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FEBRUARY 2014

Those Who Run Together, Stick TogetherBy Greg Byrnes

Choose Your Valentine Wisely

DOC IN THE BOX By Holly Johnson, M.D.RUNNING IN A POLAR VORTEX

Love Your Country!Put Your Running on Ice Like an Olympian

Hop to it and RegisterSpring Sprint offers $15 registration until March 23rd

Get Fit, Stay Fit, Live FitAcademy Sports + Outdoors Challenges You Keep Your Resolutions!

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Letter from the EditorChief Running Officer, Eric Lindberg

SO YOU SAY YOU MADE A RESOLUTION?

We all wanna change the world. Join a revolution by calling 214-339-7867. We’re committed!

I don’t want to get up. It is way too early. Plus, it is cold and windy outside. It is really warm and comfortable in my bed. Maybe I will hit the snooze.

NO! Get up Eric, let’s go! With that my feet hit the floor and I rub the sleep boogers

out of my eyes. It is 3:30 AM on Thursday, January 16th, about halfway through the DFWRUNS #ResolutionRevolution for the month. I have to pick up Brandon at 4:30 AM and then get down south to meet and run with the Cedar Hill Running Club.

As I stumble down the stairs I can smell the coffee. If it wasn’t for my programmable coffee maker I don’t know if I would make it through the month. I had laid out my running clothes the night before and as I lace up my running shoes, sipping, well gulping down the coffee I hit the road. Brandon is ready, outside on the street waiting for me as I pull up. He jumps in and we hit I-35 to meet the club for a 5:15am run.

We fly down the highway, (What? No traffic at 4:30 in the morning?), and arrive at 24 Hour Fitness a few minutes early. Nobody from the club is there yet but we watch 15 to 20 people pull in and get into the gym. A few minutes later cars start to pull in around us. We know they are runners because they are all wearing blinkie lights, reflective gear and, of course, matching CRC shirts. After brief introductions and a few pictures, we are off on a 5 mile run and the #ResolutionRevolution continues.

“If your resolution involves running, we have you covered at least twice a month with built in support.”

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Next month we will fill you as to what this #ResolutionRevolution is, or if you follow us on Facebook or Twitter you might already know, but the point of my article this month is about keeping your resolutions.

I know I wasn’t the only one who didn’t want to get up at 3:30 AM to get in some exercise before work. There are millions around the country who last month decided to make a change, set a goal or do something different in 2014. According to a recent University of Scranton (no not Dunder Mifflin), study 45% of Americans usually make New Year’s resolutions. The top two resolution types involve self-improvement of some kind.

As I read the study, I was pleasantly surprised to see that after a month 64% maintain their resolution past one month and 46% make it past six months. It is a higher percentage than I thought but if I were grading papers it would be a D and F for those of us who set resolutions. With that, I thought I would share three of my tips for maintaining your new goal or goals for the year.

SET AN ACHIEVABLE GOAL For example, our goal for the month of January was to run with as many running clubs in DFW as possible, which really isn’t a good goal. It is ambiguous. Better we decided our goal is to run with a minimum of four clubs per week.

FIND A PARTNER OR GROUP WHO SHARE YOUR GOAL I have two teams helping me with this one. I have a partner in Brandon which keeps us both accountable and we have all the running clubs backing us up too.

MAKE YOUR GOAL PUBLIC Use social media to let your friends and family know what you are trying to achieve. When you are feeling down, let them know, you will be amazed by the inspirational messages you will receive to keep your butt in gear.

I am sure if you do your research you will find many more tips but roughly two weeks into our #ResolutionRevolution these are three that are keeping me in line. And if your resolution involves running, we have you covered at least twice a month with built in support. Check out our Pub Run Series on the third Thursday of each month and the Rahr Oktoberfest social runs on the first Saturday of the month. Keep up the great work!

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the Stonebriar Spring Sprint 5K, but if you want in for the low price of just $15 you better hop to it! This low registration fee lasts now through March 23rd.

