The Alpine Runners 
One of the largest and best organized

Club Merchandise - What's New?

Be sure to visit the Merchandise page today.  New Board Member and Club Colors Coordinator Kristan has some exciting news to share, including a 20% off sale, new merchandise and a fitting party.  Check it out!

Beth and the Club in the News!

An excerpt from a May 25, 2009 Daily Herald article  about the growing popularity of half-marathons: 

Beth Onines, who has run a whopping 101 marathons herself, runs training programs for Asha and others in the Alpine Runners Club in Lake Zurich.

"So many people try to do these races that are really not fit enough to do them," Onines said. "And the charities push them to raise money. If they start with a half, they're more able to reach their goal."

Join the Alpine Runners Today!

 
We meet every Saturday morning at the Lake Zurich High School parking lot, 300 Church St... at 7:00 am for training/fun runs or Marathon Training!  We have established courses from 4 to 22 miles, with mile markers from 1 to 20 miles. Water and Gatorade every 2 to 3 miles distributed by club volunteers. Every Saturday morning at 7:00 am we start running in groups, grouped by running pace, 7:30 minute milers to 12:00 minute milers. The groups start off a few minutes apart to avoid large crowds on the streets. If you run a 12 minute mile pace or a 7:30 minute mile pace, we have a group for you.

We welcome all runners and encourage you to give us a try, no matter what your experience is.  We have runners working up to 4 miles, runners training for their first 5k, 10k, half  marathon or full marathon, as well as seasoned  marathon and ultramarathon runners of all sizes and speeds.

 In the summer months there are pace group leaders for those training for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon or other Fall Marathons. We also have several walkers out there on Saturdays.  Come for the training and the Gatorade, and you'll stay for the camaraderie!

Annual single membership dues are only $25 and an annual family membership is $35.

Three-year individual and family memberships are also available.

• If you are signing up for the first time, click the "Member Signup" link on the left to enroll (it's fast and easy) or you may contact club President Beth Onines for more information.
• If you are renewing your membership, first log in to the website.  If you are a Primary Member and are up for renewal, you then will see a "Renew" message at the top of the page.  You may then click on the appropriate links to renew your membership.

Do you have a goal of completing your first 5k, half-marathon or full marathon?  Are you looking for additional training and support?  If so you might want to consider a 1 year combination membership and Alpine Training Program.

Training Program registration does not include your race registration fee.

2009 Alpine Circuit Leaderboard

Members, are you participating in the 2009 Alpine Circuit? 

• Check the current leaderboard, updated through June 4, 2009.
• Go to the Survey section of the website to submit or update information about races you participated in (you must log in for this).  Your responses will be recorded and published in the next leaderboard update
• Use the email link on the Alpine Circuit page to communicate any concerns or questions about the leaderboard

Alpine Runners in Champaign-Urbana