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Issue 98-12-13 December 8, 2013




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Summit Rock Half-Marathon, 10K, 5K, Saratoga, CA, Dec. 14
Santa Stampede 5K/10K, Littleton, CO, Dec. 14
Renegade Santa 10K, 5K, Kids Run, Irvine, CA, Dec. 14
Live Ultimate Run South Beach Drive, Miami Beach, FL, Dec. 14
Vanessa Welch Reindeer Run, Orlando, FL, Dec. 14
Frosty Frolic 5K, Canton, OH, Dec. 14
Holiday Half-Marathon, 5K, Kids Fun Run, Pomona, CA, Dec. 15
Athleta Iron Girl Fountain Hills Women's 10 Mile and 5K, Fountain Hills, AZ, Dec. 15
NYCRuns Roosevelt Island Hot Chocolate 5K & 10K, New York, NY, Dec. 16
Frosty 5K, Sarasota, FL, Dec. 21
Houston's 12K of Christmas, Houston, TX, Dec. 21
Christmas Day - Joyful 5K, St. Paul, MN, Dec. 25
Running USA 2014: The 11th Industry Conference powered by ACTIVE Network, San Diego, CA, Feb. 9-11
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Emergency Planning Panel at Running USA 2014


COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - (December 8, 2013) - At
Running USA 2014: The Industry Conference powered by ACTIVE Network, one of the general sessions will be the
Emergency Planning Panel.

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Slated for Monday, February 10 at 9:30am, the panel will include seasoned event veterans Dave McGillivray (DMSE Sports), Mike Nishi (Bank of America Chicago Marathon) and
Peter Ciaccia (New York Road Runners). The 11th edition of the sport's premier and largest conference will be held on February 9-11 at the Marriott Marquis & Marina on San Diego's beautiful waterfront.



"No race completely immune to natural or man-made emergencies, and this timely, must-attend session is for every event regardless of size," said Christine Bowen, Running USA Conference Director. "Our panel of experts will share their extensive event experiences as well as discuss lessons learned, best practices and more."


In addition, during the Emergency Planning Panel, there will be a Q&A session.



Presenting sponsors of Running USA 2014 are Ashworth Awards, ChronoTrack, Competitor Group, Leslie Jordan, Inc. and MarathonFoto.com
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Sharkey Overcomes Exhaustion To Win Palm Beaches Marathon


PALM BEACH, Fla. - Bryan Sharkey's most gratifying marathon win came Sunday at the 10th Palm Beaches Marathon and Run Fest.


A former middle distance star at Miami's Gulliver Prep and Princeton, the 26-year-old Sharkey lunged for the finish line and kissed the ground as planned.



What wasn't planned was the way he collapsed from exhaustion due to the rising morning humidity, resulting in a hour-long session at the medical tent to take two bags of fluids. He did make it back outside just in time for the Marathon awards ceremony though.



"I pushed my body to the limit," said Starkey, who wore a Runners Depot singlet and crossed the tape in 2 hours, 43 minutes, 47 seconds, well ahead of New York City's
Carlos Abellan Ossenbach (2:45:52) and Bernd Weis
of Dettingen, Germany (2:51:24). "This is what you train to do. Luckily I won."




Like Sharkey, Abellan was worn out by the end of the race. In addition to the humidity, early morning winds challenged the runners, particularly those who ran the full marathon.



"Right now I don't want to think about another marathon," said Abellan, a 30-year-old Columbia University MBA candidate running in his first marathon. "I expected I could push a different pace. But by tomorrow I will feel better and maybe want to try again."



Jennifer Sober, 40, of Deep Creek, Md. won her first marathon in the women's division (3:24:03) in her third appearance in West Palm Beach.





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Endurance Live Returns to San DiegoDate: December 8, 2013


SAN DIEGO - Competitor Group, Inc. (CGI), the leading active lifestyle sports media and event entertainment company, today announced the 22nd endurance LIVE gala will return to San Diego on Saturday, February 8, 2014.


Dubbed "the Academy Awards of Endurance Sports" by Entertainment Tonight, the evening is a must-attend, must-see event featuring the hottest stars from running, cycling and triathlon to mainstream pop culture. The 2014 event will be held at the downtown San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina, with tickets and table reservations available at enduranceLIVE.com.



"Endurance LIVE has truly become the biggest night of the year in endurance sports," said Bob Babbitt, co-founder of
Competitor Magazine. "We couldn't be more excited to return to our home in San Diego to honor the biggest names and top performances of the year."



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2014 KeyBank Vermont City Marathon Welcomes Joan Benoit Samuelson


BURLINGTON, Vermont - RunVermont and the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon have proudly announced that Olympic Gold Medalist, Joan Benoit Samuelson will be their guest at the 26th KeyBank Vermont City Marathon. She will be involved in every aspect of Race Weekend activities with many opportunities for runners to meet Joan.


In addition to being an Olympic Gold Medalist at the 1984 Olympics in the marathon, Joan Benoit Samuelson, known to many as "Joanie", also won the 1979 and 1983 Boston Marathon. She set the American Record at the Chicago Marathon in 1985, running a time of 2:21:21 that stood for eighteen years.



The 2014 KeyBank Vermont City Marathon & Relay will coincide with the 30th anniversary of the women's marathon being introduced into the Olympics in Los Angeles, where Benoit Samuelson won gold.



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Collegiate Running Association Announces Inaugural 10K Road Race National Championships


RICHMOND, Va. - The
Sports Backers and the Collegiate Running Association announced that the first-ever Collegiate Running Association 10K Road Race National
Championships will be held at the 2014 Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K presented by MARTIN'S on Saturday, March 29.






"The Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K is thrilled to be host to the Collegiate Running Association 10K Road Race National Championships," said
Bobby Ukrop, president and chief executive officer of Ukrop's Homestyle Foods, the event's title sponsor. "We think this is a great opportunity to add a unique championship event to what already is considered one of the top road races of any distance in the entire country."


The only requirement for those interested in competing in a Collegiate Running Association national championship- for road racing, trail racing or mountain racing- is that the participant must be currently enrolled in at least one college course at any level, freeing runners from various restrictions such as maintaining a full-time status and competing only during a four or five year window. These eligibility requirements provide the first opportunity for a true national championship that transcends college divisions to exist.



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