Sports Backers Blog
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Sports Backers Honors Volunteers of the Year
Wednesday, December 9th
‘Tis the season to be thankful, gather with friends and family, and celebrate all of the incredible and joyous moments we’ve experienced in the past year. Here at Sports Backers, we’ve been privileged enough to experience many of those moments with you. From helping leaders emerge to advocate for better fitness opportunities and infrastructure in…
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Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k Registration Now Open
Monday, November 30th
The 17th annual Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k presented by MARTIN’S, named one of the country’s top 10 running races by USA Today, is now open at www.sportsbackers.org for the April 9, 2016 event. The 10k will utilize block registration and youth pricing for the first time, with the opening block taking the first 7,500 entries. Starting…
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CarMax Tacky Light Run - Tacky Training Blog
Friday, November 27th
Little by little, festive decorations are becoming more and more visible on Dawnridge Court in Walton Park as neighbors prepare for the influx of tacky light tourists and the CarMax Tacky Light Run. This past Saturday, Katy Lloyd-Mustian, her husband Tom Mustian, and their friends and neighbors Paula and Bryan Chamberlain spent seven hours installing…
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Grace, Giving, and Gratitude for an Active Community
Wednesday, November 25th
By: Cindy DiCello It is the season of the 3 G’s – Grace, Giving and Gratitude. Here at Sports Backers we like to take a (quick) break from the frenzy of our fall events and programs to reflect on what the 3 G’s mean to our community. Grace, as defined as “the quality or state…
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Coach's Corner with Ricky Martin: From a Mission to a Movement
Wednesday, November 25th
Hi! This is the Coach Rick from the Fitness Warriors program. Our second season of offering free fitness classes in the communities that need them the most is now in full swing. We are building a movement that is improving the health and lives of people across the Richmond region. This has been an inspiring and…
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Call Federal Marathon Junior - Making Running Fun For All
Monday, November 16th
By: Kaitlin Baker From the moment Kickeroo kicked off the race to the end of the festival, there was a sense of excitement and fun in the air. On October 24th, over 900 kids participated in either the half mile or the 1 mile run at the Call Federal Marathon Jr., an event which was…
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Anthem Richmond Marathon Results
Saturday, November 14th
RICHMOND, VA – Hilary Too, 36, of Kenya, won the 2015 Anthem Richmond Marathon in a time of 2:18:48, finishing ahead of 2011 champion and course-record holder Kennedy Kemei, also of Kenya, who came in with a time of 2:19:01. Hirut Guangul, a 23-year-old Ethiopian, was the first female to cross the line, clocking in…
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CarMax Tacky Light Run - Tacky Training Blog
Friday, November 6th
The Lloyd-Mustian family, along with their friends and neighbors Paula and Bryan Chamberlain, are among the residents of Dawnridge Court in Walton Park that go all out on their holiday decorations and tacky lights. And when we say all out, we mean ALL OUT, as you can see from the photos. They are serious about…
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How do candidates in your district stand on walking and biking?
Monday, October 26th
The Board of Supervisor elections for Chesterfield and Henrico Counties are TOMORROW (Tuesday, Nov. 3). Do you know how the candidates in your district stand on walking and biking issues? In an effort to educate Chesterfield and Henrico County residents on where Board of Supervisor candidates stand on walking and biking issues, Bike Walk RVA distributed…
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Call Federal Marathon, Jr. Set for October 24th
Thursday, October 22nd
Online registration for the fourth-annual Call Federal Marathon, Jr., is set to close at 11:59pm tonight, October 22. Currently there are almost 1,000 kids, many of whom take part in Kids Run RVA programs in their schools and communities, signed up to participate. Walk-up registration will be available on race day at Byrd Park for…