Sports Backers Blog
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Sports Backers announce new partnerships for Allianz Partners 8k and kaléo Marathon Jr.
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2019 RVA Bike Month Awards
Tuesday, August 13th
By: Brantley Tyndall, Bike Walk RVA Director of Outreach Another spring has come and gone, and for the 6th year, RVA Bike Month has grown the opportunities to ride in all corners of the Richmond Region for just about anyone. RVA Bike Month keeps growing, in part because of our support from Bon Secours,…
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Sports Backers Half Marathon Training Team kicks off on Aug. 10 and 11
Wednesday, August 7th
RICHMOND, VA – The Sports Backers Half Marathon Training Team kicks off the training period for this year’s team with group runs at City Stadium beginning on Saturday, August 10. Registration remains open for the Half Training Team, which has been under the direction of head coach Ro Gammon since its creation in 2009. This…
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Applications for Fall 2019 Regional Bike Walk RVA Academy Now Open
Tuesday, July 30th
The greater Richmond region has been making some big strides over the last few years to become more walking and bicycling friendly. By focusing attention on plans, policies, and funding for active living projects, bikeways in the Richmond region have grown from 37 miles in 2013 to 89 miles in 2019 - a 52 mile…
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Marathon Training Team Coach Q&A: Greg Barch
Friday, July 26th
Over the next few months, we'll be sharing a Q&A series that features each Sports Backers Marathon Training Team coach in an effort to share more about the Marathon Training Team and the work the coaches put into helping participants reach their goals for the VCU Health Richmond Marathon on November 16. As we get…
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CarMax Tacky Light Run registration kicks off with ‘Christmas in July’
Thursday, July 25th
RICHMOND, VA – Registration is now open for the CarMax Tacky Light Run, and the event is celebrating Christmas in July with a limited number of entries currently available for a special price of $25 for adults and $10 for youth under the age of 18. The rate is only available to the first 500…
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Summer Update from Bike Walk RVA's Director of Outreach
Wednesday, July 17th
By: Brantley Tyndall, Bike Walk RVA Director of Outreach 2019 has been a wild ride so far. We, as in hundreds of community advocates, started the year winning the fight against two city councilors’ ordinance to ban the City of Richmond’s biggest protected bike…
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Marathon Training Team Coach Q&A: Brigetta Wilson
Tuesday, July 16th
Over the next few months, we'll be sharing a Q&A series that features each Sports Backers Marathon Training Team coach in an effort to share more about the Marathon Training Team and the work the coaches put into helping participants reach their goals for the VCU Health Richmond Marathon on November 16. As we get…
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Marathon Training Team Coach Q&A: Maggie Rice
Tuesday, July 16th
Over the next few months, we'll be sharing a Q&A series that features each Sports Backers Marathon Training Team coach in an effort to share more about the Marathon Training Team and the work the coaches put into helping participants reach their goals for the VCU Health Richmond Marathon on November 16. As we get…
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Kids Run RVA Profiles: Meet Coach Kirk
Tuesday, July 16th
By: Jacki Quinlan, Director of Community Outreach and Kids Run RVA Enthusiast Kids Run RVA run clubs happen across the region during the school year (click here to check out a map of our clubs!) but this summer some of the Kids Run RVA coaches have…