Over the years, Nashville has had an explosion of runners take to the streets, and not just on race day.
Music City runners have increased nearly ten fold since Country Music Marathon’s inception in 2000, with more and more people dedicated to a healthier, more active lifestyle. Today, Nashville is alive with runners!
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Algae superfood is shown to increase fat burning and antioxidant protection during prolonged running.
Spirulina is microalgae, powdery and brilliantly green, that is touted as a “superfood” because of its nutrient profile, which includes a lot of protein, vitamin B-12, the essential fatty acid GLA, beta-carotene, iron, and other vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals. It is sold in powder and capsule forms as a nutritional supplement to be added to smoothies and such.
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Have you ever wondered why your standard “jogging” pace is what it is?
Written by: Matt Fitzgerald
Every runner has a natural running pace. It’s the pace you fall into automatically when you go for your typical moderate, steady run of a certain predetermined distance or duration—five miles, 45 minutes or whatever (a format that probably accounts for 90 percent of all runs performed daily by the worldwide population of runners). For each runner this pace changes over time as fitness is gained or lost, and it even changes from day to day based on how one feels—a factor that is influenced by fatigue from preceding training, above all.
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Cytomax Recovery is an example of a post-run recovery drink.
Written by: Shawn Talbott, PhD
Recovery is the neglected performance enhancer, and proper nutrition is the best recovery enhancer.
Everyone is training hard – but the winners are recovering better. Athletes at the highest levels of competition – Tour de France, Ironman, Olympics – understand that the ability to recover quickly and completely often makes the difference between peak performance and poor performance.
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MISSION Skincare™ is the official skincare system of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series
Running is hard on the skin. Sweating for hours at a time is like stewing in an acid bath. On top of that, the sun’s ultraviolet radiation cooks your skin while you log the miles. And the skincare products formulated for couch potatoes that you use to restore your skin may dry it out instead.
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Dr. John Berardi describes a very important part your daily nutrition plan: the balance acids and bases. No need to pull out the old high school chemistry book, John breaks down an easy way to use different food types to keep you balanced and get your diet on track.
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Check your official finishing time! If you feel there was an error in your time or if your name doesn’t appear, please fill out a correction request form.
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2, 4, 6, 8 who did we appreciate? The cheerleaders that’s who! Thank you to all squads for their participation and congratulations to Hillsboro Middle School from Franklin TN for taking home first prize in the spirit competition.
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Dane Patterson, a season 7 contestant on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser: Couples,” completed the 2009 Country Music Marathon with a time of 5 hrs, 47 minutes and 20 seconds.
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Congratulations to Ken Davis of Wilson County who claimed this year’s title of Foot Locker County Challenge Winner.
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