If you miss it, don’t get your cotton tail all in a bunch. Stonebriar Community Church wants to see so many people spring into action this season that they’re keeping the cost to sign up as low as possible. Kids can participate for just $5 and we’re also offering a Family 4-Pack for either the 5K or 1K which allows 2 Adults and 2 Youth to run for a total of $15 now until April 4th!

Stonebriar Community Church’s goal is to be good neighbors while doing something good in the community (and beyond!) with the funds that the Spring Sprint 5K is able to raise. They’ve created

a great Frisco family tradition with the Stonebriar Spring Sprint 5K, in which they hope to create the next great tradition in the city of Frisco. With spring, comes comfortably warmer weather increasing your chances of getting outside and exercising where newly blooming flowers line your route. Spring also denotes a time of renewal, rebirth — a fresh start, so put some spring in your step at the inaugural Spring Sprint 5K and help kick off the next great running event in Frisco, Texas!

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Get Fit, Stay Fit, Live Fit Academy Sports + Outdoors Challenges You Keep Your Resolutions

It is known that the most effective way to achieve big goals is to break them down into smaller, achievable chunks. You can’t

set off to run a full marathon if you’ve never before hoofed out 5 kilometers. So, how are those new year resolutions coming along anyway? Dare we divvy up your fitness declarations into snack-sized servings and mouth-watering motivational morsels?

You’re in luck because you’ve got a lot of people behind you to help keep you going. We’re not the only ones committed to keeping you on course. At the start of 2014, Academy Sports + Outdoors resolved to sponsor three of our 5K events, Gladiator Rock’N Run, Joe’s Run and Bravest Race. This means you’ll have their incredible staff at your service when you enter the store at packet

pick-up, or at any time the new you needs nutrition or supplements, pedometers, scales, running

and walking shoes, cardio equipment and machines, or compression apparel for your whole family. It also means you have 3 very attainable goals to keep you in check. Pre-register for all three of these races now, pick up your gear from Academy, and live fit.

However you decide to LIVE FIT, Academy can help you meet your goals. You can even log your workouts for a chance to win one of many gift cards, or a chance to win the grand prize of $7,500. Take the Academy LIVE FIT Challenge between now and March 2nd by running a total of 30 miles, or cycling a total of 100 miles, or walking a total of 20 miles. Enter at Academy.com today. Get fit, stay fit, live fit.

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T his month started out all about the Super Bowl. America kicked off February with the

two best teams contending for the Championship. Now, February is all about super athletes. Top athletes from around the world begin competing in the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on the 7th to determine who is the best, the most accurate, and the fastest.

As you watch the centermen and right wingers, the pushers and crewmen , the short trackers, and figure skaters take the ice, give some thought to their leg strength training. We runners often get caught up in 5K measurements and 10K distances. Endurance tends to be regarded in terms of 13.1, 26.2 and even beyond. It is erroneous to generalize, however, that just because a runner isn’t looping the lake again and again, that they’re not in it for the long haul. Let’s not forget there are sprinters among us. There are those

quick-footed athletes who possess substantially

different athletic strengths and who use different tactics, training methods, and meet a whole other type

of competitor. It is these runners who inspired me to think about Olympians Lolo Jones and Lauryn Williams, Zach Parise and Alexander Ovechkin, of Ashley Wagner and Jeremy Abbot. It got me thinking how running might be relevant.

When a sprinter like Lauryn Williams or star hurdler like Lolo Jones comes off the blocks, those first 6-10 feet become crucial. Sprinting works your fast-twitch muscle, which is accustomed to more powerful, explosive actions, while distance running adversely targets slow-twitch muscle fibers. So, if you are a marathoner your focus is on slow-twitch conditioning. If you’re a forward in hockey, you still need endurance, but prominently need the power and ability to explode and accelerate many times for short intervals over the course of the game. Like their crooked nosed, toothless grinning distant cousins, figure skaters also require a balanced slow-twitch and fast-twitch training regimen to develop and optimize both types of muscle fiber.

