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Submit Your Race Results!
Did you run one or more club race circuit races this year? Don't forget to submit your results Carlos Viramontes at wings26.2@comcast.net to be eligible for year-end awards.
Be sure to include your name, name and distance of the race, your age and sex, and of course, your finish time.
Deadline to submit results is December 15th.
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| KindOfAMarathon
Sunday, Nov. 30th
8:15 a.m.
A beautiful out-and-back course on the Great Western Trail beginning in Sycamore Park on Airport Road. Limited to 50 runners.
Entry fee is just $6. There will be mile markers and Gatorade Endurance along the course. For more information, contact R.C. Fagan at RFaganCLU@juno.com.
Click here to download flyer and registration form.
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Special Print Edition of FoxTales!
A special print edition of our newsletter will appear in your mailboxes sometime before Christmas. The print edition is mailed to members only - so if you haven't joined the Fox River Trail Runners as an official member yet, now's the time to do so before the newsletter gets mailed!
Marathon photos sent in by members will appear in this special edition.
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Fox and Turkey
Predictor Race
Sunday, November 23
8:30 a.m.
The Fox and Turkey is a 4-mile predictor race the Sunday prior to Thanksgiving Day. There is also a 1 Mile Youth Run. More information about this race is available on the Fox River Trail Runner's website.
Volunteers Needed!
Please contact Tom Jurgens at jrunalot@yahoo.com if you're able to help with this one-of-a-kind event.
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Gait Analysis
15-minute videotape gait analysis performed by Athletico the second Saturday of every month. Call 630.587.0745 to register.
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Wednesday Evening runs are now at the Fifth Third Bank in Batavia at 6:00 pm. Meet in the back parking lot. 165 W. Wilson, Batavia.
Saturday Mornings 8am
Fox River Bike Trail South of IL 38 at RR Bridge For a map, click here.
Alternate Saturday Morning 7 am
A marathon training group started by Illinois Runs meets on the Great Western Trail in Wasco, where Wasco Road intersects the trail. You don't need to be training for a marathon to join the group.
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Winston Rasmussen, President
Tom Jurgens, Vice President
Bob Brown, Treasurer
Tom Dieter, Secretary
Tom Spadafora, Membership Director
Directors
Dave Helmick
Great Western Half Marathon Race Director
Jennifer Zuri
Foxtales Editor/Webmaster
Krista Mikulski
Education
Joe Roth
Viking Sunset Race Director
Jon Burmeister
Viking Sunset
Renee Daily
Viking Sunset
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| Dear Tom,
You are receiving this email as a member of the Fox River Trail Runners, or you may have signed up for this newsletter from our web site. If you are receiving this from a forwarded email and would like to join this list, you go to www.foxrivertrailrunners.org. Also, please keep us informed of any changes to your email address so that we can be sure you are getting all club communications. For any email address changes, email Tom Spadafora. Please add jzuri@mchsi.com to your list of "Safe Senders."
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 A Word from the Editor Just Like Cheese and Wine,
Running Gets Better with Age
Jennifer Zuri
I can't believe I'm going public with this, but in 2009 I'll become a quinquagenarian! Yes, it's true. I'm joining the ranks of Madonna, Donny Osmond, Ellen DeGeneres, Michael Jackson, and Joan Benoit Samuelson.
If you haven't figured it out yet, a quinquagenarian is someone who's in their 50s. Although each passing decade bothers me when it comes to number of years lived, I'm finding there's cause to celebrate.
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| Runner's Bio ~
Winston Rasmussen
How long have you been running and how did you get started?
I ran the Mile and XC in HS but like many of us became a real slacker until I retired in 2001. I needed something to fill in the void and take off a few pounds. I met a runner at Lifetime Fitness and he introduced me to the Windrunner running club. There were several members who regularly ran the CARA circuit and I immediately got hooked on competitive racing.
How long have you been President of FRTR and what prompted you to get involved?
I took over as President in 2005 and I guess it was my career experience as a Project Manager that caused me to just want to dig in and help.
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Your Club Needs You!
Tom Spadafora
We need your help as a member or interested party of the club. Fox River Trail Runners will be expanding the club offerings next year and needs new blood to help us make 2009 the best ever.
