EVENTS 
Time is running out to register for the eighth annual Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, presented by SunTrust, before the entry fee increases. Runners and walkers planning to participate in Virginia Beach’s premier running event on August 31, 2008 are encouraged to register by May 15 for the $90 entry fee. After May 15, the entry fee increases to $105 until the event is sold out. The half marathon is limited to 20,000 entries.
Join the Challenged Athletes Foundation on June 18 for an evening of inspiration at the Heroes, Heart and Hope Gala at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where professional athletes and other notables will raise money for specialized equipment, coaching and training that gets athletes with physical challenges back in the game—and back into life.
City Coach Multipsort is
going country and holding a triathlon training camp in Rhineback, N.Y. May
16-18 for duathletes and triathletes of all levels.
Triathletes in the
Northeast have reason to celebrate with the addition of a brand new Ironman
70.3 event scheduled for July 13 in and around Providence, Rhode Island.
The word “athlete” seems to take on a new definition when you’re talking about ultramarathoners. Dean Karnazes rose to prominence in 2006 by running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days. This year, he is attempting to complete the world’s five major desert foot races in a single calendar year.
Serious mountain bikers looking for a challenge might consider entering a race in the Suzuki 24-Hour National Point Series, a series of six team relay races held at various locations throughout the country.
On June 28, official Spinning facilities across the country will simultaneously conduct four consecutive one-hour classes with the goal of raising $1 million to benefit a trio of charities. The event, dubbed Spinning Nation, is the first-ever nationwide Spinning fundraising event.
Starting on April 12 at Bear Mountain in New York, The North Face Challenge will lure endurance athletes to test their mettle in various distance events around the country.
USA Track & Field hosted a media teleconference featuring Team USA men's squad members for the 2008 Olympic Marathon in Beijing, China, Ryan Hall and Dathan Ritzenhein.
Even NYC is home to ultra-distance athletes. Read how they live, work and train.
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