Baggo Registration is Open! Date Set for August 25th at Harter Middle School

The team will host their 2nd annual Baggo Tournament to help defray the costs of new meet sweats.

Please consider joining us for the tournament on Sunday, Aug. 25th by registering via email to KANELANDXC@GMAIL.COM   Please offer your team name, and names of the two participants.

12:00 pm   High School and Under Division Begins:  Winners get matching sets of Baggo Boards/Bags

1:30pm   Adult Division Begins:  $250 Cash Prize to winning team, with prizes for 2nd and 3rd too.

Double elimination tournament, with registration fees of $20 per HS/Under team, $40 per Adult Team.

Portions of the proceeds will be shared with the Marklund Home of Geneva; home of some of KXC's biggest fans!

Email any questions to the same address of KANELANDXC@GMAIL.COM

Day One - T-minus 12 Hours!

Can't wait to see everyone in the morning!  A few things families should look for when their runner returns from practice tomorrow:

1.  A Weekly Itinerary:  This is the road map for our week.  Everything we think you should know, SHOULD be on the itinerary.  If not, there's contact info and parents should text, call or email.

2.  A Marklund Waiver:  There is a volunteer liability release and photo waiver that should be signed and brought back at 11:55am for our trip over to Marklund.  Bus leaves at 12:10pm, driven by Coach Ecker.  We will stop at Alice's Place after we finish at 2:30.  Parents can pick up at Alice's, or meet at KHS at about 3:45.

3.  Team Building Day Waiver:  There is a liability release for our trip to Silver Springs on Thursday.  Please have this signed and brought back to Coach Clarey on Thursday morning when we meet at the Sugar Grove BP at 7am.

Right now, we have about 25 athletes preparing for the season... in a few hours, we'll see if there are any surprises.  :)

August 15 - Team-Building Day at Silver Springs

Mail is forthcoming to share details on our Day 2 practice at Silver Springs.  We will spend the day there, with two workouts, some softball and ultimate frisbee, a baggo tournament, breakfast & lunch, plus a trip to Maciano's Pizza in Yorkville for some dinner.  We meet at the Sugar Grove BP gas station at 7am to depart and about 7pm on the return.  Any parents able to help with grilling at lunch, or rides down and back, should contact Coach Clarey via email (chad.clarey@gmail.com).

Watch your mailboxes next week for the specific details and don't forget to complete the permission slip, to be turned in on the first day of practice.

Breakfast Runs Scheduled... 7/27 and 8/3

We have been blessed to have had the opportunity to enjoy Saturday Morning Breakfast Runs with the Park Family and the Gale Family this summer.

Now, we have another pair of Saturday morning runs and feasts:

July 27th - Will Kuipers hosts at his family farm.  1N318 Watson Road in Maple Park, from 7:00-10:30
Runners coming to Will's should remember their manners, and their swimsuit & towel!

August 3rd - Sean Spaetzel will take a turn hosting.  613 Hickory in Sugar Grove, also starting at 7:00.
Once again, if the weather's right... bring your swimsuit and towel.  Manners too, please.

Big thank you to all our families who have hosted the runners this summer.  It's a treat for the team to have this chance to run, eat and bond.

First Day of Practice Is Set! August 14 @ 7am

We will start our season on Wednesday, August 14 at 7am in the cafeteria at KHS.  Please be prepared to run by having your up-to-date physical paperwork turned in, or in your hand.  We will run at the bike path, and return to KHS around 9:15 or so.

SAME DAY!  We head to Marklund for our annual visit with the clients.  The team will board a bus with Coach Ecker at 12:15pm sharp.  After our visit with these wonderful adults, we will head over to Alice's Place for a snack.  Should be done around 3:30 or 4pm, back at KHS.

July 8 Practice is On, BUT BE PREPARED!

This morning's run at Waubonsee will be on as scheduled, however when we see lightning, remember that practice ends.  High school runners may return to KHS for weights.  Middle school runners should have rides available in the event the weather limits our fun.

We are ON! For now...

Coach Ecker believes that the heavy band of rain and storms that are approaching from the west will not arrive until after 8am.  We will meet to run at Lily Lake today, but with our eyes on the skies.  IF LIGHTNING IS IN THE AREA, we will not run.  Therefore, please choose for yourselves, if this is a day you'd like to make the long trek up to Lily Lake.  I will be there at 6, and we will run shorter distances out and back today, so that we can beat any kind of weather that might spring up.  If possible, those of you who do not drive yourselves should try and keep your ride in the area, and plan to be done around 7:15am.  We'll get a workout in, as best we can, but within the boundaries of student safety.