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YMCA Fall Adult Volleyball League Registration Underway

Submitted by Press Release-DailyPost on September 16, 2012

FAMILY YMCA News:

The Family YMCA is taking registrations for the Fall Adult Volleyball League.

Games will be 1-4 p.m. Sundays Oct. 7 through Nov. 18 at the YMCA, 1450 Iris St.

This is a casual 4 on 4 co-ed league for ages 16 and older. Price per player is $20 or $15 for Y members.

Get some friends together, choose a captain and witty team name, and come down to the Y to play some fun volleyball matches.

Scholarships available thanks to The Family YMCA annual fundraising campaign.

For more information, call, click, or stop by. Contact YMCA Sports and Adventure

Hilltopper Volleyball Team Repeats Win

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on September 11, 2012

Hilltopper Vollyball team beats Bernalillo 3-2 last weekend.

Hilltopper Claire Stewert with Block. Photo by Alan Kirk
Hilltopper Brianna Montano with Kill. Photo by Alan Kirk

Hilltopper Erin Kirk with Kill. Photo by Alan Kirk

Hilltopper Volleyball team beats Capital 3-1.

Hilltopper Erin Kirk with Kill. Photo by Alan Kirk

Hilltopper Claire Stewart with Block. Photo by Alan Kirk

Hilltopper Brianna Montano with Kill. Photo by Alan Kirk

Hilltopper Samantha Melton with Block. Photo by Alan Kirk

Bob Weeks Top Predictor in Weekly Pace Race

Submitted by Press Release-DailyPost on September 6, 2012

ATOMIC ROAD RUNNERS News:

Bob Weeks was only 3 seconds off his prediction at Tuesday’s pace race.

There were many good predictions in the weekly Tuesday pace race in Pajarito Acres. There were 28 people who competed. The course was a fairly-flat one mile paved-loop mainly on Estante Way.

One could run any number of loops but with a requested predicted time of 45 minutes or less. All distances from 1 to 5 miles were done. Most did 1 or 3 miles.

The fastest for 1 mile were Duncan Fuehne (6:49), Sue Kinkead and Lynn Kluegel (both 13:43). The faster 3-mile runners were Roxana

Running Technique, Posture and Pain

Submitted by Staff Report on September 4, 2012

Column by Jessica Kisiel

There are no sports beyond our body’s capability! When we have pain playing a sport though, it is easy to blame the activity for our pain.

Running, the primary functional movement our body was designed for, has a reputation for being hard on or even bad for the body.

It is often the first sport we are advised not to do if we have any lower extremity pain. If running were the problem then everyone who runs should hurt as a result of participating, right?

The fact is, some people suffer while others are pain free. Why?

The difference lies in the physical body that is brought Read More

Los Alamos Singletrack Assoc. Hosts First Time Trials

Submitted by CSTadmin on August 31, 2012

LASA News:

The Los Alamos Singletrack Association (LASA) held its first mountain bike time trials Wednesday evening. A course was setup northwest of the Diamond Drive/San Ildefonso Road roundabout. LASA plans to hold more Wednesday evening time trials. For information, contact Scott Weiss at 661-4499. Visit the group’s Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/LosAlamosSingletrack.

Randy Flores on the time trail course Wednesday evening. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com