Overnight Stay

Our family used the voucher we had for a free overnight stay at the Courtyard By Marriott in Elmhurst. We had hot dogs and Italian beefs for lunch at Portillo's in Elmhurst before we went over to the hotel to check-in. We requested a room on the upper floors facing west above Salt Creek. There was hardly anybody in the hotel. Once we checked in and got unpacked we went downstairs to the hot tub and pool. We spent some time in the hot tub and swam while the boys used the exercise room to get a good workout. Then they played in the pool for over two hours while I read. We had the pool, hot tub and workout room all to ourselves. After swimming I went to Nancy's Pizza in Elmhurst and picked up a large stuffed deep dish pizza. It's been a long time since we had Nancy's Pizza. In my opinion it's almost as good as Giordano's. We watched "Die Hard 3" on cable while we enjoyed our pizza. We went to sleep about 10:30 p.m. The boys stayed up reading and surfing the internet until about 12:00 p.m. It was a very relaxing evening.

Bonfield Express

I finished my second 5K on Thanksgiving morning. My time was 45:31 which would have put me in 1090th place right in the middle of the pack of about 2800 runners and walkers. My first mile was 15:05, second 31:15. My pace was just over 15 minutes a mile - getting better. It was beautiful sunny morning and the weather was actually nice for November. It was a nice run/walk through downtown Downers Grove. We walked through a subdivision - Denburn Woods that I had never been through. I saw my cousin Judy and her daughter out walking their dog. She lives along the route. Both my boys ran the race and my oldest son finished 12th overall with a time of 17:37 - amazing. My youngest son also did very well finishing 456th with a time of 28:40. Great job guys.

The Savages

I watched the DVD "The Savages."

Synopsis

Jon (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Wendy Savage (Laura Linney) are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from the abuse of their abusive father, Lenny Savage (Philip Bosco.) Suddenly, a call comes in that his girlfriend has died, he cannot care for himself with his dementia and her family is dumping him on his children. Despite the fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage siblings feel obliged to take care of him. Now together, brother and sister must come to terms with the new and painful responsibilities with their father now affecting their lives even as they struggle with their own personal demons Lenny helped create.

Perfect Stranger

I watched the DVD "Perfect Stranger."

Synopsis

Rowena Price (Halle Berry) is a muckraking reporter for a New York paper. When her story about a closeted gay Senator who preaches family values is spiked, she quits and soon finds herself investigating the grisly murder of a childhood friend. Her friend had been dumped by ad exec Harrison Hill (Bruce Willis), so he's Rowena's prime suspect. Rowena gets a job at the ad agency as a temp, and she's soon the object of Hill's attentions. She's helped in her subterfuge by Miles Haley (Giovanni Ribisi), a friend at the paper who has a secret thing for her. Everyone, it seems, has secrets, including Hill, who must keep his affairs from his wife - her money fuels his lifestyle.

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

I watched the DVD "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins."

Synopsis

Talk-show sensation RJ Stevens (Martin Lawrence) left behind his modest Southern upbringing and family name to transform into a self-help guru dispensing his "Team of Me" philosophy to millions of adoring fans. With a reality-TV-star fiancee (Joy Bryant) and money to burn, there's no piece of the Hollywood dream RJ hasn't achieved. After his parents request that he come home for their 50th wedding anniversary, the TV host packs up his 10-year-old son and diva bride-to-be and heads back to Georgia. It's a chance to prove to his family that he's no longer the awkward kid they relentlessly picked on. At least, that's the plan. But when his crazy, lovable family calls him on his big-city attitude and challenges him at every turn, RJ is forced to take a hard look at the man he's become. He may be a superstar in L.A., but he's just one of the guys in Dry Springs.

Year Of The Dog

We watched "Year Of The Dog."

Synopsis

Peggy (Molly Shannon) is single, childless, in her 40s, a lonely executive assistant in a friendly office. Her dog Pencil is the love of her life, and when he dies after eating some sort of toxin, Peggy's life spins out of her control: a friendly neighbor invites her for dinner; a friendly staff member at her vet's calls with an abused dog he recommends she adopt and she does, and also finds herself attracted to this fellow. She becomes a vegan, supports animal-rights causes, and embroils her brother's young children in these concerns. Saving dogs and other animals become such a passion that her mental health and her job may be in danger. Are regaining control and finding love beyond her reach?

