March 23, 2005

 

Introducing - Diane Gallagher, M.S. R.D.   Diane, a Registered Dietitian and competitive master's runner, will begin offering nuggets of nutritional guidance for runners in next week’s newsletter.   Diane is a Master's runner, with a Marathon PR of 3:10.  She is a member of SCAN (Sports and Cardiovascular Nutritionists), practice group of the American Dietetic Association and. Lives in Tinley Park with her husband and 3 children.    Diane also speaks frequently to groups about nutrition, health and fitness.

 

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.

 

Put the Wind at Your Back – coaching tip from Coach Bill Leach – Take advantage of windy, Spring days!  Enjoy the advantage of a Tail Wind while running.  Increased speed with the assistance of

Tail Wind will help you run faster when the wind is not at your back.  Use creative strategies to gain a

Tail Wind advantage – run point to point, perhaps with the assistance of being dropped off at a starting point or being picked up at an ending point.   May the WIND be with you!

 

NEW RELEASE on March 30! – “Intermediate Core Training”, a DVD by will be available for purchase at www.coachleach.com, on March 30, 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.

• “Intermediate Core Training” will be available via:

Ø       www.coachleach.com

Ø       The Shamrock Shuffle Expo

Ø       A very popular running gear store in Chicago

Ø       Additional sites – TBA

 

“COOL” HALF RACE RESULTS – March Madness ½ Marathon, March 20, Cary, Illinois

 

                Women –

Mandy McCarthy         1:43:01.9                      9^th in age group

Colleen Gerrish             2:46:01.3

Lauren Summerhill        1:49:22.1                      20^th in age group

Carol Tebbe                 1:57:55.9

Tracy Hixon                 1:48:23.5          PR       19^th in age group

Sheila Carney               2:00:04.2         

            Men –

Kevin McCarthy           1:23:20.5                      8^th in age group

Eduardo Ledesma        1:24:35.1                      10^th in age group

John Pearman               1:27:51.4                      14^th in age group

Rick Kennedy              1:29:12.8                      19^th in age group

Chris Woods                1:29:15.9                      20^th in age group

Viince Santucci             1:33:10.2                     

Eric Dybing                  1:40:33.1

Terry Golden                1:35.56.7                     20^th in age group

Tom Smithburg             1:39:37.1         

Dan Daly                      1:28:35.6                      17^th in age group

Sam Newberry             1:36:23.7         

John Ruberry                1:37:27.1

Mark Buciak                1:43:15.6

Paul Rosenblum            1:43:49.3

Brian Sweney               1:30:42.2                      15^th in age group

Jim Laubsted                1:34:10.2

Nessan Fitzmaurice       1:40:35.2

Scott Davis                   1:37:13.5                      3^rd in age group

Dale Cooney                1:40:51.6                      20^th in age group

Eric Buck                     1:46.53.4                    

Gary Forcier                 1:49:07.7

Geoff Wilson                1:27:53.3          PR       1^st in age group

Barney Rupp                1:55:01.6          PR       19^th in age group

Sam Gunda                  2:31:37.9                      18^th in age group

 

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

 

PEAK is in full early Spring form – PEAK Performance Training Program, by CARA, is in full bloom. 

• The next 8 week PEAK session will begin on Monday May 2 at the CARA Board in Lincoln Park.   The Monday Thursday sessions, at 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., focus upon CORE strength improvements.  The Saturday session is focused upon speed and hills.  PEAK at yourself as an improved runner via CARA’s Peak Performance Training!  Go to www.coachleach.com for program details.

 SPEED AND HILLS! - Saturday morning PEAK training continues – PEAK and Boston runners train each Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. at the CARA Board.  This is A GREAT Opportunity to IMPROVE YOUR RUNNING SPEED!

 

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 www.coachleach.com