Sports Backers Blog
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Richmond Marathon Completes Successful 16-Day Stint; Registration Now Open for 2021 Event
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Fall Update from Bike Walk RVA: The Fall Line / Academy / Pedestrian Lives
Wednesday, November 18th
By: Brantley Tyndall, Bike Walk RVA Director of Outreach Welcome to the autumn update at Bike Walk RVA, and can I just say, isn’t it refreshing with the Fall Line in the air? Wait, did I say that right? Fall Line! That’s right, the Ashland to Petersburg Trail…
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Fitness Warriors Prepare for Healthy Holidays and an Active 2021
Wednesday, November 18th
By: Tiffany Copeland, Fitness Warriors Program Manager 2020 has been a year like no other. Like you, all of us associated with the Fitness Warriors program have moved and stretched in ways we once thought impossible, but here we are. With one month left in the year, we’re preparing for longer nights, colder days, and…
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Kids Challenge: Virtual Edition Provides Participants Opportunities to Get Active and Interact with Kids from Across RVA
Wednesday, November 18th
It’s hard to believe the first-ever Kids Challenge: Virtual Edition is coming to an end. The seven weeks flew by but during that time friendships were made, exercise was top of mind, coaches coached, and kids did what they do best: acted like kids! While we may not prefer being virtual, it certainly has its…
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Ring in the new year in an active way with 'So Long 2020 presented by Capital One' virtual event
Monday, November 2nd
Registration now open for virtual 5k event RICHMOND, VA – Sports Backers is inviting participants to put a new twist on ringing in the new year, by walking or running it in instead in the ‘So Long 2020 presented by Capital One’ virtual event. In the new event, participants will complete a 5k on a…
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Fitness Warriors program currently accepting applications for next class of community fitness leaders
Monday, October 26th
Application deadline set for November 1 RICHMOND, VA – Sports Backers is currently accepting applications for the next class of the Fitness Warriors program, which trains members of the community with talent, passion, and potential to be professional fitness instructors in neighborhoods with the highest rates of chronic disease. Those accepted into the program will…
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7 Marathons 7 Continents: The View from Down Under
Monday, October 26th
Greg Bisset, a participant in the new '7 Marathons 7 Continents' virtual events from Sports Backers, lives in the Rodd Point area of Sydney, Australia, very close to the Sydney Marathon course. He's an avid runner in Sydney and has taken part in marathons and other races across the world, in addition to several virtual…
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'Fall Line trail' Officially Revealed as Name for New 43-Mile Trail from Ashland to Petersburg
Wednesday, October 21st
Governor Northam shares name as part of groundbreaking in Ashland RICHMOND, VA – Governor Ralph S. Northam today officially broke ground on the new Fall Line trail in a ceremony featuring elected officials and trail advocates that took place in Carter Park in Ashland, the northern terminus of the trail. Once completed, the paved, multi-use…
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CarMax Tacky Light Run to be reimagined, with 'Official Courses' available from December 11-13
Tuesday, October 20th
Registration now open for tacky light-themed fun run, with virtual option also available RICHMOND, VA – The CarMax Tacky Light Run, originally scheduled for Saturday, December 12, won’t be held as a traditional single day, in-person event, and event organizers will instead offer multiple ‘Official Courses’ for registered participants to use. Courses will be open…
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Kids Challenge: Virtual Edition Update Part 1
Thursday, October 15th
By: Chaz Coleman, Kids Run RVA Program Manager The Kids Challenge: Virtual Edition is off to a great start, thanks to the generous support of Cigna and the efforts of our Kids Run RVA Coaches. After launching on Monday, October 5th, we are now a few weeks into this seven-week challenge with over 400 participants signed up…