Shedd Aquarium

We went to the screening of the WTTW special - "Swimming With The Sharks with Anna Davlantes." Somehow I was invited and allowed to bring a guest - my wife. We got there right at 6:00 p.m. We went downstairs to the Wild Reef area where they had an open bar and hors d' oeuvres. Very nice. We got to drink while looking at the sharks in the wild reef exhibit. We got a behind the scenes tour by Lise Christopher the Collections Manager of Shedd Aquarium. She showed us where they feed and take care of the sharks. It was pretty cool seeing a lot of the behind the scenes stuff shown in the special. We met some of the other people from Shedd Aquarium. Then we went to an auditorium where Anna Davlantes talked about the show. We watched some of the highlights and then there was a question and answer period. We saw Warner Saunders from Channel 5 and Rick Pearson from the Chicago Tribune. There were a lot of executives there from WTTW and the Shedd Aquarium. It was very educational and I'm glad we went.

Smashing Pumpkins

We went to see the Smashing Pumpkins at the Chicago Theatre. We had a quick dinner right across the street at PotBellys. Our seats were in the upper balcony off to the right of the stage. We purchased them the minute they went on sale. We tried for the weekend shows and they were already sold out. It was a pretty mellow show and they played for about three hours. The boys each got a souvenir tee-shirt. My oldest son is a big fan.


Review from the Daily Herald:

"Oh, what a beautiful night," Billy Corgan sang in "Owata," one of several new songs that surfaced during Smashing Pumpkins' Wednesday, Nov. 19, concert. Beauty seemed to be the theme of the evening, dubbed "White Crosses" by Glendale Heights-bred alternative rock titan Corgan. The second of two consecutive sold-out shows at the Chicago Theatre, it focused on the sweeter, softer side of the band's repertoire. Compared with Tuesday's heavier, more experimental "Black Sunshine" set, which frequently devolved into a tuneless racket, "Crosses" was much more gratifying for its melodious heart. Many of the golden-age hits missing from Tuesday's show finally appeared. The celebratory sarcasm of "Cherub Rock" and the snarling goth metal swing of "Zero" both seemed rushed, as the Pumpkins' most popular songs tended to during these shows. Yet the potentially overblown "Disarm" was shockingly subdued (Corgan confessed to a cold before singing it) and the gently bouncing "1979" nestled in nostalgic melody like it was a warm, fuzzy pillow. Speaking of warm fuzzies, the vibrant "Cupid de Locke" introduced the five additional musicians touring with the quartet, augmenting its innocent fairyland twinkle while guitarist Jeff Schroeder provided slight friction to push it forward. Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, the only remaining original member other than Corgan, pummeled dependably throughout an energized "Bodies," and was the best facet of "As Rome Burns," a clattering, confrontational, calamitous new track. Yes, Wednesday contained the first Chicago performance of six not-yet-unrecorded tunes, most of which drew mature radiance from vintage rock sounds. Corgan's wistful acoustic/harmonica intro on "99 Floors" expanded into a rootsy ballad once the band kicked in. The aforementioned "Owata" was pure dream pop, enlivened by Corgan and Jeff Schroeder's chiming, overlapping guitars. "A Song for a Son" started on a "Stairway to Heaven" track before swelling upon to a well-developed crescendo - a signature Pumpkins move also displayed Wednesday during "Soma" and "I of the Mourning." "The March Hare" offered an odd, low-key funk groove led by Chamberlin's tribal percussion and a top-hatted, hopping Corgan, morphing into oldie "Suffer" for a bit.Ginger Reyes' bass throb and Lisa Harriton's ominous organ ruled the epic "Gossamer," which incorporated shoegaze grace, metal precision and psychedelic noodling into the group's most ambitious recent tune. Yet, as pleasant as the "Crosses" set could be, even with the occasional energetic injection, something was missing, and it's the same thing that was missing from Tuesday's show. Fans love Smashing Pumpkins because Corgan and crew can be soft and loud, slow and fast, bewitching and annoying. By consciously splitting those personalities, they could only tell half of their story each night. For a Technicolor band, these were monochrome shows

