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Pizza Party (October and April)
The pizza party is held twice a year
to mark the change to and from Daylight Savings Time. Second Wind
Members celebrate by running at Meadowbrook Park then attending a Pizza Party at the Village Inn. Many
members and their families got together for good food and conversation. View
the Pizza Party webpage for photos.
Annual Awards 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 18, 2007 at
the Urbana Civic Center
Every year in January, the Second Wind Running Club honors its members at the
Awards Banquet at the Urbana Civic Center. Members are recognized in the
following categories: runner of the year, master's runners, most improved
runner, 110% effort, new runner, and ultra runner. In addition, the top age group winners in the Race Circuit
will also be recognized. View the Annual Awards
webpage for past winners and photos.
Speaker Series
Illinois Marathon: Monday, September 15, 2008
The information session on the
Illinois Marathon will be held in the second floor of Jupiter's II (Windsor
and Duncan). Mark Knutson, the event manager of the Illinois marathon, will
talk about the several aspects of the marathon including the development,
current status, race course, race weekend events, and future plans. There
will be time for audience members to ask questions.
Event Flyer
Ultramarathon Panel: Monday, August 11, 2008
The ultramarathon panel will be
held in the second floor of Jupiter's II (Windsor and Duncan). The panel
consists of veteran ultramarathoners: Bill Dey, Don Frichtl, Brian
Kuhn, Marla Luckey, and Kevin Stroud. They may discuss why they
started running ultras, their training, or their favorite race. There
will be time for audience members to ask questions.
Event
Flyer.
Jerry Dunn, America's Marathon Man: Monday, July 30, 2007
Jerry Dunn is best
known for running 200 marathons in 2000. He is the Race Director for the
Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon and the Lean Horse Ultramarathon. Almost
50 people attended the presentation at the Fiesta Café. For more information
on Jerry Dunn, view the 4 minute
video or visit his
website.
Event Flyer.
Badwater
Ultramarathon, Tracy Thomas and Brian Kuhn: 6:30 p.m. Monday, August 27,
2007.
This Speaker Series will be held
in the upstairs banquet room of The Great Impasta at 114 W. Church Street,
Champaign. Brian and Tracy will discuss their adventures at the 2007
Badwater Ultramarathon. There will also be a slide show of the event.
Please join other Second Wind members and their guests for another fun
evening.
Event
Flyer.
How Running
has Change over the Past 50 years, Jan Seeley: Monday, October 1, 2007
Remember Bone Fones? Long
Distance Log? E.R.G. and popsicle sticks in the finish chute? Come learn all
about them and other fascinating changes in long-distance running over the
past 5 decades. This Speaker Series will be held
in the upstairs banquet room of The Great Impasta at 114 W. Church Street,
Champaign. Jan Seeley, publisher and co-owner of Marathon & Beyond, will
discuss the fascinating changes in long distance running.
Event
Flyer.
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