Princess Health andENDURrun: H+P Mixed Team.Princessiccia

Princess Health andENDURrun: H+P Mixed Team.Princessiccia

Gusty 18:51 Add Comment

So far, you have met the H+P Men's A1 Team, Men's A2 Team and Women's Team.

TODAY, we introduce to you our third and final ENDURrun team: The Mixed Team.

This collection of athletes comes in with one goal and one goal alone: run hard and have some fun.  Here's the roster:

Stage 1: Half Marathon

Name: Dave Haiser

Claim to fame: Wants to hold your hand

Stage 2: 15K TT

Name: Justin Buis

Claim to fame: Enjoys staying alert, and staying safe

Stage 3: 30K Cross Country

Name: Charlotte Vasarhelyi

Claim to fame: Canadian Record Holder for the 6-Day Ultra Marathon

Stage 4: 10M Hill Run

Name: Dragan Zubac

Claim to fame: Huge fan of Dragon Ball Z

Stage 5: 25.6 Alpine Run

Name: Craig Kingston

Claim to fame: Is THE Mountain Man.  

Stage 6: 10K TT

Name: Laura Hewitson

Claim to fame: This is her first race as a Hewitson.  

Stage 7: Marathon

Name: Chris Phillips

Claim to fame: His self-proclaimed nickname- Chris "middle of the pack marathoner" Phillips

Princess Health andENDURrun: H+P Men's A2 Team.Princessiccia

Princess Health andENDURrun: H+P Men's A2 Team.Princessiccia

Gusty 18:35 Add Comment

So for we have introduced our 2014 H+P Women's team and H+P Men's A1 team.  TODAY- the H+P Men's A2 team.  

This team is filled with 7 talented runners who were VERY difficult to leave off of the Men's A1 team.  In fact, on any given day, many of the runners on this team could take down many runners on the A1 team.  These boys are fit, motivated, and hungry to take down their A1 counterparts.  They may be SLIGHT underdogs, but not by much, and they aren't going to go down without a fight.  

The major goals for the A2 team as a whole includes:

(1) First and foremost, we want to crush our A1 team's time from last year (12:12)

(2) Take down the A1 team in as many individual stages as possible

(3) Possibly beat Dave's ENDURrun Ultimate PB from 2012 (11:37)

Stage 1: Half Marathon

Name: Adam Dixon

Height: 6'5

Weight: 170lbs

Age: 29

Favourite WO: 30x100m (swimming) 

PBs: 1:29 half

Stage 2: 15K TT

Name: Mike Piazza

Height: 5'8

Weight: 163lbs

Age: 29

Favourite WO: hill reps

PBs: 1:26 half, 66 15K

Stage 3: 30K Cross Country

Name: Dave Rutherford

Height: 6'2

Weight: 172lbs

Age: 50

Favourite WO: Running

PBs: 2:13:10 Bechtel, 11:37:31 ENDURrun

Stage 4: 10M Hill Run

Name: Chris Goldsworthy

Height: 6'1

Weight: 160lbs

Age: 29

Favourite WO: 400m reps

PBs: 1:27 half, 38:08 10K

Stage 5: 25.6K Alpine Run

Name: Pat Mulherin

Height: 6'1

Weight: 152lbs

Age: 24

Favourite WO: Horror Hill 'till I drop

PBs: 1:25 half, 37:30 10K

Stage 6: 10K TT

Name: Nick Burt

Height: 5'10

Weight: 148lbs

Age: 20

Favourite WO: every #WOW

PBs: 18:27 5K, 39:20 10K

Stage 7: Marathon

Name: Graham Dunn

Height: 6'1

Weight: 163lbs

Age: 41

Favourite WO: anything with enough caloric expenditure to justify pie

PBs: 39:00 10k, 3:27 marathon

Princess Health and Can Hypothalamic Inflammation and Leptin Resistance be Reversed?. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Can Hypothalamic Inflammation and Leptin Resistance be Reversed?. Princessiccia

Gusty 15:03 1 Comment

A new study by yours truly begins to address the key question: can hypothalamic inflammation and leptin resistance be reversed?

Leptin is the primary hormonal regulator of body fatness in the human body (1). Secreted by fat tissue, it acts in many places in the body, but its most important effects on body weight occur via the brain, and particularly a brain region called the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is responsible for keeping certain physiological variables within the optimal range, including blood pressure, body temperature, and body fatness.

In obesity, the brain loses its sensitivity to leptin, and this causes the body to begin 'defending' a higher level of body fatness, analogous to how a person with a fever 'defends' a higher body temperature (1). Once a person has become obese, it's difficult to return to true leanness because this system vigorously opposes major fat loss. Leptin resistance makes fat loss more difficult.

In rodent models, leptin resistance is caused at least in part by inflammatory signaling in the hypothalamus. We can observe this in multiple ways, but one common way is to look at the appearance of specific cells in the brain that change number, size, and shape when inflammation is present (2). These cells are called microglia and astrocytes. In addition to the work in rodents, we've published preliminary evidence that these same inflammatory changes occur in the hypothalamus of obese humans (2).

A key question is whether or not these inflammatory changes can be reversed. Is a person with leptin resistance doomed to have it forever, undermining fat loss efforts for the rest of his or her life? Or can it be corrected, possibly allowing easier and more sustainable fat loss? We just published a study in Endocrinology that begins to answer this question, using a mouse model of dietary obesity (3). I'm co-first author of this study along with my colleague Kathryn Berkseth, MD. My former mentor Mike Schwartz, MD is senior author.

