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IN PASSINGJuly/August 2018 — Volume 35, Number 4

NEWSLETTER OF THE SECOND WIND RUNNING CLUB Running East-Central Illinois

IN THIS ISSUE

Grandma’s MarathonRRCA National ConventionWhy I Started Running

Opinion: Hanson Marathon MethodBecoming More Serious RunnersSWRC Race Circuit Update

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Cover Photo: The cover photo was submitted by Second Wind Running Club Member Shirley LeMay. Runners in the Countryside 10k approach the first mile marker in the beautiful central Illinois countryside just North of Sidney.

Officers

President Magdalena Casper-ShippVice President Jim Fair IIITreasurer Marc MillsSecretary Betsy Chominski

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David Ammermann, Nikita Borisov, Magdalena Casper-Shipp, Betsy Chominski, Bill Dey, Jim Fair III, Nicholas Heller, Martha McSims, Marc Mills, Ben Newell

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President’s Corner with President Magdalena .........................................................................4Help Wanted Section ....................................................................................................................4RRCA National Convention Recap with Jim Fair III ..............................................................5New Members ...............................................................................................................................5Grandma’s Marathon ..................................................................................................................8Countryside Recap ......................................................................................................................92018 SWRC Race Circuit .......................................................................................................... 11Allerton Trail Race Announcement ..........................................................................................12Why I Started Running .............................................................................................................13Hanson Marathon Training Method ........................................................................................15Becoming More Serious Runners .............................................................................................17Race Results ................................................................................................................................19

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President’s Corner - Summer PotluckSecond Winders,

What are you doing August 14?

Join us for the annual summer cookout at Meadow-brook on Tuesday, August 14 after the fun run! As usual, the club will be providing burgers, buns and condiments. And, as usual, we are asking everyone to bring their favorite side dish to share. This year, we are also hoping for you to bring one more thing – your thoughts about how to make Second Wind even better!

The board has spent time at our last several meetings thinking about the future of our club. We need your help to come up with ideas for areas to grow in our club. We’ll be asking you to share things at the cook-out, but also be asking online over the next few weeks. After, we’ll go through all the feedback we receive and come up with common themes. Those will help inform what new projects and programs we undertake in the next few years. Help make Second Wind the running club it was meant to be!

See you on the [email protected]

Help wanted! Deadline: Aug 15th

Newsletter EditorSecond Wind needs a new Newsletter Editor! Help create one of the ways we reach our club members, In Passing. Issues come out bimonthly and the job can be one person who collects and edits content, and then does the layout, or the job can be split into two roles. Preference will be given to those with professional design experience, but we are willing to train the right volunteer(s).

Communications CoordinatorSecond Wind is looking for a dedicated communica-tions coordinator to help make sure we are consis-tently sharing exciting news about our club programs and events in the best possible way on social media and via email.

If interested, please email a resume (if relevant), and 1-3 paragraphs explaining why you’re the right person for either role to [email protected].

Throwback to the 2014 Summer Cookout! Join us this year!

New Members for April and May


RRCA News Written by Jim Fair III

2018 RRCA National Convention Recap, Part 2 …the non-running side of running a running club This year’s RRCA convention took place in Washington DC from Thursday April 5th to Sunday April 8th. The convention consisted of a series of five one hour long breakout sessions. Each one hour session provided a choice of five different topic presentations in separate conference rooms. No one topic was covered more than once during the span of the convention, although many topics were interrelated.

These breakout sessions were in addition to: the opening presentation on “Insurance and Risk Management”; each of the keynote presentations given by Meb Keflezighi (Friday lunchon) and Deena Kaster (Saturday lun-cheon), the Annual Membership Meeting, and the 60th Anniversary Dinner. I coordinated my session attendance with David Ammermann. I gave him the option to attend all of the fun topic sessions after polling the Second Wind board for which topics they were interested in having us attend. If you have not yet, I encourage you to read his write up in the May/June issue of In Passing.

At the start of the convention, David and I decided to attend the RRCA Board Meeting at 8:30am to observe best practices in action. It was quite the experience to not only observe all of the Directors exercising Robert’s Rules of Order, but also to hear how the issues were presented, discussed, and voted upon. There was a brief closed session where we left the room with the Executive Director and a couple of other guests. After we re-turned, the External Auditor presented the annual audited financial statements and explained the audit process and roles of all involved persons, strategic planning and benchmarking, required financial statement disclosures,

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and new required accounting standards and rules. The Board of the RRCA opened the floor to address questions raised including good governance. Essentially, the RRCA board gave a preview of all the break-out sessions I attended at the convention.

