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Events are confirmed for 2010...

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On May 21st, Vinny spoke to a spellbound group of old and new members and friends about what he loves best: Running, Racing and Training. 

More particularly, he laid out his ideas for how and why all of us can and should strive to improve our running and racing times.  Specifically, his remarks - a wonderful combination of scientifically-based information, personal experience and the stories and anecdotes of elite runners (don't worry, Joanie, your secret's safe with us!) - were, as always, laced with great humor and affection for the sport.

If you missed this talk - and shame on you! - an outline of his key points can be found HERE.

Dr. Tony Breitbach, of Wellness Revolution Chiropractic and Rehabilitation Center, Spoke on April 30th, about WHY your diet is important for peak performance, and WHAT to eat before, during, and immediately after a race.

Members and guests were delighted with the helpful information and Dr. Tony answered many questions about all manner of foods, drinks and practices - good and bad - engaged in by runners.

A PDF of his presentation is available HERE, and is very much worth reviewing. Dr. Tony would be happy to answer further questions as well, via his web site... tell him ERC sent you!

Rol and his DPM friend, Gary Rogers, spoke on March 19th on proper shoe selection, fit and wear, the use and benefits of orthotics and took questions on injury prevention and recovery. See the 2008 write-up for their tips and ideas... below.

The purpose of this session was to help you understand your weak links (overactive and underactive muscles) and what specific exercises and stretches you can do to correct them.  This was an active seminar that began with a "Diagnostic Squat Test" from which many strange and wonderful weaknesses were visible around the room  After that, Dr. Tony led us through the entire array of stretches and exercises from which a solid program can be developed to specifically target the weaknesses. READ what attendees had to say. The PPT presentation is now available, in 4 parts (it's a BIGGEE!)....

• Basic Presentation
• Exercises 1-4
• Exercises 5-12
• Exercises 13-24

We had a terrific 4-seminar series last Spring.  Many thanks to all who attended and especially to our speakers, Coach Vinny Finneran (twice!), Dr. Carle Rollins and National Age-Group Champ Nancy Rollins! 

The notes from their talks are now available below. 

Get Ready! March 6th - Vinny Finneran, our Running, Spiritual and Menu Advisor, got us off to a rousing start with information about biomechanics, running techniques and scheduling your running season.  He drew on a number of excellent resources, which can be read HERE.

Get Set! April 3rd - Dr. Carle Rollins, ERC's own Running Gourmet and Podiatrist (not necessarily in that order), spoke about how to prevent injuries through proper selection and sizing of your shoes, proper running and training techniques and much more.  His tips and resources can be read HERE.

Go! May 1st - Coach Vinny returned to talk about how to get faster and stronger during the coming running and racing season.  A summary of his comments and suggestions can be found HERE. 

Nancy Rollins! May 29th - Ms. Masters-of-All-She-Surveys, talked about her life on the run, her training and her racing stories... if you missed it, fear not, her notes are HERE.