Drop Shot

I finished reading "Drop Shot" by Harlan Coben.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Valerie Simpson is a young female tennis star with a troubled past who's now on the verge of a comeback and wants Myron as her agent. Myron, who's also got the hottest young male tennis star, Duane Richwood, primed to take his first grand slam tournament, couldn't be happier. That is, until Valerie is murdered in broad daylight at the U.S. Open and Myron's number one client becomes the number one suspect. Clearing Duane's name should be easy enough. Duane was playing in a match at the time of Valerie's death. But why is his phone number in Valerie's black book when he claims only to have known her in passing? Why was she calling him from a phone booth on the street? The police stop caring once they pin the murder on a man known for having stalked Valerie and seen talking to her moments before the murder. But Myron isn't satisfied. It seems too clean for him. Myron pries a bit and finds himself prying open the past where six years before, Valerie's fiancee, the son of a senator, was brutally murdered by a juvenile delinquent and a straight-A student was subsequently gunned down on the street in retaliation, his death squandered in bureaucratic files. And everyone from the Senator to the mob want Myron to stop digging. The truth beneath the truth is not only dangerous, it's deadly. And Myron may be the next victim.

Michael Clayton

I watched the DVD "Michael Clayton."

Synopsis

Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. At the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack), Clayton, a former prosecutor from a family of cops, takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work. Clayton cleans up clients' messes, handling anything from hit-and-runs and damaging stories in the press to shoplifting wives and crooked politicians. Though burned out and discontented in his job, Clayton is inextricably tied to the firm. At the agrochemical company U/North, the career of in-house chief counsel Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) rests on the settlement of the suit that Kenner, Bach & Ledeen is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. When the firm's top litigator, the brilliant Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson), has an apparent breakdown and tries to sabotage the entire case, Marty Bach sends Michael Clayton to tackle this unprecedented disaster and, in doing so, Clayton comes face to face with the reality of who he has become. Clayton is an anomaly at the white-shoe firm; in spite of his 15-year tenure, he has not been promoted to partner and probably never will be. His boss, Marty Bach, sees Clayton as an invaluable asset to the firm, but only in his "niche," one that is relegated to cleaning up the firm's sticky situations quickly and quietly.

2 Days In Paris

We watched the DVD "2 Days In Paris." There were some very funny parts. I enjoyed it.

Synopsis

2 Days follows two days in the relationship of a New York based couple; a French photographer Marion (Julie Delpy) and American interior designer Jack (Adam Goldberg) as they attempt to re-infuse their relationship with romance by taking a vacation in Europe. Their trip to Venice didn't really work out, they both came down with gastroenteritis. They have higher hopes for Paris. But the combination of Marion's overbearing non-English speaking parents', flirtatious ex-boyfriends', and Jack's obsession with photographing every famous Parisian tombstone and conviction that French condoms are too small, only adds fuel to the fire. Will they be able to salvage their relationship? Will they ever have sex again? Or will they merely manage to perfect the art of arguing?

Suzy, Led Zeppelin and Me

I finished reading "Suzy, Led Zeppelin and Me" by Martin Millar. I like British humor and this type of book makes me think I could write a book about my adventures.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Glasgow, 1972, and all the coolest kids in town are queuing up for Led Zeppelin tickets. Overhead, a Zeppelin approaches. Its passengers, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Hank Williams, think it's worth leaving heaven to see the greatest rock band in the world. Even the fairies are fans. Martin and Greg have overactive imaginations. When they aren't fighting the monstrous hordes of Xotha, they are competing for the attentions of Suzy. But she's not likely to ditch Zed, the hippest boy in the school, for the likes of them, is she? Still, with Led Zeppelin on the way, anything can happen.

Cross Country Banquet

We went to my oldest son's cross country award's banquet at McDonald's Lodge in Oak Brook. He received his varsity letter. It was a very nice dinner and they had a slide presentation of their season by one of the runner's. It was very good. His team had an excellent season.

Miss Potter

We watched the DVD "Miss Potter." It was about the life of Beatrix Potter author of children's books.

Synopsis

Thirty years old and single, Beatrix Potter (Renee Zellweger) lives in London with her social-climbing parents, who are exasperated that she has turned down any number of eligible young men. Her only real friends are the animals which since childhood she has lovingly drawn and made up stories about. She finally succeeds in selling a book of the stories, and it becomes Norman Warne's (Ewan McGregor) first project. He quickly falls in love with both the book and Beatrix and together they carefully arrange publication. This proves the first of many successes, offering her the possibility of escaping from both her parents' way of life and London.

