National Running Day

June 2, 2010 marks the second annual National Running Day. National Running Day is a national grassroots movement that is open to everyone. The goal of the day and the movement is to promote running as the healthiest, easiest, and most accessible form of exercise. The organizers of National Running Day will be working to educate people about the benefits of running and enable them to get started running today.

All you need to do is go out and run. It’s that simple. Better yet, grab a friend and go out for a run. Even better, grab a non-running friend and encourage them to join you. That is what National Running Day is all about: helping to spread the word about the positive, healthy benefits that running has to offer. From a healthy and fit lifestyle to socializing and meeting new people, running offers a huge amount of benefits.

In honor of National Running Day, the ING Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon (formerly Philadelphia Distance Run) is offering a one day discount. On June 2, register with online code RUNDAY to receive $15 discount. (*Code is valid from 12:00 am PDT – 11:59 pm PDT, 6/2/10. Code cannot be combined with other offers.)

New Balance is celebrating National Running Day by giving away 24 pair of shoes – representing the 24 hours of the holiday – to the NewBalance.com community on June 2^nd. The shoe being given away are the NB 759 before they hit stores nationwide. To become eligible for the random drawing you must:

1) be a member of the NB Community. You can do that by registering at newbalance.com and creating a profile.

2) After creating your profile you must change your profile picture to a photo of your favorite New Balance shoe.

3) Finally, you must go to the National Running Day article on the New Balance website and post a comment.

Three easy steps to a free pair of shoes.

Another great way to celebrate National Running Day is to head over to Lehigh Parkway on June 2^nd and participate in the LVRR Summer Series 5k. This is the second race in the series and costs $5. The race begins at 6:30 pm and there is always a great crowd in attendance. Stick around after the race for post-race food and fun. Bring a covered dish to share – the spread is always amazing. It really is a great time and a great way to meet new people.

Hope to see you there!