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“America’s Run 2010” at Cowboys Stadium on April 9th-11th: Registration Underway

February 21, 2010 by arlingtoninsider

America’s Run 2010
Cowboys Stadium
Friday, April 9th-Sunday, April 11th
Registration: Now through April 8th
www.americasrun.com

“America’s Run 2010”, a three-day celebration of family & fitness & fun, will debut at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington the weekend of April 9-11. This premiere running & fitness event will attract fitness enthusiasts from around the world. The weekend activities include: the “America’s Run Half Marathon & 5K”, the “Runner & Fitness Expo”, and the “FitFest & Kids Fun Run”.

Registration is currently underway and the first 20,000 registrants for the Half Marathon will be allowed to participate. Walkers and wheelchair athletes are encouraged to participate. The 5K is a run and/or walk.

All participants in the Half Marathon and 5K will have a finish line like no other: the field inside Cowboys Stadium with runners/walkers shown on the world’s largest high-definition digital board. Friends & family of participants will see their loved ones on the giant screens as the participants enter the stadium and reach the finish line.

Here’s a schedule of events:

**FRIDAY, APRIL 9th; 12pm-6pm: “RUNNER & FITNESS EXPO”

Located in the West Stadium Plaza, the Expo allows visitors to explore an exhibitor showcase dedicated to promoting exercise, health & wellness. Lifestyle booths will feature an array of organizations, goods and services for fitness enthusiasts wanting to enjoy sports and learn about wellness. The expo will also take place Saturday, April 10th from 9am to 5pm. Admission to the Expo is free.

**SATURDAY, APRIL 10th, 7:30am-12pm: “FIT FEST and KIDS 1-MILE FUN RUN”

FitFest is all about the fun of fitness and kids of all ages can challenge themselves in a one mile Fun Run. Participants receive a commemorative t-shirt, goodie bag, and finisher’s medal. At the finish line, families can enjoy games, activities, food and an entertainment stage. Walk-up registration for the Kids Fun Run begins at 7:30am. The 1-Mile run/walk begins at 8am. The course takes runners/walkers around the stadium. Strollers are permitted but are requested to make allowance for faster runners.

**SATURDAY, APRIL 10th, 9am-5pm: Day 2 of the “RUNNER & FITNESS EXPO” continues in the West Stadium Plaza.

**SUNDY, APRIL 11th, 7am-12pm: “AMERICA’S RUN HALF MARATHON & 5K”

The Half Marathon will begin at Cowboys Stadium and take participants on a scenic, certified 13.1 mile tour through Arlington including views of Rangers Ballpark, Six Flags, and UT-Arlington. Entertaining aid stations and music along the course will keep runners motivated and energized. The 5K course will take participants through the Arlington Entertainment District including Rangers Ballpark and Six Flags.

The finish line for both courses is back inside Cowboys Stadium where runners will see themselves on the giant digital high-def board. The Field Festival celebration inside the stadium includes live music and refreshments. Opening ceremonies begin at 7am. The Half Marathon and 5K start at 7:30am. Inside Cowboys Stadium, the Field Festival begins at 8am with live entertainment. All Half Marathon and 5K participants will receive a commemorative t-shirt and finisher’s medal. Registration options include D-tag which provides state-of-the-art timing. Prizes are awarded to the first male and female finishers.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

If you register before March 1st, the cost for the 5K is only $30 ($40 from March 1st through April 8th). Registration for the Half Marathon is $100 before March 1st, $125 from March 1st through April 8th. Optional D-Tag timing for the 5K is $5. Cost for the Kids Fun Run is $15 before March 1st, $20 from March 1-April 8, and $25 the morning of the event.

For the Half Marathon, the male and female overall winners and the male and female overall Masters (age 40+) will each win a pair of round-trip ticket on American Airlines good to any of the contiguous 48 states as well as Canada or Mexico.

Click here for more info on America’s Run 2010 as well as to register for any of the runs: http://www.americasrun.com/ The Web site also explains the various volunteer opportunities.

The Dallas Cowboys are offering a registration discount code for participants in the 5K: AMRCowboys5K2010.

