ellasport's Stacey Barron - Press Release

Stacey Barron ran the NYC Half marathon representing ellasport on March 21, 2010.  She ran it in an AMAZING 1 hour and 22 minutes!!!  This is the press release announcing Stacey as ellasport's sponsored athlete :).   Way to go Stace!!!!!

Brooklyn Native Sponsored by NYC Based Women-Owned Athletic Apparel Company, ellasport inc.
(New York, NY) – ellasport inc., a technical athletic apparel company for women, signed Brooklyn’s own, Stacey Barron, as their first sponsored athlete!  Barron raced on Sunday March 21, 2010 in the New York City Half-Marathon, representing ellasport, and finished with an amazing time of 1:22:57.  That is a six-minute per mile pace!  This impressive time got Barron 8^th place within her age group.

How cute are we wearing matching outfits? ;)

Barron’s running career has just begun.  In fact, 2009 was the first year she actually raced!  Her race time in the Queens Half-Marathon was so fast it qualified her for the New York City Marathon (2010) and the New York City Half-Marathon (2010) without even applying!  There are thousands of people every year that hope and pray they get chosen for these races, but a chosen few get in because their times are so fast; and ellasport’s Stacey Barron is one of them!  Barron’s short history is amazingly impressive:  in the Nike 10k in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, in October 2009 she placed second; the Queens Half-Marathon in September 2009 she placed fourth and in June 2009 she placed first in the 20^th annual Kenneth Dolan Memorial 5K run (Brooklyn), in June 2009!

Pam and Stacey are very happy to be done with the 13.1 miles!

Barron grew up in eastern Long Island in the Village of East Quogue – part of Southampton.  She ran the 100-meter hurdles and played field hockey for Westhampton Beach High School.  She has been a runner ever since but never seriously until now.
Barron is an inspiring example of following your passions and not putting any limits on yourself at any age.  We are honored to have her represent ellasport!  We know she will inspire others to follow their passions and blaze their own path.
Keep our eye out for ellasport’s, Stacey Barron!  She is seriously fast!
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For more information, contact Julie Bobek (juliebobek@gmail.com) for media inquiries, and Pam (pamela@ellasport.com) for apparel inquiries.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 24, 2010
Media Contact:: Julie Bobek – juliebobek@gmail.com
Apparel Inquiries:  Pamela Oelerich – pamela@ellasport.com