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Issue: #26 DoMore eMag | May 2010 |
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Athletes of the Month - Richard Weber & Jen MacLean | | RICHARD WEBBER
 On March 3rd, Richard Weber and his son, Tessum Weber along with international adventurers, David Pierce Jones and Howard Fairbanks embarked on a trek to the Geographic North Pole. The 750 km trek in northern Canada may just be the toughest trek on the planet. This is Richard's seventh full-length expedition to the North Pole and Tessum's first expedition to the North Pole. On April 14, 2010 they reached the North Pole in 41 days 18 hours 52 minutes, setting what they believe was a new record. The team used 7SYSTEMS daily to ensure they were meeting their nutritional requirements.
"With the support 7SYSTEMS provided our bodies during the expedition, I now want to start offering it to all the polar expeditions I train. I really believe it makes a difference."
Click here to read more about this record-setting adventure.
 Jen MacLean is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist and has recently begun competing in triathlons after having taken 5 years off to complete her masters and start her career. Jen finished as the 3rd overall female in her first race back at the Sooke triathlon on May 9th, given that she hadn't raced in 5 years and had to battle H1N1 in the fall of 09, she was an easy pick as one of our athlete's of the month.
After having H1N1 in the fall, Jen was looking for a supplement to help her meet the extensive demands of working full-time and training. Having heard positive things about 7SYSTEMS, and knowing several athletes on the 7SYSTEMS pro team, she decided to try it. Despite Jen's daily exposure to germs and viruses at work, she has been in perfect health since starting with 7SYSTEMS, and she couldn't be happier with the effect that it has had on both her training and overall health.
Jen will be racing at the Oliver Half Ironman this June, and, more importantly, is looking forward to a healthy season of triathlon competition.
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Visit our Success Story BLOG to read more athletes' stories. Just in case you were wondering, we do not pay any of our profiled athletes to use 7SYSTEMS - they all use it because it works for them! |
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CONTEST- IMPROVE 7% & WIN | | |
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Do you feel like you want to DO MORE in 2010?
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Are you or someone you know looking for that extra gear to help do it?
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Is this the year to set a personal course record?
We believe that using 7SYSTEMS can help you go 7% faster.* We want people to try it and let us know if we are right.
How to Enter>>>
Be it a half marathon, a triathlon, a duathlon or a marathon, tell us which race you want to improve by 7% or more at this year, and why you should be the one to get an 'edge' with 7SYSTEMS.
Not only will 7SYSTEMS help you GO FASTER this year, you also will have the chance to win one of three fabulous prize packs.
The CHAMPION will receive a prize pack valued at approximately $7000.** The runners-up will also get prizes! The Champion prize pack currently includes:
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a 12 months supply of 7SYSTEMS
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a 6 month personalized training program from Ironman champ Jasper Blake
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a 2010 Nineteen Frequency wetsuit - Nineteen's top of the line suit
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a pair of Ryders sunglasses
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a signed print of Simon Whitfield's photo finish at Des Moines last year
Thank you to: Jasper Blake Coaching, Nineteen Wetsuits, Running Free and Simon Whitfield for providing these amazing prizes. We anticipate adding more prizes to the prize pack in the coming weeks.
Just for entering you will get a FREE personally signed copy of Canadian sports legend Simon Whitfield's book AND $10 OFF of your next purchase of 7SYSTEMS endurance sports supplement. IF you are chosen to be a contestant you will be provided with a FREE supply of 7SYSTEMS while you are training for your event.
What You Get for Referring a Friend>>>
All you need to do is get a friend who's training for an endurance race to enter the contest.
Not only does your friend get a chance to WIN, you get $10 off your next purchase of 7SYSTEMS for every friend that you get to enter.
* Combined with proper nutrition and rigorous training plan and the right equipment.
** The CHAMPION prize pack will only be awarded if one of the finalists achieves or exceeds his or her Target Time |
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Health Tip - Cosmic Cookies |
Cosmic Cookies
One of Jen MacLean's favourite snacks! 
Directions
1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
2) Line 2-3 baking trays with parchment paper.
3) Combine dry ingredients; from oats to raisins.
4) Combine wet ingredients: from water to soy milk.
5) Stir dry and wet together until just combined.
6) Portion cookie dough using 1/3 cup measure and place on baking tray.
7) Gently flatten cookies.
8) Bake for 24 minutes or until lightly browned. | |
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Coaches Corner - Dental Health for the Endurance Athlete | Summer is fast approaching and for many endurance athletes this means an increase in the consumption of carbohydrate based fuel sources like gels, sport drinks and energy bars. These products are good for warding off the dreaded bonk but have you ever considered the potential damage to your teeth that these products might cause?
Well, we did wonder just that so we asked aspiring age group triathlete and prominent dentist Dr. Derek Hopkins to give us the scoop on keeping your teeth in top shape. Here is what he told us.
Dental Health for the Endurance Athlete
by Derek Hopkins
Most people involved in endurance sport do so to maintain or improve their overall health. Endurance sport stresses the body in certain ways causing physiologic change leading to these health benefits. These same stresses may have implications for dental health. A main area of consideration for dental health for endurance athletes is tooth structure health. This area of health relates to tooth decay and erosion. Both involve loss of tooth structure. Decay is loss of tooth structure from bacterial acid production. Erosion is loss of tooth structure from dietary acid or gastric (stomach) acid. |
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Retailers 
Sporting Life 10k 
The Sporting Life 10k is a classic race through downtown Toronto which this year had over 14,000 participants. 7SYSTEMS put in a team again this year which included Paul Kemp, Mike Greenberg, Michael Midmer, Natasha Sweeney, Michael Medeiros, Leigh Tynan, Saga Williams and Derek Teevan. It was a good race for all, and the team would have repeated its title of 2009 if the race organizers had not, for the second race in a row, left us out of the team results. As in 2009, we had 7SYSTEMS can-man racing. Although not as fast as last year, the can-man finished in a very respectable 45 minutes...not bad for 10km with a 6 ft 7SYSTEMS container strapped on your body.
The Race4MS 
This fundraising program is back in 2010 and once again 7SYSTEMS is playing a big role in supporting their efforts. Building on last year's amazing success in raising $110,000 for MS research, this year's edition is looking to do even better. We have 15 spots available for participants to compete at Ironman Canada. If you are interested in finding out more details please contact Brian Lim at Brian.Lim@mssociety.ca.
Happy Cross-Training!
The 7SYSTEMS Team
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