Last-Minute Marathon Medical Tips
| Date: | September 16, 2009 |
| Time: | 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. |
| Location: | Robert Wagner Middle School 220 East 76th Street (between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.) |
Fall marathon season is approaching. Perhaps you’ve had difficulties during your training, or you’re worried about the 26.2-mile distance. How can you be sure you’ll finish? What should you do if that injury reappears race day? How much should you drink? Should you take salt?
Join us for this not-to-be-missed Learning Series event, led by:
Lewis Maharam, MD, FACSM; sports-medicine specialist; NYRR and ING New York City Marathon medical director; medical director, Elite Racing’s Rock ’n’ Roll marathons around the country; medical director of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training program; chairman of the board of governors of the International Marathon Medical Directors Association; “Ask Running Doc” columnist, runnersworld.com
General Policies
NYRR members free
Non-members $5.00
No pre-registration required
All events are from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
For information please contact us by e-mail at membership@nyrr.org or by phone at 212.860.4455
Assistance for attendees with disabilities is available upon reasonable prior notice to NYRR by e-mailing membership@nyrr.org.
NYRR Learning Series
Transitioning from Indoor to Outdoor Running / February 11
The Runner's Hip, Knee, Leg, Ankle, and Foot / March 4
Eat, Drink, and Energize / May 6,
Running and Back Pain / June 17
HSS Presents: Runners’ Health and Marathon Training / June 23
Insider's Guide to Running the ING New York City Marathon / August 12
Last-Minute Marathon Medical Tips / September 16
HSS Presents: In the Home Stretch - Optimizing Your Last Month Before the Marathon / October 6