The five breakout sessions I targeted were: Litigation Process for Event Incidents; Using Signage to Elevate the Race Experience; Governance Tune-Up; Strategic Planning for Clubs through Appreciative Inquiry; and Best Practices in Financial Management for Clubs and Events. When I had the time after a couple of the break-out sessions, I met with the speaker from another breakout session that neither David nor I attended to get a recap of their presentation and general useful advice on how to implement their advice into club activities, pro-grams, or projects. Those additional insights were from the breakout sessions for “Understanding Music Licensing” presented by RRCA coordinator Tes Marshall and “Hosting Trail Races – Key Consider-ations” presented by American Trail Running Association (ATRA) Executive Director Nancy Hobbs.

“Using Signage to Elevate the Race Experience” was presented by Mike at MPA Graphics. He cautioned about how an event or program should proceed about upgrading signage just because as it could “ruin the race and take away from the culture of the race”. Many examples were provided highlighting what may work for one event can flop in another. The Credit Union Cherry Blossom race, which was held after the convention, was used in a few positive examples of great signage used in areas such as for course markings or for their recycling programs. Types of signs displayed included flags, banners, and mile markers to help add to the branding of an event.

“Governance Tune-Up” was presented by RRCA Executive Director Jean Knaack. Jean started with organizational structure and operating procedures versus bylaws, the latter of “which has to comply with requirements of the RRCA and the IRS”. She described the three D’s of board governance (Duty of Loyalty, Care, and Obedi-ence), the three pillars of leadership (understanding of mission/vision; clear sense of roles and responsibilities, and trust), the use of Robert Rules of Order, board policies (and a board handbook), recruitment of new lead-ers annually, performance monitoring, and the roles of board members. Emphasized was the need for board orientation during transitions, “financial policies and oversight”, board accountability for all activities of the organizations, delegation of authority to staff or committee, and why generally all committees sunset at the term of each year. Discussed more in depth was documentation of multiyear binding resolutions and policies passed by the board for things like leases, bank signatories, reimbursement and expense policies, conflicts of interest, whistleblower, document retention and destruction required by SOX, and code of ethics and conduct for board members. Various financial management policies highlighted included a “detailed outline of managing finances for clubs and events from account receivables to payables and everything in between”. A committee guide should be developed just as much as a board guide to define a code of conduct. Jean then moved back to finan-cial oversights for the board to ensure policies are in place to protect the organization from fraud or theft. This is specifically to ensure Internal Controls are created and working properly through written policies, including segregation of duties. The types of reports to be provided include bank reconciliations, financial statements, and Statements of Activity of every program as part of “accountability to protect” as it is “not about trust but to verify”.

“Strategic Planning for Clubs through Appreciative Inquiry” was presented by RRCA Kansas State Rep Brenda Groskinsky. She developed her presentation based on her approach to strategic planning as the President

Jim at the finish of the Cherry Blossom 10 miler!


of RunLawrence running club in Kansas. Her presentation discussed strategic planning from the bottom up and “completely redoing it from scratch” by involving all club members to provide insight in “what they value, what they are doing, and what they are going to do”, before “aligning the [club’s strategic] plan with their values”. The two biggest takeaways from the session are that we “cannot assume what members want” and that a des-ignated facilitator should “not interject, only document: gathering all information based on three questions to understand their values”: 1 – As a club member, what is your favorite memory? 2 – Based on those fond club memories/stories from the past, what are you still doing in present? 3 – In 10 years, the club wins an award for community service, what does that award say? She concluded by asserting there should also be a “mechanism to efficiently monitor, evaluate, and communicate back annually” to the members on the effectiveness of the strate-gic plan.

“Best Practices in Financial Management for Clubs and Events” was presented by W Andrew Powell CPA, a partner with the Certified Public Accounting firm contracted by the RRCA. He asserted how the RRCA was very proactive at implementing new regulations before they were required, for example by including the re-quired Statement of Functional Expenses within the financial statements they were preparing required for 2018 two years prior when it was still an exposure draft. He further proceeded by describing risk factors that a non-profit should consider and reduce, recent changes in accounting regulations, key sections required of a complete set of financial statements, before going more in depth and concluding by addressing questions from the audi-ence.

