March Madness Half Marathon finally blessed with good weather.(Neighbor)

Byline: Susan Terwedow In the previous 22 years of the March Madness Half Marathon and 10K races, bad weather has become part of the tradition. I thought the race would have to be canceled if the day was too pleasant. Sunday was sunny with just a slight breeze. It was cool, but not too cold.

And the 23rd March Madness started as scheduled. Marie Fredrick, 34, of Aurora was one of the participants of this 10K, her first race in seven years. She had been going to a health club to work out on the treadmill. About four weeks ago she joined the Lisle Windrunners. She finished the ...

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