Experience Wine Country at the Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon on June 2nd or the Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon on July 15th with Team Challenge, CCFA's endurance training and fundraising program. When you join us, you'll train locally to run or walk these great destination races and on race day, run or walk through winding vineyards in Virginia or Napa.

Our 16-week professional training program is designed to meet your unique walk or run fitness needs. We'll get you ready for the finish! While you're training, we'll also help you to raise critical dollars to fund research and programs for the 1.4 million people suffering from Crohn's and colitis, two chronic digestive diseases.
These races are sold out to everyone BUT Team Challenge participants. Join us at our upcoming information meeting in Decatur and find out how you can be a part of the team!

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Decatur Library

215 Sycamore Street

Decatur, GA

2:00 PM

RSVP

For more information call 404-982-0616, email Awhitworth@ccfa.org or visit our website at www.ccteamchallenge.org.

Join Pearl Jam's Mike McCready In Las Vegas!

Pearl Jam's Mike McCready is a part of Team Challenge and you can be too! It is not too late to join the team and train to run or walk the Rock N' Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon on December 4th!

If you are interested in joining Mike and your Georgia team in Las Vegas, call 404-982-0616 or email awhitworth@ccfa.org and learn how you can join the team! You can also visit our website at  http://www.ccteamchallenge.org/!

Run, Walk and ROCK The Strip AT NIGHT!

What Happens in Vegas...Can Find A Cure!


Dust off your blue suede running shoes and join Team Challenge, the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation's half marathon program and train to run or walk a half marathon, while you help find a cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. We will be taking our team to the Rock N' Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon in December and you will want to be a part of the team!

Get the ultimate tour of Las Vegas with Team Challenge, the official charity of the Rock N' Roll Las Vegas Marathon and Half Marathon on December 4, 2011. Start and finish your race on the historic Las Vegas Strip AT NIGHT and be a part of the world's largest night time running event, while knowing you helped CCFA get one step closer to finding a cure!

Information meetings start August 6th! RSVP to reserve your spot today!

Join us for a "Run Night Stand" you won't forget!

Saturday, August 6, 2011
Holiday Inn Decatur
130 Clairemont Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030
9:30 AM

Monday, August 8, 2011
Fulton County Library
Buckhead Branch
269 Buckhead Ave, NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
6:30 PM

Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Phidippides- Ansley Mall
1544 Piedmont Road
Atlanta, GA 30324
7:00 PM

Monday, August 15, 2011
Fulton County Library
Sandy Springs Regional Branch
395 Mt. Vernon Hwy. NE
Atlanta, GA 30328
6:30 PM

Saturday, August 20, 2011
Maggiano’s Little Italy
4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30346
9:30 AM

How to stay away from injuries

How to stay away from injuries
By Maxim Nazaire, CSCS
Team Challenge Run Coach


Let me be the first to say that injuries are no fun! Nothing throws a monkey wrench into your training like a good old fashion injury. The few times I had running injuries, they were pretty bad. I am a big believer that there are ways to get around injuries, but my feelings on the matter is this: If you can avoid injuries, then avoid them!!! Although injuries can be complex, preventing them can be easy. Here are two simple tips that can significantly reduce your chances of injury.

1. Drink lots of water. Water will keep the joints lubricated, and the muscles hydrated. Most injuries will be associated with either a joint problem or a muscular let down. Drink water! It's good for you.

2. Stretch after your workouts. Let's face it, when you are pushing yourself to do things that you've never done before, there will be some soreness and tightness in the muscles. If you stretch, it can improve blood flow throughout the muscles and reduce your soreness. Stretching can also improve your muscle recovery.

When I look back at some of the injuries that I've witnessed, 8 times out of 10 they occurred because the rules above weren't followed. Hydrate and stretch so that you can make it through the finish line in stride!

Join Team Challenge In Napa Valley This Summer!

Experience California Wine Country and the Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon on July 17th with Team Challenge, CCFA's endurance training and fundraising program. When you join us, you'll run or walk this great destination race through winding vineyards from Napa to Sonoma.

