Boston Breakers playing in 2012

“The Biggest Loser” program comes to CATZ-Needham

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"I registered for a half marathon being held on February 3rd, 2008 and instead of my normal training schedule of "logging miles" I concentrated on the CATZ training sessions. Between Dec.'07 and Feb. '08 I did only 3 runs of 10-12 miles. However, since joining CATZ, I have religiously attended from 2 to as many as 5 sessions per week. During this time I have seen my "core" strength increase, my sprinting and recovery time improve. Well, I ran the Surf City USA half Marathon in cold blowing rain on Sunday morning February 3rd. To my surprise and excitement, I felt GREAT the entire race and turned in a Personal Best of 1:43:21 which crushed my previous best time by approximately 15 minutes! My next full marathon is in April and I can't wait to see how I do then! "

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Athlete Profile

Dewayne Lewis

Age: 24      Height: 5'-11      Weight: 190
Hometown: Austin
School: Southern Utah University
Sports: Football
Goals for next year: To play in the NFL
How you got started with CATZ: My agent set up the workouts with the Performance Director in Austin, Bill Meyer


Getting to know Dewayne Lewis:

Any pre-game or pre-practice rituals or routines? Superstitions?
The night before a game, I always eat 2 bagels; and on game day I always wear the same Under Armor shirt under my jersey. I also tape both of my wrists and write “Philipians 4:13” on them for inspiration.

Most memorable moment.
In 2008, won the NCAA Regional Meet in the 100m Dash in Oregon.

Describe a moment or obstacle you have had to overcome. What did you learn from that experience?
I had 2 shoulder surgeries in back to back years which hindered me from playing football for 2 years. I realized that I wasn’t going to let go of my dream of playing in the NFL so I never gave up and kept working hard to get to that point and hopefully I will achieve that this year.

Who is the most influential person/people in your life?
My Mother, Barbara