That's Fit

The That's Fit Club is our feature devoted to you, the reader! We have all learned so much on our paths to becoming more fit, and now it's time to learn from and inspire each other! That's Fit Club members are constantly working to better themselves. Some are perfect; some are not. But all have health on the mind. Besides showing you off, we want to reward you for all of your hard work! Everlast and Everlast Woman are giving gorgeous workout T-shirts to each featured member! To join, please send Fitz your answers to these questions with a photo of yourself. Time for you to be the motivator!

Name: Evelyn R. Wells, MD

Age: 37

Occupation: Physician

How often do you exercise? Four to five times per week.

What type of exercise do you do? Everything, including jogging, running, lifting weights, boxing, kickboxing, yoga, etc.

To see Evelyn's "before" photo, as in "before she lost 70 pounds in one year" read on!

What makes the Men's Health Urbanathlon and Festival different from other marathons? What makes it so special?

It's special because it's awesome. And I don't care if I sound like a 13-year-old for describing that way, either.

Apart from its advanced level of awesomeness, the Urbanathlon is also different in that it is more than just a run; it's a long-distance, urban obstacle course that's stationed over various parts of New York City (and also Chicago, which is its own separate event). Participants cover a total of 8.1 miles, starting from the Band Shell area in Central Park and -- after jumping over taxi cabs, navigating through a scaffolding maze, climbing the 52 stories of a skyscraper, and successfully overcoming a myriad of other obstacles -- eventually ends at a festival of live entertainment, health and wellness expos, interactive sports, and samplings and demos by a range of fitness-related vendors at Battery Park.

I am soooooo doing this next year!! As a pretty avid reader of Men's Health, I was already aware that their was something called the Urbanathon, but I never really looked into it. I suppose I automatically assumed that it was just a marathon that took place in an urban environment. Wait ... don't most major marathons take place in an urban environment, I thought. So, what's so special about this one?

It's special because it's awesome. And I don't care if I sound like a 13-year old for describing that way, either.

What makes the Urbanathon so different is that it is an actual obstacle course, stationed over various parts of New York City (and also Chicago, which is its own, separate event). Participants cover a total of 8.1 miles; starting from the Band Shell area in Central Park and -- after jumping over taxi cabs, navigating through a scaffolding maze, climbing the 52 stories of a skyscraper, and successfully overcoming a myriad of other obstacles -- eventually ends at Battery Park.

One of the coolest parts of the Urbanathon is that it can be done either as a solo effort or as part of a 3-person relay. So, if you're not exactly up to the full challenge, maybe you can convince two friends to join in the fun with you. Oh yeah, and just because this is a Men's Health sponsored event, it doesn't mean that it's strictly a boys club sort of thing. Women are just as welcome to brutalize their bodies for hours on end in this citywide obstacle course.

To read more about the Men's Health Urbanathon, click HERE. Hope to see you at next year's race!!