals again next year.

JeFFrey WHitemanJeffrey Whiteman got his first taste of competitive cycling while on a family vacation in 1985 when he saw the Coors International Bike Classic. After running in high school and college, Whiteman returned to cycling in 2000 and has competed ever since. Whiteman won the Masters Track National Championship in the scratch race in July and led the field for the Ed Rudolph Velodrome Rider of the Year through late August. In August, he took home

the state championship in the scratch race, the Roger Delange Trophy Race, at the Ed Rudolph Velodrome and also raced at the USA Cycling Elite Track National Champion-ships. Whiteman hopes to win a national title again next year and compete at the Elite Track National Championships, along with some UCI races. He would also like to win Illinois state titles and Rider of the Year at the Ed Rudolph Velodrome in 2016.

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omposite teams have existed in road cy-cling for years, especially among highly ranked amateurs who merge resources to rub shoulders with better funded, more

cohesive and stable professional teams. Many times a unique composite team will come together for a short period—a four-day stage race, for example—only to disband after the race. While this helps riders gain acceptance into an elite race, it doesn’t foster the inter-team dynamics needed for overall sustainable racing success.

In its inaugural year, the Chicago Women’s Elite Cycling team bucked this trend and has had great results from its innovative model. The team experi-enced success on and off the racecourse by pulling the strengths of five or six individuals across multiple local club teams to form a composite development squad of racers, formalizing the many disconnected parts that usually exist in a temporary composite team’s goals. This allowed the team to plan across an entire season and focus on unity and long term goals, giving each rider the opportunity to shine at different points throughout the race calendar.

The CWEC model also addresses and adapts to a real obstacle that exists in women’s road rac-

ing: a race’s participation and strategic dynamic. CWEC’s core riders compete with their own club team, racing head to head in local events where the advantages of a strong team matter, especially in a small field. This dispersion of talent in the local scene promotes higher attendance at races through more pure competition.

The results speak to the effectiveness of the team’s model in its first year. With the team competing in 24 race days over five events this season, Daphne Karagianis has helped pave the way through 2015 as a co-founder and standout rider, contributing four CWEC team podium finishes and 18 indi-vidual wins, including Illinois and Midwest Road championships as well as the Illinois criterium title. The team also put on seven clinics spanning various events and skills, which further proves the CWEC’s commitment to grassroots growth and support within the cycling community. Chicago Athlete caught up with Karagianis to gain some insight into the many ups and inevitable challenges of a unique team’s first year in existence, as well as what’s to come.

CA Being a first year team with a unique com-posite structure, there are bound to be grow-

ing pains. What was the biggest obstacle the team faced this season?

DK The unique composite structure allows us to compete effectively at a professional level in national races against professional racers, national champions and sometimes Olympians. A team uses each rider’s strength during the race towards a common team goal. This may have been the biggest obstacle the team faced this year: having never worked together as teammates before. Since we have raced against each other before, on our local teams and in local Chicago races, we had a good understanding of how we tick. But getting riders who are used to racing [alone] to work and think as a team is no easy task! The team worked throughout the season with a race director who provided race-day strategy and valuable post-race recaps and learning sessions. By the end of the season we would (and did) give everything we had to each other, even the bike beneath us.

CA The CWEC seems to have proven successful at a local and regional level with its unique grassroots model, and the potential is there to participate in even more elite races around the U.S. next year. How can you see the CWEC growing locally and nationally for 2016?

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“We’ve brought Chicagoland racers onto the national stage,

neck and neck with riders from the mountains of

California and Colorado.i’ve had countless people

tell me how they are inspired by CWEC, and

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DK We had a very successful 2015, which only makes us hungry for more! In 2016 we’d like to con-tinue our development program locally, extend our race calendar to big race series on the West Coast (and potentially have a B squad so we can attend even more races) and bring on more volunteers. How can we achieve this? Sponsorship! Learn the ways: chicagowomenselite.com/give

CA One of the team’s goals was to explore the ability to replicate this composite structure across regions, giving women racers in other areas of the country a better chance in access-ing higher quality racing with a strong unified team. Has the interest been there to potentially see this replication take place?

DK There has been interest and CWEC is con-stantly talking with teams across the U.S. We are working together to find solutions and elevate the participation of women in cycling. We hope that this program can be a model for many cities.

CA What was the greatest team success of the season?

DK We’ve brought Chicagoland racers onto the national stage, neck and neck with riders from the mountains of California and Colorado. We’ve won primes, been on solo breaks, stood on podiums and collected leaders and championship jerseys. But the greatest success of this season is inspiration. It’s an incredible feeling to inspire others to achieve their goals, and in return feel inspired to keep crushing it. I’ve had countless people tell me how they are inspired by CWEC, and that alone is worth it.

CA What was your greatest individual result this year in the CWEC jersey and how did participation in the CWEC help you achieve this result?

DK This year we brought home the title of Mid-west Road Race Champion. It was a hard fought race with many new team tactics. I most likely would not have been able to make this 12-hour trip on my own or finish at the top of the podium as a solo rider in the Chicago area. CWEC co-ordinated travel, van rental, team director, regis-tration and host housing. We also brought along local Category 3 and Junior girl racers to share in the experience.

CA What are the top priority goals for you and the team for 2016?

DK Cycling world domination! Send a Chicago rider to La Course on the Champs-Elysées! The sky is the limit. The top priority is to continue to make this a program that is sustainable. More often than not women’s cycling projects go by the wayside because they don’t get the proper support or funding. We want Chicago Women’s Elite Cycling to live on far into the future and grow from year to year.

CA Chicago can be a hard city to get good long hard miles in. What is your go to route for a training ride within the city?

DK Lemont! Willow Springs hills! However, I don’t mind riding inside. Personally, I need to get out of the house if I’m going to sit on a trainer. I’m really grateful for Edge Athlete Lounge, my go-to spot, where I knock out the watts on the Wahoo Kickrs. And don’t forget to recover as hard as you train. Chicago Sports Massage is the spot for getting a good recovery massage so you can do it all again the next day.

Cycling teams rely heavily on sponsors, so please check out the CWEC website at www.chicagowomenselite.com to learn more about the team and how to get involved as a racer or partner.

“We’ve brought Chicagoland racers onto the national stage,

neck and neck with riders from the mountains of

California and Colorado.I’ve had countless people

tell me how they are inspired by CWEC, and

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ike Cordes began running over 20 years ago because of his son, and continues to run today on his son’s behalf.

As a high school soccer player, Neil, Cordes’ youngest son, needed to run one mile during the summer to prepare for the season. Cordes would accompany his son to the local track and walk laps while his son ran. His walks turned into jogs, which turned into 5Ks, which led to the LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuff le, a half marathon and, in 2000, his first marathon: the Lasalle Bank Chicago Marathon.

While Cordes initially started running to improve his health, his involvement in the sport took on new meaning when Neil was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Cordes and his wife participated in Walk MS and Bike MS fundraising events, which sparked an idea.

“I was running a marathon every year anyway, so I started contacting the MS Society and asking why they weren’t a charity partner for the [Bank of America] Chicago Marathon,” Cordes says. “After three years or so, they were able to dedicate the resources and get into it. That was 2010, and

I’ve participated in the race every year since as a charitable fundraiser.”

While Walk MS and Bike MS continue as the most prominent active sports fundraisers for the organi-zation, Finish MS has grown substantially since its early days. The Bank of America Chicago Mara-thon team has more than tripled in size since 2010 and last year raised almost $179,000 for the cause.

“We’ve now grown to where the last three years, we’ve had a pasta dinner the Friday night before the marathon for team camaraderie and a chance to meet other runners and talk,” Cordes says. “We have a tent on Charity Row in mile 14 of the marathon, which is a nice place for those of us who aren’t real concerned with our times can stop, grab a water and continue on for the final 12 miles.”

Cordes counts himself among those more interested in finishing the race than finishing it fast, and focuses more on spreading awareness about MS and raising funds for the fight against the disease than obtaining a new personal record.

“In the early time frame when I started running, I was really focused on my time and everything,”

Cordes says. “I ran sub-4:00 marathons and I ran marathons a little over five and a half hours, and to be honest the ones that took the longest were the most fun. … I wear a shirt that says I’m run-ning for MS and who I’m running for, so people who need a break will talk to me, we’ll discuss MS and hopefully if someone comes to them [later] and asks for a contribution they’ll remember that and they’ll donate.”

In the years since his diagnosis, Neil has undergone four different types of treatment. Though he is still legally blind, his eyesight has returned enough to allow him to get around, and he attends all of Finish MS events during marathon weekend.

The race this year will be different for Cordes, who for the first time will run without the support of his wife on the sidelines. Late last year, Kathy Cordes passed away from inflammatory breast cancer.

“She was very adamant that I not switch my cause,” Cordes says. “My initial reaction was that I was going to run for breast cancer [instead of Finish MS], but she said no. Breast cancer obvi-ously affected her and meant a lot to her, but this one: Neil was her son.”

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Active lives are fun livesMost Chicago Athlete readers find daily happiness through our active lives. For children with physical impairments, however, finding ways to incorporate activity can be difficult. When kids are inactive, they feel less healthy and can miss out on the feeling of belonging, the sense of accomplishment, the pursuit of goals and the fun of being part of a sport or an active group. It takes more effort to find appropri-ate sports for kids with varying abilities. Fortunately, many area organizations have stepped up to provide sports opportunities for kids with disabilities.

How to Find the Right GroupWhen looking for activities, follow the same principles as anyone would use to find high quality youth experiences. Look for a group that embraces all kids regardless of their physical ability. Look for an activity that ranks “fun” at the top of the goals for each day. Group leaders should be experts in leading high quality group instruction as well as in the field of working successfully with physical disabilities. Look for instructors and programs that keep the kids safe at all times.

Paratriathlon Many kids love triathlon because it combines three sports in one. Dare2tri, a Chicago based not-for-profit with the mission “to positively impact the lives of athletes with physical disabilities and visual impairments by developing their skills in paratriathlon,” provides training sessions, camps and support to paratriathletes of all ages. Dare2tri

holds an annual Kids Paratriathlon Camp each summer. This year’s camp served more than 35 young athletes. The camp begins with a day of instruction in swimming, running and cycling, handcycling or pushing racing chairs. The second day starts with more practice and culminates with a triathlon for any ability level.

“I’ve had so many wonderful experiences over the years, but this tops it,” Monique Ramirez, a visually impaired youth athlete, says. “The overall experience was amazing, and the memories I created and the incredible people I met are ones that I won’t be forgetting anytime soon.”

Dare2tri offers training sessions this fall and winter for youth and adults with physical impairments. On Tuesdays, participants work on strength and swimming from 6-8 p.m. at the Indoor Gym & Swim at Fosco Park (1312 S. Racine) in Chicago. In February, youth adaptive athletes can attend a one-day multisport clinic in Highland Park. This clinic is appropriate for all abil-ity levels including those athletes new to paratriath-lon. Then, from May through August, Dare2tri offers Tuesday night open water swims and Thursday night running, wheelchair pushing and cycling practices. Dare2tri coaches and volunteers instruct and assist with equipment fitting and transfers for athletes. Sighted guides, tandem pilots and other volunteers can assist athletes and train with them as needed. Dare2tri pro-vides a variety of adaptive equipment on site for athletes to try and use during practice times. Information for all of these events can be found at www.dare2tri.org.

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classical ballet at the age of two and a half with

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to enjoy scary movies and triathlons.

