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Jesse@Active

Mark your calendars for Saturday December 13, 2008 at 8:00am; this will be the kickoff of Campagnolo's first annual Toy Drive and Christmas Bike Ride.

 

The ride will leave from the Campagnolo offices in Carlsbad, California5431 Avenida Encinas, Suite Cat around 10:00am and we will head out for a nice ride on the coast; approximately 30 miles. We will have some breakfast food and drink to fuel you for the ride.

 

It is not necessary to pre-register.

 

We ask you to bring a new unwrapped toy for children infant to 17 yrs of age. The toys will be donated to Children's Hospital of SD and Voices for Children-SD Chapter. These are two very deserving charities.

 

Please spread the word and join the Campagnolo North America staff and Campagnolo fans. We look forward to seeing you here, getting in a fun ride together and making a lot of children's holiday season brighter.

 

For more information on Campagnolo, visit their website at www.campagnolo.com

 

Note: The Campagnolo North America Toy Drive Ride is a non-sanctioned ride. All riders ride at their own risk.

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Active Giselle

 

Typically a late February/early March race, the L.A. Marathon is moving to Memorial Day for 2009. This article in the L.A. Times takes a look at the pros and (mostly) cons of the change, particularly the fact that a late season race date means warmer weather and potentially slower times.

 

 

What do you think? Are you less likely to register for the L.A. Marathon now that the date is later than usual? Or are you excited to kick off summer with a run in SoCal's City of Angels?

 

 

Do you think registration numberswhich have been well over 20,000 in recent yearswill drop drastically? Or is this change in a time of change for the better?

 

 

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Active Toby

Before you head out for your weekend, check out some of this week's best posts from the Cool Running and Active communities:

 

•     what to wear - cold weather races

"I am curious what everyone wears for a cold weather race. I prefer to race in shorts and t shirt but I dont want to freeze to death waiting for the race to begin."

 

•     Please watch the "Dream" video

”Please watch the "Dream" video and help a good cause:”

 

•     My 1st race on Saturday - not prepared - long read

“OK, I'm new here and just stumbled upon this forum. I think I will be a regular visitor moving forward...”

 

•     Here's One Just For Fun: What's the best/most unusual thing you've found while running?

”I've been running the roads for 15 years and during all that time, I have found some pretty cool stuff (not to mention a lot of $20 bills and a couple of $100 Master Card Gift Cards!)”

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Jesse@Active

Press Release

 

*Philadelphia, PA* -- Anne Mahlum is a veteran marathoner who rose early most mornings to run on the dark streets of Philadelphia--often with homeless men cheering her on as she passed their shelter.

 

Instead of just waving and smiling, Mahlum thought she'd try and get them running with her. She contacted the shelter, got donations of running gear, and in July 2007 the Back On My Feet running club hit the streets. 

 

The first day, Mahlum led nine shelter residents in a mile-long run. Today, Back on My Feet has teams at five Philadelphia shelters, with more than 90 members and more than 400 volunteers. The simple concept has developed into a comprehensive program that offers connections to job training, educational scholarships and housing assistance. The benefits of Back on My Feet are earned through the currency of attitude, commitment, teamwork, respect, dedication and leadership.

 

CNN Heroes and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter honored Mahlum at City Hall on Thursday, November 13, 2008, in anticipation of "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute" later this month that will spotlight ordinary citizens accomplishing extraordinary deeds. Mahlum was named one of ten CNN Heroes honorees last month, out of nearly 4,000 nominations from 75 countries and is the only honoree with an athletically-focused endeavor in the CNN Heroes Top 10.

 

"Running really is a metaphor for life," said Mahlum. "There is always another mile. You just have to take it one step at a time."

 

A Blue Ribbon Panel made up of distinguished humanitarians and leaders, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jane Goodall and Earvin "Magic" Johnson, selected Mahlum for her work to give people experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia a sense of community and accomplishment through physical fitness. She will be awarded $25,000 and is eligible for the $100,000 prize that will be bestowed upon the CNN Hero of the Year later this month. 

 

The public will select the "CNN Hero of the Year" via voting at the CNN Heroes site at www.CNN.com/Heroes through Thursday, November 20 at 6 a.m. Eastern. At a November gala, CNN will honor the 10 heroes and reveal the CNN Hero of the Year. Hosted by Anderson Cooper from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute will air globally on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español on Thanksgiving, November 27, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).

