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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MKM, an active lifestyle marketing and public relations firm, has just signed the Long Beach International City Bank Marathon and Half Marathon as its newest client. MKM will spearhead promotional and publicity efforts for the event which is held Oct. 5 to 7, 2012. Detailed information is available at www.runlongbeach.com. Southern California's premier fall marathon event, the Long Beach Marathon draws 25,000 runners and...

NY SportsMed has partnered with the nonprofit organization, Back on My Feet to host injury prevention and assessment workshops for the organization’s coaches, volunteers and residents. New York, NY (PRWEB) July 11, 2012 NY SportsMed (NYSM) has partnered with the nonprofit organization, Back on My Feet (BoMF) to host injury prevention and assessment workshops for the organization’s coaches and volunteers. The workshops focus on preventing and identifying common running injuries, proper...

Orthopaedist Dr. Joel Buchalter recommends extreme fitness for extreme endurance events. Carmel, NY (PRWEB) July 10, 2012 They have names like Warrior Dash, Spartan Race and Tough Mudder. They represent a new type of team endurance challenge that burst on the scene just a few years ago and has grown explosively. The Outdoor Industry Association reports an 85% increase in extreme event participation from 2006 to 2010. Tough Mudder, an adventure sports company established in 2010, regularly...

LOS ANGELES, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on the momentum of the LA Marathon's growing national and international stature, the race has added one of the industry's top sports marketing and sponsorship executives to its team. Patrick Byerly, formerly with New York Road Runners (NYRR), joins LA MARATHON LLC as Director of Sales and Marketing with responsibility for developing sponsor relationships and creating new marketing initiatives and activations with existing sponsors...

EUGENE, Ore., June 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Proving that fitness is a lifetime affair, some of the nation's best masters will take part in the U.S. Olympic Trials, Saturday, June 30, in 200 meter men's and 400 meter women's masters exhibition. The men's masters 200 M will be at 5:40 PM and the women's 400 M at 5:50, Pacific Time, at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The events were organized by USATF Masters Invitational Program Director Mark Cleary, with the...

According to Dr. Michael Bernstein, Knee injuries from running aren't inevitable or necessarily debilitating. Running does put stress on the knees and knee injuries are common in runners, but they are also correctable. Carmel, NY (PRWEB) June 21, 2012 Are runners doomed to suffering with sore knees? It is true that runners sustain an average of 4 injuries for every 1,000 hours of running. That means that runners who pound the pavement for 5-10 hours per week might suffer 2 injuries...

Glen Avery is known to many as the “marathon man” for his completion of marathons on all seven continents. Avery achieved yet another feat on June 3, 2012: the 56-mile Comrades Ultramarathon in South Africa. Houghton, NY (PRWEB) June 21, 2012 Glen Avery ’76, technology librarian at Houghton College, is known to many as the “marathon man” for his completion of marathons on all seven continents. Avery achieved yet another feat on June 3, 2012: the 56-mile Comrades Ultramarathon in...

NY Sportsmed shows its support of the LGBT community by supporting the Front Runners New York Pride Run. New York, NY (PRWEB) June 02, 2012 NY SportsMed & Physical Therapy is lacing up its shoes in support of the Front Runners New York Lesbian and Gay Pride Run. The 5 mile race will take place on June 23, 2012 in Manhattan and will feature races for both men and women. The festive race boasts some 5,000 participants annually and is marked by prize money, raffles and souvenirs. “We...

The new 10-20-30 training concept can improve both a person's running performance and health, despite a significant reduction in the total amount of training. This is the conclusion of a study from University of Copenhagen researchers just published in the renowned scientific Journal of Applied of Physiology. Over the course of seven weeks, runners were able to improve performance on a 1500-metre run by 23 seconds and almost by a minute on a 5-km run – and this despite a 50 per cent...

The Heart Rate Watch Company blog testers recently evaluated the Garmin Forerunner 910XT triathlon watch and heart rate monitor versus the Polar RCX5. The results were very, very close and the subtle differences created a situation where personal preferences had to come to the forefront. Bozeman, MT (PRWEB) May 28, 2012 The Heart Rate Watch Company blog testers recently completed side-by-side evaluations of the Garmin Forerunner 910XT versus the Polar RCX5 G5, arguably the two best...