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2007 Seminar Series
Don't forget this month's first seminar of 2007 on Friday, February 23rd at 7pm as Amy Jandeck, MS in Sports Injury Management and Coordinator of Fitness Services at UIC discusses "The Value of Fitness Testing in Developing a Comprehensive Training Program". There will be a brief presentation by Amy as she discusses the various testing services at UIC Human Performance Lab and explains how to implement them in your training program to have the best, healthiest season ever in 2007!
Pizza will be provided, but please bring your own beverage. This is all free for members of the Fox River Trail Runners. You are welcome to bring friends for $10 per guest, but of course, they can join FRTR's on the spot for $15 and then enjoy the evening at no additional charge!
Following the pizza and presentation will be an optional Texas Hold'em game. The address for this event is the Providence Boathouse, 3025 Gansett Parkway in Elgin. Please RSVP by 2/22 to Krista Mikulski so we can be sure to have enough pizza for everyone! |
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_______ Fast Fact
"How would you describe yourself as a runner?"
(Responses are from our January Online Member Survey)
Advanced 35.2%
Intermediate 51.9%
Casual/Social 7.4%
Beginner 1.9%
Other 3.6%
Thanks to everyone who took the survey. We got some great feedback and ideas that we will hopefully implement and share in future issues of FOXTALES. |
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Weekly Training Runs Wednesday Evenings 6pm
Fifth Third Bank Batavia
Saturday Mornings 8am Fox River Bike Trail South of IL 38 at RR Bridge For a map, click here. Morton Arboretum
Usually from Thanksgiving to Boston
Groups go out 7am and 7:30am
There is a cost of $7 per person to get in if you do not belong to
the Arboretum. If you are on
the FRTR distribution, you will receive information
from Steven Richey for the upcoming weekend run
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Club Officers
Winston Rasmussen, President
Tom Jurgens, Vice President
Bob Brown, Treasurer
Ann Brady, Secretary
Directors
Dave Helmick, ARD, Viking Sunset
Carolyn Kovash, Foxtales
Editor/Marketing/Sponsorships
Krista Mikulski, Education/Viking Sunset
Al Edgecombe, Membership, CRD Great Western
Dan McMahon, Marketing/Sponsorships
Gene Boehm, Race Director, Viking Sunset
Joe Arnold, WebMaster, Circuit Results, Banquet |
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Quick Links
FRTR Web Site
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Dear Carolyn,
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 A Note from Winston
By the time you read this I hope that the weather will be a little warmer. The outside thermometer this morning was a frigid 8 degrees below the zero mark and I hit the treadmill instead of braving the elements. I grew up in Northern Minnesota, where it was a lot colder, but I guess I'm not as tough as I once was.
In spite of the cold temperatures, we had a great turnout for our banquet at the Lincoln Inn on Saturday night. Sixty hearty members and a few youngsters enjoyed a good meal with plenty to eat, good company and conversation. Although you don't have to be an award winner to attend, the primary purpose was to recognize our winners from the 2006 FRTR race circuit. We had 36 age group winners who you can also find on our webpage and some real special award winners. We presented Dick Lamermayer with an award recognizing his 1,000 race. Actually he ran number 998 in the cold that morning and is too races short. We are counting on Dick to run two more in short order and will actually hit 1,000 on March 5th. When you see Dick, be sure to congratulate him on this significant accomplishment. Not to be outdone, a young fellow by the name of Bob McKeague was awarded a rather huge plaque for his accomplishment at the Hawaii Ironman in 2005. We were a little late in recognizing Bob, so we wanted to be sure that he got the biggest plaque. Most of you may know, but just in case you don't Bob is a very young 81 and became the oldest person to complete the Hawaii Ironman setting an age group record that will stand for some time. And if you are not aware of just what an Ironman is, it is a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile run. The rest of us are going to have to work real hard if we want be like Bob. Read On... |
 More on Freezing Temps... by Dave Helmick
As you know, it's been pretty cool out lately. Us runners like to think we're tough. No one wants to give in to the weather, so we bundle up and continue to do our business outside. I ran both Saturday, and Sunday morning last week. Both times I think it was below 0, and into the -20's with the wind chill. I had no problems.
On Wednesday, the club met behind the Fifth Third Bank in Batavia as usual. It was supposed to get into the 10's that afternoon-so I thought it was a bit warmer. I got there perhaps 25 minutes early, as did Kipp Johnson. We took off nice and slow up the bike path. The snow was a couple of inches deep. We turned around after a mile or so, to get back before 6:00 to run with the rest of the crew. No one really wanted to run in the snow, so we took off on our "street route".
