Shhhhhh.... We're taking a long winter nap.

We'll be back on Saturday January 10th.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Twas the week before the marathon and all through the track
The runners were doing a warm-up, a short out & back

Their flats were laced on their feet with
hopes that their coach would soon be there.

The runners were striding, their faces in pain
While dreams of P.R.s danced in their brain

And Kirk with his new hat and Rich said do ladders
Out on the track the runners did scatter

When out on the infield arose such a racket.
It seems that Darcy was wearing her three Tinley jackets.

Around the track Group1 flew like a flash
As usual Eaton ran like it was a 100 yard dash

When what to our wondering eyes should appear
But a fired-up Group 2 led by angry Keifer

The group of runners appeared so lively & quick
I knew in a moment they ran a 76

Now Jerry, now Gary now Mary now Austin
On Raymond on Miller on Steve O and Tyler

To the end of the track to the end of the wall.
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!

Merry Christmas TT&T!!!

Wednesday Dec 24th. 8:30 a.m. at 40 Acres This is our popular Christmas Eve morning run. After the run we usually have hot chocolate, schnapps, bagels, donuts etc. If you can make it blog-in and say what you're bringing so we don't have too much duplication. Some proactive skulls are already on the board. If the 40 Acres Parking Lot is closed go directly east across LaGrange Road and park in that lot.

'Twas the week before the marathon and all through the track
The runners were doing a warm-up, a short out & back

Their flats were laced on their feet with care
In hopes that their coach would soon be there.

The runners were striding, their faces in pain
While dreams of P.R.s danced in their brain

And Kirk with his new hat and Rich said do ladders
Out on the track the runners did scatter

When out on the infield arose such a racket.
It seems that Darcy was wearing her three Tinley jackets.

Around the track Group1 flew like a flash
As usual Eaton ran like it was a 100 yard dash

When what to our wondering eyes should appear
But a fired-up Group 2 led by angry Keifer
The group of runners appeared so lively & quick
I knew in a moment they ran a 76

Now Jerry, now Gary now Mary now Austin
On Raymond on Miller on Steve O and Tyler
To the end of the track to the end of the wall.
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!

Wednesday Practice

Join us for our 32nd Annual Holiday Lights Run through Orland Park. Meet at Human Race Sports 152nd & LaGrange and be ready to depart at 6:30.

Sunday Night at 7:00 P.M on Discovery Health there is a hour-long program about Jamie Parks, the local runner that pushes his wife in a wheelchair during races. The show is called Marathon Love.

Saturday Practice

Meet at Little Red Schoolhouse at 8:30.

The course will not be as exciting as the what we did on the sombrero run but there will also be less of a chance of being chased by security personnel.

The Sombrero will return in 364 days - we will anxiously await.

Return of Sombrero

Kiss your significant other - hard on the lips.
Pat your dog on his head.
Give your boss a mischievous wink.

And be at the Human Race on Wednesday Dec 10th at 6:30 SHARP.

Because tonight you run with the sombrero and..........

remember............... the sombrero waits for no one!



Join us after the Sombrero Run at Chiplotes for a burrito feast.

Saturday Practice

We'll leave from 40 Acres at 8:30 and do some trails and single track.

Next Wednesday is the Sombrero Run - "Return of the Sombrero"

Wednesday Night Run

Meet at Human Race Sports - 6:30. We'll do an hour run.

Here's the plan for the rest of the year: We'll run on Wednesday Nights and Saturday mornings until Saturday 12/20. We'll do our ever-popular Christmas Eve Morning Run and then we'll take a break for a few weeks. We'll start back on Wednesday January 14th. It's a matter of personal preference r you take a few weeks off from running but in either case I encourage you to cross-train. Hit the weights, swim, ride an indoor bike take a yoga class etc..


All the Turkey Trot Results

Tinley Turkey Trot
Place Name AG Time
8 Chris Barajas 2 18:14.4
10 Rich Matula 3 18:47.0
18 Francisco 5 19:21.4
29 Michelle Manzos 1 20:05.5
34 Carlos Cuevas 7 20:41.3
35 Steve Amann 8 20:42.7
40 Jerome Nelligan 10 21:03.9
47 Gary Doyle 12 21:24.8
54 Kirk Zoellner 13 21:40.0
59 Richard Miller 6 21:50.9
71 Diane Gallagher 3 22:50.7
83 James Szubryt 18 23:33.3
116 Ed Hoffman 25 25:11.7
153 Kevin Murray 31 27:07.3


Palos Turkey Trot
Steve 27:59
Jerry 28:16
Carlos 29:33
Gary 29:09

Pilgrim Pacer
Michelle 19:46

Orland Turkey Trot
Rich 16:05
Tim H 17:24

Highland Pumpkin Plod
Jim Sz 45:50
Orland Hills ?????

Saturday Practice

Meet at Little Red Schoolhouse at 8:30. We'll do 8-9 miles.
How did the Turkey Trots go?

No Practice Wednesday But there is on Saturday!

NO PRACTICE WEDNESDAY- RUN HARD ON THANKSGIVING - BE COURAGEOUS.

Keith and his crew will be running at Waterfall Glen at 8 am Thanksgiving morn. Anyone is welcome to join in.

We'll be back at it on Sat 11/29 Little Red School House at 8:30

Good luck running your turkey trots. Recruit some new members!

Pub Crawl & Tinley Turkey Trot

Great turnouts at both events. 13 racers, 20 crawlers
We'll let the photos do the talking....

Practice Wednesday 6:30 at Human Race Sports

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Saturday Practice

Keith Leikel's brother Lester passed away. The wake was Wednesday, Nov.12th On behalf of Tinley Track & Trail, we send our condolences.

Practice Saturday - 40 Acre Woods 8:30.
Pub Crawl Saturday Night - See Post below

Bar Crawl Details -UPDATED!

The 2nd annual TTT Bar Crawl is Sat. Nov. 15th starting at 7:00PM. This is the event you've all been training for when you're not running. This is a nice way to finish off a successful season. Everyone is welcome to participate whether you're a seasoned veteran or someone who has only been out with us a couple times. Here's the plan... Start at Paddy B's on 143rd and SW Highway. Meet at 7:00 PM. After we get stared at by the locals and regulars who call this place home, we head to Hooters by foot at warm-up pace. Once at Hooters we will achieve payback for the staring we received at Paddy B's. A quick pitcher there, and we're off to Casa Margaritas, then after tres Margaritas grande, we run rapido to Bar Louie where we cap the evening. Note we will spend approximately 1/2 hour at each place. If you can't get to Paddy B's by 7;30 when we leave from there, you can always meet us at Bar Louie around 9:30. Dress in something that looks halfway decent but you can still run in (think TTT jacket and black running pants). Consider parking at Bar Louie or somewhere between there and Paddy B's like Ravinia to begin with so as not to be so far at the end of the night. If I have forgotten something let me know.

Wednesday Practice 11/12

Practice Wednesday Meet at Human Race Sports 152nd & LaGrange at 6:30. We'll do our last tempo run of the season in Crystal Tree.

Great turn-out yesterday there were at least 13 of of racing - it was very cool to see all of the black shirts with the skulls.

