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For Immediate release
Contact: Athletic Ventures LLC
Ann Boyd Stewart, Co-Event Director
(734) 332-3981
Karen McKeachie, Co-Event Director
(734) 662-1000
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Join three-time Olympic Gold medalist Peter Snell, former world record holder Herb Lindsay, and Olympic Gold medalist in swimming, Sheila Taormina, for a weekend of run and walk races and a new alternative health expo on Saturday, April 10, and Sunday, April 11 at Domino's Farms in Ann Arbor. Sponsored by the University of Michigan Health System and Heart Care Program, in cooperation with Domino's Pizza, Inc., the First Annual U-M Heart Care Health Assessment and Alternative Medicine Expo will feature Snell, Lindsay, Taormina and 11 other nationally known speakers and 47 exhibitors in such areas as nutrition, sports medicine, acupuncture, massage and homeopathy. The expo is hosted in partnership with the new U-M Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Center (CAMRC). Admission and parking is free. Hours are 10 am to 7 pm Saturday and 8 am to 1 pm Sunday. The race events, which take place on Sunday, April 11, include: Domino's Distance Classic 20k run, 9 am; U-M Heart Care Program Healthy Heart 5k run and walk, 9:05 am; and the U-M Heart Care Mitral Mile run, walk and racewalk, 8:30 am. All courses take place at Domino's Farms. The races--which replace the recently discontinued Briarwood Runs--benefit Easter Seals Society and the clinical care, research and educational activities of the U-M Mitral Valve Clinic. Snell, a native of New Zealand, is a three-time Olympic gold medalist in the 800m and 1500m runs. He has also set world records at 800m and the mile. He is considered to have been the best 800 meter runner ever and was selected Track and Field Athlete of the Decade for the 1960's. Today, Snell is a research scientist in exercise physiology in the department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology) and director of the Human Performance Laboratory at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. His main focus is on understanding how the body adapts to exercise training and the relevance of this process for both athletic performance and health, particularly for the prevention of heart disease. At the expo, he will present "Self-hypnotism: Behavior Modification for Athletic Excellence." Lindsay, who is a former world record holder in the 10 mile and 20k road runs, now teaches and coaches at Fremont High School. He was twice voted "Road Runner of the Year" by Runner's World. His lecture is entitled, "Ecopsychology" Taormina, Atlanta Gold medalist in freestyle swimming, is a professional motivational speaker and triathlete. Her talk is called "More than Gold: Get to know an Olympic Athlete, and then you'll realize you can be one too!" For more information about the health expo and race entries, please contact Athletic Ventures LLC at (734) 332-3981 or (734) 662-1000 or www.athleticventures.com. |
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Health Assessment and Alternative Medicine Expo Domino's Farms Ann Arbor, Michigan April 10 and 11, 1999 Hours: 10am to 7pm, Saturday, April 10 8am to 1pm, Sunday, April 11 Exhibitors: The expo will feature more than 40 exhibitors focused on alternative medicine and health assessments. Some of these include: AeroSport, Inc., Whole Foods Market, Barefoot Doctors, Mannatech, Creative Health Products, Ancient Science Distributors, American Soy Products, RainSoft, All Pro Exercise, Wright & Filippis, GNC, MFit, Medtronics, VitaMist..... Symposium: A symposium featuring world-renowned athletes and experts in alternative medicine will highlight Saturday's activities. The following is the day's schedule: 11am Elizabeth Burt, Culinary Arts Specialist, and Nelda Mercer, RD, MFit "Healthy Snacks" and "Nutrition" 11:30 Linda Sinkule, Natural Health Practitioner, Structural Integration-the Rolf Method "Coaxing the Total Being into Realignment with its Core Self" Noon Susan Gravelyn, MD, Pulmonary Specialist "Exercise Induced Asthma and Allergies" 12:30 Herb Lindsay, Former World Record Holder, 10-mile and 20k runs "Ecopsychology" 1:00 Marilyn Morehead, PhD, Exercise Physiologist "Heat Acclimatization" 1:30 Steve Bolling, MD, Director, U-M Mitral Valve Clinic, U-M Professor of Surgery and Chief Investigator, U-M Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Center (CAMRC), and Andrew Heyman, MHSA, Administrator of CAMRC "Bridging: Homeopathy and Allopathy" 2:00 Elena Gillespie, Reiki Master, U-M CAMRC "Increasing Sport Performance through Guided Imagery" 2:30 Tim Burkhart, DC, Chiropractic Physician, Grand Rapids "Preventing Cumulative Trauma in Running" 3:00 Jeff Martin, PhD, Sports Psychologist, Wayne State University "Mental Skills for Performance Enhancement" 3:30 Amy Bohn, MD, U-M Sports Medicine "Short- and Long-term Benefits of Running and Walking" 4:00 Suzie Zick, ND, U-M CAMRC "Naturopathic Medicine for Sport" 4:30 Sheila Taormina, Olympic Champion Swimming "More than Gold: Get to know an Olympic Athlete, and Then You'll Realize You Can Be One Too!" 5:00 Peter Snell, PhD, Exercise Physiologist and Olympic Champion 800m/1500m former World record holder 800m and mile. "Self-hypnosis: Behavior Modification for Athletic Excellence" Presentations are subject to change. For more information, please contact Athletic Ventures LLC, at (734) 332-3981 or (734) 662-1000, or www.athleticventures.com. |
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