Washington Community High School athletes are not slowing down after a strong campaign in 2009-10.
With top-three finishes in seven of the eight varsity sports this fall, the Panthers trail Metamora by only 600 points in the unofficial standings in the Mid-Illini Conference All-Sports leaderboard.
10-10-10, The Date to Motivate.
That’s what you’ll find on the Chicago Marathon website just above a countdown to the race, which right now reads 15:20:58:23, and keeps ticking away as the start of my second marathon draws nearer and nearer.
At 6 a.m. Monday morning, I still hadn’t decided if I would be running the Delavan Fall Festival 10K that morning.
My legs were still sore from my Saturday morning long run and the Body Pump class I thought would be a good idea to take Friday night (yes, that’s what I did with my Friday night, and no, it wasn’t a good idea since I hadn’t done a lunge or squat in a few weeks and had a long run the next morning).
Luke was going to be running in the kid’s fun run, a quarter-mile run that he was sooooo excited for. So, I got up, threw on my running clothes (just in case) and went to wake Luke up.
One of the things mentioned during the Route 8 corridor plan presentation by Houseal Lavigne Associates to the Washington city council was different ways to use the available space to attract shoppers to the area.
Of all the ideas, one in particular had my ears perking up.
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I’ve kind of been obsessing over a certain pair of shoes lately.
My not-so-subtle hinting paid off, and I received a pair as a birthday gift from my boyfriend.
Over the years, I’ve realized that runners are a strange, but definitely fun, bunch. During races, I often find myself combining my love of running with my love of people watching. I mean, what else is there to do while surrounded by a large group of people for 20 minutes to four-and-a-half hours?
The following are some of the more memorable sights I’ve seen during races.
What would you do if you were given $500 with no strings attached?
A Norman Rockwell painting. A perfect picture of small-town America. A great place to live with great people.
I have heard Washington described as all these things and more in the short two years since my husband and I moved to town.
And I have heard a litany of diatribes against Chicago Land and Chicago Land people, of whom I happen to be.
When I got started in journalism, a friend immediately compared me to Carrie Bradshaw. While I’m not quite up to par with her fashion sense or courageous enough to try out even the most “fabulous” hat, I am about to prove my friend right. Today, I’m blogging about shoes.
However, you'll see no mention of Manolos or Jimmy Choos here. Oh no, I’m talking running shoes and even — cover your ears Carrie — no shoes.
We have a very nice online tool here in the newsroom that measures our website visits.
It's never too early to start thinking about the Washington football season.
Have you noticed a new feature on our websites called “Morning Minutes?”
Yet another example of the benefit of athletics was provided in 2009-10 by Washington Community High School.
Fundraising. The word itself is enough to make me crazy right now. There is a ton of work involved and so many causes out there that people who do have a few bucks to part with, can’t always decide whose cause deserves their hard-earned cash.
I got my start running on a treadmill, but to be honest, I would happily never set foot on one again if I weren’t a mother.
I thought cold, hard cash would always be good in the U.S.A. I guess the future is in cold, hard plastic.
This afternoon I’ll do something I didn’t know or think I would ever do.
I’ll be flying with World Advanced Aerobatic Champion pilot Rob Holland as he flips and dives high above Peoria.
Recently, I attended a Morton Rotary lunch with Morton Times-News editor Nathan Domenighini, who has been a member for three years.
In this week’s blog, I want to rant about flip-flops — you know, those cheap plastic shoes with the strap that goes between your toes?
When you walk they make that annoying flip-flop sound.
