Saturday Practice July 2

Meet at Joes' Pond (it's on 104th Ave about 2 blocks south of the entrance of Little Red Schoolhouse).

To beat the heat let's meet at 7:30 a.m. LRSH does not open until 8 hence the new meeting place.

A bunch of us our running Tinley stars & stripes on the 4th. Hope to see you there.

I'll have jackets with me on Saturday and I'll be at the Tinley Stars & Stripes race on the 4th with jackets in hand. If you ordered a jacket you get to pick-up by July16th. After that it goes up for sale. If you cannot pick it up - work something out with a teammate to get it for you.

Wednesday Practice

Meet at Tinley Park High School. At 6:30 we'll head towards Yankee Woods for a tempo run. If you want a shorter warm-up (1 mile) meet at Vogt Woods (171st 2 blocks east of Oak Park) we'll pass by there at around 6:40.

Some stellar performances in today's Metlife Duathlon. A special congrats goes out to Kim and Andrea for winning the Female relay.
Gerry Castro just missed the podium in his age group.
See all the results here:

http://itsracetime.com/Results.aspx?ID=270

Saturday Practice 6/25

Meet at Waterfall Glen at 8am. We'll do a long run.
Park at the trailhead on Cass Ave - 2 blocks south of I-55

Good luck to all our multi-sport athletes doing the Tinley Duathlon Sunday.

Wednesday Practice June 22

One of the best times of the year for training. Everyone is pretty fit, the weather is great and we're off the track.

This Wednesday we're going to do the Bridge to Bridge workout. Meet in the parking lot on 151st street about 2 blocks west of Harlem. We'll warm-up to the start of the workout - departing at 6:30.

Frankfort 5K
Traffic Jam - We had 8 guys in the top 12 spots in the 40-44 AG
Congrats to Carrie and Diane for winning their AGs. Jen Rojek set a PR.

Who else PRed in this race?

Saturday Practice 6/18

Meet at Little Red Schoolhouse at 8 am. I know a lot of people are racing or are out of town so please blog in if you will be there.

Great turn-out and job last night. We were noticed. I received a few e-mails asking about our team from people you saw us there last night.

Jackets should be in on Wednesday hopefully.

Results from last night -
http://frankfortparks.org/Race%20Results/SHORT%20RUNO.HTM

There are some great photos on our Facebook page too.

No Practice Wednesday - Race Thursday

Join us for a TT&T team race this Thursday in Frankfort. It's the Short Run on a Long Day 5K. Here are the details.
http://www.frankfortparks.org/calendar-details.aspx?e=31

Afterwards you're invited over to Chris's house for pizza and beverages.

Wear your Tinley gear.

Weekend Workouts

Saturday, we are riding the tinley creek loop. It's a 9.4 mile loop that is paved. Michelle and I are doing probably four loops. Suzie and john are only going to do two. Meet at the parking lot just west of harlem on 151st. It's on the north side of the road. Meet at 6:45 am.

Sunday Jen and I are running that same loop on sunday but we are meeting in the lot off oak park, just north of 159th. Meeting at 6:30am. Distance, just under 10 miles. Pace will probably be 8: 30 to 8: 45...

Sign up for the short run on a long day - next thursday.

Wednesday Practice

We'll be doing 400's on the track. Be warmed up and ready to go by 6:45.
Bring extra water it's gonna be hot.

Don't forget to join us for our team race on 6/16 - Short Run on a Long Day in Frankfort. Party afterwards at Chris's house.

Saturday Practice 6/4

Meet at Little Red School House at 8:00 am for a run in the woods.

Don't forget to sign-up for the Short Run on a Long Day June 16th in Frankfort. Team race with party afterwards.
http://www.frankfortparks.org/calendar-details.aspx?e=31
Everyone should do this race. No practice the Wednesday before!

Wednesday Practice 6/1

Meet at Tinley Park High School track for the famous "ladder" workout. Be warmed up and ready to go at 6:45. We'll do this one on the track.

Any race results from this weekend?

Saturday Practice May 28

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend.
Tower Trot, Ridge Run, Soldier Field 10.

Practice will be at 8:00 a.m. Little Red Schoolhouse - Please blog in if you plan to be there so your teammates will know.

There is a group riding 30 and then running on Sunday at 9:30. If you're interested contact John Sipich.

Have a great holiday weekend everyone - you're getting fitter and faster by the week!

Wednesday Practice

Meet at Tinley Park High School track. Be warmed up and ready to go by 6:45

Group 1 is doing 5 x 1200 with a 3 minute recovery.
Group 2 is doing 4 x 1200 with a 3-1/2 minute recovery.

Both groups will do a fast quarter at the end.

