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PAGE 6 - PLA1NDEALER - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1,1982 adidas spurgeorVs Lady Orion by ESBBEBI Running The Streets Of Chicago Librarian 42nd Lady It is estimated that most automobile trips in the United States are under five miles. -ANNOUNCING- flS PARENTS GROW OLDER A six week group pro­ gram for adults with aging family members TUESDAY EVENINGS 7:30-9:30 p.m. OCT. 12-NOV. 16 For More Info Call: FERN WOLFINGIR OWNIfm.S. Counseling Consulting 1065 Lake Ave., Woodstock 815-338-4080 24 Hour Service To Cross Finish Line MIKE LAMB As m other aspects of today's society, the female has advanced a long ways in athletics. They now compete in just about every sport. So it's now wonder women competed head to head with each other and the men in one of the United States most prestigious marathons, the Chicago Marathon. One of those ladies competing for the top prize of $12,000 was McHenry East High School Librarian. Linda Usrey. Although Usrey was about the 42nd woman to cross the finish line, it was quite an accomplishment when you stop to think this was her first marathon. She wasn't quite sure what place she finished at, but she said it was around 42nd. The 34-year-old mother of two ran the course in 3:20.00. That time qualified her for the Boston Marat Despite that success, mile mark, she was 10 mi ion next year in her age group. >rey was a little disappointed in her finish. At fhe 20 jtes ahead of the time she set for herself. , y "I wanted to stay at that\o minutes ahead pace," said Usrey. "People started passing me. But, for the firswjme, maybe it was O.K. "We had a figure what ^needed for splits and I wrote them down on my arm in ink, so I could check to see if Was on time "At 20 miles, I was 10 minutes ahead of my time sfet in my strategy and I felt good. But all of sudden, my legs felf^ike they didn't want todo this much longer. I knew I was getting near the end This was her first marathon, but not her first endurance test. Two weeks ago, Usrey participated in the Endurathon in Muncie, Ind., her hometown. In the Endurathon, the athlete must swim a mile and V«; bike 45 miles and run lij miles. i She placed 11th overall out of 50 participants, of which were 42 men. Her time of four hours and 57 minutes was a new record for women. Although the Endurathon was longer and consisted of more than just running, Usrey said she felt more pain in the Chicago Marathon. "I hurt aiot more after the marathon," she said. "During the endurathon, at no time did my legs or arms feel tired. At the end of the marathon, my legs felt like two limbs erf rubber, but I did manage to get through it" Usrey has been training in running, swimming and biking for 2Vz years. She was a swimmer in high school and is now the mens swimming coach at McHenry High School. Her husband was an all-american swimmer in college. And she started biking when she decided to compete in the endurathon. Her athletic activities have made her look back when she was in high school and the athletic activities just weren't there for women at that time. "I resent it now. Maybe I could have been a good athlete. But, it's different now and girls are taking advantage of that. I'm a big advocate of that." Now that the marathon, in which 6,000 runners participated, is in the past, Usrey has looked back at it as a spectacular event. "We have the race on videotape and I have lived the race more than once. Being in it, I didn't get the full view," she said. "The start seemed to take forever. It was just spectacular." At one time during the race where the agony and pain is mentally tough to overcome, the. thought of stopping did cross her mind. But, the support of family members present at the race and other runners, spurred her on. "I knew I was getting to the end. There were a lot of people who did drop out. A friend of mine told me runners just collapsed over the finish line. I could have done it (stop), but I just wanted it mentally. "If you prepare properly, finishing should be in reach," she added. She couldn't believe how friendly the other runners were. "Up to 20 miles, other runners would talk to you, or somebody would just run alongside Of you. It was just very friendly. But after 20 miles, I noticed nobody was talking. "There wasn't a city block were somebody wasn't yelling encouragement to you. And that's a lot of blocks. Many of the men I passed also gave encouragement. I thought that was really sweet. Everybody is real supportive of each other " Usrey has only two negative thoughts of the race. She wishes she could run the last six miles again and that more people from the midwest had participated in the marathon. "It's embarrassing that everybody in the race was from the east. We have to get the midwestners to run." Qualified