Sports Backers Blog
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Walker Wallace, Mary Caroline Heinen Earn Top RTD/Sports Backers Scholar-Athlete Awards
Tuesday, June 2nd
Richmond, VA – The Richmond Region’s finest high school scholar-athletes were rewarded for their hard work during the Times-Dispatch/Sports Backers Scholar-Athlete Awards ceremony, which was presented virtually on June 6 during a livestream on Richmond.com. Top honors and $5,750 scholarships went to Walker Wallace of St. Christopher’s and Mary Caroline Heinen of Maggie Walker. The…
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Sports Backers Announce New 'Firecracker 4-Miler' Virtual Event in Celebration of Independence Day
Wednesday, May 27th
Richmond, VA – To celebrate the Fourth of July holiday in a fun and active way, Sports Backers is announcing the new Firecracker 4-Miler, a virtual event that includes a variety of Independence Day-themed participant items and aims to make social distancing feel not quite as isolating. Registration is now open at www.sportsbackers.org. To take…
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Sports Backers Release Statement in Support of Ahmaud Arbery and Safer Communities
Thursday, May 14th
Richmond, VA - One of our primary missions here at Sports Backers is to advocate for safe running, biking, and walking in all corners of our community. We do not want to be silent when anyone’s right to safety is jeopardized. In the case of Ahmaud Arbery we wrestled with this, and we wrestled with…
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'Great American 5000' Virtual Run Across America Announced for June 14
Thursday, May 14th
Richmond, VA - Sports Backers, one of the nation’s leading nonprofit active-living advocacy organizations, is announcing their new ‘Great American 5000’ virtual race beginning on Flag Day, June 14. In the endurance challenge, participating teams compete with the aim of covering the 5,000-kilometer (3,100-mile) distance of a pre-selected course between the Pacific Ocean in San Francisco…
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Engaging Employees Through Physical Activity During COVID-19
Wednesday, May 6th
By: Kristen Eichert, Corporate Sales Manager Adjusting to your new work environment For many of us, our new office is at the kitchen table, hiding from the kids in the bedroom, or anywhere in the house we can find peace and quiet and a good wifi signal. Along with COVID-19 came the need to completely…
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Advice for New and Returning Runners, Part One: Tips, Motivation, and Inspiration
Wednesday, April 15th
In the midst of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, running has become the escape we are all turning to amid our new reality of quarantines and social distancing. With life throwing big challenges our way, many people are taking up running, or returning to the sport after a long layoff. With that in mind, Sports Backers has…
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Advice for New and Returning Runners, Part Two: Essential Gear for Runners
Wednesday, April 15th
In the midst of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, running has become the escape we are all turning to amid our new reality of quarantines and social distancing. With life throwing big challenges our way, many people are taking up running, or returning to the sport after a long layoff. With that in mind, Sports Backers has…
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Spring Update from Bike Walk RVA: State Legislation, New Projects, and RVA Bike Month!
Wednesday, April 8th
By: Brantley Tyndall, Bike Walk RVA Director of Outreach How are you doing? Are you hanging in there? It goes without saying that a lot of things have changed since our last quarterly update, and the first thing I wanted to do as I type this at my makeshift stand-up desk - my kitchen counter…
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Kids Run RVA Profiles: Staying Active and Adapting to the 'New Normal' with Coach Nate Galloway
Tuesday, April 7th
By: Chaz Coleman, Kids Run RVA Program Manager Since the 'new normal' imposed by Coronavirus/COVID-19 has been in place, Kids Run RVA has been working hard to provide content to help families and kids stay active. We have created a YouTube playlist and are constantly sharing our workout and activity videos via Facebook and Twitter. At the…
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What Coronavirus reveals about biking and walking in the region
Tuesday, April 7th
By: Louise Lockett Gordon, Bike Walk RVA Director During this public health crisis when practicing social distancing is critical to flattening the spread of Coronavirus/COVID-19, many parts of our everyday lives have been impacted – including transportation. Organizations have closed doors and many continue to operate virtually. Those of us who are non-essential workers are staying home, reducing transit ridership and personal vehicle travel. As…