Pub Crawl - Saturday May 21st Tinley

Pub Crawl
NO PRACTICE SATURDAY - DO A RACE INSTEAD
We had a great turn out last year, so whether you’ve run with us once or every day this year, this is the time to come out. The pub crawl will start Saturday May 21st at 7:30 at Cousins Bar & Grill at 17704 Oak Park Ave in Tinley. It is across the street from Bailey's where we will be winding up the evening, so park in that big lot and you're all set. If you’re planning on eating, get there earlier and order food right away, as we will depart around 8PM sharp!

For first timers: This is not a race… we all participate together and move at a very comfortable/slow pace, so no one should feel they can’t keep up. Plus this year all places are within ¼ mile or so from the next one. The only mystery is will Carl have an undisclosed mystery location on this year's pub crawl?!?

If you would like to join in but cannot make the start, you can call Carl’s cell: 630-854-6266 or Rich’s cell: 630-697-1499 during the evening to find out where we are going to be so you can meet up. If you coming out late to meet us at the end, we should arrive at Baily's around 10PM. If I’ve missed anything or you have questions, just comment on the blog under this post. Hope to see you all there.

Wednesday Practice

At Tinley Park High School. Be warmed up and ready to go by 6:45.
You'll be doing 600s and a mile on the track.

If you need to order a jacket or pick-up your shirt please do it before 6:30 in the parking lot by my car. Wedneday is the last day to order jackets - it's $40. I need a check or cash in an envelope with your name and size on it.

Pub Crawl 5/21 in downtown Tinley Park details to follow.


Skulls 2-4-5. Joliet Explore 8K
1 1/7 243 Brian Hague 26 M 29:07 5:53
2 1/11 106 Chris Barajas 48 M 29:28 5:57
3 1/3 249 Phil McNeal 21 M 29:52 6:02
4 2/11 235 Michael Blake 47 M 30:19 6:07
5 1/16 183 Jerome Nelligan 43 M 32:03 6:28

Saturday Practice - 5/14

2 options:
7AM - Joe's Pond 9900 S. 104th Ave - Steve will lead you through a 12-13 miler which will include some singletrack.

8AM If another group wants to meet a little later. Meet at Little Red Schoolhouse.

Please blog in if you are planning to come and at what time so your teammates know what to expect.

Pub Crawl 5/21 - details to follow from Carl the Crawlmaster

Wednesday Practice 5/11

We're going back to the track. Meet at Tinley Park High School (175th Street 2 blocks east of Ridgeland). Get there about 6:15-6:30. Warm-up on the track. The workout will start at 6:45.

We'll be doing 800s. Since nearly everyone has done a race it's a good time to double check what pace you should be running these intervals.
http://www.mcmillanrunning.com/mcmillanrunningcalculator.htm
Log into the McMillan site and plug in a recent race time. It will then give you a chart on what paces to run for your workouts.

For Wed. look at the column Speed Workouts for Long distance runners. That's the pace you should be running. Let me know if you have any questions.

Shirts are in. Please come by to pick-up. I want to take a team photo after practice of everyone wearing their new shirts that I can send to the sponsor.

Saturday Practice 5/7

Meet at Little Red Schoolhouse (9700 S. & 104th ave.) at 8:00 am.
There will be a tempo component during a long run.

2011 Dues
$40 - You get a jacket
$15 - No jacket
Sizes wil be available next week.
All money is due by May 18. Checks made out to Rich Matula are preferred or cash in envelope with your name and jacket size on it.

Here is an example of the jackets
http://www.dickpondathletics.com/store/200003%21BROOK/PODIUM+JACKET

Wednesday Practice

We had some good performances Sunday at the Palos Half- more details to follow.

Meet at Centential park (in the pool parking lot) in Orland Park. West & Fun Dr.
We'll start our warm-up at 6:30 and head over to the Loeb Center.

1/2 marathoners if you're still feeling the race in your legs Wednesday - back off a bit and take a little more recovery. It will help in the long run.

Check our facebook page for details about dues and the jackets. If you're not become a fan.

Pub Crawl - May 21..........

HUGE RACING WEEKEND - NO PRACTICE

Here is what the bad ass athletes of TT&T are doing this weekend:

Adventure Race
5K
10K
1/2 Marathon
Marathon
200K
65 Mile Bike Ride
Quite a diverse list! So no practice saturday.

1) Start smart
2) don't be afraid to draft - 4% energy saving
3) Kick like your hair is on fire.

Good luck to everyone. If your not racing Sunday come on out and cheer on those running the Palos half.

Wednesday 4/27

Meet at Centenial Park in Orland. Park in the parking lot west of the pool. We'll do a warm-up at 6:30 then throw down some longer repeats. Modifications will be made for those runing the Palos 1/2.

A couple overall wins for the Skulls
Mike Kelly won the Lockport 5K last weekend
Chris won a trail 5K in North Carolina on Saturday