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Nike Run Hit Wonder Race Returns for 2005 National Tour
Stops Include New York, Portland, Chicago and Los Angeles; JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS Lead All-Star Line-up
from: prnewswire.com
NEW YORK, June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – On your mark, Get set, ROCK.
The Nike Run Hit Wonder is back for another tour, and this year, the bands
featured have staying power -- much like the race itself, which has proved to
be much more than a "one" hit wonder.
Coming off a sell-out tour in 2004, JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS lead an
all-star line-up that includes The Donnas, Fountains of Wayne, Nina Sky, DJ
Z-Trip and Chingy. Thousands of runners will rock the 5-mile (New York) and
5K/10K (Portland, LA & Chicago) Run Hit Wonder races while they run to the
sounds "I Love Rock N' Roll," "Take It Off," and "Stacy's Mom."
The Nike Run Hit Wonder taps into the unifying force between music and
athletes in training and has created a cult following of fitness runners that
celebrate a common love of running to music. The tour kicks off in New York
City's Central Park on July 20th, and then continues on to Portland (July 24),
Chicago (Sept. 13) and Los Angeles (Sept. 24).
"With Nike Run Hit Wonder we've created a unique event that brings
together runners of all levels to participate in a race featuring well-known
bands," said Joaque Hidalgo, Vice President of Nike US Brand Management.
"There is such a big connection between music and running -- and the race has
sold out in every city we've been to -- so it only made sense to bring it back
for a third year. It's started to become a real tradition and something that
all runners now look forward to."
To encourage preparation for the events in each city, Nike is hosting
training runs to allow runners to maximize their training, socialize with
fellow runners and test-drive the newest performance Nike running gear. Led by
professional running coaches, participants will benefit from expert running
advice and pace groups as well as complimentary food and beverages.
In New York and Portland, training runs will begin on June 6th and June
13th respectively; and in Chicago and Los Angeles, on July 25th and August
13th. Training runs will be complemented by entertainment from local DJs and
prizes ranging from free Run Hit Wonder registration to new Nike running
products. Trainees will have opportunities to try out the new Nike Shox Cog
and Nike Shox Go, Nike Sphere Apparel and Triax Series watches. All
registrants will also receive a custom designed Nike Run Hit Wonder Dri-FIT
T-shirt.
As part of the main event in each city, finisher medals will be provided
to all participants. In addition, the overall female and male winners as well
as the winner of the wheelchair race will receive a Fender Squier
Stratocaster(R) guitar. NikeGO, Nike's national community affairs program
commitment to getting youth physically active, will also donate 500 race
entries to local youth groups in NY, Portland and Chicago and 1000 race
entries in LA to promote health and fitness to those in the community. In
addition, NikeGO will also donate $100,000 to support Portland Park & Rec
programs to get kids active.
For more information on the race, training runs and to register, visit
http://www.nikerunhitwonder.com or call 1-877-4-RUNHIT.
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