Lunge and Learn Part I: Sports Nutrition Next Sunday

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Sports Nutrition for the Runner - Sunday, Jan. 27th, 6:45 p.m. at Sport+Spine
Good nutrition is critical to your running health and success. Sally Berry, a certified sports nutritionist and runner, is coming to share her wealth of knowledge with PB. Learn more about when and with what to fuel your body for races and for training, how to prevent gut issues and cramping and many other nutritional nuggets that will help you look, feel and train your best. PB will provide a healthy snack. You bring your body and questions!

Bonus: Attend Coach Amy's cross training class 5:30-6:30 p.m. prior to the clinic. 

 RSVP required for the clinic and class. 
Clinics are FREE for PB members, $20.00 for non-members

First strength class FREE, subsequent classes are $15.00 drop in. Discount packages are available.


Packet Pick UP

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PB Spring 2013 is coming.
It's TIME!  Packet Pick UP is this Saturday, January 19th at 8:30 a.m. Join us at Sport+Spine for our last FREE run at 7:00 a.m. After the run we will meet inside the warmth of the clinic for some breakfast snacks, sign-ups, packet pick-up and new-member orientation starting at 8:30 a.m.. New-member orientation is for all new runners to PB and those who are returning to us after an extended break. Orientation will start at 9:00 a.m. and last about 20 minutes. If you still need to sign up for the spring session, you can do so at packet pick-up. Jan. 19th is the last day to register for the session and receive a free PB shirt. Late registration accepted via mail. See Join Us. On your mark, get set, GO!

Logging

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A log can be very helpful in recognizing patterns that affect your running performance. They are useful in determining factors that may contribute to injury and also in assessing the efficacy of a particular training program. Detailed logs are essential in aiding coaches in their job to boost your performance and physical therapists in their efforts to help you prevent and recover from injury.

A log can be basic or very detailed. Logs can include:
  • Distance
  • Speed
  • How you felt
  • Cross training activities
  • Nutrition
  • Sleep
  • New shoes 
  • Other things going on in your life (new job, divorce, illness) 
There are lots of running logs to choose from. They vary widely from good old fashioned paper and pen or pre-printed bound booklets to fancy websites connected to mapping services and timing devices.

Many area runners and several PB runners are logging their mileage on a social network site for runners called Daily Mile  If you mention Personal Best runs and classes in your posts it helps promote PB too! Daily Mile is like Facebook for runners putting you in touch with runners all over the world, in your neck of the woods or you can limit it to your own circle of running buddies.

Coach Amy is ON and although she sometimes falls off the wagon, she has spurts of participation and loves to keep tabs on her runners! If you run into troubles like burn out or injury it helps her to be able to look at your daily mile records for patterns.

Let Coach Amy know kcrunning@hotmail.com so she can friend you. Or, you can friend her: search for Amy Parkerson-Mitchell.

Run, Learn and get a HUGE discount on shoes!

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PB members - mark Wednesday, February 6th at 6:00 p.m. on your calendars for a group run starting at Metro Walk and Run. Pace is easy. Run 20 minutes out and back. Distance covered will depend on your pace. Run will start promptly at 6:15 p.m.

Once we are back in the warmth of Metro, Caleb Teague, runner and running shoe expert will share his wealth of knowledge about, well...running shoes! All PB members will get 25% off purchases (Garmin items excluded). Caleb will keep the store open to us for purchase after the run/clinic but if you are able, please arrive early to make your purchases before the run.

All this fun will conclude at Red Robin for yummy treats and warm drinks!

Bring a stopwatch or Garmin, your questions for Caleb, your WALLET and most importantly your expectation for FUN.