National Pancake Day

From RW online…

It's National Pancake Day!

03/01/2011 8:12 AM

Mark Remy

Is it just me, or is it getting syrupy around here? That's right, readers. Once again, it is National Pancake Day.

I'll pause a moment while you wipe the Pavlovian drool from your chin.

I'll admit that this year's N.P.D. sneaked up on me. I didn't realize until yesterday that March 1 was the big day. Of course, now that I know, everything is reminding me of pancakes. The local forecast that I saw when I went online this morning, for instance:

Tell me that doesn't look like a hot flapjack, radiating deliciousness.

Anyway, as in past years, one of the most exciting things about today is that iHop restaurants are giving away free short stacks until 10 p.m. And as I've said on past N.P.D.'s, the only thing better than pancakes is free pancakes.

Even better that that? This year, Shrove Tuesday (aka Fat Tuesday) — which is known in many countries as Pancake Day — is actually next Tuesday, March 8. (For whatever reason, iHop chose to celebrate today.) Which means that this year we get TWO Pancake Days.

By the way, our online Recipe Finder has 87 recipes for pancakes. Just sayin'.

I'll go soften the butter while you warm up the syrup.

Happy National Pancake Day, everyone!

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Wednesday Night Run 3-2-2011

Hello ORC,

What a weekend and no rains till today, Monday.  When I check out what’s going on this week, the theme of food keeps coming up.  The Eurasia space is being renovated.  Tickle My Tummy is coming into a space by Agnes Scott.  A MW sandwich place is opening up.  The space on Church and Trinity is supposedly the best space for a restaurant.  Bhojanic has a Beat The Drum Interactive Show.  ChantLanta is going on at Druid Hills Baptist (not food related but interesting anyway).

The Relay For Life at Emory is on April 1^st, just 32 days away.  Relay For Life is a 12-hour team relay which lasts from 7pm to 7am.  The idea is to get sponsored to raise money for the American Cancer Society.  The race is simply run around Emory's track, so no headlamps needed!  Lisa is looking to put together a team.  If you are interested, contact her at ldillma@learnlink.emory.edu.  She has officially signed up a team as "Dillman ATL Runners" (simple and easy to find). If you are interested, go ahead and join the team!  Go to this page, http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY11SA?team_id=896940&pg=team&fr_id=32719 and click on "Join The Team" and follow instructions.

Here are some words from Lisa: Since this is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, the idea is to raise as much money as you can.  However, if you are really not into that, I will try to raise as much as I can so just set your "goal" as low as you like.  I don't want people to feel like fund-raising pressure makes you not join the team (though clearly if you can and will raise money, even better). J

The City of Decatur is looking for volunteers for the GA Marathon.  The Marathon passes through Decatur and they need help.

What else is going on this weekend?  Anyone want to share?

There are a bunch of local races this weekend.  I posted them here, http://oakhurstrunningclub.blogspot.com/2011/02/local-races-this-weekend_28.html.  The closest race is the Red Devil Dash at Druid Hills HS.  Get your speed work in by running a quick 5K.

This Wednesday you will be running route 6.  It’s the elephant run as named by Gail.  There are the challenging hills of Delano, the grind up Rogers, and of course climbing up McClendon.  The link to the route is at the bottom of this e- mail. After the run it's off to Mojo's Pizza for food, drinks and trivia.

It's still dark out there but the time change is coming and then we’ll break out other routes to run.  Run safe.

Enjoy your run Wednesday night.  Thanks for making the Oakhurst Running Club one of the friendliest running club in Atlanta.

Corny

http://oakhurstrunningclub.blogspot.com/

http://oakhurst-running-club.googlegroups.com/web/Route+6.pdf?gda=lxAuAUAAAABqzyFQS_VQE_gNE3GeP4nxdYK6TIBpL4Ve0y_fdVqna3PNLSJDWxDtttThEJZz0tZtxVPdW1gYotyj7-X7wDON

Side Stitches

I guess the other parts of my body are in so much pain that I don’t realize I have side stitches.  From the NY Times…

February 28, 2011, 12:45 pm

Preventing Side Stitches

By TARA PARKER-POPE

As every runner knows, a painful side stitch can quickly ruin a workout. In today’s Really? column, Anahad O’Connor explores recent research that suggests side stitches are related to poor running posture.

One explanation is that poor running form may affect nerves that run from the upper back to the abdomen. Another is that hunching increases friction on the peritoneum, a membrane that surrounds the abdominal cavity. This could also explain why controlled breathing seems to help relieve stitches: drawing deep breaths fills the lungs and improves posture.

Read on here.

