KXC World Cup: This Monday Night! Don't Miss Out

Coach Clarey is hosting a KXC World Cup foosball tournament at his home in Batavia on Monday, July 23. All KXC runners and alumni are encouraged to attend.

Where: 1500 Hadley Drive, Batavia
When: 5:15 check in, 6:00 tourney starts, 10:00 night ends "Closing Time"
What: Double Elimination tournament of mixed pairings between alumni and current KXC runners

Note: All are encouraged to bring a dish to pass, snack, chips, or a dessert.
Hotdogs on the grill and beverages will be provided
If you get knocked out of the tourney early, you can swim or play bags
All rides should be prepared to pick up at 10:00pm

If you have any questions, please contact Coach Clarey

Summer Sunset Volunteers Needed on Wednesday, July 25th

The opportunity to serve the running community is upon us once again. If any team members would like to meet on Thursday, at Geneva's High School Athletic Field, there is an opportunity to volunteer for helping give direction to the youth and adult runners in races from one mile to 5K.

Please use THIS LINK to register as a volunteer for the event.  A year ago, we had about eight KXC runners volunteering for this race. One of those runners recently earned a college scholarship through the Fox River Trail Runners for $1,000. See! It pays to lend a hand sometimes... We reap so many benefits from our KXC fans, when we run. It's nice to give back to the running community.

We will have a similar role to fulfill in August, when Elburn Days arrives. Stay tuned.

New This Season: Everyone Brings a Foam Roller...

With the growing awareness of our flexibility deficiencies, we are going to try to have one new piece added to our season's arsenal of equipment which can help our student athletes excel. We are planting the seed now for the idea that each runner brings his own water bottle, training shoes, AND a foam roller for use before and after runs. There are many rollers on the market, which can range from a smooth foam roller from Five Below (you guessed it, $5) to more dense and textured rollers which can be found at fitness stores like Dick's Sporting Goods or even Dick Pond athletics. There are no requirements on what type to get. The smooth rollers work fine for what we are trying to do. The dense and textured rollers simply get more of the small knots our of legs.

We will be doing stretch routines from this VIDEO LINK, among others, in getting full use of the foam rollers. Please be advised that the summer letter will ask for runners to have these this year. They can be stored at school, and brought to practices daily. We have ropes and bands purchased and provided for our athletes, but the foam roller is something our runners could really benefit from routine use, and therefore keeping it as a personal fitness tool is essential.

If you have any questions, please let your coaches know.