Louisville Triple Crown of RunningSM Dates to Save:
\n\u2022\tAnthem 5K Fitness Classic: February 26, 2011
\n\u2022\tRodes City Run 10K: March 12, 2011
\n\u2022\tPapa John\u2019s 10 Miler: March 26, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\nNovo Nordisk Continues with the Triple Crown<\/h2>\n
The Louisville Triple Crown of Running team welcomes Novo Nordisk as presenting sponsor for the 7th year running. Novo Nordisk is a world leader in diabetes care, driven by a \u201cTriple Bottom Line\u201d with a commitment to economic success, environmental soundness and social responsibility to employees and customers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe commitment and support of Novo Nordisk has allowed the Louisville Triple Crown of Running to donate more than $700,000 to the WHAS Crusade for Children in the last seven years,\u201d said Fred Teale, Director of the Rodes City Run 10K. <\/p>\n
New Sponsors Enhance All Three Events<\/h2>\n
Visitors to the new website will also find that three new sponsors have joined the supporting Triple Crown sponsor family: Chick-fil-A, Sun Tan City and LEO. <\/p>\n
In 2011 Chick-fil-A jumps in as the exclusive sponsor of the Kids\u2019 Fun Runs. They are providing goodie bags as well as unique finish-line awards. The Chick-fil-A mascot will be on the field to encourage the participants of each Kids\u2019 Fun Run. Susan West, Sales and Marketing Director, says \u201cChick-fil-A at St. Matthews and Springhurst is proud to be a sponsor of the Kids\u2019 Fun Runs, easily the most fun events of the Triple Crown series!\u201d<\/p>\n
Sun Tan City is taking over the reins of the 2011 Team Challenge. \u201cSun Tan City is excited to participate in the Louisville Triple Crown of Running as the sponsor of the Team Challenge event this year,\u201d said Sun Tan City\u2019s Director of Marketing, Angela Rieger. \u201cWe are proud to support a long standing tradition in the community as it benefits such a worthy cause, the WHAS Crusade for Children. Plus we look forward to our own Sun Tan City crew competing to win the crown!\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition, LEO is now the new Triple Crown\u2019s print media sponsor for the coming race season. “LEO is very proud to be a part of the 2011 LTCOR. This is certainly one of the best racing series in the country and, more importantly, supports a great cause in the Crusade for Children,\u201d said James Hewett, Senior Account Executive for LEO. \u201cWe look forward to three successful events with a great turnout from our community and racing fans.” <\/p>\n
The Triple Crown race committee is also privileged to continue to work with their family of sponsors, from the local to the national level, including Panera Bread, ValuMarkets, Fast Signs, Fleet Feet, Heine Brothers Coffee, The YMCA of Greater Louisville, Thrifty Truck Rental, Louisville Stoneware, PowerAde, Jewish Hospital Sports Medicine, Rumpke, Louisville Water Company, Waste Management, Bee Line Courier Service, BB&T, 1077SFR, Lite 106.9 and New Country Q103.1.<\/p>\n
ChronoTrack Timing System Continues as a Win-Win<\/h2>\n
Race officials and runners alike have come to rely on the disposable ChronoTrack B-Tag to time their races with convenience and ease. Because the B-Tag is mounted on the back of the runner’s bib, it is virtually invisible to the participant and requires no special pre- or post-race handling and does not have to be returned. You get a new bib and ChronoTrack tag with each race. The disposable B-Tag insures high accuracy, fast results and simplicity of use. <\/p>\n
About the Louisville Triple Crown of RunningSM<\/h2>\n
The Louisville Triple Crown of RunningSM has a long-established partnership of generosity with the Crusade for Children having raised more than $700,000 since 1984, including $133,445 in 2010. This year the races had more than 27,000 runners participating in all three events. This resulted in a record attendance for all three races, as well as a record donation to the Crusade. With the exception of the fire departments, this donation placed the three-race series 5th in the top 10 gift-givers for 2010. Also, this total does not reflect the thousands of dollars raised by the Team Crusaders (for CFC), the YMCA, the Metro United Way and other organizations and individuals who raised money for their causes through participation in these events. <\/p>\n
About the WHAS Crusade for Children<\/h2>\n
The WHAS Crusade for Children, Inc., established in 1954 by WHAS-TV, raises money for agencies, schools and hospitals to better the lives of special needs children. In its first 57 years, the Crusade has raised more than $138 million. <\/p>\n
Thanks to generous contributions of goods and services, the Crusade is able to return 100 percent of all donations to organizations that serve special needs children in all 120 Kentucky counties and more than 50 southern Indiana counties. For more information, contact John Blim (502) 582-7521, or visit www.whascrusade.org. <\/p>\n
For additional information on the Triple Crown series, please go to www.louisvilletriplecrown.com or contact the following:<\/p>\n
Bruce Richmond
\nAnthem 5K Fitness Classic
\nbruce.richmond@anthem.com <\/p>\n
Fred Teale
\nRodes City Run
\nfteale@rodes.com\t <\/p>\n
Rene\u2019 Kesterson
\nPapa John\u2019s 10 Miler
\nRene_Kesterson@papajohns.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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