*
  
*
*
* *
Login 
  Tuesday, February 09, 2010 Register 
   

Marathon Training class creates research data (The Minnesota Daily)
By: Ian Larson PE 1262 Marathon Training is no normal class. It meets at 7:30 a.m. Sundays, students are encouraged to run five times a week and the data they log during training may help illuminate the physical effects of long-distance running. The research could strain the widely held theory that athletes sacrifice explosive power and agility when they train for long-distance running and ...

Want This: Marathon in Style (NBC Dallas Fort Worth)
With the Cowtown marathon coming up in a couple of weeks, here are three picks to make your run a fun one.

She’s running ½ marathon for her cousin battling leukemia (The Manteca Bulletin)
Mary Fitzpatrick is putting her endurance to the test as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training.

Half marathon is new king of the road (The State)
It's half the distance. But a full measure of achievement. That's one reason the half marathon is the fastest growing endurance race. While the marathon is still the glamour event, the half marathon is where the bulk of the runners are.

Deep Chand, Shukanya win Mawana Sugars marathon (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Feb 7 : More than 5,000 people wore their running shoes on a warm Sunday for the Mawana Sugars Indian Open marathon here, with Deep Chand and Shukanya Mall winning the men's and women's sections respectively to each take home Rs.250,000 in prize money.

Hooked on running (Huntington Beach Independent)
Michele Bower has been athletic her whole life, but running was never part of that equation.

Mawana Sugars marathon attracts 5,000 runners (Calcutta News)
The Mawana Sugars Indian Open marathon is not like any other run. It is dedicated to more than one social cause. Five thousand people will be out running Sunday for a purse of Rs.15 lakhs.

Running: Mark Todd eyes New York marathon (Otago Daily Times)
New Zealand equestrian great Mark Todd is to run the New York marathon, all in the name of a good cause. The England-based rider, 53, will swap his riding boots for running shoes to contest the famous race on November 7, British equestrian website Horse and Hound has reported.

Mawana Sugars marathon attracts 5,000 runners (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Feb 6 : The Mawana Sugars Indian Open marathon is not like any other run. It is dedicated to more than one social cause. Five thousand people will be out running Sunday for a purse of Rs.15 lakhs.

Marathon, half-marthon training class to be offered (Post-Bulletin)
A spring marathon and half-marathon training class will be held starting on Feb. 16 and running through May 18.
  ALARC 

WELCOME TO ALARC.com!


We are excited to provide ALARC members and the Minnesota running community with a web site with some great features!  If you are a member of ALARC, don't forget to create a login (by clicking on Register in the upper right corner!). Once we verify that you are a current member, you will have access to our Members Only features, which include the directory, copies of ALARC's Weekly Newsletter from Kathy and Todd's Weekly Runs email.  Students of the Marathon Training Program can log in and interact with facilitators and other students to make the most of their training time.


So... Please take a look around and let us know if there are any features you've always wanted to see!  We hope you enjoy the new site!






ALARC is an organization that believes physical fitness is an essential aspect of living a healthy lifestyle. As the largest marathon running club in America, we promote this philosophy through organized events and social functions. We offer organized long and short runs; track and hill workouts; group trips to distant marathons; and various cross training activities. In addition, for the past 24 years we have offered the most successful Marathon Training Program in the U.S. It is designed to educate, train, and support individuals interested in completing their first marathon. This program has trained over 2200 hopeful marathoners from the ages of 16-73 and only nine have not completed their first marathon. We are constantly looking for fun, positive people to enhance our organization. For more information on how to become an ALARC Running Club member, please see our "Join ALARC" page.


We hope you enjoy our site and welcome your comments and suggestions.
  Announcements 
2010 Spring Marathon Training Program
The Most Successful Marathon Training Program begins soon! The ALARC Marathon Training Program begins March 10 with Grandma's Marathon as the target. This year we are offering a Head Start option for runners who wish to run Stillwater, Rochester or Minneapolis. Head Start begins February 20, with Saturday runs only, then pick up the regular training program on March 10.   read more...
2010 ALARC Core/Speed Classes
The year 'round ALARC Core and ALARC Speed classes offer three times weekly training for all levels and goals of conditioning. Whether your objective is general fitness or a Boston qualifier you will find it all right here. For complete details open the Programs tab and click on ALARC Core/Speed. You will do workouts you would NEVER do on your own!   read more...
  Account Login 
 

Copyright (c) 2010 ALARC
*
Active Life and Running Club   Terms Of Use   Privacy Statement