Saturday Nov 8th

Due to the high number of harriers racing on Sunday at the Tinley Park Turket Trot there will be no official practice on Saturday.

Wear Tinley Black to the race if you have it.

However Jim Raymond is going out to Waterfall Glen for a loop on Saturday - if you're interested send him an e-mail. jwilliam10@yahoo.com

Kevin Murray is collecting stuff to fill a CARE package for John Spannuth one of our teammates who is stationed in Iraq. If you can bring some toiletries, magazines, etc. or a small donation and give it to Kevin on Sunday or next Wednesday. God willing John will be back running with us next summer. And speaking of Sommer has anyone seen him lately?

The pub crawl is slated for Saturday November 15th. This is a fun time so try to participate if you can. Carl will provide more details soon.

Wednesday Practice

Wednesday Nov 5th - Meet at Tinley Park High School Track at 6:30. We'll jog over to Vogt Woods then we'll do a tempo run over the Tinley Park Turkey Trot Course.

A lot of the team is doing this race be sure to sign up and join the blackout.

Saturday Practice

Tour the Trots.

There has been some interest in running the turkey trot courses so here are two opportunities

Saturday Meet at 40 Acre Woods -119th, 1 block east of LaGrange. From there you'll head over to the hilly Palos Park Course. Meet at 8:30.

Wednesday Nov 5th - Meet at Tinley Park High School Track at 6:30. We'll jog over to Vogt Woods then we'll do a tempo run over the Tinley Park Turkey Trot Course.

Fun times last night after practice at the Blue Fox. That's it for the track until next spring. No tears were shed.

Pub Crawl is coming................

Last Track Workout of The Year

Meet at Tinley Park High School Track. We're going to do a fun, quick yet effective workout on Wednesday. Try to be warmed up and ready to go by 6:30.

Afterwards let's head over to the Blue Fox for some pizza and drinks. The team champs at the Shorewood Scoot is buying the first round with their winnings. Even if you're not going to practice try to stop by (We'll be there by 7:45). We haven't seen some of the marathoners for a while and it would be great to hear your stories.

Don't forget to sign-up for the Tinley Turkey Trot - let's make the finish line a black-out.

Race Results
RicK Miller Sycamore 10K 45:47

Best Run of the Year

Fall Colors are at their peak! We'll be running through the magnificence this Saturday. Meet at Little Red Schoolhouse at 8:30. It will be just like one of those Michigan radio ads.

Next Wednesday we'll practice on the track. Afterwards we'll celebrate the end of track workouts by heading out for some pizza and beverages. Even if you don't make the workout stop by for a bit. More details next week.

Wednesday Practice 10/22

Meet at the track at Tinley Park High School. We'll be doing some short intervals. Be warmed up and ready to run by 6:35.

Race Results
Flossmoor 5K We went 1-2-6 with Chris winning then Rich and Gary(P.R.)

Orland Park Ride & Tie Skullduggery (Rich & Chris) Overall winners - 4th Year TT&T has won this race. Steve & The Continental(Trail Skull Dogs) dipped their toe into multi-sport racing with an age-group win.

Any more results?

Saturday Practice

No official practice Saturday - marathoners take it easy. Everyone else do a race. There is the Flossmoor 5K, the Orland Ride & Tie & numerous other events.

There will be practice on the track - Wednesday and we'll hae practice next Saturday.

Don't forget to post your results.

Wednesday Practice

500's & 300's that's the workout du jour - be warmed up and ready to go on the track by 6:35.

Marathoners - take it easy - a few days off than only light jogging.
Everyone else - there are some prime races coming up and the weather will be perfect - jump in.

Save the date -Tinley Turkey Trot Nov 9

Marathon Results

Bruce Hall 3:00:00
Tyler 3:09:47
Mike Blake 3:13:31
Tim Buttimer 3:19:59
Jim Raymond 3:20:06
Darcy 3:38:02
Francisco 3:40:59
Brian O'Donnell 3:43:25
Tim Hanson 3:52:37
Karen Duffy 3:58:53
Ricky 4:08:04

Not sure of Carlos's last name & John ran under someone else's number

Marathon Weekend

Saturday -Practice is 8:30 at Little Red Schoolhouse but due to the marathon and other races - be sure to check in on the blog if you'll be there, so you don't run alone.

Marathoners - the traditional TT&T meeting place is in the Hilton on Michigan Ave. Go in the main entrance on Michigan and go up the big circular staircase and meet on the second floor. There are washrooms. This is a good place to meet and wish your teammates well. Many of you said you would be there at 6:30.

There are a big contingent of marathoners from the team. Good luck to:
Bruce
Tyler
Tim B
Mike
John
Ricky
Carlos
Francisco
Tim H
Darcy
Jim Raymond
Karen
Brian O'Donnell

Carb Up, Hydrate Up, Follow Your Race Plan and remember by running smart skulls don't get passed they do the passing. Listen to your respiration - it's the tell-tale sign if your running too hard.

Mark the calendar

Tinley Turkey Trot - November 9th - everyone should be there.
Pub Crawl Nov 22nd

Wednessday Practice

We'll meet at Tinley Park High School and run on the track. Be warmed up and ready to go by 6:35.

Marathoners - will do three miles a race pace with a 1 minute recovery between each. Everyone else will be doing a ladder.

Any race results?

Joe Simone made his comeback Sunday at the Lift & run 5K with a 19:40 with 12 lifts. Rich ran 18:35 with 14 lifts.

Keith ran a 27:03 at the Morton Arboretum 5K

Saturday Practice & Some Other Stuff

Saturday - Meet at Little Red School House at 8:30. Marathoners can get in their last long run (10-12 miles, some at race pace) and everyone else can some miles in with a tempo finish.

Okay, here is the plan for the rest of the Fall Season - we'll meet at the track for the next 4 weeks. Our workouts will be a little shorter(both in interval length and overall speed mileage) but also a little faster as we try to squeeze the last bit of speed out of our legs.
There will be a special tapering workout for marathoners.

Then the next two Wednesdays Nov 5th & Nov 12th - we'll do some tempo runs to keep people sharp for the Turkey Trot Season. After that we'll continue to meet on Wednesday nights to do a casual hour run. We'll keep that up through mid December. Then we will shut it down for about 4-5 weeks. And then start up again in the 3rd week of January. (The plan for Saturdays in a future blog)

Racing - Everyone is in or close to peak racing form - take advantage of this and get some races in. The weather is perfect and you should run some great times. I know it will start to get a little more challenging to get your miles in as it gets darker earlier and the temperature cooler but hang in there for another few weeks and great things will happen. I promise.
Mark your calendars for November 9th - It is the Tinley Turkey Trot and it will be a great race on a fast course to do as a team.

Marathoners - cut back on your mileage - but still get a lot of work in at marathon race pace - now is the time to lock into how that will feel on race day. Don't forget to carbo load.

Wednesday Practice

Meet at Tinley Park High School. We'll be jogging over to 1/2 mile park. Which is actually called Nasebandt Park (we'll meet in the NE corner ( 174th & Odell Ave.)