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1. Lauren Matricardi smiles while riding north on Lake Shore Drive en route to a sixth place finish in the International race at the Chicago Triathlon on Aug. 30.Photo by: ali engin

2. Runners head out onto the course at the fourth annual Run for Walk on Aug. 9.Photo by: Northwestern athletics

3. Keith Holzmueller of Evanston and Jordan Bond of Chicago compete during Run for Walk on Aug. 9.Photo by: Northwestern athletics

4. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel transitions to the start of the run in the Sprint race at the Chicago Triathlon on Aug. 30.Photo by: Bill Smith

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EAT RIGHT“I think some people would disagree, but the week

of the race is not the time to diet,” Moody says. “You are going to need the extra fuel. No, you don’t need to com-pletely gorge on pasta the night before the race. But about three days out I start making sure I am eating a very high carbohydrate diet. You also need fats in there as well.”

REST“It’s very common for people to get a restless night

sleep the night before a race,” Chicago-based running coach Brendan Cournane, who’s completed 89 mara-thons, including at least one in all 50 states and one on all seven continents, says. “Just recognize if your sleep on Friday, Thursday and Wednesday is good, it’s more important than if your sleep the night before [a Sunday race] is interrupted.”

WATCH THE WEATHERYou can’t control the temperature or wind, but you

can adjust to Mother Nature. “If it looks like it’s going to be warm late in the race, you might want to run faster earlier in the race,” area running coach Bill Leach says. “Or you might want to take advantage of wind that would favor you running faster.”

STAY LOOSEMoody prefers a “short shakeout of about three miles

with some strides just to loosen up [the day before a mara-thon],” while Leach likes his runners to do something short and intense that day.

“It elevates the central nervous system to a higher level of readiness for racing situations, and it reminds them of the inevitable discomfort they’re going to experience the next day,” he says.

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No matter how many marathon medals you’ve collected or how confi dent you feel standing 26.2 miles from the fi nish line, you can never gather enough information on how to maximize your performance. “I’ll take all the tips I can get,” Tera Moody, who’ll compete in her sixth Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Oct. 11 and fi rst since fi nishing ninth in 2010 with a PR of 2:30:53, says. “At the same time, you don’t want to try something new on race day.” � ese 10 tips will help on race day, the days leading up to it and the days that follow.

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CHANNEL YOUR MIND’S POWER“� ere’s always a point in a race when you want to

quit,” Meg Sullivan, who has completed eight marathons, in-cluding � ve in Chicago and is the training program manager for the Chicago Area Runners Association, says. “Your head will start playing games with you, but you’ll be amazed what your legs can do the more positive you stay.” Cournane stresses the power of visualization. “If your legs are sore, take the focus away from your legs and focus on your arms,” he says. “You forget about how tired your legs are.”

SUPPORT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS“� e Chicago course is amazing and going through all the

neighborhoods is unbelievable,” Sullivan says, “but it can get a little lonely right around [miles] 17 and 18 and heading into Chi-natown since there aren’t as many supporters there.”

RUN YOUR RACEWhile race day conditions may impact your overall

pace, Moody advises to “not go out ahead of your planned

pace. You will not bank time and it will only come back to haunt you.”

REFUEL“It’s critical to focus on diet immediately after the

race,” Sullivan says. “It’s important to get your body to start healing itself right away.”

MASSAGES FOR RECOVERY “A good massage therapist can help alleviate some of

those microtears [in the muscles],” Cournane says. “I prefer 24 to 48 hours later so the body gets a chance to recuperate.”

RECOVER“After the race, don’t rush back into training,” Moody

says. “I always shoot for two weeks totally o� but end up mak-ing it only a week to 10 days before starting yoga or jogging. But nothing hard for a month or so if you really went to the well. I also think walking around a lot the day after helps. And it’s great if you are in Chicago! Stay a day or two after the race so you can enjoy all this amazing city has to o� er.”

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“THE CAKE IS IN THE OVEN!”Relax. You can’t make up for lost miles or time at this

point. Rest is key. Yes, you still should do some easy miles but no more long runs. Enjoy your taper: you deserve it!

NO CHANGES� is is not the time to try anything new, including

your shoes, diet and clothes.

One exception: Attempt to get to bed 15 to 30 minutes earlier than usual during the last two weeks before race day.

YOUR RUNNING LOGBOOKIf you’ve kept a logbook of your training, read through

it. Remind yourself of all the hard work you have done. � is will build up your con� dence. If you have not kept one, start now by putting your thoughts in writing. � is will help calm your nerves.

PRE-MARATHON MASSAGEA massage can help you relax. Make sure you to go to

someone who has experience working with runners and book it for two to � ve days before the marathon. Make your appoint-ment now to ensure you can get in before schedules � ll up.

SHOES FOR RACE DAYBy now, you should have found, selected and con-

� rmed the correct running shoes for you. Buy a new pair of the same model soon so come race day, they will have between 50 and 100 miles on them. Remember to double tie them.

WRITE DOWN YOUR RACE GOALSInclude several goals that you would like to accomplish

such as getting to the � nish line safely and with a big smile on your face. Goals should re� ect your “A,” “B” and “C” racing plans. Have more than one race day depending on how you feel, the weather, etc.

S� e unique experience of training for and running a marathon allows runners to experience a full range of emotions. � e last week or two before the marathon can be the most diffi cult part of training for many marathoners, especially fi rst timers, as mileage decreases while nerves increase. � e following suggestions help not only novice marathoners, but all marathoners to deal with pre-race jitters.

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PACK FOR MARATHON DAYA week or ten days before race day, start thinking and

gathering everything you need or might need. Don’t wait until the day before the race to do this.

GO TO THE EXPO ON FRIDAYFriday is much less crowded and enjoyable than

Saturday. Sleep in on Saturday and relax at home. Stay off your feet.

PRE-RACE DINNERHave this meal at home if possible. I will not say

what to eat as that is such a personal choice but I will make two important suggestions: Have this meal at about 3 p.m. on Saturday to avoid going to sleep on a full stomach. Re-member that you’ll be waking up around 4 a.m. on Sunday. After your meal, go for a � ve to 10 minute relaxed walk around the block. � is helps digest the food and gives you some fresh air to relax.

PLAN HOW TO GET TO THE START LINEDon’t overlook this important piece of the puzzle

and don’t plan to find a taxi at 5 a.m. on Sunday. You could take the CTA or ask your most dependable friend or a family member to drive you to the starting area and drop you off.

BONUS TIP: RUN YOUR OWN RACE!� ere will be over 40,000 runners on the starting line. Don’t worry about them. Focus on your race and run your own pace. Run the � rst miles conservatively. If you go out too fast, you’ll pay for it later. You will have plenty of miles to reach your race pace.

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VOLUNTEERRunning can be “a selfish sport,” says Moody,

who will run the Bank of America Chicago Marathon for the sixth time this fall. She learned to love the race as a teenager, working at a water station with her high school team. When she runs through the Loop and hears the “deafening roar” of the spectators, she gets an extra boost when she sees the orange and black of her alma mater, St. Charles East High School.

DO YOUR HOMEWORKIf you plan to follow a friend or loved one, know

his or her goal pace and track him or her online. Knowing whether or not your runner’s pace matches his or her goal is critical, Moody says. She looks forward to seeing her parents at specific points throughout the race and “hear-ing your name makes a world of difference,” she says.

WEAR LAYERSBen Polancich, who has seen a half dozen races

since 2004, says he has “watched in all kinds of weath-er – cold, freezing rain, extreme heat, and everything in

between.” Come prepared for Chicago’s variable October conditions to ensure your own comfort.

PREPARE LIKE YOU’RE GOING TO RACEWill Bridge, Universal Sole employee and finish

line volunteer, says you should get plenty of sleep on Fri-day. Like everyone toeing the line on Sunday, you will have to be up early.

BE PREPARED TO SEE SOMETHINGYOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE

Bridge says his favorite memory from his 30 years of Bank of America Chicago Marathon experience was in 1984, “when Steve Jones [set the] world record ten miles ahead of me, and then I strolled over to a friend’s apartment and watched the Bears thrash the Buccaneers 44-9.” Moody’s voice enlivens when she remembers the “male cheerlead-ers at mile 8 or 9” at which point she lead the race in 2009. Polancich also remembers seeing runners and spec-tators alike in costume. At the stretch of Broadway be-tween Addison and Belmont in Lakeview in 2014, he saw “the Chicago Spirit Brigade do their routine to RuPaul’s

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“One-point-seven million spectators who go nuts for everyone all day long,” will line the city’s streets for this year’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon, elite runner Tera Moody says. If you will be one of those 1.7 million, are you ready? Read on for advice to enjoy one of the world’s biggest marathons as a spectator.

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GET THEE TO THE SOUTH SIDE“If you really want to be a friend,” says Moody, “go

to mile 22.” Around this point, many runners hit the wall and could use a boost. It’s also, says Moody, “so Chicago and totally appropriate.” Runners turn right on Went-worth, away from the finish line, “and you’re on your own,” she says.

MAP YOUR ROUTEBridge also likes “the spots just off the Red Line

on the South Side.” The official marathon website, www.chicagomarathon.com, lists convenient CTA stops. The web site also offers advice for connecting with your runner after the race and a full spectator’s guide as a downloadable PDF. Make plans ahead of time with your runner in case cell towers and servers can’t handle all the traffic on race day.

FIND YOUR OWN FAVORITE SPOTIf you follow a runner all day, “you only get to see

them for a few seconds when they pass by,” says Polancich. “It’s a great excuse to explore different parts of the city.”

BE PREPARED TO BE MOVED“One of my favorite memories,” says Polancich, “is

seeing a runner who had the words ‘Tell me John would be proud of me!’ written on her shirt, referring to a loved one who had passed away. Seeing complete strangers yell this out to her while she went by was so moving, and I was so happy for her.”

KNOW YOUR ROLE“You’re right there on the course,” says Moody,

“helping people accomplish their dream.” She’s raced all over the globe, but nothing compares to the amazing spectators in Chicago.

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W ith the help of Jennifer Masengarb, director of interpretation and research at the Chicago Archi-tecture Foundation, we’ve picked out 12 of the

best buildings along the course. � roughout the run, you’ll pass by some of the most in� uential structures in architec-ture designed by some of the biggest names in the industry. Whether Art Deco stirs your soul or modernism fascinates you, this guide will give you insight into what you’ll see during your 26.2-mile tour of Chicago.

Note: mile and kilometer marks are approximate. “Look” directions assume the runner’s perspective following the course.

Sullivan CenterLOCATION: 1 S. State Steet(Mile 1.75, the fi rst aid station)LOOK: LeftLongtime Chicagoans know this building as the location of Carson Pirie Scott and Company’s � agship store, though today

the building houses the Loop’s only Target. Designed by famed Chicago architect Louis Sullivan, the center showcases Sullivan’s nature-inspired ornamentation, particularly with the store’s main entrance at the corner of State and Madison.

“While other contemporaries were inspired by Greece or Rome, [Sullivan] rejected all of that and really used organic materials, plants and ivy in the cast iron on the front of the building,” Masengarb says. “� e top is all white terra cotta, and the cornice at the top is like the � ower of the plants: you have the roots, stem and the � ower at the top.”

� e building, one of the centerpieces of the State Street retail corridor, also sheds light on the way the shopping experience of the late 1800s and early 1900s shifted as a result of new building designs.