 

Read the CNN.com article "Runner Gets Homeless on Right Track" , and visit the Back on My Feet donation page .

 

Watch a video of Mahlum and Back on My Feet

 

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Jesse@Active

From the Running USA Wire:

 

Women's World Marathon Majors Series Champions' Race Will Come Down to Last Race of the Season

 

For the second consecutive year, the World Marathon Majors Series women's champions race will come down to the final race of the season at the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 2, with three women still in contention for the $500,000 WMM champion's purse.

 

Reigning WMM Series champion Gete Wami of Ethiopia (65 points), Irina Mikitenko of Germany (65 pts) and Catherine Ndereba of Kenya (41 pts) are all in the hunt for the women's title. Both Wami and Ndereba will be fighting it out on the New York City streets while Mikitenko, who won the Berlin Marathon last month, will be watchingliterallyfrom the sidelines and hoping that things work out her way.

 

Martin Lel of Kenya (76 points) clinched the men's crown and $500,000 prize with victories at the 2007 and 2008 Flora London Marathon and last year's ING New York City Marathon. Only last year's WMM Series champion, Lel's compatriot Robert K. Cheruiyot (55 pts) had a chance of overtaking Lel, but a nagging leg injury forced him to sit out the fall season.

 

Lel and the women's champion will be honored at a special luncheon in New York City on Monday, November 3, the day after the ING New York City Marathon.

 

The 2007-08 women's WMM Series champion will be won by Wami, Ndereba or Mikitenko.

 

1) Wami holds her own destiny in her hands and can wrap up the championship for the second consecutive year, regardless of what Ndereba does, by finishing first or second in New York. Wami has already scored in the maximum four events so only by finishing first or second can she add to her point total. Wami finished second at New York last year in a tight duel with Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain, who is returning to defend her title.

 

2) Ndereba can only win the Series crown by placing first in the ING New York City Marathon, and then hoping that Wami does not finish in second place. If that happens, Ndereba would have 66 points and would beat Wami by a single point. A victory by Ndereba in NYC would be her first ING New York City Marathon title.

 

3) Mikitenko can only win if Wami does not finish in first or second place in the ING New York City Marathon and Ndereba also does not win the race. That would leave a tie between Mikitenko and Wami each with 65 points. The first tiebreaker is head-to-head and that is knotted at 1-1. Wami beat Mikitenko in Berlin 2007 and Mikitenko beat Wami in London 2008. The next and ultimate tiebreaker is a vote by the WMM race directors, whichif necessarywould be conducted immediately after the conclusion of the New York race.

 

Complete WMM Series leaderboards can be found at: WorldMarathonMajors.com .

 

Universal Sports to Offer Live Coverage of ING New York City Marathon

 

Universal Sports, in conjunction with NBC Sports, will present live webcast coverage of the 2008 ING New York City Marathon (coverage begins at 8:45am ET) on Sunday, November 2 at UniversalSports.com . The ING New York City Marathon webcast will be available worldwide and free to all viewers.

 

In addition to the webcast, viewers can watch a live TV broadcast of the ING New York City Marathon on the Universal Sports Network, a 24-hour television channel available to 30 million households including New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Hartford/New Haven, Omaha (Neb.), Las Vegas and Reno (Nev.). Universal Sports is home to the World Marathon Majors (Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London and New York City) and includes a special marathon section updated with news, photos, results and more on UniversalSports.com . Universal Sports is the preeminent year-round multi-platform destination of Olympic and lifestyle sports. Check your local listings to see if Universal Sports is available in your area. If not available, call your local cable or satellite provider to request.

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Active Toby

Before you head out for your weekend, check out some of this week's best posts from the Cool Running and Active communities:

 

•     No post event massage after long race ?

I was just reading the medical column about a run in San Jose, CA, marathon or half. The advice was there would be no post event Sports Massage because research shows that it doesn't help with muscle soreness. WTF?”

•     Need recovery advice

“ok folks. I need some guidance on RECOVERY. did my first marathon on Sunday and now I'm wasted.”

•     How many miles should I be running (and a couple other questions, too)?

“Hello -- I've been running for several years now, and have averaged out to about 20-26 mpw. How many should I be running to consider myself a "true runner"?”

