AZTECH Training: AZTECH NEWS

Patrick and Keats
Patrick Ward and Keats Snideman (click pix for more info)

 

Optimum Sports Performance 

Patrick Ward and Keats Snideman, owners of Optimum Sports Performance in Tempe have joined with AZTECH and invite club members to partake in optimum training for the PF Chang's Arizona Rock and Roll Marathon and half marathon in Tempe. 

Optimum Sports is located in an industrial complex at 2009 E. 5th St., Suite 12, Tempe. 

  • All the respected amenities/training/injury prevention of AZTECH 
  • Optimum Sports Training Facility - This is where the pros train. 
  •  Patrick also is a sports performance coach and licensed massage therapist who specializes in soft tissue therapy for injuries and chronic pain. 

For more information on the clinic's services and pricing, go to  www.optimumsportsperformance.com

 

 

Off-season program for high schoolers  

 The High School Off-Season Conditioning Program is now offered Mondays at 4 p.m. at Granada Park, 6505 N. 20th St. (20th Street & Lincoln Drive), in Phoenix. 

E-mail: RUNArizona@hotmail.com for more information. 

 

 

Lost and Found

Members left behind several items at the tent during the Phoenix 10K. If you have misplaced a possession, contact Coach Bill at CoachRun1@yahoo.com. Items will be kept for one month and then donated to charity if left unclaimed.

 

For club runners and walkers who want a training partner(s) on a day without a group session, please e-mail aztechclub@yahoo.com and we will forward your request to other club members.

 

Saturday Team Training Sessions

There are two locations available for long-run training on Saturdays  

Tempe: Meet at the northwest corner of Rio Salado at Tempe Town Lake Beach Park at 6 a.m.

PHOENIX:  6 a.m. at scenic Cave Creek Park-Cactus.  The park is located on Cactus Road and 24th Avenue (About 1 block east of the Cactus Road exit on I-17)  just north of Peoria.  Directly north (left side of street) of Phoenix Fire Station No. 33.

Park includes picnic area, volleyball court, playground, drinking fountain, benches, restrooms and plenty of parking.  

The park is located on a canal that goes directly to Granda Park, great for long runs/walks. The club has charted the mileage along the route, up to a 25-mile loop.

Runners and walkers also have the choice to taking the canal west toward Paseo Park. The path gives runners/walkers a choice of  asphalt or gravel. 

Go to "useful tools" in the menu for a canal calculator to see mileage.

Also look at the North Mountain Area Guide button, which shows trail runs near the Saturday club running location.

 

For canal training for P.F. Chang's go to http://www.srpnet.com/water/canals/distances.aspx#canalCalculator

 

 

BASE FITNESS TRAINING

No hills, no speedwork, no fast running/walking. Just fitness and base miles.

WHEN: Wednesdays from 5:30 a.m.-6:45 a.m.

WHERE: Sylvia's LaCanasta Restaurant at the northwest corner of 7th  and Missouri Avenues

Hydration provided.

 

Click on Calendar section to access maps to training sites.

For more information, e-mail AZTECHCLUB@yahoo.com or call (602) 299-5075.