My hands were a bit cold, and I was chilly running into the wind, but it wasn't too bad out. We finished up, and jumped in our cars to change. I do have to remember to get some "wind briefs", ouch! Not only that, but as I was changing into dry socks, I noticed the big toe on my left foot was frozen-literally.
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Announcing the 2007 FRTR Race Circuit
Warm up those racing flats and get ready for the 2007 club circuit. The following races, consisting of 18 events and 22 races offer something for everyone. Our first circuit race is the Shamrock Shuffle which is only about 6 weeks away. Your best 7 races will be used to calculate your year end average age graded achievement score. Here is the 2007 club circuit, so plan your race schedule now and good luck. For information, visit frtr.org.
Click here for a printable copy of the Race Circuit.. |
 Ask the Doctor If you have a question you would like to ask, email our newsletter editor (subject: Ask the Doctor)and we'll try and get an answer from a qualified medical professional. This month's question is for Dr. David Ginsburg: I think one leg is shorter than the other. Last summer, while training for a fall marathon, I developed ITBS, probably due to the unusual gait that I have developed. Can a doctor diagnose this, and treat it with shoe inserts? What type of doctor would I see?
Dr. Ginsburg Replies: It is fairly common for individuals to have one leg shorter than the other. For many this biomechanical weakness doesn't become a problem unless they spend many hours on their feet or subject themselves to the additional mileage required during marathon training. There are several types of practitioners that can diagnose and treat the problem. An orthopedist, podiatrist or physical therapist who deals with sports injuries or runners could diagnose and treat a problem like this. Read the rest of the story... |
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The Race Place
By Long Runfast
Note: We are looking for someone to take over or provide input for this column, so if you are interested, please contact Carolyn Kovash. Channahon, IL, February 11, 2007 Although the Frosty 5 miler is not a club circuit race, maybe next year we should consider it. They have a nice indoor facility for registration and post race activities which would feel pretty good on a cold day. Sunday saw the temperatures around 26 degrees Fahrenheit at the start, and I think a lot of runners overdressed. The entry fee was $20.00 for race day registration and overall I thought they did a fine job of hosting this event. There was plenty of pizza, soda, fruit, hot chocolate and bagels. The first 250 registrants received a Frosty stocking hat. There were a number of Fox River Trail Runners who made an impressive showing. I picked out some of the names that I saw on the results and I apologize if I missed anyone. For complete results, go to www.racetime.info.
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 Great Running Web Sites by Al Edgecombe
Many FRTR members have been around the sport of running for more than a few years. I count myself among that number, as I have avidly followed our sport's major events and stars for over forty years. Recently, while net browsing, I found a great website that grabbed my interest for running history. It's quite appropriately named Running Past ( http://www.runningpast.com). If you love our sport, you have to check out this site. Their homepage isn't going to win any design awards and it has too many things for sale, but the links at the upper left lead to the real treasures - Vintage Videos! Right now, there are five videos that can be downloaded free of charge, including footage from the 1952 Olympic 5,000 meter final with the great Emil Zatopek. If that's not a familiar name to you, Zatopek won four Olympic gold medals in his illustrious career. At the 1952 Games in Helsinki, Finland, he won the 5,000 meters, the 10,000 meters, and the Marathon. Winning the three longest races in one Olympics had never been done before, earning the feat the title of the "Zatopek Triple". It has never been done again since then; and with the scheduling of events in the Olympics now, it will almost certainly never be repeated.
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Steve's Ultra Corner
Submitted by Steve Richey for Gordon Cherr
"Sprint to Finish"
Most of us have a few stories like the one below ... if you haven't already heard it, join me on a long run some time, and I'll tell you my "giddyup" story from North Aurora, IL in 2001 ......
As long as we are spinning these finishing yarns, I've got one like that from at least 20 years ago:
Used to be we had a terrific 30K around here (we still do but it has moved), run at the St. Marks Wildlife Refuge about 20 miles south of Tallahassee. It was a gorgeous venue, a flat paved road with marshes, tidal pools, wading birds on each side of the road, and not just a few alligators. It was out and back.
My best training buddy back then was a guy named Mike Johns (presently of Boca Raton, Fla.). Mike had made it clear a long time earlier that every training run, like every race, was all out, especially near the finish. Ask no quarter, give no quarter, no talk about tying or jogging it in, never. Hell, Mike would race his old lady to the refrigerator and elbow her out of the way if he wanted something that she was going after. He wasn't any better to his kids, he was one competitive guy...
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