Lolo and Lauryn’s years of training at the track present the most obvious transfer from asphalt to ice as they attempt to lead the US Bobsled team to Gold. (But don’t be fooled. Lolo repeatedly states on her

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website and in various interviews that she had to learn a lot about bobsledding and, unlike running, it’s “not something you can practice throughout high school.” Large changes in her training were required in order to add 30lbs of muscle to have the strength, weight and power needed to push the bobsled out of the shoot.) But how are other Winter Olympians linked to our world of pavement and neon shoestrings?

The one mile run or 50 yard sprint sessions for hockey players may not be the most essential factor in explosive training, but those first 6-10 feet are still critical to fast-twitch fibers and recovery between spurts down ice. Former Dallas Stars Strength Coach of 18 years concurs, “Specific training targeting fast-twitch muscle fibers is prevalent in such sports as soccer and hockey where players have to go all out for short periods and recover quickly. Due to its taxing nature, this type of training is done during the off season. We applied variations of intense intervals by implementing overload resistance at maximum speed on Keiser machines, (air powered exercise equipment.).” McQueen is currently Player Development Coordinator for the Dallas Stars.

A figure skater does not put all the legwork behind the first 3-4 steps like a forward, but requires immense bursts of power behind vertical lift and longer lengths in

stride. Are you grabbing your laces trying to figure out how this all ties together? In summary, short distance running, speedwork, and fast-twitch training provide a basis for nearly all sports. Many runners, however, do not inversely reap the benefits of applying some of their cross-transference skills!

When your heart is pumping with adrenaline from your warm couch, while gazing wide-eyed into the television screen February 7-23, how will you relate to such workouts as a half-marathoner? Think fast.

Think fast-twitch that is. Johann Hubert, a professional certified personal trainer in Coppell, TX, steals all 6 of my 5 AM running partners every Friday. They leave me slugging it out alone while they spend an hour challenging their fast-twitch muscle fibers. One of them has attended Hubert’s FT class for six years and says, “It has helped with my endurance and injury prevention by strengthening surrounding supportive muscles. The leg work undoubtedly helps with powering through the end part of the race.” Hubert states that his Fast Twitch System “develops an athlete’s speed, quickness, explosiveness, power, strength and endurance to its maximum potential.” He explains, “The athlete can train at the same speeds at which he or she performs, and because the training can be tailored to emulate the same variable

speeds throughout the range of motion as experienced while sprinting or playing their sport, performance training becomes an exact science which gives the Fast Twitch System direct quantifiable impact on each athlete’s performance.”

He is certain that such training is an enhancement to all runners regimen. Hubert explains this is because, “It allows for harder and more sustained sets of exercise without breaking the muscle tissue down while at the same time emulating the actual sport’s performance.” Hubert also implements a combination of plyometric and quick footwork too “because it trains proprioceptive response and motor unit recruitment patterns.”

I translate that to meaning it trains the better athlete deep within. Excel in your chosen sport, whether it be swimming, football, soccer, basketball, or running, whether it involve track spikes or leotards or skates and extraordinary dental coverage. Be the best, the most accurate, and the fastest. But don’t be left out in the cold. Try putting one of your weekly runs on ice for this month. Increase your speed by improving the contraction speed in your muscles by properly conditioning your fast-twitch muscle fibers instead. Let’s leave the literal running on ice to Lauryn and Lolo!

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ZERO Prostate Cancer Run – Austin was the perfect day even after the government shut-down caused

us to push the event back from October to November because of its affect on our race venue, Camp Mabry Military Base. Once race day came, however, all was groovy, the music was bumping, the crowds were running and dancing, the kegs were flowing, and all were smiling. But after any successful event, there’s a mess to clean up.

Luckily, we were prepared with plenty of cardboard trash bins at setup and all of our guests were courteous enough to place everything in them throughout the event space. After closing up with the vendors, sponsors, volunteers and ZERO staff, the last task was to take these bins to the dumpster. Sounds simple right? Wrong! When my co-director, Brandon, and I went to take the last bin to the dumpster, not only did it spill out from the bottom end, but mother nature decided to send us wind and a storm of bees to add to our last bin of fun. I don’t think there was a push from the wind all day until this spill. Now that I think about it, are bees still alive in November? They both came out of nowhere!

