Date: 27 Sep 2006 10:36:10
From: Steve Runner
Subject: World Wide Half Marathon Run
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 27th, 2006
CONTACT:
Steve Runner
Steve@SteveRunner.com
http://www.SteveRunner.com
World Wide Half Marathon Run
Runners from 22 countries will "Think Global, Run Local" as they participate
in a unique world wide event.
Herzliyya Pituach, Israel - Over 400 runners in 22 countries across the
planet will be running together on the weekend of ober 7th and 8th for
the First Annual "Phedippidations" World Wide Half Marathon Challenge.
Race director and co-founder for the challenge, Mal James: a Middle East
based camera man for the Fox News Network, calls the event: ".a chance for
runners around the world to take part in an event that we can all share
together."
The "World Wide Half Marathon Challenge" (www.worldwidehalf.com) is an open
invitational event where runners from around the globe will run either
individually on their own 13.1 mile (21 km) courses or as part of an
officially sanctioned race.
Teams of athletes have been organized around the globe, in countries such as
Canada, Mexico, Japan, Israel, London, Ethiopia, Brazil, Singapore, New
Zealand, Australia, Thailand, India, and the Czech Republic.
"This has truly become a global event", says Mal, "When we came up with the
idea for a Worldwide Half Marathon, we never expected runners from around
the world to embrace the concept with such enthusiasm. When you compare the
number of entrants for most inaugural road races with this World Wide event,
it's clear that we have exceeded our wildest expectations!"
Most of the athletes who have registered for the World Wide Half have been
training for the past 16 weeks, using the online training schedules
published on the race website. For many of the runners, this will be their
first time running such a distance.
The event is completely free and is being organized online through the
services of BuckeyeOutdoors.com, an independent athlete training log
website. Entrants who run the race will record their finish times, enter an
electronic map of their race courses and share their experiences of the day
for posting on several online blogs and Internet radio "podcasts".
The motto for the race is "Think Global, Run Local". "The idea" says Mal,
"is to know we are running all over the planet in our own local races, but
that we are part of a global community of runners"
Phedippidations is an internet radio show for runners. It's produced weekly
and made available for weekend long runs at www.SteveRunner.com.
Further information about the First Annual Phedippidations World Wide Half
Marathon can be found at www.worldwidehalf.com
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