TRAINING

Staying fit and staying healthy are the two key components for runners to be able to sustain themselves throughout the training process and prepare for upcoming races. To help participants prepare for the Memorial Day Marathon Races, we have partnered with Joy Bauer of The Today Show on NBC as our Official Nutrition Partner and The Running Center of the Berkshires as our Official Training Partner.

Joy Bauer, a nationally recognized nutrition expert will be providing nutrition tips to race participants throughout the training season. Additionally, Joy will be the host of our pre-race pasta dinner event at the Red Lion Inn on Saturday, May 28th. Look for running related nutrition tips from Joy throughout the Winter/Spring leading up to Memorial Day Weekend. Please visit www.joybauer.com for up to date nutrition tips and info.

Shiobbean Archey, director of the Running Center of the Berkshires will be leading training runs throughout the Winter/Spring and can offer interested parties personal coaching as well to gear up for the Memorial Day Weekend events. Shiobbean offers packages designed exclusively for the Memorial Day Marathon races as a target complete with a customized training schedule to help you reach your race goals. Please visit www.berkshirerunningcenter.com/private-training.html for additional information.

Shiobbean will be leading four Generation UCAN Training Runs from Berkshire Nautilus in Pittsfield at 8 AM on the following dates:

• Saturday, March 12 – 3 mile, 6 mile & 12 mile runs
• Saturday, March 26 – 3 mile, 8 mile & 16 mile runs
• Saturday, April 9 – 3 mile, 10 mile & 20 mile runs
• Sunday, May 1 – 3 mile, 13 mile & 23 mile runs