The Study

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Princess Health andImpromptu 5K Track Session.Princessiccia

Princess Health andImpromptu 5K Track Session.Princessiccia

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On Aug 2nd, 2014, we hit the track for a 5000m TT.  NO taper, NO notice.  Some came in ready to hammer, others came in using the 5K as a tempo component to their long run.  This was meant to be, first and foremost, a solid workout.  As an added bonus, we hit some PRs and SBs along the way!

Here are the results:
*PR= personal record, SB= season best
** Results may be accurate with an error of +/- 1s

1) Sean Delanghe: 16:34

2) Ahmed Ahmed: 17:18 PR

3) Jordan Schmidt: 17:36 SB

4) Nick Burt: 18:23: PR

5) Pat Mulherin: 18:40

6) Dave Rutherford: 18:41 SB

7) Graham Dunn: 19:52 SB

8) Gillian Willard: 20:05

9) Emily Hunter: 20:59 PR

10) Paul Gonsalves: 23:00

11) Kaitlynn Munn: 23:43 PR

12) Derek Hergott: 27:24

13) Tammy Hergott: 31:01

Princess Health and Food Reward Friday. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Food Reward Friday. Princessiccia

Gusty 10:01 Add Comment

This week's lucky "winner"... Cheesecake Factory Bruleed French Toast!

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Princess Health andENDURrun: H+P Men's A1 Team.Princessiccia

Princess Health andENDURrun: H+P Men's A1 Team.Princessiccia

Gusty 12:46 Add Comment

A few weeks ago we introduced our 2014 H+P Women's team.  Today: The H+P Men's A1 team.

The A1 team is primed and ready to compete hard at the ENDURrun relay for a second year in a row.  The team has a few key returning members (Brendan, Greg, Sean, Luke) along with a few speedy editions (Jordan, Ahmed, Rob).  

With a revamped training schedule, both the returning and new runners have seen drastic improvements in the last calendar year.  We enter the 2014 ENDURrun looking to achieve a number of significant goals (click here to see the all-time best ENDURrun times):

(1) First and foremost, we want to crush our team's time from last year (12:12)

(2) More importantly, we want to beat the time of the team that beat us last year (11:09 by MYVO2 #1)

(3) We also want to aim to set a NEW event record (11:05, established by the Road Scholars in 2012)

(4) A final goal, if everything goes perfectly, is to be the first and only team to EVER break 11-hours for the entire event.

Here's how our team stacks up:

Stage 1: Half Marathon

Name: Sean Delanghe

Height: 5'9

Weight: 155lbs

Age: 28

PBs: 16:35 5K, 33:17 10K, 1:17:48 1/2

Favourite Workout: chasing Ahmed's mom for his permission slip

Stage 1: 15K TT

Name: Ahmed "Young Blood" Ahmed

Height: 5'6

Weight: 121lbs

Age: 20

PBs: 35:53 10K

Favourite Workout: long runs

Stage 3: 30K Cross Country

Name: Brendan Hancock

Height: 6'0

Weight: 154lbs

Age: 24

PBs: 34:57 10K, 1:15:15 half

Favourite Workout: 400 repeats

Stage 4: 10M Hill Run

Name: Luke "IronLuke" Ehgoetz

Height: 6'0

Weight: 168

Age: 41

PBs: 1:58:50 30K, 36:46 10K, 18:12 5K

Favourite Workout: Hard bike or run intervals on a beauty day!

Stage 5: 25.6 Alpine Run

Name: Greg Dyce

Height: 6'0

Weight: 160

Age: 28

PBs: 17:16 5K, 36:05 10K

Favourite Workout: Mogul run repeats

Stage 6: 10K TT

Name: Jordan Schmidt

Height: 5'11

Weight: 160

Age: 26

PBs: 17:06 5K, 36:04 10K

Favourite Workout: Minuters- 20+ reps

Stage 7: Marathon

Name: RunnerRob

Height: 6'0

Weight: 138

Age: 22

PBs: 16:03 5K, 33:37 10K, 1:18:13 half

Favourite Workout: Booty popping, mzungu massaging, Kenyan bopping or the long run!

Princess Health andTHANK YOU!.Princessiccia

Princess Health andTHANK YOU!.Princessiccia

Gusty 14:42 Add Comment

The 2014 #SummerTT was a HUGE success.  It was the deepest and fastest field ever assembled for the event, and we had a lot of fun along the way.

The honest truth, however, is that the TT would have been completely impossible without the help of our sponsors, donors and volunteers.  Here is a list of the people who helped to make this 2014 event possible!

SPONSORS 

The Waterloo Running Series 

New Balance Canada

Runners' Choice Waterloo

McPhail's Cycle & Sports

RoadID

Mike Hewitson
Sales Representative with ROYAL LePAGE

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VOLUNTEERS
�         Mikey Playford
�         Rhys Pocrnich
�         Linda Farczadi
�         Payton Thiel
�         Lloyd Schmidt
�         Jordan Schmidt
�         Dave Korell
�         Vicky Siemon
�         Catherine Sukkau
�         Laura Hewitson
�         Mike Hewitson
�         Kevin Grotheer

DONORS

�         Kristin Marchant
�         Cari Rastas-Howard
�         Holger Kleinke
�         Claire Malhotra
�         Paul Gonsalves

THANK YOU ALL!  Looking forward to the 2015 event already!