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Tinley+Park&state=IL

We'll leave the High School at 6:35. If you're running late you can drive directly to the park.
Wear light color clothes because it's getting dark out early.

Marathoners will do another set of Yassos and everyone else will be doing 1/2 mile repeats.

Last week Francisco won the St. Stephens 5K in 19:27

Steve finished 88th at the Xterra National trail Run. In a time of 1:40:20

Plainfield Harvest 5K
Chris 12th 18:21 1AG
Rich 13th 18:27 2AG

Morris 5K
Chris 6th 18:15 1AG

Saturday Practice 9/27

Harriers, meet at 40 Acre Woods Forest Preserve at 8:30. It's at 119th and just East of LaGrange.

Wednesday Practice - Miles

No one should miss this workout.
Including all the marathoners; Bruce, Ricky, Mike, Tim B, Jim R, Tim H, John, Francisco, Carlos, Tyler, Karen and Darcy. If done right it's worth about 4 minutes on October 12th.

It's the capstone workout for both marathoners and the middle distance runners.
We are doing a 1-1/2 time trial on the roads sandwiched by two miles on the track.
We need to start promptly at 6:40 at Tinley Park High School so be warmed up and ready to run.

Don't bring too much extra stuff to the track because we'll need to jog to the road after the 1st mile on the track.

Kirk finished in 10th place in a 5K in VA.

I have a nice supply of long sleeve TT&T shirts especially women's sizes and even a few small ones good for kids - bring your loose change. I also have a Medium jacket - I would love to get rid of for $15.

Practice Saturday

Everyone looked strong on Wednesday. Practices have been tough, but hang in there a few more weeks. The hard work will pay off.
Get out there and race! Show off your fitness. Beat some people.


Meet at Little Red Schoolhouse at 8:30 on Saturday. We will do a tempo run.
Great opportunity for those training for the marathon to sandwich the tempo run into their long run. After you do the tempo run you'll be pretty tired. Run 6 -8 more miles at this fatigue level and it will mimic the final miles of a marathon.

Wednesday Practice- Yasso & Quarters

Marathoners will be doing 8 or 9 Yassos
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244-255-624-0,00.html
Our Yasso rest will be a little shorter than noted in the article.

Everyone else will be doing a bunch of quarters - with short rest. Please figure out your realistic 5K race goal pace before you come to practice.

For example Jerry ran a 20:27 5K. His goal is to break 20. That pace is 6:26 per mile or 96 second per quarter - he should run this workout at 93-94 seconds per quarter. Just a few seconds faster that race pace.

We're meeting at Tinley Park High School Track - be warmed up and ready to run by 6:40.

Saturday Practice

Meet at Little Red School House at 8:30 for a progressive paced run. There will be opportunities to add some miles on at the end.

Jamie Roberto may come out on Saturday if any of her old crew will be there to run with her. If you can make it. (You know who you are) let her know via a post on the Blog.

Marathoners get those long runs in - only a couple weeks until taper.

On Wednesday Marathoners will be doing Yassos. Everyone else will be doing 400s on the track. I'll explain the Yasso workout in my next post.

We are just about ready to enter our peak phase of fitness. It doesn't last long. Pick some races and go after it.

Wednesday Practice 9/10

Meet at Tinley Park High School in the Parking Lot.

We'll do our warm up run over to Vogt Woods Park on 171st St. departing at 6:40.

Once there we will be doing some segment runs (approximately a mile each) on the Tinley Turkey Trot Course. Please try to be on time as we are fighting an unwinnable battle against early nightfall. Anyone is welcome to attend these workouts, which are perfect for those preparing for 5Ks up to a marathon. Next week - Marathoners will be doing Yasso 800s.

If you ordered a shirt please try to stop by and pick it up before or after practice.

Tinley Wins Team Title

Tinley beat out Prairie State Road Rnners by two minutes to win the Team Challenge at the Shorewood Scoot- in addition they took home plenty of individual AG awards.

4 Chris Barajas New Lenox IL 1M 45-49 18:00.5 Possible PR
8 Carl Neuman Orland Park IL 2 M 30-34 18:58.0
16 Jerome Nelligan Orland Park IL 2 M 40-44 20:27.9 PR - two minutes
17 Steve Amann Oak Forest IL 2 M 45-49 20:28
21 Jim Raymond Highland IN 1 M 55-59 21:01.5
24 Mary Bogdan Frankfort IL 1 F 35-39 21:27.5
33 Richard Miller Worth IL 2 M 50 -54 21:51.7
66 James Szubryt Mokena IL 7 M 40-44 23:56.7

Saturday Practice

It was a great turnout at practice last night and at the Blue Fox afterwards......... We'll try to head back there a few more times this season.

Saturday - Most people are running the Shorewood Scoot or cannot make practice for various reasons - so here is what we'll do.

We will not have an official practice - but if anyone wants to run saturday, feel free to use the blog to set-up a time and a place to to run.

Map of location of Shorewood Scoot
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Shorewood&state=IL&address=852+Sharp+Dr

If you ordered a shirt - try to stop by at our next practice on wednesday to pick it up.

Wednesday Practice

The road to terminal velocity continues this Wednesday.

Meet at Tinley Park High School Track - be warmed up and ready to go by 6:40 - we'll be doing 800's and 1200's

After Practice let's stop by the Blue Fox Bar & Grill 179th & Oak Park(THEY HAVE A GREAT BEER GARDEN) I'll have the shirts - so bring your money. $10 per shirt. They have some drink specials and also a possible food special for the team.

I also have some long sleeve coolmax tops available for $10 and 2 M and 1 L jacket for $15 each. First come first served.

Shorewood Scoot -I saw some of the Prairie State Road Runners at the race on Sunday and they are feeling pretty confident they will win the team title again this year. We could use a few more racers on Saturday - how about it runners are you up for the challenge? It's going to be a pretty small turnout for Saturday's Practice so you could get your miles in out here.

Weekend Race results

Oak Brook Half
Tyler 1:25:52 3 in AG
John M 1:30:35
Darcy 1:40:42 2 AG
Keith L 2:04:25
Tim H 1:43:00

5 Mile Park Forest
30:17 3 in AG
Jeff W 37:14
Diane G 37:56

Nike Human Race
Rich 39:12 1882 in the world

If I missed anyone post it up.

Saturday Practice 8/30

Good tough practice last night.
Join us next Wednesday after practice at the Blue Fox where we'll pass out the team t-shirts, bring your money. The Blue Fox which is only about a mile from the track is offering some food & drink specials to the team. Stop by if you can. We'll have more details at practice.

Saturday -Meet at 40 Acre Woods - 119th one block east of LaGrange we'll start at 8:30. We'll do a progressive paced run. After 4 miles steady pace the next few miles will each get a little faster.

Turnout hasn't been great on Saturdays and I understand that a lot of people have family commitments or are racing - but be sure if you don't run with the team that you do a tempo/fartlek/progressive run once per week in addition to a long steady run of 8-12 miles (of course more for marathoners). These two runs + Wednesday speedwork will put you in your best position to race well the rest of the season.

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend - post your results.

