Some of us (click on picture for more of us)

A webpage dedicated to Run Too and JJ&Pals running groups but also designed as a running resource for west Chicagoland suburbs.

Selected Races (Chicago area and elsewhere)

• 2015   Miscellaneous races of interest. See next two links for comprehensive lists.
  [ Click here for CARA Race List] - [MARATHONguide.com Race List]
  
  
• September 12, 2015 - Advocate Dreyer Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon - Geneva, IL
  "Last Chance for Boston" qualifying.
• September 20, 2015 - Fox Valley Marathon - Half Marathon - Fall Final 20 - St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, IL
  

RUN TOO Shirts (and bandanas) Around the World

Run Too at Fermilab

• Monday, Wednesday, Friday - noon at Fermilab (usually around the ring starting at B0)
• (summer only) Tuesday evening 6:30pm at Dick Pond in Saint Charles
• Wednesday evening 6:00pm with Fox River Trail Runners Wednesday Group Run
  (bonus: This group usually goes out for dinner after the run.)
• Thursday evening 6:00pm at Geneva Running Outfitters in Geneva, Il.
• Saturday morning 7:00am at Dick Pond in Saint Charles
• Sunday varies....

Running Routes

• Virtual GMAP Pedometer works with Google Maps and Satellite Images
  (Great tool for distances! Click to jump to Fermilab map, Geneva Filtration, STC Davis, STC LeRoy Oakes .)
• Google Earth and other sites also measure routes by linking to Google Maps...
• America's Running Routes - USATF Searchable Database: Look for routes or add you own.
• Map My Run - Map your route and search database of routes submitted by others.
• Microsoft Research Maps - (Most images courtesy of the USGS.)
• Fermilab Insider Routes
  • For "outsiders" - Fermilab Home Page and USGS aerial photo
    (see current status of public access to Fermilab and site map)
• Illinois Prairie Path - color map or Google Map with links to other main trails
• Waterfall Glen
  • General Info (includes links to maps)
  • Aerial Map with Distances (courtesy Argonne Running Club)
• Busse Woods (Ned Brown Forest Preserve)
  • General Info
  • Color Map---- Another Color Map
• Roy Blackwell Forest Preserve (just east of Fermilab)
• Herrick Lake Forest Preserve (easter of Fermilab)
• Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve - Naperville
• Fox River Trail info and map.
• Great Western Trail and map.
• Virgil Gilman Trail and map.
• Kane County Bike Map (5 MByte PDF file)
• Take a Hike Chicago - Check out this book for northern Illinois areas for hikes and a little trail running too.
• More maps...
  • Dupage County Forest Preserve District
  • LOTS OF MAPS!
• The Busse Breakfast Club
• Fox River Trail Runner Routes
• Geneva Running Outfitters Routes
• Running in Fort Wayne, Indiana. River Greenway, Three Rivers Running Company
• When in Dallas (Katy Trail)... or White Rock Lake .
• When in Denver (Cherry Creek Trail)... or High Line Canal Trail or Cherry Creek State Park or South Suburban Park Foundation with map.

• Saint Charles (National Weather Service)
• Saint Charles (AccuWeather)
• Saint Charles East High School Weather Station
  
• Fermilab Weather Station
  
• Aurora Airport Weather Station
  

• McHenry Ultrarunning Dudes & Dudettes M.U.D.D - McHenry County (or search on Facebook)
• New Leaf Ultra Runs - Western Chicago burbs
• Chicago Ultra Runners
• iRunFar.com - Trail running and Ultras
• Ultra Running Magazine
• Zombie Runner - how can you go wrong with a name like that?
• Ultra and Trail Events (those sponsered by Zombie Runner)

• Fox River Trail Runners Club - Great group!
• Lisle Windrunners Club - Nice people!
• Multisport Madness Triathlon Club - "highly motivated triathletes"
• North Central College Track Club (good group and website - don't be fooled by the name.. this is a Naperville area running club)
• Fast Track Racing Team - Nice group partially sponsered by Dick Pond Athletics
• Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA)
• CARA Race List
• Alpine Runners of Lake Zurich (Chicago area)
• Glen Ellyn Runners
• NITRO - Northern Illinois Trail Running Organization (Sycamore/DeKalb)
• Rockford Road Runners - Rockford
• Chicago's Amateur Athlete Magazine
• Competitor Sports Magazine

Fox Valley Marathon/Half/Twenty - Best small marathon in town!

