Running News May 2008

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THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
	Buffalo Marathon Runners Raise Funds to Find Cure
	BUFFALO, NY – Around 70 runners in the Buffalo Marathon ran to raise funds for patients with neurofibromatosis and to increase awareness of this rarely known genetic disorder. Wearing green shirts with “team n-f” printed on them, the runners aimed to raise $27,000 and surprisingly, the funds skyrocketed to $40,000. One of the runners was a Tonawanda mother named Linda Manth. Though this was Read Full Story
MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
	Sign Up to Gallop N Grind for Highland Cancer Care
	Fort William-based No Fuss Events announced the launch of Gallop N Grind, a new fundraising event aimed at all ages and skill levels, to be staged in and around Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland on Saturday, September 27, 2008. Gallop N Grind is a fourteen-mile duathlon - a three-and-a-half-mile run, jog or walk followed by a nine-mile cycle (any combination counts!) - on some of the Read Full Story
	Adidas - Official Sponsor of WB10K until 2011
	Adidas has sponsored the World’s Best 10K (WB10K) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Known as the world’s leading sports brand, Adidas has agreed to be the event’s official footwear and apparel sponsor until 2011. WB10K is one of the most important sporting events in Puerto Rico and the world. The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has acknowledged it recently as the only 10-kil Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
	Lake Champlain Women's Running Camp on June 8 - 14
	New England - The Lake Champlain Women's Running Camp will be held at Basin Harbor Club Vergennes, Vermont from June 8 – 14. Women who are 20 to 60 years old are encouraged to join. The Lake Champlain Women's Running Camp is the only women's running camp in New England. The camp aims to provide relaxation and fun as well as to develop friendship. Aside from running, there will be daily w Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
	Student Joins Marathon to Help a Child with NF2
	While most of the runners joined to win the gold in the recently concluded Boston Marathon, Marty Wesolowski from Wilbraham ran for Celia La Barbera, a four-year old child who suffers from Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2). During Wesolowski’s 26.2-mile run, the girl has been his inspiration. He kept reminding himself that the marathon is nothing compared to the real-life battle of Celia. NF2 is Read Full Story