The Quarryman 10 Mile

The Quarryman 10 Mile

The slogan of the Advocate Good Samaritan Quarryman 10 mile and 5K race was Challenge Yourself. I can’t think of a better slogan for this challenging race. Those 10 miles were by far the most challenging miles I have ran. The courses went through the hilly historic suburb of Lemont. Having been there over the…

Shamrock Shuffle

Shamrock Shuffle

The Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K is the known race in Chicago for the start to Spring, which also means the kick off to running season in the Windy city. My friends and I were discussing maybe they should think of changing the name since it was held almost a month after St. Patrick’s…