“� e skyscraper and a steel frame allowed us to have really big windows at street level,” Masengarb says. “We take that

While the Bank of America Chicago Marathon course features plenty of entertainment—cheerleaders in Boystown, the Charity Block Party at Mile 14, lion dancers in Chinatown—the course also passes by dozens of permanent points of interest. In a city known for its architectural history, no one sees the wide range of Chicago’s design better than those who take in the city by foot during the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

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for granted, but gigantic windows at street level were quite an innovation. If you’re showing something, you want big windows to show o� what you’re selling. It’s an interesting mix of showing o� Sullivan’s work and also an important representation of Chicago’s State Street retail history.”

Chicago Board of TradeLOCATION: 141 W. Jackson (Mile 2, as you turn right on LaSalle)LOOK: LeftOne of Chicago’s Art Deco masterpieces, the Board of Trade building at one time stood as the tallest build-ing in the city of Chicago. The structure, designed by Holabird & Root, opened in 1930 and serves as the southern bookend of the LaSalle Street canyon, through which runners run north to exit the Loop. Though difficult to see from a runner’s on-course perspective, a three-story-tall statue of Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture, crowns the building.

300 North LaSalleLOCATION: 300 N. LaSalle (Mile 3, immediately over the Chicago River)LOOK: LeftCompleted six years ago, 300 North LaSalle showcases a markedly more contemporary style of architecture compared to the Sullivan Center and Chicago Board of Trade. This sleek, 60-story structure rises above the river with a reflective surface and boasts a Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for Existing Buildings: the highest possible rat-ing from the organization.

“From the years of buildings turning their backs on the river, this one embraces it,” Masengarb says. “It has terraces for eating, workers, restaurants and for Riverwalk strollers. It’s a very modern, elegant building.”

Commonwealth PlazaLOCATION: 330 W. Diversey(Mile 6.2, just as you exit Lincoln Park after the 10K mark)LOOK: RightFans of modern architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe likely recognize his downtown works, including the Federal Plaza and the former IBM Plaza (now AMA Plaza), but north, tucked into the border of Lincoln Park and Lakeview sits one of his lesser known build-ings: Commonwealth Plaza. � e mid-century modern condominium building features 29 � oors and is easy to pick out as you merge from Cannon onto Sheridan.


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Reebie StorageLOCATION: 2325 N. Clark (15K [Mile 9.3], by the aid station)LOOK: Left� e grand � rst-� oor façade of this building belies its purpose as a storage facility. � e company’s Lincoln Park building, built in the early 1920s, serves as an excellent example of Egyptian Revival design with Egyptian columns and statues of Ramses II � anking the main entrance. � e company formed in 1880, but rebranded with the Egyptian theme in the 1920s after the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb.

“� ey took on a motto that’s written in hieroglyph-ics on the building,” Masengarb says. “� e new logo became, ‘If Old King Tut were alive today, he’d store his goods the Reebie way.’”

� e structure still serves as a storage building today.

ContemporaineLOCATION: 516 N. Wells(Mile 11.8, at the aid station)LOOK: Right� is 11-year-old residential building in River North may blend in with many of its counterparts today, but upon its construction was a trailblazer in design. � e exposed concrete, horizontal bands and inter-locking forms of the balconies set the stage for simi-larly styled tall buildings in the area.

Jackson Blvd. Historic DistrictLOCATION: Jackson, between Ashland and Lafl in (25K [Mile 15.5])LOOK: All around you� e Bank of America Chicago Marathon course takes runners through 29 di� erent neighborhoods, each of which has a unique feel and architectural � n-gerprint. While the transition between most of these neighborhoods feels seamless, perhaps nowhere is the contrast more jarring than at the 25K mark, where, by quite literally crossing the street, runners are transported 140 years back in time.

� is tree-lined block features a series of Italianate houses, built between the 1870s and 1880s with no space between them, much like the brownstones of New York City. While these homes used to � ll the area, most did not survive urban renewal in the 1950s and 1960s: a time when the area had seen substantial economic decline from its heyday almost a century before.

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“� at’s a well-preserved block,” Masengarb says. “It was homes for, in the 1870s and 1880s, ‘middle managers.’ It wasn’t the super fashionable, wealthiest neighborhood, but people who were up-and-coming middle managers with some companies and indus-tries [lived there].”

A group of twentysomethings purchased the homes on Jackson in the 1970s, saving them from the wrecking ball and preserving a piece of Chicago residential histo-ry. Look to your right as you exit the district: the man-sion on the south corner of Jackson and La� in is the Benjamin Ferguson Mansion, home of lumber mer-chant Benjamin Ferguson. Ferguson’s trust gift funded a variety of public sculptures, including � e Bowman and the Spearman at Congress and Michigan in Grant Park and the Illinois Centennial Memorial Column in Logan Square.

Hull HouseLOCATION: 800 S. Halsted (Mile 17)LOOK: RightEstablished by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr on Sept. 18, 1889, the Hull House stands a symbol of social reform. � e settlement house, which used volunteer services of middle class workers to provide services including education and healthcare to local low-income residents, made a major impact on the city, state and country during its operation. Over time, the house expanded to include 13 buildings and helped lobby for the creation of, among many other reforms, a juvenile court system and child labor laws.

� e Hull House continued to operate until the 1960s, when the University of Illinois at Chicago construct-ed its new campus in the area surrounding the Hull House. Two buildings from the complex remain.

Francis Nemecek StudioLOCATION: 1439 W. 18th (Mile 19, one block beyond the mile marker)LOOK: RightKnown today as the Café Jumping Bean, a pop-ular neighborhood co� eehouse and gallery, the Francis Nemecek Studio stands as one of Pilsen’s more elaborate buildings. Nemecek served as a photographer in the days when Pilsen had a high number of Bohemian immigrants. � ough the en-

trance to the building will be tricky to see without turning around while running, the striking sec-ond-� oor skylight, which takes up the entire side of the building and created well-lit studio space for Nemecek, should be easy to pick out.

Pui Tak CenterLOCATION: 2216 S. Wentworth (Mile 21.5, immediately past the Chinatown Gate)LOOK: Right� ough distinctly Chinese in style, the Pui Tak Center—originally the On Leong Merchants Association Build-ing—was actually designed by architects Michaelsen and Rognstad, both of Norwegian descent, as no licensed architects with Chinese heritage lived in Illinois at the time. As the On Leong building, the structure, complet-ed in 1928, served as the cultural center of Chinatown and a resource for new immigrants. � e Chinese Chris-tian Union Church purchased the building in 1993 and two years later it became the Pui Tak Building, which provides ESL classes, children’s programs and a variety of other services for the community.

“It’s the most iconic building in Chinatown that run-ners pass,” Masengarb says. “It has lots of terra cotta, two corners with pagoda roofs with orange tile, terra cotta vases, and lions with their heads facing us.”

Crown HallLOCATION: 3360 S. State Street (Mile 23.1, beyond the fi eld after the turn onto State)LOOK: RightIf Commonwealth Plaza in Lincoln Park didn’t give you your Mies van der Rohe � x, this should

satisfy your craving for midcentury modern archi-tecture. � e hall, designed in 1956 in Mies’ last years as the head of what we now know as the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Department of Architecture, features a variety of modern archi-tecture hallmarks, including an open plan free of columns and strikingly minimalistic design. It is considered to be one of Mies’ most important de-signs and masterpieces, the embodiment of all of his architectural philosophies and concepts.

Second Presbyterian ChurchLOCATION: 1936 S. Michigan (Mile 25)LOOK: LeftAfter Second Presbyterian’s building at the corner of Washington and Wabash burned down in the Great Chicago Fire, the congregation relocated to 19th and Michigan and dedicated its new building in 1874.

“It’s from the time period when the most fashion-able neighborhood in the city was Prairie Avenue, basically from 18th and Prairie heading south,” Masengarb says.

� e church su� ered another � re in 1900 that destroyed its entire interior. Church member Howard Van Doren Shaw served as the architect for the sanctuary’s rebuild-ing, which now stands as an excellent example of the Arts and Crafts style of design popular at the time. � e building also has nine Ti� any windows. � ough the neighborhood underwent dramatic change in the in-termediate 140 years, the church has continued to host worship services and two years ago became a National Historic Landmark.

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We all love to cheer for charity athletes and those we know and love as they race the 26.2 miles of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, but this year’s race brings new excitement, boasting a large field of elites that include some of the top-ranked marathoners in the world. With resumes bursting at the seams with Olympic medals, world records and first place finishes, these pro runners are nothing short of extraordinary.

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DEENA KASTOR USA42-year-old Deena Kastor has been a � xture in the American elite running scene for years. From setting the women’s American 5K road record of 14:54 at the Carlsbad 5000 in 2002—a record that stood until this past April—to recently setting � ve masters world records in one race in the Rock ’n’ Roll Half Marathon in Philadel-phia last year, Kastor has consistently shown fortitude and determination in her running career. Not only has she been one of the most well rounded runners, with American records at every major distance between a 5K and marathon, but she also is a three-time Olympian and broke a 20-year medal drought for U.S. women in the marathon by winning bronze in 2004.

JOAN BENOIT SAMUELSON USAAn Olympic Hall of Fame inductee and established running elite, Joan Benoit Samuelson notably won the � rst ever women’s Olympic Marathon in Los Angeles in 1984, and continued to hold world and American records while also winning the Boston Marathon twice and the Chicago Marathon in 1985. � is year she ran Boston again, completing the race in 2:54:03.

SARA HALL USASara Hall truly does it all. Known for her middle distance skill, she won the 2011 Pan American Games steeplechase and the 2012 US Cross Country championship. She debuted at the marathon at the Los Angeles Marathon this year with a 2:48:02. Hall now has various options ahead of her as she looks to the Olympic Trials for a variety of distances. Chicago will be her opportunity to show o� her talents in the marathon after the disappointing start earlier this year.

BLAKE RUSSELL USAAs both a marathoner and a mother, Blake Russell has been in and out of elite running in the past few years. After having her second child in March of 2013, Russell jumped back in the game this year with the Los Angeles Marathon – finishing third and qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Trials with a time of 2:34:57 after not finishing a marathon since 2008. This impressive feat is typi-cal of the 40-year-old’s successes; she won the 2003 Twin Cities Marathon, her debut race, finished seventh in the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon in 2005 and was the only American woman to finish in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. After her recent comeback, the marathon will be another opportunity for her to show off her recent training and aspirations for the Olympics.

MARE DIBABA ETHIOPIA� e current leader in the Abbott World Marathon Majors competition, Mare Dibaba has blown away everyone in the past two years. In August, Dibaba became the � rst Ethiopian woman to win a world marathon championship at the IAAF World Cham-pionships in Beijing, beating Helah Kiprop of Kenya by one second. She took second at this year’s Boston Marathon, after also winning the Xiamen Marathon in January where she set a course record in addition to earning a new personal record of 2:19:52. Dibaba � nished second at last year’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon, but was proclaimed the winner after original victor Rita Jeptoo was suspended. All eyes will be on her this year to see if she will pull through with a victory.


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DICKSON CHUMBA KENYATied for eighth in the Abbott World Marathon Majors, Chumba, 28, has paved his way into the spotlight in the past two years. He took � rst place at the Tokyo Marathon in 2014, ran a personal best of 2:04:32 at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon last year, and placed third in Tokyo on Feb. 22 of this year. His other event times also impress, with personal bests of 58:29 in the 20K, 1:01:34 in the half marathon, 1:13:25 in the 25K and 1:28:36 in the 30K.

SAMMY KITWARA KENYAA strong 10K runner, Sammy Kitwara has shown prowess at longer races as well. He owns a 58:58 half marathon PR, took home third and second places at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2013 and 2014, respectively, and finished third at the Tokyo Marathon last year. In April, he came in sixth at the London Marathon. Kitwara set his marathon PR in Chicago last year, finishing in 2:04:28.

