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March 22, 2007

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Hello Everyone, March 22, 2007

In this Issue:

North America's Oldest Road Race Beckons
Exercise Boosts Brain Power
Upcoming Events - SUDBURYROCKS!!! Race, Run or Walk for Diabetes
Running Room Update -
Track North News - Andrew Wins Silver at NCAA's!
Mike Coughlin's Tri Section:

North America's Oldest Road Race Beckons

This Sunday will mark the start of Hamilton's 113th running of the "Around the Bay" 30k Road Race - the oldest distance running event in North America. Rich in tradition, it has been run and won by the best from around the world, including Boston Marathon winners and Olympic gold medallists. Way back in 1894 Billy Marshal was first across the line in 2:14. That mark has been lowered steadily throughout the years. The current course record for men was run in 2000 (Joseph Ndiritu in 1:32:53). The current ladies mark is held by Lioudmila Kortchaguina in 1:46:05.

Mere mortals enthusiastically take part in this event also as about 5500 runners and walkers will make their way from the start in downtown Hamilton, around the bay to the hills of Burlington and back home in Hamilton to a fantastic finish in Copps Colleseum.

And the course is excellent but challenging. The first two-thirds of the route is flat and fast, but runners then encounter a series of hills that are usually windblown. There may be a bit of lingering snow and ice here. About four and a half kilometres from the end, they charge down the steep Valley Inn Road. At the bottom, a little guy named Stan Wakeman—a regular over the last fifteen years—blasts the Queen song “We Will Rock You.” Give him a "Low Five". He deserves mucho kudos for his support. Then comes a winding, 500-metre "monster" climb up the other side of the valley. Many unsuspecting runners will be reduced to a walk here. At the top, on York Boulevard, only three and a half mildly downgrade kilometres remain before the race finishes in downtown Hamilton. Prepared runners will gain lots of time here. Others will be reduced to a survival shuffle. Keep going! At about the twenty-eight kilometre mark the Grim Reaper will attempt to cajole you into stopping. Don't! The Colleseum and the finish are in sight. Run strong into Copps and see yourself cross the finish line on the Jumbo Tron provided just for you.

Naturally Ontario's most famous road course has beckoned numerous Rocks!! and locals. Many are first timers and are approaching the event with much excitement and a dollop of trepidation thrown in. A few of us regulars will be there as well to wish the newbies well and congratulate them as they don their well deserved medals at the finish line in Copps.

Next week, read all about the results of the 113th running of Hamilton's "Around the Bay" Road Race.

Exercise Boosts BrainPower

Forwarded by Tim Uuksulainen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Exercise boosts brainpower by building new brain
cells in a brain region linked with memory and memory loss, U.S. researchers
reported on Monday.
Tests on mice showed they grew new brain cells in a brain region called
the dentate gyrus, a part of the hippocampus that is known to be affected in
the age-related memory decline that begins around age 30 for most humans.
The researchers used magnetic resonance imaging scans to help document the
process in mice -- and then used MRIs to look at the brains of people before
and after exercise.
They found the same patterns, which suggests that people also grow new
brain cells when they exercise.
"No previous research has systematically examined the different regions of
the hippocampus and identified which region is most affected by exercise,"
Dr. Scott Small, a neurologist at Columbia University Medical Center in New
York who led the study, said in a statement.
Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the
researchers said they first tested mice.
Brain expert Fred Gage, of the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, had
shown that exercise can cause the development of new brain cells in the
mouse equivalent of the dentate gyrus.
The teams worked together to find a way to measure this using MRI, by
tracking cerebral blood volume.
"Once these findings were established in mice, we were interested in
determining how exercise affects the hippocampal cerebral blood volume maps
of humans," they wrote.
They of course could not dissect the brains of people to see if new
neurons grew, but they could use MRI to have a peek.
They recruited 11 healthy adults and made them undergo a three-month
aerobic exercise regimen.
They did MRIs of their brains before and after. They also measured the
fitness of each volunteer by measuring oxygen volume before and after the
training program.
Exercise generated blood flow to the dentate gyrus of the people, and the
more fit a person got, the more blood flow the MRI detected, the researchers
found.
"The remarkable similarities between the exercise-induced cerebral blood
volume changes in the hippocampal formation of mice and humans suggest that
the effect is mediated by similar mechanisms," they wrote.
"Our next step is to identify the exercise regimen that is most beneficial
to improve cognition and reduce normal memory loss, so that physicians may
be able to prescribe specific types of exercise to improve memory," Small
said.

