Press Releases
Catching up with Olympic Hopeful Lianne Farber
Catching up with Olympic Hopeful: Lianne Farber Name: Lianne Farber Age: 24 Best events and PR’s: 800m – 2:03.9 1500m – 4:12.3 5000m – 16:05 Favorite place to run in the Sacramento area? American River Parkway by the fish hatchery in Folsom Favorite place to eat after a run? Old Soul at the Weatherstone Who […]
Tollefson, Peterson earn Gold Rush titles
May 14, 2016 For immediate release Top overall runner sets women’s event record Lindsay Tollefson overcame a nasty fall to run away with the overall title and Robert Peterson delivered a strong performance to win the men’s race Saturday in the Gold Rush 50k. Tollefson, 30, captured her first ultra win by finishing the 31-mile […]
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Gold Rush 50k adds two-person relay
April 27, 2016 For immediate release Ultra from Skunk Hollow to historic Folsom set for May 14 The Gold Rush 50k offers veteran ultrarunners a great opportunity to train for a summer 100-miler and newcomers a chance to check out the trails in a scenic setting for the first time in either the 50k or […]
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Run celebrates Boston Marathon
April 11, 2016 For immediate release Sacramento Running Association plans free run on Wednesday The spirit of the Boston Marathon returns to Sacramento on Wednesday night. A free fun run offered by the Sacramento Running Association on April 13 honors and celebrates the Boston race, which began in 1897 and is the world’s oldest annual […]
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Records fall at SACTOWN Run
April 3, 2016 For immediate release Past champions Chipangama and Kibii sweep top honors After setting event records for money raised and runners registered for Sunday’s Credit Union SACTOWN Run, past champions Jordan Chipangama and Jane Kibii kept the momentum going by besting strong elite fields to win 10-mile individual titles and claim the $2,000 […]
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Elite runners set for Credit Union SACTOWN Run
March 30, 2016 For immediate release Past winners and former national champions headline strong field Past champions Jordan Chipangama, Tesfaye Alemayehu and Jane Kibii and former national champions Sara Hall and Nicholas Arciniaga headline a strong elite field for Sunday’s Credit Union SACTOWN Run. The sixth annual event, which helps raise money for Children’s Miracle […]
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The Credit Union SACTOWN Run adds 5k course to event line-up
Run features 5k, 10-mile and one-mile courses The Credit Union SACTOWN Run celebrates its sixth anniversary by adding a 5k run to its slate of events. In addition to the 5k, the event features a 10-mile run and the UC Davis Children’s Hospital Miracle Mile, a fun one-mile event open to participants of all ages. […]
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Wallace named SRA Athlete of the Year
Feb. 18, 2016 For immediate release National championship highlights 2015 season Lauren Wallace has learned to be comfortable being uncomfortable. Pushing her mind and body to extraordinary limits. It is all part of the life she has chosen. Born to distance runner parents, Wallace gravitated to the sport at a young age but was always […]
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Soderlund enters SRA Hall of Fame
Feb. 11, 2016 For immediate release Long-time race director, four others set for Feb. 27 induction (Fifth in a series highlighting the five members of the Sacramento Running Association’s 2016 Hall of Fame class. Today: Greg Soderlund) Western States legend Tim Twietmeyer described Greg Soderlund as being like a duck on a pond, he looks […]
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Sacramento Running Association selects Olympic grant recipients
Feb. 11, 2016 For immediate release Grants provide financial help for Olympic hopefuls The Sacramento Running Association announced today that nine elite distance runners have been named recipients of the $15,000 Olympic Hopeful grant. The awardees will receive financial support ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 to help cover specialized training, competition, medical or auxiliary expenses […]
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