ARRMS continues to move forward.Members of the American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of Road Race Medical Society (ARRMS) and interested persons met on October 30, 2004, immediately following the AMAA AMAA Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 AMAA American Medical Athletic Association AMAA American Maine-Anjou Association AMAA Afghan Medical Association of America AMAA Armenian Missionary Association of America, Inc. Sports Medicine sports medicine, branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow"; and Symposium symposium In ancient Greece, an aristocratic banquet at which men met to discuss philosophical and political issues and recite poetry. It began as a warrior feast. Rooms were designed specifically for the proceedings. at the Marine Corps Marathon. The main topics discussed at the ARRMS meeting included the election of officers, with Bill Roberts being named ARRMS president; development of an ARRMS Web site; and scheduling of the World Congress: Science & Medicine of the Marathon, which was postponed until October 2006. This four-day meeting will be held in conjunction with the LaSalle Bank LaSalle Bank Corporation is the holding company for LaSalle Bank N.A. and LaSalle Bank Midwest N.A. With $116 billion in assets, it is headquartered at 135 South LaSalle Street in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Marathon The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon is a major marathon held yearly in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Alongside the Boston, New York, London and Berlin Marathons, it is one of the five World Marathon Majors. [C]. Elections for the ARRMS First Vice-President, Second Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer took place in January and results will be announced to members via e-mail. These results will also be included in the spring issue of the AMAA Journal and posted on AMAA's Web site (www.amaasportsmed.org), the temporary home for ARRMS. The new Web site for ARRMS is in the process of being developed; its expected launch date is March 1. The primary goal for this site will be to provide an outlet for ARRMS members to effectively help others with race management and runner education. The next ARRMS meeting will be held in Chicago on October 8, 2005, prior to the Chicago Marathon. At that time, elected officers will be officially introduced and projects, such as developing a race injury database to track important statistics, will be discussed in depth. In addition to collecting data on participant age/gender and race distance, the group will be looking at ways to record events that occur in relation to weather conditions, fluid types ingested in·gest tr.v. in·gest·ed, in·gest·ing, in·gests 1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. See Synonyms at eat. 2. and station placement. This database will be housed within the ARRMS Web site. ARRMS has the potential to make a difference in the care provided to runners around the world but the organization needs your support to grow and achieve its goals. If the focus of ARRMS interests you, please consider attending the Chicago 2005 meeting or write to Bill Roberts at rober037@umn.edu to find out ways you can help. |
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