Fitbit Inc. has formed new partnerships with The San Francisco Marathon and Destination Races.
“By supporting events like The San Francisco Marathon and Destination Races, Fitbit is helping provide positive experiences for runners of all levels to train and reach their goals,” said Tim Rosa, VP Global Marketing, Fitbit. “We want to enable people to train smarter by providing them with the tools to take their training to a new level, such as logging workouts and monitoring heart rate. We’re excited to see runners of all levels go farther and faster this race season with the help of Fitbit.”
Connect with Fitbit at Upcoming Race Events
As the first official fitness tracker of The San Francisco Marathon and Destination Races, Fitbit will help runners of all levels maximize their training and stay on track toward their goals leading up to and throughout race weekend. Fitbit brand ambassador and ultra-marathoner Dean Karnazes has also provided customized training tips at Fitbit.com to help runners prepare for race day.
“Whether you are running your first race, or 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days, preparing for a race begins long before race day,” said Karnazes. “Setting a fitness goal is a great first step, but understanding your goal and what you need to do to achieve that goal is the key. Fitbit’s activity trackers and tools give runners the data they need to make the smart decisions that are going to take their bodies to the finish line.”
For participants of the eight Destination Races events across North America, Fitbit has provided downloadable training schedules from Karnazes to help runners meet their race day goals. The next Destination Races event, Napa-to-Sonoma, will take place on Sunday, July 19, and will feature Fitbit brand ambassadors Ryan and Sara Hall, two of America’s premier distance runners, who will provide a little extra motivation to runners making their way to the finish line.
Fitbit will also serve as the presenting partner of The San Francisco Marathon 5K and The San Francisco Marathon Race Weekend App. For the first time, the Race Weekend App will give runners access to real-time race data that is synced with their Fitbit step count, delivered along-side motivational tips from Karnazes. The app will also help spectators keep track of their friends and family with maps and live runner tracking and live race leaderboards. To help runners keep their muscles loose and energized for the race, Karnazes will host a free “Shake Out Your Steps Run” on Saturday, July 25 from The San Francisco Marathon Health and Fitness Expo. The 38th annual marathon event will take place the following day on Sunday, July 26.
Train More Effectively with the Fitbit Platform
The Fitbit platform combines connected health and fitness devices with software and services, including an online dashboard and mobile apps, data analytics, motivational and social tools, personalized insights and virtual coaching through customized fitness plans and interactive workouts. Knowing one size does not fit all in health and fitness, our wide variety of connected health and fitness devices enable tracking fitness at every level everyday, active and performance.
When combined with easy to access to software and services, the Fitbit platform enables people to be more active, exercise more, sleep better and manage their weight all key components when training for a race or marathon. Here’s how it works:
