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Get Fit. Stay Fit. Live Fit.
Less than 500 spots left!
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July 13, 2009
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Greetings!
With less than 3 weeks to go we have just under 500
spots left
for the Dublin Irish Festival 4 Miler.
Register online here:
Dublin Irish Festival
4 Miler. We have received an incredible amount
of cooperation from the Dublin Police Department and
the City of Dublin to increase the size of the field this
year to meet demand. However, once this event is full
we will have to close it. Do not wait to register!
You are receiving this email as you are already
registered or we thought this event might be of interest
of you.
Race Information You Need:
The Start/Finish will be in Historic Downtown Dublin
near the intersection of Bridge St. and Dublin Rd.
Start Time - 7:00 p.m.
Course: The course map is available here
Parking:
Historic Dublin Parking Guide
Packet Pickup: Begins July 27th at both Columbus
Running Company in Dublin and Fleet Feet
Sports in Polaris.
Do to the size of the field we
STRONGLY encourage you to pick up your race packet
at Fleet Feet Sports or Columbus Running Company.
If you absolutely can not pickup your packet during
those times, Race Day Packet Pick Up will be in
Historic Downtown Dublin near the intersection
of Bridge St. and Dublin Rd. (in the Starbucks Parking
lot) from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Rules of the Road:
As with many of
the the M3S Events, this will be a full field. Where
should you line up at the start? First of all, this is a
chip timed race which means that the clock is
irrelevant. Your time does not start until you cross the
starting line. With that said, if you are planning on
running 8 minute miles or faster, line up near the front.
If you are going to run 10 to 12 minute miles, line up in
the middle, and so forth. If you are going to run or walk
15 minute miles to 18 minute miles, start
towards the back. Remember, as with all M3S Events,
we have our balloon team in the back so you can
never finish last. We want everyone to have a great
experience and lining up to close to the front may take
away from that experience. If you have any questions
at all about the event please just ask us.
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Your own Pot of Gold!
The best race SCHWAG!
M3S Sports has partnered with the City of Dublin to
create the best race SCHWAG ever for this year's
event. This year you will receive:
A technical shirt,
Electronic D-Tag Chip timing
A ticket to the Dublin Irish Festival good for either
Friday or Sunday
AND...
new this year...a Finisher's Medal.
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Smile Big!
Edwards Family Dental joins our Team!
I am excited to announce that Edwards
Family Dental
located on Perimeter Drive in Dublin, has
become a proud partner in the Dublin Irish Festival
Four Miler. Dr. Tim and his team are as passionate
about their patients as they are about fitness. Tim is a
Dublin resident who has participated in numerous
M3S events and marathons and has been my family's
dentist for ten years. From the state of the art facility, to
a variety of services, Edwards Family Dental
understands patient care and customer service like
no other. They encourage you to use their motto
to "Smile big." as you cross the finish line.
Mention your "Smile Big." timing tag for courtesies
towards whitening, braces, and Invisalign!
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Save The Dates!
Keep Running and Walking, we have the Events to Celebrate You!
Whether your running and walking is competitive,
lifestyle based, recreational, or you simply think
of the event as part of the party, we have the event for
you. Here is what is coming up on our calendar.
August 9th in New Albany - The Cap City 10 Miler. This is one of the new
additions to the M3S Schedule. Really cool course.
really cool medal.
Thanksgiving Day, 2009 The Flying
Feather Four Miler 9 am Dublin,
Ohio. Registration is now open! and is
limited to 3500.
March 28, 2010, The
Arizona Distance Classic Half Marathon and Oro
Valley Hospital 5k in Tucson, Arizona is the
ultimate destination event. Registration is open and
limited to 3000.
May 1, 2010 The
Capital City Half Marathon and 10TV Commit to Be Fit
5k. Columbus, Ohio. Registration is now open
and limited to 10,000.
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M3S Tweets First Special Offer!
Check us out online, in the newsletters, on Facebook and especially on Twitter!
The First Special Offer is going out today. It is a
coupon code good for the Capital City Half Marathon
and Arizona Distance Classic and is only going out to
our followers on Twitter.
We will also "Tweet" up to the minute race updates,
insider tips about registration and the courses,
training tips, chances to win VIP credentials and free
entries to upcoming events and more.
It is all
to provide the best race experience for you.
Come join us at
Twitter @m3ssports; You can also join us on
Facebook, on the website, and in
these newsletters.
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The Coach's Coach!
Steven T. Devor, Ph.D., FACSM - Our Sports Physiologist
M3S Sports has joined forces with the
ULTIMATE Coach. Steven T. Devor is the coach's
coach. He is a professor at The Ohio State University
and an exercise physiologist. In each newsletter he
will provide you with answers to your
questions and relevant information covering the how
and why of your training program, running and walking
more effectively and efficiently and what you can to to
improve your goal of "living fit" everyday.
Here is a recent newsletter article written by
Steve:
FITNESS NOT FATNESS!
Over the past 10 years the use of body mass index
(BMI - weight in kilograms divided by height in meters
squared) in order to classify an individual as obese
has become very common. During this same time
one of the most hotly debated issues among health
care professionals has been the relationship between
an individuals BMI and their health and fitness. There
is no question, compared with normal weight people,
numerous studies clearly indicate obese people have
higher rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes,
osteoarthritis of the knee, and some forms of cancer.
However, how do we know the higher disease and
death rates in obese people are due exclusively to
obesity, and not the physical inactivity and low fitness
levels typically associated with obesity?
Much research now strongly suggests fitness, not
fatness, is the more important issue. For
example, a landmark study done at the Cooper
Aerobics Institute over a twenty year period indicated
disease rates were similar for moderate and highly fit
individuals, regardless of their BMI category. Further,
the death rates for individuals with low fitness levels
were also higher regardless of their BMI category. In
other words, fitness was a more powerful
predictor of
disease and death than your BMI. Clearly, fitness,
not
fatness, is the best predictor for a long and disease
free life.
The good news for beginning runners and walkers is
that to be fit you do not have to be a super speedy
athlete. Increasing your fitness can make a highly
important difference to your health and overall well
being. The way to become physically fit is to become
active. Walking briskly or running for 30 minutes a
day, is enough to put people into a moderate fitness
category.
For questions or comments to Steve you can email
him at devor.3@osu.edu. He will begin posting your
questions and answers on ourwebpage and in the
newsletter.
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