And not only did Lukas Verzbicas a sophomore kid from my neck of the woods (Sandburg High School, Orland Park, IL) blow out the competition (:15 ahead with a 15:08 50000 meters cross country, the girls race had a photo-finish. Megan Gothals of...

3.11 miles run 1.30 miles warm down walk total: 4.41 miles course: Cardinal Fitness A simple, easy run after (hear my sad mantra?) a long layoff. I was not entirely inactive, but I did not run. Long walks, packing/unpacking as I moved across town,...

5.00 miles (43:25 - 8:41/mile) 0.50 miles warm down walk total: 5.5 miles course: Cardinal Fitness A lovely run on an early Sunday morning. While my pace was hardly excessive, I remained steady throughout. The gym was almost empty. Kind of eery,...

4.50 miles (38:50 - 8:38/mile) 0.75 miles total: 5.25 miles course: Cardinal Fitness An excellent litttle run in my road to fitness. It felt good. I mostly ran at 8:41/mile. My stride feels most comfortable right now at 8:15 or so, but I held...

4.02 miles run (34:42 - 8:38/mile) 0.70 miles warm down walk total: 47.72 course: Cardinal Fitness Easy going run. Needed it after a frustrating day with my computer bonking off for no apparent reason. Kept it steady for 3.5 miles, then lopped up a...