Sports Backers Blog
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Pocahontas Tent-to-Trail relay set for April 17-18 at Pocahontas State Park
Tuesday, January 13th
RICHMOND, Va. – Sports Backers announced today the first annual Pocahontas Tent-to-Trail relay will be held on April 17-18, 2015, at Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield County. During the relay, teams of eight will have each team member run three selected trails in the park. Each team member will individually run approximately 17 miles while…
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Applications open for Sports Backers Ambassadors and Bike Walk RVA Academy
Wednesday, January 7th
We are pleased to announce the launch of the newly-created Ambassador Team, as well as the re-launch of the Bike Walk RVA Academy, and the application period for both programs is now open through January 30. To apply, follow the appropriate link below! Sports Backers Ambassador Team Bike Walk RVA Academy The Ambassadors will work locally and regionally…
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Pride, Fitness, and Fun All Part of 10k Media Day
Wednesday, January 7th
by Jon Lugbill Media Day for the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k was special again this year. Sports teams do this before their seasons to let the reporters have access to all of the players and coaches. It is hard to have all 40,000 of the 10k participants over for lunch, therefore, Pete Woody, Sports Backers’…
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Make Your Resolution a Habit in 2015
Wednesday, December 31st
by Jon Lugbill This is the time of year when many of us make a New Year’s resolution to do something better in our lives in 2015. I’ve witnessed the increased number of people visiting the YMCA the first month of the year. Unfortunately, by February, the number of people at visiting the YMCA calms…
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Make Family Fitness One of Your Holiday Traditions
Tuesday, December 23rd
by Jon Lugbill This time of year we all look forward to our family holiday traditions. I know we like to bake my mom’s Christmas cookie recipe with the tree, bell and candy cane cookie cutters. Decorating our house is part of the season. Of course, going to see the Tacky Lights continues to be…
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Time to Set Your Fitness Calendar
Friday, December 19th
by Jon Lugbill I have to admit I’m controlled by my calendar at work. Once I agree to a meeting, I tend to schedule everything else around it. I map out my work year by setting up board meetings and other work related functions. I add our big events and functions to my calendar, like…
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The lonely sign that could.
Tuesday, December 16th
Continuing on Rachel's post from last week, let's talk a little bit more about the importance of signage. I'd like to start with what I call the lonely Share the Road sign. I've been riding in Richmond since 2007, and I cannot recall seeing a Share the Road sign other than this one. I'm not…
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Experiment to navigate from Northside to the Capital Trail.
Wednesday, December 10th
Richmond’s Strategic Multi-modal Transportation Plan, Richmond Connects, which was released in 2013 after two years of development, recommended extending connections from the Cannon Creek Greenway in Highland Park south to Shockoe Bottom and west to neighborhoods in Northside via Brookland Park Boulevard and Brookland Parkway. This would create a contiguous leg of a developing bikeway…
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CarMax Tacky Light Run Brings Smiles
Monday, December 8th
by Jon Lugbill The CarMax Tacky Light Run is the craziest and wackiest of Sports Backers’ events. I wanted to share with you how this wonderful, new tradition started. I have to admit. I love tacky lights. I know it’s a little weird, but it just puts a smile on my face to see houses…
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Our first Bike Walk RVA Academy graduates!
Friday, December 5th
Three months ago, we and 20 eager City of Richmond residents dispersed among 7 council districts embarked on Richmond’s first Bike Walk RVA Academy, an 8-week course to train them to advocate for spaces dedicated to safety, comfort, and accessibility for bike riders and pedestrians. We are so proud to announce they graduated this week!…