RUN LIGHT, RUN SAFE

Autumn is here, and the days are getting shorter.

It's marathon season, and many runners are logging long training runs in preparation for their fall events.

Heavy traffic, distracted drivers, and fewer hours of daylight pose dangerous hazards to runners as they prepare for competition.

Safety needs to be our first priority.

The Dawise waist pack, available at: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01IRD3J5E/ref=mp_s_a_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1473438704&sr=8-16&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=daswise&dpPl=1&dpID=516ExMji42L&ref=plSrch
is a lightweight running belt that enables you to carry your phone and other items, AND includes a safety light for increased visibility.

This iphone 6 plus running belt is made from extremely light materials hence a user will barely notice it they are wearing it. Although the material is lightweight, it is still very durable and resistant to wear and tear.

The Daswise waist pack with safety light is made from high-quality water-proof polyester material that is highly elastic and can stretch without tearing, ensuring that all your valuables and essentials are kept safe despite the weather conditions. The safety light will keep you visible to motorists.

It has enough storage to carry considerably large Smartphones such as Samsung Galaxy and iphone 6 plus. You can also carry additional items, like bank cards, energy bars and inhalers. It also uses 3 replaceable AG4/377 Batteries that can last up to 60 hours.

This running waist pack has an easy-to-use adjusting buckle that makes it expandable hence can fit any waist size. The buckle of our treadmill running belt is excellently designed hence is durable and insusceptible to breakage.

The Daswise waterproof running belt does not move around or disturb you while you are exercising. Its straps are made from soft but high quality material that wraps comfortably around your body.

The belt is available in three different colors: black, blue, and pink.


Stay safe, stylish, while you run by going to Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01IRD3J5E/ref=mp_s_a_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1473438704&sr=8-16&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=daswise&dpPl=1&dpID=516ExMji42L&ref=plSrch
to order this inexpensive and practical running product.

 

GREAT RACE; GREAT CAUSE

The Speed The Light 5K Virtual 5K is a virtual race that can be run (or walked!) anytime and anywhere, even indoors on a treadmill. You can even breakup your virtual run into multiple runs if you would like.

Simply register for the run (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speed-the-light-virtual-5k-tickets-27283927963), complete the distance at any time and anywhere you desire (don't forget to time yourself), and email us with your finish time. At the end of October we will mail you a finisher’s medal, a t-shirt with the event logo on it, and a $25 iTunes Gift Card (for our winner).

We accept results on the honor system, so you can track your distance and time however you like. The most accurate way to do this is by using a Running GPS watch, but there are also several free smartphone apps available for iPhones and Android devices that you may be interested in.

The cost of this event will be $35 per person. This will cover your shirt, medal, shipping and handeling and a donation to Speed The Light (STL). STL provides essential transportation and creative communication equipment for missionary evangelism. STL is the student-initiated, volunteer, charitable program that provides much-needed equipment to missionaries across the nation and in over 180 countries around the world. Since its beginning, STL has raised over $253 million for missionary equipment around the world. It has provided vehicles for organizations like Convoy of Hope (Disater Response) and F.R.E.E. International (Fighting Human Trafficking). For more information on STL check out www.stl.ag.org

We hope you can be apart of us Speeding Light to a dark world by running/jogging/or walking!

Have Questions? Contact Scott Laurain at Scott@ncalife.org

 

 

GOOD TIMES IN RIO

The Games of the XXXI Olympiad, held in Rio last month have concluded.

Despite fears of crime, polluted water, and potential terrorism, the Olympic Games were held without incident.

America led the medal count, with American athletes earning 121 total medals. 46 gold medals were awarded to America, along with 37 silver and 38 bronze.

In recent years, American middle and long distance runners have been dominated in races ranging from the 800-meters to the marathon by athletes from the East African countries of Kenya and Ethiopia. In fact, athletes from countries all over the world have eclipsed us at the long distance running races in recent Olympic competitions. The Rio Olympics, however, marked a resurgence of American middle and long distance running power.

When American, Galen Rupp, of Oregon crossed the finish line in third place at the Olympic marathon, held on the final day of the Games, he earned America’s seventh medal in the middle and long distances. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, American long distance runners brought home only two medals. This time around, American harriers captured two more medals in Rio than they had earned in the past four Olympics combined.

American Matt Centrowitz shocked the distance running world by besting the Kenyans and winning the 1500-meter (metric mile) event, snapping a 108-year American drought in the event, becoming the first U.S. runner to win the 1500-meters since 1908. Centrowitz bested the field by turning in a 50-second final lap.

The steeplechase is a nasty event. 3,000 meters in length, and features four hurdles as well as a water jump, which is 12-feet in length. It also is an event in which American runners are rarely competitive on the world stage.

At Rio, America’s Emma Coburn took the silver medal, becoming the first U.S. woman to ever earn an Olympic steeplechase medal. The next day, Evan Jager captured the bronze,earning the United States’ first steeplechase medal for men in 32 years.

Paul Chelimo placed second in the 5,000-meters; while Clayton Murphy and Jenny Simpson earned bronze medals in the 800 and 1500-meters respectively.

Excellent coaching by former Olympian Alberto Salazar, increased training at the thin air of high altitude, which increases lung capacity and endurance, corporate sponsorship, which allows these athletes to put in countless hours of training, combined with extraordinary dedication from the young men and women themselves has catapulted U.S. runners back to the top of the distance running world.