11.18.09 |
ZOOMA Austin: Gear Gossip Event at Bettysport on December 10
December 10th @ 6:00pm – Gear Gossip at Bettysport (Downtown at 12th and Lamar, Austin)
Enjoy a pampered girl’s night out at Bettysport and be treated to wine and light hors d'oeuvres. Hear all the latest gossip on women’s fitness apparel and gear. Onsite race registration for ZOOMA Austin and a 10% store discount will be available during the event.
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11.15.09 |
ZOOMA Austin Training Kick-Off, Thursday, January 14 (Free!)
Come meet fellow ZOOMA Austin runners, grab swag from ZOOMA sponsors, and kick your training off in style with an easy 3-mile jog. Enjoy light refreshments after the run and learn about great training opportunities. Space is limited!
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10.27.09 |
ZOOMA Women’s Race Series Announces New Associate Director of Events
ZOOMA Women's Race Series, a national series of women's half marathon running events presented by New Balance, announced today that Sara Massengill will be joining ZOOMA as Associate Director of Events.
Prior to joining ZOOMA, Sara was the brand manager for the St. Jude Heroes charity athlete program with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. During her 1.5 years with the program, Sara more than doubled the number of St. Jude Heroes participants nationally, increasing program revenue by $1 million. She managed approximately 20 events in which St. Jude Heroes athletes participated and worked with regional staff to increase Heroes’ participation and fundraising by 60% for the 2008 St. Jude Memphis Marathon, the program’s premier endurance race.
Growing up in a small town in Arkansas, Sara was actively involved in many sports including equestrian events. She was an all-conference basketball player and a member of her school’s volleyball and track teams. She has maintained her active lifestyle as an adult, competing in many half marathons, several triathlons and her first gran fondo cycling race in Lucca, Italy in summer 2009.
Welcome, Sara!
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10.5.09 |
New ZOOMA Atlanta 5K Awards Categories Released
ZOOMA Atlanta is today announcing its exciting line-up for 5K awards categories, designed to inspire women and girls of all fitness levels and stages to have fun and get active!
Mother - Daughter Award :: Come out with your mother or daughter for a fun day of fitness and girly bonding! All runners and walkers in this category will be called to the awards stage for a group photo, and the fastest times in each category will be recognized at the awards ceremony and on the website.
Expectant and New Moms (less than 2 years) :: Expectant moms and moms with children less than 2 years old are eligible for this category. We know the special challenges of running or walking a 5K with a baby-on-board or with young ones at home. All moms in this category will be called to the awards stage and recognized on the website, but the fastest mom will receive the award.
Team Category :: This category applies to runners in both the half marathon & 5K races. Teams can have runners in each race and still be on the same "team."
These awards are in addition to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place overall, and age group awards in the 5K. For those of you not in contention for a top spot, we hope these awards will inspire you to gather your girlfriends for a rockin' good time on November 8! Contact us with any questions about these special 5K awards categories.
Register for these awards categories by emailing us at info@zoomarun.com or by signing up at packet pick up events during race week.
See you soon!
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8.19.09 |
ZOOMA Denver Registration Promotion sponsored by New Balance
Special ZOOMA Denver In-Store Promotion sponsored by New Balance!
Here’s how it works:
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8.12.09 |
ZOOMA Atlanta "Girls Night Out" Training Runs presented by New Balance
Join New Balance, the official footwear sponsor for ZOOMA Atlanta at Big Peach Running Co. - Decatur or Atlanta every Thursday at 6:30pm. The program starts on Thursday, August. 13, and concludes on November 5, just in time for race day!
Girls Night Out is a very informal group run or walk starting from the Decatur and Atlanta stores, and is open to runners and walkers of all abilities.
Making this even more exciting is the chance to earn a few prizes! Pick up your official Girls Night Out Punch Card (OK, it is actually Todd Liscomb’s business card. He’s Big Peach's Director of Marketing and Special Events.) Each visit earns a punch, and punches = prizes!
The runs/walks will be informal, and Big Peach will provide maps with various distances. You are also more than welcome to come straight from work and change your clothes at Big Peach. The stores have clean restrooms, and plenty of cold Fontis Water to keep you hydrated.
BPRC Decatur
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7.21.09 |
Dog Days Giveaways in the month of August
In honor of the approaching “Dog Days” of August and Brae’s dog, our favorite office mascot, Kenan, we’re excited to announce a new promotion to help make your summer cooler.