TSEGAYE KEBEDE ETHIOPIATsegaye Kebede may only stand 5’2”, but the 28 year old has made his mark on marathon running. Kebede set his personal best of 2:04:38 at the 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2012 and saw great success in the following years: first place in London, second in New York City and fourth in the World Championships in 2013, third in last year’s London Marathon and eighth in the 2015 Tokyo Marathon. He finished third in last year’s World Marathon Majors rankings.

ENDESHAW NEGESSE ETHIOPIAComing back from a rough 2014, Endeshaw Negesse, now 27, started this year with a � rst place � nish at the Tokyo Marathon, making it the � rst time in the race’s history that one country took home the title for both women and men. He is currently ranked second in the Abbott World Marathon Majors and has a personal best of 2:04:52 from the 2013 Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon.

TILAHUN REGASSA ETHIOPIATilahun Regassa debuted in 2012 at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon with the a 2:05:27. After his big entrance, Regassa won the 2013 Rotterdam Marathon by over a minute, and then went on to win the Eindhoven Mar-athon in 2014 in 2:06:21. Regassa is now ranked 16th in the Abbott World Marathon Major rankings after taking fifth place at the London Marathon earlier this year.

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Only year since the race began in 1977 without a marathon in Chicago. Without the needed sponsorship to pro-duce a full marathon, the race instead hosted a half marathon. Steve Jones, who previously set a world record in Chicago, won the half marathon that year in 1:04:20.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 10Abbott Health & Fitness Expo and Participant Packet PickupMcCormick Place Convention Center North Building, Hall B2301 S. Prairie Ave.*Chicago, IL 606169 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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27th Mile Post-Race PartyButler Field, Grant Park9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

While the race itself highlights the weekend, the days leading up to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon have plenty to keep you occupied as well. Keep this guide handy from Friday through Sunday to make sure you stay on top of all the events.

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ABOUT THE AUTHORMwangi Gitahi is a competitive runner, running coach and a self-proclaimed shoe geek who coordinates the team of reviewers at runningshoesguru.com and compiled the reviews for this guide. He aspires to be a lifelong runner and enjoys training in the many bike paths and trails of Rhode Island.

AdidasADIZERO BOSTON BOOST 6WEIGHT: MEN’S 8.8 OZ. | WOMEN’S 7.3 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRAL / LIGHTWEIGHTPRICE: $120WWW.ADIDAS.COM

The Adidas Adizero Boston Boost 6 is a lightweight trainer designed for runners with a neutral foot strike. This version incorporates Adidas’ Boost foam technology and Continental rubber sole to create a smooth, fluid ride. It’s also designed with material adaptable to a wide range of temperatures which allows it to provide a comfortable ride in different climates. The shoe features a knit mesh upper, an updated feature from the previous versions, which is flexible and breathable and creates a snug, comfortable fit. The upper conforms to your foot and flexes as you step to prevent blisters. This shoe also runs true to size. It is an excellent option for runners looking for a lightweight, responsive trainer.

BrooksGLYCERIN 13WEIGHT: MEN’S 11.3 OZ. | WOMEN’S 9.3 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRAL / CUSHIONEDPRICE: $150WWW.BROOKSRUNNING.COM

The Brooks Glycerin 13 continues its tradition of offering premium cushioning to runners. It is targeted for runners with a neutral gait, seeking a shoe which provides plush feel and delivers a smooth, responsive ride. The Super DNA midsole provides a plush ride while the Ideal Pressure Zones create a premium running experience by allowing uniform distribution of weight during ground contact. The improved seamless upper design, along with an updated midsole saddle, allows for a personalized, secure fit around the entire foot. The Glycerin 13 is Brooks’ top-of-the-line cushioned shoe, and for good reason. The updates to this latest version can be felt from the very first run. The Glycerin 13 maintains its plush ride and smooth transition while handling the rigors of high mileage training.

AsicsGEL-NIMBUS 17WEIGHT: MEN’S 10.8 OZ. | WOMEN’S 8.8 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRAL / CUSHIONEDPRICE: $150WWW.ASICS.COM

The ASICS GEL-Nimbus 17 is designed for runners seeking a premium, neutral daily trainer that offers ample cushioning and reliability. With a newly-designed upper and updates to the midsole, the shoe is lighter and retains the cushioning runners have come to enjoy in the Nimbus. The GEL-Nimbus 17 also offers a secure fit along with a smooth, comfortable heel-to-toe transition. It is meant to handle the demands of higher mileage training.

Hoka One OneCLIFTON 2

WEIGHT: MEN’S 8.3 OZ. | WOMEN’S 7.2 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRAL / LIGHTWEIGHT

PRICE: $130WWW.HOKAONEONE.COM

The Hoka One One Clifton 2 is an ultra lightweight shoe that provides an incredible amount of cushioning. The shoe features a no-sew speed frame upper and early stage meta rocker technology that makes the ride comfortable and smooth. The upper also features a padded tongue for greater comfort over the instep. Overall, the design of the Clifton 2 provides a newer, more refined version of the original and very popular Clifton 1. It is an incredible road running shoe for all distances.

MizunoWAVE ENIGMA 5WEIGHT: MEN’S 10.9 OZ. | WOMEN’S 8.8 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRAL / CUSHIONEDPRICE: $150WWW.MIZUNOUSA.COM

The Mizuno Wave Enigma 5 features a more cushioned midsole utilizing two new foam types, the u4icX and u4ic, to go along with a new u-shape full-length parallel wave that helps evenly disperse the forces at foot strike and provide a responsive feel. Also updated is the sock liner, which provides a comfortable, chafe-free fit, protecting the foot without causing any blistering. The toe box provides a somewhat narrow fit and the sizing also runs small, at least a half or even a full size smaller than the previous version. The Wave Enigma 5 is designed for high mileage runners or runners who simply desire extra cushioning.

NewtonAHA IIWEIGHT: MEN’S 7.4 OZ | WOMEN’S 6.3 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRAL / LIGHTWEIGHTPRICE: $110WWW.NEWTONRUNNING.COM

The Newton Aha 2 features a lower-profile design than many of the brand’s previous models, and hits a happy medium between lightness and cushioning. Newton lowers its traditional forefoot lugs with the Aha as part of its newer ‘Gateway’ models, allowing newcomers an opportunity to ease into the added metatarsal support. The shoe encourages a quick transition through the gait cycle, provides a responsive ride, and can be used for daily training and distance racing equally well.

NikeLUNARGLIDE 7WEIGHT: MEN’S 9.8 OZ. | WOMEN’S 7.9 OZ.CATEGORY: STABILITYPRICE: $125WWW.NIKE.COM

The Nike LunarGlide 7 offers a reliable combination of stability and cushioning for mild to moderate overpronation. An upper that features both re-engineered mesh and Flyknit material combined with a dual-density midsole featuring reengineered Lunarlon foam offers a secure, personalized fit while delivering a smooth and supportive transition throughout a runner’s gait. The shoe remains lightweight and versatile for those runners who require mild to moderate stabil-ity in a lightweight, daily trainer without compromising performance.

SauconyRIDE 8WEIGHT: MEN’S 9.4 OZ. | WOMEN’S 8.5 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRAL / LIGHTWEIGHTPRICE: $120WWW.SAUCONY.COM

The Saucony Ride 8 offers runners a good balance between cushioning and responsiveness. This shoe uses SSL (Saucony Super Light) EVA foam in the midsole which reduces the overall weight of the shoe while providing a decent amount of energy return with every stride. The upper features a finer mesh than that used in the Ride 7 and also features Saucony’s FlexFilm seamless overlay which gives the shoe some added strength and support. The RUNDRY moisture-wicking lining does a decent job of wicking away moisture and is relatively plush in the heel cup. The Ride 8 is a durable trainer designed for both speed and for higher mileage.

SkechersGORUN ULTRA ROADWEIGHT: MEN’S 10.4 OZ. | WOMEN’S 8.3 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRALPRICE: $110WWW.SKECHERS.COM

The Skechers GORun Ultra Road is the newest, maximum-cushion shoe released by the Skechers Performance Division. This shoe features Skechers Performance Resalyte material and is built in two pieces, which allows the shoe to have superior cushioning and also adds a layer of resiliency that gives the GORun Ultra Road a snappy response off the ground. A tight knit upper also provides a supportive fit without the use of unnecessary overlays. This upper is also roomy and easily accommodates a larger volume foot. The GoRun Ultra Road is good choice for a daily trainer or long distance mileage.

New BalanceVAZEE PACEWEIGHT: MEN’S 7.5 OZ. | WOMEN’S 6.5 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRAL / LIGHTWEIGHTPRICE: $110WWW.NEWBALANCE.COM

The New Balance Vazee Pace replaces the 890 series in the New Balance performance line. This neutral performance trainer uses New Balance’s REVlite foam technology on an 890 base, combined with the new Zante upper. The upper is seamless and extremely b r e a t h a b l e , keeping your feet cool even during long runs in heat. Itt has over-lays throughout to keep your foot locked in, and the rede-signed Zante upper hugs the midfoot before opening up into a wide and roomy toe box. A slightly wider heel may lead to slipping for some, however. Weighing in at 7.5 oz with a 6mm heel drop, this shoe is meant for speed; but, it can take the beating of a traditional trainer. Under testing, the Vazee Pace handled 15-mile long runs just as well as it handled track repeats. Overall, it’s a good new addition to the performance neutral market.

Pearl IzumiE:MOTION ROAD N3WEIGHT: MEN’S 11.7 OZ. | WOMEN’S 10.2 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRALPRICE: $130WWW.PEARLIZUMI.COM

The Pearl Izumi E: Motion Road N3 draws from the success of previous mod-els in the E:Motion line, offering a road trainer with maximum cushioning. The shoe boasts a seamless upper, wide toe-box, and lux-urious cushioning sufficient for the long haul. Neutral runners will appreciate the accommodating ride.

A few times a year, running shoe compa-nies release their newest products and make updates to our favorite trainers, racers and trail shoes. This fall, runners can expect a continued emphasis on neutral trainers as well as trail offerings, where the overarching design principles emphasize lighter and more flexible materials for improved performance.

Here are a few of our favorites from the newest batch of road and trail shoes, sure to add a spark to your training.

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ABOUT THE AUTHORMwangi Gitahi is a competitive runner, running coach and a self-proclaimed shoe geek who coordinates the team of reviewers at runningshoesguru.com and compiled the reviews for this guide. He aspires to be a lifelong runner and enjoys training in the many bike paths and trails of Rhode Island.

AdidasADIZERO BOSTON BOOST 6WEIGHT: MEN’S 8.8 OZ. | WOMEN’S 7.3 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRAL / LIGHTWEIGHTPRICE: $120WWW.ADIDAS.COM

The Adidas Adizero Boston Boost 6 is a lightweight trainer designed for runners with a neutral foot strike. This version incorporates Adidas’ Boost foam technology and Continental rubber sole to create a smooth, fluid ride. It’s also designed with material adaptable to a wide range of temperatures which allows it to provide a comfortable ride in different climates. The shoe features a knit mesh upper, an updated feature from the previous versions, which is flexible and breathable and creates a snug, comfortable fit. The upper conforms to your foot and flexes as you step to prevent blisters. This shoe also runs true to size. It is an excellent option for runners looking for a lightweight, responsive trainer.

