upcoming deadlines

Deadline to Sign Up for UW-La Crosse Drews/Neubauer Invite - Sunday, October 7th @ Midnight

Deadline to Sign Up for NIRCA Regionals - THIS FRIDAY, October 5th @ Midnight

***You MUST run Regionals to run at Nationals, so keep that in mind knowing the deadline is TOMORROW***

upcoming socials

Picnic Point Bonfire- Thursday, October 4th @ 7-10pm @ Picnic Point Fire Circle  #4

Pancake Breakfast- Sunday, October 7th @ 11:30am @ the ChadBarn (1601 Chadbourne Ave)

Haunted House Trip- Saturday, October 13th @ 8pm @ Screamin' Acres

Schuster's Farm Corn Maze Trip- Friday, October 26th @ time TBD

griak recap

Griak was a major success on both the men and women's sides. It definitely helped that it was 50 degrees cooler than last year... The top 5 finishers on the women's side were Brooke Young (24:19.7), Sylvia Lechnir (24:56.0), Megan Buechel (24:57.0), Rachel Anderson (25:13.6), and Autumn Wickman (25:48.1). Freshman Brooke Young lead the team with a 10th place overall finish! On the men's side, the top 5 finishers were Matt Kuik (25:40.8), Joachim Rosbo (26:22.3), Kevin Dado (26:41.4), Sam Brey (27:39.3), and Sam Jaeger (27:41.9). There were three top 10 overall finishes: Matt in 3rd, Joachim in 7th, and Kevin in 8th. Both teams are looking strong, let's keep training hard and get ready for the post-season! Congrats to everyone who competed, and thank you to everyone's families who hosted the cows.

Top 10 List Changes
-Joachim broke into the Top 10 in 6th place with a time of 26:22

-Matt Kuik improved his 3rd place time to 25:40

-Brooke Young broke into the Top 10 in 9th place with a time of 24:19

Complete Meet Results |  Top 10 List

injury care

Men's Distance VP, Nick Feyen, recently shared a post on facebook that I thought would be valuable to share in the Moosletter as well. This is what he said:

If you’re feeling some “not good” pain (you know what I’m talking about) while running, if you can’t go to practice or train because of a current or pre-existing injury, or if you just aren’t sure if your body is going to hold up for the season. I want to help. I’ve had countless injuries over the years and know how crappy they are. I know how tough not having a “plan” can be. So, I thought I provide a list of campus area resources to deal with injury.

• RecScports Athletic Training. RecSports and UHS offer a free athletic trainer for sport clubs or anyone who is a student. This is a great free resource. I’ve used them a lot. You can get in to see someone quick. They can diagnose a problem and provide some strengthening exercises. Unfortunately, it seems most of them aren’t experienced with competitive runners, so they may not quite understand the in’s and out’s of our sport. Still a great, easy place to start. I personally like Andy Winterstein.
o Check out their drop-in clinic and appointment information here.

• UHS Physical Therapy. UHS offers physical therapists for students. It is a small fee to go see a UHS PT (about $50). They can develop some exercises and some good ways to strengthen your body to overcome your imbalances. The best way to see them is with a recommendation from a campus AT. Again, limited running specific experience here. I was recommended to see Colleen Colby when I went as she has dealt with runners more often.
o Info can be found here.

• Schupp Chiropractic. Dr. Andrew Schupp is the closest thing we have to a miracle worker in Madison. Dr. Schupp was a very talented runner himself and is a sports chiropractor certified in ART, Graston, Laser Therapy, and Cupping. He can find the problem and start actively adjusting you to actively fix it. He’s a chiropractor so you probably should supplement his treatment with some outside strengthening exercises. You will also probably have to pay out of pocket (around $60) unless your insurance covers him. Personally, going to see him was the best decision I’ve ever made. Also, it’s going to hurt. A LOT.
o Check out his website here: https://www.schuppchiropractic.com/

• UWHealth Running Lab. Personally, I’ve never used it, but I’ve heard great things. It’s a UWHealth clinic designed for runners. They do a lot of gait and other analyses to find a solution to your problem. Not exactly sure what all goes down, but they seem to be pretty good at their science. I’ve heard this will also cost you a fair bit if your insurance doesn’t cover it.
o Check them out here.

• Your friends and teammates at WTC. Other runners can often provide some helpful advice! A lot of us have been through a lot of injuries and know how to come out better than you were before. Just having someone to talk to about it can help a lot. If you don’t know who to talk to feel free to reach out to me. I’ve love to help. I love talking about aqua jogging and “grinding in the shell.”

Whatever you do please don’t fade away from the club after being injured. Stick with your cows. Do your rehab. Keep grinding. #CowsAchieve

Volunteer Opportunities

We have RACE this Saturday from 9:15am-10:15am at 2000 University Bay Drive, please come if you are able to, we would love some company!

We also have another volunteer opportunity to be course marshals at Pre-Nats and Nats for the UW Badger XC team on October 13 (9:30-2:30pm) and November 10 (8-1pm).

To sign up to volunteer for these or other opportunities, visit this spreadsheet.
Contact Kaylee Sadeghpour-Hess (sadeghpourhe@wisc.edu) for any further questions.