The Right Mistake

I finished reading "The Right Mistake" by Walter Mosley.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Living in South Central L.A., Socrates Fortlow is a sixty-year-old ex-convict, still strong enough to kill men with his bare hands. Now freed after serving twenty-seven years in prison, he is filled with profound guilt about his own crimes and disheartened by the chaos of the streets. Along with his gambler friend Billy Psalms, Socrates calls together local people of all races from their different social stations—lawyers, gangsters, preachers, Buddhists, businessmen—to conduct meetings of a Thinkers’ Club, where all can discuss the unanswerable questions in life. The street philosopher enjoins his friends to explore—even in the knowledge that there’s nothing that they personally can do to change the ways of the world what might be done anyway, what it would take to change themselves. Infiltrated by undercover cops, and threatened by strain from within, tensions rise as hot-blooded gangsters and respectable deacons fight over issues of personal and social responsibility. But simply by asking questions about racial authenticity, street justice, infidelity, poverty, and the possibility of mutual understanding, Socrates and his unlikely crew actually begin to make a difference.

Dick

We watched the DVD "Dick."

Synopsis

When Bob Woodward (Will Ferrell) and Carl Bernstein broke the story that Richard Nixon (Dan Hedaya) knew about the attempt to bug the Democratic headquarters in Watergate, they identified their source only as Deep Throat. This film theorizes that Deep Throat was Betsy (Kirsten Dunst) and Arlene (Michelle Williams), two ditzy teenage girls who witness G. Gordon Liddy's (Harry Shearer)presence in the hotel during the bugging. To keep them quiet, Nixon hires them as "official White House dog walkers," then "Presidential youth advisors." However, when they learn the truth about what is going on they take their story to Woodward and Bernstein. Nixon attempts all kinds of measures to stop them. He was tricky, they were better.

First Sunday

I watched the DVD "First Sunday."

Synopsis

Durell Washington (Ice Cube) and LeeJohn Jackson (Tracy Morgan) are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When Durell learns that his ex-girlfriend plans to move to another state with their son Durell Jr. unless they can get her $17,000 to pay off a debt and so Durell and LeeJohn ultimately comes up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. But when the duo fumbles their way through the break-in, they discover someone has beaten them to the punch. In order to get their hands on the money, Durell and LeeJohn are forced to spend the night in the presence of the Lord and his followers and end up getting a lot more than they bargained for.

Sectionals

My oldest son's varsity cross country team went to Sectionals at Reavis High School in Burbank, Illinois. We were able to get a good parking spot and get there in time to see his whole race. He finished 49th with a time of 16:31.9. He was third on his team. One of his teammates gets to go to State.

Boys Varsity
3.0 Miles


RACE RESULTS
Course record is 0:15:18.8 by Rich Eber of Brother Rice on Sept. 8, 2007

