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Harper Cornell

Harper Cornell

Public Relations Manager
Residence | Norcross, GA

Recent articles

The Mizuno Wave® Precision™ 13 Earns the “Editor's Choice” Title by Runner's World Magazine

by Harper Cornell on August 2, 2012

 We are thrilled to announce the Wave® Precision™ 13 (men | women) performance neutral running shoe, utilizing breakthrough Wave® Technology, has achieved the esteemed “Editor’s Choice” distinction from R...

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Taking on Osaka 2011: On the Road to Recovery

by Harper Cornell on October 27, 2011

So it’s almost Wednesday, and I’m almost ready to get on that plane! My running gear is all set (it always is), laundry is drying and I’m heading to the bank to pick up some Yen.I endured an unbelievable massage earlier today with Bob at the Toronto Athletic Club as part of my pre-race ritual; however this massage was a bit more specific than my usual fare.As I mentioned earlier, there was an unfortunate encounter with an overzealous cab driver late in my training and about 5 weeks ago at this point. Since that incident, my entire right side from the waist do...

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Taking on Osaka 2011: One Week to Go!

by Harper Cornell on October 25, 2011

Meet Ryan - Our Wave Prophecy Video winner! Follow along with him as he ventures to the Osaka Marathon.Hey Everyone!! My name is Ryan, and I’m the incredibly lucky winner of the trip to Osaka with Mizuno. My video for the Wave Prophecy won a few months ago!! It’s been a crazy couple months but now it’s time I get on that plane for Japan!!I asked Mizuno if I could document the entire trip and all the amazing experiences the group is sure to have over there, and so along with my Facebook posts, and Tweets, I have a blog of sorts that you can read right here t...

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Tyler McCandless Wins The Kauai Marathon, Sets Course Record

by Harper Cornell on September 7, 2011

September 4, Kauai Hawaii - In a tune up run for the Chicago Marathon in October, Mizuno's Tyler McCandless had a goal to win the Kauai Marathon in a time faster than the course record of 2:30.   Any male runners accomplishing the sub 2:30 time challenge would split the $15,000 time bonus.   Tyler's winning time was 2:23.19 and the only other sub 2:30 was last year's winner Michael Wardian in 2:26.19

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Strong Finishes for Mizuno Ambassadors at the US National 20K Championships

by Harper Cornell on September 7, 2011

September 5, New Haven, CT,  Mizuno Racing Team Member, Clara Grandt, continued her consistent successful string of summer races as she placed 2nd in the US National 20K (12.4 miles) Championships in a time of 1:09:05 (5:34 per mile pace).  Fighting warm and muggy conditions, Clara was 24 seconds behind Janet Cherobon-Bawcom of Rome, GA.   Running in a group of 5 at the 5 mile mark, Clara broke away and opened up a lead of 70 yards and was not passed until mile 9.   This was the first time in Clara's young career (first pro race was New Haven 20K in...

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