The Human Race @ 24 Hour Fitness

Want to run in The Human Race this Sunday but aren't in one of the host cities?  Well Brand Nike and 24 Hour Fitness have teamed up in 12 other cities/locations.  Visit any of the 12 selected 24 Hour Fitness and you run your 10K on any treadmill at any time during regular business hours.  So get off the couch and try out the new  Nike+ iPod compatible gym st select 24 Hour Fitness'.  Plus they'll have refreshments, giveaways and more!  For more information check it out online at nikeplus.com and sign up online LINK

Here are the 12 locations:

    * 24 Hour Fitness - Derek Jeter, NEW YORK, NY
    * San Ramon Super Sport, SAN RAMON, CA
    * Town & Country Sport, MIAMI, FL
    * Greenacres Shaq Active, GREENACRES, FL
    * Boynton Beach Shaq Super Sport, BOYNTON BEACH, FL
    * Belleview Avenue Sport, LITTLETON, CO
    * Fort Collins Sport, FORT COLLINS, CO
    * Hollywood Sport, PORTLAND, OR
    * Clackamas Sport, CALACKAMAS, OR
    * Beaverton Sport, BEAVERTON, OR
    * Tualatin Lance Super Sport, TIGARD, OR
    * West Jordan Sport, WEST JORDAN, UT


Nike+ Human Race Training

Instead of the One Hit Remix or Run Hit Remix or One Hit Wunder this year Nike is having The Human Race 10K.  In order to pump up runners various Niketown's around the country will be having training runs.  Here is Southern California we will have a few scattered about at various locations. Nike's Inside Running blog has a list of them HERE.  In LA we have two training groups:

Not running the Nike+ Human Race 10K in one of the 25 worldwide cities, but still need some training support to run it where you are? We’ve got you covered. Train for the race no matter your location! Find your state below for training locations, days and times, then start pounding the pavement with your local retailer. See you on 8.31.08!

Club Run NIKETOWN Los Angeles
Thursdays @ 6:30pm
9560 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California 90212
310.275.9998

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Saturdays @ 7:45am
5301 Centinella Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90045

So for the next month you can run with a pace group so you can be ready for your 10k.  Trust me these runs are a lot of fun.  It beats running alone or on a boring treadmill!  After your second week running you get to know your pace group runners which makes it easier to comeback week after week.  And after you have run your Human Race 10K you can keep on coming back for the fun runs.


The Human Race

Everyday I get a few searches to my site regarding the 2008 Nike Run Hit Remix.  I'm sad to report that this year they'll be no Nike Run Hit Remix.  Instead Nike will be sponsoring "The Human Race" on 08-31-08.  Here is some quick info:

The 10k event will span multiple continents and cover 25 cities,including LA, New York,London, Madrid, Paris, Istanbul, Melbourne, Shanghai, São Paulo and Vancouver.  Following races in each city, participants will be treated to an exclusive music concert featuring one of today’s top artists.

Runners everywhere can join today by visiting nikeplus.com to “Save A Spot” in their city of choice; registration officially opens on June 2.  Runners outside of the 25 race cities can also still participate and run in their hometown by using Nike+. With Nike+ iPod and Nike+ Sport Band, runners can track their miles and sync.

                           

Chip Error

Just checked the Nike Run Hit Remix Website to find my time and look at my run on the NIKE+ site but they are unable to locate my name.  Looked up my bf's name and nothing.  I'll keep checking and updating.  One quick note this message was posted on the Nike Run Hit Remix website:

Thank you for participating Run in this year’s Nike Run Hit Remix. There was an electromatic interference to the chip time starting mats and the data was not collected at the start of the race. The race start was at 9:00am and the start time for all runners is determined by this time. If you remember the time on the clock on the start structure you can deduct that from your start time for your personal time. We did receive the data from the 2.5 mile timing location and the finish line timing location and that information is online.

We apologize for this inconvenience and are currently working with TriCalifornia who has managed the timing chip process for the past 2 years to rectify the situation.

TriCalifornia has never had an issue with timing in the past and we don’t anticipate this should ever happen again.