Running USA wire 57-07-13

Issue 57-07-13 July 17, 2013




Upcoming Events
Women's Vision Foundation Mentors Walk, Denver, CO, July 20
Great Cranberry Island Ultra Marathon 50K, Great Cranberry Isles, ME, July 20
Tin Cup Challenge Marathon, Half, 10K, 5K, Driggs, ID, July 20
Xsport Fitness Rock 'n' Roll Chicago Half-Marathon, Chicago, IL, July 21
La Sportiva Half Marathon, Vail, CO, July 21
Cranmore Hill Climb: USA & NACAC Mountain Running Championships, Gorham, NH, July 21
Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon & GunBunFunRun 5K, Napa-Sonoma, CA, July 21
America the Beautiful 5K, Colorado Springs, CO, July 26
XTERRA Beech Mountain Trail Run, Beech Mountain, NC, July 27
Quad-City Times Bix 7, Davenport, IA, July 27
Paint Mines 6K Trail Race, Calham, CO, July 27
Destination Health Race, Denver, CO, July 27
XTERRA Sugar Bottom Trail Run, North Liberty, IA, July 27
Challenge Cancer 5K, St. Paul, MN, July 27
Bad Bass Half-Marathon, 10K, 5K, Castro Valley, CA, July 27
Running from Cancer, Tecumseh, Ontario, CAN, July 28
Kids Cure for Cancer to Benefit Brent's Place 5K, Denver, CO, July 28
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Bank of America Chicago Marathon Honors Top Fundraiser John Nichols


CHICAGO - The Bank of America Chicago Marathon will recognize John Nichols, president of the Chicago-based
Disability Resource Group, Inc., as the third recipient of the Richard M. Daley and Maggie Daley Award. The award was established in 2010 to honor the Bank of America Chicago Marathon participant who raised the most funds for charity through the annual world-class event. Running on behalf of the Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois (SCIA),


Nichols raised more than $43,000 for a cause that he is inextricably linked to through his own personal triumph over a severe spinal cord injury.


"John Nichols and the SCIA exemplify the true charitable spirit and community connections that are part of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon," said Bank of America Illinois President Tim Maloney. "We are honored to present this distinguished award to John for his efforts in supporting an organization that, like the marathon, helps move Chicago forward."


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Big Sur Marathon Sells Out In 59 Minutes
CARMEL, Calif. - For the second year running, registration for the Big Sur International Marathon has sold out in record time, a full eight months before the 2014 event. The "bucket list" race, which opened registration on Monday, July 15, sold out in only 59 minutes.


Runners from 49 states and 25 countries quickly filled more than 3,000 'open' slots available for the April 27, 2014 marathon distance. The popular Boston 2 Big Sur Challenge has also sold out and the Runner's World Challenge VIP experience is picking up pace. A limited number of charity entries for the 26.2 mile distance remain open, and availability for concurrent races of varying distances along scenic Highway One including the 21-Miler, marathon relay, 9-Miler and 5K still exists. The popular 10.6-Miler has not yet opened for registration. Total registration numbers for all Sunday events exceed 10,000.

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Brooks Running Company Launches Online Community Through MapMyRun App
SEATTLE - For many, running is about more than just numbers or routes. It's also about community and connection. Now, Brooks Running
Company gives those runners a virtual gathering place: The Run Happy Group, where runners nationwide can find inspiration, education and connection. The digital community lives on
MapMyFitness properties, including MapMyRun and

MapMyFitness.


The Run Happy Group comes out of a one-of-a-kind partnership between leading running brand Brooks Running Company and innovative social fitness company MapMyFitness and their MapMyRun app. The Run Happy Group is the first fully integrated program between a major consumer sportswear company and MapMyFitness.

Exclusive to the partnership is a "Rate My Run" Brooks-sponsored feature that allows everyone who logs a run through MapMyFitness properties to share (and rate) their experience with options like Crushed Goals, Kicked Butt and Finished with a Smile. The rating system encourages runners to express their fitness progress through multiple social channels, building up the community that the Run Happy group promotes.



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McGillivray to Direct 10K Across the Bay


STEVENSVILLE, Md. - 10k Across the Bay race organizers have added Dave McGillivray and his company DMSE to act as Race Director for this new event. McGillivray has been the race director of the Boston Marathon and other world class running events for many years.


The inaugural 10K Across the Bay will be held Saturday, Nov. 9. The 10k is a point to point race with 4.35 miles of the course directly over water, on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.



Peter Paris, Race Organizer, expressed excitement about the addition of McGillivray and the DMSE team: "As a new company, we knew that we would have to bring an amazing team together to meet the challenge of producing this race. With the addition of Dave to our team, we know that this event will be world class for all involved. We are honored to have his involvement and we hope that runners will be excited to be a part of this inaugural race!"



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Mountain Running's Best Headed to New Hampshire


NORTH CONWAY, NH - The nation's best mountain runners will literally descend Cranmore Mountain on Sunday, July 21. The 26th Cranmore Hill Climb presented by Northeast Delta Dental offers a four-kilometer loop course, which the men will run three times and women will run two times. The route is a mixture of single-track trail, wide pathways, meadows, rocky terrain, and some steep ascents and descents to test the mettle of competitors.








For the first time, the USA Mountain Running Championships, the North American Central America Caribbean (NACAC) Mountain Running Championships, and the U.S. Mountain Team selection will all happen simultaneously at Cranmore resulting in the, 'race within the race,' moniker and the promise of an amazing day of competition.



"We are continuing to see a higher and higher level of competition at our USA Mountain Running Championships every year,"noted Race Director Paul Kirsch.
"The tremendous success the team has had at the World Mountain Running Championships over the past decade is causing a real growth in the depth of the field at our qualifying events and championship."


Of the 200 runners registered to date, over 80 percent are members of USATF which is the national governing body for the sport.



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