Greenfield Park, West Allis, Wis.— The sports chiropractors at Elite Sport & Spine in Brookfield, WI are excited to announce their sponsorship of the 25th Annual Elite Sport & Spine Cross Country Grade School Challenge hosted by Wisconsin Lutheran College Cross Country program again this fall! This year the race will take place on Wednesday, October 18th. The event will be held at Greenfield Park in West Allis, WI. Our sports chiropractors will be present, providing free injury evaluations and soft tissue treatments for runners.

The Grade School Challenge began in 1999 to offer grade school runners a championship event. The hope is that the excitement and sense of accomplishment in qualifying for and participating in an event like this will keep grade school runners interested in the sport of cross country. It is also a fundraising and community outreach event for the cross country teams at Wisconsin Lutheran College.

Race Participants

Participants include Lutheran, other private, and public grade school cross country runners throughout the greater Milwaukee area and northern Illinois. Participants must qualify for the event as a team or as an individual.

ABOUT THE GREENFIELD PARK CROSS COUNTRY COURSE

This cross country course is a familiar one for many local runners. Overall, the course is flat with occasional rough footing in the woods, but a picturesque course nonetheless, especially in the fall. The course begins on the southwest corner of the park with a gradual incline toward the north. It then winds back toward the starting line through a small line of trees. At that point, it continues along the service road, where the first mile is at the back end of the parking lot, and continues through the woods on rolling trails. The final 200 meters bring runners back to the starting area with streamers, a finish line banner, finish line clock, and the enthusiastic crowd cheering.

Running Chiropractors

Graston Technique on calf muscles and Achilles tendon

Our Brookfield and Waukesha sports chiropractors have training in many soft tissue treatment techniques including Graston Technique® and Active Release Technique®.

Graston Technique®, another soft tissue mobilization method used by sports chiropractors and other sports medicine specialists, utilizes stainless steel instruments to break up scar tissue and mobilize soft tissue adhesions. More information on the services we provide is available on our Sports Chiropractic and Graston Technique pages.

Our manual myofascial release protocols combine deep massage with stretching to provide exceptional relief from muscle soreness and pain. Additional information on myofascial release and Active Release Technique® (ART) can be found from RunningCompetitor.com and RunnersWorld.com!

We hope to see you at one of these great cross country running events!