Corpus Christi, TX Personal Trainer Offers 5-Secrets to a Successful Beach to Bay Relay Marathon

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(Free-Press-Release.com) May 13, 2011 -- (Corpus Christi, TX May 13, 2011) – Corpus Christi, TX local personal trainer provides his clients who are running in the upcoming Beach to Bay Relay Marathon 5-secrets to having an enjoyable and successful Beach to Bay Relay Marathon experience.

Pinnacle Performance and Fitness Founder and Head Trainer Adam Farrell M.S. CSCS and Functional Movement Specialist says “I wanted to give my clients what I believe to be the top five strategies for individual success while running their leg of the race. Other than stating the obvious that they should have been running outdoors several months before the race, I wanted to them to know there are other factors that can have an impact on race day. I believe these are the top five secrets for race day success.”

1. Hydrate: This is number one because it is probably the most important thing to do before your leg of the race. Pre-race check your urine color. You want it to be a light yellow like lemonade. Don't drink too much and get water logged, just enough to take the dark orange color out of your urine. Research has shown that just a 2% reduction in hydration can lead to a 20% reduction in performance.

2. Roll Your Feet: While standing put a tennis ball, softball, or golf ball under one foot and roll the bottom of your foot against the ball. The softer the ball the better at first. You may want to work up to a more rigid ball later. Roll behind your toes, the arch of your foot, the outside of your foot and the heel. If you find any bumps (trigger points) roll on them for about 30 seconds until they release. Rolling can help prevent overuse injuries and help you move better.

3. Don't Carb-Load the Night Before: The 80’s called and they want their sports nutrition information back, don’t waste your time carb-loading the night before the big race. Research shows that we want to begin the process of carbohydrate loading several days before. Also, since you are only running a little over four miles you don't really need to carb load at all. Eat a healthy, non-greasy meal the night before with your teammates and you will be set.

4. Eat a Light Breakfast: You want to eat a light breakfast that is low in fiber an hour or two before your leg of the race. You won’t want to run on an empty stomach and you don't want a full bloated stomach. Bananas and peanut butter usually do the trick. Or even some greek yogurt and a few berries.

5. Encourage Everyone You Pass: Every person you pass give them an: "atta boy or atta girl" or "keep it up!” Encourage those who are struggling a bit. We all need a little encouragement. Stick around for the after party at Cole Park. It is always a blast!

For more information about Adam Farrell and Pinnacle Performance and Fitness, please visit www.pinnaclefitnessbootcamps.com. He can be reached by phone at 361-774-2220 or by email at pinnacleperformanceandfitness@gmail.com
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