A Running

Resurgence

joggers began recording their distances in quarter-mile increments in June 1962. Two months later, the fi rst member to reach the 100-mile mark was honored.

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Barry O’Donnell leads the pack at Lincoln Field in the 1970s. Above, women masters runners in 1989.

30 | The Wınged M | MAY 2010

In October 1964, MAC joggers

participated in a seven-club, month-long “cross-country marathon,” the fi rst of many national interclub mileage accumulation contests. As the sport gained national momentum, the club’s fi rst women joggers joined the craze. By 1967, jogging had become the club’s fastest-growing sport. The sport has come a long way since then; for one. Nowadays, MAC-sponsored

unning at MAC has evolved since 1961, when the late Joe Loprinzi started the club’s fi rst jogging program. MAC

running events and activities are orga- nized through the Triathlon & Running Committee. This year, one of the commit- tee’s goals is to re-focus its attention on running. To help kick off the return to this sport, the committee is resurrecting the MAC Mile.

The MAC Mile was fi rst held in 1979 at the Lincoln High School Track. The run was held annually until 1995. In 1980, there were 77 participants, and the numbers grew from there in following years. However, there has now been a 15-year drought and the committee has big plans to revive the run. This year’s MAC Mile is Thursday, May

20 at 6 p.m. at the Lincoln High School Track. The run is held in conjunction with Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64