Parking in the lots a Cowboys Stadium will be charged per car and does NOT allow for in-and-out privileges. The price is $10 for Friday, $15 for Saturday, and $15 for Sunday. A Saturday/Sunday combo pass is $20. Combo passes can be purchased at the Fitness Expo on Friday, or at the entrances to the stadium lots on Saturday.

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Cowboys Stadium Smashes Attendance Record: 108,713 at NBA All-Star Game

February 15, 2010 by arlingtoninsider

Everything’s bigger in Texas, especially the record crowd attending the 2010 NBA All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on February 14th. The total of 108,713 fans is the most ever for a basketball game. The new record shattered the previous basketball record by 30,584 fans. The Cowboys Stadium crowd also surpassed the record for an American professional sports event: 105,121 set at Cowboys Stadium last year for the Dallas Cowboys-New York Giants 2009 NFL regular season opener.

“I thought it would be spectacular and amazing, but it’s even more so than I imagined,” said Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, co-host of the event in which the East All-Stars barely edged the West, 141-139. “Everybody had a great time. You could just see people’s eye bugging out of their heads. It’s crazy.

“We said we were going to throw the biggest part you’ve ever seen, and that’s exactly what we did.”

“What an honor for the Cowboys and an honor for the stadium,” Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told the record crowd. After the game, Jones told media members that “This might have been beyond something that I could’ve dreamed, but I certainly thought this venue could be a very impressive and different basketball venue. With the stage of the All-Star Game and the national visibility, I’m hopeful that the fans have a positive experience unlike anything that anyone could have imagined.”

The configuration of the venue helped set the attendance record. Over 9,000 floor seats surrounded the court and approximately 15,000 fans took advantage of the ‘standing room only’ baseline passes which sold for only $30. The center-hung digital board, the world’s largest high-def board, was lowered about 30 feet from where it normally hangs for football games. The board, which is 160 feet wide and 72 feet tall was larger than the basketball court itself.

Music superstars shared the venue with the NBA’s best players. Usher performed prior to pregame introductions, Gretchen Wilson performed the national anthem, and the halftime show featured international phenom Shakira as well as Alicia Keys.

The game was also a homecoming for NBA superstars Chris Bosh and Deron Williams who played high school basketball in North Texas. Bosh (Dallas Lincoln High School) scored 23 points and added 10 rebounds for the winning East team, and Deron Williams scored 14 points and grabbed 3 rebounds for the West. Bosh’s two free throws with five seconds remaining in the game provided the winning margin for the East.

Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks represented the “home” team. Nowitzki scored 22 points including game-tying free throws with 7 seconds remaining in the game. Kidd, an injury replacement for Kobe Bryant, played six minutes but didn’t score.

“I’ll always remember this for the rest of my life, and so will probably the guys,” Nowitzki said after the game.

“This is something we can tell all our kids about for years to come,” said Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat. Wade won the game’s MVP honors by scoring 28 points in the East’s 141-139 win. “It was amazing to be a witness for the largest crowd ever…it felt like you were on stage. We went out to warm up, and you should’ve seen our faces. It was amazing and wild. Like kids, very giddy.”

“The atmosphere was unbelievable, a hundred thousand-plus people,” marveled LeBron James of the Cavaliers. “It was an unbelievable time for myself and the rest of the guys.”

Hosting a huge event like the NBA All-Star Game as well as shattering attendance records certainly demonstrates that the venue and the people who operate the venue can be ready for next year’s Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium.

“It was a test for the city, it was a test for anybody as far as logistics,” noted Jones. “I really think we showed everybody how we’re going to handle this thing…(but) to call the NBA All-Star Game a warm-up does no justice to itself. This is very special in itself.”

Cowboys Stadium is also slated to host the NCAA Men’s Final Four basketball tournament in 2014. The NCAA tournament attendance record of 72,456 fans was set last year at Ford Field in Detroit.

