Run News for April 3, 2025

Professional golfer to run the Boston Marathon

40-year old professional golfer Scott Stallings is running the 2025 Boston Marathon. A 3-time winner on the PGA Tour winner, Scott will run the Boston Marathon to raise money for the charity Golf Fights Cancer.

Recently while chatting with Jonathan Levitt on the For The Long Run podcast, Scott discussed the balancing act of marathon training alongside his professional golf career and inspiration to run Boston as his first marathon.

Scott has become addicted to running over the past 2 months, admitting that his “Instagram For You page is all races and running videos.”

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Coaches save high school track star from cardiac arrest

While deaths from race-related cardiac arrests have dropped compared to the early 2000s, incidents of cardiac arrest still exist.

One example is a 14-year-old high school track star, Alyssa, who was recently "saved" by her coaches after suffering cardiac arrest during practice.

Alyssa had arrived for track practice at her Michigan high school, warmed up and ran her time trial. After finishing her time trial, as she walked off the track, she collapsed.

Alyssa was not responsive as her 2 coaches rushed to her side. It seemed like she was having a seizure and taking deep breaths.

One coach ran to get an automated external defibrillators (AED) and call 911, while another coach began administering CPR.

After shocking Alyssa with the AED, and continuing to conduct CPR, the coaches were able to restore Alyssa’s heartbeat.

Read more here.

5 benefits of eating cashews

Cashews are mood-boosting and energy-giving. Here are 5 benefits of eating the nut.

1. Cashews keep your memory sharp: packed with magnesium and tryptophan, cashews promote production of serotonin (the “happy chemical”). The brain-boosting nutrients in cashews also enhance cognitive function and can lower the risk of neurodegenerative diseases.

2. Cashews protect your heart: rich in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, cashews support healthy cholesterol levels and benefit heart function. Additionally, these healthy fats help to lower “bad cholesterol”, reduce high blood pressure and improve cardiovascular health.

3. Cashews boost your energy: a good source of protein, healthy fats and carbohydrates, cashews provide long-lasting energy without a crash.

4. Cashews smooth your skin: rich in copper, a 1 ounce serving of dry roasted cashews provides almost 70 percent of the suggested daily value of the mineral. Copper is key for nervous and immune system function meaning that cashews help your body to make red blood cells and connective tissues, increase the absorption of iron as well as keep your hair, skin, nails and bones healthy.

5. Bolster immunity and fight inflammation: a serving of cashews provides 15 percent of the suggested daily value of zinc. Zinc, along with magnesium and copper, promotes healthy immune system function, which helps to fight colds and viruses. Plus, cashews reduce inflammation and possibly even the risk of chronic diseases.

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SEI Rush Hour Run

Limited to 500 participants, the race sells out every year! A beautiful out and back course along the beautiful Perkiomen Creek with a post-race reception and awards.

Proceeds benefit SEI Cares organizations Gemma Services, Days for Girls, and Orion Communities.

📅 Thursday June 12

📍 Oaks, PA

⌚ 6:00 PM

Register here.

Crush your next 10K with this speed workout

Add this speed session once or twice per week, with the final session 4 days before race day.

Nail your pacing

5K pace: 5% faster than your 10K pace.

3K pace: 5% faster than your 5K pace.

Because the intervals are time-based, the distance you cover will depend on your goal pace. For example, if you’re aiming for a 50-minute 10K (5:00/km), your estimated 5K and 3K race paces will be 4:45/km (23:45 for 5K) and 4:30/km (13:30 for 3K).

The workout

• Warmup: Complete a 10-15 minute easy run and some light drills.

• Set 1: 2 x 3 minutes at 5K pace, with 2 minutes jogging rest.

• Set 2: 2 x 2 minutes at 3K pace, with 90 seconds jogging rest.

• Set 3: 3 x 1 minute at 3K pace, with 30 seconds jogging rest.

• Set 4: 2 x 3 minutes at 5K pace, with 2 minutes jogging rest.

• Strides: Complete two to three fast 100m strides to finish off the workout.

• Cooldown: Jog for 10 minutes to cool down.

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The business of getting people moving

Robin Thurston is the leader of Outside Interactive (Outside), which is on a mission to get people moving, preferably in mother nature. Outside is a big company with a portfolio that includes magazines, digital apps and software. Across all brands, the mission is clear: get everyone outside.

Outside gets people active outdoors by inspiring, activating and celebrating.

Robin wants to inspire people to take action through content. For example, if you go to see a Warren Miller film in the theater, that’s not what Robin cares about. What he cares about is how many days you go skiing after watching the movie.

Robin sees us moving from a purchasing world to an experience world. Instead of buying stuff, people are taking trips. One example is a triathlon partner of Outside, that is thinking about creating a festival around the triathlon. Robin thinks that we’re going to see more events where people take part in competitive outdoor adventures, like a Hyrox, but will plan fun experiences around it.

Robin is bullish on people becoming more aware of general health and wellness. His 14-year-old daughter is more aware of health and wellness now than he was at 14, even though he was on the national team for cycling at the time.

He also believes that GPL-1s are a big boon for all active industries, because when somebody loses 10 pounds, they’re more likely to move whether that be walking, running, hiking or lifting weights.

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