for the Boston Marathon, Usrey isn't quite sure she will go. "Really hope to. I have to see how the winter goes. We're thinking about getting some cross country skis. "Before Boston, I intend to get more running in. Before, I was doing biking and swimming and I wasn't getting enough running in I was doing 60 (miles) a week and maybe I should have done 75 (miles). It would have made me feel stronger at the end." NUMBER 4840. JIM WHEELER -- (left). Is shown running the streets of Chicago during the marathon Saturday. Wheeler is a special education teacher at West High School. Linda Usrey (right), a librarian at East High School, was the 42nd woman to finish. West High School Teacher Finishes 37th McHenry West High School teacher, Jim Wheeler, was one of 6,000 people running the streets of Chicago for the first prize of $12,000. The 28-year-old finished 38th with a time of two hours and 28 minutes. That time qualiQedhim for the Boston Marathon next year in his age group. Running, however, is no stranger to him; he has been doing it for 14 years. A freshmen at Zion Benton High School, Wheeler went out for the cross country team because he was too small for football. His running success took him to Western Illinois University, were he was an ail- American. Since his college days. Wheeler has continued to run competitively. In 1971, he ran the Povo Numi Marathon in Wisconsin and in 1980, he altered the Trails End Marathon in Oregon. And 1982 was the Chicago Marathon. Wheeler was satisfied with his performance Saturday. "I didn't know what to expect. I just kinda ran the way I felt," Wheeler said. "I had a time table which I wanted to keep. The time table would keep me at 2:30.00 or better. I did better than I thought I would have done." The Chicago Marathon had a much larger field than past running events he is use to, but Wheeler wasn't effected by the large crowd of runners. "I knew there was going to be 7,000 or 8,000 people. It didn't bother me," he said. "I just tried to get out and stay out without getting in trouble. You don't want to ge^behind. Every race is^so different. What you do in one marathon will completly fail in another." * At the latter part of the race, Wheeler also had that feeling of stuping. "I felt real good at 15, 16 miles -- then you hit that physical or mental wall, whatever you want to call it. You just have to say to yourself, I will gut it out. " "You try to liiiiik what kind of pace you want, so you don't slow down and get in a rut. You just don't think how physically ready, you're tougher "If your're chances are mentally." Wheeler ran 80 to 85 miles a week to train for the marathon. He knows he will have to train harder for the Boston Marathon and he does want to go to Boston. "It's a thought. I just want to see how the training goes from now to then. If I'm ready for Boston, that will be the next one." Wheeler trains with two other runners from the area. All three are members of the Olympic Torch Running Club. One of them, is John Mclnerney, a McHenry resident and a teacher at Crystal Lake South. He placed 37th in time of 2:28:19. Greg Meyer of Wellesley, Mass., was the first man to cross the finish line at 2:10.59. Warriors Ranked Third In CC Poll Coach Bill Hutchinson's "Running Warriors" are ranked third in the state, according to the latest poll that I read last weekend. York of Elmhurst, with the veteran coach and one of the best in the country, Joe Newton, are again the top rated team, followed by Schaumburg who defeated the Warriors earlier in the season The Warriors will compete tomorrow at the Grant-Crystal Lake Invitational at Veterans Acres. I hope to see a lot of you fans at the meet tomorrow, cheering the Warriors on to victory. Congratulations to Coach Chuck Cuda and his golf team for their record breaking performance last week, shooting 146. Chris Vehring, a "lefty," led the way with a one under par 35. Who says we left handers can't play the game? Tomorrow)?the Cuda crew will try and better its second place finish of last year in the Lake Forest Invitational. This will be a test for the Warrior squad, as they will meet the Highland Park and New Trier teams, which are always a state threat Here is wishing the golfers a lot of luck and best wishes of all Warrior fans. Joe Schlender will take his Warriors to Crystal Lake tonight to meet the Tigers of Bill Mack. The Warriors, who played a great second half last week, only to lose to Jacobs 15- 12, will try and rebound this week against Central. The Warriors must learn football is played for four quarters or two halves. You can't play a half a game and expect to win, especially in the Fox Valley. There are no soft touches. Pat Carroll of Dundee broke a lot of records last week. The senior signal caller tossed six touchdown passes and broke the conference