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Health and Fitness
Fri, October 15, 2010
Thu, October 14, 2010
Multi-Platinum Band Lonestar to Perform at Ragnar Relay Tennessee Presented by Healthways
KAYSVILLE, Utah & NASHVILLE, Tenn.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Ragnar Relay Series, the nationa™s top provider of overnight, running relay races, and Healthways (NASDAQ: HWAY), a well-being improvement company, today announced country legend and Saguaro Road Records recording act Lonestar will be performing at the Ragnar Relay Tennessee Presented by Healthways post-race celebration.
"We are excited to have Lonestar perform at the first ever overnight relay in the Southeast"
The concert takes place at Riverfront Park in downtown Nashville on November 6, 2010, at 7 p.m. CDT. The event is free and open to the public, and spectators are encouraged to come downtown to cheer on the runners while enjoying the concert.
To date, Lonestar has sold over 10 million albums, with ten number one country hits as well as 22 Top 10 songs on the country charts including: aIa™m Already There,a aWhat About Nowa and their smash, aAmazed,a which spent eight weeks at the number one spot on the country charts, as well as reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The dual win made them the first country act since Kenny Rogers & Dolly Partona™s aIslands In the Streama in 1983 to accomplish this career milestone. They are anticipating the release of their 10th album Party Heard Around the World on Saguaro Road Records later this year.
aWe have always been involved in different charities and public service announcements throughout our career. Ragnar Relay Tennessee is such a positive and unique event that will bring much needed awareness for the need of more physical activity and exercise by all adults and children in Tennessee. We (Lonestar) have been associated with a lot of firsts, and none more important than this great relay race that puts everyonea™s health at the top of the priority list,a said Dean Sams, the founder of Lonestar. aOur concert at the finish line of the relay will be a celebration of those that pushed the limits in this race for better health and health awareness for all Tennesseans. We look forward to seeing a big crowd at Riverfront for our free concert to support this great movement and all the participants of the relay race.a
The concert will be the grand finale for 2,000 runners that are expected to participate in Ragnar Relay Tennessee Presented by Healthways, spreading a message of health and well-being to communities on a route crossing the state. Each Ragnar Relay team consists of 12 runners covering the 195-mile course from Chattanooga to Nashville. Each leg of a Ragnar Race varies in difficulty so elite and novice runners can participate together in teams. Proceeds of Ragnar Relay Tennessee presented by Healthways will benefit the Monroe Carell Jr. Childrena™s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
aWe are excited to have Lonestar perform at the first ever overnight relay in the Southeast,a said Ben R. Leedle, Jr., CEO of Healthways. aTheir participation will add even more enthusiasm to an event that encourages physical activity through teamwork. We know that Lonestar will energize the relay participants while celebrating their great feat of completing the relay.a
The popularity of overnight relay races has grown exponentially as endurance enthusiasts have embraced the exciting team concept non-existent in other running events. Healthways is partnering with Ragnar Relay Series to bring this exciting form of running to Tennessee in an effort to encourage community well-being in a state currently ranked 42nd in overall well-being by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Indexa".
About Ragnar Events, LLC
Ragnar Events, LLC was co-founded in 2004 by Dan Hill and Tanner Bell. The idea to run an overnight 24+-hour relay across the mountains of Utah was a lifelong dream of Dan Hilla™s father. The dream became reality when Dan Hill and his childhood friend Tanner Bell organized the first Wasatch Back Relay, spanning 188 miles from Logan to Park City, UT in 2004. Since 2004 the Ragnar Relay Series has grown from a single relay in Utah to the largest overnight relay series in the nation. The Ragnar Relay Series now has 12 races scheduled for 2010 and is growing every year. Ragnar Events, LLC is based in Salt Lake City, UT and managed by co-founders Dan Hill and Tanner Bell. Visit [ www.ragnarrelay.com ] for race dates and exact locations.
About Healthways
Healthways is the leading provider of specialized, comprehensive solutions to help millions of people maintain or improve their health and well-being and, as a result, reduce overall costs. Healthwaysa™ solutions are designed to keep healthy people healthy, mitigate or eliminate lifestyle risk factors that can lead to disease and optimize care for those with chronic illness. Our proven, evidence-based programs provide highly specific and personalized interventions for each individual in a population, irrespective of age or health status, and are delivered to consumers by phone, mail, internet and face-to-face interactions, both domestically and internationally. Healthways also provides a national, fully accredited complementary and alternative Health Provider Network, offering convenient access to individuals who seek health services outside of, and in conjunction with, the traditional healthcare system. For more information, please visit [ http://www.healthways.com ].
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