| May 28, 2013 - The Exercise Equivalent of a Cheeseburger? | |
 |  New Research Says Endurance Running May Damage Health Over the last few months, during the endurance-athletics off-season, something extraordinary happened: The line began to blur between the health... | |
| Apr 30, 2013 - Arizona Open Water Series | |
|  Team, attached is the list of events for this summer...the second race is on May 11th so hoping we can have a great turnout! Go Mac! | |
| Mar 19, 2013 - The Power of Positive Interactions | |
|  The Power of Positive Interactions By Jon Gordon John Gottman?s pioneering research found that marriages are much more likely to succeed when the couple experiences a 5 to 1 ratio of positive to neg... | |
| Mar 12, 2013 - Gatorade Partnership! | |
|  Team, we would like to announce a partnership we have entered into with Gatorade! To kick things off a representative from their company will be at Kino from on Monday, March 19th from 4-5: 30pm ... | |
| Mar 7, 2013 - Runners and Blood Clots: What You Need to Know | |
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| Mar 4, 2013 - Triathlete Dies During Swim Portion of Escape From Alcatraz Race | |
|  Hey folks, lets use this tragic event as a reminder that if you are not getting an annual physical this month should be the perfect time to do so! A 46-year-old man from Austin, Texas , died of a h... | |
| Feb 11, 2013 - February Newsletter | |
| Click here for the February newsletter!! | |
| Feb 1, 2013 - "You're Missing the Point!" | |
|  "You're Missing the Point!" "It's about making it hard, not about making it easier ." By John Leonard Executive Director of the American Swim Coaches Assoc. since 1985 Our friends the Australi... | |
| Jan 9, 2013 - What successful people do in the morning | |
|  Inc.com By Jessica Stillman | Inc ? Thu, Jun 14, 2012 9:24 AM EDT The day may have 24 hours of equivalent length but author Laura Vanderkam says not every hour is created equal. Drawing on h... | |
| Dec 13, 2012 - SCIENCE OF PERFORMANCE: NEUROMUSCULAR SHOULDER WARM-UP | |
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| Dec 7, 2012 - December Newsletter | |
| Click here for the December 2012 Narwhal Newsletter! | |
| Nov 28, 2012 - One Running Shoe in the Grave | |
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| Oct 25, 2012 - TRAINING FOR COLD WATER SWIMS – 9 TIPS YOU NEED TO KNOW | |
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| Oct 17, 2012 - “Normal People Don’t Do Deliberate Practice” | |
|  ?Normal People Don?t Do Deliberate Practice? Guy Edson, ASCA Staff First of all, there is nothing wrong with being ?normal?--- it?s just that in athletics, and in scholarship, and in arts, and in ... | |
| Aug 6, 2012 - August Newsletter! | |
| Click here to check out the August Newsletter!! | |
| Jul 8, 2012 - Swim stroke series: Pull and finish | |
|  Swim Stroke Series: Pull And Finish By Sara McLarty The most powerful part of each stroke is the underwater pull. Many triathletes are challenged in the water because they are not getting the ma... | |
| Jul 3, 2012 - July News! | |
|  Read all about it!! | |
| Jun 27, 2012 - Excessive Endurance Training Can Be Too Much of a Good Thing, Research Suggests | |
|  ScienceDaily (June 4, 2012) ? Micah True, legendary ultra-marathoner, died suddenly while on a routine 12-mile training run March 27, 2012. The mythic Caballo Blanco in the best-selling book, Born ... | |
| Jun 11, 2012 - MAC partnership with Misty Hyman! | |
|  Dear MAC families, We are excited to announce a new partnership between our organization and Olympic Gold Medalist Misty Hyman! Misty has been a supporter of our team for some time now, she was in... | |
| Jun 1, 2012 - June News | |
| June News! | |
| May 24, 2012 - To stretch or not to stretch? And when? | |
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| May 17, 2012 - Scottsdale fire officials tell residents: 'Never swim alone' | |
|  "Pools, hot tubs pose risk when adults go solo, then get drowsy" by Ofelia Madrid - May. 9, 2012 08:20 AM The Republic | azcentral.co Dolly Cebulash, a volunteer with the Scottsdale Fire Departmen... | |
| May 10, 2012 - What Is Overtraining? | |
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| May 7, 2012 - May Newsletter! | |
| Click here to check out the May newsletter! | |
| Apr 13, 2012 - April Newsletter | |
| Click here to check out the latest Narwhal News! | |
| Feb 22, 2012 - How to Choose the Best Energy Bars | |
|  Weeding through the options to find nutrient-rich bars geared for performance and recovery By Jackie Dikos, R.D. As featured in the Web Only issue of Running Times Magazine With so many different en... | |
| Jan 26, 2012 - Vitamins C AND E Seems To Provide Protection For Endurance Athletes' Airways | |
|  Vitamins C AND E Seems To Provide Protection For Endurance Athletes' Airways Relatively low levels of ozone (<120micrograms/m3) can affect lung function in endurance athletes, making it more difficult... | |
