Published in print before the 2011 Ironman(r) World Championships in October, Iron War is Fitzgerald’s riveting epic about how Mark Allen and Dave Scott drove themselves and each other through the 1989 Ironman(r) World Championship, the most awe-inspiring race in sports history. Driven by one of the fiercest rivalries in triathlon, Scott and Allen raced shoulder to shoulder through the Ironman 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike race, and 26.2-mile marathon. After 8 punishing hours, both men would demolish the previous record-and cross the finish line just 58 seconds apart. The race would redefine the limits of human endurance and the role of mental toughness in sports. Iron War goes beyond the pulse-pounding race story to offer a fascinating exploration of the lives of the world’s two toughest men and their unquenchable desire to succeed. For more information, please visit www.velopress.com/ironwar.

Did you know that exercise can actually make you fatter? 

That’s right.  Doing exercise without addressing your diet can metabolically promote a gain in body fat.  Learn how to eat to maximize body fat loss, while maintaining or building muscle.

 Let’s Get Ripped in May is an intense nutrition program led by Donna Marlor, MA, RD, American Dietetic Association certified sports dietitian, master’s in educational psychology, and NSCA-CPT.

Get expert nutrition coaching and group support to help you make rapid progress towards your personal fitness goals.

WHEN:   5:30 pm – 6:30 pm  Tuesday’s  5/17 and 5/24

WHERE:  Classes will be held at Lakeshore Skin Care, 307 S. Front Street, Suite 115, Marquette, MI 49855

CLASS TOPICS:              

5-17-2011        Foods, Food Patterns & Supplements that Promote Fat Loss

 5-24-2011      The Pyschology of Maintaining  Diet Changes

 For more information or to register, contact Donna at  nutrition@donnamarlor.com or call 906-273-1512

Classes are limited to 12.  Cost: $20.00 per class and on-line coaching once a week for one month.

Get Ripped members who have already attended previous Get Ripped programs get 50% off!

The average person has 40,000 to 65,000 thoughts a day and 95% of those thoughts are negative. If you do not believe you have a tendency to walk on the grumpy side, try counting your negative thoughts for 15 minutes. The next step is to replace negative thoughts with empowering messages. Read More

I never thought I would be writing my very first post sitting on a bag of ice, nursing a pulled hamstring.  Rather than bemoan the fact my entire running season was abruptly ended by an untimely meeting with a gnarly tree root, I decided to think like Allison Baver,  member of the U.S. Olympic speedskating team who earned a bronze medal in Vancouver.  Baver, who I interviewed while in town for a training camp at the U.S. Olympic Education Center in Marquette, made a remarkable recovery from a split right tibia and ankle impacted with shattered bone seven months prior to the Olympic trials.
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