Check out Peterson Design - a state of the art website with pictures of many members of the 2007 ACC Track Team!!
Dyestat Illinois: http://www.dyestatil.com/ Everything you need to know about Illinois High School Cross Country and Track. Tons of information on teams around the state. Lots of meet results and links to other teams' websites.
IHSA website: Home: http://www.IHSA.org
Boys Cross Country: http://www.ihsa.org/activity/ccb/index.htm
Girls Cross Country: http://www.ihsa.org/activity/ccb/index.htm
Boys Track: http://www.ihsa.org/activity/trb/index.htm
Girls Track: http://www.ihsa.org/activity/trg/index.htm
ACC's homepage: http://www.auroracentral.com Learn about the school and see what an ACC education is all about.
Runner's World: http://www.runnersworld.com Check out what experts have to say about a wide variety of things that deal with the sport of running. Be sure to check out the Shoe Finder. Your shoes are the most important thing you need to buy as a runner. Want to do some racing? Check out the Race Finder. Another interesting tool is the Training Calculator and Pace Predictor... Almost as good as "Kerber Time."
Measure your runs: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com Don't know how far your last run was? Don't fret, check out this website. Zoom in on your location and start recording your run. By using a GPS, this tool measures your run down to 4 decimal places. Because we all know there is a real difference between 7.9 and a true 8.
Personal training log: http://www.running2win.com Check out this great training tool. It lets you log yourmiles and even lets you program in different workouts from base runs to thresholds to races. It's a great training tool that comes with a route/r-map tool very simialr to that of gmap-pedometer.com. The site has a message board, links to great running articles, and allows you to view the miles logged by many users. It takes a few tries to find out all the great things on the page, but it is worth it.
Other magazines:
1) http://www.runningtimes.com Pete Pfitzinger's column is a must read
2) http://trackandfieldnews.com Considered to be the "bible of the sport"
Lets Run: http://www.letsrun.com A wealth of information about the sport.
Dick Pond's: http://dickpondathletics.com/ Looking for track, cross country, or wrestling gear? Dick Pond's is the place to go. There are now 9 locations, including shops in Naperville and St. Charles. Why go to a specialty running store? They know what they're talking about. When you need new shoes, their trained employees will help find the running shoe that is right for you. To run in improper footwear is foolish, mainly due to the chance of breaking down to injury. Check out Dick Pond's You'll be glad you did.
ACC apparel: http://www.prepsportswear.com Check out this great website that makes just about everything ACC. There are t-shirts, hoodies, polos, jackets, sweatpants, hats, bags, and even more. Sport the normal ACC logo or browse around for a few strange t-shirts such as Aurora central Catholic Sumo Wrestling, Lumberjacking, Scuba Diving, and even Tractor Pulling. You can customize shirts and there are often specials going on.
