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Issue 39-05-13 May 12, 2013


Upcoming Events
Liver Life Walk and Twilight 5K, Denver, CO, May 16
Kokopelli Kids Trail Running Series, Colorado Springs, CO, May 17
St. Michaels Half Marathon, St. Michaels, MD, May 18
Brooklyn Half-Marathon, New York, NY, May 18
Mableton Day 5K, Mableton, GA, May 18
Ogden Marathon , Ogden, UT, May 18
La Sportiva Boneyard Boogie, Vail, CO, May 18
Wildcat Half-Marathon, El Sobrante, CA, May 18
XTERRA Seven Tubs Trail Run, Wilkes-Barre, PA, May 18
Rite Aid Cleveland 5K & Kids Run, Cleveland, OH, May 18
Run to the Shrine at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, CO, May 18
AJC Peachtree Junior, Atlanta, GA, May 18
Cottonwood Classic, Denver, CO, May 18
Kaiser Permanente Colfax 5K, Denver, CO, May 18
Fargo Marathon Weekend, Fargo, ND, May 18
Cellcom Green Bay Marathon, Green Bay, WI, May 18-19
Geist Half-Marathon by St. Vincent, Indianapolis, IN, May 18
Joplin Memorial Run, Joplin, MO, May 18
Medtronic TC Kids Marathon Cross Country Fun Runs, Minneapolis, MN, May 18
XTERRA Oak Mountain Mud & Trail Runs, Pelham, AL, May 19
102nd Bay to Breakers 12K, San Francisco, CA, May 19
Marine Corps Historic Half-Mararthon & Relay, Fredericksburg, VA, May 19
Semper Fred 5K, Fredericksburg, VA, May 19
Eye-Q California Classic Half-Marathon, Fresno, CA, May 19
Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon, Half-Marathon, Relay, 10 mile, Denver, CO, May 19
Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10K, 5K, Cleveland, OH, May 19
Santa Monica Classic, Santa Monica, CA, May 19
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Komon Wins Second UAE Healthy Kidney 10K Title
NEW YORK CITY (May 11, 2013) - Cloudy skies and rain showers just before the start could not deter the 5,851 runners who finished the ninth-annual UAE Healthy Kidney 10K on Saturday, May 11 in Central Park.


From the moment the starting horn sounded, Kenya's
Leonard Patrick Komon made it clear that he was the man to beat. The 2011 Healthy Kidney 10K winner and course-record holder sprinted to the front of the pack and blazed through the first mile in 4:18; he followed that with another 4:18 for the second mile.



Through the hilly middle miles, Komon fought to keep ahead of record pace. He ran 4:33 for the third mile, and his five-kilometer split of 13:40 put him well in position to break his own Central Park record.



As Komon chased the record and the $30,000
Zayed Bonus that would accompany it, he built an ever-increasing lead over Moses Kipsiro of Uganda. Several seconds back of Kipsiro, a pack of three men-Kenyans
Edwin Soi and Stephen Sambu, along with Abera Kuma of Ethiopia-battled for third place.




Over the second half of the race, the fast early pace and the course's rolling hills took their toll on Komon, and but he never relented, leading from gun to tape to win in a time of 27:58. Although he missed the course-record bonus, he did win $25,000 for first place, the largest winner's purse for any non-marathon race in the United States.



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Nick Willis Breaks Medtronic TC 1 Mile Record


MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - (May 9, 2013) -

Olympic silver medalist Nick Willis extended his season winning streak to eight races with a record-breaking victory at the Medtronic TC 1 Mile on Thursday eveningin Minneapolis. The New Zealand native clocked 3 minutes, 56.2 seconds to break three-time Medtronic TC 1 Mile champion David Torrence's 2011 record of 3:58.4.


In the women's professional race, Sarah Brown of Knoxville, TN, the 2010 race runner-up, edged Canadian Olympian Nicole Sifuentes at the tape in 4:33.3, with Sifuentes stopped at 4:33.4. Defending champion Heather Kampf of Minneapolis was third (4:34.1).



More than 3,100 runners participated in the 9th edition that raised $10,000 for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. The event, which raced through the heart of downtown Minneapolis, consisted of seven waves of runners of all ages and paces.



The 30-year-old Willis (above, courtesy Competitive Image), who won his silver medal at the Beijing Games in 2008, blasted away from the field in the late-going, but eased his way to the finish line in the final meters despite the $10,000 record bonus.

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GO! for a Cause Program Reaches 1 Million Dollars in Donations



ST. LOUIS, Mo. -
GO! St. Louis, a non-profit organization that specializes in providing fitness events and programs for the region on a year-round basis, announced that the GO! for a Cause charity program helped 27 area charities raise $367,342 for their causes as part of the 13th edition GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend.



The program debuted in 2010, and continues to expand each year to include new charities and opportunities for official partners to increase fundraising and visibility for their cause. Since the program's inception, more than $1,079,114 has been raised for a variety of local charities.



GO! for a Cause encourages other non-profit organizations to recruit stakeholders to participate in the annual GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend, while raising donations for a charity. GO! St. Louis partners with charities by providing them the tools to implement the program, while promoting their participation through social media and traditional marketing. In 2013, more than 1,000 runners and walkers participated in the program on behalf of a selected charity.



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VA Runner and Historic Half Salute Runner Tenacity with Special Medal


QUANTICO, Va. - Recognizing a dedicated community of runners who register for and finish
Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) events, VA Runner, the Fredericksburg-area running specialty store, has established the Distinguished Participation Award. Runners who complete one of the three
Marine Corps Historic Half Weekend events, as well as
Run Amuck (June),
Crossroads 4-Miler (September) and
Turkey Trot 10K (November) will be presented a special participation medal for a year-long commitment to running.



"VA Runner has partnered with the MCM to not only promote a healthy lifestyle, but to also acknowledge runners' enthusiasm for the Marine Corps Historic Half and MCM Event Series," says Nate Brooks, VA Director of Marketing and Team Sales for VA Runner. "Even if the runner is not a lead competitor at each of these events, this gives us the opportunity to award the runner's persistence toward health and fitness and further enables us to promote running in the community."



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JUST RUN Reaches 10,000th Young Athlete










CARMEL, Calif. - With steady growth over the past nine years, the
JUST RUN youth fitness program has just surpassed the 10,000 mark of children registered in the program in a single school year. Last week, Brandon Meding at School 14 Elementary in Troy, NY became the 10,000th student registered into the database of students who log miles run.



"This is the day we've been waiting for," said Susan Love, Program Coordinator of JUST RUN, the youth fitness program of the Big Sur International Marathon. "Our program has been increasing in numbers and popularity every year and we're so proud that we've finally surpassed 10,000 children." Since 2004 more than 57,000 have taken part.



Unlike many running based programs affiliated with marathons and running races, JUST RUN is a year-round program, encouraging lifelong fitness. In addition to participating in regular running and fitness activities, students also learn about healthy nutrition and good citizenship, or "Just Deeds." It's a web-based program, easy to implement by teachers and leaders in any locale.



In 2012, JUST RUN received a large grant from the CocaCola Foundation to help grow the program. In addition to stronger outreach at schools and conferences, JUST RUN is using social media to reach out to prospective teachers and leaders. Teaching tips and ideas, testimonials, contests, and photos from various school programs are just a few of the posts that will be made through the organization's new Facebook page.



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