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Jewish Hospital Sports Medicine Healthy Lifestyle Training Program


The first meeting of the Jewish Sports Medicine Healthy Lifestyle Training Program will take place January 5, at 6 p.m. at Bellarmine University's Frazier Hall. This free 16-week program is intended to benefit runners training for the Derby Festival Marathon and miniMarathon Presented By Walmart on April 24, 2010. The program will give runners an opportunity to talk with professionals regarding nutrition, training tips, injury prevention and education.

The Training Program meeting will include distribution of a free training packet and technical shirt for each runner; introduction of the race doctor, athletic trainers and nutritionists; an overview of the miniMarathon and Marathon; guest speakers and a question-and-answer session.

In 2009, George Lindsey of 102.3 The MAX hosted the program. Guest speakers included Jennifer Van Dyke, registered dietician from Jewish Hospital; Mike Campbell, Jewish Sports Medicine certified athletic trainer; and Dr. Jonathan Becker, the race medical director.

Runners may register for the Training Program online at www.derbyfestivalmarathon.com.  A pre-meeting run schedule, which includes weekly Saturday morning runs, may also be found on the race website. The deadline to sign up for the Training Program is Jan. 31.  The Training Program is sponsored by Jewish Sports Medicine with contributing sponsors Swag's Sport Shoes and 102.3 The Max.

The 38th annual 13.1-mile Derby Festival miniMarathon will be held in conjunction with the ninth annual Derby Festival Marathon, starting at 7:30 a.m. near Iroquois Park on April 24, 2010 and finishing at Sixth and Market Streets.  Both races will once again run a lap around the infield track at historic Churchill Downs.  Marathon runners will follow the same course as the "mini" for the first 12 miles, then the 26.2 mile Marathon course will continue through Cherokee Park and the Highlands neighborhood. In addition, Marathon runners will complete a course segment in Southern Indiana, crossing the Second Street Bridge at mile 22 for a short loop in Jeffersonville before returning to downtown Louisville.  The scenic route will also include sections of two city parks designed by the esteemed Frederick Law Olmsted, Louisville's newly developed waterfront and several eclectic neighborhoods.

Participants may also register for the Derby Festival miniMarathon or Marathon Presented By Walmart  online at www.derbyfestivalmarathon.com.    Early race registration fees are $50 for the 13.1-mile mini and $65 for the 26.2-mile Marathon if entered online or postmarked by Jan. 31, 2010.