BrooksGLYCERIN 13WEIGHT: MEN’S 11.3 OZ. | WOMEN’S 9.3 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRAL / CUSHIONEDPRICE: $150WWW.BROOKSRUNNING.COM

The Brooks Glycerin 13 continues its tradition of offering premium cushioning to runners. It is targeted for runners with a neutral gait, seeking a shoe which provides plush feel and delivers a smooth, responsive ride. The Super DNA midsole provides a plush ride while the Ideal Pressure Zones create a premium running experience by allowing uniform distribution of weight during ground contact. The improved seamless upper design, along with an updated midsole saddle, allows for a personalized, secure fit around the entire foot. The Glycerin 13 is Brooks’ top-of-the-line cushioned shoe, and for good reason. The updates to this latest version can be felt from the very first run. The Glycerin 13 maintains its plush ride and smooth transition while handling the rigors of high mileage training.

AsicsGEL-NIMBUS 17WEIGHT: MEN’S 10.8 OZ. | WOMEN’S 8.8 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRAL / CUSHIONEDPRICE: $150WWW.ASICS.COM

The ASICS GEL-Nimbus 17 is designed for runners seeking a premium, neutral daily trainer that offers ample cushioning and reliability. With a newly-designed upper and updates to the midsole, the shoe is lighter and retains the cushioning runners have come to enjoy in the Nimbus. The GEL-Nimbus 17 also offers a secure fit along with a smooth, comfortable heel-to-toe transition. It is meant to handle the demands of higher mileage training.

Hoka One OneCLIFTON 2

WEIGHT: MEN’S 8.3 OZ. | WOMEN’S 7.2 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRAL / LIGHTWEIGHT

PRICE: $130WWW.HOKAONEONE.COM

The Hoka One One Clifton 2 is an ultra lightweight shoe that provides an incredible amount of cushioning. The shoe features a no-sew speed frame upper and early stage meta rocker technology that makes the ride comfortable and smooth. The upper also features a padded tongue for greater comfort over the instep. Overall, the design of the Clifton 2 provides a newer, more refined version of the original and very popular Clifton 1. It is an incredible road running shoe for all distances.

MizunoWAVE ENIGMA 5WEIGHT: MEN’S 10.9 OZ. | WOMEN’S 8.8 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRAL / CUSHIONEDPRICE: $150WWW.MIZUNOUSA.COM

The Mizuno Wave Enigma 5 features a more cushioned midsole utilizing two new foam types, the u4icX and u4ic, to go along with a new u-shape full-length parallel wave that helps evenly disperse the forces at foot strike and provide a responsive feel. Also updated is the sock liner, which provides a comfortable, chafe-free fit, protecting the foot without causing any blistering. The toe box provides a somewhat narrow fit and the sizing also runs small, at least a half or even a full size smaller than the previous version. The Wave Enigma 5 is designed for high mileage runners or runners who simply desire extra cushioning.

NewtonAHA IIWEIGHT: MEN’S 7.4 OZ | WOMEN’S 6.3 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRAL / LIGHTWEIGHTPRICE: $110WWW.NEWTONRUNNING.COM

The Newton Aha 2 features a lower-profile design than many of the brand’s previous models, and hits a happy medium between lightness and cushioning. Newton lowers its traditional forefoot lugs with the Aha as part of its newer ‘Gateway’ models, allowing newcomers an opportunity to ease into the added metatarsal support. The shoe encourages a quick transition through the gait cycle, provides a responsive ride, and can be used for daily training and distance racing equally well.

NikeLUNARGLIDE 7WEIGHT: MEN’S 9.8 OZ. | WOMEN’S 7.9 OZ.CATEGORY: STABILITYPRICE: $125WWW.NIKE.COM

The Nike LunarGlide 7 offers a reliable combination of stability and cushioning for mild to moderate overpronation. An upper that features both re-engineered mesh and Flyknit material combined with a dual-density midsole featuring reengineered Lunarlon foam offers a secure, personalized fit while delivering a smooth and supportive transition throughout a runner’s gait. The shoe remains lightweight and versatile for those runners who require mild to moderate stabil-ity in a lightweight, daily trainer without compromising performance.

SauconyRIDE 8WEIGHT: MEN’S 9.4 OZ. | WOMEN’S 8.5 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRAL / LIGHTWEIGHTPRICE: $120WWW.SAUCONY.COM

The Saucony Ride 8 offers runners a good balance between cushioning and responsiveness. This shoe uses SSL (Saucony Super Light) EVA foam in the midsole which reduces the overall weight of the shoe while providing a decent amount of energy return with every stride. The upper features a finer mesh than that used in the Ride 7 and also features Saucony’s FlexFilm seamless overlay which gives the shoe some added strength and support. The RUNDRY moisture-wicking lining does a decent job of wicking away moisture and is relatively plush in the heel cup. The Ride 8 is a durable trainer designed for both speed and for higher mileage.

SkechersGORUN ULTRA ROADWEIGHT: MEN’S 10.4 OZ. | WOMEN’S 8.3 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRALPRICE: $110WWW.SKECHERS.COM

The Skechers GORun Ultra Road is the newest, maximum-cushion shoe released by the Skechers Performance Division. This shoe features Skechers Performance Resalyte material and is built in two pieces, which allows the shoe to have superior cushioning and also adds a layer of resiliency that gives the GORun Ultra Road a snappy response off the ground. A tight knit upper also provides a supportive fit without the use of unnecessary overlays. This upper is also roomy and easily accommodates a larger volume foot. The GoRun Ultra Road is good choice for a daily trainer or long distance mileage.

New BalanceVAZEE PACEWEIGHT: MEN’S 7.5 OZ. | WOMEN’S 6.5 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRAL / LIGHTWEIGHTPRICE: $110WWW.NEWBALANCE.COM

The New Balance Vazee Pace replaces the 890 series in the New Balance performance line. This neutral performance trainer uses New Balance’s REVlite foam technology on an 890 base, combined with the new Zante upper. The upper is seamless and extremely b r e a t h a b l e , keeping your feet cool even during long runs in heat. Itt has over-lays throughout to keep your foot locked in, and the rede-signed Zante upper hugs the midfoot before opening up into a wide and roomy toe box. A slightly wider heel may lead to slipping for some, however. Weighing in at 7.5 oz with a 6mm heel drop, this shoe is meant for speed; but, it can take the beating of a traditional trainer. Under testing, the Vazee Pace handled 15-mile long runs just as well as it handled track repeats. Overall, it’s a good new addition to the performance neutral market.

Pearl IzumiE:MOTION ROAD N3WEIGHT: MEN’S 11.7 OZ. | WOMEN’S 10.2 OZ.CATEGORY: NEUTRALPRICE: $130WWW.PEARLIZUMI.COM

The Pearl Izumi E: Motion Road N3 draws from the success of previous mod-els in the E:Motion line, offering a road trainer with maximum cushioning. The shoe boasts a seamless upper, wide toe-box, and lux-urious cushioning sufficient for the long haul. Neutral runners will appreciate the accommodating ride.

A few times a year, running shoe compa-nies release their newest products and make updates to our favorite trainers, racers and trail shoes. This fall, runners can expect a continued emphasis on neutral trainers as well as trail offerings, where the overarching design principles emphasize lighter and more flexible materials for improved performance.

Here are a few of our favorites from the newest batch of road and trail shoes, sure to add a spark to your training.

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Summer Sunset 5KJULY 29, 2015 | GENEVA, I LThe Fox River Trail Runners hosted its 18th annual Summer Sunset 5K on July 29, bringing runners of all ages to Geneva Community High School for an evening of running. After the Jamie LaForce Youth Mile, Junior Jog and Toddler Trot, over 300 runners completed the 5K, which raised funds for the group’s youth scholarship program.

Men’s Results1. Andrew Nelson 24 Geneva 15:462. Tyler Dau 17 Geneva 16:493. Grant Baganz 44 Naperville 17:124. Zak Arcara 20 Yorkville 17:195. Rich Calvario 32 Geneva 17:266. Josh Rodgers 14 Geneva 17:357. Josh Swenson 38 Sandwich 17:458. Julian Desens 17 Geneva 17:539. Peter Raak 35 St. Charles 17:5910. Roger Pinon 26 Chicago 18:03

Women’s Results1. Tess Ehrhardt 22 Geneva 18:022. McKenzie Altmayer 17 Geneva 18:553. Emma Ehrhardt 16 Geneva 19:144. Daphne Kolody 14 Batavia 19:28

5. Andrine Larsen 13 Geneva 19:386. Nicole Lopez-Villegas 20 South Elgin 20:057. Jordan Luedtke 18 St. Charles 20:438. Rebecca Schwanter 34 DeKalb 21:319. Jennifer Chintala 37 Geneva 21:3610. Mary Grave Neville 16 Geneva 21:38

Lindenhurst-Lake Villa Mud RunAUG. 1, 2015 | LAKE VIL LA, I LThe Lidenhurst-Lake Villa Chamber of Commerce kicked off August with its annual Mud Run, which challenged participants of all ages to conquer 12 obstacles over the course of 3.1 miles. Nearly 250 athletes got in on the fun.

Men’s Results1. Nolan Aschenbrener 15 30:052. Matt Cowell 35 30:183. John Komperda 20 31:244. Diego Garza 27 31:335. Christoph Schneider 14 32:576. Unknown 33:387. Jack Bay 13 33:398. Nicolas Chiochios 17 34:109. Lorne Hartmann 47 35:2810. Ben Coman 22 35:51

Women’s Results1. Natalie Hill 14 30:402. Lindsay Lee 37 31:023. Alyssa Aschenbrener 20 31:464. Stephanie Hanagan 21 31:485. Kathryn Hartmann 42 35:286. Kyleigh Hartmann 15 35:297. Misty Lindstrand 42 35:298. Shannon Hartmann 37 40:559. Olivia Keefer 22 41:1010. Eliana Bohorquez 25 42:55

Chicago 10KAUG. 9, 2015 | CHICAGO, I LOver 1,700 athletes enjoyed a 10K in Grant Park and along Chicago’s lakefront on Aug. 9 at the annu-al Chicago 10K. Chirine Njeim, the female winner, also took third overall in the event. Earlier this year, Njeim fi nished fourth at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon and was the fi rst local female fi nisher at the event.

Men’s Results1. Bobby Bristow 22 34:482. Patrick O’Connor 26 37:143. William Hopton 26 38:044. Nagatomo Shunro 32 38:54

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5. Salomon Hidrogo 41 39:426. Jared Macari 31 39:547. Alex Weems 36 40:088. James Ross 25 40:189. Charles Osley 17 40:3110. Jeremy Hogeveen 28 41:15

Women’s Results1. Chirine Njeim 30 37:562. Alyson Zellner 40 41:353. Barbara Bernstein 50 42:424. Sandie Nathan 35 43:395. Maya Stovall 14 43:566. Kristin Landau 29 44:007. Rebecaa Olles 25 46:058. Andrea Schroff 40 46:399. Amy Wadsworth 44 47:2010. Kelsey Noyes 19 48:19

Run for WalkAUG. 9, 2015 | EVANSTON, I LThe CARA Runners’ Choice Circuit continued in August with the fourth annual Run for Walk, a football-themed event that fi nishes on Northwestern University’s Ryan Field. The 4.1-mile course took runners on a tour of Northwestern’s campus and rewarded participants with a ticket to one of Northwestern’s non-conference football games in September.

