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## Amazing Finish!

We were all amazed! At a recent early Spring club run, everyone finished
the race at the same time, including the walkers. It was a dead-heat at
the end. Club President, Karl Grimm, who wore his boxer shorts over his
pants, again, was so excited that he inadvertently gave a right-hook to
the runner next to him (see photo). Jack Picciolo and Rich, the
graybeards of the group, said that the last time they can remember a
finish like this was on the first day of April back in the sixties.

Procrastinators\' Valentine Run

The weather was cool and windy for the Procrastinators\' Valentine Run
that was held on February 15 and organized by the Chemistry Division
folks. There were 13 runners, 4 walkers and 2 run/walkers. Pat \"Be My
Valentine\" Dombrowski was two seconds ahead at the instant the race
started. Now that is fast. He may have left two seconds early, but he
finished at least 60 seconds ahead of Tom \"Heart-Breaker\" Buffington,
who came in second. Corrie \"Sweetheart\" Patterson walked/ran for
third. The valentine treats were cookies and hot cider.

Tom \"Cupid\" Braid\'s number was drawn for the first raffle prize and
he choose a small heart-shaped box of candy. Phil \"Don Juan\" Pfeiffer
got the large four pound candy box. Other winners were Bob \"Lover Boy\"
Geise and Corrie \"Venus\" Patterson.

Kelsey \"Kisses\" Forsythe marked the course that featured
circumnavigating the APS building. John \"XOXOXO\" Schlueter and Paul
\"Love\'m \'n Leave\'m\" Eident helped with the organization of this
\"Love-in\" event.

Paul Eident

Used Running Shoes

Just bought a new pair of running shoes and can't decide what to do with
your old pair? They look too new to throw away, but too used to wear.
Those used shoes make a world of difference 9,000 miles away to people
who can't afford them. Beyond Shoes is a non-profit organization that
collects athletic/running/gym shoes and transports them to some of the
poorest communities in the world. These shoes go to shoeless children
living in areas where diseases are spread through the feet or places
affected by natural disaster or war. Carly Crone, founder of Beyond
Shoes, personally brings the shoes to Kenya and hopes to collect 10,000
pairs by this summer for distribution to the poorest children.

Beyond Shoes collects only athletic shoes of any size or color. To help
this project, bring/ship your shoes that are tied together by their
shoelaces to the drop-off site: Metro Storage, 1235 S. Highland Avenue,
Lombard, IL 60148. For more information about Beyond Shoes, you may call
Carly Crone at (312)902-3123.

Corrie Patterson

I understand that Dick Ponds shoe store may also accept shoes to be
donated to this organization.

Red Dress Run Announcement

Well, it is that time of year again, time for the annual Red Dress Run.
This will be the third year for this extra special event. The event will
happen this June, but we know that everyone will want to have lots of
lead time so that they can gather their ensemble. As of yet, the date is
uncertain, however, there will be further notices that will give more
specific details of the time and location of the event.

Last year there was one \"best dressed\" winner and three raffle prize
winners. This year there will two \"best dressed\" winners, one for best
dressed female and one for best dressed male. There will also be some
raffle winners. The four prizes last year consisted to two \$20 gift
certificates to Victoria Secrets\' and two \$25 gift certificates to any
\"Let us Entertain You\" restaurant. This year, the prizes should be
similar. As before, only contestants in a red dress will be eligible for
the prizes. Contestants in a red T-shirt and red shorts do not qualify.

If you want to get a feel for the types of outfits that are worn, check
out pictures from the two previous Red Dress runs; they are on the
Running Club homepage on the web (obtainable from the Argonne National
Laboratory homepage via the lab Intranet or by using the direct link:

(\"http://chemistry.anl.gov/ARC/\").

For further information, contact either Karl Grimm or Laurie Culbert.
This is one of our most popular events, come check everyone out.

Karl Grimm

March Madness

The run name \"March Madness\" was aptly named this year. We thought
that we were mad, in the psychological sense, for even starting this
race. While we were walking from our car to the starting area, the wind
was strong, the thermometer was in hibernation, and the sleet was
stinging our faces. But, I get ahead of myself\...

