If you are not racing the Publix GA Marathon and Half Marathon this weekend, there are other races to be run.
Saturday, March 19
Ashley's Run 5K, Powder Springs
Dirty Spokes Runnin The Rocks 3.1 Mi / 6.2 Mi Trail Running Race, Conyers
Haulin' from Pollen 5K and Mile Fun Run, Hampton
Eagle Mountain Run 5K, Woodstock
Razorback 5K Walk/Run, Jonesboro
The Finish Lion 5K and Family Fun Run, Atlanta
Sunday, March 20
Publix Georgia Marathon and Half Marathon, Atlanta
From Runner’s World online…
Run Your Butt Off
The Golden Rules of Weight Loss
Running keeps you fit, healthy, and happy, but to lose real weight, you also have to focus on what you eat.
By Sarah Lorge Butler
From the April 2011 issue of Runner's World
Runners know the miles they log on the pavement, trails, and the treadmill are great for keeping them fit and healthy. High on the list of the sport's many virtues? It is an amazing tool for weight control. But weight loss is a different story. Because you run, you may think you can eat whatever you want and still drop pounds. Unfortunately, that's not true. Running is only half of the equation. You have to look hard at what and how you eat, too.
Leslie Bonci, M.P.H., R.D., pinpoints eight crucial nutrition rules of weight loss in Run Your Butt Off!, a new Runner's World book for beginning runners who are coming to the sport to lose weight. (The book also includes a sensible beginner's training plan and tips for runners of all abilities from Runner's World coach Budd Coates, M.S.) Bonci's advice can help any runner who wants to lose weight—whether it's five pounds or 25. She'll show you how to track your food intake, space meals to ward off hunger, and honestly reckon with the calories you consume in a day (brace yourself). These methods were tested by real runners who overhauled their eating habits and shed dozens of pounds over 12 weeks. And if they can do it, so can you.
Read on here.
From the AJC online…
Peachtree Road Race lottery opens Tuesday
By Ken Sugiura
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
One of the bigger changes in the recent history of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race will roll out Tuesday.
Starting that day, Peachtree hopefuls will have until March 24 to enter a lottery for a spot in the world's largest 10-kilometer race. Rather than register runners in a first-come, first-served online process, which the Atlanta Track Club has done for the past two years, the club is employing what it believes is a fairer and less frenzied process. Previously, most spots in the race were awarded to the applicants who mailed their registration to the track club office the fastest.
Read on here.
From the Chicago Sun Times…
‘McRunner’ trains for marathon by eating only McDonald’s
BY KIM JANSSEN Staff Reporter/kjanssen@suntimes.com Mar 10, 2011 02:09AM
Joe D'Amico is planning to eat every meal at McDonald's for 30 days in preparation for a sub 2 hours and 36 minutes time in the LA Marathon. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times
You’ve heard of Big Macs, McNuggets, McMansions and McJobs — now meet the McRunner.
Palatine dad Joe D’Amico plans to run the Los Angeles Marathon on March 20 after training for 30 days on a diet of McDonald’s fast food alone.
It may sound more like a recipe for getting the runs than running fast. But ultra-lean D’Amico aims to beat his personal best time of two hours and 36 minutes — a six-minute-mile pace that should put him among the top 50 finishers.
“My wife told me I was crazy,” D’Amico, 36, said. “But I love McDonald’s and I love running, and this was a great way to combine the two.”
D’Amico, who has been blogging about his progress at McRunner.com, has been eating three meals a day at the golden arches for the last two weeks. He plans to keep up the regime until the race.
Read on here.
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Steinbeck’s
Join Steinbeck’s Ale House in celebrating St Patrick’s Day, Thursday, March 17. Steinbeck’s will make its own corned beef and offer Irish bangers and mash as well as fish and chips and lots of Guinness. Free live music will feature The Damages and other local bands, 4-10 p.m., in the parking lot, with Irish music from Steinbeck’s own Dublin Jimmy. Kids’ activities, 3-5 p.m., will feature a large “jumpy jump.”
Steinbeck’s is at 659 East Lake Rd. in Oakhurst. Visit www.steinbecksbar.com for information.
Tour deCatur March 26
Online registration for Tour deCatur is now Open!
Online registration for the 9th annual Tour deCatur Road Race is now open. Mizuno is the presenting sponsor and the newly launched website has all the information at www.decatureducationfoundation.org. New this year:
• Register a team of six and compete for special team prizes.
• The race is part of the inaugural year of Decatur’s Grand Slam Fitness Challenge that encourages Decatur community members to walk/ run year round. Register and participate in four out of six Decatur based races (including Tour deCatur) in 2011, and hit a “Grand Slam.” Visit www.decaturga.com/teamdecatur for details on the Grand Slam Fitness Challenge.
Georgia Rides to the Capitol March 22
The sixth annual “Georgia Rides to the Capitol” will be March 22. The event, co-sponsored by the Metro Atlanta Mayors Association (MAMA), is designed to raise support for the development of a regional-scale bicycle network of both on-road facilities and multi-use trails, and cycling connections near major transit facilities, activity centers and schools. The bike ride is free and open to the community but participants should preregister at www.Georgia-RidesToTheCapitol.org.
The Decatur leg of the ride leaves from the north parking lot of the East Lake MARTA station, 2260 College Ave., at 10:45 a.m. and arrives at the Capitol at approximately 11:40 a.m. The ride from Decatur is five miles one way, with some hills, and will proceed at a slow pace. Visit www.georgiabikes.org for more information.
From the Active Living Advisory Board
Eat Right with Color for Nutrition Month
In celebration of National Nutrition Month in March, the Active Living Advisory Board and the American Dietetic Association encourage you to “Eat Right with Color.” This means adding variety to your meals with colorful fruits and vegetables and “making a rainbow on your plate.” Visit the Be Active Decatur blog for ideas and ways to eat right and live a healthy and active life. For information about the Eat Right with Color campaign visit www.eatright.org/nnm.