Here’s how it works:
1. Follow ZOOMArun on Twitter or become a member of the ZOOMA group on Facebook.
2. TWITTER: Every Wednesday and Friday at noon, we’ll post a new trivia question and the prize for the day. Send us a “direct message” through twitter with the correct answer. The first three correct tweets win!
3. FACEBOOK: Check in on August 2nd and 17th for more trivia questions and awesome prizes.
Fun Prizes!! We’ve got free entries to ZOOMA races, cool gift cards from Remanents, fun ZOOMA tees, and a few more surprises. |
6.12.09 |
Nearly 3,000 Women Run to Celebrate Fit Friendships
June 12, 2009, ANNAPOLIS, MD: On May 31, nearly 3,000 women achieved challenging fitness goals and finished a half marathon or 10K road race in Annapolis. Selling out in its second year, the ZOOMA Annapolis Half Marathon & 10K race brought thousands of women to Annapolis for a weekend of running and celebration. Unlike most road races, 30% of ZOOMA runners have never run a race. Hundreds of women like Meg Edwards, a 33 year-old mother of three and new runner, achieved something they have never attempted before.
Edwards is a typical ZOOMA runner. With twin three-year-olds and a 14 month-old, time to work out is not easy to come by. In January 2009, exercising with a group of local moms and never having entered a race, Edwards decided to tackle the challenge of the ZOOMA Annapolis 10K. Each week while her 3-year old twins attended preschool, Edwards met with another stay-at-home mom to train. Now, 27 pounds lighter and with ample training miles under her belt, Edwards has run a 10K race.
“As a mom you are so busy thinking of everyone else’s needs,” Edwards said of her decision to commit to health and run the ZOOMA Annapolis10K. “Nobody else is going to do it for you.”
Edwards is only one of thousands of women who ran in ZOOMA Annapolis, presented by New Balance. All race finishers received a commemorative necklace after crossing the finish line, and over $10,000 was donated to Girls on the Run Annapolis, the race’s 2009 official charity partner.
“We are thrilled with the success of the second ZOOMA Annapolis race,” said Brae Blackley, Executive Director for ZOOMA Women’s Race Series. “The popularity of ZOOMA Annapolis proves that women like Meg are eager for opportunities to get fit and healthy in a fun and inspiring way – creating or strengthening fit friendships that will keep them motivated all year long.”
Designed to inspire women to lead healthy lives with more perks and bigger parties, ZOOMA Women’s Race Series events have seen success in cities around the country. In 2008, nearly 4,000 women participated in ZOOMA events, and in April of this year, an event in Austin, Texas attracted 2,000 women. In fall 2009, ZOOMA races will be held in Denver, Colorado (September 20) and Atlanta, Georgia (November 8).
Like its sister events in other active cities, the ZOOMA Annapolis race invites women to indulge in a healthy and energizing weekend. The Annapolis race was held on Sunday, May 31, 2009 starting from the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in downtown Annapolis. Participants ran over the Naval Academy Bridge before finishing waterfront on the Severn River. Spectators and participants enjoyed a huge post-race party in the Stadium end zone including live music from the Doug Segree Band, shopping, catered lunch, wine courtesy of Barefoot Wines & Bubbly, and spa treatments sponsored by Varuna Salon Spa.
Girls on the Run Annapolis is a non-profit educational and running program for pre-adolescent girls (ages 8-13) that strengthens girls physically, emotionally, and socially in preparation to face the upcoming pressures of adolescence. Founded in 2005, GOTR Annapolis currently serves nearly 200 girls at eight program locations in Anne Arundel County. GOTR participants will be volunteering at a water stop along the race course, and a volunteer will be available at the race expos to educate ZOOMA participants about GOTR programs and volunteer opportunities. |
6.2.09 |
Running: Weekend's ZOOMA Races Were Run Smoothly Evan Thomas, Annapolis Capital Gazette
The forecast appeared to be perfect at the pre-race gathering at Fado Irish Pub on Saturday.
The surprise showers that rumbled though town about 6 a.m. Sunday created some super-sized puddles at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium, but barely dampened the enthusiasm of the almost 3,000 runners gathered to run the 2nd ZOOMA Half Marathon and 10K runs (presented by New Balance) that went off just after 7 a.m. ... |
4.3.09 |
Zooma race zooms in on Bastrop resort Kate Weidaw, for KXAN Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Athletes young and old and of all shapes and sizes will be hitting the streets this weekend for a good cause- women's health. The Zooma race will have runners plotted along near Bastrop at the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort . "Bringing together this really fun event where women can come with friends and family and accomplish a challenging fitness goal is a really cool thing and hopefully change peoples lives," said Brae Blackley, executive director of Zooma Women's Race Series. ... |
3.12.09 |
ZOOMA Austin Half Marathon & 5K Announces a New Partnership with Nest, Inc.
