Issue 88-11-13 November 3, 2013
Upcoming Events
Gateway Bank Outer Banks Marathon & Southern Fried Half Race Weekend, Outer Banks, NC, Nov. 8-10
Norfolk Freedom Marathon Weekend, Norfolk, VA, Nov. 8-10
Trenton Double Cross Half Marathon, Trenton, NJ, Nov. 9
Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon, Walt Disney World Resort, FL, Nov. 9
Mickey's Jingle Jungle 5K, Walt Disney World Resort, FL, Nov. 9
Catalina Eco Marathon, Avalon, CA, Nov. 9
Allstate Sugar Bowl Crescent City Fall Classic 5K, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 9
Bootlegger 50K: USA 50K Trail Championships, Boulder City, NV, Nov. 9
XTERRA Fajardo Trail Run, Fajardo, PUR, Nov. 9
Rock 'n' Roll Savannah Marathon and Half-Marathon, Savannah, GA, Nov. 9
The Great Candy Run, Denver, CO, Nov. 10
Pensacola Marathon, Pensacola, FL, Nov. 10
XTERRA Oak Mountain Trail Run, Pelham, AL, Nov. 10
Malibu International Marathon and Half-Marathon, Malibu, CA, Nov. 10
Veterans Day 5K, St. Paul, MN, Nov. 10
Athleta Iron Girl Santa Rosa Women's Half Marathon, Santa Rosa, CA, Nov. 10
Race for the Rescues 10K, 5K, Kids Run, Irvine, CA, Nov. 10
Allstate Life Insurance Fort Lauderdale 13.1 Marathon, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Nov. 10
Louisville Sports Commission Half Marathon, Louisville, KY, Nov. 10
Mermaid Run, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 11
Veterans Day 5K, San Diego, CA, Nov. 11
Find the full Running USA events calendar here.
Running USA Conference Returns to Southern California
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - (November 3, 2013) - Running USA 2014: The Industry Conference powered by ACTIVE Network will be held on February 9-11 at the Marriott Marquis & Marina in San Diego. Registration for the 11th edition of the sport's premier and largest conference is open at www.runningusa.org/running-usa-conference. Like past editions, there will be inspirational speakers, expert panelists, breakout sessions of best practices, annual awards, an exhibitors' expo, networking opportunities and much more.
"After a four year hiatus, our annual winter conference returns to beautiful sunny San Diego, and we anticipate Running USA 2014 to be our biggest and best conference yet," said Christine Bowen, Running USA Conference Director. "With 100 days and counting before Running USA 2014 opens, the host hotel is filling up fast so we recommend that people book their rooms and register today!"
Presenting sponsors of Running USA 2014 are Ashworth Awards, ChronoTrack, Competitor Group, Leslie Jordan, Inc.
and MarathonFoto.com
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Mutai, Jeptoo Win 43rd ING NYC Marathon
NEW YORK (November 3, 2013) - With exceptionally high expectaitons for race performance and participant experience, the ING NYC Marathon returned to the streets of this
storied city on Sunday, November 3, and it was a triumphant Sunday or two Kenyan marathoners - Geoffrey Mutai and Priscah Jeptoo
.
With a field of more than 50,000 starters, the ING New York City Marathon drew runners with a wide variety of reasons to run-some to chase personal-best times, some to overcome adversity, and many others to raise funds for charitable causes.
The 2009 champion, American Meb Keflezighi, stopped with acute quadriceps pain-but after a three-minute wait, he continued. "The fans were yelling my name," he said afterward. "I couldn't quit."
Mutai broke the tape for his second straight New York victory in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 24 seconds, more than three minutes off his course record, but remarkable given the 17-mile-per-hour headwinds for most of the race
The Queensboro Bridge became the launching pad for Jeptoo's come-from-behind victory, in which she made up a 3:24 deficit in less than eight miles, rocketing past two early leaders just before mile 24 to win in 2:25:07.
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Kenyans Sweep Inaugural EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler
PITTSBURGH (November 3, 2013) - More than 4,000 participants took to the pavement to run the inaugural
EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler. With temperatures in the mid-30s and clear skies, runners crossed four of the city's bridges and weaved in and out of several of the most popular neighborhoods.
With no clear leader in the first three hilly miles, a pack of six elite men emerged to take the helm. Elijah Muturi Karanja, Julius Kogo, Nelson Oyugi, Ruben Limaa, Jon Gray, and
Fernando Cabada clocked 23:35 at the 5-mile mark. The race shaped up at mile eight when Americans Gray and Cabada fell off the lead pack and Kenyans Karanja and Oyugi broke away. Karanja out kicked Oyugi and took the title of champion, setting the race record in 46 minutes, 51 seconds.
Karanja, a late addition to the field, commented that although the course was challenging, he was able to put in a surge the last mile to break away from the pack and take the title.
Cabada was the first American to cross the line in 47:32.
In the women's field, Kenyan Sarah Kiptoo lead the race from wire to wire, taking the title of champion and race record holder in 53:56. Sophy Jepchirchir, of Kenya, Karolina Jarzymska of Poland and Lindsey Scherf of the US lead the chase pack. Jepchirchir took home silver with a time of 54:54 and Jarzymska bronze in 55:15. Scherf, a resident of Chapel Hill, NC was the first American, finishing in 55:55.
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JUST RUN Posts Record Numbers
CARMEL, Calif. -- JUST RUN is off and running. The youth fitness program aimed at children 5-12 has been experiencing phenomenal growth in the first two months of the school year. Already, more than 8,300 students from 70 schools in 13 states have been enrolled.
Susan Love, program director, attributes the early rise in the program to several factors. Of major significance is JUST RUN's outreach into Santa Clara County, a largely populated area adjacent to JUST RUN's home county of Monterey. The program, which offers free incentives marking mileage accomplishments within Monterey County, is also providing tokens, wristbands, t-shirts and other items free of charge to the Santa Clara schools.
In addition, the JUST RUN team continues to make presentations and face-to-face contact with school principals, teachers and leaders to explain how to implement the program and the myriad benefits it brings to the children and the classroom setting. These efforts have succeeded in increasing the early sign-ups by 400 percent.
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Running USA Re-Opens CEO Search
Running USA has re-opened its search for a new CEO. This past spring, Susan Weeks, a resident of Colorado Springs, retired as its CEO, and during her five-year tenure, the Running USA budget doubled in size, its popular annual conference set attendance and sponsor records and its membership hit an all-time high. During the CEO search, Weeks will continue as an advisor to Running USA.
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Vancouver Joins Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series
VANCOUVER, BC - Competitor Group, Inc. (CGI), the leading active lifestyle sports media and event entertainment
company, announced partnerships with
Lassonde Industries, Inc. and the
Lions Gate Road Runners to bring the
Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series to British Columbia with the Rock 'n' Roll Oasis
Vancouver Half Marathon in 2014.
"We're more excited than ever about our launch of the Rock 'n' Roll Oasis Vancouver Half Marathon in Vancouver and a partnership with 43-year-old Cunningham Seawall Race makes this a true community event," said
Scott Dickey, CEO of CGI.
"Together we look forward to making the event an annual tradition promoting health and wellness in one of the most stunning destinations in North America."
The inaugural Rock 'n' Roll Oasis Vancouver Half Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, October 26, 2014, with event registration opening on November 15, 2013 at RunRocknRoll.com.
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