As we stood there staring at the upset pile of wrappers, cups, bagels and, a head of lettuce?!?, we

decided we weren’t touching a thing without a pair of gloves. As we loaded into the golf cart, Brandon accidentally backed into the pile of trash as though it weren’t messy enough. My look could have killed. But French novelst, Antoine de Saint-Exupery once stated, “Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.” So, we instead stared down in the direction of

the stink and understood, just as the best [strictly working related!] relationships do, races sometimes require a little extra effort.

It took a little while, but we picked up every piece of trash and fought off swarms of bees with our amazing ninja skills. There were some points we ran away screaming but still decided not to let them come between us. (Literally, we hung in close claiming the safety in numbers rule, each of us gambling they’d find the other to smell sweet as honey.) Ahh, the romantic words of Shakespeare, “For so work the honey-bees, creatures that by a rule in nature teach the act of order to a peopled kingdom.” Lesson learned: from now on, always hire a trash crew!

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Even though it’s only February and still considered wintertime, DFWRUNS/On Your Left! Marketing & Events has a variety of big events springing up!

In addition to one of our sprouting new race clients, the Stonebriar Spring Sprint 5K, we have high-rising anticipations for races that have been building over the last few years like the 3rd annual Form Follows Fitness 5K and the smokin’ hot Central Market Thrill of the Grill 5K (now in its fifth year running). That’s just to name three of our events only between now and April! Did you realize that our event management department touches more than 10 races in Dallas alone throughout the year? Maybe you did, but perhaps you weren’t aware the City of Dallas puts on approximately 1,000 permitted events, including foot races, cycling events, parades, concerts, and ceremonies each potentially involving up to 200,000 people at one time. Have you considered the man hours that go into reviewing all of those permits in addition to the ones evaluated over many hours but end up declined? And who spends the weeks and months of planning and who is the first to arrive and the last to leave on event day?

This month we’d like to introduce you to Officer Jim Bailey of the Dallas Police Department so the next time you run past him or one of the hundreds of officers he coordinates at any of the hundred races in Dallas this year, you might use one of your breaths to say, “Thank you.”

Officer Jim Bailey joined the Dallas PD in 1980 and is highly regarded in his role as Tactical Planning Officer for Special Events. He is the man behind all those uniformed police you see as you check off your miles and of those you didn’t. Just as our race directors plan numerous months to a year

in advance to deliver a well-organized event, Bailey is the authority who ensures all details are clear with each officer and verifies each has a precise understanding of their assignments from start to finish. His start, however, begins long before most participants jittering in their corrals. Many office hours are put in with the drafters of the permits, the other officers, and the event organizers long before your training has even begun. We were privileged to work with him during the inaugural year of the Dallas Center for Architecture’s Form Follows Fitness 5K where our incredible route showcasing some of the city’s most notable architectural structures, demanded a whopping 85 officers on the course alone. Officer Bailey made certain the entire day went exactly as planned, leaving no room for error and securing the highest level of safety possible to all our participants.

We take this opportunity to give a fist-bump and a high-five to him and to all of the officers who work countless hours with us, who give their weekends to provide protective service at our events because with such security, we are able to acutely focus on the details of our work. As hard-working and dedicated as he is, and as much as he commands the same from young officers coming in, he does remind them often the importance of guarding the value in family as well, “Don’t let it interfere with your family, go to your kids’ play, go to their soccer game.” Please join us in recognizing Officer Jim Bailey, all of the supervisors and core group of officers at every event that take it and get it done, and notably, the women in the Office of Special Events who make everything from a-z happen; Marybeth Lysen, Rhonda Ivory, Linda Wright, and Maria Ochoa-Cardenas.

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THANKS TO OFFICER JIMMY BAILEY & HIS TEAM

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Whoa, momma, it’s cold outside! How does the body accommodate and what can you do to ensure your health

while running and exercising in this arctic blast?

Mammals are equipped with thermal sensors which register the temperature of skin, blood vessels, organs, and muscles. This information is then accumulated in the hypothalamus, a tiny little bugger deep in our brains, which in turn sends signals back to our vessels to constrict or dilate, to our skin to perspire (or not), to our muscles to tremble, and to our bronchial tubes.

