Monday, September 05, 2016

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Running USA Weekend Briefing
If you have an article or news to share for our Weekend Briefing, please contact Scott Bush, Running USA Director of Communications, at: scott@runningusa.org

Running USA Weekend Briefing
Does the Sportswear Industry Ignore Serious Athletes? - A handful of industry veterans have launched companies meant to cater to hardcore athletes - Read More (Fast Company)

New EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler Charity Program Benefits Five Charity Partners - $10 from each registration will go to the charity partners, while runners can also individually fundraise for one of the organizations - Read More (Running USA)

Marine Corps Marathon Alters Course Due to Mass Transit Repairs - Runners will have an hour to cross the starting line and the race cutoff will come two miles earlier - Read More (Runner's World)

Three Ways Participants Expect More From the Running Industry - It has never been more important for the race industry to continue to innovate and Eventbrite lists ways race directors can do so - Read More (Eventbrite)

Former French Tennis Champion Marion Bartoli to Run TCS NYC Marathon - The 2013 Wimbledon singles champion will race as a NYRR Team for Kids runner - Read More (Running USA)

Inside Fitbit's Question to Make Fitness Trackers Invisible - Fitbit's track-everything mission hasn't changed, but the devices themselves certainly have - Read More (Wired)

Emergency Race Planning for Endurance Events - ChronoTrack suggests a few items to add to the race director checklist to help events prepare for the unexpected - Read More (ChronoTrack)

New Film Highlights Hero Pilot's Running - The movie "Sully," starring Tom Hanks, tells the story of Chesley Sullenberger, who landed a plane on the Hudson River - Read More (Runner's World)

HOKA ONE ONE Athletes Win Grueling Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc - Caroline Chaverot and Ludovic Pommeret top the world's best mountain, ultra and trail runners - Read More (Endurance Sportswire)

Running USA Industry Conference
Register for the 2017 Running uSA Industry Conference - Join 800+ fellow running industry attendees this coming February and learn from industry-leading experts on best practices, new trends, ways to grow your event and much more - Learn More (Running USA)

Calling All Exhibitors - Expo booth registration is officially open for the  2017 Running USA Industry Conference - Read Information (Running USA)
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