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SECTION 2 - PAGE 17 - PLAINDEALER-HERALU. FRIDAY. APRIL 2fc. 1<MS Sports Race Across America qualifying event to be held in county By Dick Peterson Platodealer Herald News Service HARVARD - With the Midwest qualifier for this summer's Race Across America three weeks away, more than 60 competitors have signed up for the non-stop 700-mile endurance race. "I think now it's going to level off somewhere in the 75 or 80 category," said Ed Haldeman, father of race organizer, Lon. Entries will be accepted until the day of the race. . The John Marino Open Midwest Qualifier will be held on a 60-mile loop of back roads in Boone and McHenry counties. The loop will be completed 11 times. The starting flag will fall at 9 a.m. Friday, May 17, at Capron Grade School. Sometime Sunday morning, May 19, the first ultra-marathoner is ex­ pected to cross the finish line. "Lon is thinking 45 hours might do it," Ed Haldeman said. But if it is .windy, "48 hours might be out of reach of everybody.'* Three-time transcontinental champion Lon Haldeman will not compete in the Midwest Qualifier, as he and all other former RAAM qualifers receive an automatic berth in this summer's race. Haldeman will be officiating the qualifier. John- Silker of Woodstock, who was fifth in RAAM '83, will enter the Midwest Qualifer but will not compete in the tran­ scontinental raee. Silker is concentrating on training for triathlon competition. Haldeman, who was runner- up in RAAM '84, and his wife, Susan Notorangelo, will com­ pete in RAAM '85. After last year's grueling 3,000-mile race, Haldeman said he planned to sit out the 1985 contest. "I told him there was no way he can step out now," his father said, particularly after he finished second. "He'll be back." ^ .,,4t Koipori • Ultra-marathonists from around the country will be competing in the Midwest Qualifier, representing Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Michigan, Kansas, Florida, New York, Massachusetts, Washington and California. The JMO West Qualifier will be held in Hemftt, Calif., where it has been the past two years. Although the number of RAAM qualifiers isn't set, race officials plan to accept the top 12 men and top six women finishers in each of the JMO's. However, those figures GLASSES MADE WHILE YOU WAIT! (SINGLE VISION PLASTIC ONLY) OVER 1,000 FIRST QUALITY METAL OR PLASTIC FRAMES KIDS FRAMES METAL O R $ 4 C 0 0 PLASTIC ID FREE FRAMES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS WITH LENSE PURCHASE EMERGENCY FRAME REPAIR or REPLACEMENT (815)385-9240 DAILY 8:30-5:30 SAT. 8:30-2 WED. 8:30-1 could vary. Once the winner in each division crosses the finish line, the rest of the qualifiers must finish within 15 percent of that time. " V For example, if the men's champion wins in 48 hours, the rest of the qualifiers must cross the line inside of about 55 hours. "This is going to make the riders who are farther back to keep on humping," Ed Haldeman said. "It's going to make everybody really ride their beft." And if a group of, say, four racers sprint to the finish at the end and 11 have finished before them, the four will qualify for RAAM. Also, if fewer thah 12 beat the 15-percent rule, the field of qualifiers will be lessened by that number. "We have to be kind of flexible on this number of 12," Ed Haldeman said. With the addition of the Midwest Qualifier and the in­ vitation to other past RAAM qualifiers, the 1985 RAAM field could be double the 1984 field of 23. RAAM begins Sunday, July 21, from Huntington Beach, Calif., and will end about 10 days, later in New York Ciiy. The race will follow a more southerly route, going through Flagstaff, Ariz., Albuqueque, N.M., Tulsa, Okla., Little Rock, Ark., Memphis, Tenn., and into Virginia. . Compared to the West Qualifer, the Midwest course is considered flat and the com­ petitors will not have to contend with desert heat and debilitating smog from Los Angeles. However, Midwest com­ petitors may have to deal with Illinois winds. "It could really be a bear out there," Ed Haldeman said. "(Wind) can the strength of a really sap rider." v And the riders also may have to fight early-spring cold weather and rain. The cold and wind were tremendous problems two years ago when Lon and Susan Haldeman at* tempted to set a world record of 500 miles in 24 hours on a tan­ dem bicycle. "I hope that those conditions don't repeat this time around," Ed Haldeman said. SATURDAY SATURDAY, APRIL 27™ ONLY \ v / . 25% off MSI 25% off f > v U; --* f J.'-' /-**" I V K X RT. OUR ENTIRE LINE OF REGULAR PRICE DRESSES! 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