“Un successo di pubblico favoloso, 11mila persone iscritte: penso non ci sia maniera più bella di festeggiare l’Italia a New York”. È un Francesco Genuardi sorridente, quello che incontriamo, poco dopo le 7, agli stand di partenza della corsa “Italy Run by Ferrero”, sulla 67esima strada, pronto a partire per la five mile race in onore del Belpaese....
READ MOREFerrero Group today announced at the Consulate General of Italy in New York that registration is still open for the first annual "Italy Run By Ferrero" to celebrate Festa della Repubblica (Italian National Day). Hosted in partnership with the renowned New York Road Runners (NYRR), the world's premier community running organization, the five-mile re...
READ MORESunday, June 3, 2018 8:00am. LOCATION: Central Park. DISTANCE: 5 Miles. REGISTER NOW. Experience Italy in Central Park with five miles to celebrate the Festa della Repubblica. This new event will bring a touch of green, white, and red to the heart of New York City. Bring your friends and family to join NYRR and Ferrero as we experience some of Ital...
READ MOREAl Console Generale d’Italia a New York, Francesco Genuardi, l’idea è venuta osservando il calendario degli eventi podistici della città: “C’era la corsa dedicata al Giappone e ad altre Nazioni. Allora mi sono chiesto: “Perché non quella per gli italiani?”, ha spiegato. Una telefonata agli amici del prestigioso New York Road Runner, il club che org...
READ MOREThe third annual "Giro del Lago di Como" 5K Fun Run and Walk will be held on Sunday, August 20 at 9:00 AM. The Start Line is on the east side of Lake Como in Saint Paul. This is a fun event for individuals and families. All participants will be given shirts. There will be prizes awarded to the first two finishers in both the Run and the Walk. Come...
READ MOREFrom his humble beginnings as an Italian-born American who devoted his time to becoming a weightlifter to ultimately headlining Madison Square Garden as a professional wrestler, Bruno Sammartino’s penchant for being one of the most popular Italian-Americans in the Pittsburgh region sparked a long-lasting and rewarding career. Pittsburgh has been ho...
READ MOREThe Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens hosted the 28th Annual 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, July 24. Over 200 participants ran or walked in the streets of Astoria, despite the heat. This event was partially funded by Sussex Bank, located on Astoria Boulevard. The General Manager of Sussex Bank, Vito Gian...
READ MOREThe Verona chapter of UNICO National, the Italian-American service organization, will hold its annual Labor Day 5K in Veorna Park on Monday, September 5. The big race steps off at 9:30 a.m. and there's a 1 mile fun run that starts at 9 a.m. The Labor Day 5K is a USATF-NJ grand prix event that raises money for the scholarships that UNICO gr...
READ MOREBernard Dematteis produced an extraordinary moment to show the true spirit of brotherly love on a golden day for the host nation Italy at the European Mounting Running Championships in Arco. A double champion at the event, Bernard had dominated the 12.31km race today on a course near the beautiful Lake Garda. But prior to reaching the...
READ MOREIn the time it takes Jenna Prandini to run 100 meters, the average person could... well, they couldn't do much at all. After all, what can a person really get done in fewer than eleven seconds? They couldn't boil an egg. They couldn't fast-forward through a commercial break. What they could do, though, is spend as much time thinking...
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