Running USA wire 2-01-14

Issue 2-01-14 January 8, 2014




Upcoming Events

Walt Disney World Resort Marathon Weekend, Walt Disney World, FL, Jan. 9-14
XTERRA Monte Sano Trail Run, Huntsville, AL, Jan. 11
Avalon Benefit 50 Mile Run, Avalon, CA, Jan. 11
Red Shoe Run, Birmingham, AL, Jan. 11
Bandera 100K, USA 100K Trail Championships, Jan. 11
NYCRuns Central Park Winter Running Festival, Jan. 12
Running USA 2014: The 11th Industry Conference powered by ACTIVE Network, San Diego, CA, Feb. 9-11
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John Hancock Announces USA Elite Team for 2014 Boston Marathon


BOSTON (January 7, 2014) - John Hancock Financial announced the Elite USA Team for the 118th running of the Boston Marathon on April 21, 2014. The exceptional U.S. team, recruited to compete with a deep international field, includes Desiree Davila Linden, Shalane Flanagan, Amy Hastings, Serena Burla, Adriana Nelson, Dathan Ritzenhein, Meb Keflezighi, Brett Gotcher, Jason Hartmann, Nick Arciniaga and Jeffrey Eggleston.


Each member of the team has competed for the U.S. in Olympic or World Championships and brings strong credentials to compete in Boston.



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Brooks Signs Nick Symmonds to the Brooks Beasts Track Club



SEATTLE - Brooks Running Company, the leader in performance run, celebrates the start of its centennial year by solidly investing in the future of the run, adding Olympian Nick Symmonds to its roster of sponsored athletes. Symmonds joins the Brooks Beasts Track Club (TC), a middle distance, Seattle-based training group formed last year by Brooks to set a new standard for racing, team, culture and spirit on and off the track.

"Brooks makes a commitment to support its athletes through the good times and the bad," said Nick Symmonds, No. 1 800m runner in the U.S. "After visiting the Brooks headquarters and meeting with many employees and my new teammates, I know Brooks and I share similar goals and values."
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Registration Opens for the 35th Anniversary Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K
CHICAGO (January 7, 2014) - Registration for the 35th anniversary Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K is now open. The popular road race is an annual tradition that ushers in spring and signals the kickoff to Chicago running season. The 2014 event will be held on Sunday, March 30, and will welcome 40,000 runners on the flat and fast downtown course that starts and finishes in Grant Park. Interested participants can register online at www.shamrockshuffle.com. The registration fee is $45 and registration will close when the 40,000-participant capacity is reached.


Celebrating its 35th year, the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle has grown from a small local event into the world's largest 8K (4.97-mile) road race. The second largest running event in Chicago behind the Chicago Marathon, the Shamrock Shuffle ranks among the 10 largest races in the U.S. and 20 largest in the world. Its size is a tribute to the growing enthusiasm of the Chicago running community, with more than 90 percent of Shamrock Shuffle participants hailing from Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.


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Cherry Blossom 10 Mile to Host USA 10 Mile Championships
WASHINGTON -- Organizers of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run and USA Track & Field announced that the 2014 USA 10 Mile Championships for both men and women will be presented by America's Credit Unions, and will be held in conjunction with the 42nd running of the "Runners Rite of Spring®" in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, April 6. As in years past, there will be an advance start for the elite women, providing them an opportunity to compete for records that will be recognized as coming from a women's-only race.


"Last year was our first to host a USA 10 Mile Championship event," said Phil Stewart, Event Director of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run, "and the additional excitement of having a strong American presence made us want to do it again. Thanks to the tremendous support of America's Credit Unions, we are looking forward hosting both the men's and women's USA 10 Mile Championship events this year."


Stewart added: "The current U.S. Men's 10 mile record of 46:13 was set by Greg Meyer at this event way back in 1983, and we think it is time for the top U.S. men to chase it down in 2014. Janet Bawcom's single-sex American Record of 53:28, set here last year, seems well within reach as well. We'd love to see a dual American record setting day on April 6."



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Running USA 2014 Panel to Examine Diversity in the Sport
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - (January 5, 2014) - At Running USA 2014: The Industry Conference powered by ACTIVE Network, one of the general sessions will be How to Bring More Diversity to the Sport. Slated for Tues day, February 11 from 8:30 - 10:30am, the panel will include
Leo Manzano (2012 Olympic 1500m silver medalist, right PhotoRun),
Tina Klein (Balanced Running, LLC),
George Banker (Army Ten-Miler),
Tony Reed (National Black Marathoners Association) and Walter Bland III (consultant). 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.


"As documented and reported by Running USA over the past decade, our sport is booming in participation, but compared to their percent of the general population, minorities are underrepresented in road races," said
Creigh Kelley, panel moderator. "With attendees, this esteemed panel will discuss how to bring more African Americans, Latinos and other groups to the sport and the starting line as well as examine the barriers and challenges."


Presenting sponsors of Running USA 2014 are Ashworth Awards, ChronoTrack, Competitor Group,
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