Wednesday Practice & Training Stuff

We'll meet at Tinley Park High Schol Track (175th - 1 block east of Ridgeland). Be warmed up and ready to go by 6:40. It's starting to get darker earlier so we need to start on time.
This week we'll be doing 600's.

Here's the plan for the next 8 weeks on the track:

We're going to increase the distance of our intervals the next few weeks until we max out at a mile. Then we are going to start decreasing the distance and the number of intervals as we sharpen up our speed.

Some principles to keep in mind.
This journey to peak form needs to be progressive - each week we are going to make one of the variables a little tougher - the distance of intervals, the recovery or the number of intervals. You want to keep the speed consistent -but we will work on that as we start decreasing the distance and number of the intervals.

On Saturdays we will either - do a tempo run, fartlek, progressive paced run or race. This will be your second hard workout of the week. The only thing missing is a long run which you'll need to do on your own.

We'll pass out the t-shirts you ordered on Wednesday Sept 3rd at the Blue Fox Restaurant in Tinley after practice. Please try to make this practice and bring your money that night. More details to follow.

Saturday 9/23 Practice

Meet at Little Red School House 9700 S. 104th Ave. at 8:30. We'll do a long run/fartlek.


Is anyone going to be in the vicinity of Niketown tomorrow? It's packet pick-up for the Nike Human Race. If so please e-mail me.

Don't forget to sign-up for the Shorewood Scoot. Great course, good cause - only $20.
www.provena.org/stjoes/scoot

Wednesday Practice August 20th

We're back to the track.

Meet at Tinley Park High School track it's on 175th, one block east of Ridgeland.
Be warmed up and ready to run by 6:45. You can warm-up on the track or in the neighborhood.
Just in case the track is in use due to football - Carl will have an alternative road workout.

We will meet at the track for the next 9-10 weeks. Not every single workout will be on the track but for the most part we'll meet there. Anyone is welcome to join us.

I'll explain the philosophy of what we're doing within the next few days on the blog site. But you can expect to run your peak performances between 9/27 and 11/1. So try to pick a few races between those dates. It's not to say you won't run well before or after those dates but you should run better during your peak.

We are doing 400 meter intervals this week. Run them controlled. Only 2-3 seconds faster than race pace. This is our 1st week back on the track don't go crazy. The speed workouts need to be PROGRESSIVE to work. You'll have plenty of time to put the hammer down in a few weeks.
Carl will run the workout - I have a work committment.

Don't forget about the Shorewood Scoot - We should put together a team!
www.provena.org/stjoes/scoot

I'll have the shirts next Wednesday.

Saturday August 16th

Long Run at Waterfall Glen. Meet at the Trailhead Parking Lot on Cass Ave. it's about 2 blocks south of I-55. We'll start at 8:15. Marathoners - consider adding some miles before or after this run for a solid long run day.

Good times last night at the barbecue. - Thanks to Carl for organizing.

Congratulations to Steve for qualifying for the Xterra Trail Running Championchips in Bend Oregon. http://www.xterraplanet.com/xduro/nationals.html

Good luck to Jim Raymond as he treks up Pikes Peak this weekend.

We could use a few more runners for the Shorewood Scoot Team Challenge on 9/6 - so far Chris, Carl, Gerry and Steve have committed. Besides some extra bling - all winning team members get a free lunch at Al's Beef. www.provena.org/stjoes/scoot


Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage -George Patton

Team BBQ and Practice Wed. Aug. 13!

This Wednesday meet at my house in Orland Park (9800 Avenida Del Norte St) just West of 151st and LaGrange. We'll do a workout in the streets/park area followed by food and drink on the backyard patio. Let's meet between 6:15-6:30 and depart for the warm up and workout at 6:30. Last year we had a good turnout of almost 25 people, lets see if we can exceed that this year. We welcome new runners who haven't been out with us yet. The Skullmaster has given his word to Rich and I that he'll back off a little on the workout while making sure we still get what we need for the fall racing season.

Misc. Details:

• Feel free to bring a side dish, and if possible post what you're bringing on the blog so others don't bring the same thing.
• Park only on the North side of the street.
• Consider a change of clothing for afterwards, possibly bug spray
• Significant others are welcome to meet up after the run - figure around 8:00

Next three practices -read carefully

Wednesday August 6th
Hickory Creek Junction is located on Route 30, approximately 1.0 miles west of Wolf Road, in Mokena. This is where the pedestrian bridge that crosses Route 30 is. Park in the most northern parking lot. Be ready to warm-up at 6:40. Tim Buttimer will oversee this challenging yet fun workout. Tim said we could stop by his house after practice. He lives about 1 mile away.
http://www.fpdwc.org/hickoryplank.cfm

Saturday August 9th
Meet at Little Red Schoolhouse for a long run - start at 8:30.

Wednesday August 13th - Meet at Carl Neuman's House in Orland - we'll start the practice a bit earlier and have a little shorter workout - then we're invited back to Carl's for a team barbecue. Carl will provide my details next week.

Let's see some results for the triathletes and duathletes and anyone else who raced in the past week.


See you at the barbecue when I get back......... Get those miles in.

Saturday Practice August 2

Meet at 40 Acre Woods - On 119th Street, 1 block east of LaGrange Road. Meet at 8:15.

We'll do 8-10 miles. There is also a 6-1/2 mile option available.

Anyone interested in running the Shorewood Scoot 5K as a team? 8 can enter the top 4 score.
Last year the Prairie State Road Runners won with a time of 76:23 or 19:05 per 5K. They are coming back to defend their title. I think we can prevent that. The race is Saturday September 6th. The race is only $20 and the winning team gets a Loving Cup and Medals so there is an opportunity for a lot of bling. There might be a prize from Al's Beef too.
If you want to run see me at a future practice.
Race info www.provena.org/stjoes/scoot
Whoever runs on the Tinley Team has to train with us - no mercenaries.

Wednesday Practice

Meet at Human Race Sports 15148 S. LaGrange. We'll do a three mile tempo run and some hill repeats. We'll start our warm-up at 6:40.

All non-marathoners should be getting in a 10-12 mile long run per week. A few more miles if you're racing a 1/2 marathon or 10 miler this fall. We have been doing this as a team on Saturday. If you cannot make it out Saturday - you should be getting this in on your own. We need this aerobic base as we prepare for the fall racing season.

Saturday Practice - Radiation Run

Little Red School House at 8:15. We'll do a long run about 10 miles.
We'll take a tour of some of the sites used by the feds to test the atomic bomb in the 40's.
Marathoners feel free to add on a few miles before or after to make it a long run day.

If anyone has an interest go to Racenation.com set up a profile and join the Tinley Track & Trail group. If we have a sizable & interesting group it may help us attract more new members. If you already have a profile. Thanks for setting up - but go back in and add a few more details.

Thanks.

Let's do some hills......

Wednesday Practice - In Mokena.

Take LaGrange Road to LaPorte Road (LaPorte is about 1 mile south of 191st.) Turn right and head west about 1 mile to Hickory Creek Preserve. Turn left into the parking lot we'll meet there for a warm-up then a tempo run and some hills. We'll start right at 6:40 so try to be on time.