| Jan 20, 2012 - Everything You Need To Know About Energy Gels | |
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| Jan 6, 2012 - Sports Science Update: Don’t Neglect Your Anaerobic Side | |
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| Dec 22, 2011 - What Not to Eat After a Workout | |
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| Dec 12, 2011 - Science of Performance: Return to Swimming After Injury, Part 1.5 | |
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| Dec 8, 2011 - Science of Performance: Return to Swimming After Injury, Part I | |
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| Dec 1, 2011 - December Newsletter | |
| December News! | |
| Nov 23, 2011 - Swimming & Sore Shoulders | |
|  Swimming & Sore Shoulders Mar 28, 2011 | By Linda Tarr Kent Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/406753-swimming-sore-shoulders/#ixzz1eZ4kvU5E Swimmer's shoulder is an overuse injury that i... | |
| Nov 16, 2011 - 2012 USMS Renewal | |
|  Team....a reminder that membership renewal for USMS is taking place at this time! Please be sure to compete before the end of the year....and forward on your renewal information to us so we can update... | |
| Nov 14, 2011 - Deaths in triathlons may not be so mysterious; panic attacks may be to blame | |
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| Nov 9, 2011 - How to Fuel Your Workout | |
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| Nov 1, 2011 - November News | |
| November Newsletter! | |
| Oct 8, 2011 - What do I do with my hands while swimming? | |
|  What do I do with my hands while swimming? Written by: Gary Hall, Sr. Added: Tue Aug 30 2011 It seems like a simple question. Yet, I am surprised by how many people don?t quite know what to do with... | |
| Oct 2, 2011 - October Newsletter! | |
| Get your red hot news! | |
| Sep 28, 2011 - Check out La Jolla Roughwater 2011 | |
|  Check out the pictures from La Jolla Roughwater 2011! | |
| Sep 9, 2011 - Shoulders 101 by Dr. Kip Sharpe | |
|  Attached is an article written by resident masters swimmer and wunder-doc KipSharpe for our age group swimmers but is absolutely relevant to our masters! "As the High School season gets going, shoul... | |
| Sep 7, 2011 - September News! | |
| September news! | |
| Aug 16, 2011 - August Newsletter | |
| A little late (ok, really late) posting this! But here is your August newsletter! | |
| Aug 8, 2011 - Death During Swim Renews Questions About Event’s Safety | |
|  A reminder to us all to never underestimate the challenges of competing, to never overestimate ones abilities and to get regular check-ups with your doctor! _______________________________________... | |
| Jul 7, 2011 - July Newsletter | |
| July News! | |
| May 30, 2011 - May Newsletter | |
| Yes, the May Newsletter is being posted really late. But better late than never! | |
| Apr 4, 2011 - April Newsletter | |
| April Fools! Okay, maybe not. But here is the newsletter! | |
| Apr 1, 2011 - Nationals Relays | |
|  No its not the November Newsletter, ( my paws slipped on the keyboard, darn you auto-fill! ) , its the link to sign up for the relays at National in a month . Swimming at Nationals? Want to part... | |
| Mar 24, 2011 - Workout Schedule | |
| Team, just to clarify what the schedule will be starting NEXT week (3/28): - All morning and noon workouts at Kino are the same, evening workouts will be at Skyline from 6-7pm! - There will NOT be a... | |
| Mar 15, 2011 - Cooldown? Why should I cool down? | |
| Great article on Cool Down! | |
| Mar 9, 2011 - SDA Invite Results | |
| Click here for the initial results from the 2011 Sun Devil Masters Invite!! | |
| Mar 5, 2011 - 10 Ways to blow your taper | |
|  This is part of an article I wrote leading up to nationals a few years back...the dates are different for us this year but the rest is right on target! 10) Get injured: going for max lifts, playing ul... | |
| Feb 8, 2011 - February Newsletter | |
|  Get your red hot (like cinnimon candy hearts) February Narwhal News here! | |
| Feb 5, 2011 - Older, Faster, Stronger! Great Article. | |
|  Great article about Master's swimmers from AARP! | |
| Jan 11, 2011 - January Newsletter | |
| Get your red hot news here! | |
| Dec 6, 2010 - Donate to the Region Championship! | |
| The MAC concessions team has put together a list of items that can be donated to help support MAC for the upcoming Region Championship. To see this list and sign up to help out please visit www.my... | |
| Dec 4, 2010 - December News | |
|  Happy Holidays! And now for the NEWS! | |
| Nov 2, 2010 - November News | |
|  Its November and it has FINALLY cooled off!! And here is the rest of the NEWS! | |
| Nov 2, 2010 - Yoga! Swimmers! | |
|  Because Mesa Masters wants to foster a well rounded and injury free team, we are offering a six week Yoga Program designed specifically for the adult swimmer! Too many of us work repetitive muscles, a... | |
