Happy Holidays!
As Thanksgiving fades into a memory and with the holidays fast approaching, we hope you had a great season of running and training. This time of year, we often reflect on the past year and set goals for the next. For us, we have many new things to share with you in this month’s newsletter:
Online Coaching is NOW AVAILABLE for Marathon Training
Murphy’s Mantra – “Make the Most of Your Training by Resting”
Successful marathoners and fundraising for breast cancer research
In-person Coaching programs for 2005 (marathon/fitness training and track club)
We hope you enjoy the joy and warmth of the holiday season. We look forward to seeing you online, in the hills or on the track in the New Year!
Happy training,
MBS Fitness Team
www.mbsfitness.com
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Online Coaching is NOW AVAILABLE
As many of you know, we have been slaving away for more than a year to bring to you a new, innovative training program that is designed to bring Coach Murphy to you, wherever you train. With that in mind, we designed Online Coaching by MBS Fitness. It is available now for the marathon training program (finally).
Unlike other online marathon training programs, our Online Coaching is individualized to YOU. It tracks and analyzes your progress to your goal and adjusts periodically throughout your program, so you get the most of the time that you spend training. You can see how you are doing every time you login. With a race predictor, your marathon pace time is analyzed and predicted periodically as well. Please visit http://www.mbsfitness.com/main/online_coaching.htm.
MBS Fitness offers three programs for Online Coaching:
Option 1 - Online only option - $79
- 21-26 week individualized and dynamic training program
- online seminars on strength training, stretching and biomechanics
- online access to discussion boards and training FAQs
- online tracking and analysis of workouts
Option 2 - Online with weekly conferences call with Coach Murphy - $249
- includes all features in Option 1 plus
- one hour conference call with Coach Murphy for 22 weeks
- toll free number for conference call (US only)
- the conference call will consist of a few minute talk by Coach Murphy followed by Q&As. Questions will be submitted prior to the call via email and moderated, so similar questions can be combined
- the call will take place every Sunday at 1 p.m. (Pacific Time)
Option 3 - Online and in-person with Coach Murphy - $450
- includes all features in Option 1 plus
- in-person coaching in Los Angeles
- two weekly training session including interval training and a weekend run
Sign-up by December 31 and receive our special inaugural and holiday discount: $15 off Online Coaching Options 1 and $25 off Online Coaching Option 2. To sign-up and receive your discount, simply go to https://secure.mbsrunner.com/mtp/selectprogram.aspx and enter the promotion code 1204news.
Please contact us at info@mbsfitness.com if you have any questions about these programs.
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“Make the Most of Your Training by Resting”
Murphy’s Mantra – training tips from the desk of Coach Marie Murphy
After many athletes complete a marathon, their thoughts are not usually focused on their recovery. Nor are they focused on what they should be eating in the days and weeks after their marathon. In the excitement (and in many cases relief) of crossing the finish line, the thought of nutrition and exercise--although a key focus during training--often fall by the wayside once the goal has been accomplished. Yet the best way to take advantage of the effort you spent training to achieve your goal is to ensure you rest properly and eat right, beginning immediately after your marathon….
For the complete article visit http://www.mbsfitness.com/main/murphys%20mantra.htm.
Coach Murphy publishes marathon training, running and general fitness tips in her “Murphy’s Mantra” column distributed periodically throughout the year. MBS Fitness also publishes FAQs on training topics. To submit a question, send it to info@mbsfitness.com. To view FAQs, please visit http://www.mbsrunner.com/community/faq/default.aspx. You will be asked for a your username and password. If you do not have one, registration is simple and free.
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Successful Marathoners and Fundraising for Breast Cancer Research
Congratulations to all of you that have completed a marathon this Fall! I’d like to extend special congratulations to those that trained for and completed the Susan Love M.D. Marathon Training Program. In this program, athletes raised money for the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, dedicated to preventing and eradicating breast cancer. Athletes in the program ran the Dublin City, Chicago and New York Marathons. And, although the number of participants can be larger, they raised almost $30,000 for the Foundation. Great job: Penny Foley, Tracy Thomas, Brett Rosen, Mitch Feinstein, Maggie Small, Suzanne Schweitzer and Susan Love. For more on the Foundation please visit http://www.susanlovemd.org.
Also, congratulations to Coach Murphy who completed the 25th Dublin City Marathon within seconds of the time she completed the first one in 1988. Coach Murphy placed in the top 15 women with the time of 3:03:02, in windy conditions. For more, please visit http://www.mbsfitness.com/main/in_the_news.htm.
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In-person Coaching Programs for 2005
Now that we’re almost in the New Year, it’s time to start setting those goals. For your running and fitness ones, we have the following in-person coaching programs with Coach Murphy in Los Angeles:
Marathon Training:
Fitness Training:
- Sign-up is now taking place. The last day to sign-up is January 10th.
- Includes two weekly training sessions – an interval workout at the UCLA track on Wednesday nights and a Saturday morning run around LA’s Westside
- To sign-up call us at 818.413.0780 or email us at info@mbsfitness.com
- For more information contact us or visit <http://www.mbsfitness.com/main/beginning fitness.htm>
Track Club:
- For those of you who have not been to track for a while, please note that we are NO longer at the Santa Monica High School. We now meet at the UCLA track in Westwood every Wednesday nights at 6:30, until we find a permanent home for the Track Club
- Please note that there will be NO Track Club session between 12/22/04-1/4/05
- To sign-up call us at 818.413.0780 or email us at info@mbsfitness.com
- For more information contact us or visit http://www.mbsfitness.com/main/track%20club.htm
Give the gift of fitness this holiday! MBS Fitness has gift certificates available. Please visit http://www.mbsfitness.com/main/gift_certificate.htm to learn more.