We Welcome New Additions to Team Push!

We’re extremely excited and proud to welcome new partners to Team Push: the University of Wisconsin – Madison, the Lansing Triathlon Team, and the thousands of athletes affiliated with Race Day Events. We’re looking forward to helping all of them perform better and recover faster during their training and events in the weeks and months ahead. Happy summer to all and thanks again for your continued support!

Done and Dusted!

Team Hurt2Help Finishes the Marathon des Sable

Congrats to Shelley and Gav Phillips and the rest of Team Hurt2Help on their completion of the recent Marathon des Sable through the Moroccan desert! Dehydration, sunstroke, exhaustion, blisters and injury couldn’t stop them from raising over $10,000 for Facing Africa, a British charity of doctors who reconstruct the faces ravaged by NOMA, a horrific disease caused by poverty and malnutrition.

Team Push was proud to play a role in this success. For a quick recap of their adventure, check this out: www.hurt2help.com/#/mds-2013/4576049223

For more information about Hurt2Help, visit their website: www.hurt2help.com/

Congrats and thanks, Team Hurt2Help, for all the good that you do!

We’ll Do the Hurting if You Do the Helping!

Push Endurance is extremely proud to announce its partnership with Hurt2Help, a not-for-profit fundraising team, as they run the Marathon des Sables in Morocco to raise money for Facing Africa. Facing Africa is a British-based charity that operates in Ethiopia and the sub-Sahara region, providing medical rehabilitation for victims — predominantly children — of the horrific disease NOMA. These teams of surgeons perform facial reconstruction surgery on victims of NOMA for free.

Hurt2Help is preparing to run its second Marathon des Sables April 5-15^th. For more information on Hurt2Help, the work they do or to donate to help victims of NOMA, visit their website:

www.hurt2help.com

Good luck Team H2H!

On the Shelves Just in Time for Spring!

Push Endurance is proud to announce our new partnership with Berkeley Running Company! The Berkeley Running Company is Madison’s premier running specialty store, carrying a enormous range of shoes and gear from the premium brands in athletics, as well as the Midwest’s largest selection of minimalistic footwear. More importantly, the Berkeley staff are passionate athletes who use their own knowledge and experience to help runners and athletes of all levels find the right fit for their needs. Since opening in 2007, Berkeley has become the core of a community of runners, cyclists, triathletes and active people in the Madison area. Berkeley hosts several weekly training runs, free seminars and classes on running and fitness topics with some of Madison’s foremost experts, and sponsors many of the area’s most beloved races and events. Stop by, say hello, and see all that Berkeley has to offer!

For more information about Berkeley Running Company visit www.berkeleyrunningcompany.com.

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Athlete Bio - Rob English

Every day, more and more triathletes, cyclists and marathon runners are discovering how effective Push Recovery is to their endurance training. From increasing energy, focus and performance during exercise to drastically reducing muscle recovery time after exercise, there’s no other supplement on the market today quite like Push. So who are these athletes? Let’s introduce one of them right here:

Name? Rob English

Age? 34

Number of years competing? 19

Athletic goals? More wins! I came close in the 2010 Oregon road champs (3rd), would like to improve on that, and to defend my state TT title.

Notable events completed? Recently mostly local Oregon racing, with the exception of the British National Hillclimb championships (11th). Lots of racing all over in the past – the TransAlp, Giro de Dolomiti, Duo Normand, Karapoti Classic to name a few. Mountain bike, road, track and TT.

Any future events coming up? I’m about to start training for next season; racing likely to start in March.

Why cycling over other sports? As a kid I didn’t have great co-ordination, so didn’t do very well with ball sports. The bicycle gave me freedom and when I tried mountain biking I was hooked. Then once I started racing I discovered I was reasonably fast! I did many sports until I went to college, then I decided I could either be mediocre at lots of things or try to be good at one. I do run during the off season – I did my first half marathon last year. I have had in the back of my mind the idea to try an ironman at some point…..


Best competition experience? Racing a solo 24hr mountain bike race and experiencing the euphoria of riding into the dawn.

Worst competition experience? Racing a solo 24hr mountain bike race and being in tears at 1am…..

If you’re not training or competing, we’ll find you doing what? Building bikes! I am a custom frame builder; it is very satisfying to compete on bikes I have built myself.

Best piece of training advice you’ve received? Eat a vegan diet and eat fat – previously I was a vegetarian trying to eat low fat; now I am healthier and don’t have to worry about trying to get down to racing weight – my weight stays low without monitoring.


Do you have any personal blogs or websites we can follow you on? www.englishcycles.com

How do you incorporate Push Recovery into your training? I drink a serving in the morning on rest days for maintenance, then use it immediately after each training session.


How has your Push Recovery affected or improved your training? It has improved my recovery, meaning that I need less rest time in between hard sessions. I have tried lots of recovery supplements, and Push is one of the easiest to digest, with no stomach problems even when using it prior to hard training.

10 Reasons Why the Off-Season is Awesome

Now that the triathlon season is merely a memory, many of us Wisconsinites have other things on our minds right now:

• Will the Packers really go 16-0 and repeat as Super Bowl champs?
• Is someone going to finally bag the 30-point buck when deer hunting opens this weekend?
• How far off is the first snowfall so the Ski-Doo can get back on the trail?

But even though our thoughts are on eating turkey, tagging a prized buck, holiday shopping, family time and winter sports, the thought of 2012’s cycling or triathlon season is never totally forgotten. Since the raking is finished and the snowblower is tuned up and ready, it’s a perfect time to enjoy the off-season. Here’s why:

1. Relax. You can’t go 100 percent all the time. Sure, if you’re willing to travel you can find a race or ride year-round but that will only lead to one thing: burnout. Give your mind a little break now, which will help increase motivation when it’s time to go to work in the spring.
2. Recover. Your joints, tendons and muscles took a beating for the past few months so it’s a good time to rest and let them heal. Indefinite, intense training can weaken the body and lead to injury, and the last thing you want is to be nursing some aching body part come spring.
3. Have fun again. We all enjoy training or else we wouldn’t do what we do, but months and months of programmed workouts can lead to boredom or stagnation. Now is a good time to cross-train or try something different to shake things up. If you’re hip-deep in snow, cross country skiing or skating can be an excellent cardiovascular workout. Give yoga a shot to keep or improve flexibility. Stay active but have fun doing it.
4. Focus on a weakness. Instead of blasting your body with running, biking AND swimming, now you have some time to make your weak point stronger.
5. Try a new supplement. We all have our racing plans figured out and we don’t want to tamper with success during the season, but now you can experiment with new products to see if they can make your performance better.
6. Work on technique. Here’s a chance to improve your swim stroke or get your bike refitted (and let your body get used to the different set-up), for example. There’s always room for improvement, right?
7. Look ahead (a little) to next season. What events do you want to do? How will you schedule your training for these events? What goals do you want to accomplish? Keeping your eye on the prize and planning ahead is a good way to build excitement and not let yourself go during the offseason, TOO bad.
8. Lift weights. Some time in the gym is a great way to build power. A little extra strength also helps prevent injuries.
9. More family time. Are you a stranger in the house in summer because of training and competing? If your husband or wife put the wrong name on the stocking hung on the fireplace, reacquaint yourself with your loved ones. Quality time now will make them that much more forgiving during June, July and August.
10.  ?

If any of you have a #10 to add, we’d love to hear it. Hop onto our Facebook page, “Like Us” and leave a comment. And in the meantime, have a safe and spectacular Thanksgiving holiday. We don’t know about you, but we plan on doing some serious carb loading while watching the Lions/Packers game.

Til next time,

Keep Pushin’