Place
Overall Score School BIB# Name Time
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1 1 Sandburg 582 Zach Dahleen (Sr) 0:15:07.7
2 2 Downers Grove North 457 Ben Silver (So) 0:15:15.8
3 3 Brother Rice 442 Brian Corcoran (Jr) 0:15:22.6
4 4 Hinsdale South 508 Max Rodrigues (Sr) 0:15:23.3
5 5 Lyons Township 536 Jack Hostettler (Sr) 0:15:24.4
6 6 Hinsdale South 499 Donald DeSalvo (So) 0:15:25.5
7 7 Lyons Township 544 Sam Telfer (So) 0:15:35.5
8 8 Lyons Township 537 Mike Janusek (Sr) 0:15:37.4
9 9 Hinsdale Central 489 Douglas Moore (Sr) 0:15:38.2
10 10 Lyons Township 540 Alex Lyons (Sr) 0:15:39.1
11 11 Lockport 526 David Inczauskis (Jr) 0:15:41.6
12 12 Downers Grove North 455 Dan Phistry (Sr) 0:15:43.8
13 13 Sandburg 589 Kyle Meyer (Jr) 0:15:46.0
14 14 Hinsdale South 500 Mathew DeSalvo (So) 0:15:47.0
15 15 Lyons Township 541 Mike Moore (Jr) 0:15:47.4
16 16 Lyons Township 539 Robbie Kucera (Jr) 0:15:48.8
17 17 Benet Academy 417 Jerry Olp (Jr) 0:15:51.4
18 18 Hinsdale Central 485 Arash Darbandi (Jr) 0:15:53.7
19 19 Sandburg 584 Elliot Hevel (Sr) 0:15:54.4
20 20 Downers Grove North 451 Brian Llamas (So) 0:15:56.2
21 21 Hinsdale Central 486 William Fayette (So) 0:15:58.1
22 22 Downers Grove South 471 Craig Schieve (Sr) 0:16:04.3
23 23 Sandburg 592 Mike Tortorelli (So) 0:16:05.8
24 24 Shepard 602 Mike Prokop (Jr) 0:16:07.1
25 25 Lockport 531 David Sajdak (So) 0:16:08.9
26 26 Brother Rice 437 Ricky Alanis (Jr) 0:16:11.2
27 27 St. Laurence 617 Chris Batzel (Sr) 0:16:11.5
28 28 Eisenhower 479 Ricardo Olmedo (Sr) 0:16:11.8
29 29 Benet Academy 413 Tyler Hicks (Sr) 0:16:12.5
30 30 Lockport 530 Thomas Razo (Fr) 0:16:12.8
31 31 Downers Grove North 458 Dan Smith (Sr) 0:16:13.1
32 32 Andrew 403 Mike Falco (So) 0:16:14.4
33 33 Lyons Township 538 Robby Keeler (Jr) 0:16:15.3
34 34 Hinsdale Central 487 Kyle Henshaw (Jr) 0:16:15.6
35 35 Hinsdale Central 491 Alex Orton (Sr) 0:16:17.5
36 36 Benet Academy 420 JP Sullivan (Sr) 0:16:18.8
37 37 Downers Grove South 465 Kyle Enke (Sr) 0:16:19.7
38 38 Downers Grove North 456 Kevin Proffitt (Fr) 0:16:20.7
39 39 Hinsdale South 507 Michael Moreno (Sr) 0:16:24.8
40 40 Brother Rice 447 Corey Rios (Sr) 0:16:25.4
41 41 Stagg 610 Chris Sarna (Jr) 0:16:26.0
42 42 Benet Academy 421 Marlon Torres (So) 0:16:26.5
43 43 Sandburg 591 Dennis O'Flaherty (Sr) 0:16:27.1
44 44 Marist 546 Kevin Germino (Sr) 0:16:27.3
45 45 Homewood-Flossmoor 510 Cahron Cross (Fr) 0:16:27.8
46 46 Downers Grove North 459 Andrew Stawarz (Jr) 0:16:28.6
47 47 Oak Lawn 568 Pat Weisgerber (Sr) 0:16:29.4
48 Argo 663 Charles Murray (Jr) 0:16:30.4
49 48 Sandburg 587 Chris Koutavas (Sr) 0:16:31.6
50 49 Downers Grove South 462 Bobby Castillo (Jr) 0:16:31.9
51 50 Homewood-Flossmoor 518 TJ Norris (Jr) 0:16:32.7
52 51 Shepard 598 Dan Hannapel (Jr) 0:16:33.6
53 52 Stagg 609 Filip Pilatowski (Sr) 0:16:34.3
54 53 Marist 548 Joel Haberkorn (Jr) 0:16:34.7
55 54 Marist 547 Cody Haberkorn (Fr) 0:16:35.9
56 55 Downers Grove South 469 Jeff Lester (So) 0:16:36.4
57 56 Thornridge 645 Kunle Darmola (Sr) 0:16:36.9