According to “7 The Physiology of Cold Exposure,” Nutritional Needs in Cold and

High Altitude Environments: Applications for Military Personnel in Field Operations, our body temperature equals internal heat production plus heat transfer between the body

and the environment. Heat exchange between the body and our surroundings happens in four ways: evaporation, radiation, conduction, and convection.

Wind increases convective heat loss from the body. In wet weather, convective heat loss is

greater, (therefore dry clothes provide more insulation than wet). For the science geek runners, the heat transfer coefficient of water is 70x that of air. Snow, rain, and sweat (evaporation) are sources of moisture and will increase heat loss in the cold!

Exercise itself increases heat production, but it also facilitates heat loss from the body through radiation. As we warm up, blood flow increases to the skin and we

lose heat. Limb movement increases convective heat loss. The key to staying healthy running in the cold is therefore a balance between heat production and loss.

If heat loss is greater than the body’s ability to generate it, hypothermia can set in. Frostbite can set in before that, especially to the cheeks, nose, ears, fingers, and toes. Exercising in the cold can also increase risk of asthma and heart attacks.

Cold results in basically two responses: blood vessel responses which decrease heat loss to our surroundings and metabolic responses which generate and replace heat loss to the environment by muscle contraction.

When our blood vessels initially clamp down in the cold to lower heat loss, our skin temperature decreases. (Those of you with Raynauds need extra protection this time of year!) Cold weather also

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“The key to staying healthy running in the cold is therefore a balance between heat production and loss.”

They say that doctors make the worst patients. In Pick It and Flick It, Holly Johnson, M.D. affirms that it doesn’t have to be that way as she shares the emotional, spiritual, and physical reality of how she conquered a potentially devastating diagnosis and kept away the demons of hopelessness, uncertainty, and fear that commonly paralyze any person who is faced with a life-altering event. In this true story of doctor-turned-patient, she squashes her inner enemies with a hit of humor, a punch of grace, and a few temporary tattoos. Written just for you, Dr. Johnson shares her own prescription for healing that she wrote when her body staged a revolution so she could undergo an evolution.

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increases blood pressure and cardiac output. Some sources say that there is either a small drop in heart rate or very little change in it when it is cold outside (above source and Sports Medicine 1991; June; 11(6) 367-81 “Physiology of Exercise in the Cold). Other sources (such as Peak Performance Online, Livestrong, and Peak Fitness by Dr. Mercola) state that when you are cold, your body responds with an increase in heart rate to keep up your core temperature and to get blood to the brain, muscles, and organs.

Although muscle contractions liberate heat, cold weather decreases the maximum power of muscle contraction so you may not be able to run as fast as on warmer days. Without voluntary (exercise) muscle movement, when the body is cold, it will shiver.

Different persons exposed to the same environment do not have the same response to cold due to differences in body size, composition, and configuration. (Let me break it down.)

Those with a larger surface area will have greater heat loss … the more skin exposed to cold, the more you lose heat. Makes sense. Those with a large mass tend to maintain a constant temp … they are naturally insulated against heat loss. Still makes sense. Put it together: it is the ratio of surface area to mass that influences heat loss. Example: those with a large surface area to mass ratio (skinny runners without much muscle or fat like me) get cold the fastest.

Does gender affect response to cold weather? Well, yeah! Overall women are at a disadvantage in the cold for several reasons including body size, shape, composition, and likely, hormones.

Fear not! Cold acclimation occurs after about two weeks. And the good news for those trying to lose weight is that acclimation leads to fat breakdown as the primary source of energy!

Please Note: The info in this article is not a substitute for medical advice from your own physician. Dr. Johnson and DFWRUNS/OYL! are not responsible for the weather, polar vortexes, cold toes, or cold noses.

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WHAT IS MY RX FOR STAYING HEALTHY WHILE RUNNING IN THE COLD?

1 Extend your warm up to bring your heart rate up slowly.

Wear an undershirt made of synthetic wicking material, then layer.

