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The eighth Andrea Rose Teodosio Foundation 5K and 1 Mile Walk drew more than 350 runners and walkers to downtown Akron July 14, raising more than $30,000. The race was presented by the Italian American Professional and Businessmen’s Club as part of the Italian Festival at Lock 3. The men’s winner was Tony Dipre of Chagrin Falls, a classmate of Andr...

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Meet Italians and Italy lovers during the fourth annual Giro del Lago di Como, an Italian-inspired 5K fun run and walk, Sunday, Aug. 19, 8:30-11 a.m. The event will begin with a warm-up session in Italian. Music, prizes, T-shirts, gelato and an exhibit on Italy’s most beautiful runs and hikes will be part of the morning’s festivities. There will al...

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A 24-year-old Italian man has become the first European to win an annual race up the highest peak in the northeastern United States. Cesare Maestri, of Borgo Lares, pulled away from three-time winner Eric Blake on Saturday at the halfway point of the 7.6 mile (12 kilometer) race to the 6,288-foot (1917-meter) summit of Mount Washington. He finished...

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“Un successo di pubblico favoloso, 11mila persone iscritte: penso non ci sia maniera più bella di festeggiare l’Italia a New York”. È un Francesco Genuardi sorridente, quello che incontriamo, poco dopo le 7, agli stand di partenza della corsa “Italy Run by Ferrero”, sulla 67esima strada, pronto a partire per la five mile race in onore del Belpaese....

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Ferrero Group today announced at the Consulate General of Italy in New York that registration is still open for the first annual "Italy Run By Ferrero" to celebrate Festa della Repubblica (Italian National Day). Hosted in partnership with the renowned New York Road Runners (NYRR), the world's premier community running organization, the five-mile re...

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Sunday, June 3, 2018 8:00am. LOCATION: Central Park. DISTANCE: 5 Miles. REGISTER NOW. Experience Italy in Central Park with five miles to celebrate the Festa della Repubblica. This new event will bring a touch of green, white, and red to the heart of New York City. Bring your friends and family to join NYRR and Ferrero as we experience some of Ital...

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Al Console Generale d’Italia a New York, Francesco Genuardi, l’idea è venuta osservando il calendario degli eventi podistici della città: “C’era la corsa dedicata al Giappone e ad altre Nazioni. Allora mi sono chiesto: “Perché non quella per gli italiani?”, ha spiegato. Una telefonata agli amici del prestigioso New York Road Runner, il club che org...

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The third annual "Giro del Lago di Como"  5K Fun Run and Walk will be held on Sunday, August 20 at 9:00 AM. The Start Line is on the east side of Lake Como in Saint Paul. This is a fun event for individuals and families. All participants will be given shirts. There will be prizes awarded to the first two finishers in both the Run and the Walk. Come...

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From his humble beginnings as an Italian-born American who devoted his time to becoming a weightlifter to ultimately headlining Madison Square Garden as a professional wrestler, Bruno Sammartino’s penchant for being one of the most popular Italian-Americans in the Pittsburgh region sparked a long-lasting and rewarding career. Pittsburgh has been ho...

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The Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens hosted the 28th Annual 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, July 24. Over 200 participants ran or walked in the streets of Astoria, despite the heat. This event was partially funded by Sussex Bank, located on Astoria Boulevard.     The General Manager of Sussex Bank, Vito Gian...

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