March 8, 2005

 

Put “Spring” into your Spring running step – Add single leg hopping to your training routine 2 – 3 times each week after your training run.  Just stand on one foot and hop upward, landing on the same foot for a very brief time.  Repeat 10 – 20 times on each foot.  You can expect to increase your running speed and efficiency for the coming running season by “Hopping into Spring”.

 

PEAK into your early Spring – The early Spring PEAK Performance Training Program, by CARA, is in full bloom.  The 1 ½ hour training sessions begin at 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., on Mondays and Thursdays at Accelerated Rehabilitation Center, 2400 North Sheffield and at 8:30 a.m. on Saturdays at the CARA Board.  The Monday Thursday sessions focus upon CORE strength improvements and the Saturday session is focused upon speed and hills.  More runners are welcome!

 

NEW RELEASE on March 25! – Intermediate Core Training, a DVD by coachleach.com will be available for purchase at www.coachleach.com, on March 25, 2005.  The DVD is 1 hour and 4 minutes in length and includes a detailed “CORE” Wake-up and Warm-up routine and 3 full CORE training sessions, including demonstrations by athletes, the animated “CORE WIZARD” and a “Coaching Points” booklet.

 

Help build a NEW FOOD for runners:  Go to http://www.coachleach.com/questionnaire.htm - please offer 2 ½ minutes of feedback on your nutritional choices.  This information will guide a national level food company that wishes to enhance the quality of food offered to health focused adult athletes.  Just retrieve and complete the electronic questionnaire – as a token of appreciation, you will receive a 50 % discount on purchase price for the DVD: “Intermediate Core Training” via an electronic coupon.

 

A great Run for “The Chicago Lakefront Track Club” – Emily Macdonald, Judith Neafsey and Kitty Monahan placed 3^rd,, while running over a hilly course, on February 12, at the 2005 USATF National Cross Country Championships in Vancouver, Washington. 

 

  

A new entry into the “Human Race”!! – CONGRATULATIONS to Peakers, Tracy Heilman and Ray Macika on the birth of Boden Heilmann Macika – 9 pounds and 3 oz., 20 ½ inches in length – born on March 1 at 12:49 p.m.

 

 

  

A PEAK at Marriage – Congratulations to Amanda (Mandy) McMillan and Kevin McCarthy – married in West Palm Beach, Florida, Saturday, March 5, among many Runners, Triathletes and loving family.  Mandy and Kevin  met at the 2003 Boston Marathon!

 

Lifestart Wacky 5 K results – Saturday, March 6, 2005 –

 

                                Judith Neafsey – 27:47

                                Sheri Meyer –       29:43

 

Saturday morning PEAK training will continue during the holidays, at the CARA Board – we will train each Saturday morning at this site throughout the Winter and Spring of 2005.

 

Please report your race results, including notes – P.R.’s, etc. –e-mail bill@coachleach.com

 

Questions? Please forward questions to coachleach@coachleach.com – we look forward to your questions.

 

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Coach Bill Leach 2400 North Sheffield Avenue Accelerated Rehabilitation Center Chicago, Illinois   60614 773-793-3917 http://www.coachleach.com