2011 Run Forest Run Invitational
October 22, 2011 at 9:30 a.m.
Izaak Walton Nature Preserve, Homewood, IL
Race Director: Nick Quirke
Email for more information: nick.quirke@gmail.com

 

Place	Name	Time	Bib	Gender	Gender Place
1	Chris Burke	24:21:00	484	Male	1/23
2	John Van Ort	25:16:00	463	Male	2/23
3	Angus Atkins-Trimnell	25:41:00	459	Male	3/23
4	Les Hockenberry	27:18:00	477	Male	4/23
5	Bob Dowell	29:31:00	469	Male	5/23
6	Ted Tolish	29:44:00	471	Male	6/23
7	Bob Adams	29:53:00	485	Male	7/23
8	Mark Madison	30:48:00	448	Male	8/23
9	Kelly Gicewicz	31:01:00	466	Female	1/18
10	Nick Quirke	31:15:00	451	Male	9/23
11	Chris Cummings	31:22:00	447	Male	10/23
12	Jason Baldalf	32:19:00	487	Male	11/23
13	Ian Bobb	32:22:00	467	Male	12/23
14	Dirk French	32:34:00	465	Male	13/23
15	Margie Hockenberry	33:01:00	478	Female	2/18
16	Joe Eagle	33:03:00	455	Male	14/23
17	Craig Lowry	33:05:00	446	Male	15/23
18	Trish Schmidt	33:15:00	449	Female	3/18
19	Sean Kelly	33:51:00	464	Male	16/23
20	Paul Welsh	34:03:00	472	Male	17/23
21	Brian Fogarty	34:29:00	457	Male	18/23
22	Chandler Lowe	35:07:00	483	Male	19/23
23	Tiffany Mikes	35:27:00	481	Female	4/18
24	Sheila Nagan	36:10:00	461	Female	5/18
25	Amy Eagle	36:26:00	453	Female	6/18
26	Jennifer Quirke	36:50:00	445	Female	7/18
27	Abby Pilotto	36:57:00	480	Female	8/18
28	Susan Alessandrini	38:10:00	458	Female	9/18
29	Sarah DeLuca	38:26:00	479	Female	10/18
30	Katy Benjamin	38:26:00	486	Female	11/18
31	Tabitha Stine	38:38:00	474	Female	12/18
32	Jay Eagle	39:27:00	454	Male	20/23
33	Jessica Wilson	39:34:00	482	Female	13/18
34	Kevin McCaffrey	39:51:00	476	Male	21/23
35	Jan Dowell	40:14:00	470	Female	14/18
36	Melinda Fogarty	40:26:00	456	Female	15/18
37	Glenn Benjamin	40:43:00	475	Male	22/23
38	John Brinkman	43:38:00	452	Male	23/23
39	Bridget Wachtel	52:08:00	460	Female	16/18
40	Victoria Thompson	57:50:00	450	Female	17/18
41	Michele Owens	66:12:00	468	Female	18/18

 

The missus picked up a brand spanking new Specialized Dolce Sport in black and gray yesterday, and it is a thing of beauty.

Compact drive drain, carbon fork and seat post and a women-specific fit. Boss.

Vio still thinks she is faster than Jen, though.

Went out for a run tonight with Ian, one of my new running buddies, and we drove over to the Izaak Walton trail for a loop. Dude was still geeking over his 10 miler last weekend, and then had a complaint about the pace we were running this trail.

It was a nice easy run, with low sunshine and cool temperatures, during a perfect spring evening.

4 miles
8:35 pace
34:11 total time
Easy to moderate effort

Wednesday 3/17
Evening ride

28 miles
18.4 mph avg
1:15 or so
Hard effort

Went out for a quick ride and turned in a strong effort, largely in the drops.  Went out to the trail and really humped about 10 miles into the path.  Was a bit shocked to turn around into the wind.  Averaged just under 20 mph on the way out, had to hang on during the ride back.