Men’s Results1. Jim Akita 35 Elmhurst 21:082. Joel Bendtsen 29 Chicago 21:133. Jeremy Ruston 35 East Dundee 21:424. Kyle Larson 25 Chicago 22:015. Eugene Beletskiy 29 Evanston 22:026. Daniel Kittaka 27 Chicago 22:097. Robert Wiegand 38 Chicago 22:188. Jeff Hojnacki 41 Chicago 22:309. Elpidio Vilchez 44 Chicago 22:3210. Scott Mangum 39 Barrington 22:36

Women’s Results1. Danelle Beeson 27 Evanston 22:492. Columba Montes 36 Chicago 23:533. Bess Ritter 27 Chicago 23:564. Jill Weinberg 35 Chicago 24:435. Katelyn Draths 27 25:136. Stephanie Hughes 26 Naperville 25:477. Kaylee Rasmussen 29 Chicago 26:208. Rebecca Ross 26 Chicago 27:179. Zoe Kind 31 Oak Park 27:3610. Laura Kennedy 58 Lake Forest 27:59

Homestretch for HeroesAUG. 12, 2015 | ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILThe Arlington International Racecourse hosted a dif-ferent kind of race on Aug. 12 as runners took to the facility’s grounds for the Homestretch for Heroes 5K. The race, which supported Salute, Inc., presented top three fi nishers with “Win,” “Place,” or “Show” awards and featured a fi nish on the track.

Men’s ResultsRyan Hopper 32 Chicago 16:38Joe Marcin 31 Arlington Heights 17:52Josh Ruston 35 Deerfi eld 17:55Andrew Gensburg 18 Barrington 18:03Osvaldo Ochoa 19 North Chicago 18:35Thomas Hoffman 51 Arlington Heights 18:44Kevin Christian 35 Algonquin 19:07Mike Haberer 31 Hanover Park 19:11Jeff Rodgers 47 Arlington Heights 19:21Brandon Burt 33 Arlington Heights 19:32

Women’s ResultsKimberly Grovak 24 Mount Prospect 19:23Jessyca Scarpone 23 Libertyville 20:06Kelly Beahan 38 Schaumburg 20:38Margaret Dettloff 53 Palatine 21:21Anna Harden 10 Arlington Heights 21:42Kathleen Dudaryk 45 Oak Park 21:54Melissa Carponelli 31 Palatine 22:48Marian Delarosa 33 Rolling Meadows 22:53Kristen Kaseeska 28 Schuamburg 23:48Jacqueline Beck 50 Arlington Heights 23:55

Firefl y 5KAUG. 13, 2015 | CHANNAHON, I LOn a hot Thursday night in August, 200 runners came to Channahon for the annual Firefl y 5K. The race, now in its 18th year, takes place during the Channahon Three Rivers Festival, giving participants a chance to celebrate the community after the race.

Men’s Results1. Jonathan Cain 33 Des Plaines 18:202. William O’Connell 20 Channahon 18:443. Dan Aguilar 36 Channahon 19:344. Javier Martinez 48 Minooka 19:375. Jess Conboy 34 Channahon 19:416. Apolonio Esquivel Jr. 45 19:537. Arlinas Dukauskas 46 20:018. Chris Kott 43 Morris 20:089. Kurt Wycock 49 20:2410. Javier Velazquez 47 20:31

Women’s ResultsAmanda Wilson 13 Minooka 21:01Jessica Hopkins 30 Channahon 21:17Stephanie McCollom 35 Channahon 21:25Tamera Munch 39 Joliet 21:38Jenny Blazekovich 43 Crest Hill 23:07Kathryn Cichon 11 Minooka 23:31


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Colleen Zawrazky 55 Morris 23:48Kerri Carlson 41 Channahon 23:54Marley Nicoletti 13 Channahon 23:57Barbara Harte 62 Ottawa 24:54

Graham’s Sundae 5KAUG. 16, 2015 | GENEVA, I LDespite sticky conditions, over 400 runners came to Geneva on Aug. 16 for the fourth annual Gra-ham’s Sundae 5K. Local candy store and ice cream parlor Graham’s Chocolates presented all fi nishers with an ice cream sundae to reward their efforts after the event, which benefi tted The Mikey Wunderlich Foundation.

Men’s ResultsMitch Gilbert 23 Naperville 16:05Joe Russo 23 Elgin 17:49Nate Wendt 21 Geneva 18:36Bradford Kearbey 20 St. Charles 19:12Nick Marsh 37 Batavia 19:15Jake Kaufman 19 Geneva 20:53Ted Ford 49 Geneva 21:12Thomas Voltz 17 West Chicago 21:23Thomas Bindseil 20 St. Charles 21:27Les Goostree 40 St. Charles 21:50

Women’s ResultsKaytlin St. Clair 21 Batavia 19:30Alexis Guttilla 19 St. Charles 21:15Karen Wollwert 52 Batavia 21:59Kristin Harrington 32 North Aurora 22:40Cori Zacher 47 Geneva 22:52Lily Smith 14 Elmhurst 22:53Jennifer Roser 31 Elgin 23:14Linda Bock 50 Elgin 23:19Brianna Wynne 19 Los Alamitos, Calif. 23:32Stephanie Lee 12 South Elgin 23:45

Windrunner 10KAUG. 23, 2015 | WHEATON, I LThe Lisle Windrunners running club hosted its annual 10K in August and gave participants the chance to see the Danada and Herrick Lake Forest Preserves. The race, the 12th on this year’s CARA Runners Choice Circuit, saw all of the top 10 men fi nish at a sub-6:00 pace.

Men’s ResultsWill Cross 22 Elmhurst 33:03James Akita 35 Elmhurst 33:20Kyle Larson 25 Crystal Lake 33:46Jeremy Ruston 35 East Dundee 33:57Lionel Montenegro 26 Chicago 34:21

Rich Heffron 32 Chicago 34:29Peter Jaros 23 Homewood 35:26Rob Chenoweth 46 Chicago 35:37Scott Mangum 39 Barrington 35:45Emil Bojanov 31 Chicago 36:12

Women’s ResultsBess Ritter 27 Chicago 38:09Karrie Hamstra-Wright 38 Chicago 38:48Alicia Rafferty 25 Aurora 39:32Stephanie Hughes 26 Naperville 40:32Annabelle Winters 33 Chicago 41:52Elizabeth Chenoweth 40 Chicago 42:33Madison Heidemann 28 Chicago 43:24Laura Kennedy 58 Lake Forest 43:46Kathryn Schaefers 32 Schaumburg 44:08Julie Bruns 45 Elmhurst 44:38

Fort2Base 10 & 3 Nautical Mile RaceAUG. 23, 2015 | GREAT LAKES, I LRunners once again had the chance to take on one of the most unique races in Chicago in terms of dis-tance in August: Fort2Base. The racecourse travels between Fort Sheridan and Naval Station Great Lakes on the Green Bay Trail for those running 10



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nautical miles (11.5 land miles) and around North Chicago for those who took on the 3 nautical miles (3.45 land miles) race.

Men’s ResultsEmisael Favela 38 Berwyn 1:05:00Patrick Austin 27 Great Lakes 1:07:03Damian Bednorz 35 Bensenville 1:07:23Mike Moore 32 Chicago 1:08:33Martin Wennblom 36 Winthrop Harbor 1:12:08Nate McPherson 30 Elmhurst 1:13:09Chris W. Jungkans 53 Salem, Wis. 1:13:44Tim Kowols 39 Green Bay, Wis. 1:14:05Dan Charest 24 Seekonk, Mass. 1:14:11Mitchell Austin 24 Belmont, Wis. 1:14:31

Women’s ResultsJacqui Giuliano 29 Cary 1:17:39Theresa Peterson 41 Highland Park 1:22:15Natalie Dennis 22 Evanston 1:25:36Zoe Kind 31 Oak Park 1:26:26Tara Smallidge 35 Kenosha, Wis. 1:26:42Kati Petry 30 Chicago 1:26:56Daisy Favela 40 Berwyn 1:27:08Leah Rogers 32 Oak Creek, Wis. 1:28:24Becky Gamino-Parrott 45 Northbrook 1:29:14Linda White 49 Highland Park 1:29:38

Chicago Triathlon SuperSprintAUG. 29, 2015 | CHICAGO, I LNearly 500 athletes came out on a rainy morning to race the shortest adult triathlon during Chicago Triathlon weekend, the SuperSprint. The course, which featured a 375-meter swim, 10.5K bike and 2.5K run, this year started and ended at Foster Beach: a change from its past venue, Montrose Beach.

Men’s ResultsChad Croucher 34:27Trevor Croley 35:08Charles Macintosh 35:16Ryan Pahl 35:39Kevin Meek 35:51Robert Langer 36:11Juan Carlos Gonzalez 36:19Louie Caffero 36:29Connor Carr 36:40James Harrington 36:44

Women’s ResultsEllen Rothenberg 39:54Kim Busch 40:23Katie Dumford 41:17Masumi Yoneyama 41:25Teresa Ferguson 41:51Susan Brown 42:20Stephanie Lo 42:45Eda Davidman 42:51Kim Morgan 42:57Ashleigh Brodhead 43:19

Chicago TriathlonAUG. 30, 2015 | CHICAGO, I LDespite a rainy kickoff to Chicago Triathlon weekend on Saturday, wet weather stayed away Sunday morn-ing, giving thousands of triathletes excellent racing conditions. Area athletes put forth particularly strong performances, with nearly all winners coming from the Chicago area. Mayor Rahm Emanuel also competed in this year’s Sprint race, his fi rst appearance at the Chicago Triathlon since 2011. *Results as of Sept. 1

Men’s Sprint ResultsKevin Hughes Chicago 1:11:26Ruben Figueres Chicago 1:13:23Ralph Nurse Crown Point, Ind. 1:14:37Aaron Batiste Chicago 1:15:29Kenneth Maruyama Chicago 1:15:46Jan Erik Naess Clarendon Hills 1:17:19Cornelius Carroll Palm Beach, Fla. 1:17:33Ryan Pahl Chicago 1:17:38Regis Verliefde Chicago 1:17:40Greg Werner Barrington 1:18:37

Women’s Sprint ResultsAnne Brousil Dixon 1:14:15Audrey Ernst South Elgin 1:17:48Stacey Kiefer Antioch 1:21:20

Jordyn Bloode New Carlisle, Ind. 1:22:58Bizzy Vega Antioch 1:23:51Abby Jahn Anchorage, Alaska 1:25:48Triny Willerton Sugar Land, Texas 1:26:07Jessica Davis Bethlehem, Conn. 1:26:12Padra Meyer Des Plaines 1:26:31Abbey Sundermeyer Bridgeton, Mo. 1:27:03

Men’s International ResultsJeremy Rielley Chicago 2:00:57Brett Collins Forest Park 2:02:04Reevan Nathan Highland Park 2:02:34Vachee Loughran Glenview 2:04:42Jonathan Echevers Germantown, Md. 2:05:00Christopher Schmidt Evanston 2:05:04Vant Lammers Madison, Wis. 2:07:55Brandon Sullivan Phoenix 2:08:43Mark Hauser Chicago 2:08:59John Sarikas Tucson, Ariz. 2:09:24

Women’s International ResultsJacqueline Godbe Chicago 2:14:54Drue Orwig Ada, Mich. 2:19:11Pamela Staton Chicago 2:22:49Liz Jobe Chicago 2:23:03Megan Levin Glenview 2:25:51Lauren Matricardi Chicago 2:25:58Ieva Scoggin Round Lake 2:26:24Fiona Carlon Chiacgo 2:26:28Megan Severa Madison, Wis. 2:27:14Anne Caudill Glenview 2:28:58


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adventure races10/10/15Michigan adventure race: artPrize editionGrand Rapids MIwww.miadventurerace.com

10/10/15southern Kettle Moraine challengeDousman WIwww.wisadventureracingsociety.com