Upcoming Events

1k, 5k, 10k, 1/2 Marathon and Marathon

Canada's ONLY Chase Marathon!!

Visit our Events Section for all the Details

Run Club Update

Click Here for Run Club & Clinic Information

The Running Room Club Update: March 21, 2007
Sudbury Store (Cedar Pointe Plaza)

Spring Greetings from the Sudbury Running Room!

We have a new addition to our Running Room team.

We would like to send out a warm welcome to

Amanda Seed!

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Vector coupons are back!

On specially marked boxes of Vector Cereal, you will find Running Room coupons right on the side of the box.

Now with two offers!

1. The same great 20% off purchases of $50 or more, and

2. A coupon for a free performance t-shirt, with a 20% off clinic coupon!

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New Clinics starting next week:

Learn to Run: Monday March 26 at 6:00pm
You've always wanted to run but haven't known where to start. Here's where. Goal Event is the Spring Sprint

For Women Only: Friday March 30 at 6:30pm
This learn-to-run clinic was designed with the female athlete in mind. Goal Event: Spring Sprint

5K Run: Monday March 26 at 6:30pm
You want to achieve a 5K event. You will be introduced to the Running Room 10/1 (stress/rest) program. Goal event: Spring Sprint

1/2 Marathon Run: Tuesday March 27 at 6:00pm
The Half Marathon Clinic program will take you beyond the 10K and help your running goals. Goal event: Friendly Massey Half Marathon

Please feel free to contact us at the Running Room if you have any questions.

Phone: 705-523-4664 or Email: sudbury@runningroom.com

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Clinic Instructor Information Session

Tonight: Wednesday March 21 at 7:00pm

No strings attached. Everyone is welcome.

Come learn what the experience is all about.

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20 Minute Challenge

Wednesday July 18th, 2007 at 6:00pm

Bring out the family, sign up your co-workers, tell your friends! We know you can do it! Pre-event registrations guarantee a Free Cobalt Blue mesh cap!

http://www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceId=2736

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Around the Bay 30K this Weekend

We want to wish everyone off to Hamilton for the 30K or 5K events this weekend -All the best!

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Upcoming Events:

Registration available for all events at www.runningroom.com

Sudbury Rocks!! Race, Run, or Walk for Diabetes 1K, 5K, 10K, 1/2 Marathon & Full Marathon: Sunday May 6 at the YMCA

Spring Sprint 5K & 10K: Sunday June 3rd at College Boreal.

Inco/Walden Firecracker 5K & 1K: Sunday July 1st in Lively

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FREE Run/Walk Club Schedule:

Everyone Welcome

Wednesday @ 6:00pm

10K (Cory) 4K

10K Walk (Jo) 4K

1/2 Marathon Walk (Janet) 6 Hills

1/2 Marathon Run (Bob and Mary Bess) 7 Hills

Full marathon Run (Sharon and Paul) 7 Hills

Sunday @ 8:30am

10K (Cory) 8K

10K Walk (Jo) 8K

1/2 Marathon Walk (Janet) 16K

1/2 Marathon Run (Bob and Mary Bess) 16K

Full marathon RUn (Sharon and Paul) 20K

Happy Trails,

Johanna and Kris

Happy Trails!
Jo and Kris

Track North News - by Dick Moss

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Andrew Wins Silver at NCAA's!

Andrew Ellerton won a silver medal in the 800m at the NCAA's this weekend, running a season-best 1:48.55.

You can see the write-up of the race at the U. of Michigan website
http://www.mgoblue.com/section_display.cfm?section_id=199&top=2&level=2

Or, even better, SEE the race on YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4KmKK5dENI&mode=related&search=

Way to go, Andrew!

Dick Moss, Coach,
Track North Athletic Club/Laurentian U. XC,
http://www.tracknorth.com

Mike's TRi Website

by Mike Coughlin

mike@discomfortzone.com
www.mikestriadventure.ca

For information call me.
Vincent Perdue
341 Fourth Ave, Sudbury On. P3B-3R9
705-560-0424
vtperdue@cyberbeach.net

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