David Carlins and Joel Meyer wanted to get the word out about the North Shore Half Marathon they will be running in on June 8, in Highland Park, Illinois.

Spots are filling up fast! If you would like to enter the event, please go to https://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=7Z2VDK7

More information below:

Time
Sunday, June 08, 2008 8:00 AM (Central Standard Time)

Location
Wolter’s Field
1040 Park Avenue West
Highland Park, IL 60035

About This Event
Enjoy 13.1 miles of beauty and challenge. This traditional race and USATF certified course takes runners through beautiful Highland Park and showcases Park Avenue Hill! Limited to the first 1500 runners, we encourage you to sign up early to guarantee a spot! Great course and post race food. The race benefits Misericordia, a home to over 550 children and adults challenged by mental and physical disabilities. This year’s race is a CARA CERTIFIED race, CARA members receive a $6 discount. Mail-in fee: $55, Online fee: $50 so sign up on-line and save $5.

Directions/Parking
The race starts and finishes at Wolter’s Field (1040 Park Avenue West) in Highland Park. Conveniently located just off the Edens Expressway. From Chicago: Take the Edens north until it ends becoming Route 41. Continue on Route 41 to Highland Park and take the Park Avenue West exit. Go east just 1/2 mile to Wolter’s Field. Parking is available in Dominick’s and Target Parking Lots. We strongly encourage runners to car pool.

Best of luck to CAMPERS, FAMILY and FRIENDS who will be participating in the Boston Marathon this Monday. We know you’ll do us proud. Remember to have fun, you’ve earned it!

 Fleet Feet and Chicago Athlete Magazine are sponsoring the  8K Run for Youth on May 18, 2008 @ 8:30 am, which will benefit the youth charity “Alternatives, Inc.”

The start location is Grant Statue, south of Lincoln Park Zoo.

For more information, please check out the information in the below link:

For Full Race Flyer Click Here!

If you have any questions, please contact race@alternativesyouth.org

*ZOOT WETSUIT CLINIC*

EQUINOX FITNESS 900 N. MICHIGAN AVE., CHICAGO On TUESDAY, MAY 6, 7:00 pm

Bring swimsuit and goggles. Campers will have the opportunity to try on and swim in a Zoot wetsuit. Zoot representatives will be on hand to assist. Those who purchase a suit at the clinic will receive a special Team discount. Again, class size is limited, please RSVP to Gloria @ GAguilera@MagellanDevelopment.com before May 1, 2008.

*GAIT ANALYSIS CLINIC*

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 7:00 pm

RUNNING AWAY MULTISPORTS

1620 W. NORTH AVE., CHICAGO

Whether to eliminate injuries, or simply improve your running economy, gait analysis is the place to begin.  Running Away will pull together their team (chiropractor, nutritionist, two on-staff physiologists and certified personal trainers) to help decipher your kinetic chain.

Class size is limited to 20 people.  Please RSVP to Gloria @ GAguilera@MagellanDevelopment.com before April 24, 2008

There will be no swim practice with Erwin Tan this week, as he will be out of town. However, he has supplied the below workout.

(Those of you viewing this post in email format may want to visit the site to see the workout)

Date: April 11, 2008

Descend = get faster each 100

Build up = get faster “with in” the distance

Tune into the exciting coverage of the fast paced 2007 Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3 from Clearwater, FL on NBC this Saturday, April 12 at 5 p.m. ET. (Check local listings)

Exclusive Preview

Click play to watch a preview of this weekend’s show. Can’t see the video above? Click Here to watch it directly from the Ironman Channel on Youtube.

You will also have a sneak peek at the lottery winners for Kona during the show! Tune in to see if you are one of the lucky athletes who will race in Kona this October.

You won’t want to miss the dramatic men’s race, which came down to a sprint finish between American Andy Potts and Argentina’s Oscar Galindez, or new course record-holder Mirinda Carfrae taking the women’s race.

While the exciting coverage of the 2007 Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3 will air this Saturday, April 12 at 5 p.m. ET, you can visit YouTube today for an excerpt from the hour-long broadcast. Available for viewing at http://www.youtube.com/user/IronmanTriathlon, the YouTube trailer showcases snippets from the exciting pro race as well as age group journeys such as Stacey Junio and Willie Nelson’s longtime manager, Mark Rothbaum.

While highlights of the Ford Ironman World Championship first aired on television in 1980 as part of ABC’s Wide World of Sports, it wasn’t until 1991 when the broadcast was moved to NBC, that it became a stand-alone program. Since then, the 90-minute show has earned more than 40 Emmy nominations, won 14 Emmy awards and received three prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Awards. Its compelling stories of ordinary people accomplishing the extraordinary move and inspire television viewers of all ages.

Enjoy the broadcast of the 2007 Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3, this Saturday, on NBC.

Save The Date-

On April 19th, 2008

Vision Quest Chicago will be holding there 2nd annual Garage Sale that is open to the public.

Time: 12pm to 4pm

Location: 2220 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60614(In the Big Red Brick Building)

Non Metered parking available-

some of the items are-

* Power Taps
* Zipp Wheels
* Kids Bikes
* Tri, Track, Road, Cross Bikes-
* Wet Suits
* Cycling Shoes
* Odds and ends
* You name it- someone most likely will have it

SRAM WILL ALSO HAVE ITEMS HERE FOR SALE

There is recreational to high end items that you cant pass up.

while your here, come check out our facility in action and see what Vision Quest has to offer.

SEE YOU THERE-

VQ

Erwin Tan sent out the following information regarding tonight’s swim practice:

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hi guys,

we have swim this friday at 7pm everybody is welcome to swim with us. As long as they can swim… ha ha ha.. let me know is you are coming…

http://www.etanchicago.com/marchswimpractice.html

the workout is also posted on the website

http://www.etanchicago.com/swimworkouts.html

Elizabeth - you get a different work out.  the file is 3-28-08 (fly)

http://www.etanchicago.com/swimworkouts.html

I also posted practices for April.

thank you guys.

David Carlins and a few other Team Members recently went to Virginia Beach to compete in the Shamrock Marathon. Have a look below to see David’s idea of recovery immediately following the race!