10/24/15Zombie survivalTerre Haute INcross-roads-events.com/zombie

cycling races010/10/15dan ryan Woods - Beverly Hills crossChicago ILwww.bikereg.com/dan-ryan-woods-beverly-hills-cross

10/11/15dan ryan Woods - chicago cyclocross cup #3Chicago ILwww.bikereg.com/drwcx

10/25/15chicago time trial cup - race#1 -20k indoor time trialChicago ILffc.com/indoor-cycling-series

cycling tours10/04/15 - 26th Pumpkin Pie Bicycle rideOttawa ILwww.starvedrockcycling.com

duatHlon10/04/15run and roll for the doleCrystal Lake ILwww.luckybrakebikes.com/runan-droll2015

running010/03/15spotlight on nursingIndianapolis INwww.spotlightonnursing.org

10/03/15Wine at the lineBargersville INwww.mallowrun.com/run.shtml

10/03/15Hit the BricksZionsville INwww.tuxbro.com

10/03/15Moraine Hills run for the Hills 10K & Half MarathonMcHenry ILwww.morainehillsrunforthehills.com

10/03/15Harvest Hustle 5K run/WalkAlgonquin ILwww.algonquin.org

10/03/15Pike river trail trail run and WalkKenosha WIwww.xcthrillogy.com

10/03/15Montgomery 5K and 10K river runMontgomery ILwww.runningguru.com

10/03/15tiu Homecoming 5KDeerfield IL

10/03/15oakwood red october runWayne MIwww.oakwood.org/redoctoberrun

10/03/15Father ted schmitt Memorial Knights challenge 5K run/1 Mile WalkStreamwood ILwww.kofc12801.org

10/03/15naMi 5KBatavia ILnami5k.com

10/03/15oktoberfest ‘das Boot’ 5KMorton Grove IL

10/03/15 run4Paws 5K & 2K Puppy PathDowners Grove ILwww.run4paws5k.com

10/03/15Foodie 5KJoliet ILwww.SolveHungerToday.org/Foodie5K

10/03/15itasca oktoberfast 5KItasca ILItascaoktoberfast5k.org

10/03/15discovery dash 5-10KNorth Chicago ILwww.rosalindfranklin.edu/cam-puslife/fitness/DiscoveryDash.aspx

10/03/15 curesade 5k run/WalkPalatine ILwww.arlingtonresources.com/arlington-cares

10/03/15christmas without cancer 5k run/walkEvergreen IL

10/03/155th annual st. christopher 5K run/WalkMidlothian ILwww.stchrisschool.org/5k

10/04/15Histio Heroes 5KBatavia ILwww.histioheroes.com

10/04/15Fall color 5Krun/WalkLisle ILwww.mortonarb.org/events/fall-color-5k-run-walk

10/04/15Harvest Hop 5K, benefiting the Peggy notebaert nature MuseumChicago ILnaturemuseum.org

10/04/15Heart Haven Hustle 5k and 1 Mile WalkBolingbrook ILwww.hearthavenoutreach.org

10/04/15northwestern Medicine’s 5K 1M Family Fun run/WalkLake Forest ILlakeforesthfc.com/5k

10/04/15PsHs choir 5K rock and rollPlainfield ILpshschoir5krockandrun.weebly.com

10/04/15Fox chaseFox River Grove ILwww.frgrc.org/foxchase

10/10/152nd annual Bedford Half MarathonBedford INwww.bedfordhalfmarathon.com

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10/10/15YMCA Stone Bridge Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K RacesRoscoe ILwww.ymcastonebridgemarathon.org

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10/10/15Beverly Hills 5K Trail RunChicago ILwww.runreg.com/beverlyhills-5ktrailrun

10/11/15Bank of America Chicago Marathon Special Olympics TeamChicago ILwww.sochicago.org

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10/17/15Flint Hills Resources Forte 5KChannahon ILwww.forte5k.com

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10/17/154th Annual St. Eugene Trot ‘n Treat 5k Run/Walk & Kid’s Monster DashChicago ILwww.steugene5k.org

10/17/15Des Plaines River Trail RacesLincolnshire ILwww.desplainesrivertrailraces.com

10/17/15Roselle 5 Miler RunRoselle ILwww.fall5miler.com

10/17/15Lake Bluff PTO Pumpkin Chase 5K & 1 Mile Fun RunLake Bluff IL

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10/18/15Biggest Loser RunWalk Half Marathon/5K/Kids Fit Fun RunEau Claire WIwww.biggestloserrunwalk.com

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10/18/15IMT Des Moines MarathonDes Moines IAwww.desmoinesmarathon.com

10/18/15World’s Largest Corn Maze Run 5KSpring Grove ILallcommunityevents.com

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10/22/15RUN(317) SeriesIndianapolis INwww.RUN317.com

10/24/15Mackinac Island Great Turtle Half Marathon & 5.7 Mile Run/WalkMackinac Island MIrunmackinac.com/turtle.htm

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10/24/15 Haunted HustleMiddleton WIhauntedhustlemadison.com

10/25/15Run, Walk & Roll for Marklund 5K/1 MileGeneva ILwww.marklund.org/5k

10/25/15 Dick Pond Cocoa Run and WalkWheaton ILdickpondathletics.com

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2015 | CHICAGO, ILCelebrate El Día de los Muertos with the United Neighborhood Organization in its annual 5K, Carrera de los Muertos. Running through Pilsen, the 5K works to promote healthy living through an active lifestyle.

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10/25/15Sycamore Pumpkin 10K Road RaceSycamore IL

10/25/152nd Annual Fitness in Motion 8kRosemont ILwww.rosemont8k.org

10/25/15 14th Annual One Small Voice Trick or Treat Trot 5K Run and WalkElmhurst ILwww.onesmallvoicefoundation.org

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10/25/1515th Annual Shannon McNamara Memorial 5K Run/2 Mile WalkRolling Meadows IL

10/25/15Valparaiso Half MarathonValparaiso IN

10/25/15 Falcon 5KWheaton IL

10/25/15Running Of the BulldogsChicago ILsaintandrew.ejoinme.org

10/25/15Stride Against ViolenceChicago ILwww.strideagainstviolence.org

10/31/15Chicago Lakefront 50/50 UltramarathonsChicago ILwww.chicagoultra.org

10/31/15Hot Cider HustleWheaton ILallcommunityevents.com

10/31/15Monster DashChicago ILchicagomonster.org

10/31/15UNO 5K Carrera de los Muertos/Race of the DeadChicago ILunoraceofthedead.org

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10/31/15Halloween Hustle 5K Walk/RunPalos Hills ILwww.morainevalley.edu

11/01/15 Bourbonnais Turkey TrotBourbonnais ILwww.btpd.org

11/01/15Milwaukee Running FestivalMilwaukee WIwww.milwaukeerunningfestival.com

11/07/15 Warrior 5k... through the parkWest Allis WIwww.wlcsports.com

11/07/15Cantigny 5K Run/WalkWheaton ILwww.Cantigny.org

11/07/15 St. Francis Falcon 5k Run/WalkLa Grange Park IL

11/07/15 Purple Shiver 5KLibertyville ILwww.EpilepsyChicago.org

11/07/15Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, Half Marathon, 5k & Kids RunIndianapolis INwww.monumentalmarathon.com

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11/07/15Galena Lead Rush Half MarathonGalena ILwww.galena.org/leadrush

11/08/15 Hot Chocolate 15K and 5K WalkChicago ILwww.hotchocolate15k.com

11/08/15 6th Annual Northwest Trail RunCrystal Lake ILhealthbridgefitness.com

11/08/15 Madison Marathon (Full & Half)Madison WImadisonmarathon.org

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11/14/15 ECHO Turkey TrotJanesville WIechojanesville.org/News.htm

11/14/15DINO Trail Run - McCormick’s CreekSpencer INwww.dinoseries.com/trail-running

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11/14/15Ugly Sweater RunManitowoc WIautismlakeshore.org

11/15/15Oswegoland Park District Gobbler Hobbler 10K & Mashed Potato MileOswego ILwww.oswegolandparkdistrict.org

11/20/15Outrun Obesity 5KSt. Charles ILoutrunobesity5k.itsyourrace.com

11/21/15Outback ScrambleIndianapolis INwww.tuxbro.com

11/21/15Village of Orland Hills 22nd Annual Turkey Trot RaceOrland Hills ILohrecreation.org

11/21/15Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk For ArthritisRockford/Loves Park ILwww.jbr.org/rockford

11/22/15Cold Turkey Trot - Nicasa 5K Run/WalkLibertyville ILwww.nicasa.org/5k

11/22/15 Prospect Arlington Fall Haul 5 Mile & 5kMount Prospect ILwww.fallhaulrun.com

11/26/1518th Annual Turkey TrotLogansport INwww.casscountyymca.org

11/26/15Old St. Pat’s 31st Annual Turkey TrotChicago ILwww.theroadtoboston.info

11/26/15Drumstick DashIndianapolis INwww.tuxbro.com

11/26/15 The Fox and The TurkeyBatavia ILwww.foxrivertrailrunners.org

11/26/15Evanston Subaru Flying Turkey 5K presented by NorthShore University HealthSystemEvanston ILwww.evanstonflying5k.com

11/26/15Mayor’s Turkey Day RunKenosha WIwww.kenosharunningclub.org

11/26/15Thanksgiving Day 4 Mile / 15K Runs and WalksFort Wayne INVeepRaces.com

SUNDAy, NOV. 8, 2015 | CHICAGO, ILRace through the streets of Chicago in pursuit of chocolate. This annual event starts and ends in Grant Park and rewards participants with post-race hot chocolate, fondue and more. 15K participants will also receive a unique chocolate bar medal.

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11/26/15 NH GivingThanks 5K RunDeKalb ILwww.NeighborsHouse.org

11/26/15Edison Park Turkey TrotEdison Park ILwww.epturkeytrot.com

11/26/15Long Grove Turkey TrotLong Grove ILallcommunityevents.com

11/26/1538th Annual Life Time Turkey Day 5K/8KChicago ILwww.turkeyday-run.com

11/26/15Village of Orland Park Turkey TrotOrland Park ILwww.orland-park.il.us

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11/28/15Grant ParkTurkey TrotChicago ILallcommunityevents.com

11/29/15Chicago Gaelic Park Carraig Challenge Cross Country 5k Run /1.5m walkOak Forest ILchicagogaelicpark.org

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TRiATHLON10/04/15Thumb sprint TriathlonCaro MIwww.3disciplines.com

TRiATHLON/MuLTi-SPORT10/03/15 - Kickapoo Reserve Dam ChallengeLa Farge WIkvr.state.wi.us/damchallenge

CLASSES/CLiNiCS12/01/15Boston 2015: Getting StartedChicago ILwww.theroadtoboston.info

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10/25/15Marine Corps MarathonArlington VAwww.marinemarathon.com

10/31/15 Monster DashChicago ILwww.chicagomonster.org

10/31/15American Association for Cancer Research Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half MarathonPhiladelphia PAwww.runrocknroll.com/philadelphia

11/01/15TCS New York City MarathonNew York NYwww.tcsnycmarathon.org

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Train your body. Train your mind. Perform your best.Athletes are always trying to enhance their performance or find that competitive edge yet most athletes have experienced instances when they were not performing at the top of their game. While physical training is important, conditioning is only part of an athlete’s training and if the mind is not on board, physical training can often become ineffective. It is the mental focus that carries an athlete across the finish line when the body no longer can. Therefore, being equipped with tools to help overcome mental roadblocks should be as much of a part of an athlete’s training program as endurance, hydration, and nutrition. Dr. Clark specializes in helping athletes reach their optimal performance by identifying the source of the athlete’s problem, by helping the athlete set goals, and by building skills. She has considerable experience working with issues commonly encountered by athletes such as performance anxiety, struggles with motivation, focus and concentration, stress management, adjustment to injury, and life circumstances that interfere with performance.

