Vanessa is the newest winner of the official Running Wall shirt! Rich won his own shirt in April! Both were automatically entered into the Race Review contest, just for reviewing a race on Running Wall.

Don’t worry if you don’t have a shirt, we are “running” the contest through the end of 2011. That means you have many more races to review and chances to win your own official Running Wall shirt.

Check out the shirt and happiness it brings here: http://www.runningwall.com/review-a-race-win-a-shirt

Happy Running!

-John

Attention beginner and experienced runners – Jeff Galloway is hosting a 3 hour running school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on May 7th, 2011. The event is called:

JEFF GALLOWAY – RUN UNTIL YOU’RE 100 INJURY FREE!  ($99)

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 12pm – 3pm
Where: Unity Center of Cedar Rapids, 3791 Blairs Ferry Road NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

- Highly motivating
- Format allows everyone to ask questions at any time
- Receive $20 discount on Cedar Rapids Galloway Half Marathon Training Program

- How to improve time
- How to avoid hitting the wall
- Specific training programs for specific goals
- Specific recommendations on water intake, eating
- Motivation techniques to get you out the door
- Dealing with heat / cold
- Mental toughness techniques to keep going
- Running drills for easier, more efficient, faster runs
- How to improve endurance without pain / over-fatigue

Registration is LIMITED to ensure individual attention!

Register: at http://www.JeffGalloway.com/resources/running_school.html

Contact: Laurie@RunningSpiritCoaching.com or call 319.362.3054

Running Wall Tech Shirts

Every month, we are giving away an official Running Wall shirt to a random race reviewer.

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We recently gave away some more great CLIF Bars with a “Race Review Contest.” The contest was simple, just review a race on Running Wall and you’re entered. Tom K. did just that, and won himself a box full of Seasonal Clif Bars. Congratulations Tom!

If you missed out, head to the top of the page and enter your email address. Not only will we send you race updates every couple weeks, but you’ll never be out of the loop for give-a-ways, contests and local running news.

Stop back to check out the upcoming races in your area…and don’t worry, we’ll have another contest soon. You could be the next winner!

On February 19th, the Physical Therapy Student Organization at the University of Iowa will be hosting the Black and Gold Running Symposium.

It will be a great event that every runner from the occasional recreational runner to the highly competitive racer could benefit from.

The schedule of events includes:

• Exercise to Prevent Injuries and Enhance Running Performance by Doug West, PhD, ATC, LAT, CSCS
• Evidence Based Treatment of Common Running Injuries by Beth Dessner, DPT, OCS, CSCS
• Nutrition for Training and Performance by Kathy Mellen, Ph.D., RD, CSSC
• The Barefoot Runner by Andrew Peterson
• Running Shoes: Do we still need them? (Yes, No, and Maybe!) by Joe Dwyer, co-owner of Running Wild

Keynote Speaker: Joey Woody

• Iowa City native and a World Champion runner who is now in his fifth season as an assistant coach for the University of Iowa track team
• Last season at the University of Iowa, Woody helped four athletes earn All-American honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
• During the past decade, Woody has run competitively on the international track circuit and has earned the spot on three United States World Teams
• A four-time-all-American at the University of Northern Iowa, winning the 1997 NCAA title in the 400-meter hurdles Inducted into the Drake Relays Hall of Fame in 2002
• Currently resides in the Iowa City area with his wife and 2 children

Download the Brochure and sign up to reserve your spot: 2011 Running Symposium Brochure

The early registration deadline is Feb. 10th.

For more information, please e-mail: runningsymposium@hotmail.com

The Midwest offers some great Turkey Trots featuring cross country style, traditional road running and even walking events. Many races give out delicious pumpkins pies instead of medals and most distances are relatively short, giving everyone, no matter what your level of fitness, a chance to get out and enjoy the morning. Some races also offer a Kids fun run distance. Sign the whole family up and get your thanksgiving off to a fast start this year!

Running Wall has many races to choose from. Click here to see the Full List of Turkey Trot Races

Congratulations April!

Thank you to everyone who entered. Check back soon for future contests, you could be the next winner! For those of you who missed the contest, here were the details…

The contest was easy. You just had to fill out the survey question below and you were entered to win a box of delicious CLIF products! The survey question was, “Do you use online registration?”. Here are the results from the awesome Running Wall community…