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This year's theme for the "must-attend" conference is "Meeting Challenging Times". <P>"Like past conferences, Running USA 2010 will have something for everybody from inspirational speakers to educational breakout sessions to networking opportunities to the spectacular Southern California setting. For our 7th industry conference, the inaugural Town Hall Meeting will be the centerpiece as panelists and attendees discuss the collective leadership role that our sport can play in reducing America's growing obesity rate as well as improving the country's general health and fitness," said Susan Weeks, Running USA CEO. <P>Town Hall Meeting - Running: Setting the Pace for a Healthier America <BR>* moderator Toni Reavis, TV commentator and running journalist <BR>* Ali Vincent, first female winner of The Biggest Loser show, author of "Believe It, Be It" and runner <BR>* Anne Audain, multi-Olympian, Women's Fitness Celebration race founder and author of "Uncommon Heart" <BR>* Steve Baskin, executive marketer, former Head of Strategic Sponsorships ING Americas and runner <P>Confirmed Running USA 2010 speakers include: Universal Sports Chairman and CEO Claude Ruibal; Competitor Group's COO / Director Scott Dickey; Sarah Reinertsen, the first female leg amputee to complete the Ironman Triathlon World Championship, and Boaz Rauchwerger, founder and president of Boaz Power Corp., a high-performance consulting firm. Also, Barkley's Vice President of PR and Social Media Analyst Jeff Risley, who garnered the highest ratings from last year's conference, returns with new insights and information to share about social media. <P>Additionally, Valerie Bushey, Executive Director of the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA), will speak at Tuesday's Leadership Luncheon. <P>Breakout sessions also include three learning tracks: business, events and youth. <PRE> Special Events * Welcome reception * Trailblazer Luncheon and Award * Cocktail reception * Running USA Hall of Champions Dinner and Auction * Inaugural Training Group Development Award * Sponsor expo with more than 30 companies * Morning runs * Evening in downtown Carlsbad </PRE> <P>The following Running USA 2010 sponsors make the conference a success: <P>PRESENTING: Active.com, Ashworth Awards and Leslie Jordan <BR>WORLD: ING, MapMyRun.com and MarathonFoto <BR>AMERICAN: Athlinks, Competitor Group, MYLAPS and Universal Sports <BR>GOLD: AFM Inc., Britten Banners, Brooks, ChronoTrack, City of Virginia Beach, IPICO Sports and Rodale Media Group <BR>SILVER: Electric City Printing, J-chip and Maxwell Medals <BR>BRONZE: Always Advancing, Green Layer, Marathon Printing, Morris Magnets, Racetrackers, SweatVac, WearYourNumber.com and Women's Running Magazine <P>Register today for Running USA 2010 powered by <A HREF="http://www.Active.com" target="_news">Active.com</A>. The conference rate of $529 for members / $729 non-members is available until Thursday, December 31, 2009. On-line registration, hotel, travel and other information including the schedule and speakers for Running USA 2010 is available at: http://runningusa.org/programs/conference <P><b>About Running USA</b> <BR>Running USA advances, serves, promotes and celebrates the sport of running as a clearinghouse and resource center and through its popular annual conference, Running USA wire, Running USA E-News, website, annual marathon and State of the Sport reports and youth fitness portal RunningRocks.com and by supporting athlete development. <P>Running USA's more than 250 members include road races, race services companies, running-related media companies and organizations and the athletic industry. <P>In March 2009, the non-profit industry organization marked a decade of achievement to build and promote the sport. 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