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Ron Wayne
Ron Wayne
Residence | Atlanta, GA
Running Division Promotions Manager
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Renee Metivier Baillie Article in March Running Times Magazine
by Ron Wayne on February 14, 2013
Mizuno Racing Team Member, Renee Metivier Baillie, is featured in a full page article, "Runner Reborn", in the March Issue of Running Times Magazine. Running Times discusses her recovery for Achilles surgery and her recent successes as a road racer. "Mizuno picked her up as an athlete shortly before the 2012 Chicago Marathon. "I certainly hold no ill will toward Nike," Baillie says, "I am very happy with my new sponsorship with Mizuno. They believed in me when no one else seemed to. My Achilles is doing better tha...
Christo Landry Named Michigan Runner Of The Year and Craig Leon Named Oregon LDR Runner Of The Year
by Ron Wayne on February 14, 2013
Michigan Runner has named Mizuno Racing Team Member, Christo Landry, the 2012 Michigan Runner of The year. In his first full year as a professional runner on the roads, Christo had a very successful season placing 2nd in both the USATF National 15K and 25K Road Race Championships. In addition, Christo was named the 2012 USATF Road Circuit Co-Champion of the Year. A second Mizuno Racing Team Member, Craig Leon, was named USATF Oregon Male Long Distance Runner Of The Year. Attached is a story about Craig's award in an article in Race Center Northwest, a...
Serena Burla Previews The Boston Marathon Course
by Ron Wayne on February 6, 2013
Part of a runner's responsibility is to familiarize oneself with the race course. For Boston, many runners take a video preview by going on line. Most elite runners do practice runs on the course or take a driving tour. This past weekend Serena Burla, along with Coach Isaya Okwiya, flew up to Boston so Serena could drive on parts of the course and run on some of the more critical segments, such as the hills in Newton ("Heartbreak Hill"). Prior to the trip, Mizuno Territory Manager, Tina Danforth, provided Isaya with weather and course condit...
Mizuno Racing Team Member, Craig Curley Interviewed On The Competitor Radio Show
by Ron Wayne on January 14, 2013
Mizuno Racing Team Member, Craig Curley, was interviewed on the Competitor Radio Show by Bob Babbitt, a long time marathoner/triathlete who co-founded Competitor Publishing. Competitor Publishing is part of the Competitor Group that owns many event properties, including the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series. In the interview you can hear about Craig's life growing up on the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian Reservation in the United States, his current crusade to represent Native Americans in his competitions and his accomplishments as a runner, such as using his h...
Craig Leon Wins The Jackson Mississippi Blues Marathon
by Ron Wayne on January 5, 2013
Mizuno Racing Team Member, Craig Leon, had two goals in mind when he toed the starting line of the Jackson Mississippi Blues Marathon. One was to win the race and the second was to break the course record of 2:18.00. Craig accomplished both of his goals! Last year, Craig competed in two elite marathon races (US Olympic Trials and World Major, Chicago Marathon) where he finished both in personal bests of 2:15. It was time to race a Tier B Marathon and go for the win. Running in a group of 10 through 16 miles, Craig broke away in the last 10K an...
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