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Issue 102-12-13 December 22, 2013




Upcoming Events
Christmas Day - Joyful 5K, St. Paul, MN, Dec. 25
Brazen Almost New Year's Eve Run Half-Marathon, 10K, 5K, Castro Valley, CA, Dec. 28
Emerald Nuts Midnight Run, New York, NY, Dec. 31
Run Into the New Year, West Allis, WI, Dec. 31
New Year's Eve 2-Mile Prediction Run, Missoula, MT, Dec. 31
New Year's Day Hopeful 5K, St. Paul, MN, Dec. 31
Philadelphia New Years Eve Midnight Run 5K, Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 31
Commitment Day 2014, nationwide, Jan. 1
Brazen New Year's Day Run, Castro Valley, CA, Jan. 1
Resolution Run 5K and Polar Bear Dive, Seattle, WA, Jan. 1
First Run Burlington, Burlington, VT, Jan. 1
Resolution Run 5K, 10K, Kennesaw, GA, Jan. 1
Lifetime Fitness New Year's Day 5K, San Francisco, CA, Jan. 1
First on the First 5K, Westerville, OH, Jan. 1
XTERRA New Year's Trail Run, Cedar Hill, TX, Jan. 1
Running USA 2014: The 11th Industry Conference powered by ACTIVE Network, San Diego, CA, Feb. 9-11
Find the full Running USA events calendar here.


The 10 Best Moments for U.S. Distance Running in 2013


Over the past decade, our sport has had much to celebrate and recognize thanks to the medal winning, record setting, high achieving U.S. athletes, and 2013 was another outstanding year of success and accomplishment for U.S. distance runners and the sport. The 9th version of 10 Best Moments for U.S. Distance Running, like past editions, has no shortage of moments to remember and rank. Some moments are mainly objective such as a record or a world championship medal, while others are more subjective and highlight an especially amazing or memorable performance.



Come to RunningUSA.org for the distillation of the individual and collective 10 Best Moments for U.S. Distance Running in 2013
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Charities Enjoy Tremendous Success at 38th Marine Corps Marathon
QUANTICO, Va. - Charities who partner with the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) annually enjoy the fruits of their fundraising while runners successfully train on behalf of significant causes. This year, MCM charity runners have gone fa r above expectations garnering just over $5 million dollars for 131 charitable organizations. These efforts have resulted in an overall charitable increase in excess of $1.5 million raised over last year's marathon event.


The MCM held on Oct. 27 in Arlington, VA and throughout the nation's capital hosted 7,100 affiliated runners. Each MCM Charity Partner enlisted between 25 and 750 runners to participate in either the marathon (26.2 mile) or MCM10K (6.2 mile) while raising money for their cause. Many charities required runners to only raise a few hundred dollars in order to participate in "The People's Marathon." But runners enthusiastically superseded charity goals, with some raising as much as $10,000 to $20,000 individually.


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Olympic Silver Medalist Meb Keflezighi to Speak at Atlanta Track Club's Annual Social


ATLANTA - Olympic Silver Medalist and New York City Marathon Winner Meb Keflezighi has been announced as the guest speaker at Atl anta Track Club's 2014 Annual Social. The event will be held on Thursday, January 9 at 6:30 p.m. at The Foundry at Puritan Mill in Atlanta.



Keflezighi has participated in three Olympic Games for Team USA, winning a silver medal in the 2004 Olympic Games Marathon. He also placed first in the 2009 ING New York City Marathon, making him the first American to win the world's largest marathon since 1982. Keflezighi was born in Eritrea, but fled the war-torn country with his family and later became a U.S. citizen in 1998. He now lives in San Diego.



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2014 Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series Tour Schedule Announced


SAN DIEGO - Competitor Group, Inc. (CGI), the leading active lifestyle sports media and event entertainment company, has unveiled the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Tour Schedule for the 2014 series.


The series includes 24 destinations in North America featuring scenic routes that showcase world-renowned attractions including the National Mall in Washington D.C. and the Las Vegas Strip at night. The 2014 tour will also feature seven European cities including Nice, Edinburgh, Madrid, Oslo, Liverpool, Dublin and Lisbon. Online registration is open at RunRocknRoll.com.



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Do you have a race photo that would be a perfect fit for the front cover of the 2014 Women's National Runner Survey? Do you have a photo you love and represents your event? Calling all Running USA member events, submit your photos today! The winning photo will grace the cover photo of our newest report to be released at the annual Running USA Conference in February.


It's easy! Just submit your photo to tracy@runningusa.org to be considered. Photo Submission DEADLINE: January 8, 2014. Up to (2) photos per organization can be submitted. Photos must include the following: female novice runner or runners with preference of no ear phones and must be a vertical portrait. Low-resolution copies can be submitted via email but winning photo must be presented in 300 dpi resolution and 2MB.



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