Press Release
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For Immediate Release
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Lani Jennings-Hall
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Bruce Dunn
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City of Colleges Half Marathon Goes Virtual for 2020
CONWAY, Ark. (Oct 7, 2020) – The inaugural City of Colleges Half Marathon (COCHM) running event is going virtual for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual event dates are October 17 – December 14.
Race director Bruce Dunn said the COC team is working to deliver an exciting new experience for participants with new digital tools and a swag bag that is second to none.
“Suspending the live event was not the route we hoped for in the inaugural year, but we need to plan around the unknown and keep the health and safety of our runners and the community top of mind,” said Dunn, who also is founder and president of All Sports Productions, the sports management agency for the run. “The City of Colleges Half Marathon will offer a very unique opportunity in the running world, giving participants the ability to run through three college campuses—Hendrix University, University of Central Arkansas, and Central Baptist College. This would be best accomplished with a live, in-person event, and we want to live up to that expectation in every way possible, so we hope runners will trust us and plan to join us in 2021. For 2020, we may not all get to run together on the same day, but we can all run together virtually.”
“Conway Regional Health System is excited to be the presenting sponsor for this year’s virtual City of Colleges Half Marathon run,” said Matt Troup, CEO of Conway Regional. “As the community’s health system for the past 100 years, Conway Regional continues to serve as a resource for the community’s health and wellness. We look forward to supporting community events, such as this half marathon, that are providing safe opportunities for participants to be physically active.”
Runners will find all of the information for the virtual COCHM tour at the event’s website at www.cityofcollegeshalf.com. There is also the option to use RaceJoy to participate in the run. RaceJoy provides runners with mile tracking, pacing, cheer sections, and other features for them and their supporters. Runners may choose to participate with others on the day of the run, or they can go through the virtual course on a day and time of their choice.
Participants may register for the COCHM running event until November 15. Runners will receive a robust swag package that includes a buff, beach towel, gear bag, fully sublimated technical fabric shirt, and finisher’s medal, among other items. The Half Marathon participants will also receive a hoodie.
About All Sports Productions
All Sports Productions is a sports event management and consulting company. All Sports Productions promotes cycling, running, duathlons, triathlons, adventure runs and other outdoor events. The goal of the company is to produce races at the highest standards, which are locally, regionally and nationally recognized events with a festival-like atmosphere. The mission of each event is to engage new participants and spectators in a healthy, multi-sport lifestyle.
About Conway Regional
Conway Regional Health System provides complete health care services to a seven-county service area of North Central Arkansas including Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Perry, Pope, Van Buren and Yell Counties. Centered on a 150-bed, acute care medical center, the health system provides patients with a variety of services including heart health, orthopedic care, neuro-spine surgery, vascular surgery, gastroenterology services, women’s health, surgery, and rehabilitation. Conway Regional operates an expansive physician enterprise, including ten primary care clinics and seven specialty clinics. Additionally, the health system operates a Rehabilitation Hospital and a 70,000-square-foot Health and Fitness Center. In June of 2019, Conway Regional announced a management agreement with the Dardanelle Hospital, since renamed as the Dardanelle Regional Medical Center.
Conway Regional maintains an employee engagement score in the top 20% of hospitals throughout the country and a Medical Staff engagement score in the top 5%, as compared to hospitals of similar size and scope. Conway Regional was the first hospital in Arkansas to partner with Arkansas Children’s Hospital in the Nursery Alliance, allowing more babies to receive care closer to home. Conway Regional is the only hospital in Arkansas named to Modern Healthcare’s National Best Places to Work in 2018, 2019, and received the honor again in 2020. Conway Regional has been named an Arkansas Best Place to Work in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.
Learn more at conwayregional.org.
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