In summary, there was a lot of information presented during the convention. The RRCA organized the con-vention sessions in a way so many of the more common challenges encountered by various member running clubs or events were presented very well. The information is truly provided in understandable bite sized les-sons or examples that can provide immediate help to a running club, committee, or event. They provided many opportunities to network with leaders from other running clubs across the nation and a variety of sponsors. In addition, the entire board was receptive to feedback while remaining open to questions throughout the conven-tion in addressing topics from conflicts of interest and good governance to sources of information for clubs and event organizers. More information can be found on their website at www.rrca.org.

When I spoke briefly with the RRCA board about the next convention, it sounded like next year will be even more amazing for the potential of coverage on various top-ics. I would highly recommend attending an annual RRCA national convention for anyone interested in learning more about the Road Runners Club of America, becoming more involved with Second Wind to help make it more efficient and effective, and learning more about that non-running side of running a running club.

Above Jim took a picture during the Membership Meet with Jean Knaack. Meeting with other running enthusiasts and attending breakout sessions brought up many great ideas for consideration in Second Wind Running Club!

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Betsy relays that this picture is of the banana and coffee Nick con-sumed before he ran a 3:04 BQ marathon at Grandma’s in Duluth last weekend. Clearly we are excited/proud. He’s worked hard for this. (And I just think this photo is hysterical, our sunglasses, my face, Nicks’ breakfast, etc...)

Bucket List Races - Grandma’s Marathonby Nick Paulson and Betsy Chominski

Betsy and I ran Grandma’s marathon in Duluth this morning. The combination of a flat course, cloudy skies, and cool temps aided me to a 3:04:36. A PR of over 11 minutes and a time that I hope will get me to Boston (my standard is 3:10). Betsy had a great race too.

I’d provide a more detailed race report, but this one is pretty simple. First half was just under 1:33, so I had a solid negative split with a push at the end. It felt horrible and awesome at the same time. Very scenic course that is also fast. Highly recommended if you don’t mind the travel to Duluth.

Looking forward to some time with a bit less struc-ture to my run training.

Where have you gone to run a race?! Share it with us for the next issue of In Passing!


Countryside Recap in Photosby Shirley LeMay and Marc Mills

Above Runners head out on the Countryside 10k course!

Left, Second Wind Members gather for a photo after the race.

Good times and Dairy Barn ice cream were had by all! See you next year!


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Here is the complete list of race circuit events for 2018.

Jan - Siberian Express 7.45 mi. trailFeb - Charleston Challenge Mid-Winter Classic 15/10/5KMar - Mountain Goat 4.4/8.8/mi Apr - Allerton Trails 10K/HalfApr - Mahomet Run for the Library 5K/10KApr - Illinois Marathon 5KApr - Illinois Marathon 10K/Half/FullMay - Kirby Derby 5K/10KMay - Buffalo Trace TrailJun - Countryside 10KJun - Lake Mingo Trail RunJul - Freedom Run 5KJul - Fisher Fair 5KJul - Bagel Run 5K/10KJul - SJO 5KJul - Mile at the PinesAug - Mahomet 1/2 Marathon and 10K (not the 5K)Sep - Arthur Cheese Festival Rat Race 5K/10KSep - Arcola Broom Corn Festival 5K/10KSep - Shoreline Classic 15KSep - Wild Wild Wilderness trailOct - Women’s Fitness 5KOct - Allerton Trail Run 5.7 mi. trailNov - Indianapolis Monumental Marathon and Half MarathonNov - Rattlesnake Master 5K/10KDec - Bement Memorial 5K

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2018 SWRC Race Circuitby Juan Salas

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Awards No awards for the nature walk, which is traditionally is not timed. Overall male and female winners earn ceramic trophies and Asics running shoes. Ag e g r o up a w a r d s GIVEN TO THE TOP THREE MALES AND TOP THREE FEMALES IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING AGE GROUPS: 12 & under, 13-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+, Athena (Ladies 165lb+), Clydesdale (Gents 220lb+). There may be potential for a team/group participation race category.

Costumes! A costume contest with awards is sponsored by Great Harvest Bread Company. Awards given for male, female, & group costumes. Race director’s decisions are final. Policies or waivers on website. Email the race director Jim Fair III at [email protected]

Register to run/walk by Oct 21, and complete the other two 2018 Triple Crown races, to earn the Monticello Triple Crown award. The triple crown is sponsored by Kelly’s Accounting Service.

The Allerton Park Trail Run is sponsored by the Second Wind Running Club. The 5.7mi trail race is a circuit race for both Second Wind Running Club and the Lake Run Club.

