Austin-Jarrow Sports
and Grandma’s Marathon invite runners and other guests to sit back, relax and
get inspired as they listen to this year’s excellent line-up of guest speakers.
Four exciting presentations will be delivered by the following running experts
on Friday, June 21 in Edmund Fitzgerald Hall at the Duluth Entertainment
Convention Center (DECC):
1:00
p.m.: Rich Benyo, author of Timeless Running Wisdom and editor of Marathon
& Beyond magazine
Rich
Benyo presents “XI Commandments of Marathoning.” In the days of the First
Running Boom, newbies were eager to learn the Rules of the Road when it came to
running and especially marathoning. There was no Internet in those days, so new
runners learned at the smelly feet of veteran runners: Where to line up at the
start of a race; how much mileage per week is most effective; what to eat the
night before a big race, and so on. Today runners are so overloaded with
information in all phases of their existence that it is difficult to separate
the wheat from the chaff when it comes to running and racing. In this
presentation Rich will review 11 blind alleys down which no marathoner should
run.
2:00
p.m.: Dr. Jack Scaff, founder of the Honolulu Marathon and cardiologist known
for training the first American to complete a marathon after a heart
attack
Dr.
Jack Scaff presents “The Immortal Runner; Vitality and Aging.” We all know that
vigorous physical activity promotes health and reduces disease by surprising
amounts. But why are there variables in the types and duration of exercise
versus longevity? Dr. Scaff will confirm that walking, jogging, running in
increments of one hour three times per week (or perhaps a bit more) is superior
to all other types of exercise (and yes that includes swimming, biking, tennis
and soccer). Why this disparity in benefits? Because man, after adopting the
upright posture became evolutionarily a long distance runner. Long distance
running however, gives the “immortal runner” a good head start and a distinct
advantage.
3:00 p.m.:
Deena Kastor, 2004 Olympic Marathon Bronze Medalist and American Marathon
Record Holder
Deena
Kastor earned the Olympic Bronze Medal for the Marathon distance at the 2004
Games. Her performance was just the second women’s marathon medal in Olympic
history for an American, following Joan Benoit Samuelson’s Gold at the 1984
Olympic Games. Kastor is also a two-time World Cross Country silver medalist,
five-time U.S. 10,000m champion, five-time U.S. 15km champion, seven-time U.S.
Cross Country champion and Eight-time NCAA All-American. Kastor holds the
American Record for the women’s marathon distance, 2:19.36, which she earned for
her performance at the 2006 London Marathon.
4:00 p.m.: Dick Beardsley –
Grandma's Marathon course record holder
Dick Beardsley is
known as one of the best marathon runners in U.S. history. Winner of Grandma’s
Marathon in 1981 and 1982, Dick holds the course record with a time of 2:09:37.
His most famous race, however, took place at the 1982 Boston Marathon where he
crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 53 seconds, just two seconds
behind Alberto Salazar. This personal best is ranked the 11th fastest U.S. men's
marathon time in history. After a series of accidents, injuries and
life-altering events, Dick remains a prominent figure in the running community
and travels around the world to share his amazing story.
All presentations are
FREE and open to the public. For more information, log onto www.grandmasmarathon.com.
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