Articles filed under Exercise
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Why your run could benefit from four extra legsApr 06, 2018 1:30 pm - Like a lot of runners, when Ducky Waite doesn't get his regular run, he gets restless and antsy. The 4½-year-old pit bull-Doberman mix gets into the trash or rams a chew...
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Can you outrun Arlington Heights' mayor?Apr 05, 2018 1:00 am - Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes, an avid runner who's completed 31 marathons and countless other smaller races, will donate $5 to a local veterans organization for eve...
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“I'm thinking, 'Gee, is 85 supposed to be old?'" Runner, veteran is getting fasterMar 27, 2018 5:30 am - At 49, Iggy Cascio of Schaumburg was pretty old to be entering his first competitive race. Still, he was disappointed that he didn't finish better in that first 10K in B...
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Walks to support Lupus Society of IllinoisMar 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Hundreds of lupus survivors, friends, families and local supporters will participate in two upcoming suburban walks for the Lupus Society of Illinois. The first event wi...
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Sign up for Foodie 5K and help out local food bankMar 08, 2018 10:00 pm - Runners and walkers of all ages and skills can get ready to lace up their running shoes and sign up to help fight hunger in our community, as the registration for the 20...
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7 marathons, 7 days, 7 continents and one man with Parkinson's. Can he make it?Mar 03, 2018 6:30 am - During the first marathon, Bret Parker felt great - for the first 15 miles of ice and snow. "I was chugging along, and I had no symptoms," he recalled the next day. "I w...
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Sign up now for early discount for McHenry County Human RaceNov 26, 2017 10:00 pm - Charities serving McHenry County should register now to participate in the April 22 McHenry County Human Race. Register at www.mchumanrace.org. Any charity that serves M...
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Race to honor Lindenhurst woman killed in EthiopiaNov 03, 2017 1:00 am - A former Lindenhurst woman who was killed last year during civil unrest in Ethiopia will be memorialized with a 5K run in her hometown this month. The "Sharon Makes Us R...
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Expect road closures Sunday for Naperville half marathon, 5KOct 20, 2017 1:00 am - Roughly 4,500 runners with training behind them, goals ahead of them and volunteers supporting them will toe the starting line Sunday morning in Naperville. Running eit...
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Neuqua grad second-fastest American in Chicago MarathonOct 09, 2017 1:00 am - Chris Derrick has shattered running records and captured U.S. Cross Country Championships from 2013 through 2015. But there was something the former Naperville resident...