ADVISORY/Get Ready for the Brooks Muddy Buddy Ride and Run Event Series in Chicago.Assignment/Sports Editors ADVISORY...for Saturday, Sept. 28 --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2002 Local Residents Get Down and Dirty On Saturday, September 28, in Support of the Challenged Athletes Foundation WHAT: Brooks Sports Inc. continues its 2002 Muddy Buddy(R) Ride and Run Event Series in Chicago on September 28. The one-of-a-kind team competition will take place outside Chicago at Indian Hills Farm in Gilberts, Illinois on Saturday, September 28. The race consists of teams of two running and biking through 10-kilometers of trails, challenging obstacles and the infamous Muddy Buddy(R) mud pit. WHEN: Saturday, September 28 at 9 a.m. WHERE: Indian Hills Farm in Gilberts, Illinois WHY: The unique Brooks Muddy Buddy(R) 10K event works like a relay. One participant is running while the other is biking. At each mile mark, the cyclist drops the bike and conquers an obstacle and transitions to the runner, while the runner completes the obstacle course and transitions to the cyclist. Race divisions include elite, co-ed, male, female and Beast (team combined weight of more than 400 pounds). Winners from regional races qualify to compete in the Brooks Muddy Buddy(R) World Championship on Catalina Island off the coast of southern California on December 6, 2002. CONTACTS: Jacqueline Hennessey, Brooks Sports - jacquelineh@brooksrunning.com 425/489-2444 - Office 206/409-8371 - Cell CHARITY: The Chicago Brooks Muddy Buddy benefits the Challenged Athletes Foundation, an organization that reaches out to people with disabilities by helping them pursue a more active lifestyle through physical fitness and competitive sports. Challenged athlete Sandy Dukat, a member of the US Disabled Ski Team, will participate in the Chicago Brooks Muddy Buddy(R) on the 28th. DIRECTIONS TO RACE: Indian Hills Farm is located in Gilberts, Illinois, just eight miles northwest of Elgin, Illinois. From Chicago: Take I 90 to Randall Road, exit and turn right on Randall Road. Turn left or west on Illinois 72 (Higgins Road). Head west on Higgins through the town of Gilberts. Turn right on Big Timber Lane, right on Powers Road and make an immediate right hand turn into Indian Hills Farm. From the Northwest: Take I90 and exit at Hwy 20. Turn right on Hwy 20 and head east to Big Timber Lane. Turn left on Big Timber lane and go several miles to Powers Road. Turn left on Powers Road and an immediate right into Indian Hills Farm. REGISTRATION: To register, visit www.muddybuddy.com. Participants can also register in person at one of the following Galyan's locations: Village Crossing Shopping Center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into at 5601 Touhy Ave AVE Avenue AVE Average AVE Alta Velocidad Espanola (train between Madrid and Seville) AVE Alta Velocidad Española (Spanish: High Speed Train) AVE Audio Video Entertainment AVE Advertising Value Equivalent . in Niles, 810 E. Butterfield Road in Lombard or the Streets of Woodfield store at 601 N. Martingale martingale a leather strap running from the girth to the reins or the noseband for the purpose of restricting the movements of the horse's head. There are many designs. The common ones are the standing martingale, which is attached to the noseband, and the running martingale, which in Schaumburg. Registration cost is $75 per team. For more information, call Galyan's in Niles at 847/779-880 or Galyan's in Lombard at 630/317-0200 or Galyan's in Schaumburg at 847/995-0200. Participants can register online until September Until September is a 1984 romantic drama set in France. It stars Karen Allen as an American tourist in Paris who falls in love with a married Frenchman (Thierry Lhermitte). External links 25 at midnight. POST RACE: Following the race, participants and spectators can enjoy music, food, drinks and a chance to win Muddy Buddy Muddy buddy is an outdoor amateur sports competition (mostly in the United States, also in Canada) involving two-person teams running and bicycling through an obstacle course. (R) gear including the Brooks Trespass trespass, in law, any physical injury to the person or to property. In English common law the action of trespass first developed (13th cent.) to afford a remedy for injuries to property. , the official shoe of the Muddy Buddy(R) Series, an award-winning Specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. mountain bike and a streamlined Yakima rack system. The Muddy Buddy(R) Ride and Run Series schedule for 2002: Chicago (September 28), Atlanta (October 6), and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden (October 20) and the Championship on Catalina Island Catalina Island: see Santa Catalina. (December 6). ABOUT BROOKS: Brooks Sports Inc. is a leading running company that designs and markets a line of performance footwear Footwear consists of garments worn on the feet. It is worn for a variety of reasons, including protection against the environment, hygiene and adornment. Usually, socks and other hosiery are worn between the feet and the footwear, except for sandals and flip flops (thongs). , apparel and accessories in more than 80 countries worldwide. Brooks was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Bothell, Washington Bothell is a city located in the state of Washington. The population was 30,150 at the time of the 2000 census. Prior to annexation and the 2000 census, the northern portions of Bothell which lie in Snohomish County were considered a part of the Alderwood Manor-Bothell North , near Seattle. The company's mission is to inspire people to run and be active and create innovative gear that keeps them running longer, farther and faster. Respect the Run - Brooks. Visit www.brooksrunning.com. |
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