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Why I Started Runningby Tina Ammermann and Martha McSims

Running is something I had though about doing for a long time. I joined Second Wind with my husband, David, almost four years ago and have stayed active with the group by volunteering at most races. I was a little afraid to start running but I have ran/walked a few races in the past. Earlier in the year my doctor recommended that I start doing more load bearing exercises. So, with the encouragement of my hus-band, Martha, Tammy, Karen, Laura, and several oth-ers I joined the Beginning Women’s Running Group (BWRG) for the spring session.

When I started I was a little apprehensive about the whole process. Meeting new people, learning more about how to run and actually the running. When I went to the first night everyone was great from the other beginning runners to the mentors. Martha explained the whole process that we were about to embark on to work our way up to running the Kirby Derby 5K. We met each Tuesday with optional run-

ning sessions on Thursdays and Sundays. I tried to attend each session to help build up my endurance to be able to run the full 3.1 miles. I had also signed up for the Mini-Challenge during the Illinois Marathon weekend. I had done those races three years ago but mostly walked both events.

Each week the mentors were great sharing their running stories and encouraging us to keep working toward our goal. I slowly was able to build up how long I could run before having to walk. I also en-joyed the speakers that told us how to properly stretch before and after running and gave us more informa-tion about Second Wind and all the events and runs that the club sponsors.

I volunteered at the Second Wind booth at the Illi-nois Marathon Expo. While working that I connected with a friend from the past who was running the 10K so we decided to run it together. Both my son and husband ran the 5K with me and I was able to run the whole race without walking, which was a first for me.

The next day I met my friend and we started the 10K. I was not sure if I was going to be able to run the full distance. But I discovered that when you are out there running with a friend it makes it a lot easier to complete. When we crossed the finish line I had beat my previous time by over 6 minutes per mile.

I continued training with BWRG three times a week working toward the group’s goal at the Kirby Derby. Each week everyone was great with their words of encouragement and continual sharing of running information. When race day came we all met at the regis-tration area to get ready for the race. I know I could complete this 5K since I had done one two weeks prior so my goal was to improve on my time and get another PR. I finished the race completing my goal.

To me personally running has become rewarding in twos ways. First, I can tell my overall health is better. Second, when I miss a run I feel like there is some-thing missing from the day. I have really enjoyed my new friends and our new-found ability.

The Beginning Women’s Running Group ran the Kirby Derby as their goal race! What a fun and inspiring group of people! If you know someone who would like to join you in some of your running craziness, introduce them to the group and be on the lookout for the fall Beginning Women’s Running Group!


I have also found I enjoy doing oth-er workouts such as bike riding and other cross train-ing. I am really glad I joined the BWRG it helped me when I really needed it.

I look forward to continuing this adventure who knows maybe someday I will run a marathon.

For Global Running Day, this group did a run and then enjoyed Red Bicycle Ice Cream!

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The Hanson Marathon Training Approach—Does It Work? by Ed Mehnert

Let’s start with a trivia question. Who are the Han-son Brothers?

a) Members of a boy band from the 1990s

b) Goonish hockey players from the 1970s Paul-

Newman movie, Slap Shot

c) Innovative running coaches and running shoe

store owners from Michigan

d) All of the above

The correct answer is D, but we’ll discuss Keith and Kevin Hanson, the innovative running coaches and run-ning shoe store owners from Michigan. They lead the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project, which includes Des Linden, winner of the 2018 Boston Marathon (AKA Marathon of Misery). As I prepared for my 18th mara-thon, I was looking for a different training approach that could lead to a different result (yes, an elusive BQ time).

These are the key concepts of the Hanson Method:

High mileage, 6 days/week training plan, speed emphasis early in the training plan, cumulative fatigue, 3 substantial runs per week, 16 mile long runs, and a limited taper. They define cumulative fatigue as “The development of fatigue through the long term effects of training which results in in a profound increase in run-ning strength”. The plan includes 3 SOS (Something Of Substance) workouts per week–speed work, tempo run

at goal race pace and long run. The best known element of their plan is probably long runs limited to 16 miles for most people. Plans can be downloaded from their website and include several levels. Read the book for more info: Hansons Marathon Method: Run Your Fast-est Marathon the Hansons Way by Luke Humphrey with contributions by Keith Hanson

I used the Advanced Plan and set a 3:36 goal. Your goal time sets pace times for the various SOS work-outs—speed/strength runs, tempo runs and even long runs ( https://hansonscoachingservices.com/hmmcal-culator/race_equivalency_calculator.php ). I ran the speed/strength runs in the Armory and its 200 m track. The goals for these runs were slower than the 800s I ran under my previous marathon training (800s at 3:30). The hardest runs were the tempo runs at marathon pace. I never ran all of these miles at the planned pace. The plan calls for running 6 days a week, so the time com-mitment is substantial. My plan had peak weeks of 56-62 miles and off weeks at 49-54 miles. Under my previous plan, I ran 50+ miles & 6 days during the peak weeks, but only ran 40 miles and 5 days during the off weeks.