Local Races This Weekend

Saturday, March 5

Half Marathon & 10K & 5K, Rome

Your Pace or Mine 5K, Lawrenceville

Wiphan Warthog Waddle for Orphans 5K & 1K, Roswell

Red Devil Dash 5K, Druid Hills High School

GRR 100 Mile, Dawsonville

Vision Trek - 10K Trail Run, Cartersville

3rd Annual Social Circle Redskin 6K Run/Walk & Mile Fun Run, Social Circle

5th Annual Newnan Jr. Service League ShamRock Run 5K/10K and Mile Fun Run, Newnan

Scot Trot 5K & 1K, Atlanta

Sunday, March 6

Run for Hope 5K Run/Walk & Mile Fun Run, Covington

19th Annual Challenged Child and Friends 5K Run & Mile Fun Run, Gainesville

Why Runners Can Eat So Much

From Running Times online…

Why Runners Can Eat So Much

Eight reasons we can consume a lot of calories

By Jackie Dikos, R.D.

As featured in the Web Only issue of Running Times Magazine

“You can eat anything you want because you run.” If I only had a nickel for every time I heard those words. Some runners go so far as to claim they run simply so they have the freedom to eat. Sure, there are set factors that influence the number of calories we burn that can’t be changed like genetics, age, sex and height. So what is it about running that allows us a little more flexibility in eating the extra calories non-runners dream of indulging on?

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Balance Board

I read this article on balance board training in the newest issue of Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine.  It says that balance training can improve your running because running involves being balanced on 1 foot as you go through your stride.  Pretty interesting to think of it that way, here’s a video…

Balance Board from Graham Averill on Vimeo.

Race To Nowhere

It's not a racing movie/documentary, regardless its still an interesting and important topic...

Arbor Montessori School will be hosting a screening of Race to Nowhere at Emory University.  This film is a great and powerful resource for all parents, educators and students to understand the stress and pressure to perform children feel these days. Take a look at the trailer: http://www.racetonowhere.com/trailers-clips

Seating is limited, so please order now!!
Tickets will be sold online at http://rtnarbormontessoriatemory.eventbrite.com/ for $10 and at the door for $15.

And here's more info...

10th Annual Oakhurst Wine Crawl

The 10th Annual Oakhurst Wine Crawl is this Saturday, Feb. 26th from 4-7pm with over 20 businesses participating and wine from all around the world. The Furbus will be back in service

again for the exciting trip to our businesses on College Ave. Tickets are available at the Universal Joint, Karvarna, and Steinbeck’s. Tickets in advance will be $25 and day of sales will be $30. A limited number of tickets available. Remember all proceeds go to the Oakhurst Neighborhood Association and our community!

Motivation Tips

From Running Times online…

Tips to Harness Motivation

What top sports psychologists teach the pros

By Amy Reinink

As featured in the Web Only issue of Running Times Magazine

It’s a phenomenon every runner has experienced: Some training sessions, you feel motivated, energetic and capable of pushing your body to its limits. Other days, you barely feel inspired enough to plod through a recovery run.

Sports psychologists say low-motivation days are no accident, and say negative thoughts can stymie motivation and jeopardize performance, for pros and weekend warriors alike.

“I think every athlete has those moments of doubt,” says 10,000m American record-holder Shalane Flanagan, who worked with sports psychologist Greg Dale while running cross country and track at University of North Carolina. “My doubts are usually along the lines of, ‘Maybe I’m not fit enough or strong enough to do this.’”

Flanagan combats those motivation-zappers with visualization exercises, including one she calls upon often frequently during tough workouts.

“I’ll pretend I’m grinding out the last 600 against the top Ethiopian runners,” Flanagan says. “I just visualize running against them, and getting that fast time, or winning the race, during a workout, and it gives me that little boost of motivation.”

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Mini Tips

From Running Times online…

Many Mini Tips to Keep You Running (and wanting to run) Strong

A compendium of collected wisdom, served up in bite-sized form

By Scott Douglas

As featured in the March 2011 issue of Running Times Magazine

EVERY RUN COUNTS

There are no junk miles. If you're not injured so badly that you're altering your form, or so sick that you feel much worse after running, then it's all good. Even if you think a run doesn't advance your fitness, it has other benefits -- promoting blood flow, clearing your mind, getting you away from the computer, burning calories, getting you out in nature, helping you spend time with friends, maintaining the rhythm of good training, and infinitely so on.

REGRETS

It's not uncommon to go to bed thinking, "Darn, I should have run today." It's not common to go to bed thinking, "I shouldn't have run today."

Read on here for more.

Relay for Life on April 1

The Relay For Life at Emory is just 37 days away.  Relay For Life is a 12-hour team relay which lasts from 7pm to 7am.  The idea is to get sponsored to raise money for the American Cancer Society.  The race is simply run around Emory's track, so no headlamps needed!

Lisa is looking to put together a team.  If you are interested, contact her at ldillma@learnlink.emory.edu.  And more info about Relay For Life can be found here.