During the next few Wednsdays we'll be incorporating more hills into the workouts to build our strength.

We're Doing the Big Loop ( Note earlier start)

Saturday let's meet at Little Red Schoolhouse at 8:00 a.m. and do the big 11 mile loop. (There is a shorter option available too.

Marathoners can add a little on at the end to make it a solid long run day. For everyone this will be a good endurance & strength building event.

Could someone stash some water - maybe near the cemetary on Archer Rd?

Little Red Schoolhouse is on 104th Ave. about 3 blocks south of 95th st.

LAST CALL for t-shirts. I'll probably place the order next week.

Wednesday Practice 7/16

Meet in the bike trail parking lot on 151st Street 2 blocks west of Harlem.
Do not park in the lot - sometimes the police close it early. Instead park on one of the side streets south of 151st. We'll start the warm-up at 6:40.

We'll do a warm-up then a tempo run. Bring some water it will be hot.

If you haven't yet - and you want one - post what size shirt you want.

Trilogy of Terror Reigns Supreme on North Side

Rich, Steve & the Continental rode in on the back end of a thunder storm, beat the North Siders on their home course and walked away with an armload of bling. Winning two first place age group awards and one second at the Xterra Trail Run in Palatine. One more strong finish for Steve and he's headed to Oregon.

The weak sisters from the NW suburbs then gathered around the boys from TT&T and received a clinic on trail running.

Hey you hipsters from TT&T check out this new web-site www.racenation.com Our team was chosen as a beta site and you are all welcome to add a profile that lists your interests, upcoming races, fears and dreams. Be sure to join the group Tinley Track & Trail. This web-site will be marketed soon and it's a great way to get some extra exposure for our club.

Don't forget to post your t-shirt size.

Saturday Practice

Good practice last night - over 20 runners did the tempo run.
Welcome Francisco. Welcome back Darcy.

Saturday - meet at Little Red Schoolhouse - 9800 S. 104th Ave.
We'll depart at 8:30.
I will not be there but - 10 miles at a steady pace would be a good endurance workout.

If you want a team shirt - please respond to this blog. See the previous post for more details.

Wednesday Practice & Shirt Info?

Wednesday Practice
Meet at Tinley Park High School Track (175th & 2 blocks east of Ridgeland). We will depart from the parking lot at 6:40 and run over to Yankee woods for a tempo run. It's about 2.5 miles to Yankee Woods.

For those runners that don't want to run as far. You can meet at Vogt Woods -Located at 6527 W. 171st Street. and jump in with us as we run by. We should be passing Vogt Woods at about 6:52 Vogt Woods is about 1.25 miles from the start of the tempo run. We will run down Ridgeland to get to Yankee Woods. I will stash some water at the start/finish of the tempo run course.

Congratulations to those that competed in races during the holiday weekend - the following won AG awards in various races - Bruce, Rich, Steve (2!), Chris anyone else?

T-Shirts
Order a Tinley Track & Trail Dri-fit T-ShirtThey will be black or grey with our logo on the front and a skull on the back to taunt the runners we have passed.Post your name and size on the blog site.There are men and women versions of the shirtThese are $25 shirts. They are available for $20.However if you make 3 or more of the next 6 Wednesday night practices off the track -you are considered hardcore and you'll get the shirt for just $10

Practice Saturday & Shirt Info

Great job at the relays last night - everyone ran really fast.

Saturday -Meet at 40 Acre Woods - 119th - 1 block east of LaGrange Road. We'll start at 8:30.
Saturday runs will just be long runs no tempo for the next several weeks.

Order a Tinley Track & Trail Dri-fit T-Shirt
They will be black or grey with our logo on the front and a skull on the back to taunt the runners we have passed.
Post your name and size on the blog site.
There are men and women versions of the shirt

These are $25 shirts.
They are available for $20.

However if you make 3 or more of the next 6 Wednesday night practices off the track -
you are considered hardcore and you'll get the shirt for just $10

Wednesday Practice July 2

It's hard to believe the year is half over.
Wednesday will be our final practice on the track for the next 6 weeks. As we usually do in the Summer we will move our wednesday night runs to the local roads, trails and hills to start building up our strength for the Fall racing season. Locations will be announced. Saturday runs will continue on Saturday morning. The Wednesday workouts will mainly be longer intervals, hill repeats and tempo runs. Saturday runs will just be long runs - perfect for those training for the marathon.

This Wednesday meet at Tinley Park H.S.track and be warmed up and ready to run by 6:50. We will do a slightly shorter practice to squeeze out that last bit of speed from your legs and get you ready to race on July 4th or the upcoming weekend. The practice will end a little earlier so if you want we can head out to a local beer garden for a few drinks.

Congratulations to John McCarthy for winning his age group at the MetLife Duathlon.

Saturday Practice 6/28

Meet at Little Red School House on 104th ave just south of 95th st. at 8:30. The trails should be in good condition.

Wednesday Practice 6/25

Two more weeks on the track.. Let's continue the big turnouts on Wednesdays.

Meet at Tinley Park High School Track. Be warmed up and ready to run by 6:50. We'll be doing a ladder.


Brian Gleich took third overall at the Short Run on a Long Day
Tyler runs a 3:04:51 - and qualifies for BOSTON - Congratulations!!!!

Saturday Practice

We'll meet at Waterfall Glen at 8:15. Meet at the main trailhead on Cass Avenue about 2 blocks south of I-55. http://www.dupageforest.com/preserves/waterfallglen.html
This will be a good old-fashioned long run - no ups or extras just some capillary-building aerobic effort.

Hey great turn-out last night - that's three weeks in a row with over 20 runners on the track - hopefully everyone is feeling the synergy and using the other runners to maximize your own effort - get some races planned - you're all getting faster and it's time to beat up on a few people.
Think about the Tinley Park Stars & Stripes for a 4th of July Race.

We'll be on the track for 2 more weeks than we'll take our summer hiatus and hit the roads and trails till mid-August. More details to follow.

Read an interesting article about our very own Continental:
http://www.nwi.com/articles/2008/06/14/sports/region_sports/doce8adcf8e85bc75cb8625746700811d64.txt

Good luck to Tyler who is doing Grandma's Marathon this weekend, all of the duathletes on Sunday and anyone else who's racing - be tough and pass a few people that last 1/2 mile.

Wednesday Practice

Practice will be at Tinley Park High School (175 - 2 blocks east of Ridgeland) Be warmed up and ready to run by 6:45. We'll be doing 500s.

All new runners are welcome to join us.

Ashley won her age group at the Pink Ribbon 5K with a 22:40

Saturday Practice

Harriers,

We'll be at Little Red Schoolhouse (9800 s. 104th Ave.) at 8:30. The workout will include a tempo run. See you there.

Wednesday Practice 6/11

Meet at Tinley Park High School (175th, 2 blocks east of Ridgeland) Be warmed up by 6:50. You can warm-up on the track or in the neighborhoods.
We'll be doing a ladder.....

All new runners are welcome to join us.......

