Registration is now open for the 12th Annual LA Cancer Challenge

Registration on their newly designed website is NOW OPEN! As an early trick or treat, they are offering all past participants a $5.00 discount off of your 2009 registration when you register in the next 9 days! Please enter the discount code EARLY09, but hurry, as the discount code expires on April 17, 2009. Discount codes are not valid on Kids Can Cure registration.

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We anticipate that the 12th Annual LA Cancer Challenge will be our most successful year ever. However, we can’t do it without your support. Why not start a team? Whether your team is created in honor or memory of a loved one that has been touched by cancer, or is simply made up of a group of friends, we invite you to participate. The event will be held on Sunday, October 25 at the VA Grounds in West L.A.

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The mission of the Hirshberg Foundation is to find a cure for pancreatic cancer. Remember that pancreatic cancer research, as with all cancer research, can also unlock clues to finding cures, treatments and diagnosis for all cancers. It’s not impossible. One day we will achieve our goal.

Reaching for that mid-afternoon cup of coffee to fight the sleepies? We all know that caffeine, in moderate amounts helps with our level of alertness. Studies have demonstrated time and time again that caffeine ingested prior to working out can also help fight fatigue, but did you know that it can also help you push a little harder?

A recent study conducted by the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Medicine finds that caffeine also decreases the amount of pain during exercise.

“Competitive cyclists and other athletes often consume caffeine before a competition, presumably because they feel like the buzz helps them push a little bit harder. But a study published in the April issue of the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Medicine suggests that the reason caffeine allows athletes to push themselves farther is because it makes exercise hurt that much less.

Researchers had 25 subjects engage in two bouts of high intensity cycling. Before each session, they gave every subject a pill. One time, the pill contained the equivalent of two or three cups of coffee. The other time it was just a placebo. The participants all said they felt less pain in their leg muscles during the caffeine-assisted workout than they did with the sugar pill. And it even worked for subjects who already chug a couple thermoses of joe a day. So, the barista can help your biking. Java can boost your jogging. And, of course, enjoy those lattes before your Pilates.”

-Scientific America.com

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