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Halloween Fun Run:
October 29th
6:00 p.m.
Meet in the back parking lot of Fifth Third Bank in Batavia, 165 W. Wilson Street at 6:00 p.m. Wear your favorite costume - awards given for various categories. All are invited to the Venice Tavern immediately after the run (about 7:00 p.m.). Bring some cash as you can order off the menu. Hope to see you there!
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Your Marathon Photos Wanted!
We're putting together a special print edition newsletter showcasing your marathon experiences. If you've completed a marathon this year and have digital photos, please email them to jzuri@mchsi.com. Please include the name and date of your race, and any pertinent information you'd like to share about your experience. Photos needed by October 25th!
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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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Tuesday Night Group Run
Starts from the store at 6:30 p.m. All abilities welcome!
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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Tuesday 6pm Weekly Track Workouts
Geneva Middle School South
Track. Coached by Al Edgecombe. For a map, click here. 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.
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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,
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A Word from the Editor
Pennsylvania's Best Kept Secret:
The Johnstown Marathon
Jennifer Zuri
 What does $35 buy these days? A well-organized marathon through the scenic Laurel Mountains of Pennsylvania, complete with spaghetti dinner the night before, a finisher's medal, a quality tee-shirt, post-race massage, a trophy for the top three finishers in each age group, free parking, and a complimentary ride up and down the mountain's incline. Not bad when you consider the current price for a gallon of gas or milk.
This year I said good-bye to Chicago and hello to the Johnstown Marathon. Held the weekend before the Chicago Marathon, the city of Johnstown offered its 33rd hosting of a small yet highly enjoyable marathon. Chicago attracts over 40,000 marathoners, while Johnstown is a cozy bunch of just over 100 runners.
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A Few More Reasons to Run
Dave Ginsberg
 The September issues of the Archives of Internal Medicine evaluated the role of physical activity and susceptibility to obesity in individuals with a specific obesity gene. As you would expect, the group that was more physically active had the obesity gene variant but it was not turned on.
So, even in individuals who have a predisposition to being heavier because of their genes a little physical activity can go a long way to preventing obesity and all of the related health problems that accompany it.
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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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| Running Can Slow Aging Process
Running on a regular basis can slow the effects of aging, a study by US researchers shows. Elderly joggers were half as likely to die prematurely from conditions like cancer than non-runners. They also enjoyed a healthier life with fewer disabilities, the Stanford University Medical Center team found.
Experts said the findings in Archives of Internal Medicine reinforced the importance that older people exercise regularly. The work tracked 500 older runners for more than 20 years, comparing them to a similar group of non-runners. All were in their 50s at the start of the study.
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October Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Willy Neuman, Nathan Johnson, Bryan Bentley, Matt Jones, Hannah Meyle, Tim Medlin, Chuck Evans, David Basak, Kevin Theesfeld, Tom Atkins, Nadezhda Shemyakin, Nate Kilburg, Lois Gilmore, Rachel Gilmore, Elizabeth Wilkins, Joe Roth, Abigail Vitkus, Charity Vitkus, Mark Drendel, Sandy Kurth, Laura Wojdyla, Danielle Wagonis, Elizabeth Kulisek, Kayla Kulisek, Sahl Gayla, and Kate Sheehan.
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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.
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| New and Renewing Members
Congratulations to our new and renewing members:
New Individual: Kelly Patchett, Tim Fox, Timothy Farrell, Kimberly McKnight, Rhonda Carr and Eric Runde.
New Family: The Kerri Branson Family.
Renewed Individuals: Jim Varney and Sandy Ithal.
Renewed Family: The Shemyakin Family.
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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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