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2009 FRTR Circuit Results to Date!
Click here to go to the website to see club circuit results to date.
If you ran a race and your results aren't listed, please send your finish time, along with your name and the name of the race to Carlos Viramontes at wings26.2@comcast.net.
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Cross-Country Summer Series
Fox River Trail Runners and the Batavia Accelerators are once again partnering to offer the cross-country series at Wheeler Park in Geneva. The series began June 25th. Click here for more details and results.
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| Events at Dick Pond Store
Dick Ponds has started their Tuesday Night Fun Runs. Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Charles store on Route 31.
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Weekly Training Runs
Monday Evening
2nd & 4th Monday of the Month - 6 p.m.
Master the Mound. Hill runs at Johnson's Mound Forest Preserve in Elburn, located on Hughes Road, west of Fabyan Parkway and east of Rt. 47.
Wednesday Evenings
6 p.m.
Meet at the Pavilion on the south side of Dean Street opposite the entrace of LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve. For a map, click here. 8 a.m.
Fox River Bike Trail South of IL 38 at RR Bridge. For a map, click here.
Pace Leader Run
Saturday Mornings
7 a.m.Meet at the Pavilion on the south side of Dean Street opposite the entrace of LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve MAPWe will run the Great Western Trail. MAP
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Club Officers
Tom Spadafora, President
Tom Jurgens, Vice President
Tom Dieter, Treasurer
Jennifer Zuri, Secretary
Directors
Jennifer Zuri
Foxtales Editor
Lesley Chermansky
Membership Director Gillian Leananh
Education/Social Events
Dave Helmick
Great Western Half Marathon Race Director
Jon Burmeister
Viking Sunset
Race Director
Tom Jurgens
Fox & Turkey
Race Director
Roger Schellenberger
Beginner Runner Program
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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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FRTR Picnic ~ Sunday, August 9th 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Join us for the Fox River Trail Runners Members Only annual picnic at Les Ahrens Forest Preserve. The club will provide burgers, hot dogs and brats. Please bring a dish of your choice to share with your fellow runners. Family members are welcome!
The picnic is located at Shelter #1. Les Ahrens Forest Preserve is south of Batavia on route 31, just north of Mooseheart Road. Please RSVP by August 1st to frtrmembership@comcast.net with your member name and number of attendees. Questions? Call Tom Spadafora at 630.820.2093. Hope to see you there! |
Viking Sunset 5K/Jamie LaForce Youth Mile
Wednesday, July 29th
 Did you know the Fox River Trail Runners give a $25 gift certificate to anyone breaking an age group record at the Viking Sunset 5k?
Past race results are available on the FRTR website so you can check to see whether you might be in contention for to break your age group record. To volunteer to help with the race, contact race director Jon Burmeister at vikingsunset5k@gmail.com. |
Hawthorn Half Day Race
By Steve Richey
 The Short Version: Hawthorn, 13 Jun 2009. Terre Haute, IN. 12 hours. Trails/hills. 62 ultrarunners + relay teams. Dirt, grass, gravel & asphalt. 65-82F. Clouds. Thunder. Rain. Mud. Humidity.
11 gels, 1 Ensure, 2 PB&J, 4 Cokes, 1-1/2 gal. Gatorade, water. 18x5K + 2x0.5 M = 56.93 miles total. Potatoes and beans. 2nd place grandmasters. Bruce Schmidt beat me. No blisters; 2 mushy toes. Lost my taste for gels and Gatorade for awhile. Felt great.
A Few More Details: This was my 4th Hawthorn Half Day race. It's on a 5K XC type course next to the Rose-Hulman campus in west central Indiana, and camping is allowed by the course. Read more
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| Many Bikers are Runners Too!
By Bob Unger
I recently completed my annual bike trip. For the past 5 years I have done a week long bike trip called GRABAAWR (Great Annual Bike Adventure along the Wisconsin River),though last year I went across the State starting in LaCrosse in a ride called SAGBRAW.
During my first four days and the last day I rode with distance runners.
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FRTR Member Larry Lobb ~
Running for Charity
By Larry Lobb
 I am running in the 34th Annual Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC (Oct. 25th) to raise money for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. The SOWF provides full scholarship grants, as well as educational and family counseling, to the surviving children of special operations personnel who die in operational or training missions and immediate financial assistance to severely wounded special operations people and their families.
A full description of the charity is included on my Firstgiving page: http://www.firstgiving.com/larrylobb and donations can also be made through the site. All donations are secure and sent directly to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation by Firstgiving, who will email the donor a printable record of the donation for tax purposes. |
| Advice for Avoiding Running Injuries
Submitted by David Ginsberg
The following is taken from Active Triathlete online newsletter. I agree nearly 100% with the content so changed very little.
Shoe and Running Tips for Injury Prevention:
1. Change your shoes often.
This is not the area to be trying to cut costs. When in doubt, throw them out (or recycle them, or whatever--just don't run in them!). Unless you are running an average of 10 miles a week, six months is too long to keep a pair of shoes. Err on the side of safety and replace shoes instead of trying to squeeze extra miles out of them.
2. Keep at least two pairs of shoes in the rotation, especially if you are running several days in a row. Use your running shoes strictly for running; wearing them to the gym or to run errands will shorten their lifespan and zap their cushioning.
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The Race Place
This time of year provides a challenge in finding local races. Here are some races in and around the Fox Valley. For a full listing, visit www.cararuns.org.
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July Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Lauren Wasick, Shane Cole, Charles Phillips, Leandra Lyle, Courtney Nogar, Steve Boots, Greg Boyer, Liam Conroy, Victoria Falco, Stephen Femau, Rebecca Geiger, Julia Grootens, Devyn Johnson, Landry Johnson, Beth Johnson, Phil Nolte, John Pettit, Jana Pranga, Steve Richey, Steve Saunders, Emily Saunders, Kim Smudde, Heather Tills, Nathaneal Vitkus, Vicki Wagonis, and Kimberly Wedow.
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New and Renewing Members
Congratulations to our new and renewing members!
New Individual: Maureen Bruce, Carrie Day, Paul Nepermann, Rick Pingel, Deborah Pitstick, Susan Queisser, Christine Saffran, and Lauren Wasick.
New Family: The Drew Glanville Family.
Renewed Individuals: Shane Cole, Cara Drexler, Ray Heriaud, Jerry Marcec, Shela O'Donovan, Heidi Schmidt, Jeff Sullivan, George Suter, Ernesto Tecuanhuey, and Jeffrey Ward.
Renewed Family: The Tom Carter Family, Tom Jurgens Family, Porter Reed Family, Roger and Carolyn Schellenberger Family, and the James Steimel Family.
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