April 2009
RUNOHIO May 2009 e-news Letter
This time of year is exciting as the road racing season is well underway. Also, the track season is just starting to heat up. Many athletes will be running in their league and district track & field championships with the goal of qualifying for the State or National Championships. Hopefully, you get a personal best.
USATF Ohio Buckeye Challenge
The USATF Ohio Buckeye Challenge is a series of races from across the association. Each of these races is an established, competitive race with a history of supporting their local running scene. Each race serves as the USATF Ohio Championship event for its respective distance.
Run for the Animals! Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary's 6th Annual 5K Run for the Animals and 1-Mile Fun Walk
Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary will hold its 6th annual, green-friendly*, all vegan, 5K Run for the Animals and 1-Mile Fun Walk. Approximately 700 area runners, teams and individuals will compete for prize money and raffle items.
New Balance Launches Total Fit™ Global Brand Campaign
Campaign Showcases Brand’s Commitment to Delivering the Perfect Fit As Promise to Increase the Love of Running - BOSTON, March 4, 2009 – Global athletic leader New Balance debuts a brand campaign this month that reinforces the brand’s heritage in performance running and introduces its Total Fit™ philosophy, the complete dedication to achieving the
REEBOK GRANDPRIX
Jamaican sprint stars Asafa Powell and Shelly-Ann Fraser and Kenyan distance specialist Micah Kogo, along with America’s pole vault standout Jenn Stuczynski and top sprinter Allyson Felix, will compete at the 2009 Reebok Grand Prix, organizers announced today.
REEBOK GRANDPRIX
Jamaican sprint stars Asafa Powell and Shelly-Ann Fraser and Kenyan distance specialist Micah Kogo, along with America’s pole vault standout Jenn Stuczynski and top sprinter Allyson Felix, will compete at the 2009 Reebok Grand Prix, organizers announced today.
New Rapid Unwind System Speeds Heatsheets® Finish Line Blanket Distribution at Boston Marathon
April 28, 2009, Petaluma, CA: AFMInc Founder and CEO David Deigan today critiqued the new “Rapid Unwind” Heatsheet distribution system his company tested at last week’s Boston Marathon. In addition to the written remarks, which follow, video clips of the Boston pilot program are available for viewing on You Tube.
Saucony Joins the Conservation Alliance
( Press release) LEXINGTON, MA (April 22, 2009) –Saucony, Inc., a leading global supplier of performance athletic footwear and apparel, today announced that they have joined The Conservation Alliance, a group of outdoor industry companies that provide funding to community-based programs dedicated to protecting threatened wild and natural areas for their habitat and recreat
2009 London Marathon
In 1979, hours after having run the New York Marathon, the former Olympic champion Chris Brasher wrote an article for The Observer which began: "To believe this story you must believe that the human race be one joyous family, working together, laughing together, achieving the impossible.
2009 Drake relays
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Big weekend on the relay circuit, with the 115th Penn Relays and the historic 100th Drake Relays.
