2008 Health and Fitness Expo - Friday, Nov. 28 - Saturday, Nov. 29

2008 Health and Fitness Expo

Mailing Address: The Seattle Marathon Association
P.O. Box 31849
Seattle, WA 98103-1849

Phone: 206.729.3660 or
206.729.3661
Fax: 206.729.3662
Fax Race Registrations: 425.671.0135
Email: General Information: info@seattlemarathon.org
Volunteer Information: volunteer@Seattlemarathon.org
Physical Address: 1530 Westlake Ave. North
Suite 700
Seattle, WA 98109

Health and Fitness Expo 2008 is free and open to the general public both days!

Health and Fitness Expo Hours: The Westin Seattle Grand Ballroom
Friday, Nov. 28 11 am Ò 8 pm
Saturday, Nov. 29 11 am Ò 7 pm
The Seattle Westin is located at 1900 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle.

Packet Pickup Hours: The Westin Seattle
Friday, Nov. 28 11 am ÇƒÏ 8 pm
Saturday, Nov. 29 11 am ÇƒÏ 8 pm
The Seattle Westin is located at 1900 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle.

Who will be there? Previous exhibitors at the popular show have included companies interested in fitness, leisure clothing, accessories, running and walking footwear, health foods and beverages (snacks, water, sports beverages and energy supplements).

Companies representing watches, jewelry, airlines, rental cars, fitness equipment (including bicycles), local and regional running clubs, marathons, running/walking events, sports medicine and fitness programs (including health and body screening checks, chiropractic clinics and podiatrists) will be exhibiting.

Seattle area amenitiesÛincluding restaurants and tourist attractionsÛalso exhibit at the University of Washington Medical Center Seattle Marathon expo.

Pacers: We will have the Super Jock 'n Jill/Chuckit Pacer Team for the Full and Half Marathon. They will be providing pacers for a Half Marathon finish time of 1:30, 1:45, 2:00, 2:20 and 2:45. Full Marathon paces will be provided for finish times of 3:30, 3:45, 4:00 and 4:45. These times represent several Boston Qualifying times for different age groups. Check the Boston Athletic Association website for more details. For more info on the pacers, please come by the Super Jock 'n Jill booth during Expo hours on November 28th and 29th. If you would like to meet the pacers, stop by the Super Jock 'n Jill Expo booth Saturday November 29 at 3:30 pm.

Lecture Series: SEATTLE MARATHON LECTURE SERIES

Saturday November 29, 2008 Ò Westin Hotel, Vashon Room

11:30am:
11:35am:

11:50am:

12:05pm:

12:20pm:

12:30pm:

Welcome and Introduction:
The race course - an overview:

Fueling for performance and health:
Nutritional strategies for marathon competition

Hydrating for performance and health:
Fluid intake in a marathon

Anti-inflammatories and running:
The good, the bad, and the ugly

Open Forum: Questions and Answers

UWMC Medical Team
Tom Cotner, PhD

Alysun Deckert, RD

Mark Harrast, MD

Connie Davis, MD

UWMC Medical Team

Expo Opportunities:

Expo booths are sold out for this years event, however, Victory Recovery Area booths are still available. Please contact the Seattle Marathon Association for more information.

Reach 35,000 health and fitness enthusiasts. All participants attend the expo along with their friends, family and support teams.

All entrants pass through the Health and Fitness Expo to pick up their runner bags containing this yearÇƒÙs participant shirts.

If you are interested in securing a booth for this years expo, please download our 2007 Health and Fitness Expo opportunities brochure.

Make sure you have Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the brochure!