What happened on race day? I started with the 3:35 pace group (Thanks Walter!) in the Illinois Marathon. I stayed with this group through the half (1:47) but began to lose them at 15 miles. I hit 20 miles 9 seconds ahead of my goal (2:45) and felt good. Like most marathons,

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I was waiting for my legs to die at any time. I reached mile 24 slightly behind (2 mins and 9 seconds) behind my goal (3:18) but had a stiff headwind during miles 22 & 23. The hills by the Country Club were coming up. I knew that I needed to avoid a 9 minute mile. Just barely made it with an 8:55 mile. After passing the 25 mile mark, I heard the 3:40 pace group behind me. Oh no! Time to push the pace on this slight downhill, able to hit 8:05 (my tempo pace) for mile 26 and pull away from the 3:40 pace group. Passed the 26 mile mark, time to empty the tank and make those fast twitch muscles work, every second counts, able to get under 8:00 pace and finish at 3:38:39. That is a BQ for me (first time)! Fast enough to get invited? Won’t know until September.

Final judgement-- the Hanson Method helped me reach my goal. My legs were tired at mile 20 but responded in the last few miles. This method requires plenty of time and training effort. I ran over 850 miles in the 18 week program. I did not miss a training day, but struggled with the tempo runs (bad winter weather or tired legs?). If you try this method, run the easy and long runs at the recom-mended paces so your body can recover for the next SOS workout.

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Getting (a little) More Serious About Runningby Joel Plutchak with Barbara Jones

In April, Barbara and I marked the end of our third year of membership in the Second Wind Run-ning Club and my third year of running, period. My thoughts turned to how we got from essentially run-ning zero miles to a point where we’re running three or four times per week, rarely miss a Tuesday Fun Run, run in several races each year, and look forward to running with our club friends.

In our younger days we were fairly active-- biking, hiking, scuba, occasionally paddling a canoe-- but we slowed down considerably when kids entered the picture. We encouraged the kids to pursue sports that caught their interest, took occasional day trips to local parks and preserves to hike, and spent a few family vacations in mountainous hiking-friendly places like Oregon and Colorado. However, I did little regular exercise beyond walking, though Barbara worked out and occasionally ran.

Fast-forward to 2014, when one of our kids was

unexpectedly hit with a severe chronic disease. While home between hospital stays, we were watching the Illinois marathon live television coverage, listening to the nearby on-course music and watching the heli-copters overhead, when said child declared “I will be well enough next year to run.”

As it turns out she was going through another down cycle the following year, but the rest of us signed up for the 2015 Friday night 5K to run in her honor. While picking up our bibs Barbara signed up for a family membership in the Second Wind Running Club. Although I still had not run a single step and ended up walking much of the race, it turned out to be kinda fun, so we started attending Tuesday Fun Runs. I couldn’t run a continuous mile, so made my own shorter circles while the rest of the club whizzed by.

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schedule, started running in a few more 5K races, then decided to up our game and take on the 2016 Illinois 10K. To get ready, we added a second weeknight run to our schedule. Come race day, I surprised myself by running the entire 6.2 miles, something I had not yet done for even a 5K race. Barbara, as is still the case, finished well ahead of me. To add to the motivation that year, our daughter had now recovered enough to take on a challenge, so the whole family walked the 5K together that Friday night.

Throughout the following six months, we continued with three runs per week, every once in awhile adding a Wednesday night Second Wind speed workout for variety, and got memberships in the U of I armory so we could run more comfortably during bad weather. We had started setting race goals, felt guilty when we had to skip a usual running day, and I made sure to take my running gear on business trips. It was around that time we concluded we might be runners! I was feeling healthier and had dropped some pounds I didn’t really need. Things were going fairly well.

