Foot Mechanics -- One FAST Mile

Here are the Elite Wave results from Monday's Foot Mechanics Memorial Day Main Street Mile on a downhill course in St. Charles. As you can see, they were moving. Lukas V. was second, but look at the time. Holy cow!
MEN
1 Richard Kandie, 25, Coon Rapids, MN 3:53.70
2 Lukas Verzbicas, 17, Orland Hills, IL 3:56.88
3 Moses Waweru, 32, Sun Prairie, WI 3:59.72
4 Todd Ptacek, 25, Chicago, IL 4:03.90
5 Adrian Myers, 25, Indianapolis, IN 4:04.74
6 Shawn Lucas, 26, Seattle, WA 4:11.23
7 Jacob Austin, 22, Hinckley, IL 4:15.16
8 Adam Currie, 25, South Bend, IN 4:15.74
9 David Wheeler, 26, Waukesha, WI 4:20.22
10 Patrick Quinn, 27, Chicago, IL 4:22.05
11 Peter Johnson, 18, Elburn, IL 4:22.79
12 Mike Landy, 23, Indianapolis, IN 4:23.46
13 Andrew Nelson, 19, Geneva, IL 4:23.49
14 Kyle Zankowski, 18, Elburn, IL 4:24.78
15 Sean O'Connor, 23, Rockford, IL 4:27.85

WOMEN
1 Rebecca Donaghue, 33 4:34.01
2 Mason Cathey, 28, Indianapolis, IN 4:44.31
3 Tera Moody, 29, Colorado Springs, CO 4:46.76

Giulano, Aubert Toughest at Ridge Runs

Ryan Giulano, 25, of Schaumburg, and Jacqui Aubert, 24, of Crystal Lake, came very close to pulling off daily doubles on Monday at the 33rd Ridge Runs in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood. Giulano won the 10K in 33:37, and then ran a 15:47 in the 5K, but lost to Lars Juhl, 33, of Chicago, who posted a 15:27 two days after making the top five at the Soldier Field 10-Miler. Kathryn Hague, 22, of Chicago, won the women's 5K in a very impressive 17:56. Getting back to the 10K, Mike Luchesi, 31, of Lisle, was second in 33:57, and Aleksander Suchecki, 22, of Arlington Heights, was third in 35:31. In the women's 10K, Sue Dehaan, 43, of Chicago, followed Aubert with a 41:37 for second, and Mary Sullivan, 19, of Chicago, was third in 43:06. In the 5K, Brian Hague, 25, of Chicago, placed third in 15:50 and Columba Montes, 31, of Chicago, ran a strong second in 18:25. There were 1,584 5K finishers and 949 10K finishers in this special event on the Chicagoland running calendar.

Quednau Leads Tower Trots

Todd Quednau, 28, of Downers Grove, opened with a 33:44 vbictory run in the Tower Trot 10K in Western Springs, and followed up with a second-place 5K time of 17-flat to be the "Double" champ at this long-standing race in the west suburbs. Bob Mathews, 43, of Chicago, won the 5K outright in 16:33, and Lloyd Christmas, 19, of Sycamore, took third in 17:22. Back in the 10K, Alex Lyons, 19, of La Grange (perfect name or what?) was second in 33:53, and Mark Holt, 17, of La Grange Highlands, was third in 34:08. In the women's races, starting with the 10K, Lauren Haberkorn, 20, of Oak Lawn, won in 40:06; Kilsea Kilrea, 17, of La Grange Park, was second in 41:59, and Stephanie Wagner, 36, of Lombard, was third in 42:45. The women's 5K was won by Megan Baganz, 33, of Naperville, in 19:07. Second went to Jane Simpson, 20, of Western Springs, in 19:51, and third went to Katie Roth, 30, of Lockport, in 20:48. Kilrea appears to be the women's "Double" champ off her 30th-place 24:25 in the 5K. I'm not positive. There were 434 finishers in the 10K and 864 in the 5K.

Jonaitis, McGregor Win Soldier Field 10-Mile

Jeff Jonaitis, 29, of Tinley Park won the Fleet Feet Soldier Field 10-Mile Presented by adidas on Saturday in 50 minutes 46 seconds, and Katie McGregor, 32, of Savage, MN, won the women's race in 55:51, an event record. Runner-up male was Chad Ware, 25, of Deerfield, in 51:20, and third was taken by Lars Juhl, 33, of Chicago, in 52:08. Second to McGregor, very well-known on the national scene, was Tera Moody, 29, of Boulder, CO, but formerly of St. Charles, in 57:42. Moody also has been in the national picture since placing fifth in the U.S. Olympic Marathon trials in 2008. Third went to Jennifer Houck, 26, of Minnesota, in 58:53. Both fields were loaded, as you would expect in such a high-caliber race. Conditions were warm and humid, and before all participants completed the race, official conditions of "black" were announced, cancelling the race for those still on the course. Photo shows the post-race venue atmosphere. It was gorgeous. Here are the top 10 men and women from the race results Web site:

********** FEMALE OVERALL RESULTS ***********
Place O'All Name No. Ag Div St Nettime Pace Guntime
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1 6 KATIE MCGREGOR 10 32 F3034 MN 55:51 5:36 55:51
2 12 TERA MOODY 18 29 F2529 CO 57:42 5:47 57:42
3 22 JENNIFER HOUCK 19 26 F2529 MN 58:53 5:54 58:53
4 33 JEAN MARINANGELI 1898 26 F2529 IL 1:00:03 6:01 1:00:03
5 43 SUZANNE RYAN 145 35 F3539 IL 1:01:15 6:08 1:01:15
6 44 HEATHER PREKOP 17 28 F2529 IL 1:01:18 6:08 1:01:18
7 52 MARLENE KEY 1635 26 F2529 IL 1:02:15 6:14 1:02:15
8 60 CHRISTINA OVERBECK 8 24 F2024 IL 1:03:05 6:19 1:03:05
9 66 TAMMY LIFKA 1805 39 F3539 IL 1:03:56 6:24 1:03:56
10 67 KRISTIE HAWKINS 16 29 F2529 IL 1:04:00 6:24 1:04:00

********** MALE OVERALL RESULTS ***********
Place O'All Name No. Ag Div St Nettime Pace Guntime
===== ===== ===================== ===== == ===== == ======= ===== =======
1 1 JEFF JONAITIS 1 29 M2529 IL 50:46 5:05 50:46
2 2 CHAD WARE 2 25 M2529 IL 51:20 5:08 51:20
3 3 LARS JUHL 52 33 M3034 IL 52:08 5:13 52:08
4 4 BRENT ALEXANDER 3 29 M2529 IL 53:46 5:23 53:46
5 5 MARK WEHRMAN 143 23 M2024 IL 53:53 5:24 53:53
6 7 MICHAEL BIGDA 683 28 M2529 IN 56:07 5:37 56:07
7 8 JESUS ESCARENO 1117 20 M2024 IL 56:40 5:40 56:40
8 9 PHILIP LATTER 203 28 M2529 CO 56:48 5:41 56:48
9 10 TONY TEUNISSEN 81 33 M3034 IL 57:15 5:44 57:15
10 11 VERDO GREGORY 150 31 M3034 IL 57:27 5:45 57:27

Ream, Prekop Win Corporate 'Chase'

(From JP Morgan Web coverage)
Jason Ream of event owner and operator JP Morgan Chase (17:59) and Heather Prekop (19:20), representing Euromonitor International, were the overall winners on Thursday night at the 29th annual JC Morgan Chase Corporate Classic run in Chicago. It was the first Corporate Challenge triumph for either runner in the 3.5-mile race that had 19,865 finishers from 557 businesses.
“I've won races before, but never one of this size,” said Prekop, who topped Jean Marinangeli of Porsche by 10 seconds in the women's competition. Bob Mathews of RBS was second among men in 18:04.

Corporate Classic -- The Business of Running

Thousands of you will be be running in the J.P. Morgan Chase Corporate Classic tomorrow night. This is another of the great Chicago running traditions that has survived the times and presented a special running opportunity for people from all walks of life. Race time is 7:10 p.m. As usual, it will be team and individual competition. I used to run this when I worked at the Sun-Times and had a blast. Start and finish of the 3.5-mile event are at Columbus and Balbo in Grant Park. Plenty of liquid refreshment will be available during and after the race. Good luck and have fun.

It's Never Too Early To Think Boston!

The B.A.A. site has posted registration information for next year's Boston Marathon. Things to remember include 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 18 as the time when registration opens and that standards remain unchanged for 2011. Here is most of what appeared on the B.A.A. site:


BOSTON, Mass. – Registration for the 2011 Boston Marathon® will open on Monday, October 18, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. (ET) and will be conducted online at www.baa.org. The 115th Running of the Boston Marathon will be on Monday, April 18, 2011.

Entrants qualify for the Boston Marathon by meeting time standards which correspond to age and gender, and the qualifying standards for the 2011 race remain unchanged from recent past years. Qualifying standards for the 2011 Boston Marathon must be met on or after September 20, 2009 at a marathon certified by USA Track & Field, the national governing body for the sport (or foreign equivalent). Also, the registration fee will remain at $130 USD for residents of the USA. For last month’s event, the race filled in just over two months, and the B.A.A. anticipates the maximum field size for the 2011 race also to be reached quickly.

The field size for next year’s Boston Marathon remains as it has been in recent past years. In 2010, the race had 26,790 entrants and 22,721 finishers. Full registration information, including a list of qualifying marathons, and a list of the B.A.A.’s Official Charities for the Boston Marathon is available at www.baa.org.