Train with Cytomax
Cytomax, the new official Sport Drink, will be available at six aid stations along the course. Tropical Fruit will be the flavor served along the course.
Cytomax Performance Enhanced Drink is the only sport drink with patented energy source Alpha-L-Polylactate.
Recent studies comparing Cytomax to another popular sport drink show that the lactate in Polylactate provides energy faster than the leading sport drink, is used more efficiently and allows athletes to go longer.
What’s it mean? More fuel energy start to finish! Available at GNC, specialty running stores or www.cytosport.com
Charity Training Programs
With our Official Charity Training programs, you train with a team and receive quality coaching, travel to/from the race, and accommodations over the race weekend. Best of all, you'll be raising money to support your favorite cause. For information on joining or becoming an Official Charity Training program, visit www.rnrvb.com or call 800-311-1255.
For nearly 20 years, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training ® (TNT) has been helping women and men from all fitness levels achieve their athletic dreams by offering unparalleled coaching and access to some of the best events in the world. More...
The NF Marathon Team, in support of the Children's Tumor Foundation, is racing to raise money to end Neurofibromatosis. Team NF provides their team members a fun, challenging and rewarding way to enjoy distance running. More...
Team Marathon is a way you can support Susan G. Komen for the Cure when you participate in marathon or half-marathon event…More
Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-and-son team from Massachusetts, who together compete in distance/endurance races all across the country. It is an amazing story of triumph when you consider that Rick cannot walk or talk. More...
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Marathoning For Mortals: The Penguin’s Top Ten Tips
Runner's World columnist, author and accomplished runner, John Bingham (The Penguin), offers his advice on training with his top 10 training tips.
In no particular order:
- Choose a training program that’s right for you:
There’s no one program that fits everyone’s needs. Be honest with yourself before you start your training. Look at your time, your life, and your interest and then choose a program that will work best for you.
- Don’t overcomplicate your training program:
Training for a long-distance running event is mostly a matter of tenacity. You don’t need to have charts and graphs or a rigorous routine that stresses you out. Focus on the joy of the journey.
- Rest is as important as training:
You don’t get stronger while you’re running. You get stronger when you’re resting. Make sure you take enough time off to let your body adapt. No one ever got injured from over-resting.
- Variety is the spice of training:
No matter what your pace or goal, your training program should include a mix of training days. You need speed work to improve your form, tempo runs to improve your stamina, and long runs to improve your endurance.
- If you miss a workout, skip it and go on:
If you have to miss a training day, don’t try to go back and pick it up. The sequence of your training is more important than any particular workout. Make sure you stick to the order of your training days.
- Your shoes are your feet’s best friends:
Don’t skimp on your running shoes. You don’t have to buy the most expensive shoes in the store, but you do need to invest in shoes that work with your feet, your running style, and your training mileage.
- Make sure your goals, objectives, and strategies are reasonable:
It doesn’t do any good to overestimate your ability and underestimate your willingness to train. Find a balance between what you want and what you’re able to do.
- You can’t finish what you don’t start:
The biggest single reason why new runners and walkers don’t finish a marathon or half marathon is because they don’t start. They get injured during training. Be conservative in your training, and when in doubt, do less rather than more.
- Have a race strategy:
The elite runners have a strategy. You need one too. You need to think about how you want to approach the race, what your plan will be during the race, and how you’ll know when you need to change your strategy.
- Have three race goals:
Start the race with three goals; a best case, a worst case, and a doomsday scenario. Some races are great. Enjoy them. Some races are awful. Those you just need to struggle through. And some days you just need to walk away and try again later.
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