So of course reality hit me with a reminder that I wasn’t as young as I used to be-- September 2016 I tweaked my lumbar spine in a non-running activity, leading to a diagnosis of spinal degeneration “consis-tent with age.” Hmmmm… is it time to start seeing a geriatrician? That slowed me down all autumn and winter, but after five months of physical therapy I was anxious to get running again, so the 2017 Illinois 10K was exactly the motivation I needed. Barbara and I both ran, and though I didn’t have my best race once, again I ran the whole course. A bit later, we both ran the Countryside 10K, with Barbara taking a first in her age group! (I did a bit of walking during that race, which was OK by me-- it was hot and humid!)

Throughout the remainder of 2017 we didn’t race, but kept up running three or four times per week, join-ing the summer/fall club marathon training runs to get some extra miles in with good company. That winter, we decided to get just a bit more serious. I did some internet research and settled on the Hal Higdon inter-mediate 10K training schedule, modified a bit to be “consistent with age.” We took full advantage of club runs, using Tuesday Fun Runs and Wednesday speed workouts to fit into the training schedule. During the eight-week program, we ran our longest runs to date-

- seven, seven and a half, and eight miles. Although around week six I was wondering what it felt like to not feel sore all the time, all the hard work paid off. Race day turned out to have great weather for running, and both Barbara and I had PRs. More tellingly, we both felt really good after finishing.

So what’s next? As I write this, the club fall half/full marathon training runs are starting up. We plan to join in as often as we can to see whether we have the wherewithal to sign up for and run a half marathon in the fall. What was unimaginable a few years ago may be attainable. Or as I like to think of it, we just might go from zero to 13.1 in three and a half years. And maybe some day I’ll reach my not-so-secret super-stretch goal of keeping up with Barbara so we can cross the finish line together during a race.

Run for the trail!In 2018 the Kickapoo Rail Trail is teaming up with the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon as a charity running

partner to add more miles to the trail. We’d love you to consider running for the KRT!

www.ccfpd.org/KRT

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5 Marcus Lockhart 0:19:45.1 2AG19 Michael Lokshin 0:22:23.7 27 Bethany Carmien Onwodi 0:23:18.5 1AG32 Dawn Carson 0:23:34.2 1AG41 Scott Reed 0:24:00.2 1AG43 Ivan Fink 0:24:10.5 2AG60 Renee Trilling 0:25:11.5 1AG68 Tom Eaton 0:25:34.6 76 Brad Giffel 0:25:53.4 3AG95 Susan Mynatt 0:26:48.7 3AG98 Chuck Foran 0:26:59.2 3AG111 Randall Mason 0:27:42.9 139 Laura Owen 0:29:09.5 145 Bonnie Yam 0:29:24.9 147 Cathy Giffel 0:29:28.9 3AG150 Sara Myers 0:29:40.1 174 Kate Blahnik 0:31:01.2 179 Erica Tibbetts 0:31:22.7 204 Michelle Garde 0:32:36.1 224 Tina Ammermann 0:33:28.0 229 Laurie Brauer 0:33:39.4


Race ResultsCompiled by Juan Salas and Nicholas Heller

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254 Vanessa Udry 0:36:10.9 276 Tammy Mcsims 0:37:34.0 286 Lynda Ramirez 0:38:28.7 287 Holly Clemons 0:38:32.3 288 Ramona Montez 0:38:36.1 289 Tracy Kleparski 0:38:42.4 294 Barry Holley 0:39:11.5 299 Fatima Husain 0:39:51.1 314 Jialan Wang 0:40:57.9 328 Dena Tjarks 0:42:58.0 348 Melissa Zapata 0:44:33.3 349 Laura Hazen 0:44:46.9 388 Melinda Ohlsson 0:47:21.7 392 Caley Benner 0:47:36.5 393 Jessica Alvarez 0:47:38.0 416 Kari May 0:49:56.6 456 Meredith Rickard 0:52:31.6 472 Karen Athy-Penrose 0:54:20.2 10k 1 Tom Gelsthorpe 0:36:52.2 1OA3 Michael Davis 0:41:07.2 2AG8 Mike Tankersley 0:42:11.3 1AG13 Nic Carter 0:44:37.2 3AG14 Ank Michielsen 0:44:55.4 2AG28 Scott Silverman 0:49:07.7 33 David Ammermann 0:50:06.9 34 Michele Heller 0:50:07.8 1AG35 Brian Moline 0:50:10.4 38 Paula Tankersley 0:50:26.2 40 Eric Benson 0:50:45.5 46 Elizabeth Chominski 0:51:32.5 47 Mary Mcgrath 0:51:32.5 1AG48 Nick Paulson 0:51:32.6 54 Angela Wisehart 0:52:22.7 3AG58 Amanda Purvines 0:52:48.1 60 Emily Floess 0:53:04.5 61 Juan Salas 0:53:06.8 62 Kirk Bedwell 0:53:07.3 65 Nicole Lake 0:53:16.0 67 Krista Overstreet 0:53:55.0 78 Lisa Moment 0:55:36.0 81 Leslie Hammersmith 0:55:52.0 89 Cindy Reese 0:56:50.2 3AG98 Nikita Borisov 0:57:38.1 99 Babette Hiles 0:57:43.5 114 Megan Parsons 1:02:37.9 115 Pat Webb 1:02:40.8 119 Nathan Parsons 1:03:32.0 122 Karen Iehl-Morse 1:03:42.4 123 Michelle Hart 1:03:58.0

