February 2009
AFMInc Donates Heatsheets® TF-2™ Warming Blankets to Special Olympics World Winter Games
Cross country skiers stay warm using Certified Space Technology.Press Release, February 25, 2009, Petaluma, CA: Stephanie Deigan, President and COO of AFMInc announced today that the company recently donated 350 Heatsheets® TF-2™ Warming Blankets to the cross country skiing participants in the Special Olympics World Games, held in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Austin Marathon takes green to next level
( 2/15/2009 By: Karina Kling) Thousands of runners pounded the pavement in the 18th annual Austin Marathon and Half Marathon Sunday. Although the Austin Marathon has had different names and different courses since its beginnings in 1992, it remains a race that reflects the unique spirit of Austin, with runners experiencing a loop course tour right through the heart of Austin.
Event Officials, Winners, Runners Savor Big Success of State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon
• Audemberg, DeReuck reflect on USA Masters Half-Marathon victories
• Estimated 20,000 spectators join 1,500 runners at finish
• Organizer Mitch Varnes: "We're looking forward to next year"
• Bill Rodgers: "A great event"
Get in Gear Adds Half-Marathon to Its Race Roster - 32nd edition, Minnesota's "Annual Rite of Spring", set for April 25
MINNEAPOLIS - (Feb. 4, 2009) - Get in Gear, celebrating its 32nd edition, has added a half-marathon (the fastest growing distance in the U.S.) to its 2009 race roster.
Dick Beardsley to Speak February 26th
Spokane, WA—Marathon star Dick Beardsley, whose running exploits in the early 1980s are legend in the running community, and who later struggled to overcome addiction to pain medication after a series of horrific accidents, will be in Spokane for a talk on Thursday, February 26th. Beardsley’s talk is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in the theater at the Lewis & Clark High School, 521 W.