58 57 Thornridge 650 Brandon Preacely (Sr) 0:16:37.7
59 58 Stagg 616 Kevin Wolz (Sr) 0:16:38.0
60 59 Hinsdale South 502 Eric Guth (Jr) 0:16:39.2
61 60 Brother Rice 445 Dave Janet (Jr) 0:16:41.6
62 61 Hinsdale South 505 Andrew Lonergan (Jr) 0:16:42.0
63 62 Oak Lawn 563 Eric Lindelsee (Fr) 0:16:42.7
64 63 Oak Lawn 559 Pete Buys (Sr) 0:16:43.0
65 Argo 662 Israel Hernandez (Sr) 0:16:43.6
66 64 Bolingbrook 429 Jesus Hernandez (Jr) 0:16:44.0
67 65 Downers Grove South 472 Spencer Zidarich (Jr) 0:16:46.4
68 66 Downers Grove North 453 Ethan Montague (Sr) 0:16:46.9
69 67 Benet Academy 418 Matt Rurrka (Fr) 0:16:47.7
70 68 Marist 554 Mike Mulhausen (Sr) 0:16:48.3
71 69 Downers Grove South 467 Steve Husby (Jr) 0:16:49.4
72 70 Lockport 522 Luke Beaumont (So) 0:16:49.8
73 71 Benet Academy 419 Matt Seiboldt (Sr) 0:16:50.6
74 72 Hinsdale Central 496 Jordan Weed (Sr) 0:16:51.0
75 73 Oak Lawn 560 Tom Hansen (Jr) 0:16:51.6
76 74 Stagg 614 Tom Vasquez (Jr) 0:16:51.9
77 75 Downers Grove South 461 Eric Bernard (Jr) 0:16:52.3
78 76 Brother Rice 439 Dan Caddigan (Fr) 0:16:53.6
79 77 Shepard 604 Allan Urbaniak (Sr) 0:16:56.4
80 78 Reavis 580 Adam Tyrka (So) 0:16:57.1
81 79 Reavis 579 Kevin Trijillo (So) 0:16:57.6
82 80 Stagg 607 Brendan McDonnell (Jr) 0:16:58.3
83 81 Andrew 401 Sajith Bandara (Sr) 0:16:59.4
84 82 Andrew 402 Dan Darling (Sr) 0:17:00.6
85 83 Sandburg 590 Kevin O'Flaherty (Fr) 0:17:01.8
86 84 St. Laurence 628 Ryan Sheeran (So) 0:17:04.5
87 85 Marist 552 Cam Meyer (Fr) 0:17:05.8
88 86 St. Laurence 627 Brandon Sheeran (Jr) 0:17:06.2
89 87 Lockport 521 Roy Adcock (Jr) 0:17:06.6
90 88 Hinsdale South 506 Eric Longoria (So) 0:17:07.5
91 89 Andrew 407 Chad Linhart (Sr) 0:17:08.2
92 90 Thornridge 647 Sterling Fobbs (Sr) 0:17:08.7
93 91 Oak Lawn 566 Antonio Renteria (Jr) 0:17:10.4
94 92 Lockport 528 Chuma Nwachukwu (Jr) 0:17:11.4
95 93 Andrew 406 Dean Knieps (So) 0:17:12.0
96 94 Bolingbrook 427 Stephen Garrett (Fr) 0:17:12.4
97 95 Lockport 532 Matt Sullivan (So) 0:17:12.9
98 96 Reavis 572 Anthony Inacay (Sr) 0:17:13.3
99 97 Andrew 411 Brian Tholl (Sr) 0:17:14.4
100 98 Brother Rice 444 Jim Hallberg (So) 0:17:14.7
101 99 Marist 549 Ryan Haberkorn (Jr) 0:17:15.0
102 100 Benet Academy 422 Tim Vogel (So) 0:17:16.0
103 101 Reavis 577 Daniel Marin (So) 0:17:16.4
104 102 Marist 551 Mark Malatt (Jr) 0:17:16.8
105 103 Hinsdale Central 493 Andrew Silk (Sr) 0:17:18.9
106 104 Brother Rice 441 Brian Cody (Jr) 0:17:19.6
107 105 St. Laurence 626 Julian Rodriguez (Sr) 0:17:23.9
108 106 Reavis 571 Adam Gurke (So) 0:17:25.7
109 107 Bolingbrook 430 Ricardo Rodriguez (Jr) 0:17:30.0
110 108 Oak Lawn 567 Kevin Sink (So) 0:17:31.2
111 109 Thornridge 643 Darryl Chavers (Jr) 0:17:31.5
112 Romeoville 665 Devin Kaylor (Jr) 0:17:35.0
113 Argo 661 Colin Erklin (Jr) 0:17:36.4
114 110 Reavis 573 James Johnson (Sr) 0:17:41.0
115 111 Eisenhower 481 Eugene Rivera (Fr) 0:17:43.1
116 112 Thornridge 644 Joshua Clanton (So) 0:17:43.7
117 113 Thornridge 651 Osha Richardson (So) 0:17:47.1
118 114 St. Laurence 618 Mike Carlson (Sr) 0:17:48.3
119 115 Shepard 601 Matt Park (Sr) 0:17:50.4
