2007 Press Releases

 

World Run Day Awards Announced
San Diego , Washington DC , and California Run Away with Prizes

New York , NY November 29, 2007 – Californians ran away as the “Top State”, while San Diego just nipped the wire to become the “Top City” for virtual runners in the 9th edition of World Run Day held November 11, 2007 this year. The annual event has runners celebrating the health benefits of running by creating their own unique course and also becoming “connected” to other runners in over 1,000 cities worldwide on one special day. Event results, including all participant names, category winners, pictures, and videos are available at runday.com.

Approximately 2,500 participants, throughout all 50 US states, connected with each other in celebration. Several foreign countries also participated, as New Zealand began the festivities when dawn emerged, and several other countries followed suit.

A procession of runners from Australia, Hong Kong, Austria, Poland, Ireland, and Great Britain celebrated before runners in North America could even wake up. The USA and Canada, with the largest participant share, had turnout of over twenty group events. Kids and adults, both slow and fast, ran together. The largest event was held by Team PhRMA located in Washington, DC., where over 200 employees, led by Naomi Morales, participated and wore the event t-shirt - sure to become a collector’s item for each and every participant.

San Diego had 22 runners in different sections of the city participate, while the State of California saw 261 separate runners in a variety of towns, villages, and cities participate as well. The runners registered for the event at runday.com and were mailed an event t-shirt. Due to the popularity and demand for the 2007 logo, a first-issue sweatshirt will be made available to participants during the holiday season.

As 2007 ends, preparations will begin in January for drawing even more runners for the 10th Annual World Run Day held Sunday, November 9, 2008. For more information about World Run Day please browse www.runday.com or contact Bill McDermott at 516 208-7030 or e-mail him at runday2007@yahoo.com.

                                                        

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An Historic Global Running Event
Runners in over 1,000 cities participate

Long Island , NY November 11, 2007 – Running enthusiasts in over 1000 cities will celebrate World Run Day today. In total, over 2,000 dedicated runners will create their own run course; others will follow a group leader in their city hoping to raise money for selected charities.

At 9 PM (EST) on November 10th, Bill McDermott, event coordinator, kicked off the event by calling the New Zealand event director (Neville Modlin) by phone and wishing the New Zealand runners a good run. In the USA, about 25 group events are patiently awaiting the sunrise to celebrate the universal day for running.

San Diego , CA and Virginia Beach , VA currently lead the pack with the most participants. The runners registered for the event at runday.com and were mailed an event t-shirt. They now create their own course, share in a virtual run with the community of runners worldwide, and are asked to share their pictures and video at runday.com after the event.

All participants are currently listed on the event website for the world to see. The “running community” awaits to see which city will have bragging rights to becoming “World Run Day City of the Year” based on participants, photos, videos, press coverage, dedications, and monies raised for charity.

According to USA Track & Field (USATF), road runners raised approximately $656 million for charitable causes in the USA alone in 2005. World Run Day participants, in their “celebration” of running, have backed nearly 1000 separate charities since 1999.

“We need an international day of running, and we need an international day of charity,” exclaims World Run Day founder Bill McDermott. “Running is a fantastic activity with countless benefits and its day is long overdue,” he says. Bill will appear on the Long Beach Boardwalk at Riverside Blvd. at 9 AM to help celebrate with other runners in the area and others world-wide.

For more information browse www.runday.com or contact Bill McDermott at 516 208-7030 or runday2007@yahoo.com.

                                                        

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Runners Connecting Worldwide
Day for Running and Charity held 11-11 in 800 cities

Long Island , NY October 24, 2007 – Running enthusiasts in over 800 cities will celebrate World Run Day on November 11 this year. Many will create their own run course, while others will follow a group leader hoping to raise money for selected charities.

Over 1500 runners are already registered for the event. San Diego , CA and Virginia Beach , VA currently lead the pack with most runners. The runners register for the event at runday.com and are mailed an event t-shirt, create their own course, share in a virtual run with others worldwide, and are asked to share pictures and video at runday.com after the event.

Participants are listed on the event website for the world to see. The “running community” awaits to see which city will have bragging rights to becoming “World Run Day City of the Year” based on participants, photos, videos, press coverage, dedications, and monies raised for charity.

Event registration has now expanded to countries within Europe , including translations in French, Spanish, and Italian. According to USA Track & Field (USATF), road runners raised approximately $656 million for charitable causes in the USA alone in 2005. World Run Day participants, in their “celebration” of running, have backed nearly 1000 separate charities since 1999.

“We need an international day of running, and we need an international day of charity,” exclaims World Run Day founder Bill McDermott of Long Beach , New York . “Running is a fantastic activity with countless benefits and its day is long overdue,” he says.

For more information browse www.runday.com or contact Bill McDermott at 516 208-7030 or runday2007@yahoo.com.

                                                        

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Cyberspace Runners Are Fit For Charity
World Run Day Event Shines in 700 cities

Long Island, NY September 10, 2007 - Thousands of runners will descend from the internet on Sunday, November 11, 2007 to help benefit their favorite charities. The Internet-based event, World Run Day, provides a 24 hour window for well-intended runners to run their favorite course and donate to a local charity. Individuals and groups can register at runday.com.

The “big-hearted” running community consistently displays its generosity. According to USA Track & Field (USATF), road runners raised approximately $656 million for charitable causes in the USA alone in 2005. World Run Day participants, in their “celebration” of running, have backed nearly 1000 separate charities since 1999.

“We need an international day of running, and we need an international day of charity,” exclaims World Run Day founder Bill McDermott of Long Beach, New York . “Running is a fantastic activity with countless benefits and its day is long overdue,” he says.

Heeding the message, over 900 runners are already pre-registered in 50 different states. When registering, they provide inspirational dedications, “shout-outs,” and quotes that are posted onto the event site.

Of regional note, Long Islanders and New York City residents awoke to the “mass exposure” of World Run Day as Newsday (circ approx 400,000) today featured the event in its Part II section. The event continues to grow each day, advancing step by step like a patient marathoner.

For more information browse www.runday.com or contact Bill McDermott at 516 208-7030 or runday2007@yahoo.com.

                                                        

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