Wear tight running pants and tight long sleeves to prevent warm air from escaping. (Don’t wear cotton as it holds in moisture as you sweat...wet cotton will make you colder.)

Wear a hat (50% of your body heat is lost through an uncovered head), gloves or mittens, and a non-cotton scarf or gaiter to warm up air going into your lungs.

Wear lip balm and sunscreen on your uncovered parts.

If running in the ice and snow wear shoes with pronounced tread to prevent slipping.

Eat a hearty high carb meal pre-run.

Hydrate as you normally would.

Finally, soon after your arctic run, cover up with dry clothes until you can get to a warm shower and a hot beverage!

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This last December I jaunted all around Tucson, Arizona for the ZERO Prostate Cancer Run that we manage at Reid Park Zoo. I’ve been to Tucson several times; and the City is a blend of California, Tex-Mex, desert beauty and perfect weather for a jaunt junkie!

Being back in Dallas after the trip had me thinking about all of the places I’ve jaunted here over the last ten years and how many new trails there are, as well as some tried and true like White Rock Lake. Us runners call it…you know the term “the loop” or we “looped the lake”, and often during marathon training we “loop it twice and add more miles.” The distance is between 9-10 miles depending on which path you take.

Tucson has its own loop too, but it’s ten times larger than our loop in Dallas! We started our run the last day of the trip at Rio Vista Park, which showcased the fantastic mountains surrounding Tucson (where there is even more jaunting to be had). There are many access points to the loop which makes it convenient for many to use the trail system.

Currently, Pima county folks can venture out on foot/running shoes, bikes, skates, and horses (yes they even allow equines!) for over 100 miles of CAR FREE greatness. Parallel to the paved trails, there are many sections of dirt paths which runners can transition for a softer feel under their feet and get up close to the Saguaro cacti. It’s really amazing!

The City of Tucson has been developing the loop for some time around the metro area and some sections are still in the works but once complete it will connect many of the larger parks in the area and will host 131 miles around the beautiful desert landscape. If you find yourself in Tucson, and need to grab some miles (bike or foot), this is a great place to go, hands down!

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As someone who didn’t grow up with social media outside of dropping a note and it getting passed around at school, social

media has become a very large part of almost everyone’s daily life. For DFWRUNS, it is an invaluable relationship building tool that also lets us get the word out about what we’re doing. These tools as they’re known in the marketing world allow us to stay in front of those we’re trying to reach and keep them informed in a very natural way that has become most people’s go-to place for information. Personally, I tend to bounce around to everything out there but the two that get most of our attention is Facebook and Twitter. They have proven themselves and stand above the others. We’re always trying to build our strength in the social media world and use it strategically to make sure you know what’s going on with us in between a few emails and On Your Left! every month.

So let’s take a minute and stretch this out further. Facebook and Twitter help you stretch your event to those both near and far. Much like the hamstring, Facebook and Twitter are the ones we feel most comfortable working with for our events. When someone asks you to “stretch out before we begin”, almost always do we go to our hamstrings first. Touching your toes isn’t anything new to us. It’s easy! This easy stretch could be what you need to help you gain the strength, flexibility and endurance you want this season!

Simply put both feet together, stand up straight (with no bend in your knees) and touch those toes! Take your time while doing this exercise too! Doctors recommend holding this stretch for 1-3x at 15-30 seconds each time. Oh, and don’t forget to breath and not to bounce while you’re stretching! Sometimes holding our breath is something we all tend to do when the pressure is on. Make sure you breathe this out!

Stretch, Strengthen & Strategize!By Neil Parker and Brandon Gillingham

HASHTAGS AND HAMSTRINGS

Share with us your favorite stretch, drill or warm-up routine before your big race. Visit Facebook.com/DFWRUNS or follow us on TWITTER.

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The benefits of distance running are so numerous to even begin listing that it would take a lifetime to describe. Any health

professional could provide a stack of scientific literature that would go from floor to ceiling describing the benefits one receives by being a “runner.” Psychological, physical, and emotional benefits are only just a few areas science has focused on researching the advantages that running provides an individual. Now, take two runners and join them in love and holy matrimony. What would happen to those goods? How would each runner still score?

