Running 4 Kicks, Palos Heights Loop

Cold 10°  post Thanksgiving run with John and Andy.

Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Lunch time run in the cold.

Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Afternoon run on the trails.

Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Lunch time run on the trails. Tough run, my legs were still tired from the 1/2 on Sunday.

Las Vegas Rock n. Roll Half Marathon

What a great race! Perfect temps 61.0 °F, flat course, the Vegas Strip at night!
 Finished: Overall: 726 out of 20566  Age Group: 15 out of 413  Gender: 580 out of 7901

Oak Lawn 5mi Loop

Early morning run with Sheldon. Cold, only 21°F.

Country Lane Yellow Trail

Nice morning trail run.

Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Back to lunch time runs. Cool afternoon trail run.

Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Afternoon trail run in the mist. Now that it is dark earlier I am back to taking long lunches and running at work.

Oak Lawn 3.5mi Loop

Afternoon run with Sheldon. Time is off due to unexpected cleanup duties.

Oak Lawn 3.5mi Loop

Early morning run with Sheldon. Cold and crisp fall run!

Lake Shannon, Fenton, MI

2 laps around the lake in the rain, some tough hills, but still an enjoyable run in different surroundings!

Oak Lawn 3.5mi Loop

Morning run with Sheldon. I was going for 5mi, Sheldon was tuckered out at a little over 4.

Country Lane 5mile Loop x 2

Nice afternoon run at Country Lane.

Turtlehead Lake, Palos Heights

Saturday morning run with Angelica, Rhonda, Maria and Andy. Nice be be back running with the group. Garmin still not fixed so time and distance are approximate.

Country Lane 5mile Loop x 2

Nice fall trail run. Another run without my Garmin, I need to replace on the on/off button which wore out, too many short runs?

Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Lunch time run on the trail in snow and rain. First snow of of the season. My co-workers thought I was nuts running today. I thought of it like the postman, rain, snow, sleet or sun(or whatever the saying is) got to get it done!

Chicago Lakefront Trail

I was unable to run all week, because once again life gets in the way of running. It was great to get back out there this morning. Great morning for a long run along the Lakefront! I think I needed this run more for my mental well being than my physical well being. Being a running addict, it was very tough not running all week.

Country Lane Yellow Trail

Jim and I on the Yellow trail. Perfect fall morning trail run!

Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Nice afternoon run on the trails!

Oak Lawn 3.5mi Loop

Running with the Big Dogs! Sheldon and I on a nice run around the neighborhood.

Country Lane Yellow Trail

Nice be back running. First time in over a year that I did not run for five consecutive days. Glad I was able to run my favorite Yellow Trail today on a beautiful October afternoon!

Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Nice afternoon trail run.

Argonne, Waterfall Glen

Another great day for a trail run. I didn't check my Garmin at all, and was able to pull negative splits, last three miles were 8:33, 8:11 and 8:07. Gotta love them trails!

Country Lane Yellow Trail

Great evening run on the Yellow trail. I was well rested after a low mileage week, it was nice running with no soreness or any aches or pains. I didn't even look at my Garmin, I just enjoyed the run!

Oak Lawn 3.5mi Loop

Evening run around the neighborhood with Sheldon. First run with Sheldon since the spring. I actually think I tired him out!

Brookfield Zoo Run Run 5K

Ran with my daughter on her first 5K! Beautiful run at the Zoo in perfect conditions!

Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Afternoon trail run in the heat.

Oak Lawn 3.5mi Loop x 2

Tough run around the neighborhood, my legs were still tired from Saturday's run, I was so tempted to just stop after one loop.

Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Afternoon long trail run on the Danada trails.

Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Back to Danada for a trail run!

Oak Lawn Loop

Early morning run before work.

Argonne, Waterfall Glen loop x 2

Jim and I doing a long run at the Glen. The hills are a lot tougher the second time around!

Oak Lawn 3.5mi Loop x 3

Taking it to the streets, late afternoon run at home. 3 loops around the neighborhood.

Country Lane Yellow Trail

Nice trail run on a cool morning!

Turtlehead Lake, Palos Heights

Long run with Maria and Andy. Humid, and it poured at least twice during the run, but at least if felt good other that the soggy feet. Finished with 201.9mi for August beating my monthly PR of 182mi!

Argonne, Waterfall Glen

Hot run at the Glen. I took it to Big Bertha(125ft hill) and maintained a 8:30 pace! Felt strong today despite the heat. Shootin for a Monthly PR, 200 miles in August, just need to do 19 on Sat.

Oak Lawn 3.5mi Loop x 2

Early morning run before the heat kicks in.

Chicago Lakefront Trail

Andy and I on the Lakefront Trail. Great day for a long run! I was surprised that mile 19 was my fastest because I felt like I was struggling. We saw lots of tri-athletes biking on Lake Shore Drive, what an inspiration!

Turtlehead Lake, Palos Heights

Nice morning run with Angelica, Maria, Rhonda and Andy.

Turtlehead Lake, Palos Heights

Andy and I at Turtlehead Lake, cooler temps but humid.

Argonne, Waterfall Glen

Tough run at the Glen in the 84° heat. First four miles under 8:30, then Big Bertha(120ft incline) did me in at mile 5, then finished off in the 8:40s with the last mile at 8:36.

Oak Lawn 3.5mi Loop x 2

2 Loops around the hood.

Chicago Lakefront Trail

On the Lakefront trail with Carm, Maria and Andy. They were doing their long  for their marathons in October. It is amazing how many people are training for the marathon on the Lakefront trail, lots of CARA and Fleet Feet groups.

Country Lane Yellow Trail West

Another nice afternoon trail run. Andy and I on the west portion of the Yellow Trail today. Encountered a lot of people on bikes. I still say I would rather run up the hills then struggle with a bike on the hills.

Country Lane Yellow Trail

Beautiful afternoon for a trail run!

Turtlehead Lake, Palos Heights

Carm, Maria, Andy and I at Turtlehead Lake for their long run. Nice cool morning!

Argonne, Waterfall Glen

Nice run on the trails.

Country Lane Yellow Trail

Tough trail run, 84° and humid, my heart rate was almost 10% higher than the last run on the same trail.