Overall, the top five crowds to ever witness a basketball game are:

#1 108,713 at Cowboys Stadium for 2010 NBA All-Star Game (2/14/10)
#2 78,219 Kentucky vs Michigan State at Detroit’s Field (12/12/03)
#3 75,000 Harlem Globetrotters vs Boston Whirlwinds,Berlin’s Olympic Stadium (8/22/51)
#4 72,922 NCAA finals North Carolina vs Michigan State at Ford Field, Detroit (4/6/09)
#5 72,456 NCAA semifinals (Michigan State-UConn; UNC-Villanova), Detroit’s Ford Field (4/4/09)

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International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame

January 26, 2010 by arlingtoninsider

International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame
621 Six Flags Drive (two blocks south of I-30)
Hours: Tues-Sat 9:30am-5pm (closed Sun & Mon)
Admission: $9.50 adults, $7.50 students ages 5-19
(817) 649-5105
www.bowlingmuseum.com

Arlington is now the Mecca of bowling thanks to the grand opening of the new International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame in the heart of Arlington’s Entertainment District. The 100,000 square foot International Bowling Campus includes: a kid-friendly hall of fame & museum; a state-of-the-art training and research facility; and the headquarters for the sport’s governing bodies.

As the #1 participatory sport in the United States, an estimated 67,136,000 Americans bowl at least once a year. That’s way ahead of #2 (fishing, 58.49 million) and #3 (jogging/running, 50.02 million). The sport is also big business. Bowling is a $10 billion industry.

Whether you bowl weekly in a league or once every blue moon, the International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame invites you to unearth the sports history, then unleash its future. The museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9:30am-5pm (closed Sundays & Mondays). The price is $9.50 for adults, $7.50 for students ages 5-19.

The state-of-the-art museum is interactive and allows you to journey back to where bowling began (ancient Egypt). Exhibits include the USBC’s Hall of Fame, a movie theatre, a replica of pre-turn of the century bowling lanes (including pin boys), a look at a 1950’s diner; a look into Joe Thum’s White Elephant where bowling first came to America; and a history timeline of bowling’s journey from Egypt to British monarchs to German immigrants coming to American Shores.

But the campus is not just about the past, it’s about the future. The museum includes “The Future: Comoputerized Coaching, Robotic Simulation and Bowlopolis”. This is the future of the sport.

Next door to the museum is bowling’s International Training & Research Center (IRTC) which includes 14 dedicated training lanes, biomechanical motion tracking, DigiTrax technology, robotics and foot & grip pressure mapping.

Be sure to visit the new Spare Partz gift shop which includes everything from caps & shirts to customized bowling balls. The gift shop is located within the museum.

The museum is also available for group tours, field trips, birthday parties, corporate events, and reserved meeting rooms. Call (817) 649-5105 to ask about special events or parties or group tours. You can also e-mail info@bowlingmuseum.com.

Located in Arlington’s Entertainment District, the International Bowling Campus’s address is 621 Six Flags Drive, two blocks south of I-30 (and just one block south of the entrance to Six Flags theme park).

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Weekend Bowling & All-You-Can-Eat Pizza at AMF Bowling Lanes in Arlington

January 14, 2010 by arlingtoninsider

Two locations in Arlington:
AMF Spare Time Lanes
3149 S. Cooper St (one block north of Mayfield)
(817) 465-4997
http://www.amf.com/sparetimelanesarlingtontx

AMF Arlington Lanes
1801 E. Lamar Blvd
(817) 276-9898
www.amf.com/arlingtonlanes

The two AMF Bowling Lanes in Arlington invite you for weekend Bowling & All-You-Can-Eat Pizza on Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 8pm. The special includes two hours of bowling, shoe rental, and pizza (cheese or pepperoni) served by-the-slice. Drink refills are 99-cents with fountain beverage purchase (doesn’t include pitchers or beer). The price is $14.99 per person. Other coupons and discounts cannot be combined with the Bowling & All-You-Can-Eat Pizza specials.

AMF also offers group & corporate outings, birthday parties, and X-Treme Bowling. What’s extreme bowling? It’s when the lanes crank up the music, turn down the lights, and provide lights, music and sensory overload…plus wild bowling challenges. X-Treme Bowling takes place at selected times, so call the lanes to find out the latest dates/times.

The hours for Spare Time Lanes on S. Cooper Street (one block north of Mayfield) are Mondays-Thursdays 9am-Midnight; Fridays noon-2am; Saturdays 9am-2am; and Sundays 9am-Midnight.

The hours for AMF Arlington Lanes on 1801 E. Lamar (three blocks west of Ballpark Way, across the street from entrance Hurricane Harbor) are Mon-Wed 5pm – 11pm; Thursdays 5pm-Midnight; Fridays 1pm-1am; Saturdays 10am-1am; and Sundays 10am-Midnight.

