New Running Event Company Forms in Columbus

A new running event company has formed in Columbus Ohio. Second Sole Racing was found by Brian Ditty who has numerous years of event experience in Columbus having been an owner of Premier Races also located here in Columbus.

There have a few signature events such as Capital City Half Marathon and Columbus Marathon.

Checkout their site: Second Sole Racing

Watch the Dream Video & Help a Great Cause!

To celebrate the launch of the video—and encourage you to share it with friends—Brooks will donate five cents for every view of the video between November 13, 2008, and December 21, 2008. We'll be counting views at the official viewing sites: brooksrunning.com and YouTube.com. Once the views have been tallied, Brooks will donate up to a maximum of $25,000 to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, earmarked for the support of breast cancer research.

WATCH DREAM

Flying Feather Four Miler - Thanksgiving Day 2008

After some concern, the Flying Feather Four Miler was held in Dublin Ohio on Thanksgiving Day.

This years race drew almost 2,000 runners and walkers. The overall winner was Austin Schmidt of Columbus who won in 21 minutes and 7 seconds. The first female runner was Krista Seibert of Powell win in a very fast 25 minutes 3 seconds.

If you want to see the other race results and photos here is the link FLYING FEATHER FOUR MILER

Thanksgiving!!

This is probably the best time of the year for several reasons:

1. We get to see family and friends
2. We get a couple of days off of work to see family and friends
3. We get to eat some of our favorite dishes.

This is also the time of year that we get to add calories. The food is always good, but we can surely pack on the pounds unless we make a determined effort to exercise during these winter months. So how much should we exercise after our Thanksgiving meal? Well, that depends on how much we eat of course!!! For my classes that I teach I found this neat website that will allow you to determine how many walking steps you need to take based on the food you consume over Thanksgiving.

Now be warned......this is based on number of steps you need walk. If you are starting to run your calories burned will be higher so think about that as you take a look at the outcome. Click on Thanksgiving above to access the link.

Winter Schedule

Just because its fall going into winter, it does not mean we stop training. Speedy Sneakers will still be meeting at Glacier Ridge Metro Park each Saturday at 8:30 a.m.

We meet at the shelter house when you enter in from the north entrance of the park across from Glacier Ridge Elementary.

If you are interested in joining our club, stop by and check us out.

Speedy Sneakers Walking and Running Clubs for Women

RRCA 10km Trial Championship

The Ohio Valley Walkers and Runners Club has been awarded the RRCA Ohio 10k trial championship.

For more details visit their race website

Congratulations Speedy Sneakers

Congratulations to all members of Speedy Sneakers Walking and Running Clubs for Women who participated in the Columbus Marathon on Sunday. You guys did awesome and we are proud of you.

To view the results of all the races, follow this link. http://www.onlineraceresults.com/event/view_event.php?event_id=2918

Cool Weather Workouts!

The fall is finally here, with temperatures quickly cooling down making it more difficult to get out.

Here are a few tips to staying warm when the air is chilly:

1. Layer your clothing - layers are best because they can be removed once you start warming up from your exercise. Wear an outer jacket that acts as a windbreaker and that also keeps you warm in the initial stages of your workout.

2. Bring your hat and gloves - an individual loses heat through their head and hands so it is best to keep them covered until you are sufficiently warm!

3. Windchill factor - the cold temperatures plus the wind make the air temperature much cooler than it really is. Start your workout going into the wind and finish with the wind to your back.

4. Time change is coming up! - be safe when working out in the dark. Wear clothing that has reflective material on it so others can see you.

5. Get dry - once you are finished with your workout put some dry clothes on. Wet clothes will cool you down quickly.

Remember, exercise is a year round event so be careful, keep working out, and be healthy!

More on BPA by JAMA

A new report issued by The Journal of the American Medical Association has just been issued and it is a must read for anyone interested in the current happenings concerning BPA (Bisphenol A).

Click here for the report. Association of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration With Medical Disorders and Laboratory Abnormalities in Adults

Speedy Sneakers Run at the Game Day 5k

With the early morning rain, it seemed that the race may be cancelled, but as the sun came up the weather changed and the race was a go.

Speedy Sneakers Walking and Running Club members came out and had a fun time running through Glacier Ridge Metro Park.

We were also entertained by "the coach" Wood Hayes impersonator.

Thanks to the organizers for an awesome time and to the worthy cause of the United Way of Union County in Ohio.

Best of luck next year.