Some weekend race results
Shana Run for the Animals - 24:44 3 AG

Band on the Run
Carrie Overall Female
Rich 1st AG
Carl 1st AG
Kevin 2nd AG
Jerry PR 5th AG
Keith Leikel 6th AG
Rick M 6th AG
Austin 9th AG

Jim Raymonds Team Fossil Velocity ran the Madison to Chicago Relay finished 10TH OUT OF 103 TEAMS!!!!! And..... they are all over 50 years old.

Saturday Practice - NOT

We are not going to have an official Saturday practice due to the number of people racing on Sunday at the Palos Band on the Run - if you haven't signed up for that race yet I would encourage it - it will be a good time to run with the rest of your teammates .

At the race we are also going to try and recruit some more members to the team. If you are interested in helping, try to find me and Carl immediately after the race and we'll get you some cards to pass out. Also try to wear some Tinley Track & Trail gear if you have it.

A training suggestion for those not racing on Sunday - do a tempo run 3.5-4.0 miles on Saturday.

Hope to see you Sunday.....

Wednesday Practice

Meet at Tinley Park High School. We'll jog over to mile park and do some mile repeats. We'll depart Tinley Park High at 6:40. If you're running late you can come directly to mile park.

We'll stay at the track for 3-4 more weeks working on our speed than we will hit the trails and roads for the summer -working on our anaerobic threshold and strength with some hill workouts.

Nice article about Austin & his dad Jim
http://www.southtownstar.com/neighborhoodstar/frankfort/979806,060108FMjenrich.article

A good team race that several of us are planning to run is the Band on the Run in Orland on Sunday June 8th. The course is in and around Centenial Park - where we have done several workouts this past year. So let's come out and support the team. It's $20 if you sign up before race day. www.palosfitness.com

Saturday Practice-VENUE CHANGE

Meet at Vogt Woods Park in Tinley Park - 171st and about 3 blocks East of Oak Park Avenue. Vogt Woods 6527 W. 171st Street.

We'll start at 8:30 Please try to be on time.

The trails will be too sloppy - that's the reason for the move.

Our goal now is to keep working hard to reach peak racing form in the next 4 weeks. Everyone of your workouts should have a purpose. Add a little up-tempo portion to all of them if you can. No junk miles.

Wednesday Practice May 28

Meet at Tinley Park High School Track -be warmed up and ready to run by 6:45.

You'll do 3 x800 1 x400(fast) 3 x800
Recovery between 800's 2 minutes for the faster group
2:30 for anyone taking longer than 3:15 for their 800's

I will not be there due to my Grandma's wake.

Run hard!

Rich

Saturday Practice

Meet at Little Red Schoolhouse at 8:30.
There will be a shorter option for those racing on Monday.

We are going to go with team dri-fit t-shirts. More details to follow next week. I should also have a few samples.

Let's hear how the Corporate Challenge went.

Wednesday Practice

Meet at Tinley Park High School Track. Be warmed up and ready to run by 6:45.
We're entering the heart of the Spring/Summer Racing Season - if you want to drop your race times down please join us for a few workouts on the track. You WILL get faster.


Nice turn-out at the pub crawl we had 12 crawlers at our peak. It was a lot of fun and an unique experience. We'll probably have another one later this summer.

TTT Spring Bar Crawl - PRACTICE INFO TOO

SATURDAY PRACTICE 8:45 40 ACRES - 119TH - 1 BLOCK EAST OF LAGRANGE

It’s time for the TTT Spring Bar Crawl, which will take place Friday May 16. Thanks for voting, it’s good to see we’ll have 10 or more people out there for this event. Everyone is welcome whether you are new or old to TTT, or if you are thinking of coming out to run with us but haven’t done so yet. This will take place on the south loop, which includes Buffalo Wild Wings, Rock Bottom, Houlihans, and Harrison’s. Park at BWW (NW corner of LaGrange and 159th St.) and meet the group inside in the bar area. Note that this is a bar crawl, so those looking for speed work or mileage will have to wait until Saturday’s practice. But that gives everyone else a chance to come out as we migrate from bar to bar at warm-up pace. Here’s the schedule for those who may join part way into it or meet up after 10 at Harrison’s:

7:30 – 8:30: Gather at Buffalo Wild Wings maybe grab some food
8:30 – 9:15: Rock Bottom
9:15 – 10:00: Houlihans
10:00 - ???: Harrison’s

Note that finishing at Harrison’s allows us to be close to vehicles for leaving. We’ve also mapped out good spots for crossing intersections. Also, guys, I don’t want to see any short running shorts/shirts in the bars, and neither do the other patrons. I’d recommend cargo shorts or running pants (use your best judgement). Furthermore, don’t be scared to be out on a Friday night with practice on Saturday morning. I’ve pleaded with the Skullmaster to start practice later, and I believe he’s been generous enough to move it to 8:45. If you have any questions I haven’t covered here, or are just plain excited about this event, feel free to reply to this post.

Wednesday Practice

Meet at Tinley Park High School Track (175th - 2 blocks east of Ridgeland) We'll start the practice at 6:45 so be warmed up, stretched and ready to run.

Carrie came in 2nd female in 31:41 in the Explore Joliet 8K
Jim Raymond finished the Ice Age 50 in 8:45:48 26th Place Overall and 2nd in his age group.

Saturday Practice

Meet at Little Red Schoolhouse - 9700 S. 104th Ave. at 8:30. Part of the workout will be a tempo run as we continue to build our strength and speed as we enter the prime spring racing season. Be sure to choose a few races to take advantage of the fitness you've been working on since January.

Good luck to Jim Raymond this weekend as he embarks on his 50-miler!

Note to all runners that haven't been out for a while or those that haven't given us a try yet.
Come on out for a practice or two. There is no committment. If you want to come out once a month that is fine. If you want to come out for just 4 weeks to get ready for a race that is okay too. We welcome everyone. The more people that come out, the more people we have to run with and the better we all get. The speedwork, tempo and long runs we do are a lot harder to do by yourself. Plus with a group they are a lot more fun. So come on out - the only guarantee we'll make is that you'll get faster

Wednesday Practice

Meet at Tinley Park High School Track -175th and 1 block east of Ridgeland.

Be warmed up, stretched and ready to start by 6:45.


Note Steve also had a 1/2 marathoner PR on Sunday and Mary Bogdan was the first female at the Griffin 4 miler

Note to all runners that haven't been out for a while and those that haven't given us a try yet.

Come on out for a practice or two. There is no committment. If you want to come out once a month that is fine. If you want to come out for 4 weeks to get ready for a race that is okay too.
The more people that come out the more people we have to run with and the better we all get.
The speedwork, tempo and long runs we do are a lot harder to do by yourself. Plus with a group they are a lot more fun. So come on out - the only guarantee we'll make is that you'll get faster.

Great Day for the TT&T

Jerry did it! Jerry threw in a surge on a hill crossing over Rte 45 and gapped Kirk who had the lead most of the race.

Special thanks to Carrie, Rick and Kevin - for their much needed support on the course.