•     8 years old - 1st 5k

“My name is Alex and I ran my first 5k this past saturday. My final time was 23:42! I really want to keep running, but my mom is not a runner, she is a swimmer, and she is worried about me burning out. If I want to keep running 5ks what should my mom and I do?”

•     The British granny

“Another reason to keep in shape... though I'm sure some of our Texans on board would just as soon blast the perps away (I've always admired Texans).”

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Jesse@Active
Press Release -- NA Sports, Oct. 10, 2008

 

Due to the tremendous growth of onsite registration, North America Sports will be implementing new onsite registration procedures. These new procedures will launch at Ford Ironman Florida and will be as follows:

 



    • Laptop computers will be used by our volunteers to take the prospective athlete's contact and credit card information on-site. The volunteer will enter in the prospective athlete's information directly into Active. They will then get the athlete's credit card information and charge them the race entry fee.


    • The prospective athlete will receive a copy of the form they filled out as a receipt, which will outline when and how to complete the registration process. They will also receive a reminder via email.


    • After receiving the confirmation email the athlete will have a spot reserved for them in the event. However, the participant will still need to go back to Active.com during a specified time frame to complete their online registration. Any athlete that does not follow this procedure will not be considered registered for the event.


    • The athlete will follow the same online procedure as before. They will access the Ford Ironman Florida event via a specific registration link, select their name from the athlete drop-down bar and enter in their unique password. However, the online entry will not have a payment associated with it as they have already paid the entry fee.


    • The athlete will receive a set amount of time (one to two weeks) to let them complete the registration.

 

This system will ensure fairness to all athletes wishing to sign up for NA Sports races. Under the previous system a number of certificates distributed at on-site registration were not redeemed and this created a situation requiring NA Sports to reopen on-line entries. People who attempted to enter on-line immediately after it opened and were closed out may not be aware of the additional spots available at a later date. This should no longer be the case going forward.

 

This new procedure allows the prospective athlete's information to be put directly into the Active.com database so that it is accurate and has no chance of getting misplaced. It may take a little longer in the beginning so we ask that you be patient with our volunteers and staff.

 

For more information, visit the NA Sports website .
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Active Toby

Before you head out for your weekend, check out some of this week's best posts from the Cool Running and Active communities:

 

•     Zoot vs Newton vs Asics Racer?

"My next pair of racing shoes will be from one of the above mentioned names, I think. I just don't know which?"

 

•     Can u maintain strength levels w free weights and train for a marathon?

”Played football in school and have always enjoyed running and lifting weights. I just ran a half marathon in San Diego on June 1st and I m now preparing to run my first full marathon at the PF Chang's in January.”

 

•     Sick and in training...please help me!

“I need some advice...  I am scheduled to run my first half-marathon on October 11th. On Sunday I had a fantastic long run (12.25 miles), and I felt great afterwards! I am starting to taper this week and felt totally on track...”

 

•     Do you bleed for this sport?

”Just found photos from Sunday's half. That's not a cherry flavored sport-drink stain dripping down from the S on my singlet. Pretty gross if you ask me.”

 

•     Running Challenge..

“This is the opening statement that is on the website that Pearl Izumi has put out there. Their advertising is in my mind awesome. My challenge to you all is that you 1) do not get offended at the statement below, 2) you challenge yourself to always be a runner (to me that is make it a lifestyle and not a hobby), and 3) if all you can do is speed walk that you do that because it is far better then a sedentary life.”

 

•     Deferring to 2009

“As some of you may recall, I had posted a response about not running pending a cardiologist appointment. That happened 2 Thursdays ago, and last Tuesday I went in for a cardiac catheterization, where the cardiologists inserts a catheter into your femoral artery, injects some dye and gets a better picture of your arteries and heart. Needless to say from the title of the post, news wasn't good.”

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Active Toby

Before you head out for your weekend, check out some of this week's best posts from the Cool Running and Active communities:

 

•     Who wears short shorts?!?!?!?!?!

“...WE WEAR SHORT SHORTS!!! But why? I always give the cleche (sp) anwers of "aero-dynmacicity (word?), keeps you cooler, better range of motion, its part of the culture, and hey I look good in them!" Are these really the answers??? Why do we do it?”

•     Forty days and forty nights

“MCM is coming down!"

•     In desperate need of help...