The March Madness run is an annual half-marathon (13.1 miles) and 10K
(6.2 miles) event held in Cary, Illinois around the middle of March.
(Cary is a little town northwest of Chicago.) You would not think that
northern Illinois could be hilly, but around Cary the terrain is
decidedly not flat. Even with this inclement weather, they set a new
record for race participants: there were over 1200 half-marathon
runners. The winning time for the half-marathon was something like 1
hour 11 minutes.

Argonne Running Club half-marathon participants included Richard Page,
John Schlueter, and Karl Grimm. There may have been others from the club
there, but we did not see them. John is an old hand at this race,
whereas, this was the first time that Richard and I have done this
particular race.

As I mentioned earlier, the initial race conditions were terrible.
However, after the race started, it warmed up somewhat, and the sleet
turned into a light rain. During the later stages of the race the rain
seemed to stop, but the wind and cold temperatures remained. Even with
the weather conditions as they were, we all said that we had a fun time.
I wonder if that says the race was that good or, that some runners are
completely demented, and anything is good.

With all the ups and downs, this a great course to get your summer
racing legs in shape.

Karl Grimm

Wearing of the Green

\"Twas a very cold St. Paddy\'s day for a run but 13 hardy souls showed
up to show their stuff. In addition, two young lassies, Corrie and
Kristi came to help us feed the crew, all dressed in green.

After 19 minutes, two young lads from Chemistry came in, one in green
head to toe, the other wearing his shamrock underwear on the outside.
Fortunately, the housing office door was open for us to get out of the
cold. There were green bagels, green Gatorade and Green River to drink.
Green cookies were brought by Kristi. Green bananas had turned to
yellow. The priest made an appearance and promises to return, as several
runners wished to confess.

The grand prize, a \$50 gift certificate to The Kerry Piper was won by
life member Macal. The bag of potatoes by John Sickels, and official
running club gloves by Mark Kamiya. The tall leprechaun (Schlueter) was
awarded a kelly green sweatshirt.

Tom Braid was overheard to say that just 50 years ago, his cross-country
team won the all-British race.

Rich Lee

Uncle Sam's Early Payday Run

The Running Cub's April Fun Run will be held on Friday April 14th. The 3
mile run and 2 mile walk will begin at noon at the Argonne Pool. Aziz
Uras and Paul Eident will organize the event. Raffle prizes with a 'Tax'
theme will be given away to paid ARC members at the conclusion of the
run.

Seminars, Walking Program

The Argonne Preventive Health and Wellness Program will be presenting
two more seminars which may be of interest to ARC members. On Wednesday,
April 12, There will be a sports nutrition lecture: "The Competiton -
Maximizing Your Performance". On Tuesday, April 18 there will be a
seminar entitled "Sports Conditioning for the Competitive Edge". Both of
these talks will be held in Building 200 Auditorium at 11:30 AM.

Also, Argonne will sponsor a walking program this summer. It begins on
Monday April 17 and 24 and then continues on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday starting May 1. The walks will go from 11:40 AM to 12:25 PM.
Walkers will meet under the trees across the parking lot from the
Cafeteria Entrance. The program includes a warm up, a walk, a cool down
and a muscle stretching and toning period. There is no cost. Contact the
Medical Department to register.

Cool Down

The Argonne Running Club Newsletter is edited by John Schlueter. Please
send your stories, photos, tips, race reports, race entry forms,
comments, etc. to me. Mail: Bldg. 200, Rm. A185; Internet:
JASchlueter@anl.gov; Phone: 2-3588. ARC president: Karl Grimm, Bldg.
208, Rm. A205A, 2-6721, b23921@ra.anl.gov. ARC webpage:
chemistry.anl.gov/ARC/ webmaster: Chuck Jonah, Bldg. 200, Rm. B157,
2-3471, CDJonah@anl.gov. For membership information, contact Paul
Eident, Bldg. 200 Rm. L175, 2-3579, eident@anlchm.chm.anl.gov.