Algae superfood is shown to increase fat burning and antioxidant protection during prolonged running.
Spirulina is microalgae, powdery and brilliantly green, that is touted as a “superfood” because of its nutrient profile, which includes a lot of protein, vitamin B-12, the essential fatty acid GLA, beta-carotene, iron, and other vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals. It is sold in powder and capsule forms as a nutritional supplement to be added to smoothies and such.
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Have you ever wondered why your standard “jogging” pace is what it is?
Written by: Matt Fitzgerald
Every runner has a natural running pace. It’s the pace you fall into automatically when you go for your typical moderate, steady run of a certain predetermined distance or duration—five miles, 45 minutes or whatever (a format that probably accounts for 90 percent of all runs performed daily by the worldwide population of runners). For each runner this pace changes over time as fitness is gained or lost, and it even changes from day to day based on how one feels—a factor that is influenced by fatigue from preceding training, above all.
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Cytomax Recovery is an example of a post-run recovery drink.
Written by: Shawn Talbott, PhD
Recovery is the neglected performance enhancer, and proper nutrition is the best recovery enhancer.
Everyone is training hard – but the winners are recovering better. Athletes at the highest levels of competition – Tour de France, Ironman, Olympics – understand that the ability to recover quickly and completely often makes the difference between peak performance and poor performance.
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Congratulations to the following winners of Friday’s Health & Fitness Expo Raffle! Thank you to all participants that visited the Health & Fitness Expo on Friday, 11/13!
Winners of Garmin Timing Device: Chantay Warren & Kevin Mackenzie
Winners of $100 Gift Cards to P.F. Chang’s: Karla Juro, Keith Wingate, Joe Ferreris, Kylee Foy
*Prizes will be shipped to the winners in 2-3 weeks.
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series Heads to the Las Vegas Strip in December
San Antonio, TX – November 16, 2009 – A Texas-sized field of half-marathon runners took to San Antonio’s streets for the second annual Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon Sunday. Leading the 20,02o half-marathon finishers, were two Texans who arrived at the finish line less than one second apart.
After racing the entire 13.1 mile distance stride-for-stride, Westly Keating, a University of Texas Pan American graduate out of Pharr, TX edged out Texas A&M Corpus Christie grad Shadrack Songok of Kenya by less than a full body width at the Alamodome finish line. Both runners, making their half-marathon debuts, finished with identical times of 1:05:24.
“It feels good,” said Keating, after his first road racing victory. “But given the conditions, I was a little concerned with the marathoners having to follow. I thought he (Songok) had better leg speed, so I tried to push the pace early.”
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Enter your name or bib number and watch yourself cross the finish line!
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Featuring a scenic course and ideal running temperatures in the mid-60’s, San Antonio proves to be the perfect destination for a late-fall running vacation where you can combine your athletic conquests with a weekend getaway in Texas’ cultural mecca.
Photos by Ollie Neglerio
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Rock Star Finishes Full Marathon and Earns Coveted Rock Star Medal
Five hard-earned Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series finisher’s medals meant Rock Star status today at the second annual Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon when Jeff McMahon, keyboard player for Tim McGraw’s band the Dancehall Doctors, crossed the finish line of the full marathon course. McMahon’s completion of his fifth Rock ‘n’ Roll event in 2009 earned him bragging rights and a coveted Rock Star Medal.
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The first ever Kids Rock San Antonio presented by YMCA was a success! This kids race was a non-timed, non-competitive fun run for children in grades K – 5. All participants receive an official race number, T-shirt, race goodie bag, colorful finisher’s medal post-race refreshments and FREE admission to the San Antonio Zoo after the race!
Photos by Ollie Neglerio
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Congratulations to all the Get Fit Challenge participants. See which teams took home the winning trophies.
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