Here are the results
Bruce Hall - 1:17:10 Amazing! first male veteran $250 prize winner (he's buying Wednesday)
Rich - 1:27:59
Brian Gleich - 1:37:14
Jerry - 1:37:58 PR
Kirk 1:38:25 PR
Steve 1:38:30
Jackie 1:42:38 PR
Karen 1:49 :57

Some more TT&Ters that should be joining us soon:
Maureen Hansen 1:41:11 - 1st in Age Group
Karen Clifton 1:39:44
Brian O'Donnell 1:37:05

We'll be at the track on Wednesday - more details tomorrow evening.
If anyone is interested - we can go out for a drink after practice on Wednesday to celebrate.
It's good to see everyone nearly all of us hit our race goals.

Saturday Practice

Meet at 40 Acre Woods 119th St. 2 blocks east of LaGrange at 8:30.

There will be a full workout and a shorter option (3-4 miles) for those doing the 1/2 marathon on Sunday.

I would like to order either singlets or technical shirts for the team this year - please vote on the blog which you would prefer.

Also it would be cool to have a short saying on the back. Example
"If you're walking - you don't belong here." Perfect to wear on the indoor track next season

If you have any ideas throw it on the blog.

Wednesday Practice & More

Back to the Track
Meet at Tinley Park High School - 175th Street. Two blocks east of Ridgeland. Be warmed up and ready to start by 6:45. You can warm up on the track or surrounding streets.

Half marathoners - be sure to taper this week - cut your mileage by about 25% but maintain your intensity. Do some miles at your race goal pace.

Good quote as we enter racing season -
There are people in your race you are faster than. Beat them.

There are people out there who are probably equal to you. Beat all of them because you ran a smart race.

There will also be people who are better than you. Beat half of them because they run stupidly

TT&T has a long tradition of running smart races and beating people that go out too fast - figure out a good race plan based on a realistic evaluation of your fitness, be flexible to the conditions then implement! If you do this right you will be passing people in the last few miles of the race and we should never get passed!

Saturday Practice

Meet at 40 Acre Woods on 119th Street 1 block east of LaGrange.
We'll depart at 8:30.

I saw the article on the Running Times web-site and I posted the link in honor of the brave and tough women that run with Tinley Track & Trail

http://www.runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=11830&PageNum=&CategoryID=

Wednesday Practice

One more hill workout before we return to the track.

IT'S RAMSGATE!!!!!

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/partridge+lane+and++wolf+road+palos+Park+IL/

From Wolf Rd. take Partridge Lane west all the way down to the bottom of the hill and park in the cul-de-sac at the end.

We'll start our warm-up at 6:30. There will be hills, thrills and chills. Something for everyone.

Junior Skull Update

Austin is running well for Mokena Junior High representing the junior Skulls. He ran with the group last summer and some during the fall and winter. He's a 6th grader and ran the 1600m in 6:01 in his second meet. 15 minutes later he came back and ran the 800m in 2:52.

~ Jim Sz

Saturday Practice April 19

This will be a fun one:

Meet at Little Red School House 9700 S. 104th Ave.

6:00am Ultra marathoners start running
8:10 Half marathoners/Marathoners or anyone that wants to get in a few extra miles
8:30 on the dot - 3 mile warm-up to tempo run
4 mile tempo run (starting on 95th and Country Lane Rd.
2-3 mile cool down run.

For the mileage monsters - 12 miles
For anyone else 9-10 miles

Wear your mudders it's supposed to rain on Friday.

We'll be moving back to Tinley Park Track on 4/30. Let the speed begin.

Practice Wednesday & A Bling Update

Team Skullduggery (Rich, Carl & Carrie) took home the gold in the Big Mouth Adventure Race in Oswego on Saturday.

Steve won his age group up in Libertyville Saturday in the Reach out & Run 5K. Anyone else race - throw it out there.

Kirk got 2nd in his age group in the Race to Wrigley

Practice Wednesday 6:30. Meet at the bike trail parking lot on 151st Street about 1 block west of Harlem. But don't park in the parking lot. Park on Catalina Dr. which is on the South side of 151st Street so we don't get locked in by the FP police. We'll do the famous "bridge to bridge" workout. A tempo run of 3 miles followed by a tempo run of 1.5 miles.

Saturday Practice - On Your Own

Many of the Saturday Regulars are racing this weekend so there will be no official practice.

However if you want to run with someone feel free to use the blog to set something informal up.

1/2 marathoners should be getting in a 10+ mile run this weekend.

See you all Wednesday.

A Funtastic Wednesday Practice

Meet on Fun Drive and then run a fun practice.

Meet at the pool parking lot in Centenial Park in Orland. Right off Fun Drive like last week.

We'll start our warm-up at 6:30.

Saturday Practice - Only one choice

We need a long run
It's going to be in the 50's!
We haven't been there for a while

Waterfall Glen -8:30
http://www.dupageforest.com/PRESERVES/waterfallglen.html
We'll park in the trail head parking lot which is on Cass Avenue about two blocks South of I-55.
It's on the west side of the street.

If any half marathoners want to get a couple of extra miles in be there at 8:15 and ready to run - we could get in 11 miles

17 people at the workout last night - pretty cool ....

Practice April 2

Harriers,


Meet in Centenial Park in Orland Park . Park in the Aquatic Center parking lot which is on the north side of Fun Drive.

Directions
LaGrange Road to 153rd Street
West on 153rd Street to West Avenue
South on West Avenue to the 4-way stop (Fun Drive)

Meet at 6:30 - ultramarathoners welcome.

Shamrock Shuffle Results

Tyler 30:47 68.9 Age Graded Top 225
Kirk 34:51 67.3% Age Graded Top 1000
Jerry 34:13 65.5% Age Graded Top 1000
Jackie 37:28 64.3% Age Graded Top 400 Female

Congratulations - Let me know if I missed anyone.

Practice Saturday March 29th

Meet at Little Red Schoolhouse at 9800 s. 104th Ave at 8:30. It maybe a little muddy so be prepared. Hills will be on tap.

Trails?

Does anyone have a sense for how dry or wet the trails are? I would like to run at Little Red Schoolhouse on Saturday.

Wednesday Practice 3/26

Meet at the Orland Park Rec Center 147th & Ravina Ave. at 6:30. Carl will lead the workout - I'll be out of town.

All of the May 1/2 marathoners -be sure you're getting some 10+ long runs in. You can always add a few miles before or after our Saturday runs to get the miles in. That race is coming up quickly.

Easter Saturday Workout

Meet at 8:30 at Lincoln-Way East High School (LaGrange Road & Colorado Ave.) I'm not sure if the building will be open - if not we'll just meet in the parking lot. We'll run on the roads and a bike trail.

Happy Easter.

Wednesday Practice March 19th

Meet at the Human Race Sports(152nd & LaGrange) we'll start the road workout at 6:30.

Beware the Ides of March Run - Saturday

Togas are optional for this run to commerate the assassination of Julius Caesar.

Meet at 40 Acre Woods (119th - 1 block east of LaGrange Rd.) at 8:30.
Our own demise will come due to the hills.

Et Tu Skullmaster......

Wednesday Practice March 12

Meet at
Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center
8125 W. 171st Street Tinley Park
708-342-4200 There are washrooms inside
We'll do about 5 miles then we'll do two tempo miles in Centinial Park then we'll cool own for a mile. Of course there will be a few hills on the tempo course.

