Nolan Shaheed, a top-ranked Masters runner and athlete, was announced as the ‘Athlete of the Week’ from USA Track & Field, after breaking his own world record in the M60 800 meter race this past weekend. An advocate of StemSport™, Shaheed has incorporated Stemtech’s stem cell nutrition supplements into his daily regimen; apparently, with excellent results.
As noted previously by Frank Condon, a fellow Masters runner and Stemtech Distributor since 2005, "After I started supplementing with the StemSport™ to support my adult stem cell function, I noticed dramatic improvements in my recovery time during training. I went on to shatter the 37-year-old U.S. outdoor record in the M65 mile by 10 seconds. I turned Nolan Shaheed onto Stemtech’s concept of stem cell nutrition and he has also experienced tremendous benefits with StemSport™. Salih Talib too."
The USATF’s release states:
INDIANAPOLIS (April 27, 2011) - Masters athlete and noted jazz musician Nolan Shaheed has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after he broke his own world record in the M60 800 meter race in 2:08.56 Saturday in Los Angeles.
Running at the Tommie “Tiny” Lister Classic, Shaheed lined-up next to collegiate athletes young enough to be his sons or even grandsons. With 200m to go, announcer Bill Fitzpatrick noted that Shaheed needed a 33-second closing 200m to set the world record. With the crowd behind him, Shaheed crossed the line half a second faster than his efforts at the Mt. SAC Relays the previous week.
“The college kids were wonderful celebrating with me and coming up to shake my hand after the race,” Shaheed said. “Then I was named the athlete of the meet, and that was really heartwarming because there were hundreds of great college kids running at this meet, and for them to decide that mine was the greatest achievement of the meet was very touching for me.”
Shaheed was first introduced to track in high school, but did not compete seriously until his late 20’s. While he once clocked 1:46 for 800m, Shaheed has watched his times in the 800 and 1500m creep up by an average of one second each year as he gets older.
“I will be one of the 95-year-old guys running masters races,” Shaeed admits. “I never want to retire from track and field; it’s good for your body, and it’s good for your mind.
Now in its tenth year, USATF's Athlete of the Week program is designed to recognize outstanding performers at all levels of the sport. USATF names a new honoree each week and features the athlete on the USATF website. Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week.
About Stemtech StemSport™
Stemtech’s StemSport™ concept may either be implemented by supplementing with StemSport™ chewable tablets (a combination of StemEnhance® and StemFlo® with added D-ribose), or by supplementing with StemEnhance and StemFlo capsules. StemEnhance is the world’s first all-natural supplement documented to support the natural release of adult stem cells from bone marrow, while StemFlo supports optimal blood circulation to help adult stems cells reach their destinations.
