Archive for July 22nd, 2009

Join Me in Richmond for the RW Marathon Challenge

Published by bart yasso on July 22, 2009 under Big Ideas, Events

Below is what was sent out to many Runner’s World subscribers. Join us in Richmond this fall!

Runner's World Marathon Challenge

 

 

Bart Yasso: The Marathon ChallengeHi,

I’m Bart Yasso, Chief Running Officer for Runner’s World magazine. And I have one simple question for you:

Are you up to the Challenge?

Sign up for our Marathon Challenge and you’ll get…

  • A 16-week training plan, which you can tailor to fit your needs and individual goals.
  • A daily e-mail that outlines your workout.
  • Weekly e-mails from yours truly, including tips on training, nutrition, motivation, and more.
  • Access to a private section of The Loop, our online community, where RW editors and other experts will share tips and field questions from fellow Marathon Challengers.
  • A Runner’s World book and technical running shirt.
  • An account with our brand-new Personal Trainer, where you can upload your training plan and chart your progress.

…and much, much more.


The editors of Runner’s World are taking the challenge, too—we’re all heading to Virginia for the Richmond Marathon on November 14—and hoping that you’ll train for the race with us, and even come run with us, too. (Marathon Challengers who opt to run Richmond will get a bib number, VIP treatment pre- and post-race, and other goodies.)


Have another race in mind? That’s fine. Our 16-week plan can be tailored for any fall marathon, from Twin Cities to New York to Philly. 
 
To learn more, and to sign yourself up, visitrunnersworld.com/challenge.
We hope to see you online—and on the roads!


Yours truly,
Bart  

Train With Us! Run With Us!
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Note from Al Asad Airbase In Western Iraq

Published by bart yasso on July 22, 2009 under Big Ideas, Events, Travel

   

A note from Kevin Martin, one of the soldiers I ran with at Al Asad…

Bart,

Hope the rest of your tour in Iraq is going well.  We really enjoyed having you all in Al Asad.  It was quite an honor to run that 5K with your group. Here is that picture that we spoke about showing us holding the poster for our event. 

The event is the Major McClung Memorial Half-Marathon and will be held in Iraq this August.  It is named after Major Megan McClung, the first Marine female officer killed in Iraq.  She organized the 2006 Marine Corps Marathon Forward which is a satellite version of the Marine Corps Marathon.  The Half-Marathon will fall 8 weeks from the 2009 Marine Corp Marathon — so in the perfect spot for a marathon training schedule.  Iraq will host another satellite version of the Marine Corps Marathon in 2009.  There are currently over 200 service members signed up to run the Half-Marathon.  Major Megan McClung was an avid runner who finished 6 Ironman Triathlons and numerous marathons including the Marine Corps Marathon which she helped bring to Iraq in October of 2006.  Two months later she was killed in an IED attack.

 

This is the information about her scholarship fund:

The Major Megan M. McClung Memorial Scholarship

C/O Women Marines Association

P.O. Box 8405

Falls Church, VA 22041-8405

See womenmarines.org for details.

 

Thanks again for hanging out with us,

Kevin Martin

 

Left to right: Mark Cain, John Gandy, Bart Yasso, Frank Shorter, Timothy McMahon, Dax Bonnett & Kevin Martin

 

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