Running News June 2008

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MONDAY, 30 JUNE 2008
	Toyota Supports 2009 IAAF World Championships
	Monte Carlo - The IAAF is delighted to announce that the Toyota Motor Corporation is continuing its partnership with athletics by supporting the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics which will be held from 15 -23 August 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Following previous deals with VTB, Seiko, Epson, and TDK, Toyota will now become the 5th sponsor of the IAAF for this competition. Mondo has bee Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 24 JUNE 2008
	Kanye West to Perform at Nike+ Human Race Concert
	BEAVERTON, Oregon – Music takes center stage on the heels of the official registration opening for the Nike+ Human Race, the world's biggest one-day running event taking place on August 31, 2008. The race brings together the power of sport and music to inspire and connect runners from every corner of the planet. Participants in this unprecedented event will experience an exclusive music performan Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 20 JUNE 2008
	Skin Care for Athletes Sponsors Olympic Hopefuls
	Fuquay-Varina, NC - Skin Care for Athletes by Morning Indigo is proud to sponsor and welcome these athletes to the team. Amanda Moreley - Amanda, who prepares for Olympic Gold, began her athletic collegiate career as a 400m hurdler at the University of Nebraska. She finished as a two-time Championship Title of the Big XII Conference. Shortly after, she joined the U.S. National Bobsled Team a Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 17 JUNE 2008
	Mountaineer Stawiecki Enters Guinness Records
	Charlton, MA - Marathon runner and mountain climber Jeanne Stawiecki is now in the Guinness Book of World Records for two feats that she accomplished at age 56. The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes Stawiecki as the oldest woman to complete the "Seven Summits", the highest mountains on each continent, and as achieving the fastest aggregate time for a woman to complete marathons on all seve Read Full Story
MONDAY, 16 JUNE 2008
	North Sea Beach Marathon 2008
	The North Sea Beach Marathon 2008, run on sand, will take place on Sunday, June 29th. When the start gun sounds at Vejers Nordstrand, at 10:30am on the last Sunday in June, it will mark the start of a very special running event. "A world-class beach marathon – We are expecting up to 2,000 participants this year for this very special event," says Bjarne Elmertoft, run manager. "As usual, there Read Full Story