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Save the Date:
October 29th
We're planning a special run on Wednesday evening, October 29th. Be sure to save the date and stay tuned for details. You don't want to miss this!!
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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.
Walk to Run
We started our second session of WALK2RUN on July 14th @ 6:30pm from the store. It is a 10 week (always on Mondays from the store) program that helps people who have never run but would like to start. The first session was well received with about 20 participants. For more information call 630.587.0745.
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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 Great Western Trail in St. Charles ath the south parking lot of Leroy Oakes Forest Preserve at 6:00 pm.
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,
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 w.rasmussen@comcast.net to your list of "Safe Senders."
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A Word from the Editor~
Hoping the Planets Align for a Perfect Marathon
Jennifer Zuri
Whether you're voting for your favorite politician or tapering toward a fall marathon, the time has come for the rubber to hit the road - the rubber on the bottom of your shoes, that is. You're either fired up and ready to go or you're throwing a Hail Mary in dire hopes of surviving the marathon.
What's so frustrating and challenging at the same time is the amount of time it takes to train for a marathon. If you're a runner who always includes a double-digit run on the weekend, then the marathon is really the only race for which you have to train. If you're used to running 10 to 12 miles at a crack on any given Saturday or Sunday, then even a half marathon isn't really much of a stretch. Perhaps that's why the marathon continues to attract tens of thousands of runners every year.
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| Runner's Bio~ Joe Roth
How long have you been running and how did you get started?
Over 25 years off and on. I ran cross country in high school ('80's), but mostly to prep for basketball season. I ran sporadically after that until the late 1990's. Then I got more into it, ran 5 & 10K races.
It was after being a spectator at a marathon in Cleveland Ohio in the spring of 2000 that motivated me to try longer distances. I ran my first marathon that fall of 2000.
How long have you been a member of Fox River Trail Runners and why did you decide to join the group?
I think about 3 years now. I moved from Minnesota to Elgin in 2004. I was a running club member in Minnesota; I enjoyed that so I wanted to join a local club in Illinois. I joined to meet some new people knowing I would share similar interests and goals.
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 Anyone who runs outside has them - stories about encounters with various creatures. Most of us have enjoyed the doe followed by a fawn that crossed right in front of us as the sun was rising. Or that coyote who quietly stared at us from a few yards off the trail as we passed by.
It's always neat to observe fox tracks in the snow, and to realize that the little guy took the route that we took that day. And, of course, there are those annoying unleashed dogs that have chased all of us. If you run enough, the stories can become odder and a bit humorous.
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Final Preparation Steps for Marathon Success
Dave Ginsberg
 The following are some last minute tips taken from "7 Steps to a Successful Marathon," a lecture I have given to marathon runners in the past. There are 7 things you should do between now and your marathon to help insure a successful race.
Step 1: Figure out what you are going to wear. It's finally getting cooler in the morning, so go outside an hour before race time, figure out the temperature and what will feel good before the race and during. You may want to wear a trash bag with cutouts for arms and legs until race time, especially if you warm up very fast. Throw away garden gloves or socks work great on the hands. Old long sleeve running shirts make great throwaways as well. If you're not too concerned about your time, you could probably stop and pick up a new wardrobe with all the gloves, shirts and hats that will be littered along the streets of Chicago come race day.
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| Running with Asthma ~
Breathing is Highly Overrated Anyway Jeff Ward
One of my recent Beacon News columns ruminated on the idea of turning 50. I may have mentioned lamenting the loss of that 25 year-old runner who could pull off a 48-minute 10k. Though I bitterly complain about 9:30 minute race miles today, old age does have its benefits.
You see, that same 25 year-old would've been laid low for weeks or even hospitalized by asthma attacks. But now my allergist tells the insurance company I'm asymptomatic and prednisone prescriptions are the exception and not the rule. So! How'd I do it? Let's start with the basics.
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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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September Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Hope Helmick, Kipp Johnson, Jenny Ginsberg, Victoria Bentley, Eric Wedow, Heidi Schmidt, Catherine Sullivan, Tom Carter, Mark Maleski, Ryan Wilhelm, Marc Monroe, James Steimel, Jeffrey Ward, Jessica Ithal (Karwoski), Steve Kulisek, and Jeff Lee. |
| New and Renewing Members
Congratulations to our new and renewing members:
New Family: The Kevin Call Family.
Renewed Individuals: Kathy Hamill.
Renewed Family: The Fritz DeJongh 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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