| Oct 26, 2010 - Time to Register!! | |
|  As many of you have heard, starting in 2011 MAC will require members of the masters team to be registered with USMS. This is NOT related to competing (although it is needed if you want to compete in ... | |
| Oct 6, 2010 - October News | |
|  Happy Halloween!! Get your scary October News! | |
| Sep 4, 2010 - September Newsletter | |
|  Happy Birthday Narly!! MACM news on the one year mark! | |
| Aug 13, 2010 - MAC News! | |
|  We have had a lot of folks on the masters team ask if we would share the newsletter that we send out to our age group parents/swimmers...I've attached the August newsletter as well as the fall lea... | |
| Aug 1, 2010 - August Newsletter | |
|  Its late! But here is August's newsletter. | |
| Jul 3, 2010 - July Newsletter | |
|  We just love reading what Laura has to say! Here's the newsletter for July ! | |
| Jun 27, 2010 - How to Become an Official | |
|  Ever thought of becoming an official?? Here is your chance: How to become an official Now that you are registered | |
| Jun 20, 2010 - June Newsletter | |
|  Bye bye Tech suits! Read all about it here! | |
| May 27, 2010 - The Mile High Chunnel Toppers | |
|  Who exactly are the Mile High Chunnel Toppers??? Its a team of crazy friends from Boulder Colorado who are out to conquer the English Channel this summer. And they have a goal of raising $10,000 ... | |
| May 24, 2010 - May Updates | |
| Team, the summer season is set to begin next week and along with it some things to be aware of: - Memorial Day weekend Saturday and Sunday workouts stay the same, however on Monday (5/31) we will only... | |
| May 7, 2010 - May Newsletter | |
| Our May newsletter is OUT!! | |
| Apr 8, 2010 - April Newsletter is here!!! | |
|  The April Newsletter has hit the stands!!! | |
| Mar 1, 2010 - March Newsletter is HERE! | |
| Laura has done an outstanding job on the Newsletter! Read it! Tell her you LOVE it! Do it today! | |
| Jan 20, 2010 - USMS Emergency Ruling on Tech Suits | |
|  USMS has ruled that tech suits will still be allowed for any short course yards competition through the end of May, 2010....details are HERE . If you love your Blue70, you will swoon over this news!... | |
| Jan 2, 2010 - January Newsletter is here! | |
|  The January Newsletter is here! Check out the team's resolutions! | |
| Jan 2, 2010 - Workouts at Rhodes start! | |
|  We now have regular workouts at Rhodes ! Check out the new schedule for times. With so much going on, we have split our calendar into three - the General calendar for events, the Kino calendar ... | |
| Dec 19, 2009 - Holiday Workout Schedule | |
| - First and foremost we are switched to long course starting Sunday December 20th. So with the Sunday "heathen" workouts (9-10:30am) we should get a solid couple of weeks in! - Regular schedule Monda... | |
| Dec 9, 2009 - Toys for Tots meet with MAC Aquatics Dec 19 | |
|  Mesa Aquatics and Rio Swim Club have come together to have a meet for Toys for Tots ... Bring a toy to enter in the meet. This meet is for all groups! Age group, Senior and Masters. Masters?!? ... | |
| Dec 3, 2009 - December's Newsletter is here! | |
|  December's newsletter is here ! Finis has extended a nice discount to USMS clubs (which we are) so if you are looking for gear check out www.finisinc.com and if you find anything you can't live wit... | |
| Nov 3, 2009 - London's Run | |
|  From Nancy Pitney: My niece, London Solomon, passed away from Leukemia in 2005. She was 7 years old and an example of energy and spirit that has carried on through a charity event called "London?s R... | |
| Nov 3, 2009 - Time to renew with USMS! | |
|  What time is it? Time to renew your membership with USMS! Not a member? Check it out at USMS.org Remember to register as Club Arizona and Workout Group Mesa! We've prefilled out this form for yo... | |
| Nov 1, 2009 - Discount on MP3 Player | |
| New member Richard Chandler works for the business below?some of you noticed him wearing SwiMP3 player which they sell. Richard has very graciously extended a discount to our team members! If you are ... | |
| Sep 30, 2009 - 2011 SCY Masters Nationals is being hosted HERE! | |
|  Mesa Aquatics Masters was just awarded the bid to host the 2011 SCY Masters Nationals on April 28th thru May 2nd. The pool event will bring thousands of adult swimmers for all over the US in one of ... | |
| Sep 15, 2009 - Narwhal News | |
|  What's a Narwhal and why is it giving me news? MACM has "unofficially" declared the Narwhal as its team mascot. The Narwhal is a mammal in the Porpoise family that resides in Arctic waters. In short, ... | |
| Sep 5, 2009 - Lightening on a Saturday Morning! | |
|  In a shocking turn of events a quiet Saturday mornining workout ended because of lightening! Thanks to Coach Chris from the senior team who pulled the stranded masters swimmers into a dryland/core ses... | |
