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National Running Day is a collaborative effort among some of the most influential running organizations and events in the United States.

Atlanta Track Club

The Atlanta Track Club is a non-profit organization established to inspire and engage the community to achieve health and fitness through running. With close to 9,000 members, the Atlanta Track Club is the second largest running organization in the United States. In addition to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race – the largest running event in the US – and The Atlanta Marathon and Half Marathon, the Atlanta Track Club directs more than 25 running events per year.  For more information on the Atlanta Track Club, please visit atlantatrackclub.org.

Boston Athletic Association

Established in 1887, the Boston Athletic Association is a non-profit organization with a mission of managing athletic events and promoting a healthy lifestyle through sports, especially running. The B.A.A.’s Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon, and the organization manages other local events, including the B.A.A. Half Marathon presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, and supports comprehensive charity, youth, and year-round running programs. Since 1986, the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon has been John Hancock Financial. For more information please visit baa.org.

Chevron Houston Marathon

The Chevron Houston Marathon brings 30,000 weekend participants to the streets of Houston each January. Comprised of a Kid’s Race, 5K Fun Run, Full and Half Marathon, the Chevron Houston Marathon is Houston’s largest single day sporting event and is recognized as the nation’s premier winter marathon. The 38th running of the Chevron Houston Marathon will be held on Sunday, January 17, 2010. For more information visit ChevronHoustonMarathon.com.

Chicago Area Runners Association

For more information please visit cararuns.org.

The Competitor Group

Competitor Group, Inc. (CGI), headquartered in San Diego, CA, is the leading media and event entertainment company dedicated to the endurance sports industry of running, cycling and triathlons. CGI is comprised of the following brands: Competitor Publishing, Elite Racing, Inside Triathlon, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series, Triathlete Magazine, VeloNews and VeloPress. CGI owns and operates 25 national events delivering more than 250,000 professional and amateur participants in 2009. CGI publishes four magazine titles with a combined monthly circulation of approximately 650,000 and plans to launch an endurance community web presence under competitor.com in Q2 2009. Further information about Competitor and its media properties can be found at competitor.com.

Global Athletics & Marketing, Inc.

Visit globalathletics.com

Little Rock Marathon

There is no other event that captivates the south like the Little Rock Marathon, which is actually six events in one—Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay Marathon, 5K, Kids Marathon and Classic Rockers Marathon. We are Arkansas' Race for Every Pace! The Little Rock Marathon benefits programs and projects of Little Rock Parks & Recreation. For more information visit littlerockmarathon.com.

Marine Corps Marathon

Voted “Best Marathon for Families”, the Marine Corps Marathon continues a combined tradition of dedication, sportsmanship and patriotism.  The 34th Marine Corps Marathon to be held on October 25, 2009, in Arlington, VA, is presented by USAA and Brooks Sports, Inc. Currently ranked as the fifth largest U.S. marathon and tenth largest in the world, the MCM promotes physical fitness, generates community goodwill and showcases the organizational skills of the United States Marine Corps. The MCM also hosts the Historic Half marathon in Fredericksburg, VA in May and the MCM Event Series throughout the year on Marine Corps Base Quantico. For more information visit marinemarathon.com.

New York Road Runners

New York Road Runners, founded in 1958, is dedicated to promoting the sport of distance running, enhancing health and fitness for all, and responding to community needs. Our road races and other fitness programs draw upwards of 300,000 runners annually, and together with our magazine and website support and promote professional and recreational running. A staff of more than 100, assisted by thousands of volunteers, stages the ING New York City Marathon, as well as a road race nearly every weekend plus many track and cross country events. NYRR’s home base in New York, and its lifelong identification with Central Park, have given many of its events iconic status, attracting the world’s top professional runners. Our youth programs provide running to 50,000 schoolchildren in New York City, around the country, and in South Africa who would otherwise have few or no fitness opportunities. For more information, visit nyrr.org.

Oregon Track Club

The Oregon Track Club is a Eugene based non-profit committed to the support and development of track and field on many levels. The OTC sponsors everything from youth initiatives to masters athletes, including an elite team focused on representing the U.S. on the international stage. The OTC and its events, which include the Hayward Classic for masters athletes, youth All-Comers meets, and the Prefontaine Classic, are all geared toward promoting track and field and the benefits of leading a healthy and fit lifestyle. For more information visit oregontrackclub.org.

Running USA

Running USA advances, serves and promotes the sport of running as a clearinghouse and resource center and though its annual conference, Running USA wire, Running USA E-News, website, annual marathon and State of the Sport reports and youth fitness portal RunningRocks.com and support of athlete development. Running USA’s more than 250 members include road races, race services companies, running-related media companies and organizations and the athletic industry. In March 2009, the non-profit industry organization marked a decade of achievement to build and promote the sport. For more information visit runningusa.org

Tempo Sports

Tempo Sports is an official USA Distance Project high performance training group located in Boulder, Colorado.

Twin Cities Marathon, Inc.

Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. is the non-profit corporation that has organized and directed the annual Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon and related events since 1982 as a community service for the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. From our award winning-kids events to our marathon race weekend the first Sunday in October, Twin Cities Marathon strives to provide community supported, nationally recognized, high quality running events which attract athletes of all ages and abilities and promote health and fitness. As host to national championships for the marathon, ten-mile, one-mile road race and masters marathon, Twin Cities Marathon also supports the development and growth of the professional sport of long distance running. For more information, visit mtcmarathon.org.

USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States. For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org.