Monday night run: 11/26

Meet at Centennial again this week...we will run about 6-7 miles.  Please wear reflective clothes.

Be ready to run at 6:30 pm...park in pool lot.

Next week we will run in the hills...Palos that is :)

Post if you are coming please!

Monday night run: 11/19

We will be meeting to run Monday nights...and will continue to throughout the winter.  Even tough we are all not meeting on Wed for tempo/speed work it is good to keep a base up of 20-25 miles a week through off season.  So, feel free to join us for Mon night runs...these runs will be steady-state runs, hill work, etc to keep that base up through the winter months.

Lets meet this week at Centennial Park...we will run 6 miles.  Meet at 6:30 pm and park in the usual pool parking lot. Also, wear reflective gear.

Please post if you are coming weekly so then I know who will be coming and if we need to wait a few min or so....thanks!

Singletrack Saturday

We're going to do a EASY run through the singletrack at the the summit of Swallowcliff 6-8 miles. Meet at 40 Acre Woods (119th & 1 block east of LaGrange) at 8am.


No practice next Wednesday.

Wednesday Practice

Meet at Human Race Sports (about 152nd & LaGrange - about 6 stores north of Chipoltes. We'll start at 6:30. We'll run over to Orland Woods and do our last tempo of the season. Wear a head lamp.

After Wednesday - it's easy runs on Wednesday and trail runs on Saturday as we start shutting it down.

Monday night run: 11/5

Anyone who wants to run lets meet at Centennial Park...park in the pool parking lot.

We will run 6 miles...starting at 6:30 pm.

Please post if you are coming.

Pub Crawl - Sat. Nov. 3rd 7:30

For those of you doing the Race of the Dead on Saturday morning, we will be sticking with the Mexican theme for the 6th annual fall pub crawl Saturday evening.  The pub crawl will start at 7:30 at Buffalo Wild Wings in Orland Park, and includes Casa Margarita as our flagship bar of the evening. 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 (mystery location included).

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, go to Harrison's.  We should arrive there 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.

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween - No practice Wednesday. Get ready for Saturday - Race of the Dead and the Infamous Pub Crawl. Details to follow soon.

Monday night run: 10/29

Lets meet at the Tinley Park Park District (Bettenhausen) on 171st and 80th ave....at 6:30 pm.  We will run for 45-60 minutes through the neighborhood.

Please post if you are coming!

Saturday Practice

Saturday Practice - Back to a mundane run without dog poop and political signs.
Meet at the Grainery in Downtown Frankfort at 7:45. We'll run Old Plank Trail. Jerry's doing 10 but your options are limitless.

Lock in the babysitters and get your weekly chores done because next Saturday is Celebración Mexicana - Race of the Dead in the Morning and Pub Crawl at night. More details to follow.

Wednesday Practice

Costume Scavenger Hunt. Meet at Centenial Park in Orland, in the pool parking lot no later than 6:30. You will be placed in teams and given your assignments and set loose on the streets of Orland.
Even team needs a camera so bring your smart phones. Wear head lamps or bring a flash light. Wear a costume. You will cover approximately 5-6 miles.

Monday night run: 10/22

Meet at Centennial Park for a 6 mile run at 6:30 pm....I will not be there I will be closing so my manager's can watch the Bears game...yes I am a nice manager. Ha!

Please post if you are running so others know who they are meeting.

Wednesday Night Practice

  We'll do quarters relay style.  We'll pair you up and you'll take turns doing the circuit. It's the last night at the Tinley Park track.  Be warmed up and ready to go by 6:33.  Bring your baton.  Next Wednesday is the Halloween Scavenger Hunt run.  

Monday night run: 10/15

Hey guys, lets meet at Centennial Park for a 6 mile run.  Park at the usual parking lot by the pool lot.... we will start at 6:30 pm.

Post if you are coming please!

Kirk's Tips to a Successful Marathon

1) Building base strength with hill work early on in training is key


2) Speed work with the Skulls in the latter weeks also pays off

3) Doing pace runs (10 mi. or less) at faster than marathon pace doesn't hurt, it helps

4) Doing weekend LSDs on varied HARD pavement at a pace 10-25 secs. off marathon pace is good prep for those HA Chicago streets

5) Staying within 5 secs. +/- of goal pace allows sustained effort to the finish line (Rich)

6) Skip the water; suck down Gatorade at every available opportunity (JR)

7) Grab a banana every chance you get (JR)

8) Road kill is a great adrenaline rush, particularly after making that big left turn south onto Damen, where the race really begins

Remember he set his marathon PR at over 50 - that's pretty impresssive.

Monday night run: 10/8

First of all, Congratulations to all the skulls who participated in the Chicago marathon...you all ran great.  I really enjoyed coming out to watch all of you this year!!

We will be running tomorrow night as usual...so anyone who did not run yesterday that wants to come out for a 6 mile run. 

Lets meet at Centennial at 6:30 pm...park int the pool lot.

Please post if you are coming out...thanks guys!

Wednesday Practice

Wednesday Practice. Marathoners - you will be doing 3 miles on the track at race pace.  It's a quick & easy workout but it's a good time to make your race day plans with your teammates so come on out. Plus you'll get some good tips.  5Kers we will be doing 500s

Be warmed up by 6:40 at Tinley Park H.S.

Monday night run: 10/1

We will not be meeting this week for the Monday night run....see you guys Wednesday.

Wednesday Practice

Marathoners you are starting your warm-up at 6:30 on the roads then finishing your pace work-out on the track.  5Kers be warmed up and ready to go by 6:40.  Although EVERYONE should meet on the track at Tinley Park High School.  Marathoners come to the track before warming up.

Monday night run: 9/24

Last week was our last Swallow Cliff run on Monday night till spring....please meet at Centennial tomorrow at 6:30 pm.  Please park in the pool lot.

We will run 4-6 miles. Also, start wearing your reflective gear.

Post if you are coming :)

Wednesday Practice

I encourage all marathoners to come to Wednesday's workout. You'll be doing some long tempo intervals that will put the finishing touches on your marathon training. Everyone else wil be doing a mess of 400's to hone that speed.

Meet at Vogt Woods 6527 171st Street. The start of the Tinley Turkey Trot Run. Be warmed up and ready to go by 6:30. We need to get started a little earlier to beat the darkness. Wear light colored clothing too.

Marathoners if you haven't decided on your marathon pace yet - talk to me. One of the biggest mistakes I think marathoners make is to go into the race undecided and their pace floats and they pay for it in the later miles.