record which he had tied last vear, with 19 completions. Lopez, the fine Card end, grabbed 13 tosses, good for five touchdowns. Lopez also had a total of 283 yards in receptions another record. The Cards defeated Cary-Grove 49-40 in a wild, wild game. To show you how football polls can be On The Sidelines By Dick Rabbitt deceiving, last week the Richmond Rockete were listed first in Class 2-A. They defeated Huntley 44-0 last Friday night and this week are not listed in the top 10. I'm sure Rocket fans, when they heard the news, were disappointed and made a few phone calls. A tip of the fedora to the McHenry High Booster Club, who last week donated ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS to the junior classes of both East and West campuses for their Prom. This was a fine gesture on their part for interest in not only athletics, but the total school program. That was a thousand dollars to each class and I am sure the class sponsors appreciate the money, which will make their job a little easier this year. I would like to thank our Sport's Editor, Mike Lamb, for giving me the night off, last weekend in the Warrior game against Jacobs. It was the first time in many a year that I enjoyed a Warrior football game, not worrying about statistics and writing up the game. However, it was only a one day vacation, as he remarked "cover the Warrior game next Friday." The Warriors made the only crack in my crystal ball I borrowed last week. The loss to the Golden Eagles of Jacobs spoiled a perfect week, so we will try again this week. I'm picking the Tigers over the Warriors, hoping this will inspire the Schlender crew to victory. But, they will have to play four quarters of football to do the job. Dundee, with its great passing attack, to defeat Jacobs. The Gators of Crystal Lake South to remain undefeated with a win over Cary-Grove. The Blue Steaks of Woodstock toJreat former Blue Streak great, Bob Carlson and his Crown Vikings. Grayslake to defeat the Skyhawks of Johnsburg and the Hurricanes of Marian to bounce back and defeat Marengo. The McHenry Plaindealer 6ports Skyhawks Hoping For First Win Against Rams MIKE LAMB If Antioch wasn't enough, the Johnsburg Skyhawks will' have to tangle with another wide-open of­ fensive team Saturday, when they go against Grayslake. Homecoming weekend, a win would ry special to the Skyhawks. against lg season. 'Grayslake is very quick, very fast, Grayslake has only one two losses during the yoi The biggest problem for Grayslake is defense. While they have scored 50 points so far in three games, they also gave up 82 points. » very qu but not extremely big," said Sky hawk coach, Randy Oberembt. "They have an excellent offensive line and we'll see the ball go all over the field.' "We had some success against Antioch's wide-open offense and we'll do some of the same things." Last Saturday, Johnsburg lost to Antioch 22-2. In that game, the Seqouits quarterback, Tom Admas, riddled the Skyhawk defense with 109 yards passing. Despite the loss, Oberembt was pleased with his*team performance. "We were happy last week," he said. "Not from the standpoint of getting beat, but we have been progressively getting better." The Johnsburg offense did move the ball, but couldn't push the ball over the goal line. Twice, the Skyhawks moved the ball inside the 10 and failed to score. Quarterback, Jeff Jayko threw 30 passes, while the running s game still is having its problems. "We not only have to move the ball, but we have to score," said Ober- membt. "We did move the ball against Antioch. We really have to develop the running game. Until we do, we're going to have some problems." When asked if the running game will finally get u'ntracked against Grayslake, Oberembt said, "That's what we're hoping." Oberembt warns his Skyhawk defense will have to pay special at­ tention to Grayslake's quarterback, Dave Schultz and Joe Brekke at tailback. Oberembt said Schultz is as good a quarterback as he has seen. "Again, we have to control the ball and keep the ball from Brekke and Schultz." According to Oberembt, the game should be wide-open. "Unless one club dominates running the ball, both clubs will put the ball in the air." Oberembt said the Antioch game was very physical and a few injuries were suffered, but he said everybody should be ready Saturday. IF THE ENGINE QUITS, TWO-WAY RADIO COULD PAY FOR ITSELF TODAY D A mrAAl lu# 2604 N. CHAPEL HILL RD HMIIIwIVI| INC. McHENRY 815-385-4224 McHenry Market Place 385-4100 Nylon uppers, solid durable construc­ tion, light weight, flexible sole, trefoil design. Light blue with white stripes. Available in ladies sizes 4 to 10. Lose just one day during the planting season, and it could make all the difference between a good crop and a poor one. 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