124 Que Broadnax 1:04:13.4 125 Jesse Reichler 1:04:16.5 131 Melissa Whittall 1:05:59.5 Ice Age Trail - 50 Miler Whitewater, WI Saturday May 12, 2018 Jim Fair III 11:48:14 Buffalo Trace - 5 Mile Trail Race Mahomet, IL Saturday May 19, 2018 2 Tom Gelsthorpe 0:30:13.6 1AG5 Auburn Jimenez 0:33:26.0 1AG6 Marcus Lockhart 0:33:50.7 2AG8 Mike Tankersley 0:34:38.0 1AG12 Caleb Miller 0:35:48.2 13 Nic Carter 0:36:06.0 15 Jim Fair III 0:36:30.0 3AG17 Ank Michielsen 0:36:47.0 1AG22 Jay Bennett 0:38:05.0 26 Alan Joyce 0:39:16.6 27 Marc Mills 0:39:31.4 31 Eric Berlin 0:40:03.4 1AG33 Michele Heller 0:41:00.2 1AG35 Ken McMillen 0:41:43.3 1AG36 Ed Roy 0:41:45.5 2AG41 Bethany Carmien Onwodi 0:42:28.6 1AG43 Brian Moline 0:42:56.2 44 Amanda Purvines 0:44:22.1 2AG48 Pat Grenda 0:44:52.6 49 Jeffrey Haas 0:44:53.8 50 John Murphy 0:44:59.0 51 Krista Overstreet 0:45:01.4 52 Renee Trilling 0:45:09.0 2AG55 Tom Eaton 0:46:19.7 58 Lisa Moment 0:46:35.7 60 Heidi Carmichael 0:46:58.7 3AG63 Mark Kirkland 0:49:33.0 64 Nikita Borisov 0:49:46.2 68 Joel Plutchak 0:51:36.3 70 Paul Littleton 0:52:16.4 73 Ashley Pickett 0:52:44.4 3AG74 Casey Kashnig 0:52:45.6 77 Cara Finnegan 0:53:30.1 78 Kate Blahnik 0:53:50.5 80 Stan Shobe 0:54:13.2 3AG81 Brad Giffel 0:54:25.1 82 Cathy Giffel 0:54:34.1 2AG


83 Bonnie Mcelwee 0:54:48.3 1AG84 Que Broadnax 0:55:01.1 3AG85 Sara Myers 0:55:16.1 86 Michelle Hart 0:57:23.5 3AG87 Nancy Sivertsen 0:57:24.2 88 Karen Iehl-Morse 0:58:23.7 93 Jesse Reichler 1:11:38.8 Bolder Boulder 10k Boulder, CO Monday May 28, 2018 3855 Scott Silverman 50:51 Kettle 100 Endurance Runs La Grange, WI Saturday June 2, 2018 Jim Fair III 29:50:45 Countryside 10k Sidney, IL Saturday June 2, 2018 3 Tom Gelsthorpe 0:37:03.1 1AG4 Fabian Dettenrieder 0:38:03.6 2AG6 Brian Farrell 0:39:14.3 3AG8 Dustin Gentry 0:41:25.9 9 Marcus Lockhart 0:41:52.5 10 Michael Davis 0:42:01.5 11 Michael Tankersley 0:42:13.3 1AG14 Jared Duquette 0:43:44.5 18 Ank Michielsen 0:45:42.4 1AG19 Nic Carter 0:46:09.7 21 Ryan Anderson 0:46:38.6 22 David Schug 0:46:50.6 1AG24 Julia Gonzalez 0:47:35.1 2AG25 Payton Wendell 0:48:13.2 2AG28 Scott Silverman 0:49:00.1 3AG30 Stephen Kemp 0:49:16.9 33 Paula Tankersley 0:49:44.3 34 Bethany Carmien Onwodi 0:49:48.8 1AG35 Janak Patel 0:50:00.9 1AG36 Ken McMillen 0:50:06.5 2AG38 David Ammermann 0:50:28.6 3AG40 Victoria Barnhouse 0:50:33.8 3AG42 Nick Paulson 0:51:10.4 43 Elizabeth Chominski 0:51:11.7 48 Eric Benson 0:52:32.3 49 Brad Giffel 0:52:40.3 52 Katherine Meacham-Hensold 0:53:26.8