Our story can help to answer these questions. Why? Because we’re both runners who met, got to know each other, and fell in love through our shared running passion. Every major milestone in our relationship revolved around some running event — the biggest one being our engagement. Greg tells this story best…

Liz was in Florida on a girls’ vacation to run the Disney Half-Marathon. I decided this would be the perfect chance to change the course of our lives.

I coordinated with Liz’s friends and secretly flew to Orlando and showed up in Downtown Disney where the girls had planned their after-race celebrations. Liz thought she was just there to eat, drink and

restore those glycogen stores. What happened next will replenish more than just glycogen stores and will last for a lifetime as I dropped to one knee in the middle of Downtown Disney. Liz’s worst half marathon experience (having been

fighting pneumonia for two weeks) was instantly transitioned into the best day of her life (and mine)!

So, we can tell you from experience that the endorphines we received from marrying another runner are far greater than when we were single runners only running for ourselves. The best part is that the benefits aren’t just shared with each other, but enhanced in such ways no scientific literature could even begin to describe.

Think about the “typical” runner. We have quirky habits, odd training schedules, and a very different sense of what is “fun.” Non-runners tend to look at us with that funny look. You just ran 15 miles yesterday…why do you need to run again today? You couldn’t walk down the stairs after your last marathon…why are you doing another one? It’s below freezing outside… why do you need to go run in it? Who better to understand a runner’s tendencies than another runner? We push and encourage each other in ways only runners know how. Dinners are later, breakfasts are earlier too. And it’s all done without funny looks. Because we’re doing it together!

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Another benefit from running came as a surprise to us after we got married. It’s a great tool for conflict management! Any runner can tell you that when you’re angry, sad, upset or frustrated, the best thing to do is hit the pavement. There’s something about that steady sound of your feet striking and the rhythm of your breathing that helps to clear your head and find focus. So when we fight, we’ve found that instead of confining it to the living room, we take it outside. Even if we start in silence, there’s a point in that run when we cool down, find focus, see the bigger picture, and find resolution. Works every time.

Let’s face it, when you’re a runner, running is a major part of your life. It’s a passion that drives so many aspects of your life. Having a spouse who shares that same passion just enhances it even more. And it enhances that passion with each other. Whether we run together or just run at the same time, we’re sharing that experience. We are each other’s biggest supporters. So there’s no jealousy when one of us says, “I’m going out for a long run. Be back in a few hours.” There are no looks that say I wish you’d stay home with me. Instead it’s, “let me grab my shoes.”

THOSE WHO RUN TOGETHER, STICK TOGETHER, CONT.

The Dallas Center for Architecture Foundation (DCFA)

will hold its third annual Form Follows Fitness 5K on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Klyde Warren Park in downtown Dallas. The event has raised over tens of thousands of dollars in the last two years, helping to support their public programming encouraging the conversation about why architecture matters to YOU.

Your run gives back in many ways! The DCFA also provides the next generation of architects and design professionals thousands of dollars through their scholarship/traveling fellowship program.

Outside of the race event held each February, did you know there are other ways you can continue to explore all the great structures and historically acclaimed buildings in your city? Well, when you and your Valentine sweetheart aren’t gazing

out at the colorfully lit Dallas skyline, take a date to the DCFA offices at 1909 Woodall Rodgers Freeway — adjacent to our awesome race venue, Klyde Warren Park. They are open to visitors on weekdays and regularly present a variety of public programs, including walking tours, film screenings, exhibitions, panel discussions and family programs.

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FAMILY LOVE

February. I don’t know about you, but the first thing I think of is Valentine’s Day. I’m single, but I’m also fourteen so trust me, I am perfectly ok with that.

