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Steve Conway to run the Boston Marathon

Mr. Conway is the Men’s and Women’s CC and Track and Field coach at SCA.    He has qualified for the Boston Marathon.  Read below for the particulars:
 
The race is on Monday April 18th.  The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon. 
There are 27,000 registered runners. 
He will start in Wave 2 which will begin about 10:20.
He qualified in 3:26 and his goal is 3 hours 20 minutes, which is about 7:40 per mile for the 26.2 miles. 
 
His bib number is 10214. 
Go to www.baa.org on race day to track his progress each 5K. 
Right now it is not clear how to do this but the website says it will be clear on race day. 


A group of SCA students and their parents made their way to Charleston, SC for the annual "Bridge Run" across the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, which is the largest cable-stayed bridge in America.  The 10K run is known as 6.2 miles of fun with some 34,000+ runners each year.  Along the route there are live bands, water stations, Dunkin Donuts and thousands of encouragers who cheer for everyone.  This group completed the run as a group and crossed the Finish Line in 54 minutes and some change. As you can tell, they aren't wearing the normal running attire.  The group opted to dress as super-heroes to add to their experience which, for most, was their first time on the bridge. This is a great goal for anyone wanting to start running.  You can find simple running plans at www.runnersworld.com (there's even an app for your phone.)

 

Pictured (L to R): Kristen Hammack (9th), Logan Morris (7th), Madison Seay (8th), Matt Howell (11th), Ben Christopher (8th), and Taylor Morris (9th).

 
McKrae Game is the father of Seth and Carolina Game. The Game family traveled to Washington DC for McKrae to run in the Marine Corp Marathon.  The race started at the Marine base in Quantico and ran all throughout the Capitol.  The race was 26.2 miles and Mr. Game’s time was 4:19:53. Mr. Game spent one and a half years training for this marathon. This was a long time goal for Mr. Game and he says “I would do this again because I had so much fun.”  

 

Fitness Facts:  Did you KNOW?
*Children should do 1 hour (60) minutes or more of physical activity every day
* Most of the 1 hour should be either moderate or vigorous –intensity aerobic physical activity
*Children should do muscle-strengthening and bone – strengthening activity on a least 3 days per week
*Adults should do 2 hours and 30 minutes a week of moderate-intensity, or 1 hour and 15 minutes a week of vigorous aerobic activity
* Adults should also do muscle-strengthening activities that involve all major muscle groups performed on 2 or more days per week

 

Refer to the link under programs on the home page titled PE Department for more fitness activities.