March 12, 2009 - Washington, D.C.: Today the ZOOMA Austin Half Marathon & 5K announced its partnership with Nest, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the lives of women in developing countries. ZOOMA Austin Half Marathon & 5K, a ZOOMA Women’s Race Series event, is part of a national race series that encourages women to train for and accomplish challenging fitness goals. Among the perks of ZOOMA races are necklaces given to half marathon finishers in lieu of traditional finisher medals. At ZOOMA Austin on April 4, 2009, Nest will supply the finishers’ gift, a unique, engraved silver necklace hand-made by women artisans in Guatemala.
“We are excited about this great partnership,” said Brae Blackley, executive director and founder of ZOOMA Women’s Race Series. “This is unique opportunity for ZOOMA to support women’s groups in Guatemala and provide meaningful commemorative prizes to our race finishers. ZOOMA Austin finishers will leave the race with a reminder of their accomplishment that is also a tribute to the work of women artisans.”
Nest uses micro-credit loans, a financial innovation that allows poor women the opportunity to become self-sufficient by providing them with small loans to create sustainable entrepreneurial businesses, and creates markets for established women’s artisan groups to sell their products abroad. The ZOOMA Austin necklaces will be crafted in Guatemala according to accepted fair trade principles, and will be presented at the ZOOMA Austin finish line to half marathon participants in hand-made pouches made of Guatemala fabric scraps.
“Our shared interest in the success of women here and abroad has created this unique partnership,” said Nest founder Rebecca Kousky. “We are excited about the opportunity to support the health and well-being of women in Austin, Guatemala, and beyond.”
For more information, please visit www.zoomarun.com and www.buildanest.com. |
3.3.09 |
ZOOMA Women’s Race Series Announces New Balance as Presenting Sponsor
March 3, 2009 – Washington, D.C. ZOOMA Women's Race Series, a national series of women's half marathon running events, announced today that New Balance will be the presenting sponsor of the 2009 race series.
New Balance will provide all 2009 ZOOMA race participants with technical official race t-shirts and will participate in the ZOOMA After-Party Expos. The partnership is part of New Balance’s brand campaign (“LOVE/hate. This is the New Balance”) that highlights the runner’s complex love/hate relationship with running.
“New Balance is eager to work with ZOOMA again after a very successful first year,” said Dan Green, integrated marketing associate at New Balance. “Aligning ourselves with ZOOMA enables us to continue to reach out to women in a fun, engaging way while also highlighting our innovative performance products.”
New Balance manufactures technologically innovative performance products for women, men and children and works diligently to partner with organizations committed to performing services for the betterment of society. ZOOMA Women’s Race Series works to inspire women to achieve challenging fitness goals and offers more perks and bigger celebrations than typical co-ed races.
“We are proud to continue our partnership with New Balance in 2009,” said Brae Blackley, executive director of ZOOMA Women’s Race Series. “New Balance offers innovative and quality running footwear and apparel, and the company shares our passion for inspiring women to lead healthy and active lives.”
For more information, please visit www.zoomarun.com. |
3.3.09 |
| ZOOMA Austin final price increase on March 16. Register today! |
1.20.09 |
| The new zoomarun.com is live! |
1.20.09 |
| Check out the interview with ZOOMA founder Brae Blackley on KVUE Austin. Click here to view the video. |
1.19.09 |
Race founder caters to middle-of-pack runner By Pamela LeBlanc
Brae Blackley considers herself a middle-of-the-pack runner.
As such, the Arlington, Va., runner thinks she knows what the average woman wants when she enters a half-marathon: a huge post-race party with catered brunch, live music and mini spa treatments. A finisher's necklace, not a medal. A girls' weekend atmosphere. To read the whole story, click here. |
1.19.09 |
| Price increase for ZOOMA Annapolis on March 1! Register early for discounts. |
1.1.09 |
| Sign up to receive free weekly training program email reminders. Emails are send on Thursday each week and include workouts for the following week, as well as useful training tips from Coach Gracie Updyke. |
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