What’s Your Passion?

by Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio

• May 29, 2009

Share your running story with us and you could be featured on our website and other race materials.

Feeling Lucky?

by Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio

• February 18, 2010

The Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is offering a special registration promotion on the 13^th of every month from March-October. All participants who commit to run/walk the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon or Half Marathon will receive a $13 discount when they register on the 13^th of the month using the coupon code LUCKY13.

GET FIT Challenge

by Team Rock

• June 16, 2010

Commit to GET FIT!

Take work-life balance to the next level!  The GET FIT Challenge is a friendly team competition designed to get you and your co-workers out of the office and train together for the the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon or Half Marathon.

Calling All Bands

by Team Rock

• July 08, 2010

Bands Wanted for 2010! We are looking for high energy, local and regional bands of all genres to play on the course. Bands will be showcased to thousands of runners and thousands of spectators, and will have a chance to gain exposure in the community.

You’ve Got Spirit and We Want to Hear It!

by Team Rock

• July 09, 2010

Attention local Cheer teams and Dance Squads: We need you! Local High School and Middle School squads are invited to compete in the 2010 Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure® ‘Spirit on the Course’ Competition.

Susan G. Komen Marathon for the Cure®

by Team Rock

• July 27, 2010

Want to learn more about the Marathon for the Cure fundraising program or local training programs? Attend one of our upcoming Information or Training meetings!

The 10 Best Carbohydrate Sources For Runners

by Matt Fitzgerald

• September 02, 2010

Are you eating these foods and drinking these drinks?

Written by: Matt Fitzgerald

Runners need a lot of carbohydrate. Why? Because your muscles are fueled primarily on carbohydrate when you run hard. Thus, sports nutrition experts generally recommend that runners get approximately 60 percent of their daily calories from carbohydrate.

Workout Of The Week: Squires Long Run

by Mario Fraioli

• September 01, 2010

“It’s the long run that puts the tiger in the cat.” – Coach Bill Squires

Written by: Mario Fraioli

At the 1979 Boston Marathon, four runners from the Greater Boston Track Club placed amongst the top 10 finishers in the race, led of course by Bill Rodgers, who broke the tape in 2:09:27.

The Case For Cross Training

by Running

• September 01, 2010

High volume doesn’t always have to mean high mileage.

Written by: Courtney Baird

There are no real secrets when it comes to improving your running. To get faster, you run. A lot.

Recovery: Qualitative Measurement

by Mario Fraioli

• August 31, 2010

In the second installment of our new Recovery video series, Sage Rountree explains why it’s important to track your recovery in addition to logging your training. Click here to watch the video.

Ask The Experts: Why Am I Slower Outdoors Than On A Treadmill?

by Matt Fitzgerald

• August 31, 2010

Q.

Dear Experts,

Last year I weighed in at 274 lbs, was on beta blockers, and had numerous issues with my knees and shoulders. Since September of last year, I have been training regularly, and have made some great strides, including finishing the Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago ½ Marathon in 2 hours, 45 minutes and 45 seconds.  In addition, I now weigh 193 lbs, and I no longer need to take the beta blockers.

Anyway, a majority of my running is on a treadmill. I am not, and I do not ever expect to be, a fast runner. But I think that I can keep a respectable pace on the treadmill. I am able to do my workouts (all but my long runs) with an average pace of 5.7 [mph] on the treadmill, and I hit sustained speeds of 6.2 [mph] for 5 minutes. What I am having a hard time doing is transitioning to running outside. My outside running times are significantly slower, and as a result, I seem to tire out much more quickly. I can run for an hour and a half straight on the treadmill (and longer), but there are times when I run outside that I can’t run for 40 minutes straight.

So how is it that I can make that transition? And how should I pace myself? Should I find a pace on the treadmill, and get used to that pace, and then attempt to do that outside? I will be running the Rock ‘n’ Roll ½ Marathon in Vegas in December, and I really want to be able to break the 2 hour and 30 minute time.

Greg

Monday Minute: Side T Reverse Fly

by Running

• August 30, 2010

This week, Tim Crowley and friends demonstrate the Side T Reverse Fly, a strength-training exercise for runners that combines the side bridge with the reverse fly. This exercise will build core strength and get your glute medius firing, lessening the likelihood of injury. Click here to watch the video.

Burning Runner Box Score: Week 7

by Running

• August 30, 2010

T.J. has 13 weeks and less than 10 pounds to go to reach his goals!

Ask The Experts: What’s Next After The Big Race?

by Mario Fraioli

• August 27, 2010

Q.

Hello Mario:

I am a newer runner starting this year. I started running for my health and before I knew it I fell in love with running and decided to train for and run a marathon. I’m in the home stretch of my goals and the 325 pound me has melted to a 239 pound physique, still getting leaner and I can now run 13.1 miles in 2:08 and getting faster. I’ve had so much success I think because I have kept tracking this goal of completing a marathon.

Well, there are only 44 days until the running of the San Jose Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon, the first of three races I am running, culminating in the California International Marathon in December. So, I’m starting to wonder, what next? I have no idea what to set my sights on and how to keep going after I reach my goal. I don’t want to cross the finish line and be tempted to revert into my old couch potato self. I want to set a goal that is attainable (I think the Western States 100 miles is definitely out of the question) but at the same time I want to set a goal of doing something that is one step beyond the marathon I am running. Any ideas?

Thanks!

-Travis C.

Sports Science Update: The Supersize Me Study

by Matt Fitzgerald

• August 27, 2010

A month of pigging out could result in a lifetime of weight gain.

Written by: Matt Fitzgerald

If you haven’t seen it, you’ve at least heard of Supersize Me, the documentary film in which Morgan Spurlock stops exercising and lives on McDonald’s food for one month. The consequences to his health were predictably disastrous. It was hardly a scientific experiment, of course, but one had little doubt that the results of Spurlock’s turn as his own guinea pig were fundamentally truthful.

Racing Weight: Training To Be Lean

by Running

• August 26, 2010

The point of getting leaner is to enhance race performance; getting lean is not an end in itself, advises Racing Weight author Matt Fitzgerald. Learn how proper training can help you get lean for peak performance. Click here to watch the video.