Race Day Tips presented by

Saturday, November 27, 2010
11:30am - 12:45pm
Vashon Room, 3rd Floor
The Westin Seattle

Free and open to the public. The lectures will take a round table format that will allow time for questions from the audience.

Featuring

	Mark Harrast, M.D. Race Day Hydration Having a plan for staying hydrated during a marathon is important for your race performance and your health. Dehydration and overhydration can have a detrimental effect on both, thus understanding your individual hydration needs is imperative. Just as a good training plan is necessary to get you successfully across the finish line, so is a personal hydration plan. Dr. Harrast is the medical director of the Amica Insurance Seattle Marathon and board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and also Sports Medicine. A Clinical Associate Professor in Rehabilitation Medicine and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, his clinical interest is overuse injuries in endurance athletes. Dr. Harrast is a competitive runner and triathlete, having run 8 marathons and 4 Ironman triathlons.
	Connie Davis, M.D. Inflammation It hurts now and boy it is going to hurt in another few hours! How about taking a few more ibuprofen, or better yet maybe my doctor will give me some more long acting anti-inflammatory medications to prevent my suffering after the big race. Be careful what you ask for, it may cause more harm than good. Dr. Davis is board certified in nephrology at the University of Washington Medical Center. She currently serves as Professor of Medicine, Director, Kidney Care Line and Co-Director Kidney and Pancreas Transplant.
	Alysun Deckert, M.S.R.D. Nutrition & the pre-race meal There’s got to be something magical about it. There has to be something you can eat that will give you more energy than you’ve ever had before and make it feel like you’re flying OVER the wall instead of plowing headfirst into it. It’s true! Alysun Deckert is an avid runner and a registered dietitian at the University of Washington Medical Center. She currently sits on the Advisory Committee for the University of Washington's Certification program in Sports Medicine and Human Performance.  Alysun volunteer work includes training Team Transplant participants for the Seattle Marathon events.
	Tom Cotner, PhD The Race Course Learn about the Seattle Marathon course from the eyes of a man who knows it inside and out. Dr. Tom Cotner is a highly successful coach of distance runners and triathletes with over 30 years of coaching experience at the elite level.
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Topics include:

• The race course: An overview
• Running in Cold and Wet Conditions: Preventing Hypothermia
• The Pre-Race Meal
• Complications of Anti-Inflammatory Medications: What You Need To Know
• The Real Story Behind Running and Low Iron
• Marathon Runners’ Footcare
• Race Day Hydration: How Much is Enough?
• Injury Prevention: Stretching, Warm-up, and Avoiding Common Problems
• Runner Safety Tips
• Female Athlete Triad: What All Women Runners Should Know
• Runner's Knee
• Pre-Race Nutrition
  
• Plantar Fasciitis