Saturday 3/20
Morning Long Run

10 miles
9:20 average
1:32 or so
Easy effort

Ran with Ian on this very, very windy day.  Began with three miles dead into a 20 mph wind and tried to stay downwind from there on out.  Felt good, had another 3-5 miles in me, but decided to run 10 and stuck with it.  Ian had never run 10 miles in his life, so that was pretty cool.

Sunday 3/21
Morning Run

3 miles
8:40 or so average (untimed)
Moderate effort

Yes. I got a little drunk Saturday night.  So out I went to relieve that scotch headache.  And relieve it I did.  Honestly felt like going another 3-4, but I had to get home to watch the girls because Jen had even more fun than I did. Speaking in tongues, that one.

Monday 3/22
Evening Run

4 miles
7:50 average
Moderate to hard effort

Had it in my head to get a good, hard run in tonight and the weather and family cooperated.  Went out at 6:00 after a nice family walk and began at a crisp pace that held up the entire run.  Cracked off a 7:55 followed by another, then a 7:48 and finished with a 7:31. Nice.

03/14/10: Sunday Brick 20/4
Easy effort

Bike
about 20 miles
14 mph avg
Brutal, steady 22 mph wind blowing north and east
Enjoyed a great clip when out of the wind, was reduced to a peasant into the wind

Run
about 4 miles
9:00 avg
Pretty brutal wind, and for some reason I chose to run right through it
Decent effort on the run

Emily and I found ourselves at the Flossmoor Road Bike Path. She and I and a few other friends are all members of an elite society: The Flossmoor Road Bike Path Club. Here is how you pronounce the club:
Flossmoor
Road Bike
Path Club

No, it does not make too much sense to those of you who aren't members. There's a reason for that, clearly.

Here is Emily, my little sister and I, at the tail end of our ride. Not sure what I ate for lunch, but it looks as though it is about to come up.

Here are our bikes. Emily's bike, the orange one, is called "Suzy." My bike is called "Mister."

Ian and I went for the run today, with a nice easy effort. My legs were pretty fried, but honestly, it was my head that was giving me problems on the run today. This photo is kinda weird, wouldn't you agree? I took it from a bad angle. Also, it is from some other day, but I forgot to shoot a photo after our run.

Ian's head looks small in this picture, but I can tell you, it is actually normal sized.

His outfit, though, that is odd in the picture and in real life.

03/13/10: Saturday brick 30/5
Moderate to Hard effort

BIke
30 miles
17.9 mph avg
Rainy, cold but relatively still wind

Run
5 miles
8:28 avg
Solid effort, STARVING, started to lose form at mile 4, but my pace increased

About 15 miles into my ride. Met some dudes who were about to embark on a 17 miler. Early in the season for that, right?

Raining, cold. I was really excited to be out on the trail, though. It has been covered in snow for more than four months.

It was insane, but there were NO OTHER BIKERS on the trail. This dude came over to use the washroom, but he was not out on the trail. This bike is further proof that bikes are sturdy, durable forms of transportation. Also, they are fun to ride when your chain isn't rusted to shit.

After my run. Thrashed and tired as hell. Had a high heart rate on the run, but that's OK. I made it through.

Went out for a great ride on a great day yesterday and logged 40 easy miles with Harps.  Felt great to be out for a nice long ride, although I have been out at least five times already this season in chilly weather.

Was bragging a bit to Harps that I was in 40 mile bike / 8 mile run shape, "as of today."  Had no idea I was going to give it a run, but that I did.  Hopped off the bike and jetted out for a quick run, albeit shorter than eight, though.

The bike was nice and easy, due to the winds and our relative rustiness on the bike at about 2:30 but the run was crisp with four miles at just over 32 minutes, for an average of 8:05 per mile.  The last three miles were all sub-8:00 actually. 

Oddest thing of all was that I was on an empty stomach and I was out between 11:00 am and 2:00.  Noting more than a gu and a clif bar to speak of for nutrition, so I was happy with the effort.