Running USA wire 9-01-13

Issue 9-01-13 January 31, 2013


Upcoming Events
Pensacola Double Bridge Run Presented by Publix, Pensacola, FL, Feb. 2
Florida Hospital Lady Track Shack 5K, Winter Park, FL, Feb. 2
Medtronic TC Kids Marathon Fieldhouse Fun Run, Minneapolis, MN, Feb. 2
Heroes in Recovery 6K, Palm Springs, CA, Feb. 2
State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon Weekend , Melbourne, FL, Feb. 2-3
XTERRA McDowell Mountain Trail Run, Fountain Hills, AZ, Feb. 3
Surf City USA® Marathon, Half Marathon & 1 mile kids race, Huntington Beach, CA, Feb. 3
Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday 10K/5K, Redondo Beach, CA, Feb. 3
XTERRA Mission Gorge Trail Run, San Diego, CA, Feb. 3
Super Bowl 5K, Denver, CO, Feb. 3
The Texas Half, Dallas, TX, Feb. 3
Hearts & Soles 5K, Atlanta, GA, Feb. 9
Valentine's Day TC 5K, Minneapolis, MN, Feb. 9
Love 'em Or Leave 'em Valentine's Day Dash, Seattle, WA, Feb. 9
Valentines Day - Hearts 'r' Running 5K, St. Paul, MN, Feb. 9
Virginia is for Lovers 14K and 1.4 miler, Virginia Beach, VA, Feb. 9
Rock 'n' Roll St. Pete Half Marathon, St. Petersburg, FL, Feb. 10
Love 'em Or Leave 'em Valentine's Day Dash, San Francisco, Feb. 10
Valentine's Day 5K, Denver, CO, Feb. 10
Running USA 2013: The Industry Conference: A Bold Past, A Bright Future, Savannah, GA, February 24-26
For more upcoming events for 2013, visit the Running USA Website event calendar.




KeyBank Vermont City Marathon Plans 25th Anniversary Celebration


BURLINGTON, Vt. - To commemorate the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon's 25th Anniversary this May, the organization announces celebratory events, special recognition of volunteers, and appearances of notable running legends. The marathon and relay is scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 26, 2013, and running celebrities Jeff Galloway, Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, and Bart Yasso have all confirmed their attendance to help mark this milestone year.


"We want to celebrate everyone that has played a part in making the past 25 years successful ones," said Peter Delaney, RunVermont's executive director. "We're doing this by making the race special for runners, volunteers and the community by hosting volunteer events and including notable runners in the race and events leading up to it."



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RRCA Announces Runner Friendly Communities


ARLINGTON, Va. - The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) is pleased to announce the 4th Quarter round of 2012 selections for the Runner Friendly Community designation: Peachtree City, Ga., Eugene, Ore., and Columbus, Ga.


These communities have shown that they meet the program's criteria, which includes community infrastructure, community support, and local government support for running. Each community has an infrastructure that can foster physical activity in a safe environment; a proven track record that organizations and businesses work together to promote running as a healthy exercise and sport; and there are positive relationships between the running community and local government.



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Akron Marathon Participants Run 4 Million Miles, Generate $6M for Economy




AKRON, Ohio - The
2012 Akron Marathon,
presented by Time Warner Cable, added an estimated $6 million to Akron's economy, creating the equivalent of 60 full-time jobs. This is an increase of $800,000 from what was generated as a result of the 2011 race, according to The 2012 Akron Marathon: An Economic Impact Analysis conducted by Kent State University's Department of Economics.


The 2012 marathon attracted 15,000 registered participants, of whom 49 percent were local and 51 percent were non-local. The majority of the economic activity was spent in the main sectors of the economy, including hotels, gas stations, restaurants and bars.



"Year after year, the Akron Marathon continues to have a positive economic impact on the city," said Dr. Shawn M. Rohlin, project leader of the study and assistant professor at Kent State University's Department of Economics. "This event brings thousands of people to Akron to experience the city and spend money."


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2013 Mankato Marathon Keynote Speaker is Kathrine Switzer

MANKATO, Minn. - The Mankato Marathon is excited to announce Kathrine Switzer will be the keynote speaker for the Speaker Series on Saturday, October 19, 2013. The title of her speech is "Men, Women and the Marathon; Running Away Together".


People who attend Switzer's speech can expect a humorous, inspiring and informative talk about where we have come from as runners and where we are going. Switzer's remarks are a not- to- be-missed talk from the heart from the first woman who officially ran the Boston Marathon and was nearly forcibly removed from the race by the furious race director because she was a woman who had dared to officially enter the race in the era when the marathon was a men's only event.



Switzer's run and her subsequent work as an advocate, organizer, author and broadcaster changed history. Her talk, as she says, is "not about running but changing people's lives."



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Rivero Gonzalez, Kramer Win ING Miami Marathon


MIAMI (Jan. 27, 2013) - Running the first marathon of his life, Guatemalan
Luis Rivero Gonzalez won the 2013 ING Miami Marathon Sunday by separating himself quickly from the field and never looking back.


Rivero finished in 2 hours, 26 minutes, 14 seconds on a South Florida morning that alternated between humid and brisk, playing mind games with the 25,000 runners who participated in South Florida's largest running event.


Mariska Kramer, 38, of the Netherlands won the 2013 women's marathon title in 2:46:07.


The highlight of the day came when
Risper Gesabwa and Moroccan
Malika Mejdoub Camacho both shattered the 10-year old course record for the women in the half-marathon. Gesabwa finished in 1:14:00, 14 seconds faster than Mejdoub Camacho
and 1:05 better than the old record of 1:15:05.


Robert Mbithi, 23, blew away the men's field in the half-marathon with the fourth fastest time (1:05:44) in the 11-year history of the event.


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Macias, Kleppin Capture 22nd Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Marathon Titles


CARLSBAD, Calif. (January 27, 2013) - What began as a potentially-dreary morning quickly transformed into a day of new beginnings and celebrations for race champions, and over 8,400 finishers of the 22nd Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Marathon & Half Marathon held Sunday morning in Carlsbad.

Pesky light drizzle which cleared to mostly-cloudy skies with temperatures in the mid-50s were anything but dreary conditions for defending champion, Mario Macias of Manitou Springs, Colo. and Lauren Kleppin, of Big Bear Lake, Calif. who claimed decisive victories in the men's and women's divisions of the marathon.


In the half-marathon race, Stephen Sambu, 24, of Kenya won the men's race in 1:03:02 and Belianesh Zemedkun Gebre of Ethiopia, claimed the woman's crown in 1:12:10. It was Sambu's first half-marathon.


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