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Register Now for the Atlanta Christmas 5K

Nov 25, 2013

ATLXmas5k12logo1On December 21st this year, Atlanta runners will get together to get in the spirit of the season. The Atlanta Christmas 5K Run/Walk is a charity event that will benefit the Atlanta Fire Foundation and Firehouse #19 in the Virginia-Highlands neighborhood. All race participants will receive a long sleeved, 100% cotton event T-shirt and a Santa hat. “Skinny Santa” will be there to start the race in good cheer and hand out healthy goodies to all the good boys and girls who keep training and running throughout the winter. If you’re a new parent or proud pup owner, rejoice in knowing that walkers, strollers, and dogs on leashes are all welcome in this race.

The organizers are happy to announce that the new course will be faster and more fun than the old course. That means fewer hills, and if you’ve ever gone for a run in Atlanta, you know that’s a blessing. It’s like a Christmas miracle! Check out the course here.

Race packets must be picked up prior to race day – except for out of town runners – and will include your bib with your electronic tracking chip. The chips are attached to the bibs and should not be removed. All times will be tracked and recorded by chip to ensure maximum accuracy and efficiency. Race results will be posted online on race day.

This is not a closed-circuit race, but it’s only a few blocks from the finish line to get back to the start and the designated parking area. That’ll be just what you need to warm down after your brisk run. Parking is limited, so carpooling and alternate transportation are recommended. This race fills up fast and closes once it reaches 1,500 runners or on December 11th, whichever comes first. So sign up now and get ready for one very merry run!

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Train for Endurance Cycling a Little Bit at a Time

Nov 22, 2013

cyclists relax biking outdoorsYou can’t run a marathon before you run a marathon. It sounds silly, but it’s true. When you’re training for an endurance event, whether running — bicycling, swimming, or hiking – you have to build up to it. If you want to complete a century, a one hundred mile bicycle ride, you just have to start riding consistently. Now, if you’re just starting out and haven’t been riding a lot, don’t kill yourself in the first week. In fact, you should never feel like you’re hurting yourself when you go for a training ride. If your goal is endurance, then all you have to do is rack up some miles, and there are two very good rules to keep in mind while you train.

First of all, they say that what you ride in a week, you can ride in a day. If, on a consistent basis, you ride a hundred miles each week, then you should be in shape to ride a hundred miles in a day. Again, if you’re just starting out, you should build up to this. Start out riding thirty or fifty miles per week for a few weeks. Once that’s comfortable, take it up a notch. Start riding sixty to eighty, then go for a hundred or more.

Keep in mind, as you build mileage, that you will do better, by far, if you go for more frequent, shorter rides. Going for a forty-mile ride on Friday and sixty-mile ride on Sunday, then sitting on the couch all week will hurt you a lot more than it will help you. However, Going for a forty-mile ride on Sunday, taking Monday off, then riding between ten and twenty miles a day the rest of the week will put miles on your training log and build your cardiovascular and muscular strength.

In as few as six to ten weeks, you can be ready to ride a hundred miles in a single day, and, believe it or not, you’ll probably have fun doing it, too!

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Lighter Weights and More Reps to Build Strength

Nov 18, 2013

healthimage2Everyone has seen movies, gym commercials, and weight-gainer ads that show a hugely muscled man lifting giant weights. A lot of men trying to gain muscle mass feel like lifting large weights is the only way to gain those large shoulders, pecs, and biceps. They’re wrong, though. How can you hope to gain muscle mass, when you can only curl that fifty-pound dumbbell once? Lifting weights that are too heavy for you can hurt you. On the other hand, if you scale back on the weight and increase the number of times you lift them (also called “reps”, which is short for “repeats”), you’ll be surprised how quickly you see results.

Circuit training with lighter weights is a great way to gain strength and muscle mass. You’ll have to be consistent, though. As with any kind of exercise, if you don’t practice this consistently, you won’t see any kind of improvement. You may even hurt yourself, and the last thing you need when you’re trying to get stronger is to get injured and have to lie in bed for a week or more.

However, if you make a training schedule for yourself and follow it closely, you’ll be very happy with the results. A simple and effective way to start circuit training like this is to alternate which muscle groups you work on each day. For example, if you’re starting with four days of lifting per week, on Mondays and Wednesdays, work on biceps, chest, and abs. Tuesdays and Thursdays, work on shoulders, triceps, and back. That way some of your muscles are always resting, and others are always being worked. Also, if you group them this way, you won’t be working muscles that pull against each other, which will help in avoiding injury and skeletal stress. Do this consistently, and you’ll move up in both weight and number of reps before you know it.

