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SBQ #17: America's Friendliest Marathon Turns 33
SUNTRUST RICHMOND MARATHON
From Sports Backers Event Volunteer
to Race Participant
After years of volunteering for Sports Backers events, Khiem Tran fell in love with the sport of running and is preparing for his first half marathon.
‘IRUN4KATHY’: Heroes,
Memories & Milestones
Kathy Ivins proved to be a force to reckon with both as a long-distance runner and as a trailblazing commercial real estate broker. Named as one of the state’s most influential women in 2009 by Virginia Lawyers Weekly, she was also dedicated to her family and her passion for athletics, serving on the Sports Backers’ board of directors and training with their marathon team. An inspiration for her family, Ivins’ legacy continues in 2010’s marathon.
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‘IRUN4KATHY’:
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Begun in 1987 as the World Senior Games founded by Daisy and John H. Morgan, Jr., and later rebranded in 1989, the Huntsman World Senior Games has become a renowned event among serious athletes from Japan to Russia and from Alaska to Australia. ...
New this year to the popular Sports Backers event that incorporates touring the beauty of Maymont Park as part of the race, the 8-mile trail run starts and finishes on the grounds of the park.

This unique course features the Buttermilk and No...
"We launched our first season of VAIL basketball last summer with a small 10-team men's league.  A year later, we're in our fourth season and are up to 43 men's and coed teams," explains Reid Martin co-owner with Brad Turner of the league. "Brad...
The Anthem Moonlight Ride is a family friendly bike ride under the full moon. It began at Sports Backers Stadium, which was also the site for the post-ride party with food, drinks, and a live concert by Farm Vegas.

More than 100 riders regist...
The Williams have made the annual basketball tournament a family affair. Jeff Williams has coached his daughter Megan's team, the Rockville Extreme Blue Team, for the last three years.

 "I decided several years ago to enter a team becaus...
Sixty-five kids competed in the one-mile Mud Guppies race. Both events took place on courses that incorporated the natural features of Henricus and the Dutch Gap.

Other obstacles included hay bales, a cargo net and a final mud pit at the fini...
SPORTS BACKERS QUARTERLY: ATHLETICS, RECREATION & HEALTHY LIVING © 2010 Palari Publishing LLP