Our 16-week professional training program is designed to meet your unique walk or run fitness needs. We'll get you ready for the finish! While you're training, we'll also help you to raise critical dollars to fund research and programs for the 1.4 million people suffering from Crohn's and colitis, two chronic digestive diseases.

Our Team Challenge information meetings are taking place in March. When you attend an information meeting, you'll meet a coach, talk with a CCFA staff person, and learn more about how Team Challenge can help you and help others! The Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon is sold out to everyone BUT Team Challenge participants. Find a meeting near you todayand join us in California Wine Country! Experience California Wine Country and the Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon on July 17th with Team Challenge, CCFA's endurance training and fundraising program. When you join us, you'll run or walk this great destination race through winding vineyards from Napa to Sonoma.

Our 16-week professional training program is designed to meet your unique walk or run fitness needs. We'll get you ready for the finish! While you're training, we'll also help you to raise critical dollars to fund research and programs for the 1.4 million people suffering from Crohn's and colitis, two chronic digestive diseases.

Our Team Challenge information meetings are taking place in March. When you attend an information meeting, you'll meet a coach, talk with a CCFA staff person, and learn more about how Team Challenge can help you and help others! The Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon is sold out to everyone BUT Team Challenge participants. Find a meeting near you todayand join us in California Wine Country! Experience California Wine Country and the Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon on July 17th with Team Challenge, CCFA's endurance training and fundraising program. When you join us, you'll run or walk this great destination race through winding vineyards from Napa to Sonoma.

Our 16-week professional training program is designed to meet your unique walk or run fitness needs. We'll get you ready for the finish! While you're training, we'll also help you to raise critical dollars to fund research and programs for the 1.4 million people suffering from Crohn's and colitis, two chronic digestive diseases.

Our Team Challenge information meetings are taking place in March. When you attend an information meeting, you'll meet a coach, talk with a CCFA staff person, and learn more about how Team Challenge can help you and help others! The Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon is sold out to everyone BUT Team Challenge participants. Find a meeting near you todayand join us in California Wine Country! Experience California Wine Country and the Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon on July 17th with Team Challenge, CCFA's endurance training and fundraising program. When you join us, you'll run or walk this great destination race through winding vineyards from Napa to Sonoma.

Our 16-week professional training program is designed to meet your unique walk or run fitness needs. We'll get you ready for the finish! While you're training, we'll also help you to raise critical dollars to fund research and programs for the 1.4 million people suffering from Crohn's and colitis, two chronic digestive diseases.

Our Team Challenge information meetings are taking place this week. When you attend an information meeting, you'll meet a coach, talk with a CCFA staff person, and learn more about how Team Challenge can help you and help others! The Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon is sold out to everyone BUT Team Challenge participants. Find a meeting near you today and join us in California Wine Country!

For more information call 404-982-0616, email Awhitworth@ccfa.org or visit our website at www.ccteamchallenge.org.

Week Eleven .... with 11 miles!

This week was our 11th week of training, and it was so appropriate that we were up to running 11 miles this week! This is the longest run that many of our participants have ever done, and everyone did such an amazing job! This is also the longest run that we will complete before heading to Las Vegas in THREE SHORT WEEKS, and it really helped to pump up our participants! We did our run this week at the Chattahoochee River at Columns Drive. Many of our participants opted to run 5 miles on Columns Drive and finish the remaining 6 on the trails by the river, while others chose to do the full 11 miles on the river trails. Regardless, it was a great run and everyone did awesome! It was a cold morning, but gives our Team Georgia folks a chance to experience running in the cold weather! Make sure to layer and to prepare for these temperatures in Vegas!

In the next few weeks, we will be tapering our training schedule to prepare for the big run. We are in the final countdown and our team is ready!

Halloween with Team Challenge!

Over Halloween weekend, Team Challenge had a brisk 9-mile run through Decatur! Our participants were challenged to come up with their best costume and we had some awesome creativity!


Chris was a super hero .... out to battle the evil Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis!



Karin, aka Hit Girl, and Amanda, aka the running clown!

It was fun to run in costume and to have lots of (good) stares from the community!



And of course, Angel, had an awesome costume! Team Challenge participants should all be on the front of a Wheaties box .... they're amazing!