Calumet Region Striders Announcements


*Registration for The 2004 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon is Closed* The 2004 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon is now closed. Limited entries may be available through our charity organizations and through official sponsor Ice Mountain's "Last Chance to do Chicago's 26.2" sweepstakes. Any application post marked by August 12th will be accepted. chicagomarathon.com

Thursday September 23rd, 2004 Find the Right Running Shoe: Tips and Advice from A to Z by HRS Shoe Guru Bill Uffman (Owner) and Len Sitko (Brooks Rep) at Purdue Calumet Hammond, IN in the Physical ED building lecture hall 7:00 PM. Learn about the different types of shoes, how they are constructed, and why a particular shoe will work better for you than another. Also, acquire the process of analyzing a foot strike: pronation, supination, and neutral are some terms Bill will give reference too. For more information contact Cara: 219-465-5335.

Thursday November 18th, 2004 Gear Up for Cold Weather Running: Do's and Don't at Purdue Calumet Hammond, IN in the Physical ED building lecture hall 7:00 PM. Learn about the proper higher technical fabrics & products available, the different base layers, and explain what each layer is for. For more information contact Cara: 219-465-5335.

58 West Lincolnway Valparaiso, IN 46383 Monday August 23, 2004 Need for Speed and How to Keep it Fun (for ALL levels). Presented by Coach Tom Taylor. Presentation to include various forms of speed training away from track setting. Fun topics include: Fartlek training, hill repetitions, tempo runs, and creative road loop intervals. (7:00 PM @ Human Race Sports - Valparaiso, IN). For further information contact Tom: 219-465-5335.

Purdue University Calumet will be offering a new course for the Fall Semester 2004 FM 390B (CRN 31696) INTERMEDIATE JOGGING/RUNNING: THE TRAILS OF THE REGION Recent Price Reduction [Click here for details] [Click here for Times Article 8/10/04]