“I am totally struggling with staying motivated to do the MCM. The longest run I did (2 weeks ago) was 16 miles and I felt great and like I could go forever. NOW I'm struggling to get out of bed to do my daily runs and I completely gave up today for my 10 miler (only did 5).”

•     Last Meal

“I am wondering what I should eat for dinner the night before the MCM? After reading on this message board about waking up in the middle of the night to eat pancakes before a long run, I tried it and I am a believer. It worked.”

•     race day breakfast

“I have a road race sunday morning, a simple 5k. i was thinking about having a bowl of cereal combined with a bagel and orange juice. should i alter this in any way? i was told pancakes are carbs-heaven.”

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Active Toby

Before you head out for your weekend, check out some of this week's best posts from the Cool Running and Active communities:

 

•     Has anyone raced pregnant?

”I am doing my third sprint tri in July and I will be about 10 weeks pregnant. I have already received the OK from my doctor. I am looking for info from anyone who has raced pregnant - any advice, how did the race go, would you do it again?”

 

•     Situation

“Lately my shins have been hurting during the first couple of miles of my runs. I don't stop, it ****** me off that they hurt, so I just run through the pain and they eventually stop hurting after 2-3 miles, they're not sored afterwards or anything. Why do you guys think this is?”

 

•     Why Run?

"I know many on this forum have answered this before. Most of us in many different ways. I just find that if I can go out and enjoy a run under someone else's reasons then I am motivated for at least that run for that person. "

 

•     Open Water Swim and Jellyfish

”I swim off the coast of Wrightsville Beach, NC and every time I do so I encounter what people refer to around here as sea lice. After some research, I've learned it's actually jellyfish larvae.”

 

•     ironman entry

"Does anone have any tips on enterig an ironman sanctioned event? It seems pretty confusing--almost like you have to be at one to enter the next year's event.”

 

•     Nervous about my first 5k

“I have my first ever 5k in 2 weeks. I am VERY new to running. Friends had volunteered me for a relay leg in a marathon. I trained for about a month and finished my 5.2 mile leg in 53 minutes. That was yesterday and now I'm hooked.”

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Active Toby

Before you head out for your weekend, check out some of this week's best posts from the Cool Running and Active communities:

 

•     Can I really DO this!??

“I have seriously admired runners all my life. Just recently I have started to think about becoming one myself.”

 

•     Great Quotes

"You only ever grow as a human being if you're outside your comfort zone."

 

•     August Miles

”This August I ran 159.1 miles! Phew. Would have been 160 but my 5K messed that up a little. Otherwise I ran all the miles my program called for. I'm pretty psyched because this is, by far, my highest mileage month ever.”

 

•     distance or speed??

"Ok, what exactly should I be focusing on first...I am interested in preparing myself to run in 5k's & 10k's next year, but want to make sure I am good and ready.”

 

•     Activity after a marathon

”Hi, everyone! I'm a first timer, and I find all the comments here in the community extremely helpful! Unfortunately, I haven't seen anyone make comment on what to do immediately after you complete a marathon.”

 

•     Triathlon Books

“I'm just starting out in the world of Triathlon and I'm wondering what book(s) are the best to get and read? I've heard perhaps the TriathletesTraining Bible by Joe Friel but I'm not to sure. I want to most up to date training information and triathlon information possible.”

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Active Toby

Before you head out for your weekend, check out some of this week's best posts from the Cool Running and Active communities:

 

•      Half Marathon substitute for long run?

”My question is, can the intensity of the races balance out the mileage lost each time? Or do I need to add something during the weeks after?”

 

•     At what distance should I start Hydrating?

” Right now, I'm training for a 10K. At this point in my program, my max distance is 6 miles. At what distance do you start to consider taking water or other liquids with you on your run?”

 

•     Pace vs HR Question

“I am wondering what is better in the long term, a very slow jog where I can keep my heart rate lower or shorter faster runs where I would have to stop sooner. I am 38 and about 50 pounds overweight.”

 

•     sub 2-hour marathon?

”Two of my friends made a bet back in college - one friend said in the next 50 years, someone will run a sub 2-hour marathon and the other friend disagreed. This was 12 years ago so the questions is, in the next 38 years, will someone break 2-hours?”

 

•     Keeping the Rubber Side Down: Toshi’s Mini-Cal Tour on Lil’ Giant

“I will be cycling from Nor-Cal to Central California and back starting from Thursday 8/28 to Monday 9/1. The trip will be from San Jose, CA to Bakersfield, CA and the distance is about 240 mile one way, 480 miles total.”

