Running on Tuesday Mornings with 1379 Sports!
My favorite mornings are Tuesdays when I get to jog with my 1379 friends around Lady Bird Lake. Almost as important as the exercise, we catch up on each others lives and breathe fresh air. The weather this time of year has been uncharacteristically fabulous for these little jogs. Though our fearless leader Betty tries...
Recap of the Jr. Varsity Triathlon
At exactly 7:30 a.m. Sunday, June 19, the calm swimming pool suddenly teems with arms and legs. As the whistle call echoes, an army of swimmers in matching yellow swim caps surges away from the pool deck, one at a time like strange, waterborne bacteria. Onlookers on the surrounding pool deck to cheer and hold...
Gilbert’s Gazelles has New Location at 1379 Family Sports Shop South
Gilbert’s Gazelles is proud to announce it’s newest location in Austin at 1379 Family Sports Shop South. Located by Five Guys Burgers at Mopac and William Cannon. Led by former NCAA All-American and National Champion Bernard Manirakiza, the group utilizes some of the area’s finest running surfaces including the Arbor Walk Trail, Clint Small and...
Can Running Around Make Kids Smarter?
Can getting kids moving get their brains moving as well? Studies suggest that exercise can in fact make children smarter. The New York Times highlights a few recent studies which prove this very point: Previous studies found that fitter kids generally scored better on such tests. And in this case, too, those children performed better...
Fun Running Games For Kids
Kids love to run but that doesn’t necessarily mean they love to train. Here are some fun running games for kids that will sneak some training into their play time. Duck, Duck, Goose You remember this one from your childhood. While this fun kids workout is really considered a game, it is also probably the...
Tips For Beginning Runners
Beginners Running Program Tip #1: Distance, Not Speed Running is a serious sport that involves certain well-trained core techniques like any other sport. Just because there aren’t balls or bats or special gloves or all that much equipment involved doesn’t make running any less of a particular sport that requires certain built-up ability before you...
Wednesday Workout: Running During Pregnancy
Running during pregnancy has been and continues to be a controversial issue in which clear answers seem often hard to find. This is because there is no right answer for everybody. Individual factors need to be taken into consideration. If running is a new to you, don’t start during pregnancy. Running in and of itself...
Wednesday Workout: Should My Kid Run?
Just this past Saturday my two boys ran the Junior Dillo one mile. The smiles I saw on their faces as they ran past the finish line. So now I’m all excited for them and want to get them into more interested in running. So I did some research to see what is appropriate for...
Free Running Session This Saturday!
Young Guns Running Group will periodically have free running sessions on Saturdays. This Saturday, January 23rd is our first free session! This Saturday, we will meet at the O Henry Middle School track (2610 W 10th ST) from 9 to 10 am. All are welcome to attend this workout. Visit http://www.younggunsrun.com/saturday-workout.html to see how the...
