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Marathon Preparation

Shands Rehab Centers is presenting a 4-week series of classes for runners and walkers in preparation for the Five Points of Life Race Weekend on Sunday, February 23 and 24, 2008. The weekly topics will be of interest and value to novice and experienced marathoners, runners and walkers.

All classes are held at 7:00 p.m.
UF Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute
SW 34th Street and Hull Road, Gainesville

Sessions

October 9

Core Strengthening, Form Running and Dynamic Flexibility
Leslie Lear, PT, ATC and Mike Wasik, ATC/L, CSCS

October 16

Lactate Threshold and Heart Rate Training for Runners
Pat O'Connor, PT, ATC and Jeff Plasschaert, CSCS

October 23

Orthotics and the Running Foot
Scott Greenberg, DPT

October 30

Nutrition in the Fast Lane
Kathryn Parker, RD, LD

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Additional Information

  • Information about the 2008 Five Points of Life Marathon can be found at www.fivepointsoflife.org.
  • Please visit the UF Sports Performance Center Web site, www.ufsportsperformance.com, for information about sports performance programs.
  • Reservations are requested. Please call Mike Wasik at 352.273.7117 or e-mail Mike at wasikmp@shands.ufl.edu for more information or to reserve your spot.

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