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Jesse@Active

The Wall Street Journal has reported on the proverbial stick in the spokes of San Francisco's efforts to move forward with a thorough bike plan that seeks to boost ridership by 10 percent by 2010.

 

Phred Dvorak's article reveals that Rob Anderson's lawsuit has forced the city to perform an expensive and time-consuming environmental impact review of the bike plan, which totals 527 pages and offers comprehensive maps, traffic analyses, and bike lane and bike rack proposals.

 

Writes Dvorak:

 

Cars always will vastly outnumber bikes, (Anderson) reasons, so allotting more street space to cyclists could cause more traffic jams, more idling and more pollution. Mr. Anderson says the city has been blinded by political correctness. It's an "attempt by the anti-car fanatics to screw up our traffic on behalf of the bicycle fantasy," he wrote in his blog this month.

 

Huh? The bicycle fantasy? But Anderson isn't done ranting about cyclists:

 

"Regardless of the obvious dangers, some people will ride bikes in San Francisco for the same reason Islamic fanatics will engage in suicide bombings -- because they are politically motivated to do so," he wrote in a May 21 post.

 

Anderson, who Dvorak reports hasn't owned a car in 20 years, is even planning to run for a seat on the city's Board of Supervisors in November.

 

So as major cities such as New York , Chicago and Boston continue to make transportation by bike more feasible and safe, the usually progressive City by the Bay struggles under the bureaucracy required when one man demands that human-powered machines prove their environmental worth.

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Active Toby

Before you head out for your weekend, check out some of this week's best posts from the Cool Running and Active communities:

 

•     Newlywed ready to shed!

“I just wanted to stop in and say hi to everyone. I am SO glad I found you. I actually saw C25K in someones success story and I wanted to check it out. I have been trying to find something that would ease me into running and I am SO excited to start tomorrow. Is it cool to start on a Thursday?”

 

•     Couple of stupid training questions

” I always wonder this after I finish running. How long do you have after a long run to take an ice bath for it to do any good? Like can I sit around for an hour and THEN take an ice bath? Or do I have to jump in the second I stop running?”

 

•     Elliptical Machines and Mileage?

”Okay so yesterday I did 30 minutes on an elliptical machine at work, at a pretty good pace, and when I was done it said I went like 1.5 miles. Now if I was street running that would be at least 3 miles. Are these machines calibrated to take into consideration the "help" they provide?”

 

•     Leadville 100

“ Heads up for Leadville 100 on August 16-17, 2008! For those of you who have not heard of it, it’s one of the few 100 milers in the Rocky Mountains…”

 

•     Questions from a new triathlete

”I am doing a sprit triathlon in 2 weeks. It is a 1/4 mile swim in the bay, 12 mile ride, and 2 mile swim. My goal is to finish...”

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Active Sara

Before you head out for your weekend, check out some of this week's best posts from the Cool Running and Active communities:

 

•     So why did we start running?

” Why did you start running? Do you come from a long line of runners? Nothing else to do and its better then watching tv? Perhaps you're a criminal and you need to build get-away speed? Seen others do it and you hate to miss out on anything?”

 

•     Hydration Gear on Long Runs: What to use

” Triathlete training for her first marathon and would like any advice on hydration gear during long training runs: have a 2-bottle hydration belt, but those little curved bottles really don't hold much.”

 

•     Endurance build up?

“ I've been running for 3 months now and would like to know why I'm feeling spent so often. Two weeks ago I was able to run 3.5 miles without feeling to spent.”

 

•     What do you think about when swimming?

” Terry Laughlin's newest article talks about how some people zone out during activity in order to avoid thinking about pain, distance or whatever. He remarks that he once swam 9 miles with Louie, Louie stuck in his head.”

 

•     Critical Mass Cyclist Assaulted by NYPD

“ I just read an interesting article in the New York Times regarding the investigation against an NYPD police officer in the Critical Mass YouTube video shown below.”

 

•     Training for ½ Running on Grass

“ I am new to running,(at 48 yrs) as is never run before. I started running (slowly) in May and in July decided to train for a 1/2 in November. I have just done my longest run ever, 5 miles without stopping, using a training schedule I downloaded from RunnersWorld, on Monday I will try for 6.”

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