Bare Bones Make-up Run Sunday 6:30 AM

We are so sorry to cancel our much anticipated Farmer's Market run in Brookside. We will try to reschedule a free community run that coordinates with the market later this fall. Stay tuned. 

If you didn't get a chance to squeeze your run in today, we are going to meet at Sport+Spine for a make-up run Sunday morning, August 9th at 6:30 AM. We will run West on the Indian Creek trail. No maps or flags for this one. But, we will have aid stations at homebase, and around abouts 2 and 4 miles. Sunday Funday strength class starts at 9:00 AM. 

Run CANCELLED Due to Lightning

Looks like we are cursed by a large lightning storm. Forecast has thunderstorms until 10 so we'll see you next week.

Farmer's Market Run Saturday

Our run this Saturday is open and free to all runners in the community. Spread the word! Bring cash to to support the Brookside Farmer's market and local area businesses after the run. Our course will be set up for 10 miles (5 miles out and back). As always there will be aid stations every 2 miles and maps are provided. 

We suggest you park at the Brookside tennis courts as we normally do for our Brookside area runs, but home base will be at the corner of 63rd and Wornall in the garden area adjacent to the market. Run starts at 7:00 AM. 

First RoadrunnersKC Group Run

Our first run for the fall session is this Saturday, August 1st. We are starting early to stay ahead of the heat. Meet at Sport+Spine at 6:30AM. Our course will be set up for 16 miles (8 miles out and back) through Prairie Village, across Stateline and onto beautiful Ward Parkway. 

Not yet a member? Join Us. 

MILES SAYS,, "Listen to your body. See our post more information on running safely in the heat.

New Face, New Name, Same Heart

If you've made it here, then you already know we've made some big changes! Although our look has evolved our nature remains the same. Our goal is to share our running expertise, motivation and fun spirit with all KC area runners so they can achieve their personal best and have a blast doing it. 

Our awesome new look and marketing strategies didn't happen over night and were done professionally by our very own members! A big shout out to Jen Katheiser who created our loveable and happy mascot, Miles. And to Jennifer Wolf (JJ) and David Mitchell, the master minds behind our marketing and website design. 

With our new name comes a new website along with a few other changes for the fall session. Here is a handy image with the biggies (courtesy of JJ):

Details on how to subscribe to the website are coming soon. 

To register for the fall 2015 session of RRKC Join Us .

Address Nagging Injuries Now

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Welcome to the last blog in our off-season education series. Let's recap first!

We've passed along golden nuggets regarding:

• running in the off season
• run specific strengthening
• cross training

This post is about taking action now to address your body's background noise - you know the one that's telling you something isn't quite right with that foot, hip or knee!

If you currently have a nagging or niggling little injury, it is likely going to get worse with the increase in weekly mileage and long runs as you train this fall. The longer you wait, the more treatment is usually necessary and it can lead to time off running. Coach Amy recommends getting a sports specific physical therapy evaluation ASAP and scheduling treatment if needed.

Amy is a licensed physical therapist. She specializes in treating injured runners with a variety of different approaches some of which include

Active ReleaseTechnique (ART)

, sports specific strengthening, and running gait training.

Evaluations and treatment sessions are 45-minutes in length. A doctor

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s order is NOT required unless symptoms do not improve within two weeks of your first treatment. Most insurance companies are accepted.

To schedule an e

valuation call Sport+Spine: 913.642.7746 and request to be on Amy

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s schedule (tell them you are one of her runners!) or book on-line at

sportspinekc.com

and choose Amy from the provider menu. Wear running gear to your appointment. 

Amy

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s schedule can fill quickly but RRKC members are VIP

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s. Be sure to get on the waitlist and let her know that you are on it:

amy@sportspinekc.com

so she can help the staff get you in.