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BOSTON - The Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM) is expanding its series to include elite wheelchair athletes. For the first time, a male and female winner  will be determined over a twelve-month period based on scoring earned via results from six iconic global races, and each will be awarded $50,000 for the championships.
The new series is set to begin at the April 2016 Boston Marathon, which in 1975 became the first major U.S. road race to recognize wheelchair participation. Including each of the AWMM qualifying races, Tokyo, Boston, Virgin Money London, BMW Berlin, the Bank of America Chicago and the TCS New York Marathons, AWMM Wheelchair Series X will begin at the April 2016 Boston Marathon and end upon completion of the April 2017 Boston Marathon. Each subsequent series will begin and end at the next AWMM race on the calendar.
"These athletes compete at the highest levels, and it's time for us to formally recognize the achievements of wheelchair athletes," said Tim Hadzima, AWMM general manager. "Our objective, and that of our title sponsor, Abbott, is to elevate marathoning across the globe by advancing and promoting all aspects of our great sport."
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PITTSBURGH - Bringing a new level of competition to the 7 th edition of the DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon race weekend of events, P3R's #GameO  nPGH campaign has offered participants a chance to play games and win more than $25,000 in prizes. The interactive campaign that officially kicked off when registration opened on
Sept. 30 has engaged participants
throughout their seven month journey to the starting line and will culminate with one epic weekend of gaming.
One of the most popular games has been Winning Wednesdays-weekly contests across the city of Pittsburgh in which participants have had the chance to win sponsored goods including official Pirate's gear, sponsor gift cards and entries to a number of city events. This interaction will continue through race weekend, May 1-3, with a variety of innovative opportunities.
This week, P3R also launched a new race weekend
mobile app from CrowdTorch that offers the latest in mobile event technology. The app will keep runners and spectators informed throughout the weekend's 7 events as well as host trivia games and a virtual scavenger hunt at the
GNC Live Well Pittsburgh Health and Fitness Expo on May 1-2. In addition, a variety of social media opportunities will take place encouraging everyone to share their piece of the journey.
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DALLAS - The Dallas Marathon board of trustees today presented a donation of $250,000 to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC), the primary beneficiary of the Dallas Marathon since 1997. Funds contributed to TSRHC are from corporate  partnerships, online fundraising, individual gifts and year-round activities including the 2014 Dallas Marathon. TSRHC patients and their families, hospital volunteers and staff, Dallas Marathon representatives, partners and individual fundraisers attended an awards ceremony to commemorate the donation and recognize key figures in the running community, Meb Keflezighi and Joe Bacon, with individual awards.
"Supporting our longtime partner and primary beneficiary, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, is an important focus as we work to deliver a unique and entertaining experience at each of our organization's year-round events," said
Patrick Byerly, president of the Dallas Marathon. "TSRHC is truly an amazing place that helps so many children in the Dallas area and beyond reach their full potential. We're very proud to help support their mission through this year's donation and look forward to working with the hospital in 2015 and beyond."
Contributions from the Dallas Marathon - which is a 501(c)(3) organization - go toward general patient care at TSRHC.
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HOUSTON ( April 22, 2015) - The Council for Responsible Sport announced today that the Houston Marathon Committee (HMC) has been awarded the Gold Certification for its achievements while hosting the 2015 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon. The HMC earned credit on 46 of the best practice  standards offered in the Council's certification program for social and environmental responsibility at sporting events.
In 2012, the HMC became the first organization to earn dual certification from the Council for separate events conducted on consecutive days (2012 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon; 2012 Chevron Houston Marathon). After earning Silver Level Certification in 2012, the HMC earned Gold in 2013-14 and are now recertified at the Gold level for 2015-16. Certification is achieved by complying with standards across five categories: planning and communications, procurement, access and equity, resource management and community legacy.
"The Council is very impressed with the diligence of the Houston Marathon Committee and staff," said Shelley Villalobos, certification director at the Council for Responsible Sport. "They've made and acted on a commitment to producing a responsible event year after year, including an eye for genuine improvement. They're not afraid of change when it's change for the better-and the results of that leadership are clear for all to see."
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WICHITA, Kan. - April 22, 2015 - Running USA, the national non-profit trade organization for running events and associated businesses, is excited to announce a thought-provoking and leadership-driven speaker lineup for The Next Evolution presented by Events.com, which takes place June 28-29 in Chicago.
The first year event brings together industry leaders in the non-traditional event space, which includes mud, obstacle, themed, non-timed, color races. With speakers set to discuss growing an event, management, medical and a host of other topics, The Next Evolution is a can't miss event for race directors and brands looking to make their mark in this space.
Some of the notable speakers at The Next Evolution, include:
- President of the WIPEOUT Run and VAVI Sports & Social Club, Latane Meade, kicks off the first day general session with Marketing to Millennials in Sports.
- During day two we'll hear from Ragnar Relay Series' President and Co-Founder Tanner Bell, where he will discuss moving an event from city to city.
- Tough Mudder and New York Road Runner medical lead Stu Weiss breaks down medical management at events.
- Announced earlier, The Color Run founder and CEO Travis Snyder gives the keynote address on Sunday.
- Spartan Race CEO and Co-Founder Joe Desena starts day two with some inspiring opening remarks.
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