Other Running Links

• Merv's Great Free Online Workout Log!
• Strava GPS Tracker/Logger with Performance Analytics - One of the more interesting sites for uploading GPS data.
• DOIT Sports Virtual Training and Workout Log (free I think)
• Marathon guide (excellent resource)
• Athlinks: database of race results for running, swimming, cycling, mountain biking, triathlon/multi sport, and adventure racing.
• Heartland Cafe in Rogers Park sponsers multiple 5k events per year and Chicago chapter of ATHLETES UNITED FOR PEACE
• Girls, Hearts, Rockets - "Rocket Scientists" - blink and you will miss them.
• Team Biffle Dinked - This group of friends has a great website and some wonderful examples of how to plan a relay! Run Too is sooooo jealous. (Biffle Dinked crew seems a little quiet lately.)
• Wisconsin Running Resource (Badgerland Striders)
• DC's (Dad Connolly's) Cincinnati Race Organizer page
  • Cincinnati Chili!
• Running in Champaign-Urbana
• Cool Running (training advice)
• Runner's World Magazine
• Run the Planet
• International Marathons
• Environmental Outings

Sports Medicine and Running Stores

• Dick Pond Shoes THE STORE!!
• Geneva Running Outfitters
• Naperville Running Company
• Universal Sole Running Store - Chicago
• Fleet Feet Chicago Running Store
• When in Austin, visit Luke's Locker . A good friend works there.
• Road Runner Sports
• ATHLETICO and Accelerated Rehabilitation Centers (Occusport) both provide free injury screenings by sports medicine specialist. This is a nice service.
• Dr. Pribut's Running Injuries Page
• American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
• Dietary Intake Guide from USADA - Good overview of sports nutrition.

Training Programs

• Hal Higdon's
• Jeff Galloway's Guide
• Boston Marathon Training Guide
• New York City Marathon Training Schedules (more aggressive than Hal Higdon's)
• Jack Daniels
• Runner's World Marathon Training Page
• Marathon Guide Dot Com
• Run Your First Marathon/The 7 Day Training Program (don't try this at home)
  (Credits to http://www.sharksbite.com/ .....)

• Code Pink - the Breast Advice Graphic - a must read...

• Performance Fit Personal Training - Saint Charles, IL
  (Specializing in but not limited to female athletes.)
• See Dane Run (52 fast marqthons in 52 weeks - Dane Rauschenberg is a wonderful advocate for the sport of running and an amazing athlete and a great guy! Check out his bio (and consider buying his book)!
• Outdoor books by Barbara Bond - Need to hike in Oregon or Chicago? Check out one of Barbara's books. (For the record, Barbara is one heck of a runner also.)
• Trillium Health&Wellness - Chiropractic, Natural Health, ... Wellness - Elburn, IL
• Dr. Jamie Tripp - Sports Rehab and Chiropractic Care - Warrenville, IL (trained in Active Release Techniques)
• Foot Mechanics Pedorthics (foot care in Saint Charles, IL)
• Tracy Thomas' Pottery - Long Beach, CA
• Morning music...,    Tevatronic (Robots in Space)
• Kaye/Bassman International Executive Recruiting & Search Firm   (KBIC)
• Reach the World - Bringing the World into Classrooms
• Earth Studio Moab - artsy gifts for runners and other sports
• SUCCEED! Sports Drink (also articles on ultra medical/nutrition issues)
• Stretch-A-Flex stretching device
• Bells&Whistles - Best Source for Urban Bike Accessories in New Zealand!
• Working Bikes Cooperative - a good organization!

• Gloria Trivialis
• Things I've Seen While Running
• Kate Pallardy (racing and motherhood) plus her Skinny Fig (plant based kitchen)

Organization

• Mad dog emeritus (aka "the shadow") - Greg
• Little dog - JJ (Little dog's training summary)

Keywords

• Run Too, runtoo, fnal, schmidt, eugene, JJ, J.J.