Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Partnership

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New Balance is proud to be a national sponsor of the Breast Cancer 3-Day for the 6th consecutive year. As you train for the 3-Day, you'll want shoes designed specifically for walking:

Walkers have a unique stride, and our Walking Strike Path follows your foots natural points of contact with the ground to provide guidance and added stability. Our outsoles are designed to maintain full contact with the ground for smoother transition from heel to toe.

Walkers need added comfort, so our walking shoes are customized from a specialized walking foot model to provide comprehensive support and comfort through the walking gait.

Walkers need a more flexible shoe, so we’ve incorporated lower heights in our midsole to match the lower impact of walking, which offers increased flexibility to help you generate more power with each step.

For more information on the Breast Cancer 3-Day, or to register for an event near you, visit www.the3day.org.

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New Balance has been associated with Susan G. Komen for the Cure® since 1989 and has been a National Series Sponsor of the Susan G.

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Komen Race for the Cure® since 1991. Today, the Komen Race for the Cure® Series is the world's largest and most successful education and fundraising event for breast cancer.

To celebrate our 20-year partnership, we took Jill Whittaker and her mother, Jeanette Ormond to the Global Race for the Cure® in Washington DC this year. Watch the story of their race and feel the strength of everyone who has come before.

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Marathon for the Cure™, a program of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, is a grassroots fundraising program offering runners the chance to join in the fight against breast cancer by running a full or half marathon.

To raise much-needed funds in support of Komen for the Cure's vision of a world without breast cancer, Marathon for the Cure extends the cause to distance and aspiring distance runners. As a supporter New Balance gives registered runners shirts and incentive items to help reach fundraising goals.

For more information on Marathon for the Cure and to register today, visit www.marathonforthecure.org

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At every Race for the Cure, Komen for the Cure affiliates nominate a cancer survivor from the area to become Honorary Team NB members. Meet the amazing men and women who've beaten the odds and been asked to be on our team.

At every Race for the Cure, Komen affiliates nominate a cancer survivor from the area to become Honorary Team NB members.