53 Juan Salas 0:53:52.3 54 Letitia Moffitt 0:54:18.6 2AG57 Yiming Wang 0:55:12.5 59 Lisa Moment 0:55:16.4 62 Rachel Roegman 0:56:16.9 64 Chuck Foran 0:56:59.0 66 Nikita Borisov 0:57:11.3 67 Barbara Jones 0:57:13.3 1AG69 Mark Kirkland 0:57:23.0 72 Jennifer Mandel 0:58:16.6 74 Cathy Wolfersberger 0:58:46.9 1AG75 Ashley Pickett 0:59:09.3 81 Megan Parsons 1:01:58.6 84 Deborah Seiler 1:02:31.6 85 Bonnie McElwee 1:02:31.7 2AG87 Sara Myers 1:02:39.6 89 Jesse Reichler 1:02:44.7 90 Cathy Giffel 1:02:51.7 3AG93 Nathan Parsons 1:03:24.7 94 Cecilia Gentle 1:03:58.2 99 Nancy Sivertsen 1:05:12.5 100 Que Broadnax 1:06:09.0 102 Phyllis Baker 1:07:09.2 104 Amy Bader 1:10:46.1 110 Michelle Garde 1:13:05.5 115 Cari Rincker 1:19:35.9 117 Lindsey Wendt 1:20:57.7 118 Christopher Wendt 1:20:58.0 119 Alan Wendt 1:21:04.6 120 Christina Wendt 1:21:06.1 Lake Mingo Trail Run Kennekuk Country Park, IL Saturday June 9, 2018 10 Tadao Takada 0:51:53.2 1AG15 Mike Tankersley 0:55:20.2 1AG18 Marcus Lockhart 0:56:00.1 2AG27 Nic Carter 0:58:36.6 31 Ank Michielsen 1:00:10.9 37 Payton Wendell 1:02:26.1 1AG41 Sarka Petrickova 1:03:34.5 2AG43 John North 1:04:49.2 3AG44 Kenneth McMillen 1:04:52.2 1AG45 Edward Roy 1:04:55.6 2AG55 Brian Moline 1:08:00.4 66 Andrea Stack 1:10:08.0 3AG68 Krista Overstreet 1:10:33.4 75 Jeff Rohde 1:12:03.6 81 Paula Tankersley 1:13:23.5 97 Nikita Borisov 1:19:42.9


103 Juan Salas 1:22:02.7 113 Naser Salas 1:25:03.4 114 Kate Blahnik 1:25:18.9 143 Brad Giffel 1:39:45.7 144 Cathy Giffel 1:39:46.7 3AG Mattoon Knights of Columbus Race the CrossMattoon, IL Saturday June 16, 2018 5k 2 Dustin Gentry 20:32.3 2OA23 Barry Holley 41:30.8 10k 12 Naser Salas 1:08:32.2 13 Juan Salas 1:08:36.1 Grandma’s Marathon Duluth, MN Saturday June 16, 2018 448 Nick Paulson 3:04:36 3671 Elizabeth Chominski 4:27:14 Lake Escape 10k/5k Loda, IL Saturday June 22, 2018 5k 6 Amanda Purvines 23:31 1AG21 Tina Ammermann 32:02:00 37 Jennifer Anderson 52:14:35 10k 3 Tom Gelsthorpe 0:37:09:59 3OA5 Michael Tankersley 0:42:01:21 1AG6 Nicholas Heller 0:42:02:00 1AG8 Pat Mills 0:44:34:00 1AG13 Michele Heller 0:48:57.00 2AG14 Scott Silverman 0:48:58:00 2AG16 Paula Tankersley 0:50:14:00 2AG17 Ken McMillen 0:51:26:11 1AG18 David Ammermann 0:52:40:03 2AG19 Emily Floess 0:52:41:00 1AG21 Naser Salas 0:58:16:00 24 Juan Salas 1:00:58 26 James Doyle 1:02:22 2AG28 Janet Slater 1:07:02


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