I do however still enjoy the holiday. It reminds you of who you love, and sometimes proves who loves you. Recently I saw the animated Disney movie, Frozen. For those of you who don’t know, Frozen was about a Princess who had the power to create snow and ice. After years of hiding her gift, it goes wrong and she accidently puts her kingdom under a deep freeze and runs away. Her sister tries to go after her, to convince her to fix everything. She ends up getting hurt in the process, and the only thing that can save her is an act of true love. Now you would think, that that act of true love would be a kiss with “the love of her life,” instead it turns out to be the love of the two sisters that saves her. I’m sorry if that was a very broad description, but if you haven’t seen the movie, I didn’t want to ruin the

whole thing for you. I thought it was a very cute movie, especially since I saw it with my younger cousins. But the thing that stuck out to me the most was that her sister

saved her, and not her boyfriend. I think during the time of Valentine’s Day we get so wrapped up in the love that couples share, and sometimes forget about how we love our families just as much.

I’ve mentioned my family several times; if you read my last column then you would know that we ran a 1 mile fun run together in December. I think I’ve also said few times that we are not your typical “running family.” That does not change the fact they have

supported me every step of the way these past few years that I’ve been running. I will be honest and say I am not that good of a runner. There were often times after track meets that I had been lapped in, when I wasn’t feeling so confident. My family supports me, pulls me out of my pity when I am down in the dumps, and humbles me as well. In school, I am a straight A student, I play the flute in band, I am president of our Student Council, and I do not mind being the teacher’s pet. I strive to be the best, and running is one of the few things that I can definitely say that I’m not the best. But my family reminds me that I do not have to be perfect for them to love me, and it’s ok if I screw up every once in a while.

My Mother is generally the one I listen to the most when I’m given a pep talk after a not-so-good day. She’s the one who will rearrange her work schedule or sit in front of her computer for a few hours each month, trying to figure out how to get both me and Nick to our many activities, especially if my Dad’s out of town. Without her, I wouldn’t have been able to go to half of the 5ks I do now. My Dad doesn’t mind going to a 5k with me, even if it might be the only Saturday he’s

“My family supports me, pulls me out of my pity when I’m down in the dumps and humbles me as well.”

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home that month. He’ll look ridiculous with me after we do a Color Run and if he sees me up ahead in a race, he will always give me a few words of encouragement. Even if he looks like he’s about to die after a 5k, he’ll always ask me how I did first. Finally, in our family of four, there’s little Nick. Even if he is three inches taller than me, he will always be my little brother. I’m sure he’s thrilled he only has to go to a few 5ks now, instead of dance recitals! But he never complains when we have to drag him with us to a 5k (even if he can’t participate) and I always appreciate how he has a bottle of water waiting for me at the finish line. It was extremely humbling when he smoked me at that fun run, so I definitely will make sure that won’t happen again!

After my immediate family, there are always my grandparents. Grandma, Poppa, and Nana, you always try to make it to as many of my events as possible. I know it’s not always so fun to sit in crowded bleachers at track meets- with freezing cold temperatures for hours on end, only to watch my single event that lasts about seven minutes. Even if I do horrible, you always tell me I did great, and I really appreciate it. I don’t know how I ended up with such amazing and supportive grandparents, so I am truly lucky. I in addition I want to mention my Uncle Larry, who’s beyond doubt the best runner in the family. I always appreciate the running gear you give me, and all the helpful tips. I am proud to say that we have at least one marathoner in the family. I also thought I’d mention my second-cousin Leslie, who recently completed her first half-marathon with my Uncle Larry. I wish I could train to run 13 miles and raise three adorably rambunctious boys at the same time, so I admire you for that. My point is, even if my family might not run with me, they support me, and that does so much more. I love them all so much and couldn’t wish for a better family.

I hope everyone has a fabulous Valentine’s Day, spent with everyone you love. But another event that I’m looking forward to with my family is the much awaited Winter Olympics! Something I learned recently is that a few of the track athletes participate in the Bobsled competitions as the runners. So I will definitely have to watch that! Stay warm, and GO USA!

SURVEY SAYS!More than half of our survey participants from last month’s issue of On Your Left! stated that, should their race be cancelled due to unsafe running conditions, they preferred a discounted entry for the next year’s event. Only 9% say they would want a full refund. The second most popular choice was that a straight donation to the race’s beneficiary be made instead. One participant added, “I want my race shirts/medals. We already paid for them. You already ordered them. You need to give them to the rightful runners — don’t need to pay to store them.”

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