Packet Pick Up

Leaders wait for instruction.

With a line out the door the excitement is building. Monday night here we come.

Abe's Army 2009

Welcome all 2009 team members,
As you will see this is our blog page from last year. We will continue to use this page for group communications, as well as be available on facebook. We look forward to being your leaders and seeing you cross the finish line this year on August 23 completing your first 10k.
Melanie, Maria and Susan

Spring training links

http://www.runillinoismarathon.blogspot.com/

This is the group that was training for the frost toes now carried over for the marathon. They have formal meetings tues/thurs and sat.

http://frost-toes.blogspot.com/

http://springfieldhalfwits.blogspot.com/

The New Year is coming and we want you back in 2009!!

SO It may have been a while since you have done anything, but NEW YEAR and NEW YOU!
I hear we already had one "biggest Loser" from our group Chris K. Congrats from all of us Sticks.
Maria, Christi and myself combined have lost at least 60 lbs with hopes of more in next year. We completed the 9.3 miles at Shoreline and The FROSTBITE 10 miles... Let's all work together to meet our New years Resolutions.. Putting them in writing and achieving them is part of it! If you need anyone to be accountable to we would love to help you!
Don't forget to sign up for Abe's Army again.
Looking forward to a great new year and new STICKS!
Melanie, Maria, Susan and Christi

Hello out there...

Is anybody out there??? Running??? Walking??? Breathing????
If you haven't been out there, you need to get out there! The weather has been awesome, no excuses please... Fall races coming up are The Halloween Hustle-fun run, Arthritis Jingle Bell run or walk-5k Run, Frostbite 2 or 10 miles.
I will not tell you any lies! The frostbite course looks very intimidating. But if you train hard, anything is possible. Look forward to seeing some of you out there !
Melanie, Maria, Christi and Susan

Shoreline Classic 15K

Susan busts a move to the fun music. . . it was amazing, every song was one of her favorites.
Karol busts a few moves with Suan before the race.
Melanie taking a picture of me taking a picture of her.
Team Sticks represent at the Shoreline Classic 15K. Susan places 3rd in her age group. WAY TO GO SUSAN!

Hello ladies and gent

Haven't heard from any of you sticks, hope you haven't fallen off the branch and become floating logs! Hope to see you out at a few of the fall races. The leaders minus Christi(on call) are doing the Shoreline, we have all four been doing the runs on the weekends, just on Sunday mornings at the trail. We did our long one last week and that was a challenge but we did it!
Keep in touch your leaders..
Melanie, Susan , Maria and Christi