Carl Rundell

Marathon Runner

For Carl Rundell, a passionate marathon runner, "winning" doesn’t necessarily mean first place. Only beginning to train seriously for marathons at age 32 in 2000, Carl’s first "wins" were focused on bettering his time, overcoming the elements or overcoming his own mental fatigue.

Within four years, Carl began to run professionally and qualified to participate in the 2004 US Men's Marathon Trials held in Birmingham, Alabama. Carl credited regularly running with a group of professional runners as a key component to the success of his training. Despite often falling behind the professionals, his persistence paid off, "I think it’s important to note that I train at the age of 40 as much, if not more, than athletes half my age.  It is because of the ‘Shaklee difference’ that I believe I am able to train at these levels," says Carl. "I believe there are three success factors to my ability to run at this level and at this stage in my life: the mind, the body and the fuel. Nutrition is the fuel, but that fuel affects my ability to think and my body’s ability to recover and grow strong."

Nutrition is very important for success and Carl considers it a competitive advantage, saying "Shaklee's natural approach to life is in direct alignment with mine!" Recently he added Shaklee Sports Nutrition products to his regimen, and has benefited from faster recovery time with Shaklee Physique® Workout Maximizer Supplement.  Also, Performance® Maximum Endurance Sports Drink gives him the ability to keep on pushing through two-and-a-half hour long runs. Carl also takes Shaklee Vita-Lea®, Zinc Complex, OmegaGuard®, OsteoMatrix® and Joint Health Complex to keep him healthy.* "Shaklee is a lifestyle," explains Carl.  "Shaklee allows me to live at the top of my game, not only athletically but mentally in business as well.* By supporting faster recovery, re-hydration, and rebuilding, I am consistently able to push my limits further each time."

In partnership with Shaklee Health Sciences, Carl will be tracking his performance – powered by Shaklee products – over the course of the next several years. "With more regular use of the Shaklee family of products, I will be excited to see my past records fall," says Carl.

And Carl has already seen success in 2008, recently winning the US National Master’s Championship 25k run. “I am very proud of my accomplishments and truly believe that Shaklee products have continued to help me improve my performance and maintain my recovery at the optimal level. I have to give credit to Shaklee’s support in keeping my 40-year-old body competing at top level.”

The sport is tough, but Carl encourages new marathon runners to keep on trying. "In marathon running and in life, there are no such things as unrealistic goals, only unrealistic timeframes. If you want to run a marathon, you need to plan out a training schedule and slowly build up your body’s ability to run the distance. If you are going to go out there and put your best effort into running a marathon, put Shaklee products in your body because they are putting their best effort into every product as well.  It is a winning combination."

Achievements:

• 2nd 2008 US Master’s Marathon Championships
• 2008 US National Master’s Championships—came in 1st in 25k and 7th in 10k
• 2008 Marathon Trials Qualifier at the age of 39
• 2nd Overall Finisher at the Marine Corps Marathon 2 years in row (2005 and 2006)
• 8th American Finisher at the Boston Marathon in 2005
• 5th Overall Finisher in 2004
• 25th US Marathon Trials in 2004 as his first professional Marathon
• 10th US Marathon Championships in 2003