Articles filed under Track and Field
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'Showcase' marathon returning for third year in NapervilleNov 02, 2015 4:00 am - Naperville race has a new name, new start/finish line
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Catching up (briefly) with marathoner Meb KeflezighiNov 01, 2015 10:00 pm - It's a near guarantee that if the name “Meb” is mentioned, most people, runners or not, will recognize it. Mebrahtom “Meb” Keflezighi emigrated from Eritrea when he was ...
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Scientists say 'runner's high' is like a marijuana highNov 01, 2015 10:00 pm - That happy, invincible feeling you get when you're floating through the air at the peak of a workout? You've probably heard that it's something called endorphins that yo...
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Naperville marathon's new route includes convenient spectator spotsNov 01, 2015 10:00 pm - The Healthy Driven Naperville Marathon and Half Marathon, sponsored by Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare, steps off at 7 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, on Eagle Street between Jackson Av...
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The right running shoe gives you a leg upNov 01, 2015 10:00 pm - Whether it's jogging around the block or racing in the Naperville marathon on Nov. 8, running is a high-impact activity. Nearly 70 percent of runners will experience in...
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Runners of all abilities take on Marklund 5K in GenevaOct 25, 2015 1:00 am - Dozens of runners and walkers took to roads and paths around Marklund's Mill Creek campus in Geneva on Sunday for the agency's 3rd annual Run, Walk & Roll 5K/1 mile fund...
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Hanover Park woman a Dist. 54 bus driver and world track champSep 30, 2015 5:15 am - In her day job, Emma McGowan drives a school bus for special-needs students in Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54. On the side, the married mother of two from H...
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Runners take marathon trek along the Fox RiverSep 20, 2015 1:00 am - Hundreds of runners poured through the streets of St. Charles on Sunday for the Fox Valley Marathon, Half Marathon and Fall Final 20. A qualifier for the Boston Marathon...
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Burlington Central's Neil gives back to the sport he lovesSep 09, 2015 1:00 am - My how time flies. Back in the late 1990s I was writing about Vince Neil's running excellence in cross-country and track and field at Dundee-Crown. Nearly two decades la...
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Ziemek reaching new heights in decathlonSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - The sky may be the limit for Itasca decathlete Zach Ziemek, and we're not just talking pole vault. The Lake Park graduate, a redshirt senior at Wisconsin, placed 15th ou...