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Running with Sweaters

Nov 15, 2013

uglyUgly Sweater parties have become an inescapable – albeit fun – holiday tradition for a lot of people. Every year you get invited to at least one, and sometimes five, of these, but have you ever been invited to an ugly sweater run? On December 14th, grab the ugliest Christmas sweater you can find, and join the fun. The Ugly Sweater Run is one of the most fun runs in town. If this is your first 5K, this is a great first. You’ll have fun, burn up some calories, and when you cross the finish line, you’ll get hot cocoa and your choice of several high quality beers (Sam Adams Winter Lager, Sam Adams Boston Lager, or an Angry Orchard Hard Cider).

Kids obviously won’t get an adult beverage, but this is a family-friendly event. Kids under eight years old run for free. Everyone can enjoy photo stations and great holiday music at the start line, a holiday themed station every mile, one of which is a hot chocolate station! The organizers ask that all participants bring a new toy to Toys for Tots. Santa hats and fun mustaches will be provided with your entry fee, or you can bring (or grow!) your own mustache. There will be contests for best real and fake mustache, best beard, worst sweater, and best sweater after the race.

If you’re ready for the most fun holiday run of the year, you can sign up here. Bring your ID and a designated driver if you plan on drinking any adult beverages. In addition to a free beer or cider (for participants who are of age) and unlimited free hot cocoa, every participant also gets vintage knit hat. So go ahead and sign up today, get your sweaters ready, get your holiday spirit on, and get ready to run!

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“Team Spree” to Debut at San Antonio Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon

Nov 12, 2013

Six-runner team to showcase revolutionary fitness monitor at Nov. 17th race

SAN ANTONIO, TX (November 5, 2013) – A team of six long-distance racers will be
sporting the revolutionary Spree fitness monitor as they compete in next week’s Rock ‘n’
Roll Marathon in San Antonio. The cutting-edge product will also be showcased at the
accompanying Health & Fitness Expo held prior to the race in the Alamodome.

“Team Spree” will be the only runners able to monitor their body temperature with the
same device that measures their movement and heart rate. That’s because Spree is
integrated into a sleek and comfortable headband, a welcome alternative to runners and
other “healthletes” that are concerned about the effectiveness of their heart rate monitor or
irritated by chest straps.

Spree also measures distance traveled, speed, time and calories burned, and combines these
data points into simple graphs that let each runner know when his or her body is hitting its
optimal zone.

“Traditional chest straps, armbands and bracelets usually work fine for tracking heart rates
and other basic information, but they ignore the critical element of body temperature,” said
Peter Linke, President of Dallas-based Hothead Technologies, Inc., which developed the
proprietary technology in Spree. “Knowing the temperature at which their body reaches
peak performance gives Team Spree, and our other customers, a huge advantage, since
Spree is the only device that does it.”

By placing its advanced Performance Optimization Device, or POD, securely in the
headband, Spree can most accurately measure body temperature, since the forehead is one
of the best places on the body surface to do this, while also serving as a great place to
measure heart rate. The headband likewise addresses a common complaint from women
about chest straps, which are often considered uncomfortable, awkward and restraining.
Studies also show that arm and wristband units tend to provide the least reliable data.
“We’re looking forward to cheering on our racers and to meeting and educating
‘healthletes’ at the Expo about the importance of monitoring their body temperature,”
continued Linke, who recently put Spree to the ultimate test at the Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred
in Wichita Falls. “I know they’ll be impressed by how easy Spree is to use, and how much
more comfortable it is to wear while exercising.”

The Spree headband is the most comprehensive fitness monitor on the market, and the first
to track body temperature, movement and heart rate without using a chest strap.

The innovative headband unit captures all the real-time data needed to optimize every
workout and achieve ultimate performance, then streams the information to an easy-to-use
smartphone app that charts exertion and provides visual indicators when each activity’s
goal is reached. Armed with this information, you learn where your body is burning the
most calories, when it is building the most muscle mass and at what pace you are achieving
maximum endurance.

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon comes to San Antonio on Sunday, November 17th. The
Health & Fitness Expo will be held at the Alamodome on November 15th and 16th.
Spree units will be on display at Booth #518 during the Expo, and may also be reserved
online at SpreeSports.com.

ABOUT HOTHEAD TECHNOLOGIES
Based in Dallas, Texas, Hothead Technologies, Inc. (www.HotheadTechnologies.com) is a
leading provider of wireless biosensor solutions, including the revolutionary Spree fitness
device. Its patented and proprietary systems are at the forefront of performance
measurement systems and are currently used to help prevent heat-related illness in athletes,
firefighters and industrial workers. Hothead Technologies’ solutions have earned national
recognition, including Popular Science magazine’s prestigious “Best of What’s New”
Award.

For more info contact: Ladd Biro, 972.930.9933

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