My group proposed a new marathon in 2014 to the City Council of Chicago. The proposed marathon is titled, CARA’s Midnight Chicago Marathon 2014. As race director, I will expand as to why I will continue to include Chicago’s Chinatown in the marathon’s course and the non-profit organization that will represent the community of Chinatown.
As the new race director, I learned from Carey Pinkowski. What was remarkable about Pinkowski is his background in running. In his early years, he was involved in his high school cross-country and track team in Indiana. To finish off his high-school athletic career, he won two Indiana state championships in the mile and cross-country. As a result, his athletic career continued to sprout after high school when attending Villanova University on an athletic scholarship. From there his career sparked. In fact, in 1983, he successfully completed the marathon in twenty-fifth place and had a finish time of 2:20:48. Several years after college, he was hindered by injuries, which made it difficult for him to compete in races. Fortunately, Pinkowski’s friend, who was working for Adidas at the time, asked him to help with promotional consulting work. This led to Pinkowski meeting significant people, like Lee Flaherty of Flair Communication. Opportunely in 1990, Flaherty asked Pinkowski to become the race director of the Chicago Marathon (Suozzo, 2006).
Aside from Pinkowski’s upbringing as the race director of the Chicago Marathon, there are many imperative feats that he incorporated that made the Chicago Marathon incredibly successful. Firstly, he emphasizes Chicago and viewed the city as very fitting for a world-class marathon. Two examples he mentions as to why Chicago would be a great fit as a premier ...
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...marathon will be greatly benefitting Chicago’s large Asian community of Chinatown. This marathon will hopefully continue to be a world-class event, which is why I emphasize diversity. Chicago is an urban metropolis and has remarkable attractions, but what makes Chicago a world-class city is it’s cultural melting pot. Chinatown is also home to a non-profit organization, Project: VISION that will be a part of the Midnight Marathon as a charity. Chicago is home to many people of different backgrounds and culture, which is why I chose to incorporate Chinatown in the course of the Midnight Marathon. The community of Chinatown is one ingredient of Chicago’s immense melting pot. All in all, since Pinkowski did a fantastic job of popularizing and putting the Chicago Marathon in order, I will definitely continue to use his preparation and strategy of organizing the marathon.
University of Northern Iowa Dance Marathon is an organization that raises money for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network. The organization aims to provide emotional and financial support for families with children facing life threatening illnesses by raising money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and organizing events that increase student and community awareness. This money then is put towards things like research, education, equipment and pediatric ward enhancements so the children and families can feel a little more comfortable during their stay at the hospital. The big event was on March 1, 2014, but the organization completes events throughout the year to fundraise as much money as possible for the Miracle Network kiddos, like a 5k color run on campus, trick-or-treating for kids who can’t, and selling grilled cheese at midnight during homecoming celebrations.
Throughout the early 1900s an American immigrant experience was subject to society’s opinion and the nation’s policies. Various ethnicities endured the harsh reality that was American culture while familiarizing themselves with their families. Immigration thrived off the strength and pride demonstrated by their neighborhoods. Notions of race, cultural adaptations and neighborhood represented the ways by which human being were assessed. In a careful interpretation of Mary Lui’s “The Chinatown Trunk Mystery” and Michael Innis-Jimenez’s “Steel Barrio”, I will trace the importance of a neighborhood in the immigrant experience explaining the way in which neighborhoods were created, how these lines were crossed and notions of race factored into separating these neighborhoods.
The Barkley Marathons are run in the Frozen Head State Park and Natural Area near Oak Ridge in Tennessee. The park is bordered by two prisons and a coal mine and is thirty five minutes away from closest the city. The course consists of a twenty mile loop, which for the most part traces the border of the park. The actual length of the course is an issue of large debate however. The twenty mile figure was derived by the race director from a topographic map. Most that have run the loop feel that it is longer, since the distance associated with elevation change and winding trails isn't taken into account. Some feel that the loop could be as long as twenty six miles. At the other end of the argument is the distance that was derived from a survey crew in who measured the park to make a new map in 1993. The distances they got for many portions of the course were actually shorter than Gary Cantrell had listed them to be. On any account the distance assumes that the runner does not get lost, which is a rarity at the Barkley.
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Chicago may have a severe conflict between black men and the police, but the city has a love for black restaurants. The Windy City just finished its annual Restaurant Week celebration. In recognition of Black History Month, however, publicist Lauren Smith decided that it would be wise to extend the celebration for another seven days in honor of "Chicago Black Restaurant Week".
Every year as August rolled around, Coach Rake and the Spartans were determined to have a perfect season and win another state championship. The first step to achieving their goals started with football training. The famous Spartan Marathon was held the first day of practice at noon and it consisted of at least twelve laps around the track, after completing that the running continued until all the players dropped. If, for some reason, a boy would not complete the marathon, he was unfit to be a Spartan and did not make the team. The boys knew that in order to complete the Spartan Marathon they needed to be in shape. They were determined to become a Messina Spartan and knew they needed to
New York City has always been an example of how diversity can exist in a successful and peaceful place. Full of action, enthusiasm, and a combination of many cultures, New York is rich in every sense of the word. For example, taking a walk down the busy streets not only opens your eyes to the small but meaningful details of the city and the different people that revive it but also the numerous worlds that are somehow fused in this magical city, like Little Italy, Chinatown, Little Syria, Korea Town, and many others.
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McAllen was named America’s most multilingual city in 2009 and the festival would highlight the many languages and cultures of the city to unite the citizens as one large community. The festival would incorporate good health habits, dancing, music, hearty potluck dishes, and celebrations of multiple heritages and cultures. This would promote good health and could potentially become an annual event that continues for generations. As my legacy, I hope to leave a lasting impact on the community that gives it a sense of newfound hope for the
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Two hours on that Tuesday morning are having enormous ripple effects. What if we called this the next level of diversity awareness training? How are we debriefing it? We need to continue. It is a case study for sensitivity training, for strategic planning, for risk assessment, knowledge management, religious understanding. I can't think of an activity that is not affected. Groups may need us to convene and moderate the discussion, to provide guidelines for interaction, to be facilitators. We have numerous opportunities. We can speak about the interconnectedness of people and cultures. We can help to define patriotism in a new way. We can offer ourselves as resources in forums, classes, religious services, panels, talkshows, to provide alternative ways of thinking and acting. We can assist people to learn and teach about different cultures, religions, nationalities. What have you been doing?
The start of the 2002 track season found me concerned with how I would perform. After a disastrous bout with mononucleosis ended my freshmen track season, the fear of failure weighed heavily on my mind. I set a goal for myself in order to maintain focus and to push myself like nothing else would. My goal for my sophomore track season was to become a state champion in the 100 meter hurdles. I worked hard everyday at practice and went the extra mile, like running every Sunday, to be just that much closer to reaching my goal. The thought of standing highest on the podium in the center of the field, surrounded by hundreds of spectators, overcame my thoughts of complaining every time we had a hard workout. When I closed my eyes, I pictured myself waiting in anticipation as other competitors names were called out, one by one, until finally, the booming voice announced over the loudspeaker, "...and in first place, your 2002 100 meter hurdle champion, from Hotchkiss, Connie Dawson." It was visions like these that drove me to work harder everyday.
Training for a marathon is a huge commitment which calls for a large amount of time, energy, and physical strain. The key to training is staying motivated, practicing safe and smart training, and following a nutritious diet(“How to Train for a Marathon”). Fi...