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Run A New Race Created Just for Fun on January One – Happy New Year!
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Run A New Race Created Just for Fun on January One – Happy New Year!: This innovative new race will be ideal to start your New Year! Whether you run to celebrate or to fulfill that New Years' Resolution, the 1st Run is for runners who truly want to have fun! On January 1st Lowell, Massachusetts will be the place to be! By Skip Cleaver.
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Turkey Trots & Thanksgiving Day RunsTurkey Trots & Thanksgiving Day Runs
Pound the pavement before you pound pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving. Sign up for a Turkey Trot near you and eat guilt-free.

Feel the Thunder! Run Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon or Amica Insurance Half Marathon December 12, 2009Feel the Thunder! Run Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon or Amica Insurance Half Marathon December 12, 2009
The 2009 Thunder Road Marathon and Amica Insurance Half Marathon are races full of energy and the need for speed in beautiful Charlotte at just the right time! There’s a 5K too!
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The New Cape Cod Relay—Exciting and Challenging Event on a Beautiful CourseThe New Cape Cod Relay—Exciting and Challenging Event on a Beautiful Course
This tremendously popular region has a new overnight relay, running next May 1st and 2nd from suburban Boston to Provincetown on the very tip of Cape Cod. It will be a run through history with terrific organization, amenities, and extraordinary scenery.

J0NESwares: Survival Time with Wool-- Made to Fit; Made to Last.J0NESwares: Survival Time with Wool-- Made to Fit; Made to Last.
In a struggling economy that has affected small businesses across the country, JONESwares continues to make steady strides in the athletic clothing industry, distributing unique wool products worldwide.

Run the Boston Prep 16 Miler and Test Your SanityRun the Boston Prep 16 Miler and Test Your Sanity
Are you ready to start the New Year off right? Running Boston Prep 16 Miler on Sunday, January 24, 2010, is the way to do it. Test your ability and leave friends and family questioning your sanity on this “moderately challenging” course in Derry, New Hampshire.

35th Bermuda International Race Weekend- A Pink-Sand Paradise35th Bermuda International Race Weekend- A Pink-Sand Paradise
Plan the perfect getaway weekend to Bermuda, January 15 – 17, 2010. This great escape during the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend will be a welcome break from the ice and snow of the USA weather, and the ideal destination for your winter race.
 
 
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