Runners from 22 countries will “Think Global, Run Local” as they participate in a unique world wide event.
September 26, 2006 (Press Release) --
Herzliyya Pituach, Israel – Over 400 runners in 22 countries across the planet will be running together on the weekend of October 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
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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