Get Ready to Rock 'N' Roll!

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By Paul Baltutis


The countdown is on! If the San Antonio Rock 'N' Roll marathon has been on your "to-do" list in 2008, you should be ready by now for the Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio being held this month on November 16. If you still need a little encouragement, perhaps you'll want to engage in some last-minute marathon prep work.

  • USA Fit San Antonio has been running a training program out of the Run Gear Run Store at Stone Oak and 1604. The Web site for the marathon training is www.sanantoniofit.com or www.rungearrun.com . Call the store at (210) 490-9987.
  • Run Away Athletic Club has a training group based out of Josephine's Bakery at Mulberry and North St. Mary's near Brackenridge Park. The coach and organizer is John Purnell. Their Web site is www.runawayclub.com
  • We Run San Antonio is a training group based out of Roger Soler's Sports Stores in Helotes and Alamo Heights. The coach and organizer is Edgar Gonzalez. For information contact www.werunsantonio.com .
  • Fleet Feet Sports has a marathon training group based out of their store at 6408 N. New Braunfels in Alamo Heights. The program is directed by Carroll Voss. Call the store at (210) 805-0845 or visit www.fleetfeetsanantonio.com
  • The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training is a fund-raising charity organization that has been offering Rock 'N' Roll half and full marathon training. Coaching and training schedules are provided with a variety of training locations throughout San Antonio. Contact www.teamintraining.org:80/stx

Paul Baltutis, is manager of Soler's Sports and a certified marathon coach for Team in Training. For more information, please contact Paul Baltutis via e-mail at sage_run03@yahoo.com.

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