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Janes annual fundraiser coming up!

The Janes — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:57:37 +0000

The Janes’ annual wine and cheese fundraiser is going to be held on Sunday, November 6th at Helms Bakery starting at 4pm. Come help the Janes raise some travel money to make it to the USATF Club Nationals in Seattle in December. The Janes will have enticing gift baskets, spa treatments, hotel stays, massages, etc. to bid on. There will also be raffle tickets available for quick prizes given out throughout the night. All are invited.

Helms Bakery is located at 8760 Venice Blvd in Culver City. Follow the pink signs to our cool outdoor space where the Janes will have great tunes, delicious wine and all kinds of cheese and hors d’oeuvre.

It’s a fun and relaxing night for everyone!

Amanda in LA S&F Magazine

The Janes — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:26:09 +0000

Amanda Rondash talks about her life as a competitor in the September issue of LA S&F Magazine. Go Amanda!

Click here to check it out here.

She Runs LA Training Plan

The Janes — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:02:17 +0000

Time to train for She Runs LA: Powered by Nike+! You’ll have 24 hours to complete a 10K and sync your run on nikeplus.com before you can celebrate in style with college girls from across LA. It all goes down on 4/28 – will you be ready to run those 6.2 miles?

Kirsten Leetch and Tania Fischer collaborated to create a couple of training plans – one for beginners and one for intermediate runners – for those wanting to train for the NIKE+ She Runs LA 10k race on Thursday, April 28th. The race is a NIKE+ race for college girls.

Click here to find out more about the event.

Girls on the Run

The Janes — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:39:37 +0000

Barbara Parker was at the 10th Annual Say No to Drugs Holiday Classic 5k Race at Universal Studios backlot in Universal City yesterday. There, Barbara led a team stretch to a large group of young ladies who are part of the Girls On The Run and she sent them off for the race.

Girls on the Run® is a life-changing, experiential learning programs for girls age eight to thirteen years old. The programs combine training for a 3.1 mile running event with self-esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts. The goals of the programs are to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual and physical development.

Objectives

The objective of Girls on the Run is to educate and empower girls at an early age in order to prevent the display of at-risk activities in the future. At risk activities include substance/alcohol use, eating disorders, early onset of sexual activity, sedentary lifestyle, depression, suicide attempts and confrontations with the juvenile justice system.

To learn more about Girls on the Run, click here.

A Big Thanks from the Janes!

The Janes — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:51:02 +0000

The Janes Wine and Cheese party and silent auction this past Sunday was a huge success, thanks in part to our dear friends and supporters of our team as well as our generous sponsors and those that contributed to our auction. The party was held at an outdoor patio at Helms Bakery in Culver City. There was a silent auction as well as other items that were raffled off throughout the night.

It was a fun time for all and the Janes made some money to help them get to nationals.

Thanks again for all the support! We love you guys!

The Janes Welcomes a New Sponsor – EMERGEN-C

The Janes — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:13:10 +0000

The Janes Elite Racing Team welcomes a new sponsor in Emergen-C Vitamin Supplements. The Janes have been long-time fans of the product that keeps them healthy while training and racing at a high level. Emergen-C has many different products that range in nutrient supplementation (Vitamin C and Calcium, joint health, heart health, electrolyte replenishment and immune defense) to Immune system supports, multi-vitamin supplementation and fountain drinks found at ampm stores.

The Janes are excited to be supported by such a great company. To find out more about the Emergen-C company and to see all of their products, click here.

South Bay Women of Distinction – Athletics: Cambria Wu

The Janes — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:56:43 +0000

Cambria was just honored yesterday in the Daily Breeze, the South Bay’s newspaper, as a “South Bay Women of Distinction – Athletics” for her work as an athlete as well as her work at Jordan High School as coach of the cross country and track teams. Go Cambria!

Read the article here.

