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Jeff Galloway Walk and Discussion
Run with Jeff Galloway on February 9 at Phidippides Running Stre in Sandy Springs. Thrive, a health and wellness company, is holding a Run-Walk-Run Your Way to Wellness event. Thrive founder Pam Lasier says the event will be an informative, inspirational, motivational, social running event.
Lasiers says "We start the moring off where Jeff will do a seminar on his Run-Walk-Run method. We'll do some light exercise with focus on stretching and core strength. We'll intertwince inspring and motivating discussions on nutrition and fat burning, injury prevention and treatment, increasing speed and endurance, motivation and training for a specific goal."
Thrive is looking to attract both novices and serious runners who want to try something a little different.
The cost for the event is $199 per person. For more information visit www.thriveretreat.com.
COACH MIKE MEAD MONTHLY ARTICLE
Mining for Training Log Nuggets
There is the saying, "You don't know where you are going if you don't know where you've been. Travelers use maps. Runners use maps, too, but the most overlooked runner's guide is the training log.
Read more here....
Reminder: Coach Mead has written more than 100 articles for RunGeorgia. Please check out the archive page for all past articles.
SPOTLIGHT RACES OF THE MONTH
Locomotive Half Marathon & 5K - February 16
The annual Locomotive Half marathon & 5K will be held in Kennesaw starting at 7:30 a.m. The race takes place on a closed loop course with great views and lots of tree line roads. The 5K is a fast peachtree qualifier. Long sleeve shirts and finisher medals for the Half Marathon (short sleeve shirt for the 5K).
Find out more about the race...click here.
Warthog Waddle 5K & 1K - February 22
The Wiphan Warthog Waddle 5K/1K will take place in Roswell at the Fellowship Baptist Church. The run is a Peachtree Qualifier and boasts a fast flat course. The race helps raise money for Wiphan Care Ministries. The Wiphan Marketplace will be open before and after the race. The marketplace will feature crafts, food, and family fun.
Find out more about the race...click here.
SPOTLIGHT OF THE MONTH
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation TEAM CHALLENGE Endurance Training Program
The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation's Endurance Training program trains and participates to help raise money for cures for Crohn's diesease and ulcerative colities - two painful, debilitating, and seldom-discussed digestive diseases.
Team Challenge is gearing up for another amazing season and the summer events are going to be great ones! They will take their teams to the most glamorous destinations this summer.
- The Chicago 13.1 Half Marathon - June 7
- Kona, Hawaii Half Marathon - June 22
- Jamestown Half Marathon - July 12
- Napa Wine Country Half Marathon - July 20
For more information please visit:
www.ccteamchallenge.org.
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