As a volunteer group committed to promoting running in the Fox Valley area, we currently have the following needs: Membership Director, Social Events Coordinator, Race Directors and Assistants (Great Western, Viking Sunset, Fox and Turkey races), and Race Circuit Results Coordinator.
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First Annual Halloween Fun Run
What a Blast! There was Super Woman,(Stephanie Mytych) Zorro,(Steve Boots) Skeleton, (Jon Burmeister) Fairy God Mother, (Elena Shemyakin) Bam Bam, (Dan Milinko) Pebbles (Mary Milinko) and Dino (their pooch), 60's Hippie,(Randy Meyle) Peter Kriss from Kiss, (Bill Holstine) Playboy Bunny (Rachel Hegele) several other members dressed as runners at the Oct. 29 the Halloween Run.
Congrats to the winners of the Best Dessed contest who were crowned afterwards during dinner at Venice Tavern in Batavia. Stephanie Mytych, Bill Holstine, Dan and Mary Milinko all received Gift Certificates from Dick Pond's.
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Run Like a Fox and Win a Turkey
Tom Jurgens, Race Director
 Run like a Fox and win a Turkey for Thanksgiving. The Fox River Trail Runners and Batavia Accelerators are hosting their annual Fox and Turkey Four Mile Predictor and Youth Mile Races on Sunday, November 23, 2008. The Youth Mile starts at 8:30am, while the Four Mile Predictor commences at 9:00am.
This is a food drive event to benefit the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry. Runners and spectators are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the food pantry.
The Fox and Turkey Four Mile Predictor is a unique Thanksgiving week tradition. It is a predictor race run on a four-mile out and back course on the west side of the Fox River beginning at River West Family Fitness. The object is to match your pre-race predicted time as closely as possible.
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Updates from the Moss Family
Many of you remember Gary and Mary Moss. Gary was very instrumental in forming the Fox River Trail Runners club as we know it today. Gary and Mary were very involved in directing the club's activities for several years. Gary is also a Hall of Fame member of The Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA).
Gary, Mary and Krista moved to North Carolina in 2007 and they are now dominating the local east coast running scene. I'm sure they would be glad to hear from friends here in the western burbs so if you would like to contact Gary he can be reached at GMoss@nc.rr.com. Gary will be in town over the Thanksgiving holidays, and recently sent this note ...
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November Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Matt Cosentino, Nicholas Jurgens, Steve Dittman, Isola Metz, Bill Gilmore, Glenn Lyle, Lori Lyle, Marlene Manning, Maggie Conroy, Renee Dailey, Joy Ganster, Betty Bechtold, Rena Sweeney, Kristine Bennett, Barbara Bond, and Terri Rea.
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Run the Prairie Path Triangle Relay
Saturday, December 13
Wheaton-Elgin-Aurora
Relay teams up to 5 runners each will cover a distance of 44 miles. Start and finish at the "zero" mark in Wheaton. No entry fee, no frills - just recognition and fun with friends.
Work off some of that extra turkey and stay in shape for the holidays. There will be a limited number of teams from 2 to 5 runners each. The course is almost entirely on the Prairie Path and Fox River Trails. Course map and details are forthcoming.
There will be special recognition for the first place team and the most unique team name. If you're interested, please contact fellow FRTR member Mitch Adamus at madamus@ameritech.net.
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New and Renewing Members
Congratulations to our new and renewing members:
New Individual: Tina Ahrens and Forrest Wagner.
New Family: The Sam Rea, Bob Ruda, Richard Smith, and Barbara Bond Families.
Renewed Individuals: Carl Hays and Matthew Dalpiaz.
Renewed Family: The Gene Boehm, Bob Raynett, Pat Walker/Tim Medlin, and Danielle Griffiths Families.
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The Race Place
Here are some races in and around the Fox Valley. For a full listing, visit www.cararuns.org.
12/13 Prairie Path Relay - more info coming!
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CARA
The Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding, motivating, supporting and celebrating the running community of Chicagoland. CARA connects runners to resources that enable them to run - further, faster, better, for life.
Due to CARA's advocacy efforts, runners in the Chicago area enjoy some of the highest quality road races in the country. This race has partnered with CARA and, on behalf of its runners, has agreed to comply with and uphold CARA's road race standards. The object of CARA's Race Standards is accuracy, safety and comfort for runners. To view those Standards and to learn more about CARA, visit www.cararuns.org.
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