Poppy
Anderson


Race City: Waco, TX
Race Date: 04/18/09

Jeanne
Alitz


Race City: Des Moines, IA
Race Date: 10/24/09

Patrick
Alitz


Race City: Des Moines, IA
Race Date: 10/24/09

Marty
Alterman


Race City: Atlanta, GA
Race Date: 05/09/09

Dyan
Armstrong


Race City: Madison, WI
Race Date: 05/30/09

Kimberly
Azcarate


Race City: El Paso, TX
Race Date: 02/22/09

Samira
Beckwith


Race City: Estero, FL
Race Date: 03/14/09

Melissa
Berg


Race City: Kalamazoo, MI
Race Date: 05/16/09

Joan
Bohrer


Race City: West Palm Beach, FL
Race Date: 01/31/09

Bertha
Brooks


Race City: Southern, NV
Race Date: 05/02/09

Susan
Brown


Race City: St. Peters- burg, FL
Race Date: 10/03/09

Melissa
Carroll


Race City: Fayetteville, AR
Race Date: 04/25/09

Katie
Clark


Race City: Detroit, MI
Race Date: 05/30/09

Heather
Cobb


Race City: Tulsa, OK
Race Date: 09/19/09

Lisa
Covington


Race City: Kansas City, MO
Race Date: 08/09/09

Jan
Davis


Race City: Wichita, KS
Race Date: 09/26/09

Peter
Devereaux


Race City: Boston, MA
Race Date: 09/26/09

Anne Marie
Donohue


Race City: Syracuse, NY
Race Date: 05/16/09

Jimmie Lou
Fisher


Race City: Little Rock, AR
Race Date: 10/17/09

Kelly
Foreman


Race City: Miami, FL
Race Date: 10/17/09

Ronda
Franklin


Race City: Knoxville, TN
Race Date: 10/24/09

Barbara
Fulton


Race City: Lansing, MI
Race Date: 04/25/0

Mary Noel
Gluck


Race City: Manchester, VT
Race Date: 07/26/09

Elizabeth
Goldfield


Race City: Philadelphia, PA
Race Date: 05/10/09

Mary
Harbaugh


Race City: Terre Haute, IN
Race Date: 10/03/09

Judy
Harris


Race City: St. Louis, MO
Race Date: 06/13/09

Cathy
Hofknecht


Race City: Raleigh, NC
Race Date: 06/13/09

Heather
Hodges


Race City: Richmond, VA
Race Date: 05/09/09

Peggy
Hoffman


Race City: Baton Rouge, LA
Race Date: 03/07/09

Payge
Hutchinson


Race City: Coeur d'Alene, ID
Race Date: 09/27/0

Diana
Ivankovic


Race City: Greenville, SC
Race Date: 09/26/09

Angela
Ivory


Race City: Cookeville, TN
Race Date: 10/17/09

Shirley
Jackson


Race City: Birmingham, AL
Race Date: 10/10/09

Susan
Krapf


Race City: Monroe, LA
Race Date: 09/19/09

Dana
Kuehn


Race City: Jacksonville, FL
Race Date: 10/17/09

Paulette
Lane


Race City: Southern, NV
Race Date: 05/02/09

Jamie
Ledezma


Race City: Fresno, CA
Race Date: 10/24/09

Mary
Lindner


Race City: Brainerd Lakes, MN
Race Date: 07/11/09

Cindy
Martinez


Race City: Hartford, CT
Race Date: 06/06/09

Deb
Maloy


Race City: Ottumwa, IA
Race Date: 05/09/09

Charlotte
McCauley


Race City: Texarkana, TX
Race Date: 10/17/09

Chris
McCloy


Race City: Colorado Springs, CO
Race Date: 09/13/09

Erma
McGimpsey


Race City: Hickory, NC
Race Date: 10/17/09

Sherry
McMinn


Race City: Lafayette, LA
Race Date: 03/21/09

Celia
Miner


Race City: Vermillion, SD
Race Date: 09/27/09

Jean
Mullican


Race City: Oklahoma City, OK
Race Date: 10/10/09

Summer
Neel


Race City: Macon, GA
Race Date: 10/24/09

Peggy
Newkirk


Race City: Moline, IL
Race Date: 06/13/09

Megan
Ott


Race City: Indianapolis, IN
Race Date: 04/18/0

Shelly
Perera


Race City: Sioux City, IA
Race Date: 05/09/09

Ellyn Anderson
Phillips


Race City: Cheyenne, WY
Race Date: 08/01/09

Carol
Pred


Race City: Cleveland, OH
Race Date: 09/12/09

Janet
Proctor


Race City: Charleston, WV
Race Date: 05/02/09

Lisa
Rubin


Race City: Newark, NJ
Race Date: 04/26/09

Pam
Rubin


Race City: Pittsburgh, PA
Race Date: 05/10/09

Barbara
Ryan


Race City: Winston-Salem, NC
Race Date: 05/02/09

Joan
Saperstein


Race City: Milwaukee, WI
Race Date: 09/27/09

Anna
Schumacher


Race City: Seattle, WA
Race Date: 06/07/09

Rose
Sergi


Race City: Scranton, PA
Race Date: 09/12/0

Kierra
Sewell


Race City: Virgina Beach, TX
Race Date: 10/17/09

Merry
Shepherd


Race City: Bangor, ME
Race Date: 09/20/09

Charity
Stokes


Race City: Tyler, TX
Race Date: 05/09/09

Susan
Stokes


Race City: Louisville, KY
Race Date: 10/10/09

Nicole
Tatro


Race City: Reno, NV
Race Date: 10/04/09

Kathryn Ann
Thompson


Race City: Toledo, OH
Race Date: 09/27/09

Kathryn
Walker


Race City: Wichita Falls, TX
Race Date: 10/10/09

Kim
Watson


Race City: Lubbock, TX
Race Date: 10/03/09

Julie
Westcott


Race City: Austin, TX
Race Date: 11/01/09

August
White


Race City: Savannah, GA
Race Date: 04/18/0

Leslie
Whitfield


Race City: Costa Mesa, CA
Race Date: 09/27/09
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One more reason to get off the couch

Everyone knows there are benefits to exercising and being active, but recently science has shed some light on just how helpful exercise can be – especially when it comes to breast cancer. According to estimates from the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), it’s estimated that 33,000 cases of breast cancer could be prevented each year in the United States by maintaining a healthy body weight.*

So how do you determine if your body weight is healthy? One method is to measure your body mass index (BMI). This is a comparison of your weight to height ratio. A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is generally considered healthy. Though this method is by no means perfect it can give women a general idea.

What’s the takeaway? Get out and be active. Whether it’s throwing on some workout gear and heading to the gym, or taking the stairs instead of the elevator. Every little bit helps. There’s no better time, and now there’s no better reason.

Learn more about breast health basics and proper techniques for self exam.

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* FOOTNOTE:

Calculated from total estimated incidence, Cancer Facts and Figures 2009, ACSReference: AICR. New estimate: excess body fat alone causes over 100,000 cancers in US each year. Researchers present data linking obesity/overweight to higher cancer risk, poorer cancer survival. Available by clicking here.

Accessed November 9, 2009.

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Lace Up for the Cure®

Wear the Lace Up for the Cure Collection to honor loved ones who have been affected by the disease, to celebrate survivors and to demonstrate support for the cause.

As part of our efforts to promote good health for everyone, New Balance will contribute 5% of the suggested retail price of sales from the Lace Up for the Cure® Collection with a guaranteed minimum donation of $500,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.

Lace Up! You'll love how it feels to help. Click here for a list of online retailers that carry the Lace Up for the Cure Collection.

Pink Ribbon Workouts

New Balance and ExerciseTV have teamed up to create the Pink Ribbon Workout. This series, which features workouts as well as breast health tips, is the first specifically designed to help runners and walkers train for these events.

Get the Pink Ribbon workouts here.

Holly Perkins, the official New Balance Fitness Ambassador and Exercise TV trainer created these workouts to be sure you're ready for your event. She’s put together a free Mini Workout to get you started today.

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