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Portland, OR 97210Media Contact: Angela Hood

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ASICS RUNNING & FIT RIGHT PRESENT SAFER ON THE RUN

February 5, 2014 (Portland, Oregon) – Locally owned and operated Fit Right announces a “must attend event” called Safer On the Run. This is the only stop for this national tour which is scheduled for Wednesday, February 19th at the Chiles Center at University of Portland from 6:30 – 7:30 PM and Thursday, February 20th at Fit Right’s Portland store in NW from 7 – 8:00 PM.

In today's world self-defense and safety awareness training should be mandatory for everyone. Time and time again we read headlines where assaults, abductions, attacks, bullying etc. are taking place every day across the country at a rising rate.

Please join us at FitRight with Two - Time Olympic Distance Runner, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt and Self Defense expert Todd Williams to learn some valuable safety information and instruction. From children to adults, Todd and his staff will cover safety awareness tips as well as practical techniques that will give you an advantage in a self-defense situation. Please take a look at RUNSAFER.com or the RUNSAFER Facebook page for more information. “We are really proud to offer this important safety awareness and community-building activity to running and walking enthusiasts in Portland,” says Dave Sobolik, Founder of Fit Right. “The RUNSAFER program is such a great way for our local store to provide valuable information to our running and walking community. RUNSAFER teaches useful safety techniques and movements to educate attendees to enjoy the sport we love. Although we all can benefit from this program, we’re focusing our seminar on female runners of all ages and our U of P event will focus on college co-eds staying safe on their college campus.”

ASICS RUNNING is the title sponsor of RUNSAFER, will be providing each attendee with a RUNSAFER tech tee and the chance to be entered into a drawing for a FREE pair of Asics Running Shoes.

Here’s what a past attendee had to say:

Roberta M. C. - Donna 26.2 RUNSAFER workshop attendee

I attended this great workshop today and now feel like an empowered runner.  I have some essential tools I can use if, God Forbid, I ever found myself in a situation. I loved that the program focused not only on self-defense techniques, but also taught us offense. Todd and his daughter Brooke were awesome. Todd breaks down the techniques into simple steps that we were able to implement right in class. I can't wait for the next offering. Thanks to the Jacksonville Galloway Training Program for sharing this with all of us!

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Founded in 2000, locally owned and operated, Fit Right is one of the most renowned running and walking specialty retailers in the United States. Dedicated to providing every customer with superior customer service, a detailed fitting process and quality product selection, Fit Right is best known for their complimentary video gait analysis offered to every new customer. This custom process helps each sales associate determine the mechanics of every unique walking or running stride, and find the best fit for each pair of feet. Fit Right has two locations: one in NW Portland and the other in Vancouver, Washington where it is the only running specialty store serving the Vancouver running and walking community.

# # #For more event details, visit: www.FitRightNW.com