USA Marathon Training Nutrition Session

The Janes — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:38:50 +0000

Our own nutritionist, Emily Mitchell, led the USA Marathon Training session yesterday with a nutrition talk for endurance athletes up at Griffith Park this past Saturday. Emily has been making the rounds with the local teams and groups of runners in the area.

To learn more about the USA Marathon Training group or to join their Facebook page, click here.

Janes Summer Camp in Hawaii

The Janes — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:44:26 +0000

A few of the Janes roughed it last week in beautiful Hawaii for a week long summer running camp and get together. Tania Fischer, Kelle Taylor, Amanda Rondash and Sissel Berntsen-Heber stayed in Amanda’s family vacation home along with their kids. Days were filled with long runs, yoga, boat rides and hikes in the hills.

Nike Mobile Unit and Emily Mitchell in Hermosa Beach

The Janes — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:17:02 +0000

This Tuesday, April 13th, the Nike Mobile Unit and Emily Mitchell, an elite runner and sport’s dietitian, will be on site in Hermosa Beach group run. Mark your calendars, block out your schedule. You won’t want to miss this one.

“The Nike Mobile Tour visits the Hermosa Beach group run next Tuesday, April 13th! Come run with us and trial the new Nike footwear, the Nike+ SportBand and have your stride checked out with gait analysis!” Yes, you will run on a treadmill while Nike Mobile staff video tapes you and then analyzes your gait. FREE NIKE RAFFLE giveaways as well.

AND, that’s not all. Emily Mitchell MS, RD, CSSD, CDE will also be on site to answer any and/all of your nutrition questions. If you are looking to improve your performance through diet and nutrition, have questions on how to prepare nutritionally for endurance races, then make sure you come on Tuesday. Emily not only is a Registered Dietitian, a Diabetes Educator and one of only a few hundred Board Certified Sports Specialist Dietitians in the nation, she is also an elite runner. Emily is a member of the Nike Sponsored Elite female LA based running team THE JANES, a two time NIKE Run Hit Wonder 10k female champion, Pasadena 1/2 marathon female champion, the 12th place
female finisher at the 2007 LA Marathon and a sub 3hr Chicago marathon to name a few of her accomplishments. See her full bio below.

Emily Mitchell, MS, RD, CSSD, CDE is a Clinical Dietitian II and Certified Diabetes Educator. An expert in diet and nutrition, Emily counsels, treats and educates patients suffering from diabetes and
weight management problems. In addition to working closely with Endocrinologists and other physicians, Emily teaches numerous classes and lectures in the areas of weight management, sports nutrition, and diabetes. She also served as head of marketing for the Cedars-Sinai weight management program. Emily is an active member of the American Dietetic Association, American Association of Diabetes Educators, American Diabetes Association and California Dietetic Association.

An Indiana all-state cross country athlete in high school, Emily is now sponsored by PowerBar and a member of the elite Nike all female Los Angeles based “Janes” running team. She continues to compete at the highest of levels, exemplified by her two time Nike Run Hit Wonder 10k female champion, 2009 Pasadena ½ marathon female Champion, sub 3hr 2008 Chicago Marathon and 12th overall female at the 2007 LA Marathon to name a few. Emily holds an ultimate goal of qualifying for the 2012 US Olympic Marathon Trials.

Emily has been spotlighted on KCAL/KCBS TV,contributes to the Cedars-Sinai Acromegaly Newsletter, Nike’s ClubRunLA & TEAM IN TRAINING program, and wrote for the Purdue University Health Center newsletter. Emily has also consulted for companies such as Nike, Morgan Stanley,
Toyota and Impact Clinical Trials, a Los Angeles based testing institution for major pharmaceutical companies, on their research studies involving upcoming innovative medications to treat diabetes.

Emily has worked at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and Providence St. Joseph Medical Center. Emily received a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics and graduated with honors from Purdue University. She also holds a Masters Degree in Exercise Science and is one of only a few hundred dietitians in the United States credentialed as a Board Certified Sports Specialist Dietitian.