We will start promptly at 6:30 so we can get most of the workout done in the light.

Practice will be on Wednesday this week

We are moving practices back to Wednesday. Details about our practice will be up tomorrow.

Time to start running hills

As we wrap-up a successful indoor season it's time to start some hill work.

On Saturday morning let's meet at the Orland Park Rec Center on 147th & Ravina. We'll incorporate some hills into our usual 8-9 mile run. We'll meet at 8:30.

Practice Wednesday March 5th

NOTE PRACTICE WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY AGAIN. WE CANNOT GET THE TRACK ON TUESDAY.

Meet at LW East High School at 6:30 we'll warm-up in the neighborhood and then do a workout on the track starting around 7:00 p.m. Let's get a good turnout this will probably be our last track workout for a few weeks.

The indoor track has provided a great opportunity to get some leg turnover in anticipation of the tempo and hill workouts coming our way in March.

Try to make the practice and support your teammates.

Practice Saturday March 1

Meet in the parking lot of Tinley Park High School (175th Street, 1 block east of Ridgeland) at 8:30. We'll do a 60 minute run. It might even be in the 30's!

WEDNESDAY Practice 2/27

NOTE PRACTICE IS CHANGED TO WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK.

We cannot run at the track on Tuesday so I am switching the practice to Wednesday. The weather is supposed to suck - so we won't accomplish much outside.

Meet at Lincoln-Way East High School at 6:30 - we'll probably warm-up outside and then be back on the track at 7:00. If you can't make it at 6:30 - just jump in at 7.

A Question

Is there anyone that couldn't make it this week if we moved the practice to Wednesday? We cannot get into the track on Tuesday.

Respond and I'll post the practice location by Monday morning.

Thanks.

Practice Saturday 2/23

Meet at the Orland Park Rec Center on 147th & Ravina Dr. at 8:30 for our Saturday run. There are washrooms there.

Jerry and Kirk had outstanding workouts last night. Keep an eye on these guys to learn their secret.

Practice Tuesday 2/19

Meet at Lincoln-Way East Track (LaGrange Rd. & Colorado Ave). We'll depart from the lobby of the fieldhouse at 6:30 do a warm-up on the roads and then come back to the track for our workout. Make sure you have something dry to wear indoors. If you cannot make it by 6:30 - we'll be back on the track at 7:00.

Please try to make it.

Run Fatboy Run

This might have to be the team's next movie night. March 29

http://www.runfatboyrunmovie.com/

Good hills today runners.

Practice Saturday Feb 16

Time to start some hillwork.

Let me Saturday at 40 Acre Woods - 119th, 1 block east of LaGrange Road at 8:30. We'll run on the roads- a long run with 3 x 3 hills thrown in for fun.

Question of the day: Will Darcy recover from her broken ankle first or will Kirk finally buy a new hat?

Practice Tuesday Feb 12th

There is a track meet at L-W indoor track on Tuesday so we're on the roads. Meet at Human Race Sports (152nd & LaGrange) at 6:30 and we'll hit the roads. We'll be back on the track next Tuesday.

Good luck to John Spannuth who I think is heading to Iraq very soon.

In case you didn't see the last blog Darcy broke her ankle Saturday morning on the way to practice so she's out for the next 8 weeks.

Saturday Practice February 9th

Let's Meet at Tinley Park High School parking lot (175th two blocks east of Ridgeland) at 8:30 a.m. We'll do an hour or so run on the roads with a little bike trail thrown in to keep it interesting.

Get your run in tomorrow because Sunday ain't looking too pretty.

Practice on Tuesday 2/12 will be on the L-W track more details to follow.

Practice Tuesday Feb 5th

Meet at Lincoln-Way East High School - LaGrange Road & Colorado Ave in Frankfort. We'll meet in the lobby of the fieldhouse at 6:30. As we've done the last two weeks - we'll warm-up outside then hit the track for the tempo portion of the run. If you can't make it by 6:30 - we'll be back on the track around 7:00.

Practice Saturday - Ground Hog Day

Meet at the Orland Park Rec Center On 147th & Ravina Avenue. We'll meet in the lobby of the east entrance. Be there by 8:30

Practice Tuesday Jan 29

We'll meet at 6:30 - at L-W East High school on LaGrange Road and Colorado Ave in Frankfort. Meet in the fieldhouse lobby. We'll warm-up on the streets then we'll hit the track for some tempo-paced speedwork.

Practice Saturday Jan 26th

Meet at 40 Acre Woods - 119th st. 1 block east of LaGrange rd.
We'll meet at 8:30.
Depending on the trail conditions - we'll run there or on the nearby roads.

Thursday Night Marathon Movie

Great practice last night - you can already see we're going to move into the Spring stronger and faster than we did last year.

If you are interested the Indiana contigent will meet at this bar around 6 and leave for the movie at 7.

Cheers Food & Drink
1942 45th AveMunster, IN 46321(219) 922-1325maps.google.com
Take I80 East to first Indiana exit, Calumet Avenue South.
Drive South on Calumet Avenue to 45th Street. (Marathon gas Station on NE
corner of intersection. About three miles from xway. DO NOT drive over railroad tracks)
Drive east on 45th street approximately two miles. Then look for the Eastwood Mall located on the South side of 45th Street. Cheers is located at the rear of the mini-mall.

I think a few of you may be going to Marcus in Orland including Tim Hansen. Feel free to use the blog to set the plans.

Saturday Practice deals will be posted on Thursday evening - we'll be outside probably in the woods.

Practice Tuesday Jan 22nd

Meet at Lincoln-Way East High School on LaGrange Road & Colorado Ave in Frankfort. Meet in the main lobby of the fieldhouse. We'll depart at 6:30. We'll do our warm-up on the street and then a workout on the track. For the next 6 Tuesdays we are going to try and do 4 of those on the indoor track.

Don't forget your shorts and t-shirt so you can run inside. We'll also do some plyometrics after the workout.

If you are running late - we'll be back on the track by 7:00 p.m. so you can wait for us to come back

Practice Saturday January 19th

Let's Meet at Lincoln-Way East High School. On LaGrange Road & Colorado Ave.
Meet in the foyer. The entrance where all the cars are parked.
Be there at 8:30.

Here is the plan. We'll hit the streets for a short warm-up. Then we'll try to get inside to run on the track. There is a good chance we can run inside but we are at the mercy of the school so dress like we'll be running outside so if we don't get in we'll still get in a workout. - But wear your shorts and t-shirt so you have the proper gear if we can go inside.

See you Saturday.

Hibernation is Over

As David Lee Roth said "we're back , did you miss us?"

In typical TT&T fashion - we're off during some of the warmest days of winter and we start back on the coldest.

We'll run Saturday Jan 19th. and because it might be 4 degrees instead of 3 we'll run at 9:00 a.m. I not sure where yet - either Little Red Schoolhouse or Lincoln-Way East - where we can hit the track for a bit after we tackle the frozen tundra. If you're passionate about either one check in. Check back Thursday morning for the decision.

It looks like we may try Tuesday nights instead of Wednesdays for a bit to see how it works out. More details to follow.