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There's not much of a doubt that just about any die-hard
college football fan is currently bursting with excitement at the thought of
the beginning of the upcoming season—it's time for the cheering, yelling at
refs, and sports commentary to officially begin. Between the college teams and Fantasy
Football teams, new recruits have joined teams left and right, and pre-season
commentary is always helpful when deciding what to brace for during the
upcoming season.
Cue Rudy’s Bar-B-Q and
their Original Pigskin Preview: A crowd of over 800 football fans will hustle together at the Alamodome
for a luncheon on the football field to get a preview of
the Big Ten and Big 12 conference football seasons. In addition to a little Rudy’s Bar-B-Q on the
football field, an ESPN college football analyst will be providing commentary
on the upcoming season. The luncheon
begins at 12:00, but you should arrive by 11:45 to really enjoy the
festivities. The event will take place
on Wednesday, August 26. One
(non-pigskin) preview of our own: Between the barbeque and football, the event
will be a great way to kick off months of one of America’s favorite pastimes.
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There's no doubt that athletes truly understand the glory of
victory and the agony of defeat. Competition brings about a certain electricity
that most everyday people haven"t felt since grade school. There is one
particular sport that comes to mind that is eternally synonymous with such a
feeling: dodgeball. Avoiding rapidly passing rubber balls can be quite the
battle, and it isn’t something that passes along with age. San Antonio features several groups and
leagues for the more serious Bombardment players, but for those of you looking
to just dip your feet in the pool and maybe help out a good cause at the same
time, the Duck 'N Dodge City Dodgeball Tournament could be the perfect opportunity to do just that.
On October 3rd, San Antonio will host Duck 'N Dodge City
Dodgeball Tournament, a charity event put on by San Antonio Sports to benefit
several youth programs aimed at fighting obesity. To participate, a 6-8 person
team is required a donation of $125 that will go to helping promote exercise
and healthiness to young people. But participants don’t go home empty-handed
either. The winning team of the 21-Years-Old-and-Above tournament wins Beer for
a Year, and the winning team of the 16-20 tournament wins Powerade for a Year.
So it’s time to throw on those gym shorts, grab some friends, and start
practicing at your local gym. Registration ends on September 30th.
For more details on the event, you can visit them at their website www.sanantoniosports.org.
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Sometimes, a little bit of fighting can do more
good than harm, granted it takes place in between some ropes (not in a parking lot) and the
proceeds from the refereed fight go to the San Antonio Food Bank. The
Texas Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Association, Inc. (TAMMA), a nonprofit
corporation built to promote Amateur MMA Competition throughout Texas, will be holding a Texas Fight Fest at Cowboys Dance Hall. The organization, which was
the first of its kind to receive approval from the Texas Department of
Licensing and Regulation to operate and conduct contests as an Amateur Sports
Association, will be donating proceeds to the San Antonio Food Bank. A collegiate wrestler, a Mixed Martial Arts
Trainer, and a traditional Tae Kwon Do practitioner got together and created something that has progressed into what is
now the leading sport in the Amateur Sports Association. Amateur Mixed Martial Arts
(MMA) competition is a blend of offensive and defensive skills used in the art
of self-defense. In amateur competition, a fighter uses speed,
maneuverability and technique to win by knockout, submission, or
decision. The inclusion of striking, grappling, and submission wrestling
in competition transforms the event into an exciting combo of conditioning,
defense, offense, and strategy. The Texas Fight Fest "Fight Against
Hunger” Competition will be held on Saturday, October 3.
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In one version of the story
of the Greek messenger Pheidippides, he was sent to Sparta
to ask for help when the Persians landed at Marathon, Greece. He ran the entire trip (150 miles) in two
days; he then ran from Marathon to Athens to
announce the Greek victory over Persia
in the Battle of Marathon, exclaiming, "We have won!” He then collapsed and died.This is where the name marathon comes from.
Sounds scary, but considering the fact that
there are over 800 marathons conducted annually worldwide, it's not enough to
stop people from pounding the pavement for 26 miles at a time (13 for
half-marathons). San Antonio will be having its Rock 'n Roll
Marathon & Half-Marathon on November 15 this year, complete with live music
from start to finish and thirty sets of cheer teams. Sound a little early to report a
marathon? Not really, if you want to get
started with your training well ahead of time.
If Pheidippides is to serve as any sort of inspiration, the time to
train is now, not two weeks prior.
Training programs exist all over the internet (including the Rock ‘N
Roll Marathon website). If you prefer a
more social way to train, then the Get Fit Challenge should be more your speed:
organized groups of ten or more train together.
And for anyone worried about meeting a fate similar to that of Pheidippides's,
the marathon isn’t for runners only; walkers enter as well (there are time
restraints, however: 7.5 hours for the marathon and 4.5 hours for the
half-marathon). To give it a run, visit http://www.rnrsa.com for more information.
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