120 116 Oak Lawn 562 Eben Lancerio (Sr) 0:17:50.8
121 117 Eisenhower 483 Giovanni Sanchez (Fr) 0:17:52.3
122 Romeoville 664 Kerby Carter (Jr) 0:17:56.7
123 118 Stagg 613 Matt Szott (Jr) 0:17:57.1
124 119 Eisenhower 478 Jose Mendez (Sr) 0:17:57.6
125 120 Bolingbrook 425 Mark Carlson (Jr) 0:17:58.1
126 121 Thornridge 641 Ryan Blackmon (Jr) 0:17:58.6
127 122 Bolingbrook 434 Jesse Stanford (Sr) 0:17:59.4
128 123 Eisenhower 482 Felipe Rivera (Jr) 0:18:00.1
129 124 Andrew 405 Alex Kluchki (Sr) 0:18:00.7
130 125 Shepard 603 Tom Solfisburg (Fr) 0:18:01.7
131 126 Homewood-Flossmoor 515 Emmett Houlihan (Sr) 0:18:02.1
132 127 St. Laurence 622 Connor Murphy (Fr) 0:18:04.9
133 128 Homewood-Flossmoor 517 Manny Morone (Jr) 0:18:07.3
134 129 Reavis 575 Christopher Lindich (Sr) 0:18:09.5
135 130 Stagg 605 Tom Busen (Jr) 0:18:14.3
136 131 Homewood-Flossmoor 514 Brendan Gallagher (Sr) 0:18:18.6
137 132 St. Rita 634 Kevin Favela (Jr) 0:18:23.5
138 Mt. Carmel 671 James Easterhouse (So) 0:18:24.1
139 133 Shepard 594 Dan Brumbaugh (So) 0:18:25.1
140 Mt. Carmel 673 Colin Slager (Fr) 0:18:27.7
141 134 Shepard 597 David Flynn (Fr) 0:18:32.4
142 Mt. Carmel 672 Nico Maciel (Fr) 0:18:36.3
143 135 Homewood-Flossmoor 509 Doug Anderson (So) 0:18:38.4
144 Urban Prep Charter 675 Marlon Marshall (Jr) 0:18:39.9
145 136 Eisenhower 476 Carlos Hernandez (Sr) 0:18:42.6
146 Thornton Fractional South 694 Brad Nayman (So) 0:18:43.7
147 Simeon 674 Desmond Dunn (So) 0:18:46.6
148 137 St. Rita 635 Connor LePretre (So) 0:18:47.2
149 138 Bolingbrook 428 Matt Gutierrez (Jr) 0:18:51.8
150 Thornton Fractional South 693 Kenny Karrson (So) 0:18:52.7
151 139 St. Rita 639 Peter Vanek (Fr) 0:18:53.8
152 140 St. Laurence 625 Jason Ramirez (Sr) 0:18:54.2
153 141 St. Rita 629 Albert Alfano (Fr) 0:19:01.7
154 Thornton Fractional South 691 Mario Bovino (Jr) 0:19:03.5
155 142 Homewood-Flossmoor 513 Adam Dreyfuss (Sr) 0:19:04.6
156 143 St. Rita 630 Mike Bocardo (So) 0:19:05.7
157 144 Bolingbrook 426 Eric Casey (Jr) 0:19:30.0
158 Thornton Fractional South 695 Tyler Sindewald (So) 0:19:31.5
159 145 St. Rita 636 Pat Maikisch (Sr) 0:19:37.4
160 Curie 681 Ivan Carreon (So) 0:19:38.4
161 146 St. Rita 631 Isaiah Brown (Jr) 0:19:38.7
162 Curie 682 Carlos Solis (Jr) 0:19:47.3
163 Thornton Fractional South 692 Alex Dolinar (Fr) 0:21:14.1
164 147 Eisenhower 475 Nestor Hernandez (Fr) 0:21:49.7

First 5K

I completed my first 5K with a time of 47:49 minutes at a pace of 15:25 minutes per mile. When I use to walk the track with the boys my pace was between 19:00 and 20:00 minutes per mile. I jogged a little at the beginning and at the end. My goal was to finish under 50:00. It was a nice morning walk through Cantigny and the Cantigny golf course. I took the place of my oldest son who was running in the Sectionals for his high school cross country team. My youngest son also finished with a time of 24:18 minutes at a pace of 7:50 minutes per mile. He finished 6th in his age group. We took off right afterwards to go to my other son's race at Reavis High School in Burbank.