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 Mar 4 Make Plans Now for National Run@Work Day
Arlington, VA - On September 18, 2009, the Road Runners Club of America will promote the 4th Annual National Run@Work Day®. The purpose of National Run@Work Day is to promote physical activity and healthy living through running or walking.The goal of Run@Work Day is to raise awareness about the importance of daily physical activity for adults and to help combat the national inactivity crisis gripping our nation. Running clubs, company-based wellness programs, human resources departments, and individuals nationwide are encouraged to plan fun runs and/or walks with their employers throughout the United States. Or, simply get out with a friend, coworker, or family member on that day and run or walk for 35 minutes. Run@Work day events are community based events that promote and provide the opportunity for individuals to incorporate at least thirty-five minutes of exercise into their daily routine either before work, during lunch, or immediately following work. Therefore spreading the message that incorporating exercise into one’s daily routine can markedly improve a person’s overall physical health and can help alleviate health related medical costs associated with the overweight and obesity crisis. How You Can Make a Positive Impact on National Run@Work Day • Sign the FREE pledge hosted by Active.com at http://www.RRCA.org/programs/runatwork and pledge to run or walk at least thirty five minutes on September 18, 2009 in support of National Run@Work Day. • Plan and promote a local Run@Work Day event. To assist you, the RRCA has developed a “Planning Kit” which can be found on our website at http://www.rrca.org/programs/runatwork. The “Kit” contains a sample press release for announcing local events, ideas for planning and promoting the event, and information on nutrition and running that can be shared with event participants. You can use the Run@Work logo, royalty free, to promote your local Run@Work Day event, or get creative and create your own Run@Work Day logo to be used locally. • Hang Run@Work Day posters around the office or around town to promote your event. The RRCA has created a general Run@Work Day promotional poster. To obtain a free copy of the promotional poster, send a self addressed, postage paid ($0.65), 9x12 sized envelop to 1501 Lee Hwy, Ste 140, Arlington, VA, 22209. To order multiple copies of the Run@Work Day posters visit the RRCA Publication Store online at http://store02.prostores.com/servlet/rrca/StoreFront • Run@Work Day events can be posted on the RRCA Calendar for FREE at http://www.RRCA.org/calendars. Event organizers can use the special event code, Run@Work Event, when posting their event. If adults can lead by example, if companies can encourage healthy living, then together we can combat the national inactivity and obesity crisis gripping our nation and our children. 2009 RUN@WORK DAY LOGO CONTEST WINNER Laura Kulisk Yasso designed the winning 2009 RUN@WORK DAY logo. Laura is an active member of three RRCA running clubs and served the RRCA for 8 years as California State Representative and Western Director. Laura is the only person to receive three RRCA national awards in three different categories: Large Club Newsletter Editor (‘92), State Rep of the Year (‘94) and Club Writer of the Year (‘05). Laura ran her first marathon, San Francisco, 27 years ago. She has run 101 marathons, 60 ultramarathons and hundreds of shorter races in 36 states and 8 countries. She completed the Western States 100-miler seven times and in 2000, broke the women’s master’s course record. Although not considered a miler, she has twice been on teams that have shattered the Guinness World Record for the Womens’ 100 x 1-Mile Relay – in both 1995 and 1997. Laura's favorite running challenge was her Triple Marathon Adventure where she ran the London Marathon, then hopped a plane to Boston and ran from the finish line of the Boston Marathon to the start at Hopkinton, and then ran the official race for a total of three marathons on two continents in 32 hours. Through her Run for a Reason, She raised almost $7,000 for Casa Bethesda, an orphanage in northern Mexico founded by her “running sister,” Sister Andrena. Laura is a graphic artist and editor of an Italian-American magazine in Philadelphia. She lives in eastern Pennsylvania with her husband Bart, the “Mayor of Running” and author of “My Life On The Run,” and their needy cat Mojave. ###
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