Dr. Clark is a clinical psychologist specializing in sports psychology and performance enhancement. She has worked with Division I athletes, marathon runners, Ironman participants, and novices just starting out in their sport. She is a member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and American Psychological Association. Dr. Clark not only works with athletes, but is a marathon runner herself who values the power of the mind on performance outcomes.

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THE PROBLEMRepetitive motions of day-to-day life cause muscles to contract and relax. Over time, these contractions become shorter. As they become shorter, muscles and fascia become chronically contracted, forming knots, congested tissue, and muscle tightness leading to dysfunction, disability and pain.

The health of muscles is directly affected by tightness in the muscles. Blood and lymph volume is drastically reduced in hyper-contracted muscle tissue. Tremendous congestion and infl ammation accumulates in the tissue from cellular metabolic wastes, all due to ineffective circulation. As this stagnation progresses, the tissue suffers increasingly destructive pathological changes.

DELOS THERAPYDelos Therapy involves applied systematic pressure to the entire length of the muscle to stretch muscular fibrils, leading to elevated vascular and lymphatic circulation, improving the vital health of the affected tissue, eliminating pain and restoring function.

HOW WE DIFFER FROM...Physical TherapyConventional techniques of stretching and strengthening are ineffective for hyper-contracted muscle tissue. Delos Therapy addresses the root cause of the pain by micro-stretching muscles and fascia.

ChiropracticRather than manipulating bones that may be out of alignment, Delos therapy addresses the muscle tissue, which is the force that is causing the skeletal misalignment in the first place.

MassageCompared to Delos, regular massage is a superfi cial technique that doesn’t optimally address muscular tightness. Even deep tissue and sports massage don’t hold tissue in a stretched position long enough to be fully effective.

Conventional StretchingTight tissue doesn’t stretch, so during conventional stretching, only healthy fibers are stretched. As a result, flexibility often increases, but pain and stiffness don’t diminish.

CONDITIONS TREATED BY DELOS• Headaches/migraines • Back/neck pain• Shoulder pain • Arthritis• Sciatica • IT band syndrome• Carpal tunnel syndrome • Tennis/golfer’s elbow• Hip pain • Plantar fasciitis • Tendonitis • TMJ • Bursitis • Fibromyalgia • Knee pain • Shin splints

BENEFITS OF DELOS• Prevention of surgeries • Elimination of pain symptoms• Reduced rehabilitation time • Reduced treatment costs• Restored function • Reduced stiffness• Increased range of motion

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Sauganash Wellness Center provides quality chiropractic care and massage therapy — treatments that reduce pain and enhance your health. Whether you are an athlete in training or looking to maintain optimum performance, our non-invasive treatments will fit you and your family’s active lifestyle and individual needs. Conditions we treat at Sauganash Wellness Center include arthri-tis, back or neck pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, disc herniations, headaches, muscular pain or injury, sciatica, sports-related inju-ries, whiplash and more.

The Sauganash Wellness Center has been recognized as a Corpo-rate Citizen of the Year by the Lincolnwood Chamber of Commerce because they exemplify what the chamber represents – business, service and community. Founded in 2006 by Dr. Deanna Minkler and Rachel Shaffer, the center has become an important part of the community. Minkler and Shaffer have participated in and do-nated their services to Lincolnwood’s Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing, Turkey Trot and annual summer Fest, as well as many other events in Greater Chicago including the WTTW Family Walk and Fun Run, the Edison Park Turkey Trot and the Chicago Police Memorial Fund Run to Remember 5K Walk/Run.

A licensed Chiropractic for more than 10 years, Dr. Deanna Minkler, D.C., CHt, specializes in sports rehabilitation and pediatric chiropractic. To assist athletes recover from injuries at a quicker pace, Minkler has become certifi ed in Kinesiotaping, the treatment of muscular disorders and lymphedema reduction, and the Graston Technique, which treats acute and chronic soft tissue injuries.

“Becoming a successful chiropractor has been my ambition since I was nine years old,” Dr. Minkler shares. “Being a part of a person’s transi-tion from discomfort and impaired movement to pain free mobility is my greatest reward. My profession is challenging and stimulating and it inspires me every day!”

Rachel Shaffer is a licensed and certified massage therapist who has been in practice for more than 9 years. Specializing in as-sisting professional athletes, Shaffer has become an expert in deep tissue and sports massage. She also excels at prenatal and geriatric therapy.

Enhance your current health... and your future health with care from our certifi ed and licensed doctors and practitioners. Sauganash Wellness Center is conveniently located at 6160 N. Cicero Avenue, just one block east of the Eden’s Expressway (I-94) and one block north of Peterson Avenue on Chicago’s North Side. Many insurance plans accepted. Now accepting new patients.

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Chicago Chiropractic & Sports Medicine specializes in helping athletes and active individuals achieve optimal performance in sports, as well as body balance for every day activities. Our board certifi ed doctors work with you to design an individualized and comprehensive treatment program – combining body-work, education and exercise – that accelerates your performance and recovery.

Services Offered:• Chiropractic Care • Active Release Technique (ART)• Massage Therapy • Functional Rehabilitation• Trigger Point Needling • Kinesio Taping• Cupping Therapy• Graston Technique• Instrument Adhesion Release • Nutritional IV Therapy• Orthotics • Oxygen Therapy

Dr. Akin is the Chiropractic Physician for the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cubs.

Contact us to fi nd out how Chicago Chiropractic & Sports Medicine can help you with your recovery from an injury, treatments to manage your acute or chronic pain or a program to improve your performance and prevent injuries.

Chicago Sports Institute, www.chicagosportsinstitute.com, is Chicagoland’s premier sports training facility, dedicated to providing the ultimate in performance training, sports medicine and integrative health. With a passion for helping clients achieve their health and wellness goals, the experts at Chicago Sports Institute have an ongoing commitment to assist athletes at any level in achieving optimal performance in their sports and activities.

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Do You Keep Running Into Problems?Runners often experience a number of seemingly unrelated problems that come and go creating pain, stiffness, and limited range of motion. Those problems could be:• Plantar Fasciitis, Patellar Tendonitis• Shin Splints, IT-Band Syndrome• Piriformis Syndrome, Hip Tightness• Low Back pain, Neck/Shoulder Pain• Chronic Hamstring Tightness

Are these different names for the same problem? The overlooked fact is that these problems often have the same underlying cause—a foot-knee-hip imbalance.

Running involves a repeated weight transfer from one leg to the other that requires the foot, knee and hip to maintain consistent alignment.

During the single leg stance, if the arch or knee collapses or if the hips tilt to one side, there will be repetitive stress transmitted throughout the body that can cause any of the symptoms listed above.

Readiness to Run AssessmentThe Step-Down Assessment determines if the problem is at the feet, knees or hips and predicts the likelihood that a running injury or symptom will occur. When performing this assessment, concentrate on one area at a time (foot, knee, hip). It is useful to have someone take a picture or video of you performing this assessment.

Stand on a slightly elevated surface with your feet under your hips. The knee of the stance leg will bend slightly as you reach the foot of the non-weight bearing leg down towards the ground. The foot of the reaching leg will point down, hovering above the ground. It is best to perform this assessment barefoot to observe the position of the foot. Here is what you should look for:

#1 FOOT: The foot of the stance leg should be pointing straight forward. Note if the arch collapses in or rolls out during the assessment.

#2 KNEE: Note your ability to keep the knee of the stance leg directly over the foot as you step down. Note if the knee collapses in or out.

#3 HIP: Note your ability to keep your hips level, torso upright, and shoulders level as you reach the foot forward.

If you were unable to maintain a neutral arch, keep the knee in line with the foot and maintain level hips throughout the full movement—your foot-knee-hip alignment is off and running is likely to produce symptoms.

Injury Free RunningFoot-knee-hip weakness or misalignment is responsible for many condi-tions that can be chronic and diffi cult to manage clinically without a full understanding of the factors involved. This explains why just treating plantar fasciitis or IT- band syndrome doesn’t fully address the causative factors.

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Q How do funds raised by the Chicago Lights marathon team support the organiza-tion’s mission? A Monies raised from Team Chicago Lights directly benefit Chicago Lights’ six signature outreach pro-grams. Chicago Lights proudly offers the following programs to the community:

• Tutoring: matches 400 first- through ninth-grade students from under-resourced neighborhoods with tutor/mentors who use innovative educational resourc-es to promote long-term academic and social success.

• Summer Day: a six-week academic and arts enrichment program that reduces summer learning loss for 100 first- through ninth-grade students at risk of struggling academically.

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agriculture education, economic opportunities and increased access to healthy, affordable food.

• The Elam Davies Social Service Center: helps 1,800 individuals on their journey toward self-sufficiency through case management, a food pantry, clothing as-sistance, hygiene items, referrals to other agencies and outreach to those experiencing street homelessness.

• Chicago Lights Academic Success in Schools (CLASS): promotes learning and creative self-expression through dance classes taught by profes-sional artists for nearly 1,000 students attending under-resourced and underperforming schools.

• Free Write Jail Arts and Literacy: stimulates literacy and self-expression through tutoring and media arts workshops for 150 students at the Nancy B. Jefferson Alternative School in the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.

Q What is your role with the team?A 2014 was our inaugural year with the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. It was a privilege to be the staff liaison for the team last year. This year I am again the staff liaison, but I am also a participant training for this October’s event!

Q Have you run the marathon before?A I haven’t. I’ve done two half marathons before, but

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Q How did Chicago Lights get connected with the Bank of America Chicago Marathon?A We got connected through a former tutor who had participated with the marathon with a different charity team. As an organization, Chicago Lights had thought about it, but we didn’t have the capacity to support it in the past. When [tutor] Craig [Caudle] brought it up again, it was a perfect storm.

Q the marathon team has experienced major growth over the past couple of years. What have you done to grow the team? What chang-es, if any, have you made to the team to accom-modate the growth? What kind of impact has that growth had on Chicago Lights’ work?

A The team’s efforts were spearheaded by Chicago Lights tutor Craig Caudle and a fantastic group of Chicago Lights staff, Fourth Presbyterian Church staff, Fourth Presbyterian Church members, Chicago Lights Board of Directors and Associate Board mem-bers and friends of runners. Our team was a mix of five guaranteed entries, lottery, legacy and Bank of America employee entrants that made for 15 total runner-fundraisers for Chicago Lights.

The group highlighted what makes Chicago Lights so special: there are so many ways to get involved in the organization. Each point of connection makes a dif-ference in the local community. I am also partial, but I happen to think that that dedication and commitment of our supporters is second to none! The 2014 marathon team was a shining example of the devotion our donors have to Chicago Lights’ work.

The team’s first year efforts raised over $35,000 for the organization. The diversity of our runners, coupled with our fundraising results, afforded Chicago Lights a move in charity partner ranking and a total of 20 guaranteed entries for the 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

The increase in runner entries was thrilling for Chicago Lights. We now have runner-fundraisers on our team from Chicago and beyond and we are reaching com-pletely new external audiences through this platform. We are truly grateful for the opportunities the marathon provides local organizations like Chicago Lights to build awareness and increase visibility in the city and afar.

To find out more about Chicago Lights, visit www.chicagolights.org. To learn more about Team Chicago Lights, contact Kate Solis Silva at 312.981.3564 or [email protected].

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