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Mi Tierra Latin Fusion Restaurant

October 26, 2009 by kristiscales

Mi Tierra Latin Fusion
603 W. Abram St
Hours: Mon-Thurs 11am-9pm; Fri-Sat 11am-10pm; Sun 12pm-6pm
(817) 861-9144
http://www.mitierralatinfusion.com

I love this little family-owned-and-operated restaurant which is one of the best kept secrets in Arlington. But once you’ve tried their homemade dishes, you’ll tell your friends about Mi Tierra and it won’t be a secret anymore! Mi Tierra was a big hit at October’s Taste of Arlington, winning the “Best Latin/Caribbean” award. Mi Tierra also won both the Critics’ Choice and Readers’ Choice awards from Ft. Worth Weekly.

Located in the heart of Arlington in an old house, Mi Tierra has a menu full of family recipes which are from kitchens in Puerto Rico, Cuba, South America and Central America. The restaurant is the dream of owners Damaris and Carlos. She is from Puerto Rico, he is from Cuba (the Cuban sandwich is the best-seller during lunch hours).

Damaris quit her job at American Airlines in order to open the restaurant in June, 2008. Carlos still works at American Airlines, but not before he goes to the market early each morning to buy fresh ingredients for the restaurant’s kitchen.

The menu is varied and very reasonably priced. The most expensive item on the menu is Argentinian Churrasco in Chimichurri sauce at only $14. Other Latin entrees include: Carne frita with caramelized onions $9; Fajitas $9-$11; Cod Fish Filet; Caribbean baked chicken; and Peruvian chicken breast $9.

But of all the Latin entrees, I highly recommend the Stuffed Mofongo. What is mofongo? It’s mashed plantains which is stuffed with your choice of meats or shrimp. Delicious, but definitely filling. Be hungry if you order the Mofongo (or be ready to take a doggie bag home).

The menu also includes “Algo Light” (Something Light) by offering the following sandwiches: Cuban Sandwich, Roasted Turkey, Caribbean Chicken, Eggplant & Hummus; and Ham/Cheese/Egg. I heard diners at an adjacent table commenting that they like to order the ham/cheese/egg sandwich at lunch.

Next time, I’m going to order from the “Algo Pasta” portion of the menu. In addition to Caribbean lasagna and Eggplant lasagna, Papalina is a popular choice. It’s a family recipe which is spaghetti in a creamy sauce, bacon, parsley & cheese.

There are daily soup specials ($3 cup, $5 bowl) as well as “Daily Specials” that can vary from Goat Stew (fricase de cabro), to Pork Kabobs, to King Fish in onion & garlic sauce. The restaurant’s Web site (mitierralatinfusion.com) lists the specials on a weekly basis.

The appetizer list is varied so it’s hard to decide what to order, so go with the Mi Tierra Sampler ($10). Appetizers include: Tostones (fried green plantains) Pollo Nachos; hummus; empanadas, quesadillas, yucca frita, mariquitas, cornmeal stick fritters, and stuffed potato balls.

Okay, now to the best part…dessert! I enjoyed the guava turnovers ($4). The coconut bread pudding ($3) and cheese flan ($3) and chocolate tres leches cake ($3) are popular picks, too. If you like cheesecake, try the cheesecake with guava sauce ($4).

A good value is the Sunday buffet which is served all day (12pm-6pm) and is $14 per person, but that amount includes sangria (okay, that’s got my full attention!).

Whether you come for lunch, dinner or Sunday’s buffet, I think you’ll appreciate the family recipes and family-feel of Mi Tierra. Rather than dine at a chain restaurant, try a small, unique restaurant that is the passion/dream of its owners.

Mi Tierra is very easy to find. The address is 603 W. Abram which is just a couple blocks west of downtown, just before Cooper Street.

Mi Tierra cannot serve wine, but you are welcome to bring your own or any other alcoholic beverage. They open & pour it for you.

Monday nights from 7-9pm there’s Latin Jazz. On Tuesday nights at 7:30pm, free salsa lessons. And Friday night from 7:30-10pm there’s poetry & guitar with Gilberto Cortez.

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