Few Bibs Left to Run in the Tinker Bell Half Marathon for Lazarex Cancer Foundation
It's common knowledge among marathoners that after running a distance of 13-26 miles, the human body burns through its supply of carbohydrates - you hit, as it's widely known to runners, "the wall". This expression is very fitting, as it's explained as instantaneously feeling completely sapped of energy, leaving you struggling the overwhelming need to sit down and rest. To fight off "the wall," runners often take to carb-loading the evening before a race or competition, partaking in carb-rich foods and energy supplements such as powders and gels.
Training For Half Marathon This practice, along with total determination are some of the ways runners retrieve the proverbial wind and put it back in their sails so they can go on to finish a successful 13.1 run.This "wall" is not mutually exclusive to the practice of running a marathon.
participate in marathons For someone with cancer the wall could be a traumatic diagnosis, side-effects of an aggressive treatment, or the worst case of running out of treatment options. This wall, unfortunately, cannot be treated by carb-loading with foods or supplements. While sheer determination is absolutely necessary in these trials, it can only take a patient so far in the face of a disease that has claimed so many lives.Lazarex Cancer Foundation is a nonprofit organization that has and continues to be available to ist patients in overcoming this wall. ist them in combating the wall.For more information on getting involved visit Lazarex online at www.lazarex.org. To sign up for the Team for Life Tinker Bell ½ Marathon visit Team for Life online at www.teamforlifelcf.org. have questions or need support?
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PO Box 741 | Danville, CA | 94526
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