Newton Running is a proud sponsor of Ryan Maloney, a 10-year-old from San Diego county who ran his first half marathon last Sunday on behalf of Team Triabetes and Insulindependence.  Ryan has had type 1 diabetes since he was two and has become a great athlete as part of staying healthy. He is the youngest of 50 Team Triabetes members that participated in the Carlsbad marathon and half marathon. Way to go Ryan!

Ryan’s mother sent us this great race report:

Mile 2- Ryan’s teacher  Ms. Bescak jumped on the course with them for 3 miles. Ryan’s blood sugars went low (58) and he took a gel and walked a little bit.

Mile 3- Blood sugars went up to 75

Mile 5- stopped to test blood sugars (82) took another gel.  Mom switches places with Ryan’s teacher for next 3 miles.

Mile 6- bathroom break

Mile 6 1/2- half way through the race and Ryan is smiling and feeling great. Runs the hills with no problems.

Mile 7- the highlight of Ryan’s race- Peter Nerothin the President of Insulindependence comes up from behind us as he is at mile 20 of the full Marathon and cheers Ryan on as he runs with us for a minute.

Mile 8- Mom switches places with two of Ryan’s friends Jacob B. and Jacob U. who run the next 3 miles with him. Ryan doesn’t stop running they just jump in the race course with him.

Mile 10 1/2- Blood sugars drop to 73. Ryan takes another gel.

Mile 11- Ryan’s calves start to hurt and he is starting to feel tired. He walks for a minute.

Mile 12- Ryan’s calves continue to hurt, but he keeps on running.

Mile 13- Ryan finishes the race strong with a time of 2 hours 36 minutes. Second half of the race at a pace of almost 1 minute per mile faster than the first half.

Next year he wants to finish under 2 1/2 hours. (And we’re confident he will!)

Newton Running is incredibly proud to support Winter Vinecki and Athletes for a Cure.

A Gift For Winter from Athletes for a Cure on Vimeo.

This video project was a gift from an extremely talented Atlanta artist, James Mabery. www.everydayjm.com

Ten-year-old Winter Vinecki has been competing in triathlons since she was 5 years old, but when her dad was diagnosed with prostrate cancer last year, the meaning behind her hobby changed completely. “I decided to use my talents to help him,” she explains. “I’m good at doing triathlons, so I could maybe bring a smile to his face.”

Together with her mother, she created Team Winter as part of Athletes for a Cure to help raise money to fight prostrate cancer. To date, the determined triathlete has raised $100,000 for the cause. Her father watches proudly every time Winter completes the mile swim, 25-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run. “To have her finish,” he says, “it’s almost like I ran the race. Emotionally, it brings tears to my eyes every time I see her run.” Michael Vinecki lost his fight with prostate cancer on March 12, 2009 at the age of 40, but Winter never gives in. If you’d like to join Team Winter, create your own program or just pick one race for a reason this year, you’re one click away. REGISTER

Members of Denver’s Abraham Lincoln High School cross country team spent a
morning volunteering for One World Running, a Boulder non-profit that sends
shoes to needy children and young adults in Africa and Central America.
Coach Oscar Ponce (far right) was an all-state runner at Denver East High
School and later an All-Big 12 runner for the University of Colorado. A
story about his re-starting the cross country program at Abraham Lincoln
High School will be featured in the September 2009 issue of Running Times.
For more about One World Running, visit www.oneworldrunning.com.

(photo by Patrice Malloy)

Newton Running is proud to have sponsored the 2009 Union Tribune Race for Literacy weekend in San Diego on May 2-3.  All proceeds from the weekend will go to the San Diego Council on Literacy, an organization that in the past year provided over 71,000 children and 46,000 adults with free literacy assistance.

The weekend drew over 6,000 children and adults to participate in the kids’ Magic Mile race as well as the 8K all in effort to fight for literacy.